To the Honcrable Mayor, Aldermen a,...
mon. Council «/ the City of Philadelphia,
1 TOi'ii Magistsates of the Northern and
Soupcrn Liberties, Committee of Health,
lie.
Gentlemen,
THE return of the late pestilential fever
to the city, is a matter of general alarm to ;
the community, particularly from the dis
persion of beding, &c. that may have been
occupied by the sick, and the neglett of do
mtftic cleanliness in some part that may be
essential; for although suitable attention, to
quarantine may prevent the future importa
tion of the disease (if of foreign origin)—or
that many of the primary caufcs (if domestic)
may be removed, yet Tome of the former may
remain fufßcient to renew the calamity ; and
j.s the contagion never has and perhaps never
can be analized, it ought to be guarded at
every point, as one neglecled may fruftrate
the whole.
Therefore, if possible to remove or prevent
every source of the calamity, and to co-op
erate with the other means proposed, I beg
to submit to your consideration the follow
ing system, to be adopted or discontinued as
you may fee proper.
ift. Let the city and liberties be formed in
to committees of one person from every ten
houses, beginning from No. i to 19, and
from 2 to 20, and so on to the end of each I
street or alley ; if at the end there is five or
under, let thttfrt be added to the adjoining
committee ;4f fix or upwards, let them form
theroletves one. ™
j 2d. Let these committees meet and appoint
a time when each house in their limits (hall
be visited and carefully examined by all,!
or at lead two of each ten, whom they may
appoint in turn. Let them eleft one mem
ber from each' committee to form a diflrift
or ward committee, who lhall receive there
ports, See. . The diftrift committee lhall
eleft one from their number to form a city
committee, who lhall preside and report to
the magistrates, committee of health, govern
or, &c. as they lhall fee requisite ; and ap
, point or prorogue thoir own, or the meetings
of the other committees, as they (hall judge
necessary.
As the success of the design depends chiefly
1 on careful observation of the firft com
mittee, I beg to propose what I think they
ought particularly to attend to ; and though
I may omit some things that may merit at
tention, I hope nothing necessary will be ne
gletted.
ill. Is the pump water good in the neigh
borhood, or does it acquire any particular
appearance, taste or smell at different seasons,
changes of weather, &c. ?
2d. Is the street or alley kept clean ?
3d. Is the foot walk or gutters kept clean ?
4th. Is there any ponds of stagnant wa
ter or other naufence near ?
sth. Is the necessary kept clean—when
was it emptied—do they throw quick lime
into it frequently—has it communication
with a common fewer—is that offenfive ?
6th. Are the warehoufesand wharves kept
:lean—do they perceive any offenfive smell
from them, or from the discharge of certain
cargoes, or the holds of vessels, that make
hem feel sick ?
7th. Is their back yard kept clean ?
Bth. Are the cellar vaults kept clean—are
hey frequently aired—are they damp—will
a candle burn clear in them ?
9th. Is the house kept clean ?
10th. Has any person been sick in the
house during the late fever, or are any sick
at present, and what is their complaint ?
nth. Is there any cloathe? or bedding in
the house that has been occupied by any per
son in the fever, or is there any cloathes or
bedding that were in the apartments of the
lick—have they been cleatifed, aud in what
manner ?
12th. Have the apartments in which the
sick lay been thoroughly cleansed ?
13th. Are the people in the house in. cir
cumstances to do what is necessary ?
Suppose these committees organized, and
to meet every Monday for a certain time,
and to report their proceedings to the ward
committees, who (hould meet every Wed
nesday and report to the city committee, who
(hould meet every Friday, or more or less
frequent as occasion might point out. This
fyftern is ealily accomplilhed, as the attend
ance is lo much divided, and, if duly attended
to, it would with certainty ascertain the real
(late of the city and suburbs, as frequently
and as lor<g as it was necessary, and compose
the minds of the community, who are at pre
sent diftrafled by every report. Visiting the
:y in large diftrifts can neither be doncfol '
;quent, nor can facts be so fully alcertairied.
1 beg, therefore, to submit the foregoing
' j your confederation, and to the public ;
oping that, though it may not fully meet .
iur approbation, it may lead to some fyf- (
m more effe&ual and conducive to public
fety, which is all that is wiihed by, gen
;men,
Your nioft obedient servant,
A WATCHMAN.
CAPTURE OfTWO DUTCH FRIGATES.
[London Gazette.]
Sirius Grinjiy Reads, Nov. 1,'98.
have the honor to ioform yourLordlhip,
iu pursuance of orders 1 received from
:-Admiral Sir. Richard Onflow, Bart. I
ed company with the fleet on the even
)f the 3d inflant, to recobneitre the force
ie enemy in the Texel. At eight A.
on the following morning, the Texel
ng S. by E. ttn leagues, I fell in with
wo Dutch frigates named in the mar
, at that tiuie about two miles distance
.. each other.
ifling within gun (hot of the leeward
of them, I Rood on until Icould(up
acking) nearly fetch the weather-mod
Waakzaambeid), my objeft being to
ent their junction; and by this means,
' being accompliihed, I had the fatiffac
■ to cut off the latter, aud bring her too
■ut nine o'clock, when (he hauled down
color* and fired a gun to leeward ; as
nas the prisoners were exchanged, I made
tail after the other, and although nearly out
of fight, 1 had the good fortune before five
P. M. to bring her to a kind of running ac
tion, which continued about half an hour,
within musket (hot at times, during which
(he kept up a smart but ill-direfted discharge
«f cannon and mufquetry, when (he struck
to his majesty's (hip : (he is called the Furie,
and under the orders of the Captain of the
Waakzaambeid, and had the Commandant
of the Troops and a number of Officers on
board. 1 am hippy to add, there were only
one man wounded by a musket-ball, and that
his Majesty's fllip fuffered but little, one (hot
through her bowsprit: her rigging, &c.
have fuffered much.
This Expedition has been waiting an op
portunity of failing since the 21 ft of July
last. They left the Texel at eleven o'clock
the preceding uight.
I have the honor to be, &c.
RICH- KING.
* Waakzaambeid, Captain Neiarce, Se
nior Captain, mounting 26 guns, 24 nine
pounder* on the forecaflle, having 100 hun
dred Dutch seamen, and 122 French trcopi,
(total 222) onboard, also 2000 (land of
arms, besides other ordinance floret.
Furie, Capt. Pietz, «f 36 guns, 24 twelve
pounders on the deck, and ten fix-pounders
on her quarter-deck, and forecaflle, with 153
Dutch seamen, and 165 French troops (to
tal 311) on board, also 4000 ft|pd of arms,
besides othe* ordnance (lores-
HJovemoer 1 o.
A Commercial Treaty with the Emperor
nf Ruifia—a Commercial Treaty with the
Emperor of Germany—a commercial Trea
ty with the King of Prussia—a Commercial
Treaty with the Ottoman Porte—a Com
mercial Treaty with the King of Spain 1
are all at this moment on the anvil ; besides
fevrral inl#ior treaties, such as one with the
King of Naples, which, we are told, is aftu
ally concluded. By these treaties we ex
peel to have the navigation of every sea open
ed to our trade ; and what the French are
endeavouring to accomplifli by the revolu
tionary torrent, we are aiming to obtain by
compromise.
On Friday last a committee of Merchants
were consulted on various points in -these
projected conventions, and it is expe&ed
that the wide extended plain will be made
known soon after the meeting of parliament.
By the treaty with the Turks the expecta
tion is formed of securing all the advantages
of that short communication with India
which Buonaparte's expedition was intended
to open to France by force of arms. The
Levant trade will be revived, and by the free
navigation of the Bofphorus and the Black
Sea, we expeft to penetrate by the Danube
into the heart of Germany.
The treaty with Spain is by no means
chimerical. We have good reasons for be
lieving that the ground is opened. Offers
have been made too tempting to be resisted,
and the only difficulty is how to proteA
Spain from the vengeance of the French on
the Pyrenean frontier. It is uot jmpoffible
that a Ruffian army may be deftiued to this
service, while the collefted wealth of seVeral
years, which has been detained in South-
America for fear of its failing into the hands
of the English on its passage, and of the
French on its landing, will be brought home
under the convoy of the Briti(h Marine.
American Agents have purchased several
of our recent prizes ; and Government has
fuffered them to enter our ducks for equip
ment.
DISTRICT OF PENNSYL V A N|e\, TO WIT ;
BE IT REMEMBERED,
THAT on the twelfth day
SJ of August, in the twenty-third year of
t h e Independent of the United States of
America, Benjamin Smith Barton, ef the (aid dif
tridl, hath deposited in thi» office the title of a
book the right whereof he claims as author in the
words following, to wit :
" New Views of the Origin of the Tribes and
" Nations of America —By Benjamin Smith Bar
" ton, M. D. Corrgfpondent Member of the Socie
" ty of the Antiquaries of Scotland, Member «f
« the American Phitofophical Society, Fellow of
»« the American Academy of Arts and Sciences of
" Boflon, Correfpondidg Member of the Maffa
" chufetts Historical Society, and Profeflor of
•' Materia Msdica, Natural History and Botany
" in the Univeriity of Pennsylvania " ,
In conformity, to the z&. of the Congress of the
United States, intitled " Ar. aS for t' * encourage
ment of learning by feevring the copies of majSs,
charts,and 1 cuks, to the authors and proprietor,
of such copies during, the t-mesther«in mentioned. l
SAMUEL CALDWELL.C'crk, Dift.of Penn'
November i, 1798.
THE Creditors of Britton and
MaJJey, who obtained judgments against
them at March te-m,'i79B, or any preced
ing term, are requested to meet at William
Ogden's tavern, in Chefnut street, this
evening, at faven o'clock, on business of
importance.
Jan. 22
An elegant Chariot,
With plated Harncfs.
For SALE at the Merchant's Coffee House,
On Saturday next,
at 10 o'clock.
FOOTMAN & CO.
Jan. *3. d4t
MADEIRA WINE
FOR SALE,
At the late dwelling-house of Hknry
Hill, Esq.
On Tucfday morning next,
precisely at II o'clock.
FOOTMAN if CO.
Approved endorsed notes, at 60 days, will
be received in payment,
jan 33 ' itTu
wilitbe sold,
On Thursday morning next, at 10 o'cluck, on
the lot adjoining the City Tavern, be
tween Second and Dock Jlretts,
A Quantity of Lumber,
Among •which are
Doors and dour cases
Window frames, shutters and falhes
Girders, fcintling and joylt
Rafttrs, collar beams and roofs
YVainfcatting, bi call work, boards,&c.
CONNELLTIsf Co. Auct'rs
Henry Zantzinger,
SURVIVING PARTNER OF THE HOUSE 01
Keppele Ess Zantzinger,
Will dispose of all their Stock in 7 rade, upon
moderate terms, con/ifting of the following
articles, in packages and open,
Br»ad and narrow Cloths Sewing Silk*, Twill
Caflimeres, Swnfdown* Ginghams, Bengal Stripes
Plains Beverrets Beaver Gloves and Bind-
Coatings, Elastic Cloth ings
Flannels, Swanikins Colnured and Scotch
Baizes Threads
RsfVßlankets >in Bales Men'sand Women's Cot.
Striped do. J Hose
Thickfetts,Velvetts,Cor- Do. do. Silk do.
duroys Wen's Beaver Hats
Fancy Cords, Vest Coat- Pocket and Children's
wg Knives
Jeans, Fustians, Nankeens Barlow and other Pen-
Cott. B-i.irtancKißom .11- knives
Linncn and Cotton pock Knives and Forks,Butch
et Handkerchiefs ers Knives
Pulicat and other ditto Sciffuri, Shears, Razors
Silk Hdkfi Ferrets lvcry, horn, and other
OTive, purple and chintz Combs
Shawls Needles, SpcAaclcs, and
Apron Checks"} Spoons.
Calicoes and / in Thimbles, Curry Combs
Chiottcs f Trunk* &c. &c.
Furnitares J
Camblets, Calimancocs, N. B. A large assort-
Ourants mcnt of Pearl, Steel and
I. Spinning St other Stuffs other Buttons.
jan ai d7t
The Creditors
£ Of the late Jamis Wilson, Esq. are re
ceded to meet at fße~~City Tavern,« 6
clock io Ji>e evening of Thursday oext,
he 24th inft. on business of importance.
Jan. 22 d3i_
For Savannah^
7*o fail the JirJl opening,
The well accommodated and faft
failing SHIP
ffl| SWIFT PACKET,
PatUCK Gxibbih, Majler,
Now lying at Latimer's wharf.--For Freight
cir. g , w i, ...t. -««
No. 9S, South Front Street.
January ai- lw
40 Boxes of Fresh Citron
' Just arrived via New-York, and for Sale by
1 JOHN CRAIG,
Who has alio for Sale,
Old Madeira Wine
of the fcrft quality,
India Muslins,
coarse and fine, £cc.
A quantity of the belt Englifti large leaf
Clover Seed.
ian. 11. JIZ
TO BITSOLD,
A two story Stone House,
LATELY built, with two acret of land, on
the Bristol road r about a mile above Frank
fort. The situation is high and healthy, and
the water excelleut.-For term, apply to : Mr.
John McClelland, or Mr. Richard n hitebead,
No.TSi, Vine-street.
Tan, a I _ dlw
SAMUEL PARKER,
BRASS and BELL FOUNDER,
No. 137, MuLBERRr-SrRKEf.
CONTINUES to carry on the Brafs-foundery
Business as usual, where his former cuftomcrs
and the public may be supplied with castings for
machines to any pattern, rudder braces, bolts, &c.
for (hips.
It may he proper to add, that, as it has been re
ported he had declined the business, S. P. takes this
means of informing the public that he is making
.arrangements to earry it on still more extensively,
hoping thereby to comply promptly with such or
. he may have to execute.
Bells, of any Cze, cast for churches and
other insritutions; printers rules, &c.
Jan. *3 • eo3t
George Davis's
LAW-BOOK STORE,
No. 319 High Stri^-,
Latest London fc? Irish Editions.
GEORGE DAVIS's Fall importation isnow
arranged of which a more capital collec
tion he believes was never offered for I'ale either
. :n this City, London or Dublin It combines
. altnoft every book irv,with several valuable books
out of print. Davis's confining himfelf to the
. sale of Law-Boekj only, it will appear obvious
to profeffional Gentlemen, the advantages they
have both in fele£lion and price by purchaling
from him.
His Catalogues being ready, gentlemen will
particularly oblige him by calling for them—
and to those residing at a distance, by fovoring
him with their address {post-paid) they shall be
sent. 1
nor 26 m&thini
THE Book for Subscriptions to the CoT*p lny
for erefling a permanent Bridge ov .r <l. e r ;,
ver Schuilkill, at, or 'near the City of PI i' <| e ]_
phia, continues open at the house ot the Triasu r|r
of said Company, No. 13, ChurcVi Alley.
January 8, 1799. eod6w
Pocket Books, for fie year
THIS DAY WAS PUBLISHED,
Br WILLIAM T. BIRCH\
No, 17, South Sscond-ftreet.
THE AMERICAN LA DISS
POCKET-BOOK ;
for ' the year 1799.
EnibelKlhed with Miniature likenefTes of t], t
President of the United States and General W a fl,.
ington ; containing an Almanack, ruled pages for
memorandums, and for an account of monies re
ceired, paid or lent, for every Way in the y„ r "
rew country dances, mifcellantous pieces iop ro f t
and vcrfe, new songs, a marketing table, and other
ufeful tables.
ALSO,
THE GENTLEMA ANNUAL
POCKET REMEMBRANCE?,
for "The tear 1799.
EmbellUhaJ with the fame miniature likeneflfi
containing an almanack, ruled pages for memorait
dams and a cash account, a lift of the numbers of
Congress, the departments of State, W»r, Navy,
Treasury and Judiciary, with an account of what
is material in each; the federal courts of law
Mrln eftablifliment, heads of all the mod impor!
tant a&s of last fcDion of Conprefs, a lift of the
(lamp duties, of duties payable on goods importej
and on domeftie articles, a lift of the Britilh na\y
feveralufeful tables, and other interefling matter.
The above books are neatly bound in red leather
wish tucks a«d pockets.
Sold also by G. HHI, Baltimore ; Somerville,
New-York ; Bailey and Waller, Charleston; and
by the principal bookfellei* in Boston.
WHE RE ALSO MAT BE HAD,
[price II l-i cunts.']
Heads of the meft important a<fts of tKe lad fef.
lion of Congress, printed in a pocket fizt, and
'neatly don» up in marble paper.
W. Y Birch has for fait, a good afiortraent oi
merchants'account books, paper and other station
ary goodyphying cards, hair and leather trunks
dec 19 W4w
"Just Publijhed ""
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ENCTCLOPJEDIA :
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fered for sale at
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Far Publishing a Supplement to the Work
The object of which i« to correct such mis-stale
ments as have been found in the Work, and togi«
an account of the most important discoveries ard
improvements which have been made for tht lift
ten years.
It is expefted this fupplemcnt will confil of
three volumes, on such paper and type is thr En
cyclopedia, at Six Dollars per volume, in biards.
Six Dollars of which to be paid on fubfcriSirg,
dec 15 ii*6w
A Farm for Sale.
WILL be fold, in pursuance of an orietof
Orphans Court of Delaware county,on
Monday the 15th February next, at the hoife
of W. Anderfon, in the Borough of Chefttr,
at one o'clock, P. M.
THE PLANTATION,
Late the property of Kaper Holkins, rtecafed,
situate in the said Borough, containing ibout
no acres, of which between 43 and soacrs ire
excellent upland and marsh meadow ; about )0
acres of woodland ; the remainder is arate
land, of a good quality—The whole has ben
nfed for many years as a grazing farm and is u
der an almost new cedar fence ; there are on te
farm a good two story stone dwelling house
kitchen in good repair ; the dwelling house !»
fourroomson a floor, with a convenient enti;
there is a good kitchen garden, twugood apt
orchards, one containing about fix acres yoig
and healthy ; a good tenant's house, b ß >
Sables and chair house. The banks ar»n
good repair, and walled 111 front with ftona
Also at the fame time and place will be 1
15 acres of marsh meadow, in the neigh!*r
hood of th? farm, under good bank, and"
high cultivation. Any person desirous of vy
ing the premil'es, will be shewn thtrn byP"
plying in Chester to .
ELEANOR HOSKINS, Admin:
January 18, 1799. ,
Who desires all those indebted to the lat*-
Hofkins, to make immediate payment,
those who have demands against his estate"
oreftnt them to h«r for settlement.
v 3 awtdfsl^
~LJRENCE SECKEL,
No. 155, Market-Street.
First qual-ty London Particular f
Madeira, Port, Sherry and Lisbon )
Cogniac Brandy, ift to 4th proof.
Sprits. r
By the Pipe, Hhd, Quarter cask or I*
dec 3