HEREASi BY an A<3 of Congress paffedon the sixteenth day of Jaly in the year of our Lord one thou sand seven hundred and ninety eight, the Prcfi dfcnt of the United States is authorised to borrow . oh behalf of the United States from the Bank of the United States, or from any other body or bodies politic or corporate, or from | any person or persons, and upon such terms j and conditions as he (hall judge most advan- J tageous for the United States, a sum not exceeding five millions of dollars, so however, that no contra<3 or engagement be made which stall preclude the United States from reimburl any fan or foms borrowed at any time after the expiration of fifteen years from the date of such loan. And whereas, it is declared by the said \A, that so much as may be necefTary of the surplus of the duties on Imports and Ton nage beyond the permanent appropriations here tofnrecharged upon them by law, lhall be pledg ed and appropriated for paying the interelt, and ilfo for paying and the principal sum or funis of all the monies which may be borrowed, according to the term or terms which may be fixed, pursuant to the authority afore faid—And whereas by the said A therefore, the uhderfigoed, Secretary of the Treasury, in pursuance of the A<£t of Congress, and the authority from the President of the United States, above mentioned, doth hereby on behalf of the United States of Ame rica, contiatl asd engage in manner following, to wit. - ift. A book for receiving fubferiptions to a Loan of five millions of dollars far the use of the United States shall be opened in the city of Philadelphia, at the Bank of the United States on Thursday the twenty eighth day of February eniuinj;, which book shall continue open for the pnrpofe of receiving fubferiptions, until the whole of the said five millions of dollars Ihall be fubferibed. It more than five millions of dollars shall be fubferibed on the firft day of opening the said loan, the surplus shall be de duced in proportion to the sums fubferibed by individuals, exceeding four thousand dollars. id. For every hundred dollars which maybe ftiblcribed there shall be forthwith deposited and paid the sum of twelve dollars and fifty cents, and like pavmests of twel/e dollars and fifty cents, (hall be made within the firft ten days of the months of April, May, June, July, Aaguft September and Oflober ensuing. The Secre tary of the Treasury however refervet the rif ht of reducing the number of installments by spe cial agreement, with the individuals who may become fuhferibers. 3d. On the failure of payment of any install ment of the sums fubferibed according to the tenor of the l'ecoml article, the next preceeding installment of twelve dollars and fifty cents, which shall have beci> paid, for every hundred dollars fubferibed shall be forfeited to the Unit- States. 4th, The sums fubferibed shall and may be paid to the credit of the United States, at the Bank of the United States, or at the offices of discount and deposit of :he said rfank at Boston, New-York, Baltimore, or Charleston, oratei. ther of the Banks of Salem, in Maffach'ufctts, Newpoi t and Providence in Rhode-lfland,Hart ford in Connecticut, Albany in New-York, or Alexandria in Virginia, for which payments,the rece ; pts of the Cashiers of the Offices of Dis count and Deposit and of the Banks aforef*id (hall be received at the Bank of the United States as equivalent to money ; but no payment of a subsequent installment (hall be received at any other place than that whore the firft ikflalliqent was paid, except at the Bank of the United States ; in cafe any depolits (hall be made at the offices of Discount or Deposit, or at eitlfcr of the Banks aforefaid, which (ball not be applied to ••vment of the firft installment of fubferip- He Loan aforefaid t the said depofita >with refunded by directions from •v number of (hares of one ' 1 fubferibed, cer "•v - Bank ON Friday evening last about fix o'clock, John jhiflds, Tun. second son of Mr. John Shields, of this city, was afiaulted by four ruffians in Front street, near the Auction Store of Edward Fox, Esq. JJe made all the resistance in the power of a youth of fifteen ; —finding himfelf overpowered by numbers, he endeavored to escape ; one of the fellows pursued him, threw him, jumped on'his leg and broke it. Any person that can give any information of the name or place of abode of any of the four, will corffer a favor by calling at No. 22, Chefnut street. January 21. 3* WAN T E D, "" a qua srirr of UNREFINED CAMPHOR, ENQUIRE OF THE PRINTER. an. 19 3 [ Stray Horfc. WAS taken up, trefTpafling on the fubferiber, in the town(hip of Paffyunk, in the county of Philadelphia, a grey Horse, about fourteen hands high, thirteen or fourteen years old, blind of his right eye, and ftiod before. Whoever has loft him, by proving property and paying charges,may him acain on applying to the fubferiber. JOHN sink, . On the Banks of Schuylkill. yn. 19, 5_ NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to the estate of JOHN FIMfSTER, of this city, decaafed.are request td to make payment ; and all those having any demands against the fame, are hereby called to produce their accounts for settlement, to ELIZABETH FIMISTER, Admin'x JOHN HUCHBNSON, Admin'r Philadelphia, jan. 11 f!*'— Five Dollars Reward. STOLEN yelterday morning, between 1 o and l» o'clock, from No. 68, South Fourth Street, A Single cafe Silver Watch, the maker's nameMarknoble —number not known. The letters W. H. are scratched on the rim of the cafe—a steel chain and key, gilt seal with a cypher W. H. engraved on it. Whoever will give me information so that the thief may be brought to jufiice shall receive the above reward. W. HAYDON. jan ai Imported In the last arrivals from Bremen, Hamburg and Amsterdam, AND FOR SALE, At REASONABLE PRICES AND ON A LIBERAL CREDIT, (V Pit ATT 15* KINT^ING, N0.95, North Water street. 215 bales & boxes Ticklenburghs, hempen linens and oanabriga from 1/5 to if per ell 70 do. bleached and brown hessians 40 do. brown rolls suitable for cof fee bagi 20 do. ltrong do. do. for cotton do. 30 chests platilias 2 do. sealing-wax 3 do- dowlas 3 packages oil-cloth 30 do. creas ala Morlaix 4 do. fail twine 111 do. eftopailles I do. watches 15 do. Bielefield linen 14 pipes Port wine 90 do. patterbornes 92 cases claret 45 do Brittanias 130 do fine long corked I do. Holland canvass claret 1 do. RuOia do. 1630 hufhcls fine fait 3 do. Ruflia (heetings 40 cafksofroll brimstone ■ do. ravens duck soo casks of naval (lores. 2 do. RuiTia drillens 50 logs prime mahogany 1 (to. brown holland 4 hhds- coffee mills 2 do. Silesia rouans 0 bundles German steel I dt.Wahrendrop lin. n 10 chests of dates and I do. Caraudoles pencils I do. Flemish linens A package of (kates I do. cambricks and A do. woolen caps, &c. lawns 4 chests of Nurenberg I do. diaper toys 12 do. tlripes 40 kegs of yellow ochre x 8 do. checks 3 hhds. Glue % do. fiamois S barrels of LentHles I do. Arabia stripe f chests of prime red I do. bunting for colors crust Holland cheeft I packa. Madras hand- 30 kegs of pearl barley kerchiefs 60 boxes of capers t do. Turkey yarn 400 (ides of upper and 6 bales empty bags ' foal leather I chest hair ribband 300 boxes window glass 3 boxes tapes, aflorted 800 Demijohns ! t do. bobbin, aflorted 50 boxes glass tumblers I box threads & capes aflorKd 1 do. fine blue liftados 2 hhds. pumice (tone 5 chests men's flippers I box of mill saws 3 do. bed ticks I cask of cutlery 2 easts hog's bristles A quantity of done jugs 6 chests writiag paper and pickling pots 4 do. quills A few (hips anchors, &c. •'vember 12 tu&ftf NOTICE. irs of George Johnfton, late of , *« county, in the (late of Mary hereby requested to appear e county and state afore - 'ft day of January next, ft the said deceased, •>hich time a propor in the hands of the • the creditors ac. 1 \o do not appear precluded"from r^lM Valuable Property for Sale. for sale, THAT well known.Estate, called SHREWSBURR FARM, former,y the reGdence of General John CadwaTadar, situ ita on Saffafras River, in Keßt county, Maryland—containing a bout 1900 acres of prime LAND, upwards of 500 of which are in woods. The Buildings are all ex cellent, and confifl of a handsome Dwelling House, two ta'ge Barns with Cow houses, Stable 6 for fifty horses, a i'peeious treading flopr under cover, a gra nary, two Jverfeer's houses, two ranges of two sto ry buildingsfor Negroes.(one of them new and of brick), Corn houses a Smoak house, tic. &c —The whole Estate being nearly surrounded by water, it requires butlittle fencing, and has a good Shad and Herring fiihery. It is conveniently situated for both the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets, with two Landings on a navigable river but a (hort fail from Baltimore. There is a large Peach, and two large Apple Orchards on the preniifes; also, a varie ty of excellent fruits of different kinds. The fotlis mostly a rich loom.—The whole will be fold toge ther or dividedintofmaller farms (for which the buiU dings are conveniently situated) as may suit tbe pur hal'er. The Stock on said Farm.confiAiygof Hor cfes, Cattle, Sheep kc. will also be difpofedof.— For further partitularsapply to GiokccHastings on the premifes,or to the fubferiber, in Philadelphia. ' ARCHI3ALD M CALL, Jum. December 11. "1. tf. 1 DRIED" PEAC HES, In barrel* Demijohns Ciarct 1 Porter, and >• bottles. Port Wine J And Corks in Balei—For sale by BENJ. W. MORRIS. ! Dec. 20 eo6t THE SUBSCRIBER LATELY OT TH* MOUSE OF LANE, GODFREY Co. INFORMS his friends in particular and the public in general, that he continues in the lame line of hufinefs as formerly at the store lately occupied by Mefl'rs. Morgan and Price, on Stamper's wharf, below the Drawbridge, where he has for sale a general assortment of bar, rod, fheetand hop iron, country and Englifhfteel, open and ten plate stoves, a few pair of double fortified 4 and 61b iron cannon, cannon ball and grape thot, forge hammars and anvils, a quantity of cast iron ballast for vessels, chim ney backs and jams on a new and improved plan. Hollow ware affnrted. Order* for any kind of calling will b« received at the store and executed at the air furnace at the shortest notice. A small House to let, Above FWth street—Enquire of the Subscriber. Wm. lane. Jan. 3. eodljt Notice. ALL persons indebted to the Es tate of Isaac Til fair, Efq deceased, arc requeu ed 10 make immediate payment, and those having a ny demands against said Eitate will plealeto furnifh their accounts duly attested for fettlereent 10 GEORGE Davis, Attorney in fa& to JOHN M'KTM, jr. Ad*m'tr. Tec. 13. sw6w NOTICE. ALL Persons indebted tar rh; estate of Jane Davidson, widow, dreeafed, are requeued to make payment; and those who have my demands against the said ellat: to ren er their accounts duly attelled,to Wm. DAVIDSON, or") _ JAMES DAVIDSON. t5 xe . c _ ut _°l! -- tfec 3 1 3aw-,w All Persons indebted to the Estate of Samuel Cooper, late of this city, Physi cian, deceased, are requested to make payment to the fubferibers And those persons who have any demands agaihft the said Kflate, are desired to bring in their accounts for settle ment to SAMUEL COATES, THOMAS MORRIS, ( Pmu(m MORDECAI LEWIS, or f txe * utor " ELLISTON PEROT, J of the Will of the said Samel Cooper. Phil*. 11 mo. 26, 1798. cont Several of the Do&or's books are tniOi g, in particular five or fix volumes belonging to setts. It is fappcf«4 they have been lent to some of his friends who will oblige th* Executors by returning them without delay. To be Sold, OR For property in the Citv, or within Thirty milt* of it, ' A Valuable Plantation, IN Tutrorora Valley, Mifflin county, containing about three hundred acres, the whole capable of cultivation. At pre£cnt there is about 50 acres cleared, ao of which is a rich bottom of Meadow Oround, enriahedby a never failing dream, that has fall enough for all the purposes of a Country Mill. For further information apply at No. 68, Market flreet. November ao taw Whereas the Certificate of Two fharet of the Dank of the United States in the name of Samubil Amort, of London, banker, No. 3181, issued in lieu of 11,593, 11,594, were forwarded from London by the Bricifla packet Countess, of Leiceftcr, capt. Dodd, bound for New-York, which packet was captured by the French, and the said certificate loft ; and for the re newal of which, application i* made at said Bank, and all persons concerned are desired to take notice. CLEMENT BIDDLE. Phila. Od.*6, 1798. d3m Patent Ploughs, TO be fold for eafh by Joseph Salter at Atfion Richard Well*, Cooper's Ferry—Jonathan Harker, Woodbury—and Jeffe Evans, Lumber ton, Those who have used them give them the preference to any other kind, a* they require ief* team, break the ground better., are kept in order at less expence and are fold at a cheaper rate—the plan is much Amplified and confifttof but one piece of cast iron, with the handles and beam of wood ; they may befixed with wrought lays and coulter* to be put on with screw* and taken off at pleasure Patent lights for vending with inftruAions for making them may be had by applying to John Newbold, or the fubferiber No. an North Front-street. Who has for Sale; Or to Leafc for a term of Tears, A number ot valuable trafls ot Land, well situated for Mills, Iron Works or Farms, most ly improved, lying chiefly in the county of Hun tingdon state of Pennsylvania. Those who may .incline to view tkcm will please to apply to John Ctnan esq. near Huntingdon. Claries Ntvibold. July 17 aawtf , Executrix. ELL, R. y occupied corner of HI thank neatnefs of Tes out ited ings presi fen- I PROPOSALS, FOR CARRYING Mails of the United States, On the following roads, tvill be received at the General Pojl-Office, until the Iyh day of February next, incltt/ive. ift.'PROM Philadelphia by i'nltol, Trenton, A Princeton, New-brunfwick, Wood bridge, Raway, Rlizabethtown and Newark to New-York fix times a week. From May I to November I. Leave Philadelphia every day (Sunday ex cepted ) it 1 P. M. and arrive at New-York in nineteen hours, the next day (Sunday excepted) by 8 o'clock, A. M.—Returning ; leave New- York every day (Sunday excepted) at 1 P. M. and arrive at Philadelphia in eighteen hours the next day (Sunday excepted) by 7 A. M. from November 1 to May 1, The mail is to be taken from Philadelphia at the fame hour and delivered at New-York by 9 A. M. in 10 hours ; and is to be taken from New-York at 1 P. M. and delivered at Piiiladel phia at 8 A. M. in nineteen hours. id. From Philadelphiaby Chester, Wilming ton, Newport, Christiana, Elkton, Charleltpn, Havre-de-Grace and Harford to Baltimore, fix times a week. Leave Philadelphia every day (sunday excepted) at 9 A. M. and arrive at Bal timore in 17 hours, the next day (sunday ex cepted) at noon Returning; leave Balti more every day (sunday excepted) at 4 A. M. and arrive at Philadelphia the next day by 9 A. M. in iy hoHrs. 3d. From Baltimore by Bladenlburgh, i Washington and Georgetown, to Alexandria fix times a week. From April 1 to November t. Leave Baltimore every day (sunday except ed) at 4 A. M. and arrive at Alexandria the fame days by 6P. M. Returning—Leave Al exandria every da.y (sunday excepted) at 4 A. M and arrive at Baltimore the fame day by 4 o'clock P M. From November 1 to April 1. Leave Baltimore everyday (sunday except ed) at 4 A- M. and arrive at Alexandria the next day (sunday excepted) at BA. M. Re turning—Leave Alexandria every day (sunday excepted) at 5 P. M. and arrive at Baltimore the next day (sunday excepted )at P. M. 4th. From Philadelphia by Oowningtown, Lancaster, Columbia, Ytrk, Carlifte, Ship penfbijrg, Strafburgh, Bedford, Somerset and Greeniburgh to Pittsburgh once a week. Leave Philadelphia every Saturday at 4 A. M. arrive a,t Lancaster in the evening, arrive at York on bundiy noon, at Shippenlburg on Monday, at 6 P.M. Leave Shippenlburg on Tuesday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Pittfburg the next Fri day at 10 A. M. Returning—Leave Pitts burgh every Friday at 3 P. M. and arrive at Shippenlburg the next Monday by 6 P. M. Leave Shippenlburg on Tuefdayat 4 A. M. and arrive at Philadelphia the hcai Thursday by 8 P. M. Note 1. The contracts for the above routes are to be in operation on the .firft day of April next. The contract for the route* No. 1, 3, 3, are to continue in operation until the firft day of Odlober in the year 1800 ; and the con trail for the route No. 4is to continue until the firft day of October in the year 1801. Note 1. Fifteen minutes (hall be allowed far opening and clojing the mail at all offices on the routes where no particular time is fpecified. Note 3. For every fifteen minutes delay (the impassibility of rivers excepted) in arriving af ter the times prescribed, m any contrail, the contraflor shall forfeit one dollar; and if the delay continue till the departure of any depend- | ing mail, whereby the mailt destined for such J depending mail lose a trip, ah additional for feiture of five dollars shall be incurred. - Note 4. Hr-nny pcuuu» uKiknij; jwoptrfaN si res an alteration of the times fpecified he mull llate in his proposals the alteration desired and (he difference it will make in the terms of hi* contrail. Note 5. The usual penalties for milconduil in the carriers will be ftipulattd in the coiftraifl. Note 6. The mail on tbe route No. 1, shall be carried in a Sulkey during three months of the winter season, having a box or eheft to se cure the mail from rain- The mailt on tfyat route during the reft of the year and tiie routes No. s and 3 shall be alway* carried in a light box fefficient to defend it from the rain, or a box within the body of the stage. JOS. HABERSHAM, P. M. General. General Philad. Jan. 1, 1799- J eo6w NOTICE, ■ PURSUANT to a Resolve of the Board of Truftect of Walhington Academy, in Som erset county, Maryland, authorising William Polk, efqr. mijors Samuil Wilsom, and William Jonis, Member 1 of said Board, to procure a principal teacher for said Academy.— NOTICE is hereby given, that a gentleman quali fied to teach the Greek and Latin Languages, Geo graphy and the Mathematics, and such other branches of Literature as it it customary to toach in such Schools, will meet with kberal encourage ment and it isprefumed wHI be well accommodat ed in taking durge of this Academy. Ihe build ing is spacious and will accomodate at lead sixty Students. Proposals may be addressed to John Denms, No. 161 Arch-street, or William Winder, accoantant in the Navy department, Walnut street, Philadel phia, or to either of the three gentlemen above -mentioned, near Prmcefi Anne, Maryland, dec 17 S Englilh wrought Nails. Imported in the ships Molly and Diana, from LivearooL. 400 Calks of Nails, CONSISTING of 6d, Bd, iod, nd, and aod, flat point* suitable for the southern market —6d, Ba, iod, lid, and iod, finedrawn sharpt —also *, 3, 4, and 6 clout*—fprigs— tucks —fsupper nails—lheathiag nails, &c. to*. lALI BY, Robert Denifon, junr. I»7 Market-street. ADVERTISEMENT. Todd & Mott, Of the City of Philadelphia, Merchants, having afligned over their ctte&t, rtal, personal, and mixed, to the fubferibers for the benefit of all their Creditors— Notice is hereby Given, TO all persons who are indebted to the said estate, that they are required to make im mediate payment of tbeir refpe&ivc accounts to either of the aflignees, or to William Mott, No. 61, Dock-ftrect, their agent duly authorized ; in failure whereof, legal nteafures will be taken for the recovery of such debts as are not discharged without delay. John Waddington 1 'John Rhodes > Aflignees. John Allen. J nov. 26 ta.th&fatFl 'This day Published, AND FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICF,/ The EsSArS under the Signature of VIRGINIEttSIS, On the Alien and Sedition LawS. (Price 25 tents, iimo.) IT is perhaps futile to expefl to work cooviaion in the minds of so inveterate and vicious a daft of men, as the Democrats of America, by any argu ments however forcible, or any Jifplay of truth j however irresistible: These writings are, however' t. produce a more important and ufcful' r •' 7 P lacin K th « fubjea in its true light be. fore hosieft men, who are uninformed, or ha Te thofe'blus " l ° tHe natßre and ob ieJ* Kace-ftreet. December >*, ' a *