AA HERhAS, U
BY an A<a of s -oisgref» piffedonthe sixteenth '* r J
day of July in the year of our Lord one thou- 7
sand leven hundred and ninety eight, tha Pren- * u '~ 1
dent . f the United States is authonfed to borrow made
on behalf of the United States from the oi fitt
Bank of the United States, or from any other num b
body or bodies politic or corporate, or from le f,
any person or persons, and upon such terms or) jjj,
and conditions as he (hall judge most advan
tageous for the United States t a sum not
exceeding five millions of dollars, so however, 1
that no conttaifl or engagement be made w'hich lav 01
thill preclude the United States from reimburt- Jh
ing any sum or sums borrowed at any time after
the expiration of fifteen years from the date o
such loan, jlnd <whercas, it is declared by the
said Ait, that so much as may be neceifary ot I
the surplus of the duties on Imports and Ton
nage beyond the permanent appropriations ar
toforecharged upon them by law, thall ple g
edand appropriated for paying the interelt, and
also for paying and difeharging the principal U
firm or sums of all the monies which may-be V*
borrowed, according to the term or terms which of PI
mav be fixed, purluant to the authonty afore- high
faid —And whereas by the said AA, the faith of «S
the United States is pledged to eftahlilh fufficient ' >
permanent Revenues for making up any deficien
cy that may hereafter appear in the provifinns
before-mentioned for piying the interelt and
principal sums, or either of them, ot any mo-
nies which mav be borrowed purluant to the laid
A£t. And •uihereas the President of the Unit- ,
ed Statgj did b\ an AA or Commiflion under his
hand dated the ninth day of January in th< year frf t
one thousand leven hundred and ninety nine, au
thorise and empower, the Secretary of the Tre»- p ro ,
furv, to borrow on behalf of the United States,
aty sum not exceeding in the whole, five mil
lions of dollars and to mak6 luch contrai\ or
contrails as (hould be nccelTary, and for the in
terest of the United States, in purluance of the
Ail of above recited.
.Vow therefore, the umlerfigned, Secretary
of the Treasury, in pursuance of the ot
Congress, and the authority from the Prrfid nt
of the Unite<l S; ites. above mentioned, doth
hereby on behall <»l the United States of Ame
rica, conn ail aid engage in maimer following, jof '
to ivit. jutt:
ill. A hook for receiving fuhfcriptioiM to a
Loan of five millions of <U>ll»irs U»r the use of j
the United States lhall be opened > the city of
PltTladelphia, at the Bank ->f the United States
on ThurSday the t«.e>ny eighth day of February ,
eniuing, which lii"'k shall continue open lor the
piirpofr of receiving (übleriptions, until the
whole of the laid five millions of dollars ft l
be fvblcribed. It moie than five millions M A x
dollars (hall be fubferibed on the firft day of
opening the said loan, the surplus (hall be de
diiiled 111 prop-r'ion to the sums fubferibed by
individuals, t xreeding four thousand dollars. 2 1
id. For every hundred dollais which may be j
Cibfcribed there'fhall be forthwith deposited and
paid the sum of twelve d >llars and fifty cents, :
and like pavnersts of ;e dollars and filty JO
cents, Ihill be made within the firft ten days of
the months ot April, Miy, June, July, Awguft
September and Oiiober tnluing. Ihe Secre
tary of the Treaf'i;y h«wi ver refrrves the ri*.ht 20
of reducing the number of*uiltallments by (pe
rial agtfcments, with the ind : "iduals who may j
be> ome fuhfcribi-rs . _ Jo
id. On the failure of payment of anyintliH- n
mtntof the funis fublVi.bed according to the I j
tenor of the second article, the next preceeding 90
, luftallment ot twelve dollars and fifty cents, 45
which shall have been paid, for every hundred 1
dollars fubl'cribed (hall be forfeited to the Unit- 1
States. }
4 th, The sums fubferibed (hall and maybe 1
paid to the credit of the United States, at the 2
Bank of the United Srites, --r at the offices of
discount and deposit ot 'he laid riank at Boston,
New York, Baltimore, or Charleston. or at ei
ther of the Banks of Salem, in Maflachufctts,
Newport and Providence in Rhode-Ifland,Hart- f
ford in Conneilicut, Albany in New-York, or
Alexandria in Virginia, for which payments,the j
rece pts of the Cafliiers of the Offices ef Dif- tl
count and Deposit and of the Banks aforefiid ,g
(hall be received at the Bank of the United States 3
as equivalent to money ; but no payment of a j
subsequent inftallment'fhall be received at any j
other place than that where the firft iitft.iilment 1
was paid, except at the Bank of the United
States ;in enfe any depolits (hall be made at the 1
offices of Discount or Deposit, or at either of 6
the Banks aforefaid, which (ball not be applied to I
the payment of the firft installment of fubferip- 3
tions to the Loan aforefaid, the said deposits 2
(hill be forthwith refunded by dlreitions from 1
the Treasury. 1
sth. For the sums or number of (hares of one S
hundred dollars, which may be fubferibed, cer- 3
tificates (hall be given by the Caljiier of the Bank 7
of the United States, which (hall be assignable
by indorsement, and delivery of the parties in '
whose favour the said certificates may be ifTued, _
until the completion of the payments required
by tbe tenor of the second article pieceeding.
6th. The sums fubferibed and paid in pursu
ance of "the tenor of the second article preceed- "
ilig, (hall after the said payments have been
dompleated, constitute a funded capital (lock
(hvifible into (hares of one hundred dollars each,
which capital Hock (hall bear interest at the rate w
of eight per centum per annum from the times P'
fixed for the payment of the refpeitive install- '''
ments payable quarter yearly at the Treasury of
the United States, or at the Loan Offices where c<
the fame may (land credited, until the last day
of December j in the year one thousand eight
hundred and eight.
jth. After the last day of December in the said
year one thousand eight hundred and eight, and
after reasonable notice to the creditors, which (hall
l e (jiven by ail advertisement in some public newf
p iper, printed at the feat of the government of the
Ut.ited States the said capital stock (hill be re- i
deemable at the pleasure of the United States by J
the rcimburfemcnt of the whole sum or sums p
bo'rowed, and which may constitute the said capi- f
t,d stock either at the treasury of the United States a
or at the loan offices where the fame may (land
en dited.
Xth. The credits for the said capital (lock (hall
and may tie feparatnly certified in sums either for
one hundred, four hundred, one thousand, four
thousand or ten thousand dollars, and the credits
so certified (halt be transferable by the creditors, or
Mr. Jicir attornies, at the Treasury and Loan Offices
respectively, in pursuance of the rules which have
been,or which may be eftablilhed relative to the '
transfer of the funded stock of the Un-ted States,
9th. A fufficient turn of the surplus of thedutiea
on Imports and Tonnage beyond the permanent
appropriations heretofore charged upon them, by
law, together with the faith of the United States
are hereby pledged for the fulfillment of this con
trad, in pursuance of, and according to the terms
and conditions of the ait of Congress herein be
fore recited.
' Given under my hand and the fealof the
Treasury of the United States at Phi
ladelphia, this twelfth day of January
ene thousand seven hundred and nine
ty nine.
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of tbe Treasury. •
ion. U. Si
-\ I
ON Er'.day evening lift about fix o'clock. 1
John Shields, Jun. second ton ot
Mr. John Shields, of this city, was assaulted
by tour nirtians in Front street, near the
Auction Store of Edward Fox, Efcj. He
made all the resistance in the power ot a youth | u |
of fifteen ; —finding liimftlf oveqjowered by Rj v
numbers, he endeavored to cfcape ; one of bou
the fellows pursued liiin, threw him, jumped o *
on his leg and broke it. Any person that
can give any information of the name or place j Jor
of abode of any of the four, will confer a | „ ar
I favor by calling at No. 22, Chefnut street. ,rj I
t it bri<
January 21. -.j wh
r f WANTED, req
e A QlJA'jriTr OF He
if UNREFINED CAMPHOR, £
l- EN2UIRE of THE fro
- an. 19 lar
d Stray Horfc.
al "ITTAS taken up, treflpaffing on the subscriber, thl
je W in the township of Faffyunk, in the county
:h of Philadelphia, a grey Horfe,about fourteen hjnds ha
e- high, thirteen or fourteen years old, blind ot is
of right eye, and shod before Whoever ha- 101 lp 0
n t him, by proving property and paying charges,may on
n . him asainon applying to the fuMcul>*t\
n b OHN SINK,
n ? On the Bmlri oi >chuvlV»ll- -
o- J* n ' * 9 '
id NO! ICE.
» LL person* indcbre<l to the eflate of JOHN ; ■
ns i\ FIMfiTER, »fthi>.uty,/hcv. i.arc request ,
ar td to make payment ; and all ihofe having any I
u- demands against ihe fame, arc; hereby called to
:i ' produce their accounts for frttlemeot, to
es, F.I.IZABE I'H FIM'STER, Admin'x
ill- JOHN' HUCHENSON, Admin'r
or Philadelphia, jin. it
h n c " Five Dollars Reward-.
QTOLEN yetlerday morning, between 10 and
O I* o'clock, from No 68, South Fourth Street,
"7- A Single cafe Silver Watch,
1 the maker's nameMarknoble—number not known. P
I'he letters W. H. are scratched 011 the rim of the "
cast—a fieel chain and key, gilt fcal with a cypher o
,lr " W. H. engraved on it. Whoever will give me b
a' information so that the thief maybe brought to h
iultice (hull receive the above reward.
~ J W. H IYDON. 0
ot jail IT h
!<•! Imported J
In tlx last arrivals from Bremen, j'
he Hamburg and Amsterdam, , k
AND FOR SALE,
At 1 HEAIONABLE PRICO ANO ON A LJBKRAL 1'
Of CREDIT, BY
le- PR.ITT & KINT^ISG,
by N0.95, North Water street.
215 bales & boxes Hcklenburghs,
hempen linens and oznabnge from i/j^to
ti, if P fr c 'l
70 do. bleached and brown heflians
"/ 40 do. brown rolls suitable for cof
u" r 1 •'
re . tee bags ' t
ht 20 do. ltrong do. do. for cotton do.
P e - 30 chests platillas 1 do. sealing-wax
ay j do. dowlas 3 packages oil-cloth
30 do. creas ala Morlaii 4 do. fail-twine
ill- Jj do. eftopailles I do. watches
the 15 do. Bielefield linen 14 pipe» Port wine
ing 90 do. patterbornes <ji cases claret
its, -1J do Brittanias • 130 do fiue long corked
red I do. Holland canvass claret j
ait- I de. Ruflia do. 1600 hulhels fine lalt t
3 do. Ruflia (hretihgs 40 csflcsofroll brimstone a
(v,. 1 do. ravens duck 100 calks of naval (lores, a
(h'c a do. Ruflia drillens 50 logs prime mahogany
, 0 j- I do. brown holland 4 hhds. coffee mills
on 1 do. Silcfia rouans 0 bundles German Heel
°•' I dft.Wahrendrop linen 10 chests of slates and j
I do. Caraudoles pencils C
' I do. Flemish linens A package of (kates c
art " I do. cambricks and A do. woolen caps, &c. t
or lawns 4 chests of Nurenberg )
' h . e I do diaper toys (
J'. 1 " It do. (tripes 40 kegs of yellow ochre |
i ' < ' l 8 do. checks 3 hhds. Glue
ateJ 4 do. fiamoii 8 barrels of Lentilles
>f 1 I do. Arabia stripe $ chests of prime red
any I do. bunting for colors crust Holland cheefs
lent 1 packa. Madras hand- >0 kegs of pearl barley
ited kerchiefs 60 boxes of capers
the 1 do. Turkey yarn 400 fides of upper and
of 6 bales empty bags foal leather
dto X chest hair ribband * 300 boxes window glass
rip- 3 boxes tapes, assorted 800 Demijohns !
nfits 2 d». bobbin, aflorted 50 boxes glass tumblers
rom 1 box threads & tapes aflorted
I do. fine blue liftados » hhds. pumice stone
one 5 chests men's flippers 1 box of mill saws
re r . 3 d°- et l ticks I calk of cutlery
lank 1 cad® hog's bridles A quantity of done jugs
,1 6 chests writing paper and pickling pots
sin 4 do. quills A f«w (hips anchors, &c.
■ ( I november 11 tu&f-tf
'ired NOTICE.
n-'fu- creditors of George Johnfton, late sf
ce( j A Queen Ann's county, in the Rate of Mary
ke£|J land, decealed, are hereby requested to appear
lock at Church Hill, in the county and state afore
ach on Thursday the 11ft day of January next,
rate ' with tlioir claims against the said deceased,
imes properly authenticated, at which time a propor
ftall- t ' olla l ) ' e division of the afftts in the hands of the
r subscriber will be made among the creditors ac.
'here co,l ''ng to law ; and those who do not appear
j on the laid day, will be forever precludedTrom
eiuht their claims on the said estate.
b REBECCA JOHNSTON, Executrix.
,ky Church Hill, Dec, n.
and
Charles Campbell,
lewl
»f the WATCH-MAKER^
IC re- TT AS removed to the Shop formerly occupied
by £1 by Mr. John Wood, No. 55, corner of I
sums Front and Chefnut-ftrcets ; where he will thank
capi- f u Hy receive and execute orders with neatness
s ' ates and difpafch
d HE HAS CONSTANT L Y ON HAND,
j, .. A Neat and Large Assortment of
er for Clocks Ssf Watches.
, four
redit » WANTED,
jftces A JOURNEYMAN ;
j ),ave ALSO, one or two Apprentices of refpefla
:o the hie parents.
States,
dutict FOR SALE,
lanent large quantity of Watch Glafles
sJ Wbolefalc and Retail.
is con- noT 3 awtf
in™- Thi« Day is Published,
ANOFORSALKBY J. r F.N NO, 119,CH ESNUT<-S*> R KIT
>o f the AN ADDRESS
at Phi- To tbe People of Maryland,
anuary ON the origin, progress and present state of
d nine- French aggrelfion, with a Iketch of the infamous
attempts to degrade the Government of the United
States, and some reflections on the late proceedings
in Cor.grefs; written the last of April in the preJ
as, ' r J'- ; sent year, by a Member of the Honfe of Reprefen
-5 1 tativfs. 5 juneu
Valuable Property for Sale. |
FOR SALE, ?
THAT well known Estate, called On
SHRSWSBURR FARM, formerly the relidencc
ol (itneral John Cadwcladar, fituita on Saffafras
River,in Kent county, Maryland—containing a
bout 1900 acres of prime LAND, upwards of
of which are in woods. The Building- are all ex bn
cellent, audconfift of a handsome DweUing House, Ne
two h ge Barus with Cow houses, Stables for fifty
horses.a ffeeiou* treading floor under cover,a gra
nary, two Overseer's houses, two ranges of two fla
! rj buildingsfor Negroes (one of them new and of
i brick), Corn houfts a Smoak l.oufe, &c. &c —The n't
whole Ellate being nearly surrounded by water, .t by
requires butlittle fencing, and has a good Shad and X c
Herring filhery. ft is conveniently situated for an
both the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets, with ne
two landings ona navigable river but a (hort fail
from Baltimore. There is a large Peach, and two
large Apple Orchards on the premises; also, a vane- t h
ty of excellent fruits of different kinds. The foil is 9
mostly a rich iooir-..—The whole will be fold togc- N
therordividediintolmaller farms(lorwhichthebiul-
dings are convt nisntly fitua ed) as may fuittbepur
hafer. The Stock-on said Farm, confMi- gof Hor- ((1
cfes, Cattle, Sheep &c. will also he dilpofed of.—
I For further particulars ipply to Giorcs Hastings
on the premifes,cr to the fuhferiber, in Pbilacelphia.
AR.CHiaALI>MCAI.L,JuN. I. 1
December 12. m '
DRffiTTPE ACHES,
In barrels a '
A
Demijohns
Clarvt 1 v
Porter, ana >- bottles. , q.
' Port Wine j
And Gorki in Bjlcs—For sale by
BENJ. W. MORRIS. : e(
Dec. 20 eo6t
THE SXJBSCHII'VER e ;
I A
I LATELY or THI MOOSC OF
, LANE, GODFREY &? Co. 4
INFORMS his friends in particular and the
public in ptneral, that he continues in the fame e ,
: line of bu'finefs as formerly at the (lore lately n
r occupied by MeflVs. Morgan and Price, on
: Stamper's wharf, below tb« Drawbridge, where , e
) he lui for. sale 5 general assortment of bar, rod, , t |
(heetand ho-jp iron, country and English fleel, j
open and ten plate stoves, a few pair of double [
fortified 4 and 6lh iron cannon, cannon ball I
and grape thot, forge hammars and anvils, a f
quantity of cafl iron ballast for veflels, chim- j
ney baoks and jams on a new and improved a
1 plan. Hollow ware aflbrted. Order» for any 5
kind of casting will bt received at the store b
and eixeculed at the air furnace at the shortest 4
notice. d
h
A small House to let,
Above PUth ftreet —Enquire of the Subscriber.
> Wm. LANE. J
> jan 3. eodijt
Notice. a
ALL persons indebted to the Ef- T .
tale of Isaac Ttlfai r, Efq dectafed, arc rcqueft- J!
*c3 to make immediate pavment, and ihofe having a- {
ny dema-.d* faid Estate will please to furnilh
their accounts duly atteft-ed for fcttlernent to
GEORGE DAVIS,
Attorney in fatt to c
JOHN M 4 KrM, jr.AdWtr. I
Tec. 13. aw6w
NOTICE. ;
i \ 1,1. IV font indebted to the estate of Jani (
A Davidson, widow, dtceafed, are requested (
to make payment; and thofewho have any demands ;
e against the said efiat: to render their accounts duly
i. atteffed,to Wm. DAVIDSON, or") , .
y JAMF.S DAVIDSON, f ExBCUto " 1
dec 31 3awjw
:| —— ' 1
d All Persons indebted to the Estate 1
of Samuel Cooper, late of this city, Physi
cian, deeeafed, are requested to make payment
to the fubferibers :—And those persons who
S have any demands againfl the said Estate, are
desired to bring In their accounts for fettle- .
e ment to
SAMUEL COATES, ")
, THOMAS MORRIS,
r d MORDECAI LEWIS, or C. Execl,tor9
* ELLISTON PEROT, J
of the Will of the said Samuel Cooper.
|( j Phila. 12 mo. 26, 1798. eout
fs Several of the Do&or's books are mifti g,
in particular five or fix volumes belonging to setts.
rs It is fuppofsd they have been Lent to some of his
friends who will oblige tho Executors by returning
them without delay.
To be Sold,
V OR *E XCHANGED, "
For property in the City, or within Thirty
miles of it,
- A Valuable Plantation,
IN Tufeorora Valley, Mifflin county, containing
abtut three hundred acres, the whole capabk
y- of cultivation. At present there is,about 50 acres
ar cleared, 20 of which is a rich bottom of Meadow
e- Ground, enriched by a never failing stream, that
it, has fall and water enough for all the purposes of
!( ] ) a Country Mill, For further information apply at
, r . No. 68, Market flreet.
jj e november 20 taw
ic. * —;
■ar Whereas the Certificate of
im Two (hares of the Bank of the United States in the
name of Samuu. Amort, of London, banker,
No. 3182, ifluei in lieu of 11,593, 11,594, were
forwarded from London by the British packet
Countess, of Leicefler, capt. Dodd, bound for
New-York, which pat km was captured by the
French, and the said certificate loft ; and for the re
newal of which, application is made at said Bank.
■ 1 and all persons concerned are desired to take notice.
f CLEMENT BIDDLE.
Phila. O&. *6, 1798. d3m
Patent Ploughs,
TO be fold for cash by Joseph Salter at Atfion
Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry—Jonathan
Harker, Woodbury—and JefTe Evans, Lumber
ton, Those who have used them give them the
preference to any other kind, as they require
less team, break the ground better, are kept in
order at less expence and are fold at a cheaper
rate —the plan is much limplified and confifttof
but on&piece of call iron, with the handles and
beam of wood ; they may befixed with wrought
lays and coulters to be put on with screws and
f es taken off at pleasure
Patent rights for vending with inftru<slions for
p making them may be had by applying to John
Newbold, or the fubferiber No. 212 North
Front-street.
ltT Who has for Sale;
Or to Lease for a term of tears,
A number of valuable trails of Land, well
situated for Mills, Iron iVorksor Farms, most
: °f ly improved, lying chiefly in the county of Hun
1011S tingdon state of Pennsylvania. Those who may
ited i nc ]i ne to view them will please to apply to
in ß s Joha Canan esq. near Huntingdon.
reJ Claries Ntiubold.
en ~ July 17 aawtf
PROPOSALS,
FO l< t rt X K VI h G
Mails of the United States,
On the following rands, will he received at the
General PoJI Ojjice, until thi 13 th day
of February next. tMiufive. q
ift TT'ROM Philadelphia by M..1U.1, Trenton,
-T Princeton, New-lirunfwitk, Wood
bridge, Raway, Elizabethtown and Newark to j
New-York fix times a week ] n
From May I to Novmlcr 1. nl( .
Leave Philadelphia eveiy day (Sunday ex- , nK .
cepted) at 1 P. M. and arrive at New-York in
nineteen hours, the next day ( Sunday excepted) C nl
by 8 o'clock, A. M.—Returning ; leave N?w- ess
York every day (Sunday excepted) at I P. M. foi
and arrive at Philadelphia in eighteen hours the be<
next day (Sunday exteptcd) by 7 A. M. the
From November 1 to May 1,
The mail is to be taken t'runa Philadelphia at
the fame hour and delivered a: New York by I
9 A. M. in 10 hours ; and is to be taken from
New-York at'l P. M. and delivered at Philadel
phia at 8 A. M. in nineteen hours.
ad. pram Philadelphiaby Chester, Wilming
ton, Newport, Chriltiana, Elkton, Charleston, ~
Havre de-Grace and Harford to Baltimore, fix
times a week. Leave Philadelphia every day
( sunday excepted) at 9A. M. and arrive at Bal- L
tim»re in a; hours, the next day (sunday ex
cepted) at noon Returning; leave Balti- 11
more every day (sunday excepted) at 4A. M.
a.-.d arrive at Philadelphia the next day by 9
A. M. m 17 hour;. ~
3d. From Baltimore by Bladenfburgh,
i Wafliington ar,d Georgetown, to Alexandria
j fix times a weik.
From April 1 to November 1.
Leave Baltimore every day (sunday except- va
ed) at 4A. M. and arrive at Alexandria the m
fame day. by 6 P. M. * Returning—Leave Al- t h
txandria every day (sunday excepted) at 4
A. M and arrive at Baltimore the lame day by
4 o'clock P M.
from November t to April 1.
Leave Baltimore every day (sunday except
ed) at 4 A. M. and arrive at Alexandria the
next day {funday excepted) at BA. M. Re- o|
turning —Leave Alexandria every day (fundiy m
I excepted) at 5 P> M. and arrive at tiaiiimore
■ the next dav (sunday excepted )at P. M.
j 4th. From Philadelphia by Downingtown,
Lancaster, Columbia, Carlitle, Ship
-1 ' fienlb irg, Straftwrgh, Bedford, Somerset and
Greenfburgh to-Pittfburgh once a week. Leav#
Philadelphia every Saturday at 4A. M. arrive .
1 at in the evening, arrive at \urkon
Suudtiy noon, at Shipperlburg on Monday, at
6P. M. Leave Shippenfburg on Tuesday at
1 4 A.M. and arrive at Pittfburg the next Fri
day at 10 A. Ml Returning—Leave Plttf- J
burgh every Friday at 3 P. M. and arrive at
Shippenfburg the next Monday by 6 P. M.
Leave Shippenfburg on Tuefdayat 4 A. M.and
" arrive at Philadelphia the next Thursday by 8
P.M.
Note 1. The contrails for the above routes /
are to be in operation on the firft day of April
next. The contrails for the routes No. 1, a,
3, are to continue in operation until the firft
• day of October in the year 1800 ; and the con
' trail for the route No. 4is to continue iint il the
1 firft day of October in the year 1801.
Note 1. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for
opening and closing the mail at all offices on the
routes where no particular time it fpecified-
Not# 3. For every fifteen minutei delay (the
impaflibijity of rivers excepted) in arriving af
ter the times prefcrlbed, in any contrail, the
1 contrailor shall forfeit one dollar; and if the s
1 delay continue till the departure of any depend
' ing mail, whereby the maila destined for such
T depending mail lol'e a trip, an additional for
s feiture of five dollars (hall be incurred. j
Note 4. If any persons making proposals de- (
- fires an alteration of the times fpecified he must
ftate in his proposals the alteration desired and ; ;
the difference it will make in the terms of his t
" contrail. j
Note j The nfual penalties for mitconduil
0 in the carriers will be ftipulatad in the contrail.
e Note 6. The maU on the route No. 1, (hall
be carried in a Sulkey during three months of
the winter season, having a box or chest to se
cure the mail from rain. The mails on that
•s route during the reft of the year and the routes
No. % and 3 (hall be always carried in a light I
box fttfficient to defend it from the rain, or a box j'
r ' within the body of the flage.
JOS. HABERSHAM, P. M. Geseral.
General Poft-OfTice, )
Philad. Jan. 1, 1799- 5 eo6w
notice,
PURSUANT to a Refotve of. the Board of
Truflees of Walhington Academy, in Som
erset county, Maryland, authorising William
Polk, efqr. majors Samuel Wilson, and
y William Jonis, Members of said Board, to
' procure a principal tearher for said Academy.—
NOTICE is herdy given, that a gentleman quali
( fiad to teach the Greek and Latin Languages, Geo
graphy and the Mathematics, and such other
branches of Literature as it is customary to teach
ef in such Schools, will meet with Überal encouragc
w ment and it isprefumed will be well accommodat
at eJ in taking charge of this Academy. Ihe huild
cf ing is spacious and will accomodate at lead sixty
at Students.
Proposals may be addressed to John Dennis, No.
161 Arch-llreet, or Williana Winder, accountant
in the Navy department, Walnut (Ireet, Philadel
r phia ( or to either of the three gentlemen above
-mentioned, near Princcfs Anne, Maryland,
be dec 17 §
r,
™ Englilh wrought Nails.
° r
he Imported in the Jhtps Molly and Diana, from
• e . LIVERPOOL.
Ik, 400 Calks of Nails,
ce - /CONSISTING of 6d, Bd, tod, nd, and
lod, flat points suitable for the southern
market —6d, Bd, iod, lid, and »od, fine drawn
~ (harps—also 1, 3, 4, and 6 clouts—sprigs—
tucks—feupper nails—sheathing nails, &c.
on lot SALE BY,
an Robert Denifon, junr.
er " 127 Market-street.
he , I
! -n ADVERTISEMENT.
>er
nd Todd & [Vlott,
?ht of the City of Philadelphia, Merchants, having
.nd afiigned over their effoSs, real, personal, and
mixed, to the fubferibers for the benefit of all
for their Creditors—
j!|{| 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 relpeilirc accounts to
either of the aflignees, or to William Mott,
'' e " No. 61, Dock-flrect, their agent duly authorized ;
''ft- in failure whereof, legal raeafures will be taken
un- for the recovery of such debts as are not discharged
lay without delay.
t0 John JVaddington 1
John Rhodes J- Aflignee9.
. J°bn Allen. j
nov. »6 tn.th&fatFi
This day Pub/ijked,
AND FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICF,
The F..SSATS under tlx Signature of
VIRGINIENSIS,
On the Alien and Sedition Laws.
(trite 25 nenit, limo.J
IT is perhaps futile to expert to work conviftion
in the minds o! so inveterate and vi.ious a class of
men, as the Democrats of America, by any argu
ments however forcible, or any display of truth
however irresistible: These writings are, however'
calculated to produce a more important and ufefu{
effect, by placing the fubjeA in its true light be
fore honest men, who are uninformed, or have
been misinformed as to the natare and 'objetfts of
those bills
jan. 15 6t
TO LET, ~
large House in Southwark, lately occupied
*■ by Mr. Henry Mitchell ; apply to
Isaac Wharton.
Jan. II §
Insurance Company of North America.
A MEETING of the Stock-holders is to be
held at their office on Thursday n»xt, at
11 o'clock, a m. agreeably to adjournment.
Eben. Hazard, secy.
jan lj. dt»7
Bank of Pennsylvania,
December 31, 1798.
The Stockholders of the Bank of Pcunfyl.
vania are hereby notified that their Annual
meeting will be held at the Bank on Friday
the Ift day of Feburary next at 10 o'clock.
By order nf the Board,
JONA. SMITH, (a/t'ur.
jan u dtiftF.
ALL PERSONS
indebted to thcF.flate of Mr. John FtNXo,late
of Philadelphia, dcceafcd.are defiredto make pay
ment, and those having any demands, to present
th«m for fcttUrvfot, to
SAMUEL BI.ODGET, Adm'r.
or
JOHN WARD FENNO, Agent
to the administration.
no». 3o
THF TIMS OF
A smart NEGRO LAD,
TO BI SOLA.
HE is about sixteen years of age, hat between
seven and eight years to serve—is hcnefl an J
handy about household work—enquireat this office,
jan. IJ. tuthiti
JAMAICA RUM,
A Cargo now landing at South Jlreet wharf,
FOR SALE BY
PETER BLIGHT,
Apply at Stores on the Wharf,
who also orrns for sals,
BRANDY, ill and 4th proof
Madeira and Port WINES, &c. &c.
Nov. I. dtf (
TEA.
A Few Chests of ,
IMPERIAL TEA,
For fate, on reasonable terras, at No. 4a, South
Second-street.
December it aawtf
notice:
ALL pcrfons indebted to theEftatc
of Thomas Brooks, late of the city of Philadel
phia, Brafs-Feuudcr.deceafed.are deCred to make
immediate payment and those who have any de
mands againll said estate to bring in their account!
properly attcfted for Settlement to
DAVID BROOKS, admintflrator.
jan x
'! TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
• j June 17, 1795.
! XTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by vir
-1 I IN tut of an a&, paffedduring the present fef
t fion ef Congress, so much of the ail entituled
I 1 " An Aft making further provision for the fup
j " port of public credit, and for the redemption
" of the public debt"—paffeA the third day of
March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety
five, as bars from settlement or allowance,
Certificates, commonly called Loan Office and
final settlement Certificates, and Indents of In
ferefls, is suspended until the twelfth day oj
f June, which willbein the year onethaufand seven
<" hundred and jinety nine.
4 That on the liquidation and settlement of the
1 said Certificates, and Indents of Interest, at the
0 Treasury, the Creditors will be entitled to receive
- Certificates of funded Three Per Cent. Stock'equal
i- to the amount of the said Indents, and the arrear
- ages of interest due oh their said Certificates, prior
r to the firfl day of January one thousand feveil
h hundred and ninety one.
- That the principal sums of the said Loan Office
and final settlement Certificates, with the interest
1- thereon, since the firft day of January, one thou
y sand seven hundred and ninety one, will be dis
charged after liquidation at the Treasury, by the
». payment of interest and reimburf»ment of princl
it pal, equal to the sums which would have been
I- payable thereon, if the said Certificates had been
■e fubfesibed, pursuant to the Aits making provision
for the debts of the United Statas, contracted dur
ing the late war, and by the payment of other
sums, equal to the market value of the remaining
Stock, which would have been created by such
fubferiptions asaforefaid, which market value will
be determined by the Comptroller of rheTreafury.
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of tbc Treasury,
junelX iawtt
id A SHOUT AND PRACTICAL
■n -ESSAY,
,n ON
FARMING:
BEING the experience of a farmer of about sixty
years c»f aj*e ; near forty years of which were spent
in England, Essex county, on land where farming
h done in the greatest perfeflion : and near feveo
years on three hundred and twenty acres of worn
out land in Pottfgruve and Allovray creek, in
Salem county, Weft-Jcrfey :
Shewing the means whereby these worn-out
lands may be improved ; and that the means are
in the power of almost every farmer:
n g Printed for the Author,
n .f AND SOLD
BY ZACHARIAH POULSON,
Chefnut-Jlreet, Philadelphia.
N. B,—Some of the large fort of Clover feed
ll ® may be had at Mr. John Cooper's, baker, no* 15*
111 * Hace-ftreet.
10 December 13, * aw
:t, * '
■ d > All Persons
>C are requested to make payment to the fubferiber ;
and those having any demands on the fame to pro*
duce their accounts for settlement.
GIDEON H. WELLS,
no. 139, Market street
j Philadelphia, dec, 4, 1798 eotf