AN ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF Madras Handkerchiefs, rOR SALE BY Merdtiai Lewis. Jan. l6j| daw 40 Boxes of Fresh Citron laiL arrived via New-York, and for Sale by JOHN CRAIG, Who has nlfo for Sale, Old Madeira Wine of the firft quality^ India Mullins, coarse and fine, &c, A quantity of the bell Englilh large leaf Clover Seed. , jan. m. . d * w TO BE SOLD, A two story Stone House, It ATELY built, with two *cres of land, on -Lj the Bristol road, about l mile above Prink fort. The fituatiott is high and healthy, and the water excellent. —For term, apply to Mr. John AUChUani, or Mr. Richard Whitehead, No. 61, Vine-street. Jan. it ___ PUBLIC NOTICE IS hereby given, that application will be made to the DireAors of the Bank of Pennfyl vjnia for the renewal of a Ceitificate for 1 scare in the said Bank, No- nß*, dated July **th 1797, standing iH tte name of JOSEPH REED, the fame having been accidentally Uft or dc* ftroyed, Philtd. Jin, ». osw FILTERING STONES. Of an excellent apal'ty for Shipt or Families /or sale BT Thomas fc? Joshua Fisher. No. s> Dock street. rft mo. *.?. dns^ ALt PERSONS Indebted to th« Kftate of Mr. John FiNNo.late of Philadelphia, depeafed.are dtfired to make pay ment, aud thbfe having any demands, to present them for fettlervitnt, to SAMUEL BLODOET, Adm'r. or JOHN WARD FENNO, Agent to the administration. Nov. 3o o' m JAMAICA RUM, A Cargo now landing at SouthJfreet wharf, TOR SALE BY PETSK BLIGHT, Apply at Stores on the Wharf, who also orrms tot sale, BRANDY, 111 and 4'h P'oo» Madeira and Port WINES, See. &e. N»T. I. Five Dollars Reward. QTOLEN yesterday morning, between \ © ard O 1 a o'clock, from No. 68, Sooth Fourth Street, A Single cafe Silver Watch, the maker's nameMarknoble—number not known "I he letters W. H. are Scratched on the rim of the eafr.—a steel chain and key, gilt seal with a cypher -y. H. e-graved on it. Whoever will give me information fo'tJiat the thief may be brought to jullice (hall receive the above reward. W. HAYDON. jan at Stray Horse. WAS taken up, treCpafling on the 'fuhferiber, in the townihip of Parfyunk, in the county as Vhiladelphia, a grey Harfe,about fourteen ban!, high, thirteen or fourteen years old, Mind of hi» tight eye, and (hod before. Whoever ha i 101 l hira, by proving property and paying charges,may him ng&in on applying to the fuhferiber. - IOHN SINK, Oa the Ban las ot Schuylkill, jan. 19, t WHEREAS ISAAC PAINVtK having made an aflignment ot all his property to me the fubferiber frr the bei'.cft of hi* creditors, this is to request all per sons indebted to the said Isaac Painter, to prevent furif.cr trouble, to make immediate payment to me tbc fubferiber ? and all those having any de mands againtt hini to render in their accounts to JACOB CLARK, jjigtue. jon. »A dtf NOTICE, PURSIJAN 1 to a Resolve of the Board of Truflees of Walhington Academy, in Som erset county, Maryland, authorising Willi am Pm.K, efqr. majors Samuel Wilson, and Willi am Jones, Members of said Board, to procure a principal teacher for said Academy.- NOTICE is here y given, that a gentleman quali fiad ft) teach the Greek and Latin Language?, Geo graphy ai d the Mathematics, and such other branches of Literature as it is customary to teach in such Schools, will meet with liberal encourage ment ami it is prefumcd will be well accommodr*- e. in ukine cWarge of this Aeademy. The build ing is spacious and will accomodate at lead futy f+tudents. Propcfals may he addrefled to John Dennis, No. •lAi Arcb-flreet, or Williana Winder, accountant rn'the Navy department, Walnut street, Philadel phia or 10 either of the three gentlemen above •mentioned, near Princeft Anne, Maryland, dec 17 5 NOTICE. r r I HF. co partnerlhip of JOHN GREEN V Co i is thin day dissolved by mHtual consent. All persons indebted to the said Firm arerequefted to make immediate payment, and tho(e having any demands to prcfent them (or fcttletnent to anyone of the SuMeribers—each being duly authorized to idiuft the fame. JOHN GREEN. EDMUND DARCH. SAMUEL DARCH. »J. 3 —They have the remainder of their flock t>i Good*—confiding of Ironmongery, Hardware, &'c. At No. 16, North Second Street, which they are telling oh very low term* to close thebufinefs. Jan. 18 tawjw NOTICE. ALL perlons indebted to James Emlew, late of Middlerowa, in the county of Delaware, deceased, are requeftcd to make payment to either of the fuM'cribera, whom they stall find it molt convenient to cail on •- and ail persons having de mands. will he plenM in like manner, to fwrnrfti them, that th<"y may he paid. All resits, « hich fell dtie on or heforo the fourth tla» of the icth month last are payable to the sub- I at>d fhofe which accrued alter that day wil be payable i i the gnardi.ms of his children, who will duly notify the rennants whereto pay the fame. MIF.RS FISHF.R, of Philadelphia, > E x „. ABM. PENNELL, of Middletoun, \sytori. <!» c 18 iaw6w & HERE AS, BY an Ail of p.ilTedon th; fixte;sth day of July in the yearoit' our Lord one thou* sand levea hundred and ninttyeigbt, ths Presi dent. f the United States is authorised to borrow on behalf of the United States from the Bank of the United States, or from any other body or bodies politic or corporate, or from my person or persons, and upon such terms and conditions as he shall judge most advan tageous for the United States, a sum not exceeding five millions of dollars, so however, that no contrafl or engagement be made which (hall preclude the United States from reiraburf ing any fain or sums borrowed at anytime after the expiration of fifteen years from the date of such loan. /InJ whereas, it is declared by the said that so much as may be necefTary of the surplus of the duties on Imports and Ton nage beyond the permanent appropriate ns here (of»recharged upon them by law, shall hvpledg ed and appropriated for paying the istereu, and also for paying and the principal sum «r sums of all the monies which may be borrowed, according to the term or terms which may be fixed, purlnant to the authority afore faid—And whereas by the said Ail, the faith ps the United States is pledged to eflablilh fujficient permanent Revenues for making up any delii ien cy that may hereafter ippcar iu the provisions before-mentioned for piying the interest and principal sums, or either of them, of any mo nie. which raay be borrowed pursuant to the said A<R- And whereas the Prelideut of the Unit ed States did by an A<S or Commifiion under his hand dated the ninth clay of January in th« year one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, au thorifc and empower, the Secretary of the Trea sury, to borrow on behalf of the United States, a»y sum not exceeding in the whole, five mil lions of dollars ind to make such contra& or contrafls as should be neceflary, and for the in terest of the United in purluance of the Ail of Congress above recited. Xoiu therefore, the undersigned, Secretary of the Treasury, in pursuance of the Ad! of Congress, and the authority from tht Prefidsnt of the United States, above mentioned, doth hereby on behalf of the United States of Ame rica, contrail and engage in manner following, tt wit. ift. A book for receiving fuhfcriptioiis to a Loan of five millions of dollars for 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 ensuing, which book shall continue open for the pnrpofe of receiving fubfcripiions, until the whole of the said five millions of dollars (hall be fubferibed. If more than five mills' ns of dollars iball be fubferibed on the firft day of opening the said loan, the surplus lhall he de duced in prop irtion to the films fybferibed by individuals, exceeding four thousand dollars. ad'* For every hundred dollars whit h may be fubferibed there shall be forthwith deposited and paid the sum of twelve do|!»rs and fifty cents, and like payments of twel/e dollaic and fifty cents, fhill be made within the firft ten days of the months of April, May, June, July, Asptift September and Oilober eniuing. The Secre tary of ftie Treafuiy however rel'erves the of reducing the number of inftallmcnts by fpe < ial agreement*, with tht individuals who may become fuhferihrrs. 3d. On the failure of payment of anyinftall ment of the sums fubfirlbed according to the tenor of the second article, the next prccceding inftallrrcpt of twelve dollar; and fifty cents, which (hall have been paid, for every hundred dollars fubferibed (hall be forreited to the Unit- States. 4th, The sums fubferibed shall and may fce paid to the credit of the United States, at the Bank of the U>ited States, • r at the offices ol difeount and deposit of ht said Hank at Boftun. New YOIV, Baltimore, or Charleston, or at ei tlier of the Banks of Salem, in MaflacMjfeys, Newport and Providence in Rhode-l(land,Hart ford in Corjnedticut, Albany in New.York, or Alexandria in Virginia, for which payments,the reccpts of t}ie Calhiers of the Offices «f Dif eount and Deposit and of the Banks aforefaid shall be received at the Bank of the United Statej as equivalent to money ; but no payment of a fubfequ:nt installment (hall be received at any other place than that where the firft installment was paid, except at the Bank of the United States j in cufe any deposits (hall be made at the offices cf Difeount or Deposit, or at either of the Banks aforefaid, which (hall not be applied to the payment of the firft biftallment of fubferip tions to the Loan aforefaid, the said deposits shall be forthwith refunded by dire&ions from the Treasury. jth. For the fum-or number of (karesofone hundred dollars, which may be fubferibed, cer tificates (hall be given by the Galhierofthe Bank of the United States, which (hall be adignable by indorsement, and delivery of the parties in whose favour the said certificates may be iflued, until the completion of the payments required by the tenor of the second article preceeding. 6th. The sums fubferibed and paid in pursu ance of the tenor of the second article preceed ing, (hall after the fiid payments have been compleated, constitute a funded capital stock divisible into shares of one hundred dollars each, which capital stock (hall bear interest at the rite of eight per centum per annum from the times fixed for the payment of the refpeflive install ments payable quarter yearly at the Treasury of the United States, or at the Loan Offices where the fame may stand credited, until the last day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight. 7th. After the last day ofDecemher in the said year one thousand eight hundred and eight, and after realonable notice to the creditors, which shall lie given by an advertiferaent in feme public news paper, printed at che feat of the government ef the United States, the said capital (lock (hall be re deemable at the pleasure of the United States by the rpmborfemsnc of the whole sum or sums ■ borrowed, and which may constitute the said capi tal stock either at the treafnry of the United States or at the loan offices where the fame may stand credited. Bth. The credits for the said capital stock (hall and may be feparatsly certified in sums either for one hundred, four hundred, one thousand, four thousand or ten thousand dollars, and the credits so cersified shall be transferable by the creditors, or their attornies, at the Treasury and Loan Offices refpeclively, in pursuance of the rules which have been, or which may be established relative to the trans'er of the funded stock of the Un'ted Stares, 9th. Afufficicnt <umof thefurplusof theduties 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 far the fulfillment of thiscon trait, in pursuance »f, and according to the terms and conditions of the a«fl of Congress herein be fore recited. Given tinder my hand and the £eal of the (L. S ) Treasury of the United States at Phi ladelphia, this twelfth day of |anuary nne thousand feveri hundred and nine ty nine. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury. Jan. i». 5 Imported In the last arrivals from Brcnien, Hamburg and Amsterdam, AMD FOR SALE, AT RKAIONABLE PRICES \Nb ON A LIBERAL CR EDI r, BY PRATT y KINT^IKC, N0.95, North Waterftrcet. 215 bales & boxes Ticklenburghs, hempen linens and oznabrigs from 1/5 to if P" ell 70 do. bleached and brown hessians 40 do. brown rolls suitable for cof fts bags 20 do. strong do. do. for cotton do. Jo chests platillas 1 do. sealing-wax 3 do. dowlas 3 packages oil-doth 30 do. crcas ala Morlair 4 do. fail-twine II do. eftopaillus I do. watches 15 do. Birleficld linen 14 pipes Port wire 90 do. patterbornes 9 X cases claret 45 do Brittanras 130 do fine long corked I do. Holland canvass claret I de. Rnllta do. 1600 buftrls fine lalt 3 do. Ruflia fh Actings 40 caflciofroll britnflone 1 do. ravens duck »oo calks »f naval flores. » do. Ruflia driUcns 50 logs prime mahogany I do. brown Holland 4 hhds. cofTce mills 1 do. Silesia rouans 0 bundles German steel I di.Wahrendrop linen 10 chests of flatei and I do. Caraudoles pencils I do. FlemHh linens \ package of skates I do. ca*uricks afld \ do. woolen caps, 4tc. lawns 4 chests of Nurenberg 1 do diaper toys 11 do. llripes 40 kegs of yellow ochre 18 do. checks 3 Hhds. Give » do. fiamois 8 barrel" of Lentilles ' I do. Arabia stripe ( che!ts of prime red I do. b untiug for color crust Holland cheese I packa. Madras hand- 30 kegs of pearl baxley kerchiefs 60 botes of capers I do. Turkey yam 400 fides of upper and 6 hales empty bags foal leather I chest hair ribband 300 boxes window glass 3 boxes trpes,aflorted 800 Demijohns < » do. bobbin, aflorted 50 boxes glass tumblers I box threads 8c tapes aflorted I do. fine blue liftados » hhds. pumice stone 5 chests men's flippers I box of mill laws 3 do. bed ticks I cask of cutlery 1 cafls hog's brittle* A quantity of stone jugs 6 chefls writing paper and pickling pots 4 da. quills A few (hipsanchors, See novemfcer i» tu&ftf English wrought Nails. Imported in the /hips Molly and Diana, from LIVERPOOL. 400 Casks of Nails, CONSISTING of 6d, Bd, lod, ud, and aod, flat points suitable for the southern msrkrt—Ail, B<J, lod, lid, and »od, finedrawn sharps—also 1, 3, 4, and 6 clouts—fptigs— tucks—l'Ttipper nails—sheathing nails, l?t. FOR SA LI IT, Robert Derfifsn, junr. _ 117 Market-lVeet. THE SUBSCRIBER tATiLt or the not'tfc or LANE, GODFREY Ss? Co. INFORMS his friends in particular and the public in general, that he continues in the fame line of hnfinefs as f> rnierly at the (tore lately occupied by MelTrs. Morgan and Price, on | Stamper's wharf, below th« Drawbridge, where he has for file 1 general aflortment of bar, rod, sheet and hoop iron, country and English Reel, open and tenplate stoves, a few pair of double fortified 4 and 61b iron cannon, cannon ball and grape Hint, forge hammars and anvils, a quantity of ca ft iron halUft for veflels, chim ney backs ind jams.on a new and improved plas. Hollow ware aflorted. Orders tor any kind of calling will be received at the ftnrr and executed at the air furnace at tbe Oiorteft notice. A small House to l^t, Above Ftfth street—Enquire of the Snbfirriber. \VM. LANE. Jan. 3. eod I<l Charles Campbell, , WATCH-MAKER. HAS removed to the Shop formerly occupied by Mr. "John Wood, No. 35, corner of From and Chefmit-ftreets; where he will thank fully receive and execute orders with neatness and dispatch MI HAS COVIT.ANTI T ON ISAND, A Neat and Large Aflortment of Clocks & Watches. WANTED, A JOURNEYMAN t ALSO, one or two Apprentices of refpefla ble parents. FOR SALE, A large quantity of Watch Glafles Whqltfalc and Retaii. nar »4 3awtf To be Sold, OR EXCHANGED, For property in the City, or within Thirty miles of it, A Valuable Plantation, IN Tufeorora Valley, Mifflin county,containing abeut. three hundred acres, the whole capable of cultivation. At preCpnt there is about 50 acres cleared, 30 of which is a rich bottom of Meadow Ground, enriched by a never failing stream, that has fall and water enough for all the purpofes'ftf' a Country.Mill. For further information aprir at No. 68, Market flreet. November 10 taw notice. THE creditors of George Johnfton, late sf Queen Ann's county, in the state of Mary land, deceased, are hereby requeued to appear at Church Hill, in the county and state afore faid, on Thursday the 11ft day of January next, with their claims against the said deceased, properly authenticated, at which time a propor tionable division of the afleti in the haßds of the fubferiber will be made among the creditors ac. cording to law s and those who do not appear on the said day, will be forever precluded from their claims on the said estate. REBECCA JOHNSTON, Executrix. Church Hill, Dec. aa. This Day is Published, AND fO* SAL a BY J. tX N MO, t t(J,C H I ft SET AN ADDRESS To the People of Maryland, J ON the origin, progress and prcfest state of French aggreflion, with a sketch of the infamous attempts to degrade the Government of the United Stati®, and some reflections on the late proceedings ' in Congress; written the lad of April in the pre-- sent year, by a Member of the House of Represen tatives. 5 jmnell BREAD TO delivered to the Poor of rhe City and Liber i s 3* Frirfftis in Mar kef, the corner -f Sec nJ, ftrcet. on. Ff j ay the I February, ac 10 o'clock, agreeable 'o the will> of Petty and Carter. The guardians of the poor i re r- qrttffted to piwe thpir attendance ngretah e :o a nfolvc of the Ge neral Board of rhe l4 f h nHart. Jonathan Robeson, President of the Gfneral of Guardians Philadelphia, Janurry 28, 1T99 dtFl Richard Bayley & Co. Rf.-SPECrFULI-Y inform the public tJvat the Retail Bufinef* carried on by th«m at fheir Store. N«. J36, Market-ftrcet, will in future be carried on by Mr. Wm. Bonnar, whvom they beg leave to recommend to the favor of their Meeds aad the public. All Persons indebted to the above firm thole to whom rhey are indebted, will plrafe to apply to John W iii ri'kiofts 5c Co. for the fettle me nc oftheir accounts, who are duly empowered for that purw,fe. Richard Bayley & Co. WILLIAMIiONNAR, RESPECTFULLY informs his lriends and the public, that the above Store will be opened by him on Monday the 4'h «f February next, with an aflortment of DRY GOODS, Suitable to tbi fcafsn, w'tichhe flitters himftlf will meet the approbation of those whs honor him with their favor. jtn 19. S WANTED, To Article for two or three years a young Man to a profitable hnfinefs — For particulars enquire it no. 68, l'outh Fourth street A person who has feme knowledge of paint ing or drawing would be preferred. W. HAYDON, WHO HAS A Cellar to Let. jan It POCKET Books, for the year 17yy. THII OAt WAI rUBLIIXtO, Br WILLIAM V. BIRCH, No, 17, South Sccond-flreet. THE AMX HICA A* Z. ADIE ? POCKET-BOOR; MR run TFum 1799- EmhelHftied with miniature likeneftes of the President of the United States and Gener*!' Wash ington ; containing an Almanack, ruled pages for memorandums, and for an account csf monies re ceived, paid or lent, for evct-j day in the ysar rt\r country dances, mifcellancous pi-ces in prose and rcrfe, now songs, a marketing table, and other ufefisl tal let. ALSO, THS gkxtlkman:, anxual POCKET REMEMBRANCER, FOK fHt r%AK <799^ Embelli'fhoJ With the fame miniware likenrfles, containing an almanack, rfilcd pa<;e« for memoran dums and a calh account, a lilt of the mvmbcrs of Co igrif<, the departments of State, War, Navy, Treasury and Judiciary, with an account of what if material in each; the te4«*ral courts of law. Mint eftakliOimcftt, heads »f all the mofl impor. tant aits »f last fcffiou of Congress, a liA of the ft amp duties, of duties payable oh goods imported and on domestic article*, a lift of the Britilh naty feveralufeful tables, ard other interesting matter. l"he above books are neatly bovnd in red leather with tucks aid pockets. Sold also by G. HUI, Baltimore ; Somerville, New Vork ( Bailey and Waller, Charlefloo; and by the principal bonkfellers in Boftnn. WHERE ALSO MAT BE HAD, [price it 1-x cents.] Heads of the mofl important a&s of the liftfef- Con of Congress, printed in * pocket file, and neatly don* up in marble paper. W. V. Biaefc has forfait, a good alfortment of merchants'account books, paper and other Oation ary goods, plying cards, hair and leather trunks, dec 19 *4w Abner Briggs, Of the City of Philadelphia, STOREKEEPER, HAVING assigned over alLbs» effect, real, per sonal and mixed, to the fubferibers, for the benefit of all his creditors— ,yof let is Hsr.Esr air eh, TO all persons who are indcSted to tbe said Estate, that they are requeded to make immediate payment of their refpeCtivc accounts, to either •( the aflignees; in failure where«f, legal measures Will be taken for the recovery of ftich debts, ar are not discharged without further delay. GEORGE PENNOCIt, WILLIAM FRENCH. January •» wrd.Bclr.-6w LANDING, Frtm rn board tbe Brig ExfSKiMRNt, Whilan, frsm Surrimm the fch. FaiaMnsHir Wallace, from the Havanna, At Mifftin's Wharf, 8i Bales bed Surriiiam Cotton, ?, nsr"} 54 Hhds. Surrioam Molasses 46 da. Havanna ditto 130 Boxes white and brown HarannaSugar 64 M.befl SpaniOi Segars, HAKE ON HAND, Qnren's Ware>, in Crafes, aflorted, lrifb Linnens and Checks, in Boxes, And an afTortment of German Goorfs. For Sale by SMI TH & RIOOWAY, l*o. 47, North Water-street. Jan. 19 eodjt A handsome compensation will be, given to a person of unexceptionable moral cha rafter, and who has received a liberal education, for inftruAing a feiefl number of you-g persons in Geography, Arithmetic, Writing, and Reading. His attention only will be required part of the day, unless his wlfhes would te to engage in a more general plan.-i Enquire at the office of this Gazette. January a 6. eod3t y - —--- ALL Persons having any De tnands against the estate of the late Robert Hardie manner, deceased, are hereby requefled to present' them for settlement, and all thnfe indebted to said e te, to make payment to either of the fubferibers PETER BAYNTON, Walnut-flreet. / _ JOHN CRAIG, r Executors. iV®. la, Doci-JJrert. \ MAYOR'S OFFICE REMOVED to 157 South Second-flreet. <Saw Just Publijhed BY THOMAS DODSON, At the Stonc-houfp, no. 4 i,fouth Second (lrect l 5 M-L * DP LP»'! A, ' ENCYCLOPAEDIA t D I C T lON A R Y OF A RTSand SCIENCES, and MISCELLANEOUS lITERATURE a entirely jvf.r. THE V WFERENT SCIF' AND ARTS A,cd,g,fcJ,„, 0 ,,, Kom orD . (lirin AT ISES OR systems COM **EHSNDINr THE History, Theory, and Pra&ice f k a»cording to the latest difroverU. and'" " ments: and full explanation, givcn .f ,v e T°- AfeM Paru of Knaivltdtt, whether natural and artificial obj.a., or to matt,'. «cle£ 1 C|T M. military, commercial, & c . tnclM ng elucidation of the most important topic, t.ve to religion, morals, manner,, and the oee.no my of hie; together with a description of all the countries, cities, principal mountains,leas river, &c throughout the world ; a general history, 2 and "-bra, of the different empire, kin» doms and stares; and an ac.oußt of th« i'i w , ff the moil eminent persons in ev.ry nation (W,™ the ear ieft age, down to the present time, piled from the writing of the belt author, i„T vcral languages ; the moll approved di&ionarie," a, well of general science a, ol particular branch' f' ' ® tranfaiSions, journal,, Li learned foci-t.« J; the Mb. lectures of , lessor, on different j and a varie-y of ori" fpoadencet" 1 fUrmft,Cd b > M The work i, now competed i n eighteen laroe quarto Volume., illultrated with five hundred a£d hirty-two copperplate,. J fervor fTIeT" r ' mim °" hlnd Jre IJJ dollar, for the »8 volume, in hoard, I AI bounH in ftcf p '««»>« dollars han'.fom ly bound in Calf dollars in Rnflia or Morocco. T. DO us ON, HAS JUST OPEMEDA SUBSCRIPTION, 'rk PL * tll ' hl "'< ® Suppleni -nt to the Wovk The ohjeft of which i, to correal such mif.ftat,. ment, a, have been found in the Work, and an account of the most important difenverie, a;, 1 Je.yelrT"" b "" mid< lh = '»« ' h , ! ® will consist of I volnm'S, on futh paper and type as the Eo- M V W'i." in hoards, dfc I *° P l '"' °o fubfcribir.g, ' rC ' ! »aw6w It there an American, young or old, not in ttrested ih tfo History of tie first Rise and Progress of bis native Country, and from so celebrated open as that of' Doctor Robtrtfon ? Just Published, AND TO BE SOLD BV JAMES HUMPHREYS, No. jy.fouth Third street, oppoGte the Baak o the United States, (Price one dollar neatly hound and lettered, in boards, fix Dr. Robertion's History of ( BRITISH) AMERICA, Containing The history of Virginia to the year 1685, an J the history of New-England to the ye r l6ji, be ing what the Doflor had completed pre vious te his death. It has lately been given to the public with a pre face by hi, son at Edin burgh,has already pair ed through three or four editions, and h?,been transla ted and pub lilhed in French at Paris. Mr, Robertfon in his preface (k r ervrs, ' During the courle of tedious illntis. Which he early forefaw would have a fatal termination, Dr. Rabertfon at different times d«!lroyed many of his papers: But after his I'eath, I found that part o the History of (Britilh) America which he had wrote many years before, and which is now offer ed to the public. It is written with bis own hand as all his work, were j it is as carefully correA«d a, any part of his manuscripts which I have ever seen ; and he had thought it worthy of being pre served, as it efcapcd the flames to which so many other papers had been committed. 1 read it with the utmolt attention; but, tefore 1 came to any resolution about the publication, I put the MSS. into the hands of some of thole friend, whom my father used to consult on such oncafio'.is, as it would have been rashness and preemption in me, to have waitedl to my own partial Heci&m. It was pcr«f j«d by f,m« other persons also, in whofc taste and judgment I hav« the greatest confidence: by all of them I was encouraged to offer ic to the public, at ! t»riou« and intcrefting in itfelf, and not inferior to any of my father's other works." 7he kdittr of the Paris Edition apqftrop'hizes the above <work in the following manner. " Everything ensure, fuecefs to this volume the talents and reputation of the author, and the impreflion still rtcetit in the minds|ol allwhohave read the excellent work of which this i, the com pletion—all confpirc to give it an extensive spread. The history of America was the mailer-piece of one of the two ablest, 1 r rarker one of the two only modern historians. He has created this par: ol history, distinguished this chaos ofthe N?w WorlJ, distinguished with the hand of a master the part of genius, fortune, courage and crime, and conquer ed as it were, America, for literary, commercial, and political Europe. "Toenfure this lad v<*hime circulation, it is necessary only to name its author, and to rsniark, it poflclies all that acutenefs of observation, tbst perspicuity of exposition, the art of rifeiring tf iei3s to causes, and of mingling wit* <he account of events, thg wholefomell. and most approved priciples of morals and politics, for which this writor was so eminently copfpicubus— In ihort, that it exhibits the talents ef Ro!«*tsok " jan. 19. fit SAMUEL PARKER, BRASS and BELL FOUNDER, No. 137, MuLLiEiinr-SrsERT'. 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 Qiipg. It miy be proper to add, that, as it has been re ported he had declined the fc«finef«, S. P- takes this means of informing the public that he is making arrangements to carry it on still more cxtenfively, hoping thereby to comply promptly with such or der, a, he may have to execute. , £'f Bkli.s, of any size, ca«t for churches and in«:itution>; printers riile«, jan. 2j eo3t
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