. ... -jar (Vxi .-C-2V rct*c • uarxmoL.* . om-.mvcra ,
AN ELEGAN r ASSORTMENT OF
Madras Handkerchiefs*
»<fn SAtfc at
Mcrdecot Lcivis.
jan.l6. " d * w
40 Boxes of Fresh Citron
lull ariited via New-York, and for Sale by
JOHN CRAIG,
Who has alto for Sale,
Old Madeira Wine
of the fifrft quality,
India Mullins,
coarse and fine, &c. ,
A quantity of the b«ft Englilh large leaf
Clover Seed.
S
TO BE SOLD,
A two ilory Stone Houlc,
LATELY bu«t, with two acres of land, on
the Bristol road, about a tnile above Frank
fort. The Situation is high and healthy, and
the water excel**.—For ter*s apply » Mi /
John McClelland, or fttir. SUthUrd Whitehead,
No. 61, Vine-ftwet.
Jan. it ■ ***.-.
PUBXICi NOtiCE
IS hereby given, that application will be
® jde to the Direiflors of the Bank of PennSyl
vania for the renewal of a Celtificate for a share
in the said Bank, No. üßi, dated July *4th
i 797> Handing in tVe hame of JOSEPH REED,
the fame having been accidentally Uft or de
stroyed, •
Philad. Jan. 15.
FILTERING STONEs.
Of an excellent ijualiy for Ships or Families
FOR SALE BY
Thomas Joshtia Fishg-t
No. S> Dock street.
ift mo. 15.
ALL PERSONS
Indebted to th« f.ftate of Mr. John FSNvo.late
of Philadelphia, deceal«d, are dsfired to make pay
ment, and these having any demands, to present
:h»m for SettlKwent, to
SAMb'EL BLODGtT, Adm'r.
or
jtfUW WARD FENNO, Agent
to the administration.
NOv. < fa"?
Jamalca rum,
A Cargo nutu landing at South Jlreet toharf,
TOR SALE BY
PETER BLIGHT,
Apply at Stores on the Wharf,
WHO ALIO OFTERS »«* «*!.»,
SS ANDY, id and 4th proof
Madeira and Port WINES, &c. 3cc.
Hat. I. M
Five Dollars Reward.
STOLEN yeftcrday morning, between 10 and
12 o'clock, from No. 68, South Fourth Street,
A Single cafe Silver Watch,
thi maker's nameMarknoble —number not known.
The letters W. H. are feratehed on the rim of the
cafe—a steel chain and key, gilt seal with » cypher
W. H. engraved on it. Whoever will give me
information so that the thief may be brought to
iudice lhall receive theabove reward.
W. HAYDON.
iaa II ,
Stray Horse.
WAS taken up, treffpaffing on the fubferiber,
in 'he townfcip 41 Paffyutik, in the county
of Philadelphia, a grey Horfe,about fourteen hinds
high, thirteen or fourteen year* old, blind of his
ritfht eye, and Ihod before. Whoever has 101 l
- him, by proving property and paying charges,may
him again on applying to the fubferiber.
JOHN SINK,
Oa the Banks ot fehuylkilL
jan. 19, f
WHEREAS
TSAAC PAINTER having rJlade an assignment
1 of all his property to me the fubferiber for the
btrefit •! his creditors, this is to requed all per
sons indebted to the said Isaac Painter, to prevent
further trouble, to make immediate payment to
me the fubferiber ; and all those having any de
mands againll him to render io their accounts to
JACOB CLARK, AJftgnee.
jon. aft dtf
NOTICE,
PURSUANT to a ReSolve of the Board of
Truflees of Walhington Academy, in Som
etfet county, Maryland, authorising William
Polk, eSqr. majors Samuel Wilsok, and
William Jonas, Members of,faid Board, to I
procure a principal tearher for said Academy.—
NOTICE is hereby given, that a gentleman quati
(iad t*> teach the Greek and Latin L angysges. Geo
graphy and the Mathematics, and such other
branches of Literature as it is customary to teach
in such Schools, will meet with Übcral encourage
ment and it is pjefomed will he well accommodat
ed in taking charge of this Academy. The build
ing is spacious and will accomodate at lead sixty
Students.
Prop Mali may he addressed to John Dennis, Jfc.
til Arch-street, or William Winder, accountant
in the Navy department, Walnut street, Philadel
phi.i, or to either of the three gentlemen above
1 mentioned, near Princcfs Anne, Maryland.
d« if $
NOTICE.
Cf'HE CO partnerfliip of JOHN GREEN V Co
i is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
All persons indebted to the said Firm are requeued
to make immediate payment, and those haVing any
demands to present them for settlement to any one
of the Sublcribers—each being du)y authorized to
-adjufl the fame.'
JOHN GREEN.
EDMUND DARCH.
SAMUEL DARCH.
N. B.—They have the remainder of their (lock
•t Goods—confiding of
Ironmongery, Hardware, &c.
At No. 16, North Second Street, which they are
felling oh very low terms to close the butinefs.
Jan. 18 tawjw
NOTICE.
ALL perions indebted to James Emlen, late
of Middletow», in the county of Delaware,
tieccafcd, are requcded to make payment to either
of the futferibers, whom they (hall find it mod
convenient to call on : and all persons having de.
mands, will be pleased in like manner, to furnilh
thefiii, that they may be paid.
All rents, which fell due on or beforo the fourth
-fiiy o£ the icthn-.onth la(l>fe payable to the fub
tci'ibers aiid those vvliich accrued after that day wil
be payable to the guardians of his children, who
will d»ly notify the tennants where to pay the
fame.
MIERS FISHER,, of Philadelphia, >- Exec-
ABM- PEN-NEEt,, ot Afnlilltwwn, 3 »/orj.
d«c 5.8 iaw6 , .v
WHEREAS,
BV in A a of Cgngrefs pj/Tedun ihe sixteenth
day o£ Jttiy in the year of our Lord one thou
fand'i'even hundred and ninety thaPrefi
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
any person or persons, and upon such terms
and conditions as be (hall judge most advan
tageous for the United States, a sum not
exceeding five miiliorfs of dollars, so however,
that no contrail or engagement be made which
(hall preclude the United States from reimburs
ing any sam or sums borrowed at any time after j
the expiration of fifteen years from the date of
such loan, /tnd whereas, it is declared by the
said Atfl, that so much as may be ntceflary of
the surplus of the duties on Imports and 1 on
. nage beyond the permanent appropriations here
fotorecharged upon them by law, (hall
ed and appropriated for paying the isteren., and
also for paying and difchargjng the principal
n sum or sums of all tht monies which may be
t . borrowed, according to the term or terms which
d may be fixed, purliiant to the authoiity atore
faid—And whereas by the said Adl, the faith of
the United States is pledged to eflablifh Sufficient
' permanent Revenues for making up any deficien
cy that may hereafter appear iii the provifiuna
before-mentioned for paytng the interest and
principal sums, or either of thern, of any mo
ie nies which may be borrowed pursuant to the laid
|. Adl. And whereas the Prefideut of the Unit
e ed States did b> an A<H or Commission under his
j, hand dated the ninth day of January in tha year
I one thoufaud seven hundred and ninety nine, au
thorise and empower, the Secre*ary of the 1 rea*
fury, to boirow 011 behalf of the United States,
any sum not exceeding in the whole, five mil
lions of dollars and to make luch or
contracts as (honld be necefiary, and for the in
terest of the United States, in purluance of the
AA of Congress above recited.
Xo<w therefore, the undersigned, Secretary
of the Treasury, in pursuance of the Adl ot
Congress, and the authority from the Prefidvnt
- of the United States, above mentioned, doth
hereby on behalf of the United States of Ame
rica, contrail asd engage in manner following,
to wit.
t ift. A book for-Teceiving fubferijitions to a
Loan of five millions of dollars for the use of
the United States (hall be opened in the city of
Philadelphia, at the Bank of the United Statet
on Thursday the twenty eighth day of February
ensuing, which book (ball continue open for the
purpose of receiving fubferiptions, until the
whole of the said five millions of dollars (hall
be fubl'cribed. It more than five millions of
dollars (hall be fubferibed oil the fir ft day of
opening the said loan, the surplus (hall be de
du<£led in proportion to the sums by
individuals, exceeding four thousand dollars.
id. For every hundred dollars whiihmaybe 1
fubferibed there (hall be forthwith deposited and 1
paid the sum of twelve d dlars anA fifty cents, t
and fike payments of twel ,e dollars and fifty
cents, (hall be made within the firft ten days of
the months of April, May, June, July, August
September Qilober cniuing. The Secre
tary of nie Treasury hwweverrel'erves the rij hr
of reducing the number of installments by Spe
cial agreements, "with the individuals who may
become fubferibers
jd. On the failure of payment of anyinftall
ment of the sums fubferibed according to the '
tencr of the Second article, the sext preceeding
installment of twelve dollars and cents, '
which dull have been paid, for every hundred ;
dollars fubferibed (hall be forfeitedsto the Unit-
States. '
4th, The sums fubScrihed (hall and may be J
paid to the credit of the United States, at the !
Barik of the United States, or at the oflicet of a
diScount and deposit of he Said riank at Bolton, '
New-York, Baltimore, or Charlelton, or at ei r
ther of the Banks of Salem, in Maflachlifct.ts, f
Newport and Providence in
ford in Connecticut, Albany in New-York, 6i*
Alexandria in Virginia, for which payments,the "
receipt; of the Calhiers of the Offices of Dis
count and Deposit and oS the Banks aforeSaid
(hall be received at the Bank of the United States ,
as equivalent to money ; but no payment of a
Subsequent installment shall be received at any
other place than that where the firft installment -
was paid, except at the Bank of the United
States ; in cafe any depolits (hall be made at the
offices oS DiScount or Deposit, or at cither of
the Banks aforeSaid, which (ball notbe applied to 1
the payment of the firft installment of fubferip
tions to the Loan aforeSaid, the Said depolits J
(hall be Sorthwith refunded by directions Srom f
the Treasury.
sth. For the sums or number of (haresofone
hundred dollars, which may be fubferibed, cer
tificates (hall be given by the Galhier of the Bank
of the United States, which (hall be assignable
by indorsement, and delivery of the parties in
whose Savour the Said certificates may be iflued,
until the completion of the payments required
by the tenor of thcfecond article preceeding.
6th. The sums Subscribed and paid in purfu- t
ance oS the tenor oS the Second article preceed
ing, Shall after the Slid payments have been
compleated, ronllinire a Sunded capital stock
divisible into (hares of one hundred dollars each, '
which capital flock (hall bear interest at the ratt
of eight per centum per annum from the times
fixed for the payment of the refpedtive install
ments payable quarter yearly at the TreaSury »f
the United States, or at the Loan Offices where
'r e / ime may ? ind cre(ll,ed > until the last day
of December, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and eight.
7th. After the lad day of December in the said
year one thousand eight hundred and eight, and
after realonable notice to the creditors, which (hall
be given by an advertisement in feme public news- '
paper, printed at the feat of the government of the '
United States, the said capital dock lhall be re- '
deemable at thepleafurc of the United States by I
the re-.mburfement of the whole Sum or sum. =
. r l°"l ed ' an<J which *»y conditute the said capi- 1
tal stock either at the treasury of the United States
or at the loan offices where the fame may fland
credited. '
Bth. The credits Sor the said capital stock lhall '
. and may he feparatoly certified in sums either for
one hundred, four hundred, one thousand, four 1
thousand .or ten thousand dollars, and the credit. ;
lo certified (hall be transferable by the creditors or {
: their attornies, at the Treafijry and Loan Offices
refpeclively, in pursuance of the rules which have
been, or which may be eOablifhed refative to the
transfer of the funded dock of the United States
9th. A fuflicicntlum of the surplus of the duties
on Imports and Tonnage beyond the permanent '
: appropriations heretofore charged upon them by '
, law, together with the faith of the United States 1
■ are hereby pledged fer the fulfillment of this con
tr , purSuance of, and according to the terms
and conditions of the ad of Congress herein be
fore recited.
Given under my hand and the fcal of the
(L. S.) Treasury of the United States at Phi
ladelphia, this twalfth day of January
ene thousand seven hundred and nine
ty nine. I
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of the treasury. J
! i an - it- « t
IMPo u T K D
In the last arrivals from Bremen,
Hamburg and Amsterdam,
AND FOR SALE,
AT RXASONABLt PRICES AND ON A LIBERAL
C R £1)1 r, BY
PRATT & KINTZINCy
N0.95, North Water street.
'215 bales & boxes I'ickknburghs,
hempen linens and oanabrigs from 1/5 to
■>J per ell
70 do. bleached and brown heflians
. I 40 do. brown rolls suitable for cof
fee bagi
20 do. strong do. do. for cotton do.
30 chests platillas a do. sealing-wax
3 do. dowlas 3 packages oil-cloth
30 do. creas ala Morlaix 4 do. fail-twine
1 I* do. I do. watches
| IJ do. Biclefirtd finen 14 pipes Port wine
c 90 do. patterbwnes 91 cases claret
J 45 do Brttta»ia» 130 do fine long corked
I do. iiolland canvass claret
{■ I de. Ruflra do. 1 630 buftrls fine fait
3 do. Ruflia llioetings 40 caflc;ofroll brimstone
1 do. ravens duck 100 calks »f naval [lores.
» do. Rulfij drillent 50 logs prime mahogany
? I do. brawn holland 4 hhds. coffee mills
a do. Silelia rouans t> bundUs German steel
' I dt.Wahreudrop linen 10 chests of slates and
X do. Caraudoles pencils
I do. Fleiuilh linens A package of (kates
1 I do. cambricks add A do. woolen caps. See.
" lawns 4 chests of Nurenberg
1 do diaper toys
• do. tlriprs 40 kigs of yellow ochre
1 18 do. checks 3 hiids. Glue
* do. fiamoil S barrels of Ltntilles
r t do. Arabia flripc f chells of prime red
I do. bunting for coUm> crufl Holland cheefn
; I parka. Madras hand- 30 kegs of pearl barley
kerchiefs 60 boxes of capers
x do. Turkey yarn 400 .fides of upper and
6 bales empty hags foal leather
I chest hair ribband 300 boxes window glass
3 boxes tapes,aflorted 800 Demijohns '
1 do. bobbin, alTorted 50 boxes ghft tumblers
I box threads & tapes alTorted
I do. fine blue lifiados 1 hhds. pumice (lone
$ chests men'sfiippcrs I box of mill saws
3 do. bcr} ticks I calk of cutlery
1 calls hog's hriftlel A quantity of Hone jugs
6 chests writing paper and pickling pots
4 do. quills A few Ihtps aiuhors, ftc.
noveinbcr 11 u&ftf
English wrought Nails.
Imported in the flips Mailt and Dianay frqm
liver r <I£L.
400 Calks of Nails,
C CONSISTING of 6d, Bd, iod, ud, and;
> aoil, flat points suitable for the southern
maiket—6d, B<J, iod, I id, and iod, finedrawn
(harps—alio 1, 3, 4, and 6 clouts —sprigs—
links —lnupper nails-—(heathiog naiU, &c.
FOR IA LI OY,
Robert Denifon, jtmr.
THE SUBSCRIBER
CAT SLY or THt HOUSE Of
LANE, GODFREY 6? Co.
INFORMS his friends in particular and the
public iti general, that lie contihues in tht fatne
line of bullnel's as si rinerly at the (tort lately
occupied by Mefirs. Morgan and Price, on
Stamper's wl.iif, below ihti Drawbridge, where
he hat for fair a general aflnrtment of l 'ir, rod,
(heet and hoop iron, country and Englilh Heel,
open ami ten plate (love?, a few pair of double I
fortified 4 anH. 61b. iron eannon, cannon ball j
and grape ttiot, forge himmars and anvils, a
quantity of call iroa ha I lift for veflels, chim
ney hacks and jams on a new and improved
plan. Hollow ware aflorted. Orders for any
kind of casting will bt received at the store i
and uxeeuted at the air furnace at the fhortell
notice.
A small House to let,
Above Fifth street—Enquire of the Subfirriber.
Wm. LANE.
j 3 "- 3- eoditt
Charles Campbell,
W AT C H-M A K ER.
HAS removed to the Shop formerly occupied
by Mr. John IVood, No. jj, corner of
Front and Chel'nut-ftreetj ; where he will thank
fully receive and execute orders with neatness
and difpaKh
HS HAS COVST SNTL Y ON HAND,
A Neat and Large Aflortment of
Clocks & Watches.
WANTED,
A JQURNErMAN ;
ALSO, one or two Apprentices of refpeiU
ble parent*.
FOR SALE,
A large quantity of Watch GlafTes
Wbolefaic and Retail.
nOT *4 3awtf
To be Sold,
OR EXCHANGED,
For property uS'ttie Citv, or within Thirty
milts of it,
A Valuable Plantation,
IN Tufcorora Valley, Mifflin county, containing
ab»ut three hundred acres, the vrhole capable
of cultivation. At present there is about 50 acres
cleared, 10 of which 11 a rich bottom of Meadow
Ground, enriched by a never failing dream, that
has fall and water enough for all the purposes of
a Country Mill. For further information apply at
No. 68, Market flreet.
November ao taw
S NOTICE.
'T'HE cr<ors of George Johnfton, late ef
X Queen Ann's county, in the state of Mary
land, deceased, are hereby rcquefted to appear
at Church Hill, :n the county and state afore
' 011 Thurfdav the lift day of January next,
with their claims against the said deceCftd,
properly authenticated, at which time a propor
tionable division of the assets in the hands of the
fubferiber will be made among the creditors ac.
cording to law; and those who do not appear
on the said day, will be forever precluded frorn
their claims on the said eltate.
REBECCA JOHNSTON, Executrix.
Church Hill, Dec.
This Day is Published,
and roa sale by j. fen no, i 19,ch«snut.si rut
AN ADDRESS
To the People of Maryland,
ON the origin, progress and prpfctit slate of
French aggression. with a Iketch of the infamous
attempts to degrade the Government of the United
states, and some reflections on the late proceedings
in Congress; written the lad of Aprii in the pre
lent year, by«jMemberof'the Hoafe of Reprffen
tativ®s, ' x:
J June 11
BREAD
' pO be delivered to the focr of the City anJ
i Libcrti sa" Frienris Mating Houfc in Mar
ket, the corner -i'S.-c n-l,ftreet, on Fii ay the t'i
•jf February, at 10 V-iocfc, agneaUle ;o the w ili
of Petty and Carter.
The guardians of the ttonr •• ve rtqitelWd to yiv
their Agrn ali e r„ 4 I«fuive of the Ge
neral Bo.ird oC the i4th mart.
Jonathan Robes-m, P'lridcnt
of the General Board of Guardiant
Philadelphia, JanuEry 18, 1799 dtFi
Ricliard Bayley Co.
FULLY inforui the public that flip
Retail Bufinef, carried o„ by th,. m at ;htir
Store. No 136, Market-ftrcet, «il) in fmure be
carried on by Mr. Wm. Bonkar, they bee
leave to rccomm.nd to the favor of thcr iriend,
and the public.
All P£rsons indebted to the^
above firm and thole to whoi* they are indebted,
wdl pliafe to apply to Johw W ui T fSi3E» ?t Co
for the lettlement of,heir refpe.live account., who
are duly empowered for that purpofc.
Richard Bayley & Co.
WILLIAM BONNAR
P Esp E c r'ULLY informs his Iriend.'and the
IX. public, that the above Store will he op.ned
by him on Monday the 4 ,h «f February mat,
with an alTortmert of
DRY GOODS,
Suitable to ih: season, w:iich he flutters himfclf
wiU meet the approbation of those wh» honor him
with their favor.
| jm 10.
I WANTED,
j To Article for two or three
| years a young Man to a profitable trulinrft
For particulars enquire at no. 6J, south Fourth
street
A person who has some knowledge of paint
ing or drawing would be preferred.
W. HAYDON,
WHO HAS
A Cellar to Let.
jan 11 {
Pocket Books, .for the year 1799.
THIS DAT WAS FUR LXSHCD,
Br WILLIAM T. BIRCH,
No, 17, South Second-Arret.
THE AMR JiICAN LADIES
POCKET-BOOK ;
FOR THE rSAJI 1799..
Etnbel'ifhed with rainiamre likenefles of the
Prciident of the United States and General Walh
ingron ; containing an Almanack, ruled pages for
ni-morandums, and for an account at monies re
ceived, paid or lent, for every day in the y*ar
n«»v cduntry dances, mifcellaix aus pieces in prose
and verse, now longs, a marketing table, and other
vie fill taMes.
ALSO,
THE GENTLEMAN', AHKU/tT.
POCKET REMEMBRANCE R,
for Tht: r£\n 1799.
Embell'.lhed with the fame miniaLure likeneffies,
containing an almanack, ruled pages for memoran
dums and a calh account, a lift of the nrnnhcti of
Congrcf., the departments of State, War, Navy,
Treasury and Judiciary, with an account of what
i« material in each; the Federal courts of law.
Mint cftablifhmcnt, heads of all the moll impor.
tant aits of lad fiQion of Conprefs, a lift of the
(lamp duties, of duties payable on goods imported
and on domeflic articles, a lift of the Britilh naxy
several ufeful tables, and other intcrefting matter.
I h; above books are neatly bound in red leather
with tucks and pockets.
Fold also by G. Hvll, Baltimore ; Somerville,
New York ( Bailey and Walltr, Charleston; and
by the principal booksellers in Boston.
WHERE ALSO MAT BE HAD,
[price it I-l rents.]
Heads of tl«e moll important ads of the laftfef
fion of Congress, priated in a pocket lize, and
neatly don. up in marble paper-
W. Y. Birch has for sale, a good aiTortmentof
merchants'account books, paper and other llation
ary goods, playing-cards, hair and leather trunks,
dec 19 W4W
1 '■ .j»' ■
Abnf.k Briggs,
Of the City of Philadelphia,
STOREKEEPER,
HAVING afligned over all his effefls, real, per
sonal and miicd, to the fubferibers, for the
benefit of all his creditors—
Notice is nERF.nr c/rsv,
TO all peifons who are indebted to thfe said
Estate, that are requested to make immediate
payment of their refpeiftive accounts, to either of
the aflignees; in failure whereof, legal measures
will be taken for the recovery of inch debts, as are
not discharged without further delay.
GEORGE PENNOCKi
WILLIAM FRENCH.
January ■» wed.&fr.6w
LANDING,
From m board the Brig Experiment,
WniLAN, fr«mSurrinant and the fch. Friendship
Wallace, from the Hat)anna,
At Mifflin's Wharf,
81 Bales best Surrinam Cotton j
40 Hoglheads") COFFEE.
91 Barrels j
54 Hhds! Surrinam MolafTes
46 do. Havanna ditto
130 Boxes white and brown Havanna Sugar
64 M. best Spaniih Segars,
HAVE. ON HAND,
Qncen's Ware, in Crates, alTorted,
Irilh Linnens and C hecks, in Boxes,
And an nlTertment of German Goods.
For Sale by
| . SMITH & RIDOWAY,
No. 47, North Water-street.
Jan. »9 eod3t
A handsome compensation will be
given to a person of unexceptionable moral cha
radler, and who has received a liberal education,
for inftru<fting a feleA number of yoiu.g persons in
Geography, Ari'iimetie, Writing, and Reading
—His attention only will be required part of the
day, unless his wilhes Would be to engage in a
more general plan Enquire at the office of
this Gazette.
January »6. eod3t
ALL Persons having any De
mands against the estate of the late Robert Hardie,
mariner, deceased, arc hereby rtquefled to present
them for settlement, and all those indebted to said
estate, to make payment to either of the fubferibers
PETER BAYNTON,
fi''alrut-/lreet, (
JOHN CRAIG, (
No. 12, DochJlrcet. J
i an ' 3awtf
MAYOR'S OFFICE
REMOVED to 157 South Second-street.
(5 aw
jU.'t Pubhjbcd
BV THOMAS DdBSON
At the htonc-houfe, no. 4i.fi.utK i*c.. iIU p r „ t
I lIIL ADfe-I.Pi/ { a '
EXCrcLOPjEDU:
0R > A
DICTIONARY
° F
A UTS and SCIENCES,
MISCELLANEOUS literature
V* a tlan mtirdf „g !r .
THE PIFFEREVT AND ARTS
ta i J&yii'iT*"»
Ki-ATISES or SYSTEMS
THF H # £.* EH E NDI «<3
"cording to the lateTdif"veri«
menta: and full ? . and in Prove-
Detic&tf ?*rts of Knowledge whcri\cr
natural and artificial Pr t^tcfSfi!
,ca '' C| vil, military, commercial .
J..„d 7K.'„"S
=» well ot Kc fcral fcln
eg . , he t riTZ ." " ot P«"cuJar branch
learned focittiss • "th* Ms T-l'' and n ' fraoi ™. of
felfors on different 'T ° cniinen 'P»>-
quarto ZIV:. "^ n »*<=
toty-two c™pp*rS s W ' th hundred and
tc£ UorZuT" Which remam »e of
\H f!' 1 " r ° r the «8 volumes in hoard,
iXj dollar*hand/ b °J""? ;flcc P leather
lc , j /r 1 ! 1 bound in Calf
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I It i, expend thi, fupplem.m will „f
three *o B «v., or. futh paper and type.,". bT
cycloprd,,, a t s„ Dollar, per volume,
S« d Dcll a r,o« wh,ch , u be paid on fubfcribir£
»a»6 it
h there an American, joung or old, not in
terestcd ,rt the History 0 f the first Rise
and Progress of bis native Country, and
JVom so celebrated afien as tbat of Doctor
Robertfon ?
Just Publiflied,
AND TO BE SOLD BT
JAMES HUMPHREYS,
No. J9,fouth Third street, oppoGtc the Bank o
the United State,,
(Price one dollar neatly bound and lettered, in
boards,fixjbilhnts )
Dr. Robertfon's History of
(BRITISH)
AMERICA,
Containing
The history of Virginia to the year l6Br, not the
history ol New-England to the yeir l6tl, be
ing what tKe Doctor had completed pre
vious to hi, death. It ha, lately been
given to the public with a pre
face by his son at Edin
burgh, has already pair
ed through three or
four edition,, and
hz,beentranfla-
tcd and pub
lilhed in
French at Parts.
Mr. Robeftfan in his preface obfervei,
" During the course of tedioU, illness, wliich he
early forefavr would haye a fatal termination, Dr.
Rsbertfon at different time, deflroyed many of hia
paper,: But after hi, death, I found that part o
the History o£(Britiftj) America which he had
wrote many year, before, and which is now offer
ed to the public. It is written with his owo hand
a, all hi, works were ; it i, a, carefully corre&ed
as any part of his manuscript, which I have c«r
seen ; and he had thought it worthy of being pre
served, as it efcapcd the flame, to which so many
other papers had been committed. I read k with
the utmost attention; but, before I came to any
refutation about the publication, I put the MSS.
into the hand, of some of those friends whom mr
father used to consult on such o«cafio:is,as it-would
have been rSftiAefs and prcfumption in me f» bnv*
trusted to my own partial deeffiin. It w«
ed by f>me other person, also, ip whftfe tafle and
judgment I havs the greatest confidence : by all of
them I wai encouraged to offer it to the publ.c, a,
curiomand intending in itfelf.and not inferior to
apy of my father's other work,."
The Editor of the Paris SJilion apofrophiz.es
the above ".uork in the following manntr.
" Every thing enfurts fuccef, to thi, volume
the talent, and reputation of the author, and the
irapreffion Hill recent in the mindslol all whehave
read the excellent work of which thi, i, the com
pletion—all conspire to give it an extensive spread.
The hiflory of America ivai the mafter-piecc tf one
of the two ablest, or rather one of the two only
aiodern historians. He ha, created thi, part of
history, diflinguilhed this chao, of the New World,
diilingulfhcd with the hand of ? master the part of
geniui, fortune, courage and crime, and conquer
ed a, it were, America, for literary, commercial,
and political Europe.
u To ensure this last volume circulation, it »
neceflary only to name its author, and to r«mafk»
it pofTeffes all that acutenef, of observation, that
perspicuity of exposition, the aft of referring ef
ieds to causes, and of mingling with the account
of events, the wholefbniell and moll approved
priciple, of morals and politics, for which thi»
writer was so eminently confpicuous—ln {hort>
that it exhibits the talents ef Robirtson-"
jan. 19. . f Jt
SAMUEL PARKER,
BRASS and BELL FOUNDER,
No. 137, MULBERSr-SfREEt.
CONTINUES to carry on the Brafs-foundery
Business a, usual, where hi, former customer,
and the public may be supplied with casting, for
machine, to any pattern, rudder brace,, bolts, dec.
for ihips.
It may be proper to add, that, a, it ha, bee* re
ported he had declined the business, S. P. take, thi,
mean, of informing the public that he is making
arrangements to carry it on still more extensively,
hoping thereby to comply promptly with such or
der<a, he may have to execute.
Btlls, of any size, cast for churcht, and
other ins:itutionsj printer, rule,, &c.
Jan. ly eojt