of tlje and Philadelphia Daily Advertiseh Number 1991.3 c 3* The price of this Gazette is Eight dollars per annum to Subscri bers rcfiding in the city of Philadel phia. All others pay one dollar ad ditional, for enclojing and directing; and unless fomeperfon in this city will become anfuuerable for the subf erup tion, it mutt be paid,. Six Months in advance. OFFICE. THF. Sobtcribsrs refpe<Sfully iofarm their cam menial Iricnds in particular, and the public in general, that an office Cor the Insurance of ffm>» jiihj wilt he opened on Monday next, '.Kth inft. at No, 95 South Front-ftrect—where a (lure of tii public patronage is solicited * tf. is- J. FRAZIER. Jan. aj. dtw jawim Ship Broker's Office, And Commission Store, No. 129, South front Strfti;, Ntxt door to she Cuflora House. r T I HE Subscriber, encouraged by the advice of X his friends, offers his service-to the public »s a Ship 4nd Insurance Brok«r.—He propof «s to buy and fell vcflels and every thing"relat ing thereto—aflift matters of vessels and others iij entering and clearing at tht Cnftom-Houle, procuring and (hipping freight, fettling Intqr ancc ar.d all other mercantile accounts, and hare on lund the sectffary Blanks and Stamps. Paper# in foreign languages translated, and in formation given in general mercantile ratters. —From a knowledge gained by ling experience of every branch of bulinefe he hopes to be ufe ful to those who plealc to favor him with their commands. SAMUEL EMERY. novemfeor tg taw For Sale. The SuBSCR!d«R. intending to decline the DRUG BUSINESS, offers For Sale, the whole Stock of Drugs anil Medicines, Inftrumcnts, &u The (hop is elegant, commodious, and feflici eiitly known for the extensive business done in the wholesale and retail line ; the situation squal to any in the city, being *t the cumcr of Walnut and Second streets. The whole, or any part of the Stock, will be fold, as will bed suit the purehafer. Tlw terms may be known, by applying to JAMES MOORE., jun« IVlo has For Sale, (or the river trade— The Peggy, about 30 tons burthen, Mulberry and Red Ced r frame, and remarkably flout, of an easy draught of water, rigging in good order. The Sally, about 30 tons, fails well, and in complete order for the lumber business. £3* All persons indebted to the late firm el GMthwait & Baldwin, IV. B. GolJtbwalt, Gola stnuait W Miore, or the fubferi'ier, are earnestly requeded to make speedy paymient to JAMES MOORE, jbn. august 3 5 For Savannah, To fail the firft opening, The well accommodated and fad Jkj-g-A' failing ship 18l SIVI FT PACKET, Patrick Gsibbin, Majler, No v lying at Latimer's wharf.--For Freight or Passage apply to the matter onboard, of N. & J. FRAZIER, No. 9J, South Front Street. January at, diw FOR SALE, At 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening the sth February, at the Merchants' Coffee House jt" 1 ""* The Foreign Built GEORGE. Coppered to liyht water mark, burthen about 378 tons Cullom House raeafurement, now lying at Wilcox's Wharf, is well found, as per inventory to be seen at the Au&ion Room—Conditions •( {ale approved endorsed notes at 90 days. FOOTMAN & Co. Auctioneers. Jan. 19 dt» For FPEIGHT or CHARTER, to any part of EUROPE, The Swedish Snow m& MARIA, Haks Olof Kock, commander. A remarkably good vessel, about *»o tons bur then. A freight to Cadis, or a«jr part of the Mediterranean would be preferred. Enquire ofthe Captain on beard at Vine-Street Wharf' dec 17 For sale by the fubferiber, At Portsmouth («.h.) THE HU.LL itltlfe NEW SHIP, 80 feet keel, 1-1 beam, XI feet hold, 5, 10 lel ween drcks; ahon; ,VlO tons; wirh malls, (pars an.! all the carpenter'* and smith's Work com pleted ; built of goad found feafurcej timber and plank ; launched in November, 1706, and ha* been well taken cure of since that time —Further par ticulars niav be known hr appfyinjj to Messrs. Wharton & Lewis, Fhilaflelj-hia, or to THOMAS THOMPSON, decerober 21 jaw.'.f BY JOHN WARD FENNO, N° i tg, Chesnut-STREET. PHILADELPHIA : MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, (799. FOR SALE, By the Subscribers 200 Bolts Russia Duck, 50 pipes London plmcular bill Madeira Wine I pair nine pound Cannon A few Baits Madras Handkerchiefs 4000 bs Fine Flota Indigo 13 Barrels Beef. Willings is* Francis; Penn-flreet, J Novcmbtr a 8 J J JJI Arrived, In the Brig Eliza, from the Mediterranean, and now landing at Walnut Street wharf, Fourth proof Brandy in Pipes. Brimllrne. All aCortment of valuable DRUGS, CF ■ Opinn, Aloes, Camharidei, CampMre, Senna, Ctemor Tartar, ike. &c. • Effene««f Lemon rod J3ergamot Writing piper 7 Sweet oil in bottles and (talks Olives, anchovies and Juniper berries ALU o.—ltalian lutcftrings Latins Crapes Umbrellns Remaining on Hand, St. Croix Sugars, Claret in cases Old Madeira Wine of the firft qUtility. JAMES YARD. Novemher t § FOR SAJLfe By the Subscribers, ON VERY LOW TERMS WAX CANDLES, OF A SUPERIOR ftUALITV, Either by the single box of i+lbs. or by the quail ' tity. Willings Francis. nov 14 ' All persons iudebted to the Eilate . of Joseph Anthony, fen. deceased, are re-> quested ta make immediate payment: —And ill those whojhave any demands against said estate, are defited to produce them legally attested to the fubl'cribers for settlement. JOSIAH HEWES, ") JOHN MORTON, 5-Executors. JOSEPH ANTHONY, 3 December 26. dtf NOTICE. Joseph Thomas's Creditors are hereby earneflly requested to furnifh their Accounts duly attelled, as fosn as convenient : thereby to enable the Assignees to form an idea of the slate of his arffairs j—and a'l those indebt ed tp said Thomas, arerequired to make im mediate payment to either of the Subscribers. SAMUEL W. FISHER,"") Assignees WILLIAM BUCKLEY, f of JOHN HALL. }J. Thomas. dec. 7T. ■ dtf John Dobbin, BOOT y SHOEMAKER. RESPECTFULLY informs his Friends and the Public in general that he carries on his bulinefs at No 99 South Second-Jlreet, nearly op posite the Merchants Coffee house where gen tlemen maybe ftipplied iatheneateH and best manner —he a fibres those who may please to fa vor him w(th their commands that no attention or exertion on his fide (hall be wanting to render him worthy of their encouragement. N. B. Ordfcs received will be punctually at tended to. November c 4 NOTICE. THE Public ari cautioned not to trust any-of the people belonging to the Swcdifii Snow Maria, on my account. Hans Olof Kock, master. dec 29 § "for ' sale, ' To be EXCHANGED for property within thirty mi es of the city, or to let on ground-rent forever Several valuable building Lots, In Philadelphia, Enquire of William M. Diddle, ne. 147, Chefnut ftreet. Nov. 22 § TO LET, THE large House in Southwark, lately occupied by Mr. Henry Mitchell ; apply to Isaac Wharton. Jan. It ,§ "Bank of Pennsylvania, December 31, 1798. TheStpckholders of the Bank of Ptunfyl 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 erder of the Board, JON A. SMITH, eajhicr. . jan 12 dtiftF. Now Landing, From on board the (hip John Bulkeley, and for sale at the stores of Jeffe & Robert Wain, 350,000 weight of Java Coffee, of the firft quality in bags. 150,000 weight of Java Sugar, in caneifters. Nov. n dtf An elegant Chariot, IVith plated Harneji. For SALE at the Merchant't Cejfes House, On Saturday next, at 10 o'clock. FOOTMAN isf CO. jin. 2.1 d4t . MADEIRA WINE FOR SALE, At the late dwelling house of Henry Hill, Esq. On Saturday morning next, precisely at n o'clock. 'FOOTMAN & CO. Approved endorsed notes, at Ov days, will be received In payment, jsm 43 itTu DANCING. Mr. & Mrs. Byrne, j First Daticcrs of the Nmv Theatre, FNFOR.M tiie Ladies and Gentlemen of Phila -1 A delphi.j, that they intend opening an A *- D:-my at 1". tir Dollars per Month, or Ten D' l -I'IS per Quarter, and mean to teach every f-ifh i nable Dance now in nfe in the pollteft circles of Europe.— Mr. & Mrs. Byrne having (pent their whole lives in the acquirement of their profeffion, and it being their only employment, I encourages them to hope for the generous pa tronage of a difcernii.g public. Please to enquire at Mr. & Mrs. Byrne, the comer of Dock and Second streets, or dnring t!..» hours of Tuition, at Oellerj's Hotel, on Fuefday« and Saturdays, from ten til twelve in the morning for Young Ladies, and. in the even , ings of the lame days from fix till nine for Gen tlemen—To commence on Saturday the s6th January. January it. dtf The owners of the (hip New-Js*sey from Cantmi expr& in a few days part of the Cargo of that vcffol in town, —cJjitstsnifG or— A general assortment of Silks & Suttlns, Nankeens, White and Yellow, Caflia China Ware assorted Bohea * Souehong T £ A S, v>° n Vi't. „ > Of excellent qsality, and Hyfo'n, arid" m L,rge and S "" ,U P (lcka e o »' Ijrpcrial - For terms of Sale-~apply at rhe Stores of Nichlin & Griffith, Arci.ilaid M'C.M, IV,n Read Ist Co. * George Plumjled, dec »6 § Ibe Subscribers, Have received by the Liverpool A CONSIGNMENT or Ten CaSKi OF Well Assorted Buttons, About 501. sterling each Cafe, which they will dispose of per package, on liberal terms. Medford lVUlit. No. 78, North Front near Arch-street. WANTED, ABOUT fifty Caflcs of Flag Annatto or Rocoa, Apply as above. dec 11 5 Nicklin & Griffith, HArs FOR SALE, Sail Cloth by the bale or piece, (No. i & 8) One bale «f feaming-twine Copper in (beets, from 14 by 48 to 48 by 60 inches Two tubs raised copper still bottoms Queens' ware, assorted in crates London porter in bottles, contained in cases Empty port-wine bottles Yellow ochre in calks Cochineal in ferons ludigo in do. & calks 35 cafe j and trunks of muslins, ginghams, dimi ties, muflinets and pullicat handkerchiefs, in small assorted packages, calculated far the Well-India market it trunks printed callicoes 4 bales callimeres, assorted I do. coarse woolens Old Madeira wine Sheathing paper Engliih nails in calks, assorted. The Brig AMAZON, FOR SALE OR CHARTER. December 19. m.w.&la.tf Sa/es of valuable Property. AGREEABLE to the last Will and teftamcnt of JOSE c 'H AN r.HONY, fctuor, deceased, will be folit at public sale, on Thmfdaj, 14th Feb ruary, at 7 o'clock in the evening, at the Mer chants' Coffee FJoufe.in Second (tre»t, the fallowing REAL ESTATES, Ab elegant three (lory brick houfc, situated at the north-east corner of Ninth and High ftruets, twenty eight feet front, with three story brick buildings, extending on Ninth ftreet,two hundred feet to a feet wide court, on which is ercft ed a brickllable and coach house, the whole finilh cd m the belt manner. Also tfcree Twenty-five seer Lots bounded by Filbert and Ninth greet 'steading back from Fil bert Street feventy-five feet to the li feet Court before mentioned with the privilege of the laid Conrt. Also a Lot with the Buildings thereon creeled confiftiug of a New Four Story Bri«k Building on the east end and a two Story Brick Building on the weft end situated in Water Street between Chefnut and Market contnining in breadth Twenty-three feetana extending Eallvvardinto the liver Dela ware Two htindred and fifty feet hounded eali ward by the River Delaware Southward by James Pemberten, Weilward by water Street and North ward by Mary Fox's Eft ate with a rcfervation of a Cart way aorofs the past end of said lot. The Conditions will be marie knnwn at the time of Sale, arid immediate pofliffion of the House and Lots on High and Ninth Streets will be given and of the (lore and Lots in water Srett the firft of May Hext. — JOSIAH HEWES ") JOHN MORTON £ Executors. JOSEPH ANTHONY ) BENSON 6c YORKE, Auaioneers. Jan. 9 d i4F Notice is hereby Given, That application will be made at the Bank of the United Slates for the renewal 01 the following certificucs of Bank (lock, (landing in the name o( Hodgfon Atkir.lon of London, which were loft from on board the Swallow Pac ket, capt. Kidd, captured by the Frenrh, and all persons concerned are drfiredto take notice. No. 2474, iflued in lieu of No. 1891, 1892, 5662 and 16640, for 4 shares. No. 3020. i(Tue<l in lieu of H055, and 11057, for 3 (hares.— 7 (hares. THDMAS M-EUEN Co. Nov. *3 cljm AUGUSTUS FRICKE, Woollen Men's Mercer No. 7, Jouth Thirdjlreet, HAS RECEIVE ±), per the la l arrival from Europe, a large aflbrt ment of the lafliionaMe Goods in his line. And has conjlantty for fait a general ajfort ment of First rate London iuperfine Broad Cloths Caffi meres Veil Patterns of all kinds And every other article in the gentleman's line by whotafale and retail, december xo dtf CHINA GOODS, Juit received per the lbip New-Jerky from Canton AN IS FOR SALE BY ARCHIBALD M'CALL, At his Storß No. 187, south Second street, V! 7, An assortment of Teas of the fir-ft qua itJ-, White and yellow nankeens Caffin, (ilk umbrella? an uflfortmervt of china ware, and a variety ot SILKS, confuting of Black and colored Luteflring i do. do. fnttins do. do. fcnlhaws do. do. fijk han<il»ercjiie*« do* do. fewingfilks Black Taffuies ALSO) 12 pipes of excellent Madeira WindJ fit lor immediate ul'c, _jan_24 5 Henry Zantzinger,. SURVIVING PARTNER OF THE HOUSE OF Kepptle Zantzinger, Will dispose of all their Stock in 7 rade, upon moderate terms, const/ling of the follotving articles, in packages and open, Briad and narrow Cloths Sewing Silks, Twist allimcres, Swaafdowns Ginghams, Bengal Stripe. Plains Beverrets Beaver Gkmssand Bind. Coatings, Elastic Cloths ing» Flannels, Swanikins ColCTired and Scotch Baizes y Threads Res Blankets > in Bales. Men's and Women's Cot. Striped So. j Hose Thickfetts,Velvetts,Cor- Do. do. Silk do. duroys Men's Beaver Hats Fancy Cords, Velt Coat- Pocket and Children's wg Knives Jeans. Fustians, Nankeens Barlow and other Pen- Cott. Ba.idanoes Roma lis knives Linnen and Cotton pock- Knives and Forks,Butch et Handkerchiefs ers Knives Pulicat and other ditto Sciffjrs, Shears, Razors Silk Hdkfs Ferrets Ivory, horn, and other Olive, purple and chintz Comb 9 Shawls Needles, Spcfiacles, and Apron Checks"} Spoons. Calicoes and ( in : himbl»s, Curry Combs Chintzes f Trunks See. &c. Furnitures J Camblets, Calimaiicocs, N. B. A large assort- Durants ment of Pearl, Steel and I. Spinning & other Stuffs other Buttons. >n 31 d;t FOR SALE, BY THE SUBSCRIBERS, 14 four pound Cannon, c'ifferent lengths, 5 Carrunade3. JOHN NIXON & CO. December 1. § Charles Campbell, WATCH-MAKER. HAS removed 10 the Shop formerly occupied by Mr. Jnhn I food, No. 55, corner of Front and Chefnut streets; where he will thank fully receive and execute orders with neatness and difpa:-ch HI HAS CCVSTAN t L T ON hand, A Neat and Large AlTortmc'nt of , Clocks & Watches. wanted, A JOURNEYMAN ; ALSO, one or two Apprentices of refpefta ble parent*. FOR SALE, A large quantity of Watch Glasses Wholefalc and Retail. "pv *4 3awtf ALL Persons having any De mands against the estate of the late Robert Hai-die, mariner, deceased, are hereby requested to present them for fettWment, and all thole indebted to laid estate, ta makrpayrrant to either of the futferibers PETER BAYNTON, Walmtt'Oreet. / r JOHN CRAIG, r E * ecut "> No. 12, Do'k-Jlrfet. J i- 1n - '4' 3av.-tf Removal. Thomas Clayton, Halter, HAS removed to So. 116, south Front street, where ha intends carrying on hi. business as loimerly, »nd has on hand a complete affortt> eot of his O'a n manufa&ured lxdics, gentlemen and childrena' H A r t s. Canada Be averts Mujk-r at Skins, Witk a complete assortment of FURS, always for sale —-He has received per the (ate arrivals from l.ortdon, a complete affi;rtnv nt of Fajhionable Englijh Hats, Which he now offer? for laic at very reduced prii.es. L an - *0 »a,w6m Englith wrought Nails. Imported in the Jhips Molly and Diana, from LI V ER POOL. 400 Calks of Nails, CONSISTING of 6(1, Bd, jod, 1 z<4, and lod, flat points fuiuble for the fouthrrn market—6tl, Bd, iod, i:d, andiod, finedrawn lharps—alfo a, 3, 4, and 6 clouts fprigs— tucks—linpper nails—fhcathisg nails, b?c. FOR BAX. £ 3Y, Robert Uenifon, junr. li? Market-street. Imports d In the, last arrivals from Bremen» Hamburg; a nd Amsterdam, . AND FOR SAIE, AT RBAIONABLK PRICES AND ON A LIBERAL. CREDI T, BY PR ATT W KTNT7JNG, I - ' N0.95, Water ftrcst. 1 215 bales & boxes Tickienburghs, hempen linens and oanabrigs from j/j to 3/ per ell ■ 70 do. bleached anci brown heflians 40 do. browni rolls suitable for cof fee bag« 20 do. do. do. £or cotton do. 30 chelis platillas 2 do. sealing-wax 3 do. dowlas 3 packages pil-cloth 3P.dp creas ala Morlaix 4 fail-twine tl do. eftopaillcss r do. waters 15 do Hirkfichl r4 pipes Port wine 90 do. patterliornes r;x cases-claret 1 45 <lo Brittanias 130 do line Icrg corfced l do. Holland canrsf; claret I do. Rufiii do. : £OO bufkris fine fait 3 do. iltrnx iW'tinji 40 cafksofroll brimflone 1 do. ravens duck 109 calks »f naval (lore's. 1 do. Ruflij dnlkns 5b logs prime mahoAriJ' I do. brown holland 4 hhds. cotfie mills . do. Silcfi* rowans 6 tundies German ileei I hntn 10 chests of flares ar.a I do. Caraudoles pencils I do. Fteniifli linen* A package of (sates r do. ciimbricks ind A do. woolen caps, &c. lawns \ chells of Nurcnbeig I do diaper ** ' toys 1 II do. llripcs 40 kegs of yellow ochre t8 do. check» 3 Midi. Glae t io. fiajnois 3 harrels of Lent.ilJcs I do. Arabia stripe $ chefls of prime red I do. bunting for color crufl Holland cheefa X packa. Madras hand- ";o kegs of pearl barley kerchiefs So boxes of capers I do. Turkey yarn 400 fides of upper and 6 bales empty bags foal leather I chest hair ribband 303 boxes window glass 3 boxes tapes,afforted 800 Demijohns * do. bobbin, affbrted 50 boxes pfefs tumblers I box threads & (apes affortcd 1 do. fine blue liltados 2 hhds. pumice stone 5 chests inen'sflippcrs ;i box of mill saws 3 do. bed ticks I cslk of cutlery 2 casts hog's bristles Aquantit\ of Uoncjugs 6 chests writing paper and pickling pots 4 do. quills \ few (hips author", &c* november 12 tu&f-'tf Just Publijhed BY THOMAS DOBSON, At the Stone-house, no. 4i,fouth Second-ftr«et, Philadelphia, EN CYC LOP JED I A i Oil, A. dictionary OF 7 ARTS and SCIENCES, AND MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE, On riAH entirely NSir. Br WHICH THE DIFFERENT SCIFNGES AND /,RTS Are digested into the Form of Diftinft TREATISES or SYSTEMS comprehending THE Hillory, Theory, and Practice, of each, according to the hteft difrovems and i nprove menu: and lull eaplanaticns given tf the Marine Dt'acbfd Parts of KwiUlgt, Whether relating to n*ural andl artificial objeds, or to matters eceieft altical, Civil, military, commercial, &c. Includ ng elwddation of the mofl important topics rela tive to religion, morals, manners, and tiie econo my ol lila:. together with .1 description of all the countries, cities, principal mountains,leas, rivers f throughout the world; a general history, an ('tit and modern, of the different empires, kine doms and states ; an awount of the lives of the most eminent t-erfo-is in ev ry nacion, fro« the ear n-ft ages down to the pre fun timet. Com p.ledlrom the writings of the heft authors, in f e . a? g ua s« ; the mofl -approved dictionaries, as well ot general fc.er.ce asot particular branthl es ; the tranfaflions, journals, and memoirs, of parnedToc,et.es, the MS. fedureso/ eminent pro , °" d 'ff«ent ciences ; and a variety of ori fpoßdencl ' fUrni&ed b >' an ene » C « corre- The work is new completed in eighteen We quarto volumes, illuiWd with five hundred and forty-two copperplates. Ihe few copies which remain on hand are of fered for sale at 135 dollars for the 18 volumes in boards 102 dollars neatly bound in sheep leather 180 dollarshandfom ly bound in Calf ao7 dollars in Rufiia or Morocco. T. DOB SON, HAS JUST OPENED A SUBSCRIPTION, tor Publishing a Supplement t# the Wort The obj<a of Which i- to correfl fucli mif-flate ments as have been found in the Work, and to irive an account of the mod important and lu.proveinonts which have been made for the last ten years. It is expefted this will consist Q f three volume#, on such paper and type as the Hn cyclopedia, at Six Dollars per volume, in boards. Dollars of which to be paid on fabfcribii.^ dec *S ' 2aw6w Patent Ploughs, r ~pC ! be fjM for cash by Joseph Salter at Atfioß Ric hard vVdls, Cooper's Ferry—Jonathan Barker. Woodbury—arid Jeffe Evans, Lumber ton, Th .ft who have ul'ed them give them the preference to any other kind 1 , as they require less team, break the ground bttter are kept in wrder at If is e-xpence and are fold at a cheaper rate—the plan is much Amplified and confilts of but one piece of cast iron, with the handles and beam of wood ; they may befixed with wrought lays and coulters to be put on wiii l'crews and takeri off at pleasure Patent tights for vending with inftru<sMons for making them may be had liy applying to John Newbold, or the fubferiber Mo. 212 North Front-Ilreet. iVho has for Sale; Or to Lcaje for a term of tears, A number ot valuable tratfs of Land, well fittiated for ly improved, lying chiefly in the county of Hun tingdon flat* of Pcnnfylvania, Those who ma v incline to view tkem will ple»fe to apply to Joh« Canan cl'q.near Huntingdon. Cbarhs NtVilcld. ju'y «7 »awtf ■VcV*» \Volvm& XV.
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