Attention, Cavalry. Centlerreu of the city and liberties! of Phila delphia, desirous to become members of the Volunteer Troop of Cavalry, commanded by j Capt Robert Wharton,art informed that there ar« several vacancies in the Troop ; and that a committee confiding of Henry Mierken, Jno. R. Taylor, James Hamilton, Owen Fonlkand James Simmons, will attend at Wm. Ogden's j tavern, Chefnut-llreet, every mondiy evening, I 6 o'clock for the purpofeof receiving applica- A tions. JAMES SIMMONS, Sec ry. M*- *" > « Imported rt In the last arrivals from Bremen, Hamburg and Amsterdam, h AND FOR SALE, at reasonable prices and on a liberal CRBDIT, BV PRATT KINTfANG, N0.95, North Water street. 215 bales & boxes l icklenburghs, hempen linens and oanabrigs from lto 3f P« e][ , _ 70 do. bleached and brown hellians 40 do. brown rolls suitable for cof fee bags 20 do. Itrong do. do. for cotton do. 30 chests platillas 1 do. fealing-wai 3 do. dowlas 3 packages oil-cloth 30 do. crea« ala Morlaix 4 do. fail-twine 12 do. eftopaillas I do. watches 15 do. Bicltfield linen [l4 pipes Port wine 90 do. patterbornes 92 cases claret 45 do Brittanias X3O do fine long corked I do. Holland canvass olaret I rie, Ruflia do. 1600 bufiuls fine lalt 3 do. Ruflia Iheetings 40 caficsofroll brimstone r 1 do. ravens duck 100 calks of naval ftorcs J ? a do. Ruflia drillens 50 logs prime mahogany 1 I do. brown liolland 4 hhds. coffee mills | 1 % do. Silesia rcuans 0 bundles German lleel ' I ds.Wahrendrop linen to thefts of ilates and f I do. Caraudoles pencils yl do. Flemilh linens A package of skates I do. cambricks and A do. woolen caps, &'c. lawns 4 chests of Nurenberg I do. diaper toys ' I» do. stripes 40 kegs of yellow ochre 1 18 do. checks .? hhds. Glue ' 1 do. liamois 8 barrel, of Lentilies I do. Arabia stripe 6 chests of prime red I Jo. bunting for colors crust Holland cheeft I packa. Madras hand- 3° keg s of pearl barley kerchiefs 60 boxes of capers I do. Turkey yarn 400 fide* of upper and 6 bales empty bags foal leather 1 chest hair ribband 300 boxes window glass 3 bones rapes, assorted 800 Demijohns 2 di».''bobbin, assorted 50 boxes gtafs tumblers 1 box threads & tapes assorted : do. fine blue lifiidos 1 hhds. pumice stone V chests men's flippers 1 box of mill saws 3 do. bed ticks ' ' I calk of cutlery a casts hog's bridles A quantitv of Dm* tigs 6 chests writing paper and pickling pots 4 do. quills A few (hips anchors, &e. November I 2 tu&Ftf Removal. Thomas Clayton, Hatter, Ha? removed to So. 116,. south Front street, where he intends carrying on his business as formerly, and has on hand a complete affottnient of his own manufactured ladies, gentlemen and childiens' HATS. Canada BeaverSsf Mujk-rat Skins, With a complete assortment of FURS, always for sale. He has received per the late at rivals from London, a complete assortment of Fajhionable Emglijh Hats, Which he now offers for sale at very reduced prices. Jan. 29 taw6m FOR PRIVATE SALE, Four Tradts of Land, In GERMAxrown Township. No. I. Within three quarters of a mile of the German town Market-Houfe,and on the road lead ing from said VTarkt t-Houfe to the Old York road, containing 8 or 10 acres. No* a. Containing ro or 11 acres, the on* half of this tradl is in clover, within one quarter •f a Mile of said Market-House, No. 3. Containing 7or 8 acres, within a quar ter of a mile of the Market-House, 011 this lot is a part of a cellar dug, aHd a quantity of done, and more may be had by finilhing the cellar to eumplcte a building. No, 4 Containing 2 acres with a (lone dwell ing, there ir. stone fuffieient on either of the lots t»r building, and are well situated for country feats and but a small part of the purchase money will be required, the remaining part may remain for a numher of years, provided the lots are improved by building. For fnrther particulars enquire of DANIEL PUSTORIOUS, In Germantown. A of a large House and Store adjoining, to Let. Enquire as above. February 7. 7* Charles Campbell, 1V AT C H-M A K ER. HAS removed to the Shop formerly occupied by Mr. John Wood, No. <5, corner of Frost and,Chefmit-ftreets ; wheTe he will thank lolly receive and execute orders with neatness and dii'pak-h HE HAS CONSTANTLY ON HAND, A Neat and Large Assortment of Clocks Watches. i WANTED, ' A JOURNEYMAN ; ALSO, one or two Apprentices of refpedla ble parents. FOR SALE, A large quantity of Watch GlafTes Wholefalc and Retail. nov 24 aawtf Country Seats for Sale. rrivVO Seats at convenient distances from Ph i ladelphia, each comprising perfect accsm modation and conveniences of every kind for a renteel family—l'or particulars enquire of EDWARD BONSALL&Co. No. 64, Dock-street, Ift mo. 31. U Jawsw ALL Persons having any De minds ; gainst the estate of fhelafe Robert Hardia, fN'iriuer; rleceaf'ed, are hereby requefied toprefent t' em f"r fettWnient, andallthofe indebted to laid •iate, to maU' naynent to either of the fubferibers PETER BAYNTON, ") Walnui-Rreet. ( r JOHN CRAIG, ( Ex " utm No. la, Dotijhcct. j . 14" / For Sale by the Subscriber, j No. 145, Mark.t-ftreet, ; C Very low for Ca(h, or a short Credit, The remaining Jlpc k of the late House of TODDtf MOTT, Cloths, Kerseymeres, a few printed bc Cottons, ar Printed handkerchiefs and ILawls ar Printed dimities ta Hosiery, thi eads, twist a*d sewing Clks CJ A small amount of hardware, tl WILLIAM MOTT, Agent fll for the assignees of Todd & Mott, to \ ; r Whom,all persons indebted to that concern, are () requested to make immediate payment. ii IV. MOTT, t: Having commenced business in the Conimiflion n line, his store is now open for the reception oi t< Dry Goods of all defcript ions. e Philadelphia, February 4,1799. _J_ § a Alexander J. Miller, s, No- 64, South Front-Strekt. n H/1S JUST RECEIVED, By the Atlantic, capt. Read, arrived at t Ntw-YoRK, from Madras, F THE FOLLOWING WHITE GOODS, Which will be ready for Sale on Monday next, , —viz.— 1 Ga«njees t Allftbald Baftas 1 Tandah CofTies < Fine Long Cloths _ t Mooried and Short Cloths. i feb I • PUBLIC NOTICE J IS hereby given, that application will be ( jnade to the.Direflors of the Bank of Pennfyl vanra for the renewal of a Ceitificate for a (hare in the said Bank, No. 1181, dated July a4th j 1797, Handing in the name of JOSEPH RF. ED, ' the fame having been accidentally lolt or de stroyed, Philad. Jan. 25. _ " 6w \ All persons ! Indebted to th« Estate of Mr. John F«NNo,late of Philadelphia, deceased.are defiredto make pay ment, and those having any demands, to prefent 1 them for fcttlcraent, to SAMUEL BLODGET, Adm'r. or JOHN WARD FENNO, Agent to the administration. Nov. 3o Q ~™ 1 JAMAICA RUM, i A Cargo now landing at South Jlreet wharf, FOR SALE BY PETSR BLIGHT, Apply at Stores on the Wharf, WHO ALSO OFFERS FOR SAL*, BRANDY, tit and 4th proof Madeira and Port WINES, See. &c. i Nov. r. <*t f "Five Dollars Reward. STOLEN yefterdiy morning, between 1 o and Ii o'clock, from No. 68, South Fourth Street, A Single cafe Silver W atch, the maker's nameMarknobla —number not known. The letters W. H. are feratched on the rim of the cafe—a steel chain and key, gilt seal with a cypher , W. H. engraved on it. Whoever will give me » information so that the thief may be brcMght to ' iattice shall receive the above reward. 1 W. HAYDON. jan a 1 - Stray Horse. WAS taken up, trefTpafling on the fubferiber, in the townlhip of Paflyuuk, in the county ' of Philadelphia, a grey Horse, about fourteen hands 3 high, thirteen or fourteen years old, blind of his 5 right eye, and Ihod before. Whoever has io'.i , hira, by proving properly and paying charges,may him attain on applying to the fubferiber. I JOHN SINK, On the Banks of ichuylkill. Jan. 19, ' NOTICE, PURSUANT to a ReWve of the Board of Trustees of Walhington Academy, in Somi etfet county, Maryland, authorising William e Polk, efqr. majors Samukl Wilson, and : ' William Jonis, Members of said Board, to ! 1 procure a principal teacher for said Academy.— NOTICE is hereby given, that a gentleman quali -8 fiad to teach ths. Greek and Latin Languages, Geo r graphy and the Mathematics, and such other branches of Literature as it is customary to teach * in such Schools, will meet with liberal encourage- IS ment and it isprefomed will be well accommodat ' eJ in taking charge of this Academy. The build -0 ing is spacious and will accomodate at leatl iixty Students. Proposals may be addressed to John Dennis, No. IS 161 Arch-street, or William Winder, accountant ts - in the Navy department, Walnut street, Philadel " phia, or to either of the three gentlemen above a -mentioned, near Princess Anne, Maryland. d dec 17 S WANTED, To Article for two or three years a young Man to a profitable bufinefs — For particulars enquire at no. 68, 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. fs jan II 4 NOTICE. ALL persons having any demands againfl. the Estate of the late James Wilson, Esq. are desired to prtfent their accounts, properly authen ticated, to either of the fubferibers. The creditors whose debts are secured by mortgage, are particu larly requested to present their accounts, as soon as convenient, in order to enable the fubferibers to l " make a statement of the situation of the property. A meeting of the creditors is requested on Mon day the nth of March, at 7 o'clock in the even ing, at the City Tavern. gs Bird Wilson 1 William Nichols I I trators. John Atllum J feb 4 eodtl imar t NOTICE. ' a ALC perlons indebted to James Emlen, late -ii. of Middletows, in the county of Delaware, deccafed, are requested to make payment to either of the fubferibers, whom they ihall find it molt convenient to call on : jnd all persons having de — mands, will be pleased fn like manner, to furnilh them, that they may be paid. Ail rents, which fell due on or before thefourth 18 ' day of the icth month last are payable tothe sub scribers and those which accrued after that day wil " be payable to the guardians of his children, who " rs will duly notify the tennants whereto pay.the fame. n MiERS FISHER, of Philadelphia, ") Exec- ABM. PENNELt, of Middletown, 5 utors. «lec j8 iaw6w IP HERE AS, BY an Ail of Congress pafledon the sixteenth (day of Julyin ttie - ear of our Lord 011 c UlOll- J SancWeven hundred and ninety eight, tha I'relr dent if the United States is autl.orifed 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 inch terms and conditions as be shall judge molt advan- , \ tageous for the United Statei, a lum not I exceeding five millions of dollars, so however, I that no contrail or engagement be made which jy ! shall preclude the U*ited States from reimbiirf- K 1 ing any fn o or sums borrowed at any time after ! the expiration of fifteen years from the date ot Inch loan. And whereas, it is declared by the w said KSt, that so much as may be necessary ot the surplus of the duties on Imports and I on- luge bi-yond the permanent appropriati 11s here ( tofoieclurged upon themjjy law, lhall be.ukug- M edand appropriated for paying the interest, and f . ai'fo for paying and discharging the principal I a lVm or funis of j'l the pionirs which may be I borrowed, according to the term or terms winch mav be fixed, purluant to the authouty alore- h said—And whereas by the said Afl, the faith ut u the United States is pledged to eftablifti lufncient u permanent Revenues for making up ar.y dclu len cy that may hereafter appear in the provisions j before-mentioned for paying the interelt and n principal sums, or either of them, ot any mo- a n';<» which may be borrowed pursuant to the laid a Aa. And whereas the Prelideut of the Unit ed States did by a« Afl or Commifiion under his t hand dated the ninth day of January in th« year v one thousand seven hundred and ninetynine, au thorise and empower, the Secretary of the Trea- ( fury, to borrow on behalf of the United States, 3 aay sum not exceeding in the whole, five mil lions of dollars and to make such contrail or j contracts as (hould be neceiTary, and for tne in- ( tereft of the Unked States, in purluance of the Ail*of Congress above recited. I Kow therefore, the undersigned, Secretary I of the Trealury, in pursuance of the Afl ot Congress, and the authority from the President of the United States, above mentioned, doth hereby ou behalf of tire United States of Ame rica, contrail asid engage in manner iollowing, to wit. ift. A book for receiving fubferiptions to a Loan of five millions of dollarsfor the use of the United States shall be opened in the city of Philadelphia, at the Bank of the United Statei on Thursday the twenty eighth day of February ensuing, which book shall continue open for the purpose of receiving fubferiptions, until the whole of the said five millions of dollars shall be fubferibed. It more than five millions of . dollars shall be fubferibed on the firft day of opening the said loan, the surplus (hall be de ' dufled 111 prop TtiSn to the lums lubfcrihed by individuals, exceeding four thousand dollars. ad. For eaery hundred dollars which maybe fubferibed there shall be forthwith deposited and paid the sum of twelve dollars and fifty cents, and like payments of twebedollaw and fifty cents, (hall be made within the firft ten days of ' the months of April, May, June, July, August September and Oilober ensuing The Secre ' taryof theTreafuiy howeverrel'erves the rif.ht • of reducing the number of installments by spe cial agreements, with the individuals who may . become fubferibers. ; 3d. On the failure of payment of anyinftaH r mcnt of the sums fubferibed according to the : tenor of the second article, the next preceeding j infiallment of twelve dollars and fifty cents, which ftull have been paid, for every hundred dollars fubferibed ftiall be forfeited to the Unit- States. 4th, The sums fuWcrihed shall and may be paid to the credit of the United States, at the ' Bank of the United States, or at the offices of difcount and deposit of'he said Bank at Boston, s 1 New-York, Baltimore, or Charleston, or at ei ). ther of the Banks of Salem, in MafTachufeys, y ' Newport and Providence in Rhode-Ifland,Hart ford in Cogne£Ucut, Albany in New-Yerk, or Alexandria in Virginia, for which payments,the I. receipts of the Cashiers of the Offices of Dis count and Deposit and of the Banks aforefaid shall be received at the Bank of the United Statei as equivalent to money ; but no payment of a subsequent installment (hall be received at any *" other place than that where the firft inftalljpent J was paid, except at the Bank of the United ; States ; in cafe any deposits (hall be made at the 0 offices of Discount or Deposit, or at either of the Banks aforefaid, which (hall notbe applied to the payment of the firft installment of fubferip- tions to the Loan aforefaid, the laid deposits k shall be forthwith refunded by directions from theTreafury. j. sth. For the sum? or number of (hares df one j. hundred dollars, which may be fubferibed, cer y tificates (hall be given by the Calhier of the Bank of the United St3tes, which (hall be afiignable 0. by indorsement, and delivery of the parties in whose favour the said certificates may be ifTued, I- until the completion of the payments required re 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, shall after the said payments have been compleated, constitute a funded capital flock e divisible into (hares of onehundred dollars each, which capital flock shall bear interest at the rate :h of eight per centum per annum from the times fixed for the payment of the refpe&ive inflall t- ments payable quarter yearly at the Treasury ef the United States, or at the Loan Offices where the fame may (land credited, until the last day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight. 7th. After the last day of December in the said year one thousand -eight hundred and eight, and after realonable notice to the creditors, which (hall he given by an advertisement in public newf he paper, printed at the feat of the government of the re United State.', the said capital (lock shall be re n- deemable at the pleafurc of the United States by its the reimbursement of the whole sum or sums u- borrowed, and which may constitute the said capi as tal (lock either at the treasury of the United States to or at the loan offices lybere the fame may stand '• credited. ,n " Bth. The credits for the said capital stock (hall :n- and may be Separately certified in sums either for one hundred, four hundred, one thousand, four thousand or ten thousand dollars, and the credits so certified (hall be transferable by the creditors, or their attoraics, at the Treasury and Loan Offices respectively, in purSuance of the rules which have been, or which may be ellab'lilhed relative'to the transfer of the funded (lock of the Un : ted Status, 9th. A fufficient sum of the ftirp'.usof the duties on Imports and Tonnage beyond the permanent ite appropriations heretofore charged upon them, by re, law, together with the faith of'the United States ler are hereby pledged fer the fulfillment of this con ors trait, in pursuance of, and according to the terms le- conditions of the ail of Congress herein be fore recited. 'h Given under my hand and the Seal of the (L. S.) Treasury of the United States at Phi- V| l '' ladelphia, this twelfth day of January ' IJ ®ne thousand seven hundred and nirie hc ty nine. OLIVER WOLCOTT, J - Secretary of the Treasury. Jan. n. 5 Valuable Real Estate, Fur Sale. L By virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court for the County of New-Cas tle, in the State of Delaware, WILL B E SO L D, The Real Estate of SOLOMON MAX H r E LL, Esq. •Late of the said county, deceared. N°. X- , : ALL the one undiv:ded third part ot Seven teen hundred and fifty acres of Land and Marsh : About three hundred and fifty acres, ( mare orlefs being upland of~a luperior qua.ity; the remaining fourteen hundred acres being j marlh of the firft quality in the state ot Dela ware, the greater part ot' which is in a high Hate of cultivation, and the remainder fin >e put incomplete order at a very ltnall expence. On the premises are ereiled, Three Dwellings, T with a number of outhouses, A' tlie fanie proportion of about one hundred cattle, and about one hundred and fifty hf-ad of fheepj the unexpired rime of lervitude ot a nuiii>>er of ftott, healthy Nc;ro men, a large quantity ot hay, a number of horses, and swine, farming utenOls, household and kitchen tumiture, with many other articles too tedious to enumerate. No, a. A commodious Brick-MelTuage and Lot of Land, situate in the village of St. Georges now in the tenm-e of Mr. Samuel M'Glaughlin and occupied as a tavern, for many years, to advantage. No. 3. A Lot of Marsh, containing about thirty acres, more or left, situate near the said , village of St. Georges. No, 4. Four Lots of Land, situate near Christiana Bridge, on the South fide of Chrifti- ; i ana Creek. < No. 5. A Lot, Wharf, and Frame Store- . House, on the South fide of Christiana Creek at . Chriftana Bridge. j No. 6. A Lot of Wood-Land, containing t ten acres, more or less, situate about two miles from Chriftia ia Bridge. No. 7. A Lot of Land, with a commodious 5 Two story Brick Mefluar* thereon erefled, 38 feet front and a 8 feet deep, one large room ot which has been occupied as a dry goods (lore I for a number of years ; with a cellar under the whole —Alfe a Brick Building, of at feet by 23 which has been occupied as a granary and lalt store, with a brick kitchen, fmoke-ho'ifc, and other outhotfes, barn, (tables, carriage-house, &c. —This Hand is considered superior for a Merchant to any iu the village of Christiana Bridge No. £. The unexpired lease of a Still House for about eight years, within half a mile of Cbriftiana Bridge, with three stills and a boiler, - aqd every other conveniency for carrying on the distilling business.—The house and (Stujtion have been viewed by gentlemen from Lancaster county, who carry on the said butinefs, and are allowe.i to be equal to any in the United States. The property contained in No. 1, will be lold at public auflion, at the dwelling house of Jona than Foreman on the premises, beginning on Tuesday the 19th day of February next, at ten o'clock, and continue from day to day until all is fold. Ao. 1 & 3, at the house of Samuel M'Glaugh lin in the village of St. Georges, on Tuesday the nil of said month, beginning at ten o'clock on said day. No. 4, 5, 6. 7 and 8, at the house of William Shannon at Christiana Bridge, on Tuesday the 26th day of said mouth, beginning at 10 o'clock on said day. As it is presumed that no person will purchase the above ddcribed property without viewing the fame, it is thought unneceflary to give a further description thereof. That part, there fore, contained in No. 1. maybe viewed by ap plying to Mr. Anthony Duihane on the laid pre mises. That part contained in no. 1 & 3, by applying to Mr. Samuel M'Glaughtin at St. Georges. And the part mentioned in no. 4, J, 6, 7 & 8, by applying to the fubferihe rs at CBril tiana bridge.—The terms will be made as easy as the nature of the business will admit of, and be made known at the times and places of sale, by ELIZABETH MAXWELL, Adm'x JAMES COUPE U, ") DAVID NIVIN, > Admin'rs. ROBERT EAKIN, ) February 6 3tawt 19 F For thelaft time, NOTICE is hereby given, to all persons indebt ed to the Estate of Solomon Maxwell, cfq. deccafed, who donot immediately Settle their re- Spcilive accounts, by coming forward and giving their obligations, er discharging the fame by mak ing payment, must expeit to be dealt with as th« law di re(sl ■ ; and all persons having claims against said estate are requested to bring them ir., legally attested, for Settlement. ELIZABETH MAXWELL, adm'x. ! JAMES COUPER, } ' DaVID NIVIN, > adminiflrators. ROBERT EAKIN J N. B. All persons indebted to the late firm of Maxwell and Nivin are requelted ticome forward ' and fettle thfir refpeitive accounts with the Sub ' fcribcr without delay ; those, who have it not in ' their power to make payment, by giving ihrir ob ligations, will meet with all th« indulgence the na -5 ture of the cafe will admit of; and they, who do - not attend to this last notice, may be allured, how- I ever disagreeable to the fubferiber, that they will - be dsalt with according to law. f DAVID NIVIN, t furvivingPartnerof Maxweli & Nivin. 1 . A Farm for Sale.' i VTTILL be fold, in pursuance of an order o ~ V* Orphans Court of Delaware county, on Monday the 25th February next, at the house " of W. Anderfon, in the Borough ofChelter, atone o'clock, P. M. THE PLANTATION, S Late the property of Rjper H.fkins, deceased, 1 situate in the laid Borough, containing about 120 acres, of which between 43 and 50 acres are excellent upland and marsh meadow; about 40 ' acres of woodland ; the remainder is arable s f n< |' r o ' a S°°d quality—The whole has been ir 'j' e " ror many years as a grazing farm and is tin :s ~ er an a ' m °ft ne w cedar fence ; there are on the 1£ farm a good two story flone dwelling house and e kitchen in good repair; the dwelling house has four rooms on a floor, with a convenient entry ; ;s there is a good kitchen garden, two good apple , t orchards, one containing about fix acres young y * , > 3 good tenant's house, barn, :s (tables and cluir house. The banks are in 1- gond repair, and walled in front with stone. is Alfa at the fame time and ptace will be fold 15 acres of marlh meadow, in the neighbour hood of the farm, under good bank, and in high cultivation. Any person defirovis of view e mg the premises, will be (hewn them by ap i. plying in Chester to y ELEANOR HOSKINS, Admin'x. :• January 18, 1799. Who desires all those indebted to the lite R. Hofkins, to make immediate payment, and those who have demands against his ellate, 10 1 • present them to her for fcttlement. lijrwtdf Is there an American,young or old, not in, terestcd in the History of the Jirst Rise and Progress of his native Country, and from so, celebrated a pen as that of Doctor llobertibn ? Just Published, AND TO BE SOLD BY JAMES HUMPHREYS, No. 59,foUth Third llreet, opposite the Bank o the United States, (Price one dollar neatly bound and lettered, in boards, fix shillings ) Dr. Robertfon's History of (BRITISH) AMERICA, Containing The history of Virginia to the year 1685, and the history oi New-England to the year 1651, be ing what the Do<stor had completed pre. vious to hit death. It has lately been given to tbe public with a pre face by hit son at Edin burgh, ha's already pair ed through three ot four editions, and hzsbeea trapfia,-. ted and pub lished in French at Paris. Mr. Robertfon in his preface observes, " During the course of tedious illness. Which he early forefaw would have a fatal termination, Dr. ' Rsbertfon at different times dellroyed many of hii I papers: But after his . 4 eath, 1 found that part o the History of (British) America which he had ! wrote many years before, and which is now offer ed to the public. It is written with his own hand a» all his works were ; it is as carefully correAed as any part of his manuscripts which I have ever seen ; and he had thought it worthy of being pre served, as it escaped the flames to which so many other papers had been committed. I read it with the utmolt attention; but, tefore 1 came to any 'rvfolution about the publication, I put the MSS. into the hands o f lome of those friends whom my father used to consult onfuch oi'Cafions.as it would have been rafhnefsand presumption in me, to have trusted to my own partial decilisn. Itwaiptmf ed by f»me other persons also, in whose ta!!e and judgment I have the greatcll confidence : by all of them I was encouraged to offer it to the public, » curious and interesting in itfelf, and not inferior to any of my father's other works." The Editor of the Paris Edition apojlropbizei the above zvor/t in the following manner. " Every thing ensures lueceli to this volume the talents and reputation of the'author, and the im predion fl ill rrctnt in the minds of all who have read the excellent work of which this is the com pletion—all conspire 10 give it an extcnfivc spread. The hjltory of America was the mailer-piece of one of the two ablest, or rather one of the two only modern historians. He has created thil part of history, diflinguilhed this chaos of the New World, dillinguithed with the hand of a mailer the part of genius, fortune, courage and crime, and conquer ed as it were, America, for literary, commercial, and political Europe. "Toenfure this last volume circulation, ft it neceflary only to name its author, and to remark, it poffefles all that acutenefs of observation, that perspicuity of tipofition, the art of rtfeiring cf fefls to eaufes, and of mingling with the account of events, the wholefomell and mod approved priciples of morals and politics, for which thi* writer was so eminently confpieuout—ln short, that it exhibit* the talents of Robiktsom'" jan. 19. fjt DISTRICT 0 V PEN A STL PAN lA, TO WIT BE IT REMEMBERED, THAT 011 the tenth day jjL. S.fi December, in the twenty third year of the Independence of the U nitcd States •( America, JOHN LAMBERT of the said DiftriA, hath deposited in this office the title'of a book, tbe right whereof he claims as author in the words following, to wit: " A short and pra<slical Essay on Farming ; be " lLg the experience of a farmer of about sixty " years of age, near forty y«ars of which were " spent in hnglana, Eflex eounty, on land where " farming is done in the greatell perfedlicn, " and near seven years on three hundied and " twenty acres ot worn-out land in Pottfgrove and " Allcway creek, in 6aJem, county, Weft-Jt-rfey— -11 Shewing the means whereby these worn-out " lands maybe improved, and that ths means axe " in the power of almofi. every farmer." In conformity to the aft of the Congreft of the United States, intituled " An ad for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies du* ; ring the terms therein mentioned." D. CALDWELL. Clerk of the Diflria of Pennjylvania. dec. 13 iaw4W DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA,TO WIT; IT REMEMBERED, THAT on the twelfth day f \ )of August, in the twenty-third year of j the Independence of the United State-os America, Benjamin Smith Barton, ef the said dif n tridl, hath deposited in this office the title of a book the right whereof lie claims as author in the words followmg to wit : 0 "New Views of the Origin of the Tlilies and " Nations of America—By Benjamin Smith Bar- II " ton, M. D.Cnrrsfpondent Member of the Socic " ty of the Antiquaries of Scotland, Member of " the American PhiUfophical Society, Fellow of " the American Academy of Arts and Sciences of " Boflon, Correfpording Member of the Maffa " ohufetts Hidorical Society, and Profeffor of " Malteria Medica, Natural History and Botany . " in the Univerrtty of Pennsylvania." 1 In conformity to the ail of the Congress of the n United States, intitled "An ailfor the encourage e ment of learning by fccuring the copies of maps, charts.ana bonks, to the authors and proprietor, of such copies during the times therein mentioned. » SAMUEL CALDWELL, Clerk, Dili, of Pen" . November a, 1798. l ». . e Patent Ploughs, o nrobe fold for cash by Joseph Salter at Atfio* e 1 llirliard Wells, Cooper's Ferry Jonathan n Harker, Woodbury—and Jefle Evans, Lum jer l- ton, Those who have used them give them the e preference to any other kind 1 , as tloey require d iefsteam, breik the ground bjtter, are kept in is wrder at less txpence and are fold at a cheaper ; rate —the pLan is much Amplified and conlills ot e but one piece of cast iron, with the handles an g beam of wood ; they may Infixed with wrought 1, lays and coulters to be put on with screws an a taken off at pleasure . Patent lights fcflr vending with inftruittons tor d making them may be had by applying to Jo n . Newbold, or the fubftribcr No. 211 No™ l n Front-flreet. r- Who has for Sale; >- Or to Lease for a term of tears, A number ot valuable trails of Land, we situated far Mills, Iron fl'orks or Farms, moit ly inaproved, lyTnrj chiflly in the county of t" 1 tingdon flatfc of Pennsylvania. Those who may ,d incline to view them will pfeaie to apply t0 o John,Canan esq. near Huntingdon. 1 C bar let Ntwlold. ) iu!v it MWti j'jly 17
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