TO BE SOLD, A noted covering Horse, OF THE HUNTING HRkED. HF. was tmpoited trom England in Novem ber, fevenfern hundred and eighty-fix, and is now tell years old ; be is a btiglit bay, with a blaic,fifteen handsouc inch high, is wellform'd, has a great deal ot bone and ftrcofcth, and Ins aflion equal to any hoife. His coli» aie well approved of in the different parts of the State where he has flood, of which any person inclined to purchase can inloim ihemfelves..——Enquire of the Printer. February 18, 1793. ' FOR SALE, By the Suifcriler, « Walnut-Street Wharf., Bill or exchange Madeira Wine, Tit for immediate ule, in pipes & quarter calks, TENERIFFEWINE, in pipes, SHERRY WINE, in quarter cafVs, WEST-INDIA RUM, 2, 3 and 4 proof, OLD BRANDY, OLD SPIRIT, COPPERAS, BRIMSTONE, ALLUM, Two Balea 10-4 BLANKETS, and A Bale of MUSLINS. A new 13-4 loch CABLE, 120 fa'.homs long. GEORGE MEADE. Philadelphia, Jan. 19, 1793. e P 2m TO be SOLD, OR LEJSED FOR SEVEN OR TEN YEARS.' THE FOLLOWING HOUSES. ONE on Walnut-ftieet, near Fourth-flreet, 23 feet front, has two parlours below, the front one 2tj by 17J feet, the back parlour is j8 by 14 feet. The front room up stairs is 26J There are five good chambers in this house, bcTide* the garret is divided into three rooms, in two of them there are fire place*. The other House is 27 feet upon Walqut ftreet, and 52 feet upon 4th street; there are two good parlours below, one of them 25 by 20 1-2 feet, the other 25 by 18 1-2 feet, and seven com plete bed-chambers; bcfides the garret is di vided into 4 rooms, 3 of which rooms have fire places. The kitchens are good ones, and are under the houses ; the largest house has also a house-keeper's room. It is intended there fttall be a communication from both of these houses' to a neighbouring ice-house, fufficiently large to supply 3 houses. Within 50 yards of these houses, there will be compleat stables and coach houses, for both houses ; they will be finifticd in the most compleat manner, and the kevs ready to be delivered early in the summer. On paying half the money down (if fold) the other half may be paid by inftalmenis, Or the whole may remain for 5 years, paying interest and giving security on the premises. For terms of sale or lease, apply to the Sub scriber, GEORGE MEADE. Who has Jor SALE, Sundry Ground Rents, In this city, amounting to twenty-five pounds sixteen (hillings and fix-pence, per annum. Also, a quantity of BAGS,that will contain two _ i—ir i and a half and ihree and a half bushels. Philadelphia, Jan. ig, 1792. ep2m City of Wafliington. January 7th, 1793. A NUMBER of Lots in this City will be of- 1 fered for faJe at au&ion, by the Commif-] fioners, on the 17th day of September next.—! One fourth part of the purchase money is to be paid down, the residue at three equal annual pay ments with yearly iutercft on the whole princi pal unpaid. JOHN M. GANTT, Clerk to the Com'rs. Extract of an A£l of the General Aflembly of Maryland, concerning the Territory of Co lumbia, and the City ot Washington. 41 Be it enacted, That any foreigner may by deed or will, hereafter to be made, take and hold lands within that part of theJaid Territory which lies with in this State % in the fame manner as if he mas a citi zen of this State ; and the fume lands may be con veyed by him t and transmitted to and be inherited by his heirs or relations, as if he and thiey, were citizens', of fhp State: Provided, That no joteigner Jbal/jj in virtue hereof be entitled to any fur they or othen privilege of a citizen." Jan. 19, Insurance Company. AT a general meeting (by adjournment) ofj the Insurance Company of North-America, on Wednesday the 16th inrtant, It was Resolved, THAT the Instalments which, according to the Constitution, vyill become due on the (econd Monday of July aud January next, or either of • them, may be paid by any Stockholder at an' earlier period ; and any Stockholder so paying such instalment, or inftalmcnts, shall receive a proportionate (hare of the Dividends thereafter to be made, calculating such (hare from the firft day of the month succeeding such payments re-t fpe&ively. Extract from the Minutes, EBEN. HAZARD, Sec'ry, Phi)adelph<a t Jan. 23. NEW T E A S. IMPERIAL, HYSON&SOUCHONG Ofth e very firft quality,and 1 ateft importation) From Canton, via New-York, by retail,at No. 19, Third, between Chefnut and Market Streets. N. B. A few Boxes of the above HYSON for sale. PLANS OF THE City of Washington, Sold by the Booksehers, MOBSON, CAREY, YOUNG, & CRUtiSHANK, ah urdtnanct J or ft curing the ptinflual Payment of the Mtn'tts due on the Subscriptions to the Society for efta bliflung Ufeful ManufaCtu res. WHEREAS doubts have heretofore arisen with regard to the power of the Society to annex any penalties to the non-payment of the mftalmcnts, agreeably to the terms of the fub fcripiions. And whereas the Lcgiflature at their last feflions, parted a supplement 10 the original Jaw of incorporation, removing the said doubts, and fully authorizing the Directors to pass any ordinance they may think proper, to compel the pun&ual paynient of the said fubferiptions. Sec. 1. Be it ordained, therefore, by the Governor and Direflors of the Society for ejlablijhing Ukful Manujafluref % l hat if any fabferiber or nisafligus, frail ncgleft to pay the second payment of her, or iheir refpt&ive fubferiptions, together with the lawful interest anting thereon, either to the calhier of the United States Bank Office of Discount and Deoofit, at New-York, the cashier of the Bank of Vew-York, the cashier of the Bank of the United Slates, in Philadelphia, of John Bayard, Esq. in the city of New-Brunf wick, in the state of New-Jerley, on or be ore the thirteenth day of April next : Thatthen*nd in that cafe, all and every fha>e or of such person or person* so negle&ing to make such pay ments as aforefaid, and the monies by them pre viously paid, shall be forfeited,and forever there after vested in the said Directors, and thrir fuc ceflbrs, for the common benefit of the said So ciety. Sec. 2. And be it further ordained by the authority afo'refaidy That if any fubferiber, or his afligns, shall neglect to pay the thiid payment of his, her or their refpeflive fubferiptions, t®gether with the lawful interest anting thereon, on or before the thirteenth day of May next. That then and in that cafe all and every (hare or shares of such person or peifons so negletting to make such payments as aforeTaid, and the monies i»y them previously paid, (hall be forfeited, and forever thereafter vested in the said Directors, and their facceflors, for the common benefit of the said Society. Sec. 3. And be it further ordained by the authority a forefaid, That if any fubferiber, or his aflign, mall ncgleft to pay the fourth payment of her,or theirrefpettive fubferiptions,on or befoc the thirteennth day of July next, that then and n that cafe., all and every (hare or shares of fu<h person or persons, so negle&ing to make fudi payments as aforefaid, and the monies by then previously paid, (hall be forfeited, and forevtr thereafter vested in the said Dire&ors, and ther fucceflor6, for the common benefit of the fail Society. NICHOLAS LOW, Governor. Pajfr.dat NewArk> 20th 1793. (Countersigned) ELISHA BOUDINOT, Secretary pro tempore. BE TT KNOWN, that the proportion of spe cie which may be paid on the rcfpe&ive pay ments of every original fharc, by such Stock holders as prefer paying a moiety of said (hare in specie, in lieu of deferred debt, is as follows ■Doh. Cts On the 13th of April, 1793, with in terest from 13th July, 1792, On the 13th of May, 1793* with in terest from 13th January, 1793, 7 86 On the 13th of July, 1793, 8 09 Stockholders in the (aid Society are hereby notified, that I, the Cubfefiber, am duly autho rised to make the requisite indorsements upon the certificates of (hares which they may refpec tivcly hold, and that books of transfer are open ed at my office, in Front-street, New-York. February 21 1 *793- A New Post-Road. HAVING been desired to establish a poft road from Reading, in the date of Penn sylvania, to Williamfburg, at the Great Forks of the Genefee river, Notice is hereby given, that proposals will be received at the General Post- Office, for carrying a weekly mail between Reading and Williamfburg aforefaid, by the following route, to wit : the Great Road now improving between Reading and the town of Northumberland j trom the latter dace to Loyal Sock creek ; thence to Lycoming creek ; thence in tbe new road to the Painted Post, on Tiogj river; and thcnce to Williamfburg. The proposals will be received until the ijth of March next, irtclufivcly f rhe carriage bt the mail to commence within one month after wards. Necessary, Poll-Offices are to be eftabliflied oai the route, and such peifons appointed Poft-i tnafters as the Contraflor Hull name, and the. Poftmaftei-Gencral approve | Within three months after the carriage of,this mail is commenced, the Contrafior.it to state toi the Poflmafter-General the days and hours of its) arrival and departure at and from the principal! Pdft-officcs, which experience (hall prove.to bev moil convenient; and thereafter the mail is to' be delivered at the refpeflive Poll-offices it the. hours so fixed, unavoidable accidents excepted, ■ on penalty of one dollar for each hour's dday and for the non-performance of a trip, the (Sou- > 4ra£lor to forfeit twenty dollars. » The term of the contrafl cannot eiccSed ejght: years. During its continuance the Contractor is to receive the rates of pottage by law eftablilhed,; and to have the exclusive privilege of carrying] letters and packets for hire, such excepted, is' shall be lent bya special messenger, or whichaieli or shall be by law declared free, \ TIMOTHY PICKERING, P.M.G. ' . Gevernl Pojl-Ojficc, Jan. 22, >793, tf ADVERTISEMENT. NOTICE is hereby given, That the Com. miflioners appointed by the Board of Trustees of the University of' North-Carolina will attend at the town of HilUborough, on the 18th, 19th and 20th days of April next, for the puipofe of receiving propofali from fucb per.' sons as may be disposed to undertake the Build ings of the University. FREDERICK HARGETT, Chairman, TICKETS In the 'FEDERAL CITY LOTTERY, May be hid at SAMUEL' COOPER's Ferry. 336 The Seventh Volume contains a defcripfion of Mount Etna, Eudiometer, Exchange, Fxpe rimental Philosophy, System of Farriery, Feudal system, Fire, fixed Air, Fluxions, Food, Fortifica tion, Foflils, history of France, Gardening, Gas, Geneva, Geography, Geometry, Gilding, Glass, See. with a variety of articles in natural history, biography and miscellanies. Illustrated with Thirty Eight elegant Copperplates. CONDITIONS. I. The work is printing on a fuperfine paper, and new types, (cast for the puvpofe) which will be occasionally renewed before they oon traft a worn appearance. 11. The work is furnifhed in boards, in volumes or half-volumes, as fubferibers chufe; the price of the whole volumes, five dollars each, ot the half-volumes two dollars and two-thirds of a dollar each. Ten dollars to be paid an sub scribing, the volumes or half-volumes finifhed; to <be paid for when delivered, the price of one \ to be paid in advance, and the price of each lucceeding volume to be paid on deliver ing the volume preceding it. No part of the work will be delivered unless paid for. 111. In the course of the publication will be de livered about five hundred copperplates ele gantly engraved in Philadelphia which by far exceed in number those given in any other fcientific d iftionary. At the close of the pub lication will be delivered an elegant frontif-: piece, the dedication, preface, and proper ti-' tie pages for the different volumes, It Isexpe&ed the work will be comprised in: abqut eighteen volumes in quarto. Those who wi(h to become pofleffors of; this valuable work will pleafeto be early in their ! applications, as the fubfcriptionls nearly closed. Jan. 13. 7 63 NICHOLAS LOW. lawt^M, H'FIY DOLLARS RJLWAKD. RAN away on the 25thinftani, a likely Ne gro Man called Isaac, about twenty-threo years oid, five feet fix or eight inches high, a well made fellow, fond of talking, has a large mouth, and (hows his teeth very much when talking; had on when he went away, a brown linen shirt, a (hort white kersey over jacket with; a very high collar and plain bread, with buttons which appear to have been very gay ; a pair of: white kersey breeches, a pair of white knit yarn (lockings, a pair of (hoes with ftripgs in them, and a coarse hat ; all the above clothes are al most new. Said Negro was fprmerly the pro perty of Mr. William Thomas, late of Kent County, near George-Town Cross Roads, d<"- ceased, and has for several years been employed in that neighbourhood, and principally by a Mr. Maxwell, and lately by MefTrs. John and James Carmack, as a waggoner, which business he is well acquainted with, and is what he prefers ; and has been engaged in driving a waggou from said Cross.Roads to Duck-Creek, &c. until Aogiift last. I expect he will make his way for th* neighbourhoods of George-Town, Dutk- Crcek, Dover or Wilmington. The above re ward will be piid if delivered to me in this place, or Thirty Dollars if fecuied in any goal, so that I get him again. He is an artful-fellow, and when taken, will make his efcapc, unless particularly secured. F.aston, OWEN KENNARD. Talis! County. Maryland, Dec. 28, 1792. 2m >U(. . i ADVER TIShMjbNT. (f3~ Thoje perjons who have received Subjcrip lion-Money Jot the Gazette, and thoje zuho are in arrears for the fame, are mcjl earnejlly requejlei to make payment to the Editor as soon as possible. 05* The price of this Gazette is three Dollart tier annum—One hulj to be pnii at th< tine e/ fvi /cribing, BANK OF THE UNITEDSTAT^S. RxsOL V ED, any person residing in Europe, who JL Dull authorize the President, Dire&or* and Company of the Bank of the United States, te receive annuities, or Interest anting from the public debt of the United States of America, Diall from time to lime have authority to draw on the said Present, Drcftors and Company, to the amount of the monies by them received, which drafts Dial) be paid without deduction and free of ex pence—Or, The President, Dire&ors and Company, if re quested, will remit the monies by them received to any part of Europe, free of expellee and with out dcdu&ion, in Bills of Exchange at their cur rent value, and at the rifle, of the peifon to whom the fame ihall be remitted. By the President and Directors, jw JOHN KEAN, Cashier. JUST -HUB LlSIi ED, By Thomas Dobfon, Bookfelltr, at the Stone-Houfc, in Second Jlreet, Philadelphia, VOLUME VII, of ENCYCLOPEDIA: or, A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, AND MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE, On a Plan entirely new : b r WHICH THt DirrjtßENT SCIENCES and ARTS are digeflcd into the Form of DiflinCt, TREATISES or SYSTEMS : COMPREHENDING THE History, Theory, and Practice* of each, according to the Latcft Difcovfcries and im provements : and full Explanations given of the various detached parts of Knowledge, whether relating to Natural and Artificial Objr&s, or to Matters Eccleftaftical, Civil, Military, Commer cial, &c. Including Elucidations of the mod im portant Topics relative to Religion,Morals,Man ners, and the Occonomy of Life : together with 4 D< fcription of all the Countries, Cities, prin cipal Mountains, Seas, Rivers, dcc. throughout the World ; a General History, Ancient and Modern, of the different Empires, Kingdoms and States ; and an account of the Lives of the mofl Eminent Persons in every Nation, from the earliest ages down to the present times. Com piled from the writings of the belt authors, in fcveral Languages ; the mod appioved Di&iona ries, as well of General Science as of particular branches; the Trari factions, Journals, and Me moirs of the learned societies, both at home and abroad—the MS. lectures of eminent profeffors on different Sciences : and a variety of original Materials, furniflied by an extensive Correspon dence. By 7110 Ms! $ pHKSON, DAI lti STUs/RT,&iD SIN ILL CARROLL Efquirei, ' Commissioners appointed by Government 10 prepare the Public Bu.ldings, &c. w.th.n tf,e City of Wajhington, lor the reception ol Con gress, and lor their permanent ri lideuce after the year 1 Boo— A LOTTERY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE Federal City. 50,000 Tic km at 7 dollars, arc 35c!,000 dollar* LIST OF PRIZfcS, Viz l Superb-Hotel, with baths, ) out houfirs, See.See. to coil \ l Cacti Prize. 1 ditto i ditto 1 ditto 2 ditto 10 ditto 5,000 arc 1,000 500 100 5° 2 5 20 10 20 ditto 100 ditto 200 ditto 400 ditto 1,000 ditto 15,000 ditto 16,737 Primps 33,263 Blank? 50,000 By this fchfctne at Ml the amount of the tick, cts will return to the fortunate adventurers, and yet the fedeVal City will-gain its objcti thereby, in a magnificent building defined both for pub- Jic and private convenience. Although Tome ex-pence wvuft at tend the cohdutting of the lottery* torch efc pence will be taken from the principalprige)che Comrniffioners having agreed to present in re turn a fufficieiit quantity of excellent free-ftone, together with the bell adapted lot* for the hole! and for the oot-houfcs, the vatur «f the -lottery entire may Ijc fairly rated a\ fomcthing mwc thin par i In this important inftaticc it wiil be found, on examination, to exceed all the lotteries that have ever been offered to the Public in this or perhaps in any other country. The keys of rtie Hotel, when eojnpleat, will be delivered to the fortunate poflefTor of the ticket drawn its number.— All the other prizes will be paid, without dcduflion,in out month after ike drawing,by the City Trea.furer at Wartiington, or at futh Bank or Banks as may belierealter announced, for the convenierrcy of the fortunate advtrnrufers. The drawing will commence on Mondav the 9th of Septembei next, at the City of Waihing ton. Tickets may be had of Col. Wm. Dickens, City Treasurer of Waftiington ; Thayer & Bart'et, of Charleston, South-Carolina ; Sidcon Denifon % sa*. vannah ; McfTrs. James Wcji & Co. Baltimore ; Mr. Peter Gi/man, Boston ; and at such other places as will be hereafter published. N. B. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS will be given for the best Plan of an elegant and con venient HOTEL or INN, with hot and cold Baths, Stables, and other out houfe6, if prcfint'cd on *r-i*Jor€ the *oth oj April a pre ference will be given to the Artist for a Con tra#, provided he be duly qualified to compleat bis plan. The ground on whkh the Hotel and outtioufes are to bfercfted, will be a corner lot of about 90 by 200 feet, with a back aventie to the stables, &c. Scftions and efti mates of the expense will be cxpe&ed with the elevations, &c. compleat ; and 50,000 dollars mutt be regarded by the Aichite&as the utmost limit in the expeufe int«'.ndf<i far this purpose. S. BLODGfcT, Agent for the affairs of the City. March 6, 1793. War Department, January'2B, 1793. JNFORMATION is hereby given to ail the military Invalids of the United States,"that the sums to which they are entitled for fix months of their annual pension, from the 4th day of September 1792, and which will 1 -become due on day of March 1 793, will be paid on the said day by the Commiflioner*of the Loans within the Rates- refpeftiyoly, under the usual regulations, viz. Every application for payment must be ac companied by the following vouchers: lft. The certificate given by the»llatr, fprciSy ing that the person posse fling the lameis irt tact an Invalid, and afcertaiiiing the £um to which, as such, he is annually intitled. 2d. An affidavit agreeably to tlie following form : A. B. came before me, one of the Justices of the county of in the state of and made oath that he is the fame A. B. to whom the original certificate in his poflefiion was giv en, of which the following is a copy (the Cer tificate given by the state to be recited) That he served (regiment, corps or veffetyaHhe time he was disabled, and that he now reftdes in the and county of and has resided there for the last years, previous to which he resided in In cafe *n Invalid should' apply for payment by an attorney, the said attorney, beside* the certificate and oath before recited, must produce a special letter of attorney agreeable to the fol lowing form : I, A. B. of county of state of do hereby conflitute and appoint C. D. of my lawful attorney, to receive in my behalf of my pension tor fix months,- as an Invalid of the United States, from the 4th day of Sep tember 1792, and ending the 4th day of March *793-. Signed and Sealed in the Prefcnce of Acknowledged before me, Applications of executors and adminiftralors must be acrompanied with legal evidence of their refpc&ivc offices, and also of the time the, Invalid died, whose pension they may claim. By Command of the Prefidcnt ps the United States, H. KNOX, Secretariat War. 50,000 25>°c» 2D,g 15,000 10.030. 10,000 lo.coo 10,000 lo.eoo 10,000 io,oct> ?.0,000 150,00(7 Dollais gj*j,ooer
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