Life of Howard.
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Medical Books*
JUS.T PUBLISHED,
By Thomas Dobfon, at the Storie tioufe
No. 41, south Seco .d Jireet,
VOL. 11.
Medical Inquiries
O B S E RVA°T lONS.
By BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D.
Pfofeflor of the fnftitute* of Medicine, and
of Clinical Pra&ice in the Uniyer
(ityof Pennsylvania.
contain IN©
* An inquiry into the influence of phyfica
caixles upon the moral facuVty.
а. Art inquiry iuto tHe effe£ls of fpiritous li
quors upon the human body, and their MU
flue nee upon the happinrfs of society.
3. An inquiry into the causes and cure of the
pu-lmoii.- y confumjition.
' 4. Obfet vafions on the fymptirmsamt ctfre o!
dropfics.
5. An Inquiry into the catfles and the
internal dropsy of the brain.
б. An account of the measles/ as they ap
peared in Philadelphia, in the year 1789.
7. An account of the inftucnia, as it appear
ed in Philadelphia in the years 1789,1790,
and 1791.
Bi. An inquiry into r the Causes of the intreafe
of bilious and remitting fevers, in Perm-**
fylvania.
9, An inquiry into the eatffeiaftd curreof fore
Ifgs.
*0. An account of the ftaie of the body and
mind in old age, with obfervatfons upon
its difeafts and their remedies.
Price one dollar and a quarter unbound, or
one dollar and a half neatly bound.
Medical Tranfadtions
OF THE
College of Phyficianj of Philadelphia.
V O L. I. — V A R r I,
Price one dollar in boards.
A Treatise on the Diseases of
Children.
With general directions for the management
of Infants from the birth, adapted for
theuleof phyficiana and private families.
By Michael Underwood, M. D.
Licentiate of Midwifery in the Royal Col
lege of Physicians in London, and
Physician of the British
fcying-in-Hfcfpital.
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is calculated for the use of parents, nurses,
and private families, as well *s for phyfrcians
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System of Surgery, extra&ed fr#m the
works of Benjamin Bell, by Dr. Water*, 2
dols. 50 cents.
System of Anatomy, extra&cd from the
Encyclopaedia, with 1 2 copperplates, 2 dols.
System of Chcmiflry, extrattcd from the
Encyclopaedia, exhibiting a view of tbepro
grefs of the fciencec, and the different Yyftem#
which have been published, 2 dols. 50 cents.
Brown's Elements of Medicine, 2 doll.
67 cents.
T. Dob/on hot in the Prefix
An edition sf the Medical and Philofophi
cal Commentaries of Edinburgh. Two v«|.
umci are printed in one at 2 dollars and cp
oewts per volume; he has nearly finifhed the
five ftrft volumes, which contain the firft ten
volumes of the European edition, which fell
for two dollarseach. Nine volumes will in-
Clude eighteen European volumes, which
%*UVriogthe publication up to the present
time.
Littvfi/ijbr fait a confidrrable number oj
Medical Bosks, viz.
Cullen's Practice, Materia Medio, Physi
ology. and Synopsis. Betl'sSurgery, 6 vols,
or 4 »oh, do. on Ulcera, Buchan's Domestic
Medicine, Ledran's Surgery, Chefelden's A
netortiv, Hunter On the Venereal, Swedeea
ver on do. Rollo on Weft India Diseases;
Rigby on Uterine Hemorrhage, Hamilton's
outlines of the theorv and pra&ice of Mid
wifery, with or without plates; do. on the
management of Female complaints. Mease
on Hydrophobia, &c. &c.
Burlington Pork,
Best Burlington Pork,
To BE SOLD BT
Levi Hollingfworth & Cot
oa. 6 * eod . 4t
Fine Liverpool
To Be Sold
From the Ship Thomas,
The second wharf below Pine-Street, ap
pljf-at said wharf, to
Jehu Hollingfworth, & Co.
Aug. jfi. d.
Card tif $ail Faffory y
H No. north Frqnt toeet, .
IVeßfteiV Adgxife 8c White,
H»ve ctnfiMtif for fa,let
Cotton, Wool, Tow, and
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Of all Kinds,
Cut Nails of ujt lizes,
Floor Brads, Sprigs and Tadks,
Fullsrs Shears, Qun FlinU and Wool
Ha's,
A quantity of kiln dried Indian Meal in
barrels
A new Edition Of Ailgate'S Philadelphia
Harmony, containing both the firft jnd fc
coud parts, being the most apr oved fyf
trm of Rules and the best coliedlion of
Tunes now in use,
Machinery for making Gards
, On an Improved Conftru&ioa.
Oft. 2
Scheme of a Lottery,
To raije 35,500 Dollars, on *.166,000 Dollars,
Ihduitiiig 15 pa Ccntt from the Prizes—
'Hus Lottery cortjifls Of 38,000 Tickets, in
which (here a T e 14.5.31 Prizes, and 13,461
bUnks, heihg about one and an half Hanks to
a poize.
THE Direflors erf the Society forefHblifh
itig Ufeful Manufactures, having reliev
ed to cti-fi LOTTERIfS for tailing One
Hundred Thobsan'd Douaiii, agreeably
to an Atfc of the Legifliture of the State of
N'ew-Jerfey, have apponiicd the following
perfiiisio fupeiifctend and dircfl ihe draw
ing of tbc fame, viz. Nicholas Low, Rutus
King, Heiman te Roy, James Watlon,
Richard Harrifon, Ab'ijaHf Hammond, and
Cornelias Ray, of the city ot New-York-
Thomas Wilting, joseph baft, Matthew Ml
- >n ! Andrew Bayard, of ihfi of
Philadelphia—His Excellency Richard How
ell, Esq. Ebas Boudinot, General Ehas Day
ton, Jam. s Pa.ker, John Bayard, Dnftt.f
Lewis Donham, Samir. 1 W.'Stockton, folhua
M. Wallace,-Jofeph Bloomfield, and Eliih*
Bourfinot; ot Nut-Jerky, who offer the
fallowing Srherrte ot a Lottery, and pledge
themselves to th'= ptrblic, that they will take
every afld precaution in their power
lo have the Monies piiti by the Managers,
from time to time, as receiOed, into the
hanks a: New-Yoik and Philadelphia, to
reman tor the puipol'e of paying Pri z Sf
which shall be immediate})' discharged by a
chec* upon one of the Banks.
SCHEME:
Prize of so.ooo DFoll*ri it ao.Ooo
f 10,000 10,000
a 5,000 10,000
5 .2,000 10,000
10 1,000 10,000
20 500 if*,ooo
ico 100 10,000
3 00 50 15,0c0
1000 20 1 20,000
2000 ' 15 30,000
3 000 12 36,000
8100 10 81,000
H'539
23>46* Blanks. First drawn number, 2,000
Last drawn nunjber, 2,000
38,000 Tickets at 7 Dollars each is 266,000
The drawing will commence, under the
;nfpe&ion of a Committee of the Superin
tendantSf as soon aa-the Tickets are fold, of
which timely notice will be given
The Supcrintendants have appointed John
N. Curaming, of Newark, Jacob R. Har
denberg, ot New-Brunfwick, and Jonathan
Rhea« of Trenton, as immediate Managers
thereof, who have given ample facurity to*
discharging the trust reposed in thtm.
In order to secure the-pmt&ual pay
mentofthe Prizes, the Superintendants of
the Lottery have directed that the Managers
fKail each emer into bonds in 40,000 dollars,
with four fufficient f«curities,to perform their
inftru&ions, the fttbftanfce of which is
I I. That whenever either of the Managers
shall receive the Cum of Three Hundred Dol
■ lars, be lhall iamdutely place tbe lime in s
| one of the Banks of New-York or Philadel
phia, to the cteditot the Governor of the
wciety, apd such of tbe Superintendanta as
| live in the city where the monies arc placed,
to remain there until the Lottery is drawn,
'or the payment of the Prizes.
11. The Managers to take fufficient se
curity for any Tickets they may trull, other,
wife to be refponuble for them.
' 111. To keep regular books of Tickets
fold, Monies received'and paid into the
Bank, abftrads of" which (hall bj» sent,
monthly, to theGovcrnor of the Society.
Paterfon, January j, 1794.
On application to either ofthe above gen
tlemen, information will be given where
lickeb may bo had.
February >4.
(■fry The Lottery pnbliffied by the
"Society for establishing ufeful Manufac
ture*,'' will commence drawing the firft
I Tuesday in November next —
PHI
PHILADELPHIA: Printed bt JOHN FENNO, No. ir 9 , Six D«a 4ls
A Quantity of
Salt,
AT THE
Also for Sitle,
A COMPLETE SET OF
262,00 a
tu&fif
LanDiKg,
This t)ay from on board the brig Ann and
Mary, Capt. Corric, from Antigua,
NINETY HOGSHEADS Ot
Prime Antigua Rum,
ONE third of which is fourth proof*, the
other third. Also a lew hog/heads remain
ing on hand of the Brig Sally's CARGO*
Captain Welt from lame placej which has
been To much approved of Fdr the finenefs
of its flavour.
Jamaica Spirits,
MOLASSES,
Genuine Madeira Wine,
By the pipe, quai ter caflc or gallon.
ALSO
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FRESH RICE)
By the Norfolk, Captain Art,
#0R SALE BY
Levinus Clarkfon,
Not 216) Joutb corner of Piyie and
Water Jlreets.
Aug, 27
I. Neale & H. Kammerer,
Junior.
Have just I'irsLisnED,
And now for Sale,
Price half a dollar, neatly bound, at the
Bookstores of Meflrs. T. Dobfon, R.
Campbell, and J. Ormrod ; also at H.
Kunmerer's, No. 24, north Third
ftrtet,
Seledl Stories,
For the inflrußron and amujement of
I'ovth. Adapted to the use
cf Schools.
From the French of M. Berquin.
Extract from the Preface.
To the honor ot Mr. Eel quirt's Taste,
it may belaid, that he has united finiple
elegance with interesting varutx, but ri
gidly fepa rated both from the fl.ghteft ap
proacli of whatever is vulgar or pueiile r
a merit much more eaiily praised than imi
tated. The art of juiiuling child eti,whilft
at the fame tihie the fuisnt Genius is laif
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the mind. Wherevfi, the;efore, the uti
lity of file i» au undertaking is sckuowkd—
ad, the rep'utatiouvof Mr. Berquin mull
ever be held in det'erverf elteem.
" Happih such is ch* agreeable versatili
ty of Mr. Bei quid's style and genius, that
il wouid be dilhcult to prtynounce in what
department he excels) whether in the
lively or the pathetic; the fnnpie language
of narrative, or the animated points of
conversation: whether 111 lhrewd'remarks
upon private (lie. or in florid defcriptio.i
of the beauties ot nature.
" Pieces ot every various excellence
that is to be found in the writings of Mi.
Berquin, compose (he following volume,
which, u is hoped, will be thought a valu
able (übltitute (whete such may be prefer
led) to the larger and more cxtenlive
works of the lame author '■
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Smellie's Natural Pl4,joj u yy i ,w-
History of the French Revolution, i </"
Lite of Howard, . aJ
1 l>e lialfun Nun, 6/
The Mirror, 2 vols. 11/3
The Devil upon two Sticks, 5f
1 he Life of Chelterfield, IQ/"
ClieilSdield's Principles of Politeness
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New Robinfbn Crufor, 6/6
The Beauties of Sterne, 4/6
Barou T'enk, 6/
Hiftoryof America, 5/
Evelina, a Novel, 2 vols, itj)
The Inquisitor,
Comple e Leiter-SVriter, 4/5
The Travels of Cyrus, ifb
Memoirs ol Major Gen. teej S/a
Rural .Economy, 7/6
Select Fables of Eiop, by R. Dodfley 4M
Vocal Mule, or LadiesSongfter, 2/K
Marvellous W<>rk« of Nature, JJ6
Sentimental Lucubrations, 3\f.
Julia, a Novel, 2/6
Cuiiolities of Literature, JJXi
Ladies Literary Companion, 2J9
Mif'cellanies, moral and inftruftive, 4/4
Louisa r a poetical Novel, 2/6
Coui tftiip and Matrimony, ijs
Sylvan Letters, 1/10
Lile of BSion Ticnk, abridged, iJiO
Fables lor Ladies, 1/J9
Letters from Yorick to Eliza, 1/4
Fallen Cottage, Jovial Songster, &c. Sic.
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Books of different kinds.
Oonber 8.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
MY Saddle Mare was stolen from Wye
Mill, Talbot County, Maryland, on the
night of the 30th of August lalt. She is
black, and supposed to be t«n or twelve
years old, under font tefcn hands high, com
pact and hand some, bianded with the let
ter 0, on the left fhoulde, 3 hndfome
star on her forehead, a large full the
neckcreft fallen, aflat buttock, her fore
foot turns in, and one of them white; she
racks, trots and canter#, has good spirits,
and goes very pleasantly. If taken up out
of the Hate, I will give the above reward,
of twenty dollars and all reasonable char
ges, if within the state and thirty miles
irom Wye Mill, eightdo'lavi and reason
able charges, and if a (horter diftarce in
proportion, to any person who will deliver
her to the Subscriber at the mill.
Nat. Kennard.
Wye Mill, Talbot Coimty, Sept. 2
Public Notice is hereby
given,
To the Freemen of the City and County
of Philadelphia,
THAT a CJENEHAL ELECTION is
to be held for the chy and county atorefaid
oh Tuelday nie 14th day ot October next,
at the State House in the city o Philadel
phia, where the Freemen of the diftri&of
Southwarkj and ot the townih ps of the
Northern Liberties Moyanieniiug, Paff
yunk, Blockley, »nd Km>jieifing, are alio
to hold their elections. The fV««!inen of
the townihips of Germantown, Roitbo
rougli, and Bristol, are to hold their elec
tions at the Union School-house in Gtr
nu 11 tmvn : And the Fjeemenof theother
townihips in the said count , are to hold
their elections at the house now or late of
John Barnfley, in Buftletown, in the
townlhip ol Lower Dublin. The Judges
In'peftors, &c. for tli? prcfent year, tobe
chofeii according to the direction of tile late
the returns to be made as ulual. The e.
lection to be opened between the hours ol
ten in tWe morning and ohc in rlie after
noon i at which places the Eleftois of thi
•ity and county ace to clmole,
| In Coilgrt'
doe Representative Vor the City of
'biladrlpiiia, and
; Out RepTefentative for Ae -Ge/aatf of
-rhMadelphia. .
ifc.tity of Philadelphia, GOtm
' Do - * r^^or t ' ie XJWMtjr «f DpU*.
' WW.' " '
Four persons for Reprefemitives of the
Senate.
In General Affemlly.
Six persons for Representatives for the
City.
Six persons for Reprefeutativej for the
County.
Two persons for Sheriffs for the City
and County.
One Cwimifltoner for the City and Coun-
And the Conftjbles of the City and
County are required to hold their elections
in iheii refyeftive Wards and Townltips
on Saturday the nth dayoJ October next
to eltft Township and Waid A/Teflors and
Infpr&ors, to attend at the said General
Election at the State House jfoiefaid.
oa. i
Just Landed,
Prom 4»toard fbe-Jhip Wajbingtori\ Capt,
y»6» Collirit frotot Beurdeaux,
White Wines
CLARET
in Hhds. and Caies—F<ji Sale by
FRANCIS COPPINGER,
No. 26, Spruce, near Front Street.
Angult ii, 1794.
Carriages for Hire.
GEORGE GREEN.\
In Pine street, No. 123* between
Fourth and Fifth streets,
HJS FOR HIRE.
BY the Day, the ntweft faihioned Car
riages, as Coaches, Coachees, Cha
riots and Light Waggons, with two
or four Hor/es, and careful steady drivers.
The terms reasonable, and all favors grate
fully acknowledged.
Augufl z6,
Lachawannock.
A LARGE body of LAND on this river
and its waters, is noW fV,r f a ) e to Settlers on.
If, on moderate terms,and at a long credit.
The foil rs rtmarkab'y fertile, and nu
merous streams of waterare interspersed
through the whale country.
The main riverflmvs through one trafl
of about thirty thousand acres, and is with
he exception of one naviga
ble to the Sufquehannah.
Spring Bronk Creek, which tfith its
bi anchej, waters another tract of about
forty tlnufand acres, of good Land, emp
ties itfelf into ilie LacJiawitnnockj about
twelve miles froifi the Sufqutlianqah.
Itaffords numerous Mill feats, & in its
course creates largebodics ol well water,
ed meadow irouiid. i
The oHit reacts ar»in(eife<ftedbYcr®»ks
of Irflportance.
SevSrSr Milly'ai'ef 41ready : erefVefl for the
accomnredatitin of tfh'e settlers.
RoadVart*cut Ik Aiffertmt directions, to
wards the most convenient markets.
The county town is not more than »2
m'es distant froiji many parts of the set
tlemeot.
4aw2w
The affords an easy and
fafe navigation to Middleton, from whence
the Canal to Schuylkill extends the com
munication to the city.
Another means of connection with Phi
ladelphia, 15 by the D. laware. from which,
mTles '"'"everalplace-: is aboutthirty
The proprieties combining theirown in
terest with that of the inhabitants, aredif
pofed to Crest works of public utility,open
U T every tn mile ' ft )" are , a
trtft of one hundred acres is allotted for a
Schoil, and one hundred acres for thefirft
Ch f riftianl erß ' V,nan ° f " 7 denomi "ation of
For further particulars apply to
George Eddy.
Wilkevßarre, Lnzern e County,
Pennsylvania, Jaly 9.
Lettersdi"efted tn Cleorge Eddy at Phi
ladelphia, or thii place, relative to rhi,"
bufinefs,will be dnly answered. eod 3 m '
*eod3W
William Will,
Sheriff.
eodtE
A CAftGO OF
In Barrels ; and
dfiteo^w
FOR SALE,
At the STORES of
JefTe.& Robert Wain
PORT WINE in pipes, hlids. and qua'r
ter cafkj
LISBON do.in pipes and quarter calks
Souchongand Congo TEAS, in quarter
cliefts
A quantity of Liibon and Cadiz SALT
Soft (helled ALMONDS in bales
Velvet CORKS, in do.
Russia MATTS.
June 9 d
Whereas an attach
ment at the run of the adminiihataisoi all
and lingular the goods and chattels, rj hts
and credits, which were- of William Bur
net deceated, at the time of his death,
hath been iffuedout of the Inferiour Coujt
of common pleas, in ut d for the Countyof
Middielex, against the Goods and CJhfcttles
lands and Tenements of lirnius IVJartin
late of the county aforesaid, returnable to
the thirdTuefday in July last. NOTICE
is hereby given to the laid Irenius Martin
that unless he appear and file Ibecial bail to
the fai«J a&ion, on or before ilic third Tues
day in January next, judgment will be en
tered against him by delault, and the goods
and chatties, lauds and tenements lo -at
tached, fold for the fatisfaflion of I'uch of
his creditors as (hall appear to be justly en.
titled to any demand thereon, and fnal lap
ply for that purpose, according to the form
of the Batute in fucli cafe matleSc provided
By order of the Court,
DEARE, Clerk,
Aug. 10, j a-wtf.
wanted,
Two Apprentices
To thd Printing Bufmels. Enquire at this
Oifice.
FOR SALE,
the folio-wing
Tradts of Land,
in Virginia. -
ONE tract in Frederick county, contain
ing 8756 acres, being pai t of that whereon
col. Thomas Bryan Waft in now refines
known by the name of Greenway court a
bout 1 2 miles trom Winchester and 5 from
Ncwtowp. For the conve ience of pur
dialers, it wlll be divided into parcels of
various dimensions ftom 200 to 600 ac-Ves
which may be viewed by application to c<l
R. K. Meade, living near theprtmiles
The greater part is very fertile and well
timbered.
Another tiaft in the fame county <>~
Passage creek, containing 230 acre,.' and
adjoining Jacob Levingnods.
Another tract in Hampfliire countv, con
taining by patent, 699 acrcs, called Slim
Bottom, situate on both fides o( He South
Braachaiid wtMti two miles of
of it, and is supposed to have a good mill
it at*
Another tract: in Hampshire county on
New Creek and Kcttle-Lick , containing
Another tract in Prince William cmintv
called Leefylvania, containing upwards of
2000 acres, lyin-upon Potomack l iver, a
bout 23 miles below Alexandria, aid 28
below the City of Walhirtgtot), compre
hending Frecftone Point, which appears to
be a quarry of fete-gone, covering about
50 acres and adjoins the river, wheie ves
sels of too tons conveniently harbour. 011
another part of this tract il isi'uppofed there
is a quarry of fiate, convenient to water
carriage. Upwaids of two thirds are in
woods. Mr. Knweh S. Lane, living 01) the
premises, will stew this tra£t.
Another tratf, in Fairfax county, called
Springfield, containing 2040 j.} acres, a.
tyout 13 miles fiotn Alexandriaand iofrom
V/afhiiigton ; abounds with fine Iprings and
meadovy ground, and may be seen by jujpU.
'ngtoMr. John Wood, living on part of
Anothertraft in Fairfax county, con.
tuiniog 392a&re?, on Turkey-cock Run, a
bout o miles from Alexandria.
Another t/aft in Fairl'axcounty, contain
ing about 176 acres, adjoining Mr. J. Wat
son's feat, aboutfpur miles from Alexan
dna.
Another tract, in Fairfax county, con.
tainirigsijafcres, near Occoquan. joining
Mr. Edward Wafliingi6 n 's.
Another tract, in Fairfax county, con
taining 80 acres or thereabout, within a
mi eof Polnck Landing, and within five
milcf Oi Mount Vernon, lies level, and is
well timbered
An undivided moiety in another tract,
containing about 284 a f res, in Fairfax
county, aboutg miles from Vnfhington, &
9 trom Alexandria, where J. Robinson for.
mciiy lived.
Another parcel of land, within a mile
ot Alexandria,containing nbout 24 acris,
and to be fold in acre or hs]f~ ac re lots.
Alio, sundry uuimproved lots ofvarious
nzes. in different parts of the town of Al
-
rodeicribe the premises more particu
laily is deemed unneteffary, z, it is expec
ted every p er f«n rtr.lt examine and view
whateyer part he Otall be inclined to buv.
My Only otyeft being to raise a certain A m
of money, by felling so maii/or fiich-parti
1 nf af ° rerai<3 of lat.d and Jou as
< a i, J necc aiy lor 1,14t purpose, one half
of the fiurcbafe money must he paid at *he
tiijne o» contract, and the. other within a
yeir from the firft day of Aug»ft next, an«l
at the time of delivering possession or exr.
cuting a legal conveyance The lajids re
maining unfold, except the tTafl in Prirce
Williaw, after raising a limited furr., will
be divided into tenements, and leafed for
a term of jajirs. From the ] 2thday of Oc.
ET. r »."- Xt ' tin the 's th of ' Decea.br. I
toajlbe in the city of R,civno« ( t, and afte.'
that time I (hall remain at home, in Alcx
andna, at which places, or elsewhere, I
fcall be prepared to detail pMrtieulars, and
to enter in to corn rafts.
Alexandria, July a 8
CHARLES LEE.
Aug. 8
lawioir