Life of llo^ard, THIS DAT IS PUBLISHED, J. o R B M RO D, (Price 75 Cents) At Franklin's Head, No. 41, Chefnut Street, A VIEW of the Life, Travels and Philan- thropic Labours, of the late JOHN HOWARD, Esq. L. L. D., F. R. S. Embellished withaftriking likeness of that Citizen of the World. BY JOHN AIKEN, M. D. To which is subjoined an ODE inferibed to John Howard, by William Hayley, Elq. FROM realm to realm, with erofs or erf tint crown' d y Where'er mankind and misery are found\ O'er burning sands, deep waves > or wilds of , r now, Oreat HOWARD journeying seeks the house of wot. ijowHTnany a windingftep to dungeons dank> Where anguish wails aloud 9 undfetters clank: To caves befirevj d with mdny a mould'ring box** And telhj zuhofc etjnts onh learn fy gtean; —fifiikfofti be appvej !—Di/aq[e*jind dtatb retire, And murm' ring demons hate him, and ad mire. Sept. I. Medical Books. JUST PUBLIBHED, Bj 'Thomas Dobfony at the Stone House No, 41 9 south Sec-o dJlreety VOL. 11. Medical Inquiries O B S E RVA T I O N S. By BENJAMIN RUSH, M. D. ProfciTor of the Institutes of Medicine, and of Clinical Pra&ice in the Univer fnynl Pennsylvania. cO'nTalninO I. An inquiry into the influence of phyfica caused upon the moral faculty. s. An inquiry intothf effects of fpirimus li quors ii|>on the human body, and their in fluence upon the happinef» of society. 3 An inquiry into the causes and core of the puliwonaiy. confurrtptiOn. 4. (). lct»a(ioii» on the fyinpiuitisand Cure of dropfics. 5. An Inquiry into the causes and the cure of internal dropsy of the brain. 6. An account of the meaflei, as- thry ap peared in Philadelphia, in the year 1789. 7. All account of ihe-influenza, as it appear ed fn Philadelphia in the years 1789,1790, and 179<. 8. An inquiry into the Caufej ot the increase of biliumand remitting fcverj, in Penn sylvania. « Ao inquiry into the caufejattd Mre Wrote kg*. , io. An account ©F the ftite of the body and mind in old age, with obfervattons upon its diseases and their remedies. Price one dollar and a quarter unbound/ or one dollar and a half neatly bound. Medical Tranfa&ions Of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. VOL. I.—P ART I. PncC one dollar in boards. A Treatise on the Diseases of Children. With general directions f >r the management of infants from the birth, adapted for theuieol physicians and private families. By Michael Underwood, M. D. Licentiate o! Midwifery in the Royal Col- lege of Physicians in London, and Pfiyfician of the Biitifti Lymg-in-Hofpital. Price one Dollart This is acknowledged to be the best bool which has been publilhed on the fubjeft, anC is calculated sot the use of parents, nurses, and private famifies, as well as for physicians —The two volumes handfomeVy printed in one, and the price only about one third of what the imported copies fell for. The Edinburgh New Dispensatory, two dollars. System of Surgery, extra&'•' from the work's of Benjamin Bell, by Di 1 . Waters, 2 dols. 50 cents. System of Anatomy, extfaftcd from the Encyclopaedia, with I 2 copperplate#, 2 dols. System of Chemistry, extracted from the Encyclopaedia, exhibiting a* view of tbe pro frefs of the fciencee, and the different fyfleme which have been publiHied, 2 dols. 50 cents. Brown's Elements of Medicine, 2 dols. 67 ccnts. T. Dob/on has in the Prefix A fdjtion of the Medical and Philofophi e»l Commentaries of Edinburgh. Two vol umes arc printed in one at 2 dollars and 50 cents per volume; he bas neatly fmifhed the fivr firft. volumes, which contain the firft ten volumes of the European edition, which fell for two dollaiseach. Nine volumes will in elude eighteen European volumes, which will bnog the publication up to the ptefent tim<r. I.lke'vife for [ale a con fillarable number oj Medical Books y viz. Mullen's Pra&ife, Materia Medica, Phyfi "ibgy, and Synoplis. Bell'sSurgcry, 6 vols, or 4 vils, do. on Ulcers, Buchau's Domestic Medicine, Ledran's Surgery, Chelclden's A hetomVj, Hunter on the Venerea], Swedeea ver on o Roljo on Weft India Diseases; 011 l T tenne Hemorrhage, Hamilton's riutiir.es the t'he*orv and pra&ice of Mid wifery, vkith or without plates; do. on the management o1 Female complaints. Mease v on Hydrophobia, &e. &c. Burlington Pork. A QUANTITY OF ' Best Burlington Pork, TO BE SOLD BY Levi Hollingfworth & Co. Oft. 6 Fine Liverpool To Bt Sold From the Ship Thomas, The fecopd wharf below Pine-Street, ap ply at said wharf, to Jehu Hollingfworth, & Co. Aug. z6. d. Card Nail Factory, No. 59, north Front llreet, Webster, Adgate & White, Have conjlatuly for sale, Cotton, Wool, Tow, and Machine Cards, Cut Nails of all sizes, Floor Brails, Sprigs and Tacks, Fullers Shears, Gun Flints and Woo A quantity of kiln dried Indian in barrels A new Edition Of Adgate's Philadelphia Harmony, containing both the firft and 1c cond part?, being the moil apr oved fyf tcm of Rules and tbe best collection of Tunes now in use, 3taiv3<w. Machinery for making Cards On an Improved Confirmation. Oft. 2 w&stf Scheme of a Lottery, Toraife 39,900 Dollars, on 266,000 Dollars, 15 pea Cent, from the Prizts—» This Lottery conftfts of 38,000 Tickets, in which thete are 14,531 I'rizes, and 23,461 lilatiks, being about one and an half blanks to a poize. THE Dire&ors of the Society foreftablrth ing IKclul Manufa6lures, having resolv ed to ere£t LOTTERIES for raising One Hundred Thousand Dollars, agreeably to an Aft of the Legiflaturc of the St te of N'ew-Jerfey, have appointed the following perfon6 to fupei intend and direst the draw ing of ll> % fame, viz. Nicholas Low, Rufus King, Herman Le Roy, James Watson, Richard Harrifon, Abijah Hammond, and Cornelius Ray, of the city ot New-York— Thomas Willing, Joseph Ball, Matthew M - ; Corinel and Andrew Bayard, of the city of Phil-idelphTa—His Excellency Richard How . ell, Etq. Klias Boudfru»t, General Elias Day ton, Jam<s Parker, John Bayard, Do&or Lewis Donhatn, Samuel W. Stockton, Jothua M. Wallace, Jufcph Bloomfield, and Elifha Boudinot, of Nrw-Jerfey, who offer the following Scheme ot a Lottery, and pledge thcmfclvcs to the public, that they will take <!very afluraace and precaution in their power to have the Monies paid by the Managers, from tinae to time, a* received, into the Banks as New-York and Philadelphia, to remain for the purpose of p.aying Priz which (hall be immediately discharged by a check upon one of the Banks. SCHEMEi fTiieof 20,000 Dollars it 90,000 > 10,000 f 10,000 1 5,000 10,000 5 2,000 t 10,000 10 1,000 10,000 40 500 I«, 000 160 100 < 10(000 300 $0' IjiOOO jo«o #0 -A, »fc,ooo 2OHO Ijj .„ 30,000 JOOO - lj! 36,000 8100 10 81,000 * \ 14,539 Prizes. 262,000 23,461 Blanks. First drawn number, 2,000 38,000 Tickets at 7 Doltari each is 266,006 The drawing will commence, under the infpeftion of a Committee of the Superin tendants, as soon as the Tickets are fold, of which timely notice will be given. The Superintendants have appointed John N. Cumming, of Newark, Jacob R. Har denberg, of Ncw-Brunfwick, and Jonathan Rhea, of Trenton* as immediate Managers thereof, who have given ample f«curity for discharging th* trust reposed in them. In order to fccore the punctual pay ment of the Prizes, the Superintendents of the Lottery have directed that the Managers (ball each enter into bonds in 40,000 dollars, with four fuffkient fccurities, to perform their inOtu&ions, the substance of which is I. That whenever either of the Managers shall receive the sum of Three Hundred Dol lars, he Ihall immdiately place the fame in one of the Banks of New-York or Philadel phia, to the ciedit of the Governor of the Society, and such of the Superintend ants as we in the city where the monies arc placed, .0 remain thereuntil the Lottery is drawn, or the payment of the Prizes. 11. The Managers to take fufficient se curity for any Tickets they may trust, other wise to be responsible for them. 111. To keep regular books of Tickets fold, Monies received and paid into the Hank, abftra&s of which (hall be sent, nonthly, to the Governor of the Socicty. Paterfon, January 1, 1794. On application to either of the above gen tlemen, information will be given where tickrts may be had. February 24. The Lottery publiOied by the I Society for establishing ufeful manufac * tures," wilt commence drawiog the firft I Tuefdav in November next •- PHILADELPHIA:—Printed by JOHN FpNNO, No. 119, Chesnut Street.—Price Six Dollars Per Ansbm *eod4t Salt, AT THE Also for Said, A COMPLETE set op Laftdrawa number, lu&fif ARRIVED, This day a few pipes of the firjl quality French Brandy, Fourth Proof, Efteemtd equal to any that has been in this city for a number of years, ALSO, Forty Hog/head) of firjl quality of Sr. Croix Sugar j And a few Tons of Good Black Pepper, FOR SALE Br Levinus Clark/on, No. j 16, south Water street. OA. 8 d NOTICE. . The Gazette of the United States it now publijhed at No. 119 Chf.snut street—to which place tht OFFICE of the Editor is removed, and tuhere Printing Work in general is performed. I. Neale & H. Kammerer, Junior. Have just publisheD, And now for Sale, Price half a dollar,' neatly bound, at the Bookstores of Mefirs. T. Dobfon, R. Campbell, and J. Ormrod ; also at H. Kammerer's, No. 24, north Third street, Select Stories, For the infirucliori and amujement of Youth. Adapted to the use of Schools• From the French of M. Berquln. ExtraS from the Preface. 14 To the honor ot Mi. Berquin's tafle, it may be said, that he has united simple elegance with intereding variety, but ri gidly fepaiat. d both from the flightelt ap proath of whatever is vulgar or puerile f a merit much more caliiy praifedtnan imi tated. The art of ail uling ch.ld e«,whilll at the fame time the Infant Genius is rail ed and rhe Heart mended, appears tram lis works to be no contemptible effort oi' :he mind. Wberevei, therefore, the uti- lity of fucli ah undertaking is acknowledg ed, the reputation of Mr. bciquin must ever be heid in deferveri e'ffeem. " Happily such i< the agreeable ♦erfatili :y of Mr. A.i'd feenins, that it would be diiheu-t to proi ounce in what department he excels : whether in the lively or the pathetic; tlie'fmiple language of narrative, or the animated points of couverfauoo : whither in Dfrcwd remarks upon private life, or in florid description of the beauties of nature. " pieces of every various excellence that is to be found in the writings of Mr. Berquin, compote the following volume, which,- it is hoped, will be thought a valu able fubltitute (wl.e.e fucli may be prefer red) u> tlie larger and more extensive works of the fa;iie author." At No. 24, north Third ft reel, may also be had the following New Publications: Smeliie's Natural Philofopy, \$J" History of the French Revolution, 15/ Life of Howard, The Italian Nun, 6f The Mirror, 2 vols. 11/3 The Devil upon two Sticks, The Life of Cheftei field, 10f Chefterfield's Principles of Politeness, 5/9 New Robinfoh Crufor, 6/iS The Beauties of Sterne", 4/6 Baron Tienk, 6f i Hiftoryof America, <jif Evelina, a Novel, 2 vols. 11/3 The Inquisitor, 5/3 Comple-e Letter-Wrjter, 4/6 The Trtyels of Cyrm, -jfb Mejnoirs of Major Gen. Lee, 8/4 Ru -it Economy, 7/6 Select Fables of Elop, by R. Dndfley,4jfc Vocal Muse, or Ladies Songster, jyij Marvellous Works ot Nature, Sentimental Lucubrations, %f. Julia, a Novel, fl/6 Cuiiofities of Literature, Ladies Literary Companion, 2/9 Miscellanies, moral and inftruftive, 2ft I-ouifa, a poetical Novel, 2f6 Courtftiip and Matrimony, i/6 Sylvan Letters, tfio Life of Baion Trenk, abridged, iJ\o Fables for Ladies, 1/10 Letters from Yorick to Eliza, 1/4 Fallen Cottage, Jovial Songlter, &c. &c ALSO, At the above place may be had Blank Books of different k Ofiober 8. 2,000 Twenty Dollars Reward. MY Saddle Mare was stolen from Wye Mill, Talbot County, Maryland, on the night of the 3 0t b of August lath She is black, and supposed to be ten or twelve years old, tinder fourteen hands high, com pa& and handsome, bianded with the let ter O, on the left fhoulde, a hndfojue star on her foreheed, a large full ey« the neckcreft fallen, aflat buttock, her fore foot turns in, and one of them white ; Ihe racks, trots and canters, has good spirits, and goes very pleasantly. If taken up out of the date, I wrllgiv* the above reward of twenty dollars and all reasonable char ges, if within the state and thirty miles from XVye Mill, eight do'lart and reason able charges, and if a (borter distance in proportion, to any person *ho will deliver her to the Subfcrtber at the m'>H. Nat. Kennard. Wye Mill, Talbot County, Sept. 2 Asflieton Humphreys, Attorney at Law, Notary Public & Conveyancer, AT his Office 111 South Second. Strset, the lower corner ol Norris's Alley, and nearly opposite the City-1 avern, continues to tranlaet business in the above branches, as heretofore, and draws at a. moderate charge, Dieds, Bonds, Mortgages, Powers of At orney, Bills of Sale, and Bottomree Charter Parties, Memorials, Petitions, and oth.r Instruments in Writing. H; al so continues to buy dr-d Jell Real Estates, upon Coinmiflioii; and has at present a fewvaluable Farms. &c. for sale. Ott«>ber it. 17^4. Public Notice is hereby given, To the Freemen of the City and County of Philadelphia, THAT a GENERAL ELECTION is to be held for the city and county aforefaid or TUeldty the 14th day ol Oftotei next, at the State Hoofe in the city 0 Philadel phia, where the Freemen of the diftriftof Southwark, and of the town (hps of the Northern Libertie , Movmienfiug, Pass yunk, Blockley, and are also :o hold their eleftionj. The Freemen of the townships of GermantoWn, Roxbo rough, and Bt'iAbl, are to' hold their elec t ons at the Union School-house in Gtr mantown : And the Freemen of theother' townships in ihe said count , are to hold their eledliontat the house now or late of John Barnfley, in Buftletown, in the townlhipot Lower Dubiirj. The Judges In f peiSors, &c. for the pretent yea', tobe chosen according to the LSI re et ion of the late aft to regulate tK- General Elections; and the returns, to be made as The e lefiion to be opened between the hours of ten in the morning and one in the after noon ; at which places the Electors of the city and county are to choose, In Congrcfs. One Reprcfentative lor the City of Philadelphia, and One Representative for the County of Philadelphia. For ihecity of Philadelphia, for the coun ty «f Do. and for the county of Dela ware. Four persons for Representatives of the Senate. In Genera! Jljfemlly- Six perfsns for Heprilentatives for the City. Six pfrfons for Reprefeutatives for the County. Two persons l'or Sheriffs for the City and County. i Que Conimiffior>er f»r the City and Co»n- And the Constables of the City and County are required to hold their elections in their ref;ieftive Wad 1? and Townftlips oil Saturday the nth day of Octobcr next to elect Townihip and Wa'd Alienors and Infpcftors, to attend attlje said General Election at the State House uforefaid. William Will, Sheriff". Ofl. t Carriages for Hire. GEORGE GREEN, In Pike ftrect, No. 123, between Fourth and Fifth streets, HAS FOR HIRE. BY the Day, the newest falhioned Car riages, as Coaches, Coachees, Cha riots and Light Waggons, with two or four Horses, and careful steady drivers. The ten/is reasonable, and all favors grate fully acknowledged. d6teo3W To be Sold, The House, Stables, & Zo/ , of Ground > August 26, In Second street, between Sprnce and Union street s, in the occupation of his Britannic Majefly's Minister. ALSO The Adjoining Lot y 26 feet from, nndr49vfefit deep, terras of sale, apply to Wm. Cramond. Aug. 14 Stock Brokers Office, No. 16, WalUftreet, New-York. THE Subfcribei intending to confinehim (elt entirely to the PURCHASE and SALE of STOCKS on COM MISSION, begs leave to off r hisfervices to bis friend? and otb-ers, in the line of a Stock Broker. Those who may pjeafc to favor liim wiihtheir bufi. ness. may depend upon having it tranfa&ed with the mmoft fidelity arid dispatch. Orders from Philadelphia, Boston, or any other part of the United States, will be ! ftri&ly attended to. 2aw2w TO BE SOLl> BY THOMAS DOBSON, Principles and Observations APPLIED TO THE MANUFACTURE and INSPECTION Pot and Pearl AJhes. By DAVID TOWNSEND, InfpecStor of Tot and Pearl-Ashes for the Commonwealth of Mafiachufetts. Published according to A<fk of Congress. These observations relate u> an extensive business ; and are defigued, in the plainest manner, to convey profitable information to those interested in it, who have not leis ure or opportunity to learch for the prmci ■plet therein contained, in the writings of profefiional ChemifU. •eorfjw rod 4*». codtE For ■\v&stf LEONARD rtLEECKF.R. mMhtf o F FOR SALE, .At the STORES of Jefle & Robert Wain- PORT WINE in pipes, hhds. and QU / r ter calks H LISBON do. in pipes and quarter calks Soucliongand Congo TEA 6, in quarter chests A quantity of Lilbon and Cadiz SALT Soft (helled ALMONDS in bales i Velvet CORKS, in do. I Kuffia MATTS. June 9 Whereas an attach ment atthefuit of the adrainiftiatoisol all and firgular the goods and chattel', ri hts and credits, which were of Willitm Bur. nrt deceased, at the time of his death hath been iffuedout of the Inferiour Coujt of common pleas, in and for iheCount>of Middlelex, against the Goods and Charles Lands and Tenements of 1.-riu» Martm late of the county afotefaid, retuinablc to the thirdTuefday in July last. NOTIfE is hereby given to the laid Irenius Martin that unless he appear and file foeual biiil to the said aftieo, on or before tin third Tues day in January next, judgment will be en. tered against him by default, an/d the go< ds and chattlec, lands and tenements so at tached, fold for ihe fatisl.dion of such of his creditors as (hall appear to be justly tn . titled to any demand thereon, and lhal lap— ply for that purpose, according tothefotm of the statute in fucli cale madeSt provided By order of the Courf, DEARE, Clerk. I avtf. A\ig. 10, WANTED, Two Apprentices To the Printing Bufinels. Enquire at this Office. FOR SALE, the following Tracts of Land, in Virginia. ONE traftin Frederick county, coniain ing 87 j6 acres, being part of that whereon col. Thomas Bryan Man in now reikies, known by the name of Gieenway coin t, a bout 12 mijes from Winchester and 5 from Newtown. For the convenience of pur chasers, it will be divided into parcels of various dimeniions from 200 to 600 acres, which may be viewed by application to col R. K. Meade, living near thepremifcs*~ The grea.er part is very fertile and well timbered. Anothef tiatt in the fame county on Passage crefck, containing 23£>~atres| and adjoining Jacob Leviiyjoods. Another tratt in Hampfliire county,con taining by patent, 699 acres, called Slim Bottom, situate on both fides ot the Souti Branch and within two miles of the mouth of it, and is supposed to have a good mill feat- Another tra<?t in Hamp(hire county on New Creek and Kettle-J.ick , Containing 501, acres. Another tract in Prince William county, called Leefylvania, containing upwards of 2000 acres, lyingupon Potomack river, a- Uout23 miles below Alexandria, and 28 below ttie City of Walhington, compie hending Frecftone Point, appears to be a quarry of frce-ftonc, covrring about 50 acres and adjoins the river, where ves sels of 100 tons conveniently harbour. On another part of this tract it isfuppofed there is a quarry of ilate, convenient to 'water carriage. Upwards of two thirds are in woods. Mr. Enoch S. Lane, living on the premises, will (hew this tract. Another craft, in Fairfax county, called Springfield, containing 2040 1-2 acres, 3- b«ut 13 miles from Alexandriaand iofrom Walhington ; abounds with fine springs and meadow ground, and maybe seen by apply ing to Mr. John Wood, living en part of it Anothertraft in Fairfax county, con taining 392 acre!, on Turkey-cock Run, a bout 6 Alexandria. Another ttaft in Fairfax county, contain ing about 176 acres, adjoining Mr. J. Wat son's feat, about four miles from Alexan dria. Another tract, in Fairfax county, con taining 513 acres, near Occoquan, joining Mr. Edward Washington's. Another tract, in Fairfax county, con taining 80 acres or thereabout, within a mile of Pohick Landing, and within five miles of Mount Vernon, lies level, ami is well timbered An undivided moiety in another tract, containing about 284 acres, in Fairfax county, abouts milesfrorn Walhington, & 9 from Alexandria, where J. Robinl'on for merly lived. Another parcel of land, within » mile of Alexandria ,oontaining about 24 acres, and to be fold in acre or half-acre lots. Also, sundry unimproved lots ofvarious sizes, in different parts of the town of Al exandria. . Todefcribe the premises more particu larly is deemed unnecessary, as it is expec ted every person will examine and view whatever part he shall be inclined to buy. My only objett being to raise a certain ftim of money, by felling so many or such parts of the aforefaid tra.dts of land and lots as shall be necessary for that purpose, one of th« purchase money muit be paid at the time of contract, and the other within a year from the firft day of August next, and at the time of delivering pofieflion or exe cuting a legal conveyance. The lands re maining unfold, except the fradt m Piirte William, after raising a limited furr, will l*e divided into tenements, and lea ed tor a term of years. From the 12thday ot Oc tober next, till the 15th of Hecembr, I (hall be in the city of Richmond, and ui'ft* that time I shall remain at home, in Alex andria, at which places, or elfewhe;e, 1 (hall be prepared to detail particulars, and to enter into contrails. Alexandria, J<rly 28 CHARLES LEE. Au 5. 8 \ aawiow
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