DAILY EVENING ADVEF USER.
[No. 49 of Vol. VII.] Friday, February 27, ("Whole No.
COLUMBIA NUM.
Kt a TTKetin<r held at Peale's Mnfeum the
I h inft. it was resolved, That the Society
!i ptoceed to the eleflion of Officers for
g i • Academy, on Monday the id of March.
By order.
C. \V. PEALE, Chairman.
R. CLAIBORNE, Secretary.
F-hruary 1795- djt
WANTED.
Foreman for. a Paper Mill.
To a man of capacity and (kill in the bufi
fc, whose honesty ard fidelity can be well
uched a liberal encouragement.will be of
red. Inquire of the Printer. eod4t
Columbianum.
February I4> 179.?-
AT a Meeting of the Fellow Artists of
t'le Columbianum, at Mr. Groombridge's
I souse, adjoi ;ing the Bank of PennJylva
ia, in the City of Philadelphia.
G. I. Parlyru in tbe chair.
Resolved,
That the Columbianum or National
College, finll apprise the Artists of Ame
t rica, end such Ladies and gentlemen, as
.ire desirous ot i'cndfng specimens of their
■ performances, either in Painting, Sculp
» .ure, Archite&ure, or Engraving, that a
PUBLIC EXHIBITION will be opened
n the City of Philadelphia, on the firft
; day of May next, when thoie who wish to
9e Exhibitors, are requested, to notify
heir intentions as foou aspoffible, addref
ed to the Chairma*of the Columbianum
:hrough the hands of Mr. Groombridge.
Resolved,
That the Rooms intended for the Ex
hibition shall be announced to the Public,
' as soon as the preparatory arrangements
are completed.
Resolved,
That every poflible care shall be taken
of such performances of Artists and Ho
norary Exhibitors as are intended for the
exhibition, and that they shall be return
ed to -the different proprietors, at the ulofe
of the fame, -with every suitable precau
tion.
Refolvfd,
That the Rules aid Regulations for
conducing the Exhibition, (hall be laid
before the Public at an early period, with
the names of the Gentlemen that compose
the Committee of Exhibition and Models.
Signed by Order,
—F. r. wrcrr. } ._
THOS. ROBSON, AiTitt. Sec.
Feb. ao d
Thirty dollars reward.
Ran away from the fubferiber, a white
French fcrvant man named Pierre La Fitte, a
bout 30 years of age, of small stature, blue
eyes, hu"ge nostrils; had on blue clothes, like
a Tailor's, and has a small wound in one of
his fingers. He left my plantation la ft Sa
turday morning, after stealing fcveral silver
spoons and forks, p?rt of which he fold to a
silversmith in Fre erickt >wn. He enticed
I away with him a trench Negro Girl,nam
: cd Cicilu, about a 2 yea sos age belonging to
me. She had on a green petticoat, a«d they
! both speak bad Englilh. He fays he is a gard
- cer, and had been aieaman on board a French
privateer which he l-ft at Baltimore, previ
ous to his coming into my service at Frede
ricktown. Any person who will secure them
in either of the jails of the following places,
Jhal] thereupon receive 15 dollars for each of
the faiJ run-away;., of the following per
sons.
John Vaughan, of Philadelphia ; David
Stewart and Sons, Baltimore ; Moles My erg,
Norfolk ; or the Subscriber,
E. P. M. DE LA VINCENDIERRE.
\ Maryland, Feb. 16.
v All Captains of veffeh* are warned not to
•arry them out of the country. diw3taw2w
James M'Alpin,
Taylor,
No, 3, South Fourth Strlet,
Rctu ns his gratefu} acknowledgements
to his friends ami <he their libe
ral hnc^Ufagement, and begs leave rel
pe6ifullv 10 ioiicit a Continnan'*e «i their
FiiviMirj,
A t his Shop Gent'emen can be furniftse<i
with materials, avd have fh<i*
made i?p a-d finlfbrd in the neatest afid
wft r»-ar»ner.
HfWill f' a »kl"u!!v* rece've tfn y nrde-s &
pav ?.pr«mj.-t punctual atienton to
them.
1 Oa. 25 2awtf
In the press and speedily will
be publiflied,
thom/S DOB SON,
No. 4t, south Second flreet,
WOI^IONCRATr's
Hiiloricat & Moral View
OF 'I'HE
French Revolution,
And the e£e<ft it has produced in Europe.
N. Y. A few Copies of the London Edi
»ion, tor file at two dollars and a quarrer.
3 Jaw
V
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For Hamburgh,
V . .
The fajl-failtnJhip
■ <8% Industry,
William Bell, mailer
I- Y I N G a< SiniN's wharf,
ALp" —v/ will fail in a few day«, hav r
ing ihiee fourths of her cargo on loird. ■■■ ■
Fo: freight or pafTage apply to JOHN
BROW N, at WalHut street wharf, or
Thomas Newman,
No. 118, South Second-ftrect.
j Feb. 7. d
■ ~ PROPOSALS .
Far printing ly fubjeription, a new pub
lication, to be entitled
The American Remembran
f cer & Universal Tablet
of Memory.
lft. This pubJicaiion wiJI be printed on good
paper, and on a good type and will con
tain at least 300 pages duodecimo.
2d. The price to Sobfcribcrs will be 75 cents
I to non.fubferiber*, one dollar.
_ The Work, it is expected, will be rea
j <fy for delivery, by the middle of March
4'h. Those Oiall obtain 1-2 Subfciibers,
will be rn vled to one copy for their trou
ble; to Pi inters and Bookfellrrs the usual
, allowance will be given.
1 To tbe PUBLIC.
, THE principal defigu of this publication
r is to ( refcue from oblivion the many impor
lant events and tranfaftions, which, under
divine providence, have been chiefly condu
cive to the set.lenient «f this couniry, ai.dto
' e cftibliihrnent ot our present happy form
of government i as aifo to tranfinit to pofte
lity the names and atehievements of those
► flaiefmen and heroes, to whom America is
» most. indebted for her liberty and
dence.
Should any patriotic Printer think proper
, to parronize this undertaking by occasional
ly iriGrrtwg the above in his paper, and pro
, curing Subfcribrr?, the favour will be thank
fully acknowledged by the Editor
James Hardie.
N. B. It is requcftcd that such persons as
are cntrufled with fubfenpnon papers, wiil
be f« obliging a< to return them by firll
of March, in order that their names may be
1 inserted as patrons of tbe work.
1 Jan.24 2awtf
1 his day is PubliJJjed
(Price a quartet qf » DolJ-r)
Slaves in Algiers :
OR A
Struggle for Freedom :
A PI AY,
Fnter r perf d with So-ig-;, in three aft*
- Infcub d to the Citizens of the United
States of North America.
By Mrs. Row/on.
' As performed at the New Theatres in Phi
* ladelphia and Baltimore.
ExtraS from tbe Preface,
11 Mi chief aim has been, to offer to the
j public a Dramatic Entertainment, whicl',
wh-le it might excite a finite, 01 call fortii
the tear of sensibility, might contain no
o*e fenfment, in the least prejHd cial, to
(he m«ral or political pi incij.'les of the go
vernmei under which I live. On the con
trary, it has been my end.avour, to place
the social virtues in the fairelt p"»!nt of
view, arid hold up to merited contempt
1 .and ridicule, th< ir opposite vices. If, in
' this attempt, I have t»een the least fuccefs
ful, 1 shall reap the reward to which I af
in the (miles and approbation of a li
beral public.
Si»lo by M. Ca»ey, No. 128, and Rice &
' Co. No. s? f street; S. CampbeM,
No. 54, south Second lTrect, and Wrigley
Beriman, No. 149, Chelnut ftieet,
• ■ c 2a\v t f
iicklenburgs, Oznaburgs,
and Glass Ware,
Landing from on board tbe Jhip Peggy,
from Amjlerdam.
ALSO,
Coffee of prime Quality
In hogflieads and tierces,
Muscovado Sugars
In hogsheads,
German Steel,
ASSORTED W OOLLENS,
In small Bales, &c. for sale by
Rttndle & Murgatroyd,
No. ir, Wain'Jt street wharf.
Who want to purchase 3GO or 400 ■
Casks Good Flaxfeed.
Nov- " ___ 3t»wtf
rrefli l eas,
Of Sup frior 'Quality, via.
Imperial, •rGunpowder
H) foil Gomee,
ill, quality Hyfoa,
2d. do. do.
Young Hyson,
Hyson Skin, and |
Souchong.
A fe<w Boxes of each, for sale a
No. 19, Third street south.
Dec. iff eodtf
— ■ »
Department of War.!
JAhUytRT 16, 179*.
INFORMATION is hereby given, to
all the Military Invalids of the United
States, that the suras to which they are
intitled for fix months of their annual pen-
lion, from the fourth of September, 1794>
and which will become due on the fifth
day of March, 179.5, will be paid on that
, day, by the Coramiflioners of Loans, with
in the States refpedively, under the usual
regulations.
Applications, of Executors and Admi
nistrators, mull be accompanied with le
p- gal evidence of their refpecUve appoint
ments, and of the time »f the decease of
the Invalids, whose pensions they may
claim.
By order tf the President of the Unit
ed States,
Timothy Pickering,
Secretary of War.
Jan. 27. iawßw.
.5 7
George Hunter,
»• Chemijl,
At bis Larkorat6rj y . No. 114, south
) Second fir eat.
INFORMS his former cuilotners and the
pt)i>lic, thai he has begun the DRUG bu
fincf* again on an cxterfive plan.
n He has for sale a general afionment of
: FRESH DRUGS,
~ CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS', and PA
TENT MEDICINES.
1 Likewise, painters'colours, dry and giound
in oil, paint brushes, window and coach
glass, dye ftuffs. linseed oil, oil of turpentine,
s Copai oil varnifb and japan, warranted good.
A Hum, copperas, martder, ground red w«od
by the hogshead or Imallcr quantity.
r Ashe imports the fimpl's from the best
market , and makes the compofittons and
preparations himfelf, he is enabled to- vouch
tor and warrant article fold out ps his
Laboratory, and likewise to dtfpofe of them
at the moil realonable rates.
He wilhes to ft 11 a large LOT of
s GROUND, the north-east corner of H'gh
i and 78 feet front
on High-rtrect, and 2CO feet 00 Eleventh
c street, opposite Mr. Leiper'snew buildings—
And another LOT on the north fide of High
ftreet,near the above, 28 'efct front, and «oo
feet defp. Both lots have the privilege ol a
30 feel alley in their rear.
13. stf
A FEW COOpC
Of the celebrated Pe formance under the
Signature^of
M A N L I U S y
Mjy be had of
d John Ormrod, No. 41, Chef
nut flreet.
t RTC E 25 CENTS.
Mar tan's Law of
% NATIONS.
'I PROPOSALS
For pulUJhing by Subftription, ly
e Thomas Bradford\
I No. 8, south Front street,
„ An English Translation
Of a late publication, entitled, PRECIS du
Droit des Gens Modernes de L'Europe,
Fonde fur de» Traites & L'Ufuage ; par
M. Martan.
k Or, A
j Summary of the Law of
Nations,
Founded on the TREATIES and CUSTOMS
of the Modern Nations of Europe.
To which is added a Lift of the Principal
Treaties concluded since 1748, to the pre
sent time, with references to the books,
where they are to be found.
CONDITIONS.
1. THIS Wort will be comprized in one
elegant ocyrAvo tolume,printed on a fine
paper, and entire new type.
2. The price to fublcribers, will be Ore
Dollar and an Half; to be railed to non-sub
scribers.
3. It shall be delivered to fubferibers in
law-binding. The whole to be executed in
a ftyleof elegance, that will render it as orr.a
mcntalMufrful to theLJjrary of theStatefman
Politician, or Lawyer.
4- It lhall be put to press as soon as a fuffi
ciency of names appear to encourage the un
dertaking.
J. The name* of t'ue fubferibers will be
printed to record the patrous of this Ines
timable Work.
Gentlemen residing at a distance arc re
queftedtoadd to their fubfeription, the nam-. !
of some person in Philadelphia, with wh#m
they would wish their books deposited.
No payment expeded until the delivery of
the book. '
Subscriptions are received by Thomas Brad
ford, No. 1, south Front street, and the o
ther Booksellers in Philadelphia; by James
Rivington, Hugh Gaine and Thomas Allen,
New York; John W. F»]fom and Isaiah
Thomas, Boston; William Pritchard, Rich
mond, Virginia; and Rise & Co. Baltimore.
Feb. IS.
i I.
. | A Morjtl for tbe Gnawers '
of the Bone!
This Day was published,
° AND FOR SALE AT
- e T. Brad-ford s Book-Store, t
1- No. 3. c
l> South Front Street, }!
h [Price 3 j cents]
" Observations on the Emi- b
ii gration of Dr. Pricftley,
And on the several Addreflfes ''eliverrd to
him, on his arrival at New York, with si
additions, containing many curious a»i' >
interesting fadls on the fubjedl, noi
■ know n here when the firft edition ti
■7 pvbiifhed : —Together with a compre- tl
liehfive ftorv of a it
*■ FARMER'S BULL.
TJ)ird Edition
At the fame place may be had t(je following ; |
Late Publications, viz.
1. A Bone to gnaw for the Democrats ; j.;
or Observations o;i a late pamphlet, entitled
" Tlit Political Progress of Great Britain."
2. The Young (Quaker, a comedy, by .
O'Keefe. ' 3
3. Haun ed Tower, by Mr. Cobb. q
4. Sicilian Romance, an opera, by Henry
Siddons.
Ie 5. The Hapless Orphan ; or Innocent vic-
J " t:m of Revenge ; a novel founded on inci
dents in reai life. In a series of letters from F
Caroline i rancis, to Maria .E by 1
an Amtrican Lady, 1 vols.
A general Aflortment of Books in the dif- .
ferent departments of literature. 1 j
T. Bradford has also for sale, the Best Su- d
' perfine Errglifh CARDS, and best coloured •
h Wafers, wholesale or retail; and as usual, an lr
f' aflortment of STATIONARY and Blank
\ Eooks,which he will fell on the lowest ierms
Feb. 7 - d
" Scheme of a Lottery, -
h Toraife 39,90® Dollars, on 266,e00 Dollar*
is Deiuiitttf; 15 per Cent, f'tm the Prizes—
Tl This Lottery cotjifts of 58,000 Tiilcts, in
uhick there are 14,539 I'mes, and 23,461 J,
if Blanks, bang about me and en halt thnks to
h a prize.
*' Direflorsof the Society foreflabiifii
'■ X nig Ufeful Mjnufaftures, having refolv
- ed to erect LOTTERIES 101 raising One
;h Hundred Thousand Collais, agreeably
>0 to an A£l of ihe L> giflaiute of tkc State ol
a New-Jerfrv, have appointed the following
persons to fupeiintend and direfl the draw
ing of the fame, viz. Nicholas Low, Rcitus
King, Herman Le Roy, Jomes Wat lor,,
Richard Harrifrn, Ah 1 jail Hammond, >m
le C»(nelius Ray, of the city ot New-Yoik —
ThorrasWilling, Joseph Ball, Matthew M'- C
Connel and Andrew B.yard, of the city ol
Philadelphia—His Excellency Richard How
ell, Esq. Elias Boudinol* General EliasDay
r ten, Jam s Paiker, John Bayard, Dofl. r V
Lew is Donham, Samui I W. Stockton, Jofhui
M. Wallace, Joseph Blnomficld, and'Elilha
Boudmot. ot N.w-Jerfey, who offei the
following Schi mi ef a li<.itery, and pledg,
~ themselves to the public, tlut they will tak,
enery alfuraore and piecaution in their powei
10 hive the Monies paid by the Managr ri ,
Irom time to time, as received, into tbi
Banks at New-Yo.k and Philadelphia, 1,
remain for the puipofe of paving Priz. j
wlirch shall be immediately discharged by a
check »pon out of the Banks "
SCHEME:
1 Piizeof 20,000 Dollars is 26vO©c
1 io,oco 10,00 c J
2 s'°°° 10,00'- (
| U 5 2,000 10,000 r>
e 10 . I,GO© XO,OOC ~
20 s°° * v
J GO 100 10,00 c
3°° 5° 15.000
,co ® 241 20.0®0
2000 • 15 SO,OOO
3°®° 1 2 36,000
8100 1 • 8 1,00 c
S A
1 4*539 Pri«t«. 262,000
a j 2 3>46i Blanks. drawn nu*\ber, 2,000
Laddrawn number, 2,00 c p
•» 38000 Tickets at ? Dollars each is 266.00 c
The drawing Vill commence, under the
infp Pion of a Commiirce of the Superin- \
tendauts, a* soon as the Tickets are fold, ot
E which timely notier wilTbe given.
e The Supennteu'dants have appointed John y
N r . Caiwminfr, o! Ntwark, Jacob R. >iar
te dcnberg > ot New-Brunfwick, aod Jonacbai- xv
t _ Rhea, of Trenton, as immediate Managers
thereof, who have given ample security lor v
the trust reposed in them.
In order to secure punflual pav
n mentofthe Prizes, the Superinrendants ot
the Lottery have directed that the Managers
n (hall each enter into bonds in 4c,ooodohars,
with four lufßcientfecuntics,to perform theii
inftiuQions, the fubliance ot which is
I. That whenever either of the Managers —
shall receive she sum ©f Three Hundred Dol- J"
e lars. he (hail immdiately place the fame in *•
- one of the Banks of Xew-York or Philadel
phia, to the cteditaf the Governor of the
- Society, and such of the Swperintendants av«
£ I live in the city» where the monies are placed.
l to remain thereuntil the Lottery is drawn,
for the payment of ihe Prizes.
f It. The Managers to take fufficient fe
'curity for any Tickets they may trust, other- M
wife to be refponnble for them. to
111. To keep regular books of Tickets en
fold, Monies received and paid into ch- in
s Bank, abftrafts of which fkall be fenr. th
» monthly, to tUeCoverDor of ihe Society. th
Paierfon, January 1, 1794.
On application to either of the above gei '
• tlemen, information will be given whet ,E
j tickets may bt had. tu&ht i
rfi
' J T. ealury I^^partmenE
Revenue CJfice, Feb.
I°, 17 95.
Notice Is hereby given that
"j. 1 ropofi h v 11 be received at the Office of th«
Con mifhorer of the Revenue, until Oie ex
I'jr t on of the 30th day of April next, for
Icc T I'.oufand. Gallons of the.lmft wintej*
pressed Spermaceti OIL, in ltronp and well
bound cafXs, not exceeding in cjp city forty
wo gallons, to be reldy lor delivery, on or
before the firft day of June next.
to It ,s required that the Oil be of a quality
fit forufe 111 the ccldefl v/eather, and iu the J
i<? Northern I.ipht-Houfes.
31 Persons disposed to furnifli tte above men
tinned quantity, cr any part thereof not left
e than _5000 gauons, will be pleased to trans
mit writt n prcpofals to this office (at Phila
delphia) by poll, or to deposit them at the
office of cither of the following fnpeifatec .
dams of Light-Houies, who will* tranfm'ic
them hither, viz.
Jofepfi Whipple, at Portsmouth, New
: Hampshire.
Benjamin Lincoln, at Eofton.
| Willia«i tilery, at Newport in Rhode If
■ land.
Jedediah Iluutington, at New London,
Conne&icut.
Thomas Randall, at New York.
Wilhan. Allibone, at Philadelphia.
Immediately after the last da,y of Apnl, the
m .P ro r°f als which may have been received, will
. be decided upon, ;.nd notice will be given of
) the accepted offer. .
f- . will be requited for the pun&uai
debvery cf the Oil in quantity and quality ;*
above defcrilied.
r~ ■ ' money will be paid orl a deli«rv after
infpe«ion.
* Tench Coxe,
CommijTmntr of the Xcvcniit.
" Fcb ' * aaw 3 w
r
1
- Inland Navigation.
in
In t,le Prcfs and speedily will be pwblilhej
by
1 Zachariah Poulfon |un.
1 r °- 80, Chefnut street,
!\ AN
if historical account
'F # OF THI
■ Rife, progress, and present
. ft ate
O F T-H I
Canal Navigation in Penn
. fylvania.
With an Appendix, containing Abftrafts of
1S fl.eAft. of the Legiflatme Jince the year
la 1 and their Giantsi-f Moiieyfor*im
ie I'lovnm Road-, and Navigable Vl'ateks
;r thri r S ho "' the state 10 Which is a,>
nexed,
■i " An Explanatory Map."
>• HuMifhed by Dbeftion o'the President and
c Managers of the , nd Su( .
s »"d the Delaware ai d Schuylkill
NnvigatiSn Companies.
"Here smooth Canals, across th'
ed plain
Stretch their long arms to join the distant
main.
' The Tons of toil, with many a wejry flroke
'' coop the hard bosom of the solid rock •
Refiltlefs through the ft ff opposing cl a v*
0 \Vit<i Mend) patienie, work their gradual
w av !
10 *he Genius cf th' unwilling flood
(C 1 liough the brown horrors of the aged
,o wood;
, e Crols the lone waste the filrer urn they
.0 P°" r .
_ And cheer the barren heath,or sullen moor
'o " T fee t traVC " er ' witb > leafi "g wonder
rhe White fail gleaming through the dulky
c And views the alter'd lard-cape with fur
» prize'
And doubts the magic fceret that round
" him rife.
n Now like a flnck offwans, above his head,
Their woven wings th, fl y;ng veOtls spread
" ' vhil meet ' n £ llrean »s,in artltilniaf.s,glide
inle each, uomnjled, pours a /eparate
, tide;
Now, through the hidden .veins of e.rth
they flow
, And viftt sulphurous miies and caves be.
5 low. ;
, The duflileftreamsobeyth. guiding hand,
, And social Plenty crowus the fl A pp v land!-
Ja "' "> aawtf
Library Company of
Philadelphia.
1 V A , .? eneral Meeting of the Members of
the Library Company of Philadelphia is r .
. quested, at their Hall, on the ninth day of
. March next, at four O'clock in the afternoon •
to take into consideration the propriety of
, encrci-Cng the Annual Payments, and repeat
mgfemuchof their Bye Laws, a, amho.il'
she Directors to difpofc of the real £st at e 01
the Company.
By order of tbe DirrFlort.
R. Morgsn, Sec'rv
i Feb ' .Odt jit'
i