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It may be a uic ot n utu, for it is not un natural, and it is a tale of re.il diflrefs— Charlotte by the artilice of a teaclier, re tommended to a Ichool from hurnanity ra ther than a conviction of her integrity of -.he regularity of her former conduct, is en ticed IrofW her govtrneis, and accompanies a young oiiicer to America—The marriage eeremny, if not forgotten, is poilpoued, and Chai;fotte dies a mariyrtt; the mcoa ftaucy of her lover, and treachery of his friend,—The iituations are artless and as feci*!m 4—the defciiptions natural and pa tnetic; we should fesl for Ciiariorte if such a perl'on everexu'Ud, who, for one error, fcarceiy, perhaps deiei so feverea pu- H.lliinent. If" it is a fiction, poetic justice is not, we think, properly dilirbut^d." 2. The Inquiiitor—sv Mrs. Ko\v : on, cond Philadelphia edition. 87 cents 3. 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Ii it was ttetella' y I to make a declaration of their own princi ples, they would lay, they are neither tory nor reput>.i-caH— Uvc iiberty as lilh wings, and execrate criminal act by w!vc h Co noble a caulc is endangered and in the present terment of the public la'.nJ, they cannot (latter tlieiuli-lves with the hopes of feeing this claim univerl'ally acknowledged. On the cn tr«ry, the 1 are well ajjured that these pages will not be acceptablc to the icihus oj eitlr.r party. Bur w ien time the clou 's of political decep tion, they with tome confidence (.xpefl that verditS from public opinion, wh ch candor and tuoderatjoii feidoin fail to eceive Extract fko.vi the critical Review, Januaky, 1794 — ta. 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Ca. ey*s, account of the Yellow Fever,4th edition, Scheme of a Lottery, fc rdijc 39,900 Dollars, on 266,000 Dollars Ocduclm: 15 per Lent, /rum the Prizes— 7hts Lottery conjijls of 38 K »oc Tickets, in u/hich there are 14,5.39 / rites, and Ismnks, icing about one and an haj blanks to a prize. rHfc Dneflsrsof tit* Society for eftablilb tng b'ietul ManuUQurct, hiving refolv- . ed to erc& LOTTERIES (or taifio,; One Hundked Thousand Dollars, agreeably to an Act ol the Legifl.-.ture of tlu Siau ol , "New-Jetley, have appointed the following ' perfonsio lupefiotend and direst the draw ' ingot the lame, vti. Nicholas Low, Ru.'u King, Hcimaa Le Roy, James Watlon- ' Richard Hatrifon, Abtjah Hammond, and ' Cornelius Ray, ot the city ol Nrw-Yoik— ' Thomas Willing, Joleph Hall, Matthew M'- Comiel and Andrew Bayard, of the city of Philadelphia—Hit Excellency Richatd how ell, Elq. filias Boudinot, Geneial Elias Day it'll, James Paiker, John Bayard, Doctor Lewis Oonham, Samuel W. Stockton, Jolhtw ( vl. Wallace, Joleph Blootnfield, and Elillia ] Boudinot, of Nfw-Jeiley, who otter the , 1 olio wing Scheme »t a Lottery, and pledge iheinfelves to the public, that they will take every aliurancc and precaution in their power to have the Monies paid by the Managers, ■ Horn time to time, as received, into thi Hanks at New-York and Philadelphia, to remain for ihe purpole of paying Pria. s, which shall be immediately discharged by J clieck upon one df the Banks. S C HE M E: 1 Prite of 20,000 Dollars is 20,000 1 J 0,000 10,000 2 s» c ®° 10,000 3 2,000 10,000 I 10 1,000 10,000 I 20 5 00 1 <">,OOO i 100 100 10,000 ] 3°° 5° 15,000 | I°°° 2® 20,000 1 a°oo 15 30,00 c j flooo 12 36,00 c t 8100 10 81,000 | ' 4'539 P»w». 262,000 ' 23,461 Blanks. FirH drawn number, 2,000 2 Laltdra wn number, 2,00 c 38000 Tickets atT Dollars each is 266,000 1 The drawing will commence, under the c infpeftton of a Committee of the Superin- tendints, as soon as the Tickets are fold, ot f which timely notict wiil be given. r The Superinteudants nave appointed John f N. Camming, ot Newark, Jacob R. Har- f dtriberg, ol New«lsrunfwick, and Jonathan f Rhea, of Trenton, as immediate Managers f theieof, who havegiv-en ample security for t ancharging the trust repofpd in them. In order to secure the punttual pav mentofthe Prizes, the Superintendanis of ihe Lottery have<lire&ed thai the hail each enier into bo»vds in 4C,ooodoliars ) with four furficientfecurititß,to perform their inlliudfions, th.e fublfance ot which is I. T hat whenever either o! the Managers .hall receive the turn ot Three Hundred Doll ars, he thall immdiately place the fame in "*oe of the Banks ot New-York or Pht" tdel ph*a, to the ci«»ditot the Governor df the j »ociety, and such of the Superintendants as live in the cuy where the monies are placed to remain thcic until the Lottery is drawn for the payment of the Prices. p 11. The Managers to take fufficient fe- r purity lor any Tickets they may trust, other- * wife to be refponublc for them. 111. To kee& regular books of Tickets lt fold, Monies received and paid int«» the i>ank, abftrafts ot which shall be sent nonihly, to thcGovernor of the Society. January i, 1794. In On application to cither of the above gen ;lemen, tntormaiiou will be given where tickets ipaf be had. tu&r.f di 1 ar TO BE SOLD, A Lot, containing about ! e; 17 acres, on the WilTahickon road, 4 miles, J from the city, and diredtly opposite to the L house of Wharton. A Lot, containing 10 acres, in Islington Lane, on said road, near the estate of Tafuer r Moylati, Esq. y A Lot, containing 10 acres in Turner's f' Lane, on said road, and dire&ly opposite to J' the estate of Mr. Ternant. Enquire of Joseph Redman, Woodstock, hi* corner of Turner's Lane. April 6 ed£ „ PHILADELPHIA:—-Prikteb my JOHN FENNO KU o H0 ' No - c """" S„„ x ._p MC , S„ FortbeGENTLEMAN FARMER JuJ} Puklijhed, Printed and fold by H. 15" P. RICE, Philadelphia, Price 6Jo 1-2 A Treatiie on GA I TLE : Shewing the most approved methods ofbreed iiig;, rearing, and fitting for use, /Ifes, Mules, Horned Cattle, SHetf, 6W& & Swim Wk!i directions for th~ proper treatment oi th.-iu in th -iriever>J disorders. To which is added a difTertation ontheir contagious difeal es. By JOHN MILLS, Fellow oJ the Royal Society, London, honorary mem ber of the Dublin foci.ty, of the societies oJ Agriculture at Rouen, of the ([Economical society of B'grne,andof the Palatine academy of Sciences and Belles Lettres. Contents of the above Work. Asses, of greater eflimation than com monly held in—how -to heal their diseases — at what age capable of generating—how to know their'age—how taught to amble —high value set upon fine aiTes in Spain and Au vcrgnc. Sec. Mules, how bred—their qualities and us es—which forts reputed belt —how fed and managed. Hokned Of the general pro perties and uses of horned cattle —ol the choice of cattle and fitting them for tillage— of feeding, fattening and tending them —of their propagation, care of the cow whild pregnant, and management of the calf 'till fit for slaughter or for work—of diseases o/ horned cattle. Sheep. Of the qualities and different kinds of Sheep—of their management propa gation, diseases of the head and throat, coughs j jind Ihortnel's of breath, of the belly, liver, dropsy and cutaneous diseases. &c. &c. SwrNE. Of the.chara&er, properties, and lifes of swine—os feeding and fattening — propagation and diseases. Contagious Jhfeufes of Cattle. Of the causes of contagious diseases—os the cure of their contagious diseases—additi onal observations on the diseases of cattle and on their cures, by the society of Agriculture at Paris—on the symptoms and cure of the late contagious dilfcejoiper among the horned cattle in Britain, by Peter Layard, of Huntingdon, m. d. and F. r. s. H. & P. RICE, Have just received by the {hip William Penn from London, and the Glasgow from Dublin ; a mod.capital aHortment of BOOKS & STATIONARY, For Sale on the lowest terms—Catalogues de livered gratis at their ltore No. 50 Market Itreet. In a Ihort time will be publiftied at the flore, The SICILIAN ROMANCE : by the authorel's of the RonJance of the Fo rest: &c. May 18 3taw2w J. M. Bart, No. 170, North Second-Street, Continues to wait on such Gentlemen and Ladies as are desirous to be inftvuiled in the French Language. May 19. In the Chancery of New Jersey. April 14th. 1795. Pre/erst his Excellency Richard Howell, Chancellor, Between Lydia Onderdonck, Complainant," and Henry Onderdonck, Defendant. The Complainant in this cause, having: this day filed her bill of complaint, praying for certain causes there n set forth, to be divorced from her husband Henry Onderdonck, the above defendant,and having made due proof, that the said Henry hath, after the cause of complaint had arisen removed himfelf without the jurifdi&ion of this court, so that theprocefs thereof cannot be served upon him, or if served he cannot be compelled to appear and answer or plead, and having thereupon prayed a hearing upon the fads charged in the said bill. It h therefore ordered that a hearing be had on the fads charged i.i the said bill, accordingly on the firft day of July next at the dwelling house of Williim Hay, Innholdcr, in the fity of Trentop, at .ten o'clock-in the fore noon, a copy of this order, having been firft put lifted in ,one of tha public papers of this late, and in one of the public papers of the states of New York and' Pcnnfylvania, or served on the said defendant for the space of two months at least, before the said day ap pointed for hearing. Richard Howell. ril 2* • eodt j This Day is Publtjhed, ANp rou saf.f. Bt Thomas Dor son, At the' Ston E House, Mo. 41 South Second St, A View of the Evidences of CHRISTIANITY. IN THREE PAR.TB,. *• ° f the direa Historical Evidence of Christian ty, and wherein it is dilticguiflied from the Evidence of other miracles. 2. Of the Auxiliary Evidence of Christian ity. 3. A brief confidcration of some popular Objections. By William Paley, m. a. Archdeacon of Carlisle. In One. Urge Octavo volume. Pri f e ope dol lar and three qiiirtets, handsomely bound In the present enlightened age, when free difcufton has npened the eyes of mankind, and the fabrics of Despotism and Superstition are crumbling to the dull, it becomes an ob { ~o f "° «nportance, to diftinguilh leading Truths from thofeCounterfeits which 1 afTumed their names and usurped their pUice, and in the subversion of which, Truth lsto ° <° be difcardud without in quiry. * ?'° rk> the ls *™ d author (who had before d.ftinguifhed himfelf by hi, principle* of moral and political PhiMphy) has treated the fub K a with that ability dour whKh becomes it, Bnd has exhibited in a ftiort compass, perhaps the cleared and moil di ft in cl view of the proper evidences of clirif tianity ever published. Treasury Department Revenue Office, April 14, 1795 PROPOSALS Will be received at the Office of the CommiJ/ioner of the Re-venue, For Building a LIGHT HOUSE, On Seguin Island, near the mouth of Itenne beck river, on the coast of the D lit net ol Maine; of the following Materials, Di mensions and Description. THE form is to be an Octagon. The foun dation is to be of stone, to uefjnk, if prac ticable, thirteen feet bel#w the bottom of the wooden, work, or twelve feet and an half be low the furface of the earth, and to be com menced of the diameter of twenty seven feet. It is to be laid fotidiy to the height of two feet. Ftom thence to Me bottom of the wood en work, the foundation wall is to be eleven feet high, and fix feet thick. As it is intended that the above • described Hone foundation (hall onjy be carried fix in ches higher than the crown level of the knoii or rock on which the Light-house is to be e redlcd, and it may be found impoiiible, on account of the rock, to fink the fame to the depth of twelve feet and one half below .he earth, or thirteen feet below the wooden work, it Li necelTary that the proportions for the faidftone foundation be made by the perch .j lnciuje all coJls, charges and expences ol inaterials, workmanlhip and labor. The octagonal pyramid is to be well fram ed, and of llout heart fine timber. It is to betwentyfix feet 111 diameter at the bal there of where it will relt on the top of the itone foundation, to which it is to be well lecured by sixteen ftoutiron straps built therein and otherwise. The height of the wooden build ing from the bottom of the water table and from the furface of the earth, is to'be forty feet to the top of the wooden work, under the iloor of the lantern ; where the diameter is to be fifteen feet. The foundation is to be capt with sawed stone atleait eig.it inches wide, and Hoped a't top to turn dtf the wa ter. fleHs _ . The frame us the pyramid is to be cover ed with boards of one inch and one half in thickness, over which is to be laid a gwd « complete covering of 111 ngles, and well pain ted with three coats. Ihe l.ght house, 1. to have two windows in the Ealt, and two win dows in the Weft. Tjie falhes arc to be hung with hinges, and each fafli is to have eigiit panes of glass, eight by ten inches. On the top of the wooden work of the pyramid is to be a strong framed tier of joists, beded therein, planked over with oak plank extending one foot beyond the fide 0. the pyramid, thereby forming an eave, which is to be fiiuihcd by a cornice, tke whole hav ing a descent from the center, fuiiicient to thiovv off the water, and to be covered with copper. A complete and fuiiicient iron Lantern-in the octagonal form is to reft thereon; the eight corner pieces or stanchions of winch are to be well secured to the upright timbers oi the pyramid, or to the tier of joists, or both. 1 hefe stanchions are to be very llronc and ilout in the lower ten feet, and three aiiu one-half inches by two and one-half inches a Dove. Hie Lantern is to be ten feet high, troni the floor to the bottpm of the dome or roof, and to have a dome or roof of five feet in height. The whole Ipace between the posts to be occupied by the tallies, which are '° b , c ™° ulded on tlie inside andttruck lolid. Each faih is to have twenty-eight large panes ot glass; a part of the lath on the fouth-vvett 1S to b< -" hun S w 'th hinges for a door to go out on the platiorm. The iron rafters ol tne lantern are to be framed into an iron hoop, over which is to be a copper funnel thro' which the fmo.ke may pass into a copper ventilator in the form of aman'shead ; L ru u j • contamili g one hundred gallons. 16 to be turn< " d b y * large vane, so what the hole for venting the fmoak may be always to leeward. Eight dormant vcmiia toisareto be fixed in the roof, a large cur- I r"T Pe 18 Wbe Passed thro ' the floor and a close ftoye is to be provided and fixed in the antern. 1 here aretobc4pa,rof (Wstoafcend to the lantern, theentrance to which isto be by a trap door covered with copper.' The build,ngis to be furnifhed with two complete Th fl cPndu&ors or rods with points. floQr . s are to be laid with plank. The curTh 6 ' nt ° thc ''£ bt house is to be well fe ured by a strong door hung upon hinges with a strong lock and htch complete. A so a frame Dwelling House of one story and, the roof, to be twenty fix feet or there about m front,andtwenty five feet deep, with ? eeltar, under , t , if it ft.jj be [aua f cable to dig it. The cellar walls to be e. Sh teen inches thick, and seven feet high. Tht story Of the House to be seven feu' and one Jfinth.-clear. Theroofto have are^angu- u "'° be laid in wlloie lengths nailed through. TheHoufeis to con tam a Kitchen of thirteen by sixteen feet, a fitting room adjoining lengthwifeof twelve . by sixteen feet, two Mall chambers of eig;ht y nine feetjomi .gto the ends of the Kitchen and fitting room, with a passage to thole two rooms between the bed room,. The stack of chimneys to be between the Kitchen and fit cing room and is to have two plain fire nlaces, one of tfcem large for a kitchen; to which is er Ho J T eC l an °J en - l here "*he ™ out to K- V I Pa f- gC and an "W" door also to the Kitchen. There are to be two win , Each sash isto have twelve panes of olaf,' eight by ten inches. Each window is tohave hin«T g fh " tWr ' With -d 1 f " areto be hun S and furnifti » The ceiling aAd inner fides rns '° be plaiftered with two oats. All the wood work inside and out is be well pai .ted, and the whole is to be fi ,a 3 and decent manner. A n oil vault is to be built twenty by twelve feet m the clear,archedov,r, and coveredwith earth orfand.over which a flied is to be built. It K to be furnilhed with nine strong cedar Citterns with covers, each capable of contain ing two hundred Gallons. The entrance to the vault i, to be secured by a strong door. , W f ™" be runk at a convenient distance, and furnilhed with a curb, bucket and rope . completely The buiMer i, I 0 pr( — I P a >- ' or ail materials, labor, workllft provifions and other objeds of coll ? expence for a sum to be proposed &ur upo,, and to ccecute tL , Ap " il7 - tAftf. - Frealury Department RzrEKOE o tries, dbrll i 0) i 7^r - . t PROPOSALS y t VVIII be «cejvcd at the OiHee of tW - CommiffiQiisr of the Revenue, F <>* ButtDlNG A , light HOUSE, II On Long Island, at Mon r"Aak P,»i ST I 'Vv'f Ca " m y as Suffolk, and State - ° f York, of the following Ma a ter.aU, Dsmenfions and D.-fcnpuon. i A J hc . fo ™,' st be tWkgonaL The fonn ;ft 0 | t0 b , e o£ . '- to;le > to be I'ujik thirteen , tc - Jt below the bottom of the Water tbk - or the furface of the Earth, and to be com me need ot the Diameter of twenty nine feet From such commencement to the bottom J the Water Table, the foundation wall is to be thirteen feet high, and nine feet thick The Diameter of the bale from the bot - torn of the Water Table to the top thereof, (where the OcSiagonal pyramid is to com " mence) is to be twenty eight feet, and tbe - wall is there to be seven feet thick. The waft ol the Octagonal pyramid is to be fix feet thick ac the Bale thereof, on the ton of the Water Table. * ! The „ He 'g ht 01 the building, from the bot ' torn of the Water Tabic and from tbe fui - face Ot the Earth, is to be eighty feet to » the top of the ilone work, under the floor - ot the Lantern; where the Diameter ii to be lixteen feet fix inches, and the wall three feet thick. The whoic to be built of Stone• the W ter Table is to be capt with tawed (tone, at leatl eight niches wide, and Sloped ' at top to turn off the water. The outp.de of the walls is to be faced with ■ hewn or hammer dressed (tone, having four ' windows in the East, and tiiree in the°VVcit. i he S-alhes to be hung with hinges, and each ' : lash to have twelve panes of giafs, ciwiu by ■ ten inches.- ° 1 On the top of the Stone work is to Be a trained tier ot Joiils, beded therein, plank'd over with Oak plank, extending tiiree feet beyond wall, thereby forming an eave t which is to be fiiiiihed with a cornice, the flfhole having a descent from the Centre, fuilicient to throw off the water, and to be covered with Copper. A complete and fuf □ci nt iron lantern, in the Octagonal form is to reft therspn, the EiViic corner pieces of Stanchions ot which, are to be built in the wall to the depth of ten feet. These Stanch ions are to be nearly 3 inches Iquare in the lower ten feet, and 3 1-2 by a i-j i ac hc» above. The lantern is to be ten feet and nine inches in diameter. It is also to be .tea feet high, from the flcUUp-the bottom of the dome or roof, and to have a dome or roof of live feet and nine inches in height. The whole, (pact: between the polls or up right pieces at the angles is to fie occupied by the Saflife, which are to be moulded oa the infidc and llruck Solid. Each la!h is to have twenty eight panes of glass, f urfeeu by twelve inches, a part of the l'aih 011 the Soutn weft fide is to be hung with hinges for a convenient door to go out on the platform. The rafters of the .Lantern are to be fram ed into an Iron hoop, over which is to be a copper funnel^thro'which rlv ftnokf may' pass into a large Copper Ventilator in the. form of a man's head; capable of contain ing 100 Gallons. This bead is to be turned by a Urge vane; so that the hole, for vent ing the fifloke, may be always to Leeward. EigJit dormant Ventilators are to be fixed in the roof, a large curved air pipe is to be puffed thro' the floor, and a close Stove is to be provided and fixed in the Lantern. rhera are to be seven pair of Stairs to afcejid.tq the Lantern, the. entrance to which is to be by a trap door cove ed with copper. The building is to be furnHhed with two complete electrical or rods with points. The .floors arc to be laid with pl*nk, of' at lcaft one inch and one half 111 thickneis, The entrance to the Light-House to be well feeured by a ftroag door hung upon hinges, with a strong lock an.) latch complete. Also a Frame house to be thirty four feet, in front snd iixteeii feet deep, with a cel lar under it. The cellar walls to ba eigh teen inches thick, and seven feet high.— l The ftrit itory of the house is to be e:ght feet, and the second, leven feet fix niches high, the floors to be laid in whole lengths nailed through. The flack of Chimney* with two plain fire places on each fiooi, ■one of them large for a kitchen ; two windows b-low, and three above in front and rear, each sash to have eighteen panes of glass ten by eight inches. The doors to be hung and furnifhed completely.-— The ceilings aid fides of the house to be plaiftered with two coats* all the wood work in fide & out io be well painted & the whole to be finifhed ia a plain decer.t manner. An oil Vault to be built twenty by twelve feet in the clear ; arched over and covered with earth or land over which a Ibed is to be built —It is to be furmlhed with nine strong cedar citterns, wtih co vers, each capable of containing two hun« dred gallons. The entrance to the vault is to be feeur ed by a strong door. A well is to be funk I at a convenient diftar.ee, and furnilhcd t with a curb, bucket and rope comp c.'ely. I The builder to find and pay for all the ma j terials, labor, workmanship, provilioi;.", 1 and other objects of cost, charge or ex i pence for a sum to be agreed njion and to execute the before delcrined work and every part thereof in a good and woVknud like manner. Convenient payments or advances, on ' security will be made. tu&tlf
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