Treasury Department
RsiTEtiUt OsriQKi" -April 10, 1795.
PROPOSALS
Will be received at the Office of the
Comm 'iJJloner of the Revenue,
f'OR BOILDING A
LIGHT HOUSE,
Ou -T,ong Fftand, at Montaak Point
hi the Cr.mtty of Suffolk, and State
of Nsw. York, of (he following Ma
wrtaftt Dimeulrons and Defcriptiou.
X®? form is to be C)d;agonal. The foun
dation ii to be of Stone, to be funk thirteen
feet belovV the bottom of the Water table,
or the of the fearth, and to be com
ttienced of the Diameter of twenty nine feet.
From such commencement to the bottom of
the Water Tahle, the foundation wall is to
te thirteen feet high, and »ine feet thick.
The Diameter of she base from the bot
torn of the Water Table to the top thereof,
(where the pyramid i> to com
mence) is to be twenty eight feet, ai » tbe
WL.ll is there to be seven feet thick. The
vnll of the Octagonal pyramid is to be fix
feet thick at the Base thereof, on the top of
th ■ W .ter Table.
i he Height of the building, front the bot
t torn o: the Water Tabic and from the fur
face Oi the Eartii, is to be eighty feet to
top ot the Hone work, under the floor
'' th'- Lantern; where the Diameter js to
be fx teen feet fix inches, and the wall three
feet thick. The whole to be built of Stone;
the W.'ter 1 able is to be capt with sawed
Hone, at l j all eight inches wide, and Sloped
at top to turn off the water.
Toe out/lie of the walls i to be faced with
hewn or hammer drelFeti ftoiie, having four
windows in the Eatt, an I'three in the Weft.
Thc S 'ales to be hung with hinges, and each
lalh to have twelve panes of giafs, e'ght by
ten inch«s.
On the top of the Stone is to be a
rtfUil tly'mlll .ylunW
over With Oak plank, extending three feet
the wall, thereby forming an eave,
Which is to be finifbed with a Cornice, the
whole having a descent from the Centre,
fufficient to tiirow off the water, and to be'
covered with Copper. A complete and fuf
ficient iron lantern, in the Octagonal form
is to reft thereon, the Eight corner pieces, or
Stanchions of which, are to be built in the
wall to tiie depth of ten feet. These Stanch
ions are to be nearly 3 inches fijuare in the
lower ten .feet, and 3 i-i by 2 i-z indies
above. The lantern is to be ten feet and
Cine inches in diameter. It is also to be tun
f f et ? h .» firfm the floor to. the bottom of j
tile dome 01: roof, and to have a dome or !
roof of five feet and nine' inches in height, i
Fhe.whole fpaee between the polls 6r°up- j
right pieces at the angles'is to be occupied
by the Safhcs, which are to be moulded on j
the in fide and struck Solid. Each falh is to !
haVe eight panes of glass, fourteen by I
twelve inches, a part of the falb on the South I
weft fide is to be hung. with hinges for a |
convenient doijj to go out oij the platform. |
she rafters of the Lantern are to be f: am- I
ed into an Iron hoop, over which is to be a I
copper funnel, thro' Much the l'nioke may f
F-i!-' :e.tp. £opper Vemild't!- in the !
icrm of a mail's head; capable of contain- [
ing 100 Gallons, f.his head is to lie turned
by a large vane ; so that the hole, for vent
ing thefmoke,.may be always to Leeward.
Jlight dorftiant Ventilators are to be fixid
the roof, a large air pipe is to be
passed thro' t,he .'loot, and a dole Stove is
so be provided and .fixed in the-Lantern.
These are to be seven pair of Stiirj to i
afccnd. to the Lantern, tiie entrance to which S
Is to be by a trap door coveted with copper; *
The building is to be jVnilheu with two
complete tleftrical CondtTifors, or rods with
points. The FoOrs are to be laid with plank,
cf at Icaft 0"r:e in h an .l one half in thickness,
The entrance to the Light-House tti be well
fectired by a ilrong door bring upon hinges,
with a ftrbng lock and hitch complete.
Also- a Frame lioul'e to be thirty four feet
in front and ftxtt 'n feet deep, with a cel
lar under ft; The cellar wails to b« eigh
teen inch 'S thick, and fevea feet high:-—
The fi'rit Itory of the house is to be eight
feet, and the fecoh'd, seven feet fix niches
high, the fitters to be laid in whole lengths
nailed through. . The Hack of Chimneys
with two plain fire places on each floor,
one of them '.a'gfe for i kitchen two
windows b low, and three above in front
and rev, each sash to have eighteen pines
of gk.'fs ten by eight inches. The doors
to be hung and fiinufhed completely.—
The ceilings and fides r.f the house to be
piaiftere.l with two coati, all the wood
woikinfide & out to be well painted &the
W*»ole to be finifhed in a plain decent
manner.
An oil Vault is to be built twenty by
twelve feet in the clear ; arched ovir and
covered with earth or land over which a
feed is to be built —It js !8 be furniihed
with nine (bong cedar ciflerns, wtih co
vers, each capable of containing two hun
dred gallons.
The entrance to the vault is to be secur
ed by a door. A well is to be funk
at a convenient cliftance, and furniihed
with a curb, bucket.and rope completely.
The bidder to find ar.d p.'y for all the rna- .
terials, labor, workmanship, provisions,
and other ijhije&s of colt, charge or ex
pence for a sum to be agreed upon and to
execute the before dei'cribed work and j
every pari; thereof in a good and workman i
like manner. • j
Convenient payment or advances, On
fecjiriry will be .made. tu&ftf
Treasury Department
R'i" nit? Office, April 14., 1795
PROPOSALS
Willte received at the Office of the
Ccmmijftmi-ef of the Revenue,
For building a
LIGHT HOUSE,
On Seguin Ifiaud, c:ar the mouth of Kenftei
bcck rir°r, on th~ coafi of the DUtrid of 1
Maine; of the following Materials, Di
mensions anJDefcription.
. , TIIE form is to be an Octagon. The foun-
Xuion-is to he of stone, to be funk, if prac
ticable,. thirteen feet below the* bottom of the
wooden work, or twelve feet a;i<l an halt be
low the fin face of* theearth, and to be com
ie mencedof the diameter of twenty seven feet.
It is to be luid fdlidly to the height of two
feet. Ftoni thence to tie bottom of the wood
en work, the foundation wall is to be eleven
/eet high, and fix feet thick.
T As it is intended that the above defcriDed
v- flone foundation /Hall only be carried fix in
j "ches higher than tbe crown level of the knoll
or rock on which the is to be e
*' r.<sled, it may be /ound impofiible, on
acco>!iit of the rock, to fu*k the fame to the
11 depth of twelve feet an.* one half below the
r '» earth, or thirteen feet below the wooden
work, it is neceflary th:»t the propdfitions for
t he fa'fd flone foundation be made by the perch
all corts, charges and expence6 of
° materials, workunnfhip and labor.
The octagonal pyramid is to be well fram
r fd, and of stout heart fine timber. It is to
be twenty fix feet in diameter at
>r of where it will refl on the top of the (lone
)C foundation, to which it is to be well secured
j x by fixteeil Itovitiron ltraps built therein and
otherwise. The height of the wooden build
ing from the bottom of the water table and
t from the furfuce of the earth, is to be forty
r _ feet to the top of the wooden work, underthe
Q floor of the lantern ; where the diameter is
)r to be fifteen feet. The foundation is to be
0 capt with sawed (lone atleafl eight inches
>e wide, and Hoped at top to turn off the wa
!. ter.
•, '
d The frame of the pyramid is to be eover
d ed with boards of one inch and one half' in
thickness, over which is to be laid a good &
h complete aovering of 111 ngles, and well pain
r ted with three coats. Th* light house is to
t. have two windows in the East, and two win
h dowt in the Weil. The falhes are to be hung
y with hinge*, and each falh is to have eight
panes of glass, eight by ten inches.
a
j Qn the top of the wooden work of the
;t pyramid is to a H7ong framed tier of
. joists, beded therein, planked over with oak
e plank extcn ling One foot beyond the fides of
. the pyramid, thereby forming an eave, which
c is to be finiihed by a cornice, tie whole hav
_ ing a descent from the center, fulficient to
1 throw off the water, and to be covered with
r nopper.
c A complete and fulficient iron Lantern in
the octagonal form is to reft thereon; the
c eight corner pieces or Lanchions of which
f are to be well secured to the upright timbers
iof the pyramid, or to the tier of joi lis, or
| both These ft.inchions are 19 be very strong
and ft out in the lower ten feet, and three and
r ; one-half inches by two and one-half inehes a
• : bove. The Lantern is to be ten feet high,
j ; from the floor to the bottom of the dome or
I roof, and to have a dome or roof of five feet
' jin height. The whole fpacc between the
J , posts to he occupied by the falhes, which are
r 1 to be nioulded on the inside and struck solid.
1 Each falh is to have twenty-eight large panes
1 | of glaf.; a part of the falh on the south-west
• j fide is to be hung with hinges for a door to
"i go out on the platform. The iron rafters fa .
1 . thalaut;rn are to be framed TnnTan iron
: hoop, over which is to be a copper funnel; —
• rri.icn tifc miuaivi m .iy imaa large
i coppjr reiltilator in the form of aman'shead;
capable of containing one hundred gallons.
This head is to be turned by a large vane, so
that the hole for venting the fmoak may be
always to leeward. Eight dormant ventila
tors are to be fixed in the roof, a large cUr
' ved air pipe is* to be pafled thro' the floor and
a dofc fpove is to be provided and fixed in the
• lantern. There are to be 4 pair of ftairstoafcend
' to the lantern, theentrance to which istobeby
a trap door covered with copper. The
building is to be fuVnifhed with two complete
eleArical condu(stors or rods with points.
The floors are to be laid with plank. The
entrance into the light house is to be well se
cured by a strong door hung upon hinges
with a itrorig lock and latch complete.
Also a frame Dwelling House of one story
and the roof, to be twenty fix feet or there
about in front,and twenty five feet deep, with
a cellar, under it, if it lhall be found practi
cable to digit. The cellar walls to be eigh
teen inches thick, and seven feet high. The
story of the House to be feverV feet and one
half in the clear. The roof to a re&angu
lar pitch. The floors to be laid in whole
ngths nailed through. TheHoufeis to con -
tain a Kitchen of thirteen by fixtetn feet,n
fitting room adjoining length wife of twelve
be sixteen feet, two small chambers of eight
by nine feet joini gto the ends of the Kitchen
and fitting room, with a paflage to those two
cooms between the bed rooms. The Hack of
chimneys to "be between the Kitchen and fit-
room and is to have two plain fireplaces,
one of them large for a kitchen; to which is
to be joined ah O veh. There is to be an out
er door to the pafiage and an outer door also
to the Kitchen. There are to be two win
dows in each of the large rooms, and one in
eichbedroom %
Each falh is to have twelve panes of glass
eight By ten inches. Each window is to have
a strong plain (butter, with faftenings and
hinges. The doors areto be hung and furnifh
ed completely. The ceiling and inner fides
of the House are to be plaiflered with two
coats. All the wood work inside and out is
to be well pai. ted, and the whole is to be fi
niihed in a plain and decent manner.
> • -
A n oil vault is to be built twenty by twelve
; feet in the clear,arched over, and covered with
1 earth orfand.ovcr which a Ihed is to be built.
■ It is to be furniihed with nine strong cedar
Ciflerns with covers, each capable of contain
ing two hundred Gallons. The entrance to
the vault is to be secured by a strong door.
A well is to be funk at a convenient distance,
and furniihed with a curb, bucket rope and
completely. The builder is to procure and
pay, for all materials, lahor, workmanfllip
provisions and other objects of cost charge or
expence for a sum to be proposed and agreed
upon, and to execute the befori described
work, and every part thereof in a good and
workman like manner.
Convenient payments or advances, on secu
rity, will be made.
17. tf.t&f
PHILADELPHIA: PR.VTKD n fOHN FENNO, ST,» t — Plt , CE Six Df , LLARS
a- PROPOSAL S,
e-' By fjjiAc NiXte of Burlington, and Hisn'Ri
le Kammsker jail, of Philadelphia, ipr
e- Printing by Subscription, the Firll
i- Anjerican Edition of a work entitled
:t - CALVARY, or the Death oi
£ , Christ,
:n A POEM, in Eight Books•
By Richard Camber and.
1( j A character of, and extracts from this
this work, given in the London Critical
j] Kev.eiv.
U "lVyt R - Cumberland, with c °nfide nc e in
, n IYX his abilities,commit* his performance
, c to the public, without bcl'pcakiug its atten
,e tion, or foiicitiug its regard : and iuch a per
n formame defer ves both the one and the
„• It is not a f-witiefs monger, neither are all its
h defers light and trivial But, compared
)[ with its perfections, and weighed in the scale
oppofitc to them,
■ ■■ ■- ,c they quick up-fly, and kick the beam"
l ~ ult may be conlidered as a fccond part, or
° as the sequel to Paradise Regained ; «;n ap
pellation more suitable to the present poem
j than to Milton's feconc} epic: and it opens,
like Paradise Loft, with the introdudion of
Satan, and an alTembly qf fallen fpifits."
j " Mammon, now a reverend Lcvite in ap
pearance, meets Judas in a solitary and
the interview is managed with much addrflfs.
• The firft speech of Judas, in which he com
plains that
s " if ivhen all itfajl,
And this fad fiene concludes, no reckoning comes,
No grateful compensation after death.
Hard is our fate" ■ ■
" When he lays himfelf open to tempta
n tion through the fuggefiions of avarice, the
>c conduit of the poet is excellent; and the de
- fcription of our Saviour'? appearance at the
0 celebration of the •Passover, is strikingly so
- lem. The language, though plain and unaf
g fs&ed, is not devoid of sublimity.
r " To this feafl,
Prelufve of bis own pure facrtfct
And type of his blood-fib adding, Jesus eetme
C The -wereprefent and the table spread;
. IPitb loins begirt, as men ufnn the march,
Andfldffin hand, they fnatel a hafly meal:
This done, in penftve meditaion 'wrapt.
The Saviour, conscious bf ihpending death,
} Sat < in the miifl; to bis allfrefent mind
The treason and the traitorfood confefl.
Low ring ? abafb'd and from the rejl apart,
I fear lot at the table s lowefl foot
, Took pofl, lohere hefl be mighty efeape that glance,
1 wbofe intelligence no heart could iide
i ■ Its guilty meditations: all eyts else
5 IVere centered on the Saviours face divine,
IVhioh ivith tee brightness of the Godhead mix d
r Traces of hum ahfor row, and display d
\ The workings of a mind, -where mercy fee ft*d
Struggling to reconcile some mortal -wrong
, To pardon andforbearance ; Such a look
Made Jilence sacred, every tongue -was mute :
Even Peter % zealforbore the vent of words,
Or spent itfelfin murmurs half fupprefl.
At length the meek Redeemer raised bis eyes 9
Where gentle resignation, tempering grief \
Bearn *d grace ineffable on all a round.''
" The third book gives an account of Ju
das's treason. His ibliloquy, his sophistical
unmeditated -treach
ery to his conscience,
terview with Caiaphas and the Jewifti Sanhe
drim is, we think, too much dilated. Some
spirited apostrophes, naturally arising from
their behaviour, and the description of the
internal synod fucceedingto their vacant feats
on the dissolution of the aflembljr, are traced
by the pencil of genius.
"Now break your synod up, ye envious prieflt,
Elders andferibes ! prepare your hardened hearts
To judge the I+,rd of Life'''
Hence to your nomes ! there meditate new plots ;
The fiendsfhall be your helpers, to y»ur thoughts
1 resent, though not to fight, they ftvarm around,
Noiv here, now there-, noiu hovering over head,
Where, as your enmity to Cbrifl breaks forth,
And your blaspheming voicesfill the roof,
Like fir earning vapors from sulphureous lakes,
'Joyous they catch the welcome founds, andfan
With clapping wings the peflilential air,
Applauding as they soar. Now clear the hall;
Yield up your feats, ye fubflitiitedfiends ;
Hence, minor dxmons ! give your majlers place /
A.iJ hark ! the King of Terrors speaks the word,
He calls his shadowy primes, they Jlartforth,
Expand tbemfelves to fight and throng the hall,
A synod of infer nals : form's more dire,
Imaginationfhtapes not, when the wrtech,
Whim conscience haunts, in the dead hour of night,
Wh-J all is dark andJtleni round his bed,
Sees li:kous phantoms hi his fev*rife dream, *
That flare him into madness with fix'd eyes
And threat ning faces floating in bis brain"
" In the fourth book we have a general re
view of Christ's agony in the garden.
Lo ! where the Saviour kneels; he looks around
For fame tofuccor, twfupport, fame friend,
\ Wbofejympathifuig eye might beam upon b'm,
' And with <t moment's glance of pity cbear
His defolaied spirit. All around
1 Is vacant horror, fohtary, dark ;
The partners of bis heart, the cbofen few,
' Tbi friends, who fhoutd have watch'd, are wrapt
inflcep,
Infenftble, supine, oblivious flcep ;
Woes multiplied by woes, and thai the worfl,
Ingratitude, th? fbarpeflfang that gnaws
Man s bleeding bosom. In this fad extreme,
His foul revolting from the noisome draught,
With eyes to heaven uplifted, and a ftgb,
/VbichJhew'd that human weakness then o y erpower'd
His foul's diviner part—Abba ! he cries,
Father, all things are possible to Thee,
Remove this cup !—Thefr bows his patient head
And qualifies the pray*r—Yet not my will,
But thine be done !—No voice from Heavn replies j
All NatureJletps in filenct flill as death,
As if the planets in theirfpheres badpays'd
To watch the trembling balance, on whefepoint
The fortunes of this globefafpendtd hung,
Its ruin or 'redemption, death or life."
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ie Oft 15. Jawt
j- — *— . .
f - Mordecai Lewis,
Has for Sale at hit Store, No. 25 Great
Dock Street,
Afewbalesjof East India Goods, consist
ing of Baftas, Coffis, Emerties, Hum
hums, and Bookmullins.
A Bale of Nillaes and Peniafcoes *
Russia Sheeting and Sail Duck
Ravens Duck
China Silks
A cafe of Diapers
Barcelona Handkfs. in Boxes
Roll Brimstone
Souchong Tea in small boxes
a quantity of Grind Stones.
June 9, 1795. e»dom.
BOTTLED PORTER,
For Exportation. J
ORDERS immediately txecuted-and war 1
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No. 118 South Water Street.
Where private families and tavern-keepers
may be supplied with the fame for immedi
tae use. ,
May n. 3awtf
| FOR SALE, I
-~- a -ji»«y__Kaluahle ESTATE, Iv
Called Twin v
SITUATE in the townfbip of Upper Dertty, 1 '
and county of Delcrivare, 7 T-Z miles from *
Philadelphia, and half a mile from the new Wefl- q
J em road: containing 230 acres of excellent Land,
45 °f which are good watered Meadow, 90 cf r>
prime Wood Land, and the refl Arable of the flrfl p
' quality. There are on the premises a good two- c \
Hory Brick House, with 4 rooms m a floor, and t( .
Cellars under the whole, with a Pump Well of L
excellent Water in front; a large frame Barn, V
Stables, and other convenient buildings; a Smoke- B
House and flone Spring House ; two %ood Apple- ' 1
Orchards, and one of Peaches. The Fields are all -fc
in Clover, except those immediately under tillage, e\
and are so laid out as td have the advantage of
Witer in each of them, which renders it peculiarly ' r
convenient for Grazing.
The ftuation is pleasant and healthy, and from rc
the high cultiuation of the Land, the good neighbor- w
hood, and the vicinity to the city, it is very suitable
for a Gentleman s Country Seat.
The foregoing is part of the Eflate of Jacob
* Harmon, deceased, and offered for sale by
MORDECAI LEWIS,
Surviving Executor.
June 4, 1795. eot f
} This Day is Puhlijhed,
AND (OR SAIL BY
Thomas Dobson,
Afyhc Stone House, No. 41 South Second St.
A View of the Evidences
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I. Of the direift Hillorical Evidence ot
Christianity, and wherein it is distinguished
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< >ty- J"
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