IMPORTED, In the Jhip Mary /Inn, Frarcls Stewart, msfler, from Hamburgh, now l/)>r feverai yea;s, is a fair criterion by which the publ>e opinion of in worth can be k.; .wd. D rin,; the life of the learned author, it went through the annual sale ot a very large impref Cot—tryery succeeding edition received some improvement the result of his deep rel'earches snd great judgment—he lived to make it as pttfeil as in tLe nature of things it eould be— he is dead ! Whilst the Enghih language is read, the Kiftory of Modem Europe will re main a monument to his fame ! It is as enter taining as inflruilive ; as interesting as pro fovud, The plan of the work ii copious, but by ax happy ai rangement, the reader is at once preierfted with the cotempcrary history of every part of Europe. The book now offered to the public is froni the lalt and moft.corred copy, to which this shall be no way inferior. ir co xra ixs— An history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire. The rife of modern kingdoms, ge nerally. A particular hjltory of the French monarchy. Do. Spain from the dominion 'of.tilt Yi/igftths. Italy, with_the rife, and progress of/ the Temporal Power of the Popes. Britain from its rejinquifhment by the Komans. Ireland. The German em pire, from Charlemagne. The empire of ConAantin. pie to its overthrow. Empire oi the Arab* Kile and progress of the Turks sni} U|| cf the Gitf.k empirft. History of Poitngal ; View of the pf.-grefs of Naviga tion ; Conquclls inthe East and Weft Indies ; Ditcovery ofAmerica,&c. Hiftqcyof Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Ruflia,Poland and Prus sia; North-America, as connected with Eu ropean history. A very csmprehenfive and highly ufeful chronology. CONDITIONS, I. The whole Dull-be comprized in five large t.dlavo volumes, printed in the best manner, on a fuperfine pai er. 11. It is intended to deliver ene volume every two months ar the price of Two Dollars per volume in boards, payable on delivery. 111, Asit.nuy he inconvenient to deliver them to diflant fufcfcribers in fhigle volumes, those who wiOi if, may let them remain with the puMifters until the whole are publilhed. The werk is it press and will he printed on a beautiful new type cafi for the purpose. Th« epcouragers flf this, undertaking may reft af fuied, that nothing now, forefcen (h*ll delay its regular procedure ; so that in one year at far. theft the citizens of the United Sutes (hall fee f/efented <*ith. an American Edition of Doflcr Huffclt'* History of Modern Europe, equal to the ErgMlfi copy, aud at a le«er price. June »4 tutff FOR SALE, An Invoice of Playing Cards, Confifling of 75 dozen aflorted—they wllbe feld eheap forcafti," Apply to the Printer. July 24' HIGH-STREET. The House, LATELY occupied by the Chevalier D'Yrujo, Spanilh Amjjaffador, will be let out to ail approved person or family, on easy conditions. It is large, commodious and elegant, with coach-house and flablcs conformable. Enquire at No. ioo. Spruce street. SAMUEL MAGAW, Arch Street, No. 94. July 23. eodtf. District of lennsjyli'unia to wit : BE it remembered (hit on the Tenth day of July in the twenty fifth year of the Indepen dence of the United States of America, Alexan der Addifon of the said Diftridl hath deposited in this office the tit e of a book the right where of he claims as Auih >r in the words following to.wit, " Reports of cafe9-in the County courts of the Fifth Circuit and in the High Court of Errors and appeaU ofthe State of fennfylvania, and charges to Grand Juries of those Courty Courts. By Alexander Addifon, President of the Courts of Common Pleas of the Fifth Cir cuit of the State of Pcnniylvarjij." In conformity to the atf of Congress of the Uni ted States intitled " An a& for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps chart* and books to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times, therein mentioned." D.C>LOWELL, Clerk of the Dijlricl nf Pennsylvania. The above book is now publiftied It will be de livered to lubfenbers by Mr. Dobfrn Bookseller. J ttlv 21 BENJAMIN CLARk, Clock is" Watch Maker, HAS REMOVED To No. 36, Market Street, Where he has for Sale, Spring and other Clocks ; gold and silver Watches ; Tools, Files and Materials ; ftcel and gilt Chains, Seals and Keys ; Springs, &c. &c. CLOCKS AND WATCHES Repaired as uftial. June 3 tu&f tf Ten Dollars Reward. DESERTED FROM York Town on the 13d inft. JAMES HENDERSON, lately a Serjeant in the 10th Regimei.t, and since enlided as a Serjeant in the Marine Corps, of the following description.— He is about five feet fix inches high, brown hair and fair compl xion. ?le is an adive fellow and brags much of his abilities as a Drill Serjeant. He has been lately fcen in Lancaftcr, and is pro bably with his friends, who liv« about 4 miles from that place. The above reward will be given and all expen ces paid, on delivering him to any officer in the service of the United States, or lodging him in Jail. ROBERT RANKIN, Adjutant Marine Carps. Philadelphia, June 30. daw. Fifty Dollars Reward. RAN-AWA Y from Gen. Uidgely of Balti more, on the 10th inft. a light coloured negro r.an, who calls himfelf WILLIAM Mc. DONALD ; He is about 14 years of age, about 5 feet 8 inches high, neat in hisdrefs, and has a good suit of hair. Hid on, when he went away, a good beaver hat, a (hurt light green cloth coat, edjre 1 with .ellow, and yel low gilt buttoM —alight buff cafljmer, double breasted waillcnat, a, pair of dark olive colour ed thirkfett pantiloocs—a white linen Ihirt, white ribhed cotton Itckinga, and a good pair oi ihoes with ft'ings- He took with him a dark blue coat, a pair of olive caflimer panta loons, and a light corduroy pair of breeches ; also a gold or pinchbeck watch, with a steel chain. He is fond of fpL'irous hquors, it inso lent, hat a ftapid look, and chews tobacco. — He was bred in Charles county, Maryland, and purchased of col. John Thomas by gen. Uidge ley. Whoever apprehends said negro, and (e ---cures him in any jail so that the owner may gat htm again, {hall receive the above reward, with reasonable charges if brought home, or de livered to Jolhii< 3. Bond, Philadelphia, may 1 dtf Twenty Dollars REWARD. DESERTED from the Maiine Barracks on the Bth inilant, the fol,owing .Marines, viz JOHN 3TEEI., horn near Brandy Wine in Cheller county, by proftffiyna Tailor. He is 15 years of age, five feet eight inches high, grey eyes, light brown hair,'thin visage and fallow com plexion—had on a round hat, brown silk coat, nankeen breeches, and other decent cloathing. Frederick Fry, born in Germany, but came to America very young, about thirty fix of age, five feetl'even Inches high, Hazle eyes, Black Curly hair and very brown complexion— had no uniform on —He was lately a Soldier in Gearra; Waynes Army at Ft rt Detroit.— The above reward will be paid, or Ten Hol lars for either, and all expences, on delivering them at the Marine Barracks, Philadelphia, or to any Officer in the Service of the United States. ROBERT RANKIN, Adjutant Marine Corps. Philad. July tr, iSoo< daw FOR SALE, A Valuable and singularly eligible ESTATE, CONSISTING of two handsome dwelling faoufes, with excellent ftibling for seven horfet, double coick-houfc rtofl completely fitted up; a beautiful large and valuahla garden richly filled with choice fruit, surrounded with high hoard fence, almost new. The premises are beautifully situated near the middle of Germantown, sur rounded with rich profp«nkay, Singlo, Young hyfnn, Hyson, ift & id quality, Imperial, Yellow & white nankeens Lutcltrings, black & color'd ( In Boies Sinlhaws do. C aflbrted, Sattixs do. J Lu'i-ftrnigs, maz. blue & dark green") T Sinlhaws do fir Persian taffetas, dark green j the Indian beundary line of the tradl of land referred to in said j£), except the fradlional quarter townlhips num ber four in township number seven of range number twenty : Also, all the fractional parts of the quarter townlhips adjoining to the river Scioto, except the quarter townlhips number one asd four, in township number -ane of range number nineteen ; the quarter townlhips num ber two and three t>f township number three, in range number aineteen ; and the quarter townlhips number one and four in township number fine, of range number twenty ; toge ther with the fifty quarter townlhips hereafter described, are reserved to be located, for the original holders of warrants granted for mili tary services, or their heirs, in lots of one hun dred acres, pursuant to the a«ft above recited. id. The following is a description of the fifty quarter townlhips referred to in the preceding article and which were designated by lot in th« presence of the Secretary ef War, pursuant to thr above recited • 11 r ici juuvc reuueu lo A® to a 7® to s «® a§?*> § v 0 8 a Os ©* C> h ffc C* -5-' 3 a *s.' a I 13621 10 12 82 62 34 84 7/3 8 1 10 1 8 2 11 6 1 223 83 81 34742 13 84 51 6 1 15 1 3 5 3 7 2 22 311821 73 7 1 23 74 72 4 3 16 2 4 84 j 1 3 4 4 4 3 7 3 61 3 9 3 72 5 3 3 9 1 3 7 4 7 1 7 4 »7 7 4 9 3 9 4 3d. All the lands in each of the above fifty quarter townlhips, and in the fradional parts ®f quarter tewnlhips before described, have been divided upon tne refpedlive plats thereof, as returned by the Surveyor General, into as many lots of one hundred acres each, as the * quantity such quarter townlhip or fraflion is ftsted to contain will admit, in the manner pointed out and required by the above recited ail. 4th. The plats divided as aforefaid into jots of one hundred acres, are drpofited in the of fice of theßegifter of the Treasury wher« the locations are to be made ; and upon surrender ing the warrants which (hall be thus located, patents will be iflued in the maniaer and upon the conditions prescribed by law. Given under my band of Philadel phia the day and year above- mentioned. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury, diw—»aw 3m. NOTICE. April j*. WHEREAS Mathew Irwin did on the Bth day of July 1797 make an aflignmentof his estate and effects, to us the subscribers, for the be nefit of such of his creditors, as (hould on or before the aoth of September, 1797, execute to him a full and final dlfcharge—Now those of his creditor? who are entitled to a dividend under said aflign ment, are requeued to furnifh their accounts oj Samuel Meeker, with interest calculated up to the Bth day of July, 1797, as a dividend will absolute ly be struck on the firll day of April next, and those who neglect ta comply with this notice will th«re after be excluded from the beDefit of the fame. Philip Nicklin Samuel Meeker Natb'l Lewis, by bis Ads. > Assignees. Pearson Hunt John M. Taylor Philadelphia, March 14 m&thtl. TO DISTILLERS And Owners of Stills. WHEREAS by an ail of Congress, parted the Bth day of May *791, entitled, " An aft concerning the duties qp spirits distil led within the United States," it is required of all persons having or keepißg a AMI, or Aills, to make entry thereof, between the last day of May and the firA day of July in each year, under the penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars. NOTICE is therefore hereby given to all distillers, or owners of Aills, within the city and county of Philadelphia, to mike entry of them at the office of Infp«&ion, at 49, North Third-Areet, in the city of Philadelphia, with in the abovementioned periods. JAMES ASH, Collector of the revenue of the first division of the first survey of the district of Pennsylvania. June 6, ftf THE UNDERSIGNED, HIS Swedilh Majesty's Consul General, and au thorized to tranlidt the Consular lJuflnefs, for his Majesty the King of Denmaak iu the United States of America, residing at Philadelphia, Hereby- gives public Notice, That in obedience to recent inftniitions received from his government, it is the duty of all Maflers of Swedish and Danish veflels, be-fors their failing from any port in the said States, to call upor fiim or the ViceConful, in orJer to he granted such Certificates for their Cargoes, which the exigency of the slate of the Neutral Commerce ao» the se veral Decrees of the Belligerent Power!, renders indispensably necessary, and", that any Master of veflels b«longing to the refpeitive nation?, or na vigating under the prote4tion of their flags, in omitting to take such certificates, will personally stand responsible for the consequences. RICHARD SODERSTROM. Philadelphia, 18th DecemVer, 1799. LOST, OR MISLAID, A CERTIFICATE of four Shares of the 1 \ Bank of the United States in the name of Bickhim & Ueefe, No 159;, f»r the renewal of which application is intended to be made at the said Bank, and all persons concerned are de sired to take notice. JAMES HENDERSON. May 8. di m THE SUBSCRIBERS HAFE FBx SALE, AT NO. 35, DOCK-STREET, 1000 Boxes bed marb'edSoap 80 Boxes Sweet Oil, j Frem on boaidtht 400 Halt chests Lucca Oil, t Louisa, 7 Bales Paper, ' f from Legl/cn, Brimftono, ' Parmesan Cheese, J 300 Pipes best Bordeaux Brandy, 400 Hogfleeads Claret fuperiqr quality, 700 Cales French Sweet Oil, 60 Cases Catherine Plumbs, 6 Calks Prunes, 400 Boxes Capers, Olives, Anchovies and Cer nichons, 100 do. best allotted Cordials, DRY GOODS assorted for the Weft-India market, Claret in cases of afuperior quality, London dry White Lead, A small invoice of Coffee, 6 & 4 Pound Cannon, mounted. TbomaS Murgatroyd &? Sons. May iO. tuth&scf Twenty Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from Spring Forge, in York County, a negro man, named ISAAC, other wise CUDJO, about 41 years old, the property of Robert Coleman; Esq. He is about 5 feet 8 inches high, has a bUmifh in his eyes, more white in them than common, by trade a Ferge man; had on and tsok with him a drab coloured broad cloth coat, almost new, a sailors jacket and pantaloon)* printed fancy cord, a fwanfdown striped under acket; a roruni hat; one fine and one coarse Hurt' one muslin handkerchief, sprigged, two ditto firiped border, a blue Per Can under jacket and two p«ir cotton dockings. Whoever takes up saM negi;o and lodges him in any jail in this or any of the neigabouriog states flial! have the above re, ward or reasonable expencesif brought home. JOHN BIUEN. Spring Forge, October 13,1799. N. B. As said negro fermarly lived in Chcftcr county, it is probable be may return there. November a WHEREAS BY a dacree of th« ! High Court of Chancery, made in a cause, James against Newman, it is among other things referred to Wm. Gravej' Esq. one of the mailers of the said court," to take an account of the Legacies bequeathed by the will of the teflator, WILLIAM PHILLIFS, late of Newgate flreet, London, deceased, and a!fo to in quire and state to the court, whether Francis James, the brother of the complainant's named a* one of the Legatees in the said will is dead, and whether he died in the life time of the teflator Therefore all persons who can give any informa tion whether the said Francis James be living or dead, and if living where he now resides or lafl resided, and when and at what place, and when and where he was last heard of, and if dead, when and where he died, are hereby requefled to give futli information tsthefaid William Graves,Efq*. at his office in Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London,on or before the firfl tlay of March next, otherwiif he wiil be excluded the benefit of the said decree. Th« said Francis James was born at Or near Kidwelly, in the county of Caertnarthen, and if living, is about the age of thirty-four years, and about the year 1779, was a foremaft man on board the Milford, a merchant ship, belonging to th» port of Briflol, and failed for Jamaica in' Septe mber, 1780, afterwards he returned to Briflol, and in November, 1781, was prefTed in King road, Briflol, aodfent ob board the king's frigate called th« Diomede, in which he failed from Ply mouth ®n a cruise, and on board of which he af terwards became a quarter gußßer, and defcrtei the said (hip at Charleston Bar in North-America in September 1781. Should any person in the United States of Ame rica, be enabled to give information of the above natped Francis James, whether living or dead, they are requested to communicate the fame, to DAVID A. OGDEN, No. 69, Stone flreet, New York. gjT The printers throughout the United States are requested to jublilhthe above, april 18: BOONETON IRON WORKS. TO BE SOLD, OR LEASED FOR GNE YEAR THAT Valuable Estate, KNOWN by the name of the Bboneton Iron Works, fitnats in the county of Morris in the (lata of New-Jersey, confiding of a Forge with four fires, a Rolling and Slitting Mill, a Grill mi!i with two Run of llenes, and Saw mill, all in good order and new in use, together with an excellent, large, and convenient house, with out-houfes of every kind ; among which are an Ice house, and (lone milk house, with a remarkable fine spring in it, a large Garden, and an excellent eolleilion of Fruit, a large Orchard, and 2500 acres of wood, pa'-:ure and arable laod, and a great number of stores and workmen's houses. Immediate poffeflion will be given of houses and (lores fufficient for providing flock the present winter, and poiJeflion of the whole in the spring. For terms enquire.of David B. Ogden at New ark, mr Peter Mackie in New-York, mr. David Ford in Morris Town, or meflrs. Jacob and Rich ard Faefch on tlepremifes. Januar* 11 LANCASTER STAGES. THE Proprietors of the Philadelphia and Lan caftcr line of Stages DISPATCH, return their grateful thanks to their friends and the public in general, for the pad favors tfcey have re«eived,and inform them that in addition to the regular-Line, they ars provided with Carriage#,fober and careful drivers, to go through between the City aril Borough in two days. Tfcofa who prefer thi§ mode of travailing can be accommodated at the Stage Office, sign of United States Eagl«, Market street, Philadelphia. Slough, Downing, Duniuoody Iff Co, Nsv. 30. at— GLASS MANUFACTORY. THE PROPRIETORS Of the Pittsburgh Glass Works, HAVING procured a fufficiant number of thcmoft approved European Glali Manti fu&urers, and having on hand a large stock of the bell Materials, on which their workmen are now employed, have the pleasure of alluring the public, that window glass of a fupeiior qua lity and of any size, from 7 by 9, to 18 by 34 inches, catefully packed in boxes containing 100 feet ea: h, may be had at the fliortefl notice. Glass of larger sizes for other purposes, may also be had, such is for pidlures, coach glafltj, clock faces, Sue. Bottles of all kind« and of any quantity may also be had, together with pocket flalks,picklingjars, apothecary's fliop furniture, or other hallow ware—the whole at least 25 per Cent, lower than articles of the fame quality brought from any of the sea ports of the United Su*Si. A liberal allowance will be made on sale of large quantities. Orders from merchants Hid othefe will be punfh'ally attended to on ap plication to JAME3 O'HARA or ISAAC CRAIG, orattbe Store of Mefl'rs. PRATHER andSMILIE, in Market-Street, P'.ttftmrgh, March 4, ttithtf.