JUST PUBLI: tT BY JACOB JOHNSON & CO. , No. 147, M.rhet-Jircct, FbiladelhL':a, DODD's reflexions on Death, price 80 ce its. Kervey's Meditations, 80 TLoinpfoii's Seafons,with an elegant engraving 75 The Columbiad, a Poem.on the American war 18 The American Farmer's Guide, a new and ex cellent Trtatile on Ag 1 icuituie D.hvorth's Book-Keeping rliftory of the Pelcw lilands City cf Waihington. SCHEME of the LOTTERY, No. 11, ■FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE FEDERAL CITY. A magnificent J 20,000 doflars, & 7 dwelling-hoofe, 5 cafli 30/000, are 5 I ditto 15,000 & ca(h 25,000 I ditto 15,000 & 15,000 z ditto 10,000 & cafli 10,000 I ditto s<ooo & ca(h 5,000 1 ditto 5., 000 & cafl) 5,000 I caih prize of a do. 5,000 each, are, to do. 1,000 20 do. 500 100 do. 100 200 do.' 50 400 do. 25 1,000 do. 20 15,000 do. 13 16,73.9 Prizes. 3«b»6i Blanls. 50,000 Tickets, at Eight Dollars, N. B. To favour thofc who may take a quantity of Tickets, the prize of 40,000 dollars will be the last drawn ticket, and the 30,000 the last but one : And approved notes, fccuring payment in either monfy or prizes, in ten days alter drawing, will be received for any numbea not less than 30 tickets. i'his Lottery will atford an elegant specimen of the private buildings to beere&cd in the City of Waftiington —Two beautiful designs are already fele &ed for the entire fronts on two of the public squares ; from theic draw ings, it is proposed to erett two centre and |©ur corner buildings, a:f3on as pofliblc alter this Lottery is fold, and to convey them whcrf'coroplctc, to the fortunate adventar ers, in the manner described in the scheme for the Hotei Lottery. A nett dcdudinn of five per cent, will be to defray the nfccf(ary expences of priming, &c. and the fui plus will be made a part ol the fund intended sot the National Univerfuy, to be ere&ed within the City of Walhington. The drawing will commence as soon as the Tickets arts fold off. -The money ijuiaes will be payable in thirty days after it is finilhed.and any prizes for which fortunate numbers are not produced within twelve months after the drawing it closed are to be conflicted as given towards the fund for the Univerfvty* it being determin ed to fettle the whole bufinefs % in a year from the ending of the drawing and to take up the bonds given as secu rity. ... • The real securities given for the payment of the Prize are held by the President and two Dire&ors of the Bank of Columbia, and are valued at more than half the amount of the Lottery. The twenty four gentlemen who by appointment of the late Commiflioners aflifted in the management of the Hotel Lottery are requested to undertake this arduous talk a second time on behalf of the public ; a fufficient num ber of thefc having kindly accepted, it is hoped that the fx'ends to a National University and the other federal ob jc&B may continue to favor the design. Ely" accounts received from the different parts Continent as well as from t h at the Jj a^^s^-i^fel3ityTomme n <» e , and that the care and caution unavoidably necefTary to insure a fafe disposal of the tickets, has rendered the fhorr: suspension indifpenlable. SAMUEL BLODGET. * * Tiffkcts may be had at ;he Bank ol Columbia.;, of lames W.eft & Co. Baltimore or Gideon Demfon, Savannah, of Peter Gilman, Boston; of John hopcvins Richmond : and of Richard Wells, Cooper's ferl'v. Waftiington Canal Lottery, N°. I. WHEREAS the State of Maryland has authorised the underwritten, to raise twenty-fix thousand, two hundred, and fifty dollars, for the.purpose of cutting a Canal through tb= City ,of Walhington, from the Po tomac to the E aft era Branch Haruour. The following is the SCHEME of No. I. Viz I Prize of 20,000 dollars, 20,000 I ditto 10,000 7 lad drawn") 0 Tickets, each J 6 ditto 1,000 10 ditto 4°° 20 ditto 100 55 ditto 50 5750 ditto 12 , To be raifcd for the Canal, 5850 Prizes, H650 Blanks, not two to a prizfe. 17500 Tickets, at Ten Dollars, - 175,000 0- The Commiflioiiers have taken the Securities re. , uire d by the aforefaid a<ft for the punctual payment of the prizes. The drawing of this Lottery will commence, without delay, as f4on as' the Tickets are l'old, of which timely notice will be given. Such prizes as are not demanded in fix months after the •drawing is finiflicd, toall be confidtr.d as/elinquifhcd for the bencStof the Canal, and appropriated accordingly.. (Siznedj MOTLEY YOUNG, DANIEL CARROLL, o/D. LEWIS DEBLOIS, GEORGE WALKER, Wm. M.DUNCANSON, THOMAS LAW, JAMES BARRY. City of Wathingtoa, Feb. II TO BE SOLD, jft, \ Three-ftery brick Koufe, No. 80, N. Second ±\_ ftrect. The lot is about -I feet front, and 288 feet deep, to Bread-street, or Moravian Alley. It has long been one of the best Hands for business. id. A frame Uwellisg-Houfe, No. 460, South Front ftreet; with a Jiake-Houfe, the Lot is about 17 feet front, by 130 feet in depth. 3 a,ft hand Come Lot of 2,5 feet by 200 feet'deep, ex tending'from Third-flreet to George-flreet ; it is the 3d Lot below South-street: on George-street there is a two story brick tenement, a frame ditto adjoining, with a good bake oven. Likewise a LARGE MEADOW FARM, fttuafe on the River Delaware,.it a convenient distance from Fhila delphia Mar^tet —the Mtadqw is of the best quality, and in good bank. There ere commodious buildings, with a ,T oo d proportion cf arable and woo Hand, and Cedar Swamp. For terms apply to JOHN I.ITLE, No. 40 North Siith-ftreet, March 1796. ;-';C 7 ,x-\y -», ; »FOR r*J3L(SIHNc; B V SUiISCRT ?riON, SKETCHES OF THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, Fnrfii the peace of to tfie termination of the'pre ft»nt Section of Congrefe. j * 10 - fe *5,., This work will be comprifcd in two or throe oflavo volumes, each about 400 pages. 11. The price to subscribers will be two doliars per vo lume, har.dfomely bound. 111. No money will be required till the volumes are de livered. IV. Should any of the subscribers difipprove of the work when complete, they may decline receiving it. V. It is expected to be ready for press in the spring of 1 797. VI. As soon after the above time, « one thousand copies are subscribed for, the printing f.iall commence, and {hall be finilhed asfpeedily as poiTiuie. VII. Subferiptioas received by the Author, No. 118, Market-lireet, and by the chief ; Booksellers through out the United States. •TO THE PUBLIC.^ THE objecft of the proposed work, is, to present to public view a conncAed series ol the chief events of a per od of American hi.lory, that do;; not yield, in im portance, to ally period of equal length, in the peaceful annals of any country in the world. Desiring to excite no expectations hut such as we ihau endeavour to fa i*fy, the writer is tnus early in announ cing, that the body and confidence of a regular hiilory, is not to be looked for in this work: nyther his~t2je..u nor his avocation; allow him to hope for tins. Hia hum bler talk (hall be to (ketch out t'ae most prominent fea tures. It lhall be his study to colieS and arrange t.ic most interesting materials—to lniooth theruggeu pa-1. for abler hands, who, by such mean?, will find their la bours abridged, and their progress accelerated. His chief view will be, to give the Hiilory of the Uni ted Stages as a confederated Republic. Neverthclcfs, no tice will be taken of the mod remarkable circumltances in the history of the individual States, as far as they can be colle&ed. This information fiia.ll be. classed under fepa- 50,060 40,000 30,0'00 20,000 i0,6c0 10,000 ic,ooo lOjOOO 10,000 I 0,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 ao,ooo 150,000 40,0000 rate appendkes. ' The Aurhor Jolicits the affifUnce of such Gentlemen as may be po(Mfe4. of documents calculated to proinote the Execution of his plan. They fli'all be received with due Gratitude-—-carefully preserved— ah'd fefely returned. . February 9 , '. , ' , ... » wlat - BURR MILL STONES Made by OLIVER EVANS, at lnVFu<ftory, in the old winxl-mill ia Elmlley's alley,. South Second-freet, J little belch-, posbjlrert, WHERE those who apply may be fuppiied with (tones of l'uch quality as will suit their pUrpofes. Alio, ftpnes for gudgeons to ruii oil, andPlaifter of Paris ground fipe for manure, and Calcined for Stoco-Work. He keeps for SA L si, _ At hi* dwelling No. 215 north Second-street, a little above Vine street, Boulting Cloths, A complete assortment of both imported and American manufactured for merchant and country \Vork, which he* warrants good. ALSO, The Young Millwright's and Miller's GUIDE. Containing a iyfcem- of mechanics and hydraulics as they apply to water mills with the whole process of, and all the late improvements on the art of manufatfluring flour &c. intended to be ufeful to all concerned i»,building or ufrng water-mills, which book is fold by Matthew Carey and Robert Campbell, T HR-Du/*x—civ-* Ai> A Warning to the Political Pilots of America * /~v i- » — "»••• nrr ' - J —**-" Or a FAITHFUL RELATION Of a multitude of a£ls of Horrid Barbarity, Such as the eye never witneJTed, t .e tongue never ex preiTed, or the imagination conceived, Until the commencement of the French Revolution. Tracing these dreadful cffefls to their real causes. Illajlrated with four ftrik ':ng cofper-platcs. By PETER PORCUPINE. " You will plunge your country into an abyss of eter " nal detestation and infamy, and the annals of youi « boasted revolution will serve as a bloody euoy, war " ning the nations of the Earth to keep aloof from the " mighty ruin." Abbe Maury's speech to the National Assembly IOfiOO March 18. 3J,000 6,000 4,000 ?,OQO 2.750 69,068 46,i50 ~ N 3 3 South Fourth Street, KF FuRnS hisgratuful acknowledgements to his Friends ar.dtbc Public for their liberal encouragement, and begs leave tofolUit a continuance of their favors, At his Shop gentlemen way be furnijhed •with the left materials, indhave them made up and JiniJhed in the moji JcrJkionable manner. He ivill thankfully receive any orders and pay u prompt and punctual attention to them. Oil. 15 17 Sfioo ,Thc Conflitution of the; United States, price 2<£ cents. "Lift report of the late Secretary of the Trea sury, containing a Plan for the further support o£ Public Credit, 75 cents. Germanicus 20. Proceedings of the Executive refpefting ihe In fiirgents ; forming an interesting Hiftoty of the late Infurreftiou in the four Western Counties of Pennsylvania. lpttrefting summary of tlte events which have taken place in the Republic of Geneva—written by M. de Nivernois, 12 1-2 cents. Twenty-fix letters ;on the moil interesting fub je&s, refpe£ling the American Revolution, con taining much information not generally known to the Citizens of the United States, written in the year 1780, 25 cents. Also a few copies of the Accounts of the Re ceipts and Expenditures of the United States, du ring the year 1794 —priceone Dollar and 50 cents. December 20th, 1795. d. FOR SALE, A FOUNT of BREVIER, half worn ; about four nn dred weight. Enquire at the Office of the Gazette of the United States, No. 119 Chefnut-ftreet. December 1. £ WANTED, ON l oan, for two or three years—2ooo Dollars for which a mortgage on Land will be given as security The land is clear of every incumbrance. Jm. 9. d. r L>.u ALS sr math's fP- caret. eOH»ITTON9 PUBLISHED THIS DAY, Vdl\ DAVIES, No. 68, High-street, (price one dollar The B LOO DT BUO I, TO WHICH IS ADDED, AN INSTRUCTIVE ESSAY, James iytAlpi-n, TAYLOR, Fur Haie at tbis OJpce. PRO SPOILS By J. M. SNOWDEN if VV. M'CO rHE TRAVELS of ANACHAk YOUNGER,in GREECE, Airiufr ' ; - e miJd Fourth Century before the Chrifhan JEt-i- Keeper of the Medih in the Cabinet of the and Member of the Royal Academy oi i] and Belles Lettrjs. » . » TRANSLATED FROM THE FRBNCH, IN FtVE VOLUMES: The Fifth eo-.tain* Maps Plans, Views, & Co. tive of tha GcSgraphy 3c Antiquities of Ancient CONDITIONS. t. This Work will be published in 32 weekly m. One Quarter of a Dollar each—payable on delivery. 11. It will be printed on <1 good type and paper, in a hand some odavo size; and each number wul contain S< pares of lettcr-prefs. Ills In the course of the work 31 plates wi 1 oe delivered to>jemer with Critical Observations on the Maps of anci ent Greece, compiled for these Travels, by M. Barb, du Bojage ; the whole of which are intended to fora the Filth Volume. IV. Should the work exceed 32 numbers, the remainder will be given gratis, V. Those who procure twelve Subfcri jers and oecome acl countable for the monevy fliall receive one copy gratis, VI. The price ot the Work, when finiihed, will be en hanced to lion-subscribers. To stive a proper Idea of the Plan of this "Work, the. fol lowing is extracted from the Adyertifemenf Author: .< I imagine a Scythian, named Anacharsis, to ar rive in Grcsceffome jeurs before the birth of AkxanJcr; and that from Athens, the ulual place of his refidenc, he makes fcveralexcurfi»ns into the neighbouring proving; every where observing the manners and cultams of the inhabitants, being prcfent at their feJlivals, and ftadynig the aat'ire of their governments; sometimes dedicating his leisure to enquiries relative to the prpgrefs of the hu man mird, and fonictuues convening With the great men who floiiriflmd at that fime ; with Efatoihonias, Fbociou, Xtnophan, 3>iato. Ar'-f.otle, SM. As soon as he has feci Gr « enslaved by Philip, the father ot Alexan der, he retur.:- into Scythia, where he puts m order an ac cnunt o his travels; and to prevent any interruption in kis narrative, relates in an introduction the memorable events which had patted in Greece before he left Scytlua. ,« I have choien to write a narra.ive of Travels ra ther than a hitkory, because in such a narrative alj is lce ncry and aflion ; and because eircumaantial details may i he entcied into which are not permitted to the hiftoriM. IJST of the PLATES which are araiexeJ to this Work. 1. Grcece and the Grecian lflands. 2. Plan of the Pass of Thermopylae 3. Plan of the Battle of Salamis. 4. Essay on the Battle of Platasa. 5. Chart of the PalusMceatis andPontus Eaxmus. 6. The Bos horus of Thrace. 7. The Hellespont. 8. Plan of the Environs of Athens. 9. Attica, Megaris, and Part of the Island of Euboea. xo. Plan of the Academy and its Environs. 11. Plan of a Grecian Palsftra, after Vitruvius. 12. Plan of Athens. 13. Plan and Elevation of the Prop', lsa. 14. Plan of the Temple of Theseus, Elevation and View of the Parthenon. It, PUocis and Dons. 16. Essay on the Environs of Delphi and View of ParnaiTus. 17. Plan of a Grecian House after Vitruvius. 13. Boeotia. _ 1 3td*awtf. 20. Sicyosia, Phliafia, and Achaia. 21. Elis and Triphylia. a a Essay on the Topbgraphy of Olympia. 23. Meffenia. 24. Laconia and the IflanJ of Cythera. 25. £ffay on the Topography of Sparta & its Environs. 26. Arcadia. 27.. Argolis, Epidauria, Troezenia, Hermionia, the Isle of iEgina and Cynuria. 28. View of Plato on the Promontory of Sunium, dis coursing to his Diiciples. 29. Ancient Greek Theatre. 30. The Cycladtfs. 31. Coins from the Cabinet of the King of France. It is proposed to give an elegant edition of this valuable 'work : The greatejl care will be taken to render it corrcftly executed; and the Platesfa ail Ire engraved by theftjl American artijls. As the iv»rk now prefcnted forpis a pleaftng and infruftive view of the antiquities, manners, cujloms, religion, laws, arts and literature of Greece, during the rnojl inter if tig period of its hiflory, the pu'o'ijh ers make no doubt but it will meet the approbation of an enlightened public. i t aw4w; Subfcriptions'are received at the Office of the Au roi a ; the Publishers, No. 47, Fourth-ilreet, and 144, foath Front-ftj-eet; and by *the principal Booksellers throoghouttlieUriitedStates. April 7. t.th.&stf. At a meeting of the Stockholders of the Societv fir ejlMtJliing ufeful manufactures, held ai Pater/on, on Tuesday, tbefirfi of Match, 1796, by special appointment of the Board of Directors of J'aid Society. THE meeting having taken into their consideration the extreme badneft of the roads and weather, which has -prevented the attendance of uany of the Stock? old <r*; and as it is judged neceflary that there ihould be as full a meeting ai could be had—therefore ordered and direifted that the present meeting be adjourned to the 3d Tuesday in April next, to meet at the House of Archer C 1 r[■"okd/ in Newark, at ten of the clock of the fore noon of said day ; at which time aad place a full meeting of the Stockholders is earnellly reqwefted. Paterfon, March 4, 1796 F 0 K SALE, A very valuable ESTATE, Called TiriTTKKHAM. SITUATE in the to-wnjhip of Upper Derby, and county oj Delaware, 7 miles from Philadelphia, and half a mile from the netv IVcflem road: containing 230 acres of excellent Land, 45 of •, which are good watered Meadow, 90 of prime IVood Land, and the rtQ Arable of the frjl quality. There are ■ on the premises a good iiuodory Brick House, •with 4 rooms m* a floor, and Cellars -under thi Subfile, with a Pump Well of cx cellent IVaterin front; a large frame Barn, Stables, and other convenient buildings; a Smole-Houfe andflone Spring Hotfe ; tivo good Apple-Orchards, and one of Peaches. The Fields are all in Clover, except those immediately under tillage, and are so taui out as to have tie advantage of IVater in ea«h of them,-* "which renders it peculiarly convenient for Grazing. The situation is pleasant and Healthy, and from the high culti vation of the Land, the good neighborhood, and the vicinity to the ci ty, it is very suitable for a Gentleman s Country Seat. 7be foregoing is part of the MJlate of jacob Hm tnah s deccafed Qnd offered for [ale by M©RDECAI Ll'.WlS OA.. 9, 1795 eetf Surviving Exuutor. By order of the Meeting, J, N. CUMMING. I 11 M A Jcfeph Sc JefTe Sharplefs, No. 32, foutb ThirdJlreti, Have received per the Hamburgh Packet, AND HAVE FOR SALE, A variety of Merchandize ; CONSISTING OF CALICOES, Furniture do Dimities, Fu£ians, wide and narrow clouded and striped Nankeens, Checks, Ginghams, elegant Veil patterns of Camel's hair, muiii net, and Marleilles, Holier jr, Ca&mer's, Jeans, luperfiiii and second Cloths, CalimancoAs, Spinnings, Mi mens, Irish Linens, and dry Goods in general.—Ajjh t GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF Saddlery and Saddlers Tools. They expe<sl a large additionaliupply of dry Goods by the firft vessel?, which tKcy will fell on reasonable t-rmi for cacti or usual credit. 3d mo. 30th. lawtf. N. B■ A number of elegant Counte.panes, and Mai feilles Bed Quilts. tiphraim Clarit, CLOCK WATCH MAKER, PHILADELPHIA, Has received by the different arrivals, A VERY LARGE AND EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT OF Gold, Silver, and Metal IVa TCHES; 1 ALSO, A GENERAL SUPPLY OF TOOLS, FILES, and MATERIALS; CONSISTING OF Japann'd Clock Faces; Eight da*r, and thirty hour brass; flit pinions and forged work ; large and small belt*; time piece and watch glafles; springs; large and frmil ftak.tr* and beek irons ; ditto hammers ; large and fmaH bench vices, and hand vices; Hiding tongs and pliers; fcrt:w plates; round, oval, and square draw plat s; ihear ; blow pipes ; emery ; rotten ft one; pusiice iicr.c; craci bles ; cat-gut, and 3Q hour line*; an elegant aiTortnicat of ladies aind gentlemen/ fleeland g>lt'-chains, *ik fctfag?, gilt and steel seals and keys. All orders from the Country carefully attended to. „Februa%- n. tu3cf Canal Lottery 7 ic.'cts, For Sale, warranted undrawn t at th *. Office, 149, Chdri it flreet, between Fourth and Fj/th lir^t^. Washington Lottery—No.. 2. ' THE Public are refpcdtfully informed, that the w of the Tickets in the aboVe Lottery are now vylietl up, ar> d ~ £■'■'» inttn mVT'*n hi wiiinnmwr rfcb6-im-. mediately. After the firft day's drawing, which will be announced in one of the Philadelphia papers, tickets it is expelled will be then Ten Dollars. A cCrrfe<sl tfahteri cal Book for public inipc&ion will be opened at the above Office, where all tranfailions relating to the line of a Bro ke*', are promptly and faithfully executed. THOMAS NOBLE. March 2. § N. B. Approved Notes securing payment, either in money, or in the prizes of this Lottery,'and payable'in ten days aftflr, completion of uie drawing, will be receiv ed for any number above fifty tickets. General Po/l Office, Philadelphia, March 16, 1796. WHEREAS sundry Letter transmitted in the Mails of the United States, ta and from Norfolk," in the state of Virginia, were opened, and Bank Notes of seve ral denominations fraudulently taken from them at York, in the state aforefiid, in the months of October, Novem ber and December last : and whereas a part of said and some caih have been recovered and are now in polfeUi on of the Post Miller Gene'al. In order there ere that such Bank Notes as shall be.identified may be reftorad to the owners thereof, and that the remainingnctesandcafii be equitably diftributcd among those who are entitled to them. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN toall persons who have fuffeied by such fraudulent pra&ices, within the pe riod. and oh the route aforcnv ■. loned. to cihibit tiu-ix —»i.imu 11 iLiiu ul iieuy, iu}) pulled byluch reafonabie pronf» as may benecefiary to fubftautiate them. Such notes as shall be identified will be received by application to the General Post Office, on or before the firft day of July next; and the residue of such calh an 4 notes will then be divided among the claimants in proportion to their respec tive losses, to be ascertained by the neceifary proofs, which on or before that day shall be produced tothe General Poll . Office. (aawtju'y) JOS. HAUERSHAM. JUST PUBLISHED, [price, twenty-five cents] By Samuel H. Smith, No; i 18 Chdnut-ftreet, Letters of Pacificas, 1 - Written in juilincatioa of the Prefideni'sl Proclamation of Neutrality. ' ALSO, . Charge of Judge Paterfon, f Iu the WYOMING CAUSE—Price 2J cents. " Also, a new political Pamrhlet, called i POLITICAL TRUTH. March 30. 2aW4t- Columbian Gallery, s Chefnut-flreet, third Door Weft of Tenth-ftreec. ~ nir-fc'ZmsuT-' A -b yi-G-JS, p TNFORMS the Ladies and Gentlemen of Philadelphia J. that the Columbian Gallery, containing a large colle&ion of ancient 4c modern PAINTINGS & PRINTS y will be opened on Monday, tha aid inft. Thi» colleition consists of the produitfans of the firft artists, and will doubtless be pleasing £0 amateurs and the' ' admirers of the fine arts' To this colle<9ion Mr. Savage has added several pieces of his own, om of which is the Prefidcnt and Family, the full size of Lie. j *,* Price of admiffionto the Gallery; one quarter of a J? dollar. 0" The PANORAMA, in High-Jireet, exhibiting a ' View of London, continues open for the amufsmer.t of those who may be disposed to fee that interesting psrfpec- tive. Eeb. 20. FOR SALE, A NEAT two story frame building, iituate in Fifth ftreet, continued which Lets at 301. • per annum, fubjeA to a ground rent of 110s. An elegant Blown Gelding, 14 i-» hands high, goes well in a chair or under the laddie.—An handsome riding Chair and Caachee, with hamefs complete. "J Three trails of Land, situate contiguous to each oth»r, •I' containing about 773 acres, in Northumberland county, it n ear the town ef Northumberland. Sundry trails tt Land in Bedford county, being about 1,100 acres, part •n ncar the waters of Conymeaux, and adjoining Land> of w Daniel Tyfon. Also, one other tract in Weftmoretaod * county, adjoining lands of William aitgrer.vci, onClear field creek. For teims apply to SAMUEL R. FRANKLIN, Philadelphia, Feb. 2J, 1796- #»iitf ltd . . W- PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED BY JOHN FENNO, w —No. 119— CHtSNI' T-5T R H ET. [Pricc Eight Dollars per Ami am.]
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