v War-Office of the United states, 1 May 4th. tjnl HTHE f-'.lowing Rule*, explanatory of'thofe pufcliiV.a; i the Ifth February, are :o be observed by all persons entitled to Land*, in purfucßce of resolves o. j Coirgrcfs Every certificate of the achnowledgment of a deed or power of attorney, either before a notary public or other magiiiratc, must, in addition to what is usual, set lorth that the psrfon making the acknowledgment is known to p the notary or other magistrate ; tor which pufpofe word? t j of the following import muil be infer ted 1a the certificate " And I do moreover certify that the faia A B making this acknowledgment has been for perfoaally known to nfie." If the notary or other magiflrate has rcafon to believe that he is th: person he represents himfelf to be, he wil alio certify it. j Andifthe proof be made by a witnefsor witneiTes,h* or * thrymcil (Wear to some general state of their know ledge ol him, which matter moll be set forth in the certificate and a the notary public, or other reagiflrate, before whem tj. t acknowledgment is made, must also set forth that the wit t ness or wrtneffes has or have been lor upwards of f perlonally known to him. If a jultice of the peace is employed, the clerk of the court of the corporation or county mull ccrtify that such person is a justice of the peace of the county or corpora tion as the cafe may be, and that full faith is due to his 1 a&s as such. JAMES M'HENRY, J Secretary of War . J May 12. *am si 1 - a Twenty Dollars Reward, FOR delivering to bis Majler t a Black Servant Boy, named Jack Robiflfin, about 13 years of age, a smart *firve and likly lad. Had on when he went away, a fhoft dark olive coloured cotton velvet jacket . tk bills of" and notes ot J-and, execuied in copperplate, bi Is of lad'.rrg, mauifefts, Itamcn'* arncles and j urhals, . ■ ■ j \T T\rH piazza and kitchen, and ftaWing V V for T.d borfes, a pump in they ar -|* c ' "V ite on the Weft Gde of Front, near Callow-tlil. Artfrt at present by Mr. John Kincaid. f •». N. B The Lor is li r-2 feet !ro«t on the Weft fide of Front Street, in depth on the North fide, 157 feet, a.'.d 011 the South ilde, 156. GKOPGF. KEMBLB l£ x *rs. i-i JAMES TRIMBLE j Mar 31 ™ wlm -r! To be fold at private sale, or let for one year, A HANDSOME, new, three story brick hoiife, IX on the south fide of FHbert-ftreet, the firft above 1 Ninth-street: It is neatly finifhed, has a pood ; and the privilege of a thirty feet aliey in the rear ot / the lot. Immediate pofiefTion and an indisputable ti- \ tie will be given.—For terms apply to No. in, Chef- so nut-street. Jnn.- i sod 3 " ' " N O . 136. _ , c! ! ~DtJlrift of Pennsylvania, to 10it. ; T ! T)Z it rmemhered, that on the Jlxtecntb day of May, 1,, the JO twentieth year of the independence of the United States of America, Samuel Harrifin Smith ,of the fad DiJlrut, lath de- C poftedin tin, tffuc the title of a boot, tie right-whereof be claims, as proprietor, in the words felltmag : to wit : " Hifiory of the Infurrellhi in the fnur lVeflern counties « y Pennfylvjuia, it* the year JVfDCCXC!, "with a re " cital of the circumjlances Jpeeially connected therewith, and A ' "an hi/lorical reviezu tf the previous ftiaation of the country, B ' "By IVilliam find ley, Member of the Hovfe of Reprefenta- C ' t " lives of the United StatesA In conformity to the ai! of the Congress of the United States, entj- A led " An A'l for the encouragement of learning, by fearing the ' copies of Afaps, Charts and Sools, to the Authors aid Prtfrie- ft. 1 tors of fucb copies, during the times thereinme.iioned'W D " SAMUEL CALDV ? Clerl of the Dip iff of ■' June IO 2 4"' 7 GEORGE HUNTER, CHEMIST, No. 114 So»th SeroAd Street» HAS for these two years past introduced a new species of PERUVIAN BARK, called YELLOW ~ ! BARK, which after repeated trials by the principal -« Physicians of this city, is now preferred in all cases of importance that require it, to the belt R«d and Pale" a, Bark. It 13 a powerful Astringent Bitter, fits well on a i Uie flomach, is certain in its effects, and requires only cs half the usual quantity for a dose. yi Man *of the citizens of Philadelphia are sow ac- ai quainted with its virtues, the knowledge of which oi ought to be extended over the Union. He has a large ft 1 supply of the Yellow Bark, and a general assortment of Drugs, Colours, Glass, Dye Stuffs, &c. LIKEWISE, - !r Salt Petre, "Jalap, and Camphor, ' : c By the Quantity. - May 19. ' *iaw7t Now PublijUng by the Printer, No. 149, Chefnut-Street, and No. 3, Lsetitia Court, delivering to Subscribers, and to be had at the different y Book-Stores in this City, The FirJl Number of l'< Berriman & Co's - CHE A P AND ELEGANT EDITION OF The HOLY BIBLE. Containing ihe Old and Naw u 'he Apocrypha, wiih marginal notes antfre crenccs. An Index ;or an account of the moll remarkable p»(la»es in the old and new Testament, pointing to the places wherein they happened, and to the pi ices of scripture where in they are recorded.—A Table of Time—Tablet of scrip. ture measures, weighliand coins : with an appendix,contain- J f ing the method of calculating its MiASUßisof surface, hitherto uiantingin Treatises en tkis fubjeS. A Table of Offices and Conditions of men. V CONDITION'S. 1. The lize of this Edition will be a LARGE FOLIO, - printed en a beautiful new type, and good paper, made par- r , ticujarly tor it, It will be publilhed in Numbers, not to ex. ceed 30, one of which will be delivered wtekly to fubferib- v - ers, at a quarter of a dollar. Those fubferibers who prefer f r receiving ihe work complete, will be attended toby fignifying t the fame on any of the fubfeription papers in rhe BookllOres t in this city. , _ a 2. There will be an advasce in (he price, on fubferibing ~ after the firft of August next. v 3 In thecourfeof the Work will be given an elegant Frontispiece—From an Engraving of the celebrated artist, ™ Grignion. 1' Berriman & Co. gratefollyacknowledge,«he very liberal ° d encouragement they havemet with; and havereafonto believe l 1, that the execution of their edition will answer every expec t tation, and jprak its own praise. s May 26 3aweow._ t I ' "FOR SALE. c A FOUNT of BREVIER, half worn ; about four hun f\. dred weight. Enquire at the Office of the Gazette of the United States, No. 119 Chefiuit-ftreet, § i - Urbanna Mill Seats , j SITUATE in Cecil coi#nty, Maryland, on the banks 0 the river Sufquehanna, about One mile above wa ter, and commanding the water of that important river, the channel conducing the trade of which comes so near the Mill Seats as to make it convenient to speak th£ boats; and Mills may be so situated as to receive them along their walls, and by water lifts take in their cargoes. | There is a power fafficitfnt for many and any kind of ufeful Water Works, and so much may be juflly said in commendation of thisScite as would be inconvenient to insert in a newspaper publication. Those who may desire to be concerned, will probably find themselves well pleased on viewing the situation. Leases for any term of years may be obtained oh appli cation to the fubferiber, living on thepremifes. CLEMENT HOLLY DAY. April 19. law 3m c. General Pojl Office, Philadelphia, March 16, 1^96. WHEREAS sundry Letter, transmitted in the Mails of thellnitcd States, ta and from Norfolk, in the ftatc of Virginia, were opened, and Bank Notes of seve ral denominations fraudulently taken from then, at York, ! m the state alorefaid, in the months of Oflober, Novem ber and December last : and whereas a part of said nbtes and tome ca(h have been recovered and are bow in poffieffi on of the Poll Malier Gene/al. In order therefore that such Bank Notes as lhall be identified may be restored to the owners thereof, and that the remaining notes and cash '• be Equitably distributed among those who are entitled to them. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons who llc havefuffeied by such fraudulent pradices, within the pe >ni riod, and on the route aforementioned, to exhibit their mi " claims without delay, fttpported by such reasonable proofs to as may beßecclfary to fubftantiats- them. Such notes as c( j] shall be identified will be reeeived by application to the General Pott Office, on or before the lirft day of July df n'Xt; and the residue of such cash and notts will then be .of divided aramig the claimants in proportion to their refpec- II s, tive lolfcs; to be by the nectflary pi oofs, which on or before thM day (hall be produced tothe General Post f | Office. (tawtjuly) JOS. HABERSHAM. SHOT li sizes, from 32 !b to Grape, • Q CamboMes, Pots, and other eaftiagi ex«eutcd;at tnc ftorteil notice, to Nlail rods from iod to fpikc, r-~ m to Hoop Iron, of allfizes, forcafrs or cutting u.to mils, from a brad to lad nails, * Anchors, from 17 Cwt.to ioolb. Barlr ° n » -r. , jr A Quantity of James River Tobacco, Carolina Pork. Herrings in barrels, a Kiln-dried corn meal in Hhds. and Bbls. Rye flour &c. to be fold by Levi Hollingjkuorth cST Son. Auvvfl 4 r>nr " FOR S A L £ t T A Valuable Farm, T CONtaining 450 acres of in the town of Cler- p! Mont, county of Columbia, state of New York— formerly the property of col.Ten Broeck—about fix miles east from the North River—fufficiently accommodated ■with wood, meadow and plow-land, and well Vatered a genteel dwelling-house, a large Barn, and a thriving Or chard, &c. &c. Very suitable for a gentleman or an ait- ive farmer. J Price 10,000 Dollars. Apply to gen Henry Livlngfton, at Ancram; ®r at Clermont to William Wilson. , May 2s FOR SALE, y ' A few hundred weight of Salt Petre ir. bags , „ 1 Be ft Sherry Wine IH in quarter calks a Chamriaigne in cases of 50 bottles A quantity of White Lead, Bar Lead, and Shot m calks About 80 boxes tin plan's, A bv boxes of bell Castile Soap entitled to drawback An invoice of Walking Canes and Perfumery Ditto Bandanna handkerchiefs, and Some Elegant Italian StatHarv. Samuel Breck, jun. ll'ofs's Wharf. June 18. eo< " For Sale, A Valuable Grift and Saw Mill, IN New Jersey, near the Forks of Little Egg-Harbour. The Grift Mill is sixty by fort, feet, two water wheels, ' fcnd calculated for Tour run of Stones, with screen, fans and boulting-cloths, &c. The Saw-Mill has two faws,and qi capable ofciittingfiveto 6 100 thousand feet of Beards per U year. A valuable piece ef Cedar Swamp, within a mile • and aTwlf of the Mill, and within three quarters of a mile d 1 of a Landing The Lumber, &c. may be taken by water n • from the mill tail. f ALSO FOR SALE, d Several Valuable Tracts of Land, ti In Pennsylvania, for all of which payment will be receiv ed in the notes of Messrs Morris and Nichelfon, or in Cath. For further information apply to the Printer. May 17. "w landing, ' At the lohverfidc »f Market Jlreet ■wharf, the Car go of the Schooner Bifpatch, from Demarara, ConjijVmg of C Cayenne and Demarara Cotton, Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa, Rocou, and Cloves—also, 600 fides Soal Leather. For Sale by t " -ISAAe HARVfi¥,-fwi 6 mo-10. || i\r] No. 5 south Water-flreet. - Notice to Claimants - ForBRITISH SPOLIATIONS. ; THE committee Appointed ky the Merchants of this City, -verpool, , 5000 Bushels SALT ; r . ico Crates QUEENS WARE ; awd ■ r An AlTortment of SHIP CHANDLEKY; ■ FORSALE ir On beard, at Pine-street wharf. Apply to , . 3 f James Campbell, or n George Latimer. 0 April 19. § GEORGE HYDE, HAS removed to No. 149 Chefnut street, between 4th and sth llreets, where he is prepared to continue the business of Bookbinding-, Extensively in allots various branches. ACCOUNT BOOKS, of all kinds, Ruled and Bohnd Us to any pattern, in thebefl and mofl approved methods, he June 14 §i Just Imported, In the Ship Ganges, from Calcutta and Madras, and £ S for (ale by • SAMUEL y MIERS. FISHER, to Twenty-two packages of Goods: dh CONTAINIJtG, to /HURRAHS ho V_T Tickerys 3e- Puniera Cloths eir JHurrial Humhums ofs Baftats, as Rofferah Cofleas Bahar Handkerchiefs ily Guzzinahs be T affaties ec- Fullicat Silk Handkerchiefs ich Patna Chintz coarse and fine 'oft Penial'coes, &c. X&c. 6 mo : 6. -:,*:• • - " INSURANCE OFFICE. JACOB SHOEMAKER, HAVING been encouraged by feveralof his friend? to Undertake the Bufmefsof an Insurance Broxi .( to which, he served an Apprenticefllip, has this Day opened an Office at his Dwelling, No- 29, North IVater-Strect ; •. Where he will be glad to execute Orders in that Line and hopes by his Attention and Punftuatity, to give t'ull Satisfa&ioti to all those who i*ay be pleased to favour him with tfieir Business. May 26. d3othJn. JOSEPH COOKE,, " GOLDSMITH l* JEWELLER, The corner of Market and Third-streets, Philadelphia- MOST refpe&fully informs his friends and the public' that he has received, per the last arrivals, a com plete and general aiTortment of almoti Every Article in his Line; Immediately from the manufactures of London, Bir mingham, and Sheffield, all of whicK are of the n«weft falhion, and will be fold, wholesale and retail, on the .ow eft terms, and the Notes of Mr. Robert Morris, aad Mr. JohnNicholfon received in payment at their current value. N. B. The upper part of the House in which he now lives to be let, furnilhed or unfurnilhed. law Washington Canal Lottery, NO. I. WHEREAS the State of Maryland has authorised the underwritten, to r.iife twenty-fix thousand, two hundred, and fifty dollars, for the purpose of cutting a Canal through the City of Waihington, from the Po tomac to fheEaftern Branch Haruour. The following is the SCHEME of No. I. Viz -I Prize of JO,OOO dollars, 2c,000 I ditto 10,000 10,000 7 lafl drawn } Tickets, each J 3 JIS. C °O 6 ditto I,oco 6,000 10 ditto 400 4,000 20 ditto 100 2,000 55 ditto 50 1,750 J 750 ditto 12 69,008 To be railed for the Cajiil, 26,150 5 Bjo Prizes, - 11650 Blanks, not two to a prjjp. 17500 Tickets, at Ten Dollars, - 175,000- .•0" The Commissioners have taken the Securities re quired by the aforefaid a>sl for the punclual payment rf the prizes. The drawing of this Lottery will commence, without ; delay, as focrn as the Tlckets are fold, of which timely notice will be giWn. Such prizes as are not demanded in fix manths after th* drawing is finilhed, fliail be considered as relinquiffied for the benefit of the Canal, and appropriated accordingly. (Signedj NOT LEY YOUNG, DANIEL CARROLL, of D. LEWIS DEBLOIS, GEORGE WALKER, Wm. M. DUNGANSON, -V THOMAS LAW, JAMES BARRY. City of Wafliineton, Feb. ri. J City of' Washington. SCHEME of the LOTTERY, No.II, FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE FEDERAL CITY. A mlgnificont ) aojooo & > dwelling-houfej j caflj 30,000, are 5 50,000 - — - i futtai. I>.»=K> Sc I ditto 15,000 & cafli 15,000 30,000 1 ditto xo,ooo & cash 10,000 20,000 1 ditto 5,000 & cath jiooo 10,000 1 dittb 5,,000 & cash 5,000 , Jo,ooo 1 cafli prize of- 10,000 2 do. 5,000 each, are> - 10,003 10 ilo. 1,900 - - 10,000 ao do. 500 - - 10,000 00 do. 100 , - - 10,001-' joo d». 50 - - - io^° 1 400 do. 25 - <6,000 1 1,000 do. 20 - 20,000' " 15,000 do. io • - 150,000. >6,739 Prizes. f 33»26i Blanks. j0,600 Tickets, at Eight "Dollars, 40,0009 - N. B. *To favour those may take a quantity Tickets,the prize of if&poo dollars will be the last drawn , ticket, and the 30,000' the but qNE : f And approved notes, fqcuriiig payment in either money j or prizes, in tea days atter .Hrawing, will be received foff any number not less than 3'oticj^dts. This Lottery will afford an efegantTpecimen of the pri vate buildings to bo crated 111 the City of WaQiinjjton--- ; Two beautiful defigss are already fcleAed for the entipe , . frnntc on » of t 1 it ispropofed to erect two centre and four corwer buildings, as Toon as poUlble aftertMs lottery infold, and to'convtiy " them, when complete, to the fortunate adveritm-fra, in the manner defcribed-in the.scheme for the Hotel Lottery. A nett dedu6tion of five per c6nt. will be made to defray the necessary expenses of printing, &c. and the surplus will be made a*part of the furrd intended for the National University, to be erected within the city of Wafhmgton. The Drawing wiH commence as soon as the tickets are fold off.-—The moncytprizcs will he payable in thirty days after it is finiftiad; and any prizes for which fortunate numbers axe not produced within twelve months after the drawing is clofed,-are to-be confrdered as given towards - the funtJ for the University ;it being determined to fettle the whole business in a year from the ceding of the draw ing, and to take up the bonds given as security. :h she real securities given for the payment ot the Prizes, ie are held by the President and two Dirc&ors of the Bank of -Columbia, and are valued at more than half the a mount of the lottery. The twenty four gentlemen who by appointment of the late Commidioners aflifted in the management: of the ,D Hotel Lottery are requested to undertake this arduous task a second time on behalf of the public ; a fulficieut num ber of thefc having kindly accepted, it is hoped that the friends to a National University and the other federal ob je&s may continue to favor the design. id By accounts received from the different parts of the Continent as well as from Europe, where the tickets have been font for sale, the public are aiTured that the drawing will fpeedilv commence, and that the care and caution unavoidably necessary to insure a fofe disposal of the tickets, has rendered the ihorr suspension indifpenfablc. SAMUEL BLODGKT. Tieketsmay be had at the Bank of Columbia ; of James Weft & Co» Baltimore; of Peter Gilman, Boston ; of John Hopkins, Richmond ; and of Richard Wells ? Cooper's Ferry. PRINTED BY JAjHN FENNO, —No. 119 — CH ES NUT-STREET. [Prise Dollars per Annnm.J