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Fort of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
TO ALL whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admi
ralty will be hdd at the State-boule in the city of
Philadelphia, on the twelfth day of October inst. at Ten
o'clock in the forenoon of the l^ire day, for 'he trial of
the brigantine or vtffel called the Fame, burthen about
120 ton, with h er tackle, cargo, &c. lately commanded
by Motes Griffin ; ukm by a Bru(h privateer, and re
tak n at sea, sent into this port and libelled against by
Stephen Decatur, (qui tam> &c.) To the intent that the
owner or owners thereof, or any persons concerned there^
ib, may appear and fli^w cause, if any they hive, why a
ecre^ mould not pals, pursuant to the prayer of the
bill, &c. By order of the Judge,
O&ober 6. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Antivenereal Sugar Plumbs,
Prepared and fold by THOMAS SWAI NE,
in Market- Itreet, two doors from Mr. Jernes Thom
son's inn.
mHEV are put upin boxes of one, two, andthree
j hundred dollars each, wi r h full printed directions)
setti n g forth every thing necefor, to be known through
out every stage of the complaint; and that in the most
plain, clear and d iftin& manner, so that no questions
need be Ik I'y the purchaser. The above medicines
are pleafont to take, so that it suits with the most deli
cate conftituhon; mild in its operation so that it gives
neither pain or disturbance, and so h>ppy in its perform
ance, that it will not fail of completing a cure, although
the disorder be of ever : o long Landing, and attended
with the mod dreadful fympioms; and that in such a
manner, that the patient ne d neither be hindered from
his hufinds, or his condition made known to his molt
intimate a quaintance. And to prevent tne above me
dicines bring counter eited, each box of plumbs will
be sealed with a Rag's h^ad.
NOTICE is hereby given, That an
Elc&i n hill be held at 'he house of William
Colon, on T^efday the ten.h day of O&eher infant,
at Six o'clock in the evening, agreeable to an Ah of
Assembly provided for the benefit of the Schuylkill-
Point Meadows, By order of the Managers,
WILLIAM CARSON, Treasurer.
Philadelphia, October 2, 1780.
To be SO L D by Public Sale,
On the ißth day of October infant, in Foufthitieet,
near R v ct ft net,
AN EW two-story b>ii° Building, twenty-five feet
back and fourteen feet front, with fclh wsndows;
the whole in go d order. Also a quantity of Hcufh. Id
and Kirchen Furniture; Blackfmith^ Bellows and iun
dry Tools. Due attendance & ill be given by
PETER WOLTERS.
PibdTnh^, September fl, 1780.
THE DANCINGSCHOOL
in Carter's Al?y .s opened for the ensuing ica
fon, for the reception of Pupils to learn th^t polite and
necessary at. And for the convenience of giown Gen
tlemen, an EVENING 6CHCOL will be continued the
whole season, by the Pu'ic's most humM fe^ant,
WILLIAM MCDOUGALL.
Philadelphia, September 26, 1780
TO BE SOL D,
For Calh, Bilh of Exchange, Dry Goods, or Weft India
Produce ;
No i A VALUABLE plantation, situate near the
• /"A Croft Roads, New-London township, Chef
t«r county; containing 206 acres old meafare, with the
usual allowances for roads ; about one half cleared, the
remainder well timbered wood land, and the whole un
der good fence, most y chefnut rails; there is about 45
acres of excellent bottom and watered meadow already
made, and 15 acres more may bemade at a very small
expenct. Waite Clay creeK rutu through the bottom
meadow, and the bank is watered by other never failing
streams; there is on the pr^ifrs, a go ;d two story
dwelling hmle four rooms on a flj>r, a large kitchen,
and a well of excellent water at the door, log bars, good
AChing, &nd tvolirge frame hay barracks conv nuntly
Lxt in the meadows, a thriving orchard of the belt
grafted fruit trees, a kitchen garden, cyder press, &c.
it is situate very handy to frr al grist &.d fa* mills, two
mil's rem New- London Meeting H u^, about 17 miles
from Whnington, and iz miles from Chiiftian-Bridge.
No. 2 A .mail plantation adj ining the above def
erfrd, containing 45 acres with allowances, about one
half cl ared, the remainder wood land; tens is a good
ftnii for a tradesman or Rortkeep r, as it fronts the
great road that lead? .from Christian-Bridge to the Cross-
R>ds raid Lancaster, opposite Mr. Fury's tavern ; there
i.. on the premiss, a log dwelling now t, a numner of
fruit trees, and about three acr^ of watered meadow.
No. 3. A .mill riae of wood land, containing about
28 acres, situ rte one mile from the C'rnfs Rods New-
London townhrp, Chester county, in the Fork, and has
a front on two g : eat roads, one of which leads to Lan
caft-r ; the w<qd is very thriving and will be very valu
able for rail timber, be : nz most y chefnut; it joins lands
of Alexander Jonoiton, Eq; Robert M'Ket, widow
Jane Finny, &c.
b,All the above premises may he entered on the 25th
of March next, and if not fold before tne firit of Janu
ary next, will then be rented to ? good farmer or gra
zier for a rent in proouce.
Also to be SOL D, and entered on in a few weeks,
a neat well finifh?d two-story brick house, and lot of
ground, situate i, I hud ttrett, oppofce the Honorable
Thomas M'Kean's, Esq; near the corner of Pine-street
"°:, tenure of James Moyce; it isfifteen teet front
on Third-street, and fortyfeet deep, insured against fire
and the premium paid.
Enquire of WILLIAM MILLER, in Front street,
between Chefnut and Walnut ftreet#, who hath also for
'CT a good second hand CHAIR, with a standing top,
a w- a good HORSE fit for chair £or saddle.
United States of America, Pennsylvania, ff.
TO ALL whom it may concern.
^J OTICE is hereby given, That the Honorable
the Court of Appeals in cases of Captures, lately estab
lished by Cungrefs, will fit at the State house in the city
of Philadelphia on Monday the thirteenth day of No
vember next, for hearing and determining all Appeals
now depending, or which may before that day be brought
in the said Court.
By order of the Court,
September 27. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
*#* The above advertisement being very intereftirg
to numbers of persons in the different States, may be
corifidered as an article of intelligence ; an 1 the Printers
of news papers will perhaps oblige many of their cus
tomers, the suitors of the Court, by giving it a place in
their papers.
Port 0/ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
TO ALL whom it may concern.
NT OTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admi
ralty will he held at the State-house in the city of
Philadelphia, on the twenty firft day of October next,
at Ten o'clock in th# forenoon of the^ame day, for the
trial of the sloop Elizabeth and het-ergo, burthen
about sixty tons, lately commanded fy Lawrence Ga
laghue, laden with Indian corn and (pars ; and the Ne
gro slaves Toby, Daniel and Emanuel, found on board
her; taken by the enemy in Chefapeak Bay, and re
taken on her intended passage to New Yoik, sent into
this port and libelled against by John Yeung, (qui tarn,
&c.) To the intent tht the owner or owners thereof, or
any persons concerned therein, raay appear and shew
canfe, if any they have, why the fame ihould not be
condemned according to the prayer of d^ liutl, &c.
By order of the Jock, e,
September 27. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
Philadelphia, Sep .mbe 12, 1780
BY Virtue of an Order of the O k-
PHANS COURT of the city and county of Phila
CAphia, will be lold by the fubfiriher, at Public Ven
due on the premise;, cn Thursday tee tacirth day of
G&ober next, at ten o'clock in the morning, the moi
ety or half part of a brick meffuage <r tenement and
lot of pre und, together with a brick (hop adjoining
the said meffuage, situate at the north-eart coiner of
Callow Hill street, in the Northern Liberties, late the
real estate of La e Pearson, deceased,
ABIGAIL PEARSON, AJminiftratrix.
Philadelphia, September 25, 1780.
TH E English, French, and Italian
Languages taugat grammatically, by BAR
THOLOMEW RABIGLIO, living at the cor
ner of George end Snippen-ftriets, -t One Guinea per
month. Due and coolant attendance may be depend
ed ou.
N.B. Writing and Merchants bufinels done, and
the above Languages tranfla ed by the Aid perlon.
SAMUEL C. MORRIS and Co.
Have imported in the Aft vessels from France, a variety
of European and India GOODS, among which is a
good rffortment of
LAVAL Linens,
Bitannias,
Rjal Linens,
Mullins,
G zes,
H .ndkerchiefs,
And a compleat set of blue and white Dining China.
To be fold for cadi only, at their dore in Ch<lnut-ltreet
between Front and Second-streets.
Alfa a few hogsheads of belt Windward Iflaod RUM.
Philadelphia, September 25, 1780.
VL7 " EREAS 1 the fubferiber, by virtue
VV of a comm ffion under the Great Seal 01 the State
of Ptnnf) Ivanr tome directed, appointing me lnfpt tor
of Salt Provisions for the city cf Philadelphia ; this is
therefore to give notice t® any who may salt up provisi
ons for this market, that they do not offer the fame for
file until duly infpe& i d ; and ail Merchants and others
are directed not to p^rchafe any uninfoeaed, as many
frauds have be^n committed by piovtfions being fold,
which have proved greatly deficient in quantity and qua
toty. JAMES ROWAN, Infpedor,
living two wharves below South-street.
Just opened and to be fold by
JONAS PHILLIP S,
At hi# house the south fide of Ma/krt street, four doers
below the Printing Office,
CHI NTZES and calicoes, fine and coarse linens,
cam bricks and l.wns, muslins, humhums, black
face, >hite and coloured threads, goose, duck and pid
geon (hot, roll brimfioue, copper^fs, Holland gin in
kegs, and a few tons of bar iron.
N. B. Hi# friends and cuftomeis will please to walk in
to the house, as he keeps his flore in the back part of it,
leaving rented the front store. He fells only by whole
file. z
JOHN M ar i e,
Has for fah at hi# store in Chefnut street, between Bont
and Second -ftfe^ts, opposite Mr Joseph Saunders's In
fur r/e Office, —lately imported Lorn France,
CHINTZES rod ca-icces, cotton and Persian,
checks, cam^rlcks, lawns, check and cotton hand
kerchiefs, white li ens, tewing silks, mens and womens
fi k flockings and gloves, black modes, fartins, plain
and fpotred silks of .different colours, flowered muslins,
plain and (tripod ditto, pins, thread, ribbands, fine di
mities, biack silk handkerchiefs, velverets and vilverecs
black velvet colors, and a variety of other valuable
Goods.
N. B. At Michael Caner's, Coach and Harneft
maker in Third street, is a light Family Waggon to be
fold upon very reasonable terms.
TO BE SOL D,
A VERY good NEGRO WENCH, veil ac.
'' quainted with doing house work ; rnd a NEGRO
GIRL. For particulars enquire of Jane Correy,
In Third-street, near Market rtreet, Philadelphia.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
A DECENT middle aged WOMAN, th t can
cook and manage the affairs of a kitchen. Such a
one coming well recommended, may hear of a place by
applying to the Printer.
WANTE D Immediately,
A LARGE FRONT ROOM, or STORE,
" fuitahle or an Office : Also one or two CLERKS.
Enquire of the P inter.
Baltimore, Sept 6, 1780.
Four Hundred Dollars Reward.
STOLEN from Mr. Weatherburn's pzfttne, last
night, a dun H 0 RSE, with a white mane and
tail, and a white spot on the forehead. The thief has
since been seen with laid horse enquiring the road to Phi
ladelphia, and laid he bought him. The above reward
is offered to secure them, by
JAMES JAFFRAY.
CA M Eto the Plantation of the fub
leriber, living cn Canawaga, York county, Mi
namin township, the 26th of July iatt, a roan MARE,
abut fift-en h nds high, trots and paces, has a Rar in
her forehead, is branded on the near hind but ock RV,
above fou;years old, and has never been shod. The
owner is desired to come, prove property, pay charges,
and take her aw^y,
WILLIAM BIGGAR.
September 6.
CA ME to the Place of the Subferiber, on
t'L 2d iniiani, living on Abel James's place, near
riauhford, a Black H O RS E, about 14 hands high,
is branded on each foie sh ruldei with the letter P. and
is reckoned a v<ry old Horse, and is a natural trotter.
Whoever has left laid Horse, by proving property and
paying charges, may have him a&ain ty applying to
GEORGE MICHEL.
living on said Place.
Philadelphia, September 2, 1780.
O^e ThouJand Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN from out of Mr. Jufeph
OJohnton'o pasture in Moyamenfing townlhip, cn or
about the 20th of last month, a dark o,y HORSE, a
bout 35 hands high, a star in his forehead, one of hij
hind feet white, a natural pacer, and believed to be a
bout 12 or 13 years old. Whoever takes up said horse
and bnng: him to B njamin Fuller ir .Front street, or
' to Mr. Jobnfon, fh?ll have the above reward.
T O B~E ~S O L~~ 11
ANEW well finifhed BRICK HOUSE, with
a coDvenienta j o iting KITCHEN, being plea
fanily filuated on the river Shuylkill, being one hundred
and two feet on Saffair^ or Race-fireet ; and cue hun
dred and fourteen feet fix inches cn Afhron street, well
adapted for a gentleman hav.n; .a fma!l family. For
terras pply to WILLIAM DELLAP, in Waler-street
near Chefnut fire t,
Who has for SAL E,
COFFEE by the barrel,
VINEGAR by thecafk, and
SPERMACETI CANDLES.
Philadelphia, September 9, 1780.
A Gold-headed C A N E,
"' ''" '° '° me Gentleman's house in this city,
VV 7 about the beginning of May last. The owner
reque&g, that the perlon in whufe possession it may be,
would be fu obliging a# to fend it to the Printer.
TO B E L Dr
-1 BAY M ARE, fix years old, fourteen and a
xdt half hands high. Also a handsome COLT, +
yeais old, and fourteen hands high. They are both
7-Bths blooded, are excellent for the faddle,and have been
drove together these four months past conftantl, in a
carriage. They are to be seen at Mr. Plumftead's stables
in Union street, where the terms may be known.
TO BE SOL D,
By William Miller & Co.
At their Store in Front street, the corner of Gray's Al
ley, between Chefnut and Walnut.ftreets,
MADEIRA Wine in pipes, bhds. and quart, calks,
Wefl-lndia Rum,
Jamaica Spirit,
Old Nantz Brandy,
Belt imported Loaf Sugar, by the hogshead or loa!,
Mufcovado Sugar in hogsheads and barrels,
B>hca Tea of the belt quality, in chests, half chests, or
by the dezen,
Pepper, Sago, Madder,
White Lead round in oil, in kegs,
Bailey in cafc or by the quarter hundred,
Ca'esof Glats Waie well ufforted,
Briftome
Also, a few DRYGOODS consisting of 3*4 dow
laft, yard wide linens, oznabr ggs, linen check hand
kerchiefs, men, women and children's and brown
white thread hose, pins, needles, &c. &c.
Wants a place as a WET NURSE,
A WOMAN with a good breast of milk, that can be
well recommended both f(r her honeftv and so
briety. Enquire of the Printer.