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All haneb were new called from the fire,
and an attempt was made to carry them to it;
bu r this, notwithstanding the united efforts of
the whole company,' was found to be impos
sible. The night was extremely dark, the snow
was now very deep, and, under these addition
al difadvantaocs, they found it very difficult to
make way through ihe bullies and the bog for
ihemfelves, all of them getting many falls in the
attempt. The only alternative was to make a
fire upon the spot ; but the snow which had fallen,
And was dill falling, besides what was every mo
ment ihaken in flakes from the trees, rendered it
equally impracticable, to kindle one there, and to
bring any part of that which had been kindled in
the wood thither: they were, therefore, reduced
to the fad necessity of leaving the unhappy wretches
to their fate; having ilrft macle them a bed of
boughs from the trees, and spread a covering of
the fame kind over them to a considerable height.
Having now been exposed to the cold and the
snow near an hour and an half, some of the rest
began to lose their fenhbility; and one Brifcoe,
another of Mr. Banks's servants, was so ill, that
it was thought he must die before he could be got
to the fire.
At the fire, however, at length they arrived;
and passed the night in a situation, which, how
ever dreadful in itfelf, was rendered more afflict
ing by the remembrance of what was past, and the
uncertainty of what was to come. Of twelve, the
number that set out together in health and spirits,
two were foppofed to be already dead; a third
Was so ill, that it was very doubtful whether he
would be able to go forward in the morning; and
a fourth, Mr. Buchan, was in danger of a return
of his fits, by fre(h fatigue after so uncomfortable
a night: they were distant from the flip a long
day's journey, through pathless woods, in which
it was too probable they might be bewildered till
they were overtaken by the next night; and, not
having prepared for a journey of mere than eight
or ten hours, they were wholly destitute of pro
viiions, except a vulture, which they hap
pened to shoot while they were out, and which,
if equally divided, would not afford each of them
half a meal; and they knew not how much more
they might furler from the cold, as the snow fill
continued to fall, A dreadful testimony of the
leverity'of the climate, as it was now the midst of
summer in this part of the world, the twenty-firfe
of December being here the Jongeft day; and
every thing might justly be dreaded from a phe
nomenon which, in the corresponding season, is
unknown even in Norway and Lapland.
When the morning dawned, they few nothing
round them, as far as the eye could reach, but
snow, which leemed to lie as thick upon the trees
as upon the ground; and the blasts returned so
frequently, and with such violence, that they found
it impossible for them to set out: how .long this
might last they knew not, and they had but too
much reason to apprehend that it would confine
them in that desolate sorest till they periled with
hunger and cold.
After having buffered the misery and terror of
this situation till fix o'clock in the morning, they
conceived some hope of deliverance by discover
ing the place of the fun through the clouds, which
were become thinner and began to break away.
Their firft care was to fee whether the poor
wretches whom they had An obliged to leave
among the busies were ;rf lie; three of the
company were difpatchel for that p^rpofe, and
very soon afterwards returned with the melancholy
news, that they were dead.
Not with Landing the flattering appearance of the
Ay, the snow hill continued to fail so thick that
they could not venture out upon their journey to
the ffiip; but about 8 o'clock a Small regular breeze
Sprung up, which, with the prevailing influence of
the fun, at length cleared the air; and they soon
after, with great joy, saw the snow fall in large
Hakes from the trees, a certain sign of an ap
proaching thaw: they now examined more critical
ly the Rate of their invalids; Brifcoe was hill ve
ry ill, but said, that he thought himfelf able to
walk; and Mr. Buchan was much better than ei
ther he or his friends had any reason to exped.
They were now, however, pressed by the calls of
hunger, to which, after long failing, every consi
deration of future good or evil immediately gives
way. Before they set forward, therefore, it was
unanimously agreed, that they should eat their
vulture ; the bird was accordingly Tinned, and,
it being thought best to divide it before it was fit
to be eaten, it was cut into ten portions, and eve
ry man cooked his own as he thought fit. After
this repast, which furnifhed each of them with
about three mouthfuls, they prepared to set out;
but it was ten o'clock before the snow was Suffici
ently gone off to render a march practicable. After
a,walk of about three hours, they were very agree
ably surprised to find themselves upon the beach,
and much nearer to the ship than they had any
reason to exped. Upon reviewing their track from
the vessel, they perceived, that, instead of ascend
ing the hill in a line, so as to penetrate into the
country, they had made almost a circle round it.
When they came on board, they congratulated
each other upon their fifety, with a joy that no
Wain can feel who lias not been exposed to equal
danger; and as I had Suffered great anxiety at
their not returning in the evening of the day on
vhich they set out, I was not wholly without my
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WILLIAM SEMPLE,
Uw jurt impoited in the Adventure, Capt. Courser,
from Hull, and in the last vessels from London
end Glasgow,
A LARGE affortmertt of broad cloaths, coat
ings, and coarse woollens ; calamancoes and
1 ms, hardware and cutlery, gauzes, lawns,
L a lags, hosiery, carpets, books, de. &c.
' ILADELPHIA: Printed by JOHN DUNLAP, at the Newest Printing-Office in Market-Street, inhere
Subscriptions at Ten Shillings per Annum, Advertisements, &c. are thankfully received for this Paper.
Pb^ud^pbia, mb Month, Zib, 1773.
T OBE I, E T,
For a Term of years, and entered on immediately.
AN extraordinary M ERCHANT MILL,
situated in the Borough of Wilmington, on
Brandywine Creek, below the Bridge, on a never
failing stream. Said mill has two water wheels,
two pair of burr stones, and every thing compleat
for the manufacturing of Superfine flour: Shallops
of a considerable burthen may load or unload with
out any difficulty, it being performed by water.
With said mill will be let, a commodious brick
dwelling house, Coopers (hop, and liable; also, a
garden, with other appurtenances suitable to accom
modate a tenant. The situation of the above
mentioned Mill, need not be more particularly de
scribed, as it is well known to many, and has the
advantage for the sale of flour of two considerable
markets, viz. Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Any person inclining to rent the fame, may know
the terms, by applying to the fubferibers in Phi
ladelphia, or to JOSEPH TATNALL,
near the premises, who will shew the fame.
PHOEBE MORTON, ? Executors to the Es-
JOHN MORTON, 5 tate ofSam. Morton.
Philadelphia, 08^ber 21st, 177%.
TO BE S O L D,
Byway of PUBLIC VENDUE, at the Lon
don Coffee-houfe, on Wednesday, the twenty
fourth ofNoyember, at 6 o'clock in the evening;
A TRACT of PATENT L AN D,
rl containing 100 acres, situate in Baltimore
county, in the+province of Maryland, about 35
miles from Baltimore town, in the settlement of
Little Pipe creek, and adjoining Lands of Anthony
Haines and others. Part of this land is already
cleared, some other part may be conveniently turn
ed into meadow ground, and the remainder is wood
land. For particulars enquire of WILLIAM
ROB ER TS, near the premises, or of
REESE MEREDITH,
EDWARD PENINGTON,
THOMAS WHARTON, jun.
Very line Muscadine RAISINS,
Turkey FIGS, and CURRANTS,
TO BE SOLD BY
SPEAKMAN and CARTER,
CHEMISTS and DRUGGISTS
At the bell and dragon, on the north fide of Mar
ket-street, between Second and Third-streets,
° '"" lately imported from London, ah
VV assortment of the frelheß Drugs and Genu
ine Patent Medicine, the most falcable articles in
large quantities.
Imported in the Betsey, Captain Hood, from Bris
tol, and to be fold by
THOMAS CLIFFORD and SONS,
At their store in Water-street,
A LARGE assortment of iron callings, consist
-1 1 ing of pots, kettles, bake ovens, tea kettles,
chaise and cart boxes, sash weights, chimney backs
and fide plates, half hundred and smaller weights;
also smiths vices and anvils, frying pans, shovels
and tongs, bundels of shovels, locks and hinges,
an assortment of pewter, fine drawn and common
nails, from 3d. to zod. Taylor's window glass,
crates of sheet glass, boxes of pipes assorted, tin
plates; likewise cables from 7 to 13 inch, with
a variety of other cordage ; Kiddall's beft,fail cloth,
a few jugs of currants and raisins, hampers of beer,
and a parcel of neat FORGE HAMMERS,
made by R. Getley and Co. and Jones and Co.
of approved quality.
For CHARLESTOWN, S. Carolina,
The BRIGANTINE
S EA NYM P H,
ftp Mrix \ : i%h
,JOSEPH BLEWER,
Master;
1; A NEW vessel, conveniently
ri CT-r ' 1 provided with genteel ac
^^^^_%'%C^ • .^ commodations for pallengers,
will fail with all convenient speed. For freight or
passage apply to Joseph Blewer, at his boule in
Southwark, or on board, at Mr. Joseph Sims's
wharf, or to Daniel Robinson, at his store on
said wharf, who has for sale, Carolina Soal Lea
ther, and new Rice.
For LONDONDERRY,
The.SHIP
* M A R Y,
ROBERT GEORGE,
Commander;
/A FINE new ^P, with ex
' cellent accommodations for
^^^*B^^ ,aflengers; having the greatest
part of her cargo engaged, will
fail with the firft flaxfeel vffels, For freight or
parage apply to the Captain on board, at Stamper's
wharf, to Samuel Carsan, or to Barclay and
Mitchell.
For LONDONDERRY,
The SHIP
ALEXANDER,
JAMES HUNTER,
Commander;
I YING at Cuthbert's wharf;
FM^I&Uf" a fine lar ^ e ""P' with ex
cedent accommodations for pas
sengers; will fail the latter end
of this month, having the greatest part of her cargo
engaged. For freight or passag e apply to Mr. James
Crawford, at Mrs. Duncan's, in Chefnut-ftreet,
to the matter on board, or to Barclay and
Mitchell.
For LONDONDERRY,
The SHIP
- WALLWORTH,
Connolly McCausland,
; T^tacargo engaged. For freight
or passage apply to the Captain on board, at Powell's
wharf, or to Barclay and Mitchell.
Just imported, in tbekl YCtfls from Britain and
Ireland, and are to bt fold, Wholesale or Re
tail, at the molt reasonable rates, at
GEORGE BARTRAM'S
WOOLLEN DRAPERY
And HOSIERY
W A R E^ #^% HOUS E,
At the sign of the Golden Fleece's Head, in Second
ftreet, between Chefnut and Walnut-streets,
AVERY large assortment of best fuperfine, se
cond, and low priced BROADCLOTHS,
such as mazareen blue, Iky and faxon ditto, light
and dark blue, greys, scarlet and white, buff and
blossom, grass and pea green, light and dark pur
ple, black and black grey, raven black and floe co
lour, dark and light drabs or cloth colours, suitable
for womens cloaks, &c. copper, claret and flefh co
lours, olive and wine colours, dark and light Lon
don browns, cinnamon, chocolate, and fnuff colours,
with a variety of mixed elegant coloured cloths,
milled drabs for great coats and hussar cloaks, taffi
rners, sorest and Efpagnolet cloths, German and
Padua serges, plains and kerfeys, naps and duffils,
broad and narrow Bath coatings of all colours, vel
vets and velverets, worsted and hair shags, thicksets
and fagathies, d'nime and everlastings, Scotch plaid,
fuitabFe for little boys (hort cloaths, gentlemens
morning gowns, &c. jeans and fuftians, nankeens,
damafcus and fufees, gold and silver buttons, ratti
nets, (balloons and other trimmings to suit the
cloths, plain and spotted fwanfKins, flannels and
baizes, camblets and damasks, paduafoys and fattins,
t ffeties, perfians and mantuas, plain and figured
gauze, printed handkerchiefs, frik and kenting ditto,
calicoes, cottons and chintzes, fbeetings and Irilh
linens, table linen, cambricks and lawns, check and
striped holiands, bedticks and other bed furniture,
callimancoes, humhums and muslins, with a great
number of other articles in the woollen and linen
drapery branches.
Likewise, a large assortment of HOSIERY,
viz. mens and boys belt English plain wove worsted
hoie, of white, black, dark, light blue and grey
colours, mixed, marbled, dark and light cloth co
loured ditto, mens and boy Scotch knit ribbed of
all colours ditto, mens mixed silk and worsted ditto,
womens plain, white, dark and light blue hole,
girls dark and light blue ditto, childrens spotted dit
to, a variety of mens ribbed and plain yarn ditto.
All forts of mens and womens SILK. HOSE,
also mens brown and white thread hose, ribbed and
plain, mens pl: in and ribbed cotton ditto, womens
cotton and thread ditto, an assortment of German
town thread, cotton and worsted hose, gauze hose to
wear under silk ditto, with sundry other kinds of
hosiery, mens silk, worsted and yarn caps, mens
two, three and four thread worsted and silk
BREECHES PATTERNS of every best
and fafhionable colour, mens and boys worsted and
thread gloves, womens and girls worsted, thread,
cotton, gloves and ipitts, English and Pennsylvania
mens and boys best buck and dog skin gloves, wo
mens kid and wash leather gloves, mens and womens
beaver pelt ditto, mens, womens, boys and girls best
Italian lamb gloves and mitts, womens silk mitts of
all forts.
N. B. The above mentioned BROADCLOTHS
were made by the meg eminent clothiers in England,
and are well chose, both as to colour and quality.
To the LADIES and GENTLEMEN.
J A MES FERR Y,
Hair Dresser and Peruke Maker,
BEGS leave to acquaint them that he has re
moved from where he dwelt, at the corner of
Lodge alley, to the house lately occupied by Mr.
Robert Kennedy, next door below Walnut-street,
in Second-Rreet ; where he carries on his business
as usual, and hopes the Ladies and Gentlemen that
have been pleased to employ him, will generously
continue to indulge him with their custom ; and
he flatters himfelf that his assiduity to please, and
expertness in his business, will merit him the ap
probation of all Ladies and Gentlemen that may
please to favour him with their commands, which
ihall be duly attended to by fending notice to their
Most humble servant,
JAMES FERRY.
Moumjoy Po^rftip, Lancafler County, Ofl. 11, 1773.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD.'
RA N AWAY last night, from the fubferiber,
an Irilh servant lad named JOHN CONDEN,
about five feet fix inches high, nineteen years of
age, fair complexion, fliort hair buckled behind, and
is very near lighted : He had on and took with him,
a small beaver hat, tow shirt and trowfers, a green
sailor jacket with Reeves, a pair of brown velvet
breeches, blue yarn flockings ribbed, a pair of new
pumps, and brass buckles. Whoever secures said
servant, so that his matter may have him again,
Ihall have the above reward, and reasonable charges
paid by THOMAS BOAL.'
FOR THE
SCURVY and RHEUMATISM.
Doctor Eustace's anti-
SCORBUTICDROPs, the only short
and infallible cure for those reigning disorders the
Scurvy and Rheumatism, though arrived to the
higbeft degree of inveteracy, and of many years
Handing, and that without any sensible evacuation,
or the leak purging, which by an unaccountable
mistake, is generally advised in scorbutic cases,
though mostly found rather to increase and confirm
the feurvy than cure it. These justly eßeemed Chi
mical drops, without any trouble or confinement,
do immediately strike at the true causes of the Scur
vy and Rheumatism and their effe&s ; they quickly
alter the morbid Rate of the juices, purify the blood,
sweeten the fluids, andcleanfe them from impurities;
they eße&ually remove languid heaviness of the
whole body, wandering pains, weakness of the
back, and all the vast variety of symptoms with
which the Scurvy and Rheumatism are attended;
they also a& as a cordial restorative to broken and
emaciated constitutions, by Itrengthening the sto
mach, creating an appetite, promoting digestion,
and shortly restoring the defponding patient to a
Rate of vigour and activity.
N. B. Any person affli&ed with scorbutic ulcers,
or violent rheumatic pains, may (by applying to
the Doctor, at his shop fix doors above Mar
krt-fteet in Front-street) meet with ample fatisfac
ticn and immediate relief. Letters Pole-paid, duly
answered.
W A N T E D,
A NEAT light COACH, or CARAVAN,
to carry not less than four, or more than fix
persons. Also a likely young BAY GELDING,
between 15 and 16 hands high ; he must be Rr®ng
and found. Enquire of the printer.
WANTS EMPLOYMENT,
A YOUNG MAN who is well acquainted
with business in general, particularly in the
Dry Goods way, understands book-keeping, is well
acquainted with the city, and can be extremely well
recommended. Enquire of the printer hereof.
Maryland, September i3th, 1773.
TO BE L E T,
For ten or fifteen years,
THE noted ONION'S IRON WORKS,
situated in Baltimore County, Maryland, 011
the little falls of Gun-Powder River, upon navi
gable water; has a double forged furnace, grist and
fdw mills, with every other building to accommodate
said works, in good order; also a large body of irod
ore, not above one mile from said works, with a
large cultivated farm, and timber Efficient to sup
ply said works. For terms apply to the fwbfcriber,
living at said works.
ZACHEUS ONION.
A DAY and EVENING SCHOOL,
Is just opened by the fubferiber, in Chefnut-ftreet,
between Second and Third-Rreets, back of An
thony Fortune's inn,
WHERE youth may be carefully inftruded in
reading and writing; vulgar, decimal and
artificial arithmetic ; book-keeping, on the latest
plan ; geometry, or the elements of Euclid; trigo
nometry, both plane and spherical; surveying, in
theory and practice; navigation, by various methods;
mensuration of fuperficies and solids; gauging;
conic fe&ions; projectiles, or gunnery ; geogra
phy, with the use and conftruttion of the globes
and maps, orthographically and ftereographically,
&c. dialling, astronomy, and algebra, with its aj>-
plication to the above branches and other parts of
the mathematics, on reasonable terms, bv'
F. MCCARTHY.
N. B. Such as are inclined to learn surveying,
may have the use of the instrument, &c. as soon as
they are fit; and menfurators will be likewise in
ftru&ed in uleful parts of architecture.—He requires
no payment till each branch is well finifhed, en
trance money excepted.
JAMES CUNNIN G,
At the sign of the Spinning Wheel, in Markets
Itreet, within one door of Third-street, and op
polite the Meal Market, has just Supplied himfelf
with a frefh assortment of
DRY GOO D S,
Which he is determined to fell by wholesale or re
tail, on the lowest terms.
A S said Goods are laid in on the very best terms,
'% none excepted, he hopes to have it in his
power to fell to such as please to make tryal, ora
terms that will be agreeable to them. Among said
Goods are a general assortment of BROA D
CLOTH S, viz. fuperfines at gos. per yard, and
others in proportion down to 5/. IRISH
LINENS, from =f, to igd. per yard.
N. B. He most gratefully acknowledges the many
favours he has received from the public, and hopes
for a continuance of them, as he will ever make it
his constant Rudy to merit their eftecm.
SHEAFF and SICKEL,
At the south-east corner of Market and Fifth-ftreets,
two doors above the sign of the Black Bear, have
for sale, wholesale and retail,
OLD Jamaica spirits ; Weft-India, New-Eng
land, and Philadelphia rum; brandy; cordi-<
ais; molasses ; Lifoon, Teneriffe and Malaga wines;
double and single refined loaf and lump sugar;
mufeovado ditto; bohea tea, coffee, chocolate,
pepper, alfpice, ginger, powder, foot, iron pots
and tea-kettles. Also, a quantity of Geneva of
excellent quality, and a few tierces of lamp and
tanners oil.
MASON and PATTON,
Have just imported in the ship Richard Penn, Capt.
All, from London,
A NEAT assortment bf European and East-
India GOODS, suitable to the pre^nt sea
son, which they will dispose of on the most reason
able terms for cash or short credit.
WANTED TO HIR E,
AW OMAN that can and is willing to do the
work of a tavern in the country; foe must
wash, iron, bake, cook plain diflies, keep the house
clean, &c. Any one that is honest, careful and
active, may have Forty Dollars a year wages.
For further particulars enquire of the printer.
N. B. None need apply without very good re
commendations.
TO BE SOL D,
THE IN DE N TURES of a healthy four
years servant man, a taylor by trade, who
understands his business well, and can be recom
mended by some master taylors in this city, who he
wrought with. For further particulars enquire of
the printer hereof.
Springfield, Oflober 1, 1773.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
WHEREAS a certain JOHN W A P-
R E N, on the 4th inst. came to the house
cf the fubferiber, and in my absence went up stair,
and Hole a claret coloured broad cloth coat, with
lining of the fame colour, and check lining to the
Reeves, a pair of new buckskin breeches, with a
twenty fliilling and other bills in the pockets, a
fine linen shirt, a pair of white cotton stocking%
and it is likely many more things which I dont
know of. And whereas 1 have reason to fnppofe
the above man to Ue servant to Nicholas Smith,
at Cedar Bridge, on the road leading to Egg-
Harbour; he is about five feet fix inches high;
of a dark complexion, long brown hair not tied ,
had on a brown jacket without Reeves, coarse white
trowfers and Ihoes. Whoever fectiFes said man, so
that he may be brought to justice, shall have the
above reward, paid by
SAMUELBRIANT.