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ABOUT two years since, a gentleman of property
in Bengal, wrote to a friend in London, deplor
ing the state of beauty in that scorching climate, and
requeuing him to prevail on forae young lady, well
born and educated, with a tolerable share of personal
charms, to make a voyage to India, giving his honor
to make her immediately his wife. The gentleman
who received the commission was induced to fend his
daughter, who to^a di(engaged heart, added beauty, mu
die, and every accomplishment. The fair one bade
adieu to the bleak Shores of England, and, glowing
with triumphant hopes, found herfeif.in a few month#
on those of the Ganges. But, alas! the expelled lover
did not appear to greet her arrival: business had car
ried him some hundred leagues up the country; but
forefeeing the arrival of the English fleet during his
abfepce, he had provided for the accommodation of the
lady in the house of a faaor. Two monhs elapsed be
fore his return; then, panting with expeaation, he
flw to his friend's, to throw himfelf before the future
arbitrefs of his fate. Whether his empaffioned fancy
had drawn the lady in colours beyond those of nature,
or whether the flyle of her beauty differed from the pic
ture he had formed, it is certain he beheld her with
a coldness almost bordering on aversion. The caprici
ous god for jance was uniform';the lady found herfelf
as little captivated as the youth, and several facceed
ing interviews served but to confirm their mutual dis
like. The gentleman, finding there was no danger of
the lady's breaking her heart for his perfidy, offered
her a compensation of fixteerf thousand pound#, to be
released from hrs engagement, which was gladly ex
cepted. The friend, who had been laying by for the
event, now boldly flood forward as her lovers profeff
ing the most ardent paflidn ; the lady was pleased, and
the nuptials were celebrated. No sooner had the re
jetted beauty become a wife, and totally out of the
reach of her firft lover than bis eyes were opened—
he was aftonifned, that he had before been blind to her
perfections, was seized with despair, took to his bed,
and for some time was pronounced to be in a slate in
capable of recovery.—ls a vertical fun sublimates the
body and mind to such extravagancies as these, let us
be thankful that we may have his beams askance, and
be content with humbler feelings.
A Circumstance of extraordinary Good Fortune.
>f H E critical occurrence of extraordinary events
hath so very frequently the appearance of fu
,ernatural interposition, that it may serve to account
for that superstitious faith, which hath from time to
time exalted such occurrences into miracles, and stamp
ed casual and accidental circumstances with faered
marks of divine intervention and providential interfer
ence.
The following fad deserves to be recorded as a re
markable instance of this kind ; because, on due con
federation, the occasion will appear (0 little worthy the
extraordinary inter position of Providence, that such a
supposition would be profane and irreligious.
When the father of the prefect fir E— L came
of age, his feat, P H-——, was considerably out
of repair; however, as the income of the eflate, dur
ing his minority, had been exhausted in paying off
some incumbrances, and was not so great as to admit
of frefli burdens, he was advised to delay the repairs
and improvements of his house, one part of which
wanted to be rebuilt, till by marriage, or otherwise he
should be possessed of a sum of ready money;. But with
this Salutary advice he did not find himfelf inclined to
comply ; on the contrary, he engaged workmen, and in
a year or two completed his plan, and incurred a debt
of 50001.
He now began to feel the impropriety of his conduct ;
and as he was one day writing in a parlour huag with
tapefiry, in the remaining antient part of his house, a
servant informed him that one of the artificers he had
employed had called for payment of his bill, and was
extremely troublesome and importunate.
Stung with mortification at this frefh proof of his
folly, he ordered the servant to withdraw; and, rifiog
from his chair, traversed the room in such anxiety and
disorder of mind, that he ran his head againft'the ta #
peftry at the farther end of it, with such violence as to
fliake some wood work withinit, and produce a jingle
like the rattling of falling coin. He immediately rip
ped open the tapestry with his penknife, and in a cup
board in the wall, the door of which had been burst
by his head, he found a bag which had contained 5000
broad pieces of gold; but, being rotten with age, as
the door was burst open, part of its contents had drop
ped on the floor; they were, however, all recovered,
and the fortunate owner thus enabled immediately to
difeharge the debt which had given him so much unea
£nefs.
From the LONDON MAGAZINE, for January 1783.
CUPID in INDIA. A Fact.
^lOWM#'
TUESDAY;
VOL. XII.]
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Sixpence.
Advises from Peterfburgh mention, that the empress
had already put in execution that part of her intenti
on re'ative to the Jesuits, concerning which She had
written to his holiness, though the pontiff had not yet
returned any direct answer to her imperial majesty's re
quisition. These letters add, that frefh forces were in
readiness to march towards the Crimea, to Strengthen
the Ruffian garrison there, whole presence and preva
lence alone Secure tranquility in that territory.
A plan of a charter proper to be granted to the na
tives of Geneva fettling in Ireland, has been transmit
ted to government, and is now under the confederation
of his majesty's ministers.
The cordial protedion afforded the Genevans, does
infinite credit to the Irish nation.
The duke of Leinfter has acquired great popularity
in Ireland by the generous donation he offered the Ge
nevans ; not only the grant of land, but the manner of
granting it was princely.
Lord -Aidborough offered the Genevan emigrants a
very large trad of land, and his lordihi? ^s at the ex
pence of having the plan cf a city engraved on the
scale of which it was proposed to build New-Geneva.
May 6. A letter from Madrid, by the way of Lif
bon, fays, that two American gentlemen are arrived
there, in order to fettle with the court of Spain a trea
ty of commerce and amity, their independency being
acknowledged; but when the letter came away they
had not been admitted into_the presence cf the king, as
the grandees were deliberating ' in what manner they
should be received.
The moil authentic advices from Paris, Bate the ma
rine plan of France to be this: always to have 18 Ships
of the line in commit m ; fix to be Rationed at Brest,
fix at Rochfort, aodrix at Toulon. These ships to be
annually relieved by an equal number ; those recalled
to be kept in commission, and the seamen to be render
ed ; by which measure there will be a fleet of 36 fail of
the line&fides frigates, ready to put to lea at one
month or fix weeks notice.
A camp of 30,000 men is forming in France. The
plan of an annual encampment has been adopted by the
French ministry for some years.
A letter from Berlin has the following article:
" Notwithstanding the great age of our sovereign, he
is still very attentive to state affairs ; part of his time
he spends in feeingh's troops exercifeJ, and has given
orders for augmenting his army, so that it is imagined
he has some grand scheme in agitation, and intends to
Strike some important blow; the Eg'.A and Ruffian
ambafladors are often in private conference with his
majesty, and expresses are frequently fending off to
Peterfburgh and Vienna."
May 8. A letter from Corke fays, th^t the William
and Mary Is arrived there from New-York, by which
they haveadvice, that tra.de is in a flourishing Rate:
that Swediih, Dutch and Danish mips are arrived there
with various forts of goods, which have given frefh life
to the inhabitants; that provisions are much cheaper,
being brought in from all parts cf the province; that
there is no more talk of the loyalists quitting that city,
they having received assurances from the Congress that
their persons and property shall remain fafe, provided
they do for the future conform themselves to the laws
cf the United States.
May 9. The expeded reduction in the corps of ar
tillery is suspended by order of government, pro tem
pore.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
STOLEN from the house of Samuel Sayre#, inn
keeper, st Elizabeth Town, in the night of the
25th of June, a box made of pitch pine ho^dn con
taining One Thousand Spanish milled Dollars, ard Nine
Hundred French Crowns.—Whoever will duco^er and
apprehend the thief, so that he be brought to juftict,
shall receive the reward of Oue Hundred Dollar#, and
if the money is recovered, the farther ium of ons Hun
dred Dollars, will be paid by the fubfefibt
JACQUE GARAT.
Elizabeth Town, June 30, 1783. /
N. B. If any difcovcijes should be male refpe&ing
the above money or the thief, information thereof may
be given to Uaac Woodruff, cfquire, doctor William
Barne, or Robert Ogien, junior, efqui% at Elizabeth
Town; Mr. Minuet Josephson, in Philadelphia, or
Messrs. Cary, Williams, &c. in New-York.
A good Billiard -Table for sale,
with every thing r?qui" m Enquire of the Primer,
L O ND O N, May 3.
O R, THE
T HE
. Philadelphia, July 5, 1,83.
Y virtue of a Writ of Venditioni Exponas to me
directed, will be exposed to Public Sale, at the
House of WILLIAM LAWRENCE, near the premi
a/ ° n Wedne(J ay the 16th instant, at 4 o'clock in the
Afternoon, Twenty LOTS of GROUND, adjoining;
and near each other, situate betwen Vine-street am!
Spring Garden lands, and on Eighth Greet from the
river Delaware ; taken in execution as the property of
J °^° by WM - WILL, fheritK
Ni B. A Plan of the Lots, particularly described,
may be seen at the fheriff'aoffice, and at the place of
fale.'
. Philadelphia, July 5 , ,783.
.'"'"• °' a Writ of Venditioni Exponas to rre
A, dire&ed, will he exposed to Public Sale, at tie
Cofre-Houfe, on THURSDAY the i,th instant, at
1% o'clock, Two Frame MESSUAGES and LOT of
GROUND, situate in Southwark, on the weft fide of
Front-fret, nearly opposite the sign of the Blue Bell,
containing 31 fret on Front ft.-?et, and 77 feet deep,
bounded eastward by Front-street, south and westward
by ground of Joseph Wharton, &c. Did to be an ex
cellent stand for a Gore ; fubjea to a yearly ground
rent of 201. lawful money of Pennsylvania, payable to
—— Wharton ; taken in execution as late the estate of
George Campbell, deceased, by
WM. WILL, fheriff.
At the City Au&ion, on
FRIDAY Next,
The 18th of July, 1783.
At THREE o'clock in the AFTERNOON,
Will Commence the SALE
Of a Large and very General ASSORTMENT of
MERCHANDIZE,
(Particulars of which will be pubHfhed by the Bell on
the Morning of the Day of Sale)
With a QUANTITY of
Houfhold Goods, Kitchen Furniture,
WEARING APPAREL, &c;
JOHN BAYARD, Auaioneer;
To be LET on reasonable Terms, for a Number of
Years,
Several CITY LOTS S suitable for
cow pastures,
Containing from one and an half to two and an half
acres. For further information enquire of the Printer.
For Amsterdam,
THE Ship GUILLAUME, John Ilpendhav;
Master, now lying at Mifflin's wharff : the is 3
fine stout Veffd, burthen about 400 tons, has excel
lent accommodations for Passengers, and ^iil take in
some Freight on very reasonable terms ;as the gre^ft
part of her cargo is already engaged, the ^ll < il at a
short notice. For particulars enquire of the fubferiber
in Second btween Arch and Rrce-ftreets.
July 10. ISAAC HAZLEHURST.
Wanted, a woman who can be
recommended to Cork, Walh and Iron for a small
family. Enquire of the Printer. Joty 1,
WILL make five trips a week from Philadelphia to
Baltimore; to commence on Monday the 7th
of July, flirting at 5 o'clock each morning, Mondays
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. The
number of p Ilenzers not to exceed nine, except ia
particular cases. Each paffeoger is allowed laddie-bags
or bundle, not to exceed seven pounds. Those that
enter 6rft are entitled to the firft feat, and so on ; the
clerk will furnish the Gentlemen and Ladies with the
number of their feats as they enter on the lift, which
they will hand to the chrk as they enter the ft,ge.
The Public may depend on good Drivers, Hories
and Carriages, which fndl make each trip good in two!
days, and every attention p^id,
By the Public's
Most obedient hum'^e Servants,
NATHANIEL TWINING,
July a. GABRIEL VANHORNS
The Baltimore Stages
JULY i 5, ^w
(NUMB. 1067.