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NEAVE, HARMAN and LEWIS,
Have imported in the Mary and Elizabeth, Capt.
Falconer from London,
AGENTEEL parcel of fuperfine BROAD
CLOTHS. They have also a large and
general assortment of European and EaftTndia
GOODS.
STEPHEN COLLINS,
HA S just imported in the Mary and Elizabeth,
Capt. Falconer, from London, an assortment
of European and East India GOODS, which he
will fell on very reasonable terms, for cash or short
credit, at his store in Second-ltreet, opposite the
English Church.
Jaft imported from London, on board the Mary
and Elizabeth, Capt. Falconer, by
PETER STRETC H,
At his store on the north fide of Walnut-street, a few
doors below Second-street, directly opposite the
Prothonotary's office,
A NEAT assortment of fuperfine BROAD
CLOTHS, with rattinets, death-head and
basket buttons, sewing silk, scars twist, knee gar
ters, velvet for collars, and buckram, being trim
mings for the cloths ; corded dunothys, jeans and
jeanetts, pillow fuftians, white silk serge; silk
breeches patterns, white, black and buff colours ;
four-thread worried ditto; Ruflia drills, brown
quadruple Silefias, nankeens in pieces, nankeen
coloured cotton twist, belt white fattins, black pa
duafoys very foft, Marlrilles quiltings for ladies
petticoats ; and a general assortment of coat and
vest buttons, viz. spangled, embroidered and bas
ket, both gold and filter. The above articles are
of the belt quality, and will be fold at moderate
prices for cash or the usual credit, in any quantity
from a piece to a yard, and such an allowance will
be made to taylors in particular, as, it is expeaed,
will induce them to frequent his store.
A large and general Assortment of
IRONMONGERY,
Just imported from London and Bristol, and to be
SOLD by
BENEZET AND BACKMAN,
At their flore in Second-street, between Arch and
Race-streets, opposite Michael Hdlegas, Efqr's.
JOHN MAS O N,
UPHOLDE R,
At the north-east corner of Market and Front
ftreets,
BEGS leave to inform his kind customers and
friends, that he has just imported in the ship
Mary and Elizabeth, Capt. Falconer, a large and
elegant assortment of PAPER HANGINGS.
Likewise, a neat and curious assortment of
T O Y S.
Said Mason carries on his Upholdfry Business
in all its various branches; and hopes that all ladies
and gentlemen, whose noble and generous minds
prompt them to embrace every opportunity of do
ing good actions, will please to employ him, and
they may depend on having their work done to as
much fatisfa&ion as if he were a Londoner or a
Parisian.
N. B. He has for sale, alarge assortment of mat
traffes or wool beds, the great utility and intrinsic
virtues of which ought to be duly attended to at
this season. He likewise has for sale, sacking bot
toms, and belt Strafburgh fnuff.
SILVER WATCHES,
A variety of materials faitable to the business of
clock and watch-making, gold scales and weights,
&c. just imported and to be fold by
JOHN WO O D,
CLOCK AND WATCH-MAKER,
At his fliop in Front-street, the corner,of Chefnut
ftreet; where is done all kinds of clock and
Watch work, with care and dispatch.
TO BE SO L D,
'T 1 H E TIME of a strong healthy Irilh servant
4 girl, who understands spinning and house work,
and has better than two years to serve. Enquire of
the Printer.
TO BE SO L D,
A Handsome four-wheeled CARRIAGE,
Suitable for a family, made in the belt manner,
with glasses before and behind ; it being made for
a perlon who has now no occasion for it, the price
will be lower than common : The cyphers or orna
ments can be put on to suit the purchaser. For
further particulars enquire of William Tod, in
Arch-street.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on the 2 sth of April last, from
the fubferiber, in Lower Penn's Neck, Salem
county, New Jersey, two Iri(h servant men, one
named JAMES GERALD, about 30 years
old, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, has a Aelh-mark of
a claret colour on his right arm from his Ihoulder
to his knuckles ; took with him a fine beaver hat,
about half worn, a white coat without lining, and
thick Ihoes with hob-nails jn them. The other
named THOMAS HARVEY, 20 years of
a ge, a short, thick, full-faced fellow ; took with
him ^sa.!f worn raccoon hat, leather breeches, a
homefpuo shirt, brown homespun jacket, and a lin
cey woolfey ditto. Whoever takes up said servants
and fecund them in any gaol, so that their matter
may hart - aem again, shall have the above Reward,
•r F 1 \ r, POUNDS for either, paid by
ALEXANDER MILL.
Mill!®^^o^
O R,
GENERAL
V O L. 111.
MONDA Y,
TO BE SOL D,
'THE TIME of a strong healthy servant lad,
who has four years to serve, but is willing, if
fold in the country, to serve fix years ; he is fold
for no fault, but disliking the business he is at; he
can be well recommended for honesty and sobriety,
and may be had a short time on trial. Enquire of
the Printer.
Surveyor General's Office, April 25, 1774.
Notice is hereby given to all
persons, who have any warrants or orders
ot survey on application to execute in the county
of Northampton, that George Palmer, the De
puty Surveyor for that county, now resides at Eafton,
where he may be (poke with at Court times, and at
other times may be heard of, by applying to John
Rinker, living in said town.
And as the several Deputy Surveyors, propose
giving due attendance in the ; r refpe&ive diftri&s,
throughout the province, the present summer, all
persons who have entered applications for land, and
have not got them Purveyed, are hereby desired to
attend the Deputy Surveyor in whose diftria the
land may be, shew the fame, and pay the charges
for surveying, in order that the fame may be return
ed into the Surveyor General's and Secretary's of
fices, in order for patenting, agreeable to an adver
tifemen' lately pubflifhed by the Secretary of the
Land Office, by order of his Honour the Governor.
JOHN LUKENS, Surveyor General.
April 16, 1774.
/ "T' HIS is to give notice to the Public,
A That I the fubferiber, living in Derry town
ship, Cumberland county, and province of Penn
sylvania, bought a tra& of land, on which I now
live, in May, 1,71, from a certain William
Brisben, of Lancafler county, and province afore
faid : Said Brifben having bought said tret! of lard
from a certain James Armstrong, who bought it
from William Armstrong, who joins lines with said
premises, and said William Armstrong bought a
certain part of said trad of land from a certain
James Longwell, who held said part by location :
And whereas the said Brifben is firmly bound to find
and give up to me the fubferiber, all these different
conveyances, and location aforefaid, which he still
refufes to perform ; and as the said Brifben hath ob
tained from me the fubferiber eight penal bonds,
three of which are paid and the bonds received, the
other five each for fifteen pounds, and payable as
follows, viz. the firft on the firft day of May, 1774,
the second on the firft day of May, 1775, and so on
the firft day of May every year, the date of the last
bond expiring in 1778: This is therefore to forwarn
all persons whatsoever not to purchase, barter or
exchange for any of the bonds aforefaid, as I will
not pay said William Brifben, or any purchaser or
assignee, the sum or sums contained in said bonds,
before the said Brifben has put me in pofftfiion of
the aforefaid conveyances and location, and until
I advertise the public that I have received them.
DAVID STEEL.
FOR SALE AT ALEXANDRIA;
on Monday the 16th day of May, being Fairfax
Court,
A PARCEL of GROUND laid out in fix
lots, four of which lots are 28 feet 9 inches in
front on Fairfax direct, and extend back 98 feet ;
one of them is 28 feet 9 inches in front on Fairfax
ftreet, and in front on Princess-street 98 feet ; and
the other of said lots is on Princess-street 25 feet 5
inches in front, and extends back 144 feet. As the
above lots have fronts on one of the principal streets
in the toun, and a street leading to a very commo
dious wharf, they are very proper for merchants or
tradesmen. One half of the purchase money to be
paid at the day of sale, and fix months credit will
be given for the remainder, on giving bond and
security if required. A plan of the whole may be
fe-n at any time on the premises, by applying to the
fubferiber. LUCAS GARVEY.
T () B E S O L D,
A GOOD FARM, containing about
200 acres ofland and meadow, situate upon
George's Road, about seven miles from the city of
New-Brunswick, and about ten miles from Prince
ton ; about 50 acres of the upland are cleared and
in good fence, and about 15 acres of the meadow,
th re being 40 or 50 acres of meadow ground ad
j ining yet to be cleared, all of ex ending good foil,
and which will produce the belt kind of EngLfh
grass: Theie is a good dweliing-houfe upon the
premises, 24 feet long by 18 feet, a ttory and ari
half high ; there is also a faw-inill, which in a good
season is very profitable in sawing the timber upon
the place : And there is also a young orchard upon
the premises of one hundred apple trees, thrifty and
well kept from cattle. This estate is part of that
lately belonging to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Finley,
dtceafed, to be fold and conveyed by the fubferibers,
his executors. For terms apply to Samuel Breeze
at Shrewfbury, Richard Stockton near Prince
ton, or Samuel Finley at Salem.
ANNE FINLEY,
SAMUEL BREEZE,
RICHARD STOCKTON.
N. B. All persons indebted to said estate by bond,
note, or otherwise, are desired to make fpeedr pay
ment.
TWENTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
LOST on Wednesday the 27th of April last,
between the Crooked Billet in Philadelphia,
and Burlington in New-Jersey, a black POCKET
BOOK, containing several letters and agree
ments, bills, and bil-ls of lading. Whoever will
bring the fame to James Sterling in Burling
ton, or to the fubferiber, at Anthony Fortune's at
the White Horse in Chefnut street, Philadelphia,
dull have the above reward, and noqueftions alked.
JOHN HIND.
D U N L A P's
N%
^re^^yii^
ROBERT BAS S,
IS now opening a large, frefli and valuable as
sortment of capital Drugs, patent Medicines,
fine Colours, best Florence Oil, and a great variety
of other articles, just imported in the Mary and
Elizabeth, Capt. Falconer, from London, and will
be fold in any quantity, at the usual reasonable rates.
N. B. A large quantity of new Annifeed, &c. &c.
Just imported in the Mary and Elizabeth, Captain
Falconer, from London, and to be fold in any
quantity, at the lowed prices, by
THOMAS PRESTON,
At hi Medicinal Store opposite Black-horse Alley,
in Second-street, between Market and Chefnut
ftreets,
a LARGE and general assortment of Drugs
and Medicines, with a great variety of patent
Medicines from the authorifed preparers, amongst
which are the following—Anderfon's pills, Lock
yer s pills, Hooper's female pills, Jesuits drops,
Biteman's drops, Turlington's balsam, American
balsam, Joyce's balsam, balsam of honey, Stough
ton's elixir, Boftock's elixir, Daffy's elixir, God
frey's cordial, British oil, cripple-curing oil, Dr.
Jones's fever powders, w&m cakes, tin&ure for
the tooth-acb, essence for the head-ach, liquid blue
dye, eau de luce in small bottles, brown and white
vqrnifh, gold lacquer varnish, fine copal oil varnish,
spirit and atefhol of wine, tooth powder, and cof
meticks for beautifying the skin, &c. Also medi
cine chests for sea or land, orders from practition
ers, and family receipts, are carefully put up at the
shortest notice, and every article warranted of the
best quality.
N. B. Extemporaneous medicines, of uncommon
efficacy in the cure of most diseases, n>ay be had on
proper application.
CHARLES STOW, Taylor,
RE TURNS thanks to those gentlemen that
have hitherto been pleased to favour him with
their custom, humbly hoping for a continuance of
the fame: He takes this method to inform them
and the Public in general, that he has removed to
the east fide of Front-street, the fourth door above
Walnut-street, and those that will be pleased to fa
vour him with their custom may depend on having
their work done at the lowest prices, in the best
manner, and with the greatest dispatch.
N.B. An allowance of fix per cent will be made
to those that pay the cafli.
Philadelphia, April 28, 1774.
FIFTEEN SHILLINGS REWARD.
STRAYED AWAY the 20th instant, from
off the Commons, a large black CO W, with
a white face, and white under her belly, a little
white on all her feet, and a mark on one of her
ears not known. Whoever will bring said cow to
the fubferiber in Front street, near the Drawbridge,
shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE.
For B R IST O L,
The SHIP
S A L L Y,
A NEW vessel, well fitted
J" '° r 'b e trades "'" be pro
vided with neat and convenient
accommodations for passengers,
an d is intended to be dispatch
ed with the firft ship. For freight
or passage apply to Thomas Clifford and Sons.
Just arrived in the ship Betsey, Capt. Hood, from
Bristol, a number of indented SERVANTS,
men, women and boys, whole time of service are
to be disposed of by Thomas Clifford and Sons,
who have imported in said ship, a great variety of
MERCHANDIZE.
FISHING TACKLE
MADE and SOLDby
EDWARD PO L E,
At his store in Market-street, a few doors below
John Punlap's Printing-Office, and near the
Court-Houle, Philadelphia, viz.
FISHING RODS of various forts and sizes,
either hollow or solid, plain or ringed ; plain
and multiplying wheels ; horse hair, silk, hardest,
hempen, cotton, and lay out lines ; deepfeas ready
fitted ; trimmeis for pike fifhing; a variety of cork
floats, with either goose or swan quills ; artificial
miners and flies ; silk worms gut and Indian grass;
leads of various patterns for Black-Point and other
fifhing ; best kirby and common lith ;,?oks of every
iize, either lobfe or ready hung on silk, hair, or In
dian grass ; box and plain Iwivels ; small portable
boxes, compleatl) fitted with a variety ot fifhing
tackle, casting, minew, landing, and scoop nets,
&c. &c.
Any gentlemen goinc on parties of pleasure in the
fifhing way, either to Black-Point, Sea, River, or
any other place, may he compleatly furnifhed with
any kind of fifhing tackle.
All forts of tackle mended, and an allowance is
made to those who purchaf .quantities to fell again.
—Orders from town or country will be carefully at
tended to, thankfully received and duly executed.
\* Lie frill continues felling all kinds of the best
GROCERIES on the lowest terms.
T HE
ADVERTISER.
M A Y 2d, !774-
Just published, and to be fold by
JOSEPH CRUKSHANK,
In Market-Street, between Sec nd and Third Streets,
[Price Tvo Shillings and Six-Pence,]
AN
ORA T I O N,
Delivered February 4, 1774, before the AMERICAN
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, held at Phi
ladelphia; containing an enquiry into the natural history
of medicine among the Indians in North-America, and
a comparative view ot their diseases and remedies, with
those of civilized nations : together with an appendix,
containing, PROOFS and ILLUSTRA LIONS.
By BENJAMIN RUSH, M D
ProfefTor of Chemistry in the College of Philadelphia.
CONTENTSos the ORATION.
TNTRODUCI lON.—Of the customs which influence.
1 diseases among the Indians.—Of their manner of edu
cating their children.—Of their diet.—Of the customs
peculiar to each sex, and common to both —Of their dis
eases. Ot the diseases which have been introduced among
them by the Europeans —Of their remedies.—Of the^r
methods of sweating, bleeding, making iflues, curing
wounds recovering drowned people, &c.—An examina
tion of their antidotes to poisons, the venereal disease, the
epilepsy, gout, gravel, &c —Of the customs which in
fluence the diseases of civilized nations.—Of the number
ot their diseases.—Os their remedies.—Of the powers of
nature.—Comparative view of the disease, prognosis, and
lemedies of the Indians, and of civilized nations.—Apo
logy for the instability of the theories and plaice of
physic Of the imperfect date of phylic among civilized
nations —Abuse of the advantages of civilization. Of
the loss to communities from artificial diseases.—Os the
hrfpital, alms-house, and artificial diseases of Philidel-
P. h '.J — Nat " r ' health compatible with all the blessings pf.
civilization —Proposal for putting a flop to artificiTdif-.
eases. The populousness, wealth, and grandeur of Ame
rica, connected with the practice of simple customs
Eulogium upon the college, philosophical society, frem
bly, and province of Pennsylvania.
CONTENTS of the A P PEN D I X.
OF the causes of the declenffon of the plague.— Re
marks upon the pulse, sweats, &c. in acute diseases.
- —OI the mifehief done by filfe theories in physic Of
the number and cause of beggars in several European
countries.—Of the necessity of man-midwives, nurses
and artificial ornaments for the ladies ; and for the mo
dern epicurean and macaroni arts for the gentlemen in the
corrupt stages of society.-Os the Rate of phvfic among
a Romans and Jews — Thoughts on hofpitafs.— Of the
of longevity in America.—An enquiry into the cause
of the decay of the teeth, in the middle and northern co
lonies of America ; with a proposal. to prevent it Of the
Bate of midwifery, population, longevity, mortality, and
military qualifications among civilized nations, in their
hmple ages.—Of the natural diseases of Philadelphia
with a proposal for retraining them.
0 n T UES DA Y,
The third instant, will be exposed to Public Sale
., ULLEN ' s Tavern, on the banks of
Schuylkill,
A HOUSE and about 24 acres of LAND
pleasantly lituated near said Tavern; the
lower story of the house is brick, with a good cel
lar under it; the second story is brick, covered
with boards: There is a good orchard and garden,
and a well of excellent water near the house. As
the place has a large front on the River Schuylkill,
there is good fifhing and fowling on it. One third
of the purchase money paid down, the remainder
may lye on interest for some considerable time.
The sale will begin about five o'clock in the after
noon, where attendance will be given.
CHOICE FRESH HERRINGS,
Cured in the best manner; also,
PORK at 60s.per BARRE L,
TO BE SOLD BY
LEVI HOLLINGSWORTH.
THESE are to acquaint the public that a
ne^fiage is noav carried ox between Ba timore
and Philadelphia, by quay of Ceecil Court-house, and
Port Penn, switch to the judicious appears the most eli
gible and conducive to the case andd:/,atcb of transport
% goods and pafengers from Baltimore to Pbdaaelpbia,
and from Philadelphia to Baltimore, C^cil C urt- Howe
being situate near the mouth of Elk, a tedious river to
go up or do~wn, and within Jixteen miles of Port Penn,
Jituate on the river Delaware, from whence vefls
may, and generally do fail to Philadelphia in one tide,
and ^ith head winds in two tides. The advantages
which must necessarily accruefrom the dfpateb wticb
will arifefom this flage, more than any otberyet efiab
lijhcd, 'tis hoped will induce the public in general to r, h
courage the fame. Theflage boat kept by Mr. Galbraith,
will Jet off from Baltimore every Tae,/day morning, a^
return from Ceecil Court-House on every Friday mornirr,
from Port-Penn to Philadelphia on every Priday morn
ing, and return from Philadelphia on every Tuefd^v
morning; proper waggons will be always kept andrea
dy. Goods will be received and delivered for Baltimore
at Aaron Mufgrave's on Stamper's wharf,from which
wharf Jbe will fail every ^ uetday,
N. B. The jreigbts&j pafjengers and goods are the
fame as otkerflagesfr m Baltimore to Phi adelpbia.
T O -M O R R O W,
At ONE o'clock in the afternoon, a t
JOHN H AR T's
VENDUE-STOR E,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
Will begin the SALE of a neat assortment of
MERCHANDIZ E.
AL S O,
A VERY neat mahogany delk and book-case, a
few kegs ot starch, and some very handfeme
silk and cauvafs umbrehoes, &c;
N UMB. I'2.