Gazette of the United States & evening advertiser. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1794-02-20 00:00:00, page 4

S hn s f., the bejl sense in the world.
THIS lit lie book ts written in a flile altogether
novel, and is adapted to all capacities, as
well as to ali dalles of people, merchants, me.
chanics and farmers. Such a reputation has this
work acquired, that it has psflTed thro three im
prrffions m the eastern dates, and many houle
hnlders deem it fa ufelul as to purchase a copy
for every adult in theii families. ■ Patct as.
February 4. dtt
The PROMPTER;
Commentary on Common Sayings and
M. Carey, No. 118,Higb-Jlreety
" THE aboveStorim have been lately pub-
ItOied, amongst the works ol a very different
nature, by M. de St. Pierre, who rrfided in the
country which it describe*, and was well ac
quainted with the principal facts. Its erna
nienll arc the Landfcapc—the Climate—and
the natural history of the Torrid Zone, abler*
ved with the eye of Taftc, and delineated with
the eye of Philosophical knowledge. It is a
Pa flora I, of wbifih the fable and the machine
ry may be said to be cqnally real. To these are
•dried, the pure vein of Moral Toftrudion, and
the Sublime Ideas of M. de St. Pierre."
4 4 t
H. & P. RICE, No. 50, Msrket-ftreet,
also, by BENJAMIN JOHNSON,
Secretary oj IVar.
fcT The printer! in the iefpc£l«ve ftatet arc
irq<rcft«d to pubhfh the above in their newfpjL
pt-rs lor the (pace of two motvhs.
January 30,
{illations.
Applications of executors and administrators
mull be accompanied legal evidence of
their lefp'&ive offices, and aK« of the time the
invalids died, whose pen (ion they may claim.
By command ->f the Prrfid-nt
of the UnWed States,
January 3Qth 1794.
Information is toaii the
military invalids of the United States,that the
funis ;o which they are entitled for fix months
of thcii annual pension, from the fourth day of
.September 1793, and which will become due
on »he 51b day of March 1794, be P a 'd on
the said day by the Commiftioners of the Loans
wi> hin the slates rclpe&ively, under the ufualre*
N. B. If any Gevt.'eman in Philadelphia, or
Nexv-York. has any Hvfincfs to travfafl at HoJlon,
tn Paper Hejfoctationt, he will he happy to be em
ployed on fom>n>/Jton.
THE Lot contains eleven acres, on which is
an orchard ol gtafied apple trees, a well of
excellent water, a large store cftern, and a
commodious stable and roach-house, and a great
quantity of the b»ft building stones in the walls
of the houle, which was formerly built for the
refidcnce «>f the Governors of New-Jersey. The
situation of this Lot is so well known for its
healthiness and l>t.iu:ifu! profpe& of the Rariioo
river to the weft of the bav, and Sandy-Hook to
the e.ift, that a further description is unn< celTtry.
The conditions of sale will be, one third of the
purchafc money to be paid on the firft day of
May next, when a good and fufficicnt Deed will
be given to the purcnafer, by Walter Ru
th ex sur D, Esq. Piefideut of the Board of
Proprietors of the Eollern Division of Ncw-
Jersey, and the remaining iwo thiids fatisfa&o
rily fecurcd in equal annual payments.
RESPECTFULLY iptorinf his friends and
the public•, Tlui liom (he < nc«>uragenient
hr has received, from fcvrral refpe&able Gentle
man, he is induced once more, to embark in the
PAPER LlNK—and would oiler his fei vices to
all those Gentlemen, who can place confidence
in him j and h allure* thole who employ him,
thai th< ii confidence (hall not be mifplacert
hut tt (hall be his constant endeavor. to pay the
ftri&t it attention to their belt intrreft, in a)) nr
gociaiions whatever. He has taken the Chamber,
in State-Streel, ov f r Mr. David Tow*fend, Watph
Makei's Shop. Where PUBLIC SKCUR!-
TIKS, of all kinds, arr bought and fold ; and
whcic CommilTion RufiiuTs of all kinds, will he
nanf*sed on rrafonahle terms. HOL?SfcS and
VESSKLS will be constantly exposed iorfale,on
«om million.
The Proprietary House
Cash paid for Salemf Providence, and
Portfmouih BILLS.
To be Sold at Public Vendue,
On Friday the nth day of April next,
at the hpufe of John Thomson, in Perth-
Amboy,
Feb. 1,
Subjects, which are full of Common
The Indian Cottage
From the French of M. de St. Piekkh.
liutlon, Jan. 24, 1794.
J AM £S PARKER, Rcjrifter.
Perth-Amlo\i Fibruary 5, 1794 2aw2in
Paul and Mary,
An Indian Story.
TO IVHICU IS ADDRD,
War Department.
JAMES LEACH,
JUST PUBLISHED,
JUST PUBLISHED,
AND LOT OF LAND,
No. 147, Markct-fteeet,
(Price, bound, 6/5 \)
By order of the Hoard,
AND FOR SALS BY
IN THAT CITY.
AND SOLD BY
H. KNOX,
dem
Cox's travels into Denmark,Ru{&a,PoUnd,&c.
Cox's travoJs into Switzerland
Rabant's history of th« French revolution
Lite of Lord Chatham
Mallet's northern antiquities
Motlierby's medical di&ionary
Grigg's advice to females
Hamilton's outlines of the practice of mid
wifery
Manning's practice of physic
Cleghorn's diseases of Minorca
Innes on the muscles
Pott's works
Fourcroy's chemistry
Armstrong on diseases of children
Qiuncy's d.fpenfatory
Edinburgh dispensatory
Lewis's dispensatory
Ryan on the asthma
Robertfon's treatise on fevers
Lee's botany,
Leake on the viscera
Leake on diseases of women
Nicholfon's chemistry
Gardiner on the animal economy
Lewis's Materia Medica
Fordyce on digestion
Withering on the fox glove
Lind on the diseases of heat
Monro on diseases of armies
Nailer's pbyfiology
Spalanzane's difTertations
London pra&ice of physic
Bell's fargery
Chaptal's chemistry.
N
man
Wallit on the prevention of diseases
Moore's journal in France
Travels
. Vaillaiot's travels, with fiiperb engravings
I Downman's infancy
Adair's history of American Indians
Benington on materialism and immaferiajifi*
Berchold's advice to patriotic travellers
Builder's magazine
; Complete, farmer
Chandon's life of Voltaire
De Non's travels
Franklin's life and works
Grozier's description of China
Murphy's translation of Tacitas
Godwin on pol tical justice
Gazetteer of France, 3 vols.
Helvetiui on man
Kaimes's sketches of the history of man
Liberal opinions, or the history of Benignus
Mawe's gardener's dictionary
Noble's memoirs of the Cromwell family
Playhouse dictionary
Reveries of fofitude
Smith's theory of moral fentimenfct
Stackhoufe's history of the bible
Watson's life of Philip I Id. & Illd.
Wonders of nature and art, 6 vols.
Wanley's wonders of the little world, called
Among which are the following :
NEW Annual Regilter for I 792
European Magazine for the firft fix
months of 1793
Gibbons decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Memoirs of the Manchcfter foe is t), J vols.
Priestly on inatrcr and spirit
on christianity
Disney's life of Dr. Jortin
Kingville's ancient geography
D'Anoirt of Guy Joli
Memty,a collection of essays
Varicof PrufGa's works
Calm obfervcr—by Mackintofti
Ruflell's ancient and modern Europe
Langhorne's Plutarch
Elegant extracts, superbly gilt
Elegant extracts of natural history
Saugnier and Bullion's voyage
Rochon's voyage to Madagascar
Townfend's travels ill Spain
TafTo's Jerufaleni delivered
SmeUie's translation of Buflibn
Berwick's history of quadrupeds
Buffon abridged
History of birds
Philips'? history of inland navigation
Hooper's rational recreations
History of France, in 3 vols.
Curiosities of literature, 3 vols.
Whitaker's defence of queen Mary
Sheridan's dictionary, 2 vols.
Dow's history of Hmdoftan
Sketches of the Hindoos
Key to polite literature.
I m lay's dHcription of Kentucky
Present state of Nova-Scotia
Present state of Hudson's Bay
Preston on mafenry
Lavater on physiognomy, abridged
Zimmerman's survey
Murphy's life of Dr. Johnfoa
Necker on executive power
Kiires of Secundus
Gallery of portraits
Volney's ruins ofempires
George Rutter,
RESPECTFULLY inform*, his friends and
the public in general, that he continues
c.i'rying on the bufinef's of
Sign and Fire-Bucket Painting,
Likewise, JAPANNED PLATES,
for doors or window-fhutters,donfc in the most
elegant manner, and with dispatch.
Orders from the country will be thankfully
received, and duly attended to.
December go, f^f
Back of the New Library, between Chefnut
From Los- don, Dublin antl Glasgow,
' A ltd now opening for 'ale, Ijy
MATHEW CAREY,
COLLECTION OF BOOKS,
N O R R I S-C OU R T,
yit No. 118, Market Jlreety
A Large and Valuable
lust Imported,
and Walnut-Streets.
N. B The Printers throughout this Com
monwealth, are requrfted to insert this in their
refpetfive newspapers, and forward their ac
count! for tin fame, to J. M
ALL perfuns who have anydemandt against
the Estate of his late Excellency JOHN
HANCOCK, Esq. deceased, nre requeued to
exhibit the fame to the Snbfcriber, Attorney
to the Administratrix of said Estate : And all
persons who stand indebted to said Estate, are
rcouelted to fetrle with htm immediately; as the
Ast of Limitation of A&ions, which is to take
place on the firft day of December next, will
•therwife render it necessary for him to com
mence fuitsagainft them.
Notice is hereby given,
THAT the fubferiber has been duly ap
pointed Administratrix on the estate of
his Excellency Johw Hancock, Esq. late of
Bolton, in the county of Suffolk, deceased, and
has taken upon herlelf that trust, by giving
bonds as the law directs—and all persons in
terested, are defircd to take notice accord
ingly.
And as he has a quantity of the bell seasoned
wood by him, and capital workmen, he has
not the least doubt but he will be able to give
fatisfa&ion to thofewhopleafe to employ him.
He has for fate, feveraJ carriages alraolt
finilhcd, such as coachees, an Italian windsor
chair, hung on steel springs, a light phston for
one or two h»rf«s, and a fulkey with a falling
top.
He continues to make and repair it the
Ihorteft notice, all kinds of pleasure carriages,
fiich as coaches, chariots, phietons with and
without crane necks, coachees, chaises, kitte
reens, windsor fulkeys and chaiis, and harness
ofevory description, in the neatest and newest
fafhion now prevailing in the United States.
TAKES this opportunity of returning his
grateful thanks to his former employers,
md requesting their future favors, as well as
thole of the public in general.
Paefentcd by Mrt. Manfon of Charleftown,
S. C.—a tool used by the Otaheitans in making
their bark cloth, by pounding the bark on this
inttrument of wood, it produces the ribs which
resemble threads : the perfectly straight and
equal lines made in this extreme hard wood, by
men without the use of iron,are curious & won
derful.
In Mulberry (Arch) between Fourth and Fifth
Streets, adjoining the Epifcepal burying
ground,
HAS Lately received a number of article?;
among whieh are the following ; Thai
remarkable bird called the Col-water, or fcit
art-bill; The Avofctte, commonly called the
Shoe-maker, because ol its bill rcfevnbling a
crooked awl—The Long-lrg.«, commonly call
ed the Black-bc t, having perhaps the longed legs,
in proportion to the fi/e of the bird, of any of
the feathered tribe—The Storm-finch, common
ly called mother Cary't chicken—The Sea
fwallow, and various Guilt; befidea * variety
of Cranes, Curlews, Snipes, dcc.
The fcuil of a Whale and one of itt Vertcbrea.
A lignified Quince s The specimen (Hews
what a remarkable effect a dry warm (ituation
has on fruit. It is now about 8 years since it
was gathered ; and it was a real quince, now be
come wood, at lead in appearance.
Presented by Dr. Hall, of Lewis-town, a Squib
in fpiriu : when this fifh wi, found, a number
of Hones were appended to firings or ligaments
that projifted from the front of in head,which
occasioned a conjeflure, at it is not furniftred
with fufScieot fins to resist the violent* of the
tide and currents, that it fattened with these li.
Ramcntson whatever it found at the bottom j so
that the (tones answered the purpofeof anchors
and ihr ltgamentsof a glutinous sticky nature,
that of cables. Some of the stones are in the
fame phial.
A collection of MineraU and other Foflili
t'e now displayed in drawers covered with glass
and in a mode which will feaure them from de
rangement. To each fpccimen are affixed refe
rencea to a book of defections. This manage
ment of specimens of the Foflil kingdom, ren
ders this part of the Museum very convenient
and fatista£fory,and great altention will be paid
to the fvflcmatical order of them, and in mak
ing the necefiary essays of each : Also in giving
in a conctfe manner, the various uses they are
applied to; thereby rendering them the more
intereftiug to the public.
A Living Elk, of 2 year* old, is just receiv
ed. By the account which monf. Button gives
of the Elk, it appears that he was not acquaint
ed with this American animal; he particularly
•mits all noticc of the curious apertures adjoin
ing the eyes of this Elk.
An Indian hatchet made of chryftal : It it
curiout ihat those uninformed wild people, hav
ing very little knowledge of the arts, and being
ignorant even ol the existence of iron and steel,
ihould be able to form such hard fubftancea in
to fanciful forms as this, and other Indian ma
nufa£lure.« now in the Museum.
Alio, a rope made of grass, part of the rig*.
'ng of a veflcl of Kamfkatka.
JOSEPH MAY, Attorney
to the Administratrix.
Boiton,Nov. .13, 1793.
Carriages fold on Commilfion.
Philadelphia, Jan. t, 1794. mlctlm
DOROTHY HANCOCK.
Bollon, Nov. 13, 1793.
George Bringhurft,
Peale's Museum,
COACH-MAKER,
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Jamaica,^
An Ast for giving validity in this IJland to
Probates to be taken, by certain OJJicers
in the United States of America y of D:eds
to be there executed, andalfo to Exempli-
Jicat ions of Wills there proved.
WHEREAS, fincc the repartition fronuhe
crown of Great-Britain of the late co
lonies, now called the United States of Ame
rica, great inconveniences have arisen to many
of his Majesty's fubje<sls occasionally residing
in those States, for want of a legal provision
refpe<sUng the probates and acknowledgments
of deeds executed in the said States, and in
tended to operate in this island-: For remedy
whereof, we, your Majesty's dutiful and loyal
fubje&s, the Lieutenant-Governor, Council,
and Aflembly of this your Majesty's island of
Jamaica, humbly befcech your Majesty that
it niay be ena<Sfced; Be it therefore enadled,
and it is hereby ena<£ted and ordained by tht
authority of the fame, That, from and im
mediately after the pafling of this a&, any
conveyance, letter of attorney, or other deed
whatsoever, which shall be hereafter executed
in any of the United States of America, and
shall be proved by a fubferibing witness, or
acknowledged by the party or parties, before
any of his Majesty's Consuls at- Vice-Consuls
residing in any of those States, or before the
Chief Justice of any of the said States, or be
fore the Chief Justice or any of the Judge* of
the Supreme Court of the said United" States,
and certified under the seal of any of the said
States, or the seal of the States,
shall be, and the fame is hereby declared to
be, as good and effe&ual in the law as if fucb
conveyance, letter of attorney, or other deed,
had been refpe&ively proved or acknowledged
before a Judge of any court of record in this
island; any law, custom, or usage, to the con
trary notwithstanding : —Provided always,
That in all cases wherein the right or property
of any woman under coverture is intended
to be conveyed, she (hall be examined separate
and apart from her huiband, by the Judge
who attests the probate, and the said examina
tion /hall be certified in like manner as is prac
tised in Great-Britain or in this Island.
HP HE Trufteesof an Academy,
JL or any individual wilhiug to engage a
per.on to superintend the Education of*youth,
in the course of studies usually adopted ia
Academies, or any branch of business requir
ing similar qualification*, may open a com
munication with a per fan willing ro be em
ployed a few years (for a generous compenta
gon) by writing (letters to be post paid) to
Mr. John Fenno, Philadelphia.
(£3T Printers to the Southward tuau/J pofjibly
*Wige some of their friends > by injentng the foregoing
«few times in tMir papers. *
February ». dim-
WILLIAM BLAKE, Speaker.
Tajfed the Council, this nth November, 179 J.
G.ATKINSON, CI. Council.
I consent, this 6th December, 1793.
ADAM WILLIAMSON.
Vera cofiia extur. G. Atkikso h, Sec.
_ II- And be it further enabled by the autho
rity aforefeid, That the probate of any hft
will and teflament, taken before any officer
authorized to take probates of wills in any of
the said States, and exemplified under the
seal of the State where such probate (hall have
been taken, shall be, and the lame is hereby
declared to be, as good and effe<slual in the
law, as if such probate had been taken before
the ordinary of this island; any law, cuftem,
or usage, to the contrary in any wife notwith
standing.
Puffed the AJJembtj this Ittb day of Novem
her, 1793.
ALSO,
A few cases Champaigne Wine ;
Excellent CLARET,
la hogfVcads and te cases of 50 boulca cach
Io pipe*, hegftieads and quuux cifki.
FOR SALE BY
MADEIRA,
JOHN VAUGHAN,