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Gibbons decline and fall of the Roman Gmpire
Memoirs of the Manchester society, 3 vols.
Priestly on matter and spirit
on christianity
Disney's life of Dr. Jortin
D'Anville's ancient geography
Memoirs of Guy Joli
Variety, a collection of efiays
King of Prussia's works
Calm obserVer—by Mackintolh
Kuflell's ancient and modem Europe
I-anghorne's Plutarch
Elegant extracts, superbly gilt
Elegant extracts of natural history
Sangnier and Briflon's voyage
Rochon's voyage to Madagascar
Townfend's travels in Spain .
Taffo's Jerusalem delivered
Smcllie's translation of Buffon
Berwick's hiftoiy of quadrupeds
Buffon abridged
Hftory of birds
Philips'* history of inland navigation
Hooper's rational recreations
History of France, in 3 vols.
Curiosities of literature, 3 vol'.
Whitaker's defence of queen Mary
Sheridan'* dictionary, 2 vols.
Dow's history of Hindoftan
Sketches of the Hindoos
Key to polite literature.
Imlay's description of Kentucky
Present state of Nova-Scotia
Present state of Hudson's Bay
Preston on masonry
Lavater on physiognomy, abridged
Zimmerman's survey
Mu-phy's life of Dr. Johnson
Necker on executive power
Kilfes of Secuodus
Gallery of portraits
Volney's ruins of empires
Among which are the following :
NEW Annual Regifterfor 1792
European Magazine ior the firft fix
months of 1793
F.om Loudon, Dukhn anilGi.isaoir,
T ravels
Vaillaint's travels, with superb engravings
Downman's infancy
Adair's history of American Indians
Benington on materialism and immaterial! ni
Bcrchold'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 Tacitus
Godwin on political justice
Gazetteer of France, 3 v °' s *
Helvetiui on man
Kalmes's sketches of the history of man
Liberal opinion*, or the history of Benignns
Mawe's gardener's di&ionary
Noble's memoirs of the Cromwell family
Playhouse dictionary
Reveries of folitudc
Smith's theory of moral sentiments
Stackhoufe's history of the bible
Watson's life of Philip I Id. & IHd.
Wonders of nature and art, 6 vols-
Wanley's wonders of the little world, calico
man .
Walli# on the prevention of difcafes
Moore's journal in France
Cox's travels into Denmark,Ruflia,Poland,&:c.
Cox's travels into Switzerland
Rabant's history of the French revolution
Life of Lord Chatham
Mallet's northern antiqnities
Motherby's medical dictionary
Grigg's advice to females
Hamilton's outlines of the practice of mid-
COLLECTION OF BOOKS,
wifery
Manning's practice of phytic
Cleghorn'« diseases of Minorca
Innes on the muscles
Pott's works
Fourcroy's chemistry
Armstrong on diseases of children
Quincy's dispensatory
Edinburgh dispensatory
Lewis's dispensatory
Ryan on the asthma
Robertfon's treatise on fevers
Lees botany,
Leake on the viscera
Leake on diseases of women
Nichplfon'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
Haller's physiology
Spalanzane's dilTertation*
London practice of physic
Bell's surgery
Cbaptal's chemistry.
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TRANSACTIONS OF THE AME
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SOCIETY.
Held at Philadelphia, for promoting Ufeful
Knowledge, Vol. 3* Pike *of in boards
fcT T!»e fubferibers are requested to call r
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Contents of Vol. 3d.
1. An elTay on those enquiries in Natural Phi
losophy, which at present are mod benefici
, al to the United States of North America.
Dr. Nicholas Collin,
а. Conjectures concerning the formation of
the earth, &c. Dr. B. Franklin.
3. A new and curious theory of Light and
Heat. E)r. B. Franklin.
4. Defcript on of the process to be observed
iu making large (beets of paper in the Chi
nese manner, with one smooth furface.
Dr. &. Franklin.
5. Queries and conjectures relative to Mag
netism, and the theory of the Earth.
Dr. B. Franklin.
б. Explanation of a singular phenomenon, firft
observed by D»" Franklin, and not fatisfac
to« ily accounted for. Mr. R. PatterJon.
7. An account of an Earthy Substance found
near the tails of Niagara and vulgarly cal
led the Spray of the Falls; together with
some remarks on the Falls.
Robert M'CauJJtn, M. D.
8. Observations on the probabilities of the
duration of Human Life, and the progress
of population, in the United States of Ame
rica. William Barton, Esq.
9. A letter containing observations madfc at
Lake Erie, on that singular phenomenon,
by seamen termed looming.
Andrew Eilicot Esq.
10. An Account of the Sugar Maple-Tree
of the United States, and of the methods
of obtaining Sugar from it, together with
observations upon the advantages both pub
lic ar private of this Sugar.
Benjamin Rujh, M.D.
11. Memoir on the use of the Thermometer
in discovering Banks, Soundings, See.
Jonathan William, Esq.
12. An Account of the raoft effectual means
of preventing the deleterious consequences
of the bite of the Crotalus Horridus, or Rat
tle Snake. Benjamin Smith Barton, M. D.
13. Magnetic Observations, made at the Uni
versity of Cambridge, (Maflachufetts.)
Dr. S. Willia.ms.
14. Accurate determination of the right af
ceniion and declination of Bootes, and the
Pole Star. Andrew Ellicott, Esq.
15. Account of several Houses in Philadelphia,
ft ruck with Lightning, on June 7th, 1789.
David Rittenhoufe % Esq.
16. An Account of the effects of a stroke of
Lightning on a Houle furnilhcd with two
ConduCtors. David and Francis
Hopkinfon, Efqrs.
17. Experiments and Observations on Evapo
ration in cold Air. C. Wijiar, Al. D.
18. Postscript to Mr. Barton's Letter, to
Dr. Rittenhoufe, of the 17, of March, 1791.
19. New Notation of Music.
A New Publication.
Mr. R. Patte T Jon.
20. Observations on the Theary of Water
Mills, &c. IV. Waring.
19. Agronomical Observations.
David Rittenhoufe•
20. A letter relative to a method of finding
the sum of the several powers of the Sines,
&c. David Rittenhoufe y tjq.
21. Index Florae Lancaftrienfis.
Henrico Muhlenberg, D. D.
22. Tnveftigation of the power of Dr. Bar
ker's Mill, as improved by James Rumfey,
with a description of the mill. W. Wiring.
23. A Thermometrical Journal of the tem
perature of the Atmofplrere and Sea, 011 a
voyage to and from Oporto, with explana
tory observations thereon.
Jonathan Williams, tjq.
24. Fi'ft memoir of observations on the plants
denominated Cryptogamick.
M. De Beauvois.
25. A letter, containing observations on the
ancient works of Arr, the Native Inhabi
tants, &c. of the Western Country.
Major Jonathan Heart.
26. An account of some of the principal dies
employed by the North American Indians.
Extracted by the late Mr. Hugh Martin.
27. An account of the beneficial effe&s of the
Caflia Chamaecrifta in recruiting worn-out
lands, and in enriching foch as are natural
ly poor ; together with a botanical descrip
tion of the plant.
James Green way of Virginia.
2 8. An account of a hill on the borders of
North Carolina, supposed to have been a
volcano, in a letter from a Continental of
ficer, to Dr. J. Greenwayi Virginia.
29. An Account of a poisonous plant, grow
ing spontaneously in the southern part of
Virginia. Extracted from a paper by
Dr. James Greenwav t Virginia.
30. Description of a Machine for meal'uring a
(hip's way. Francis Hopkinfon, Esq.
31. All Inquiry into the question, whether the
Apis Mellifica, or true Honey-Eee, is a na
tive of America. Benjamin Smith Barton^M.D.
32. An Account of a Comet.
David Rittenhoufe, EJf.
33. Cadmus or a Treatise on the Elements of
Written Language, illuftratin*, by a Phild
fophical division of Speech, the power of
each chara&er, thereby mutually fixipg the
Orthography and Orthoepy. With an Elfav
oa the mode of teaching the Deaf, or Suxd
R. AIT KEN,
JUST PUBLISHED,
And to be fold by
No. 22, Market fired,
by the Publilher hereof.
34. Obfervationt on the Theory of Water-
Mills. #"• Wtnnf.
35. An Improvement on Metalic Condu&ors
or L : ghtning rods. Mr. Robert Patlerjon.
Honored with Hie Magellanic Premium, by
an Award of the Society in December 1792.
36. An cafy and expeditious method of dis
sipating the noxious Vapour commonly
found io Wells and other fwbterraneous
place?. Ebenezer Robivfony £/f.
37. A method of draining Ponds in level
grounds. J e ][ e H'gg' nl '
38. Obfervationt on the severity of win
ter, 1779, 1780. Rev. Matthew Wilson.
39. A Description of a new Standard for
Weights and Measures; io a letter from
Mr. John Cooke, of Tipperary in Ireland.
40. Description of a Spring-Bi ock, dfefignod
to aflift a Veflel in failing. Francii liopkin-
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N ew-Jeu sky, )DY virtue of a Writ tome
Suflex County, ff. { .D diretted, issued out of
the High Court of Chancery ot New-Jcrfey, at
the suit of William Shipley against John Ming
andotlwrs; I shall expose to sale at Public Ven
due, on the sixth day ol February next, between
the hours of TwfclVe and Five in the Afternoon
of the lame day, on the Premifra, the following
dcfcribed Tra&of Land, with its appurtenances,
situate in the Township of Oxford and County
of'Suflex, beginning at a Chefnut Oak Tree, cor
ner ol Daniel Cox's land, and ft.»nding in the
line of a foimer fuivey made to Thomas Steven
son, being marked with the letter B. and thence
extending along Coxc's line (firft) louth filty de
grees weft fifty-five chain* and fevenry-five links
to a Black Oak Treecorner of Joseph Shippen's
land (second) south nine degrees and fifteen mi
nute* well ninety chains and sixty five links to
a forked White Oak Tree, marked with the let
ters P and B ahother of the said Shippen'* cor
ners (third) thence north eighty degrees, east one
hundred and forty-five chains, to a post on the
southerly fide of Paouaofte-River, being also a
corner of John Reading's land (iourth) thence
north thirty-nine degrees weft, one hundred
and thirty-two chains to the place of beginning
containing nine hundred and thirtv acres with
the usual allowance for roads and high ways—
The fame Prrmifes are within eight miles of the
River Delaware, and there is thereon a conveni
ent Grift M»U with two pair of Stones—a Saw
Mill in good repair, with a fuflf-.cient stream of
water for their use—a Dwelling House, Store
House, and several small buildings.
MARK THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Dated 2ftd day of July, 1793.
To be Sold,
AT P P Iv A T £ SALE,
A Valuable Lot of 16
Aciet of LAND, lying on the great road lead
ing from Princeton to Trenton, i £ miles from
Princeton ; with a tan-yard, birk-houfe, beam
houfe and currying-fhop, a never failing ft-eam
of water running through the fame ; a good
dwelling-bouse, with an ent<y and two rooms
on the lower floor, and three on the upper floor;
a kitchen adjoining, with a ccllar under the
whole, and a well «f waier at the door ; also,
170 bearing apple-trees, and two or three acrei
o( watrred meadow. There wtil be an indis
putable titlt given- Any perlon inclining to
purchase, may know the terms of Lie by
plying to the Subfcribei on the premif«-«.
MATTHEW CLARKE,
December 13.
Fraukford, Dec. 16.
LONDON EDITIONS,
Confiding chiefly of the mod recent,
correct, and elegant
Decembtr 20.
September 14,1793.
ADVERTISEMENT.
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[<T4*J
Encyclopedia,
THIS volume contains principles of
Liberty, Doctrine of Light, Lightning,
Locks, Logarithm*, Logic, History of Lon
don, Longitude. Luther, Lydia, Micedtm,
Madagascar, 'Magic, Magnetism, Malts, Hil*
tory of Man, Marriage, Mary, Maryland*
Masonry, Materia Medica, Meadow, Mecha
nics, with a great variety of Biographical and
Miscellaneous articles, illultrated with Twen
ty two Copperplates*
As a number of families are (till in the
country, and it is not generally known who
arereturned. T. Dobfon, solicits the favor 1
of the subscribers to call or fend for their rd*
lumen, that they may be supplied as early as
poilible. ,
The tenth volume of the Encyclopedia.it
now pre fen ted to the public ; but as it makes
its appearance in an imperfect state, some ac
count of the reason of that imperfection Ihould
be tfiven. On the Bth of September last, the
Publisher had the misfortune of having bis
Printing-Office burnt down by a fire which
broke out in the neighbourhood, and a great
quantity of his printing materials destroyed,
and among other articles, the figuies, with
which he was printing the tables of lo
garithms, belonging to the prel'ent volume,
were melted down by the violence of the fire.
As a supply of these could not be immediately
obtained, he was under the neceflity bf pub
Hilling the volume without the e tables; but
hopes he /ball be able to publifli them with the
next volume which is now in considerable for-
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street Philadelphia.
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Literature, on a Plan entirely new ;
December 10.
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December 16.
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