The Pennsylvania ledger, or, The Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, & New-Jersey weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-28 00:00:00, page 4

P H I L A bIE L PHI A.
In CONGRESS, September 16, 1776.
Resolved, That eighty eight battalions be inlifted
as soon as poflible, to serve during the present war,
and that each State lurndh their refpedive quotas
in the following proportion, viz. Battalions.
New-Hampihire - ;
Matfachuf'etts Bay - - -
Rhode-Inland - - - 2
Connecticut - - - - 8
New-York - - -. 4
New-Jersey - - - - 4
Pennsylvania - - 12
Delaware - - - - 1
Maryland - -
Virginia - - - - 15
North-Carolina - - - 9
South Carolina - - - - 6
Georgia - . .. f
That Twenty Dollars be given as a bounty to
each non-commiflloned officer and private soldier,
who flrall inliil to serve during the present war,
unless sooner discharged by Congress.
That Congress make provision for granting lands
in the following proportions to the officers and sol
diers who fhallfo engage in the service, and continue
therein to the close of the war, or until difeharged
by Congress, and to the representatives of filch of
ficers and soldiers as fliall be slain by the enemy;
such lands to be provided by the United States, and
whatever expence shall be necessary to procure such
land, the laid expence shall be paid and borne by
the States in the fame proportion as the other
^expences of the war, vizi
To a Colonel - - - <OO acres.
a Lieutenant Colonel 450 ditto.
a Major - - 400 ditto.
a Captain - - 300 ditto.
a Lieutenant - - 200 ditto.
an Ensign - - 150 ditto.
Each non-commiliioned officer and soldier 100 acres.
That the appointment of all officers and filling
up vacancies, (except general officers) be left to the
governments of the several States, and that every
State provide arms, eloathing, and every necessary
for its quota of troops according to the foregoing
estimate; the expence of the eloathing to be deducted
from the pay of the soldiers as usual.
That all officers be commiffipned by Congress.
That it be recommended to the several States
that they take the most speedy and effectual mea
sures for enlilling their several quotas. That the
money to be given for bounties be paid by the Pay
mailer in the department where the soldier shall
enliil.
That each soldier receive pay and subsistence from
the time of their enlistment.
September 18, 1776.
Refolded, That if rations be received by the offi
cers or privates in the Continental army in money,
they be paid at the rate of eight ninetieth parts of a
dollar per ration.
That the bounty and grants of land, offered by
Congress by a resolution of the 16th infant as an
encouragement to the officers and soldiers to engage
to serve in the army of the United States during
the war, shall extend to all who are or shall be en
listed for that tdrm, the bounty of Ten Dollars
which any of the soldiers have received from the
continent on account of a former enlistment, to be
reckoned in part payment of the Twenty Dollars
offered by a resolution.
That no officer in the Continental army is allow
ed to hold more than one commission, or to receive
pay but in one capacity.
September 19, 1776.
That the Adjutants of regiments in the Conti
nental army be allowed the pay and rations of Cap
tains, and have the rank of First Lieutenants.
In order tn prevent the officers and soldiers who
shall be entitled to the lands hereafter to be granted
by the resolution of Congress of the 16th, from
disposing of the fame during the war.
Refolded, That this Congress will not grant lands
to any person or persons claiming under the align
ment of an officer or soldier.
By order of Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
^X%f%^ £ %^.^^ ^ Yfc . ^.^^^ ^ft ^ m^^ aw
Fifteen Hundred weight of FLAX.
Six Hogsheads of choice St. Croix Sugars.
One Hogshead of old Jamaica Spirits.
A Quantity of split Whale Bone,
and Spermaceti in boxes.
TO BE SOLD BY
JOSIAH HEWES_in Chefnut-ftreet.
Just Puhlifoed, and to be SOLD,
JAMES HUMPHREYS, junr.
G R 2E C ^
GRAM MATIC i,
INSTITUTIO COMPENDIARIA,
IN USUM SCHOLARU M.
A U TOR E
EDV. WETTENHALL, D. D.
Naper Epifeopo Kilmer, & Ardag.
KEYSERS pills, Maredant's drops, worm cakes,
Anderton's Scotch pills, Hooper's female pills,
Turlington's drops, Bateman's drops, Stoughton's
bitters, blue dye, Dr. Hill's ballam ol honey, Har
laem oil, cripple curing oil. Also,
Elegant paste and hone buckles for ladies, gilt and
paste Ihoe and knee buckles, done and palle flock
buckles, gold earrings, gold and garnet broaches,
gold and garnet rings, gold and moco-ftone sleeve
buttons, a variety ol chrillal and paste sleeve but
tons a beautiful assortment of earrings let round
with marquifet and in pearl, silver thimbles and
broaches, a variety of bottle hands, figured seals
mounted in gold and other forts, fine let combs,
black led pencils, a good assortment 61 tooth pick
cases let in silver and mounted in gold, bell razor
metal scissors, cases of razors, a very elegant assort
ment of ladies lockets in gold and real garnet and
other forts, the celebrated jubilee knives and forks,
a few very elegant ladies pocket books, tobacco and
fnuff boxes, key rings, japan wares, a variety of
new music, good Roman fiddle firings, fifes, blank
music books, cards of hiftbry and geography, allo
a journey through Europe or the play of geography
invented by Jefferies, for the inltru&ive entertain
ment of young gentlemen and ladies; a few ena
meled lamps, pump lamps, and a ball lamp for a
flair case mounted in brals, cork fkrews, decanter
corks, boot flraps, tooth powder and tooth brushes,
general atluff s containing 36 new and corred m ps,
by Pularet and others in one large book, garaen
sheers, silver pinchbeck and heel watch chains, iword
knots, cards of trinkets for watch makers windows,
watch springs, wash balls and pomatum gentlemen
and ladies twist arid silk horse whips mounted in
silver, view of the battle of Charleftown, Romans's
map of the feat of war, a view of the engagement
between the Row-gallies and two men of war, a
piece intitled the Comet of 74. being a political
peace done in New England, also the very best
copper-plate writings done by the greatest maflers
in Europe, also a curious collection of the most ap
proved pictures, such as hunting, views of towns,
landfkips, sea fights, land battles, scripture pieces,
flower pieces and a great variety of japan prints,
^nd many other torts in and cut of glass, &c.
Atthe Request of a Number of Gentlemen, and.
particularly home reputable F A RMER S, —
is now Printing by lubfcription, by JAMES
HUMPHREYS, junior, for the Advantage
of the Country in general.
RURAL (ECONOMY:
Or ESSAYS on the
Pra&ical Parts of Husbandry.
Dufigned to explain several of the most important
Methods of conducing Farms of various Kinds;
including many ufeful Hints to Gentlemen
Farmers, relative to the ^economical Manage
ment of their Business.
Containing, among other Enquiries.
OF that proportioned Farm, which is, of all
others, the most profitable.
Of the bell Method of conducing Farms that con
fill all of Grass, or all of Arable Land.
Of the Means of keeping, the Year round, the most
Cattle on a given Quantity of Land.
Considerations on the (economical Conduct of
Gentlemen Farmers.
Of the cheapest Way of manuring Land.
Of the Comparative Profit of Farming different
Soils.
Of the New Husbandry.
Of Experimental Agriculture.
Of the Management of Borders of arable Fields.
Of Periodical Publications concerning Rural Oeco
nomics.
To which is added, The
RURAL SOCRATES:
Being Memoirs of a Country Philosopher.
By the Author ol the Farmer's Letters.
CONDITION S.
I. It will be printed on the fame paper and type
with the SPECIMEN; will contain between
three and four hundred pages (large Odavo) and
finifhed shortly.
11. The Price to Subferibers, in blue boards, will
be ONE DOLLAR, bound, Ten Shillings. To
Non-subscribers the Price will not be lets than
Twelve Shillings, in blue boards.
111. Thole who fubferibe for twelve books to
have a thirteenth gratis.
SPECIMENS may be had of the Printer.
As this work if properly circulated mull prove of
general utility to this country, it is hoped it will not
want for proper encouragement. It is well worthy
the perusal and particular attention of every inhabi
tant on the continent, citizens as well as country
men. Gentlemen who rent out farms will find their
advantage in distributing them among their tenants.
# * # Subscriptions are gratefully received by
said J. HUMPHREYS, jun. in Front-fireet, the
Corner of Black-horse alley, Philadelphia.
NICHOLAS BROOK S,
lit his Pißure, Jewellery, and Dry Goods Shop, the
fourth door above Bla&k-Horfe Alley, in Second
freet, Philadelphia.
1 hele plumbs enrich and sweeten the whole mass of blood, car
ry off all gross, corrupt and putrid nwmours,and create a frefhand
heathy complexion in such as are uffefted by any putrid matter.
The plumb is a great diureuck, cleanfir,g the reins of slime;
it expels wind, and is a sovereign medicine in the cholic and
griping otthe guts. It allays and carries off four vipows whicll
oecafion many disorders in the head. It opens all obftruchons in
the ilomach, lungs, liver, reins and bladder; causes a good appe
tite and nelps digellion. It hath been found wnndcrfu;ly success.
ful to such persons as are going into chronicle distempers, as arh
mas, phthilics, or sh ^tnels of breath, dropsies and yellow jaun
dice Now I hope ail impartial perlons are finished, that the me
dicine which works open such humours, will almost reach any
duiemper if not too fat gone, fiocec eruption and putre<aai»n
are the forerunners of all difeales; therefore no better plr.fc can
be taken for all ^ges, sexes and constitutions, from imancy to old
age, Thele plumbs ate highly lerviceable to the female sex
from the age of fourteen to twenty years, and from 40 to 50.
Each box contains one dozen ofthele plumbs, price seven (hill
ings and fix pence with printed directions.- Sold by Nicholas
Brooks, Philadelphia.
Diognoftic Signs of Worms.
PA.L ENESS in the face, itching of the nose, hollow nefs
of the eyes, grating of the teeth when alleep, dulnefs, pains,
and heaviness in the head, a dry cough, and itching in the
fundament, white and thick urine, unquiet lleep, often Parting,
I ft appetite, fuelled belly, knawing and biting about the do
much frighttul dreams, extreme thirds, the bod, decayed and
lean, fits, often vomiting, dinking breath, &c.
Sir, your most humble fervanr,
Mary Copso k.
To Mr. NORTO N, Surgeon, Golden Square.
A FTE R having been afflicted with a most violent scorbutic
humour of 13 years landing, which rendered me incapable
of business ; 1 have the fatisfaftion to inform you, 1 ara
now perfectly cured, by the use of your Maredant's Drops. You
have my leave to publish this, hoping it may be the means of pro
curing benefit to others afflicted as I was, I am, Sir,
Your humble servant,
George Langdons
No. 57, the North fide of St. Paul's
church yard, July 19th. 1775,
Witness to the above cure, Francis Litey, No. 3, Finch
Lane, Cornhill, Sarah Rand, Trunk-maker, No. 57, St. Paul's
church yard.
These Drops are fold by M^ Notton's appointment, by Mr.
Janies Rivington, and Mr Hugh Gaine, Printers, at New-York ;
and Mr. JOHN AIREY, in Market ftt ect, Philadelphia, at
12s. per battle. Also,
KEYSER's GENUINE PILLS.
Dr. RI AN's incomparable WORM destroying
SUGAR PLUMB S,
Necessary to be kept in all Families.
SO exceedingly valued by all people who have had of them in
Great-Britain and Iceland, for their transcendent excellency
in the destroying Worms of all kinds, both in the b dies of
men, women and children, by not only breaking the knots of the
Duodenum, or guts next the ftoraach, but they p is through the
Imdlleft passages of the b dy, and purge away ehnfe ropy and slimy
humours which arethe cause of tnofe pernicious vermin, and the
fouice of many other dilotders: they are one of the bell purges in
the whole world for grots bodied children that are apt to breed
worms, and have large bellies; their operati n is mild, fafe and
pleulant, they wonderfully cleanle the bowels, of all itiff and
clammy humours, which hop up the parts, and prevent the juice
of food being conveyed to the liver and made blood, which is
often the cale with children, and is attended with a hard belly,
Linking breath, frequent fevers, rickets, and a decay cf firength
in the lower parts; Likewise fettled head achs and pains in the
head, fwcllmgs, old lores, scabs, tetters, or breakings out, will
be perfedly cured, and the bio. d and skin, rllpred to its origin
al purity and 1m othnels; they purge by urine, and bring away
the gravel, andeffe£luclly cure all obitru£tions of the urine, or ul
cers in rhe kidneys. They at once frike at the true cause of the
feurvy and cntiieiy deliroy it, and all scorbutic humours and cf.
fetls, r< ot and branch, lo as never to return again; and what
makes them more commendable is, they are full as agreeable to
both calle and fight as loaf sugar.
I have by thele plumbs cured a great many children of whoop
ing or chin coughs, and agues, which distempers are very com
mon and troublesome 0 families, and the want of thele plumbs
are rhe ruin ol many childrensconftitutions.
Directions for taking them.
A child from t to 2 rears may eat one plumb from 2 to 4 one
and a hall; from 4 to 6 two; from 6 to 8 two and a half; frem
8 to 12 three; from 12 to 15, and all ab ve the age, may eat four
plumbs, one hour or two before up rising, norto drink during
that time, but afterwards drink warm tea, whey, or water gruel
in taking them, the patient muff day two or three days betwixt
each dole.
In agues, the fame quantity muff be taken, two, three or four
hours before the fit comes on, and be repeated three times. In
whooping or chin-coughs give the quantity above mentioned.
MARE DA N T S's
ANTISCORBUTIC DROPS.
As a proof cf the superior efficacy of Maredant's drops (prepared
by Air. Norton, Surgeon, of Golden Square. London, to any
medicine, hitherto known, for the cure of the Scurvy, Leprosy,
Ulcers, the Evil, Fidula, Piles, long continued Inflamations
of the eyes, and every other disorder arising from a foulnefs in
the blood, the following extraordinary cures are referrsd to
Mr. HENRY TRENCHARD GOODENOUGH, Steward
of the Magdclcn Hof,ital, cured of an inveterate scurvy cf 22
years Landing.
MARY COPSON, of Brompton, cured ofa scorbutic humour
on her head and face, attended with a violent hoarienefs and
shortness of breath. Witness, Mr. Orton, Coal Merchant in
Whitcomb-dreet, near Leiceder Fields.
Mr. JOHN FOSTER, at the Role at Welling, in Kent, cured
of a Leprosy, attended with violent rheumatic pains.
Mrs. MARY RUTE, at Mr. Field's, in Castle-street, Leicester
Fields, cured of the Evil, or Schrophula : her bones were greatly
enlarged, and several pieces separated and came away. Witness,
I homas Field. Caftlc-flreet, and Henry Hyde. Butcher in St.
James's Market.
WAS found feme time ago a bundle of M 0-
NEY: Whoever has loft the Jame may hear
of it by applying to LOOE BAKER, at the
Lower Ferry, Trenton.,
To Mr. NORTON, Surgeon, in Golden Square.
S J R,
AB OUT two years and a half ago, I was seized with a
violent hoarseness and shortness of breach. 1 sent fur a
physician, who ordered me to be bled. 1 also took a great
many medicines, but grew worse inftcad of better. My head
ached so violently, that it prevented me from getting any rest ;
my face and head broke out in large blotches, which spread so
much that I was in daily fear of losing my eye-fight. The hu
mour which difeharged from my face was so verv effenfive, that
10 uld hardly bear it myfelf? but by the use of your Maiedant'c
Drops, am effectually cured. Any person doubting of this, may
be convinced of<he truth, by calling on Mrs. Copfon,at Brompton §
or by enquiring of Mr. Orton, Coal N crchant in Whitcomb-flrcet,
near Leicester Fields. I am, with great refpeft,