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legheny mountains, but which contains
such variety of information respecting
the western country in general, that it
will be an entertaining and valuable ac
quisition to every person who wishes to
increase his geographical information,
particularly to every American, who
ought to make himself acquainted, as
well as his opportunities will permit,
with so extensive and so interesting a
part oi the United States, and which
tne low price of the hook fonly one dol
lar) puts in the power of almost every
class of readers.
Il the European traveller has not yet
lclt Pittsburgh, I should be happy to
find that these few remarks may induce
him to favour the public with an addi
tional testimonial of the rapid increase
of science in this country, 14 so lately,”
to use his own phrase a desert,”—and
that on his return to Europe, he may as
t>ur« the descendents of our ancestors
there, that their Atlantic brethen are lit
tle, if at ail, outdone by them, in indus
try or useful improvements.
An American Traveller.
NOTICE.
Gentlemen in the neighbourhood of
St. Clairsville, who are in arrears for
the Wheeling Repository, are respect
fully informed that their accounts are in
the hands of the Post-master there, to
whom they are requested to make pay
ment.
NO TICK.
On Wednesday evening the 4th of
May, 1808, will he represented in the
Court-house in Wheeling, (by the young
gentlemen of the place) the celebrated
comedy called the Stranger. At the
end ol the play a comic dialogue ; to
which will he added the Farce called
the Contrivances.
• N. B. As some expence will necessa
rily accrue in preparing the scenes, See.
they deem it proper to exact 25 cents ad
mittance for grown persons, and half
price for Children.
WHEELING INFANTRY ! -
Agreeably to Law, you will attend
parade, in complete uniform, at the
Caurt-housi, on Saturday the 7th May
next, at 11 o’clock, a. m.
Wm. IRWIN, Capt.
Wheeling, 27th April, 1808.
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ATTENTION/ \
The Wheeling Company of Militia^
ordered to assemble at their usual time
and place on Saturday the 30th April,
to be mustered agreeable to law. The
roll will be called precisely at eleven
o’clock, and all absentees fined.
BASIL BEALE, Capt.
LIST OF LETTERS »
Remaining in the Port-Office at Wheeling, Vu
on the ift of April 1808—which, if not f.ken
out in three mouths, win be returned to the
General Port Office as dead Letters.
A—George Amberfon, fuly Ann Andromer.
B |ohn Beuch, Eiq. 3} Robert Bounds,
Jacob Buikitt
Mofes Chapline, Efq. William Craig, fen
John Caldwell, Thom .a Campbell, D<nnL
CaiTett, 4 ; James Criswell, Elilha Chapman,
Heury Ciark, Mr. Caw, James Caven.
Abner Daliy, Patt Dolan, Jacob Dofiobargor,
Join u a Divio, Nancy Davis.
B—Abraham Englo, John Ewing
B—Margaret Fouike, Phebe Finney,Thomas
Fow'i-r, James Fleming.
G—John Gofney, Jofeph Gibbons.
H William Hanthorn, Henry Harp, John
G Hambleton, John H ill, La arus Harris,Efq.
George Henry
T —Morgan Jones, Elifabeth Iiwin, a.
K — Mtihew Kerr, ,’ohn Kelley, Theron Kel
logg, C ipt- Tnoma*- Knox, Dewald Keener.
L—lofeph Linabary Joan Lea
M—Richard M‘Clure, fen. John Marlow,
William M'Connel, a , James and Thomas
Martin, John Morrow, Samuel Moore, 3; John
E Monds N—John Nicholf.
P—Jacob Probafco, Jame6 Perian, Obadiah
Fedan.
B—Sarah Ruby, William Rodgers. 4 i—
C iarles Robinfon, Robert Rankin.
S—James Stevenb, William Stanley, John
Sarchett, Thomas Swan, George Sbarplefe,
Willi im Sailer
T—Mr. Tomlinpfon, Frederick Turmer,
E iffi t Taiboit- D<nie: Terrell, Win Troufdel,
W liam Towney, William Taylor, Sampfon
Thirtle.
W — William Walraven, Mathufe W 1 iams
fohn William,, Mil* Hannah Wilfon, Philip
Wm lle, Thi.ma \VT. ymaa, George White.
Z—Noah Zaue Berjamin
9« i ANDREW WOODS r m.
COPPER & TIN WARE. .
The Subscriber respectfully informs
his triends, and the Public in general,
that he has on hand, and intends to keep,
a general assortment of STILLS and
COPPER WARE, and TIN-WARE
of all kinds, of the best quality, which
lie will sell by Wholesale and Retail, as
low as they can be had this side of the
mountains. He will give the highest
prices for old Copper, Brass, & Pewter.
JOHN UULTY.
Wheeling, 1st March; 1808. 3m.
PUBLIC VENDUE.
A considerable quantity of household
Furniture, among which is a very hand
s«*me Side-board, a handsome Carpet, a
Book-case, several Tables, two Bureaus,
and t vo good Beds, will be sold at Pub
lic \ endue, on Friday the Gth of May,
at the lat^ dwelling-house of Dennis
Cassat, deceased, in the town of Whecl
mg. 1 he salt will commence at eleven
o clock, a. m. ar<l the property will be
sold upon twelve rpionths credit, the pur
chasers giving bonds, with approved se
curity. A Negro Woman will also be
sold upon the same day, upon the same
terms. C. HAMMOND, Adm’r.
April 20th, 1808.
At a Court continued and held f-,r Ohio
County, on Tuesday the 8th of March^
1808.
Stephen Barnes,
Joseph Chambers,
This day came the Complainant by
his Counsel, and it appearing to the
Court that the Defendant is not an inha
i bitant ol this Commonwealth : It is
thereupon ordered, that the Defendant
appear here on the first Monday in June
next, to answer the Complainant’s bill;
and that a copy of this order be forth
with posted up at the door of the court
house of this county, for two months
successively, and also be published for
two months in the Wheeling Repository.
A copy. Teste,
Mosf.s Chapi.tne, c. o. c.
VALUABLE PROPERTY'
F O SA1. E.
I WILL fdl four hundred acre* of Land,
lituate on the bank of the Ohio river on the
upper fide of F.filing creek, in Ohio county,
Virginia, known by the name of Martin's Sta,
tion—a great proportion of which is firfl rate
bottom, with a good Mill Seat, and a Feiry
acrof3 both the river and creek. There is alio
a fquare log houfe, two ftories high, built laft
lummer for a ferry houfe and tavern, ,md about
ihirty acres of cleared Land under good fence.
Alfo, a Houfe & Lot in Steubenville, Ohio,
on the corner of M <rket and High fl eets, op*
polite to Doctor M‘D >wellV, and now occu*
pied by Obadiah fenningn E<q. Said houfe is
p!eafan'!y bruited and well calculated for pub
lic bufinefs, .
Alfo, a Houfe and Lot in faid place adjoining
Mr Thomas Scott’s Tavern, and where I now
live. This H >ufe is well calculated for a Store
and fmill familv.
I am in polT flfioh of complete and indifpu »
table titles lor all the above mentioned pro
p^rfy.
Merchantable F'our or Wh lk<*y will be taken
in payment, in part or in whole," for any of the
above property, .
ANDREW BELL.