Gazette of the United States. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1796-05-13 00:00:00, page 4

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' National Gratitude.
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it in her annals, in order to be tnnfmitted to posterity.
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on February 2a, 4796, for the celebration of the birth-day
of the Prefidcnt.
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Notice is hereby Given,
r'| 'H AT in pursuance of an ad cf the General A (Tem-
A lily of Pennsylvania, "an Aft to enable the
" Governor of this Common health, to incorporate a Coiit-
V pany for making an artificial Road from an interferon
" of the Philadelphia and LancafterJTurn'pike road near
" the Gap Tavern, in county, to.Newport ahd
" Wilmington in the State of Delaware the commis
sioners iii said aft appointed will procure five books and
attend at the refpedtive places dire<sted therein ti t-eceivt
ioi Stock ip the company, viz. One book
will be opened in the city of Philadelphia. One in the
Borough of Lancaster, one at Strafbureh, in the county
of Lancaster, one in the Borough of Wilmington, and
«ne at the house of Samuel Cochran in the county of Ches
ter.
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with on* of said Boaks, on Monday, the 6th day of June
next, at 10 o'clpck in the forenoon, until 4 in the after
noon, and for the two days following, if neccffary, for
tIU purpose atorefaid ; on the firft of the &id days, any
perfen of the age of »i years (hall be at liberty to fubferibe
ill his own or any other name or names by whom he (hall be
jjuthorifed far oneJharejan the second d3y tor one cr tvxiJhares,
arid oh fhe^third day for one,two, 'or 'ttree Jkates, aiid t in afty
succeeding day, (if the faiid books shall continue longer
■*peii) forany number ®f {hates in the laid Stock.
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GEORGE LATIMER,
ROBERT WALK
NATHL. LEWIS,
ABJJAH daives.
Philadelphia, May J 7.
FOR SALE, |
At BENJAMIN DAVIES' BOOKSTORE,
NO. 68, HIGH-STREET,
A valuable collection of the newest Publications,
Just received from London, via New-York ;
Aipong which ar« the following:
HPlfiE Am;rican Pilot, in two parts- —part the Ift eon-
X taining charts and plans of the coasts of Newfound
land, Vahradore, andthegulph and river of St.Lawrence.
'psrt the id containing charts of tile Britilh channel, and
the coast of Ireland to Cape Clear; of the Atlantic Ocean,
th« coasts of Europe, an 4 the Western Islands •,
of the whole coast of the United States and East Florida;
the gulph of Florida, and Iflaud of Havannah, drawn
from ifttial fufveyi aiid tie htcft difeoveries.
A Defcripekm of the Country 40 niiles round Manehef
ter, its geography, prodiiftions, river and canal naviga
tions ; its towns and villages, thejr papulation,
OJfrjmerce, and manufactures, by Dr. Aikiii; printed on
veilum paper, and illullratcd with ji copperplates finely
engraved.
' Hunter's Voyages to New South Wales and the Sou
thern Ocean, illustrated with ij maps, charts, view* and
other emhellifl>ments, neatly bound in calf.
Civil and Comnnerrial History qf the Britjlh. \Veft-ln
dies, by B. Edwards, Esq. with &c.
Tlje cenneftion that fabflfts betweeft Agriculture and
Chemiflry—by the Earl of Dundonnalil. r
The Courfeof Hannibal over the Alps, ascertained by
* J. Whitaker.
The Life of Gfn?ral UvmeijrfeT K jp 3. v °l«. written by
hifljf^lf.
Cheltner's Estimate of the comparative strength of
Great Britain.
History of the Moravian njiffions among the ladians of
North-Anwrica, with die mailers of the
natiops.
Brown's qf tilje , Qan>|ai jns in
A anil C.
The Studies of Nature, by Bernardin de §t. Pierre. ;
Tie Political Testament «f Maximilian Rohefpierre,
wi|h an aeaount of the secret negociations carried on nn
nef his diteftjqn,
Wiletnan's C«»mmefc.ial Leffqrs jn jhe r
languages of Europe.
A Pockct Vocabulary of fix principal languages.
Ahftrythdr's Rjeports in Chahc«ry.
This W«k» of P?tcr Pih'dsr, wfth a head of dhe.auth«r.
Tlje; flpsmn&Mag-^ine.
tbe British Qritick.or new Critical of thp ljt
cfi pub'lica: ion 4-.
The Works of Edmund Burke, Esq.
Defence of the American Constitution, l»y J. Adams,
of thftU-S. April zt. aaw
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LETTERS
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Jn reply to Pacifjcus, pn tlje Procbupation
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lately Publ'Jhed,
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t UK $ A I
A FOUNT <if BREVJLR,taIf woj^i; aj)ont fpur^n
dred weight. Enquire ay he Office ps {fte Gtfcttf
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December t.
Hat and Hosiert Store,
Wholfsack and Retail,
BY WILLIAM M'DOUGALL, !
No. 134 Market jfrcet, jd door from tbe earner of
Fourth, South fide.
MENS'Black Aroeriesn and lored ditto
Enelifh Hals, of «"ous Children's fancy ditto
qualities and pricca AU kinds of (ilk, silk an
Ditto Drabs and Greenun- cotton, cotton, & thread
der. Hose
Ladie'i ditto, black Knit colored Pantaloons
And a large allortroent .of , Ditto Drawers
fancy ditto Ditto Breeches Patterni
Colored Bearers Silk Gloves
Witta a great variety of ele- Knotted, colored ditto, coU
gant and falhionable trim- ton
mings, See. A quantity of mending cot-
Youth's black and drab CO* ton, sorted colon.
N. B. The Hats finilhcd in tbe newest fa'Oiion.
May 7. dlm
NOTICE,
AGREEABLY to charter, is hereby given M,,
Mehifiers of tfie Corporation'for the relief of pobr
and drfttelTed Prefbyterran Ministers, and of the poor
and distressed Widows and Children of Prefoyterian Mi
nisters, that there will be a Meeting of said Corporation
in the second Prefoyterian Church, in the city of Phila-.
pelphia, on the 13d day of May next, at 40 clock, p. m.
for the dispatch of ill flich blifinefs as may then be brought
before thi board.
ASBBEL GREEK,
April »*• d Secretary of the Cprpprattair
African Free School.
THE place of Teacher to tbe AFRICAS FRt£ SCHOOL,
in the city of l6ew York, being vadaht by the
tionof the late Mailer, the Tauarixs g-ve this public ir.ti
mation to all pet lons desirous of that ;fituation, that they will
receive applicatiooi for that appointment 'till the firll of next
June.
It is expelled that the applicant be well qualified to teach
reading, pfcrimanlhip, aritiimetic, and the principles of geo
graphy and English grammar, and that ,he produce latisfeao
ry testimonials of his good moral chat after.
y Tlie Salary df the Master will be 500 dollars per innum,
payable quafrt'eHv.—further particulars may be learnton ap
plication to T&OM4S' E.D&Y*
f —■
EtIHU H. SMITH, J
Kew-York, May 6, 1795. (May 7«fo)
Berrirpan & Go's Edition.
CHEAP AND EL EG EDITION OP
The HOLY BIBLE.
O M.Monday, the 16th will be publiftied, delivered
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BER CF BtR RIMAN & CO's CHEAP AND ELEGANT EDI-j
tiom of the HOLY BIBLE : containingthe Old and New
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wherein they happened, and to the place? of scripture where
in they are recorded.—A Table of Time.—Tables of scrip
ture measures, weights and coins : with an appendix, contain
ing the method of calculating its measures of surface,
hitherto wanting in Treatijes on this fubjeft. A Table of Offices
and Conditions of men.
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ceed 30, one of which will be delivered weekly po fubferib
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Frontifpicce—From an Engraving of the celebrated artist,
Gk I ONION.
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May 7. oaweowtf
George Dobson,
BEGS leave to inform the Store-Keepers in Town and
Country, that he has removed from Market-Street to
. N°* 25, south Third-street,
where he is opening a Large and Elegant Affortmcnt of the
undermentioned articles—viz.
Superfine London Clothi and Kerfeymtret,
Yorklhire fccond Do. Da.
Elastic do. do.
Mix'd and Blue Coatings
Fltanells, &c.
Printed, Callicoe»,
London Chintz ditto,
B|ue ?n4 dittp Furnitures,
India ditto.
Long Clothi, Eollaes, Baftaa, BattillasitConjevrems,
4-4 9tß 5-4 -A 6-4 Superfine India Bppk JWuilioj,
4-4 and 9-8 India Book Handkerchiefs,
4-4 and 9-8 Scotch ditto,
4-4 &6-4 plain do. Nuflins,
4-4 & 6 4 Britilh Jaconets,
6-4 Britilh Checks and Strip;*,
India do. do, do.
] 4-4 ditto Cbilloes, Madras Handkerchiefs, Ac.
A large affojtment of figur'd ami plain Studious,
Quillings, Dimities, and Striped Nankeena,
Fancy Wajftcoatings,
Ginghams of the firll Quality, fubieft to Drawback,
India Nankeens,
Men's White and coloured Silk (lockings.
J221_9 f
A LL persons indebted to the Estate of
riX Stevenson, or to the late part
nerlhip of Robert & Cornelius Stevcnfon, are requeflei
to make immediate payment, and those having any de
, man ds agftinft the fame, Will bring thtim Ik forlettlcrnent.
■tOiWELIUS STJEVENSON, Administrator,
and Surviving Partner, No, 134 Sprucc Street,
3aw3w
THIS DAY IS PU3LISHED,
At Benjamin Davies's No 68
High Strut,
The Political Censor;
Or,M ONTHLY REVIEW,
For APRIL,
Of the most itatereftiiig
Bj TER JPORCUPINE,
rJSSLI
For 3a!e,
A Few Ca/ks of First Quality
INDIGO.
t En<mire at Wo. jt, South Water ftrert.
% a tht&ftf
SNOWDEN & M'CORKLE,
RESPECTFULLY inform the Public, that they have
opened their PRINTING-OFFICE, at No. 47 fcorth
Fwih, near Raceffreet; where they e«esn«'aß,'kiiids
s ps PatNwuQ, with accuracy
City cf Washington.
SCHEME of the LOTTERY, \ 7 0.H,,
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE j
FEDERAL CITY. I
A magnificent \ so.ooo dollars, & ? Jo>o oo 1
dwelljng-houfe, 5 e.fh 30.000, art )
r ditto 15.000 & cAst »sa«* 40.000 (
x ditto 1 J,OOO & I 5» 00 ° 3o ; ooo ,
1 ditto 10,000 & cafe io,opo
1 ditto 5,000 fc cash 5.000 io.oco ,
, s,„ U . »» s .«» ,
IgTZio*.™, - ■«*
v ! * i-o»ooo
10 do. 1,000 - _ _ i 6 000
10 do. s°® _ 10,000
100 do. .zoo , - <_ 10006 I
100 i"' it - - :
do. J id, 006
I,P °° v - * J ;
15,000 do. lt> - - • • i
■ ; • J 1
16,739 Prizes.
33,161 Blank». j
50,000 Tickets, at Eight Dollars, 40^0000
N B To favour those who may take a quantity of
Tickets,the prize of 4 o,oCfc dbltorSwiUhe the last drawn,
ticket, and the 30,000 thi'LVMT hut oiti :
; TEteiS ssyr-fe
vate U'Mmg/to be ereAedin City of Wafcmfeton--
Tivo beautiful tfMigns are already ftfcfted far
fronts on U«o of the public squares; from »*^ in « S
it ispropofedtoerea two centre and,four corner buildings,
a« Xoon as possible after this lottery wfold, and to convey
them, when complete, to the fortunate *n
the manner described in the fchrnie for the Latter j.
A nett dedaSion of five per cent. Will be made td defray
the necessary expenses of printing, &c.
wfll be made a part of the fund jhtended
University, to be ereded within the city of Waftangfon.
The Drawing will commence as soon as the tickets are
fold off —The money prizes will be"payatoe jn thirty days
after it is finilhad ; and any prize, for which fortunate
numbers lie ndt produced within twelve months after the
drawing Uclafed, are to be confidefod as giyen towards
the ftuid for the University i it being determined to letti;
the whole business in a year from the ending ot the draw
ing, and to take up the bonds given a# fectinty.
The real fecurit.es given for the payment of thePmes,
ire held by the President and two Diredors qf die Bank
of Columbia, .and are valued at H»ofe than half the a
mount of the lottery.
The twenty four gentlemen who by appointment ol
the late Commifiioners affifled in the managertient of the
; Hotel Lottery are requested to undertake this arduous talk
a second time on behalf of the public ; a fufHcient num
ber of thefc having kindly accepted, it is hoped that the
friends to a National University and the other federal ob
je&s may continue to favor the design.
By accounts received from the different parts of the
Continent as well as from Europe, where the tickets
have been sent for sale, the public are assured that the
drawing will speedily commence, and that the care and
caution unavoidably necessary to insure a fafe difpolal of
the tickets, has rendered the inott fufpeufion indifpenfeble.
SAMUEL BLODGET.
Tieketsmay be had at the Bank of Colum' ia ; of
James Weft & Co. Baltimore; of Peter Oilman, Boston ;
of John Hopkins, Richmond ; and of Richard W*lis,
CooperV'Ferry. »
- Nankeens.
TO be fold cheap, a large Quantity of JVTAh KEENS'.
fubjeft to the benefit of the Drawback,'at the
Store of the fubferiber, No. 45 North Front street.
Sv Joseph Sanfom.
May 3 eo3w
NOT I C E.
THE President and Managers of the Delaware and
Schuylkill Canal, having determined to fspply the
city of Philadelphia With water, early in the year 1797,
Proposals will be receivc . in writing until the firft day of
June next, from any perfofi or per foil' disposed to contrail
for the cafling and delivery of Iroa Pipes 'jeceffary for the
above purpofii. By tt't Heard,
WILLIAM MOORE SMITH, Sec'ry.
March 31. aawtj.
L O S T,
IN the city, on the Point R«ad, the 13th ipftant, a small
GOLD FRENCH JVATCH, made at Paris, with a
'gold chain arid two gold fcals, one having the initials H.
1 St. G. and a Lion.craft—tKe .ther a Lion crest only. Who
ever finding the fame will bring them to No. 111 foufh
Front street, fliall receive a generous reward If offered
for sale to any of the Watch-makers in town, they arc re
quested to stop the fanje. April 13. §
FOR SALE,
A very Valuable Estate,
CALLED T IVITT EX H A M, situate in the
townlhip of Upper Deriy, and county of Delaware,
1 i-2 miles from Phiiad Iphia, and half a rile from the
new Wcfltra toad 1 containing 230 of excellent land,
45 of which are gosd Watered meadow, 90 of prime wood
land, arid the reft arable of the firft quality. There are
on" the premises a good two jflory btjck house, with 4 rooms
on a floor, and cellars under the whole, with a
of excellent water in front; a large fraipe barn, ftablcs,
a»d other convenient buildings ; a smoke-house find flone
spring-house ; two good apple orrhards, and one of peach
es. The fields are all iai clover, except thirie' immediately
under tillage, and are so laid out as to haye the advantage
of \yater in each of them, which renders it peculiarly con
venient for grazing!
The fituatjon i« pl«afant and healthy, and si om the high
cultivation of the land, the good neighbourhood, and the
vicijiity to the city, it is very fuitafcie for a gentleßiati's
couiUry feat.
The fpregoingii pjrt of the eftats of Jacob Harman,
deceafid, and oncreci for sale by
Mordecai L.ewis,
Qil. 9. eo.] Surviving Execufor.
N°. 130.
Djjlrifl of Ptanjyl<vama, to wit :
BE it retrfembered, that on the 4th day of April; in
the twentieth year of t[ie independence of the United
States ps America, Benjamin Davres of the said diftri<ft
hath deposited in this Office, the Title of a Book, the
right whereof he -cl^ima» proprietor, in the words fol
lo« iijg, to wit:
." ' h ' Politlca l Censor, or monthly .Review of the most
aitcrelting political occurrences relative to ihe United
. " States of America—by Peter Porcupine?'*
la conformity to the A3, »f the Congreft of -the Un.t
, •, States, itntituled "an A& for the qf
; Securing the copie, n £ maps, chart. ? nd books
. of Tuch Qo^ a Si#?
SAMUEL CALDWELL,
Cl«k-Cift.C«i.rt-Pennf ylvania.
iftw4w.
SHOT,
OFall sizes, from lb to Grape,
C#mbo»les, Pott, and ather callings ewcuted »t tU
ftiortdl notice,
Kail rods, from tod to ff ike,
Hoop Iron, of all fees, for caflts or anting into nails, bora
a brad to I id nails,
Anchors, from IJ Cwt. to loolb.
J)ar Iron,
A..Quantity of James River Tobacco,
Carolina Pork.
Herrings in barrets.
Kiln-dried cor* meal in Hhds. and Bbla.
Rye floor &C. tri be fold by
Levi Holiingfworth cff Son.
Augvfl 4 'tare
To be fold (U public sale,
On the 18th day of June the City tavern, in PhW
ladelfAia,
FOUR Lots of Ground in the town of LimVrton,
contrty «f Buriinttow, andßt*tVaf'N-w-)er(ey, a< j-'
Joining the river Delaware, lateThc El't<Ke «f
Richards, deceafefl, with ail tha hidings and imjirttvc
•ments, bounded by ground of John Mitchell, Lambert
■Cadwaladcr and athets ; a clear indifputabte title villi be
given. The terms wrH he made kmswn at the tiihe and
pUct of ftie. April m&th.
General Pojl Office, Philadelphia,
March 16, 1756.
WHEREAS fun dry Lette;s, tranlmitted in the JUaiJ,
of the United States, to and from Norfolk, in the
state of Virginia, wsre opened, and Bank Nates effeve.
! ral denominations fraudulently taken from them at Y«rk,
! in the slate aforefeid, in the months of prober, Npreni
ber anjl December fact : and whereas a part of fa|<f notes
and some calh have been recovered ahi are now in pofifefl?-
on of the Post Matter Gene "aI. In order therefore 'that
such Bank Notesas ft ail be identified may be.*tftor«F to
the owners thereof, and that the remaining qot?s»n4fa|t
be equitably (Jiftjibuted among thoft who are enutlaj 0,
them. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN toallpexfonswh#
have fuffeied by such Fraudulent pra<ftices, Withm'tie p«.
riod, and on the'route aforementioned, to exhibit their
claims without delay, supported by such reasonable proois
as may be necefiary te fubflantiste (hem. Such natti u
ffaall be identified Twtjil be rueeived by application to tiw
General Post Office, op or befpre the iirft day pi July
next; and the refldue of such cash and rotes will then be
divided among tht claimants in proportion to' theft reftic
tive lolfcs, to be aftert lined by the ueceffary proofc,-n lii«ij
on or before that day fhflll ba produced doth;
Qffice. * (sawtju'y) JOs. HAUJjRSWAM.
' ' |- 1 -- T - 1 . 1, ,
LAW BOOK STORE,
NO. JI3, HIGH-STRfcET,
A VERY GENERAL IMPORTATION OF LAW Hum
JUST OPENED.
GEORGE DAVIS's
Extensive coiioftim 0 f the uteii irish Edition
ing now arranged, he begs te offer (ham /or bal» f
on the fame moderate terms, as .have fgr ycyi
past, so particularly diftinguilked them; inil to iffure
those Gentlemeh vho may favor hirh with attention, that
their orders from any diOance, whether for a fiugie vo
lume, or an entire Library, fa all be executed utlis the l&t
promptitude, and acknowledged with thanks.
Catalogues for the present yc4f arc prep fired, 194
will be delivered on application.
N. S. A number of Trunks to be disposed of.
l6th April. miu6w
A Pri|iting-Office for Sale.
CONSISTING Or
A good assortment of Types, the greater part of which
ire but little worn, a good mahogany Press, wish the dif
ferent Printing Materials, in complete order for
,any kind of work. Tile fituotion is very eligible, either
for a newspaper or book-work, being in a pleafint, well
populated city, within 30 miles of Philadelphia. The»d
is also a very cogftderable advantage arising from the
numerous applications for blanks and the general is&ip
of advertifeinents, &c. &c. and a bandfome profit derived
from tile great quantity of Rags which may be coQeSii
throughout the year.
A complete f?t of cuts for Dilworth's Spelling-Book.
Llkewife will be fold with the office,' a large tyook
biuders' Press, (used for prreffing bopks in sheets) toge
ther with a number of bookbinders' topis, almflft new.
ls ny person inclining to purchafa the above, may hare
tho iJulal of a handsome cdlletflion of books, bound and
tn sheets—They will be Iplu very low.
Fer the price, and further particulars, enquire st
24, north Third-flrcet, where a fpevimen of tb c types
maybefeen. April 26. §a,iaw.
C OLU M B I A lib USE
Boarding School for Tgung Ladies-
MRS. GROOMBRIIiQE ijavingremoved from Lodge
Alley, to the corner of Eleventh a#d Spruce-ftrccts
for the adv mtage of a lafge, convenient House, ins dry,
healthy situation; hspes for the continuance of the encou
ragement fte has hitherto so highly exparießccd; and for
which lhe returns her sincere acknowledgment. >
C?" M rs - GaoaMiRiDGE is a (Tided by JWafters ps the
firlt ability; and the nfcful, as weil as OLrnata?nul branches
of education are particularly attended to.
February 8.
SPECIMEN OF ELEGANT PRINTING.
John Thompson & Abr. Small,
RESPECTFULLY inform such perfon ß as ?dniire, ancf
would wijh to encourage any improvement in thofc
arts, which are an ornament to a (late; that after much,
expense and great attention, they have printedfor public,
infpe&iqn, the firft number of their hichlt tinisbiu
Hot-Pressed Bible,
Which thay believe to be .the jnoft beautiful prqdu&ifH
of its nature, hitherto seen.
Similar works in Europe have for some years been li
berally patronized—they have had an honorable place in
the libraries of men of taste—the present production iiJ"
' attempt to Ihow, that in America, works can be executed
in every refpeit equal t» the efforts of trans-atlantic genius.
From the warm approbation that has been bellowed on it
-by some of the firft characters, the proprietors are war
ranted in faying, they have been fuccefsfpl.
It claims patronage as heing wholly Amer/cafl —the pa
per,, by far the best ever used hc e , in printing, is made
Within a few miles of this city—the types, which are trt
-1 ly beautiful, are also American—and the Whole apparatus
' for hot prefling, has> been procured from different parts of
: the Union: It is also the chbapsst HOT-PRESSKD
: BIBLE ever printed in any country. The firft numlif r
■ may be infpe&ed at No. 34, Carter's alley ; or at No. <J»»
jrtion flreet.
It is proposed to deliver the whole in Forty Number?!
' at One Half Dollar each—one of which will be complete
two weeks. April 15. *»a&3W.
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: PRINTED BY JOHN FENNO,
—No. 119 —
CHES (JUT-STREET.
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