Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1797-10-03 00:00:00

SALES BY AUCTION.
Stated Sales
FOR DRY GOODS. Monday Forenoon—Edward Fox, No. 56, South Front-Street. Afternoon—Footman & Co. No. 65 South Front-Street. Tuesday Forenoon—John Connolly, Old City Auction, No. 73 South Front-Street. Afternoon—William Shannon, No. 183 High-Street. Wednesday Afternoon—Peter Benfon, No. 74 South Third-Street. Thursday Forenoon—Edward Fox. Afternoon—John Connolly. Friday Forenoon—William Shannon. Afternoon—John Connolly. Saturday Afternoon—Peter Benfon.
For Freight or Charter,
THE GOOD BRIG S U K E Y, Isaac Vredenburg, Master; NOW lying at Clifford's wharf, and in complete order to receive a cargo. For terms please to apply the Captain on board, or John Skyrin, No. 81, Arch-Street.
WHO HAS FOR SALE,
2000 wt. of double refined Saltpetre 600 wt. of F F Gun Powder 300 barrels of Herring 50 bushels of Timothy Seed 150 casks of Clarat, first quality And a quantity of Sherry Wine. pt. 29. dtf
HAVANNA SUGARS.
FOR SALE, 1400 boxes and casks prime white Havanna SUGARS. On board the ship Hamburg Packet, Silas Swain, Master, now lying at Marcus Hook. For terms, apply to Capt. Swain, on board, to Capt. SAMUEL SMITH, in Front, near Walnut Street, or to Philip Nicklin, Esq. Co.
Philip Nicklin, Esq. Co.
Who offer the said Ship, Hamburg Packet For SALE or CHARTER. She is 320 tons register, coppered to the beams; sails remarkably fast, and can be ready to receive a cargo in a few days. Sept. 21. d2w
Antigua Rum,
JUST arrived at Wilmington, Delaware State; and now landing from on board the Brig Active, William Williams, Master, One hundred hhds. 3d & 4th proof, And for Sale by John Hollingsworth & Co. Wilmington, Sept. 21. dtf
John Hollingsworth & Co.
N. B. The above Brig, and the brig GAYOSO, are also for Sale or Charter, and now ready to receive a cargo on board, at Wilmington. Apply as above.
For Savannah,
The fast sailing ship, SWIFT PACKET, PATRICK GRIEBIN, Master, Now lying opposite the mouth of Frankford Creek, has handsome accommodations for passengers, and will sail on or about the 1st of October. For freight or passage apply to the master on board, or of the subscribers at Frankford, 5 1-2 miles from Philadelphia. Nalbro & J. Frazier. Frankford, Sept. 18. dtfno.
Nalbro & J. Frazier.
For HAMBURGH.
THE Copper Bottomed Ship FAVORITE, JOHN THOMPSON, Master, now at Bright's wharf, and will be ready to take in on Monday next, part of her cargo being engaged and ready to go on board. The ship is so well known, that it is needless to describe her. She is now in complete order. For Freight or Passage, please to apply at Mr. Jeremiah Warder's Compting House, No. 12, North Third Street, or to the Master on board. August 30.
For SALE,
On board the said Ship, Swedish Iron, assorted Hollow and Window Glass, Demy Johns, Wrapping Paper for Sugar Refiners, Rugs of 1 & 2 Quality. Please to apply as above. wi&m2w
FOR SALE,
BRETAGNES in cases German Checks in do. Cambricks Platiellas Osnabricks Gold and silver Watches Window Glass 10 by 8 Glass Tumblers in cases Linseed Oil in casks, &c. &c. George Pennock, 103, High-Street. July 5. 3aw
An elegant House in Arch Street.
TO be let and entered on immediately a large and elegant house at the Corner of Arch and Ninth Street. There are two drawing rooms and one dining room—the largest is 31 feet by 26—and two are so connected by folding doors as to make but one. Also, five bed rooms, besides 5 in the garret, well finished for servants. There are stables and a coach house, with every convenience for a family. Enquire at No. 29, in North Seventh Street, or at No. 218, Arch Street. Aug. 15. 2aw3w.
Chocolate and Mustard
Manufactured as usual, Ginger and Pepper ground Shelled or Pearl Barley Philadelphia Porter, Beer, Ale and Cyder London Porter Taunton and Burton Ale Red Port and other Wines, either bottled, or by the pipe, quarter-cask or gallon—suitable for exportation or home consumption— For Sale by John Harworth, No. 98 South Front Street. August 24. dtw
Public notice is hereby given,
To the Freemen of the City and County of Philadelphia, and the County of Delaware, THAT a General Election will be held on Tuesday the 10th day of October next, the election to be opened between the hours of 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and 1 o'clock in afternoon—when the freemen of the city of Philadelphia are to meet at the State-house, in the said city, to elect Six representatives for the said city in the general assembly. Twenty persons for members of common council. Four persons for members of the select council, in the room of Francis Gurney, Godfrey Haga, Henry Pratt, and James Read, whose time expires. The freemen of the county of Philadelphia to elect Six representatives for the said county in general assembly. The freemen of the city and county of Philadelphia to elect Two persons for Sheriff. One person for county commissioner. The freemen of the city and county of Philadelphia, and the county of Delaware, to elect One Senator for the state. The freemen of the county of Bucks and Kingessing, are to hold their election at the State-house in the city of Philadelphia. The freemen of the Northern Liberties, are to hold their election at the Town-house, in Second Street continued, above Coats's Street. The freemen of the township of Germantown, Roxborough and Bristol, are to hold their election at the Union School-house, in Germantown. The freemen of the township of Oxford, Byberry, Lower Dublin and Moreland, are to hold their election in the house late John Barnsley's in Bullocktown, in the township of Lower Dublin. And the freemen of the district of Southwark, and the township of Moyamensing and Passyunk, are to hold their election at the commissioner's hall, in the district of Southwark aforesaid. The constables of each ward, district, &c. are to hold their elections in the different districts, to choose their inspectors and assessors for the ensuing year; and give their attendance at the time and respective places. JOHN BAKER, Sheriff. Sept. 29. dtf
The Norfolk Mail STAGE.
THIS Stage starts from the GEORGE Tavern, at the corner of Second and Arch Streets, in Philadelphia, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 3 o'clock, in the morning; arrives at Dover the first day, at Snowhill the second day, at Northampton Court House the third day, and on the morning of the fourth day the passengers find a safe and comfortable packet to convey them to Norfolk. A packet leaves Norfolk for Northampton ferry, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and the Stage starts from this ferry for Philadelphia, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, up at Snow Hill the first night, at Dover the 2d night, and arrives in Philadelphia in the evening of the third day. The distance on this route, between Philadelphia and Norfolk, is 80 miles less than on any stage route between those places. Too much cannot be said in favor of the road, which is most excellent indeed. The proprietors willingly engage to return the whole fare to any passenger, who, after having performed this route, will say that he ever travelled in a stage for the same distance, so good a road in America. August 13. d1m. cotf.
This Day Published,
And to be sold by WILLIAM YOUNG, corner of Second and Chestnut Streets, Price 3-Dols. of a Dollar, Observations on certain Documents Contained in No. V and VI of "The History of the United States for the year 1796," In which the charge of speculation against ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Late SECRETARY of the TREASURY, is FULLY REFUTED. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. This publication presents a concise statement of the bare means practiced by the Jacobins of the United States toasperse the characters of those persons who are considered as hostile to their disorganizing schemes. It also contains the correspondence between Mr. Hamilton and Messrs. Monroe, Muhlendburgh and Venable, on the subject of the documents aforesaid, and a series of letters from James Reynolds and his wife to Mr. Hamilton, proving beyond the possibility of a doubt, that the connection between him and Reynolds, was the result of a daring conspiracy on the part of the latter and his associates to extort money. A discount of one third from the retail price will be made in favor of wholesale purchasers, for cash. Orders to be addressed to Mr. Young. August 25.
No. 188.
District of Pennsylvania, to wit:
BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the twenty sixth day of July, in the twenty second year of the independence of the United States of America, JOHN FENNO, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof, he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit:— "Observations on certain documents contained in No. V. and VI. of "The History of the United States for the year 1796," in which the charge of speculation against Alexander Hamilton, late Secretary of the Treasury, is fully refuted— "Written by himself." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned."
SAMUEL CALDWELL,
Clerk of the District of Pennsylvania. July 27. w4w
TO BE SOLD VERY CHEAP!
A Light WAGON almost new, with a frame—and a pair of harness (English collars) has never been used—price 90 Dols. A Horse 16 hands high, seven years old—and a new chair, with a falling top and harness—320. Enquire No. 334, Market-Street. August 24. dtw
Excellent Bourdeaux Brandy
Just received, and for Sale by Rundle & Leech. Aug. 21. 2awtf
CUSTOM-HOUSE,
Philadelphia, Sept. 22d, 1797. THE Merchants who at this time prefer having their vessels and Merchandise entered and cleared at Chester or Marcus Hook, are hereby notified, That in compliance with their desire, and upon a full conviction that the measure will be mutually beneficial to them and to the United States. The collector of the customs has made arrangements to establish for some time branches of the custom-house at those places, where every accommodation in his power will be given to the merchants. dtw
TO BE SOLD,
A Convenient well finished Brick Cement, with a cook house and other out houses, situated in a pleasant part of the borough of Wilmington, in the State of Delaware—The lot of ground has forty feet front on West-Street, and extends through the square to Paterson-Street, on which is erected a stable and carriage house. ALLEN M'LANE. Wilmington, Aug. 10.
Lately Published,
In one vol. 8vo (price one dollar in boards) sold by WILLIAM YOUNG, corner of Second and Chestnut Streets. A Collection of Papers on the subject of Billions Fevers, prevalent in the United States for a few years past. Compiled by NOAH WEBSTER, jun. Containing letters from Doctors Seaman, Smith, Buel, Taylor, Ramsay, Monson, Reynolds, Mitchell, on contagion, &c. &c. Sept. 15. dt
City Commissioners Office,
August 29, 1797. IN pursuance of an Ordinance of the Select and Common Councils, passed the 22d day of May last. Proposal in writing will be received by the City Commissioners for one month from the 1st of September next, for letting to rent on leases for one year to commence the first day of January next, the following public property of the city— The wharf and landing on Vine Street, Also on Sassafras, Mulberry, High Streets, Chestnut and Walnut Streets, Draw Bridge, with the Scale and Fish Houses, Spruce, Pine and Cedar Streets. The cellar under the City-Hall. The Tavern at the middle ferry on Schuylkill, with the lots contiguous thereto, (except so much thereof as shall be occupied by any buildings erected for the use of the Collector of the Tolls, or be necessary for the toll-gates.) Aug. 3. 3awtm.
LOST,
ON the Paffyunk Road, between the Blue Ball and the city, a Bowling Piece, with a brass barrel and silver fight; on the plate of the butt are the letters "Jamaica, Q. 99"—and on the barrel near the lock "London" and the Tower stamp. Whoever will return the said piece to John Barnard, at the sign of the Blue Ball on the Paffyunk Road, or the office of this Gazette, shall receive a reward of Four French Crowns, Sept. 12. 3t
DUTY ON CARRIAGES.
Notice is hereby Given,
THAT agreeably to an act of Congress of the United States of America, passed at Philadelphia, the 28th day of May, 1796; laying duties on Carriages, for the conveyance of persons, which shall be kept by or for any person, for his or her own use, or to let out to hire, or for the conveyance of passengers, the several duties and rates following, to wit: For and upon every Coach, 15 dols. upon every Chaise, 12 dols. upon every Post Chaise, 12 dols. upon every Post Chaise, 12 dols. upon every Phaeton, with or without top, 9 dols. upon every Coach, 9 dols. upon other Carriages, having panel work above, with blinds, glasses or curtains, 9 dols. upon four wheeled Carriages, having framed posts and tops with steel springs, 6 dols. upon four wheeled Carriages, with wooden or iron springs or jacks, 3 dols. upon Currecles with tops, 3 dols. upon Chaises with tops, 3 dols. upon Chaises with tops, 3 dols. upon other two wheeled Carriages, 3 dols. upon two wheeled Carriages, with steel or iron springs, 3 dols. For and upon all other two wheeled Carriages, 2 dols. upon every four wheeled Carriage, having framed posts and tops, and riding upon wooden spars, 2 dols. The Collectors of the Revenue for the first Survey of the District of Pennsylvania, will attend daily, until the 30th day of September next, for the purpose of receiving the duties on Carriages, at Germantown; at the house of Daniel St. Clair, Esq. in the County of Montgomery; and at the house of James Chapman, Esq. in the County of Bucks; to all of which persons possessed of such Carriages are desired to take notice. WILLIAM NICHOLS, Inspector of the Revenue of the first Survey of the District of Pennsylvania. Office of Inspection at Germantown, 12th Sept. 1797. dtm
Notice is also given,
TO all retail dealers in Wines, and foreign distilled spirituous liquors, that licences will be granted to them; one licence for carrying on the business of retailing of Wines, in a less quantity, or in less quantities than thirty gallons—and one licence for carrying on the business of retailing spirituous liquors in less quantities than 20 gallons, at the same time and at the same places, by the officers legally authorised to grant such licences. WILLIAM NICHOLS, Inspector of the Revenue of the first Survey of the District of Pennsylvania. Office of Inspection at Germantown, 12th Sept. 1797. dtm
IMPORTED
In the ship America, James Ewing, master, from Hamburg, Brown Hollands White Pettas Tickenbergs Coarse Linens Tapes Looking Glasses } in cases. Glass Tumblers } FOR SALE BY George Pennock, 103, High-Street. August 14. 3aw
Act laying Duties on Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper.
A FFW copies of the above act may be had at the Office of the Gazette of the United States, No. 119, Chestnut-Street. July 19.
TO BE SOLD,
And immediate possession given, THAT elegant seat, called BLOOMSBURY, the residence of the late John Cox, Esq. with about 200 acres of Land, situate on the Delaware, extending from the mouth of Assunpink Creek, to Trenton ferry. The mansion house is a handsome well constructed brick building, 50 by 40 feet, containing four rooms on each floor, with excellent cellars, and a two story brick kitchen. Among the out buildings are a stone coach house and stables, sufficient to contain six carriages, ten horses, and a stone cow house, upwards of 100 feet in length. There is also a stone farm house with corn crib, waggons house, &c. &c. The whole of the premises is well watered, and the whole of the premises is in a high state of improvement, are such as to be worthy the attention of any gentleman wishing to retire from the city. There are also about 25 acres adjoining the above, which will be divided as to accommodate the purchaser. Also, 100 acres adjoining the town lots on the east side of the street leading from Trenton to Lambertville, which will be sold together or in lots, as may best suit the purchaser, and 230 acres of woodland, two miles from the above land, which will also be divided if required. The terms of payment will be made easy, and an indisputable title given. For further particulars enquire of Mrs. Cox, No. 144, South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, John Stevens, Esq. Hoboken, Mathias Barton, Esq. of Lancaster, or the subscriber at Trenton. MASKELL EWING. Trenton, Sept. 25, 1797. dtf
Sundry Lots
IN the following Squares in the City of Washington will be exposed to Public Sale, by the subscribers, on the second Monday in October next, at the Little Hotel, in the said City, to commence at 10 o'clock:— Square No. 32, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 55, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 101, 102, 103, 118, 119, 120, 141, 62, 56, 84, 104, 87, 88, 89, 104, 114, 125, 120, 61, 106, 80, 103, square east of square 87, square south of square 104, square north of square 81, square east of square 88, square north of square 128. These Lots are advantageously situated in the neighborhood of the President's Square, and deemed equal in value to any in the city, and will be peremptorily sold; clear and valid titles will be made to the purchaser, on receipt of the purchase money. Terms of sale, are good notes, negotiable at the Bank of Columbia, one fourth part in one month, one other fourth in three months, one other fourth in five months, and the remaining one fourth in seven months. WILLIAM DEAKINS, jun. URIAH FORRESTER. Sept. 21. dtf
At the Federal Blast Furnace,
In Carver—for Sitting, Plating, and Rolling Mills.
SEYMOUR'S Patent Rollers.
THEIR superiority consists in being free from holes and honey-combed places, which are commonly found in rollers cast in sand, or clay moulds. These patent rollers are cast in iron moulds, previously heated, and will be found to be more dense, solid and durable than any rollers heretofore used. Another important advantage they have over others, is, that the necks require no turning, but are immediately fit for use, and from their accuracy, run with less friction, and require less water to make them perform their work. They may be had by application to the Patentee in Plymouth, of Gen. Nathaniel Goodwin, or of Messrs. Thatcher and Hayward. Boston, Aug. 31. Sept. 19. 6t.
MR. LAILSON,
WITH an intention to render service, and undeviating those Performers, who during his absence Mr. Jaymond has thought proper to engage, thinks it would be wrong in him not to inform those that are engaged, that it is without his approbation, and that he will not be in any way answerable for Jaymond's engagements. PHILIPPE LAILSON. Alexandria, Sept. 13, 1797. 6t.
THE SUBSCRIBERS,
ASSIGNEES of JAMES GREENLEAF, HEREBY give notice, that they have disposed of the property assigned to them for the securing the payment of the note; acceptances, and endorsements given by Edward Fox, for the use of the said James Greenleaf, and the holders of such notes, acceptances, and endorsements, are hereby notified that the subscribers will settle with them for the amount of their respective claims, both PRINCIPAL and INTEREST, at any time before the 20th day of October next; after which day, the holders not applying, will be excluded, agreeably to the terms of assignment. Applications to be made at South-east corner of Dock and Second Streets (the Dock-Street side), between the hours of eleven and one o'clock every day, Sundays excepted. excepted. Henry Pratt, Tho. W. Francis, John Miller, Jun. John Atbley, Jacob Baker. Philadelphia, August 18, 1797. d
Just published,
And to be sold at the Bookstores of H. & P. Rice, No. 50, Market-Street; J. Ormerod, No. 41, Chestnut-Street, and W. Young, corner of Chestnut and Second-Street, An accurate System of Surveying; IN WHICH IS CONTAINED, 1. Decimal fractions, in a plain, concise, and easy manner. 2. The extraction of the square root. 3. Plain trigonometry, rectangular and oblique. 4. An exact method to cast up the contents of lands. 5. Field surveying. The whole being performed without the use of scale and compasses, on a table of logarithms. In which is given some account of the variation of the needle, and the causes of its attraction. By SAMUEL MOORE. August 2. 2aw2w
WINDOW GLASS,
OF Superior Quality, and cheaper than any other in the City. OF VARIOUS SIZES, From 8 by 6 to 19 by 14. By the single Box or Quantity, may be had at the store of the Subscribers, corner of Arch and Front-Street. James C. & Samuel W. Fisher. Philadelphia, June 9, 1797. 4tvinwtf
THOMAS HERMAN LEUFFER,
North Fifth Street, corner of North alley, No. 32.
HAS FOR SALE,
EXCELLENT red Bourdeaux Wine in cases and boxes, six years old White Graves Wine in cases Tickenbergs Russia Sail Cloths Ravens Duck Big Linen Heliens Diaper and Table Cloth Empty bags Common German Cloth An assortment of black coloured Ribbons Fine German Laces About twelve tons Russia clean Hemp Clover Seed Italian Soap, in small boxes, for family use Window Glass August 20. 2aw
THIS DAY WAS PUBLISHED,
And for Sale by THOMAS DOBSON, at the Stone House, No. 41, South Second Street.
EVENINGS AT HOME;
OR, THE JUVENILE BUDGET OPENED.
Consisting of a variety of Miscellaneous Pieces for the instruction and amusement of YOUNG PERSONS—Six Volumes handsomely printed and bound up in two volumes, price Two Dollars. The variety and excellence of these pieces are such, that the book needs only to be known to be universally esteemed one of the most valuable publications that can be put into the hands of young persons. "Delightful task to rear the tender thought, To teach the young how to think, To rear the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast." T. MOORE. August 24. m2w4w
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED,
By THOMAS DOBSON, at the Stone House, No. 41, South Second Street.
Letters and Conversations,
Between several Young Ladies, on improving and interesting subjects. Translated from the Dutch of Madame de Cambon with alterations and improvements. Printed on fine paper, and neatly bound, Price one dollar. AMIDST the tide of modern Romance, painting tales of extraordinary distress, or of desperate or artful villainy, which "harrow up the soul," and which it would be for the honor of young ladies to be ignorant of, this little book comes forward to notice, where, in a variety of incidents, not exceeding the bounds of real life, the proper, becoming and natural dignity and importance of the Female character is exhibited in an interesting point of view, and presents examples of real and attainable excellence. The publisher was much pleased with the personal that he was persuaded he should do a pleasing service to the community by sending it into circulation. August 24. m2w4w
To Masters and Pilots bringing up Vessels from Foreign Ports to this City.
Whereas sundry infringements have lately been made on the laws of this state for the preventing pestilential or infectious diseases, either from ignorance or inattention thereto, it is that expedient at this time to publish the following extracts from the laws of 22d April, 1794, 7th and 8th sections. HEALTH-OFFICE. June 6th, 1794. Extract of an act for securing the city and port of Philadelphia from the introduction of pestilential and contagious diseases. Sect. 7. And he it further enacted, that every master or captain of any ship or vessel coming from a place (vessels actually employed in the coasting trade excepted) and bound to any port or place within the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, shall cause his ship or vessel to be brought to anchor, or otherwise lay in the stream of the river Delaware, opposite to the Health-Office on State-Island aforesaid, and there to remain until he shall have duly obtained a certificate or bill of health from the Resident Physician. And if, previously to obtaining such certificate or bill of health, any master or captain shall suffer his ship or vessel to approach nearer than the said Health-Office to this city of Philadelphia, or shall land, cause or suffer to be landed, or brought on shore, at any place or port within this Commonwealth, any person or persons, or any goods, wares or merchandise, or if after receiving such bill of health or certificate, he shall neglect or refuse to deliver the same to the Health-Officer, such master or captain shall forfeit and pay, for each and every such offence, the sum of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. And the captain or master of every ship or vessel shall land a safe and commodious boat to bring the physician on board, and shall in like manner convey him back to the Health-Office, after he has concluded his official examination; And while he is making such examination, or in case any subsequent examination by the Health-Officer or Consulting Physician, agreeably to the directions of this act, the master or captain shall expose or cause to be exposed to the search of the Resident Physician, or of the Health Officer and Consulting Physician, (as the case may be) each and every part of the ship or vessel, and shall present to his view each and every person or persons on board thereof, and shall also true and satisfactory answers make to all such questions as the Resident Physician, &c. at the time of examination shall ask relative to the health of any port or place from which the ship or vessel failed, or has since touched at—the number of persons on board when the ship or vessel entered on her voyage—the number of persons that have since been landed or taken on board, and when and where respectively—what persons on board have been during the voyage, or shall, at the time of examination, be infected with any pestilential or contagious disease—and what is the present state and condition of the persons on board with respect to their health or diseases. And if any master or captain shall refuse to expose as aforesaid, to the search of any of the officers aforesaid, or if he shall conceal any sick person, or in any other manner deceive the proper officers aforesaid in his answers, such captain or master, for every such offence, shall forfeit and pay the sum of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. Sect. 8. And if any person or persons whatsoever, (the Resident Physician, &c. excepted) shall go on board any vessel, before the master thereof has received a certificate of health in the manner directed, every person so offending, shall pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. IT being absolutely necessary that the foregoing sections should be punctually complied with, the publisher, in compliance with his duty, must exact a rigorous observance of the same, or else be under the necessity of putting the laws in force. Wm. ALLEN, Health Officer of the Port of Philadelphia. July 14. 62w

The Gazette.
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3.
Mr. Peter Helm having at an early period of the prevailing fever, offered his services to superintend the care of the sick at the City Hospital...
Resolved, That the chairman enclose this resolution to Mr. Helm, with the warmest thanks of the board for the services he has rendered to his fellow-citizens.
Published by order of the Board, WM. MONTGOMERY, Chairman, pro tem. Health-Office, City Hall, Sept. 29, 1797.
SIR, I have the honor to enclose you a resolution of the board, unanimously adopted. Be assured it has been a source of regret that your services could not with propriety have been dispensed with before...
No. IV. Communication from the Commissioners to the Governor.
SIR, In our last we stated the amount of our expenditures up to the 23d ultimo: the balance then left in our hands was about 4000 dollars.
Table with 3 columns: Description, Dollars, Cts. Rows include: 982 indigent persons relieved, Paid for bread, Ditto for provisions for persons in the encampment, Ditto to clerks and messengers.
ROBERT WHARTON, Chairman, State-House, October 2, 1797. To Thomas Mifflin, Esq. Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Commissioners request all those who have any demands against them, may present them immediately to Thomas Savery, No. 20, or George Krebs, No. 17, North Fifth Street...
UPWARDS of 600 men are daily employed by the commissioners on the road, most of whom have wives and children; and more than 900 persons chiefly women, have each a sum of money given them...
At a meeting of a number of the citizens of Philadelphia, held at the Union School House in Germantown, on Saturday, the 30th day of September, 1797:—
Members of the House of Representatives for the City of Philadelphia: George Latimer, Robert Waln, Jacob Hiltzheimer, Lawrence Seckel, Joseph Ball, Francis Gurney.
It is a remarkable thing, but one that has hitherto escaped remarks, that our anti-government men, who made formerly an inoffensive uproar about the detention of the Western Posts by the British Garrisons...
When Poland was cut up into three slices for the three adjoining Monarchs, the most hideous outcry was raised by all lovers of freedom—and justly!—But when the French Republic begins to cut and carve for herself...
Just so with the privateering business.—When a British ship of war took a vessel or impressed a man near our harbours, our patriots were all fire and vengeance.
THE HOUSE.—This is the house the French directory built. L'ARGENT.—This is the malt that lay in the house the directory built.
PICKERING.—This is the cat, that kill'd the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house the directory built.
HONESTUS.—This is the dog that barked at the cat, that killed the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house the directory built.
JOHNNY, the "Wild Irishman."—This is the bull, with a crumpled horn, that roared with the dog, that barked at the cat, that killed the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house the directory built.
LIBERTY a la mode Francaise.—This is the maiden all forlorn, that coaxed the bull with a crumpled horn, that roared with the dog, that barked at the cat, that killed the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house the directory built.
EQUALITY.—This is the man, all tattered and torn, that kissed the maiden all forlorn, that coaxed the bull with a crumpled horn, that roared with the dog, that barked at the cat, that killed the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house the directory built.
CONSCIENCE.—This is the cock, that crowed in the morn, that waked the patriot covered with scorn, that paid the parson all shaven and thorn, for marrying the man all tattered and torn, that killed the maiden all forlorn...
PHILO. 10th Mo. 2d.
From the New-York Gazette, &c. Messrs. M'Lean & Lang, GENTLEMEN, AMOR PATRIAE! Love of country!—
What sacred feelings do not those words inspire? How transporting the pleasure of being thought a true friend to our country—to be willing on every occasion to sacrifice private interest to the public good—to die in her defence when necessity demands!
It is a remarkable thing, but one that has hitherto escaped remarks, that our anti-government men, who made formerly an inoffensive uproar about the detention of the Western Posts by the British Garrisons...
THE HOUSE.—This is the house the French directory built. L'ARGENT.—This is the malt that lay in the house the directory built.
PICKERING.—This is the cat, that kill'd the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house the directory built.
HONESTUS.—This is the dog that barked at the cat, that killed the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house the directory built.
JOHNNY, the "Wild Irishman."—This is the bull, with a crumpled horn, that roared with the dog, that barked at the cat, that killed the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house the directory built.
LIBERTY a la mode Francaise.—This is the maiden all forlorn, that coaxed the bull with a crumpled horn, that roared with the dog, that barked at the cat, that killed the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house the directory built.
EQUALITY.—This is the man, all tattered and torn, that kissed the maiden all forlorn, that coaxed the bull with a crumpled horn, that roared with the dog, that barked at the cat, that killed the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house the directory built.
CONSCIENCE.—This is the cock, that crowed in the morn, that waked the patriot covered with scorn, that paid the parson all shaven and thorn, for marrying the man all tattered and torn, that killed the maiden all forlorn...
PHILO. 10th Mo. 2d.
to render an account of it, you may not be found deficient. Among other prerogatives of power one, not the least in importance, is the appointment to public offices.
To the eye of reflection, however, the nature and consequence of this branch of human government are evident, nor will a strict adherence to the proper use of it be difficult when a just impression has been received of the serious evils that spring from its misapplication.
These are a few of the evils of disqualification in judicial, and other public officers. I have elsewhere stated more particularly the qualifications required in the several officers of the royal household, the army, and the civil government.
AN UMBRELLA WAS taken (supposed to have been stolen) on Sunday evening last, from the house occupied by Mr. Blunt, No. 9, Strawberry-Street:—It is a green silk Umbrella, of the middle size, with a red morocco top and hooked ivory head.
LOST, ON the Frankford road, a Camel's hair SHAWL. Any person who will return it to the Printer, shall have a reasonable reward. O.G. 3—d3t
From Marseilles. THE CARGO Of the Swedish barque Catharina Adolphus, from Marseilles, consisting of the following articles, is discharging at Mr. Latimer's wharf, and for sale by the subscribers.
BRANDY, well flavored, of 2, 3 & 4th proof Claret, in hogsheads. Ditto, in cases. Frontignac Wine, in cases of 30 bottles. Olive Oil, of a superior quality, in baskets of 6 and 12 bottles.
Capers. Olives. Almonds. Dry Verdigrease. Writing Paper. Umbrellas (Silk) of 28, 30 and 32 inches. Taffetas. Long and short white Kid Gloves for Women. Silk Stockings. Hankerchiefs, in imitation of Madras. Artificial Flowers and Garlands. Oriflamme Feathers. Ribbons. Perfumery. Scented Hair-Powder and Pomatum. Manna in forts. Cream Tartar.
BENJAMIN MORGAN & ROBERT ANDREWS. September 27. estf
Red Port Wine. Just arrived, by the brig Iris, capt. Rhodes, from Oporto. Red Port Wine in pipes, hds. and quarter casks. 60 cwt. Cork. for sale by Philips, Cramond, & Co.
By this day's Mail. NEW-YORK, October 2. LONDON NEWS to the 16th of August, is received by the Portland, Capt. HUSSEY, from BULLO, which left the 17th.
Though our papers are eight days later than any heretofore received, they do not contain much that is important—The primary articles, however, are detailed in the succeeding columns.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
CERNOWITZ, July 6. The rebels of Poland have chosen Bukowine as the theatre of their operations. The day before yesterday they entered that province in two divisions. Twenty five men were taken, and a dragoon dangerously wounded, by one of those parties.
The Poles are all on horseback, armed with pistols and pikes, ornamented with small red flags. A corporal who was recruiting in the district of Ehrbach, was killed by the rebels. LONDON, August 11. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East-India House, when the resignation of Marquis Cornwallis, as Governor General, was accepted. Adjourned till Wednesday next.
PARTIAL MUTINY. A letter from Lisbon, dated the 12th of July, states, that altho' the rest of the squadron remained perfectly loyal, and under the most complete discipline, a mutiny had begun to show itself on board the St. George of 98 guns, commanded by capt. Peard, but, by the spirited exertions of the officers had been discovered and entirely suppressed before it was carried into execution.
GENERAL ORDER. "Every ship in the fleet is to send two boats with an officer in each, and two marines or soldiers properly armed in each boat, on board his Majesty's ship the St. George, at half past seven to-morrow morning, to attend a punishment.
ARMY OF ITALY. Head-Quarters, at Milan, August 1, 1797. The Commander in Chief to the Executive Directory. CITIZENS DIRECTORS. "After fifteen days successful navigation, the fleet which sailed from Venice, composed of several ships of the line and some frigates, under the command of capt. Bourde, having on board some troops, commanded by Gen. Gentily, has anchored in Corfu road.
On the 28th of June our troops were disembarked, and took possession of the forts of Corfu, where they found 600 pieces of cannon, the greater part of which were brass. A great crowd flocked on the shore to welcome our troops, with all that exultation of joy and enthusiasm which ever animates a people when they recover their liberty.
"At the head of this assembly of people was the Pope, or chief of the religion of the country, and far advanced in years. He approached gen. Gentily, and said to him, "Frenchman, you will find in this isle a people ignorant of the Sciences and of the Arts which distinguish nations; do not however despise it on that account; it may one day become what it has been; learn from this book to respect it." The General with much curiosity opened the book which the Pope presented him, and was not a little astonished to find that it was the Odyssy of Homer.
"The isles of Zante, Cephalonia, and St. Maure, have the same desires, and express the same wishes and the same sentiments for liberty. The tree of liberty is planted in every village; Municipalities govern every commune; and these people hope, under the patronage of a great nation, to recover those sciences, arts and commerce, which they had lost under the tyranny of the Oligarchs.
"The isle of Corcyra, was, according to Homer, the country of the Princess Nausicaa. Citizen Arnaud, who deservedly enjoys a great reputation for his knowledge of the Belle Lettres, informs me, that he is about to embark, in order to plant the tricoloured flag on the ruins of the palace of Ulysses.
"The chief of the Maniotes, the true defenders of the Spartans, and who occupy the peninsula on which the Cape Malpan is situated, has sent some of the chiefs of the country to me to express his strong desire to see some French ships in his port, and to be useful to the great people. (Signed) "BUONAPARTE."
At a late hour last night were received by express, the Paris journals of the 7th and 8th inst. and Brussels papers to the 7th inst. The most material articles in the French papers relate to the renewal of the negotia-

tion at Lisle. A letter from that place, dated the 4th and inserted in L'Eclair of the 8th, says—"The conferences, lately suspended for 12 days, have been renewed this day, and some hopes yet remain for them. It appears certain, however, that the peace will not take place until a proper understanding between the councils and the directory shall be restored."
Upon the same topic of the Republican Francois, a respectable journal, deemed half official, says—"As to peace, all that is known on the subject is, that the negotiations, which have been suspended at Lisle and Montebello, have been resumed, and, through the exertions of the new minister (M. Talliandry Perigord) are now actually in a good train."
The Brest squadron appears to be in a wretched state, as the pay of the officers and sailors is still greatly in arrear, and continual complaints are made of the bad quality of the provisions with which the ships are supplied.
The Hamburg mail, which arrived this morning, brings nothing of importance, excepting the repetition of the general opinion, that in consequence of the firmness and address of the emperor and his allies, a peace, in which England would be included, might be shortly expected.
We are concerned to state the loss of the Artois frigate of 38 guns, Capt. Sir E. Nagle, belonging to Sir E. Pellew's squadron, on the coast of France. She was wrecked at high water on a rock near the Isle de Rhe, as she was looking into Rochelle. The whole of the crew were providentially saved by the rest of the squadron.
On the 29th of July, the Galatea and Doris frigates carried into Cork, a French privateer and two large Portuguese ships from the Brazils taken by the privateer, said to be worth 120,000. One of the ships got on shore in Cork river, and most of the cargo was lost; she had 900 bags of cotton, 450 chests and 300 barrels of sugar, with an immense quantity of hides on board. It is reported a third Brazilian is come in. The privateer threw all her guns overboard in the chase.
The present general election in Ireland, it is thought, will not cause a change of 20 representatives in the house of commons, a circumstance unexampled on any former similar occasion. AS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE PAPISTS HAVE EXERCISED THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE IN THAT KINGDOM SINCE THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE, this clearly proves (they being so numerous in Ireland) how highly pleased they were with all the proceedings of the last parliament.
The poor King of Sardinia's whole territories are in a terrible state of anarchy. In many places the inhabitants are in insurrection against the government, and file themselves sovereign people. Buonaparte affects to condemn their conduct, and threatens to march against them.
On the 24th ult. the Diet had a meeting at Ratisbon, in which the greater part of the deputies delivered their opinion, that the political and geographical integrity of the empire ought to be insisted upon in the negotiation for peace.
August 15. We have received by express, the Paris journal of the 11th and 12th inst.
The following message, which appears in the Redacteur will show that Portugal has concluded PEACE with the French Republic. The terms perhaps are not, such as this country could have wished; but let them be what they will, they must be favorable to our wishes for peace; for now our negotiations can make no pretext for delay on account of the interests of our good and faithful allies!
Message to the Council of Five Hundred. Citizens Representatives,
"The executive directory has just decreed and signed a treaty of peace, concluded yesterday the 23rd of the present month, August 10, with Portugal, negotiated in the name of the French Republic, by citizen Charles Delacroix, minister plenipotentiary, invested with powers to this effect by a decree dated 30th Messidor last, and in the name of her faithful majesty the queen of Portugal, by M. d'Arango, invested with full powers, signed at the Palace Quelun, June 10, 1797. The directory has transmitted to you this treaty, in execution of the 23rd article of the constitution, and invites you to take it into your consideration. Annexed are copies of the respective powers of the plenipotentiary."
(Signed) CARNOT, President. LEGARDE, Secretary.
A message from the directory, dated the 9th of August, in answer to one which they had received from the council of five hundred, requesting information relative to the march of the troops in the interior, was sent, it appears, to that council on the following day. This message, written in a tone of confidence, and conscious rectitude—states, that the coalesced powers had lately manifested (apparently in consequence of the manner in which the council of five hundred had conducted itself towards the directory,) as much tardiness in their proceedings relative to the negotiations, as they at first discovered readiness to enter into them.
Nothing official has been published respecting the negotiations at Lisle: we are told in Perlet's Journal, that they continue with increased activity.
General Hoche, in a letter addressed to the directory, affects to justify to that body the orders given him for the march of the troops towards Paris. This he does by pretending that they were destined for an expedition against Ireland.
La Fayette and his companions are not yet at liberty. It is said in the French papers that the directory have insisted on the performance of the emperor's promise to let them at liberty, and have declared that they
shall consider this act of justice as a pledge of the sincerity of his pacific intentions.
The Genoese republic has changed its name. It is now called the republic of Liguria, and this latter title the archbishop has adopted in his liturgy.
In speaking of the late conflict between the directory and the councils, which appears in a great measure to have subsided, Dupont de Nemours says: "The directory, or even the majority of it, never had the intention to produce so violent a commotion as that which has taken place. Those who directed the movement thought they could secure themselves, and meant only to dictate to others. They had taken and wished to spread a panic. They are themselves, at length, frightened at the abyss to the brink of which they have brought themselves and us. The legislative body, on its part, wishes only for peace, and the preservation of the constitution: it is disposed to forget the contempt it had experienced, and the injuries it has been exposed to, for the purpose of insuring tranquility and the safety of the republic. It is possible, therefore, that we may get out of this very singular crisis, and be in a more formidable state to the enemy than we have been before; more attached to that constitution which we have preserved inviolate, but which will also have preserved us by the judicious counterpoise of its component powers. The dawn of a peaceable day appears to break forth at the end of this tempestuous night."—L'Eclair.
This is the opinion of Dupont, who is now president of the council of Elders, and who has therefore an opportunity of being well informed on the subject of the conferences that have lately taken place between the leaders of the two parties.
All the letters from the department of the north are filled with accounts of the marches and counter-marches of the troops intended to act in the interior. A considerable dissatisfaction prevails among these detachments, and soldiers are engaged in continual disputes—some taking part with, and others opposing the views of the directory. These quarrels have already produced several encounters, in which many lives have been lost.
The accounts received from France give some reason to expect, that the majority of the executive directory have repented the temerity of their past conduct, and are willing to favor the adoption of conciliatory measures. Still, however, it remains to be known, by whom the unconstitutional order for the troops to march to Paris was given, and by what authority—for it is scarcely supposed that Hoche would take such a weight of responsibility upon himself. General Hoche presumed to act in contradiction to the positive orders which he had received from the minister of war. The constitution, it is certain, has been violated on a point of the utmost importance; and if the legislature wish to prevent similar violations in future, they must enter into a full investigation of the business, and hold up the culprits to public indignation, if not to public punishment.
Paris still enjoys a state of tranquility: and the council of five hundred is engaged in adopting every possible measure to ensure its own safety and the public peace. In the sitting of 8th instant, it agreed to the project for organising the guard appointed by the constitution for its protection, and which is to be entirely exempt from the influence of the directory.
The same sitting it was decreed, on the motion of general Jourdan, that the directory should not have the power of placing any commune in a state of siege, unless authorised to do so by law of the legislative bodies.
His Britannic majesty, as elector of Hanover, has appointed baron Rheden, privy counsellor of war, and directorial minister in the circle of Lower Saxony, to be his minister plenipotentiary at the congress for the conclusion of peace between Germany and France.
This morning arrived a mail from the Lee-ward islands, brought to Falmouth by the Portland packet, captain Leonard, in five weeks and four days.
Two Hamburg Mails remain due. Mr. Grattan has addressed a second letter to his late Constituents, the Citizens of Dublin; it breathes the same spirit as his former letter, and concludes with assuring his fellow citizens that they shall always be sure of his services, mental, and personal, in the common cause in which they are engaged.
The precise distance from London to Lisle, by the route which the Messengers to and from Lord Malmesbury at that place, of pacific negotiation, constantly travel, is about 151 miles, viz from London to Dover 72, Dover to Calais 21, Calais to Lisle 58; Total 151.
BRISTOL, Aug. 17. Friday arrived in this city from London, Mr. Spillard, the celebrated Pedestrian Traveller, so frequently mentioned in the European and American publications.
NEW-YORK, October 2. From the ARGUS.
After the long dearth of Foreign news, which we left on the 8th of August at an eventful period, the public anxieties are relieved for the moment by the arrival of the ship Portland. Capt. Hufsey, on Saturday evening, from Amsterdam, and Bristol in England, which last port she left on the 18th of August (in ballast) bringing Bristol papers of the 17th, and London papers of the 16th of that month. From these papers we have given as many extracts this day as possible, under our foreign head, and shall continue them to morrow.
The great outlines of the accounts are, That the prospects of successful negotiations for PEACE had renewed in some measure, notwithstanding they had appeared in the background for several days, owing to a total suspension for 12 days, which recommenced on the 12th of August—during which interval it is said the negotiators visited their respective courts.
That Portugal has made a peace with France! which peace (though the preliminaries do not appear) cannot be advantageous to Great Britain.
That tranquility continued to reign at Paris—save the intrigues of the royalists.
That there seemed to be a wish in the directory and council of five hundred to close the late family quarrel, by meting each other on middle ground—they had traced the march of the troops to Gen. Hoche's orders, who said he had marched them to
enlist for Ireland by which means the directory were cleared of the charge, and a reconciliation took place.
That 3 per cent Consols were 51 3/4 at the last dates.
None of our papers mention, that Lord Malmesbury had been to London, we therefore presume it an error. This breaking off of the negotiations would seem the same as we heard by the 1st arrival, as the renewal is said to be on the 4th August. The accounts given this day are principally from the Bristol Journal of August 17.
The 4th Couriers of Aug. 9, and 10, contain a lengthy report on the French finances, and other important matters which we shall notice. It was said that Gen. Hoche had resigned in a pet, but that his resignation was not accepted of.
The "Stars" of Aug 9 and 11 will also afford us an interesting selection for to morrow. The King of Prussia has evacuated Nuremberg. Gen. Simcoe had arrived at Portsmouth from St. Domingo.
Sir Charles Grey, K. B. is appointed Governor of the island of Guernsey, and appointed names. When the Portland left the Texel, on the 25th July, the Troops, estimated at 40,000, were on board the Dutch Fleet in good order and subordination, in sight of the British fleet.
From the DAILY ADVERTISER. La Fayette and his companions are not yet at liberty. It is said in the French papers, that the directory of France have insisted on the performance of the emperor's promise.
The Genoese republic has changed its name, it is now called the Republic of Liguria.
A letter from Lisle of the 4th Aug. and inserted in L'Eclair, of the 8th day, that the conferences lately suspended for 12 days, have been renewed this day, and some hopes yet remain from them. It appears certain, however, that the peace will not take place until a proper understanding between the councils and the directory shall be restored.
The Artois frigate of 38 guns, capt. Sir E. Nagle, belonging to Sir E. Pellew's squadron, was lately lost on the coast of France; on a rock near the Isle de Rhe, as she was looking into Rochelle. His Britannic Majesty, as Elector of Hanover, has appointed Baron Rheden, privy counsellor at war and directorial minister in the circle of Lower Saxony, to be his minister plenipotentiary at the congress for the conclusion of peace between Germany and France.
The Gazette. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3.
Table with 3 columns: Burial Location, Grown Persons, Children. Locations include St. Mary's, Christ Church, Friends, German Reformed, Baptists, Potter's Field, City Hospital, Kennington. Totals: 18 Grown, 4 Children.
Table with 3 columns: Burial Location, Grown Persons, Children. Locations include St. Peter's, First Presbyterian, Second Presbyterian, Third Presbyterian, Associate Church, St. Mary's Church, Friends, German Lutheran, German Reformed, City Hospital, Kennington. Totals: 14 Grown, 3 Children.
One of these from the city. DIED at New-Castle, on Saturday last, His Excellency Gunning Bedford, Esq., Governor of the State of Delaware.
AUTHENTIC.
We are enabled to contradict, from authority the information published in our Friday's paper, of the 20th September ult. contained in an extract of a letter, said to have been received by the commanding officer of Fort Fayette, which states, "That it appears, the inhabitants of Natches are in open rebellion, and have displayed French colours." This information is wholly unfounded. The inhabitants of Natches are at this moment strongly attached (a very few excepted) to the United States, the government and laws thereof:—of this fact, they have recently given a striking proof—by suffering themselves to be restrained, at the interest of Mr. Elliot only, from an attempt to oblige the Spaniards, by force of arms, to evacuate the Natches, and leave them under the jurisdiction of the United States. They are now waiting in a state of the most disagreeable suspense and anxiety for the due fulfillment of the treaty."
Remarks and further information by the Editor.
The story of this rebellion at the Natches, appears to have originated in information received by Gen. Wilkinson, that about 100 Gallo-Americans near Kaskaskia or Cahokia had bound themselves by an oath, to observe certain rules and articles of a treasonable nature. That a candidate for this order was first obliged to swear to secrecy, and an observance of these rules before being made acquainted with them or admitted into the society. That one or two of them had declared they were French and not American citizens, and had got a notion which they were circulating, that a French army was on its route and would be there about the 20th of June. It was further said—that this conspiracy had raised the standard of the French Republic, and called themselves themselves the company of the fans culottes. The Editor does not state this from authority, but he pledges himself for the truth of the facts.
This conspiracy of people in the North Western Territory, will come to the public, the intention of the many wits made to that part of the United States by French and Spanish emissaries—some under color of collecting natural curiosities for Mr. Adet—others of making philosophical observations for the central school of fame—and a few of trading with the Indians.
What will our ex-tive patriots, our Chronicles, Argus, Time-pieces, and Auroras say to this second western explosion—this new confirmation of the fable of French rulers fully exhibited by Genet's instructions and conduct, and strictly persevered in by his
successors in office. And what ought we to think of certain legislators, who furnished some of these emissaries, who produced this last petty insurrection with letters of introduction, calculated to obtain for them, from the people of our western country implicit confidence and the most friendly reception for the propaganda feed they have sown, the crop of which, as it would seem by the Pittsburg accounts, will require a part of the army to cut down.
ASSAULT on the LIBERTY of the PRESS.
From the PHILADELPHIA GAZETTE. Mr. Brown. Having brought actions against John Fenno, junior, and William Cobbett, for their publications against me in their papers, I request you not to insert any thing in your paper which may be offered, in answer to those publications, or in defence of my character. BENJ. RUSH.
[Whatever imputation the Dr. may have sought to repel by instituting his prosecution, I know not. But he will come off with the consolation of having fixed on himself the very heavy one of commencing, in the land of liberty, a persecution of the press, alike unfounded, unprincipled and unprecedented.]
The Dr. requests his friend Brown not to publish any defence of his character—Thus implying that he considers it to have been attacked.—So far as relates to myself, this I think may be safely denied. His doctrines have been attacked with ridicule through me, because they have been held dangerous if not fatal to society. But with regard to his character, the case is now changed; and this daring and outrageous attempt to crush a fellow-citizen for presuming to differ from him in opinion, will, I presume, not only exonerate me in future from that delicacy, in this respect, which, in whatever has passed, has been most studiously observed; but place it in a new point of light to many of those even, who have been accustomed to look up to him as an oracle, both in politics and medicine.
The plain fact is, that the Dr. still retains that same principle of ambition and that same thirst for popularity, which has ever distinguished him through life. His great aim seems to have been to retire from the practice of medicine, with the fame of an Esculapius, and to carry to his grave the credit of some wonderful discovery, which shall rank him with Harvey, or Childers, or Hunter, or Boyleton: But finding as he advanced in life, that he had all along grasped at what could never become other than a shadow to him, which as he clutched at it, vanished, and left on his mind no other trace, than that of forgetfulness of what he was in pursuit of,—luckily for him along comes the French revolution, rendering Blood the most popular topic of conversation. Whether the first rudiments of the subsequent sublime discovery were drawn from his correspondence with Condorcet, Brissot, and other fellow-philanthropists and philosophers, is of little moment. Certain it is that about the very time these philanthropic correspondents underwent the fanaticolite venesection, an opportunity offered for him to break forth upon the astonished world, with his discovery how to prolong a man's illness for a good number of weeks, or to carry him off, by drawing all the blood out of his body. Immediately his name was extolled as the father of medicine, the great philanthropist, the friend to mankind, by the affluence of his friends, and certain extraordinary means, which no man knows better how to avail himself of. Instantly empiricism took possession of the throne of medicine; and the Doctor and his apprentices drove about the city in their chariots, shedding blood in torrents wherever they went—till four youths under his own tutelage, fell victims to that very disorder which his walt invention had reduced "as much under the power of medicine as any slight cold." This naturally staggered people; and men now began to assume to themselves the liberty of dying in their own way, or at any rate rather of the disease than of the Doctor. As the Doctor, however, failed not in a very main chance, the opposition at this time did not so greatly injure him: and the zeal of his friends consoled him under the mortification of having his iste dixit disputed. In vain did any one represent that the honors claimed by the Doctor reverted to a physician of Spain, who had by the practice of them, procured himself a transmission to posterity in a celebrated romance. It was for a long time dangerous to dispute the efficacy of the noble science of bleeding.
A more considerable opposition has since arisen to the system of extravagant bleeding—and men's eyes have finally been so opened, that no other man of the least eminence in the practice of medicine, is found hardy enough to avow his co-incident with this great empiric. For the part I have borne in the transactions which have brought on the "prosecution," or rather persecution, I might owe an apology to the public, considering my almost total unacquaintance with medicine, but that I have been rather the medium than the originator: But let any man, whatever his ignorance of medicine, who possesses sufficient understanding to draw an inference from fact and practice, enquire, Who loses seven patients out of eight? Who pompously announces or causes to be announced the recovery of almost every individual case of bleeding? The answer is so plain, that he that runs may read. Who are those men that lose fewest patients? The answer is, those that bleed sparingly. Who is that physician who has lost one patient only out of seventy, and that one, through disobedience of advice? Let it be answered, a man that bleeds sparingly.
Are these not facts of public notoriety? Are not murmurs, against unnatural courses in the practice of medicine, loud in our ears—is it not publicly and openly said, that
numbers have thus untimely been hurried into their graves—And shall any man in a land where freedom of opinion and of expressing that opinion is sanctioned by the laws, be not only bullied out of the plain convictions of his understanding, but be vexatiously persecuted, for ridiculing the excesses of what is granted to be, in its proper measure, valuable?
The fact is, and I have before glanced at it, that a grand scheme of the Doctor's ambition met a rough blow in 1793, and in 1797 a repetition, which threatens in progress to cast the scheme and its author into the shade of obscurity. This has been effected through the medium of the Press—and the press, therefore, is the first object whereon his vengeance is to be wreaked. Conscious as I am, of the purest views, and most upright intentions, I shall await with entire composure the issue of a trial, which I have no doubt will complete the downfall of quackery and empiricism; and will at least be valuable in one point of view, as it will serve to shew on what ground stands the Liberty of the Press;—whether it is in America an empty name or a valuable reality—whether that to which this country owes every possession of which it can boast, aye! even its liberty and independence, shall be trampled under foot by groundless prosecutions; and all those barriers erected by the spirit of freedom, as entrenchments round poverty and obscurity, against the pride of wealth and the insolence of power, are to be rudely thrust down, and a libel-cide medical tribunal established on the ruins of reason and the wrecks of common sense.]
COMMUNICATION.
It is a fact of a nature highly interesting and singular, that the chief of our blood-letters is highly democratic, and that his sectarian bleed in a direct ratio to their political concurrence with him. Does not this curious circumstance afford room for a theory quite as ingenious as that of the harmony of aliment, and many others of a like nature? and may we not see in this dreadful propensity an omen of what the reign of Jacobinism would produce?
CITY HOSPITAL REPORT.
From the 2d to 3d October, in the morning. Admitted, since last report.
Joseph Machie, (Frenchman) unknown. Mary Cavenaugh—Second near Catharine street.
Sarah M'Coombe—186, South Water st. Patty Lyon—25, Walnut street. John F. Richard, 12, Stumper's alley.
Discharged since last report: Margaret M'Claskey, admitted 7th ult. Sarah Long, 14th. Esther Lauson, 21st. Maria Fisher, 28th.
Died since last report: when admitted how long sick previous to admission. Jas. Montgomery 5th ult. consumptive. James Moore, 29th 2 days. Clarissa Graham, 30th 1 day. Margaret Gueron 21st 1 day. Remaining last report 58. Admitted since 5. Discharged 4. Died 4. Remains in Hospital. Sick 34. Five of whom are dangerous. In erred since last report. From city and suburbs 5. Hospital 4. Total 9.
(Signed) STEPHEN GIRARD. CALEB LOWNES. JOHN CONNELLY. Published by order of the Board, WM. MONTGOMERY, Chairman pro tem.
Deaths in Baltimore on the 29th Sept. 5.
GAZETTE MARINE LIST.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
Table with 3 columns: Ship Name, Destination, Days. Ships include Columbus, Vanick, Havanna 32; Brig Eagle, Shields, Bourdeaux 58; Two Sifters, Paul, Curacao; Scher, Nancy, Inman, Georgetown; Industry, M'Kain, Kingston.
At New Castle.
Ship Clothier, Gardner, Liverpool. Arrived at the Port.
Ship Commerce, Simmons, St. Bartholomews.
Brig Governor Brook, Baxter, Petit Guave.
Sunday arrived in this port the ship Good Friends, capt. Smith, in 49 days from Amsterdam, having left the Texel the 1st of August, at which time the Dutch fleet were lying at anchor at the mouth of the river. Capt. Smith brought letters for the Secretary of State from Gen. Pinckney. Came out in company with the ship Brothers, captain Henderson, for Philadelphia.
Sunday arrived at Marcus Hook, the ship Clothier, capt. Gardner, and the ship Seymour, capt. —, both from Liverpool, in 60 days. Mr. Samuel Emlen, a brother of Mr. George Dobson, Mr. Harrison, partner of Dr. Betton, and several others came passengers in these vessels.
Entered at the Custom House, Chester.
Brig Theresina, London, from St. Thomas. Two Sifters, Paul, Curacao.
New-York, October 2.
ARRIVED. Days.
Ship Portland, Hufsey, Bristol 40. Packet Aurora, Cahoon, Bristol 3.
Brig Maay, —, for this port, failed in company with Cape in Hufsey.
Capt. Hufsey spoke nothing on his passage, except a French privateer from Bourdeaux, the Carmagnole of 20 guns, who treated him politely and dismissed him. The Carmagnole had taken a number of prizes, among which were the British sugar ship Commerce, from Jamaica; an En list brig with lumber, from Quebec; and a Portuguese cotton ship from the Brazils to Lisbon.

Imported in the ship MANCHESTER , BENJAMIN SHELL, Master, From Bordeaux, and for sale by the subscriber, No. 11 Walnut Street. Bordeaux Brandy Irish market claret in cases } Entitled to Medoc wine, in do. } Drawback. Sauterne, do. do.  Thomas Murgatroyd. WHO HAS FOR SALE. Sherry Wine in pipes and quarter casks Rota do. do. Pimento in bags do. 4000 bulhels Liverpool salt. Aug. 24. tut&stf.
To be sold at Public Vendue, To the highest bidder, at the house of Mr. William Evans, the sign of the Indian Queen, in the city of Baltimore, on the 25th day of October next, at 11 o'clock, A. M. About seven thousand acres of land, the property of William Bell, of Philadelphia, lying between Reister's-town and Wellminster, commonly called Little Winchester, (the turn- pike road runs through a considerable part of these lands) the tract begins about 17 miles from Baltimore, within a few hundred yards of said Reister's-town, and extends to the dis- tance of about twenty-three miles from Bal- timore, and lies on the main falls of Patapsco river, from three to four miles thereon. Will be sold in tracts of one hundred and fifty to three hundred acres. There is a large propor- tion of meadow and wood land on each tract, some of them highly improved, with excellent buildings and fine gr. is. ALSO A tract of seven hundred acres of land, called Clover Farms, within five miles of Bladensburg, esteemed very good for Grass. Richard Ponderby, of Bladensburg, will show this land to any person inclined to purchase. ALSO, A tract of land of about three hun- dred and thirty acres, within about two miles and a half of the President's house in the Fed- eral City. It is nearly all wood land, and a fine high prospect, from which may be seen the city of Washington, Bladensburg, Alexandria and a part of George-town, and many miles down the Potomac river. Mr. Richard Ponder- by, of Bladensburg, will also show this land. A liberal credit will be given for the greatest part of the purchase money. The terms will be made known on the day of sale. May 8 w3m
Just Received, From Batavia (via Providence) A new Boxes of Spices, consisting of Nutmegs, Cloves and mace For sale by  WILLINGS & FRANCIS, Penn. Street. may 30 dtf
Davis's Law Book Store, No. 319, High-Street.  GEORGE DAVIS, BEING busied for some time past in prepa- rations for removing into his present house, has been under the necessity of postponing until this day informing the gentlemen of the Bar generally thro' the United States, that his spring importation of law books is now arranged and ready for sale, on terms that he trusts will entitle him to the like pre- ference he has experienced for several years past. Catalogues, combining the most varied collec- tion ever imported into this country, are printed and will be delivered on application. June 27. aaw bw
City Commissioners' Office, June 22, 1797. IN pursuance of an ordinance from the select and common councils, passed the 22nd day of May last, appointing the city commissioners, and prescribing their duties, section 9th,  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the city is divided into five districts, each to be under the superintendence of one of the city commissioners, who is to be individually responsible for the cleanliness of the same, and are as follows. District No. 1. From the south side of Ce- dar-street, to the north side of Spruce-street, un- der the superintendence of Nathan Boys. 2. From the north side of Spruce-street, to the north side of Walnut-street, under the super- intendence of Hugh Roberts. 3. From the north side of Walnut to the south side of High-street, under the superintendence of Joseph Claypoole. 4. From the north side of High-street, to the north side of Mulberry-street, under the super- intendence of William Moulder. 5. From the north side of Mulberry-street to the north side of Vine-street, under the super- intendence of Nicholas Bicks. The cleaning of High-street to be in common. A stated meeting of the city commission- ers is held at the Old Court House, in High- street, every Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock. July 14. eotm
Stands for Draymen, &c. In pursuance of an Ordinance from the Select and Common Councils, bearing date the 22nd day of April, 1797, providing for the appointment of City Commissioners, &c. Sec. 15th. THE following places are fixed upon by the said City Commissioners for Stands for Draymen and their Horses. In Vine-street, eastward of Front-street, on both sides. Sassafras, High, Chestnut and Walnut-streets, eastward of Front-street, on the north side only. Mulberry-street, fourth side from Front to Third-street. Front-street, east side from Vine-street to Eliza's alley. Front-street, from opposite to Black Horse al- ley to Hamilton's stores, east side. Water-street, west side from the north end of Stomper's or Moore's stores to Pine-street. Penn-street from Pine to Cedar-street, west side. Drawbridge, north side, east of Front-street. Spruce, Pine and South streets, east of Front street, south side. Dock-street, between Walnut-street and the flag stone crossings, east side, opposite George Orkley's. Second-street, between Sassafras and Vine streets, west side. Fifth-street, east side from Chestnut to Mul- berry-streets. Sassafras-street, from Third to Fourth-street, east side. No dray or horse to stand within ten feet of any pump.  STANDS FOR HACKNEY COACHES. Pine-street, north side from Fourth to Fifth streets. Fifth-street, between Chestnut and Walnut streets, west. Branch-street, north side, between Third and Fourth streets. July 14. mw&fim
A Literary Treat. Just published, handsomely printed on writing paper, price 1 dollar, A new edition of that popular and entertaining work, entitled  THE FORESTERS, an American Tale; being a sequel to the history of John Bull, the Clo- thier—in a series of letters to a friend, with the ad- dition of two letters, alluding to recent political transactions in America. The following extract from the Clavis Allegorica, shews the principal characters that are introduced: John Bull, the Kingdom of England His Mother, the Church of England His Wife, the Parliament His Sister Peg, the Church of Scotland His Brother Patrick, Ireland Lewis, the Kingdom of France His Mistress, the Old Constitution His new Wife, the National Representation Lord Strat, the Kingdom of Spain Nicholas Frog, the French Republic The Franks, the French Republic The Foresters, the United States of America Robert Lumber, New-Hampshire John Codline, Massachusetts Humphrey Plowshare, Connecticut Roger Carrier, Rhode Island Peter Bull Frog, New-York Julius Cæsar, New-Jersey William Broadbrim, Pennsylvania Calimar, Delaware Walter Pipeweed, Virginia His Grandson, George Washington Peter Pich, North Carolina Charles Indigo, South Carolina George Fruity, Georgia Ethan Greenwood, Vermont Hunter Longknife, Kentucky Black Cattle, Negro Slaves Rats, Speculators Mother Carey's Chickens, Jacobins This popular and entertaining satirical histo- ry of America is attributed to the Rev. Dr. BEL- KNAP. It has a great share of originality and a- boundance with genuine humour. It is continued down to the present time, and characterises those late political transactions which have caused so much uneasiness in America. Sold by H. and P. RICE, Booksellers, No. 16, South Second Street, and No. 30, Market Street. June 26. $
LAW BOOKS, Latest London and Dublin Editions.  H. & P. RICE, Booksellers, No. 16, South Second, and No. 30, Market Street, HAVE just received by the late arrivals from London and Dublin, their spring importation, consisting of a variety of the latest and most approved Law Books, which, added to those alrea- dy on hand, forms the most extensive collection ev- er offered for sale in this country. They therefore beg leave to notice, that from the nature of their connections in Dublin, they are enabled to sell Irish editions (as they have hitherto done) at the very lowest prices. The following are among the latest publications. Vely, jun's Reports in Chancery, 2 vols. Peake's Cases at Nisi Prius; Ridgeway's Reports in the time of Lord Hardwicke; Floyer's Producers Practice in the Ecclesiastical Courts; Barton's Treatise on a Suit in Equity; Tidd's Practice of the Court of King's Bench in Personal Actions, 2 parts complete; Ward's Law of Nations; Cruise on Utes; modern Reports, 12 vols. London edition. H. and P. Rice expect to receive by the first ar- rival from New-York the 6th vol. complete of Durnford and East's Reports, the 2d part of Gil- bert's Law of Evidence by Loft, and a number of new publications. June 26.
The History of Pennsylvania, By ROBERT PROUD, Is now in the press, and will be published, with all convenient expedition, by ZECH- RIAH POULSON, jun. No. 80, Chestnut-Street, Philadelphia, where subscriptions will continue to be received, and at the Philadelphia Library, according to the printed proposals, until the work is ready for the subscribers. July 18. aawtf
Printed Calicoes.  JOHN MILLER, Jun. & Co. No. 8 Chestnut-Street, Have for Sale FIFTY TRUNKS neatly assorted, very low on short credit. March 6. $
Richard and James Potter HAVE removed their Counting House to No. 45, South Fifth-street. August 2. w&fot
Lancaster, Harrisburg, Carlisle, Snipensburg and Sunbury  STAGES. THE public are requested to take notice, that the partnership which has for some time sub- sisted between Mathias Slough of Lancaster, and William Geer, is now dissolved; but, not as M. Slough insinuates to the public without just cause; as will more fully appear by a letter on the sub- ject from M. Slough to W. Geer, dated the 29th December last, a recital of which is not now deem- ed necessary. Any gentleman who wishes to be more circumstantially informed of the merits of this business, by applying to W. Geer may have the perusal of M. Slough's letter, and then can be at full liberty to determine whether or not W. Geer is not perfectly justifiable in attaching him- self to any other person in the prosecution of the stage conveyance from Philadelphia to Shippen- burg, or any other place. Now from the liberal and generous support the public were pleased to confer on the first effort in this business, William Geer, in conjunction with Messrs. Reily, Weed and Witmer, is determined to prosecute and carry it on, with every care, at- tention and dispatch that a zeal to oblige the pub- lic can possibly exert. The above company, who are amply provided with carriages, horses, and every appurtenance to render the passage safe and commodious, inform those who will be patronized and encourage the undertaking, that they can take their seats at George Weed's, the sign of the White Horse, Market Street, Philadelphia, on every Monday and Friday, to proceed to Lancaster, Harrisburg, Carlisle and Shippenburg. The fare as hitherto established. For the further accommodation of the public, a Stage will start every Wednesday from the house of Samuel Elder, in Harrisburg, arrive at Sun- bury in Northumberland county, every Thursday, and return from thence and arrive at Harrisburg every Saturday, so that passengers destined for Lancaster or Philadelphia, may proceed on Mon- days.
WILLIAM GEER. Lancaster. Jan. 27, 1797. N. B. This Line of Stages starts from the house of William Ferriss, in Lancaster, on every Tuesday and Saturday morning at 6 o'clock, pro- ceeding to the westward; and from the house of Mr. Samuel Elder in Harrisburg every Wednes- day morning, on the same evening arrives at Pa- trick Cochran's in Shippenburg, and returns from thence on every Thursday; performing the same routine daily as in its tour from Philadel- phia. mw&f
TO BE SOLD, And possession given immediately, A LARGE two story brick House, handsomely situated in Princeton. There are four rooms and a large entry on each floor, and five rooms in the garret, a range of new buildings 51 feet in length, and a piazza of 57 feet. There is a pump in the yard, an excellent kitchen garden, at the farther end of which are a carriage house and two stables, one of which is new, 44 feet long, with stalls in the two stables for 27 horses. The health- thiness and pleasantness of its situation, and the number of genteel and agreeable families in and near the town, render it a desirable retreat for a gentleman from the city. The commodiousness of the house, its central position, and the largeness of the stables, make it every way suitable for a tavern, for which it has always been considered as a capital stand. Inquire on the premises, of  ISAAC SNOWDEN. Princeton, Aug. 25. 29-dtw2awtf
NOTICE. IF TERRY O'HARA, who some years since kept School at the Nine Bridges, Queen's County, East- ern Shore, Maryland, he living, he is hereby re- quired to call on, or write to, the Rev. Ambrose Marshall, near Warwick, Cecil County, Eastern Shore, Maryland, from whom he will receive in- forming information. August 4. mw&faw
City of Washington.  SCHEME  Of the Lottery, No. II, For the Improvement of the Federal City. A magnificent dwelling-house 20,000 dollars, & cash 30,000, are 1 ditto 15,000 & cash 25,000 40,000 1 ditto 15,000 & cash 15,000 30,000 1 ditto 10,000 & cash 10,000 20,000 1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000 1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000 1 cash prize of 10,000 2 do. 5,000 each, are 10,000 10 do. 1,000 10,000 20 do. 500 10,000 100 do. 100 10,000 200 do. 50 10,000 400 do. 25 10,000 1,000 do. 10 10,000 15,000 do. 10 150,000 16,239 Prizes. 32,261 Blanks. 50,000 Tickets, at Eight Dollars, 400,000
N. B. To favour those who may take a quantity of Tickets, the prize of 40,000 dollars will be the 1st drawn ticket, and the 30,000 the last but one. And approved notes, securing payment in either money or prizes, in ten days after drawing, will be received for any number not less than 30 ti- cket. This Lottery will afford an elegant specimen of private buildings to be erected in the City of Washington—Two beautiful designs are already selected for the entire fronts on two of the public squares; from these drawings it is proposed to erect two centrepieces or corner buildings, as soon as pos- sible after this Lottery is sold, and to convey them, when complete, to the fortunate adventurers, in the manner described in the Scheme for the Hotel Lottery. A net deduction of five per cent. will be made to defray the necessary expenses of print- ing, &c. and the surplus will be made a part of the fund intended for the National University, to be erected within the city of Washington. The real securities given for the payment of the Prizes, are held by the President and two Direc- tors of the Bank of Columbia, and are valued at more than half the amount of the Lottery. SAMUEL BLODGET. Tickets may be had at the Bank of Colum- bia; of James West & Co. Baltimore; of Peter Gilman, Boston; of John Hopkins, Richmond; and of Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry. mwtf
From the Otego Herald.  CAUTION. WHEREAS a combination of men in this county have undertaken to enrich them- selves, by fabricating titles to sundry valuable tracts of land, the property of gentlemen living in New York, Philadelphia, London and Paris, for which tracts of land large sums of money have been paid to those fraudulent men, by innocent purchasers. It is therefore just that public information should be given, to the end, that the injured may seek re- dress while the men have property, and are to be found. Those who have been discovered are Truman Harrison, Joseph Witcomb, and several others who have resided in the county of Saratoga; Thomas Kelly and several others who go under fictitious names. It is supposed that the lands offered for sale on those fa- bricated titles, are at least worth fifty thousand dollars. Such as we have actual knowledge of are as follows: Lots No. 11 and 12, Otego patent, thousand acres each, the actual property of William Dillwyn, now of London; lots No. 58 and 64, same patent, thousand acres each, the property of Mr. Chaumont, now of Paris, and James Averill and others, of this State. There is some grounds to suppose that the lands of Richard Wells and Charles Wharton, of Philadelphia, are under their management. The Printers will do well to give this place in their papers, as well to caution the public against purchasing those lands, as also to de- prive those men in future from imposing on individ- uals, which their education and address have en- abled them to do heretofore. Witcomb has been a shopkeeper of some note in this country. The following affidavits will set in a clear point of view the wickedness of those men, which when the public have perused, will induce them to ex- clude the interference of Otego, July 28th, 1797. I Thomas Kelly, of the County of Otego, hav- ing been led into an error, by John Witcomb and Truman Harrison, of the same County, to sign a deed to them, for lot No. 58, Otego patent, which was the property of William T. Franklin now Mr. Chaumont's and others; and further the said Joseph and Truman did persuade me to do this against my inclination, which was made out on the 18th day of November, 1793, or for back two years so as to bring it to that time; and further the name of Pardon Starks to that deed was a fictitious name, there being no such person there. To this I make voluntary oath. THOMAS KELLY. 19th July, 1797. On the 19th July, 1797, came personally before me, Thomas Kelly, the subscriber to the above af- fidavit, and made solemn oath that it contains nothing but the truth. ELIJAH PHINNEY, Justice of the Peace. On the 28th July, 1797, came before me Jacob Kibby, a person by me well known and worthy of good credit, who on his solemn oath did say, that two of the parties abovementioned did make ap- plication to him this deponent, some time in the winter of 1796, to make them a deed for two thou- sand acres of land in the Otego patent, and prom- ised this deponent a share of the profits, on the sale of said lands, for his so doing; and that they made application several times for the same purpose, which services this deponent as often refused, de- claring to them that he had no right to lands, and could do no such thing; which during attempt on this deponent's integrity he had related among his friends several times, previous to making this af- fidavit. JACOB KIBBY. Sworn before me, ELIJAH PHINNEY, Justice of the Peace. Aug. 3. 12w4w.
Will be Landed, From on board the ship Adive , Capt. BLAIR , from Hamburg, 20 bales white Rubia clean Hemp 2 casks Clover Seed For Sale by  Thomas Herman Leuffer, North Fifth Street, No. 34. June 26.
William Blackburn,  LOTTERY AND BROKER'S OFFICE. No. 64 South Second Street. TICKETS in the Canal Lottery, No. II, which commenced drawing the 29th May, FOR SALE. The price of tickets will rise in propor- tion as the drawing advances, particularly on ac- count of the five first drawn tickets, prizes of four thousand dollars each, on the last day of drawing. Check Books kept for examination and register- ing, in the Canal, No. 2, City of Washington, No. 2, and Paterson Lotteries. Also, tickets for sale in the Schuylkill bridge and Perkiomen Bridge lotteries, which will begin drawing in the course of the summer. The business of a Broker in all kinds of Stock, Bills, Notes, Lands, &c. &c. transacted with the utmost attention. June 2. tw&f
Erskine's View of the War. JUST PUBLISHED, By ROBERT CAMPBELL & Co. No 40 South Second Street, [Price 31 Cents] A View of the Causes and Conse- quences of the present War with France. By the Honorable THOMAS ERSKINE. May 15.
STATE TRIALS. Sold by W. Young, Bookseller, No. 52, South Se- cond-street.  The Pennsylvania State Trials, Containing the impeachment, trial, and acquit- tal of Francis Hopkinson, Judge of the Court of Admiralty, and John Nicholson, Comptroller Gen- eral—in one large 8vo. vol. Price, in boards, 3 dollars. W. Young has for sale, a general assortment of Books. Also, Stationery, retail and by the pack- age, well assorted, and entitled to the drawback if exported. July 7.
THE SUBSCRIBER having been appointed by the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plen- ipotentiary of his Britannic Majesty, General agent for all British creditors, and such particular a- gents as they may specially authorize, in prosecuting their claims before the commissioners for carrying in- to effect the sixth article of the Treaty of Amity, Com- merce and Navigation between his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, hereby gives notice that he has opened his office at his house the fourth east corner of Chestnut and fifth streets, Philadelphia, where he is ready to receive all claims or instructions for claims with the vouchers and documents thereof, for the purpose of bringing forward the same agree- ably to the rules and orders which the board may think proper to prescribe. And as it will be for the interest of all concerned, that the several claims be so stated, and support- ed, as to prevent the delay which would arise from the necessity of obtaining further information, or ad- ditional materials from persons residing at a distance, the general agent thinks it his duty to add, (for the direction chiefly of those, who, not having employ- ed particular agents, may leave the prosecution of their claims to his charge and management) that all such claims ought to be particular set forth— 1st. The proper description and situation of the creditor or claimant, and original debtor, respective- ly. 2d. The date and nature of the original contract or debt. 3d. When, in what manner, and to what extent, the creditor or claimant was prevented or impeded, by the provision, operation or defect of law, the decisions and practice of courts, or restraint of ex- ecution, from recovering payment of the debt in question. 4th. The loss and damage incurred or sustained, in consequence of such impediments, whether the same may have arisen from the insolvency, change of situation or death of the debtor, the loss of legal remedy from lapse of time, or otherwise impairing the value and security of the debt, which would not have been operated if such impediments had not existed. 5th. The particular grounds and reasons on which the claimant maintains, in the terms of the treaty, that "by the ordinary course of judicial pro- ceedings, the creditor cannot now obtain and actually have and receive full and adequate compensation" for the losses and damages so sustained. The general agent thinks it his duty further to sug- gest that the several claims ought to be accompanied and supported by the affidavits of the claimants duly sworn and regularly attested, both as to the existence of the debts claimed, and such other circumstances circumstances as may be within their own knowledge respectively. And wherever the claimants in stating the nature of their evidence (which must in every instance be the best of which the case is capable) have occasion to refer to the testimony of witnesses, it will be proper to apprise the general agent of the names and places of residence of such witnesses and the facts to be estab- lished by their testimony. Wm. Moore Smith. Philadelphia, June 8th, 1797. d
For Sale, That well known place, called VANDORFF'S FERRY, ON Neshannoy creek, 18 miles from Phila- delphia, on the New York post road, containing 74 acres and 94 perches. Upon the premises are a large two story stone house occup- ied as a tavern, and a good one story stone kit- chen, a large frame stable with a good threshing floor, and some out buildings—also a well of good water, and an excellent ice House. On this place is a most elegant situation for a gentle- man's seat, commanding a view of the Neshan- noy to its junction with the Delaware, and thence across to the Jersey shore. It has the privilege of one half the toll received from the bridge. For terms apply to the Subscriber. MORDECAI LEWIS. May 24. 3tawtf.
COLUMBIA HOUSE  Boarding School for young Ladies.  MRS. GROOMBRIDGE with much plea- sure and respect, returns her sincere ac- knowledgement for the liberal encouragement she has received during four years residence in Philadelphia; and assures her friends and the public, so far from intending to decline her school, she has made a superior arrangement for the more convenient accommodation of her scholars.—Every branch of useful and polite education is particularly attended to by Mrs. Groombridge and masters excelling in their respective professions. Corner of Spruce and Eleventh Streets. June 5th, 1797. dtmstf
The situation is perfectly healthy; and made more agreeable by an extensive garden and lot of ground adjoining the house.  Just Published, And to be had of Messrs. Dobsen, Campbell, Rice, Cary, and the other principal Booksellers in the city, price one dollar, twenty-five cents, in boards,  New Views of the Origin of the  Tribes and Nations of America. By BENJAMIN SMITH BARTON, M. D. June 20. *6t
Ross & Simpson, HAVE FOR SALE— (Hogheads, Excellent Coffee in 3 Tiers, and Barrels. A small parcel of nice cocoa in bags A few puncheons Jamaica spirits, fourth proof Superior Teneriffe wine, old and in Madeira pipes. An invoice of jewellery and hosiery to be sold by the package. A few hampers of best En. lith cheese. July 27. dtf
The Subscriber has for Sale, A large assortment of India Mullins, coarse and fine India Calicoes Sonty Romalls Blue Cloths and Checks Bandanna Handkerchiefs Blue red and Gilli Handkerchiefs An invoice of Irish Linens and Sheerings, well assorted A box of Diapers Silk Umbrellas Two boxes of fine Spices, containing Nutmegs, Mace and Cloves Black Pepper of first quality East India Ginger Java Sugar A quantity of Madeira Wine Ditto of Gin Roll Brimstone August 12. 3tawtfm
Higgins' Specific FOR THE PREVENTION AND CURE OF THE YELLOW FEVER. EVER since this disease made such ravages in this city and New-York, the author has turned his attention to its causes and cure.—The result of his enquiries has convinced him that the reason why so few persons recover from its attacks, are from its not being well understood, and the consequent wrong method taken to cure it. He is persuaded that the excessive bleedings and mercurial treatment of the Faculty is highly injurious, and that the only rational mode of treatment is by the use of proper acids. Convinced of this he offers his Specific as a certain remedy, if used according to the directions. To be had in bottles, at one dollar each, of the inventor Geo. Higgins, Cherry Street, two doors above Ninth street, (late manager of Jackson and Co's Medicine Warehouse, London); by J. Le- blanc, No. 2, 6; W. Griffith, No. 177, T. Pearce, No. 21, South Third Street, T. Stiff, No. 55, New Street, near Vine Street, and J. Galt, No. 36, New Street. Aug. 25. tuths gt
COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMAS, and  CONSUMPTIONS. Just received, by Wm. Griffiths, No. 117, South Second-street, a fresh supply of  Genuine Balsam of Honey, Medicine invented by the late Sir John Hill (who knowledge as a Botanist procured him the appellation of the Linnaeus of Britain) and it considered in England as a certain cure for the above complaints; it is also of singular efficacy in the Hooping Cough. It may also be had retail of W. A. Stokes, No. 67, South Second-street, and T. Stiff, 55, New- street, in bottles at 75 cents each. Wm. Griffiths having observed the happy ef- fect of the medicine, (several cases of cures hav- ing come within his own knowledge) and the great demand for it has induced him to order a large supply, a part of which he has just received. August 3. tawfw
30 Dollars Reward. RAN away on Saturday last, two intended Ser- vants, Gifford Daily, a mulatto boy, about 17 years of age, a slim light built active fellow, can