Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1797-01-14 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
NUMBER 1358.]
SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1797.
[VOLUME XI.]
MRS. GRATTAN
Respectfully informs her friends, and the public in general, that on Tuesday the 10th day of January, she proposes opening, at No. 39, North Sixth-street, a
Linen and Mullin Warehouse.
Book Mullins, from 6/3 to 12/11 per yard
Jacquet ditto, from 8/8 to 9/8 per yard
Striped ditto, from 7/10 to 10/10 per yard
Fine Gossas
Tambour'd Book Mullins, from 13/9 to 21/ per yard
India Mullin, from 13/3 to 15/ per yard
Sheeting Mullin
Jacquet mullin Handkerchiefs, from 4/3 to 6/ per hdkf.
Book mullin Handkerchiefs from 5/3 to 10/6 per hdkf.
Mullin color'd and border'd Handkerchiefs
Dacca Handkerchiefs
Tambour'd Cravats from 10/8 to 11/11
Pocket Handkerchiefs
Cambric, from 11/3 to 16/3 per yard
Table Cloths
Hackabuck Towelling
Women's Cotton Hose, from 6/3 to 13/ per pair
Dinkey from 5/10 to 6/11
Men's Silk Hose
Tambour'd mullin Handkerchiefs from 11/11 to 13/3
Irish linens for Gentlemen's Shirts, from 5/5 to 9/7
And a variety of other articles.
N. B. Orders received for all kinds of ready made Linen, Gentlemen's Shirts, ruffled or plain, Cravats, Pocket Handkerchiefs, &c. &c.
Household Linen, &c. &c.
A plain shirt, made and mark'd, 3 1-2 dollars.
A full ruffled ditto, 4 dollars.
A plain shirt, made and mark'd, 5 dollars.
A full ruffled ditto 6 dollars.
A plain shirt, made and marked, 5 1-2 dollars.
A full ruffled ditto 7 dollars.
A plain shirt, made and mark'd, 6 dollars.
A full ruffled ditto 7 1-2.
A plain shirt, made and mark'd, 6 1-2 dollars.
A very fine ruffled ditto 8 dollars.
January 13.
For Sale,
Two Convenient BRICK HOUSES,
Three stories high, 16 feet front, and 40 feet deep each, and adjoining; situated on the east side of Front, between Race and Vine-streets; Nos. 161 and 163. They will be sold on very reasonable terms, either separately or together. Apply to JOHN MILLER, jun. & CO. daw
January 13
FOR SALE,
The fast-sailing Schooner ORION; Seventy tons burthen; fifteen months old; her frame is of the best of white oak; she is a faithful built vessel, handsomely finished off and well found in every particular; is ready to receive a cargo on board, and can be put to sea without any expense on her hull, sails or rigging; she carries six hundred barrels; has a handsome cabin and steerage, and a half deck which will stow from seventy-five to eighty barrels; has been newly caulked, grouted and painted. For terms apply to BENJAMIN RHODES, At No. 170, corner of Market and Fifth-streets, Willis and Yardley's wharf, adjoining Chestnut-street wharf; where there is for sale
Excellent pickled Salmon in barrels, the best of American Mels Beef, and some very excellent Boston manufactured Chocolate. December 26
For Sligo and Killibegs, The American Ship NANCY, Cuthbert Riggs, master. Will sail with all convenient speed. For freight or passage apply to
William Bell;
Who has for sale, 4 Trunks Printed Cottons, well assorted 3 Bales Irish Flannels, and 2 boxes Linens 25 Pipes Brandy Madeira Wine; Indigo, Russia Mats. Also, A few barrels Prime IRISH BEEF, PORK, OATMEAL, &c. November 11, 1796. mwff
FOR SALE,
THE SHIP MARY, SAMUEL PARKER, MASTER, Two hundred tons burthen. Apply to JOSEPH ANTHONY, & Co. If the MARY is not sold in a few days, she will take freight for Hamburg. Apply as above. October 31.
For Sale, or Charter,
The Ship DIANA, SAMUEL PILE, Master, Burthen 205 47-95 tons register, built in Philadelphia in the year 1792, of live oak and red cedar, and was sheathed 13 months ago, she has just had a complete out-fit, and may be sent to sea at a very trifling expence. For terms apply to
Philip Nicklin & Co.
Who have for sale on board said vessel, 27 casks of fine yellow paint. 9 boxes and 12 bundles of writing flutes. 1 box ink stands and note presses. 14 bales of sail canvas. And on hand,
Imperial Hylon, and TEAS. Souchong 40,000 pieces Nankeens of the first quality. 19 tubs Quickfilter. 2 chests Bandanno handkerchiefs. A few chests Manchester goods well assorted in Coracurs, thickets, Ginghams, Mullinets, Dimities, &c. 3 boxes black sewing silk. 180 crates Queens ware well assorted. 10 tons sheet lead. Nails assorted, flat and sharp points. London Particular, London Market, New-York Market, 40 pipes and 10 hogheads Teneriffe wine. 3 tierces Snake Root. 230 logs Mahogany. Nov 7.
A BALL.
J. DOZOL'S BALL
Will be held on MONDAY NEXT, the 16th of January, at Mr. O'Eller's Hotel, and continue every fortnight during the season
Gentlemen's Tickets, at one dollar each, to be had at the bar of the above Hotel, where Ladies who choose to honor him with their company, may also be supplied with Tickets.
J. DOZOL respectfully informs the Ladies and Gentlemen, that he will continue his
Dancing-School
at the above Hotel. Hours of attendance for Ladies are from 10 to 1 in the morning, and for Gentlemen from 6 to 9 in the evening, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, during the season.
N. B. Private Lesions will be given, either at his school or at the house of those who may favor him. January 12
Particular Teneriffe Wine.
50 Quarter-casks Particular Teneriffe WINE, Of a superior quality, For Sale by A. Marple & Israel W. Morris, No. 60, Dock-street. January 12 1146
Boarding and Lodging
May be had at No. 62, Penn-street, in a creditable family January 9
NOTICE.
THE Sales of LANDS of the United States, in the North-Western Territory, heretofore advertised in the several public papers, will commence this evening, at the City Tavern—to be continued from day to day, 'till the tenth of February next, if not sooner sold. January 4
FASHIONABLE WAISTCOATING. GEORGE DOBSON, No. 25, SOUTH THIRD-STREET,
Has received per the Diana, from London, Clouded and striped Spanish Swansdown Clouded Erminates and Molekins Striped do. and do. Figured Manillas Scarlet figured Erminates Printed Florinets Do. Cassimets and Cassimeres Superfine printed Quiltings, newest patterns Also, per different arrivals,
A large and general assortment of Dry Goods,
Suitable to the present and approaching season. November 5.
SALT PETRE.
A large quantity of Double-Refined Salt Petre for sale at No. 25, South Third-street. November 5.
THE SUBSCRIBER
WISHES to ascertain, whether a certain EDWARD NEVILL, by trade a Stone-Cutter, or Brick-Layer, who quitted Ireland in 1783, or 1784, and came into this Country, ('tis supposed to Philadelphia) about four years since, be living or dead. As this intelligence is of the highest importance, it will be thankfully received, by GEO. DAVIS, No. 313, High-street. December 31. w & f im
For Sale,
By J. WARDER, PARKER & Co. An Invoice of Cordage, Consisting of different sizes, from 12 inch cables down to rope of 2 inches, of different lengths; Imported in the ship Swift, from Hull, and entitled to drawback. Sept. 27.
For Sale,
By George Deschamps, No. 91, NORTH SIXTH-STREET, Nova-Scotia Prime Salmon, in barrels and half barrels Ditto Herring and Mackarel. Smoked Herring in barrels and kegs Ditto Salmon, by the dozen or single one Dry Codfish, from one to fifty kensals Fine and coarse Salt Nova-Scotia and French Plaster of Paris, in the stone and ground, for manure and stucco-work December 1.
Imported from London & Liverpool, EARTHEN WARE, in crates and hogheads, well assorted Wine Bottles in hampers Window Glass of all sizes Two cases of Stationary One chest of yellow Jeluits Bark Two cases of Roll Arnotta A small consignment of Rose Blankets, Flannels, Baizes, Broad-cloths, Coatings, Plains, &c. Paints of various colors. Basket salt in hogheads. Also on hand, Madeira wine, very old, in pipes, hogheads and quarter casks Holland gin in pipes, first quality Anchors of different sizes A few trunks of ladies French shoes assorted Silk nankeen, &c. Likewise an assortment of Dutch goods, consisting of Osnabergs, ticklenbergs, bed-ticks, stripes, checks. Morlaix linen, platillas, ravens duck, Britanias, &c. And for sale by the package only by Thomas & John Ketland. Walnut-street Wharf. Nov. 15.
FOR SALE,
About 1,600 acres of Land, WELL situated, laying on and between Marsh and Beech Creeks, Milford county, Pennsylvania, in four separate Patents. For terms of sale apply to Wm. Blackburn, No. 64, South Second-street mwff October 31.
TO BE SOLD,
A PLANTATION, in the town of Woodbury, county of Gloucester, and state of New-Jersey, containing about one hundred and fifty acres; a suitable proportion of which is woodland and improved meadow. A great part of the arable land is in a high state of cultivation, and very natural to the production of Red Clover. On said plantation there is a genteel two-story brick house, with four rooms on a floor, and a good dry cellar under the whole; together with a barn, corn-wind and carriage-house. The garden is large, and contains a good collection of the best kinds of grafted and inoculated fruit trees; the orchard consists of about three hundred grafted apple-trees. Any person inclined to purchase said premises, may be informed of the terms by applying to ANDREW HUNTER. July 29
WM. HOLDERNESSE, No. 76, HIGH-STREET,
Has received by the late arrivals, A Well Selected Assortment of Silk Mercery, Linen Drapery, and Haberdashery Goods, Which he will sell, wholesale and retail, on the very lowest terms; Amongst which are Some elegant 4-4 and 7-8 Clintzes and Cottons, new patterns Ditto Furniture ditto Ditto Dimity Tambour'd, Book, and Jacquet Mullins Ditto in Gold and Silver Ditto Neckcloths, very fine Mantuas of the first quality Silk and Cotton Hosiery Umbrellas of the first quality, assorted Irish Linens, very fine, and Table Linens Marcellines and Cotton Counterpanes Rose Blankets assorted-&c. &c. October 26.
A Printing-Office for Sale;
Situate in the city of Burlington, on the river Delaware, about 20 miles from Philadelphia. Consisting of French Cannon, Roman and Italic Double Pica, ditto ditto English, ditto ditto Small Pica, ditto ditto Do. on Pica body, ditto ditto Two-line Letters—Flowers A good Mahogany Press—Impressing Stone Also, Chases, Gallies, Composing-sticks, Racks, Furniture, &c. complete. The situation is eligible for business, and the office calculated to execute any kind of work. The terms are reasonable. Apply to H. Kammerer, jr. Crown-street, near Race-street, at No. 43, Race-street, or of Mr. John Neale, Burlington. January 10.
Just Landing,
At South Street wharf, from on board the ship Sedgley, Captain Rodge, from St. Petersburg, The following Goods:
Russia Sail Duck, first quality. Do. Sheeting do. Do. Diaper. Do. Huckaback. Do. Craft. Do. Mould Candles, 4, 5 and 6, to the lb. of the English size. Do. White Candle Tallow. Do. White Soap in small boxes. Do. Cordage of fine yarn. Ravens Duck. Singlass, 1st and 2nd sort. Horse Hair uncurled. Russia Bar Iron. Do. Hoop Iron. Do. Nail Rods. 10 Tons Oakum and Junk. St. Petersburg Clean Hemp. For Sale by Philips, Cramond, & Co. October 12.
Washington Lottery.
TICKETS, warranted undrawn, may be purchased or exchanged for prizes, at the Office, No. 147, Chestnut-street, where a correct Numerical Book is kept for public inspection. Also Canal Lottery Tickets for sale or exchanged for prizes drawn in the Washington Lottery, of which the 54th and 55th days returns are received. The Business of a Broker carried on as usual. * * * A SHARE in the NEW THEATRE to be sold on reasonable terms. January 12.
Office of the Insurance Company of North America, January 9th, 1797.
The Dividend declared by the Directors, for the last six months, is two dollars, for each share of stock in this company, which will be paid to the Stockholders or their attorneys duly authorised, at any time after the 19th inst. By order of the Board, EBENEZER HAZARD, Sec'y. tawt9th
Trejo Garden, Crops and Flower-Seeds, Roots, &c. &c.
This day landing from the ship Eagle, captain Folsdiek, from London, And FOR SALE by
GOLDTHWAITE & MOORE,
Corner of Walnut and Second-streets, A most capital and extensive Assortment of GARDEN, GRASS and FLOWER-SEEDS, ROOTS, &c. &c.
Among which are, Five kinds Asparagus Three kinds Cresses Four Beccole Twelve Onion Twenty-five Beans Thirteen Radish Six Broccoli Fifteen Turnip Eleven Brocoli Fifteen Peas Twenty-six Cabbage Six Savoy Six Carrot Four Parsnip Three Cauliflower Twenty-three Melon Five Celery Twenty-one Lettuce Ten Cucumber Common and lemon Thyme Curled leaf and sprigged Parsley Pot Marjoram Mangel Wurtzel Balm Thyme Shallots Leek Kail Rye Grass Saint Foin Lucerne Rape Seed and white Clover Timothy, &c. &c. With a curious collection of the most esteemed FLOWER-SEEDS and ROOTS, Being the most extensive ever imported into this city. The above are from a capital Seedsmen in London, and are warranted fresh and good. Printed catalogues may be had by applying as above. Dec. 17.
WANTED,
A MECHANIC, to erect Spinning and Weaving Machines by water, such as are used at my manufactory—Apply to JAMES DAVENPORT, No. 401, North Front-street. N. B. None need apply but a complete mechanic and a man of stability. Globe Mill, December 29, 1796.
FOR SALE,
At Whitefides' Tea Ware-House,
No. 99, North Second Street. Imperial } Hyson Skin. Hylon, } Fresh Teas. } Souchong, Young Hylon, } } Bohea } 3taw3m. Dec. 9.
A CARD.
If Monsieur G. H. SORLE, Who left Bordeaux the 28th June last, and arrived at Boston about the middle of August, in the schooner Jane, is in Philadelphia, he is requested to call on Joseph Anthony & Co. No. 5, Chestnut-street, who will give him some information of importance. December 24, 1796.
In order to comply with contracts, I will sell, for approved bonds, on 3 equal annual payments,
A Square of LOTS,
At the upper end of Frederickburg, beginning opposite to the lower corner of Doctor Wellford's, on Caroline-street, and running up to the cross street leading to Fitzhugh's ferry, and from thence back to Sophia-street. This square I have laid off into 24 lots, 27 and an half feet front, and 122 back, 12 on Caroline-street, and 12 on Sophia-street. Nine of those on Caroline-street I have leased on an annual ground rent of 3 and 10 to pounds, to the amount of 74 pounds, and the vacant lots a purchaser could enhance the value of by building small houses, which will be readily procure tenants as pots or goards will Martins in the spring, and yield a greater profit in proportion to their cost than large buildings. Those who incline to purchase may know the terms by applying to HENRY FITZHUGH. Bell-Air, Dec. 8, 1796. 7thJ.d4w
Notice to Creditors.
The Assignees of Bernard Dougherty late of Bedford County, will make a dividend of the effects in their hands, immediately after the first day of February next to such Creditors as may furnish their accounts before that time.
Thomas Smith Thomas Fitzsimons Isaac Hazlehurst Miers Fisher } Assignees. Philadelphia, Jan. 9, 1796. dsw
Philadelphia, Jan. 4th, 1797.
All persons indebted to the Estate of
JOSEPH PASCHALL, deceased,
ARE requested to pay their respective debts without further delay, otherwise their accounts will be put into the hands of an Attorney to recover. And all those who have any demands against said Estate are desired to bring in their accounts for settlement, to SAMUEL COATES, CHRIS. MARSHALL, jun. } Ex'rs. CHARLES MARSHALL. } cox
Public Notice,
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that I have applied to the judges of the Supreme Court of this state, to supply the defect in my Title to a lot of ground, situate on the West side of Fourth-street, containing in breadth 20 feet, and in length 56 feet, bounded Northward and Westward, by ground of the subscriber, Southward by ground of Edward Shippen, and Eastward by Fourth-street, occasioned by the loss of a deed from Timothy Harrington, John Lewis and James Walton, by their attorney Robert Molloyneux. All persons concerned, are required to appear before two of the judges of the said court, at the house of Thomas M'Kean, esq. the Chief Justice of the state, on the 30th inst. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to make their answer to the bill of the subscriber, filed in the office of Edward Burd, esq. Prothonotary of the said court. WILLIAM SHIPPEN, jun. Philadelphia, January 6th, 1797. dtz9th
For Sale,
By the Subscribers—in PENN-STREET, 65 Pipes Excellent Madeira Wine, Imported by the Eagle. WILLINGS & FRANCIS. Nov. 30. w&f
Bank of Pennsylvania,
January 4, 1797.
At a meeting of the Directors this day, a dividend of sixteen dollars on each share was declared for the last 6 months, which will be paid to the Stockholders after the 14th inst. JONATHAN SMITH, Cashier. Jan. 3. dtf.
A Quantity of Brandy,
FIRST & 2d proof, Gin, of 4th proof, in pipes Jamaica Spirits, 4th proof, in Hhds Old Hock, in cases of 40 dozen each Glass Tumblers, in pints and half-pints Window Glass, in boxes, of different sizes Hazelnuts, in sacks Whiting Copperas } in hhds White Lead & Spanish Brown } For Sale by PETER BLIGHT. January 4.
The Elephant,
Now exhibited, was bought for Ten Thousand Dollars. He is 3 years old, 6 feet high, growing to 18 feet. He eats 350 weight a-day, and drinks a barrel of water; he has drank some days forty bottles of porter, drawing the corks with his trunk. He is perfectly inoffensive; travels loose, at the rate of five miles an hour, and is the greatest curiosity ever brought to this Continent. He is to be seen 'till the 15th of January, in Market-street between Third and Fourth-streets, at a quarter of a dollar, that every one may see him—after which time the former price of half a dollar will be returned. He will leave Philadelphia as soon as the weather will permit. December 31.

New Theatre.
The French Company's Night.
THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, January 14, Will be presented, by the French company, A COMIC OPERA called LAMELOMANIE.
Dans Lequel Mons. Fieron, n'ayant jamais paru sur aucun Theatre, remplira le role du Melomane. The music by M. Champin.
Geronte, M. Fieron; Christiane, M. Viellard; St. Real, M. Laurency; Crispin, M. St. Marc; Elize, Mlle. Teste; Lisette, Mlle. Sophie.
After which, A COMEDY in three acts, called The Married Man.
Taken from Le Philosophie Marie of M. Destouches, by the authors of Every one has his Fault, &c. and performing at the Hay-Market theatre, London, with considerable applause.
Lord Lovemore, Mr. Moreton; Sir John Classick, Mr. Wignell; Mr. Claffick, Mr. Warren; Mr. Tradewell Claffick, Mr. Bates; Dorimont, Mr. Fox; William, Mr. Warrell, jun.; Lady Claffick, Miss L'Esrange; Emily, Mrs. Francis; Lucy, Mrs. Harvey.
To which will be added, by the French Company, A Comic Opera, in one act, called Deux Petites Savoyards.
The music by M. Daleyrac.
Le Seigneur, M. St. Marc; Clermont, M. Poignard; Le Bailly, M. Viellard; Jaque, M. Laurency; Michel, Mlle. Teste; Jolet, Mlle. Sophie.
Box, One Dollar twenty-five cents. Pit one Dollar. And Gallery, half a dollar. Tickets to be had at H. & P. Rice's Book-store, No. 50 High-street, and at the Office adjoining the Theatre.
The Doors of the Theatre will open at 5, and the Curtain rise precisely at 6 o'clock.
Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Office in the front of the theatre, from 10 till 4 o'clock, and from 10 till 4 on the days of performance.
Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to send their servants to keep places a quarter before 5 o'clock, and to order them, as soon as the company are seated, to withdraw, as they cannot on any account be permitted to remain.
VIVAT RESPUBLICA!
College-Hall. READINGS and RECITATIONS, Moral, Critical, and Entertaining.
MR. FENNELL
Respectfully informs the Public, that
THIS EVENING, Saturday, Jan. 14, at 7 o'clock, Will be delivered, (FIRST PART)
THE EFFECTS OF REVENGE, Exemplified by selections from the character of Zanga, Dr. Young (SECOND PART)
THE PROGRESS OF JEALOUSY TRACED In the character of Othello, Shakespeare During which will be recited
Othello's speech to the Senate The celebrated scene with Iago And the most striking passages during his paroxysm of jealousy (THIRD PART)
THE EFFECTS OF JEALOUSY, Exemplified in Othello's soliloquies before and after the murder of Desdemona Alonzo's soliloquies before and after the death of Leonora With critical observations on the authors.
Subscriptions are received by Mr. Zachariah Poulton, jun. at the Library, where the Ladies and Gentlemen who may be inclined to honor the undertaking with their patronage, are respectfully requested to send their names and receive their tickets.
Occasional admission tickets to be had of Mr. Poulton, jun. at the Library; at Mr. McElwee's looking-glass-store, No. 70, South Fourth-street; and at Mr. Carey's, Book-seller, Market-street—Half a dollar each.
MRS. GRATTAN
Respectfully informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of the City, that the second
LADIES' CONCERT
Will be on TUESDAY NEXT, the 17th of January at Mr. Oellers's Hotel, Act I.
Grand Sinfonia, Haydn. Holy Lord, Mrs. Grattan. Concerto Violin, Mr. Bingham. Trio and Chorus, Siege of Belgrade, Storace. Act II.
Concerto in Bb. Mrs. Grattan, Duffek. Ah non sai, Mrs. Grattan, Sarti. Quartett, Pleyel. Grand Chorus Pirate, Storace.
*The Concert to begin at half past six; and at half past eight, the music will attend for the Ball.
Mrs. Grattan begs leave to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen, that the subscription-book is at her house No. 39, North Sixth-street; for the reception of those names who wish to honor her with their commands. A subscription for eight nights 16 dollars, including a Gentleman and Lady's ticket, both transferable—Half subscriptions 8 dollars, including one ticket—Single ticket 2 dollars.
Mrs. Grattan takes the liberty of requesting the subscribers to send for their tickets any day after Thursday, the 15th of December, at No. 39, North Sixth-street.
Single tickets to be had the day of the Concert only, at the Bar of Mr. Oellers's Hotel.
Bank of the United States,
January 2nd, 1797.
The Directors have this day declared a Dividend of Sixteen Dollars on each Share for the last six months, which will be paid to the Stockholders after the 12th instant. G. SIMPSON, Cashier.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, December 19, 1796.
SIR, BY the direction of the President of the United States, I have the honor to inclose a report of the Director of the Mint, suggesting the expediency of some alterations in its establishment, to render it less expensive to the public, and more accommodating to depositors. The report is accompanied with statements of the gold, silver and copper coins, issued from the Mint, from its commencement to the 24th of the last month, accounts of the gold and silver bullion, which has been deposited, and an account of wastage, and a deficit in the silver coinage, which require an appropriation of two thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars and seventy one cents, to reimburse depositors.
I am, with great respect,
SIR, Your most obedient servant, TIMOTHY PICKERING.
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES.
MINT OF THE UNITED STATES, November 29, 1796.
SIR, I HAVE the honor of inclosing for the President of the United States, my annual report on the State of the Mint, with the abstracts referred to therein.
With sentiments of esteem and respect, I remain, SIR,
Your most obedient, and very humble servant, ELIAS BOUDINOT.
To the SECRETARY OF STATE.
The Director of the Mint of the United States, respectfully reports to the President of the United States on the state of the Mint—
THAT during the experience of twelve months, he has turned his attention (as far as has been in his power) to the institution under his care. He has been, with regret, an opinion generally prevailing, that the establishment is unnecessarily expensive, and less productive than was rationally expected by its advocates and friends.
The Director finding some foundation for the charge, has endeavoured to discover the cause, as nothing appears in the general nature of the institution, to warrant the idea.
The issue of the enquiry is, that the extraordinary expenses attending the Mint, are, in a great measure, owing to its original plan and the principles on which it was established. Among others, the whole coinage, including the refinement of the precious metals, was directed by law to be executed at the public expense, the depositor being fully indemnified from all charges whatever: On this principle, not only the original cost of the works, and the salaries of the stated officers, fall on the public; but also the whole amount of the workmanship, with the alloy, wastage and contingent expenses.
The want of experimental knowledge in the business, at the first establishment of the Mint, prevented any tolerable precise estimate of the expenses necessarily attending the process; but soon after the commencement of the business, it was found impracticable to proceed with propriety, unless an addition was made to the establishment by the appointment of a melter and refiner.
This important and necessary officer, is not known in foreign Mints, as the precious metals are there generally deposited of the proper standard, or above it; or they are purchased by the Mint, and become public property; there being professional refiners and independent of the Mint, whose business it is to purify metals under standard; but there being no such artists in this city who follow the business, it became indispensably necessary to execute this service in the Mint.
This circumstance was not foreseen, or if foreseen, was considered as included in the duties of the assayer; but the necessity of so essential a check on that officer, forbade this measure, had it been otherwise practicable. This added considerably to the annual expenses of the Mint.
Formerly the Director could not make any charge for this process, against depositors; the whole expense therefore fell on the public. Thus on alloying one deposit of about 96,000 oz. of silver bullion, it turned out near 24,000 oz. under standard; to refine which, it cost the United States upwards of 500. so that the depositor really gained that sum, by bringing his bullion to the Mint. This operated very unequally among the depositors. The citizen who brought bullion in this debased state, to the Mint, received as much coin for the standard silver therein, as he whose bullion was previously refined equal to the standard, and ready for coining at a very trifling expense.
Again—The institution of the mint, without any appropriation of capital, either to purchase the precious metals in bullion, and anticipate payments due on deposits, or to coin for the public, has been another cause of considerable expense. Depending upon depositors alone for the precious metals, it became necessary for their encouragement and satisfaction to coin every deposit as soon as possible after it came into the treasury of the mint, to prevent its remaining unproductive to the depositor; or by which means the clippings and grains were obliged to be melted and coined as they arose, often three or four times for one deposit.
Thus the melting, refining and coining one deposit of 200 oz. of silver, or 20 oz. of gold, would cost the public as much as near 1000 oz. of either, and a much greater proportional wastage; whereas could the bullion be purchased for the public at the market price, and kept in the vaults till a large quantity might be coined at once, or a capital of about ten thousand dollars be allowed to the mint, so as to anticipate the payments to depositors, without being obliged to an immediate coinage on every occasion, a very great public saving would take place, not only as to the wastage, but in the expenditure of the materials and labor used in the process, and no injury done to the United States,
but in the loan of the money for a short time. In a word, the difference would be much the same, as between the wholesale merchant and the huckster.
This measure would also have a tendency to fix the price of bullion, and indemnify the public for some part of the expense of coinage. The only question that would arise is, whether, on the principle of economy, it would be a prudent measure on the part of government? Suppose the expenses of coinage, including wastage, to be fixed at three per centum to the depositor, while in foreign countries it costs nothing. The consequence would be, that bullion in America, might vary its price three per cent. according to the balance of trade; while bullion in those countries must be supposed inviolable in its price, let the balance of trade stand as it will. Bullion then, in those countries will always be at the highest price it ever can be at in America, since it is the price of coin; but in America it may be three per cent. lower. If therefore the United States, by coining, free of all expense, contribute to keep the price of bullion higher than it is in countries where the coinage is paid for, a voluntary expense is created, of which there can be no just reason to complain.
A representation of some of these difficulties, with the dangerous situation of the mint, for want of protecting laws to secure the instruments of coinage, the metals and the coin, as also to prevent counterfeits, has been heretofore made by the officers of the mint, without little other success than a resolution of Congress, enabling the director to retain the expense of refining the precious metals under standard; but the wastage, alloy and coinage, are still dead charges on the public treasury.
While therefore this policy, on the whole, is considered as beneficial to the United States, the complaint against the mint for its heavy expenses to the public, are without solid foundation, as it is impossible to carry on an institution of this nature, under these circumstances, and which requires from 15 to 20 workmen and laborers to attend it, without great expense. Add to this, that the alloy of silver and copper, with the loss by necessary wastage, must unavoidably rise to a considerable annual amount.
But notwithstanding these and other difficulties attending an infant institution, especially the late great advance in the prices of materials and labor, the aggregate expenses of the mint are greatly reduced, either from the superior knowledge of the persons employed, gained by experience, or from new arrangements found to be more advantageous than those made on the spur of the occasion. This will appear more evident, by a view of the progressive reduction of the contingent expenses in the quarterly accounts rendered into the treasury department, and it is hoped that there will be a farther progress in this desirable economy.
When the present director entered upon the administration of the mint, there was no appropriation of money for the purchase of copper, for the coinage of cents. This he clearly foresaw would prove a source of farther expense, by often leaving the workmen without employ. He made application to Congress by their committee, on this subject; but all that was obtained was thirteen thousand dollars, which was coined into cents, and returned into the public treasury, or remitted for the purchase of copper, before the rising of Congress the last spring. No farther appropriation was made, till it was too late to procure the necessary importation of copper for the summer's coinage, whereby much time has been lost, and some considerable expense of workmen has been added to the summer's account.
It is now hoped, from the present arrangement, no such inconvenience will arise hereafter; but a continual and ample supply of copper coinage be produced adequate to the public wants.
As the laws relative to the Mint now stand, the officers are obliged to pay to each depositor the coins, arising from his deposit, in strict order, and to reserve three pieces of coin from each mass; yet no appropriation has been made to replace the reserves, or to make good the wastage; it is therefore impossible for the officers of the Mint to comply with the law; and the depositors complain of being kept out of their property, till provision is made by Congress for their relief.
By a number of new half dollars brought to the Mint for assay, said to have been coined in the United States, it appears that coinage for that purpose is carried on in some state in the Union. Some of these are found to be under standard in their quality, and between two and three penny-weights less than their true weight. These are facts which the Director thinks it his duty to communicate to the President.
From the various experiments made since the establishment of the Mint, it is found unnecessary to make use of silver in alloying of gold, unless it is for the purpose of beautifying the coin; in which case it should be composed at the proportion of one-third silver to two-thirds copper.
By the following abstract of the bullion and coin received and issued from the Mint, since its first establishment, may be seen, as well the nature of the deposits made, as the coins returned to the Treasury, and the dates of the receipts and issues to this day, with the amount of the copper coinage.
From this it appears, that there is due for wastage, during that period, the quantity of fifteen hundred and ninety-nine ounces, sixteen penny-weights and fifteen grains, of silver, equal to eighteen hundred and forty-five dollars, ninety-five cents and five mills; besides a deficit of eight hundred and forty four ounces, seven penny-weights and five grains of silver, equal to nine hundred and seventy-four dollars, seventy-five cents and five mills; making in the whole two thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars and seventy one cents; for which an appropriation ought to be made by law to satisfy a deficient deposit.
The Director thinks it necessary to mention, in explanation of the former officers of the Mint, that by a report made on this subject, it appears that there is yet a considerable quantity of old pots and tell bottoms, from which it is expected that nearly the amount of the deficient silver, as stated above, will be extracted.
ELIAS BOUDINOT.
Mint of the United States, 29th November, 1796.
Denomination and value of Coins, issued from the Mint of the United States, from the commencement of the establishment, to Nov. 24, 1796.
GOLD.—8,803 Eagles, 12,106 Half Eagles, 66 quarter Eagles, Value 146,445 Dollars.
SILVER.—272,941 Dollars, 323,144 Half Dollars, 5,894 Quarter Dollars, 22,135 Dimes, 96,646 Half Dimes, Value 443,032 Dollars, 30 Cents.
COPPER.—2,040,753 Cents, 258,014 Half Cents, Value 22,697 Dollars, 40 Cents.
There has been deposited at the Mint (for coinage) from the commencement of the establishment to Nov. 24th, 1797—10,670 ounces, 10 penny-weights and 10 grains of gold bullion, gross weight; being 9,837 ounces and 14 grains, standard weight; and of silver bullion, 416,892 ounces and 18 penny-weights gross weight; being 402,302 ounces and 19 penny-weights, standard weight.
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, January 3.
Mr. Dwight Foster, from the committee of claims, made report on the petitions of James Betts, John Day, William Caldwell and John and Elizabeth London, which were against the petitioners, were twice read, and concurred in by the house.
Mr. Coit, from the committee to whom it was referred to report their opinion on the equity and expediency of extending the allowance made to the representatives of soldiers in the late army, who were slain by the enemy, to the representatives of those who died in the service, reported that no consideration of expediency or equity would justify or require the extension contemplated in the reference.
Petitions were presented from John Stadles, William Brown, and William Mackay, for compensation for their services during the war, which were severally referred to the committee of claims.
Mr. Swanwick, from the committee of commerce and manufactures, made reports on the petitions of John Jewel, Lewis H. Guirlande, William Ustick, jun. and John Hughes, for the remission of duties on merchandise destroyed by the late fire at New York, which were to this effect: "that it would be introducing a dangerous principle to the revenue of the United States, to grant relief in cases of this kind, which were more the objects of private insurance, than of public contribution." The prayers of the petitioners were therefore rejected. The house concurred. Mr. Swanwick, from the same committee, also reported on the petition of Jeremiah Cecil, and others, pilots within the Chesapeake bay, praying that a law might be passed to regulate uniformly the conduct of pilots throughout the United States, that though they did not conceive it necessary at present to pass a law to regulate the conduct of pilots throughout the Union, they thought it would be useful to pass a law for the regulation of the conduct of pilots in the waters of the Chesapeake, and recommended a resolution to that effect, which was agreed to, and referred back to the committee to bring in a bill.
Mr. Swanwick also reported on the petition of Bartholomew Sarazen, a sufferer by fire at Cape-Francois, that, during the present negotiation with the French republic, no steps could be taken with respect to this and other petitioners to the same effect. The prayer was therefore recommended not to be granted, and the house concurred.
Mr. Griswold, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of Amos Ayles, praying to be put in possession of certain lands to which he professes to have a claim, made a report. The report was against the petitioner; but, upon motion of Mr. G. Jackson, who was of opinion the petitioner was entitled to the lands in question, and that if a little time was given he could prove it to the satisfaction of the house, the decision upon the report was postponed to the first Monday in February.
On motion of Mr. Swanwick, so much of the report of the committee of commerce and manufactures as related to the petition of Aaron Sheffield, on the ground of new evidence being received, was re-committed to that committee.
The order of the day, on the report of the committee of ways and means on the subject of certain balances due from individual states to the United States, was entered upon, and a very long debate took place. After several attempts to get the business postponed, which were rejected, the house went into a committee of the whole on the resolution as reported; and, after some debate, the committee rose, and obtained leave to sit again.
Mr. Parker, from the committee appointed to wait upon the President of the United States with the resolution calling for information respecting the treaty with the dey and regency of Algiers, reported, that they had waited upon the President according to appointment, and had received an answer according to this effect: "That the President of the United States, before he had heard of the resolution, had directed the papers to be made out, and that when ready he would direct them to be sent to the house of representatives."
Mr. Harper said, that a report had been made by the secretary of the treasury during the last session of a statement of the internal revenue of the United States, with an account of the collection of expence &c. He said it was a mere temporary order, but, as it was desirable information, he thought it would be well for the house to be furnished with a similar statement every session, he proposed a resolution to that effect, which was agreed to.
Mr. W. Smith from the committee of ways and means, made a report on the provision necessary for improving and effectually securing the internal revenues, recommending the abolishing of the tax upon spirits, in certain cases, and laying it upon the bills according to their capacity.
Mr. S. from the same committee, also reported, that having taken into consideration the subject of raising farther revenue, and the report of the secretary of the treasury thereon, they recommended the following direct taxes, viz.
A tax ad valorem on all lands with their improvements, with certain exceptions, including town lots.
Ditto on slaves, with certain exceptions.
The report was twice read, and after some opposition to the day as being too early from Mr. Craik, who wished to consult his constituents on this business, it was made the order for Monday next.
Mr. Blount laid a resolution on the table for the purpose of making some alterations in a law which respected the importation of goods into North-Carolina. Adjourned.

PHILADELPHIA,
SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1797.
The length, inaccuracy, and uninteresting nature, of the piece signed "W. L." prevent its appearance.
Major Thomas Pinckney is arrived at Charleston from London.
Pennsylvania Population Company.
At an annual meeting of the Stockholders, the following gentlemen were elected, viz. President, John Nicholson, Managers, Theophile Cazenove,
John Field, Samuel Sterett, Robert Bowne, James Gibson, Judah Colt.
Treasurer and Secretary, Solomon Marache. January 11, 1797.
At a meeting of the Merchants and Traders of this City, held at the Coffee-House, yesterday, the following memorial was adopted:
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Pennsylvania. THE MEMORIAL Of the Subscribers, Merchants and Traders of the City of Philadelphia.
Respectfully shepherds
THAT the act of Defalcation, passed in the year 1705, is in its operation, very prejudicial to the commercial and agricultural interest of the State.
The extension of commerce, and the establishment of banks to facilitate the operations of mercantile men, necessarily introduce the circulation of a paper currency, which, coming in aid of the monied capital, is a powerful auxiliary in support of the various departments of agriculture, manufactures, and commerce:—hence, in almost every commercial country we find a paper currency of a negotiable nature; but in Pennsylvania, although custom has given such a paper a general circulation, yet the act alluded to, leaves it (in some instances) in the power of individuals to violate the implied principle on which it is issued, to the great injury of honest and unspotted men.
Your memorialists therefore submit to your serious consideration, the propriety of repealing so much of the act for Defalcation as relates to promissory notes and inland bills of exchange: or, the passing of a law, declaring, that all promissory notes, bearing date within the City of Philadelphia, and all inland bills accepted within the same, shall be negotiable, without plea of defalcation or set-off.
Philadelphia, January 13, 1797.
Says a Correspondent:
The Jacobins are extremely active in accounting for the present hostile aspect of France from the British treaty.—Say they, this is what your treaty has produced.—The French are very angry—they take your vessels and they insult your government.—This is true—they do take our vessels—they insult the people and their government—but it is asked modestly—How long has France done this to their dear friends?—Ever since the spring '93—long before the British treaty. It is farcical to measure the grand scheme of French ambition by so minute a rule.—They mean to force all neutral nations to be the instruments of their vast ambition.—Those whom they cannot seduce to their own destruction, they will brow-beat and insult.—Our crime is that we are really an independent nation—not to be seduced, and we are therefore to be crippled as a people useless to their scheme.
LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
December 15.
A motion was made and seconded, that 5000 dollars be inserted in the estimate, as a contribution for the relief of the sufferers by fire in the city of Charleston, in the months of May and June last—on the question being put to agree to the same, the ayes and noes were required by seven members, and are as follows:—Ayes 47—Noes 46.
In the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, Dec. 19, 1796.
The following resolution was moved in the House of Representatives of South Carolina by Mr. H. W. DeSaussure, and after an opposition from Major Butler and Mr. Ephraim Ramsay, was carried without a division.
"The President of the United States having announced to his fellow citizens, his determination to decline a re-election to the important office of chief magistrate, this house cannot behold the event of his leaving the public service, which has been long deprecated by his country, without giving expression to its feelings.
"Be it therefore resolved, that the great merits and disinterested services of GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States, have inspired this House with the most lively feelings of affectionate attachment and gratitude to him.
"That this house entertains the most exalted sense of his great and excellent character, established on the unperishable foundations of virtue, honor and talents, long employed in the service of his country; and that it will cherish the memory of his worth with proud affection.
"That he carries with him into the retirement he seeks, the ardent wishes of this house, for a long and uninterrupted course of happiness.
"Resolved, that the Speaker be requested to transmit to the President, this testimony of the public opinion and respect of his fellow-citizens.
Ordered, that the resolutions be engrossed, and that Mr. Speaker do transmit them to George Washington, President of the United States.
A similar resolution was moved in the Senate, and carried unanimously.
By this day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, January 13.
The European Intelligence, received by the route of Halifax, and given in this day's Advertiser, though it is not later than that received by the late arrival at N. London, has furnished us with important articles which have not yet been detailed from that quarter.
The report at Salem, of advice received at Rotterdam on the 14th November, of the inefficacy of Lord Malmesbury's mission must be mere report. It could have been more easily known at London on the 17th (the last date from thence)
from Lord Malmesbury himself, than by the vague report of the other circuitous route. The London accounts state that he was still at Paris, and that he had not only dispatched couriers to his own court, but also to Vienna and elsewhere—the returns of whom would most probably be waited for, before the negotiation would be entirely rejected.
The capture of the Spanish island of Minorca, by Admiral Jervis, if true, must prove a valuable acquisition in the Mediterranean, after the evacuation of Corsica.
The port of Mahon affords a fine harbor, and the island produces a considerable quantity of necessary articles of supply. This capture is rendered more probable by a circumstance which has been mentioned to us from good authority, that the works of the castle of St. Philip, the strongest fortress in the island, have been mostly demolished, since the conquest of it by the Spanish in 1782—and that a greater body of troops was requisite for its defence, than was probably stationed there at the time.
Result of the Canvass for Representatives in Congress, for the Western District.
Table with 2 columns: County, Cooper, Cochran. Rows include Ontario, Herkemer, Onondago, Montgomery, Tioga, Otsego, Town of Durlack, County of Schoharie.
Result of the Canvass in Albany District.
Table with 2 columns: County, Glenn, Swart. Rows include Schoharie town of, Schoharie, Albany.
Majority for Glenn 160
It is said Lord Malmesbury has sent two couriers, with important dispatches to the Emperor.
A passenger in the Prince Edward, saw a London paper at Deal, of the 28th ult. A paragraph in which stated, that 80,000 troops and 18 ships of the line were lying at Brest, preparatory to an intended invasion of Great-Britain, should the negotiation fail.
The French have long contended themselves with talking about this favourite expedition.
Some disrespectful paragraphs having appeared in a Paris paper, relative to the mission of Lord Malmesbury, his Lordship complained of this to the directory, as an insult—and was answered—as it is said, that, that body held no authority to control the French papers.
From every thing we have been able to collect, it is not thought, that the French directory will listen to such terms as Great-Britain may condescend to grant; in short, that there is, on the whole, little prospect of an early peace.
The following is a list of the Dutch fleet, under rear admiral Lucas, which surrendered on the 17th of August, to a squadron of his majesty's ships, commanded by the hon. Sir G. K. Elphinstone, K. B. in Salona Bay.
Dordrecht, Rear Admiral Lucas, 66 guns; Revolution, Capt. Rhenebende, 66 guns; Admiral Tromp, Capt. Valkenburgh, 54 guns; Cathor, Capt. Clarisse, 44 guns; Bellona, Capt. Valk, 28 guns; Sirene, Capt. De Cere, 26 guns; Havik, Capt. Bezemer, 18 guns; and Maria, floership.—Total 342 guns—1972 troops and seamen.
The ships under admiral Elphinstone, were Monarch, Tremendous, America, Stately, Ruby, Seepre, Trident, Jupiter, Crescent, Sphinx, Molelle, Rattlesnake, Echo, Hope.
Yesterday arrived here his majesty's frigate Andromeda, captain Taylor, in 52 days passage from England. [Halifax paper.]
We somer time since stated that Moreau had retreated to Stocknach and Freybourg, instead of retiring by Huningue, as it was supposed he would. In retreating to Freybourg his design was to re-cross the Rhine at Kehl and Straßburg, to protect those places, and perhaps to retain possession of the right bank of the Rhine in the Brisgau. With this view he had marched as far as Freybourg. Here the Archduke attacked him on the 19th, and after an obstinate conflict in which the Archduke behaved with great personal gallantry, the French posts were defeated, and their army compelled to retire, with the loss of 2000 prisoners and probably about half that number in killed and wounded. Moreau still entertained hopes of maintaining himself on the right bank of the Rhine, and posted himself advantageously for that purpose; but the Austrians having made dispositions to attack him on the 24th, he again retired, and retreated across the Rhine into France on the 26th, still keeping possession of the strong head of the bridge at Huningue, by which he secures a passage into Germany.
From the 18th to the 26th there seems to have been continual actions of posts, in which the Austrians generally had the advantage; but at no time, not even on the 19th did the French suffer a complete defeat.
The next object of the Archduke, it is said, will be the capture of Kehl, in which he will probably succeed.
An army of 18000 Sappiards will it is said co-operate with Buonaparte in Italy.
The Spanish Declaration of war against Great Britain, was received by the Dutch Convention on the 31st of October.
ARRIVED.
Table with 2 columns: Ship, days. Rows include Alexander Hamilton, New-York, Clark, Victory, Henry, Mary, Smith, Barque Letitia, Brig Diligence, Betsey, Tyler, Apollo, Robinon, Hope, Carlisle, Jane and Eliza, Schooner Hope, Cook, Ariel, Mitchell, Sloop Minerva.
Captain Heatley spoke the brig Columbia of New-York, December 31, 12 leagues S. E. of Sandy-Hook, 20 days from the Havannah, for Philadelphia.
The Schooner Sally, Captain Cladwright, spoke the brig Dean, Captain Stanford, on the 7th instant, 12 leagues East of Sandy Hook, all well, on a cruise after vessels in distress.
Captain Bunker has very politely handed us Bordeaux papers to November 2 inclusive, from which we shall give some extracts to-morrow. Tho' they are not so late as papers before received, we find several important articles not yet published.
Captain Bunker did not hear of any American vessel being taken by the French.
Captain Bunker met in the river Gironne, going up to Bordeaux, a large Scotch built ship, who informed, that she was a prize to Admiral Richery.
Arrived ship Indostan, Capt. Lewis, at New-port, (R. I.) in 96 days from the Isle of France, and 55 days to the coast, experienced the most severe winds 40 days without intermission. The ship Northern Liberties failed 22 days before the Indostan, for Philadelphia, as also 18 or 20 sail of vessels for the continent. Spoke the ship Fame, the 11th December, three days out, who supplied captain Lewis with provisions. On his first making the coast, was chased by n'floop of war or Bermudian privateer, mounting 24 guns, for 36 hours, but he could not come up with him.
Last evening arrived the ship Alexander Hamilton, Capt. Congar, from Liverpool:—As this ship failed on the 23d of November, we cannot expect much later intelligence, than what we have already received by the Hope, arrived at New-London.
Schooner Active, Wilcox, from New-Orleans, failed 18th December; left there,
Brig Hope, Dunn, to sail for New-York in 15 or 20 days.
December 30, spoke the ship Prudence, Penfield, in the river, two leagues above Plackmenes; ship James, Benner, failed from the — on the 21st December.
Same day arrived ship Theodore, Berryman, from Charleston—Capt. Berryman touched at the Havanna, and informs, that an embargo had taken place.
HALIFAX, December 24.
Last evening the ship Prince Edward, captain Wilis, arrived here from London. She has had 30 days passage from the Downs. By this ship we have received London papers to the 15th ult.
LONDON, November 14.
The London Gazette of November 13, contains a series of letters from captain Austurber and R. Crauford, Esq; from the 17th to the 27th of October, giving detail of a number of successive actions, ultimate and bloody, but fortunate to the Austrians. The following is the last of the letters alluded to:
Head Quarters of his royal highness the archduke Charles of Austria, Mappach, October 27, 1796.
My Lord,
I have the honor to inform your lordship, that in the course of last night, general Moreau's army retreated across the Rhine at Huningen.
The left of his rear guard was this morning still on the heights of Weilel, on which he had constructed a large and solid work; but, after a little skirmishing with the Hussars, they evacuated the height and redoubt before any infantry could come up; and nothing now remains on this side of the river, but a few troops in a small Tete de Pontes, behind which is a kind of horn-work, lately constructed on the island, and called Schutter Insel.
I have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed) ROBERT CRAUFORD.
Dispatches have been received by government from Gibraltar, which state, that on the evening of the 17th of October, the Spanish batteries, consisting of 350 pieces of heavy artillery were expected to commence playing against the fortress, which, however, was in so excellent a state of defence, that not the smallest apprehension was entertained for its safety.
The garrison at Gibraltar, according to the report lately made, consists of near 7000 effective men. The corps and commands are as follows: Garrison battalion, commanded by colonel Fraser; 28th regiment of foot, colonel Paget; 37th, colonel Buchanan; 42d, colonel Dexin; 70th, colonel Moncrieff; and 100th, major Napier; colonel marquis Huntly being absent with the artillery-bombadiers.
Letters from Italy and Tyrol, down to the 22d ultimo, by way of Vienna, bring intelligence, that the Austrian general Alvinzi arrived at Trieste on the 14th ultimo, and was preparing to march to the relief of Mantua through Friouli. Generals Quosdanovich, Hohenzollern, Provera, Pittoni, Suotcht and Mitroski, commanded different divisions of the army; Mitroski had already advanced on the Venetian territory on the 16th. Three English frigates of 38, 36 and 32 guns, had arrived at Trieste.
The Austrian army, under general Alvinzi, had already penetrated to both banks of the Pinaoa, on the 18th, and the want of Pontons had delayed his advancing farther against Buonaparte.
The island of Minorca is reported to be taken by Sir John Jervis's fleet, assisted by the troops from Corsica.
Letters from Cologne of October 28, state, that general Hoche will probably obtain the command of the army of the North.
From the London Gazette.
Admiralty Office, October 15.
Extract of a letter from Captain Mowart, of his Majesty's ship Assistance, dated Halifax, Sept. 14, '96.
"I have to acquaint you, for the information of my lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that on the 28th of last month, about 4 leagues E. S. E. from Cape Henry in Virginia, the Thistle who had been sent to look out in the E. N. E. quarter, a little after 5 in the morning, made the signal for three strange ships being in the E. S. E. The Bermuda, who had been in chase of a brig the evening before in that quarter, and who was 7 or 8 miles nearer the strange ships than any of the squadron, the Thistle excepted, repeated or made the signal, that the ships seen were the enemy's ships; upon which the Admiral immediately made the signal for a general chase. The squadron was then composed of the flag ship, the Assistance, Thistle, Thistle, Topaz, and Bermuda. So very light was
the breeze, and withal partial, that the ships did not stir for sometime. The Topaz was the first ship that had the breeze, the Thistle being at some distance from her was the next, and the flag ship soon after. The squadron continued in pursuit, and about half past five in the evening the Topaz, brought the nearest ship to action, upon which, she returned a broadside and hauled down her colours. The Bermuda being near, bore down to the prize, & the Assistance's signal was made to take possession of her. The flag ship and the frigates, without a moment's loss of time, continued to chase the other two frigates. The Admiral's verbal message to me by capt. Maxtone, was to proceed to Halifax, with the prize; upon my taking possession of her I found her to be the Elizabeth, mounting 36 guns, 24 pounders on her main deck, and 12 nines on her quarter deck and forecastle, a large ship, said to be about 1000 tons."
RICHMOND, January 9.
Last Wednesday night, an attempt was made by some daring villains to get into the treasury office of this state.—They made their way good through the outer door, by cutting two holes near the upper and lower bolts, large enough to admit one of their hands—by which means they got out the two large bolts. After getting into the passage, they drove a large wedge between the folding outward door of the treasury considerably above the lock, and forced it wide enough to get a crow bar in.—Being alarmed (as is conjectured) they desisted and left the implements standing in the doors as above described till next morning.
Women's Cloaks.
GEORGE DOBSON,
No. 25, South Third-Street,
Has just received, per Eagle, Capt. Folsick, via London, an assortment of
Scarlet } Cloaks trimmed with fur and ermine. Drab } Purple and Pearl }
December 15. $
WM. HAYDON,
Drawing-Master, from London,
Where he has studied several years under one of the most eminent masters in that science, attends young Ladies and Gentlemen at their respective homes. His terms are 6 dollars per month for attendance three times per week. Likewise all kinds of ornamental Painting, Flowers, Fruit, &c. taught on the above terms. A line directed to W. H. left with the Editor of this Gazette, will be immediately attended to. January 13. eozw
BALL.
Neck Cotillions, Scotch Reels, and Contre Dances.
Messrs. Francis and Byrn beg leave to inform their scholars, friends, and the public in general, that their first Ball for this season will be on Tuesday, the 24, at O'Ellers's assembly-room; at which a variety of new Cotillions, Contre Dances, and the most celebrated Scotch Reels, will be introduced.
Messrs. Francis and Byrn propose to give gratuitous attendance at their school room, for the instruction of those Ladies and Gentlemen in their new dances, who mean to honor the ball room with their presence,—attendance for this purpose after their school hours, on Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
Tickets to be had of Messrs. Francis and Byrn No. 70, North Eight Street, or at O'Ellers's Hotel. Ladies are requested to apply to their female friends, scholars of Messrs. F. & B. or as above, at their residence.
N. B. The new dances will not infringe upon the usual routine of the evening.
The days of teaching for their young pupils are Thursdays and Saturdays, from three o'clock in the afternoon till six—and on Tuesdays & Thursdays, from six till nine, for those of a more advanced age.
* * Private tuition as usual. January 11, 1797. 2awt24.
Cheap French China.
THE subscribers finding it impossible to supply their store with any more China from France, the prices being too inmoderate in the manufactures, give notice that they will sell at prime cost the remaining stock on hand, consisting of
DeSSERT Sets, Tea-Table Sets Separate Cups and Saucers Groups and Figures Alabaster Vases Looking Glasses, in gilt frames, Besides India Japan'd Toilet Deks, Chairs, Tables and Quadrille Boxes. PASQUIER & Co. No. 91, South Second-Street. December 5th. its
FOR SALE.
A very Valuable Estate,
CALLED TWITTENHAM, situate in the township of Upper Derby, and county of Delaware, 7 1-2 miles from Philadelphia, and half a mile from the new Western-road containing 230 acres of excellent land, 45 of which are good watered meadow, 90 of prime woodland, and the rest arable of the first quality. There are on the premises a good two story brick house, with 4 rooms on a floor, and cellars under the whole, with a pump-well of excellent water in front; a large frame barn, stables and other convenient buildings; a smoke-house and stone spring-house; two good apple orchards, and one of peaches. The fields are all in clover, except those immediately under tillage, and are so laid out as to have the advantage of water in each of them, which renders it peculiarly convenient for grazing.
The situation is pleasant and healthy, and from the high cultivation of the land, the good neighbourhood, and the vicinity to the city, it is very suitable for a gentleman's country seat.
The foregoing is part of the estate of Jacob Harman, deceased, and offered for sale by
Mordecai Lewis,
Oct. 31. raw Surviving Executor.
James M'Alpin, Taylor,
No. 3, South Fourth-Street,
RETURNS his grateful acknowledgments to his Friends and the Public for their liberal encouragement, and begs leave to solicit a continuance of their favors. He has on hand an extensive assortment of the
Most Fashionable GOODS,
And of the best quality, suitable for the season.
At this shop Gentlemen can be furnished with the best materials, and have them made up in the neatest and most fashionable manner, and on the shortest notice. He will thankfully receive any orders, and pay a prompt and punctual attention to them. November 10. wa

FOR SALE By private contract, a very valuable Estate, known by the name of
CHATHAM, MOST delightfully situated on the north bank of Rappahannock river, opposite the town of Fredericksburg, in the State of Virginia, consisting of eleven or fifteen hundred acres, as may best suit the purchaser. There is on this estate, a large and well built brick house, containing nine commodious rooms, exclusive of a spacious hall or entry, 22 feet square, two pair of stairs, fair and convenient passages, and excellent dry cellars. It is placed on a fine healthy eminence, commanding beautiful views in every direction over the town of Fredericksburg and Falmouth, and an extensive cultivated country. The grounds adjoining the house are neatly laid out in pleasure and kitchen gardens interspersed with a variety of scarce trees, a choice collection of flowers and flowering shrubs, and enriched by various sorts of the following fruits, viz. apples, pears, walnuts, cherries, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, grapes, figs, raspberries, gooseberries, strawberries, and currants; the whole admirably varied by turfed slopes which have been formed by great labour and expense. Bordering upon these improvements, are several lots, in a high state of cultivation, and well set with red clover and orchard grass, from which three heavy crops of hay are taken every year. Adjacent thereto are two large and flourishing orchards; one of well-chosen peach trees, the other of apple and pear trees, selected from the best nurseries in the state. Properly detached from the mansion house are extensive roomy offices of every denomination, viz. a Kitchen and Larder, house-keeper's room and Laundry, with a cellar underneath for a variety of purposes, a horse-house and smoke-house all of brick, a dairy and spring house of stone. Stables for thirty horses, and coach houses for four carriages. Also a large and well planned farm yard, with barn and granary, a cow house, with separate stalls for thirty-six grown cattle; apartments for fattening veals, muttons and lambs; extensive sheds for sheep, and other arrangements for stock of every description, with a large and convenient receptacle for provender, from which they can be furnished without being exposed to the inclemency of the weather. An overseer's house, blacksmith's shop, and quarters sufficient to accommodate in the best manner more than fifty labourers.
The arable lands are so advantageously divided as to afford an opportunity of making a large quantity of Indian corn annually, without bringing the field into similar culture other than once in four years; consequently the lands may be improved by keeping up the inclosures during the intermediate years, or may be beneficially farrowed for wheat and other grain at the option of the proprietor.
On the premises there is also a merchant mill with one pair of best French burr stones, and one pair of Cologne; furnished with modern machinery, and now leased for the unexpired term of four years, at 150 per annum, and all grain for the use of the farm, hopper-free, which is nearly 1000. more. The mill and miller's house are built of free stone, within a very small distance of navigation, near to which are two or more valuable fisheries, and a well accustomed ferry over the Rappahannock to the town of Fredericksburg. The land contains inexhaustible quarries of free stone near to the river, is plentifully supplied with remarkable fine water and possesses a due proportion of meadow, which by having the command of water may be considerably increased. The roads are good, and the neighbourhood genteel and sociable. In fact, exclusive of an improvable and well-conditioned farm, the value and emolument inseparably connected with a mill, fisheries, fisheries and quarries eligibly situated; the profits arising from an ice-house inferior to none in the state, and a garden of four acres so abundantly stocked with vegetables of all sorts as to be fully equal to the demand in market, there might be detailed many other advantages, appertaining to the fertility of these lands, which the subscriber conceives it unnecessary to mention, being fully convinced that when examined, it will be found to be a complete, pleasant and healthy residence, possessing beauties and conveniences, sufficient to attract the attention of any person desirous of becoming a purchaser.
The motive which induces the subscriber to offer for sale an estate so singularly beautiful and advantageous, is a desire to become an inhabitant of Alexandria, where he can with more ease attend to his interests in the neighbourhood of that city.
The purchaser may be accommodated with a few slaves in families, either for plantation or domestic use. A part of the purchase money will be required and the balance made easy, the debt being properly secured.
WILLIAM FITZHUGH. Chatham, (Virg.) Dec. 19, 1796. 11th—2awtm.
Elegant Brussels & Turkey Carpeting For sale by George Dobson, No. 25, South Third-street. December 15. dtf
Paterion Lottery.
FOR raising six thousand six hundred and sixty-seven dollars and fifty cents, by a deduction of fifteen per cent from the prizes, and not two blanks to a prize. viz   1 Prize of 5000 dollars is 5000  1 1000 1000  1 500 500  5 200 1000  20 100 2000  99 50 4950  200 25 5000  2000 10 20,000   5 Last drawn numbers of 1000 dollars each, 5000
2332 Prizes. 444450 4018 Blanks.
6350 Tickets at Seven Dollars each, 444450 By order of the Directors of the Society for establishing Useful Manufactures, the Superintendents of the Paterion Lottery have requested the Managers to offer the foregoing Scheme to the public, and have directed them to refund the money to those persons who have purchased in the former Lottery, or exchange the tickets for tickets in this Lottery.
The Lottery has actually commenced drawing, and will continue until finished. A list of the Blanks and Prizes may be seen at the office of William Blackburn, No. 64 South Second street, who will give information where tickets may be procured.
Dated this 17th day of June, 1796: J. N. CUMMING, JACOB R. HARDENBERG, } Managers. JONATHAN RHEA, STATE OF THE WHEEL.
 1 Prize of 5000 5000  1 1000 1000  1 500 500  5 200 1000  20 100 2000  90 50 4500  165 25 4125   The five last drawn tickets, 1000 each, 5000 Being all the valuable prizes, besides a full proportion of the 10 dollars.
As the Lottery is considerably more than one third drawn, the value of the undrawn tickets is greatly increased, and it is worth the notice of those who hold tickets in the old scheme, that they can exchange their tickets for those in the above, if they apply soon, and at a moderate advance considering the new real value of an undrawn ticket.
The tickets being nearly all sold, the drawing in future will be oftener, and the Lottery soon finished. November 12. mws
Clocks and Watches. LESLIE AND PRICE, No. 79, MARKET-STREET, PHILADELPHIA, HAVE IMPORTED, by the late arrivals from London, a large assortment of WARRANTED WATCHES , consisting of horizontal, capp'd and jewell'd Gold Watches, with seconds, of superior workmanship and elegance; also capp'd and jewell'd and plain Gold Watches; capp'd & jewell'd, capp'd, seconds, day of the month, and plain Silver Watches; eight day & chamber Clocks; elegant French Clocks with marble frames; eight day and thirty hour, brass works, &c.
December 22, 1796. dam
Bank of North-America, January 2, 1797. At a meeting of the Directors this day, a Dividend of Six per Cent. was declared for the last half year, which will be paid to the Stockholders or their representatives, at any time after the 10th instant. By order of the Board. JOHN NIXON, President
CAUTION.
WHEREAS very large and heavy debts are justly due and owing from messrs. Blair M c Clenaghan and Patrick Moore, of the city of Philadelphia, merchants, trading under the firm of Blair M c Clenaghan and P. Moore, and from Blair M c Clenaghan in his separate capacity; to which, by the laws of the land, all the joint as well as separate property of the said Gentlemen, is, and ought to be, liable. And whereas it is clearly and satisfactorily ascertained, that Mr. Blair M c Clenaghan, of the said firm, has conveyed away to Mr. John H. Huston, his son-in-law, to his daughter, Miss M c Clenaghan, and to his son, George M c Clenaghan, several large and valuable real estates, as well as considerable personal property, in the city and county of Philadelphia, in the county of Lancaster, in the county of New-Castle on Delaware, and elsewhere, with a view, as it is apprehended, to defeat the Creditors in the recovery of their just debts. This is, therefore, to forewarn all persons whomsoever, against the purchase from the said grantees, or either of them, of any portion of the said real or personal property, as the most vigorous measures will without delay be taken to render the same liable to the just demands of the Creditors.
By order of the Creditors. Thomas Fitzsimons, } Philip Nicklin, } Isaac Wharton, } Committee. William M c Murtrie, } Samuel W. Fisher, } Philadelphia, December 17th, 1796. 20th.5
TO THE PUBLIC.
THE caution introduced into the public prints, warning all persons against purchasing from the grantees of Blair M c Clenaghan, any portion of the large, real and personal estates he conveyed away to his son-in-law and to his children was the result of a deliberation had upon the subject by a general and numerous meeting of the creditors as well of Blair M c Clenaghan and P. Moore as of Blair M c Clenaghan individually. It was no more than an execution of that trust confided in the subscribers by those creditors: a step which it would have been a breach of duty and honor in them to have omitted. The very statement of the fact therefore must dispel the imputation that it was either "precipitate or vindictive." It originated in a desire to secure the property of the debtor as a fund for the payment of his just debts. It was sanctioned by the advice of counsel as a measure necessary to the safety of the creditors. If the advertisement has been injurious to Mr. M c Clenaghan he owes that injury to his own unjustifiable conduct, not to the subscribers who have merely published the truth, in terms as mild as the fact would admit, and who mean to investigate in a high court of justice the validity of those purchases of which Mr. M c Clenaghan so confidently speaks.
The subscribers therefore are bound by a sense of duty to the creditors in general to repeat their caution against purchasing of those grantees or either of them, and to extend the terms of it to a purchase from any other persons (if such there be) to whom Mr. M c Clenaghan may have made similar conveyances.
(Signed) T. FITZSIMONS, P. NICKLIN, ISAAC WHARTON, WILLIAM M c MURTRIE, SAMUEL W. FISHER. Philad. Dec. 21, 1796.
Those printers who have been requested to publish the first CAUTION, are desired to publish this also.
Washington Canal Lottery, No. 1.
WHEREAS the State of Maryland has authorised the underwritten to raise twenty-five thousand two hundred, and fifty dollars, for the purpose of cutting a Canal through the City of Washington, from the Potomac to the Eastern Branch Mariner.
The following is the SCHEME of No. 1. Viz 1 Prize of 20,000 dollars, 20,000 1 ditto 10,000 10,000 7 last drawn 1,000 7,000 Tickets, each 5,000 35,000 6 ditto 1,000 6,000 10 ditto 400 4,000 20 ditto 100 2,000 55 ditto 50 2,750 5750 ditto 12 69,000 To be raised for the Canal, 26,250 5850 Prizes, 175,000 11650 Blanks, not two to a prize.
17500 Tickets, at Ten Dollars. 175,000 The Commissioners have taken the Securities required by the aforesaid act for the punctual payment of the prizes.
The drawing of this Lottery will commence, without delay, as soon as the Tickets are sold, of which timely notice will be given.
Such prizes as are not demanded in six months after the drawing is finished, shall be considered as relinquished for the benefit of the Canal, and appropriated accordingly.
(Signed) NOTLEY YOUNG, DANIEL CARROLL, of D LEWIS DEBOIS, GEORGE WALKER, WM. M. DUNCANSON, THOMAS LAW, JAMES BARRY. Cit of Washington, Feb. 11. 5
A Manufactory FOR SALE. A Valuable SOAP and CANDLE Manufactory, situate in a convenient part of the city; the works almost new, on an entirely original construction, and built of the best materials, and may be set to work immediately. Persons who wish to purchase, are requested to apply at No. 273, South Second Street. September 13. t t t
DANCING SCHOOL.
WILLIAM M c DOUGALL will open his school on Monday the 31st inst. at ten o'clock in the morning, at his Elegant New Ball Rooms , in Fourth, between Chestnut and Walnut Streets. Hours of tuition for young ladies, from 10 to 1 o'clock on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday mornings; and for young gentlemen from 6 to 9 o'clock on the evenings of the same days. In addition to a number of new cottillions, he means to introduce a variety of Scotch Reels. Note. The first practising ball to be on Tuesday evening, the first of November, and to be continued every Tuesday, during the season. For terms, &c, enquire at his house, No. 134, Market-street. Oct. 17. ethf
Twenty Guineas Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber on the 23d October, a Dark MULATTO BOY, named MOSES; 21 years old; about 5 feet 8 inches high; had on a mixed green coat, with a green velvet cape and oval yellow buttons; a striped vest; a pair of dark spotted pantalettes, and whole boots much worn. It is probable he may change his name and dress. He has been accustomed to driving a carriage, and waiting. The above reward will be paid for securing him so that the subscriber may get him again, and if brought home all reasonable charges paid by Robins Chamberlaine. Boston, Maryland, Nov. 10. 14 $12awtf
Le Breton, SURGEON-DENTIST,
Pupil of the celebrated Mr. Dubois, late Dentist to the King and Royal Family of France, member of the College and Academy of Surgeons at Paris, Keeps a complete assortment of every thing necessary to be used for the Preservation of the Mouth and Teeth. Patent Mineral Teeth, and Human & Ivory Teeth; Dentifrice in powder; Opiate; excellent Elixir for sweetening the mouth and preserving the teeth—he also furnishes Brushes and soft Sponges. He lives in Chestnut-Street, No. 135, above Fourth-street. November 26. 14
Horses taken in, For the Winter Season,
And fed on clover hay at the Subscribers place, 12 miles on the Bristol Road, where good stabling is provided, and great care will be taken of them. William Bell. Nov. 23. mwf12awtf.
SAMUEL RICHARD ET
RESPECTFULLY informs the Gentlemen Merchants, that he has this day opened the CITY TAVERN AND MERCHANTS COFFEE HOUSE in the city of Philadelphia. The Subscription Room will be furnished with all the daily papers published in Philadelphia, New-York, Boston, Baltimore, together with those of the principal commercial cities of Europe—They will be regularly filed and none permitted to be taken away on any account. Tea, Coffee, Soups, Jellies, Ice Creams, and a variety of French Liquors; together with the usual refreshments, will at all times be procured at the bar. Gentlemen may depend on being accommodated with the choicest of Wines, Spirituous Liquors, and the most approved Malt Liquors from London and other breweries. The Larder will be supplied with the prime and earliest productions of the Season. Large and small Parties, for single Gentlemen, may be accommodated with Breakfasts, Dinners, or Suppers, at hours most convenient to themselves—a cold Collation is regularly kept for convenience, the Bill of Fare to be had at the bar. The Lodging Rooms will be completely furnished, and the utmost attention paid to cleanliness, and every other requisite. SAMUEL RICHARD ET will be happy to receive, and execute the commands of his Friends, and the Public at large; and with gratitude for their favours, he pledges himself that nothing on his part shall be wanting to prefer that patronage with which he has been so distinguishedly honored. Philadelphia, April 19. mwf
Treasury Department, September 28, 1796.
NOTICE is hereby given, that proposals will be received at the office of the Secretary of the Treasury until the expiration of the first day of March next ensuing, for the supply of all rations which may be required for the use of the United States, from the first day of June, 1797, to the thirty-first day of May, 1798, both days inclusive, at the places and within the districts hereinafter mentioned, viz. At Oswego; at Niagara; at Presque Isle; at Sandusky Lake, and on Sandusky River; at Detroit; at Michilimackinac; at Fort-Franklin; at Pittsburgh; at Cincinnati; at Fort-Hamilton; at Fort St. Clair; at Fort-Jefferson; at Greenville; at Picque Town and Loramies Store; at Fort Adams; at Fort Wayne; at Fort Defiance; at any place below Fort Defiance on the Miami River to Lake Erie; at Fort St. Joseph; at Fort Miamis; at any place from Fort Miamis to the south boundary of the United States on the river Mississippi; at Fort Knox; at Ouitanaton. If supplies shall be required for any posts or places not mentioned in this notice, all such supplies shall be furnished at prices proportioned to those to be paid at the posts before recited, or as may be hereafter agreed on between the United States and the Contractor. The rations to be supplied are to consist of the following articles, viz. One pound two ounces of bread or flour. One pound two ounces of beef, or fourteen ounces of pork or bacon. Half a gill of rum, brandy or whiskey. One quart and half a pint of salt. Two quarts of Vinegar. Two pounds of Soap. One pound of Candles. The rations are to be furnished in such quantities, as that there shall at all times during the said term, be sufficient for the consumption of the troops at Michilimackinac, Detroit, Niagara, and Oswego, for the term of six months in advance, and at each of the other posts, for the term of at least three months in advance, in good and wholesome provisions, if the same shall be required. It is to be understood, that the Contractor is to be at the expense and risk of storing the supplies to the troops at each post, and that all losses sustained by the depredations of an enemy, or by means of the troops of the United States, shall be paid for at the price of the articles captured or destroyed, on the deposits of two or more persons of creditable character, and the certificate of a commissioned officer, ascertaining the circumstances of the loss, and the amount of the articles for which compensation shall be claimed. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury.
THOMAS DOBSON, At the Stone House, No. 41, South Second Street, Philadelphia, HAS FOR SALE, A large and very general assortment of STATIONARY.
 Drawing and Writing PAPERS. Best and second Swan Quills  Antiquarian Black and red Ink Powder  Double Elephant Ditto Liquid Ink  Atlas Penknives  Elephant Desk Knives  Imperial Superfine red and black sealing wax  Super Royal Belt vermillion and coloured wafers  Royal Large and small office wafers  Medium Thick Post folio  Demy Thin ditto  Thick Post folio Extra thin ditto  Thin ditto Thick Post Letter  Extra thin ditto Ditto plain  Thick Post Letter Ditto gilt  Ditto plain Ditto lined  Ditto gilt Thin Post  Ditto lined Ditto gilt  Thin Post Mourning  Ditto gilt Ditto plain, or lined  Mourning Bank Post  Ditto plain, or lined Small Post cap size  Bank Post Best English and American Foolscap, various qualities  Small Post cap size Superfine Pot  Best English and American Foolscap, various qualities Second ditto  Superfine Pot Blooms and grey Blotting Paper  Second ditto Wrapping paper  Blooms and grey Blotting Paper Letter files and laces  Paper Paper cases, various sizes  Wrapping paper Bonnet pasteboards  Letter files and laces Merchants' Account Books, viz.  Paper cases, various sizes Ledgers, single or double, ruled for 1 s. d. or dolls. & cents, of Imperial or Super Royal, with or without cros lines  Bonnet pasteboards Journals, Day Books, Invoice Books, Account current Books, Sales' Books, Letter Books, and Record Books, of Imperial, Super-royal, Royal, Medium, Demy or Foolscap, cros ruled or plain.  Receipt Books Bank Books  Memorandum Books Bill of Lading Books  Bill of Lading Books Bill Books, payable and receivable  Bank-Check Books, of various sizes and for different banks Cyphering and Copy Books  Common place Books Best Dutch Quills, No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5  December 17. 
By Authority.
Schuylkill Bridge Lottery. Sold by WILLIAM BLACKBURN, No. 64, South Second Street.
SCHEME of a LOTTERY,
For raising Sixty Thousand Dollars, agreeably to an Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed during the last session, for building a Stone Bridge over the River Schuylkill, at the Borough of Reading, in the County of Berks.   1 Prize of 20,000 Dollars 20,000  1 do. 10,000 do. 10,000  3 do. 5,000 do. 15,000  4 do. 2,000 do. 8,000  50 do. 1,000 do. 50,000  39 do. 500 do. 19,500  80 do. 200 do. 16,000  200 do. 100 do. 20,000  300 do. 50 do. 15,000  1 do. 500 do. to be paid the possessor for the first drawn no. 500  5 do. 3,000 do. to be paid possessor of the five last drawn nos. 15,000   9,400 do. 15 do. 141,000 10,054 Prizes 500,000 10046 Blanks 30,000 Tickets at Ten Dollars 300,000
All Prizes shall be paid fifteen days after the drawing is finished, upon the demand of a possessor of a fortunate ticket, subject to a deduction of twenty per cent. The Drawing will commence as soon as the Tickets are disposed of, or perhaps sooner, of which public notice will be given. Philip Miller, Peter Keniber, William Wiman, Joseph Hiebler, James Diemer, Thomas Dundas, James May, John Otto, John Keim, Daniel Graeff, Sebastian Miller, COMMISSIONERS. Reading, May the 9th, 1796
Lottery and Broker's Office, No. 64, South Second Street.
TICKETS in the Canal Lottery, No. 2, for sale—Check Book for examination—and prizes paid in the late Lottery. Check Books kept for examination and registering, for the City of Washington, No. 2, and Paterion Lotteries, both of which are now drawing—information where tickets are to be had, and prizes exchanged for undrawn tickets. A complete list of all the prizes in the late New-Port Long-Wharf, Hotel and Public School Lottery, for examination.
The subscriber solicits the application of the public and his friends, who wish to purchase or sell Bank Stock, Certificates, Bills of Exchange or Notes, Horses, Lands, &c. or to obtain money on deposit of property. Also Tickets in the Schuylkill Bridge Lottery for sale at Ten Dollars each, which will be drawn early in the Spring.
Wm. Blackburn. Philadelphia, August 18, 1796. mth
PRINTED BY JOHN FENNO —No. 119— CHESNUT-STREET. [Price Eight Dollars per Annum.]