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TVtf write from Cenca, that three regiments cf infantry, tender the command of General Matra, were preparing to embark for Corfica and it wa, faid an attempt would be made to recover Capraia from the Malecortfents. Letters from Conftantinople advife that a dangerous infurrec turn has lately happened there. High difputes began in the Divan, but on what fubjea is not pofitively mentioned: and the JanifTaries and Mob immediately took part in the difpute, and a great deal of blood was fpilt on: the occafion, before it could be quelled. Extraclef a letter from Toulon, dated Dec.v "They are very bufy here about their marjne four feventy gun jhipvjnd five frigates, are almoft rtady to be launched, be! yh WMch lhCy t0 Cr0i2C again th Dec. io It is expeacd there will be a loan of tWo millions'at the rate of three per cent.

A noble Lord juft arrived from a neighbouring nation but he is not expelled from the national council thereof, as has been reported. It is faid that the army of Ireland is ro hare its full comply ment, which is 12,000 effective men. They write from Baftia, that feveral Martders, who haVe for fome time ppeared well affected to the Republic of Genoa, 'have lately pulled off the mafk nd openly declared "for the Corficans. 1 during his late Ihortftay in Eng. land, fold, the copies of fome new works of his own production for a very confiderable fum.

BOSTON, February 8. Captain Pattin, in the Brigantine Neptune, arrived here a few day. ago from Monto Cbrlfto, in 32 days paffage, in whom came paiTenger Captain William Belt, who gives the following melancholy account That or 1 the 27th June, 1767, he failed from Senegal, on the Loait of Africa, in the Shi tothe inandof Tinenrre, Kaving on board the Chief Juitice of Senegambia, Lieutenant George Cox, of tne Artillery, Mr; Cbriftopher Mills, and feveh Haves, with the ihip's crew, made 22 fouls in all. That 'on the nafTW wc incr, oeingin tne turnado Teafoh, was drove fo faf to the weftward, he could riot reach the more, the wind being on the eaftern an4 blew (0 violent that he loft half the water he had on board, which brought them to an allowance of a uart a min per from that to a pint, and fo to half a pint, then to a fingle glafs, and finally were 9 days without a drop 1 in the mean time it of the people died, among which unhappy number was Lieut. Coxj thofe who furvived, were fo weak, that they could not move from their beds, and the veffcl drove as the wind and fea carried Thaton the 4th of September, being aoo league's due weft from the Canaries, a fliip fromMarfeilles, buund to St.

Domingo, came up with him, and after ftnppi ng the veflel of her fails, and rigging, and other valuables, took them all on board (except two of the people which were then dying) and proceeded on her voyage, and after her ar malatSt. Domingo they could not be releafed from the fhip, unlefs they paid the French Captajnan extravagant demand for his lofs of time and trouble in taking them up, which took the little they had left. Capt. Bett proceeded from St. Domingo to Monto Chri flo, and took palTage in Captain Pattin, and arrived here as mentioned aove.

The Chief Juftice took his paffage for Marfeilles two days after he arrived at St, Domingo, in his way to England. I A I February 25. Extratl of a Letter from London, December 14, 1767. We are all very quiet here at prefent. The Parliament are gwng on with the ufual Bufincfs, with very little Interruption from the Oppofnion, which are by no Meant united.

George Orenville having, on the firft Day of the Seffion, and again a few Days afterwards, inert'eually tried to enflame the Houfe a gainft North America, byoftering to their Pcrufal a Paper in the Bofton Gazette, which he faid contained ma.y treafonable Ex preflions and having likewife found that the Rockingham Party never meant to join with him, but had been making a Cat's Paw of him all this While, intends, for the prefent, to lye by, and wait fome future Opportunity to embroil Matters, till he himfelf gets Into PoweY again, the fole Object, you know, of all Oppofers 1 And this, I have Reafon to believe, he will find a difficult Matter, as he is really as unpopular here, as he muft be with you. In the mean time, however, a few Changes in the Pcicni ivjinutry win certainly tajce Place in a few Days. wvw luwit tuucvuurng 10 cuaDiun mm lelf here, and came over incog, fome Weeks ago, to fee if he could procure a Reverfe of his Outlawry, and even tried (mifta ken Folly 1) to offer himfelf a Candidate for the City of London, againft the next General Eleftion. But having foon difco tered his Miftake, and juflly dreading his private Creditors, he let out once more for France laft Sunday Morning. Seme of the Changes, I have heard juft now, are to be as follows.

Lord Sandwich, Secretary of State, in the Room of Lord Shelburne. Lord Cower, Lord Chamberlain. Mr. Rik by, Paymafter. The Parliament tave again refumed the Confutation of the Affairs of the Eaft India Company, which will terminate, it is mm mm VMK.V UAfcUilUllCU UiC UUL ISM ce lor what Reafon is not certainly known.

Some fay, that LordChatham, who is either coming, or come to Town, objects their turning out Lord Shelburne, andpronofes. once more, to upon him the Guidance of the State. The following is the Extraft of a Letter, which came by Ex fttCi on Saturday laft, from a Chief of the Indians, living at toe Great Ifland, in the Weft Branch of the Safquehanna, in Anfwer to the McfTage fent them by Captain William Patterson, publifted in No. 1041, of this Paper Living Brother, February 17, X768. RECEIVED your Speech by Gerfliam Hicks, and have lent ore of my Relations to you with a String of Wampuin, the following Anfwer.

Loving Brother, I ani glad to hear from you. I underftand that yon are very rri'irh rinvrn. ind inir in I mm Li 1 ipy nands I now wipe away thofe Tears and, as I don't ukC 0I my ramny. 1 here are tour of my Re I and not our themiVw. ti.

jZ. Habitations Yl. V' l'H elrPla" R'. 1 A s. Captains Wrav anl A nAt'rf ii eir 18 thcY ow it A A All iJ'Wr lavin? "Brother imam ratterfon.

'V. aWV, i tWBay of Honduras, left.in the Bay (among others) he tains Voung; and awke of PKiladelphiaU him tLre Berrrcn' io a Sooner, Tailed Xroto thence he 16th or Detember laft, bb nd to Philadclphi mned there Diftrefs, having met with a Cale of Wini. I i "si at thc fame Place 30th ult. in Lat. 28:9, fpoke with Captain Richardfon, in a Sloop from A nngua for thls who had bccn g6 ftrefs, having loft all hi, Sails and his Proton's expended WPrAUntCMP11 him with as ch Bread, PBeef and 'w and wold h4Ve 8ivcn Him fome but the Wmd bleW to hard he could not effea it.

the loth cVh0 30t23, Long. 7k, Captain Hunter fpoke the Ship Catherine Captain Corbit, from Liverpool for ViVgiia; the 12th Inftant, five Men Were apprehended at New York, onboard a rmall Schoofaeri faid to betong to Rhode iaand Government, on Sufpicion of counterfeiting New York For PS fome Jhem being found in their I na fittareenij alfo fundry Implements fit for tountcrreitl and Reittsor fmclt! a7d Jn. tor They were all commuted to Goalj in order for Trial In No. 2040 of this Paper, iinder the York Head, was men! tioned the Lofs of Captain Kipp's Schooner, and that he and fome of the Crew were left on Member Rockj fincft which there it Advice, that a Gentleman PalTehger werr? from Augtiftine to and hi Arrival at the Rock, found that Capt: K.pp died fix Days after the Mate left him but that the Woman, and others that were left with hi SrM, Jordain, inXonHon and the Capi tains Wilkinfon and Webfter, at from New York. Captain Markham, at rWmouth and From BoJlon.

Captain in London and the Chafmine Polly, at Dover. 6 From New England. Captain Forfyth, in London. 2 Camedown The LordCambden, Johnfton. 28th, The Antigua Succefs, M'Nabb.

30th, The John and bamuel, Grieg. Dee. 12, The Neptune, Harbuckle: andDer; 14, The Lord Baltimore, Mitchell, all for Virginia. The Baltick Merchant, Captain Livingfton, for Maryland, was cleared out in London the 2d of December HOUSE' Philadelphia, Inward Entries. Shlp Colfton, J.

Briftol. Brig James, J. Johnfton, St. Euftatia. Sloop Delaware, M.

Coffin, Nantucket. Schooner Charming Molly, D.prey, from Virginia. Outwards. Brig Chance, Craig, Libon. Brig W.

Carhile, St. Croix. Ship Henry Dawkins, J. Appleton, nix, watt, Jamaica. Ship Elisabeth, C.

M' J. Olfon, Barbados. Brig Prince of Wales, T. Mafon, South CaroliBa. Brig Minerva, Gregory, and Brig Morning Star, T.

Callender, St. Kitts. Brig Betty, J. MCay, Killala. Ship Nancy, S.

Hanna, Belfaft. Schooner Nancy, A. Mills, to North Carolina. be at I. a mm ii ii in ii vLwain am am sw.

ai. wy 9 a i dav of Mav V4UI U' inc 4,1 iuc feaion, if no reafon. 1 luuicuucni aav or oavs. the whole, fhall be fold, at th oowcr comes in the.Room of Lord Shelburne Mr. Riebv Rapho townlhio.

fmm tt' a Aul tWfo and fome other, of the Duke of Bedford's are" to efta'te of the fubferiber. in the Vtte stmoreilroag and being two full equal third part, of and in all the yearly rent and in all the vearlv rent yviiiiaiiwiiba ami l. 1 1 i r. iirni err nn uiiin vwa fttwA iffii i 6" muit wuugc. vnigcs rcicrvca, ana illume out Ol appears dv rem rou.

ni aj uiat are not lett or taken up, but may be lett or taken up on the (Z their Dividends to 10 per Cent, fame terms as the other lots, in the faid town, that arer already lOr lame Time Inn err fill thv k.ir. rt e' ti UJ D.Kf. WaZZj. ut oi meir or ukch up. Alio leverai Jmall out lots, of two or three nd made a fuitable Compofition with Government.

Be acres, more or lefs, agreeable to their refpeftive dimenfions, laid fides this, nothing very material is likely to come before them out the plan of the faid town. And laftly, 12 large out lots, this Scflion, the Scarcity and Dearnefs of Provifions only except each of ten acres, agreeable to the faid planwhich plan will bt W. In this, it is moft difficult to do irxy thing to Purpofe. produced at the time of fale. Attendance will be given at the 6vU.

tui every oon 01 jcaiaDics, uviiy nmc ana piace aioreiaia, Dy LHARLIS Sted xcr tcnam, ana irom an quarters, will do, muft Stxdman. Tbc 8 W. JJn tor that will certainly take Place. This may pof bly be of Ufe to our Brethren in America, as I fuppofc they fpare us a gocd Deal of Corn, and will come feafonably jough, as a good Medium for'Reraittancet but whether it will any great EfTeft with us, to cure the Evil complained of, 1 "ery much qeftion." P. S.

December 19. Nothing hath occurred, fince writing the bote, worth Notice. Th i quefted to deli ver copies of their accounts to I 1 A A I Efqf in Lancafter, in order that they may be fettled and adjufted. As a final fettlement will be made of all the company accounts of faid iron works in March next it la aoioiuteiy neceflary every perfon's demand mould be made made known to each partner. Stedman.

Corner of Race and Second ftreets. A A quire STRA place, A fcHb TO 8 Fdniation late lAiLfPC MM PL A NT A rAVr 4 conunonly calied NT POIk Hugh RoBUt'sV lflC MEMBER 7k on the river Delaware, in rk. 1 1 1 1 TVT XT w. t. En A bay elding ahn fcnT' I 9 0ld' wll "la down hi? fZ A LINGS reward, and cBjrE( I SAMUEL SHOEMAKER.

tfavof Marr Tr, V. tne 12th VAl CF.R A rmferablc Situation for 40 Days, fome Part of the Time without Pntly fituated on tl A From Virginia. jjri 01 rne eitate ot laidS bte of Willia 4U wire, John Towers, and on the great road ld? great road leading tV Jm A in.cIiing to Purchafe, may les, and be further informed of Vhttfi. I .1 uu Nathan OiKfnn from Philadelphia to in the city of Philadelphia. maviview tnepremi applying to the fub 1 Edward Yoagtr Executor.

m. at, public next, at two vendue, on the ore CLARKE's. decefed. Bucks, a. mile and a half from rh" UI 18 miles from Philadelohia.

'nA If .5" Au: lington; on which is a pood I' V.w 1 un a very good harri, ad. bearing orchard of good fru ci mtadow, ot. thebeft fort, and 30 acrts more may be made, about rww.a niviuiiug 10 purcnaie, mar view the premifes, and depend oh James Clarke. N. B.

One half of the hnrrnaU a fure title from the heirs of mnnif .11 1 fienine a deed. rh. "Pe 'a waa a WATainc in mnnrni rt rijwu9 TTiiUUUl lliLCrcITl For further particulars, enquire of lin WokRall, in the city of Bur QLLD vendue1, on the 15th Day of March JL next, by the fubfenber, living in Leacock townfhip, Lan v.wU nan ui paicnc iana, containing it acres, anrl 8 nrk.c n.5. K'ning 77 wiVS, TT HI or the Provincial and Gap Roads, miles from Lancafter there 2L.vJ.fa2 a god dwelling houfe, barn, ftables, and Molly, B. Allien, Aigua, Brig Hope, Cl.a.

Brig Carpenter, C. Jenkins, Montferrat. Sloop fe'r ThJ fi tuarion oT? fic7" tim Betfy, J. Monk, New Providence. Ship Marquis Granb, for A.

M'llvaine, and Ship Nancv. N. f. keeper. The vendue to begin at 12 o'clock.

Ship Parmer, V. Ivory, Virginia. Brig Friendftiip, J. Wilfoi and Brig Charming PeeeV. W.

Marhall. Antieua. riir Nanrv. ut Lkciiuancc, ana reaionabie credit, will be given bv Robirt Anderson. RICHARD BROWN, and others of the inhabitants of the countv of Monmnt, ju in a petition to the Houfe of AiTembly, at a feffions held in Burlington, Tune 1767, refpefting the duty of maintaining a bridge over Lralwirlr fb k.

9 i i u'y aioreiaia. Urdered by the faid houfe, that Richard Brown have leave tn Knn. 1 until able objection appear againft the fame, of which I An Kp tu Charles Stedmak. Alexander Tbc 6 W. BY Virtue of a Writ to me diretfed, will be expofed to public Sale, oh Friday, the fourth Dav of March next, at WW, am mc ac tne noule or Peter Tuefday, went away, rvenine.

wa ft. A IviC inuIIDUllulS. MAN, AUXAN Firft will be mc leverai mr nt vrnnnri a. ti i i of M.rch fc. wuuccnou c.

a ii 11 i i atiuajiy laKCn UP DV lundrv nrrfans jr i r. iiivicuLuica, Annum; the Lot is lituated on the under hand and feal, covenanted to be paid in Sterling according fr i 1010 DV DubllC bal. rh I nniAn to the common courfe of exchange, the amount of which rent 7 thY charges, computed at the moderate exchange of 6 rent. SS! the end that the owners and polTeflbrs of the refpeftive lots, for and 7, vl" out of which all the faid rent charges are iiTnina nA A I may have an opportunity to free and exonerate their refpeflive pofleffions of and from two third parts of the faid rents, all and every thtf faid two third parts fhall, at the faid vendue, be fold in feparate lots provided the whole be not fold before the faid day of fale. Alfo two full equal third parts of all thofe town lots give Richard Brown.

next, at Six o'ClnrL cf Five Pound, per South Side of Market ftreet. large UncJc Hcufe built ames Hendricks. The 9 ger, of tne ionflnp Ckuich and School hereby give Notice, that the faid Lot err wni certainly begin drawing on the 10th Dav of March nt without any further Delay; and therefore thofe who ha. my Ticket, unfoid. are defired to return them to the fo to be in their Hnd, before the 10th of arch, otherwife they will be deemed to be fold.

A few T'tcket, are yet to be of by the at their refpeaive Dwelling! mentioned in the Scheme, and by Henry Mills, Printer, in Philadelphia; thofe who incline to become art defired to be in their Application The Lbttery will be drawn near the Church, in the abovfYid Towrfhip. KU away from the fubfenb. at the head r.r" Bufli River, in Baltimore county, Maryland, on tht a6th dav of De cember laft, a Dutch fcrvant mn, named GASPER BR EE. mer, a itout able fellow icci niEn, nc naa on worn ne. a claret coloured broad cloth cnat.

iKi tr4 him ALL perfons who have any demands againft Elizabeth Fur not known became into America, in Captain Thcmrfon. nace, and Charming Forge Iron Works, are herebv re in lhe ye.r t0 Baltimore town, and brought in wiih him three children one he put out in Ba timoretown. and the other two in York county, Pennfylvania, where it is believed he hai gone amnngft hit countrymen. Any perfon jhat will fecure the faid fervent, fothat he may be had again, mall receive FIVE POUNDS reward, and if brought back, reafonable charger, paid by Aquila Hall. Ground, fifuate the Nprthern Liberties of the City of Phila round new rcd Barcelona handkerchief, one end of which cipuw, containing breadth, lialt and Weft, 33 Feet, and in Length or Depth 141 Feet 5 bounded fouthward by a certain 30 Feet Lane, and Land of Jacob Cafdorp and others.

A certain other Lot or Piece of Ground, fituate in the Northern Liberties aforefaid, containing in Breadth, Eaft and Weft, 33 Feet, and in, Length or Depth 141 Feet 5 bounded fouthward with the a forefaid 30 Feet Lane, and Land of Jofeph Wills and others. A certain other Lot or Piece of Ground, fituate in the Northern Liberties aforefaid, and on the 'North weft Side'of Frankford Road bounded by Ground of Peter HilWa nA and one third but your Heart is difturbed, I remove all the Sorrow from taininS 4 Acres. And likewife one fourth Part, Acres. And likewife one fourth Part, caiy as it was Detore. 1 will now fit down, and my Pipe I have taken faft Hold of ths Chiin i.

oip trid when I give it a Pull, if I find my let it ro. it will then be time for mre tn tt 2" I Pans, at the certain Lot or Piece of Part of fuch fourth Parti the Whole into four eaual Parrt tn divided, of, in and to a certain Piece of Land, fituate as afore faid bounded by the, Road leading to Harper't Mill, and Ground of Peter Hillegas aforefaid, and others. ThVwhole late the Ew ltate ot Jacob Steinmetx and Wife, and to be fold by Joseph Kid by btump and all I dcurc is, thathe may fuf edman, Sheriff. ii.iuji Liiau men uiinK.tnac your reopie jj JL 6 Gooin5fs in their Hearts as formerly, and intend A Englifli feivant lad, time, who has near fix vears to "7e Asjtvvthe Evil Spiritwhocaofed Stump to fere, fit for wn br country bofinefi. Enquire of BEN Afticn, I blame none of my Brothers thj: Eng.

JAMIN AWLE, next 'doit the Old. Ferrv.heufe Water ftrcet.N 7 1 the iubfenber, limg on WiiTahickon Road, near the Robin Hood tavern, about 4 mile, from Philadelphia, on Monday Uft, by an English woman, this country born, named A SMITH, a black fattin bonnet. irk is not hemmed, a new white hoUand apron, a pir of black filk mittens, a black fattin boy cap, and an fhirt fleeve, full of all forts of new patches, a quarter yard of cambrick, and fome paper money befides feme filver, which was not in' the fleeve, and a new tow apron. Said woman fair and freuV coloured, wear, a black ribbon round her neck, and her hair tied behind with it, a linfey ftriped petticoat, and a ftriped linfey wcrt gewn, the flripes of the gown a gr od deal bluer than the petticoat, a chef k' apron, and white handkerchief; lhe has fun dry pair, of Mocking, with her, one old pair of bine worried, and others of thread, an old black bonnet, and black gloves 5 ft his with her a little boy of her's, about 18 mnnth, of age, named Billy Ni block and carries a fmall bundle in her hand. Whoever takes up fa woman, and brings her to Jacob Rau, tavern keeper in Second ftreet, ball have I SHILLINGS reward, and reafonable paid by ANTHONY WHEELER.

ALL perfons that are indebted to Huhng and Paine, late of Cleading, fhopkeepers, by bond, note or book debt, are re queried to make immediate payment to John Cukkie, attorney at law, of the fame place, who is tmpowered to collect "the faid debts. Thofe who neglect to pay after this notice, will be' fuei without refpeel of perfons..

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