hjllus wilmington gazette no 9 .] thursday m a r c h 2 1797 vol i a hall has for fale 20 dollars reward at a meeting of the commifli oners of pilotage and navigation for the port of wilmington ordered that all weflels arriving in this port ffiall be trk r tly examined by the pilot who '• ny bring fiich over the main bar or new luler and if any iickiieli be on board inch vtilcl or veflela if coming in over the ihaju bar ihall not proceed larther than bartery ifland and if at che new inlet in like calc not farther than five fathom hole where fnch veflel or veflels hall remain until reporjt be made by the pilot and permillion be given in wrhing from the coinniiffionerf for their coming to town ordered that all veflels from the wflt-indics and bahama iflands that may not be topped at battery ifland or five fathom hole according to the intent and meaning of the above order hall be brought t at the dram-tree where fnch veflel or veflels hall remain until report be made by the pilot and permiflion given by the health officer in writing — the captain crew and paf fensrersto remain on board until fu»-h per miiiion be obtained mider the penalties fet forth in ihe quarantine law publifhed by order of the commiffioners william nutt clerk february 23 |^ ran away from the vjth fubferiber on the iotli intt j7t a negro fellow named sci ftpe formerly the propeny 22335 >: ' george davis elqmre iiic jdovc reward will be given td any perfonwho will apprehend and deliver him to the gaoler in wilmington or to richard qmnce february 23 tf - ten dollars keward wright's new and complete f»fe of jfrus christ 4to ornamented vith twemy two e'egant copper plats en gravings and containing a more complete authentic smij'e accurate inilrucr'rve univerfa 1 , aiid full account freed fro«i popith juperltitiors and other eirors than was ever before publiihcd of all the real lads relating to tfie exemplary life me ritorious fuffcrings and triumphant death of our gloaioi s redrfmer a c;ife rdy>ecting britifh debts lately determined in the circuit court of the united states for ncnh'carolina dtltrkt a supplement to iredell reviial with and without tk private ads the whole ormiocj a complete afli-mbtajre of all th a&s row in force from the fettlement of this country to the year 795 martin's j»»fhce do 1 reatife on the jurifdictioh of juftices report of a cafe lately decided in fayeueyjue superior court of law wherdn the following qtiel ' tions are diicuileil and fettled viz i whe ther in tlie cafe cf a lealed inftrmncnt nnattcfled by any iuhlcribing witnefs the handwriting of the pirty may be admitted in evidence 2 whether an action of debt lies upon fuch an tnftrument a de'eription of occacock inlet chart ef the law of inheritanc political dic tionary profpect from he cangrefs gal lery addrt fs from robert goodloe har per to his condiments art of manual de fence together with a variety of blanks printing-office feb 6 gr notice ran away fr»m the fubfcriber a negro fellow named toby ; had on when he went away a blue jacket and geaf'y canvas troufers over a pair of blue ones he is well knowm about wilmington having had the command of a ighter for fom years paft the above fellow will probably attempt to get off in foine veflel and pafs as a freeman by the name of ellifs ; niafters o'^ireflels are therefore charged hoc to conv him away at thrir peril the above rcwahl with rea fonable charges will he paid ci his delive ry to a public goal or to the fubfciiber in wilmington a b toomor jannary 26 4 tf fifty doljars kevvarcl stolkn from the fubfcribe*i in wil mington north carolina on sunday the firlt inllanr a li^ht a,rey hoi le w|th a dark main and nil hi main cut about 13 and an i half hands high — likewife a laddie bridle and a brown camblec coat lined with green baize and has claret coloured bafket buttons the perfon who carrie i away the faid horfe c puhes by the natre of davis ale otherwhb davis allen ; he is a boiu 36 years of a^e f feet t '.., ie high well made p-.ntes for a fdiool and finj*ii tnader he has palled by tarboronoli for edenton whoever will take up faid thief and boric fo.as tlie fellow may be brought to juflice and the owner get hi property hall receive the above reward or tvtenty flve dollars for either ordered by the commiflion ers of the^town of wilmington that al perfons having any mnibj ipars logs or lumber of any kind laying in the public docks or flreets of the town remove the fame from thence in five days from the date hereot under penalty of twenty-five cent per day for each log fpar or piece fa remaining after the expiration of that time and that hereafter none to remain there more than three days under the fame pe nalty to be recovered by warrant from any one of the cuniuiifliouers and to be applied for the ule of the town materials for building and laying near the plate of building are exempted from this order for a reafonablc time and that the town conltable be and he i hereby empowered to enforce the fame by order of the beard j be11nard t clk february 13 for sale a tra of land in chatham county on haw.river confiding of 450 acres finely timbered and watered with a good houfe and out-houfcj fbble and a good flat at a valuable ferry commonly tailed clark's ferry on the main road from fa>etteville to hilllborough it has a na tural fine mill fear the face about half done th dam and fk odgate finiflied tin ber for the faw niill is hewed and at the ipot fome of the grift mill timber is got and thirty thoufatid bricks at the place the neighbourhood is a plentiful wheat country where a good mill is abfolutely wanting as the creek mill in a dry feafon cannot grind neither do they grind firft quality flour and no oppofuion on the river within fixteen miles it is alfo a good fitu ation for a diftillery much more could be aid with regard to its favourable fituation for a mill — a credit will be given for particulars apply id henry lewis lutterlch chatham county or to edward jones elq attorney at law wilming ton t notice j r roblnfori january t<j 3 tf n b it i requedsd that the 1 printer of newfpapers within the united states will inl'crt the above advertisement ns it may be the means f detecting f'uch vil lainy vosburgh & childs 1 , windfor chair makers from new-york refpeftfully inform the citi zens of north-carolina that they have commenced the above bufinefs on the fouth fldc of dock-ftreer near the wharf where may be had windfor chairs of every defcrip tion highly varnifhed in any colour and ornamented to any patent ; alfo elegant settees of ten feet in length or under fuita ble to either halls or piazzas ; garden chairs unable to arbours a few moments reflec tion will convinces difcerning public how far preferable chairs mud be manufactured ia the date warranted to be both well made and painted with the bed materials to thofe that are imported which are always una voidably rubbed and bruifedj and nine times in ten are bought at auction they red their claim to public favour on the practical and experimental knowledge of their profefhon ; and with the large dock of materials they now pollefs will be able to execute any orders with elegance and difpatch they are determined to make it their dudy to pleafe and do jtttice to all n b old chairs repaired and painted in fuch a manner as to be both neat and dura ble february a for sale " a p e w in the church apply to john blakeley february 23 a meeting of the wardens of the poor will be held at the conrr-houfe in wilmington on the fecond ihy of tlte enfu ing county court in march next for the pur pose of qualifying the wardens fettling the accounts of the late wardens laying a tax for the year 1797 making regulations re fpeciing the poor and building a poor hoiife for the 1 it of the parifli of st james february ix february <}• 6 2tn taken up by the fubfcriber's people a hip's boat the owner of which may have her by paying the expence of this advertifement giving a fmall gratuity to the negroes for fecuring her and applying to benjamin smith belvedere february 31 twenty dollars reward • will be paid to any ti^fck per ion who will apprehend w and bring to me at the her \ jl mitage in new hanover j county a negro fellow nam me&b cd york who ran away lait tuefday without the lead provocation he is a likely able-bodied negro abouc five feet 9 or 10 inches high-*he ipeaks plain and is extremely plaufible and deceptious i am told he has been frequently harboured at the big bridge and it is fuppofed is now gone up towards long creek or black r"nrer the laid fellow is outlawed and whoever wbours him will be profecuted with the utmoft rigour john burgwin hermit age 4'h february 6 for sale on board the fchooner amity benjamin shapley mafter lying at the market wharf or at mr l?ngdon's ftore jamaica rum 4th proof holland gin ; old lifbon wine madeira do salt ; window glafs 8 by io and 7 by 9 warranted wood axes muflin and muflin handkerchiefs fine checks print ed quilting and white do together with fundry other dry goods which will be fold very cheap for ca/h gcod pork or rice february 16 y 3 blank bills of exchange may be had at this office