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A town-meeting was held on Monday laft—
a Committee of 18 Were railed, to devise and|
recommend suitable marks of mourning, and
ether expreflions of public sensibility, &t said
Committee have appointed George R, Mi
not, Efq.to deliver an Eulogium on the memo
ry of the iUuflrious WASHINGTON, the 9th
of January.
At KEENE, (N. H.)=Belh tolled, Flag in
mourning, &c.— The Rifag Sun Lodge to go in
mourning three months.
We have not heard of a Angle town in New
hamplhire, but what had the Bells tolled on
tire news of Gen. WASHINGTON's Death !
and all are making suitable preparations, to!
shew every refped possible to worth, excel-I
lance and virtue. ° LI
It is expelled that every parish in this ^tfe,
as well as in the United States, will have the
fevcral sermons of their refpedive pallors,
printed on so solemn an occasion, and a Copy!
transmitted to some general Rcpofitory.
Tbe Senate of the United States have come to an
•4r,that the members wear black during tbefefrnA
«hd that tbs cbair of the Pr^dertt be fbrouded witbi
Wad, overhung witHurtainKf Wack, and tbe wbolq
fbdmber lined ih afmilar manner —as a tefiimony oft
ttfoa for the-memory' of tbeir beloved and regretted\
lotsfellow c ifo,GEORGE WASHINGTON.
MARYLAND—76c Legifoture of tbe StatA
Bas requeued tbe Governor to appoint a dag of moornA
ing, humiliation and prayer, throughout dbat State, to 4
*4"f, f beir veneration of tbe memory of tbe illußrious\
deceased, and to derive from tbe ^uft ediagrams of biA
meritorious service;, tbe best motives for tbe imitatiom
of bis virtues. [Tbe Governor has ordered it on tbA
11th of February.] They Lave n'f > ordered a fait"
able external mark of tbeir unfeigned grief, to be worm
by all in public off ces. ' e
At BALTIMORE Tbe Masonic Lodges)
voted a full Proctfidn,members clothed,and in mourn-l
ing, and a "difeourfe at tine of the churches.
At WIL'MINGTON, (Del.)— ^ Mfoid
Procession noas voted, and an oration by Br. Bedford]
At TRENTON—Tbe Governor, Mayor, &[
three Clergymen were appointed a Committee to ar-\
range.
At NEW-YORK—7%e Grand Lodge,tA
that tbe Fraternity be habited in mourning for fix'
months, and that a monumental memorial be cceßed in\
tbe Grand Lodge room.— Tbe Cincinnati to wean
full mourning for fix months. Letters of condolence
were directed to be font to tbe Prudent of tbe United)
States, and tbe General and State Societies.
AT SALEM— A very full meeting was beld,\
sundry votes paged, in order to ttfif, tbeir high faf{
of tbe virtues of the late Gen. WAS HINGTO N,
and ft deep sorrow they feel for tbe calamity wbicb\
has befallen tbe country by bis death. Among tbefe —|
That an Orator be appointed to pronounce a public)
Eulogy on tbe deceased— That a baridfome and dura
ble Monument'be, erected to bis memory — That tbe
inhabitants be requeued to wear a mourning badge for
forty days from tbe firft of January — That copies
of tbe several Sermons delivered in this town on tbe
las Sabbath, on this difreffng fubjea,be repsfed for
tbe press, toform, together with tbe Farroel Address
of this Great Man, a volume, to be delivered to
each family. A large and very refpe6laCe Commit
tee was cbofen to car, into effe& tbe votes of tbe town.
At NEWBURYPORT— A meeting was beld,
and tbe inhabitants of tbe town unatimoufy voted,
that a tribute of refpe& be paid to the memory of tbe
deceased Lieut. Gen. WAS HINGTON. Mr.
Thomas Paine was accordingly appointed and re
queued to prepare and pronounce bis Eulogy—of
which be jigntfied bis acceptance by a committee who
waited on bim for that purpose.
There will be a solemn Procession on tbe occasion,
to be compfed of all who are defiroUs of paying ref
pefl to tbe deceased. — Tbe Clergy will be invited to
attend, undone or more of tbeir number to pray.—So
lemn Mafic, suited to tbe occasion, will he expeaed
from tbe fingers in town.
At BOSTON
ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 31.|
Particular account of the late Illness and Death ofi
General WASHINGTON.
SOME time in the right ts Friday, the 13"*l
inf. having been exposed to a rain to the preceding]!
day, General WASHINGTON vae attached toit
an inflammatory affection on the upper part of tbea
•wind-pipe, called in technical language Uynachos
lacheal is. The disease commenced with a violentfl
ague, accompanied with fame pain in the upper and
fore part of the throat, a fertfe of friHure in thefamdm
part, a cough, and a difficult, rather than a painful
deglutition, which were fan focceeded by fever andl
a quick and laborious refprration. The necessity of®
blood-letting foggeßing itfelf to the General, he pro-B
cured a bleederin the neighborhood, who took from a
bis arm in the night 11 or 14 ounces of blood.—|
He could not by any means be prevailed on by theM
family to fend for the attending phfician till thel
following morning, nobs arrived at Mount Pernortl
at about II o'clock on Saturday. Difeovering thel
case to be highly alarming, and forefeeing the fa-u
tal tendency of the disease, two consulting febyficianra
were immediately sent for, who arrived, one aA
half after three, and the other at four o'clock in]
the afternoon : in the mean time were employed
two pretty copious bleedings, a blfer novas appli
ed to the part affected, two moderate doses of cal
omel 'were given, and an injection was administer
ed which operated on the lower intestines, but al!
without any perceptible advantage, the respiration
becoming fill more difficult and dfreffing. Upon
the arrival of the frf of the consulting physicians,
it was agreed, as there were yet no Jigus of ac
mulation in the bronchial vessels of the lungs, to
try the result of another bleeding, when about 32
ounces of blood were drawn, without the fmallcf A
apparent alleviation of the disease. Vapours ofj
vinegar and water were frequently inhaled, ten]
grains of calomel were given fuccecded by repeated l
doses of emetic tartar, amounting in all to 5 or 61
' grains,, with no other effifl than a copious difcharge]
from the bowels The powers of life seemed now l
manifestly yielding to the force of the disorder ;—1
blfere were applied to the extremities, together]
with a cataplafm of bran and vinegar to the tbroatA
Speaking, which was painful from the beginning,]
now became almost impracticable ; respiration grew]
more and more contrasted and imperfea till half;
after 11 on Saturday night retaining the full,of
frffion of bis intellect —when be expired without al
Fruggle. i.
He tea, fully imfreftd at the beginning of bis
complaint as well as through every fucceedingflage
of it, that its concision would be mortal ; sub
mitting to the federal exertions made for bis re
covery rather as a duty, than from an, expe&a
tion of their efficacy. He conftdcrc? the operations
of death upon bis fyflem as coeval with the disease,
and federal hours before bis death, after repeated,
efforts to be underflood, fuccecded in expreffng a de
fre that be might be permitted to die without fur
ther interruption.
During the fort period of bis illness, be econ-i
omized bis time, in the arrangement of fueb few j
concern, sis required bis attention, with the utmost
fereniky ; and anticipated bis approaching diffolutian
with every demortf ration of that equanimity for
which bit whole life has been so uniformly and
fmgulatly conffeicuous.
fames Craik, Attending Pbys'n.
Elijha C. Dick, Confuting Phyfn. [
zens and Men, not only in the present age, but
in future generations, as. long as our Hiftory
shall be read. If a Trajan found a Pliny,a Mar
cue Aurelius can never want Biographers, Eulo
gists or Historians.
"John Adams.
United States, „d Dec. 1799.
Yesterday in the House of Representatives,!
Mr. Marshall made a report in part, from the,
ts oint committee appointed %0 consider a fuitablet
&iodc of commemorating the Death of General
^WASHINGTON/
He reported the following resolutions :—
Refolded by the Senate and House of Reprefenta-
Itives of the United States of America in Congsefs
Liffembled, That a Marble Monument be ere&ed
■by the United States in the capital of the City
frf Wajhington, and that the family of General
■WASHINGTON be requeued to permit his
■body to be deposited uixler it, and that the
■monument be so designed as to commemorate
Ithe great events of his military and political life.
And be it further Refolded, That there be a fu-
Ineral proceffio i from Congress Hall, to the Ger
ffiman Lutheran Church in memory of General,
GEORGE WASHINGTO N, oh Thurfday,the h
26th inst. and that an oration be prepared at
the request of Congress to be delivered before
both Houses that day; and that the President
of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Re
presentatives be desired to request one of the
members of Congress to prepare and deliver the
fame.
And be it further Refolded, That it be reconi-
Jmendcd to the people of the United States, to
■wear crape on their left arm as mourning for
*thirty days.
And be it further Resolved, That the President
';be requested to direct a copy of these resolutions
Ito be transmitted to Mrs. Washing 1 on, affur
'ing her of the profound rcfpc& Congress will
,ever bear to her perfan and character, of their
^condolence on the late afflicting dispensation oft
,providence, and entreating her agent to the in-!
Ltcrment of the remains of Gen. Walhington in]
I National Honors.l
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PHILADELPHIA, DEC. 24.
THE Senate of the United States yesterday
sent the following letter of condolence to
ITHE PRESIDENT, by a committee of its
[Members, to which he returned the annexed!
lanfwcr.
To the ?refident of the United States.
I THE Senate of the United States refpe&-|
I fully take leive, Sir, to express to you their deep;
[regret for the loss their country sustains in the!
[death of Gm. GEORGE WASHINGTON.
I This eve?, so distressing to all our fellow-ci
tizens, mult be peculiarly heavy to you, who
[hive long bten associated with him in deeds oft
[patriotism. Permit us, Sir, to mingle our tears]
Iwith yours :On this occasion it is man ly to,
Iweep. To Iqfe such a man at such a crisis is no,
[common calamity to the world : Our country!
[moums her ftlier. The Almighty disposer o
[human events]has taken from us our greateft|
|benefa&or anh ornament. It becomes us tog
Ifubmit with reverence to him, who " maketh
[darknefs his foilion."
With patriotic pride we review rhe life of our
■WASHINGTON, and compare him with those
|of other countries who have been pre-eminent
in fame. Ancient and modern names are dimin
fhed before him. Greatness and guilt havc
It oooften beenallied;but hisfam ei&whiter than
fois brilliant. The destroyers of nations flood
Lbafted at themajefty of his virtue, It reprov
|ed the intemperance of their ambition and dark
enedthe fpfofor of vidory. The feene is closed,
Lnd we ar« no longer anxious least misfortune
fbould fully his glory; he has travelled on to
the end of his journey, and carried with him an
encreafing weight of honour ; he has deported
it fafely, where misfortune cannot tarnilh it,
where malice cannot blast it. Favoured of Heav
en, he departed without exhibiting the weak
ness of humanity ; magnanimous in death, the
darkness of the grave could not obfeure his
brightness.,
Such was the man whom we deplore. Thanks!
to Gpd, his glory is confummaced ; WASH-1
INGTON yet lives on earth it ihis spotless ex- I
ample—his spirit is in Heaven.
Let his countrymen consecrate the memory j
of the heroic General, the patriotic Statefman l
and the virtuous Sage : Let them teach their]
children never to forget that the fruits of his la-1
bours, and his example art their inheritance. l
PRESIDENTS ANSWER.|
Gentlemen op the Senate, l
I RECEIVE with the mod refpe&ful and]
affe&ionate fentimen ts, in this impressive ad- 1
dress, the obliging expressions of your regret,
for the loss our Country has fu Gained, in thel
death of her m oft efleemed,beloved and admired!
Citizen. I
In the multitude of my thoughts and recol
lections on this melancholly event, you will per-!
mit me only to fay, that I have seen him in the!
days of Adversity, in some of the feenes of his!
deeped distress and mod trying perplexities—ll
have also attended him in the higher elevation]
and most prosperous felicity—with uniform ad-!
miration of his wisdom, moderation and con-1
ftancy.
Among all our original associates in that Me
morable League of the Continent in 1774,
which firft expressed the Sovereign Will of a
Free Nation in America, he was the only one
[remaining in the General Government. Al
though, with a constitution more enfeebled than
his, at •an age when he thought it necessary to
!prepare for Retirement, I feel myfclf alone, be
reaved of my I'aft brother—yet I derive a strong
consolation from the unanimous disposition,
which appears in all ages and classes, to mingle
Itheir sorrows with mine, on this common cala
mity to the world.
The life of our WASHINGTON cannot
fuffer by a cornparifon with those of other coun
tries, who (have been most celebrated and exalt
ed by Fame, The attributes and decorations
[of Royalty, could have only served to eclipse the!
IMajefty of those virtues which made him, from'
[being amodeft citizen; a more relplendent lu
miinary. Misfortune, had he lived, could here
lafter have fuliied his glory only with these fu-^
[perficial minds, who believing that characters and
unions are marked by fucefs alone, rarely defervc;
|to enjoy it. Malice could never have blafed bis!
Sorter, and Envy made him a singular exception
Ico her universal rule.
For himfelf he had lived enough, to life and;
to glory. For his fellow-citizens, if their pray-1
ers could have been answered, he would have
[been immortal. For me, his departure is at al
moll unfortunate moment. Trusting, however,
in the wife and righteous dominion of Provi
dence over the passions of men, and the result of;
their councils and actions, as well as over their
Lives, nothing remains for me, but humble re
signation.
I His example is now complete, and it will
[teach wisdom and virtue to Magiftratts, Citi-
[the manner expressed in the firft refaction;
I And be it further Refolded, That the President
[be requeued to issue a Proclamation, notifying
ho the people throughout the United States, th^
Recommendation contained in the third refolu
{tion.
I These resolutions passed both Houfra unani-^
Inoujiy.
DEC. 25.
I Yesterday in the Hcufe of Representatives the
!Speaker informed the Houfa that in confor
mity to the second resolution passed on Wed
foefday, Major-General Lr.E had been appoint
!ed by the President of the Senate, and the Speak-1
|er of the House of Representatives, to prepare
find deliver the Oration in honor of our late il
huftrious Commander in Chief, qn Thursday
[next, which appointment he had been plcafed
ho accept.
A Message was received from the Prefident|
sos the United States, notifying the House that]
foe had agreed to the resolutions palled on Mon-1
soy, in honor to the memory of Geu. Wash-I
[ington, and deposited them among the rolls &]
Irecords of the United States. |
rarely M* orcw
^orttmoutl)
>tup'TW3,^cx^iKy6Wper?g=7ammqQqperaff«3me.Bl
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, iSoo.l
♦OO7 c.
VOLUNTARY HONORS.
ON Monday last, the inhabitants of thisi
town, agreeable to a notification from the com
mittee of arrangement, which notification was]
fan6lioned by the voice of our public fathers,l
tbe fetedmen, flood read, prepared to pay that!
tribute of municipal affection, to the memory of
The Illullriout GEORGE WASHINGTON,
which his talents, fcrvices and virtues, have not
only demanded from a wholeption in its col
lective capacity, but also claimed at the hands
of every corporate body, however small, when
compared with the fullnef; of the immense fa
|m ily of the Union. Heaven waspleafed to dif
lappoint general expectation ; Heaven claimed
[Monday as its own. Darkness veiled the fir-
Imament, and the Ikies wept, wept all day.—
[The intended procession, was confcquently poft
[poned until Tuefday: a day, in reality, much
Ibetter adapted to the solemnities of the occasion:
|for Tuefday was the concluding day of the year.
[Tuefday terminated a century complete, and]
the solemn remembrance of that peried, when]
["time shall be no more," pressed with irrefifta-]
[ble impulse on every feeling bofont. Atan ear-[
[ly hour on Tuefday morning, all public offices,]
stores, and Ihop}, were Ihut ; adive life flood[
still. Business and pleasure paused. Burthen-]
ed age looked iorrowful indeed ; youth affiam-I
[cd the reality of melancholly ; and sportive in-j
[fancy the fad, fad Cast of woe.
I, At 11 a. m. a procession was formed frbrnl
[the Affcmbly-Room,and proceeded to St.John's]
[Church, in the following order.
Military Bodies. ,
The Artillery, commanded by Capt.E. J.Long,
Iright-Infantry; do. by Capt. T. Sparhawk,l
Gov. Gilman's Blues, do. by Capt. S. Larkin.l
Drums muffled. Music in Crape.
Arms reversed, —fide arms in mourning.l
Martial Notes,
The Dead March in Saul,l
Brother Masons. ..
Grand Lodge, St. John's, and Vifrors.
Nathaniel Adams, Esq. M.W.C. M. (N. H;)
The Orator. , ,
JONATHAN M. SEWALL. Esquire,
The pride of Eloquence, and power of Yerfe,
The Rev. Mr. WILLARD,
Reacr of St. fobQ Episcopal Cburcb.
United States Military Officer's.
Commissioned Officers,Militia,N^w-Hampffiirc.
N. ROUSSELET, Esq. ConfulU.S.Demerara.
Rev. Clergy cf Poitfmouth and Vicinity.l
I. Strangers, two and two.
Col. ADAMS, Grand Marlhal for the day.J
I When the procession entered the Church, &
most solemn piece of sacred music was perform-]
led on the organ. To this, succeeded a Dirge:
icompofed for the occasion. The Rev. Mr.
IWilla rd, read prayers. A Masonic Hymn,
Ifollowed. Mr. Sewall, pronounced his ad
mirable Eulogy ; the chriftian coafolations
[were chaunted with peculiar effect. Mr. Wil
llard solemnly gave the grand benediction. A
/voluntary on the organ concluded —Thele min-i
utes are fufficient for cursory readers, but they;
fare confeffedly unworthy of the honors of the
day—we Ihall therefdre defcendto miduti%and^
endeavor to do ample justice to every part of
die public performances.
THE DAT
the murmuring ftrcam had forgotten to flow ;
the song of the vocal chorister was mute —
Washington slept in dust. Nature breathed
the requiem of peace.
The Masonic Body.
The Grand Lodge of New-Hampihire ; St.
John's of Portsmouth; Past Masters of Lodges,
and visiting brethren of diftindlion, amongi
whom we recognized the Hon. John WentJ
worth, Esq. his Britannic Majesty's Attorney]
[General, &c. were assembled at an early hour.]
|To them it was a mod affedlinp 'folemnity.]
The llluftrious GEORGE WASHINGTON,
[oraud Master of the United Statcs,the a,r?g6q
column in the temple of masonry, whole bafe|
was virtue, whose capital was glory : the teif-l
dam,ftrengtb and beauty of light, love and peace,
slept in dull.
Was remarkably clear, not a cloud passed 0-
ver the horizon. The Sun shone with uncom
mon brilliance, but it was reflected on a wintry
ground. The trees were bereft of their honors;
The Citizens
As one body demonstrated every possible mark
of rcfpe&. ^Scarcely an Office, store or shop
was-opened in town, until after the solemn ser
vice was concluded. The Flags of all the ship
ping in the harbor were hoisted half malt high.
Mouning Crapes were worn by almost every
individual of any refpedtability. The Ladies
in particular manifefted those delicate attentions
[which refined sensibilities pay to departed hero
iifm and virtue. Infancy caught the pious sor
rows of the hour and the riling generation!
dropt the manly tear.
The Three Public Schools
At'the head of Congress-street, tl^e wholel
procession was received by and passed through!
two lines of Children belonging to the three!
public schools, headed by Mr. Tap^an and]
RAYNEs,(Mr.PAYBON, being necessarily absent«
with the Grand Lodge.) A remembrance that,
some of these very children passed in review<
before the illustrious WASHINGTON, when;
he visited Portsmouth ; the tender thought that te
they were now assembled to mourn their com
mon father, interested every paternal fpeftator,.
and it was pleasing in the midst of so affliding a>
solemnity, that our children forgat the commonj
love of play, and felt themselves honored in pay- 4
ling their infantile refpedts to the glorious dead;]
[they will recoiled with confeious pride that'
Selectmen.
Civil Officers of the United States.
On Friday the %7th ult. that eminent Feder- ,
alift, Statesman and Politician, The Honorable 4
JAMES SHEAFE, Esq. left this town,to take]
his feat in the Congress of the United States, as ;
a Representative from Nawhampfhirc: He has j
the best wishes of every genuine Fedcralift in J
''^^▼^rv r 4,y^'''"'"|
MARRIED}- In this town,by the Rev. Mr.A
Alden, Mr. Thomas Waldron, to Mfs Sall, Men-^
lum.
At Cbarlefown, Maffa. Benjamin Bart Swan, ]
to miss Abigail Ridgway, both of that town.*
At Charlefon, (S.C.) Timothy A. Edfon, to mifs^
Elizabeth. Wetherby, late of Concord (N.H.) 4
At Hollowell, JoJbaa Wingate,jr. to mfr Ju-%
Ha Dearborn of Pittf on—-Philip Lord, to mfs
Nabby N^. 1
— Bridgwater, Dr. Iffacbar Snell to miss Mary'
Keith, daughter of Simeon Keitb.q
.— Beverly, Wm Beckford to miss Phek A, ar of
Glocefer —Charles Jaefon of Newburyport, to miss;
Amelia Lee—Daniel Hafeell to miss Nabb, Ftfer,'
—Silvester Wilkins to miss Joanna Edwards —1
Michael Wales to miss Fanny Herrick.|
l At Newport Benjamin Gardner, Esq, as Mid-.
dietown, to miss Amy Ann Coggfoil.l
. Barnflable, Ned Loring to miss Pbebe Thacher l
At Boflon, Capt. Michael Homer, to miss Ma-. j
!DEED}-In this town, Mrs. Slade, and Mrs„
Poor.
1 — Roxbury, madam Mary Whitwell, aged,,.
Mrs. Barat Fowle, aged «>, wife tfjona. Fowke.
I Maj* Sam'lGoodwin of Char fownjt not dcid.
SEWALL's Eulogy. ,
The interesting impressive form of the 6ra-]
kor ; his fine powers of melancholic modulation; 1
Ithe heaving bosom and the burning sigh, would 4
[have commanded the belt applauses, if neither;
fatiment, genius nor taste had been difdern
table in the Eulogy ; but it happily combined
'depth of thought, elegance of ekpreffion and the.
beauties of gentle,pathetic oratory. A WASH.
INGTON might have heared it without a blnft,
andanADAMS to/Z/praife it.[
\,SPECTATORS., \
It is computed that the streets from the Af
lfembly-i oom to the Church,were lined 6 deep
on both sides the way ; but to the honor of so
[multiform a body, conipofed of some thoulands
[of different individuals, it ought to be added
[that all as one behaved with decorum, pro-j
[priety, and awfully affecting solemnity.
1" From heart to heart, the foft infection ran, 1
["All orders wept the great the Godlike man ;"
[One tear pervaded every melting eye ;
LAnd mourning thousands heav'd one commonfgb 1
Here, piofts zeal, and party rag-gwere toft ; I
The only contest, who should weep him most ;
teach different name, was swallowed up in one,
That name, the glorious name of Washington.
iAhd, Oh! if heaven might he* a fervent prayer,
[May ev'ry name, remember, "such things were,"
Think of the day, that made the wJo/c but oac;
lAiid u/l our woundsbe heal'd by Washington.
United States' Oracle- Office,] f
this 4th day ts January 1800. , 1
[the)walked with men; that they paid the
fcarty tribute of rising youth with elder manhood.]
"Tbe Military
I Who performed the firft honors of the day,;
[acquitted themselves to admiration. A detach-j
Iment of artillery who served the minute guns,
[executed their duty with uncommon propriety]
[and exadnefs. The last falute,at the supposed
[grave of the departed hero, was admirably
[performed. During the day, detachments and
[full companies appeared in different parts of the
[town, but every soldier's countenance bore a deep
jimpreffive solemnity ; —A solemnity not affuni
rd for the moment ; but felt at the heart. —
[Capt. Larkin's company in particular, compof
|ed of very young gentlemen, who had not ap
[peared in public but once be fore, was remarked
[by every fyaator, ¥ exhibiting the genuine
[traits of the veteran soldier, who pays the last
funere.l hon or s, to abe loved com mander. Theirj
appearance on entering the Church, was the
[moft pidurefque of any thing we ever saw, al
[though duty and inclination have led us to ma
ny a solemn feene, where martial heroes wept
[the war worn chief, laid low.[
&. %b#'f Church \ |
Was elegantly habited in full mourning. The
[Pulpit, Organ-l<^t,Orcheftra, Altar, &c. claimed
[particular notice. A large branch of an ever
green fir tree, fevered from its roots, and hang
ing perpendicularly as a chandelier,ornamented
[with avast assemblage of black plumes, exhibit-'
[cd a fine specimen of ingenuity and taste: ft
[forcibly spoke a language which sensibility
|mnft feel. The fevered root, and the living
branch addreficd the heart.l
Tbe Rev. Mr. Willard
Read the service of the Church with heart
felt solemnity. Hit feelings were affe&ed. The
involuntary sigh, the forbidden tear, mingled
with almost every, fentcnce ; For as a chriftian
he rejoiced in hope ; but as a Man he wept his'
country's loss ; the additional colled composed
for the occasion was excellent ; the concluding
funeral consolations extremely appropriate.l
Vocal Performers.|
A fcled band of vocal performers from all
the different religious societies, under the imme- (
diate direction of Capt. Goo Kins, as senior
Church chorister, performed the national dirge,'
masonic ode and chrif;t,-cvm Their per
formances were excellent Tne foul was melt
ed and the eye dissolved. Mr. Stanwood,
played the Organ with astonishing effect ; it was
indeed, " the pealing Anthem on the deep ton'd
Organ.
HINT.
I As various periods of public mourning are a
|dopted in various religious focities, would it not
[be more pleasing if a general uniformity was
aimed at in this town. The venerable Dr. Haven
as, the oldest Clergyman,might fix thc period,&
nodoubt that every foeiety would unitewith him
[i n this.
Toivn-Meeting.
It is in contemplation, to call a Town-,
Meeting and decree some solid, lading monu
mental honors to the Father of his Country.l
GENERAL COURT! I
On Tuefday last the Hon. General Court of
this State, finished their winter session at Exeter,
and voted to hold their next Election at Con
cord, the firft Wednesday in June next.l
The Saturday preceding the rising of the
General Court, the Members formed a pro
cession from the State-House and proceeded
to the Rev. Mr. Rowland's Meeting-Houle,
where the Rev. Mr. R. performed prayers, and
addressed the I.egiflature on the Melancholy
news of the Death of our Beloved WASH
INGTON. The three branches of Govern
ment Voted to wear mourning for three
Imonths.l
I Peirce's Oracle's Marine Journal.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 4. 1800.
I Arrived here fbefeboener Franklin, Capt- ys a b
bSmirb, i, 36 days from Trinidad, left there fibwier
,Wm. & fofc,, Capt. Wk, Lender -of Salem, dif
cbirging cargo.—Brig Penelope of New York, Capt.
l faba Daugbaddy,foapned by Mr. Parrage,) to fail
|in 6 days for St. Thomas.
j Capt. Ebb'm Keene, in tbe brig Rcfolution,tf this
Iport, was taken by a French privateer, about ten
'leagues to windward of Tortola.
*Dec. 14. Lat. 37, long. 73,fpoke tbe brig Olive
[Branch,from Curracoa, bwend to Salem.
1 Dec. 13. Lat. 3,;10ng. 73,/poh a fellrfrom
& Cape Francois, bound to Beverly.
I CT>ec. 8. Lat.~3z;tag. 71,fpoL Jhip Perfroe
\ rance from London bound to Baltimore, out 44 days,
.Tb%aj TbQmpfae,mafer.
I &— —
;Lift of Arrivals at this port, from the First of
IJanuary 1,99, to Dec 31st, 1799, on foreign
[ Voyages, eiclufive of Coaflerj.
[ Ships, 32
Brigs, 69
Schooners; 34
Sloops, 6
I = Total *4* :
The Pbiladcipbia papers contain an official If of
ybe vfels captured and recaptured by tbe Columbian
[Navy,face its eJlabliJbment. —OftbefrJl claf, are,
,frigate L'lnfcrgent, brig Les Amis, 6 guns 18 men,
I fobs. Le Croyable, 14 —54 ; Sans Pareil 16—87;
I faloux 14= 70 ; L'Amous de 'la Patria 6 —60;
d,,en, 4—36 ; Tartufe B—6o ; Marfuin, IX —
I 7°j Union 6=3%; VainqueCT^—^y ; Magicienne
[14 —63 : Bon Pere ; Buonaparte , Diligeont and
%Wo small febooners. Tbe recaptures are 8 Jbips ,
[4 brigs ; ^fbooners and oneJloop ; 7of tbefe were
lEnglfb; tbe remainder American.
We dreinformed that 16 or I7 privateers are
tnow fitting but in tbe harbour of St. fago-dc-Cuba,
iTbsy are of different forces, and arc French vfels
lwith Spanish Commflions.
lOThe Editor of the United States
lOracle of the Day, has had a larger number of
'papers struck off this Day, than will supply his
Iprefent Customers, in order that he may be
cable to furaifh those who may become fub
tfcribers for his paper from the commencement
lof anew year and a new Century: The Ora-
Icle, (confidefing the quantity of matter ic con
-Itains) is certainly the Cheapest paper now pub
''"bed in America!
1 2000, 1000, 500
DOLLAR CHANCES,
;WIM Draw next week at Exeter. A few Prize
'Tickets on hand, quarters, and whole Tickets,
[may be had at Pierce's, Bookstore, Portsmouth,
—ALSO—
[ New-Hampshire REGISTERS, for 1800.
cThomas, the Farmers, Sewalls, Weath-
I erwife & Bickei ftafTs sheet and common
Public auction.
TO be Sold at Public Auction,
on Monday the 6th day of January
just, at 12 o'clock, M. on the premises,
tin Portsmouth ;
A HOUSE and LAND in
[Daniel street, now in the occupation oi
I Barth'm Berry, bounded twenty one feet
[front, and about one hundred feet back,
[Conditions of tale made known at time
and place. EDWARD HART, ^r.
[Portfmouth, fan 3, 1800.
!cue*few.! or tet^raQmt^BßeffißßmTCa
To be Sold on reasonable Terms-
EIGHT Thousand Acres of
LAND, in the Townfliips
[of Maynefborough and Kilkenny, for
&ready money or approved notes —also —
I One (bare in the New-Hamp-
Ifhire Hotel & Portsmouth-Pier,
[ —Fur Condilions apply to
xSamuel Sherburne.
I PorfmouTh, fan. j, iSoo.
I2H_©BraramrarojiiCT ■ ■ wyp i i»rara u
INDIA_COTTONS.
This day opened, and for sale by
\ James Rundlet.
A lar^e afotment of
hNDIA COTTONS by whole-.
Ufale and retail, ar a final! advance far
Icafli or short credit.
£ He hasalfo received a new assortment of
lltalian Silks; India Luteftrings
[Sat tins ; black and plumb colored Per
fohs ; black Taffaties; black Laces ;
^Bandannoes ; Carpet and Carpeting ;
[Swaodowns; Bazies; Flannels ; Broad
[Cloths and Forefl Cloths ; Calicoes;
tyMuflins; Britannica ; Sheeting Linens ;
thrown Hollands, &c.
IWitk a geno al affirtment of
[lndia & English Goods, as usual.
■ Souchong and Bohea Tea, per
ICheft, at a reduced price for ca fit or ap.
^proved credit. fanuary 3, 1800.
JOHN GAINS,
I Clock & Watch Maker,
Respectfully informs
his Cufloners and the Public in g~.
:neral, that he has REMOVED from
Congress-street to Spring-hill, one door
fouth of SAMUEl,Hill's Store, where he
carries on the Clock and Watch making
in all its branches— He hasfafak.
Eight day Clocks ; a large at
fortment of warranted WATCHES ;'<
great variety of Chains, Strings, Seals &
Keys. Porfcouth, %#. 3, 1800.
FOR SALE,
A Quantity of Stone-LIME.
by the Hog(head, warranted to be of
p quality superior to any ever brought'
teinto Porifmouth, —Apply to
I STEPHEN LITTLE, on Spring.
I Pgrt/mouih Jan. 3, 1800.