The Rhode-Island American, and general advertiser — Providence [R.I.], 1810-09-28 00:00:00, page 1

J. B. WOOD’S
GENERAL PRICE-CURRENT OF BANE NOTES,
AS THEY ARE RECEIVE* AT HIS EXCHANG A'-O FFICE, PROVIDENCE, (R. !•)
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Bills of the New-Hsmpshire, ditto payable in Philadelphia, Portsmouth, 7., „, _ ..
Union, Strafford, and Exeter Banks, .. . . j 11’2 to 2 per cent du.
Concord Banks, • - --•-.••-•-•-**•- 2to 3 do.
Cheshire, Cojs, Banks, ’ -•- 75 do.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Bills of the United States Branch, Massachusetts, Union, and Boston Banks, «... Par.
Salem, Essex, Beverly, Marblehead, Newburyport, Gloucester, (Cape-}
Ann,) Plymouth, Worcester, PaeiAck, Nantucket, and Hallowell > 1 to 2 per cent, dis.
and Augusta Banks, ...•••• • • }
Portland, Maine, and Saco Banks, • ••••••••• * 2 z do.
Bedford, and Lincoln and Kennebeck Banks, .• * 1 1-2 to 2 do.
Penobscot, 30 to 35 do.
Northampton, - - , - - r 20 do.
. CONNECTICUT.
’ Bills of the MiddletoWh, Hartford, New-Haven, New-Londcn, Union, >« .. , _ ...
Derby, and Bridgeport Banks, j 3-4 to 1 per cent, dia.-
Norwich Bank, 1-2 per cent. dis.
VERMONT.
Bills of the Vermont State Banks, ’ 25 per cent dis.
RHODE-ISLAND.
Bills of the Providence, Exchange, Roger Williams, Bank of Rhode-}
Island, Newport, Rhode-Inland Union, Bank of Bristol, Commercial, >....
Warren, Rhode-Inland Central, and Narragsnset Banks _>
Washington Bank, 3to 4 per cent dis-
KENTUCKY.
Bills of the Kentucky Insurance Company, 12 1-2 per cent dis.
NORTH-CAROLINA.
Bills of-the Cape Fear, and Newbern Banks, - • . . . 10 per cent. dis.
SOUTH-CAROLINA.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, Pgr.
State, and South-Carolina Banks, 3 per cent, dis
OHIO.
• Bills ofthe Marietta, Miami Exporting Company, and Chillicothe Banks, 15 to 20 per cent. dis.
NEW-YORK.
Bills ofthe United States Branch Bank, - . p aP .
Merchants, Manhattan Company, Bank of New-York, flew-York State,}
Bank of Albany, Mohawk, Farmers’, Bank of Hudson, Bank ofCo- >.—~l-2 per cent. dis.
lumbia, and Mechanick’s Bank, J
NEW-JERSEY.
Bills of the Jersey, Trenton Banking Company, Newark Banking and? , o ~
Insurance Company, and Bank of New-Brunswick, •" lw2 P er cent
PENNSYLVANIA.
Bills of the United States Bank p aP . ■
Farmers’ and Mecbanicks’, Philadelphia, Bank of Pennsylvania, and? , „
Bank of North-America, ..7 . j 1-2 per cent. dis.
Bills of the Pennsylvania Branch Bank at Pittsburg 1 per cent. dis.
DELAWARE.
Bills ofthe Farmers’ Bank, Bank of Delaware, and Bank of Wilming ? ... - ..
ton and Brandywine, 8 J 2 to 4 per cent du.
* MARYLAND.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank,
Union Bank of Maryland, Bank of Columbia, Hagerstown, Bank of Bal-}
timore, Branch ot the Farmers* Bank of Maryland, Mechanicks* Bank C 1 to 2 per cent dis.
ef Baltimore, Farmers’ and Commercial Bank, and Franklin Bank, }
, < VIRGINIA.
Bißs o. r the United States Branch Bank, ................ p ar
Bank of Virginia, and its Branches, '. .. Ito 1 1-2 per cent. dis.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Bills of the Union Bank, Bank of Alexandria, anil Bank of Potomack, Ito 2 per cent dis.
LOUISIANA TERRITORY.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, ... p ar
Bank of Louisiana, - per ant. dis.
(t? To the above Discounts there will be a email advance for email eume, and Bills under
5 dollars, not of thie State.
*•* United States and Boston Bills, or Specie, will be given for any Bills received at par,
for half per Cent, for sums over $ 20—under g2O, 1 per cent, advance.
Any dietant Banting Company, vnohing their Bille to be received at par, villplcaee to makm
arrangement accordingly, and they till be duly attended to.
The most punctual attention will be paid to all Letters, (post paid,) addressed to J. B.
Wood, enclosing Bills to be exchanged, and the earliest remittances made to any part ofthe
Union, perjbsr, or not to ended the eecond mail. All Bank Notes that he passes will be
warranted oood, and should any counterfeit Bills be received in Lettere, they will be
returned Bank Notes examined gratis Office houre from 6, A. M. to 6, PM.
Price of Stocks—Providence, (R. I.)
Six per Cent 100 per cent.
Three do. ........... 63 do.
State Notes, - Fluctuating.
Providence Insurance Share , . 8a 10 per cent. adv.
Washington, do. do 16 alB do. do.
Hope do. do 12 i. 2 do . do>
Providence Bank, do a2O do. do.
Exchange do. do. 18 a2O do do
Roger William, do. do 25 do. do.
Cburse of Exchange—Foreign Bills.
Bills on London, at 30 . . 4 per cent. dis.
do- do. 60 do. . - - do. . . . 41-2 do . do .
do. do. 90 do. ... do. - . . 5 do. do.
do. on Amsterdam, 60 do. . . (Per Guilder J . . None
“*»• do. payable in London at 60 days, - . . None
do. on Hamburg, payable in do. at do Nonei
V INLAND BILLS.
do. do.
1« 2 per cent, do.'
do. on New-York, do. do. do. do
Premiums of Insurance.
To any port in Great-Britain, a 3 1-2 per cent.
France, ..... /T, Ineurance. ...
Sweden or Denmark, . nominal
Russia (in the Baltick) out and home, - . . >. . . 22 1-2 a 25 do
Archangel, out and home, 10 al2 .to."
Within the Streights, not higher than Sicily, ..... 10 do.
Within the Streights, not higher than Sardinia, .... 9 do"
• Without the Streights, ......... a j_
l-2 a 4 do.
-Lisbon or Cadix, . 3a 3 1-2 do.
... without the Streighte, ... 4 do
- - - - - 3.31-2 do.
: : : : : : :::
—■ West-India Island* generally, . . . x . . . 2 1-2 a 3 do
CoAfAue, per single risk, 1« 1 1-2 XL
Discount Days.
At Providence Bank, • z M _
Roger Williams Bank, w.i "t ’
Exchange Bank, . . . , [ [ • ; * J .
f &c - »«* corrected every Friday, by
ho negotiates Stock, Bille <f Exchange end good Botee, at tbe shortest notice.
SMITHFIELD BILLS
S’ M ? rcba,^'*c 1 at P tr ’ “"d *w be exchanged subscribers for
« BUI. of the Providence Banks, at half per cent, discount. *
Vernier 14, 18ia . GREENE * CARTER.
THE RHODE-ISLAND AMERICAN,
AND GENERAL ADVERTISER..
Volume 11.
” THE MATIOM WHICH INDULGES TOWARDS ANOTHER AN NJAIYUztA KAVMD, OR AN HAEIffUAL rOXDNESS, I* IN SOME DEGREE A SLAVE.”-- WASHINGTON.
PROVIDENCE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1810.
TAYLOR & TALBOT
Offer for sale on accommodating terms,
SIX Boxes, containing 1300 wt. Calcutta
Indigo;
6 Tons nf Quoqulmbo Copper,
30 Bolts of light Duck;
3000 Wt. of three threaded Seine Twine,
3000 Wt. of two threaded Sewing and
Packing Twine,
3040 Skeins of Marline,
5000 Gunny Bags,
5000 Horn Tips. ,
5 Quarter Chests of Bohea Tea,
1 Quarter Cask of excellent old Sherry
Wine,
1 Quarter Cask nf Malaga Wine.
September 25, 1810. tf.
FOR SALE B Y
GREENE fc CARTER,
TQNB OF PIG-'
X IRON.
September 25, 1810.
NEW GOODS.
Just received, and now ready for sale by
CHARLES POTTER,
p* LEVEN Packages fresh imported
FALL GOODS, consisting of the fol
lowing articles, viz. Calicoes, Furnhure
Chinta, Dimities, Velvets, Thicksets, Roy
al, Imperial and Genoa Cords; double and
single milled Cassimeres, of most colours;
superfine, fine and common Broadcloths of
all colours; Baixes, Flannels, Bombazets,
Wildbores, Rattinets, Durants Tammies,
Shalloons, Satteen, Saitinets, black Satins,
black Lustrings, Sursnets, Ponges, Rib
bons, Silk Twist, Threads, Sewing Cotton,
Pins, Needles, Tapes and Bobbins, with
a great variety of other articles.
ALSO,
A large assortm* ut of American manu
factured Cotton Goods, of every descrip
tion.
LIKRtVISK.
One Bale of double wove Ist quality Kid
minster Floor Carpetings, very elegant
figures, bright green, red and blue ground
colours and entirely new patterns, price
7s. 6d. per yard. He will receive in a few
weeks, a large assortment of common and
ingrajp Scotch, common Kidminster, and
Venetian Floor and Stair Carpeting.
September 25, 1810, tf.
New Grocery and Commission
Store.
THE subscribers have taken a Store
in Mr. Adie’s Buildings, next door
south of Messrs. Winsor & Bowen’s,
head the Packet Whaif, where they
intead transacting any kind of Commission
Business which may offer. ■
they have for sale,
A few Bales of Upland .Cotton,
A quantity of the best kind of Sole-Leather,
Boxes of New-York mould and dipped
Candles,
Loaf and brown Sugars, by the Barrel or
hundred ;
1000 South-Carolina Cane Poles.
Aleo--h. genuine assortment of GRO
CERIES, which they are determined to sell
low. The patronage of their friends and
the publick is earnestly solicited, for which,
every favour will be gratefully acknow
ledged.
EVERETT & STILLWELL.
N. B. One of the Partners intends re
siding in Charleston, (S. C.) this season,
and will embark for that place by the 6th
of October. Any commands in the Com
mission Line, which may be offered, will be
punctually attended to.
September 25, 1810. tf.
For WILMINGTON, (N. C.)
I tJiSx'V THE staunch new Schoo
ncr Joseph Ful
ler, Master, will sail the
fifth of October For Freight
or Passage, apply to Daniel Arnold,
or the Master on board, at David An
thony’s Wharf.
Seftemb'-r 25, 1810.
For WILMINGTON, (N. C.)
THE Brig CLARISSA,
J°> W °A Mauran, Master,
W >ll sail by The 10th of Octo
ber. For Freight, (which
will be taken low,) or Passage, apply to
the Master, or to
Wsi. CHURCH & CARLO MAURAN,
South End.
September 25, 1810.
and a generous price,
given for Straw Braid ai d Trim
ming t. Apply to William Paul, oppo
site the Town-Pumps, Broad-Street.
Sefitembtr 21, ISIO.
THE Membersof the Grand Lodge
of the State of Rhode-Island and Pro
vidence Plantations, Proxies of Lodges, and
all others concerned, are hereby request
ed to take notice, that a Meeting of the
Grand Lodge will be holden in Coventrj,
on Wednesday the 3d of October next, at
10 o’clock, A. M. for the purpose of in
stalling the Officers of Manchester Lodge.
On the day following, Thursday the 4th of
October, at 10 o’clock, A. M. Grand
Lodge will proceed to East-Greenwich,
when and where the Officers nf King Solo
mon’s Ledge will be Installed. A general
and punctual attendance Is requested.
lit/ Order,
JOHN HbLROYD, Grand Secretary,
September 25. 5810.
THE MOST WORSHIPFUL
EPHRAIM BOWEN, jok.
GRAND MASTER.
W hum Spring displays ber various sweets,
And op*ning blossoms cheer the eyes,
And fancy every beauty meets,
Whence does the pleasing transport rise 1
Soon will their transient date expire,
They fly and mock the fond parsuit i
New pleasures then the thought inspire,
And bounteous Autumn yields her fruit
When smiling beauties charm’d the sight,
Whose fragrance bless’d the vernal hours j
Nectarious fruits the taste invite.
And compensate for faded flowers. v
Thus, when the spring of youth decays,
Though deck'd with blossoms sweet and fair,
AutUmn a nobler acene displays,
If fruits of virtue flourish there.
For this tbe vernal buda arise i
But, if no useful virtues grow,
Their worthless beauty quickly flies,
And blossoms only serv’d for show.
It is very probable that the preceding
sentences are a correct expression of tht
views end feelings of some persons re
specting the serious and affecting subject
of experimental piety. But it can hardly
he supposed that any person, unless he be
extremely Ignorant of the holy scriptures,
can entertain such notions of religious ex
periences, and yet believe the divine inspi
ration of the Bible. For the Bible teaches
the reality, importance and excellence of
experimental religion in the plainest and
fullest manner. The book of Psalms con
sists chiefly of an account of the spiritual
exercises and experiences of the Psalmist.
The epistles in the New Testament dwell
largely on the religious experiences of
Christians. We may then as well deny the
religion of the Bible, as deny the reality
and importance and necessity of religious
experience. For true religion, (and the re
ligion of the Bible is the only true religion,)
is experimental. It js not a matter of mere
form, notion, profession, or appearance,—
But it exists with life and operates with
power in the hearts of christikns. It ac
cords with the plainest doctrines; it is al
fected by the most rational precepts; it re
gards the most affecting objects, and it in
sures the noblest enjoyments. Religious
experiences therefore aye rational, con
sistent and delightful. Surely then, the
subject of experimental Christianity ought
never to be an object of contempt and ridi
cule. It is, however, readily confessed that
this subject is attended with no small em
barrassments and difficulties. There are
many false pretensions to religious expe
rience. In real Christians there is great
imperfections. In many instances such af
fections as are merely natural, and the va
garies of a disordered imagination are ac
counted the work of the spirit. Hypocrites
and enthusiasts, with high pretensions to
religious experience, and confident expec
tations of the divine approbation, deceive
and destroy their own souls. Often real
Christians, for want of coirect instruction,
and a watchful and discerning attention to
their own views and feelings, are greatly
bewildered and injured in their spiritual
interests. Shall we then dismiss the sub
ject of religious experience f Shall we say
noting can be known, and so yield t 0 er "
ronrs and delusions! The serious and the
faithful in Christ Jesus have not so con
ducted. They have made experimental
Christianity a subject of deep coocem and
constant and thorough inquiry and investi
gation. The most devout, useful and ra
tional of Christ’, faithful ministers have
applied their attention tn this subject. Of
the divines in New-England several have
And what of religious experience ? We
are willing silly women should talk on thia
subject and boast of titeir experiences.—
We are willing that low minded professors
should vent their ignorance and enthusiasm
at conferences. And we are willing that ig
norant and deluded ministers should grati
fy themselves and amuse their vulgar au
ditorsby preaching on convictions and con
versions, awakenings and revivals, back
slidingsaud recoveries, elevations and de
pressions, and tbe whole farrago of puri
tanical absurdity. But it is inconceivabh
that a rational, philosophical mind should
everbe perplexed or affteted by such non
sense and folly. Nor can any person whose
education and connections in society rais -
him above the dregs of ignorflnee, vulgari
ty and enthusiasm ever believe in religious
experiences.”
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS HINTS.
Na. XL.
RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE.
FOB THS RNSDE-ISLAND AMERICAN.
SPRING AND AUTUMN,
BY MRS. STEELE.
|Horal.
JJoetrp.
written with great accuracy and judge*
men* on religious experience.
1 he Treatise of President Edwards on
Religious Affections is a durable monument
of his superinur piety and discernment. It
may wdl be asked why this excellent and
interesting work is not more known and
more read ? To such persons as are desti
tute of spiritual religion it cannot be very
engaging To false professors it must b«
very painful And from real Christians It*
takes more of their ’• wood, hay and stub
ble’ than they are generally willing to
spare. But such persons as are not willing
to be searched and tried by the searching
and trying sword of the Spirit, when used
in all its brightness and keenness, if they
profess to be religion), have great reason
fcreospect themselves of insincerity and hy
pocrisy. It was not, however, our present
design to recommend the Treatise of Presi
dent Edwards. Our attention was turned
to this subject by reading Buck’s Ti eAtisn
on Religious Expei ience. This book will
be read with great avidity by every person
who has tasted that the Lord is gracious,
and who desires, as a new-botn babe, the
sintere milk of the word, that he may
grow by it. It will instruct, strengthen
and comfort tbe advanced Christian. It
will quicken and encourage the weak and
tempted. It kindly counsels and richly
feeds the babes in Christ. It will afford
conviction to the formalist and hypocrite.
It will check the confidence of the enthusi
ast and false professor of experiment'd pie
ty. It will give the scoffer and the infidel
reason to conclude that when they sped
against religious experiences, they speak
against the blessed and glorious operations
of the Holy Spirit, and the most eXcthig
and inj|x>rtant realities. O that they may
read, believe and know for themselves the
things of the Spirit of God I— Let South,’
especially, be urged and entreated to at
tend to the subject of relict us experience
In attending to this subject it is believed
that no better or more pleasing assistant
can easily be obtained thau lluck'e Tn atint
on Religious Experience f the Bible md
the Holy Spirit being t xerp ed. The mm
n»T of the authour is cheerful and engaging,
A good and cheap edi ton ha* lately bee*
printed in Boston, by Lincoln 8c Es
monds. ANTHR'»POS,
Friday, 28th September, 1810.
VOS TUB BHODB-ISLAND AMERICAN.
It is a fact, universally acknowledged,
that the fair sex are the guardians of our
morals, and that they can correct almost
any abuse that society suffers. This com
pliment they will not accept as adulation,
neither will they, suppose it a mantle to
cover hypocrisy, while their characters are
traduced. Females have a high place in
my esteem, and experience has taught me,
that the fact stated is correct. Seeing then
that they are so eminently useful in society,
it becomes them to watch with a jealous
eye, whatever characteis obtrude them
selves in their circle;-and while they ap
plaud whatever of worth and merit they
perceive, they should censure and despise
whatever is base and wicked.
It is a charge, which many base wretches
have preferred Against the females of this '
town, that they are too affable and po
lite to strangers ; that they are too fond of
them, and that they may be easily duped
by the artful and designing. 1 say base
wrettbea, because many of them are the
objects of their civility and hospitality, and
for these good deeds, they endeavmfr to
spot their characters. That they are affa
ble and polite, that they entertain strangers
with uncommon civility, is admitted, very
much to their praise. But it is tqo true that
some of them, do not make the necessary
distinction between the worthless and vir
tuous, which is pp»ed by the very charges
against them. Happily this is applicable
to few, and this I presume, becahse they
do not trouble themselves to inquire into
their characters. This, however, is no
excuse. Although they can boast of beau
ty and loveliness, and can «nort with the
graces, ytt If they wish io make <heir soci
ety desirable, they must know with whom
they become acquainted ; with whom they
contract habits of intimacy fend friendship.
If there is no distinction madh between
viaTvxand vtex; if the wicked, the prof
ligate and licentious, are caressed, courted
and smiled upon as much as the good and
virtuous, where Is the ambition to excel,
in whatever will contribute to the pleasure
and happiness of social and domestick life.
Bar all discrimination, and the dungeons
and bastilesof Napoleon would afford Infi
nitely more pleasure to the virtuous than ail .
the gaiety and splend ur of our festive cir
cles. My fair friends, think of this, •M
frown with indignation upon every base and
flJiscellanp.
Numbbii 99.