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Excepting Lycurgus, there is no legislator of
antiquity that claims more note among the mod
erns than Solon, for a time legislator of Athens.
On a certain occasion, Solon being in a compa
ny of lively people, and finding nothing to feed
on in their con verfation. he fat Bill and laid no
thing. At last a young flippant fellow observed,
* This Solon must be a fool because he is silent."
Solon, without any concern, answered, " There
never was a fool that could hold his tongue."
Nothing is more sincere than confidence, nor
more advantageous than its counUlm
Married at New-Yoik, last Christmas evening,
by the Rev. Mr. Beebe, Mr. Francis Van Esp,
cocktwain of Fort Trumbull barge, to the truly
ahriable Miss Sally Foilrs, both of New-Lon
don —to the great joy of both their acquaintance.
" O fay, bonny last, will you lie in a barrack,
" And marry a soldier, and carry his wallet ?"
" 0 yes, that 1 will, and think nothing ofit,
* TH marry a soldier, and carry his wallet."
Certain it is, fays a grave writer, that the fin
eft ffioto in the wot Id excites but little curiosity
in thofc who have seen it before.—“ That was
a very fine pidure," fays the c^nnoifftur, “ but
I had seen it before." “ Twa, a sweet song,"
fay, the amateur, “ but I had heard it before."
" A very fine poem," fays the critic," but 1 had
read itbefore," — Let every lady, therefore, take
care, that, while the is difphying in public, a
bofbm whiter then snow, the men do not lock as
if they were faying, “ 'Tis very pretty, but we
have seen it before !"
From the Washington Federalist.
Lines inscribed to the Minority in Congress.
/“tREAT fouls ! engag'd in Freedom's
U righteous cause,
(gampiots of sacred Justice and the Laws !
Your nchle aim. a linking land to save,
And snatch the Charter from an early grave ;
Your patriot zeal, fuccefslefs, yet untir'd,
And eloquence, by truth and heaven infpir'd,
Shall live, faall ffiine, to time's remotest age,
And write your names on glory's deathless page.
What tho' intemp'rate power your aims defy !
Tho' triple darkness veil Columbia's iky !
Bright truth's rcfidlcfs rays shall peirce the
gloom,
And Freedom's half extinguish'd fire resume!
Imprifon'd Justice from her chains ihall burst,
And Virtue's friends be crown'd—row
Heaven is jutr.
Ccfmo De Medici.
HE was the fccond Duke of Florence, and
the most illustrious of the famous house
of Medici. But as human happiness is never per
£&, so the great good fortune of Cofroo was
diminished by extraordinary family infelicity.
The names of two of his tors were Join
and Garcias. The former, when young, was
made a cardinal by his father's intcreft : the
latter, who was of a meft vindictive disposition,
always entertained a rorft violent hatred ofhim,
which no endeavors could conquer. Being one
day hunting together, they were left alone, when
Garcias took the opportunity of quarrelling with
his brother, and at length buried his dagger in
mis heart. He then rejoined the company,with
cut difeovering the smallest emotion The car
dinal's horse returning without his rider, the
company traced the place where he lay mur
dered. His body being brought to Florence,
the Duke-ordered it to be reported that he di
ed of an apoplectic fit, while he was hunting.
He then ordered the dead body to be conveyed
into an inner apartment; and fending fob Gar
cias, to whose malignant disposition he was no
flranger, hepaxed him with the murder. The
youth denied it at firft with the greatest vehe
mence; but being introduced into the room
where the body lay, it is said to have bled (pto
ably by chance) at his approach. He then
threw himfelf at his father's feet, and confeffed
the charge. The father, who had determined
what to do, fcleror.ly desired him to prepare for
death ? adding, that he ought to account it a
happiness that be was going to lose that life,
of which he was so unworthy, by r.o other
hand than that of him who gave it. He then
plucked out of his /heath, the dagger with
which Gracias had murdered his brother, and
which flill bung at his fide, and plunged it into
bis bosom, laid him dead at his feet. This hap
pened when the cardinal was only eighteen, and
Garcias, fifteen years of age. The mother was
so affected by the death of her two sons, and
the manner of it, that the survived them but a
ew days,
Devoted to the cause of Virtue and Religion.
LIFE is short ; the poor pittance of seventy
years is not worth being a villain for : what
matters it if ,our neighbor lay interred in a splen
did fron^b. Sletpyou with innocence: look behind
ycu thro' the trades of time, avast defart of un
numbered ages lies open in the retrofpedt —
Through this defart have your forefathers jour
neyed on, till wearied with years and sorrow,
they sank from the walk of man. You must
leave them where they fell, ard you ate to go
only a little further, where you will find eternal
rest. Whatever you may encounter between the
cradle and the grave, be not dismayed. The u
niverse is in endless motion, every moment big
with innumerable events, which come not in flow
succession, but hurftirg forcibly from a revolving
and unknown cause, fly over this orb with di
verfified influence. Should you be plunged into
disagreeable circumflances, frora those very cir
cumstances may another be at that moment riling
to the summit of his good fortune ; so may your
neighbour's inconvenience prove beneficial to
you.
None can know the eternal purpose of exig
ence ; but there is a grand equilibrium preferv
cd by one mighty chain of dependencies. Look
then at the universe ; limit not the view of your
foul to one hemisphere; and ask your reason, if,
in such awful revolutions of worldsand their in
habitants, pain or pleasure must pot constitution
ally affeS you. Be ever fearlcfs; yield reluc
tantly to the passions, increase the regions of the
mind, and know that as you have no will to re
fill the power of death, death can be no evil fur
ther than it affe&s the imagination. To sleep,
to go through various changes, or to wake ever-
IMlingly, is equally independent of your will.—
Therefore, cheerfully trull the future, only dread
the ad that may wound your established refti
fude of thought.
MORALS—No. 425.
MEDLEY—No. 198.
POETRY.
. Q.
LATE OMISSIONS.
AUGUSTA, FEB. 12.
On Monday last, in the forenoon, the
dwelling house of Mr. Daniel Carleton,
of New-Milford, clothier, was consum
ed by fire.—Under the fame roof were
his fulling-mill and ffinp. The fire
was difeovered in a closet of the (hop
where was laid a large quantity of
cloth; how communicated is uncer
tain. So imminent Was the danger to
three large and very valuable buildings
at but few feet diftaoce on several sides,
that exertions to extinguish the fire were
continued to the negleft of the furni
ture, part of which only was saved.—
The air being still and the roofscovered
with snow, the surrounding buildings,
though the covering of the nearest was
burnt to coals, were by persevering ef
forts, providentially saved —The def
tru&ion of considerable property depe
fited in the house, besides about 2000
dollars worth of cloth, is felt by nume
rous fufferers. The whole loss of pro
perty, the earnings of faithful industry,
is computed to be seven or eight thous
and dollars. •
THIS is to give notice, that
sometime in the month of February
last paftd,there was put on board the sloop
Polly, in Boston, John Shapley, matter,
two Packages of WOOLEN GOODS,
and no diredion left with them, nor any
information given,either of the Shipper or
Confignet's name. Said Goods ate lodg.
ed in a Store at Portfmouth,and the owner
may have them by applying to said Shap
ley—proving the property, and paying
charges. Porfouib, N. ft. &ril 30.
The roads in France are wretched.
Cut up by the artillery and ammuni
tion waggons, and in no places repair
ed, but a little picked in on the Hraight
road from Calais to Paris for Lord
Cornwallis; crowded with turnpikes,
the produce of which is applied to the
public purse, and not to mend their
way. The inns, as formerly dirty,and
good eating and drinking very dear.—
The lower classes very civil—the high
er very haughty.
Yet notwithstanding the distress and
poverty of the country, there are no
less than twenty-fix threatres open and
crowded every night in Paris, indepen
dent of (hows, jugglers, &c. &c. No
body can form an idea of what an Op
era is, unless thty have seen the present
stile of one in Paris—so superb.
The Bishop of Durham would expire
at feeing the dresses of the performers
The ladies are almost quite naked and
really not covered enough to give
the least idea of modesty. There can
not be any thibg so profligate so de
bauched, or so immoral, as the ideas or
manners of all ranks of people, partic
ularly the higher class ; and poor Vir
tue and Decency are entirely banished
from their Calenders.
An English brig from Jamaica, with
400 barrels of Gun-Powder, some time
since appeared off Hispaniola, under
American colours, but being met by a
French frigate, was conduced into
Cape Francois, where the deception
was difeovered.
Madame DeffaHnes, wife of the Gen.
had been made prisoner by the French,
in St. Domingo. The jewels and o
ther ornaments found on her person,
were of immense value.
Twenty-four of the booksellers of the city
of New-York have agreed to attend at the
Literary or Book Fair, to be held in that
city on the if of fune next. To accom
modate those who may attend at this fair,
they have taken Mr. Bardin's long room,
at the old coffee-houfe, which will be open for
the tranfadion of bufnefs,from to o'clock
in the morning till 2 in the afternoon, dur
ing the continuance of the fair. It is re
commended to Booksellers in sea port towns,
and in towns accessible by water carriage,
to bring fair samples of the articles they
may have for sale or exchange ; and those
remotely fauated will perhaps difpateb buf
nefs by bringing all the articles they mean
to dispose of at this fair..
On Wednesday the 7th instant, an
affray took place at Philadelphia, on
board a Spanish brig,lymg at Doughty's
wars, Southwark.—The Sheriff's Offi
cer, by virtue of a writ of attachment,
went to the veffcl to execute it, where
he was refilled by the seamen on board
—one of whom knocked the officer
down with a handspike, and bruised
him very much—Upon this the officer
retired to inform the Sheriff, who, with
a number of Constables, and a large
collection of c tizens, went to the vessel,
and after a light resistance, boarded
her and fat the crew to goal.
Tanning —An improvement and
extraordinary saving has been difeover
ed by Sir Joseph Banks in this process,
by means of an article, the produce of
India, called Cutch, Terra Japnica.
It is reported to have ten times the
strength of Oak Bark ; and means are
taking in England for its importation.
LITERARY FAIR.
CT ADVERTISEMENT.
Foreign Paragraphs.
O
FOUND,
NEAR the Parade, a Ten Dollar
Bank Bill. It is lodged at the
Portsmouth Bookstore, and the loser (hall
have it by proving his property and pay
ing for this advertisement,
Ptftfawk, May 1 4
All kinds of PAINTS,
dry or ground in Qil,/or fliip or coun,
try use, which will be put up at the Short
est notice. Portsmouth, April 16, 1802.
Painting and Glaziering BuJinefs,
with neatness and difpatcli, and Should
be happy to receive the commands of a
generous public.
HE HAS FOR SALE
Boflon and European
Window GLASS
of all dimensions. — ALSO—
At Public Vendue,
Oil Thursday the 27th day of May
infl. at ii„,'clock in the forenoon, by vir
tue of a licence from the Hon. Jeremiah
Smith,Eft judge of the Probate of Wills,
&c. for the count, of Rockingham —
deceased, confining of a large mansion
House arid commodious lot of Land, on
the cafterly fide of Fore-flreet, being an
excellent place for trade, with a good
water privilege. —ALSO—
One other Lot orGarden foot
on the westerly fide of sap Fore ftroet,
directly opposite said dwelling-house,
and is fifty seven feet fronting on said
freer, and two hundred and twenty feet
deep.
N. B. There is a part of the
Wharf that will be fold separately, either
at public or private file, as may bed fait
the puchafer of the mansion House & Lot.
The silo will be on the premis
es, and the conditions of file, and terms
of payment, will then and there be made
known ; for further particulars enquire
of GEORGE GAINS, Executor.
Portsmouth, Ma, 1.
William Bowles,
Painter and Glazier,
Respectfully informs the pub
lic in general, that he has taken a
ih^p in Daniel-Street,
Sign of the Paint-Pot,
where he carries on he
ITT HEREAS a Commission of
VV Bankruptcy hath been awarded and
issued against BENJAMIN CONNER,
of Portsmouth, in the Diftri& of New-
Hampshire, Trader—and he being declar
ed a bankrupt, is hereby required to lur
render himfelf to us the undersigned Com.
•niflioner<, on Mondays the 3d and 24th
of May next, and ,tb day of June next,
at the Office of Jeremiah Libbey, Esq.
in Ponfmouth, in fain Pifirid, at twelve
of the clock in the forenoon of each of
said days, and make a full nifcovery and
difdofure of all his estate and effe^s, real
and personal ; and in all things to conform
to the Aft of Congress made and now in
force concerning bankrupts—when and
where the creditors of said bankrupt are
to come prepared to prove their debts, and
at the firft meeting to choose an Assignee
or Assignees; and at the hft meeting said
bankrupt is to finifh his examination, and
the creditors are to assent or dissent from
the allowance of his Certificate.
WE the fubferibers having
been appointed by the Hon. Sam
uel Holten, E'q. Judge of Probate for the
county of Eflcx, to receive and examine
the claims of the crediiors to the estate of
WILLIAM Y. MERRILL,
late of Sab(bury in said county of Essex,
mariner dtceafed, represented insolvent,
and fix months being allowed to the cred
itors to bring in and provetheir claims, do
hereby give notice, that we will attend
that service a't the house of Samuel Nye,
Esq. Innholder, in Salilbury, on the Lft
Monday of this and the five following
months, from 4 to 7 o'clock in the after,
noon of each if said days.
JACOB BROWN, ,
BENJAMIN LURVEY, > Commi T
SAMUEL NYE, ) f^"-
haliJbury, April 34, 1802;
Fb R SALE
At Public Audion,
On Thursday she 27th day May
infl. at 12 o'clock A. M. on the Ptemifa —
A HOUSE in Gate-street,
lately occupied by Mrs. SALOME
FOSS —Said House is very convenient,
has five Roorps on the floor, with a Shop,
a good Well of Water, and a good Gar
den, —Conditions will be made known
at the time of Sale. Ma, x,
Given under our hands at Portsmouth afore
faid, this twenty few nth day of April,
Anno Domini ISO 2.
Edward St.Loe Livermore, ),9
John Pierce, _ r^ 1
Jeremiah Libbey, J ^
€^^^
Prai'''offlfrs ^rel
AUCTIONS.
TO BE SOLD,
ALL that valu
able real Estate
situate in Ports
mouth, lately be.
longing to *•
Thomas Hart,
EOR 7 SMOL TH
SHOE-STORE,
Oppofae the Columbian Book-Jiore,
Daniel-freet.
Abner Newhall,
Respectfully returns
thanks to his many worthy custom
ers, for their obliging favours, and to en
able him to deserve their future custom,
he has received a frefli supply of all
kinds of
SHOES,
from the best manufactories, be flatters
himfelf, that he can supply any gentlemen
that wishes to purchase for exportation,
upon as good terms as any person in this
town or Boston; he also keeps constant
ly for sale a general assortment of
BOOTS, BOOT-LEGS
and TRUNKS.
He assures his town and coun
try friends, that he will Rudy to procure
the best of Shoes.
Confant attendance will be given from
sunrise to sunset, and the fmallef favours
gratefully acknowledged.
Portfmoutb, April 10.
To be fold by
SAMUEL HAVEN,junn
at his store in Market.&ecti
pOTtfimuth, April 19,
Charles Hardy,
t^ylor,'
Has just received and for Sale,
An Apartment op
Spring an( lSummer
GOODS,
—ALSO — A la, iety o,
Fashionable BUTTONS, and
other TRIMINGS.
Cro^f"" l May I,
Has just received, and is now open
ing a large^frejh Afortment of
GOODS,
suitable to the Jeajon
which he offers for l^c, at the very lowest
cafli prices, at his Store in Market-street.
Portsmouth, April 24.
James Rundlet
Respectfully informs
his friends & customers that be has
received per the Galen from London,
and is now opening
A Large Afortment of
Spring & Summer Goods
which will be fold wholefa!e'or retail,
at Peace Prices.
He has alfojuft received a great
variety of
Plain, striped & check'd silks
for gowns ; handsome thick Silks
for Gentlemen's Coats; Gentle
men's Leghorn Summer Hats ;
Nankins ; India Cottons ; Ban
dannas ; Straw, Chip & Willow
Bonnets & Hats, &c. &c.
SALE
Job Harris,
Clover and 1 OT7 [T\
Herds Grass j O££U
of an excellent quality.
Portfmoutb, March 13.
Portsmouth, April 17, iBo%,
I==^wwraraßrctorora¥waCTCTmßßramra_Q
Joleph & Jothua Haven
Havejuft received ax additional
f^j, of
Real American-made
Beaver Hats,
ofa ftiperior manufacture and formed in
the newest fafhion.
Their aflortment of
European & India
GOODS,
is large and well suited to the Sea fun.
They have afo, A fro Pieces
Russia & Ravens Duck,
and Russia SHEETINGS—aII
which are offered for sale at the lowest
prices, Dec.^z, ISOI.
Portsmouth, April 2^,
NEW SPRING GOODS,
Nath I A.Bc John Haven
Have just received by the late ar
rivalsfrom London,and have
now for SALE,
A general Assortment of
Seasonable & Summer
GOOD S.
Portsmouth, April 2 1.
GARDEN SEEDS.
A general ajorlment nf
Garden Seeds,
Oliver Briard,
Dr. Dwight,
ILL inoculate for the&te
VY having obtained re
c,' infection, from a source in>
disputable, March 2.7th.
Freffi Stationary.
%f received per the Minerva,from London,
and nra read,fa -sale, by
N. S. &W. PEIRCE,
Corner of Congrejs and Market-flreets, and
^Wm. TREADWELL.& co.
oppofi, the Eif end of the Court-House,
A handsome Assortment of
S7ATIONARY,
Confining of Writing and Letter PA
PERS; Folio, Post, Demi and Medium
do ; Quills ; Ink-Powder ; Slates ; Sire
& Lead Pencils ; Wafers; Sealing Wax;
PENKNIVES from 7/6 to 6 cents caeh.
Alfo —A well feleficd affortroent of
Gentlemen's and Ladies' POC KET
BOOKS,THREAD CASES, PURSES;
&c. &c.
Also ma, be had at the Portsmouth Book-fore,
A sett of Bell's Surgery, the last
Edinburgh Edition, in 7 vol; large o&a.
vo. Cullen's Practice, with notes, by
Rotherham, 4 vols. oftavo. Duncan's
Cicero. Johnson's Dictionary. Month
ly Mirror, 2 vols odayo, elegant Plates,
Guthrie's Geography, last edition-
Young's Dictionary. Rollins Ancient
Hiftory. May 1, 1802.
Whoever will apprehend said
Deserters, and return them to this Garri
son, or in any way secure them, so that
they may be obtained, (ball receive twen
ty Dollars reward, or ten Dollars for
each, and a reimbui foment of all decef
fary charges.
±±±±9^±±—^^^-^^^ ^* +
DESERTED from Fort Con
stitution in th," Harbor of Ports
mouth, THOMAS POOL, and ROB.
ERT EVANS, both privates in the
corps of the United States ArthV.erifls. —
Said Pool was born in Kittera, 18 years
of age—s feet, and 6 inches in height,
black eyes, dark short hair, and light
complexion. Said Evans was born in
Barnftead, 23 years of age, § feet and 8
inches in height, black eyes, black short
hair, and dark complexion—by trade a
Tailor. It is presumed they deferred in
the habit of citizens.
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+^RAGS! RAGS! +
+ CASH and a generous price given fa t
I RAGS,§
1 Aitkofa.:
The Proprietors of the Portf->
mouth Circulating Library, repe&fullyl
inform those Ladies & Gentlemen, wh%'
frequent the Library, that one month is
the period fixed on for returning the
Books, therefore to detain them beyond
this period is infringing on the rules—
a number of Valuable Books have now
been nut 6 and some 8 weeks. They
refpedfully request they may be immedi
ately returned, and spare them the time
and trouble of fending for them to each
individual.
AMOS STODDARD, Cap:
Corps of U, S. Artilleries, andommanding.
Fort Confutation,?
23d. April, 1802. ,
Dr. Spalding;
Inoculates for the Kirte Par.
ALMY& BROWN, Prov
idence, State of Rhode-Ifland, be
ing principally concerned in the most
extensive COTTON MILLS on the
continent ; have for sale 2 large assort
ment of Cotton Yarn suitable for Warps
or Filling, and also of Two and Three
Threaded Yarn, suitable for knitting or
weaving dockings, both bleached and un
bleached, of equal quality to any in A
merica, they are enabled to supply their
Customers and others who may want,
on as low terms as any person in the U
nited States, and on short notice.
Orders from every part of the-
Ccuntry will be duly attended to, by ad
dressing by port or otherwise to the sub.
leribers. ALMY & BROWN.
Providence, March 1,02,
N. B. They have likewise for
sale, Candle wicks of superior quality of
which Tallow Chandlers and others may
be supplied with any quantity, The^
hove may be had in any quantity, and at
the fame prices as at the Manufactory, of
NATHAN B. FOLSOM next door %
Mr>BRiER£EY, Spring-hill, Portsmouth
FOR SALE
At the Store of
Jeremiah Libbey,
a few casks Of'
GUN-POWDER,
of the best quality.
Groceries as usual,
,Portsmouth, April 24, 1802.
20 Dollars Reward !
Cotton Yarn.
KINE POX.