United States oracle and Portsmouth advertiser — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-12-18 00:00:00, page 3

J POTcifing however, nothing that cart
“ attract either tenderness or esteem,"
he is despised and neyle&ed by indivi
duals of all parties who have any pre
' tensions to difcernraent.
In this fixation has your friend since
remained here,combining with his other
qualities a head as blundering and a
heartas base as perhaps pit ever knew
a pettifogger to possess.
Thus Mr. Pain, you fee that your
friend is so great an adept at twilling
that in the short space of less than three
years he has twitted himfelfdown thro'
three grades of politics; firft, a loyal
4 fubje& of King George the third ; se
cond, an apparently warm American
,federalist; and last of all, to the very
Iloweft grade of degradation ; and not
withstanding all this he bears in many
j things a striking refemblanc&to your
I great felf. Like you he is a notori
► ous calumniator of good men; like
you he has been a long time in jail,
though fortunately for him Under a
more lenient government ; like you he
I is prone to all mifchief; like you he
' has returned to this once happy land,
I with views, I presume, n& di^milar
L from yours ; and nothing prevents him
" from being your rival in villainy but his
want of talents, and so he must content
himfelf with being yourhumble imitator
_ and friend ; and as for his religion (of
which he speaks so confidently) when
the Devil takes all of him but that,
there will not remain the shadow of an
|atom.
Fit panegyrics for such a cbaraller.
I tender to both yourfelf and friend
all due homage.
— NOV'ANGLO.
Portfinouth, Dec. 16, 1802.
Messrs. Treadwell!,
, GENTLEMEN,
Although you are federal printers yet pre
suming on your candor,! requefl you will
give a place to the following letter, which
"' without vanity Ipronounce to be elegant,
1 —-herit is.
} ToCitizen THOMASPAINE,
, Virtuous Thomas Paine,
HOW I love you ; I come forward
to greet you upon your fafe arri
val in thQland of freedom.—Wonder
„ ful great man ; how much you are like
ne ! You have escaped from the prisons
and guillotines of Europe ; so have /.
.Damn all prisons fay / Oh ! the
- chalks upon your door— Low do they
make me think of the goaler's taps up.
on mine ! You are the greatest literary
£ man in the world but me. You must
* own you have not copied (written I
For the ORACLE.
Messrs. Treadwells,
Was the character who addresses himfelf to
Tom Paine, in the lift Gazette, as well
known in New England as Paine is, 1 would
neither trouble myfelf about the one or the
pother; but as a developement of certain fadts
' relative to the writer may prevent any possi
ble injury from his incongruous jargon,either
to the cause of Religion or Politics in New-
England, I submit the following for your
publication. —-
To Mr THOMAS PAINE.
OBSERVING in the last Gazette
of this town, a letter addressed to
you, signed "An American," I deem it
incumbent on me, even if it were front
motives' of friendship alone, to inform
you who and what this laid p^egyrift
of yours is, left you should form too
high an opinion of yourfelf and your
“ ufeful labour, as it refpeds their dele
turion: efca, in New-England.
But before I proceed to this short
characterised (ketch, 1 pause to make
this salvo—that Should I millake the
real author of this letter, which it is al
most impossible for me to, I do moll
humbly ask his pardon, and retract ev
ery word which may be inapplicable.
Now fir, this fame friend of yours, as
he fays, refid>, near this town, and was
born in it ; but when a child was so
innately had, that his grand-father, un
der ithofe care he was, to get rid of his
vexatious offipring, sent him to Eng
land ; where he remained several years,
and palled a considerable portion of the
time in prison.
Liberated from thence by the assist
ance of his family's friends, he crossed
"the tempestuous ocean," and revisited
this land of liberty, on his way to the
Island of Prince Edward, bearing, as he
said, a Commission from his Majesty
George the Third, asking's Attorney
'for that place : he then certainly con
sidered himfelf a fubjecr of the King of
.England, and appeared to be a very
loyal one ; but whether he never had
the Commission, or was fuperceded
for malcondu& I never knew — the sass
is, he soon quitted his majesty's domin
ions in America & returned to England,
from whence he shortly embarked for
this country,& came again to this town,
where he has several refpe&able rela
tives, who, tho' they knew his villainy,
yet in the hope of bringing him into the
paths of integrity and virtue, noticed
him, and introduced him into the firft
society of the town.
For several months after his second
visit he appeared to be a staunch feder
alift, and I believe seldom if ever fre
quented the society of jacobins ; but
all at once he trade a wheel to the left
about, and has ever since been if poffh
ble as rank a jacobin as you are your
felf.
At this season of the year most of the
patrons of the Oracle will probably visit
the Capital—They will please to bear
in mind that the Oracle Office is just
above the Portsmouth Bookstore, (a
confpituous building) and that pay
•ments for the paper will be gratefully
received as they are much needed.
—o—
—of the Algerine harbours are to
be ceded to France, to be fortified and
garrisoned by that Power. One of the !
places is Bonneau excellent harbour,a-I
bout 70 leagues to the eastward of A1- ;
giers, exactly opposite the inland of Sar-|
di#ia ; and which, in the event of any 1
'futur^attempts of the French upon E-j
gypt^W be a place of infinite impor-;
tance to them. [Lon. Paper. }
—o——
It is worthy of remark, that the firft thing|
which excited futpicions among the democrats
concerning Cos Burr, was the following toatt,
which he gave in a mixed company at Wafh
ington:—
“ The union of All boneji mere,"
It is equally worthy of remark, that thei
firftthing that confirmed the suspicions of the de-1
mocrats with refpe& to Col. Burr, was the sup-,
preffiou of a book which the author has fincel
I declared was fluffed with lies.—Ah ! unfortu
;nate Colonel, to belong to a party which fufpcA- I
I ed you for an boneftfentiment —-and condemned you l
for an bontf action. Balance.\
— — .
From a Middlebury (Ver.) Paper;1
November 22.
Loft overboard in a severe gale of wind, on
Lake Champlain, on the evening of the 14th
inst. Edward Sweney, a native of Ireland—;
He had served „ years in the British army;
was at the Battle of Aboukir, apd perforially
assisted at the burial of Gen. Abercromby, in
Egypt, as a regular dififfiarge, signed by his co
lonel, (hewed. He had comedo America with
the pleating anticipation of meeting a loving
iwife and fix daughters, who he said kept a store
lin the upper part of CeorgeU-ftreet, New- 1
York, and who was on his way from St. Johns,
when he was arrested by the awful summons
and hurried into the presence of his God. Eve
ry effort was made to save him, but proved in- 1
effectual. He Was in indigent circumstances.;
(The above account was handed us by a gen
tleman who was on board the vefftl at the time .
i the fatal accident occurred—hut a ihort timej
previous, had the above particulars of the life of!
laid Sweney from his own mouth. 0
To Correspondents.
PhilatheS, and several other correffolQi
dents, will excuse the omiflion of theif favors
this week. They are. laid by t,cive room to
the keen and manly delfoeatioAi of Nov' angle.
0
Twbfbooners from the eaJlern fore loaded with
lumber, in attempting to come up to town were forced
qfcre. — Cne is in ^ very knJfyteion nude her OTTO-
J,it and bows completely under water, and berfer'A
toft entirely out. The other is conparatively fafe.
I remain yours,
a Citizen, of " great celebrity,"
KRONON HOTON.
Ni B. Those detestable " federal
prints" abuse Us most horridly by put
ing us little Z's and We's in capitals,—
whereas me ought always to remain as
small as possible.
^ rf&q/* sratr==, «—* .<■*»—■<>■■■■■* ■<«»■— »*»«ii>oiU
0
Paine's fourth and lafl Letter came to hand
last night.—" As the papers will be filled
with Congressional debates," fays Paine,
" 1 shall close my addrtf to the public with
—this letter." —o —
For the last three days we have been
on the " look out'' for the President's
Message —at 12 o'clock last evening it
had not come to hand, and of course
could not appear to day.
mean) so much as 7.-1 know the td
ries and arillocrats will talk about the
" tones grandia" of Horace- and "vox
et pr^tereg nihil" and all that, but I will
not he learned left the laymen should
not understand me- I don't mean
Priests —damn all priests fay I. I don't
mean Presbyterian, Congregational,
Methodist, Sandemanian, or Quaker
priefts,but that one priests, that preaches
so much about finners,and punishments,
and looks so at me, as if to fay, " you
was born to be hanged." A plague on
all thoie who “ devour widows houses"
but ntyfelf—l'have nicked one, and
mean to eat her out of houle & home.—
Now about your nice points of faith
and baptism and all that, it had better
be let alone. --I have been baptized,
and who will pretend that / am any the
better for it. If there was any such
thing as original fin, don't you suppose
I have as much as any Indian, Negro,
or Mahometan living,though never bap
tized ? A figo then for baptism fay I.
I like you very much Mr. Thom Paine
for your great fimilittide to me ; but
you are not so bold—l fervently pray
to your " Providence" that your bold
ness may not bring you into so bad a
fir ape as me. Curie on all lickings and
fioggers too, fay I. —My bones now
ache at the very thoughts. Write me
a letter Mr. Paine, puff me as I puff
you ; and <we shall be the two greatest
literary characters living. Such litera
ry charadm as <we, don't want places
or pensions ; our fame is too well estab
lished. I have puzzled all the knowing
ones—Nobody can find out any thing
by my book :—there lies the perfection
of authorship! lam a true republican ;
some faake their heads and fay I have
changed —but what then ? Ihat book
which / and you, and Us literary men
laugh at, tells about repenting sinners.
Wishing great prosperity and success in
your abuse of Washington and Adams
and all other tories,
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1802.
Portsmouth,
0-rot,4^<sQ
The marked attention and the lofty
encomiums, which Mr. Jefferfon has
bellowed on Thomas Paine have excit
ed, in the public mind, mingled emo
tions of astonishment and indignation.
One of the mod malignant and fpite
ful among the assassins of the reputa
tion of Washington, is distinguished by
the applauses and affectionately invited
to the embraces of Washington's fucef
for in office. To America—to Europe
to the world, it has been proclaimed,
that this is the man whom Mr. Jefferfon
“ deliphteth to honour."— One of the
moll roul arid virulent among the blas
phemers of Christ, that this or any o
ther age has produced—one of the bit
terest Scoffers at the Faith and Hope,
which every chriftian holds dearer than
life—one of the most infuriate of zeal
ots for the fabverfiod of that religion,
to enjoy which and to transmit it to
their posterity, many of our forefathers
fled to this land, that was then a howl
ing wilderness, and by their patient in
durance of Unutterable hardships and
dangers, laid the foundation of our ex
tensive and flourishing empire —finally,
one, whole blafphemoUs writings over
fpreadir.g the land, lite a moral pesti
lence, have unhinged the principles,
corrupted the hearts and blasted the
hopes of thoufarids of the American
youth, is publicly applauded by the firfl
magistrate of our nation, and, with ev
ery mark of affectionate attachment, is
invited over to spend the residue of his
life in this country.
When it was firft announced, that
Mr. Jefferfon had, by alerter fraught
with fentimenrs of high esteem, invited
over Thomas Paine, it was positively
denied by the democrats ; and but faint
ly credited by the other party. Among
the events of the present administration
tye had already seen things that were
palling Strange ; but the public mind
teas not yet prepared for the beftow
hlent of presidential greetings and hon
ours upon Thomas Paine. It was
not expected that the President of the
United States'(whatever might be his
own fentirrients on religious matters)
Would have wounded the feelings and
insulted the underftandingsof thousands
and hundreds of thousands of people in
this country, by publicly applauding,
caressing and inviting over a foreigner,
Who had poured the moll insolent con
tempt upon what they bold moil dear ;
and from whose pestiferous writings a
galnft religion they have been anxious
ly concerned to guard the riong gene
ration. It was not believed that Mr.
Jefferfon (whatever rhight be his private
feelings) would have become the pub
lic encomiaft of a man, *hd had most
bafel, and Shockingly traduced and in
sulted the venerable Washington, and
painted his charadetin hideous colours.
— —0 .
From the New-York Gazette.
Messrs. Lang & Co.
The following is from the pen of a
gentleman who wrf present at the exe
cutityi of Louis die 16th.
T%E DEATapFXOUIS XVI.
I was ftan ding dt a distance fiom
the multitude that thronged to fee the
death of their Monarch. He was en
circled by an immense crotid of foldirts;
the gleam of wliofe arms added new
horror ty the fpedacle; I enquired of
an old man who flood leaning on a ftaff
near the, where was the King ? The
poor old man burst into tears ! Shame
on human nature, said I, that there
Should be only one man found of all
this multitude whohas a tear for sorrow.
At that moment 1 beheld orie who was
bareheaded mount the dismal fcaffbld.
Animmenfe shout shook the air with
tumult! I was motionless with pity,
terror, and expectation? I saw him
stretch out his arms for mercy; Im
mediate!, a thousand swords were
drawn, a thousand drums resounded.
A pale gfyi ftping man went towards
him. All e,s were lifted tothtfot.
Again henfold halve Wretched o^his
arms/a^wAhe would have spoken.
Two 'menjed ^'m along to a machine
that tf&phcedat the end ofafcaffold.
►My heaLfy,t with "indignation and
forroffi ffl%as&etched at full length
and fattened witl, fetters. -Immediate
It was but lately, that the whole country,
from New-Hamphire to Georgia, and from the
Atlantic to the utmost limits of the weft was
Ihrouded as it were, in robes of mourning, and
resounded with foiemn dirges, at the loss of
Washington, the pride and the boast of our conn -
tty, who was" firft in war, and firft in peace,
and firft in the hearts of the people." It was
Hill mere lately, when Mr. jefferfori himfelf, in
his irtabgtiral fpee<h, ptofeffed a high veneration
for the memory of that most excellent and be
loved chief--as fllfo when he fobbed and wept
at his tomb; And now we behold the allies of
Washington, ihfulted,by the beftowment bf dis
tinguished attentions and honours on the inso
lent foreigner, who maliciously aimed to stab
his charader, and to destroy his hard-earned
and glorious fame. EUSEBIUS.
Observations receding the Invitation of Mr.
Jefferfon to Thomas Paine to conic over to
America.
All this, however, ha§ actually happened. —
Mr. Jefferfon did incite over Thomas Paine to
this country; and his letter of invitation is in
the drain at high applause, chd is rkpreffive of
the mop cordial efteern —Paine, brought over
by the Prefldent's invitation, has arrived to our
Lores ; and haft taken his, Hand at the feat of
the federal government; —from whence he has
already founded the tofn th united America, in
the anuticiatioD of his arrival, and of bis former
services and present importance. —We pause to
wonder !—We are loft in amazement !
FROM THE BALANCE.
QC Wanted Immediately
40,000 tirft quality
Hogshead HOOPS.
A few hogsheads excellent
MOLASSES fol retailing, for
Sale— Apply to
SAMUEL HAM.
Portsmouth, Dec. 18, ISO 2.
t. b . de &@^^^*Amramit&=amrafflUcrammtoi
Rockingham, fs.
THE heirs to the estate of
A JOHN BURLEiGH, late of
Newmarket, gentleman, deceased, are
hereby notified that Henry Burleigh and
others have petitioned rhe Judge of Pro
bate for (aid county, to cause partition of
that part of the real efface of laid deceas
ed, which was let off to Mehetabel Bur
leigh, deceased, his late Widow, as her
dower in said eftne. Whereupon it is
ordered that they be heard ar the Probate
hfficr, in Exeter, on the Monday next
preceding the third Wedniefday in Janu
ary next at eleven of the clock before--
boon, when any of Lid heirs may appear
and (hew cause (if any they have) why
the prayer of said petition (hould nut be
granted. By order of the Judge,
WM. PARKER, Begi/ler.
December, 13, 1802.
ft raorat—t #tcm —
ALL persons who have de
mands against the ehate of
JOHN ADAMS,
late of Portsmouth, Mariner, deceafedg
are requeued to exhibit them to the fob
feriher ; and all persons indebted to said
eftdte are defied to make payment to
NATHT ADAMS Adminif
traior of Jaid efiate.
portfmouth, Dec. 17, ISO 2.
^ Wanted in a fare in this
to3,a capable Lad of 15 or i 6
years of age—er,quit e of the Printers
Potifmoutb, Dec. i), 1802.
ly the cruel machine was put in mo
tion. I turned aside from the horrid
fpe&aele, and seemed for a moment in
all the agony of torture and the pangs
of dissolution !—" He is loft for ever!"
cried the old man. I started and look
ed up once more, saw the grisly head
streaming with blood, grasped by the
pitiless hand of the excutioner. Thrice
did he hold it aloft to the multitude be
low, and thrice did this multitude in
sult humanity with their acclamations.
Ye brave ! where were your swords ?
Ye heavens ! where was your thunder!
4t0fc4,«4«44fe )fy.fcfc«p«<tfc
T. PEIRCE'S^ Marine Lift.
Arrivals & Departures since Dec. XI.
TO failedfip Zephyr, Steodly, Weft-Indies.
12 arrived febr. Sally, Smith, Madeira,
do brig Hope, Shane, St. Vincents,
FEATHERS.
—o—
— Isaac,
INFORMS the public in general that
he has just received a great quantity of
NEW FEATHERS,
which he will fell very cheap.
*, He keeps CROCKERY
and GLASS WARE as uln4, as cheap
as tan be pureha fed in town.
Portsmouth, Dee. 18, 180%
DIED] At Jamaica, Caht Lenaux, of the A
merisanfebr. Reg ulator—At Pitsburg, Penn. Robert
Callender, Esq. Counfetlor at law, aged JO — At
Philadelphia, Mr. Thomas P. Wharton, aged 37.
And his last words were," f die in peace." Paine,
if be does not reform, will not fay thus.—At New-
York, Mr, Jacob Fine, mer. aged 57 —At Har
winton, Dr. William Abernethy, aged 68 —At
Middletown, (C, Mr. Jonathan Thayer, aged
Cne Hundred and Two Years and Ten months.—
At Northampton, Mr. Levi Judd —At Deerfield,
Mr. William Shekden, aged 30 — At Springfield
Mr. Warham Wricbm, aged 24 — At Pojion
Thomas Clarke, Pfg.aged 5%.
At Welks, the 3dinft, Mr. Nicholas West,
a native of England, aged ,0 —He was a man of
learning, and ver, few perhaps bath been more ufe
ful in teaching real beneficial, and profitable know
ledge than be bus been ! this gentleman taught a febook
at Wells for upwards of thirty years.
Longevity,— Perhaps no part of the world Is
more healthful than New-England, In the town of
Newton,near Bellon,wbofepopulation is about 14°°%
not long fade were nine persons whose ages amounted
to Eight Hundred fears. There are now living in
that town five men and three women, whose ages u
nited amount to upwards of Seven Hundredyears.
In this town, Mr. Thomas Clifford, aged 49 —
A child of Mr. Nutter,
• fol rt^^i<TC&^.^ ff^t^ Th n'afrev ^wv ^-
Received by the SurfM, Captain
Richard S. Tibbetsfrom London,
13 do febr. Indufry, Walker, St. Croix.
16 failed fchr. Revolution, Me Lean, Guadeloupe.
I, do brig Ceres, Underwood, Demasara.
The uncommonly severe weather we have
experienced the last two days, has we fear
produced some mishaps.
«+ Qtfc «<*gf < so er>,h*„>„_+>+> &»
MARRIED] At Cormife,in this Satte, Mr
Samuel Paine,to Miss Pamelia Chafe.
In this town, On Taefday Everting last, by the
Rev. T. Alde%.Mr. William Tullock, to Mtfs
Eunice Tuttle,
Superfine BROAD CLOTHS,
warranted to toft 18/Teding, being.
consignment, will be fold at the reduc
ed price of Jq/.L. M. Dec. 14.
A few dozen extra long, white,
black and colored 5: LK G IOV hS.
A general assortm p nt < # f HOSIERY.
Ladies', Gentler^. T< aodYouths
SQ" of the S, ; nnwg ffef bane'-lit eet,
A VARIETY Os
Cazneau Bayley,
BEAVER HATS.
AND FOR SALE RY
150 Calks Stone Lime, ofa fa
perior quality.— Aifo, Bar Iron ;
Salt ; Malaga Wine ; India Su
gar, and other GOODS as usual,
cheap for caffi or approved credit.
Portsmouth, Dec. 14, 1802.
A few pieces Black, Blue and
Gr^en FLORENTINE, fhitable for
Women's Shoes; Black,Blue & Red MO
ROCCO; Striped & Yellow SKINS,
fuicable to 4,lding Shoes ; White Sheep
SKINS, suitable for Free Mafon'sA
prons ; Ruffett & Black CALF SKINS ;
Velvet Binding and Web for Boots;
Ladies MOGGASONS.—^LSO—
Afew elegantly ftampt
MafonicA.pron Patterns.
A Hatidfome Affwtment of
ROSETTS
for Ladies (hoes.
Boots & Boot Legs,
of the firft quality — A quantify of excellent
SOAL LEATHER.
Account Books.
Wastes, 125 cts. + Ledgers, 200 cents.
Ditto, X 75 4 Ditto, 350
Ditto, 200 + Ditto, 400
Ditto, 250 + Ditto, 450
Ditto, 300 ^ Memorandum Books,
The above are on a paper of a very su
perior quality,excellent binding, and will
be fold at reduced prices.
Account and Record BOOKS of all
qualities, made in a neat and faithful man
ner $ by good workmen at fhurt notice.—
Favors gratefully acknowledged.
Portfincuth, Dec. 17.
Landi from
For Sale by
Wm.&Dan'l Treadwell,
Have just finished for sale, aver,
bandfome afforkment of
TRUNKS.
*, Those who nurchafe for ex
portation or Country Sale, shall have ants -
of the above articles as cheap for cash or
approved Notes, as can be purchased in
Befton or this town.
Waldron W Holman,
Superfine Galego's FLOUR.
In Store—lßON ; STEEL;
NAIL RODS; N. E. RUM ;
COTTON; TAR; BEEF,&c.
Porffmotah, Deg 1;.
One Cent Reward.
RANAWAY from the fubferiber on
the 241 b inst. a copper colored ne
gro Boy in his twentieth year; had on
an oil-nut coloured fait of cloaths; all
perlons are forbid harbouring or trotting
him on my account, as they may expeft
the penalty of the law.
W. CLAGETT.
Morimae, Nov. 30, XBOS,
Among which are the following —
Ladies English and American
Kid and Morocco Shoes; Gentlemen's
Morocco and Leather d>. — Ladies En
glish and American Cork do. Misses
Morocco, Leather, and Cloth do. Chil^
dren's Morocco, and Leather do.
no HE fobferiber proposes to open 1
ISINGING SCHOOL, on Wed;
nelday the 221 inti, at the boule belong
ing to Capt. John Salter in Walhingtori
street ; then and there any person may ap
ply, and be received on liberal conditions,
.s before proposed. ASA SHAW.
**.* The Bah Viol taught likewise.
: shoes.:
Window Saftes ; Stoves ; Boxes.
A Number of lecond hand
Wind6wSaflies,withßby 10 glals ;
3 fauarcs wide and r § deep ; for file rea
fon.ibiy. —Also —
SLONE LiMEi
Now Landing and for Sale at
Informs the Ladies and Gentlemen
of Porl;mouth, and iti vicinity; that he has
jwf received, dndnow ready tor SALE
at his Store next door to Meffis.
Peirce's 8001/ioryCongrefs./beet.
A Fred )fopply of
Ladies and Gentlemen's firfl rate
A large ten plate STOVE,
CT-npletriv equipped with dbors, new
tunpef&cJ& able for a large work fliop
jioie, &c. price 25 dollars.
++<-**-+!++++#•
A number of empty BOXES ;
?rgr & fmatt; suitable for packing goods,
> r many dortyftic übs. They will be
del cheap. Inquire of the m inters.
Robert M'Cleary,
Portsmouth, Nov,
SHOES,
E. Chadwick's
SINGING.
* vt * * * ±^
*******
Store, (Bow-Freet.)
A variety of
—ALSO—