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J. B, WOOD’S
GENERAL PRICE-CURRENT OF BANKNOTES,
AS TMT ARK rkceivki>at his BXCHANG E-OFFICH, JFttortDBNCB, (JR. I)
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
BiTh of the New-Hampshire, ditto payable in Philadelphia, Portsmouth, *> tto 2 per cent dis.
Union, Straflord, and Exeter Banka, . - . - J
Concord Banks, 2to 3 do.
Cheshire, Coos, and Hillsborough Banks, -.-75 do.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Bills of the United States Branch, Massachusetts, Union, tod Boston Banks, .... Par.
Salem, Essex, E A erly, Marblehead, Newburyport, Gloucester, (Cape-} <.
Ann,) Plymouth, Worcester, Paciftck, Nantucket, and Hallowell>3-4to 1 percent.dis.
and Augusta Banks ........... }
Portland, Maine, and Saco Banks, •V • J «°-
Bedford and Lincoln and Kennebeck Banks 1 do.
Penobsed*. - ....... 30 to 35 do.
Northampton, ...*••*’....... 90 do.
CONNECTICUT.
Bills of the Middletown, Hartford, Nasr-Haven, New-Londcn, Union. ? 3.4 to j di,
Derby, and Bridgeport Banks, , 5 ’ ' ’
Norwich Bank, ,« • - - • • 1-2 per sent die.
* VERMONT.
Bills of the Vermont State Banks, • - 25 per cent dis.
RHODE-ISLAND.
Bills of tlie Providence, Exchange, Roger Williams, Darik of Rhode-}
Island, Newport, Rhode-Island Union, Bank of Bristol, Commercial, >—
Warren, Rhode-Island Central, and Narraganset Banks J
Washington Bank, 3 to 4 per cent, dis-
KENTUCKY.
Bills of the Kentucky Insurance Company, ...... 13 1-2 per cent dis.
NORTH-CAROLINA.
Bills of the Cape Fear, and Newbern Banks, . - 10 per cent. efia.
SOUTH-CAROLINA.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, • Par.
State, and South-Carolin* Banks, 3 per cent dis.
OHIO.
Rills of the Marietta, Miami Exporting Company, and Chillicothe Banks, 15 to 20 per cent dis.
NEW-YORK. • '
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, - 4 • - • - Par.
Merchants, Manhattan Company, Bank of New-York, New-York State,}
Dank of Albany, Mohawk, Farmers', Rank of Hudson, Bank of Co- > Par.
lumbia, and Mecbanick’s Bank, ...» j
NEW-JERSEY
Bills of the Jersey, Trenton Banking Company, Newark Banking and")
Insurance Company, and Bank of New-Brunswick, J *—
PENNSYLVANIA.
Bills of the United States Bank, - ... - . - Par.
Farmers’ and Mechanicks', Philadelphia, Bank of Pennsylvania, and > o
Bank of North-America, J ——Far.
Bills of the Pennsylvania Branch Bank at Pittsburg, 1 per cent. dis.
DELAWARE. ' • *
Bills of the Farmers’ Bank, Bank of Delaware, and Bank of Wilming-J » nt ..
ton and Brandy wine, * .............. j ” •
MARYLAND.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank Par.
Union Bank of Maryland, Bank of Columbia, Hagerstown, Bank of Bal.}
Mimore, Branch oi the Farmers’ Bank of Maryland, Mechanicks’ Bank C 1 to 2 per cent. dis.
of Baltimore, Farmers’ and Commercial Bank, and Franklin Bank, j
VIRGINIA.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, Par.
Bank of Virginia, and its Branches, - ...» ] per cent. dis.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
981 s of the Union Bank, Bank of Alexandria, and Bank of Fotomack, Ito 2 per cent dis.
- LOUISIANA TERRITORY. \
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, .......... .. ... . p ar .
Bank of Louisiana, . 10 per cent. dis.
OCT To the above Discount there wiM be a email advance for email same, and Bilk under
5 dollars, set of thie State.
*.* United States and Boston Bills, or Specie, will be given for any Rills received at par,
for half per cent, for sirtns over s2o—under $2O, 1 per cent, advance.
Any dietant Banting Company, voiehing their Bilie to be received at PAR, w»7Z pleaee to male
arrangements accordingly, and they mill be duly attended to.
The most punctual attention will be paid to all Letters, (postpaid,) addressed, to J. B.
Wood, enclosing Bills to be exchanged, and the earliest remittances made 'o any part of the
Union, per fret, or not to exceed the second mai1........ K\\ Bank Notes that he passes will be
warrantrd good, and should any counterfeit Bills be received in Letters, thev will be
returned Bank Notes examined gratis ..Office hours from fl, A. M. to 7, PM.
Price of Stocks—Providence, (R, I.}
Six per Cent. ......... j. 100 per cent.
Three do. 63 do.
State Notes, Fluctuating.
Providence-Insurance Shares, 8 a 10 per cent adv.
Washington, do. do. 16 alB do. do.
Hope do. do, ....... 121-2 do. do.
Marine do. do so do. do.
Providence Bank, do. , 18 a2O do. do.
Exchange do. do 18 a2O do. doi
Roger Williams do. do. 25 do. do”
Course of Exchange—Foreign Bills.
Bills on London, at 30 days, . . . (Cash) - . 4 per cent. dis.
do. do. 60 Mo. . . . do. - - - 41-2 do. do.
do. do. 90 do. ... do. - - - 5 do. doi
do. on Amsterdam, 00 do. . . (Per Guilder) . . None,
do. do. payable in London at 60 days, ... None,
do. on Hamburg, payable in do. at do Nonei
. INLAND BILLS.
Bills on Baltimore, 30 days sight, ...... 1-2 a 1 per cent. dis.
do. on Philadelphia, do. do. ...... . do. do
do. on New-York, do. do. ...... . do. do
do. on Philadelphia, 60 dayado. 1 a 2 per cent. do.
do. on New-York, do. do. do, do.
Premiums of Insurance.
To any port in Graat-Britain, . • . ' 3a 3 1-2 per cent.
France, ..... }f o Insurance. • . . ,
Sweden or Denmark. 8a 10 do.
Russia (in the Baltick) out and home, 18 a2O do.
Archangel, out and home 10 al2 do.
! Within the Strcights, not higher than Sicily 10 do.
Within the Streights, not higher than Sardinia, . '. . . 9 do'
Without the Streights, 4 do
To the Brazils, ' 3 1-2«4 do'
I Lisbon or Cadiz a 3 1-2 do.
• Africa ... mithout the Streights, ... 4 do.
-Madeira, , . . . . , 3atfl2 do.
““£ Bnar T’’„ ' ’ " * * 3 1-2 0 4 do.
£ape de Verds, fee. . 4 3a 3 1-2 do.
Persia and India, 6a 7 do.
—Xhina, 5 do.
West-India Islands generally, 2 1-2 a 3 do.
Coaetmieet per single ri A, . 1a 1 1-2 do.
Discount Days.
I At r wr “K. B *‘* < • * • • > *' Monday.
Roger W.Uiarn. Bank . . . Wednesday.
Exchange Bank, - • ■ ' Frid ay.
L (IT The above Pasc*-C*aa*MT, Stocks, Exchawob, Ac. are corrected every Friday, by
I J. 1? WOOD, who negotiates Stocbe, BilU f Exchange uni good Notee, at the shortest notice.
| LOTTERY NOTICE.
iICK&TSm the w fFoMrnglon Monument iMtlerg** ($50,000 highest prise) rise
■ * to $ 11: so, and ahm Tmkrts rise wi the" Fine Lottery" ($12,000 highest prise)
■to 6 : 50. 00 the first of September nc«t.
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THE RHODE-ISLAND AMERICAN,
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rnwi IL PROVIDENCE. FRIDAYt AUGtIST 17. 1810. • Numarn 87.
PROVIDENCE, FRIDA
RICE:
ONE Hundred Tiyrces of RICE, of
prime quulßv, for sale by
TAFT Sc WATERMAN.
dluguot 14,1810.
NEW PUBLICATIONS. '
WANTON &
Hair just received a variety ot new publi
cations, Novels, Romances, fee. for Sale
or Cirpuhtion, among which are,
EDWARD Fitz Yorke, 4 vote. Lioda
mira, or an Old Maid in Search of a
H üband, 3 vols. Assassin of Sl Glenroy.
4 vol*. Aiderman and Peer, or the Ancient
Castle and Modt-m Villa* 3 vols. Calebs
in Search of a Mistress, 2 vols. Castle of
Arragon, or the Banditti of the Forest, a
Romance, 4 vote. Celia Suited, or the Ri
val Heircases, 2 vote. Houses of Qsma and
Almeria, by the authnur of the ChildMW
of the Abbey, 1 vol. Ithiernot, or Memoirs
of an Actor, 2 vol* Johntou's Journey to
Hebrides, 1 vol. Mrs. Mootnguete Letters,
1 vol. Also, a few more lets of Scottish
Chiefs, by Miss Porter, Lake of Killarney,
Romance of the Pyrennea, Village Pastor,
Pleasures of Hupe, My Uncle Thomas, Do
minican, a Rnmanc.; Match Girl, Adams*
Lectures, Bcc. Elegant miniature editions
of Mannion. Lay of Last Minstrel, Pe
trarch’s Sonnets, Junius’ Letters, Wash
ington’s Farewell-Address, Cahb’s in
Search of a Wife, Common Prayer, Watt’s
Psalms and Hymns, &c.
Juot received, at above.
Best Philadelphia Foolscap Na 1, and
Letter Paper. Also, common Foolscap and
Pot Paper, QuiUs, and a variety of Station
ary articles.
School-Books, as Murray’s Introduction,
Reader, Sequel, Bcc.
In future tlrey will receive all the new
Publications of merit, for sale or circula
tion—ioon as from the press.
PapeK-Hanqings—just received from
the manufactory, a variety of neat low
priced, and some new and elegant Pateros.
.August 14, 1810.
Elegant fancy Muslins and India
Cottons, &c.
WATSON & GLADDING
Have this day received a veiy extensive
assortment of mesY and fashionable
Goods, via. -
TW’O Trunks of fancy Muslins, consist
ing of Victory Gause, Jubilee Cord,
Leno, Seeded Leno, Tamboured, Sprigged
net, Riddle Gause, Pearl Pequet, Xiib
ver Lappett, spotted Leno, diced Leno,
apd Spidernet; real superfine navy blue,
black, bottle grecftUMi mixed Broadcloths,
from 6 to 11 deHart per yard ; Casajmeres,
Patent Cords and Stockingnet, elegant
worked Robes, plain Jaconet Muslins,
white Cambricks, cheap; sheer Muslins,
plain and figured ; British Cottons, Ging
hams, Calicoes, Cambrick Prints, black
Italian Crapes, black Lustrings, double
Satins, Silk Floren teen, Silk Velvets, Tab
by Velvets, Velvet Cords, Cambrick Dimi
ties, elegant blue 'Coppei plates, Furni
tures, white Silk Gloves, white Kid do.
coloured beaver do. white and black Silk
Hose, coloured and white cotton do. Silk
Umbrellas, black Italian Sewings, Look
ing-Glasses, Pins of all Nos. Cotton Laces,
cheap and wide ; black Silk Laces, wide ;
Cotton and Silk Armlets.
Also, a complete aasorimeat of India
Cottons, seiling remarkably low, by the
bale, piece, or yard; with every article
usually called for in the Piece Goods Line,
selling very cheap.
(17* They tender their grateful acknow
ledgements to their punctual and cash cus
tomers, but are under the necessity of in
forming th we whose notes and accounts are
due, that unless speedily paid, they will be
left with an Attorney for collection.
Auguet 14, 1810. tf.
FOR SJLfi.
THE Estate where the -subscriber Ilves,
situated in High-Street, (a pleasant,
healthy situation,) consisting of one half
of a double House, two stories high, with
a good Yard, Barn, &c. Aho, one acre and
an half of good Lund, on the cross road
leading from Cranston to Johnston, directly
back and adjoining the Estate lately own
ed by-Mr. Samuel Snow. If said Estate
is not Mild at private sale before the 15th of
September, it will be sold at PuMhck Auc
tion. For further particulars, apply to Mr.
Saml kl Proud, in High-Street, or to the
subscriber, at No. 1, Market-Street.
HENRY JACOBS.
durust 14. 1810. ' >
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
WHEREAS my wifi, Marx, haalcft
my bed and board, and behaved her
st it in an unbecoming manner: J hereby
forbid all persons trusting or harbouring her
on my account, ar i will not pay aap debt
at her contracting from the d «te hereof,
WILLIAM WILSQN, •
llia.
THAT well-finished three story Dwell
ing-House where the subscriber now
llv s, in Wrstminster-street, together with
the Out-Buildings. Also, a Lot on Olney’s
Lane, (sb culled.) ISO fret front, running
back about 100 teet, with a ' Dwelling-
House and Shop thereon standing, in good
repair. Eitner of the above-mentioned
Estates will be sold very cheap if applied
fur soon.
STEPHEN C. SMITH.
N. B. Wanted, by said Sm JTa, two or
three good Journeymen Cordwainers, to
whom good wages will be given.
/a/ySO, 1810. lit.
FOR SALE,
AUGtJSIT 17, 1810.
* THB LAHT OF ~
This is a Poem by Walt** Scott, Eaq
the autkuoroftbe ” Lay of the Last Minstrel,’*
and “ Mannion,** which has just been publish I
ed in England, and of which, an English re
viewer obaerves, that M in scriptive powers,
the present age cannot produce its equal.*—
The atory describes the difficulties of a wan
dering Knight, Sir James Fitz-J sines, who had
lost his way in the vicinity of Loch-Lane»
where be encounters the Lady of tlie Lake,
who conducts him to the house of her father,
the Earl of Douglas. The Knight departs the
next day; he afterwards proves to br King of
Scotland, who had misconceived the character
of Douglas, and compelled hinrto retire from
his court fn the tequel, .|he King pardons
bint, and him to his lands and honours.
The fable is distributed through eix Cantos,
and the Poem is considered by no means to
diminish the highly distinguished reputation of
its authour.
The following is a description of the “ Lady
of the Lake,” in her boat, as seen by the Knight,
after he bad wound his bugle, when be was
bewildered in the mazes of the forest.
* Bmton Ganettt.
But scarce again his bom he wound,
When Io I forth starting at the sound,
From underneath an aged oak,
That slanted from the islet rock,
A damsel gtdder of its way,
A little skiff* shot to the bay,
That round the promontory steep
Led its deep line in gracefol sweep,
Eddying, in almost viewless wave.
The weeping willow twig to lave,
And kiss, with whispering sound and slow,
The beach of pebbh s bright as snow.
The boat had touched this silver strand,
Just as the hunter left Ins stand,
And stood concealed amid the brake,
To view this Lady of the Lake.
The maiden paused, as if again
She thought to catch the distant strain.
With bead up-raised, and look intent.
And eye and ear attentive bent,
And locks flung back, and lips apart (
Like monument of Grecian art.
In listening mood she seemed to stand,
The guardian Naiad sf the strand.
* And ne’er did Grecian chisel trace
A Nymph, • Naiad, or a Grace,
Of finer form, or lovelier face!
What though the sun, with ardent frown,
Had slightV tinged her cheek with brown,
The sportire toil, which short and light,
Had dyed hrr glowing hue so bright,
Served too in hastier swell to show
Short glimpses of a breast of snow;
What though no rule of courtly grace
To measured mood had trained her pace,—
A foot more light, » «tep more true
Ne’er from the heath flower dashed the dew i
E’en the slight hare-bell raised its head,
Elastick from her airy tread :
What though upon her speech there hung
The secants of the mountain tongue,—
Those silver sounds, so soft, so dear,
The listener held his breath to hear.
A chieftain’s daughter seemed the maid ;
Her satin snood, her rilken plaid,
Her golden brooch, such birth betray’d,
And seldom was a snood amid
Such wild luxuriant ringlets hid,
Whose glossy black to shame might bring
The plumage of the raven’s wing;
And seldom o’er a breast so fair,
Mantled a plaid with modest care,
And never brooch the folds.combined
Above a heart more good and kind.
Her kindness and her worth to spy,
You need but gaze on Ellen’s eye;
Not Katrine, in her mirror Hue,
Gives back the shaggy banks more true,
Than every iVeebom glance confessed
The guileless movements of her breast i
Whether joy danced in her dark eye,
Or woe or pity claimed a sigh,
Or filial love was glowing there,
Or meek devotion poured s prayer,
Or tale of injury called forth
The indignant spirit of the hortb.
One only passion unrevealed,
With maiden pride the maid concealed.
Yet not leu purely felt the flame
O need I tell that passion’s name I
FOR THE R RODE-ISLAND AMERICAN.
To The Free men of Rhode-Is lekd.
Thk importance of the approaching elec
tion of Representatives to the twelfth Con
gress, ought to call forth the active exer
tions of eventgood cillcen. The perplex
ed and alarming situation of the foreign
relations of the United States, is calculated
to excite the must anxious solicitude, that
men of known and tried wisdom, firmness
and integrity may be selected for that diffi
cult and highly responsible station ; men
wAm discernment, information and expe
rience, qualify them to act, according to
the exigency of the times, in devising and
adopting such measutea as will best sacurc
political jfciscellanp.
Paetrp.
and maintain the peace, liberties end proto\
per ity of the nation. ‘
Under these impressions, I have been
much gratified In finding that Elisha R.
Pottki. and Richasb Jacksqv, jun.
Etqvirtsi are again presented for the suf.
frages of the people. They have been often
tried, end as often fodpd, the st>jg, firm
and zealous supporters of the right*. inte
rests and honour of their country. Let us
not. fellow-citizens, suffer the wiles and
misrepresentations of party men and in
triguing office seekers to withdraw our
confidence and support front three merito- .. 1
rious characters, who have evinced them
selves on «*•*? occasion, tQ be our true
and feithful friends.
The base attcmptsta deceive qnd divide
the people*. J>y persuading them that they
have different and opposite interests, will
only serve tn bring merited disgrace upon
their unprincipled authnurs. Are these
promoters of discord so ignorant as to ima
gine, that the virtuous and Intelligent yeto
manry of Rhode-Island, can be g&ljed and
mislead by such shallow artifices f
The various classes who compose the
population of our State are blended, united
and bound together by a thousand tender
relations and endearing ties, constituting
them, as it were, one great family, whoso
general interests are the same, and who
are cssebtially dependent on each other foe
their prosperity and happiness, £*peciaj
ly between the farmer and the merchant,
this union and community of interests is of
the closest kind. Commerce transports the
productions of agriculture to the most dis
tant regions, and brings us in return the
conveniences and luxuries of every clime.
Neither can flourish separately. They
prosper, or they languish together. This
great truth is apparent to all; and none but
wretches, seeking by the vile means of de
ception and fraud, to effect or perpetuate
their own unmerited exaltation, Would be
guilty of endeavouring to excite unfound
ed jealousies, animosities and dissentions
among their fellow-citisens, and to render
their country the unhappy theatre of hos
tile snd contending factions.
Had we needed any enter proof of ths
intimdtq connexion and reciprocal depen
dence subsisting between agriculture and
commerce, than what we derived from be.
holding them unitedly flourishing and ex
panding together in happy concord, mutu
ally aiding and supporting each other, sUre
ly the melancholy experience ut the la«(
three yean, must have been sufficient.— .
The annihilation of commerce by the em
bargo, and the tyrannical measures adopt
ed to enforce it, carried the moot painful
and afflicting conviction into every part pf
our country. All have fell the paralysing
and blasting influence of that destruciiva
experiment. Noe have its baneful < fleet*
yet ceased. They are still experienced by
thousands of nur industrious and enter
prising citisens reduced to poverty and
distress, and by the government in a'di
minished revenue and exhausted treasury,
which it will require a succession of pros
perous years to restore and' replenish.
But even supposing it to be true, that
the farmer and merchant did possess ad
verse and conflicting interests, yet it is an
indisputable fact, that the intereata of the
former’are as completely and fully repre
sented in Mr. Potter and Mt- Jackson
as they would be in the opposing candi
dates. Mr. Potter is himself a farmer,
and one of the largest landholders in the
State. Mr. Jacxsom is alao a landholder, *
and Is concerned in an extensive manu
facturing establishment in the country—
They are both, therefore, deeply interest- ».
ed in the success and advancement of agri
culture, and have ever show* themselves
its xealous friends and promoters. On the *
other hand, it is acknowledged that Mr.
Hazard is a cltiaen of Newport, and that
Mr. Brow* Is a farmer, and a citisen of
Johnston; and admitting the doctrine of
theit* friends to be correct, that the busi
ness or calling of the candidates is to gov. '
ern and direct us in voting, yet even on
that ground we sep that these men have
no stperiour claim to the support of the
farmer.
But allowing that Brow* and Ha*aid
wre morn exclusively in the agricultural
interest, than the men in opposition to
whoa they are brought (orwatd, yet,
would h be ressonabir, would It be just,
would it be republican, that the represen
tation of the State should be wholly *n- " J
grossed by one class of the people? Would
it be right and equitable, that our numer
ous and respectable fellow-citlsens, en
gaged in manufactures, commerce, and |he
attendant arts, shorn) be en- «
t irmly excluded from auy voice la govern
ment t We trust that Ute enlightened yeo
manry of this State will be intienced by
mure correct and liberal view* They will
see that in Mr. Pprraa and Me, Jet*
NuMjiyt 87.