The United States oracle of the day — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-02-28 00:00:00, page 6

Mock Sable, red and grey Fox,
Goats beard, and Bear Muffs and Tip
pets ; white angelo, mock and real Sabie,
tinged canary and silver grey Ermine.
Fafnionable steel, gilt, plated,
filver'd, horn, mattbewman and Italian
Buttons ; Button Moulds ; Sleeve But
tons ; polic'd steel Knee Buckles ; silver
Thio bles ; fled and gilt Watch Chains,
Seals and Keys; Shirt Buttons ; Tooth
Brushes ; Sparges ; Morocco Pocket
Books ; Pins.
A '*C e fyfo^'ment °f
India Cottons; cheap yard
wide Irish Linens; Irifli Sheetings; —-'
br^vn Hollands/; Check ; Threads ;
embroidering ^common Sewing Silks '.
Twist; Gallons ; cotton and fi!k Fer
rets; Tapes ^Bindings.
A large gfr/mtur of Kidderminfer
Carfys and Carpeting.
dA Large assortment. of
*LES, TESTAMENTS,
Schybooks; Writing-Paper and Stationary,
keJconftantly for sale, by C. PEIRCE.
Stamps of various kinds.
Fashionable Straw, Chip and
Willow Bonnets ; a large assortment of
Kid and Morocco Shoes; elegant Reel
Shoe Ornaments ; Shoe Roses ; Shoe
Ties; Glove Ties ; cotton and silk Gir
dles ; cotton, silk and china Gown
Trimmings ; elegant pearl and Gilt
Necklaces and Ear-drops ; Parafoles.
Ladies fashionable black Sat
tin and other beavers ; sash enable white,
black, color'd and beaded Feathers; mens
fafhionable Nelson crown Hats.
A great variety of
English and India Luftrings ;
a large aflortment of ftrip'd, plaid and
changeable Italian Silks ; Boglapoors, for
Muis Coats; black and color'd Modes;
black anl color'd Sattins; color'd Tiffa
nies ; black, white, blue, green and pink
Italian Crapes; plain, net, crape and
cypress Gauzes ; black Lace Veiling ;
Millinecs.
A large afotment of
Thread, Laces and Edging's ;
black Silk Laces ; a great variety of Sat
tin, china, mode and love' Ribbons ;
gold and silver Laces ; gold and silver
Cord; gold and silver Fringes; gold and
silver Thread; gold and silver Epaulets,
some very elegant ; Velvet Ribbons.-
Agreat variety of
A great Variety of
Book; Jaconet, Strip'd, Check'd,
tambor'd and black Mullins ; fafhiona
ble color'd phin and Laced Lapetmgs ;
Muffin Handkerchiefs; Mens Necker
chiefs ; Cambrick Mullins.'
Elegant Camels hair Shawls,
f>me large with silk Nettings ; check'd,
border'd, tobin'd, and black silk Shawls;
purple, chintz and Muslin Shawls ; ro
mal, cotton, bandanno and black silk
Handkerchiefs.
A great variety of
Swanfdown and fashionable
Lairett waiftcoatihg ; Thickfetts ; "Cor
duroys ; Velvets; black, crimson and
grc<n Shaggs ; worked and silk Plufli ;
silk Velvets; Mens black Satin; Fuflians;
Jeans ; Denims; Cottonets.; Quiltings.
✓1 klrge assortment of
Calicoes, and Chintzes of the
latest fafliion; new fancy lactd-^nd Nel
son's Prints; elegant chintz and ging
ham Furniture; a great variety of fafh
ionable plaid and ftrip'd Ginghams ; fafh
ionable printed Mullins; Muflinets ;
Dimities'; fine Cambricks ; cotton Shirt
ing ; large cotton Counterpanes ; Dia
pers ; Table Cloths ; green Table Cov
erings.
A lasge affortmeut of
Mens and youths worsted and
cotton Hose ; mens white and black (ilk
Hole, with laced clocks ; Womens co r
ton and silk H<^e ; girls and boys white
& color'd worsted Hose ; womens black,
white and color'd silk Gioves and Mitts ;
womens black and color'd cotton and
worsted ' Gloves and Mitts ; mens and
womens black Gaiters; Mens and to.
mens worthed Socks ; mens and boys
worded Gloves; misses black and color'd
worsted Gloves and Mitts ; mens color'd
worsted Caps ; cotton Night Caps ;
mens white and black gauze Hose.
Worsted Pantaloons ; Panta
loon Pieces ; Pantaloon and Boot Hole ;
worsted Drawers; mill'd and kclmar
nack Caps ; mens beaver and wash leath
er Gloves, feme lined with flannel; mens
black and white Silk Gloves ; best white
Kid Gloves : emigrant Socks and Boots.
Riding Breeches.
A large afortment of
^^o^
Peter Coffin,
Ifas imported in the flips Sal l , and Packet,
from Liverpool, an extefive affoitmtnt of
Fail & Winter GOODS
Which are now opening for sole by whchfale
and retail — Conffling of
BEST Superfine, mid
dling and low priced Broad (Elmirs
°t the most fafhionable colors; Habit
Cloths ; Caffimeres ; Costin,, ; fine
brown and blur Ratteens for furtout: ; —
Devoufliire Kerfeys; Forest Cloths; Baiz
es ; black, white, red, green, crimson and
yellow Flannels ; role and mill'd Blankets;
Whitneys ; Serges ; Wikibores ; Ram
blers ; Crapes; Hair bines; Durants; —
Tammies ; Shalloons ; Calamancoes ;
Florentines#
Black, green, and crimson Mo
hair Plufllts ; black & colored silk Vel
vets for Ladies Bonnets ; a few squares
rich black Velvet for Shawls.
Au elegant aflortment of
Ladies Hats and Bonnets of the
newest fafbion, trimmed & untrimmed.
Fashionable Muffs & Tippets;
Fur Linings for Shawls; Italian Crapes
of all colors I cotton, silk and silver
Trimmings.
A great variety of
Fans; a few very elegant dtefs de.
Fancy Feathers and Phimes; Wreaths&
Ladies cap Bands; white& black Laces,
Edgings, and Veiling.
_Ladie{ ,Slippers, Shoes & Clogs
of all kinds ; a few with cork Soles ;
Flolsand silk R^fetts to match.
o^e-tet^.
And per t/ze jhip Namies, Cap.
Lunt, just arrived from Liverpool,
IS RECEIVED,
A general Aflortwent of
Hard-Ware and Plated
Satins ; Luteftrings ; Modes ;
Calicoes; Chintzes ; Furniture Chintzes,
Calamancoes; Durants ; Tammies ; Mo
reens. A large variety •of
Muslins; Cotton Cambricks;
Muflinets; Dimities; Wildbores; Cam
blets ; Linens, Holland „ Cottons ;
Shawls; Handkerchiefs; Cotton, worf.
ted and silk Hosiery ; long and fliort Kid
Gloves, silk ditto; Laces; Edgings ;
Ribbons, &c. &c.—ALSO—
Hyfon, Souchong & Bohea Teas,
Poland Starch ; a lew dozen English
Mustard ; —with many other articlesuoo
tedious to mention, all which will be fold
wholesale and retail.
Portfriouth, Feb. if 1807.
Quadrant for sale.
Al l excellent QUADRANT, made
on purpose for an unfortunate master
of a vessel, and is recommended from
trial to be #4 good a one as can be made, is left
with the Printer hereof.
A great variety of
Whites color'd, netted & fringed
Camels hair Shauls, from 7/. to 24/? —
cotton, linen and cambric pocket Hand
kerchiefs; black and fancy silk do, and
Shawls; sewing Slks; Twists; Threads;
knitting and mending Cotton; black and
colored Galloons; Shoe & quality Bind,
i^s; Tapes; round and flat Bobbin's ;
mould and wire flirt Buttons; Ferrets;
cotton and silk Bradells ; white &chintz
Bed Lace ; Line and Tafieis to match ;
white and colored Fringes.
An eXtenfve afotment if
Book, Jaconet, plain, figured and
striped Mullins; Cambric Muslins from
5/6 to 12/ per yard ; a few pieces of the
newest fafliion footled end striped ditto ;
Likewise, § thin cambric for gentlemen's
Neckerchiefs.
A variety of
Color'd, ftrip'd & plain Durants ;
Cahmancoes; Wildbores ; Tammies ;
Shalloons ; fancy printed and black Flo
rentines, Cambleteens, & cloak Cambists;
Corduroys; Thickfetts; plain and fancy
Velvets; flay Cords ; D mities; Mufli
nets; some beautiful white and printed
Marfei|les Quilting ; a few pieces of very
fine Cotton Shirting, and a general assort
ment of IRISH Linens.
Chintzes of every description;
Cotton Checks and Stripes ; Ladies,
Mens & Boys Beaver Hats all sizes and
prices; silk, cotton and worftod Hosiery;
(ilk, cotton, and leather Gloves extra
lengths; a few dozen open work, white
and colored Cotton ditto.
G OOD S,
Which,with a few boxes of Mens
low priced HATS,.will be fold
by Wholesale only;
The GOODS, having been
thofen by himfelf at the manufactories,
and bought with ready money, he pre
sumes will enable him to fetve his friends
on the best Terms.
CHEAP STORE.
o
ytf received, and for fate by
Timothy Winn,
Buck-freet —A general assortment of
GO OD S,
suitable for the fiajun, — viz.—
BROAD and sorest Cloths ;
Ker feymeres; Coatings ; Duffils ;
Baizes, Flannels, Swanfdowns, Swanfkins
— Camel's hair Shawls of various kinds.
Benjamin Brierley,
Late of the of
Lang, Brierley, & Co.
Begs /eave to inform his Friends
and the Public that he isjuft arrived from
Europe with a very gen© al Affirtment of
Fancy, 'Fashionable and Staple
G OODS,
Which are now opening, and for
foie, either by Wholesale or Retail,
for Cam, or (h ,rt approved Credit,
At the Store on Springhill, nearly oppofte
Mr. Ih ret Coffin's.
The aftrlmen: configs of
WHITE and color'd
Baizes and Flannels; spotted
Swanlkins; Ratteens § Plains; Kerfes;
Forest, Elastic & Broad-Cloths ; Coatings,
Duffils, Kerfymeres, and Swanfdowns.
20 Dollars Reward.
BROKE Goal dt Portsmouth,
on the night of the 12th instant,
JEREMY CONNER, committed for
forgery ; is about five feet fix inches high,
with a frefh bold countenance, had on a
light colored furtout mended with patch
es of another color, light yarn flockings,
with (hoes,= Likroife, RICHARD
KING, a foreigner, committed for debt,
is about five feet four inches high, of
light complexion, dark hair, had on a 1
Lambficin Wrapper, and light ftockin,
and shoes. Whoever will return laid
Runaways to the goal in PortfmoOtb,
shall have the above reward, or for either
of th^m Ten Dollars.
TIMOTHY GERRISH,
Prison Keeper.
Pw/fa^rt, Feb. 14, T&OP#,
Diftria of New- Hamabe, to wit :—
BE it remembered, that on the sixth
day of February, in the twerrty-fifth
year of the independence of the United
States of America, William Tread-
WEtL & Co. of the said difttid, have de
posited in this office the title of a Book,
the right whereof they claim as Proprie
tors in the words following, to wit: —
" The Oriental Pbilanthropift or, True
Republican.
Bright rays of truth illume th^ fludied page,
Point out the faults of each preceding age:
The good here pleas'd —the rash become more
wife,
Andthe dissembler leatns to hike difgtiife.
Philanthropy in native glory ffiines;
Whole nations in her sacred cause combines ;
Inftru&ive fable, aiding, marks the way,
That leads to brighter and still brighter day.
Br HENRY SHERBURNE, A. B."
In conformity to the afl of the Con
gress of the United States', intitled, "An
aCt for the encouragement of learning, by
securing the copies of maps, chars and
books, to the authors and proprietors of
such copies during the times therein men
tioned."
JON ATHAN STEELE, Clerk of the
Diftriß of New- Ham/fire,
A true copy of Record.
Attest, Jon a. Steele, Clk.
The above mentioned Book,
will be ready for sale at the Portfmoutha
B>okß<>re on Monday next. Feb. 21.
Hopkins' Celebrated Elastic
Razor Straps and Pafle,
is now received and for sale at C. Peirce's
and W. Treadwell's Bookstores, Porfmouth.
Joseph Haven,
INFORMS the public, he has this
day entered into Copartnership with
his Brother, JOSHUA HAVEN :—
The business in future will be done un
der the Firm of
Joseph & yo/hua Haven,
who are now opening and for sale 1
general assortment of GC*)DS,fuitable
to the feafoh. He calls upon those who
are indebted to him to make speedy
payment to prevent farther trouble.
Portfmoutb, ORober I, 1800.
Tiie sermon is interspersed with
a number of Historical Notes, the most
important of which give a brief account
of the Colleges which have been estab
lished in the United States, and some of
the principal American mechanical in
ventions—the executive officers of Dart
mouth Co^ge —the Academies in the
Bate qf N. fl.—the number of Dwelling
houses and streets in Portsmouth—the
number of those who died with the yel
low fever & dysentery. in Portsmouth, in
^98 —'he number of flapping belong
ing to the town —the Portsmouth Pier—
new Market—Aquedud —Pavements—
Lombardy Poplars—and a lift of the
houses which ^ve been burnt in the
town —also, an account of the great snow
in ±7l7 —the aurora borealis—the dark
day in 1780 —and th< Earthquakes which
have been felt in New England since its
firil settlement.—An appendix to the
work givesa pretty accurate (iatement of
the Newspapers which have -ever been
published in New-Hampfh ire.
Edward J. Peirce,
HAVING now open for sale
a compleat assortment of
Crockery & Glass Ware,
Will thank his Friends in town and
country td call at his
Crockery & C/afs Ware STORE,
©Sign of the GOLDEN
Etcher, in Daniel
frect, P&rfmouth, Where
they cannot fail of being
suited, in Ware Fashion
able, Good and Cheap.—
To enumerate the articles
_would be tedious to the
reader, andririt well com
part with a rtwfpaper advertisement, —
He therefore invites them to call and fee
for themselves) where every favot will
be acknowledged with gratitude.
Crates of well assorted Ware
and boxes of Piprs, suitable for country
Traders. Portsmouth, Dec. 13.
Century Sermon,
delivered at the South Church in Ports.
,outh, N. H. 4th January, by
TIMOTHY ALDEN, JUN. A. M.
Is published—and for sale by
William 'lrea&ellW Co.
At the Portfmeuth Bopkftore, and H.
RANLET, Eketer. Price 25 cents.
^fefefc7fo#<fc*fc¥«+*fc#o
I Turnpike Road. |
I THE Proprietors of the New-+
+ 1 Hampshire Turnpike Read, t
+ having been notified by Thomas t
t Ma rtin, Esquire, late Treasurer, t
t that a second affeffmertt of Three t
t Dollars was made by theDiredors t
t on each proprietor's ffiare, and that t
t the fame was ordered to be colled-t
t ed, on or before the 15th day of t
t February inftant.l
t They are now required by or-t
1 der of the Directors to make imme-t
t diatc payment of said assessment, to I
t the Treasurer, at his office, Daniel- t
t Greet, Portsmouth, and receive the t
I certificates of their refpedive shares. X
SAMUEL ELLIOT, J
t February p, 1801. Treafurer.X
+•+»•>»■+►•>> fy.fo<<4fc<fo« ^%(.
New American Seamen's
DAILY ASSISTANT.
Nuto in the Pi cfs, and will be purified in
. Jhoit time — THE
NEW American Seamen's Daily As
sistant, consisting of every thing ufe
ful for Seamen in general, with new and
easy examples for learning the practical
part of Navigation. No pains nor ex
pense (hall be (pared to have the work as
correct ah any thing of the kind ever yet
published.—lt will be compiled on the
principles of John Hamilton Moore's hft
edition of the Daily Assistant, ^nd revised,
correaed, and enlarged bv OSGOOD
CARLETON, teacher of the Mathenra
tics in Boston. The Proprietor assures
the public that it (hall be a Book oectffa
ry for the Merchant and Mechanic, as
well as for Seamen, particularly thole
who are fond of studying that ufeful sci
ence of Navigation. A Gentleman high
in reputation and abilities, has promised
his assistance (in addition to that of Mr.
Carleton,) to make the work as com
plete as possible.
Booksellers and Ship Chandlers,
throughout the United States, who may
wish to be supplied with the above work,
will please to inform the Proprietor (pos
tage paid) that he may insert their names,
as it is the intention of the Subscriber to
print an edition annually, he ffiall endea
vour to enlarge it as eccafion may require.
The Proprietor presents his re
fpeds to those of his friends who may
have„any thing new on the fubjed, and
will be happy to insert it where it can be
ufeful.
#More particulars in a future adver
tisement.
William T; Clap,
Proprietor of the above work.
- A new'and correct lift of the
United States NAVY, for sale at William
T. Clap's Store, Fish-street, North End,
Bofan, Feb. 19, 1801.
JOHN GAINS,
Clock and Watch-Maker,
HAS just received by the latest
arrivals from London, a handsome
Assortment of Warranted
WATCHES,
Which are now ready for sale at his (hop
in Fore-Preet.
Clock & Watch Making busi
ness as usual. Pen t/mouth, Jan. 24.
oumr^Trt*te^toxmi,attf&fe&e
Elijah Perkins,
INFORMS the public that he
has removed from Dover to this town,
and taken that large and convenient
Wharf and yard, known by the name of
Warner's wharf, where he ccnftanily
keeps a large assortment of
LUMBER
of.every delcripiidn, kOR SALE, by
large or small quantities, and is determin
ed to keep a constant Supply, that any
p6rfon may be served at the shortest no
tice, and where Lumbef of all kinds will
be purchased in. Alfa', POR SALE,
Sea Coals; Stone Lime, &c.
FOR SALE
On moderate terms and lon? credit,
i A "Suable FARM
fl"i° Kittery, ad-
Frost's;
Johnson—For further par
ticulars, enquire of the Printer.
To be Let or Leafed,
A Good FARM in Stratharn,
within half a mile of the Meeting
house, for particulars enquire of
Eliphalet Ladd.
• TO LET,
A Convenient Dwellihg-Houfe
at the South end, near the town
wharf, suitable for one or two families —
for further particulars, apply to
Nathaniel Melcher.
3000 Dollars Loft.
@37)00, a Po/t-Noteof the United
States of Thee Tbsufav'd Dollars ;
AND having apprized al| the Banks
in the United States of the marks
of the said Bill, it can be of no real
life to any but the owner ; but as he
feels an inconvenience from the want^of
it, be will pay any person ONE HUN
DRED DOLLARS, that has been fp
fortunate ¥ to find it, and will deliver
the fame to JOHN TAYLOR.
Richmond, Frgmio, Dec. 21, 1805.
ALL perlons who are
indebted to, or have demands
against the Efiate us
ELIPHALET HALE,
late of Exeter, gentlemen, defeated, are
requeued forthwith to feme with the sub
scribers, Admin lih^ort of fed estate.
DOROTHY H4LE
WILLIAM HALE.
Exeter, February Tg <Bqt.
THE iubicnber begs leave to
inform the Public, and hi, Frauds
in particular, that he has opened a
COMMISSION SCORE,
In number I;,Moket ftrect, Ratfnowh,
— Where he will receive Merchandize
for sale, or trauma any 01her business on
COMMISSION.
He likcwtje has a licence at an
AUCTIONEER,
And will receive Property of any kind
for Public Sale, and Pronifis those
Gentlemen who may be pleated to favor
him with their commands, that iris bell
endeavors shall not be wanting to com
pleat the fathe with fidelity ana difoatch,
and every favor will be duly attended, by
the Public's obedient fervaht.
Alexander Ewen^
PUBLISHED,
(Price 10 Dollars per dozen, and one Dollar
fogle,) AND FOR SALE,
By CHARLES PEIRCE, at He
Columbian Bock/lore, Portsmouth,
A new Edition, being the fifth of the
Village .HARMONY, or
Youth's Affiant to Sacred Mujic;
CONTAINING —A cor.cife Intro
dupion to the Grounds of MUSIC,
with luch a colkaion of the most ap
proved Psalm-Tunes, Anthems, and other
Pieces, as are most suitable for Divine
Word)ip— Defined principally for the Use
of . Schools and Singing Societies.
The Proprietor of the Village Harmony
has taken great pains to improve this Fifth
Edition. —ln some instances he has left
out pieces, and cbmptefled others, to in
fer! in their room such Music as is Left
calculated to plealc the taste of those who
possess the delicate tone and the nicest ear.
The Tillage Harriot) is so well known,
and so generally uied, that it needs no
comment to recommend it to the Public.
It contains as good an cffrthier.t, and as
rich a variety of Music, as any book in
the United States. Its Rules are plain,
cbncile, and cafy for beginners. The
greater part of the Music, is tafy and ani
mating, and will be found to be extremes
ly well calculated for Divine Woifoip.
^ Singing Masters br Societies,
may always be (applied on as good terms
as at any Book-Store in the State.
AL SO—fifl received andfor fate as abovt
Ike Art of Singing,
Modern InfdAiiy confdered, with ref,eft td
its influence on Society, in a SermA preached
at Cambridge (England) by
ROBERT HALL, A. M.
O THE above Sermon has run
through THREE large editions in England, and
now there is a very handsome American edition
offered the public,which if irmeets with deserv
ed encouragement, every family will become
possessor at least of one of the Books.
*, The above work contains 55 large pog";
and may be bad eg C. PeIRCE or W. Treadwell J
Bookfore. Price, 25 c ents g
TX7ANI ED any quantity of
VV good ASHES, for which Ca<h
will be given if delivered at the Pot-Ash
houfo in Rochester, formerly occupied by
tiplSamuel Stoter. Feb. iq.
Subscriptions for tbe Oracle, at I dollar 50 cwf
per annum, payable quarterly,—femi-annrally—c(
annually, as is moji convenient for Sub, ribod,,
are thankfully received at tbe Columbian Ihvi'n'C
arid Oracle Printing-C/ffice, No . 5; Dahi&Jtreet:
In three Parts ; viz.
I. The Musical Primer.
11. The Chnfiian Harmony.
111. The Musical Magazine.
By ANDREW LAW, A. M.
Author of the Select Harmony, Rudi
ments of %ufic, &c.
CTrOTfiflXcanßreraiumaflM^CTtraßraiittreTßp
Wrapping, Writing and Letter
PAPER.
This day received a fr'Jk Jupply of
WRITING, Letter & Wrap.
ping PAPER, viz—Letter Papet
from 2if to 36/: per ream, or from 25 to
37 Cents per quire; Writing Paper from
18/2|(22/6, 24/. to Bcf. per ream, or
20 Cents, to 1 Dollar per quire ; Wrap
ping Paper from 6f to 7/5 per ream, a few
reams of which is large and nice.
A great variety of Pocket Books.
Ivory Comby; Teeth Brushes; Razors ;
Penknives ; Shaving Boxes and Brushes ;
/few very handsome desk, counting-room
and chest Ink Stands, &c.&c. —For sale
at CHARLES PEIRCE's R>okftore,
No. g,Dar ,d-ftreeL Portsmouth.
SEWALL's genuine Almanac
AlJo, Bickerftaff& Weatherwife's
And Farmers & Itaiah Thomas'
Mr. Roberts;
Miniature Painter,
RESpectfully informs the in
habitants of Port r l .
intends to remain i n , h £
m this place a Ihort
time, curing which, those who please to
avor him with commands may depend
on having linking likeness, which if
not approv ed, no gratuity will be expM
e',?cc',e° s to be seen at this office.
Portsmouth, F,h ~ iSor.