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minifte, will seriously remondrate.—
lhc highest funded debt in France, is
n nly „ per cent. That at 3 per cent,
uuuld be about 40 per cent. Prices
°f Island produce and tobacco very
dull—l expect they will mend after the
trade once becomes regular. Ido not
• find that the British interrupt our Eu
ropean commerce."
The Britifn fleet wasjuft within the
Baltic ; the new admiral (Pole)had ar
rived ; and Lord Nelson failed for
England on the day that Capt. Story
left Elfineur.
The executioners of the Emperor
Paul, Capt. Story inform us, are well
known to the public, and were pointed
out to him as the benefactors of the em
pire. The character of the new Empe
ror is a perfect contrast of that of his
father, and of course all thole odious
regulations, which regarded even the
most minute parts of dress, are done a
way. He receives his fubjeds with af
fability; refufes those slavish marks of
submission which had been exacted by
Paul; and is beloved by his fubjeds.
When Capt. Story was at Elfmeur,
he found that the minds of the Danes
were not yet calmed, since their contest
with the British fleet, and they were dil
igently (Lengthening their fortications.
Os the Swedes they complained loudly,
for not co-operating with them against
the British.
Yeflerday arrived here the /hip
Friendship, Capt. Story, from St. Pe
rerfburg. • Capt. Story confirms the ac
counts of the pacific disposition of the
r:^ '.roperor, and of the consequent
1c de< the English sailors, and refto
ratr;: of their (hips. Nothing however,
had then been fettled between England
and Putli. It was said that the latter
would uid adhere to the principles of
the Armed neutrality ; that a powerful
party in the Emperor's councils evinced
ahofthG disposition towards the English ;
and that .the attack on their alleis the
Danes was a letter which they could
not easily digest. In the mean tifie
the Ruffians were fortifying the port of
Cronftadt in the mod effectual manner.
The account of the progress of the Bri
tish fleet in the Baltic, and their being
off Riga, occafiohed considerable fen@-
tion at St. Petersburg, and the men of
war were in consequence withdrawn
into the inner harbour ; but the return
of the English fleet rtftored things to
their usual date.
der to the Weft Indies and Halifax,
which will put an end to the capture of
our vessels on the plea, that «we could
not carry cu an indirect trade from our own
forts c xitb the enemy of England, in arti
cles manufaaured or produced in the ene
my-country'; This order, joined to the
reform of the Colony Courts of Admi
ralty, will be of great advantage to
our trade, should the war continue,
which it is not improbable. One Court
is to be established at Martinique, ano
ther at Jamaica and a third at Halifax.
The two firft will have jurifdidion o
ver all the islands, and the salaries of
the Judges will be from 2 to £3OOO
sterling per annum. The process of
those Courts,as well as that of the Court
of Appeals, will be abridged, & made
to reach, in the firft indance, the own
ers and bail as well as the captors.—
They will have power to fend cargoes
to England for sale under proper se
curity, the money to be lodged in the
bank. It is also expected, that a regu
lation will be eftabliihed to prevent the
money from going into the hands of
the captors or their agents, in any case
'till it is definitively decreed to belong
to them, and that the prizes shall be
sent to Jamaica or Martinique instead
of being sent to other islands, and their
papers or copies sent to the reJpedive
Courts. These regulations would be a
great security against the abuses which
oui commerce has fuffered, from the
Courts and Cruizers of the British Co
lonies. —
A letter from a mercantile house of
the firft refpe&dbility in Bilboa, dated
June it, informs, " That the Board of
Health, of that port, have given orders,
that no vessels should hereafter be kept
at Quarantine, unless some of the crew
be found to have the yellow fever.
NEW-YORK, AUGUST ~
The brig Little Maria, Capt. Cahoon,
from bt. Croix, ("now at quarantine)
when out from thence 4 days, was bro't
too by the French frigate Cornelia,
from Guadaloupe bound to France,
who put on board of Capt. C. 6 men,
whom they had taken from a veifel,
which a few days previous, they had
funk. The French forced these men
cn % board the Little Maria, without
either provisions or water !
A letter from Ireland, dated May
16, cautions the American merchants
agaiuft the shipment of flaxfeed.
We are informed by a rcfpedable
correspondent, that our Minister at the
Court of London has obtained an or-
BOSTON, AUGUST 4.
Important to Merchants.
SALEM, AUGUST 4.
FROM RUss!A.
Authentic.
I saw a note in your paper not long
since, intimating that Mr. Cutts, was
actually chosen. Such as have no ob
jedions against the man, wiffi for the
privilege which the constitution grants
them, of giving in their votes for whom
they will.—ln this inftauce, this has
not been the case. There are several
refpedable towns in this county, which
were not notified to meet on the day
appointed for this purpose; from which
the precepts were kept back. We do
not fay that this is a Jacobin trick, yet
we think it looks much like it. If the
High Sheriffis paid for fending these
to every town and plantation, we hope
that he is not more than paid for re
taining them. If these precepts have
been loft or mislaid by the negled of
others to whom they were committed
to deftribute, then we think that the
Sheriff ought to be apprised of it ; —
but if through his negle& then we think
that the public ought to know it. If
a repi efentative is to be chosen by the
voice of the people, and if one third of
the people have had no voice in it, then
it appears that he is not chosen accord
ing to the constitution. It would give
much fatisfadion to many inquiring
minds to be informed how this mistake
happened. AN INQUIRER.
MARINE IMPROVEMENTS.
Lad week was brought to town(fays a Hali
fax paper) a Machine for preserving (hips at sea,
while exposed to severe weather, it is intended
to operate as an anchor and a harbour, to ride
the ship and turn the wave. It will occupy but
little space ; weighs about fix hundred, draws a
column of 90 square feet, and can easily be
managed by very few hands. It is the fame
which was (hewn in model to His Royal High
ness Prince Edward, and to the Gentlemen of
the Navy in the year 1796, but greatly fimplifi
ed and improved. Its complexity was the only
thing which then occasioned a doubt of its ex
treme utility with men of nautical abilities and
experience; which objection is now entirely
removed, and it promises to prove a national
benefit. The Inventor, we understand, is W.
Haliburton, of Windsor, who has employed
many years on this and other researches alike
tending to promote the interests of humanity.
0
The practice of opening barbers' (hops on
Sundays has been difeoncinyed at Salem; and
Newburyport ; and cautions have been given
againfl the letting of herfe, & chaise onSnndays.
It has several times been suggested
that all was not right in the late Fork
(maine) Election. That these sugges
tions were well founded, appears from
the following communications to the
editor, and the authority of Gentlemen
of the firft refpeddbility. What may
be offered in extenuation of such con
dud is yet to be learnt. The fubjed,
however, is too important to be over
looked, and demands serious inquiry.
If it. be the will of a majority of all the
free electors of York Diltrid, that Mr.
Cutts Ih ill be their representative, no
one will complain ; —but if his election
has been obtained by jacobin fraud and
finefle, it is the du r y of those electors
who have been deprived of the exercise
of their right of fuffrage, most spirited
ly to remunerate against a measure so
dangerous to the community.
From "Jenks' Portland Gazette.
Be so good as to hint through the
medium of your ufeful paper, that al
though Mr. Cutts of Pepperelborough,
as is said, is to go to Congress to supply
the place of Mr. Thatcher, yet he is
not chosen by the people, because there
are fix or seven towns in the county
which have not received precepts for
calling meetings ; and by that means
have aftually been deprived of voting.
A COUNTRYMAN.
Mr. Jenks,
The Hon. Mr. Cabott has lignified to Messrs.
Jonathan Webb and Capt. Freeman, that resti
tution has been awarded by the British Admi
ralty, from the captors, in the case of the New
Adventure of this port.
On Friday last there anchored in our roads,
the French privateer L'Experience, having in
company as prize, the Englilh schooner British
Q^en,capt. Ketchum,from St. John's, hound to
Newyo-k, with Plaifter of Paris. The prize
has been ransomed for 2000 dollars.—lt is
with plcafure we mention, that the French Cap
tain treated his prisoners with a liberality and
gentlemanlike condud, not frequent among his
brother privateerfmen.
Some of your readers will be pleased to know
the result of an experiment I have made on my
grass lands with Plainer of Paris.
On the 13th of May lad, I scattered Plainer
of Paris over two pieces of my hide bound grass
ground, at the rate of two and an half bushels
an acre, leaving some land between them, with
out any dressing. The whole was mowed on
the 6th of July, and the comparative produce
was as follows. The undrefled land, yielded
at the rate of 10 cwt. per acre, one of the
plaiftered pieces, at the rate of 31 1-2 cwt. and
the other, 36 1-2 cwt. per acre.
The Plainer I used was, I believe, brought
from France; but from other experiments I
have made with the Piaiftcr of Novafcotia, I am
of opinion that it will be found to be a valuable
manure. JOHN MERRICK.
JEGrPT,- „
Damietta, taken by the Turks, from the
French, we believe is about 130 miles to the
Eastward of Alexandria ; and Rosetta, taken by
the British, is about 30 in a similar direction
from the fame place. We do not conceive of
any important impediment to the uniting of the
whole British and Turkish forces employed in
the Egyptian Expedition. On the other hand
there appears scarcely a chance of the reinforce
ment of the French. The London Editors ex
ped that the next news from Egypt, will in
form of the capitulation of the French Army,
and be brought to Toulon, by the officers.
[Bfenp^p*
mr. edes,
0
HALLOWELL, JULY 1,.
PORTLAND, AUGUST 3.
Edward Jones, of Columbia diftri&, to be
Commercial Agent at Guadaloupe.
Thomas Aborn, of Rhode Bland, to be Com
mercial Agent at Cayenne. Peter Dobeld, of
Pennfylvania,to be Commercial Agent at Havre.
Fulwar Skipwith, of Virginia, to be •Commer
cial Agent at Paris
John C. Murray, of New-York, Consul at
Glasgow.
Jofepb Pcelis, Consul at Malta.
Etienne Cathalan,Commercial Agent at Mara
feilles.
Daniel Clark, of New-Orleans, to be Consul
for that port. {Official Paper.]
APPOINTMENT.—SamueI Osgood Super
visor for the diftrictof Newyork, vice Col. N.
Fish, difniffed. $," Is the appointed honed ?
Is he capable ? Is he friendly to the conllitu
tion ?' 'We know not what he is now, but in
1787, we know that he was amongst the mod
envenomed enemies of the Constitution.
[Cent.]
0
Capt. Harvey, from the island of Cuba, in
forms, that the trade to the port of Matanzas
was interdicted the 12th July, by the Spanish
government; and the American veffcls, having
inward cargoes, were ordered to depart. [Cent.]
The Spaniards have declared Gibraltar in a
ftate of blockade ; and have condemned several
American vessels for attempting trade with that
fortrefs! o
The Academy of Sciences at Stockholm, has
applied to the institute at Paris for astronomi
cal instruments sufficiently correct to fix inva
riably the situation of Torneo, the mod remote
town in the North of Europe, and at the fame
time the most ancient in Weftern Bothnia. It
was the place that Charles Xf. visited on the
14th of June, 1694, accompanied by several
mathematicians, when he law from the top of a
tewer the fun at mid-night. This town is cele
brated for the obfcrVations that Maupertius and
some other members of the academy of Sciences
at Paris made in 1736 and 1737, in order to
determine the figure of the globe.
0
A singular acci dent occured atSalem
N. H. on Friday last. As several per
sons were running horses, two good
horses running in different directions,
on full speed, met,and killed each other
in an instant. The necks of both hors
es were broken. The riders were tak
en up for dead,but soon revived. They
were living on Saturday, and although
both are badly wounded, it is expected
they will recover.
0 c
We underload that Mr. Peale, of Philadel
phia, has lately returned from a trip up the
North River, where he purchased the most
meterial parts of the bones of the great Ameri
can animal, commonly called rhe Mammoth,
as well as the right of taking up the remainder.
Within the space of two or three months he ex
pects to have it in his power to put together a
complete Ikclcton for the museum.
o
A distillery of spirits of turpentine at
Bunker-hill, New-York, belonging to a
Mr. Brown, was consumed by fire on
the 28th ult. The loss is estimated at
3000 dollars.
0 .
We hear, a Cheese has been made in
Cheshire, in the State of Ma.Tachufetts,
4 feet in diameter, and 18 inches in
depth. It is intended to be presented
to the President.
Two children lately born in New-Jerfe,,have
been named Thomas Jefferfon Shinn, and Aaron
Burr Shinn. A Connecticut wit noticing the
circumstance fportivcly fays, “ There's no help
for sickness, and fore Jbins."
0
The census, for the Northwest Territory is
completed, and gives as the whole number of
inhabitants, 45 315.
Arrivals and departures since July 18.
July I I foiled brig Mary , Pinkham, Martinico
16 arrived Sloop Enterprize, Shanro, T. If and
19 do Brig Heflor, Hart, Tobago via Button
22 do Ship Charlotte Murdock,Walker,N.York
27 Sailed Brig Betsey, Grover, Grenada
Arrived Schooner Sally, Smith, Richmond
do Brig Olive Branch, Lindsey, Turks-Ifand
via York.
28 do Schooner Amity, Rugg, Philadelphia
Sailed (hip Charlotte Murdoch, Walker,Teneriffe
29 Arrived Schooner Indufry, Moore, St. Croix
via Neto-York.
Aug. I arrived brig Good-Intent, Blunt, Guadaloupe
do schooner Diana, Beal, St. Kitts
2 Sailed Jhip Phaeton, Billings, London
6 do brig Heitor, Hart, Tobago.
Mr. De La Motte, Vice-Commercial Agent
at Havre.
Appointments by the PreJident of the United States.
George W. Erving, of Massachusetts, to be
Consul at London.
DIED] On bis passage from the Weft-Indies, to
Nev-York, Mr. 'John Evans aged ^formerly of
this town.
In this town Mr. John Ball, aged 41.
Mr. Benjamin Bigelow aged 42.
Mrs Lydia Lewis, aged 55.
Irt Reading, (England) John Lopeland, a four
neyman Printer, aged 83—continued in one office up
wards of fifty years —and worked at bis bufnefs
(as a Pressman) tilt witbin a few days of bis death
ON TUESDAY NEXT,
The i\th day of AUGUSI, inst.
at 12 o'clock, M. on the premises
THAT part of the BRICK
STORE now occupied for the
CuftomHoufe ; Chamber and gaye
over the fame— Terms of payment will
be made known at the time of Sale.
Pot tjmouth, Augufi 7, ISo I.
CASH will be given for a few
Green & Tann'd SHEEP SKINS
at the Oracle Office.
MARRIED By Rev. T. Alden—Mr. Jabez
Colbert to Miss Abigail Stoodley.
AtPublic Auction,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1801.
PORTSMOUTH,
TO BE SOLD
OFFICIAL.
Mr. Maurice's
Second quarter of his Dancing
School, will begin on next Monday even
ing & Wednesday for large Class, and
Wednesday, and Saturday in the after
noon for the Imall Clafes, 8 Dollars, for
New Scholars,and 6, only for those who
have been before to his school.
In Market. Street, Portsmouth.
4 chests Hyfon Skin, 1 ^
2 do. Souchong, and p,
4 bbls, of damaged I
Bohea J >
6 calks GUN POWD^-
with sundry other articles, &c.
Sale at ii o'clock. August 8, iß o t.
70 BE LET.
A LARGE,com
modious New
11l lifffl ulfor Manufacturing Soap &
Candles, with every utenhl
neceffaty for carrying on the bufiuefs —
Situated in Gravel-Lane. Enquire of the
Printers August 8. 18ot.
Just publijhed and for Jale at the
Portsmouth Book-fore, by
Wm. Treadwell & C^
DAMBERGER's TRAVELS
In one large Volume, ornamented witha
new and corrt& Map of Africa,
TRAVELS through the inte
rior of Africa, from the Cape of
Good Hope to Morocco, in Caffiarta, the
kingdoms of Mautaman, Angola, Maffi
Monoemugi, Mujehago, Barbara, Wang.ia,
Haivaffa, &c.—and thence through the
Desert of Sahara and the North of Bar
bary to Morocco between the years 1781
and %797, BY
Spelling Books, &c. &c.
ifthe S TATIONAR Y Line.
Writing Paper of all kinds.
Upham & Garland,
Brandy ; Gin; Rum ;
Georgia Cotton; Rice ; loaf,
India and brown Sugar; Hyfon,
Souchong and Bohea TEA ;
Raisins; Chocolate, &c. &c. &c.
by the Pipe, Hoglhead, bag, &c. Also,
20 Cases long cork'd
CLARET WINE of
an excellent quality.
Christian Frederick Damberger.
g,Subfcribers are desired to call for their Books.
Mahogany Back Gammon Boards
Writing & Cyphering BOOKS.
INK-STANDS— Wedgwood
Fountain — Pewter—Glass with brass
mounts, and fond gl ffes handlome
pocket, and common School ditto.
Large Pewter INK-CHISTS.
Cartridge LOGGS. Cartridge
PAPER. Blue Demy ditto.
Receipt & Memorandum Books.
Pocket Booksof all kinds & prices
—with many other articles.
— AL SO-
At Public Auction,
On 1 UESDAY, iith of August,
AT THE OFFICE OF
Books, Stationary, &c.
Seamen's Books of all kinds.
BIBLES, ditto.
(QUILLS of all prices.
Wrapping & Sheathing PAPER.
PASTEBOARD.
Account Books of all kinds.
r, They carry on the Printing
and Book-binding bufarfs in their various
branches as usual.
Testaments. Dictionary's.
Letter do. Wove & common,
gilt and plain edges.
Paper Hangings,
from 2J() to 14/3 the Role.
Trunks,
Oil. Cloth & Leather, from 75 to gooCts.
WHEREAS, Betsey, my wife,
from her perverse dilpofnion, and
influenced by her mother Anna Muli
neaux has departed from my house, re
fufino to live with me ; I hereby forbid
all perform entertaining, or trusting her
upon my account, fer I will npt pay any
debt flit may contrad.
Witness my hand,DAVID BARTLETT.
Paifmouth, August 8, ißot.
Alex'r Ewen,
I Doz. good MATRASSES.
I-2 Doz. good SPY GLASSES
I do. Frontinac.
Portjmouth, Aug. 8. 1801.
A general Assortment of
TO BE SOLD
FOR SALE bv
AND AS USUAL,
—ALSO—
Rum, Brandy, Gin.
Sherry, Port, Malaga, & Lifbco
WINE S.
Mr. Turner
Respectfully informs
his frien s and the public in gene
ral, that his DANCING ACADEMY
was opened on Thursday lad at the Al
fenbly Room —hours of attendance for
Makers and Mitres, from 3 to 6 o'clock
P. M. on Thursdays and Saturdays ; —
An evening School will be opened for
gentlemen on Thursday next.
Mr. T. will difpence with entrance
money where it has been paid to former
matters, in other relpefts the terms will
befoul dollars admission and eight dollars
per quarter. Augu/i 1, 1801
Weftindia COTTON.
Georgia ditto.
Bohea,\
Souchong (nr 17* A
Hyfon and [ J LAo
Hyfon Skin J
Coffee, Chocolate, No, 1 & 2.
English Shaving SOAP, of the
btft quality, price 20 Cents per Cake.
RAZORS from 20 to 100 cents
RAZOR STRAPS & PASTE.
Shaving Boxes and Bruihes, &c.
— ALSO—
Tooth Powder and Bruihes, and
a great variety of PENKNIVES.
For Sale at C. PEIRCE' s ßoek foe,
No. § Daniel ft cet, Pvtfaawh.
Portsmouth, Augufi 8. 1801,
Weit-India I^oat & Havanas.
Raisins, Currants, Calfia and A mends.
Ginger, Alfpice, and Pepper.
Cloves, Nutmegs and Mace.
Poland Starch, Oatmeal.
Copperas, Allum.
°-° «#-<► *»
THE Subscriber intending to
leave Purtfmouth in a Abort time, re
quells all ihofe who have any demands
on him prior to this date to call on him
for settlement; and all those indebted are
desired to make speedy payment.
He offers for sale part of the
DWELLING HOUSE, and the Land
thereto belonging, now occupied by him,
situated in Daniel-street, Portsmouth, a
plan of which will be (hewn any person
wishing to purchase the fame. The (land
is an excellent one for trade, and the
House may be converted into Stores suit.
able either for Wed-India or Englilh
Goods, at a fmJl expense;
SUGARS
GROCERRY LI N E,
on moderate terms & of the best quality.
Portsmouth, Auguf 7, ißor.
For Sale, half of an excellent
Wall PEW in the Rev. Mr. Buckmin
ftcr's meeting.houfe.
/5^A A very Commodious
B house,
I" J ff e y Street, %/ierf
STACEY KENNISON,
Portsmouth, Aug 8 1801.
Ell ot's Snuff, & N°i fmoaking Tobacco.
East-India Segars, &: Boston do.
W rapping Paper & Tea Paper.
Florence Oil.
At N° 7, Portsmouth Pier.
Fifty barrels Philadelphia and Newvork
FLOUR.
26 barrels N. F RUM.
10 barrels PORK.
15 chests Hyfon, \ ^
Hyfon Skin,( N
Souchong, (£
And Bohea ) ^
CD
16 bags India SUGAR.
Georgia COTTON.
20 boxes Chocolate, N° 2.
20 calks RAISINS.
10 Hhds. W. I. RUM.
Pipes BRANDY and GIN.
100 pieces Bandannas, &c.&c.
Poi tJmouth, August 7, 180 I.
TAKE-NOTICE.
GOODS,
NOW LANDING
AND FOR SALE BY
Waldron^ Holman
Wm. & Cha's Neil,
SHAVING MATERIALS.
EDWARD J. PEIRCE.
PorfmouthQ Augvfl 1. 1801.
Hite for Sale—TßZ following
By IVkolefde or Retail,
With other articles in the
TO LET
—ALSO—