United States oracle and Portsmouth advertiser — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-05-14 00:00:00, page 4

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From Campbell's Journey to India.
Mr, Hall's afftteg Story, told to Mr. Camp
oil in a dungsn in Uy ter alley, Dominic# —a
fiiu drf ester toe feipToreck, and but a few
lowr before bis difolution — ft ra^re affcan^ nar•
"^ dive was never yet " breathed in pity's car."
ALTHOUGH you are now,ruy d'etr friend!
a witness to my being the troll pcrfeaiy
wretched of all created beings, yet the time ^
not long pad when' fortune 4'miUd upon and
gave me promise of as much happiness as Mau
in thia wretched vale of tears is allowed by his
circumscribed nature to hope for. I have seen
the time, when each revolving fun rofc to uficr
me to a day of j®y, and let to condign me to a
night of undiftnebeu repose—when the bounties
of nature, and the productions of Art, were
poured with the profusion of fond paternal af
fectlon into my lap —when troops of friends
hailed my fifing prol'peds—when heath and
Deace made this person their uninterrupted a
bode—and when the nioft benignant love that
ever bkffed a mortal filled up the meafere of
try blifi Yes, CAMPBELL !it was once my
happiness, though now alas! the source of
poignant misery to be bl< ff -d with the heft pa
tents that ever watched over the welfare of a
f ° -with friends, too, OTo loved me, and
% a mv heart cheri (hed—and —C Ged! do
I think of her, and yet retain my senses—with
the affections of a young lady, than whom
providence, in the fullness of its powers as 1
bounty to taankmd, never formed one more
lively, one more angelic in person, more heav
enly in difyofition, mere rich-in inteile&ual en
do,meme. Alas /my friend,will you,can you
pardon ttofe warm ebullitions of a food passion ?
will you for a moment 'enter into my feelings,
and wa%e allowance for chose transports ? But
how can you ? Your friendship and pity may
indeed induce you to excuse this interruption ;
bur, to fyrirpathife truly, and feel as I feel, you
must have known the charming girl herfelf.
My father, though be did not move in the
very firft walk of life, held the tank of a Gen
tleman by birth and education, and was respec
table, not only as a man of considerable pro
perty, but as a person who knew how to turn
the gifts 6f fortune to their bell account he
Was generous without prodigality, and charita
ble without orientation : he was allowed by all
whoknew him to be the most tender of huf
ands—the mod zealous and sincere of friends,
and 1 can bear witness to his being the bed of
parents, As long as I can re member to have
been able to make a remark, the tenderness of
both my father and mother knew no bounds :
1 leemed to occupy all their thoughts, all their
attention ; and in a few years, as 1 thank God I
never made an unfuitablc return, for their af
fe&ion ; it increased to Inch a degree, that their
ezeftience seemed to hang upon mine.
To make so much cf a child so beloved as
bis natural talents would allow, no expence was
spared in my education : from childhood, every
inftru&ion that money could purchase, and ev
ery allurement to learn, that fondnefs could sug
gest, were bestowed upon me : while my be-|
loved father tracing the advances I made with ;
the magnifying eye of affection, would hang o-|
ver me in rapture, and enjoy by anticipation the 1
fame and honours that, overweening fondnefs ;
suggested to him, muff ®ne day surround pre.;
These prejudices, my dear friend ! arising from
the excels of natural affection, are excufcable, if
not amiable, and deserve a better fate than dis
appointment. Alas! my honoured father, you
little knew—and oh ! may you never know, ;
what fert of fame, what fort of honours, await 1
your child 7 May the anguish he endures, and
his mod ealamitiousfate, never reach your ears !
for, too well I know, f twould give a deadly
wrench to your heart, and precipitate you Un
timely to your grave.
Thus years rolled on ; during which, time
seemed to have added news wings to his Right
so quickly did they pah. Unmarked by any of
those sinister events that parcel out the time in
•weary flages to the unfortunate, it Hid on un
perceived ; and an enlargement in my fize,and
an increase cf knowledge, were ail I had to in
form me that eighteen years had palled away.
It was at this time that I firft found the
smooth current of my tranquility interrupted,
and the tide of my feelings dwelled and agitat
ed, by the accession of new streams of sensation
•—ln short I became a Have to the delicious
pains of Lcve ; and, after having borne them
in concealment for a long time, at length col
lected courage to declare it. Frankness and can
dour were among the virtues of my beloved ;
she listened to the protestations of affedlisn^nd,
Tiling above the little rts of her sex, avowed a
reciprocal attachment- The measure of my
bliss seemed now to be full ; the purity of my
paSion was such, that the thoughts of the gros
ser animal desires never once occurred ; and
happy in loving, and being beloved, we passed
bus time in all the innocent blandishments which
truly virtuous love inspires, without our imagi
nation roaming even for an instant into the
wilds of sensuality.
As I was to inherit a genteel, independent
fortune, my father proposed to breed me up to
a learned profeffion—the Law ; rather to invi-|
gorate and exercise my intellects, and as a ftep|
to rank in the Rate, than for mere lucrative pur
poses. 1 was put to ope of the universities, with
an allowance suited to his intentions towards
ire; and was immediately to have been sent to
travel for my further improvement, when an
unforefeen accident happened, which imme
diately crushed all my fathers views, dashed the
cup of happiness from my lips, and brought me
ultimately to that deplorable Rate in which you
have now the misfortune to be joined along
with me.
It was put a few months antecedent to my
embarking for the caftern world, that my fa
ther, whom I had for feme time with sorrow,
observed thoughtful, ftudtous and melancholy
took me into his study, and, seizing my hand
end looking earnestly into my face, while his
countenance betrayed the violent agitation of
bis mind, atked n^ emphatically, if I thought I
bad fortitude to bear the greatest possible cala
mity ? I was horror-ftfuck at his emotion, ac
co.&pmicd by filch a qucilion—but replied, I
ho ,-d 1 had. He then asked me if I bad affec
tion though for him to- forgive him if he was
the cable of it ? I answered, that the idea con
nerted with the word forgroentf, was that
v hick I could never be brought by an earthly
ciicumflance to apply to my father ; but beg
gsc him at once to disclose the worst to me —
as, D it what it might, my misery could net
surpass what I then felt from the mytterious
tn inner in which he then spoke.
He thro told me that he was an undone man
—-that he had, with the very bell intentions, and
with the view of aggrandizing me, engaged in
great and important (peculations, which, had
they lucceeded, would have given us a princely
fortune — but, having turned out, unfortunately,
& reverie, h^d left him little above beggary.
He • tied, that he had not the resolution to com -
mu.iu.ate bis losses to me until ncccffity com
pelled him to tell me ill the truth
Although this was a severe shock to me, I
endeavored to conceal my feelings from my fa
ther, on whole account, more than on my own,
1 was affected, and pretended to make as light
of it as so very important a misfortune would
juftify ;and I had the happineL to perceive that
the worthy man took some comfort from my
tuppofed indifference, 1 conjured him not *o
let to very trivial a thing as the Ids of property,
which could be repaired,break in on hu peace of
mind or health, whichxonld not ; and observed
to hen, that we had all of us Hill enough —lor
that my private property (which I pcfailed in
dependent of him, and which a relation left me)
would amply fepply all sur necessities.
Having thus endeavored to accommodate my
unhappy father's feelings to his lofics, I had yet
to accommodate my own; and began to revolve
in my mind what was likely to enitie from, and
what step was mod proper to be taken, in this
dreadful change of circumftanccs. That which
lay reared my heart fir'd occurred; you will
readily guess that 1 mean my love; to involve
her 1 loved more, far more, than my life, in the
misfortunes of my family, was too horrible a
confederation to be outweighed even by the
drerl of lowing her. I knew not what to do,
and I thought upon it till I became almo& en
frenzied —ln this state I went to her, and un
folded the whole Rate of cur concerns, together
with my resolution not to involve her in our
ruin ;—when-~can you believe it ? the lovely,
girl insisted on making my fate indissolubly
her's — not,as (he said, that (he had the fmallefl
anpreherfi n lapft of time or change of circurn
(lancc could make an alteration in our amnion,
but that (he wished to give my mind that repose
which I might derive from feturity. This I
would by no means accede to ; and, for the pre
sent, we contented ourselves with mutual vows
of eternal fidelity.
As soon as I thought my father's mind fit for
such a conversation, I opened to him a plan 1
had formed of coming to India, to advance my
fortune. Hsunderftanfing approved of it, but
his heart dissented ; and he said, that to part
with me wculd give the finifhing firoke to his
misfortunes; but, as my interest was tolerably
good,! represented to him the great likelihood
I had of fucccfs ; and at last, with some diffi
culty, he confehted.
My next flop was to acquaint Mlfs —
with my resolution. 1 purpefely pass over a
meeting which no power of language can de
scribe / —then how can I ?—Oh/ Campbell,
I the remembrance of it gnaws me like a vulture
here," (and he put his hand upon his heart,
while the tears rolled down his cheeks,) " and
will soon, soon bring me to my end. ,
Not to detain you with vain efforts to de
scribe all cur feelings, I will confine myfelf to
telling you that after having made every ncctf
fary preparation, and divided with my much
honoured parents the little property 1 possessed,
1 set fail for India, in a Rate of mind compared
with which the horrors of annihilation would
have been enviable , the cheas in my thoughts
made me insensible to every object but one ; &
I brooded with a fort of stupid, gloomy indul
gence, over the portrait of Miss ,which
I hung round my neck, and was my inseparable
icompanioon, till the people who seized me as I
Icame ashore plundered me of it, and thereby de
prived me cf the sass refuge for comfort I had
ileft. Oh ! mohflers ! barbarians ! had you
iglutted your savage fury by diflevering my
limbs, one after another,from my body, it would
have been mercy, compared with depriving n,e
of that little image of her 1 love ! But it is dll
over, and I fnall soon fink into the grave, and
I never more be blefied with the view of those
Iheavenly features, till we meat in that region
, where all tears are wiped away, and where,!
I tfuft, we shall be joined together for endicfs a
iges, in eternal, never-fading bliss/
NoriEi
I To the Inhabitants of Portfmonth.
WE the fubferibers being e
le&ed HEALTH OFFICERS
I for the town of Portsmouth the ensuing
I year, take this early opportunity of fe-
Icommendinglcommending every measure that will pro
bably conduce to the health and prosper
ity of the town. We frail roleavour to
difeharge the duties ofour office in every
. relped , but we know, without we have
in aid the consent and exertions of the
citizens at large, our efforts muff fail of
having the good effect wewifo. Sedfibly
aftaed with the dtftruaive rage rd con
tagious difeafrs which have prevailed in
this town heretofore, we cannot willingly
believe any person so deftirute of a regard
for himfelt, and compaffon for bis fellow
creatures, as to withhold his hand in such
; a cause.
Deeply impressed with ideas that the
ihealth and well being of all populous
, towns depenn greatly upon the internal
iregulations of the citizens thereof; and
jurged by our duty to notice particularly
every nuisance or any thing offinfive, we
earnestly request all perlons to be Careful
in creating offensive n atter, and to use
every exertion in destroying whatever
tends to endanger the lives and health of
their neighbours.
We in a particular manner request that
ail vaults of privies may be cleaned, by
the fifteenth of the ensuing month, as the
approaching warm weather will render it
offenfivedI
All powers delegated to us by the laws
of Acwhampfliire, will be puriued with
Companion for all without rclpta to any.
l' en j^ ^Sherburne, ) Committee
Samuel Jones, < of
Joshua Brackett,J Health.
TRAVELLERS
'T'HE noted,full blooded, milk
-I white horfc called the Traveller,
(w; ch has been kept at the liable 01Col
Davi^ trebfler, ill Plymouth, several sea
sons pall) will stand the enfoing season at
''" ,!l'''" "' "'* ^ zr " Hutthfon in Exeter,
on Lhurtday, Friday & Saturday in each
w ex,and the remainder of the time at the
fcble of Mr, John S. Gordon, in Epping
Itrms; Twq dollars and fifty cents .
Leap, four dollars and fidy cents the tea
lon, and to ensure a foal, as the panic
fliall agree.
WILLIAM WEBSTER & Co.
r/j^ih, Jput, 1.803.
NEW GOODS.
—o—
— Coffin,
H AS received by the (hip
'A 'john Adams, from Liverpool,
and the Galen and Minerva, from
London, a large allurement of Faft3;:-,
able, Fancy and Steftb GOODS, which
will be opened in a few days in the
M'w Fire Proof Stere in Market ftrect.
Fortfmouth, May 7.
Nezv Spring GOODS.
— 0—
B. Brierley.
Acquaints his friends, and the
public,that he has just receiv
ed by the late arrivals
from England,
A very large and elegant afortinent of
Fafhienable, Fancy, and Staple
GOOD S,
Which are now opening for tale
at his Store in Broad-street.
APRIL 30, 1803,
Z. Robinfen & Co.l
At the head of the Pier.
have no< wready for file, a very large and
complete afcrlment of
Crockery, Gials & China Ware,
Crates assorted principally for Country
Trader;.
Crates of Blue and White fancy Ware
assorted.
do. Blue and Green edg'd aborted. ;
do. Enameled under glar'd do.l
do. Printed and Penciled, do.
40 Crates Cream colored, do.
Hhds. Enarnell'd and Fluted Ware,do. 1
Boxes Glass Ware, assorted,
do. Tumblers,
do. Decanters,
do. Wine Glares,
do. Mugs,
Dutch Liquor Cases,
China in boxes aborted,
do. Tea Setts in single boxes,
All the above Goods will be fold for
cash or approved credit, as low as can
be purchased in Boston, anQ any assort
ment of the above Goods if desired,
will bere-packed to fait the purchasers.
yd/Jo, Few Hhds, Molalies.
12 Hhds. Rum.
Portsmouth, May 7.
K)R SdLE,
CORdage, Boltrope and Mar
lin of ail sizes ; Frenchand Ravens
IDuck ; Russia Sheeting; 6, 9, 12, 15
and 18 thread Fithing Lines ; cfidk/quid,;
log, deep la and band lead do; Hiring |
Nets of different sizes, fewin^ roping,
whipping, ball and S-d^on Twine. Sheet
Copper, Sheathing & Wrapping Paper;
:Nails andßrads of all kindsand tizes,from
I 14 cz. Clouts to to inch Spikes.
Gould and Patent Logs.
Perkins' Patent Pumps.
Ensigns ; Burges ; Jacks, and
Pendants. —ALSO —
Tar ; Pitch ; Spirits; Turpen
tine ; Oil; roll & lump brimftonr;Lamp-
I BLck; Spanish Brown; YcllowOcbre;
I White Lean; and almoil every article i
[ neceffary for a flip—With
a general afortment of
GROCERIES,
kept con ftantly on sale, for cafli or ap
proved credit by
Henry Ladd,
I at his Ship Chandlery Store in
; F ~ Srrert May 7.
Now Landing,
And FOR SALE AT
E. Chadwick's store
In Buck-freet,
A few qr. casks Malaga Wine ;
Calks freffi Raisins and Figs ;
Boxes Oranges, Lemons, Choco
late, Pipes, mould and dipt Can
dles; bales Cotton; bags Coffee,
Pepper, Pimento, &c. Chefls
and quarter chests Bohea Tea ;
chests Souchong & Hylon Skin
do. barrels and bags Sugar, Loaf
Sugar; Pollock FEh ; Salt ;
English & Dutch Window Glass;
Florence Oil ; Cliche; Rye ;
White Beans ; Reduced ; Log
wood Coppolas ; Alluili ; In
digo; Mustard ; Cayenne ;
Cloves ; Cinnamons Nutmegs ;
Ginger ; Cocoa Shells ; Spamih
Segars ; Smoaking Tobacco ;
Writing and Wrapping Paper ;
straws Tumblers, Ac.
Together with a gene at rfctmfni ts
tVeft-hdia GOODS &
GROCERIES.
Foitfho^rh, April 30.
$iT IF aNlCL) —at tiitsoii.ee
a fmari, a&ive LAI), as an ap
prentice to the printing bufinels.
EX WHEREAS 1 J.V3:Es Scott ofj
VV Portbin ud,wm> lirih Deer. Mar
ried aboir five year's, meeting with fuel)
great -fhaioos by his nite drinking m
excess ot Ipintous liquors, in his absence
and running him inatbt to fun by mr
;chants, of u bicif 1 hive the bills to (bow
I that I #: ,we paid, and when flu get dis.
I gudefhe wbl tcarnty fidhand niy clothes
1 without ary provocation,ar the fame time
I curfiog ami (weiring and taking God's
name in vain and blatpheming at a grea
iter degree than cverl'knew any woman
I in my life, and in her passion file would
elope from her bed t< >fome other place ;
and after lowering under these affliaions so
long,! thought in n jy o wn mind that I
muff get divorced from her according to
law.—All this J have borne with patience
for this Dur years pdf, keeping it secret
from the world, rxptaingthat fae would
grow better, but 1 find it to the contrary
that the older (he grows the worse flie is,
and in niy ablence Are has fold or paw
ndfundry articles to the amount of ten
1 dollars. And there is other facts which
she is guilty of, I would not Wifli to men
tion in this paper for fear it would pre
vent her getting another husband I there
fore forewarn any person or perlons of
trusting her on my account, as I am de
; termineci not to pay any debt that she
I fliall ontra&,
Asfle chose to wear Satan's yoke,
Imean that fafall me no longer provoke ;
JAMES SCOTT.
Portjmoufh, April 30, 1803.
" Every tree is known by its fruit."
THIS is what Beauty's mother has
brought to bear—or hiftory of one
woman [or fruit] deluded by her mo
ther [alias tree.]
In (pace of 2 years and 4 months, I
,have been married [alias grafted] tothis
I woman, and in this space, I fay, die has
I eloped eleven times from my house and
!bed. I often came to a resolution to
I have nothing to do with her, but on ac-
I count of my child I have repeatedly for
given her. But four things I cannot for
give her, viz—
First, — When I am at Boston on busi
ness die receives money, clothes and letter
weekly—and beds and boards with ano
ther man. N
Secondly —When the doctor attends ike
child when sick, as soon as his back is
turned flie gives her child a glass of rum
to set it asleep—and goes to walk with a
nother man.
Thirdly—On the ißih March as I was
I at my work, she went off with her com
!piny-keeper, which I provided to wait
1 on her—with him, did I fay, aye and with
I these two went — all my money !!! some
of my clothes! ! and ftript the child's
clothes, and left it it*he cradle weeping !
Fourthly and laflly —She began to take
her nighboiL goods, without leave—for
which I have been called on to pay for.
IHer company-keeper fays her mother
;peffuaded her to go with her, precious
I pair) to Newbury,Salem or Br&m where
flie will not be known. After they were
strayed, some of the chia's things Were
found underneath the mother's bed.
Now her mother [or this tree which
I has been so great a poison to my uell-be-'
ling, that is, in poifomug the mind of this
twig of her^, which I tad engrafted for
imy own particular lift ] fays the is too
handsome, too delicate to work for me.
Now the good people who read this my
adyertifement, must think I am a plain
fp>ken man.—l have giv^n here a fketrh
of the muff feeling and forcible traits of
;her condua. If they appear delicate and
handtome, I pray trail may never again
be possessor of so much delicacy or beauty,
being as how I would sooner have my
ears tied to a pair of seven pound creak
ing hinges,than be fubjed to such a Bond
of beauty and delicacy, mingled togeth
er, and which i$ really too much for my
nerves to bear.
Her mother fays she can get one to pur
a piece in print, and all her condua will
be overlooked—let her try. —I forbid aH
Perfoos from trusting, harbouring and
entertaining her on my account, or for
me, as I am determined to pay no affairs
of hers after date. D. BARTLETT.
Fortfmauth, May 7.
10 up whom it may Concern,
0
THIS will certify that Eunice,
wife of me the Subscriber, has
quit my bed and board, in a very un
becoming manner, and has unnecessari
ly run me in debt.—This, therefore is
to forbid all Perotns whatever from
nutting her on my account, as 'I will
pay no debt of her'contra&ing after
this date. JONA. MELCHER.
Exeter. Mav % 1803.
1 y /.a ~ hoo> tile lubicriber on
Weunefday the 20th infl. JOdIAH
hubklDGE, an indented a; prentice.
13 dollars reward will be given today
perlon who will return him to the sub
scriber, and no ch^rgis p@id.
BepFimiii Lovering?
Fxef.Mav 2. 1803.
2 Second-hand Chaiie,
Tro be S<E, one of which is diroti
L new — Nent Stock will be received
in part pay —Er quire of
Joseph Adams,
Stroh^ni May 2, iSM
Fresh Lemons,
Per box — For file by
NATHANIEL WHITE.
Cor°rejsfleet. April 16.
AOCTKM.
For Sale — ityk,
At PUBLIC AUCTION
A Dv/cIIiRR {ictile 1
Rock pafhire, belonging to the fuWcril ;.
with two rooms on a finer, with a Lot<
Lind,^ feet front, running no feet bac
to the water. This Houle is two Horie?
high, and will be a bargain.
GEORGE' WALKER.
Por/fm^th, April 22, 280;.
Wra. & Cha's Neil,
11AFE FOR SALE
Rum. Loaf & Lump do.
Gin. Flourpr.barrel.
Brandy pr. pipe ,!'." ~"' Br ,''
,Elliot sSnufFpr.ke%
and retail.
t, , t M rapping Paper.
Joh^a lea ini Mould Candles.
quarter chests. Clnvec
Souchong do. Nutm ;
Hyfon, Cassia
Cotton pr.ba, cinnamon.
Raihns pr.calk. M
Boxes Lemons. p
Sherry, Ri
^^ S^h Float
Port ]>
- Indigo.
Havana Su%ir.
IFith a ^erere?'rfftmert of
GROCERIES,
as ulual. sfrilz<) b
Josiah Blake,
Wifiti to InJwm hitfriends that he centinak
to carry on the
ROOT and SHOE making,
at the Head of Buck-street,
And has for Sale,
Womens' Morrocco and Leath
er SHOES, and Children's do. of all
kinds. He has al/o so Sale,
Weft-India GOODS,
Rum, Brandy, Gin, Molasses,
Sugar, Tea,Coffee,Chocolate,&c.
Said Bi, ak e wants to purchase
thick Sale Shoes—They muftbe of a
large size, from 10 to 12 inches long ; —-
any of the above articles will be given ire
exchange for said fhbes.
£, Wanted a good Journeyman
Shoe'Maker, to whom good wages will begiw.
'"___ PfrlrcomL, April 30.
S. Sprague,
Hair Dresser, Daniel-street.
Has for SALE
Englifli, French: and American
Hair Powder, firfl qualify, from
12.4 to 30 cents per pound.
American double and twifted'
Hair Ribbon.
Hard and Soft Pomatum.
Warranted Razors, & Cases.
Shaving Boxes and Brushes. . 2
Scented Soap, & Waih Balls.
Milk of Rotes, for purifying the
Skin.
Down and silk Powder Puffs.
Curling Tongs,; Craping do,
Ivory and horn Combs.
Cioth, Tooth, Comb and Shoe
'Brushes.
Best Bolton Segars, &c.'&c. &c.
Porttmond?"
NOW LA.^l^
Andforfale by
Elisha Hill,juh b
Good Retailing
R UM & MOLASSES,
P'^^^L—— RIL '°-
Jackets on the Rife /
TICKETS & Quarters in the third
Clab of South Hadley Canal Lot
tery, which commences drawing next
month ; may be had at C. PEIRCE's
Shop,in Buck-street, Pottfmouth, for five
dollars the whole ticket, until the ii;Hi :
ind. after which, they will be fold for 5
dollars and gocents. Quarters ig cents
advance. : .
May be had as above,
^Elegant Smelling Bottles.
Bit Haarlhni Oil;
Worm destroying Lozenges. ''
W. & D. Treadwells
Stationary Shop,
The Vocal Companion, & MascniL-
Rafter, in two parts—coiuQ^g of Mafom:
Songs, Anthems, Dirges, Prologues, Epilogues
Toasts and Sentiments, Charges, Brayers, four ,
ral ProcertTrns, &c. Pari id.—A corait v.e
couot of the Origin of Masonry in America,
wnh a lift of the Lodges in the fix Northern
States— viz,
MaCaebufetts, Connecticut;
Neubampibire, New-Ycik,
Rhode-lfland, Vermont.
With the names cf the Officers, and
the number of Members of which each
Lodgeconfifts. Price 125^.
Flowers of Modern Travels, being el
egant. interfiling, and irftrcdive extracts, ie
k&ed irom the Tories of the nod celebrated
'travellers, such as Lord Littleton, Six W.
Hamilton, Baren D. Toh, Dr. Johnson, Drs
Moore, Adrion, Brydone, &&— By the Rev;
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