The Rhode-Island American, and general advertiser — Providence [R.I.], 1810-04-27 00:00:00, page 1

J. B. WOOD’S
GENERAL PRICE-CURRENT OF BANK NOTES,
. AS THEY ARE RECEIVED AT HIS EXCHANGE-OFFICE, PKQVIUENCE, (R.l.f
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Bill* of the New-Hampshire, ditto payable in Philadelphia, Portsmouth, ) . . „ ...
Union, Strafford, and Exeter Banks, --- - - j-Ito 2 per cent dis.
Concord Banks, .......... 6 do.
, Cheshire, Coos, and Hillsborough Banks, 65 Jy.
M ASSACHURETTS.
Bills ofthe United States Branch, Massachusetts, Union, and Boston Bunks, .... P>r.
Salem, Essex, Beverly, Marbl-head, Newburyport, Gloucester, (Cap. )
Ann,) Plymouth, Worcester, Bedford, Pacifick, and Nantucket C. 1 1-2 per cent. dia.
Banks, J
Portland, Maine, and Saco Banks, .1 1.2 to 2 do.
Hallowell and Augusta, and Lincoln and Kennebeck Banks, ...... 5 do.
• Penobscot, - 20 do.
NortliamjHoa - • 20 do.
CONNECTICUT.
Bills of the Middletown, Hartford, New-Haven, Norwich, New-Lon-) , , ->•
don. Union, Derby, and Bridgeport Banka, $ 1-2 per cent, dis,
• VERMONT.
Bill* of the Vermont State Banks, 15 per cent. dis.
RHODE-ISLAND.
Bills of the Providence, Exchange, Roger Williams, Bank of Rhode-)
Island, Newport, Rhode lsland Union, Bank of Bristol, Commercial, > .. Par.
Warren, Rhode-lsland Central, and Narraganset Banks, . . . . j
Washington Bank, - 1 • - 3 per cent. dis.
KENTUCKY.
Bills of the Kentucky Insurance Company, - .... 12 1-2 per cent. di*.
NORTH-CAROLINA. •
Bill* of the Cape Fear, and Newbern Banks, ......... 12 1-2 per cent. dis.
SOUTH-CAROLINA.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, - par.
, State, and South-Carolina Banks, ............. .3 per cent. dis.
OHI( ).
Bills ofthe Marietta, Miami Exporting Company and Chillicotlie Banks, 15 to 20 per cent. dis.
NEW-YORK.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, Par.
Merchants, Manhattan Company, Bank of New-York, New-York State,)
Bank of Albany, Mohawk, Farmers’, Bank of Hudson, and Bank of C Par.
Columbia, ...- )
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’ anil Mechanicks’, Philadelphia, Bank of Pennsylvania, and)
, Bank nf North-America, ) ~ ” ar -
Bills of the Pennsylvania Branch Bank at Pittsburg, ........ 2 per cent. dis.
DEI. AW RE.
Bills of the Farmers* Bank, and Bank of Delaware 2 to 6 per cent dis.
MARYLAND. 4
Bills of the United States Branch Bank . p ar .
Union Bank of Maryland, Bank of Columbia, Hagerstown, Bank of)
Baltimore, Branch of the Farmers’ Bank of Maryland, and Mechanicks’ C 1 to 4 per cent. dis.
Hank of Baltimore, - )
VIRGINIA.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, par.
Bank of Virginia, 2 per cent. dis.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Bills of the Union Bank, Bank of Alexandria, and Bank of Potomack, 3to 6 per cent, dis
LOUISIANA TERRITORY.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, - p aP ,
Bank of Louisiana, • 10 per cent, dis'
The above Price-Current viill be car fully corrected everv Friday.
(XT’To the above Discount there will be a email advance for email turns, and Bills under
5 dollars, net of this Slate.
•.•United States and Boston Rills, or Specie, will I ven for any Bills received at par,
for half per cent, for sums over ft 20—under ft2o, 1 p« .• c.-nt. advance.
Any dietant Banking Company, wishing their Bills to be received at par, will please to make
arrangements accordingly, and they will be duly attended to.
The most punctual attention w.ll Ik- paid to all Letters, (postpaid,) addressed to J. B.
Wood, enclosing Bills to be exchanged, and the earliest remittances made to any part ofthe
Union, perjfr*t, or not to exceed the second mail All Bank Notes that he passes will l>e
warranted good, and should any counterfeit Bills lx-received in Letters, they will be
returned Bank Notes examined gratis Office houre from sunrise until sunset.
Exchange-Office, Providence, (R. I.J April 27, 1810
SMITHFIELD BILLS
ARE received for Merchandise at par,
and will be exchanged by the sub'
scribers for Bills nf the Providence Banks,
. at half per cent, discount.
GREENE & CARTER.
April 27, 1810. tf.
COTTON and RICE.
NOW landing from on board the Schoo
ner Rambler, from Charleston, and
for sale by
grEene & carter,
40 Casks of prime Rice,
33 Bales of prime Upland Cotton,
8 do. do. Sea-Island du.
Aprils, 1810.
Rifles, Muskets, Pistols, &c.
The subscriber informs the Publick, and
his Friends in particular,
THAT he carries on the Business of his
occupation of a Gunsmith, in all its
various branches, in the Main-Street, a
little south of the Episcojral Church, where
he manufactures on the shortest notice, and
keeps constantly for sale, Biflrs, Mus
Kars, /'oirLIHG-Pliens, PIS9QLS of all
kinds, Ship's Guns,
&c. We. all executed in the heat and neat
est manner. Every favour will ba grate
fully acknowledged.
CROMWELL MOULTON.
April 24, 1810.
TAKE NOTICE.
Will be sold at AUCTION, on Monday
the 7th of May next, at eleven o'clock,
A. M. on the premises,
'"I’"HE Right of Redemption in a Lot of
* Land lying in Providence, eastward
of Col. John Mathewson’s dwelling-house,
fronting on Washington-street 40 feet, and
extending back 100 feet on a lane, with a
E»d Cellar-Wall 35 feet by 32, a new
m 20 feet square, a Well of Water and
other conveniences—being the property of
Luther Bagley, deceased.
SALI7Y BAGLEY, Administratrix
N.U. The amount of the mortgage, the
dower, and condition of sale, will be made
bnnwa at the time aid place of sale.
April 3, 1810,
JU UME 11.
THE RHODEISLAND AMERICAN,
“TfiE NATION WHICH INDULGES TOWARDS ANOTHER AN HABITUAL HATHED, OR RM tFABITUAL FONDNESS, IS IN SOME DEGREE A SLA VE."— IVdSHJMG TON.
(fp New Grocery Store*
*|** HE Subscriber respectfully informs
* his friends and the publick, that he
has opened the Store recently occupied by
Mr. Asa Handy, directly opposite Mr.
laron Mann's hard ware store ; where
he has for sale, a genuine assortment of
GROCERIES of all kinds. He earnestly
solicits his friends and the publick to call
and see for themselves, ns he flatters him
self that the quality and prices of his ar
ticles will be such as cannot fail to suit
them. ,
Also for sale.
Ten FEATHER BEDS, Bedsteads, &c.
(calculated fur a ta vet n or boarding-house,)
which will be exchanged fur West-India
goods or country produce.
, JOHN SNOW.
April_24. 1810.
REMOVAL.
T. & J. GLADDING
H\VE removed to a Shop in the House
of Dr. William How en, three doors
-on th nf Col lege-street, where the TAI
LORING BUSINESS is carried on in all
its branches.
WANTED,
One or two first rate workmen ; also a
Boy of about 14 years of age, as an Ap
prentice to the above business.—One from
’he country would be preferred. *
April 24, 1810.
JOSEPH S. MARTIN
HAS FOR sale, No. 4, butler’s wharf,
ST. PE TERSBURG clean Hemp,
Russia Duck,
Ravens Duck,
Russia Sheetings,
Old and new Sable Bar-Iron.
February 27, 1810. tf.
TOBACCO and FLOUR.
Just revived and for sale by
Amasa and William H. Mason,
10 Hds. first quality Richmond Tobacco,
50 Barrels superfine Richmond Flour,
particularly adapted to the use of private
families.
50 Barrela Bread Stuff*.
FHnaory tO, 1810. tf.
AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
3 per cent. dis.
do.
do.
do.
do.
PROVIDENCE, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1810.
School for Young Ladies.
TO COMMENCE IN THE MONTH
OF MAY.
THE Subscriber respectfully informs
his friends and the publick, that he
proposes, in the course of the month of
May, to open a SCHOOL for YOUNG
LADIES, at-his ‘dwelling-house in Provi
dence ; where he will teach felling, Head
ing* H riling, English Grammar, Compo
sition, drithmetick: And, &thout any ad
ditional expense, those whirare .sufficiently
advanced in the above stjklics, shall be
laugh* the use of the drti/faal Globes, As
tronomy, Geography and' History. The
delicate state ol his health iug rendered
this arrangement necessasy, he hopes for
the kind patronage of those parents who
prefer t<* send their daughters to a School
exclusi < ly for Females
~ ' MOSES NOYES.
April 24. 1810. t f.
Valuable BUILDING LOTS at
Auction.
WU.L be sold at Publick Auction, on
MONDAY, the 7th day of May next,
on the premixes, Twelve House Lots in
College-street, lying on both sides of the
street.
Conditions of .sale will be made known
at the tune of sale. Sale to begin precisely
at 10 o’clock in the forenoon.
B & T C. HOfPIN, duclionteri,
April 24, IMO
India and European Goods.
SAMUEL AMES,
No. 1, Wvvboxset Street, h«s for sale,
BLACK and coloured Canton Crapes for
ladies* gowns, black and coloured Silks
for do. superiour quality Company Nan
kins, best common do. with a great varie
ty of Gixxls, European and home man
ufactured, wholesale and retail, at re
duced prices.
iIZ" He tenders his grateful acknow
ledgments to his cash customers, and those
who have been punctual to their engage
ments ; but is under the necessity of in
forming those whose notes and accounts
have become due, that unless paid by the
6th of May, they will be left with an At
torney for collection.
April 24. 1810. tf.
B. T. CHANDLER
HAS FOR SALE,
FIFTY Barrels ot supeifine Flour,
20 do. Coffee*
30 Chests of Hyson, Hys ev Skin and Sou
chong Tea ;
6 Boxes of real Spanish Cigarrs,
West-India Rum,
3 Hhds. of Tobacco,
10 Kegs do. of a superiour quality,
12 Tierces of Rice,
ALSO,
50 Barrels of prime Pork,
20 do. of Beef.
lBlO.
Freight wanted for New-York.
< *X'j- v v THE Sloop JU N’T), lying at
WfinarwW H &TC. Hoppin’s Wharf,
W <H take Ft eight for N. York
•Sis." McSsa on accommodating terms and
sail in two or three days. Apply to B. &
T. (.’. Hoppin, or the Captain on board.
April 24, 1810.
WINDSOR SOAP.
Henry and George Hill
Manufacture and keepconstantly fur sale,
at t/nir Works, west side the Great
Rridge,
PURIFIED WINDSOR SOAP in Box-
A tsofG dozen, or smaller quantities,
warr.mti <1 as as any imported, and at
a reduced price; a few doz» n WASH
BALLS—-other Soap and Candles as usual.
Ap'il24 1810 tf.
COPARTNERSHIP
' f’ HE publick are re»pecrludy informed,
* that the subscribers have entered in
to Copailnviship, and intend carrying on
the JEWELRY BUSINESS at wholesale,
unde*' ’he firm of
BURR tf WHITAKER.
Traders are invited to call at their Shop
on Constitution-Hill, where any articles in
the jewelry line may be had, manu
factured in a superiour manner, on terms
that cannot but prove an inducement for
future application.
CHRISTOPHER BURR,
JOSIAH WHITAKER.
N. B. Wanted immediately, a Journey
man who is nn expert workman at the
above business. Also, a lad about 14 years
of age as an Apprentice.
April 3, 1810. tf.
COTTON AND FLOUR.
LANDING from the schooner Lucretia,
from Wilmington, and for sale on nt
cqmmodating terms, 50 Barrels of .super
fine FLOUR, and 20 Bales of prime Up
land COTTON.
BLODGET & POWER.
April 17. 1810. 6t.
THE Honourable Court uf Probate of
the town of Providence, having allow
ed till the 12th of May next, as a further
time for receiving and adjusting claims
against the Estate of Luther Haglry,
deceased, an insolvent debtor, all concern
ed are hereby notified that unless they at
tend to this last notice, they will be totally
precluded as the law directs.
NATHAN TRUMAN,? „ ,
JAMES U. ARNOLD, J Com rt ‘
April 24, 141 Q.
To the Editor! tf The Hhode-ltland American.
J should hold myself utterly unpardon
able, gentlemen, if I did not acknowledge
your kindness j and I feel myself the hap
pier in doing it, as I find I really did come
too late for the first paper. Your approba
tion too' and your very handsome compli
ment ! to which I can but attribute that I
have been favourably receive<teven beyond
my very sanguine expectation ; for a com
pliment I must consider it, at least as to
beauty ; I never was thought handsome, and
I am sure I was not dressed to advantage
that day; it vexes me at this moment to
think how have been so stupid as
not to have that circumstance occur to me
upon so interesting an occasion. Only ima
gine, gentlrmen, for I know you participate
with me in thp pleasure I enjoy, imagine
me sitting incog in a brilliant circle—hear
ing myself and my friend praised in turn—
I profess to you that I verily believe if my
eyes had been as bright as some folks they
would have betrayed me by sparkling with
joy. But as some few, as I anticipated,
from envy or some other motive, have cri
ticised us ; it becomes me, (not that they
are persons of sense or taste,) to wipe away
their criticisms, (which you know I could
not do in company, it would have betrayed
me,) for I now feel myself in the situation
of Casar’s wife ; it is not enough that I am
really excellent, I must not be by any one
even suspected not to be excellent. Well,
then, the most general objection that I have
heard Against them is that they are full of
plagiarism—which I understand to mean
that the thoughts are borrowed—poor
souls I if thesu criticks had ever read, or
conversed with persons of learning and dis
tinction, or contemplated nature, they
would by their own experience have known
better than to have made that an objection:
Fray what do these wise criticks imagine
we contemplate the works of nature, con
verse with the learned, and read the most
excellent authours for, unless it be to col
lect fine thoughts and store them up in the
magazine of our memory, to be made use
of as occasion requires ? But say they here
are several lines and whole paragraphs
borrowed—still more absurd 1 Now, to con
vey my idea clearly to you, I consider a
young man or woman rending excellent
authours to gain knowledge and collect a
store of thoughts, may lie compared to a
person searching the beds and banks of
streamsand rivulets for gold; and whilst*
such person is searching after and careful
ly picking up single grains of gold dust,
and scoring them aw.iy in his bags for fu
ture use, if he be so fortunate as to find a
considerable lump, must he throw that
away f No less absurd would it be if he
found several lines together that were rea*
gold, or even a whole paragraph in an ex-
Yesterday the sullen year
Saw the snowy whirlwind fly ;
Mute was the musick of the air,
The herd stood drooping by:
Their raptures now that wildly flow,
No yesterday, nor morrow know ;
’Tis man alone that joy descries
With forward, and reverted eyes.
Smiles on past misfortune’s brow
Soft reflection’s hand can trace ;
And o’er the cheek of sorrow throw
Now the golden Morn aloft
Waves her dew-bespangled wing,
With vermil cheek soft
She wooes the tardy Spring :
Till April starts, and calls around
The sleeping fragrance from the ground ;
And lightly o’er the living scene
Scatters his freshest, tend’rest green.
Rise, my soul! on wings of fire,
Rise the rapt’rous choir among!
Hark ! ’tis Nature strikes the Lyre,
And leads the general song:
Warm let the lyrick transport flow,
Warm aa the ray that bids it glow;
And unimates the vernal grove
With health, with harmony, and love.
New-born flocks, in rustick dance,
Frisking ply their feeble feet;
Forgetful of their wintry trance — —
*Tlie birds his presence greet ;
But chief, the Sky-Lark warbles high
His trembling thrilling ecstacyt
And lessening from the dazzled sight,
Melts into air and liquid light.
A meluncholy grace;
While hope prolongs our happier hour,
Or deepest shades, that dimly lower
And blacken round our weary wav.
Gilds with a gleam of distant day.
Ol)£
ON THE PLEASURE ARISING FROM
|ftf£cellanp.
Vicissitude.
Poetry.
By Gray.
To those who are acquainted with the
disposition and character, and nervous de
fects of Mr. Jefferson, it is by no mfeans sur
prising, that he should have been dazzled
by the splendid victories nf Napoleon, and
struck with terrour by his extensive con
quests and augmenting power. But if it is
concluded on all hands that Mr. Jefienra
possesses learning and penetration, how
are we to account for his persisting in his
hostile measures towards England, after
it was plainly perceived that she vu
not only capable of successfully resisting
France and maintaining her independence,
but able, tingle handed, to regulate the
maritime commerce of the world ? It must
be attributed either to the pride of opinion
nr to ancient and deep rooted prejudice*,
the latter of which may Ire presumed to
have had no inconsiderable influence in
calling forth the prophecy of Britain’s
downfall; for nothing is more natural and
common, than to predict evicts which will
be pleasing to us and which we mean to
use our best efforts to bring about.
If we look back a few years, we find the
unvarying policy of our government has
been to concilitate France, and to make
every sacrifice of honour, rignt and inte
rest to harraas and irritate England. Al
though this policy may have originated lit
the idle and visionary fear of a timorous
chi< f magistrate, persuaded that Provi
dence had destined Napoleon to rule the
universe, that chief magistrate with all
his popularity and devotion to the tyrant’s
cauae, did not venture to become a party to
the war. Ha preferred the conduct which
The system which has worked this
astonishing revolution in our affairs was
laid down by Mr. Jefferson, and wax predi
cated upon the avowed opinion that Great-
Britain would fall an easy prey to the pow
er of France. It is notorious that this sen
timent was entertained by the late presi
dent and was indiscreetly confessed in one
of his periodical fits of garrulity. In the
presence of an able and faithful. tylember
of Congress, Mr. Jefferson declared that
he did not think England would hold out
more than six months. Thia fact has
been frequently stated in the Federal Re
publican, and never, to our knowledge, hat
it been contradicted. As Mr. Madison has
steadily followed the footsteps of his pre
decessor, to what conclusion does so im
portant a confession directly and irresisti
bly lead ?—Why that this government for
a series of years have pertinaciously ad-.
licred to a weak, ruinous and dastardly
system of policy, from a visionary and idle
presumption, that England was incapable
of maintaining her power and integrity, aa
an empire, against the growing strength of
France.
cclicnt authour, to reject it. Or will they
s ill'absurdly insist that having stored the
nagatine of the memory with a large fund
of thoughts and ideas we must never use
them ? This would be to follow tlie sordid
example of the htiscr who with indefatiga
ble labour fills bis bags with gold, only for
the satisfaction of looking at it, without
ever once intending, or having a heart to
make use of it.
After all, to own the truth to you, I feel
myself fortunate in having thus far escaped
the wits and criticks in print; fur there is
one I felt a little afraid of; it is Mr. Tobi
as Bradford’s nephew. 1 don’t care a
pin for all the rest of the wits in town, there
is not one of them besides that has the true
vein. I have noted his for a conaidsrahte
time, with no unfavourable penchant s I
even have not been without some secret
thoughts like soliciting a concern for life
with him; and if J knew he was pretty
well off as to the main chance, 1 believe t
should ; but I must inquire— yet lam al
most afraid to for that fickle god
dess, fortune, who dote every thing to tlie
halves, rarely fails to be niggardly In this
important particular, to those who have
been more richly endowed with talents. In
the mean time if you can consistently give
me some hints who this nephew is, you
will not fail to confer an additional obliga
tion upon ALMIRA.
Since the accession of the democratick
party to power, the policy adopted by gov
ernment in the management of our foreign
relations, has been nos less unjust and det
rimental to the real interests of the peo
ple than it has proved destructive of our
national dignity and honour. Our descent
from wealth and prosperity to pinching po
verty and universal suffering, shews how
the people’s interests have been neglected,
and the estimation in which we are held
by foreign nations, evinced in their con
temptuous demeanour, betrays the declen
sion of our national character.
From the Federal Hefubi.ican.
POLICY TOWARDS FOREIGN NA-
TIONS.
Number 55.