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POETRY.
Imines addressed to the
“ Liverpool Marine Society."
IV HAT is life but an ocean precarious as
rhofty
Which surround this terraqueous Ball ;
What is man but a Birk often laden with woes,
What is death but the harbour of all?
°Qn our parage to day may be mild and ferine,
And our lofrieft canvass be (hewn,
While to-morrow fierce temped may blacken
the feene
And our mails by the board may be gone.
On life's rosy morn with a profpejons breeze,
We all our light fails may display,
With a cloudless horizon may sweep at our case
And of sorrow ne'er feel the salt spray ;
But e'er we have reach'd our meridian, the
gale.
From the point efill fortune may blow,
And the fun of out being all cheerless and pale,
May set in the wild waves of woe.
Experience, when bound o'er the turbulent
waves
Remembers that ills may ariie,
And with feduious care.crethc danger he braves
His Bark with spare tackle fupphes:
So you my. good friends, with provident minds,
Have here a spare anchor fccured,
With which, in difpite of adverfity'swinds,
The helpless shall one day be moor'd.
When the strong arm of winter uplifts the blue
, main, %
And snow dorms,and shipwrecks abound.
When hollow check'd famine irfli&s the fell
pain, ~
^ And the swamp flings deflrueion arc and,
When the folly of rulers infefts human kind,
And myriads are flopp'd of their breath ;
This wife Inflitution shall come d'er the mind,
And shall foften the pillow of death.
The poor widowed mourner, the sweet prat
ling throng
And the Veteran whose powers are no more,
thall here find an arm to defend them from
wong,
And to chafe meagre want from their door.
This is tempering the wind to the Lamb new
ly (horn,
This is following the ants' prudent ways.
And Oh bleft Inflitution / the child yet un
born, „
With rapture shall lisp forth thy praiie!.
^tf,<«+«+»# ,_ ^ frfr.^^
M EI)L EY —No. 231.
Bx^raasfrom late London papers.
Female Courage and Benevolence.
Mrs. Porter, an eminent adrets in London,
was a woman of considerable fortitude and An
gularity. It was her practice after the play, to
drive herfeif home in a one horse-chaise : her
constant companions were a book & a brace of
piftoh. One time, as she was taking the air in
her one horse-chaise, (he was flopped by a high
wayman, who demanded her money. She bad
the'courage to present one of her pistols to him.
The man, who, perhaps, had only the appear
ance of fire-arms, assured her that he was no
common thief; that robbing on the highway
was net to him a matter of choice, but necessi
ty, and in order to relieve the wants of his poor
ttiireffedfemily. He informed her at thefame time
where he lived; and told her such a mdanchol
ty story, that (be gave him all the money in
her purse, which was about ten guineas. The
roan left her: upon this she gave a lash to
the horse : he hidden!, Parted out of the track
and the chaise was overthrown ; this occafioty
ed the dislocation of her thi^h bone. Let it be
remembered, to her honor, that notwithstanding
jhis unlucky and painful accident, she made
Qria enquiry after the robber ; and finding he
had not deceived her, die railed amongst her
acquaintance about sixty pounds,which flic took
care to fend him. Such an a&ion,in a person
of high rank, would have been celebrated as
Something great and heroic : the feeling mind
drill make no diftinAion between the gencrofi
ty of an adrets and that of a prircefs.
—— LUCKY INCIDENT. ,
Last week a porter took a heavy sack to the
door of a Lad, at Clifton, demanded half-a
crown for the cartridge, and delivered ^ letter
to the servant, refuelling it might be immedi
ately given to the Lady ; but on the servant re
turning, the messenger had decamped, and left
the sack behind him : on examining its contents,
to their great astonishment, they found up
wards of 406 guineas ! It appears that during
the late rebellion in Ireland, the mansion of the
Lady had been plundered to a very confidrable
amount, and by the lettrer it appeared that
this was a part of thefpoil which some punc
tilios of conscience had caused to be retfored to
the owner ; the letter also contained a prem
ise that mcaferes ihould be taken to regain as
touch as pcffible of the remaining property,and
#hich mould as faithfully be redored. The son
of the Lady is C^enH in die arnw,,. ,
ZUDICROUrPA^ANECDO IE.
The following whimfieal fad took place, in
Paris, a very few daysago ; " Madame Simon,
lately' a debated adrets & now the w^? wife
of one of the mod opulent Parvenus in the city
sent for an eminent artift,and told hto % would
give a hundred Lbifisd ors for her perfe& bkcr
nets, the Painter promised he would pay due,
notice to the order, and exert bis faculties to
give fatisfadion. He succeeded, even beyond
bis expeditions, and ftrA the highly finiffied
portrait home ; it however happened that when
the corr~a copy was handed to the original
file was surrounded by a swarm of loungers,
who tock a e malicious pleasure in repeating
that the portrait was not at all like her—
" No (faysone to her), though it may be a good
likentfs of jour deceased grandmother."—A
mother added," that a dupid and unmeaning
look could never be a fubditute for vivacity
and expression of countenance." —A third
petit maitre exclaimed, “ inflead of a month he
Las delineated an oven, and for rofeat he has
given you lived lips,"'—A fourth,foore, that,
^ roftcad of animated eyes the diuOr had made
apertures, resembling two burnt boles in a car
pet, A fifth was going to offer bis critique,
when the enraged beauty rang for a takuan to
whom & gave the portait and 50 Louis, with
orders to telfthe unfortunate painter that if the
sum (he sent did not fatisfy him he might keep
the pidure.—The Artist, afton&d told the
footman to wait while he wrote a line to his
Mifttefs, which he did as follows “ Madam,
fartageons la difference "or in familiar English,
let us split the difference what then muff
have been the surprise of Madame Simon,
opening the note (not a billet douse /) she found
t half of tie portrait, & then learned from the
dbmeftic, that Mondeur C had put the 50
Louis into his packet.
N-w Spring GOODS.
—o—
— Brierley
Acquaints bis friends, and the
public,that he has just receiv
ed by the late arrivals
from England,
A very large and elegant afortment of
Fashionable, Fancy, and Staple
GOODS,
Which are now opening for tale
at his Store in Broad-street.
APRIL 30, 1803.
Now Landing,
AND FOR SALE AT
E. Chadwick's store
In Buck-greet,
A few qr. casks Malaga Wine ;
Calks frefh Raisins and Figs ;
Boxes Oranges, Lemons, Choco
late, Pipes, mould and dipt Can
dles; bales Cotten ; bags Coffee,-
Pepper, Pimento, &c. Chests
and quarter chests Bohea Tea ;
chests Souchong & Hyfori Skin
do. barrels and bags Sugar, Loaf
Sugar; Pollock Filh ; Salt ;
English & Dutch Window Olafs;
Florence Oil '; Cheese; Rye ;
White Beans ; Redwood ; Log
wood ; Copperas ; Allum; In
digo ; Muftard_; Cayenne j
Cloves ; Cinnamon ; Nutmegs ;
Ginger ; Cocoa Shells ; Spanish
Segars ; Srcoaking Tobacco ;
Writing and Wrapping Paper ;
ft raws Tumblers, &c.
- Together with a general afortment of
Wfolndia GOODS &
GROCERIES.
PortJmovth, April 30.
Josiah Blake,
WiJhes to Inform hit friends that he Continues
tocdrry on the
£)00T and SHOE making,
) at the Head of Buck-street,
Aad has for Sale, i
Womens' Morrocco and Leath
er SHOES, and Children's do. of all
kinds. He has apo for Sale,
Weft-India GOODS,
Rum, Brandy, Gin, Molasses,
Sugar,Tea,Coffee,Chocolate,&c.
Said Blake wants to purchase
thick Sale Shoes—They mutt be of a
large size, from 10 to 12 inches long ; —
any of the above articles will be given in
exchange for said flioes.
, # Wanted a good Journeyman
Shoe Maker, to wherc food iva^es will be fro
en. Porfmouth, April 30.
Wm. & Cha's Neil,
HATE FOR SALE
Rum. Loaf & Lump do.
Gin. Flour pr.barrel.
Brandy pi. pipe , Shl ' Brt , d '
, J I , 1 ' Elliot sSuuffpr.keg
and retail. n J °
Bobea Tea in ^^^
quarter chests. Cloves.
Souchong do. Nutmegs
Hyfon. Cassia
Cotton pt. bag. Cinnamon.
Raisins pr.cafk. M ace
Boxes Lemons, ifoner
Lifßon, .p^o,
^fr Rice.
Malaga, ^ Spanish Float
g' Indigo.
Havana Sugar.
With a general assortment of
GROCERIES,
as ulual. April 29.
Hair Ribbon.
Hard and Soft Pomatum.
Warranted Razors, & Cases.
Shaving Boxes and Brushes.
Scented Soap, & Waih Balls.
Milk ofßoles, for purifying the
Skin.
Down and silk Powder Puffs,
Curling Tongs ; Craping do.
Ivory and horn Cotabs.
Cloth, Tooth, Comb and Shoe
Brushes.\
Best Boston Segars, &c. %c. &c.
Portsmouth, April
A Maid wanted, atyply to ite
Printers
S. Sprague,
Hair Dreher, Daniel-freel,
Has fqr Sale
English, French and American
Hair Powder, firft quality, from
12J to 30 cents per pound.
American, double and twisted
'A fine opportunity te perchafe
HOUSE LOTS.
For sale,
A LOT of LAND in Portf
month Gruated in a pleasant and
central part of the town; it fronts on
Pitt.ftreet, and is a part of the Estate
whereon the fub'eriber row lives, The
Land is elevated, and the profpea exten
sive. The fixation is retired from noise.
It can be divided into five parcels, each
of which will make a good Houle Lot—
I or into a greater or lets number, as will
best suit the purchaser or purchasers.—
The terms of payment will be VERY
liberal, as will belt accommodate the
buyer and , JOHN GREENLEAF.
Portjmouth, April 30, 1803.
TL'HhKhAb 1 James Scott of
VV Portimauth, who hath Deen Mar
ried about five years, meeting with such
great iffliaions by his wife drinking to
excels of ipirirous liquors, in his absence
and running him in debt to fuftdry mtr
chants, of which I have the bills to fiiow
:barl have paid, and when,flie.get dis
guise flie will tear my flefli and my clothes
without any provocation,at the fame time
curling and (wearing and taking God's
name in vain and 6lafphcming at a grea
ter degree than ever 1 knew any woman
in my life, and in her passion she would
elope from her bed to some other place ;
and after buffering under these afflictions Io
long,! thought in my own mind that I
muff get divorced from her according to
law.—All this I have borpe with patience
for this four years past, keeping it lecret
from the world, expedioglhat die would
grow better, but I find it to the contrary
that the older (he grows the wore she is,
and in my ablence she has fold or paw
n<d sundry articles to the amount of ten
dollars. And there is other falls which
she is guilty of, I would not wish to men
tion in this paper for fear it would pre
vent ber getting another husband I there
fore forewarn any person or perlons of
trolling her on ny account, as I am de
termined not to pay any debt that she
shall contrast,
Asfie those to wear Satan syoke,
Imean that fhefhall me no longer provoke ;
JAMES SCOTT.
Portfmouih, Aptl 30, 1803.
WANTED,
From 4to 700 Bushels PO
TATOES, to be delivered in
Portfmeuth by Tuefday or Wed
nesday, enquire of Benjamin Le
verett, at his Grocery Store Con
greis street, a few doors, weft of
the State House.
Deeply impressed with ideas that the
health and well being of all populous
towns depend greatly upou the internal
regulations of the citizens thereof; and
urged by our duty to notice particularly
every nuisance or any thing offenfive, we
earoeftly request all perlons to be careful
in creating offenfive matter, 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
all vaults of privies may be cleaned, by
the fifteenth of the ensuing month, as the
approaching warm weather will render it
offenfive.
All powers delegated to us by the laws
of Newhampfnire, will be pursued with
compassion rorall without refpe& to any.
Benj. Sherburne,) Committee
Samuel Jones, } of
___J°shuaßrackett,, Health.
NOW LANDING
And for sale by
Elisha Hill,jun.
Good Retailing
RUM & MOLASSES,
per hogshead. APRIL 30.
'TRAVELLERS
THE noted,full blooded, milk
white horse called the Traveller,
(which has been kept at the stable of Col.
David Webflerjn Plymouth, several sea
sons past) will stand the ending season at
the stable of Mr. Ezra Hutchim in Exeter,
on Thursday, Friday & Saturday in each
Week,and the remainder of the time at the
stable of Mr. John S. Gordon, in Eppiog.
Terms; Two dollars and fifty cents a
Leap, four dollars and fifty cents the sea
son, and to ensure a foal, as the parties
shall agree,
WILLIAM WEBSTER & Co.
Plymouth, April, 1803.'
NO 1 ICE
To the Inhabitants of Portsmouth.
WE the fubferibers being e
leded HEALTH OFFICERS
for the town of Portsmouth the enduing
year, take this early opportunity of re
commending every meatore that will pro
bably conduce to the health and prosper
ity of the town. We shall endeavour to
difeharge the duties of our office in every
refpea , 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 we with. Scnfibly
affefted with the deftru&ive rage of con
tagious diseases which have prevailed in
this town heretofore, we cannot willingly
believe any person so deHitute of a regard
sci himfelf, and companion for his fellow
creatures, as to withhold his hand in such
a cause..
at the lowest price.
A few HOUSE LOTS,
of LAND, in eligible fituatiobs on'
ealy terms. „
Portsmouth, April 16, ißoj.
THE Proprietorsofthe Mail
A Stage from Portland to Boston,
through Portsmouth, Newburyport, Ipf
wjch and Salerti, to Boston, inform the
public that they h^ve Removed the Mai
Stage from Mr. fife Davenport's to Maj.
Seth Walker's, at the sign of the Bell, in
Portsmouth, where there is a Stage Book
kept. Those who wish a paffagemay ap
ply and take feats for either of the above
places. -ft , Porfmouth, April 22.
ETThompfon,
as forfate on the Corner of fefferfonfreet,
LADIES' warranted real Mo
rocco and Kid Shoes,much cheap
er than can be purchased in this town.
Morocco rs, Kid 6s. pr. pair,
cheaper by the dozen.
for Tale at'
W. & D. Treadwell's
^ , Stationary Shop,
The Vocal Companion, & Masonic
Register, in two parts —confining of Malonic
Songs, Anthems, Dirges, Prologues, Epilogues,
Toasts and Sentiments, Charges, Prayers, Fune
ral Processions, &c. Part id, —A concise ac
count of the Origin of Mafenry in America,
with a lift of the Lodges in the fix Northern
States— viz.h
Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Newhampfhire, New-York,
Rhode-Ifland, Vermont,
With the names of the Officers; and
the number of Members of which each
Lodge consists. Price 12gets.
fcf= Several JOINERS wish
to come Into town to work—any
gentleman wishing to employ them
are deJiied to call al this Office.
TO LET,
o^A convenient SHOP, in a
pleasant part of the town, a good stand
for hufinefs— Enquire of the Printers.
Mrs. Hart,
HAS removed to her House in Deer
ftreet, where a few Gentlemen Boarders
may be accommodated. A^ril 8.
A «<< &^< ,tfe, Q„fo}tofy„*frß
, IC^Occaj&ned by the late diftreffingfre.,
1 Joseph & Joshua Haven, *
* Hive removed to the store lately occupied?
py Mefre.Lang Brierly ^Co. in Court ftreet.A
£ and nearly opposite the Ncubampfoire Union ,
+ Bank ; where they have for sale a new andT
fextenfive abetment of Fall and Winter±
^GOODS, wnolefale and retail.
* n. b. American made BRAVER HATS,,
sandf and Beverly BED TICK R s usual. .+
f Portfauth, January 7, l3oj. a
>»%fcfyiji ^±ft>>rt.rt.-<A,
Daniel ,Austin,
HAS FOR SALE
A: his Store opposite the Brick Market,
South end Mr. Buckminfter's meet
ing-boufe,
A General assortment
GROCERIES.
Gun Powder Salt p^
INDIGO
- Skin, f< &,„ nQ
Souchong & ( Qfodearth
Bohea Ry e . Co r n. Wheat.
Flour. Cheese.
Chocoate, . Butter,in small kcgs
Lffibrowmegars for flapping,
Poflock&Cod Fi(h.
Calk R ? 6ns. A | h , m .
Box ditto. Allspice.
,',,s. Ginger.
Madeira, \ e Pepper.
Sberr y, CT
«jnd do.
Ttnnenffe, ✓—, Almonds.
'Milliard, in bottles.
Malaga J (% per pou , )d .
Brandy. Roll Brimfione.
Rum. Copperas.
Gin. Caftile Soap.
Porter, in hotties. Common do,
Draught ditto. _ Poland Starch.
Eff^ nee Spruce. | Cocoa Shells.
Sperm. Oil. Cayenne.
Salad ditto. Mace.
Olives, in bottles. Cinnamon.
Capers, in do. Nutmegs.
Anchovies, in do. Cloves.
Red Wood. Barrels Pork.
Log Wood, Ship Bread.
Fultick. > Co ks.
Iron Hollow Ware. Spanish Mats, for
Iron Shovels. Entries.
Trunks. Clothes Lincs.
Roc^,Lifbon& fine Bed Cords.
SALT. Red Oak. Shooks.
Vinegar,
per Hogshead or Imaller quantity.
Clover & Herds Grass Seed.
Morocco Skins,
different colours.
PARLOUR STOVES.
PAPER HANGINGS, ,
Just received, a handsome as
sortment of PAPER HANGINGS with
Borders, suitable ; which with those on
hand make the largest variety in. town,
and will be fold as low as at the Manu
factory in Buffon. , t
Mould & Dipt CANDLES,
Brandy.
Rum.
Gin.
AUCTION.
lor dale—MA Y 19///,
At PUBLIC AUCTION,
A Dwelling Houle in
Rock pasture, belonging to the fubferiber,
with two rooms ona floor, with a Lot of
Land, 4§ feet front,running 1 to feet back
to the water. This House is two stories
high, and will be a bargain.
GEORGE WALKER.<
Porfaeuth, April 22, 2803.
To the Honorable Senate and House
of Reprefentatroes, in General
Court afembled, 1803.
THE Petition of William Parsons,
humbly fheweth,That your peti
tioner, in the year eighteen hundred
purchased two lots.of land of your com
mittee, viz. the Honorable David Sew
all, and Nathaniel Wells, Esq. who was
authorized to fell the unimproved lands
which formerly belonged to Sir Wil
liam Pepperrell, but since become the
property of the Commonwealth b, con.-
fifeation, and that upon a survey of the
two aforefaid lots, it is found that Phi
neas Ricker and John Andres are in
possession of lot letter K. which contains
one hundred acres. Andthat Nehemiah
Gray,George Huntress, Joseph Roberts,
John Dowrts, Peter Carde, Bonerges Fla
ant, Gerfhom Downs, and Alexander
Grant are in poffeffityn of lot letter Y.
which lot contains two hundred and
seventy-three acres. And your Petition
er has offered to fettle with the possess
ors on the conditions set forth in hisdeed
from the Committee, but they have
severally refuted and neglected to pay
any sum for those lands, when at the
fame time your Petitioner is held to pay
the centideration of his purchase—And
your Petitioner is informed by his coun
sel that the lands cannot he recovered
unless by an action to be brought in the
name of the Commonwealth. Your
Petitioner is willing to indemnify the
Commonwealth against all expence cf
prosecution. Therefore your Petition
er prays that his case .and circumflances
may be duly considered, and that he
may be impowered to prosecute actions
in the name of the Commonwealth for
the recovery of those lands. And he
as in dutv bound will ever pray.
WILLIAM PARSONS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In the Heufe of Repefentativee, February 23, 1003
On the petition of William Parsons,
praying that he may be permitted to
bring actions in the name of this Com
monwealth against certain persons
therein named, whom th) petitioner
states to be in possession of lands describ
ed in said petition, which the-Petitioher
purchased of this Commonwealth, as the
confifeated property of the late Sir
William Pepperrell:
Ordered, that the Petitioner cause
an attested copy of his petition, with
this order thereon to be published three 1
weeks fucceflively in the United States
Oracle, printed in Portsmouth, by
William & Daniel Treadwell, the lait
publication to be thirty days at least be
fore the third Wednesday of the firft Ses
sion of the next General Court, that all
persons concerned may then appear, |
and shew cause, if any they have, why
the prayer of said petition should not
be granted. Sent up for concurrence#
JOHN C. JONES, Speaker «
In Senate, February 25, 1803. 1
Read and concurred,
DAVID COBB, Prydent.
14 Irge Copy—Attest,
G. E. VA UGHAN, Clerk of the Senate
Benjamin Swett & Daniel Weeks, ;
havefurchafed 0/Mr Jolllua Blake
his Stock of 1
English GOODS,
•which they now offer for sale at reduced priced
UNDER the Firm of
Swett & Weeks,.
At the Store lately occupied by Mr.
Blake, in Buck-street.
0
Said Swett has also for faie,
al hisftol eoppoftethe brick Market
120 bbls best No. I, No. 2,8 c
as bone middlings PORK.
100 kegs of BUTTER, of a
superior quality.
go kegs LARD.'
6000 wt. CHEESE.
700 bushels RYE.
100 bushels White BEANS, *
100 bushels PEAS. *
Indian Corn, Clover & Herds
Grass SEED.I
Weft-India GOODS,
usual. April 16.»
REMOVE.
JOHN B. SEWALL has re- ,
J moved to the Store lately improved
by Mr. Abraham Isaac, at the upper
part of Buck-street, where he has for fate,
a general assortment of
English & India Goods,
Cheap for Cash.
Portsmouth, April 2, 1805.