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Portsmouth,
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_ £^URDAr, APRIL 2, 1803.
p The Oracle.
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tention. EDITORS.
RETURN of VOTES.
Far 1802 For I^o3
Gil. Langdon. Gilman, Lan.
127 Towns. .
8549 6496 , i©3s° 7 0 ?3
County of Rockingham.
143 122 Canterbury, 62 92
I 8 56 Eaft-Kingflon, 20 40
L 10 90 Greenland, 14 85
1 1 ,2 Netocaftle, i 55
59 135 Newmarket, 49 148
46 78 North Hampton 48 65
±1 84 Newington, 11 79
31 104 Stratbam, 42 101
County of Strafford.
48 140 Durham, 66 129
22 67 MadburyC; 34 40
I ,New-Hart,ton,86 34
- County of'Hillfborough.
11 92 Hancock, ~ 9 §1
ICounty of 'Chefhire.^'-'
,9 27 Croyden, 3^ 70
If 43 New-Grantham 12 57
36 19 Springfield, 50 34
County of Grafton.-
13 63 Concord, 29 Si
31 44 Grafton, 68 44
, 58 18 Haveibill, 77 22
18 55 Landaff, 24 ,41
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9C89 | 7805 11090 1 8331
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I Town Officers,
Chosen at the annual Meeting,
March 25, 1803.
Town Clerk.
) George Wentworth.
1 , Select Men.
George Gains, Moses Woodward, Elijah
Hall, Samuel Hutchings, Edward Cutts.
> , Assessors.
Joseph Whipple, John Goddard, George
Long, Samuel Drowue, William Ham, jr.
Committee of Health.
", Satouel Jones, Jofnua Bracket, Benjamin
Sherburne.'
Overseers of the Poor.'
John S Sherburne, John M'Clineock, Clem
rnr, Storer. Thomas Manning, Nathaniel Mas-
I Shall, Stephen Chafe, Walter Akerman, Henry
I S. Langdoo, Neil M'lntire.
lAuditors of Accounts.
[ Supply Clap, William Gardner, Nathaniel
* Folsom.
Tything Men.
Samuel Hall, William Dearing, Joseph Bass,
. Robert Ham.
1 Fire Wards.
Thomas Manning, Samuel Jones, Clement
Storer, William Ham, jr. George Long, John
M'Clintock, Elisha Low, Edward Cutts, Luke
' Leighton, Daniel Austin, Seth Walker, Daniel
Wentworth, Peter Peirce, jr. William Stavers,
John S. Davjs.
Constables.
William Vaughan, Thomas Moulton, Ben
jamin Holmes, jr.
Lot Layers.
William Hart, Benjamin Akerman, Jeremiah
Dennett, Thomas Jackson.
Fence Viewers.
Samuel Hall, Walter Akerman, Jeremiah
Dennet. ' ;~
Sealer of Weights & Measures.
George Gains,
Searchers and Sealers of Leather.
George Cate, Nathaniel Jackson, Robert
.Mendum.
I Cullers and Packers of Fish, and Cul
lers of Staves and Hoops.
James Day, Joseph Walton, jr. John Pitman,
Charles Grace, Samuel Clatke.
Meafurers of Wood. ^•
- John Melcher, Thomas Chadbourne, Mark
Green, John Walker, Mark Leighton, Samuel
Cotton, Joseph Clarke, Richard Shortridge.
kCorders of Wood.
Richard Pevetly, Thomas Ayers, John Ox-
I ford, George Waldron.
IHog Reeves.
I John S: Sherburne, Clement Storer, Seth
Walker, John M'Clintock, Thomas Manning,
John Wentworth, George Long, Charles Cutts,
Thales G. Yeaton, William Gardner, Richard
. Shortridge, John S. Davis, jr.
I School Committee
■ John Goddard, Henry S. Langdon, Joshua
I Brackett, John S. Sherburne, George Long.
Officers of Police.
" Thomas Manning, John Wentworth,Charles
Cutts, Richard C. Shannon, Samuel Jones,
George Long, Clement Storer, Theodore Fur
ber, Titus Salter, Joseph Ela, Edward Hart,
& Hanson Hart.
Harbour Master.
Samuel Jones. % '-
Keeper of the Magazine
fc William Walker.
Keeper of the Pound.
Isaac Shepherd.
1. imQ— „
L A letter to a refpedable merchant in New
, Yotk, dated March 6, fays," a dreadful plague
rages at Gaudaloupe and Curracoa, in. confe
' quence of which the communication with those -
places is flopped.''
Two frigates and three brigs in the service of
;he United States are under orders for the Me
literranean, to fail early in May. [Aurora.
A Georgetown paper, in anouncing the ar
.t-al of the frigate Constellation, adds—" We
' ond^rftand a number of her crew died on her
„&gc home."
COMMUNICATED.
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COUNTERFEIT BILLS.
Counterfeit Bank Bills of the following
description have been lately discovered
in circulation, and the public are cau
tioned against the fraud and imposition
—-they are bills oftwenty dollars, and
five dollars of the Newhampfhire Bank,
payable in Philadelphia ; ten dollars of
the Nantucket Bank, and five dollars of
the Walhington Bank in Westerly.—
The impression of the Newhampfhire
Bank Bills is much fainter in the coun
terfeit, than in the true bills ; the pa
per is whiter, and not of so fine a tex
ture ; and the letters are not so boldly
cut as in the genuine—The counterfeits
can be readily distinguished, by those
who are acquainted with the true bills.
The above marks will apply to the
counterfeit bills of the Nantucketßank,
except that the Paper of what have been
seen is much weaker and thinner than
the true bills.—The paper on which
the falfe bills of the Washington Bank
are impressed, is of a darker hue, and
not unlike what is usually found on
silks from India—the impression bad.
, 'The French Revolutionary Mill.
A Facetious writer, some years ago, in a
Dedham paper, Massachusetts, remarked . —
'' The French seem resolved to make Spain pass
through the revolutionary grist mill. There
will be much brat, !—if Portugal should be
ground, the millers expea to take much toll
The mill for America is expected to be a saw
mill. If the French fhpuld get the Floridas
and Louisiana, they will take Georgia .andTep
neffee for what we call flabs, or the outside of
the log. But New-England the heart of the oak,
(he cbferved) is too tough Co be split."
The French saw mill, that has been con.
ftru&ed for the United States, is now in motion;
and unless the most vigorous efforts be used tp
obftrua its wheels, it will speedily cut asunder
the union. It will quickly cut off the outside of
Georgia and the Weftern territory, as flabs, and
will then gradually proceed towards the heart
of the timber. Indeed even in New-England,
(here is some timber so punk, that the French
saw might easily pass through it, particularly
the little state of Rhode-Bland; but it is spun
ky, and lies so remote withal from the saw
mill, that an attempt to funder it from the solid
oak, with which it is surrounded, would like
the Indian's gun, cost more than it would come
to. [Balance. *
0 ,1
Pleasing Intelligence.
Many of the young makers and miffes,cf the
South parilh in this town, have, in course of
the last year, diftinguifbed themfelvcs by the
catechetical talk, which they have performed.
At the beginning, of the year it was prepofed
that the youth of both sexes, as many as might
be disposed, should Undertake to learn, hotonly
federal different catechisms, but certain passages
from various parts of the bible, in order to re
peat on the Sabbath, after the public exercises
were over. For their encouragement it was also
proposed to enter their names in the church re
cords, together with an account of what they
might refpe&ively learn and repeat,
Although the young matters have done much
yet the young misses have done much more.
< Among the young masters John Lane
SHEAFfc, repeated the most in the year ; but
among the misses Hannah Gray Leverett,
repeated the most. Although the is but nine
years old, (he has repeated memoriter, in course
of the year, one hundred and seven chapters
and psalms from the bible, one of which was the
119 psalm, bolides Watts' catechisms for chil
dren and his divine songs. The whole is deem
ed equal to nineteen hundred and twenty verfee,
to take them as they rife in the bible.
=.The emulation which has appeared among
many of these young masters and misses is truly
laudable, and the knowledge, which they have,
in this way, acquired, we :ruft will never be a
fubjed of regret to them or their parents. In
this way they strengthen their memory and by
treafutiog up truths of incalculable importance,
lay a good foundation for time to come
A friend tothe rising generation.
Arrivals & Departures since March 26.
March 27,failed brig Camillus, Lake; Philadelphia,
Arrived brig Nancy, Fernald, St. Kitts,
do J]oop Enterprise, Sullivan, Grenada,
do febr. Deroe, Tredick, Virginia, • *
31 do brig Oliver Peabody, Gilman, Demarara,
.dofebr. Amity, Trefethen, Philadelphia,
April I, do (loop Amity, Spinney, Virginia.
+► &• +►&••►• +»^«+ *«+ «l«+ «<•
•MARRIED] In this town, Mr. fames Hill,
to Mrs. Sally M. Briard—Mr. Samuel Neal of
Kittery,to Miss Mebitable Prealy — Mr. William
Moody of Portland, to Miss Harriot Brooks.
Departed this life,at Newington, Benjamin
Adams, esquire, aged 75. This venerable, wor
thy man, was for many years honored with the
confidence of his. town, and of his country ; ,
having served the former, with exemplary fi-/
delity, in many of the municipal offices; and
the latter, in the honorable commission of a Jus
tice of the Peace, in which office,' knowledge,
integrity, and zeal were distinguishing traits, in
his praife-worchy character. To this, it may
with truth,be added,that he was for many years,
a serious and humble profeffor of the Christian
Religion, and gave good evidence of the fio
cerity of his faith, by the goodness of his works.
Repeated attacks of a very painful disease,
pointed the path to the valley of the ihadow, atj
^ early hour,, in life ; And the last concluding j
feene, was so far from being unwelcome, that he
received the summons with joy, and badea peace
ful adieu, to the things which are fcen.
DIED] At piping, Mr. Samuel Plumer, aged
82 ; Mrs. Mebitable Fogg, aged 6, ; Mr. Benja
shin Clifford, aged 75 / Ma. Hezekiah Clifford ag
: ed 40.
At Nortbill, of the lung-feyer, Eliza, daughter of
Mr. Stepben Smith, aged 3 years.
In Ibis town, Master fobn Penballow aged 11,
fan of Mr. fobn Penballow.
Cioverahd Herds Grass
SEED, for fate by
Stephen Pearfe,•
opposite the State-house, Portsmouth;
Theatre
Will be opened on Monday evening|
next.— Entertainment, fee Bills for the
day. April s.
Jonathan Goddard
has for Sale at bis Store in School-street,
MADEIRA, Sherry, Lisbon,
Vidonia, Red-Port and
Malaga WINES, all of the firft
quality.'t
Old Cogniac and Spaniffi
BRANDY.
Rum, Gin,
Bohea Tea in whole, half and
quarter Chefts.'
Hyfon & Souchong Teas;
Coffee, NoT Chocolate;
Mace ; Nutmegs; Cloves ;
Cassia; Pepper and Allipice.
Hamburgh, BriJlol, Crown,kS Boflon
WINDOW GLASS of various
sizes.
NAILS of all kinds; and
A general afoiment of • '
Hard Ware Goods.
Portsmouth, April 2, ISO 3.
William Garland,
Hasfor Sale, No.) Portsmouth Pier,
Ci RENADA Rum, p-. hhd. En
, glifh & American Gun-Powder
pr. cask, firft quality ; Souchong Tea
pr. chest; Chocolate and Soap, rr.
box; Mustard and Ginger pr. cask ;
bbls. Sugar; Swediffi Iron assorted;
Fresh Flour ; 10 and 2od. Nails; Raj
fins ; cheap for caffi or approved cr&
dit. PGrtjmoutb, April 2, 1803.
{ .REMOVE. '
tOHN B. SEWALL has re
^ moved to the Store lately improved
by Mr. Abraham Isaac, at the uppe
part of Buck-ftrect, where he has for fall,
a general affortteent es
English & India Goods,
Cheap for Cash.
Portsmouth, April 2, 1803.
W. &CNtilT
: HAKE FOR SALE,
Superfine and Fine FLOUR;
A few barrels of Pilot and Ship
BREAD/'
For Philadelphia,
T"E schooner
A. AMITY,
"HI hil next week — For
Freight or Pal Age apply to
MARK SIMES,
PPho has for sale
Philadelphia fine and fuperf.ne
FLOUR^ in bbls. & half bbls.
Maryland# CORN.
Philad.,Swed^& Ruffa IRON.
Philad. & Salem Loaf SUGAR.
W, I. RUM, pePHhd.
CORDAGE of all sizes, &c.&c.
Port/mouth, flpil 2.
Boston Glass.
Any person wishing for Borton Win
dow Glass of any fee, may be supplied
with any quaotity(fame price as at the
Manufactory) by applying to
SAMUEL LARKIN,
& agent for the Proprietors.
Now Landing from Jchr. Dove,
and For Sale by
Elisha Hill, jun.
CORN, BACON, and TAR.
Also, on hand,
RUM, pr hhd. BEEF pr bbl.
PORK, pr halfbbl. COTTON
pr bale. Clover and Herds Grass
SEED. 200 boxes Mould and
Dipt CANDLES. <O,OOO
BOARDS, and JOIST.
By Retail—afew thousand -
Merchantable Boards,
For sale by Elisha Whidden.
A fine Opportunity to Purchase
HOUSE LOTS;
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FOR SALE, #
A LOT of LAND in Fortf
mouth, fittiated in a pleasant and
central part of the town; it fronts on
Pitt-street, and is a part of the Estate
whereas the subscriber now lives. The
Land is elevated, and the profpe?t ekten
five. The situation is retired from noise.
It can be divided into five parcels, each
of which will make a good House Lot—
or into a greater @r lets number, as will
heft suit the purchaser or purchasers.—
The terms of payment, will be VERY
liberal, as will best accommodate the
buyer and , JOHN GREENLEAF.
_ Portsmouth, April 2, 1803.
Timber Wanted.
18 deep Joist, 11 by 6 inches, 20 feet lon,
56 do .> ii by: 3 inches, 20 feet long.
1360 feet of Joist, $ inches Square.
33 Sleepers, 7, by 6 inches square, 20 feet long.
The whole ma, be Spruce or Hemlock.
Any person wishing co contrafl for the above,
is requested to fend in their proposals to the
fubferiber immediately, as part of the timber
will be wanted in this town by the 10th or
lath inst. CHARLES PEIRCK.
Portfrouth, April 2, 1803.
School for Misses.
THE fubferiber's is now opened.
Time, 6 hours per day; Price,, 3
dolls, per quarter. Half day scholars",
2 dolls, per quarter. 1 month's school
ing gratis to those, »pay for two
quarters. •
GEORGE H&ARDB...
fPortfmoutb, April
, YOUNG LADIES' ACADEMY.+
+ MR. ALDEN informs the +
IYOUNG1 YOUNG LADIES, of Portf-|
mouth and its vicinity, that he ]
[ has it in contemplation to recom- *
+ mence his inftrudions on the ,
+ eleventh of April next.+
+ He has engaged for that pur-+
pose a convenient and pleasant I
' chamber in the store lately built *
rby George Wentworth, esquire. 1
± Terms as heretofore. f
±7?*** *!^ ^^ ^!» +>&-*F
Farms for Sale.
f)NE of the belt river Farms,
on the Merrimac, situated in Litch
field, in the county of Hillfborough,N.H.
containing 500 acres, about 130 of
I which arc firft rare interval, or meadow
; bottom, bounded on the river; a living
stream, running through the middle there
of parallel with laid River—all ia one
enclosure and under improvement—
Then rising to a second flat, where are
about the fame number of acres, fit for
grass and tillage; 30 acres thereof now
lowed with Rye, Extending east, the
rest of the Farm consists chiefly of wood
land,on which there are about 5000 cords.
There is an old Orchard on the Farm,and
two large Barns, a large Old House, a good
Well, and several Out-Houses.—The
whole (being large enough for two good
farms) will be fold together or divided
as purcbafers may choose. There will
probably, forever hereafter, be an easy
and. expeditious water communication
from and to Bolton through the Middle
sex Canal, and so to Newbaryport.—
Litchfield i^ an old and plealant town,
both as to lociety and fituation.— Aljo—
Another FARM on the oppo
site fide of the River, in Merrimac, on the
great road leading to Concord, contain
ing about 70 acres of excellent Interval,
and about 40 of Upland, confiding soft
ly of mowing and tillage ground ; with
an old House, a new Barn, a good Well,
and out Houles, Thi s farm is capable of
being eafity made to produce 50 tons of
Hay, and 3 or 400 by fuels of Grain,annu
ally, and very pleasantly situated. Terms
of purchase made ealy to the buyer,
on good security, in case he does not
choose to pay cash. Apply to )
Robert Fletcher, of Amherf, or
Robert Parker, offaid Litchfield.
^ Said Parker keeps a Public Houle,
and will cheerfully attend to any perlon
who may with to view either of fiid
Farms.—The tiths are urtquefionable.
Arnhem. Feb. 2fo iSoi.
PejeFsco tt -PROl^tors.
7c the Pejepfeott P^prieto, s of Lands on both
fide: of Androfcogyn Rivet.
°<7-OU Die hereby notified and warned
I to meet ^ the house of Mosss Dav.
enport innholder at Newburyport on
Tuefday, the fifth day of April next at
two o'clock P. m. toaa od the fo'lowing
business; viz.
Ift. Toeboofe a Moderator,
2d. To confider what further provi
sion may be necessary for the attendance
on the Commissioners, and to appoint an
Agent or Agents to manage the, affairs of
bid Proprietors,& to execute deeds to the
fellers, in conformity to the submission.
3d.; To ratify and confirm any or all
the votes of the Proprietors parted at for
mer meeting o ..,
4th. To allots bills and charges against
this Propriety, a,d to make provision for
difebarging the fame By the sale of some
part of the undivided Land of the Propri
etors for that purpose, and to authorize
some person or persons to execute deed
or deeds for that purpose:
JOSIAH LITTLE.
Clerk of the Pejepfeott Prop ielors.
Newhurv, March 8, 1803.
The Selectmen ot Portimouth
HEREBY notify and earnestly re
quest the rateable inhabitants of
laid town, to exhibit to them just and
true invoices of all their taxable proper
ty, according to law, the feieameh will
meet every Thursday evening at the town
Hall, ih the Brick School House, for the
purpofemf receiving them, until the
twenty -third day of April next.
GEORGE GAINS,\
MOSES WOODWARD,
SAMUEL HUTCHINGS, ,
ELIJAH HALL, 6 "'"•
EDWARD CUTTS. " ,
Portsmouth, April 2, 1803.•
if anted to Hire, till the ill of
December ri^xt.
0A Good COOPER to go into the
Eastern Country to work, he will be on
pay immediately.—Any one willing to
coutraft for fucb service, will meet en
couragement., Alfo,wanted to go into
the fame country, and for the fam e term
of time, a Good SHOE MAKER, —
apply at this Office. April s.
Wanted
A Maid who understands Cookery, and
will attend in a Public Houle—that can
be well recommended— Enquire at this
office. March 26.
AtJCTI6N§,
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— TUESDAY NEXT,,
At S.Little's Office,
50 pieces India Cottons.
20 pieces Bandannoes.
10. do India Chintzes.
100 yds.BroadCloths&Caffimeres
16 botes Window Glass.
10 elegant Looking Glasses.
4 bbls Sugar.
3 pieces Russia Sheeting.
GLASS WARE..
50 doz. Glass Mugs.
50 pair Decanters.
60 pair qt. and pt. Tumblers.
In the afternoon, a variety
Out-Door GOODS,
Among which are
4 Feather Beds. 4 Large Tables,
A number of Bed Steads, Chairs,
1 Andirons, and many other arti
cles in the Furniture line.
Alfa, at Private; Sale,
2 hhds. good MOLASSES.
; __Pgrtfaouth April z;i^Q^.
: To be fold at Auction;
On Friday, Bth inf. on the prem*
• ifa.
AVERY -valuable Lot of
LAND, on Seaward's hill, so call
ed,. oppofre the Northerly end of the
New Hamplhire Hotel, fronting ora
I Buck-street, about 47 feet, thence run-
I ning back on the Easterly fide about iqcb
feet to the forh east corner, of the lata
Samuel Shereve's land ; thence westerly b,
I Shercids,Woodward and others land about
[ 9, feet to Stevens' land ; thence fouthcrl,
, by laid Stevens ' land about 33 feet to
! Stoodlej's land; thence easterly by said
Stoodlefs land and a narrow lane about
39 feet; then Southerly by said lane a
bout 66 feet, to said Buck-street.
^^*fo be fold ct 12 o'clock on said day.
Ihe conditions made known at thg
time and place of Sale.
—- I ——CT
For Sale at Au&ion,
at Richard Hart's Wharf 01:
1 Tuesday Next at 12 -/c/befyi
24 hhds. 3d proof Montferat
RUM, of a superior quality.
100 calks GUN POWDER.
; ' PettfmQutb, April 1.
k Fo BE SOLD, —
At Public Auction,
A valuable Standfor a Tradesman,
IN Chester, New-Hampihirc,
on the great Road leading to Haverhill,
about 1 mile from Chefler Meeting house,
consisting of a convenient Dwel
hng-Houfe, Barn, Shoe-maker's
Shop, Tan-House, Tan-Yard,
[ a good Well of water, about two
acres and half of Land, which
will be fold on Tburfday the fourteenth
of April next, at two o'clock P. M.
Terms of payment made easy
to the purchaser.
Sherburne Dearborn.
Chefler, March, 26, 1803.
^ROBBERY!
ON the night of the 7th inst,
the house of the fubferiber
was brokeopeh, and robbed of a
Pocket Book, containing two
hundred and ninety-five dollars
in bank bills, and a number of
other papers of no use to any per^
son but the fubferiber— Alfo,ob=
bed of 2 large books of accounts^
I linen shirt. The money will b:
given as a reward for the books,
together with the thief br thieves,
of one half for either, and the
thanks of the fubferiber.
JOHN HASKELL,
Belfaji, (Maine) March 8, 1803.
N. B. The Pocket Bc o k was
found in the street, about one mile from
the house (the money and p , pc , s
out.) Some other thir,g s were found,
not menttoned in the ^bove advertife
mentoTH
AI)TSCOURSE '
°* ^Divine Inftiraion o f
WATER BAPTISM,
asa Standing Ordinance of the Gospel.
Is this day publiJhed,by W. & D.Tread
well,andfrfale at their Stationary Shob>
• come# of Court ant! Buck Streets.
I Afew copies of the papular novel of
\ The FEMALE AMERICAN,
I compiled by herfelf—may be'
, I had as above. - April 2,
One Cent Reward.
RAN away from the Subscriber, aa
indented boy named
William Gridin,
aged nineteen—whoever will return him
Ihall have but one cent reward, and no.
charges paid.
P^fy Hub
Madbuy, March 30,