United States oracle and Portsmouth advertiser — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-09-18 00:00:00, page 3

^ JV/7 URAL HISLORY.
The camphire tree, from which cam
phire is procured,grows in China; and
it is said that feme of those trees are a
bove an hundred cubits in height, and
so thick that twenty persons by extend
ing their arms, cannot enclose them—
The trunks of those trets, when old,
emit {parks of fire. The frefh branches
of the trees areSfeeped, and camphire
is prepared and made of the deception.
P Anecdote of General WOLFE.
General Wolff .had very fair
hair. Observing one day several young
officers more attentive to the outside of
their, heads, than they ought to be, in
the field, he took a pair of fciffars and
ent off those locks which had been fre
quently admired by both sexes. Then
he gave his feiffars to the young gen
tleman who seemed to have the great
est affection for his hair---" I dare fay,
fir, you will be polite enough to follow
my example." He did so, and his well
curled companions immediately crop,
ped themselves.
Perpetual Lamp.
Mr. Taylor (England) in his exper
iments for making a perpetual lamp,
found that oil and fall boiled together,
in a certain proportion, formed a fluid,
which when phosphorus was immersed
in it, both preserved and iucreafed its
qfcndor..
We feme time since pulilhed a ffiort
paragraph on the circumstances of the
American flag's being degraded on
board of a French frigate. It gives us
plcafure to receive affcrances that the
situation of the flag was produced by
no intention whatever, but as the flags
were hung out to dry the American
happened to be hung up last. When
however tltf several flags were hoisted
for the real purpose of dressing the (hip,
on Sunday last, the American obtained
; its proper place. N. Y. Ev. P.
MESSRS. PRINTERS,
I am credibly Informed that WOOD
is now felling in Boston by the sloop
load for four dollars per cord. And
in consequence of the very great Scar
city of money, I think the price (hould
also lower in this place. If wood, the
lift year, fold for five dollars per .cord,
fhduld it not the present feafor. fell for
far. As there is at least a fifths dif
ference in the circulation of money.—
The only way to bring it down, will
be, for the inhabitants to agree to pur
chase at firft but a fourth part of their
usual complement, and by this means
fee, whether our country and eastern
brethren will prefer to let their wood
lay at expence on the wharves, or take
the worth of their wood on its being
frft landed. No reasonable man, will
allow (according to the present scarci
ty of money) that a cord of wood is
worth more than FOUR DOLLARS
—this price the inhabitants would not
think much of giving.
It is supposed that the growth of
Wood on farms under proper cultiva
tion, and where care is taken to fele&
decaying trees, is as rapid as the de
crease of the part which is cut for the
common market or use of the family.
I mean in an ordinary way, and where
diferetion is ufcd. And this, with va
rious other considerations, make the
gieat the of wood unaccountable,with
in.the last nine years ; when wood was
fold (in 1793) on the wharves in this'
town for nine shillings a cord.
It is said that Mr. Jefferfon, more
deeply than ever deplores the " lacera
tiin of the press," and the " oceans of cal
umny crith which if has been thought expe
dient to overwhelm his name."— He must
blame Himfelf alone for these things.
Notwithstanding the oceans of vile ca
lumny, which he thought it expedient,
through the mftrhmentality of his or
gan, Callender, and his bag-bipe, Duane
to overwhelm the names of IVafhington,
Hamilton, Adams, and all those who
administered the government, the fed
eral republicans, at his accession to the
Presidency, proffered a flag of truce ?
2nd would willingly have buried the
pad in oblivion, upon the terms which
he proposed in his inaugural speech.—
But hofnllantly commenced a system of
tyrannical proscription, unheard of in
a free country : He insultingly invited
ta our Ihores, the mod hideous man
alive, and called to one of the highest
offices in the government, a foreigner,
who had instigated an infurre&ion a
gimd the laws. After all this, his fit
nefs for toe confidence of the people
ought to Le known ; and unless he vol
untarily retires(as it it thought he will)
before anothi ^cle&ion,itfpa// be known.
We have long been in poffiilion of an
anecdote which would feltle his busi
ness. We find by paragraphs in seve
ral • ipers, that others are also in pof
ftffion of it. Let the friends of Mr.
Jefferfon look to it, and give him pru
dent council, if they with his charac
ter fhonld continue to be treated with
a delicacy which it does not deserve.
Should all be made knpwn, he would
not like his friend, exultingly exclaim
« Look at my children!"
From the Gaz. of the United States.
MISTAKE RECTIFIED
COMMUNICATION.
A late London paper fays “ A re
markable transition of fortune recently
occurred in Worceder:—A private sol
dier, was immured in Prison for deser
tion, and in daily expectation of exem
plary punishment : when a gentleman
arrived from Ireland with an account
of the death of a relation, who had left
him 4000/. per annum."
Thisdnftance, we grant, is remarka
ble, but it has been far exceeded by an
occurrence in this country :—John
Fries, one of the ring-leaders of the
•whiskey infurreftion, was tried for trea
son, and condemned to be hung ; but,
by a:"tranfition of fortune," he was af
terwards pardoned $ and Gov. M'Kean,
to give even good fortune itfelf a gentle
Jbove, within a few short months, ap
pointed this fame John Fries, a Colonel
of Militia ! !!
Again—look at William Duane—
Where had capricious fortune placed
him, a little previous to her pouring
into his pocket, 11,000 dollars of the
public money of the United States ?
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, xßoz.
-cert.
Return of Kotei for Representatives to
Congref.
Federal. Democratic
61 towns already fublfed 2858 1847
Alftaad 108
Canterbury 38 63
Chesterfield ,r 4
Charletlown 8t
Gilmanton 94 4
Grafton 40 4
Haverhill 31 17
Jaffrey 78
Langdon 21 . 16
New-Hampton 22
Orford 45
Rumne, 6r6
Richmond 69
Tamworth 56
Weftmoreland 62 43
Majority Is94 # 3667 2073
The election ofa Member of Congress
in Delaware takes place the firft Tuefday
in Odober. JAMES A. BAYARD
is the Republican Candidate- and
Ceasar A. Rodney the Democratic.
From all we can learn, we entertain
strong hopes of the eledion of Mr. Bay
ard. —
We arc happy to notice in the laR
Boston paper a contradiction of the idle
report that the Fever was prevalent in
that town.
.—; o—
Democrats may rail against Cal
lender as much as they please, and it
will be to no effe&— While he is drip
ping the mask from the illuPrious Dem
ocrats who are now " strutting their
hour," he will meet attention—ln the
elegarit language of a Salem Editor,
"he Qandsbefore the public underevery
disadvantage—The Federalists have
long denounced him as unprincipled, &
the Democrats now do the fame. With
the opinion of both parties thus against
him, he can derive no weight but what
is impelled by the irresistible force of
fad and argument."
The following toasts, on the celebra
tion of the 4th July last, were given by
a l^rge and refpe&able company, at
Natchez, Midifippi territory :—
I The day we celebrate. 4 guns and 3 cbeerc,
2. The memory of the departed Washington.
“ First in. War,firft in peace, and firft in the af
fe&ions of his country." 4 guns and 6 cheers,
3. John Adams, late President of the United
States— May he live longer than we have time
to tell his years. 4 guns and 6 cheers. 4. The
Constitution of the United States—may it be
reftpred to its piiftinc vigour by a teunion of its
mutilated parts. 4 guns and 3 cheers. 5. James
A. Batard, our political Leonidas and his pa
triotic coadjutors in Congress. 3 guns and 6
ebeers. 6 The proscribed patriots of our country,
may conscious rectitude and the well earned
plaudits of a grateful community support them
under the goad of apolitical intolerance's wicked
as despotic. 3 guns and 3 cbeers. 7. The Judiciary
of tfe United States. May they stand as a bul
wark in defence of the Constitution. 3 guns.
8. The fun of Federalism emerging. 4 guns and
6 cheers. 9. The conflituted authorities of the
United States. 2 guns. 10. Charles C.
PiNCtNEY. 2 guns and 3 cbeers.
After the late Governor of the Ter
ritory (who was received with the most
marked and flattering attention by the
company and placed at the right hand
of the President) had retired,
Winthrop Sargent—our late virtuous
and able Governor, elevated by confeious recti
tude above the frowns of political intolerance.
4 guns andg cbeers. 12. Agriculture, Commerce
and Manufactures, the health, wealth and
strength of nations. 2guns. 13. The land we
live in. 3gnns. 14. The Armyand Navy of
the United States. 2 guns and 3 cbeers. 15. Peace
to all the world. I gun. 16. The America
fair. 3 gurex.
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* OFFICIAL.
Appointment by the Prefdent.
General Ralph Cross, Colledor of the
port of Newburyport, vice Dudley Ai Tyng,
cfq. removed. [Newburyport pap.
On Tuefday lad the superior court
of this State commenced their session in
this town ;—foon after the Judges had
taken their feats, the Rev. Mr. Gray
delivered a concise and energetic prayer
well adapted to the oceafion. imme
diately after, his Honor Chief Justice
SMITH, proceeded in giving an excel
lent Charge to the Grand Jury ;—hap
py ate we to pronounce our approba
tion to a charge that comes from a man
who is so impartial and disinterested in
all his actions. [Dover Sun.
Portsmouth,
SUPERIOR COURT
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman in
Logan county, K^ntuckey, to bis friend
at the Sweat Sprigs, dated July, 1802.
"A half skull bone, very remarkable
for size has been found in finking of
capt. Berry's fair wells deeper, since you
left this place. It weighs 246 lb. the
eye hole so large, that a common fixed
man can creep through it; the bone
found and entire round the eye hole,not
decayed as it is in other parts ; the nos
tril is very large, and the cavity for the
brains not larger than a pint bowl, so
that the monstrous head could never
have contained more than one quart
of brains. Sortie of the double teeth
being found, weighed fix pounds each.
Stanton Pol. Mir.
Arrivals & Departures firice Sept, it.
13 failed brig Felicity, Brown, Medcria,
do brig Washington, Coxe, Carolina.
—
Norfolk, Sept. t.
Loss of the Schooner Jupiter.
Yesterday came up to town the pilot-boat
Nancy, of Hampton, who brought up the crew
of the schooner Jupiter, Balding, which had
funk on the Middle Ground on Sunday The
circumstances are as follows: On Sunday morn
ing (being then five days out from Savannah
for New York) they difeovered the vessel had
sprung a leak; every exertion was made, not
only to flop it, but to clear her by pumping ;
ffie flood off the Capes of Virginia, and at two
o'clock in the afternon flic went down head
foremoft, on the tail of the Middle Ground.
The pilot boat feeing the Jupiter in distress,
flood for her, and was fortunate enough to take
off all the crew but the captain, who as flic went
down leaped over the stern and swam for the
pilot-boat; but before ffie could render him
any assistance, owing to the eddy made by her
finking, he was unfortunately drowned. A
few of the people's cloaths were saved.
St, Johns, Antigua, July 30, It is reported,
that a transport, homeward bound, having the
Buffs (the 3d) on board, foundered near To
bago, and no more than 100, of the 600 on
board were saved.
Vessels left —At Antigua, Aug. 16, a
bout 46 fail of American vessels, and others
daily arriving. At Turks-llland, Aug. 23, no
Americans. At Tobago, Aug. 1, Capt. Hovey;
of Portsmouth, to fail in to days. —At Madei
ra, Aug. I. brig —, Tredick, just arrived from
Portsmouth. Sailed two American vessels, for
the Bar^ry coast.
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COURT ot HYMEN.
—o—
— fay, without our hopes, without our fears,
Without the home that plighted love endears,
Without the smile from partial beauty won,
Oh ! what were man ?—a world without afun !
MARRIED
At Berwick, Mr. Joshua Haven, merchant of
this town,to Miss OLIVE HAMILTON, daughter of
Jonathan Hamilton, Esq. i.
In this town, Met Jr, Q ABBOTT, to Miss
Mart Walpey— Mr Qj ert Neal, to Miss
Mary Fields
MARRIED] At WftCbfo, The Hon.
Brockbotft Livingdon, to Miss Ann N. Ludlow,
daughter of Gabriel H. Ludlow, Esq. deceased. —
John Allen, efq. to Miss Cbriflina Jones — Labicbe
de Rcignffort, Est. PreJident of tbe Tribunal of
Appeal of the Southern Department of St. Domin
go, to 'tbe amiable Miss Rose Adelaide Gouin, also of
tbe Island of St. Domingo...
At Philadelphia, Mr. Patrick O'Hara, a young
Jon of Neptune, to Mrs. Sufannab Sarab Mills.
Tbis was aver, sudden match, arose from a re
ciprocal good opinion entertained on an accidental
meeting, without any prior knowledge of each other.
But tie gallant tar,on firft fight offered to convey her
fofe borne.vbicb bind offer foe accepted, and gratefully
invited bq in. Being highly pleased with appearan
ces,and bn behaviour, be made honorable propofols of
marriage, which were accepted am, agreed to ; tbe
whole being completed in left than a week.
At Machias, by tbe Ret. Martfeld Steele, Mr.°
Robert Simpson, to Miss Lydia Longfellow, of tbe
former place.
At Lynn, ( Maffcr ) Mr. Nathaniel Parrot, ta
Miss Hannah Swann.
Not birds of one peculiar feather,
In this new age, (Kail wed together ;
But Lately Swans, and prating Parrots,
Os various hues and diff'rent merits,
: To faithful love incline the bread,
, And feather well the nuptial ncft.—Balance,
GAMING has of late become ex
tremely fafhioriable, and many have
nearly ruined themselves by attending
too elofely to the pernicious custom.
Not long since a father being alarmed
at the conferences that might arise
from his eldest son being continually
playing at cards addressed him as fol
lows:—“ My son, you amused your
felf lad night on all fours, but I am de
termined not to put up with fitch be
haviour any longer ; for my part, I
like as well its you to Paugh and lay down,
and am not averse to a deal of Matrix
mony, but I am afraid that your com
panions are all knaves, from the Highs
to the lowest, and you will find yourfelf
mistaken if you think to make game of
me. I know your tricks, and am fare
you will forfeit your honors ; you are
digging your own grave with your
ovrnfpades. If your pockets were full
of diamonds, you would lose them, and
soon be within an ace of ruin ; in short
you deserve to be clubbed for having
the heart to treat me in this mahnef,
therefore I think you had better be
pretty whft and you may rest assured
that if I have occasion to FluJh you a
gain, I shall hope the duce will take me
for allowing such unfair dealings.
A, Indian Chief cf the Creek nation, being
once appointed to negociate a treaty of peace
with the people of South Carolina, was desired
by the Governor and Council to speak his mind
freely, and not be afraid, for he was among
friends. " I will speak freely < I will not be a
fraid," Aid he, “ for why should Ibe afraid a
mong my friends, who never am afraid among
my enemies ?"
i^Lta h M^^n^^fta
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■,^:-3remtmßmaraßflmmraoraßßra^cte=!CT SCT
For fate at Rindge s Wharf, by
Samuel Boardman,
1 ton good BUTTER.
Merchantable Boards.
Tar ; Pitch & Rosin.
MORTALITY.
MORTALS, be dumb; what creature data
Difprte nis Matter's will ?
Ask no account of his affairs,
But tremble, and be still.
DIED] At Fredertc/furgb, Col Gustavus B.
[Wallace, dgedyz
At Neto-York, Mrs CathaßlNZ Galatian,
the amiable comfort of Mr William Galatian-—Mr
Daniel Hitchcock, an old and very referable citinen.
At Welle, Mrs Hannah Eaton, tbe amia
ble consort of the Rev Joseph Eaton, aged 48.
At Machias, Dr. William Chalmer.
At Chefler, Mrs ElizabethKitteridge,confort
of Dr. Benjamin Kittcridge. Mr. William
"Walkingfhaw of Bolton.
In Londonderry the sth inst. very faddenl,
Rebecca Shute, aged 38, wife of Benjamin
Shute,—on the 6th inl. their child I year old.
She has left a kind and affectionate husband,
and nine children to bemoan their loss.
In this town, Capt. Gilbert Horney, mer
chant, aged 52 —Mifi Abigail Snell, aged 18.
A child of Mrs. Darlin,.
^^OtOtefc zi&htfrtftfltt,mtorelitmureßreammraflgfyppp
James Rundlet,
Informs his customers that he has
fad received in addition to his former
affortmmt —a larvefnpply of
WOOLLEN GOODS,
Direct from the Manufactories,
which are for falc Wholesale and
Retail, at a Imall advance.
He has also jug opened
A handsome assortment of
Kidderminster Carpets &
CARPETING.
Portsmouth Sept. 18.
I^BOARDING. 1
& Two or three gentlemen may be •
: accommodated with Boarding inY
* the centre of the tov:n— Enquire *
sos the Printers. Sept. 18. f
<O, th ts th th th th thia th '°^° > !^r'T!,
. A SCHOOL
For small children will be open
ed the beginning of next week,
near the Poft-Office,,by
MARY PURCELL.
United States : Diftrid of New-
HampJhires
NOTICE is hereby given to
the creditors of Clement Jack
son of Portsmouth in said Diftri&,merch
ant, against whom a Commission of
Bankruptcy has been duly issued & pro
ceeded on, that atty of said Creditors may
be heard ifthey shall think fir, before the
Judge of said Diflri&, on Monday the
27th day of September in ft-nr, at the Of
fice of the Judge of said Dftri& in said
.Portsmouth, at g o'clock in the forenoon,
against making and aHowing certificates
of discharge to said Bankrupt : before
which time exceptions to such allowance
nay be exhibited.
1 Pifrif? Judge
JOHN PICKERING, fothe Dfoiatf
jN.Ham/Jhire.
Portsmouth, Sep. ip
The “ ALL Federalists & ALL
Republicans' 'of New.Hampdiire and
Massachusetts are refpe&fullv informed
that there is but 2 10, fro Tickets now
remaining on hand, for file, and if they
would wish to share in the loaves & fiftes
of the day, they must apply immediately.
They will recoiled thAt C. PEIRCE's
drop No. § Daniel street, Ponfmoutb, is
a very handy one, to call and receive
prize money, and it being a little retired
from the public parade the money-feck
ers will not be so likely to get scent, that
you have been making such a plentiful
haul from the Amofaag Canal!! <
Poufnouth. Sefet. 15, 1802.
A TO BE LEI
A CONVENIENT
ffl HOUS EJ
e^rMg/^^,/HfCTS.f
"FOR SAL
Bbls. Good House SOAlh^p
fl quantity of
SOAP GREASE.
Enquire of the Printers CT '
# F - f^. ._.
All persons who may with to
obtain by the Telegrephe, or by the Tele
graphe and by theMaii,firft intelligence of.
arrivals at the Vineyard —er of arrivals at
foreign ports — ; or who may wish to pass
orders directing a vtffel at the Pineyardto
fail from thence to any particular port—
or to wait there for further orders —or
who may wish to learn the contents of a\
cargo—or whether a friend is on board
of a particular vtffel there, &c. &c. may
be accommodated.
The terms are lodged (for the conveni
ence of all concerned) at the Poss Offices
in Boflon, Salem, Newburyport, Portjmouth
and Portland, and will be lodged at the
Poft-Office of any other port, if desired.
Agents are appointed in all the ports a
bove named, to accommodate such as
may wish for immediate intelligence from^
tte^meyard,
"The terms contain different rates of
fees. If a man applies for firft intelli
gence ofan arrival at the Vineyard,by the
20th of September, inst. or three weeks
before the day of such arrival, HE shall
have such intelligence at the lowest rate.
Au applicant has nothing to pay un
til the Proprietor or his Agents (bill an
nounce firtt intelligence of an arrival or
other firtt intelligence desired.
Masters of Vessels will enter their nr
riva W the Vineyard free ofany expense,
that the Proprietor (md the owners, if
they pieale) may have immediate know
ledge of such arrivals,
JONATHAN GROUT, Patentee.
_ Bodon, Sgt. 6 1802.
I^HE subscribers hereby give
A. public notice to all concerned, that
they have been appointed executors to
tbe last will and testament of
EBENEZER THOMPSON, Esq.
late of Durham deceased, and that they
have accepted that truft,and given bonds
as the law direfl§ and as such request art
persons who are indebted to said est te to
make immediate pay meet to the subscrib
ers, and all thole who have demands a.
gainft said estate, are requested to exhibit
the fame for fettkment. ~
EBENEZER THOMPSON
BENJAMIN THOMPSON.
Durham, Sept. 17, 1802.
lOl^KtA.rf
• At Public Ataion,
At the Hharf of Woodbury
Langdon, Ejq. near Pwtfmouih Pier,
on the 23d inf. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon.
A VARIETY of articles be
!°nging r ° s he rheUnited States
Navy Department, conf fang of a Quantity cf
Russia Iron ; Cordage ; Junk ; Oakum ;
dd Iron; Nails of different forts ; Cop.
per; fit ret Lead ; Saws; Iron Anvils;
Stales, Beams and Weights ; Leather Fire
Buckets; Glass; Twine; Blankets; 2
Bleats ; one l^~ge Gondola; and a great
number of other articles not herein enu
merated. '
Conditions to be made known at time and
ploce ofjale.
—o—
— Creditors, Who have
proved their debts under a cornmif
fion, of Bankruptcy against Clement
Jackson, of Portfmontb, in the State
of New Hampshire, a Bankrupt, are rie
fired to meet the assignee of said Bank
rupt's estate before the Commissioners of
said Bankrupt on Monday the 20th day
of September,inft at 100'clock forenoon,
at the office of Jeremiah LißßEv,Efq.
in said Portfnouth, in order to allent to,
or drtFent from, the said Assignee's com
mencing or prosecuting any suit or suits,
in law or equity, refpeAing Lid eftate—
and also to htscompounding or agreeing
retpeßing any matter relating to said es
tate, and on other special affairs refpeA
ing the fame.
MERCHANTS and others concern
ed in Navigation are refpeafully
informed thatthe fubferiber will re-com
mence the operation of his Telegraph: by
the firft of Odober next.
ABRAHAM ISAAC, Auffr.
Port/month. Sehlem/,, - yg, 1802.
JEREMIAH MASON, Afre.
Septembr :8.
TELEGRAPHE.
NOTICE.