United States oracle and Portsmouth advertiser — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-06-25 00:00:00, page 4

Miscellany.
publication of the following Addref to
the Citizens of Baltimore, containing
the recantation cfa notorious Deist,
and bis refens fir, doing, we presume
mill not he considered amifi.
TO THE CITIZENS CF BALTIMORE
THE late oppofitidn I have made
to Deism in the Polemic Hall
has znfwered my expeditions to the
full. It has caused the Christians to
doubt, inquire, and with high seasoned
suspicion ask, " Can an, good come out of
Gallilee ?” On the other hand it has
caused the open and avowed Deist to
represent me as one of the molt hate
ful and abominable pests ; as one that
never was no never will be liable in any
cause ! but ,like a weather cock, ever
changing with the fhifting breeze. In
ffiort, one in whom no dependence can
be placed,in any fftuation,circumftance
or Rate of life.
Had this ever been my disposition I
ftonld have kept m, excellent business
in London, arid at this time been, as I
then was, dyer and calenderer to the
Queen and Princess of England ;but
my liable and invincible attachment to
equal rights and equal laws forbade
,ne to fhift with the times, but rather
Sacrifice my all and cast myfelf, almost
pennylefs upon a foreign shore. Had I
Dot done this I should have beet a
mean despicable sace —a wretch that did
foot deserve exigence, who for a little
vile contaminating trash, nicknamed
wealth, could barter his integrity, join
with despotism against the poor, and
basely betray that cause for which a
thousand Sidneys bled
But my most formidable enemies are
amongftthofe Dieft who wear the Chrif
|ian mafic ; for they can vent their ac
rimonious foleen with double the effe&,
because their words are tipped with ap
parent fandity, and come from hearts
that seem to feel a decent and refpe&ful
zeal for the Chriftain cause. 1 his dafs
of men are assuredly the most infamous
that have exigence. Some of them
were fickle enough,as well as 1, to leave
their native land, and what are they
doing here ? I will tell you. In private
they are republicans ; in public drinking
success to the Cause of kings ; in private
they are Delfts ; in public, Christians —
and frequently at Church, humbly
watching for the loaves and fifties, if
peradventure, there should be a few to
spare. From such stability as this, with
all the sincerity of my foul, I pray God
to deliver me. ~ &.
They have however,put one truth in
circulation about me,and so doing have
inadvertently paid Christianity adeietv
ed compliment,for which 1 return them
my hearty thanks.. Say they, " What
ever his pretexfens may be, he is no Chrif
tjan.” To this I plead guilty. There
5 indeed a wide difference between talk
ing about Christianity and being a
Chrifti^n ; but this is a truth they have
is yet to learn, and the time may come
when to know it will only serve to ag
gravate femorfe, feed the flame of bit
ter anguish, and blow reflexion into an
inward Hell. Tho'l can call God to
witness that as it refpe^s hypocrisy I j
am guilttefs, yet my mind, my affec
tions, my every faculty have been
too long buried in the rubbish of Deifti
cal defyon, and fed too greedily in the
company of filthy fwine,upon thehufksof
pagan darkness to be easily or fpeedil,
restored, so as to aflame even the name
of Christian. 'Tis an easy thing to sport
And play upon the smooth furface of an
ebbing tide, till we have gone beyond
our depth and almost out of fight of
land, but how to return, with fafety is ;
always exceedingly difficult, and some
times alas, impossible. ; # ._ . I
Others make anedefTary inquiry—
How fa, the,, came thil man fafuddenl, to
change his principles ; and from a fierce
defender of Deism inflantl, become an appar
ent zealot in the cause of Christianity ? To
this I answer that the change was by no,
means so sudden as they imagine ; for I
I had doubts long before I knew their
meaning, and when I did I kept,them
within my own breast ; and I candidlyi
confefs that I was determined not to
part with favorite principles, on flight
or flimfy proof ; especially as I saw
that the recantation would bring upon
me every Ipecies of imputed: infamy
that malice could invent,; but doubt
succeeding doubt, and circumflance as
& cicumffance occured, till at kft I
was resolved fully and freely to invef
tigate^the two oppofiie fyflems, and
bring them both to that touch done, by
which,all pofeffions, all religions, all
merfand fyflems mud be tried and ful
ly proved, viz. " By theirfruits ,e Jhall
know them." , . .
The result of my inquiry then take as
follows: -, :
[. 1 hat I never saw, heard or read
of any man, woman or child that was
refoimed, either in whole or in part, by
embracing the principles of Deism.
2. That I have known hundreds and
heard of thousands who have been re- 1
formed by embracing Chriflranity.
3. That I have known inductions,
sober men,, who by imbibing the princi
ple© of Deism, almost inftaiu.lv became
deforatdy wicked,and in many infla-
tes dangerbus members of civil society.
4. That I have known some Deists,
and many feeders at religion, speedily
and effectually turned from the most a
bandoned practices,/, the preaching of the
gJpdQ) a life of righteousness, which
thawed itfelf by fobriety,induftry, char
ity, brotherly kiudnefs and universal
philantrophy.
5. That I do not recolleft ever hear
ing but one Deist profefs really to be
lieve in a future Rate of rewards and
punishments..
6. That J never met with a man,
who profefled to be a real chriftian, but
what built his principle hopes upon the
reality of a future state.
7. That I cannot, in all the deiflical
writings, find any law to prevent wick
edness, or encourage virtue, with re
ward, and punishments annexed thereto.
8. That in scriptures all the crimes
that man canpofTibly commit are under
the fevered penalties, forbid, and every
possible virtue inculcated, and encoura
ged, by promises of eternal and exceeding
great rewards.'
9. I have known feme deists, and
read of many, who, at the apparrent
point of death,were seized with the most
horrible despair, uttering the most bitter
reflexion against themselves for their
total neglect of those duties commanded
in the g'ofpel. But who ever heard or
read of a Christian at the hour of death,
despairing of the merpy of God, because
he had all his life time rejected deism,
and shunned the company of its profef
fers ? Or even whenlong and fierce dif
e^fes had fliaken the. nervous system,
and raging fevers inflamed the blood,
have they ever been so far deranged as
to wish they never had been born, for
hot rejecting the Bible as a wicked and
mifehievons imposition upon the human
race?
From the above then what reflexions
mutt arise but that Deism is essentially
bad, & naturally produces wickednefs,by
taking awa, the only foundation of all
virtue viz : the love and fear of God ? for
what man can either love of fear God,
who really believes he intends to anni
hilate hi,m, body, foul and spirit, or
blend him with the common mass of
inanimate matter, or fend him after all
his toil and care, bodily pain & mental
sorrow, to vegetate in common grass ;
or be re animated, as Chance direds,
into ,entiles, infers or bestial forms.
With such unmanly, dog-like faith as
this, away fly all lpve, regard and fear
of God. Laborious virtue, by this faith
is transformed into th^ extreme of mad
n4fs ; vice and pleasurable wickedness,
into the most just & rational pursuits of
man— nay, crimes of every magnitude
may be committed with impunity ; for
if a man be not. immortal, God ismot om
nipotent to punifb bit delinquency,—there
fore, when he has become obnoxious to
the law: of man, he may by the fatal
ball, the fuffocating cord, or poisonous
draught, put himfelf out of the power
of laws, moral or divine, and thus com
pletely escape both temporal and eter
nal justice.
And now, my old Deiftical friends,
l aft you in the name of your boasted
reason, are these notions calculated to
reform, or to corrupt mankind—to cre
late or to deftfoy fociaT order concord,
harmony and civil liberty ?—Are they
not, in their very nature, calculated to
; sap the foundation of virtue, produce
limmorality ,breed confufion, and total
ly destroy all confidence between man
and map ? And whether that very sys
tem you so ardently oppose, is not the
only means of curbing, the furious pro
gress of your pernicious tenets, which
would, it once become universal, turn
this earth into 3 hell, and involve even
; yourselves in such unexpected raifery,
!as would make you sincerely pray, for
I the return of that religion, which you
would then feecan only stem the torrent
of law)efs villainy, by humanizing the
obdurate heart and which alone can
bend the stubborn will of man into
humble obedience and ftriQ conformity
to the laws of heaven ? t
I I conclude by affecting that the a,
Sove is the effect of cool deliberate re
flexion—that the sole end I have in
iview by the publication thereof, is, if
possible, to undo what I and others have
done towards the propagation of Deism.
I have herein stated fads and advan
ced opinions, and for the truth of the
one, and sincerity of the other, / do, in
the most solemn manner appeal to the God of
my existence. —And as such, I request all
the editors of newfpapeis, who are not
enemies of Christianity, to give it one
infertionfthat the fathers and pious
heads or families, may hold it up as a
warning to the youngand giddy; that
the neighbors may guide ' each other a
gainst the prevailing poison, and that
Deists, especially, may be inclined to
pauie a moment, and if possible—con
sider. FRANCIS GUY.
AST EADY young man, who
writes.well and expecinely, is want
ed by the iubfenber at his Office in Port.
: land — Any such perlon who Should like
!!the fiunion, it requeued to apply to the
. : PoP-rndter at Pontmouth, andalio com
municate his age and terms, in a letter di.
reded to.him, as "Ciek of the Court,
&c. or PoftnialLr Portland,"
Samuel Freeman. )
Eliphalet Ladd,
fry ASjuft imported in the Chip
A Minerva from London, Warring
ton from Liverpool, And St Cuthburr
from India, and is now opening for fale^
hisfire proof Store No. z,Ladriftree;
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
Enghih and India Piece Goods ;
Hard and Cutlery Wares ; Painters' Co|.
ours ; Looking Glares, feme very ele
gant; Pewter; Saddlery; Brass Kettles;
Filling Gear; Stationary ; Hats; Pow
der; Shot, &c.=^lfo for fate.
Iron; Steel; Holldw Ware ;
Nails; Weft India Goods ; Teas, &c.&c b
Likewif—TO LET
Brick Houles of Stores finifhed
as/uits the occupants. ~,„, 18,
FRESH'FL6UR?
—c—
fu^ receivedfem Richmond, P"ir. a cargo rs
NEW FLOUR andfor sale by
Matthew S. Marsh.
Afo, White India Sugars in bags.
Ift & 2d quality Leaf Sugar from
the Manu'aTory in Newyork, which
I will be fold ^t the Boston prices.
-!Porfmoutl fune 18, I^o%
Malaga Wine, Lemons', oc.
Nathan B. Fblfom,
HAS just received a quantity
of MALAGA WINE ofthe latest
importation.— Afo —a few boxes frefh
LEMONS, other Goods as usual on th
most liberal terms. fune tfc
Portsmouth Bank.
— 5—
IN pursuance of the " Act to
Incorporate the Fortfmouth Bank"
the Stockholders are hereby notified
to meet at the house of Col. William
Brewster in Portfraouth, on Wednes
day the 6th day of July next, at 10
o'clock a. M. for the purpose of choos
ing the firft Board of Directors, and to
tranfad any other business which may
be thought necessary.
Samuel Ham,
IGilman Leavitt,
1 John Wardrobe,
B. Brierley,
James Rundlet.
New Hampshire fire and Marine
Insurance Company.
—o=
In pursuance of the " A& to Incor
porate the New Hampshire Fire ^ Ma
r?ne Insurance Company,” the Stock
holders are hereby notified to meet a
the house of Col. William Brewer, in
Portsmouth, on Tuefday the 12th day
of July next, at 10 o'clock a. m. for the
purpose cf choosing the fiift Board of
DireXors, and to tranfad firth other
business as may be thought necessary.
Samuel Ham,
Gilman Leavitt,
John Wardrobe,
B. Brierley,
James Rundlet.
r, Those perlons who wish to be
come Stockholders in. the Fire &f Ma
rine Insurance Company , or Portsmouth
Bank are requested to call at the New-
Hampfoire hire & Marine Insurance Of
fice at noon, between the hours of 12
and r o'clock.
Portsmouth, fune 13, 1803.
Notice to Claimants
ON SEVERAL ESTATES.
THE Commissioners appoint
ed to receive and a just the claim<
against the estates of Joshua Rand, lan
of Rye, deceased ; of George Rand,
of do. deceased ; of Capt. Alexander
La ING, late of Portsmouth, mariner, de
ceafed,and of Samuel Shereve, late of
Portsmouth, painter, deceased—will at
tend to receive the claims of the creditor
to fain eftat% relptaively, at the Office
of Daniel Humphreys, in Darnel
street, in Portfmonth, on the firft Wee
nefdays of the months of September
October & November next, at 9 o'clo< k
A. M. and curing the whole of laid days,
. fix months from this date, being altwe,
to the creditors of said efiates refpeftive.
ly, to bring in and support their claims.
Isaac Rindge,
Daniel Humphreys:
Edward Sargent.
- Porfmeuth, June 15, 1803.'
THE fubhriber gives notice
that he fliall exhibit his Account of
Aumimftration on his la e father's estate,
?at rhe Probate Court at Exeter, the Mon
day preceding the third Wenetday of July
next for settlement.
James Rundlet.
Pwtfmotah, June 17, 18'03.
~. RAGS'! RAGSY"
THE proprietor of this paper having
undertaken to supply a paper mm,
call on all ranks of people in Portsmouth,
and its neighborhood to
Save their R^GS,
and help the manufacture of this ufefui
article in New.Harrpflii/e, where the
mills are ftarvmg for the want of flock.
Pro bon. Public,) l
s4fF& 4 4»4*<tej&^>s¥^B,F4#^
[ NEW GOODS.
, Edward Parrv,
His Imported in the fllips Nancies J
'& Friendflip from London, a *
, general asf irrmeot of ▼
-f Fafoio^ble GOODS, f
^ which are now opened and for Sale ^
1 at his ftjre in Congress street, at a'
;I low advance, by Wholelaleand Re-J
y tail., Ponfmeuth, fare 11, 1803. $
^±*r*'»'«*'''''<''*'"'''«'+*+
[i\ew dpring ZjOODS.
—°—
1 . B. Brierley:
° Acquaints his friends, and the
' public,that he has just receiv-;
r ed by the late arrivals
, from England,
A very large and elegant affortfr^t of
Fafhrnnable, Fancy, and Staple
:GOODS,
Which are now opening tor sale
at his Store in Broad-street.
Hosiery Store, 1
► Si,n ofthe Spinning Wheel, Buthfreet.
CIAZNEAU BAYLEY ac
' quaints the Public that he Iras im
i ported in the Galen from London direct
from the Manufacturer, a general affort
meni of HOSIERY, vi^.
Men's white and fancy Cotton
1 Hole, Men's plated do. Men's white and
brown Thread Hofc; Melo's brown
Thread and white Cotton half Hole ;
, Mll's white silk Hole : Women's whie
ind black silk Hafe; Women's ^ hire
'cotton Hose from 3/4 to x ij6; Youth's
' cotton do. : 1
Black, white and color'd Cotterr
Glovesand Mitts; Black, white and co
lor'd silk Gloves and Mitts of the extra
length. Men's black and white silk
' Gloves,
Cotton and Worsted Pantaloons.
ATarge assortment of Worded Hosiery.
A pleasing variety of Ladies fancy silk
Handkerchiefs, at 8 and ids.
A few pieces of embossed color'd Muf
in, newest fafhion, with a variety of oth
er articles in the ENGLISH GOODS
' BARGAINS for ready money.
Portsmouth, May 28, 1803. (' -f.)
"LINES and 1 WANES.
-just received by the Lewis from
Brtfol, and For Sale by
], Henry Ladd,
elB, 15,1, and 9 Thread lines ; deep
[Sea, Hand, Log, Mackrel, Squid and
r Chalk, do. Salnon ,Twine ; 2 and 3
•bread Sewing, do. Roping, Whipping
and Ball, do. Marlin, &c. — ALSO—
Now landing and firfale,
150 bbls. Freffi Fins and Superfine
FLOU R,; . % 7e ti.
Mark Simes
„ Haifor file, dt his Store in Bow /beef,
A Quantity of patent Iheath
iug, and other Nails, from 4 to
- 20 pennyi made at the Am< fbury FaAo
: y, which he intends felling at the Fa&o
{ y prices— He also offers for f^le,
Cordage cf all sizes manufactur
ed in this town..
, Russia, Swedes, & Philadelphia
'. IRON. :
Philadelphia Flour. , d
■ Maryland Corn & Wheat Bran.
' Philadelphia & SalemLoafSugar.
Iron Camboofes. Nail Rods.
: Ravens Duck, &c. &c.
Portsmouth, June I t, 1803. '[
' Benjamin Floyd,
Respectfully informs
the Public in general, that he has
just commenced the
Book-Binding BuftHeff
in its various branches, a; his fliop in
Demararafoeet,.\
where he would be happy to waft on
hem iythe line of his profeffior. r -
Account and Record Books'
ruled and bound to any pattern, at the]
(horteft notice.j
He affu^es the public he shall Rudy t< 1
merit their patronage, by a faithful a|
tention to their orders. — Wanted an a, \
prentice, apply as above.
? Portsmouth, June 11, 1803.]
1 Just received and for Sale by r
Stephen Hardy, [
Oppofte Dr. John Jickfon's, in Buch
so cet, a lar^e apartment of.
Ct OLD, Finger & Ear Rings ;
^ Ring Cases; Gold Handkerchief
Pins, Gilt do. Plated Candkflicks; Su
,gar Tongs ; Thimbles % Smelling Battles,
Tooth P iwder; Pl>te Powder; Tea Pots;
Cream Pots; Segar Cases; Snuff antl
Tobacco Boxes ; Sleeve Buttons ; Silver 1
Ear and Tooth Picks; Silver Tays ;
Pencil and Pen Cases; Combs; Seif
fors ; &c. &c. ,
.All kinds of Hollow Ware ex
ecuted in the Silver Smiths line.
Auctions.l
Notice. l
IP Y virtue ofa liccnlc from <M |
Supreme judicial Court <1 th, I
jCommonwedPh of Massachusetts, vb ]
jbe told, at Auction, on Tucfdiy the2^ ' |
lay of June next, at 2 o'clock, P. M.aj
he house of John Haggins, innhoi = |
ler in Berwick—3
△Valuable FARM,|
lately owned by capt. Thomas WAX.-|
ilingford of Somerfworth, deceale q
containing one hundred acres of land;l
with a convenient Dwelling. House, and |
'"")."''' ' a '"g~ quantity of Timber;l
and Eire Wood trees thereon, and is ax§
bout four miles from Berwick landing.-^
The terms of payment, with good fecurial
ty, will be at long periods if the purchase! |
idefae it. Particulars will be further|
made known at the time and place of 1
sale, or at any time previous by applying
to the fubferiber in Portsmouth, or h-|
,Geir. GooDwt,, of Berwick, or Cant |
-Ricr£R of Somerfworth.|
V Laac-Lyman,l
Pertfrauth, zyh Ma?, 183%.|
Valuable Property for SALE al
IAUCTION.
On Tcefday, the yk day of July
next at 11 o'clock A°M. will be SOLD
at Public Auaiox, at Maj. Walker's Dfti
f the following popery of the Efate of &
late Martin Fe.rry, deceased-feiz.
l it LO l oi LAND in Fore=
' ER Street, nearly oppofirethe old Cub
I to D- Home, being the fame which w^
I formerly owned by Alexander Ewen.
One (bare in the NewHamfflfre /^fc
- and Portfacuth Pier propriety.
Onejdo. in th3 Pon.^outh AqteduA
i One do. in the Pfoaqua Bridge.
I Ten-do. in the New Hamtjhire Turnpib
fßoad. '
. Nine do in the New-Hamabe Uniri
i Bank.
: A Imall House LOT at Duth-endj off
Pickering's neck, so called.
, A Mortgage title tea ff^ and Lot of,
Land w Kittery ; the right of redemption
; b login the heirs of the Lie Geo. Weeks,
of Kittery, deceased.
J A/Jo—A Mortgage of three
. quarters of a double Saw Mill arid Privi
olege, and half a Store, at Mount Desert.
Conditions may de made known
e atthe time and place of s a le, or previous
ly by applying to either of (h e subscribers.-
MARKSIMES,
SAM'I SPARHAWK.'
Portfaegth, June 18.
7 A line opportunity to purchal^
HOUSE LOTS.
; Dot sale
, A LOT °f LANDi nPortf
j month foliated in a pleasant arid
central part cf the town; it fronts on
5 Pitt street, and is a part of the Efhef
>vhereon the fob briber now lives, The
Land is elevated, and the profpea exten
ivt. The filiation is retired from noise.-
it can be divided into five parcels, each
>f which will make a good Hufe Lot=
ir into a greater or lets number, as will
left suit the purchaser nt purchafers.-=
The terms oi payment will be VERY,
ib ral, as will best accommodate th,
, buyerand JOHN GREENLEAF.'
P,rtfr;outb,.May 18, 1803.
Rockingham fl,
THE fublcriSers being ap#
pointed a Committee to receive, ex+
amine and adjust all be clamsofthe ered*
itors to the eltateof JOHN P. LOVRIN,
late of Raymond; in said county, yeoman,
deccafed, represented insolvent and fix
months being allowed for that purpose,
hereby give riotice that they will attend
thaifervice at the house of Enfi^n BEIT.
JAMIN Bean, Innholder, in Lil R.y+
'm.nd, on the second Tuefday of June
Inext, and the five f allowing months, from
2 to 5 o'clock P. M
Moses Dudley,
Levi Swain.
Paymend Mo v IT, 'BOI.
Dancing Academy.
I. 6
THE Ladies and Gentlemen of
Portsmouth and its neighborhood
aret refpe&fully informed, that Mr. T,
TURNER contemplates opening ^
Dancing .cademy in this town for the'
'prefent summer—and as it is necessary
his determination should be immediate
ly taken, those who wish their,children
taught this polite exercise, are requeu
ed to fend their names to Treadwells'
Bookstore by Tuefday evening next—.
laster which period their withes can have
Ino effe&onhis destination. :
I It is hoped the effe^ of this notice
will be fufficient to draw him to Portfr
month. • June 18.
Family Medicine?
Jiff received—a corfgranent cf
Lee's BILLIOUS ITLLS, ~
And for fate bv the grfo s . dozen or Angle
box, by LYMAN SPALDING,
At Ins flop in W;fl)ingt<n-fireet.
fort/meuth, June 4,
A few Green ^HEEP SKINS
wanted at the Oracle Office.