The United States oracle of the day — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-05-17 00:00:00, page 4

aged 60.
In Scotland, Anderson, a tinker, aged 114.
At Cbitmark, S. Mabetu, aged 89.
— Keene, Reuben Fenno, aged 32.
— Philadelphia, mrs. Eliza Laurence, wife of
the Hen. fohn Laurence, Senator of the U. States
from Neu-York.
— Lincoln, fohn B. Barrett, aged 24-
= Putney, (hr.) tors. Mar, Sahin, aged 83,
wife °f ""'• Noah Sahin, Esq.
~ Woodfeck, (Con.) Deacon David Williams,
aged 81.
— Amlerf, l, the fall of a tree, Aaron Wil
kins, aged 55.
- — Sprinfeld, Hon. fohn Worthington, Est ag
ed 81, an eminent Barrifer of Law.
— Providence, Wm. Bass, aged „, f° n °f Sam
vel Bass, of Boflon.
— Graton, Nathaniel Gardner, merchant, aged
41, formerly of Boflon,
— Yamaka-Plaine, (Moffia.) Mrs. Hannah
Hatch, aged 35, wife of Crowd Hatch, Ffa.
— Cape-Ann, William Norwood, fan of famfl
Norwood, an amiable youth.
— Boson, mrs. Mary Morse, aged „, wife of
Dr, Eliakim Morfe—mrs. Lydia Carnes, eldeji
daughter of the late Hon. Richard Derby, Efg. of
Salem—mrs. Lydia S. Holland, aged 28, wife of
\ John G. Holland—mrs Rebecca Greene, aged 41,
wife of David Greene, Esq.—Capt. Hezekiah
Welch, aged ,1 — Capt. Mungo Mackey, jr. aged
35—Aaron M'Clintock, aged 38 — Mrs. Mary
Woodcock—fames Clark, sip-wright, ag'l 42 —
Mrs. Mary Cutler, aged 72, wife oj fohn Cutler.
Miss Rebecca Turner, aged 35.
At Cbarlefown,Maffa. Mrs. Mary Hoppin, 76.
At Sea, Capt. Wm, S. Plummer, chnmander of
. the brig Greyhound of Boßbn.
Tickets & Quarters
IN the Dartmouth College Lottery,
which commences drawing the gth
day of next month ; and in the 2d Class
of the Philanthropic Lottery, which com
. mences drawing in July, to be fold by
CHARLES PEIRCE, No. § Daniel",
street, Ponfmouch, by whom the Prizes
will be paid on demand.
On the 2d. day of June next,
WILL BE SOLD
At Public Vendue,
Alt 10 o'clock in the morning, at Greenleafs
Inn, in Portsmouth,
A HOUSE and Land in Crofs
ftreet, three dory high, situated be
tween the land of Mr'.Neil M'lntire, and
the land of Capt. Samuel Storer. The
House is in good repair, lately papered
and painted, with a dry celler, and every
other convenience for the occupation of
a small family. N. ROUSSELET.
TO BE SQLDat Store No. 2, in Mul
her, lane, kept by
1 John L. Shannon,
Fiddle-firings of a fupeiior quality.
Raisins in boxes and casks.
Hyfoi), Souchong and Bohea TEAS.
I Coffee. Almonds. Capers.
IFlorence OIL.
I Narraganfet Cheeses.
I Ruffeting Apples. Sieves.
I Loaf and Brown SUGAR,
I Chocolate, No. 1, and No. 2.
I Mustard, in bottles.
1 Complete India Tea Setts, 49 and 47 pie
/ces of different patterns.
■ All forts of Spices.
I Cotton and Sheep's Wool.
I Brimstone per bbl.
I Short and Long Pipes.
■ Smoaking Tobacco and Segars.
■ Rice, And a variety of
Glajs & Crockery Ware.
WANTED,
I 100,000 feet of Boards,
I A few Clap Boards, and
I White Oak Staves.
I SALE
|At Public VENDUE,
I At the Office ts Alexander Ewen,
in Mat ketfh eel Portsmouth,
O n TUESDAY, 2,1) inftaot.
§ A valuable affirtment of
I JACONET MUSLINS, of
I J different qualities, from %to ^ wide;
I Book do, from ,of; Muffin Handker.
I chiefs; black, blue, green and lead color
■ ed plain and dripped Calimancoes ; a few
l pieces Irish Linen ; Callico; Womens'
I and Mens' cottori Hose; white Quilting;
IWomens' Gloves ; Hair Ribbon ; a
1 quantity Twine. —ALSO—
A quantity of India SUGAR,
l a few bag. Coffee; 8 by 10 Window
■ Glass; fig and cut Tobacco ; with a
I number of other Articles.
I Conditions : —^Qtes with approved
I indorfers, for turns above 100 dollars,
thirty days,-—all above 200, ninety days
Credit.
AT PRIVATE SALE,
260 barrels BEEF.
200 quintals COD-FISH.
Rum. Brandy.-— A number of
Convenient Dwelling - Houses,
apply as above.
*7O hh SOLD ~
At Public AUCTION,
1 On the 2^'h day of June next, at 3 o'clock
P. M. on the the perrfes,
I THAT NEW AND WELL FINISHED
Divellinf House.
nnmmfl „ +
1 with a convenient SHOP
I'^rc “ '" "°°'> an excellent Cel-°
I LAS, a WELLof good wa-
I ter within the House, and convenient
I Out-Houfes/now occupied by the fub
fohn Boadge.
I @3* The premises may be view-
I ed any day previous to the Sale.
Razors & Razor Strops.
Warranted, by Gentlemen of this town
who have purchased and used them,
to be no caicb-penny.or take-in.
For the comfort of Americans, and
for the use of Mankind in general,'
ADifeovery has been made, to
give case to the Cheek, comfort to
the upper Lip, a phafant familiarity to
the Chin, and an agreeable surprise to
the bearded Physiognomy; which takes
place bya RAZOR being Stropped on
Hopkins's celebrated Razor Strop,
it ads with such power, as to take notch
es out of a Razor, Penknife or Surgeon's
Instrument, and afterwards to leave so
smooth an edge, as to fliave ynurfelf
with that comfort and case before describ
ed, and the good efft& will astonish the
mod incredulous into admiration, —this
is a very great acquisition for the use of
Counting Houses, Infirmaries, Bar^ers-
Shops.—The Proprietor entreats the pub
lic will make trial of his celebrated Razor
Strop and Pafle ; as he willies to divefl
Gentlemen of that prejudice which gene
rally takes place with advertisements like
this. — The above are juf received, and rea
dy for Jale, by CHARLES PEIRCE,
No, 5, Daniel-freet, Portsmouth.
ALSO,
A few very nice RAZORS.
Razor Cases. Penknives#
Shaving Boxes & Brushes.
Tooth Brushes with Spunge.
I Colerain triili Linens & 1
INDIA COTTONS.
Edw' d Parry
HAS yusi RECEIVED,
A NEW ASSORTMENT of
-, Bc^ best Colerain
IRISH LINENS.
INDIA COTTONS
of superior quality. And
Fine British Cotton.
Best Superfine fajhionable
BROAD CLOTHS,
and other GOODS as usual.
ALSO,
Six Bales of
COT TON WOOL;
All of which will be fold CHEAP for
CASH, or POT & PEARL ASHES.
Portsmouth, April 19, 1800.
~to~b ~E Told,'
57 Hhds. SUGAR, ift quality &
18 Hhds. COFFEE, entitled tp
the debenture. —ALSO—
qrHE Beautiful
A SHIP Florenzo,
burthen 201 Tons, just
arrived from fea—for fur
her particulars, enquire of
Stephen Chafe.
Portsmouth, May 3 , iS OO .
trait ^<wn^M&^taCT^mfflQng^^
For Sale or Charter.
A SCHOONER,
lull " (being a new hull,)
about 90 tons bur hen —
built of the best of materials,
calculated for the Weft-India trade. Any
perlon disposed to Purchase or Charter
her, may know the terms, by applying
to SAMUEL CURTIS, juo. at Wells,
(M.ine) or the Printer hereof.
FRESH Eng/ife mid American
GARDEN SEEDS,
Just received, and for sale at
Wm. Stanwood, jr.
Store, Market free! ;
Where gentlemen in town or country,
can be supplied with those xhat are good.
—ALSO—
English ^lndia GOODS
as usual, very cheap for Cadi.
Portsmouth, April 12, 1800.^
GARDEN SEEDS.
A frefh assortment of Garden-
Seeds,to be fold by SAMUEL HAVEN,
jun. at hisfore in Market-street.
FOR SALE,
ONE second hand landing top fall
back CHAISE, with Harness, one
fecund hand landing top do. with do.
Two Chaise body's painted ; ten set of
white wood Pannrls for Conch or Chaise.
A few M. of LUMBER, con
fining of Plank, Joist, Lying Shingles &
Clap Boayls.—The above will be fold
cheap for call) or credit. Apply to
Elisha Hill, jun.
Pertfmouth, May to, 1800.
Pott and Pearl ASHES.
WAN T ED, ten tons of
Pott and ten tons of Pearl ASHES,
to be delivered by §th July next, in Portly
mouth, when the caff) will be paid,—o
an advance of part call) paid, on a note
with good endorsers.
/,„ ^ fofeph Champney.
200 Dollars Reward !
WHEREAS some audacious
person or persons have again ad.
ded insult to injury, by breaking off the
tops of that beautiful row of young grow
ing Trees, at the upper end of Broad,
street, on Saturday night lad, & thereby de
feat the expectations of a generous public.
Therefore the felettmen hereby
offer, the above reward of two hundred
dollars, to any person or persons that will
give them evidence fufficient to conviCt
the perpetrator or perpetrators of both
crimes, before any Court in this county
p Oper to fry the fame, namely those broke
in the February lad, and those broke in
the night following the tweniy-fixth of
this instant, April, except the perpetra
tors are idiots or diftra—ed persons, in
which case the above reward fliall be pro
portionable; and whereas many young
and beautiful trees have been, and are
now planting in several ftreeis in this
town for the benefit of the public ; the
fele&men earnestly recommend to the
inhabitants to keep a good look out, and
prevent any damage being done to said
trees, and if any person (ball be found
wilfully or nialicioufly breaking or des
troying them, that notice thereof be im
mediately given to the feledmen, who
are determined to bring the offenders to
such punishment as the law will infl CL
GEORGE GAINS, )
MOSES WOODWARD, /
SAM'I- HUTCHINGS, >^
ELIJAH HALL,
SAMUEL DROWNE,
Portfoowth) April 2s, 1800.
JOSEPH BISHOP,
FROM SALEM,
RESpedfully informs the in
habitants of Portsmouth and its vi
cinity, that he has had the Tallow Chan
dlers and Soap-Boilers works erected ih
Ark.lane, in this town, where he (hall
carry on the
Tallow Chandlers' & Soap Boilers'
Business in all its branches.
HE HAS FOR SALE,
Caftile, White & Rozin SOAP,
warranted good. Mould &Dipt Candles.
WANTED,
A quantity of Wood ASHES,
for which Cash or any of the above ar
ticles will be given.
Said Bishop, has been long experien
ced in the above business, in London,
Marfeilles,and in America.
Toppin Maxwell,
Has for Sale at his Tan- Yard, near Col.
Ladd's Dwelling-house,
Sole-Leather, tanned in the En
glish style, warranted good.
Saddle, bridle & harness Leather.
A few tanned Hogs-Skins.
All of which will be fold very cheap,
considering their quality.
— ALSO—A quantify of
BOOT-LEGS, cheaper than
has been formerly fold in this Town.
WANTED, afro Cords
Oak and Hemlock BARK, for
which a generous price will be given.
Portsmouth, May 10, 1800.
ALL Persons indebted to, or
that have any demands on the Estate
of SAMUEL BUTLER,
late of Berwick, in the county of York,
hufbandran, decealed, are requeued to
present their accounts for settlement to
the fubferibers, administrators to said
Estate.
LYDIA BUTLER, widow of the dec'd.
EPHRAIM BUTLER, Adminifoator.
N. B. All those indebted to said Estate,
are requested to make immediate pay
menh Berwick, May Q, 1800.
TAKE NOTICE?-
THE fubferiber intending to leave
Portsmouth the firft of June next,
requests all perlons indebted to him, and
all who have any demands, to call for
settlement, previous to that time.
Samuel Larkin.
Portsmouth, Ma, 3, 1800.
Golden Eagle.
THIS beautiful bay Stallion, will
stand the ensuing feafoo, at the sta
ble of the fubferiber in Greenland, for
covering Mares, on the following terms,
viz. two dollars the single leap; four
dollars the season.
EAGLE is 3 years old, and is upwards
of 15 hands high, was fired by Traveller,
an imported English horse of the best
kind, and is expeded by good judges to
make an excellent horse, &c.
Samuel flyers.
Greenland, May 10, 1800.
Young Traveller.
THIS beautiful bay HORSE
154 hands high, will stand the en
suing season, for covering Mares, at the
Stable of the fubferiber, in Greenland,
on the following terms, viz.—Two doll
ars the single leap, five dollars lor the sea
son, and to warrant, as may be agreed on
at the time.
Young Traveller, is fix years
old this spring, nervous, (iroug built, and
well proportioned, calculated either for
a chaise or saddle—he was fired by Tra
veller, or the noted Craigge-horfe (so call
ed,) and is allowed by good judges, to be
one of the most elegant moving horses
now upon the stage—his Colts are in ris
ing estimation, and are thought to be e
qual, as a sett, to any in this part of the
country. T. G. DEARBORN.
" N. 3. The owner of YoungTraveller,
offers him for Sale—terms may be known
and the horse seen, at the above men
tioned place. May 2, 1800.
HER 0.,
WILL stand this season for
Covering at the Stable of DAVID
BARKER, in Kochefter, Norway. Plain,
that beautiful full blooded young Horse,
called the HERO, of a fine changeable
bay, clouded wih Arabian (hades, four
years old, sixteen hands high, —the Hero
was got by the well known imported
Horse, called the Traveller, out of that
full blooded mare called the young
Duches, she was out of the old Duches,
imported by Governor John Wentworth,
which was got by the partner out of the
Dam of Mrs. Doe, which was got by
Woodcock, her Dam by a bay Barb of
Mrs. Crofts, and out of the Dam of Def
demonia, which was got by Makelefs, her
Dam by Brimmer, grand dame by a son
of Dodlworth, out of a Burtin barb mare.
He has already proved himfelf a sure
Horse. Price three dollars a leap, fix (
dollarsthe season, to insure a foal a price
that may be agreed on at the time.
Good keeping at the above place, and
the best of care taken of Mares left.
Rochefler, May q, lßco
The Columbian Phenix,
if 2d 3d ^^d Nos. now for Sale or delivery
to fubferibm, by C, Peirce, Portsmouth.
Beverly Bed-Ticks.
Just Received and for fate by
Edward Parry,
'to °f tbe Lamb ^ Flag Market street,
BEST Beverly Manu
fadured COTTON BEDTICK
ING, at the fame price it is fold at the
Manufactory in Beverly.
rartafsHOE -STORE.
Abner Newhall,
Oppofte the Sign of the Golden. Pitcher,
Daniel ftreet —
'T'AKES this method to inform
A his friends and the public in general
that he has for file a large and °entecl
assortment of
SHOES,
— Among which are—'
Ladies English plain and figured
Kid SLIPPERS.
Red, yellow, green, blue and black
Morocco ditto.
Mens' Boots and half Boots.
Fine and coarse SHOES.
Misses and Boy's fine and coarse
SHOES, &c. &c.
^ Conffant attendance, and the smallest
favors gratefully received.
BUTTER.
A quantity of excellent gutter,
Forfale by SAMUEL HAUEN,
jun. at his Store in Market-street.
Portsmouth, May 1800.
—FOR SALE, -
14 Windows, contain
ing each 24 squares 9 by y London crown
Glass—they are not much worn, and
may be bought cheap by applying to
JOHN HILL.
Proposals,
FOR CARRYING
The Mails of the United States,
On the following Post Roads,
Will be received at the General Post- Office,
Philadelphia, until the loth day of July next.
1. T^ROM Portsmouth, by Hampton
£ Falls, Newburyport, Ipswich,
Beverly, Salem and Lynn to Boston, three
times a week.
From April 15 to Oftober 15.
Leave Portsmouth every Tuefday,
Thursday and Saturday at 4 A. M. and
arrive at Boston the fame days by 6 P. M.
Returning, leave Boston every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at 4 A M. and ar
rive at Portsmouth the fame days by 6 PM.
From October 15 to April 15.
Leave Portsmouth every Tuefday,
Thursday and Saturday at 1. P. M. and
arrive at Boston on the following days,
Wedoefday, Friday and Sunday at 6 P.
M. Returning, leave Boston every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday a: 6 A. M.
and arrive at Portsmouth the next days,
Tuefdav, Thursday and Saturday at 10
A. M.
Note. 1. The Poftma Her. General may
alter the times of arrival and departure at
any time during the continuance of the
contrast, he previously stipulating an ade
quate compensation for any extra ex
pence that may be occofioned thereby.
Note 2. Fifteen minutes dial! be allow
ed for opening and elofing the mail at all
offices where no particular tin:e is fpe
cified.
Note 3. For every fifteen minutes delay
(unavoidable accidents excepted) in ar
riving after the times prefenbed in the
contract, the contractor dull forfeit one
dollar and if the delay continue until the
departure of any depending mail, where
by the mails defined for such depending
mail lose a trip, an additional forfeiture
of five dollars (hall be incurred.
Note 4. Newspapers as well as letters
are to be sent in the mails : and if any
perlon, making proposals, desires to carry
newspapers, other than those conveyed
in the mail, for his own emolument, he
mud date in his proposals tor what turn
he will carry it with that emolument, and
for what (urn without that emolument.
Note ;. Should any person, making
proposals, detire an alteration of the times
of the arrival and departure above fpeci
fied, he n,ud date in his proposals, the
alterations desired, and the difference they
will make in the terms of his contraCh
Note 6. Persons making proposals are
desired to date their prices by the year—
Those who contract will receive their
pay quarterly, in the months of January,
April,July and October.
Note 7. The contacts for this route is
to be in operation on the rd day of Oc
tober next, and is to continue in force un
til the id of October 1804.
JOS. HABERSHAM, Pyftmafto Gen,
General Pojl Office.?
Philadelphia, March 20, 1800. ,
The UXOr^,
Is fill open for the reception of new Sub
feribers. —Those who with to commence
from the 29th of March, (the day on which we
began the publication of the I.aws of the Union)
may have the papers from that period All such
will receive European and Domestic News,
Political Matter ; Entertainment, &c. and all
the I.aws of the United States, and Public Ad
vertisements, at the very fame brice they would
have to give for the most ordinary paper.
Advertisements, recfaubly & conJfricvouJly inserted
in tie ORACLE, ivbicb bar by far the greatest Cit
criation in tbie State, in the DiJlria of Maine, and
in the Seaport Towns throughout the Continent, 9+
any paper feublfed in Nro-Hamfefbirc. j