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integrity.—This alone was fufficient to raise a
gainst him a host of foes; he was the corner,
nation of public hatred—till he loft a beloved
son ; this accident affected him so much, that
he was quite inconfolable — The people, now
feeing him upon a level with thenrfelves, af
fliPed with like pafliors, and liable to the fame
raisfortunee, turned all their hatred and envy to
picy which too often it but a rcfpcdlful kind
of contempt.
0
FOLLY.
From the firft moment that man tra placed
upon girth, he began bis life by prrfomg the
WHEN morn returns with blulhing pride.
Oft' do I range the mountain's fide,
To hail with joy returning day,
And catch the woodlark's melting lay.
When Eve defeends with balmy breath,
And whifp'ring breezes fan the heath,
I Ay to hear, on yonder plain,
The bird of evening 's dulcet flrain.
% Thy notes, tweet Fanny, to mine car,
Are fwecter, than the woodlark's air,
And the first songstress of the choir,
L DISCORD TO THY MELTING LYRE.
interest ; sobriety of manners, and sim
plicity of life, restored ; virtuous indus
try carrying on its ufeful labours, and
cheerful contentment every where
reigning. Politicians may lay down
what plans they please for advancing
public prosperity ; but in truth, it is
the prevalency of such principles of
religion and virtue, which forms the
strength and glory of a nation. When
these are totally wanting, no measures
contrived by human wifdoni can sup
ply the defed. In proportion as they
prevail, they raise the date of society
from that fad degeneracy into which
it is at present funk, and carry it for-
ward, under the bluffing of Heaven, to
wards that happy period, when nation
foal! not lift up their furord againfl nation,
nor learn war any more.
LN'OT many years ago, Mr. Darner, son of
Lord Milton, (Eng.) a youth of brilliant parts
and accomplishments, and whose profpe^s were
of the most flattering kind, suddenly put an end
to his own life, at a time when lie was thought
to be one of the happiest, as he was really one
of the gayest young men in the kingdom. He
called togther twelve women of great beauty,
but of ill fame, and after converting with them
in a diflolute manner, he dismissed them loaded
with large presents. No fanner had they de
parted than he (hot himfelf through the head
with a pistol, and instantly expired. It was af
terwards found that Mr. Darner, by dc^ play
at cards, had controlled a large debt, which he
was unable to pay, and at the fame time was
unwilling to reveal his imprudence to his father
and to alk his affiftanec. And that circum
stance probably occasioned the awful catastrophe
of his death.
A Cure fa Eroj.
All great and noble men, who raise them
felvcs above the common rank of mankind by
meritorious aliens, arc sure to meet with oblo
quy from their ungrateful countrymen. There
is but one thing that can reconcile these furri
ers to tl object Os their hatred. Let the en
vied man be but unfortunate and they will pity
him.
open to our view. We should fee the
causes of public disunion removed,
when men were animated with that no
blc spirit of love and charity which our
religion breathes; and^formed to the
purl'uit of those higher interests, which
give no occasion to competition and
jealousy. We Ihould fee families,
neighbourhoods, and communities, liv
ing in unbroken amity, and pursuing,
with one heart and mind the common
Pericles, for a great number of years, admin
iftcred the affairs of Athens with ability and
THE belief of religion is of such
importance to public welfare,
that the most expressive description we
could give of a society of men in the ut
most disorder, would be to fay, that
there was no fear of God left among
them. Imagination would immediately
concieve of them as abandoned to ra
pineand violence,co perfidy,&treachery;
as deceiving and deceived,oppreffing and
oppressed; consumed by intestine broils,
and ripe for becoming a prey to the
firft invader. On the other hand, in
order to form the idea of a society flour
ishing in its higlreft glory, we need on
ly conceive the belief of Christian prin
ciple exerting its full influence on the
heart and lives of all the members. In
stantly, the mod amiable feene would
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPENDANT ON
RELIGION.
From Darwin's * Botanic Garden."
HARK! hear you not that piercing cry,
That Shook the waves and rent the iky!
E'en now, e'en now. on yonder waftern Shorea,
Weeps pale Defyair,nd WrithingAnguifh roars;
E'en now, in Afric'sgroves, with hideous yell,
Fierce Slavery (talks and flips the dogs of hell ;
From vale to vale the gathering cries rebound,
And fable nations tremble at the found I—
Yebands of Senators! whofc fuffragc sways
Brittannia's realms, whom either Ind 1 obeys;
Who right the injur'd, and reward the brave,
Stretch your Qrong arm, for ye have power to
save!
Throned in the vaulted heart, his dread resort,
Inexorable conscience holds his court;
With still small voice of plots of guilt alarms,
Bares his malk'd brow, hi, lifted hand disarms ;
But wrap'd in night with terrors all his own,
He (peaks in thunder, when the deed is done.
Hear him, ye Senates'! hear this truth sublime,
6 He, who allows oppression, (hares the crime."
— 0
the MORALIST—No. 387
The M EPLEY—No. 170,
Poetical Rtpo/itorv.
Jifffis of Diflpation.
Ga 3LAWERL.
TO FANNY.
From the PORT FOLIO.
The rapid successes of the Englilh in Franee,
in the year ±346, were checked by the numer
ous forces which the French King lent against
them, under the Duke of Normandy. The
French began their eaterprifes by laying siege
to Angouleme; and John Lord Norwich, the
Governor, after a brave and vigorous defence,
found himfelf reduced to such extremities as o
bliged him to employ a stratagem in order to
save his garrifoQ and to prevent his being re
duced co Surrender at difetetion. He appeared
on the walls, and desired a parley with the
Duke of Normandy. The Duke there told Nor
wich that he supposed he intended to capitulate.
" Not at all," replied the Governor; " but as
to-morrow is the feaft of the Virgin, to whom
1 know that you, as well as myfelf, bear a great
devotion, I desire a cessation of arms for that
day.—The propofol wa^greed to; and Nor
wich having ordered his forces to prepare all
their baggage, marched out next day, and ad
vanced towards the French camp. The be
siegers, imagining they were to be attacked, ran
to their arms; but Norwich sent a MefTenger
to the Duke, reminding him of his engagement.
The Duke, who piqued himfelf on faithfully
keeping his word, " exclaimed, " Ifee the Gov
ernor bus outfitted me ; but kt &s be content with
gaining the place; and the English were allowed
to pals through the camp unmodified.
In the rebellion, a villain stole into the kings
mews, where the light-horse were stationed, and
cut off the t^ik of all the horses in the regi
ment. When it was discovered, the captain
greatly vexed, cried out among other ejacula
tions, " What mull we do !" "Do!" laid a
wag near him, " fell them by wbokfak. "Why
so," said the captain. " Bccaufe," replied he,
" it is plain to fee we cannot re-tail themQ^
,ggragHißrerzr-—r rert ^^nrc—TCTfflt^^ra^CTii^Tßtrai
MARRIED] — At Oldflock, (Mafia) Captain
Richard Arrow, to mifo Dorothy Bow! It would
seem that the Captain ba: a mind for a shooting
match.
Os MontccucuU.
This General, when he commanded the im
perial army, had on a march given orders, on
pain of death, that no one should walk over the
corn. A soldier returning from a village, igno
rant of the orders, came through a path in the
corn-field. Montecuculi, who perceived him,
commanded the Prevot to hang him. In the
meanwhile the foldicr advanced towards the
General, and pleaded his ignorance ; to which
Montecuculi replied, " The Provost ffiall do
his duty." As all this occurred almost in an
instant, the foldicr was not yet disarmed, when
full of rage and revenge he said, " 1 was not
guilty before, but now I am," and at the fame
time fired his piece at the General. It miffed,
and Montccuculi pardoned him.
I Generally speaking, those people who know
I little, talk much, and those who know much,
I talk little: it is natural for a blockhead to think
the little be knows important, and to t.ll it to
all the world. But the man of knowledge docs
not open his packet so readily ; he hath too
I much to fay,and is sensible that much more may
be told after him ; he, therefore remains silent
0 —
ANECDOTES.
Chief 'Juftice Holt.
From a late work entitled Biographlaiia.
In the reign of Queen Anne, 1,04, fcvcral
freemen of the borough of Ayklbury had been
refuted the liberty of voting at an election for a
member cf parliament, though they proved their
qualifications as such, The law in this case im
poses a fine on the returning officer of tool, for
every such offence. On this principle they ap
plied to lord chief justice Holt, who ordered the
officer to be arrested. The house of commons,
alarmed at this step, made an order of their
house to make it penal for either judge, coun
cilor attorney, to assist at the trial; however,
the lord chief justice, and fcveral lawyers, were
hardy enough to oppose this order, and brought
it on in the court of king's bench. The house,
highly irritated at this contempt of their order,
sent a ferjeant at arms for the judge to appear
before them : but that resolute defender of the
laws bade him, with a voice of authority, be
gone; on which they sent a second message by
their speaker, attended by as many members as
espoused the measure. After the speaker had
delivered his message, his lordfllip replied to him
in the following remarkable words; “ Go back
to your chair, Mr. Speaker, within these five
minutes, or you may depend on it, I'll fend you
to Newgate. You freak of your authority;
but I tell you I fit here as an interpreter of the
laws and a distributer of juftice,* and were the
whole house of commons in your belly, I would
not Air one foot. The speaker was prudent
enough to retire, Ind the house were equally
prudent in letting the affair drop.
* It fcmsjirange that the right of voting at elec
tions tike all other rights,Jbould not be decided in our
courts of law. The dccifon would be speedier, at
tended -with left trouble and i®fe of time, the process
would be more dignified and furious, and tbp judgment
pronounced with greater felemnity by persons ufcd to
evidence and legal decisions on all points.
At Mifick Nathaniel Cleft, to wife Eunice Den
nison both of Stonington
DIE D] —At Newbury, Setb Plummer, aged^S
— Roebfer, Ensign Ichabod Corfon, aged 77. —
Mr. Israel Ham,aged 41.
— Dover, Mr. Daniel lAbbey.—Mr. William
Randal, aged 30.
At Newburyport, mrs Hannab Noyes, aged 61 ;
mrs Elizabeth Watkins, aged 78; miss Dorothy
Dailey, aged 18
At Newton,Suddenly John Pigeon, mer. aged 45.
At River Plate, from Jbf Rainbow, (drowned)
Copt Williams ; and David Loring, aged 30,for
merly of Boflon
At Gloucefer, David Plummer, Ffq aged 63 —
William Emell, aged \%,jon of Paine Ehrell
At Hartford Hezekiah Merrill, aged 51, late
CaJDer cf Hartford Bank
At Stonington, William Williams, Efqagcd 87.
Es Haddam, (suddenly) Robert Stiles, aged 30.
At Pembroke, Setb Briggs, aged 80
dictates of folly, since which his fucCiHors have
continued to follow the example, and have im
proved by her precepts beyond what their fore
fathers could have conceived, or even hoped for.
Folly has invented every kind of excellence that
is held in cftimatiptfby mankind ; luxury, mag
nificence, titled, honors, and riches. Folly oc
casioned one set of men to rule their fellow crea
tures, and keep them under fubjedion. What
but folly could have induced men to search into
the bowels of the earth for iron, gold, precious
ftoi|cs, and a thousand other useless baubles!
Even commerce herfelf would be banished, if it
were not for folly.—How would so many law
yers, judges, fiddlers, players, perfumers, em
broiderers, and ten thousand other profeffions
and trades flourifh, if it were not from folly.
0
Historical Anecdote.
Remark.
Who has FOR SALE
100 bbls Philadelphia FLOUR.
1 ooobulhels fine Liverpool Salt
1000 do. Maryland CORN,
5 Calks LINSEED OIL.
3 Tons Philadelphia IRON.
i 5 Hhds. MOLASSES.
12 Hhds. Jamaica RUM.
A few Hhds. Kiln dry'd CORN
c^bQXfete
THE SCHOONER
^^AMITY,
uill Gii next week for I bi-
Lidelphia— for Freight
or pidige aplv 10
MARK SIMES,
MEAL.
Few bags COFFEE.
; Chert's Hyfon TEA.
Po^tfmouth, Au^ft 8, (Got.
FOR SALE
a A T Ohl-York, the
A HULL of a new
BRIG, with her mails agd
Ipars; burthen 112 tuns — For particulars
enquire of the widow Olive HaRMON at
her dwelling house in York. July 24.
TO BE SOLD,
A PART OF A
'n '*' 110 u s E,
::: in ^°° d re p*"’" ith ° i° i °f
^ LAND adjoining, floated
in Deer-freer —Enquire of
The Printer %//v24, ißot.
To bE SOLD,
AT PRIVATE SALE,
I PART or the
11 wlol~ of a valuable
in Eftafr—Confining ol a dou-
H bb House with a large Lot
cfl&^toof Land alining, wirli the
privilege of a good Well of water.
Said Estate is situated on th> lower part
Os Gates. Street.— For Par'i' ulrs apply to
in Foie Stirci,
St. Martins SALT.
me of May do.
Bohea TE A.
IRON and STEEL.
FLOUR and CORN.
Kiln dried MEAL.
Ship BREAD.
BEEF, PORK & TAGUES,
&C. &C. Po>tfmouth, fitly 11, 1801.
FOR SALE BY
Long & Hamilton,
GOODS,
Is lar^e and well cholen —and
rtf-red for sale at the very Inweft prices.
P rdmou+h. fulv 24, ißof.
SALOME FOSS,
Adminiflratrix to laid Eftat, — r< siding on
the pterikr. J^y 24, rSoti
foseph & Joshua Haven
A number of Men's real American made
At St. Jago de Cuba, ,ohn Clark, aged 55 —
late of Spencer, Massachusetts
At Salem, widow Mary Leacb, aged ,6 ; mrs.
Sarah Dean, aged 28, widow of George Dean
At ^gebee, fojbua Winslow, Esq. formerly of
Bflon, aged 74
At Philadelphia, Alexander Wilcocks, Esq. Re
corder of that City
At Medford, Samuel Hall, in conference offal
ling into the boiling liquor of a dfitlery
At London, George Robinfora, a famous Bookseller
—Daniel Coolidge, aged 27,fecond son ^ ™°f¥
Coolidge, of Boston
At B,on, Widow Lucy Dyer, aged 83 ; ,obn
Spear Ingersoll, aged 18, killed infaatly by lightning.
At Newyork, mrs Bartow, wife of Thomas B.
merchant, killed by the upfrtling of a carriage
At Savannah on the qtb ult. Capt. f. Duval, a
native of Long-Inland, by the difebarge of a cannon.
BEAVER HATS,
GLASS - WARE;
Peter Coffin,
EARTHERN WARE.
SIX CRATES
At Sitanab, d,ley fonts, aged 11, formerly if
Worc,er
For Philadelphia.
of a superior manufacture, and formed
in the newed faflron.
^THEIR ASSORTMENT OF
European & India
Clark & Connor,
Containing Decanters, Wine-Glalks,
Tumblers, Salts and Cruits.
Three boxes PIPES.
Perfnote h, July 3 I, ISOI.
—JUST RECEIVED
AND FOR SALE BY
R U M.
Eighty Pn^heons Tobago
Thirty Crates assorted
SA L T.
FOR SALE BY
FOR SALE bY
Portsmouth, dn,ft 1, 18ot.
State of New Hampfine?
Rockingham ff.j
nOHE creditors to the Estate of
I WILLIAM LEIGH, late of Ford
mbutb, Corlw^inder dectated, represent
ed insolvent, are hereby notified, that 2
further time of fix months from the 17th
day of June 1801, is allowed by the
Judge of Probate for laid creditors to ex
hibit (heir claims —and that the fubferi
bers will attend that service at the Store
of Jeremiah Libbey in Market direct,
on the latl Wednesday of July current,
and the fecund Wednefdav of the five
following months from 3 to 6 o'clock P.M.
JEREMIAH LIBBEY, ) Commtf-
ISAAC RINDGE, } f^os.
EDWARD SARGENT,)
Hugh H. Birch,
Ft om Philadelphia,
INFORMS his old customers
and likewise the public, that he has
taken a (hop in Liberty-square, head of
Warner's wharf, where he carries bn the
buGntfs ofHairDreffing,Wig making,&c.
He his likewise by bim, a quantity of
human Hair, which he will work in any
manner übatfoever. Au°uß 1.
ALL perlons indebted to, or that have
any demands on the estate of Lieut.
CHASE WIGGIN, late of Greenland,
farmer,decea fed,reprefented insolvent, are
requeued to prefect their accounts, &c,
for Settlement immediately, 'O the fubferi
ber administratrix to said Estate.
Alfa,juft received and for fule by said Peirce,
An extensive assortment of
Ledgers, Journals,
Letter-Books, Wades,& alphabets, and
a large supply of common ACCOUNT
BOOKS, as cheap as can be purchased.
Alfa, Writing, Letter, Wrapping, Sheathing
& Bonnet Papers, of good qualities.
Slates of all sizes per dozen or single.
Pocket Books of various prices.
Aikin on the Kine Pox. July 18. _
Lately publijhed in Bo,on, and now received and of
fak at C. PEIRCES Boot,ore, Portfmoutb,
A Candid Reply to the arguments of
the late Rev. Elhanan Winchester, in his
Universal Dialogues, &c. By Elilha Andrews,
price 2/3.
Wk . the luoh nters having been ap
pointed by the Hon. EdwaidCutts
E'q. fudge of the Probate of Wnb &c. for
the County of York,to receive & examine
the cbirs of the fevtral creditors to the
eddte of Wm. bogufon, late of Kittery, in
said county, yetiman, deceased, represent
ed insolvent, do hereby give notice that 6
months from the 20th day of July instant
are allowed to said creditors to bring in
and prove their claims—and that we dial!
attend that service at the dwelling house of
Mrs. Mary Ferguson, the widow of said
deceased, in Kittery aforefaid, on the firfl
Monday of August next, and on the fiift
Mondays of each of the five following
months, from three to fix o'clock, P. M.
Wanted immediately,
THIRTY ELEGANT
HORSE S,
None under fifteen hands high ; < U>r
either black, chefnut or bay—fifiern of
them are wanted to be fluls of the firft rate
—apply t° SAMUEL HAM.
FOR SALE,
Opposite to Mr. Mafty's in Croft Street.
A Lot of LAND,
Twenty-one feet in front, and
40 back, with a barn thereon, suitable to
charge inro a two-story Dvciliog-h&ife,
or Store,
Apply to WILLIAM DAME.
JUST RECEIVED
AND FOR SALE, BY
Abraham Isaac,
At hit Store in Buck-free/,
Sigi of the Indian Hunter.
, A few bags new geese, and sea fowl
FEATHERS.
—ALSO—
A very han<ljome cffo-tment of
glass-ware.
—VIZ—
Double flint half pint barrel
Tumblcrs ; double fl.nt flower'd Wine
Glides; common flower'd and plain do.
diamond feet Salts neatly cot ; com non
do. Vinegar Cruets; D canters, &c &c.
—LIKEWISE—
A general affrtment of
CROCKERY.
Portsmouth, July IT, iSpI. ( r p6w)
Superfine and fine Baltimore
FLOUR and MIDDDINGS.
^ow Landing from sch. Sally,
AND FOR SALE BY
Matthew S. Marfli,
JOSHUA HUBBARD,? Commif-
JOHN HILL, ) fevers.
Kittery, July 31, tßot.
ANN WIGGIN.
Greenland, August I, iSoi.
Smith's COALS.
Pmlfmouth, ful) 8, 1801
INTERESTING!
—ALSO—
A QUANTITY OF
Portsmouth, July 31, ISOI.
Book fore. No. § Daniel-facet,
'Y ORD LITTLETONS
J obfervation'son the Converfien
of St. Fan! ; being an argumentative &
rational Defence of the Christian Reli
gion, in a letter to Gilbert Weft, Esq
(handsomely bound ; price 3/9 )
Alfa just received & for fate by said Peirce,
An additional assortment of
aroma ric pas te;
For the Teeth, and Gums,
"It is thit white, ^nd yellowith Tar.
tarifed Calk, which adheres to the teeth,
next the gums, causing, ft urvy, loose flab
by bleeding gums ; and the complete
dellruAion of the enamel of the teeth ;
hat so frequently disfigures the beauty —
lenders the teeth rotten and loole in their
rockets, and affii&s mankind, with pains,
Ine moll excruciating."
Kite. London Med. Efay
GO CAUTION!
Be ever particular to objo ve, that the true
and genuine Pafic is of a dark purple colour
which is in/lantl, difling rifted from counter
feits ; and is fold only in this cit, by the jub
fo iber, being the only proprietor in America.
This PASTE will, on ufiog, be sensi
bly perceived to brace up and tirengthen
(he fitre<, and with a little continuance
udl p<rkaiy cure the Scurvy in the
Gums, changing them from that livid
disagreeable colour, to a fine pale red,
occasioning them to grow firm and close
to the teeth; so that those teeth which
were before loose and ready to drop out,
will become entirely fall and fleady, and
from being blck and f ul, will make
them appear white & beautiful. It lik/
wife preserves the teeth from" growing
rotten, keeps such as are decayed a long
time from growing worse, and taka <:f
all difagrerble smells from the breath,
which generally arise from scorbutic
gums and bad teeth. It his a beautiful
aromatic taflc and flavour.
After wafliing the teeth and gums clear,
dip your bru(h or finger into the pafle,
and take about as much as will lie on the
point of a penknive, and rub the gums
and teeth freely, until it has removed ev
erv impurity—This do every morning
an3 walh it off with water. Sold as above.
Writing PAPER,
Stationary,Patent Medicines &c
Portsmouth, August I, 1801.
Paine's Oration.
AN Oration pronounced J -
Iy 4, 1801, at the requefl oi the
inhabitants of the town of Baftoo,i
commemoration of the anniverfay of A»
mericao Independence,
By Charles Paine, EA(\.
A few copies only, for Sale atthe
Porifmontb Bookßore. Price zgCtu^.
Portsmouth, July 1$
Drugs, Medicines and Dying
DRUGS, fold as ufuM bv
JOSIAH DWIGHT.
Clascal & School Books,
Lately fubUjhed in Boston, mid
nowreceived and for Sale 4/C.PEIRCE'a
Price ^ Cents po box.
Prepared only in America at the ftoie of
Sam'l H. P. Lee, Nezu-London.
Toe, are also highly etieemed for dieir
virtues when taken in the fprin, Iv!o%
fumroer and autumn, and by removing
an overcharge of Billions redundancies
in the Sumach and Bowels, and then by
prevent inofi of those G'deafi^concurrent
with an Epidemical fealon—their opera
tion is an eUy and tfftflud purgative,
and may be taken with u: rdkof getting
cold or any inconvenience, therefore ex.
remely proper for travellers by fej or
and, they aregoo I to relieve the fvilem
alter a hearty meal or a niglrs debauch,
their use in Epidemics of any kind ate
too well known to need any comment ;
their success in Dysenteries are peculiarly
beneficial, and luve been found to be
the b fl evacuant to remove the Cauhsof
Fluxes of any.—Certificates of their ef
ficary may be seen at the place of sale,
price §0 Cents per Box, and 5 Dollars
per Dozen, to fell again.
Agent for the Patentee in Portsmouth.
Alfa, That valuable Medicine
Prepared only by Samuel H. P. Lee, M. D
Nezu-Lan,lon, C^nneaicut,
THESE Pills are celebrate through
out the United States, and Wefe
Indies, in the cure and prevention of In
termittent, Remittent, Bilious, Inflamma
tory, 2nd Yellow Fevers—jaundice—
Bilious Ch die—lndigeftinn— Dropfy—
Gout, Rheuuntifm, Pieurily. Chl^ilist
Worms, Dyfenrery, Billiots Vomitings.
Convulfcm and Epileptic Fits, Asthma,
Coughs and Colds accompanied >rh
Coftivenefi-Foul Stom ch-Scurvy-
Sore Throat—Hypochondria, and Hyl.
teric-i Affections, &c. &c. &c.
For sale by the subscriber at hk
Apothecaries Shop in Market,reel, dirca
fror.the Patentee, a further Juppl, of
Doctor Lee's Patent N. London
BILIOUS PILLS.
INTERESTING.
And a Capital afotmert of
ME FHOD OF USING.
BY APPOINTMENT.
JOSIAH DWIGHT,
The Celebrated