United States oracle and Portsmouth advertiser — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-01-23 00:00:00, page 1

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, A A Large Commodi
nus i^d Convenient
r'n DWELLING HOUSE
''""'' '" '' centre of the
fJerctotown of Haverhill, within a
•few rods of the great Bridge ; is well cal
.ciliated for a public house, having been
purpofelv fitted for that business ; is one
of the best fonds fer a tavern in the State
of Massachusetts. Any person wishing
to hire the fame m ay know the terms by
applying to J'IiTER OSGOOD,
iHawljiU, 'D%,,h. 1801,
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR.
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supports. — '—.WASHINGTON'S Legacy. _ J
and Boston Mail Stages run every day in
ohe week, Sunday excepted, at 4 o'clock
ir. tbe morning, from tbe Inn formerly
kept bv Mr John Stavers, in Pitt-ftreer,
and which house is now kept by tbe sub
scriber. Gentlemen who widi to go tbe
lower road, c?n be accommodated with
feats try applying to the Subfetiber, who
keeps the Stage Office, and is provided
with careful drivers, and good accommo
dations for those who wish to travel. He
also endeavors to keep a good supply of
provisions and liquors; and every atten
tion will be paid to thole who may plcafe
to honor the Mail Stage Inn with their
company, and the smallest favors grate
fully acknowledged by the Public's most
humble servant,
JAMES A. GEDDES.
Pwtfmouth, fan. 16, 1 802.
Letters in the Post-
Office at Exeter, January 1, 1802.
Joseph Smith ; Eliza Thurs
ton ; Joseph Tilton ; John
French ; William Durant; Dan
iel Cooley ; Dennis Bickford,
Exeter : Nathaniel Gordon ; Jo
seph H. Shephard ; Robert L.
Fowle; Stephen Ladd; Ezekiel
Godfrey; Daniel Clifford ; Rich
ard Bean, Brentwood; Jacob Ab
bott, Hamptonfalls ; Ephraim
Morie, Poplin ; George Tut
tle, Lee.
Lift of Letters re
maining in the Poft-Office,
at York, Jan. 6, 1802.
William Lewis, 2 ; Betsey
Low; Joleph Goodale ; Mary
Harmon ; Daniel Moulton ; Jo
seph Moulton, jr. Amos Me.ln
tire ; Jeremiah Paul ; Joseph
Paul ; Thomas Savage ; Lucy
Tinam ; Richard Talpey ; To
bias Trafton. All of York.
The following are /or Katery.
Walter Abbot ; Robert Brief:
Jatnes Hill, 2; John Hill ; Jo
seph Johnson ; George Leach.
DANIEL SEWALL, P.M.
^pHE Proprieters are notified,
hbat the annual meeting for the
•choice of Officers, will be held at the
east chamber of the Slate Houle in Ports.
mopib, on Tuelday, the gin day of Feb
ruary next, at § o'clot k in the afternoon.
ISAAC WALDRON, jr.
P>ooriet& '$ Clerk.
Portsmouth, Jan. 16, |BO2.
Shipping.
Lines, Nets, Twine,
IVejl-lndia Goods ^c.
a; ufnal January 16. 1802.
Fore-freel, No? th End,
On good terms, for c^lb. or approved
credit. —LIKEWISE-
Bbls. Herring, in prime order for
SEINE TWINE,
A quantity cf a ftperior quality,
FOR SALE, by
Robert Rice,
- NOTICE.
O^HE lublcriber begs leave to
A return his thanks to bis friends and
cuflomeis, for the many obligations be
Ims received from them, and informs
them tint he still continues in his line of
bofinels —at the fame lime he would beg
leave to acquaint the Pub ic that tbe
Poritod, Porrfmouth, Newbury, Salem
J°HN_^ G1LM A^^
Nglf-H/MPsH/RE
Turnpike Road.
Joseph & Jolhua Haven,
Wave just received an additional
fap l j + °f
Real American made
Beaver HATS,
of a fupcrior manufacture and formed in
the newest fafbion.
Their aflortment of
European & India
GOODS,
is large and well Suited to the Sealon.
Ihey have afo, A few Pieces
Russia & Ravens Duck,
and Russia SHEETINGS—aII
which are offered for sale ar the loWeft
prices. Dec. 12, ISOI.
Abner Newhall,
PRESENTS His refpe&ful
compliments to his worthy friends
and cutlomefs, and informs them that he
has been to the Manufaaortes at Lynn,
and chosen himfelf a very large and ex
trusive aflortment of every kind of
ALen s,PEomen s,Boy's & Children s
SHOES,
Os every taste or fancy, so that
none who apply at his Shoe-Store in
Daniel street, Fortfmouth, opposite the
Columbian Bookstore, can poffibiy go
away again without fatisfiaion, both as
to price or quality, for which purpose be
lias studied to make his quantity comport
with every ode's wan+s, as bis assortment
consists of many thousand pairs:
For SALE or CHAR TER,
r^THE Schooner
I SALLY, bur
then 108 tons,s years'
old, burthenfome for her tonnage, and
fails faft ; die is well calculated for the
Southern or WeG-India trade. For terms
^ppiy«>
Matthew S. Marfa
Pm tJmoulh, January 2, I Sol.
He carl and will supply coun
try traders and merchants wno with to
export anyquantity, at the fliprteft notice
upon the most generous terms of credit,
with approved Notes, during their re
ipeaive voyages.
White Sheep Skins and Sheep
Skins for Book-Binders, Calf Skins for
boot top<, and
TRUNKS
of every size and description, as usual.
N. B. Said Newhall continues
to piircbafe Barley and Sole Leather, as
adirertitcd for any quantity:
O^HE Subscriber sent to the
Post Office Pbrtfmoutb, about tbe
last of August lad, a letter direAed Ed
ward Gray, Efcj. of Boston, containing
a note of h*ud, a copy whereof is as fol
lows, viz.
Said Newhall has also for fate a
good Afotment ts
BOOTS and Cork Sole SHOES
BOO! -LEGS & Morocco Skins
Witness — Jacob Kuhn.
Which Note was endorsed blank by
John Tucker, Etq. and neither the note
or letter has been received. Therefore
all perlons are cautioned against purcbaf
ing the fame, as payment is flopped. And
whoever policies tbe note or letter is de
sired to give immediate information to
Edward Gray, Esq. Court-Greet, Bol
ton, to William Gardner, Esq. of Ports
mouth, or the Subscriber.
SAMUEL H. HEWS.
3670 Dollars. Boston, Feb. isl, 1796.
On tbe firft day of February, one thou
sand eight hundred and two I pfomife to
pay to John Tucker, Esq. dr hit order,
the sum of thirty-fix hundred and seven
ty dollars, being for value shelved.
CHARLES CUSHING.
BoJlon, May 20, iSoi.
N. B. The above note being the pro
perty of tbe fubl'ciibers they hereby of
fer a reward of FIFTY DOLLARS to
the person who will deliver the fame to
either of them.
S. W. POMEROY.
JOHN DUBALLET
of every color.
flltfcellanp.
IIBTTT r—MWriew— ».^
REPORT .
OF THE SECRETARY AT WAR.
—o—
War-Department, 23d Dec. 1801.
SIR.
IN obedience to the resolution of the House of
Reprefeutatives, of the 2%d inftanr,l have
the honour of transmitting herewith a statement
of the present military eftabiithment of the U
nited States (marked A.) and an estimate of all
the pofL and Rations, for which garrisons will
be expedient,and of the number of men requisite,
in my opinion, for each garrison (marked B.)
and request you to lay the fame before the
House.
I have the honour of being, with refpeclful
consideration, Sir, your very obedient feryant,
H. DEARBORN.
The Honorable tie Speaker of the ?
House of Referefentatives. )
Military establishment.
Brigadier-General 1, Q^arter-Mafter Gen.i,
Pay-Matter Gen. 1, Infpcdlor of the Army 1,
torpedor of artillery 1, Division Quarter Maf
tet 1, Brigade Infpedtors 1, hifpe&or of Forti
fications i, Brigade Quarter Matters 2, Aid-de-
Camp I, Judge Advocate I, Lt. Cols. Com
mandants 6, Majors 16,Captains 74, First Lieu
tenants 1061 Second Lieutenants 42, I'ay-maf
ters 6, Quarter Mafters6,Adjutants 6, Surgeons
6, Surgeon's Mates 12, Cadets 106, Sergeant
Majors 16, Q_ Matter Seargeants 16, Senior
Musicians 10, Sergeants 296, Corporals 296,
Drummets 50, Fifers 50, Trumpeters 2, Arti
ficers 261, Private, 4040, Aggregate 5438.
Wanting to complete this fablijbment —l Infpe&ot
of Fortifications, 2 Brigade Quarter Masters, 1
Lt. Colonel,! Major, 5 Captains, 17 First Lieu
tenants, 11 Second Lieutenants, 5 Surgeon's
Mates, 94 Cadets, 4 Sergeant Majors, 5 Quar
ter Matter Sergeants, 5 Senior Musicians, 62
Sergeants, 74 Corporals,3 Fifers, 1 Trumpeter,
124 Artificers, 975 Privates, Aggregate 1384.
(Signed) T.H. CUSHING,
I Major and Infpedor.
Efimate of all tie Pops and Stations where garrs
fons "will be expedient, and oj the number of men
requisite for each Garrison.
,
Names of Pfs. Where floated, ^,^ ^^
Micbilimackinac, N. W. Territory, 1 1
Detroit, Ditto, I 1
Niagara, Neto-York, I 1
Fort Waive, N- ^ Territory, 1
( Pittfourgb and Pennsylvania, and ]^
(Cincinnati, N. W. Territory, $
St. Vincennes, Indiana Territory. 1
roa Near tbe mouth 7 ▼
Fort Mfo obio , j
S. W. Point, %. Tennessee, I 2
Cbickafaw Bluffs, On the MiffifiPpE 1
Fort Adams °" di^rtbe ) , 4
Spanyb Boundary,)
On tbe Mobile ")£
Fort , River, near tbe }
Spanish Boundary, )
Fort Greene, Fort ") 1
Wilkinson, & fay > Giorgia,
Cumberland, .) ~ ,
Fort Moultrie^c 7 South- Carolina,
& Fort *fobnfott, J North-Carolina,)
Fort Norfolk,^.] 0 1
^FortM+y f %^&Ma,,land2
Fort Mifflin,and ) Near Philadelphia,"\ 2
the Arfcnal, J Pennsylvania, )
%%%'° d I v^-rork, i
Weft-Point, J,
Fort Wolcott, & ] Rhode- Ifand and]
Fort Trumbull J Connecticut, )
Fort Independence,
& the Magazine, > Maffacbufetts,
at Springfield, )
Fort Constitution, ] Neiv-Hampfhire ]
and Fort , J & Difrift Maine,)
Total —Twenty companies of Artillery, an°
Twenty Companies of Infantry, each Company
to consist of Seventy-fix Men,exclusive of Com
foiffioned Officers and Cadets,
H. DEARBORN.
War Department; 23d Dec. ißoi.
SEVENTH
Congress of th? U.States.
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.
AT WASHINGTON bEC. 24, 1801.
A LETTER was received from the Secre
tary of War, inclofing a statement of the
Military EfabliJbment, which was referred.
A letter from the Poft-Maftet-General was
also received, on the fubjed t of unproductive Ptf
Roads. Committed.
On motion of Mr. Griswold, the Secretary
of State was directed to lay before the House
a table ftiewing the comparative duties paid in
England on goods imported in Britiffi, Foreign
and American bottoms, since i 798.
Several private petitions were presented, read
and referred as usual.
Apportionment of Representation.
After a fhortconverfation on the motion to
go into Committee of the Whole on the Bill
for apportioning the Reprefeotation, which was
objected to on account of tbe number of mem
bers absent; and that fevetal members were
Dot prepared for the difeuffion ; it was postpon
ed until Monday week. Adjourned io Monday.
0
MONDAY, DEC. 3s, 1801.
There was but very little bafinefs done thia
day ; the House being thin. A report on rhe
petition of Philip Sloan allowing him 2800 dol
lars, was received and referred.
0 .
TUESDAY, DEC 29, 1801.
The Committee on Rules and Orders report
ed ; and the report was referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole. =—
CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
The House went into Committee on this
bill, which was debated, amended, and the fur
thcr conlideration of it postponed until to-mor-
TO^P +
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.,
Mr. Randolph laid ou the table the following
Relolution . “ Refold, That it is expedient to
reduce the military eftabliftiment of the United
States." Adjourned.
O
WEDNESDAY, DEC jp.
A Committee of five was appointed to bring
in a bill for the reduction of tbe army foblfbment.
CAPT. STERRETT.
Several Resolutions came from the Senate,
drawn with much spirit, approving the gallant
conduct of Capt, Sterrett, and his crew, in the
capture of a Tripolian corsair of a superior force
—requeuing the President to present Capt. S.
with a gold medal, and his officers with Iwords:
and that the warrant and petty officers & crew
receive an extra month's pay.
INTERNAL TAXES.
^ On tbe introduftion ofthii fubjefl a
length) debate ensued. —Mr. Dazis (from
Kentucky) moved the appointment of a fe
le& Committee to report on tbe expedien
cy of repealing tbe internal taxes.— He
nvifoed to do that by a dired proceeding,
•which tbe bouje <was in the habit of doing
circuitously, by firft resolving into commit
lee of tbe whole, cAc.—But no decision was
bad on this motion. Tbe next day Mr.
Bayard (of Delaware) moved, that the
fubjed Jbculd be referred to the funding
Committee of Ways and Means ; as the
suitable body to place it in a train for de
cifon ; as to it was committed generally
whatever regarded revenue. It w^re
marked by gentlemen, that tbe fubjeft wa>
of tbe utmost importance ;— it struck at -tbe
vital principles of our revenue; of which
tbe repeal involved a reduction of 600,000
dollars.—That although THel>r ESIDENT,
in bis mefoge, bad contemplated tbe reduc
tion of the internal taxes, the Secretary of
the Tieafury, by implication, appeared to
be of a different opinion ; to contemplate a
continuance of tbefe duties, and that his
calculations would be greatly arranged b)
dispensing with them : —Thai if any part
of tbe public burthens were to be reduced,
tbe minds of gentlemen were not made up,
whether the reduction ought not to be on
imposts, particularly such as were on ar
ticles of the firft necessity; and such as be
ing heartily dutied, held out inducements to
fauggling : —7 bat there was no other way
of enabling our brethren to the westward
to participate in tbe public burthens than by
affording them an opportunity of paying their
portion of internal revenue : That when
taxes are laid, which were uncomplained
of, it was indeed deeply interefiing without
cons deration to. repeal them : —And that
tbe propriety of the redafiion contemplated,
did not conflitute a diflinct f abject for con
sideration, but depended upon the deduffions
made on a comprehensive view of our finan
ces, which could only be taken by the com
mittee of Ways and Means.— The gen
tlemen who fapported tbefe opinions were
Mefrs. Bayard, Rutledge, Griswold,
and Dana.
Tbe reference to tbe Committee of Ways
and Means, was opposed by Mr. Euftis,
Mr. Bacon, Mr. Smilie, Mr. Varnum,
tind Mr. Randolph. They infall,were
Gppofed to tbe commitment of tbe fubjeß, at
present, in any foape, as they were not
prepared therefor. It was argued, That
until tbe reduction in tbe expenditures of
tbe government were known, it would be
impofliHe that Congress could fay bow far
it would be expedient to reduce er abolifo
our taxes ; —that it bad not been determin
ed to what extent tbe army, navy or judici
ary could be reduced, if a ledufiion Jhould
be found neceffar) ; —that tbe public atten
tion should not be attracted, tor tbe public
fenjibility excited, until tbe House should
be able to determine tbe course proper to be
purfued;=tbat gentleideti were Not prepar
ed to decide ; —and tbat even tbe Commit
tee of Ways and Means could only confi
der tbe fubjed under tbe prefect fate of
things, not having tbe gift of prophet) to
afeertain what Might or might not be
dohe by Congress on tbe fubjetl.
In order to get rid of Mr. Bayard's
motion, Mr. Smilie moved, that tbe com
mittee do rife, which was loft—Noes 48;
Ayes 29. — Mr. Bayard's motion was
then carried, both in committee, and in tbe
House, without a division.
g The above is a very condensed fctuh of
the debate —of which if we have thorn m Shall
give a more detailed accvaa^
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Dr. Mitchell after remarking on the expedi
ency of appropriating the proceeds of the Tales
of public veffel{&c. to laying up drip timber, /
proposed the following .
Resolved, That enquiry ouobt to be wade a&tf
any, and %vbat further provfan is necefory rerfty
to dock yards and halal stores.
The House went into Committee on this reso
lution ; when after discussion, the fubjed, as
mentioned in the Prefident'smeffage was com
mitted to five members, ,0 report thereon.
Vote of thanks.
A message from the Senate, con
taining several resolutions refpeding
Lt. Sterrett, and the officers and crew
of the Schooner Enterprize, for their
conduct in the engagement with the
Tripolitan cruizer;—was on motion re
ferred to a Committee of the Whole for
Monday next.
Mr. Smilie moved for a rec onfi dera
tion of the vote, in order that the Kef
olucions might be taken up immediate
ly. He thought the national councils
could not too soon express their high
regards for exhibitions of the bravery
of our office's and seamen.
The Speaker informed Mr. S. that
being one of the minority in the vote
for reference, he could not mbve a re
coniideration I—on which Mr. Rut
ledge moved the recrinfideration ; which
was supported by Messrs. Euftis, Mitch
ell, and Bacon, and bppofed by Mr.
Dana.
The que^ion for reconsideration was
loft 34 to 3%,
INTERNAL TAXES.
Mr. Davk, moved, “ That a Com
mittee be raised to inquire Into tbe expedient
cy of repealing tbe laws laying duties on fill}
and domestic lifiilled spirits—on refined fa
gars; on licences to retailers §on sales at
auftion, and on pleafare carriages : on
flamps, and on postage of Newspapers." —
On motion of Mr Bayard, this fubjedt
was referred to the Committee of Ways
and Means.
——o
Monday, JAM. 4, 1802.
, A report from the Secretary of tbe
Navy, accompanying one from the
Commissioners of the Navy-pensions &
half-pay funds, was received.
A letter was received from Samuel
Dexter, late Secretary at War, Rating
that he had been sued in his personal
chafrafter for the house which he had
-rented for the war-office, which had
beeß confirmed.
jud iciar r.
The House went into committee on
the following resolutions moved by
Mr. Randolph, viz.
.1. Refolded, That it is expedient to inquire
whether any, and what alterations should be
made in the Judicial eftabiithment.•
2. Refohed, That provision ought to be made
for the impartial fele&on ofjuried.
3. Refetved, Thift it is expedient co inquire,
whether any, and what reductions can be made
in the civil cipenfes of the government.
These resolutions were agreed to in the com
mittee, and in the House, after ft fibre conver
sation, without a division. The two firft were
commmitted to a committee of seven, and the
last to a committee of five members.
Apportionment Bill .
The House went into committee of the
whole on this bill. A motion of mr. Bayard's■
to strike out the ratio of "33,00a," and insert
“ 3^,000,7 occafoned ri debate, which continued
through the day. —
TUESDAY, JAN. 5,■
After the reference of some local bufioefs,
the House again went into committee, on the
Apportionment Bill.
After a confidet able debate, the question to
strike out " 33,000" Was negatived—Ayes 42
— Noes 48.
An amendment was agreed to, giving Mary
land nine ibttead of eight Reprefchtatives, in con
fcquence of the fupplemetary return receiv
ed from that Gate.
The committee reported the bill as amended;
the House concurred, and rhe bill was oraered
for a third reading to-morrow.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6.
According to the order of the day,
the third reading of the Apportion
ment Bill, Was called for.
The queition was then taken by yeas
^nd nays on the recommitment and
loll—Ayes 34 —Nays 551
The yeas and nays were also called
on the passage of the bill ; and were,
Ayes 85 —Noes 4. The Noes wer^
Meffis. Davenport, Van Rantfelaer,
Walker, and T, Morris.
THURSDAY, JANI 7.
WAR with TRIPOLI.
Gen.' S. Smith reported a bill for the ■
protection of American commerce and |
, THURSDAY, DEC. jl.
The Cmgrtfonal Library bill was read a third
time and puffed.
Several petitions were read and referred to
Committees, amoiigft them one from Courant
frrqmaQ, a Canadian refugee.
Mr. Smith, of the Committee of Claims, re z
ported against granting the petitions of Leonard
Jarvis, and others . The Hnnfe concurred.
NAHAL AFFAIR.