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^ Occajnned 6, the late diftrefingfre. f
I Joseph & Jolhua Haven, §
4 Have removed to the Store lately occupied^
* by Mtfrr.Lang Brierty ^Co. in Court ftrect. ;
^and nearly opposite the NrahampJlire Union ±
tßank ; where they have for fife a new aod£
extensive assortment o£ Fall and Winters
*GOODS, whulefale and retail.
tN.I American madtyßßJF£R HATS,I
.and Brart^ ^ftQ. c qlfci, gfi»l r ,,f^,fc
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James Henderson,
HAS taken a (hop in the
Dwelling-Houle of Mr.
Richard .Billings, Congress-street,
where he is opening a general as
sortment of English and India
G OODS
Cheap for Cash January 14,
B. Brierley,
TVAS taken part of Major Bass's large
brute inßroad-ftrert, a few yards
noun weft of the New. Hampshire Union
Bank, where he has for file,
• Amort complete njfatment ts
DRY GOODS;
foiled to jil seasons, which he will fell
low as usual for cash ar approved credit,
by wh< Iflalc or retail.
N. B, Fearing his country friends may
mere with .difficulty bp finding put the
flore, he begs to acquaint them that
Broad-street is that which runs in a line
with Buck-street, to the Portsmouth Pier.
Porl/mouth, Jan. 7, 1803. <
Jonathan Goddard
HAS taken a Store in North
Shod Street, near the Af
kmbly House, where he has for
Qte — a genera affo% ffl 9/,
Hard Ware Goods,
by Wholesale and Retail.
Portsmouth, Jan. 14, 1803.
Feathers.
Abraham Ifaat,
INforms the public in general,
that lie has just received a great
quantity of„
new feathers;
which he will fell very cheap,- /
. *,He keeps CROCKERY
and GLASS WARE as ulual,as
cheap as can be purchased in town.
• Portsmouth, Jan 28.
TEliphalet Ladd;
PRESENTS his thanks to his
friends who affixed in laving his
Goodsjn the kite conflagration, when he
' wks unable to assist, and informs the pub
lic that he has jakenThe eaftera part of
Cot. Gams' house where he has for sale
Piece GOODS suitable for the
fafon ; harden'd hollow Ware ;
Iron; S&el ;-Netts ^ Lines ;
Hooks and Twine ;;Painters
Colors ; Weft India Goods and
Groceries, &c. We. , ;, ~
Said Ladd wishes to contra#
with a punctual man for the pm
ber, joist, boards and shingles to'
re-build his brick houses & fores
recently burnt. I.flrail exhibit
my account es administering the
} estate of William Leigh, late of
Portsmouth, deceased, to the.
Judge of Probate for the Coun-,
ty of Rockingham, at the Pro
' bate Court to be holden at Ports
mouth on the 3d Wednesday of
February, 1803./
ELIPHALET LADD.
Portsmouth, Jan. 28".
^Samuel Boardman,
Hasfor sale, on Riudge'G wharf,
20 Hhds of good Molasses.
b io do. Qo. RUM.
Tar, Pitch, and Rosin.
Merchantable Boards.
AMERICAN iNDEhNDENCrTWEN T7^XfH YEAR."
^ntteb States
Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, N. H. Printed and Published every
Vol. XIII.} SATURDAY, February 12, 1803.
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Os ALL THE DISPOSITIONS AND HABITS WHICH LEAD TO POLITICAL)
Prosperity, RELIGION & MORALITY are indispensable >
supports WASHINGTON': Legacy.)
Henry Ladd,
HrtS FOR SALE,
Perkins Metallic Pumps,
Which will deliver double the
quantity to the common pump
with half the labor; that together
wish the cheapness and simplici
ty of which, has introduced them
to general use., ,
Pfftfatah, Jaway 14.
arid Cambleteens. ,
40 ps. Shalloons and Antiloons.
40 ps. blue and black Velvets and
Corduroys.
50 ps. Florentine and Lastings.
200 ps. Irish Linens & Sheetings.
1060 gr®ce fashionable and com
mon Buttons,
10,000 yds. fafhionable Chintzes
and Copperplate Furnitures.
-600 yds. Dimities and Muflinets.
Iboo yds, fprigg'd and tambor'd
"Mullins from 3/ to 24/ per yard.
1000 vds. cambric, jaconet and
bo^k Muslins.
600 yds. English Bed Ticks.
1200 yds. black Modes & Satins.
200 yds. Pelicee Silk,
30 doz. men's Beaver Hats, of
.29 Bales i § thread Cod Lines,
Sewing Twine, Herring Nets,
and patent Shoe Thread ;
With a general assortment of,
Other GOODS, as usual.
, Pot and Pearl Affies, and Flax-
Seed will be received in pay.
. PARRY earnestly ft
quefts all those who are, indebted to him
to make immediate payment, as his loss
has been very great in the late fire, which
make it necessary that his accounts should
be all fettled. ' - " %#
Edward Parry,
Informs his friends and customers that ow
ing to the late conflagration, be has taken
Mfore opposite the State-House, Congrefs-'
freet, a few doors from the Bell Tavern,
where he has for sale at ujtsal, thefollowing
GOODS,
Wholesale and Retail.
His Staph confifs of
150 pieces of Superfine and lot
price fsfhion^ble Broadcloths, from 6/
too doz. belt Jersey, and Wilt
shire men's hit Stockings,
superior to any ever imported.
Ido doz. Ladies' Cotton & Silk
Hose, Gloves and Mitts,
2 trunks of falhionable Muffs and
Tippets, fur Shawls & Wadding.
, ft large affirtment of
.Ladies' .London made. Shoes
with watei; proof soles to &.
jr A, elegant assortment f -
English and French Laces and
Edgings. , Alarge assortment of
Bea Laces, Fringes, and Tassels.
English patent white and color'd
slewing Cotton Thread.
Water proof Umbrellas. r &.,
to 40/ per yard.
200 ps. Plain and Forest Cloths.
40 ps. Superfine Coatings, Rat
teens and Lambskins.
40 ps. blue, led and green Serges
tend Fearnau^hts. o
35 ps; fashionable Caffimeres,
from 6fl?2ij per yard.
50 ps. taftiionable Swansdowns.
TSO ps. Dairies and Flannels.
the latest fafhion.
20 doz. Ladies' Beaver Hats,
some of whichare very elegant.
30 doz. fashionable Ranalloy
flraw Halts and Bonnets; Trimmings.
50 doz. camel's hair, fill, mufiin,
cambric and chintz Shawls.
200 pair Rose Blankets, all sizes.
zoo ps. Durants, Tinnlies and
Moreens. . ' : .
100 ps. Reifels and Calimancqcs.
150 ps. Wildbores, Cartiblets,
PRESIDENTIAL PROJECT,
Fob -the erection of a Dr, Dock, " with
in which our prefect v&ls taay he laid
up dr,, and Andes ceverfrom thefum"
WASHINGTON JAN.ZO V
Yefterda, the r^ e ' 'fthe commit
tee to whom was referred so much of
the President's Message if ^j es to rwr
navy yards and. th building ts docks,
Was taken up in committee of the whole
house. The feleft committee reported
two resolutions, one that suitable fh # ds
ought to be erected at the different nd
vy yards for the preservation of timber
and other materials for (hip-building: ;
another that a dry dock ought tri ne
conftru&ed at the navy yard in Walh
ington, capable of containing 12 frigates
for the purpose of laying up dry' and
under cover from the fun the Ships be
longing to the navy.
These resolutions being under con
sideration, a motion was made that the
committee rife, report progress and ask
leave to fit again. Gen. S. Smith said
if the motion obtained he should then
move to post pone the further confidtra
tion of the fubjed to the fourth Monday
in November next. Nr. Smilie wasin
favour ofxhe motion for the committee
to rife., He said, that projects of that
kind always coll vastly more in the exe
cution than the firft estimates. There
was no doubt id his mind, that if the
thing was attempted, it would cost the
United States million; of dollars.
By this time it became perfect, ap
parent that the democrats were hearti
ly sick and aShamed of their president's
proje& and were desirous of putting it
asleep in the (horteft Way possible.
, Dr. Eusti§ made a very fenfiblie
quid convincing speech upon the impo
licy of atteaupting the measure recom
mended by theprefident. He thought
it capable o£ demanlbatian, that the
mode proposed of laying up theQips,
instead of pteferving, would d^roy
them. jThe dampness and warmth of
the dock would corrode the copper and
iron, and occafiori, the wood to rot
much fatter than when laying in the wa
ter. The weight of the thips also, and
the shrinkage of some parts more than
others would be in danger/of ciufhing
them to peices by an unutyd preffore
upon particular parts —Besides, if an
attempt of the kind were to be made
he thought this an improper place to
make it. It ought to be in the neigh
bourhood of feme cit, were work
men and materials could be easily pro
cured. Instead of such a project, which
would involve the government in vaR
expense he wished to fee a common dry
dock conftruffed in some suitable and
convenient place for the purpose of re
pairing Ships. Such adock he said might
be completed for 10,000 dollars, and
perhaps for a left sum. : , He dated it as
a sass, of which he had been assured
upon competent authority, that one of
our ffiips of war might be fitted out,
navigated across the Atlatic, and new
coppered in one of the dry docks in Eng,
land for less money than % could be
coppered in the United States owing to
the want of a dry dock in this country.
As some of our. (hips mud soon want
repairing, be thought it of the utmost
importance that a measure of this Rind
should he fpeedily..adopted, as he be
lieved that the repair of a single (hip
would cost the government mofe than
the conftrudfon of such a dock. 1
, Gen.,,3. Smith made some remarks
upon the advantages of the situation at
Washington for the ; ereaion;of such a
work as that proposed by the President,
but he thought this not the precise tiffin
for undertaking it^ffe conjured the
country as on the eve of a war, and thought
that whatever money could be spared
ought to be expended in making prepar
ation for that event.{
Mr. Rutledge hoped the committee
would not immediately rife. Asthe
fubje^ formed so prominent a feature,
in the President's message he wished to
hear it properly difcuffed;apd to have
it disposed of in some way- or other,
/After a few other observations, from
different gentlemen, the committee rose
reported progress and obtained leave
to fit again. #
This day the house again went into
a committee of the whole upon the
fame fubjed, and adopted the firft res
olution and appropriated 50,000 dol
lars for the purpose.
^The fecend resolution coming under
confrderatiQn, Gen. S. Smith moved
thought it a vifi^atyscheme origina
°!W^ "? e phisfyhy of the present day.
fie InWt be rcif&fas=.bnt he thought
that appeared to be the - general senti
ment of the house He wished, howev
• er, that the committee would beftou so
much attention upon the fubjeSfas rd
go into a consideration of it; in which
case he would offer inch amendments to
the resolution as wouldatimoiizethepte
fident to conftruth either here or in fotye
more suitable place, a dry dock for the
repairing of vessels. Such f measure
he thought highly expedient, and in
deed, extremely hcceflaty. For this
he Should vote against the motion./
After a difeuffion pfa few minutes,
the committee rose, reported their a
greement te the fiftrefolution ahd aik
ed leave to fit again upon the Second.
Gen. S. Smith hoped that leave would
not be given. He had before dated
that he did not think in the prefect situ
ation of the country, that it was a prop
er time for anting upon a project of that
kind. He hoped it would be allowed
to pass off for the present.
Mr. Griswold hoped the committee
would have leave to fit again. The
prefoentof the United States, at the o
pening of the fehion, had informed the
project for expending minors of dollars
of the public money, and,the measure
having been recommended by the . Pre
sident was no argument with him why
he should vote for it. : ;
S Mr. Dana said, if the gentleman
from Maflachufeiw chose to cqnfider
this as a %ifonary pr^eO calculated to
fwalloy^up au expenditure of millions,
lie should not contest the point with
him. If,' however, he could be con
vinced that an expenditure of half;a
million or of,twice the sum would an
fwef The purpose of preserving the ships
. of the navy from decay, he Should for
h'rmfelf, have no h^fitation about voting
for the expenditure; But, however ibis
might be, there were three objects pro
posed by the President. It was proposed
to make provision both for building atid
repairing as well as for preferring veffete.
He thought the committee Should
have leave to fit again, inorder that
they might determine whether they
would not a& at least upon some part
of theTecommendatiop of i he President
'Mr. Mitch rethought it bef(that
leave should not be mven to the com
mittee to fit again; fee Bated the rea
feity which! operated with him against
he measure proposed by the Prefident#
and laid if the house should think pio
house, that ^ another year has come
rotted, and finds us Pill blelled with
peace and rxlendship abroad, law or
der and religion at home,good affedion
and harmony with our Indian neigh
bours, and burdens tightened ; yet in
come fufficient for the public wants,and
produce of the yeargreat beyond ex^m
ple.'t— Mr. Griswold laid no change
bad since taken place, and of consequence
we must Hill be in tfttefamc h'rfpy situ
ation, " blessed with „asi v and friend
feip abroad." This, then; be thought
the proper tifne to a& upon a fubjeft
of that mature. A time of peace and
friendffiip abroad is the only time in
which improvements upon our nation
al fyttein can readily be made. He
thought, therefore, that the committee
ought to have leave to fit agaiuin order
that some provisions might be made
foyereaing a dr, dock suitable for the
repairing of our thips of war. He said,
the fad dated yesterday b, the gentle
man from Massachusetts (Mr. Euftis)
food have great weight upon the mind
of ever,;member of the house, namely,
that : £>ne of our ships could be fcnt to
England and re,aired for less money
than it could be done here, owing to
the want of a dry dochin this country,
t Mr. Bacon said, be (hould'voit a-
gainft giving leave to the committee to
fit againi—He did nob think th ? s a
proper-time to vote for expending a
million of money, and probably more,
for the purpose of making an experi
ment upon a prajeQ, the success of
which,tto fay the least, was extremely
problematical. It was of no confer
quence to him with whom the projed
originated? nor by whom it had been'
recommended:- he considered it as a
that the committee rife. He said, if
they mould content to rife he Should
vote, in the house, ngainft giving the
committee leave to fit again.
M& Grilwold said he was opposed S
the motion for rifiag. As to the project
propofedby the prefdentdie had rather
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Mr. Thatcher thought it would be
better not to linnt the inquiry of the
committee to.the navy yards, but to
make the relation general, so that the
committee might be at liberty to fir
upon Inch a place zs, 'in their opinion,
would be most advantageous. For
this purpose, he moved to amend the
refolytian, by inverting after the worda
" naz? rards" tha words "or elfawbere iff
the United States, The amendment:
was adopted,
Mr. Dawfbhthoiight the resolution
altogether improper/ He supposed
thatthe houle, by refuting, leave to the
committee to fit again, had expressed
their determination to da nothing fur
ther on the fubjed; and of courfa that
the @rodu&on of this resolution was
nothing more than the renewal of a
question which had just been decided-
Ibis he fuppoied to be a resolution a
bout dry docks, and the house had deci^
ded that they would not aft further oil
the fubjedt of dry docks.
Mr. Goddard moved to amend that
refolntion by Arising out the word
"d r v, and infecting after the word
" dock," the words “ ar docks," so a#
to make the resolution read * the propria
etv of conftrußing a dock or docks, &c~
He laid he made this motion because he
found that the expression “ dr, dock,
leemed to excite an unpleasant sensa
tion in the minds of force gentlemen on
the other fide of the house. By an
fortunate afrociation, it appeared to ex
cise the idea of the President's project of
•a' dry dock for laying dp Ihips for pre
servation, which gentlemen had consid
ered, and as he thought had very pro-'
perly considered as an expefive and vis
ionary scheme. For thepurpofe of re
moving the cause of that affociatian he
made the motion. The amendment
was carried. ''. '
Military EJlabli/hment
'The Committee on the febjed re
ported the following Resolution ;
' Refolded, that there be added to the
regiment of artillerifts,. two teachers ts
music, whose pay, rations? and clothing 1
fhail be the fame ^.is by law allowed
to the teachers of tnufic in the regiment
of infantry. Agreed to. '; ^'
Resolved; That the Prefiderit be au
thorized to appoint one teacher of the
French language, and one teacher of
d.awihg, to be attached to the corps of
engineers, whose compensation Sail not'
exceed the pay and emoluments of #
captain. Agreed to.'
,Refolded, That the commanding ofc
ficer of the corps of' engineers be au
thorized to enlist for a term not Jess
than three years,oneartifcer &eighteen
men, to aid in making practical expe
riments, and for other p<irpofrt, to re-"
, ceive the fame pay, rations, md cloth
ing, as are allowed to the artificers an^
privates in the army <1 the u. $. ©J
— 'FRIDAY, JAN. 21. 7
A committee was railed so inquire^
into the expediency of Continuing the
Mint at Philadelphia, and whether any
improvements can be made in that ef
tabliShment. - ' :
After some further -converfatiop,
not material to the question, the reso
lution was adopted and a committee
appointed.
t SEVENTH
Congress of theU.States.
SECOND SESSION.
, House of Representatives.
%? Thursday, jam. 20.°'
A Committee was railed to report
whether any; alterations "vr ere
necessary in the Law passed the last
session to amend the judicial Jyftem of the
United States,
Mr. Eustis declared himfelfinfc
>vor of the resolution.
The question Was then taken and
leave for the Committee to fit again
was unanimously refufed.
Mr. Mitchell then offered the fol.
lowing resolution:
i ßefatved, That 1 committee he ap;
pointed to inquire into the ufefulnefs
and propriety of conftruding a dr,
dock at either of the public navy yards
for the building & repairing of the pub.
lie thips of war, and to report by bill
or other Wife.
per to refufe leave to the committee to
fit again, he would afterwards propose
a resolution which he thought would
meet the wife of the gentlemen. This
resolution heread.