Oracle post — Portsmouth, N.H., 1804-01-10 00:00:00, page 3

The Oracle.
ITUESDAY, January io.
The following ARs paged the laji session of
the Legislature.
A bill, in addition to an aft entitled an ad for the case
and relief of perfon# imprifaned for debt.—A bill, altering
one of the term# of the superior court of judicature to the
counties of Hillfborough, Cheftire and Grafton A bill,
dire&ing that Rate and county officers shall be eleded on
the fame day throughout this fate.—A Bill, to establish
the fates „ which Polls and rateable Eftatea (hall be vs.
feed hi making and arfefing direct taxes. —A Bill, to form
a Company of Artillery in the town, of Dover and Sons
erfworih.—A Bill, to cooftitute a Count, within this
State by the name of the ,County of Coos.—A Bill, to ft
courage the Cultivation of Hemp.—A bill, impowering
the fdeamen of any town la this fate to make roads and
freer# wider and freighter.—A Bill, making and cftablilh
ing a new proportion for the assessment of public taxes.—
A Bill, to divide the Bate into diftriQs for the choice of
Senators.—A bill, to cause the several towns in this state to
be surveyed for the purpose of obtaining a map of the
State.—A bill, in addition to an a& entitled an adt for tak
ing the lands and buildings of pon-rMdents. —A bill, to
,anex the several artillery companies in this Bate to the se
veral Regiments in which they refidc.—A bill, to raise
30,00® dollars for a Bate tax.—A bill, in addition to an
a&CT regulate the proceedings for extinguishing fires that
may be accidentally or otherwise kindled.
For a Social Library in Henniker,— For altering the
annual meeting of the proprietors of the facial library in
Unity ,—To enable Samuel Hutchins to fell a certain house
and lot in Portsmouth, —To incorporate the 10th Turn
pike,—To annex the inhabitants of Peeling to the loth
Regiment,—To incorporate the Dover Turnpike,—ln ad
dition to an aft for building a bridge over Pemiggawaffet
"^Branch at Emerfons' falls, — For asocial library in Gofffc
town;— In addition to an a& for incorporating the pro
" prietors of the N. H. Turnpike Road,---Coventry turnpike
affectation, —Mount Vernon incorporated from the N.
Wefterty part of Amherft,---Social Library in Springfield,
.--Litchfield and Merrimack Bridge,---Religious society in
Newport,—-Lottery for Pifcataqua Bridge,--- Portsmouth
Salt Works,---To raise a tax on lands in Stratford, —ditto
in Wales Location,---Exeter Bank,—Wells River Bridge,
•—A tax on the lands in Wales Location,---Milford Canal,
A Ron the lands in Concord in the county of Grafton,---
Charleftown Turnpike Corporation,—Social library in
Northfield,---To extend the line for cutting a Canal at
Arnef kaag falls,--To alter the name of Charles Hogg and
other Hoggs to Moore,--- calvin Palmer for a Bridge over
Cenuedicut river,--coos Bank,--chefhire Bank,---To alter
the name of Jolhua Danford, to J. carlton,--^,hew
Turnpike, —A lot Bridge at elements Ferry, Androfcoggia
,Bridge.—T. incorporate the Orfad Turnpikes
At &late leffion of the Legislature of this
; „ Bute, an attempt was made by the Democrats
to carry through the House, an address to Mr.
Jefferfon, approbating the raeafures pursued by
administration, &c.—it was not very favoura
bly received, and on a division was loft—major
ity 30. —o—
Officers from the Mediterranean fay, that a war between
the United States and the Regency of Tunis, may be shortly
expected. The Bey has demanded a present of a frigate
& of 36 guns, which we de not think will be granted him,-
and the confequenee will be that he will declare war.—
We have no doubt, that should the event be as expeded,
that Commodore Preble will give a good account of his
Beylhip. Centinxl.
BuonAtAATx has demanded another lean of Hamburgh
of half a toffifa rs dates; —hkhhM ten fefufed.
Admini Ndfe propofet, ir i# hid, to make an attempt
to drAro, the Backs, Magstripe, and fitipa a, Toulon, by
^ Bombardment. The road of '^^^ owevsr, in so
„1 p frte> ^^ of vC^e, tku th. L^ @ will meet :
with awwb rafriek. @i,ft I
A vessel mi*rdc New-York, (poke, Dete. 14, let, 23,
long. 63, a fret 0F63 fail, eetve iby 10 men of war !
few# i, thus queried, in a jttLeea ft#, Ma, tatibis && 1
h&fret bound to the Weft-Indies itfead of Ireland ?
A letter fom Madeira, written since the late calamity
happened there, Lays, it is fu„ofed upwards of 4000 pipes
of new wine were loft, as well as a large quantity of old ;
and about 10b honics and 300 lives. The vintage had just
began, and was nearly all destroyed. The damage is esti
mated ala million and a half sterling. The city will be
' deferred as faft as the, call build new houses on the height
so to the weft.. The government has passed an edi& against
.^ the raffing of the prices of articles. The next night after
' the inundation, at about nine o'clock, a pillar of bright
flame rate from the middle of the island to an amazing
height, and the breadth of a rainbow, baling a reparation
» the middle. It continued nearly an hour.
^i fyrad afa letter,ran Malaga, in Spain, 0&&r &
^^ "A calamity has befallen us here, from wlich the most
ffiffferiaus consequences are apprehended. Several vessels,
'4^lately arrived in this port, from New-York and other parts
' of America, have communicated to us that fatal disorder,
'$ the yellow fever, so deftrudive to the Americans, some of
-^^^ '"Habitants in the town and fuburhs die daily, all the
fr«tews in the harbour arc mere br left afflicted with it—
Captain =— —-, a Swede, whom you know, and will rc
r^ '''d ^ light, betides 3of his crew. His vessel only
entered the port three days before. All communication
2 between the Town, the Harbour and the Mole, is excluded,
■ which prevents us from learning the true state on board of
tube different Ibips, we fear the worst. At present the vef
& felt are reftrided from all intercourse with each ether note
■ withstanding sometimes the most urgent calls of business.
■ The English Government will, no doubt, seen be acquainted
I with our filiation, /nd will take meafure# accordingly, to.
■ avoid a similar misfortune falling on your country, by pre
■ venting the introduction of any vessels into the English
potu th^ have lately come from this quarter, until they
have performed quarantine."
Marine List.
< Arrivals and departures Jince Dec. 31.
Jam a, failed feip *-= ^Ricker, Demarara,
ri 9 brig Olive, Stoodley, Lilbop,
I do brig Alert, Rollins, Weft Indies,
I do brig Neutrality, York, Demarara,
Cafl. Summit, of the brig Thetis, arrived at Charlcftoß
the ,6 roft. fell in with, on Thutfday preceding, brig Lau
±*^ of fiofton, from the Weft Indies bound home, and re- .
■fraeived from on board her the mate and two hands belong
j^Bing to the brig Charlotte, from Wilmington, (n. c.) a
■short timeout, bound to the W. Indies, which had sprung
■ leak and filled, when these men took to one of the boats
in >4 hoops were taken up by the Laurel. The Captain
end three others were left on board, who refufed to leave
Ephe wreck. When Capt. Sammis fell in with the Laurel,
Jrfe had been searching a part of two days for the wreck,
Fbut was unableUo find any trace of her whatever, and
ft was feared they had all gone to the bottom.
Arrived at Norfolk, (hip Betsey, Walke, capt. Riddick
„ days from Algiers. The Algerine fleet, consisting of ,
fail, fa 3 frigates, 1 brig, I ft,tod 4 polacres, failed from
Algiers the 17th Sept, supposed bound to the coast of Italy.
The proprietor of the Telegraphy, fates, chat a valdirffe
vessel was spoke with, OTe week preceding the severe
: form on the 17th ult. id fat. 38, N. io a leaky condition, .
bound northerly, and within a week's fail of the Vineyard,
by another vessel, then bound so a northern port, where
no newspaper is printed— the veffd fpokeo, is yet expe&ed,
but has uQt fce bom heard e£
>FtOM WASHINGTON, DEC. 11
. The Executive has received difpatcbes from New-
Orleans ; whence it appeal, that on the 30th Nov,
possession of Louisiana teas publicly and folemoL
ly delivered to France by' the Commissioners. of
Spain. The Spanish troops Were preparing to em
bark ; and the American troops were to leave Fort
Adams, the 9th Dec. with the Commissioners of the
United States, for New-Orleans.
Citizen Pierre Clement Lauffat, Colonial Pre
fe&, on the 30th Nov. issued a Proclamation to
the people of Louisiana, announcing to them the
surrender of the country to him ; and that he
was 66 on the eye of transmitting it to the Com
missioners of the United States, who are charged
to take possession of it in the name of their gov
ernment ; and whose arrival he momently
expefted."
The Proclamation is lengthy, and couched in
the usual style of French Proclamations.
a Chancellor Livingston our present ambassador at Paris,
proposes returning home in May, the Bate of his health is
not ftich as to render absence from home dafirabk.
It is reported that Mr. Munroe is about to proceed to
Madrid, for the purpose of urging the termination of cer
tain arrangements concerning the Louisiana boundaries,
and other fubje&s of negotiation with the Spanish court.
Itis underftood,however, that he returns again to London;
It is also said that Mr. Charles Pinckney our minister at
Madrid has intimated to some of his private friends, a dis
position to return home io the course of the next year.
=— — i Aurora.
NEW BANKS.
The fubcription for a bank at Wortefter was o
pened on Tuefday last. The capital contempla
ted was ioq,ooo dollars ; at the doling of the
books, it was found that 258,200 dollars were'
fubferibed. It has been proposed to open a sub
scription for a Bank at Watertown, on Wednes
day next. Another Bank at Nantucket is also
contemplated, [Bofton pap.
It is in contemplation at Wafiling toi,tohave a
General Jubilee, on account of the acquisition of
Louifrana...
On the 30th of April fan, a range of buildings
at Gadow, on the Beach, at Madras, was de
stroyed by fire. Some rate the loss at zo others
at 40, lacs of pagodas. It is said that 600,e0e
;bags of rice Were destroyed.
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MARRIED.
l ln Athens, (N. Y.) Sihs Chaplain, aged 15, tv Susannah
Powers, aged ft D'- Franklin was an advocate for early
; marriages, but we believe the Dodor himfelf would allow
.that this hymeneal couple are "hardly up to the notch."
In Haddam, (Con.) Mr. Robert Keene, of Providence,
to Mis, Hannah Rowen. This couple were Brangers to
each other on Saturday, and on Sunday following were
publiihed, and married at night !
. In this town, by the Rev, Timothy Alden, on Thursday
morning, William Sawyer, Esq of Wakefield, to Miss
b Mart Yeaton, daughter of Hopley Yeaton, Esq. Mr.
r Florong Berry to Miss Sarah Gates. Mr. Ron
. ert M'Clary, to Miss Sophia B. Davenport. Mr.
:Edmund Clarke to Miss Elizabeth Dennet. Mr.
Wm. Dotl to Mrs. PhEbe Barnes.
In England, aged S 3, Mr. Edward Sheaf, of Offenham,
,in the county of Worccher, aod just as the hoarse came to
fetch the deceased, died his wife, Mix Ann Sheaf, also
aged Sj.
In the parish of Breage, England, 1 at the advanced age
of 80, Mr. John Rogets, of most eccentric manners, he
had net been Haired since left Rafter, his usual practice
was as CMIU* cd go too sire-fa for the benefit of bis
health, and when in want of nouri&ment was ac^ugomed
to lie on bis back, and fuck the goats in the open fields, and™
when he was seen going to market, he always had on hit
fhoaldet a lack, containing his money, to tarry to his at
torney to lay out at Iftercit
In this town, Mr. John Lobb, aged it, after a teg
and painful illness.
We ihall attend to the withes of a Friend by inferring
the Remarks from a late New-York Herald, on the fubjeA
of " Salaries," next Saturday.
«tfettfctt<t^«tertb«b*&*et Ms
Hosiery and Hats! !
MahufaEiured within Ninety Days.
|MPORTEDTt°teihip Tyger, from
I London, and for sale at
Cazneau Bayley's
Hosiery and Hat Store, sign of the
Spinning Wheel, Backstreet,
MEN'S plain and rib'd light color'd
Worsted Hbfe.
Ditto plain and rib'd black dd.
Ditto plain and rib'd white do.
Men's worsted Gloves.
Men's lamb wool Socks.
Worsted Pantaloons, three threaded.
Women's black worsted Hofe^
Ditto cotton do. Youth's cotton do.
Ditto lamb wool Socks.
Women's black, white and color'd silk Gloves
extra size.
Ditto black, white and color'd cotton Gloves
and Mitts.
Men's flout black silk Hose.
Youth's worsted Hose.
Women's worsted Gloves and Mitts.
Men's, women's, youth's, and children's
HATS of a superior quality and the newest
faffiion.
With a variety of other articles in the English
Goods line—All which will be fold bargain
for calh. Port/muth, fit# 7.
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Chambray Muslins.
JUST opened^ PETER COFFIN,
J a variety of fafhionable Chambray Muflias.
faro7.
An Excellent Farm
an 41T° be "Id in the town of
' Northwood, about one mile
TOffi^Hfrom the centre Meeting Houfacon
■raining 1 74 acres of Excellent Land
■■■■■■ a large Dwelling House, and a larg.
Barn; both of them well finifhed ; twte good Wells,
a large Orchard, together with Pair and other Fruit
Trees round the House, and half of a good Saw
Mill. Whoever is disposed to purcbafe laid Farm
. must apply foots to JONATHAN FOSS,
living on the Farm, Natomi, jQaIBO4.
Nathaniel White, , j
" removed from the Shop which
'. he has improved in Congrefiftreit, to a
store in the fame street, at the corner of Vaughan
ftreet, where he has for sale, a general assortment
of GROCERIES,
Very cheap, and of an excellent quality.
, Should his friends with a fapply, they mky be
farnifhed with
Best Philadelphia Loaf & Lump Sugars;
Brown Sugars, various qualities ;
Raisins pr. calk or retail ; —
Bloom and Muskadel Raisins pr. box
or retail ;'
Rice per cwt. or pound ; " %
Warranted good Florence Oil;
Weft-India Rum, and Old Spirits ;
Cogniac & French Brandy;
Havannah Segars pr: box or retail ;
Wines; Cayanncs °
Gin; Nutmegs;
Cotton; . Caffia;<
Coffee ; Salt Petre;
Chocolate; Powder and Short;
Hyfon, \ Corks;
Young Hyfon, I H Demijohns;
Hyfonfkirt, >pl Candles;
Souchong, and | fy Good AmericanSegars;
Bohea J % Tobacco ;
Ginger; Stives;
Pepper; Good (having Soap ;
Pimento;Bed Cords;
Mustard; Cioaths Lines;-
ORANGES pr. hundred or doz.
Frefa LISBON LEMONS pr. box
or retail SALT— «with many other articles ih
the Grocery line. , January 7.
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Just received and for sale at the store of
E. WENTWORTH,
Near the Union Bank, corner of Buck-streets
BEST Citron ; Mace; Prunes ; frefh
Malaga Raisins per caffe, Mufcadel do. of
an excellent quality per box ; fhell'd Almonds,
ditto nnftiell'd ; Figs ; black Zant Currants ;
Wellh'sN° i&N° 2 Chocolate ; hyfon, young
hyfon, hyfon-lkin, fouchong and tohea Teas;
best loaf, lump, Havanna white, Canton and
brown Sugars ; best English Mustard in bottles ;
double refined Salt-Petre ; mould and dip'd
Candles ; best Spanish and other Segars ; table
Salt ; cotton and wool Cards, &c. 1 Alfa
Madeira, Frontigniac, Sherry, Lisbon,
Red Port and Malaga Wines ; beh Cogniac and
Barcelona Brandy ; Old Spirit, Gin, &c.
Portfmeuth, Jan. 7, 1804.
10 hhds. good flavored Rum,
for Sale by JOHN MAN.
Pertfatath, January 7, 1804.
Just received at the Store lately occupied by
Swett & Weeks, Euckfreet,
, 4 AND FOR. SALE it
Israel Huse,
AN extensive assortment of Ladies'
and Gentlemen's
SHOES,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Russia furr'd
Shoes ; English and American do. Black, Green;
Yellow and Red Morocco firms; White sheep
Skins; striped Binding do. Ladies and Gentle
men's Socks ; water-proof and Flannel foals;
Gentlemen's Morocco flippers ; Boot Webbin.
Gentlemen's Beaver Gloves ; Stockings ; straw
Plombs and Rofetts for Ladies' Bonnets ; Pearl
ear Drops ; trebble gilt do. Pearl Beads ; fancy
do. Bread Pins ; Miniature Chains ; Ladies'
gold neck do. an assortment of
Boot Legs;
A very handsome assortment of
Ladies' mounted and plain tortoise shell Hair
and Dressing Combs} gentlemen's Hair do.
gentlemen's patent buckles ; Rofetts; Bandanno
Handkerchiefs ; Italian Having Soap in pots ;
a few elegantly ftampt
MASONIC APRON PATTERS.
Also a-Variety# TRUNKS.
Mens' Hats and far'd Caps.
All the above articles will be fold low for Cash
e^Tow Cloth.'
CTA drift attention will be given, and the
smallest favors gratefully acknowledged.
Portfaeutb, Jan, 7, 1804.
— —— — - ==- — pt
dNew Invented
FURNITURE POLISH.
A FTER rubbing your Furniture
41 lightly ever with the ball, instead qfa Brufo,
«sea Woolen Cloth as a Rubber, and polish,
with a piece of Old Silk, or Linen. It takes but
half the quantity that is used of Becs Wax. This
Polish will give a gloss quicker, easier, evener, and
infinitely handsomer, than any other ever before/
offered for sale in America ; and at a moderate
calculation will lave in the United States in
one year, half a million of days labor, besides
the great expente of Brushes. The above is te
ceiv& and for sale by.^
S. SPRAGUE, Hair Dresser,
at his (hop in Daniel street —^^#^, >:; ?
^ A few warranted Raizors ; other arti
cles in his line of business as usual.-
I Pwtfmtalti January 7, 1804.
m _____ —, —._ „_ —
Atkinson Academy Lottery
pOSITIVELY commences drawing
IT on tufty nexf—A few Tickets at 2 dolls,
and Quarters at 62} cents, for fate (if applied
for immediatelyht M $. & W. PracPs book
idore, opposite the north weft corner of the state
house, Conpefrftrt >.x^ Jo.s('
I LETTERS,
Remahting in the Poft-Office at Exeter,
January 1, 1803.
WILLIAM PARKER ; Sir William
Vv Plumer; Daniel Clark; Eliphalet Gid
dings and foo ; John Batchelder; Bradbury John
son ; Francis Sheafe; Daniel Cooly ; Samuel
Wiggin ; Jame; Weeks ; Charles Gordon ; Jo
fephLamfon ; Noah Emery, 4 ; Rebecca Swafey;
Betsy Gilman ; Samuel Gilmao; George Gilman;
Archibald M'Phail ; Mary N. Frost ; Zerubabl#
Matterfon ; Benjamin Loverin ; Theophilus Love
rin, Exeter ; Abraham Morril; Samuel Thing;
Dudley Thing ; Edmond S. Young; Thomas S.
Rainey ; Richard York ; John Woodbury ; Sam
uel Shephard ; Joseph Robinson ; Jonathan Sr Jh;
Benjamin Shephard ; Widow Megoon, Brentwood ;
Paine Wingate; James Dimao, Stratham ; Tho
mas Leavitt , Benjamin Leavitt, Hampton ; Sarah
Falls ; Levi Healey, Hampton-Fals ; Jeremiah
Fogg, Kenfiogton ; A bei Brown, East Kngftown;
Sophia W. Neal, North-Hill; John Burnham,
Londonderry.
?. W. GILMAN, Peji Master;
Daniel Huntress,
Not 15, Portsmouth- Pier, has for Sale,
Soo Quintals cod & scale FISH;
40,000 BOARDS;
15,000 Red Oak Staves $
; ^ood White Oak do.
zoo do. do. Shooks with Heading;
100 Red do. do. with Heads;
20,000 Shin gles;
10 Hhds. Nova Scotia LIME ;
20 Bbls. TAR;
RUM & SUGAR per hhd. or bbl.
Portsmouth, January 7, 1804.
RUSSIA GOODS
WORfa^, THOMAS SHEAFED
his Store Forefrect,
A Cargo of Russia Goods, conJifling ts
Russia and Raven's Duck ;
Hemp and Cordage ;
Old Sable Iron;
Damask Table Cloths;
Diapers ; Prussian Blue;
Russia Sheetings ;
Down and Half-Down Beds ;
Small quantity Siberian Wheat &: Hemp
Seed. 1 Also,
New Superfine TLOUR in barrels
'and half bbls;
) Liverpool 7 by 9 Window < lass;
Coarse SALT, &c. &c.
Portsmouth, January 7, 1804.
Molasses, Coffee, & cugaf
FOR SALE.
Just landed from the brig Triton,
150 Hhds. good retailingMOLASSES;
ro,ooo wt. of best Gfeen COFFEE ;
And a few tierces & bbls. SUGAR ; and
now ready for sale at No. 9, Portsmouth Pier,
by C. STORER.
Portsmouth, January 7, 1804.
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FOR SALE at No. 4, Langdon's Wharf,
12 hhds. Tobago Rum ;
10 do. Grenada do.
60^ Quintals Pollock FISH;
10 bbls. Pickled Cod FISHj
to to ELISHA WHibbEN,
Buck-street. Port,mouth, 'fount, 7, 1804.
«»■_■ —B=■=___—■__o Bi itlilt 01.11II—„t_t
NOTICE is hereby given that the Sub
scriber intendsexbibiting his several accounts
of Admihiftering the estate of
Joshua Rand & George Rand,
both of Rye ib the county of Rockingham, farmers,
deccafed, intestate ; to the Judge of Probate, for fet
tiefoent at the Court to be holden at Portsmouth, 011
the third Tuefday of February nekt, when and where
all persons concerned ma, be beard.
John Rand, Admini/lrator.
Portsmouth, January }, 1804.
NOTICE is hereby g : ven that the
fbbferiber intends exhibiting for settlement
to the Judge es Probate, on the third Monday of
February next, his adminifl ration account on the
estate us JOHN GILE; .
yeoman, decealed, when, and where all Perlons ob
jecting to the fame will meet him..
Mark Gile, Adminfratmr.
Nottingham jtoutar,, 4.1804. ,/..
, Sore Lips,
ARE very unpleasant and uncomfortable; and
the person who is troubled with them, must
be possessed of aver, miserly disposition, to be
f;rudge fifty cents for a t* x of beautiful Damalk
ip Salve, which will cure them in aver, fliort time,
and may be obtained by leading to,the brick
Book-store, in Darriel-ftreet, Portsmouth. Where
may also be had ^variety of other valuable patent
Medicines, such as .«
Tooth Paste and Powder for curing
the feurvy and cleaning the teeth. °
Lec's genuine Bilious Pills. Rawfen's
Bitters. Hamilton's worm destroying Lctaoges.
Herfkeli's Powder and Pills for the cureefthe Dyf,
enter,. Herftch'scure for the Jaundice. Hers,
kell's Itch Ointment, Wheaton's Bitters. Haar
lem Oil to cure diftenpet in the eyes, and various
disorders of the bed,, &c.
I ^ Bte> BooL'mc, Jan. 10, 1,04. ,f £
Lift of Prizes in & Qh Class South
Hartley Carol Lottery is received, and adventurer#
h'eqQeOed tu call and remove their prize money.