The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-09-23 00:00:00, page 4

poetical Department.
— •«ftH+Q+te Q.—
Fromthe Pleasures OF Hope.
A SONG FROM THE GERMAN.
LET Truth and spotless Faith be thine,
Till life's vain pageants close ;
And (till at Virtue's sacred shrine, 4
Be breath'd thy ardent vows. #
1 Thy pilgrim path with flow'rs shall bloom,
And sunshine gild the day ;
While undifmay'd we eye th&tomb,
And smile at life's decay,
Content, serene my fleps (hall bide ;
Fair maid of mein divine !
And Tweet mail taste thy chryftal tide,
As cups of rosy wine.
The Have to guilt still quakes with fear,
Tho' fyren charms invite :
No joy his languid day shall cheer,
No foft repose, the night.
In vain (ball revive the plain,
And glad tnq&rove;
The breast, where raßhaffions reign,
No vernal raptures
He shudders at the whifp'rirS^n,
Appal'd with guilt and fear
In vain the dream of life shall ceMe ;
Nor end his terrors there !
0 then, let Truth and Faith be thine,
Till life's vain profpeds fade ;
And still at Virtue's sacred shrine,
Thy ardent vows be paid.
So shall the friends we leave below,
Bedew with tears our tomb;
And round the frefheft fbd shall grow,
And choicest flow'rs shall bloom !
'tyoraOft
CHARITY.
HAPPY is the man who hath fownin his breast
the feeds of benevolence, the produce thereof shall
be charity and love.
From the fountain of his heart shall rife rivers
of goodness ; and the flreams shall overflow for
* the benefit of mankind.
He affifteth the poor in their trouble ; he re
joiceth in furthering the prosperity of all men.
He cenfureth not his neighbor, he believeth not
the tales of envy and malevolence, neither reapeth
he their flander..l
He forgiveth the injuries of man, he wipeth
them from his remembrance—revenge and malice
have no place in his heart.
For evil he returneth not evil ; he hateth not e
ven his enemies, but requiteth their injustice with
friendly admonition.
The griefs and anxieties of men excite bis com
passion ; he endeavoretti to alleviate the weight
of their misfortunes, and the pleasure of faccefs
rewardeth his labor.
^umotitt.;
Some years ago, Dr. Franklin bad a dispute
with a gentleman, more distinguished for his birth
' than genius, who was so offended at a sententious
remark that fell from the philosopher, that he
thought proper to fend him a challenge ; to which
the doctor returned the following laconic answer :
" Sir, we are not upon an equal footing ; a pis
tol ball would kill me, but can have no effed up
on "you, for lead will assimilate with your brain."
The Clerical Gram.
Mr. Sucklen, a clergyman of Norfolk, having
a quarrel with a neighboring gentleman, who in
sulted him, and at last told him, “ Doctor, your
gown is your protection replied, “it may be
mine but it (hall not be yours ;" pulled it oft and
threshed the aggressor.
« I thought you were going to come late to
Right," fays Thaddy to Ned, at the club room—
« No," replies Ned “ I have got here fir/? at last."
<< I am glad of that," fays he, " for you were al
ways behind before."
SURPISING INVENTIO N.
' Amongst the the ingenious productions of a
poor blfyd man of Whitehaven, (E,) named Tho
mas Spence (by misfortunes and infirmities reduc
ed to the maintenance of a poor house) are the
following very aflonifhing inventions: —A ma
chine for teaching the use of fingers to the blind.
Another for making cordage for clocks and win
dow sashes, by which a child of twelve years old
will do as much work as ten men can perform by
another method used in an asylum for such un
fortunate people*. A tangible alphabet, by which
the blind might be taught to write and read. An
apparatus for writing upon paper (by the blind)
either with a fountain pen or a pencil in straight
lines. A (hoe, the sole of which is made of twine,
and the upper part of fatinette, finifhed with an
elastic varnish. He has also digested a plan for
forming an universal tangible character, to be
be printed : the practicability of which he clear
ly demonstrates.
NEW CENSUS.
The new Census of the United States is now
taking. The number of inhabitants in the town
of Portland is 3,677, including 122 persons of
colour—ln 1790 the number was 2,240 —An in
crease of 1,437 inhabitants in ten years.
Republican jpre@
WILLIAM-DUANE,
Editor of the Philadelphia Aurora, being en
-1 couraged by many citizens to establish a Press in
the City of Washington—thinks it proper to ad
vertize the citizens of the surrounding States,
that should encouragement adequate to the bare
support of the undertaking, be afforded, he Will
ettabliOi a Press, under the fuperintendance of his
Son, during the recess of Cougrefs ; and will him
felf attend during the fitting of the Legislature.
Particulars of the plan proposed for the paper
will be advertised in due time.
Augustus Cheminant,
ftf arrived from Paris,
Informs the ladies and gentlemen
of this town, that having studied the French
Language from principle, and being a native
of France, proposes to open a School for the
instruction of young Gentlemen, whose par
ents, he feels a confidence, will be fatisfied
with his tuition. Ladies will be attended at
their houses. The price will be fix dollars
per qtfarter, and as soon as 15 scholars ap
ply, he will immediately open the School.
Apply at Mrs. Wingate's boarding house.
Portsmouth, Sept. 15, 1800.
A Bargain.
SHOULD there remain in the United
States any children that dill lack more
doses of rhe curdled and four milk from
their dearly beloved mother britain, I wish
them to ad confidently for once and make
an offer for one vessel and cargo, takeh and
adjudicated 1794, by, I was going to fay
virtue of a decree issued by our, pious mother,
November 1793 ; the theft acknowledged
by her mod favorite children, and redora--
tion promised, June 1799. Should an offer
present the payment may be made as fol
lows: One third part cash, one third part
goods, the remaining thiid part exchanged
tor French adjudicated property, without
even the shadow of a promise from Talle
yrand. Those who with to purchase will
be so kind as to leave their names at the of
fice of the Ledger office, the Telegrape of
fice,Bodon, or the Eastern Herald, Portland,
and they will be waited on, by one, whom
the depravity of feme has been so great as to
dile A JACOBIN.
September 16.
JOHN N. INGALLS
Refperifully informs bis Friends and the Pub
lic, that he has opened an
AUCTION OFFICE,
In the building formerly improved by Mr. Norie,
off the Parade, north fide of the State-houje,
Where he will attend to receive
. GOODS for Public Sale,
And promises that those gentlemen who may
be pleased to favor him with any articles
for sale, that his best endeavors shall
not be wanting to compleat the fame
with fidelity,nd dispatch-—
and the smallest favors shall be duly attend
ed to.
Portsmouth, August 22, 1800.'
' FDR SALE BY
MARTIN PARRY
, No. 8, Portsmouth-Pier,
A few tons excellent Logwood.
—ALSO—
Hyfoh, fouchong and bohea Teas.
Loaf, India and brown Sugars.
Liverpool Ware per crate.
Long and short Pipes per box.
6d and lod Nails per cask.
New-England Rum per bbl.
Best steel socket & common Scrapers
Large and small log Slates per doz.
House, hearth, paint, tar, scrub
bing, white-wash and tallow Brushes.
Painters Tools, No. 4 to 8.
Japan'd Speaking Trumpets.
(Solid) Joint Log Glasses.
do. Half hour do.
Large and small sized hammers. -
CORDAGE, &c. &c. &c.
Portsmouth, Sept. 1, 1800.
REIVING SCHOOL.
The Subferiber proposes o
pening an Evening School, the tirft Monday
in Oaober next, (if suitable encouragement,
offers,) at the school chamber in Jeffrey
, ffreet, opposite Maj. John S. Sherburne's,
where he will be happy to inftru& those
who have not had the advantage of a day
school, in Reading, Writing, and Arithme
tic, for terms apply to the fubferiber, at his
lodging in Daniel-street.
Samuel Bowles, jr.
Portsmouth, Sept. 8, 1800.'
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Canoe Loft.
far Went adrift, about three weeks
Jince, a Canoe, t^feet in length, and 3 feet
wide — Whoever hasfound her and will return
her to Mary Toby, at Frank' s-Fort, Kit
tery,fhall be rewarded,or their trouble.
Portsmouth, Sept. 8, 1800.
Ns.W,and No.V. of the
ißational fpagaine,
' Or, a Poliric^f Hiflorical, Biographical, and
► W Literary ^pofitory, I
By JAMES LYON, are received at this Office,
and ready for fubferiber,.
1 Shoe and Leather Store
REMOVED.
SIGM 1 £ OF THE
GOLDEN KE Y,
MARKET ^HHU STREET,
THO' sMORTON,
Informs his friends and the public,
that he has Removed to the fare lately occu
pied by Mr. 'John Brown, deceased,
in Market-street,
Where he has for sale, a very general assortment
OF
SHOES & LEATHER,
AS USUAL,
And warranted as good and cheap as can be
purchased in this town or elsewhere, an„,
thing in Abner Newhall's Advertisement
to the contrary notwithftariding.
—ALSO—
W. I. Goods & Groceries.
A small assortment of
CROCKERY, &c. &c.
Portsmouth, Sept. 8, 1800.
Newhall's Shoeftore,
Daniel-street, Portsmouth.
ABNER -NEWHALL,
Informs his Friends, Cuflomers, and the Pub
lic in general, that he has lately received
a large addition to bis former assort
ment of
SHOES,
Which he now offers at the following reduced prices,
—vi%. —
Ladies black Morocco Shoes
and Slippers, llz C/f.
English ditto, ditto, 125 Cts.
Green, blue, red & yellow ditto, ii6&r.
Plain and figur'd Kid do, of which
he has a great variety, and very nice, 150 Cts.
Black and Fancy fluff Shoes and
Slippers, 84 Cts.
Those with York heels 12 cents dearer.
Calfskin and other leather, ditto.
Childrens' Shoes of every size and
almost every description.
Gentlemens' hand some dress Shoes
Common, ditto,
Boys, ditto.
Mens' fine and common BOOTS,
ditto, ditto, Half Boots.
BOOT LEGS.
Red Morrocco SKINS.
The above SHOES are all of the best
materials and workmanship, and as they are
manufa&ured under the dire&ion and care
ful infpedion of the Vender, he flatters him
felf that he can warrant them with confi
dence.
N. B. The prices of the Mens and Childrens
Shoes are equally reduced.
He likewise informs them that he receives
a frefli assortment twice a month.
(#The public are refpeafully informed,
that no Vender of Shoes equally as good as
the above, can be afforded at the above re
duced prices—but a spirit of monopoly and
exclusive privilege having set the example,
the fubferiber is under the necessity of con
forming. ,
Abner Newhall.
Portsmouth, Aug. 18, 1800.
HARDWARE.
H. & B. PENHALLOW,
Have received by the lad arrivals from England,
a large addition to their former assortment of
HARD-WARE,
Which are now ready for sale at their fore in
~ Market flreet,
Among which are the following Articles,
—viz.—
5 Rolls thin sheet Lead,'X 5 Calks Pewter,
3 Calks brass Kettles, X 3 Calks bar lead, small
I Calk Time Glasses, 0 bars,
15 Bundles Sheet Iron, v 4 Calks Patent Shot, as
sorted, V sorted sizes,
10 Bundles Frying Pans, X 3 Calks Fiat Irons,
10 Dozen Iron Shovels, X 1 Calk Black Lead,
16 Bigs of Brads and 2 Calks Rotten Stone,
Pump and Clapper ft 23 Calks English rod,
Nails, •-X 2od, Sheathing and
20 Boxes Tin Plates, X / Deck Nails.
ALSO, a very extensive affortinffl of.
SHELF-GOODS,:
All which will be disposed of for cash, on
reasonable terms, by Wholesale and Retail.
*, Calh and the highest price
will be given at laid (tore, tor Old COP
PER and BRASS.
PortJmowh, Augujl 6, 1800. ... , ./:
I^mmfln„m^ 4
I To the Curious.
n & ^»„N»?"^ q(^;
A 1 tfcqfcttQMQpfy. fy
Y PORTSMOUTH&
I MUSEUM, I
|aollettion of jaatutal ^ieorpA
In Mulberry-Lane
YConfiding of a large and elegant variety ofT
© MINERALS, BUTTERFLIES,
Q ORES, INSECTS, §
A SNAKES, ^ BIRDS, Q
A SERPENTS, FISHES, &C.
A All the produaion of Nature, without^
9 any artificial representation.Y
@ ^ott— 9
© —ALSO 9
Q An elegant Collodion of the Q
©Beft English Engravings,@
© Representing 9
eDeath of LOUIS XVI. late King of France,ty
A His taking Leave of his Family,d
A Several SEA BATTLES, &c.&c. &c. Q
&"'+* *
y Likewise a great variety of
i Indian Curiofities.t
• And many others, Natural and Artificial, ▼
* too numerous to enumerate. *
L r^ee^i
? The Museum has had many valuable?
9 additicns and alterations fmce it has ,
^ been eft&blifhed:&
±lt is open every day (Sundays excepted)^.
? from 9 o'clock in the morning till
* fun-fet. 9
* Admittance—Ladies and Gentlemen 25 +
^ cents, Children half price. $
^slllllll^^lll^^^l*'
'THE Subferiber begs leave to
= inform the public, and his friends in .
particular, that he has opened a
BROKERS OFFICE,
In Market-freet, Portsmouth,
And offers his service in felling or pugchaA
ing on commission, all kinds of Merchan
dize, Bills of Exchange, Vessels, Houses &
Lands, &c. &c. &c.
He likewise has a license as an
AUCTIONEER,
and will receive Merchandize or any of the
abovearticles for public sale ; and promises
that those gentlemen who may be pleased
to favor him with any articles for sale, that
his best endeavors shall not be wanting to
complete the fame with fidelity & difpatch 3
and the smallest favor shall be duly attended
to, by the public's most obedient humble
servant, ALEXANDER EWEN.
Convenient stores will be always ready to
store any quantity of Goods, &c. and every
attention paid to all property that may be
committed tp his care.
HE HAS NOW ON HAND, FOR SALE,
14 quantity of
MUSLINS & CALICOES ;
An Invoice of
FALL GOODS,
Conffling of
Coatings, Blankets and Hosiery,
with sundry other articles.
A quantity of
Second hand Rigging, and a second
hand Chaise with Harness, —for sale as a
bove.
N. B. All letters directed to him in the
line of his business, (poll paid) will be duly
attended to.
Portsmouth, Aug. 13, 1800.
MEDICAL.
At the Theatre in Dartmouth
College, the Medical LeNures commence
the firft of October, on
Anatomy and Surgery ;
Chemistry & Materia Medica;
Theory and Practice of Phy'fic.
- 1 ; - 4 -
OleeUlp OUntiCT.
SEPTEMBER 23, 1800.
Firfl quarter 25 day 12k. 53m. afternoon.
m\w pleather,&c. \r.Ss.\F.Jea.\r. MsJWspt.
233 ctP.Mach. & Charleft. 6 06 "3=""23"'"'" 'B'^rni!ghr"
244 Cool 626 4 23 9 V 17
US for the 6 36 j 26 10 21 knee#
266 fcafon, 6 §6 6 28 it 16 iff
277 , 666 7 27 morn. legs
28 E Hirv.Coll. found. 1636. 6 868 22 0 38 13
292 Pleasant. 6,6 , 13 1 52 27
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