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ger point to the United States, & he now points at
Venice and Switzerland; mere empty phantoms,
and ideal forms.
DOMESTIC,
The sober habits of Connecticut, have given a
decided majority of federal republicans, to their
house of assembly. The democratic efforts of
the past year, have vifiblydeclined. Vermont,
has, re-elected the patriotic TichenoK by a hand
feme majority.
New-York ftiil groans beneath the preflure of
intolerant fever. The deaths in O&ober, and
^he increase of new cases, have exceeded any for
mer period.
Philadelphia is happily relieved, from the terrors
of the destroying angel. He appeared for a mo,
ment ; wav'd the flaming sword, threatened def-
Q^ion ; and returned it again to its fcabbord.
The origin of this fatal distemper, is the tub
je& of molt acrimonious difpuies, between the
faculty. Men of eminent abilities, have inlifted
themselves, as disputants; and we are obliged to
fay,that neither fide,have the politeness of gentle
men, altho' they may possess the depths of
science.
Tornadoes, hurricanes and tempers have done
much damage, on the American coasts.
A gang of Thieves have made their appear
ance, in many of our principal cities, and unless
they are detected & brought to condign punifh
irrent, before the winter comes or., we may expert
to hear, of incendiary attempts, added to the
poClurnal efforts of Burglars and felons.
Portsmouth is rapidly riling from the late rui
nous conflagration. About 25 new, elegant,
brick, fire proof buildings occupy a part of the
theatre of deftruflion. Avast many accessions to
this number are contemplated in the faring, and
we expect that another season, u ill nearly cover the
ground completely.
Independent of the re building of Market-street
and its dependencies, many gentlemen of fortune
and taste, contemplate a new range of elegant
buildings, at the entrance of the town ; and from
the enterprise, ambition, and public fpiric of the
owners of these valuable lots, we are confident,
that few cities in . the union, will boast, a superior
line of elegance, Symmetry and taste.
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Marine List.
——~— —, ——.— —— — - - — —• — — ———
Arrivals and departures since October 7.
A sth, arrived brig Olive, Ricker, Dtmerara.
hath, do. brig Sally, Blunt, St. Vincents.
L, do. brig Polly, Paul, Demersra.
h^do. trig Fidelity, Jenkins, Lisbon.
Ro. . Sloop Enterprise, Sullivan, st. Kitts.
odo brig Union, Pinkham, do.
Wfrved brig Blofloin, sbptey, Rk^^
flaop Amity, Spinney, do.
rafaiied brig George and Jane, Sullivan, W. I.
Performing quarantine at Nezu-Tori,
Ship George. Haven, of this port, 47 days from Bor
(team, with brandy and wine, to John Jahel, and L, Cove
let, of Philadelphia.
The brig Sophia, Pile, from Honduras, bound for Boston,
bating Sprung a- leak, put into Chatterton 30th September,
to refit.
The Margaret, M'Lellan, was boarded, Sept. 18, off
the Boccas's from a French privateer, plundered of all her 1
(pare rigging, and parr es her provisions, which obliged her
to call at Sc. Thomas, td replenish..
The Mercator, arrived at Portland, off Barbadoes, w'%s
boarded froman English fioop of war, and had one hand
pressed.
The br^ John. Cobb, of Portsmouth, was spoken, going
into Trinidad,. O&ober 1.
At Grenada, September 12, Mary Ann, Doyle, for New
buryport, in 10 days — 0c light for New. London,, in 12 —
a flip from Portsmouth, (N H) with timber, just arrived,
quid a number of eaftt.ro Vcffcls, Panics unknown.
—o—:
Extras from the Log-Book of the fn, Fox.
September tB, long 42, at 4, r M was hailed by a ship
Wider French colours, and ordered to fend our boat on
board —The captain replied he could ro;, as bis boats were
pot fit to trust the people in---The commander of the crui
ser said, if they had to fend on board, they would be damn
ed if they would not cut the boats away. They hoirted out
their boat and come on board under Znglilh colours, de,
branded the papers and log-book, which were sent on board
the Cruizer. The officers then ordered our people to get
^ut our long boat, and lower the boat from the stern, which
they refuted to do without their captain's erd'ersi The offi
ccr then Bruck the boatswain and ordered him aft, and
Philip Jones refuting, he drew hi, curias and struck. him
Qver the hack, cut him on the arm, knd kicked him on deck
After ahufiog the captain, he ordered him below : and an
his refuting to go, the lieutenant struck him on the head
wih his cutlass, and gate him fevefal blows with his 6ft,
calling him a damned rascal. Captain Cook, then ordered
his men to lower down the boats, and went below, and
ty found 2 men belonging to the cruizes overhauling his chtft,
@nd trunks. On histequerting them not to plunder him,
one of them took him by the caller, and pushed him to the
cabin-door, and ordered him on deck He complied, and
then got into bis own boat, to go on board the cruizer to
enquire the rcafon of his being abused, but was ordered
not to come along fide on his peril. Captain Cook then
jequefted him to tefpea the American flag if he did not
him, The answer was, damn your flag, there is your maf
tcr, pointing to the English flag—During the abfepce of
Captain Cook from his vcffcl, the perlons left on board tried
to get a cask of wine out, but could not —The, theb, with
a marlinespike, fioVe the bilge of one cask, and drew part
of it —they took one box of lemons, hove overboard the
captain^grtols, took the captain's flute, passenger's fpy
^ glass, a keg of rum, and a number of other articles; then
returned on board their own ship, apd made fail. They
said their (hip was called the Stork, (loop of war, comman
ded by the bon. Captain Murray."—Capt. C. is confident
the cruizer was a privateer ; as officers of national ships
so general, by their habits and education, are above filch
mean, blackguard and cowardly condud.
WILLIAM COOK, ma,er of the ,ip Fox.
We Isaac Bridges, of Charlcftdwn, in the State of Maffa
thufetes, and Charles Du Hamel, of the city of Quebeck,
in ihe British province of Lower Canada—certify and fay
that we were passengers on board the ship Fox, on her voy
age from Lisbon, and that the above extracts arc the truth
and nothing but the truth. ISAAC BRIDGES.
C.Du HAMEL.
Suffolk, ff—Bofton, O& 19, 1803%-Subfcribed and iworn
to before WILLIAM STEVENSON, Just Peace.
BANKRUPTS.
, James Lathrop, trader, Hallowell, to surren
der to the Commissioner's in Portland, ift, 16th,
and 28th Nov—Joseph Peppin, mer. Charles
~ ton, S. C. to surrender the 9th Nov.
MARRIED]— At the New Church, Strand, London, In
August last, Captain C. Fitzgerald, of the firft Royal Lan
cashire Militia, to Mrs. Ann L. Danvers, formerly of New-
York.
At Newbury-Port, Mr. Thomas Taylor, to
Miss Catharine Montgomery—At Providence,
Mr. Alex. Odie, of Boston, to Miss Clemeutine
Sabin, of the former place ; Mr. Joffiua Walton,
to Miss Ann Simmons.
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Record, of Disease & Death,
The Rate of the Yellow-Fever, in Alexandria
and Philadelphia, has ceased to create much a
larm; the returns of new cases, are very few,and
the mortality does not exceed its usual limits, at
this season ofthe year. .
NEW-YORK.
We are happy to find, by the last reports of the
Health Committee, that the Fever is evidently
declining:,
Thursday, Oft. 13. 12 new cases. 7 deaths.
DIED] —ln England, Rev. S. Prefton,---in
Ireland, R. Jephfon, efq.---at Halifax, Mr. Ed
ward Nichols; Mr. Mather Lounds- -AtLeba
non, in Connecticut, on the 30th August, Mr. Ebenezer
Tifdale, aged 96. He was the firft mechanic that manu
fadured feythes in that ftatc, of which his own genius was
bis only inftrudor, and from him it is that all the (kill now
exiting in this useful branch, in that and the neighbouring
dates, was derived and spread, as well as that of many cu
rious edged tools.
At Newport,George Gibbs,efq.mer.aged 69 -At
Northampton, Miss Lucy Lane, aged 51 ; Miss
Nancy Clark, aged 14—^t Marblehead, Mrs.
Mary, wife of Mr. Wm. Lee, aged 25—41 Balti
more, after fperiding a cheerful evening, John
Travis, mer. of Philad.---at Keene, Mrs. Math
ews, consort of Mr. Edm. Mathews—on the Mifr
fippi, Mr. Luther Clap, aged 24, lately from.
Northampton.--.At Alexandria, Mr. Jacob Refs
ler ; Mrs. Eva Sabina Swoope, Mrs. Davidson,
wife of Capt. James Davidson; Mrs. Campbell,
wife of Capt. James Campbell.
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In Rahway a young woman, who about the
Bth of May last was bitten by a mad-dog. She had
all the symptoms of canine, madness, though at times
seemed to possess so milch reason as to caution her at--
tendance to be careful flic should not bite them, as
(he felt a strong propensity to it. The hydrophobia
was so great, that at the tight of Water foe wonld be
horribly convulsed, and appeared as she was in the
agonies of death. She died in all the horror peculiar
to the malady, to the poignant distress of surviving
friends and relatives. (N. %rfey Journal )
In thia town, Mrs. Walsh consort of Captain Kevrok
Walsh.
- r bitetelLte t&to U C
MORAL-.
Two gentlemen having called at a public
House and drank a bottle together ; when about
to part, both infilled on paying. One put a
piece of money on the table and swore dreadfully
that his friend Should be at no expense : the other
jocularly faid,"that piece of money is a bad one,"
on which he swore still worse. The matter of the
house hearing what passed, said if they would al
low him to examine the money; he would tell
them whether or not it was good. Returning
soon after, he in the most polite manner, laid the
mony before them on a card written as follows:
A Friendly Hint.
It chills my blood to hear the bleft Supreme,
Rudely appeal'd to on each trifling theme .-
Maintain your rank, vulgarity despise;
To swear is neither brave, pelite or wife•
You would not swear upon a bed of death,
Kcfle&! your maker now could flop your breath.
«,^fcfc^tftefe 3tteHrefc+it4*.•»
Burke on Democracy.
Burke thus express his cordial d'eteftation of Gallic in
, foleuce &: democracy ;
M, merit has been refitting the power and pride of
France, under any form of its rule ; but in opposing it with
the greatest zeal and earneftnefe when that rule appeared
in the worst form it could assume; the drorft indeed which
the prime cause and principle of all evil could possibly give
it." It was my endeavour by every means to excite a spirit
in the house, where | had the honour of a feat, for carrying
on with early vigour and decision the mod dearly just and
necessary war that this or any nation ever carried on: in oder
to save my country from the iron yoke of itb power and
from the more dreadful contagion of,its principles! to pre
serve pure and untainted the ancient inbred integrity,
piety, good nature and good humour of the people of Eng
land from the dreadful pedilence which beginning in France,
threatens to lay wafle the whole moral and in a great de
gree the whole physical world, having done both in the fo
cus of its most intense malignity,
so '»'»+>»»>» o »rs»4M»th« 4 t»si»
A Sailor's Retort.
A seaman once coming before the committee
of Dipping of the Eaft-I'ndia Company in Lead
en-hall-Greet, to be examined for some offence on
board one of the Company's ships, was treated
with great flight and contempt by one of the
members, who went so far as to fay he doubted
whether the fellow could box the compass, that
is to fay run over regular all the points of it.
Jack sturdily but humorously replied,' 6 Lean bet
ter than you can fay the Lord's Prayer." All
the members laughed,andjack encouraged offer
ed to lay five guineas of it. 66 You can't be off
said some" $o the insolent gentleman thinking
it best to put a good face upon the matter said,
Done with you," and laid down his five guineas
too. The honest tar went through his part and
boxed off the compass in high spirits, and with
great precision and rapidity. The member of
the committee then followed, and with little
trouble went through the Lprd's Prayer, having
done which.be Stretched forth his hand to take
up the caffi.—“ Avast ! avast !" cried Jack,grip
ping his wrist with the Strength of an ox—not so
faft neither. 0 Why, (said the other,) you have
not said the compass better than I did the Lord's
Prayer." —“ Ay, but hold I am not half done
yet," returned the Sailor ; and immediately be
gan and said the compass backwards with no less
precision and quickness than he had before said it
forwards. Having done— 66 Now fay the Lord's
Prayer backwards if you can, (said he,) and the
money is yours." "I cant," said the other.
" Then the money is mine," said Jack ; and put
'ting it very deliberately into his pocket, advised
his antagonist to contend with his equals another
time. CT CL Courier.
Yesterday's Arrival.
Arrived in this harbor, the brig Conclusion
Andrew Phillips master, belonging to Caftine,
put in for a hat bor, 24 days from Nevis—Capt.
P. informs that on the 28th September a Ship ar
rived at Nevis from Liverpool, after twenty-two
days parage —and the Capt. on landing at Nevis
declared that the French had landed at a place
near Edinburgh,—Scotland, and that all the En
gli(h forces were to the South of England.
On his pillage spoke ship Recovery, belonging
to New-Brunswick, bound to Jamaica, who had
taken off the crew of a wrecked schooner belong
ing to Nantucket, from Bonavifta,
BOSTON, ocr. 2t.
From England, 4 days later than the above.
The ship Sally, captain Rowe, arrived yester
day, in 40 days from Bristol, Eng. but brought
no papers. Capt. R. informs, that the Northern
Powers had taken no dccifive part in the contest
between Great Britain and France. Contradic
tory reports refpefting their measures and difpo
fuions were daily published. The invasion was
still talkedof. War had not been declared against
Spain—-No event of magnitude had occcurred.
Although many letters were received by the a
bove mentioned arrival, we could difeover no one
which commuriicatednews.
On Thursday night, a hackney coach, in con
veving a yepng gentleman and three young la
dies from the ball, oveifet in a new cellar in O
live-Street, by which one of the young ladies, a
daughter of Josiah Batchelder, Esq of Chelsea,
on a viGt to town, had her shoulder dislocated,
and badly bruised.—The carriage was dashed to
pieces ; and the passengers, driver and horses,
were all more or less injured
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(^Attention.
THE Officers and Members of Gov
ernor Gilman's Blues, are hereby notified to
appear at jefferfon Hall, on Saturday next, the 29th inst.
at half past 8 o'clock, with Arms and Accoutrements,
and in Complete UNIFORM, t, celebrate the anniversary
of their firft Public Parade.
Roll called peecifely at nine o'clopk.
PER ORDER.
Isaac Stanwood, clerk.
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FALL & WINTER GOODS.
William S. Cooper,
Begb leave to inform his Friends, and the Public, that he
has taken the Shop adjoining the Bell Tavern, Congrefs
ftreet, where he offers for file, an assortment of
Fashionable & Staple
GOODS,
BROAD-Cloths; Caffimeres; Coat
ings; Fearnaughts ; Forest-Cloths; Serges; Baizes;
Flannels; Blankets; Tammies ; Durants; plain and ribb'd
Callimancoes ; Wildbores.
FaQiionable silk velvet, Vesting ;
Men's plain and striped black Satins; plain and ribb'd
Black Velvets; light Corded and Olive do. Quiltings; -
Swansdowns.
Latest fafhion buff and plaid Callicoes
and Chintzes; Chambray, book and jaconet Mullins; fash
ionable farfnet Cambrics ; Dimities; Mullin Handker
chiefs.
Purple and Chintz Shawls ; linen, cot
ton, roma^ bandanna, India and Barcelona black silk
Handkerchiefs.
Fashionable Pelice Flannels ; India
Lurtrings ; Modes ; black hove Tiffany ; Gauzes ; Milli
nets ; Black Laces.
Mens Hats ; Mens Worsted and Silk
Hole , Womens Cotton Gloves ; Silk Bracts ; Ribbons;
Cotton for working Mullins ; Brown Hollands; todia
Chintzes ; India Cottops; Threads; Sewing Silks ; Velvet
Bindings ; Galloon, ; Bindings; Tastes ; gilt and plated
Buttons.
Portfmouth^ October 13, ißoj.
NEW GOODS:
Peter Coffin,
Has received per the Galen and Minerva, from
- ' London, an additional supply of
Fancy and other GOODS, consisting of
BEST fuperfine London Blue, Black,
and mixed Broad Cloths; Black double mill'd Caffi
meres ; Superfine London Waiftcoatiog.
A great variety of fafhionable Chintzes;
Chintz Furnitures ; Dimities, Rich worked colonade
Mullins; Cambrick and fprig'd book Mulling Bieck and
white Sarfnet Cambricks; Black Ginghams; Wide black
Laces ; White and colored Norwich Shawls; Fine twill
ed Bandannoes; Diapers; Brown Hollands ; Threads, &c.
portfmouth, Odober 22, xBo,
''"REMOVED.
Oliver Briard
Respectfully informs his
~ Friends and the Public in general, that he has re
moved bis Goods fromCongrefs-ftreet, to Noa, Merchant's
Row,in the new Fire-proof brick ftore,next to MeffrsJosßPH
'IT JoißuA Haven, where he has now ready for sale, a
general assortment of FALL & WINTER
GOODS, cheap for cash.
' JOHN" MANT ~
Has forSale at the corner of Market, and Bow-streets
Spring-Hill.
A QUANTITY of Pollock FISH;
A Casks Raisins, casks Gun-Powder, Spanilh and
Spanilh Float Indigo, real French and Alicant Brandy,
Gin,-Hyfon, Souchong and Bohea Teas, Loaf and Brown
Sugars, Coffee, Cotton. — With mo, article# in the
GROCERY line. — aljb a good assort
ment of
Iron Hollow Ware.
NAILS; Heart and Club German and
Blistered STEEL. And many article# of
HARD WARE, &c. &c. &c. which
he will fell low for ,th.
LETTERS remaining in
the Poft-Office,atExETeß,Omfo, 1,1803.
Jacob Pearion ; jr. Phineas Felcb;
Eliphalet Giddings; Joseph Wiggins; David Williams;
Jergpi^h Robertson; Mary Warren ; Simon Wiggin ;
Jabez 'Dodge; Daniel Clark; Kinfly Lyford ; Joseph
Smith; William F. Rowland; Exeter.— -Jabez Smith;
William' Cuffitog; Josiah Dudley, Brentwood; Benjamin
Loverin, James Purington ; Hilliard Samborn, Ken, ng
ton ; Benjamin Norris, Isaac Berley, Stratlam; John
ThurftoD, Deer, Id ; Nabby Healey, Hamp ton Fall# ; Mose?
Bagley, Cardia.
• J. Gilman, n^-fflgger.
NOTICE!
S. LARKIN, has removed
from Broad-ftr'eet, to the Store lately occupied by Mr. B.
Swett, on the Parade—where he has for Sale, a general
assortment of'
W.lndia Goods & Groceries.
Portsmouth, October 32, 1803.
NEW GOODS.
10ATHANIEL DEAN, begs leave
LN to inform his Friends and the Public, :hat he has
just received, a handsome assortment of
• Fall & Winter Goods,
that will be fold cheap at his Store in Congress-street
Portfmoutb, October 22, 1803.
For New-York,
'S 'T' E Schooner Dove, lying
. “ Jacob Sheave's wharf, will
' a " next week, —for Freight orPaffage,apply
.to William Trefethen on board, or at
Jacob Shtate's store.
Portsmouth, Odober 22, 18^3.
Wm. & Danl. Treadwell
Offer the following BOOKS for sale at theit
Book & Stationary Shop,
corner of Court & Buck-streets, as low as they can be
purchafe'd in Philadelphia, New-York, or Boston.
RUSSEL's Aneient & Modern Eu
rope.—The Hiftory of Ancient Europe,with a view
of the Revolutions in Alia and Africa—ln a series of Let
ters to a young Nobleman—and the Hiftory of Modern
Europe,with an account of the fall and decline of the Roman
Empire,and a view of theProgrefs of Society from the rife of
the Modern kingdoms, to the Peace of Paris, in 1763 in a
I feries of Letters—by Wm. Russell,L.L.D. second Amer
ican edition, carefully corrected Both works in seven vols.
calf bound, 19 dollars, —large odavo—Modern Europe,
5 vols. Bleep, 13 do. do.
Letters addressed to a Young Man,
on his firft entrance into life ; and adapted to the peculiar
circumstances of the present times by Mrs. West, au
thor of " A Tale of the ‘Time#, " A Goffe Story' ' &c. &c
"Give me the bo, at the Plough and the Girl at her Spinning
wheel, rather than ma,er learning Metapbyfcs, and Mfr , u .
dying life and manners, in the pages of WolstoncraET and
Godwin." One handsome i2mo vol. 1,25 cents.
A View of Religions, in two parts—
Part I. containing an alphabetical compendium of the va
rious RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS, which have
appeared in the world, from the beginning of the Chriftiart
^ra to the present day. Part 2d containing a brief ac
count of the different schemes of religion now embraced
among mankind. The whole collcded from the best au
thors, ancient and modern-—By Hannah Adams.
“ Prove all things, hold fa, that which is g&rf—Apoftle Paul.
One royal Bvo vol. 2,25 cents.
^Portfmouth, October 22.
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C TEVEN WORTH, refpeftfully in-
D forms the citizens of New-Hampihire and Vermont,
that he carries the United States Mail from Portsmouth,
to Canaan in Vermont—formerly carried by Mr. Bragg
—he felicits their patronage.
Moses Thayer
R ESPECTFULLY informs the cit-
JL\. teens of this State, that he carries the United States
Mail through the counties of Rockingham and Cheffiire,
in this State —Patronage is solicited.
t,THE above Riders, will punctually
and faithfully deliver this Paper to Gentlemen at reason
able rates.-
—— — — .^ —; —___. . — _—_
Two Oxen Stolen,
about fa^ ears old.
ON Sunday night, October 16, 1803,
taken from the Farm at Lee, out of the Yard, twd
OXEN, about five feet ten inches girt—One red with a
white back—the other red with a white spot on his rump.
Any Person who will give notice to Jonathan Wood
man, living on said Farm, or to Jonathan WarnA,
Ihall be well rewarded for their trouble.
Portsmouth, Odobcr 25, 1803.
"STRAYED
FROM the Subscriber, on the 29th
September last a Pair of
RED OXEN,
one about fix feet, the othe# a little less (suppose
white face) about four or five ygars old.— Whoev.
er will give information of faij Cattle fall have a
handfeme reward.
Asa Dearborn.
Portsmouth, Ofioher 22, IsQ^.
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Galvanism.'
DR. SPALDING having conftrufted
a GALVANIC MACHINE, is ready to
exhibit the fame to the curious ;.and apply the
galvanic influence for medical purposes.
Port,mouth, QH. 15.
A Maid Servant
it quanted, in a small family, of three Perfem only —
good recommendation will be wanted, apply to the
Printers. Odober 22. ,
WANTED, a smart, ca[table, Heady WO-
M^N to do the House work of a family,
where there is other help— -to such an one, good
wages will be given—inquire of the printers.
Oa. 11, 1803,