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chamber, and retired. This wii corfdered at a challenge
and as affording good cause for one. Sunday, it is laid
wangments were made for the fold ; —but to day,
it is understood that Mr. Randolph was arretted by the
Marshal, and give Security to hee, the peace --^neither of the
gentlemen have appeared in the House.,
" Mr. Moore, one of the Justices of the Supreme Court
of the United States has religned his office. The want of
health occasioned his resignation."
By Last Mails.
New-orleans, Jan. i 6,
' THE Governor-General of tbit Territory has made the
following appointments ,
George Polloch, Captain of the Independent Riflemen ;
Beverly Chew, Captain of the Orleans Rangers and George
King, Captain of the Independent Company of Artillery.
We have a flrange mixture of citizens in this city.—
Americans, Spaniards, Frenchmen, and creols or natives.
The French Prefect is felling off the stores which the
French Republic own in this territory.—Amongst other
things, are 1000 cots, 150 bedsteads, 535,000 ball-cartrid
ges, and 72,000 wt. gun powder.
Cotton is from 15 to 16 cents per lb.
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Charleston, Fee. 2.
The day before yesterday there arrived in this city a
canal boat commanded by Capt. Webber, the size of
which is 56 feet in lengh by £ feet in hredth, nearly
loaded with a valuable cargo from Rutherford county in
the Gate of North-Carolina. This veffl came down the
Bread-River at least 125 miles above Columbia, making,
thereby a freight of 300 dollars, and notwithstanding the
waftrs were low, and that there were many obflrudious
in Brogd-River not yet removed, her paffige was perfor
' med in a much less time than the property could have been
brought to this city by land.
The Capture of the Npanilh sloop of war by the British
frigateJE^x has excited much sensation at Havana.
A gentleman returning from South-Bay, on
Wednesday nightfall,about 11 o'clock, was flop
ped in Legare-Oreet by two negroes, (or .white
men disguised as\ Negroes) and robbed of his
pocket Book, loose silver, handkerchief, &c. Tie
had observed them follow close to him for fme
timebut without any fafpicion of their intention,
till they sprang upon him, and threw himdown :
In this situation one of them confined his arms,
while the other rifled his pockets.
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WASHINGTON, FEB. 11.
Convention with Spain.
A copy of the late Cenvenrion with Spain has I
been published at Philadelphia. It provides for 1
the appointment of Commissioners to adjust the
claims of individuals.—They are to set at Mad
rid 18 months, to receive all claims which, in
confequehce of the convention, may be made, as
well by Spaniffi fubjeds as American citizens,
who may have a'right to demand compensation
for losses or damages sustained by excesses com
mitted by the individuals of either nation. They
are to receive as worthy credit teftiraony which
cannot reasonably be doubted. The decilion of
a majority of them is to be final. The awards
are to be paid in specie. The following is the
sixth article :
“ It not having been poGlble for the plenipo
tentiaries to agree upon a mode by which the
above mentioned board of CommiLoners Should
arbitrate the claims originating from the excefles
of foreign cruisers, agents, ponfuls, or tribunals,
in their refpe&ive territories, which might be im
putable to their two governments, they -have ex
pressly agreed that each government (hall reserve.
-(as it does by this convention) to itfelf, its fub
je,s or citizens, refpeaively, all the rights which
they now have, and under which they may here
after bring forward their claims, at such times
as may be moll convenient to them."
Mr. Samuel Goodwin, of this city has in
vented a machine, for which he has obtained a ,
patent, called the Horizontal Draft Wiridmill,
which mav be extended (by means of external
wings) to catch one hundred feet of wind, if ne
cessary, which can be cast into the wheel with ad
vantage. This mill, in its different operations,
is calculated to grind wheat, rye, corn, or plan
ter of Paris. — :
Baltimore, Feb. 17.
Commodore Truxton has lately made bis will
in which he makes the following direction viz.
I direct that the elegant & valuable filverUrn given
to me by th^U^cr writers & Merchants of Lloyd's
Coff e-House, London, and the case containing it 1
together with the Gold Medal veted^e by the
C^ngrefs of the United States—the farmer in
honor of conquering and making prize of the
French national frigate L'lnfurgent, of forty guns,
and the latter in ho>or of pursuing, attacking and
vatiquifliing the French national flrip of war La
Fengenre, of fifty-four guns—which services were
performed With the United States frigate Crcfalla
tion, of thirty-eight guns under my command :—
Be transmitted by my Executors immediately and
without delay, after the demise of my Wife, to the
Governor lor the time being of my native date,
New-York, to be deposited as property of the state,
and fafely kept with the public archives of the laid
state dr in such other pubic places, as the Gover
nor aforefaid, may judge more proper and dired.
&d Uis further my deGrerbat. 11 my offspring
&c. may at their request at convenient tim s, have
tree access to a fight thereof.
I request that these teftimoniafe of the tranfaA
jens which produced them,may be thus preferred,
as memorials of two naval adions perfr rreed in the
infancy of the American Navy, is much for the
encouragement and imitation of those who fuccegd
the commanders of the prefect day asto perpetuate
my gratitude to thole who favoured me with so
honorably an evidence of their sense of the services
I have rendered my country. (Signed)
%Thomas Truxton."
1, The Urn, with the Medal, are laid to be
worth 35°° dollars.
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New- York, Feb. 14.
Jeromi Bonaparte-A letter from Washing
ton, dated the 7th intt. fays, Jerome Bonaparte
& lady are again in this city : they arrived four
days since. The doors of Tunnicliff's Hotel, at
which they put up, are generally beGeged with
©rri&es^ They make their morning visits be
fore the perfoas are out of bed, and receive vifi
t^/s ia the fame way.
Mmiral Lord Nelson has officially notified,
th. GQ and Spfo were in a fate of blockades
Nlw-london; fe'b. 1L
The Superior Court at their last sessions at Nor
wich, condemned Azariah Beebe,jun. of Water-.
ford, to be cropped and branded, and to be con
fined at labour three years in Newgate, for vio
lently beating bis father. -
NORTHAMPTON, FEB. 21.
COUNTERFEITS.
It having been mentioned in a late Salem pa
per that Five Dollar Bills of the Northampton Bink,
bad been altered to Fifty Dollars. To prevent any
further imposition on the public, they are inform
ed, that no other denomination than Five & Tea
Dollar bills have ever been iffaed from faidßank.
Boston, feb, 23.
COMMUNICATION.
As the Banks in this town refufe to take any
Bank Bills except their own, the Bills iffaed by
the Banks in the County of Essex are bought and
fold here at half pr. cent difaunt ; Bills of other
Banks from one to two pr, cent discount. This ar
ticle is handed to you for the information of
those who reside at a distance and purchase
merchandize in this place ; altho' Country Bills
are not refufed, yet any one that has Gold, Sil
ver or Bills of either of the Boston Banks can,
at present obtain the "Out-of-town Bills," as they
are called, at the above recount.
Spatiffi} Dollars are worth 102 Cents each
for Boston Bills, and 103 Cents for out-of-town
Bills."
A State Bank has been eftabliflied in Virginia,
with a capital of 3,500,000, dolls. The state sub
scribers, 300,000 dollars,which they are to obtain
on loan from the Bank at 4 per cent, interest.
By a new bill before Congress 100 copies of
the laws of the U. States are to be - distributed
in Louisiana.
It is rumored that a Convention between the
United States and Great. Britain, for fixing the
Northern and Wrftern boundaries of the United
Sates, is under consideration in the Senate in
Wafn n?ton. - .
Ic is said that an beneft Dutchman is a land holder, near
the place in Nerth Carolina where gold is found—Bat he
has given his word that no person fliall traverse his grounds,
ihe will be as good as his word, and there shall be no search
there. ——
Commercial.
We have been favored with the pernfal of a letter from
a gentleman in Charleftown, Brook County Virginia, to
his friend in this town dared February 3, which dates, that
at that place, two hundred miles above New Orleans,there
are two vessels on the flocks one of one hundred tons—
that the spirit of (hip building is increasing rapidly. Su
perfine Flour was then 3 dolls, per barrel Stone Coal 50
per Chald Corn 2 dolls 25 cents per bushel Beef per
Cwt 2 dolls 50 cents Pork 2 dolls 75 cents Pipe Staves
4 dolls per M. P&pertory
Some accounts from Nantucket encourage our hopes that
the Whale Fishery is upon the increase.—lt is expe^ed that
10,000 tons may be employed—New-Bedford is also going
spiritedly into that fifhery—Mod of the oil is wanted for
home consumption—The head matter is sure to' remain
with us. ' Salem pop
While a great dumber of the Editors of news
papers are under prosecution for various allcdged
Libels we find, that the Editor of the Po v t Folio is
said to be called upon to atofwer for a Seditious pub
lication. The mofteminent of the Pmfylva nin
bar, are said to be employed in the cause.
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An. Old Fafliion Snow form.
The snow storm which commenced on Thurs
day last. and continued with unabating severity
until Friday evehihg, has been the most inclement
which we recollect to bave expereienced for many
years pift. The cold continued ihtenfe, but little
progress has been made in levelling the immense
drifts of snow which are to be found in almost every
dire&ion. But one mail fromthe Southward has
been received since Thursday last % and none from
the Eastward. The wind being off the coast, is
a circumstance, highly favourable to the Whipping,
which were coming into port , no accounts have
been received of any uannff being done, and we
hope there will be none.
One of the regular stages which left Providence
on Friday morninglaft, arrived here yesterday after
encountering many difficulties arising from the
mountains of snow which had drifted together in
many parts of the road.
I The Road to Salem since the storm of Thursday
last has been blockaded by the snow, and no com
munication by carriage had with that place. A
person who came to town yesterday, on foot, in
forms, that the public stages had set out several
times, but found it impracticable to proceed ; that
the inhabitants on the road had pretty generally
turned out to open a passage and it was expeded
the communication would be opened this day.
Through this source, we are informed, that several
relfels left Salem on Thursday morning ; but find
ing a storm tethering, prudently returned ^ and
that a v^ffel from Newbury.port put in their on
Friday in distress, and was preserved from wrecking
through the spirited exerticns of the inhabitants
wiowent to heraffiftance. '-
The inclemency of the season calls loudly on the sons
and daughters of affluence, to be doubly assiduous in feck
irtg out the retreats of wretchedness and want, and re
lieving the misery which inhabit them.
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FOREIGN.
It was reported in London, the beginning of
Dec. that many of the French troops, whose spi
rits, had been railed by the aflurances of the
plunder they are to have in England, have dis
- covered a troublesome impatience at the delay
which occurs in their setting out for the promised
land.
The orders for all officers of the British men
of war in port to sleep on board their refpeßive
Grips were renewed in Nov. last, in terms of
unusual ftridnefs.
14 transports, capable of carrying 500 men
each, were at Gravefend the last of November,
ready to fail on the shortest notice. ,
Exchequer Bills were fold in London in Nov.
at 4s. premium. They enable monied men in
some degree to elude the inquisition of the prop
erty tax. -
The American Minifler at the British Court
was one of the guests at the Feast of the Lord
Mayor of London, in Nov. last.
On the 28th Nov. Maj. Foreman was presen
ted to the British Queen by the American Min-|
iftef.
Marine List.
, Debartires face Feb. 20.
25, failed brig Hop e ,°Riley, Demarara, \
do do fchdouer Hero, Odiorne, Demarara.
1
Extract from tie Log-Book of the Bonet!a, lately arrived from
Mocha
Dec 7, 1803 —Approaching too near the island of St
• T CTe brought to, by the fort- went on shore
\ P s papers, and had permission from the Com
miflary (the Governor being absent) to proceed Having
°° '°"'''° arme d men came on board and took
poffeffiion of the (hip (by the Governor's orders) and car
ried her in Went on shore, and was informed by the
Governor chat he had fulpedled we were feet by some
mips, which had beeb seen cruising to windward, to rceou
noitre^ the harbour, but that he was now farirfied we were
n:;"™"'' '" '"' liberty to depart, treating Us po
, ~rived, rived at St Helena, the D^eof Portland
(whaler) of London She had been intolable Bay,where
Ihe anchored at 6 o'clock in the evening ; but getting intel
ligence of the renewal rs the war during the night, at 6
o clock in the morning fh c cut her cable, and effected her
escape
The Englilh ships Georgiana and Castle Eden were also
at St Helena On board the latter came paffimger Lord
Clive, late Governor of Madras-Sir William Bentiffi arri
ved at Madras, and took poff^ffion as Governor, a few
weeks before the C^ftlc Eden failed, she being 12 weeks
from Madras, The captain of the Castle Eden ordered |
me, that his (hip had been appointed to take off the Britilh !
troops at the Cape of Good Hope—that he had taken a
part only, when the intelligence of war arrived, and he
was obliged tb depart
There were three French prizes at St Helena ; two wha
lers, one with 1200 and the other with 1030 barrels of
oil, and the rhirda fcip from the Mauritius, laden with su
gar and coffee, and climated to be worth 60,000! Gerling
The Telegraph, (Feb ^9,) informs that.# veffcl has ar
rived at the vineyard for Pertfmouch
A letter from Havana, dated Jan 23, fays," I am at the
Aforo, surrounded with French privateers, arid American
vessels, their prizes,"
Fefc/s Spoken.
February 23, inihe Gulf Stream, brig Silenus, Campbell,
from Demarara, out 29 days, for Porttmouth—lat 36, long
72, brig Maria, Birney df Portfmeuth, 3 days from New-
York, for theWeft.lndica— Feb13 lat 38 Camilla,Kennard
29 days from Demarara for Forcfmouth.
.—^o
MARRIED, In town, mr. William Sturgis tri miss
Jane Jickfon.
DIED, In this town, mis s Lydia Ham ; mrs, Hutchins,
aged 84 ; n.l. William Wright, aged 27
#««4<« 44«.««q+c»¥«< #4 fcq,q. %
"[HE Members and Stockholders of
the Exeter Bank, are notified and required
to meet at Ezra Hutchins' Dwelling House, in
Exeter, on Monday the twelfth day of March, 1 804,
at 2 o'clock P. M. to do and tranfa& such matters
and things as are authorized and required by
the ad of incorporation, to be done at the firft
meeting ; particularly to choose the firft board
of Directors, and such , her officers as they fliall
fee fit ; to determine the amount of payments
to be made on each (hare, and the time when the
fame (hall be made ; also, the mode of transfer,
ring and disposing of the Stock of said Bank,
and the profits thereof ; to establish a common
seal to be used by said corporation ; and general
ly, to ordain and establish such by-laws, ordi
nances, and regulations, as to them (hall appear
necessary and convenient for the government of
said corporation, and the prudent management
cf their affairs.
JEREMIAH SMITH,
PAINE WINGATE,
NATH'I ROGERS.
Exeter, March 1, 1804.
Banks, or Sealers of Weights,
MAY be furnifhed with GOLD STAND
ARD BALANCES, by applying to
Benjamin Dearborn, near the weftern end of
the Theatre, Boston. Gentlemen who may con
template ordering those instruments, may receive
information refpeding the different kinds and
prices, by applying as above ; and a knowledge
of their accuracy can be obtained from any of
the Banks in Bfton, Portfinouth, New Hampshire,
Newport \n Rhode-Ifland; or almost any in the
State of Mafachufetts.
HYDROSTA TIC BALANCES,
For detecting Counterfeit Coins, and for afeer
taiaing the proportion of alloy in coins which
are more or less valuable than the American
Standard, are furnifhed as above.
The process with this instrument is tendered
so peculiarly simple, by an improvement hereto
fore unknown, that it if rarely ncceffary to make 4
J" : g' e figure, either for proving a Coin to be coun
terfeit, or for calculating the sum at which a
foreign coin Should be undervalued, Or over ra
ted in consequence of a greater or less propor
tion of alloy, than is admitted in the American
Standard for Gold or Silver. Feb. 11,1804.
BENJAMIN DEARBORN. ,
Young Ladies Academy.
MRS. Hart informs the public that a num
ber of young ladies may be accommoda
ted with board at her Academy, and intruded
in Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography,
English Grammar, plain and embossed needle
work. Terms for board and tuition may be
known by applying at No. 3, Ladd-ftreet.
A suitable person is wanted to inftrud on the
Forte Piano Guitar—a generous compensation
will be given apply as above. March 3.
Stephen Hardy,,
Has just received a large affortmeut of faffi-r
ionable Gold Ear Rings ; Finger Rings ;
Gold Handkerchief Pins ; do, Brooches ; Chi
na and Japan'd Snuff Boxes ; Sciffars ; Pen
knives; Rafors with cases; Jacknives ; filverl
Thimbles ; Pocket Books ; ivory and horn
Combs ; Tea Pots; Graters , Sieve Buttons ;,
Spoons; plated Candlesticks, &c. &c.
I^rtfmouth^^^
' far jate at No. 5, Langdon's Wharf,
lOObbls.FreshSuperfineFlour
I^M by J. LANGDON, jun..
AUCTIONS.
This Day and Tuesday next,
at S. Little's office,
% f?r case only.
500 yards fuperfine blue, black, brown
and mixed Broad Cloths.
20 pieces of fafhionable Chintzes.
2 dozen fur Hatts, so pieces Cottons.
3 Bedsteads. On hand at private sale,
10 pipes Hollands Gin.
5 do. American Brandy.
5 half chests Bobea Tea.
50 pieces Bandanno^s.'
6 chests Hyfon Ikin Teas.
Bags Spaniffi Indigo. Bags Chocolate
Shells. Russia Beds. Bags Nutmeg,,
Boxes Segars. Boxes Chocolate.
100 pieces India Chintzes & Cottons.
Liberal advances made on cotfgnmeMs.
IT° '' S'™ at ' u °" c Auction, on.
! 1 Tueßay the tenth day of April next, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, at the late DwellingHoufe
of Major Henry Moore, late of Chester. deceas
ed, so much of the Real Efface which belonged to
laid Moor, as will amount to the sum of Fourteen
Hundred and Sixty Dollars. Said property consists
of a piece of land lying opposite the Dwelling
House of John Wilson, cfq. in said Chester,
containing fix acres. Also one lot of Land con.
taming forty Acres by measure, in Chester woods.
—Allo, a good Wall-Pew in the Rev. Mr. Brad
street's Meeting-house. Also, one sixth part of
th: North-branah Mill, so called, lying in Ray
mond. Also, so much of the Homestead Farm of
the late Maj >r Henry Moore, as with the pro
pery above named, will amount to the sum above
mentioned. The strove property will be fold by
virtue of a licence from the Hon. Nathaniel
Rogers, Esq. Judge of the Probate of Wills, dec.
for the county of Rockingham, for the purpose of
difeharging the debts due from the estate of said
Moor.—Conditions made known at time and place
of sale, or by applying to
William Morr, Adminifrator
, on said Efaie.
Chefier, February 22, 1 804.
* 4 - I — — — I—„
Rockingham,fo
T ° " ie Hon. Nathaniel Rogersjudge
of Probate, for said county,—Shew Sara*
Gowdy of Portfmooth, finglewoman, and Samu
el Willey of Rye, school-master, in right of
his wife, That they ate tenants in common with
the other heirs of Benjamin Lear, late of Portsmouth
aforefaid, yeoman, deceased, in about sixty acres,
more w lets, of Upland ; and about three acres of
Salt Marfo, lying in said Portsmouth, belonging to
the estate of laid deceased.—That to your petition
ers belongs one half of the laid nreroifes, viz. one
fourth part to each of them—Tf^y therefore pray
your Honor 10 cause partition of the fame to be
made, and their several parts divided and let off to
them refpeaivcly from the rest—And they as ia
duty bound will ever pray.
by Charles Cutts, Att'y to the Petitioners.
Rockingham,fs. Court of Probate,
February' a 5, 1804.
Upon considering the foregoing peti
tion, Ordered that the Petitioners be heard thereon
before the Probate Court to be holden ar Exeter in
said County, on the third Wednesday of March
next, —and that they cause a copy of said petition,
and this order, to be published in tbe Oracle, print
ed at Portfmoutb, three weeks prior to said day of
hearing, that any person may then appear and shew
cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted.
Attef, William Parker Regifler.
A true Copy,
Attest, William Parker, Regifler-
THE Copartnership of SWETTS
Weeks was by mutual consent dissolved
on the firft inst. All Porfons having demands on.
said firm, will please to call on the Subferiber for
settlement, and all indebted are informed that
immediate payment is expected.
Daniel Weeks.
Portsmouth, March 3, 1804.
Marshall on Insurance.
PROPOSALS OF
DANIEL JOHNSON,
For Printing by Subfeription,
A TREATISE on the LAW of
INSURANCE.
In Four Books.
Ift. Os Marine Insurance.
2d. Os Bottomry and Refpondentia.
3d. Os Insurance upon Lives.
4th./ Os Insurance against Fire.
From the sirs London edition of " that <kar, acute, and fr
fri/dive writer,"
SAMUEL Marshall,
Sargeant at Law.
CONTAINING ALSO,
A complete & well-digested Analysis
of the work.>
TOGETHER SPITH
A copious and accurate Index of th©
whole, pointing the reader to the most
material parts of the work.
CONDITIONS.
1, This Treatise on Insurance (hall be neatly printed, on
good paper and new type ; and contained in one royal
odavd volume, handfogiely bound and lettered.
2. Tbe price to fubferibers will be Five Dol&d payable
on delivery (about half the price of the London edition,)
To non-fubferibers the price will be considerably ad,
vanced.
3. The work will be put to press, at fag as > fubfcriptioß
shall be obtained, in some measure fufficient to juflify
the undertaking,
(Prefer, &rad,fatt appear next Saturday)