Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-06-14 00:00:00, page 1

FOREIGN BILLS.
Bills on London : 30 days, : (For Cafo) 2|a3 per cent. adv.
'do. do. : : : bo days, ; : do. : 2 a2| do. do.
d o : do. : : : 90 days, : : do. : 1a i| do.
bills on Hamburg, payable in London, at 60 days, : : par a 1 pr. cent. adv.
do. on Amsterdam, payable in do. 60 days, : : do. do. do.
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C
ASHES, Pot, effort, T. 140 0 143 33
, Pearl -- 140, 0 143 33
Allum, C. 650 7 c
Anchors, so 011 12 0
Bread, Ship C. 4 0 6 0
Butter it )0 12 0 14
• / Mess B. 14 50 15 0
)Cargo No. 1, — 13 0 13 50
N 0.2- — 0 12 0
CQ (Refufe —7 0 7 6 0
Beans, white bu. 1 0 1 10
Brandy, Spanish 4th ,r. G. 150 160
, Naples 4/^,r. -- 133 140
Barley ' bu. 092 095
Brimitone, C. 4 o, 45c
Brimstone, Roll C. 4 5° 5 "
Corn, Indian -- 075 oß<
Rye -- 083 087
Cassia lb 050 06<
Cloves — 10 1 12
Coffee -- 0 26 0 28
Cheese, American -- 0 7 0 11
Cotton, foreign scarce — 0 33 0 0
, American -- 0 20 0 25
Cordage, American C. 14 5° ! 5 °
, Foreign, -- 12 0 12 50
Chocolate, common ffi 020 0 c
, belt N0.2&1 — 028 03 3
Candles, mould -- 017 0 0
, dipt -- 013 0 14
Coals, foreign Ch. 12 0 13 0
, American, -- 17 0 0 0
Copperas, C. 350 4 °
Cloth,, Tow yd. 0 16 0 17
Sec. 2. And be it farther enabled, 1 hat
the president of the United States be, and
be is hereby, authorized to appoint one tea
cher of the French language, undone teach
er of drawing, to be attached to the corps ot
engineers, whose compensation (hall not ex
ceed the pay and emolument ot a captain in
the line of the army. , .
Sec. 2- And be it farther enacted, 1 hat the
commanding officer of the corps of engi
peers, be authorized to enlid for a term, not
less than three years, one artificer, and eigh
teen men, to aid in making practical experi
ments and for other purpoles ; to receive
the fame pay, rations and eloathmg as are
allowed to the artificers and privates, in toe
army of the United States; and the lame
bounty when emitted tor five years; and
\Publifced by Authority.]
SEVENTH CONGRESS
OF THE
-% Unites States;
Ar the Second Session,
held at the City of Washington, in the
Territory of Columbia, on Monday, the sixth
of Decentber, one thousand eight hundi ed
and two.
AN ACT
1„ addition to ^ ^ foffd“ ^ fff
the military peace ejiabljbmnt oj tee Ended
States."
BE it enabled by the Senate and House oj
Representatives of the United States of Ameri
ca, in Congress afembled, That there be ad
ded to the regiment of arti lends, twoteach
ers of mutic/whofe pay, rations and cloath
ing shall be the fame as is by law allowed
to the teachers of irofic in the regimetits of
infantry in the service of the United
NUMBER 42. VOL. IV.]
PORTSMOUTH PRICE CURRENT.
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY S. NUTTING, PRINTER OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Olben ^ou (ban t^efe teebs relate speak of tben tag t^e? are : Dotting extenuate, nor set noton ougft in malice.
Republican Ledger,
= AND
r ßriftol cr.io by 8, bx. 15 0 15 50
^ 9 b Y7, - ] 3 0 x 3 5°
<1 Bby6, -- 10 50 11 c
y/ Hamburg 10 by 8, -- 11 0 11 50
7by9, -- 11 0 11 50
Gun Powder ffi 040 05c
Geneva, Holland ij?,r G. 1 12 1 17
, American -- 080 0 0
Hoops, hhd. 12 ft. °M. 20 0 0 0
Hogs Lard lb 011 ° [ 3
Iron, Philadelphia T. 116 0 115 0
, Russia — iio 0 0 0
, Swedes --112 0 0 0
Logwood T. 40 0 45 C
Lead, white, gr. ih oil C. 18 0 0 0
, dry -- 16 0 17 0
, red — 10 0 0 0
, fyeet -- 13 0 0 0
Lumber, boards clear M. 16 0 17 0
, , merch. -- 9 0 10 0
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
Duck, Russia, iflqual. Bt. 20 0 22 0
Duck, Ravens -- 10 50 11 50
Flaxseed, rough bu. 1 0 0 0
Flill, Merchant, C. 450 5 0
,W. India mark. -- 4 0 450
Scale -- 3 ° 0 0
Salmon none B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel — 8 0 850
Flour, super. frefh — 75° 0 0
, fine ' — 650 7 0
, middlings -- 55 0 6 0
, country C. 350 375
Fuftick T. 35 0 0 0
Obolefale prices Current, at portfmoutb, jaeto^amp©ire +
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED, ON SATURDAYS.
—>..fairf^ <g<gto # >fyi»>> # > —
Sec. 4. And be it further enabled, That
the President of the United States be, and
he is hereby authorized to allow to the pay
master of the army, the adjutant and inspec
tor of the army and the military agent at
Philadelphia such sums not exceeding in the
whole three thousand dollars, for clerk hire,
as their refpe&ive duties may, in his opinion,
rcafona^ly require.
NATH'I. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
A. BURR,
Pice-Prefdent of the United States and Preji
dent of the Senate.
Feb. 28th, 1803.
Approved,
TH: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
Tomake Beaufort and Paffamaquoddy, ports
of entry and delivery ; to make Eajion, and
Tiverton, ports of delivery ; and to authorize
the ejiabiijbment oj a new collection Dijtribl
on Lake Ontario,
BE it enabled by the Senate and House oj
Representatives oj the United States oj Amers
ca, in Congrejs assembled, That from and af
ter the lad day of June next, a diftri& shall
he formed from the diffrea of Newbern, in
North Carolina, to be called the diftria of
Beaufort, which shall include the town of
Beaufort, and all the water and shore north
and east of the said town, to Harbor Island,
and all the water and shore fouth and well
of the said town, to Dog Island, inclusive.
And the town of Beaufort shall be the sole
port of entry and delivery for the said dif
tria ; and a colleger of the said port shall
be appointed, to reside and keep his office at
the said town of Beaufort, who shall be in
titled to receive, in addition to the fees and
other emoluments established by law, the
annual salary of two hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it farther enabled, 1 hat
from and after the said thirtieth day of June,
Eaflon, in the diftria of Oxford, in the date
of Maryland, and Tiverton, in the diftria
of Newport, and state of Island,
to be fubjed to the rules and articles of
war.
Ourfe of ©change, at Lofton, Zone 6^
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1803.
INLAND BILLS.
Bills on Baltimore, 30 days fight, (For Cash) fa I per cent dis.
do. Philadelphia, : : do. : do. do. do.
do. New-York, : ; do. : do. do. de.
do. ^ Philadelphia, or ) , 113
1. Ne w - York, ) 60 ^ s ^ : d ° I ° 2 d ° #
N. B. Bills at (hurter fight, proportionally higher.
Nutmegs if ) 45° 5 °
Nail Rods scarce C. 7 0 0 0
relent M - °M ° °
to I 6df' - 066 0 0
^) 6d, wrought -1 0 1 6
C I lod, do. infpeaed— 158 167
^ I 2od, do. do. -- 217 2 33
(Sheathing, cut C. 0 0 11 50
4 J Liver Jcarce B. It 0 12 0
QiLinfeed G. 142 150
Pepper lb 028 0 0
/ ( Bone Middlings, 20 0 21 0
No. 1 16 50 17 0
?( N 0.2 15 6° 16 0
Peas bu. 1 25 1 5°
Pimento lb 020 0 °
Pitch, B. 433 0 0
Paper, Sheathing C. 375 4 0
Redwood 1-55 ° 60 0
Rai fins/re# calk 850 0 o
Rum, Jamaica G. 1 0 1 5
, Windward 3d pr.-- 085 090
Rice scarce C. 6 0 0 0
Rosin B. 450 0 0
Soap, white lb 014 016
, brown -- 010 016
, castle -- 017 020
Sugar, Havannah C. 17 0 0 0
, East-India -- 12 0 12 50
Sec. 4. And be it further enabled, 1 hat
from and alter said thirtieth day of Jone
next, such place withinthe diffria of Pal
famaquoddy, in the date of Maflachulctis,
as the Secretary of the 1 reafury may direct,
(hall be a port of entry and delivery, (at
which place the collector (ball reude) ^s
well for foreign, as for vessels of the United
States.
NATH'I. MACON,
Speaker of the Houje of Rep ^fentahves.
stephen R. Bradley,
PreJident oj the Senate, pro tempore.
March 3, 1803.
Approved, r -
TH: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
Making an appropriation jor the fuppvt 0,
the Navy of the United States, for t & .e
year one thousand eight hundred and three.
Be it enabled by the Senate and House J
Representatives of the United States oj Ameri
ca, in Congress afembled, That for defraying
the expences of the.navy of the United States,
during the year one thousand eight hundred
and three and for making good deficiencies
for the fame, in the year one thousand cigut
hundred and two, the following sums, incur
ding therein the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars already approved by the " att making
a partial appropriation for the Naval teivice
during the year one thousand eight hundred
Singles -1 50 2 20
Lemons frejb bx. 8 0 9 °
Lime, half hhd. 1 75 2 °
Leather, Soal, dried, ffi 022 02 3
Molasses G. 042 045
shall be ports of delivery, and a surveyor
shall be appointed to each, each of whom
shall be intitled to receive, in addition to the
tees and emoluments already allowed by
law, a salary of two hundred dollars per an
num. .
Sec. 3. And be it farther enabled, 1 bat it
(hall be lawful for the President of the
United States, to ettablifh when it shall ap
pear to him to be proper, in addition to toe
port of entry and delivery already eftablilh
ed on Lake Ontario, one other port of entry
and delivery on the said Lake, or on the
waters or rivers emptying therein, and to
appoint a colledor of the customs, to reside
and keep an office thereat.
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
[I DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
and three," be, and they are hereby respec
tively appropriated, that is to fay:
For the pay and subsidence of the officers,
and the pay of the seamen two hunched and
eighty thousand nine hundred and ninety
three dollars.
For provisions, one hundred and fixty
feven thousand three hundred and lixty dol
lars and twenty (even cents :
For medicines, irdbuments, hospital
stores, and all ex penecs on account of the
lick, (even thousand seven hundred dollars :
For the purchase of ordnance and other
military (fores, fifteen thousand dollars.
For the repairs of vessels, store rent, and
other contingent expences, one hundred
and eighty two thousand dollars.
For completing the contrasts made for the
timber, ordnance, and other materials for
the seventy-sour gun ships, including their
tranfportarion, &c. one hundred and four
teen thousand lour hundred and seventy five
dollars. ~
For the expence of erc&ion of (beds and
navy yards, including docks and other im
provements, the pay ot foperintendants, store
keepers, clerks and laborers, forty eight
thousand seven hundred and forty one dollars
and thirty seven cents.
For the pay and subsidence of the marine
corps, including provisions ior those on shore,
and lerage for the ftaff, sixty four thousand
and niuty five dollars and sixty cents.
For (loathing and military (tores for the
fame, sixteen thousand two hundred and
twenty three dollars and eighty three
cents.
For medicines, medical services, hospital
dores, and all expences on account of the
tick of the marine corps, one thousand dol
lars.
For quarter matter's and barrack maker's
(lores, offices' travelling expences, arm- t
corers' &-catpenters'bills, and other con
tingent expences, rine thousand four hun
dred and lixty one dollars.
To make good deficiencies in the appro
priations for the navy of the United States,
in the year one thousand eight hundred, and
two, that is to fay :
Current prices of per from to
D. C D. C.
Sugar, Wed-India -- io o 12 o
Starch, Poland ffi 0 18 0 0
, American -- 0 I2| 017
Sugar, Loaf ft) 022 023
Salt, St. Übes scarce 11. 6 0 650
, Turk's Island — 6 0 0 0
, Liverpool -- 450 5 0
, Rock -- 650 7 c
Steel, German lb 013 ° x s
, English -- 0 14 015
Salt Petre, refined — 0 34 0 40
Shot Patent, C. 14 0 0 0
fW.O.hhd. M. 24 0 26 0
do. do. heading -- 26 0 28 0
>)W. O. bbl. -- 10 0 12 50
<} R.O. hhd. -- 12 0 13 0
^ I do. Shooks 066 0 0
[W. O. do. I 20 i go
Tin in fhects bx. 18 0 27 0
Tar B. 350 0 0
Turpentine — 4 0 450
Tea, Hyfon lb. 1 50 1 60
, Souchong — 080 083
, Bohea — 032 0 0
Tobacco, Jamesßiver C. 7 0 0 0
, Georgia --5 5° 0 0
Twine, sewing doz. 5 0 55°
, seine — 50 55°
n , Madeira G. 217 238
^ \ Lisbon scarce, — 140 0 0
Z < Sherry, — 129 133
^ I Malaga scarce q.c. 30 0 0 0
^ [Red Port — 142 0 0