Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-12-28 00:00:00, page 3

• Is order to remove every ground of
difference possible with cut Indian neigh
bors, I have proceeded in the work of
• fettling with them, and making the
boundaries between us. That with the
Choctaw nation is fixed in one part and
will be through the whole within a short
time. The country to„which their title
had been extinguished before the revo
lution is Sufficient to receive a very re
fpedtable population, tyhich Congress
will probably fee the expediency of en
couraging, so soon as the limits shall be
'declared. We are to view this position
as an outpost of the United States, sur
rounded, by strong neighbors, and dis
tant from its support. And how far
that monopoly, which prevents popula
tion, should here be guarded against,
and actual habitation made a condition
of the continuance of title, will tie for
your consideration. A prompt settle
ment too of all existing rights and claims
.within this territory, presents itfelf as a
preliminary operation.
' In that part of the Indiana territory
which includes Vincernes, the lines fet
fled with the neighboring tribes fix the
extinction of their title at a breadth of
• .twenty four leagues from East to Weft,
and about the fame length, parallel
Iwith and including the Wabash. They
I have also ceded a trad: of four miles
E square, including the Salt-springs near
A ,he mouth of that river.
V"srthe department of finance, it is
with pleasure I inform you that the re
ceipts* of external duties, for the last 12
months have exceeded those -of any for
mer year, and that the ratio of increase
' has been also greater than usual. This
has enabled us to answer all the regular
exigencies of government, to pay from
the treasury, within one year, upwards
of eight millions of dollars, principal and
interest, of the public debt, exclusive of
upwards of one million paid by the sale
of bank stock, and making in the whole
a reduction of nearly five millions and
an half of principal, and to have now in
the treasury four millions and an half of
dollars, which are in a course of appli
cation to the further difeharge of debt,
and current demands. Experience, too,
so far, authorifes us to believe, if no ex
traordinary event supervenes, and the
expences which will be actually incurred
shall hot be greater than were contem
plated by Congress at their last session,
that we thall not be disappointed in the
expectations then formed. But never
theless, as the effect of peace on the a
mount of duties is not yet fully afcer
taihed, it is the more necessary to pradife
every ufeful ceconomy, and to incur no
expence, which may be avoided without
prejudice.
The collection of the internal taxes
having been compleated in some of the
States, the officers employed in it are of
course out of commission. In others
they will be so shortly, but in a few,
where the arrangements for the direct
tax had been retarded, it will still be
some time before the system is closed.
It has not yet been thought necessary
to employ the agent authorifed by an
act of the last session, for tranfading bu
siness in Europe relative to debts and
loans. Nor, have we used the power,
confided by the fame aft, of prolonging
the foreign debt by re-loans, and of re
deeming instead thereof, an equal sum
of the domestic debt. Should, however,
the difficulties of remittance on so large
^ scale, render it necessary at any time,
the power shall be executed, and the
' monty thus employed abroad shall, in
conformity with that law, be faithfully
, applied here iqan equivalent extinction
§f domestic debt. When effects so fa-,
iutary result from the plans you have al
ready fin&ioned,when merely by avoid
ing falfe objects of expence, we are able
without $ direct tax, without internal $
taxes, and without borrowing, to make
large and effectual payments towards the
difeharge of our public debt, and thee
mancipation of our posterity from that
' mortal canker, it is an encouragement,
fellow-citizens, of the highest order, to
proceed, as we have begun,in fubftitut
ino oeconomy for taxation, and in pur
fofewta i s ufeful f° r a nation Placed
as we are, rather than what is pra^ifed
by others under different circumstances.;
And whensoever we are defttned to
meet events which shall call forth all the
energies of our countrymen,we have the
firmed reliance on those energies, and
the comfort cf leaving for callslikethefe,
the extraordinary resources of loans and
internal taxes. In the mean time, by
payment of the principal of our debt,
we are liberating, annually, portions of
the external taxes, and forming from
them a growing fund, still further to
lessen the necessity of recurring to extra
ordinary refourpes;
The usual account of receipts and ex
penditures for the last year, with an esti
mate of the expences of the ensuing one,
will be laid before you by the lecretary
of the treasury.
No change being deemed necessary in
our military establishment, an estimate
of its expences for the ensuing year, on
its present footing, as also of the sums
to be employed in fortifications, and o
ther objects within that department,has
been prepared by the fecretaty at war,
and will make a part of the general esti
mates which will be presented you;
Considering that oyr regular, troops
are employed for local purposes, and
that the militia is our general reliance
for great and fudderi emergencies, you
will- doubtless think this institution wor
thy of a review, and give it those im
provements of which you find it suscep
tible.
Estimates for the naval department;
prepared by the secretary of the navy
for another year, will in like manner be
communicated with the general esti
mates. A small force in the Mediter
ranean will still be necessary to restrain
the Tripoline cruisers: and the uncer
tain tenure of peace with some other of
the Barbary powers, may eventually re
quire that force to be augmented; The
necessity of procuring some smaller ves
sels for that service, will raise the esti
mate : but the difference in their main
tenance will soon make it a measure of
oeconomy.
Presuming it will be deemed expedi
ent to expend annually a convenient
sum towards providing the naval de
fence which our situation may require,
I cannot but recommend that thrffirft
appropriations for that purpose, may go
to the saving what we already possess.
No cares, no attentions, can preserve
vessels from rapid decay, which lie in
water and exposed to the fun. These
decays require great and constant re
pairs, and consume if continued, a great
portion of the monies destined to naval
purposes. To avoid this waste of our
resources, it is proposed to add to our
navy yard here a dock, within which
our prefeht vessels may be laid up dry,
and under cover from the fun, Under
these circumstances, .experience proves
that worlds of wood will remain scarcely
at allaffected by time. The great abun
dance of running water which thisfitu
ation possesses, at heights far above the
level of the tide, if employed as is prac
tifed for lock navigation, furnifhes the
means for railing and laying up our ves
sels on a dry and Sheltered bed. And
'fhould the measure be found ufeful
'here, similar depositories for laying up,
as well as for building and repairing
vessels, may hereafter be undertaken at
other navy yards offering the fame
means. The plan and estimates ofthe
work prepared by a person of skill and
experience, will be presented to you,
without delay, and from these it will be
seen, that scarcely more than has been
the cost of one vessel is necessary to save
the whole, and that the annual sum to
be employed towards its completion
may be adapted to the views ofthe leg
islature as to naval expenditure.
To cultivate peace and maintain
commerce and navigation in all their
lawful enterprises ; to fofter our fifher
ies as nurseries of navigation and for the
nurture of man, and protest the manu
factures adapted to our circumstances ;
to preserve the faith of the nation by an
exact difeharge of its debts and con
trasts, expend the public money with
the fame care and econemy we would
About four o'clock last Sunday morn
ing we were alarmed by distressing cry
of fire, which broke out in the building
appropriated to the Newhampfhire
Bank—one half the building occupied
by .Mrs. Hart as a dwelling house.
The fire was difeovered by a gentleman
who lodged there who gave the alarm
immediately, but before the people
could colled, the fire had burst thro' the
walls of the house, and it was soon en
rapted in flames, the family having
scarcely time to efcapa The fire com
municated to the adjacent buildings, and
spread with such amazing rapidity, that
every effort to flop it was in vain till it
had destroyed the new market, and ev
ery building on Daniel-street as far as
Capt. Half's on the north, and Mr.
Hart's on the fouth, whose houses are
preserved. To the northward the de
ftrudion was far more extensive. Every
building on the parade except the meet
ing-houle and court-house, every one
one on market-street, and Fore-street as
high as Mrs. Whipple's house, every
one on Bow-ftieet, as far asCapt.Cutts'
store on Church-hill, every one on Cross
street to the top of Dwyer's hill, every
one on Ladd-ftreet excepting one fell
victims to the devouring flames.
At the several places above mention
ed, the progress of the fire was arrested
by the most violent exertions, and by
three o'clock in the afternoon it was so
far subdued as to give some hopes that
the whole town would not be buried
in one general heap of ashes. By this
distressing calamity a great number of
persons are deprived of a home for
themselves and families, and many of
their means of support. Several wid
ows and orphans are left destitute of
every necessary of life, and are entirely
dependent upon the charity of the
benevolent. About one hundred build
ings have been destroyed, and that
part of the town which most material
ly effaced the gentlemen in trade.
Nearly three quarters of the European
and India goods in the town had been
deposited in the stores and Chops which
were consumed. But by the kind as
sistance of their friends, the merchants
and traders have preferred the greatest
part of their stock, and hope loon to
be so accommodated as to supply their
customers again. Great credit is due
to the gentlemen of the neighboring
towns, who came to assist the diftrefled.
In what manner the fire began remains
yet to be developed : that part of the
building where it was firft difeovered
had not had any fire put there by the
occupant for several days prior to the
time of the calamity.
The following is a haft, lift of the Sufferers.
John Pearfe, George Cutts,
Enoch Thompson, Nathaniel White, J
Mrs. Hart, Abel Harris,
Stephen Pearfe, George Cate,
W.& D. Treadwell, William Rice,
Peter Pearfe, Mrs. Cutts,
Samuel Sprague, Neil M'lntire,
Mrs. D. Pearce, Rowe & Sleeper,
Mrs. H. Bowles, James L. Giles,
Charles Peirce, Capt. M'Clintock.
Samuel Pearfe, Samuel Larkin,
Cazneau Bayley, Benjamin Brierly,
praftife with our own and impose on
our citizens no unnecessary burthens ;
to keep in all things within the pale of
our constitutional powers, and cherifli
the federal union, as the only rock of
fafety ; thele, fellow-citizens, are the
landmarks by which we are to guide
ourlelves in all our proceedings. By
continuing to make these our rule of
action,we shall endear to our countrymen
the true principles-of their constitution,
and promote an union of sentiment and
of action, equally auspicious to their
happiness and fafety. On my part, you
may count on a cordial concurrence in
every measure for the public good ; and
on all the information I possess, which
may enable you to difeharge to advan
tage the high functions, with which you
are invested by your /Country.
THOMAS JEFFERSONS
15th December , 1802.
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Che-Republican Lebger.
^'TRUE AS THE DIAL TO THE SUN."
Portsmouth, (n.h.) December, 28. •
FIRE ! I
Public, owing to the DeftruElion by fire, the publi
cation of the Neto-HampJhirt Gazette must be defers
ed # until tomorrow; they tender thanks to their
friends, for the jpirited exertions they made in re.
moving the greater part of their property from the
flames. The New-Hampshire Gazette will in fu
ture, be published in Congrefsflreet. Their Book-
Jacob Walden, Robert Mebduff,
George Dame, Win. Simes,
John Frot/iingham, B. & H. Simes,
John Badger, N. S. & W. Peirce,
Mrs. Seavy, Mrs. FurniG,
Newhall's estate, Joliah Dwight,
Daniel R. Rogers, Edward Parry,
Richard Evans, Joshua Blake,
James Readier, Jonathan Goddard,
Samuel Haven, Samitel Thompson,
Oliver Briard, James Fuller,
Nathaniel Dean, Mr. Gordon,
Henry Haven, Kebaud Perry,
Judge Pickering, Nathaniel Weare,
John PeuhAhow, Mary Hardy,
H; & B. Feuh^ow; Mrs. Nelson,
James Henderson, IGac Smith,
John B. Sewall, Jacob Sheaie,
Nathan B. Folsom, Peter Pearfe, fotf e
Daniel Austin, William Boyd,
Daniel Eaton; John Langdon,
Mrs. Nutter, Keyron Walth,
Coleman, Wm. Hart,
Mr. Ball, Mrs. Greenwood,
Mrs. Jenkins, Mr. Hasty,
Mr. Beck, Henry Ladd,
Mr. Seavy; Eliphalet Ladd,
Stephen Little, Jeremiah Libbey,
Mr. Rymes, Isaac Stanwood,
Ebenezer Chad wick, John Gains,
Mr. Noble, Robert M'Cleary,
Clement Jackson, Wm. Garland,
Benjamin Leveret, Job Harris,
Joseph Gavet, John Nelson,
Samuel Jobes, Benjamin Swett,
William Jones, Mrs. Warner,
Theodore Furber, Tenant in Mrs.Wap-
Peter Coffin, ner's,
J. & J. H |ven, Custom House,
N. A. & J. Haven, John Melcher,
Alexander Ewen, Mrs. Winkley,
Samuel Hill, Henry Burleigh,
Jonathan Clark, Mrs. Simes,
J. Shapley, Mr. Nutter,
Long & Hamilton, Folsom & Spring,
fore is removed to Buck-freet, nearly opposite the
poft-Office. . Dec. 28.
"notice:
Any Person having property
in poffeflion belonging to the fuf
ferefs by the Fire on Sunday, and
not knowing to whom it belongs,
are requested to carry it to the State
House at it o'clock this day, if fair
weather, if not, the next day,
Tuefday, Dec. 28.
WILLIAM GARLAND
Informs the public that be has taken
the fore oppofte No. 2, Portfmoutb
Pier, wbere be has for sale,
10 hhds. W. I. Rum.
9 ditto Molasses, firft quality.
20 calks Gun Powder.
Whole, half, and quarter chests
Bohea Tea.
With a general aflortment in his
line. 28/^ Dec. 1802. .
SAMUEL LARKIN
DECS leave to inform his friends,
in town and country, that (in
consequence of the, late diftiefling
fire) he has opened a Store in Broad
freet, nearly opposite Major Hale's
corner, where he offers for sale,
A general assortment of
Weft-India Goods and
• Groceries,
at the lowest prices ;- — and as he.
intends keeping no Goods but such
as are genuine, he solicits a fhare~
of their favors. Constant attend
ance given, and punctual attention
paid to orders, however small.
Portfmoutb, Dec. 28.
JOSHUA BLAKE
HAS taken the store formerly
occupied by Mr. Timothy Winn,
in Buck-street, leading to and near
the Pier, where he offers for sale,
a large assortment of ENGLISH
GOODS, as cheap as ever.
Dec. 28.
Dr. DWIGHT,
Tenders his thanks to his friends for
their exertions in assisting him in sav
ing his property exposed by the late
fire : Likewise informs them that he
may be found at Mrs. BRIARD's in
School street ; should a difference in
local situation take place with him, he
will be particular in noticing it thro'
the medium of the news papers.
Dec.&
1
^N, S. & W. PEIRCE inform the