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WARREN, MAY 26.
The sloop Mary, of New-Haven has been
boarded by pirates from Port- Rico, the crew
all murdered, and the vessel carried into and
fold at Port-Rica. In a drunken quarrel
about the division of the plunder, the pirates
"were overheard, and have since been appre
hended. and have confeffed the fa&.
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^Vith great pleasure u% extract from the
National Intelligencer, the following fal•
utary caution ; we have no doubt but it
will find a place in every paper, which
regards the interests of
American Seamen.]
As the indications of approaching war in
' Europe may terminate in that event, we
with to call the attention of the citizens of
the United States, and particularly the sea
men, to such measures as are calculated for
their security abroad, & which are customary
in time of war. Should it happen, we
hope we shall not witness as one of its con
fcquences, a repetition of that indiferiminate
feene of impreflment, of which, during the
Ihe protection of property, the security of
personal liberty, the Support of government, and
the improvement of our public infliintions, will
according to your Excellency's recommendation
employ our deliberate reflections-
An equ^l administration of justice is an objeß
Os primtry importance. With a view to To defira
able an end, our Constitution has wifely provided
that the Judices of the Supreme Judicial Court
Shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and
<h^t permanent and honorable Salaries shall be es
tablished for their fopport - We, therefore, unite
in the opinion, that their salaries, whatever may
be deemed the reasonable amount thereof, ought
So be permanent and honorable, and established by
Handing Laubs.
We receive with pleasure, your Excellency's
Communication of the Letter of the President ot
the United States, written at the request ot the
Houle of Representatives, for the purpose ot
Simulating the exertions ot the State Government,
to carry into effect the National Militia System, in
order to be seasonably prepared for a vigorous
defence of our country, if unfortunately, occasion
Should require.—And although Peace with all
nations, on honorable terms, is the with and the
interest of th? United States ; yer, as your Excel
lency justly observes, it will always be neceflary
far us to cultivate the military art ; rot to enable
us to engage in wars of ambition or revenge; but
for felt defence, and the necefl'ary vindication df
cur rights. Tire present refpeftable condition of
2he militia of Massachusetts, is jullly a Subject of
congratulation. Any additional measures to ren
der this important institution bill more effectual,
will be readily adopted by the Senate.
The conrfe pursued by your Excellency, in exe
cution of the Resolve of the 23d June lad, on the
fobject of the Powder Magazine, is perfectly a
greeable to the Senate.
Impressed with a feufe of the evils of a large
public debt, and the found policy of a gradual, yet
Speedy extinguishment thereof, the Senate concur
with your Excellency, in the hope that, upon
comparing the funds and resources of.the State,
with the neieiDry public expences, it will be found
that provision may be made for a payment of a
part of the remaining debt of this Commons ealth
in the course ot the present year, without em
barraffiug the Treasury.
Any communications, which your Excellency
may think proper to make, will command our
particular attention.
With > our Excellency, the Senate recognize the
duty of every citizen, in consideration of the equal
rights secured by our Constitution, to contribute,
in his appropriate sphere of action, to the public
good. The individual members of government,
and all who are placed in influential Situations., are
adder peculiar obligation to encourage, by precept
and example, the practice of social, political and
religious duties ; to remove the grounds of popu
lar discord and discontent ; to promote a Love of
order, obedience to the laws, and refpeft for the
constituted authorities of the National and State
Governments ; to retrain the rage of parties, and
tranquilize the public mind.
hi ^H^V . : I Ilirs —
Latest by the Mails.
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NEW-YORR, MAY 27.
Yesterday the foundation stone of the
^ew City Hall near the Park, was laid,
with civil and military honors. The length
of the New Hall will be 226 feet, and the
Average depth about too feet ; to be built
of cut stone ; the basement rusticated ; the
frft ftofy to be of the lonic order, With
columns and pilasters ; and the upper Rory
^f the Corinthian order. The ends and
rear to be ornamented in an elegant man
ner.
A dozen hew snips are on the flocks at
Honfleur, fifteen at Havre. In Havre there
is now a prodigious concourse of English,
Dutch, Danish, Ruffian and Spanish seamen
and merchants. The ordinary population
of Havre is not much above 21,000 fouls.
It is augmented by the present concourse of
Grangers to 35,500
Entering updo the Legislative duties of the year
we accept, with fatisfaltion,the assurance ot your
cheerful concurrence in every prudent and saluta
ry measure of Legislation, and in return, we beg
your Excellency to be allured, on our part, of all
that respect, f tipport and confidence, which are
due to the elected Chief Magistrate of a free peo
ple.
ANSWER OF THE SENATE.
May it pleaje your Excellency,
The Senate of Massachusetts t^ke this opportunity
to present their congratulation on your late hon
orable re-election to the Fall Executive Office of
this Commonwealth, by the voluntary fuffrages of
jour fellow citizens.
>N SENATE, JUNE%
1 hf following anTwer to the Governor's Speech
was agreed to, and the Committee which report
ed it, was directed to present it to His Excellen
cy : —
©be Republican Ledger.
"TRUE AS THE DIAL TO THE SUN."
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1803.
CT The Legislature of this State, convened at
Concord on Wedhefday lafl—verbal accounts from
thence hate, that his Excellency John T. Gilman
is re-elected Governor, by a majority of about
three thousand votes, —and that John Prentiss,
E'q. s chosen speaker ot the House ot Repretenta
tues, by a majority ol 12 or 15. This is ail we
can learn.
Mr. Nutting,
By tnjerfing the following bint in your paper,
your wll oblige numbers.
A NEW STREET proposed.
EVERY person in trade must be convinced how
much it v oulciadd to the ease, expedition and
fafet), of carriages employed transporting goods
& merchandize north & fouth, if eve had a good
Ilreet along the water tide ; —The present route
from Bow-street to get into Water-llreet, is by
g°i"g much out of the dirc£l line, and turning
four different sharp corners.
To remedy this evil, it is proposed to open a 1
new street to connect Water-street with Bow
theet; commencing the eastern line at the north
weft corner of the Hotel ; to run curving through
lands of Woodbury Langdon, Esq. and Edward
Roberts, touching the corner of Daniel Huntress
and the late Shackford Seawards' house, ending in
Bow-street at Mr. Simes' house; weftern line from
Daniel Eaton's corner to the north eaflern corner'
of Col. Sherburne's old ftpre ; from thence into
BowJlreet as aforefaid. It is highly important, ,
and worthy of serious consideration, whilst the
ground is now vacant, and before any buildings
are erected thereon ; and there are some common /
lands and passages which would fall into, and I
make part of, the Street proposed. Col. Sher
burne's old store might be moved westward, so
that it would front on the three streets and make
it very valuable.
A CITIZEN.
COMMUNICATION.
The Rev. Timothy Alden, of this town
having "invented a new and ufeful improve
" ment for expediting the manufacture of
"common Salt," received, by the mail 1
of Thursday evening, a patent for the
invention, from the pfefident of the United
States.
The design of this invention is to acceler
ate the spontaneous evaporation of water
from which common salt is to be made. To
this end that the united power of the fun
and wind may operate to the greatest ad
vantage it is proposed to create an artifi-I
cial shower. For effecting this objectl
fevetal different methods are prcfcribed.
Oracle.
The followng is ar. Extraa from the Lon
don Morning Port & Gazette, and thews clear
ly in what estimation Mr. Ervingls held
in London. It also proves that there is not
the least apprehension entertained of any
change of conduct towards Great-Britain, in
consequence of Mr. King's return to this
country : —
" Considerable anxiety is exprefled in the
American papers at the profpea of the re
signation & return of Mr. KiNG,Ambaffador
of the United States at this Court. Much as
we value the great talents and conciliatory
measures of that gentleman, we cannot admit
that a change of representation should be like
ly to produce any change of conduct towards
Great- Britain.
“ The Jefferson Administration is as
peculiar for its plan of preserving a friendly
intercourfc with all nations, as either of the
last, cur Tea-faring citizens were fc often
the viaims.
But before going to sea at fitch a precari
ous time as the present, it behoves the seamen
to provide themselves with the paffpoit or
proteaion direaed to be issued at the collec
tor's offices by the a& of congress, and to
be careful not to confide in any others, such
as those issued by notaries public, justices of
the peace, &c. The diftmaion may be
found to be of much consequence ; for Should
a seaman claim exemption from impressment
by virtue of a proteaion of rhe latter unau
thcrifed kind, he would probably be told that
as he had not followed the laws of his
own country, in taking it from the colleaor,
he was entitled to no favuor, and that he
could not be considered as an American.
This caution is more particularly addressed
to the seamen ihtmfelvts, but its observance
mud depend in a great degree upon the vigil
ance of the merchants and matters of ves
sels in feeing it ftri&ly attended to by the
formen
BOSTON JUNE 4.
FROM ENGLAND.
The Brutus, Capt. Southworth, arrived
here last evening, from Liverpool. Through
the polite attention of Mr. Apthorp, a pas
senger, we have London papers to the 23d
April. They are not later than those by
the Iris arrived at New-York.—lt is appar
ent that appearances in Great Britain and
France are daily becoming more pacific.—
The buttle of preparation was subsiding in
the former, and the merchantmen ofthe lat
ter were putting to sea, unapprehenfive of
belligerent dangers—The general opinion at
Liverpool was, that a patched up accomoda
tion would take place.
The Consul of the United States, at Tan
giers, has informed the Secretary of State,
of the redemption from the Arabs of Thomas
Beck, David Evin, and John Brodie, by the
Emperor of Morocco. They belonging to
the schooner Betsy of Norfolk, and were
cast away on the coast of Africa in June lad
year. The Consul adds, “ The redemp
tion of men under such circurnftances, is at
tended with expense, indeed it is absolutely
necessary to hold forth good encouragement
to the Arabs to bring them in, to prevent
their destroying or keeping in perpetual slave
ry such chriftians as may at a future day fall
under similar misfortunes. For people re
deemed by the Emperor we only pay their
travelling expenses, and a gratuity to the sol
diers he fends to accompany them on their
journey."
General Bernadotee, the French Minister
to the United Spates, may be daily ekpe&ed
to arrive in this country. He took leave of
Extract of % letter from a merchant ot Havre
to his cerrejpondent it N.Y. dated April tyb.
" Cnlonel Monroe is arrived here, and
has been received by the civil and military
authorities in the most distinguished manner.
He sets out for Paris to- morrow morning."
The letters just received are of the 12th,
14th, and 18; and they state with a very im
posing air of confidence, that the differences
between France and England are likely to be
terminated by negociation. We place much
dependence on this Information, from the
chanuel though which it is received. — Aurora
former, and should a perfen be appointed
from ameng his friends, the fame line ot con
duff will be pursued.—Mr. Erving. the
new American Consul here, is the friend ot
Mr. Jefferson, and was appointed to that
office by hm. We believe no man cold have
acquired more popularity, and have given
more general fatisfaaion to the commercial
interests inthis city, by his talents and great
attention to the duties of his office, then Ms.
Erving has done.
When Anti republicanism, Hftocrify and
Slander fi rtt entered into partnerthip, under
the firm of Federalism and Co. they carried
on the various branches of their extensive
trade with great advantage and success ; but
they begin to experience two embarrafling
difficulties, want of (tock, and a glut ot the
market : In consequence of which, the pro
fits of their joint concerns are diminifhed
to such an alarming degree, that it is feri
oully apprehended they are in danger of fail
ing. I heir resources, however, are ample ;
and their friends may depend upon their ex
ertions ahd attention to business. *
(Pit fold Sun.
We are happy to learn that a republican
Newspaper is soon to be eftblifhed at Spring
field, (Mass) by the senior editor of the
" Federal Spy," who " from a comidion
that the present system of the administration
of our government is more conducive to the
happiness and prosperity ofthe United States
than the former, conceives it a duty he owes
to his fellow citizens, to declare on the fide
of Republicanism, and to detect federal mis
representations." —We presume he will be
a faithful laborer in the vineyard, and altho'
he comes at the eleventh hour, we wish he
may receive full wages.
Hart. Mer.
the First Consul about the middle of April.
Accounts from Cadiz, inform, that the
quarantine imposed on American vessels had
been taken off. Markets dull Flour 8 dol
lars and plenty there.
The Albany Gazette of Monday last, con
tains the particulars of another, and very de
ftru&ive fire at Schenedady, which broke
there that morning ; and destroyed fix houses
a store, a hatter's shop (where the fire be
gan) and Even barns.
On or about the evening of the 22d or
23d ult. a portable desk, containing ten thou
sand dollars in gold,silver and bank bills,
was flolen from the house of Nathaniel Fof
dick, of Portland. The desk, rifled of the
money, has been found under his barn. He
offered 1000 dollars reward for the arrest of
the thief or theives, and the recovery of the
propertv
, —MARRIED—
In this town, Mr. Seth Snell, of Eaton, to Miss
Polly Fuller, of this town.
—DIED—
In this town Maj. Samuel Tripe aged 78 —Mr.
Thomas Hutchins, ages 7c— Mrs. Mary Holbrook
aged 43 —A child of Mr. Charles Hardy.
At Hollis, in the county of Hillfborough, N.H.
Deacon STEPHEN JEWETT, of that town,
aged upwards of 70 years, a maoof true piety and
benevolence.—" The memory of the jolt is bles
sed.”
Arrivals and Departures Jince May 31.
ARRIVED.
June 1, brig Ann, Hooper, St. Kitts.
2, sch. Dolphin, Burnham, N. Carolina.
3, fliip Triumphant, Chauncey, Havana.
4, brig Union, Furnifs, Weft Indies.
4, — Franklin, Blunt, St. Kitts.
5, brig Ceres, Underwood, St. Thomas.
4, sloop George and Jane, Fernald. N.Yoik
SATURDAI, June 4, arrived here brig Frank
lin, Capt. Mark Blunt, in 18 days from St. Kitts.
LEri p THERE, brig Polly, Lingo, o * Shell Cattle,
N. C. fail in Six days ; sch. Clarissa and Eliza, ot
Buxton, (Maine) to fail lor St. Mary's in 2 days
May 15, saw brig James, of New Haven, John
Miles, mailer, lying oft and on St. Kitts May 21,
,"• 25, t 2, long. G6,fpolie fthr. Amy, capt. Ty
ler, 13 days horn Trinidad,bound to Marblehead.
June 2, off Block Island, fell in, and on the 3d
came through the Sound with, 74 fail of Ameri
cans.—Markets dull at St. Kitts, Northern lum
ber at 15 dollars.
Ihe fliip Carol re, Moor, of this port was at
Hamburg April 9.
Darnel AuJlin
HAS FOR SAI E at his Store opposite the
Brick Market,'
BONE middlings, No. 1 & No. 2 FOR K.
800 wt. BACON.
VINEGAR, per barrel or gallon.
CHEESE, RYE, and CORN.
Cover ard Herd* GRASS SEED.
.MOROCCO SKINS.
Parlour STOVES.
A large afertment
Paper Hangings, with borders
Itmaule.
Milled SAws,& Waters' Scy th£s
of a foperic r quality,—with a general
Aflortment of Groceries.
ALSO.
A few House or Store Lots of
LAND, in I gible filiations, on ta'y terms.
Porfmouth -th June.
.7V Received, &dfor 3dle 6y
Stephen Hardy,
°Hd" e Dr. John jackjon's, Buck-flreet,
A LARGE aflortment of gold car and
finger rings, ring-cases, goli handker
chief pins, gilt do. plated candhflicks, fugar
tongs, bluer thimbles, Smelling bottles, tooth
powder, plate powder, tea and cream pots,
fegar cases, futiff and tobacco boxes, fleve
buttons, silver tooth and ear picks, do pencil
and pen cases, combs, feiffars, &c. &c.
N. b. Most kinds of Hollow
Ware executed in the Silver-fmith'j
line.
Portsmouth, "June 7.
Now Landing,
And for Sale by the subscriber, at his Wharf,
A quantity of Tar, Pitch,
Rozin, and Varnish.
20 bbls. Pork, Bone Middlings.
A few Bails of Cotton.
Joseph S, layers.
Pnrt(mouth, 7th sane.
Family Medicine.
%>? fecerved--a confinement of
Lee's BILLIOUS PILLS,
and for sale by the grots, dozen or finale box,
by °LYMAN SPALDING,
At his mop in Waihingtun-Rrcef.
Prt/mouth. Tune 6.
sTlarkin
Keeps conflamfy fotfak, at bis Shop
IK Broad-Street,
Madeira,
WINES.
Malaga J
Belt Cogniac Brandy ; Holland Gin ; Old
kum ; Molattes ; C flee ; Chocolate ;
Spices of all kinds ; Sugars of various kinds ;
frefh Turkey Figs ; box Raisins ; Ih-ll'd
Almonds ; Prunes.
Gunpowder, °)
Young Hyfon, | A Q
Souchong, }JL JqZjlO,
Hyfon Skin, | all of the hrlt quality,
and Bohea J
Together with a general assortment cf
GROCERIES.
Boston Glass of all sizes, as
cheap as at the Manufactory.
PnrfJmouth, 31/1 "% y
Miffing Volume.
THE XXVth volume of Voltaire's Prose
Works, is milling from a Gentleman's
library in this town. The perlon that has
the fame in pofkllion, will oblige the owner
by leaving it with the Printer hereof.
PmJmonth Tune 1.
At Public Au&ion,
On Tuejday the 15/b of fune,
(If not p r eviotfy dftofcdf at private file,)
A LOT of LAND in Cross
(frett, opposite to Mr. M'lntire's new
house, measuring on said (freer 60 fiet, and
extending back 80 feet, to a lane of 10 feet.
The said Lot will be convenient for a Duel
ling House or Store, and is a valuable ft^nd,
having the advantage of the street being made
wider. For further particulars apply to
Alexander Ewen.
Pertfmouth, 31st May,