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B. LEVERETT's
J 1 Grocery Store, fronting Court-street.
—ALSO—
go bushels RYE; 50 do.dRYE MEAL;
20 do. WHEAT ; 30 do: PEASE;
40 do. White BEANS;
30 lb. Herd's GRASS SEED ;
500 do. CLOVER ; 300 do. rLAX;
' Half ton Lump BUTTER for family use
. with a general assortment of
W. India Goods & Groceries,
as usual Just received, a few boxes, celebrated
GODFRQ D's SPAN SH SEGARS,
and 20 Bbls' N. E. RUM.
Portsmouth, March ^3, 1805.
"CORDAGE.
The subscriber respectfully informs & the public at
lar^e, that he has taken the Rope-Walk lately oc-,
cunied by M'r. Joseph Carter, where he intends
fo^ring all kinds of CORDAGE, in the
' best manner. Merchants who wish to have their
;hemp manufactured, shall be punctually and faith-
I fully attended to.
DANIEL Is. AKERMAN.
, WANTED as an Apprentice to the above Bysi
^ nos, asmart active Lad. March w.
New Books;
1 For sale by W. & D. TREADWELL,
Historical Memoirs,
of tephen Bourbon Conti, one of the Royal Fam.
: iiy of France. 63 ct;
Farmer's Evening Entertainment,
being a collection of sacred Vocal Music.—Also
The Worfhipper's AffiiUnt, price 25 cents only—
'containing from 30 to 40 pages—mtiffc original.
Life of "Mahomet,
y 'or the Hiftory of thatlmpofture, which was begun,
carried on, and ' finally established by him, in Ara
bia,, and which has fubjeded a larger pan of the
.globe than the Religion of Jesus has yet set at lib
erty—to which is added, an account of Egypt—
full bound and lettered, 63 cents.
A The Pefant's,
Rural Poem, with MitCcllaneoim%ems.
A The time w comet never thought to fee,
Strange reraution for my farm and me!
Farewell m) paftu'es, my paternal flock,
My fruitful feds. and ray more fruitful flock,
fe)iE&=^^ ^ tbc n?mwiTd,wr
No morc niy I ffialf please the rural crew!
''''^ mid and lettered, 5 0 cents.
^God's Wonders in the Great Deep,
'recorded in federal wonderful and amazing accounts
of Sailors, whs have met with unexpected leliv
cranecs^tern deEh, when in the greatest dangers.
founded on Incidents in Real Life,---by a Young
Lady of Wo^cefter county, Maffachufetts —one
ha nd Some volume, 75 <. dr.
Ri Cautions
and others, very necessary
0 preserve health and long
ions to Nurses who attend
id-Bed, &c..-.by Robert
1. o;-
, Asia-Minor, Syria,
to Egypt, during the years
n company with the Tur.
(11 Military Mission : Also
and, &c. on the return to
nexed Observations on the
. Plague, and on the Diseases prevalent in Turkey,
s"*Q,i)fafecological Jurnal,- - - By Wm.WlttmAN,
M. Draftee Royal Artillery, Member of the Royal
College of Surgeons in London, and Surgeon to
the British Military Mission a&ing with the Army
of the Gund Vizier.
PERPETUAL ALMANAC.
An elegant coftfierfdate Engraving.
By which may be found in a few leconds of
time; the DAY of the WEEK or MONTH in ^ny
YEAR to come ;-• calculated for merchants count
ing rooms—worthy attention.
Clover & Herd's Grass Seed.
I AT
Afreah au/tfily of SEASONABLE GOODS, among
which are,
Mull mull Muslins ;
Linen Cambricks ; 6—4 Damask 41k Shawls;
ylack Lutestrings ; do. Florence do.
Black Crape, yard wide ;
4-4 and 6-4 Cambrick Muslins ;
Book and Jaconet do.
4--4 & 6 4 black Sarsnet Cambricks;
Black Ginghams; 4-4 S c 7-8 Trish Linens;
Chi den's hL Tocco Jockeys ;.
% purple long too Gloves ; do, short da.
White Cambrick Shawls ; Dimetys;
Furniture Chintzes : Straw Bonnets very nice ;
6-4 Sprig'd Jaconet Muslins;
Fine and common Diapers ; Diaper Table Cloths;
Italian black Sewing Silks, by the pound ;
Children's Pocket Handkerchiefs, 4 cents a piece ;
White and Blue Sarsnetts;
Blue and pink plaid Calliopes ; common do.
Linen Pocket Handkerchiefs ;
Ladle's Cotton Hose ; Velvet Bindings ;
Cotton Checks ; Black Morocco Shoes;
India Callicoes ;
Bandannoe Handkerchiefs; Gilla do.
INDIA COTTONS of every kind, &c. Sec. &e.
Portsmouth, March 16, 1805.
Vol. XVI.]
Spring Goods.
Just received a^J this day oftening at
CHEAP NEW CASH STORE,
DRAPER'S
OF ALL THE PPPOUTCONS AND HABITS WHICH LEAD TO POLITICAL PR OS,ERITT, R6QIGI >X AND MORALITY ARE INDI PEN-ABLE $U PPOFTS—WA<HI NG TON.
Demerara Sand.
THE Boston Glass Manufacturing
Company, offer FIVE dollars a ton
Demarara Sand, delivered in Boston, at their wharf,
Also, wanted, a quantity of Weft India, or En.
ghOi Lime Stone.
Owners, or Captains, may obtain further intelli
gence by calling on
SAMUEL LARKIN,
Agent for the Company.
^Portsmouth, March ft, 1805. (ts.)
Wh^t is there so deferable as.
Health ? nothing !
Hl' N be f and in the way or fc^ dhoti
I puferre it—li y<u aft what will preserve
it ? I answer from the authority of the best Merv
cal authors in my fiore, that there is no one th die
under the bleffihg of kind Providence, equal thing
BATHING.
That thq fubferibers are appointed by said
Court, a committee to afeertain the cornpenfation
to be made by the proprietors of the Chester Turn,
pike Corporation, to the bid owners ; and that
they will attend laid (ervice on Tuelday the i6<h.
day of April next at 10 of the clock, A. M. be
glairing at the fourth rafterly end of farct turnpike
road in Chester, and will proceed on that day, and
the succeeding days of the fame week, on laid turn
pike toad, to where it joins Petobroke-ftreet.
ROBERT PARKER,
NATHAN KENDALL,
WILLIAM READ.
March it, 180 g.
And it is with pleasure, I inform the public, that
the Bathing House in this town is again put in
complete order for the accommodation of visitors.
And that Tickets of admiffiun may be had at the
Bookstore of the fubicriber on former terms.
CHARLES PEIRCE..
g,The Bathing House will only be opened at pre
lent from Saturday morning, to Sabbath mornnings
to o'clock, every week. March, 23.
O^HE Subferiber being informed that
X Joseph Randall of Barrington, in the
county of Strafford, has offered forfile, a certain
promiffbry Note, purporting to be signed by the
fubferber for two hundred dollars, payable to hid
Randall or order, cautious all persons against pur.
chafing said note, as he has no knowledge of hav
ing tinned any such Note.
JAMES JENKINS,
Match 20, ißo§. I
PURSUANT to an Order parted by
the Honorable Superior Court of Judicature,
at their session holden at Amherst, in October 1804,
and to an order patfed by said Court, at their ses
sion holden at Portsmouth, in February ißo§, the
owners of land over which the Chester turnpike
road runs, are bereby/notified,
Sundry large House Lots,
on both sides the new road, leading from Boyd's
Bridge to Piscataqua Bridge, near Capt. Edward
Cutts new Dwelling-House, within one mile of the
Court House, & in the most pleasant part of Ports
mouth. The situation is at once delightful and
healthy—commanding an extensive view of the sea
coast, of the town and harbor, of Piscataqua- river,
and the adjacent country. Terms oj Payment will
be made easy and convenient: —Apply to
Samuel Elliot,
who has also for sale 40 lots of ^and, of 100 Acres
each, in the town of Cqpkburne, on Connecticut ri
ver, in New-Hampshire.
CT C.sh given for Sfter cent Stocks.
March 16.
At Auction,
ON Tuefday the 2d day of April next,
at 12 o'clock at noon, at Chadwick's Inn,
will be fold by virtue of a licence from the Judge
of Probate, the Real Estate of HANNAH EL
LIOT, late of Portimouth, widow, deceased, being
about 12 acres of Land, situate about two miles
frpm the Court House.—-And also the right of
redemption in four acres more, adjoining the land
above mentioned. Conditions made known at time
and place of sale.
Jacob walden, Auct'r.
TO RESOLD at PUBLIC AUCTION
ON fhurfday the iSih of April next a House
and Land in Water-street, now occupied by
the fubteriber, fronting on said street >6 feet, and
running back iig feet, with an out building
thereon and watef privilege belonging thereto, and
will be fold with or without the out building, as
may suit the purchaser, any perlon wiring to pur
ch,fe may view the premises previous to that time.
Conditions of sale mad! known at the time and
place, apply to WOODBURY TUCKER.
Portsmouth Salt Work's.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Pro
prietors of the Portsmouth Salt Works, hold
ing Shares No. 49, 50, 72, 73, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83,
104 and 105, that the fifth assessment of Twenty
Dollars on each of said Shares remains unpaid—
and unless said assessment is paid to the Treasur
er, on or before Monday the 22d day of April next,
such delinquent Shares will be sold at Public Auc
tion at Captain CHADWICK's Inn, on said day
at 12 o'clock at noon, without reserve.
By Order of the President and Directors,
SAMUEL LARKEfyZreafureit
Mrs. ^eed,
Intends to open School for the tuition of yopng Chil
dren the second Monday in April, at her house near
the ferry North End, March, 28.
ORACLE^ POST
FOR SALE,
TUESDAY; APRI&% 1805.
STATE OF NE W-HAMPSHIRE.
TT T^s GOVERNOR.
A Proclamation.
, °" ID°AvS who have a proper sense of their
4 %aender.ee upon the Sovereign Ruler of the U
niv~rsc, for life and health, for the success of tteir
labours md enterprizes, and all their enjoyments,
and who call to mind their transgressions and
un worthiness, Will hitnble them ^ es before the
thr^ie of grace, confess their sms and suppli
catw divine favors ; and as the prosperity and
ha duress of States and Nations, and ah the
pul a and social blessings tyd enjoy, flow from,
aril aW determent upon the same Almighty source,
''becomes ^ s as a people, toket apart certain
t&#,, .V, may%tn%: together in acknovriedg,
u-iwfyiv^beo, and in oirtyVcUUvu for TUch
favours as we may stand in need of.
Therefore, in conformity to the practice of our
Forefathers, and the long established usage of the
State, I have thought fit, by and with advice of
Council, to appoint THURSDAY the ELEVENTH
DAY of APRIL next, to be observed as a Day of
Humiliation Fasting and Prayer throughout this
State ; and I do request that Mini, ers anti peo
ple of every denomination,would religiously dedicate
said Day, and assemble together at their respective
places of public worship, that we may, with humble
and contrite hearts, confess our sins and implore
pardon of that Gracious Being whose tender mer
cies are over all his works.
That it would please Almighty Gbd to prepare
our hearts to pray, that we may ask aright for his
Blessing ;—That he would be Graciously pleased
to Bless the People and Government of this State,
and of the United States, that we may become vir
tuous and holy, that so we may be a happy people :
That he would guide and direct all in authority in
our National and State Governments, that the U
nion of the States may be preserved, and such mea
sures pursued as shall have the best tendency to se
cure our peace, liberty and safety, and that the
high privileges with which we have been favored
may be transmitted to succeeding Generations ; —
That he would order the Seasons of the Year in mer
cy, bless and prosper our Agriculture, Commerce,
Manufactories' and Fisheries—That we may be
preserved from war, from wasting and infectious
diseases, and the blessing of health be continued ; —
That ill who are employed as instructors in the
doctrines and duties of our Holy Religion,may be Ci-
Ylnely taught, enabled to shew the road to !• -aven
and by their conduct and example lead the way ;—
That he would smile upon our seminaries of Learn
ing, that our youth may be trained to Knowledge
and virtue, prepared for usefulness in this life, and
for happiness In the life to come ; —That vice and
immorality may not prevail, the passion which
makes man a Foe to his Fellow man be restrained ;
a spirit of Peace, Harmony, and Christian Charity
abound, and the Divine Precepts of the Ge nel be,
known'and practised throughout the world.
And I do reccommend that all persons religiously
abstain from labour and recreations, Unbecoming
the solemnity of the day.
As the success of our labours and enterprises depends
entirely upon the Providence of Goo, & his pleafurs
determines the destiny as Well of States as individuals, ic
becomes us, according to the practice of our Forefathers,
to set apart a day at the begining of the yeafr that we
may unite tp implore the Diving preteccion and buffing,
and with sincere -contrition femur pft 60s, to humble,
curfcives before the Throne of grace, and fuppiicat e for
pardon and acceptance through the merits of Him who
' Therefore,, with the advice and eonfent of the Council
I appoint Tfofa tbe forth Day of April next, to be ob-
Served in this State as a day of Public Fa^^g & Prayer ; and
the Ministers and People of each religous denomination are
requeued to meet together for public worship on that day
that with penitence and humiliation we may confefs bur
offences, and commend ourselves to the care of that At
mighty Being, without whose knowledge net a Sparrow
falls to the ground, and who attends to the concerns of
men with the most gracious regard ; and befeeth Him
that in our devotional fervid He would prepare our
hearts cause His ear to L ,^d that by the grace of
His Spirit He would form us to such a temper as (ball ren
der us the fit objects of His mercy. That he would pre
serve the Union of these States, and make them high a
boVe all nations in praifg,m name, and in honor ; and that
our National Rulers may be direded by a Spirit of wrt
dom, moderation and integrity. That He would regard
with peculiar favour the People of this commonwealth,
and give them at all times wife Legislators and faithful
Mrgiftrates. „ .
That the Ministers of the Gospel may exert themselves,
to vindicate the truth, and he guarded againffe very thing
which in their dodrine or example might mislead others
or furnith the enemies of Religion with matter of reproach
agairft it. That the Churches may be reformed of what
ever is amiss, and be recovered to rectitude and purity ;
and that all who profefs their belief in the Religion of
Christ, may cultivate ^e temper which He exceeded
and recommended..
That in the course of the enfning season He would
prafper the labours of the hufbandman,and crown the year
with plenty. That He would ordain peace for us. That
He would preserve us from wafting sickness, and continue
to us the blessing of health. That He would protect avd
prosper our commerce, manufactories and fineries. I ,C<
He would smile upon our university, colleges, academies
and Schools, and Succeed their endeavors to train our youth
to knowledge and moral excellence ; and that He would
produce and cherith in all our hearts those virucs and
graces which may fit us for the duties of the present life,
and the happiness of the future.
That he would grant to the nations of Europe the bie|.
Sings of tranquility and just government. That the rod
of the opprOTor may be broken, and the earth be no long,
er filled with deftrudion and violence. That all nations
may come to the knowledge and belief of the religion of
Christ; and that Hit Kingdom may be «u, where
Given at the Council Chamber in Exeter this
eighth day,of March, one thousand eight hundred
and five, andof the Independence of the United
States of America, the twenty ninth.
John Taylor Gilman.
By His Excellency's Command with advice of Coun
cil. JOSEPH PEARSON, Secretary.
m'>*,%* —
COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS.
By his Excellency
CALEB STRONG, Esquire.
Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A PROCLAMATION,
FOR A DAY OF
Public Fasting and Prayer.
MAY igih 1804.
At Meridian the Iftand of Tortugas, bore S. E, b.
South, distant fix leagues ; Cape Maiz; teg Weft Souda
Weft distant twelve leagues, Observed a schooner to wind
ward bearing down upon u, ; the wind being light camo
up widi us fad. At half past one P. M. being within two
miles of us, (he fired a gun and hoisted her colours, but pw
in,; to the lightuefs of the breeze, could not make out what
they were. We however, answered by displaying the En
sign of the United States & continue, on our courfe,having
no idea of being molested by any vt£l, but were soon con
vinced to the contrary, for the immediately fired a (hot
falling little short of us, which induced me immediately as
there was no possibility of getting off, to heave the ship
too. By this time we could cifcover her colours to be
that of the B da of St, Domingo and nearly the whole
of the crew seemed to be b-—ks ^ ith 2 b—k commander
upon the quarter deck in the B I Uniform, with a
speaking trumpet in his hand, and who hailed us in English
from whence came you, and was answered from Liverpool
hound to New-Orleans; tehat faip, wa answered the New-
York of Philadelphia ; I ioftanti, demanded from whence
they came, Bhd was answered from Port-au Prince. They.
run under on.; ftern.and hauled under our Lecbovr or&~:g (
our main Sail to be hauled up, and hoi* out our boat aod
come on board with the Clips papers which was done; the
firft mate and four bands with the (hips papers went on
board of them ; the boat dirodly returned full of their
people, with orders to remain on board of us and to fend
the captain and two paffeogers diredly back, which was
done. The firft thing that took our notice on going co
board the Schooner was five white men in irons covered
with blood, whom they said were Frenchmen they had ta
ken, and desired Capt ,S. co cake them on board and put
them on shore on the ill mJ of Junaka, or Cuba ; to which
he objected for want of water ; upon which the pretended
prifonersjumpt up threw of their fro % that had only been
laid on (not faftened) and mixt with the rest of the crew §
this at once convinced us 'we were fallen cither into the
hands of pirates or a French privateer, they Bill kept up
the farce of being B dsand iffured us they were only
cruizing again! the F. that the English & A:<cricaos%ing
their friends, they would rather protect than molest theta
in the smallest degree. After remaining half an hour the,
ordered the captain and paffeng rs to return, but kept th^
fllips papers, mate and boats crew; upon our arrival
on board the New-Yotk, we found those that had returned
wer^bufy in overhauling the cargo, having broken open
the hatched opened the hold and got a considerable quantity
of dry goods betwixt decks and upon deck, and were break
ing open the trunks and boxes without ceremony,throwing
the goods about the (hip in the most cartlcU manner. I
and my passengers were ordered to open our trucks, which
were emptied on, the floor, after they were examined and
nart taken ; my two pingers were ordered on board the
Schooner with myfelf, upon our arrival we found the face
of things completely changed, the commander and all tte
officers among which were the five fi&icious prisoners that
were in irons, being supposed French, and the Black capt.
and his officers metamorphosed into common failprs. The,
werp ail Setting in a ring with the New-York's papers ra
the centre, and the gunner who could read a little English
translating them into French,after going over them in fuck
a manner, that neither he nor any around him could under
hand any thing of the business ; the commander who
could neither read nor write even his own language got
up and Swore She was a good prize having English dry goods
oh board, as he was determined to capture every
whatever nation ihe wight belong to, that had any Britifa
manufacture, on board, whether they belonged to neutral
Subjects or not ; In vain did 1 assure him upon my word
and honour, as would Oppear by peruGng the (hips pa
pers bills of lading, manifeft and invoices, that not only the
Lip but every article on board of her, was property of ths
citizens of the United States, and part of the returns oft
cMgo I took from New-Otleans to Liverpool, a considera
ble p^tof which belonged to myfelf; but the commander
of the Schooner drugged up his fhooldors and said “ four,
hour „ four, ic tn^o ij GA and eon, I neill toe,
a, to the ships papers they may be well enough I
know ; but Ido not care a damn about them? He then
ordered me and my mate to return to the New York, hav
ing previously put 2 prize matter and men td the amount
of nineteen on board, with orders to proceed to the well
end of Haneaga, .where be would take out all dry goods.
Upon which I rcmonflrated again! Such conduit,and alked
him if he was determined to plunder the foi, cargo, why
tot do it there, and not' take her out of her &e courfe,that
I might profecOte my voyagt wits the remainder as going
to the Haneaga would defeat my voyage, as it ,°wld be
impossible to get to windward again. But to this, like all
the rest no attention was paid, and an they proceeded to
their rendevpus. 1 r
- On arriving on board my fhip r l found the whole of the
poultry killed,and Wine, Porter and every other description
of Small Gores totally, deftroyed,' or consumed ; and ths
greater part of the crew in a Gate nf intoxication. The
mips provisions of Beef, Pork, potatoes, Beans and peas
were fquandeied an over the veffil and trampled under
foot in the mo! (hateful manner During the whole of the
Bight tl^e prize mailer and fevers! of his people were
employed in the hold, breaking open the bo^ trunks &c.
and laying out the goods for their intended plunder. They
made all Dil possible during the time, and fleered N. Weft
until day light with ths fchooncr in company.
God save the Commonwealth of Maffuhwretts.
7*<> * * —
From the LOUISIANA Gazette.
The ^ceffity of keeping a imall armed force in the
Weft-Indies during the war, in order to protea our
trade, has been so often urged, that it might appear
at present presumption to suppose that any thim*
farther could be advanced in favor of it.-..A R+
cent occurrence, however, which shews bow much
the trade of Louisiana will fuffer, provided no steps
are taken to prevent these reputed and outrageous
insults, will I hope open the eyes of our too pacific
Executive,a nd for their information and government
I will beg leave to lay before them the following;
" Extract from a journal kept on board the (hip
New York of Philadelphia, Jahn H. Seaward,Ma&
ter arrived at this place on Thtirfday last, from Lir.
erpool, via Jamaica," which if not too lengthy I
will thank vou to publifli.
A. SUBSCRIBER,
New-^ieans, 13th Aug. 1804.
CALEB STRONG.
By Hit Fkclkncy's Commabd^ith the advice and content
of the Council.
extended, and. that all dominona may serve and obey
Him./
Ant the Pegpie of this Commonwealth are requested
co abstain frumjabcur au'j Tecrution on the laid day.
Gfon + at thefiuncii dauber, in Bbftbn, thisnine
tenth d, of February, in tie year of our Loab,
, one tb^forfd eight hundred andfce, and fa the twenty
ninth year of the Zndfc 4 d.jQof,fc United States
cf America,.
JOHN AVERY, Secretary.
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