Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-06-28 00:00:00, page 1

Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C
ASHES, Pot, iftfort, T. 140 0 U 3 33
, Pearl -- 140 0 143 33
Allum, C. 650 7 0
Anchors, , lb* oil 12 0
Bread, Ship C. 4 0 6 0
Butter 1b 012 0 14
• / Mess•• B. 14 50 15 0
h)Cargo No. r, —l3 0 J 3 6°
Nb. 2, _ 11 0 12 0
^ (Refute7 0 75°
Beans, white bu. 1 0 1 10
Brandy, Spanith 4th pr. G. 150 160
, Naples#//?^. -- 1 33 1 4°
Barley bu. 0 9 2 0 95
Brimstone, C 4 0 45°
Brimstone, Roll ' C. 45° 5 °
Corn, Indian -- °75 080
Rye °*3 08 7
Cassia lb °59 060
Cloves — 10 112
Coffee - 026 028
Cheese, American -- 0 7 0 11
Cotton,foreign farce -- 033 ° °
, American -- 0 20 021
Cordage, American C. 14 5° '5 °
, Foreign, -- 12 0 12 50
Chocolate, common lb ° 2 ° ° °
, bed M.2&1 - 028 033
Candles, mould 0 [ 7 0 0
,dipt - 013 014
Coals, foreign Ch. 12 0 13 °
, American, —l,O 0 0
Copperas, C. 350 4 ()
Cloth, Tow yd. 016 017
Cootie of exchange, at Lofton, June 6.
FOREIGN BILLS.
Bills on London : 30 days, : (For Cafb) 2| a 3 per cent. adv.
do. do. : : : bo days, : : do. : 2a 2| do. do.
do. do. : : : 96 days, : : do. : 1a if 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.
AT the Second Session,
Begun and held at the City °f, a ft°,
Territory of Columbia, on Monaay, the Sixth
G s December, one thoujand eight hundred
and two.
AN ACT .
Direßinz a detachment foam the Militia o; the
United States, and for ereßing certain
Arfenalt. , o r f
BE it enabled by the Senate and Houje or
Representatives of the United States of America,
in Congress assembled, That the Prefiffnt or
the United States be, and he is hereby au
thorifed, whenever he (hall judge it expedi
ent, to require of the Executive of Inch of
the dates as he may deem expedient, and
from their local fixation shall be mod con
venient, to take effedual measures to organ
ize, arm and equip, according to law, and
hold in readiness to march at a moment s
warning, a detachment of militia not ex
ceeding eighty thousand, officers included.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled, 1 hat
the Prelident may, if he judges it expedient,
authorife the executives of the several (fates,
to accept as part of the detachment aforefaid,
any corps of volunteers ; who shall engage
to continue in service for such time, not ex
ceeding twelve months, and perform such
services as shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. q. And be it further enabled, That
the detachments of militia and volunteer
corps as aforefaid, (hall be officered out of
the present militia officers, or others, at the
notion and diferetion of the Conuitmional
^thority in each (fate rcfpcdiVefy ; the
NUMBER 44. VOL. IV.]
[Pub/ifeed by Authority.]
SEVENTH CONGRESS
OF THE
Unites ^tate^ ;
PORTSMOUTH PRICE CURRENT.
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY S. NUTTING, PRINTER OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
CTben ^ou (ball t^efe teeus relate speak of tbem as tbeg are : Potljing extenuate, nor set Boton ought in malice.
Republican Ledger,
= 'AND
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
Duck, Ruflia, iflqual. Bt. 20 0 22 0
Duck, Ravens — 10 50 11 50
Flaxseed, rough bu. 1 0 0 0
Filh, Merchant, C. 450 5 0
, W.lndia mark. -- 4 0 450
Scale — 3° 0 0
Salmon none B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel -- 8 0 850
Flour, super. frefli -7 0 00
, fine — 650 0
, middlings -- 550 6 0
, country C. 350 375
Fuftick T. 35 0 o' 0
. ( Bristol cr.io by 8, bx. 15 0 0 0
^) 9 b Y 7, - >3 0 13 5°
Bby 6, -- 10 50 11 0
Q / Hamburg ioby 8, -- 11 o II 50
7by9, -- 11 0 11 5c
Gun Powder lb 04° 0 5c
Geneva, Holland if prG, 112 117
, American -- 080 0 0
Hoops, hhd. 12 ft. M. 20 0 0 0
Hogs Lard ft, 011 0 13
Iron, Philadelphia T. 110 0 115 0
, Ruflia --110 0 0 0
, Swedes --112 0 0 0
Logwood T. 40 0 45 c
Lead, white, gr. in oil C. 18 0 0 0
, dry -- 16 0 17 0
, red — 11 0 12 0
, flieet 1 -- 13 0 0 0
Lumber, boards clear M. 16 0 17 0
, , merch. -- 9 0 10 °
President of the U. States apportioning the
general officers among the refpedtive Rates
as he may deem proper.
Sec. 4. And be it further enabled, That
one million five hundred thousand dollars be
appropriated for paying and fubfilling such
part of the troops aforefaid, whose actual
service may be wanted, for the purchase of
ordnance and other military stores, and for
defraying Inch other eXpences, as during the
recess of Congress, the President may deem
necessary for the security of the territory of
the United States ; to be applied under the
direction of the President, out of any money
in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 5. And be it further enabled, T hat
twenty-five thousand dollars be appropriated
for creating at such place or places on the
weftern waters, as the President may judge
molt proper, one or more arsenals ; and that
the President cause the fame to be furnifhed
with such arms, ammunition, and military
stores as he may deem necessary.
NATHI. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ST EPHEN R. BRADLEY,
PreJident of the Senate pro tempore.
March 3, 1803.
Approved,
TH : JEFFERSON.
OTbolefaU Prices Current, at portfmoutb, Beto^ampWire
Making further provijion for the bxpenfes at
tending the intercourje between the United
States and foreign nations.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Reprejentatroes of the United States of America,
in Congrejs agembled. That a sum of two
millions ot collars, in addition to the pro
vision heretofore made, be and the lame
is hereby appropriated for the purpose of
defraying any extraordinary expences whicl
may be incurred in the intercourse between
the United States and foreign nations, to be
paid out of any money in the treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, and to be applied
under the direction of the President of the
United States, who shall cause an account
of the expenditure thereof io be laid before
Congress, as soon as may be.
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CO RRECTED,^ON SATURDAYS.
AN ACT
ffUESDAT, JUNE 28, 1803.
INLAND BILLS. ...
Bills on Baltimore, 30 days light, (For Cash) |al per cent dis.
do. Philadelphia, • : : do. : do. do. d o .
jo. New-York, : : do. : do, do. de.
do. Philadelphia, orl ,
New-York. ) 6 °day 3 : do. i a2 do.
N. B. Bills at Shorter fight, proportionally higher.
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
Singles —1 50 2 20
Lemons frejb bx. 8 0 9 °
Lime, half hhd. 1 75 2 0
Leather, Soal, dried, ffi 022 023
Molafles G. 042 0 45
Nutmegs ffi 45° 5 0
Nail Rods scarce C. 7 0 0 0
M. 0 33 0 0
yilW^ .-0 66 0 0
^ I 6d, wrought -1 0 1 6
< ; lod, do. infpe&ed -- 15° 162
Zil 2 od, do. do. -- 225 233
(Sheathing, cut C. 0 0 11 50
-4 f Liver Jcarce B. 11 0 12 0
Q^Linfeed G. 142 1 5°
Pepper lb 028 0 0
/ ( Bone Middlings, 20 0 21 0
No. 1 16 50 17 0
N 0.2 15 50 16 0
Peas bu. 1 25 1 50
Pimento lb 0 20 0 c
Pitch, B. 433 0 0
Paper, Sheathing C. 375 4 0
Redwood T. 55 ° 60 0
Raisins /r^ calk 850 0 0
Rum, Jamaica G. 1 0 1 5
, Windward 3d pr.^- 085 o c
lice Jcarce C. 6 0 o c
<o(in B. 450 0 <,
Soap, white lb 014 016
, brown -- 010 016
, castle / -- 017 020
Sugar, Havannah C. 17 0 0 0
, Ealt-India -- 12 0 12 50
Sec. 2. Ana be it further enabled, That the
President of the United States may, it he
shall deem it necessary, and he hereby is au
thorifed to borrow the whole, or any part
of the said firm, at an interest not exceeding
fix per centum per annum, reimbursable be
fore the year one thousand eight hundred and
eleven : And it shall be lawful for the bank
of the United States to lend the whole, or
any part of the fame. <
Sec. 3. And be it further enabled, That so,
much as may be necessary of the surplus of
the duties on imports and tonnage, beyond
the permanent appropriation heretofore
charged upon them by law, shall be, ano
hereby is pledged and appropriated for the
payment of the intcreft, and reimbut fement
of the principal of all such monies as may
be borrowed in pursuance of this a&, accord
ing to the terms and conditions on which the
loan or loans wav be effected.
NATH'L. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentdiives.
A. BURR,
fice-Prefdent of the United States and Pref
dent of the Senate.
Feb. 26, 1803.
Approved,
TH : JEFFERSON.
of the MEASURES of the
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION
CONCLUDED.
But what of this mighty power, can she
change the course of nature ? Can file force
colonies into prosperity. She may pioted.
them, and can do no more. The colony of
Louisiana must depend upon the daily in
dufby and economy of the citizens. They
will have to combat the evils of an tin
healthful climate. They will have to re
duce the forrefts at an endless labor and ex-
“ Where Liberty is—there is my Country."
A VINDICATION
By ALGERNON SIDNEY.
Miscellany.
[l DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
Current prices of per from t,
D. C D. c.
Sugar, Weft-India — 10 0 12 0
Starch, Poland 1b 0 18 0 0
, American -- 0 12} 017
Sugar, Loaf lb 022 023
Salt, St. Übes scarce H. 6 0 650
, Turk's Illand — 6 0 0 0
, Liverpool -- 450 5 0
, Rock -- 650 7 o
Steel, German lb 013 0 0
, English -- 014 0 15
Salt Petre, refined -- 034 040
Shot Patent, C. 14 0 0 0
. fW.O. hhd. M. 24 0 26 0
I do. do. heading -- 26 0 28 0
$ \W. O. bbl. -- 10 0 12 50
]R. O. hhd. -- 12 0 13 o
^ I do. Shooks 066 0 0
(W. O. do. \ 120 130
Tin in fliects b.x. 18 0 27 0
Tar B. 350 0 0
Turpentine — 40 450
Tea, Hyfon lb. 1 50 1 60
, Souchong -- 080 083
, Bohea — 032 0 0
Tobacco, Jamesßiver C. 7 0 0 0
, Georgia -- 550 0 0
Twine, sewing doz. 5 0 55°
, seine — 5° 55°
n (Madeira , G. 217 238
;^ I Lisbon scarce, — 140 0 0
Z < Sherry, — 129 133
| Malaga scarce q.c. 30 0 0 0
(Red Port — 142 0 0
penfe, to drain their marshes, to make roads
and bridges, furnifh themselves with com
tollable buildings and every other conven
ience of life. Without an influx of people
from Europe, it muff take the colony a cen
tury to acquire any considerable llrength.
With that influx they mult furnifh us with
a market, and depend upon us for the neces
saries- of life for many years. From its
geographical situation the colony muff ever
derive from us principally, the conveniences
and luxuries of foreign countries. The mer
chants of our capitals mull be their imports
crs, and the imposts on their importations
mult inrich our Treafary. Nature has or
dained this, and France cannot vacate her:
decrees. , -•
Commanding the left bank of the Missi
ssippi, for more than twenty degrees of lati
tude, the Atlantic, for more than sixteen
hundred miles, with an hundred navigably
rivers who pay their tribute to that ocean,
what have we to fear from an infant colony,
protected by a remote power, poffcfling but
one Avenue to the civilized world, and that
to fav the lead, equally within our command^
It foreign connections ffiall become necefla
ry are they not to be procured ? Is there not
a nation, more capable than any other of
foreign enterprize, whose interest would
lead them with us to unfliackle the Miffidi
ppi, the Well Indies and Spanish Maine f
When I reflea upon the mod natural
consequences deducible from the proposed
cllabhlhment, it appears to me the colony
will be for many years a pledge, and the
citizens homages, for the ? jull and equitable
conduct of France. This to my mind fur
nifties (Long confutation to balance the profr
pedis of future war. Our nation with
others mutt taste her portion of wretched
ness, so must I in common with my fellow
men, but shall I force fickrkfs and paint
upon me. because I muff one day meet these
evils, or/hall this nation plunge herfclfhead-
Ipng into the miseries df war, because (he
mult one day be scourged by that dreadful
calamity?
bue other consideration of great weight
forces itfeE on niy mind. As man, VEIGA