Oracle post — Portsmouth, N.H., 1805-02-26 00:00:00, page 3

1" WAR WITH SPAtN.
I " The die is now cast.— Letters of marquis,
I which have for several days been ready, will issue
I immediately. The Spanish ambassador leaves
1 ) town this day. A maoifefto will be published
fhortlv : and faft.failiog veffelsdifpatched to every
,quarter of the world. As there are no Spanish
veflels in our ports, except tbofe under detention,
there, will be no embargo. Our cruizers continue
to capture and detain, great numbers of Spanish
vessels. A letter from an officer on board the
Fishguard,dated off Cape St Vincent,Dec. 2,1805,
informs of the capture of TWELVE, Spanish
fllips—one of them a frigate taken by Donegale
after an a&ion of i§ minutes. She was from Cadiz
J for Teneriff, with fores :—and that the Donegal
had captured another Spanish ship, worth 200,000 k
/ and adds,)
"That fitice writing the above, we have cap
turea the following fltips,
Noftra Signora del Rosario, value £lo, ode
li Fertuna, - - - . B,coo
St. Joseph, .... i2,00@
La Virgine Affumpto, . - 6,000
Apollo, 15,000
Signora del purefecaUone, - 40,000
|, Panker, . - . . - 1,290
, Guftuvus Adolphus, - • - 1,000
, A Settee, - - - - - 600
A ship, with naval stores, - - 43,000
w ^ in addition to the above, we learn that Capt.
Erving informs, that be read in a paper of the 22d
Decemberjhe DECLARATION OF WAR be
tween England and Spain ;—probably the procla
mations granting letters of marque and teprilal.
London, dec. I%
" The Spanish Minister basreceived his passports
and lets out for Spain this day.
1 “ The Ottoman Porte has not acknowledged the
new Emperor of France, io an acceptable way.
sktency to Virginia, n Mr. Jefferson wishes ; and
What have we then left of the Federal Constigtion ?
Nothing—nothing—except the solitary article, so
fall of consolation to New-England, Which provides
for the Congressional Representation of three-fifths
of the Southern Slaves ! ! •The Constitution,
thus mutilated, cannot protect us. It will be spoil
ed of all its original strength and energy. Instead
of being a shield to cover the defenceless, it will be
come a scimitar, with which dominant factions will
hew down their adversaries. Some adventurer,
bolder than the rest, will finally trample it under
his feet, or scatter its loose leaves in the wild winds !
—We are fast learning Revolutionary lestms. The
Masters Who now instruct us, only require time to
mike us fit for the Qicipline of the Guillotine.
Young in years, we are fast pushing to a respecta
ble standing in the rank of political Folly ; and the
retribution of a just Providence must, one day
chastise us with sore calamity, for the abuse and
perversion of National privileges.
If such, then,, Fellow Citizens, be our Dangers,
let us attend to
OUR DUTIES."
Do weknow Mr. Gilman? Have we proved him
and found him corrupt? Have we known him to
stand up, in an assembly of citizens at Portsmouth,
and toast Tom Pain ?|| Did he vote, in the State
Legislature, against having his own carriage tax
ed ?§ Have we suffered the evils of a bad admin
istration, while the Government was in the hands of
the Federalists ? Do we prefer the enemy of
Washington, to his friend ? the man who held
a Printing Office to promote his own election, to
him who holds on the noiseless tenor of his way, un
affected by the calumny that would blacken, or the
ambition that would supplant him ? Do we prefer
such a Government as the mercy of Jacobinism may
hereafter bestow on us, to the National Constitu
tion ? Has the name of Freedom more charms
with us than the reality ? Is peace less desirable
than the sword ?—We will go, then, if these are
our preferences, and witli religious scrupulousness
give our votes 'for the Democratic Ticket: We
will go to the poll, and there renounce our regard
for she Constitution—renounce the character of
Freemen—renounce our veneration for Washing
ton—renounce-our interest—renounce our dut y—
and renounce our FAITH !
The report of the Committee, (see first page)
hvas accepted by the House—the motion of Mr.
Allen lost of course.
It will be observed we have discontinued the de
bate in the Massachusetts Legislature—After the
speeches of Messrs. Allen and Hulbert the de
bate became comparatively uninteresting. Should
however, netting of consequence appear before the
next Oracle, it shall be resumed.
Why has not this interesting debate appeared in
the New-Hampshire Democratic prints ? Great is
truth and one day er other it will prevail.
The Massachusetts Legislature have passed
a bill to restrain the issuing printed promissory notes.
[This bill has received the Governor's approbation,
and is now in force.]
^'^ APPOINTMENTS. ' "
Coos County. —Richard C. Everett, Chief Judge ;
Obed Hall, Joseph Loomis, Assistant Judges.—Le
vi Willard, Sheriff.
From WASHING TON, February 8.
RECEIVED AT PHILADELPHIA.
"I fuggetted the probability of feme challenge;.
It '^ ^^ pros e%3 so firn—-Randolph lent by
^tyao of Georgis, a note to Mr. Dana, on the fub
je& of forne remarks made by him, to which Mr.
Dana returned an explanatory note. Randolph
then demanded that Dana fnould make a cer
tain statement to the Houle.— -which he re
fufed. On Monday; Randolph went to Di
na's feat, to call him to the lobby. Da
na treated the fellow with the negleft he deserved ;
lame high words ensued ; Rar&'ph laid he woull
have pcrfonal fatisfadion ; Dana told him he
might as soon as he pleased. I have heard nothing
mor^wf it—ln the some manner he served Root ;
fending him a note, and calling on him to explain
or deny before the House. Root refuted, and lift
ed h ; m as he merited.
" Thus, this haughty aristocrat, this once pop
ular leader, finding his influence departing, attempts
Io bro* bent h ; s opponents into his measures ; but
it is all in vain ; hefouft fink."
Capt. Erving, in the (hip Otjs, has arrived at
Chertelton, in „ days from Ramfgate, (Eng a ) and
brings London papers to the 17th December. The
following are extrads:
* Member from Virginia.
, Member from Virginia,and the President's son in-law.
1 Senator from Virginia^
j As Mr. Langdon did.
§ As Mr. Langdon did.
_§ t
LATEST FROM E UROPE.
THE DESTROYING DISEASE OF OUR
COUNTRY.
A Re(pectable friend at Partlmouth, has favour
ed the Editors of the Magazine. wi?h a very cornea
and particular account of the deaths in that town,
for the lad year; and the ages and dilates of which
they died. We hive not room to give the whole,
but brie fly to lUtethv the total was no, §I males,
& 59 females. The Diseases were various, but that
of coulumption wa : , maks 9, females 17 —total 26
which is nearly one quarter of the whole deaths,and
double the number to that ofapy one other disease.
The births were males 163, females 130, total 293.
The account is compiled by Lyman Spalding.
M. D. and we could with to fee luch a one of our
own town. At the concufion of the account, Mr.
Spalding lays,
“ The cholera of infants made its appearance in
Jane and continued into November—the whooping
cough appeared in September and prevailed to the
end of the year--.the quinsy, or croup, was firft no
ticel in October, and its footfteps are traced to the
lass of December. The nonclofure of the foramen
ovale, in a child of two days old, is a lingular occur
rence, the child was very healthy,Orong and robust
but suddenly changed to a blue colour gasping for
breath ; friction and warm bathing restored its col
our but for a few minutes, the blue appearance re
turned, and he died gasping for breath, evidently for
the want of the circulation through the lungs."
In the bill of mortality referred to above, we find
the following remark. "As ufual,The consumption
is highest on the lift. Haw long (hall this remain the
opprobrium of the art !"-..A correspondent begs,
leave to observe that it is likely to continue so, as
long as to little attention is paid to colds, especially
by the female sex. He calls not upon the physicians
but upon parents and friends ; in (hort, upon the
sex in general to apply the remedy.
Nearly double the number of females have fall
en viaims to this deadly depredation, to what are
found of males. To what must we attribute this ?
To clothing fit only for July and August, being
worn in December and January--.to wet feet ;to
fieigh-rides in the most triged leafon, dancing un
til a late hour, and returning home at midnight,
after passing hours in exercise in a warm room.
Can medicine remedy this! No. Then let not the
art of phytic Suffer for misfortunes, which common
delicacy on one hand, and common prudence on
the other, timely exerted might prevent. —We are
however, happy to find on the balance of accounts,
more have made their way into the world, than
have dropped out of it. And from the number
of marriages upon Mr. Spalding's account, there is
no fear 01 a decrease of population'.
[Bo^tm Weekly Magazine.
SOLUTION of BETTY PUZZLE's RIDDLE
The soup of a Frenchman, is often times BONY ;
At lead is in PART), so you know my dear honey:
And E is the vowel of right termination
'Of the name of a Confel, of a great nation.
Those Words which in cap'tals together with E,
If rightly united make Bontpaxte.
cavsrrc, ~
[The following Advertisement is Copied from the
Alexandria Daily Advertiser]
THOSE persons who have been in the habit of
stealing my Fence for a considersble time past, are
respectfully informed, (if equally agreeably to them,)
it will be more convenient to me, ifthey steal my
wood, and leave the fence for the present —and as
it may be attended with sorae little inconvenience
getting over the pailihgs, the gate is left unfastened
for their acommodation. S. SWIFT.
Messrs. Frinters,
By giving the following a place in the Oracle,
you will oblige PHILOMATH.
REQUIRED the least whole number, which be
ing divided by 34, 19, and 13, shall leave 25, 8, and
6 respectively.
DIED lately, in London, (Eng) Miss Catharine
Tibbits, aged 96, suddenly, of a broken heart, oca
sioned by not receiving a prompt return of affection
from a young Clerk, on whom she doated. This
Youthful and gender lady, notwithstanding the re
buff her passion met with, left all her estate, 25,0001,
to the cold hearted-youth.
PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 23.
' Feb. 11, arrived brig John Adams, Capt. Woodman, 41
days from Demerary, who favored us with the following
List of Vessels left at Demerara, January 11.
Brig Jane, Cross, Portland , •brig Rose, Perkins, Ken
nebunk ; schooner Hiram, Vatch, Newburyport ; fchenner
Lark, Loel, Amesbury; brig Fidelity, Jenkins, Portf
tnouth & brig White Oak, Decatur, Boftcn; brig Pallas,
Lake, Portsmouth; brig Rockingham, Sullivan do. 12th,
brig Equator, Shaw, Portsmouth just going in; schooner
Spemy Baker, Barding, Newyork.
Feb. 21, arrived brig Joseph, Captain Salter, 3© days
from Martinico—Captain Salter handed us the following
List of vessels left at Martinico, Trinity harbour,
January 23.
Barque, Peirce, Newburyport ; brig Mary, Lord, Ips
wich ; brig Truxton, Laton, Boston ; brig Roboroui,Lam
bert, Salem ; brig Union; Lincoln, Portland ; schooner
Neptune, Flathorne, Salem ; schooner Pilgrim, Clark,
Plymouth.
at Gallon Bay.
Brig Lucretia, Morris, Newburyport ; schooner Agues,
Rogers, Newburyport.
at St. Thomas.
Schooner George, Stagpole, of Berwick to fail in three
days for Exuma ; brig Syren of Boston from St. Domin
go, blown off the coast of America.
Left in lat. 20, 25, long. 66, 0, brig Hero, Captain
Deal, of asd for Newburyport, from Martinico.
By the John Adams we received the following
Proclamation.
BY His Excellency Anthony Beaujon Esquire,
Governor in and over the Colony of Essequebo
and Denial ara^ and the Dependencies (hereof,
President in alm Courts and Colleges within the
same, &c. &c. &c.
Whereas, on the surrender of these colonies to his
Majesty's Forces, a Proclamation was issued by their
Excellencies the late Gen. Grinfield and Com
modore Hood, Commanders in Chief of said Fortes
admitting, the Importation of certain Articles in
Neutral Bottoms, and the Exportation of Produce
in return for the Provisions so Imported : And
Whereas the Principal Officers of his Majesty's
Customs have declared that, from subsequent cir
cumstances,the, consider the raid Proclamation to be
done away, and Consequently do not feel the^elves
any longer Authorised t, allow, under that Procla-
MARINE LIST.
: DIED) — In,England, Mr George Morland, aged 40 :
a celebrated painter of rural fcer.es—The Rev. Samuel
'Ayicough, aged 55 ; a Librarian of the British Muftum.
and an eminent comp iler—He was said to have examined
more books than any man in England—The Right Hon.
1 John Howe, Baron Chedworth, aged 51 —He was said to
have died worth £500,000 fterling—£lß,ooo of which
his lordship has left in legacies—To the Hon. Charles James
Fox, he bequeathed 30001. —To Mrs. Taylor, late of the
Norwich theatre, 13,000!. ; and to federal other adors
and a<ftreffes, chiefly the latter, of that theatre, very hand
some legacies, from £I3OO to £4ooo—His Lordihip died
a bachelor, and his title is extin&. He was a learned and
correct lawyer—an eminent scholar , but was very sloven
ly in his drefe, baffiful and timid in ihe extreme ; and a
perpetual dangler after fine women, without any criminal
intention ; but which sometimes. without reason, endan
gered the ladies', characters ; to some of which he has made •
amends by legacies —ln Ireland, the Mod Noble William
Robert, Duke of Leinfter, aged 57 — The persons who at
. -tended his funeral went four abieaft ; notwithstanding
which the proee&n extended upwards of three IriSh miles
—upwards of eight hundred of the mourners had tcarfg
and hatbands
On Monday morning, February 18 was found .dead
the body of Widow Sarah Driico, of Durham, in the road
between Newington and Portfmornh—She was buried de
cently on Wednesday, from the house of Mr. Hodgdon,
Grpvilridge, Portftooatb.
t Mrs. H ART informs the Ladies of Ports- :
t mouth and in its vicinity, that she can accom-:
* modate 10 or 12 of her Pupils with board.
I The branches which will be attended to, are :
1 Drawing and Embroidery in its various branch-:
+ es, Painting in water colors, Print-work, ;
I Working Muslin, Marking and plain Sewing, :
+ Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, English Gram-:
f mar, Geography and use of the Globes.
I At this Academy, a Music Master, one who :
t can give lessons on the Piano-forte and Piano
-1 forte-Guitar— -to such an one a generous com-
J pensation will^ made.
§ Eoi[BmouCh, February 23, 1805. t
*+ -H. -H-++4+ -H-4# ¥fe 4+ ++4IIIII TIIIIfIIIIIfUIII 4I
Our Boys often read a: parrots ffeeak, knowing little or not Ling of
tie meaning. Franklin,
Extract from the Preface.
" Now if these objeßs are thought worthy of re
gard—if the definition of words, attention to the
sense in reading,& the fpelliog correctly of all words
are objeds to engage the attention of youth, then it
is presumed the prefect undertaking will not be
thought untimely or improper."
“ To answer these fevers! purposes, and to adapt
this book to the convenience of both "Matter and
Scholar, the Understanding Reader, presents,
in the margin of each page, a column of words in
italic charaAers, singled out from the lesson. These
words with a period after them are particularly de
signed for (petting—those with a note of interroga
,tion, for being defined."
OR, KNOWLEDGE before ORATORY ;
Being a new Selection of Lessons, suited to the un
derstandings and capacities of Youth, and designed
for their improvement,
I. In Reading. 11. In the definition of words.
111. In sftellir.gparticularly, compound and deriv
ative words.
In a method wholly different from any thing of the kind
ever before published. second edition.
A. Warner, A
HAS FOR SALE, in Washington-street,
opposite Mrs. Jackson's,
Ladies and Misses black Morocco Shoes ;
EngliOi &: American black & color'd do.
Kid do. Cloth do. Leather do.
Boys' Leather do.
* TH^ fox has, in all ages and nations,
hftn celebrated for craftinefs and address. Circumfaa?
Acute and circumfye&, fegacious and pru
dent, he diversifies his conduct, and always re- diverffa?
fetyes some art for unferefeen accidents. Ths'
TRUNKS ; CROCKERY WARE;
TEAS ; COFFEE; SUGAR; &c?
matron; the Inwrtation and Exportation above
mentioned ; And Whereas it is nevertheless neces
sary and expedient that the admission regarding
Neutrals as aforesaid, should continue in the man
ner herein after expressed,—l have therefore
thought tit to Irsue this my Proclamation hereby
declaring that it shall be allowed to Import in
American Vessels or other Bottoms, belonging to
the subjects of any power in Amity with His Majes
sty, from the United States of Nrth America,
or any of the American Dominions of the^Powers in
Aunty as aforesaid, Cattle, Grain, Wood of every
kind, Salt Fish, and such Provisions and Articles
of immediate necessity as do not interfere witli the
Trade of Grec-Britain, and to Export Produce
in such Vessels, to the Amount of their said Im
ports, on Paying in behalf of Government, the estab
lished and accustomed Duties on such imports and
Exports, at the Receiver's office of this Colony, and
all this until further Order.
Given under my Hand at the King's House in the
Town of Stabrock, Demerarv, this 30th day of Octo
ber 1804. and in the 45th.. Year of His Majesty's
Reign.
MARRIED
At New-Castle, Mr. Benjamin Bell, to miss Sarah
Amazeen, -
Just published by the author, and now for sale by
WILLIAM & DANIEL TREADWELL,
~' THE
Understanding Reader,
pimbler than the wolf, he trulls not entirely to unforfa*.
foe fwiftnefs of his course. He knows how to
ensure fafety, by providing himfelf with an afy- asylum ?
tum to which he retires when danger appears.
He is not a vagabond, but lives in a fettled vagabond?
habitation and in a domestic state."
N.B. In this feleaioi), a preference has been given
tp fubjeds of Natural Hiftory, morality, amusing
and inftru&ive essays, ftofies, descriptive poetry, and
pleating anecdotes, to the entire seclusion of what,
ever is tbo't to he out of the reach of the capacities
of youth to understand.
+++++4-++- ft4#^to+tetttitifa. tf#f -H- »*< M -H' 4+ ++•
t PORTSMOUTH ACADEMY, 1
+FOR YOUNG LADIES.t
By DANIEL ADAMS, M. B.
Author of the Scholar's Arithmetic, Thorough Scholar, leg.
ANTHONY BEAUJON,
By His Excellency's Command,
P. F. TINNE,
D : Sect'y. of the Colony,
SPECIMEN of thE WORK.
THE Fox.
White and blue Vitriol; Oil Vitriol ;
Aqua Fortis ; Allum ; Sugar of Lead ; Prussian
Blue ; Linseed Oil ; Oil Turpentine; Gold and sil
ver Leaf; Castor Oil of the first quality by bottles
or less quantity.
, N. B. 40 groce Phials; Spanidi Se
gars of the first quality per box, or otherwise.
*4* Shift's Medicine Boxes ftut uh reasonably.
Wanted, as above, a fad from 15 to 16
years of age. Portsmouth, Feb. 16, 1805.
Stephen Hardy
Has for sale at reduced prices, a large assortment
of thefollowing articles, zuz.
PENKNIVES, by the card, dozen or single ;
Jacknives ; ,Knives and Forks; Carvers and
Steels ; Razors and cases ; best ^teel Scissors ; scis
sor Chains and cases ; steel Snuffers ; do. Trays ;
iron,japan'd and brass Candlesticks; silverplated
Castors ; Decanter-Stands ; Breadbaskets ; japan'd
Waiters ; iron and blocktin Table and Tea Spoons;
Tea Pots ; Canisters and Cadies ; do. Sheels -
Thimbles ; Sleeve-Buttons ; Knee-buckles ; Tooth^
Comb and Cloth Brushes ; black lead Pencils and
Cases ; Tooth Picks ; Snuff, Tobaco and Segar
Boxes; Salt and Marrow Spoons ; plain, Tortoise
shell, horn, paste and other ornamented Combs -
Ladies ) >cket-Books, Thread Cases and Purses -
Gentlemen's Pooket-Books ; Bugles; garnet, cut^
glass and common Beads; Spangles; Pocket. Glass
es ; Nellie Cases ; Graters, &c. -The whole
will be sold at very low prices, for cash or good
Tow Cloth—Also, may be had,
Real pearl set and topaz Pins ; plain do. various
patterns; a large assortment ofGold Rings, Ear
rings and Neclaces ; gilt Pins and Broaches ; with
a variety of Silver Wares, &c. &c. which will be
sold as low usual,
Portsmouth February 18, 1895.
John Bredou,
AND for tale by wholesale and retail,
atliis shop, lately occupied by Messrs. W.
& D. Treadwell, corner bf Court and Buck-streets,
a fresh assortment of MEDICINES, of a superior
quality, & as cheap as can be purchased in Boston or
elsewhere.— Amongst which he has the following
A Farm in Newmarket,
'STATE OE NE ^HAMPSHIRE.
TO be Sold at Public Auction, on
Wednesday the 13 day of March next, at 3
o'clock P.M. on the premises—A Farm containing
as per deed one hundred Acres, more or left, con
fiding of Orchard, Mowing, Tillage, Paflrue and
wood Land ; with a large well finished dwelling
House, out houses, &c.—An excellent Well of ne
ver failing Water ; very pleasantly situated 00 the
great ro^d leading from Berwick in Main,to Boston,
twelve miles from Portsmouth, five miles from Exe
ter Court house, & sixty rods from Newmarket meet
ing house and adjoins Exeter River : is delightfully
situated as a country feat or may well suit a Trader<
Tavern Keeper, or Mechanic—Said Farm is well
Watet'J and wooded,and has several other advanta
ges, peculiar to said Farm—For particulars enquire
oI Nathaniel Rogers Esq residing in Exeter,
or of Ignatius Webber in Gloucester— Condi
tions made known at the time of Sale.
Gloucester. Feb. 15. g %
FOR SALE BY'
Waldron & Holman,
150 bbls, frefti FLOUR; 10 hhds;
MOLASSES ; i6V, India SUGAR;
19 bbls. LOAF SUGAR; 11 bags of'
COTTON ; £ bags PEPPER; Hfo
ikin, Gunpowder, Souchong, & Bohea
TEAS ; 6 hhds Jamaica RUM ; 20
Barrels New-England RUM; BRAN
DY and GIN ; Philadelphia and Swede;
IRON; a few bags COFFEE; and a
few tons LOGWOOD.
, Purerawh, February 16,1806.
William King,
PHYSIOGNOTRACE,
RESPECTFULL F informs the Ladies and Gen
tlemen of Portsmouth,that he has taken a room
at Mr. William Gray's Boarding House in High
street, where he purposes staying a short time to
take PROFILE LIKENESSES, with his new in*
vented patent Delineating' Pencil; which for accu
racy, excels any machine before invented for that
purpose.
He reduces to any size from the shadow; there
fore, the person is not incommoded with any thing
passing over the face, nor detained over six min
utes. The correctness of his PROFILES is well
known, he having taken above eight thousand in
Salem, Newburyport, and the adjoining towns
and from them he has selected a few as speci
mens, that may be seen at his room,—where he
has for sale, Elegant Frames, oval, round ,ndl
square, either gilt or black, and the profiles hand
somely framed at a moderate price—he has also for
sale, Correct reduced profiles of the President of
the United States.
warranted genuine—viz.
Lockyer's, Anderson's, Hooper's, Van
dour's Nervous, and Lee's Billions Pills ; Bateman's
Pectoral Drops; Brodum's Nervous Cordial ;
Church's Cough Drops ; Turlington's Balsam of
Life ; Stoughton's Elixir ; Essence of Peppermint;
Francince's Female Elixir; Dr. Walker's Jesuit's
Drops; Dalby teCarminiatiye ; Godfrey's Cordial ;
Hill's and Cundell's Balsam of Honey ; Steer's Opo
deldoc ; Hopwood's new invented Vegetable Dentri
fice, Tooth Powder, &c. Betton's true British Oil , ,
common do. ; Dafy'sElixir; Wheaton, Jaundice
Bitters and itch Ointment ; Riga Balsam.
—AL SO—
Sephalic Snuff; Tooth Ach Specific;
Asiatic Tooth Powder; Johnston's Preservative
Tooth Powder, Common do. § Northrop's Bitters ;
Dr. Cooley's Cough Elixir; Lavender and Hun
gary Water ; Essence Roses ; Milk Roses ; Essence
Violet; do. of Thyme, Burgamot, and Lemons ;
Honey Water ;. patent Lip Salve ; Windsor Soap ;
Palmyrence Soap , and Palm shaving do. ; Wash
Balls."
His price is 25 cents for two profiles of one per
son, and the hours of attendance are from nine
o'clock in the morning till nine in the evening.
- Portsmouth, February 23, 1805.
Patent Medicines,
MEDICINES.
Just imported by