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Th, Hon. Peirce Butler, E'q.a Senator from
South C^ohoa, has resign d hi. teat.
I 1 The royal and imperial frigates had not quitted
Lynhaven Bay the 6th inst. —
MARRIED,
In Lincoln, (Mas.) the Rev. Jonathan French,
of Northampton in this ft ate, to Mls Rebecca Far-I
rqr, only dau. of Dea. Samuel Farrar, of the formerl
place.
At Newark, George Nelson, E/q. related to thel
Hero of the Nile, the illufttiousDuke of Bronti,to।
■ the amiable M.E Eliza Smith.
At N-w York, Mr. George Edward Charles I
Frederick Augustus Meredith Rote Reynolds, to|
Mils Ellen Higiman. From the length of the;
name of the bridegroom, at the firlt view one would
suppose that Miss Ellen had the misfortune of mar
rying half a dozen hufounds at once.
At Charleftown, Mr. Nathan Bridge to Miss E
lizabeth Bartlett, daughter of the Hon. Josiah B.
HorafliQ^am^^^^^
DIED,
■ In New York, Mrs. Jane Le Portevine, aged tO2,
■ % anative of Fraoce, aad resident in New York up.
wards of 5 o years.
In Hanover, on the 19th Nov. Sally Bearce,
■ 1 aged 15, ontbe ig r h inst, Alpheus Bearce, aged 19,
•—on the roth, M's. Bearce, and on the iith, Ab
■ igal Bearce, aged 17, —the wife and children of
■ Mr, Jonathan Bearce. —all of the fever.
At N. York, Mr. George F. Taderhorft, mer.
■ late of Hamburg. Mr. W ; he arose be
fore his wife, and had breakfaft prepared, and even
the tea poured out ready for drinking against file
came down ; just as they were seated, a rap called
, him to the door; while he was there, happening
to taste hei tea (he found it too sweet, and ex
changed her cup for his, he being io the habit of
drinking his tea sweeter than die was. He return
ed, swallowed the contents of his cup somewhat
1 hastily, when looking earnestly at the sediment, he
turned to her with a face of horror, andafked if foe
had changed the cup ; being aniwered in the affir
mative. "Then lam gone !" said he, and died
in lets than two hours.
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' DANCING SCHOOL.
MR. WARNER, prefenis his most
refpeaful compliments to the Ladies and
Gentlemen of Portsmouth and begs leave
to offer proposals for a DANCING
SCHOOL, to be opened at the Assem
bly-Room, in two classes--one in the af
ternoon from 2 to ; o'clock, for young
4 Masters and Misses—the other in the c
' vening from 6 to 9, for young Ladies
and Gentlemen. Mr. W. will instruct
in the most fashionable Country dances,
Coutilions, fancy Dances and Marches,
together with all the varieties of eaty and
elegant Dancing. The price of tuition
for one Quarter, will be at the moderate
-. price of 5 dolls, for each Scholar—Ladies
I } and Gentlemen who feel disposed to en
courage a refpebtable School, are invited
Ito call and leave their names at the store
of Peirce, Hill and Peirce, No. 12. Mar
ket-street —Mr. W. intends o
pening his School on Thursday the 27th
instant.
Portsmouth, December 21, 1804.
Tickets and Quarters,
' ln Pifcataqua Bridge Lottery, war
rantedundrawn—maybe bedat C. Petree's
Bookflore Da~d-freet, Portsmouth where
, may alfe be be
Curtis's Pocket Almanack For the year
1805 .• To which is added a Reefer of
Mew-Hampshire : Containing a Lift of
the Officers, Executive, Legfatroe and
judiciary, in the jervice of the United
fates ; with many other Communications,
n in this fate, both u/ejul and in'erefing.
Ajo Almanacks of Various kinds.
Tickets and Quarters in the above Lottery
A may be had of N. U/hite, Congress free!.
I Crockery Ware.
Jull received by the hft arrivals from Liverpool and di
rect from the manufacturers, a general afformept of
Crockery & Glass Wire,
Among which arc a very handsome affortrhen tof
GUIs and Chimney Ornaments,
S IVery elegant
) ; LAMPS for Halls,
Ayrel variety of
Flower Pots, Sal&llers, Decanters, do,
for Spirits, pint arid half pint Tumblers;
Pitchers ; all of the latest improvement ;
Plates, Difnes, &c,
Also, a very falhionable assortment of
Japah'd Ware ;
-^ Consisting of beautiful round, oval, ana
octatogan Tea Trays and Waiters ;'
—some with gold and Centre Borders ;
Bread Bafketts ; Tea Cannisters, &c. all
which will- be fold wholesale or retail,
cheap for cash, or approved credit, at
D. Austin's store
• opposite the Brick Marker,
Crates of assorted Crockery Ware, to
suit country customers, put up at the
shortest notice on good terms.
- „ IRON STOVES and Paper Hang
ings as usual, *
THREE FIRES.
On saturday evening the Bth inst a
large barn belonging to Mr. Moles Bevl
ter of this town was consumed by five to
gether with 15 head of cattle & 1710ns
of hay and all his farming utentiß Oi 1
Monday evening following the lecond a-1
larm was also a barn which proved to be |
Mr. Samuel Sherburne's in the fame
neighbourhood was entirely cordoned
with a quantity of hay his horle, chaise,
and a number of farming utenfns was
wholly defrayed, and Tuelday evening
the 18th inst. a large barn belonging 10
said Sherburne, was allo destroyed with
15 head of cattle, 30 tons of hay and a;
quantity of flax & the remaining firming I
utensils of Mr Sherburne were ckftroyed.l
Great exertions was made by the inhabit ;
tants at each fire but the diftince oftwo
miles running with the engines prevented
any timely relief thus two of our worthy
citizens are reduced from a ftue of afflu
ence within 15 days to many difficu.cies
and they are recommen led to ag-nerous
public for their consideration. From ad
theenquiries that have been made noth
ing has been difeovered but that ihe
whole feene was diabolical and done by
incendiaries therefore the felcamen of
Portsmouth hereby offr a reward of
Three Hundred Dollars to any perlon or
perlons who (hail give evidence lufficient
to convia such atirocious offender or o'-
fenders before any court proper to try ;
the fame, it is earnestly recommended to|
all perlons to aid in tne dilcovery of luch
malicious designs. A rewaid of ;o dol
iars is offered allo to any peilon that
shall give evidence fufficient to convict
him or her, who hove fire over the fence
in the , aid of the widow M disable Dar
ling in pitt-ftreet on the 9th inst at 2 o'
clock in the morning.
George G rins, )
. Moles Woodward,/
Samuel Hutchings, } Sckawen.
Elijah Hail,l
Samuel Drowne, )
Portfm V h, D c 2t, 1804.
Sixty Dollars reward.
BROKE Jail on the night of the 17th
inst. the following persons, viz. Thomas
Haggat alias York, about 25 years of age,
5 feet le inches high, light complexion,
brown hair, slender built. John Stevens
about 39 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches
high, stout built, dark hair and com
plexion, and John Philips 21 years of age,
5 feet 5 inches high, light hair and com
plexion. Whoever will apprehend and
-return them to the gaol in Portfmou h,
shall receive the above reward of forty
dollars for Stevens, and ten dollars for
each of the others.
'I imothy Gerrish, PrifoiiKeeper.
Purtfroouth, D:c. 21, 1804.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from the lubferiber on
the 91b Inst an Indented Lad named
Roland C'ufhing, about nineteen years
of age, tall & flan, about 5 feet 10 In
ches high trad on blue coat & Trowfers,
Swanidown waistcoat—carried off Aith
him a frock, apron, and some fhoeina
ker's toosl, the above reward will be giv
en for apprehending & returning Icrid
Lad. CALEB SWAIN, Brentwo d.
The Co-partnefdp in trade of
Joseph & Joshua Haven
will be odfolved on the fidt day of March
next : As it will be necessary that all
their accounts be fettled, they hereby in
the most lolemn manner require all per
sons who are indebted to them to make
payment previous to that time ; delin
quents without discrimination will then
be compelled to fettle with an attorney.
Their flock in trade is large and well
chosen, and is offered for tale at reduced
prices, Dec. 21.
A fw Boxes
Fresh -Lemons,
For late at S. LARKiN's /lore,
where may be had a general aflortment of
TEAS, WINES and GROCERIES,
Dec. 21.
EXEIER BANK.
The Stockholders in tne Exete: Bok
are hereby notified that their annual.
meeting for the choice of Directors, will
be held in the Bank at Exeter on Mon
day the 7th day of January, 1805, at 3
o'clock RM. Per order
Nath'l Rogers, Cafliier.
ENTERTAINMENT,
With a determination to please.
Anthony Chapouil,
:RefoeafPlv informs the public that he has
i taken the foil apartment in the large brick
;row in La id /lreet, next to Mfrs J. tff %
Goddard s Hirdware /lore,
U u^re ne his miJe every prepiration neceffry for
keeping a H rule of complete ecren^in neot,
wt )co caono* f^ of pleating all who
may call for refrefbm -nt of any kind.
His SOUPS
Will be of the fifft rate, and will be al
ways in reidmels to be served up at a
;moment s warning to the \rder and pal
;are of every one woo miy please to hon-1
j or him with a call between the hours of!
leleven and two.
His SPIRITS and IFINES,
are of the bed kind, and cannot fail of
I giving complete fit is^aflion.
Hts PU NCH
;and other mixed liquors, (hall be made
, to pleate an I grainy the tafles of his
friends and customers, so as to induce
; them to call again and again.
I H's Coffee and Tea Parties
j he slitters himlelt he has ^vays had the
j haopinels of plcafing, and he trusts he
Ih ill continue to merit their approba
tion.
Hr assures gentlemen who visit this
; town ro n toe country to transact bufi
:nrf, that he nas very convenient accom-
Imo Lotions, and n)thing shall be wanting
!on ill's put to give then agreeable enter
; tunm-nt, and to make their visits at
.P >rtun >uih so pleafi ig, that they will be
ianxious not only to revolt the town, but
his h>ulc again.
Dec. 2, 1804.
THE late copartnership between the|
fubfefibers neing by mutual content dif
folveJ, they hieby tender their thanks
to the public, particularly to their cut
tomers anl trends tor the encourage
mnt and tupport afforded the n. Be
ing deliruus of a speedy fenlement of
their business, those who have accounts
open with them are requeued to call on
Samuel Sparhawk for adjust nent.
I uey have 00 hand a hindlome affort
iment of Hats, which are offered for
?iale on very reasonable terms.
SAMUEL SPAR HAWK,
JOSHUA CURTIS. ,
>r>^ ? M , tRn 4
k v cuaa & e litQb^hjot Juie.
I THE House and Land in Broad street,
j opposite Capt. Geo. Turner's, where the
[ fubicriber now lives, being an excellent
jftand for a private gentleman, and one
I of the belt places in town for a public
. house, the land is 53 feet wide fronting
; on two excellent main streets, Broad and
1 J ffey fleets, and 150 feet in length;
has a ftib.e, chaise house and an ex
cellent well and garden, for terms apply
to JACO3 WALDEN.
Porfinowh, Dec. 21.
I J enjamin Evans,
TIN iLATE WORKER,
Reftekijully informs his fiends and the
i fab ic that ne has removed from Congress
j Ji eet, to h's Jhop in Daniel Jireet, near
ly oppose Mr. C Peirce's bookflote,
where he manuja@ures and keeps
con/lantly for Jale
j TIN WARE of all kinds, warranted
good, as cheap as can be purchased in
' town, also a handsome assortment of
jPlanished, japan'd & pewter Warr,
Consisting of Coffee Pots, Drib Covers,
I Tea' Pots, Tea Candters Y Tea Cadies ?
i Can&fticks with fnuffers, trays, &c.>pa
itent Lamps, Jacks, Pitchers, Tumblers,
Waiters, Baluns, Plates, Poringers, &c.
witha variety of other articles. All or
- ders in his line executed with neatness
; and fidelity.l
Cash given for old copper, brass, pew
.'" an ^jead.
New Store.'
Joseph Chattle,
RefpetyuUy informs his friends in the coun
try and the public that he has taken the
fore No. 8, Men hand's row, where
he intends keeping s confant supply of,
jWift-lndia Goods and Groceries which
Iwill be fold cheap for cash or country
Iproduce.1 produce.
Portfaiouth, Dec. 21, 1804- '
___^te of NrtHiitfre. RoAm^fo ff.
r rp the Horc the Justices
A of the sap-rr Cour,fr & ti n g at Pouf,
m>uth within and to furf c # univ of R ck : ngbam
ontbe frfl TuHday of F bfifty 1804. sHt-Ws
David Gove of Weare in the
county of Hllsbor ^l,. husbandman, that he is
guaruim of Joseph He fl y, Samuel PcaGe, and
John P fly, ^ipors winter the age of t^entv^one
years, that they ihe said Joseph, 3 muelantijoho
are feizel in Common of about feven'r acres of Qid
with the buildings ihereof, fruate partly in Newton
in laid county of R ckingham, & p-rrlv so Epp : ng
in said county of Rockiogham, he.ng all the lan a
anl building, whereof the father of foI minors
died, fei%'d ui(lp,fluffed in Newton and Epping a
firefiid. The Fid D>vid represents teat a would
be for the benefit of tiid minors, so have hid land
I and btrodings 101, a.>d toe m >ney arising from the
l ide but ro iu cred,wherefore the fain David prays
th tyor honors wodH yrant bin licence to fell
faidlaod and buffings, and he w II prav,&c,
— David Gove f
R.<k 1 gham, (T.
Superior Court, September term, 1804.
Ordered by the Court that
thr pillion r Dot ly „|| pert ,n s cortcrri ed 0) ap„
pear before the Just ces of the Superior Court of
Judicature to hr holden att'orrmouih, withnand
for the coin y of Rockin^harn, on the firft Tu t.
day of February nex l , to ihew cause, if any they
have, why ihe prater of bid petition (hould not be
granted, by canfing said peiti n and ffr er of C-urt
thereon to be publ filed three weeks ftnctffivelv in
the Porrfm<>nth Oacle, the ITt publication where f
to be four weeks before fait!*ero&
Attest, NATH'LF ADAMS, Clerk.
Copy examinee by
_ NATH'L. ADAMS, Clerk.
STALE of NHAY aMHIRL.
RecHngb/m J)
To the Honorable tbe "Juft ices of fld Superior Court %io f'"™g
at Exeter ibitoin and for foid county.ox the third TueJQ,
of September, 1804
SHED'S,,
J mat,ran Piper of Stratham in fail conn
tv of Rockingham, husbandman, that
he is guar han of Joseph Hoit and Polly
Hot, both of Stratham aforefrid, min
ors, under the age of twenty one years,
and children of Benjamin Hoit, late of
the lame Stratham, hufbindmin, deceaf
cd, intestate ; that the laid Joseph and
i'olly are feezed in common with Eph
raim Fellows, of the following piece of
land with its appurtenances in Stratham
aforefaid. Said land is bounded as fol
lows, viz. beginning at the highway at
the corner of David Smith's land, then
running north easterly on said Smith's
land to land of Samuel Pottle, thentun
ning westerly bounded on land of laid
Pottle and Edward Mason thirty seven
rods and one tenth of a rod, then north
erly fix rods anl eight tenths of a rod to
land of said Pottles, then westerly five
rods and seven tenths of a rod to land of
Ephraim Fellows, which he lately pur
chaled of Dudley Pottle, then South
westerly on land of said Fellows, twenty
seven rods, and thirty seven rods and nine
tenths of a rod on land belonging tathe
heirs of said Benjamin Hou. deceased,
then southeasterly eleven tods and two
tenths of a rod on land of Trueworthy
Robinson, thence southwesterly by land
of said Robinson to the country road,
being the plains road so called, thence
by said road to the bounds firft men
tioned—The whole of laid land contains
fifty.three acres and ten rods. To the
said Joseph belongs one undivided f uith
part of laid land with its appurtenances.
To the laid Polly belongs one undivided
fourth part of laid land with its appur
tenances, and to the said Felloes belongs
one undivided moiety of laid land with
its appurtenances. The said Jonathan,
guardian as aforefaid, represents that it
would be for the benefit of laid Joseph
and Polly to have theii refpeflive (hare
in said land fold, aid the money anting
from the sale put to interest. Your
Petitioner, therefore, prays that your
honors would grant him license to fell
rhe rcfpe&ive interelf of his said wards in
the premises, and the laid Jonathan will
ever pray, &c.
JONATHAN PIPER.
Sept. 20. 1804.
Rockingham, ff
superior court feptember term 1.604.
Ordered by the court that the petitioner notify
all p rfotis concerned to appear before toe Judices
of the luperior court of Judicature to be bofoen at
Ponfm>wlh virhn and for the couptv of R^ k
ingb-m, on f .be fi ft Tuelday of February next, 1>
(hew cause il^ny thev have, why the pr/yerot laid
petition should not be granted, by c«nfiny frid pe
tition and other of Court thereon to be puhl fl) d
three weeks fu ctffivel) ip the Fortfmou'h O tie,
the last publication ^ hereof to be four weeks be.
fore said term. Attest natf' adam ,c< r k.
cpy examinedby Nath'l adam , clerk.
Came into the fubfribeds inclofere a
small red and white COIF, the owner is
requeued to take he? away andpay charges.
GEORGE BILKER.
Portsmouth, Dec. 2 if, 1804.