Oracle post — Portsmouth, N.H., 1804-12-04 00:00:00, page 4

The late John Way, Efa. has left 150,0001 to a young
gentleman, merely beetle he was a name fake. There are
few who would not like to be thus way laid. The tes
tator has left fevers! handfeme remembrances to strangers ;
lie had no relitives.
General Caulmcourt, who beaded the infamous troop
that seized the illuftrioui Due D'Enghein, is reported to
have received lately a call in court by Lord Chief Justice
The Ladies enwrap themselves with large rr@fon (bawls
which are fancifully wrapped round the light fantaftie
form, displaying. however the bosom ; round the head is
entwined larg bands of muffin a la Turque ; thus do their
fads assimilate to the torrid zone, whilst their uncovered
infenGble bofet are cruelly emblematic to the fighiog
beaux, of the icy regions of the frigid zone.
The Dutch, from French ,/;„ty° and fquereinp, are
likely foot ty bCfo£ die #°a trro btftmd people in
A labouring man of the name of Dooaldfon, who lives
at Irwin, in Scotland, and who has been deaf for upwards
es twenty years, was a few days fioce ftrack to the ground
by lightning, while working in the fields , recovering,
,however, in a fort time, he found, to his furprife' that the
only injury he had fuflained was the recovery of his hear
ing. o „
A GENTLEMAN going into the Coffee-Room at the
Callie and Falcon inn found it beautifying, and the fallow
ing English notice polled on the door, " This Coffee Room
removed up Qairs for the present."
A PREMIUM being lately offered by an agricultual
society for the best mode of irrigation and the latter word
being made irritation by a miGake of the printer, a far
mer sent his wife to claim the prize.
A fellow found guilty of burglary and robbery before
Tuftice Day (brew'ly enough observed that his fate had
been singular—he had loft by Dat what he had got by
POETRY.
a nilanthropy Rewarded.
'^ □ howl'd the wind, all heaven was fabled o'er,
Lightning, in wild cortf^fion, feem,d to fy,
Old ocean mad'oiog lafh'd the Wave-worn shore,
And grumbling thunder roar'd along the sky.
Oh feene of dread? wild horror's fella form,
Danc'd, wrapt in darkness, as he flitted ov'r;
Th' affrighten'd sea-bird, ctfeiousof the storm,
Scream'd from afar, and wander'd for the Ihara.
When Jack aloft, thus to his mates on deck,
The wind—for heaven's fake, keep her in the wind!
Through streaks of lightning 1 perceive 1 wreck ;
Up, up, bear up, let's help our foe or friend.
A rope was thrown, jail when the ligbt'uing blag dq
Two finking tars, thus aided by its fire,
e ought it, were fav'd—bold Jack with transport
gaa'd §
The, were his brother, and his aged fire.
D. £.
—_O few
The Negroes Complaint.
FORC'D from home, and all its pleasures;
Afric's cull 1 left forlorn ;
To encreafe a Granger's treasure,
O'er the raging billows borne
Men from England bought and fold to,
Paid m, price in paltry gold ;
But though theirs they have enroll'd ma,
"MINDS ARE NEVER TO be sols !
Still in thought as free as ever,
What are England's rights, I a&,
Me from my delights to fever,
Me to torture, me to talk?
Fleecy lacks and black complexity
Cannot forfeit nature's claim,
Skins may d ffer, but affection
Dwells in white land black the fate
Why did all creating nature
& Make the plant for which we toil f
Sighs mull fan it, tears mull water.
Sweat of ours must dress the foil.
^Think? ye monsters, iron-hearted,
at your jovial boards,
Think how many backs have fourth
For the sweets your cane affords!.
Is there, as ye sometimes tell us,
Is their one who reigns on high?
Has BE bid you buy and fell us,
Speaking from his throne, the sky,
Ask him, if ycur knotted scourges,
Matches, blood extorting fcrewa,
Are the means which duty urges,
Agents of his will to use?
Hark, He anfwere ; —wild tornado#
• Strewing yonder fee with wrecks ;
s„afting towns, plantations, meadows,
fcAre the voice by which he fpcak&
* we forefeeieg what vexations
F Afric's sons should undergo;
r Fix'd their tyrant's habitations
Where his whirlwinds anfwer—N.l
By our blood, in Afric wafted,
Ere our necks receive'd the chain ;
By the miseries that we tailed
Crossing in your Barks the main :
By our fuffrings fioce ye bought u^
To the man-degrading fro art,
All fuftain'd with patience, taught rt
Only by a broken heart.
Deem our nation brutes no longer
Till some reason ye (hall find
Worthy of regard, and ftrongea
Than the colour of our kind.
slaves of gold ! whose sordid dealing
Tarnilh all your boafled powers ;
PROVE THAT fe HAVE HUMAN FEELINGS
Ere you proudly QUESTION ours! !
From London Payers.
ANECDOTE.
ELEGANT
Sprig'd &ChambrayMusllns.
A Quantity of
Elegant SPRIG'D and CHAMBRAY MUSLINS
ARE JUST RECEIVED
and now for Sale at a small advance by
EDWARD PARRY?
November 24.
Fresh Goods.
Benjamin Swett,
No. 8, Market-street,
has just received an assortment ts
GOODS,
writable for the present and approaching seast,
Which he will sell at the very lowest price for cash.
Nov. 13.
Fresh Goods.
Daniel Weeks,
'Respectfully informs his customers and the public,
that he has removed from Buck-street and taken
a store in the new brick buildings,near the
corner of Market and Congress streets,
'where he has received
A large assortment of
Fashionable, staple, and
Fancy Goods,
which he offers for sale, cheap as usual, for cash ot
short approved ere(lit. .
New Goods.
B. Brierley
HAS received by the late arrivals from England
very extensive and complete assortment of prime
Fashionable, Fancy and
Staple Goods.
which are now opening for Sale by
WHOLESALE and RETAIL.
James Rundlet
Has Just received ]>erthe Eliza and Venus from Lo
ndon, and the Warrington, Venus, Ruthy and Rover
from Liverpool, a very extensive assortment of
Staple & Fancy Goods,
which are now opening, and will be sold at a small
advance by WHOLESALE and RETAIL.
Nov. 2, 18%
Fresh Goods.
Peter Coffin
Tuts just received per the ships Eliza and Venus
from London, an additional supply of
Fancy and other Goods,
which are now opening, viz.
-rs great variety of
Fashionable Chintz , fine yard wide London Prints ;
Chintz and Copperplate Furnitures; elegant japan
Picquet.
A large assortment of
Fashionable Norwich Shawls; fancy silk Hand
kerchiefs ; gown Trimmings; silk Cords ; fashion
able cotton and si|k Girdles ; Men's and Women's
black silk Hose with lace clocks.
Cotton and silk Braces ; color'd Threads ; Fer
rets ; Galloons ; Cap Wire ; fancy Handker
chiefs ; cotton Bandannoes.
Men's fashionable Hats ; green cotton and silk
Umbrellas. Nov. 3.
NEW GOODS.
among which are
SUPERFINE Broad and Forest
Cloths ; fuperfine double mill'd
and common Caffimeres ; Swanfdowns
and Toilenetts ; black, twill'd and O-
Jive Velvetts ; fancy Cords and Thick
fetts ; a large assortment pf
Chambray Minins, of the latest filth
ion ; color'd Sarfnetts, and Cambric
Mullin ;,Colonade, cobweb and fprig'd
Mullin ; Camels hair Shawls ; fancy silk
Handkerchiefs ; Mullin and chintz
Shawls ; Chintzes of every description ;
Irish Linens and Sheetings ; India Cot
tons ; Table Cloths and Diapers ; silk
and Cotton Stockings ; silk Mitts, and
cotton Gloves ; Jersey knit Stockings,
of the best quality ; Men's and Wo
men's Hars, of the newest fashion ;
Muffs and Tippetts ; Baizes and Flan
nels.
20 bales of Lines ; Netts ; Salmon
and Sewing Twine ; Shoe-Thread ; with
a large assortment of other Goods as u?
fual, which will be fold cheap for cash
or approved credit, at his store No. io,
Market-street..
N0v.17, 1804.
Stephen Hardy
In Buck urcet,
A large assortment of
GOLD Finger Rings, Ear-Rings, Hoops and
Knobs, Gold and gilt Pins and Broaches,
warranted f,dld Necklaces—Penknives and Settlors
—together with a number of other articles; the
whole will be fold very low whqlefale or retail —
Also, a number of warranted plated Caftors, which
will be foldvery low for the quality. V
Edward Parry,
Has just received a general assortment of
Fall & Winter Goods,
Yard wide INDIA CHINTZ 14 yards long,
fo r ty6.
INDIA CHECKS.
Black and color'd PERSIANS.
Best twill'd BAND ANNOES, of a superior qual
ity.
Large TABLE CLOTHS from 12s. to i6s6.
NAPKINS for 20a. doz.
Elegant India plain, lace and sprig'd MUSLINS.
E. Chadwick
Ebenezer Thompson,
HAS FOR SALE
At his Ware House, Bose-Street,
150 quintals Paffama. POLLOCK;
300 hhds. Linenton SALT;
Barrels and half barrels MACKEREL <
BRANDY and GIN per pipe;
Few puncheons 3d proof St. Vincent's
RUM; of an excellent flavor ;
Young hyfon and fouchong TEAS per
chest ;
Boxes of Souchong Tea, containing a
bout g6lb. of a fuperit/ quality;
SUGAR per bbl.
Russia and Swede's IRON per ton,,
30 bbls. SHIP-BREAD;
100 casks LIME;
Row-street, Nov. 17.
INFORMS those of his customers who wish to
be fupplieJ with Spermaceti OIL, for rhe enfu
iog winter, that by applying soon, they may be sup
plied at a reduced price.
AL^o —To Let, the office now occupied by Geo.
W. Prescott, Esq. and possession given in three
weeks, apply as above.
N.B. All those who are indebted to E. Chad
wick or have accounts open with him, are once
tn ire requested to call and fettle the fame, or else he
(hall take the liberty to call on them in another
form. Nor. 16.
Has just received a variety of INDIA GOODS,
•which will be sold very cheap, viz.
INDIA COTTONS of all prices, some for
only 11% piece.
Offers for sale,
A quantity Camwood, Copperas, and other dyestuffs
just received ; also, 40 quarter casks Gun Powder
of different qualities, very low.
GROCERIES and other goods as usual.
Nov. 16.
Iron Hollow Ware, viz.
Pots, Kettles, Bake Pans, Basons, Cart Boxes,
Dogs, &C. ALSO,
Thomas Kennard
Has for Sale, on Spring Hill,
FRENCH Brandy ; Malaga Wine ; Hollands
Gin; W.l.Rum; Lucca Oil, per flafk of an
excellent quality ; Souchong and Bohea Teas ; Loaf
and brown Sugars ; Molafles ; Pepper ; Allpice;
Nutmegs; Cassia; Ginger ; Coffee ; Gun Powder;
Fig and Pigtail Tobacco : Snuff; bar Soap;Cot
ton ; Rice; gin cases; Nova Scotia Grind stones ;
liver Oil; Salt ; Filh ; Mould and Dipt Candles ;
a handsome assortment Crockery and Brown Ware
&c. &c. &c. Nov. 13.
—
To be Let,
Three fourths of ft very convenient Dwelling
House, in a centragfort of the town— Enquire
of the Printers. Nov. 10.
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PltylUN and FIGURED
P^tent'Cord,
FwWe^jff q^^XWDT.
Stephen Deande,
•Respectfully informs the Ladies and Gentlemea
qf this town, that he has removed his Confection
ary Shop directly opposite hi; former Stand m
Ruck-street, and that he has now on hand,
a complete assortment of
Confectionary,
SUCH AS
PEPPERMINT LOZENGES,
SUGAR PLUMBS;
SUGAR'D ALMONDS;
BURNT ALMONDS ;
Loaf & Brown SUGAR CANDY ; &c.
ALSO,
a general assortment of
Chidren's Toys,
among which are LONDON DOLLS, from 25 to
2,50 cts. Ato 17.
Has for Sale,
Rum, Gin and Brandy; Coffee ; Cotton ; Spices ;
Hyson, Hyson skin, seuchong and bohea TEAS, of
a superior quality—with most articles in the Gro
cery line. ALSO,
4d. 6d. lOd. & 20d. cut and wrought Nails.
an assortment of
21 bags Georgia Cotton
cfa superior quality. Nov. 17.
Crockery Ware.
and a few calks best Enghfh GUN POWDER—
All of which he will fell at a fair price for cash.
Nov. 12.
COTTON-
William Garland,
Nathan B. Folsom,
Cheap India Goods.
Peter Coffin,
HAS FOR SALE,
John Man,
an assortmeet of
TO the Hon. the Superior
Court of Judicature nowhoiden at Exeter,
Count, of Rockingham,
HUMBLY SHE WS,
Eliphalet Giddinge, as he is
Administrator of the estate of Nathaniel Giddinge,
late of laid Exeter, deceased, and as Guardian unto
D)|l y Giddinge, Mary Giddinge, and Harriet
Giddinge, and Nathaniel Giddinge, minors,
children of the laid Nathaniel Giddinge, decea
sed—That the said deceased in hi slife time
was guardian unto the said children—That by his
account of his guardianship of said minors, exlfb.
ited by your petitioner, as A Iminiftra+of Ids
Ertate, it appears there is a balance due to the said
deceased of four tnoufond four hundred and ninety
fix dollars and forty cen's, frrhe payment of which
it is necessary that the real Estate of the said minors
should be fold. That the Ltd minors are owners of
about one hundred and thirty acres more or less of
land lying in Exeter aforesaid, with a Dwell'ing
Houfe,ar.d out houses thereon. • That it would be
conducive to the interest of said minors that the
whole of said premifi s should be fyd for the pay
ment of said demands, and the overplus of the pro
ceed# thereof to be put to in/e^ft for their bentfir.
Your petitioner therefore prays your Honors to grant
him Lc^fe to fell the whole of said premises agree
ably to law in such case made and provided. And
he as in duy bound will ever prav.
ELIPHALET GIDDINGE.
Rockingham, as.
Superior Court, September term, 1904.
Ordered by the Court that
the petitioner notify all persons concerned to ap
pear before the Justices of the Superior Court of
Judicature to be holden atPortfmou'h, within and
for the county of Rockingham, on the firft Tuef
day of February next, to fliew caufrf, if any they
have, why the prayer of said petition should not be
granted, by causing said petition and order of Court
thereon to be published three weeks successively in
the Portsmouth Oracle, the last publication whereof
to be fix weeks before said term.
Aiteft, NATH'L. ADAMS, Clerk.
Copy examined by
NATH'L. ADAMS, C/erfc
Isaac Stanwood,
Has Just received by the ship Milford ffo.
Liver]x)ol, at his
Crockery & Glass Ware store.
Head of Buck-street,
A handsome asssortment of
Tea Ware's
* Consisting of
PLAIN BLUE PRINTED;
FLUTED do. do.
do. OLIVE do,
do, best enamel'd various patterns;
Elegant Stone TEA POTS ; SUGARS and
CREAMS;
Cain do. do. do. do.
Egyptian black do. do-'
With a general assortment of
Earthen & Glass Ware, ~
which is now selling at the lowest prices,
ALSO
A few CRATES of WARE well assorted forth,
the Country. Nov. 24.•
FOR SALES
ON board brig Ferdinand, John Lane master,
lying at Jacob Sheafe, esq'rs. Wharf,
200 HOGSHEADS
Coarse Liverpool' Salt ;
17 tons of Sea Coal,
And a few Crates of
Liverpool Ware ;
—ALSO—
»^^The Hull of said
"' tons burthen, together with
Sails, Rigging, Spars, Cables,
Anchors and Appu/u nances—For
urther particulars enquire of the Master on board.
Nov. 24. A
-a -
Now landing and for tale by ;
Benjamin Swett,
roo hhd. SALT,
20 hhd. and 40 bbls. SUGAR ;
ALSO.
30c Quintals Cod FISH;
60 kegs of BUTTER:
other GOODS as uiual.
Nov. 2
^Almanacks, for 1805.
Just Ptotiahed, and f^r+t-te by,
Thomas & Whipple,
Sign of Johnson's Head, Market-square;
Newburyport.
ALMANACS, for 1805, "' various kinds, by the
Thousand, Hundred, Grass, Dozen or Single.
Printers and Bookfellcrs are reqa v ft^d to
fend in their orders as soon as poffibie.
Barley & Falx-Seed
WANTED —for which Market price will be
given. Apply to
WM. & CHA'S. NFIL.
Rags.
Cash given for RAGS at TREADWELLs' Took
Store
't he PORTSMOUTH ORACLE
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