The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-07-28 00:00:00, page 4

The Bison so real and flout,
May boafl of his Ihape and his size;
Os his arch and his amoious pout,
Ofthe charm of his love darting eyes#
Compar'd with my Phelim, he'd fknlk,
Like the dew from the heat of the fun ;
Like a mud turtle's head to his hulk,
Like a debtor at fight of a dun.
While others repine at tlieir fate,
And hah that their doxies bewitch ;
Let Flanagan comfort his pate ;
Henrietta is loader than pitch.
The world then shall not go to wreck,
And Phelim may banish his woe ;
His turtle may firetch out his neck,
And bull-frogs may sing tally ho.
HENRIETTA.'
=eCTfflil ^
^umorift.
A Batchelors reasons againJl MatrinMny.
1 Am neither old, nor young ; I am not hand
feme nor ugly ; though I will not be fare of ei
ther of these, as tafles are so different ; but I truly
mean that 1 hope I am not what the female critics
would call a (hocking fellow ! a detellable crea
chore ! a horrid ugly monster ! 1 am not wife —
and, with all mbmiflion I flatter myfelf, not fool
ill. I have few virtues, and I hope few vices,
i am not rich because I have no landed eflate, nor
money in the funds ; and I am not poor, because
I have half a guinea to aflift a friend. Audi
have Contentment, which I find to be a molt fdv
ereign remedy for the vapours# Sometimes lam
serious, fom^imCT gay ; fdmetimes fad and fome
tim'es merry ; but, I am generally in tolerable
good humor, except when I am flatly contradict
cd, and then lam the very devil. lam not verv
fnfole nor very iufenfrble ; but I am one of those
who can feel for a person in distress; and who do
not condemn the Harting tear at an affecting nar
ration as a certain proof of effeminacy. I keep
no horses except a hobby or two, on which 1 am
ble now and then ; this by /he by 1 must be in
dn|red with even after marriage. I can make a
fliift to maintain nryfelf in a genteeF way, and
- with muiigement 1 might perhaps be able to
figure a little ip a family way sometimes. But I,
einnot afford to marry one without fortune, ' as it
would increase my eXpenfe so much, that perhaps
my taylor's, butcher's and baker's children may
•be brought to (hurt allowance. Every tady who
has what die thinks a pretty fortune, expects to
meet amm with a very pretty fortune ; and when
they meet they marry. Tobe fore, your hand
fame fellows, and your clever fellows, sometimes
mart:, well; but as lam none of these, I have no
claim to the premises.
If the Legiftature would enaff a law, that no
person of fortune should marry a person of for
tune; or in case they did; the fortune of one or
other should be forfeited to portion out to those
who have none, then we should have' glorious
times. Love, attachment, elleem, and regard,
would then be motives for marriage, superior to
money —-and then I might get a wife. Till that
time Happens I am afraid 1 must remain
A BACHELOR.
/ An Irishman, ("peaking of the right hand, said
- an.&glifhman' # s tight hand; was his left. A per
son hearing him, pitied which was an. Irishman's
rightlihnd. " His fut^by saps, said he.
A great crowd being gathered about a poor
cobler, wh4 had just died in flie street, a tu^n afk
cd AT'xarider Stephens what was to be feed :/ On
b a cobier's end,' replied he.
Harro Sitevens'relates an anecdote of a dwarfifh
ran, wto had espoused fnch a gigantic woman,
that he was obliged to climb upon a 'fable if he
• 'wanted to k+ft her. This wom,n. fays our au
thor, When her husband was vexed or out of hiv
mor; would look down as it from a two pair of
flairs window, and ask who it Was that ktytfuchd
grumbling there below?
, AS a lock of freth hay to a cow,
Who all the day has been chewing her cud ;
As a pailfull of swill to a sow, (
To a boar as a puddle of mud ;
The notes of thy songs far excel
The bray of the musical jack;
Or Orpheus vt hen tripping to hell,
To coax his dear Eurydice back d
While lovers their destiny moan,
That their lasses are colder than clay,
That their bosoms arc harder than done,
Mine is fofter than butter or whey.
Should 'B.ETTA poor Phelim forfake,
The world into mourning would go,
The bull frogs Would grunt at his fate,
And mud-turtles pine at his woe.
PHELIM.
HENRIETTA
TO
PHELIM O'FLANAGAN.
AS a calico gown to a wench,
Who has drudg'd in the kitchen a year ;
As a frog frickafee to the French ;
To a buck as a bottle of Seer.
How fair Henrietta, thy name,
Which, alas ! all comparison mocks ;
The eel hiay attempt, but in vain,
To rival the twill of thy locks.
So sweet ; and still sweeter 'be notes,
That flow from thy magical pen,
Thau the warbling of wood-peckers throats,
' Or the cluck of the chick nurfiog hen.
Far sweeter to me is thy face,
Where chalk and . red ocre appear ;
Where the lilly is robb'd of each grace,
And the rose is in bloom the whole year.
poetical Department,
-i-^^ee*^,^^-
PHELIM O'FLANAGAN,
To nis'•
HENRIETTA.
From the Dublin Daily Advertiser, April i,B.
Exact dimenfious of a small sheep, fed by
ThomasG oing,Efq. of Troverlion, co. Tipparary,
and killed lall Saturday, by Joseph Huvendon, in
Limerick :—Depth ,of fat over his rib, 412 in
ches ; on the rump 5 inches ; on the back part of
the leg, 2 1-2 inches. Weight of the carcase, 116.
she bones of the entire carcase, computed, not
more than 40 oz. The shank bones but 5 oz.
Sunday the 22d infl. bein^ the day set apart for
annually rendering homage to the virtues of the
deceased WashiKGfon, in the United Slates, fix,
teen minute guns were fired from each of the A
merican ships now in the river. (Calcutta Paper.
FOR SALE, 1
A final! and beautiful Farm
in Epsom, within forty or fifty rods.of tfte Meet
ing-House. Said farm contains 48 acres Os valua
ble land ; a good House, Barn and Shead—alfo, a
good Garden, an Orchard capable of making from
20 to 25 bbls, of Cyder annually. An equal pro
portion of Mowing, Tillage,lWluring and Wood
land ; a Well of excellent water, &c. The above
premises will be fold on the; most reasonable terms
for cafronly. For further particulars inquire of
ANDREW SANBORN, on the premises.
•N. B. Said Farmif well calculated for a trader,
trade/mai? or tavern. _____
THE fore afflictions occasioned
ty the Yellow Fever, in niany parts of Spain, dur
mg the lall film mer, particularly in the Province
of Andalusia, which by*tbe .bills of mortality enu
merate more than one hundred an f d one thuufand
persons have died of that disorder only.
His Catholic Majesty's Prime
Miniver's orders arf to his Catholic Majesty's
Millifter Plenipotentiary, Consul General, Confnls,
-Vice Confujs, residing in the United States of A
(nerica, to take all necessary precautions <fmer
chants and others, trading to any part of his said
Catholic Majesty's dominions, to be provided with
a bill of health for their refpe&ive velfels so trad
fog, and those only certify# by His Catholic Ma
jelly's Gonful residing in tlie diflri^t of appoint
ment, to notify the fame in the most public man
ner. Q
Given under my hand in office, this 27th day oj
June, A. D. 1801. I -
Juan Stoughton,
J Consul for the Euftern States,
A man and his wife that formerly had lived well
together, grew to be poor, and both loved the pot
well ; and it happened that a friend of the wife's
met her and gave her fix-pepce ; so the came home
with joy to her hufoand, faying to him " What
Ihall we have, my dear husband, for we are rich
now." “ Wife, fays he, 'tis your own, do what
,on will with it." " Why then, fays the, let me
fee—we'll have— (lay—we'll have, now 1 think
on't,a groat's worth of bread & two-pence drink.
Do what you will, tweet-heart, fays he, 'tis your
own. Themihe goes out of doors, and comes
back again, faying, ' No, now 1 think bn't, htif
'baud, we'll have four penny-worth of drink, and
two penny-worth of bread.' ' 1)6 what you please,
fays he, 'tis your own.' Out (he goes again, but
comes in prefeqtly, 6 0 hufban'd, fays she, howd
think better on't, 1 am refolded to have five pen
ny worth of drink, and a penny in bread.' *Do
wo what you please, fays he, my dear, 'tis your
own.' Then out Ilie goes, and copies immediate
ly again, ' I'm now fully resolved to have it all in
drink, and beg a toall of them.' <O dear wife,
fays he, thou haft won my heart for ever. Come,
I'll give thee abufs ; but be fare to let us have it
quick, quick, quick, you rogue. Well, sweet
heart, fays he, how happy it was that thou wenteft
out to day.'
- Mr.' WILLIAM DOWST, who lately died at
Salem, was a man of uncommon size and strength.
He was nearly 7 feet high, and weighed 300 wt.
The following iufiances will prove his degree of
ftrehgth. He was on board a privateer, lag war,
which got among the breakers off Cape Breton ;
when it became necefi'ary immediately to call an
chor ; but there being none upon deck, as many
hands laid hold of one which was yi the hold as
could get at it, but could not Itart it; Dowllpufh
ed them aside, seized it himfelf, brought it upon
deck, carried it forward, and held it upon the
timbef heads while a cable was bent ro it, when
he threw it over, and saved the vessel and lives of
the crew, as they were then upon the point of
dafliing upon the rocks ; the anchor weighed 700
wt. At another time, eight or ten hands were
sent to Becket's ship-yard from the well known
privateer ship Grand Turk, to bring up a lore
yard for the ship : Dowd Was among them, but,
naturally dilatory, he did hot at firft take hold ;
the others shouldered it, but began to flagger un
der it, and complained that there u ere not enough
to carry it ; po^ft, laughing at them, told them
he could carry it alone ; on which they drew it
down, and he took it up, and carried it to the
fliip, without assistance. At another time, when
he attended the fifh flakes at Windmill Point, he
he was directed by his employer to go for a jack
ass which was in an adjoining field ; when Dowft
got him to the partition fence, being in rather a
lazy mood, to save himfelf the trouble of letting
down the bars^ he took the bead ail'd lifted him
over, and then got upon his back and rode him
to the place where he was to be employed. He
once railed from the ground the anchor of the
prize fliip Rochainpron, which weighed 1700 and
which four men had immediately before- endea
vored in vain to lilt, upon a bet. Being at Bil
boa, last war, in a privateer, an English vessel
came in, which bad in its crew,a profeff d bully,
who was challenging every one to combat, and
hearing of Dowll, sent a particular challenge to
bin : they met, and the Englishman, who was
superior to our Sampson in the art of boxing,
knocked him down three times, and the lalt time
twilled his lingers into his hair, to gouge him,
when Dowll gave him a blow upon his arm which
broke it, and with another blow he broke in three
of the bully's ribs, who it was said died of his
wounds. Dow", with his amazing firength, was
remarkably good natured, and tender in his feel
ings and, rather of an indolent habit ; but when
he was routed to anker, or exertion, his efforts
were irresistible. He enjoyed through life, a large
ffiare of health. For three months previous to
death, he had been afflicted with the dropsy, but
appeared to have considerably recovered ; and the
last day of his life he walked abroad the greater
part of the day, according to his usual habit ; but
rhe next morning his wife found him dead in the
bed !
JAMES RUNDLET,
In addition to his former aKurnncnt, viz.
, , A large variety of
Black, white, tambor'd and
lappet Muslins ; Dimities ;Muflinets ;
Cambricks ; Linens ; Hollands ; Cottons ;
Shawls ; Handkerchiefs ; cotton, worsted,
and Qk'Hofiety ; long and fliort kid Gloves ;
(ilk ditto ; Laces ; Edgings ; Ribworts, &c.
Satins ; Luteftrings ; Callicocs;
Chintzes ; Furniture Chintzes ; Calaman
coes i Durants ; Tammies ; Moreens ; Oil
Cloths ; MerfeiHes Quiltings ; Feftians ;
Ginghams , Nankinets; a few fttaw Bon
nets and Parrafols.
Superfine Broad Cloths ; Caffi
meres ; and a general assortment of other
Woolens as usual. Sewing Silks ; T^pes ;
Threads Buttons ; Fans, &c. &c.
'—ALSO—
Hyfon & Souchong Teas; Pol
and Starch ; a few-Kegs bell Ifofton Snuff,
with many other abides too numerous to
mention—All which will behold wholesale
Hugh H. Birch,
From Philadelphia,
Informs his old customers and likewise the public,
that;he has taken a (hop in Liberty -square, head
of Warner's wharf, where he carries on Hie bufi
nefsof Hair, Dreffiug, Wig-making, &c. &c.
He has likewise ^ him, a quantity of human
Half; width he will work in any manner whaffo--
ever, Pfonfmotah, ^ne n, tfa.
Wishes to inform his friends and
the public that he can supply them with any
quantity of
CORDAGE,
from one ton to twenty by giving him previous
notice and good security. fune 22, 1801.
y^ft received, and for help by
TIMOTHY WINN,
bioN-jireet,
A general allotment of
SPRING & SUMMER
GOODS
NOTICE is hereby given,
That the fubferiber has been appointed Adminis
trator on the eflate of
' Capt. SAMUEL SHAW.
late of Portsmouth, mariner, decealed—Aft per
sons therefore who have propert, in their hands,
in trust or otherways, belonging to said eflate are
desired to deliver it immediately to the fubferiber,
and those who have demands are desired to pre
sent their accounts to
'GEO. LONG.
Portsmouth, June 19, 1801.
ALL persons indebted to the-estate
of JOSEPH SIMES,
late of Porifmouth, merchant, deceased, are re
quelled to fettle- the fame without delay with
the fubferiber.
./ THOMAS SIMES,
Admininrator to said Estate.
Portsmouth, %ly 20; ißot.
JUST LANDED,
AND FOR SAFE,BY
MARTIN PARRY,
No. 8, Pot tJmoUth Pier,
4 Cables, 6,9!, &11 inches.
4'l-2 tons assorted CORDAGE.
200 bolts ift, ad'and 3d qualities
RUSSIA DUCK, and
50 pieces RAVENS DUCK.
—ALSO—
Jamaica and N. E. RUM.
MOLASSES.
Hyfon TEA.
LOAF SUGAR.
10 bales ITALIAN PAPER.
SPANISH IRpN.
50 crates assorted WARE, &c.
Portsmouth, July 20, ISOI.
Lappet do. Black do. <'
Company Nankins.
Umbrellas and Parrafok.
Common & ingrain Carpeting, &c.
Potymouth, July 13, 1801.
HAS JJST RECEIVED
A HANDSOME ASSORTMENT OF
Englijh, French and Florence
LUSTRINGS,
Black India Luftrings & Taffaties.
Plain, changeable & ftrip'd Italian
, Silks. N .
Strip'd and plaid Satins for vests.
Best French navy blue Broadcloth.
Fine 7-8 and 4-4 Irish Linens.
Cambrick Mullins, Tambor'd and
. NEW GOODS.
J. UNDERWOOD.
CHEAP STORE.
Gentlemen's Taylorinß
IN THE NEATEST & NEWEST FASHIONS.
—<-<<++<§^+>->. >—.
Mr. Burnham, refpe&fully
informs the Gentlemen of Poitlmouth and
its vicinity, that he still carries on his busi
ness in all it^ branches, back of Mr. Futons,
Jeffrey's Row ; where he will wait upon
them with pleasure. He flatters himfelf
while constant attendance to his business, to
gether with the neatness and dispatch 0* the
work which has already been put into bis
hands, arri which he may be hereafter fav
ored with, fl '1 meet all be observed, he Os
the encouragement he wishes, and secure the
patronage of his former friends and the pub
lic at large.
To the Ladies, he tenders his
mod sincere thanks, for their kind attention
to his adveftifement in the last Ledger ;
and for the favors which they in future in
tended to confer on him :—But at the fame
time has to regret, that as the person he
employed for their services, left him abrupt#
Iv, he mult at ptefent be deprived of their
favors,
Portsmouth, June 8, ißoi.
J WANTED, IMMEDIATELY,
Ttvo Bays, about 14 or 15 years of
age,as apprentices to the Baking bujine/s—apply to
ROBERT YEADON.
WANTED,
A Lad about 14 or 15 years of age, as art
apprentice to the Cabinet Making bufosejs — ap
ply So JOHN GALE.
Oeel^ Gatentar.
, JULY HATH 31 DAYS.
Last quart, if day, 7^ me™.
T"= ' ~Sun™\ siren Web*
^ Days of the R. S, water. R, S
j lAeL h.M. je, M. H.M
445 ^ I • O 9 22
29 Wednesday, 446 8 231 94®
3 9 Thursday, 447 8 3 18 10 5
31 Friday, 448 8 4 3 10 ^6
1 'Saturday,. 4 498 4 48 10 5 2 z
2 Sundays - 450 8 5 3° 11 21
3 Monday, 4 518 6 24 11 67'
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1
APPRENTICES, Wanted.
WANTED,
For the cut-door bufoiefo of a family;
A steady, capable young Man.
Good wages will be given.
Inquire of the Printers. * July 13.
NOTICE.
THE fubferibers hereby give
notice td the creditors of SAMUEL STOR
ER, a bankrupt, that the Commissioners
and afligpees will meet at the Court House
in Portsmouth on Monday the 3.lft day of
August next, at eleven o'clock A. M. to
make a second dividend of the estate and ef
fcds of laid Bankrupt, at which time and
place the creditors who have not before prov
ed their debts may have liberty to prove tha
fame.
JOHN GODDARD,)
H. S. LANGDON, >Affigncesi
CHARLES CUTTS, J
Perffmouth, July 6, 1801.
HARD-WARE.
H. & B. PENHALLOW,
HAVE FOR SALE,
A large and general aflortment of
HARD-WARE GOODS,
, Conjifing of
Almost every article usually imported in that
line, which they will fell on the molt rea
sonable terms, by wholesale and retail, for
call). —Also —
Sheathing Nails, best Sutton Hoes,
Brass Kettles, Cart-Boxes, Sadirons, Sheet
Lead, Black Lead, Rotten Stone, Pumife
Stone, Englilh Pots and Kettles, Frying-
Pans, Clock-paces, Sheet Iron, Cast iron
Weights, large Scale Beams, Brads, Lacks
and Nails of all sizes, &c. &c.
Port[mouth, "May 25, 1801 gw.
GERMAN STEEL,
for Ja*e by
GEORGE PLAISTED.
STONE LIME,
^ QUANTITY OF EXCELLENT
RICHARD Low.
A QUANTITY OF
FOR SALE BY