Oracle post — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-12-27 00:00:00, page 3

( New-Orleans.
t h expeded that the troops, under Gen. WitKiMtaw
„ foe now on their way to take possession of the territory of
4 which thia city is the capital. There are no accounts of any
{erioui opposition intended c'n the part of the native inhab
itants. The creoles appeared fatisfied and contented—know
,s as the), fay, that whoever will be matters they must be
• lubjedynd whether those masters are Spanish, French or
America is a matter of indifference with them. The
[^panijb officers banker after the leeks and onions of office,
,and would not very willingly resign them. But their mas
ter has yielded to necessity—why should not his flavc,.
From Washington, December 13.
" The bill for repealing the Bankrupt Law, has this
day passed the Senate, Seventeen voting for it, and Twelve
against it—The signature of the President only is wanting
to give it the effecl of a law. After the signature, no new
proceedings under the old law will be valid.* But all com
missions issued prior thereto must be completed by the com
missioners.
General Smith has introduced into theSemafe, a Resolu
tion to prevent foreign Jbips bringing into the United States, any
articles, other than tfyfe of the nation to which fueb Jhips belong ;
r and to check the pra&ice of imprtfng American seamen
Major LXndai passed Natchez, on the 19th November,
bearing difpatchcs for M LAusset, the Prefect of Louisi
ana, from the French government
+ The United States frigate John Adams and New York, have
arrived at l^a/htogton from the Mediterranean
Dr Andrew Fothergill has arrived at Philadelphia
from England.
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^ The following ACT passed the Legifliture of this State
on the 4,Bth, and 29th of last month.
An ACT in addition to " An Arif to regulate the
proceedings for extinguiJhingfires, (frat may be acci
'dental 1 , or otherwise kindled."
WHEREAS, the A&s heretofore made for exting
uishing fires, are found not to answer every pur
pale for which they were designed ;—
i, Therefore. —
BE it enaded by the Senate apd House of Re
presentatives in GeueralCourt convened, That
it shall be the duty of the fire-wards, or the major
T part es them, within the town of Portsmouth, or
any other town where fire-wards are chosen, to
make such rules and regulations, not repugnant to
any law of this State, for preventing fires, or for
)T clearing away (havings, ch ps or any combustible
matter that may be thought dangerous from any
house, Hore, work (hop, whirs, or flreet, as they in
their judgment, may think proper. And the said
fire-wards fliall have full power to annex fach fines
and penalties for the breach of any one or all of
those rules and regulations, as may be necessary,
not exceeding twenty dollars for each offence.
" And be it further enacted by the authority afore
faid, That any person may sue or prosecute any one
for a breach of any 1 those rules or regulations, so
? made before any court of competent jorifdiaion to
rry the fame in an action of debt, one half of which
fines shall go to the prosecutor, and the other half
to be applied for the use of the engines within the
1' town where the offence is committed.
Caledonian Society.
Wednesday last, being the annfterfary of St Andrew,
'.the fame was celebrated by the Sons of Caledonia at the
house of Mr Martling—when after tranfading their usual
business, and hearing the annual report on the
Bate of the funds, the increase of which was highly fatis
fadory, the following gentlemen (elected at a previous
'meeting) were installed into their refpeafye offices, viz
William Scott, President,
Donald Fraczr, Pice President,
} Andrew Mather, Treasurer.
# Hugh R. Murray, Secretary.
Standing Committee,
William Smith, ,bn M'Leak,
fames M'Lean, Hector Sinclair,
Robert Gordon, William Oliver,
' Robert Elliot.
The members then fat down to an elegant and plentiful
supper provided by Mr. Martling The remainder of the
^ evening was spent in social harmony, enlivened by the
cheerful glass, numerous national songs, appropriate and sen
timental toafis. Themembers then, with mutual fatisfaction,
feparrred at an ea-1) hour for their rafpcdlive places of
abode. New York paper, December 2.
i -
At a meeting of the American Philosophical Society held
at Philadelphia# on the 15th October, the following gen
tlemen were ele^ed members —
> David Rampy, M. D of Charleflon, S. C.
Capt. Merewether Lewis, of Virginia.
Mr. Robert Gilmpr, jr. of Baltimore.
. Q. —
• Citizen Cathala, a French arzhitea, has invented a
bew method of employing tiles for the roofs of houses, by
which one half of the quantity usually employed for that
purpose is fufficient.^ The tiles are to he made in a square
ii„inftead of an oblong form. The hook by which they are
fattened is at one of the angles, so that when fattened to the
laths, they hang down diagonally, and every tile is covered
one fifth part, on two sides, by the superior row.
The Nymphs of Billiugfgate have offered their services
, to government, in case Buonaparte conies over, to jaw him
rn/eat,. [Lon pap.
Marine List.
'4 Arrivals and, departures fare Dec. 1 7.
18 failed Ihip Henry & Francis, Folger,Cape of Good Hope,
19, arrived, schooner Hero, Odiorne, Demarara,
20, failed brig Ceres, Underwood, Martinico,
'do schooner Success, Manson, Weft-Indies,
do schooner Jones' Eddy, Denner, Weft Indies,
21, do schooner Dolphin, Tripe, Barbados,
arrived schooner Eunice, Brown, Lisbon,
22, do Chip Magnet, Treadwell, Russia.
December 22, arrived schooner Eunice, Brown, 46 days
from Lisbon — left there the following American vessels :—
Brig America, Greenman, of Providence, from Norfolk,
75 days passage—snow Rachel, Hale. Alexandria—schoon
er Eliza Dudley, Babcock, New London, to fail in 4 or 5
days—schooner Fame, Craft, Baltimore, 54 days paffage—
brig John, Huffey, Boston, fail in 10 days—schooner Hope,
\' Foster, Plymouth—schooner Dispatch, Morgan, Provi
' dence, 41 days from Norfolk,—ln lat. 45, II N„ long. 42,
53, W. spoke the schooner Brulos, Abbot, 11 days from
Boston, for Amsterdam, all well' In lat, 43, 36, N. long,
52,00 W. ship Hope, Ripley, 25 days from Liverpool for
'Bofton. Brig Eunice, Dyer, of Providence, failed from
fLifbon the 3d November for. Boston.
An English guineaman of 20 guns and 40 men, was ta
ken and carried into Guadeloupe Nov. 15, by a French
™> , schooner of 10 guns and 80 men, after an a&ion which
lifted I hour, in which the English Captain was killed;
Captain Harrison, in a black sided schooner, from St
Barts, for Salem, has put into Holmes' Hole, difmafted—
, none of her crew loft, ' ,
1 A schooner from Jamaica, bound to Norfolk, has been
cast away below Currituck bar. Fifteen perfonsperi shed •
O
Vessels left.
At St Thomas's November 15, Hope, of Portfmouth—
at Calcutta, 4 months finer, Pallas, of Salem to fail in 2
weeks ; brig Reward of do. in 2 days —At St Martins,
,!>7. 25, brig Franklin, Blunt, of Portsmouth.
'/ Nov. 20, lat. 41, 25, long. 58, ship Tom Turner,fo r
" , —rfmouth, was spoken, 43 days from Amsterdam for
MARRIED
At Dover, b, the Rev. R. Gray, Mr. Jacob Joy, jr,
to the amiable Miss Eliza Hicks, both of Madbury.
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DIED..
At Sens, (in France) at the age of 81 years, Pierre Es
prit Sambuc De Montvert, the eldest General Officer in
France, his name having been enrolled on the military lift
for 77 years. He has been in 75 battles, 1 sea engage
ment, 7 lieges, 3 assaults, and affixed in defending j for
treffes, in which he received 9 wounds, was twice made
prisoner of war and once fuffered shipwreck.
«+«+«+«+tt«to £ fr.fc%fc_<«+»fc« 4
LADD and SMITH,
, Have for Sale at their
Ship Chandlery Store,
No. 5, Merchant's Row,
CORDAGE, Boltrope, Worming,
Houfling, Marlin Points, whipping and
sewing Twine ; Raffia Sheeting ; Tow Cloth;
Leather ; sheet Copper and Lead ; Tar ; Rozin;
black and white Varnish ; fpermacita, porpoise,
fifh and linseed Oil ; spirits of Turpentine ; dry
and ground White Lead ; ground Venetian ;
red do ; Yellow Ochre ; powder'd do ; Spanish
Brown ; Whiting ; Lampblack; Verdegrife and
Vermilion ; Paint Brushes and Tools ; Roll and
Srilpher Brinnftone ; Tallow ; Sand and House
Sheathing Paper ; Mop Yarn ; Mast Hoops';
Hanks ; Oars; Handspikes ; Perkins^ Patent
Tamps ; ships Camboofes ; Spikes ; deck, draw
ing, sheathing, feupper, copper, 24d, 2od, tod,
Bd, 6d, sd, 4d and 3d wrought and cut Nails ;
^od, rod, 6d, sd, 4d, 3d, 2d and id Brads;
63, 4d, 3d, 2d & !4ounce coarse and fine Clouts ;
tin'd Pump Nails ; Rivets ; Hooks & Thimbles ;
brass & iron Cabin door Locks ; Stays, Buttons,
Hooks, & Hinges ; Woodstock, iron rim, closet,
pad and portmanteau Locks ; H & HL Hinges
from 3 to 10 Inches ; call iron patent cut Hinges
with and without loose pins ; chest and box
Hinges ; Wood Screws, different; sizes ; patent
copper Binnacle Lamps ; do feeders ; jappan'd
lamps ; Candleflicks; speaking and hand Trum
pets ; brass and wood Cocks ; copper, tin, and
wood Hand Pumps ; wood and tin Tunnels;
draw and water Buckets ; iron bound Cans;
iron Shovels ; Boat Hooks ; Grains ; Harpoons ;
(hark hooks ; can hooks ; marlinfpikes ; crow
bars ; marlin, boltrope, and fail Needles ; Palms;
deep sea from 60 to 120 fathom and hand Lines ;
log, mackrel, squid, 9, 12, 15, and 18 thread
Lines ; deep sea, hand and fifh Leads ; fifhing
hooks ; broad and narrow Axes ; Hatchets ;
Adzes ; Hammers ; steel plate, common and
compass Saws ; Chisels ; Gouges ; screw and
pod Augers ; Plains ; Files ; Tap borers ; Bits ;
Gimblets ; Nippers : Marking Irons ; Iron
Squares ; Compasses ; Chalk lines ; Drawing
Knives; Saw fett's ; Caulking Tools. ,
Table and Carving Knives and Forks ;
fi(h Knives ; table and tea Spoons ; Coffee Mills;
tea and large Kettles ; Iron Pots ; Spiders ;
Skillets ; Bake Pans ; Dutch Ovens; Frying
Pans; Gridirons; Skimmers ; Ladles; Tormen
tors ; Iron Spoons ; Tinder-boxes and Reels ;
tin and horn Lanterns ; Bellows; Fritts ; Bowls ;
stew Pans ; Coffee Pots ; tin and wood Measures ;
stone Jugs ; Pewter.
A general assortment as
Crockery, Glass, Jappan'd, Tin, Iron
and Wood Ware ; Floor, Hearth, Duftin'g,
Scrubbing, & Tar Brushes; Mops ; Birch and
Corn Brooms : Cabin Bells ; Mpufe & Rat
Traps ; Cork Screws ; Corks &c.—Powder,Shot,
Bullets, Flints, Powder cafes,fcrew-drivers, worm
screws and gun locks.
10 by 8 & 9 by 7 Glass ; Grindstones ;
ted, blue, yellow and white Bunting ; Colours,
Ensigns, Pendants, Jacks and Burgees.
GROCERIES.
Rum ; Brandy; Gin ; Molasses ;
hyfon, hyfon skin, fouchong and bohea Teas ;
Mufeovada, India, lump & loaf Sugars ; Coffee;
Chocolate ; Pepper ; Mace; Cinnamon ; Cassia;
Cloves; Nutmegs; Raisins ; Ginger ; Salt-Petre ;
Starch ; Mustard : cake and bar Soap ; Cotton ;
White Beans ; Pollock Fish.
II^AN'I ED —Oakum, mop-yarn, pints,
tow cloth, leather, mast hoops, hanks, lampblack,
oars, handspikes, buckets, cans, brooms, farving
mallets, log-reels, and hand-pumps.
Portsmouth, 2,th Dec. 1803.
Dr. J. Flagg,
TAKES the liberty to inform the La
dies and Gentlemen of Portsmouth, that he is in
town, and will tarry one week or ten days, to pradict as
Surgeon Dantift, and will be happy to receive their com
mands;ar Col, Brewster's, Crofs-Artet. fate
December 24.
Rose Blankets,
bom 6 to 11 quarters, of a superior quality, may
be had remarkably Cheap, at the Qore of
William Garland,
wear the Court House. Dec. 17.
—CT ___________ ________
Peter Coffin,'
THAS just received per ship Tiger,from
AJI . London, an additienal fapply of
Fancy & other Goods,
CONSISTING OF
Chintzes ; Dimities ; Black and co
lored Sarfenet Cambricks and Gingham ; fafh
ionable cotton and silk Girdles ; black Laces ;
Broad Cloths ; best double mill'd Caffimeres ;
fuperfine fafhionable Waistcoating ; Bed Laces
and Fringes, &c. &c. December, 20.
1 Ground Rent.
A LOT of LAND,fituated on High
ftreet, opposite Mr. Wm. R. Hardy's, fuicable
for sor 6 small Buildings. Any person or persons wishing
for inch a convenience, may be suited by applying to
William Brewster.
Portsmouth, December 24, 1803.
A Maid wanted, apply to the Prin
ters. December 25.
S. LARKIN,
Has for Sale at his Store on the Parade,
<a general assortment of
W- India Goods & Groceries,
which he offers very low for cash.
AMONG WHICH HE HAS
Excellent old Cogniac, and
Spanish BRANDY, by bbl. or
gallon ; old Jamaica RUM ; best Hol
land GIN ; Madeira, Lisbon, Sherry, and
Malaga WINES, per qr. calk, or retail ;
No. I & 2 Chocolate of a superior qual
ity per box or retail ; SUGAR and
FLOUR per bbl. ; COFFEE, COT
TON, and INDIA SUGAR per bag ;
excellent English Muihrd per keg, fb^
or bottle; Ginger per keg ; best Spanifli
Segars pr^box ; Loaf and Lump Sugar;
freth Raisins per box or cal ; Hyfon
Skin, Souchong, and Bohea TEAS pr.
chest ; Window Glass various sizes ;
Pepper ; Alfpice ; Cala ; Spermecita;
Mould and Dipt- CANDLES ; Choc
olafe Shells, and Cocoa ; Gun Powder,
Hyfon-, Young Hyfon, and Souchong
TEAS ; Baftet Salt ; Split Peas of an
excellent quality ; Zant Currants ;
Prunes ; Figs ; Shell'd Almonds ;
Grapes ; Olives ; preferv'd Ginger ;
Miufcadel Raisins ; Mace ; Nutmegs ;
Cinnamon ; Cloves ; Indigo ; Saltpetre ;
Starch ; —and various other articles,
also, Wrapping, Writing, Printing,
Sheathing and Press Papers.
Portsmouth, Dec. 24.
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JOHN MAN,
has for Sale, at the corner of Market, arid
Bow-streets; Spring-Hill,
RUM, GlN,„and BRANDY, pr,
bbl. or gallon, Hyfon, Souchong, and Bohea
TEAS; Loaf and Brown SUGARS;
No. 1, and 2 Chocolate ; Coffee ; Span
ilh INDIGO of an excellent quality pr.
dozen or less quantity ; GINGER pr.
keg, dozen, or lb. ,Gun Powderdo; Nut
megs ; Cloves; Pepper; Allspice ; Salt
jetre ; Copperas ; Allum ; Red Wood;
Fuftic; Soap; Starch ; Spanish Segars,
with most articles in the
GROCERY LINE.
Also American , and. English Shovels;
Frying Pans; Flat Irons; Cotton and
Wool Cards; Blocktin Tea Pots; Pew
ter Bafons; Spoons ; Knives and Forks ;
Jack-Knives • Pen & pocket do. Razors;
Scissors; Japan Cannisters ; do. Waiters;
Pins; Knitting & sewing Needles &c.
Iron Hollow Ware, viz.
Small and large KETTLES; Pots.
Dutch-Ovens ; Bafons ; High-pans; spi
ders ; Skillets ; Large & small Cart boxes,
Waggon do. & Chaise do. a large supply
of Dogs & AN DIRONSof all sizes ; iod
&2od Hammered NAILS ; 4,6, 8,10,
& 20 cut NAILS ; English Blistered,
German, Hallbach & Trieste STEEL,
some of which is suitable for Shoeing
sleighs ;
Liverpool SALT,
per hhd. or bufnel—all of which he will
fell low for Cash.
Ebenezer Thompson,
Harfor jale at his Ware-House, Bow Jlreet,
OLD Sable Russia Iron per ton ;
Brandy per pipe or bbl.
Gin, do. Rum, do.
Molasses per hhd. Sugar per bbl.
Superfine and fine FLOUR;
Liverpool SALT;
Hyfon, Young Hyfon, Hyfon-skin, Sou
chong and Bohea TEAS, per chest;
A few boxes Spanifli Segars;
2oolb. Nutmegs, in bags of lolb each,
which will be fold by the bag or single pound—cheap,
December 24, 1803.
Stephen Hardy
HAS just received and for sale at his
(hop in Buck-ftre t, a variety of fafhionable
Gold Ear Rings; Finger Rings, Handkeichief
Pins, Gold Necklaces, Combs, Snuff Boxes,
Smelling Bottles, Dressing Cases, Plated Candle
flicks, Japan'd l anterns, Tea Pots, Penknives,
Scissors, Pocket Books, Waiters, snuffer Trays,
&c.
N. B b Cafli given for old Gold and
Silver. Portsmouth, Dec. 23.
THE Subscribers appointed Com
missioners to receive, examine and adjust the
claims against the ellate of
-WILLIAM ROBINSON,
late of Exeter, Hatter, deceased, represented insol
vent, give notice that they will attend that business,
at Mr. HUTCHINS' tavern in said Exeter, on the
firlt Monday in December next, and of the five fol
lowing months, from lour to eight o'clock, P. M.
on laid days.
Nathaniel Parker,
Jeremiah Dow,
Joseph Smith.
Exeter, November 14, 1803,
For Sale at Auction, ।
ON Saturday the 14th ut January
next, Two LOTS of LAND in Chester,
nearly opposite Deacon Dearborn's tavern,
containing about eight acres, being part of the
estate of John OrdWay, deceased- also, the
reversion of the trad let off to the Widow of the
laid J. O. as her dower.
Sale to be at Deacon Dearborn's —-
Terms liberal. Portsmouth, December 20, 1803
A Bargain.
T° '° s °' c ' at V en °
-A- due, on Wednesday the 28th,
ftyXc^ll '""' ° n '' P re miles, that beautiful
eti#M#lei L V fruated Brick-House and Farm,
near Lum,,rcy River Landing, with convenient out
Houses, in good repair, well situated for a Tavern,
or Tradeing. Said Farm contains about 200 acres
well watered, and wooded land, about 20 acres of
which are interval; produces yearly, 50 tons of
Hay, and 66 barrels Cider; Pasturing and Tillage
in proportion, Any person wishing to purchase
will picafe to apply immediately to
John Mead,
now on laid premises. December 17.
FOR Sale on board the schooner Un
ion,Nrholas Blanchard, mast., lyingit
the Pier,
190 quintals of excellent Dumb Pollock
Fish.
520 do. do for (hipping, or country use.
140 do Cod.
100 do. Haddock.
131 bbls. Dry Salted Herrings, 70 do.
Mackerel!, infpeaed and branded for exportation.
29 do. Liver Oil.
12 do. Pickled Cod Fish.
100 boxes Smoaked Herrings.
300 Grindstones.
A few Cow Hides & Calf-fkins,
enquire of Oliver Shed on board said schooner,
or of Elisha Whidden.
Portsmouth, 10th Dec. 1803.
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Just received and for sale by
Joseph Clark, jr.
at his sap in Buck-fireet,
LARGE Fashionable Gold Beads;
handsome silver Cream Pots; h^udfome fiher
plated Cahors ; elegant mounted bair Combs ;
elegant enamelled silver Thimbles, with a complete
assortment of
JEWELRY;
of every description. dec. 10.
SHOES
Robert M'Cleary,
HAS received and for Sale at his store,
three doors weft of the Bell Tavern, Con
gress-street, an extensive assortment of Ladies
and Gentlemen's
S 110 ES,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Russia furr'
Shoes ; English and American Cork do. Black,
Green, Yellow and Red Morocco skins; White
Sheep kins; striped Binding do. Ladies andGen
tiemen's Socks ; water-proof and Flannel foals;
Gentlemen's Morocco flippers ; Boot Webbin.
Men's Hats.
Gentlemen's Beaver Gloves ; straw Plemhs and
Rofetts for Ladies' Bonnets ; Pearl ear Drops ;
trebble gilt do. Pearl Beads; fancy do. Breast
Pins; Miniature Chains ; Ladies' Tortoise
shell ; Hair & Dressing Combs; Ivory Combs ;
Gentlemen s patent Buckles. Afanciful affortmenl
ROSETTS.
Bandanno Handkerchiefs; Italian Sha
ving SOAP in pots.
Also a variety of TRUNKS.
All the above articles will be fold low for rea
dy Cash or Tow Cloth.
O Allowance made to those who with to pur
chase by wholesale, and approved credit givem
Portsmouth, December 10, 1 803.
LOST last Wednesday afternoon, on
the Road to Greenland, an
English Silver Watth,
black silk firing, Glals Seal, fmal Key. A gem
erous reward will be given the finder on leaving it
at Treadwells Book-shop, or,to the owner.
John Snell,
Greenland December 23, 1803.
^ — a
Fresh Oranges^
TUST received by NATHANIEL,
WHITE, and for sale by hundred or other 3
ways -a Quantity of Fresh Oranges.
December £,.
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INDIGO.
For Sale by Wm. &C. NEIL, ''
2501b5. Spanish float Indigo,
of the firft quality. Dec. 17, 1803.
ALL Persons indebted to, or that have
any demands on the estate of
JOHN CRAM, Esq.
late of Pittsfield, deceased, are desired to exhibit
them immediately to
John Cram, Executor
to the last Will and Teflament of said John
Cram, Esq. Pittsfield, December 17, )Boj.