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DOVER, (DEL.) MAY 2.
We are informed that a person of the name of
Black, living near John's town, in Sussex county, a
few days since beat a servant man of his to death.
\ Xne person who gave us this information, states,
that ne, Black, suspended the man in a cellar, tied
his feet together and placed four heavy fence rails
betweeen them, anl then whipped him much be
yond the demerit of his offence. However, not be
ing satisfied,after repeating, his chastisement seven
times, he left him hanging with this enormous
weight to his feet, locked the cellar door and walk
ed otf two miles to a neighbour's. When he re
turned, on going into the, cellar and seeing his ser
vant motionless, he with the heart of a savage ad
ded four to the numberless lashes, which he had
~ already given him—using at the same time these
' words :—•'D—=i you, have you gone to sleep ?"
He then discovered the result of his severity, and
said—“ I believe he is dead," which our inform
ant says was the fact.
BOSTON, April 9.
WEST-INDIA NEWS.
It will be seen by the following advices from the
West-Indies, received at Philadelphia by a late
arrival from Cape-Francois, that Admiral Menis
sis, actually landed his troops at St. Domingo ; but
as no account is givens of his fleet, it is to be pre
sumed, that immediately after the debarkation he
* sailed for France. -
The Bath — Tickets for sale at the Oracle Book
-1 store—2s cents single and 5 for a Dollar.—The
" Health of every individual would be benefitted by a
judicious use of a temperate Bath at this season of
the year.
Extract of a letter from Gonaives, 12th Aftril.
"By the last accounts from the city of St. Domin
go, we are credibly informed that 9 sail of the line
have arriyed at that place, with Frencli troops,
destined against this country. The Indigene army,
after making a dreadful attempt on that city, have
been repulsed and beat off with moss of one-eighth
of their men, and are all retreating home to their
. several divisions. The Emperor has arrived at
Port-au-Prince, on hjs way to this place, from the
city of St Domingo."
Extract of a letter from Caste Francois dated
jlforil 19.
' " The Emperor has come into this city. His ar
my is repulsed, owing to the arrival of the French
fleet at the city of St. Domingo. The Americans
their main stand-by, will in consequence be more
respected. They will now go to pealing of coffee,
and it is scarcely presumable that the French can
march from St. Domingo, with 5000 troops with
success.
Capt. Ellis, of the ship Two Brother, arrived
at Philadelphia on the 30th ult. in 16 days from
St. Kitts, reports, that the British squadrons, un
der Admirals Cochrane and Graves had formed a
junction and were arrived at Barbadoes.
Their force, as heretofore reported by Captain
Rosseter, consisted of 13 sail of the line—part of
them, under Admiral Graves (which we suppose
to have been the 8 sail seen by captain Tatem on
the 9th of April passing to leeward of St./Thom
as,) had been detached in pursuit of the French
fleet.—Admiral Cochrane, with the remainder con
tinued at Barbadoes.
The Town in general will be gratified with the
notice of Mr. Powell in to-day's paper.—A well
regulated stage has generally been considered one
of the most unexceptionable amusements that has
ever been introduced before any public.
Boston Election of Federal ^Representatives.
The Federal Representative votes, returned in
May last, were but 1136, although every exertion,
whicli a spirited opposition naturally inspired, was
made. This year, though unaided by opposition,
and unsupported by any strenuous exertions, the
number is 1049, making but the inconsiderable dif
ference of 87 votes,
Twenty-six Federal Representatives in Boston,
are elected without opposition.
Those Gentlemen in the Country, who have re
ceived numbers ofthe Evangelical Magazine, will
please to have them delivered to subscribers as soon
as possible and close their accounts at the office.—
The exceeding low price to which the Magazineis
put,renders a punctual payment indispensable.
We have the first volumes of ROLLIN's 'AN
CIENT HISTORY from Press, and are in daily
expectation of the Plates from Philadelphia, when
the vols. will be immediately published, we expect
to publish the work entire in two months.
According to the report of the Director of the U.
S. Mint, there have been coined the past year, of
the precious metals, to the am'" it of 358983 dolls,
and of copper to the value of 1 = 5 dollars. About
11000 dolls, of the gold coin is the produce of vir
gin gold found in N. Carolina.
~" FOR
A few tliousand clear Boards,
very dry, fit for immediate use,—Apply to
Afey 11. JOHN GREGORY.
: By an arrival at Alexandria, we learn, that the
British intended an immediate attack on Marti
nique.
The report, in our last, of the destruction of the
Cork fleet at Barbadoes, proves to be unfounded.
—The French fleet had not been at that place.
The British naval officers have orders to detain
Ha mburg vessels.
Admiral Cochrane's squadron passed St. Kitts
the Bth April.—As it was then composed of six sail
of the line,and three frigates, he probably had been
reinforced by Commodore Hood's squadron from
Antigua. Four sail of the line, three frigates, and
a brig, had been dispatched to leeward, tojoin Ad
miral Dacres, and to search after the Rochefort
squadron.
Since mail, we have received ft Mew- York pap
er of Saturday, which contains the following written
P. S. " May 4, 1805. A vessel in 10 days from
St. Domingo, brings an account, that the French
Rochefort fleet had arrived at St. Domingo ; and
that the blacks had retreated'with much loss." Pre
vious accounts stated, that the blacks had closely
invested the city : That the sable Emperor Dessa.
links, overlooked in person the operations of his
army, which was commanded by Gen. Christo
phe ; that the English sloop of war Snake, was
cruising off the port of St. Domingo ; and thatflags
were frequent between her and the garrison.
Late arrivals from Cadiz state, that Gen. Mo
reau, and family, were to embark for the United
States the first opportunity.
The Oracle.
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TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1805.
ST. DOMINGO.
Marine List.
ENTRIES and CLEARAA CES
at the Custom House.
Arrived brig Got Strong, Boardman, Surrinam.
Cleared Sloop Victory, Prescott, Trinidad;
- ' brig Mary, Freft, Demarara;
[chooser Scythian, Monfon, do.
Left at Voclain Mar. Brig Polly, More, Portsmouth,
At Trinidad, April 7, Montezuma, of this port.
A new ihip From Portsmouth has been spoken off the
Capes, bound to Alexandria.|
Arrived at Boston April 6, brig Prudence, Shapleigh,l
of Portfmoutb, St. Croix, with Rum and Sugar, to May-f
' nard and Lamb, 25 days, released from quarantine.
OBITUARY*NO TICES.
DIED.
At New-York Hugh Daincs, Printer.
Ac Philadelphia, the iff infl. Mr. Samuel Akerman,
printer, formerly of this town.
In Vergennes, (Vt) Enoch Woodbridge, Esquire, late;
Chief Justice of the state of Vermont.
In Alftead, Abfalom Kingsbury, aged 75.
Drowned —Mr John Cole, pilot of New York.
Wakfeld April gib, 18^ Departed this life Sarah 1
Hall, daughter of Avery Hall Efqr. and only daughter
of her mother, in the 25th, year of her age, after a long
and diftreffiog sickness and confinement for three months,
which she endured with remarkable patience, without
complaint ; being resigned to the will of God ; and her
end was peace. She was of an amiable disposition, con
iftant in the duties of piety, and had endeared heifelf to
her near relatives and numerous acquaintance, by her
courteous behaviour, by her duty to her parents, and be
nevolence to all; so that her departureis greatly lament
ed.
In this town two children of Edward Cutts, Esq
On Saturday morning last, departed this transitory life,
Mrs. MARY TRUSDELL, wife of Mr. John Trufdcll,
and daughter of Mr. Joseph Walton ; in the 35th year of
her age—an affectionate wife, a fond mother, a dutiful
daughter, a loving lifter, a fineere chriftian; kind and be
nevolent to the distressed—She was much afflicted with a
weak and fiekly body, and in this refpeA might be said
to be "A lovely child of contlant grief, a mourner all her
days ;'' —-yet at times, enabled to rejoice in the Lord, and
' kc joyful in the God of her salvation ; And by faith seemed
1 to behold that land which is very far off —which made her
! patient in affliction, and submissive to the dispensations of
; a righteous Ged ; though through much tribulation foe enter
ed into the kingdom of God, yet met death with perfect com
posure, and
Joyful, vid >all the frength fee had,
Her quitting lips could Jing
"Where is tby loafed victory grave !
"And where the monger's fling ?''
Doubtless while we are mourning, the is rejoicing ; while the
church militant are praying for a fan&ified improvement of
their loss, she \s praijing that God who called her to join
the general assembly and church of the frf horn, wbofe names
are -written in heaven; while they are combating with the
powers of darkness, (he has conquered, is bearing palms of
viftory, is crowned -with glory ; while we are tuning our
mournful dirges, (he tinging tbefong of Moses and the Lamb ;
while we arc feeding our frail bodies, for the support of na
ture, (he is feafing in the realms of felicity, is drinking the new
vine of the Kingdom ; while we are travelling in the wilder
ness, she has paged Jordan, has entered the heavenly Canaan ;
while we fee as through a glass darkly, she fees bim who
loved her,face to face ; while we fee but in part and propbefy
but in part,Jbe fees mefoe is fan, and knows as foe is known ,
while we that are in this tabernacle do groan being burtbened,
she has entered the boufe not made with bands, eternal in the
heavens ; —
Boots & Shoes.
Tilton and Thompson,
TNFORM the public in general that they have ta
shop directly opposite Dr. John Jack
^^^■■tyfestreet, where they intend carrying on
SHOE MAKING business in all
its^CTmi^&hes. They intend to keep on hand
an assorts# of Ladies' real Morocco and Kid
Shoes of the first quality, and as cheap as can be
purchased in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth, May 11, 1805.
For Portland & Kehnebeck.
THE sloop Avis,
' will "" ' n a " next week,
—For Freight or Passage, apply to
PETER PRAY.
May 11, 1805.
' TAKE NOTICE.
Wanted as soon as possible,
a Frame for a Meeting House, any person wishing
to contract for the same, may know the particulars
by applying to the printers. May 11, 1805.
^Mr. Powell respectfully
informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of Portsmouth,
and its vicinity, that he has taken the Assembly
Room for a snort time, for Theatrical performanc
es, and hopes to commence early the ensuing week.
May 11.
D. Weeks
Mo. 2, Market-street, has just received a large
assortment of
Staple and Fancy Goods,
among which are
T ACE CAMBRICS.
' Plaid, plain, color'd and black Chambray
Muslins.
Black, Slate, and Plumb color'd Cambrics.
Pink, blue, and buff ditto.
7-4 Muslin Shawls. 5-4 Silkditto.
Linen, Cambrics, Irish Linens, cheap.
Book Muslins.
A great variety of black and color'd Florence Silks.
Black Lustrings.
A large assortment of Calicoes.
Dimities ; Muslinets.
Indies' white and slate color'd Cotton Hose.
Men's white ahd slate color'd ditto.
Straw and Willow Bonnets.
Chip Hats, Straw and Chip Plumes.
India Cottons.
India Chintzes for 456 piece.
Fans for 3 Cents, &c. &c.
With a great variety of other Goods CHEAPER
THAN USUAL. Portsmouth, Muy 11.
Sugar for sale.
A FEW hogsheads Trinidad Sugar,
suitable for retailing, to be sold at No. 7,
Portsmouth Pier. May 11,
CHEA P.
"Where God's foft hand ffiall wipe the tears
From every weeping eye,
And pains, and groans, and griefs and fears,
And death itfelf ffiall die. 1 '
4 & % Cambric Muslins, all prices ; some
thin and very fine for Gentlemen's wear ; jaconet,
mull and cobweb sprig'd and japan'd do ; book do. ev
ery quality ; India book do ; elegant lace Cambric ;
do. lace ground and picquet Muslins; 6-4 muslin
Veils, and lace muslin Saawls ; Chambray Mus
lins; Sarsnet Cambrics all colors ; plain and sprig'd
Patinett Lace for shades, &c. ; black and white Lace
Veils, from 15s, a 22 Dollars each ; black Lace
Cloaks, Spencers, Shawls, and Mantles; black and
white patent Laces ; Thread, Laces and Edgings ;
India Lutestrings at 6s. per yd. ; black and colored
Italian and Florence Silks ; do. Persians; silk
Handkerchiefs; also 5-4 Silk Shawls; Ribbons of
all kinds ; F ins from 4 cents, t 0.4 dollars ; black
and colored Italian Crapes ; plain and spotted
Guazes; black and white Parisnet; white and
I colored silk and cotton Cords, all sizes ; Tassels ;
Gown Buttons and Gown Trimmings ; Flowers
and Plumes; Dimities 2s. a 4s. per yd. ; a few
v^ry fine Cambric Dimities ; Sewing Cottons, white
a d colored of all sizes ; Floss and Nun's Threads;
colored Threads ; patent do. ; sewing and marking
Sijks ; Cap Wire ; Buckram.
a handsome assortment of
FANCY ARTICLES and CUTLERY, viz.
AN extensive assortment of LAW BOOKS,
such as Reporters, Pleaders, Commentaries,
Digests, Precedents, and Declarations.
—ALSO—
Physical, Surgical, Chemical, Anatom
ical, Elementary, &c. &c.
ALSO —
Divinity, Geography, Hiftory, Navi
gation ; elegant pocket editions of the Bible, Church
Prayer Books, and Dr. Watts' Psalm and Hymn
Books ; large Family and common Bibles ; elegant
and common Testaments. —-also—
Stationary of every description, foch as
Writing and Letter Papers, from an inferior to
the most superior kinds, from 25 cents to 2$ per
quire ; or from 4 dollars to 35 dollars per ream,
almost all prices between. Some very beautiful
superfine wove hot-pressed Letter and Drawing
Papers ; Transparent and coloured Papers.
100,000 Dutch Quills of every qual
ity from 50 cents to 3 dollars per hundred.
Ink Powder, (black and red) by the single Paper,
doz. or gross.
Black shining and common Sand ;
India-Ink, superior quality ;
Red, black,and coloured Wafers and Sealing-Wax ;
3,000 Crown and half crown office Wafers ;
Billet wafers, all colours, very small ;
Ink Stands for counting-rooms, houses, Secretaries
and Pocket, from 6 cents each, to six dollars.
India Rubber by the bottle or piece.
Pounce boxes and pounce.
Writing and copy slip Books./
Drawing Books of various kinds.
Reeve's boxes of fine drawing Paints and Colours,
with Camel's hair Pencils, from 9s each, to ten
dollars each.
Gentlemen's very nice Dressing-Cases.
Snuff, Tobacco, Ceguar and Miniature Boxes.
Slates and Slate Pencils.
Best warranted Lead Pencils; Also,
Silver Pencil Cases, and silver Tooth Pick Cases;
Deep and pale Gold Leaf;
Children's small Books.
A large assortment of Gentlemen & Ladies
POCKET BOOKS.
Thread Cases, Purses, Card and Compliment'Cases.
Gentlemen and Ladies Pocket Almanacs and Dia
ries, for 1805, with a Pocket Book attached.
Backgammon Boards complete.
Cribbege and Checker Boards.
IMessage, compliment, conversation, geographical,
* puzzling and playing Cards ;'
Morocco and Shag Spectacle Cases;
Morocco and common Scissor Sheaths.
Children's Ivory Rattles and Whistles.
ARTICLES of CUTLERY, &c.
An elegant assortment of Pen and Counting room
knives. do. do. Jacknives.
do. do. Razors, of all qualities, from 20
cents each to 756. and in sets and cases, from
50 cents to 3 dollars. Gentlemen may be sure,
here to find good Razors.
A* variety of Scissors from 9d. to 756 a pair.
Cases of Instruments for Mathematicians.
Scales and Dividers for Navigators and Surveyors.
Japann'd Dressing Cases, and Glasses.
Real Ivory fine teeth Combs.
' A variety of Spectacles from 25 cents to 3dols.a pair.
:Ivory and bone Paper Cutters and Folders.
The above articles, with a variety of others, are
just received by the late arrivals from Eurofte, and
for sale at the lowest Boston prices, at CHARLES
PEIRCE's Brick Book-Store, Daniel-street, Por ts „
I mouth. May.ll
B. Brierley
BEGS leave to inform his F lends and the Public,
that he has just received by the late arrivals
from Europe, his regular and extensive assort
ment of
Fancy, Fashionable, & Staple
GOODS,
suitable for the season—among which are,
By C. PEIRCE, consisting of
BOOKS & STATIONARY ;
Printed Cambrics and Calicoes, very
cheap ; 7-8, and 4-4 Irish Linen ; some very low ;
5-4 Irish Sheetings ; 5-3, 3-4, 6-4, 8-4, 9-4, and
10-4 Diapers ; Linen Cambrics 7s. a 30s. per yd.
India Cottons and Chintzes very cheap ; do. blue
Cottons and Checks; blue and yellow Nanknens ;
twilled Nankinetts ; patent colored Nankeens, and
cotton Kerseymeres.
Hosiery, a large assortment both silk
and cotton ; a few ladies very elegant rose color
ed silk Hose ; ladies white and colored Silk
Gloves and Mitts ; do. picnic, and lace do. kid
Gloves ; silk and cotton Umbrellas ; some of a very
superior quality ; walking cane Parasols various
sizes.
an assortment of
Straw, willow, and cane Hats, and
Bonnets ; white chip Flats, and white colored cane
Flats for making Bonnets ; boy's Leather Caps,
some lar# sizes ; men's and boy's Hats, all prices,
a few large brimm'd for summer wear. Also,
Best fuperfine and low priced Broad
Cloths and Kerseymeres of all colors; Velvets;
Thicksetts, &c. together with almost every other
article usually kept in a Dry Good's Store :—All
which will be sold (not for Cash only, but also on
short a/firoved credit) full as cheap as can be
bought at any of the self-styled CHEAP CASH
STORES in town. -.
Portsmouth, 11th May, 1805.
Fresh Importation !
and Black VELVETS; 30 do. India
COTTONS; i case fur HATS; frails
RAISINS; 10 pieces CHINTZ; Lin
ens, HOSIERY, &c. &c.
at private sate,
20 Hhds.good flavored RUM; Pipes
GIN, BRANDY ; & Boxes SOAP;
Russia and other BEDS.
. also on Tuesday next
At ii o'clock at the Bell Tavern,
I Share in Portsmouth PIER, 5 do.
in Pifcataqua BRIDGE.
Terms known at &e sale.
'ro be fold at Public Vendue, by
A virtue of a licence from the Judge of Probate
for the county of Rockingham, at the House of
the fubicriber in Londonderry, on Thurfdav the
16th day of May next, at 2 of the clo?k afternoon,
two-thirds of the Real Estate in said Londonder.
ry, of Michael Dalton late of the fame pl ce,
yeoman deceaftd ; excepting five acres which are
already fold. Also the reversion of his Widow's
third in said Eft,.te. Articles of file will then and
there be made known.
Spring Goods.
Joseph Haven,
' No. 1, Merchant's Row,
Has just received a general assortment of *
European & India Goods,
Suitable to the season, comprising almost every ar
ticle usually required in a Piece Goods Store; all
which he offers for sale at the most favourable
terms.
SCHOOL.
The subscriber informs the citizens of Portsmouth
and its vicinity, that his school for Misses, com
menced on Tuesday, and is now open for the re
ception of a certain number of pupils.
: , ENOCH M. CLARK.
Portsmouth, MaylL^^^
iCHe has a new supply from New-York, of
American Beaver Hats,
of a very superior quality. May 6, 1805.
LOST on Thursday last, between the
hours of io and 12 o'clock, near the brick
Market, in Portsmouth, a Red Morocco Pocket.
Book, containing between 3” and 40 dollars in
bank bills, and one dollar bill (igned by John
Davenport ; several Notes of hand, to the a
mount of 300 Dollars—and a letter directed to
Mr. Charles Peirce, and a number of other
papers ; whoever will leave it at the Oracle Office,
or with Ezekiel Folsom of Epping, shall re
ceive FIVE DOLLARS. pd.
THIS DAY
COMMENCED drawing the feventb Class of
South Hadley Canal Lottery. A few Tick
ets and Quarters may be had at C. PEIRCE's
Buok-ftore.
Who has For Sale,
A number of large TRUNKS and BOXES,
such as his Goods came out from London in.
Also, a quantity of Philadelphia, Skirting, Har
ness, Bridle, Bag, and Rufa
Leather.
Likewise Hag, Deer, and blue Morocco Skins.
,Hanging Papers and Borderings as usual.
A BARGAIN.
i=ft^W° r Sale > a Farm
7 lying i n Sandwich, about half a
m " e f fom Sandwich corner, and
two an d a half miles from the
Meeting.Houfe, on the main road from Sandwich
to Tamworth and Portland ; pleasantly situated ;
consisting of about one hundred acres—with Orch
arding fufficient to make about forty barrels of
Cyder, and Other Fruit Trees; a two-flory House,
and a large Barn 80 by 30 feet—has a beautiful
grove of young rock maple near the house,
which is an invaluable grove for making sugar,
and is well wooded and watered, and mostly en
clufed with flout stone wall, with a handsome pro
portion of ladd suitable for tillage, mowing, and
pasturing, and calculated to make an excellent Farm
—a (land for a Tavern, or a Tradesman. For
further particulars enquire of Daniel Littl#
living at Sandwich corner, who can give an un
doubted title to the lar^e.
Sandwich, May 1, 1895.
W,ch will be sold so low for cash, as cannot
fail to meet the approbation of those who
may please to favor him with their custom, among
which is a large assortment of fashionable SILKS.
Portsmouth, May 11, 1805.
Num. 8, MARKET-STREET,
A handsome assortment cf
Spring& Summer Goods
NOTICE is hereby given, that the
Portsmouth Bath will be opened on Wednes
day afternoons, and Thursday and Saturday after
noons and Sunday mornings—Tickets may be had
at Mr. Charles Peirce's Bookstore, Dapiei
street, at the Gazette Office, and at Mr. Jonathan
Mendurn's shoe-maker's shop, in Vaughan-street,
opposite the mansion house of the late Judge Pick
ering, and near the Bathing-House.
Mau 11, 1801.
THIS DAY
,at S. Little's Office,
Kegs figTOBACCO; io Pieces Olive
HANNAH DALTON, Administratrix.
Londonderry, Ahril 22, 1805.
Portsmouth Bath.
New Goods.
FRESH AND CHEAP.
Just received and no^ opening by
Benjamin Swett,
Pocket Book lost.
AUCTIONS.