The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-05-19 00:00:00, page 2

ON COURTING.
NOT that fort of courting that takes place be
tween John and Susy ; a little dirty sneaking fort
ofcourting, such as an inferior shows towards a
superior, or as some men will show towards their
friends, or the public, when they with to receive
an honor or favor from thetp. It is confined most
ly to little narrow contrasted fouls, such as have
no idea of merit, but wish to arrive at honors of
which they are totally unworthy. A little obser
vation will teach you when a man is courting in
this sense of the Word.
There are many men who wish to be seen among
people of influence and respectability, and think
it they can gain their good will, they fhail be con
fidererf by the public, as possessing the fame char
acter.
Therefore when you fee a man cringing and
bowing to his superiors, while he treats his equals
with neglect, depend upon it, he is a courting.
When you fee a man exceedingly obliging, kind
and affable, shaking hands with every one he
meets, however inferior he confiders them, and
when to show his humility, he will on Sunday
leave his own pew, and take a feat under the
flairs, and all this a short time before a represen
tative or a senator is to be chosen, or some other
important office is to be tilled, you may rely upon
it he is a courting.
When you fee a man put on a very long face,
appear wonderful religious, exhorting and pray
ing in public every opportunity, mourning con
flantly in company, his own frailty and imperfec
tion, lamenting the wickedness of the times, &c.
whether there is, or probably soon will be a va
cant deacon's feat, or whether he has an eye at
some civil office, and wishes for the votes of the
community, I shall not determine, but you may
red affqfed that he is a courting.
When you fee a member of college extremely
obliging to the leading charafters of an upper
class, or the tutors, and frequently visiting their
rooms, not so much to get information as to show
what rapid improvement he makes in his (Indies,
and who is often informing the authority of col
lege, of all the roguish tricks and mifbeliavior of
his fellow students, that little dirty fellow, 1 dare
Warrant you, is a courting.
When you fee a man who has been warmly at
tached to British politics, veer about at this late
period, just as men of that description are losing
their influence and offices, you may judge for your
selves whether he is not a courting.
The Earl of Fife, in a Speech in the British House
of Lords, on the State of the Nation, concludes
•with the following very pertinent, and judicious
obfe, nations :
" What is wife and prudent in private life,
will bear one out in public.—l have already trou
bled your Lordships with my opinion on the bad;
conduct of this war ; I fliall not therefore fay any
thing on that subject at present. The noble duke
(Montrofe)is more acquainted with war than I
am. If he intends to come forward as the War
Minified, there cannot be a more flattering oppor
tunity than at present, for there never was a worse
one than the last. I did support the right bon.
gentleman who has retired with independence and
1 honor, to the best of my abilities. It it if not too
assuming, I will give the whole merit of the un
fortunate situation we are now in to a right hon.
gentleman who comes from the, fame part of the
country that I do— Order ! Order I My Lords, I
have been deceived, and I have a right to com"
plain. Far advanced in life as I am, what ob
jett can 1 have Th irvutrtuix yv^r Lorcinups public
duty ? Your Lordships (hall never hear my voice
in a scramble for place or power. From my lo
cal situation I have more opportunity of feeing
the misrortunate state of many individuals than
almost any of your Lordships. I (hall only give
but one instance :'
" Some time before I left the country, a poor
m an came to me with a paper which bad been left
him by the surveyor of taxes; he has about two
acres of ground, a ferry boat, his rent is about
forty Shillings ; he has one horse, a dog, and a
house with two windows not above eighteen inch
es square ; he joins with a neighbor pretty much
in the fame situation for ploughing their final!
farms—they charged this man fix (hillings for his
horse, four (hillings for his dog, and two (hillings
apd sixpence for his house ! I know nothing he
has but his wife and children not taxed. From
this you will judge what many must feel. Long
and eloquent fpeecbes have done much mifehief.
If long speeches could guard our fliores and man
our fleet, this country was never more powerful
than at present, but I much fear we must adopt
a different mode of defence."
From the National Intelligencer.
By the late aft of Congress, resetting the Na
vy, millions are saved to the country ; and that
fpiri; which was hastening, by rapid strides, to
hurry the United States into measures, calculated
to embroil her with the maritime powers of Ey
rope, is arretted.
In a state of peace, undisturbed by foreign alarm
it may rationally be hoped that our citizens will
coolly estimate the contratted benefits and evils
produced by a naval establishment. 0
As in all the measures of government the great
interests of the community should be ptirfued, and
as all legitimate partial interests constantly har
monife with these, by this rule it will be proper
to determine the propriety of a naval eftabli/h
--ment, and the degree to which it ought to be ex
tended.
At present it cannot be denied, that great divi
sion on this fubje& exists among our citizens
, Nor is this division altogether the result of those
dominant political principles that seem generally
to determine the creeds of politicians. Many of
the federalifts are against an extended navy, and
Tome of the republicans for it.
But whatever variety of opinion may exist as
to its eventual increase or diminution, it is believed
that at the present period the great body of the
people will feel a sentiment of gratitude to their
representatives for relieving them of a great and
heavy ex pence.
We will endeavor, without attempting great
precifiou, to state the financial effeft of the re
duftion made.
The present naval eftalifhment infills of 40
vessels of various sizes, viz.
5 of 44 guns,
4 3 6
2 3Z
4 24
8 20 to 24 ^., . #
3^B
2 16
.5 12 7 Callies.s
The anual expence of them, as dated by the fe
eretary of the navy, amounts to 2,233 449 dolL+s.
The bill passed by the house of reprefeutatives
reduces the navy to
5 of 44 guns,
3 36
2 32
3 24
Os these frigates 5 of 44 guns and 1 of 36 (guns
are to be kept in a date of readiness for fervice—
the other 7 are to be laid up.
The annual expence of this eflablifhment, as es
timated by the secretary of the Navy is
Dolls. 380,000.
If from the existing expence, viz. 2,280,449
Be taken the future annual expence, viz. 380,000
There will appear to be an annual
gain of 1,900,449
Further. All the remaining national vessels are
to be fold.
These are, 1 of 36 guns,
1 24
8 20 to 24
13 28
2 16
6 12
7 Gallies.
The writer es these remarks has not immediate
access to documents enabling him to fix the cofl
of these vessels. But from a late report of the se
cretary of the navy, and from other information
in his pofleffiuli, their actual cost appears to have
amounted to about 2,000,000 of dollars, including
articles of dock which have been consumed.
It is difficult to estimate the proceeds of sales at
this time ; but they may be calculated upon as
between one million and half a million of dollars.
No remarks are made in relation to the marine
corps, as the measure of future President, on
whose diferetion its continuance is to depend,
cannot yet be afeertained.
EXTRACT.
" The cities most celebrated for beauty in Eu
rope are, for the most part, ornamented with
Trees. In the magnificent cities of Holland, (late
ly elms embellifr ^ very street, and not untrequently
in double rows 1^1;, particularly Lombardy,
owes her greatef ornament to these delightful
Poplar Trees—not 0,. y the cities but the roads
are all ornamented Oi them. They not only give
the whole country a gay and pleasant afp^t, but
experience has proved their fahibrUy in contribu
ting eflentially to health, by purifying and re
frefhing the air. It is only a few years since A
merica has been blessed with these charming trees,
and we already begin to find them in our cites, vil
lages, and on public roads. Some patriotic gen
tlemen in Rhode Island have lately contributec
spiritedly to have one hunderd thousand of them
cultivated in that Italy of America to embelilfh
their roads and towns."
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The Academy of Science at Stockholm has ap
plied to the institute at Paris for astronomical in
flruments, fufficiently correct to fix invariably the
situation of Torneo, the most remote town of the
North of Europe, and at the fame time the most
antient in weftern Bothinia. It was the placethat
Charles XI. visited on the 14th of June, 1694, ac
companied by several mathematicians, when he
saw from the top of a tower the fun at midnight.
This town is celebrated for the observations that
;Maupertuisand some other members of the Aca
demy of Sciences at Paris made in 1736 and 1737,
in order to determine the figure of tlie globe.
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1 ^3 the (N. Y.) Mercantile Ad^tifer^pril 29.
We fine by our late London Papers, That Mr.
Pitt resigned in form March 14; That theEnglifh
intend, if poflible, to cripple the fleets of the
Swedes and Danes before the Ruffians join them;
by which junction it was expetted that an armada
of 50 fail would be formed ; a flotilla of 200
boats was defined to defend the coasts of these
powers : That the King of Denmark in person
animates those who are making the preparations
for hostilities ; That a Minister has been sent from
Hamburgh to Paris, tp rettore a good understand
ing between that city and France ; and, that
martial law is still in operation in Ireland.
From the New-York Gazette, April 29.
It appears by our latest London Papers ; That
Ld< St. Helens had gone to Paris to negociate a
peace,, and that aFrench Minister was expected in
England ; That a British fleet left Yarmouth,
April 11, for the Baltic, and was spoken the 15th
off the Cattegat; That the price of provisions was
declining.„
Domeffic information,
H^^^^^^ify.,.,,
CHARLESTON, APRIL 25.
Capt. Hunter of the brig Friendship, who ar
rived here yesterday, was at St. Thomas's when
that place was taken by the British. Being in the
offing, he was by signal ordered in , but took ad
vantage of a heavy squall to effeft his escape, and
ran down the fouth tide of Porto Rico. While
palling through the Mono Paflage, he was brought
to by a French frigate, treated politely, and with
out detention, permitted to proceed. At the
fame time discovered (even fail of the line, some
of which were of 90 guns. They appeared to
Band for Jamaica.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 7.
In the Mayor's Court, this day, in the case of
the commonwealth against certain persons charg
ed with “ a riot and assault" on Wm. Duane, edi-
, r ,p^ Aurora, the Recorder, after a tong ad
dress, in which he reviewed the evidence in a can
did and perfpjcuous manner, delivered the judg
ment of the Court, which was, that the three
principals, in the said “ riot and assault," mould
forfeit the fam of 120 dollars, with costs of pro
secution.—Those gnilty in an inferior degree to
forfeit the* firm of too dollars.—Capt, J. Morrell
and Mr. William Levis, appearing to the Court
innocent of the charges contained in the indift
ment, were adjudged to pay one cent.
- MAY
CHALLENGE. < 3
By the Betfey,Capt. Clarke, from'Norfolk, we
learn, that the Captairi of the Boston British fri
gate has sent a challenge to the Captain of rhe
r rench frigate Semillante, now laying at Norfolk,
to meet him at sea—to which the Captain of the
french frigate has agreed, provided no other
British frigat is in the way.
The Bolton is the frigate that fought the French
rigate Ambuicade, some years since, off Sandy
Hook. That aftion, it will be recollefted, took
place in conference of a challenge from the (then)
'be Bofton,a gallant, but in the infiance
hos the challenge, certainly an imprudent young
man. The Boflon is rated at 32 guns, and is at
present Commanded by Capu Douglass, a Scotch
man, of well tried bravery. The Semillaute is 1
rated at 36 guns.
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CAPE-TOWN, MAY 11.
Copy of a letter from Lewis M. Obrien, EJq. Ame
rican Consul dated St. Andero, 27th Starch, to
1 fames Cohill, at St. Setaflians.
Please to acquaint the mailers and supercar
goes of American vessels in your pl ce and at
Passage, that there is a scarcity of vessels at Mala
ga, and many freights offer, and very high . Also
tell them, that by a circular 1 have received, yef
>terday, and of which I fhail fend you a copy next
1 poll, the BASHAW of TRIPOLI, in Barbary, has
declared HOSTILE intentions towards the Unit
ed States.
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MONTEGO-BAY, MARCH 21.
On Sunday night at 39 minutes pafi 11, P. M.
two tremendous shocks of an earthquake were
felt in this town and neighborhood, the duration
of which, from the most minute observations, was
41 seconds. Nothing of the kind has been felt so
severe since the year 1764, by any inhabitant. As
) et we have not heard of any material injury hav
ing been sustained.
-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
)TO Merchants trading with the Inland of St. Do
, mingo,
,That the government of tlie said island, in or
' der to provide against the fraudulent entries and
t declarations made by traders, with the view of
3 evading the duties laid on the value of goods,
have desired the commercial agents of the French
b I Republic in the United States to attefl the prices
)quoted in the invoice bills as conformable to the
prices current in the places from which the (hip
' ments are made. In conformity to that desire,
the agents aforefaid are directed to give the a
bovementioned certificates—Such, therefore, as
chufe to have their bills so certified, may apply
" for that purpose to the French ComitTaties in the
1 several ports of the United States.
L. A. PICHON.
Georgetown, (Potowmac) 7th Floreal,}
I qthyear (27th April, 1801.,
e BRITISH FRIENDSHIP AGAIN!
I SALEM, MAY 14.
By a gentleman of this town, just arrived from
Jamaica, we understand that the American vessels
are daily brought into that place for adjudication
>- —the seamen turned on shore Witlrout any assist
ance, where they are generally imprejfed —very
few indeed escaping. Previous to the trial of e
very American vessel sent in, the Captains are 0-
' bliged to find security in 1000 dollars, to pay
h charges of prosecution, and when the vessel is
condemned, in most cases the expenses of Courts
are paid by the Americans. The Court sets only
three days In a month, but tranfaft considerable
business by condemning as many vessels as the time
e uill admit. The inhabitants are greatly in want
e of fuppties of provisions at this moment.=Not
t withstanding which, the Administration of Great
' Britain will not allow of Sugar, Cotton, or Cof
fee, being exported to the U. States^ Payment
-of American cargoes are made only in Rum, and
• which is now greatly advanced in price, from the
' increased demand of that article. The American
• Consul, Mr. Savage, from being a British fubjeft,
, cannot afford that proteftion and assistance to the
Americans in diffrefs, that his inclination points
out to him —for power and might overcome right
. and fUenco duty.—Wfiat fUccets can be hoped for
-from a humble petition to a set of “ Robbers, or
1 to a body of men whose breads are barred to the
! noble feelings of humanity and justice.
ett —TO
Extract of a letter from Capt. Edmund Upton, to|
his Owners in this town, dated Kingflon Jam.
March 25, 1801.
You will doubtless be much surprised when, onl
opening this letter, you find I am still here so con
trary to my wifres; —bur I hope in a few days
from this date to know the event of my trial,
which I exped will take place on the ill or 2d
of ApriL
When I wrote last, T had not time to give you 1
the particulars of my capture, and the almost un- I
exaropled ill treatment I received from the cap- 1
tors. Having a liefure hour at present, wiH em-I
ploy it in that way—and I think from the account I
you will readily agree with me in opinion, that l
their object is, to create a rupture with Ameriea, I
that they may then have no bounds to their de- 1
predations. On my pafl'age from Gonaives to I
the Miffiffippity I was brought to, on the 17th ult. l
off St. Jago de Cuba, by the British sloop of war 1
Bonetra, commanded by a capt. Maughn, who l
sent for me on board—where from the abnfe he I
gave me, and his method of delivering it. I con- 1
eluded he must have received his education, in 1
that well known part of the metropolis M his I
kingdom, called St. Giles'. To particularize this 1
treatment would be more than the usual length I
of a letter will admit of, nor do 1 recollect one 1
half of it; however, the most favourable epithets I
he bestowed upon me, were Yankee rebel, and I
rebellious rascal—expressing his sorrow at not hav-I
ing sent me to damnation, with some of his fhot, l
of which he fired several—he at length sent me on 1
board my veflel accompanied by a prize mailerl
and men, took out my crew and ordered meforl
this port assigning no other reason for capturingl
me, than my attempting to escape from his ma-1
jelly's /hip.
On my arrival here, I found several Americans l
in the fame situation as myfelf—and they have 1
since been increasing almost daily. ' They fend j
them in under the most frivolous pretences, and l
some without any whatever ! but once in the l
hands of the agents, they are sure to contrive some- 1
thing tp ground a libel upon. I have known an I
instance of their bribing an ignorant mulatto man, |
to swear that he saw a set of papers destroyed 011|
boaro the vessel. Capt. Barton, in the Walhington, l
of your port was sent in, because (like me) he at- 1.
tempted to escape them. t Tbey have filed an affi-I
davit that he had (hades to his binnacle. Here is|
a Philadelphia brig libelled, which they cut outl
of Jaquemel, because the commandant of that I
place refufed to deliver up a lew English prison
ers he had taken, I fuppole there are upwards of |
thirty here at present waiting trial. The Libels|
in general are to this effeft. Supposed to be ene I
%'s property—or the property of perJons aiding in|
enemies ports—or the property of perlons trading 1
with the enemies of Great Britain.
The captors are perfectly secure, in fending |
every vessel in they meet with—because whether |
condemned or cleared, they always make us pay |
the coils.—ls condemned, it if according to law, |
, and if cleared, they think we may be happy to |
get off with that—and upon the whole, 1 think so I
ton—fcr such isthe equity us this honorntk court,
that let the case be ol the greater i.npiauuKe, 7$
I always leli to the decision of a young, and (1 Q
informed) inexperienced man, who pfeGtes here
as Judge, and whose mind is said to be alw/s
made up in every case, before he enters the Coufc
so that (as the proctors themselves acknowledge;
let your papers be never so c^r, your chance is
no better than that of tolling up a deb-r. I cut
not at present dwell any longer upon this nnp&-
fant fubjeft, but from this baity &etch, I hope
y° u "''l be able to judge of the disposition of zte
British towards our Country.— and that our Gov
ernment may no longer tamely fcbmit to such rm
heard ol spoliations of our Commerce, is tire lia
cere wish of Sirs,
Your most Obed't Servant, E. U.
, BOSTON, MAY 14.
Yesterday the town assembled for the purpose
of choosing Representatives for the ensuing year.
The Spirit of Republicamfm was active on this oc
casion. The utmod harmony prevailed during
the whole bufinets, and die issue of tlie election $
a verification ol the corre^tirefs of Hamilton's
toast, viz.— c< The town of Boflon, the head
QUARTERS OF GOOD PRINCIPLES."
At the close of tlie poll the votes flood as fol
lows: For
Dr. CHARLES JARVIS, 1474
Maj. DAVID TILDEN, 1464
BENJAMIN AUSTIN, jnn.
NATHANIEL FELLOWS, 1460
GEORGE BLAKE,
JAMES PRINCE,
and RUSSELL STURGIS, Esquires.
1 ne Hon. John C. Jones, had 1281 votes,which
was the highest number for any federal candidate ;
of course the Republican lift succeeded by a ma
jority of nearly two hundred.
From a London Paper, March tr.
In the debate on the eligibility o f Horne Toote
to a feat in Parliament, Mr. Martin (of Galway
alluding to what had been said by Mr. W. Dun
das relative to the competency of a man of colour
to kt in the House, (fated, that this was not a mere
hypothetical case ; but one on which probaify
they might soon be called to decide—cr he under
flood, that it was the intention of a certain partv
in the event of a ' vacancy for to introduce a
Negro.
Fr ° m LONDON, MARCH 2%
ALGIERS, FRANCE and GREAT BRITAIN.
The Algerine Ambaflador some days since no
tified to the Miniflers the receipt of intelligence
from his Court, that the French Envov who has
lately resided at Algiers, and where, with a view
to induce the friendship of the Dey towards France,
and to excite him to hostility against England, he
has expended immense sums of mooev, has been
dismissed, and ordered to inform the French Gov
ernment, that preliminary to any negociation
they might offer to the Algerine State, mull be
the evacuation of Egypt by her troops ;—upon
this condition Algiers had consented to four
months armistice, which had been prolonged tte
der an opinion that this stipulation would be
complied with, and upon this condition alone
would she listen to any overture for tlie re-eftah
lilhment of Peace. We have the further pleasure
'^ ? n ' that on Thursday last, the Ambaflador
officially communicated to Minilters, that the
Dey in teftimohy of his friendihip to his Britannic
Majesty, had ordered that a Knight of Maitland
263 Maltese, who had been captured by hi^ cre-f
ers previous to the reduction of La Valette by the
and fold into slavery, mould be fibers red
j without ranfora (which would have amounted to
I °f^ a ^ s .°f f ° o ^°°M considering them ft&e&
I of his Majefly, and has directed that wliatever sap.
I p ! ie : °/ P^/ions may be wanted by the garrifoCT
I Malta or Minorca, fhail be furmihed bv fate
I States. ft J
I MARCH ,:.
I Unpatches have been received from our agent
lat Copenhagen, dated the 15th. The obfli nac,
I of the Danes is likely to cause early hoftUities.—
I We have merely hopes of a compromise.
I No embargo has been laid on English vessels in
I Denmark. In Sweden they were detained.
I The French papers fay their army in Egypt ba
I lately received a large supply of military so
<be ^publican ledger.
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Portsmouth, May 19, &..
An APPOINTMENT,
ANDA
D IS MISSION.
The Hon.WOODBURY LANGDON,
Esq is appointed Agent of the Navy ia
this port—in room of jacob Jheafe, ESQ.
DISMISSED.
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CbeatricaL
IVe have the p/eafure of announcing t o ,&
inhabitants of Portsmouth, the arrival of Mr.
POIVELL, with a feleEl party of the mo,
admired performers, in addition to bis form
er company ; and we think it probable they will
commence their performance in the ' course es
the present week.—The beauty of the ap
proaching evenings, 'ontrafled with the long
interval of solitude which has peffed-togetko
with the well known abilities oj Mr. Powell, l
the beauties of a decorated affemby room, and &
general desire to please, we doubt not will prove
fatisfaßory to the ladies and gentlemen of
Portsmouth, and ensure to the performers that
applause due to their merit.
The County of Chefbife, New-Hampshire, con
• tains 36,134 inhabitants—increase since
8932..
SHIP-BUILDING.
There were built in the United States, in t k f
ye^rs 17,8, and 1799, no less than, i2i,hips, I^4
brigs, 783 schooners, and 314 Hoops—making hr
the whole 127,356 tons.
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[OFFICIAL]
John Shaw, formerly of the schooner Enter
prize, is appointed to she command of the frigo:
George Walhington./