Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-06-21 00:00:00, page 1

Concerning the infarance of bindings, goods,
and furniture, in the county of Alexandria,
in the territory of Columbia.
BE it enabled by the Senate and House of
Representatives of tne United States of Ameri»
€a ,in Congress assembled, That the two incor
porated bodies of the state of Virginia, the
one known by the name of " The mutual
assurance society against fire on buildings, in
the state of Virginia ;" the other called “ the
mutual infurar.ee company against lire, on
goods and furniture in the state of Virginia,"
or either of them hereafter making insurances
on buildings, goods or furniture, Situated in
the county of Alexandria, in the diftri& of
Columbia, according to the laws, rules and
regulations, by which the said societies are
crMay be refpeaively governed in their in
ifurances in that state, may have the fame
right and mode of recovery, in the circuit
court of the county of Alexandria, in the
diftria of Columbia, agaiutt any person so
insuring his building, furniture, or property,
as the case mav be, iituated in the county
aforefaid, with either of the said societies,
which might have been had agamft him or
her, if the person so insuring was resident,
and the building, furniture, or property so
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FOREIGN BiLLS.
Bills on London : 30 days, ; (For Cafo) 2| a 3 per cent. adv.
do. do. : : : bo days, : : do. : 2a 2^ do. do.
do. do. : : : 90 days, : : do. : laif do.
Bills on Hamburg, payable in London, at 6odays, : : par a 1 pr. cent. adv.
do. on Amsterdam, payable in do. 60 days, : : do. do. do.
Current prices ts per from to
D. C. D. C
ASHES, Pot, tfifort, T. 140 0 143 33
, Pearl - 140 0 143 33
Allum, C. 650 7 0
Anchors, ffi. 011 12 0
Bread, Ship C. 4 0 6 0
Butter ft >0 12 0 14
• / Mess B. 14 56 15 . °
)Cargo No. t, —i 3 0 13 50
LQ ) No. 2, — 11 0 12 0
g, ( Refufe —7 0 75°
Beans, white bu. 1 o 1 10
Brandy, Spanish 4th pr. G. 150 160
, Naples 4th pr. — 133 140
Barley bu. 092 095
Brimstone, C. 4 0 450
Brimstone, Roll C. 450 5 0
Corn, Indian — 0 75 0 80
Rye -- 083 087
Cassia ft ) 050 060
Cloves -1 0 1 12
Coffee -- 0 26 0 28
Cheese, American -- 0 7 0 11
Cotton,foreign farce -- 033 0 0
, American -- 0 20 0 0
Cerdage, American C. 14 50 15 0
, Foreign, -- 12 0 12 50
Chocolate, common lb 020 0 0
~best N0.2&1 -- 028 033
Candles, mould -- 017 0 0
, dipt -- 0 13 0 14
Coals, foreign Ch. 12 0 13 0
, American, -- 17 0 0 0
Copperas, C. 350 4 °
Cloth, Tow yd. 0 16 0 17
[Publijbed by Authority.]
SEVENTH CONGRESS
OF THE
^nitcD States ;
Ar the Second Session,
Begun and held at the City of Washington, in the
Territory of Columbia, on Monday, the sixth
of December, one thousand eight hundred
and two.
NUMBER 43. VOL. IV.]
AN ACT
PORTSMOUTH PRICE CURRENT.
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY S. NUTTING, PRINTER OF THE LAWS 01 THE UNITED STATES.
@cn sou $aH tbefe bcc^ relate fy^ ^ ^etu as tbe? are :
Republican Ledger,
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
Duck, Russia, iflqual. Bt. 20 0 22 0
Duck, Ravens -- Io 50 11 50
Flaxseed, rough bu. 1 0 0 0
Fifli, Merchant, C. 450 5 0
,W. India mark. -- 4 0 450
Scale -- 3 0 0 0
Salmon non^ B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel -- 8 0 850
Flour, super. frefh —7O 0 0
, fine — 6 50. 0
, middlings -- 55 0 6 0
, country C. 350 375
Fuftick T. 35, 0 0 0
. ( Bristol cr.ioby 8, bx. 15 0 0 0
9 b Y 7> - >3 0 ^5 c
Bby 6, -- 10 50 11 0
ty / Hamburg ioby 8, -- 11 o 11 50
7by9, -- 11 0 11 5c
Gun Powder ftj 040 050
Geneva, Holland if prG. 112 117
, American -- 080 0 0
Hoops, hhd. 12 ft. M. 20 0 0 0
Hogs Lard ffi oil 0 13
Iron, Philadelphia T. 110 0 115 <>
, Russia --110 0 0 0
, Swedes -- 112 0 0 0
Logwood T. 40 0 45 0
Lead, white, gr. in oil C. 18 0 0 c
, dry — 16 0 17 0
, red -- 11 0 12 C
, sheet — 13 0 0 0
Lumber, boards clear M. 16 0 17 0
, , mcrch. -- 9 0 10 0
©bclefaU prices Current, at l^ortfmoutb, jacw toaniptoire,
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED, ON SATURDAYS.
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insured, was situated in the state of
Virginia.
NATHT. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentativts.
STEPHEN R. BRADLEY,
President of the Senate, pro tempore.
March 3, 1803.
Approved,
TH: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Military eftab
liJhment of the United-States, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and three.
Be it enabled by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri
ca, in Cortgrefs afembled, That for defraying
the fevotal expenses of the military eftab
lifliment of the United States for the year
one thousand eight hundred and three ; for
the Indian department, and for the eredion
of fortifications, the following sums be, and
the fame hereby are refpedively appropria
ted, that is to lay,
For the pay of the army of the United
States,two hundred and ninety nine thousand
one hundred and twenty four dollars.
For forage, four thousand and fifty fix
dollars.
For the subsistence of the officers of the
army and the corps of engineers, twenty
nine thousand and eighty fix dollars and
eightv five cents.
The subsistence of non-commissioned
officers and privates, one hundred and fifty
tour thousand five hundred and forty dollars
and seventy five cents.
For clothing, fifty fix thousand nine hun
dred and sixty dollars.
For bounties and premiums, eighty thou
sand dollars.
For the medical and hospital department,
ten thousand dollars.
For camp equipage, fuel, tools and trans
portation, and contingent expenses, fifty
eight thousand dollars.
For fortifications, arsenals, magazines and
armouries, one hundred and nine thousand
fix hundred and ninety fix dollars and eighty
eight cents.
Course of Grebonge, at Cotton, Sune 6,
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1803,
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INLAND BILLS.
Bills on Baltimore, 30 days light, (For Cassi) lit! per cent dis.
do. Philadelphia, ; : do. : do. do. do.
!o. New-York, — : ; do. : do. do. do.
do. Philadelphia, or 1,, ,
New-York, ) 6 ° d ^ : do# 1172 dos
N. B. Bills at shorter fight proportionally higher.
Current prices of per from to
D. c. D. c.
fliingles — I 50 220
Lemons frejb bx. 8 0 9 0
Lime, half hhd. 1 75 2 0
Leather, Soal, dried, lb 022 023
Molalles G. 042 045
Nutmegs 1b 450 5 0
Nail Rods scarce C. 7 0 0 0
r4dl c „ t M. 033 0 0
to i6dj ' - 066 0 0
^ J 6d, wrought — 1 0 1 6
< } lod, do. infpe&ed — 15° 162
^ I 2od, do. do. -- 225 233
(Sheathing, cut C. 0 0 11 50
^ r Liver Jcarce B. 11 0 12 0
QlLinfeed G. 142 150
Pepper lb 028 0 0
/ ( Bone Middlings, 20 0 21 0
No. 1 16 50 17 0
No. 2 15 5° 16 c
Peas bu. 1 25 1 50
Pimento lb 020 0 0
Pitch, B. 433 0 0
?aper, Sheathing C. 375 4 0
Redwood T. 55 0 60 0
laifins /r^ calk 8 50 0 0
Rum, Jamaica G. 1 0 1 5
, Windward 3d pr.-- 085 090
lice scarce C. 6 0 0 0
lofin B. 450 0 0
Soap, white lb 014 016
, brows -- 010 016
, cattle -- 017 020
Sugur, Havannah C. 17 0 0 0
, East-India -- 12 0 12 50
For the Indian department, seventy three
thousand five hundred dollars.
For purchasing maps, plans, books and in
struments for the department of war and the
military academy, two thousand dollars.
For postage on letters on public service to
and from the officers of the Adjutant and
Infpedor and paymaster of the army four
thousand five hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled. That a
sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars,
including any unexpended balance of former
appropriations for the fame object be, and
the fame hereby is appropriated fcr defray
ing the expence of any treaty or treaties
which may be held with the Indians: Pro
vided, That the compensation to be allowed
to any commissioner appointed or who may
be appointed, for negotiating such treaties
(hall not exceed exclulive of travelling ex
pences the rate of eight dollars a day during
the a&ual service of such commissioner.
Sec. 3. And be it further enabled, That
the several appropriations herein before made
(hall be paid and difeharged, firft out of any
balance remaining unexpended of former
appropriations for the fame objects respect
ively, and secondly, out of any monies in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
NATHI. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatrues.
STEPHEN R. BRADLEY,
PreJident of the Senate pro tempore.
March 3, 1803.
Approved,
TH : JEFFERSON,
PreJident of the United States.
AN ACT
Supplementary to the Abt intituled '' An ^^
providing paffportsfor thefhips and vessels of
the United States." ,r
BE it enabled by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America,
in Gongrefs aftmb/ed,That every unregidered
ship or veflel owned by a citizen or citizens of
the United States, and failing with a sea let
ter, going to any foreign country, (hall before
the departs from the United States, at the re
quest of the matter, be furnifned by the col-
Bottling extenuate, not fee tiofon ougbt in malice.
[I DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
Current prices of per from to
D. C D. C.
Sugar, Weft-India -- 10 0 12 0
Starch, Poland fly 0 18 0 0
, American -- o I2| 017
Sugar, Loaf fb 022 023
Salt, St. Übes scarce H. 6 0 650
, Turk's Island - - 6 0 0 0
, Liverpool -- 450 5 °
, Rock -- 650 7 0
Steel, German ft ) 013 0 d
, Englilh — 014 0 15
Salt Petre, refined -- 034 040
Shot Patent, C. 14 0 0 0
. fW.O. hhd. M. 24 0 26 0
I do. do. heading -- 26 0 28 0
>) W. O. bbl. -- 10 0 12 50
$jR. O. hhd. -- 12 0 13 0
I do. Shooks 066 0 0
[W. O. do. 120 130
Tin in sheets bx. 18 0 27 o
Tar B. 350 0 0
Turpentine -- 4 0 450
Tea, Hyfon lb. 1 50 1 60
, Souchong -- 080 0 83
, Bohea -- 032 0 0
Tobacco, Tantesßiver C. 7 0 0 0
, Georgia -- 550 0 0
Twine, sewing doz. 5 0 550
, seine — 50 550
. ^Madeira G. 217 238
04 Lifb on scarce, — 140 0 0
Z< Sherry, — 129 133
I Malaga scarce q.c. 30 0 bo
[Red Port — 142 0 0
lector of the diftrid n here such veffcl may be,
with a passport of the form prescribed and
eltablilhed by the ad to which this is a sup
plement, for which the master (hall pay to
the collector ten dollars, and be fubjed to
the rules and conditions prescribed in the said
ad, for ships and vessels of the United States.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled, That
there (hall 5e paid on every such unregistered
(hip or vessel, failing or trading to any for
eign country, other than some port or place
in America, for each and every voyage, the
fame sum at the time of clearing outwards,
to be received and accounted for in the fume
manner as is by said atl required in cases of
ships and vessels of the United Satets.
NATHT. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
A. BURR,
Vice-Pref dent of the United States and Prefix
dent of'the Senate.
March 2, 1803.
Approved,
TH : JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
For erecting a Light Houje at the entrance of
Penobjeot bay, or any other place in its vici
nity that may be deemed preferable by the
secretary of the treasury.
BE it enabled by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America,
in Congrejs aflembled, That as soon as a
Cession (hall be made by the State of Massa
chusetts to the United States, of the juris
diaion over the land proper for the purpose,
the Secretary of the Treafurv be and he is
hereby authorifed to purchase so much land
as may be necessary, and provide by contrast
to be approved by the President of the United
States, for building 3 light House on White
head, at the entrance of Penobfcot Bay, or
any placein its vicinity, that may be deemed
preferable by the Secretary of the Treasury
and to furnish 'he fame with all necessary
supplies ; and also, to agree for the salaries or
wages of the persons who may be appointed
by the President for the fu perinrendance and
care of the fame; and that the President
be authoxifed to make the said appointments.