The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-05-26 00:00:00, page 1

©boleite prices Current,
AT PORTSMOUTH, (N. H.)
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Current prices per from to
D . C. D. c.
ASHES, Pot, iflfat, T. 153 33 160 0
Pearl — 160 o x 66 66
Bread, Ship C^ 7 ° 9 0
Butter lb °'9 °2O
Brimstone, 3 o 4 0
Beef % common B. 19 0 0 c
, naefs, -- 12 0 14 0
Beans; white bu. I 50 1 50
Brandy, Spaniih 4th pr. G. 133 *3 6
, Naples 4fb,r. -- 125 133
Corn, Indian — 116 125
, Rye .- 140 150
Cinnamon lb 250 3 0
Cloves '— 0 0 2 16
Coffee - 025 026
Cheese, American -- 0 9 014
Cotton, foreign scarce -- 040 050
\ ' , American — 027 030
Cordage, American C. 18 0 20 0
Chocolate, common Ib 020 021
, best &12&1 -- 032 036
Candles, mould — 020 022
, dipt -- 017 018
Coals, foreign Ch. 16 0 18 0
, American none,-- 0 0 0 0
Duck, Russia, iflqual. Bt. 20 0 22 0
, Ravens . - 13 ° 14 0
Fish, Merchant, none C. 0 0 0 0
,W. India mark. — 0 0 550
Scale ' - 317 325
Salmon Lone B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel — 5 ° 60
Flour, super. frefh --. 13 50 0 0
, fine ' — 13 25 0 0
, middlings -- 10 50 11 0
, country C. 6 0 625
Fuftick T. 45 ° 0 0
Flaxseed, no fate bu. 0 0 1 0
Gun Powder lb 0 55 066
Geneva, Holland tf,rG. 1 33 1 40
, American — 075 0 ©
Hogs Lard ftj 014 016
Iron, Philadelphia 1.136 0 143 33
, Russia "- 136 0 I^o 0
, Swedes — 138 0 140 0
Logwood T. 50 0 55 °
Lead, white, gr. in oil C. 15 0 16 0
, dry — 14 0 00
, red — 850 0 0
, sheet -- 0 0. 10 0
Lemons frefo bx. 8 0 9 0
Lumber, boards clear M. 17 0 18 0
, , , merch. •- 10 0 10 50
Singles -- 150 275
Molafts G. 052 055
Nutmegs ffi 6 50 7 0
Liver Oil none B. 14 0 15 0
• Pepper . lb 031 033
Pork, best pieces B.° 21 0 28 0
, common -- 17 0 20 0
Peas 1 bu.' 1 50 1 75
Pimento lb 0 15 016
Pitch, scarce, ; B. 5 0 550
Paper, Sheathing C. 425 450
Redwood Ti 55 0 1 60 0
Raisins /r^ calk 850 9 0
Rum, Jamaica G. 1 10 £ 15
, Windward -- 10 1 10
Rice/ C. 0 0 7 0
Rosin B. 5 0 6 0
Soap, white lb 014 016
, brown — 010 012
Starch, Poland ft, 025 030
, American -- 0 I2§ 017
Sugar, Havanoah C. 17 0 18 50
, East-India -- 13 50 0 0
, Weft-India -- 11 0 13 0
, Loaf lb 0 26 027
Salt, St. Übes H. 0 0 650
, Turk's Island — 650 0 0
, Liverpool , -- 0 0 55°
, Rock — 650 7 o
Steel, German lb 017 019
, English r — olb 019
Salt Petre, rough 5- 024 0 0
Shot C. 9 0 10 0
Tar B. 450 5 0)
Turpentine -- 4 o
Tea, Hyfon ffi 1 10 j
, Souchong —1 0 1 5
, Bohea — 037 o o
Tobacco, James River C. 525 6 0
, Georgia — 50 00
Twine, sewing doz. 567 ^6 0
, seine 4 5.0 550
Wines, Madeira G. 166 257
Lisbon — 125 133
Sherry,farce — 142 150
Malaga q.c. 26 0 27 0
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War Department.
April 20th, ißor.
Notice is hereby given.
That feparatc PROPOSALS
will be received at the office of the Secretary for
the Department of War until the expiration of
the goth day of June next ensuing, for the fiipply
of ail RATION S, which znay be required fur the
nfe of the United States, from the fitft day of Oc
tober, 1801, until the thirtieth day of September,
1802, both days inclusive, at the following places,
&.
First. At Pittiburg; at Fort Franklin; at
Le Boeuf, at Prefquifie ; at Niagara ; at Ofwe
go ; at Detroit ; at Fort Wayne ; at Michilli
nmckinac ; at the Falls of St. Mary's ; and at the
Grand Portage on Lake Superior.
Second. At Forts Washington, Vincennes,
a id Maffac ; at the Cantonment near the mouth
of the Ohio, and at any poll or place on the east
fide of the Mifliffippi River, between the mouths
of the Ohio and Illinois Rivers : and at any place
or places where troops are or may be Rationed,
marched or recruited within the Rate of Kentuc
ky.
Third. At Knoxville, Tellico, South Well
Point, and any plage or places where troops are
or may be Rationed, marched or recruited within
the Rate of Tennessee ; at Bear Creek on the Ten
nessee River, and at any place in the Chickasaw
or Chocktaw country between Bear Creek and
Natchez ; at the Chickasaw Bluffs ; at Natchez;
at Fort Adams and its dependencies, and thence
to the Mobile River.
Separate PROPOSALS will also be received ds
aforefaid for the supply of all rations which may
be required for the life of the United States from
the lit day of January, 1802, until the 31st day
of December in the fame year, both days inclusive
within the fe ve;al Rates herein after mentioned,^.
Fourth. At Point Petre; at Fort Greene ;at
Fort Wilkinson ; at Fort Pinckney ; at Fort John
son ;' at Fort Moultrie 4n Charleston harbor; at
Fort Johnson, Cape Fear, and at any place or pla
ces where troops are or may be Rationed, march
ed or recruited within the Rates o^Georgia, South
Carolina, and North Carolina.
Fifth. At Fort Norfollc ;at Harper's Ferry ;
at Fort M'Henry ; at the City of Wafyngton and
at any place or places where troops are or may be
itaiioned, marched dr recruited within the Rates
of Virginia and Mary land.
Sixth. At Wilmington ; at Vert Mifflin ; at
the Laboratory near Philadelphia, and at any place
or places where troops are or may be Rationed,
marched or recruited within the Rates of Dela
ware and Penirfylvania, excepting Pittsburg, Fort
Franklin, Le Boeuf, and Prefquifie, in the Rate of
Pennfyvania.
Seventh. At Trenton ;at Fort Jay ;at Weft
Point, and at any place or places where troops
are or may be Rationed, marched or recruited
within the Rates of New-Jersey, and New-York,
excepting Ofwego and Niagara in the Rate of
New-York.
Eighth. At Newport ; at New-London, and
at a^y place or places wberq troops are or may
be Rationed, marched or recruited within the
dates of Rhode-Inland and Connecticut.
Ninth. At Fort Independence, Boston Har
bor, at Salem, at Marblehead, at Portland, at
Portfmoutb, at Bennington, and ar any place or
places where troops are or may be Rationed,march
ed or recruited, within the States of Massachusetts,
New-Harnpfbire and Vermont,
A RATION is to consist of eighteen ounces of
bread or flour, or when neither can be obtained,
of one quart of rice, or one and a half pound of
lifted or bolted Indian meal, one pound and a
quarter of frefli beef, or one pound of salted beef,
or three quarters of a pound of salted pork ; and
when frefb meat i<iffued,falt at the rate of two
quarts for every hundred rations ; soap at the rate
of four pounds, and candles at the rate of a pound
and a half for every hundred rations— The pro
petals will extend to the supply of rum, whiskey,
or other ardent spirits, at the rate of half a gill
per ration, and vinegar at the rate of two quarts
for every hundred rations. The price of the (ev
eral component parts of the ration, as well as of
substitutes and alternatives, muff be fpecified.
The rations are to be furnifhed in such quanti
ties a that there ffiall be at all times, during the
term of the prppofed contrasts, be fijfficieat for
t - coifumption of the troops atMichilimackinac,
J ooit, Niagara, and Ofwego, for fix months in
advance, and at each of the other poßs on the
Wettern waters for at lead three months in ad
vance, of good and wholesome provisions, if the
fame Shall be required. It is allo to be permitted
to all and every of the commandants of fortified
places, or of posts, to call for at seasons when the
tame can be transported, or at any time in the case
of urgency, such Supplies of like provisions ad
vance, as io the diferetiod of the commandant
Shall be deemed proper. It is to be understood
that the contractor is to be at , the expense and
risk of issuing the fnpplies to the troops, and that
all losses sustained by the depreciations of an ene
my, or by the means of the troops of the United
States, mail be paid for by the United States, at
the price of the article captured or destroyed, on
the depositions of two or more persons of credita
ble characters, and the certificate of a commission
ed officer, ascertaining the circumßances of the
loss, and the amount of the articles for which com
pensation Shall be claimed..
The privilege is to be understood to be referred
to the United Elites of requiring that none of the
fnpplies which may be furnifhed under any of the
proposed contracts, Shall /be iffiied until the Ap
plies which have been, or may be furnished under
contrads now in force, have been confirmed, and
that a supply in advance may be al ways required
at any of the fixed polls of the tea board or Indian
frontiers, not exceeding three months.
<' HENRY DEARBORN,
^ Secretary ofWar.\
Late foreign intelligence.
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By the Ship M ntezu^a, arrived at Bergin 30
days from Liverpool. London dates to Abril 14.
ELSIXfUR, MARCH 30.
Passage of the Sound forced.
YrSl cKDAY morning the Squadron of Nel
son approached. The firft ball was fired
from re foruefs of Cronenberg —and wasanfwered
by a difeharge from fix British Ships of the line.
A dreadful cannonade ensued. Ihe fleet kept
near the Swedish Shore, wbiletbe fleet was passing
four British gun boats kept a constant fire on the
torts and town—a few men on the bakeries were
led by a fbe!!. The balls from the Ship did not
reach the fortrefs. A few houses in the town are
damaged. The king of Sweden was a fpeftator 4
of the passage. The Swedes are Aid to have
captured two transports. It is foppofed the British
will take pofleffion of the Swedish Island in the
Sound to secure a supply of water. Seven British
gun boats were employed to bombard Elfineur and
Cronenberg. They threw near 300 Shells, and were
answered with red hot balls, and must have differed
considerably. The Britifli fleet coniißs of 20 fail
of the line, 19 frigates, 7 gun boats, 11 brigs, and
Smaller veflels, in all 57 fail.
COPENHAGEN, BURCH 30.
The Britilh fleet isnow at anchor below Copen
hagen. The Danish Commander at Cronenberg
had positive orders for exerting bimfclf to prevent
the British from passing the Sound. The British
Admiral declared previous to making the attempt
that he Should consider the firlt Shot fired at his
fleet as a declaration of war. In two hours, how
ever the English effected the passage. Some of the
British mips were a little damaged.
, MARCH 31.
The following is the official account sent by Col.
Stricker, of the passage ofthe Sound by the English
—, h ' Cronenberg, Marbh 30.
•'The English fleet got under fail, and began to
pass the Cattle about 7 o'clock. A cannonade im#
mediately commenced, which continued with
great violence on both Sides till lalf pad ei^ht
o'clock, when after an interval of about balf°an
hour the rear division began to pass. The cannonade
wasthan resumed and continued till half p a st
nine. lam convinced that the enemy's fleet must
have fuffered considerably by the cannon of the
fortrefs, but to what degree it is impossible to de
termine, as the Ships kept as near as poflible to the
Swedish Shore. Several of the bombs thrown by
the enemy fell in the fortrefs, but without doing
the fmatleft damage. The town on the weft fide
is indeed Somewhat Shattered. Two men were
killed by the enemy's bombs, and we have besides
two others wounded.
(Signed) STRICKER."
An embargo on all British Ships and goods was
ordered on the 2,th, for the firlt time. The Bri
tilh Ships in puffing the fiound were not fired upon
from the Swedish Shore. Circumstances were un
favorable. The Eritifh will be filmed with red
hot balls if they attack this city. The enemy's
fleet flies before this port in the form ofa crescent.
Our countrymen are in good Sprits.
On the arrival of the English fleet, the Crown
Prince iffoed the following general orders to en
courage the people:
Parole, God! Countersign, The JustCavse..
“ Denmark's honor isnow at Stake! We are
all soldiers and Danes. This entitles me to ex
pert every thing from my brave fellow soldiers.
(Signed) FREDERICK; C'rowfy Prince.
.HAMBURG, MARCH
A Danifli army under the Prince of Hesse, has
taken pofleffion of this city. No resistance was
made, although Several plans of defence were pro
posed and urged. Lubeck and Bremen are also
faid,o be in pofleffion of the Danes. The Prince
declined the offer of a visit from the English min
ister.
hr , APRIL 3.
Our senate has. agreed to the feauefiration of
British property.
LONDON, APRIL 3. #
The yeffel by which we received the UR French
Journals brought back the meflenger sent by M.
Otto on Sunday night to Paris, with the result of
the Cabinet Council, which fat on that day. The
meffeqger has returned with the answer of the
Chief Consul, which yesterday was reported to be
favorable, and the funds rose upon the news.
The Chief Cooful was Said to have accompa-I
nied the expression of his pacific Sentiments with
the declaration that he was under the neceflity of.
consulting his allies, before he could return a de
finitive answer.
APRIL 10.
Treaty between France and Naples.
In the treaty;Concluded between France and
Naples, the latter through the interference of
Russia procured better termsthan otherwise cotrld
have been obtained. His Sicilian Majesty engages
to @tt fbe ports of Naples and Sicily agalnft the
British and Turkish veflels, till all differences a
mong the European powers are accommodated.
The Neapolitan ports are to be opened to France
and her allies. The king of Naples Cedes to the
French government Porto Longone, in the isle of
Elbe, some territories in Ttrfcany, together with
the Principality of Piombino. ~
A font of money is to be paid to the French cit
izens, who had been fufferers ; all persons who
have been imprifon< 1 for political opinions, are
to be reJeafed, and those who have fled or have
been banished, are permitted to return, with the
affiirance ofthe restitution of their property.—
The flatues, pictures, and other works of art,
which were aken away from Eorne by the Nea.
politan troops are to be restored to France. "Iha
Batavian, Cifalpine, and Liguirian Republics are
included in the treaty.
APRIL IT.
The French official paper, announces that the
French army in Egypt, now configs of 20,4^
men. °
A Vienna article dates that Gen. Abercrombie
had debarked 6000 men oil the fide of Damiett^
and 6000 at Jaffa,
The Atricaine, a French frigate taken in the
Mediterranean by a British frigate was filled with
, troops, and bound to Egypt#
April Ui
. Death of the Emperor cf Rif ia.
Yesterday late in the afternoon, Capt. Hearne,
arrived in town with an account of the death of
Paul L Emperor of all the Ruffias. He is laid to
have gone to bed in his nfual health, and to have
been found dead next morning.
We underßand that a molt refreshable Ruffian
houfd in the city has received the copy of a pro
clamation iffoed byrhe new Government in Rus
sia, ordering th^lqueilration to be removed from
all the British properly in the Ruffian empire.
A Council of his Majett) 's Ministers was sum
moned to attend this day, in conference of this
important intelligence.
HANDBILL.
IVNDOV, APRIL 14.
Last night a Messenger arrived from Petersburg
with an account that the EMPEROR PAUL had
been found dead in his bed (we believe on the 23d
lilt, anti it is supposed he had been poifoned.)—
His eldest foil, ALEXANDER, had been pro
claimed Emperor. The latter immediately or
dered all the English prifohers to be set at liberty,
and letters to be addressed to our court, contain
ing the most friendly assurances ; and has direct
ed that Count Woronzow Should be re-inßatec as
his Ambassador here.
Os Portugal.
Letters received in town yesterday by the Lisbon
mail, Ra e, that a truce has been agreed to be
tween Spain and Portugal, for a term of four
months. The commercial intercourse between
' the two countries is to te placed on the fame
footing as before the war.
— WWBtH.-'
By the Swift, arrived at Gioucefler.
Londe> dates, Ajfil iZ.
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A BRITISH VICTORY.
LONDON GAZETTE, APRIL Is.
Extras from the Dispatches cf Admiral Sir Hyde
Parker, April 6.,
After anchoring about 5 or 6 miles from tie
island of Hain, I reconnoitered, *u ith Vee Ad.
Ld. Nelson, and Rear Ad. Graves, the formida
ble line of Ships, radeacs, pontoons, galleys, fire-
Ships, and gun-boat— flanked and Supported by
extensive batteries on the two islands called the
crewns ; the largest of which was mounted with
from go to 70 pieces of cannon ; these were again
commanded by tun Ships of 70 guns, and a large
frigate in the inner mad of Copenhagen ; and two
64 £ Mn fllips (without malts) were moored on the
flat, on the Starboard fide of the entrance into the
arfcnal.
1 he day after, the wind being fotuherly, we a
gain examined their position, and came to the re
fdution of attacking them from the Southward.
Vice Ad. Ld. Nelson, having offered bis Services
for conducing the attack, had some days before
we entered the Sound, Shifted his flag to the Ele
phant ; and after having examined and buoyed
the Outer Channel of the Middle Ground, his lord
ship proceeded with the ,twelve Ships of the line
nam.,l in the margin*, all He frigates, bombs,
fire-Ships, and all the final) refit Is, and that eren
iiig anchored off Draco Point, to make his .dispo
sition for the attack, and wait for the wind to the
fouthwa rd.
It was agreed between ns, that the remaining
Ships wiihme Should weigh at the fame moment
his Lordship did, and menace the Crown batteries
and the four Ships of the line that lay at the en
trance of the arsenal ; as also to cover our disa
bled Ships as they came out of aftion.
I have now the honor to enclose a copy of Vice
Ad. Lord Nelfon'sreport to me of the action on
the 2d iiift. His Lord Ship has dated Co fully the
whole of his proceedings on that day, as only to
leave me the opportunity to rehrty my entire ac
quiescence and testimony of the bravery and in
trepidity with which the action was fopported
throughout the line.
Was it possible for me to add any thing to the
well earned renown of l.d. Nelson, it would be
by aflerting, that lug exertions, erea# as they have
heretofore been, never were carried .0 a higher,
pitcli of zeal tor his country's Service.'-
I haveoniv to lament that the Sort of attack
confined within an intricate and narrow parage,
excluded the Ships particularly under my com
mand from the opportunity of exhibiting their
, ou : : .b'!'. l can with great truth alfert, that the
fame Spirit and zeal animated the whole of the
fleet; and I truftAhat yhe contest in which we
are engaged will, on fume future day, afford them
a ° ° c r"° n 9f Clewing &; the whole were inspir
ed with the fame fpift, hid the field been fuffi
ciently extensive to havebrotight ft into a&ion.
'Af t^deepeft concern I mention the loss
f Captains Mofle had RioO, two very brave and
gallant officers.'
_From the known gallantry of Sir Tho's Thomp
son an former occafiops, the natal Service will
to regret the foft of the future fiertiqus of
that brave officer, whose leg was Shot off,
* Elephant, Defiance,Oki-arch, Beilcna, Edgar,
RtfeH, Ganges, Glatten, IJis, A&amenm^fej,-
phernus, Ardent.