Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-07-05 00:00:00, page 3

CDe BepubUcen Ledger.
"TRUE as THE DIAL TO THE SUN."
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
TUESDAY, JULY 5, lßog.
Twenty-Eighth Anmverfcry f
American Independence,
yidy 4, 1803°
Tils memorable and joyful ard w?s announced
in this ton u by Lie ringing <4 belts, firing of can
nun, &c. &c # and at an , arly hour putties were
formed, who relied themfelvblome win riding
tome upon the watr, others rejoiced at home
with their little tamil) circles, &c. &c. A very
large and respectable company of TRUE RE
PUBLICANS of this town, who were joined by
a number of refpectabfe characters front the coun
try partook ot an elegant entertainment, provid
ed for the occaliun, at the Aietoly room, where
frienddup, joy, lehivuy, mil th, lungs, toasts and
wine, were the order of the day. Hon. Clem
ent Stoker, Eh|. was made choice of and pre
bdea at the entertainment. After dinner the
Cincinnati honored the company with a vilit, and
the following toalls were drunk :
1, The fourth oi July, '76— May the fun of Li
berty, which arose on that aofyicious day,iucreafe
its splendor, till the darkell corners of the earth
are illumin'd by its rays.
2. The fourth of March, 1801 — The day which
wreffed the poignard from the hands of confpira
turs, who were iharpenmg its point for the vitals
of the Republic.
3. The People of the United States—may they
always know th-ir own rights, & ever vindicate,
but never abuse them.
4. The memory of the illustrious Washington,
and those immortal heroes who fought and bled
tor the independence of their country.
5. Tuomas Jefferfon, President of the United
States, shielded by a panoply of Virtue, the Drafts
of calumny fall pointless at his feet, while like the
orb of day, lie diffufes blcflings even on his ene
mies.
6. The wife and prudent Statermen, who ob
tain by negotiation that which the rafli and im
politic would attempt by conquest.
7. Congress freed from the ttains of aristocracy,
Lilly its dreams hereafter be pure and faiubrious.
8. The agriculture of our country, parent of
all arts—may our induflrious hufbandmeu, pursue
their honorable calling unoppreffed by ntedlefs
Taxes, or Stamp afts.
9 American commerce, unshackled by treaties
—may its banners be displayed in all quarters of
the globe.
10. The militia cf the United States, relying
on its own natural Brength—may America never
feel the want of a (landing army.
11. The liberty of the press made sacred by our
comtitutiou—may it never be violated.
12. The Judiciary of the United States—mav
it never again become the engine of faction, but
administer justice without knowledge ot parties.
13. The States of Khode-lfland and Vermont,
may the example of their early return from a
momentary dilution, be speedily followed by their
New England fillers.
14. May the opprefled of all nations, find like
otir persecuted lore-fathers, an aflylum in Ameri
ca.
15. /The right line without expedients.
- 16. The tree of liberty—may its branches cov
er the whole earth, and all nations rett under its
Ihade.
17. The daughters of America—May they
merit love, and love merit.
sifter which a number cf Volunteers were drank,
among them were the following.
By the prefideut, on the retiring of the Cincin
nati —The Cincinnati of New Hompfhire —
may unity of sentiment prevail 011 true republican
principles Nine cheers.
By joim Wentworth, Esq. Our icfpetta
ble friend, and long tried patriot Colonel John
Langdon. nine cheers.
By John M'Clintock, E(q. Muy New Hamp
shire, as in '76 be ddhugudhed among her biter
Rates in refilling the imperious chains of arbitra
ry power.
By Elijah Hall, Esq. The childnen of G.
Britain—may they with their friends and adlier
ents be gathered toy,ether in thru own country,
and lit under their own king and their own gov
ernment and not disturb or mohdt their neighbors.
By Mr. Samuel Drowns. -May Hamilton's
chain be converted into an halter, and encircle the
neck of all Anti Republicans.
By Col. Woodward — Ihoinas Paine—author
of the Rights of M.m.
We understand also, a company of federalifts
retired to Pifcataqna Bridge, where they had an
entertainment, and enjoyed themlelves, in their
way.
FROM ST. VINCENTS.
By an arrival here from Kennebunk on Savur.
day last, we are inarmed that (he brig Bellona,
capt. Chafe, had arrived there in 22 days from St.
Vincents : Capt. C. informs that a few days be.
fore he left St. Vincents, an Englifli vpffel had
had an action with a French tranfnort, which (he
captured and brought into Sr. Vincents, having
500 French troops on board. This is all tie
could learn ; and judging from the source tiom
whence we received it, we believe it may be reli
ed on as faft.
*
A most singular discovery was lately made at Deptford.
While a number of fahors and others were busily em
ployed in unloading the cargo of the Admiral Aplin, an
Eaft-Indiaman, which arrived at the above place a fort
night ago, from Madras, (laden with Sugar, Salt-petre,
and some bale goods,) then being in the ad of dragging
out of the hold some bags of sugar, they difeovered from
a board in the hold of the ship, a green snake, of amazing
Sze,whofe appearance was so terrific that it gave a general
alarm, and it being well known that its bite is instantane
ous death, it was found necessary to procure weapons for
its deftru&ion, which they completed by tying a spade to
the end of one of the oars of the boat,by which they caught
it by the neck, and confined it till they fevered the head
from the body. It was as green as grass, 15 feet long, and
,$ inches in circumference. It is supposed that this ani
mal, in the night time, found its way on board the ship
while lying at Madras, by the means of concealing itfelf
io one of the bags of sugar, or Aiding on one of the planks
into the hold following the feent of the sugar. Its bite is
always underflood to b& more venomous than the biteof
a rattle snake.- [London %]
Extraft of a letter from a refpeftable bouje in Liver
pool, to a gentleman in this town, dated
MAY 19, 1803.
" The renewal of war with France is just
decided on. The refpeftive ambassadors are
on their way home. Letters of marque and re
prisal againil the French are now issuing ; and
our channel fleet was to fail on the 16th. It is
therefore supposed, that hostilities have actually
commenced."
0
One o'clock p. M.
OSince preparing the above, Capt. Coombs,
in the brig Wilham, who failed in company with
the Eliza, has arrived, who has politely fur
nilhed us with a Liverpool paper of the 19th
of May. It mentions that the King's Message
was delivered to Parliament on the 16th, and
Was immediately taken into consideration.
The following are molt important articles,
under London dates as late as
may 17.
Yesterday afternoon Letters of Marque and
Reprisal were issued by Government against the
French Republic and the Italian States. Hol
land and Spain are not mentioned in them,
these countries being dill nominally at peace
with us. ,
About two dozen Letters of Marque were
yesterday afternoon issued before the departure
of the poll.
,The Channel fleet was expeded to fail from
Torbay yellerday. Some of our (hips have been
for some time ciuiling off Brest to watch the
enemy's motions. A few days ago they saw
a French 84. gun (hip and between 70 and 80
fail of coafling vessels enter the harbour. Our
sailors expressed great regret at not being able
to pay them a vitit.
Lord Nelson left town yellerday, to hoist his
flag on board the Victory, at Portfinoutli, and
fail immediately to take the chief command in
the Mediterranean, where 11 or 12 (hips of the
line are waiting for active service.
0
Liverpool, igtb May, 1803.
Gentlemen,
“ For the lad two days the queflion of Peace
or War, appeared to be decided by the return of
the Britilh & French Ambassadors to their ief
pedive Courts, and by a message from his
Majesty to his Parliament, announcing the
failure of the negociation. This day's Gazette,
however, puts the matter beyond all doubt :— ^
It contains a Proclamation, ordering LET
TERS OF MARQUE AND GENERAL
REPRISALS AGaINST THE SHIPS,
GOODS& SUBJECTS OF THE FRENCH
REPUBLIC. An embargo is also laid on all
(hips and goods belonging to the Batavian Re
The following Message was received per the
Eliza by Messrs. McLellan & Brown, mer
chants of this place, in a letter dated Liver
pool, May 18, 1803, which fays " The im
portance of the Communication toParlianient
of which we have just received the intelli
gence, induces us to lose no time in trans
mitting it to you."
0
King's Menage
to Parliament.
His Majesty thinks it proper to ac
quaint the House of Commons, that
the difeuffions which he announced to
them in his Message of the Sth March
last, as then subsisting between him and
the French Government, have obliged
his Majesty to recall his Ambassador
from Paris, and that the Ambassador of
the French Government has left Lon
don. His Majesty has given directions
to lay before the House of Commons,
with as little delay as possible such pa.
pers as will afford the fulleft informa
tion to his Parliament at this important
conjuncture. It is a consolation to his
Majesty to reflect that no endeavors have
been wanting on his part, to preferv e
to his subjects the blessings of peace,
but under the circumstances which have
occurred to disappoint his just expecta
tions, his Majesty relies with confidence
on the zeal and public spirit of his
faithful Commons, and in the exertions
of his brave and loyal subjects, to support
him in his determination to employ the
power and resources of the nation, in op
posing the spirit ofambition & encroach
ment which at present actuates the
councils of France, in upholding the
dignity of his crown, and in asserting
and maintaining the rights and inter
ests of his people.
Portland Gazette Office, June 30.
Knowing the anxiety of the public, on the irtereji
% poet of a renewed war in Europe, due
cannot but be attentive to feck after and com
municate every information that may prove in the
leaf degree fotisfaaory. By the arrival this
morning of the Jhip Eliza, Capt. Salter, in 39
daysfrom Liverpool, letters have been received to
the 19th ult. containing the following important
information. — Capt. S. 6t ought no papers.
War, confirmed.
ONE DAY LATER.
public, and we have little doubt that they will
very soon be made parties in the coated. All
suspense being now removed regarding our
political situation, we hope to fee our markets
become a little more lively in a short time, and
we have no dcubt that the price of many
article; will advance.—Upland Georgia Cotton
Las already advanced from 13J to 14 a (4!,
and few people willing to fell at these prices. —
Naval Stores, particularly Tar, will of course
advance. We also think Wheat and Flour will
become more valuable : In short, as the price
of freight and insurance will be much higher,
we may reasonably exped the prices of molt ar
ticles to advance.
Your mod obedient servants,
HANNAY ^ LOGAN.
IMPORTANT-
Luofena Ceded to the United States.
The glorious intelligence we have this day com
municated is hihUaiHiJly it no: perfectly correct.
Ilie gentleman who wrote the letter below, had
no possible motive to deceive the public, or his
friends, to whom it was addressed ; and as his
opportunities of procuring inhumation ate as
good at lead as those of any other American in
Paris, we cannot withhold our full reliance on its
truth, in every material particular. It amounts,
then, almost to a deinonflration, that a treaty and
a convention have been fettled and tigned with the
French government.
By the firft, the United States are to have all
Louifian^, on both tides the Miffillippi, but even
if the writer be not indifputibly accurate in this
alTerrfon, there a ffbredly has been enough done to
remold all grounds of future difference between
this country and the French republic.
By the fecund, it clearly appears, that a settle
ment has been concluded respect that part of the
debt from France to our merchants, which the
Senate did not abandon, and which places, the
certainty of payment, in this country, beyond all
question.
Thus our former anticipations have not only
been realized, but exceeded ; and thus the wife,
reasonable and politic negociation of thePrelident,
approved and confirmed by Congress, has glorious
ly terminated to the immortal honor ot the peace
and good government, and to the utter disappoint
ment of the factious and turbulent throughout the
Union. Chron.
THE LETTER.
Paris, May 13. —I inclofe you a Memorial,
which Mr. Livingston our Miniller here presented
to the French Government, which was really the
primary canfe of the CESSION OF LOUISIANA
TO THE UNITED STATES. 1 beg you to
have it translated & published, that the tribute due
to the exertions of that able uegociotor be render
ed by every citizen, who is capable of appreciat
ing the inestimable benefit he has obtained. The
cession was voted in council of State the Bth of
April. I was at St. Cloud that day. The 9 h
proportions were made to Mr. Livingston to fix
011 a price. The 10th the thing was talked over,
and the principles agreed upon, when news of
Mr. Monroe's arrival at Havre got to town. The
12th in the evening Mr. M. did arrive at Paris.
The previous negaciations of Mr L. were commu
nicated to him, and every thing was doled and
signed the 30th —even before Mr. Monroe was
preferred at Court.
A Convention, for the payment of the Ameri
can debts by France, to our citizens has alio been
signed. They are estimated at 4,000,000 dollars,
and are to be paid by the United Staffs, in part
of the compensation for Louisiana. Thus the
molt important event to our country, since the
Declaration of American Independence, has been
effected by a man Without authority from his gov
ernment, and who, to ensure the good be wished
to obtain, pledged his fortune lor the axecution.
Merit of such kind is so rare, that it ought to be
well underhood and appreciated.
Mr. Monroe bas the latisfaclion of having been
commissioned exprelsly lor the purpose, and
which to eternity will render him celebrated,
without posterity knowing the part he had in the
business.
The writer adds, " the British minister went off
last evening, but 1 do not believe in war."
. 0
SUICIDES. — On the 6th ult. at an early hour, Mr.
Isaac Stoner, who lived about three miles from the town
of Woodfborough, (Vir.) committed felf-murder by
cutting his throat with a cooper's drawing knife. —At
Boston Mr. Hanes blew out his brains with a pistol. —
At Lebanon, N. H. the wife of Lieut. Hinckley, hung
herfelf with a ikein of yarn; and at Hubbardflown
(Maffa.) a Mr. Cutting put an end to his exigence by
cutting his throat with a pen-knife.
— IBMMinttaßa«aMfn»w»r>»
Ceinfle of C„mon,
--MARRIED^
At Greenland, Mr. Jamis Seawards, to Mrs.
Sally T. Marden, both of this town.
—DIED—
In this town, a child efCapt.Benjamin Trefethen,
aged two yeaYs.
_ M ^
A FEW calks of NEW LIME for fain
at Joseph S. Ayers' wharf.
Apply to
Edmund Dadis,
4326 Dollars Richer !
And 8000 dollars the bigbe/1 Prize.
TICKETS at 6 dolls. Quarters at 956,
1 may be had at C. PEIRCEs Book-
Bore, Portsmouth, Where may be had
American Precedents of Declarations;
collected chiefly from Manuscripts of accom
plilhed Pleaders ; digested and arranged un
der dillina titles and divisions, and adapted
to the most modern Practice ; with a pre
fixed Digest of Rules and Cases concerning
Declarations. Pfice 1 55. tingle, and ten
per cent. 'off by the dozen. 'June 25.
Valuable Property
FOR SALE
AT AUCTION.
THIS DAY
at ft octo { ri. nd w.a j Sc rd at
feib^c , uch/u, at ALy. Ira xer s inn,
the follow in p oyer:, of doe Jj
tateft:e «ae M.l u TIN
XAERY, acifJcd,
A LOT of Land in Fore-firect,
nearly oppoh e .he old Cuhom-Ii
being the Line which was owned by Hr.
Alex. Ewen.
One Share in the New Hampjb're H-tel
& Porfmouth PwrPiupnw.
One do. in the P.^Jauutb .Iqueddl.
One do. in Pycat^na Bridge
I er >do. in the A.w Ham. [h.re Turf .a
Road.
Nine do. in the New-Hum'fire :
Bank.
A final! House LOT at Sanh end,
Pickering's Neck, so c.lhd.
A Mortgage title to a l!.deand U v : :
Land in K'utcry ; th^right o' reftl
being in the hetrs rrf rs late George Vv # n.s
ot Kittery, deceased.
A Mortgage of three quarters of n double
Saw Mill & Privilege, and halt a Shiv, at
Mount Deleft.
Bp — The Reversion of the E tatc Ft off
to the widow as her dower, being the Houle
and Land in Bck-ftreet, where the dece^hd
lived ; and a Pew in the UnivcifJitt meet
ing house.
Conditions may be known at the time and place
of Jale, or previously by fp^Hig to either q toe
tubjeribers.
MARK SIMMES
SAM L 3PARHMVK.
JACOB WALDEN, A^tionar.
Port/month, July 5.
Apprentices Wanted.
(CT One or two Luas as apprentices to the
Printing bifinejs are wanted at this cfycc. —
They mull unde rjland reading and writing, ana
Pfi e J s a good natural dijfofttisn ; nom tire
need apply ; those from the country woud^
preferred.
23th func.
TN pursuance of the "Act to
Incorporate the Portfmuulh b.^R the
Stockholders are hereby notified 1 1 meet
at the house of Col. Ikdram Brett .e/ in
Port fmouth, on Wednesday the oth day
of July next, at io o'clock A. M. lor the
purpose of chooling the fir(l Board of Direc
tors,and to traafa& any other bulincb which
may bo thought nectfiary.
Samuel Ham,
Gilman Leavitt,
John Wardrobe,
B. Brierley,
James Rundlet.
Portsmouth, June 21,
New Hamtfire Idle ard Marine
Insurance Company.
In pursuance of the "Act to Incorporate the
Mew HambJbire Ere & Mar ne Injurance
Company," i\\c Stockholders are hereby noti
fied to meet at the house of Col. lEilliam
Brewfer, in Portsmouth, Tuesday the 12th
day ot July next, at io o'clock A. M for the
purpole of thooling the firlt Board of Direc
tors, arid to traufaa such other buliutfs as
may be thought ntcelsary.
Samuel Ham,
Gilman Leavitt,
John Wardrobe,
B. Brierley,
James Runcilct.
# _ Those performs who wish to become Stock
holders in the Free & Marine InJurance Company,
or Portsmouth Bank are requeued to call ar the
New Hampshire Fire & Marine inJurance Office ac
noon, betocca tuc hours of i 2 and 1 o'clock.
One Cent Reward.
A. \ 1) AN awa Y fr ° m lhe fubfc ril)er, an
Kindented apprentice,named JOHN
W.iLTON, about 4 leet 6 inches high,
16 years old, rather dark complexion,
ihoit black hair, and dark eyes; had on
when he went away, a ttriped naukin
ett coatee and veil, corduroy trowfers. It is ex
pected said runaway wil mike application to
tome printer (be having served about one year at
that biUinefs) tor employ, or to some mailer of a
vessel for a voyage to feu. All perfuns are hereby
fortlid harboring or employing laid runaway,
as the utmost rigour ot tue law, 111 tucli cate, fliall
be put in execution.'
SAM'I NUTTING.
Portsmouth, May 10, 1803.
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Wanted to Hire,
For the purpose of Superintending a J mall fam
ily, a middle aged woman, to whom liberal
wages will be given. Enquire 0/ the printer.
June 21.
PORTSMOUTH BANK