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

For the REPUBLICAN LEDGERS
Messrs. Nutting & Whitelock, ,[
„ Hawtg observed in your paper,feme time face, 4
ludicrous advertijement, taken from the fyew-
York Watch Tower, of certain performances
at the City of Washington, I have in the follow
ing, attempted Something of the kind, If it has
delineated any of the mofl prominent character
istic political absurdities of a certain expiring
\ faction, in a fporeive vein of irony, you are at
liberty to injertit in the Ledger.
* Yourfo&Ce ARGLS.
ORDER OF THE INTENDED) PERFORM
ANCES.
I. A grand political exhibition of Hob-goblins
and State juggles, firft got up iu England under
the immediate direction of Mefirs. Dundas, Pitt
and Grenville ; with frefh and appropriate im
provements by Dr. Morse, the illuminated par
fob and political declaimer for the northern nates ;
with scenic representations, in water colours,
originally designed by Robinson, Barruel & Co.
—after which, the Kev. Dr. will pronounce a
wonderful federal harrangue on “ conspiracies,
illufirated with ", indubitable proofs ;" in the
course of which, he will, by the help of a common
terrefiial globe, calculate with the greater geo
graphical nicety, the progressive velocity of illu
mination thro' all its fubtile windings in Germa
ny and France, .under the protection of the arch
philosopher of Tierney and French Directory, till
it takes a transatlantic direction, and at length
appears in the form of a MaJonic Lodge in Virginia,
threatening the exigence of the altar and throne.
He likewise determines the time (by a geometrical
process) when nations shall become so illuminated
and pbilofophical that they will sweep all religi
ons and ihodes of government from both hemis
pheres ! (the Dr. will inUruß any person in this
science every day in the week, Sundays not ex
cepted.) To conclude with an afterpiece by Fro
feflbr Ebeling, called, “ He's all in the buds ;
or all Dollors not infallible."
2d. A Diflertation on " Snug Bedrooms, and
“ Conjugal Infidelity, by Alex'r Hamiltoi:--%-
sic, by Mrs. Reynolds-to conclude with a bmhemt
Jlilitary Pantomime, firft designed by the Ameri
can Congrels, entitled, “ The 15th of June, 1000 ;
or the Camp in an uproar ;" Teprefenting the oc
cahonal retreat of the permanent, or provifiondl
army, in small detachments — Duke of York's march
in Holland.——Mr. Hamilton takes leave of the
public rehearsing Cardinal Woolfey's Soliloquy,
from Shakefyoar's Henry VIII.•
£ " ^farevel to the little goodyou bear -
rtfrewel, a long farewel to all my greatness, &c..
3d. An elaborate argument on Presidential prej
rogative, and the neceflity of an aristocratic pre
ponderance jn government, by Chevalier Bayard,
in the course of which he will urge the utility of
sedition and alien bills, with an apt eulogium on
British common law—Scenery and decorations
from England, by order of his Majesty—to end
in a general Congressional Tilt, in which Messrs.
Bayard, Champlin, Griswold, and Lyon, with
swords, pistols, /hovels and tongs, will particu
larly diftinguiOi themselves, to the great enter
tainment of the fpe&ators Flourish of Martial
'Mufic.
4thly. OliverWolcott,of /g%fenf memory ,will
devclope in a luminous manner the political im
portance of a Dexterous acquaintance with - the
laws of elementary fire in liquidating intricate
and troublesome details of public appropriations.
By an &fy transition from theory, he will pass to
some practical improvements extremely opposite,
but astonishing He will likewise exhibit seve
ral specimens of newly invented phosphoric sub
stances which promise to be of great financial u
tility th " the heads of departments"—lo con
vince an an,ions public of his undoubted knew
fedgei, this mysterious science he will finish the
performance with;, superb display of a grand Jelf
irioindiing national bonfire, foperior to any thing
ver attempted in Europe..,
stbly. Theodore Sedgwick will propose the
following curious,federal politics—mathematical
problem, the solution of which, will give great
accession of dignity to the present highly improv
% I date of' Congressional proceedings—the quef
ffoo follows —- ~
^lf the proper equity of a flenographer to the
^ parliamentary situation of a J peaker, with his pre
sent quantum of dignity (the faidflenographer be
ing within the area of the bar of the houfe)fhould
produce the peremptory expulsion of the Ja%d flen
ographer from the Superficial contents of the floor,
and he should undergo q physical oblique elevation
into a remote jegment of the gallery of the fame
house injhe [aid flenographer's,capacity ——what
increment, or addition of dignified importance to a
speaker (the repulfee force 0, which dignity pro
'ceding in parallellines and infringing on the body
natural of the aforefaid flenographet) would be-re
quired to throw him targentially from his situation
in the gallery, thro' all obftrunions, natural and ar
tificial,into a situation so extraneous,that he might
be eternally jufpended in the air by the equal at
trattion of the terrene andjolar fyflems, and con
fequenlly be prevented from taking debates in this
or apy other world ?''—He will then disappear in
a grand national whirlwind. .>
# ,tbly. The whole to conclude with a nautical
tragi-comical opera, called, " Afhort trip to the
Edfrlndies by the fonthweflpaffdge : or afummary
/ way of clearing decks, by Capt. Sei„r,ofttena
vy,-Who peiformsthe principal part—After which
the Captain, Jolus, will make a profound decla
mation, In which 'he will go fully and learnedly
into the abftraft principle of * the operation of
warm rains on new rigging, and wilt incontro
vefrtably prove (by arguments dra&n wholly a pofr
teriort) the great importance of abridging the ex
'pences of a navy, by inventing a plan upon an in-"
tire new conftru ffion of navigation without masts
at rigging—be will shew theeafe with which ships
of war, upon this moddle, may be converted in
Patrick M'Flaherty Ferrabosco, from
Saddler's Wells, London, wishes to communicate
to the public the subjoined butlines of a plan for
a grand ferie# of Federal Exhibitions, and Enter
tainments, the moll fylendid out-o'-the-way an
astonishing that were ever presented in any„pari
of the world. Having had the honor of experrep
ing frequent patronage from his Majesty s par
ticular friends in the United States, the projector,
under their political aufpicies, and by their kin
- condefeenfion in taking the- principal characters
in so difficult a performance, cannot but flatter
himfelf with liberal and extensive encouragement
—He likewise would inform the curious, that by
reason of the late change of administration, this
will be the INI exhibition of the kind, ever to be
attempted in this country.
Brilliant Performances ! !
to ball rooms, and sailors into dancing mailers—
he shews the elofe affinity of this discovery, to the
French fob- marine method of navigation, and the
excellencies of both—with a few epifodical (Iric
tures on " Wooden, walls an/floating batteries,—
illullrated by Joliah Parker, chairman of the na
vy-committee-—to end in a fylendid display of
scenic delation, from new designs, representing a
grand naval victory in the capture of the Insurgent,
and Truxton, Nelfonizhig the main, and dealing
laws to the ocean from the mouths of 36 cannon !
with accurate views in miniature of the U. States
frigate with -bear timbers, on far beam ends, in
the aft of repairing, in which may , be seen at one.
glacne, the wonderful internal mechanism of Ame
rican war ships !—robe fucteeded'b,a full prof
ped of “ Sever's newly invented wiafllefsfhip,
beating into port againll wind and tide !
God save the King.
*, Tickets for admission, fold by C. C. Pinkney,
at the sign of the tub diplomatique, next door to
Madame ^—.
Old Tories admitted-gratis. '<':.;
PHltdb. APRIL 1&,
OFFICIAL.
The Chevalier de Yrujo,bis Catholic Majefty',
Minitier Plenipotentiary, has just received the off
ficiai accounts of the declaration of war by his
court againtt Portugal, Which took place on th^
27th of February, 1801. The manifesto received,
Rates, that the French army was to enter Porta,
gal. immediately, and in concert with the Spanish
forces to make a vigorous attack on the capital.
SALEM, MAY 8.
By a gentleman who left Philadelphia on Tuef
day last, we are ferry to learn that the Conßella,
tion Frigate was qot then raised, ^nd_it was the
prevailing opinion there that (he never could be*
Portsmouth, May 5, 1801.
The fliip Sampfop, Adamson, arrived at New-
York on "rtyclay last, in 28 days from London,
and has furnifhed a file of papers to March twen
ty-eighth inclusive.
The King of the British had so far overcome his
late indßpofitioD, as to be able to take the benefits
of the air on horseback, though not yet Sufficient
ly recovered to undergo the fatigue.of public bu
siness. His Majesty received the formal resigna
tion of Mr. Pitt on Saturday the 14th of Marche
The Englilh are fitting out a very powerful ex
pedition to the North, W destroy or cripple the
marine of Sweden and Denmark, before a junc
tion can be formed with the Ruffian fleet, by which
jun&ion the confederacy calculated on soon put
ting to sea a force of 50 fail of the line. A flotil
la of 200 fail was shortly expelled in the Sound,
dellined for the defence of the coasts.
To animate the movements making in his ter
ritories, the King, of Denmark has quitted the ca
pital, and established a provifiory government
during his nbfence.
From Nantes we learn that another division of
the Brest fleet, confining of four ships of the line
and eight frigates, full of men, have failed from
that port, their declination unknown'.
The success of the French in Germany, their
peaces with the Empire, the menaces of Russia, and,
the fear of a rupture with England, involute the
Porte jnjhe utmost embarraffinent. Teg ship& of(
the line, ready to fail,, had been delayed in the
Turkish harbors, by order of the Grand Seignior.§
A Minified h^s been sent from Hamburg so Pa
ris, for the purpose of re-establishing the relations
of amity between that City and the French Re
public.
Ireland is Rill in a Rate of convulsion, and the
country is fubjeft to ^partial )a% , # f
New overtures 1& peace are making from the
Englilh to the French government, arid Lord St.
Helens'is to be the negotiator.
The American Agent at Paris has addrefled the
following note to the American Agents of the dif
ferent ports of France :—-
^ A Circular Letter of M. 1. L, Cathcart, A
gent of the United States at Tripoli in Barbary,
dated the 3d of January last, informs me, that
that Regency hat n^e art official Declaration of
War againfl the Uxjtpd States ; @d thit the King
of Swederi having concluded a treaty with that
power, the frigates of this sovereign ifi the Medi-|
terranean can no longer protea one vessels againit;
the Tripolitan cruizers. 1 request that yonwogldj
communicate this flifagreeable intelligence to ppr
¥mercha nts ana captains, and to those of the Ame-|
rican Agents with' whom yoif hare any inter
course." /1/er.zffi
/All the nations of Ehrope appear to he efitferihg
into the Armed neutrality, for their mutual pro'
faction againtt the naval defpotifa of Great Brif
tain. This isahinßrriaive event tp us Amerii
cans. Had the favorite policy of a certain party
prevailed to push the United St^es iitfo ir&pfcurl
with France, &pd an alliance with Great Britain,
we should- now probably he excluded from the
ports and commerce of most, if not all nations bu|
Great Britain. Next to the ^improvidence w,
are indebted to the men, whp ^t the hazard at
much calumny and per fecntioiwofan overbearing
party, Hemmed the political/ti/e, and firmly dp
pofed thole measures which had to fatal a tenden
On the 21st of February, in the British House of
Commons, Mr. Wilberforce Bird Rated, in his re
marks 00 a petition from fe inhabitants of Foff
hill, near Coventry, complaining of the increase
of poor rates, that in the town which was com
posed of 641 houses, only 86 were then inhabited !
that the paupers amounted to 1300 peffons—and
that unless relief was granted the patifh would be
destroyed. This is what Mr. Adams would call
the effects of a well balanced government ; What
Alexander the Coppersmith would call the bleftcd
effe&sof an energetic government, what Harper
the wine-factor of Nichlin and Griffith WORM call
the dignified attitude of Great-Britain ; and all
the tories iw the country, “ order and regular
government."*
A general report of the committee at Loyd's
Coffee-houfe, for the relief of the industrious poor
in the cities of London and Weßminißer, &c. has
been just published. From thence it appears ? that
148,600 persons were relieved last year, one-third
of whom must otherwise have funk into extreme
indigence, or fallen a burden upon their refpeftive
parishes.— The whole expence was borne by the
fubferiptions of about twenty corporate and pub
lic bodies, and formio,ooo to 11,000 benevolent
individuals, among whom the Quakers are emi
nently confpicupus. London Paper.
Cbe Republican Ledger.
cy. The event has proved their wisdom, and.pat
riotism, and furnished an important lesson of in
ftruttion. [Sun.
The deaths at Vienn! in 1800, were 18,452,
the births, ii636>the marriages 2655.
The deaths at Berlin, in the fame year, were
5589, the births 6101. [Lond. pap.
There are 1017 Poll-Offices in the United States
is appears by a lift lately publilhed at Washington.
••< <4,>-->^
The hon. James Jackton, late governor of the
Rate of Georgia, has accepted his appointment as
a Senator to Congress from that Rate. This gen
tleman is emphatically a whig of '75,
The exclusion of the bnglilh from the ports of
the Baltic, has excited conliderable alarm in
all the large manufacturing towns in the king
dom ; so much so, that at Sheffield, in Yorkshire;
a very rerpeftable house in the file trade, difeharg
ed no less than 100 of its workmen in one week,
during the month of Feb. last Lond. pap.
Alexander the Little, is 'in the habit of chal
lenging the republicans, at ev?ry assemblage of
his " dear fellow citizens" to meet him in the
field of political difeuffion ; but Alexander well
knoweth that when he challengeth, there is none
present to make him afraid. But if he should
challenge Aaron the Burrite, or Brockholft the
. son of William, and' they or either of them should
accept thereof, would not the little man (brink
from the combat—yea would he not negociate his
peace even as he did in the case of James the com
modore. American.
Arrived here the brig Adeona, Capt. William
P. Prescott, in 35 days from Martinrcd. April 3,
spoke the Arab, British sloop of War, who in
formed, that the conquest of St. Thomas' and St.
Croix was completed, three days before —and fur
ther, that three French ships full of troops, bound
for the defence of St. Thomas, were met in the
passage, by an Eoglifh man of war, and one of the
number taken ; she was a fine ship mounting 18
guns.
Capt. Prescott, left at Martinique,Capt, Rob
ert Blunt, in a brig from this port.
Arrived;here the brig Joseph, Capt. Odiorne,
-in 40 days from Trinity, Martinique.
April 2grh, (poke schooner Rachel, Captain
Woodbury -from Tobago, bound to Salem, out 28
days, all well—left at Tobago, brig Hope, Par
fonsy Rebecca, M'Clintock ; Hitty, Lord ; and
fchr. Cherub; Appleton, all of this port.
Capt. Odiorne further informs that on the 18th
April, in fat. 34; 30, long. 64, 15, at 6 P. M. saw
a ship difmalled and under jury mails, bearing
north-—at nine spoke with her——flye proved to
be a large Dutch-built (hip of 450 tons, from Bel
faft in Ireland, named Cunningham, and com
manded by James Roy, out fort) -two days, bound
to Norfolk, owned by John Cunningham Craig,
of said Belfaft, and consigned to Mr. Whittle of
Norfolk. She was difmafled in lat. 36, N. long.
7$ seven days previous to Capt. Odiorne's meet
ing with her. Capt'.Odiorne hove to in order to
take the people from the wreck. At ten spoke
the United States ship Herald, Capt. Russell, out
7 days from Boston, which also hove to and came
along fide of the wreck,.when Capt; Russell in
formed Capt. Odiorne that he had experienced
much tempestuous weather, and very heavy gales
of wind, in which he was obliged to lay tb for 5
days; and in which he had loft all his guns, two
boats, and one or two men. He was on' an ex
press to the Well-Indies to call borne all our Ships
of War on that dation. On the 19th Capt. Rus
sell took all the people off the wreck (being nine
teen in number) one young lad named John Price,
(belonging to the Cunningham) was knocked over
board and loft, and many of the people very much
hurt. The Cunningham leaked exceedingly ; Ibe
was then almost fnllof water, and was loaded
with coals. /Capt. Odiorne being rather short of
provisions, could take only phree of the people
(William Bell; mate, Patrick M'Murphy and John
buffee seamen.)
Arrived here the brig Polly, Cant. John Paul,
in 44 days from Trina^ad ; Capt. Paul brings an
account of the total loss of the brig Rosetta, and
cargo, of this port, commanded by Capt. Tilly
Wentworth, which was call away on the Island
of lirlnadad the 27th of Feb. 1801.—The people
narrowly escaped in the long boat. Every at
tempt was made to save the vessel and part of the
cargo, but in vain.
Capt. Paul left the following yeflels at Trina
dad March 161 h.
Schooner Polly, Hart, from Portland. Ditto
'Stork,' Webster, Newbury-Port. Sloop Packet,
Shaw, Kennebeck. „ Schooner Conclusion, Payson,
Boston. Ship Sea-horse, Seward, Cape-Ann.
Schr, - —-—, Guruler, ditto. Schr. Apollo, Clif
ford Witcaffet. Ditto Tryall, Tate, Salem. Brig
Inglefon, Portland. Same day left Trina-
J Ipoke+the brig Robert, coming through the
Bogas's from Newbury -Port.
? Lat.yt, 20, long. 65, 30, Weft, spoke the ship
—r, Capt. Watson from the coalt of Brazils,
bound to Nantucket.
Lat. 35, 42, long. 66, 40 Well, spoke the fcb.
Polly, Capt. Farley, eighteen days from Grenada
bound to Newbury port. \
,4^ 38, 40 spoke a fchr. from Jamaica, bound
to Rhodf-liland, that had met with a severe gale
of wind in ht. 36, 20, long. 67, 30, and loft both
us her matte. r
Saturday April 251 b, spoke the brig Fortune,
The Petapfeo sloop of war was fold at auftion
at the Coffee House, Philadelphia, last Wednes
day, for 24,000 dollars—Messrs. Wm. Read and
Co. are said to be the purchasers.-
From the U. S. Oracle.
Arrived here the brig Good Intent ; Capt. Pal
mer, in #8 days from Sr. Bartholomews, who in
informs that while he was there, the Englilh took
that place, and then proceeded to, and took St.
Martins, and from thence to St. Thomas' and
thence to St. Croix. That all the Americans at
those places, were treated with the greatest civil
ity and politeness, and With their vessels and car
goes were liberated and given up to their mailers.
There was comparatively no resistance made.
Capt. Palmer left St. Bartholomews the 31st of
March, in company with the United States ship
Ganges ; brig Franklin, Capt. Mark Blunt, for
Philadelphia ; and (hip Hercules, Capt. John
Southerland for Newyork. On the 2d April part
ed with the fleet in long. 65 W. lat. 21, N.
Arrived at St. Bartholomews on the day Capt.
P. failed, (loop Briton, Capt. M'Cullock, 34 days
from Baltimore, in difrefs.
MARINE NEWS.
April 27, failed, sloop Enterprize Show, StVmcents
— arrived brig Eagle, Rollins, St. Vincents.
28 do brig Oliver Peabody, Gilman,Turk's
Island.
— do brig Good Intent, Palmer, St. Barts.
29 do Jch'r Fanny, Kennard, Montego Bay.
— do brig Anna, Tredick, Antigua
— do brig Polly, Paul, Trina^d
— do brig Andeona, Prescott, Martinica
— do brig Hiram, Amazeen, Antigua
— do brig Joseph, Odiorne, Martinico
• 30 failed brig Eliza, Ricker, WeJl Indies
— do brig Orlando, Drifco, Martinico
May 2, do ship Horace, Bickford, Calcutta.
Temple of tynen.
HAIL Matrimony ! heav'nly band,
True source of love and fecial joy ;
Enafled by divine command,
Mankind to blejs but not annoy.
MARRIED] —At Waltham, Ephraim Russell,
Esq. of Stow, to Miss Abigail Cufhing.
At Charleftown, Samuel Jaques, mer. to Miss
Harriot Whittemore.
At Roxbury, Mr. Calvin Alien, to Miss Abigail
Richards.
At Portland, Mr. John Carr, to Miss Avis Preb
ble.
At Providence, Wm. Mumford, mer. to Miss
Ann Elliot, of Boston.
At Portland, Benja. Ross Davis, to Mils Nancy
Ham.
At Machias, Mr. Joseph Simpson, mer. to Mils
ftnnah Langfellow.
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^ortalftg.
What mortal man can claim another breath.
Or find a habitation free from death ?
DIED—At sea, Mr. Wm. Parker, aged 34, mate
of the brig Hiram pf,this port.— also on board the
brig Hiram, in the Well-Indies, Mr. James Dickey
of Newport, Maine.
Ou his partake from Philadelphia, fell over
board and was drowned, Mr. Frederick Bell, of
New-Castle, in the i@h year of his age.
Died, at Greenland, widow Sarah Simpson, aged
66. Widow Hannah Whidden, aged 70.
In. this town, Mr. John Goodroe, and a child of
Mrs. Drowne, aged 8 years.
NEW GOODS.
— -tte-, —
OLIVER BRIARD;
Has just received, and'has now ready forfa%
A large and general assortment of
SPRING & SUMMER
GOODS,
Os tie latest Importation,
Which he offers for sale, cheap for cash, at
his Store in Market-street.
PartJmoutk, May 4, 1801.
Dancing Academy
OPENED.
Information ,is hereby diffused
to all lovers of that elegant accomplishment.
Dancing, that Mr. Maurice's academy
for that purpose is now open at Jefferfon
Hall, on Monday apd Thursday Evenings
for the large, and Thursday and Saturday
lAfternoons for the small class.
•
Capt. Billings; from Demnrara bonrd to New-
Londoo, 56 days out ; fame day fiw a ship with
jury-mails.
Lat. 40, 40, long. 71, spoke a fchr. from Nor
folk bound to Cape-Ann, who informed that he
had boarded the ship Borneo, of Button, and that
(he had 101 l all her mails ,ml was full of water
and no person on board her.'
Arrived here, the fchr. S 4 lly, Capt. Smith, in
63 days from the Cape de Verd Illancs— Left tl^ere
fchr. , Capt. Blackameer, from Boston, bound
to St. Nicholas.
Arrived here the fchr. Fanny, Capt. Kennard,
in 36 days from Montego-bay, Jamaica, left there
the Tilman, Capt. Harkep, from Newbern, N. C.
bound to Charleston—brig Sally Capt. Meerhead,
from Savannah bound to New-York. Sailed in
company with fchr. Rover, Capt. Collier of Sci
tuate bound to Boston.
Arrived here, brig Eagle, Capt. George Rollins,
in 13 days from Bermuda. Left there, the ship
Arethufa, Horton, of Baltimore, from Jeremie,
bound to Baltimore, with Coffee and Cocoa, tak
en from under the convoy of the Constitution,
Com. Talbot, by His Majeßy's frigate Andro
mache, and sent for Halifax—but on her passage
difmafted, bore away tor Bermuda, arrived i(t
April, was libelled, and unloaded. Also, ship In
diana, from Guadaipupe.— The Indiana was cap
tured by the U. S. frigate United States, Com.
Barry, and ordered for Philadelphia --on her pas
sage fell in with a Bermudian privateer who took
her from the prize-mailer, (Mr. Heath) and sent
her to Bermuda-—also, left there, brig Hope, Capt.
Tucker, from Curracoa, bound to Newyork.
Arrived here the brig Oliver Peabody, Captain
Stephen Gilman, in 35 days from Turk's. Bland —
Sailed from the Vineyard in company with the
ship Mary of Biddeford, Capt. Freeman, bound to
Boston.
Brig Mary, Young, of Portsmouth, from Ja
maica, for Norfolk, was Ipoken in lat. 34, long.
64 —had loft her mainmast in a gale.
The Franklin, Tibbetts, of Portsmouth, 14 days
from Georgetown, for Tobago—had fuffered In a
gale—had no main top-fail nor flying jib bent
when spoken.
A brig has been seen afoore to the northward
of False Cape. A double-decked btig was lately
seen off the Chefapeak, deserted and water-log
ged. April 18, a difmafied schooner was seen
Handing into the Cliefapeafc. Three difmaffed
vessels were seen April 12, about lat. 34, long. 74.
The Roop Fox, arrived at Philadelphia.—On
the 4th inst. fell in with the Englifhbrig Truth,
from Norfolk, for St. Vincents, laden with 5000
bushels corn, 10,coo Raves, &c. prize to the French
frigate Semillante, she had been 30 days on the
coast, and was destitute of water. The Capt, of
the Fox, took the Frenchmen out, who fettfre to
tl?e brig, and destroyed her.