Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-04-13 00:00:00, page 4

Except the momentary joy of receiving his money
a Tailor's happiett is, by no means, that period
when he has h.s pockets well ttored. He poffet
fes indeed, an anxiety to get rid of his cash, which
amounts alniott to actual dihrefs.
" Why do you not return and enter with me a
gain, as you promised ?" laid a captain, to a valu
ed teaman. " Haw can 1, captain ?-l have dill mo
ney in my pocket, and yet I am never without a
girl and a tiddler."
'' Try two girls and two fiddlers," said the cap
tain. The tar tho't the hint a good one, and by
adopting it, soon obtained a slate ot finance,
which put him in a humour to return to his occu
pation.
The Experiment : or a new way of giving
the LIE.
The Clerk of a partth tn Scotland, being com
plained ot to the minuter for being very tree in
giving people the lie, he was Cent lor, and reprov
ed for it. “ Mutter,'' fays Jamie Wallace,
“ what matin 1 do, when folk lee ?" “ Why," fays
the Minitter, " it would be maire discreet, for in
stance, to whuJlle." Jamie remembered this ; and
a tew Sundays after, the Minister, tn his discourse,
made nfe of this expreflion ;" And the Lord
formed man ot the clay ot the yerth ; and set him
on a dyke to dry." ^Jamie, who was fitting in
his box below, on hearing this, gave a loud whit
tle. “ Whs's that Whittles"? called out the Min
kler, " Maifter," replied Junie, turning up his
eye, “ wha made «ie dyke ?
Recife to prevent the biting of MUfauefoes, even in
a Manjh.
When you have on your common summer ap
parel, put on a pair of jack-boots, an oil cloth
great-coat to reach the calves of yo ur legs, well
wrapped round the body, with the hoard or cap
on, fa that it amree well umber your chin and
close to your cheeks ; then pot on a math, with
glass for the eyes, and a piece of titr, with holes
like the top of 2 pepper box, for the mouth-piece,
(but mind that the holes are so fmail that a muf
quetoe can't get through ;) th^n put on a pair of
Itiff-t>pp'd leather gloves, lined with fur ; and in
this dress a mufq\iet<>e will never hurt you.
foHfr
Origin or the settlement of bek
WICK UPON TWEED.
AT a time when the comforts of fifr.es and flock
ings were not known in the North, the King ot
England fen. an enibaff, to histrother of Scotland,
and the Ambaffadur appeared- before the northern
non trch ui all the ponjp of Aloes and tickings,
(or hole and brouges, as they were their cal
led.) ^s M^jetty of Scotland was delighted at
the fi^ht ; andTitpatched a confidential servant to
,he tfijdfv of England; to procure him ; two or
three thousand rose and BROGUES. But as prin
tin„ was not then invented and every man fpelta;
poetical Department.
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EXHORTATION TO PEACE.
OH ! (heath the sword—no way but that remains,
Can war, fell war, advance your country a
good;
Can war spread plenty o'er neglected plains ;
Is peace obtained by a country's b|ood ?
Look round ye statesmen—not to scenes afar-
Contrast the view within our native isle ;
There devaluation furious drives her car,
While misery follows with a horrid finile.
Plains, which were cover'd once with golden (lore,
Where finding plenty filled her copious horn,
Neglected lie ; for plenty is no more ,
And mourning rultics view the scene forlorn.
Once founds of gladness came from every plain :
Once sweet contentment o'er the village spread ;
The wife now mourns the distant husband slain,
And fees her children droop for want of bread.
And can you pals fitch scenes unheeded by ;
Can wealth 'gajnlt nature all yotir feelings fleel ;
On hum m misery can you cast an eye,
Not let your heartsene touch of pity feel !
Oh ! strike at once the baleful root of woe-—
Bid war with all its horrors quickly cease !
Soon will the copious flreams of plenty now,
Advance by labor and the (miles of peace.
Soon then will drooping Britain raise her head ;
Her sons once more will cheerful till the ground,
The lab'ring poor once more shall talle of bread,
And sweet contentment (hall again be found.
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SONG#
THE fuelling fail and (milling iky,
The sailor's Joys inviting;
His glitr'ring hopes accomplished nigli.
The fight of shore—delighting 1
But winds unkind and adverse turn,
And all his hopes deceive him ;
In pray'rs and sighs his fate may mourn,
Till patience shall relieve him#
Just so, when we our fifties grasp,
Each smiling hope pofleffi ng ;,
The phantom dies before the clasp,
And robs us of the blefling.
^umorffi.
WHEN Rabelais lay on his death bed, he could
not help jelling at the very last four ; for having
received the extreme unction, a friend com
ing to fee him, said he hoped he was prepared for
the next world. " Yes, yes, (answered Rabelais)
Jam ready for my journey now for they have jult
done greasing my boots."
IN a (elect company, some little time since, the
topic of conversation chanced to be, what l,iver
ficy each of the company was educated at. One
was educated ax Oxford— another at Cambridge,
' For my part,' fays a young clergyman, 'I was
educated at both Universities, Oxford and Cam
bridge, ' That puts me in mind,' fays an old dost.
in divinity, 'of a Itory I once beard of a calf that
fucked two cows.'—'And what was the conse
quence ?' fays the young clergyman. 6 Why, the
consequence was,' replied ihe doctor, ' that he be
came A VERY GREAT CALF.'
George Gains,\
Moses Woodward, I
Samuel Hutchings, /Selectmen.
Elijah Hail,
Edward Cutis, j
Portsmouth, April 2.
Wanted on Charter,
For the NAVY DEPARTME NT
A number of Ves
sels, (whole draught when
will not exceed 11
to transport Live Oak
Timber from Georgia, to Norfolk, Phila
delphia, New-York, Buffon, and Ports
mouth, (N. H.)<
Those who have Veflels suitable, and with
to engage in this business, will apply
At No. 3, Central-Wharf.
Boflon, April 1, 1802.
FOR SALE AT '
D. Austin's store,
Oppose the new Market,
PAPER HANGINGS,
with suitable borders, near fihy different
figures from 256 to 12s. per roll, as cheap
as at the Manufactories.
A few cufo
Belt STONE LIME ; CLOVER SEED;
WINES,
And a general afortment of
GROCERIES.
Portsmouth, April 5.
FOR SALE,
That valuable lot of Land,
formerly owned by Honking Wentworth,
Esq. deceased, fronting on Cuigrefs-ftrcet,
near the Court-House, measures 53 feet
front and 78 feet deep, and is one of the belt
situations in town,either for a store or dwell
ing bopfa The terms may be known by
applying to the fubfertber, and if not fold at
private tale, it will be fold at Public Auction
on Thursday the 22t1. day of April next, at
12 o'clock, on the premia,
Benjamin Penhallow.
Portsmouth, March 8, 1802.
Dancing Academy.
The Ladies and Gentlemen of
Portsmouth ate refpedttully informed that
Mr. T. PURNER- intends opening his
Dancing Academy in Portsmouth, in the
month of May next.' Proposals are opened
at Treadwells' Book-store, where those
who intend honoring him with the tuition
of their children, are requested to leave their
names.
he pronounced, or rather as he could, the court of
England ,mifunderflood the purport of the inef
fage, %d actually imagined their northern neigh
borhood in need of ****** and rogues. In that
age such creatures might be found in England
—and three thousand ****** and rogues were
collected according to the foppofed order, and
forwarded to the King of Scotland, with the
homely compliment of" much good may they do
ye." But what was the attonifhment of the son
of Bruce, when he Taw this profligate group trofs
the Tweed I He swore by all the wizards of the
Hsghlands, they Should go no further ; and, indeed
would have sent them back again ; but as England
refilled to receive them, they wete compelled to
fettle between both countries, and so founded
Berwick.
PUBLIC VENDUE
TO BE SOLD
At Public Vendue,
0# Wednesday the §(b day of May
next, at three o'clock, P. M. at the houje of
Mr. 'John Greenleaf, innholder in Ports
mouth, a certain trad of
PASTURE LAND,
belonging to the cfaie of John Shack
ford, Esq. deceased, lying on Jones's lane,
so called, near Sagamore's Creek, lately oc
cupied by Mr William Stivers, containing
about twelve acres—for further particulars
enquire of NATHANIEL GOOKEN,
in laid Portsmouth.
April 2, 1802#
TAKENOTICE
THE Selectmen of Ports
mouth hereby request the inhabi
tants of said town to exhibit a just
and true account of all their Rate
able Estate, to them, on or before
the firft day of May next, as they
will attend on that business at the
Town Hall until that time and not
afterwards, and if any perfdn shall
neglect so to do they will have no
right to apply for abatement after
their tax is made.
NEIF LIFE OF
STAGES.
The fubferibers propose run
ning a Stage from Newburyport to Ports
mouth every day in the week (Sunday ex
cepted) viz. Leave Portsmouth and New
buryport at 7 o'clock in the morning and ar
rive at each placeto dine. The Proprietors
have proposed this for the convenience, of
the towns of Portsmouth and Newburyport,
and for the public at large, who with to tra
vel at their case. Paflengers who with to
take feats in this stage may be assured of pas
sages on to Portland and Button.
Seats in the above Stage may be had by
applying to Eavens' at Button, Webb's at
Salem, Davenport's at Newburyport, and
Davenport's at Portsmouth.
Convenient carriages, good horfes,care
ful and obliging drivers will always be pro
vided. Fare for paHengers the ufoal price,
with a reasonable allowance of baggage.
The above stage will commence running
on Monday the 4th of April next.
J. & B. HALE.
Portfmouth,March 29. MARK WELSH.
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" \'e have the poor with you always, and when-
Joeier ye will, ye may do them good."
Dr. Spalding
Presents his compliments to the POOR of
the town ot Portsmouth and its vicinity, in
forms them that he will inoculate and at
tend them with the kinepox, gratis. Those
who with to avail themselves ot this op
poftunity, to secure themselves an d families
from the dreadful efrfts of the fmaLlpox,
will, on 1 Saturdays, leave at his Ihop, in
writing,their names and the parift to which
they belong ; the next Saturday they will
receive answers and the time for inocula
tion be appointed.'
PortJmouth, March 23, 1802.
T? be Let or Sold,
,tere^ A convenient two story
1111 Dwelling Houle, at tfe
fouth part of the town.
Entire of the Printers^ 4
Take Notice.
All persons indebted to or
that ^ve anv demands against the eflatc of
JONATHAN AYERS,
of Portsmouth, deceased, are tequefted to
exhibit their accouift to THOMAS MAN
NING, of Portsmouth frr settlement, by
order of JOSEPH AYERS, jr. Adminis
trator to said estate.
Portsmouth, March 30, 1802.
Fifty Dollars Reward.
Broke out of the Gaol in
Portsmouth, on the night of the 28th inst.
TIMOTHY CALL, convicted of passing
Counterfeit Bank Bills ! He is of a dark
complexion, about five feet fix inches high,
short dark hair ; Whoever will apprehend
said Call, and return him to the gac&in
Portsmouth, shall receive (he above reward
of Fifty Dollars, and all necessary expences
shall be paid.
Timothy Gerrifh,
Prij on Keeper.
Portsmouth, March 2,, 1802.
ROBERT MENDUM,
A RefpeEifull, informs his
/ X L cuffoners and the pub
', he in general that he
c ° n """ es to carry on
/ A the B(OT&SHOE.
/ W \ m£wng bufinejs,
/ ^^'n all its branches, as
#ufoal, at his store in
/ Jeffry's R°w^)W
freet, where he has
for sale a general as
„ fort ment of BOOTS
& SHOES, which
▼ he will dispose of
cheßp for cash.—He thanks those who have
heretofore favoured him with their custom,
and solicits a continuance of the fame.-
Constant attendance given and the smallest
favors gratefully acknowledged.
Portsmouth, March 3, 1802.
Ranaway, the loth of Feb
ruary, iß°2, from me the fubferiber, at Ea
ton, an indented servant, by the name of
George B. Loud, 17 years old, light hair
and light complexion, a thickset fellow —
had on when he went away, a light coloured
jacket, and dark coloured trowfers—-who
ever will take up said runaway and Return
him to me, shall receive one cent reward and
no charges paid. All persons are forbid
harbouring and carrying off said runaway.
. EDWARD GOVE.
aflon-Snuff Store.
THALES G. YEATON, informs
his Town and Country Cu&mers, that he
has for sale at his fibre next door weft of
the Poft-Office, a quantity of the belt kind
of Bolton-Snuff, in kegs of various sizes,
which he warrants to be of the firff quality,'
and will fell as low as at the manufactory in
Boston, without reserve of freight or com
missions. ALSO,
Perfumed Rappee and Maccabau
Snuff in bottles ; do. in jars, containing
from two to three pound,' writable for (hip
ping to all parts of the world, and warrant
ed to be as good if returned as when whipped,
if keep dole—fold by wholesale or retail,
as low as can be bought in Boston. It is
allowed by the bed judges; to be Superior to
any imported.
The best of fine twift,' pigtail and
fig tobacco ; do. leaf and smoking ; fegars
by large or final! quantities.
Seamens adventures put up with the short
est notice.
All rhe above articles will be fold cheap
for cash or fhott approved credit.
All persons indebted to him b,
note or account of more than one years
(landing, are requested to make immediate
payment ; and all persons having demands
against him so present them for settlement.
IT has been suggested that a
Public COFFEE ROOM, if opened on
proper principles and conducted in a furta
ble manner, where merchants and other
gentlemen might meet to tranfa St business,
to pass a leilure hour; or to learn the news
of the day; would be convenient for the pub
lic, and ornamental to the town of Ports
mouth. Under this impression the follows
in g .
• PROPOSALS
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT 0T
A Tontine Coffee-Houle,
PUBLIC EXCHANGE,
on the Parade in this town,, are offered.
CONDITIONS.
ift. The Coffee Room to be fitted up in
the European Hile, with boxes and curtains
complete, desk, writing materials, &c.
2d. The room to be regularly furnifhed
with (he news-papers of the principal Sea
ports of the United States, and as many for
eign papers as possible, for the accommoda
tion of Merchants, Traders and others.—
To enable the proposer to accomplish thefc
objects with propriety, he solicits the pat
ronage of the Gentlemen of Portsmouth and
offers to undertake it as soon as he (ball ob
tain one hundred fubferibers at the small sum
of three dollars each per anntm.
3d. The fubferipiion money to be paid in
advance and lodged in the hands of a trustee
to be appointed by the fubferibers, and the
proposer to draw it by giving fufficient bonds.
AJab[cripsin paper is ieffyat the Store fMefrs.
Wm. Treadwell & Co. and another at that oj MtyYf.
N. S. dr (<". Peirce, on the Parade.
TO LET,
A. Shop and two Chambers,
suitable for offices, fitnated in Daniel-?reet,
an excellent stand for buffnefs---Erquire of
the Printers.
Three or four gentlemen Board
ers may be handfomcly accommodated, in a
genteel family, fn the centre of the town,
EnqtFre of the Printers.
~kINE ~POX:
Dr. SPALDING inoculates for
the Kiile Pox.
LOST,'
A large Key,---whoever has
found the fame and will leave the fame at
this office, ihall be rewarded for their trou
ble.' *
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