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be dcAroyed,tnd the Whole loti eAimated it m »&
<ve hundred tbmfand dollars, Among the fufferers were
Messrs Willet & O'Connor, proprietors of else Norfolk
' lieraid, who had their printing office destroyed, but were
fortunate enough to save fufficient materials to enable them
to carry on the paper for the prefeut at the theatre, which
had been engaged for that purpose.
A Georgetown paper contains the following article 1
" Capt, Henry, 60 days from Gibraltar, furnifhes intelli
, gence from the Mediterranean, to the id of December.
Capt. Henry informs, that he spoke on his passage a vef
fa, the captain of which informed him that 2000 gun
boats from the coast of France, defttoed for an attack on
the island of Jersey, had been intercepted in their passage
by the English squadron of Sir John Saumarez, who de
stroyed the whole. During the engagement be was mor
tally wounded. —
NEW YORK, MARCH j.
The grand Virginia-caucus, at Washington, have at
length agreed, who (ball be President and Vice President
the next four years.—On Saturday evening the 25th ult„
they met, and organized, Mr. Bradley, a Senator of
Vermont in the chcir, One hundred and eight members
were prefent,—-THOMAS JEFFERSON, of Virginia,
was declared unanimously chosen, for President.—On tak
ing the balots for Vice-President, 35 made a choice,
GEORGE CLINTON, of New-York, had 67 votes and
was chosen. g,The other votes were, for Mr. Breckin
'& ridge, of Kentucky 20 ; Mr. Lincoln ,of M& chufetts , ;
Mr. Langdon, of New-Hampshire 7; Mr. Granger, of
Connecticut 4; Mr. M'Clay, of Pennsylvania 1. —Vice-
President Burr Q. g, The friends of the latter, it is said,
Would not attend, left they should offend the "powers that
be."—A committee was then chosen, co take measures
'that the choice thus made, should not be fruftrated by the
people. The committee consists of meffts. Michell, Bakd
vin, Sumpter, Macon, Breckenridge, Cocke, Nicholas, S.Smith,
Rodney, Gregg, Condit, Stanton, and Oiin —"A goodly set of
patriot men !" Democrats ! What think ye of-Congrefs
now ? Mr Burr was at Washington when this nomination
took place ; and so was Dr Euflis !
<SALEM FFB. 27.
On Friday last about 12o'clock in the height of the storm
there was discovered a long boat with four men in her,fall:
in the ice, just aback of Perkin's, in Collin's Cove, adjoin
ing the Neck, in such a situation as called for assistance
when Capt George CrowningflPeld, jun. Mr James Beck
et Mr Daniel Kenny, and others went to their aid, and
with a small doery or ftiff, to which was fattened a light
line they with great difficulty got very near the boat, when
Capt C. stretched hinifelf flat upon the ice, and caught her
painter, fattened both boats together, and they were drawn
ashore—they were from a brig in Beverly harbour and on
Account of the violence of the wind could not fetch the
wharves, and were driven into the ice in the Cove where
they remained three fours before they were difeovered
*tis supposed they mud soon have perished. Capt. Joseph
W Williams, and three of his crew were the periods re
(„ licked
eORTLANB, FEB. 2s.
FIRE.-—This town was last night alarmed with
the cry of fire; which proved to be in Mr. Griffin's
fitoe store, No. 7, Jones' Row. It appears that
the fire originated in a cbik of afoes. It imme
diately communicated with the partition, and
threatened the entire defituainn of the Rew ;
but fortunately the alarm was given in season to
check the ravages, of the flames. We hope this
will prove a tenons caution to people to be
sarefui where they deposit allies.
Boston, march ,
The New-York Theatre has been shut, for want of &n
--'!/ couragement. —-—
Accounts from all parts of the Country mention the fe
ver'ity of the late snow storms; and the difficulty of tra
velling. In most parts of the interior, where the snow
is not drifted, it is four feet in depth.
™ The Stale of Pennsylvania appears to have entered
deeply into Bank (peculation. By the incorporation of the
new Philadelphia Bank, the State gains a pretty round
turn ; and a committee of the Pennsylvania Bank, has
lately made offers to the legislature, which if accepted, in
the wurfe of live years, will put 440,000 dollars into the
coffers of the Treasury. The conditions, on which these
offers are made, are, that the Legislature will extend the
charter of the bank of Pennsylvania, 14 years from the
period when its present charter expires $ that no tax !hall
be laid on the bank during its prelietit or extended charter ;
and that the jegiflatuie faall by law, declare all perlons
associating for the purpofc of banking without a charted
from the legislature, liable in their individual capacities
and estates for all centrads which they fnay form; With
a provifofythat rhe Stare fliall return to the said bank at
,ar %co,eeo dollars of their flock in the bank of Pennsyl
vania, in case the legislature should grant a charter to any
affectations for the par; cie of banking, during the continu
ance of the charter of the bank of Pennsylvania thus ex
tended.
AiteraPon of the Cofitwioth
The Legislature of Rhodes Island has ratified the propo
' fed Alteration of ths Constitution, refpeding the choice of
President and Vice Ti< indent. This was expected.—
Rhode-Bland never was friendly to the Confutation.
> The only well founded hopes of the defeat of this dilcrim
ihating parfy meafore rest on South-Carolina, wbete, it is
said, the influence of Gen. Butler, who so frenuoufly op
posed the alteration in the Senate of the United States, is
commanding, and will be exerted.-— Ten Statestave rati
fied the alteration, and two have voted to adhere to the
Confticurion as it is.
Lojs of the V. ^ frigate Philadelphia,
Captain Bainbridge
We are sorry to fay that the above mentioned frigate,
has been loft on the coast of Tripoli, and the officers and
crew, we fear condemned to firvery. The following are
ghe particulars which have reached us, refpeding this un
pleasant affair.
From the London Courier, yarn 2%.
"ITALY, Dec. &. The American ship Philadelphia,
Capt. Bainbridge, of 44 guns, which blockaded the har
bor of Tripoli, pursuing a Tripolitan zebeck t;o far, ran
/ aground and the crew, confining of 350 men, were all
) Proade priffoers by the Tripolitans.
Ixtraß of a letter from Lfon, fan. 16, to e refpcaaWemer
chant in this place.
"You have donbtlth heard 01 the news, which arrived
here yesterday, of the lofrof the frigate Philadelphia,which
trag ashore near Tripoli, and was taken by a number of
gallies of that nation ; the ship was got off, and the crew
have arrived at Tripoli. We have not heard the particu
lars," •
fortran of a letter from Gibraltar Bay, Jan 20, to a gentle-
I man, in this town,
"You have undoubtedly heard of the loss of the Phila
delphia. She struck on a rock, while in chafe of a Tripo
/litao cruiser, off Tripoli, )nd after four hours resistance, to
no purpofc, was obliged to strike to the gun boats. She
baa since been got off, and carried igto-poft. Her offi-
L-tcers and crew are all ptifoners, if not tiros. The officers
'are said to be treated with humanity ; but it is said the
crew were Qript immediately on their landing, even to a
l single ihirt, and that they are on ve # y short allowances,
fThis mod unfortunate occurrence, I cxpc&, has entirely
■ deranged the Commodore's plans.
to confirmation of the above accounts, we are informed
l by Capt. Williams, of the brig Augusta, who arrived at
Glouccfter on Tuefday last, in 32 days from Cadiz, that
I}Commodore Preble bad dispatched an official account of
I the loss of the Philadelphia, by Captain Lombard, who
(& for fcfon foiM timebgore tie Aouita.
Latest From Europe: '
By the Packet, Capt. Trott, arrived here yester
day in the (hort passage of 19 days from Liverpool,
we have received London papers to the 14b Feb.
and accounts from Liverpool to the 16th. After a
thorough and careful perusal of the variety of mat
ter which our regular files of papers have furnilh
ed, it may literally be said, "we have toiled all night
and caught nothing" Situated as the political affairs
of Europe have been, far many months past, par
ticularly between the two great colossal powers of
France and England fume events of importance
were naturally to beexpeded, and the disappoint
ment a: not finding them is great indeed.
LONDON FEB. 10, 1%.
Intelligence has been received, that an embargo
had been laid on all vessels at Bourdeaux, and that
all the merchantmen, at that place to the number
of about §O, had been taken into the service of the
Republic. The fame accounts state, that there are
about 250 flat-bottomed boats at Bordeaux, and
that much adivity was employed in fitting them out.
The foliowing letter has been lately received from
a rripedable commercial house in Copenhagen :
We are forty to inform you, that the news men
tioned in our last, of the French threatening to vis
it Denmark, is now greatly feared ; for it is gene
rally believed that an attempt wi 11 be madeto invade
this country in a fhott time, and in consequence
our different tranfa&i ons are greatly deproffed.
Hamburgh, Jan. 24.
Wt have this instant received letters from Pcterf.
burgh, via Vienne, Bating, that the Emperor of
Russia, diffnisfied with the rejeaion of the media
tion which he offered to Bonaparte to fettle the dif
ferences with England, has ordered all the corps on
the Weftern frontiers of his Empire, amountin g to
near 50,000 men to advance. In the harbours of
the Black Sea, the armaments continue with anaba
ted activity. The Emperor Alexander is fully de
termined to guarantee the integrity oF the Turkish
dominions, and as p^fitive assurance to that effect
has been given by Prince Italifkoy Suwarrow, now
Ambassador with the Porte. The closest alliance
between the Emperors of Russia and Germany is
now talked of; and the Emperor Francis has lent
two Noblemen of the most diftioguithed charaaers
to Pererfburgh to assist in the negociattons, of the
Embassy. The French alarmed by this conueaion,
reinforce their garrisons in Upper Italy, on which
account similar precautions have been taken by
the imperial Cabinet.
The Oracle.,
TUESDAY, March 13.
7 heFederal Republican Ticket
The following lift Will unite the fuffrages of
the Republican Citizens at the ensuing meeting.
No recommendations are necessary, and we trust
exhortations to vigilance fuperfluous —The plan
of. the adversary points the danger, and an
union of exertion can alone render their labors
abortive.
HIS EXCELLENCY
JOHN T. GlLMAN,esquire.
FOR GOVERNOR,
Hon. Oliver Peabody,
COUNTY TREASURER,
Joseph Btanchard, esq.
COUNSELLOR,
Nathaniel Parker, esq.
COUNTY RECORDER,
Thomas Leavitt, esq.
SENATOR.
The Convention.
With what indignant feelings the mind Is
affeded in contemplating this affair; a secret
convention formed, and committees chosen to
take from the People their present officers, and
give them others, whose services they have ,
repeatedly declined accepting. For whatvißTu-'
cvs object can this ^erW work be for ? Why are
we not left to single out for on rfelves, and elevate
to office those men whom we have tried and
approved ? The Constitution gives us the
right—Cullom has Janßioned it.—And how
arrogant ; nay how inflating it is in a number
of secret men to appoint Committees to influence
us^o a different choice. The State in general ,
is enlightened, and pretty well ffocked with/
social Libraries —Newspapers are plenty—The
means of knowledge are abundant, and who will
fay the community have not improved their
means, and added reflexion to reading ? Why
then are we treated as Children ? Why are
teachers set over us to learn us how to regulate
our affairs ? Why are we not left to @ke
AN UNINFLUENCED CHOICE OF Legislators?
A furious Gazette writer fays, " Do not let
ns perplex ourselves with the merit's of Colonel
Langdon or Governor Gilman— This fellow
is perfectly politic in throwing merit altogether
out of the question, and sparing a comparison
between the Candidates.
The fame writer fays, "he is holding up the
Honourable John Langdon in his true colours,
without refped to the Man, but the principle—
Quere — lake the merit from any man's character,
and what are bis principles ?
When a'party avow their obje& to be the
“ the enlightening the ignorant, and corrating
the miiinformed," as our Grand Committee do,
we are induced to look over their productions,
and examine the propriety of these modest claims
to political knowledge—ln pursuing this amusing
talk we were struck with the following observa
tions which appeared above the signature of an
Independent Citizen — 6 Colonel John Langdon is
intended for Vice President; about which office
however, there is a great difeordancy of opinion
among the Republicans—l write from au
thority and not from CONJECTURE— There
is no certainty of his taking the office of Vice
President, or is it fufy afartained that he it to be
the ca&didatefer the Office?
„Now this is one of your enlighteners of the
Public mind ——The fellow deserves a blanket
in^ . .
^This Day is the day of E'e&ion. It is
expected the Federal Republicans ^ill be on the
Ground through tie day, and give their Ticket
a frank, manly, effective fapport.
gfTown Clerks and otters will do us a favor by forward
ing a lift of the votes as early as ptfble.
From the Courier.
We now beseech the Federatifts of New Hamp
mire, to awake, and cast about them for ex
Pedients to ctulh this growing monster, before it
assumes a shape still more formidable, and ac
quires Strength still more irresistible. We exhort
them to be Active, vigilant and persevering—ls
they will heed the admonition —if they will
hearken to the warning, if they will do as much
as with case they may do, their success is not
only probable, but pertain : But if indolence isl
the pursuit of private wealth, and care about
their own individual affairs, have linked a' chain
around* their fpitits, which no concern for the
public welfare can break ; then, certainly, De
mocracy WILL ULTIMATELY Prevail! We
leave on our files this SOLEMN ADMONI
TION, to refeue the character of the Courier
"W '-he imputation of liftnefsnefs and inatten
rim
Preforator, Extrafh from Marfofs Treatise on
the Ldiv cf Lfwance. — [Propofals for which
feela/t pice]
The utility and imoortance of an acquaintance with the
principles of Marine Insurance, have been long felt and are
daily acknowledged by the commercial part of almost cv.
er, country —Nothing therefore is better calculated to pro
mote the true intcreft, of 'commerce, than a treatise which
tenches the law that is to regulate the comrade of mer
chants.
To render a worfrof this kind useful to the merchant
it should be as complete within itfeif as possible—so as to
flake a recurrence to other books feldom,if ever neceffiry.
This the author has endeavoured to do.—ln order, there
fore, that this work should poffcfs an advantage above
any other of the kind, now extant,the author has observed
one invariable and uniform rule,through the whole. Each
case will be found to confit! of three diftind parts : —
The fads—the decision—and the reafous assigned for
that decision .
There is scarcely any contrad, which affords a greater
number of queftioni of doubt and difficulty; than that of
marine Insurance.
The principles of th elaw applicable to this contrast are
in general, well defined; yet the policy being usually of
the fame tenor, and the tranfa&ions upon which it is to
operate, infinitely various and complicated. The con
fliding rights of rhe parties, are often so equally balanced,
that it is impossible to decide between them, without
sometimes resorting to very nice diftin&ions.—For this
purpofc, the numerous and complicated cases which have
been decided in the courts of Westminster, upon questions
of insurance within the last sixty or Seventy years, afford
the best materials to assist the judgment, and to complete a
treatise on this fubjed. They at once supply the rules of
law, and Ihew the application of them.
The merchant will difeover from a perusal of this
work, that the leading principles which govern contra&s
of insurance, lie within a very narraW compass. Those
principles are established; and, if well understood, the
only difficulty which remains, is the application of them
to particular cases.
g. Arrangements win be made in a Giort time for pro
curing fubferibers, in all the principal commercial towns.
Portland, February 1804.
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MARRIED
In this town, Mr Simon Frazier, to Miss Betsy Vetch,
MrZacchcus J Vennard to Miss Ann Neal, both of New
Cattle.
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DIED
At New Cadle, Mrs Mary Bell, wife of Mr Thomas
Bell, aged 5,
On the 7th of Jan. at Aberfeify, (Eng ) fohn Stewart,
commonly known by the namwot the colonel of the Tin
ker's. He was born, in the reign of King William, and
remembered many incidents in the rebellion of 1715, at
which period he was nearly to years of age. He was lame
of one leg since his 15th year, notwithstanding which be
travelled the country till lately,with his ass and implements
for making horn spoons. He has been accustomed to live
in the most irregular style, often keeping in kilns &: bains
exposed to every vicissitude of the weather, and drinking
wisky as often and in as great quantities as he could pro
cure it ; yet he retained his mental faculties as well as his
*,eye.fight,and afteady and firm voice to the last. He con
tinued to work at his trade of making spoons and fmiff
/ boxes of horp, which were regularly bought up by his nu
merous visitors. He married three wives, the last about
a year ago, The exad year of his birth is not afeertamed
but he a*med himlelf to be above 100 years old—
George F. Blunt,
^/> ile on lV.Sheafe's Wharf,for Cafoor
approved Credit :
qp^REVIEJAH Salt ; Coarse
/ Liverpool da
1 10 by 8, 9by 7 WINDOW-GLASS;
2od. and lod. Wrought NAILS;
Copperas pr. Calk ; Whiting pr. do.
White Lead, ground in Oil ;
Crates assorted Liverpool WARE, of
different colours, fashions and prices ;
No. I. and 2. BEEF, of an excellent
quality. \otb March, 1804. (6w.)
—_ ._—
REMOVE.
\
Stephan Delande,
R ESPECTFULLYinforms the Pub
lie in general, that he has removed two
doors eastward of his former stand in Buckstreet,
and is now dire^iy o'ppofite the Post Office,—
where he offers for sale, a general assortment of
W. India Goods & Groceries,
with a neat assortment of CONFECTIONARY,
such as Peppermint Lozenges ; Sugar Plumbs,
&c. &c. A few Barrels of New York best
APPLES, by retail. March io.
=== ———___, m QCWBtCTccttßcttro —feet
Samuel Boardman,
Offers for Sale,
A FEW Hhds. of nice GRENA
RUM. Ma?eh 10
QUANTED about 2 crM. f^TTf
VV Pine and Ash TIMBER of particular
dimensions to be delivered on or before the 15th
of April -apply to
Woodbury Tucker.
AUCTION. —
laken by Execution and for Sale at
S. Litre's Office, this Day,
Two Trunks of Women's Apparel,
and Bedding, such as Sheets, Bed Qnilrs, & c .
Aijo 1 piece Black Broad Cloth, fuperhne
4 pieces mixture, do. fine ;
A quantity of Japanned Ware ;
Sale io o'clock.
At Private Sale,
20 chests Souchong, Hyfon-ftjn and
Bohea Teas ; io pipes Brandy ; 10 do.
Gin; 20 barrels Ginger; io cases Glass
Mugs ; Bbls. Tar; 30 boxes Chocolate;
Spandh Float Indigo ; 200 pieces India
Chintzs & Cottons ; loolbs Nutmegs „
Bags and Hhds. Chocolate Shells;
15 Barrels of Philadelphia Apples.
Ca/h liberally advanced on Confi^nments,
and a premium given for Dellars.
March 10, 1804
• - — —- ——
TH E Subscribers being duly appoint
ed Executors to the last Will & Testament cf
JOSHUA BLAKE,
late of Porefmouth, merchant, deceased, and have
givn bonds as the law dirifl r ; All perfonr having
demands againtt the estate of laid deceased, are
defir d to exhibit the fame, and those indebted to
make immediate payment to Benjamin Swett.
Jeremiah Blake,
Benjamin Swett, ft^-
Pwifmouth, March 10, 1804.
Benjamin Swett,
OFFERS for sale, at Store, No. 8-
Market-street, lately occupied by M.
Joshua Blake, a large red handtome assortment of
English Goods,
fuaobte for the present and approaching season, by
wbolefele or retail, very low for cash.
gr,Vv anted as above, 10,900 yards
Good Tow Cireh.
Said SWETT has also for sale at Store
No. 9 Merchant's-Row,
200 barrels No 1 and 2 Pork ;
30 barrels No. 2. Beef;
15 half do. Mel's Beef;
5000 wt. Cheese; 500 buffiels Rye ;
150 bushels Indian Corn ;
100 bushels Beans; 100 bushels Peas;
6ooowt. Clover Seed ;
100 bushels Herd's Grass Seed;
1500 wt. of Flax.
Weft-India Goods & Groceries, as nfoal.
March 10, 1804.
TH E following, with a great janety
of other Books, may be had, (either at whole
sale or retail) at Ch: Peirce's Brick Book Store
Daniel street, Portsmouth.
The Beauties of Church Music, and
Sure Guide to the Art of Singing, by Wm,Cooper.'
The above is just published at Boftoo; price 6/
retail, and rodols. dozen.
The Harmony of Harmony, by Ja
cob French, price 5/3 retail, 9 doh. a dozen.
The Village Harmony, or Youth's
Afliftant to Sacred Music. 6/retail, xodols.adoz.
The Columbian Repository of Sacred
Music, by Samuel Holyoke, A. M. price if/, fin
g'e r 33 dols. per dozen.
dllfo may he had as ah&,
The Farmer's; and Isaiah Thomas*
Almanacs; and the Massachusetts And United
States Regiflers, for 1804.
Porfmoutk, March 9, 1804.
For Sale,
A^^^L A '°°° tw o £oryHoufe,
with a small Garden, at the
f P art °' 'he town—'apply to
Benjamin Trefethon-
Take Notice.
ALL Persons are hereby cautioned
against purchasing of Stephen Evans, of
Dover, in the county of Strafford, and State of
New-Hampshire, Esq. (a^y part or proportion of
a certain Trad or parcel of Land lituate in Sofnerf
worth, in said County ; containing about 33 acres s
more or lefs< bounded as follows, viz. easterly by
the road leading from Dover to the great Falls so
called—northerly by Land lately the estate of John
Hall-westerly by a Marsh—w efteriy and South
erly by land belonging to Moses Ca rr, to the firft
mentioned bounds. The fame premises having
beeg formerly fold by rhe said Evans for a valua
ble confederation to Ich^rud Rollins, Elq. lata
of (aid Somerfworth, deceased: and conveyed to
him, and his heirs, administrators, and assigns it#
fee simple, by deed of warrant, signed, sealed, and
duly acknowledged by the said Evans, which
deed has been mislaid, or loft.
John Rollins, Adminifirator
to the eJiate of Ichabod Rollins, Esq.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, an
indented apprentice Boy, by the name of
Meshach Grover, in the evening of the 23d
day of February last: he is about five feet eight
inches high, well built, light complexion,
eyes Ind fliort tight hair ;he had on a dark •
blue homefpon Coatee and Waillcoat, and a pair
of grey bomefpun overhauls.
All persons are forbid harbouring or trusting said
apprentice, undet the penalties of the Law in that
behalf made and provided, and whoever will return
him to the fubferiber shall receive one cent reward
and no charges paid.
&., Andrew P. Fernald.
Fdr*„ 24, 1804.