Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-06-22 00:00:00, page 1

Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C
ASHES, Pot, iffort, T. too 0 105 <
, Pearl -- 120 0 125 <
Allum, C. 8 0 9 <
Anchors, ffi. 011 12 <
Bread, Ship C. 450 7 <
Butter lb 015 01;
Beef, common B. 9 0 12<
mess . -- 13 0 13 5<
Beans, white bu. 1 12 1 it
Brandy, Spanish 4th pr. G. 150 Isc
, Naples 4th pr. — 140 145
Barley bu. 10 I c
Brimflone, C. 250 4 c
Brimstone, Roll C. 450 5 c
Corn, Indian — 075 08c
Rye — 095 I c
Cassia ft) 060 065
Cloves — 0 0 1 33
Coffee .-0 2 0 0 22
Cheefe,American — 06 0 14
Cotton, foreign force -- 040 640
, American — 0 25 0 25
Cordage, American C. 14 0 14 0
, Foreign, -- 12 0 13 0
Chocolate, common ffi 020 020
, best N0.2&1 — 028 032
Candles, mould — 018 0 19
, dipt —, 016 0 0
Coals, foreign Ch. 14 ° 14 0
, American M^, -- 0 0 00
Copperas, C. 350 4 0
Cloth, Tow yd. 0 16 0 17
Duck, Russia, iflqual. Bt. 16 0 17 0
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[Published by Authority.]
SEVENTH CONGRESS
OF THE
United ^tateg,
AT THE FIRST SESSION,
Begun and held at the City of Washington, in the
Territory of Columbia, on Monday, the Seventh
of December, one 'thousand eight hundred and
oue. . —
AN ACT
For the relief of the widows and orphans of
certain persons who have died in the naval
service of the United States.
T) E it enabled by the Senate and House of
5 R e presentatives of the United States of A
merica, in Congress assembled, That the wid
ows if any such there be, and in case there be
no widow, the child or children of the officers,
seamen and mariners, who were in the fer.
vice of the United States, and loft in the ship
Insurgent and brigantine Pickering, (hall be
entitled to, and receive put of any money in
the treasury, not other^ife appropriated, a
fom equal to four months pay of their re
foeaive husbands or fathers, as aforefaid.
P NATHL. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ABRAHAM BALDWIN,
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Approved, April 29, IZO2.
TH : JEFFERSON,
President of the United States.
4 AN ACT
To incorporate the inhabitants of the City of
Wajhington, in the difrifl of Columbia.
BE it enabled by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri
ca, in Congress assembled, That the inhabitants
of the City of Washington be constituted a,
body politic and corporate, by the name of a
mayor and council of the City of Waning,
ton, and by their corporate name, may sue
1:
FOREIGN BILLS.
Bills on London : 30 days, : - (For Cast) if a 2 pr. cent. dis.
do. do. : % : todays, : : do. : 2a 2f pr. ct. dis.
do# do. : : : 90 days, : : do. ; 2| to 3 do. do.
Bills on Hamburg, payable in London, at 60 days, : : 3 ^ 3% dfy
do. on Amsterdam, payablcin do. 60 days, : : do. do. do.
Outie of Grange, at Lofton,
NUMBER 43. VOL. III.]
Republican Ledger,
PORTSMOUTH PRICE CURRENT.
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY S. NUTTING^PR INTER OF THE LAWS % OF THE UNITED STATES.
Utaijou fan tfo been# relate speak of tfa a, t^ep are :——Dotting extenuate, nor set baton oaflt tn malice.
and be sued, implead and be impleaded, grant,
receive, and do all other a&s as natural per
sons, and may purchase and hold, real, per
sonal and mixed property, or dispose of the
fame for the benefit of the said city ; and
may have and use a city seal, which may be
broken or altered at pleasure ; the City of
Washington shall be divided into three divi
sions or wards, as now divided by the levy
court for the county, for the purpose of as
sessment, but the number may be encreafed
hereafter, as in the wisdom of the city coun
cil shall seem most conducive to the general
int'ereft and convenience.
Sec. 2. And be it further enafled, That
the council of the city of Washington shall
consist of twelve members, residents of the
city, and upwards of twenty-five years of
age, to be divided into two chambers, the
firft chamber to consist of seven members,
and the second chamber of five members ;
the second chamber to be chosen from the
whole number of councillors elected, by their
joint ballot. The city council to be elected
annually, by ballot, in a general ticket, by
the free white male inhabitants of full age,
who have resided twelve months in the city,
and paid taxes therein the year preceding the
ele&ion's being held : the justices of the
county of Washington, resident in the city,
or any three of them, to preside as judges of
election, with such associates as the council
may, from time to time, appoint.
Sec. 3. And be it further enaaed, That
the firft election of members for the city
council shall be held on the firft Monday m
June next, and in every year afterwards, at
such place, in each ward, as the judges of
the eleaion may prescribe.
Sec. 4. And be it further enafled, That
the polls shall be kept'open from 8 o'clock
in the morning till 7 o'clock in the evening,
and no longer, for the reception of ballots.
On the elofing of the poll, the judges shall
close and seal their ballot boxes, and meet
on the day following in the presence of the
marshal of the diftri&, on the firft elec
tion, and the council afterwards, when the
seals shall be broken, and the votes counted,
within three days after such eleaion, they
ffigl give notice to the.perfons having the
Current prices of per from to
D. C. Di C.
Duck, Ravens -- 10 50 11 50
Flaxseed, rough bu. 1 0-1 5
Filh, Merchant, C. 4 0 4 2 5
,W. India mark. — 325 375
Scale -- 250 275
Salmon none B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel — 750 8 0
Flour, super. frefh "7 5° o °°
, fine —7 0 0 0
, middlings —7 0 0 0
, country C. 375 4 0
Fuftick T. 45 0 0 0
. , Bristol cr. toby 8, bx. 15 50 16 0
gbyy,— 14 0 0 0
<< Bby 6, — 11 o II 50
0 ) Hamburg ioby 8, — 13 0 13 50
' 7 b Y9> - 12 50 13 °
Gun Powder ffi 050 055
Geneva, Holland isl pr G. 117 120
, Americanize — 090 o °
Hoops, hhd. 12 ft. M. 20 0 20 0
Hogs Lard ft ) 012 0 14
Iron, Philadelphia T. 140 0 0 0
, Russia — 120 0 135 0
, Swedes — 125 0 140 0
Logwood T. 40 0 45 °
Lead, white, gr. in oil C. 0 0 160
$ dry -- 15 0 15 0
, red — 866 9 ^
, sheet — 11 0 0 0
Lumber, boards clear M. 17 0 18 0
, , merch. — 10 0 11 0
Singles -1 50 2 20
CTbolefale prices Current, at portfmoutb, ato^mplft
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED, ON SATURDAYS.
TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1802.
§4@»+>->i —
I_ . INLAND BILLS.
• Bills on Baltimore, 30 days light, (For Cash) ,1 per cent dis.
do. Philadelphia, ;: do. :• do. do. do.
'do. New-York, -.■,» : • do. • do. do. do.
do. Philadelphia, or) z '
New. York, ) 6 ° days' : do 2 do.
N. B. Bills at shorter fight, prOportionably higher.
greatest number of legal votes, that they are
duly elected, and shall make their return
to the mayor of the city.
Sec. 5. And be it further enabled, That
the mayor of rhe city shall be appointed, an
nually, by the President of the United States :
He must be a citizen of the United States,
and a resident of the city, prior to his ap
pointment.
Sec 6. And be it further enaaed, That
the city council shall hold their sessions in
the city hall, of, until such building is ere&-
ed, in such place as the mayor may provide
for that purpose, on the second Monday in
June, in every year ; but the mayor may
convene them oftener, if the public good re
quire their deliberations. Three-fourths of
the members of each council may be a quo
rum to do business, but a smaller number
may adjourn from day to day : they ma,
compel the attendance of absent members, in
such manner, and under such penalties, as
they may by ordinance provide ; they shall
appoint their tefpeflive presidents, who shall
preside during their sessions, and shall vote
on all questions where there is an equal divi
sion ; they shall fettle their rules of proceed
ings, appoint their own officers, regulate
their refpe&ive fees, and remove them at
pleasure ; they shall judge of the eledions,
returns and qualifications of their own mem
bers ; and may, with the concurrence of
three-fourths of the whole, expel any mem
ber for disorderly behaviour, or mal-condua
in office, but not a second time for the fame
offence ; they shall keep a journal of their
proceedings, and enter the yeas and nays on
any queflion, resolve or ordinance, at the re
quest of any member, and their deliberations
shall be public. The mayor shall appoint
to all offices under the corporation. All or
dinances or a&s passed by the city council
shall be sent to the mayor, for his approba
tion, and when approved by him, shall then
be obligatory as such. But if the said may
or shall not approve of such ordinance or a&,
he shall return the fame within five days,
with his reasons, in writing, therefor ; and
if three-fourths of bog ibranches of the city
council, on reconsideration thereof, approve
of the fame, it shall be in force, in like man
Current prices of ,er from to
D. C. D. C.
Lemons ftejb bx. 8 0 850
Lime, half hhd. 175 2 0
Leather, Soal, dried, ftj 020 0 0
Molasses G. 040 045
Nutmegs lb 5 0 550
Nail Rods farce C. 750 8 0
"!# 0 34
o|od j ' — 000 070
^J6d, wrought — 117 0 0
< } rod, do. infpeaed- 175 180
^ I 2od, do. do. — 245 250
(Sheathing, cut C. 1, 0 11 50
^f Liver hone B. 14 0 14 0
Q [Linfeed G. 1 0 1 8
Pepper lb 028 0 28
Pork, best pieces B. 20 0 0 0
, common -- 14 0 15 0
Peas bu. I 25 I 5°
Pimento ft ) 0 17 018
Pitch, B. 6 0 0 0
Paper, Sheathing C. 375 4 °
Redwood •T. 55 0 60 0
Raisins /r^ „ cafle 750 750
Rum, Jamaica G. 1 4 1 ! 5
, Windward 3d pr — 080 085
Rice scarce C. 550 0 0
Rosin farce B. 45 0 45°
Soap, white ft> °'4 016
, brown — 010 012
, caftlc — 017 0 0
Sugar, Havannah C. 17 0 17 0
, East-India •• 12 0 13 0
, Weft-India -- 9 0 12 0
[1 DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
ner as if he had approved it, unless the city
council, by their adjournment, prevent its re
turn.
Sec. 7. And be it further enaaed, That
the corporation aforefaid, shall have full
power and authority to pass all bye laws and
ordinances ; to prevent and remove nuisan
ces ; to prevent the int^oduaion of conta
gious diseases within the city ; to establish
night watches or patroles, and ered lamps,
to regulate the flatiohing, anchorage and
mooring of vessels ; to provide for licensing
and regulating auctions, retailers of liquors,
hackney carriages, waggons, carts and drays
and pawn-brokers within the city ; to re
train or prohibit gambling, and to provide
for licensing, regulating or restraining thea
trical or other public amusements within the
city ; to regulate and establish markets ; to
ere& arid repair bridges ; to keep in repair,
all necessary Greets, avenues, drains and sew
ers, and to pass regulations necessary for the
preservation of the fame, agreeably to the
plan of the said city ; to provide for the fafe
keeping of the standard of weights and mea
sures fixed by congress, and for the regula
tion of all weights and measures used in the
city ; to provide for the licensing and regu
lating the sweeping of chimneys, and fixing
the rates thereof ; to establish and regulate
fire wards and fire companies ; to regulate
and eftatth the size of bricks that are to be
made and used in the city ;' to fink wells,
and ered and repair pumps in the Greets ; to
impofc and appropriate fines, penalties and
forfeitures for breach of their ordinances ; to
lay and celled taxes ; to ena& bye laws for
the prevention and extinguifhment of fire ;
and to pats all ordinances necessary to give
effea and operation to all the powers vetted
in the corporation of the city of Washing
ton : Provided, That the bye laws or ordfc
nances of the said corporation, shall be in no
wife, obligatory upon the persons of non-re
sidents of the said city, unless in cases of in
tentional violation of bye laws or ordinances
previously promulgated : all the fines, penal
ties and forfeitures imposed by the corpora
tion of the city of Washington, if not ex
ceeding twenty dollars, shall be recovered be
fore a tingle magistrate, as small debts are,
Current prices of ,„ fa so
, D. C D. C.
Starch, Poland lb 017 00
, American o I2f 0 17,
Sugar, Loaf IB 025 026
Salt, St. Übes farce H. 6 0 0 0
, Turk s Inland --6 0 6 0'
, Liverpool — 450 5 0
, Rock —7 0 0 0
Steel, German fb 014 0 0
, English — 016 017
Salt Petre, refined — 02$ 0 0
Shot Patent, C. 11 0 0 0
. ,W.O. hhd. M. 24 0 26 0
do. do. heading -- 26 0 28 0
>JW. O. bbl. — 10 0 12 50
< jR. O. hhd. -- Io 0 11 7^
z I do. Shooks 066 ' oco
(W. O. do. 1 20 1 00
Tin in sheets bx. 18 0 20 0
, r . B - 3 2 5 3 2 5
turpentine — 4 0 450
Tea, Hyfon lb. lip o 0
, Souchong -- 067 070
, Bohea -- 034 0 34
Tobacco, Jamesßiver C. 7 0 * 0 0
, Georgia — 5 5 o 6 0
Twine, sewing doz. 550 0 0
, seine — 50 55°
rtf^ira 2 8,
^4 1 Liibon — 133 r3B
Z< Sherry, — i:7 125
I Malaga farce q.c. 30 0 30 0
IRed Port — 140