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Elipbalet Ladd,
bos received by the latest arrivals from England,
and has for (ale, wholesale & retail, a
general aJfortment of
Spring Goods,....viz.
nROAD CLOTHS, Caffimeres, Surges,Mk
2nd cotton Velvets, Linens, Sheetings,Cali
coes, Shawls, Handkerchiefs, Muzlins, Mullets;
Dimities,tfyerpUte & furniture Chintzes, Tas
s&, Cord and Fringes, Luteftring^ Modes, Sarf.
nets,nlk Florenteen, Rnffels, Durants, Tammies,
Florenteens, Bed-Ticks, ||fl °. Diapers,filk,
striped, & cotton Nankinetts, Nankeens Fufiians,,
falbionable foamer Waidcoating^ Ginghams,^
check'd Lfw, shoe and quality bindings red#
white andj^ftßUntins, fuperfine black foihg
bilks, °7,^ lighi cotaus do. Twills, floor
and qaErpetingß men's while, mixt and
biacb,TCllofe,;fancy, random, plain,white and
ribeacotton do worked Caps, women's black
& Wk and worked Mitts and" Gloves, hire and
^©loured Thrift, Papes, No. ^,4,4!, and
pound Pins, Kneels, Men's Hats.
a goocf effortment of
India Cottons, striped d%do. Ban
danna Handkerchiefs, black P<tfians,%.
an affirtment of
Saddles, Cutlery, ^ Hard Ware, viz
Girth and diaper Webbing, woolen cross-bar
ed, and cotton, blue and white, red and white,
and green and white striped saddle-Cloth, com
mon and plated Bitts and Stirrum.
Saws, Knives & Forks, Yen-knives,
pocket do. sheep and tailor's Shears, Scissors,
Raifors.
Brass, knob,dead ,chest, cupboard,trunk,
delk, and draw Locks, do. flock and pad locks,
Hinges,Latches Gimblets, Augurs, Rules, Scales|
and Squares, hard-metal and cined-iron tea and
table Spoons, Hamroars, brass Cocks, No. 5,6,
7 and 8, cotton and wool Cards, mason's, pa
tent, and common brick and plaiftering Trowels,
Reel, wire, and wood, Rat and Mouse Traps.,
Sad Irons, Turkey Oil Stones, tea Trays and
Waiters,brafs Nails, Shovels and Tongs, Warm
ing Pans, brass and iron Candlesticks, Spectacles,
and cases.
Chaise and hunting Whips, Whip
Thongs, common and brass nose Bellows, En
glish & Dutch floor, bearth, drifting, paint, tar,
cloth, shoe, and horse Bruftes.
Family Bibles, final! do. Testaments,
Pot and post Papers, Pocket-Books, Wafers,
Ink Powder, Shaving Boxes and brushes, Slates,
Rate and lead Pencils, ivory Combs, horn dd.
London and Bristol Pewter, patent
Shot, sheet Lead, MI RG, MIX R G, Tin-
Plates, MIXRG double ditto, 4d. 6d. Bd, iod.
aod. cut and wrought Nails, id. 2. 3d. 4d. yd.
6d ditto Brads, 2d. 3d. clout, trunk, and scup
per Nails, 14 and 8 oz, Tacks.
IRON HOLLOW WARE,
a bandfome afotment of
LOOKING GLASSES.
Fishing Gear,
1 12 score 30, 8, 20, 7, 46 rands Herring Nets,
Salmon do. 9, 12, 15, 18 thread cod and mack
erel Lines, chalk and deep sea do. do. Leads,
herring and salmon Twine, pack Thread, L P.
large Cod Hooks, latge, middle, and small
quarter do. mackerel do,
A complete apartment of Painter's Colours,
Viz. London white and red Lead,
Spruce Yellow ;Spanifh Brown, Whiting, Dutch'
and rose Pink, patent Yellow, Vermillion, Verde
greafe, Prussian Blue,white Vitriol, English Glue,
Linseed Oil. < alfi fir fate,
' Weft India Goods & Groceries, viz.
Brandy, Gin, Rum, Molasses, Loaf, India and
brown Sugars, Coffee, byfon, fouchong and bo-.
1 hea Teas, Chocolate, Poland Starch, Shaving,
soap, &c. &c.
A quantity of SHIP BREAD; and
clean PORK;
Herds Grass & Clover Seed.
Portsmouth) May 16, 1804.
Cazneau Bayley,
at the Signof the Spinning Wheelsßack street,
informs bis Friends and the Peddie, that he frall be
l abfentforn Portfmoutb a few months, and will dtf
l ,ofe of bis prefat stock at ver, reduced prices ftdub
I . their usual cbeapnejs.
I Plain & fpriged Mullins, Jettas, Full laris;
I Mnflin,Handketchiek, Strired&cloudedNankinetts
I Dimitys, Shawls, Men?#, women's and chib
I Packet Handkerchiefs, dren'3 Hcfe,
IThread Edging, Tapes, Sill; Mitts & Gloves,
1 Black Modes, • Cotton Mi«s & Globes,
■ A variety of Ribbons, I Men's women's and Boys'
■ Ivory.flick Fant, . . | Hats.
■ and a variety other articles for Cafhonly.
1 May 26.
£ _ ,0 ____——_
I James Rundlet,
HAS juft' received per the ship Kipg
fton from London, a further supply of
Goods, which completes his Spring &Summer
ft ffortintnt of
Staple & Fancy Goods,
■ which are now ready fer tile oft food terms, bf
■,wholefale and retail; for cash, or Ihort approved
I °' c —^— □---_— ____^
A Maid Wanted.
IVV'A'W^ Honest, Steady, ca
ll '' P*™' woman to do the House-work of
Ea family,and who can bringgood recommendations
Ifuchwill meet good wages by applying to the prin
ers, nOQCQthersaOTdapply. May 26,
^ffjrw =■=—
Vol. XIV.]
WMH^Wl. : .ww»w»*
New Goods.
Peter Coffin,
Hasjuft received per the Jhip Kingfionfr^l
, London, an additional supply of.
Fancy & other Goods,
which completes his fammer assortment; among wliitfl^
SUPERFINE London BR0A&
CLOTHE of the most fashionable colours ;
Habit Cloths ; Cailimeres ; silk Floregtigw y,
^great varifyfrf\ fJ^^
•Fathionable.Waiftccßting f^
Joans g Cotton'Camera; re^r^l
Nankeenets.; ThK;kf.*&, VeNmp mgd and
W^iWfa. #
§'" A large aflortment df
Chintzes & Calicoes ; printed Cam
bricks ; chintz & dimity Furniture : Coperplate
Furniture ; Muflinets; Dimities:
A great variety of
Book, jacconet & cambrick Mullins ;[
elegant India Mitins ;,black and color'd Sarfe
net Cambricks ; black Ginghams ; muslin Hand
kerchiefs ; cambrick Snawls, embroider'd and
fring'd ; chintz and purple Shawls ;linen, cotton,
bandanna and black silk Handkerchiefs; silk
Shawls. Ft great cartel, ts
Luteftrings ; black double Sarfenets;
elegant plain and check Italian S^rfenets ; ItaL
tan Silks; Modes ; Satins ; color'd Sarfenets ;
Tiffanies ; black and color'd Crapes § black
cypress, netting, crape and plaih Gawzes ;
Millinets. A large apartment of
Thread Laces and Edgings ; white and
black silk Laces ; black Lace Cloaks & Shawls ;
I wide black Laces for cloaks and shawls ; black
Turkey Gauzes ; black & white Lace Veils fome'
very elegant.
A gre.it variety of
Cane, willow, chip, yeoman and Dun
ftable Bonnets and Hats; fancy Flowers and
Wreaths; black and fancy Feathers ; fashion
able Fans some very elegant § crape, glaz'd and
common black Fans ; Parasols with and without
walking Canes ; Umbrillas ; kid and morocco
Shoes § Rofetts. A great variety of
Ribbons; cottonand silk Gown Trim
ings; Gown Buttons; gold arid silver Laces
Ind Fringes ; gold and silver Cords ; color'd silk
Cords ; cotton and silk Girdles; Straw Trimings.
Men's and youth's cotton, hemp, thread
and silk Hose ; women's cotton and silk Hbfe
some with lace clocks ; women's plain, picnic
and vandyke silk Gloves ; black and color'd silk
Mitts ; cotton Gloves and Mittt ; kid Gloves ;
men's beaver, waft leather, thread and silk
Gloves ; Stock Stiffeners ; cotton & tiik Braces.
A large assortment of
Linens , Meeting Linens ; Brown Hob
;land ; Checks ; Threads ; embroidering and o
ther Sewing Silks; Bindings.
A variety of
White & chintz Bed Lace, Cords and
Taflels ; —fable Cloths all sizes , Diapers, fdme
2 yards wide, Napkins ; yellow and greed Can
vas.—Falhionable gift, plated & common But
tons ; Reel Kriee-buckles ; Epaulets {filver Thim
bles : Watch chains, Seals and keys ; Pins ;
Men's and boys Hats.
Tammies ; Durants ; Calimancoes ;
Shalloons ; Ruffels % Moreens : Taboreens ; Flo
rentines : Ladings Sattinets.
India Cottons; India chintzes; blue
Garrahs ; blue and yellow Nankeens ; Madiafs
Long Cloths.-
Carpets and Carpetings
Portsmouth, Ma, 26, 1804.
•Beverly Cotton Goods.
J. MARSH,
Has just received from the Manufaßor, a Con
signment ofthe following Articles viz;
COTTON SHEETING;
do; SHIRTING;
Striped Fustian, various qualities;
plain—do,—very stout
which he ofrsforfale dtthe fame priced the, are; fold
for at the Manufactory. He expeasfoortl, an assort.
runt of- ".
Warp, Filling & Stocking Yarn.
Alfio for Sate
Beverly Bed Ticks ;
' 4 and + IRISH LINNENSof the lit
eft imputation & beffquify at a (mail advance
by the piece,
0 Lirioeo&Cottm Cambricks.
Threads, white and colored;
^European & India Goods.
Portfautb, May 26, I^o4, , ~
tA House: wanted.
^ rftHE fub<cribet wiffies to' contrast for the ;
b I building a House id Portsmouth, 4a"bf
J&feet-^Tbree flories high, at per plan which
will be exhibited. The builder to find all the
materials, and complete &'fame by the' Ift of
JOaober next. Digging rind, ftonirglhc cellar
'included if more convenient. Cassi will be ad
; vanced as the work may progrefe.
JOHN PENHALWW,
My 26, '
ORACLE POST.
^Z^U&etJ,^^ R CTQttXrecra
TUESDAY, June 5, 1804.
OF ALL THE DISPOSITIONS AND HABITS
WHICH LEAD TO POLITICAL PROSPERITY
RELIGION and MORALITY ARE INDISPEMSA
bLE SUPPOR.TS, ———H^ajlinviin s Lf^sy.
MISCELLANY—
" j, ; From a New. York Pa,ec.
[Among the passengers arrived here a few days finite train
the Havanna, in the brigantine fofeph, Captain Pratt;
is the Brother of the unfortunate FeUon the elder,
merchant, late of Cape Francois, who fell a vi£ifn to the
ferocity of General Rochambeau. Mr. Fedon, fearing
that this melancholy event may be mifreprefenteJ by the
malfcidth or uninformed,& produce impressions unfavour,
able to the mehiory bis his brother, anj prejudicial to Ids
''' family,h„ fequefted us to publifb in the Mert attrite X^
^ kertifer the following Declaration, which he toad^ before
% the French Agent at the Havanna, and which contains
a correct ftatemeut of the c/rcumftancc, which preceded
<hd accompanied this fatal cataftrophe.]
7\nfAad fir Ibe Mercantile Adverfifer.
Ektrad from the Register of lias recorded by the fee
cial Agent of the French Government at the Havannh.
I, rhe undersigned Bartholomew Fedon, com
pelled'to retire frpfa the colony of St. Domingo
have ebhfidered it my duty to publish at the firft
1 pace cf my debarkation; and within the firft
twenty four hours, the motives Which have for
ced me io abandon my property and my com
mercial concerns.
For a long time past tHe hotife of Fedon, Bro
thers, has been the objeft of unceasing and cau
seless persecution from the Commander in Chief;
which perfetutiod his been pricipally directed a
gainttJoba Baptiste Fedon, my brother probably
because he was the principal partner in the hdufe
arid had the chief directions of its affairs.
General Claufel had lent Us a (lore in the
dwelling-house he occupied, arid of which he is
the proprietor, for the purpose of storing flodr ;
this flour was confiscated by order of General
Rochambeau although he had fufficient evidence
of its being our property. 1. From our declara
tion made before the commissary of the police
some time antecedent ; and 2, from out books
iri which were duly posted the purchase and sales
a great part of it being disposed of.
In a short time subsequent, and in Vende
miaire last (Sept;) fix hor f es were taken out
of our tables by order of General Rocbambeau
three of them of great value, under the pretext
of mounting the dragoons, although such horses
cannot be employed in that service.
These circumstances highly aggravating fa
themlelves, were as nothing in comparison to
what followed.
On the ad Brumaire (October 23d) at 8
o'clock in the morning, an officer of the gend.ro
merie, accompained by two soldiers presented
themselves at our dwelling house, and delivered
an order from the general in chief, in the follow
ing terms:—
“ Head Quarters of the Cape, ift Bru
maire, year it (22 Odober) 1803.
"The General in-chief, considering the press
ing necessities of the. army, decrees, That the
Citizens Fredon, Brothers shall deposit in the
public treasury, within two hours, the fam of fix
thousand dollars; for which a receipt from the
treasury shall be delivered to them. The com
mandanrof the garrison is charged teith the ex
ecution of the present order. (Signed)
Rochambeav."
Citizens Fredon wer@ at that time wholly des
titute of cash, yet they were prevented from go
ing abroad to procure resources by the two sol
diers who were left as guards over them , at
one o'clock orders of imprisonment were iffried
aginft Citizen Fed^n, and the younger brother
was conduct d to prison. The elder brother,how
ever' was the deflihed victim ; and in confe
rence thereof, in a few minutes afterwards, the
former was releafed,and the latter put into close
confinement. { „ :
It should be remarked that limilar demands
were made on other merchants at the fame time
& they were imprisoned because they could not
comply : but Citizens Fedon the elder was the
only one closely confined, excepting Citizen Al
lard, whose confinement was in confluence of
improper language used towards the General in
Chief. On the forenoon of the following day
(October 24th) I received information that the
General in Chief bat ordered my brother to be (hot
for not having farnifhed the sum required.
Although 1 Was fat from believing that tl^ fan
guiriary prdet wouldbk. carried Jnto execution, b
endeavoured to avert it : and finding it impossible
to raise the sum exacted; I wrote to the commune,
offering all our property moveables and merchant,
aife to be fokfat public audios.
fate general U chief had conflaritly refbfed to re
ceive me into his preferice. The Council of Not-.
ables waited upon him, ind with difficulty
obtained the respite of an hour ; but during
, this fulpeafion a ferj-ant of the Guard of Ho- 1
nour, who was the bearer of the order for my bro
ther's execution, Was directed to accompany the
Notables, <nd to remain with theffi until the time
limited had expired.
A fqbfcriptiou wag immediately opened at the
office of the Notables and twenty of the firft mer^
chants of the city hastened to fobfetibe, and to'
bcl<ffcrirfri+rs Jardim refponffble in their
perfonsand their property for the payment of the
turn demanded.
T& foblcriptipn bang filled, the Notebkstin #
bod, {accomplices by tire ferjeant who carried the
death warant) r^turitedto the hoofe ofthe General
I iri chief, but were refuted admittance, and infor
;fried that FEDON W„flecuted. cuuld net
(give credit to th& blocking intriligencty arid h ^
;coed, to the commandant of rhe gaerMoo, by whom
f it was confirmed.
• The Newbies were deceived; thtyjmfyimid fly
, , brother wafr ft cure betaufe ,hfefeftapt wh°p' ata*
ded them was the bearer of the bluer,or hi, execu
tion ; but another order has been issued, fee was
dr^ged frorri hie prior, conducted by a bye-path
1 t> the (co of Fort Belair, where his grave was al
rtafy dug, and ms unfortunate brother was (hot at
ten o'clock :in the morning.
Several hours bad elapse I, but I continued igno-
Irant of h:s fate, until the Judges andthe cxurrniffa
ry of th: army came to execute the fyrthrfordersof
the Gen. in Chief ; the former by putting seals up
on our boule, and the latter totonvey our merchan
dize to the floret of the date. From this measure
resulted the proof that it was impiffib'e for us to
have complied with the demand of the General no
money bring foundin the house.
Thus died,# the age of 29, a man who had com•
miffed no crirtie, who had broken no law; who
touM hot evtWhe teptoach,! with havifig refund
t) comply with the arbitfarydem mil which had beet!
.nade upon him ; arid who, in fa&cobld be charged
with nothing but the intyoffibioty of ftirnifite^
thoUtanJ dollars in thPfoace cf two h<urfr
Tuefe would have been , trade k^ram judi
cially on the spot; but the circumfiancußf the
country prevented it. I therefore, nafFer this
my ptoteftatioil against the urju&ff&edinas to
which my unfortunate Brother hallroeti > victim,
and against all the antecedent and fhbfequent pro
ceedings relative thereto; reserving to myfelf to
pursue ajaft vengeance whenever the author of
them (lull be in m, power.,
Done at the Havarina the 22d Frirnaire, year 12$
December 12, k8 >3.
(Signed) B. FEDON.
Certified by LauchaMP,
Special Agent of the French Government.'
From the Political Repository,
Mr. Richardson,*
However unpleasant it may be to me, to
intrude my humble name upon the attention o£
the public, yet a duty which I owe to myfelf as
well as to my family and friends require that I
should take some means to corre& the erroneous
and inj urous repeats, which have been circulated
with refoeft co my condud, in detecting and pre
venting the execution of adangerous plot against
the interests of the public at large. And this
appears the more necessary, as the deftrudiou of
my reputation seems to be theprincipal thing reli
ed on, to defeat the operation cf the law. A cir
curthlantial detail of that affair, will perhaps be
more proper in a court of juitice, than at this
time in a newspaper. 1 (hall therefore Hate,
merely what I think necessary to efface those falfe
impressions which erroneous tale ,conjectures sur
mises and inuendos may have made to my preju
dice.
In the month of October lafl, overtures were
made to 4De, to engrave plates to connt^fyulje
no*a of the Unito-rfries Department &nks.
These overtures were made with ihe mofc iofinua
ting address, and by a person whose man er & ap
pearance was well calculated to engage confix nee-
Wealth was offered to me; to gratify my avarice ;
honors were promised to gratify my vanity ; ptea-:
fores were proposed to engage my passions, and
power and influence pledged, to proved me in &
my ehioyments.
I was determined however, to refill all his impor
tunities ; yet, confidcring that I &as possessed of
his secret, the difeovery of which, be knew woul'd
ruin his reputation, I thought myfelf nuLft if I did
not appear to him to comply with his withes. I
therefore give him to understand that I might do
the work, but put him off from time to time, until
I could determine what means were best to prevent
a crime of so deftrodive a nature. In order to this
I consulted with gentlemen of honour and talents,
whose direction I could falely follori-. The gov
ernment has been duly apprised of every flep which
I have taken id this business, and the following
letter from the Governor will shew, in what light
my conduct is viewed by the executive, who cer
tainly possess the best information of the affair.
SAMUEL BROOKS.
Richmond, april co.
As you have to completely accrimplifhed the ur^
portant-bufinefs of detecting the forgeries of Tho
mas Logworid, whose seducing arts to gam your aft
finance,-as an Engraver of his plates, you nt only
refiftedrint virtunufly discovered to the Executive
and then patriotically complied wit, their wiOus
in the h^Wdous execution of the plan, tor procur
ing legal proof of his forging and fixity, ceraiA
notes of several of the Branchlfcuks of ttieUbred
States, I have now to requell that yott ^dp fynh
frith the work nf engraving the feels fortite Dittriri
Courts in which you had obligirtgly eirgdged;when
the Executive con tented that it should be hifpendiM
, till you could ; compiifh a work of more gm'^l
importance. The Council at their firft fufoß^rd
will confided the meritorious tetvices you fove pe^
formed —ln the mean time lean only thank yon
for myfelf, in behalf of them an 4 nur-cotintry, and
express my wjfythat tl&Sute and the United
States and every .Bank wittinghem, miy rtwarfl
your faithful,fervtee,: and/hatthe fotiety of vto
tuous; Engravers jn ~hita&fofe, may give you 4
Golden Medal as a proofed their regard for ,nr
lotegpty. , ,
. JOHN PAGL4<
Mr. Sumner Brooks^ Engraver, .Ri^hrond. # j
V,- t From, tbs fell Emir
~ tite layTreacher:'
"HATE NOT LABORrer, wdt¥rafftfft^ffifciir"
I} The diffolucion of icewmdfttor being now folly accom
pilled by so potent cßirrtift; trite! fun, this fyta&fr Hifi'
blptof fefrelbed by the rest of teffi.& gladite#
b, the vjeve of many a fpotof wind gfer«nra,rfM& it
I r utne tatove biimfrernotro pot of beettarihrtfrd and p^^
'pfiref<rdtehta«^fo Bor,.fincf<n#o,/artdt,M
>rotate and tte fife fide; ary up willing to, put their hanA
I I to^fy^fofartd^itete put off the eY* day of furrow.
. I ife^t feW^OifetratMi cont^&fy fttr^
: qmtyg r Ub<srftt|fat ouhfegtis do ktarto%^s toieg
If a fretful farmer, w,%it f>me rainy da.,, ,htf^^
1 ' eropityroentds so toilfo#e4s mfr Wf^W he exercirtfr
1 call hi, eyes epvn the various idlers fcacCTing along wet.
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