Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-06-28 00:00:00, page 3

Fefival of St. John the Bftptijl.
On Friday the 24th in(t. was celebrated
the anniversary of St. John, by the Most
Worfhipful the Grand Lodge of Newhamp
fhire, and subordinate Lodges. They af
fcmbled at the Lodge room in the State houft
at eleven o'clock, where an elegant Poem
was delivered by Brother Richards. A
procession was formed at one, and accom
panied by mufic,moved to the ahembly room,
where an excellent dinner was provided for
the Brethren. After a convivial repast,
heightened with toasts and songs, the pro
cefiion returned at 6 o'clock.
ON Thursday the 16th init. this enterprising &
animated company made its firft public appearance
under oeir new officers, viz. Capt. Samuel La,kin,
Lieut. ffoa Haven, and Eulign Robert Rice—
and notwithttanding two thirds of the company
w^re licwly admitted members, yet their inarfhal
military appearance, would have done Hxior to
the war-worn Veteran. And what is surprising
to us, is, that while this beautiful company is the
admiration and praise of every beholder, and the
delight of the Fair Spoliator, it has not yet its full
compliment. We hope that, while there is a
few recruits wanted to fill the vacancies, those
young enterprising fpeftators, who flood gazing
with wonder to fee them, will embrace the favour
able opportunity that now presents, and do them
(elves the honor of becoming members, and thereby
be made partakers of the eulogies that are heaped
on this militaire of the day.
THE EVENING POST.
Os May 31 ft fays : “ Democratic editors.—-There
ik nothing us which these tellows have such an in
vincible dread as of law and justice. And there is
Do method so likely to bring them down from their
daring flights of effrontery in slander as for the in
jured constantly to appeal to the laws of the land
for redress. As we have no longer the priveledge
Os the fed ton law, which enabled the defendant to
avail himfelf of the truth byway of jollification,it
[to be hoped that a private fait will continue to
be the mode of punifbment refuted to by the fed
eralists The wholesome effects of this manner of
dealing with them is already apparent in many of
their prints ; and had it been earljer adopted
throughout the United States the adt, imitation
Would BOW have been indifferent hands, lot vie
Letters have been received in this city
which confidently date, that Egypt has been
ceded to France by the Sublime Porte ; and
that in return France has guaranteed the in
tegrity of tile other ports of the Ottoman
Empire.
A letter from Staunton, (Hr.) dated June
6th, favs, a gentleman juit arrived trom
Sciota, informs, that a few days before he
left the town ot Cbiliccthe, the Indians mur
dered five families in the neighbourhood.
We are warranted in alleging, that our
Indian neighbours are disposed tor peace :
we have more to fear from the confeqoences
of the lawless behaviour of our frontier men,
than the hodilities of the Indians. A gentle
man direct from Natchez, informs that a
band of Robbers (white men) infeft the
country between the Indian towns and the
settlements ; and are generally pointed and
dretfed as Chacktaws.
(CT Our readers are invited to peruse
with attention the obfefvations over the sig
nature of “ Publius," copied from the
National Intelligencer (in a series of num
bers) the firft of which is published in this
paper. The arguments are conclusive, and
the reasoning muff lilence the voice of fac
tion. The apportion care not, cannot an
swer such writers as "Publius," and
46 Algernon Sidney." The Weapons of
truth are powerful. Republicans with
for no other to repel federal, slander.
Order, regularity, and brotherly love,
characterized the day.
[The following "was in typej^r loft week, but omit
°ted by miflake.)
GILMAN'S BLUES.
the Courier, the Deposit for American mer
chandize and effects, was restored, and put
on the footing it formerly flood.
God preserve your Excellency many years.
MANUEL DE SALCEDO.
New-Orleans, May 18, 1803.
His Excellency W. C. Claiborne, Governor )
of the M@ippi Territory.)
From MARTINIQUE.
Accounts from this island, to the 20th
May, mention, that a French frigate, five
transports, and 3000 troops had arrived there
from France ; bringing orders for putting
the illand in a posture of defence : 1 hat off
Barbados an Englilh frigate fired a gun, and
brought too one of the French transports,
and bearded her ; in confeqtierice of which
the Governor of Martinique had dispatched
a meflage to the Governor of Barbadoes, de
manding the reason of this insult : 1 hat the
men ot war at Mrtinique had been ordered
home ; and that Jerome Bonaparte, the
younger brether of the Firlt Conful,Lad fail
ed for France.
"TRUE AS THE DIAL TO THE SUN."
CDe Republican Ledger.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H. ,
TUESDAY, JUNE 28, lßcg.
Lexington, (Ken.) j°une ~
PHILADELPHIA, June 15,
BOSTON, JUNE 22.
will never cease to repeat it, believing it to be
Itrictly true, as we in oar confcieucc do, that it
lias been by unchecked bander that die caufeor de
mocracy has triumphed. Yes, federal officers of
integrity and talents have been completely lieu
cut ot the confidence ot the people."
These observations of Mr. Coleman are worthy
of attention. We shall fee how long he will hold
his high opinion of prosecutions : for ne may Short
ly, trout bitter experience, deprecate then effects.
Ine forbearance of the republicans to protecute
federal Handers, has emboldened their authors to
make use pf this language. Still how ^bfm dl> is
it applied I Field Marshal fays, “ we have no lon
ger me privelege ot the fediuou law, which ena
bled the deferment to avail bimfelf of the truth by
way of jollification ;" and that the < federal offi
cers were lied out of the confidence of the people."
Did the Sedition law, under t he privilege ot giving
truth in evidence,enable us to lie fedeialifts out ot
the public confidence ? This is Mr. Coleman's ar
gument. Although the sedition law pinilhed all
falshood, even though only ii Jinuated, or implied
againit federalihn, itill he lays • it has been by
unchecked Jlandcr that democracy hus triumphed.
This poiition is so absurd in itfelf that no perlon
could suppose it to be ferioufl) advanced, did nos
Mr. C. at the head of the entitled Wanderers of
the administration, with his Subaltern imitators,
shew, by their iuceffaut endeavours .0 lie d<wnire
republican caule, that they partly believed the
measure to be practicable. And this belief, too, is
in the face of the experience ot two years,in winch
they have almoll completely lied down thtmfelves
not the admmiffration. For these gentlemen, or
Mr. Coleman,who fo.lows the bulinefs of libelling
the administration as a trade, for his fubfiflence,to
complain of flaiider, is exactly similar to the fol
lowing Newgate anecdote.
One of the hlons confined in that prifon,one
morning miffed his shots. On discovering who
had Stolen them he exclaimed," What have we
a thief among us ! bring out the rafcJ ; let's pump
him to death ! we'll have no thieves among us !"
Bee.
Mr. Cheetham, the firm and indefatigable
editor of the American Citizen, has been arrest
ed at the suit of Mr. Turner, late post-master
at Newark, for publishing some observations on
his removal. This is the thirteenth prosecution
instituted against that paper by the federal par
ty. And yet this party complain that the press
is attacked and m ke a great outcry whenever
a federal editor is prosecuted. Thus they not
only arrogate to themselves all the talents and
religion in the country, but since they have 101 l
the privilege of holding every office, claim the
exclusive right of interpreting all the laws in
their favor. [ibid.
Federal ingenuity has hatched out another
accufatiou againd the President. They ac
cuse him of borrowing money of a man and
offering to pay it in paper, when it was be
low par, but as the gentleman refilled to
take it, he was paid both principal and inter
est at par. This story is, no doubt, design
ed as a panacea, or Federal cataplafm, to
molify the 66 pangs and horrors" which re
cent elections have produced among them ;
but alack and alas-a-daisy ! the malady is too
deeply rooted to yield to the remedy.
Political Barometer.
± .. „,•——B
Ext) all of a letter from a gentleman in Nevis,
to his brother in this town.
" I was witnelling a molt horrid feene
here, 4dajs since, molt too inhuman to men
tion. Capt. William Hilldrup of Hartford
(Conh.) came here after an old debt ; and
having a little business with Mr. Charles
Reap, clerk to Mr. Nicholson, merchant
here—A trifling dispute rose between Capt.
H. and Mr. R. not more than twenty words
passed before Mr. R. took a pistol from his
pocket, where he had it concealed, and with
out any hesitation presented it agaitift Capt.
H's left fide, and killed him inffantly on the
spot. Mr. II is secured, and I hope will
meet the reward due for such a wilful
and inhuman act. Capt. H. was a young
gentleman of 22 or 23 years of age of very
refpeaable connexions, and bred in a count
ing house."
Bonaparte, in answer to a letter from the
Bishop of Ghent, on the re establishment of religion
there, fays, “ 1 recommend to you to continue
your care in conciliating & uniting all consciences.
Os all the virtues necessary for the episcopate, alter
great schisms, the mok essential, no doubt, is
Christian charity."
A petition has been presented to the Le
gislature of Connecticut, now in session, by
the Baptist Convention, praying relief from
a number of grievances which the people of
that persuasion sustain from the partiality &
oppressiveness of sundry laws of that state.
The Legislature rejected the petition, 131
to 45. Yet Connecticut, while it denies
to different denominations of Christians the
enjoyment of an equality of rights and priv
ileges, boasts of a pious zeal for the inter
ests of Religion !—What mockery !
A vessel spoken at sea, June ill, in lat. 23, in--
forms, that the port of New-Orleans was opened,
and the right ot deposit there, restored, on the
17th of May. The accounts of the opening of
the port df New-Orleans, are confirmed.
A manufaaory of cloth impenetrable by
water has been lately eftablilhed at Paris.
Vessels are made of it capable of containing
liquids^ extremely light, and not liable to
accidents. It is likewise used for covering
iheds, for horse cloths, water spouts, bags,
and even great coats. It is not affected by
dryness or humidity, or by boiling water ;
it has already furnilhed many of tie public
OF NEW-ORLEANS.
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True Amer.
QfT The Fourth day 0/ July next, being the
anniversary of American Independence, will be
celebrated in this town, at (.apt. Whidden's
ilffembly Room, where alt True Republi
cans are invited to join the Fefival. The
fubfeription is fill open at Peirce's Book-fore,
Congrefs-flreet.
Arrived at Wifcaffet, 4th inst. trig Plato, Boyn
ton, 22 days from Grenada. Left there, the fch'r
Rambler, White, just arrived, and fold ; brig
—, Boardman, from Savannah, just arrived ;
and brig , Grover, to fail in 10 days ; all of
.this port.
Was Spoke, April 15, 1at.34, long. 17, the brig
Governor Gilman, Parker, 90 days Jrom this port,
bound to Cape-of Good Hope.
COMMERCIAL— Prices of American Produce
at P. Petre. Fish 6to 7 dolls, beef 10 to 15 —
Pork, 15 to 30 —Flour, 18 to 20, Beans, 4 to 5 —
white pine Lumber, 30 —Hhd. Hoops, 40 — Shooks,
2 to 3 —Shingles 3 to 4 —Cheese, 13 to 15 cts. —
Lard 12 to 18—Hums, 14 to 18—Onions, quick,
if in good order.—Prices of their produce. Molafl
es 140 to 150 livres ; do. cafn, 1 15 to 120 ; Coffee
35, tole not allowed to bring away ; Sugars 6 to
8 dollars.
At Trinidad, William Stanwood, oldest son of
Capt. Abel Stanwood, of Newbury port.
At Newburyport Mrs. Hannah Walfli, consort
of Mr. Michael W.
4326 Dollars Richer ! ,
And 8000 dollars the bigbeft Prize.
TICKETS at 6 dolls. Quarters at 916,
may be had at C. PEIRCE's Book
store, Portsmouth, Where may be had
American Precedents of Declarations ;
collc&ed chiefly from.Manufcri pts of accom
plilhcd Pleaders ; digested and arranged un
der dissing! titles and divisions, and adapted
to the most modern Practice ; with a pre
fixed Digeff of Rules and Cases concerning
Declarations. Price 15s. single, and ten
per cent, off by the dozen. f tme 25.
Mr. David Morse of Newburyport has received
a patent lor an invention for making brats or iron
Hinges, for desks, tables, doors, &c. From 6to
12 dozen pairs, according to the sizes, can be
made by this machinery with the labor of 2 men
in one day. They are said by workmen to be
equal to any imported.
Fraud on the Bank of England. —The exa& a
mount of the turn of which "M. Aflett Hands charg
ed of defrauding theßank of England is {335,000-
He is fully committed to Newgate : and if
convicted bis punishment will be death.
INSTALLED] —At Beverly, Rev. Mr. Wil
liams. Sermon by the Rev. Mr, Baldwin, from
2 Cor. ix 5.
A few Hhds. N. S. Lime, for sale
at the Long Wharf. Inquire at
D. MUS TlN's store, opposite the
brick market.
Two duels were fought in Peterfborgh Vir.,
in as many days, viz. the 6th infl. between Mr.
George Tucker, and Mr. James Hughes—both
wounded the firfl (hot—the former through the
left leg, the latter through the body proved fatal.
The second was on the 7th between Mr. Thomas
K. Harris, and Mr. James Truzyant, two young
lawyers, the latter was wounded in the fide, not
dangerous.
1\ DAN away from the fubferiber, an
K indented apprentice,named JOHN
1 WALTON, about 4 teet 6 inches high,
16 years old, rather dark complexion,
L short black hair, and dark eyes ; had on
when he went away, a Itriped nankin
ett coatee and veil, corduroy trowfers. It is ex
peffed said runaway will make application to
tome printer (he having served about one year at
that bufiuefs) for employ, or to fume matter of a
vessel for a voyage to sea. All persons are hereby
forbid harboring or employing said runaway,
as the utmost rigour of the law, in such case, shall
be put in execution.
SAM'I NUTTING.
Portsmouth, May to, 1803.
Wanted to Htr'e,
A small House, or part of
a House, near the parade. Inquire ot the
Printer. 3^ May, 1803.
as well as private establishments of Paris
with buckets to be used in case of fire.
Wanted to Hire,
For the purpose of superintending ajmail fam
ily, a middle aged woman, to whom liberal
wages will be given. Enquire of the printer.
June 21.
Case given for clean linen and
cotton and linen Rags, at the ledger
Office, opposite the Brick Market.
RAG S.
LIME.
One Cent Reward.
^tp Setos.
FESTIVAL.
-DIED
Mortality.
A final! House LOT at South end, on
Pickering's Neck, so called.
A Mortgage title to a House and Lot of
Land in Kittery ; the right of redemption
being in the heirs of the late George Weeks
of Kittery, deceased.
Also —l he Reversion of the Eilate set off
to the widow as her dower, being the House
and Land in Buck-street, where the deceased
lived ; and a Pew in the Univerfalitl meet
ing house.
Conditions may be known at the time and place
°f Jake, or previously by applying to either of the
jubjeriben.
Nine do. in the New. Hamt/hire Union
Bank.
A Mortgage of three quarters of a double
Saw Mill & Privilege, and halt a Store, at
Mount Desert. . ,
(IT One or two Lads as apprentices to the
Printing buJinefs are wanted at this office.
They mud underhand reading and writing, and
?ffs a good natural diJpofaion ; none other
need apply ; tboje from the country would be
preferred. Inquire of the Printer.
28th June.
On TUESDAY, the ^tb day of July next,
at 11 o'clock A. M. will be SOLD at
public duflian, at Mtj. Walker's Inn,
ibefabwing property ot the Ej
tatefthe late Martin
P.IRRY, aeceujed,
viz.
A LOT of Land in Eore-ftreet,
nearly oppolite the old Custom-H Mile,
being the fame which was owned by Mr.
Alex. Ewen.,
One Share ip the New Hampshire Hotel
& Portsmouth Pier Propriety.
One do. in the Pjrtfmeutb Aqueduhl.
One do. in Pijeataqua Bridge.
Ten do. in the Aew-Hampjbire Turnpike
Road.
Lee's New-London Billious Pills,
Aromatic Paste for the Teeth and
Gums. Ltkewife,
Beafeley's Family Plainer,
FOR SALE BY ,
Quaker SCYTHES, so called,
Just received & For Sale
By Ebenezer Chadwick,
At his Store in Buck Jtreet,
BEING from the lame Fadery as those
he has been felling the hit two years.
Also, Spermaceti Oil; Cod and
Pollock Fith, suitable fur country use ; Salt -
Lemons per box ; Malaga Wine per calk ;
calks Railins and Figs ; a few bags Coffee'
Cotton, and Sugar, of a superior quality •
Rum ^ Brand, ; Gin.
, And a general nflortment of
GROCERIES, as usual.
Portsmouth, June 25.
Now Landing from Jloop Amity,
AND FOR SALE BY
Waldron and Holman,
Fresh fuperfine and fine FLOUR.
Also, Cross brand, middlings, and
ship Stuff.
" ie "°°P AMITY
-)^W^B^ "''"' a ''" days f° r
Philadelphia,—For Freight
Bc^^^^^CtfB ° r Palfage apply as above.
Portjmuth June 2,.
THE fubferiber lolt from the door of his
(hop in Buck-street, about two months
lince, a large Shop Key ; leaving the (hop
rather hastily the key was left in the hole on
the outer fide, on his return a few hours after
the key was milling ; the lock was imme
diately taken off, and one of different vards
fubflituttd. On Friday morning hft a
Gentleman brought him a white leather bag
(found in a neighboring garden) containing
10 Keys, principally Store Keys, but filed
and Qt in the wards. This bag was in all
probability thrown into the garden in the
night. It is for the security of the neigh
bourhood in general, to aid in the investiga
tion of this tingle tranfaflion, —and any
Gentlemen who have milled Keys, are re
quelled to call and examine (hole adv^rtifed,
at his shop. JOSIAH LUhE.
Portsmouth) June 2§, 1803.
Dr. DWIGHT
Informs the public that he Inocu
lates for the KINE POCK.
MARK SIMMES.
,SAM'I bPARHAWK.
JACOB WALDEN, Auctioneer.
Put tj mouth, June 28-
Josiah Dwight,
At his Shop in Portsmouth.
Valuable Property
FOR SALE
AT AUCTION.
Apprentices Wanted.
Loft and Found.