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Tuefd.y arrived here, the brig Maria, Capt. Saun
dels, from the Mediterranean—He informs that a
fleet of thirty fail of merchantmen, Irmo Malta, for
England, under convoy of the Arrow sloop of war
of 18 guns, Capt Vincent, and a homb br^ about
the ill February near the itland of Iviea, was fall
eu in with by two French legates, and after an en
gagement of one hour, the Engldb (loop of war
blew up, the bomb was captured, and a confidera.
ble part of thc.convoy. About nine fail of the lat
ter had arrived at Gibraltar previous to his leaving
that fortrefs.
communicated:
PETE,
^ substitute Jbr Fire- Wood.
Os the pany discoveries that have been made,
there is Q that claim a better title to patronage
than F«^ It would be harcly consistent whh that
. wisdom, and attention to the wants of his creatures,
, manifested ^II the works of the Creator, to sup
%fose there was not a substitute at hand for the loss
& important an article in the support of our ex
i^e, as fire ,wood ; more espeQly in such a cli
mate that in which we live, the great and grow
ing scarcity of this article, especially in our large
towns, fyjvell as in our, smaller towns, that were
early seated, make it abundantly evident that tire
period isfot vefr remote, when Fire-Wood will al
most entirely rail us. In most of the old countries
K applied apt deficiency, and it has been
rat ptenttfin some of the southern States,
in virginia.—and there is but little reason
ut it will be discovered by after genera
many of our hills in New-England pro
niluable Mineral: and it is probable our
will vetyCiuch accelerate this discovery
he present, Pete seems to be with us, the
ute.— Pete may be found in many of cur
^swamps, of varies qualities and depths, from ten
f to thirty six inches—the season for digging Pete is as
I soon as the ground will admit tor the water which
is seldom earlier than the middle of June, and never
later than the fiddle o£August, this season being the
most busy with pe Farmer, is one reason why there
has been so little dug, in connection with that of the
general igpbr#ic e of its value. Much lias been dug
aftert^^Kn has expired for drying, which has
very much injured its credit ; for unless perfectly dry,
< is worth very little, that however may be known
by breaking, and should it not prove dry, it may be
dried by throwing it promiscuously into a heap un
der a shed, where it will receive no wet, but still I
conceive it better to be dried in the sun. I live in
the neighbourhood of one of these pete swamps, and
have purchased Pete for several wars past, for I
own none, and have found, as an auxiliary with word
it is when dry the best fuel I have beeri acquaint
ed with. I have not used it mucli alone, although I
think it capable of being improved to great advantage
in that Way, by constructihg a fire place, or grate,
suitable for that purpose. My method of using it
lias been generally, in the common fire place, with a
log having a smaller stick on the top, with a fore
stick, or a flat bar of iron, long enough to reach the
andirons, and supply the remainder with Pete—a
'greeable to the degree of heat wanted, either two,
three or four peices, set bn the forestick nearly per
pendicularly against the log—with fourpieces mea
suring twelve inches long by four, —I have as much
heat as is ever necessary for cooking, or any other
purpose,three being the average quantity, which will
last generally more than an hour, and will produce
nearly double the heattothetame quantity of common
hard wood. Another advantage pete will be found to
possess is, it is not subject to that danger by snapping
which is common to many kinds of Wood, and you
•may be certain ofa good fire in a few minutes,after
applying the fuel—the smell has offended some^per
^ohsthat have not been in the habit of using it,'atter
a small acquaintance with it, it has been almost rini
'i'ormly the case that it has not only become tolerable
but pleasant—pro, ided the Pete is dry, there .will
be but little smoke from it ; add to this, the ration
in which it is laid on tire-fire, which ^friendly to the
draft of the chimney, you have a greater security
against smoke in the room than when you make use
of any green wood, and when it is considered that in
transportation, near one half the heft is saved, and
-jafoo the expence of cutting, it must be thought an
fyect worthy of encouragement, A-B.
The Oracle.
ire -:::- O *■—
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1805.
We are happy to observe that the Rev. Dr.
Buckminster' is on'the recovery ' from his late
severe indisposition. g,,/
Massachusetts Election. Frorfthefffirn of
votes as yet received, the Boston &|ftbl$ speak
confidently of the re -election of Governor Strung,
The returns are, for His Excellency, 2^995 ; ahd
for the Hon. Mr. Sullivan, 18716..
On these brightening prospects of the re-election
of the virtuous Caleb Strong, the friends of cor
rect and stable moral government throughout the
Country will rejfice.
The Democratic votes in York county (Maine)
for Senators, are much divided. Joseph Stor
er, Esq, and the Hon. Joseph Bartlett, are
the candidates, and from the complection of .the
Kennebunk paper, it is doubtful which of them will
receive the greatest number of votes. Probably
there will be no choice by the People.
In Kittery, the votes for Governor were divided,
General Heath received nearly one half the votes
for that office.
Our own Election. From all the information
yet received respecting the Senators chosen, it has
been concluded that six of them are Federal. The
Senate consists of 12 members. Os the Council,
it is yet uncertain. The House will unquestion
ably be Democratic, by a considerable majority.
The representative from the town of Alflead in our
Legislature is a (launch Federalist The Honorable Mr.
J, C, Chamberlain, the late Representative from that
town, removed some time previous to the election into
Charleftown in this State—lt is almost unnectffiry to ob
ferve'tha: Mr. C. possessed in an eminent degree the cf
teem of the citizcasof Alfteah
Owing to a disappointment of Paper, The Pis
cataqua Evangelical Magazine will, not appear
to-day. It shall be published without fail next Sat
urday.
Gentlemen holding subscription papers for the
Magazine, are requested to send us the number
subscribed for, and hold the papers open for fresh
subscribers till advised to return them. The suc
cess which has already attended this proposal, war
rants us in the hope that the 1000 qppies will soon be
taken off our hands. The work is very popular.
Thursday next, is to be observed as a day Cf
Fasting and Prayer throughout this State.
FROM GI3RALTER.'
The Gun-boats which have lately been built in
different ports of tyunion are, we understand, to
be sent to the Mediterranean in company with
the frigate John Adams. lieutenants have been
appointed to the command of the boats, and the little
armament, it is expected, will be ready for sea in
a few weeks.
Town-Clerk— George Wenmortb
Scled men — George Gains, Moses Woodward, Samuel Hutch*
ings, Elijah Hall, Seth Walker.
Affefihrs— John Goddard, William Ham.jun'r. George Long
yoLn Walton, yofcpb Clark, jun'r.
Committee of Healths— Samuel Jones, Benjamin Sberburne,
JoJbua Brackett.
Overseers of the Poor— John M'ClintoA, Clement Storer?
Thomas Manning, Nathaniel Marshall, Walter Akerman
Henery S. Langdon, Robert Ham, Nathaniel Folsom, Robert
Harris
Auditors of Accounts— Supply Clapp. William Gardner, ,
Nathaniel Folforn,
Tythingmen —-Samue/ Hall, William Dearing l&h Bast,
Robert Ham, Richard Jackson, Thomas Manning.
Fire- Wards— Samuel Jones, Clement Storer, William Ham,
ju^r. John bodies, Luke M. Leighton^ Daniel Austin, Thomas
Ahvyn, Charles Cutts, William Stagers, Isaac Nelsen, William
Ham, 3d. William Rice, Thomas Manning, Dan't Wentwortb.
Conftabks— William Vaughan, Thomas Moulton. Benjamin
Hohnes, jun'r. Elias Libbey.■
Lot Layers— William Hart, John Sickles, Benjamin Jack
fon,TbotaCQJackfon.
Fence Viewers — Samuel Hall, Walter Akerman, Jeremiab
Dennett, .
Sealer < f Weights, &c. — George Gains.
Searchers and Sealers of Leathers— George Cate, Natb'l
Jackson, Robert Mendum.
Cullers of Staves and Hoops, end Cullers of Filh, and
Packers of Fish — James Day, Jojeph Walton, John Pitmens
Charles Grace, Samuel Clark, George Farnald, Koken Neal.
Meafurers of Wood — John Melcher, Mark Green, John
Wal f on, Mark Leighton, Samuel Cotton, Jofepb Clarke Riebard
Shortridge, Samuel Fernald, Richard Jatkjon, Peter Wilson.
Harbour Mailer— Samuel Jones,
/Corners of Wood— William Scammans, Thomas Ayres,
John Oxford.
Keeper of the Magazine— William Welker.
Keeper of the Pound— lfaac Shepherd.
Hog Reaves — John S Sberburne, Clement Storer, Seth
Walker, Thomas Manning, John Went-worth, George Long,
Charles Cutts, Thales G, Teuton, Wm. Gardner, Richard Short
ridge, Wm. Rice, Thomas Elwyn, Charles Grace, Joseph Dodge,
Riebird C Shannon.
School Committee— Tmotby Alden, Thomas Elwyn; Geo.
Richards, Jofepb BuckminJler, Jofepb Willard, J. Bowles.
Officers of Police— Nath Matfall, Wm. Vaughan, Sam
uel Jones: Jahn Bowles, Wm. Ham 3d.
Surveyor of Highways— Robert Ham.
Copy of Record, George Wentworth, Town Clerk.
Arrived here the shift Tom, Captain Peter
Turner, 53 days from Cadiz.
Nezu-York, March 29, arrived, ship Concordia, of Ports
mouth.
- VESSELS LEFT.
At Lisbon, Pollard, of Portfaiouth from Bordeaux for
India — At Marfeilet Orozembo, Brewster, of Pottfmbuth,
for Philad. 15 days; Hampden and Sidney, Trefethen, of
do. 25 days,
DEATHS.
" Think on the grave were these are laid,
" And calm descend to yours."
Departed this life on Saturday evening, after a languish
ing complaint of many years continuance, which (he bore
with great patience and resignation, Mrs. Mary Jack
son, aged 63, refill of the late Hall Jackfan, Esq, M. D,
She has left no near relatives to mourn her loss e .ept a
widowed daughter to whom the deceased was much endear
ed and who sorrows only, as did the church io Ephe
sus M the LA interview with the Ap#il)% that she. flull
behold her face no more. May the Surviving daughter
emulate the virtues, and may her doling moments be mar
ked with the lively hope, faith, and joy of the departed par
ent. Bkffed are the dead that die in the Lord.
N Mrs Jane Dennett, aged 27, daughter of Deacon Solo
mon Cotton, ana consort of Mr. George Dennett. Her
chriftian resignation, faith and hope afford the surviving
friends great comfort under the loss theq have sustained.
John aged 8 yc2rs, only son of John and Mary Gould.
•CT^tare^— 10 "^^''wfefflc/v^
For sale at AUCTION.
oN"Tuesday0 N"Tuesday April 9th, at Capt. Chad
wick's Inn, one undivided third part of two
rights in the town ofWendell, Gate of New-Hamp
fijire. ~ sale at ^2 o'clock.
Alexander Ewen, Auctioneer.
1000 Hhds. Cadiz Salt for
Sale on board the ship Tom lying at the
Portsmouth Pier.—apply to N. A. &
JOHN HAVEN.
Portsmouth, April 6, 1805.
Entered the Cellar, in a fe
lonious manner, of one of the Brick Stores belonging
to the subscriber a FEATHER BED.
As[these Stores were not expressly intended as a
shelter for such hitruaons, the owner is request
ed to prove his property, take the Bed away, and
pay for this advertisement. The walls of this build
ing, may shelter this Bed from the ravages of Fire,
but it cannot be said to be perfectly secure from
the dampness of the Cellar.
NEIL M'INTIRE.
What is there so deferable as
Health ^ nothing !
THEN be found in the way of your duty to
preserve it—ls you ask what win preserve
it. I antwer from the authority of the best Medi
cal authors in my fibre, that there is no one thing
under the bluffing of kind Providence, equal to
BATHING.
And it is with pleasure, I inform the^ublic, that
the Bathing House in this town is again put in
complete order for the accommodation of visitors.
And that Tickets of admiflion may be had. at the
Bookfl^re of^the lubteriber on former terms.
• ^ CHARLES PEIRCE.
K,The Bathing House will only be opened at pre
lent from Saturday morning, to Sabbath mornnings
to o'clock, every week. March, 23,
Her remains were committed to their kindred eerfh on
Wednesday and many fympathifing friends' paid the lad
tribute of refpe&.
On Sabbath evening after a short and painful illness,
departed this life STEPHEN CHASE, Esquire M. A. a
Merchant in this town aged 61.
For several days before his dissolution he appeared to be
apprehenfjve that his time was thorc, and breathed out his
foul in prayer to God—with much fervour and hope in the
Redeemers mercy—as leaves a happy reA/dtion in the
minds of his numerous and refpe&ableuelatives and friends.
His remains were refpcafully interred on Thursday,
Mary, a pronufing daughter of Mr. Woodbury
Tucker, aged 4 years—This is the second daughter
he has loft, in one week, after a very short illness.
frTO W.V OFFICERS.
. SCHOOL.
'' 'lis Education forms the mind,
Jast as the twig is bent the tree's inclin'd."
HE Subscriber informs the citizens
of Portfinouth, that bis fch<>ol is now open
for lb, reception of a certain number of pupils of
b^h tex^ ; in a chamber <n the weflern fide of
Market-street, diredly ever Md Daniel Weeks'
ft^e. Wnere it constantly taug., , reading, writing,
arith netic, Englifli Grammar, &c.
He has it in coDtempla'on, to open a morning
School on the firft Monday of Mj next; all thole
that engage for the season in bis day Fchool, shall
have a right to the morning gratis ; other particu
lars male known at laid school Zoom.
THOMAS JACKSON.
^Portsmouth, April 6, 1805.
For Portland & Kennebeck.
THE SLOOP Avis, will fail in
t I todays,!>r Freight or Pallet
a 'P'' '" PETER PRAY of P&if.
mouth - April 6.
Mr. T. Turner,
Intends opening bis Dancing School
in this town early in May.
_P? rts m9Wh, April. 6.
He has 15000 acres of Land
for sale on generous terms, in th? county of
Chcfhire, and as many more in the county of Graf
ton, in large wJ! frßltd towns, and located into lots
> c °& B§, too, 203 4nd ;ooacres each : by which
he can accommodate purchasers who with to fettle
contiguous to each other. He has for sale several
imail Farms —one in Springfield, of one hundred
acres, and one in Portsmouth, about one mile and
a quarter from the Court Houle, with a fm dl well
finished Farm House, and 40 acres ^ Land, some
of which would be suitable for fettling lots, and for
planting, p Raring, and excellent mowing, to be
foki together or in divjGoh# He will fell that plea
fawly faulted House and Land in Water-street,
how In the occupation of Capt. Benj. Sherburne,
bounded on two streets, and may be divided into
two lots. He has allo for sale, a lar,e pleasant
Lot on the street leading to Frame Point, lying east
erly of land of Capt. Charles Blunt, and runs back
foutbcrly about three hundred fret, co a branch of
Pifcataqua river. For further particulars apply to
the fubferiber.
A CQUAINTS the public and his friends, that he
" has removed from the dwelling he lately occu
pied to that commodious House, lately built by
Charles B Grace, in Water-street ; where he
will continue to Board and Lodge. Those who
may be inclined to favor him with their custom, are
assured that no endeavours will be omitted to give
satisfaction.,.
Portsmouth, April 5, 1805.
A SHOP, pleasantly situated in Broad-street, on
reasonable terms—enquire of GEORGE TURNER
wop formerly occupied it.
Porttmouth, April 5, 1805.
FOURTH NEW-HAMPSHIRE
Turnpike Road.
THE Directors of the Fourth Turnpike Road
in New-Hampshire, on the twenty-second
day of January last, voted a further assessment of
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS on eacTT (hare in
laid Turnpike Road, to be culleaed as loon as
poffibie. Attest,
PARKER NOYES, Proprietor's Clerk.
March jg, 180 c.
John Underwood,
Has Yarns prepared for Fish*
ermens Cables, and can be delivered at the short
est notice, as cheap as can be pufehaied at any
place.
Portsmouth, April 6, 1805. _
New-Hampshire Bank.
THE Stockholders io the New-Hampfhtre
Bank, are hereby notified that .the annual
meeting for'thechoice-of Dire&ors, will be held at
the Bank on Wednesday the 241 b infant, at 3
o'clock, P. M.
DANIEL R. ROGERS, Cashier.
Portsmouth, April 6, 1805. ,
Wanted, in a small fami
ly where other help is kept, a steady capable Wo
man, to do House-work,—one Who can be Well
recommended will receive satisfactory wages—
Engtiirotif the Printers.
Garden Seeds.
A FRESH aflortment of GARDEN
SEEDS, to be fold by SAMUEL
HAVEN, jr. at his ihop in Water
ftreet, a few rods to the fodthward of
Librety-Bridge.
Portsmouth, 4pril 6, 1805.
NO TI CE.
THE lubferiber, desirous of being his own Ex
ecutor, earn: ftly requests of all persons in
debted to him by Mortgages, Bonds, Notes, Rear,
or other accounts which are now due, that they
would ue their bed eud<,vours to discharge the
fame toon, as bis too long- forbearance to many,
operate very iojuriuufly to his convenience and in
tercll.
fI'HE Subicriber beug irfformed that
A Joseph Randalj .q{ Barrington, io the
county of Strafford, has offered for file, a certain
promissory Note, purporting to be signed by the
fubferiber for two hundred dollars, payable to laid
Randall or order, cautions ,11 perfous against pur.
chafing said Acte, as he has no knowledge of hav
ing signed any such Note.
JAMES JENKINS.
March 20, ißofr
Boarding and, Lodging.
JOHN WENDELL.
Portsmouth. April 2, 1805.
William Swanson
To Let,
fifhug of Beds; Bedheads; Chairs ; Tables ; Delks;
Brah Kettles, with a great vffiety ,f Kitchen Far
naute. saHcofomt nce§ at 9 o'; 1 ^ck.
He has at private sale a few Raffia Beds very
cheap. Also a few Pipes Hollands Gin. 100 box.
es ban soap with a cheap assortment of Paper Hang
ings, at stare in Buck Greet, where private notes of
thisand the adjacent towns are received.'
NOTICE is hereby given
to those Proprietors of Picataqua Bridge,
who have not paid the late assessment of Ten Dol
lars on each of their Shares, that the following shares
in said Bridge, on which the assessment is not paid
to wit, No's. 407, 408, 395, 383, 370, 371, 384, 396,
409, 410, 405, 406, 372, 373, 374, 385, 386, 387,
398, 411, 412, 413, 388, 399, 400, 375, 376, 389,
381, 382, 404, 377, 378, 390, 391, 392, 397, 379, 380,
401, 402, 463, 393, 394, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419,
will be sold at Public Vendue, on Wednesday, the
first day of May next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
at Capt. Chadwick's Inn, in Portsmouth, unless said
assessment be previously paid to the Subscriber.
SAMUEL ELLIOT, Treasurer.
Aftril 6, 1805.
NOTICE is hereby given by
the Police Officers, chosen by this town, and duly
Iwon into Office, thrt they intend a ftriti attention
to their duty, and a fulfilment of the fame, as far
as the law dire&s them. On Wednesday, the 10th
instant, they purpose to visit the different parts of
this ioau, to inform themselves of the situation cf
the town, as far as it refpeas their duty ; and they
hope, (hit previous to that tiro:., that all those who
have encumbered the streets, or highways, with any
filth, or nud nee of any kind, will cause it to be re
moved ; and as ouch complaint lias been made in.
this town, of the r : ^ts, and especially the public
corners being encumbered by fuel number of idle
and abusive people, that it is difficult to pass on the
pavements without being otolefted ; and frequently
by profane, filthy, and indecent language. Td
prevent which, is a part of our duty, which will be
Grenuoufly attended to, and al! offenders being con.
visaed, will be punched as the Jaw direds. To
five us much trouble, we beg of all Schoolmaflers,
Parents, and Matters of Servants, that they firi&ly
forbid their fcbolars, children and servants, front
playing in the public Greets, with bah, or an,
otherways violating the by-laws cf this town. It
is thought proper allo, to notify and forbid all Per^
fans from uoneceffarily amusing themselves io fail
ing boats upon the river cn the Sabbath; and all
who keep boats to let, are requested not to let them
for amusement on the Sabbath—if so, they will be
taken notice of a< the law dirßs.
NATHANIEL MARSHALL,-)
JOHN BOWLES, /„
WILLIAM HAM, 3d. > '° lzce
WILLIAM VAUGHAN, { Officers.
SAMUEL JONES.J
Union-Hall, Portsmouth, Aprils, 1805.
Education.
THE fubferiber contemplates open
ing a School for Misses. The branches ii
which inflruction will be elven arc Reaoino.Writ
ing, Arithmetic, Englifli Grammar and Geography
Should fufficient encouragement be given, he will
be ready to receive them the iff Monday in Man
The place, and the terms will be specified in a
future advertisement.
ENOCH M. CLARK.
Portsmouth Afiril, 6, 1804.
Mr. King
RSPECTFULLY informs the Ladies and Gentler
men of Portsmouth, that he will leave town this
Evening, and return on Wednesday morning next :
and owing to his being so crowded the week past,
he will tarry the remaining part of that week.
April 6.
Letters in the Post-Office at EXETER, April
1, 1805.
STEPHEN LAMSON, 3 ; Daniel Clark 2;
Nath'l Gilman, jr.; William Hale ; Kinfly
Hill ; Samuel Gilman ; Jefepb Ofb>rn ; Nancy
Kennifon; Alfred Metcalf ; Benjamin Shephard:
Enoch Rowe; Ralf Fenn ; Noah Emery; T.
Eames, Exeter.
Nathaniel Chafe ; fofeph H. Shepherd • Wil
liam Morrill; Jonathan Veazey ; Samuel Greeley;
Ebenezer Colcord; Asa Bean, Brentwood ; Jofepli
Adams ; Henry Kenerfon ; Josiah Smith ; David
French 2,; Paine Wingate, Stratham ; Josiah
Bartlett; Samuel Pincume, Lee; Tofeph Perkins,
HamptonfaUs; James Patten, Kenungton ; Clem
ent March, Greenland. No. 32.
J. W. GILMAN, Post Matter.
Ey order of ih^ Judge so Probate, a quantity of
Household Furniture, con-
THE Boston Glass Manufacturing
Company, offer five dollars a ton for
Demarara Sand, delivered in Boston, at their wharfs
Also, wanted, a quantity of Weft India, or Eh.
gty Lime Stone.
Owners, or Captains, may obtain further intelli
gence by calling on
SAMUEL LARKIN/
~ ^gentfor the Cemiftamfo
Portsmouth, March 23, 1305. (ts.)
WHEREASthe underwritten has received fa
1,93, '° m Capt. Solomon Rose, navigat
ing arthat time from Boston, an account agsinft
Mr. Rochemond, deceased, whose property came
under the administration of the board of Weef
mcefteren, gentlemen appointed to administer 011
peoples property, who died intrftate—and as the
fubferiber has received from the estate of said
Rochemond the money dhe Capt. Rose, on which
a balance of ;„ Guilders, 15 Stivers is due said
Capt. Role, and is requeued that the Capt. Rose
or his heirs, or assigns lend to receive said balance
when it will be paid on demand by
N.'ROUSSELET, Attorney at Lair
Demerary, 31st December &,
Vendue.
Piscataqua Bridge Shares.
at S. Little's Office,
ON THURSDAY NEXT,
Demerara Sand.
AU CTION.
POLICE.