Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-05-10 00:00:00, page 3

" Lail evening we experienced five shocks of
earthquake, the firfl of which was about 9 o'clock
& the lad, much the mod fevire, about 10 o'clock
J was at that moment undreiling, with my face to
the S. Weft, and the vibratioq was so violent as to
make me dagger against the bedllead, in a few
moments the tireet he tore my lodgings was crowd
ed with men, women and children, making a
difinal noise, some Dreaming and some praying on
their knees to that Providence which molt of the
people of this place have affected to deride ; I fay
affetled, because however atheistical the free
thinkers of the d 4 y may appear to be, I believe it
will be found that they have almost always in the
Time of danger, thrown themselves upon the
mercy of the Deity."
Extract of a letter from Paris, Paid 18th March.
" You may he affnred that no war will take
place between England and France, at lead for
some time."
On the subject of American claims, the writer
observes, “ That our Miuifter has assurances from
government, that we shall all be paid foot) ; in
cbnfequence, all are making up their claims with
intered, to this day."
BOSTON MAY 6.
LATE AND AUTHENTIC
IN the ship Perseverance which arrived
welterday from Leghorn and Gibraltar, Wil
liam Eat n, Esq. cur Consul for the city
^^d kingdom of Tunis came passengers ;
and will immediately proceed to the feat of
government. Dodor George Davis, of New
xork, is left charged with affairs.
" As late as Ift of April Malta was not e
vncuated by the Englijh ; nor any apparent
movements to that effect. It was said that
transports were gone to bring offthe British
^arrifon from Alexandria ; tut it is thought
more probably to provision him.
" In con sequence ot the mutiny at Gibral
tar, the Duke of Kent was about to return
to England, and the gairifon to be relieved.
rLADELPHIA, ARIL 26.
Letter's from Port-Republican, by the fchuoner
Lyon, represent the political condition of that
ptace as con(iderabl) ameliorated. The arrival of
4000 troops, and the eftabhfhment of General Ro
caambeau's head quarters there, together with the
receipt of a large lum of specie, had greatly re
lieved the depression, which before was daily in
creating. It was however apprehended, that un
iefs additional reinforcements speedily arrived, the
whole of the present crop of coffee would be loft,
in coufequence of the want of hands to take it in.
^°Rll 28.—Capt. Veacock,of the schooner Ed
ward aWJ Edmund, arrived yeflerday from Port
RepnbEcau, corroborates our former accounts of
the revolt of a body of Polanders, who had ben
attached to the French army. These revolters
had been cordially received by the brigands, and
most of mem honoured with commidious 111 their
army. In an engagement near Petit Guave, the
brigands, under the command of their Polilh offi
cers. reputed the French national guards, with
Ine toss of between 50 and 60 men.
A letter from Cape Francois, dated the 2d infl.
received by the ship Elk, arrived at Baltimore,
mentions, that th< blood-hounds lately imported
into St. Domingo from Cuba, have spread great
terror among the negroes. Several black prifon
cis, who would have expiated their guilt on the
gallon s, have been turned defencelels and naked
itpo> the plains, and torn to pieces by these dogs !
A number of the chief officers ot the brigands,
lately, held a corfe mce, by a flag of truce, <fth
the commanding officers at the C pe. The result
Ivas not known ; but the report prevailed, that
they offered to lay down their arms, and return to
the plantations, provided they could be treated as
hirelings and not like slaves.
" The Dey pohtively refufes to receive
Mr. Cathcart as Consul for the United States
and as decidedly reje&s cash in lieu of the
itaval (lores, in payment of the annual tribute
for the iaft and present year. According to
the statement of Mr. O'Brien there will be
an arrearage due that regency on the ,h Sep.
next, of 124,073 dollars ; it being the tri
bute and contingencies of two years ; inclu
ding 20,000 dollars, estimated consular pre
fect, and 6,500 dollars, ransom of the mas
ter and four seamen of the brig Franklin,
from the Bafhaw of Tripoli, thro' the inter
vention of Algiers.
Extract of a letter dated Point Petre, Guadaloupe
12th March, i£o%
A private letter from Lisbon; arrived by
the lad mail, has the following singular ar
ticle : —
General Lafnefs is arrived. Scarcely had
he entered his former hotel, when he wrote
to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
that he came to resume his diplomatic tunc-
U°RS, but that he could not appear at any
revee before all the ministers who were in
power when he left Portugal, were difmlffed!
" The Prince yielding to circumstances,
feeing they would not surrender to him,
cashiered his belt friends and appointed his
enemiesto be their fuccefibrs. So much for
the independence of Portugal !"
1 he principal appointments are, Admiral
Cornwallis to the command of the Channel
Fleet, with Ld. Gardner next in command ;
Lord Keith, to the Plymouth Ration, in or
der to fhpenntend the naval equipments ;
Sir Sidney Smith to the command of a squad-
Ton of frigates ; Sir James Saumarez is to
aft at Sheerness, and report confidently
aligns the North Sea Ration to Lord Nelson.
Among the Admirals who will be called into
service, should hoftilitics prove unavoidable,
are Lord Raditock, Trollope, Holloway and
Kampbell.
Latest by the Mails.
From the Mediterranean
Federalism ! We extract the following
paragraph from the Port Folio. If there ever was
a more impudent, indecent, and villainous attack
upon liberty, it can only be found in the pages of
the fame writer, ft is a living libel upon the
heroes of the American Revolution, —it accuses
Washington of wickedness, and represents him
as a miniiter in Rebellion.—Read, Republicans,
ano remember.
“ A democracy is scarcely tolerable at any peri
od of national hillory. Its omens are always
(miller, and its powers are unpropitious. With
all the lights of experience, blazing before our
eyes, it is impoflible not to difeern the futility of
this form of government. It was weak and wick
ed in Athens. It was bad in Sparta, and worse in
Rome, It has been tried in France, and has ter
minated in despotism. It was tried in England,
and rejected with the utmost loathing und abhor
rence. It is on its tria' here, and the iitue will
be civil war, desolation, and anarchy. No wife
man but discerns fts imperfections, no good man
but shudders at its miseries, no honefl man but
proclaims its fraud, and no brave man but draws
his Iword againd its force. The institution of a
scheme of polity so radically contemptible and
vicious, is a memorable example of what the vil
lainy of some men can devise, the folly of others
receive, and both eitablifh, in despite of reason,
reflection and sensation." Sal. Reg.
The elections in Virginia, have ifTued much as
before. In confluence of some personal prejudice,
Mr. Erent has been fuperceded by Mr. Lewis.—
This appears to be the extent of the changes in the
next Congress. Messrs. Randolph, Moore, Jones,
Newton, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Goodwin, Clopton,
Dawfun, Eppes, Holmes—it republicans certainly
elected. In two dillrilts undetermined ; the only
coated is between two republican candidates.
The elections in the chy of New-York, after the
greatelt efforts ever before used, with the great
federal patriotic General Hamilton at their head,
has terminated in favor of the Republicans, 696.
We congratulate our republican friends upon the
success of their congressional ticket, “ the progress
of good principles notwithstanding.”
The conversation between Bonaparte and
Lord Whitworth, publilhed in our last,
teems to have been generally credited by the
London Editors, down to the 23d of March.
They Rate that the substance of the conver
lation has been confirmed by a number of
letters from Paris. Bell's Weekly Melfen
ger, of March 20, however, declares it to be
a fabrication."
Che Republican Ledger.
" TRUE AS THE DIAL TO THE SUN."
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1803.
from Nl tceury-Port, MA y 3.
Capt. Rutherford, of the brig Lucy, ar
rived on Thursday evening from Point Petre,
informs, that he spoke 4 days since, in fat.
39, an English ibip 33 days from London,
tor New-York, the Capt. of which inform
ed him that WAR WAS EXPECTED,
[but not actually declared, ^men
tioned in the Newburyport Herald of yefter
day,] previous to his failing ; and, that 70
fail of British ships were ready for sea.
(Merrimac Gaz.)
The advices daily received tend rather to
encourage the expectation of war than of peace.
We have knowledge of letters from London of
avery recent date, which speak politiveiy of a
determination to hostility, on the part of the
britifh.
We yefierday received a letter from a literary
character at Paris, of date March 11, (received
via New- York, but by what veflel is not mention
ed) which speaks of war as rather apprehended
than wished for, but that preparations on the molt
extensive scale were going on.
The letters from England to which we allude,
are from an authority connected molt intimately
with a didinguifhed public character in England,
attached to the present adminifiration ot that
government. The fatts tiated therein give a new
and a very serious aspect to the political horos
cope.
We underhand that the governments of Great
Britain and France have both intimated an inten
tion to maintain a sacred regard for the inviola
bility of American commerce, and a sincere refpeft
lor her neutral flag. Their protections are acceptable
—and if maintained with the fame good faith that
our neutrality will be preferved,e shall once more
have ocedfion to bless Providence which has plac
ed us so remote from the theatre of ambition and
deflru&ion, and for the happy form of govern
met:* which abstracts from similar pffione and
affinations. Aurora.
The English account of the conversation of the
First Consul with the English Miniher Lord Whit,
worth is so evidently intended merely to place
the Ftrft Consul in a contemptible point of view,
that we conceive it a fabrication, and shall tuf
pend its publication until we have feme mote
authentic accounts of it.
As Amherst, in Virginia, a Scotchman By the
name of Lewis M'Qieen, fliot Dr. James Hopkins,
of that place, through a window, just before he
intended going to bed. It is said the Doctor never
had any dispute with the murderer, and had but
lately known him. The Doctor was very re
markable for his meek, placid, and charitable dis
position to all persons. The murderer absconded
and has not been found. (Virg. Argus )
BY all the late accounts from Europe it
appears, that war is regarded as far distant ;
but as to present points of dispute, whether
they will bring it on immediately or not,
few are willing to hazard an opinion.
A duel was fought on Monday the 25th
tilt. near the Pennsylvania line, between
William B. Shields, of the borough of Wil
mington, and Henry M. Ridgely, of Dover.
The latter was wounded in the arm.
Liberty attacked.
I Light Infantry Company. OaThurJday af
ternoon this rejpettable corps ajembled at the Town
Houle, and forming, marched out of town ; after
the uJual exercises and ti:in~—returning, it graced
the principal J+reets of the town by marching thro'
them ; recoiling the warm appt obation cf their fel
low citizens, and attrailing the bright eye es many
a brilliant belle. . ° ' J /
On TourJda, evening lajl about nine o'clock
this town was alarmed by the cry of fire, whirl,
proved to be a barn belonging to Mr. faac Shep
herd, about three quarters of a mile from the
town. The burn was totally conjun.ed before
an y affiance could be given from the citizens ;
but by their Jbiriied and utmofl exertions his
houje was Javed, with considerable damage.
Hea:ubt not but Mr. Shepherd s lojs will be
reflered by the benevolentfit being the hard earn
ings of boneft indu/ir,.
gratefulacknowledgments to the citizens 0/ Ports
mouth for their kind affifiance, and great exer
tions at the fire which defrayed his fable, on
Thurfduy evening. He feeS hi'mfelf altogether
indebted to them, under Providence,for Javits
his house from total deHruflion.
ISAAC SHEPHERD.
Port/mo th, May 10.
Arrivals and Departures since May 3.
Tuefday, May 3, arrived schooner Perfe< erance,
C'apt. Follet, from Scarborough (Tobago) March
18 :—Left there, batque Harper, Towne, Kenne
beck, to fail in 15 days ; brig Alliance, Hatch, do.
)5 days ; brig Polly, Kennard, of this port, bound
to leeward for a raafket ; brig Sally, Stanwood,
Newburyport ; schooner Rainbow, Paul, Wells, in
!s<ays ; schooner Martha, Freeman, Portland,2s
days ; schooner Phoenix, Adams, Bolton, 15 days;
schooner Two-Sillers, Leach, of Beverly, for Bal
timore in 25 days—brig Mercator, Capt. Smith, of
Portland, failed for Grenada, March 18.— Spoke
March 23, lat. 16, 3, ship Charlotte, of New-Lon
don, from Grenada, bound to Martinico and thence
to St. Croix, J. Griffin, matter.-—April 25, lat. 38,
44, schooner Hannah and Betsey, Child, of Briitol,
out 40 days from Trinidad.
Wednejday, arrived ship Magnet, Capt.C. Tread
well, from Havanna.
Thursday arrived brig Sally of Kittery, Capt. S.
Briard, from Tobago :—Left there the following
vefTels,7th April—brig Richard, Jacobs, of Salem ;
brig Oliver, Gould, Kennebunlc ; a schooner from
Edenton, North-Carolina, name 01 Capt. and fch'r
unknown ; brig Pallas, Marchant, Bolton ; fch'r
Quick-Time, Smith, Kittery ; fch'r Mary, Tabar.
Boflon ; brig —, Kempton, Bolton ; and several
veflels from the Southern States, names unknown.
Same day, arrived brig Sally, Capt. H. Tuttle,
from i oua-o.
Sunday, May 8, arrived brig Polly, Capt. J
Paul, in 48 days from St. Vincents— Spoke in lat.
29, long. 69, sch. Victory, Capt. Keilihorn, from
St. Vincents, bound to N, York—lat. 35, long. 74
a schooner from St. Kitts, bound to N London —
lat. 37, long. 73, a ship from Liverpool, out 36
days, bbund to Philadelphia, the wind blowing a
gale could not learn her name.— Left at St. Vin
cents, brig Harriot, Bulkley, and ship Friendship,
Goodrich, both of N. London.
Same day, flop Favorite, Rindge, 46 days from
Barbadoes and Dominico.
Arrived at Newburyport, May 7, —Schooners
Cyrus, Noyes, from Mogadore ; Harriot, Dennis,
Point Petre ; Arethufa, Lakeman, Point Petre ;
Polly, Stocker, Havanna ; brigs William, Lunt,
Baffaterre ; Lucy, Rutherford, Point Petre.
SPOKEN. March 31, in fight of S&Tbomas,
brig Fidelity, from Demarara for this put ; four
days out, had loft Mr. Littlefield, the mate—May
1, off Block Bland, , Harper, from Tobago
for Kennebec. April 29, lat. 38, 43, long. 74,
ship St. Cuthbert, Hooker, of this pot, 143 days
from Calcutta, for New York. April 13, Sch'r
Father and Son, of Portsmouth, was ipoke in lat.
37, 29, ion. 74. 20, from Norfolk tor Liibon.
<' Charleston, April 19. A schooner from Turks
Island, was coming up lad evning, having on
board the Captain and part of the crew of a
Dutch 74 gnu ship, from Cape Francois fcr Am
Ilerdam ; which v as call away near the Keyes.”
^qbto^f.—
—MARRIED—
In this town, Mr. Marx Loud,jr. to Mrs. Martha
Jones. Mr. Richard Wiifon, to Mrs. Mary
Patterson. Mr. Robert Clark, to Mds Sully
Davis.
^ortalitg.
—DIED—
At Surrinam, the Bth of February, Mr. John
Greenough, of Boflon, aged 27.
At Haddam,Conn, the Rev. Eleazer May, pallor
of the church in that place, in the 7111 year of his
age, and 47th of bis miniltry.
In Dutchefs County, N.Y. the Hon. Isaac Bloom,
Member of Congress elect. At Boflon, Mrs.
Nancy Bates, of the Theatre.——Capt. Alden Bass
aged 69. At Newburyport, Mr. Ebenezer Mor
fifon, aged 62 At the Vineyard, Capt. Benja
min F. Knap, of Newburyport.
In this town, Mrs. Hannah Blunt, aged 65,
lelict of the late John Blunt, Esq. decealed.
Ms. George Smith, of Brittol, aged 18 Mrs.
Redman. Mr. Solomon Drout, aged 50, from
the Alins House.
Mr. Jonathan Thomson, of Arundel, a ve
ry lingular character, lately put a period to
his exigence, by banging himfclf. A jury
was summoned, who after mature deliberation
brought in, a verdict that he was insane.
He had lived alone for a number of years, &
would not fuffer any perlon to cuter his
house. He would sometimes in conversation
appear very calm and rational, but has fre
quently been known, without provocation,
or any apparent cause, to break out into the
A CARD.
^ The fubjeriber returns bi
Cample of ^gmtn.
^ip ^cte%
SUICIDES
most violent gusts of rage, and appear like a
bedicmitc bereft of all rcafun.
On Saturday ic'nnight, a Mr. Cutting,
of Hubbarddon cut his throat in the town
of Shewlbury with a penknife, and imme
diately expired.
On WednefJ y fc'nnight, a Mr. William
Harris, of B Ttun put an end to his exigence
by putting a loaded pittol to his mouth and
blowing cut his brain,
At Lebanon, N. H. the wife of Lt. Hink
ley, put an end to her exigence, on the 16th
nit. Dy hanging herfeii with a fain of ym.
■ —&»♦+£TO *£—. .
THISDAY.
THE PEWS in the new Bap.
tiff Church, or Mectmg-Houfe to be erected in
this toufi, win be fold THIS DAY, at Eleven
o'clock A. M. on the spot pureLafed o i Mr. 1 read
well, to build Did honfe.
The conditions of file will be
One quarter part paid down. Cue quarter pate
in three months. One quarter part in hx momhs.
And the lull quarter in nine months.
The Meeting-House is to be
commenced immediately, and completely timfiwd
as toon as petiole, agreeably to the Deautitui plan
drawn.
It is hoped thofc who want pews
will make up their minds before the day of sale.
So that those who ate not able to pot-chafe whole
pews may obtain partners, and thus accommodate
themfelvfs with convenient feats for their families
at a very fmuil expeufe, and on eaf; terms of
payment.
The charter or plan on which
the Baptilt Church or Meeting House, 111 Ports
mouth is to be built is as fallows, viz.
I ft. The hourc ihall be open at all
suitable times and feafous tor rhe improvement of
every ministerial gift of EVERY denomination,
who shall be of reputable character ; whicfitimes
and teafons, and other d'Eretionary concerns of
laid society, shall be decided by the deacons of
the church, and by the dadding committee to Grid
society.
2d. No person shall vote or take
any part in the tranfacbonsot an . paiifh meeting,
Chiefs lie be a proprietor in said ho fe.
3d. Those who purchase pews
in fold boufe null receive a warrantee deed of said
pew or pews from the landing committee.
4th. If any alteration in said
honfe should at any time be deemed neceffery, it
mall be done only by vote of two thirds ot the
proprietors, Portsmouth, May 10.
[COPY.]
Thomas Jefferfon,
Pref dent oj the United States of America.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
THE Citizen Gerard Cazeaux, hav
ing produced to mehis Commiflijn as
Vice-CoEnrnilbry of Commercial Relations
of the French Republic tor Portsmouth, in
'he State of New-Hampshire, I do hereby
recognize him as such, and declare him free
to exercise such functions, powers and privi
leges as are allowed to the fimihr agents of
'the molt favored nations.
In testimony whereof, I have caufeJ
these letters to be made patent, and the
leal of the United States to be hereunto affix
ed.
Given under my band at the City of
Hajhington, the fifth day of April,
in the year of our Lord, one ihou-
Jand eight hundred and three ; and
oj the Independence of the United
States oj America the twenty-feu
(Signed),Tn: JEFFERSON.
By the President.,
(Signed) James Madison, See', of State.
True Copy. Go. CAZEAUX,
Pice-Commiffary of Commercial Relations
of the French Republic, for Portimouth,
(N.H.)
The French Consul's office is kept
at Mr. Geddes' houte, Pitt-ftrcet.
Sepcial Meeting !
^ Mechanic Association !
The Members of the Mechanic
Aftciation arc hereby notified that a Meeting
is to be bein 'at the chamber of the Brick:
School Honfe THIS EVENING, at half
pall (even o'clock, to iranfua feme very
Special business ; therefore punctual attend
ance is requested. By order of the Board.
CHARLES HARDY, Defy Seedy.
May 10.
"FOR sale;
One fare in the Portfmoutb Li
brary. Inquire of the Printer.
Tickets on the Rife !
TICKETS & Quarters in the thi'rd Clafi of South
Hatley Canal Lottery, which commences drawing
next month ; may be had at C. PEIRCE's Shop,
in Buck street, Portsmouth, for five dollars the
while ticket, until the 15th inst. after which they
will be fold for 5 dollars and 50 cents. Quarters
I2| cents advance. j o th MAY..
KINE POCK.
DR. SPALDING continues to inoculate for the
Kine Pock. zoM May.