Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-02-22 00:00:00, page 4

AN English (hip was wrecked upon an island
on the coast of South America, which reduced
the crew to the necessity of building them a ves
sel to carry them home. As they were at work
on their barque, they found themselves constantly
annoyed by a tribe of monkies that harboured in
their neighbourhood. When they left their tools
• at meal times, they were gapped, or rendered
useless, by these mischievous animals. As the
carpenters bored their trunnel holes, and drove
in their trunnels, the observant monkies would be
sure to imitate them in their absence, and when
ever they found holes they would be sure to drive
the trunnels, and by these means did a great deal
of mifchief. An ingenious fellow, who was at the
head of the workmen, hit upon a scheme to trap
these scoundrels. He propofedto the workmen
that they fliould bore a number of holes and ram
their pocket handkerchiefs into them and then
drive in their trunnels—conceiving that the obser
vant monkies might ftive to imitate them in this
as they had in every thing else. The plan took ;
a number of holes were bored, the handkerchiefs
introduced, and the trunnels drove home on them.
Two or three dozen of boles were left vacant for
the monkies to fill up as they thought proper.—
Upon the retreat of the carpenters, the monkies
greedily gathered round, and began their work—
having however, no pocket handkerchiefs, they
in order to imitate the carpenters the more ftria:-
ly, clapt their tails into the trunnel holes, and then
drove away with the mallets. The more they
drove the more their tails were wedged. The
carpenters, on their return to work, discovered a
score or two of monkies completely entrapped by
themJelves, to the infinite fatisfaftion of the work
men. Lend. pap.
AVARICE may pile ; Robbery may plunder ;
hidden TreUures may be discovered; Gamesters
may win cash ; Conquerors may win kingdoms—
but all such means of acquiring riches are transient
and determinable ; while fnduftry and Commerce,
are the natural, the living, the never-failing foun
dations from whence the wealth of this world can
alone be taught to flow.
As Algernon Sydney was hunting with the French
king, being mounted on a fine English horse,
whose form and spirit caught the king's eye, he re
ceived a message that he would please to oblige
the king with his horse at his own price. He an
fivered that he did not chute to part with him.
The king determined to have no denial, and gave
orders to tender him money or to seize the horse ;
which being made known to Mr. Sydney, he in
stantly took a pistol and shot him, faying, that his
horse was born a free creature, had jerved a free
man, and should not be mastered by the king of
Slaves !
It is very melancholy, and not much to the honor
or comfort of human nature, to observe, that al
though mankind grow more enlightened and in
genious every age, each generation improving on
the last ; dill among the various arts and inven
tions that are daily difeovered, there is nothing
found out to preserve and lengthen the life of man ,
but many me hods of fhorteni'ng it—many im
provements in luxury and dissipation, but none in
sobriety and temperance—many refinements in
every species of vice, but none in virtue—many
inventions for rendering artificial instruments and
machines durable for ages, but none to lengthen
the exidance of man, the Dobleft of all natural
machines—many devices for preferring the works
of man from decay, but none to preserve the works
of the deity —many means of defrauding TIME
of his just due, in monuments, palaces, paintings,
&c. but none for saving the noblest of all God's
works on earth from decay and corruption—
Though there are numberless rente des difeovered
by experience for the various casualties and dis
orders to which the human frame is exposed, yet
disease and death are continually gaining ground ;
man's life is conflantly decreasing, and the older
the earth grows the shorter time man has to live
on it. Surely we ought to take a great lesson
from this, considering the longer we have lived,
the nearer we are to our end ; and the less time
we have to live, the more diligently we ought to
be in improving it. And since our journey from
this world is fixed and inevitable, let us hold our
selves to commence it at a moment's warning, that
we take onr departure for our eternal home with
a cheerful heart and smiling countenance.
A buxom widow, in a late paper, complains
that a young man has run away without paying
for his bed and board with her.
On seeing A LADY IN A DECLINE FROM ILL
TREATMENT IN A LOVE AFFAIR.
The flow'rs, in balmy breathing spring,
- When tiie shepherd boys and ploughmen sing,
Adorn again the grove ;
But loveliness will ne'er return
To LAURA, who mull ever mourn,
The hour of hopeless love.
Yet when the clay-cold hand of death
Consigns thee to thy kindred earth,
Thy aching heart at rest ;
The muse will oft at ev'ning hours,
Protest the many beauteous flow'rs
With which thy turf is drelt.
And oft deep (hadow'd in the wild,
The sorrow of her fav'rite child,
In hollow'd accents mourn :
Or with some wand'ring spirit tread
The lonely pathways of the dead,
To venerate her urn.
OFT wand'ring in the mossy dale,
I've seen the lilly of the vale,
Unconscious of its doom,
To ev'ry piercing wind that blows,
To pearly dews and chilling fnous,
Expand its beauteous bloom :
But ere the noon tide time appears,
I he icy shower diffolv'd in tears,
Hangs lovely on the flow'r ;
Like many frindlefs victims born,
It drops beneath the leaflefs thorn,
The viftim of an hour.
THE MONKEY CARPENTERS.
INDUSTRY and COMMERCE.
Cempte of the ^ufe^
Centfle of Comum,
Temple of @ralitfc
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The Ladies and Gentlemen of
Portsmouth and its vicinity, are refpe&fully
, informed that
ROBERT M'CLEARY
Has taken a Shop in Col. Gains ' house, a few
doors weft of the Bell Tavern, Congrefs
flreet, where he has just received, and now
ready for sale, a handsome assortment of
Ladies' and Gentlemen's
SHOES,
AMONG WHICH ARE THE FOLLOWING :
ENGLISH and American Kid
SHOES, some of which are white.
Ladies' English and American
Morocco do. tome of which are purple.
Gentlemen's firft rate do.
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Water
Proof SOALS.
Ladies' Cork Soals, some that
lace ; English and American.
Misses Kid, Morocco & Leather
Shoes ; Children's Morocco and Leather
do. ; do. English do. ; Spence do. ; Boys'
thick do. ; Men's do. ; Black and Fancy
Stuff do.
Ladies' Clogs and Mogerfons.
Boots and Boot Legs,
Os the belt kind.— also,
Black, blue and red Morocco.
Wax'd & black grain Calf-lkins.
Hog and Sheep-lkins.
, TRUNKS.
A few handsome stamped Masonic
Apron Patterns.
Aljo, a variety of
ROSETTS.
far Allowance made to those who purchase
by wholesale. Favors acknowledged.
Portsmouth, Feb, 15, 1803.
STEPHEN DELANDE
Keeps conflantly For Sale, at his Shop in
Buck-Street,
A general assortment of
WEST INDIA GOODS
AND
GROCERIES.
Also, .%"/' Received,
A few boxes Frefli LEMONS.
Confection of every kind,
AS USUAL.
Favors acknowledged with gratitude.
Portsmouth, Feb. 15.
A gentleman inquired of one of the performers
who was engaged at Mr. Stopford's late Benefit
Concert at Halifax, in honor ofthe peace, how the
Manager could conceive so ftrauge an idea as to
introduce the Dead March in Saul, on a rejoicing
occasion ? " What could be more proper," re
plied the son Orpheus, " were we not burying all
Just Publilhed
and for tale at the Book -flore of
N. S. & W. PEIRCE, Buck-flreet,
Mr. Smith's Discourse, on
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream ;
Delivered at Jefferfon Hall, on Thanksgiv
ing Day, Nov. 25, 1802 ; and re-delivered
|by request of several gentlemen of the town)
the Wednesday evening following. It con
tains 40 large oflavo pages— price 25 cents.
This Discourse gives a description of the
firft rife, and final tall of kingly govern
ments ; and of Law Religion, which has
been upheld by, and will fall with Monarchy.
February 15, 1803.
ALL persons having any demands against
the estate of the Widow MART
BEL L, late of New-Caflle, deceased, are
desired to call on GEORGE BELL, ad
ministrator on said estate.
New-CafUe, Feb. 12, lßog.
A HANDSOME Lot of LAN D, being
a valuable and noted Hand for business,
suitable for a Store and Dwelling Houle.—
There is a capital Cellar on said Lot, and a
good Well of water. It is situated a few
rods from the parade. Inquire of the printer.
February 15.
FOR SALE
By Waldron & Holman,
20 Hhds. St. Croix RUM.
Fresh Superfine and Fine FLOUR.
N. E. RUM. Feb. 15.
Valuable LOT For Sale.
To be fold Reasonable,
Straw, chip and cane Bonnets ; Misses
draw Bonnets ; straw Trimmings ; Plumes;
Turkish silk Bands for bonnets ; silver
lace ; Chinelie Trimmings ; Cap Wire ;
silk and cotton Fringes ; silk Girdles ; cot
ton do ; Glove Ties ; cotton Cords ;
Necklaces ; an assortment of White
Thread ; Laces and Edgings ; black and
white silk Laces; black and white silk
Lace Veilings ; Netting do ; Netting Van
dykes ; wide black silk Laces for shades ;
crape, netting, cypress, plain and figured
Gauzes ; black white and color'd silk
Crapes ; black Cypress ; black and white
Millinetts ; black, white and color'd Tif
fanies and Sarfnets : wide and narrow
Modes ; black, white and color'd wide and
narrow Satins for cloaks ; Pelong do ;
black while and color'd India Luteflrings ;
French and English Luteflrings of the molt
fashionable colors ; satin, mode and luf
tringßibbands figur'd & plain ; black gauze
Ribbands ; a beautiful assortment Watch
Ribbands ; silk Ferrets ; American and
Dutch Hair Ribbands ; Gallooms ; Bind
ings ; Tapes. An assortment of
Diapers and Diaper Table Cloths; 7-8 and 44
Irish Linens ; India Cotton ofall prices; Check'd
Linens ; check'd and Striped Cotton ; wide fhee
tiug Linens ; Oil Cloths ; yellow and white mar
king Canvass ; Ruflells ; Calimancoes ; Shal
loons ; Durants; Tammies; Moreans; Tabo
reans ; Crapes ; Wildbores ; Camblets ; Brown
Hollands ; fafliionable Coat Buttons; Veil do ;
tewing Silks : Twills ; Bobbins; white and co
lored Threads Morocco Pocket Books; flcel
Sciffars ; Thimbles ; Velvet ; Bindings ; Tafles ;
Ivory Combs ; Elattic Knitting Pins ; Needles ;
Pins ; Button Moulds; Umbrellas ; Parafoils ;
Tiffany Fans ; cotton and silk Surrenders ; Stock-
Suffners ; Men's Beaver Hats ; Women's Beaver
Hats and Bonnets ; youth's Beaver and Felt Hats.
Jan. 25, 1803.
Re/pettfally informs his friends and the public,
that in conJequence op the late fire he has taken the
/lore lately occupied by Mr. Timothy Winn, near the
Pier, in Buck Jlreet, being the corner flore opposite
Mr, Blaj del's house and /lore, where he has for j ale
A very large assortment of
A large aflortment of
Black and color'd Cambricks and Ging
hams ; black and coloi'd Calicoes ; cop
perplate and patch Furnitures ; figur'd
Cambricks and Chintzes of the newest fafh
ions a variety of book, jacopet and India,
plain, spotted and fprigg'd Muslins ; glaz'd
and unglaz'd cambrick Munftins of all pri
ces ; Dimoties ; Muflinets and Quiltings ;
linen Cambricks. A variety of
COATINGS and Ratteens of the
molt fashionable colors ; fuperfine and
low pric'd Broad Cloths ; striped and plain
Kerfeymeres of all colors ; Elastics ; Or
leans Stripes ; Plains ; Serges ; Forest
Cloths ; Devonshire Kerfeys ; Duffills ;
Fearnaughts ; Baizes and Flannels of all
colors and widths ; Domets ; an aflort
ment of Blankets ; Swanfkins.
A variety of
Superfine and low priced Swandown
Waiftcoatings ; toilanct, quilting, lainet
and silk do; silk Velvets ; men's Satins,
and silk Florentines ; striped black Satins
for Veils ; Broglios ; Pantaloon Patterns ;
best twill'd, black and color'd cotton Vel
vets ; Constitution Cords ; Thickfetts.
A large assortment of
Men's black, white, and mixt, ribb'd and
plain worsted Hose ; knotted and vandyke
do ; silk and worsted do ; cotton & worsted
do ; youth's worsted and cotton do ; men's
black, white and fancy cotton do. some
with laced clocks ; men's black, white and
fancy silk do. laced clocks, ladies' white
cotton laced clocks, and plain do. of all
prices ; ladies' plain and laced clocks silk
Hose ; ladies' black worsted Hose ; black
worsted Gloves and Mitts ; men's worsted
Caps ; Socks; Morocco and cloth Shoes ;
children's leather Shoes ; ladies' extra long,
black, white, and color'd silk Gloves ; hab
it, do ; black, white and colored cotton
Gloves, both nett and plain ; nett and plain
cotton Mitts ; black and color'd silk Mitts ;
ladies' white and color'd kid Gloves ; hab
it do ; men's black and white silk Gloves ;
black and color'd cotton do ; beaver, Wood
dock, leather,worfted and mill'd do.
A variety of
° Mock Sable, bear, brown and grey fox,
Baranka and camel's hair Muffs and Tip
pets ; Fur Trimmings ; silk Wadding for
Cloak linings ; black, white and color'd
nett fring'd camels hair Shawls ; tambor'd
and silk stripe do ; black white and color'd
silk Shawls ; a variety of check'd, figur'd
and plain silk Handkerchiefs ; Bandannas ;
black silk Handkerchiefs ; black white and
color'd nett fringed Cambrick Shawls ;
tambor'd cambrick and muffin Shawls;
patch, color'd and purple Shawls ; jaconet
and book muffin Handkerchiefs ; men's
tambor'd and cambrick Handkerchiefs ;
cambrick Pocket Handkerchiefs ; cotton
and linen do ; Romalls.
ENGLISH GOODS,
All of which will be fold very cheap for ca/b,
that he hopes for a continuance of custom,
aithf his fund is a little removed
from the center of Business.
AMONG HIS ASSORTMENT ARE
JOSHUA BLAKE
Mr. George Jerry Osborne,
proposes opening a SCHOOL, at the dwelling
house of Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, in Wethington
Street, for teaching Arithmetic and Navigation
only ; where punctual attendance Mill be given,
and favors gratefully acknowledged.
He has FOR SALE,
A commodious DWELLING
HOUSE, and several Lots ot LAND, near the
South School-house.
Hyfon Skin, Souchong & Bohea
TEA ; Loaf and Brown SUGAR;
Chocolate ; bon and calk Raisins ;
Flour ';Rice; Cloves ; Nutmegs ;
Mace ; Cassia; Alfpice ; Pepper ;
Ginger ; Mustard ; Salt Petre ;
Indigo; Copperas ; Rum; Brandy;
Gin ; Cherry ; Cotton ; Ladies'
Twist and Smoaking Tobacco ;
Segars ; best Rappee Snuff, &c.
Likewise, an assortment of
Violins, Strings, Bows, Bridges &:
Pegs ; Bass Viols, Strings and Bows ; tip'd
and plain German Flutes ; Clarionets ;
A, B, C and D toned Fifes ; firft rate large
and small Drums and Drum Heads ; Horfe
men's Trumpets ; Hautboys ; inftruaions
for the Bass Viol, Violin, Clarionet, Haut
boy, Flute and Fife.
A large assortment
Walking Sticks and Rattans.
Likewife — a few articles in the
GROCERY LINE,---viz.
BOARDERS.
MkS. SAL 1 ER, oppolite Capt. George
Turner's, and in the late Mr. Jona
than Ayres' mansion house, takes Boarders.
The fituaiion i^pleafaut, the accommoda
tions are good, and the terms are moderate.
Pound and paper Pins; white
Chapel Needles ; Darning do. ; Shaving
Boxes; Razors and Cases; Pen-Knives ;
Jack-Knives ; Sciffars ; children's Knives ;
puzzling Snuff and Tobacco Boxes ; Com
mon do. ; Tea Cannisters ; Patent Lamps ;
Iron Candleflicks ; Tin Tumblers ; Mouse
Traps ; Curry Combs ; Switch Whips and
Whip Lashes ; Padlocks ; Snuffers & Trays ;
Thimbles ; chefl and box Locks ; Awls ;
Tacks ; Pincers ; Nippers ; Shoe Knives ;
brass and wood Cocks ; Shoe Clasps; Jewf
harps ; Shoe Brushes.
Henry Bth and Merry Andrew'
Cards ; Writing Paper ; gilt and plain
edg'd Letter do. ; Ink Powder ; brass and
paper Ink Pots ; Slates and Pencils ; Wa
fers ; Writing Books ; Dutch Quills ;
Spelling Books ; alphabetical Cards ; Piaure
Books.
Gold Miniature Settings ;
Gilt do. ; Morocco Cases for do. ; Miniature
Chains ; Drawing Paper ; boxes Water
Colours, and single Cake Colours ; Shell
Paints ; India Ink ; India Rubber ; Cam
el's hair, Swan quill, & Fitch Pencils, black
Lead do. ; Gold, Silver, and Brass Leaf ;
Drawing Books ; lnftru&ions for Painting
in Water Colours ; Gum Arabick ; Drop
Lake ; Vermillian ; Flake White ; Pruflian
Blue ; Marking Tools ; boxes Marking
Instruments ; 1 ecth Brushes ; Segar Cases ;
Key Rings ; Pen-knife Cases ; Tweezers ;
Counters ; Ivory and Steel Bodkins ; Sleeve
Buttons ; Watch Chains and Strings ; small
black and white Bugles ; Beads ; Dice and
Boxes ; black Pocket Books ; red Morocco
do. ; plain and silver edg'd Purses ; Thread
Cases ; Court Plainer ; feented Windsor
Soap ; Milk of Roses; Essences, Burgamot,
Lavender, Lemon, &c.
TOISHES to inform his friends, that at his Shep
in Capt. Tripe's houje, opposite to Capt. Peter
Cowes' in Buck jireet, he is ready tow it on them
to Execute
FOR SALE
By James Withers,
At bis fore in Buck-freet, near the Pier,
A quantity excellent HOPS,
Bv wholesale or retail.
Also, a large Copper Kettle,
Which will contain 200 gallons, suitable
for a Distiller or Tallow Chandler.
.LIKENESSES
Either in Miniature or Portrait,
and will exert himjelf to render them .:ti L ; 1..
January 24.
William Tredick
Has- for Jale at his fore
On Drifco's Wharf,
Salt per hhd. or bushel.
Sugar per hhd. or barrel.
Coffee per hhd. or bag.
Weft-India Cotton per bale.
Sweeds Iron per ton or hundred.
Cordage of any size.
A SCHOOL.
GEORGE DAME
HE HAS FOR SALE