The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-06-16 00:00:00, page 1

The Republican Ledger.
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OWolefale prices Current J
AT PORTSMOUTH, (N. H.)
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Current prices 0/ per -from to
ASHES, Pot, effort, T. 1,30 0 0 0
, Pearl - 14° ° 0 0
Bread, Ship C. 7 0 9 0
Butter lb o'6 018
Brimstone, C. 3 0 4 0
Beef, common B. 11 6 012
, mess, -- J 3 1 ° M °
Beans, white . bu. 150 15 0
Brandy, Spanish 4th, r. G. 125 13°
, Naples ^b pr. -r. I2P 128
Corn, Indian -1 16 1 125
, Rye •- 140 f s°
Caffiia ' lb °75 08 °
Cloves'- 0 0 210
Coffee '„- 024 025
Cheese, American — 0 6 0
Cotton, foreignfarce -- 040 050
, American ' -- 030 03 [
Cordage, American C. 19 0 20 ^
Chocolate, common lb 020 021
, best N0.2^1 -- 03° °3 4
Candles, mould -- 020 022
, dipt 017 018
Coals, foreign ~- Ch. 16 0 18 °
, American none,-- 0 0 0 0
Duck, Russia, faual. Bu 20 0 22 0
, Ravens -- 13 0 14 0
Fish, Merchant, none C. 0 0 0 6
, W.lndia mark. — 0 0 5 0
Scale # 3 33 3 8 3
Salmon none B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel -- 5 ° 6 0
Flour, super. frefh -- 13 0. 14 0
, fine , - 13 5° 0 °
, middlings -- 10 50 n ' o
, country C. 6 0 625
Fuftick T. 45 0 0 0
Flaxseed, ^ Ja/e _ bu. 0 0 Vo
Gun Powder lb () 55 °66
Geneva, HollandWO- 1 ^5 1 33
, American — 0 75 ° °
Hogs Lard lb 0 18 020
Iron, Philadelphia T. 140 0 0 0
, Russia * -- 125 0 130 0
, Swedes -- 13° ° 1 4° 0
Logwood T. 50 0 55 0
Lead, white, gr. in oil C. 15 0 16 0,
, dry - 135° 14 0
, red - 850 0 0
, sheet — o o\ 10 0
Lemons frefo bx. 9 ° 10 0
Lumber, boardsdear M. 17 0 18 0
, , merch. -- 10 50 I'lo.
Singles -- 150 275
Molasses G. 050 0 0
Nutmegs lb 6 5° 7 °
Liver Oil none B. 14 0 15 0
Pepper lb 0 3 [ ° 33
Pork, best pieces B. 21 0 28 0
, common -- 18 0 20 0
Teas bu. 1 50 1 75
Pimento . lb 0 !$ 0 16
Pitch, Jrarce, B. 6 0 0 0,
Paper, Sheathing C. 4 2 5 4 5 4)
Redwood T) 55 0 60 0
Raisins /rvf . ~ calk 825 850;
Rum, Jamaica G. 117 1 25;
, Windward —1 0 18
Rice C. 675 70
Rosin B. 55° 0 0
Soap, white 1b 014 016
, brown „ -- 010 , 0 0
Starch, Poland , Ib 025 0 30
, American -- o I2| 017
Sugar, Havannah C. 17 0 18 50
Eaft-Irfdia -- 13 0 0 0
, Weft-Ifylia 11 0 13 0
, Loaf Ib 0 27 0 28
Salt, St. Übes ' H. 00 650
,Turk's Island -- 650 0 0
, Liverpool — 00 55°
• , Ruck — ^ - 666 7 0
Steel, German - ~ lb dl6• 019
, Englilh — 016 019
Salt litre, rough . -- 024 0 0
Shot C. 9 0 10 0
Tar Bi 450 5 c
Turpentine -,40 50
Tea, Hyfon , lb 110 0 0
, Souchong -- 090 0 0
;, Bohea + — 0 36 37 0
Tobacco, James River C. 7 0 0;0
, Georgia — 5 0 0 0
Twine, sewing doz. 567 6 0
, seine -- 5 ° "556
Wines, Madeira G. 161 2 ^
Lisbon • -- 117 130
Sherry,force - 142 150
Malaga % q.c. 26 0 27 0
Red-Port none — % 0 0 00
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War Department.
, 'April 20M, 1861.
Notice i^ hereby given.
That separate PROPOSALS
will be received at the office ut the Secretary tor
the Department of War until the expiration of
the 36th day of June next ensuing; for the supply
'of all RATION), which may be required for the
use of the United States, from the fit It day of Oc
tober, 1801, until the thirtieth day of September,
iß@2, both days inclusive, at the folio a ing places,
v'z,,
First. At Pittfbarg; at Fort Franklin; at<
, Le Boeuf, at Prefquifle ; at Niagara ; at Ofwe
go ; at Detroit ; at Fort Wayne; at Michilli
mackinac ; at the Falls of St. Mary's ; and at the
Grand Portage on Lake Superior.
Second. At Forts Washington, Vincennes,
and Mafl'ac ; at the Cantonment near the mouth
of the Ohio, and at any poll or place op the call
tide ot the Mississippi River, between the mouths
of the Ohio and Illinois Rivers : and at any place
or places where troops are or may be Rationed,
marched or recruited within the Itate of Kentuc
ky^
Third. At Knoxville, Tellico, South Well
Point, and any place or places where troops are
or may be Italrohed, diarched or recruited within
the itate of Teunefte; at Bear Creek on the Ten
nessee River, and at any place in tbe Chickasaw
or Chbcktaw country between Bear Creek and
Natchez ; at the Chickasaw Bluffs ; at Natchez;
at Fort Adams and its dependencies, and theuce
to the Mobile River.
Separate PROPOSALS will also be received as
aforefaid for the supply of all rations which may
be required for the use of the United Seated from
the ill day ot January, 1802, until the 31st day
of December in the fame year, both days iuclulive
Witnin the several Rates herein after mentioned,viz.
Fourth. At Point Petre ; at Fort Greene ;at
Fort Wilkinson ; at Fort Pinckney ; at Fort John
dou; at Fort Moultrie in Charleston harbor ; at
Fort Johnson, Cape Fear, and at any place or pla
ces where troops are or may be Rationed, march
ed or recruited within the Rates oUGeorgia, South
Carolina, and North Carolina.
Fifth. At Fort Norfolk ; at Harper's Ferry;
at Fort M'Herir„ at the City of Wethington and
at any place or places where troops are or may be
Rationed, marched or recruited within the Rates
ot Virginia and Maryland. .\
Sixth. At Wilmington ; at Fort Mifflin ; at
'the Laboratory near Philadelphia, and at any place
or places where troops are or ipay be Rationed,
marched or recruited within the hates of Dela
ware and Pemifylvania, excepting Pittsburg, Fort
Franklin, Le Boeuf, and Prefquifle, in the Rate ol
Peimfyvania;'
Seventh. At Tredton ;at Fort Jay ;at Weft
Point, a^d at any place or places where troops
are of may be Rationed, matched or recruited
,violin the Rates of Newjerfey, and New-York,
excepting Ofwegoand Niagara in the Rate of
Ne& York. fl
Eighth. At Newport ; at New-London, and
at any place dr .places where troops are. or may
be Rationed; inarched or recruited within the
dates of, lUwde-lflapd and Connecticut.
Ninth. At Fort Independence, Button Har
bor; at Salem, at Marblehead, at Portland, at
Pprtfmouth, at Bennington, and at any place or
places w here troops arc or may be Rationed ,march
ed or recruited, within thg Rates of Massachusetts,
New-Hampfliire and Vermont.
A RATION is to contitt of eighteen ounces of
bread or flour, or when neither can be obtained,
of one quart of rice, or one and a half pound ot
lifted or bolted Indian meal, one pound and a
-quarter of fre/h beef, or one pound of salted beef,
or three quarters #f a pound of salted pork ; and
when frefli meat is iflued, fall at the rate oftwo
quarts for every hundred rations ; soap at-the rate
ot four pounds, and candies at the rate of apound
and a half for every hundred rations—-The pro
pofels will extend to the supply of rum, whilkey,
or other ardent spirits, at tbe rate of halt a gill
per ration, and vinegar at the rate of two quarts
for every hundred rations. The price of the lev
era! component parts of the ration,,as well as of
tubßitutes-and alternatives^ mull be fpecifiecl. -
The rations are to be furnithed in Inch quanti
ties as that there thall.be at all times, during the
term of the proposed contrasts, be fuffitient for
c>e cokfumptiomot the troops at Michilimackinac,
Detroit, Niagara, and Ofwego, for fix months in
advance, and at each of the other poßs on the
Welteru waters for at least three montlis in ad
vance, of good hud wholesome provisions, if the
fame fliall be required. It is also to be permitted
to, all and every of the commandants of fortified
places, or of polls, to call for at feafens when the
fame can be traufported, or at an,aim, in the case
of urgency, such Cupplies of like provisions in ad
vance, as in the difcrction,of the commandant
(hall be deemed proper. It is to be underßood
that thewantrador is to be at the egpeofe and
rilk of iffning the {applies to the troops, aiidthat
all losses (plained by she depredations' of airehe
foy, orby the means of tire troops of the United
States, (hall be paid for by the United States, at
the price of the article captured or destroyed, on
the depositions of twoor more persons of credita
ble chargers, and the certificate ofa comtniflion
ed'officer; afcer^ining the circumßanees of the
loss, and tbe amount of tbe articles for which com
pensation (hall be claimed. 1 . V r
pie privilege is to be underwood to be reserved
to the United States of raquiriiig that none of the
supplies which may be furnifla' under any of the
proposed contracts, ihall be issued until th, fup
^plies which have been, or may tedurniftfed'under
contrails now in force, have been tenfUmed, and
that a supply in advance may be always required
at any of the fixed polls of the feu board or Indian
frohtiers, not exceeding three monte•
I HENRr DEARBORN,
; Secretary of War.
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PROPOSALS
For carrying tbe MAILS of the United States
on the following routs will be received at the
General Pof-Office in 1% ajbmgton City, un
t^ tbe iyb day of July next incinfae.
PROPOSALS should be made in Writing, and
may be forwarded by post. There is no
occasion for those who enter into contrasts to
come to the general Pod-Office; When a Propu
fal is accepted the person making it is immediate
ly notified and the contrail &c. is lent to the
neaieil Port-Office, to be executed in pretence of
the Port-Mailer,,,
7. From Portland by Scarboro', Biddeford,
Kennebunk, Wells, and York to /orifmouth, N.
H. three times a week. Leave Portland every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4A. m. and
arrive at Poftfinouth by 6P. M. Leave Portfi
mouth every Tuefday, Thuilday, and Saturday,
at 4I m. and arrive at Portland by 6 P.M. The
hour of arrival to be at 8 p. M. in Winter, Nov.
15 to April 15.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
11. From Portsmouth by Dpver to Berwick, Me.
once a week. Leave Berwick every Monday
noon, and arrive at Portsmouth by SP. M. Leave
Portfinouth every Tuefday at 8 A. M. and arrive
at-Berwick by 1 f. M.
12. From Poftfinouth by Dover, Rocheller,
Middletown,'Ollippee, Moultonboro' and Centre
Harbor to Plymouth, and from Plymouth by New
Hampton, Meredith, Gilmantoii, Nottingham,and
Durham to Porumouth once a week. LeavePortf
mouth every Monday at 2 p. m. arrive at Olfippee
on Thefday by 6P. M. Leave Oflippee 011 Wed
nesdays 6 A. M. arrive at Plymouth by 2 p. M.
Returning —Leave Plymouth on Wednesday at 4
p. m. and arrive at Portfiuouth on Friday by 6
P. N.•
13. from Poftfinouth by Exeter, Kingrton, Ha
verhill, Ms. Andover, Ms. Vvoburn, Ms. and Med
ford, Ms co Boßon, Ms. three times a week.
Leave Portfinouth every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Bellon the Lpie
ulays by UP; M. Leave Borton every Tueftg,
Thursday and Saturday at 5 A. M. and arrive at
Portsmouth tbe fame, days by 7 p. M.
14. From Portfinouth by Exeter, Cbeller, Lon
donderry, Amherll, Peteriboro', Marlboro', and
Keene to Walpole once a week. Leave Ports
mouth every Tuefday at ,a. 31. arrive at Am
herrt on Wednesday at 7 p. M.—Leave Amhefll
on Thursday at $ A. M. and arrive at Walpole on
Friday by 10 A. M. Returning—Leave Walpole
every Frid, at 2 p. M. arrive at Amherit on Sa
turday by 6 r.M, apdat P&rtfmbath on Monday
by 4 p. M.
15. Froth Haverhill Ms. by Cherter, Pembroke,
Concord, Bofcawen, Saldbury,. Plymouth and
Romney to Haverhill N, H, once a week. r Leave'
Haverbill Ms. every Friday at 2 P., M. arrive al
Cheder by 5 P. M. at Cohcoßl du Saturday noon.
Leave Concord at 6P. M. arrive at Plymouth ort
Monday at 9 A. M. and &t„&verrtiU N. H. by 6
P. M. Returning— Leave bay'erbill N. H. every
Tuefday at 8 A. 74. arrive at Plymouth by 3 p. N.,
leave Plymouth at 4p. M. and arrive at Comoro
on Wednesday by dp. M. Leave Concord 011
Thurfdaiy to a. M.^rrive aLHav-erhill on Friday
by 10A. M.
16. From Exeter by Newiparket, Durham and'
Dover, to Berwick Me. once a Week. Leave Ex
eter every Tuefday at 6A. M. and Arrive at Ber.
wick by 11 A. M. RetUKuing—Leave Berwick at
3 P. M. and arrive a, Exeter by 7 p. M.
In VERMONT. .
37. From Brattleboro' by Poultney, Weflmin-
Rer, Walpole, N, H. Charleston, H. H. Weathers
ifield, Windsor, Hartland, Hartford aid Norwich,
to Hanpyer, N, H. tw ice a week—Leave Brattle
boro' every, Tuefday and Friday at 1 P. M. arrive
at Windsor on ' Wednesday and Saturday noon—-
Leave Windsor at i p. m. and arrive at Hanover
fauje days by 6P. M. Returning — Leave Hano
ver every Tburftlay and Monday all 6 A. M. ar
rive at Wimlfor by noon, ayd at Brattleboro? oh
Friday and Tuefday at 10 A. M.
38. From Hanover, N. H, by Orford, N. H.
Haverhill, N. H. Newbury, Ryegate and Pe£ch
am, to Danville, once a week—Leave Hanover
every Monday at 6. A. M.airiye at Haverhill by
6. P. M.—Leave Haverhill on Tuefdav by 6 A. N.
arrive at Danville by 4p. M. Returning —Leave
Danville every We&iielday~'Ut ^A. M, and arrive
at Hanover 00 Thtrfday by 4P- M. - - 0 "'
39. From Haverhill, N. H, by Bradford, Co>
riitih, Walhingtoirand Barre, toMo^tpel^r, o&ce
a week—Leave Montpelier'every Monday 6 A&
and arrive fit Haverhill by 6 P, M.=-LeAve Haver
hill every Tuefday 6 A. M. and arrive at Moktfc
lier by d.p. M.-
noTe^',^
<Note 1, The Pottmiher General may alteptpe
umes of arrival and departure at any time during
the continuance of the contrasts, he previdtifly
rtipuluting ah adequate cohipenfatiQu ibr any ex
tra expa^fe that may be ,occafionetUlhevebyt }
Note g. Fifteen upntites Shall be allowed fov
opening and clolirig the mail at all offices where
no particular utqe is fpecified. *
Note, Fo§ every tltirfy'minptes delay (nna 1
voidable @ccidenfl excepted) in arriving after the
times prescribed iitfoy contrasts, the contractor
(hall forfeit one dofrr; ami if the delay continue
until the departure * ofhi,de|>ending nuit, There
by the mails deflir ^l for inch depending ntail lose
a trip, an additional forfeiture oi 5 dollars flull
. bl incurred. -
Note 4. . Newfpapcrs as well as fetters, are, ttf
be lent in the mails; and if anv person making
propdfab; quires to carry newspapers other &a
those county ed in t^ mail, for his own emolu
ment, he mull Ratein his propofols, for whaifuiu
hi will erirry it with that' emolument aud^ler
what film without that emolument. )
Notd 5. jSliould any perfon,-m^klDß propbfals,
desire an alteration of the times of arrival arid de
parture above Specified, he muff Rate in his pro
posals, the alterations dehred, and the difference
they will make in the terms of his contrast.
Note 6. Perfohs making proposals are desired
to Rate their prices by the year Those who con
trast will receive their pay quarterly,in the month
ot August) November, February, and May, one
month after the expiration of each quarter.
Notey. The comraCh for tbe above routes
are to be in operation on the firß day of October
next, and to continue in force until tbe ill Octo
ber, 1805, excepting such routes as have a parti
cular note reflecting the continuance of the con
tra Cl..
Jofepfi Haberfham,
: , POjlmafer General,
General Post-Office,)
Washington City, }
April 27, 1801.,
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FRANCIS MAURICE'S
Dancing Academy,
Is opened at JeffcHon Hall, every fuefday
and Ihurfday evening tor the large clals,
and every 1 hurlday and Saturday in-thhl
ternoon for the fnrall, class.
Mr. Maurice alio proposes toteach, in
the fame Academy, that trioft beautiful and
uletul accompliihmeht of the FRENCH
LANGUAGE, if there appears fufficient
encouragement.
CONDITIONS.
School for ladies, from 8 o'clock a. m.
to 12. For gentlemen, in the afternoon or
evening to 10. 8 dollars per quarter for
each lcholar> one half to be paid at entrance
and the remainder at the end of the quarter.
12 fubferibers at least, for morning Ichool,
and 20 for the afternoon or evening. For
gentlemen, days will be appointed for their
convenience, twice a ,week.
N1 B. Mr. Maurice- lias taught the
French Language in Rhodc-lfhnd Colley
Cambridge University, ^nd Myftik AcadJ
my, with Boyer's Grammar and Iliaionary
which has been proved by his Rodents to te
Ithe1 the most easy and fhotteft way to l car n the
' language, by those who are acquainted with
;their own grammar ; Mr. Maurice, then
fore recommends Boyer's grammar, arid will
' P^'"^" 1 for his p u pils, if applied for.
I c Ascription is lodged at hi s hoarding
~ ho.,fe W afhington-tteet, near the Bridge.
Portfauth, June 8, ISOl.'
Gentlemen's Tayloring,
IN THE NEATEST & NEWEST FASHION'S.
-
AIR. Burnham, refoe&fully
informs the Gentlemen ot Ponfmouth ai^f
its vicinity, that he still carries on his buii
i",all itk branches, back of Mr. Laton's,
Jeffrey s Row ; where he will wait upon
them with plcafure. He flatters hindcif
while conflant attendance to his bufinefs,to
gether with the neatness and difpaic) of the
work which* ha^ already been put into his
, bands, and which he may be heieafter lab
ored with, Ihall be observed, he thall meet
the encouragement he willies, arid lecure the
patronage of his former friends and the pub
lic at large.
To the Ladies, he tenders his
P°? fl^re thanks, tor their kind attention
to his advertisement in the last Ledger ;
and for the favors which thev in future in
tended to confer on him :— But at the fume
time has to regret, that as the person lie
employed for their services, left him abrupt
ly, he mull at present be deprive of-their
favors.. j ;
PbrifinoMth, 7,ng,8,1^01,,
\ \ W&4NT CFN °,
POLLOCK' FISH,
Vor fae by
Elii'ha Whidden.
'HAT£
'' V l> I' A )t& YteO?
JAMES KUNDLET,
Hits jufr received per the Minora, from London,
.'; ' aitfrge aJJ'*rt?nent<f i'
Ladies, Ge4tli&u%&|rt Yomai ?beaver and other
.frHA TS^ Iu : fr .j
Porz/monoi, /hfa^
''; " --Q--'- ' -■- ,^ ^. ■=
%%/ GefltUmen mafeacccmm%t4
@Uith genteel Boardingand Lodging,^ a p„rare
family, in apleaJant bdrt of the tyun—^^wre w
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ACT Stinted, twoJ%rr, u^^e Lads
afß,prcrkices id a^d tufflfc and to whom so-d
encouragement will l,egizen a inquire of thepinta*.