Oracle post — Portsmouth, N.H., 1804-05-15 00:00:00, page 1

, Fancy Goods.
Peter Coffin,
Has just received per the Galen and Mi
nerva from. London, a great variety of
Fancy, fashionable ' and staple
GOODS.'
Which are now opening by wholesale & retail.
Among which are a large aflortment of
Calicoes & Chintzes; printed Cam
bricks ; Muflinets; Dimities ; Black Modes;
, Black double Sarfenet for Gowns ; black Lace
Cloaks and Shawls ; wide black Laces for Cloaks
and Shawls ; black Lace Veils ; elegant white
Veils, from 3. to 20 dollars ; black and white
Laces and Footing ; black and color'd Crapes ;
Black Turkey Gauze for Cloaks; Cypress Gau
zes ; Black Silk HandkerchielLand Sb,,wk
~ CT&^s' Cottam,^Mffi Silk biofc,
Womens' Cotton and Silk Hose ; Womens'
plain, black and white Silk Cloves and Mitts ;
Vandyke and Picknic Gloves ; Cotton Gioves
and Mitts; Mens' Beaver, Silk and Brown
y Thread Gloves ; Cotton and Silk Elastic Braces;,
Stock Stiffeners ; Mens' and Boys' Hats.
Fashionable Silk and Cotton Girdles;
Silk Cords,; Gown Trimmings ; Cambrick
Shawls ; Checks ; Sewing Silks ; fafhionable
Buttons ; Bindings; Bed Laces ; white and co
lor'd Fringes, Cords and Talkls ; Urabtellas ;
Parasols with walking Canes.
~llgreat variety of•
Fashionable Straw and Cane Hats
' and Bonnets, &c. &c. &c. ~ Mar 5.
. _ _
Spring & Summer Goods.
, Edward Parry
.Has imported by the latefl arrivals, a gen
■ eral afortment of
Fashionable Goods,
amogg which are,
THE best London Superfine, black,
blue, mixed & drab BROAD CLOTHS;
Doutle'milled Caffimeres ; black and olive Vel
vetts; twill'd Nantinetts; Dimities & Blufli
metts; Lawn, Cambrick, & Sarfriett Muffins ;
Imbofs'd Cambrick, ; Colonade and Tambored
> Mullins ; Book & Jaconet Murtin, and Muslin
Shawls; Plain & Figured Chintzes ; Bed Lon
don macle Hatts of the latest fafhion.
a complete efyrtment of
Irisa Linens & Sheetings,
with a large assortment of other Goods as usu
-al—all which will he fold che p, by wholesale
and retail, for cash, or liberal credit, at his
Brick Stdre, No. 10 Mark^freet.
20,000 yds. good Tow-Cloth
wanted. Portfaadb, May 5, 1803.
' New Goods-.
1 :_
William S. Cooper,
Hasjuft recieved and is now opening at his jhrp adjuring
, the Bell- Lavon, Con^ref freet an affotmenr of
• Spring & Summer GOODS,
which he will fell at the very lowest prices.
BROAD Cloths ; Caffimeres; Black
& olive Velveteens; Wod bores ; Durams ;
Tammies ; Moreens ; Piaiir & libb'd Calaman
coes ; /Igieat iYvin of
Latest plaid Callicoes and Chintzes,
(very chtap) ^ Copperplates; Dimities ;
Plain and plaid Chambray Muslins ;
Emboli Muslins ;|f&; bbek, white & c<4?ur'u
Cambrick Mufl'ns; Book and Jaconet Muslins
Fashionable Sarinet Cambrjeks—
Fashionable silk Sha,, for Bonnets ;
Waistcoating ; Men's plain and Ilriped Satin^black
and other color'd Nank net^s ; Satin flrip'd do
Clouded Nankeens ; ^.
Men's white, black & color'd Cotton
Hose; Women's while,& bik. Cotton Hole;
Women's black and color'd Cotton Glares; Men's
beaver and cotton Glovti;l
Linen, cotton, romal, Bandannoe, &
black silk Handkerchiefs; purple & chintz Shawls;
white Parifned ; black Cypress ; black Modes;
patent black Laces ; Edgings ; black Lace Veils ;
Parasols.,
Afew pieces of
Linens; India Cottons; Threads ; Sew
ing Silks; Ribbons Buttons ; Tapes; Bindings ;
Cotton Braces ; Cotton Umbrellas; India Nan
kee ns.
PAPER HANGINGS.
_ May 5.
SPRING GOODS.
James Rundlet,
HAS this day received per the Mi-<
nerva, and Cal@ from London, and the
Patty from Liverpool, a valuable assortment of
Staple & Fancy Goods,
which are now opening' and are for sale at a small
advance, by wholesale and retail. *
CTBills on London wanted.
P9rtfmQUb ? May fy IB@4.
, bi • '.• . '
Vol. XIV.^
New Goods.
Daniel Weeks,
Next doorto Mr. Abner Blasdell's Buck-Greet,
has just received a great variety of
Spring & Summer Goods,
among which are
T) EST fuperfine Broad-Cloths & Cassi-1
—' meres ; fine and common do, all colours ; I
plain &(iriped, black, blue,drab & olive Velvets; ,
black Twill'd ; black, blue & buff English Nan
keens ; plain & twill'd Nankinetts ; silk Velvets;
plain & foiped Sattins ; Merfaiels Quiltings for
Waistcoating ; Chintzes & Callicoes; Copper
plate & patch Furnitures ; Chambray Muslins ;
A great variety of
Black white & coloured cambric Mus
lins ; farfoet Cambrics; book & jaconet Mus- 4
lins / Dimities , Muslims; silk Shagsfor Bon
nets ; Straw Bonnets; Ladies.block; whirc and
fafhioriable colour'd cotton Hose ; some very
'nite, Gentlemens black and whitecotton Hose ;
black and white silk Hose; black, white and
colour'd silk Gloves.
White & colour'd picnic Mits; Cotton Gloves;
gentlemens' Beaver Gloves ; black and coloured
Cotton do. ; black, white and coloured double
Sarfnet for gowns ; Ludrihgs ; Silk Velvets;
black and white patent Laces ; white thread
Laces and Edgings ; black and white Lace
Veiling ; black Modes ; black and white Parif
net; black Crape; black and green Gauzes.
Silk Shawls ; fancy silk Handkerchiefs ;
Linen; cotton, bandannoe, & black 'filk Hand
kerchiefs ; 1 9 arid 4 netting cambric Shawls;
black do"; white embroidered do ; fafhionable
fancy Fans ; black do ; morocco Slippers; black
Russel ; Moreens ; Calimancoes ; Durants ;
I and 1 Irish Linens; Shirting Cotton; Oil-
Cloths; Morocco; silk and cotton Bracers ;
Umbrellas ; Pins ; Kneedles; Sewing Silks;
Threads ; Combs; Ribbons ; Tape's ; Buttons ;
Scissors ; Knives ; Razors, &. &c. all very low
for cash or fiiort credit.
Bortfaouth, Ma, 5, 1804.
_ =. -. , _______
Paints Lead & Shot;
P ECEIVED per Galen and Minerva from
" London— White Lead ; do.grC^nd in Oil;
Black Lead; Red do. Venetian Rea ; Spanilh
Brown; Spruce Yellow; do. ground in Oil;
Patent Yellow; Prussian Blue ; Vermillion ; Ver
riifrife r Vitriol ; Whiting ; English Glue ;
Rotten Stone ; Gold and Silver Leaf, &c.
Trick and Thin .Sheet Lead ;
Patent' Shot, alt sizes. ~4
Likcavife an assortment of
\ Books, Chafts and Stationary; among which
arc, Park on Insurance, sth edition ;. EaftJn
dia Dlre&ory ; Malham's Gazetcer; More's
Daily AAidant; Southland's Ship Builder ;
Art of Mail-Making ; Globes, %. &c.
, /Ilfo or. hand
Blunt's Pra&ical Navigator ; do. Coasting
Pilot, last editions, -for sale by
LADD & SMITH.
N0.,5, Merchants Row. May 5.
OF ALL THE DISPOSITIONS AND HABITS
WHICH LEAD TO POLITICAL PROSPERITY
RELIGION AND MORALITY ARE INDISPENSA
BLE SUPPORTS. Wafvington') Legacy.
MISCELLANY.
-—CT^^lßß^——
THE COMMITTEE
CHOSEN IN BEHALF OF THE RELIEVED SUFFERERS BY
TOE FIRE OF DEC. 26, 180%, TO PREPARE AN AD
DRESS TO THE COMMITTEE OF DONATIONS, HAVE
AGREEABLY TO THEIR INSTRUCTIONS PRESENTED TH#
Following:— ,
To the .Hon, JOHN LANGDON,
DANIEL HUMPHREYS,
NATHANIEL ADAMS,
JAMES SHEAFE, and
JOHN GODDARD, fofo„,
Committee appointed to receive Donations for the fuffer
ers by the Fire in Portsmouth, of the 16th Dec. 1802.
THE relieved fufferers impressed with grat
itude and anxious to address their bene
factors, know no other means id agreeable to con
vey their sentiments, as through their honorable
and highly refpefcd committee; Permit us then,
gentlemen thus to return our acknowledgments,
and here pay the only tribute in our power, to
the munificient contributors to our relief.
The widow, the orphan, and the indigent
•man, find objects of charity, would firft return
their thanks ; and while offering the tribute of
gratitude fop their timely relief, fervently be
seech the Ajmighty Disposer of events, to shed.
bis blcflings on those who have "poured in the
oil, and the wine,",to comfort the aged, the
helpless, and affli&ed.
The Mechanic, the Shopkeeper, the yoting
and enierprifing Merchant, sensibly aided by the
liberality of their fellow citizens, tender their
warmest acknowledgments.
Jn these two cbfes all the relieved are in-,
eluded ; all alike animated by one grateful feel
ing- •
To the much reformed gentlemen, who for
our fakes encountered the fatigues of a long and
tedious journey, who so zealously and fuccefs
fully pleaded the cause of the unfortunate, we
feel the strongest obligations.
You, gentlemen, who have with foch benevo-\
" lence and success, combined personal influence
with the general representation of our misfor
tune, who have with so much pmieucc and care
ORACLE POST.
TUESDAY, May 15, 1804.
'"'''''', ^^^MMBKlFifc ^*^aa.:i^ , ^sMmmnFwv^>4^ ker
studied our relief, and who have alike attended
^T^rity of the town, and to the distresses
of individuals have our warmest thanks; but
you have a ftiU further reward. That influence
and dam happily allied to the. spirit of indi
yidu^s and combined with the judicious plan
of the board of Selectmen, promise Us a central
range of buildings, which fire cannot so easily
deftr &,nor TIME so rapidly undermine. It will
IHand we trust a lading monument of the wisdom
of that policy, and the success of that infl tience,l
iwhich have, so happily for us, animated the
icommittee.
b But convinced that the efforts of man are
Unavailing without the smiles of the divine
BEING, we fervently implore for ourselves, our
town and our country, his holy protection, that
he would guard us from the ravages of fire, and
from every either calamity ; brit above all that
he v tis bless us with a disposition to receive
""d humility his divine difpe&
"SAMUEL ELLIO T, ,
b^T. TREADWELL, > C ° m ,, ee for '
JOHN B. SEWALL, she Sufferers.
April 6, 1804.
TO WHIdH THE COMMITTEE WERE PLEASED TO
REPLY} AS FOLLOWS
To MfolElliot, Treadwell, and Sewall, a com
mittee o^fuftrers by the late fire, relieved by Do
nations.\
WHfN we accepted the necessary but dif
fi^lt trust of receiving and distributing 0
donations, we did it with diffidence, , and a re
liance on the cancer of the concerned, at the
fame time,indulging a desire of being ufeful to
our fellow citizens, and a hope of their favorable
reception of our best endeavours. But the <warm
tefimony of approbation tendered in your, ad
dress is mere than was expelled. —To you and
(through wu) to your constituents, we return
bur cordial thanks for your kind regard, and
the polite, ind agreeable manner in which it has
been communicated.—To fay we have not erred
i n judgment in ally of the many cases con
sidered, w@uld be prefumptieh. Involuntary
etror should be matter of regret to us, not of
surprise. But we can truly fay, that much time
and attention has been-cmployed in examination;
and this labour we ought by no means to regret.
To have been as it were the channel through
which/elp has flowed to the distressed, we, es
teem our honor; still more if the trust has been
difehargeq according to the benevolent ihten
tion of thi donors.\'
The fedtiments you have seen fit to express of
bur exertions to make an impartial distribution ;
the perfoafion that our benefactors will not be
diffatisfied with our application of their bounty ;
• the genera! approbation of our conduct in co
operating with the fele&men in rfneafurcs for the
future fafety of the town; and the pleating profpe&
of that effeft, unitedly form a very effimable re
ward of our labours. We cannot but add, that
the warmth of gratitude which you manifeft to
our Sympathizing friends far and near, cannot
fail of being highly pleating to them; as it is to
us —We reciprocate kindest wishes to you, and
to them.
JOHN LANGDON,
DAN'I HUMPHREYS,
JAMES SHEAFE,
JOHN GODDARD.
Portsmouth, April 1804.
Extra& from an address delivered by Jame, A. Neal, A.
M. Principal of the Young Ladies' Academy of Phila
delphia, on Sunday evening, April 8.
TO fulfil with faithfulnefs all the duties assigned
us, and then humbly to look to God for a
bailing upon our exertions, is the true key to tem
poral a 10 eternal happinels. Nothing, as an elegant
writer observes, is so inconfifteot with the true ep.
jeyment of life, as the relaxed and feeble state on an
indolent mind. In vain will those look for refpe&,
fcrenity of mind, or the glorious and triumphant
confutations which the profpea of a blifsful immor
tality affords, who are inattentive to their several
duties iu life. Indufoy is the law of nature and of
Ged; and no young person can violate it with im
punhy. A close and persevering attention to stu
dy, carries with it a rich and abundant reward : and
habit makes it more and more pleating and grate
ful to the ingenuous heart. The Ivrcct internal con
fcinufnefs of doingyonr duty, the well grounded
aflurancc of an ample retribution, the approbation
of your.parents; relations anddriends, and of ail the
good and virtuous, and above all, the approving
smiles of your Creator, all conspire, to animate, en
courage, expand and gladden the heart.
Virtuous knowledge, @y dear pupils, tan fierce
ly be overrated; or fough+aftfr with too much ar
dour. Next to the beauty of holiness, it ought to
hold the firft place in oußellimatiou. I have of.
ten derived very singular pleasure from the belief,
that real faience isimperifhabfei That our attain
ments here are the firtt though faint and imperfeft
rudiments of that ccleflial knowledge which will
continue to flourify expand and blufiom to all e
ternit,. —This fennment has been cherished by
many, and the idea I -.hink by no means unreason
able. It is certainly a tirong ftimulOs to exertion.
In the Jame proportion 4bat knowledge is to be es
timated, ignorance is to be deplored. Knowledge
conducts its votaries to whatever is valuable, uftful
and amiable or interesting, io human life; whilst
ignorance too often leads its gloomy and unhappy
captives to feenes of outrage; deception and degra
dation. Zeal without knowledge is (aid to he
blind. It is indeed fametimes the mn, baleful
species of blindoefs. The clouded and benighted
mind for example, often lights upon feme opinion,
grasps it with infuriate an our, and clings to it;
with unrelenting fondnefs, 1; nietosffi whether the
~, ,. F ,„.&.-, ft.._-_ wtrtrtT.Q X.,,vcl
i^^ws UGO
favourite b^ confooant with reafou and humanity ;
a total inability to examine its fitoeis, precludes a
temperate inve^igatioo.— It is however an adopted
child of the, fancy; and therefore more precious^
Fostered by an erring, and perhaps a fervid imagi
nation, it becomes an infallible standard of truths
Such zeal, is not unfrequeotly a murderous phrenl
zy. Directed by wicked, defying and ambitious
meo ? it becomes a devouring flame! It drags the
innocent vidim to the stake, lights the faggots and
exults ih the expiring agony of the martyr. '
The gloom of intolerance, bigotry and perfe
ction. is always dispersed before the mild radi
ance of virtuous knowledge? Its influence is en
hvemng and benign. It cheers and animated
even the inhabitants of the bleak arid inhofoita
b!e mountains ; infpi-ing them with tender emo
tions, heroick ferments and rational devotion.
The human form divine, when poHthed, refined'
and deeply imbued with devotional featiments*
beams intelligence, and affects its native dignity!
If looks beyond this world, fyettates into fatal
rity, expatiates upeodfti^ & anted glories
arid exults in the idea of a triumphal immortal
ity. It is either counterfeit science, or fcienc^
grafted upon the molt depraved heart, that can
promote principles of infidelity, and I hesitate
not to fay, that the proper and legitimate purfuic
of knowledge has a direct and most happy ten
dency to prepare the mind for the reception of
Divine Truths. There is a charm in kfo&e
which ' not only brightens the morning of life, but dif
fuJes a pleasing serenity over the evening ofour daysj
Now to spend, or rather to mifpend your in
edimably precious time, in idleness, in diffipation
in folly or in vice, wilLafruredly destroy your
chance for temporal happiness, and may feat
your everlafliirg destination/ Value duly an^
improve therefore the privileges you enjoy.
& The present period of life is inestimably pre-'
emus, though transient, and gone forever =No
sighs, nor repentant tears, can recal a point of
time elapsed. Conftahtly bear in mirid, I en
treat you, and let the idea fink deeper into your'
hearts, that all external beauty is fleeting and tran
fitory ; but that rhe ornaments of the mind, inward
greataefs, u^foaed wfdom dud fanaity of manners,
will accompany you to the extreme verge of life be
strong in death, and will add a refplendeht luftre
to your crown of rejoicing ! Oh, how aff e &ing,hor
important, and ho w animating are these confidera
tiotis! How ou^ht they to rife above the labours,
of dress, the. ostentation of the perlon, and all the
pronftus fupeifaial nothings of parade, glitter,etiquette
and thow ! What can be compared to the pleafees of
reafin, of refcaion, tkejweets of benevolence and piety,
ad pure, all fpmtudl as ^xquifte in the enjoyment, at
exulted and durable in their nature.
A Dreadful Tornado —On Thurday attrenvoß^,
the fifth inst. the apprehensions of the fpedators
were lenfiblv awakened by the alarming appeararice
of a heavyrind menacing cloud, that seemed to
have received its origin (fuddenly)'southwefttrly
dirking its course northeartwardly, displaying fr
felf irresistibly and portending destructive confer
quences. The misfortunes entailed on * individuals
by this hurricane are but partially received ; and
we fearfully apprehend that a general account wilt
produces catalougue not before witnessed in
southern hemisphere. We have been enabled to
trace it as far back as Hancock county, through
which it parted with great violence, taking Warrn
county in its cburfe,artoming in its progres s a moral
horrible afpe&. In Warren the wife and child of
Maj. Chandler fell viaims to its violence,the major
himfelf having one of his arm# twilled off and all
his boufes demdlifhed ; from thence to where it
crossed the Savannah river above Augusta, nothing
very particular hath been received. The firft and
most signal evidence of the refilllef,influence of
this dorm that happened on the Carolina shore,
was a piece of hewed timber,4§feet in length 14,
by 12, taken from its 'bafis and carried up or a
rounda hill a perpendicular of 20 feet. The confer
quences were fosn sensibly experienced by col
.Hammond,who had three ofhis negroes crippled!
and his plantation greatly injured ;l>ut they were#
but too fatally experienced in passing onor abouc'
three miles, at the house of a Mrs. Butler ; i^
was here that several travellers difecrering the
impending danger convened for the purpose of
taking shelter from the form ; but no sooner had
they entered the house than it received the vio
lence of alhock that totally carried away every log,
belonging to the house—three persons were kill,
cd, several seriously crippled, and not one efcap
. ing without injury § several horfo fritted and!
wounded handing before the house belong
ing to the travellers. A waggon loaded wi h corn
was entirely broken to pieces and a great part of
it blown away..
Mr. Alton's plantation, contiguous to thi^
house sustained very considerable damagein the
loss ofhoufes, fences and other improvements
'fortunately, ho lives were loft, and but one ne
gro injured. Col. Carter also received consid
erable damages We can trace this flora down
as far as Mr. Ricbardfon's, laying waste every
thing before ic : but here again the refait'proved
fatal to the family of Mr. R. a woman.with;
three children were killed, Mri R. being the on
ly furvi,or to witness the.misfortunes that wera
but too Suddenly felt. The hail-Rones that fill
in several places, are laid to have ferfdred front
9 to 10 1-2 inches in circumference, which inde
pendent of the injury experienced b, the wind
murt have operated a considerable damage to
owners of cattle arid ethet abet'
Front the appearances exhibited), thjs form
and from its affumiog additional violence and
force, so far us account h,ve been f^ceited, we
are fearfutthat it fa continued fo§ a great dist
ance. ' # '
-VsT^L&^S —ETZc^^
Id.—lnd ever, thiteg else in like proportion!! fyfr
cient inducement for graziers to come so town.
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