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Vol. XVL]
viz. Travels in Turkey, Asia Minor, Syria and
across the desert into Egypt, during the years 1799,
1800 and 1801, in company with me 'I urkish army
and the British Military Mission : also through
Germany, Holland, &c. on the return to England ;
to which is annexed observations on the Plague and
on the Diseases prevalent in Turkey, and a Mete-
Totogical Journal —by Wm. Witman, M. D. of
the Royal Artillery Member of the Royal College
of surgeons in London, and surgeon to the British
Military Mission, acting with the army of the
and Vizier—l octavo vol.
Also, Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt, dur
ing tlie campaign of General ,Buonaparte in that
Country, and mblished under his immediate patron
age, by Viv?.± Denon—2 volumes oetavo—embel
lished with numerous Engravin gs.
Summary of the Law of Nations,
by Mr. Martins, Professor of Law in the University
of Gettinghen —.one vol. octavo.
Vovages from Montreal on the River
St. Lawrence, through the continent of North A
merica to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans, in 1789
and 1793. With a preliminary account of the rise,
progress, and present state ofthe Fur Trade of that
country—by Alexander Mackenzie, Esq. third A
merican edition, one large duodecimo volume, with
a handsome map.
A Narrative of the, extraordinary
Adventures ofDonald Campbel, Esq. of Barbreck,
with the singular humors of his Tartar guide Has
san Artaz—comprising the occurrences of four
years and five days in an overland journey to India
I—in a series of letters to his son.
"What is this world ; thy school, O misery,
"Our onlyleffon is to learn to fuffer,
"And he who knows not that, was born for nothing"
Young.
One handsome duodecimo volume, with a plate of
Hassan Artaz
A treatise oh the management and
Culture of Fruit Trees—by William Forsyth, Gard
ner to his Britannic Majesty at Kensington and St.
lames— rone handsome Bvo vol. with 13 large plates.
J,75 cents.
Looker On.
A periodical paper— by Sim,n Olivebranch) Esq.
in two 12mo. vols.
Christian Philosophy,
bv Vieisimus Knox late Fellow of St. John's Col
lege, Oxford, and now master of Tunbridge school,
•ne volume, 12mo.
Gen. Washington's letters to Arthur.
Young, Esq. and Sir John Sinclair, on agricultural
affairs, one thin octavo vol.
Willichs Domestic Encyclopedia.
in 5 vols. octavo, with many plates ; a useful house
book. '<
Novels,
Don Raphael ; Black Valley ; Three Spaniards ;
St. Leun ; Fortuny Footbail ; Female Foundling;
Lord Rivers ; Jenny, &c &c
New Plays,
Raising the Wind ; Soldiers Daughter ; Tale of
Mystery ; Chains of the Heart; Wife of 2 hus
bands ; Tournament ; Rebbemont or the Feudal
Baron ; Review or the Wags of Windsor, by Col
man the younger ; Marriage Promise, &a &c.
Tne above with a general assortment ts
Books,
will be sold on very reasonable terms for cash or
credit. "W 6 &D. TREADWELL
Juts received from Phdadel/ihia and jy'e^York ;
And now Fo^Sale at the
ORACLE BOOK-STORE, a quantity of
New & very valuable Books
per puncheon; .
High 4th proof Alicant BRANDY ;
Ist and 2d proof Holland GIN ;
Few half pipes London Mt. Madeira
WINE of the first quality ;
Number bags Sumatra PEPPER;
COCOA SHELLS;
Ship and Pilot BREAD;
Philadelphia square and flat bar IRON;
do. 31, 4 d, 6d, HOOP IRON j-
Deck, Spike, Nail, and Horie Shoe
NAIL RODS ;
Liverpool and Isle of May SALT ;
SHEATHING PAPER;
ROSIN ; Brightand Black VARNISH;
Spirits of TURPENTINE;
Together with'a general
Assortment of Groceries.
for Cash, credit, or country produce.
^Wanted a few thouland yards good
TOW CLOTH.
Informs his Customers and the Public, that he has
fast received per the late arrivals from England,
a very extensive assortment of
English Piece Goods,
Which are now for sale by wholesale and retail;
as cheap as can be purchased in the St^e.
He has also for Sale, at 4 months credit,
100 boxes best Mould CANDLES ;
§0 boxes SOAP.
December 81
2d and 3d proof St. Vincents RUM,
Ji Langdon, jr %
100 barrels fuperfine FLOUR.
ALSO in STORE,
New Flour.
J n aii Ifrom \'^ ? -ih, S' 4 fr Satefy
OF ALL THE DISPOSITIONS AND HABIT&WHICH LEAD TO POLITIAL PROSPERS CY, RAZ./^/OV MORALITY 'ARE INDISPENSABLE SUPPORTS.—Washington
lames Rundlet
ORAOF PAST
C,JLI 4^A_/XJ£j JT A
The Commissioners nam
ed in a Commission of Bankruptcy against Clement
Jackson of Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham,
Merchant,and the assignee ofthe estate of said Bank
rupt intend to meet on Monday the thirty first day
of December next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at
the office of Jeremiah Libby Esquire, in said Ports
mouth, in order to make a dividend of said Bank
rupt's estate and effects. When and where thecredi
tors who have not already proved their debts under
Aid commission, are hereby required to come pre
pared to prove the same, or they will be exclud
ed the benefit of said dividend.
>JEREMIAH MASON, Assignee.
1 December, 1 1804.
THE subscribers intend- 1
ing a dissolution of partnership, now offer
for Sale, on very reasonable terms their wbr? 1
Stock in Trade, tonsis teg of^
# lar^e asso-tmeret of
BEAVER, CASTOR,
Kuap'd and Felt HATS and TRIMMINGS,
A variety of
Excellent Furs, viz.
Portsmouth Acqueduct.
THE proprietors are hereby notified, that their
1 annual meeting will be holden in the east
chamber of the Bate house, on the firft Wednesday
in January next, at three o'clock in the afternoon,
for the choice of Diredors, Clerk, and Treasurer.
and to tranfa& any other buTiriefs retaking to the
Corporation.
THOMAS THOMPSON,
Proprietors Clerk.
— — «&ft ®* Ate —
J&TOTICE is wife given to all persons who re
ceive water from the Ac^uedua, that the
contraa expires on the 30th inst. December, and
must be renewed by all such as wifti to have the
water continued, any perlon desirous of having the
water taken from their houses may have it difcon
tinned in future, terms may be known by applying
to the Diftaors or their Agent.
A. B. Lis evident that a leak, or waste of water
is the cause of the present scanty supply, in some
houses on high ground, this is therefore to offer
Ten dollars Reward, to any person, who may dis
cover such leak or outlet so that it may be stopt
THOMAS THOMPSON,'
Agentfor the Directors
NOTICE.
THE subscribers hereby
give Public Notice that they have taken up
on themselves the tiust of administrators upon the
estate of
JOHN WARDROBE,
late of Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham,
merchant, deceased, having given bonds as the law
directs ;—and as such they request all persons who
have any demands upon said estate to exhibit the
same, and those who are indebted thereto to make
immediate payment.
ANN WARDROBE,
B. BRIERLEY.
Portsmouth, Dec. 8, 1804.
The Horse and his Rider !
PARTICULAR NOTICE.
THE subscriber prefects his humble acknow
ledgments to his good customers for tbefa
vors be has received from them on his route ; he
likewise informs them, that he experis to bring his
bufinds to a close in the line of a Post Rider dWthe
eighteenth day of December 1804, and it will be
very necessary for him to fettle his accounts before
he leaves the rout, he therefore desires all tbofe in.
debied to him for newspapers, to prepare themselves
to make final lettlement with him, and hopes that
none w II negled this timely n dice, if there Should
be any such they may exped to be called upon by
an attorney, then no excule can ever be received.
PAY ATTENTION—he likewise desires ail to
prepare the,nfelves to fettle with him on the nth
and igih days in Deerfield, and Candia on the tfli
day.
Old Coat and Pelt BEAVER, (cut ani uncut)
Opossum, Rabit, Cancel's Hair, and about sixor sev^
an hundred MUSKRAT SKINS, — ALSO,
A complete set of HATTER'S
almost new, and in, good order. A generous credit
will be given purchasers to the amount of Oue
Hundred Dollars and upwards.
SAMUEL SPARHAWK,
JOSHUA CURTIS.
Portsmouth, December 4, 1804.
A Person owning two Lots of very good L^ND
"'in the county of Straff "d, in this State, wishes
to dispose of them for a Houseto be erected in Ports,
mouth tlie ensuing spring, if necessary some cash
Will be advanced on the building. Apply to the Prin
ters.
December 8, 1804.
FOR SALE BY
William Chase
At No 12 Portsmouth Pier,
40 Hhds. W. I. RUM ;
SUGAR pr. Hhd. or Barrel :
COFFEE pr. Bag ;
Portsmouth Dec. 8.
DAVID CHASE, Poft.Rider.
Poplin, Dec. 3, 1804.
Tools & Implements,
A Bargain offered.
Tuesrday, December 18, 1804-
THOUGH we hive commented rhe tecc
ond year of the adroiniftratiou of Mr Jeff.
^noN with the repeal of the Judiciary Syltem
•put:is.was a meagre, which will probably
throve definitive to the liberties of tne country';
yet other Congrefßonil proceedings, belonging to
out class, and tome of them preceding it in point
of time, merit coufi deration. They will character
ize the governor ^(h>w the spirit by which it
was adopted, and r.means, it Was obl ged to ule
to execute its.fecret)y concerted plans. The obsti
nate silence of the majority in Congress on fubjeds,
requireing debate, and the repeated denial of inform
mation, which the minority, oft, n requiting, de
clared Decenary lor them to judge righ ly, ar c the
tran6Bions, to which we allude, no lets fingohr,
than tyranical. We dial! give lonic of the re
mirkes of Mr. Dana, one of the representatives,
on the condud of the maj vity a comment, better
than can be made, and which ought forever to be
remembered and preserved.
" I beg liberty to tender the homage of my
" profound refpeas for the dignified situation, in
" which gentlemen have now placed ihemftlves,
" and congratulate them on their filcnce. There
" is fometbiog peculiarly impreffivein this mode < f
" opposing every thing that is urged. It is seldom
" that gentle men have exhibited such a remarkable
" appearance of a phihfophical aflembly.
" That dumb Legislature will immor.
" Talize your name, is said to have been the
" language of a certain diflinguifhed general to a
" certain nominal Abbe, who has been represented
" as having pigeon boles full of constitutions of
" his own making.
" During the memorable nigh: at St. Cloud,
" when the French council of antients, and conn.
" cil of five hundered were adjourned to meet no
" more, it may be recolleried the powers of execu
" live government were provisionally committed
" to three persons, (tiled consuls, and two of them
" were the general and Abbe From each of the
" councils twenty.five members were feleded to
" compose a commission, and assist the provisional
" copfuls in preparing a constitution for France.
" Os the numerous projeris of constitutions which
* were presented by the Abbe, no part was finally
“ adopted, except the plan of a dumb legillature
" —Thisthe general inflantly seized, exclaiming
' to the Abbe, that dumb Legislature will
" I MMORTALIZE your name. It was determin
" ed to have a Corps Legislative, (hat diould
66 vote, but not debate.
" It was scarcely experied that any thing like
" this wonld soon take place °. vur own-country.
" But it is the perogative of great gen tiles, when
" in similar circumflances, to arrive at the fame
" great results; though with some difference in the
" process. Nor can 1 forbear offering my tribute
" of admiratioXfor the genius, who has projected a
mode of proceeding among u, that so nearly
" rivals the plan adopted in France. I know not
" to whom is due the honor of this luminous dis.
" covery. Permit me however to ascribe io him
" all merited glory for the force of the argument,
'' silence, relied on by the gentlemen in oppo
" fition to the proposed resolution."
Here then is the novel appearance of the majori
ty of the national government, convinced of their
own strength, and refolded to carry every measure
by t,e unanswerable argument of silence. Ir. this
fcffi>n of Congress, emphatically called the
Dumb Legislature, the difeoffion of the merit
of any qucllion was not permitted ; but every reso
lution was approved, or rejected, according to some
secret determination of the sovereign will of these
sovereign representatives of the people. The only
solution of their condud is, that they were afraid
their popularity wool I fuffer by a free discussion of
measures, or that their arguments would not com
b pare with the powerful eloquence of federalifm.
In 4 eed these exults might unitedly operate; for we
have seen th. -partizans of the present powers al
fume the most cowradißory positions for the jolli
fication of their condud,and diftinguifb ihcmfeives
for a weakness and want of judgement,which would
not honor the meanest capacity.
This mode of business, contemptible in itfeif was
used a; aftind n f cloak for rhe concealment of the
most uhjuft, liable and oppreflive condud, the deui
- al of informativo. On January 2c r h I^o2, there
was called up the following refohnum, uh ch hal
been previously laid on the table ul the Speaker,
“ Relived, that the Secretary of ?ue Treaiury be
'" required 10 by before this huule, an account
, ''in detail of rheexpenfes, incurred i" the collodion
I" of t'e internal revenues of the United States ;
" diftinguiflrng, where the fime may be practicable
" the expenses, attending the colkdion in each
I " branch of the said revenue, and ^llo an estimate
I " of redudion of laid expences whi h may conve
" oitndy be made." Alfter it was Wynd imp>ffible
Ibylby observations, made to the resolution, to force
the majority from their tenacious filerice ; ard it was
apprehended, that the resolution would fuff-r the
fate of one, which had been previously and silently
rejeded Mr. Bay,rd remarked," 1 thank God, if
" we have not the advantage of hearing gentlemen
"on the other fide express their azini ms, we h ve
" Bill the liberty of exprcffing our own fentimeuts,
" Not knowing how long we may have that liber
" ty, Iwill now slate further my opinion uu thdob,
* ject beforethe boule.
, From the cextixel.
REVIEWOE
JEFFERSONs ADMINISTRA TION.
,Political Mrscella'^k
~,,^0§ ^
No. X.
D &or Prieftiv, who will not be lufpeaed of be
ing partial either for royalty or friftocracy, has the
following remarks in hi> tre^ife on education.
" Those who realty do their country the most essen
tial service, and reap any honor from it in their life
time arc very few indeed. In general, tbciruiy
honefl Statesman is sure to be Abufeu, and general,
ly ruined by the arts of the difhobeft,who fernple not
to fizht with such weapons asihe upright man an.
not wfe himfclf, and therefore Otanot lufficituGily
loat<l rgainft in others."
“ When information has been called for hereto
" fore, has it ever been denied ? Have gentlemen
'• a precedent for their condud? Is there on in
'*dance at any epoch, when the strength of a fi.
" hot vote opposed information, that was wanted ?
' •Will this information thwart the favorite viw
" of fomer Are gentlemen afraid of information, left
" they could not carry a favorite proj-d, wucn 11
" (liquid appear to be opposed to the public bene
" fi: ! A r e they afraid to let information come
' • here, l< ft it (honld go out to the people ?" This
" reasoning however could not influence their, de
urmioation. All the minority could <baio was
th^r tfr. 0 the majority condescended to ^ft. he
clerk to read an extract from a report of the S-et
tary of the Treasury, by which it appeared the a&
gregate expense of colie&ing the internal revenue
a nounted to about 20 per cent. The inhumation
r quired by the resolution, which fhoiß I diferi mi
nate the expence "of colleAing the different bsanche
of this revenue, was not to be granted. The en
quiry might have prevented the accomplifhmrrrt
of a favourite measure, the repeal ofthe internal taxes
by Blowing that it would ahentially iniu ^ rather
than promote the public service.
H id is the firft instance of the exercise of info
lent power, and the dential of information, recuitits
to form a correct judgment on national coirern-
But it was not long to remain alone. It leads to
ot hers, one of which we shall notice agreeably to
the plan, we adopted of bringing together ^oos
of the fame defcription' though they might b- per
formed at different times. In January, 1803, a re
solution was moved requeuing the President to lay
before Congress such information refpeCting the
cession of Louisiana by Spain to France, as in his 0-
pinion lie fliould jude expedenl. The majority
h owevc wonld uot permit the executive to give
the information repuir/d, and consequently rejt&.
ed the resolution. The cession of this province,
whole Situation is such, as will enable any foreign
pofleffion to become a dangerious enemy to the
peace and riling power of the United tateSs, was an
objeft of so little consequence in the opinion of
the majority, that they would net fuller the l erfure
of their beloved President to & be disturbed for a mo
ment, by a rtqueft for the particulars, relative to it
tranfer, which he might condefeend to gives. If
this be not a reason for their condud, we may per
haps find one in rhe language of Mr, S. Smith on
the occasion. He fays, " I and my friends have
taken great pains to get the power out of the
hands of that gentlemen," refering to Mr. Rut
ledge, " and bis friends, and tp vefl it in our own
haneb ; and he can hardly tuppofe alter all thk,
that we will Suffer gentlemen to direct our affairs in
a different course from that we wish them to take."
We have made li/tge extraris from the proceed
ings of Congress, tfe belter to illustrate the spirit
and views of the members of government. They,
are without talents, fufficient to procure re/peft for
the nation abroad, or a desire to conciliate, and
unite different opinions at home. Tbelr measures
are directed to the perpetuation of their own pow
er, even with the facrifice of the inteteft ofthe Rate
Mean and contraried party views are the principal
feature io their political charader. Their conduct
prefects a fluking example, of what felfifonefs, def.
titute of principle, will attempt to etTeri. Tne peo
ple have only to compare their present ariions with
their former prose flions to perceive an irreconcila
ble oppufirion, ana be convinced, that they are dem
agogaes, like all others, tyrants in power, undeferv
ipg of the continuation of national favor.
The instability of the people, and their liableness to
become the dupes of artful and wicked men exem
plified in the instance of the trial and condemna
tion qf '
FLATTERY is the ladder by which ambitious
men climb to power. In a royal government they
fawn around the prince, and flatter all his whims and
foibles; in a democratic republican government
they bellow the fame fulfome flattery upon thepeople.
The maxim of courtiers, is, " The king can do no
wrong ;"—and it is the maxim of demagogues, that
" the people can do no wrong." Tlky ascribe to the
people a-fort of divine rectitude and infallibility.
" Vox POFULI est vox Dei," has been in the
mouth of almost every popular office hunter, who
could fmatter Latin ; or in English, the blasphemous
adage is this, " the voice of the people is the voice
of God." Now tihs is the mere cant of political
hypocrites, wh, are seeking by jt their ownadvance
ment. While kings ought to be told that they are
extremely liable to do wrong, the fame wholesome
truth should be inculcated 00 the people, when they
are the fountain of power.
The ufeful pages offuftory inform us, that the
people bewildered and milled amid the foul miftsof
falfehood have sometimes mihook their friends for
their foes, and while they ch&ifhed and honored
those artful men, who, to aniwer their own vile|
ends flattered them ; they, in the mean time, dis-/
carded, and, in some instances destroyed their best
benefaaors.
OUR SAVIOUR.
'<Z> %fc^ i> ^oo*®'
NUMBER 111.
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HUME.