Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-10-18 00:00:00, page 1

SHIP CHANDLERS
THE Subscribers inform the
public, that they have formed
a connexion in Trade; under the
firm of
LADD ^ SMITH,
and have takeri the new Fire Proof
Store No. 5, Fore-street; where
they have sos lale, a general assort
ment of
Ship Chandlery & GROCERIES.
HENRY LADD,
GEORGE F. SMITH.
ba. 4. ,
For Am/lerdam,
The Ship ZEPHYR
ttill fail in all this month. Abotit
• 60 tons of Freight wanted,
applv to
EDWARD CUTTS.
Taken up adrift,
A small Moses Boat ; the own
er may have her again, by paying
charges, arid applying to
VALENTINE MATTHEWS,jr.
at Durh^m-poirit.
oa. 4.
Wanted, Immediately,
A LAD about 14 or igyegrs of
age as apprentice to the CABINET MAK
ING bufinefi. Orie from the country would
b preferred, Inquire f the frin%
Querent prices of per from to
D. C. D. C
ASHES, Pot, iflfort, T. 156 66 160 0
, Petri ^- 156 66 160 0
Allum, C. 7 o 750
Anchors, Ib° oit 12 0
Bread, Ship C. 4 0 6 0
Butter ffi 012 014
• / Mess B. 16 0 16 6 0
^ ) Cargo No. r, = 14 0 14 50
N 0.2, — 11 50 12 0
PQ (Refufe fr 75° 8 0
Beans, white bu. IO 110
Brandy, Spanish itbpr.G. 142 150
, Naples 4 tbpr. -- 125 133
Barley bu, 092 095
Brimstone, C. 4 0 45°
Brimstone, Roll C. 450 5 °,
Corn, Indian -- 083 ° °°'
Rye — 083 08 7
Cassia ft) o 0 060
Cloves -1 33 * 4^:
Coffee - 028 0 29^
Cheese, American —67 °"'
Cotton,foreign farce -- 033 0 40
, American ,— 0 0 ; O 2 5
Cordage, American C. 14 0, [ 5 °
, Foreign, -- 12 0 12 50
Chocolate, common lb 020 00
,be(t ^.2&i - 028 033
Candles, mould — 0 17 0 0
, dipt -- 014 DI S
Coals, foreign Ch. 12 0 *3 °
, American, -- 17 ° ° °
Copperas, C. 35° 4 ?
Cloth, Tow yd. 016 017
Hrf +e<
FOREIGN BILLS'.
Bills on London : 30 days, : (fyr Case) 2 per cent: adt.
do. do. : : : to days, : : do. : if a 2 do. do.
do. do. : : : 90 days, : : do. : i| do.
Bills on Hamburg, payable in London^at 60 days, : : par
do. on Amsterdam, payable in do. 60 days, : : £ dd:
NUMBER 8. VOL. V.)
PORTSMOUTH
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY S. NUTTING, PRINTER OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
©ben gou (ban tbefe Deeli# relate tpeai of tsem ag t^eg mre :
Republican Ledger,
Miscellany.
1 — -1- — ...
From the National ^Egis.
Be ye not entangled again with the yoke of ban
dage. st. PAUL.
THE cr, which in part ages hath been rais
ed against the active and influential friends
to the rights of men, both civil and religious
that" the Church is in danger—Religion
is attacked, hath recently been renewed
with great warmth, and with,no small
effect Many, it appears; habe been made
to beliebe that id he a democrat, of republi
can (for these two names have the fame fig
nification) is the fame as to wige war with
chriftianity, find set all religion, morality,
order and government; at defiance..
But if it Shall appear that republican or
democratical* principled were laid down by
Christ for the government of his followers,
it is aiked, if his followers noir ought not
to govern themselves according to those prin
ciples.
We find in the arid chapter of Luke, it is
thus written : " And there was also a ftrife
among them which of them should be ac
counted the greatest. And he (Christ) laid
unto them, the kings of the Gentiles exer
cise lordihip over them ; and they that exer
cise itithority upon them are called benefaa
ors. But ye fall not b> so : but he that is
greatest among you let him be asthe younger;
and he that is chief as tie, that doth serve."
Somihing, fimilat to ibis we have in Mat
thew, 2oth chapter.
Is it poflibie that words could have been
foprid more explicitly and unequivocally to
have sh own the utter aversion thrift had to
monarchical; ariftocratical, or any other
kind of government, but that of liberty and
equality; or in others words republicanism or
democrat ? Doth, it not follow, then, that
Whoever doth apply to any citizen the name
of republicans or democrat, by wtiy of dis
approbation or reproach hereby Ihews his
oppofitiop to such government as was infti
-1 tuted by thrift : and of course is so fat op
posed to Christ him^U 1
—f4«m4 ^^^c^<
I Current prices of per from to
D. c. b. c.
Duck, Russia, iflgtal. Bt. 20 0 22<
Duck, Ravens -- 10 50 11 50
Flaxseed, rough bu. 10 0 c
Fish, Merchant, C. 450 5 c
,W. India mark. -- 350 0 <
Scale -- 27$ 3 c
Salmon none B. 10 0 o <
Mackerel — 8 0 85c
Flou{, super. frefh -- 75° 8 0
, fine —7 0 7 s ( '
, middlings — 60 0 c
, country C. 350 355
Fuftick T. ,5 0 0 c
.< Bristol cr.io by 8, bx. 15 0 o c
✓)) 9 b Y 7, — 13 0 13 5°
Bby 6, -- 10 50 ii c
g (Hamburg toby 8, — 11 50 12 c
7by9, -- 0 0 11 5c
Gun Powder lb 040 042
Geneva, Holland ^ prQ. 133 1 33
~ American -- 080 0 <
Hoops, bhda 12 ft. M. 20 0 0 c
Hogs Lard , ftj 012 o 14
Iron, Philadelphia T. 115 0 ibo <
, Russia — 115 0 120 c
,Swedes --115 o i2Q_t
Logwood T. 40 0 45<
Lead, white, gr. id oil C. 18 0 be
, dry -- 0 0 17 c
, red — 0 0 12 5,
, fhect , .-.- 14 b 15 c
Lumber, boards clear M. 16 0 20 c
, , merch. — 9 0 10 c
CTbeUfaU prices current, at portfmoutb, jaet^pampfyire
@outfe of ©change, at Gotten, ettober 5.
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED, ON SATURDAYS.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1803.
PRICE
|Q|»+>->-> —
, INLAND BILLS.
Bills on Baltimore; 30 days fight, (For Caflij taper cent dis.
do. Philadelphia, : , do. I if do. do.
do. New-York, . : : do. I 1| do. do.
do. Philadelphia, or I , j
New-York, > ° o days, : do. 2 a2, do.
N. B. Bills at Sorter fight, proportionably higher.
to>>>+ ► >"►> —•
Current prices of per from to•
D. C. D. C.
Singles -1 50 250
D Lemons frejb bx. 9 0 10 50
, Lime, half hhd. 256 bo
;Leather; Soal; dried, ffi 022 023
Molasses G. 050 0 0
. Nutmegs 1b 4so 5 0
Nail Rods ftar'c'e C. 7 0 0 0
; .f^lcut, M * 0 3 ° 0
)to I 6dj ' -, 06b 0 0
,^ I 6d, wrought . ,-1 0 16
, I rod, do. infpeaed -- 150 162
^ I 2od, do. do. -- 225 2 33
(Sheathing, cut C. 00 ii 0
^(Liver jedree B. ±1 0 12 0
O [Linfeed G. t 33 142
Pepper , ; ffi 028 ..0 0
^ ( Bone Middlings; 20 0 22 0
No. I i7 0 18 0
N 0.2 6 0 17 0
Peas tiu. 125 150
Pimento ft, 020 0 0
Pitch, , B. 433 0 0
Paper, Sheathing C. 375 .4 °
Redwood T. 55 0 60 0
Raifins/r^ calk 8 0 90
Rum, Jamaica G. 1 0 1 10
, Windward 3? ,r,-- 696 1 0
Rice scarce C. 6 0 650
Rosin B. 450 0 0
Soap, white % 0 14 016
, brown -- 010 016
, caftile, -- 017 020
Sugar, Havarinah C. 17 0 0 0
, East-India -- 12 0 12 50
In corroboration of those maxims of
government taught by Christ himfelf, it will
be found by all who read the New Testa
ment , that the apostles, both taught and
praSifed according to those principles.
Paul exhorts his brethren thus : "Let all of
you be fubjea one to another." This, it is
well known cannot be realifed but in a gov
ernment truly republican or democratic.
And we somewhere read like this; " ye
have one master, even Christ and all of you
are bretheren," i. e. equal. And James
Sharply reproves some of his brethren, for
shewing partiality, in the Superior r.fpe&
they had paid io the rich abpve such as were
poor and meanly clad. "Do not rich men
oppress you!" faith he ; and who deih hot
fee that the more abundant riches of the
federalifts, so called ate often made ah engine
of opprefliopt And yet some of the leaders
of this party in this state have been so daz
zled with their own Silver and gold as to
declare to the world that nineteen twen
tieths of the mony is in federal hands ! But
to. return to the point. , $
Whoever will just tuts to the words of Sa
muel to the Israelites, will find that he did
most sharply reprove them for asking a king
and ihfifted that such goveinmenf would
reduce them to haver,. This excellent judge
even brought the people to confefs they , had
greatly finned in aiking for thetnfeives a king:
but (till a king they would have. Harf they
had the fame political names then in bfe as
we now have, some federalifts dotibtlefs
Would have.called. Samuel the leader of "the
republican fed !"f
It may be objc&ed; that Paul enjoins obe
dience to the king as well as to all kinds of
civil authority. True; as the chriftians
were then itiall countries (where any were
found), but a small minority^ this apofttle was
too wife and good to be Willing that his
brethern like the mad meh of Munster in lat
ter times should rife against any government
which the great bodv of the people were
willing to Support. Will any who claim
the chriftian name and as the leading feder
alifts have done, claim it almost exclusively
to tallies arid to 1^ topliftsj peiend
Botijfng ertenuate, not set boton onflt in malice.
CURRENT.
f that Christ only meant that his followers
l should enjoy a government of freedom and
- ,eqality, i. e. a government on democratical
I principles as an ecclesiastical body while as
,civil citizens they might.,fet up an oppose
f mode of government ! What fort of chrjfc
s ians are fuchr Wou'd Chri^j^ve the ^at
body of his followers free Ga^Chriftift,
and slaves as citizens in HTcivil depart
: ment —republicans in that arid an i repub
i licahs in this ? No! It hath always been.
; found that those whb love ah arbitrary go
• vern 4 nent in the Rate endevour to have it
equally to in the church, any thing and every
b thing in the laws, cufloms, and usages pt
i Christ and of his apostles tothe country hot
-1 withstanding
: That a democratic qr truly popular g^ V
: vernmeht is favourable to' virtue, and that
§ anti republicanism or royalty is of a vicidus
tendency; Motesffieu that mft profound
) politician in the iidt volume of his Spirit of
Laws, is mod full and clear. How Canute
t in the nature of things be orherwife ? Wha
can help feeing that equality and justice aft
. one ? Mid inequality and injuitice ar^ fynon-
I ymons terms.
)Is it not most mahifeft in every point of
j view, that virtue and honesty are proper and
e re,cellar, loa free republic ? Who need be
1 toidthat in a democracy, where All offices
: ate either immediately or mediately in the
1 gift of the people, the several citizens who
s with for any office will consider that the
s natural fflh to preferment is virtue an^
: merit ; that the electors though not all vir+
uous, wi 1 potwithftapding respect v rlue in
others ; that ,here the foyertignty, the go
;veipment, is id the great body of # he peo
' ple, whoever doth good to the government
;(administering in charaAer) does good tw
i the whole poeple flbat doing go6d to the
S whole is actings virtuous part,which is na-
S total for the Several members to do ; when
the fovereighty is in the hands of the people, q
e Self preservation and the promotion of
- otir own individual happiness impels us id
- feck the public gobd in such a government,
, according tb an universal law of nature,
I each body feckitig its o*n prefexvation#
• Current prices of per from to
D. c b. c.
' Sugar, Wed-India — 10 0 12
' Starch, Poland ffi 0 18 020
, American .-- o I2| oto
; Sugar, Loaf lb 0 23 027
Salt; St. Übes fedre'e H. 6 0 6ft
, Turk's Island — 6 0 0 0
,; Liverpool — 3 0 6 0
, Rock 7-0 0 7 &
Steel, German ft) ° x 3 0 16
, English , -- 014 016
Salt Petre, refined -- 034 040
Shot Patent, C. 14 0 0 0
„fW.O. hhd., . M. 24 0 26 0
do. do. heading - - 26 0 28 0
>,W. O. bbl. -- 10 0 12 <o
, R. O. hhd.. -- 12 0 13c
do. Shooks 0 66 0 (>
[W. O. do. 120 130
Tin in iheets fcdre'e bx. 20 50 24 0
Tar b. 4so 0 0
Turpentine — 4 0 456
Tea, Hyfon lb. 145 0 0
, Souchong -- 0 7$ 080
, Bohea „ 030 3 1 0
Tobacco, Jamesßiver C. 7 0 °o
, Georgia — 550 0 0
Twine, sewing doz. 56 550
, seine — 56 550
.f Madeira G. 217 27$
£}| Lisbon farce; — 140 0 0
Z < Sherry, — 142 150
I Malaga scarce q.c. 30 0 0 0
™ (Red Port — 142 15®
[I DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.