Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-07-05 00:00:00, page 1

FOREIGN BILLS.
Bills on London : 30 days, : (Fur Cajb) 2} a 3 per cent. adv.
do. do. ; -: : Outlays, : : do. ; ^u2| do. do.
do. do. : : : 90 days, : : do. : 1a r| do.
Bills on Hamburg, payable in London, at 60 days, : : par a 1 pr. cent, adv.
do. on Amlterdam, payable in do. Todays, : : do. do. do.
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C
ASHES, Pot, effort, T. 140 0 143 33
, Pearl -140 0 M 3 33
Allum, C. 650 7 0
An hars, so 011 12 0
Bread, Ship C. 4 0 6 0
Better 11) 0 12 ° [ 4
,-/Mefs B. 14 50 >5 0
ICar^o No. 1, — 13 0 33 50
NU.2, - II O 12 0
CG(Relufe —7 0 76°
B aos, white bn. 1 0 I 10
Brandy, Spanish 4tb,r. G. 150 160
, Naples 4/^,,. -- 133 1 4°
Barley bn. 092 095
Brinllone, C. 4 0 45c
Brimito: e, Roll C. 450 5 <
Corn, Indian — °75 o'
Rye -- °*3 087
Cassia tb 0 5° 0 6
Cloves -1 0 1 12
Coffee -- 0 26 0 28
Cheese, Americas -- 0 7 0 11
Cotton, torci^nfcarce -- 033 0 0
, American — 0 20 021
Cordage, American C. 14 5 0 ! 5 '
, Foreign, - 12 0 12 5<
Chocolate, common fb 020 0 c
, best No. 2^l — 028 033
Candles, mould -- 017 0 0
, dipt -- 0 '3 o'4
Coals, foreign Ch. 12 0 13 0
, American, -- 17 0 00
Copperas, C. 350 4 0
Cloth, Tow yd. 016 017
[Pub/tfad by Authority]
SEVENTH CONGRESS
OF THE
anften States ;
At the Second Session,
Berlin and held at the City of lief digton, in the
Territory of Columbia, on Monday, ike foah
cf December, one thousand eight hundred
and two.
AN ACT
For the rekif of Influent Debtors -within the
Diftribl of Columbia.
BE it enabled by the Senate and Hwfe of
Representatives of the United States of America,
in Congress aflembted, 1 hat any debtor Wi<
how is, or may hereafter be, in actual con
finement in jail, in the difiria of Columbia,
tat the suit of any creditor,may apply by peti
lion in writing, to any one of the judgesof
the circuit court of thediftria of Columbia,
and offer to deliver np, for the use of his
Creditors, all his property, real, perfcnal
and mixed,to which he is in any manner en
titled,a schedule whereof, on ca'h or affirm
ation, together with a lift of his creditors,
as far as he can afeertain them, (hall be an
nexed to and exhibited with his petition ;
and thereupon the said judge (hall direct no
tice of such application to be published in
some of the public newspapers, tor such time
as he may think proper, which notice shall
likewise require the attendance of the cred
jtors: at the court house of the county, in
which the petitioning debtor is confined, and
at such time as the said justice may appoint ;
and it shall be the duty of the said judge,and
of the clerk of the county, to attend at the
time & place appointed ; and on the appear
ance of the creditors,either in porfon or by at
torney agreeably to the notification,or on their
Number 45. VOL. IV.]
PORTSMOUTH PRICE CURRENT.
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY S. NUTTING, PRINTER OF THE LAWS O'THE UREJ ED SI APES
CTicn pou fyiH tbefe tceug relate (peak of tbent as tbep arc : netting ertenuate, nor set tebn cuglit in malice.
Republican Ledger,
1 A ND . 0
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
Duck, Russia, iflqual. Bt. 20 0 22 0
Duck, Ravens -- 10 50 I£ 5c
Flaxseed, rough bu. 1 0 0 0
Filh, Merchant, C. 450 5 c
,W.lndia mark. -- 4 0 45°
Scale -- 3 0 0 0
Salmon none B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel -- 8 o 85c
Flour, super. frefh 7 0 0 0
, fine -- 650 0
, middlings -- 55 0 6 c
, country C. 350 375
Fuftick T. 35 0 0 0
/Bristol cr.to by 8, bx. 15 0 0 0
0 9 b y 7, -- 13 0 13 5°
Bby6, -- 10 50 11 c
^ / Hamburg 10 by 8, -- 11 0 II 5c
7 b y 9 0 I! 50
Gun Powder ffi 040 osc
Geneva, Holland if p<G. 112 IT,
, American -- 080 0 <
Hoops, hhd. 12 ft. M. 20 0 0 c
Hogs Lard ffi 011 0 13
[ron, Philadelphia T. 110 0 115 0
, Rollia — lio 0 0 c
, Swedes --112 0 0 <
Logwood T. 40 0 45 c
Lead, white, gr. in oil C. 18 0 o c
, dry — 16 0 17 c
, red — 11 0 12<
, Iheet -- 13 0 0 <
Lumber, boards clear M. 16 o 17 c
, , merch. -- 9 0 10 c
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled, That
before the said trustee shall proceed to aft,
he shall give bond 16 the United States in
such penalty and with such facurity as the
said judge (ball approve, conditioned for the
faithful performance of his trust, which
shall be recorded in the clerk's office of the
county in which the proceedings are had ;
and a certified copy thereof shall be receiv
ed as evidence in any court of law in the
United Suites ; and the laid bond may bt
feed in the name of the United States, for
use of any person or persons who may con
ceive him or themfdves aggrieved by the
negligence or mifeondua of the trustee.
And in case of the death or relufal to act of
anv trustee, the said judge may appoint an
other in his place, who shall give bond in
manner as aforefaid.
Sec. 3. And be it further enabled, That
upon the petitioning debtor's executing a
deed or deeds to the said trustee, conveying
cleft to appear, the said judge (hall admin
ilter to the debtor the following oath: "I,
A B. do swear (or solemnly, Sincerely and
truly declare and affirm,)that I will deliver
up, convey and transfer, for the use of my
Cieditors, all my property that I have any
title to or claim any interefl in, whether in
roffuffion, remainder or revetfun, and all
claims, rights and ciedits that I have or am
in any manner entitled to ; and that I have
not at any time given, fold, conveyed, Icffen
ed or dilpofed of for the use or benefit ot
myfelf, or any other person or persons, any
part ol my mon y or other property, claims,
rights or credits, thereby to defraud my ere
dilors, or any of them, or to secure the fame
with a view or expectation to receive am
profit, benefit or advantage thereby," am
the said judge (hall thereupon appoint such
prion, as a majority of the creditors in
value, their agents or attornics then present,
(hull recommend, to be a trustee, forth
benefit of the creditors of the petitioning
debt or ; or in case of non-attendance of the
creditors, or of their not making a recom
mendation, the said justice shall name such
oerfon as he (hall trunk proper, to be a trus
tee as aforefaid.
aODoUfaU prices Current, ar Portsmouth, J^etodpampffitre.
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED, UN SATURDAYS.
—t^rt^^^^^^ty^^*^^^
^ouefe of &rujange, at Cotton, June 6.
TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1803.
INLAND BILLS.
Bills on Baltimore, 30 days light, (For Cafb) -! a I per cent < if.
do. Philadelphia, • : : do. : do. do. do
do. New-York, : : do. : do. do. de.
do. Philadelphia, or),.
New-York, j ° a y s > • (O 142 do.
N. B. Bills at (hurt er fight proportionally higher.
ill his property, real, personal and mixed,
and all his claims, rights and credits, agree
ably to the oath or affirmation of the said
debtor, and on delivering all his said prop
erty w ich he shall have in his polhllion,
together with his books, papers and evi
dences of debts of every kind, to the laid
trustee, and the said truttee's certifying the
fame to the said judge in writing, it shall be
lawful for the said judge to make an order
to the marshal, jailor or keeper of the pri
son, in which the said debtor is then confin
ed, commanding that the said debtor shall be
'henceforth difeharged from his imprilon
nent ; and he shall be immediately difebarg
ed, and the said order shall be a (efficient
warrant therefor: Provided, 1 hat no per
son who has been guilty of a breach of the
laws, and who has been imprisoned : And
provided likewise, That any property which
he debtor may afterwards acquire, (except
tie neceflary wearing apparel and bedding
or his family, and his tools if a mechanic or
nanufaaurer,) shall be liable to the payment
of his debts, any thing herein to the contrary
not withflanding.
Sec. 4. And be it further enabled, 1 hat
the said judge may allow such petitioning
debetor and hisfamily, to retain their necel
fary wearing apparcland bedding, and it the
said debtor be a mechanic or manulaaur
er, he may likewifc retain the tools ot his
<rade.
Sec. 5. And be in further enabled, That the
faid judge may direct the t.jllce to fell and
convey the property of the petitioning debt
or, at such time, and on such terms and con
ditions as he shall deem muff to the advan
tage of the creditors, and the produa there
of, after fatisfying all incumbrances and
liens, shall be divided among the creditors
in proportion to their rcfpe&ive alaims;
and no process against the real or personal
property of the debtor (ball have any effect
or operation, except process of execution,
and attachments in the nature of execu
tions, which shall have been put intoihe
hands of the marshal antecedent to the ap
plication.
Sec. 6. And be it further enebled, 1 hat
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
shingles -1 50 2 2c
Lemons frejb bx. 80 9 0
Lime, half hhd. 1 75 2 0
Leather, Soal, dried, ffi 022 0 23
violates G. 042 045
Nutmegs th 45° 5 0
Nail Rods Jcarce C. 7 0 0 0
f4 d l CTrt M - 0 33 0 0
/j6JJ ' -- 060 0 c
^I 6d, wrought -1 0 1 6
< । tod, do. inlpcaed-- 1 5 0 1 62
^ I 2nd, do. do. -- 225 2 33
[Sheathing, cut C. 0 0 11 50
-I f Liver Jcarce B. 11 0 12 <
5 (Linseed G. 142 15<
Pepper tb 028 0 <
< ( Bone Middlings, 20 0 21 0
No. 1 16 5 0 17 0
°( N 0.2 15 6 0 16 0
Peas bu. 1 25 I 5c
'imento ffi 020 0 <
'itch, B. 433 0 0
} aper, Sheathing C. 375 4 °
Redwood T. 55 0 60 0
laifins/rejb calle 8 50 0 c
lum, Jamaica G. 1 0 1 5
, Windward 3d pr.-- 085 o c
lice Jcarce C. 6 0 0 c
<otin B. 450 0 0
)oap, white ffi 014 016
, brown -- 010 016
, cattle -- 017 020
iugar, Havannah C. 17 0 o c
, Eid-India -- 12 0 12 50
[1 DOL. 50 CTS. PLR ANNUM.
every trustee may fuc for, in his own name,
any prope^y, or chose in action aligned to
him by virtue of this ait.
Sec. 7. And be it further enebled, That
if any creditor, at anylime within two years
after tht application of such debtor, (hall al
ledge in writing to the circuit court of the
diitiid of Columbia, or at any other court
ot the United States, within whole jurifthc
fuch debtor may be found, that such debtor
had at the time of his application as afore
faid, directly or indirectly conveyed, keen
ed or dUpufed ot any part ot his property,
rights or credits, with intent to defraud
his creditors, or had at any one time within
twelve months next preceding f^id applica
tion, loft by gaming more than three hun
dred dollars, or had assigned or conveyed any
part of his property, rights or credits, with
intent to give •'preference to any creditor
or creditors, or any lurcty, the laid court
shall thereupon order notice of such allega
tion to be given in writing to the debtor,
and upon his appearance before them, or on
his neglect to appear alter proof that notice
has been Lived, the said court shall, within
a rcafonable time, examine the debtor or a
ny other person upon interrogatories on oath
touching the fubilance of ihe'laid allegations,
or may direct an illue or illites to be tried
in a luminary way, without the form of an
action, to determine the truth of the fame ;
and it upon the answer to the said interro
ga orics, or upon the trial of the issue or if
lues, such debtor shall be found guilty of
any fraud or deceit towards iris creditors, or
of flawing left by gaining as aforefaid, or of
having given any preference as aforefaid, he
shall be precluded front any benefit under
this act ; and in case such debtor, or anv
other teflifying either for or against him shall
at anv time, thereafter be convicted ot falfcly
wilfully and corruptly (wearing or affirm
ing to any matter or thing in virtue of this
a& he shall fuffer as in the case of willful
perjury, and upon such conviction ot the
debtor, or any other person teftifying fur
him, he (half be forever precluded from a
ny benefit under this a&.
Sett. 8. And be it further enabled, That
Current prices of per from to
D. C D. c.
Sugar, Welt-India -- 10 0 12 0
Starch, Poland ffi 0 18 o <,
, American -- u 12| 017
Sugar, Loaf ]b 022 023
Salt, St. Übes scarce H. 6 0 650
, Turk's Illand -- 6 0 0 0
, Liverpool -- 450 5 0
, Rock — 650 7 &
Steel, German ffi 013 0 0
, Englilh -- 014 01^
Salt Petre, refined -- 034 040
Shot Patent, C. 14 0 0 0
. fW.O. hhd. M. 24 0 26 0
j do. do. heading -- 26 0 28 0
/J W. O. bbl. -- 10 0 12 50
R. O. hhd. — 12 0 ] 3 0
I do. Shooks 066 0 0
[W. O. do. 1 20 1
Tin in Ihccts bx. 18 0 27 0
Far B. 350 0 0
Turpentine -- 4 0 450
Tea, Hyfon lb. 1 50 1 60
, Sot.chong -- OSo 083
, Bohea — 032 0 0
Fobacco, Jamesßiver C. 70 0 0
, Georgia -- 550 0 <>
Twine, feeing doz. 5 0 55°
, seine — 5° 55°
.^Madeira G. 217 2 3"
j Lisbon Nearer, — 140 0 0
Z < Sherry, „ — 129 133
^ I Malaga Jcarce q.c 30 0 0 0
^(Red Port — 142 0 0