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ple as unjustly to attack the character of hjs fel
low citizen, he is often obliged to resort to meas
ures still more unjustifiable to support his charges.
This is verified by a publication in the New-Hamp
shire Gazette of the 30th of October last, signed Ja
) cob Peaslee. He therein recites a conversation that
' he say^ passed between himself and James Wilson
Esq. of which I have no knowledge, and on wluch
I shall, make no comments. Mr. Wilson is capa
ble of defending himself, and I sliall confine my ob
servations more particularly to that part of the piece
which respects myself. He says "he did not think
my feelings would suffer me to enquire of him for
whom he voted, whatever desire 1 might have to
know, who were my political advocates or oppo
nents.” Had the question respected myself only, he
may rest assured that I never should have conde
scended to make the : enquiry, but as it respected a
man deservedly esteemed by those who know him,
as I conceived unjustly treated, I felt myself under
; obligations to do it. Mr, Peaslee says ' 'when!
call'd him out of the Representatives room he ex
r pressed astonishment at my application, in this
manner'" I am astonished, said I, who I voted for ?
Mr. P ! ! and then told me that he had voted for
me twice, meaning years before when he was a
member." This assertion is utterly destitute of
foundation, and void of truth. He never expressed
the least degree of astonishment by words or action,
but in a very deliberate manner, said he had refu
sed to tell others, but was ready to inform me ; and
he knows very well, that I gave him my reasons
for making tlie application , which were to exculpate
Mr. Chamberlain from the abusive charge brought
againsttim by Mr. Morril. He says "if I mistake
his meaning as I did the Words of first and last" or
" beth times" as appears by my own evidence Mr.
Blasdell's certificate, he is not accountable for my
mistakes." Is it not extraordinary that he should
charge ,me with mistaking his meaning when'
he acknowledges in his own publication that
he told me he voted for me twice, and when he infor
med Mr. Blasdell that it was his intention to deceive
me. Is it possible that a man who has ever had
the honor of a seat in the house of representatives of
this State, can be guilty of, and attempt to justify
such conduct ? One would suppose he would blush to
contemplate it,,even when alone, What would have
been the conduct of a man of honor and principle on
'such an occasion ? he would have refused to give
the information requested, as he certainly would
have had a right to do, or would candidly have an
swered the question.
He never wouldhave attempted to deceive by
ing I voted for you twice, meaning in years before,,
^tic : far instead of Many It will then be directed
by only one tyrant. Indeed, if Congress cub annul
contracts, our Judicial tribunals, established to pro
tect the rights of the weak against the strong, may
be abolished ; since, they can make no decision,
which may not immediately be abrogated. An at
tempt to exercise such power ought to be beheld
by the nation with a jealousy of freemen, not yet
disposed to substitute the opinions of their House
of Representatives for their Constitution. The
people of the Eastern States ought particularly to be
watchful, since Mr. Randolph himself has probably
avowed the motive of his bitter and angry perse
'verance to carry into effect his resolutions in plain,
though vulgar language, "that he would be damned
" ifso much money should be drawn from the na
" tional treasury, to fatten New-England?'
But the President not only acquires laurels of fame
from the conduct of his sycophants, but from his own.
He isjustly chargeable with the loss ofthe frigate
Philadelphia of 44 guns, one of the finest vessels in
the American navy. The Tripolitan war, which
has extorted the applause of the enemies of Mr. Jef
ferson, from the energy, with which he has carried
it on, has issued in the loss of this frigate and 307
men. Though it is impossible for human sagacity to
y foresee the time of the tempest coming from above,
or know the place, where rocks lie concealed below ;
yet had the executive ordered another ship to accom
pany this, there would have been a moral certainty
of saving the men, and a probability of preserving
the vessel. More than a million of dollars, which
must be given to ransome the crew, would not have
gone to diminish our, and increase their resources,
it will however, well agree with the President's phi
losophic coldness of temper to save this sum by suffer„
ing them to linger out their lives in hopeless slavery.
Indeed already have our seamen been thrown into'
dreary dungeons, and the government of their coun
try been callous to their misery. Congress, though
acquainted with the captivity of the crew of the Phi
ladelphia, adopted no measure for their deliverance.
They have only increased the taxes on the necessa-
ries of life to send a greater force against these
barbarians, which will heighten their severity to their
prisoners, if it do not seal their immediate destruc
tion. Such are the rewards of those, who exert
themselves in the service of their country. Such is
the economy of an administration, which to save a
trifling sum, have lost millions, and been the cause
of a cruel captivity to many brave men.
The acts of the government have now received
I the examination we intended. What is a prospect
iwhich a review of them presents ? Weakness and
\ Indecision, party passion and political intolerance, a
^dereliction of national right, and an ardent desire of
popularity at the expence of truth and rectitude are
vesminently conspicuous. Like a traveller in a
teary desert, few fyects, but those, exciting disgust
have greeted the eye. Social harmony and friend
ship, which a mild and conciliating administrat on
may produce even among a divided people seem to
have bidden an eternal adieu to our country. The
production of such a situation must be attributed to
Mr. Jefferson alone. The morning of his political
career was fair and unclouded. The day however
has gradually darkened, as if marked by a deathly
constellation, gathering blackness with its rise, until
the whole horizon has become enveloped in a tem
pest of angry passions. The excitement of these he
might have prevented. Bnt he has chosen to des
troy opposition to injustice by the strong arm of pow
er. It is however in vain. Until human nature
becomes more degraded by vice, Americans, though
many of them are enthusiastic by deception, will
never submit to be slaves. It is for them to discard
prejudice and party feeling, examine his conduct,
and reflect, whether he still deserves their support ;
whether the man, who incessantly,- bi: secretly, la
bors for th^ destruction pf Qar constitution, ought
to be entruswTwlth the care.rh 4 '.nether the libeller
of their beloyed Washington, and the scoffer of
their religion ought after a knowledge: of his charac
ter, to be exalted to the first office in their power to
bestow,HUME.
PRINTERS of the ORACLE POST,
When a man can so far divest himself of princi-
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This kind, of trick Ihope belongs exclusive!} 'to Mr.
Veastee, and I believe there is not another member
in the house, and trust very few out of it, who would
descend so low as to resort to such a course them
telves, or advocate it in others. He says "as to Mr.i
Blasdell's certificate I will remind him of one mis
take he has made in the last clause, he asked me
how I expected Mr. Peabody understood or took
my meaning ? I told him I did not know neither did
I care how he took it, for I supposed myself to be
crowded upon in this affair." The public shall a
gain see what Mr. Blasdell says. "I asked him
(Peaslee) if he did not mean by what he said to
Mr. Peabody to have him understand that he voted
for him as State Treasurer at last June election, the
time when Mr. Peabody spoke to him on the sub
ject ? to which he answered yes, I did mean to have
him understand me so." Can any thing be more ex
plicit than Mr. Blasdell's Certificate ? If it were ne
cessary to add to so respectable testimony, there is,
I believe, other evidence at hand, which, if he per
sists, shall be produced to prove that he has made
similar acknowledgements to others, and attempted
to justify the case of deception by calling it policy.
He says in the close, "he did not think I should an
nounce in the public papers, that I had applied to
him for information, or attempt to calumniate him."
I fully believe he did not think I should notice his
first publication in the manner I have ; if he had he
never would have appeared before Thomas Page,
Esq. to make oath to his deposition. Whatever I
have announced in the public papers, his wicked con
duct has made necessary, and if he is calumniated,
he has done it himself.
OLIVER PEABODY.
Exeter, Nov. 3, 1804.
—MARRIED—'
, At York on Sunday evening last by Rev. Mr. Briggs
Gen, Abial Wood, of Wifeaffet, to Mrs. Sally S. Keating
of York.
—DIED—
Tn this town, on Tuesday morning last, aged 42,
JOHN WARDROBE, Esquire, President of the
New-Hampshire'Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany : —His death is sincerely lamented, by his nu
merous friends and acquaintance.I
Mr. SAMUEL JACKSON.
William Hill
HA^ FOR SALE
No. 6, Merchant's Row,
French BRANDY per pipe ;
W. I. RUM per hogshead ;
Lucca OIL in cases of 30 flasks each, fresh
and of the latest importation ;
Spanish SEGARS per box, of a superior
quality ;
Malaga WINE per cask ;
Hyson TEA per chest ;
American GUN POWDER per cask ;
Russia IRON, per ton—also on hand a quan
tity of White O. and Red O. SHOOKS; with
Heading ;
a quantity of Pollock FISH.
Portsmouth, Nov. 2, 1804. pd.
Deserted from the service of
Reuben Shapley on the 14th instant, a Servant
Man, named Thomas Lunness, an Englishman,
about five feet eight or nine inches high, light sandy
hair, stoops considerably when he walks. Whoever
will take up said deserter, and return him to the
subscriber, shall have Twelve Dollars reward, and
all necessary charges paid.
REUBEN SHAPLEY.
Portsmouth, October 20, 1804. pd.
Just Published, and for Sale by,
Thomas & Whipple,
Sign of Jonathan's Head, Market-square,
ALMANACS, for ißo§, of various kinds, by the
Thousand, Hundred, Gross, Dozen or Single.
*#* Printers and Booksellers are requested to
fend in their orders as soon as possible.
, Rockingham, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given that Anna Lyford, Ad
' ministratrix of the estate of John Lyford, late of
Exeter, in said county, yeoman, deceased, intestate,
has petitioned the Judge of Probate for said county,
representing that her intestate at the time of his
death, was tenant in common, with others, heirs of
Thomas Lyford, late of said Exeter, yeoman, de
ceased, of two thirds of the real estate of said de
ceased, situated in said Exeter—That to the said
John belonged one quarter part thereof; that for the
due administration of his estate, it is necessary his
said part should be severed and set off, and there
fore praying the said Judge to cause the same to be
Severed and set off agreeably to law : whereupon it
is ordered that she be heard at the Probate Court
to be holden at said Exeter, on the third Wednes
day of November instant, at ten of the clock before
noon, when any persons interested may sliew cause
(if any they have) why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted.
1000 lbs. best Vermont
CHEESE,
FOR SALE BY
DANIEL BROWN.
WANTED,
1000 wt. Bees Wax.
No. 3, High-street, Nov. 3.
Thomas Kennard
Informs his Friends in town and country, that he has ta
ken Store No x, on Jaffrey's wharf, near the market,
where he has for sale, an assortment of
W. I. Goods & Groceries,
—ALSO—
Crockery, Glass, & Brown Ware.
—CHEAP FOR CASH—
Constant attendance from fun-rife until 9 o'clock in the
evening. Sept. 12.
Attest,
November 2, 1804.
James Rundlet
Has just received per the Eliza and Venus from Lo
ndon, and the Warrington, Venus, Ruthy and Rover
from Liverpool, a very extensive assortment of
Staple & Fancy Goods,
which are now opening, and will be sold at a small
advance by WHOLESALE and RETAIL.
Nov. 2, 1804.
(^Almanacks, for 1805.
Wm. PARKER, Reg.
A large assortment of
Fashionable Norwich Shawls; fancy silk Hand
kerchiefs ; gown Trimmings; silk Cords ; fashion
ably cotton and silk Girdles ; Men's and Women's
black silk Hose with lace clocks.
Cotton and silk Braces; color'd Threads ; Fer
rets ; Galloons ; Cap Wire ; fancy Handker
chiefs ; cotton Bandannoes.
Charles Peirce
HAS this day received by the Polly from London, an
additional assortment of Books and Stattonary:
the Bocks consist principally of Law, Phyfie, Surgery,
Navigation, a few 00 (Divinity, and a good assortment of
Bibles ; a few drawing Books.
The Stationary is, gentlemen and ladies' Pocket
Books, Quills ; Ink Stands; Wafers; Sealing Wax , Ink
Powder; Pot, Foolscap, Demi, Medium, and Elegant,
Writing and Drawing Papers ; India Rubber ; Pardpnent
apd Vellum ; Slates ; Pencils ;Spe&ac|cß ; a grasdfyt,
menc of Pen and Counting Room Knives ; Scales arnftDi
viders; Charts; Maps, &c. The above are now ope&
for sale at a very small advance, at the Brick Book .Sim
in Daniel-flreet, Portsmouth. Nov. 3, 1804^
NOTICE is hereby givenl
to the Proprietors of the Portsmouth Salt
Works, No. 47, 48,58, 59, 61, 62. 72,73. 79, 80, 81,
82 end 83, —-that the fourth assessment of Ten Dol
lars due on said shares, remain yet unpaid, and un
less said assessment is paid to me on or before the
p4th November inst. such delinquent shares will be
sold at Public Auction at Col. Walker's Inn, on said
day at 12 o'clock M. witliout reserve.
By order,
B. LEVERETT, Treasurer.
!Portsmouth Nov. 3, &
] ?' as i, received per the ships Eliza and Venus
from London, an additional supply of
Fancy and other Goods,
which are now opening, viz.
. ^great variety of
fashionable Chintz , fine yard wide London Prints ;
Chintz and Copperplate Furnitures ; elegant japan
Picquet.
Men's fashionable Hats ; green cotton and silk
Umbrellas. Nov. 3.
Muffs and Tippets.
Just received and for sale by J. RUNDLET, a
large assortment of Muffs and Tippets—some real
Sable and Elt, very handsome. Nov. 3.
Lemuel Draper
Respectfully informs the Public that he has taken
the new Brick Store, No. 2, Market-street, where
he is now opening, and offers for sale, a very exten
sive assortment of the most
Superfine Broad Cloths, I do. Russells,
of a superior quality ; ] Rattinetts and Shaloons
Plain and striped Cassi- I Plain & strip'd Wilbors,
meres ; I Durants & Calamancoes,
Fash'nable wollen Cords, Superfine Molskins,
Vigonia check Vesting, Gentlemens' black and
Strip'd silk velvet waist- white silk Hose,
coating, do. with Lace Clocks,
Silk shag for Bonnets, Superfine furniture
Fancy Silk Shawls, Chintzes.
Elegant 6-4 do. Common do. do.
Black Veiling, Plain and strip'd Velvet,
Plaid Chambray Muslins, and Velvetteens,
Elegant laced Cambric, Toilnetts and Swans
do. Colonade Muslin, downs,
Tambor'd, do. Madrass & Gilla Hand
-4-4 & 6-4 book Jaconet, kerchiefs,
and Cambric Muslins, Yellow Bandannoes,
4-4 & 6-4 color'd Sarsnet Plain, figur'd and plaid
Cambrics, Lutestring Ribbons,
Chambray Fancies,of the Italian sewing Silks,
newest taste, 4-4 9-8 and 5-4 Cammelhi
Plaid, dark mourning, 8c hair Shawls, all colors,
common Callicoes, Long white Kid Gloves,
Ladies' English rose Ladies' color'd Cotton
color'd silk Hose with Hose,
lace Clocks, Gentlemens' black,white
White Laces & Edgings, and slate silk Gloves,
balck, do. do. do. Lambs wool, do.
Fancy silk Girdles, Black & blue Gennett, &
English wht. silk Gloves, mock Sable Muffs and
do. black, Tippetts,—Fox, do.
do. slate color, Fearnaughts,
French black, white and Coatings,
slate color'd, do. Orleans Stripes,
Cotton, do. Baizes and Flannels,
Dimities, Mixed Plains,
Fancy Kid and Morocco Blue, do.
SHOES, Low pric'dßroad Cloths,
Dunstable Bonnets, Serges,
Black silk Velvet, 6, 7,8, 9, 10 and 11 quar
-4-4 and 6-4 black Jaconet ter Rose Blanketts,
and Cambric Muslins, Irish Linens,
Black and white Paris- India Cottons,
net Gauzes, Diapers,
Black Sattins, Oil Cloths,
do. Modes, White Buckram,
do. Crapes, yd. wide, Canvass for Samplers,
Black Sinchaws, and 1 case of Gentlemens'
Lutestrings, Hatts, of a superior
Changeable and plumb quality.
color'd, do. Cotton Umbrellas,
Color'd Persians, Small looking Glasses,
Black Bombazettes, &c. &c. &c.
The above, together, with a great variety of other
articles, generally called for in an English Goods
Store, will be sold at prices, which cannot fail pleas
ing those Ladies' and Gentlemen of town and coun
try that may please to call.
J7"Gentle men of this town, and its vicinity, who
have not yet been furnished, would confer a favor by
applying speedily for their volumes, in order, that an
opportunity may be afforded, to supply, without de
lay, the numerous distant Subscribers.
Portsmouth, Nov. 3, 1804.
Are now delivering to the Patrons of this valuable
and interesting Work, at the Bookstore of Wdg
& Dan'l. Treadwell.
suitable for the present and approaching season,
among which are
Fashionable, Fancy, & Staple
Fresh Importation of Books.
Life of Washington,
FIRST and SECOND VOLUMES,
Fresh Goods.
New Cash Store.
Piece Goods.
Peter Coffin
At Public Auction, on the Premises, if not disposed
of at private Sale, previously to the 6th of
November next,
UA small Farm in
Methuen,(Mass.) containing 30 acre#
of Mowing, Pasturing and Tillage
Land ; having a young Orchard ; a
good Dwelling House ; Out-Houses ;
and two s uuu Wells of Water in the Garden. It
is a good situation for a Trader, a Tradesman, or
for a Tavern—five miles from Haverhill, on th#
main road to Dracut.
—ALSO—
About half a mile front the above, and on the earn#
road,
25 acres of good Mowing
and Tillage Land, with a good Young Orchard, and
a good Barn, occupied last by Benjamin Webber.
For terms apply to
WILLIAM W. MESSER, Hatter,
Buck-street, Portsmouth. Oct. 20.
On Wednesday the 3th N^v. next, at CoL
Walker's Inn, at 42 o'clock.
That Valuable lot of Land,
on which the Mansion House of Samuel Cutts Esq.
formerly stood, fronting on Fore-street 91 1-2 feet,
and extending back 60 feet, —Conditions, which will
be liberal, to be made known at time and pldye of
sale. ALEXANDER EWEN, Auctioneer.
keeps constantly for Sale, a general assortment of
Gun-Powder, hyson, young hyson, ? TF A C
hyson-skin, souchong and bohea ) I Ln),
Double, and single refined Loaf Sugar, India and
brown Sugars; Coffee; Chocolate ; Cocoa ; Cho
colate Shells ; Rice ; Molasses ; Muscadel Raisins ;
shell'd Almonds; Prunes ; black Zant Currants ;
OLIVES, in jars and bottles; preserved Ginger,
Citron ; Tamarinds; Capers ; Anchovies ; best
sweet OIL in flasks ; best Durham Mustard in bot
tles ; KYAN; GINGER ; Starch ; Pepper; All
spice; MACE ; Cassia ; Nutmegs ; real CINNA
MON ; Cloves; Oatmeal ; Salt Petre ; basket
SALT ; Indigo.
Best Spanish Segars ; Mac
aboy SNUFF in bottles ; small roll Tobacco; SALT ;
Pollock Fish ; Spermaceti, and Tallow CANDLES ;
Writing, Wrapping, Printing and Press PAPERS;
a few large,
all warranted genuine, and of the best quality.
London & American bottled PORTER ; Burton Ale §
Taunton ALE ; bottled Perry and Cider ; old C f
niac BRANDY ; Spanish ditto; Holland G'N;
SHRUB; old Rum; CHERRY; RUM; VINE
GAR; with almost every other article in the
ALSO,
Madeira,Lisbon, Sherry, Ten
eriffe Malaga, Vidonia, Red C C
Port, and long cork'd Claret J VV XIN
Grocery Line,
all of which he intends selling as cheap as Ml
neighbours.— Also on hand,
A few pipes of BRANDY& GIN ; Ilhds. of RUM;
and a few 20casks gallon of London particular Teno
riffe WINE, of a superior quality.
Portsmouth, Nov. 3, 1804.
ABOUT 60 acres of ex
cellent Mowfav, Padure, Tillage and
Orchard Land, in Nurogbam, on the Turnpike
Road leading from PoTMeouth to Concord, and ex
tending touiherly to the old road so called, leading
through Nottingham to Northwood. Said prem
ises will make an excellent ftaud for a Tavern, Tra
der, or Mechanic, it is within half a mile of Gw
and grist Mills, and has in its neighbourhood a
Cooper, a Blackfmitb, a Hatter, a Tnaur and Cur
rier, who are all in fl.writhing situations—Terms of
payment made as easy as p^fliblc—Enquire for par
ticulars of
MATTHEW B. PACKER,
of Ga emand, or
GEORGE PACKER, of Nottingham.
November 3, pd.
TURNPIKE NOTICE. ~
THE Public are hereby notified, that
the meeting of the proprietors of the Tenth
Turnpike in New-Hampshire, through the Notch of
tlie White Hills, is adjourned to the 15th day of No
vember next, to be holden at the house of Capt Ele
azer Rosebrook, at 12 o'clock, m.—that the said
Road is located, and Titus C. Brown, Esq. and
Major Stephen Wilson, of Lancaster (N. H.) Obed
Hall, Esq. nf Bartlett, Capt. Eleazer Rosebrook, Sc
Robert Bradley, of Fryburg, the Directors of said
Turnpike Corporation, are appointed to let out the
same to Undertakers, who are requested to make
application on or before the said 15th of November
and all persons holding Subscription Papers for
Shares in said Turnpike, are requested to return
them to the Directors at said meeting.
ROBERT BRADLEY, Clerk-pro tern.
Nash & Sawyer's Location, Sept. 29 1804.
a^ House for sale.
''" 111 FOR Sale, a Convenient Dwel
|| ||||| ling House, in the central part of
J | the town—Terms liberal—Enquire
■BBfr=Ußrfof the Printers.
WANTED,
A steady capable Woman to
take care of Children, and do common sewing—To
one well recommended, good wages will be given
—Enquire of the Printers.
WANTED TO HIRE,
A Room, suitable for a sin
gle Person—enquire of the Printers.
TO BE LET,
THE Bell TAVERN in Congress-street ; no#
occupied by Major Walker, and possession given j|
three weeks. For terms a/ffilu to
JACOB •
JPwrtSTr^xth, Nov, % 1^
GENUINE
Teas, Wines & Groceries,
viz.
To be sold at Auction,
West-India Goods, and
Spanish Entry Mats.
GROCERIES.
S. Larkin
FOR SALE,
FOR SALE,