Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-12-21 00:00:00, page 3

Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Es
sex, to the Editors of the Chronicle :—" I have
been favoured with your letter enclosing pro
gofalsfor publishing the writingsof 'Old-South.'
ew political writers have rendered greater ser
vices to the Republican cause, and there is no
doubt lie will be read with encreafed pleasure by
every real patriot and friend to the Constitution.
1 sincerely wish the Republicans would more gen
erally encourage the publication of such political
writers. It is now a very favorable season to
fp read correct information refpe&ing the views
and measures of the Administration ; tocoun eract
the plans of the pretebdedlederal party, and to
enforce the preucjples of. Republicanism thro'ont
the Union. The great body of the people, at this
moment', are disposed to aft right—they only
want to receive proper information ; and could
the Republicans circulate their newspapers and
pamphlets with the fame facility the todies do, the
freareft advantages might be expected from it
—indeed the benefits would be immense, and we
Should then never have occasion to reproach our
felres with having neglected an important duty.
Our opponents om^ no means in tlreir power to
prop up their vilWcaufe. They Spread their
poifonons writings with great Success, while the
Republicans trust to the inherent goodness of their
cause and circulate their TCrfpapers without
that pecuniary aid which we have reason to sup
pose Supports the Palladium and Some others?'
Weare informed that the Executive has received
advice that the port xrf New Orleans has been clo
sed ngrind foreign ' e| fe4 4r °™ ^ ° CTn ' /."ced
ing American property there has been prohibited,
From the New-York Morning Chronicle of the
6th inttant. —" The session of Congress opens this
day. The wife and salutary measures pursued at
the last fitting, induces us to form the most flat
tering expectations from the present. The econ
omical arrangements they have made to diminish
the lavish expenditures of government ; the hea
vy burden of taxation they have removed ; the
numerous crowd of taxgatherers dependent on
executive patronage they have dismissed; the
freedom of expression they have allowed to pub
lic opinion ;—all prove that their views, inflead
of being directed to the aggrandizement of the
powers in office, regard as objects of primary at
tention the comfort and welfare of the p • ple.
“ It is true, that endeavors have been made to
misrepresent every aft, whether of the executive
or the general legislative body, however laudable
or advantageous. Prejudice and policy assume
the form of judgement and candor —diverting
every ad, audfenifconltruing every motive.
When by a reduction of expenlive establishments,
the diminished emergencies of government admit
ted a repeal of the whole clafe ot internal taxes,
the molt violent and persevering opposition was
made. An opposition at once uncandid and in
congruous. At one moment it was pronounc
ed 'abfurd and dangerous thus to divert this
copious dream of wealth from the Public cof
fers ;—in the next, other taxes were brought for
ward for abolition-—-Not from a desire of reliev
ing the people; but with a view to embarrass
these proceedings, and render unpopular measures
eminently calculated for the public good. Hence
the unwearied oppfition that vented itfelf day af
ter day in long and tautological harrangues on
the floor of congress.
“ The republican members, firm in their deci
sion, and convinced that the people could not be
blinded to the nature of meafnres from which
they would inftaotly feel a benefit, pursued with
undulating step the path they had marked q^t.
From the accomplishment of their object, this city
experiences sensible and important advantages.
We find them in the fuppreflion of the auction du
ty"and in the repeal of that damp aft which op
erated so oppressively on our mercantile interest
In a Similar manner has relief been extended to
every part of the union.
“ From the present femob We may anticipate
a continuance of the fame plan," as tar as circotn
flances of expediency may render it feafible.
Under luch conduft, on the propriety of which
all can decide, and advantage of which all can
feel, we may hope that the reign of prejudice
will fbortly cease ; the eyes of the public will be
opened to their true interest, and cheerfully unite
in fopporting an administration which thus founds
its views of national prolperity on the promotion
ofindividual happiness.
neceffai,, by t» oath of the member of Council
to whom the offer was made.
Here let the candid, the unprejudiced, the pat
riotic citizen paafe ! Let him tor a moment re
view the conduct of what is called the federal
party in the legislature of this flare. By a viola
tion of every principle of law, of honor, and of
bonefty, in conducting the election—by receiving
the votes of aliens, of non-residents, of married
women, of persons under age, of paupers, and of
slaves, they succeeded in obtaining an equlity in
the legislature. They preserve this equality, in
contempt of law, of juttice, and of precedent, by
confirming th >fe members in their feats, who,
as was established by a report of a committee of
their own party, after hearing scarce one tenth of
the evidence offered, owed their election to " un
lawful and irregular proceedings," to “ illegal
votes, and to taking “ legal votes in an unlawful
manner !" —--See this fame party, after refufing
to re-appoint a man to the office of Governor,
who his worst enemies acknowledge had executed
his duties with integrity, ability and industry, and
whose worst fault was too great lenity, towards
the enemies of the state, and of bimfelf as its
friend-fee this party now attempting to accom
plish the ends which they could not reach by fair
exertion, by direct bribery and corruption !
If the person to whom the offer was made, does
his duty, the agents in this bufineG will be bro't
to light ; and even Should they escape an impeach
ment, which they no doubt richly deserve, and
would certainly fuffer did jifflice preside at the
trial, they would be made the (corn, the contempt
the derision of every honed man and good citi
zen. Trenton Tr. Amer.
Pending the contest about the election of a
President of the United States, were there no at
tempts made to bribe ? —threats were beyond a
doubt held our, then offers of Offices, and who
will fay that offers of lands were not also made ?
The Morning Chronicle firft fays the federal
members of the Jersey Legislature were governed
b y felf intereft —and then tells us their proportions
were perfectly conciliatory —hog hoes bribery ap.
per ?—a few hundred acres of land might concili
ary federalists, but the democrats despise interest
when principle is concerned.
[Aur.
Melancholy Events.
ON the morning of the 17th ult. departed this
life, in Bertnihgton, Vermont, Daniel Stratton, son
of Mr. Joel Stratton, in the 20th year of his age.
This youth was seized with what the physicians
termed the sciatica, in July 1791, in a dreadful
manner, and at different periods endured a dislo
cation of most of the joints of his body. For eight
years pall, he never stepped on his feet ; his back
was drawn out of joint before he was confined to
his bed, and soon afterwards all his joints one af
ter another, and even to his fingers were dislocat
ed and rendered useless, except the right elbow,
which enabled him to move his right hand about
an inch or two up and down on his breaff. For
fix years past, he was not turned in his bed or
moved any way, but by moving his bedffead and
all together. For three years ending in march
lall, his jaws were set and all his substance admin,
iftered, Diced so thin as to be tbruft io the orifice,
about the eighth of an inch wide, and the disor
der affecting his eyes, deprived him of figM for
three years. He was afterwards by the in\ Lera
cy of the disorder, rendered entirely deaf of one
ear and received no liquid but what he fuelled
through a flraw for two years before his death.
What is remarkable in his case is, that he retained
his fehfes through the whole term, and his power
of utterance never failed him. He knew people
by the tone of their voice, or their soot-steps, as
quick as any one in the house while his hearing
remained. In his last moments he called the house
hold together and bid them frewell in an affecting
manner, and died calm and composed, a dreadful
infiance of the mighty power and solemn dealing
of God in the dispensations of his providence, and
a sacred proof of the operations of his hand, ex
ceeding the power of intellectual nature to ac
count for.
On Friday the 12th ult. Mr. Joseph Taylor of
Torrington, while blading a rock on the turnpike
road in Litchfield, was instantly killed; he had
placed the match, and was going from it, when a
By an enumeration of the inhabitants of Eng
land and Wales, it appears that there are 57,476
empty houses—and that excepting the seamen,
soldiers and convids which amount to 450,598 —
the females exceed the male sex 355,564 —thus it
appear, that although so many men have been des
troyed by the wars of that nation that there is
still a wonderful equality in the number of the
sexes.
The feite of ground is marked out, and
every preparation is making at Liverpool for
beginning to build a new range of commer
cial offices near the Exchange. The sum
fubferibed for carrying the plan into execu
tion is 80,0001. The fubfeription books
were filled in less than two hours, at 100 L a
share.
To a Pig while his nose was boring.
Hark! hark ! that pig—that pig,the hideous note,
More loud more difonant, each moment grows;
Would one not think the knife was in his throat ?
And yet they're only boring through his nose.
Thon foolifh beast so rudely to withstand
Thy matter's will, to feel such idle fears ;
Why, Pig, there's not a lady in the land
Who has not also bor'd and ring'd her ears.
Our accounts from the French Weft In
dies are of the mod melancholy nature. R
uin, bloodshed and murder, appear to have
eftabliihed their empire there. Most parts
of St. Domingo are again in the hands of
the blacks, and nothing but the moftpower
ful and speedy reinforcements can retain
a Single foot of the illa nd in possession of the
whites.
A new town is proposed to be ere&ed on
the Miffjippi, about 10 miles below the Big
Black River.
By the last advices from London, we
underhand that the cabinet of St. James'
had it in contemplation to inftruft their
agents in this country, to withdraw their
regular support from those Federal Editors,
that difgtace their patrons and the court, by
a scandalous abuse of the constituted author
ities in America. The British Premier is
now of opinion, that Pitt's mode of carrying
on the war against freedom, by the agency
of blackguards and reporters, is odious and
detestable in the extreme, and calculated to
bring the English name into disgrace and
contempt among foreign nations. , Sal. Reg.
In the Turkish printing-press at Constan
tinople, which was set up about two years
ago, under the proteaion of Sultan Selim,
there is now printing a Diaionary of the
Turkish, Greek, Latin, French, and Pre
fian languages, in three volums folio.—A
bout 300 pages have been already printed.
There are besides, at Con ftatinople, two
Greek printing-offices, under the infpeaion
of the Patriarch Neophylus ; but only
church-books are printed there.
The number of bankruptcies in England,
from the year 1748 to the year 1797, amoun
ted to 21,644, of which 1,302 took place
in the year 1793, the firfl year of the last
war.
BANK BILLS. —Some Billsof the “ Ex
change Bank" have been altered from one to
to; dollars. The true ten doller bills have
either the figure of fuftice, or of Plenty.
The one dollar bills have either the figure of
Hope with her anchor, or of a House.
without any other establishment befog assigned in
lieu of it. The right to export property before
deposited was excepted from the prohibition.
These regulations, so contrary to otr treaty with
SPain, were published at New Orleans, by the In
tendant, on the xjih October last. Nat. Int.
Nk/KS !
J, DOIG ^ C?
Painters and Guilders,
WISH to remind their old friends and
the public in general, that they in
tend to carry on the
Painting Business
in all its variety as usual, at their shop in
Water-street, near Liberty Bridge.
Coach and Sign Painting and
Gilding.
Orders attended to with accuracy. The
most trißing favor will be received with
gratitude.
N.B. A Servant Maid wanted,
apply as above.
Portsmouth, Dec.,, i302..
At Newbury-Port, Mr. Benjamin Hale, to Miss
Abigail Greenleaf.
In this town, Mr. William Tullock, to Miss
Eunice Tuttle.
At Thrks-lfland, Nov. 28, a brig frofn Ports
mouth, N. H. after a passage of 6 weeks, captain
very sick, —Anna, Tredick, Portfmonth.
At Cape-Francois, Nov. 16, Lucy, Small, Port
cleared; Polly, Kennard, Portsmouth ;
Henry, Wait, Portland ; Two-Brothers, Freeman,
Kennebunk ; Thomas, Lucas, Bath ; Lucretia,
Cutter Portland, cleared ; Stork, Allen, Wifcaf
fet ; Betsey, Smith, Portland.
To be Sold at Auction,
On Wednefday,gth January, 1803,
ht 12 0 clock, on Rindge's wharf,
• " e schooner Swallow,
as " e came fr° m sea, about
2 " '° ns burthen ; —and the
Schooner Jack,
as she now lies at Noble's IlLnd ;—about
80 boxes and kegs of Herring, and
sundry other articles.
Inventory to be Jeen at time and place of fale—
and terms of payment made known.
STONE LIME.
Now Landing and For Sale at
E. Chadwick's store,
in Bow-flreel,
150 Calks Stone Lime, of a
superior quality. AiJo,
Bar Iron ; Salt ; Malaga Wine ;
India Sugar, and- oth§r Goods as
usual ; cheap for cajh or approved
credit.
Portsmouth, Dec. 21, 1802.
Dec. 16, failed schooner Resolution, M'Lane,
Guadeloupe ; Dec. 17, ship Howard, Bickford^
Alexandria.
COMMERCIAL.
Curracoa, Nov. 13, Markets dull, flour 12 dols.
pork 18 to 20; beef 14 to 16.
Just Received from New-lork.
And for bale by
Stephen Deland,
23 Barrels best kind of New-York
APPLES,
per Barrel or tingle Dozen.
^Groceries as usual.
Portsmouth, Dec. 21, 1802.
At Chefler, Mrs. Mary Silfby, aged ,7, wife of
Mr. Ozias Silfby. 3
At Roxbury, Mr. Samuel Bowen, aged 56.
At Witch-Creek, near this town, Mr. Benjamin
Lear, aged 65 —a wealthy hermit, for a number of
years has lived a a cottage by bimfelf ; was found
dead on Friday and decently intered on Saturday.
In this town, Mr. Thomas Clifford, aged 4,.
A child of Mr. Mark Nutter.
^p Sew.
Arrivals and Departures face our last.
Dec. 14, arrived schooner Industry, Walker
St, Croix.
As Mr. Abraham Shores, of the fame place was
ruling home on horse back, he was Suddenly
thrown off and ftrnck with his head upon a Stone ;
he expired the following night.
Last week the driver of a hackney-coach at
Neu-York, was thrown from his box, dragged a
considerable distance over the pavements by the
reins in which he was entangled ; and when taken
up was hfelefs; and all efforts to restore anima
tion were ineffectual.
Temple of Qpmen.
—MARRIED—
In Pennsylvania, Mr. John T. Thomas, editor,
of the Fredericktown Herald, to Miss Margaret'
Holmes.
part of the rock flruck him % the head and killed
him infantry. He has left a wife, and Several
children.
Now Landing from Jloop Juno,
AND FOR SALE BY
Waldron and Holman,
Superfine Galego's FLOUR.
In Store ; Iron, Steel, Nail Rods,
N.E. Rum, Cotton, Tar, Beef, &c.
PorUinouth, Dec. 21.
Alexander Ewen, Auctioneer.
Portsmouth, Dec. 21, 1802.
VESSELS LEFT.
^ortahtg.
— DIED —
JOSHUA BLAKE
Has receiv d an extenJroe & very large afortment of
STAPLE & FANCY GOODS,
Suitable for the Season,
^,mong which are, a large assortment of
BOATINGS and Ratteens
of the molt fashionable colours ; fuper
hue and low priced BROAD CLOTHS ;
griped and plain Kerfeymeres of all colors ;
Elaltics; Orlean Stripes ; Plains; Serges ;
boreft Cloths ; Devonfhirt Kerfeys ; Duf
fils ; Fearnaughts ; Baizes and Flannels of
all colours and widths ; Domets ; an
allortmbnt of Blankets ; Swanfkins.
A variety of
Superfine and low priced SwanG
down Waistcoating ; toilanet, quilting,
lainet and silk do.; silk Velvets ; men's
Satins, and silk Florentines ; Striped black
Satins for Vests ; Broglies ; Pantaloon Pat
rrns ; belt iwil'd, black and color'd cotton
velvets ; Constitution Cords ; Thickfetts.
. A large affirtment of
Men's black, white and mixt,
rib d and plain worsted Hose ; knotted and
vandyke do. ; silk and worsted do. ; cotton
and worsted do. ; youth's worsted and cotton
do. § men's black, white and fancy cotton
do. some with laced clocks ; men's black,
white, and fancy silk do. ; do. laced clocks ;
ladies white cotton laced clocks, and plain
do. of all prices ; ladies' plain and laced
clocks silk Hose ; ladies' black worsted
Hofc ;—black worsted Gloves and Mitts ;
men s worsted Caps ; Socks ; Morocco and
cloth Shoes ; children's leathear Shoes ;
extra long, black, white and color'd
silk Gloves ; habit do. ; black, white, and
'° or d cotton Gloves, both nett and plain ;
nett and plain co.ton Mitts ; black and col
''Mitts ; ladies' white and color'd
kid Gloves ; habit do. ; men's black and
white silk Gloves ; black and color'd cot
ton do. ; beaver, Woodstock, leather, wors
ted and mill d do. A variety of
Mock Sable, bear, brown and
grey fox, Baranka and camel's hair Muffs
Ix7' I„ IPPETS ; Fur Trimmings ; silk
Wadding for cloak linings ; black, white
and color'd nett-fring'd camel's hair Shawls ;
lambor d and silk stripe do. ; black, white
and colord Silk Shawls ; a variety of
check d, figured, and plain silk Hanker
chiefs ; Bandannas ; black silk Hanker
chiefs; black, whiteand color'd nett fring'd
Cambrick Shawl ; Tambor'd Cambric and
Mullin Shawls; patch, color'd and purple
dtiawls ; Jaconet and Book Mullin Hand
kerchiefs ; men's Tambor'd and Cambric
Handkerchiefs ; Cambric Pocket Handker
chiefs ; Cotton and Linnen do. ; Romalis.
A large affrtment of
Black and color'd Cambricks and
Ginghams ; black and color'd Callicoes ;
Copperplate and Patch Furnitures ; figur'd
Cambrics and Chintzes of the newest tafhi
>ns ; a variety of Book, Jaconet, and India,
plain, spotted and fprig'd Muslins ; glaz'd
""' ur ® a z d Cambric Mullins of all prices ;
Dimities ; Muflinets and Quiltings ; Linen
Cambrics. A variety of
Straw, Chip and Cane Bonnetts;
Misses Straw Bonnetts ; Straw Trimmings ;
Plumes; l urkifh Silk bands for Bonnetts ;
silver Lace ; Chtnelle Trimmings ; Cap
Wire ; silk and cotten Fringes ; silk Gird
les ; cotten do. ; Glove Ties ; cotten Cords ;
Necklaces ; an aifortment of white Thread
Laces and Edgings ; black and white silk
Laces black and white silk Lace Veilings ;
Netting do. ; Netting Vandykes ; wide
black silk Laces for Shades : C.ape Net
tiug Cypress, Plain and Figur'd Gauzes ;
black, white and color'd silk Crapes ; black
Cypress ; black and white Millinets ; black
white and color'd Tiffanis and Sarfnets ;
wide and narrow Modes ; black, white and
color'd wide and narrow Satins for cloaks ;
Pelong do ; black, white and color'd India
Luteltrings ; French and Englilh Lute
ltrings of the most fashionable colors ; Satin
Mode and Luftring Ribbands figur'd and
plain ; black guaze Ribbands ; a beatiful
ailortment of Watch Ribbands ; silk Fer
rets ; American and Dutch Hair Ribbands ;
Gallooms ; Bindings ; Tapes.
An ^'ortment of
Diapers & Diaper Table Cloths ;
$ and 4-4 Irilh Linens ; India Cotten of
all prices ; check'd Linens ; Check'd and
Gripped Cotton ; wide Iheeting Linens;
Oil cloths ; yellow and white marking
Canvass ; Ruifels ; Callimancoes ; Shal
loons ; Durants ; Moreans ; Taboreans ;
Crapes ; Wild Bores ; Camblets ; Brown
Hollands ; fashionable coat Buttons ; Veit
do ; sewing silks ; Twists ; Bobbins ;
white and color'd Threads ; Morocco Pok
et Books ; Steel Sciffars ; Thimbles Velvet
Bindings ; Taties; Ivory Combs ; Elaltic
Knitting Pins; Needles ; Pins; Button
Molds ; Umbrellas ; Parafoils ; Tiffany
I Fans cotton and Silk Suspenders ; Stock-
Iftiffners ; Men's Beaver Hats ; Women's
I Beaver Hats and Bonelts ; youth's Beaver
landI and Felt Hats. Nov. 39.
NEW GOODS.