The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-11-03 00:00:00, page 3

• NEPP-HAMPSHIRE BANK.
On the firft appearance of the fe Bills we
predicted that they could never gain a circu
lation equal to silver and gold, or to bank
bills iflued on fair and honorable principles,
and every day's experience thews that we
were rigpt. That they are received by
some, though with reluctance, in payment
of doubtful debts, or in the sale of certain
articles which afford so high a profit as to
leave room for some loss in difpcfing of the
bills, is admitted —but that they are not and
cannot be of equal value in New-Hamp
(hire with other bills of this date, or of the
banks in Maffachufctts,{the following state
ment, was there need of any proof, would,
lufficiently shew.
The connexion iri trade between Ports
mouth and other part, of New-Hampshire,
with Button, is of such magnitude that any
species of Bills that will be received there,
equal to silver and gold, will of necessity
become a currency of equal value in New-
Hampshire.
In Button, almost all money tranfadions
of my ccmfiderable amount are carried oq 3
through the medium of their banks ; bills,
therefore, that have credit there, will alfc
be current among merchants, and those re
, fufed there, will of course be refufed by
merchants. Bills of Salem, Gloucefter,h
Newburyport, Portland, Newport, and New
t Hampshire bills, payable in Portsmouth, are
'received at the Union and MaflAchufetts
Banks, byway of deposit, as cath, for which
silver or gold or other bank bills will be paid
on demand as may suit the depositor —The r :
, New-Hampshire new emission bills, pro
mising payment in Philadelphia, have no
such credit, nor are they received at those
banks at money, in any way whatever, and
even in the branch bank of the United States,
between which and thp New-Hampshire
bank, there appears to be an offenfive and de
fenfive political league exiting—they have,
not the least credit—they are not even ad
mitted there, except in common with other
portable articles which the owner may con
ceive to be of value and may with to lodge
for fafe keeping, to be returned again in the
fame condition, when Called for. The a
WASHINGTON-CITY, OCT.2T.
v Extract of a letter from Tunis, dated June I
if, ißot.
" On the 27th ult. entered two corsairs of the'
government from a cruise, a Xebec.of 24 twelve
pounders and a corvette of 20 brass nines, which
had been boarded and disarmed by a French de
tachment commanded by Vice-Admiral Ganthe
aume. The affair is so novel, so well done, and
so laconic, that it seems worthy of detail.—
" Who are you ?" hailed the Republican. “ Tu
nisians,” was the answer. “ Whomdo yon cruise
againil ?" “ The Neapolitans." “ What !—Do
you not know, that the Neapolitans are our
friends ? Dare you insult the ailies of Frenchmen !
Overboard in an inflant every oflenfroe weapon, or
I Jend you to the bottom .'" Ihe order was
promptly obeyed. "Go make the compliments
of the firft Consul to the Bey your matter. Tell
'' , was n^' '" s intention to have regarded
'ar breach of faith in renewing the War. You
ni^ht reiriained tranquil and tindiilurbed at
home ^TCJif we find you abroad in search of
mifehief we deprive you of the means. Tell him
to beware of provoking, the ,efentment of the
First Consul, it will be terrible to him and to his
country." The admiral wrote to the Bey in the
fame if, le. His chagrin and mortification may
be better imagi ed than described. These were
two of his belt cruisers, but the contempt is more
grating than the injury don^ him. He cannot
aspire to avenge himfelf of the French. He dares
no more look for prey from Italy. What (hall
he do ? The Americans are a species of Chrifttans
somewhat similar in their religion and govern
merit to the French, and mutt therefore expiate
the affronr. We are now the only nation on earth
against whom Barbary can fafelv crnife: the Span
iards are included in the lift of French allies. For
these reasons, the example of the French, though
it is the only one worthy of imitation with these
people that has - happened lately, ; s extremely
prejudicial to our affairs, and its influence is in
stantaneous. Since it took ,place the Bey has to
tally changed his tone of treatmew."
J
BOSTON, NOV. 2.
FIR E ! —On Friday morning about three
o'clock, two tables, the property of Ezekiel Price
and Rufus G. Amory, Efqr's; were consumed by
fire, with their contents of hay, grain, carriages,
and one horse. It is not known by what accident
the fire took.
Capt. Burgess, who arrived on Saturday, in
28 davs from Cape- Francois, informs, that Touf
faint Louverture had declared that iffand inde
pendent ofall nations—that it thould be neutral,
and its trade free to all powers, &c—As Capt.
B. brought no papers, or official documents of
this event, we have given the report as we re
ceived it. We-however think capt. Burgess has
been mifinformed.
The amount of revenue received at Cape-
Francois fhprt of three months amounted to
300,000 dollars This import and export duties
ar! nearly ohe third the whole cargo.
Thomes Johnson, Esq. Secretary to the Execu
tive departments of the date of Georgia, is ap
pointed Collector of the port of Savanna, vice,
James Powell, Esq.
,COc Republican Ledger.
NEW EMISSION BILLS
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Portsmouth, November 3, ißoi,
toMM UNICATION.
SALEM, OCT. Q
FROM ST. DOMINGO.
OF THE
(bove information was obtained from the best,
authority and we do not hesitate to vouch
for it, corre&nefs, any insinuations of igno
1 rant or designing men who may have an in-1
tereft in declaring to the contrary, notwith-1
Handing. Bank bills haveever been consi
dered of the molt value, or the quickest cur
rency when nearest to the place from whence
they issued, which, until now was always
the place of payment ; with those in ques
tion, the contrary is the case—it is literally
true of them, " the farther abroad the nearer
home." As they muff, by fume means or
other, arrive at Philadelphia before payment
can be had, every day's journey that way,
will serve to enhance their value, if then,
they have little or no credit in Boston, it' ;is
easy to feethey must have lets in New-
Hamplhire. That there have been instanc
es in Boston, as there have been in this state,
wherein they have been received even in
confidefable sums, before-their tenor was at
tended to, is not at all improbable, and (if no
, hidden scheme is fufpeaed) they may yet
pass in trivial sum% carried along in the cur
rent with good bills—but. that they are or
ever can be of equal value with bank bills
payable as they ought, t<l bp, at the place
from which they issued, no other than a
brtWue or afoot will pretends
, with tte dagger or the sword. It admits not of
any intermixture with the State ; and the moment
such an union exists, it mo be religion in the vnl
gar sense, but it is no longer chrillianity, accord
ing to the letter and fpirrt of the gospel. Mr.
Jefferson is a Christian indeed—\ie loves his
neighbor ; he wishes to abate the frantic zeal of
a misguided and deluded faction; to pour oil
and wine into the bleeding wounds of his coun
try ; to heal, comfort, and reconcile ; to lighten
the prefl : re of government, and to make the peo
ple feel their proper weight and consequence.
The counties of Columoia and Ranffalaer, in
the hate of New York, for which John P. Van
Nefs, esq. the republican candidate is elected a
member of the federal house of representatives,
by a majority of near one thousand votes, were
always federal before the fall election. A repub
lican was never ferit to rhe federal government,
<ftotn these two counties before the present ones,
since the adoption of the federal cbpftitution.'iyir.
Bird, who signalized himtelf in the house of re
presentatives, in favor of the sedition law, &c.
was the last representative of those two counties.
But dilpairing of a re-election ; end being felici
tous to retreat with some decency, he resigned
his feat before the expiration of the term for
which he was elected. The change in the coun
ties was anticipated by few, and is of a magnitude
beyond the expectation of the moll ardekt caicu-
A republican majority has been obtained in Jer
sey. Cloticetier and Huntingdon, heretofore gen
erally torified, have given large republican ma
joritles.
Jersey wilQtherefore have a republican govern
or —and every State from Connecticut to Geor
gia, included, will have republican governors.—
We have not the fmallell doubt but New-Hamp
shire will shortly follow the example of her tiller
Rates in the choice of State Officers for the ensu
ing year, and not be the lad in a good cause.
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fy,rd#-= Christianity is ,he religion of peace
and plilanthropy, of humanity and charity. It
inculcates the utmost forbearance and modern
nibn of femiment. It does not arm its adherents
Vermont Repubticanifed !
Governor Tt< henor has beer re eleAed In
Vermont but the Ipirit of the legislature is more
congenial with New York than the last ; The
Gov. reminds them of the infl ience of education
and religion upon civil government, and cefervee
confidence in the adminiflratiom It not in lan
guage, he is in sentiment the fame with the Gov.
ernor of Connecticut upon this fuhjeft, which is
now treated withjuft moderation. He congratu
lates them on the Lapp, 4 lite of their finances, no
debts being the molt friendly to freedom, and as
sures them that a final! annual tax will meet all
the expenies at government. He repi efents the
Hate ot the militia as deserving ,he public attend
tion, and jultly recommends a regard to Artil.
lery.
Extrafl of a letter from a member of the Legijla
ture, dated, Newbury (V.) Oft. 14,
V I cannot omit the present moment to com
municate to you the complete triumph of Repub
lican ism in this S ate. Several important ques
tions have been determined since the commence
ment of the prefect fefliun, which have terminat
e&lor the honor of a Republican government,
but above all (praifeu be God) this afternoon we
have elected the H°n. Stephen R. Bradley,
Senator of the United States, for fix years to
come, by a majority of^xteen votes in toe room
of Judge Paine, resigned. Odr federal brethren
are (truck with dismay—You miy now fee that
Vermont has set the New England States an ex
ample to follow, 1 mult tell you that our success
in this important decilion is a full compensation
for any inconvenience that can arise to me in con
sequence of attending here, contrary to my inter
est and wiffies.
“ With refpett for the caafe of '75. I am, your
friend and humble fervaht, M***
Another letter, to the Editor, fays—" 1 hatten
to announce, through you, to the Republicans of
Massachusetts, that Republicanism is once more
triumphant in Vermont. Notwithftaiiding the
re-election of Gov. Tichenor, by a reduced ma
jority, the Legislature is decidedly republican.
The former Speaker, Amos Marsh, Esq. was al
most vnanimoufly re elected ; but upon the elec
tion of Clerk, a division took place, and the re
publican candidate, James Elliot, Esq. was eleft
ed by 90 votes to 79.
" The day of retribution for federal tinners has
arrived. The furious iederalifts of 1798, and the
furious ones only, are removed from office. Even
in the most federal counties, the judiciary offices
are generally filled with republicans. A total
regeneration of the Supreme Cou,t is in contem
plation.
P. S. " Israel Smith, the firft great victim of
federal vengeance in '9B, is elected Chief Judice."
[Chronicle,
Republican Triumph !
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MORTALITY.
DIED]— Tn this town, Miss Martha Daverfon—
a Child of Henry S. Langdon, Efq,—a Child ot
Mr. Benjamin Ham.
At New-Cattle, Mrs. Margaret Canear, aged 51.
—A. New Provides ce, Jonathan Mailers, a
uMiye ot Cambridge, Qiaff.) aged 76—after fuf
terirte a derangement of mind for upwards of 30
yeari, which from its peculiar effect, rendered'
him pir interesting and ihoffenfive character to all
whoUcnew him—His memory, until lately, was
particularly Strong and circumftancial with ref
pelt to persons, dates, and former occurrence.
Bred to the sea, he was, at an early period in H.
M. $ Rippen, when commanded by the lat Earle
Huwb in the Weft- Indies, and often recognized
that Hero, by the familiar appellation ot Dick
Howe or Black Dick. Late in lite, he is remem
beret lto have commanded a vessel of his own, in
the Cdailing Trade ot America. He was never
known to pilfer the fmallell trifle, or to depart
from ttuth, in the remembrance of his oldest ac
quaintances. ,
At Gilinantowh, Daniel Cofs of Maridith, °c'a
fioned by a fail from his horse, which fractured
'his skull, of which he expired immediately.—At
Rye, Mr. Noah Jennets, aged 39.
Drowned—On Sunday the iirh ti lt, at Hog
Bland in Portland harbor, James Barton, jum
aged 16, son of Captd Janies Barton. This acci
dent was occasioned by four persons who were
on a party of pleasure in a fail boat imprudently
getting on board a float which the young man
took offto them to carry them on Shore, which
immediately upset. ; ,
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^bty^ew.
At Providence, Oft; 24 — Arrived, a large Span
ijh fldp, with a richcargofrom the River Im Plata ,
consigned to a merchant in that town. She Jailed
in co. with three others—one was captured by the
Anglijh ; and the other two asejaid to have arriv
ed'at Newport.
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The great queflion in America is, Shall the ad:
miniflration of government embrace by all possi
ble means, the equal liberty of the people, agreea
bly to the sense of the revolution ? or (ball it con
tribute to any establishment more nearly resem
bling the governments in Europe ? Shall it give
to the admmiflration, the greatetl poflible, or the
least poflible power ? In short, shall the will of
the people be expressed, or of the adminTCration?
Our old terms were H'Ztfg and Tory,. The friends
of English Liberty were Whigs. ; We adapted
their name. A man vho held all the libertylie
could claim from equal laws, was a Whig in A
merica. The man opposed to him-renbunced the
claim. A Whig in our times, is a man, who op
poles all public debts, all public obligations, all
national inftituteS, whl& interfere 'with the im
mediate,attention to the national happiness, who
requires the full encouragement of private virtue,
and the bed liberty of confeience and <qt/a| law,
He may be a Whig in all the degrees of bis know
ledge put he is a whig in foul when he loves the
law ohly for the grea rest good, and yields it up,
whenever it becomes partial or oppreffivei He is
a Whig in politics while so retains the law under
the will of the people; and he prefers.a republican
form of government, because he then dan upon no
condition be fitppofed to fell his right in the gov
ernment. [Patriot:
Nation. Heretofore fix only of your reprefenta,
tion to the house of representatives were republi
can.—We have now seven out of the ten. I hisis
a pleating change from vice to virtue. We have
now gained the "vantage ground," It only re
quires prudence and attention to maintain it.
rimer. Citizen.
Quefion.« —What is a Republican?•
fpJwtr —A man uho h^s gfeat refpeft for the
maxims of \\ ifdom and experience, resetting di
viding and checking the branches of government.
—He is one who would, give, to government so
much pew er as to secure an energetic protection
to liberty and property, and he would leave to
individuals so much power as should prevent the
abuse of what is delegated to government.
The public ate Cautioned against base thb
n°y, of which there is much now passing.
It has been currently reported a frefh jm
po^ation from Little-Britain of dollars,
^hich upon examination are difeovered to
be a spurious metal lackered, and what fur
ther evinces their baseness, is, that they have
been offered at a difeount Have not Bank
bills ' payable at Philadelphia' been offered
at a discount i——Citizens I look well to
your purses.
Dissolve a scruple of Salt of tartar, In a fill of
Water—add 10 grains of Cochineal finely powder
ed ; tweeten' this with fine sugar—give to an in
lant the 4th part of a table fpoonful font times a
day—to a child two or three years old half a
fpoontul, and from four upwards, a fpoonful may
be taken—the relief is immediate, and the cure
in general within five or fix days.
—i — ... 11CTiwam mm
TEMPLE OF HYMEN.
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«, When kindred fouls together meet,
" True friendfhip makes the bondage faeet.
x MARRIED] —ln this town, Mr.Pnibp Clear to
Mils Abigail Holmes——Mr. Christopher Tuck
wel) to Miss M^ry Sherburne Mr. Eliphalet
Graver to Mrs. Sukey Robertson Mr. Alexan
der^Scott to Miss Mary Hatchings.
& Marblehead, Mr. William Whitewell, mer
chant, of Boflou, to Miss Hannah Story, eldest
daughter of the Rev. Isaac Story.
At Salem, Mr.Jofhua Safford to Miss Dorothy
Fort
a^<4^p>^,^
FIRE.—On Sunday evening last, the house of
Mr. Joffiua Mendum, of Kittery, took lire, and
before allillance could be procured, was so far
consumed as to render their efforts entirely useless.
The only tiding saved, we underhand, was. one
feather bed.
*, Mr. Turner's Academy Ball is fixed for
this evening. A few gentlemen may yet'be adj
cortuliodated with tickets at Treadwell'3 Book
flute.
Infallible cure for a Hoofing Coughs
; /;q>q.
Precious Couffion. —From the Palladiums
—
^Generates wages will be given to a girl of
good charaNer, who can be ' well recommended,
andean took and attend irt a tavern —Inquire
'of the Printers. • Oa. 26.
Apprentices, wanted.
Wanted immediately, a lad about 14. or 1;
years of age, as an apprentice to the Cooper's
butys ; he Jhall receive good encouragement.
—One fronithe country would be preferred.
Inquire of the printers.
' /Wanted immediately, a Boy as an .appren
tice to the Printing Business,— Apply at this
office.'
.0n,0%2&> • -
Arrived, fob. "Harmony, Tower, Amfeerddm}
Rover, Stacey, Liverpool ; f& &tydh, Rake
flraw, Halifax ; brigs Hannah, Hunt )a»iaica;
Hope, Hulf MartiNupte r sch. SeienSifen^hiEds,
Dominique ; fob. Three sifters, Enoch Coffin, late
mafler, (who died on the paffageffrom St. Croix.
The Alligator, Rice, from Portsmouth, arrived ,at
St. Croix tyliSept, to fail in fix daysffti. Dfrn
ing Star, from Fabnouth, to Jail in 5 dufsfir'New
Yorks '> ^• - 1
The brig Mtnerea, Lambert / 1& d&yffrmi Phi
ladelphia, bound t' dßfiJtol, Etg.pkt into Shelburn,
N. Si in difirejs on the 16th inst.
We have the ,leafing information of announcing
the Jase arrival at the Vineyard, of the ship Alex
ander, in 23b days from Canton.
The PhcaJaut jibop of War htis arrived at tidli
fax.'
COMMERCIAL. J < # ?:W
Prices Current, at /htigia^Sept. B— flour 14 dlh
per bbl.—Beef 16 to io—Corn ty per bush no
Fork to be had^ ——At. Surrinam. Septc/ct, the
market was flocked with, every kind of prmJions
and merchaiJjiteCT-rit Trinidad, Sept. 27; Ofarf
kets dull a^dfatyng, ; ; , : ,
„in J NORFo.LKd ocrcifr.i
It is indifpenfibly necessary that all cap
tains of vessels bound to sea, IhMild'carr/
with them a Certifyate ts Preferty itfeftert
before feme Notary public in the ffln&
wherein the owner relides ; many instances
have occurred where vessels captured on fuf
;picion; and which would have beeri cleared
if th^&pfains h^i pSfleffed this paper, have.
' been condemned fulely for want of fufficieht
proof of property^ , Captain Elliot, who has
favored us withthis information, asserts that
his vessel would have been condemned in,
Jamaica had he hot sworn in court before
the judge, when fitting on the trial of his
vessel, that the ship was his own property.
; A copy of the certificate is left with the
printers, for the benefit of those concerned.
IWOOLENS.
.JAMES RUNDLET,
Has just received per the /hips Fame and Hantonto,
from Liverpool,
A large assortment of
WOOLEN GOODS,
;Dire& from the mat)ufa&iirers, which he
is now opening and will fell by wholesale or
retail pt a final! advance.
Nov. a.
SHEET /RON
STOVES
AND
FUNNELS,
I MAPS a:q sold sr
JOHN BADGER,
Opposite Mr. Peirce's Bookfort; Daniet-Jireet.
, Nov. 2.
Military Society.
The Members of this Society are
hereby notified to appear in the Hall, over the
brick market, on Wednesday, Nov. 4th, with
Arms/ at half past 6 o'clock—Roll to be called
precisely at 7 o'clock, to tranfaß bufineß which
requires a general arid punctual attendance.
By order from the commanding officer.
JOS. HAVEN, Clerk.
Pnrtfmmtfh, 01. 3/ 1801.
' The attention which a diflin^
guifhing public in this country, as well as iri"Eng
land,(where it has run through two editions) have
paid to Julia, or the Illuminated Baron, fias,
drawn from the fame pen another volume which
we venture to pronounce not inferior to the for-'
;mer, in depth and delicacy of plot, in imagery
and accuracy of description, and in ttrengtl, and
fliade of character : A candid public will fend
by the offspring of American genius, nor fuffer'
1 her forts or daughters to languish through the
'want of public spirit.
'Journeyman/ wanted.
Wanted, 'immediately, a Journeyman Cooper
—inquire of the Printers. \ O&. 26.
Tomorrow will be Publfted, and for
Sale at the Ledger Office,
DORVAL;
SPECULATOR.
A NOVEL.
FOUNDED ON RECENT FACTS.
A Maid, wanted.
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BY A LADY,
Author of “ Julia."
OR THE