The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-07-15 00:00:00, page 4

at that inflant.
" I GREATLY marvel that any man
will dispraise thieving, and think the doer<
thereof worthy of death, confid^ring it as a
thing that cometh near unto virtue, being
used in all countries, and commanded and
allowed by God himfelf ; the which thing I
cannot compendioufly (hew unto you at so
Ihort a 'warning, and on so sharp an occa
sion. I mull defite you gentle audience of
thieves, to take in good part what at this
time cometh into my mind ; not doubting
but that you, through your good knowledge,
are able to add much more unto it than this
which I Ihall now offertnto you.
"ift. Fortitude & (loutnefs of courage, &
also boldness of mind, iscommended of some
men to be a virtue ; which being granted, who
is there then that will not judge thieves to be
virtuous ? for they are of all men the most
stout and hardy, and the most void of fear ';
for thieving is a thing usual among all men :
for not only you that are here present, bir
also many others in divers places, both men,
women and children, rich and poor, are
daily of the faculty, as the hangman of
Newgate can teftify ; and that it is allowed
by God himfelf, is evident from scripture ;
for if you examine the whole course of the
bible you will find that thieves have been
beloved of God ; for Jacob when he came
out of Mesopotamia, did steal his uncle La
bid's kids. The fame Jacob also stole his
brother Efau's blessing ; and yet G d said,
" I have chosen Jacob, and refufed Esau."
The children of Israel, when they came out
of Egypt, did deal the Egyptian's jewels of
filve;, and jewels of gold, as God com
manded them to do.
poetical Department,
—rf^+f^gg^gi^yft»»i—
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
WHEN pregnant Nature drove relief to gain,
Her nurje was Washington, her midwfe Payne ;
The infant Independence Scarce began
To be, 'e're he had ripen'd into man;
France his god father, Britain was his rod,
Cengref irisguardian —and Irisfather —GOD.
The VIOLET.
By the Rev. Mr.Woty.
SERENE is the morn—the lark leaves his nest,
And lings a salute to the dawn;
The fun with his splendor embroiders the east,
And brightens the dew on the lawn:
While the sons of debauch to indulgence give way.
And dumber the prime of their hours,
Let us my dear Stella, this garden survey,
And make our remarks on the flow Ts.
The gay gaudy tulip observe as you walk,
How flaunting the gloss of its velt !
How proud ! and ho* Stately it Stands on its stalk,
In beauty's diversity dreft !
From the rose, the carnation, the pink & the clove,
What odours iuceffantly Spring !
The South wafts a richer perfume to the grove,
As he brulhes the leaves with his wing.
Apart from the rest, in her purple array,
The violet humbly retreats;
In nodeft concealment, She peeps on the day,
Yet none can excel her in Sweets :
So humble, that (tho' with unparallel'd grace
She might e'en a palace adorn)
She oft in the hedge hides her innocent face,
And grows at the foot of the thorn.
So beauty, mv fair one, is doubly refin'd,
When modesty heightens her charms ;
When meeknefs,like thine,adds a gem to her mind,
We long to be lock'd in her arms.
Tho'Venus herfelf from her throne Should descend,
And the graces await on her call ;
To thee the gay world would with preference bend,
And hail thee the DYlet of all.
" David, in the days of Abiathar the high
priest, came into the temple, and dole the
hallowed bread ! and yet God said, " David
is a man after my awn heart." Christ
himfelf, when he was here on earth, did
take an ^6 and a colt that was none of his:
and yet God said, " This is my beloved fan,
in whom lam well pleased." Thus you
fee-God delighted in thieves.
" But moil of all, I marvel that men can
dispraise vou thieves, whereas in many points
you be like unto Christ himfelf ; for Christ
had no dwelling-place, no more have you ;
Christ went from town to town, and so do
you ; Christ at length was caught, .and so
will you ; he went; down to he|l, and so will
you. In this you differ from him ; for he
arose and went into Heaven ; so you'll.nev
er do without. God's great mercy ; which
God grant you.. To whom With the Father,
Son, and, Holy Ghost, be all honor andglo
iy,fa ever and ever..
Amen.",
BY THE REP. MR. HYSERDIN,
Which he made at the rcqueft of certain Thieves
that robbed him on a bill, near Hartley-row,
in Hampfeire, (Eng.) in their prejence, and
On a Bee fettling on a young Lady's Breafl.
GO, busy Bee, extract each sweet,
Which thou in various flow'rs may'll meet ;
But shun fair Laura' bread :
For ah ! the Jweets that flouriffi there,
Are far to fragrant, far too rare,
For man himJelf to tafle.
a Curious Sermon,
Barber, periu ig maker, Jurgeon, pari/b-clerk,
fchool-mafcr, blackjmith and man midwife.
Shaves for a penny,cuts hair for two-pence.
Young ladies genteeiy educated.
Lamps lighted bythe year or quarter.
—Also—
Psalm singing and horse-shoeing by the real
maker. — Likewise,
Makes and mendt all forts of boots & shoes,
teaches the hautboy and jew's harp,
cuts corns, bleeds and blisters
on the lowed terms.
Cowtilions and other dances taught at home
1 or abroad.
Alfa deals wholesale and retail.
Sells all kinds of stationary ware; together
with blackingballs, red- herrings, ginger
bread, coals, scrubbing-brushes, treacle,
mouse-traps, and other sweet-meats,
N B. I teach Joggrafy, and them outland
ish kind of things. A ball on Wednesdays
and Fridays. All persons (God willing) by
me, ° Isaac FaHotum.
<«H< *rc®'>* > " > —
TWANG.
SOMETHING WONDERFUL!!
Specimen of modest exaggeration.
Extract of a letter from a very reJpenable gentle
man, in Philadelphia, to his friend in Wilming
ton, (D.) dated june 6, 1800.
" We are at present affii&ed with acai
amity, which, in many refpe&s, is more
[grievous than the yellow-fever. Cloud, of
; locusts infeft our unfortunate city, in tych
multitudes as to intercept the light of htea
ven. The darkness occasioned by these pests
nas been so gr6at for the two last davs, as\o
render the aid of candles indispensable to
the tranfaaion of ordinary business, and to
day the watchmen are lighting their lamps.
Nor does the misfortune end here ; the in
cedant croaking which is kept up by these
animals exceeds thunder. A human voice,
at one yard's distance cannot be heard, and
on many occasions, we. have to communi
cate by signs.* If this intolerable noise
continues divine service will be suspended
next Sunday ; and I know not where the
consequence will terminate. Two ladies
of my acquaintance have loft their hearing
by it, and the citizens are flying from town
in multitudes."
*And its being so very dark often renders this
impracticable.
WILLIAM, Duke of Cumberland, gave
promises of talents that were never accom
piifhed. One day he had given feme offence
to his royal mother, and was remanded to
the confinement of his chamber. After
what the queen thought a fufficient duration
of his punishment, she sent for him. He
returned in a very sullen humor. " What
have you been doing i" said the queen. —
" Reading." " What book ?" " The
New Testament." " Very well. What
part ?" " Where it is said, Woman why
troublefl thou me ?"
Counfellor B , having loft a case the
the lawyers in opposition were very merry
on the occasion. Gentlemen, fays the wit,
who could help it, when there were one
hundred judges on the bench. How ? said
a brother, there were but three. True, re
torts the counfellor, a figure of one and two
cyphers, make the hundred.
The sermon being ended, struck with
remoife, they returned the money.
The above was extracted from the Cot
tonian library, before the fire which hap
pened at Afhburnham House, Odober 23,
'73 1 '
An upstart lady in one of our midland
countries in conversation lately before a large
company, said, “ she thought there were but
three classes of people, viz. the gentry, the
middling kind of people, the servants and
vulgar; in short," fays the, “ China, Delf,
and Crockery." A servant who was wait
ing in the room at the time, upon being or
dered by the above lady to call down the
nurse and the child, went to the bottom of
the flairs, and loud enough to be heard by
the company, called out, "Crockery, tell Delf
to bring down little China." On his return
to the room, his mistress threatened him
with diftniffion for his impudence ; he re
plied, “ Madam, you may save yourfelf the
trouble, 1 am going."
A humorous fellow a carpenter, being
fubpoened as a witness on a trial tor an al
fault ; one of the counsel, who was very
much given to brow bca¥the evidence, afk
d him what distance he was from the par
ties, When he saw the defendant strike the
p aintiff? The carpenter answered, " just
tour feet, five inches and a halt," "Pry'the,
fellow," favi the counsel, " hoW is it possi
ble you can be'fo very exad as to distance f"
•' Why to tell you the truth, (lays the car
enter,)! thought, perhaps, that some fool or
other mght ask, and so I tKeafured it."
ADVERTISEMENT—Extra.
ISAAC FACTOTUM,
CLOTHING,
Which they are determined to tell on mod
erate terms, either for Groceries, Weft-In
dia Goods, of country produce ; and a s
every attention will be paid, both to bespoke
and ready made work—they foli;it the pat
ronage of Merchants, &c. whose orders shall
be answered, with fidelity and dispatch.
N. B. Wanted a number of Female Ap
prentices. Portsmouth, July 1.
7USr LANDED from on board brig Alletta, and
FOR SALE BY
Buck-freeTTortfmouth,
A general assortment of Seamen's
: ' ' - and other
45 ditto ditto Molasses.
Asa for Sale,
Russia & Ravens Duck.
Russia Sheeting.
Old Sable Iron.
Cordage. Coffee,
Loaf and Brown Sugar.
Pert[month,.June 2, 1800.
' LOST, '
A conk-fhcll Sleeve-Button, fluted
oval, with a gold nub in the centre —1 he
person who finds the fame, and will leave it
with the pririter, fhali receive one dollar re
ward.v.
79 Hhds. excellent .Grenada Rum.
HAS RECEIVED HIS
Spring anti summer Goods,
Which forms a very extensive affoitment of
Staple and Fancy.
He is now opening and offers them for sale :
Refpeafully inform their friends and the
Public, that they have for Sale,
At the Sign of the GOLDEN ANCHOR,
JOHN L. SHANNON,
On Corrantyion from Boston,
The following Musical SONGS,
For the Harpjichord, F^ute or Violin,
ADAMS and WASHINGTON,
As forth 1 rang'd the bank of Tweed,
Adams and Liberty,
Arabella,
And a' for love of me,
Alone betide a Itream,
Answer to a favorite Song in the Stranger,
Adams's March,
Boflon March,
Come buy my wooden ware,
Come, come my love, to<he window come,
Come buy mv Defadillies,
Eden, the Richmond Primrose Girl,
Funeral Dirge of George Washington,
Henry's Cottage Maid,
Honed Collin,
Hoc tedious alas are the hours,
Hail Columbia,
Lillies and Roses,
Megen, oh, oh, Megen, &c.
Mar, 's Bower,
No not ) et,
Pro_.reffive Sonate per Collice,
Rife Columbia,
The Cottage in the grove,
The littl tinging girl,
Tell me is it love,
Tranquil pleafores revelley,
The litrle tailor boy,
The wedding day,
The Fath on,
Toeims Columbia.
The Silver moon,
The galley Have,
The Green Mountain Farmer,
The Soldier's adieu,/
Whither my love,
Young Jemmy is a pleasing youth.
Teneriffe, )
^ nd WINES.
Red Port )
And GROCERIES of every denomination
frefh imported from Button.
20(1, ibd, and 6d Nails.
Sugar per barrel.
Molasses per hogfhead#
China Tea Setts.
Crockery and Glass Ware#
Smoking and Pigtail 1 obacco.
Macouba Snuff.
Dye Stuffs, Spanish Wool, &c.
• Furf/mouth, June 23, tßoq.
CLEMENT JACKSON,
No. 4, Portsmouth Pier,
RICHARD EVANS,
HYDE & LYEL,
on the most advantageo'osterr®
Tailors & Habit-Makers,
FROM LONDON,
GOODS.
MUSICK.
EUROPEAN e INDIA
Where aljo mry be had,
TO BE IOLD BY
WHEREAS some audacious person or persons
'have again, added intuit to injury, by
breaking off the tops of that beautiful row of
young growing trees at the upper end ot Brozd-
Ureet, on Saturday night last, and thereby defeat
the expectations of a generous public.
Therefore, the Selectmen hereby offer the above
Reward of Two .Humbert Dollars, to any person
.or persons that will g%e them evidence fufficient
to convict the perpetrator or perpetrators ot both
crimes before any court in this com tr> proper to
try the some, namely those broke in February last,
and those broke in the ni^ht following the 26th
of this instant, April) except the perpetrators are
idiots or diffracted persons, in which gle the
above reward (hall be proportionable^m
And whereas many young and befriffi trees
have been and are now planting in&f,&ets
in this town for the benefit of the rel^&Se
ledmen earnestly recommend to the smarts
to keep a good look out and prevent anflffige
being done to said tree s, end if any person ffiall be
Found wilfully or maliciously breaking or deflroy
iig them, that notice thereof be immediately giv
en tri the Selectmen who are determinnd to bring,
the offenders to such punifliment as the law will
iuflift.
GEORGE GAINS. )
BIOSES WOODWARD.I'
SAorI HUTCHINGS, } Selectmen.
ELIJAH HALL, ( , ,
SHMUEL DROWNE, )
PortJmeuth, April 28, 1800.
— rags.
CASH given for clean linen and
cotton ind linen Rags ar '""""I
- ©be Republican Ledger,
Is published, weekly, every fuefday mofning,
;on the following Conditions:,
One Dollar and Fifty-Cents per annum, (exclusive
of poitoge)—One third to be paid in advance.
DAME & PENHALLOW,
WINES.
Cinnamon, Mace, Cloves, Nut
megs, and every other article in the Gro
cery Line.
Portsmouth, fune 16, 1800.
JUST RECEIVED from L^ERPOJL,
per Shp Nancies, and jorfale by
MARTIN PA«RY,
Fresh Oranges per box.
Turkey Figs per box,
Smoaked Herring per box,
Brimstone per barrel and box,
Genuine Hollands Gin per case,
Sweet Oil per case or flafk.
Spermaceti Candles,
Dunlap's strong Beer,
Box and calk Raisins,
Tanlarinds, Honey, Citron^
Catfup, Capers, Olives,
Almonds, Anchoives.
Port, Lisbon, Sherry and Malaga
SAMUEL HUTCHINGS.
Portsmouth, Tune 23, 1800.
Two Hundred Dolls. Reward.
No. 8, Portsmouth Pier •.^
800 hhds. Liverpool SALT.
20 tons Coals.
50 Crates Ware, ^
45 bbls. Spanish Brown.,.
II tierces Spanish Whiting.
30 Boxes Pipes.
Log and half hour Glasses.
Japan'd Speaking Trumpets.
Log Slates.
17 Calks 6d and rod Nails. ,
Painters tools. Paint Scrubbers.
Hearth Brushes.
White wash do. and tallow do.
White, blue and crimson Bunting.
232 Stone Jugs and Pickle Pots.
Sail Needles and Palms.
Large and small Hammers.
Best steel socket & common Scrap
ers, &c. &c. &c.
.- Portsmouth, June 16, 1800.
tate of ft # \ :
JOHN SNELL,
late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased, ate ,
requested to exhibit the fame for settlement
to the fubferiber, administrator to said estate.
Any of the above articles he will fell as
cheap as can be bought in this town.
Port/mouth, June 9, ißco.
Frefli SWEET OIL & HONEY,
SHOES and LEATHER
A LL persons indebted to,
L 1 01 that have any demands on the es-
SAMUEL BOWLES,
Has jujl received at his Shop in Daniel-freet,
a general afortment <f
Tin and Crockery Ware.
—LIKEWISE—
which he will fell at the Boftonpnces,
Have just received and for Sale,
ALSO,
An assortment of Articles in the
GROCERY Line.
An assortment of