Jenks' Portland gazette. and Maine advertiser (Portland, Me.), 1803-08-15 00:00:00

JENKS' PORTLAND GAZETTE.
AND MAINE ADVERTISER.
Number 277.
PORTLAND, (MAINE) MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1803.
Volume VI.
Wholesale Prices Current at Boston.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.
   Commodity From To Remarks     ASIES, Pot, ton 150 155   Pearl 150 155   Beef, mss, 100 lb. bbl. 16 30 17   Cargo, No. 1 13 15 15   do. No. 2 13 13 25   refuse 8   Bread, ship, cwt. 3 4   do. do. 5   Beans, wh. do. 1 1 12   do. do. 12 12 1/2   Butter, inspect. 100 lb. 14 15   do. do. 12 13 scarc   Candy, Fr. 100 lb. Gal. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 50 1 60   Cognac, 4th do. 1 75 1 75   do. do. 1 8 1 12   do. do. 1 40 1 45   Candles, tal. mo. Am. lb. 16 17   do. do. 13 13   Spermac. do. 40 43   Coal, pit, American, chal. 13 14   do. do. 13   Cocoa, Surinam, cwt. 22 24   do. do. 18 19   Coffee, lb. 26 29 scarc   Cordage, American, cwt. 14 50   do. do. 11   Cotton, lb. 20 47 nominal   do. do. 30   do. do. 8 12   Chocolate, common, lb. 16   Wolff's No. 2 to 1 25 30   Rumney's No. 2 to 1 25 30   Wait's No. 2 to 1 25 30   Duck, Russia, bolt 16 22   do. do. 13 scarc   English yd. 36 42   Flax, Table, cwt. 7 10 scarc   do. do. 4 4 50   Westindia, mark. 3 50 3 75   Scale 2 75 3   Alsewives, bbl. 3   Salmon 10 scarc   Herrings 3   Markets, summer 6   N. Scotia, fall. 7   Furs, Beaver pelt, sk. 1 75 2 33   do. do. 2 6   Fox, cros 1 2 50   do. do. 1 1 50   Minks 20 87   Musquash 10 37   Sabbs 20 79   Flour, Superfine bbl. 7   do. do. 6 50   X Brand 5   Middlings 5   do. do. 4 4 25   Coast, cwt. 2 50   Feathers, live Geese, lb. 67 69   do. do. 18 20   do. do. 40 42   do. do. 16 16   Gin, Holland, 10 proof, gal. 1 16 1 20   do. do. 1 16 1 20   Glass, Bristol, 10 by 8, box 13   do. do. 7 75 12   Hamburg, 7 by 9 10   do. do. 8 75 10   Boston, 10 by 8 17   do. do. 7 75 15   do. do. 6 75 12   Grain, Barley, bush. 87 1   do. do. 62   do. do. 70   do. do. 67   do. do. 34 37   Hoops, hhd, 12 feet, M. 22 25   do. do. 15 nominal   Philadelphia bar 100 105   Russia 100 105   Sweden 100 110   Spanish 96 98 none   Indigo, Carolina, lb. 1 50 2   do. do. 2 31 2 50   do. do. 2 50 2 75   Lime, half hhd. 2   do. do. 9 10   Leather, tann, dried, best, lb. 22 scarc   Lumber, Boards, clear, M. 18 19   do. do. 9 10 plenty   Shingles 2 20 3   Molasses, gal. 42 45   Nail Rods, ton 120 130   Nails, ad. { cutt 29 30   do. do. { do 53 60   6d Wrought 1   Ed wro. inspec. 1 30 1 35   10d do. 1 17   20d do. 1 17   Sheathing { cut & { 11 2 17   do. do. { do 11   Drawing { wro. { 11 12   do. do. { do 11   Plank, Bone Middlings, bbl 19 20   Cargo No. 1 16 50 17   do. do. 2 15 50 16   Rum, Jamaica, 4th pr. gal. 1 4 1 2   do. do. 1 98 1   St. Croix, {   Antigua, & {   familiar {   Tobago, {   S. Vincent {   familiar {   New-England   Rum, Sheetings, piece 17 20   do. do. 6 50   Sugar, Havana white, cwt. 76 50 1 7   do. do. 11 50   W. India cayed 12 14   do. do. 10 14   East India white 12 12 50   do. do. 5 5 75   Steel, German, lb. 14   Tubb 3 9   Buttered 14 15   Staves, W. Oak pipe, M. 40 60   do. do. 35   do. do. 35   do. do. 17   R. Oak hhd 16   do. do. 12   W. Oak shooks 1 75 3   Tobacco, James River, cwt. 7 50 3   do. do. 6 50 7   Tea, Hyson, lb. 1 32 1 35   Young Hyson 1 32 1 12   Hyson Skin 65 70   Souchong 70   Bohea, best 28 29   Wines, Madeira, gal. 2 33 2 75   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30   do. do. 1 25 1 30 30  
Boston Poetry.
THE EMIGRANT'S GRAVE.
Attributed to the Honorable William Spencer.
WHY mourn ye? why strew ye those flow'rets around To yon new sodded grave as your flow'rs advance? In yon new-sodded grave (ever dear be the ground) Lies the stranger we lov'd, the poor exile from France.
And is the poor exile at rest from his woe? No longer the sport of misfortune and chance? Mourn on, village mourners, my tears too shall flow, For the stranger ye lov'd, the poor exile of France.
Ah! kind was his nature, tho' bitter his fate, And gay was his converse, tho' broken his heart, No comfort, no hope, his own heart could elate; Tho' comfort and hope he to all could impart.
Ever joyless himself in the joys of the plain, Still foremost was he, mirth and pleasure to raise, And sad was his soul, yet how blithe was his strain, When he sung the glad song of more fortunate days!
One pleasure he knew—in his straw-covered shed, For the snow-beaten beggar his laggot to trim, One tear of delight he could drop on the bread; Which he shar'd with the poor, tho' still poorer than him.
And when round his death-bed profusely we cast, Ev'ry gift, every solace our hamlet could bring, He blest us with sighs which we thought were his last, But he still had a prayer for his country and king.
Poor exile, adieu! undisturb'd be thy sleep, From the feast, from the wake, from the village green dance, How oft shall we wander by moonlight to weep, O'er the stranger we lov'd, the poor exile of France.

Be just, and fear not, Let all the ends thou aim'st at, be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's.
An opinion on the European war.—We have before noticed an instance of liberality and candor in the Editor of the National Register, (published at Worcester) on the subject of the present war between France and England. As such instances are rare among the democratic press, and as they exhibit an honorable contrast, with the conduct of certain biding alien editors, whose constant aim is to excite party spirit, and enliven the prejudices of the American people, in favor of one or the other of the belligerent powers, to the exclusion of a true interest and pride in their own national character, we feel happy in noticing them to our readers. In the Gazette of the 25th ult. we gave copious extracts from the observations of the Register, on the British declaration. These candid observations have brought on him the censure of certain Jacobin editors, who contended that his opinion would be altered after seeing Talleyrand's manifesto. How far these party tools were correct in their conclusion may be determined by the following extracts from the Register of the 31st ult.—In noticing Talleyrand's manifesto the editor observes—
"We had looked forward, with impatience, for the publication of the French Manifesto, presuming that the ingenuity of Talleyrand would suggest some plausible answer to the complaints of the British government, and some colorable defence of the measures which have produced a renewal of hostilities in Europe. But in this expectation, as in all our hopes and wishes as to the result of the French Revolution, we have been disappointed and deceived. Considering the late manifesto of the First Consul as a mere repetition, or rather as an epitome of M. Talleyrand's last note to Lord Whitworth, we shall confine our remarks to this leading document."
"The subtle minister has studiously avoided the different complaints which had been reciprocated between the two governments, has confined himself to the retention of Malta, and abandoned every other point of discussion. The proposed restraints upon the press, and the banishment of the emigrants, (which had been the subjects of pointed and repeated instructions from the French Government to their ministers in London, and which had been enforced in almost every conference between Lord Whitworth and M. Talleyrand) are passed over as objects of indifference or moment, and as not deserving a place in the ultimatum, which is to close the discussion. In like manner, the complaints of the British, arising from the invasion of Switzerland, the annexation of Piedmont, Parma and Piacenza to the territories of the French Republic, the military armament in Holland, the employment of emigrants in the ports of Great Britain, the export of Sabatieri, and the publication of an official libel on the English government, in the Hamburg Correspondent; all these topics are either slightly alluded to, or entirely omitted. It is by no means difficult to discern the policy which dictated this kind of manifesto. The retention of Malta, when taken by itself, and disconnected with the causes and consequences of the measure, appears as a flagrant violation of the treaty of Amiens. The French government, in their last appeal to the world, deemed it important to fix on this as the only point of dispute between the parties, and by keeping out of sight every other subject of difference, to direct the public attention to this single object, on which the public sentiment would probably be in their favor."
After introducing an extract from Ward's Law of Nations, on the subject of the BALANCE OF POWER in Europe, he proceeds—
"If this doctrine is correct, it was sufficient for the British government, without disputing about Malta or any national insult or indignities they may have received, to have proclaimed to the world, what the whole world already knows, that France was rapidly gaining 'such an accession of power as might prove fatal to the independence of Europe.' But M. Talleyrand has said—'that no change had taken place in Europe since the treaty of Amiens; unless it be the organization of the empire, in which the King of England had coincided with his vote as the elector of Hanover.'—Did the King of England ever coincide with his vote, in the annexation of Piedmont, Parma and Piacenza, with the island of Elba, to the territories of the French Republic?—Is the invasion of Switzerland and the subversion of their government at the point of the bayonet, no change in the political state of Europe?—We speak now of what had been already accomplished, in the career of conquest and subjugation. But the nations of Europe, it is said, have laid down a system to prevent, long before hands, even the just augmentation of any particular power, which, in the end, might prove detrimental to the rest."
Having noticed the views of Bonaparte respecting Egypt, he observes—
"The contemplated attempt on Egypt, which, if executed, would have been a direct infraction of the eighth article of the treaty, sufficiently justified any measures of precaution, which might tend to defeat the project.—The retention of Malta was such a measure of precaution, because the post was important to check the passage of a fleet
in the Mediterranean.—In this view, the treaty of Amiens may rather be considered as an armistice which was first broken by the French, and the renewal of hostilities may be considered as a continuation of the old war, rather than the commencement of another."
The Register continues— "M. Talleyrand has complained in severe terms, of the period of thirty-six hours, allowed by Lord Whitworth, for an answer to his ultimatum. Under any other circumstances there would have been force in this complaint.—But when it is considered how much time had been consumed, in entering upon the threshold of this discussion, without the least prospect of meeting on a single point;—when it is considered what indignities the British government had received, by the unprecedented requisitions, of the French Minister, and what personal insults Lord Whitworth had received, from the intemperate language of the First Consul, no apology can be necessary for abruptly closing a negotiation fruitful in nothing but recrimination and complaint. If the British minister had demanded his passports, on the thirteenth of March, the day on which the government was outrageously insulted in the province of the assembled Representatives of Europe, he would have strictly conformed to the etiquette of diplomatic usage, and would have done nothing more than the dignity of his nation required. We have been induced to this brief analysis of the French Manifesto, not so much because it presents any new ground for discussion, as from a wish to enforce the remarks we have heretofore made on the British Declaration.—There are more and more convinced of their justice."
Speaking of our interest in the politics of France, he says—
"The People of this country are as much interested in the fate of the Sultan Solyma, or the Emperor Alexander of Russia;—as in the success of the First Consul of France. If we have ever been attracted towards the people of France by their distresses, and triumphs, we are now as strongly repelled from the Government, by their ambition, and their intrigues.—It is time to cut asunder the ties by which we may be linked to the destinies of Europe, and to stand aloof from a conflict which may subvert the independence of our country."
"The Editor of the National Register, when he engaged in the arduous task of conducting a public paper, did not surrender the right of judging and determining for himself.—If to be a republican it is necessary, on every occasion, to become a partizan of France, and to follow them with admiration through all the mazes of their revolutions, from tyranny to anarchy, and from anarchy back again to despotism; he is then ready to acknowledge he has no claim to the character he has assumed.—He will never consent to be trammelled in his opinions, but will leave it to the hiring automata of the press, to become the passive organs of a sect, and the pliant tools of a party!"
Democratic Toast.—The Trenton Federalist, in republishing a number of Toasts, given at South Amboy (N. J.) by a company of "pure republicans," has, among others, the following, with its annexed comment.—Bost. Gaz.
"3 John Adams, Arnold and Jay—May they seek from door to door for subsistence, as Hannibal the Carthaginian general did, after having been overthrown, and totally defeated by the Roman Republic."
Passing by the ignorant folly of a wish that Arnold, who has been a long time dead, should beg for subsistence—Passing by the unmanly affront of coupling his name with the venerable names of Adams and Jay, what bosom worthy to be called American, but must swell with indignation at so base an insult offered, on a day dedicated to the celebration of our independence, to two men who did more to affect it than any two living characters, as memory now and history hereafter, fully evince; Adams and Jay have grown old in the service of their country, and now their ungrateful countrymen would deprive them of their moderate competence and drive them forth, as outcasts of society, to beg their bread.—The common boon of the miserable poor, the stated pittance of the wealthy crats, of men unbounded in their professions of Wiggism be effected, the great revolutionary characters, covered with grey hairs, should be forced to sculk from door to door for subsistence! Let it be remembered that these men declare themselves to be "pure republicans!"
"A public debt is a public curse"—say the Jacobins: yet an extra session of Congress is called to add fifteen millions of dollars to that public debt; which will increase it to upwards of one hundred millions of dollars. And for what is this increase? For the jurisdiction of a region of land covered with Indians; at the time too when the United States have on hand, which they cannot sell, no less than two hundred and thirty-five millions of acres;—enough to form ten states as large as Massachusetts;—and a jurisdiction too, which the ceder, at the time of cession, had no more physical power to convey, than the devil had the land he offered to give the Saviour of the world.—New Orleans, we admit, would have been worth part of the money, were it not that we had just as good right to use that island for all the purposes for which it can be useful to us before, as since the cession. In 1795,
this right was guaranteed to the United States by a solemn treaty; or the assignment of an equivalent establishment on another part of the banks of the Mississippi. New Orleans, therefore, is out of the question. The truth is, France wanted money;—and she has long been in the habit of laying nations under tribute by force or fraud.—During the last war, finding she could not intimidate nor cajole the American Administration, she plundered the citizens of the United States of near twenty millions of dollars.—In this war, she plays the game of ceding a tract of wild land, replenishes her almost exhausted coffers with fifteen millions of dollars! This is a "ruse de Cabinet" with a vengeance; and, however, the clawbacks of the present administration may pretend to the contrary, the world will see the flimsiness of the pretence, and expose it late accordingly.—Continued.
A late London paper mentions, that the house of Baring & Co. to whom Mr. Gallatin sold the shares which our government formerly had of the stock of the bank of the United States, will clear 40,000. sterling by the bargain.
News from Europe.
BY THE RATH, ARRIVED HERE, AND ARRIVALS AT THE WESTWARD.
PARIS, JUNE 4. The present of police has ordered the construction of gun boats at Paris, from the contributions already made at the Prefecture.
Patronage to government are daily made. The following are amongst the foremost: a first rate man of war, by the Conservative Senate; one of 120 guns by the trade of Paris; a 44 gun frigate by the trade of Antwerp; a frigate by the department of Loire; and another frigate by the department of Maine and Loire.
The St. Julien, a Spanish man of war has arrived at Cadiz, from Veracruz, with 2,682 118 dollars, 3000 quintals of copper, and 14 casks of cochineal, on account of the Spanish government.
JUNE 6. The emigrations of the Swiss to America have recommenced. Several parties have been demanded in the cantons of Zurich and of Glaris.
LONDON, JUNE 14. Hanover has been surrendered to the French under the most humiliating and disgraceful conditions ever prescribed to a country. The great powers of the continent, after a solemn pledge to maintain the integrity and independence of the Germanic empire, suffered Hanover to become a prey to invasion, for which there did not exist a single pretext arising out of justice or common honesty.
It was yesterday reported that twenty thousand British troops are to be sent to Portugal, with all possible expedition, for the defence of that kingdom against any attack of the French.
JUNE 18. Bremen and Hamburg taken.—The Hamburg mail brings the following article of intelligence:
"BREMEN, JUNE 5. (12 o'clock at night) Yesterday evening a French General entered this city. He immediately waited on the Chief Burg master, and desired, that all English property here, under whatever denomination it might be, should be taken possession of; and that all English sailors at present in this place, as well as all other persons belonging to the English service, should be put under arrest. As soon as this demand was made, the officer who had come without, went away to Gen. Mortier."
What answer was given to this insolent and audacious request, we are not informed; and what number of English persons, or quantity of English property, might be at this time in Bremen, we cannot pretend to calculate. But, be that as it may, this outrage will not be confined to British subjects; some pretext will soon be found to involve the natives themselves in the confiscation.
There is little doubt but the same measure will take place at Hamburg, which city, it was generally thought, would escape the danger that threatened it; but we are sorry to add, that such an expectation must be disappointed, as the French troops took possession of it on Sunday last, the 12th instant.
Denmark.—A letter from Mentz, May 31st, says, that a proposal has been made by the French government to stop the passage of the Sound, and all access to the Baltic for English vessels. We have little doubt, that the French government seriously entertains this project. The assenting to it, on the part of Denmark would be a declaration of war against England.
LONDON, JUNE 10. The following Circular has been written by the First Consul to the cardinals, archbishops and bishops of France.
Monsieur, The motives of the present war are known to all Europe. The bad faith of the king of England, who has violated the sanctity of treaties in refusing to restore Malta to the order of St. John, of Jerusalem—and who has attacked our commercial vessels without a previous declaration of war;—the necessity of a just defence; all these oblige us to resort to arms. I have sent this letter to convey to you my request, that you would direct that prayers be offered up for the benediction of Heaven upon our enterprizes. The proofs I have received of your zeal for the service of the state, assure me, you will conform with pleasure to my intentions.
(Signed) BONAPARTE. Written at Saint Cloud, the 18th Prairial, an 11.
HAMBURG, JUNE 3. The conduct of his Prussian Majesty with respect to Hamburg is difficult to be accounted for, as it is certain he will lose nearly one eighth part of the revenue of this place, by the suspension of commerce with England; and that in itself alone, upwards of 100,000 individuals will be reduced to beggary.
mercy with England; and that in itself alone, upwards of 100,000 individuals will be reduced to beggary.
SYMPTOMS OF PACIFICATION.
LONDON, JUNE 16. Nothing is more certain, than that Ministers are acting up to the full extent of the pledge given by Lord Hawkesbury in the House of Commons on Mr. Fox's motion, namely, that they would not only accept the mediation of Russia, but prefer their cause to that power, with a view of engaging its good offices as a mediator. Mr. Fox, the messenger, no doubt, brought important advice on this head a few days ago from St. Petersburg. A counter part of them, in substance, was probably sent at the same time to the Russian minister at Paris. This occasioned the sending, ever of a messenger to the Russian ambassador in London, on whose dispatches, as communicated to Lord Hawkesbury by Count Woronzow, a cabinet council sat yesterday; at which most all the cabinet ministers, among others, Earl St. Vincent, were present. The result was sent off to the King at Windsor.
It is no ordinary messenger who has brought these dispatches from Paris, but M. de Joubert, a Russian Count. It is said he came with a distinct proposition from St. Petersburg to Paris, which, after having been acceded to by the Chief Consul, was forwarded to this country. The nature of this proposition we shall not attempt to guess. A few days will, probably, throw some light upon the business; at present all is mere conjecture. The mediation of Russia is now much the subject of conversation.
WAR AGAINST HOLLAND.
LONDON, JUNE 17. Lord Hawkesbury, at the bar of the house, presented the following most gracious message from his Majesty:
GEORGE R. His Majesty thinks it right to inform the House of Commons, that, from an anxious desire to prevent the calamities of war being extended to the Batavian Republic, he communicated to that government his disposition to respect their neutrality, provided that a similar disposition was manifested on the part of the French government, and that the French forces were forth with drawn from the territories of the Batavian Republic. This proposition not having been admitted by the government of France, and measures having been recently taken by them, in direct violation of the independence of the Batavian Republic, his Majesty judged it expedient to direct his minister to leave the Hague; and he has since given orders, that letters of marque and general reprisals should be issued against the Batavian Republic and its subjects.
His Majesty has at all times manifested the deepest and most lively interest for the prosperity and independence of the United Provinces. He has recourse to these proceedings with the most sincere regret, but the conduct of the French government has left no alternative; and in adopting these measures he is actuated by a sense of what is due to his own dignity, and to the security and essential interests of his dominions. G. R.
London, July 10.—Saturday morning a child about four years of age fell from a two pair of stairs window in Wheeler street, Spitalfields. A woman, who vends vegetable food in the streets, passing at the time, with a basket on her head, the child fell in the basket, by which the poor woman was thrown down and very much bruised;—and what is more extraordinary, the child was not materially hurt.
Extract from the Centinel Summary—Aug. 10.
The cause assigned by Bonaparte for the invasion of Hamburg, is "his firm resolution to shut up the Elbe, and exclude Britain from the only port left her in the north of Germany." The Senate of Hamburg applied to his Prussian Majesty for his protection, but he expressed his "surprise that the Senate should presume that he could gratify their humble supplications, involve himself and his subjects in a war with France."
The most active preparations for a vindictive and sanguinary war were making in France, Holland and Great Britain; while the press on both sides groaned under their loads of recrimination. — In France nothing appeared to be talked of but an invasion of England: To promote which the citizen, public bodies, and volunteer associations were coming forward with contributions to build ships of the line, frigates and flat bottomed boats; and contributions were said to be entered into to furnish twelve hundred of the latter by the 1st of August, to transport an army of 140,000 men across the English channel, the first calm season after. This expedition Bonaparte has proclaimed; and Chaptal, his minister of the interior, in a circular to the prefects and nation of the first June, calls on the young men to join the ranks of the army, that they may learn to conquer, and establish the repose and prosperity of France on the ruins of the British Government." Other public officers held a similar language; and if any reliance is to be placed on preparatory movements, and appearances, the French will invade some part of the British dominion the present year.
In England, the Government does not appear to pay the smallest regard to the French threats. It, however, is augmenting its naval force with the utmost vigor—the seamen are to be augmented to 120,000 men; and such has been the late unparalleled success of their cruizers, that factories enter in great numbers.—In one day only, twenty-two prizes arrived at Plymouth, nine of which were French and ten Dutch; the other three were neutrals suspected of having French or Dutch property on board.—The Parliament has granted the usual war taxes; and addresses to the King, approbatory of the war, were flowing in all parts of the kingdom.—In those addresses the city of London had taken the lead. The war appeared popular with the British people; and the home windows which sixteen months since beamed with "Peace and Plenty," on the proclamation of peace, blazed with "Bellona's car," and "Britannia strikes home."

Portland, Monday, August 15, 1803.
POSTSCRIPT. —A packet from Boston yesterday, furnished us with a paper of Saturday, from which we extract the following articles:
From Gibraltar. —Captain Sweet, arrived here lately, in forty five days from Gibraltar, informs that passports had been granted by the American Commodore, and the Consuls at Gibraltar and Tangiers, permitting a Tripolitan ship to sail on a Moorish vessel, as a Moorish ship, and her papers were left sealed up in the care of the Consuls. She was manned with eight Moors, and bound for Tunis—and the Tripolitan captain was permitted to take passage in her. On her way she stopped at Gibraltar and took in more men; and when she reached the captain's destination, she was in a state of distress, and was going into Tripoli, when she was captured by the U.S. Frigate John Adams and taken into Malta.
An English merchantman arrived at Gibraltar a few days previous to captain S's sailing, and related, that she had spoken six Tripolitan cruisers the Gulf of Venice.
The New York papers received by yesterday's mail, are silent on the subject of the fever.
Capt Thomas , arrived at New York the 9th inst. from St. Johns (N.B.) informs that he went into St. Johns on the 4th inst. and that the ship, of Boston, had just arrived there from Cape Francois, with Gen. Rochambeau and his friend on board; they having escaped from St. Domingo.
P. Pedersen , Esq. Charge d'Affaires to the United States, from Denmark, has arrived at New York.
The sloop Sally , of Portland, was condemned by the court of vice admiralty at St. Johns, on the 20th ult. for illegal trade.
Of Europe. —Our latest accounts are to the 18th of June. Capt. Thrasher, in the Bath, brought London papers to the 17th. Their most interesting contents are given under our foreign head.—The declaration of war by England against Holland.—The surrender of Hanover to the French.—Their taking possession of Hamburg and Bremen—and the rumours of the mediation of Russia—are the leading articles of the intelligence.
We are sorry to notice that the Fever has again broke out in New York.
From a Philadelphia paper of Aug 9. —The restriction for preventing intercourse between N. York and this city, offered on Thursday to the board of health, was yesterday taken into consideration, and adopted. The intercourse between the two cities has been suspended for some days, the reason adopted yesterday extends to the restriction of intercourse by land. In consequence passengers in stages, &c. will have to perform a quarantine of fifteen days previous to admission into the city or liberties.
The sloop of war, Syren was launched at this place, on Saturday last. She will sail for the Mediterranean in a few days, under the command of Capt. Stewart. The United States Schooner Essex , Lt. Smith, failed from Baltimore, on the 10th inst. for the Mediterranean. These vessels belong to Com. Preble's squadron.
The Light House on Clark's Point, at the entrance of Newbedford harbour, was consumed by fire, on the 5th inst.
Anapolis, (Maryland) Aug. 4. —On Saturday the 1st of July last, at 3 o'clock P.M. three persons were employed to repair the walling of a well about fifteen miles from this city, one of whom, a black man, having descended about 35 feet, informed the others that the well could be repaired, and upon striking one of the stones about 20 feet of the wall fell in upon him, and a short time afterwards the whole wall fell in upon him, and a short time afterwards the whole wall fell in upon him, and a short time afterwards the whole wall fell in upon him. The persons above naturally concluding the man must be dead, set out for Anapolis, intending to return on Monday to get him out. After their departure, the man in the well, on being called, was heard to answer. A bell-ringer was immediately sent off for his assistance, to assist in removing the stones that had fallen in—They returned on Sunday morning about 10 o'clock, and, with great exertion and assistance, after half after one, the man was taken out unhurt, complaining only of a little bruising.
Providence, Aug. 6. —As the mail coach from Bristol passed the parade in this town on Tuesday last, it was observed to issue from a trunk on the outside. On stopping at an inn, it was opened, when the whole contents were found in a ruined condition, except two matches for the purpose of lighting cigars, which had occasioned the accident. The trunk was large, and contained the clothing of two gentlemen, bound on a journey, who it seems had each lighted a cigar just before saving Bristol.
Boston, August 12. Communication. —The French affect to be very much pleased that the principle should be established, that free ships should make free goods. It is a pity that should violate a more important existing principle, "that a neutral town, should make neutral goods." They with a friendly flag to be wonderful respected at the mast head of a ship, while they are to disregard it when on the flag staff of a fort. There are truly hard times for neutrals, one belligerent power takes their vessels, and another their goods. Aye, but the rulers of Hamburg and Bremen were friendly to the British. Perhaps this is not true. But if it is—May the British take all neutral vessels whose commanders or owners are partial to the French.
Advertisements omitted this day, shall appear in our next.
At Falmouth, on Monday last, Mr. Jobab Bailey , aged 54, a respectable inhabitant of that town.
Jones' Maine Marine List.
Port of Portland.
TUESDAY, August 9. Arrived brig Amphion , Samuel Storer, master, last from New Orleans, 29 days passage—Left there brig Harriet , Baker, and Schooner Polly , Gifford, of Portland, and a great number of American vessels waiting for freight, but no freight to be had; many of them had been waiting some months—Spoke the sch. Bacon , of Portland, in the river, going up—On the 6th inst. in the South Channel, Cape Cod bearing N.W. by W. 18 leagues distance, fell in with the brig Washington , Samuel Hutchinson, from Kennebec, out 30 hours, had been upset the day before in a squall; and after lying in that situation 3 hours parted her masts and rigging, full of water; fortunately the crew were all saved. In 12 hours after freed her, and were endeavouring to save what they could of the wreck which was then along side—Capt. Hutchinson was determined not to quit her, but got her into some port if possible—Capt. Storer offered assistance, and supplied him with a compass, a cask of water, and what flour and bread he wanted—On the 7th, blowing fresh, spoke a Schooner with Rock, from Kennebec, or Kennebec, bound to Surinam, out 4 days.
WEDNESDAY, August 10. Arrived ship Bath , capt. Thrasher, 36 days from Liverpool—Let there the Nabby , Crandall; Almira , Storer; Cumberland , Waite, and Sisters , Knight, all of this port—Spoke, July 30, in lat. 51° 57' long. 12° 30' Carolina , Atkins, from Norfolk, bound to France—July 9 lat. 49° 20', ship Golden Age , of Boston, from Norfolk, bound to Falmouth, 23 days out, all well—July 29 lat. 41° 30' long. 57° spoke a brig going to Portsmouth, from Lisbon, 34 days on, for Portsmouth.
Same day. —Arrived ship Vigilant , capt. Strong from Havana.
THURSDAY, August 11. Arrived brig Gorham , Miller, 13 days from Point Peter, Guadalupe—Sailed in company with sch. Campbell , of Newburyport, and brig. Sherman , of Philadelphia. Left at Point Peter, July 29, ship Olive , Babson, of Portland, waiting for molasses; brig Traveller , Motley, do. to sail in 8 days; brig Nymph , Foster, Newburyport; brig Union , Morrison, do.; brig Elizabeth , Coys, Remick; do. brig Juno , Folsom, do. just arrived, brig Three Friends , Patterson, Salem; schooner John , Cole, Marblehead.
SUNDAY, August 14. Arrived brig Franklin , capt. Waite, from Guadalupe, last from Boston. Brig Thomas of this port, was spoke 3d inst. lat. 40, long. 60.
Port of Kennebec. August 8—Arrived brig Closter , capt. Walker, from St. Lucia—Left there, July 21, brig George , Jerre, Tucker, and sch. B. Oxnard , of Portland; sch. Jane , Cargill, of Wiscasset, to sail in one day; brig Benjamin , Little, Hartford; Capt. Morton, in a brig from Old York, arrived at St. Lucia, about the 1st of June, but not finding a market run to leeward—Spoke, July 21, brig Experiment , Bradbury, from Kennebec, between Martinico and St. Lucia; he had been to Dominica, but finding the markets dull, failed for St. Vincent—Markets dull at St. Lucia, and their produce high.
August 9—Arrived brig Washington , owned by Major Jeffers, of this place, and commanded by capt. Hutchinson. On the 5th inst. in her passage through the South Channel, about 20 leagues from Cape Cod, was forced upon her beam ends by a sudden gull of wind; after remaining in this situation about 3 hours, her masts were cut away and she righted; the next morning capt. Storer, of Portland, with his crew, went on board, and in 12 hours, by great exertion the vessel was freed from water. Capt. Hut. has lost all his bread, water, &c. but was supplied with these articles by capt. Storer.
WANTED TO CHARTER, A SHIP from 200 to 300 tons, to go to Norfolk for a cargo of Tobacco—For particulars, apply to JOSHUA RICHARDSON, at Richardson's Wharf. Portland, August 15.
Willis & McKinstry, Have just received an additional supply of FRESH GOODS, suitable for the season, which they are selling at a reduced price. August 8.
10,000 Dollars, highest prize! AN OBJECT WORTHY ATTENTION. TICKETS and Quarters in the Fourth Class South Hadley Canal Lottery, for sale at THOMAS CLARK'S Bookstore, Fifth Street, Portland. The list of prizes in the 3d class being published, those persons who wish to exchange prizes for tickets and quarters in the present class, are requested to apply as above. The rapid sale and punctilious drawing of the former classes, leave no doubt but the fourth class will soon commence drawing. August 15.
Bowdoin College. THE Overseers of Bowdoin College, are hereby notified, that their semi-annual meeting will be held at Massachusetts Hall, in Brunswick, on Tuesday the 6th day of September next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. MARK LANGDON HILL, Secretary. Georgetown, August 8 1803.
THE Trustees of Bowdoin College, are hereby notified that their next meeting will be held in Brunswick, at Massachusetts Hall, on Tuesday the sixth day of September next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. CHARLES COFFIN, Secretary. Brunswick, August 31, 1803.
CANDIDATES for admission into Bowdoin College, this year, are notified that the President and Professor of Languages will be ready to examine them on Wednesday the seventh day of September next. JOSEPH M'KEAN, President. Brunswick, 1st August, 1803.
N. B. The law of admission requires that each candidate should produce satisfactory testimonials of a good moral character.
Maine Bank. NOTICE is hereby given, that a meeting of the Stockholders will be held at the Bank Chamber, on Monday the 22nd day of August instant, at 12 o'clock, P. M. to consider the expediency of paying in another instalment; and if they think proper, to affect the same. By order of the Directors. DAVID HALE, Cashier. August 8th, 1803.
A TANNER, who is capable of carrying on the Tanning business, is wanted to superintend a Tanyard near Portland. Good recommendations will be required.—Inquire of the Printer. August 15.
A BOY. WANTED, a Boy 12 or 13 years old, to take care of a Horse and attend in a small family. Good encouragement with good usage will be given to one well recommended.—Inquire of the Printer. August 15.
Dancing School. THE subscriber will commence a school for teaching the polite accomplishment of Dancing, at Mr. Hall's New Hall, on the second day of September next. The school will be opened on Tuesdays and Fridays, at four o'clock in the afternoon. A school will also be kept on the evenings of the same days, to begin at seven o'clock. Terms, Five Dollars a quarter—one half to be paid at entrance. Portland, August 15. WILLIAM B. PETERS.
A Valuable Farm, FOR Sale, in Turner —situated on the Upper Street, so called, one mile from the meeting house, fourth; it contains one hundred and fifty acres of land, with a new House, but small; a good Barn as there is in Maine, 72 feet long, 37 wide, well finished; a complete Corn-House and Orchard thereon; well wooded and watered, and well fenced with stone wall, and stone under two rails; seventy acres under improvement. The terms will be one third cash down, and the rest as the agreement is made—Apply to LUTHER CAREY for information, or of SAMUEL PUMPHREY, on the premises. Turner, August 13, 1803.
Stray Cow. STRAYED from the subscriber, on the 3d inst. a fine brown Cow, about four years old, with a white star in her face, tips of her horns filed off—Whoever will return her shall be well paid for their trouble. Portland, August 11. JOSIAH TUCKER.
STOLEN from the subscriber, at Belfast, a black MARE, seven years old, with a square dock, her near eye out, hind legs galled a little, trots all—She was taken by one Samuel White; he was of a light complexion, about five feet ten inches high, dressed in a blue short jacket—Had in company with him, one Stephen Billing, who is supposed to be a confederate in fleecing said mare—Whoever will take up said White and secure said mare, or the mare only, shall be handsomely rewarded by Belfast, August 1. (15) WILLIAM PITCHER.
UNITED STATES—District of Maine, August 6th, 1803.
NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors of CHARLES SHAW, of Portland, Trader, against whom a commission of Bankruptcy has been duly issued and proceeded upon, that they may be heard, if they shall think fit, before the Judge of said district, on Wednesday the 7th day of September next, at the Court house, in Belfast, against making and allowing a certificate of discharge to said bankrupt; before which time exceptions to such allowance may be exhibited. DAVID SEWALL, Judge of the District Court of Maine.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed and has taken upon himself the trust of an Administrator on the estate of ANDREW SIMONTOY, late of Cape Elizabeth, in the county of Cumberland, yeoman, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs—He therefore requests all persons who are indebted to said deceased's estate, to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same for settlement to EDMOND HAGENS. August 15, 1803.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed and taken upon himself the trust of an Executor to the last Will and Testament of JOHN KEEN, late of Turner, in the county of Cumberland, gentleman, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs—He therefore requests all persons who are indebted to said deceased's estate, to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same for settlement to JERUSHA KEEN. August 15, 1803.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed and has taken upon himself the trust of an Administrator, on the estate of ABNER SHAW, late of Paris, in the county of Cumberland, yeoman, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs—He therefore requests all persons who are indebted to said deceased's estate, to make payment within three months from this date; and those who have any demands thereon to exhibit the same for settlement within that time. Paris, July 23 1803. GILBERT SHAW.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed and has taken upon himself the trust of an Executor to the last Will and Testament of HANNAH ROGERS, late of Brunswick, in the county of Cumberland, widow, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs—He therefore requests all persons who are indebted to said deceased's estate to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon to exhibit the same for settlement, to JEREMIAH HACKER. Brunswick, 6th month, 2d 1803.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed and has taken upon himself the trust of an Administrator on the estate of INCREASE POTE, late of Falmouth, in the county of Cumberland, mariner, deceased, by giving bond as the law directs—He therefore requests all persons who are indebted to said deceased's estate to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon to exhibit the same for settlement to WILLIAM POTE. Falmouth, July 13, 1803.
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, that the subscribers have been duly appointed (by the Hon. William Gorham, Esq.) Commissioners, to receive and examine the claims against the estate of INCREASE POTE, late of Falmouth, yeoman, deceased—that six months are allowed for the creditors to said estate to bring in their claims; and that said Commissioners propose to meet at the late dwelling house of said deceased, in said Falmouth, on the 22nd Friday of this and the five next succeeding months, from two to six o'clock in the afternoon of said days for the purpose of their appointment. AMMI R. MITCHELL, } Commissioners. WILLIAM BUXTON, } North Berwick, August 1803.
WE the subscribers, having been appointed by the Hon. WILLIAM WILMORE, Esq. to receive and examine the claims of creditors to the estate of JOHN JOHNSON, late of Sullivan, in the county of Hancock, deceased, represented intestate—do hereby give notice, that six months are allowed to said creditors to bring in and prove their claims; and that we shall attend that service at the house of Ephraim Dyer, in said Sullivan on the first Monday in August, and the four succeeding months. EPHRAIM DYER, } Commissioners. EBENEZER BEAN, } Dated at Sullivan, June 29, 1803. (Jy18)
RAN away from the subscriber, on the 15th inst. an apprentice by the name of SAMUEL MITCHELL, 17 years old, blue eyes, brown hair, had on a blue jacket, and blue homespun trowsers. All persons are forbid harboring or trading with said apprentice. Whoever will return said runaway shall receive one Cent reward, but no charges paid. Brunswick, July 16. JAMES SWETT.
A Lad is wanted as an Apprentice at the Gazette Office. Aug. 15.
SALES AT AUCTION. To be Sold at Public Auction, On THURSDAY, the eighteenth day of August, at 10 o'clock, A. M. ALL the personal effects, consisting of House Furniture, Coppers, Pools, Casks of different kinds, &c. & of Colonel W. F. a Bankrupt—Sale to be at the dwelling house of said Watson, and to commence at 11 o'clock, A. M. August 10, 1803. J. D. HOPKINS, Auctioneer.
To be Sold at Public Auction, On Monday, the fifth day of September next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, on the premises, unless previously disposed of at private sale, A Valuable FARM, lying in Standish, about one mile from the meeting house, containing ninety acres of land, well watered; consisting of pasturing, mowing, plough land, a good orchard, and wood land, with the buildings thereon. Likewise, a Lot of Wild Land, in said Standish, containing a hundred acres of land—For further particulars, inquire of LUTHER TOPPING living on the premises. Standish, August 9, 1803.
TO BE SOLD BY ORDER OF COURT, ON Monday, the 22nd of August next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, at the dwelling house of Mrs. Mott, deceased—the Barn and as much land belonging to the estate of said deceased, in Falmouth, adjoining the widow's dower, and on the county road, as will pay the sum will pay the sum of two hundred seventy five dollars, 33 cents, that is due to the creditors, more than the personal estate is sufficient to pay charges. JOANNA GAGE, Administratrix. Falmouth, July 13, 1803.
FOR SALE. THE Hull of a Ship, now building at Bath, on Kennebec river; hull of the best materials, two hundred and fifteen tons burthen, or thereabouts; can be launched in a short time.—For terms, apply to CHARLES CLAPP, of Bath. Bath, August 3, 1803.
"Tis the first of the first each American swarms, Let the first of our country beware of collision!" TO THE RIGHT—DRESS!
THE Standard of honor continues unsoiled at Nashawtucket , for the reception of a few more of the youth of this and the adjacent towns, who can aspire to the profession of the MILITARY ART. The articles of honor, pay, quarters, clothing and quarters which are provided by the United States for their acceptance, are liberal, substantial, elegant and commodious. To arms, then! COUNTRYMEN, sons of PALE ! and join in the glorious task of protecting and defending our beloved country. J. CROSS, 1st Lieut. Artillery. Recruiting Room, No. 90, No. 91, No. 92.
At a Court of Common Pleas for the county of Cumberland, begun and held at Portland, in said county, on the third Tuesday of June, A. D. 1803—
BENJAMIN WAITE, of Falmouth, in said county, by his petition to this Court, represented that he had interest with other persons to him unknown, in a certain tract or parcel of Land and Place, with the old Wharf standing thereon, situated in said Portland, and bounded as follows, viz. Southerly by a wharf formerly belonging to Henry Wheeler, Esq. deceased, but now in possession of Major Lemuel Weeks; northerly by the northerly side of an old wharf built by him (the said Benjamin) one Samuel Cobb and John Waite; westerly by high water mark, and easterly by low water mark; together with the right of laying vessels on the north side of said last mentioned wharf, and all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging. That he has a right to hold, occupy and enjoy one third of the aforesaid Land and Place, with the privileges and appurtenances of the same for and during the term of nine hundred and ninety nine years from the seventeenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty seven; and that he is desirous of holding and enjoying his said proportion in severality—
Whereupon, it is ordered by the Court, That the petitioner cause all persons interested in said estate to have notice of said petition, by causing the substance of the same, and of this order, to be published in Yeast's Gazette , three weeks successively; the last publication to be at least twenty days before the third Tuesday of October; that they may have opportunity to make their exception to this Court, which is then to be held at Newbedford, within and for the county aforesaid, to their granting the same. Attest, SAMUEL FREEMAN, Clerk.
Valuable Books. Just received from Philadelphia, and for sale at THOMAS CLARK'S BOOKSTORE, Fifth Street, Portland.
THE History of Modern Europe , with an account of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, and a view of the progress of society, from the rise of the modern kingdoms, to the peace of Paris in 1763—A series of Letters, by WILLIAM RUSSELL, L. L. D. second American edition, carefully corrected.—Likewise,
The History of Antient Europe , with a view of the revolutions in Asia and Africa—in a series of Letters to a young Nobleman, by WILLIAM RUSSELL, L. L. D. author of Modern Europe .
The Life of Catharine II. Empress of all the Russias ; with an elegant portrait of the Empress and a correct map of the Russian Empire, by W. FOX. F. R. S. member of the imperial academy of sciences and of the free economic society of St. Petersburg—First American Edition. LUXURY.
One sett. Cary's improved edition of GUTHRIE'S GEOGRAPHY , 2 Vols. 4to, with one volume containing 49 maps and charts. July 25. (4w)
TO BE SOLD, ABOUT 400 acres of excellent Land, in Parsonfield —about 40 acres of which are under improvement, in mowing and pasturing; about 4 acres of cleared land, fit for planting; and a part of what is called the Kener Farm . The greatest part of the Land need not be described, as it is universally known in the county of York. Also, the one eighth part of a Saw-Mill on the premises will be sold with the Land, if requested, on reasonable terms. The county road from Fryeburg to Portland, passes through said premises. Also, a 100 acre Lot of Land in Eaton , with a mill privilege thereon, and pine timber sufficient to make three hundred thousand feet of boards, on the premises.—For further particulars, inquire of EBENEZER KEZER. Parsonfield, July 4, 1803.
A Steady, capable Woman, who is willing to undertake the Kitchen work of a family and do it thoroughly, may hear of a place where she will be well treated and receive the highest wages, by applying to the Printer. Portland, August 1.

Bankruptcy Notices.  UNITED STATES—District of Maine, August 2nd, 1803.  NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors of  JOHN ANDERSON, of Wiscasset , in said district, merchant, against whom a commission of Bankruptcy has been duly issued and pro- ceeded upon, that they may be heard, if they shall think fit, before the Judge of said district, on Wednesday the 7th day of September next, at the Court house in Wiscas- set , against making and allowing a certificate of discharge to said bankrupt; before which time Exceptions to such al- lowance may be exhibited.  DAVID SEWALL, Judge of the District Court of Maine.
WHEREAS a Commission of Bankruptcy has been awarded and issued against  SAMUEL FOLLANSBEE, of New Bedford , in the District of Maine, Trader, and the said Samuel Fol- lansbee has been declared a Bankrupt; he is hereby re- quired to surrender himself to the Commissioners in said commission named, or to the major part of them, on Tuesday the 12th, on Tuesday 30th days of August next, and on Monday the 12th day of September next, at ten o'clock, A. M. on each of said days, at the Commis- sioners' Office, No. 2, Muffey's Row, Middle-Street , Portland, in said District, and make a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects; when and where his creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts; and at the second meeting to choose an Assignee or Assignees; and at the last meeting said Bankrupt is required to finish his examination; and at said last meeting any of the credi- tors of said Bankrupt may be heard before said Commissioners against the making or allowing a certificate to the Judge of said district, to entitle said bankrupt to a certificate of dis- charge.—All persons indebted to said bankrupt are to make payment; and those who have any of his effects are to deliver the same to such persons only as the Commis- sioners shall appoint.  By order of the Commissioners, Dated 25th July, 1803. N. KINSMAN, Clerk.
WHEREAS a Commission of Bankruptcy has been awarded and issued against SPENCER TINKHAM, of Wiscasset , in the District of Maine, trader, and the said Spencer Tinkham has been declared a Bank- rupt, he is hereby required to surrender himself to the Commissioners in said Commission named, or to the ma- jor part of them, on Tuesday the 12th, and on Monday the 15th days of August next, and on Tuesday the 30th day of September next, at ten o'clock, A. M. on each of said days, at the Commissioners' Office, No. 2, Muffey's Row, Middle-Street , Portland, in said District, and make a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects; when and where his creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts; and at the second meeting to choose an Assignee or Assignees; and at the last meeting said Bankrupt is required to finish his examination; and at said last meeting any of the credi- tors of said Bankrupt may be heard before said Commis- sioners, against the making or allowing of a certificate to the Judge of said District, to entitle said Bankrupt to a certificate of discharge.—All persons indebted to said Bank- rupt are to make payment; and those who have any of his effects are to deliver the same to such persons only as the Commissioners shall appoint.  By order of the Commissioners. Dated 25th July, 1803. N. KINSMAN, Clerk.
WHEREAS a Commission of Bankruptcy has been awarded and issued against RICHARD FOSTER, of Wiscasset , in the District of Maine, Trader, and the said Richard Foster has been declar- ed a Bankrupt; he is hereby required to surrender himself to the Commissioners in said commission named, or to the major part of them, on Tuesday the 2d, on Saturday the 13th, and on Wednesday the 31st day of August next, at ten o'clock, A. M. on each of said days, at the Commissioners' Office, No. 2, Muffey's Row, Middle-Street , Portland, in said District, and make a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects; when and where his creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts; and at the second meeting to choose an Assignee or Assignees; and at the last meeting said Bankrupt is required to finish his examination; and at said last meeting any of the Cre- ditors of said Bankrupt may be heard before said Commi- ssioners, against the making or allowing of a certificate to the Judge of said District, to entitle said Bankrupt to a certificate of discharge.—All persons indebted to said Bank- rupt are to make payment; and those who have any of his effects are to deliver the same to such persons only as the Commissioners shall appoint.  By order of the Commissioners. Dated 25th July, 1803. N. KINSMAN, Clerk.
WHEREAS a Commission of Bankruptcy has been awarded and issued against STEPHEN CLOUGH, of Wiscasset , in the District of Maine, Trader, and the said Stephen Clough has been declared a Bankrupt, he is hereby required to surrender himself to the Commi- ssioners in said commission named, or to the major part of them, on Tuesday the 28th day of July instant, on Thurs- day the 11th, and on Wednesday the 24th day of August next, at ten o'clock, A. M. on each of said days, at the Commissioners' Office, No. 2, Muffey's Row, Middle-Street , Portland, in said district, and make a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects; when and where his creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts; and at the second meeting to choose an Assignee or Assignees; and at the last meeting said Bankrupt is required to finish his examination; and at said last meeting any of the credi- tors of said Bankrupt may be heard before said Commis- sioners against the making or allowing a certificate to the Judge of said district, to entitle said bankrupt to a certificate of discharge.—All persons indebted to said bankrupt are to make payment; and those who have any of his effects, are to deliver the same to such persons only as the Commissioners shall appoint.  By order of the Commissioners. Dated 14th July, 1803. NATHAN KINSMAN, Clerk.
NOTICE.  THE subscriber informs his customers, that he shall quit riding the first of October next; and he wishes them to settle up for their postage by the middle of September next, or their accounts will be put in suit without further notice.—He will be at Minot the sixth day of September, at three o'clock in the afternoon; at Tacur the seventh, at nine in the morning, and at Bath the eighth, at three, afternoon; at Paris on the eighth day at ten in the forenoon, and at Norway , four in the afternoon; at Waterford , ninth day, ten in the forenoon; at Bridgeton , tenth day at seven in the morning; and at Windham on Tuesday the 13th day of the same month, at 7 o'clock.  Bridgeton, August 1, 1803.  JACOB HOWE.
To all persons interested in the Pejepscot Claim, so called.  THE undersigned Commissioners, ap- pointed by his Excellency the Governor, with the ad- vice and consent of the Council—pursuant to a resolve of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, passed the 29th day of June, 1798—hereby give public no- tice to all persons interested, that they the said Commis- sioners have appointed the third Wednesday of September next, to meet at the dwelling-house of JOHN HENRY, Esq. in  Lewiston , in the county of Lincoln, to perform the duties assigned them by the resolve of the Legislature aforesaid, passed 29th June, 1798, and March 3rd, 1801: At which time and place all persons will attend if they see cause.  NATHANIEL DUMMER, JOHN LORD, ICHABOD GOODWIN.  Boston, June 23, 1803. (JYU)
Joshua Richardson, HAS FOR SALE,  Bb. clear, bone middling, and No. 1 PORK, Fine and superfine FLOUR, Fresh Hylon, Shulian in chests of 12 lb. Young Hylon, Hylon Skin, S-uchong, and Bohca  TEAS.  Big India SUGAR, Quarter Casks Malaga WINE, BRANDY per pipe, or bbl. 7 by 9 HUNGARY GLASS, LOAF SUGAR; bags PEPPER, Fresh RAISINS per cask or box, Do. LEMONS per box, Straw CARPETS.  ALSO,  Fine India Cottons, per bale or piece. At Richardson's Wharf.  August 3.
NOTICE.  THE Copartnership of Pratt & Davis , is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons indebted, are called upon to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands against said firm, are requested to call and receive their pay.  NATHAN PRATT, WILLIAM DAVIS.  Portland, 6th August, 1803.
NOTICE.  THE Copartnership of Stevens & Souther , is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons having demands against said firm, or who are indebted thereto, are requested to call on either of the subscribers for settlement.  WILLIAM STEVENS, EDWARD B. SOUTHER.  Portland, August 1, 1803.
THE Baking Business, will in future be carried on by WILLIAM STEVENS, at the Bakehouse bottom of Fifth street.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,  THAT the Copartnership between WILLIAM & SAMUEL HODGKINS , is this day dis- solved by mutual consent. All persons having any de- mands against them, are requested to exhibit the same for adjustment, and receive their dues; all indebted to them, to make immediate payment.  WILLIAM HODGKINS, JUN. SAMUEL HODGKINS.  Bath, July 20th, 1803.
South-Hadley Canal Lottery.  THE subscribers, having heretofore, in their addresses to the public, repeatedly stated the purposes for which the Legislature of Massachusetts grant- ed a Lottery to the proprietors of the Locks and Canals at South-Hadley, it is unnecessary again to make the re- petition, when presenting the following scheme of the  FOURTH CLASS.    1 Prize of 10,000 Dollars, is  10,000    5 - - - 5,000 - - -  5,000    10 - - - 500 - - -  5,000    100 - - - 100 - - -  10,000    150 - - - 50 - - -  7,500    100 - - - 30 - - -  3,000    150 - - - 20 - - -  3,000    6175 - - - 8 - - -  49,400    First drawn Blank on the 10th day, - - - 500 Do. - - - 15th - - - 500 Do. - - - 20th - - - 750 Do. - - - 25th - - - 750 Do. - - - 30th - - - 1,000 Do. - - - 35th - - - 1,500 Do. - - - 40th - - - 3,000  DOLLARS 100,000  Subject to a deduction of 12 1/2 per cent. 20,000 Tickets at 5 dollars each, is 100,000. 6667 Prizes. 1333 Blanks.  Less than two Blanks to a Prize. Prize Tickets will be paid at the expiration of 30 days after the drawing of the Lottery shall be finished. Prizes not demanded within one year after the drawing, will not be paid, but considered as generously given for the pur- pose for which the Lottery was granted.  The time expended in drawing this Class will not exceed 40 days, and to prevent any misunderstanding in regard to the fortunate Tickets which depend on the tenth, fifteenth, twentieth, twenty fifth, thirtieth, thirty fifth and fortieth days of drawing, it is now stated as the meaning and in- tention of the subscribers, that the drawing of 500 Tickets shall be considered as the work of a day, and that the fortu- nate Blanks will be those, which shall come out of the wheel according to this rate of drawing, whether the work of two days be done in one or not.  The Managers have, as the Law directs, entered into Bonds for the faithful performances of the duty assigned them. They will soon appoint and announce to the public an early day on which to commence the drawing; and as they have not accustomed themselves hitherto to dis- appoint those who have to liberally advertised in the former Classes, by any paltry pretences for evading their promises, they engage not to deceive them in regard to this Class.  THOMAS DWIGHT, JUSTIN ELY, JONATHAN DWIGHT, JOSEPH LYMAN, JOHN WILLIAMS, Managers.  Springfield, June 28, 1803.
TICKETS and QUARTERS in the a- bove Class for sale at THOMAS CLARK'S Bookstore Fifth-street, Portland—Prize Tickets in former Classes ta- ken in pay.—Letters (post paid and enclosing the Cash) punctually attended to. (6w) July 25, 1803.
AN ACCOUNT OF LEE & Co's PATENT & FAMILY MEDI- CINES, celebrated for the cure of most diseases to which the human body is liable, & are in high esteem, and general use throughout the United States, many of them being sold cheaper than the drugs of which they are compounded, could be purchased at a retail store, for Worms—Coughs & Colds—Asthma—Con- sumption—Gout—Rheumatism—Sprains—Palsy—Head- ache—Tooth-ache—Corns—Itch—Diseases of the Eyes— Ring Worms—Tetter, &c.—Inward weaknesses—Ner- vous Disorders—Female Complaints, Hooping Cough, &c.  Hamilton's Worm-Destroying Lozenges, which have within three years past cured upwards of one hundred and twenty thousand persons of both sexes, of every age, and in every situation of various dangerous complaints arising from Worms, and from obstructions or foulness in the stomach and bowels.  THIS medicine bears no analogy whatsoever to others of similar title, so commonly complained of as operating with violence; on the contrary, a particu- lar excellence of this remedy is its being suited to eve- ry age and constitution; contains nothing but what is perfectly innocent, and is so mild in its operation that it cannot injure the most delicate pregnant lady, or the tenderest infant of a week old, should no worms exist
in the body; but will, without pain or griping, cleanse the stomach and bowels of whatever is foul or offensive, and thereby prevent the production of worms and ma- ny fatal disorders.—They are particularly efficacious in carrying off all gross humors and eruptions; feverish and bilious complaints, and are the safest and mildest purgative that can be used on any occasion.  DESCRIPTION OF WORMS, And the symptoms by which they are known.
WORMS which infest the human body, are chiefly of four kinds, viz. the Tereis or large round worm, the Ascarides, or small maw worm, the Cucurbitina, or short, flat, white worm; and lastly, the Taenia or tap-worm, so called from its resemblance to tape; this is often many yards long, and is full of joints; it is most hurtful and most difficult to cure.  Among the symptoms attending worms, are, dis- agreeable breath, especially in the morning; bad and corrupted gums; itching in the nose and about the seat; convulsions and epileptic fits, and sometimes privation of speech; starting and grinding of the teeth in sleep; irregular appetite, sometimes loathing food, and sometimes voracious; purging, with slimy and foetid stools; vomiting; large and hard belly; pains and sickness at the stomach; pains in the head, thighs, with lowness of spirits; flow fever, with small and ir- regular pulses; a dry cough; excessive thirst; sometimes pale and unhealthy countenance, and sometimes the face bloated and flushed.
Persons afflicted with any of the above symptoms, should have immediate recourse to Hamilton's Worm- Destroying Lozenges , which have been constantly atten- ded with success in all complaints similar to those above described.  A dose of this medicine given occasionally during the warm season, will effectually prevent the "vomiting and purging of children," a dreadful disorder which annually destroys thousands of the infant part of our citizens. It is likewise the mildest and most certain remedy known, and has restored to health and strength a great number when in an advanced stage of this fatal complaint; particular and plain instructions are given for every part of the necessary treatment in such cases.  Children generally take this medicine with eager- ness; saving a pleasing appearance, and an agreeable taste.  CASES OF CURES. (Selected from thousands) the authenticity of which any person may ascertain, either by letter or personal appli- cation.
Communicated by Doctor John Spangler, York-town, Pennsylvania.  Letter from the Rev. John Molther, Minister of the Mo- ravian Church, in York-town.  York, Jan. 4th, 1802.
DEAR SIR, —Dr. Hamilton's Lozenges having been recommended to me as a very adequate means for the cure of children, afflicted with worms, I procured a box for the use of my family, to try whether by this medicine, I might be enabled to gain a profit, which to accomplish, different other means had proved abort- ive. My eldest boy had a very sickly appearance, was very restless at night, grew leaner from time to time; in short, he seemed to be in a precarious state of health, which would yield to none of the medicines administered, until I gave him two doses of the Lozenges, agreed to the directions, which carried off a substance to an appearance a mere mucus, but upon close inspection quite replete with very small living animals. Not one of that sort of worms, which mutually affect children, came from him. Since that period he grew remark- ably better in health, and though lean, has got a fresh and lively complexion. Upon different occasio- I have used this medicine as a purging substitute, and found it to answer exceedingly well, without bringing on belly ache, or any of those disagreeable sensations so often occasioned by purging medicines. Upon the whole, I judge this medicine to be, besides its main object—one of the most salutary means for restoring lost appetite, and promoting a proper state of digestion, by carrying off that bilious substance, which engen- ders so much indisposition both among children and adults. I am, Sir, Your most ob't servant,  JOHN MOLTHER.
Letter from the Hon. A. C. Hanson, Esq. Chancellor of the State of Maryland, to the Editor of the Maryland Gazette.
SIR, —For the good of the public, as well as from a desire to do justice to a man of merit and genius, I request you to publish the following cases:
A young man in my family, who had read Dr. Ha- milton's advertisement and who had, for some time, as he says, experienced the symptoms described by the doctor, as indicating the presence of worms in the hu- man stomach or intestines, resolved, without consult- ing any person whatever, to try the doctor's remedy. He accordingly procured a box of the Lozenges. Last evening he took 4 of the yellow, and this morning he took an equal number of the brown kind. They did not, as he lays, operate harshly, except one stool, when he felt a considerable griping, and when there came from him a worm, perfectly white, about a yard in length, as broad as his little finger, and having a number of joints, about an inch or 1 1/2 of an inch dist- ant from each other. Besides this worm, he lays there came from him a considerable number of flat worms, about 3/4 of an inch in length, and nearly the same in breadth. He did not think of counting them, but he lays there were more than 20. I regret extremely that I had not an opportunity of seeing the tape worm; the young man not having, as he ought to have done, taken measures for preserving it, and the simple servant girl, who attended his chamber, having, before I had heard of his taking the medicine, thrown it and the other worms into the necessary, not thinking it of con- sequence to take care of them. This girl, however, and another servant concurs with him respecting the worms which appeared in the stool; and the tape- worm, they say, was alive, so far as to have motion, after it came from him. It is needless to describe his symptoms, as he says they were exactly such as are described by the doctor.
Another young man of my family also, without any consultation or advice, one evening and morning, a- bout 3 months ago took 7 Lozenges, which operated powerfully. No worm came from him; but, in the course of 2 or 3 days, he was quite well; and has since had a considerable accession of flesh and strength. In short, although I, like many others, have been in- credulous with respect to the virtue of Hamilton's Lozenges, I am, at length, perfectly convinced, of their great efficacy and utility.
As I cannot reasonably be supposed to have any motive, except a consideration for public good, for publishing these cases, I flatter myself that I shall not incur ridicule or censure from thinking men, for ad- ding my second-hand testimony to the evidence of the numerous respectable characters who have aimed to render justice to Dr. Hamilton, (with whom I have not the slightest acquaintance) and to give important information to their fellow creatures.
I think it not amiss to add, that, from the healthy appearance of the young man, who has been so greatly & quickly relieved, I should have ridiculed his symp- toms and apprehensions, had he communicated them to me before he took the Lozenges. The fact I am persuaded is, that most young persons who are, from time to time disordered without a visible or apparent cause, are afflicted with worms. A. C. HANSON.  Annapolis, Sept. 13, 1803.
TAKE NOTICE, that Mr. THOMAS CLARK is appointed the only vendor for Portland—Therefore, apply only at his Book & Stationery Store.
Just published, and now ready for sale, at the Gazette-Office, (Price 10 Cents)
AN ORATION pronounced before the inhabitants of Portland, on the 4th of July, 1803, being the 27th Anniversary of American Independence.—By TIMOTHY HALLARD, A. M.  Subscribers may obtain their copies by applying a said Office.
75 Dollars Reward.  THE shop of the subscriber was broken open on the night of the sixth inst. and between FORTY & FIFTY WATCHES taken out.—Whoever will apprehend the thief or thieves so that the Watches can be found, shall have the above re- ward; or for the Watches only, they shall have Forty Dollars Reward and all necessary charges paid, by Portland, 30th No. 8, 1803. ABNER ROGERS.
Thirty Dollars Reward.  CARRIED off from the subscriber, on Saturday the 16th inst. a HORSE and CHAISE, by a man who called his name Smith , and said he belonged to Scarborough—He hired the Horse and Chaise to go to Monmouth—He was a mid-sized man, dressed in brown clothes, with half boots—It was a small reddish grey horse, carries his tail well up—The Chaise is of a dark color, with a small curtain painted on the back, the lining much worn, and a new cutting of a lighter color than the lining of the body—Whoever will take up said Smith and return him with the Horse and Chaise, shall receive the above re- ward, or twenty dollars for the Horse and Chaise. Portland, July 25. PETER WARREN.
Twenty Dollars Reward.  STRAYED or Stolen from the pasture of Joseph Potter, in Bowdoin , 20th inst., a bay colored MARE, with black mane and tail, and some white spots under the saddle, trots all and something flows, capre, her head rather low, has a very small star to her forehead, she was six years old last spring.
Also, a red Horse, with a white stripe in his face, five years old last spring, trots all, is very nim- ble footed, and rather small. He went away (if not stolen) with a bridle on—Whoever will give information of or both of them to Joseph Potter , in Bowdoin , Me., or Sam- uel Mason , or Parkerfield , N. H. shall be handsomely re- warded, if they (one or both) are found alive—If stolen, or found in the hands of any who pretend to own them, whoever will secure the thief or thieves, so that they can be brought to justice and horses delivered to either of the above named persons, shall have a reward of Twenty Dollars, besides the payment of all necessary charges, by Bowdoin, July 28, 1803. JEREMIAH MASON.
To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representa- tives, in General Court assembled, at Boston, January, 1803.
HUMBLY represents, the Subscribers inhabitants of the town of Hebron —that they have long been destitute of a Protestant Teacher of Piety, Re- ligion and Morality in said town—that your petitioners have at different times been at great expense to support the public Worship of God among them; never being able to obtain a vote of said town to raise any sum or sums of money for that purpose—and your petitioners being desirous of supporting the public worship of God, among them, humbly pray your Honors to incorporate them with all other inhabitants of the town of Hebron and adjoining towns, who shall become members of said Society, by obtaining a vote of admission as a member, by the Society at a legal meeting for that purpose, together with their estates into a religious Society by the name of the First Congregational Society in the town of Hebron ; and your Petitioners as in duty ever pray.  JOHN GREENWOOD, and Thirty-nine Others.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. In Senate, June 4, 1803.
ON the petition of John Greenwood, and others, inhabitants of the town of Hebron , and ad- joining towns, in the county of Cumberland, praying that they may be incorporated into a Religious Society by the name of the First Congregational Society in the town of  Hebron —
Ordered, that the petitioners cause an attested copy of their petition, with this order thereon, to be published three weeks successively in Jones' Gazette , printed in Portland; the last publication to be thirty days, at least, before the second Wednesday of the next session of the General Court; that all persons concerned may then appear and show cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.  Sent down for concurrence.  DAVID COBB, President, In the House of Representatives. June 4, 1803. Read and concurred, H. G. OTIS, Speaker. A true copy—Attest,  WENDELL DAVIS, Clerk of Senate.
STRAYED or Stolen from me the sub- scriber in Grey , on the 17th of July, a red MARE, about ten years old, paces and trots, with a white stripe in her forehead, and two or three white feet—she is thus built, has some of her mane sheared from the top of her head, and a crack in one of her hoofs.—Whoever will take up said mare and return her to me, or give informa- tion where she is, shall be handsomely rewarded for the same.  LEVI MORSE. Grey, August 5.
ADVERTISEMENT.  WHEREAS  Isaac M'Kennedy , of Pejepscot , has by the Selectmen of said town been rep- as a Spendthrift; and in consequence the Hon. William Gorham , Judge of Probate, of Wills, &c. has granted the subscriber a letter of Guardianship, empowering him to take care of the real and personal estate of the said Isaac This is therefore to forbid all persons troubling the said  Isaac M'Kennedy after this date; as the said Guardian will not pay any debt hereafter contracted.  Pejepscot, July 27, 1803.  BENJAMIN ARNOLD.
TAKE UP, on the 30th July, inst. a black MARE, about 13 1/2 hands high, shod before, judged about 9 years old, natural to trot.—Also, a dark bay MARE, about 14 hands high, trots all, shod all round. The owner or owners may have them by proving property and paying charges—apply to  Cape-Elizabeth, July 30, 1803.  STEPHEN JORDAN.
BANK CHECKS, AND A VARIETY OF  COMMERCIAL & JUSTICES BLANKS, HANDSOMELY PRINTED, FOR SALE AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE. (Pamphlets, Handbills, Cards, Tickets, &c.) printed at short notice.
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