Portland gazette, and Maine advertiser (Portland, Me.), 1806-12-08 00:00:00

PORTLAND GAZETTE,
And Maine Advertiser.
Two Dollars per Annum
PORTLAND (MAINE) Published by ISAAC ADAMS, at his Printing-Office, No. 7, Fish-Street.
[Payable Yearly.]
No. 34 of Vol. IX.]
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1806.
[Whole No. 450.]
James Chadbourn & Co.
At their Store, in Fore-street, directly opposite the head of Union-Wharf, have for
  2000 lb. best Rhode-Island Cheese,  Mace,    6 hds. St. Croix Rum,  Allspice,    Do. St. Croix, India, and Loaf Sugar  Nutmegs,    Cognac Brandy,  Casks Raisins,    Bordeaux do  Box do.    11hds. Molasses  Figs    Madeira  Currants,    Lisbon  Oat Meal    Oporto  Scotch Barley    Malaga  Rice    Vinegar  Almonds    Cherry Rum,  Capers    Essence of Punch,  Mustard,    Quantity Dumb Fish  Ginger    Do. Bullock do.  Poland Starch,    1000 bushels Corn  Brown soap    Rye and Indian Meal  Cake soap    Boxes Dipt Candles  Dum Dum    Do Mould do  Salt Petre    10 boxes fresh Lemons  Indigo, various kinds    Chefs Hyson  Alum    Young Hyson  Capparis    Hyson skin  An assortment of    and Bohea  Dye-woods,    Coffee  Powder and Shot    Chocolate  Roll Brimstone    Chocolate Shells,  Sulpher    Pork, Butter  Corn Brooms    Coarse and fine Salt  Hearth Brushes    Cloves  An assortment of    Cinnamon,  Nails     Sweet Oil     Spermaceti Oil     Eggable Lamps     Fig Tobacco     Smoking do     Roll do  
Liberally —A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF Ship-Chandlery and Hard-Ware. N.B.—All the above articles will be sold cheap for Cash—Orders punctually attended to, Ship Stores put up at the shortest notice. Nov. 24
FRESH GOODS.
Barbour & Stockbridge,
OPPOSITE the Insurance Office, Fifth street, have just received and now offer for sale, a great variety of Fresh Seasonable Goods,
  Superfine black, blue, brown and bottle green Broadcloths,  Common do.    Low priced do all colours and qualities,  Silk and Cotton Umbrellas,    Superfine black, blue & drab Kersemers Serges,  Black Italian & Dutch Crapes,    Brown drab and bottle green ladies Cloths,  Silk, Cotton and Morocco Cooten Suspenders,    Dark mixed & drab patent Cords and Satinets,  Cotton and Linen Checks,    Real Devonshire Kerseys,  Gentlemen's Sattin Florentine,    Drab and dark Coatings,  Stuffs, of every kind,    Duffs,  Gentlemen's black, white and mixed worsted Hose,    Patent Cord & Swan-down Velveting,  Ladies black and slate do.    Silk Velvet and Mar-seille do.  Black and white English Silk do.    Baizes and Flannels, all colours,  Do. French do.    Dommetts,  Ladies black, white & slate English & French Silk Gloves,    Blankets, from 6-4 to 11-4  Long & short Kid do    Calicoes, Furnitures, English Cotton Shirting,  Gentleman's Beaver York tan and Doe Skin do.    Fine long Cloths,  Black Sattin,    A great variety of India Cottons  India Lustring,    India Calicoes,  Modes and Sarinets,    4-4 & 6-4 white Cotton Cambrics  Damask Silk Shawls,    Coloured do  Common do.    Laced Cambrics and Mullins,  Black Silk Velvet,    Fine and common Book do.  Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs    7-8 and 4-4 Irish Linens,  Sandanna do.    Linen Cambrics, some very fine  Pelisse Velvets    Long Lawn,  Damask table Linen    Gingham,  Russia Diapers    Chambray Mullins,  Brown Linen    Fine and common Dimities,  Cotton Balls    Fine black and oive Velvets.  Muffs and Tippets, consisting of Sable, Mock Sable, Etc and Bear Skin    Nov. 3.  Fashionable Coat and Vest Buttons     Black and white Milenet     Linen Pocket Hdk'fs.     Cotton do.     Best English Sewing Silk, Twill &c. &c.  
Dearborn & Watson,
No. 6, Jones' Row, Fifth-street, HAVE received by the Galen, from London, a handsome addition to their former Stock of
  Superfine Cloths,  Of all colours and newest fashions    BROADCLOTHS,    KERSEYMERES,    COATINGS,  
VESTINGS, &c. &c.
Also, Trimmings of all kinds constantly on hand.
They continue to execute the Tailoring Business,
in the most fashionable style, and on an extensive scale.
They would observe, that having obtained suitable help to prosecute their business to advantage, they will be able to serve their employers with as much faithfulness and dispatch as at any shop in town. Nov. 24
Imported,
IN ships Mary and Neptune, from Liverpool,
  100 cakes 20d, 12d, 10d, 6d, and 4d flat pt. and fine safe Nails  entitled to Debenture.    75 crates very low priced Crockery Ware    50 do Musk Bottles     1000 small sized Lanthern Leaves     5 tons Whiting; 5 cwt. Allum     100 boxes 10 by 12, 11 by 16, 9 by 12, 9 by 11, 9 by 13, and 7 by 9 Crown Glass     50 boxes No. 1 X and No. 1 Common Tin     8 do X D do     12 do Pipes 12 gro. each     8 do do best tip, 6 do do     40 Tin'd Sauce Pans No. 5 and 6     6 bundles Frying Pans     50 Stone Jugs from 1 to 4 gallons each     10 doz. Tin'd Iron Table Spoons     24 do. Bone handled Knives and Forks     156 do Blackwood and Cocoa wood handled do     63 do Pocket Knives     75 do do with pruning points     Also in Store,     80 bbls. superfine Flour from new Wheat     40 do Beef; 35 do Pork     20 boxes Chocolate; 20 chests Tea     Hds. retailing Molasses; bbls. Sugar     400 gallons Lamp Oil     40 kegs English Mustard     50 boxes Spermaceti Candles; White and red Lead; Sheet and Bar Lead; patent yellow; Prussian Blue; Yellow Oker; Venetian Red; Spanish Brown and Verdigris—Few kegs Richmond Tobacco; boxes Philadelphia Starch; Saltpeper; 4 tons patent Shot; assortment of hollow Ware; English Shovels and Spades; white and black Varnish; Roll Brimstone, &c. &c. for sale wholesale and retail, by   
John P. Thurston & Co. Nov. 3.
Thomas Clark,
HAS received for sale, at his store in Fifth-street, an additional assortment of BOOKS—among which are—
  Life of Sir Wm. Jones  Moore's do    Do Moreau  Do Ann    Ferguson's Astronomy  Art of Speaking    Chapman's Chemistry  Savage's Works    Lavoisier's do.  Romer's Iliad    Simpson's Euclid  Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel    Do. Algebra  Fables of Floid    Sword Exercise  Addison's Works    Fisher's Military Tactics  Akenide's do    Steuben's do  Burns' do    Cavalry do  Johnson's do    American Cookery  Gray's do    Paine's Architecture  Pope's do    Benjamin's do  Milton's do    Biddle's do  Watts' do    Cruden's do  Scott's Essays    Morse's Gazetteer  Smart's Horace    Do. Geography  Paul and Virginia    Do do abridged  Coquette    Elements Geography  Children of the Abbey    Adams' Arithmetic  Curran's Speeches    Walch's do  Biographical Dictionary    Mair's do  May's Universal History    Root's do  Do Collection of Voyages and Travels    Historical Grammar  American Preceptor    Smith's Latin do  Perry's Dictionary    Adams' do do  Child's Companion, with a general assortment of School Books, &c.    Alexander's do     Ossian's Poems     Camoen's do   
Isaiah Thomas', Farmer's, and Poor Richard's ALMANACKS, for 1807.
ACCOUNT BOOKS, Writing do. Cyphering do: a general assortment of STATIONARY, &c. Nov. 24.
Wm. R. & C. Stockbridge,
HAVE just received and are now opening their usual supply of
  Fall and Winter Goods,     which, with their former stock, comprise a very handsome assortment, consisting of     Muffs and Tippets,     English and West India Goods.   
ALSO, Hard Ware.
A Quantity fine and superfine FLOUR, Which they offer on reasonable terms for cash. Dec. 1.
WILLIAM KING.
TAKES PROFILE-LIKENESSES, at the house next to Concert Hall, in Hanover-street, Boston. (tl.) June 2.
TAKE NOTICE!
WHEREAS James, the husband of me the subscriber, has behaved in a very unbecoming manner by not supporting me and my children for a number of years, and getting intoxicated and threatening my life sundry times, and likewise bearing and abusing me in a shameful manner, I do hereby forbid said James ever troubling me again; for I am determined not to live with him again after this date.
N.B. If the said James troubles me any more he shall suffer the consequences of the law. USANNAH WALLACE. Portland, Nov. 24. (Dec. 1.)
TAKE NOTICE!
ALL persons are hereby cautioned not to trust Lydia Eskildson, my wife, as she has conducted herself in an unseemly manner, and I shall pay no debt or debts of her contracting from this date. GEORGE ESKILDSON, Portland, Nov. 24. (Dec. 1.)
Political Miscellany.
FROM THE N. Y. SPECTATOR.
CASTING an eye over the history of our politics since the revolution,
nothing strikes us more forcibly, than the false coloring given to federal measures under all their modifications, and at all periods. After Great Britain had acknowledged our independence, the tumult of war having subsided, the question arose on the momentous subject of a government to harmonize our discordant interests, to cement the bonds of equal intercourse, and to supersede the former confederation, which was falling to pieces from its own fragility. The laurelled heroes returning from victory, with the fages, who had entered the cabinet unappalled in the hour of general dependency, were looked to as the guarantors of our high wrought hopes and the pillars of our political security. They were named by the people to devise for us a system of government adapted to our exigencies, graduated by the spirit of the country, and such as by its durability might not yield to the disgrace of being only an experiment. They met. Washington appeared at their head in the councils of peace, as he had done before in the more terrific, but not more arduous, councils of war. Our present constitution was the product of their wisdom. It was sent forth to the people. They weighed it. Their interests, and the interests of their posterity, were measurably poised upon their decision. The various turns of argumentation, which were drawn forth at that pregnant crisis, now awakened the tempests of impatient solicitude; now alayed the tumult of overwrought apprehension. The Duke of Sully says, that "reason, although it slowly appears in tumultuous assemblies, yet forces itself at last to be seen and acknowledged; and, after long opposition, it follows through necessity." It was thus in this instance. The good sense of our fellow-citizens at length prevailed: our constitution was adopted.
Here we find the origin of our political distinctions. Those, who had been efficient in framing it according to its spirit as finally settled, and those, who had advocated its adoption, were very properly styled, federalists : those, who had opposed it in its progress, and inveighed against its characteristics, were with equal propriety styled anti-federalists . Here the Aurora of democracy, I may say of jacobinism and infatuation, first tinged our horizon. Its first blushes were seductive although unalarmimg: but it soon glowed with the horrors of a flaming vault. A battery was opened upon federal gentlemen for advocating aristocratical doctrines, as was falsely asserted, in the discussions, which were had in the convention of delegates for settling preliminary principles. They were stigmatized; nay even execrated. On the heads, whitened in the labors of their country, were impregnated all the maledictions which could be invented by fanatic inveteracy. Whoever had supported the constitution was arraigned with the acrimony of persecution, and the scurrility of slander. No one was venerable in the eyes of these abusive declaimers: purity was reviled, and innocence assailed. Feeling the spirit of domination, they endeavoured to rend in tatters the constitutional texture, before it was fairly completed: knowing that energetic government and well ordered laws were hostile to the anticipations of their degenerate ambition.
Such was the fungus of faction, out of which has grown a large proportion of our present rulers....I do not mention this because it is not well known: on the contrary, it is one of those facts, which often brings the blush into the cheek shrivelled with age—and causes the hoary head to shake with painful indignation.... It is mentioned, because it ought to be kept in remembrance.—Hereafter, when history shall have taken the mask from these deluders of the people, when impartiality shall discern their naked villany, the young American will repress the tear of honest disdain, and start to think his country was so early on the verge of perdition....He will see the bottom of those pretensions, which now beguile us;—and with sorrow will learn to distrust man, whom he will often discover to be the base dissembler of the virtues, for the secure consummation of the vices: remembering what Fenelon makes his mentor say, "the wicked are not incapable of doing well; they indifferently do good and evil, as may serve their ambition."—He will see the lubric folds by which the serpent of democracy entwines the prejudices of the illiterate: strangling infant reason in the arms of its guardian and defender. He will draw a parallel between ours and the free governments, which have preceded; marking the steps by which the unprincipled in such governments have always gained temporary ascendancy.—The despotism of a Pisistratus, founded while yet the great lawgiver of Athens was living, will give him vigilance: the secession of a deluded Roman multitude to Mount Sacer, will give him a lesson of human nature: the names of Rienzi and Wat Tyler, will teach him to detest the demagogue, while he will learn to deprecate Machiavelian policy in the characters of a Cæsar Borgia, and a Jefferson.
But to return from what I hope, will not prove a useless digression, we will follow a little farther the sinuosities of the revilers of federalism, or, in other words, the innovators upon our constitution.—When our government moulded to the wishes of the citizens, those who had nurtured it to maturity, were chosen, as by a sort of legitimate claim, to administer it. Their exertions were efficient. The defolations of war rapidly disappeared, giving place to the luxuriant harvest of prosperity, and the animating harmony of contentment. The constitution was found to be, what the most skilful masters of theory had thought it, the fairest charter of human liberties, the first executors of it continued, as their revolutionary services had proved them, temperate, but unyielding, veterans in the cause of their country. While the people were, therefore, prosperous and happy, we might have expected, if demagogues would preserve consistency, that the anti-federal clan would still openly war against our government, in its progress, as they had warred against it in its origin. But they played a deeper game. They perceived, that great part of the community received it with enthusiasm, and cherished its framers with affection. They saw it too firmly established to yield to any sudden concussion: hence with a subtlety peculiar to them, they at once became its extravagant eulogists.—With unblushing effrontery they now applauded a constitution they were known to detest in their souls; and carried on a secret warfare against men, whom, at the same time, they pretended with all the world to admire: thus calculating to excite sus-
picion and jealousies in the minds of the populace, whereby to lead them thro' the mazes of error at their will.
What has been the success of these wiles we feel but too sensibly. Hereafter I may pursue this train of reflection somewhat farther; not despairing, that time will present our fanatical leaders before the people as fairly "weighed in the balance and found wanting;" confident also, that truth, if it has not lost its authority, will eventually brush away the mists of aspersion with which we have been enveloped; and show federalists to be now, what they ever have been, the unshaken friends of their country and their constitution.
REGULUS.
ANCIENT CARTHAGE.
Extract of a Letter from an American Gentleman at Tunis, dated July 9, 1806.
"I am now on the site of the once renowned Carthage—where Scipio fought, where HENNBAL conquered, where the intrepid old BELISARIUS himself drew out his legions, and hid the light of heaven for seventeen long days with the smoke of that noble city, deflagrated by his own hand. About one mile from where I now sit, stands a stupendous archway and gate, the only entire surviving monument of ancient Carthage. This was the southern entrance into the town; and in its vicinity are a number of mutilated cisterns, and part of the aqueduct which brought water from the celebrated mountain of Zowon, (within sight) which is more than fifty miles distant.—Till within a few years there remained, I think seventeen entire arches of this admirable memorial of human labor and perseverance, which were near an hundred feet high, supported by columns about fifteen feet square, and thirty apart: But his supreme Excellency, the all powerful and magnificent Mahmoud Ali Bey, his present worship, thought proper to build two or three paltry batteries to grace the rising ground near Tunis, and caused all these fine arches to be pulled down, to furnish stone for that nobler purpose.
"The cisterns (about sixteen or twenty remain to be traced) are indeed admirable specimens of the ingenuity of the ancient Carthaginians. They are about fifty yards long ten wide, and fifteen deep all under ground; and I imagine would contain sufficient water to supply Carthage five years, admitting two hundred thousand gallons destroyed daily." [Phila. Pap.]
THE ASSENTING NOD.
A Monk that had intruded into the chamber of a nobleman that was at the point of death, and who had lost his speech, continuing crying out, "My lord will you make the grant of such a thing to our monastery?" it will be for the good of your soul." The Peer at each question, nodded his head. The Monk on this turned round to the son and heir, who was in the room,—"You see, Sir, my lord your noble father, gives his assent to my request." To this the son made no reply; but turning to his father, asked him, "Is it your will Sir, that I should kick this Monk down stairs?" The nod of assent was given, and the permission put in practice with hearty good will."
A young fellow was extolling a ladies beauty very highly, and one of his companions allowed he had beauty, except that she had a bad set of teeth. "Very true, said the other, but she is a fine woman in spite of her teeth."

FROM A LONDON PAPER.
Circumstantial evidence
The following remarkable case, in addition to the one we published at the time of the trial of Richard Patch, will show the danger of pronouncing the sentence of guilty upon persons against whom only circumstantial evidence can be adduced. As the judges are now on the circuits, its perusal may have a salutary influence upon the minds of jurors, who should have it in remembrance, that it is better ten guilty persons escape than one innocent man suffer.
Case of Jonathan Bradford, who was executed at Oxford for the murder of Christopher Hays, Esq. in the year 1736.
Jonathan Bradford kept an inn in Oxfordshire, on the London road to Oxford; he bore an unexceptionable character. Mr. Hays, a gentleman of fortune, being on his way to Oxford on a visit to a relation, put up at Bradford's. He their joined company with two gentlemen, with whom he supped, and in conversation unguardedly mentioned that he had about him a large sum of money. In due time they retired to their respective chambers; the gentlemen to a two-bedded room; leaving, as is customary with many, a candle burning in the chimney corner. Some hours after they were in bed, one of the gentlemen being awake, thought he heard a deep groan in the adjoining chamber: and this being repeated, he softly awoke his friend. They listened together, and the groans increasing as of one dying, they both instantly arose, and proceeded silently to the door of the next chamber, from whence they heard the groans, and the door being ajar, saw a light in the room; they entered, but it is impossible to paint their consternation, on perceiving a person weltering in his blood in the bed, and a man standing over him with a dark lantern in one hand and a knife in the other. The man seemed as petrified as themselves, but his terror carried with it all the terror of guilt! The gentlemen soon discovered it was the stranger with whom they had that night supped, and that the man who was standing over him was their host. They seized Bradford directly, disarmed him of his knife, and charged him with being the murderer: he assumed by this time the air of innocence, positively denied the crime, and asserted that he came there with the same humane intentions as themselves; for that hearing the noise, which was succeeded by a groaning, he got out of bed, struck a light, armed himself with a knife for his defence, and was but that instant entered the room before them. These assertions were of little avail; he was kept in close custody till the morning, and then taken before a neighboring Justice of the Peace:—Bradford still denied the murder, but nevertheless with such an apparent indication of guilt, that the Justice hesitated not to make use of this extraordinary expression, on writing out his mittimus: "Mr. Bradford, either you or myself committed this murder."
This extraordinary affair was the conversation of the whole county. Bradford was tried over and over again in every company. In the midst of this predetermination came on the assizes at Oxford: Bradford was brought to trial; he pleaded not guilty. Nothing could be more strong than the evidence of the two gentlemen; they testified to the finding of Hays, murdered in his bed; Bradford at the side of the body with a light and a knife; the knife and hand which held it bloody—that on entering the room he betrayed all the signs of a guilty man; and that a few moments preceding they heard the groans of the deceased.
Bradford's defence on the trial was the same as before the gentlemen; he had heard a noise, he suspected some villainous transaction; he struck a light; he snatched a knife (the only weapon near him) to defend himself; and the terrors he discovered were merely the terrors of humanity, the natural effects of innocence as well as guilt, on beholding such an horrid scene! This defence, however, could be considered but weak, when contrasted with the several powerful circumstances against him. Never was circumstantial evidence more strong; there was little need of comment from the judge in summing up the evidence—No room appeared for extenuation, and the jury brought in the prisoner guilty without quitting the box. Bradford was executed shortly after, still declaring he was not the murderer, nor privy to the murder of Mr. Hays, but he died disbelieved by all. Yet were these assertions not untrue! The murder was actually committed by Mr. Hays's footman; who immediately on stabbing his master, rifled his breeches
of his money, gold watch, and snuff-box, and escaped to his own room, which would have been, from after circumstances, scarcely two seconds before Bradford's entering the unfortunate gentleman's chamber. The world owes this knowledge to a remorse of conscience in the footman (eighteen months after the execution of Bradford) on a bed of sickness! It was a death bed repentance, and by that death the law lost its victim!
It is much to be wished that this account could close here: but it cannot; Bradford, though innocent, and not privy to the murder, was nevertheless the murderer in design. He had heard, as well as the footman, what Mr. Hayes had declared at supper, as to his having a large sum of money about him, and he went to the chamber with the same diabolical intention as the servant. He was struck with amazement!—He could not believe his senses!—and in turning back the bed-clothes, to assure himself of the fact, he, in his agitation, dropped his knife on the bleeding body by which both his hand and his knife became bloody. These circumstances Bradford acknowledged to the clergyman who attended him after his sentence.
LORD PERCY.
There appears to have been a sort of conspiracy in England to secure the election to Parliament of Lord Percy, as the successor of Mr. Fox. He was unpopular among the Electors of Westminster; and was rejected by every "caucus" at which he was proposed. Many other candidates were nominated and successively declined; so that the Electors were obliged to have Percy for their Representative, or have none—and at a thin neglected meeting he was chosen. Among the candidates who declined were Messrs. Sheridan, O'Brien, Paull, Bourdett, Curran, Maddocks, Cobbett, and Whithead. No one would stand in opposition to my Lord Percy. The popularity of the abovementioned gentlemen was somewhat affected by their conduct. The following is an extract from a speech made at one of the "caucuses," by a Mr. Howins:
"As to Lord Percy, he thought that no man could be more unfit. He had attended the meeting at Willis's Rooms, and had heard the Noble Lord attempt to speak. The matter of his speech, and the manner of its delivery, was only worthy of an idiot. A person who had made no greater proficiency at twenty-one, could never be expected to be a fit Member for Westminster. As, however, he had heard so much about the great family of Percy, and their hereditary principles, he should observe, that all he had ever read or heard of the family was, that they were an ambitious family, always grasping at their own private advantage instead of the public good. If he were forced to go back to the time of Henry VIII, he would ask what was the House of Northumberland then? An ambitious House, who, to gratify their private purposes, rebelled against their King, Richard II. and put Bolingbroke in his place. After having dethroned one King, they rebelled again against the one that they had set up, and not from the slightest pretence of public good, but merely for private ambition. They divided the kingdom among themselves before they had conquered it; and these were the famous Percys and Northumbrians that were so much spoken of in ancient story! It would be said, O! but the Percys now are a very different race! That might be very true, as the blood of the Percys had been crossed and mixed as much as any other family in the kingdom. But, he should ask, what was the patriotism of the present Duke (father of the candidate)? He had supported Mr. Pitt's Administration, until he was disgusted by not being appointed Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex: then he went over into Opposition, and was afterwards considered a Foxite. So much for the hereditary principles of the House of Northumberland!"
On the other hand Mr. Whitebread made the following observations at a meeting of the Electors of Westminster, when Earl Percy was nominated:
Mr. Whitebread rose to propose Lord Percy. He prefaced his speech with a just eulogium on Mr. Fox, "as the landmark and safeguard of the constitution and the bulwark of the world." It would be idle, added he, to talk of a successor to that great man, whose seat in council and in the senate will ever be vacant. He who dwelt on the hereditary virtues of the honor of Percy and the fair prospects from the education of the noble lord he was about to propose; and with these examples in his view, that he would tread in the footsteps which his ancestors and Mr. Fox had trodden before him. To speak of that young nobleman, at present, as calculated to fill the vacant seat for
Westminster would be impossible, it was the commencement of his public life, and it was fair to draw a favorable augury of Lord Percy. They knew him to be independent, and above temptation to betray the rights and liberties of his country, which his noble family had ever supported. His father had ever been a patriot, and the friend of that great man whose loss was so deeply lamented. His son has before his eyes the example of Mr. Fox, whose conduct was a model for him, as his successor. Lord Percy would do justice to the electors, by treading in the paths of honesty, simplicity and truth. Mr. Whitebread then read four resolutions; the first was to express the deep regret which the meeting felt for the death of Mr. Fox, and the others to declare their intention to support Lord Percy at the approaching election. After which he proposed Lord Percy, a proposal which was received with reiterated marks of approbation.
Mr. Eliot seconded the motion, he was not in the habits of agreeing with Mr. Fox on many points, but he still revered his character, and lamented his death as much as any man could. He was convinced that Lord Percy would be found to act up to those principles which had distinguished his family in the cause of liberty.
Lord Percy returned his thanks to the meeting, and pledged himself to act upon these principles that had rendered the memory of Mr. Fox, so dear to them.
The resolutions were then severally put and agreed to without one dissenting voice.
The Common Council of the City of London, have passed votes of thanks to Gen. Stuart, Gen. Berresford, Gen. Baird and Admiral Popham, and have voted to present each of them with a sword of 200 guineas value, and the freedom of the city—for the services they have rendered their country, in Italy, Buenos Ayres, and at the Cape of Good Hope.
Articles by the Quills.
CHILLICOTHE, NOV. 13, 1806. MR. BURR—AGAIN.
At the United States District Court for Kentucky District, November session, the District Attorney Davies, made deposition, "That the said Davies was in possession of SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE, that Aaron Burr, Esq. late Vice-President of the U. S. had formed an association for making war against Spain, invading Mexico, and forming a DISTINCT EMPIRE in the Western country; and that he was raising forces, and purchasing up the necessary provisions and stores for that purpose." He therefore moved he be arrested, and find bail, &c. The Judge took time to consider. Col. Burr had immediate notice of the motion. We have not heard the issue of this complaint.
NORFOLK, NOV. 20, 1806. Capt. SHERMAN from Malaga, informs, that the U. S. schr. Enterprize, was early in September attacked by seven Spanish gunboats; which being continued often, she bore down, and hoisted her colors, the fire was returned, and the gunboats were driven in.
BOSTON, DEC. 3. SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
Yesterday, in the Supreme Court, the Grand Inquest for the county, returned a bill of indictment against THOMAS OLIVER SELFRIDGE, Esq. for Manslaughter, in shooting Mr. CHARLES AUSTIN, on the 4th August last. He was soon after arraigned, and pleaded, Not Guilty to the charge. The Court inquired when he would be ready for his trial; and named Friday, and Tuesday next.—Mr. SELFRIDGE replied, he could not possibly say he could be ready so soon.—He had not yet consulted his council on the subject; and he had witnesses to collect, one of whom, he understood, was in New-York, and another in the District of Maine. The Court, after a consultation with the Attorney General, did not assign any particular day; but directed Mr. S. to be ready for trial as soon as possible. His Counsel then moved, that he be admitted to bail, to attend from day to day until his trial.—The Attorney-General (SULLIVAN) was asked, if he had any objection to make to the motion.—He replied, "That Manslaughter was a bailable offence, he could therefore have no objection." Mr. S. was then required to find bail in 2000 dollars penalty, to abide his trial.—He has, we learn, found the bail, and will be restored to his liberty this day.
The traces of severe ill-health are perceivable in the countenance of Mr. Selfridge; and that in consequence of his confinement, his naturally feeble constitution, is so much broken down, that his physicians think several days of free air and exercise, will be necessary, in order to regain a sufficient degree of health, to enable him to endure the fatigue of a trial, which will necessarily be prolix, if no other impediment existed.
Some of the democratic prints take great but unnecessary pains to make the people believe, "There are in our country men who prefer a monarchical to a republican form of government." The people must be stupid indeed, not to believe this, when they see how many men there are who rejoice in every success of the Monarch BONAPARTE; and who cease not praying continually for the extension of his dominion:—and who repose confidence in those who obey his mandates, communicated through the medium of his Minister Turreau, as obsequiously, and as instantly, as do the Prefect of his home department, the Landaman of Switzerland or the Viceroy of Italy, his vassals. Seeing this who can doubt there are many men in the United States who wish well to monarchy and despotism.
A black man named HARDY, was yesterday indicted for the murder of an infant child, by strangling, and throwing it overboard, on Thanksgiving evening, from South-Boston bridge. He is to be tried on Friday.
ROCHEFORT SQUADRON.
Accounts are received at Philadelphia from St. Thomas that three French line of battle ships have arrived at Martinique, part of the squadron, which lately sailed from Rochefort, and met with by the fleet of Sir S. Hood. The accounts say, they were in a shattered condition. This wrecked state could not have resulted as a consequence of their being engaged with Sir S. Hood; the part of the fleet which he engaged was all captured. As these ships are the runaways in that action, they must have either encountered some tremendous gale of wind, or been engaged with some other British ships, to sustain the damage here mentioned.
FROM ST. DOMINGO.
Accounts have been received at New-York, from Kingston, (Jam.) which fully corroborate the report of the death of the black Emperor of St. Domingo, (Dessalines.) They also add, that Gen. Christophe had been universally called upon to succeed him in the government; that the patent law had been abolished, and a general liberty of Commerce granted to all nations, except the privateers!
BOSTON, DEC. 4.
Through the politeness of a gentleman, who came to town last evening, from New-York, (in the Sound) we have been favored with the Mercantile Advertiser, of Dec. 1, which is two days later than the Mail.
The foreign advices, contained in this paper, are one day later, (London, Oct. 10) than the accounts we have previously received, from that quarter; and those not materially interesting.
They briefly state, that the Ministers deny the report of Lord Lauderdale's having been ordered to quit Paris; they said that he applied for his passports, in consequence of the French government rejecting or evading the terms on which he was instructed to insist. After considerable difficulty, his Lordship obtained his passports, & was to set off from Paris on the 9th.
That the Clide frigate had stood over to Bologna to wait for his lordship; who might be expected to reach that place on the 11th, or 12, at farthest.
That the rupture of the Negotiation had created an unusual and unexpected sensation on the public mind; that the mail-coachmen, on communicating the intelligence as they passed through the village, were cheered by the inhabitants with shouts of applause: and the general cry was, "Eternal war, rather than a dishonorable Peace."
That a heavy firing was heard from the French coast; supposed to proceed from an attempt of the British cruisers to set fire to the flotilla, by means of rockets of an enormous size, discharged from vessels of a light draught of water, upon the principle of shells thrown by a mortar battery.
Prince Jerome Bonaparte has been promoted to the Rank of Rear Admiral, by a decree of the French government.
SACO, DEC. 6.
At the Annual Meeting of the County of York Medical Association, on the 29th of Oct. last, at Alfred; the following gentlemen were chosen Officers for the ensuing year, viz.
AARON PORTER, M. M. S. S. Presid't. RICHARD HAZELTINE, M. M. S. S. Sec'y. ABEL HALL, Treasurer. SAMUEL EMERSON, A. M. et M. M. S. S. 1st Associate. JOSEPH GILMAN, Second Associate.
Voted, That the Annual Meetings in future be held at Kennebunk, on the first Wednesday in September. [Freeman's Friend.]
Monday, December 8, 1806.
Latest Foreign Intelligence.
The accounts received from Europe the last week, announce the important information that Lord Lauderdale left Paris the 9th of October; and that it was with considerable difficulty he obtained passports. Thus the attempt to negotiate a peace between England and France has totally failed. It appears that Bonaparte refused to comply with the propositions offered on the part of the English Government.
Letters received from Rotterdam, mention that there had been an engagement between the Prussians and Austrians. This wants confirmation, the distance between the two armies was such at the last Paris dates, as to render such an event improbable.
Prussia at the present moment holds an important situation among the hostile powers in the North of Europe: and the attention of the different Cabinets are waiting the result of her present movements. The King of Prussia, while beholding the degraded and humiliated situation to which Austria has been reduced by the tyranny of Bonaparte cannot feel very safe as to his independent existence of his own dominions, but it would not be deviating from the character of this Monarch, on a former occasion, if after all the mighty preparations for war the cunning and artful Talleyrand should find some expedient to quiet his fears or detach him from acting in concert with the other powers.
The struggles of Democracy.—The following laughable extract of a letter, from Connecticut, was lately received:
"NEW-HAVEN, OCTOBER 23, 1806. "Last Wednesday the democrats assembled from all parts of the state, at this place—and Bishop came also among them. After a proper pause, he rose and addressed the meeting on the glorious principles they held and on the glorious prospects before them. Having flourished away till he thought he had prepared them for the disclosure, he told them with a long and dismal face, that the arrears for supporting the democratic cause the last year, consisting principally of compensations to editors of democratic newspapers, expenses for pamphlets, handbills, distribution of them, &c. &c. which he need not particularize, amounted to the precise sum of three thousand four hundred dollars. He went on to tell them, by way of inducing them to follow his example, that he had himself paid out one hundred and seventy dollars; and he added, he was ready to advance fifty more towards completing the residue, provided others would come forward and subscribe their proportion. The astonishment and consternation was greater than any pen can describe. One got up and moved one thing, another another, and the meeting got into the utmost confusion. In vain was an attempt made to see if the meeting would assume the debt; in vain did Bishop bawl that if they did not by some means or other, contrive to raise this sum, the cause of democracy must fall. They took care to pass no vote upon the subject, and thus the meeting broke up. You may rely on the literal truth of what I tell you."—Ev. Post.
COUNTERFEIT BILLS.
The public are cautioned against receiving One, Three and Four Dollar Bills of Portsmouth Bank—some signed B. Couner, and some Thomas Sheafe—very well done, but oiled with sweet oil, which has given them a greenish cast. Many of the above bills have got into circulation very lately; and people cannot be too careful in examining them. G. & D.
In a Vermont paper of los week, is published the outline of the state bank extracted from our paper of a various date. It is very singular, and we presume altogether fortuitous, that the article immediately following is headed "Swindling on a large scale." F. M.
HISTORICAL ANECDOTE.
Peter Peuteman was a good painter of still life; but the most memorable circumstance relative to this artist was the incident that occasioned his death.
He was employed to paint an emblematical picture of mortality, expressive of the vanity and pleasures of this world, and of the shortness and misery of human life; and that he might imitate some parts of his subject with greater exactness, he painted them in an anatomical room, where several skeletons were suspended from the ceiling, and skulls and bones lay scattered about the floor. Here he prepared to take his designs, and either from some previous, fatigues or from the intenseness of his study, insensibly fell asleep. This was on Sept. 18, 1692, when an earthquake, that happened while he was dozing, roused him: and the instant that he awoke he perceived all the skeletons in motion, and the loose skulls rolling about the room! Being totally ignorant of the cause, he was struck with such horror that he threw himself down stairs, and tumbled out into the street half dead. His friends took all imaginable pains to efface the impression made on his mind by this unlucky event; explaining the true cause of agitation of the skeletons; nevertheless his spirits were affected in so violent a manner, that he never recovered his health, but died soon after, at 42 years of age.

Married, At Standish, by the Rev. D. Merrett, the Hon. D. Boston, of Hiram, Oxford County, to the agreeable Miss Hannah Jewett, formerly of Newburyport.
Died, In Hatfield (Con.) Rev. Thomas Adams, principal of Kingston Academy. In Berwick, Mrs. Judah Tillinghast, relict of Pardon Tillinghast, Esq. of East-Greenwich. In Scituate, Dr. Charles Stockbridge, aged 71. At Hallowell, on Thursday, of last week, widow Hannah Johnson, formerly of Newburyport, aged 55. In Saco, Mary, daughter of Mrs. Mary Chadwick, aged 12. In Gorham, Miss. Hulda Davis, daughter of Capt. John D. of Conway, (N. H.) aged 18. In this town, Mr. Frederick Parker, aged 35, a native of Cambridge, Vt.—Mr. Richard Wesley, aged 46.—A child of Jesse Green, aged 13 weeks—Lucy, daughter of Daniel Johnson, aged 9 month
Gazette Ship News. PORT OF PORTLAND—1806. Tuesday, Dec. 2. Arrived ship Aurora, Combs, 69 days from Nantz.—Left there, ship Richard, Rogers, of New York, to sail next day; schr. Betsy, of Salem, for Cherberg, with fish, bound up the river; schr. Rose from Lisbon; brig Hetan, Foster, of Boston, for Lisbon; ship William, Chamberlain, of New York; Antelope, Joppa, for New York; brig Belanger, Holland, for New Bedford.—Sailed in company with brig Margaret and Kally, for New York.—Spoke, Oct. 30, lat. 44, long. 27, schr. Sally, from Marblehead, for Bilboa, all well; Nov. 9, Fayal bearing N. E. three leagues, ship Mary, of New Bedford, from Cork, bound to New York, out 43 days all well; Nov. 15, parted with brig Montana, from Amsterdam, who had put into Fayal, for provisions. Same day—Arrived ship Joseph, capt. Jameson, from Liverpool.
VESSELS LEFT. At Point Petre, Gaudaloupe, Nov. 2, Mercury, Baker, Portland, to sail in 20 days; Cumberland, Lowell, of Portland, in 6; Mary-Ann, of Portland.—At Bourdeaux, Oct. 10, Phoenix, Webb, of Portland.—At Liverpool, Oct. 11, Ulysses, Patterson, of Wiscasset.  VESSELS SPOKEN. Nov. 20, lat. 42, lon. 64, brig Mary, Snow, 21 days from Barbadoes, for Bath.—Oct. 15, lat. 17, lon. 58, ship Hercules, of Pepperellborough, bound to Point-Petre.—Oct. 30, lat. 26, lon. 62, brig Hannah, Chamberlain, of N. Yarmouth, from Portland, for Grenada. Nov. 14, lat. 40, brig Maine, Bragdon, 4 days from Portland, for St. Croix.  SHIPPING MEMORANDA. The Cambrian frigate has carried two large American ships with yellow sides, in Halifax, for adjudication. Brig Franklin, Smith, from Norfolk, for Barbadoes, was captured Oct. 4, by the French privateer, Austenitz, of 20 guns, & 150 men! But the French demerits do not complain of this. An American brig with masts and lumber has also been taken by a French privateer, and retaken by the British. A severe gale was felt at St. Kitts, 28th and 29th Oct.—A Philadelphia brig, four scifers, and a sloop, were driven ashore and bilged—none was saved. The ship Eliza, Hardy, of Newburyport, was captured on the 17th inst. by the British frigate Melampus, and sent for Bermuda; she was from the Cape of Good Hope, and bound for Newburyport. Two of the Eliza's crew were put on board the brig Union, Hopkins, since arrived at Newport, from Havana. The William, Noble, for Portland, cleared at St. Johns, Antigua, Oct. 30. Brig Albert, capt. Coffin, of this port arrived at Boston the 40th ult. in 49 days from Demerara. By an arrival at New-Bedford, dispatches for government were brought. Brig Merchants, Cran., of this port arrived at Boston on Tuesday last, in 35 days from Liverpool. The Richmond, Sawyer, of this port, for Cuba, has been carried into Kingston (Jam.) and libelled. Sch. Ruby, Howard, of Freeport, sailed from St. Pierre's Nov. 5. Arrived at the Port of Marblehead, last week in November, SIXTY sail of Fishing Vessels from the Banks of Newfoundland, with 935,000 Cod Fish, estimated at 32,000 quintals.
COMMERCIAL. The importation of wine, oil, &c. from Gibraltar and Malta, direct to Nova Scotia, &c. is permitted, by order of Council. A new order of the British King in Council has added "all sorts of live stock," to the articles permitted to be imported by neutrals into the West-Indies.  No. 8 Jones' Row, Fifth Street, Portland. Enoch Moulton, GOLDSMITH & JEWELLER. Respectfully informs his friends and the public, that he has just received an additional assortment of Looking-Glasses, with Mahogany and elegant Gilt Frames—Picture and Profile Frames, Jewelry, Silver, Plated, & Japanned Ware, a great variety of ornamented hair Combs, &c. &c. He manufactures Silver table, dessert and tea Spoons, mustard and salt &c. Sugar Tongs, Gold Necklaces, &c. of the newest fashion, gold and silver Sleeve-Buttons, &c. &c. all of which will be sold on the most reasonable terms. N. B. All the above articles are warranted to give entire satisfaction, or may be returned. The smallest favour attended to with cheerfulness and dispatch. (6m) CH 13.
Fresh Liverpool Salt. James Chadbourn & Co. HAVE just received for sale at their store opposite the head of Union-Wharf, 160 hds. best Liverpool SALT, Also, a quantity in bags. Dec. 8.  Joseph M'Lean & Son, No. 16, Union-Wharf, Have for sale, Coarse Liverpool Salt, Bags Blown do. now landing from ship Joseph. Dec. 8.  Ingraham & Gould, Have for sale on Ingraham's Wharf, 1000 bushels Corn, Bbls. Flour, Hhd. St. Croix Rum, excellent flavor, Hhd. Retailing Molasses, Bags Coffee, Bbls. clear Pork, Bbls. Mackerel, Bbls. Fish Oil, Boxes Glass 7 by 9, Bbls. of Apples. Likewise, as usual a general assortment of W. I. Goods and Groceries, which will be sold cheap for Cash or approved credit. Dec. 8.
Wanted a Note for 3021 Dollars, PAYABLE in 6 months, from the 1st of Dec. current; for one part of which, Cash will be paid down, and for the remainder, an elegant assorted Invoice of ENGLISH GOODS, lately imported and adapted to the season; will be sold for as low an advance as they can be bought for, from any regular importer in the State—Apply to Gordon & Gay, Middle-street, nearly opposite to the Post Office, where they offer for sale, 9 cases of Irish Linens, 7-8 and 4-4 from 2/ to 7/6 per yard 1 bale superfine Broad Cloths 1 do narrow do. assorted A few crates of assorted Earthen Ware A few boxes of Window Glass, 7 by 6 and 8 by 10, at 13 dollars per box 1 case of assorted Table Linens very cheap A few pair of very beautiful rose Blankets from 12-4 to 16-4 A few pounds of English Sewing Silk and Twist by the oz or lb. 4 cases of very fine Gentlemen's black Hats 2 trunks of white Scotch Thread An assortment of English Parent do. all colors Mouselins, Scotch Ginghams &c. &c. To families by the piece or to town or country merchants on the most liberal terms. Portland, Dec. 8.
Thomas Hunter, WATCH AND CLOCK MAKER, Near Union Wharf, Fore-street, PORTLAND, RESPECTFULLY informs the Public that he has for sale a variety of fashionable Clocks, Watches and Timepieces, Watch Glasses and Keys. The trade supplied with Maine Springs, Chains, Balance and other wheels, pyramis Verges, Pendulums, Vise, &c. A variety of China and Crocker; blackings of the best quality, a quantity of Cider and Perry in Hogsheads and Barrels, the best London made Ivory and hair Combs, a large quantity of Spectacles suited to all ages, reading Glasses in frames, Looking Glasses, great variety of Umbrellas and Parasols, Razors, Penknives, Scissors, Gun Flints and Screws, Waters, Pipes, Tobacco, Segars, Books on gardening and agriculture, the Encyclopaedia, Geography, Dr. Rippen's annual Register, and part of Dr. Gill's Works, &c. Dec. 8. (6w)
Ann Peck, Corner of First & Middle-streets, HAS received by the latest arrivals, an elegant assortment of Fancy Goods and Millinery, ladies and miss's Beaver Bonnets, from 3 dollars to seven, 150 pieces fashionable Ribbons, pink, blue, orange, yellow, purple and embossed Crapes for dresses, elegant figured Satins newest fashion Spider Net for Handkerchiefs and Caps, Silks, thread and cotton Laces, silk Cords, Cords and Labels Muslin and hair Caps, dress hats and Turbans, Chip Cottage Bonnets, a great variety of fancy Plumes, wreath and Flowers, purple, straw and fluted colour trimming for Gowns, and Bonnets, silk and Glass Buttons, silver and Gold frangled Bands for the head, Pelisses, Spencers and Gowns, made in the most fashionable manner and at the shortest notice. Portland, Dec. 8.
Charlotte Green, Milner and Mantua Maker, Middle-street, INFORMS her Customers that she has received by the late arrivals, an elegant assortment of English and French Goods, which will be sold as low as can be purchased in town—among which are, Plain and figured Satins; satin and lace Crapes; plain and figured do; elegant chineal, rose and silver Gewu Trimmings; silver and rose Turbans; silk Shags and luffs; Plumes, Wreaths and Branches; Cords and Trimmings of every description; Indispensables, Necklaces, Lockets, and Breast-Pins; a large assortment of Ribbons; velvet, net, beaded and chineal Caps; Gloves, Shoes, Hose, &c. —Roses Bonnets; elegant Parisian and American Straw; Beaver Hats, and Bonnets; plush, shag, velvet, satin, crape and luffing do.—with many other articles too numerous to mention. Ladies' Coats, Pelisses, Spencers, Caps, Turbans and Gowns, Made at the shortest notice—plain and fine Needle-Work done in the neatest manner. Dec. 8.
Thomas Lime. FOR SALE BY QUINCY & BAKER, at their store in Middle-street, a quantity of LIME of an excellent quality. Dec. 8.  WHEREAS my wife Jerusha, has left my bed and board and conducted in an improper and unbecoming manner; this is to forbid all persons trusting or trading with her on my account, as no debts of her contracting will be paid by me. SAMUEL BOAZ. Portland, Dec. 8.
Florence Lustings, Velvets, &c. Munroe & Tuttle, No. 1, Union Row, HAVE just received, 1 Cafe double Florence Lustings, containing, 1850 yards, assorted colours—viz. Silver Grey, White, Dove, Buff, Brown, Prussian Blue, Slate, Pink, Plumb, Changeable, Black, ALSO, A few pieces of fashionable Plaid, 35 pieces figured Velvets, newest patterns, 1 Cafe Thread Laces. A large assortment of WOOLLEN GOODS. Dec. 8.
E. Greely & Co. Have for Sale, 10 Hhds. St. Croix Rum, 25 Casks Raisins, 10 Boxes Souchong Tea, 5 Chests do. 8 Bales India Cottons, 1 do India Calicoes, 1 do Buckings, 1 do Flannels, 1 do Baizes, ALSO, Bread Cloths, Fancy Vesting, Drab Cords, Coatings, &c. &c. Dec. 8. 3w
Massachusetts Register. FOR Sale, at THOMAS CLARK'S Bookstore, Fifth-street, MASSACHUSETTS REGISTER, and United States Calendars, for 1807—Containing Civil, Ecclesiastical, Judicial and Military Lists in Massachusetts, Associations and Corporate Institutions, for literary, Agricultural, and Charitable purposes. A List of Post Offices and Masters. Also, catalogues of the Officers of the General Government; Times of the sittings of the several Courts; Governors in each State; Public Duties, &c. A general list of the Counterfeit Bills, up to Nov. 10. Useful Tables &c with a variety of other interesting and useful matter. Portland, Dec. 8.
REGISTERS for 1807. Just published, and for sale by ISAAC ADAMS, THE Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar; for the year of our Lord 1807, and the 31st of American Independence—Containing Civil, Ecclesiastical, Judicial and Military Lists in Massachusetts; Associations, and Corporate Institutions, for literary, agricultural and charitable purposes. A list of post-town in Massachusetts, with the names of the Post-Masters—Also, catalogues of the officers of the General Government, with its several departments and establishments; times of the sittings of the several Courts; Governors in each State; public duties, &c.; Useful Tables; and a variety of other interesting articles. Also—Poor Richard's Franklin Almanac, calculated and improved for the year 1807:—Being the third after Leap Year—Containing Eclipses, Astronomical Calculations of the rising and setting of the Sun and Moon, and of several stars and planets, and the various aspects of the celestial bodies—Also, a Tide Table, a list of the roads and distances, the principal Courts in New-England, observations on husbandry, amusement, anecdotes, &c.—Calculated by an inhabitant of Boston—Price, 6 cents single—37 1/2 cents dozen—4 dollars a gross. Dec. 8.
Cincinnati. THE Standing Committee of the Massachusetts Cincinnati, whose names are subscribed, hereby give public notice, that applications for relief may be made to any individual of the committee, by the widows and orphans of members deceased; or by such of their brethren as are reduced to necessitous circumstances;—on or before the third Wednesday of January next.
STANDING COMMITTEE. Gen. Lincoln, Dr. Eustis, Gen. Jackson, Gen. Winthrop, Mr. Callender, Col. Tabor, Gen. Vose, Major Gibbs, Major A. Bailey, Capt. Maynard, Major D. Drown, Capt. Green, Capt. Nicholson, Col. Lee, Dr. Hart, Maj. Frothingham, Dr. Townsend, Capt. Williams, Capt. G. Mr. Sumner. Those of the meeting who were not present at the last meeting, will please to take notice that an adjourned meeting of the committee will be held at VILA's, on the first Wednesday of February next, at 11 o'clock; A. M. for the purpose of considering the applications for relief that may then be offered. C. P. SUMNER, Recorder.
Removal. THE subscriber has removed his Law Office to Farmington, Kennebec County, where he shall hereafter reside, and where those who may incline to entrust business to his care, shall receive his prompt, and best attention. To those who furnished his professional employments while at Paris, his obligations of the sincerest gratitude are due; and they may rest assured, that all their unfinished business in Oxford County, shall still command from him the same attention as usual—those who are indebted to him, are requested to call and settle with Dr. SAMUEL P. CROSSWELL, at Paris, as soon as may be, he being authorized to receipt and discharge them. ZACHARIAH SOULE. Farmington, Dec. 8.
Bartlett Holmes & Co. No. 2, Union-Wharf, Have for sale, 8 hds. high proof St. Vincents Rum 80 bbls. Meis, Nos. 1 & 3 Beef 50 half bbls. Meis and No. 1 do A few half bbls. Neat's Tongues 130 bushels Corn 20 bbls. superfine Baltimore Flour 10 bbls. flour Bread 200 boxes brown Soap Likewise—A general assortment of GROCERIES, and a constant supply of Fresh Provisions. Also—60,000 excellent Bricks, can be delivered at short notice. Dec. 1.
Books and Stationary. ISAAC ADAMS, HAS just received for sale, in addition to his former assortment, the following articles— Ainsworth's Latin Dictionary Young's do do Duncan's Cicero Davidson's Virgil Delphin do Do Horace Sallust, Latin Primer Adams' Latin Grammar Greek Lexicon, do. Grammar Johnson's, Bailey's and Perry's Dictionaries Morfe's Universal Geography Do do Gazetteer Do Geography abridged Mrs. Rawson's Geography for the use of Schools Gibson's Surveying Benjamin's Architecture Clerk's Magazine, Town Officer Probate Directory Justice's Assistant—Quincy's Lexicon Cullen's Practice—Edinburgh Dispensatory Chefeldon's Anatomy Buchanan's Domestic Medicine Thompson's Family Physician Denman's Midwifery Biographical Dictionary Russell's antient and modern Europe Shakespeare's Works—Stearne's do Hervey's SCHOOLS BOOKS. Orator—Preceptor—Art of Reading Understanding Reader Webster's third part Dwight's Geography—Murray's Reader Murray's Sequel; do Grammar Do Exercises; do Key Alexander's Grammar Stanfords do Webster's do—Accidence Child's Companion American Spelling-Book Maine do do Perry's do do Walsh's Arithmetic Pike's do Scholar's do Root's do Federal Calculator Usher by Little Testaments BIBLES. Brown's Bible, with notes and plates Cary's Bible Scotch quarto, octavo, Can's common and pocket Bibles Watt's and Belknap's Psalms and Hymns Church Prayer Books SEAMEN'S ARTICLES. American Practical Navigator Blunts American Coast Pilot Ship Master's Assistant Moore's Daily Assistant Journals—Cargo Books Quadrants—Scales and Dividers Variety of Charts, &c. STATIONARY. Imperial, Royal, Demy, Foolscap and Pot Writing Paper Gilt, Mourning, Wove, Hot-pressed and plain Letter Paper Wrapping and Log Paper Ladies' and Gentlemen's Morocco Pocket-Books Memorandum Books Pen and Desk Knives—Quills Inkpows—Inkstands—Pencils Slates—Sand and Boxes Shaving-Soap and Boxes—Wafers Hones—India-Rubber, &c. &c. Together with a great variety of other articles in the Book and Stationary line. Cash and the highest price given for clean Rags, Canvass and Junk. Dec. 8.
Quincy & Baker, HAVE removed from Fore-street, to the store formerly occupied by Messrs. Howe & Evans, corner of Union-Street, where they continue to sell Goods at their former reduced prices—they have on hand among other, the following articles—viz. Broadcloths Grecian Robes Kerfeymeres, Fine and common Velvets, Coatings Dimities Flannels, Baizes Fancy Silk, and various Blankets, Ruffles other Handkerchiefs Durants, Calmancoes Cords, Swardowns, Silk and Leather Linens, Calicoes Gloves Furnitures Checks Chambray Muslins Tabby Velvets Black Lustings Silk, Cotton and Persians, Crapes Worsted Hose, Linen and Cotton Thread Lace Cambricks Edgings, Cottons Laced Cambricks A variety of India Book do Cottons, Oil Cloths, Ginghams Muffs and Tippets Table Linen, &c. &c. Likewise—A general assortment of West-India Goods and Dye-Stuff. Iron, Nails, Fresh Raisins Steel, Do. Currants Flour Bbls. Good Mackerel. Those who have money to lay out, and wish to make a saving in their purchases, may find it to their interest to call at the above store. Nov. 24.
Removal. ROBERT SAGER, respectfully informs his friends and the public that he has taken the shop lately occupied by Biadefdale & Weymouth, in Topsham, where he carries on the business of Saddler, Coach, Chaise, Sleigh, Harness, Collar, Cap and Trunk making, in its various branches Likewise—Coaches, Chaises and Sleighs trimmed and repaired. An assortment of Saddlery, Harnesses, Trunks, &c. constantly for sale. All orders in the line of the above business will be executed with dispatch and in a faithful and handsome manner, and the smallest favours gratefully acknowledged. For Sale A number of handsome double and single SLEIGHS. Also, To Let, Good Horses, with Chaise or Sleighs as the season may be ROBERT SAGER presents his thanks to all those who have favoured him with their custom, and solicits the continuance of it. Topsham, Dec. 1.
Bank Shares at Auction. PUBLIC notice is hereby given that THIRTY SIX RES. in the capital Stock of Maine Bank, lately holden by Mr. WALTER SIMONSON deceased, will be sold at Public Auction, on Wednesday, the 10th inst at 2 o'clock, P. M. at the said Bank, for the purpose of reimbursing the corporation, the amount of monies loaned to the said corporation, pursuant to the Act of incorporation and the bye-laws of the institution. By order of the Board of Directors. DAVID HALE, Clerk. Dec. 8.
REMOVAL. JOHN PRATT, Book-Binder, respectfully informs, that he has Removed to the Shop three doors south of his former stand, in Fore-Street, at the foot of Pleasant-Street—where the Book-Binding Business will be carried on in its various branches, as usual. FOR SALE, AS ABOVE, ACCOUNT BOOKS of every kind, and a variety of STATIONARY. Wanted as above, A JOURNEYMAN at the Book-Binding Business—to whom the highest wages will be given. Dec. 1.
200 Bushes Maaryland Corn, FOR SALE BY Thomas Child, At his store bottom of Fifth-Street, Portland. Dec. 8.
Book Keeping. MR. TURNER will commence his EVENING SCHOOL on Monday, 15th inst. for teaching Book-Keeping by Double Entry, Arithmetic and Writing. Scholars for Book-Keeping to pay 25 dollars, one half on entrance. Those for Arithmetic and Writing 6 dollars per Quarter. The number not to exceed eight Scholars. Dec. 8.
For Sale, A Few gr. casks Philadelphia Gun Powder.—Also, a few casks of Lime, of a superior quality from Portsmouth.—Inquire of OLIVER EVERETT, at capt. R. SROVER's Store on Ingraham's Wharf, where is for sale a quantity of best Maryland Corn, and Philadelphia Flour. Dec. 8.  NOTICE is hereby given, that the following lots of land, lying in the town of Shapleigh in the county of York, are taxed in the tax bill committed to the subscriber to collect, as Constable of said town for the year 1805, as follows—viz.     Name.  Number.  Range.  No. of A.  S.  C.  Town.      Heirs of John Goodwin  7  6  125  40  1  90    Unknown  14  6  100  16   76    Mark Fernald  15  6  130  18   86    Peter Door  12  7  150  16   76    John Frost  14  7  75  8   58    Unknown  17  7  150  8   58    Unknown  18  8  150  8   58    Unknown  19  8  150  6   48    Unknown  44  9  150  30  1  120    Unknown  15  9  150  50  1  120    Unknown  16  9  38  6   21    Unknown  17  9  150  10   56    Thomas Jewett or William Rogers,  21  9  60  3   16    Unknown,  17  10  90  3   16    Petrick Ricker,  20  10  100  21  1  124    Unknown,  20  10  67  3   16    Paul Jewett  2  6  210  21   93    Benjamin Horn,  12  10  15  3   16    Benjamin Horn,  13  10  53  5   23    Heirs of Jonathan Hamilton, adjoining Andrew's grant.    60  45  2  28    John Walston, between An drew's & Baker's grant.    300  20   93    Unknown, Baker's grant.    500  40  1  90    William Frost, of Sanford,    67  16   76     That so much of said lots or parcels of land as will pay said taxes and charges, will be sold at the dwelling house of Jonathan Hubbard, in said Shapleigh, on the thirteenth day of January next, at ten of the clock, in the forenoon, unless said taxes and charges shall be paid before that time. EDWARD MUGGON, Constable. Shapleigh, Nov. 18, 1806. [D4]
WE the subscribers, having been appointed by the Hon. Samuel Freeman, Esq. Judge of Probate, to receive and examine the claims against the estate of Nathaniel Chamberlain, late of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, merchant deceased, re-referenced intestate—do hereby give notice, six months are allowed to the creditors to bring in and prove their claims; and that we shall attend that service at the office of Thomas Hopkins, on Monday 28th inst. and on Monday at 5 following Months, from 2 to 5 P. M. STEPHEN CUMMINGS. THOMAS HOPKINS, Jun. Dec. 8.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned, that he has been duly appointed, and has taken upon herself the trust of Administratrix on the estate of WILLIAM WALKER KNIGHT, late of Portland, in the County of Cumberland, Cooper, by giving bond as the law directs.—the therefore requests all persons who are indebted to the said deceased's estate, to make immediate payment; and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same to POLLY KNIGHT. No. 27, 1806. (D8)
WHEREAS, EASTER, my wife, denies the bonds of matrimony, and refuses to live with me, as a dutiful wife ought—This is to forbid all persons harboring or trusting her on my account, as I am determined to pay no debts of her contracting, unless she returns to my house. RICHARD MACCOMBAR. Freeport, Dec. 8.

Poetry.
The following, tho' composed for the meridian of New-York, with a little variation soon not be very inapplicable to Esquire Bartlett's defendant.
FROM THE WEEKLY INSPECTOR.
DOING.
The HATTER non-plussed; or a COUNSEL-LOU'S opinion-given gratis.
QUOTH Jacobin Jim, In a doleful dilemma; "How the d--l to trim, I cannot tell, d--n me!"
Since nothing but slander, The Demagogue-maw suits; Though caress'd as a pander, I'm ruin'd by law-suits.
If I don't publish lies, My rogues won't employ me; If I do, (bl-st their eyes!) The lawyers destroy me!"
*CHETHAM.
CONSOLATION.
Venezia to Lucilio—by W. Hayley.
BY a tomb that held his treasure, All his filial pride and pleasure, Thus a father mourn'd his child: "Leave, ah leave me to my sorrow! Dark my day, and dark my morrow! "Life is now a dreary wild: "Hope forsook me, "Misery took me, "When in death my darling smil'd."
Ere his plaint of woe was ended, From an azure sky descend'd, Gracious Pity cheerd his sight: "Know, she said, and cease to languish, Heav'n afflicts, with transient anguish, "Hearts that sacred bonds unite, "But to render "Bliss more tender, "In eternal scenes of light."
ISAAC GAGE,
At his Ship Chandlery Store, No. 2, Union-Wharf,
HAS just received a fresh supply of
 GOODS, consisting of  100 barrels of Wilmington Tar  40 ditto Pitch  100 bolls Russia Duck  80 do Ravers  100 boxes Sperm Candles  40 do dip'd do  6 boxes Role Brimstone  10 calls Linseed Oil  2 do Sperm do  21 do Whale do  Sheet Lead  Do Copper  Do Iron  40 kegs London ground Paint  A general assortment of Nails  Cu and wrought Brads  Quadrants  Brafs and wood Compasses  Black and bright Varnish  Spi its Turpentine  4 tons of old Junk for Oakum  2 tons of Junk for Yarns  Brandy, Gin, Rum  Sugar, Tea, Pepper, &c. 
ALSO,
A general assortment of Ship Chandlery as usual; Cordage by retail or gang—All which will be sold on the most liberal terms
November 24.
Daniel Garland,
INFORMS the public that he has formed a connexion in business with capt. JOHN LIGHT; and the business will in future be conducted under the firm of
Daniel Garland & Co.
Who have for sale at his former stand at the head of Long-Wharf; an extensive assortment of
English, W. I. Goods and Groceries, Also,—A complete assortment of ready made Clothes, &c. &c. which they are determined to dispose of on the most reasonable terms
Where, also, the TAILORING BUSINESS is executed in its different departments, with fidelity and dispatch. Nov. 24.
Charles & John Fox.
No. 4 & 5 South Side Long Wharf,
HAVE just received a fresh supply of goods, making their present assortment of
Ship Chandlery Compleat.
 ALSO,  Russia and Ravens Duck  Chests Hyfon  Hyfon Skin & Souchong  Boxes Dip't Candles  Do Chocolate  Hhds retailing Molasses  Do do Sugar  12 Barrels real Dutch Linseed Oil  100 do Tar  40 do Wilmington Pitch  20 do Turpentine  15 do Rosin  4 Tons 10d Sd 6d and 4 Nail plates  2 do Spike Rods  Nails of all kinds  Quantity of Philadelphia Cambooses  do of Kedge Anchors  Cordage by the gang or otherwise.—All which they offer for sale on the most liberal terms, 
6w. Nov. 3.
Strayed
FROM the subscriber in this town about the 7th instant, a sorrel coloured Horse with white face, feet all white, wall eyes, trots all. Whoever will return him or give information so that the owner may find him shall be generously rewarded. WILLIAM POLLEYS. Nov. 24.
New Goods.
Crofs & Martin,
Fore-street, Head of Long Wharf,
HAVE just received, and are now opening for sale, an extensive assortment of
FALL & WINTER GOODS;
CONSISTING OF
Superfine black, blue, corbeau, green, drab, and mixed Broad-Cloths
Do. Cashmeres
Kerseys, Coatings, Fearnought, Duffsels
Plain and Forest Cloth
Flannels, Dommots, Baize
Fancy mixt Cords
Satinets, Swandowns,
Cotton Velvet Vestings
Velvet and elveteens
Diapers and table Linen
Superfine Calicoes
Common do
Coloured Cambricks
White do
Copperplate Furniture
English cotton and linen Checks
Do Striped
Cotton Shirtings
Silk Braces—Cotton do—Leather do
Camel hair Shawls—silk do.
6-4, 7-4, 8-4, Egyptian Shawls,
Irish Linen
Platillas
Brown Holland
India Cottons,
Light and Dark Ginghams
Silk Chambrays
Cotton do
Calimancoes, Durants, Duroys, and Wilbors
Bumbazes, Rupels
Thread Laces—Cotton do—silk do.
Worsted Hose—cotton and silk do
Ladies long silk Gloves—cotton do
Gentlemen's white silk Gloves
Tabby Velvets
Linen Pocket Handkerchiefs
Cotton do
Bandannas
Fancy silk Handkerchiefs
Cotton do
Sewing Silk—Twist
Worsted Bindings, Ribbons,
Silk Shags
Rose and common Blankets, Lace Cambricks
Cambric Dimities
Do. low priced
Cambric Shawls
Blue and brown German Serges
Swankins, Shalloons
Genoa Cords,
Book Mullin
Black and white Millinets,
Morocco Pocket Books
Galloon
Ferrets
Sewing Cotton, coloured Threads
Black Sinchaws
Silk Velvet
Muffs and Tippets
Figured silk Velvet for Vests,
India Checks
Beaver Gloves
Bed Fringes—Bed Lace
Black Motes
Looking-Glasses
Ratcans
Black satin for Gentlemen's Vests
Bobbins and apes
Coat and Vest Button Moulds
Gilt and Metal Coat and Vest Buttons
Linen Cambric
Black and white Bonnet Wire
Guernsey Frocks
Oil cloths 4-4 and 6-4
Velvet Ribbons
Pins
Silk and cotton Umbrellas
Corderoys
Cotton and Wool Cards,
Coffee Mills
Block Tin Tea-Pots and Spoons
Plated, Brafs, and Iron Candlesticks
Sad Irons, Bellows
Pen Knives and Jack Knives
Knives and Forks
Iron Shovels, Kettles, Shovels and Tongs
Pep. er, Cassia, Nutmegs, Allpice, Ginger,
Salt Petre
Brandy, Gin, Rum
Sherry
Lisbon
Red Port and
Malaga
Straws of Tumblers
Loaf Sugar, Chocolate
Hyfon, Young Hyfon, Souchong
and Bohea Teas
Groceries in General
Raisins and Mustard
7 by 9 Glass
Crates Liverpool Ware
Nails 20d 18d. 6d.
Fig Tobacco in Kgs
60 Boxes Smoked Herring
3000 Quintals Cod Fish
700 do scale do
400 hlds Liverpool Salt
100 do coarse do
With many other articles too numerous to mention.—All of which will be sold on the most reasonable Terms. Nov. 24.
Horatio G. Quincy,
EXPECTS to move to the west-ward of Boston, with his family in a few weeks—therefore the copartnership of
Marcus & H. G. Quincy,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent.—All persons having demands on said firm, are desired to present the same for settlement; and those indebted are requested to settle the same with Horatio G. Quincy.
MARCUS QUINCY.
HORATIO G. QUINCY. Nov. 24.
N. B. The Painting & Glazing business will be carried on in future by MARCUS QUINCY.
CARVING IN GENERAL
EXECUTED by WILLIAM GARNONS, Clay-Coat, Fore-street, Portland.
HAVING practised with the most experienced and best workmen in America, and Europe, he flatters himself, that he shall be able to give satisfaction to those who may please to employ him.
Comments are useless, for one good figure, is better than a cluster of descriptions. Nov. 24.
John Lord,
Next door to Messrs. Crofs & Martin's—Fore-street,
HAS received by the late arrivals
from Europe, and now opening for sale,
a complete assortment of
English Hats of the newest fashion,
Among which are:—
Real superfine men's Beavers,
Large and small rim'd do. of the second quality
Few real patent silk do
Men's and boy's camel's-hair do. of various kinds and colors
Likewise—A handsome assortment of AMERICAN HATS and HAT-TRIMMINGS, of every description.
Cash and the highest price given for all kinds of Shipping and Hattng FURS as above. (ti) Nov. 24.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE OF
8,000 or 15,000 Dollars.
TICKETS and Quarters in Amoskeag Canal Lottery which commences drawing the 15th instant, for sale at the Bookstore of ISAAC ADAMS.—Prizes in this Lottery are not subject to any deduction.—Highest prize 8,000 dollars, 1 of 2,000 and 2 of 1,000; besides a number of 500 and 100.—Tickets rise to 5,50, and quarters 1 Dollar 50 cents.
Also—Tickets and Quarters in Harvard College Lottery, which contains the Capital Prize of 15,000 dollars, and a great number of other valuable prizes. Dec. 1.
VILLAGE HARMONY, 7th Edition
JUST published and for sale by
ISAAC ADAMS,
The seventh edition of the VILLAGE HARMONY, comprising about 50 pieces of Music more than it has ever heretofore contained—particularly calculated for the devotions of religious societies and singing Schools. Price 10 dols. per doz. 1 dols. single.
WORCESTER COLLECTION, new edition—Containing a great variety of Psalm Tunes and Anthems this edition is greatly enlarged and improved, and much more valuable than any former edition—Price 10 dols. per doz. 1 dols. single.
NORTHERN HARMONY—Being a collection of the most approved tunes to which are added a number of original ones.—Price 7 dols. doz. 75 cts. single.
ALSO, The BEAUTIES OF CHURCH MUSIC.
LIKewise, The ORIENTAL HARMONY—Price 3 dols. 50 cts. doz. 37 1/2 cts. single. Nov. 24.
The Season for Dancing.
FOR sale at the Bookstore of
ISAAC ADAMS,
No. 7, Fifth St. Violon and Bass Viol STRINGS, of a superior quality.
Instructions for playing upon the Violin, German Flute, &c.
Figures of the newest and most fashionable CONTRA DANCES. 6w. Dec. 1.
Just Published,
POPE'S ESSAY ON MAN,
With Explanatory Notes.
TO which is added several letters calculated to illustrate the ideas of the author. This ESSAY is printed in a convenient size for the use of Schools.—For sale at the Bookstores of T. CLARK and I. ADAMS—Price 1 doll and 50 cts. per doz. 17 cts. single. 6w. Nov. 24.
"PLEASING PROSPECT."
Valuable list of Prizes!
THOMAS CLARK, Fifth Street, PORTLAND, has received a complete list of Prizes in the 1th Class. Piscataqua Bridge Lottery, and will receive Prize-tickets for Tickets and parts in the Amoskeag Canal Lottery—8000 dollars—no deduction
Harvard College Lottery—15,000 dollars—no deduction; Or Fairfield Bridge Lottery—8000 dollars.
Amoskeag commences drawing 15th this month; Persons holding Prize Tickets (let them have bought them where they may) are requested to call immediately on T. CLARK and exchange them for Tickets and Parts in either of the above Lotteries.
Orders from the country (post paid) enclosing Prizes or cash will be punctually attended to as usual. Dec. 1.
NOTICE!
AS the subscribers are about closing their business for the present, they request all those who have Book Accounts unsettled, to call and settle them immediately by cash or note; those who have notes standing longer than 60 days, are requested to call & pay them, and those also, who have demands to call and receive their pay. Seth Winship & Co. Dec. 1.
TAKE NOTICE.
THE Trustees of the Warren School Funds, county of Lincoln, offer for sale by order of the Legislature, two valuable lots of land, of about two acres each, lying on St. George's river, below the head of the tide.
Also—adjoining said lots about nine acres of salt marsh, in lots to suit purchasers. A long credit will be given, paying the interest annually.—Apply to the subscriber at his Office in said Warren. M. SMITH JUN. Clerk of the Trustees. Dec. 1.
Cellar Rocks—for sale,
GOOD Cellar Rocks, constantly for sale and can be delivered at any part of the town, on reasonable terms, by
John Pritchard.
Also, a quantity of OAKUM— inquire as above. May 26.
Copperas.
JUST received by ship Minerva, from Liverpool, eight casks COPPERAS, for sale by J. P. THURSTON & Co. Dec. 1.
Corn and Flour.
For sale at No. 16, Union-Wharf. 3000 bushels yellow CORN, and 50 bls. superfine FLOUR—now landing from sloop Jefferson. Dec. 1.
Fresh Lime.
JONATHAN BRYANT, informs his customers that he has for sale a KILN of LIME, just burnt, warranted to be of an excellent quality. Dec. 1.
TO LET.
A VERY commodious two story DWELLING-HOUSE; which has six rooms in it, situated in Franklin-street; suitable for a large family.—Apply to NATHANIEL MOODY. Nov. 17. (t.f.)
For Sale or to Let.
A Convenient two story Dwelling House, pleasantly situated in Middle Lane.—For terms apply to DANIEL BRAZIER. Nov. 24.
TO LET,
TWO Stores in the new BRICK BUILDING, nearly opposite the Haymarket—Two Chambers suitable for Offices. Dec. 1. DAVID ROSS.
TO LET,
THAT Convenient Situation in the town of Falmouth, occupied by the subscriber, three miles from the town of Portland, on the Road leading from Portland to Saccapappa. Consisting of sixteen Acres of Land, with convenient buildings for the accommodation of a house of entertainment, with a never failing Spring of water nigh to the House. MOSES GAGE. Dec. 1.