The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1809-04-25 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE
[No. 21.—Vol. LIV.]
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1809.
[TWO DOLLS. PER ANNUM.]
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PUBLISHED FOR THE PROPRIETORS,—PRINTERS TO THE STATE, AND PRINTERS OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the support of government during the year one thousand eight hundred and nine.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the expenditure of the civil list, in the present year, including the contingent expenses of the several departments and offices...
For the expense of firewood, stationery, printing and all other contingent expenses of the two houses of Congress, twenty-eight thousand dollars.
For all contingent expenses of the library of Congress, and for the librarian's allowance for the year one thousand eight hundred and nine, eight hundred dollars.
For compensation to the President and Vice-President of the United States, thirty thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary of State, clerks and persons employed in that department, including the sum of one thousand dollars for compensation to his clerks, in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the twenty-fifth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, thirteen thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.
For the incidental and contingent expenses of the said department, four thousand two hundred dollars.
For printing and distributing the laws of the second session of the tenth Congress, and printing the laws in newspapers, eight thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For special messengers charged with dispatches, two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, including the sum of one thousand dollars, for clerk hire, in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the twenty-fifth of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, sixteen thousand seven hundred dollars.
For the expense of translating foreign languages, allowance to the person employed in translating passports and sea-letters, and for stationery and printing in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, one thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Comptroller of the treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, including the sum of one thousand six hundred and thirty nine dollars, for compensation to his clerks, in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the twenty-fifth of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, fourteen thousand six hundred and sixteen dollars.
For expense of stationery, printing and incidental and contingent expenses of the Comptroller's office, eight hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Auditor of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, twelve thousand two hundred and twenty-one dollars.
For expense of stationery, printing and incidental and contingent expenses of the Auditor's office, five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Treasurer, clerks and persons employed in his office six thousand two hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For expense of stationery, printing and incidental and contingent expenses in the treasurer's office, three hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Register of the treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, sixteen thousand and fifty-two dollars and two cents.
For expense of stationery, printing and all other incidental and contingent expenses in the Register's office, including books for the public stocks, and for the arrangement of the marine records, two thousand eight hundred dollars.
For fuel and other contingent and incidental expenses of the treasury department four thousand dollars.
For defraying the expense of printing and stating the public accounts for the year one thousand eight hundred and nine, one thousand two hundred dollars.
For the purchase of books, maps and charts for the use of the Treasury department, four hundred dollars.
For compensation to a superintendent employed to secure the buildings and records of the treasury department, during the year one thousand eight hundred and nine, including the expense of two watchmen, the repairs of two fire engines, buckets, lanterns and other incidental and contingent expenses, one thousand one hundred dollars.
For compensation to the secretary of the commissioners of the sinking fund, two hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the secretary of war, clerks and persons employed in his office, eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For the expense of fuel, stationery, printing and other contingent expenses of the office of the secretary of war, one thousand dollars.
For compensation to the accountant of the war department, clerks and persons employed in his office, ten thousand nine hundred and ten dollars.
For contingent expenses in the office of the accountant of the war department, one thousand dollars.
For compensation to the clerks employed in the pay-master's office, two thousand eight hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses in the said office, two hundred dollars.
For compensation to the purveyor of public supplies, clerks and persons employed in his office, and for expense of stationery, store-rent and fuel, for the said office, including the sum of five hundred dollars for compensation to clerks in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the twenty-fifth of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, five thousand one hundred dollars.
For compensation to the secretary of the navy, clerks and persons employed in his office, nine thousand eight hundred and ten dollars.
For expense of fuel, stationery, printing and other contingent expenses in the said office, two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the accountant of the navy, clerks and persons employed in his office, ten thousand four hundred and ten dollars.
For contingent expenses in the office of the accountant of the navy, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the post-master general, assistant post-master general, clerks and persons employed in the post-master general's office, including the sum of one thousand five hundred and forty five dollars, for compensation to clerks in addition to the sum allowed by the act of the twenty-fifth of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, fifteen thousand dollars.
For expense of fuel, candles, house rent for the messenger, stationery, cheks, &c. pertaining to the post master general's office, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the several loan officers, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the clerks of the several commissioners of loans, and for allowances to certain loan officers, in lieu of clerk hire, and to defray the authorized expense of the several loan offices, fifteen thousand dollars.
For compensation to the surveyor general and his clerks, three thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation to the surveyor of the lands south of the state of Tennessee, clerks employed in his office, and for stationery, and other contingencies, three thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation to the officers of the mint.
The director, two thousand dollars.
The treasurer, twelve hundred dollars.
The assayer, fifteen hundred dollars.
The chief coiner, fifteen hundred dollars.
The melter and refiner, fifteen hundred dollars.
The engraver, twelve hundred dollars.
One clerk at seven hundred dollars.
And two clerks at five hundred dollars each, one thousand dollars.
For wages of the persons employed in the different branches of melting, coining, carpenters, mill-rights and smith's work including the sum of one thousand dollars per annum, allowed to an assistant coiner and die forger, who also oversees the execution of the iron work, and of six hundred dollars per annum, allowed to an assistant engraver, eight thousand five hundred dollars.
For repairs of furnaces, cast rollers and screws, timber, bar-iron, lead, steel, pot-ash, and for all other contingencies of the mint, three thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the territory of Orleans, thirteen thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses of the executive officers of the said territory, two thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the Mississippi territory, seven thousand eight hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, office rent and other contingent expenses of said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the Indiana territory, six thousand six hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, office rent and other contingent expenses of said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the Michigan territory, six thousand six hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, office rent and other contingent expenses of said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the Louisiana territory, six thousand six hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, office rent and other contingent expenses of the said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges and secretary of the Illinois territory, six thousand six hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, office rent and other contingent expenses of said territory, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For the discharge of such demands against the United States, on account of the civil department, not otherwise provided for, as shall have been admitted in a due course of settlement at the treasury, two thousand dollars.
For additional compensation to the clerks in the several departments of state, treasury, war and navy, and of the general post-office, not exceeding for each department, respectively, fifteen per centum in addition to the sums allowed by the act, entitled "An act to regulate and fix the compensation of clerks, and to authorize the laying out certain public roads, and for other purposes," thirteen thousand two hundred and sixty nine dollars and 83 3/4 cents.
For compensation, by law to the chief justice, the associate and district judges of the United States, including the chief justice and two associate judges for the district of Columbia, to the attorney general, and to the district judge of the territory of Orleans, fifty nine thousand four hundred dollars.
For the like compensation granted to the several district attorneys of the United States, three thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensations granted to the marshals for the districts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, East and West Tennessee, and Orleans, including the compensation allowed to the marshals of New Jersey and North Carolina, for the three last quarters of the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, by the act of the twenty-fifth of February, one thousand eight hundred and eight, two thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.
For defraying the expenses of the supreme, circuit and district courts of the United States, including the district of Columbia, and of jurors and witnesses, in aid of the funds arising from fines, forfeitures and penalties, and for defraying the expenses of prosecutions for offences against the United States, and for the safe keeping of prisoners, forty thousand dollars.
For the payment of sundry pensions granted by the late government, nine hundred and sixty dollars.
For the payment of the annual allowance to the invalid pensioners of the United States, from the fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and nine, to the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ten, ninety eight thousand eight dollars.
For the maintenance and support of light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers, flakeages of channels, bars and shoals, and certain contingent expenses, seventy nine thousand and thirty nine dollars and forty cents.
For erecting two light-houses on Long Island sound, one on Watch-hill point, and the other on Sands or Watch-point, the following sums, that is to say, the sum of two thousand six hundred and thirty seven dollars and fifty cents, balance of a former appropriation for these objects carried to the "surplus fund," and the further sum of five thousand seven hundred dollars, in addition to the appropriations heretofore made for the same objects.
For placing buoys and beacons on or near the shoals and rocks in the channel leading into the harbor of Salem, in the state of Massachusetts, in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated for that purpose, sixty-seven dollars and twenty nine cents.
For rebuilding two light-houses on Plumb island, in the state of Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars.
For defraying the expenses of surveying the public land, within the several territories of the United States, eighteen thousand two hundred and forty dollars.
For expenses of the boards formed in the territories of Orleans and Louisiana, for investigating and adjusting titles and claims to land, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated for that object, ten thousand dollars.
For the expense of taking the second census of the United States, being the balance of a former appropriation for that object, and carried to the surplus fund, thirteen thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars and ninety six cents.
For the expense of returning the votes of President and Vice-President of the United States, for the term commencing on the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and nine, one thousand five hundred and ninety three dollars.
For expenses of intercourse with foreign nations, thirty three thousand and fifty dollars.
For the contingent expenses of intercourse with foreign nations, seventy-five thousand dollars.
For the expenses of intercourse with the Barbary powers, fifty thousand dollars.
For the contingent expenses of intercourse with the Barbary powers, fifty thousand dollars.
For the relief and protection of distressed American seamen, five thousand dollars.
For the expenses of prosecuting claims in relation to captures, six thousand dollars.
For defraying the expenses of regulating, laying out, and making a road from Cumberland, in the state of Maryland, to the state of Ohio, agreeably to an act of Congress passed the twenty ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and six, the balance of a former appropriation made by the aforesaid act, for that object, having been carried to the surplus fund, sixteen thousand and seventy five dollars and fifteen cents.
For defraying the expense of opening a road from the frontier of Georgia, on the route from Athens to New Orleans, until the same intersects the thirty first degree of North latitude, agreeably to an act of Congress, passed on the twenty fifth day of April one thousand eight hundred and six, the balance of a former appropriation made for that object having been carried to the surplus fund, two thousand four hundred dollars, and a further sum of five thousand dollars in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated for that object.
For defraying the expense of opening a
road or roads through the territory lately ceded by the Indians to the United States, from the Mississippi to the Ohio, and to the former Indian boundary line, which was established by the treaty of Greenville, agreeably to the act above recited act; the balance of a former appropriation made for that object having been carried to the surplus fund, one thousand eight hundred dollars, and forty eight cents.
For defraying the expense of opening a road from Nashville in the state of Tennessee, to Natchez, in the Mississippi territory, agreeably to the aforesaid act of the twenty first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, the balance of a former appropriation for that object having been carried to the surplus fund, three thousand dollars.
For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims against the United States, not otherwise provided for, as shall have been admitted, in due course of settlement, at the treasury, four thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations herein before made, shall be paid and discharged out of the fund of six hundred thousand dollars, reserved by an act making provision for the debt of the United States; and out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN MILLEDGE, President of the Senate pro tempore. February 17, 1809. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON.
VALEDICTORY.
The following valedictory Address of the citizens of Washington to THOMAS JEFFERSON, together with the Answer of that illustrious patriot and sage, deserve a conspicuous place in every republican paper in the Union.
FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, of March 6. On Saturday, a committee, appointed by the citizens of Washington, delivered to Mr. Jefferson the following Address, who returned the subjoined Answer.
TO THOMAS JEFFERSON.
SIR, THE citizens of Washington cannot forego the last opportunity, which may, perhaps, ever occur, to bid you a respectful and affectionate farewell. As members of the great and flourishing nation, over which you have so illustriously presided, your virtues, talents, and services command their esteem, admiration and gratitude. Embarked in the fate of this solitary republic of the world, they have in common with our fellow-citizens, rejoiced in its prosperous and sympathised in its adverse fortunes, as involving every thing dear to freemen. They have marked, with exultation, the firm column of glory, laid on imperishable foundations, rising, as a monument of the reign of principle in this quarter of the globe. To you they have been instructed to ascribe the memorable act, which, by declaring a gallant people free and independent, in a tone that appalled tyranny, instilled those sentiments and principles, which inspiring every sacrifice, led them to triumph and empire.
We have since beheld you, with parental solicitude, and with a vigilance that never sleeps, watching over the fairest offspring of liberty, and by your unremitting labors, in upholding, explaining, and vindicating our system of government, rendering it the object of love at home & respect abroad.
It would be a pleasing task for us, as citizens of the United States, to fill up and extend the outlines we have sketched. But it is as citizens of the national metropolis, that we now appear before you. In addition to every patriotic feeling that warms our breasts, we have still further inducements to open our hearts to you on this proud, yet painful occasion.
The world knows you as a philosopher and philanthropist; the American people know you as a patriot and statesman;—we know you in addition to all this as a man. And, however your talents have extorted our respect, there is not one among us, whose predominant feeling, at this moment is not that of affection for the mild and indented virtues that have made every one here your friend, and you his. We should be loth to gratitude, did we not acknowledge that it is to you we owe much, very much, of that harmony of intercourse and tolerance of opinion, which characterize our state of society—of that improvement, which, amidst unpropitious circumstances, has progressed with sure & steady steps, and, above all, of that spirit of enterprise which your beneficence and liberality have invariably aided, and which promises in a few years to render this place the fairest seat of wealth and science.
Deeply as we feel your retirement, we approve, nay applaud it. Personal
considerations aside, it was to be expected from the friend and protector of republican institutions, that he would follow and by his co-operation strengthen, the example of the illustrious hero of the revolution.
May you in the retirement, to which you go, be happy! As your fellow-citizens will still look towards you with interest, and pray for your felicity, so will you find it impossible to lose sight of the arduous scenes through which we have passed, as well as those in store for our country.
Your heart will still beat with patriotism and the energies of your mind continue to be engaged on national objects. In your retreat, may every anxious thought be softened by the mild and tender occupations of private life! Happy, thrice happy retreat!—Where patriotism and philosophy, friendship and affection, will animate, direct and soften the purest feelings of the heart! With a grateful nation we pray that you may be happy, and if the just Being, that presides over the universe, insure to you but a portion of that felicity you have conferred on others, our prayers will be fulfilled! ROBERT BRENT, Chairman. NICHOLAS KING, Secretary.
MR. JEFFERSON'S REPLY.
To the Citizens of Washington.
I receive with peculiar gratification the affectionate address of the citizens of Washington, and in the patriotic sentiments it expresses, I see the true character of the national metropolis. The station which we occupy among the nations of the earth is honorable, but awful.—Trusted with the destinies of this solitary republic of the world, the only monument of human rights, and the sole depository of the sacred fire of freedom and self-government, from hence it is to be lighted up in other regions of the earth. All mankind ought then, with us, to rejoice in its prosperity, and sympathize in its adverse fortunes, as involving every thing dear to man.—And to what sacrifices of interest or convenience, ought not these considerations to animate us! To what compromises of opinion, and inclination, to maintain harmony and union among ourselves, and to preserve from all danger this hallowed ark of human hope and happiness!—That difference of opinion should arise among men, on politics, on religion, and on every other topic of human enquiry, and that these should be freely expressed in a country where all our faculties are free, is to be expected. But these valuable privileges are much perverted when permitted to disturb the harmony of social intercourse, and to lessen the tolerance of opinion. To the honor of society here, it has been characterized by a just and generous liberality, and an indulgence of those affections which, without regard to political creeds, constitute the happiness of life. That the improvement of this city must proceed with sure and steady steps, follows from its obvious advantages, and from the enterprising spirit of its inhabitants, which promises to render it the fairest seat of wealth and science.
It is very gratifying to me, that the general course of my administration is approved by my fellow-citizens, and particularly that the motives of my retirement are satisfactory. I part with the powers intrusted to me by my country, as with a burthen of heavy bearing; but it is with sincere regret that I part with the society in which I have lived here. It has been the source of much happiness to me during my residence at the seat of government, and I owe it much for its kind disposition. I shall ever feel a high interest in the prosperity of the city, and an affectionate attachment to its inhabitants.
TH: JEFFERSON.
March 4, 1809.
By letters from Newburyport we learn, that the Selectmen adopted a new and unprecedented principle in the manner of voting in that town. Our letters inform us, that the Selectmen, as the voters came in, took them up, and read them aloud to the meeting, thus doing away the intons of balloting; which is, that every man should vote his own sentiments, without the possibility to being binfied. It is said that more than one hundred Republican votes were lost by this manner of proceeding! Will the votes of that town under these circumstances, be considered as legally given in?
[Effer Scribler]

Political Miscellany.
EXTRACT
From the Baltimore Federal Republican.
[This paper is a genuine organ of the partial politics of the Essex Junto and English interests. The following is extracted from the notice of Mr. ADAMS' Letter. It avowedly speaks the sentiments of the Proprietors of the paper. It is a piece with Porcupine's more scurrilous abuse of republican merit, and Hamilton's vindictive slander of superior worth. Whenever the tameness of public sentiment would bear the insult, the arrogance of this Junto has denounced every prominent political character that was unequivocally republican. The tenderness of their sensibility has always been most affected whenever Mr. Adams or any other independent American has thwarted the views of the British Cabinet.]
[Boston Patriot, 7th April]
"MR. JOHN ADAMS' LETTER."
"Mr. Adams never was a favorite with the leading men of the federal party. He was not selected by them as the federal candidate for the Presidency in 1796; for they were sensible that he had neither abilities nor discretion to lead a party, much less to govern a nation. They had turned their eyes to Mr. Jay, and would have nominated him for the Presidency, if Mr. Adams had not pertinaciously insisted upon what he called his pretensions, and declared that upon no terms would he withdraw. The federal gentlemen knowing his popularity in Massachusetts, and unwilling to risk the consequences of division, ceased to oppose him, predicting at the same time that he would ruin the party. This prediction has been accomplished. The federal party was considered responsible for his acts, some of which were of a nature to bring odium and ridicule upon any administration. We need only instance the mission of France in 1799. The heads of departments remonstrated against his measures, when the passionate and obstinate old man abused them in the grossest terms, and dismissed them from office. Such is the nature of Mr. Adams' connection with the federal party. He obtruded himself upon them, and then adopted measures to which they were opposed, but for which they were made responsible, and thus destroyed the influence of the party."
The above is the article alluded to by Mr. Adams in the following communication.
FROM THE BOSTON PATRIOT.
COMMUNICATION FROM
President ADAMS.
To the Printers of the Boston Patriot.
SIR,—I was glad to see in your paper of the 7th of this month, the extract from the Baltimore Federal Republican, for many reasons, which may be explained in due time; one or two may be stated now.
1. I was pleased with the candid acknowledgment, that "Mr. Adams never was a favorite with the leading men of the federal party." The words leading men will require some explanation and some limitations and restrictions, which may hereafter appear. But in general, this is a truth which I have known for twenty years, though it has never been publicly avowed, to my knowledge, till now.
2. I am happy to see what I consider as an acknowledgement, that my unparadisable sin against the federal party, or rather against those leading men, was the peace with France in 1800; an event which has given this country eight years of its most splendid prosperity. The writer mentions the mission to France in 1799, as a measure which brought odium and ridicule on my administration. If you will allow me a little room in your PATRIOT, I may hereafter produce proofs to the satisfaction of the public, that this measure was neither odious nor ridiculous. At this time I will only send you a communication from Gen. WASHINGTON, by which it will appear that the subject was not seen by that great ornament of his country in the same light in which this writer sees it.
Mount Vernon, 18 Feb. 1799.
The letter herewith enclosed, from Mr. Joel Barlow, though of old date, came to my hands only yesterday. I have conceived it to be my duty to transmit it to you without delay and without a comment, except that it must have been written with a very good or a very bad design—which of the two, you can judge better than I. For, from the known abilities of that gentleman, such a letter could not be the result of ignorance, in him, nor from the implications which are to be found in it, has it been written without the privity of the French Directory. It is incumbent on me to add, that I have not been in the habit of corresponding with Mr. Barlow. The letter now forwarded is the first I ever received from him; and to him I have never written one. If then you should be of opinion that his, is calculated to bring on negotiation upon open, fair and honorable ground, and merits a reply, and will instruct me as to the tenor of it, I shall with pleasure and alacrity obey your orders: more especially if there is reason to believe that it would become a mean, however small, of restoring peace and tranquility to the United States, upon just, honorable and dignified terms, which I am persuaded is the ardent desire of all the friends of this rising Empire. With great consideration and respect, I have the honor to
be dear, sir, your most obedient and very humble servant,
G. WASHINGTON. J. Adams, President of the United States.
The letter from Mr. BARLOW, enclosed in General Washington's, is in these words— Paris, 2d Oct. 1798.
SIR,—On hearing of your late nomination as Commander in Chief of the American armies, I rejoice at it, not because I believe the war which that nomination contemplates is yet inevitable, and that it will furnish an occasion for a further display of your military talents, but because it may enable you to exert your influence to a greater effect, in preventing the war, by becoming more the centre of information than you could be in your retirement, you will be better able to judge of the dispositions of both countries, and to offer such counsels to your government as may tend to remove the obstacles that will oppose themselves to a reconciliation. Were you now President of the United States, I should not address you this letter, because, not knowing my inclination for the tranquility of a retired life, you might think that I was seeking a place, or had some farther object in view, than the simple one of promoting peace between the two republics. But I hope, under present circumstances, that you will believe my motive to be pure and unmixed, and that the object of my letter is to call your attention to the true state of facts.
Perhaps few men, who cannot pretend to have been in the secrets of either government, are in a better situation than myself to judge of the motives of both; to assign the true causes, and trace out the progress of their unhappy misunderstanding, or to appreciate their present dispositions, pretensions and wishes. I am certain there is none who labors more sincerely for the restoration of harmony, upon terms honorable to the United States and advantageous to the cause of liberty.
I will not in this place go over the history of past transactions. It would be of little use. The object is to seize the malady in its present state and try to arrest its progress. The dispute at this moment may be characterized simply and literally speaking, a misunderstanding. I cannot persuade myself to give it a harsher name, as it applies to either government. It is clear that neither of them has an interest in going to war with the other, and I am equally convinced that neither of them had the inclination; that is, I believe the balance of inclination as well as of interest, on both sides, is in favor of peace. But each government, though sensible of this truth with respect to itself, is ignorant of it, with respect to the other. Each believes the other determined on war and ascribes all its conduct to a deep-rooted hostility. The least they can do therefore under this impression, is to prepare for an event which they both believe inevitable, while they both wish to avoid it. But by what fatality is it that a calamity so dreadful must be rendered inevitable because it is thought so? Both governments have tongues and both have ears. Why will they not speak? Why will they not listen? The causes that have hitherto prevented them are not difficult to assign. I could easily explain them, as I believe, to the satisfaction of both parties and without throwing so much blame on either government, as each of them at present ascribes to the other. But I will avoid speaking of any past provocation on either side. The point that I wish to establish in your mind is, that the French Directory is at present sincerely desirous of restoring harmony between this country and the United States, on terms honorable and advantageous to both parties. I wish to convince you of this, and through you, the American government, because that government being desirous of the same thing, would not fail to take such steps as would lead immediately to the object.
In offering you my proofs of the present disposition on this side, you will permit me to observe, that some of them are from their nature incapable of being detailed, and others improper to be trusted to the casualties of a letter. But I will mention a few that are ostensible, and so far as they go undeniable. First the Directory has declared that it will receive and treat with any Minister from America, who shall appear to be sent with a sincere intention of treating and terminating existing difficulties. I have no doubt but this was the intention when the last envoys were sent; but from some unfortunate circumstances the Directory did not believe it. Second, as a preliminary, it has been declared that in the negotiation there shall be no question of loans of money, or apologies for offensive speeches pronounced by the executive on either side. Third, all commissions given to privateers in the West Indies are recalled, and when new commissions
are issued, the owners and commanders are to be restricted under bonds, to the legal object of capture.—Fourth an embargo that was laid on American ships within the republic, in consequence of a report that war had been begun on the part of the United States, was taken off as soon as it was ascertained that such war had not been begun. And a new declaration was at the same time sent to America of the wishes of France to treat.—These facts will doubtless come to your knowledge through other channels, before you receive this letter. But there are other facts which in my mind are equally clear, though to you will be destitute of corroborating circumstances and must rest on my own information and opinion. 1st. That this government contemplates a just indemnity for spoliations on American commerce, to be ascertained by commissioners in a manner similar to the one prescribed in our treaty with England. 2d. That the legislation will soon be changed here with respect to neutrals, and that all flags will be put on the footing of the law of nations. 3d. That a public agent would have been named and sent to Philadelphia soon after Mr. Gerry's departure, were it not for the apprehensions that he would not have been received. There was a doubt whether the American government would not have already taken such measures of hostility as to be unwilling to listen to terms of accommodation, and the Directory did not choose to risk the chance of seeing its offers refused. 4th. That the Directory considers these declarations and transactions as a sufficient overture on its part. That it has retreated to an open ground that is quite unsuspicious. That a refusal on the part of the American government to meet on this ground, will be followed by immediate war, and that it will be a war of the most terrible and vindictive kind.
This, sir, is my view of the present state of facts. Should it make that impression on your mind, which I desire for the sake of humanity that it may, you will judge whether it does not comport with the independence of the United States and the dignity of their government, to send another minister to form new treaties with the French republic. In a war there is clearly nothing to be gained by us, not even honor. Honor indeed may be saved by war and so it may be by negotiation. But the calamities inseparable from a war of this kind, and under present circumstances, would be incalculable. I do not say that the United States or any portion of them would be conquered; but they would sacrifice great numbers of their best citizens, burthen themselves with four times their present debt, overturn the purest system of morals, & lose the fairest opportunity that ever a nation had of rising to greatness and happiness on the basis of liberty.
Were I writing to a young General, whose name was still to be created, I might deem it useless to ask him to resist in its birth a war on which he had founded his hopes of future honors. But you, sir, having already earned and acquired all those that can render a man great and happy, can surely have no object of ambition but to render your country so. To engage your influence in favor of a new attempt at negotiation, I thought it only necessary to convince you that such an attempt would be well received here, and probably attended with success. I can do no more than assure you that this is my sincere opinion, and that my information is drawn from unsuspected sources.
I am not accustomed to interpose my advice in the administration of any country, and should not have done it now, did I not believe it my duty as a citizen of my own, and a friend to all others. I see two great nations rushing on each others bayonets, and without any other cause of contention but a misunderstanding. I shudder at the prospect, and will throw myself between the vans, and suspend the onset, till a word of explanation can pass. I hope my letter will have thrown some light upon the subject; but if it shall not, I hope you will excuse the attempt, for you know my zeal is honest.
I have the honor to be, Sir, With great respect, Your most obedient and, Most humble servant, JOEL BARLOW. To Gen. Washington.
Neither Mr. BARLOW's letter nor Gen. WASHINGTON's opinion would have influenced me to nominate a minister, if I had not received abundant assurances to the same effect from regular diplomatic sources. I, however, considered Gen. WASHINGTON's question whether Mr. BARLOW's was written with a very good or a very bad design; and as with all my jealousy I had not sagacity enough to discover the smallest room for suspicion of any ill design, I frankly concluded that it was written with a very good one.
From Gen. WASHINGTON's letter it appears, 1st. That it was his opinion that the restoration of peace upon just, honorable and dignified terms, was the ardent desire of all the friends of this rising empire. 2d. That he thought negotiation might be brought on, upon open, fair and honorable ground. 3d. That he was so desirous of peace, that he was willing to enter into correspondence with Mr. BARLOW, a private gentleman, without any visible credentials or public character, or responsibility to either government, in order to bring on a public negotiation. Gen. WASHINGTON, therefore, could not consider the negotiation odious.
JOHN ADAMS. Quincy, April 10 1809.
FOREIGN ARTICLES.
BREST FLEET AT SEA.
LONDON, Feb. 28. By a telegraphic order issued yesterday all the line of battle ships in the Downs were ordered to sail for Plymouth as soon as possible. On Saturday an order was received at Plymouth to send all the line of battle ships to sea directly; and yesterday the Centaur, Alfred and St. Albans sailed from Portsmouth to join Sir Richard Strachan off Rochefort, it being not improbable that the Brest fleet may be destined in the first instance to Rochefort, to get out of the squadron lying in that harbor.
There was not the least delay in communicating the intelligence of the sailing of the Brest fleet to Lord Gambier. Three frigates were left off Brest at the time that the fleet under Lord Gambier were obliged to relinquish their station and bear up for Torbay. These frigates informed Lord Gambier of the sailing of the fleet; they also spoke his Majesty's ship Nassau and the Cuffells Indians, and gave them the information of the fleet having put to sea.
No certain accounts have been received of the destination of the enemy; some suppose they are gone to Cadiz; we wish they may be, but we fear they will not be so unwise; others conjecture Toulon to be their destination; the West Indies are a more likely point than Toulon, but there are many who believe that they are gone to South America, and that they have on board the late King and Queen of Spain, and the Prince of Peace.
SHIPWRECKS.
[By the following catalogue it would seem that not only almost the whole world of mankind, but even the elements themselves had combined against Britain—as of old "The fates in their courses fought against Cæsar."]
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 28. On Sunday morning the Dispatch transport, Capt. Barclay, having 3 officers, 72 men and 36 horses on board, from Corunna, was driven upon the rocks near Corverack, and all on board perished, except 7 private dragoons. The three unfortunate officers who had survived a disastrous campaign to perish on the English shore, were Major Cavendish, Captain Duckenfield, and Lieut. Waldegrave.
His Majesty's brig Primrose, of 18 guns, Capt. Mein, going down channel, was lost nearly at the same hour as the Dispatch. She struck upon the outer rock of the Manacles, and sunk almost immediately. The captain, officers and crew, all excepting one little boy, perished!
A trading vessel, supposed to be of considerable burthen, was dashed to pieces on the rocks off Mullion on Tuesday morning, and all on board perished!
The Rose, Knight, sailed from Plymouth on Monday morning for Falmouth with 26 passengers, on board, and was lost on Monday night near Looe-Island, and all on board drowned!
The Orion transport, Capt. Martin from Corunna, with camp equipage, surgeon stores, &c. is ashore at Crow Sound Scilly. Her cargo has been taken out damaged, and the vessel is full of water.
BLESSINGS OF ROYALTY
The following is a charge made against the Duke of York in the British house of Commons, a prince who with an income of more than 220,000 dollars per annum exclusive of his income from Ireland, has had recourse to the British Parliament to relieve him from his difficulties arising from his lechery, debauchery and extravagance.
The charge was, that an application for an exchange from Major Brooke of the 56 regt. of foot to the 7th of Dragoons, in place of Lieut. Col. Knight, had been made by both these gentlemen some time before, to the Duke of York; that the exchange was not ordered to be permitted, till Mr. Robert Knight, brother of Lieut. Col. Knight, had, through the negotiation of a Dr. Thynne (the medical attendant of Mrs. Clarke,) got the thing effected by paying to Mrs. Clarke the sum of 200£; that the Duke of York, before the exchange was ordered, knew that Mrs. Clarke was to receive some money in consequence of it; and that after the exchange was ordered and the money received by Mrs. Clarke, he the Duke, was informed by her of such receipt.
THE DUKE OF YORK.—The royal affair between the Duke of York and Mrs. Clarke begins to excite as much interest among our readers here as it has in England. Not having the papers which contain the charge as it was formally preferred against the Duke in the House of Commons, it can only be collected from the evidence which nearly engrosses fourteen papers now before us. The following may be considered a pretty correct summary statement.
The Duke of York had supported as a mistress during three years a Mrs. Clarke, who had before separated from her husband, and who is represented as a fascinating as well as a most artful and extravagant woman. She lived at Gloucester House in a style of great expense and splendor, had her own house and country house, kept two carriages and nine servants. At length the duke became weary or disgusted and left her. She applied to him still for money and intimated he was in her power if he did not comply. He gave more. She repeated her demands so often that he found it would be impracticable to continue to supply them, and determined to stop where he was and brave consequences.
She then offered that if he would pay all her debts and settle an annuity for life of 400£ upon her she would remain silent and give up his letters. He refused; she went to a member of the House of Commons and accused the Duke of York as Commander in Chief, with disposing of appointments in the army through her influence, for which she received pecuniary presents from the applicants, 500 guineas from one, 400 from another, &c. adding that it was by these sums of money thus received, she was enabled to support her establishment, the Duke only allowed her 1000£ a year, and that this was done with his knowledge and approbation; a charge that certainly involves the Duke's character very deeply, as it imputes motives the most mean and scandalous, if not corrupt and mercenary. But finding himself in the power of this abandoned and shameless woman, he resolved to abide all the consequences of a public investigation; humbling himself by a confession of the connection, and denying the whole of the charge. She accordingly came forth in the face of the nation, preferred the accusation at the bar of the House of Commons, and offered herself as the witness to criminate. Many whole days have been consumed in her examination, as well as of some other witnesses called in to support her.
Witnesses have also been examined on the other side, to invalidate her testimony; to show that instead of three thousand, twenty-five thousand pounds have been lavished on her, besides valuable presents; and that, therefore, the presumption set up against the Duke, arising from the inadequacy of the means he allowed her, must fail; and lastly, that she was so very worthless, that while professing fidelity to the Duke, she bestowed her favors on some others, through whose influence over her the promotions were obtained. The proceedings have closed before the Commons, but their decision has not yet transpired. It is said the Duke has determined to resign the office of Commander in Chief, and have the matter brought solemnly before the House of Peers. [N.Y. Evening Post.]
AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
On the 6th March, Mr. Whitbread introduced a motion in the House of Commons, for an humble Address to be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would adopt, without delay, such measures as may best tend to the immediate re-establishment of commercial intercourse with the United States. After a full discussion of its merits, which occupied the House until 7 in the morning, a division was called for, when it appeared that there were
For the Address, . . . . 83 Against it, . . . . . 145
In the debate on an enquiry into the state of the nation, Lord Moira asks—"if we connect the loss of Sweden with the hostile disposition which the misconduct of government has created in America, what mischiefs and ruin must redound from it to the most industrious part of Ireland? By the dereliction of Sweden we are shut out from the Baltic; our intemperance to America, we are excluded from all commerce with that country. How and from whence, then, is the North of Ireland to procure flax seed; and without the seed how are we to expect a fresh crop? Hence the staple commodity of Ireland may be destroyed, and half a million of its most active inhabitants reduced to the greatest distress."
An agricultural report for January, says, "there is an uncommon demand for flax seed for the spring sowing of the three kingdoms; the demand for Ireland alone is estimated at 5000 hogheads; but the extreme frozen state of the Baltic will, it is feared prevent her receiving this necessary supply."
It has frequently been proven by arguments the most impressive, and unanswerable, that the British Orders in Council of November, 1807, were dictated by a hatred to the United States, joined to a jealousy which Great Britain feels towards the commercial spirit and enterprise of Americans. The truth of this has been as often boldly denied by the friends of that corrupt government, who lives in this country. We now present to our readers such evidences as we trust will convince the most incredulous.
In the London Courier, a paper devoted to, and in the confidence of, the British government, there is a long essay condemning the proceeding of Mr. Jefferson's administration from which we make the following extract: "We know that Mr. J. says, his proposal was to rescind our orders, as far as they related to the commerce of America—But in fact the rescinding them with respect to her, was rescinding them altogether; for do any neutral powers remain in Europe."
By what logic can the British justify their orders in council in all its parts? We confess that England, having an expensive navy, and no power to effect her enemy, but by embarrassing her commercial enterprises, is bound to profit at this point as far as she can do so, without manifest injustice to neutral rights. That America ought to relinquish the right of carrying the enemy's colonial produce, is a point we do not wish to contest, as this trade was not ours in times of peace—but that we should relinquish the right of carrying our tobacco, flour, cotton, rice, naval stores, provisions and lumber, except under the tributary restrictions of the British Orders in Council, is a demand not to be yielded to but by denaturalizing our character, and offending common sense.
It appears that 1000 of the British troops in Spain, which filed off from the main body to embark at Vigo, died on the road, for want of food, or were killed by the Spaniards. Such has been the conduct of the English in Spain, that we are informed more of them have been destroyed by the Spaniards, than by the armies of Bonaparte.
One of the British transports, with troops, has put into France, in a leaky condition, and several have been lost on the British coast. [Old Col. Gaz.]

Portsmouth.
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1809.
A letter from a gentleman in Washington to his friend in this city, dated on Saturday last, says, "I was told here to day by a gentleman, who had it from the highest authority, that our differences will be all settled with Great Britain. The English minister is constantly at the office of the Secretary of State, and no doubt remains of a speedy adjustment."
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
The brig Albatross, captain Wildes, arrived at Boston on Wednesday last, bringing London papers to March 8th. Nothing of primary consequence is added to our former intelligence.
Another revolution is said to have taken place in Turkey, in consequence of which a treaty of peace has been concluded with Great Britain. The Russian Ambassador, it is reported, has withdrawn from the Ottoman Court. Our conjecture is, that the Turkish empire will soon share the fate of the other faithful allies of England.
Rumors of a war between Austria and France still circulate in England, and appear to gain credit in that credulous nation.
Since the failure of the English in their attempt to stop the progress of the foe in the peninsula by the sword, they have adopted another expedient, and seem determined to try the experiment of a ruined famine.
A London paper of March 8, says; Fifteen days ago about 70,000 of the French that were expected at Lisbon, remained at Galicia, having been prevented from marching by a total want of necessaries for their march.
Much damage has been done in Holland by the late inundations. Eight towns are said to be entirely destroyed, and many lives lost.
GENERAL HOPE, who covered so ably the retreat of his majesty's forces by his celebrated account of his victory of British heels, is to be made a Baronet, and receive his laurels in the first red ribbon; and Sir DAVID BAIRD to be promoted to the Peerage. Thus John Bull, in his abhorrence of French fashions, is about establishing a new "Legion of Honor," to be composed of such as excel in the splendid achievements of a victorious retreat.
The BRITISH FLEET of 11 sail of the line, was said to be blocked in the Basque Road, by 7 sail of British ships.
Such confusion attended the embarkation of the English troops from Spain, that some of their transports slipped their cables and ran to sea—others ran ashore and others were burnt—and the troops were two days previous to embarking without victuals, and were from the destruction of the transports, necessitated to embark in their ships of war.
Sweden is said to have shut her ports to all foreign powers.
The inhabitants of Copenhagen are said to be reduced to such distress for want of provisions, that they are compelled to eat the flesh of horses, dogs and cats. Remember our favored Columbia.
The most serious apprehensions are entertained in Ireland that they shall not obtain flaxseed in season from America for planting, as our non-intercourse will give the article such a circuitous route; in which case, a half a million of inhabitants will be idle in the linen manufactures for want of stock the ensuing season.
The advance in woolen cloths has been so great in London, that on the 22d Feb. it was calculated that 10000 journeyman tailors have been thrown out of employ. Spanish wool had advanced from 6 to 26s per lb!
Paragraphs from the Trenton T. American. The disasters at Corunna have made Britain stoop a little in sending an envoy to America—a few more such blows would bring her on her knees, and to a full sense of Justice.
Instead of a Rofey the British have now sent us an Oakley envoy—if he should even "be made of sterner stuff," we hope he may not be so successfully successful as his predecessor.
Should it be true that the Ottoman Porte has been bribed into the views of Britain, Bonaparte will be able with the better grace to reward his faithful officers with a slice of Turkey.
"Charity should begin at home," says the Proverb. Yet the British Government has engaged in a war, as she pretends to give Liberty to the Spaniards, while millions of her own subjects, (if we may believe Cobbett, the Tory Oracle in Britain as he was formerly in this country,) are more degraded and wretched slaves than the negroes of the West-India Planters!
The Duke of York is we believe, at once Commander in Chief of the Army and Head of the Church. As an evidence of his eminent fitness for these two stations it has been lately proved before the House of Commons that he has been guilty of the vilest corruption in his military capacity; and this corruption is brought to light by means of one of his kept or rather discarded mistresses!
The arguments used by the Tories in the British Parliament to prove that Britain had done every thing right and America every thing wrong, are much the same as were used by the Tories in the American Congress for the same object. How closely "birds of a feather fly together!"
The French must not only fight like dogs, but have lives like cats—since after they had been massacred by the knives of a Madrid mob-cut to pieces by Lord Paget's hussars, and slaughtered by Romana's bayonets, they were able to expel the whole boasted army of Britain and disperse the vaunting legions of Spain.
By letters from London to the first of March we are authorized in saying, that the most intelligent Americans in London are of opinion, that the adjustment of the difficulties between this country and Great Britain has been materially retarded by the American Editors—more particularly from the representations of the inflammatory proceedings of Boston, and some adjacent seaports: tending to cause a belief that the United States were on the eve of dissolution, and that the Northern States were ready to secede from the Union, and declare in favor of Great Britain. These are some of the first fruits of the proceedings of the Essex Junto, and their unprincipled fratricide printers; and should a war ensue, the peaceable and well-disposed people on each side of the water will have reason to curse the nefarious wretches who have been instrumental in producing the calamitous event.
FROM THE W. INDIES.
A letter from St. Croix informs, that a French force of from seven to eleven line of battle ships, with several frigates, have arrived, and taken Marigalante, a small island a few leagues to windward of Guadalupe, taken from the French by the English about a year ago. It is expected their intention is to visit several other Islands. Should this account be confirmed, fears are entertained that American property at St. Bartholomews may be in jeopardy.
RHODE ISLAND BANKS.
The Legislature of Rhode Island have passed a law directing every Bank and Insurance Company in the State, to make an annual return under oath, under the penalty of 5000 dollars, of the situation of such Bank, stating the amount of the bills in circulation, specie in the Bank, amount of bills of other Banks in their possession, and amount of debts due to their Bank—that a Committee of the General Assembly shall have a right to inspect the general accounts in the books of the Bank which relate to the return. The act also makes the President and Directors of any Bank or Insurance Company in the State, liable in their "private and natural capacities" for any debt due from the Bank, with "interest and cost, as for their own private, proper debt." Another section lays the President, Director or Cashier, under a penalty of 5000 dollars, if "they shall fraudulently manage or conduct the affairs or business of such Bank." The act likewise prohibits, after the first of June next, the passing of any bills of a bank out of the State under 5 dollars. [Monitor.]
FATAL DUEL.
We have received information, in such a way as to obtain belief, that on Tuesday of last week, a DUEL was fought, in the bounds of Canada, by two young men from Boston, who left that place for the express purpose of KILLING OR BEING KILLED. The particulars of this unhappy affair as related to us are, That the men were partners in trade, under the firm of Blake & Dix; that Blake was a married man; and suspected a criminal intercourse between Dix and his wife, which he afterwards found to be true. The injured husband irritated beyond measure, immediately informed Dix there was but one course to be pursued—To repair to Canada, and abide the event of a Duel, or be exposed to death, by assassination wherever found. Dix preferred the former. They immediately left Boston, and arrived St. Albans by different routes; from whence they proceeded across the line, where the business was Honorably settled. Dix was instantly killed, and Blake returned to Boston. On Thursday following the remains of Dix were carried to Swanton, and interred. MONTPELIER WATCHMAN.
SCHOOLS.
Messrs. Editors—I believe many of the citizens of Portsmouth were highly gratified at the notice taken of the Schools in the last Oracle, particularly as it related to the justice of placing the salaries of school instructors at the same sums they stood two years ago—as there are no gentlemen who earn their money harder, and spend more fatiguing hours in the course of a year than those who devote all their time to the instruction of youth,—Should not parents then, who with every attention paid to their children, be willing to contribute, by an equal and just taxation, toward suitably compensating the arduous, attentive and faithful exertions of the kind instructor of their rising offspring?—Yes, most assuredly, and many a parent was grieved, that the town did not immediately vote to raise the salaries of these faithful servants to their former sums, instead of referring them to the Selectmen, who undoubtedly would feel willing to do what is right, yet at the same time may have doubts whether they are sufficiently authorized, without a vote of the town, to raise the salaries of the school masters to their former sum. Therefore would it not be advisable for the town at their adjourned meeting in May, to pass a vote authorizing the Selectmen to make the several instructors of the public schools in this town the same compensation in future, which they received in 1806 & 7. This would be satisfactory to the masters, and put an entire end to all altercation in future.
The observations respecting the schools under the tuition of Mr. CHARLES TAFT and Miss JOHNSON, in the last Oracle, were also correct. I have heard it observed by parents, whose children have been under the tuition of those instructors, that they are blessed with all those happy talents, which complete and make agreeable the finished instructor,—while the pupils suitably fear, they also love them and their schools; and make the most surprising improvement in the various branches of education taught by them. I believe with the correspondent in the Oracle, that were their merits sufficiently appreciated—their schools would be crowded. It is hoped that both Mr. Taft & Miss Johnson will meet with ample encouragement from the parents of children in this town.
FIRE!
On Monday evening last a Fire consumed a large dwelling house at Rye, belonging to Capt. SAMUEL WALLACE, and occupied by a Mr. Foye. We understand that Mr. Foye, was absent, and but part of his Furniture and household Goods, were saved.
FIRE!—On Sunday, the 16th inst. in the town of Poland, (Maine) a dwelling house belonging to Mr. Samuel Jordan, was consumed, with his two Children, one about four years old, the other 13 months. The circumstances attending this melancholy accident, were, that Mr. Jordan and wife were absent at meeting, about half a mile distant, leaving a small girl with the children in the house—the girl had swept the hearth, placed the broom in a corner near some shavings, and gone some distance in the woods—and it is supposed fire was thus communicated to the shavings, which enveloped the house in flames and consumed it with all its contents, before any assistance could be obtained.
MARRIED....
At Gloucester, on Sunday evening the 9th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Jones, Mr. THOMAS W. PENHALLOW, merchant, of this town, to Miss MARY BEACH, daughter of John Beach, Esq. of the former place.
At the same place, on Sunday evening the 16th inst. by the Rev. Thomas Jones, Mr. WILLIAM W. PARROTT, Merchant of this town, to Miss ELIZA PEARCE, daughter of William Pearce, Esq. of Gloucester.
DIED....
At North Hampton, Widow LOVE GOON, aged 89 years, she was daughter of the late Col. Joshua Wingate, of Hampton, and granddaughter of John Wingate who was one of the first settlers in the town of Dover.
At Kittery, very suddenly Mr. JOSEPH LOW, sen'r, aged 71, formerly of this town. In this town, Mrs. JENKINS, aged 61.
Mrs. MARY GEDDES, aged 58, consort of Capt. JAMES A. Geddes.
THE MEMBERS OF THE
Portsmouth Female Asylum are reminded that their Annual Meeting for the choice of Managers will be held at the Asylum in Pleasant-street, on the First Monday in May next at 3 o'clock P.M. at which time and place a general and punctilious attendance is requested. April 25th, 1809.
New Spring Goods.
Tim o Upham
Has just received, and is now opening a variety of GOODS suitable for the season.
BEST black, double and single Florence Lustrings; English black Lustrings; double and single black Sarfnetts; black Crapes; black, blue, yellow, drab, dove colour and purple Satins; silk Shawls; white, light blue, green, green and white, blue and white, pink and white with a great variety of other fashionable turban and dress silk Handkerchiefs; silk Stockings; sewing silks of all colours; Nos. 11, 15, 17 and 25 Tapes. Buff, drab, } Washington Cords. mix'd & blk. } Nankins and Nankinets; twill'd and plain black Cambricks; white Cambricks; Checks; Linen; linen Cambricks, and linen cambrick Handkerchiefs; Dark, mix'd, black, } SUPERFINE brown, and bottle green } BROAD CLOTHS. Kiderminster Carpeting.
INDIA COTTONS, viz.
Sannas, Mow fanas; Callipaty and Chittabill Battas; Cossas Seacpare Cossas; Mamoodies and Guralas; Bandannas and other India silk Handkerchiefs. Also on hand, a few Hhds. RUM and some Nutmegs, which will be sold on reasonable terms. April 25.
Sewing SILKS.
WM. JONES, jr. is this day Opening 1 Calf best Black and assorted Color's Sewing SILKS, which will be sold cheap for Cash. April 25.
WANTED to Purchase—
A Burthenfome Vessel of from 90 to 100 tons suitable to carry Lumber.—Apply to the Printers.
For sale at T. MORTON'S
Grocery and Liquor Store Congress Street—A genuine assortment of WEST-India Goods and Groceries of the first quality, as cheap as can be had in town—where Wines, Porter, Beer, Cyder, & other Liquors are retailed, in small or large quantities.—Attendance from sun-rise until 9 o'clock evening.
FOR SALE,
A large three story Dwelling-HOUSE containing (on lower floor) a large kitchen, scullery and pantry; a sitting room and parlour of good size; six chambers, four of them large, together with a convenient Stable, Chaise and Wood-house—The finishing convenience and situation of the above cannot fail pleasing any person who wants a good, convenient and pleasantly situated House.—West India Goods, a small vessel or a part of a vessel will be received in part pay—Or a generous credit will be given for the major part of the above if wished. Inquire as above. Said House will be let in sixty days from this if not previously sold. Portsmouth, April 25.
FOR SALE or to LET,
A Two story HOUSE pleasantly situated on High-street, and in good repair—For terms apply to N. A. & J. Haven.
NOTICE.
ALL persons having demands on the estate of Capt. JONATHAN BAILEY, late of Greenland, deceased, are desired to exhibit them to the subscriber for settlement, and all those who are indebted to said estate, are requested to make immediate payment unto SARAH BAILEY, Executrix. Greenland, April 24, 1809.
Grand Lodge.
THE Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge of the State of New Hampshire, the District Deputy Grand Masters, and the Masters and Wardens of Subordinate Lodges, are informed that the annual Election of Officers, and the Grand Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge, will be held at the Lodge room in Portsmouth, to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. By order, L. SPALDING, G Secretary. Portsmouth April 25, 1809.
Board of Health
AT a Meeting of the Board of Health of the town of Portsmouth, held April 13, the following rules and regulations were adopted, which are to take effect after twenty days from their publication, agreeably to a law of this State, passed in June 1799, (together with an additional act passed in June 1803) entitled "an act empowering the inhabitants of the town of Portsmouth to appoint Health Officers, and for preventing nuisances in said town."
As every individual must consider himself interested in the preservation of health in the town: the Board presume the acknowledgment thereof will be discovered by readily siding in the execution of, and in conforming to said rules and regulations.
Article 1. Waste water of houses, yards, &c. shall be directly conveyed into a sewer or vault.
Article 2. No person shall be allowed to throw any dead animal, or offals of animals, or any vegetable matter into any street, lane, alley, or any dock, or upon any wharf, but shall bury, or throw them into the river beyond low water mark.
Article 3. The Board do order all sellers of fish at the markets in this town, not to leave the offals of fish in any street, lane, alley, or any dock, or upon any wharf, but that these be thrown into the river beyond low water mark.
Article 4. Persons vending meat at the stalls, shall not be allowed to leave any offals of animals over night:—Persons vending vegetables, or in around any of the markets shall not be suffered to leave any refuse thereof; but shall deposit it in some place directed for nuisances generally.
Article 5. The contents of vaults and privies too near the surface, must be removed immediately, as it will be much better to have it done now than in June or July at double expense.
Article 6. The offals of animals must be removed from slaughter-houses, and the yards connected therewith, once in twenty-four hours.
The board give notice that neglect in complying with the above rules and regulations, will be prosecuted as the law directs. Portsmouth, April 20, 1809. BENJAMIN SHERBURNE, } Health JOSHUA BRACKETT, } Committee. AARON DEAL, } State of New Hampshire, } Portsmouth, Rockingham ss. } April 20, 1809.
We the subscribers, two of the Justices of the Peace and of the Quorum in and for said county, do hereby approve of the foregoing rules and regulations. Witnesses our hands at said Portsmouth, the day and year above written. SAMUEL PENHALLOW, R. CUTTS SHANNON.
Board of Health.
IN conformity to the laws of the United States, and the laws of this State (for the preservation of health by the regular quarantine of vessels suspected of any contagious diseases) the Board of Health have adopted the following rules and regulations, which are to be in force from and after the 15th day of May next, until the 1st day of November. And the Board for the accommodation and safety of vessels subject to quarantine, have established a place in the harbour between Fort Constitution and Clark's Island, so called, to be considered as quarantine ground.
Article 1. Every master or commanding officer, arriving with his vessel at the port of Portsmouth, by night from any foreign port, shall cause said vessel to be brought to an anchor; there to remain till permission to proceed is obtained from the commanding officer at Fort Constitution.
Article 2. All masters or commanding officers of any vessel arriving at the Port of Portsmouth from any of the West India Islands, from the Dutch or Spanish Main, or from any port or ports within the freights of Gibraltar, or any other port subject to the plague, yellow fever, small-pox or any malignant pestilential or contagious diseases, shall immediately on being hailed from Fort Constitution bring his vessel to an anchor on quarantine ground, there to remain till notice is given by a flag, provided for such purpose, to some of the Health Committee, who will immediately repair on board and give such directions respecting the time any vessel ought to perform quarantine, together with directions for the cleansing as in their opinion may be thought necessary, or by other orders to take off this subjection and restriction, whenever circumstances will permit of it.
Article 3. Every master or commanding officer of any vessel, arriving which is subject to quarantine (after receiving notice of his vessel's being so subject) is forbid landing or suffering to be landed, any person, goods, apparel, bedding, or merchandise of any kind, without permission of the health officers, likewise all persons are forbid going on board any vessel during her quarantine. The above regulations every owner, master, supercargo and consignee is requested strictly to observe, otherwise they may expect to be prosecuted as the law directs; likewise they are requested to pay particular attention to the orders of the commander of Fort Constitution, who is authorised forcibly to detain any vessel attempting wilfully to pass.
The expenses for visiting and cleansing, must be paid before a certificate is given, Portsmouth, April 20, 1809. BENJAMIN SHERBURNE, } Health JOSHUA BRACKETT, } Committee. AARON DEAL, } State of New Hampshire, } Portsmouth, Rockingham ss. } April 20, 1809.
We the subscribers, two of the Justices of the Peace and of the Quorum in and for said county, do hereby approve of the foregoing rules and regulations. Witnesses our hands at said Portsmouth, the day and year above written. SAMUEL PENHALLOW, R. CUTTS SHANNON.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
To be sold at Public Auction, on Thursday the 25th day of May next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, on Rich and Hart's wharf, north of the Ferryway.
ABOUT 1 ton of old Iron Bolts, Hoops, Cart Boxes &c. Also—A number of large and small Pots & Kettles, Wooden Ware and other articles. Terms made known at time and place of sale.
FARM FOR SALE.
THE subscribers offer for Sale the whole or part of that valuable Farm in Wakefield, N.H. in the possession of Col. Jonathan Palmer, situated on the great road from Portsmouth, through Dover to Coos—said Farm consists of nearly 800 acres of excellent Land, and produced the last season about 100 tons of English Hay, and pasture for upwards of 100 head of Cattle; the soil of the uncultivated parts of said farm is good and abounds in wood & timber. There is also on the farm a dwelling House, 32 by 40 feet, with an ell 28 by 30 feet two stories high, and well finished. Also, three barns and out buildings, with an orchard consisting of about 600 Apple-Trees. The Land is so intersected by said road, as to make it convenient for two or more farms, and will be sold in such quantities as may be convenient to purchasers.
Further particulars may be known by applying to Col. Jonathan Palmer of Wakefield N.H. or to the subscribers.
ANDREW ROGERS, OFFIN B. PALMER. Exeter, April 21, 1809.
ADVERTISEMENT.
Portsmouth, April 11, 1809. At a public town meeting, held this day in the Court House pursuant to notification, the following votes were passed:
VOTED, that a committee of five persons be appointed to receive proposals for the purchase of the Buildings and Land belonging to the present Alms House establishment, and to seek out some proper place whereon to erect a new Alms House; and receive proposals, and make a plan or plans of a new Alms House to be built; with an estimate of the probable expense—and report their doings at the next adjourned meeting. Voted, that the nomination of the said committee be by the Moderator.
Voted, that RICHARD EVANS, Esq. Capt. JOHN F. PARROTT, CLEMENT STORER, JAMES SHEAFE, & DANIEL AUSTIN, Esq's, be the committee.
Voted, that the meeting be adjourned to the 3d Tuesday in May next, at 10 o'clock A.M. A true copy from the Records, Attest, JOSEPH SEAWARDS, Town Clerk.
PUBLIC NOTICE is now
hereby given, that under the foregoing commission the said committee are ready to receive proposals for the purchase of the present Alms House and out buildings, with all the land thereunto appertaining; and for a supply of Timber and Bricks for the buildings to be erected: they also give notice that a suitable lot of land is wanted, whereon to erect a new Alms House &c. RICHARD EVANS, JOHN F. PARROTT, CLEMENT STORER, JAMES SHEAFE, DANIEL AUSTIN. Portsmouth, April 24, 1809.
State of New Hampshire, Strafford ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the non resident proprietors and owners of land in Wakefield, in said county, who have not paid their town, school, county and highway taxes for the year 1808; that so much of each delinquents land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling house of David Copp, Esq. innholder in said town, on Monday the 26th day of June next, at ten of the clock A.M. unless prevented by previous payment to me the subscriber. N.B. The delinquents are as follows with the several taxes annexed, viz—
   Names No. of Lots No. Acres Town tax School tax County tax Highway tax Total     Samuel Heard 2 36 110 21 44 14 110   William Twombly 2 47 110 12 22 7 55   Joseph Gage 2 7 110 12 22 7 55   Ebenezer Wentworth 1 53 50 11 20 6 3/4 50   Ebenezer Hanson 2 39 110 12 22 7 55   John Brown 2 57 110 12 22 7 55   Robert Hanson 1 71 100 11 20 6 3/4 50   Solomon Hanson 2 20 110 12 22 7 55   Thomas Knox 1 94 100 11 20 6 3/4 50   Peirce & Moore 1 88 100 11 20 6 3/4 50   Richard Wilkes 2 65 110 12 22 7 55   Joseph Roberts 2 58 110 12 22 7 55   Theodore Atkinson 2 51 110 12 22 7 55   Abihu Hay 2 2 60 7 13 4 28   William Stiles 2 23 110 12 22 7 55   Paul Gervis 2 27 10 6 11 4 27 3/4   Thomas Miller 2 1 55 6 11 4 27 3/4    JOHN DAME, Collector. Wakefield, April 17, 1809.
State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Northwood, State and county aforesaid, who have not paid their town, school, county and highway taxes for the year 1808; that so much of their land as will pay said taxes together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the dwelling house of John Furber, Esq. in said Northwood, on Monday the 26th day of June next, at 10 o'clock A.M. unless prevented by previous payment.
   Names No. of Lots No. Acres Town tax School tax County tax Highway tax Total     Joseph Green 7 18 32 0 74 10 87   Leavitt and Drake 9 9 90 1 55 26 177   Ditt 9 10 39 0 48 4 32   Benjamin Hill & others 9 1 40 0 46

Miscellaneous Repository.
The following is an affecting description of the woes that afflict Europe! "WAR, famine, pest, volcano, storm, and fire, Intestine broils, oppression, with her heart..."
From the 'Old Colony Gazette.' MESSRS. EDITORS. I send you the following prediction, which I have cut out of an old Almanac. Its publication will be gratifying to me, and to many of my neighbours.
A remarkable Letter of the renowned Philosopher and Astrologer, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER LUDEMAN; published in his works, in quarto, page 436, at Amsterdam, A. D. 1757; concerning which he says, that for this prediction AMERICA will put up his ashes in an urn.
AMERICA! thou perfect, yet unpeopled part of the world! I salute you in the name of the PLANETS, by whose circulating duration and influence you are at this day what you are. When buried in abys of oblivion, you were more happy than you are at present.
Your INDEPENDENCE, O alluring AMERICA, shall hold the balance of quarreling power FOR EVER! This is a triumph only becoming & reserved for your illustrious quarter of the globe! My friends, the planets, who are the silent protectors of your dominions, seem vigilant for the continuation of your prosperity and happiness!
Literary Intelligence.
Thomas J. Rogers and others, of Easton, Pennsylvania, have issued proposals for publishing by subscription a new and valuable work to be entitled "THE AMERICAN SENATOR, OR SELECT DEBATES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES."
William Durell, of New-York, is now publishing a new, cheap and elegant edition of the CLASSICS, in one hundred volumes, 12 of which are already completed, and the succeeding volumes will be rapidly issued, from 2 to 4 a month till completed.
For Sale or to be Let, A large two story HOUSE at the South part of this town, in Gates Street. For Terms, Apply to Charles B. Grace.
To the Patrons of the N.H. Gazette.
SPECIAL NOTICE. ON the 17th inst., the Copartnership which has subsisted for four years past between PEARCE & GARDNER printers of the Gazette, was by mutual consent dissolved.
Portsmouth, April 18, 1809.
A RARE CHANCE.
FOR SALE on reasonable terms, The New-Hampshire Gazette, together with all the Printing apparatus belonging to the Office in which it is published.
TAKE NOTICE
All that want to purchase the best of Cordage.
The subscriber wishes to inform the public at large, that he can supply them with CORDAGE at the shortest notice, for cash, as cheap or cheaper than can be purchased in town or elsewhere;
Portsmouth, April 18, 1809.
Teas, Wines & Groceries.
S. LARKIN, KEEPS CONSTANTLY FOR SALE, Gunpowder, Hylon, Young Hylon, Hylon Skin, and Souchong. WINES, warranted pure as imported.
Old Cognac Brandy, French ditto, Holland Gin, old Jamaica Spirits, best London and American Porter, Bottled Cider.
SPICES of all kinds much cheaper than of late, Coffee, No. 1 and 2 Chocolate; double and single refined Loaf Sugar, best Muscatel Raisins, soft shell'd Almonds.
Fresh TURKEY FIGS, Citron, a fresh supply of Lorrillard's Macaboy Snuff in Bottles, Spanish Segars, together with almost every article usually kept in Grocery Stores—all which will be sold as low as can be purchased in town.
HARDWARE.
Thomas W. Penhallow, MARKET-STREET, Imports and keeps constantly for sale an extensive variety of Cutlery, Ironmongery and Hardware GOODS. A few barrels No. 1 PORK.
Smith & Haven,
Have for Sale, No. 5, Merchant's Row, 100 bbls. N. England RUM; 100 bbls. Superfine FLOUR; 50 bbls. MACKEREL; 40 casks Sherry WINE; 100 bbls. Coarse SALT; 10 hhd. MOLASSES;
SHIP CHANDLERY at the usual credit. April 18, 1809.
For Sale at the Store of
E. THOMPSON, Bow-street, 200 Bbls. fresh superfine Alexandria FLOUR. April 18.
Loft on Saturday last,
A BUNDLE OF PAPERS, of no use but to the parties whose names appear on said papers. Whoever will leave the same with the printer hereof, will be rewarded for his trouble. April 18.
FOR SALE,
ABOUT twenty acres of choice LAND with a Mansion House, Barn and out buildings thereon, in Atkinson, elegantly situated at the junction of four public roads, upon a commanding eminence with a delightful prospect, about fifty rods from the new academy and 150 from the meeting house.
GEORGE C. COPP. Atkinson, April 15, 1809.
Garden Seeds and Peas,
FRESH AND GOOD. PEAS—Early Hotspur, Carlton, Frame, Marrowfat, Roundival, Spanish Morotto, do. Dwarf, blue Prussian, Green ditto and Prolific dwarf, PEAS. BEANS—Large English Beans, Pole Cranbury, White Cranbury, Yellow Dwarf, large Prolific Bush, Dwarf do. Early, Battersea, Early Purple, The Washingtonian and the Madisonian BEANS.
FOR SALE,
For cash, approved credit or W. I. Goods, 400 W. O. Shooks and Heads. 20 M. red oak Hhd. Staves. 10 M. white oak Bbl. do.
PRINTING INK.
A few kegs of Printing Ink, from Dunham's Manufactory, for sale at the Oracle Office Portsmouth. April 4.
NOTICE.
ALL persons having demands on the estate of Doct. JOHN JACKSON, Physician, late of Portsmouth deceased, are desired to exhibit them to the subscriber for settlement, and all those who are indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment unto ESTHER JACKSON, Executrix. Portsmouth, Feb. 18, 1809.
W HEREAS EDMUND JOHNSON
husband of me the subscriber, has advertised that I have left his bed and board without just provocation from him—I therefore conceive it my duty to state, that in the course of the petition I received the most abusive and cruel treatment from the said Edmund—my life has been threatened, and I was once turned out of doors;—and do solemnly declare that I left his house for no other cause than the protection of my person, after receiving such savage like treatment. ELIZA JOHNSON. Rye, March 22, 1809.
LIST OF LETTERS Remaining
in the Post Office at Exeter, April 1, 1809. THOMAS COLCORD; Jona. Cram jr. Charles C. C. Carlton; Francis B. Eastham, 3; John Lee, jr. Eliphalet Giddings; Nathaniel Giddings; Benjamin C. Gilman; Warren Gilman; John P. Payson; Samuel Gilman; John Randler; Timothy Rowe; Edmund S. Young; Sarah Wallace; Jabez Thomas; Benja. P. Sherriff; Samuel G. Smith; Ebenezer S Wales; Solomon Stevens; Abigail Gilman, Exeter. Samuel Cram; William Graves; Mark Prescott; Jonathan Thing; Jonathan Smith; Ebenezer Shaw; Caleb Swain, Brentwood; Benjamin Norris; John Coomes; Nat. Preble; Daniel Jewell, Stratham; Stephen Tilton; Dudley Swain, Hampton Falls; John Wallace, Raymond; Smith Emerson, Lee; Theophilus Hilliard, Kennebunk. J. W. GILMAN, P. M.
NOTICE.
THE Copartnership of Thomas and E. D. Brown is this day dissolved by mutual consent—All persons indebted to or having demands on said firm, are called upon for immediate settlement. THOMAS BROWN. ELIHU D. BROWN. Portsmouth, April 15.
NOTICE
IS hereby given, that the subscribers have been duly appointed executors of the last Will and Testament of JOHN PENHALLOW, Esq. late of Portsmouth, deceased, and have taken upon us that trust;—All persons therefore who have any claims upon said estate, are desired to present the same immediately; and those who are indebted, to make payment. DANIEL AUSTIN, HUNKING PENHALLOW, BENJAMIN PENHALLOW. Portsmouth, March 28, 1809.
NOTICE is hereby given, that
the subscribers have been duly appointed Executors of the last will and testament of THOMAS THOMPSON, late of Portsmouth in the county of Rockingham, Esquire, deceased, and have taken upon themselves that trust, by giving bonds as the law directs—All persons having demands on the estate of the said deceased, are hereby requested to exhibit the same, and those indebted are called upon to make immediate payment to B. BRIERLEY, JOSIAH DWIGHT, J. L. THOMPSON, Executors. March 25.
State of New-Hampshire, Cheshire ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Stoddard, in said county, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1808; that unless they previously pay the same to me the subscriber, to much of their lands as will pay said taxes and all legal charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Gardner Towne, Esq. in Stoddard, on Monday the 26th day of June next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Table with 7 columns: Lot, No. of trees, Value, Tax, County tax, Highway tax, School tax. Lists tax information for various non-resident landowners like Heirs of Col. Stoddard, Matthew Thornton, etc.
State of New Hampshire, Hillsborough ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of PETERBOROUGH, in said county, who have not paid their county, school, (town poor bridge) and highway taxes for the year 1808; that so much of their land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling house of Asa Evans, innholder in said Peterborough, on Thursday the twenty-second day of June next at ten of the clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with 7 columns: Proprietor or owners, No. of Lot, No. of trees, Value, Tax, County tax, Highway tax. Lists tax information for proprietors in Peterborough like David Page, John Scott, Collector.
THE subscriber contemplates
keeping a morning School for the instruction of Young Ladies in Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, English Grammar, &c. to commence the first of May—he will continue to give Lessons in vocal Music in evenings as usual—Those who wish to attend on either, will please to call on him at his House in Pitts street. AMOS BLANCHARD. Portsmouth, March 13, 1809.
To be sold by
JOSEPH BASS, At his Shop in Broad Street, next door to the Post Office, Portsmouth, A NEW assortment of Early and Late Pease and Beans, with a large assortment of Garden Seeds,—Also—a great variety of Flower Seeds.
New Spring GOODS.
Just received and now opening at DRAPER'S CHEAP CASH STORE, A great variety of Seasonable Price Goods, among which are—
A GREAT variety of plain and figured leno and other Fancy Mullins; Pink and dark plaid Ginghams; An elegant variety superfine Prints; London Prints, fashionable Figures; Variety of light and dark common Calicoes; Superfine and very low priced blk. Cambricks; India black Lustrings and Satins; Black Tafaties wide, best quality; Plain black Lustrings Ribbons and black Crapes; black Bombazetts & Florence Lustrings. An elegant assortment of Patch Furnitures & Copperplates; British Cottons and Irish Linens; Cambric and common Dimities; twill'd cotton Shawls; Ladies silk and white cotton Hosiery; white cotton Cambricks; An elegant variety of long and habit kid Gloves; Cotton and Thread, Laces and Edgings; Figured Satins for Bonnets; Twill'd and plain coloured Cambricks; Straw Bonnets, and Leghorn Straw Hats; Gentlemen's London made Hats very best quality; English and French silk Umbrellas, cotton do.; English black sewing Silk and Twill, best quality; Black and coloured Silk and Tabby Velvets; Bandanna & Madras Handkerchiefs; Cotton Checks and Stripes; A large supply of very fine and low priced India Cottons, &c. &c. &c. Providence Factory.
Just received a quantity of Bed Tick; Cotton Stripes and Checks; white cotton Cloth; 2 & 3 threaded Yarn; white and colored Sewing Cottons in Balls and Hanks. March 28.
New Spring GOODS.
William Jones, jr. Market-street, has just received, and now opening, the following fresh GOODS, which he will sell at a small advance for cash or short credit, viz.
FAWN Embolt Silks for Bonnets; dark brown do.; spider net, painted and plain cotton Laces; Crape and Gauze Mullins; Cambrick Buttons and Shirt Wires; white cotton Cambrick Pocket Handkerchiefs from 15 to 35; Linen Cambricks; check'd Linen; black and colored Spanish Sewing Silk; Men's black silk Gloves; Fashionable treble gilt coat Buttons; Ladies Kid Gloves.
Cafe assorted light & dark Calicoes, from 15 to 35—Patch Furnitures; dark Ginghams; pink plaid ditto; Hamilton Cord; Dimities; Velvets; and Thicklets; white cotton Cambricks; British Shirtings; black Cambricks; brown Holland; low priced Linens; Madras & Bandanna Handkerchiefs; green and brown Calimancoes and Durants; silver grey Cords. INDIA GOODS.
Bandanna and Lungee Handkerchiefs; Calicoes; long Cloths and Shirting Baftas—with a large supply of low priced Cottons. March 28.
Fresh Garden Seeds.
JACOB WENDELL, Has received at his store in Bow-street, on Church Hill, an excellent assortment of
Real Shaker Garden SEEDS, warranted to be of the last years growth, viz. Drumhead, Cucumber, Savoy, Early Imperial Lettuce, Yorkshire, Sage, Parsley, Ditto Dutch, Radish, Low Balm, CABBAGES, Water and Musk, Blood Red Beet, Mellon, Summer Onions, Carrot, Savoy, Pepper, Parsnip, Turnip, grass, Clover and French do. Sum Herds Grass Seed, mer and Winter &c. &c. SQUASH. ALSO—
Pork, Hogs-lard, white Beans, Peas, small quantity good Cheese, excellent Honey and Apple Sauce, Cod and Pollock Fish, Men's thick Boots; Mens, Womens, Boys' and Childrens Leather Shoes; best Sperma and Cod Oil; an assortment of Crockery; a few bbls. of Robin; Oars. W. I. Goods and Groceries, as usual, &c. &c. A few MUSKETS with Bayonets; and 3000 Reeds for sale as above. March 28.
For Sale or to be Let,
ON reasonable terms,—A Convenient two story Dwelling HOUSE, in Chapel street—Inquire of JOSEPH LOW. Portsmouth, April 10.
LOST,
ON Tuesday evening, 4th inst. between the Alms-house and Deer street, a Memorandum book, with a red morocco case, containing several Notes of hand, and one three dollar Bank note—the right hand torn off so as to take the first name of the president and the word president—Cashier's name, Holmes—Sam Bell, President—whoever may find the same and will return the book (or Notes only) to the Printer, shall be entitled to the Three Dollars. Portsmouth, April 10, 1809.