The United States oracle of the day — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-05-17 00:00:00, page 3

By last night's Mail.
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HAMBURGH, MARCH 14.
Hostilities had not on the ninth inst.
commenced on the Rhine, and the
armies in Italy continue nearly inac
tive.—Buonaparte labours to detach
Aultria from the Coalition, and seeks
to open a protraded Negociation ; but
a vall variety of circumstances concur
to impress a general belief that the Em
peror will refill his overtures, and prose
cute the war.
A general attack upon Genoa, by
sea and land, was to have taken place
on the 25th ult. but was delayed in
consequence, it is said, of proportions
having been made by the French Com
mandant to Gen. Ott, for its evacua
tion. Thirty Commonalities in the
Valley have rifeu against the French,
and aided the advance of the Austrians.
At Fontano Buona, the Republicans
were beaten by the Insurgents, with
the loss of 600 men ; and at the Chi
avari and Rapallo they amounted to
^coo men.
Switzerland is the feene of intestine
commotion, and menaced by the Impe-.
rialifts in each direction. A strong
column on the 24th ult. was on its march
fiom the Milanese for the South of
Helvetia, where the French were af
fcmbled in force. In the Grifon and
Voralberg Countries the Austrians a
mpunt to 30,000 men.
A serious Mutiny took place amongst
the French troops at Zurich, on the
25th ult. in consequence of their pay
being so much in arrear that they were
destitute of ^moft every neceflary.—
They assembled in the square before the
Guard house ; Gen. Lecouibe addres
sed them, and at length ordered them
to wheel and march. He repeated his
order—they twice refufed ; he ruffied
amidd the mutineers, and cut two of
them down. Their alfociates pointed
their bayonets ; he demanded if they
were assassins ? they paused, and at
length obeyed his orders. On their
return to their barracks he placed a
strong guard over them for 24 hours.
Letters from Suabia Rate that a violent can
nonade was heard on the 24th ult. at Kemp
ton, Ravenfburg, and other places, from Ber
gens, Feldkirch', and the Grifon Country. The
French are said to have attempted to pass the
Rhine near Chur, and the Austrian troops in
that quarter broke up to oppose them.
The French begin to be in motion in the
fouth of Switzerland, and they have got con
siderable reinforcements at Nice, and Genoa.
Gen. Kicnau, in a reconnoitering party, cut
off and made prisoners of a strong French
detachment.
The vigor of the warlike preparations making
in the Imperial Hereditary Dominions exceeds
any thing hitherto known, Hungary has offer
ed 26,000 recruits, and in case of need, as ma
,y cavah y.
The Spanifli Court has demanded of
the Portuguese, an explanation of its
treaty with Russia. If this is refufed
Spain will take measures of defence,,
against any attempts through Portugal.
The Spanish Government not having
delivered up an Algerine Xebec, accord
ing to the Dey's demand—the Spanilh
Consul at Algiers has been put in i
rons.
LONDON, MARCH IT.
The Portuguese settlement of Goa
on the Coast of Malabar, has been sur
rendered by agreement to the English ;
and is to be the feat of the Bombay
Transports are ordered to Riga, for
the reception of Ruffian troops, destin
ed to join the English in a fccrct ex
pedition.
It is given as certain that 30,000
chosen men were to embark from Rus
sia for England so as to arrive in May.
Some accounts fay Conde's army is
sent to Verona—others that it is dis
banded.
The Vienna Gazette fays, the Porte
has declared to the Austrian Govern
ment its intention to conclude a peace
with France.
Preparations are said to be making to
embark 80,000 Ruffians, who are said
to be assembling on the fliores of the
Baltic.
The ^EEN CHARLOTTE:
A beatiful firft rate ship of the British navy,
took-firc by accident, off Leghorn, the 17th of
March, and blew up. She mounted 100 guns,
and had on board 800 men ; 130 of whom only
were saved. Amongst those who perished
were Capt. Todd, and his firft Lieutenant. The
exertions of the officers and crew to five the
flip, were continued so long, as to prevent their
efeape, notwithstanding the spirited exertions
of the masters and seamen of fevered American
vessels then in Leghorn. Vice-Admiral Loyd
Keith whose flag-flip the was, addrefled the
following letter, as a testimony of his gratitude
to our countrymen for the services rendered :---
leghorn, 2„b March, 1800.
" Six-Having been made acquainted by the
officers saved from the wreck of His Britannic
majelly's ihip, Queen Charlotte, on the 17th inst.
with the activity and humanity, evinced by you
& thcmafters& crewsof other (hips whose names 1
have not been able to obtain ; I beg to offer you
and them my sincere acknowledgements, and to
assure you that 1 (hall have great pleafurein com
municating to the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty, the importance of the services which
were rendered by you and them, to the un
happy fufferers on that melanchoily occafior.'
I am, fir, your humble fervawt.
(Signed) KEITH.
" Mr. Robinson master of tie American 7
sip Cafer and Pollux." J
The United States sloop of war Portsmouth,
Capt. M'Neil, from New-York for France, was
spoken April 27, long. 51, lat. 43, 2®. She
failed April 16.
Commodore Truxton, who will take the com
mand of the fllip lately launched, called " the
President,” is to have allotted to him a cap
tain ; and we find he has fixed upon his firft
lieutenant of the Conftcllation, Mn Sterrett,
for that fiction#
NFV7-HIVEN. IFK'% JO.
Extraa of a letter from Mr. Gilbert Totten, ft.
percargo of the flip Neptune of this prt, dated
London, March I, IBCO.
" On the 10th Feb. in lat. 49, 30,
N. long, 17 W. we were brought too
by a French ship mounting 22 brass 12
pounders, who examined us very fcrn
puloufly, broke open and read nearly
all our letters, and told us they should
cari y us to France, for having English
property on board, part of which was
contraband, (naval (lores) and not
having a roll d'Equipage, which they
endeavored to convince us was imperi
ously infixed on in their Treaty with
us. We could only fay, that we knew
the property to be American, and that
our government considered our ship
lingling bill the only roll d'Equipage ne
-IneiTary. After detaining us four hours,
they gave us our papers, and told us
we might go on board and make fail,
wished us a pleasant passage and polite
ly offered us any thing we might
want that their ship afforded—defired
us to inform our friends in American
that American vessels loaded with A
merican property and veiled with all
the papers prescribed by their treaty
with us, particularly the roll d'Equi
page, and legally navigated, would
in future be receded by French cruiz
ers." _ „
BOSTON, MAY XJ.
Capt. Ellery, from Gibraltar, informs, “ that
on the Bth April, he fell in with the Levfiathan,
of 74 guns, of Admiral Duckworth's squadron,
which had with them twoSpanifh frigates, and
ifeven Spanish merchantmen, captured two days
I before, bound from Cadiz to Lima. The two
; frigates engaged the Leviathan; but after a
Ifinart action; firtick. The Swiftfure, Capt.
iHallowell, was sent in purfuic of others of the
I fame convoy." ^,Ln one of the late French
I papers mention is made that a Spanifo convoy bad
\fTH' °" f °f Cadiz, in the absence of the Britifo
bhekading squads on.
Capt. Waters, in the East-India ship.
Atlantic, of Philadelphia, has had a
very severe engagement in the India
seas with a French ship of 24 brass long
12-pounders, which he beat off, and has
arrived fafe at Calcutta. The East-
India company of North-America-pur
pose to pay an honorable token of re
gard to the gallant, feamanlike and
meritorious conduct of Capt. Waters.
A letter from a gentleman at Phila
delphia, of the 2d inst. fays, “ I have
converted with Fries, Hainy and Gett
man, since sentence of death has been
pronounced upon them.—They all at
tribute their unhappy situation to the
lies and misrepresentations they read
in the Aurora, and other anti-federal
papers ;on whose writers heads their
blood must lie."
From Philadelphia, May 7, i Soot
" Mr. Cooper has not fuccecded in opening
a commercial intercourse between the United
States, and the Isles of France and Bourbon."
g, " e pledge ourfives for the accuracy of this
information.
A. letter from Philadelphia, by yesterday's
mail, informs, " That in consequence of some
expressions of Mr. Champlin (of Rhode-Ifland)
in the House of Reprefentaxives, on the bill for
reducing the compensations of Collectors, &c.
Mr. Bayard (of Delaware) called him to the
field.—Both gentlemen conduced with great
spirit, coolness and propriety, and were both
wounded, mr. Champlin in the Cheek, and mr.
Bayard, in the knee."
IMPORTANT CAUTION.
Gross misconception of the Price of Flour in England.
It will be found by reference to the
resolution of the British parliament, pas.
fed the 6th March, that the price insur
ed to the importers of fine wheat and
flour is 90s. Serling per sack or barrel
which are of 28olb. weight, and 90s.
sterling per quarter of wheat which is
eight bushels of 70II). Unfortunately
for the premature Speculators here in
flour at 10 and 10-1-i dolls, per barrel,
they understood the price insured to be
90s. sterling per American barrel equal
to 20 dolls, and they have thereby been
led into {peculations that can scarcely
afford a good freight, and may prove
very injurious to the millers who would
be induced to pay exorbitant prices for
wheat. Philad. Gazette.
Capt. Anthony, of sch. Mary, carried by
Rigaud s boats into Goniaves, has deposed be
fore the American Consul at Port-au-Prince,'
that after his capture, fix of his crew were sh ip
ped by the blacks, foot, and cut to pieces , that ,
he and his cook made their escape into the
mountains ; —the cook being badly wounded
by the foot difeharged at them p—that that af
ter undergoing a series of almost unparralleld
hardships and perils, he arrived in an open boat
at Port-au-Prince, being necessitated to leave
the cook to die of his wounds.
GOP^NOR TRUMBULL.
His Excellency^Jonathan Trumbull, Esq. is
almoll unanimously re-elc&ed Governor of Con
ne&icut. The Hon. John Treadwell, is Lieut,
and all the old Federal Assistants, and a chief
part of the Rtprefentatives, arc re-elec
ted. On Friday lad, His Excellency addressed
the Legislature, in an excellent fpccch ; —of
which the following is an extract : —
" The cheerful promptness with which the
United States dire& Tax has been brought into
operation, and the tax collected in this Rate, is
a pleasing earnest to the General Government,
of the continued good disposition of this Rate,
to exert her abilities in support of the honor and
independence of the nation. And the fuccels
which has attended our naval operations, with
the security thereby given to our trade on va
rious parts of the ocean, is a happy presage of
the future strength of the union, and of the in
creating wealth and resources which will arise
to this country,from the defence and protection
of its important and extensive commerce."
MARRIED) —At Boflon, Daniel Benjamin,
so miss Mary Chamberlain —Elijah Williams, to
ms Rebecca Armfrong.
In this town, Elipbabt Quimby, to miss Polly
Wilson. Edward M'Welft, to Miss Mary Har
ris. William Clark, to Miss Mery Brown.
^otffmotttt)
SATURDAY, MAT 17, 1800.
THEATRICALS
A cortefpondent who has attended the The
atre in this town, the few evenings past, is much
pleased with the masterly performances of the
celebrated company of comedians from Boflon,
and is very forty to fee the house so thin of
good company. The plays certainly are moral,
inftrudive, entertaining and ufeful; and it is
hoped that the performers will not have reason
to regret their coming to this town to pass a
few weeks. Sentimental amusements are the
most innocent of any we can participate in,
and while they are conduced on moral princi
ciplcs, they merit the smiles and cl aim the cash
of a virtuous community. Compare a Theatre
with many fafhionablc places of resort, and esti
mate the difference.
COMMUNICATION.
rxsoLtNet and Impudence seem to have
got to their highest pitch. A Vet of imported
incendiaries, urged on by the jacobins of our
country, make nothing (ft committing the most
heinous crimes against the government, and
fitting at defiance every Hep taken to punish
them for it. They make nothing of prefcrib
mg in the proceedings of Congress, what is
right or what is wrong---what is conflitutional
or what is unconstitutional ; and, when they
are arraigned before a Court of Justice to answer
for their crimes, of dilating the method they
must pursue, as though they were the great
Umpires of our nation. Indeed punishment
seems to urge them on, inttead of deterring
them from their diabolical plans. How long
Government will permit these base incendiaries,
who have robbed justice of her right in their
own country, to be meddling with the political
concerns of the nation, is hard tq conjecture;
but so long as there is a remedy prescribed, it
is a pity it should not be applied to this worst
of all evils, the interference of foreigners with
our national concerns, To encourage such as
are of good repute to fettle here, is certainly
laudable, and we are happy to fee many among
us, whose industry and character would be an
advantage and an honor to any country, But
then to encourage the officouring of every coun
try to reside here, to excite broils and civil
commotions, is an evil, when once it gets a foot
ing, that ages cannot remedy; and we certainly
experience its dire effeds, more and more eve
ry day.
It seems that they were aware of this evil,
in some infiances, in earlier ages ; that they were
sensible that foreign influence was the furt de
stroyer of all government and order—that it
eat to the very vitals of peace and happiness.
In the ancient republic of Athens, under the
government of the wife Solon, a foreigner was
permitted to reside, perhaps as Igng as he con
duced himfelf with propriety ; but he was en
tirely excluded from having any thing to do
with the concerns of the nation ; and a law was
made, making it highly penal for a foreigner to
intrude himfelf into the assemblies of the peo
ple ; of course, while there, he was but a mere
cypher. In the modern republic of America,
We fee them placed here and there in the dif
ferent assemblies. as the arbitrators of a free peo
ple, as if the country was not able to produce
natural born citizens of her own, who were
capable of conducing her national concerns ;
while hordes of them are besetting, on all
quarters, the bulwark of our nation, the con
stitution of America.
When we permit people of every nation,
whose opinions are diametrically opposite to
eacla other, to have any concern with the af
fairs of the country, what can we cxpe& but
a continual jargon—a confufed pile of political
opinions, each struggling for pre-eminence ?
What peace or tranquillity is there to be ex
peCed in this posture of affairs? These are
evils which certainly await this country ; in
deed they have already taken place ; we have
already experienced its too baneful cffcdls; and
unless the government of this country take
efficient measures to exclude the interference of
foreigners with her political concerns, we may
expea to fee the much boasted liberty and
independence of America trodden under foot by
foreign intruders, united with the jacobins of
our own country." [Sj/c/z z Gaz.)
HOPKINS' RAZOR STROPS.
MR. PEIRCE,
" When I purchased one of Hopkin's Razor
Strops of you, a few days since, 1 must confefs I
had but little faith in them, and thought they
were a catch penny; but to my great fatisfac
tion, I have used it agreeably to the direaions
which accompanied it, and find it fully answers
the advercifement, for although my Razor was
very dull, it has given it such an edge as I ne
ver could have put upon it by the heft hones,
for by the aid of those who profefs to know how
to ulc them ; and if you think this will be of
any service to promote the sale of them, you
may make what use of it you please." Z.
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Peirce's Oracle's Marine Journal,
PORTSMOUTH, MAY £,•
Arrived here, trig Orion, Capt. Samuel Briara,
i in 50 days from Lifoon, left there March 20, Jhip
I WaJhington of Philadelphia, Capt. Williamson, to
fail in a few days for Philadelphia ; Jtip Charles
Carter of Norfolk, Capt. Bell, ready to fail for
^Norfolk ; ship Tamerlane, Capt. Fames, of Boflon;
jof arrived from Georgia ; fcip George, Capt. Ti
tus Salter, of Portfmoutb, hound to St. Peterfburgb.
Brig —, Capt.Dever eaux, of Salem ; brig —, Capt,
Orne of Salem,bound up the Mediterranean ; brig —,
Capt. Thompson, of Philadelphia, ready to fait for
Philadelphia; brig —, Capt. Howland, of Philadel
phia, bound up the Mediterranean ; feb'r. — Capt.
Carver, ready to fail for Plymouth, ( Maffa.) ship
Samuel Smith, Caj 4 . George Stiles, of Baltimore,
touched at Lifeon from Batavia, and left there for
London the 2Otb March ; ship, Romulus, Capt.
John Freeman, of Boflon, left Lfbon l6tb March
for Batavia.
BELFAST, (Maine) Ma, 9, 180 Q.
Drowned the 3d ult. in the large river, at Belfaf,
3 miles above the bead of the tide, Mr. Wiggins
Taylor, aged 32, aver, active worthy man, and a
good member of society ; very much lamented b, all
bis' acquaintance ; betas left a wife and one child,
to lament their irreparable loss. His wife was a
daughter of Mr. John Abbot, of Berwick.
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Dr. Haven's Sermon.
o%'f Publifoed and for fate at tie
Columbian Bookflare —An occasional DlJ
cottrfe, delivered soon after the Ordination ts
the Rev. Timothy Alden,jun. A. m. as
colleague weith tie aged pastor of the fouth
church in Portfinoulh, N. H.
By SAMUEL HAVEN, D. D.—
Senior Pastor. To <which is added —
A lift of the venerable Council. The
Charge by the Rev. Mr. Tompson, and
the Right Hand of Fellotybif by the Rev.
Mr. Buckminster, —Price if.
rnr~ % ^7~-™-"^ rt ' ^?~, ~--BQ^n
Mr. CUSHINGS DEATH! ■
Certain accounts have been received by let.
ters from Norfolk, that Mr. Culhing, mention-,
ed in our last, as having fell in a Duel at Nor-,
folk, with one Dubois another midshipman on.
board the Congress, is a son of Mr. John Cuih-■
ing, of Berwick|
From a personal knowledge and acquaintance ■
with mr. Cufliing, and from the character he ha, 1
I always sustained, we can fay he was a young ■
I gentleman of a most amiable, manly and ohlig- I
1 ing disposition, and beloved by all who had the |
I pleasure of knowing him. He was a most en- I
j terprizing, intrepid and excellent officer, ref- 1
peeled by his equals and revered by all under |
his command; we cannot but think he must |
have received the most gross insult and abuse |
from Dubois, his antagonist, or he never would 1
I have cot.fented to such an affefling alternative 1
Ifor fatisfadion. We have heard a character of |
Dubois, quite the reverse of mr. Culhing.|
After Dubois had killed mr. Culhing, he re- I
turned on board the Congress, and Capt. Sever, I
knowing his infamous conduct, told him he [
would give him up to the civil authority, when |
Dubois immediately made his escape, but he is I
pursued, and we hope that he will be overtaken |
and brought to that punishment, which justice 1
demands.l
We sincerely mourn with the afflicted parents 1
of mr. Cufhing, whose troubles seem to cluster; I
" foiitary woes are rare "; for it is not long ■
since they had an account of the death of I
their oldest son, another amiable youth, who I
died at sea. We wiffi them support under such ■
trying visitations from that God, who alone can ■
bind up the broken in heart, and give comfort ■
and consolation, under every affli&ing provi-■
dence.|
By. the Bofion Company.|
Never performed in Portfm'outh. ■
MONT)AT Evening next, the 19th inft. l
Will be performed a favorite DRAMA■
—CALLED— I
The Stranger ; or, 1
Misanthropy and Repentance. I
Written by Kotzebue, and performed^
in the different Theatres on the Continent 1
•with the most unbounded applaufe.|
The Stranger, - Mr. Powell, §
Solomon, - - TW.Dickinfon.
Peter, - - Mr. , |
Count Winter fen, - Mr. Kenny,
Conrade, - - Mr. Kedey, |
Francis, - - Mr. Ufher,l
✓lnd Baron Steinfort; - Mr. Harper.|
Barbara, - - Mrs. Harper. j
Countess Winterfen, - Mrs. Dickinson, I
And Mrs. Haller, - Mrs. Powell.|
To which will be added, a FARCE— I
Called— j
The Widow and |
the Riding-Horfe.l
Characters in Be Bills. I
Tickets may be had at the Affembly-Room^ |
NEW GOODS.
Peter Coffin,
Has just received per theflip Packet,from Liverpool,
A large and general assortment of
Fa/hionab/e, Fancy & other
G OaD S,
Which are now opening, and will be ready
fir sale in a few days.
The Articles will be particularized in our next.
P&tjmouth, Moy 16, 1800.
For Philadelphia,
THE Schooner Phoenix, will
fail in 12 days, for Freight or Pas
sage, (having good accommodations.)
apply r D.& J. CUTTER, No. 5,
PortfrnnuthPier. May 16,1800.
Portimouth Aqueduct.
NOTICE is hereby given the Pro.
prietors of the Portsmouth Aque
dua, that the Dir<& rs have voted an
assessment of FOUR DOLLARS on each
Proprietor's Share, and ordered the Trea
filter co colled the fame by the 30th inst.
Therefore, you are earnvflly reqtefted to
be punduai in the payment. The lub
fcriber will attend for the purpose of re
ceiving the fame at No. 3, Portfmoutb
Pier, from 10 to 12 o'clock every day
in the week.
G. LONG, Treafuier.
To delinquent Proprietors of the
Aanedua.
YOU will notice that nnkh the Assess.
merits on vourjhares are punctually paid
by the 30th inst. to the fubferiber, at
No. 3, Portfmoutb Pier, your several
(hares will be immediately Advertized &
fold, conformable to the regulatioos of
the Incorporation.
By Order of Prudent, & Dire Hers.
G. LONG, Treafuter.
NOTICE to those persons who have
taken water from the Aqueduct into the
Houses and Stores, and have not paid for
the tame- they are requeued to call at
No. 3, Portfmoutb Pier, and fettle their
accounts, without further delay.
Further, persons ufihg the water, are
cautioned against unneceflarily wafting
", rigorioufly enforced —as refpeds their
being fined.
B) particular Order
of the President and DtreHorsj
G; LONG, Teajurer.
THE Directors have been informed of
A several persons, giving water to those who
do not think proper to purchase it of
the Incorporation.—These perfon^re in
formed that if they continue to give wa
ter in future, they will be fined agreeable
10 the regulations of the Society, without
discrimination
By particular Order
of the President and Direßots,
G. LONG., Treafircr.
Portsmouth, May 1§; iSoa.
ISAAC RINDGE.
EDMUND H. QUINCY.
Par tfinouth. May Ifo 1800.
ALL perlons indebt
ed to,'ot that have anv demands mi
the Estate of Mr. SAMUEL POOR,
late of Candia, merchant, deceased, are
hereby called upon to present their Ac
counts well vouched, to the fubferiber
for adjustment, without delay, or they
will be dealt with as the law direds.
ELIPHALET FOOR.
Candia, May 12, 18&0.
Runaway from the fub
feriber on the inh inst. an indent
ed apprentice boy, by the name of DA
NIEL WILSON, 17 years olage, about
cfeet 2 inches high, light complexion,
fliort light hair ; had on an outside claret
colored Jacket, blue infiJe jacket and
trow(ers,and round hat. This is to for
bid any perlon from harboring or nulling
said runaway, ami all persons are forbid
carrying said boy to sea, as they would a
the penalties of the law.
MARK FERNALD,
Kateri My 16, tSco.
A ran- Jt SAL DLE-BAG^,
A has been found in one of the Arcos
in this town,-The owner mhy.have so
again by applying % Sprinter hereof,
and paying for this advfltifement.