The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-05-01 00:00:00, page 3

tlementi, to any port in Europe,
not being a port of this kingdom,
nor a port of that country, to
which such ships, being neutral
ihips, shall belong.
" 2d. That they ffiall bringin
for lawful adjudication all ships,
with their cargoes, that are laden
with goods, the produce of the
said islands or settlements, the pro
perty of which goods shall belong
to fubjeas of France; Spain, or the
United Provinces, to whatsoever
ports the fame may belong.
" 3d. That they ffiall seize all
ffiips that ffiall be found attempt
ing to enter any port of the said
iQands or settlements, that is, or
shill be blockaded by the arms of
his Majesty, and ffiall fend them
in with their cargoes tor adjudica
tion), according to the terms of the
second article of the former inftruc
tioDS, bearing date the Bth day of
June, 1,93.
" 4th. That they (hall seize all
vessels loaded wholly or in ^part
with naval or military floret,
bound to any port of the said
iOandi or settlements, and ffiall
fend them into some convenient
port belonging to his Majesty, in
order that they, together with their
cargoes, may be proceeded against
according to the rules of the law
of nations."
FROM EUROPE.
Capt. Howland, from Amster
dam, failed March 14. The let
eft news from Paris, informed that
our Envoys still remained without
being received by the Diredory ;
or a profpea of reception, French
troops had marched into Holland
for the purpose of enforcing a
mandate for the seizure of British
goods, which the Dutch had nW'
executed. The Batavians evince
diffstisfaaion of French measures.
lit was not expe&ed 'ij Holland;'
that the French would ever at.
tempt the invasion of England ;
(atbe mighty preparations it was
'' Ift. That they (hall bring in
for lawful adjudication all veffeli,
with their cargoes, that are laden
with goods, the produce of any
island or fettlemeot belonging to
France, Spain, or the United Pro
vince!, and coming direftly from
any port of the said iflandi or set-
APRIL 21.
Extra& of a letter from a mercantile boufe in
London, to their friends in Philadelphia,
dated London, fb Feb. '9B.
" New ioftrudioui having been
just issued to hit Mafefty'a fhipi
and to privateer?, which are inter
eftiog to you at neutrali, we take
leave to subjoin a copy of the
heads of them for information.
about thirty French privateers get
ting ready to cruise round the
Capes of Virginia, and round the
Northern parti of your country.
I am confined here ^dcannot get
away. There it a report here that
no Americans (hall be permitted
to go to their native hornet until
they have further accounts from
America. They, are muttering
troops to fend away co all the isl
ands. They expect you will de
ciare war, and fay the, are ready
for you. They fay if you embar
go your vessels " by God they no
care." You will hardly believe
this true, but you may rely on it
for fad—l am an American my
felf, and Write you this as friend
fhip to Americans.
BENJAMIN RYLEIGH,
On board of the sloop Twins,
Cape Francois.
Mr. Harper has laid a refelution on the
table, propofag the appointment in the ifar
Department, and subordinate thereto, of an
officer for the immediate fuperintendance and
confru&ion of fort fit at ions.
From last Wednesday's Centinel.
Important Foreign News.-
Extras of a letter from an American Gentle
man, wbofe information and opinions are
entitled to great rcfpt&.,
" LONDON, FEB. 6.
“ By a late law the French have autho.-
rifed the capture and condemnation of
all neutral vessels, with their cargoes,
which ffiall have on board any thing
manufaaured or produced in any part of
the British dominions, or possessions, so
that our property is in fa& exposed as
much as it would be in open war. 1 This
mifehief will probably be soon increased
by the Dutch being compelled to perfue
the fame measure :—For a twelve- month
past the Dutch have refuted to commit
the depredations on neutrals which the
French have done, but they can refufe
no longer.— The men who dared to dis
obey tor a moment the commands of
Fiance, are arrested, and will either be
put to death in Holland, or sent beyond
the sea to perith in exile.
", A revolution has taken place at the
Hague, similar to that which took place
at Paris ; after the arrest of the whole
Committee of Foreign Affairs, and 22
members of the Convention, the follow,
ing Decrees were Daffed:
/:%a4 Tolanaion the arcefts. 2d. To
abolifb the State Sovereignties of the several
provinces, and co,jolidate the Batavian na
tion ; and id. To require an oath of ha- f
tred against the Stadtholderate, Federal
ifo, aristocracy, and anarchy.
" Charles De Lacroix had been sent
to the Hague to fee this business proper
ly done. As soon as it was accomplish-
Many rejelutions have ban agreed to, ivitb
little debate, for placing our country in a poj
ture of defence. — Additional artillcrefs are to
be raised.—Appropriations have been made
for procuring cannon, arms and ammunition ;
to purcbaje or hire cannon foundries or armor
ies ; —to fortify tbs barbors, among which are
the following estimates —Boflon 50,000 dolls.
Newport 30,000, Newyork §O,OOO, Balti
more 20,000, Norfolk 30,000, Cbarlefon
4.0,000, Savannah and St. Mary's 15,000 ;
besides 100,000 for extra work.
[, At this all-important period, nothing
it more effintial than UNdNIMTri, and a
coincidence of fentimenr, with our wile and
patriotic Prefdent. Scuffle of^be critical
and alarming situation of in:United States,
cue are happy to announce, that meetings have
been called in various parts of the U. States,
wherein the citizens, warmly attached to the
interests of their country, have unanimously
t*p r sd their entire and cordial approbates
of the measures adopted by the Prfo^t, rela
tive to our Foreign Relations. Theft,fellow
citizens, among other infance&, bear a fern
blance of pure Ftdtralijm—Ever, true Ame
rican, we beftate not to fry, wilfaportfucb
wife, just and facere majurts.
imagined were made with a detigs
to frighten the Engtilh into their
terms of peace.
Capt. Clark failed from Rotter
dam, March 2. The common re
ports were, that the American En
voys had nob been acknowledged
by the French Directory ; that
they would not be unless they ad
vanced a coofiderabit sum of mo
ney—which it was not expe&ed
they wou'd.
The Congelation frigate, has
quitted her mooring at Baltimore,
and hat arrived at river Patuxet, a
short distance, where (he will re
ceive her full compliment of men,
and will then be ready for sea.—
Though neceffari'y much out of
trim on account of the ihoaloefs of
the water, and only under a few
faih, she beat every vessel of a
large fleet, which were under way
at the fame time, and proceeding
to sea.
Oncorb,
TUESDAY, May 1, 1798.
the Mirror.
IN CONGRESS
THE CRISTS.
" A brig it below in 47 dayi
from Bordeaux. It it laid she
brings accounts of the King bl
Prussia having expressed his most
pointed difapprobadoD of 'the me,
dilated attack upon Hamburg and
Amsterdam, and that he had de b
termined to oppose it by force —
Also, that the Jacobin cable was
depreciating amongst the Conti-|
cental poweit; and that iheFreoch
crime, and injustice would proba
bly excite ataber coalition.
The arrival of frelb difpatchei
at Philadelphia, from our Eovo„
at the Creek nation, (or rather toI
the French Dir^ory) it contrfr
dided,.
The French have renewed hostilities
on the Rhine, and taken the fort of that
name opposite Manheim ; in this attack
,the French are reputed to have loft 3000
men ; and they took 5000. The French
and Cifalpine troops entered Rome the
loth Feb. and his Holiness in his old age,
had been obliged to fly to Malta. The
French have demanded, and obtained
leave, to march 50 000 troops through
Spain against Portugal.——A terrible
battle has been fought between the ill
ands of Sardinia & Sicily, between a Mal
tese fleet and three Algerine rovers: the
former poured in a broad fide, which did
great damage id the rigging, &c. when
the latter returned the charge with the
greafeft spirit The battle continued
with the utmost fury, until they both
weie reduced to mere wrecks—notwith
standing this, they kept up a constant fire
with grape & partridge (hot, when at last
the Mahefe blew up, chief of the pirates
funk, and not a man was saved—The ro
ver likewise funk, and confiderab'e part
of her crew was loft— The commanders,
one slain, the other (hot thro,' the head.
" Notwithstanding the preparations
for invasion, and the decrees and m«ni
feftos of France, England remains calm,
and the public opinion fixed and Ready :
Stocks have varied a very little these sev
eral months, but have rilen in price."
" A new inftrudion concerning the
trade of neutrals, has been issued by the
Kng in Council. It permits neutrals to
go direct from the Weftindia Colonies of
France, Spain and Holland, with the pro
dudiuns of those colonies, being neutral
property, either to British ports in Eu
rope, or to the country to which such
neutrals belong : But if bound from the
Colonies diced to other ports of Europe,
they are liable to be brought in for law
ful adjudication. lam of the opinion,
however,that in this case the cargo would
be restored, if on trial it appears to be
neutral property."
ad he congratulated the Convention Up
on the triumph ofi Liberty, and gave
them assurances of the proteaion of their
faithful friend and ally."
" Our Envoys are Bill at Paris, and
heaven alone can tell when they will
leave it. This, however, is certain, that
the objed of their mission will entirely
fail^ and if any benefit accrues to our
country from their labors, the merit will
be their own, for no common degree of
patience and fortitude would be fufficient
to bear the humiliating and ignominious
treatment they have endured for so long
a time, without a hope to jupport them.
" The Empire have giveofull power
( n .s demanded by France) to their depu
ties ar Raftadt, to conclude a convenient
peace, instead of one founded on the in
tegrity of the Empire.
" Switzerland is yielding to. the 1^
trigues & terror of revolutionary France.
There prevails ao opinion, however, that
Berne, wi+h the German portions of the
Cantons will give a serious, and perhaps
an effectual opposition to this onJlaving
enemy, but I confefs my own opinion is
different. The very rocks and mountains
may be overthrown if the) are firft under
mined.
" The Diredory have not yet succeed
ed in their doings against Hamburg, and
the other tree towns. Prussia, Hanover,
Saxony and Denmark, think themselves
able to maintain what is called the line
of neutrality, and upon some shew of
their difpefirion to resistance, the French
have suspended their prejeds for the
prefect, and even ^ffed to oe angry that
their good faith is fufpe&ed. It is not
to be doubted however, that these pr<j
eds will be.refrmed, whenever their arms
want employment."
FOREIGN SKETCH.
FROM PHILAD. APRIL 11.
INFORMS the Patrons of the Mir
ror, that last week's paper, No. 286,
completed fix months since the co part
nership of Russel & Davis differed-
Those persons indebted, who are ready
and willing to make fenri annual pay
ments, are invited to call at the Mirror-
Office, where they may not only obtain
Bills, but Receipts, in exchange for their
CASH. All accounts of more than one
year's standing, (ihofe persons excepted
who have contra&ed otherwise with the
Printer) must be fettled very soon, cr=
—lt is unnecessary to fay more.
May \, EDITOR.
N. HampJhire Medical Society..
THE Fellows of the New
4 Hampshire 'Medical Society#
are hereby notified that the annual meet
ing of the society, will be held at Benj.
Lamson'^ in Exeter, on Wednesday the
16th day of May next, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon.
As there are several com^
metrications to be read, and,confiderable
bufinels to be tranfaaed at this meeting,
a general and punctual attendance is re
quested.
By order of the Prefchat.
LEVI BARTLETT, Rec'g W,
Kington, April 2, 1798.
Wanted Immediately,
T WQ Ready ingenious BOYS, be
tween ;z and 16 years of age, who have
some knowledge of the Englifli Gram
mar, to learn the Art of, PRINTING.
Good encouragement will be^ given.= ,
Apply to MOSES DAVIS.
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For sale. at this Office,
SURVEYOR'S WARRANTS.
irilta^
Polydore,
TUAS bred in New-ferfe^
is a full blooded Racer ; —feur
years old, and 16 hands high.
Polydore will Hand as a
Sire this season, at the stable of the Sub
scriber, for SIX DOLLARS she Leap,
and TEN DOLLARS the Season.
Constant attendance will be
given, and the warrant made known, by
R. E. PERKINS.-
0^ Keeping for Mares.
Hopkinton, April 25th, 1798. 7
Young HYDRA ALLEY;
WILL stand at the stables
of Carlton Pettingale,
in Salisbury, and of Stephen Chase,
in Northfield, this season, for the use of
Mares—Beginning the firft of May, at
said Pettingale's—to stand nine days out
of twelve ; the other three days at said
Chase's—The next nine days at Pettin
gale's, and so on alternately through the
season. The terms will be two dollars
a leap, four dollars the season, and so
warrant, as the parties trg, agree-
Young Hydra Alley is 16
hands high, well proportioned, and can
boast of as good blood as any of his name
or nature.
ABRAHAM PERKINS;
Salisbury, April 24, 1798.
The beautiful dark bay Horse
SIR E.V