The New Hampshire gazette — Portsmouth [N.H.], 1798-05-29 00:00:00, page 3

.-PHILADELPHIA, May .23. . .
. The French Dire®ory lately’ ex
plained in.precife terms to:the court
of Madrid, their plans with regard to
the Spanith menarchy.. These were ;-
-=_That the Catholic King should cede’
to France, Louisiana and the Flo<
ridas, -5, | | |
.- That his Majesty should consent to
the French Republics taking pofleflion
of Prazil... - P R
» That the tra& of country anciently’
- known under the name of Cantabria,
- (ineluding the provinces of Biscay and
Gq:}uﬁoaitcgether with the whole ex
tent of the: Pyrenner, from the Atlantic.
Lo the Mediterrapean) thould be-ere@-:
ed an independent republic. 7
- In return the Diredtory offered, that "
- France should guarantee to his Catho
. lic Majesty, his poffeflions in the Welt
- Indies,.and unite to Spain- the *!an?—“l
- dom of Portugal, which the: republi
- can armies, with the permission and
. concurrence of the Court oﬁm adrid,”
- wotld conquer this fommer, -
: A categorical and immediate an
swer to these propositions was demand-"
e withthe menaet Shat 4el o
~adslay would be considered as the
Wxoielead & Bhied ooinon. that ths
CONGRESS, -
} ‘House oF REPRESENTATIVES, .
% Moxpay, May 14.
© . Provifunal army bill. .
T-HE.fe&ion proposing to autho
~ X - rize the calling out of 22,c00
of the detached militia, for training,
&c. was negatived. It .was agreed
to. loan field artillery, arms and e
quipments to the militia, when called
mto service 3 and to. purchase caps,
swords and piltols, for 1000 cavalry.
200,000 dollars were appropriated to
carry the bill into effe®.—By 6ne sec
tion, soldiers are to be exempted from
arrests. - Mr. Varnum moved to
firike out the fe@ion which authori
zes the President to appoint the com
milioned oflicers to volunteer corps,
~who may aoffer their services, as un
constitutional.. | A debate ensued.
o a ENEsPAYy May 15,7 -
« The: intire feflion was, occupied in
debating whether: certain proceedings
of a military company in Virginia,
-thould be referred to the committee of
the whole, on the state of the Union.
"The question for yeferfence was final
by carpied, AD0.43. i T,
|4t s said, the,captain of the above
company whose namz is Magnien, is a
Joreigner from S 7. Domiﬂgo.% o e
“ < WeEDNESDAY, May 16.
Col. Varnum’s motion’ made on:
Monday, was debated the itire day.
At length it was negatived, 56 to 37.
‘ Dund%t‘eh: fitting, Mr. Sewall,from
a Commuttee, laid a resolution on the
table; to this effe®. ' ey
¢ Resolved, that the Committee for
the prote&icn of commerce; ‘&¢. be
authorized to confider' the' danger
which may refult’by means of Aliens,
or ‘other difaffe@ed and seditions per
sons, residing within the United States,
and what' measures ought to be taken
for securing, or otherwise reftrifting
such persons and that they report by
bill or otherwise.” Attt
v Fripay, May 18. A
" The Provisional Army Bill'
Pafled to be ena&ted, 51 votes to 40.
By this'bill the army is reflridted to 10000
and the Prg/tsdent is. authorized to accept
of the services of volunteer corpsy and to
commission their officers. S
" The_ resolution for, inftru&ing a
Committee to report what measures
are proper to be taken for concuring,
removing, or otherwise restricting se
ditious or difaffected aliens, or dthers,
was agreed to, without a. division or
QEDRES.CC, S s R e
e N L AW, T
*"The House went into'a committee
of the whole on the Militia Law. _T¢t,
contains nine sections. The two firlk,
went t 0 make uniform . exemptions
from service throughout the United
States,” taking from the individual
states the power which they now pos
sess of making their own exemptions.
The fix next- feions proposed fines
on officers and men negleéting - duty,
and other regulations respecting mui
ter, The ninth fe&ion provided for
the purchase of a quantity, of arms to
be distributed amongst the Militia of
the several States. - All the sections,
except the last; were struck -out, and
it was recommitted to the feleétCom
mittee to undergo some alterations:
. dn:Senate. May-15th, 1798.. .
! Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Sendte bé directed to write to all such
Senators as dre absent without leave,
or whose leave of absence has. expir
ed ; requetting -their immediate at.
Pl AINCe. e e SR T e
Two of the enemy’s privateers have
lately been carried into Halifax. < :
The French papers,* private letters
from France, and the verbal informa
tion of well informed' Americans from
thence, all concur in one point’; that
such havé been the- injuries exercised
by the Freach, government, towards
-the United States, and such the de
mands of the” Diredtory, ‘ds to make
a declaration~of -war, on the part of
the Uni&dﬁ-WW%@'gFremh
'Republib;, Juevitablel " o -
- Aletter from a master of a vessel;
at St. Bartholomews, dated April 26,
- 1798, fays, “This port has been block
ed up by boats from St. Martins, for
upwards: of three weeks, and out of
34 fail of American veflels that have
_appeared before’ this port, lam the
only one that hasgotin ; the remain
- der have been taken, :and . sent to St.
Martins, condemned, and fold. :-It is
~of no consequence where: you are
_bound, or where from, as a new de
cree has passed at Guadaloupe totake
all American vessels bound to ordfrom
the Weft:lndies ; and eltgzcnfl'!n&t&
fays, he will imprison all the Ameri:
cans at Guadaloupe, if C‘onit:fs gives
permission to arm. ~ They have from
-410’5 boats armed off here all the
time, waiting for arrivals, and for
- veflels bound to the United States.””
- The flect under Earl St. Vineents;
“has captured 3 rich’ ﬂﬁp&-
One ‘was taken by Capt. Hollowell;
QUL oo
i eale with pii = fb?r
__The convoy from Fngland, is now.
_Adiveriag e nelhis Bt the varions
*Court of Madrid would’ reje&t “those
‘terms. And the accounts received’
from Lisbon of the disgrace of the
Favourite, leave little or no room to
douPt thata negative answer has been
given, and that Cuaries IV. does
not mean to loose his throne and his
life without a struggle. -~ - « "1 -
- Very little information is to be de
rived from accounts publithed in the
French Gazettes since the 4th Septem
ber last. We are consequently in the
dark refpe&ing the internal affairs of
France. ‘A late paper contains a
fietch of a debate in the council of
500 of Ift'and 6th March, ona ‘mo
tion for an enquiry into the execution
of the law of the §th September which'
is a profeription-of all the emigrants’
found in the republic. . This motion
was referred to.a committee and a
meflage on the fubje& ordéred’ to be
transmitted to'the diretory, an anfiwer
was received from the direftory in
which this interference with the law
1s censured—on which the decree for
appointing’ the committee of enquiry
was immmediately unanimously repeal-’
ed ; and several of the members ‘apo
logized for the part they had taken.
So much for the freedom and inde
pendence of the French councils.!.. -
Extrac of a letter dated Cape-Francois,
April 22, 1798, received by a gentles|
man in the tity, from: bis friend.i )
“ With some degree of rcorifidence
we can aflure you, that the afpe&t ‘Jof
things here at this time, is much more
favourable than heretofore :—the ars
rival in this port (two weeks since)
of three frigates, 46 days from Brefl;
brought out Gen. Houdpville, who is
come in-quality of chief agent’ of ithe
Direétory for-this Colopy-—promifes
a speedy and permanent’ restoration
of order-and pun&uality in their -fi:
ture engagements for- any ', puichafes
made of neutrals, who it is” said, aré
10 be treated in a manner that will
have foritsobject their encouragement
and prote@ions” -
The person to whom -the -above
letter is written, has such 'confidence
in his friend,the writer, as not to doubt
his belief of an alteration in ithe cons
du& of the.French in St, Domingo,
withyrefpe@ to neutrals 5 ‘bus: let’ us
beware of trusting ourselves within
their Fangs—they are surely ' of the
Catkind: .. . R e
Brigadier Gen. Hughes has ifflued
orders tq arrest Capt. Torbofs for
having appeared on parade with _his
company. wearing the symbol of.‘the
French military. A court martial’is
to be provided in due time s and
henceforth none but the . American
cackade is to beworn, .o,
site - Charleflon, May 15 1798.
9MY Do WSty 8 6
.- % This. is to request you not to ship
any thing more until. you fee me.
My reasons are, the French privateers
swarm upon our coast, and take al:
most every thing ; They have board
ed the packets between this and Sa
vannah several times.. . ;... %
" Yours; &c.. E.. T.”
‘harbour. Great praise is'due to Capt.
Pendar, of the above thip, for his at
tention not only. in proteding “the
convoy, but affording relief ‘to fucht
thips as fuffered in-the voyage; and
for supplying others with provisions. .
} ~The House of Repreflentatives of
Conneéicut, have pafled am address
to the President of the United States,
Yeas 173, Nays 2. s :
-Such are 'the S‘t_riﬂinfguembarraﬂ'-
. ments,” .on, our trade from French
cruizers, that many, merchaats are
fearful of trusting property even coaft
' 'ways. ; s :
'~ Aletter from a midshipman of the
United States frigate, fays, more men
offer than are wanted, that they pick
out the best fellows ;. and-that (he.
would be ready for féa.in a few days.
- The crew of the.fhip Merchant,
lately captured -off New-York, have,
since their return, entered on board
the United States frigate, at Philadel
phia." : . F 4 i 3
- +'The, British ‘Eaft Indiaman, the
' Chargo.ttp,'.in 0&. last blew up, with
-500 bbls. of powder on board. . 140
persons were op board—all perished., ,
. The Danith Government, since ther
increased spoliations of the French,,
fend ganvoys, with t;gcir. ~merchant
i'men"”' 10 h et s nth Favin 5 e o vl
] T}b?‘:bamﬁ\ fgigatcs,_ it is faid,have:
f Qrﬁets_.&g bring too every French. pri-;
vateer they mect, and if fhe:is com-:
. miflioned contrary to.the laws of .nas
, tions, to detain her,, eprp sk
s Xrench, privateers have increased
qx"tr'cqléfy,'tfngcﬁ ‘the recent orders for
| taking vessels with British Manufac
tred artickes onboard, . A hpndier
chief in one instance, and a few plates
in-the - cabin, in another, have con
- demned, twavveflels, 0 L Ll
. Citizen Hedouville the new Com.
- miflioner from France to Hispaniola,
in letter. to ‘the Coriful General of
that: nation, at Philadelphia, makes
' many promises of ' improving the,ad-.
vantages of neutrals in- their.Com
merce‘with that island.” ** © I=l o
siiore velpamone: Bgt g aniliy nips
s ; % MA.Y 28-; WEs ; s
The following Bill, more effetually - o
L protect the:commerce and coafds of the
o United States, is now. before. the Ses
“nnated v : L
v WhEREAS armed veflels belonging.
to the Republic of France and 'citi
zens thereof, have comimittéd depre=
dations on the commerce of the Uni
ted States, and have recently captur
ed the veflels and property of: the ci
tizens,thereof; on and near the coasts,
in violation of the law of nations, and
treaties . hetween: the United States
and the French nation :—Theréfore,
« Beit.epalled by the Senatéiand. House
of Representatives of the Uited States
of America, in' Gongrefs affermbled, That.
it shall be lawful f%r the President of
the United States—to seize, take; and
bring intd ‘any ‘port -of the United
States, to be proceeded again %or
ding.te ﬁnylﬁv‘s of nations,! m
ed veflel fitted out at any port belorg
ing to the said Republic,or elsewhere,
being commiffionéd by the French
gow'erﬂment, and whichThall be fo@g
overing on the coasts of ‘the United
States, for the parpeofe of committing:
depredations on the’ f\geﬂ‘e!s'bel)oxi ing
to the citizens thereof s and” alig"' to
- retake anythip or vessel of any citizen
~or citizens of the United'States which'
may have been captured by any such
French cruizer. ” .',
- . NOTHING can more fully cons
firm the authenticity of the' late Difs
patches from-our Envoys <at: Paris 3
~ang:that Tallyrand was, inftru&ed by’
the French Direftory in his demands
-and threats, than the préfent situation;
- of our sea coast : The threatened ra
vages from the Weft-Indies are in full
- execution; and if immediate vigorous
- meafures:are, not taken to rid our seas
of the pirates- which infeft them, we’
shall soon fee our commerce:totally:
- mechanicks withot: employ, and the
_produce:. of . our,: foil - rotting’ /in-our
LB A iR i P TRy
B e-t e g
Guadaloupe' come out in company
- with'a French privateer bound to the
in lat. 29; long. 703 and that Vigtor
to fail in a fey days;on the fame def-
J
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o e bilßßt 3o 9 e
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- An embargo was expefted at Hi.
{paniola, about thelatter part of April
. in Consequence of the failing of fri
. gates for France.: ! St
' Marine Intelligence. .
. Sunday arrived brig. Orion, Capt.
' Samuel Rice, 69 days, from Spithead .
, (England,) nothing . new.—Captain
' Rice, spoke 22d April brig Betsey of
- Wifcaflet, Thomas Gray, mafter,own
' ed by John Anderson, .the brig was
from” Liverpool, with a freight for
: Cﬁalflsﬁbn,haﬁ-bgc_p takensby a French:
' 2a.gun ship inlat. 37, 30. long. 41. 0.
‘ we(%, and only ~them.ag:cr and second -
- mate left on board, but had been re
taken g days after 'by the Albans an;
Enafh ‘gf.[% gun ship, and , ordered for
‘H lifax. - it oo mibe iy )ki
- Arrived the ship Mm»f&gt- ‘Titus
Salter, jr."fiéxﬁ,{is?efpod, last from
. Cork, 58 days, failed with a convoy,
(poke umber. velels,. mol, of which.
Rpvemrpived. . ok tie g LR
o Anired tha bivaus Negrune Chbt:
‘Hooker, 60 days . from Cork, long
pallage, nothing new., 1 o
. Sunday put in bersindifi the,
_brig ~§ﬂ.l;; , Capt, Barlow, from New-.
York for Martinico, loaded with corn, -
! flour, &c. sprang a leak in a violent.
Aphie ot wini 08 11th May in lat. 38.
‘Jong. 66. was boarded in lazf;“f’gf'
|66, by x Frnh privater o 3g,
‘thad ta J ‘day 01 @ 3
o DIED}«~At Stratham, Mzr. David. |
; “#f: ,5 \' %%% %Aﬁ?ﬁm%
ik 66 s Birwick, Mos, Wood:
*@e :% z’”;,rg ;
- PORTSMOUT H, May2g.
- The Hon. Paine Wingate, Esq. of
Stratham, has accepted 'the appoint- -
- ment of Judge ofithe Supreme Court 3.
_but we are sorry to learn that'the Hon.
- Ebenezer Smith; Esq - ,(who was ap--
pointed at the fame time another of
~the Judges of said Court) has decli-|
t ned accepting the appointmient.: ~
P ; i reagn. 54
. The Captain 'of ;a yefle} arrived.at -
Philadelphia, who lefi Belfaft April
' 25 informs, that all was then qyiet in,
Ireland. : X s\' PN i Yy ‘_'- ol
S. Snow, of R. lilind, is appoint
ed Confill for Canton. .+ ,
The jccoun;j ‘which has been pib- -
lif3fd of/the death ‘of the dey of Al
?i sis doubtless ﬁ‘rifgp':{de‘:_d, as'a letter
f rom an American gentleman of ‘the
firft informatign, dated at -Gibralter,,
March 23, does' not miention .that e-,
EWRRRS L Lt b g e
. An addvefs from Haverhill to the .
, President basbeert ianimoutly agréed
;‘on. . PER ASR4S 4 L NPGia kg sadd .in
3 A“Rﬂfoluﬁqn has pafled the Legif.
lathre of Conneticut for the appqmt- :
~ment of a Committes to dréfft an ‘ads
. drefs'to the Pﬁﬁdent. Sl {
- An addrefshasheen prefentéed from
the Militia Officers!of New 'Ciftle’ j
. County, State’ of Delawate, to’ the )
L EEPR -- PO ERE S e TS
An address has ti)ieqn, presented to 1
the Governmenit of the United States;
. by the Judges, and' Grand Jury of
. Bucks-County ‘in Peninfylvania. =~
- A joint addréls from the refpea:
ble towns of Plymoyth, Kingston and
- Duxbury, to the President, ias been
tagteed fn, HATIRNE 99 MR
From NEWBURY-PORY, May 2.
““The patriotic citizens of this town,
determined to show their attachment
to their own government, and to vin
dicate its commercial rights, have o
pened a subscription for the purpose
of building a 20 gun ship ; and loan
ing her to Governmient. - The fam
proposed for' building her, is 20,000
dollars. Moses Brown, Esq. has pa
triotically fubferibed 1500 dollars.””
0 An example thisy aworthy prompt. inm
station. :
An article uider Bourdeatix head
of March 2 s,§evidcngc;s the truth of
the Envoys, ftatéments relative to the:
de:r'nan;l‘zl of theé French Government;
and adds, tit‘ if those: “facrificés”
are not made by the U: States, the'
e shaa ¥ T 8 Ll
Dire&tory will“take vigourous measures
with regard to-ur. It 'is’ difficult’ to
conjecture what further vigorous mea
sures France can take Besides those
now in, operdtion, tinlefs, she ‘equips
an expeditio the ‘burning of some
of ‘'our seaports—which are not ' forti
fied w;fh fufficient promptitude and
exertio | bl s '
iNewJ from::C. Francois at New
quf,'? Qates,g that Gen. Touiffaint,
has givenover exerting himfelf todrive
the English from St. Domingo, after
loosing 5 or 000 men ; that Barney,
is commiflioned as a Vice Admiral,
and that Raymond amd Pascal are
appointed Delegates' to ithe Council
OfSO,O- } ! it B a :
- To-Morrow
{. At 10 o’clock, A. M. will be fold at
... Abraham Isaac’s
Lot "X g b F ’ 9 - -~
it 85 3 . g. 3 i S
st o Rultionsßoom,” .
J WO’ hundred and seven pieces
l India Cotton'; a variety of Ro
- mal Handkerchiefs ; black Sewing
“Silk ; common Fans ; ladies’ short
" Kid Gloves ; a few pieces Hair Rib
bon ; ladies’ Beaver Hats of different
colors's’ a number pair India: Shoes ;
half chest Bohea Tea'; elegant Watch.
¢s ; gentlemens’ white Beaver Hats.;
a few ‘dozen wt. of Starch’; Whip
and Crosscut Saws ; Pidtures'; felt
Hats ;' shoe Buckles; a variety of
‘Buttons, &c. T
. N. B, Vendue kept svery Wednesday:
i &20 BELET:
A convenient Dwellin g
House, with a barnand small garden.
For further particulars apply to Jere
miah Hill, Portsmouth. .=~ ~.
- State of New-Hampthire. .~
"_ . County of Rockingham.
A LL persons indebted to; or that
- L7\ have any demands ‘on the effate
of Ephraim Lock, late of Epsom, in
said county, gentleman, deceased, are
desired to fettle the fame with the {gb
fcriber, administrator on the estate of
said deceased. - SR
o grptomsMay ag 1308 oo
- Newbury-Povt Stage. -
YHE subscriber induced by the
.- application of a number of his
friends proposes to resume the run
e-ii* * T £ .
got hip Heage tabew Ry
y%gwlﬂxe ﬁlé. ;". “‘ o a%;.‘;"‘ ey g M_.i@
.the mail. -He intends to ryn twice 2,
.week, viz.—On Monday and Friday,
Pohe A ey Lo o g gl gt 8 SN e T 5
_as has chief 2 Py 1%3“‘1* '
,dccommodate his passengers, he e
“be most cons A‘ ent for the compan X
> 9_ ¥ !__‘.,)w.‘: ‘{ ' :{‘w'; _?‘w‘ 'H'é "“!':i
Daiaiapss -bt ol T Sl
b 0 R I DANENPORY ins
O R g L v L
“had at bis Livery y Arks Lane, on
}:&ﬂiﬁéﬁqﬁé}ﬁ ’t,a» b BNDoR AR »x «H@;;
1 Bo¢ JOUriElt nolice, and Pagengers convey«
| 3‘?\; . Moy L 0 : RS ‘:%
“* " Marrirp]—At Dover, Captain
‘Caxrzs Honeooy, jr. to Mrs. Lvcy
Manx. | i S
- Inthis town, Capt. Tao’s Lukr,
“to the amiable and engaging Miss
“WEARE foWE v R SRR
Union’d affetiion'! how thy magic bearm, .
* ! The fhadowy'vale of life illumes ] * ".
fS)mpa&}y, peace; bliss, from thy fountain
AVt foreamy.. ~ L &
~ Gilding its caves and frequent glooms.
Even when the rose of health forgets so bloom,
. And the wan lilly triumphs in its-place,
1 Thou bidft the languid eye new charms assume
. And every fading feature yiclds a grace.
I et
ENTRIES atsthe 'CUSTOM-HQUSE,
. . Difri& of PorTsmouTH, N. H.
. ENTERED . REOM
.Ship. Mary,, . Salter, Liverpool.
_Schooner Federal, Crowel, Virginia.
Barque Neptune,; Hooker, Liverpool.
Brig Orion, Rice, South-Hampton.
rinat o OIRARED . Loy " FOR
“Ship Eliza, Chauncey, New-York.
" Last Thoriday :"rsws:;?r{gé&éfﬁ:’it::(’ztE:Esl:s:,-,
to theinexpreflible gaefetlus fond parents,
that amyable youh 5»1’(,‘@.%5*1 H SHER.
BURNE HILL, thefeeonrd, ion. of Nir..
SampelHill, nzc:u:hargt:égﬁiis towt, in the
“18th vear 61 his age, “hisslrelicoaicn 1o the
foverrign wil ofhis greanCreator, was very
excipiary, for though be was : confined
many monihs by panful and . diftee g
complaints, which wafled away his naiure,
'yet'he fipporied himfe!¥ with manly sortie
tude; and with the plealing refle@tion)” that
hisßene s r lived, therefor ¢ non. Jhouid
make hum afraidy avd though his days were
comparatively few in vumber, yet his vir
tucs exceeded thof: of many of Uper vears;
his deportment to all was genteel and pchite,
and he was ever solicitous to prove him{elf
a dutiful son, a* faithful friend and a 2 kind
benefaltor.; ‘but death, the grim tyrant of
the flage, bath {natched him hence in the
bloom of life, from the endearing careflcs
of his affe@ionate parents, with whom many
of their {ympathetic friends have dropped
the tributary tear of condolence on their he: «
vy bereavement. ' His remains were on Sa
turday attended to the silent grave by a long
.proceflion of mourning relatives and fiiends
of all ranks and of both sexes. - -
0 Reason, /ay, haft thou a sovereign balin~
These painful sumulis of our fouls to calm,
‘Say, canst thou check the ever. rzfing sigh,
Or bid our sorrowing, fireaming tyes be arys
Ahngy thy aid's unequal to-the task, <
No more, m}ré trembling bleeding hearts fiall
o ore oo lolel e B S g
‘Thou, Relignation, only canff controul
Tﬁg/é great, these poignant ago_m'u of Joul,
Come then, & welcome inmate o our breaf?,
And footk our forrotws gnd our tears to refl s
Suill as’ through life's meandring path'we
yA AR ﬁrq, : A 4
Be thou, the sweet companion of our way,
An thy fairitrain, Lo ! every girtue comes, -
And death tzj’g/}(f a pleasing form assumes,
A kind conduéior to the blefi abode
Of light, of life, of kappinefs, of Gon. -