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Foreign Articles.
~ GENEVA, Jan,z2l:
The dispatches from ltaly from Gen. Ber
thier, are dated at Marcerata (28 leagues
Jrom Rome ) out the Cifalpine columns are
much farther in advanmce, and these are
commanded by Buonaparte’s Children. Five
hundred Cifalpine lroops have marched to
the Little Republic of Lucca, the fate of
which is not yet determined. .
~PARIS, Feb. 7. 4
Three considerable cities have just
been declared in a state of rebellion.
Fes. 20,
The French and Venetian fleets
from the Mediterranean are expeted
at Cadiz. The joint armada will
consist of 8o ships of the line.
Buonaparte is this moment off
Dunkirk. One of the obje&ts of his
journey to that place, is to fee the ex
periments performed by the Gun
boats of a new construction which are
intended to be employed in the expe
dition against England. |
The Senate of Hamburg, without
hesitation complied with all the de
mands made by Bourdon, in the name
of the Dire&tory. Trench Emigrants
were ordered to quit the city in 24
hours. All Englith merchandize was
instantly seized ; and the port im
mediately closed, againt the British.
Not even the packet boats are to paifs
as usual.
HAMBURGH, Jan. 17.% °
The French Repiiblic has just de
manded from this City, a loan of 30
millions of livres ; the {uppreflion of
a Gazette called “the Spe&ator of
the North,” and the shutting of " the
shree Hans-towns against the English.
LONDON, Feb. 17.
A letter received from a refpe&ta
ble house in Leith dated the r3th inf
fays, ©An order has been iflued at
North Bergen, and at the other ports
in Norway, from the French Dire&o
ry, ordering all the British vessels ly
ing captured to be entirely ftript to
the hull, and set on fire, allowing 6o
livres per ton to the captors for each
thip destroyed.
Fes. 19.
Preparations are now making, we
understand, in this country, for a de
scent, or rather various descents, on
the French and Dutch coasts.—Those
parts where the Republicans have
colle@ted, and are conftruding vessels
for the threatened descent on En
gland, are, it is said, to be the firlt
objeds of attack. . g
The command of the squadron des
tined for this service, is we are in
formed to be given to Admiral Sir
Horatio Nelson, under whose orders
a large military force is also to act.
1 i BN 90,
Yesterday in the House of Lords,
the Duke of Bedford moved for an
humble address to his Majesty, pray
ing him to dismiss his present Minis
ters from the situation which they hold
under the Crown—Agreed to : and
it was ordered, that the House be
summoned on the 12th March.
The Cabinet of Madrid have con
sented to the march of soooo French
through Spain against Portugal.
There has been a mutiny on board
the frigate Amelia, off Brelt. It was
designed to give her up to the Irench,
but the spirited condué of the officers
quelled it, and the ringleaders were
secured. :
' Fes. 24.
A letter from Hamburg, does not
agree with the late intelligence re
fpedting the expulsion of French Em
igrants. .
Rafts for the invasion are again said
to be constructing. : »
It is said 19 thips of war from the
Streights have joined the Spaniards
at Cadiz. *
Rome is certainly subjugated.
PARIS, 17 Pluviofe, Feb. .
The French government is serious-
Iy employed in preparing for the des
cent on England. There have been
sent provisionally to the coasts of the
channel and of the ocean, 44 demi
brigades of infantry, 34 regiments of
cavalry, two regiments of foot artil
lery, two of horse artillery, four com
panies of artificers, four companies of
pioneers, two battalions of miners, and
two corps of pontoon men ; all com
manded by 18 generals of division,
47 generals of brigade, and 20 adju
tant generals ; among which are
Berthier, Kilmaine, l\ilrifcot, Kle
ber, - Championet, Maffena, Serru
rier, Victor, Lame, Vieux, Vandame,
Richepanfe, Ney and adjutant gene
ral‘l:lcudely ;3 all the flower of the
armies. ] » ,
Kleber has the command of the
ri%?t wing of the army of England,
which is to stretch from Calais to the
mouth of the Scheldt. A corps of
Yrench and Batavians is likewise to
aflemble at Fluthing—( Surville.)
' o G = L G SEMYIGERY
- Lyons, Montpellier, and several 6-
ther Pu:#’iﬁ’ France, are déclared in
a state of siege by the Dire&ory, and
getting into La Vendee—~where, and
among the Chouans, ‘there dppears a
tonfiderable agitation. .
Fes. zo.
The French and Venetian fleets
from the Mediterranean are expected
at Cadiz. The joint armada will con
filt of 8o ships of the line. .
eo A S —
CONGRESS—HOQUSE—~ArriL 10.
A bill which has passed the Senate,
Empowering the President to procure
16 thips of 22 guns was twice read,
and committed to Com. of the whole
on the State of the Union.
The Militia Bill, which provides
for a select and reserved corps, pafled.
: APrIL 11,
‘250000 dollars, in" addition to
90000, uncxpended, were appropria
ted for the purposes of fortifications.
A resolution for the appointment of a
fuperintendant of fortifications was
laid on the table.
ArriL 12,
The Bill authorifing the raising of
a Regiment of Artillerifts and Engi
neers, pailed. : ‘
eTRTT P G et e
NEW-YORK, April 14.
Last evening Capt. H. Fanning,in
the thip Hudson, arrived at this port
from Bourdeaux, by whom we have
been favoured with Bourdeaux papers
to Feb. 20, inclusive.
Capt. F. further informs, that our
Envoys had NOT left Paris, and that
he has brought dispatches from them,
for our government.
The French fleet at Brest were pre
paring to form a junétion with the
Spanish fleet.
Avrriv 16.
Yesterday morning the snow Ann
and Mary, Capt. Smith, came into
port in ballast, from Cork, in a short
paflage, having failed from thence on
the 18th of March.
Capt. S. brings Cork accounts to
March 8, and London to March 3,
but they contain no very important
matter.
It was reported at Cork, on the
277th March, by fome,that the Spanith
fleet had arrived at Brest, by others
that it had failed for Brest. Our ac
counts, that the Spanish fleet had re
turned into Cadiz bay, were of Feb.
20—it is poflible, however, they may
have failed and arrived at Brest, but
it wants confirmation.
A number of American veflels had
rendezvouzed at Cork to join the pro
posed convoy, but the ¢onvoying men
of war had not arrived.
Ireland was yet said to be in a re
volting state—the counties of Water
ford and of Queens, were proclaimed
in a state of rebellion ; the county of
Cork was also to be thus proclaimed
at the rising of the assizes, which
would be by the 15th. Five soldiers
were to be executed on that day—go
vernment could mot tell who were
friends, or who were foes, but they
know each other instantly by some
private token.
BOSTON, April zo.
From BALTIMORE, April §.
Extract of a ltter from an American
gentleman in Martinique, to bis friend
tn this city, dated March 4. ~
¢« A privateer of 10 guns has just
been brought in by the Cayenne fri
gate, on board of which was found a
French commiflion, expressly for the
capture of Americans !=—fhe had also
a commiflion against the English, fe
perate from that against the Ameri
cans—l have forwarded a copy to
Col. Pickering, Secretary of State,
and conclude that he will make it
public—This certainly amounts to a
declaration of hostilities.”
We have received the following letter
from the subscriber, who requests
its publication.
Gentlemen of the U. States of America,
You will think strange of this I sup
pose, but you must be on the look out.
I assure you, there are about thirty
French privateers getting ready to
cruise round the Capes of Virginia,
and round the Northern parts ovfg your
country. I am confined here and can
not get away. Thereis a report here
that no Americans shall be permitted
to go to their native homes until they
have further accounts from America.
They are mustering troops to fend
away to all the islands. They expe&t
you will declare war, and fay they
arc ready for you, They fay if you
embargo your veflels “ by God they no
care.”” You will hardly believe this
true, but you may rely on it for fadt—
I'am an American myfelf, and write
you this as friendfhip to Americans..
BENJAMIN RYLEIGH,
On board of the sloop Twinsy Capes
- Francois. b B b
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We have been favored avith Neay-York
papers of last Monday,by a private con
wveyance. From them some of our in
- telligenceés extrafled. : ‘
. Puiaperruia, April 14.
- At a meeting of the merchants, tra
ders, underwriters, &c. on the 11th
-and 12th inst. at the city Coffee House,
an address was agreed to be presented
“to the President of the Uhited States;
which has beén signed by a large
number of the merchants—the pur
port of which is to express their regret
at the failure of the late attempt to
negociate with the French Republic;
their approbation of the disposition of
the President to effe® so dcfirable a
purpose and their determination to
support the measures of our govern
ment. .
The meeting at Dunwoody’s last
evening was large and refpectable—
citizens of almolt every profeilion at
tended 3 the business was conduted
with the utmost harmony.—But one
sentiment appeared to animate every
mind—a firm refolusion to rally round
the government, and support the con
stituted authorities in every measure
proposed for the proteftion and de
fence of the rights and independence
of the United States.
Many were present, who have here
tofore greatly differed in political
opinions.
Extraél of a letter from a mercantile hsufe
in London, to their friends in Philadelphia,
dated London, sth Feb. 8. !
“ New inftru&ions having been just
issued-to his majesty’s fthips and to
privateers, which are interesting to
you as neutrals, we take leave
to subjoin a copy of the heads of them
for your information. -
¢ Ift. That they shall bring in for
lawful adjudication all veflels, with
their cargoes, that are laden with
goods, the produce of any island or
settlement belonging to France, Spain,
or the United Provinces, and coming
direitly from any port of the said
islands or settlements, to any port in
Europe, not being 2 port of this king
dom, nor a port of that country, to
‘which such ships, being neutral ships,
shall belong.
“ 2d. That they shall bring in for
lawful adjudication all ships, with their
cargoes, that are laden with goods,
the produce of the said islands or set
tlements, the property of which goods
shall belon% to fubjedts of France,
Spain, or the United Provinces, to
whatsoever ports the fame may belong.
¢ 3d. That they shall seize all ships
that {hall be found attempting to enter
any port of the said islands or settle
ments, that is, or shall be blockaded by
the arms of his majesty, and shall
fend them in with their cargoes for
adjudication, according to the terms
of the second article of the former in
structions, bearing date the Bth day
of June, 1793.
¢ 4th, That they shall seize all ves
sels loaded wholly or in part with na
val or military stores, bound to any
port of the said islands or settlements,
and shall {fend them into some conve
nient port belonging to his majelty,
in order that they, together with their
cargoes, may be proceeded against
according to the rules of the law of
nations.’’
Capt. Howland from Amsterdam,
failed March 14. The latest news
from Paris, informed that our Envoys
still remained without being received
by the Diretory ; or a profpeét of
reception. - French troops had march
ed into Holland for the purpose of in
forcing a mandate for the seizure of
British goods, which the Dutch had
not executed.—The Batavians evince
diffatisfation of French measures.—
It was not expeéted in Holland, that
the French would ever attempt
the invasion of England ; all the
mighty preparations it wa§ imagined
were made with a design to frighten
the English into their terms of peace.
Capt. Clark failed from Rotterdam,
Marci 2. 'The common reports were,
that the American Envoys had not
been - acknowledged by the French
Dire@ory ; That they would not be
atnlefs they 'advanced a considerable
sum of money—which it was not ex
peéted they would. ;
The Constellation frigate, has quit
ted her mooring at Baltimore, and
has arrived at river Patuxet, a short
distance, where the will receie her full
complement of men, and will then be
ready for sea. = Though necessarily
much out of trim on account of the
{hoalnefs of the water, and only under
a few fails, she beat every veflel of a
large fleet, which were under way at
the the fame time, afld proceeding to
{ea. . o
- Marine Intelligence,
The Mercury, of N. Hampshire ;
Mary, Young, of Newbury-Port, and
President, :% Penobfcot, are carried
by the Frepch, as prizes into the Ha
vanna. e ‘
The Eliza, Baflett, from hence ar
rived fafe at London. |
~ Capt. Boyd, of Baltimore, at Port
de-Paix, gave information against an
American brought in on trial by a
French privateer ; and on application
of the American Captains to Capt. B.
said he had and would again.
The Commerce, Perkins, from Tor
tola, bound to Kennebunk, was spoke
April 3, lat. 40, 12, long. 69, 50. -
- This morning arrived Capt. How
land, from Amsterdam, 37 'days.
. Sdiled'in €o. with the Genet, Barrett,
Indufltry, Fithery Clariilz, of Philadel
phid, all for Boston, lcit the Ame
rica of N. York ; Franklin of Boston ;
Minerva, of Peperelboro’ ; and Fair
Hebe, of Philadelphia. March 22,
lit. 46; long. 14, 30, was boarded
from a French privateer, treated well.
She had just taken the thip Wm.
Penn, from Philadelphia for London
and on the 7th of March, had taken
“the Nelly and Hitty of Baltimore for
England.
Also arrived this morning, fch’r
Commierce, Boilton, Gambia, 30 days:
Also arrived this morning, brig
Columbia, Cloutman, from Faro in
Portugal, 38 days. Left Brig Bed
ford, Coit, of Boston, had been taken
by the French, retaken and her car
go was expected to be condemned.
The Mercury, Young, of Newbu
ryport has been acquitted at St. Do
mingo. Judge Pons is displaced.
A YWO iR
PORTSMOUT H, April 24.
It is Rated that there are in En
gland 23,000 French prisoners, and
only 4000 English prifonersin France.
A letter dated Peterfburgh (Virg.)
the Igth of March, fays that flower
had been fold at Richmond by the
quantity as low as 4 & 41 dols. per bl.
Wheat by the quantity at 4s. per
bushel. Tobacco had likewise fallen
6s. per 100 . This redu&ion of
price is ascribed to the large quantity
in market.
The grand-jury of the Federal-
Court, for the diftrit of New-Jersey,
have found bills against Wm. Bridge
ftock (a native of America) John E
vans (an Englishman) and Johannes
Williams (a Swede) for piracy—Also
against William Bridgeftock, for mur
der. These men were marines on
board of the Hermoine (Britith) fri
gate, which was rose against by the
crew in the latitude of Porto Rico,
the officers murdered, and the ship
carried into a Spanish port, and dis
posed of.
The schooner Lucey, Capt. Harvey
arrived at Boston on the 20th inst. in
28 days from Cape Francois,left there
the barque John & Jane, Capt. Adams
of this port to fail in about 10 days.
The British Packet is arrived at N.
York with the February mail. The
papers are to the 13th Feb. The in
vasion is expe&ed in England ; the
whole country is in arms to repel it,
and immen{e contributions are making
for the public service. Convoys are
appointed for our {pring ships.
Late accounts state, that 4 or 500
enterprising French officers have gone
to India, and stirred up the country
powers against the English poffeflions
‘in Indoftan ; and that they have al
ready ravaged all the north of Indo
ftan, menacing also Benares, the
frontier of Bengal. -
The ship Pigou, Clay, from Canton,
for Philadelphia, was captured March
2, by the French privateer Mary, of
10 guns,and 80 men ; and recaptur
ed March 17, by a Britith frigate and
sent to Antigua.
About i 7 fail of Americans, left
Aux-Cayes, by the last accounts.
MARRIED]—At Philadelphia,
the 27th ult. Chevalier Don Carlos
Mantinez D’Yrujo, Minister Plenipo
‘tentiary from the Court of Spain, to
the United States ; te Miss Sarah
M’Kean, daughter of Tho’s M’Kean,
Esq. Chief Juitice of the State of Penn
sylvania.
DlED}——At Newbury-port,on the
13th inst. (suddenly) in the 83d year
of his age, Naruanier CArTER, Elq.
For many years he was engaged in
business of the mercantile kind, and
‘was diftinguithed by his probity,
pun&uality and afliduity. The suc
cess, with which his industry was
crowned, he valued, not as the mearis
of affording him personal ease and
gratification, but of yendering him
serviceable to others. To the inter
ests of his country he was always
warmly attached. In every thing re
lative to the welfare of his town, he
felt himfelf particularly interested,
and frequently took pleasure in re
marking on the flourifhing condition
to which it had risen from small be
ginnings, within the compass of his
own memory and observation. His
family have loft in him a kind and af
fe&tionate parent, the poor and the
diftreft a patron and benefaétor, and
religion a steady friend and supporter.
A believer in Christianity upon ration
al and solid grounds, he was faithful
and conscientious in dvifchargilx‘:%t its
duties, and continued to the last ex
emplary for his regular and devout
attendance on the public institutions of
the gospel. He perceived the symp
toms of his approaching dissolution
for some days before his death, and
{pake of it with calmness and compo
sure.: After a life of much a&ivity
‘and u&fulmfs,epmldnﬁ in concur
rence with the will of heaven, to an
unufuial period, by a rigid adhérence
to the strictest rules of sobriety and
temperance, he now _gefts from his las
bours, and his works of piety, fidelity,
charity and beneficence follow him,
we doubt not inzo that world, where "
they are sure of meeting with a gra
cious and abundant reward.
—At Aux-Cayes, Capr. Nathanic!
Sherburne and Mr. ¥:feph Alcock, both
of this town.
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ENTRIES atthe CUSTOM-HOUSE.
Diftri& of PorTsMouTH, N. H.
~ ENTERED FROM
Sch’r 2 Broth¢rs, Hawes, Virginia:
CLEARED FOR
Ship Mentor, Flagg, Surrinan:
Brig Bloflom, Moore, Georgia.
T ey
"To-Morrow
1 At 10 o’clock, A. M. ‘
. WILL BE SOLD AT
Abrabam lfaat’s Auction Room,
S EVENTY-FIVE Pieces fuperfiné
India Cottons ; Broad Cloths ; In
dia Handkerchiefs ; Beaver and Felt
Hats; 1 feather Bed ; 1 suit Clothes ;
1 Hadley’s Quadrant ; Mahogany
Chairs ; Bureaus, Tables, &c. &c.
~ N. B. Vendue kept every Wednes
day as usual.
~ Portimouth, April 24, 1798.
eS bl Mot b e
Porter Houle.
- Ellis Afpinall
BEGS leave to inform his friends
and the public that he has open
ed for their accommedation a
Porter Houle,
south fide of Bow-fireet, opposite the
Fith Market, Spring-Hill, Portsmouth,
in the building belonging to Mr. Jaf
fery, lately occupied by Mr. Lyel,
where he keeps constantly for sale the
belt Bottled and drdught Porter, and
Strong Beer of the best quality, by
the single bottle, half dozen, or gross.
Likewise, Weft-India Rum, Brandy,
and Holland’s Geneva.— Pyes and Cakes
kept constantly for sale.
Where the {malleft favour will be
received with thanks, and attended to
with pun&uality.
N. B. Porter, Beer, &c. purchased
at the above House avill be forawarded to
E any part of the town free of expense.
- The following paragraphs of a law of
- this State is republifbed, to notify the
inbabitants of Portsmouth of their
- dutys
‘ ND %e it further enalled, That
A each town in this State, thall at
their annual meeting choose one suita
ble person for sealer of weights and
measures in {aid town, who shall be
sworn to the faithful discharge of his
duty; who shall notify the in%abitants
to bring in all {cale beams, steelyards,
weights and measures, as they make
use of, in the month of May from year
to year, at such time and place as he
shall appoint, by polting up a notifi
cation at every meeting house in said
town, and if there be no meeting
house, then at some public place in
said town, three weeks fucceflively
prior to the day appointed ; and the
said sealer shall try, prove, and seal
allfuch scale beams, steelyards, weights
and measures as shall be brought to
him, and shall be found just agreea
ble to said standards.—And he shall
have for every scale beam, steelyard,
weight and measure {o sealed zawo cents
from the owner thereof at the firlt
sealing, and after the firft sealing one
-cent, only, so long as they continue
just with the standard.
And be it further enacled, That all
measures by which meal, fruit and
other things usually fold by heap,
shall be fold, be of the following di
mensions, viz. the bushel not less with
in fide than eighteen inches and an
half wide, the half bushel not less than
thirteen inches and three quarters
wide, the peck not less than ten inches
and three quarters wide, and the half
peck not less than nine inches wide.
And if any person at an{_ time from
and after the firft day of September
next, shall fell, expose to sale, or offer
any meal, fruit or other things usually
‘{old by heap, by any other measure
than is aforementioned, as to bigness
and breadth, such person being com
plained of and convicted before any
justice of the peace within the county,
of so doing, shall forfeit- and pay to
the use of the poor of the town where
the offence is committed, the full
value of the meal, fruit or other
things so fold or offered to sale with
costs. Approved Dec. 124 17974
_ The subscriber having been legally
appointed {ealer of weights and mea
sures for the current year, hereby noti
fies the inhabitants of this town, that
he will attend that business at his
dwelling house in said town, on the
JSixteenth day of May next, and day by
‘day to the end of the month, (Sundays
excepted) from 6 o’clock in the morne.
/ing 10 6 o’clock in the evening., .
S GEORGE GAINS. °
_Port{mouth, April 23, 1798 .~