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degree cf profpimt, and happiness sass!/
known'to Othef nations.
We cannot forbear recalling to view, the
very different fitnation of oar country, when
*your Excellency was firft elected to the chair
of Government, and its present circumstan
ces and profpeds. At that time there was a
high prob ability of our being involved in all
the diftrefa of the present deftruaive and
deflating war in Europe—Now. by the wis
dom of the Supreme Executive of the Unit
ed States, Peace on honorable grounds—
Happiness- Prosperity—is the envied por
tion of this highly favored country.
As. defers are difeovered in the general
Conftitutiop; that Constitution has happily
pointed out the means of amendment. While
it remains unaltered, its purity, as a Repub
lican Representative Government, can only
be preferred by the constituted authorities
exercising their trust, without attempts from
any particular portion of the People to influ
ence their decisions.— The attempts recently
made, met our highest disapprobation
Should any enemies to the general flow of
prosperity, attempt the subversion of the fyf
terc of our General Government, or oppofi
tion to its constitutional ads, as from vari
ous circumstances there may be reason to ap
prehend—it ffiall be our part to omit no ex
ertions to defeat tffir purposes.
The Negotiation or Treaty with a foreign
Nation, which, before it was completed by
the parties, was, by a breach of official con
fidence, ushered to the public, has been made
the; instrument to undermine the Conflitu
tion, and lessen the confidence of the People
in the Administrators of Government. The
exercise of a power vetted by the Constitu
tion, and which, when thus exercised, re
quired obedience from the People, and from
every department of Government, has un
happily been made the vehicle of Faction,
to excite dififfedion in the Citizens—to the
Senate of the United States who advised to
its ratification—and in the President, the
disinterested Patriot, Friend and Father of
his country, who complied with this advice
•—we equally feel abhorrence for those dis
turbers of the public peace, who have endea
vored to render abortive, measures so well
calculated to advance the happiness of our
country. And we also join with your Ex
cellency in sentiment, that, in this crisis, it
is our duty to express this our opinion, which
we are happy to find is also the almost uni
versal opinion of the citizens of this state.
The state of the Treasury, when laid be
fore us, will enable us tojudge of the neces
sity cf any farther dispositions receding the
debt of the state, and the expediency of as
sessing a Tax for the ensuing year : 'I he Sit
uation of the Treasury, we hope, will render
a tax unnecessary.
The due and prompt administration of
Justice, thall always claim our attention. If
any deficiency of compensation to Judges,
or any other officers of the public, now ex
ists from any cause, we Ihall esteem it our
duty to make equitable and ample provision
for them.
t The present situation of this state, as it
refpeds its internal concerns, does hot re
quire much Legislative attention.—But we
Shall most cordially join in Hill farther ad
vancing, by every means in our power, the
happiness of the community. #
State of Nrahampfart, Dec. 5, 179§.
I Which was accepted without a dif*
• fencing voice.
Dec. 8. Mess. Johofoo, Kimball
gad Hawkins appointed on William
Dana's petition, praying leave to e
teh a toll bridge over Connecticut
river at Lebanon.
Mess. Hale, Or, Evant, Blafdel &
Thompson appointed to„eoquiie into
the date of the Wife and emolu
menu of the several officers of the ci
vil lift, and report compensations ne
uffary in future.
Dec 9. Mtff. Wingate. Rerce,
Rand, JobnfoT, and Thompson, ap
pointed on the memorial and petition
of John Penhallow, Esq, and other?,
.&iyiQg owner! ofthe brig M'Clary.
This committee reported that they
be heard on Friday the nth tail.
Dec. 7. A vote came from the
Senate appointing a committee co
report on the propriety of passing an
aft for town meetings for the choice
of all public officers to be on the firfl
Monday in March annually, and giv
- fog liberty for the annual meetings for
all other town business to be on the
- fame day—which was concurred, and
/Mess. Hale, Pierce; Burt, Crawford,
and Hoit, joined to the Senate's com
mittee.
*, The above is the promi
nent part of information which
Capt. Holland could colled from
the English papers, to Odober
30, which he saw at Deal. The
information is interesting, and
ure muff wait in anxious expec
ration for an arrival from Eu
rope, which will give us the
details.
Accounts from Jamaica, men
tion, that the Maroon infurrec
tionis not yet quelled. Skirm
ishes between the troops and ire
,''''Wr< • ;>,?'y, : " ,£#• ^ \if"' ,<r ^'' # ''^o''V"\' "jr, . 4 "'
Dec. 10. The committee report
ed the expediency of raifog a tax of
26,171 dollars and 1$ cents —cor.fid-
erible debate—repeat nor accepted.
Meff^. Gii% French, Kimball,
Carlton, aod Shepherd, appointed to
confider of the propriety of piling
an aft for establishing a standard of
weights and measures, to oblige each
town to be furoifhed therewith, and
empowered to appoint fetters, &c.
also an ad for regulating miller?, and
their toll—also an ad to regulate tan
ners aod curriers.
On the 28th O&ober, the last
date from Paris, that city enjoy
ed more tranquility than it had
before done. The Convention
gained a victory over the Jaco
bins about the 20th October; at
which time a considerable num
ber of the insurgents were slain ;
The British King, in his speech
to his Parliament, intimates, that
the Austrians had gained a vic
tory over the French ; but does
not mention the extent or the
consequences of it. One of the
London papers mentions, that a
division of the French army had
been repulsed, and had retreat
ed to the bank of the Rhine ;
England had not declared
war againff Spain ; and but lit
tle was said in the papers on the
fubje&. -
The British armament defin
ed for the Weftindies had not
failed the 30th Odober, but
were nearly in readiness to pro
ceed ;
Yesterday arrived here the ship
Barbara, Capt. Holland, in 35
days from London ; but bro't
no papers.
Capt. Holland informs, that
a large part of the English home
ward bound Mediterraneanmen
were captured by the French ;
part of which was very valua
ble ;
That there was little proba
bility of Peace at present. Two
Commissioners from the French
Republic had arrived at Dover,
where they had resided a week,
and were then permitted to pro
ceed to Canterbury, on their
way to London ; but were a
gain ordered back to Dover,
where they took passage for
France. The conjectures on
this mission were various ; some
supposing that an exchange of
prisoners was their only object,
others that they had a negotia
tion for Peace in view ;
BOSTON, Dec. 9.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
ANDVERY LATE.
BY LAST MAIL.
It was oot neceffiry to be in the
Convention yesterday, co believe that
there were any disturbances at Paris.
The agnation was confined to some
Primary Assemblies and the Commit
tees of Government & all the rest was
calm. The day was very bad ; 00
perlon walked the ftreeti ; armed
corps surrounded the Cop ration,
which no body thought of attacking.
Battalions of the Fauxbourgs had been
raised and marched to guard the Con
Yesterday arrived the brig Harmo
ny, Capt. Tinker, from Bjurdeaux,
which place he left on the 25th of
Sept, and the mouth of the River on
the 28th, Oft. 6, lat. 44, 21, long.
14, (poke the fhp Jane of London,
Capt. Russell, prize to a French squa
dron which failed from Rochfort tome
time before, confining of frigate La
Tarte,the commodore's (hip, the La
Forte, mounting 50 guns, 30 of which
were 24'a including 4 corvettet. The
prize master on board the Jane, ia
forqied Capt, Tinker, that on the
24th of Sept. lat. 34, 30. long. 26,
rhe above squadron fell io with the
Jamaica homeward bound fleet, con
fiding of 190 fail of merchantmen,
under convoy of the Medusa of 50
guns, Capt. Normand, and a frigate.
The French had taken 12 large
ffiipi belonging to the fleet, of which
the Jane was one, and a brig which
they set fire to. The captured fops
were immediately manned, and orde,
ed off for the firft convenient ports io
France. The Jane was fleering for
Bayonne. —•The prize-matter further
informed Captain Tinker that the
French squadron were in pursuit of
the rest oi the fleet, when he loft fight
of them. They fenc the chief mate
of the Jane 00 board the Harmony.
The prize-matter treated Capt. Tin
ker very refpedfally, and told him to
take at much sugar and coffee as he
thought he might ft and in need of
during the voyage.
Captain Tinker conceived it very
probable that the captured (hips would
be brought fife in, as there were 00
British fhipi of war 00 that part of
the coast for which they were defin
ed.
furgents daily take place ; and
much blood has been fpilt in the
depredatory war carried on a
gainst them. The Maroons
were invincible in 1763; we
know not what they can now
effed.
The Legislature of Virginia, by
a majority of 100 to 52, have
passed a vote of thanks to the
Senators of that state, in Con
gress, for voting against the trea
ty. The fame Legifiature about
the fame time, and by nearly the
fame majority, negatived a mo
tion to repeal the law of that
state, which prevents lands be
ing taken by execution in pay,
ment of debts. Now as the
members of the Legislature are
all great landholders, and reput
ed to be greatly in debt, this
conduct .most be the pure ema
nation of unadulterated democ
racy !! It is worthy of observa
tion, that the members who vot
ed against the vote of thanks to
the Senators, voted in favor of
the re peal : Yet these men are
denominated aristocrats ; —the
others " virtuous" Republicans !
PURE. DE MOCRACK
PARIS, 15 Fradraiaire, Od. 5,
PHILADELPHIA, NOV. Ig.
qrHIS is to warn all persons
■ egainft purchasing a Note of Hand,
signed by Jacob Blasdel, on the 30th day
of Oft. 1^94, for thirty pounds, L. M pay
able to me the fubferiber, or oid^r, in one
year from the date, on which is endorsed 73
dollars, Nov. 3, 1795, which is accidentally
loft—Said note was, when loft, endorsed by.
me the fubferiber, with a blank endorsement,
and has since been fully paid, and fatisfied to
me, by said Blasdel, and will not be paid
again, neither by the signer nor endorfcr.
TRUEWORTHY DUDLEY,
Gilmanton, Nov. 30, 1795. ^ 4
■■— ■ , —
iALMANACKS for 1796,,
For Sale at this Office.
Blank Deeds, Justice Writs and
.executions. ^&? ^
decea fed, represented insolvent,
Hereby give notice, that we
will attend on the business of out appoint
ment, on the firft Monday in January, Feb
ruary, and March, next, from one to four
o'clock in the afternoon of each day, at the
dwelling house of Amos Bailey, h said Hop
kinton..
N. B. All persons indebted to
said estate, are hereby requested to make im
mediate payment to
SALLY HASTINGS, Administratrix.
THOMAS BAILEY, )
AMOS BAILEY, >Comm'rs.
DAVID MERRILL,)
Hopkinton, Dec. 10, 1795.4
TAKE NOTICE.