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lion of synonymous words and phrases,
to bring home the satire written in the
time of Domitian to " men's bifotefi &
bojomt, at this day."
The prevailing mode of printing
books of iutrinfic valuefin England, (a
mrde suggested by pride and avarice)
- deludes persons of moderate fortune
from the enjoyment of them. Mr. Gif
ford's translation is in quarto, superb,
and of a difeouraging price. We feel,
ni common, with every scholar in A
%nerica,thatmuch is due to Mr. Sargeant
of this city for his proposed edition in
a cheaper form, And we hope for the
honour of our country, that his praise
worthy intentions may be encouraged
and adequately rewarded.
N. r. Even Post.
CORRESPONDENCE
Between his Excellency Thomas Jeffer
fon President of the United States,
and James Thompson Callender.
—b—
SIR, Monticello, Ofl. 6, '9,.
()N receiving your favor of Sept. 29,
" I did believe it would be in my
power to answer you fatisfadorily on
both the points on which you asked in
formation ; I knew indeed, that I had
not made any particular memorandum
of the sum which the C'de Vergennes
supposed a treaty with the Porte would
cost ; but I expended that I had men
tioned it either in my letter on the fub
jea to Mr. Jay, or in that to Mr.
Adams, my colleague in the Barbary
negociations. After a very long search
yesterday, I found both letters, but in
neither have Iftatedany particular sum.
They are of May, 1786, and only fay,
generally, that in a conversation with
the Ct. de Vergennes on the fubjed, he
said, that a treaty with the Porte would
Cot us a great deal of money, as great
presents are expeded at that court, and
a great many claim them ; and that
we should not buy a peace one penny
the cheaper at Algiers : that the Al
gerines did indeed acknowledge a cer
tain dependence on the Porte,and avail
ed themselves of it whenever any thing
was to be gained by it, but disregarded
it when it fubjefted them to any de
mand : and that at Algiers there were
but two agents, money and fear. This
is the statement in those letters, and my
memory does not enable me to fix any
▼articular sum as having been named
by him ; but only generally that it was
very far beyond any thing then at our
command. All who were members of
Congress in 1786, may be supposed to
remember this information, and if it
could be understood to come to you
through some such channel, it would
save the public from reading all the
blackguardifm which would be vented
on me were I quoted, not that this
would weigh an atom with me on any
occasion where my avowal of either
fa&s or opinions would be of public
use ; but whenever it will not, I then
think it ufeful to keep myfelf out of
the way of calumny.
On the other point, I can be more
certain. Georgia, N. Carolina, Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland,
and Pennsylvania, chose their Electors
by the people diredly. In Mauachu
fetts the choice is firft by the People in
diftrids. But if a candidate has not a
majority of all the qualified voters of
the dlftri&s, it devolves on the Legisla
ture to appoint the Elector for that dif
tri& ; besides, as they have but 14 dif
trids (laid off for force state purpose)
and are entitled to 16 Electors, the Le
gislature name the two extra ones
in the firfl instance. Again, if any of
those elected either by the People or
Legislature die, or decline to aft, the
residue of the Electors fill up the va
cancies themselves. In this way the
People of Massachusetts chose 7 Elec
tors on the last occasion, and the Le
giftature 9. In New-Hampshire, R.
Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New-
York, Jersey, Delaware, and S. Caro
lina, the Legislature name Electors.
My information is good as to all these
particulars, except New-Hampshire and
Connecticut ; and as to them I think
lam right ; but (peaking only from
memory, it should be further afcertain
ed.before averted. I THANK YOU
FOR THE PROOF SHEETS YOU
INCLOSED ME, SUCH PAPERS
CANNOT FAIL TO PRODUCE
THE BEST EFFECT. They inform
the thinking part of the nation ; and
these agents again, supported by the
Taxgathers, as their vouchers, set the
people to rights. You will know from
whom this comes without a signature :
the omission of which has been render
ed almost habitual with me by the cu
riosity of the post offices. Indeed, a
2 period is now approaching, during
which I (hall difeontinue writing letters
as much as possible, knowing that eve
ry snare will be used to get hold of
what may be perverted in the eyes of
the public. Adieu.
The orignal copy of the above letter may be fan
a the office of the Virginia Gazette, Richmond.
The Philadelphia Board of Health
lave determined that it is no longer ne
cessary to continue their daily publica
' tion of new cases of the fever. And
1 the Board of Baltimore have annouced
that that city is restored to its usual,
state of health. -
I'he First Consul wishes that all
his troops should swim, both infantry
and cavalry. In consequence of which
since the commencement of the season,
the Matter Swimmers of the School
for Swimming have given lessons in
that art to the Soldiers. Every pre
caution that art can fugged, has been
taken to ensure the fifety of the men.
But unfortunately the learners are not
always able to manage their horses, so
that scarce a day passes without some
of the men being drowned. The day
before yesterday there were two, and
yesterday there were three drowned. It
is said, that on the 23d September a
large body of troops will swim across
the Seine in the presence of the First
Consul, in order of battle, with their
baggage, &c.
We learn, from our private corres
pondent, under date of rhe 20th inst.
That Louis XVIII, who still keeps his
court at Warsaw, has refufed to accept
the annual alimony offered him by the
Courts of Prussia and Russia, from a
notion, that if he really consented to
receive such a sum in the shape of a
pension, he would, by so doing, forfeit
his title of succession to the crown and
kingdom of France. This unhappy
Prince has written letters both to Fred
erick and Alexander, thanking them
for their magnanimous offer ; but in
forming them, that he begged leave
to decline any stipulated fum,but would
appeal to them on proper occasions for
what little his exigencies might require
.in the proud hope of repaying all on
the day of his restoration.
Letters from Plymouth, date, that
on Wednesday last, at half-tide, an im
mense boar rulhed tho' the sluice of the
Pier head, drove all the small craft a
drift and retired as suddenly as it rushed
in, without doing any damage. A sim
ilar circumdauce occured at that port,
LONDON, AUG. 30
WE this morning received the
Monituer of the 26th inst. which
merely contains an account of the or
ganization of the National Gendarme
rie of the Island of St. Domingo, which
are to consist of 4 Legions. The Funds
are at 51.40.
The Moniteur ftillattacks the Englfn
Press, and perseveres in its declarations,
that our Government permits a set of
wretches who are guilty of assassinations
in France, to find an asylum in Jersey.
It is impossible that the Chief Con
sul can give any credit to declara
tions so injurious to the British Go
vernment, and so inconsistent with its
acknowledged character. We are fur
prized, therefore, as the Moniteur is
to be considered as an Official Journal,
that he does not at once suppress such
malevolent and such improbable libels
upon the Government of a State with
which he is in amity. He ought to
know, and he really cannot but know,
that the freedom of the Press in this
Country is one of the darling privileges
of Englishmen. It is a privilege which
like all other human enjoyments, is of
ten abused ; but though Englishmen
are confeious of the frequency of the
abuse, they view with the utmost jeal
ousy any attempts to retrain it, and
too much vigilance on the part of our
Government in noticing the produc
tions of the Press would only expose
that Government to general odium.
But this is not the case with the Chief
Consul whole authority over the Press
is uncontrolable, and therefore by not
fupprefling the attacks of French Jour
nals on the British Government, he ex
poses himfelf to the suspicion of giv
ing a fan&ion to them. The charge
then which hasbeen made upon the licen
tiousness of the Press, applies with much
greater force to the French than to the
British Government,for one can restrain
the Press immediately with the strong
arm of Power, but the other cannot
make the attempt without exciting pop
ular alarm, and lefTening the security
of an essential prop of British Freedom.
Away then, with all these “ paper bul
lets of the brain" on the part of France
and as we have put and end to the hor
rors of War, let both tides forbear from
the prosecution of such pitiful hostilities
as are carried onby the French Journals.
The Mouiteur, the French official
paper, has been inftrufted to publish
what may be considered a formal man
ifefto, dating, that it is the wish of the
government to maintain the integrity
of the Ottoman Empire.
On Friday last a Dutch fleet of 17
fail of merchantmen, two frigates, and
a corvette, arrived at Torbay, with
Dutch settlers for Surrinam and Dem
erara. The Dutch are ufingthe utmost
expedition in fending out civil and mil
itary officers to take pofleffion of all the
settlements restored to them by the trea
ty of peace.
The Dey of Tripoli has declared
war against Sweden, and has rejected
all the proportions made by the Swe
dish Rear Admiral Cedeftrom. The
port of Tripoli is now blocked up by
the Swedish and American squadrons
The average price of Sugar, comput
ed from the returns made for the week
ending the 25th day of August, 1802,
is Thirty-three Shillings and Seven
Pence Halfpenny 100 wt.
VOL —»L.Kt.t jl .t'—^t.©gfet fararafoCTi&fr'
Foreign Intelligence.
PARIS, Aug. 26—On the id of July
lad, the English velfel The Majesty
Capt. Noddings, having on board a de
tachment of 350 troops, was thrown by
a temped on the Coad of Port Bail, in
the department of La Manche, which
the darkness of the night prevented them
from perceiving. Guns of distress were
fired from the vessel, which being heard
by Citizen Germain Goderel, Connon
ier, at Port Bail, he jumped into the
water, and having got on board the
vedel by means of a cable, he informed
the crew that they were on the Coast
of France. He then threw himfelf a
gain into the sea, and regained the
Ihore: he returned some time after
wards with Pilots, by which means the
English vetfel, crew, and soldiers, were
preferred.
Frankfort, (ken.)sept. 16.
w r LOUISIANA.
E are informed there is a gentle
man in town who left New-Orleans on
the id alt, & saw there several French
officers, who were reported to be sent
on some business refpeding the ,pofef
fion of Louisiana. We do not view
the French taking pofledion of thatter
ritory as likely to produce the direful
consequences predicted. A writer in
" The Guardian" has undertaken to
(hew, as to the commerce of the Wef
tern Country, that France is bound by
the law of nations to conform/o our
existing treaty with Spain as to the
freedom of the Miffifippi and the right
to use New-Orleans as an entrepot. " In
any event, adds this writer, “ force
will at all times secure us those rights."
This writer, in the lad sentence, dis
covers some spirit. But are we a match
for the French in art as well as arms.
The fame writer (hows, in a subsequent
part of his essay, that he is not. Al
though the French are continually
boasting of, and using their “ diplo
matic fk II," Americans are not at all
on their guard againtt it. How many
countries have they ruined after pro
mising the inhabitants a thousand bles
sings in a proclamation ! But it seems
every one must be burnt before he will
dread the fire. - When Bonaparte's sol
diers come to Louisiana, are they to
find as many believers in their honied
profeffions as if they had never deceiv
ed the people of any nation ?
—
Philadelphia, oct. 7.
Delaware election.
We have heard some rumours, and
feeri two letters, on the fubje& of this
election. From the whole, we are led
to beleive that in the county of New
castle, the democratic candidate has a
majority of 937 votes. From the 0-
ther counties no infomation has been
received. Newcastle county has always
been considered as the strong-hold of
jacobinifm. At the last election for
Governor, the democratic interest had
a majority, 150 less than the present.
This apparent increase is naturally
accounted for by the astonishing influx
of foreigners, 300 of whom, it is alledg
ed, have been naturalized there during
the present year. It is also proved,
that of these 300, a large portion were
permitted to vote last year ; although
they were not pofTefTed of the requitfite
qualifications.
This majority in one county has flat
tered the expe&ations of our democrats.
They already confider the fate of the
election as decided in their favor. But
it should be remembered, that the re
maining counties of Suffer and Kent,
are not only very populous, but ener
getically federal. Last year in the for
mercounty upwardsof 2720 votes were
given, of which a majority of 900 were
federal. In Kent there was a federal
majority of 210. The democratic
Governor prevailed by a poor majority
of nineteen votes !
danger which threatened us early in the
season by the appearance of a malignant
disease, has thro' Divine Providence, puf
fed over ; and tho' some valuable lives
have fallen facrifices to the disease, we
hope its power is proftgatedby the cool
A new tragedy is coming forth from
the pen of Mr. M. Lewis, in a few
weeks. /
previous to the Liftion Earthquake, at
Quito, in South-America, in 1781.
Thomas Paine embarked a few days
since from Havre for Amerca.
BALTIMORE OCT. 2.
The Board of Health are happy to
congratulate their fellow-citizens on the
present bealthinefs of our city. The
We have had the happiness to learn,
that private advices from Delaware
have been received,which date, that on
closing the poll for Kent, Mr. Bayard
was declared to have a majority of 219
votes. These fubftraded from New
castle majority reduces it to 738 ; a
gainst which the present unafeertained
majority of Sussex is to be placed.
With refpe& to success, little doubt can
be entertained of its yielding avast fed
eral majority. We learn that 2800
votes have been given in that diftrid,
and that of these, Mr. Bayard will cer
tainly have a majority of nearly 1000 :
So that his election may be considered
—as certain. -—o—
United States.
OCT. 8.
Mr. Andrews, of Salem, has recov
ered a part of his goods stolen on the
3d inst. and advertised in our paper.
They were found in the possession of
one Abijah Eftabrooks, who has been
committed to the gaol in Salem. The
goods were flowed in poxes in readi
ness to be transported to this town.
0
SALEM, OCT. 12.
Last evening arrived schooner Ha
zard, Capt. John Norris, jtm. from
Port Royale, Martinique. Sailed from
thence on the uth Sept, last, on which
day the French took poffeflion of said
island. The fleet confided of the Com
modore's (hip, 74 guns, 2 frigates, 1
transport, and 2 schooners. They land
ed their troops and took possession,
without any disturbance or opposition,
constantly firing from the ships and
forts. The inhabitants appeared to be
rejoiced on the occasion.
0 To use a phrase become of late
familiar, the affairs of Portugal, as they
regard# France, have suddenly present
ed a. finally appearance—Gen. Lafnes,
the French ambassador, has abrubtly
quitted the Court of Lisbon, and has
not left a charge-des-affaires. The e
vent has created much uneasiness in the
Portuguese cabinet ; and the Minister
of Foreign Affairs has addressed a very
exculpatory note to the Foreign Am
bassadors on the fubjed. We do not
exped that these appearances will ter
minate in open hostilities ; but Talley
rand will not fail to use them to replen
ish the coffers of Bonaparte with beau
coup d'argent. — And there they will end.
O The French continue to fend
powerful reinforcements to their Weft-
India colonies, either to supply the hea
vy losses they have fuftainea therein by
the bullet and the fever ; or to rid
France of some of its veteran foldiets;
whose imbibed principles of Liberty &
Equality may not accord with the new
order of things in that Republic.
^ Mention has been made of a
French squadron defined against Al
giers.—lt cannot have an attack in
view ; for it was composed of the Du
quejne and Scipio, of 74 guns, only.
0 The unfortunate Touiffaint had
been ordered to be brought to Paris,by
a guard of cavalry.
0
FROM MAR TINICO.
Accounts from Martinico, via Salem
announce that, the French took poflef
fion of the Island of Martinico, the 14th
of September ; —That they landed their
troops without any opposition ; and
that the inhabitants appeared to rejoice
on the occasion.
0
FROM CAPE-FRANCOIS.
Accounts from Cape-Francois to the
18th September, have been received via
Philadelphia ; —They state the continu
ed exigence of hostilities of $/. Domingo.
That on the 17th Sept, a battle was
fought near the Cape, which could be
perceived from the vessels in the Cape
harbour ; but the issue was kept a pro
found secret :—That on the 19th ano
ther action took place ; of which the
result was also unkonwn ; that the
blacks were continually committing
depredations around the Cape ; and
that on the 18th a black general nam
ed Charles Be lair, was arrested, and
sent to the Cape, where he was to be
tried, by order of General Le Clerc.
BOSTON FRIGATE.
The United States frigate Boflon,
Capt. M'Neil arrived in the outer har
bour, on Sunday last, from Gibralter,
30 days. The Commander informs,
that a partial peace had been concluded
with the Emperor of Morocco, and that
Mi. Simpson had returned to 7 anglers :
That the Emperor had claimed and
manned the Tripoline Admiral, vhich
had so long lain dismantled at Gibralter
and fitted her for sea :—ln consequence
of which Commodore Morris, confid-
weather experienced for some days past.
Feeling these impressions, the Board
conceive the obligation imposed by the
Health Law, of advertising the citizens
offuch danger, has ceased. They will,
therefore, difeontinue publications on
the fubjed.
^ The Venelia, from Liverpool,has
furnifhed London papers to the 30th
August, a tew days latter than before
received.
ering her a Tripoline, had ordered the
^idam,, Capt. Campbell, to cruize off
Illgefras to watch her motions, and to
capture her on her putting to sea ; and
had Rationed an officer on shore to
make signals ; —and that Commodore
Morris had failedfrom Giberaltar, with
Mr. Cathcart, for Algiers.
The Bfflon has been Rationed off
Tripoli where (he was relieved by the
Constellation, if 36 guns, Capt. Murry.
She then proceeded to Naples and con
voyed a number of American and
Swedes toGibraltar Capt. M'Neil hada
flight affair with three gun-boats near
Tripoli ;—one of which be funk,, and
the other two hauled into shoal water.
The Boston fuffered no injury.
The Danes, have made peace with
Tripoli, by the promise of tribute in
money and military stores.
BOSTON, OCT. Ij.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
o
Last week, the Mail Stage paHing
thro' Kennebunk, took fire, owing io
the rapidity of its motion ; a solemn
warning to those that guide the Car of
State, not to drive too faft.
A new City-Hall is to be erected at
New-York. The estimated expence is
160,000 dollars.
From Augusta, Od. 7.
At the session of the Supreme Judicial Court
in this place,laft week,Timothy Hill of Auguft
ta (a deaf and dumb man was convi&ed of
breaking open by night a shop, and felonioufly
taking therefrom divers articles, to the amount
of 400 dollars in value. He was sentenced to
be whipt 15 stripes, set one hour on the gal
lows, and pay treble damages. In case he should
be unable to pay the sum, to be bound out in
service 12 years.
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Portsmouth,
_ SATURDAY, ^OCTOBER 16, 1802.
(~,No Bolton papers were received
by last night's stage, but a Gentleman
passenger from that place informs us
that the Palladium mentions that Mr.
Rodney had succeeded Mr. Bayard,
by a majority of fifteen votes.
Federal Republican Ticket.
forßeprefentatives to the nextCongrefs,
for the DfriA of Maine.
Kennebec, or Fir, Difria
PHINEH\S BRUCE, Esq.
Lincoln, or Second Diftria
CoI. samuel thacher.
Cumberland, or Third Diftria
Gen. PELEG WADSWORTH.
York, or Fourth Dfria
Hon. JOHN LORD.
We are much pleased in announcing that the
Hon. Mr. Tichenor is re-ele&ed Governor
of Vermont, by a larger majority than at the
previous election. Con. Gj«.
It is with infinite pleasure, we announce, that
the Fever has totally disappeared in Philadel
phia. The deferred inhabitants are returning
to the city : and business is again assuming its
wonted a&ivity. Boflon Gaz.
Mr. Jolhua Head, Collector of Waldobo-
Tough, in this Diftridt, has been difroiffed, and
Mr. Joseph Farley of Newcastle, appointed in
his room. [Portland Paper.]
We are happy to notice that Captain Seft.
dard has arrived in town to take command of
Fort Sumner. Portland Gaz.
Several mills, belonging to Mr. Jacob Car
ter, of Contord, in this state, were destroyed
by fire on the 2d inst. In the deftrudtiou of
property,attending this accident, Mr. Thomas
Vesper, of the fame place, was also 2 consid
erable fuffcrer. The whole loft is estimated at
2000 dollars.
At a training in Chelsea, (Ver.) on the 14th
tilt, the Captain of a company was fevercl,
wounded in his arm, by the difeharge of a mus
ket, with which one of his soldiers intended to
honour him.
The Temple at Paris is at present as full as
the Baftile ever was in the time of the Monar
chy in France.
The 23 I Regiment of Militia, commanded
by Col. Constant Storrs, of Lebanon, was re
viewed at Canaan last Ttiefda,.
..mu -^marawre rent—
APPOINTMENTS—^the Pf-Matkr-Gen.
eral.
Frederick A. Skinner, efq. Postmaster at
Charleftown, vice Sarouel Crosby, Esq. deceased,
Mr. John C. Bond, Postmaster at Keene,
vice Dr. Daniel Adanis, religned.
0
PROVIDENTIAL PRESERVATION.
On the 6th inst. Mr. Levi Marfton,
of North Hampton, N. H. was at work
in a well at Mr. Isaiah Berrys in Green
land. The well was about 24 feet
deep. As the tub, in which the lloncs
were conveyed to the workmen, was
raised from the platform at the top of
the well to be let down, the bottom
edge of it struck a peice of timber,
which lay acrofs' the w^ll, and threw
out a stone that weighed upwards of 2Q
pounds, whicli fell directly on Mr. Marl
ton's head,who was looping down and
placing a stone, about 12 feet from the
bottom of the well, to which height the
well was stoned. Mr. Marfton was
(truck head foremoft to the bottom ofc
the well, in which there were about 7
feet of water. Mr. Dow of Rye, who
was at work with him, hastened down
to the water and exerted his strength
to raise him without success, as Mr.
Marfton in firuggling had fattened one
foot among the stones Mr. Berry,
who was at the top of the well when the
accident happened, defeended immedi
ately, and with Mr. Dow railed him a
bout half way out of the water, but one
foot being dill fattened in the wall, he
flipped from their hold and fell again
to the bottom. Their exertions would
probably have proved wholly ineffedu
al, had not Mr. Marftons recolle&ion
so far returned that he became sensible
of his situation, disengaged his foot
from the ftoncs himfelf, and threw his
feet together. They made a third ef
fort, which was fuccefsful, and brought
him out of the well, apparently dead.—
He came too however in a few minutes.
It is remarkable that his recollection
returned so soon after he (truck the bot
tom, that he heard their conversation
diftindly, and after he was taken out
of the well and supposed to be dead, he
understood all that was said. It is sup
posed he was in the water a minute and
an half, but held his breath so entirely,
that no water issued either from his
mouth or nose after he was taken out.
Mr. Marfton received a largewound on
the head ; his hat probably prevented
a fracture of the scull. He was confide.