The New Hampshire gazette — Portsmouth [N.H.], 1797-12-13 00:00:00, page 2

WEDNESDAY, N0V..80. !¢ i
Reply of the President to the answer of the
. House of-Reptefentatives,. "
Gentlemen of the Houjc of Representatives,
1 receive this addre(s from the, Houle of
Representatives of the United Siates with
pecnliar pleasure. = . o= 0
Y our approbation of the meeting of Con
gress in.this city, and of thole other mea-
Afures of the Executive authority of govern
ment, communicated in my address to both
+houles at the opening of the feflion, afford
.me great fatisfaltion ; as the firongell defive
of my heart is to_give fatisfaltion to the
-people and their Representatives by a faith
ful discharge of my duty. : e
.. The confidence you put in the fincerit
of my endeavors, and in the unapimity o{"
_the peopie; dogs me much honor, and gives
e great joy. : . »
. I rejoice 1n that happiness which ap?ears
in.the fentimants:ofall the branches of the
. gavernment, on the-importance of our com
.merce;, and gur obligations 10 defend il, as
.well as in all the other fubjeéls recommend
ed to your consideration, and sincerely con
.grawlate you -apd our fellow citizens at
éhrgc on -Ihis. appearaoce, so auspicious to
the honor intercft and happinefls of the pa.
Jdien. L raan JORN ADAMS.
" United States, Nov. 29, 1797. dah
oo+ THRURSDAY, NOV. 30.
A lengthy remonitrance from the
‘fate of Georgia, presented by Mr..
‘Baldwin, and read, complaining of an
_atiumption of power, on the part of
.the General Govgrnment. The re
monstrance was. referred to a. fele®t
committee, and -then the House ad
jeurned.' . X W e
. ... SATURDAY; DEC. 2. T
Of account of the severe indifpofi
_tion of the Speaker, :_?g: House -did,
/not tranfa& apy bufibefs.this day, ..
A B O A S NSRS
- [BY 4 LATE ARRIV AL AT PHILADKLPHIAL]
R %L R
Capture of the Brail FLEET.
Sol JLONRON SKRT, S o
. Yeflerday advice was received at Lioyd’s
s e sxpuyre of the. ek Bamtwac bound,
, Portagucie fleer from the. Brazils, by the,
French. - The cargoes are extiemely valua.,
FN%. !i‘o ’._,'F;.,:M ,{.‘;* ..r-.; ﬁ»-') f?; ‘:";;;\ o %
. The Soaquim, Sapta; Cruz, Trinidade,
; g - 33 Fo B Ry
i@#@aﬁ%‘ﬁa?zﬂiﬁ,?’a&d{- JKB“’-
‘,Nova, | apmnmf.g& 13, Carolina, Boa,
'a%'fﬂ*jg% ands, St. (E"m'ffz} the
SO s T 0 b P 2oy Al TN
g M poa WA L rapder
ships, from Ihe Brazils, 2 j\ng by the
SRR eel 8 e Sy,
.PR n sSI X #f‘?é&y*"; ; ’m‘ Qﬁﬁ A 0
our tountry—-your importantferviees in the
flruggle for its independence—and yourvn
ccaling exertions for its welfare—afford no
room to doubt of the sincerity of your efe
forts to conduét the nezociation to a fuc
cefstul conclusion, on such erws as may be
compatible with the {afety, horor and in
tercil of the United States. 'We have allo
a firm reliance upon the energy and pnani
mity of the People of these Siates, in the
aflertion of their rights, and on their deter
sination to exert, upon all proper occa
sions, their ample resources 1n providing
for the national defence. - - —
The importance of commerce, and its be
neficial influence upon agriculture, arts, and
manufallures; have “been verified in the
growth and prefperity of ourcountry. It
15 effentiaily “connefted with the other great
interelt of the community. . They mauft
flourith and dechine together ; and while
the exseofion of our navigation and trade,
maturally excites the jealouly, and tempts
the avarice of other nations, we are firmly
persuaded, that the nuinerous and deserving
clals of citizens cngaged in these puocfuits,
and depecdent on them for their fubfiftance,
has a'_.,lm" aod andifputable claim to our
fupﬁdrk‘_'a;ﬁjr‘otcé}ion.' ST T
t'he delay of the Spanith officers to ful
fil the ‘trgaty exilting with his Catholic Ma
jelty, is a ,((a'u,p¢é&>f,dc_cp'tcgvct—§Vc learn,
however, with fatisfaftion, that you fiill in
dulge Bopes: of rémoving the objefions
which have héeh" made to Its execution,’
and that-you have continued in readiness to
reccive the polls. Dilpoled to. peiform
with fidsliiy, our national €ngagéments
nothing shall be wanting on our part to ob
tain the fame jultice from others, whith we
exercije, towards them. h R :
QOur akhorance canpot be too strongly ex
prefled, of the intrigués of forcign agents,
to. alicnate the alfellions of the :%ndian na
tions and 1o roule them to alts of hostility
againlt the United States. No ‘méeans in
our power, {hould be omitted, of providing
for Si’c*fu‘pprﬂ'ﬁoﬁ of such cruel praftices,
aud for the adeguate punishment of their
atrocions authoys. .
Upsh the otber interesting fubje&s noti
ced in your addicls, we [hall bestow the re.
quifiic artention. To preserve inviolate the
public faith, by providing for the due exe
cution, of our treaties ;° to indemnify those
who may have just claims to retnibution up
on the United ;%'t’;i_t‘ésﬁ,"_ for expences incurred
io defending the property, and relieving the
neceflities ogt’v_oixr‘ unfortunate. fellow citi
zeps ; to guard againfl evasions of the Jaws
intended to secure advantages to the naviga
tion of our own vessels.; and especially, to
prevert by all possible means, an unneceffa
1y accumaulation of the public debt, are du.
#les which weThall endeavor to'keep in view
and discharge with afliduity.
. We repard, with great anxiety, the fin
gular'and portentious situation of the prin.
cipal’ powers of Europe. It was devoutly
to be wished, that the United States remote
from the leat of war and discord ; unambi
tious of conquefd ; relpelling the rights of
cther nations; and desirous, merely to avail
themselves of their patural refsurces might
be permitted to behold the {cenes which de
solate that quarter of the globe, with only
those fympathetic’emotions which are na
tural ta the dovers of peace, and friends of
the human race. ; But weare led by events
to associate with thele feclings a fenle of
the dangers which menace our security and
peate. 'We rely upon your aflurances of a
gcalous and hearty concurrenc¢e:in such
meafluresas may be neceflary to avert those
dangers ;=and nothing on our part (hall be
waniing to .repel. them, which the honor;
fafety and prosperity of our country may
requirel o Teve B v A T 8
. KINGSION, (Jam.) O&. 7.
A letter from Cape N. Mole, dated the
! 19tk ult. Jays, ;
“* Two days ago 1 was witness to the
i' audacity of the Brigand Barges, one of
which came into the harbor, at midnight,
[’ and cut out 20 ;American vellel, and in the
: morning three of them were {een bearing
l'ﬁ off their prizes in_triumph. The Adven
ture and Yorke’s poats were instantly man
[; ned, and with the Lively, sent in pursuit of
- them, while a party of Military was sent
[ by land to prevent their landing.——Their
' being pursued gbliged them to abapdon
}f their prize, and to eifeft. a retreat,. after
plundering the veflel and almost killing the
- Malter,.—The wind being too light, two of
them got into the platform, the other la
den with the {poils ran ashore,, and, as is
their cufiom, the Brigands mounted the
rocks with their muskets, thouting ¢‘Vive la
Republique,” not fulpe@ing our troops bad
pofleflion of the mountain above them, who
rather. unexpefledly, gave them 3 vollics,
and ruthed down upon them ; Bof the
Brigands were killed, 4 taken, and only 2
escaped.” " . % 8
ok FMEINQRT ANT. "
It is reported on the authority, it is said,
- of a late private letter from France, that the
- French Republic were about to fend three -
t commiflioners to the United States for the
. purpose of accommodating the matual grie
vances of the two nations ; That these com
- missioners are 10 offer compensation for the
_ property taken from our merchams by ves
sels with rc‘gul'ar French commissions, and ;
} to require from our govermment 3 certain
sum as a commutation for the guarantee
fhipulated in the treaty of '7B of their Well-
India pofleffions,” and which we have .not -
fulfilled ; the spoliations to be paid out of J
~the sum: It is further added, that . Mz, }
~ Fauchet hag, written a 'pamihlgr recom
mending this as the basis of the fettiement ;1
_of ditferences.. Upon this intelligence re
? post again intsoduces, some variations, It
.28 said. these commiiflioncrs are to require ]
" compensations for sundry lofles of French
[‘individualq_and of the French government,
"on account of our ,&gfmum from tbe rules -
_ of the modern law of nations ; and that the
-"l&m,,cglﬁhc,aﬂ(d as a commutation, for our
«not. fu lg"ng,ib'c %‘mta‘mee‘,;is,m.he equiva
‘lent to ‘the pp”;rq‘,':}{ghjd{,txoq.poé 'Rap%‘ of
“arms and the pay of three zegiments, Itis,
fuﬁh"crj s@‘ded ':h!'. d‘“w‘ ?‘a;ith;t{’: pgmﬂx- '
let has found its way to this fide of the As.
lantic, and hat it is wnder translation, for
[ ‘We imagine shere is some foundation
for these reportss . Ii is possible, that the
ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 21,
Sailed on Sunday, the armed barque Vi
gilant, with a cargo of 2000 bbls. of flour,
tobacco, &c. for the Isle of France, from
whence she is to proceed to China. ‘This
is the firft veflel that ever failed from this
port for the East Indies. - R RO T
CHARLESTON, Nov.jg: &
~ Mr. R." Ross, merchant of Baltimore,
sent a pilot boat schooner : to - Cape: Eran
cois, with-a Dutch or Danish supercargo on
board, whe 'has ficted .out his: veflel for-a
Privatpe;, urider French colours: *BI fell
ing one half of ber, he covers his :own.—
His name is Purnas. It was a doubt ‘with
many at'the Cape: (that knew the concern)
whether he bad not orders to that purport.
It was reported,. :when Capt. ‘Fiagg left
there, that Purnas had taken one prize, but
this was not certain, as there was also 2 re
port that he was in the Mole of St. Nicholas
and his prize had not arrived, -~ .
" "CINCINNATI, Q&.¢B, “°
A gentlemah who ‘arrived in town'u few
days éhc‘c.‘fa'vorc"d us with the follewing
particulars c— - P ;
On the 17th inst. general Wilkinson left
Fort Wayne, with a detachment “of light
dragoons, two companies of infantry, and a
company of artilleniits and eogineers,” with
all the neceflary flores and utensils for eftab
lithing a post on'the Miffifippi, within "the
vicinity of Kafkafkias, the fame to be garri
soned by the troops which accompanied the
genecral. The ladians to the westward are
peaceable, and appear to be very friendly
to all American travellers through'the coun
try. e ]
; HARRISBURGH, Nov. 15.
On Menday last, agrecable to notice gi
ven, the Company of Light Infantry, com
manded by Capt. Mathew Henry, ‘paraded
at this place,~their commander in a very
animated address, informed them the occa
sion of their meeting, when the young gen
tlemen unanimously offered their services as
part of the quota of this State—to hold
themselves in readiness to march when call
¢d upon. ‘ N ks
- PHILADELPHIA, Nov.sgg. - -
Accounts from the westward fay, that
6000 French troops have a@ually arrived
at New-Orleans., - ; ;
PARIS, 2 Vendemaire, Sept. 03.
_ Relative to the hopes of Peace, the fol
lowing observations are_made by the four
ral des Campagnes and des Armécs.
“‘Frenchmen ! never forget that it is-En
gland alone which direfls the Continental
Powers in thei; wars againt you. How
can you jmagine that Aonflria will-make a
{eparate Peace P ' Are yoa ignorant of that
power being always either openly or secret
ly in the pay of Great Britain ? Are- you
ignorant that the Emperor, his Majefly,
& all his Court, are saddled, bridied,mounted
and whipped along, by Mr, Pitt 7 What is
the wish of the Englith Government ? To
keep the French from their Iflapd. - They
urge the Austrian hordes agaiuft us : they
pour Emigrants and Priclts on our coasts ;
they murder the poor Catholics in lieland,
becaule they are Patriots and Revolution
ilts, and they inundate us with refraltory
Priests, becaule they are Counter-revolu
tionists, and Royalists. Frenchmen ! make
a last effort to avenge Humanity ; displace
Mr. Pitt, and realize the hopes of Europe,
so long wearicd of Englith insolence ! The
foul of the Coalition is in London : Our
enemices are there—Disperse them ; found
the Irifb, the Scotch and the English Re
publics, while our armies of the north es
tablish the Rhenane Germanic Republic—
Lét Peace with every refrallory Govern
ment be made in Buonaparte’s manner,”
v NOREIGHN. 1
Every full and fatisfallory proof has been
made that the Britith court was decply en
gaged in the plot Jately detefled at ;’aris,
for refloring royalty-——One of their sgents,
employed in this business, had been %tiz:d
at (.Palat's‘.' all hiscorrefpondence was.taken, .
which discovered Ihe confpiracyin its fulleft °
extent, and sll . the “plans of Mr. Pitrto
. re-cflablifh despotism in France. . The foul
-~ of the coalition appeared to exist in Lon
“don, and the cquivocal condu& of Austria,
* it is thought, was entirely owing to her be
#ing in the pay of the British court ; to di
vert the armies of - Frange from an invasion
~ of their island, in which cale nh’c%mfaqt to
- eflablifh an Eoglifh, Irish, and Scotifh re
“public in the'raom of the present brutal
* system by which the people re goerned.
o AT ) S TR
/i SMPOBMERR Y. Y T
Thbe Britilh frigarc hetis, Capt. Coch
tan, lately went uptheT Potomac to Mount
Prauch mdy have sppointed commifloners
to negociate with as ; but we rather imag
ine, that as our commissioners are ae Paris,
they will not throw away the advantage of
’} negociating at home, under the cye of their
own government, by ordering their com
~miflionets over here ; unless indeed they
are to be the bearers of an wltimatum jin
mediately 10 our governiment, and 10 require
a catagorical answer, that they may aveid
delays : Bat this we think is nov a measure
very probable, as it does not seem w 0 be
required by the present state of affairs,
- Euvil tenlancy of Romance.
“An Englith paper remarks, that a heavy
complaint bas been made againß the wii
ters of modern Romances full of ghofis,
Jpetires, and murderers ; After their pero.
[al the Young Ladies are so frightened as o
be afraid o flcep alone !
' NEW-YORK, NOV. gB,
FATAL INSANITY.
- Yeftesday about noon Ferdinand Leo
wenftern, aged about 40, and a young we
-man by the name of £lizabeth Folkenhan,
aged 24, were found dead in a'bed at Miss
Yolkenban’s, in the Bowery, = =
On. shis truly shocking discovery a juzcy
of inquest was immediatcl" fUmmoned, who
found, by letters.which were on the table
from each party, and other corroborating
circamflances, that they had mutually agreed
to die in this way—on which they adjudged,
' That Leowenftern fir? shot Elizabeth Fol
kenhan, by ker consent, and then Jhot kim
© It appears, that her fiter had sent to the
house by a negro boy, but could not get ad
mittance ; and while the door was breaking
open, the discharge of a pistol ‘was heard ;
and on alcendigg, both the man and woman
were found dead, and two pifio!s appeared
in such a position as convinced the fury of
the jultneis of their verdi®. The parties
are said to have been disappointed lovers.
WORCESTER, Nov. 9. \;
One hundred and eleven {quathes, fit for
use, grew on one vine, the past {eafon, in
the garden of Dea. John Chamberlain, of
this town. The length of the vine from
the stump, was 179 feet. , ‘
- BOSTON, Dec. 4. 1
Broke the Gaol in this town, last Friday
night, Naire Smith, under sentence from
the Circuit Court of the United States, for
making apd pafling counterfeéit bills of the
Bank quhé United States :he formerly
belonged to Rutland, Vermont. Also, James
Witherly, of New-York, committed on
fulpicion of breaking the Nantucket Bank.
A reward of 100 dollars is offered for ap
prehending said prisoners : or' f/#y dollars,
and all necessary charges, for either, provi
ded they are conveyed to Oliver Hartfhorn
gaoler, Boston, . : ;
{ '+ 'Dec.6. b
~ COSSIN & Co.
Al our readers must have heard of the
famous Felix Coffin, of Nantz, the memo
ralift against the United States. We sup
posed he was a villain, and we have abun.
dant evidenge 1o confirm the {uppofition, ia
the depgfitign of a Capt. Glad; of New.
York. . Xi %ﬁndu& to that Captain and re
lativestorhis ship and cargo was knavith and
savage. : Fewv afe the honest men, who op
pose the Ggvernment of the United States,
every dav dévelopes some {candalous trait
in their charafters ; ‘and the few honefl men
myft abandon such, difgraceful connexions.
This Coffin was naturalized at Baltimore—
and a mighty tie our Country has on him
for promising and affording him prote&ion
and commercial advantages ! Coffin is a true
Democratic Expatriatift—he would change
countries every day if he could improve his
opportunigies tor plunder. - Jacobins {corn
to be bound by caths. Coffin is Agent for
all the privateers out ot Naniz, and part
owner of several out of other French ports,
deeply interefled, and yet the French Gov.
ernment, with unparelleled weaknels or
knavery, listened to his libels on the United
States, and his falfe and ridiculous flate
ments : and, Sas Capt. Glad’s depolfition
states) at his instance issued the arret relative
to the roll de’Equipage, which has so ma
terially injured our trade—and violated the
principles ofjuflice, ,
" He boaﬂcd, of being able to get what he
pleased done at Paris and Nantz, and that
he could procure (blessed advantage of the
Revolution "r) the condemnation of any A
.mericap veflel for five guineas. Coffin bad
a regular correspondence with people in
this country—{ome who are *‘naturalized”
we suppose 3 who are only waiting an op
portunity of .making a divestment of their
American Citizén-thip 2 means of filling
their pockets, to flee back to France. Ina
veflel lately, arrived at New-York, a num
ber of Coffin’s friends came paffengers—
thiey are his true disciples—They were nu
merous, and fréquently on the passage broke
open the hawches, rumaged the freighs, -
drank and waiftéd the wine, and drew t%eir
4words and knives on the captain and crew
- —and {ometimes, when lignor complete
unmasked the devil, swore they, *‘would /ot
Jire to the Cit {"(:yneai}ing ‘probably if the
Citizens of ~{i {ork did not behave per
fe@ly to théir liking)
Mr, Ellis, an American, is charged in
the above deposition with being concerned
‘in a privateer out of France. b
e FOREIGN. i
. It appears by official letters from
Steen. Bille, ecommander of a Danish
frigate, the Naide, of 40 guns, that
his thip, with the brig Sarpen of : 18
guns and a Zebec of 6 guns had -en
gaged fix ships of Tripoli with great
advantage, and that in consequence,
the Bey had proposed an accommo
dation. The proposition was ‘accept«
ed, and peace isréenewed between Den
mark and T'ripoli.- <5
A discovery has been lately made
of 2 daring plot, formed by some of
the 4th Weft-India regiment, to mur
der the detachment of the 7gth Britith
regiment on Brimstone hill, and af
terwards invite the French to take
poffeflion of the Island of St. Christo
pher’s. The black corps of the island
-were implicated. The privy council
have therefore requested the com
mander in chief of th» Britith forces
_to remove the 4th Welt-India regi
~ment from tl;:; island, and to replace
it by a detachment of regular troops.
. A Dublin paper states that 2446
~looms are now idle in the cotton, silk,
ftuff, breadcloth and ribbon manufac
ture ; leaving 12,4 58induftrious hands
unemployed, and their families with:
~_December 11.
From the Proceedings of . the French
Council of 500, Sept. 23.
Poulain Grandpre—+*You have con
secrated thé Republican institutions
by decreeing that you would repose
from your labours on the decadis,and
on the Republican fetes. But of what
avail is example on the Inind of Ego
tists ? on those fouls that are so deeply
imbrued with the prejudices of the
old regime, who flatter themselves
with the hopes of the restoration of
Monarchy, and who lock on the 18th
Frucidor as a public calamity ? ‘lt is
by laws that they ought to be repress
ed. 7 move, therefare, that a committee.
be appointed to examine into the question,
whether it may be proper to forbid the
Fournalifis to put any other date at the
heads of their Fournals than that of the
Republican era, under pain of being sup
pressed, and every citizen to adopt any
other in their private contralts, under
pain_of their being declared mull and
void ?~—~Agreed to. -5"
CAPE-FRANCOIS.
On the 18th of O&ober the Com
miflion paflfed a Decree which revakes
and annuls the Decree of the 21st of
Dec. last. By this measure neutral
veflels have liberty to go to or come
from English ports, excepting to the
ports which are in a state of rebellion
against the Republic, as well in St.
Domingo, as in the windward islands.
By the fame Decree there isa Tribu
nal of prize causes established in the
town of the Cgge, composed of three
ju%ges and a secretary. The Com
miflion reserves to itfelf the power of
ratifying or annulling . the judgments
rendered by the said Tribunal. Po
lonois, Secretary to the Commission
at the Cape, gave the above to Capt.
Hillman, about a month since, and
requelted him to give it publicity.
- A letter from Cadiz, of a late date,
mentions, that notwithstanding the
hostile appearance of the Britifg and
Spanish fleets, a open communication
between them was kept up, and that
Don Joseph Maffaredo, the Spanish
Admiral, with his suite, had dined
with Lord St. Vincents, on board the
Ville de Paris. s
It is with pleasure we hear that the
several Banks in this town have agreed
to take Crowns at 110 cents. *
Vernon, and oa her retuen 1o Korolk,
with Mr. Lifion, and {everal oiher gemile
men who had visited Gen. Waihungron,
Arnived on Saturday nighit, sloop Mary
and Sally, Capt. Bradford, from St. An.
drews. Pallenge:s, Mr, Webber, Aftro:
nomer on the part of the United Stares for
af¢ertaining the latritude and longitude of
the Rivers St. Cioix, and Mr: George Was
terhoufe, afliftant. We underfland that
the afirenomers have compleated their bu
finels, but that the Surveyors wiil not finith
theirs until next {pring, or the beginning of
{fummer. = ;
got aground in the River, when it became
neceflaiy to hoist out the ship’s guns and
flores, by which she was set aflcat ; the last
acco_ums%efx heg lying ac Noifolk.
, . NEWBURY-PORT, DEC. 5,
‘Capt. Hillman, from Cape-Frarcois, in
forms, that a decree bad pafled the 2vthori.
ty of the Island, forbidding their privateers
to take any American veflels, not bound to
a rebel port. o '
Capt, H. allo informs, that an ‘Embarge
'was to take place at Cape-Franceis, abbut
the gorh O&. on account of the failing of
some frigates with dispatches for France. £
A geatleman of this® city has received
lettess from Barcelona, dated in Septembef,
vhich inform that orders have been receiv
ed there by the Consul from the Freach
government agawft capturing any more As
merican vellels whose papess are segular.
» Uiky’ oL Al (-Fenno’s Gazelte. )
Married <At Charleflown, by the Rev,
Dr. Mosle, Mr. Daniel Emerson, jun, mer.
son of the Hon. Daniel Emerson, Eig: of
Hollis, N. H. to Miss Epher Frothingham,
dayghter of Maj. B. Frothingham, of
Charleflown. » ‘
On Tuesday 26th Dec. infi. the Goops
on hand belonging to the proprictors of
the Newbury-Port Woslen Manufuc
- loryy at the Store of Mr. Williant
- Bartlet, in said Newbury-Ports
oveConfifting of
Qb pieces 'Brodd—C/atg m@ ,
37.dv Kerfeymeress G .
125 do ,Elaﬁ?c.r. 5 w
24 do- Forefl Clothes %N
"4 do. Serge. :
b 6 e B,
20 do Flannels. ‘
sdo DBlanketing.
3do Swaukins.
. 20 do. . Rlains. ok
v do o MilPd Kerfeys,
37 do - Printed Goods. ’
. Conditions of sale are,"thofe awho fpmr
chafe to the amount. %‘ 50 dollars or un
dery cafb down 3 all above §0 or under
200 dollars in 5 monthsy, and all above
200 dbllays in 6 months, and all promp?
payment to have the usual discount.
- Neabary-Porty, Dec. 9, 1797-
" E ;‘TQLEN from the fublcriber about
1) the goth of O&iober, a fotrel colous’d
- HORSE, about fix years old, and about
143 bands high, the two left feet parily
“white, and a patch of white between his
_noftrils ; his mane much worn, caties bis
“tail low, trots al) and hard, goes very wide
’z&:&ﬁmgr wx 399:&‘*4 | ’ﬁ‘”ﬁ%‘?g
Sl il be ndlomaly eveced 104
said shies so the owner may recover said
- Portimouth, Deg. is, 1797+ -
RO BE SQRET
By John Salter,
H EMP of the firft
quality ; Cordage ; 7 by g
and 8 by 10 Window Class ; crass
WARE ; Rice pr. calk or less quantity.
Good merchantable Boards and kog [«
keads Staves awill be redeived in paymext.
The last time. =
THOSE persons who are indcbred to
the eflaie of WILLIAM PICKER.
ING, Esq. late of Grcen’f_and, deccafed,
by note, accoust, or otherwise, are once
more called on to fettle the fame Immedi
ately. The necessity of {etthng the accousts,
&ec. will not admit of further delay, on ac
count of the limitation at, and several other
circumflances ; it is expefied that all thole
who with to avoid a bill of ccß will fenle
without loss of time; notes will be rtaken
for balance on accounts, where it shall be
inconvenient to pay the money, and altions
commenced againfl those who do not com
ply with those terms,
RICHARD DAME, Attorney
to the Adminifiratrix of said eflate.
Greenlaod, Dec. 13, 500" A
District of Nerw-f{amp./f’)ire, Joo
By order of the Hon. Foun Pickzring,
Efy. Fudge of the Diftric? Court fir
Jaid district.
= OTICE is hereby
g % N given that a Li-
H ‘a‘«f;l Elbel is filed in said court
- \ifﬁi Iby JofephWhipple, Esq.
A| % € jfii{" 7 ’Colle&or for the port
= XA F L of Portsmouth, in be
=== half of the United States
as well as on behalf of himfelf and all
concerned, againt a certain vessel call
ed the brig Arun, her tackel, apparel
and furnitore : and also againit one
hundred and seventy hogl%eads and
tierces of sugar, twenty eight pun
cheons of rum, and a certain quanti
ty of logwood ; all of foreign growth
and manuﬁ‘&ure, said to be brought
in the said veflel or brig called the
Arun,from some foreign port or plage
andunladen and delivered between ths
gth day of July last, and the z4th
day of the fame July, within the Uni
ted States without any permit for
fuch-unlading, from any Colle@oror
other person authorized to grant the
fame ; which said goods, wares and
merchandize alledged to be above the
value of of four hundred dollarsy viz.
of the value of forty thousand dollars—
And that trial will be had onthe a
forefaid libel at a special Diftri& Court.
to be holden at the Court House in
Portsmouth in said diftri&, on Mon
day the firft day of January next, at
# o’clock P. M, of said day.
NATIT’I ROGERS, Mar/hal.
Portsmouth, Dec. 12, 1797.
M BESUED
At Public Auétion,
It is singular that the Enghifh Con
sul obtained a verdi® in his favor,
against Mr. GReeNvLEAF, but when the
Féench and Spanish Ministers com
mence an action againit Perer Por,
CUPINE, it‘is called the glorious Inde
pendence of the Press: to throw out
the impeachment. o e
B K S
i . '
S. Larkin
Has for sale at the Portfinouth Book fore,
opposite the Court House, ;
A large and valuable collefion of Booxs
in the different branches of Literature,
which will be fold Wholesale or Retaid,
on the very lowest terms.
GENTLEMEN who may wish to pur
chase for Public or Social Libraries,
will perhaps find it 1o their advantage to.
apply at the above flore, as they may be
supplied on equally ‘as good terms as in
Boston or any oilier place.
Almanacks of various kinds
for 1798, by the groce, dozen, or ivgle,
for {ale as above. -