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Silas Holman
M No. 7, Portsmouth Pier.
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SATURDAY, JULY 4 , iß oi .
A good Dwelling-HOUSE,
and twenty.five acres of good Land, 'ad.
joining two county roads, which is an
excellent place lor a Public House, am,
a very plcalaut place—for particulars en
quire of JOSIAH CHASE ,
on the premises, Limingwi, fune 14, 18'01'.
By order of the Right Worfoiffid Mafler.
JOHN A. HARPER, Secretary.
Exeter, June 12, A. L. 5801.
N. B. Tickets for the Dinner to be
had of the Secretary at Tuv Dollars.
TO BE SOLD
mm That excellent
^,F ARM
IN luttonborough, called the
Langdon Farm, with a large House
and two large Barns, in good repair, now
in the occupation of Henry Wiggin and
Son ; containing four hundred acres, a
bout one half under improvement. The
whole of said land is of a most excellent
quality, and is. capable of making one of
the best farms of that number of acr es
in the County of Strafford; it will now
produce from eighty to an hundred tons of
English Hay one year with another, and
may be increased to any quantity the oc
cupier choofes.g . ,
There is generally about forty
five head of horned cattle, and as many
sheep, besides horses, kept on said farm.
There is a likely young Orchard, confifta
ing of about four hundred. Apple-
Trees, which has borne for federal years ;
and is likely to make ten or twelve barrels
of cider the prefen! year, Allo, a num
ber of young Apple-Trees set out the last
firing., .
Said farm is bounded on Win
nepifeokee pond, on two fidcs, at nearly
right angles, which, is a saving of one half
of the outride fence ; and is liquated on
the great road from Portfmonth to Coos,
through Moultonborough, Plymouth, &c.
and is a good stand for a tavern.
Said Farm will be fold, together
with flock and hay and farming utcnfils,
and possession given next fall, if the pur
chaser chooses. ~ .„ ^ \
Conditions may be known, &
an accurate plan of laid farm may be
fan by applying to the iubferiber living
on the premises.
HENRY WIGGIN.
Tuftonborough, June 1801.
N. B. Said farm may be divided into
four farms of one hundred acres each, and
will be fold in that way, if it will best
suit the purchasers. r
OF
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Will be Constituted at Exeter, by the
Most Worfhipful the Grand Lodge of
New-Hartybirejn ample form, on Wed
nesday the twenty-second day of July
next.
The Lodge will assemble at their
Hall, at ten o'clock A. M. The fra
ternity are desired to attend, and join
in the procession, which will move to
the Rev Mr. Rowland's Meeting-
House, where an appropriate discourse
will be delivered by the Rev. Brother
Williard of Portsmouth.
A Small FARM in Epsom
one mile from the Meeting-Hoofe,
about fifty or sixty acres, with houle and
barn, and a large workshop, confining
of good Mowing and Tillage land, good
Well, and an apple Orchard thar will re
commend itfclf——The premises may
be entered on immediately if required,
and long credit given.——For particulars
enquire of IRA SANBORN
of Epsom, or the printer hereof.
TO BE SOLD OR LET,
And immediate foffejion given,
STHAT convenient
I dwelling HOUSE and
SHOP, in Buck-fireet, late
ly occupied by Mr. Tho
mas Hyde Apply to
A complete Stand for a Clothier,
in Limingtott, in the county of York—
A Fulling MILL with all t|ie
appurtenances thereunto belonging,
on a fl ream that never fails cl Water, and
plenty of work all the season for two
good hands. , —ALSO— 1
Washington Lodge,
INSTALLATION.
TO BE SOLD,
BY PRIVATE SALE, 0
TO BE SOLD,
PETER COFFIN.
Portfauth, f ft ne 26, ißor.
THE
March, IBCZ. ~;
“ The fleet failed from Marma^ie on the
aid February, and anchored in Aboukir Bay on
the 2d March, ,From that day to the 7th, the
weather was so boisterous, & the swell so great
that it was impracticable; to disembark. This
circumftapce gav, the enemy full leisure to col
led troop anj artillefy, and to make every ne
cessary Reparation to oppfi.ua, the whole in
fantry of the garrifoo of Alexandria three hun
dred .cavalry, and fourteen, or fifteen pieces of
cannon, were placed 00 s'fph of little more
Vice-Admiral Cronftedt, who now has the
Command here by orde< of his Swedish Majes
ty, who was then at Malmo, immediately re
turned a provisory anfteer, to the following pur
jporc;
“ that as Only a military officer he could not
Undertake to arifwer a question which did not
tome within the particular circle of his duty ;
but that his Swedish Majesty had declared, that
he should soon be at Carlfcrona, and that he
would then notify to the Admiral his tefolution"
Yesterday afternoon his Majesty arrived here
jnd caused the following answer to be trans
mitted to admiral Parker, by Vice admiral
Cronftedt.t
“ Admira;, — # ;# "
« The King my master, has commanded me to
communicate to you the following official an
swer to the letter which I had the honor to re
ceive from you, on the ißch inst.
, " Convinced that four Excellency is perfectly
sensible of the importance and sacred nature of
promises when once made,.his Majesty con
ceives that the following explicit declaration,
cannot be unexpected by your Excellency : that
is, that his Swedish Majesty will not, for a mo
ment, fail to fulfil, with fidelity and sincerity,
the engagement he has entered into with hi,
allies ; and that, without any reference to the
particular intervention of another power, under
whatever name it may be, and the offers of
which can never be extended to the common
interests of the hitherto Neutral Powers.
" This is the firm unalterable refohtion of
his Majesty:
"Equally induced by inclination, and by
duty, to confider the affairs of his sincere
allies as his own, his Swedish Majesty, however,
will not refufe to lifted to equitable proposals
for accomodating the present dispute, made by
Deputies, furnifKed with proper authority on
the part of the King of Great-Britain, to the
United Northern Powers,
« C. 0. CRONSTEDT,
" Adjutant-General to his Swedish Majesty
for the,eet, and Commander in Chief at
Carlfcrons.
" Garlfcrona, April 23, XSOI."
The following letter contains the firft Britiffi
official particulars of the events which took place
in Egypt immediately on the landing of our
troops: —I
Ertrafl cf a letter from Col. Anftrnther to Col.
Brownrigg, dated Camp near Alexandria 16th
The fleet of Admiral Dickson is in fight in
the Cattegat. Yesterday #n English courier ar
rived here: he broiigkt dispatches to our Gov
ernment, and others to Admiral Parker, which,
were immediately sent off to the latter.
• " * S COPENHAGEN, APRIL „.
The fleet of Admiral Parker is now returned
from the Baltic It was probably before. Carlf
crona, when the intelligence from Russia was
communicated to Adroiral Parker, fignifying
the wish of the Emperor to enter into an ami
cable accommodation of the present mifunder-
Landings. /^• !''/\* # ^ f
~ The propofai of M. Likafewitch, was in fuh
fiance, that the right of fearclr should be recog
nized by the Northern Powers, with this limi
tation, that it should not be exercised but by
public ships of war, and not by privateers or
letters of marque ; that when vcffels were under
convoy, the search should take place infanter,
and in presence of an officer or other person de
puted by the escort ship ; that if upon invefti,
gation of papers, &c. it was thought juftifiable
to stop and detain a vcffel, the grounds thereof
should be notified by the captor to the escort.
Lastly, it was pfopofed that, it should be left to
amicable negotiation to afeertain and fix what
article should be considered contraband of war.
^,B:tween England & Sweded.
SWEDEN. , OARLSCRONA, APRIL 23.
ON the 19th inst. the English appeared off
the entrance of this harbour, and fine a fri
gate with a Flag of Truce, and a letter in the
English language to the Governor, of which the
following are the Contents : , f .? ;;
" On hoard the London, April xB, lßot. 1
" The Danilb Court having been induced to
conclude an armistice, by which the unfortu
nate disputes between the courts of Denmark
Ind St James's have been accommodated, and
as I am directed to require an explicit declara
tion from the Court of Sweden, relative to its
intention to adhere to, or abandon the hoßile
measures which it has taken io conjunction with
Ruflia, against the rights and intercßs of Great-
Britain, I have the honor to transmit to your
Excellency this letter, that I may receive in an
fwCT, a declaration of the Court of Sweden,
with refpe& to thi, important objed, and flhill
condua my future operations according to this
answer, which 1 cxpt& to receive within 48
hours. I have the honor to be, &c (Signed)
" HYD4 PARKER, Coriander in Chief
- i of the Britifb fleet in the Balti:.'
To this answer no reply has yet been receiv
ed from the English Admiral.
Our fleet, the forts and batteries, which com
mand the entrance of the harbour, and the other
preparations for defence, are in perfect order.-—
His Majesty will to day iafpedl the fleet, which
lies between the two forts.
By tie fi, fof at-Colline, Capt. Cottetell, arrive
cd at Nezu-York, from Lizerfrol.
g Data to May &b — Four days Latest.
Late Important News,
g^. Warfare in EGYPT.
Vol. XI.
No. 39-
LONDON, MAT I.
Morning, by ..WILLIAM TREADWELL; & C^ Printers of tb e
States, in New-Hampshire.
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©rack of ty Map.
PRICE I DOLLAR 50 CENTS Per A^m
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THIRTEENTH YEAR
R. ABERCROMBY.
From the Earl of Elgin,to his Royal High
ness the Duke of Tork.
" Constantinople, APRIL 4,180 X.
, ~'As Col. Anftruthcr'sletter to me, was
written on the 16th March; I take the liber
ty of adding to your royal Highness that Menou
having, with 2000 cavalry, joined the corps at
Alexandria attacked Sir Ralph Abercrombie on
the 21st March. The assault was vigorous ;
but the enemy were entirely repulsed with great
loss, not however, before Sir Ralph Abercrom
bie, Gert Moore, Gen. Hope, and Sir Sidney
the mufquetrfr. of twq thousand five
hundred men ;. dill the intrepidity of
&e troops overcame every difficulty.—>
We took eight pieces of cannon. /
.On the 9th, the remainder of the ar,
my was landed. On the x 2th we march
ed forwards to within, two leagues of
Alexandria, arid one league of the en
emy who were . advent,agepufly polled
on a ridge, with their right tQ the Ca
nal of Alexandria, and. thßJeft to, the
sea. On the 13th we moved forwards
to attack the Enemy., and to turn their
left. They did npt, however, wait, but
came down and attacked us. The ac
tion was warm ; but the enemy where
every where forced under the walls of Alex
andria. Our loss is considerable.—Al
though Col. Ermine is wounded, he is
doing well— he has loft a leg. His
regiment gained great credit, but fuf
fered, fererly No officer of rank is
killed, or dangerously wounded. Ex
cuse this scrawl written on my knee.
Copy of a letter from Sir Ralph AhercrCTlie, to the
Earl of Elgin, dated Gam, before Alexandria,
16th March, 1801.,
MY LORD, , , : ,
On the xft inst. the fleet arrived in
fight of Alexandria; on the 2nd it an
chored in Ahoukir bay ;.the weather
did not permit any debarkation .before
the Bth ; on that day it was happily
effected, under the most trying circuni,
stances The boats had near a mile to
row, and Were for lometime under the
fire of fifteen pieces of artillery, and
DESPATCHES were received last might from
the Earl of Elgin, at Constantinople, and were
immediately published in a Gazette Extraordi
nary.
Downing-fired, Me, 3, X^OX.
The following copy of a letter from Lt. Gen.
Sir Ralph Abercrombie, K. B. to the Earl of El
gin, together with dispatches from his Lordship,
to his Royal Highacfs the Puke qf York, And
Lord Hawkefbury, and a letter from Col. An
ftruther to Col. Brownrigg of which the fo|low-
W are extracts, have been this da, received.
than two miles, from near the Castle of Aboukir
to the narrow Isthmus, which forms the boun
dary of the Lake. Such was the situation in
which we found things on the morning of the
Bth when the descent was made. Nothing 1
believe, ever exceeded the boldncfa and perse
verance pith which the boats continued to ap
proach thefhore, under a, flower of bullets,
Shells and grape. 2very discharge wa/anfwer
ed by 3 shout from the feamen'and all farmed
totally insensible of danger; The, referee on
the right formed as if on the parade and in a
moment carried a heigh th nearly equal to, and
very like to that of Camperdown. , The left
wcae charged by the cayalry the. moment they
got out of the boats.-_Howe,er they drove
every thing before them ; and in the coirfe of
three quarters of so hcur, the enemy was com
pletely beaten, with the |pfs of half bis artillery.
After a halt of two or three hours in order to
disembark ammunition, & a part of Gen, Coote':
brigade, which had net been landed, the army
advanced about four miles, where we remained
until the 12th ; the landing of provisions and
Bores being much impeded by the boifterots
Weather.
" On the 12th we spin marched about ,
miles, constantly skirmishing with the advanced
guard of the enemy, who had received a rein
forcement of two half brigades of infantry,and
one regiment of cavalry, from Cairo. We halt
ed far the night, about three miles from the en
emy's petition, which famed and proved very
advantageous.
" Next morning, the army moved to attack
the right of is, matching by lines from the left ;
the reserve covering the movement, and moving
parallel with the firft fire. As the colums ad
vanced into the plain, the enemy attacked the
heads of both, with all his cavalry, supported
by a confidrrable body of infantry, and ten or
twelve pieces of cannon. This attack was re
paired by the advanced guard (the 90th and
old,)both of which behaved most nobly. The
firfl line then formed two lines to the front of
march, the flanks of which were prote^ed by
the reserve,, and continued to advance in that
manner, whilst the frond line, continuing still
la column (excepting the nrl brigade of it)
turnedyhe enemy's right, and forced him to quit
hi petition. The army followed in the order
above, Bated, and Sir Ralph had given orders
for renewing the attack on the heights c^fe to
the town, to which the enemy recreated; but
bn examining them with attention, it was tho't
that they were under the guns of the forts,
and could not probably be kept if carried ; the
army took up in thf evening the ground which
the enemy had quitted."'/ '
" The force of the enemy opposed to es ap
peated about <OOO infantry, 600 cavalry, and
a large proportion of artillery ; the ground be
ing particularly favorable to the two last. The
movements although under a conftaut cannon
ade, were regular and accurate /,.the General,
in this last a&ibn, had hivhorfe shot under him.
« The position we occupy is good ; it cuts off
the Communication between Alexandria and the
Nile, excepting through the Desert; our sup
plies are conveyed by meant of the Lake, with
case and fecurity.''
LONDON, MAY 4.
Os the confluences of this great victory we
are as yet uninformed. That it will lead to the
surrender of the French army, and the difpoO
feffing the French of Egypt is confidently ex
pe&ed. But all the accounts which mention
that intelligence has been received of such an
event having actually taken place, are &^-
Has this victory induced the native, and Murad
Bey, the Mameluke Chief, to declare themfelvCs
against the French ? or hag it been so detifive
as to preclude the possibility of Menon's again
making head against us in the .field? These are
questions which cannot be anfifrered till the of
ficial dispatches arrive from Sir R. Abercrom
bie. The diminution of the trfpeftive "force in
canfequence of the battle of the 21st, amounts
to 2500 on the part of the French, and 1500
on our part. The* surrender of Alexandria
would deprive the . French of between 3 & Woo
more men. We know out the exM amount of
Sit Ralph Abercrombie beitg informed that
the French General meditated an attack upon
him, on the aid, resolved to anticipate him, &
set out immediately to meet him with sbo^
22000 men. The fort of Aboukir had previous
ly surrendered. A strong corps was left to maJk
Alexandria, in order to prevent the garrison
from cutting their way through our troops to
join Menou, whole object was to r^-establish
his communications with Alexandria,and throw
fUppliesand fuccours into it." Out account of
the force which the French General had, drawn
from Cairo and its environs, wasjcorre&. He
had between xi and 12,000 men, 300© of whom
were cavalry. The total force of the contend
ing armies w^ thus nearly equal, though the
French had the advantage in point of cavalry.
The battle was fought on the 21st of March,
about thirty miles from Alexandria, and twenty
from Rahmaine. It appears that Men^u had
no e^peflation of our advancing to meet him ;
he thought that we should wait in the petition
we had taken between lake Madie and the tar
The battle was a most severe one. Fought, as
we are informed, upon au open plain, the ad
vantage of the ground was equal on each fide.
The impetuous attacks of the French cavalry
were refilled by the fteadineb and firmnefs of
cur infantry, and all the attemptsmade to throw
our wing into disorder were unfuccefsful. Our
artillery was particularly well served, and kept
up a well directed fire, which prevented in'a
great measure the French cavalry from making
any impression upon us ; The battle continued
for. seven hours when the French infantry gave
way in all directions, retreating in great disor
der, The cavalry attempted to rally them,but
in vain. ; Nor could they cover their retreat
The route was complete ; and when the ac
counts were dispatched from the field of battle,
our troops were warmly pursuing the defeated
and difeomfited enemy. The Eafclndia House
bulletin has informed oar readers,thaj tSir Ralph
Abercrombie, Gens. Moore and Parker, and Sic
Sidney Smith, are wounded; their wounds,
however, we ; are happy to hear, are not con
sidered as dangerous.
Smith, had been wounded lightly, and Co : ,
Abercrombie had loft a limb. Col. Paget ap
pears to have had a flight wound.
"'Lord Keith's last letter fay^all the wound
ed are furpriungl, well, coofidering they are all
by cannon or grape shot. I may add that my
jannfarf, who left Rhodes on the 27th March
mentions, that some of the l-oops who came
there firft, or had been left sick, were already
so well as to have failed, from thence to join.
"On the ziftof March General
Menou, on his march from Rhamaine,
with £oco infantry, and 3000 cavalry, was at
tacked and defeated by Gcn. Abercrombie, with
the loss of 2000 killed and 300 prisoners. Our
loss, 500 killed, and 1200 wounded; among
the latter, Generals Abercrombie, Moore, Par
ker, and Sir- Sidney Smith. The enemy was
pursued in every dire&ion. Abouklr has fur.
rendered, and Alexandria' was supposed by Ld
Keith, if not taken, on the point of surrender
ing. The French cavalry, in the style of Ma.
mcluk&s, attacked the English infantry with all
the impctuofity peculiar to the Arab cavalry ;
but were defeated in every attack”
Dovning-frect, (London) Ma, X.
Accounts have been received from the Earl
of Carysfort, at Berlin, and from Mr. Tooke,
at Constantinople, date April 4, i&>r, which
Bate, that in a pitched battle on the 21st of
March, the French army, confiding of 10,000
men, was completely routed, with the loss of
2300 killed, and job brifoneri. The loss of
our troops is 300 killed, and 2500 wounded ;
among the latter, Sir Sidney Smith, Gen. Moore
and Sir Ralph" Abercrombie. & f'
Extras of a fetter from Lord Elgin to Lore
, HacAfbury, dated Corfantir^le,April 4,180 t.
" I have the happiness of informing your lord
fyp,that I have this moment received an exprefe
f%m Rhodes, dated the 27th March, with a
series of private accounts, of ths faccefsful pro
gress of Sir Ralph Abercrombie', army.
"ft appears that Menon mud rave fa 04&
from Cairo, on the firft intelligence of Sir Ralph
Abercrombie's landing. Meanwhile car arm,
hdd advanced (under circumflances far too hon
orable for the British arms, for me to attempt
relating on the imperfect details 1 possess) an 4
bad taken post within three miles of Alexandria,
where they had prepared again? an attack from
Menou, who with 2000 cavalry, having formed
a junction with the garrison of Alexandria,
came against our army on the 21(1.
" In this army we have to regret about five
hundred men killed and wounded; while the
enemy positively loft two thousand men killed
and wounded, and five hundred taken prisoners.
Qn the preceding Wednesday Aboukir Caß|e
furfendcred, and the British and Turkish flag#
were flying there."
" Nothing could have been more brilliant
than our operations appear to have been."
LONDON, MAY 4. 4
The important intelligence from Egypt, in
ferred in the Courier yesterday, was fenr by
Mr. Tooke, the India Company's refident'at
Constantinople, by two messengers. Soon af
ter the dispatches were opaOlriat the Info
House, the following bulletin was transmitted
to Lloyd's, where it was received with 3 cheers.
FUR THER PAR TIC ULARS.
“CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 4.