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Terms —Six dollars per quar
ter; one half of which to be paid at en
trance, and the remainder at the end of
the quarter. The school will commence
as soon as twenty fubferibers are procured
for each branch of tuition. Subferip
tions are lodged at Mr. EzraHutchings'.
N. B. Mr. Mauric, has taught the
French Language in Kbode-Ifland Col.
lege, Cambridge University, and Myftik
Academy, with Boyer's Grammar and
Diaionary, which has been proved by his
students to be4he most easy and shortest
way to learn the language, by those who
are acquainted with their own gran mar;
Mr. Maurice, therefore recommends Boy
er's grammar, and will procure ^hem for
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-cn o'clock.
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Francis Maurice,
PRESENTS his compliments
to the Ladies 'and Gentlemen of the
town of Portsmouth and its vicinity— l
Returns many thanks for the liberal en
couragement which he has received from
them, and relpedfully informs them that
his feeonci quarter will commence the
firft of Anguit next, if the number of pu-'
pils is fufficient ; those who have been
to his School before, will pay only fix
dollars a quarter.- —^The days of attend
er.ee every Monday and Thursday even
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day and Saturday in the afternoon for
the small class.
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the Academy.
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ply them with
at the fliorteft notice.
NOTICE is hereby given that
the fubferibers are appointed by the
Hon. Judge ofProbate, Commissioners to
receive and examine the claims of the sev
eral creditors to the Estate of JOHN
FERNALD, late of Kittery, mariner,
deceased, and that they will meet for that
purpose, at the house of Captain Joseph
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in Officer, November, and December,
from 2 to § o'clock in the afternoon.
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110 feet on a cress-street. The lot is
large and at the corner of Two Preets.
The buildings in pretty good repair.—
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ticulars app ! v to
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THE feencs of the great European theatre
Clift so often,that it is difficult to give just
accounts of the traufadion? as early as they are
called for by the curiosity of oor readers.
Three months ago, Great Britain flood alone
colle^ing all her might, reflate in asserting
against France arid the northern powers whom
the First Canful had made his dupes, the old
maritime law of nations, functioned by ages of
consent, and manifelUy better for neutrals
themselves, than the strange and absurd novel
ties which they affected by dint of arms to sub-
Ritute in its place. The victory at Copenha
gen, and the sudden death of the Ruffian Em
peror, Paul, have broken to pieces this whim
sical image of clay and, iron. The confedera
cy scarcely lived to be born, for Russia it ferns
does not confider herfclfat war with England,'
but opens her ports and resumes her old rela
tions of trade so necessary to her fubje&s. Few
political events indeed will so much puzzle the
future hiftoriari as the Confederacy. Absurd
in its principle, monstrous in its connexion with
France, as France is no neutral, and is hostile
to all civilized Rates, weak and tardy in its
means, ill agreed in its objed, without mutual
concert, confidence or good faith, it could not
last ; the wonder is that it ever exited. All
these northern powers quarrelled with England,
their best cuftomcr, they prohibitedßririfh trade
which threw the weight of the war on their
own fubjefts, who were as much in need to
fell their hemp, iron and naval dores, as the
English were to buy them, and indeed much
more.* They were the blind and insulted
dupes of the First Consul; for as soon as he
had made the members of the northern league
shut their ports against the English, and had
forced Naples and other dates on the Mediter
ranean to do the like, he immediately opened
the ports of France, which were directly sup
plied and glutted with goods from London.—
As the northern powers, were wanted only to
play a short game, which it was evident was
all they could play, the Consul probably cares
little about the resentment this unfair proceed
ings will inspire in the cold bosoms of the Danes,
and Swedes, and Ruffians. The effect he ex
pe&ed from & diverfan of the northern contest
was the immediate employment of the British
force in the Baltic. That effect is visibly pro
duced : For had not Crest-Britain felt herfelf
in danger from that quarter, ihe could have dis
patched an army to Egypt, infteari of the lean
detachment to whose bravery ihe entrusted this
most important expedition. Her success, thus
far, greatly exceeds any calculation that was
made from an estimate of the strength of Sir
Ralph Abercrombie's forces. France would
not have undertaken such an expedition with
less than forty thousand men. England could
spare only about tulie. If (he fuccecds, it will
be against the reasonable expectation at the out
set. Already she has crippled the French force
in Egypt, and if 'he reinforcements she is fend
ing should arrive in season toad it is highly
probable Alexandria will surrender, and the
French will be expelled from that country. —
Unless they should be driven our,no peace could
be made that would last long. Egypt was tak
en as a station for France to collect her-strength
and the two firfl years of peace wodd be em
ployed to collect it, for the invasion of Bengal.
Why England should desire peace th>t will
give her no reft,no security, that will not fuffer
her to disarm nor retrench expenfesfhat will ex
pofc her,with her bosom bare,& her armour off,
to the daggers of French intrgue :—A peace,
that will renew her adversary's strength, and
dissipate and waste her own, is the best known
to those who are bound to act for the best good
of that nation. A vigorous war is better than
a treacherous unfale peace. The field of plun
der has become narrow, and affords little bet-,
ter than the gleanings after the hurveft. Arts
and commerce cannot rife in France till there
is peace, nor then uelefs there shall be such a
government as will protect property and its
rights. If that government should be a mo
narchy, nay if the race of Bourbon were reftot
cd to-morrow, France, is so vast in her size, her
people are so military, her spirit is so impatient
for glory and conquest, that Europe would be
still exposed to an intolerable dread of servitude
under a French yoke. To live near the giant's
castle, and to live with a confeioufnefs that he
could cat any one of his victims that he pleafcs
a; caprice or the want of other prey might
prompt him. is a Rate of danger and debasement
worse than war to which the continental powers
of Europe are degraded. Portugal seems to be
on the Consul's next bill of fare. Holland is
said to be marked for speedy deßrudion as an
independent, or feemingty independent State.—
We hear it is to be annexed to the Great Re
public.
There seems to be a strong desire in this Coun
try, that France and England should patch up
a peace. We acquiesce in all that real humani
ty may prescribe. But it is not considered that
the industry of our citizens is more called and
better paid for in time of war. The wishes of
humane and virtuous men are to be refpe&ed,
and no honest man will wish a languinary war
to last merely for our profit and advantage.
Let it, however, be noticed that France & Eng
land are anfvyerable, not we, for the continu
ance of their contest. We have a good right
to take, and while we are taking, to calculate
the benefits we derive from their misfortune.—
This confifls with humanity, with sympathy
for thair diflreffes. A precarious peace, that
ffiould leave the paffibns of the combatants as
fierce as ever, that should augment the danger
of the univcrfal domination of Fiance, while it
would weaken, Disjoint and disarm all her foes,
cannot be such a peace as our men of humanity
or as found American statesman could wish
for. We leave these sentiments to be cavilled
at as usual by the petty chapmen in politics,
who perform fcribblffig jobs sos the Jacobin
Gazettes. It is cafy to misrepresent any thing
and w< shall not wonder to fee our opinions io
distorted aud twilled out of shape in the Cfo.
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Morning, by WILLIAM TREADWELL, & C^ Printers of the
States, in New-Hampfirire.
may 28. There are strong grounds to be
lieve that the preparations making along the
coast of France are intended for the invasion of
Ireland ; and we learn that government is in
possession of decisive intelligence upon the fub
je&—Difpatches, containing that information,
were received on the 16th inst by Admiral
Cornwallis who immediately resumed his Na
tion off Brest, with the Channel fleet.
We i .jerftand, that dispatched received at a
late hour last night by Government from Lord
Elgin, state the arrival in the Red-Sea, of the
troops from the East Indies, destined to co-ope
rate with Gen. Hutchinson, against the French
in Egy% -They consist of izoc men from the
Cope df CQa Hope, loco from the Presidency
of Bombay, and 800 from Ceylon. The na
val force was commanded by fir H, Pufom,
and the military by Gen. Baird.
A detachment of our troops had been sent up
the count by Gan. Hutchinson, who had re
ceived information of the approach of the India
arm, in order to facilitate the march of these
fLcgfafa dnd effect a junction with them.
The intelligence from the three Capitals of
the North, Peterfburgh, Stockholm and Copen
hagen, is as favorable as the mod sanguine
could wish :—Lord St. Helens left Copenhagen
on the 17th inst. for Peterfburgh.
Lord Nelson continued, on the 19th, with
bis squadron off Bornholm, and Lord St. He
lens left Copenhagen for Pcterfbargh on the
17th.
Five French Clips of the line, five frigates,
and two tranfpofts, with troops, hayc arrived
in the harbor. A brother of the Frift Consul
is on board. The squadron under fir J. B. War
ren is shortly expected in ihi b neighborhood.
We have the pleasure to announce, that Mr.
Parish, late of Hamburgh, has received letters
from Hambtigh, officially from the Senate, by
the Mail which arrived last night, Rating the
agreeable intelligence, that the Dani(h garrifdn
which had occupied that town since the 2, th
of March, were to evacuate the City on the 23d
of May, the day alter the mail came away.
Mat 27* In consequence of the disputes be
tween England and the Northern Powers, the
King of Sweden, by a Proclamation, dated
Carlfcrona, 22d of April, has declared all vessels
neutral but the English, for the importation of
Swedish produds until further notice, upon
payment of the usual duties.
Our Private Correfpondenre states, on the
authority of letters received from Italy, that
Ganthcume's squadron was blockaded on the 3d
i&nt, in the port of Leghorn, by fir J. B.
Warren's squadron.
We learn with great fatisfadion that reinforce
ments have been dispatched from Malta to E
gypt, and there is po doubt that detachments
from the garrisons of Gibraltar and Minorca,
which are better enabled to spare them, have
been also sent to Gen. Hutchinson.
• It is not the interest of nations at war en
tirely to crush neutral commerce. There is
much that a state of. war prevents even the
power that rules the sea from doing for herfelf
: —there is more that fie will desire neutral na
tions to do for her advantage. Often foe can
not so effedluali, crush her ancagonift as by
conferring benefits on a friend!} neutral state.
The one or the other must have those benefits.
The iotereft of Great-Britain well unnth flood
and left to operate on her councils, as it % ill if
our condud should not be designedly irritating,
will exa& from her a tolerable corred regard
to the rights of neutral commerces agreeably to
the old maritime law.
GANTHEAUMEG SQUADRON.
This country exhibits few interesting events.
—We fee the offices of the government passing
out of the hands of its old servants and who
were once eftcemed faithful. When all the
changes are made that seem to be contemplated
the new administration will certainly stand ful
ly rcfponfible for public meafnres. They will
have no right to charge mifcondu& on the pa
rasites and tools of Waffiington and Adams. —
The present is, therefore, a period of expecta
tion and suspense: Ir is yet too soon to offer
comments on the performance as hitherto the
play seems to be only in rchcarfal.
LONDON, MAT 2c.
BY yesterday's Hamburg mail we learn, that
Lord Minto had on the 10th inst. received
dispatches from the Ear) of Elgin, Rating, that
our army in Egypt having made themselves
masters of an important height which com
manded a part of the city of Alexandria. Gen.
Hutchinson entertained confident hopes of car
rying that fortrefs by Rorrn. We know not how
to reconcile this intelligence with the fitnation of
the hostile armies near Alexandria. The only
heights which prevented our troops from ailing
dire&ly against Alexandria, were, according to
the mod recent accounts, those occupied by rhe
French forces under the command of Mcnou,
iituated near Pompey's Pillar to the north-east
of Alexandria. As lhey were admitted in
our official intelligence to have their main
body strongly entrenched upon these heights,
it follows that they must have been dislodg
ed from that advantageous position in conse
quence of an a&ion fought since the 21st
March,or that despairing of making an effectu
al reßßance,hcy have either retired 'into the
interior of the country, or throw themselves
into the fortrefs of Alciadria.
nicle that nobody would peceive any remains
of likeness.
Foreign Intelligence.
fy the febooner Traveller, Ca, Yorf frem Liver
pool, arrived at Boflon, Lrougbt London paper'
to the atyth May — Seven days later tl?an be
fore received.
NORTHERN AFFAIRS.
OF HAMBURGH.
OF EGYPT.
INVASION.
LEGHORN, MAY I.
AMSTERDAM, MAY ..
• On the 2pth ult. tire long expert J
General Augereau arrived at t):
Hague, but without receiving anym irks
of public difliniftion. On the 10 of
May he aflembled the Membeiscdte
Batavian Government, announc'd to
them the Arret of the Consuls, bra r;
date April iith, declaring, that in c
confequence of the revifum of the Bl
tavian Republic, which was long tiuce
Last night we received Paris Papers
by express to the 21st Floreal(May 11.)
The Moniteur does not pretend to have
received "any recent intelligence
from Egypt, but endavours to re
fute the reports of dur success, on the
authority of the evidence furnifhed by
our own accounts, and to promise the
ultimate defeat of our troops from the
strength of the French force in that
country. For these purposes, it has
entered into three dissing observations
on the news publiflied in the London
Gazettee, and the exact situation 0,
the French artay. lo«tse firft of then!
it Rates'the garrison of Alexandria at
5,400 men, of whom General Friant
fiai left 2,900 to defend the forts
and batteries, and advanced with the
remainiogz^oo to oppose the landing.
Between that event and the 13th of
March, General Lanuffe arrived at
Alexandria with 2,400, with whom;
and the 2000 of the garrison of that
city, he gave battle to the enemy on
the 13th, the result of which it main
tains was favourable to the French, as
on the 16th, three days after, both ar
mies occupied the fame portions, and
the communication remained, open with
Cairo. The second observation Rates,
that here end the official details; but,
in commenting on the account front
Lord Elgin, of the 4th of April, which
mentions the defeat of Menou, who had
joined with 2,000,011 theziß of March
it observes, that admitting it to be true,
Menou had only cavalry with him, &:
that the total French foi ce of infantry
not yet engaged amounted to 13,3000
men, without reckoning native auxilia
ries. If then 3,000 or 4,000 men
could so long refill the whole of th.:
English army, it concludes this aug
mentation of a frefn force of 13,jd0
muR enfiire deceifive success. The o'^
fervation then goes on to suggest lev ^
ral objections to Lord Elgin's account,
and infers, from his Lordship's filenco
refpe&ing the Grand Vifir, that be
was Rill encamped on the borders f
Syria.—The third observation merely
relates to the slowness of General Ab
ercrombie's progress, as a proof of his
inability to accomplish his object.
The most interesting article from the
Paris Journals will be found in the n. :t
column.
Whatever the fate of Egypt may ul
timately be, we cannot believe the in
formation of the American capt. If
Menon had surrendered, a flag of truce
wduld have been sent to France . The
intelligence would also have come by
Canftantinople much more rapidly than
by Bayonne and Cork.
A report has been circulated these
two last days cf the French govern
ment having an intention of incorpo
rating Holland as a part of the French
Republic. It is also said the King of
Prussia and Bonaparte are on the point
of a flipture. These reports will be
found greatly exaggerated, if they
have any truth at ail—this is the fet
tling day for ostium. A letter, dated
Amsterdam the 4th, we have copied
from an Evening Paper, which very
fairly states that it was received anoni
meufly.
LONDON, MAT 14,
Yesterday the following letter from
a refpedable merchant in Cork, was re
ceived by his corespondent in London.
" CORK, MAT S.
“ An American veffcl, the Lydia, of
New York, Benjamin Dunn, master,
arrived here this day from Bayonne,
whic h place ihe left on the 2d instant,
lays, an account had been received
there before she left it, dating that Gen+
Menon, and the entire French army in
Egypt had capitulated,after being beat
en by the English, he thinks on the 23d
of March."
The accounts fr-ra F.,r,t do not appear
completely authentic :—The profbed of reconciliation
between the Northern Powers and England—tie
evacuation of Hamburg by the Danes : and the ar
rival of the French fauadron st Leghorn, are cor red?
articles . — Affairs between Pr flii and France are
assuming a "finally" appear trace.
WASHINGTON'S Lf.gact.
GLEANINGS
From I/nd,n Paferz.