The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-05-01 00:00:00, page 2

For expense of fire wood, stationary,
printing, rent, and other contingent ex
penses of the office of the Secretary of
War, two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Accountant
of the War department, clerks and per
Tons employed in his office, seven thous
and seven hundred and fifty dollars
For contingent eXpenfes in the office
of the Accountant es the War depart
ment, fix hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Surveyor-
General, two thousand dollars;.
For compensation to the assistant fur.
veyors, chain-carriers, axe-men, and oth
er persons employed in carrying into ef
feft the surveys to be made by the A&,
intitled, " An A& providing for the sale
of the lands of the United States, in the
territory North-Weft of the river Ohio,
and above the mouth of Kentucky river,"
in addition to former appropriations,
eight thousand dollars.''
For compensation to the Governour,
secretary and judges of the territory north
weft of the river Ohio, five thousand one
hundred and fifty dollars.
FoY expenses of stationary, office-rent,
printing patents for land, and other con
tingent expenses in the faiJ territory,
three hundred and fifty dollars.
For the payment of, fendry pensions
granted by the late government, one
thousand one hundred jand thirteen dol
lars and thirty three cents.
For the annual allowance to the widow
and orphan children of Col. John Hard
ing, and to the orphan children of Major
Alexander Trueman, by the ad of Con
, grefs of the 27th of Feb. 1793, seven
hundred and fifty dollars.
For the difebarge df such demands a
'gainft the United States, on account of
the civil department, not otherwise pro
vided for, as fhali be afeertained and ad
mitted in due course of settlement at the
treasury, and which are of a nature ac
— cording to the usage thereof, to require
payment in specie, one thousand dollars.
For the compensations to Consuls to
Barbary powers, for fix months, the for
mer appropriation being for one year,
five thousand dollars.
For compensations to the following of
ficers of the mint :—the Diredor, two
thousand dollars ; the Treasurer, one
thousand two hundred dollars ; the As
sayer, one thousand five hundred dollars;
the Chief coiner, one thousand five hun
dred dollars ; the Melter and Refiner,
one thousand five hundred dollars ; the
E n graver, one thousand two hundred
dollars'; three Clerks at five hundred
dollars each, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
For the wages of persons employed at
the different branches of melting, refin
ing, coining, carpenter's, raill-wright's
and finish's work, including the sum of
eight hundred dollars per annum allowed
to an assistant coiner and die-forger, whe
also oversees the execution of the iron
work, fix thousand dollars.
For the purchase of ironmongery,
lead, wood, coals, stationary, office-fur
niture, and for all other Contingencies of
the establishment of the mint, five thou
sand seven hundred dollars.
For the maintenance and support of
light-houses, beacons, buoys and public
piers, arid ftakeage of channels, bars and
finals, and for occasional improvement
in the conftrudion of lanterns, and of the
lamps and materials used in them, in
cluding an allowance for the eocreafed
number of ligbt-houfes, and for the ad
vanced price of fpermaceti oil, thirty fix
thousand dollars.
For the ballance carried to the tor
plus fund," of an appropriation for
building alight-house near the entrance
of Georgetown harbor, in the State of
Southcarolina, five thousand dollars.
For the additional expense estimated
as necessary for ereding the said light
house, two thousand dollars.
For the payment of NicbolO Fiffi, su
pervisor of the revenue for the dtftrid of
fowyork, so muGhfhort of an appropri
ation' for the purchase of land at Mon
lock point, in the State of Network, for
h nnroofe of eroding alight-house
Itbereon, two hundred and fifty five dol.
^b^f^^
L foi^of dies, and other expense? ura-
I -
rent of a house, for several of the offices
near Gray's ferry, on the Schuylkill,
during part of the summer of the year
cne thousand seven hundred and ninety
seven, four hundred and fifty four dollars
and forty one cents.
For compenfhtions to the several loan
officers, thirteen thousand two hundred
and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary of
War, clerks and persons employed in his
office, eight thousand one hundred dol
lars.
For defraying the extraordinary ex
penses of afeertaining the river St. Croix,
under the fifth article of th, said treaty,
twelve thousand dollars.
GERMANY.
HAMBURG, JAN. 17.
npHE French Republic has
—just demanded from this
city, a loan of 30 millions of
livres ; the suppression of a
Gazette called " the Spectator
of the North," and the foul
ting of the three Hans towns
against the English.
FR^C&
PARIS, FEB. fr
DESCENT QN ENGLAND.
The French government is
seriously employed in pre
paring for the defeent on En
gland. There have been sent
provisionally to the coasts of
the channel and of the ocean,
44 demi-brigades of infantry,
34 regiments of foot artillery,
4 comparts of artificers, 4
companies of pioneers, two
battalions of miners, and two
corps of pontoon men ; all
commanded by 18 generals
of division, 47 generals of
brigade, and 20 adjutant gen
erals ; among which ate Ber
tbier, Kilmtune, Marifat, Kle
ber, Cbavtyiofiet, Maflena, Ser
rurier, %Bor,.Lame, F'hux,
Vandame, Richepanfe, Nty, &
adjutant general Headed, ; all
the flower of the armies.,
Kleber has the command of
the right wing of the army of
For defraying the extraordinary ex
pense of running and marking the boun
dary line between the territories of the
United States and Spain, twelve thousand
dollars.
For the difehapge of such mifcellane
@us demands against the United States,
not otherwise provided for, as flull have
been admitted in a due course of fettle
reent at the treasury, and which are of a
nature, according to the usage thereof,
to require payment in specie, tour thou
fard dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled,
That the feverai appropriations herein
before made, shall be paid and difeharged
Out of the fund of fix hundred thousand
dollars, re'erved by the aft " making
provision for the debt of the U States,"
together with so much as may be necef
fary, of the proceeds of the duties on im
port's, and the tonnage of Ihips and vef
sols, and the duties on domestic diftifled
spirits and stills, which shall accrue until
the clufe of the present year.
Sec. 3. And be it further enabled,
That there shall be, and hereby is further
appropriated, to be paid out of any men
ies in the treasury of the United Sates,
not otherwise appropriated, the follow
ing turns, to wit :—
For the payment of awards by the
commissioners appointed in pursuance of
the sixth article of the treaty of Amity,
Commerce and Navigation, between the
United States and Greatbritain, relative
to the debts due by citizens of the United
States to Britilh fubjeds, three hundred
thousand dollars. ?
For the expense incurred by the com
mittee of the Houle of Representatives,
on the impeachment of William Biotin: ;
for the |campenfarion of the members,
and for incidental charges as estimated
by the chairman of the committee, two
thousand fix hundred and twenty fix dol
lars.
dent to the preparations made, and to
be made, for executing the a&, intitled,
" An aft laying duties on stamped vel
lum, parchment and paper," puffed the
f* h day of July, 1797, bine thousand
dollars.
Approved, March 19, 1798.
John Adams,
* President of the United Statu.
Lateff foreign gntelUgmce.
Preparations are now mak
ing, we understand, in this
country, for a descent, or ra
ther various defeents, on the
French and Dutch coasts. —
Those parts where the Re
publicans have collected, and
are conftruaing vessels forthe
threatened descent on Eng
land, are, it is said, to be the
firft objects of attack.
The command of the squa
dron defined for this service,
is, we are informed, to be
given to Admiral Sir Horatio
Nelson, under whose orders
a large military force is allo
to a6l.
FEB. 20.
Yeftcrday in the House of
Lords, the Duke of Bedford
moved for an humble address
to his Majesty, praying him
to dismiss his present Minif
ter^ from the situation which
they hold under the Crown.
Agreed to : and it was order,
ed, that the House be sum
moned on the 12th March.
The Cabinet of Madrid
have consented to the inarch
of 50000 French 'thro' Spain
against Portugal.
, FE8.24.
A letter from Hamburg,
does not agree with the late
intelligence refpefting the ex
pulsion of French Emigrants.
Rafts for the invafidn are
again said to be conft/u&ing.
"It is (aid 19 ships of war
from the Straights have join
ed the Spaniards at Cadiz.\
Rome is certainly fubjugat
cd.
A letter received from a
refpe&able house in Leith,
dated the f3th inst. fays, "An
order has been issued at North
Bergen, and at the other ports
in Norway, from the French
Directory, ordering all the
British vessels lying captured
to be entirely ftript to the
hull, and set on fire, allowing
60 livres per ton to the cap
tors for each ship destroyed.
The Senate of Hamburg,
without hesitation complied
with all the demands made
by Bourdon, in the name of
the Directory. French Emi
grants were ordered to quit the
city in 24 hours. All English
merchandize was instantly
seized ; and the port imme
diately closed, against the
British. Not even the pack
et boats are to pass as usual.
England, which is to flretch
from Calais to the mouth of
the Scheldt. A corps of
French and Batavians is like
wise to assemble at Flufhin^
\ FEB. 7.
Three considerable cities
have just been declared in a
slate of rebellion.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, FEB. IJ.
FEB. 19.
FEB. 20.
V I premised io my last, 10 fur
nifti you with the sequel of the
Black Jug. It teems there was a
sum of money found a coofidera
ble depth under grou d, feme
where in York County, The
news soon spread, with the addic
tion of its having been buried by
Bl^ Beard, the pirate. The per
sons who found the money, hav
ing heard the story, and that sev
eral others intended to search there
for more, formed a plan to profit
by them, they accordingly equip
ped themselves as two Devils, and
waived at the place where chose
new adventurers were to ccm
mence their digging. As foot as
they arrived, they were saluted by
the Internal, and were exceeding
ly terrified ; but at length recover
ing, they had the boldness to state
their business to the Devils. The
person who a&ed as foperior De
vil, informed them that they cow'd
not get ar the money, unless they
purchase the grand key to she
business. They inquired how and
where it wxs to be had ; and were
informed, that they must go to
Lancaster, and apply to Df. Rose,
who had a medicine of such a
name (mentioning the name) which
was no where else to be procured,
and that medicine would enable
them to get at the money.—This °
medicine ic teems, was to be given
to the Devil as an alleviation of bit
pains, and at the price of his per
mission to dig for the desired trea
fore. The Devils had previously
dispatch& the Old Woman (who
is now in York County jri) to
Role's with the Black Jug, filled
with a composition of water, lamp
black, &c. which the left for sale.
The new adventurers, determined
to procure this valuable medicine,
and in high expectation of making
an independency, exerted them
selves to raise what cash they could,
and repaired to this town, where
they purchased all there was of it,
amounting to 750 dollars.
" The woman is fhorily to be
brought to trial, and it is expected
will receive a proper punishment,
for so nefarious an imposition.
" Could you suppose, that there
existed persons of so much creduli
ty, as the poor fellows who were
so completely taken in ?"
BOSTON, APRIL 2%
FROM BALTIMORE, april 5 .
Extract of a letter from an American gentle
man in Martinique, to bit friend in tbie
city, dated March 4.
66 A privateer of 10 guns has
just been brought in by the Cay
enne frigate, on board of which
was found a French commission,
exprefily for the capture of Amer
icans ! she had also a commiffioa
against the English % separate from
that against the Americana—l have
forwarded a copy to Col. Picker
ing, Secretary of State, and con>
elude that he will make it public.
This certainly amounts to a decla
ration of hoflilities."
We have received the following letter
from the fobferiber, who requests its
publication.
Gentlemen of the United Statu of America,
You will think strange of tbit 1
foppofe, but you muft.be on the
look out. l assure you, there are
Elucidation ofthe Story of the
, BLACK JUG,
Pubhilud in Mirror No. 285.
Extract of a letter from Lancaster, Pena.