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By the last Mails.
was declared by the Bafhaw May 24.
• lie promised not to fuffer a capture to
be made until the expiration of 40
days. But his word cannot be relied
upon. Four American vessels, and
several of other nations, all armed, ex-
" LISBON,( Portugal) July 10/^,lBOl.
' The markets for grain and flour are
likely to continue g^od for several
months ; —owing to the heavy falls of
rain in May, which has almoll destroy
ed the usual supply."
Capt. Atkins, who arrived here lad
evening, in 43 days from Lisbon, po
litely favored us with the fubfcquent
articles, which he obtained from sources
of the firlt credibility there :—
“ We have information that an action
was fought in the Mediterranean, by
the English Ad. Warren, & the Trench
Ad. Gantheaume ; which after a imart
conflict terminated in the capture of
four french fail of the Line. The other
three, with a frigate, escaped, and got
into 'Algefiras Bay.—The BritHh
squadron off Cadiz, under Sir J. Saum
arez receiving intelligence of the three
ships getting, into that bay, left its Ra
tion off Cadiz, and went after them.
Sir James found them at anchor close
under the batteries, and attacked them
and the forts ; —the latter be i<<w
lilenced ; and obliged the French ciews,
. of all the three ships to abandon them ;
one he got off, the other two were
drove on the rocks arid bilged.—The
French flew to the batteries & kept up a
On another occasion, Mr. Bishop ac
cepted a bond for the payment of du
ties, and that to a very large amount
made payable in t^o years, notwith-
Ilanding the law expressly limits such
bonds to one year. He also received it
with but one signature, and the law re
quires two at leaf.
CT Since our last a great number of
vessels have arrived from various parts
of Europe, in this and the adjacent
ports. An arrival at Portland, from
England, has furnifhed London papers
to the gift July.
0, The official tidings from Egypt
—the Convention between Raffia and
Great Britain ; to which we learn,
Sweden and Prussia have acceded—
and the various accounts of the naval
actions reported to have taken place in
the Mediterranean, and at Algeziras—
will be considered intcrefting by our
readers.
A captain of one of the Packets
which ply from New-Haven to N.York,
applied to Mr. Bishop to clear out his
veflel. Mr. Bishop anfwereJ that Abra
ham was from home, and that it could
not be done. The captain replied that
it was but a few minutes labor, adding
that it was his turn to go to New-york
that day, and that he could not wait.
Mr. Bilhop said he was very ferry ; —
but that no bujiwefs could be done in the
office till Abraham should return. The
captain then proposed to apply to Mr.
Goodrich to fee if he could do the bu
siness, and, whh the approbation of Mr.,
Bilhop, applied accordingly ,Mr.
Goodrich said, that he was out of of
fice and had no authority to intermed
dle with it. In this situation, the cap
tion told Mr. Bilhop that he mud go
to a Notary, enter a protell againtt the
office and fail—for that he could not be
detained.—Fortunately Abrahamcame
home sooner than was expected, and the
veffcl was cleared.
CT We know not what degree of
credit to attach to the accounts of the
naval action off Sicily. They are par
ticular ; but arc contradictory. The
letters received, previously to the above,
Rated, that Warren was cruizing be
fore Alexandria, and that Gantheaume
had arrived at Derna, in Africa. The
public, however, are in polfeflion of all
the accounts we have received, and
muff make their own conclusions.
ty of defeating any naval project of the
French. Some expenses attending the
embargoing of Swudilh drips in Great-
Britain, have been assessed on the velf
els, at the rate of £#o each. The Swe
dilli Consuls have protested against this
demand.]
An official letter, dated April 17,
Rates, that " no arrangement had tak
en place with the Ballraw ; that fix
cruisers were ready for sea, and it was
expected would be ordered to capture
American vetfels."
June, 8,
A letter from Leghorn, dated June
8, mentions, that the American Con
sul had arrived there from Tripoli.
He said war againit the United States
peeled to fail from Leghorn, down the
Mediterranean in a few days. The ag-
gregate number of guns on board these
veffcls is 54.
Late NEWS from EUROPE.
MASSACHUSETTS.
PENNSYLVANIA.
QUALIFICATION.
Philadelphia, august 19.
FROM TRIPOLI.
BOSTON, AUGUST 26.
PEACE between Spain and Portu
gal was ratified, and M.Pinto, the nego
tiator, arrived at Lisbon the 16th July.
An accommodation with France had
not taken place.; nor was it supposed
it would be ; as the demands of the
Firll Consul were equal to the conquetl.
The French have 40,000 troops in
Spain ! and the Spanish government
was diffatisded with their conduct.
The American squadron, under
Com. Dale, arrived at Gibralter, the
ill July.
Another Packet from England, was
captured just under the rock of Lisbon.
By the schooner Anson, Capt. Bom
bard, arrived here yederday from Lis
bon, letters were received, from one of
which, dated July loth, the following
are extracts :—" The political indepen
dence of this country, which has been
of late so severely threatened, is we are
happy to inform you, now fully ellab
lifhed, by the conclusion of a peace with
France and Spain ; which relieves us
from the fatal effeds of an invading
army, that could not be refilled, and
was already on the frontiers. The
conditions of the peace are not known,
it is generally understood they will
prove harsh, to the prevalency of En
glish influence, which has so long ex
isted in this kingdom : —However, as
property of every description is secur
ed to its proprietors, and commercial
business undifturbed,it reconciles what
ever other facrifices may be the result."
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AMSTERDAM, JULY 20. —Our fleet is
Hill ready to fail at the Texel and at
Helvoetfluys. General Angereau has
resumed the command of the french
troops in the pay of our Republic.—
He is expelled daily at the Hague.
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stutgard, july 19. —The German
Journal speak of the approaching de
scent on England with as much cer
tainty and interest as the Englilh them
selves. They have already placed at
the head of this important expedition,
Generals Maffena, Angereau, Lafnes,
and Bernadotte. They besides an
nounce the formation of a permanent
War Council, of which Gen. Moreau
is to be President.
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HAGUE, JULY 20.
Letters from Hamburgh fay that
his Friulian Majesty has acceded to the
Convention concluded between Russia
and G. Britain.
o
Brest, july 20. — The convoy which
is al Penerf is Bill blocked up by the
Englilh. Several merchants ot I'Orient
and A vrac have landed their merchan
dise, and sent it to Avrac by Sargeau.
tremendous fire on the Britilh, which
with abidance of the gun-boats iujured
the British Ihips very much ; and kill
ed a number of men on board them.—
After the adion a signal was made from
the rock of Gibralter for an enemy's
fleet, which proved to be fix fail of
Spanish men of war bound to the east
ward.—Sir James set fail after them
immediately. His squadron confided
of seven fail, four were becalmed in
the bay and could not come into action,
and therefore received no damage.
" We have just learned, that the
Englilh loft the Hannibal, by getting
alhore."
Notliing farther refpe&ing Egypt,
is mentioned in the London papers
we have received.
Letters from Leghorn, referred to in a Paris
Paper of June 24, flare that a vessel had arrived
there in fix days from Tripoli, in which the
American C'onful of the United States came
path liger.
We yesterday received, from our
correspondent at Bourdeaux, Paris pa
pers to the 30 Prairial, (June 18,
1801 ;) but their contents 'have been
anticipated in the London Gazettes.
As the intercourse with France be
comes more frequent we may expert
the French papers we Ihall receive will
not be so barren of News as they have
been heretofore,
Capt. Ellery who arrived in this
port, yesterday, in 5$ days from Cron
lladt, in Russia, informs,That no traces
remained of the controvert lately ex
iting between Great-Britain & Russia!
that the British ships which had been
embargoed were completely refitted,
and delivered up ; and that great num
bers held proceeded on their voyages :
That the Britilh, Ruffian, Danifli and
Swedilh velfels were navagating the
seas unmolested by each other; but that
a British squadron fti'l continued off
the island of Bornholm.
TREATY RATIFIED—At last.
0
The Ship Chesapeake, Cpat. Tombs,
arrived at New-York, spoke at sea, Au
gud 17th in lat. 37, long. 57, the Uni
ted Suites Ship Maryland, Torn France
bound to Norfolk ; the Captain of which
informed that Mr. Dawson was passen
ger, and that the Treaty between the
United States and the French Republic
had been ratified by the First Cohlul.
FROM FRANCE.—DEcSi.
FR DM R USSIA.—DE^.
President Jefferfon has directed a noli
profcquigo be entered on the action com
menced at the infiance of the Senate of
the United States, against William Duane
for a scandalous libel on that honora
ble body. However extraordinary,
even at this day, this may appear, it is
nevertheless true. And the Senate thus
insulted is the fame body,of which Mr.
Jefferfon was President, and to whom
in his farewell address, he "returned bis
grateful thanks for al! the inflances of at
tention and reffeelt with which they had
been p!eafd to honor him !" —That Senate,
whole support he solicited to attend him
in his new office ; and which he de
clared he should consider as giving it
the happier auspices ! and that Senate, to
whom in addition to “ the expredions
of his dutiful regard as a body," he
asked leave to mingle his particular
wishes for the health and happiness of
the individuals who composed it ; and
the tender of his cordial and refpedful
adieu." Who could believe, after all
these honied compliments, that this
President, would lose from his bonds
the falfe and impudent libeller of so
much acknowledged excellence ? How
ever incredible, we repeat it is never
theless true.
Yesterday JASON FAIRBANKS, under
sentence of death for Murder, was fafely com
mitted to the goal in this town. He escaped
from the prison in Dedham, on Tuefday the
18th inst. and was accompanied in his flight by
Henry Dukeham. They took the road to Wor
cester and Spencer, puffed Conn, river at Had
ley on Wednesday evening, and lodged that
night near the Turnpike gate, eight miles dif
tanc: from thence they proceeded through
Cheshire, Bennington, in Vermont, Arlington
and Grenvile,on to Skcenfborough,(Whitehall)
on South-bay, Lake Champlain, were they
were apprehended, on Sunday morning lad,
between eight and nine o'clock, by Captain
Henry Tifdale,of Dover. Mr. Moles P. Holt, of
Hadley, and Mr. Seth Wheelock, of Medfield.
Messrs. Tiflale and Wheelock were sent on the
pursuit by Sheriff Cutler.—At Milford, they
obtained their firft information of the fugitives,
and pursued the road to Connecticut river ;
were they were joined by Mr. Holt, and con
tinued their pursuit, from information obtained
on the road, to Skeenfborough landing ; where
Mr. Holt, being the bell mounted, arrived firft,
found t^m, kept them in conversation until as
sistance came up, and then secured them. Pre
vious to this, Dukeham had chartered a boar,
for fifteen dollars, to convey Fairbanks down
the lake to St. John's, in Canada,who was ready
to embark, having feme baggage and ftorcs on
board ; and was only waiting bfeakfaft, which
was on the table; and to take leave of his com
panion. They were conduced to Northampton
where by the direction of His Excellency the
Governor, they were delivered into the cuilo
dy of Gen. Mattoon, Sheriff of Hamplhire
county, and by him brought to this to vn, and
both committed to jail. The fugitives were
notarmed ; and did not make any refinance,
They travelled leisurely alter they passed the
river, though they were well mounted.—At Ar
lington, in Vermont, Dukeham changed a ten
dollar bill, and told his name—and that he be
longed to Dorchester.—Fairbanks appeared to
be astonished that any one fliould pursue him ;
and observed, that had be fufpeded he was
followed, his pursuers (hould have rode some
hundred miles further.—On the road after his
deception, he observed the fame indifference to
his situation as on his trial. Much credit is
due the gentlemen who apprehended the fugi
tives, for their persevering and spirited exertions.
Beside a liberal compeufation for their ser
vices, they are intitled to the gratitude of every
friend to law and jufticc.
Edward Silk, Stephen Fairbanks, and Samuel
Cotton have been committed to jail at Dedham
for the refeue of Fairbanks .•and Jacob Hamp
fon, is in custody on suspicion as concerned in
the outrage. Two other persons, fufpedted,
have not yet been apprehended.
Thursday, the 10th instant, is align
ed for the exention of the sentence of
death on Jason Fairbanks, in Norfolk
county.
Salem, August 31.
FROM CT MEDITERRANEAN.
Extract of a letter from Capt. Ambrose
Martin, of the schooner Raven, to his
owners in Marblehead, dated Leghorn,
sane Sth, 1801— received via Bilboa.
"I am only waiting for the arrival
of two armed American vessels from
Naples, which will probably be here in
one or two days, and wil add greatly
to our force, which at present consuls
of the following vessels, viz.
Ship Columbus, Commodore Wait,
of Alexandria, 12 guns ; Happy cou
ple, of Newyork, 6 ditto ; schooner
Wafliington, of Philadelphia, 4 ditto ;
and my ° wn vessel @he Raven) do.
The other veflels at Naples, are one
ship, of 18 guns, and a brig of 10 guns.
The whole force of the Tripolitians is
1 fliip of 28 guns ; 1 bark of 20 ; a
brigof 14 guns ; 2 polacres of 16 & 2
row gallics, of 4guns each, manned with
about 800 men. In all probability,
the above force will be separated, and
l think we have nothing to tear from
an attack by any of them.
" Mr. Cathcart, our Consul, arriv
ed here from Tripoli the 2d iuft. he
informs that War was declared on the
14th ult. and that the Baffiaw had giv
en his word of honor that no vessel Ihould
be captured under 40 days from the
declaration of war ; but he thinks the
Bafhaw's word is not to be depended
on."
Preparations are making, by the A
cademy of Arts and Sciences, and the
Historical Society, for Publilhing the
Map of the Qpmmonwea.ltli, presented
them by the Legislature.
CT FAIRBANKS— Taken.
BOSTON, AUGUST, 2,.
Extrafls from the brig Maria fare's Log.
July 14th, Lat. 44, Long. 26 weft, spoke
brig Neutrality, of Duckfbarg, from Boston,
bound to Bourdeaux,Henry Wadsworth maftcr,
out 17 days —lnformed Capt. B. that on the
12th inst. he was boarded by an English frigate
and detained some time, said frigatqbad cap
tured a schooner belonging to Marblehead,
either from or bound to Bilboa—could not dif
tin&ly hear which ; said schooner was a large
black vessel, with two landing tob-fails.
July 29th, Lat. 41, 30, Long. 38, 12, fell in
with a Danish brig from St. Thomas, bound to
Hamburgh, who, had taken up the boats & crew
of the ship Lydia, Elihu Smith, niafter, from
Petersburg, to New-Bedford, confiding of the
Captain, 2 mates and nine sailors. Capt. Smith
informed us that his ihip caught fire in the hold,
occafiuned by the fermentation of hemp, water,
and oil, finding communication with each other,
and he requeued us to take him and crew, if
possible, on board, as the Dane was short of pro
visions and water —but being then out 36 days
ourselves, and consequently very short, could
take only three, the captain and 2 mates.
He told us he difeovered the fire about one
o'clock at noon, and in fifteen minutes the Ship
was in a complete blaze. August 1, picked
up a spar being very much burnt, which Capt.
Smith knew to be his Cross-jack-yard.
August 2d. Lat. 41, 46 tell in with his Bri
tanic Majesty's ship La Concorde, who fupplicd
us with a6albs. bread which was bought from
the crew, could get no other fupplics. August
6, spoke Amethis, of Boston bound to Ham
burgh—Capt. B. informed him he had part of
the crew of a ship on board that was burnt at
sea, and requested some supplies, &c. the only
answer received was—" Did not the frigate fug
ply you —I bane no provisions to fpare" —fhew no
colours, and under full fail. Capt B. asked his
name, he gave far answer, Rogers.--Aug. 12,
lat. 43, long. 51, spoke ship New-York, of
New-York, from Hamburgh to Philadelphia,
John Seawards, master, sent the boat on board
Capt. Seawards, who generously fupplicd us
with beef, pork, bread, and small stores, and
refuted payment. —13th Aug. long. 52 well,
spoke a brig from Charleston, (S.C.) out 18
days, for St. Baftians, W. King, mailer.
/ 0
Since the fettlemenc of affairs in the North of
Europe, and the renewal of a free Navigation to
the Danes and Swedes, your veffcls no longer
command the high freights they did, nor indeed
can they make answer to such as are now giving
to others."
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Appointment by the President of the U. S.
Benjamin Jarvis is appointed Collector for
the Diftridl of Penobfeot, in the room of John
Lee, efq.—lt 15 said Mr. J. declines.
[Cafine Journal.
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ECONOMY!
When the ratification of the British treaty was
sent to England, the whole expence did not colt
three hundred dollars ; —To lend the ratifica
tion of the French treaty to France in a frigate
by Mr. Dawson,coils the United States about
30,000 dollars. It was however ueceffary that
Tom Paine mould come over in a government
ship!!
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Capt. Tombs, in the Chesapeake, arrived at
New-York, spoke at sea Aug. 12th and 17th,
in lac 37. long. 57, the U. S. ship Maryland
from France bound to Norfolk .• the captain of
which informed, that there was every profpe&
of the treaty between the United States and
France being ratified: that Mr. Dawson nor
Tom Paine, were passengers on board his vessel.
He also informed, that there were on the coast
of France, from Calais to Brest, 900 gun boats
in forwardnefs, for the purpose of invading
England!!! -
The taxes in 1799 in this iiliud amounted to
xy^SJiTyriivres currency--expenfesi6,Boj,s7B
—The imports 44,720,261 francs; brought in
598 veffek, of which only one was French.
This iflaad is 480 miles long, and from 180 to
200 broad.—lts population before the revolu
tion was 700,000 French, 25,000 Spanifh.—>
Now estimated at one million.
" The strongest affarances are given, that the
Peace ®f this country with France and Spain is
pofitivcly fettled, but the terms are yet unknown
—lt is however generally understood that this
port will be shut against th? trade of England,
and that thole established here will be obliged
to quit the country—lndeed many have already
removed, and mod of them are making prepa
rations for it, by placing their property in fafety
—for many hints have been given them that a
Confiscation might be feared.
Exiraa of a Letter from a refpe9able House it
Lisbon, to bis Correspondent in this town, dated
July 12, 1801.
Arrivals and Departures since Aug. 29.
Sept. I. arrived brig Maria sane, Bowles Lym
inpton.
do. brig Felicity, Browne, Liverpool.
4,failed JSip Fanny,Walker,Cape Good Hope,
do brig Good Intent, Walden, W. Indies,
do febooner Success Chamberlain, do.
At St. Pierre 11th July, brig Adeona, Pref
cote, and brig Ceres, Underwood, both of this
port.
Ship Nancy, Orne, of this port, from City
Point, for Dunkirk, spoke Aug. 5. lat. 45 long,
39, 26 days out.
Ship Minerva, Barber, of Lofton, has arrived
at London.
Arrived at Wifeaffet, Aug. 26—brig Orient,
Smith, Londonderry, 52 days. Left the barque
Resolution of Portfmbuth, bound to Philad. to
fail in a few days with about 300 paffepgers.
On Sunday lalt, arrived at Portland, ship
Washington,Scott, from Bristol, 27 days. Aug.
18, lat 46, long 51, spoke fliip Phaeton, of Phi
lad. for London. ba.ne day, sch. Beaver, of
Kitery.
The Fair American, Earl,of Charleston, fail
ed fiom Batavia the Bth Nov. last for Manilla.
Ou her passage, the captain and four seamen
landed on an island, to procure provisions and
water, and were all murdered by the natives.
The ship arrived at Cheribon (Java) on the
23d of March inh, having been some time in
great diflrefs for provisions and Water.
QM&.fa&tjamtto rare ex nt
^^^) ^^^7
DIED]—At Dover, on the 31st alt. after a
long consumptive complaint,evlre. Lit DIA GRAI,
a,ed 39 consort of Rev. Robert Gray.
At TVew-Caf/e— Mrs. HANNAH WHITE,
aged 2.1 years, ^& of Mr. Nathaniel White.
PORTSMOUTH,
SATURDAY, SEPTE MBER, 5, 1801.
St. DOMINGO.
Patent, Air-Tight Agitable
LAMPS,
THE peculiar advantage of which is
not only to prevent (pilling the oil,
but by being made air-tight the oil is de
fended from the preflure of the atmoft
phere, which causes it to rife muchlight
er an I further to me burners, burn brigh
ter and prevents it from coagulating.
The above Lamps are kept con
fantly for Sale by
John Badger,
JOSIAH SMITH,
ESpecd fully informs thepub
lie that he has Removed from the
Suu Tavern to the New-Hampshire
HOTE L,
at toe head of the I'ortfinouch- Pier, where
he has made such arrangements as Ena~
bits him to entertain Customers to en»
tire latisfaaion ; the hill has a repair,
an I is well calculated for public compa.
Ums.—He intends keeping on hand an
allotment of Genuine LIQUORS, and
good attendance at a moderate price.
P'rfnouth, T„. rßoi.
Tin-Plate Worker,
Oppose M. Petree's Bookflore, Danielfoeet.
Tin & Pewter Ware as
Portsmouth, Sent, so ißei.
JOHN TUCKER,
late of Berwick, in the county of York,
deceased, inteftue, —unwilling to fubjeft
any individual to unnecHTary expence,
hereby gives notice -to all persons, in
debted to said estate, that unless they
make immediate payment, their Notes
and Accounts will be put in suit, with
out any reserve.—And those who may
have any demands against fiid Estate, are
bkewife desired to call upon the fubferi
ber for settlement.
THE Subferiber has remov
ed to the Stores, on the Wharf con
tiguous to bis Dwelling House in Mill
ftreet, Norih-End.
^rHE Subscriber, adminiftra
-1 tor upon the Ellate of
Eliphalet Barker
Pofl-Rider.
CALLS on all those who have takul
Newf-Paptrs of him for a year part]
to be ready for a fetrlement by the firtt
vs October, as he fhdi not carry (be
mail alter that time. S fc p t . r 1801.
T ICKE TS in the 70 CEE of AMO.
X fkeg Canal Lottery, which is 10
commence drawing the 7th of n c x ^
month, mav be had at C. PEiRCh4
Bookuore, No. 5 , Daniel-fired, p^f
mouth, for New.Honpfuire Bank Bil,
payable at Philadelphia ; thole bJs w@
be preferred before all others.
ALSO He Lag on hxch^ny,
A number of YET UNSETTLED'
Accounts! which he would be glad <0
exchange for Bills payable at the E..r,k
in Philadelphia, or any other bank in the
United States. Sept. 5, 1801.
'@3*TWO smart adive LADS
that are well acquainted with Reading &
Spelling, arc Wanted at this OtEcc.
GOOD S,
Which are now opening for sale
at his Store in Market-street, opposite
Spring-hill.
'wi'mnioh, 'ent. ^ TROT.
— Each\box containing a complete Tea
Set, which is a configmen: from Boffori,
and will be told without relerve.
Pvtfra o "ft <^n? : ißor
On Wednesday the tyh infl. at 10 o'clock A M
WILL BE SOLD AT
Abraham Isaac's Auction- Reo%
Benjamin Brierley,
Has just received per theflips John
Adams and Sally font Liverpool,
A general Aliortmeut of
ball <jf Winter
FOR SALE
On RINDGEL Wharf,
100 Thousand Merchantable
BOARDS.
William Boyd.
Poufmouth, Sept.c, ißoi.
WILLIAM SMITH, Admiffaator.
Berwick, Sept. 4, [Bo[.
Apply to JOHN RINDGE.
PvtlmGuth, Sept. 18O{.
NEW GOODS.
36 boxes elegant
India CHINA,
AUCTION.
TICKETS !!
RE MO FED.
TAKE NO TICE.