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'Pf, ^l.' :f &n and money,fr.rc if.;
I rfiic My-fy, in the event of a oar
with Infand.
" A Dutch fqudron, under the com
r;:.d A Admiral Hartjink ; defined for
tee ILditterraneanji in readineftforfa."
BOSTON, JUNE I.
EUROPEAN AEFAIRS.
CT By the Tris, arrived at New-York,
We have received our files of London
papers late into April. On the diffe
rences between England, and France,
they alternately blow hot & cold ; and
the silence of the Ministry on the fub
jeft of the negociation gives ah ample
field for wild conjecture to range in.—
As late as the 23d April, the Ministry
had not alked for any additional fac
cors ; but they had not greatly relaxed
their notes of preparation.
It was dill contended that Malta was
the ostensible object of the negociation.
We have before dated that its evacua
tion had been demanded by France.
By the treaty of Amiens, the British
were to surrender it to the Grand Mas
ter of the Order of Malta, whenever
Russia, Prussia, and Auttria, pledged
their guarantee that its independence
both of England and France,should be
preserved. Raffia has not given thlt
pledge ; and the British have in conse
quence, refufed to give it up.—The ac
count from Lifbon,dating the accession
of Raffia, to the guarantee is not to be
relied on.— In sass, accounts from the
theatre of controversy are later, and
they make no mention of tne event.—
Malta is the only post Great Britain
holds in the Mediterranean ! and ihould
it fall under the dominion of Bonaparte,
the may bid adieu to her Levant trade.
C It is pretty certain, the expedition
lately fitting in Holland, for our heigh
borhood, has been suspended.—Whe
ther this has been done from fear of the
British squadrons ; or has been a conse
quence of the negociation, time must
unsold.—ls the latter; its afpe& is paci
fic ; as the probable result of at. agree
ment of Great-Britain, to surrender
Malta.
CT Evety appearance Indicates,that ,
neither the rulers of France nor Eng
land, are very eager for war.-—" One
appearsafraidaind he other daresnot"
The French finances are not in a fitaa.
tion to bear heavy draughts ; and the
British Ministry have a conviction of
their incapacity to condua a war.—
Their enemies use great plaifmefs of
speech, in pronouncing that incapacity;
one of them fays, " they are political
ide ffs, whose weakness as Minillerj, .
v-g^r to entail oh them all the fcame
ful consequences of a commission of
lunacy ;" and to all this, and worfe,Mr.
Addington answers in Parliament, " as
to myfelf individually, I regret and de
'clare, I speak it unaffededly, that my
Ihare of abilities is difpropjrtioned to
the great crisis in which the country
flands, and is fdr unequal to my zeal
and wiffiesforits prosperity and honor."
This is candid, but if true, why not re
sign ?— And Lord Pelham, only repels
the charge of incapacity by faying—
that, " should it be thought necessary
to call superior talents into adminidra
tion, he was ready to retire to the situ
ation from OT.ich he was called."
& Itis certain the French govern
ment has put a Dutch town in a Rate
of siege; —At this day, no aggression of
Bonaparte, can excite astonishment.—
We have only to search for the pre
tence. It has been apparent for some
months, that the Dutch have not pati
ently borne their yoke.—Several at
tempts have been made in their Coun
cils to relieve them from the weight
qf the Consular, foot ; and they have
lately exhibited tokens of oppugna
tion to the cantonment of French
troops in their commercial cities. It
will be remembered, that the conse
quence of this disposition has been, that
Bonaparte, in his famous exposition to
the Legislature, has said; “ Let Bata
via remember, that though France can
be her best friend, she can prove her
mod defttuaive enemy ;" — and now it
feerris he has followed menace, by the
decisive step taken,to remind the Dutch
that their Rate of vassalage was not at
an end. —
FROM THE ICEST INDIES.
A late arrival at Newyork, from Maronico,
mentions, that in confaquence of recent advices
at that ph(4 from Bourdeax, an embargo was
laid on English vessels ut Dominique the 24th
aha Martinique the 27th April.
The fame arrival brings intelligence,of orders
having been received in the Weft-Indies for ail
British officers to join their refpedive regi
ments.
A letter from London of the 22d April, re
ceived at this,place, advises, that " in confluen
ces of present appearances, and the general be
lief that haftilities will immediately take place
wi.h France, the Rates of Inference have risen
to the ^ar premiums."
icapf. Skinner, arrived at Neiyyark, in the'
j r fy from London, reports, that tie ship John
M:'@:« f ^" d ° f ''"^ M ' K '" g ha 4 '"
kan his paff^gc, wa; to fail in three days after
wards
We are informed by a pinger in the ftiip
Iris arrived at New-York, from London, that
the arrival of Mr. Monroe in France was am
pounced in a London paper about the 25th of
"Alerter from Gibraltar, dated March 26,
1801 dates," that C^pr. Sterret had taken
^^ w Imperial polacre, from Smyane, bound
to Tripoli, with very "valuable property on
board,'' . ~~ ""
4
Salem May
IN FERES FING NARRATIVE.
Capt. SiiHlaoer, from Magadore has fa
cored us with a deposition taken at the
office ot the American Coufiil in that place
of which the lolloping is an abftratt :—
" Jolin Brodie, (the deponent) of G # een
Briar comity, in Virginia, a seaman on
board lehr, betO, of Norfolk, Smnel
Store, matter, filed in find fchoonei
from Norfolk the 18th of April, 1802, ou
a voyage to Madeira, ladened With In
dian corn and pipe itaves and had favor,
able weather for the firft three weeks, and
then tire matter fUpectmg they were to
the eatw\r.| of M ideira, pne about, and
beat to the westward for a fortnight,
when finding they were not to the east
ward of Madeira they put about again,
and for the fird 2or 3 days had favora
ble winds from N. and N. W. and then
it came round to E. and N. E. On the -
17th or June, as the water was neatly out,
the matter called all hands aft to advise
with them, as tliey could not fetch Ma
deira, wither it would not be best to tear
away for Teneriffe. This was agreed to,
and on the 20th tliey found themteivsin
the latitude of Teneriffe, but no appear
ance of land ; the lalt oi the water wasthat
day Served out, and they had no frefii
provisions on board ; the winds from
N. to E. N. E. and they kept landing on
for the land. The day following they
killed the dog and Served it out. On
the morning of the 28'b they got found
togs, and saw land about mid day. The
matter then feni Thomas Beck and David
Evan afliore ih the boat to Seek for
water, and the Schooner stood to rill a
bout 2p. M. and then came to anchor,
and remained th re till the evening of the
/ 2,th, u hen as there was no appearance
I or the boat, they cut the cable and ran
the velfel ashore on ihe sandy beach. The
I furfe here was violent, and Charles Riv
ers, the mate, attempting to swim affiore
Was drowned in it.—Shortly after, the
master and two remaining Seamen, who
aHilt'd him, weftt overboard, and reached
I the Shore in fafety., They laid on the
beach that flight, and in the tHurning the
matter was so weak as not to be able to
walk, but tne deponent & Thomas Lewis
went different ways to look lor water ;
the former returned about noon without
finding any ; Lewis never appeared a-
Igain. The deponent then laid down by
the fide of the trailer, who was unable to
I rife; and flwrtiy after 3 body of Macro
I came upon them,and stripped them of all
I their clothes. Th? deponent made known
Ito them, by Signs that they wanted wa
ter ; arid Seine of them conducted him
to a well about two miles off which he
had before passed without observing it.
He drank, and they gave him a Skin of
Water to carry to the mailer, who drank
a little.
By this time the Moors had been on
board the veffei, and had brought on
Shore what ot rhe rigging they could cut
away,or find loose. Thedeponeat went
to th m to fee it he conld find any thing
to cat but Sound what bread there was
quite Spoiled by the Salt water, and that
a calk ot beef and another of pork had
been washed over and all the meat loft.
He ate auntie of the bread, and then
went to the niifter, but found him dead.
He made a h<Aelu the sand and buried
him. He then returned to the Moors,
and found them raffling Indian corn, and
eatingit, abd he ate some ^alfo. The
Minors made tents of the fails, and (laid
there about eight days; duoug which
time, they got every thing from on
board which they could, and then burnt
the veffei. After this, they travelled to the
fourbward,taking the deponent with them
to a place where they remained ^bout a
month. Here he found the oars of the
boat, which he underflood had come 011
Shore there, and the men been carried a
way to the northward. A Moor then
came with some camels, and took the
deponent away with him, travelling
northward three days; and Mt^r flop
ping five days, another' Moor took him
and travelled northward, four days,
more ; he was then delivered to another
who kept him four monhts, and then
brought him to within fight of Santa
Cruz,where he Staid about three weeks;
and after keeping him travelling ab.&t,
and flopping occasionally, he was feut to
Magadore, where he arrived the 2d of
March lalt."
About the Bth of April, the American
Agent at Magadore, received intelligence
from Sal e? that Beck and Evan,who went
ashore in the boat, were there on their
way from Morocco to the Confpl General
of the United States atTangiers,to be &it
from there to Gibraltar.
PORTLAND, MAT 30.
DARING ROBBERY.
On Monday or Tuefday evening hfl,
some daring villain entered the house
of Nathniel F. fofdick, Esq. and took
there from a portable deft containing
about ten thousand dollars,and a num
ber of valuable papers. The desk has
Since been found under the Hable of
Mr. F- The papers all remained, byt
the money was taken out. -A liberal
reward has been offered for detecting
the thief ; and it is hoped the iitmoll vi
gilance will be ufed,as this is the feebhd
instance of the like theft which has
been recently committed in this place.
From a Rendon Paper of April 13.
" A mod extraordinary piece of in
telligence has reached us through the
medium of the Dutch mail: The town
of Flushing, belonging to the Batavian
Republic, has been declared in a date of
siege, by order of the First Consul of
France ! What can be the objed of this
most extraordinary and unprecedented
measure ! Not even the most distant
semblance of relpeft was Shewn in this
indance to the Batavian government.
French troops matched into Flushing, I
& a decree of the Fird Consul of France
is delivered to the Commandant, by
which that town is declared to be in a
date of siege. That attonifhment and
indignation have been excited by this
measure, amnngft the inhabitants o f the
Batavian Republic, may easily he con
ei ,! ed : -° ne ° f the ' r "'''"s taken P°'
effion of by foreign troops, and placed
in a date of liege bv command of a fo
reign power, without the flighted necef
fityfor it on their part, without even
the formality of a reqtet mile to their
government, without even ihe appear
ance of making that government the
organ of pretending a neceihty for such
a measure ; all this is finely enough
to rouse the phlegmatic Dutchman,°to
make him recal -the remembrance of
better times, and wring his hands in ft
lent despair.—The Magistrates of an
independent city were lately forced by
the French Government to insert in one
of its public Journals a g ro ss and con
temptible libel against this country ;
now, a town belonging to a Republic,
whole independence has been acknowl
edged by France, is taken pofeffi m of
by the troops of that very power, & pla
ced in a date of siege, without the con
sent, or co-operation of the Govern
ment of that Republic. What will be
the next Rep > Treaties may be made,
and the independence Or neutrality of
States solemnly guaranteed, but if they
are to be violated with impunity, at
the will and pleasure of an individual,
whereas the fecurily of Europe ?—
There appears no doubt that the Bata
vian Repu^fc (ifa Republic it may
hill ffe called) will be made a chief
point of attack against this country in|
tne event of war. I'he present mea
furejs probablyjipreliminary step.”
Died on the 16th of January left, at
Camfbarren pear Staling, James Holier,'
aged 104 years. He was born in 160^,
while his father who belonged to the Par
i'h'ot Gargonnock, was butler in t'ue house
ot Blair Drummond. He was about forty
five years old when he firft married, after
which he served two years as a common
soldier. During his life be had two wives,
by whom he had fifteen children; his fe
cund marriage wagini,/^— be wateighty
three years old wheip he had bis lad child,
? n , o though repeatedly ~xpofed to the
intention of the Im 11 pox, in his own
lam.y and orherwife, jet he was not affec
ted till the age ot ninety five, when he
fuffered under an uncommon load of
small pox; having recovered, h- enjoyed
a better state cf health jhan he had done
lor some time before. He was naturally
short-sighted, but in the eightieth , ear of
■ his age his fight was so much renewed,
tiiat though reading a small print, he nev
er had occasion to use glares. At this
period of his life, he all at once, gave up
drinking rpfrituoiA liquor's, to n hich„or
a long time, he had been so much addic
ted, as to produce frequent Intoxication.
His body was well made and ftcut,he was
tive feet five inches high ; he walked re
markably straight, his elicit was promin
ent, his neck thick and fherr, and his
head of the ordinary size. H^live'd chiefly
on coarse country food, except that, dur
ing thelaft iq years of his life, he became
particularly fond of tea. He wrought
moftiy inthe fieldsat laboriourwork which
he continued till within a month of his
death. In September, 1802. he walked for
ball a mile with a load upon bis hack,
which any ordinary man could with dif
ficulty raise from the ground. Several
yearsago it was advertised in the public
papers, that an Admiral Holier had
died & left a confi'derable sum of money.,
which his relations might,have upon ap
plication ; and though, as he haul an un
cle of tiie name of Holier, who went
into the Navy, when a boy, there was
little doubt of his being the fame peffen ;
vet considering that at such an advanced
period of his life, ease ot mind was pre
ferable to the expectation of riches, he
could not be prevailed upon to make any
application Whatever [Lon. pap.,
SHAKESPEARE & BURBAGE."
BURBAGE was the original performer
of Richard the gd. One evening when
that play was to be afted^ Shakespeare
observed a youb, woman delivering a
meqag e to Buibige in so cautious a man
ner, as excited bis curiosity to iiffen too.
It imported, that her master was gone out
of town that morning, and her mistress
.vould.be glad ot hi, company after the
play, and th know what signal he would
appoint for admittance . Burbage replied,
" tlree tapsat the door and it i I, Richard
the gd. " She immediately withdrew, and
Shakespeare followed till he oblerved her
go into a boufein the city ; and enquir
ing id the neighborhood he was informed
that a young lady lived there, ibefnorite
of an old rich merchant. Near the
appointed time of meeting, Shakespeare
thought proper so anticipate Mr. Burbage,
and was introduced by the conc'e r ted
signal. The lady was very much furprized
at Shakes; eare's presuming toad Mr.
Burbage's part; but as he, (who had
written, Romen arid Juliet) we may be
certain did not want wit or eloquence to
apologize for the intrusion, die was soon
pacified, and they were mutually happy
till Burbage came to the door, and repea
ted the fame signal ; but Shakespeare
popping bis head out of the window, bid
him begone ; for that William the
I Conqueror had reigned before Richard the
3
A London paper ot the Sth tilt observes :
"We have already laid before our readers
the manly refolcpona made by Ms Ross,
in the Senate ot the United States, relative
to the tree ovration ot the Afoflitippi,
They have ) reduced the deepest ihq ref
finns thret khont America." [Here follow
Mr. Rofc ? s introductory ip. cch to his
ievolutions, ol u hich federal London Ed
itors qMtok in very fuitahte terms, as
v ell as <A several others of the minority,
on rite r very spirited conduct on the oc
clusion of the port of New-Orleans.
[N. Y. Speß.
ere*re—^^^ ——r
Portsmouth,
• 0 e@v .fr cteft
Ine Leg:fixture of tp^ State con
vened at Concord on WeJ&efday lad;
no accounts of their proceedings had
arrived in town lift night.
It is said there will be twe'feffions of
the legislature this year.
— 0
We (hall next week attend to the re
quests of several friends, by mfertin.g
Mr. Clairborne's address.
0
COMMUNICATIO N.
The Rev. Timothy Alden, of this
town having “ invented a new and use
" fill improvement for expediting the
" manufacture of common Salt," re
ceived, by the mail of fhurfday even
ing, a patent for the invention, frod
the president of the United States.
The design of this invention is to
accelerate the Ipontaneous evaporation
of water from which common salt is to
be made. I'o this end that the united
power of the fun and wind may operate
to the greatell advantage it is proposed
-to create an artificial shower. For
effecting this object several different
methods are prescribed.
Diahgue between tne Saibrr.
Harry. How d'ye do, Jack —have ybu seen
1 that new kind cf Life-Boat, which they fay
cannot overfet nor fink ? I am told there is no
such thing as getting drowned with that, and
we might ever all be fate,
Z^. Yes yes, I have seen it, and never saw
• any thing so ftiff in my fife.— She was hove
down, I don't knew how many times, the head
of the mast quite below the water and the keel
out, and she got up again a s quick as lightning !
I had better to be in her in a gale than on board
a frigate,
Harry, Who hav made it ?
fad, They fay it isa Frenchman. Thole
ryenchmen some times know how to hit the
iail on the head, but I take them to be the firft
people on earth co run headway into blunders.
Harry. Why ? what blunder do you find
with this ?
%£ Don't you fee it? Ihear the man has
no demands for his boat ; and, had he not been
a fool, had he better underlined the job, he
might have got thousands.
Harry How's that ?
ffoc^. He should have made his contrivances
not to save the people, in case of fhip-wreek,
but to save the cargm. [AT .r. Spec!.
I he rapid manner in which the people of Vir
ginia are coming to their senses, affords us room
for believing that the general ticket at the next
election wil ihave an effeft in favor of fede
rahfm —We have daily accounts of changes
and recantations. l^rg. Gaz.
—c———
OF SWITZERLAND.
Letters from Berne of the 29th March,
give a number of details of a mutiny
which has broke out among the Hel
vetic troops It appears that a consid
erable number of French troops were
killed ; and it was net till the whole of
the French were under arms that the
ihfurgents were induced to give up
their leaders. Arrears of pay are look
er. of as the cause of this mutiny. Many
performs are, however, of opinion that
it originated in a spirit of hostility to
the French troops.— Lev,pap. Apl. 21.
<fcft„§«fo_fo Q. h fobfy fcQ. Q
^MARRIED] —At St Georges, on Tuefdey the
17tb infl by Alden Bradford, E/q Mr Henry,
Jackson Knox, only fan cf Gen Knox, to Miss E
fiza Taylor Reed, eltyt daughter es ftfub R ced
t
,fa this Vjto„, Mb Seth SneH cf "Hatch, to Mife
Polly Fuller, cf tbir tran
bIEH\ At Cbarlefoun,juadenly, the 2&b ult
Lorenzo Low, aged ,8, fa of Mr /%. Z. of
Amberft^ N. H. Hi, Parents, arriving at the
bear appointed for bis funeral, in tbeir great affic
tion found muA consolation by tbqbumane attention
efdbe Rev, Dr. Morjiand tie inhabitants, of Cbar
lelira,on, in that bour of dfrefs, and g, eatfully ac
ftnotuledge tbejame.
In this town, Mrs Lucy Budminfler, aged 82—
Mrs Mebitable Rogers, aged ,B—Mr Ibomas
Hutchins,aged 70 -A child of Mr Charles Hardy
; -;^-^ir/Ifc. Ju,^~»r■■»■.»■ - - ' --- - ,- *
New Goods.
G
fames Rundlet,
HAS imported ip the Galen and
Minerva, from London, a large
affertment of
Stafc'e & Fancy Goods,
which are riow opening and will be
fold at Imall advance by wholesale ^d
retail;.
About 300 rolls Paper Hang
ings, to be fold at prime cost.
Portfmsutk, Majiq, !&>,
A few copies of
JOHN T. J. GARDNER'S
Address delivered before the
Mafoebufetts Clxritable Eire Society,
at their anniyerfar, meeting May 28,
1803 ; is just received and for sale at
Treadwell's Stationary Ship.
High o'er the feme,the flames emblaze the air
Fierce to devour, the fiery tempest flies,
§LS-'1 *' wind, and thunders to the Ikies.
©3= A NIAI D wanted to lerve
'l^l^" ^Y' —^ '° "^ Printers
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THE proprietors of this paper having
undertaken to Supply a paper mill',
ca I on all ranks of people in Portsmouth,
aud its neighborhood to
Save their RAGS,
and help the manufacture of this ufeful
article in New-Hampfliire, where th
mills ate ftarvingqfQr the want of stock.
Pro bone Publico,
AUCTION. 1
— —o
At S. Little's Office
ON TUESDAY NEXT.
English ^ India Goot,
also a quantity Wearing Appar^ b
A Consignment Russia Feat lie .
is received and will be fold low :
private sale—with 50 pieces E?t
dannoes & bundles Nankeen.
Po^fmouth, June *
GROCERY S'IORL.
0 — _
Benjamin Leverets
Hat conjiahly for fale,at bit Store, afewLe 4
7%// of the State-houje,
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
Weft-lndia GOODS U
GROCERIES,
of the for, quality —among ichich he has :"
tecfod a Freth luppiv, zuhtch will A
fold At the lowest cajh prices,
Confift'ng of the fobowing Articles nfr,
GOGniac Brandy, Spanish
Rum, Cherry do. Old Rum, HoP
1 0.1 Gin, M.lafl $.
Madeira,\
4wi n Ea
Caret J
long cork'd Claret, do per case or dozen.
Lindoo Porter, American da per calk
3 doz. or fueller quantity. Burton AR
per dhto, few doz. bottled Cider, t^
Wine Vinegar, W.I. and Georgia Cottoh
Guo Powder,
Hyfon, ) ~TT, A O
Yooag Hyfon, f
Hyfon Skin,
Souchong and tof a superior quality.
Bobea'
Philadelphia Sugar per cwt. or Loaf,
Brown 00. Malaga Raisins, per cask, de
Figs, per do. Mufcadel Rufi^s per box.
Coffee, Rice, luperfine Flour, per bil
Oatmeal, Englilh Mustard per Ib.do; , #
bottle, fLir P>wder, Windsor feente
Soap, Scott's true Liquid Blue per jug,
Jordan fhell'd Aim nds, do. unfheb'd^
Irefh, black Zant Currants, 'do, Turkey
NgS Mace, Nutmegs,Cloves,Cinnamon^
Caflia, G nger, Pepper, Allspice, Ancho
vies, per bottle, Sardine's pr,do Cayenne
per do, Spanish indigo, Gun Powder pr.
keg or pound, Weld) No. 1 and 2 Cho
colate, do. Ihells, frefti Florence Oil, per
flaft, for Gilad, Spermaceti Candied,
Mould and Dipt d®, Lorrillards celebrated
Maccoboy Snuff per bottle, Elliot's do,
per keg or pound, Spanifa Segars of a su
perior quality per box or retail, Tumblers
per straw, Glass Mugs, from quart to half
pint, Vinegar Cruets, Wine Glasses.
STONE WARE, viz.
Three gallon Jugs, flown to one quart
Four gallon Fickle Pots down to 1 quart.
Oyfler Pots.•
With a general afonmCTt of
Iron Hollow Ware.
HE KAS ALSO TOR SALE,
A few chests Young Hyfon Tea,
of the I, ft importation, being of a supe
rior quaity. —Also —
A few boxes China containing
49 pieces, which will be fold low.
'art]mouthy June 4.
Joseph Chafe,
Trias for J alt—at No.y, Long. It h° r f,'
Hhds. SUGAR, firft quality.
Bbls. do. Hundreds and quarters do.
Turks Island SALT per hogfliead.
MOLASSES and RUM, per hogfoead
or left quantity —ALSO—
'' If applied for in five days
The b "^ HOPE,
'™^ ° ar g'b burthen no
' ''° s —Cargo for the Weft.
India market, confining
of Lumber. Fi(b, &c. &c. new loading.
Pertfmoath. futte 4.
Family Medicine.
y^ received—a cotfgnment of
Lee's BILLIOUS PILLS,
And for sale by the gross, doTen or fingfe
box, by LYMAN SPALDING,
At his fh^p in Waffiington-flreeL
Portsmouth, June 4.
NOTICE.
THE Members of the Ports-
L MQUfH # HUMANE SOCIETY
are hereby notified and requested to meet
°° at , the house of Maj. .Walker,
r:T A b :' ne s ^ im r° na nce is to be
trap Red. By erder of the Prudent,
„ Hamilton, Secretary.
^rffa^%7u?te4.
Tickets & Quarters,
$N the Third Class South Hadt, v p,
£ nal Lottery, which commenr
HWbexghinft.^fcfa&c ,'
,nk, or , L^.^, por %;:,^
Toofe who with to put ,
Fortune's way must ' ""''"" "1
, med: ^ly.
,g h ^ VV Siting & Letter
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Books & Stationary,
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