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noon,the child was found dead. It is very ex
traordinary that this child should take a course
and travel from home so fall, which course he
had never been wont to trace before, and no
mortal can conceive the object of his purfuit,and
yet more extraordinary that he was not found
sooner, feeing he could not have gone the fame
distance in any direction from home, where he
might have been eaficr founds as he went the
most of the way in a very plain path, where his
tracks were found the firft day, and only left
-the path and went through a pair of bars which
were taken down, and travelled in open land
about half a mile, where he was found the third
day, nearly one mile and an half from home,
and within ahnut forty rods of a neighbor's
hnw@'l
in length. What renders this reptile
an object of curiosity is, that it has eat
/ nothing since the middle of last June,
when it was caught ; nor has it been
known to have drank more than once
during that time. This would excite
no furprize in the winter feafen, as it is
known these reptiles remain in a torpid
Rate, immured some depth in the earth,
during the cold weather. But to sub
sist without food for so many months
in the summer, without, apparently,
impairing its vigour or the virulence
of its poison, is certainly a very curi
ous circumstance. It iv kept in a large
bottle, in which it lays coiled up. Lad
mouth it fired its fkm, which it effected
in two days, by rubbing itfelf against
the fide of the bottle. Its poison ap
pears to be of the strongest kind. A
mouse was killed by it in one minute ;
and a large water rat, who gave it bat
tle, was killed in five minutes apparent
ly+y poison, as its eyes were consider
ably protruded from their sockets.—-
It appears equally as vigorous as when
it was firft caught.
MELANCHOLY EVENT.
On the 29th Odf. last, an only son of Mr.
- Lemuel Cowell, of Chester, about two years
old, being left alone in the house asleep, by. the
mother who was ahfent near an hour ; Upon
her return to t& house fixe found her little son
gone. She immediately went to a house near
by, where the child had a few times followed
her some days previous. When flie came to
the neighbor's house, nothing could be found of
-the child. The father being near was imme
diately told of the dilafter, and the neighbors
alarmed. It wasnow about three o'clock in
the afternoon ; from which time as man, as fif
ty men made diligent search for the child, and j
numbers continued their search all night. The j
next day as many as one hundred persons were;
employed in searching for the child. Upon the ,
third day the number was increased to two hun-,
died. Between 2 and 3 o'clock in the after-1
Yesterday, a blue jack was hoisted at the mi
zen-peak of the Constitution frigate; a signal
that a court martial was fitting on board*
We learn, that the General court- Martial,
for the trial of Colonel Chamberlain, and others,
for disobedience of orders, at Concord, will be
held on Tuefday next, at Watertown.
" There is a plan to cflablifh Granaries tl:fo
out the Ruffian Empire. There is to be one in •
every village of 50 houses. A University is to
be established at Dorpat, in the Riga Govern
ment. The Emperor is to give it Land which
will yield it 30,000 rubles."
“ They are building in Russia, at Petersburg,
the Gabriel of ibo Guns, the Raphael, of 80,
the Uriel of 76, and the Scalaphill of 74, and at
Nikohju, the Jagudill of 100 guns and the
Seoruchiel of 74."
The Baron D'Armfeld condemned to death,
&c. in 1794, in Sweden, is restored to his hon
ors and estate.
The Convention between the United States
and France, was announced in the Paris papers
to have been signed the firft of O&ober last ;
still neither the Portsmouth, the Envoys, nor
the Treaty, have reached §he United States !
and almost two months have expired.
A Washington epicene paper, of the 14th
inst. fays, “ It is reported, and there is good
foundation for it, that Mr. Otto, and Mr. De
la Forest, arc appointed by the French Govern
ment to come out to this country, as commis
sioners to fettle the differences existing between
the two countries."
Mr. Michau, the botanist of the
French Republic, who resided for a
number of years in the Rate of South-
Carolina in that capacity,we find is not
to return thither immediately, as the
following extrafl of a letter from his
son mentions. The letter is dated in
Paris, on the 6th of August latt :
“ I have to inform you that my
father appears to have abandoned abso
lutely the idea of again feeing Carolina.
He has taken a direction, entirely op
posed to a voyage to that country ;
and it is with grief I announce to you,
that he is to embark on board of one of
two vessels, which are defined for the
fouth seas. This expedition, the object
of which is to make new difeoveries,
has been ordered by the First Consul,
and the British government has grant
ed passports for it. The national insti
tute has made a fele&ion of learned
men who are to accompany it, and my
father is one of them ; they are to de
part by the 15th September,at the latest,
from Havre. Capt. Baudin is to com
mand the expedition. It is supposed
they will be absent four or five years.
My father expefts to leave it at the
Philippines, where the squadron is to
refit."
From the City of Wafoingtoh, Nev. Ifo
“ Since the President's arrival in this city, lie
has apparently enjoyed perfect health ; and
has appeared in good spirits. But few Mem
bers of Congress have yet appeared here ; but
they arc daily arriving. It is generally expe&-
cd, that a quorum of the two Branches of the
Legislature, will be formed on Monday next,
and that the President will deliver his Addftfs
on Wednesday.
" The Secretary at War, we tinderftand, con
ceives, that the public interest and convenience,
will not be materially affected by the late fire."
^NEW-YORK, NOV. ±2.
BoaUr Dalcho, of Chariefton, has
in his possession, a large live Water
Mockafon Shake, upwards of three feet
Boston, Nov. 26.
ODD NEWS'.
WINTER in earned!
A Hanover Paper of Nov. 22, fays,
"For the conveniency of travellers, and to ren
der tran fpor ration more easy, we had yesterday
and last night, a fill of SNOW, to the d<pth of
toor xa inches.''We can Ay ditto
The arts and intrigues of Foreign
Nations, undoubtedly have been, and
will continue to be exerted in our Coun
try ; and we ought to be coriftantly on
our guard against them.
The repeated evidences given by our
FellowiCitizens throughout this State,
and by the successive Legislators, of
their strong attachment to the national
Government, are sources from whence
I have the highest fatisfa&ion.
The Rate of the Treasury will be laid
before you, from whicli an opinion may
be formed refpeding the Revenue, and
whether further supplies are necessary.
It has been suggested, that the Ad
" to regulate the exportation of Beef
and Pork," does not fully answer the
purpose intended ; a revision of this
Ad may perhaps be ufeful.
Whatever measures you may judge
r.ece&ry for promoting the welfare of
our Fellow-Citizens, will so far as de
pends on me, be attersded to with much
fieafure —May the Supreme Governor
of the universe guide us all in the way
of peace and happiness.
yohn Tavlor Gilman..
State of New-Hampshire,
Nov. 21, 1800.
Allembled at this time as the Rcpfc
fentatives of a Free People, for the pur
pose of tranfading such bufinels as the
public good may require, it muff afford
great fatisfaaion to observe the general
prosperity of our Fellow-Citizens, and
the good order and, tranquillity which
prevail throughout the State. These
pleating circumstances are a strong in
centive to persevere anew in the duties
of your re'pe&ive Rations.
The Constitution is given as our gen
eral rule, and a frequent recurrence to
it is a duty ; in this it is declared to
be the duty of Legislators and Magis
trates to cherifli the interests of Litera
ture and the Sciences, and all Semina
ries and public Schools—to encourage
private and public institutions, rewards
and immunities, for the promotion of
Agriculture, Arts, Sciences, Commerce,
Trades, Manufactures, and Natural
Hillory of the Country—to counten
ance and inculcate the principles of Hu
manity and general Benevolence, pub
lic and private Charity, Industry, and
Economy, Honesty and Punctuality,
Sincerity, Sobriety, and all social af
fections and generous sentiments, a
mong the People.
In a free Government, those duties
are highly important at all times; and
some of them are peculiarly so in the
present times, when a revolutionizing
spirit, not only in systems of Govern
ment, but in manners and morals, have
been so prevalent in some foreign Coun
tries, and when it is much to be feared
that our Country is in danger from the
infection: If so, how important is it
that Legiflatois and Magistrates Should
seriously and deliberately contemplate
the precepts they may give, and be e
qually careful, to set a good Example
to all around them! How important
is it to our exigence as a free People,
that Morality and Religion should be
preserved in their purity !
The present session of the Legislature
is peculiarly interesting, from the con
sideration that they have to name Elec
tors on the part of this State, for chuf
ing a President and Vice President of
the United States—No doubt can be
entertained of your giving to this fub
jeCt all that consideration which its high
importance demands, and that fuchl
men will be feleded as the public may/
fafely confide in ; men who have giver
unequivocal proofs of their attachment
to our National Government.
If we look back to the circumstances
of our Common Country previous to
the adoption of this system, and con
trad them with the present, is not such
a view fufficient to determine the wife
and virtuous in a stria adherence to
the Laws & Government under which
we have had so much peace And pros
perity, while many other nations have
been afflicted with wars, internal com
motions, and Daughter unparalleled !
A view of the dreadful effects of the
demoralizing and revolutionary prin
ciples in the French nation, should ex
cite us to hold faft our ancient princi
ples ; and present Systems of Govern
ment.
CONCORD, NOV. 22.
ON Wednesday lad the General
Court convened in this town. —
His Excellency the Governor arrived
on Tuesday—a quorum of the tw>
Branches formed on Wednesday after
noon—and on Thtrfday a joint com
mittee waited on his Excellency, and
informed him that the Legislature were
ready to receive his communications;
Ycfterday at 12 o'clock was assigned ;
when the Governor, attended by the
Council, met both Branches in the Re
prefentatives' Chamber; and addressed
them in the following
Mr. Prefdent, and Gentlemen ,fthe Senate,
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen cf tlx House
of Representatives,
N.Hamp(hire Leg%lure
SPEECH.
— Newburyport Mr. fobn Pearson, aged 5%
after a long and painful iUneh, nebieb be was ena
bled to bear with Christian fortitude, patience and
rtfgnation ; and at la# to meet death without dis
may. In Lira were united tbe tender and affeSion
ate bfand,parent, brother and frie^.
DlLLfy-At Berwick, on Sunday morning
last, after a long and painful confinement, Mrs.
Mak y Hamilton, wife of Col; Jonathan
Hamilton, merchant.
DIED] —At Demarara, on tbe 29th of Sept,
last, after 2 days illness, 'John Vcazie jr.of Portland
At Exeter, tbe lltb inst. Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley,
aged 32, wife of Mr William Kelley
I EIRCE's Oracle's Marine Journal.
PORTSMOUTH, NOV. 2,.
A number of Englilh and American Slip
wrecked Seamen have been landed at Bermuda
this fall, where they have been treated with the
greatest humanity.
Aid has been solicited from Government to
ere& a Light-house, on Cape Poge, on the
Taft end of Afattha's vineyard. A Light in
this situation would be of great use to vcffels
passing through the Sound; and for want of
one, damage has been frequently sustained by
Whipping on the shoals. Government will no
doubt grant the required aid.
We learn that government have completed
the purchase of the land in Charleftown, Afaffa.
necessary to form a Dock-Yard.
Arrivals and departures since Nov. 13.
Nov. 14,failed flip facob, Moore, Neto-York
15, arrived Brig Hope, Parsons, St. Bartholomews
18 do febooner Betsey, Damrell, Turks-IJlind
19 doJbip Murdock, Stevens, River Plate
do failed Jloop Harmony, Brown, Barbadocs
dofebooner Nancy, Cutts, Demarara
23 arrived brig Cberub, Appleton, Tobago
14 failed brig Oliver, Stoodley, Cadiz '
26 do flip Harmony, Coffin, St. Tbomat
do brig frbn Adams, Parr'btt, Tobago ,
do arrived Jloop Amity, Woodward, Philadelphia,
28 failed brig Orland, Drifco, Barba does
do do brig Pallas, Flagg, Tobago
do do febooner InduJir, Trefekben, Jamaica
^We are indebted to a Gentleman
direct from Concord, (who arrived latt
evening) for the follow! 1^ lift of A
DAMS & PINCKNEY .=
Hon. Judge THOMPSON,
Cheshire,
Gen. JOHN BELLOWS.
Hillsborough,
Hon. Judge TIMOTHY FARRIER.
Grafton,
Judge ARTHUR LIVERMORE.
Republican—Mr. Moore, G. Duvall,
J. Gilpin, P. Spencer.
Alleghany and Washington form
one diltrid. Caroline and Dorchester
another. No certain accounts are re
ceived from either.
MARRIED] —At Providence Mr. Charles
Fatten; of Woodflock, merchant, to miss Susan Soule,
daughter of Capt. Samuel Soule, of Providence.
— Kittery, on Sunday evening last, tbe Hon.
Nathaniel Wells, Esq. of Wells, to Miss Rebecca
Rice of Kittery.
In this town, Mr. David Bartlett, to Miss
Eliza Mullineaux ; Mr. f®fepb Blaney to miss
Dorothy Winkle,.
O It is with feelings of inexpressible
pleasure that we add the name of New-
Hamplhire, to that of Massachusetts,
and the litter New-England States, as
unequivocally FEDERAL, in the
Election of Electors of President and
Vice-President. The Gentlemen,whole
names are underneath, are appointed
by the Legillatare to that important
office, and their names are a fufficient
pledge that %fofa will not obtain the
shadow of the Ihade of a vote, in this
State. May the united exertions o?
New-England, prove the temporal sal
vation of the whole Union ; and if file
is not able to effect this glorious pur
pose, dill the names of her United Elec
tors, will be immortalized on the tab
let of time, as having done gloriously
well.
For Rockingham,
Hon. OLIVER PEABODY, Esq.
Hon. JOHN PRENTICE, Esq.
Strafforf,
Rhode-Ifland—Chofen—George
Champlin, Edward Manton, Oliver
Davis, and Wm. Greene, Efqrs. All
FEDERAL REPUBLICANS.
The following is 1 corred flatement
cf the Electors chosen in Maryland, vi^
Federal—Mr. Murdoch, Mr. Dickins,
Mr. Flowden, J. Doane.
The Hon. SAMUEL TENNEY,
Esq. of Exeter, is chosen a RepreSnta
tive to Congress, for this State, in
place of Mr. Gordon.
TRENTON, (n. JERSEY) NOV. 18.
In the choice of Electors in this small
State, by the people, the Federal Tick
et had a Majority of THREE THOU
SAND—AItho' about goo Federalists
in one county improperly neglected to
vote
BOSTON, NOV, 2&.
On Sunday evening, the 26th ult. the light
house on Brandt Powe, Nantucket, was blown
down.
The belt informed men at the feat of
Government believe the information of
the conclulion of the treaty <with France ;
but no dispatches on fc fubjed had
been leceived by the Secretary of
State the 14th inlt.
, The thirteen Pennsylvania Senators
still Hand firm, according to the last ac
counts ; and they receive the honour
of the belt men in the nation. Their
names, are recorded throughout the
Union, and they are the toad of every
patriotic circle.
The Small Pox by inoculation in
Marblehead, operates favourably.
»otffmouti)
N. Hampshire Eleflors.
SATURDAT, NOKE MBER 28.
Lotteries.
We are sorry to inform the adven
turers in the Philanthropic Lottery that
we have not heard a fylable therefrom,
fo A near g weeks pad,when the drawing
was about two thirds completed. Col.
, Storrs, die Manager, being absent on a
' journey to Vermont; Mr. Hawkins
the grantee, was threatened with im-
mont ; when, it is expeded, the draw
ing will be immediately completed, and
the prizes paid on demand. But should
any thing turn up, that the Lottery
should never be completed, C. Peirce
has near three quarters of the proceeds
of the tales of the tickets, he has fold
in his own hands, and that money shall
be applied solely to redeem faid.tick
ets again ; but he is in hopes, the Lot
tery will soon becompleted in the draw
ing, and the adventurers reap the ben
efit of the rich, and capital prizes set
forth in the scheme ; therefore we en
treat adventurers to exercise a little pa
tience with regard to thi? Lottery ; —
and in the mean time, try their for
tunes in the 4th Class of the Amofkeag
Lottery, which commenced drawing
yellerday, and will be completed with
out adjournment, and the prizes paid
on demand; or else put in their mite
toward the sale of the tickets, in the
Bristol Church Lottery, which com
mences drawing on Monday next.
Tickets and quarters in each of the
above Lotteries to be fold by C. Peirce,
No. 5 Daniel-street, Portsmouth.
ALL Persons having
any legal demands against the late
Company of ' _
Woodbridge & Peter Odlin,
are requeued to lodge their Accounts
with Nathaniel Gil/ an, Elq. of Ex
etq, for settlement with the surviving
partner. WOODBRIDGE ODLIN.
Exeter, Nov. 25, 180 Q.
Rockingham, Is.,
Portsmouth, Nov. Ift, ISOO.
NOTICE is hereby given, that
I have appealed from a Decree of
the Judge of Probate, for said county,
paired the thirteenth day of August last,
disallowing certain # articles it) my second
Account of my administration of the
Eftrite of Hunking Wentworth, late
of Portsmouth, Enquire, deceased, —and
from a Decree of the fain Judge, palled the
twenty-sixth day of August sass, allow,
ing and confirming the division of the
real Estate of the said HuNking Went
worth, Esq. to the next Superior Court
of Judicature, to be holden at Ports
mouth, in and for said county, on tbe
firft Tuefday of February next, and that
said Appeal will be prosecuted at said
Court. JONATHAN WARNER.
Flaxseed & Pot Alh
WANTED..
CASH and a generous price will be
given for FLAX-SEED, POT and
PEARL ASHES, by
Abel Harris,
At bis store in Portsmouth, if delivered
there before the last day of December
next. Nov.ag, 1800.
NEW FLOUR.
150 whole & ualf bbls,
fupei fine Philadelphia FLOUR.
About 500 galls. Linseed Oil,
for sale on moderate terms for Cath, by
Moses Wood-ward, jr.
Portsmouth, Nov. 29, i3oo.
FLAX-SEED'.
@3*WAN FED to purchale 4
quantity of FLAX-SEED, for
which Cash will be given, enquire
at No. 7, Long-Wharf.
Portsmouth. Nov 29, 1800.
FOR SALE,
• A Small Fishing
" SCHOONER, about
' —is tons, *ith fails and rig
ging, cables and twoanchors; two nets;
5 lines ; compals, swing wharf,&c. —lying
at Capt. Nath'l Melcher's wharf in
this town—lor particulars inquire of laid
Melc her. P&tfmoutk, Nov. 29.
At Fitzwilliam, on Wednesday last, Rev.
Stephen Williams, to the pastoral care of the
Church and Congregation in that town. In
troductory Prayer by the Rev. Laban Ainf
worth, of Jaffrey ; Sermon by the Rev. Rich
ard S. Storrs, of Long Meadow.
At Lee, Mr John Osborne, formerly of
this town
FOR SALE,
'T'HREE Quarters of
' '"'l^' o '' we " built,
burthenfoiTie and faft fail
in ^ SCHOONER, Hero,
of York, not rive years old, about 100
tons burthen, now lying at York, —apply
to Mrs. OLIVE HARMON, at her
Dwelling- house in said town. *
X»& Nov. 27, iSoo.
mediate imprisonment, unless he would
discharge some old debts, to a large a
mount, which he owed in New-York
previous to the great misfortune of loos
ing his eyelight ; he, like an honest
man, refufed to do this, with the ticket
money lie held'in his hands, and imme
diately closed liis doors on liis creditors.
In consequence of this, Col. Boyle of
Boston, fuperintendant of said Lottery
thought fit to suspend the drawing un
til Col. Storrs should return from Ver-
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The Art of Singing,
And School Books of all kind,
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ft '? • €
The inttru&ions for different instru
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when fold separately, amount to 22/6,
and the mu6c, which commonly accom
panies those infthi&ions, though chiefly
of one party seldom agrees.
The variety, comp r ised in this book,
renders it the cheapest for inftrumeutai
performers, that can be purchased.
Exeter, Nov. 28, 1800
A Consignment of
° Playing Cards,
from 16 to 30/: per dozen. Afo.
The difficulty, in many instances, of
procuring copies of music, and the labor
of tranferibing may be hereby avoided,
from which inftru&ors may anticipate
some abridgement of their talks.
Italian Writing & Letter Papers,
and a few reams of the firft quality of
hot prefs'd wove Letter, plain and gold
Zlges, which they fliall open and have
ready for sale in a few days.
4 Ton of Sheathing Paper firft
quality. Nov. 29 ISOO
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AND TO B£ SOLD BY
Henry Ranlet, Exeter,
A new Musical Work, entitled,
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Containing Infoußions for the
VIOLIN., German Flute, Cla^
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By Samuel Holyoke, A. M.
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Learners, when attempting to perform
in concert, have been continualy em
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and the want of seconds & basses, &c.—
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most of the rhufic is in three parts; and
which is intended to conduit the begin
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