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any honest federal character injured.—
% It may by some be said, that it is more
confident to wait till the next SetTn>n of
Congress, before he brings to a settle
ment the supposed defaulters ; but it is
The enclosed article was prepared
for the Gazette of the United States,in
answer to A challenge which appeared
in that paper on the 9th inst. refpe^ing
public defaulters. 1 waited at the of
fice of that paper to deliver it ; The
afiing editor informed me, that he did
not reel himfelf juftifiable to publish it
without the consent of Mr. Wayne,wfo
was absent at Wafoington, as “ it con
tained fomc heavy charges."
The early insertion of it in the Au
rora, will, I presume, serve the public,
'and oblige your's.
Mr. Gallatin has been frequently re
queued, if Mr. Pickering,Mr. Dayton,
&c. were guilty of the crimes alledged
against them, to come forward with his
statement before the public,thatwemight
know the truth. He was not bound by
law but he was bound by honor, if they
were innocent, to show the world their
innocence. But such we do not con
ceive Mr. Gallatin's character. We
IN your paper, of yeßerday you call on Mr.
Gallatin, Mr. Israel, and Mr. Duane to pro
duce proofs of the “ defalcations of certain pub
lic officers." You affect to disbelieve the truth
of the charges brought against them, and of the
ftatcments of their accounts as published in the
Aurora, though they are net denied to be true
extracts from the “ Treasury Books." The
books from which the accounts were taken, are
not, nor ever were “ in the hands of Monsieur
Gallatin, the Genevan," n®r “ under the di
rection of Mr. Jefferfon the patriot, and phi
losopher," they were consumed by fire; and it
appears by the report of the accounting officers
of the Treasury of the United States, that not a
vestige of them remains. As one of the prin
cipals concerned in exposing the defalcations,
and mal-appropriations of the former public
agents, which neither bribes offered nor threats
uttered could compel me to conceal, I solemnly
pledge myfclf to the people of the United
States, if permitted by Mr. Gallatin Secretary
of the Treasury, to have access to the office of
Joseph Nourfe, Esq. Register of the Treasury,
to furnifh the most incontrovertible proofs, of
the defalcations in the accounts of Timothy
Pickering, late Secretary of State for the Unit
ed States , and of Jonathan Dayton, now a Sen
ator in Congress and of many others in the
service of the late adminiftratiou, whose names
have not yet been made publicly known. In
such case, if I do not, at the next meeting of
Congress, furnifh them with complete eviden
ces of the fa&s, then I will consent to incur any
punishment of shame that can possibly be in
flided. With you I agree, that it is time the
culprits were arraigned at the bar of public
justice ; but it does not follow, as they are not
yet brought to account, that Mr. Gallatin and
Mr. Jefferfon are equally criminal. The well
known lenient disposition of those gentlemen
would prevent them from pursuing steps of a
rigorous nature, though justice demands it;
but the person who gave the challenge ffiould
know; that the enquiry properly belongs to
Congress. My information on this fubjedt en
able% me to correct the inaccuracy of this morn
ing's Aurora. Mr. Pickering did not draw
half a million of dollars from the public treas
ury, on account of the Barbery powers ; the
sum drawn on that account was three hundred
and seventy-sour thousand, seven hundred and
ninety-nine dollars, and eighty-fix cents; cf
which he expended, only the sum of twenty
seven thousand and sixty-three dollars and
twelve cents, in five years and three months :
leaving a balance due by him to the United
States of three hundred and forty-feven thous
and, seven hundred and thirty-fix dollars, and
frtenty four cents, on the 15th Sept. i8co!
Whether the detention of public money, has
violated the flipulations of the United States,
and fubjedled our most enterprizing and indus
trious citizens to all the horrors of an Algerine
slavery, it is to be presumed will be made
known by the constituted authorities at the next
session.
believe he fees with exquisite delight
GREAT noise was made among the
Jacobins, during the lad administra
tion, concerning the frauds and defal
cations of the public officers. How is
it to be accounted for that those de
faulters are not now brought to ac
count ? The blackguard Duane, from
Clonmel,has often enough told the peo
ple of this country, since he got into it,
of the millions & millions which Wash
ington, Pickering, Hamilton, and Wol
cott, have filched from the public trea
sury. He has boasted, time after time
that his statements were not to be doubt
ed, because he had taken them from
the tieafury books, as Israel Israel
would teftify. These books are now
in the hands of Monsieur Gallatin, the
Genevan, under the direction of Mr.
Jefferson, the patriot and philosopher.
These gentlemen have been requelted
to call those defaulters to account, and
to restore to us, the people, the money
of which we have been plundered. Yet
no such thing has been done, nor any
intimation given that it is to be done.
The conclusion which we are irresisti
bly compelled to draw is, either that
Monsieur Gallatin and Mr. Jefferfon
wink at those crimes, and are therefore
no better than robbers themselves ; or
else that the crimes never existed, and
therefore that Duane is no better than
abase calumniator and liar.
Philadelphia, igth Sept. 1801.
REMAR KS.
A. CAMPBELL.
Friday, Sept. 11, xßoi.
EDITOR OF THE HURORA.
SIR,
MR. WAYNE,
From the Gazette of the United States.
“ DEFALCATIONS."
TO THE
A Campbell.
Let us state the manner in which the
accounts with the Secretary of State
have been heretofore kept in the Trea
sury department. All monies drawn
on account of the Barbary powers, all
for foreign ministers, Consuls and a
gents abroad, are drawn by the Secre
tary of State, and to him charged. • And
before he shall have drawn bills on his
agent in Europe, shall have those bills
accepted ; and before the different of
ficers in Europe, Africa, and Asia,
shall have received from said agent
the different sums consigned to their
direction, and shall have given their dif
ferent receipts to their said agent or
agents, and before the Hid agent or
"gents abroad shall have made his set
tlement with the Secretary of State, one,
two or three years must necessarily
clapfe, so that the Secretary of State
cannot bring his Vouchers, to enable
him to adjust his accounts with the trea
sury department till a very long time
after he becomes a debtor on the books.
Such was the mode: but now Mr.
Madison, sensible of the liability to cen
sure from misrepresenting knaves, has
adopted a new mode, and those mo
nies, that formerly were charged in the
treasury accounts, to the Secretary of
State, are charged direffly to the minivers
&c. abroad ; though they all pass thro'
his hands, and he is, in some other way
accountable to the Treasury.
This Cam pbell, who was formerly
a clerk in Mr. Nourfe's office, and was
probably one who assisted Dun to a
fight of the Treasury books, asserts
that " the books from which the ac
counts were taken are not, nor, never
were, in the hands of Mr. Gallatin, but
were confuted by fire." If they were
confirmed by fire, why does this Camp
bell with to have access to the office of
the Register of the Treasury, to prove
a defalcation, as he blunderingly calls it ?
But the truth is, that not a Jingle paper
relative to Mr. Pickering's account has
been loft or burnt, nor any other papers of
importance, of which copies have not,
or cannot be procured. The papers
relative to Mr. Pickering were in a
desk, in the Auditor's room ; tho' the
detk was somewhat disfigured by the
fire, it was saved, and every paper in it.
This Campbell pledges himfelf (let
him pledge fometbing valuable) that he
can prove a defalcation. ' What is a de
falcation ? It may be a very innocent
thing. No honed democrat or federa
lift, however, who knows, the character
of Mr. Pickering, and the mode of
keeping accounts, has a suspicion that
Mr. Pickering now holds, or has ex
pended for his own use one penny of
the public money. As to Mr. Dayton,
the Treasury booN; have no charge a
gainst him : his accounts were all fet
tled long ago.
At Cohaflet, a child which had been
under water a quarter of an hour, and
was without figrs of life when taken
up, was refufeitated by the use of the
method advised by the Humane Society.
The French Minister of the. Interior has pre
sented a report to rhe Consuls, on the Foreign
Commerce of France. By this it appears, that
the Imports in the year 8 (1800) was valued at
325,116,000 francs; and that rhe exports did
not exceed 271,575,000 livres; making a dif
ference against France of 53,551,000 francs.
But what said Mr. Nicholas, Mr.
Nichols and Mr. Stone, three demo
cratic members of a committee of the
House of Representatives, who were
appointed for the express purpose of
examining these matters, and who una
nimoufy agreed to the report of the Com
mittee ? They fay,
" It does not appear to the committee that
there is any foundation to conjecture, that
those perJons mho have been principally en
trusted with confderable sums of money,
quill be found in arrear. The accounts of
the late Secretary of State, &c. have been
duly exhibited and are in their train of set
tlement. These accounts have beenfo far
examined as to fatisfy the accounting offi
cers of the Treasury, that no balance mill be
found due from them," &c.
0 It has been observed, very ju&ly
by an ancient philosopher and Hatef
man, that " the value of a good public
officer, is not duly appreciated, until
those who succeed him ad contrary to
their duty."
Can ANY THING BE MORE SATISFACTO
RY? [lVafhington Federaliji,
not so : nor has such a system guided
their conduct with refped to any sup
posed defaulters. If Mr. Gallatin had
any evidence or any belief that Mr.
Pickering, or Mr. Dayton, had public
money in their hands, long ere this
would prosecutions have commenced,
against them ; so has he done in some
inftances,and so is he compelled by duty
to do. The fad is Mr. Gallatin has no
fucli suspicion.
Hell is bound up in the heart of a
thorough Jacobin. There are no bounds
to his criminality, to effed his purpose.
Dun, and others, by night (though any
boafl man might have examined the
accounts by day)had access to some of
the books of the Treasury ; and took,
probably, correct minutes of the debtor
tide, and, possibly, of the credit fide, as
it then flood : but intended to, and did,
mod grossly deceive.
French Commerce.
Yesterday arrived the ship A&ive,
Capt. Nichols, from Madras, who has
favored us with the following intelli
gence :—That an over-land dispatch
arrived at Madras about thezd ofMay,
with the account of a rupture,etween
Great-Britain and the Northern Pow
ers of Europe ; in consequence of which
all the ships in the roads, under Danilh
colours, were immediately seized, to
the number of fix or seven ; and Tran
quebar taken pofleffion of by the British
on the iith, and Sarampour on the
14th of May : That a great number
of the country fhipewere taken up by the
government, to be employed as trans
ports upon a formidable but secret ex
pedition, which failed principally from
Bombay, about the ift of March, hav
ing on board, as it was said, 10,000
European troops, but attended by no
more ships of war than were fufficient
to convey the transports :—That at
the time he left Madras, it was general
ly supposed, though not publickly known
that this expedition was defined up the
Red Sea, to ad against the French in
Egypt : That the natives near Cape-
Comorin seized on this as a favorable
opportunity, had revolted, and in one
or two rencontres had gained advanta
ges over theßritifh opposed to them,but
that it was expected that the disturban
ces would soon be fettled.
The difference between the new and old
order of things.
1) NDER Mr. ADAMS' administra
tion, the CodeXor ftiidied to accommodate the
Merchants by receiving any money for impost
duties, that passed current. Under Mr. Jef
ferson, no money is received at the Cufom-
Heufe except of a particular kind, of which
there is very little in circulation. Under Mr.
Adams, there were very few faits upon Custom-
House Bonds —the Merchants being able to pay
in whatever currency was to be had. The pub
lic (so far from being injured) received a bene
fit by the duties being punctually p a id —indeed it
was thought rather disreputable in a merchant
to fuffer himfelf to be sued—Under Mr. Jef
ferson-it is a fa&, that some of the larged
importers, and mod rcfpe&able merchants,
have gone to the Cuflom Houfc with their " mo
ney in their band' 1 to pay their bonds, and have
been refufed, because it was not of the kind
preferred(and which they could not obtain) and
have been sued upon their bonds—altho' the
money they offered is in circulation all over the
country. " Such things arc, such things were"
—lt is supposed, that the merchants will be
compelled in their own defence, to order their
vessels to other ports, where they can pay their
impost in the current money—consequently a
great loss of direX trade to the town of Ports
mouth—no matter, " we arc all Federajids, we
are all Republicans"—But let us afk,what injury
could ensue from receiving any money which is
passing current? It is expe&ed that the whole
which will be collected at this port will be wanted
by theNavy-Agent,whether they buiid the ship or
not —Why not pay him in the current money ?
True it is, a serious enquiry may be made—of
what service to build ttfeventy-four at this time,
feeing we are at peace with all the world? Peace,
Mr.Enquirer,that is none of thy business; People
muff be employed,—Ofwhat importance is an of
fice, without the buffings of office ? How can we
do goodto those who have bellowed their favors in
"advance" without they are employed in "devot
ing their time in their Country's service ?"—
But it is enquired again, what if another gentle
man Ihould " loose his fortune by his patrio
tism ?" Silence my friend, thou knoweft noth
ing of patriotism !
. 0
From BOSTON, Sept. 30.
On Saturday at noon, the British
sloop of War Pheafant,failed from Nan
tafket Road,to her usual cruising place
in the bay.
On Saturday night, Le Berctau, un
moored from President's Road, and un
der cover of the night, proceeded to
sea.—Having a very Skilful Tineyard
pilot on board she was enabled to hug
the southern shore and to escape a ren
contre.
On Monday afternoon the Pheasant
returned into the road, where she lay
yesterday.
Thus, a French corvette of 24 guns
has “ covered itfclf with glory," by run
ning away in the night, from a British
18 gun sloop of war! If the French
government is in earnest to restore the
credit of its navy, the Captain of the
Berceau will be broke, immediately on
his arrival in France, for not seeking &
engaging the Pheasant.
A letter from Guadeloupe Rates, that 2 plot
had been difeovered in that island to assassinate
Gen. Lacroix the Governor: that a number of
the principals had been taken and (hot.
Accounts from Charleston, 3d inst. Hate that
the yellow fever is raging in that city.
In the Atlas, arrived at Boston the 24th ult.
from Lisbon, difpatchcs were received from
our Minister in Portugal, for the Secretary of
State.
We are happy to remark that the Kine-Pox
inoculation is progressing in Boston, and in its
neighboring towns, to entire fatisfadion. Pres
ident Jefferfon has written to Dr. Waterhouse,
that he is inoculating his domestics with it, and
encouraging the neighbourhood of Monticello
to follow his example. fcßfflon pap.]
It is mentioned in rhe southern papers, that
the Post-Master General has resigned.
Mr. Livingdon, our Minister to
France, has been intruded to embark
and fail immediately.
PORTSMOUTH,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 , 1801,
0
GLEANIN G S.
COMMUNICATION.
SALEM, SEPT. If.
FROM INDIA.
DIED,
In the Weft-Indic^mafcr Samuel Reed, fed I
Jon of the widow Reed, of this town.
In this town, Mr. Nathan Adame, aged 3 2, an
°" d ™ d "d"ou s inhabitant. Alfo,a child
Mr. Amos Fernald, aged I 8 months.
A Child of Capt, Samuel Tripe.
Mrs, Elenab Teigo aged 44 years.
g,lt is in itfelf an unpleasant talk to reprelent
scenes which must forever be shrouded with me
lancholy reflexions , to record tranfaXions,
which seem to be the result of ungoverned pas
sions, overleaping all common bounds of human
frailty. Painful however, as this might be,
were feeling only consulted, and tho' charity
might vvilh to draw her veil over the hiftory of
JASON FAIRBANKS, it is, nevertheless, a
prerogative of the rational mind, to gather the
admonitions of wisdom from the calamities of
those who have forfaken the paths, and to en
force the precepts and practice of virtue by the
awful didders which await the votaries of vice.
THOMAS EMERY,
late of Waterborough deceased represent
ed insolvent—hereby give notice that we
will attend for that purpose on the second
Monday in Odober next, and the fecund
Mondays of the five following Months,
from three to seven o'clock, P. M. of
said days, at the Dwelling.houfe of Sam
uel Dam,lnnholder in said Waterborough
ANDREW BURLEY, 1 CommJ.
BENJAMIN WARREN, J fan.
Waterborough, Sept. 28, 1801.
The Court, at the opening of the cause
declared it “ to be, without exaggera
tion, or without the aid of fancy, one
of the most awful Catastrophes ever
exhibited in human life, in any age or
country, or sketched by the molt ex
centric imagination, or the most me
lancholly Poet."
The Books contain the trial ; Pleadings ;
sentence of death ; some Sketches of his cohduA,
after his sentence ; an account of his execution;
reflections on his crime and character, &c. &c.
and may be had of C. PEIRCE, at the Colum
bian Bookstore, and Wm. Treadwell, & Co.
at the Portsmouth Bookflore. 08. 3.
Tickets & Quar
ters in 7th Class of the Amofkeag Canal
Lottery which will positively commence draw
ing next Thursday, may be had as above.
t^^Qt^rcetoDZE^3R4 ^e.^ 4 st--#03301
NEW GOODS.
o
Benjamin Brierley,
Hasjuji received per theflips John
Adams and Salty from Liverpool,
A general Allortmem of
Fall & Winter
GOODS.
V\ hich are now opening for sale
at his Store in Mark<t- street, opposite
Spring-bill.
James Rundlet,
Has received by the late arrivals
from England, A large afortment of
English Piece GOODS,
direß from the Mauufaflirers,
7'"''" a ' e now opening and will
VV be fold WhokLle or Retail, on
the lowest terms for cash or fliort credit.
He has also for sale a variety of
India & French Goods,
which will be told allo and likewise—
He has 14 chests Souchong, 2
chests Hyfon TEA, and 2 clefts
CASSI A which will be loid cheap
to close account files. Oft. 3,1801.
THE Subicribers being ap
pointed by the Hon. Edward
Cutts, Esq. Judge of the Probate, &c.
for the County of York, Commissioners
to receive and examine the claims of
the several creditors, to the Estate of
MARRIED.
^ SAMUEL ADAMS,
LEWIS PRENncE"?"'?"' "^ BETSY
Beauty and worth in her alike contend,
To charm the fancy and to fix the mind.
'°""^ Rra ^ ^en, Mr. Samuel
ZtfrDeborab Randfo of Nefole.
T. PEIRCE'S Marine Lift.
Arrivals & Departures since Sent 26
26, arrived Ship Carfo, 2 °°
19,foiled fcbooner Amity r'
30, do frig El iza , Ruf ^
No 4-PORTSMOUTH-PIER,
130 puncheons Grenada Rum,
Few hhds. Molasses,
—ALSO—
-10 hhds. Demerara Rum,
10 do do. Sugar,
6 hhds. Coffee,
20 hhds. & ioc barrels Kiln-
dried Meal.
Half chest Bohea Tea,
Cordage, &c. &c.
PortJmOutb, Oft. 2, 1801..
Clement jackfon,
Jason Fairbanks,
For the Murder of
Miss ELIZABETH FALES,
lire, ^l^
Just landed, and for Ja/e by
The Interesting Trial of
David Blair,
Hasjuft received and ready for fate,
FRESH GOODS,
At the lowed Cafli price, opposite the
Cour.hottie, in Exeter.
N. B. All indebted to the said
BLAIR, are requeued to make timely
payment. Exeter, Ofl. 3, ißor.
FOR SALE BY
JOB HARRIS,
6 Hhds. RUM.
A few 100 lbs. excellent black
CURRANTS.
Welt-India GOODS &
GROCERIES as usual.
r^ffmouth, OR. 3, 1801.
zoptew ramaramt- -saarctoraHasrera^^^
New, IVholefale & Retail
SHOE STORE,
Ladies and Gentlemen of Ports-
I mouth and its vicinity, who wi(h
to be suited with SHOES and BOOTS,
of the firfl quality, and at a moderate
price, will plcafe to call at the store lately
occupied by Burleigh & Rogert, Congress
Street, North fide of the State-House,
Porthnouth,— Where
Robert M'Cleary & Co.
HANE FOR SALE
An extensive and general affbrtmeut of
Ladies' & Gentlemen's
SHOES,
—ALSO— 7
CORDEVAN and SHEEPSKIN
BO O T S,
Ladies' CORK SHOES.
Afew Seal Jkin, Cow-hide, and Leather
TRUNK S,
Os the best quality.
As ftri6 tattention will be given, and
the smallest favor gratefully acknowledg
ed, they flatter themselves they cannot but
meet with good encouragement from a
generous public.
Allowance made to those who purchase
by Wholesale. ORober 3, 1801.
Charles Hardy,
TAILOR,
Hasjuft received and for sale,
A new afortment Superfine
Broad Cloths; Caffi
meres ; Swanfdown; Ratteen ;
Coating, &c. A variety Buttons
and other Trimmings.
Crofs-fireet, Po# tfmouthfOfl. 3, i Bor.
BEGS leave to inform bis friends and
the public in general, that he fill
continues the above business in all its
branches. Every description of colors
on Silks, Satins, Velvets, Plush, Dimafks,
Nankeens, Calicoes, Woolens, Muslins ;
Gauzes, Crapes, Camels Hair Shawls,
Silk Stockings and Chip Bonnets—He
engages carefully to dye and finifli them,
and warrant the colors to Band.
Gentlemen's Cloths of all kinds dyed
whole, without ripping—Likewise neatly
Icoured. Mourning for funerals dyed
at the shortest notice, and orders from
the country attended to with punctuality
and difpatcb.
Mr. REED wishes to intimate to the
inhabitants of Portsmouth & its vicinity,
that his flay in this town will not exceed
fix weeks. Any Ladies or Gentlemen
who may please to favor him with their
commands, may depend on every affin
ity on his fide to give general fatisfadion,
PonJmotth. Oa 3. 1801.
Silk DYER and SCOURER,
Bom London, and lately from Boflon, at the
house lately occupied by Meffis. Lee and
Bowles, Highfaeet, Portsmouth,
EVENING SHCOOL.
Samuel Bowles, jun'r.
INTENDS opening his EVENING
SCHOOL, for Youth's, the firft
Monday Evening in November next, for
particulars apply to bim. Oa. 3.
Threads, Laces and Edgings ;
black Laces; Giuz.-s; Ladao Crapes ;
black and colored Satins ; Sarfencts ;
Men's twill'd Satin ; black Modes.
A great variety of
Fashionable Ribbons ; velvet
Ribbons; fancy Giver Lice; Shoe Ties;
Camels hair Shawls ; Gown Trimmings;
fafhionable Feathers'; sane y Flowers and
Wreaths; Girdles ; &c. &c.
Portfmotrh, O f. 3^ 1801.
— CONSISTING OF — A g^eat variety of
MUFFS © TIPPETS;
Fur Trimmings.
An afotment
Kid Shoes ; Morocco Shoes
with cork foals.
PETER COFFIN,
Hat Jofl receiv'd per theflip Galen, fern
London, an additional /apply of
FANCY GOODS,
lAoCY GOODS.
B. REED,