The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-12-16 00:00:00, page 3

j<Mne<lby Lord Keith, With fotyr more Sail
of thcLige, and a number of Frigates. The
fleet all that day and night were busily em
ployed in watering, not being able to pro
cure a Supply at Gibraltar, owing to the
thy season. Next day failed with part of
the fleet for Lisbon, leavings Lord Keith
with the refiduc, and most all the troops, at
Tutean Bay—from whence it was conjec
tured he was to fail for Egypt. Capt Brown
left the fleet that night. .'
While at Algiers, Capt Brown, procured
the following information :
Sketch of Algerine Spoiation for the last two
27 Sail of Neapolitans and Maltese, hav
ing British Passports form Lord Keith-—vef
fcls'and cargoes Condemned —crews, 21g
condemned to davery, claimed .by the kn
glilh, and not given up.
17 Sail of Greeks—veflels,' cargoes and
. Crews condemned — <he Greeks employed as
Slaves, and after a service of 15 months giv
en up to the Grand Seignior. - '
13 Sail of Imperialiffs; valued at one mil
lion of dollars—vessels and cargoes con
&mnod—erewsgiven up tothe Grand Seign-'
ior. .
At Tunis,,they, have taken it Danish ;
vessels, valued at fix hundred thousand dol
^rs# • . ~ .
At Tripoli they have captured 24 fail of
Swedes.. •
ADanifh frigate by mifyke chafed an
Algerine Corsair nfhore near Tunis—for
which the Danish Government will have to
pay to the Dey eighty thousand and to his
Ministers twenty thousand dollars !
Three hundred and (ixty eight French
men were made Slaves in July last at Algiers
but were released at the conclusion of the
Peace with France. . .^
The Spanish consul was 35 days in chains
on account of the French taking the brig
Bathaw. Spain returned the brig and crew
to Algiers, accompanied with presents to the
amount of 60,000 dollars—which released
the poor Consul.
Look out ! United States of America ! or
you will (hare the fate of the Swedes at Tri
poli—the Danes at Tunis-and of many
other Nations at Algiers !—" Millions for
Defence—but not a Cent for Tribute ! ! !"
„ The United States Should immediately
have fix stout Frigatesrin the Mediterranean ,
<0 keep Rogues in awe, Should any acci
dent happen to the George Washington, in
her pafage to or from Constantinople, the
Government of the U. S. will be obliged to
reimburse the Dey all damages he may sus
tain thereby, or his most potent Majeftyi
will order hlfrCorfairs to capture American
velfels.
Aincmg the presents ferit to the Grand!
Seignior were one hundred black Haves 50
of them females'—lybns, tygers leopards,
cftritches, &C. &c. valued at several millions
of dollars. Precious cargo for an American
Government fhipl-—Captain Bainbridge ;
wak, obliged to hoist the Standard of 1
Algiers at his main-top-gallantmaft head,
instead of the American Pendant 1
The George Walhington failed on the
19th of Oaobcr, upon her new voyage, and
may return to this country possibly in July ,
pelt. She had carried out to the Algerine
Government large fiipplies of ftorej, which
were received on account of the annual stip
ulated payments from the United States.
The Englilh had offered -a Frigate for this
purpose, but the Dey did not like to trail
them, for fear they would secure the treaf
uro to themselves, as. there had been a seri
ous mifunderftandipg with them.——Sever
al Danish vessels were forcibly, taken into
pofleflion, and ordered for de Isle of Rhodes
upon a fmilar bufigefs with the Washington
The Englilh Consul was at firfl refufed a
reception ar Algiers,but was finally permit
ted to remain there.
Notwithstanding the treatment Capt.
Bainbridge received from thq Dey the A
merican Consul, and Flag, is more refpe&-
ed there than any of the European nations.
The Algerines observed to Capt. Bainbridge
- that he ought to consider it a great mark of
the Dey's favour, to go upon his Majesty's
special buftnefs tty the Grand Seignior—ad
ding, that it was an honour he would con
fer on very few others. There are about
2300 European Slaves in Algiers—some of
them from the firft families in Europe, The
place appears very strong, but 6 or 8 Seven
ty Fours could batter it to pieces. The Po.
licy of the Englilh Government is ^gainft a
measure so important to the commercial
work!.—-—-A petty Despot of a Piratical
State, with a small marine force, commands
homage and refpe&t from, all the Chriliian
world. O tempora ! O mores!
Mr. O'Brien had writen home to the A
tnerican Government, requeuing that anoth
, er Consul might be lent out to fupercede
him.
"tail Columbia, happy land .'" . /<
',( Who would uot fiug " hail Columbia 1"
when the very federal diftrid of Bofton'
chooses to be represented in Congress by
such a republican as Dr. Euflis ?
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PETERSBURG/! (Virg. Nor. 14.
;Upon the receipt of the newsin this,town
on Tuesday last, that a treaty between this
country apd-France had been finned by the
Commiflidners of the two governments, the
price of Tobacco experienced.a very fallen
rife ; and fold in the course oT the- day for
245. cash, and from 26 to 28s. at 60 and 90
days credit. The day before it was dull at
2 £S. ._
. PiTrsbuteCH; xor. 21.
By the report of the Commanding Officer
at Fort Maffac, [near the mouth bf the 0-
hio,] there passed that jilace from the iff of
June to the gift of Aug. 1800, Inclusive,
89 Boats, of various descriptions, from Ken
tucky, Tenriefee, the North Weftern Ter
ritory, and the Weftern parts of Virginia,
and Pennsylvania, defined for the Natches,
New-Orleans, and other ports on the Mif
fifippi. The cargoes of these boats confin
ed of 2675 bbls, four, 27 bbls, gin, 182
' coils cordage, 4 tons logwood, 4200 wt. bar
iron, 1220 wt. callings, 496 bbls, whifky,
; some brandy, geo wt. loaf sugar, 18350
wt.,bacon, 28105 wt. lead, 900 wt. gun
powder, 133 hhds, tobacco, 12000 wt. cot
ton, 551 men, women and children, quanti
ty of dry goods, and many other valuable
things.
Baltimore, dec. 3._
Notwit, (landing the late and severe ca
lamities which have fallen with such ruth
lets Crokes on our city, it appears to derive
new life and vigbr from every blow, and
become a greater object to distant as well
as neighboring diftrids. Our markets now
vie, in plenty, variety and cheapness with
any to be found.
NEir-YORK,DEC. S.
On Tuefday morning last, a French
gentleman, who had been in town but a
few days, cut his throat in a most Lock
ing manner at his lodgings in Front-street.
This unfortunate mantis said to have been
one of those who had left France in conse
quence of the revolution, and was reduced
from affluence to indigence and misery.
He had for some time after his distress 'in
his own country, resided in Dublin as a
Clerk, where he was much efteemed.—,—
From the time of his arrival here, a fettled
melancholy was observed, and it is supposed
the thoughts of the situation to wtiich he was
I reduced might have induced him to commit
this dreadful a&.,
< J t'yyoCT^DtrfQ.
On Thursday arrived the sch. Iris Capt. Griffin
from Naples 0#; 17, and from Gibralter Nov.
2d. A respectable merchant at Gibralter mention-!
ed, that an Eoglilh Ship, dispatched for the pur
pose, had brought information that the French
took possession of Leghorn on the ±7 Oft. it was
reported that the entrance of the French into this
important city was preceded by a formal capita
latioub A large fleet of British trantports, &c.
were at Gibralter with 20,000 troops on hoard
said to be defined to Lisbon and Egypt ; the En
glish had made an attempt on Cadiz, but the dread
of the fever which prevails in that City (more pro
bably the dread of the bayonets of the French Joldi
en) induced the Commander to abandon the en
terprize. The French it is laid will pay another
vilit to Naples.
Efttraa bf a letter from a re/peßable gentleman
on board the flip Ardent, from Leghorn for Bal
timore, dated at Jea, Nov. 3, in let. 35, 30,10 n. 7.
- We failed from Leghorn, on the i6tb tilt, on the
morning of which day the French (in what num
ber! I know not) took : possession of the town—
The German garrison capitulated on condition
that they should be permitted to join their main
army with baggage, cannon and every thing be
longing to them. Gen. Clement, commander of
the French troops iffiied a proclamation upon en
tering the town ;the fummurn of which was, that
the civil government of Tuscany, owing to the
good harmony; th^t fubtitted between France and
thefourt of Vienna, was to undergo no cha^e
whatfoeverg the inhabitants, of whatsoever nation-,
they might b, had nothing, to fear, since he guar
anreed to them in the moil sacred manner the
fatety of their persons and property and invited
any of them, +bo might have fled, under appre
lienlion of danger, to return to their homeswhere
they would not be molelled in the fmulleft degree.
The above event was as sudden as unexpected,
for in virtue of the prolongation ofthe armistice,
we concluded ourselves perfectly secure. If we
are to judge from the manner the Austrian com
mander fn, chief in Tufbany, Gen. Somariva, %-
prefled himfelf in his proclamation to the Tufcags,
announcing the inyafion about to take place—it
was a gross infringement of the armistice, Some
fnppofe that France and Aufiria, are notwith
standing, perfectly agreed upon the fubjed, hs
pe^ce between them was believed to be upon the
eve of being concluded,,^ that the ceffipn of
Leghorn w#s to shut rhe port to-the Britiffi, and
thereby incline .the latter @ more to- accept
terms of peace. These are, however, conjectures
which time alone can bring to maturity.
Extras of a letterfrom a gentleman in 'Taney town
, to the Editor df the Republican Gazette , dated
Not. 24. °
,“ The factory for public armsip the neighbour
hood of Taney town, belonging to Mr. Matthias
Sheer the contrattor on Friday last about ten
o'clock at night caught fire, and in a few hours
was burnt down, together with 45 mulkets that
were ready for ihfpeClion, 30 locks rendered nfe
fefs, and a large quantity of flocks and ftpek fluff,
with sllthe neteffary tools. The loss is estimated
at 1,502 dollars, .G ; Y;
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.Portsmouth, December-16, 1800.
—'« «<^Q^»-'>r-—
rArcXF£orf& Modern flannch F:deralifl .'
1 t^teve in ALEXANDER Hamilton,xhe Cre
ole, mighty and puissant general of the Handing
army—,lifinterelled, chaste, pure and immaculate.
^3" Charles Cotefworth P^ckney, lii.s friend
, and followed, who was neither begotten hbr born,
but was sent from heaven -to save this helpless
country from the calamities of a republican gov.
ernmenr, arid to confer upon it the beauty, thf
splendor, the bleflings and the glory bf a mon
archy ; that he hath encountered perils by sea &
land tte3ccomplifh this vail object ; and that lie
now fitteth ready to afcen.d into tfie'Prefident's
chair, and from thence to obey the commands of
his leader and to reward all the faithful friends of
monarchy. ; .:
1 believe in the virtuous efforts of Timothy Pick
eting to prevent a peace with France, and to u
nite os again to the Englilh nation : in the integ
rity of fonathan Dayton ; the placid, mild, tem
poral and conciliatory disposition of John Alien ;
the fonCtity of Uriah Tracy, and the fyeedy ex
termiaatiDu of all Democrat's.—Amen.
[Hartford Mercury:
-' The favourable and reciprocal difpnfition shewn
by the French and American Minsters to a friend
ly union in the cause of general liberty, furnishes ,
a ground of rejoicing to every Republican in the
United States. The government of France, al
though destitute in a great meafare of that Re
publican organization which is neceffaty to the
preservation of mutual and equal rights, ttiuft be
considered a great step in the progress of freedom,
and necessity may be the apology for that depar
ture from pure Republicapifm which is therein ,
exhibited. The refpeft Shewn ndt only to the A
merican Mioifters, but {0 the venerable departed
heroes of American independence, must put the
blulh upon every calumniator of the veterans and
true patriots of the French Revoivtibn. The
Schemes laid by the enemies of liberty to involve
this country in war with the only nation on earth
to whom a prefpeft of fucceQ was presented,
have failed; -'
Various calculations are made, iu many of the
papers which have lately come to hand, on the
approaching Presidential election.—Those who
with for'a.Federal Prefidect, calculate on thefne
cefs of Mri Adams or Mr. Pinckney : while the
Republicans appear Sanguine in the election of
Mr.. Jefferfpo. „As we bciieve the refolt of the
election cannot be afeertainty from any of those
Statements, we have omitted inserting them.
ThUrfday' the 27th ult. cameon before the Su
preme Court at Philadelphia, the trial of Dallas
y. Fem,% , This was a civil action to recover dam
ages for a libel. The defendant did not appear,
nor was there any counsel engaged in his defence.
The trial, however proceeded,aud next morning
the jnr, returned a verdict of tlvo thoufandfae
hundred dollars damages lor the plaintiff. We
understand, that in consequence of an error in
omitting to fill np certain blanks in the declara
tion, a rule of law will interpose, by which the
damages will be reduced to one thoujand dollars.
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- Such is the rage tor betting in this cify
on the eteaion of Prefideht and Vice-Presi
dent, that even the ladies flake falhionable
trifles on the occasion. Many new fashion
ed Brutufes (wigs) will be 101 l and won in
March next.
' <(Cal. pap.)
It atgues no lets wisdom in nations than
in individuals to profit by the errors, the
crimes or the misfortunes of others. And
when we fee in other countries the misera
ble effects of a system offrong government,
confidence in Miniflers, and wars tn fufport of
religion andgood order, we may very proper
ly hold them up as examples for the cenfi
deration of those who appear desirous of ef
tabliffiing in out own the principles and
practices which have produced them.
The condition of the common people of
England is at this moment' such as must af
fed evety feeling mind with the deepest sen
sibility and abhorrence for the authors of
those calamities. By the last accounts from
thence we learn the following has;
Labourer's wages are 7s. 6d per week.
Meal 3s. rod. for 14 Ib.
" Potatoes 3s. 3d. per bushel.
Bread ed- per lb.
Beef Bd. do.
Men's (hoes tis. ^d. per pair, &c. &c.
Thus it appears that a man must labor a
week for about 28 lbs meal, or 2 bushels of
potatoes, or 15 lbs. bread or 11 lbs. beef,
&c. Wealfo find that the poor rates are so
high in some parts of the kingdom as 40s.
on the pound rack rent. Riots have taken
place, arid the people slaughtered by the mil
. 'itary. '
How Tong ffich a fate of things can exist
we-presume hot to predi&, but every one
must be concerned to fee any disposition for
copying the maxims and conduct of the
Brim th go ^rnment, which have caused these
diftrelfes prevailing in this country.
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&« Engineers are now employed in making sur
veys preparatory to the further fortification of the
harbour of New-York. An arrangement refped
ing the ex pence has been made between the State
and National Government, and such sums appro
priated as will probably he fufficient to erect for
tifications competent to the complete defence of
the port." ~ t I F '
'• By the interference of the Abolition, Society
of Pennsylvania; the slaves lately lent into Phila
delphia by.ib e Gauges (loop of war are dhiefly
bound out— some to farmers, and some to me
chanito—7he boys are to fervtepntil the age of
ar, and the girls till 18. The adults are tri ferve4
years..
;: SOIT9B, in his Geograplilcal Account of, fate
relates t hat it was a cuftour for twelve hpb|j,) e h°
member, of the church of the Twelve Afoonks
Rome, t'o whan it would seem to have been
ted as a ddty attaching as members ofthe
" t° retake it their buknefs to search ^very corner
Os the city tri find out prior men in want whoever
alhamed to beg, and toYeliefre theiY heceffittes”'
—And that << eveh tire lawyer's of Rome, the cot-#
leges of advocate, arid attornies; aflign^d one day
in the weekJor accommodhtihg poor mens'
or bringing them to art iffiie at their own charge
—How benevolent the practice—how Tweet rhe
reflections which rtfuft have refilled from It— aud
hbw honourable would be its revival!
t Arrived at Salem,, ship Brutus, Brown,Algiers
ICT Gibralter—brig Exchange, Webb, from Bata
foot of the fouth Oioalb of Nantucket,
law a sch. Which appeared to have had live stock
on board which (he had loft.
The Prudence, Frothingham, far Newbnry-
PQrtfhasbeen left at fed ; Capt. perished. The
mate and 5 hands wer£66 hours in the boat witte
out any provision,.
• . ',°i''F? "?? Marblehead, was spoke Nov, 25
iu a leaky condition, and had been obliged to threw
lier deck load overboard.
r ^—^E^q^.
X l ? " Dtorbury, Dec.
r of the sth infl. the sloop prudente,
Alexander Gardner, of Nantuckert, was
' afh °re and Branded, on the beach, two miles
uPlymouth Light. There were five roeri on
and * P aft enger was fayed, the
Capt. and his son was found dead ; the other is
> et /,, )d < The cargo confined of ^5 hhds.
Sperm. Oil, too bbls. Tar, and the rigging and
fails nt the shi p Charles, which he had.caff"away
1 intucket—all of which will be fazed with
little damage.
. CharlefQ?i,NQv.i,.
Yeßerday arrived the sch, Keziah, Fry, Nailau,
7 days. ^.
''Pl'?''!' 0 ™ Naflatt,'informs, that fenree a
day pafles, without two or three American ves
sels being sent into that port. TheEnglilh frigates
and providence privateers, capture every Anieri
they tal! in with > bound to Havana.
The ship Sally, Cambell, and brig Amiable Matil
da, both bound from this port to tire Havanna, are
among the number.
The following condemnation by the Vice Court
Admiraltyin Halifax, on appeal to the High
'," °. Admiralty in England, have been revers
ed :—-brig Equality, of Baltimore, from Batavia
bound to Baltimore, owned by Mr. Vaedk—Brig
Pomona, of Philadelphia, from Havanna, bound
to Philadelphia, owned by Mr. Wachfmeeth—fhip
Telegraph, ofPhilad. from Havanna, for Philad.
owned by Wachfmeeth. —
Certtplc of l,imou>
When Tonis congenial clo@ connection make,
Substantial joy, attend the married Rate.
MARRIED —At Bolton, Mr. Darins Boardman
to Mils Fanny Loring. Mr. Wm. Gallaway, to
Mils Joe Goodhue.
At Newton, Mr. Jonathan Balch, jr. of Borton,
to Miss Bet fey Hartings.
In this town, Mr. Daniel Hunnewell, of New
buryport, to Miss Margaret Connor, of this town.
Mr. William M'Leauen, to Miss Elizabeth Pick
ernaih
Mr. William Widden, to Mils Hannah Widden,
of this town!
m£mmAmfy3@£
a9ortalftg.
Early or late,
We stoop to fate,
And muff give up our murmuring breath,
When we, pale captives, creep to death.
DIED —At Beverly, Capr. John Little, aged (6.
At Salem, Mr. Charles Collins, aged 41. Mrs.
Rebecca Chafe, aged 57.
At ffingfield, Miss Anna Chapin, aged 46.
At Newport, Mr. John Landers, aged fy.
At Lancaster, Mr. Samuel Ward,jr. aged 39.
At Hartford, Mr. Tfaac Davis, mer. of Borton.
At Dorchefler, Mr. Elijah Pope, aged 70.
At New-Caffle, Mr. Benja. Curtis, aged 50.
In this town, Mr. Lemuel Marlton, aged 48.—
Mrs. Elizabeth Pray, aged 69.
Farmer's, Thomas' & Sewall's
ALMANACS,
for ißor,
FOR SALE AT THIS oftiCE.
Co tye Lanies
547 c FOUR RAGS.
CASH, and the highest price given for
Clean linen, & cotton & linen Rags
- x at this Office.
If the ladies would suspend a bag behind the
door, and inttead bt Peeping their Rags into the
fire, as is frequently the cuftom,put themjnto the
bag, they will find it more to their advantage, than
the offenfive smell qf burning Rag,.—Dr. Frank
lin used to fay, that a penny fayed was tv • pence
earned ; indeed, he said many good things —H^
ofteh told bis female friends, that •' a diligent &
frugal woman always had a large @ift”—That
“it you would be wealthy, think of fhving as
well as getting"—find that .
" Many eftate^re fyent In the getting,-
Since women for tea forfook (pinning and knitting.
And men for their punch forfcok hewing and fpditfng.".'
SA, without delay prepare you bags.
And take some care to save your MACS. 2‘''
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