The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-05-20 00:00:00, page 3

men illunriotis by their birth, and talents are the
firri proscribed ; the citizens diftiiwuiftted by tiieir
riches are the mod threatened. Thule Frenchmen
are even deceived who ex, ett the boon of royalty
from the hand ot foreign conquerors. Tre wir
of the coalition is to poltaife France. Material
documents could be exhibited to convince the n,cfi
incredulous of that fatt.
I -Nie publilh the lift of the Neapolitan.Republi-
Guiis who have fallen by the royal knife, to teach
our fellow citizens (o appreciate better the private
and ' common interest of Frenchmen. We miril
observe tb^/t we only givethe names ot the vidmf
¥ha hare perished in the capital before Dec.—
here were at thit time 15,000 persons in con
finement; A civil War was also raging in the
PrpyinpeS apd the Inhabitants of that fine country
fl-hibiled ffettes' of carnage before their loreign
jfoe&ators.
# R ^ar&Turks, Englishmen, Portugnefe, Auftrt
011$ have arrived from the different points of Eu-,
&l pe to enjoy the fight of thote & lo dy thuggles
The kina of Naples, gloomy ex cutioner of his
%scb and a Oav^ to the.foreigner has ;>ot ev^n
.dared tg quit Palermo and reappear in his blood
Gained palaces,.,
" lu the fatal lift lire to be found many individuals
belomiinglo th/frif families a the kingdom ; al
most all the members of the legislative arid execu
tive comnf.flloiis and nony. literary characters
nybble crime was to have protend the principles
Liberty..
' Then follow the names of the unfortunate vic
;timsemung * hich /re Prince F rdmand Pichateu
ly and bis brotherMmiu—Nuvo Caraffa Duke of
;Andria— Mirax's Manr< —M nhionefs,'w'eca
VPmen .el. tem% editor ofthe N,polit^n Monitor
f __[J e f rafco.'^dhop of Natale —-Nicholas Pacico, a
felebrated ma "' e ' n "ti<iai&-fyn Maffa—D< mi
nque C/rillo, a famous ph,tiern—Nicholas Fuf
£4>. „dihinguifc.! l^w_r=►FrancortGonlehn-,
proOT° r of hiltor^f Pafthab Syt 5 es, became of tis
• Severe C, taro , f'learned betted I thnb,&c.
A 'jXnifLSn Felice has been sentenced to death.
/ ,&hich has uniy.-bgen. postponed vn account of her
, , 'prwaiicy.
Domestic Intelligence.
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'C^ : : i ~ ' PKIIA^ T L?H!A, MAY 2.
: fotraß of a letter to the Editor, dated New-York,
: < ? Widnefday Night, April 30.
"j ufga private h#ao4e nfarey.au that our ni
'umph here pro,piles to be s fompletpas coprs in
, pur late eleftion. As with you,the abnfeind
indecency emplaned as tidal with tefrieM of
frder, dffgufted the honest and djeceut meh 0' the
.federal party. Clinton aid Gates were as scan
:d/oully treated at Mr. WKean, and among th
,~ faukslchurged to both, was that they were o:d!—
, If the time argument was applied to Mr. Adams
'g/qwediou if they would, not call it Sedition, tho ?
4 fc man couldnt help coufe^ug it Byrr wij
be elected for Orange Count}. Hamilton bus
. Quarrelled with h;sp,rty. He arid Merton quitted
, federal meeting on Monday in a rage. We ex-
I/pe& to bumble to ptr Mr. Jay- in the vey for a
Fetterd < ffice, it is underflow! that I< old ttatiot
of ChiefJuftce would be given Irm as a make peace
but Ja, withes to be Vice Pretidept % Prehdeb .
ft has beeaf id here"tfa fe place of Secret iy
of Storo-vra^ £<red tu-nim, 1:1 tire r Wm 61 M.
Pickering ; hut that - intowas considered as an at.
tempt to break up Haoiko^'i Ph. lux, whth
certainly has been touch dfconcerteri - ever fince
•their failures the P efidet at Tr.e ; ton. Wheth
er Hamilton, Jay, ^d Picketing will be a,^.^
bring over the Connecticut mteretl is not afeer
taiued, but ite election of this tWe my# now
Live a great influx e.. -*
'Extra#- of a letter from a Member of C^-greJ^
from j\,th Cadelina written t one if his con
.•jmuents,dated Philade phia, Aprils, 1800
''Among tfe numerous .advantages rri Itin:
* from an amicable settlement nt Air differences
with France would be, that pnbt c measures would
tffume their true ch rafter and no longer be
hackneyed between a date of peace and a date 0
- Avar, and. alternately applied to either, as ma
ferve to barry measures, leis calculated to pi oniott
the public weal, then partial and local purpose
Leftthi's remark (ho^ld be t : ought too gener 1,;
- will state, that when measures have been brough:
forward which Were applicable to a date of war,-
#tf Opposed on that grotitid the answer has be # -u.
'that we were at war, and Co on the contrary.•
Such wasthe language in the prefruit fellion ; 0
the question tor the reduction of the army, while,
^frthe other hand,fume prafeffing to pff fs 110
-conspicuous talents pf.nnnd, are tiling it a ft^tr
of Peace and Nafibdal' Hajpincifs ; at the ver*
time, too, we are receiving almost daily ne^so
numbers of our citizens being Ibin in battle at lea
and mitiohs of dollars expended on armies at
heme. Waving all pretentions to determine be
' "fweeri this political cl,fhiog, 1 only mean to prove
; the pofitibh I laid down,® ^recurrence to [fr
'and that Peace and Wtr canno exit! at the fam
"time, with the Gme^partes. Ayl whether tt<
' following fatts evidence, nation# prosperity aj^
r Individual fappitieG, those equally interested wrt^
myfelf will determine to wit, that our annual ex
penditures have swelled to near fi teen millions c!
dollars on a revenue but a little above nine mu
lions— r hat our taxes Wave been regularly inere,.f
lag—that our public bebt is still augmented— and
' that the government is borrowing from three to
five millions pfdoll^rs/at a nintefefl pi 8 per cent.'
oM.rfRK, #4*2.'
frta been asserted in the Ho: fe oAflemblyoAflembly of
/ this State, ftythe , people .are, not as capable of
ctioofing electors for Prefideiri and Voe-PrefHknt,
a, the I&iOatnre on account, of their want of
'knowledge.—lf this was true, and the feutimeid
generally prevailed, this romite, would irdtaiitl
be under the „oft unqualified monarchy or aril*
"quere—lVould not the fed&lfodfes do more
horior to the caufeof republican tin, it, while Ilev
pointing out the tad effea s of libels in a free
reorefentative government, xhCT^wid mention;
" ite above as the mdllftnicious libel th,t was ever
' promulgated again# any pedpte. If the peoplebe
not Capacitated to perform th, M'^of ele f} i( ,,
what polrtical purpose are liter competent to ?_ ;
Xhan end r^epubli^ fff
^ent. But if any of the-patterns areltoied
and thereby bought into ffi,//:%,"
among thernaG of the eoMmutyhthofe ah are &
worth/ of public confidence, th^^^efo^o"
brought into contempt. The
lefts the agents of the people, and that too poffi
' bly, when their - te&mns mCTuid' brim! .them *ntn
difrefpea, and contetrfft ~WT leaves the lights
and fovreignty of the people unprotected.
„ & PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES
of AMERICA,
a proclamation.
WHEREAS by an act of the CongreC\ ofthe U.
States, palled the 27th day of Feb. latt, entitled
) An act further to fafoend the commercial inter
;courfe between the United States and France and
the dependencies thereof,'' it is enacted; That any
timeatter the pacing of the said aft, it fha^be
lawful for the President of the United States, by
his order, to remit and difeontinue for the time
being,whenever he (ball deem it texpedieut and tor
thdintereft of the United States, all or any of the
restraints and prohibitionsimpofed by the said att,
in refpeft to the territories of the French Repub
lic, or to any island, port or place belonging to
!he. said Republic, with which in his opinion a
commercial intercourse may be fafely renew ed and
<0 make a Proclamation thereof accordingly ; and
it is also. thereby further enacted, that the whole
of the island of Hispaniola (hall, for the purposes
of the said aft be considered as a dependence 0:
the French Republic. And whereas the circum
llances of certain potfs and places of the said ifl
arid, not comprised in the Proclamation of the
President of the United States, bearing date the
twenty sixth day of June, 179,, are such that 1
deem it expedient, and for the mtereli of tbe U.
States, to remit and difeontinue the restraints at.d
prohibitions imp>fed by the said att, in refrCl to
those ports and places, in order that a commercial
intercourse w ith the fame may be renewed.
Cbe Republican Ledger.
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Folqmquth, May 20, 1800.
/MP^^f!!!'
Extras of a letter froma gentleman in Philadel
phia to hit friend in Salem, dated May 13.
!'• iHEftorm that seemed to have been fome
imega#hering strength has now burst—the Pre
>SILENT on Saturday addressed a letter to Calomel
'YiCkERiNG, informing him of his determination
;0 m\ke fume nevy arrangements io the AdiWnil
tralio^ of tife Department of State, inviting him
; o refan bis Office :&d as it would be necessity
I d nominate a Succefior out mg the present felhun
of the Senate, he required an info er to be made
s early as monday morning—our Friend gave ah
mfwer, muidy, dignified, and higily honorable
0 himid —ar die Cote of which he informed the
Prefide>t that he aid not think it confident witi
his honor- or the duty he owed his country, to ü
bgii bis office at the prefect time. The consequence
was, that a LETT r of Dismiss aLfr&m the Os
Ice was immediately fcnt him, Gen. Marshall
^nominated as his Sucarfyor, and Mr. De'xter is.
Immmaied as Secretary^War."
CALION!
Srofs misconception in the price of Flour in Eng
land.
It Mill be found by reference to the resolution
of the British Parliament, palled the 6th March,
nil the price insured to the importers of fine
Wheat and Flour, is 90s fieri, per sack or barrels
hich are of 2801 b wt. and 90s tterl. per qn|rter_
of whe# which is Bbnfhels ol ,ol'j. Unfortunate
Iy for the premature speculators here in Flour at
10 audio 1-4 riols. per bbl. they- underhand tie
;nrice inured to be 90- fieriing per American bar
equ?l to 20 dais and the, have thereby beer,
Gki into fpecul-tioni that.can scarcely afford<
: nod freight, and may prove, very injurious to
idlers - ho will be induced to pay exhor^itain
prices for Wheat. Philad, Gaz.;
'The Supercargoof the brig Ameucau, v hich
rrived yeflerday from St. Sebaftians in Spain,
lommunicates the following infor matron :—
That the American envoys travelled thru 'the
^French tertitory on their way (0 Paris, incog, by
. herever they were difcoyered, ^ ere received &
?irteitainted with the most enthusiastic refpett an,
holpitality :—that the, arrived in Paris a few da)
xiore a national fete was performed in honor of
stir deceased WASHINGTON, whose buff was
sliced iil*th^ Gallery of the ThuiUerfes, in pit
rue of the canfuls and chief offiicfs of the French
hation ; a particular feat being aligned to our e,
boys, they declined the intended honor arid mike#
imoyg tic G crowd of the popular e^-that a com -
miliou of three were hogte fucGee@ug.da,
fomfed to arrange the bubnefs of|lie hegodafriti,
withthe'/fmftican mipifters, iiz 7'feph Buona
parte, Flureau and Roedererov^o naq fixed on a
.da, for opening Ite neirociMipn. I,''‘
' Qn the pth fall. Pima LACROIX, Joseph" B< ,
KER, and JOSEPH .Berou.se,, cre'execu^ opty?
Ulnb opposite the city of PhiladelphiaJof Pirac,
;and Murder, agreeabletb t,e?r fentence.'
,rf"«fy,"»°
At the Nlr@ii>q(Amicron's Ball in London,?
qn the 20'h Maroh, i&ut two hundred of the firfl
ferfonages in the nation attended^ The p liry 'at
flipper was made of pdfafoet and rice, and was gp
pr<roed o^ pr&dri^^^^Of Wheat. 4-
o:the 15th of Jan. lab, bo perfop was born#OT
nprrftfar ^d fa^cfc, ut Feteilburg, or its
fqburls, ' ' & ;
Therefore, I, John Adams, President of the
United States, by virtue of the powers veiled ini
the as aforefaid, do hereby remit and difeontinue
the re 'raints^ud prohibitions imposed by the all
aforefaid, in refpeft to all the ports and place, in
the said Island of- Hispaniola/ from Monteehrilli
on the north, round, by the eastern end thereof, as
far as the port of Jacmel, on the foafh, inclusive-
Iv :'And it shall henceforth be lawful for vessels of
the United States, to enter and trade at any of
the said ports and places ; Provided it be done
with the consent of the government of St. Domin
go : And for this purpose it is hereby required,
that such vefleis firft enter the port of Cape Fran
cois or Port Republican) in the fald IQand, and
here obtain the pafl'por's of the said government,
which thill also be finned by the Consul General
or Consul of the United Spates tending at Case
Francois or Port RepuSlicain, permitting such
vcffi'ls to go thence to the other ports and places
of the said [Hand herein before mentioned and de-
Bribed. Os all ohch, the Collectors of the Cus
toms, and all other Officers and Citizens of the
United Stares, are to take due notice and govern
themfeWes. & • 4
Given under my Hand and the Sea' of the United
States, at Philadelphia, the ninth day of May,
(L. S.) in the year of our Lord 1800, and of thc lnde
pendece of the United states the 24th. ,
JOHN ADAMS.
By tie President,
4 . TIMOTHY PICKERING, Secretary of State.
THIS BAY.
Public Auction,
OF
VALUABLE GOODS,
TO BEHOLD ;
AT SIX AND NINE MONTHS CREDIT.
Grand Speculation for Shopkeepers I °
TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION, ~_
THIS DAY, May 20, aft the store lately occupied by,
.NATHANIEL WHITE, Esq. in Portsmouth, f
All the GOODS which were lately his flock in trade.
Being a very beautiful assortment, ...-
CONSISTING OF j [ '
Broadcloths, ,*RuffelJs, JA !;Dimitics, .-tSilk, Kid and
CalSmeres, Shalloons,, % [linens, | Worite Gloteg
Swanfdo&ns, „ Gambled !^alicoes, | Worsted Gloves®Mits,
Forelt-Cloths, . Bunting, , hlambricks, i | 1 great variety of&b
glaftics, --:.'.. Diapers, - .'2 1 Satins, I bons,
erfeys, Jeans, [.meitriog#,fvlk and Muslin Hand-
CoatiDgfc, 1 Nankins, ,S rf>e,s,' I kerchief, e
Fianaflh j, j. Fustians, 2 pixies, I P/mted; (hear & pi,
Baizes, $ . f Gauzes, | %l a rfeilles Qiiltirtg, Mullins, ''
Dtir^ntSf 81 .fhoon, I,h.iwis,1 ,h.iwis, | Muffi,
Taimnia, J.^ Tiffany, | > Ik, Willed and Cut- [White Thread.,
:Wik|bores, ..Raffia Duck, f ton Hole,l
Calamarcoes, . Velve ts, - —|l. • f fr?
,• '7 ~ ? A great aff/rtmenf of
Buttons, Edgings, Tapes, Shoes and Sandals, Cotton and Wool C^rds# '
A A large afftytment of
Ladies' Hats'and Bonnets.; Hat Cases ; Plumes ; Bundles of Pins ;
Combs'; Sik and Twirt ; and a variety of, other articles e ill which will be, hidito
pur'ch,fs above thirty dollars value; upon fix and nine months credit, with approved :
notes, by, Abraham Jfaac, Aud'r.
~ / / ^ V,Jfcw
N,.8,f Sales tyill begin at ten o'clock, A. M. and be continued every day until tbe
whole is fold."" p .l P ^KO^fb, M^ rz, 1^0" •'•
^tebi^{
,On WEDNESDAY EVEN! NG, May 21
Will be prefedried,.
<THE TRAGICAL HISTORY O,
Kiri'g Richard the Third,
The- Crook Back'd Tyrant.
Containing , the lite and death of *1 g Henq the
' ti%th, the artful acquisition of the Crowls by
Richard ; the beheading of the Duke of Buck
in ham ; the murder of the two young Prices
in the tower;, the landing of the Earl of Kith
moi;d % at Mil ord Haven; the appearance 01
the Gholh of King Henry, Lady Anne, Prince
Edward and the Duke of York, to King
Rich rd, on the night previous to the fyemor
ahl^ battle of B f' orth Field, the lad which
was fought between the Houses of York and
Lancaster, with many other Hiliorical Events
and occurrences. fr
To which will be added a favorite Entertainment
Icalled
.The MAD-CAP, /
Lovers in Plenty.
Charters in the Bi.ls—Tickets to be fold at the
piece of performance, firft tier boxes 4/6,
fecund 3'l —Performance to begin
at half pafl Je^en o,lock.
" «=#fe==— ==^^
•INIFKEO AT THE CUSTOM FOUSE.
N^y M, brig Ceres, Perkins, Martinico.
I9>foh. Diana, Blunt, Tobago.
: : \.^\. .^Ti.EARED. ^^ ' • " te
4, 14, Glow Fanny, Ham, Antigua.,
16, brig Alligator, Rindge, Mutinied.
Extraß of a letter from Capt. Little of the Boflon
. Frigate, to the Secretary off he Navy, dated
' At Sea 19th March, 1800 s
“On the ift march, being between St. Gonaivts, and the
Point ofSt: Mirk, with ^'merchant Brig in tow, blind to Port*
an Prince, I saw nine barges making towards me from the Iflaud
if Gonai.es, having about twenty oars each, and carrying about
thirty or forty men ; their object was the Boston. On discovering
them I ordered my guns to be intently M.&d, to decoy them ts
poffibk, which answered the intended effed in fume meafurs.
, On approaching within ihot they fotind their mistake, and turn
edtotun aw'y from me. The <nh. Were immediately run out,
and a fire commenced, which lasted two typurs, during which
Aimel deftrofcd three of the barges, with the crews— the rest
were so fortunate as to reach the island, but m , moll fluttered
, tondittop. " ,y • / 1 . .- ', : •
Extract of a letter fom Dlr. Gilbert Totton, jus
" pTcarge<fthe jhip Neptune of New Haven, da
ted Lbnd n Maryh 1, 1800. „ ; f
OJtrie 10 h Feb. in lat. 49 30 N. long. 18 W.
W@ Were^brought too by a French ttip' mouuung
feteafs sttyM ho examined usvery fcrupulduOy,
broke opeq /cd r^ad nearly, all our letters, and
told us tlfey mould carry us to France, tor having
Eugli/l) property on bo^d, part oh ,wluch was
tbritraband; (todvalltoaft) and not having aloll
TEtpepdEe/wfiich they endeavored to tornote
oaMaty^nipeheuflpiflfted on in their treaty with
Il We could, only fay; itHatWekrieti the prop
erffitfißl+tom, amMbM. ffi,,,^
iiv&eif^ Muf&ipifrnfrbiir tbe only roll^ Equips
l<e HccelCiry; lAref detiirthte tit four hours,
. fey gave us our papers; ajd total us We might go
4m board ,Wwfetail;,w,(hed ^^p^fo'ff
£ge #ud^s Uftfed'os any firing we might
wanttbat &i# so a ffi,FdWi&fcd,tete inform
qur friends in America, that American veffele
Itraded,^W,AW¥# n properchfflffi^i^T
, the papers predribed by their treaty wityw, pff,
ticnidriy the roll d'Equtpsge, Affliegally nbvigafc
ty,would in future be refpe&ed oyFrehch cruiferi.
I^^OTICE is hereby given .the
T1 proprietors of the Porif-rriuth Ague
,itia, that t,G p.ireaars,ave voted an affi ff
mentof FOUR DOLLARS on each Pio •
rrietor's th ire, and ordered the Treaforer
to collea the fame bv the goth inst, * There-i
fore, vpti'are earnefilv requested to be princ
ttial in the payment. The fithferiber will ,
ht*end for the purpose of 'repaving the fame
at No. 3, Por'fmouth Pier, from <pte I%'
o'clock, every day in the week; ~
G fONG, Treaforer.
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; T aeUnquenl Proprietors of the Aquedua.',
You will notice that iinlefs the
Afreffments on your fibres are ponQually paid .
for tie 3tyh Instant, to die iubfiriber, at Wb. &'
Portsmouth Pier, your federal seres will be tm- ;
mediately advertised ?rd fold, conformable to the
regulations of tte I:, orprrstiqn.;,. ,
By order of Pt efident and nire&rs.
I ' w :G. LQ\G, TreaJurer w J
Notice to, fhofe persons who
have taken b. ater from the Aqueduct int% j,^ if
Honfes and Stores/ad have pot paid |©fl]ie
fame—►'her are reqieT:e<f tocill-at No. 3, for/fi .
mouth Pier, and leule their accounts, niihout ,
further delay.,
Further— persons ufipe the water, are caution- ,
ed againd unnerelfaril waiting it, as the By-
Laws will be r@oroufly enforced, which relpefts
their being lined.•
By particular Ordef .
of the President and Dlreßorr.
G. LONG, Treasurer.
The Direaorsliave been informs
ed of several ;>erfons, giving water to those who <
do not think proper to pnrehafe of the Incorpor
ationmeTfief persons /re informed that it they
continue to give water in future, they will be fin-'•<
ed agreeable to. the regulations' of the society,
without diferiminatiuni % :
By particular Order • '' .'-?•'* • :
of the President and Dfreticrs.•
G. tONG, Treafarer.^ 1
Portfeouth May 's^^ — - : -^^^
TOPPIN MAXWELL,
Has fir Sale, at hit Tan,Yard, near &I.~&bd'&<
, Dwelltag dru,'
Sole- Leather, tailed in the English
j IlfyMranidmh.n^^oN;;??+ ^
Saddle Bridle & Harpefs Leather, {
Arew tanned Hog Skms.^: -^'^
lAllots hack will be fold mery cheap, cimfider-i
itog,their quality^ u ~ !> <Orr^/r,a ^ ^^
F,;&'tbh,/&raQ fowty tffo^^
BOOT-LEGS,- cheaper than has
flitytefe&ett^^^
Oak and Hemlock BARK,
Portsmouth Aqueduct.