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; confidered it a duty incumbent upon him to
/remain in office ; and added that he would
»°! now resign, and that the President might
/ ait as he thought proper. Mr.'Adamsthen
/ informed Mr Dickering, laconically, " That
I be was no longer Secretary of State ;" and
next morning nominated Mr. Marshall to
, fuqceed him._
* "Os this unexpeßed circumstance, and
of the new' arrangements in the Executive,
Which have rendered it necessary, we have
a thousand idle conjeaures, but nothing in
/ which I am at present inclined to place
much confidence."
augusta , APRIL a,.
On Friday the 4th inst. departed this life, the
celebrated Dr. Andrew Welt, of Lincoln county
in the date of Georgia.•
About twelve months before his death, retiring
with one of his sons, he informed him he was ap
prized of his approaching diffulution: and that
it would be within the term of a year. He also
informed him were he would be buried.
About three months before his death he appear
/ed to have gracious and clear manifeflations of his
redeemer, reconciliation with the deity, and a
) well grounded hope ofa blefled immortality.
\ The morning before his departure, taking a
wall< in the field, he appeared to be in a deep (to
dy, halting frequently until he came to the place
in which lie fignified to bis son, he wished to be
laid ; there he made a long pause, as if in a fo
!cmn folilpguy or deep devotion. He then re
turned fro his house, and informed Mrs. Weft and
the family tie should be in eternity within 24 hours
and gave to them some very foiemn moral and re
ligions instructions, fettled his dotbeftic affairs and
chose the Rev. Abraham Marshall to preach his
funeral sermon from Job c. 19. v. 25 and 26,“ I
know my redeemer," &c. After that time he ap
peared perfectly calm and composed in mind un
til he expired.
BOSTON, MAY 23.
IT is but a few months since we were so unhap
py, as to announce the death of the friend and fa
ther of his country, the illustrious Washington.
Not a year has elapsed since the people of this
Commonwealth were called into deep and univer
fo lmourning, by the loss of the late amiable and
excellent Governor Sumner. Again are we called
to wear the fable bages of grief, on occasion of the
death of
His Honor MOSES GILL, Efa.
Lieut. Governor and Commander in Chief of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which took
place on the 20th inst. in the 67th year of his age.
-Having risen gradually to affluence and diftinftion
kdied in the full possession of the confidence and
esteem of his fellow citizens ; for their fuffrages
at the last eleaina, almost unanimously so many
years held. Honored by the people, beloved by
Bis friends, and surrounded with all which makes
• life valuable, he seemed to have arrived at
the fammit of human felicity ; it put to the test
the strength of tte religions principles which he
had adopted ; the uQI succeeded, and he died iu'
peace. Let his immediate connexions, let the
great and honorable, let the people whom for a
yetir past he has wifely and judiciously governed,,
le^rn the uncertainty of human life, and the vani
ty of human greatness. And while those, who
seem to be pillars in our government, are taken
away, and crumble to dust, let us place our trust
incite God of our Fathers, who is the fame yefter
day,.to day, and forever.
- SALEM, MAY 22.
A private letter from Scotland gives in-,
formation, that the distress by reason of the
high price of provisions is great, beyond any
example in the hiftory of that country. In
march last, the price of oatmeal was three
Shillings sterling per peck ; peafe meal two
Shillings, and barley meal one shilling and
seven pence. In Glasgow some means had
been taken to preserve the lives of the poor,
by instituting a kind of a victualling, or
work-houses, where the more indigent
have their brakefaft and dinner gratis every
day. This, it seems, had not been able to
-.-prevent mobs—and in one of these the meal
and corn merchants 'were plundered to a
great amount. The military were called
forth, but teem not to have a&ed with their
yfual vigour, as their efforts were infufficient
to quiet the disturbance. In England the
price bf prbvifions was also extremely high,
Rice being fold at London at 52s per. cwt.
A gentleman, who left Dublin in Nov.
last, informs that that city was in a most
diftraaed situation, insomuch that it was un
fafe for sny one to walk abroad in the even
ing. Affaffipations between the soldiers and
town's people were almo(t continual, and
although frefh fupplics of troops were pour
ing in from England, it was found impossi
ble to preserve tranquillity. The proposed
union with England, instead of being likely
to make up the breach between the two na
tions seemed to have rendered it totally irre
'arable !
From London, March 24.
Prince Suwarrow is returned to Peterfhurg. A
g'ry Urge Ruffian force still continues onthe fron
-rs of Prussia, with a view of keeping that Court
check, in case it should attempt to assist, the
ews of France in war. A large Ruffian force is
be assembled at Riga and Revel, which is to- be
mfported to the shores of Great Britain, as soon
Ythe season opens.
fothe conduit of the Atiftrian Gen. Frolich at An
ia has probably affixed very much to increase
:jnifanderftaoding between the two Imperial
arts. Although the Ruffians affixed at that
ge with a considerable body of land and sea for
the Ruffian Commander appears not to have
Inconfulfyed when the capitulation was made;
re on, Friday, Mr. Pickering received a note
from the "President, informing him, that it
woyld be agreeable if he would resign his
office. Mr. Pickering, in answer, said,
^hat it had been his with some time ago
to resign, but at this important crisis, he had
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The following is a flatement of the probable votes
which will be given for President and Vice Pre
sident, at the ensuing election, as made fromthe
belt information we can obtain. In'this ftate
nient we do not include Pennsylvania, because
the Legislature of that slate have not yet made
a law providing for the next election, and pro
bably will not, from the disagreement of the
two Houses. Newyork we have placed on the
fide of the Antis ; but we have yet no certain
account of the result of their state elections, on
which it depends. South Carolina we have pla
ced on the fame tide ; but if a federal cadidate,
belonging to that State, should be held up, he
will undoubtedly ' receive a part, if riot the
u hole,of her votes.
Adams, Jefferfon.
Newhampfhire, 6
Vermont, 4
Maflachufetts, 16 *„
Rhodeifland, 4 ,
Connecticut, 9
Newyork. 1?
New Jersey, 7
Delaware,3
Maryland, 6 4
Virginia, '2l
North Carolina, 5 7
South Carolina,B
Georgia,4
Tenneffe, 3
Kentucky, 4
60 1 63
The whole number of votes, without; Peunfyl
vania, will make 123, and 62 will make a choice.
British Amity proved to demonstration we
publiihed a few weeks ago : Thcfollowing
Statement of the kind and tender treatment
of our good friends and allies the British,
their impressment of one thousand and one A
merican seamen, in the single port of Jamai
ca, &c this was called by the federal tories,
a 'jacobin' lie, and electioneering trick.—
In the Hartford Mercury of the 15th inst.
we find the certificate of Captain Steward
himfclf, which puts the matter beyond the
fyadow of a doubt, and we prefome will
convince every real American who is nos
totally blinded and deluded, of the good dif
pofitihn Mother Brition has to her rebellious
children of this country :
New-London, May 7.
Cass. STEWARDS Certificate.
I, JAMES STEWARD, ot Chatham, ip the
county of Middlesex, of lawful age, &c. present
the following fafts to the public, viz.fi hat on
the 4th of April; 1800, J arrived at New-London
from Jamaica, in the brig Sally ; that the British
capture the American vessels that afford the (light
" All seems infefled, that the infefted Jpy,
" As all looks yellow to the jaundic'd eye."
" But these very men, who in their hearts (and
some of them openly) damn the President for
displacing Col. Pickering, have solemnly pledged
themselves to support the measures of Mr. Adams'
Administration. What admirable consistency !—
RiJum teneatis!
The sudden measure ofdifbanding the army—
although it may be very wife & very economical
—doth Itill, from the very quality which it ac
quires of precipitancy, remind us of the infantine
dittich in Mother Goofs.
Here we go up, up, up,
And now we go down—down—dovn-a
Here we go backwards and forwards,
And here we go round, round, round-a.
[Gaz. U. S.
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° What will the enemies of the French Republic
now fay to the magnanimity of Buonaparte—to
that generality and greatness of Mind, which has
offered the highest praise to the character of Wafh
iugton. The Oration delivered in Paris on the
exalted character of the American hero, mutt ex
cite the attention of all Europe, and the citizens
of this country. The literary abilities of the Fon
tanes, stand firft on the lift of Fame in Europe. —
The marble bust of Walbington will be executed
by an eminent artist, and placed in the National
Palace of the Republic. These tokens of refpeft
must convince the most malicious enemy of Buo
naparte, that he is possessed of a spirit far superior
to those men who have so often abused his charac
ter in some of the American newspapers. While
those men have been constantly blackguarding Bu
onaparte, they have been continually praising
George 111. and his ministers. Buonaparte has re-,
turned good for evil ; but the British have, and
always will be, wickedly disposed towards Amer
ica. When Ihall we hear of an oration by King
George or his Ministers, to be pronounced in com
memoration of the “ Exalted virtues of General
'Wathington ?'[ The news of his death was in
England many days before it reached France which
was 'the firft in Europe to celebrate his name.
Bos.Tel.
" It is really laughable to fee the lengthy chins,
and sombre countenances, of the " felefifew" in
this town, occasioned no doubt bv thefall of their
all in all, the inimitable Timothy ! May they be
sustained under the weight of their afflictions,
and bear their Offerings for the good of their
fouls, like true Martyrs ! Their political demi
god, the guardian angel of Columbia's destiny is
“ no more Secretary of State." Will not blood
rain from Heaven ! Will not the moon halt ! and
the fun be blackened ! is there not some chosen
curse in the dores of heaven to blast “ the Presi
dent" for such a deed—a deed deplete with so
much mifehief to our country ! From battle, mur
der, and sudden (political) Death, Good Lord
deliveries !
Cbe Republican Ledger.
— H .<„§^§„sfe,.,. Q
Portsmouth, May 27, 1800.
too® ooo<ocoo 0000
It is said. That a refpe&able committee from
the Essex Juhto, is to be at Concord, early in the
ensuing session, by appointment to meet a number
of friends there.
Some one said that the Supervizor would be
there as uJual.
'Tis more than probable that a Caucus isto be
held at Concord, in order to devise and digest a
fyttem that will most effectually extricate us from
these trying times among tinners
, SUWARROW.
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From Carlton's Impartial Register.
For some nights pall the most horrid cruelty
has been pra&ifed in this city, upon the persons
of unprotected females, by some unknown villian
who has attacked and Slabbed them. The weap
on used has been a Shoemaker's Awl, one having
been extracted from the back of a Lady. The
attacks are confined to no particular quarter—it
has been done in several Greets and at various
hours after dark—it is hoped the villian will not
long efcapejultice. ,'
.-<-<❖►►' MAF 16.
A motion was made by Mr. Harper in
the house of Representatives, for the dis
banding of the Standing Army last week;
leaving it in the power of the President to
fix the period when that measure was to ta^ty
place.,
When this measure came before the Sen
ate, that party which had displayed so much
zeal for war, and whocaufed the addition
of two members to the embassy to France
—That party in the Senate brought in an
amendment reftriding the President to the
45th of June next, at which time the army,
that has collthe country so much money, &
excited so much difeontent is to be disbanded!
This measure was averted by one of that
party in the House of Representatives to be
intended as a mark of their displeasure &
gairift the President, and that he had loft
their confidence.
Thus it is visible that this party which
was willing to saddle the country wiih an
army of mercenaries, are now in order to
display their resentment disposed to case the
country of its expence.
, The desire of Mr. Pickering to be made
aequainted with the motives for his dismissal,
was one-of the most hardy ads that we would
suppose him guilty of ; if such a requelt
were granted, he could not but know that
th£ preliminary should be the seizure of his
papers.#
t.«fci
The Hon. Charles Lee, Attorney Ge
neral of the United States, 0 been ap
est pretences for condemnation. I was taken by
a French privateer ; they took out all my people
except a boy and myfelt ; Lwas taken by the A
cafto of 44 guns, a British fh:p, commanded by
Capt. Ed #ard feJlows, who came on beard the
Sally himlelf, ordered my chest open, and with his
own hands took out of it 1250 dollars, and order-,
ed one of his people to take about 200 orauges(be
ing all I had) for himfelf, and carried them away ;
the people plundered the cabin and fleerage of
other articles. Captain Nathan Allyn of Groton
had all his people imprefled with their protec
tions in their hands. Capt. Waterman of New-
York was treated in the fame manner, with many
others ; and Mr. Savage, the American agent at
Kingtton informed me that he forwarded to the
Secretary of State, by commodore Truxton, an
attested lift of the names of one thousand and one
seamed, who had been impressed by the British in
that tingle port. American vessels and cargoes
were constantly condemned in that place. One
captain and one fuperedrgo of condemned vessels
came home with me. 1 was treated myfelf with
personal abuse by the British officers. An officer
,f one oftheir (hips went on board a brig, Capt.
Callie, from Boston, and flogged the centinel for
bailing his boat in the night. This la(t account 1
had from Capt. Cattle. And further the deponent
faith not. JAMES STEWARD.
Attefled before Chauncey Bulkley,
Justice of the Peace, in presence•
of Samuel Canfield. ' April 26, 1800,
This is a true copy of the Deposition.
NATHANIEL DOAN.
The names of Captains who had their men impreff
cd on board British flips during myflay at Jamai
ca, whoje names I recolleli.
Capts. Stodder, Kennedy, Allyn, Thompson,
Kempton, Gross, Martin, and the crew of a brig
belonging to. Baltimore. J. S.
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Extras of a letter to a reJpeftable mercantile house
in Philadelphia, dated Lisbon, March 6, 1800.
“ We take the earlieil opportunity of inform,
ing you, that the great and increasing scarcity of
provisions, has induced our government to open
• this port for the importation of rice for one year
from this date. It would now bring fi±,dollars
your quintal, clear of every expense. Wheat is
now felling in the market at 2 38 dollars per
bushel. Indian corn, i| dol. per bushel, flour in
proportion, nor does the situation of the markets
in any of the countries which usually furnifh us
with these articles, permit us to look with an
hope of having them cheaper. Pipe ftaves have
been fold at 150 rees each, neating 160 collars per
1200, a price we hever knew before.
“ The abundance of Ruffian produce in Amer
ica, has induced several people to make (hipments
to this place, as well of hemp as cordage, which
will give very poor account.
" There is now every appearance of the war
continuing in Europe, as also of matters being fet
tled between your country and France, on which
account we have no doubt that Anerican ships
will be much fought after from this time forward.
“ Salt, 3200 rees per moy ; lemons 3000 rees
per box ; wine 84,0.00 rees per pipe. Spanish
dollars 825 rees each, or 3 per cent, above par.
Exchange, on London, 66 per 1,000 tees, or 2 1-4
per cent, above par."
Extrall of a letter from Cape-Francois dated 27th
April, to a gentleman at Philadelphia.
The brig James, Stuart has arrived here in 12
days from your port, and it is just joining the con
voy for Port Republican. Tranquility is at an
end here. Ten thousand negroes have been in a
Rate of revolt tor these 3 weeks past, back of this
place, and the confuquemces are much dreaded,
& as for the Bite theie is no palling without con
voy.
Extract of a letter from Malaga, to a Merchant
, . in Philadelphia, dated 27th Jan.
'"On the zffl infant I received at Gibraltar by
an express, juiormation that your Brig Eliza, had
been taken by a French ^„ateer and carried in
to this port on the 16th inst. in coofequence of
which Het off immediately by land and arrived
here on the 25th, where 1 found the veflel and
cargo liberated without trouble.''
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 20.
PUBLIC VENDUE
AT THE OFFICE OF
ALEXANDER EWEN,
In Market (Irett, PortJmouth,
At Ten o'clock, A. M.
A valuable assortment of
Jaconet Mullins, of different,quali
ties, from 4-410 6-4 wide ; Book do. from
|-8 to 9-8 ; Mullin Handkerchiefs ; black,
blue, greenandlead colored plain and ftrip'd
Calamancoes ; a few pieces Irilh Linen ;
Calico ; Women's and Men's.cotton Hose ;
white Quilting ; Women's Gloves ; Hair
Ribbon; a quantity Twine.
Also, a quantity of
India Sugar, a few bags Coffee, 8
by io Window Glass, fig and cut Tobacco,
with a number of other articles.
Conditions :—Not, with approved indorfers,
for sums above 100 dollars, 30 days, all above 200,
90 days credit.
AT PRIVATE SALE,
260 bbls. Beef; 200 quintals Cod
Fish ; Rum ; Brandy ; a number of con
venient Dwelling Houses, apply as above.
Cbcatte, Iportfmoutb,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 28,
Will be presented
_A celebrated COMEDY, written by the author of
™ Such things Are, ''Wives as they were," &c.
CALLED
The CHILD of NATURE.
Count Valentia, Mr. Powell,
Duke Murcia, Mr. Dickinson,
Alberto, Mr. Kenny,
Grenada, Mr. Uffier,
Seville, Mr. Kedey,
and Marquis Almanza, Mr. Harper.
Marchioness Merida, Mrs. Harper,
and Amanthis, f } Mrs. Powell.
To which will be added a FARCE,
• ' CALLED
The Irishman in London,
HAPPY AFRICAN.
Frost, Mr. Kenny,
Murtoch Delany, Mr. Kedey,
Captain Seymour, Mr. U(her,'
Coloony, Mr. Baker,
Cymon, Mr. Powell,
and Edward, , Mr. Villiers.
Caroline, Mrs. Dickinson,
Cubba, Mrs. Baker,
and Louisa, Mrs. Harper.<
—faffit—
Tickets may be bad at the place of Performance,
First tier boxes 4/6— second do.fy v
Dears to be opened at half pa, fix, and tne perfor
mance t o commence at half,a, 7.
rf.^rffr.
On the 9th inst. the body of a female was pick
ed up in the harbour ot Ne« port, tied up in a
bag. We never heard of a murder which difcov^
ered such barbarity in the murderer as this in
stance ; the legs and arms of this female were cut
off, her body riped open, and these limbs depofic
ed therein, her head was cut in a flunking man
ner, her face being entirely defiroyed, &c. We
hope that the perpetrator of this horrid act may
soon be brought to juflice, and receive the punish
ment which the laws of our country inflicts on
such brutes.
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In a Paris paper of Feb. Bth we observe the fol
lowing article :—
The firft consul has ordered the minister of the in
terior to ere^t in the Great gallery of the Thuil
leries, the llatues of Demollhenes, Alexander,
Hannibal, Scipio, Brutus, Cicero, Cato, Czfar,
Gustavus Adolphus, Turenne, Conde, Duguae,
Trouin, Marlborough, Eugene, Saxe, Washing
ton, Frederick 111. Mirabeau, Dugemmier, Dam
pierre, Marceau, and Joubert.
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On the 14th inst. the two Honfes of Con
gress adjourned to the third Monday in No
vember next, then to meet at the city of
Washington, in the diftri& of Columbia,
The number of ads passed is 69.
On Saturday last, the remains pf His Honor
MOSES GILL, Esq. Lieut. Govenor, and Com
mander in Chief of the Commonwealth of Massa
chusetts, Was committed to the tomb, with those
civil and military honors, due to the didinguifhed
rank he held in society.
The Cataraa, a new patent engine has
been received as^a present from London, by
the Fire fafiirance Company at Bofton —it
discharges 300 gallons of water in a minute.
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Prince Edward is preparing to embark
from Hallifax, to command in Ireland—.
where it is expe&ed he will not be ingdive.
The U. S. brig Pickering arrived at Bos
ton the 19th inst. She has been very ufeful
in convoying the vessels of the United States.
Her crew are all wel—lhe will soon be
ready for another cruise.
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marine Lift.
(Entered.
May 26, Brig Hitty, Lord Tobago,
do. Alletta, Laing Grenada.
Cleared.
21st Sch. Succels, Shaw Demarara.
22d B# Fidelity, Simpson Liverpool.
do. Eagle, , Rollins "Grenada.
pointed to execute the duties of Scerctaryof
State, until the acceptance ol Gets. Mar
ihall is ascertained.
THIS DAY
WILL BE SOLD AT