The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-04-02 00:00:00, page 3

London, dec. 27.
The armistice upon the Rhiffe is at an end. The
Archduke refufed to accede to it and notified the
French commandant at Manheim. The French
were inferior in force immediately made dis
positions to retreat, and evacuate by capitulation
Manheim and Neekeraa, of which the Andrians
immediately took peffeffion.. In order to divide
and divert the attention and forces of the Arch
duke, Gen. Leconrbe means immediately to enter
Saabia from the fide of Switzerland.
Sowarrow's army continuihg its march, had ar
rived at Ratiibon, where, on the nth he received
dispatches from Pfbeterfburgh, in confidence of
which the troops were ordered to halt.
' DEC. 28.
We reived this morning the Paris papers to
the 26th inst. three days later than those which ar
rived yesterday.
The Copfol and the Legislative Commissions,
continuing to adopt measures for giving immedi-
l * ate activity to the Constitution have published, the
I names of the conservative Senators, the Tribunate
§ taxi the council of State. A report has also been
l drefented to the Commission of Five Hundred, pro
, ' nosing that the conferv^tive Senate and the coun
ts mould enter upon their funftions on the flb
inst. and that as soon as the Senate had completed
tte nomination of the .members of the Tribunate
and the Legifetife body. which ^^ be com
pleted on the 26th, the Council of Ancients and
of Five hundred and the Legislative Commissions
foould be diffolvfl .
„ This proposition, together with some other re
gulations refpefting the new Governments were
The Consuls of the Republic to the Confervattoe
Senate..
Paris, Dec. 28.
-SENATORS,
1' The Consuls of the Republic hasten to
inform you. that the Government has been
installed. They will employ under every
circumftirice, all their recourses and means
to. destroy the spirit of faction, to create pub
lic fplrit, and to consolidate that constitution
which is the objc& and wishes of the French
people. The conservative Senate will be
animated with the fame desire, and by its
junaion with the Consuls, will defeat the
plans of those who may be opposed to the
public happiness, Should any such exist in
the firft institutions of the state."
/The college of conferrators, by naming
far the tribunate, the legislative body, and its
otyn inftitutioh, men who had been excluded
from those funaions by previous laws, had
ftppofcQhem to be abrogated.
4 Sitting of Dec. 27.
The Council of state has adopted a projea
of consular decree, drawn up by the legisla
tive feaion, which abrogates all adminiftra
tive.decrces, by which the opening of the
places consecrated to religious worffiip was
interdiaed qn other days than the decadi.
The Council also adopted another decree
drawn up by the fame feaion, dating that
all the public fun&ionaries, the ministers of
religion, preceptors, and other persons, who
were by the laws previous to the constitu
tion, bound intake an oath, should substitute
for it the following declaration :“ I promise
to be faithful to the constitution.”
A third projea of decree was adopted,
which states in substance, that the communes
which on the firft day of the 2d year were
in poffefliou of edifices intended for religious
worffiip, should continue to use them freely
under the tonftituted authorities, and accord
ing to the terms of the laws of rith Prairial
of the 3d year, .and that of 7th Vendemaire
of the 4th year, provided that the said edifices
have not teen since alienated, and provided
the purchasers of them have not been liable
to prosecution or inconvenience.
26th Dec. Bth year of the Republic.
Buonaparte, First Cnnjnl of "the Republic, to the
General of Division Saint Cyr.
The Minister of War has given me an account,
Citizen General, of a Viftory which you have
gained over the left wing of the Andrians. Re
ceive as a testimony of my fatisfaftion a handsome
fabre) which you will wear in the days of battle.
Let the soldiers under your command know that 1
am content with them and hope to be hill more
so. The Ministers of War will expedite to you the
firft lieutenant of the army. Rely upon my es
teem and friendship.<
(Signed) BUONAPARTE
Buonaparte, Firfl Confal of the Republic, to the
French Soldiers.
Soldiers ! It is no longer your frontiers
that you must defend ; it is the enemy's
Stites that must be invaded.
Thete is none who has not made several
campaigns, who does not know that the
mod essential quality of a soldier is to know
how to support privation with constancy ;
several years of bad administration cannot
be repaired in.a day.
As firft magistrate of the Republic,, it will
be pleating to make known to the whole
nation the corps which Ihall deserve by their
discipline and valor, to be proclaimed the
supporters of their country. <,
Soldiers ! When it ihall be time, I will
be in the midll of you ; and aftonilhed Eu
rope ffiall remember that you are a race of
brave men.
Paris, sth Nivofe. 25th Dec.
tri promoting peace to the French people,
I have been your organ. 1 know you: val
our. ,
You are the fame men who conquered
Holland, Italy, and made peace under the
Walls of astonished Vienna.
soldiers!
FRENCH STATE PAPERS.
immediately adopted. ' The' left fitting of the I
Councils were on the 25th when the couful and 1
the Senate were infilled.l
The unfortuaate persons who were so unjuftlj 1
sentenced to transportation after the revolution 01
the 18th Fruttidor, have at length engaged the.
attention of the Legislature, whole lafiaft almoll
has been lipon the suggestion of the Minister of
Police and the Consul to pass a decree, in virtue
of which, the unhappy fufferers who were Wans
ported to Guiana, and other places, will, ip all
probability, be permitted immediately to return
to their country.
On the Rhine the two armies remain tranquil.—
The. canfe of the archduke's refufal to content to
the armistice, seems to have been because it wis
only a partial done. The Paris papers contain an
important address from the Archduke refpe&ing
the late revolution in Paris'.We ftiU expert that
a suspension of arms, extending from the Rhine
to Switzerland and Italy will take place.,'
In Italy the Andrians proceed in their career of
victory# Coni is said to have surrendered by ca
pitulation on the 3d inst. The garrison, confiding
of 3600 men, are prisoners of war. In confe
'qneuce of this event, the French will probably,
unless they are very strongly reinforced, be oblig
ed to fall back upon Nice. . ' ,
An article from Nice, of the 13th, fays the head
quarters were expected there. Moreau has set
out to take the command of the army of the Dan
ube. Maffena was to leave Paris in a few days, to
put himfel lat the head of the atmy vfltaly.
Portsmouth, April 2, 1800.
The following are returns of votes for
Governor, from various towns not heretofore
published—viz,
Walker, Gilman.
Barnftead, 63 63
Durham, 60 100
Eaton, 70 00
Newington, 40 34
Greenland, 84 20
Rye, 163 3
Brookfield, 60 11
New Castle, - 50 5
Tuft onborough, 44 3
N-w-Granthom, 125 27
New-Hampton, 85 18
Plainfield, 190 80
Conway, 120 3
1254 284
20IPN MEETING.
Rockingham,ff;
At the annual Town Meeting held in this town;
the 25th inst. the following persons were appoint
ed to the offices, annexed to their names, viz.
Affefors.
John Goddard, Esq. Mr- George Long, Captain
Martin Parry, Mr. Tobias Walker, and Mr. Joseph
Akerman.
George Gains, Esq. Col. Moses Woodward,Mr.
Samuel Hutchings, Captain Elijah Hall, and Mr.
Samuel Drowne.
Over Jeers of the Poor.
John S. Sherburne, Esq. Capt. John M'Clintock,
Capt. Nath'l Marshall, Dr. Joffiua Brackett, Mr.
Walter Akerman,Mr.Jofeph Akerman, Mr. Henry
Langdon, Col. Clement Storer, and Mr. Edward
Cutts.'
Auditors of Accounts.
Col. Supply Clap, Col. Wm. Gardner and Dr.
A. R. Cutter.
< Tything Men.
Joshua Brackett, Esq. Mr. Samuel Hall, and
Mr. Robert Ham.
Fire Wards.
Capt. Martin Parry, Col. Thomas, Thompfan,
Qol. Clement Storer, Mr. Wm. Ham, Mr. Neal
Mclntire, Mr. Peter Coues, Mr. Thomas Simes,
Mr. Edw. Cutts, Mr. Peter Coffin, Jpfeph Whip
ple, Esq. Capt. Thomas Manning, and Col. Mofe^
Woodward. „
Conflables. ,I
Mr. Wm. Vaughan, Nahum Akerman, and Mr.
Richard Low.
Lot Layers.
Mr. Wm. Hart, Mr. Mark Simes and Captain
Joha Stokles. ,
Fence Viewers. , ~
Capt. Samuel" Hall, Mr. Walter Akerman, and
Mr. Jeremiah Denner.
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
George Gains, Esq.
Searchers and Sealers of Leather.'
Mr. George Dame, Nath'l Jackfoil, and Daniel
Jackson.
Cullers and Packers of Fish, and Cullers of. Hoops
and Staves.
John Pitman, Charles Grace, Richard Savory,
James Day, Joseph Walton, jr.„ ,'
Meafurers of Wood by Land and Water.
John Bck, John Melcher, 'Samuel Cotton, We.
Wilson, Paul Leighton, Wm. Currier, Richard
Jackson and Joseph Man.
Corders of Wood.
Daniel Hight, Thomas Ayers, Wm. Walden, &
George Walden. „„
Harbor Mafler.
James Shores.&
Keeper ofthe Magazine.
Jeremiah Liobey, Esq. ',
Keeper of the Pound.
John Dennet. .
Hog Reeves.
John Goddard, Esq. John Fisher, Abel Harris,
Wm. Boyd, John Peirce, Wm. Sheafe, Thomas
Manning, Edward Gove, John S. Sherburne, Esq.
Col. Clement Storer, and Capt. Martin Parry.
Committee of Health.
Col. Geprge Gains, and Capt. Edward Sargent.
Committee of Police.
Edward Sargent, Samuel Drowne, Tho's Man.
ning, Charles Cutts, John S. Sherburne, E^.Capt.
Martin Parry, Capt. John M'Clintock, „T. Wm.
Boyd, Stephen Chafe, Ed ward Hart. Capt. Elijah
Hall, and George Wentworth.
TOWN MEETING at RYE.
At the annual town meeting held at Rye,
the 95th ult. the votes wexe as follow.
Cbe Republican Ledger.
Town Clerk.
George Wentworth, Esq.
Selectmen.
[ For GOVERNOR.
ITimothy Walker, 176.
I John T. Gilman, ' 3
|Jeremiah Mason, 1
For COUNSELLOR.
Levi Bartlett, ' 170
John Pierce, 1
For SENATOR.
Moses Leavit, 170
Thomas l,eavitt, 2
Jacob Sheafe, , r
For REPRESENTATIVE.
Joseph Parsons, 170
Thomas Jennefs Rand, 1
For RECORDER.
Josiah Adams, 166
Sanuiel Brooks, _ 8
• Joseph Bemfon,x
COUNTY TREASURER.
Josiah Adams, 166
Oliver Peabody, 4
Nath'l Rogers, 1
From the Independent Chronicle,
NEW FRENCH CONSTITUTION.
The democratic republicans, who have long
viewed the French Revolution as an aflential link,
in the great chain of moral and political improve
ment, wj|l naturally suspend their final judgement
on the present Constitution. Experience alone
can determine its real character. But one thing
is very certain, tliat it will not fuffer in the credit
that it ought to iqfpire in every mind open to con
viction, by a comparison with any system of Go
vernment that ever has exited, or yet exists, on
the European theatre. That of England is a he
terogeneous mixture of diftinft and independent
“ orders" of Gothic 'invention : the rude and in
digested production of a barbarous age. The
French have leaned over the intermediate period
from the definition of the Roman Common
wealth, and have taken that Republic for their
model, indead of the modern Governments by
which they are farrbunded. They have neverthe
less excluded family diftinftions, and hereditary
power. They have attempted to unite the utmost
personal liberty, in the individuals who compose
the body politic, to the greatest quantity of public
force of which any Government is susceptible.
Whether the system is too refined for the ope
rations and results which it is evidently designed
to produce, will be soon demonflrated. It ap
pears that it will give them a Ilrong military ii,-°
pulse, at least for the approaching season. Citi
zen Buonaparte is Captain General and Comman
der in Chief, according to the idiom of the Massa
chusetts. He is also President of the civil depart
ment ; and may alternately figure in the field or
the Cabinet, as the national exigencies require his
presence.
The French Copftitution is essentially republi
can. It excl tides titles of nobility, hereditary hon
ours, or diflinffions of any fort ; five for services
actually rendered, or expected. It is completely
eleaive. It originates with the people, and is
solely intended for their benefit. The expence of
it is a trifle, compared to that of their former mo
narchy ; or, to that of the British government
In calculating the cost even of our own, we must
include the expence of the Component members
of the Federal Union, as well as the appropriate
charge of the National government ; and in that
view, the French Republic appears far less expen
sive in proportion to the numbers concerned, than
the American Constitution. It is no religious
tell, or ecclefiafticaleflablifhment—ln that it wife
ly copies the Federal Government. Its Senate is
no part of the system ; but a watch over it. It
unites the censorial and elective rights; it decides
all confliunional questions ; and although for
life, it does not appear upon an attentive contid
erat^on ofitsreal nature, ever likely to endanger
the publicforce. The Consulate, the Tribunate,
and the Legislative power, are of the ancient, or
Roman school. In a word, Rome is regenerated
in France : and if there is but half the wisdom or
policy in the latter, that there was in its great pro
totype, the enemies of the French Revolution will
have no reason to rejoice in this fail change.
Q. As Lam ready to leave your port, and there
-are three French privateers in the Streights of
Sunda, what route would you advise me to take
for fafet/?•
A. If you tit ten days, there is a Dutch con
voy to fail through those Streights. You had bet
ter wait or them I think.
Q, Willthis said convoy protest me from cap
ture, or Will the Dutch Company guarantee the
property under their convoy ?
A. The Dutch Company's agents here will give
!mu all the assistance in their power, but cannot
ecure ypji from French capture, as the French are
oqr allies, &c.
Q. If, on my arrival in my own country, I
should be aiked by my government, or fellow cit
izens, resetting the trade of this place, what pro
tection from Frena privateers you will afford
their vessels that may come on this coast, what re
ply (hall I make?-
A. As for the trade of your country, we will do
every thing in our power to atfift your (hips ; but,
as to protesting them, from French capture, we
cannot. *'
Q. If my government should think the trade of
Batavia worth feuding (hips of,war to protest A
merican vessels against French privateers, will you
perihit those (hips to enter your ports and supply
them with the necessaries, &c. which they may
want?'
A. No.
Q, What reasons have you for such refufal as
they would cope, in part, to protect your trade,
which you fay you cannot do < ourfejves?
A. Because your (hips of war are cruising against
'our allies. Q &
; ' ___ _~- , ~
-We hear that a fubfeription is on foot, for the
purpose of erecting an African Church in this city.
An objeft of such importance to the mortals and
happiness of the unfortunate African, whom the
unfeeling hand of avarice ha§ forced from his na-,
tive laud, we trull will meet with the support of
the virtuous, and religious of all perfuafous.
, [N. Y. pap.
John Kline, lately taken to Baltimore from this
city, was found guilty at the criminal court, of
pacing a note of the bank of Baltimore, in Nov.
lati, for 20 dollars, knowing the fame to have been
altered from 5 dollars, and condemned to work
on the public roads for 7 years. fib.
The following Questions were put by Capt.
Swaine of the (hip Molly, of this port, to the Gov.
of Batavia, Off. 7, 1799, and the annexed An
swers returned.
From PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 14.
COMMERCIAL.
His Catholic Majesty's Consul General, for the
United States, has received from the Intendant at
the Havanna, the following lift of articlesnow pro
hibited at that port, viz,
Vermillion ; Men's Caps,. Silk, Thread, and
Cotton ; Stocking-web Paterus (worked ;) coarse
Shirts ; Seives; Brass Locks and Nails; Coverlets,
(wool and cotton ;) Dimities, (thread and cotton)
Oil Cloth, (flowered and plain ;) Paper Hangings ;
Ellerlings ; Tinsel Laces ; Sealing Wax ; Stockings,
(worded and cotton ;) Marseilles Quilting ; Hand
kerchiefs,(linen ;) Hats,(Caltor excepted ;) Shoes,
Calicoes, and printed linens ; plain and ornament
ed Dresses for both sexes, of what manufacture
soever.
Further Information.
" All shippers of goods or merchandizes from
the United States to the above port, shall be qual
ified before a notary public, refpefting the pro
perty fpecified in the invoices, the fame shall be
attested by his Majetty's Consul General, or by
some one of his Majesty's Consuls or Vice Consuls,
other wife such goods will not be admitted to en
try.
Whereas it has been found that numbers of mer
chants and others, trading from the U. States to
the Havanna, regardless of the foregoing publica
tion inserted some time since, in the several papers
of the Union, have prosecuted their voyages with
out soliciting the attestation mentioned therein, &
on arrival there have alledged ignorance refpett
ing the fame.—Now, therefore, his Catholic Ma
jesty's Consul General, in compliance with his in
firudions received latterly on this head, doth
hereby make known, to all whom It may concern,
that from and after the publication hereof, any
vessel or vessels trading to the above port or the
Island of Cuba, shall be provided with the afore
mentioned attestation, otherwise they will not
be admitted to entry."
DIED] —Onboard the brig Camillus, Jefle Lum
bard, of Saco.—-In this town, Mrs. Sarah New
march, widow of the late John Newmarch, Elat
aged, 100 years, 1 month and 4 days.
Caret and Hacket, two officers of the Hand,
ing army, who, in Nov. last, refeued the horse
thief from the civil authority at Richmond, (Vir
ginia) have been tried and sentenced to one year's
imprisonment, and a fine of one hundred dollars
each.
One of the last ordinances of the Emperor Paul
in regard to dress is, that every perfou shall have
his whiskers cut off. No other than cocked hats
and full dressed coats are permitted at Peterf
bttrgh ; and when his Imperial MaJefty appears,
though the weather be ever so bad, and the streets
dirty, evefy person mud get out of his carriage,
and paddle through the mud, while he passes. No
one is permitted to walk in the imperial gardens
with his frat on. Lond'pap.
Arrived here brig Camillus, James Drifco, mas
ter, in 21 days from St. Vincent's ; left there the
following American vessels, March 7th.
Ship Sally, Alexander Gould, Kennebunk ; brig
America, Joseph Hatch, do. brig Franklin, Moses
Howard, do. Schooner Phenix, John Murfey, do.
Snow Clover, Robert Cleaves, do. Schooner ~
Dunbar, Penobfcot ; sch. Abigail, John Perkins,
Caftine ; sch. Polly, Allines, Cafco-Bay ; brig A
merica, , Norwich ; sch. Favorite, John Bil
lings, do. sch. Belfey, F Bucklin, Hartford ; brig
Friendfllip, Church, do. sch. Hope, Johnson, Port
land ; brig Eagle, Rollins, Portsmouth ; brig Cen
taur, N. Peirce, do.
100 bushels clean Flax-Seed, sos
. Farmers.
130 do. unclean, for crushing into
Oil.
CORDAGE of every description.
Wines &; Groceries as usual, pure
as imported, &c FOR SALE. BY
Joseph Champney,
WHOWANTS
100,000 of inch-thick Boards and
20,000 Red-Oak, Hhd. Staves,
For which Calh will be paid on delivery, to be
surveyed and delivered at Portsmouth.
Portsmouth, March 29, 1800.
THE STAFF OF LIFE?
Bartholomew Barry,
D Efpe&fully informs his friends
and the public, that he has Removed from
Dabiel-ffreet, to Mr. Treadwell's Bake-House,
near Dr. Cutter's, where pe carries on the
• Baking Bufaejs,
in all its variety.,
Any quantity of Ship Bread, and
all forts of CAKES, may be had at the above place
at the (horteft notice.
Portsmouth, April 2, 1800.
NOW IN THE PRESS,
And will be Published in a few days,
A PLAIN ATTEMPT to hold
up to view the Ancient Gojpel: being a dis
course on A&s ix. 22—Shewing from the
Apostolic 1 eftimony, that the Clergy and
their followers, in our age and country, are
the very Antiebrift, oppoling the gospel with
the weapons of Jewilh error (till, but that
they wiil be confounded by it. Adapted to
the mea^eft capacities, - \
Beware of falfe Prophets-
Enoch—prophecied of theje—
New Teilament.
J # By DANIEL HUMPBREYS.
March 16, lat. 28, 57, N. long. 69, 40, W. spoke
ship Freedom, from Liverpool, Thomas Taylor,
master, bound to Charleftown, out 63 days, all
well.
Clean FLAX-SEED.
Borne's Marine Lift
ROYALTY.
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