Republican gazette — Concord, N.H., 1801-04-30 00:00:00, page 3

ries in America were a f^t of damn'd
rascals."
N. B. A second letter of the 4th of
March, informs of the vessel and Cargo
being libelled, and he expeds they will
be condemned. & '
0- The BARBARY POWERS.
% the Agents and Consuls of the United States of Ame
rica, re,ding in the difoenrpru of France, Spain,
Portugal, Italy, the Barbar, States, and British
Garrisons in the Mediterranean, and to all others
suborn it dotb or ma, concern.
I HAD the honor to inform you iff my Circular
of the 12th of November 1800, that certain un
just demands having been made by the Bafhav^ of
Tripoli upon the United States of America, which
I found it my duty to repel ; that said Bafhaw had
publicly announced in an official manner that he
would declare war against the United States of
America in fix months, to commence from the
22d day of Oaober, 1800, if his demands which
he purposely made in an evasive and indetermin
ate manner, were not complied with, I further
informed you, that it would be unlafe for cur mer
chant vessels to trade in the Mediterranean, or its
vicinity, after the 2zd of March 1801, as these
faithlefs people generally commit depredations
before the rime or period allowed is expired. I
likewise informed you that I did not conclude in
virtue of his promise, that our vessels might re
main in the Mediterranean until the month of
March, but in cdnfequence of this Regency being
at war with Sweden, and the season of the year.
I have now therefore to observe that a treaty of
peace and amity having been concluded between
his majesty of Sweden and this regency on this
day, the 3d of January, 1801, it is NO LONGER
SAFE for ;he merchant vessels of said United S.
of America to remain in these seas, or its vicinity,
as the Swedes have made the following condition
in consequence of their having 131 of their fub
je&s in bondage, viz. ~
They have agreed to pay Dls. 240,000, includ
ing all expenses for peace and the ransom of their
captives and 20,000 dollars annually, in conse
quence of their being permitted to load here 3000
tons of salt annually, and as I have every reason
to suppose the fame terms will be demanded from
the United States of America, and that our fellow
citizens will be captured in order to ihfure our
compliance with the said degrading, humiliating
and dishonorable terms ; I find it my duty to re
quest you to take such measures as will most effec
tually prevent any of our vessels from trading on
this sea, until you are advised officially by me or
cither of our Confute at Algiers or Tunis, that
this disagreeable affair is terminated, which from
its nature will require much time, as it extends to
making the United States tributary to Tripoli,
and mufl firft be authorifed by a particular ad of
the Legislature. I therefore request the above a
gents and consuls of the U. S. of America and
all ethers whom it doth or may concern, to com
municate the contents of this circular letter, to
all merchants and masters of vessels belonging to
the U. S. io order that they may withdraw their
property immediately from these seas, and that
our mariners may fly the impending danger. I
likewise request them to make the letter circular,
and to transmit copies of it along the refpedive
coasts of their residence, and likewise to the de
partment of State, an^wherever they may imag
ine that it will be most likely to anfwei the desired
effea, as I have from hence but few opportuni
ties- In testimony of the absolute necessity of
ufipg the aforefaid precaution, before it Should be
too late, I hereunto fubferibe my name and affix
the seal of my cffice..^
BOSTON CHRONICLE, April 20.
Itis truly contemptible, fays a correspondent,
to observe that the anglo federal papers from one
end of the continent to the other, while they are
forced to acknowledge the tyerior abilities, mo
deration and diferetion of Ms. Jefferfon, have the
audacity to measure his administration by their
political scale, and seem aimoft to call in question
his prerogative io new appointments. They ar
raign at their tribunal the exercise of those func
tions which dilplaces men in office, however no
torioofly oppcfiie their political sentiments are to
the exiting government, or however deficient
they may lx in rectitude or ablities to discharge
Done at the Chancery ts the United States of
America at Tripoli, in barbary, this 3d day of
January, 1801, and of the independence of the
U. S. of America the zph.
(Steed) JAMES L. CATCHART.
% Thomas Appleton, Esq Confel of the
United States, at Leghorn.
those duties, and however calumniating they may
have been to those existing principles, necessary
to the good order and well being of society, in u
niting and preferring civil concord and affedion.
Look, indignant observer, at the artful and pufil
animous menaces of he writers in every anti re
publican paper ! Sentiments are there handed to
the public, in a threatening tone, as if to intimi
date The President into measures correspondent
with their political creed. But thanks be to God
that he has been pleased to overrule measures for
our salvation, by influencing the eleftion and
placing a Citiz^N at the head of government,
so eminently fitted to fill that department. And
one who Seems to have caught the mantle from
our moders Elijah, when he afeended to hea
ven. The many virtues which so remarkably dis
tinguished a Wethington, confer a brilliancy on
our President, and give us the best assurance that
the fame Good Spirit will influence him in all fu
bordinate appointments.
Gen. Smith, of Baltimore and Mr. Sprigg,
both fta'unch Republicans, are eleded to the 7th
Congress, for the state of Maryland ; the latter
in the room of J. C. Thomas.
[t is said the frigates President, Philadelphia,
and Essex, with the Schooner Eoterprize, are or
dered to cruize in the Mediterranean, under the
command of Commodore Truxton.
Windbam, (Con.) March 20. The following
melancholy accident occurred left week at Hamp
ton : Mr. John Payne of Lebanon, in attempting
to get down from a haymow unfortunately fell,
and struck upon a pitchfork handle, which hap
pened to be flicking up in some hay, the end of
which being Iharp, occasioned by being broke eff
Hinting, went into his body a considerable length
—he immediately pulled it out himfelf, but sur
vived the accident only 24 hours.
Extraß of a letter from Capt. John Barton of tbe Brig
Washington, to bis owner in Salem, dated Kingflon,
Jamaica, March 3.
''sir, >.
" It is with regret I inform you of my
disagreeable situation. I failed from
Aux-Cayes, Feb. 16th, and was chafed
by a ship, Cape Dona M^ria being in
fight; on the 26th was boarded by het,
and she proved to be the Calypso Erig
lifh sloop of war, Capt. Baker, who took
out my mate and five hands; put on
board a prize-master and fix hands, and
ordered the brig for Port-Royal in Ja
maica, on pretence of my running from
him, where we arrived the 25th inst. I
immediately went to Kingston and not:
ed a protest, which I shall extend in due
season. If they should libel the vessel
and cargo, which I have no doubt of, I
shall employ an agent to claim for the
fame. The court fits one "week in a
month, which rose a few days past, and
there is no prdfpe& of my trial the next
court. Os course I shall be here 40 or
50 days al least before trial. There are
now .thirty or forty Americans under ad
Washington, April 6. We understand that dis
patches have been received from our minister at
the Court of London, to nth Feb. and from out
minister at Berlin to the 20th Dec. From the
dispatches of the former it appears that progress
is making, in an amicable manner, in the pend
ing negotiations between the U. S. and England.
“ A&s of the New President."
Orders have been given by government to fuf
pend for the prefer, all further progress in ered
ing the arfeoal and military stores in the vicinity
of Philadelphia, and the fortifications in Rhode
Island. The two companies of dragoons have by
diredion of government, been dismounted. The
law which created tnefe companies placed their
continuance at the will of the President, who has
thought proper to reduce them to the rank of in
fantry. By this mtafure a conficerable expendi
ture of money will be lived, io the reduction of
a body viewed, by the most intelligent military
men, as of no essential service to the organization
of the army.
Portsmouth, April 21. Welearn that the U. S.
sloop of war Portsmouth, is ordered to be disman
tled of her warlike stores at Norfolk, and from
thence she is ordered to proceed to Baltimore,
where ihe is to be fold at public file.
judication, and not more than one out
of ten is acquitted." «T Os what
benefit is a 66 Treat, of Amity, Commercel
and Navigation," with the Briiifh? We
find them more faithlefs than the Turks,
who give notice of their warlike intentions,
but the EngliJh rob us while in treaty, even
without a cause, or previous notice : But if
highway robbers were to declare openly,
the traveller would Jhun or guard against
them: and as the cruizers of his "MoJb
Christian Majefy," George 111. are no
better than robbers, the, do not feel the force
of sacred treaty, therefore we ma, expert
robbery and plunder, the good promises of
Lord Grenville to Mr. King notwithstand
ing.
CT BRITISH SPOLIATIONS.
Under this head, we find an account of THIR
TY EIGHT American vessels captured by the
British, and carried into New Providence for ad
judication, in the Short space of from January to
the 9th of March, 1801. Q Forcible proofs of
Britifo Amit, !
Laji Night's Mail gives the following—^
Boston, April 23. Last night, at 120'clock, ar.
rived in town Mr. Samuel Devens—32 days from
Cork-London dates to 12th Maren—The Em
peror bad ratified the Peace of Lonevilid, and sent
it to th^Diet at Ratifban —.The hoffility of the
Northern powers to Great Britain still continued
—The British King had recovered—Mr. Pitt con
tinued Prime Minister. A Paris paper, of March
5, fiys, "The King of Naples has shut his ports
against the English, and laid an embargo upon
their (hipping."
Entraßofa letter from Capt. Howard of th brig Fair
American, of Philadelphia, to hie owner, dated at
King,on, famaica, March 18, 1801.
" On the 14b I wrote you, that I was cut out of
Jacquemel, on the night of the 9th and morning
of the loth, by the boats of the British frigate
Circe, and sent hither for adjudication. It irmoft
probable (he will be libeled and condemned, not
withstanding the clearness of my papers and ac
counts that the property is yours. There is no
chance of getting the property cleared. If 2 ves
sel, even after condemnation, is fold to an Amer
ican, they seize her again and condemn her, so as
to get all American property pcffible in their
hands. If a vessel is acquitted and gees to sea,
men of war lie in wait for her, and fend her in
again." (, The above brig and cargo are said
to be worth 50,000 dollars. ~
, C, How math better are the Englifothan French ?
^ Biffed are the dead who die in the Lora.
Died, in this town, on Saturday last, Mr. Ebe
nezer Hall, a pious, good Christian, aged 80.
Same day, suddenly, Joihua Read, fer. 2t.
ECCLESIASI ICAL CONVENTION.
gg- THE Ecclesiastical Convention of the
State of Newham^lhire, are hereby notified that
their next Annual Meeting will be holden at
Hopkinton, on the firft Wedoefday of June next.
By order of tbs Committee,
Asa M'Farland, Clerk.
# The Printers in this state are desired to iofert
this notification in their papers.
Samuel Butters, Jun.
Has just received a General Assortment of
GOODS—among which are SILKS for
gowns; Mullins ; Linens ; Callicoes ; Nankee
nets ; India Cottons ; Cotton Hose, &c.
; ALSO,
Bar Iron, German Steel, Nails, &c. &c.
0 Which will be fold, at a small advance, for
C^fh, or Produce atc^fh price : And every exer
tion will~be made to keep on hand a supply of
faleable articles. - ^'
Concord, April no, 1801.%
About 6 acres of Inter
vale Land, well situated on Merrimac tiver, and
within about 150 rods of Concord Court House,
FOR SALE. Enquire at the Republican Ga
zette Office. „ April 23.
Hepubltcan Sajette.
CONCORD, April 30.