The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-02-10 00:00:00, page 3

, NeW-YoRK, TAN. 13.
The information brought by the British
Packet from Falmouth, published yesterday
is momentous. It announces a concurrence
of circumstances of vast moment ; it exhi
bits a train of preparatory meafores taken
on the fide of freedom, big with the most
interfiling events, and manifefts a menacing
and terrible front to the dale tyranny of
England, which if carried into operation by
the powers combining with all the wisdom,
and energy of Republican France, will
/hake tremendously, if not annihilate, thir
great prop of European despotism.
6 EASTON, 3 AN. 2.
Few meetings for the putpofe of fef,
live enjoyment exhibited greater displays of
•- hilarity than that which took place in this
borough yesterday—and few occasions, in
. deed, have presented, better calculated to
excite the joy of the friend of his country.
— The emancipation of our country from
the tyranny which the demon of aristocracy
was preparing, is a circumstance eminently
adapted to call forth fhejoy of republicans.
I Imprefled with these confederations a
number of the citizens of Eafton and its vi
cinity assembled at the house of Mr. Heck
man, to teftify their pleasure at the late glo
rious triumph of rept&icanifm. Col. Kern
was chosen to the chair, and Col. Horn,
, vice-prefidenh The following toasts (these
were inserted in the Cabinet some days.
General in Chief of the Armies of St. Domingo.
^?
IN consequence of the just representation made
to me by the Consul G neral for the United States
of America, (Mr. Stevens) whufe attachment for
the colony is well known to us.
Being difirous to maintain the commercial con
ne&ions, exiting between the continent of A
merica and of the several islands trading with St.
Domingo. ^ ~
Willing to give them a proof thereof, by facil
itating the several shipments daily made for St.
Duuingo. -..
Being also desirous to fix the ports (in this colo
ny) for the admiflion of neutrals and foreign vet
tels, conciliating the interest of foreigners, witn
that of the French coasting traders, for whom 1
mull also show my solicitude.
All maturely considered we decree as follows:
Art. tv Our decree of till Frimaire last, shall
be executed in all its parts with the following mo
^dificutions. „,
Art. 2. All goods important into his colony,
'whatever be tbeir nature or values are fubjefted
only toa duty rated at io per cent.;
Art. 3. The laying of this duty shall :
lifoed, agreeably to our declaration of tte^ll.
feWlall. , , , ',
Art.*. The ports designated for imports and
hexportrare as follows :—
For the Northern Department of St. Domingo—
'Cape Francois, Cape Nicholas Mole, Fort-Liber
'ty. Fof the Weflern Departmen tPoft Republi
-can, Gbnaives, and jacmel. For the Southern De
partment—Aux Cays, St. Louis, and Lance-a-
Vean.
The present Decree shall be printed, (to the
number of lodor copies) read, published, and poll
<d up in every place that may be neceflary, di
rected to all civil and military authorities, that
it may be carried into complete and ftritt execu
o -lion.
GIVEN as our freed quarters in Port Republi
can, the 10th of Nivofe, 9th year of the French
Republic. (Signed.)
TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE.
of egotifin, relate all that he did and fuffer
cd, whilst here, in order to bring about a
war with France, a clofc alliance with
England, and the change of ottr government
into a Monarchy. He imputes tlie failure
of his designs to the cautious and timid spir
it of those upon whom he relied to second
his efforts. Mr. Adams, Harper, and oth
ers, are named as the principles in this revo
lutionary enterprize ; but they could not a
gree among themselves, as to the measures
most proper to be porfued. A few of them
were for bold and rapid movements ; while
others, and particularly." a certain cautious
chief," were in favour of " flow and cir
cumfpe&ive measures, and could not be
brought to fee the necessity of an immediate
rupture with France, a coalition with Eng
land,. or the propriety of then introducing,
an hereditary firft magistrate against the
sense of the Republicans," who were Hill
deemed too formidable to be put down fud
-denly. When we compare these" precious
confeffions" of Porcupine, with those of
Lyman, (one of the Massachusetts, delega
tion in Congress, who informed his confiitu
' ents that the Federalists were not divided on
principles, buLpnly as to meafores —that
some were for Glencing all oppofitinn be A
few BOLD STROKES, &c.) it serves to
strengthen our conviction of the hostile tem
per of that fa&ion of the free principles of
ou ^government—& to increase our gratitude
ro heaven for our late happy deliveience.
FINE, is now publifhiqg a News-paper, in
London, under the title of " The Porcu
pine." In alate address to the People of
England, Peter givesa hiilory of his career
in this country--- and with no small (hare
ALBANY,3 AN. 6.
William Cobbet, alias Peter Porcu-
PHILADELPHIA, JAN. 36.
Liberty. Equality.
FRENCH REPUBLIC.
DECREE.
TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE,
top the ^al^
since) were given and drank, accompaihed
by the difchufge of cannon.---The artillery
was placed in a c^hfqicious situation ch the
hill which overhangs dtefouth tide of the
Buffi hill, and has receive on this occasion
the name of Mount Jeffcrfon.
The revival of this law was opposed by Messrs.
Macon, Nicholas and Lyon ; and advocated b)
Messrs. H. Lee and Ennis. The-queition.^a//
'the report of the committee be agreed to ? Palled
as follows . —Eor it 48—against it 48 —Mr. Mor
ris, the Chairman, voted for it. The House being
'refumed—the similar question ptffed as follows:—
YEAS —Mellrs. Bartlett, Bayard,Bird, J. Brown,
Champlin, Cooper, Craik, Dana, J. Davenport,
F. Davenpqrt, Dennis, Dickson, Edmond; Evans,
Folter, Freemen, Glenn,,C> Goodrich, E. Good
rich, Griswold, Grove, Harper, Henderson, Hill,
Imlay, Kittera, H. Lee, S. Lee, Morris, Otis, Page,
Pinckney, Platt, Powel, Reed, Read, Rutledge,
Shephard, J. C. Smith, Thatcher, Tenney, Sheafe,
J. Thomas, R. Thomas, Wadfwortb, Waln, L.
Williams, Wood.-48.
NAYS— Messrs. Alston, Bailey, Bithop, R.
Brown, Chriltie, Clay, Claiborne, Condit, Davis,
Dawfun, Dent, Egglelton, Elmendorf, Gallatin,
Goode, Gray, Gregg, Hanna, Heister, Holmes,
Huger, Jackson, Kitchell, Leib, Lion, Linn, Ma
con, Muhlenburg, New, Nicholas, Nicholson,
Nott, Parker, Randolph, Srpilie, J. Smith, S.
Smith, Spaight, Stanford, Stone, Sumpter, Talli
aferro, Thompson, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Van Cort
landt, Varnum, R. Williams— 4B.
The Speaker carried the question in the affirm
ative, and a bill was ordered to be brought in by
the committee. Adjourned.
Things go on swimmingly—the Convention
with France rejected by the Senate—The Sedition
Law about to be prolonged—The public accounts
finally fettled by fire—and the Stenographers dri
ven from the presence of Con %refs. What a pity
it is that the 4th of March is so nigh—the day on
which all thole blessings of Anglo-Federalism (hall
cease.
Thb Senate have so far rejected the “ Mat,fole.
um" Bill, as to strike that name out of the title
and iufert " Statue."
I||e have the fitishttion to fay, that in the fbort
period since the commencement of the agte of
Liberty the Nineteenth Century, that is, since the
firft day ofrthe present month,—more orders have
been given and more contrasts made for building
shipsot the port of Philadelphia, than during a 'l
the period between the ratification of the British
Treaty, and the |aft day of December, jßoo.
This city notwithflanding all the advantages
which might be supposed to accrue from the feat
of the government, air'd the vast influence of the
British minuter and Britifocapital in it, has fuffer
ed more in its trade by the rpeafures of adminis
tration than any nation in the union.
There are orders for building ships now for
inore than double the number of hands to be found
in this commercial port.
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Portsmouth, February to, 1800.
0 -* 4 «+> H —
The Conftitutiem of the United States declares,
that ',' the President shall have poWet, by and with
the advice of the Senate, to make treaties, provid
ed two thirds of the Senators present concur."
It appears, that the Subject of th. Convention
made with France, is in tlie estimation of the
Senate of the United States, of such a complexion
as not to fait the Executive designs of the coun
<ry=ot such a complexion as to be at war wjtb
the increase of monarchical ideas in the Upitty
States. It is a well known fa^t, and this
fubdantiated beyond the power of contradiction,
that the Federal, or in other words, the Ariflo
cratic party iu this country have dreaded, above
all things, a firm and lading union with France.
The high-toned Federalists have taken every op
portunity of -alumniating that government and
its revolution—chey have fought diligently for
facts, which would give to them a specious pretext
of pouring forth malignant invective against the
Republican spirit of the nation, and preventing
all subsequent relations between the two countries.
The revival of political and commercial harmony
has been and is now considered as the harbinger of
the absolute re-eftablifhmeut and the complete tri
umph of Republican sentiments and government
in this country. 1
A union with England has been ardently desir
ed, and the British treaty made by Mr. Jay was
considered as the sure prelude of the accomplish
ment of this object. Tne spirit of Democracy,
however was augmented in several of the States
by various causes, and some of the mod power
ful became particular active and efficaciously
confpicious in conterafting the metres and de
-leating the destructive tendency of Federal oper
ations.
This gave alarm to the adherents of monarchi
cal fyflems, and being followed by the decided
voice of a 'majority of the citizens in favor of a
Republican President and Vice-Prelident, the re
tenement and anxiety of the opposite party Were
let loose, and indulged beyond all former bounds.
It is this fame spirit of resentment, this chagrin
and mortification in the accomplishment of their
nefarious febemes, which is now operating to pre
vent the ratification of a convention with France,
which appears to be founded+upon the principles ot
reciprocal justice, and which most ultimately pro
mote the mutual interests and harmony of the two
countries.
On the decision .refperting^the French treaty,
which took place in the Senate of the U. States,
January 23 f The Yeas and Nays were :
Yeas—Meffrsb Langdon, Livermore, T. Fuller,
Ureen, Paine, Chipman, Armstrong, S. T. Mason,
Nicholas, Bloodworth, Franklin,Marfhall, Brown,
Baldwin, Cooke, and Anderfon—l6.
Nd;s —Meffi s. J. Mason, D. Foster, Tracy, Hill
houfe, Morris, Dayton, Schureman, Bingham,
Ross, Latimer, Wells, Hindman, Howard, and
Read— 144
PHILADELPHIA; JANZO.
TRIUMPH OF DEMOCRACY, V
THE TRIUMPH OF TRADE!
FRENCH*TR EATT.
SEDITION LA^.
The Constitution, ahd law of I„2, contem
plate the fucceflion ofthe prefident.,ro tern, of the
Presidency ofthe U. S. only in four mentioned
cases: Death, Resignation, Removal; and liabili
ty. The Comtitution, and law of 1792, do not
contemplate the cases of a Vacancy by Election or
the tailure of an Election, Or a combination not to
eled, as cases wherein the President f»a tem. of
the Senate can art as President of the U.States.
If the 4th of March, ißudi, shall arrive before
the HouSe bf Representatives, Shall have chosen
Mr. Jefferfdh or Mr: Burr President; this country
wiffhave no organized Executive Power; no
President or Vice-President of the United States.
There will be no perlon in the office of Vice-Pre
iident of the U. States and President of the Sen
ate. The Senate, therefore, will be unorganized
and what (is worse) utterly incapable of organi
zation. For it is certain that they cannot Choose
a President pro tempore, after the 3d. March ufi
lejs a Vice President exifs —so as either "to be ab-
Jent," or to be " exercising the Office of President
of the U. S." The Senate will not find them fehes
to be in one of those two situations, when they
can constitutionally choose a President pro tem.
It .will follow, of course, that they will remain
incapable of organization, in their capacity an
advifaty council, and in their capacity as one of
the two Branches of the Legislature; The can only
choose a President fire tem. when there is a legal
and existing Vice-President of the United States
who is •< absent,. from the Senate Chainber, or
or who is " exercising the Office of President."
Those then, who may combine to make no choice
out of the two highest candidates, are leading to
a political Suicide ; to a treacherous explosion of
the Constitution, by the Representatives of the
People under that Constitution.
Fortune well bestowed.
A young gentleman of this city, who had prov
ed unfortunate in business, and was under the
necefity of futrendering his ALL to his creditors,
has drawn Three Thousand Dollars in the St. Au
gustine Church Lottery. Ou hearing the pleallng
intelligence, he hastened to fee his creditors, and
in the language of an hdnelt heart, announced to
eath, that now he could and would pay them to
the " ottermoll farthing," and added, he was
grateful that an opportunity was given him of
convincing them of his intention. The young
man is well known to the Editor, and the circum
(tance was related by a creditor we could with to
gige his name to the public but as he is totally
ignorant of the publication of this, and as the
publication of his name might not be agreeable to
him, ;we will let each enquire “ who is the wor
thy man."
We lincerly hope that this smile of fortune may
be the commencement to future profperity,<
1 . [Gaz. U.S.
Acknowledgement.
"A Stockholder in the late N. H. Union
Bank, to his Fellow Citizens" was received
too late for this day's Ledger^--It Jball be in
serted in our next./
!s=s==^==to==^^
DaOW marine Lift,
Feb. 6,Jailed, brig Unirt&. Blunt, Martinico.
do. do. brig Mary, Fro(i, Barbadoes,
do. do. Jloop Charming Mary, Salter, Wil
mington, N. C.
8, do. flip Wonolancet, Rondel, London,
-<-<❖>->-
The denoument of the Federal tragi-comedy,
has been a flaming one, two fire-works in one att,
and so ciofe after the heels of each other —the de
ceptions of the Invisible Woman, with all the fej
entific elegance of the jhadows, are utterly out
done by our dextrous performers.
While our public ships go to sea rotten and re
turn only to be condemned ; and ourpublic agents
pay their balances wkh a bonfire —it is some com
fort to find that trade is reviving to enable the
swinish multitude to pay for tbefeJuipifng spec
tacles I Aurora.
rt<fo.
The intelligencer from Europe, a late as the 3d
December, is of an important and highly interest
ing nature.
Buonparte has dated to the French government
the condition of the Republic, and contrasted its
present situation with the deranged and disorder
ed date ot affairs at the time he assumed the of
fice of Chief ContuL He was preparing to take
the command of the army ot the Kine, and teach
the enemies of French liberty in that quarter, that
the conqueror of Italy (till lives the avenger of
his country's wrongs.
The negociations at Luneville were not wholly
broken off, and it is ptobable,that Francesc Gerrti
any may terminate their differences; & thus leave
England to contend against a weight of strength,
and a holt of enemies, which must foefa overturn
a British Monarchy, ahd annihilate forever the
profligate ambition of a ministry, which has con
tinually aimed at the destruction of the wotl I.
The chief consul, on the 23d November, pre
prefented the legislative body an important paper
entitled " State of the Republic." This pa
per is highly interesting. It holds out the con
lereuces ^oing on at Luneville, notwithflanding
the armistice having been declared at an 'end—
ameatbre Qated to have been merely of a precau
tionary nature. But it seems equally plain, that
if they go on, it will be for the purport of separ
ate negociations ; and when fay^ a London paper
we compare what the firft consul Rates refpefting
Russia with the conduct of Paul, in laying an em
bargo on English ships in his ports ; it seems pro
bable that Britain is deemed to carry on the war
not merely against her present foes, but against
ALL THE NORTHERN POWERS ALSO. The consul,
in speaking of America, fays, " a convention,
founded upon common ititerefls, and the most
perfect reprocity, will renew the ties by which
the dates of America were bound to France. The
ties shall last forever, because there is no unequal
condition to alter their force and purity.=The
French nation does not desire any exclusive pri
vilege nor partial favour." He farther fays, that
" the north will shake off the tyranny which op
presses its commerce and its seas."
(Amer. Cit.)
A new feene of blood and horror is opening,
which must produce to Europe new distresses, and
prolong for a time the miseries with which that
part of the globe has been so dreadfully afflicted.
The armistice is declared to be at an end, and
hollilities were to recommence in Italy the 24th
and on the Rhintethe 28th November.
Russia and Prussia are about to combine their
force and unite with France against the tyrant of
the seas.
[Lan. Intel.)
The Household Furnitue,
late the property of the Rev.Jofeph Adams,
deceased, confiding of Feather Beds, Tables
& Chairs of various kinds ; Cases of draw
ers ; a Clock ; one Delk ; one very valuable
Jack ; Pewter ; with a variety of kitchen
Furniture ; also, a number of Volumes on
'Divinity and various other fubjeas.
-^Likewife —•
" One very serviceable Mare with Fold,
and a likely Colt of the lift season.
JOSEPH ADAMS.
NOTl'cE.'
TO BE SOLD,
AT PUBLIC VENDUE,
At the house of the subscriber in Stratham,
On Thursday the 12th February, 1801,
At ten o'clock, A M.
ALL persons having demands on
the Oveileers of the Poor for the town of
Portsmouth, forfupplies for the Alms-house,
the oaft year, are hereby direded to prefect
t'ltir accounts tor fettkment, to the fubfirib
er, on or before the loth day of March next
cnfuing.
Nath'l Marshall.
Portsmouth, Feb. io, 1800,
DIED, In this town, Mrs, Elizabeth Davenport,
aged 54, wife of Mr. ,ohn Davenport.
Mr. fohn Banfill, aged 9,.
At Kittery, Mrs. Patience Swet, aged 92.
At New-London, Mr. Noth'l B.Tru^dy, maser's
mate ofthe U. S.fhip Connecticut, aged 2?. a Native
of Portsmouth, N. H. JohoJ the late Capt. I homes
Trundy, and served seven years and fix months with
Capt. Ber.ja. Sherburne, daring which time his be
haviour was very Ready, honefl and upright, and by
him is much lamented, as wel. s by the curtain,
officers and crew of the Jhip. He has left in thii
town, onefifier and federal brothers'^, lament hit
loss.
MR. MAGINNIS,
, {From Saddler's Wells,)
Who has performed in the mull capital cities in Eu
rope and America, Most rcfpectjully informs the
Ladies and Gentlemen of this,town, that
This Evening, Tuefday, Feb. 10,
AT THE ASSEMBLY ROOM,
He will exhibit a Grahd Medley of Enter
tainments, to commence with
A curious Philosophical Apparatus
Above 160 "figures as large as life, m brilliant
colors,' viz.
The comic Gridiron Dance. Serjeant Kite's
triumph, or the Recruiting Party. A Sea En
gagement between two hostile fleets. The Ger
man Peasant Dance. A grand representation
of the Emperor of Morocco's horse guards going
to parade.
A comic feene between D?rby and Joan. —
A masquerade Italian Mrnnet. A beautiful
view ot Mercury arcending & defeending, with
kame founding her trumpet, and Venus drawn
by doves. A large flying Scorpion with Bell
and the Dragon.
A splendid representation of the Procession
of Bacchus, a Nymph loaded .with grapes ; Bac
chus seated on a wild ass, attended by Pan.and
a Sylvan Goddess ; Nymphs and Cupids bear
ing goblets of wine and Sporting with a wild
Hind ; Hercules and Am„aie in their Alexan
drian Car, drawn by large African Tygers, and
led by little cupids.
A descriptive view of Noah's Ark, with a
procession of birds and beatts, viz. the wild Hy
ena, the Lion, the Elephant, the T>ger, Bear,
&c. they all roll their eyes as they pass, natural
as life.
By the wonderful Jet of Automaton Figures, (who
will walk, speak and move, as natural as life)
will be performed the mournful Ballad of
BABES in the WOOD.
The grand ingenious Italian FANTOCI
NI, which has been performed in London for up
wards of one hundred nights, with universal ap
plause, Will be performed by the following figures.
The aftonithing Italian SCARAMOUCH
will dance a Fandango, and put his body into a
variety of curious attitudes, which is allowed
to be one of the greatefl curiosities ever exhibit,
ed.
The MAGICAL LADY,
will dance a jig and change her face ihres times
imperceptibly.
Afmall figure, in the character of an
AMERICAN IAR,
will dance a hornpipe, equal to lile itfelf, (this fi
gure has never failed of giving universal fatis
fartion..'
NIMBLE TOM, „
a small figure, 12 inches high, will dance a horn
pipe, and perform a manner of Ground & Lofty
Tumbling, aflunifhuig to the beholders.
To conclude with the merry humors <f
Old Jonathan and his Wife.
Doors' open at 6 and performance to commence at 7.
Admittance if 6, Children half price.
Hail Marriage! Hail thou balm ofEmmah a^ !
Tire noblest blefling weenjoy below 1
Au hieroglyphic of the Slate above,
Where holy angels du ell in mutual lorel
MARRIED, At New-Cafllv, & r . Hall 7. L«ch%
to Mrs. Abigal Amerzeen.
At Concord, Rev. Rofeuell Meffinger, of York to
Miss Maty Brown.
PUBLIC VENDUE.
We all do ta e as a leafi
dimple nf Bpmen.
@ortaiitp,