Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-08-10 00:00:00, page 3

. ANOTHER DUEL!
The last New-York Gazettes give the
particulars of a duel which was fougnt on
Saturday lad, in the vicinity of tharetty, be
tween De Witt Canton ami Swartwout,
Efars. The circumstance which occasioned
this appeal arose from their difference of po
litical Sentiments ; in which some intempe
rate and irritable expressions were uttered
against each other. Several letters palled
between them before they met, demanding
and evading colons. The Econds^ere
Riker, and W. S. Smth, Elqrs. From
the latter gentleman the following Statement
" ^ The Ground being corredly meafiired,
and intemediate questions adjufkd, the gen
Hemeri took their rtatidns-were each pre
fe^d with a pittol, and by order, faced to
It is averted in feme late London papers, that,
had the Signing ol^the Prelimu^y Treaty been
procruftmated nV' a few months longer, the Erit
ifh forces would have been put in complete pof
session of the Iftand of St. Domingo, by the black
general, Tom Taint ; who is said to have opened a
negocia'tion for that purpose, by agents lent to the
Jfland of Jamaica. It is easy to fee that immense
advantage, would have resulted from such an e
vent.—Halifax Chron.,
Touiflaim, on being apprised of these circum
fiances, accused the Etiglifh of breach of faith, ob.
serving, that they coalesced with France for the
purpose of defiroying him. He however, shortly
after issued a Proclamation, promising protection
to such British reliefs as might trade to St. Dornin
go ; but Governor Nugent fcrupulonfly avoided
any' colour, of offence to France, and interdicted
all iutercourfe, befog fufficientiv informed of the
hostile intentions of the bl°ck General towards the
Mother Country.
ST. DOMINGO.
Last Autumn, after a tedious negociation of two
months, a Treaty v as concluded with Tomflaint,
by the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica, on the
morning of the day on which the latter received
advice of the fishing of the preliminaries of Peace
between Great Britain and France —Gen. Nugent,
in cons quence, lent to acquaint TouifTamt's a
rents of the circumstance, which necellarly ren
tiered void their new Convention, and intimated a
wilh that they should immediately leave Jamaica,
announcing that he had recalled the British Reli
dent at Gape Francotfe, although, at the applica
lion of the English Merchants there, the period of
his continuance was prolonged to the xoth of Jan
vary lad.
WARNING.
“Whereas several vcticls have been seized
detained and confilcated, with their cargoes
in different ports of Brazil, cither for or on
suspicion of illicit trade on the laid coalts,&
ports, and the crews committed to the molt
rigorous confinement, and afterwards lent
to Lisbon : It is absolutely necessary to in
form our citizens in the different ports of
the U. States that the aridelt orders have
been sent from this Government to Brazil
in general on this (übje& t-and that tor the
future it will'be extremely imprudent tor
our vessels to go there.
Some of the vessels seized have been reg
ular!). cleared at the Clifton! houses in the U.
States tor Rio de Janeiro which is contrary
to the laws of Portugal, as they letter no
trade to be carried on with their Colonies
.but in their vessels dir c & from Portugal.
The Printers throughout the U. States
lire refuelled to iufert litis article, #
Boston, August 5.
A duel was fought at Hubuck on Saturday e
veuing between Demit CLINTON ^d John
Swartwout,Efqrs. Five foots were exchanged,
two or which lodged in one of Mr. SwARTWOUr'S
legs a little above lhe ancle bone.
Capt. Rhodes of the tchr. Republican, informs
US, that the day before he left S. Pierre's (the 9th
of July) a corvette arrived thci! trom France,
which had hit the fleet within 3 days fail, having
the new Governor and 10,000 troops on board, for
Martinique.
Capt. Rhodes saw a letter from Mr. Clarkfon, a
respectable merchant at Point-Petre, dated July
4th, dating tiat the executions of the reiradtor,
Negroes were very common, and that tor the week
past tire number averaged 30 per day. About
2200 negroes had been taken in the mountains,
who, with as many others, " ere confined on board
different flips to be lent to the mines. - A French
Gujneamun had arrß ed with a cargo of slaves, and
fevcral more were expected.
Mr. AndreoTy is appointed ambassador from
the French Republic to his Britanic Majesty.,
M. Otto, now in England, is a; potted Minis
ter ph nipotentiary 10 the United Stotts.
An additional duty of 12 francs is laid on tobac
co imported in foreign vrffils.
The Eatt India and China trade is to be free to
every French citizen, and it is probable that for
eigners will be put under the fame rettrittions
refpe&ing the French colonial trade, as before
the revolution.
An account received from the river la PUta,
via St. I homes', dates that 15 fail ot Americans
had been feezed and their cargoes taken ou) A
general coufifcati on of American property was
expected.
The legates of Gen. Washington, have present
ed the colours taken by that hero, fr< m the Hes
sians and Britons, to the United States.
N^w Y^K, JULY :t.
Capt. Burr, who arrived this morning nr 17 days
from St. Thomas', informs us, that just before he
failed an American brig arrived there from the
River La Plata, uith intelligence that the Span
iards had seized 15 ill of American velfels, and ta
ken their cargoes—Our informant did not learn the
name of the orig, but understood Die made her es
cape from the Spaniards by fume Hratagem—and
the current opinion at St. Thomas' was, that a ge
neral confiscation of Ameri an property in South
America would take place ; anl that a rupture
between the two nations would follow.
Some late letters from Savannah, mention
that Gen. Jackfun was foppohd to be in con
Yiuerable danger from the wound he received
in his late duel with Col. Watkins. blue
broke out atrelb, and was expe&ed to mor
tify.
A CARD.
The people of D lawafe present their
thank's to James A. Bayard, Elq. for hi'
laudable exertions to preserve thcol from
" thier worff enemies themselves" and a'
they have now acquiied fufficient experience
to proteeft " themfelves', from " thier'word
enemies," they with to decline putting Mr.
Bayard to any further trouble, particularly
as " his well earned and honeit tame" mull
already be too oppressive to bear any ad,li.
tion-'Vox Populi.
Appointments by the Prejident,
Henry Warden, Collector of the Cuttoms, and
Jnfpetftur of the Revenue, for the Dillrict and P.
ot Marblehead.
William Lyman, Collector for the Diftrift of N.
Port.
William R. Lee. Collector of Salem and Beverly.
Peter Muhlenberg, the diltritt of Pennsylvania.
Tench boxe, Supi'itor, ot Pennsylvania.
Join rage, Collector of the customs for the D.
01 Petersburg.
The Packet, Princess Emelin, arrived at
Halifax the 17th idft. in 39 days from Fal
mouth, bringing London papers to the sth
June ; fix days later than before received
here. They do not divulge any interesting
events,
A very cohfiderable fcatcity of bread was
experienced at Paris, and other ports of
France ; —- which arrested the ferions atten
tion of the French government to feffen.
The G neial Commandant at Paris has by
Proclamation alfurerf ,he Parisians '' that
bread Should not incr&fe in price, nor be
wanting in Paris ;" —The minifler of the
Interior has by letter held out the profpea of
avast importation from Dantzie, Amster
dam, and the United Sates ; and the M^ni
teur mentions the arrival of fortyfive foreign
vessels with grain. No fewer than 50,000
quarters of foreign grain were exported trom
England to France, the last week in May.
The fuffrages of the French people ref
answering Wrongly in the negative, we pro
ceeded, and a third (hot wasexchanged with
out injury. At she requtil of Mr. Riker, 1
again asked Mr S wartwout, "Are you (at
is.fied, fir f" He answered, " 1 am not—
neither shall 1 ^ until that apology is made
which I haved&anded—until then, wcirnfl
proceed." 1 then prefenteu a paper to Mr.
Riker, containing the apology demanded, Ln
Mr. Clinton's fignuture, observing, that we
could not spend our time in conversion ;
that this paper must be signed or proceed.
Mr. Clinton declared he would not sign any
paper on the fulfta-that he had no rruimo
fay against Mr. Swartwout—would willing
ly fluke hands—and agree to n*tt on the
score of former ffiendthim.
" Mr. Swartwout infilling on His signa
ture to the apology and Mr. Clinton declin
ing, they flood at their polls, and fired a
fourth shot. Mr. Clinton's ball /truck Mr.
Swart wont's left leg, about five inches below
the knee—he flood heady and collected. At
the request of Mr. Riker, 4 again addieff d
Mr. Swartwout, " Are you fatisfied fir i"
He answered, that " it was ofclefs to repeal
the qneftion—my" determination is fixed—
and I beg we may proceed." Mr. Clinton
repeated that he bad no animosity againtt
Mr. Savartwont—was furry tor what had
paffed-rpropofed to advance, Ihake hands,
and bury the circumstance in oblivion.
During this conversation, Mr. Swartwbutl
surgeon kneeling by his fide, extracted the
ball from the pppofite fide of his leg ; Mr.
S vartwout (landing erect on his pdt ; and
positively declining any thing fl)ort of an am
ple apology, they fired the h'th Shot, and
Mr. Swartwont received the ball in the left
leg, about five inches above the ancle ; (till,
however, Standing steadily on his post, per
feaiy composed. At the^reqileft of Mr.
Riker, I again addressed Mr. Swartwom,
" Are you fatisfied fir. f" He forcibly an
fwered, " 1 am not, fir: proceed." Mr
Clinton then quitted his Station, declined
the combat, and declared he would fire no
more. Mr. Swartwout expressed himfelt
furprized, that Mr. Clinton would neither
apoligife, nor give him the Satisfaction re
quired ; and addrefhng me, said," Whai
thall I do, my friend ?" I answered, ' Mi
Clinton declines making the apology requir
ed—refufes taking his position—and positive
ly declares lie will fight no more ; and hi.-
second appearing to acquiesce in the difpofi
rion of his principal, there is nothing fur
(her left for you now, but to have yout
wounds dreflfed Mr. §wartwout's wounds,
were dressed, and the gentlemen in their ref.
pe&ive barges reuirned.no the coy.
the right, and fired,' inefftanally. At the
request of Mr. Riker, I afted Mr. Swart
wont, " Are you laughed fir r" He answer
ed," lam not," The pistols tirn bcini
exchanged, and their positions refused, b)
order, the gentlemen faced to the right, am
fired a second shot, without effeT. At th:
request of Mr. R'ker, I again addr^lFed Mr
Swartwont, " Arc you farisfiedhr ?" H
Eufope is nearly approaching that fixed f flem
ot politics, which will probably be me final illue
of ut her long and arduous tiruggle. Long iavel
oped in the big (wolen clouds or defpotdin,. fud
dtuly exposed to the intense heat of tie fun of
liberty, her constitution too much enfeebled to
fopport the radiant beam, had almoll tainted ano
lums under the influence ot so great a change ; but
oeing now more habituated .to the sphere ot light,
the h^s atldgdi concluded that it will not injure
ter health to continue io the enjoyment ot if.
Several events ot conliderable weight in tie fede
ot politics, have recently occurred, and are now
on the tapis. A commercial connection between
G. Britain ^nd the French republic, Should the 0-
vert res which are now making succeed, will op.
crate poweilully to obliterate the natural ani
monty between thofc great rivals, and to create
and eitabhfh a friendly relation fa erfential to the
harmony ot of poi shed nations. The re-eftab
lifliment of tranquility is fpeedil/ expected in the
French W. Indies : but upon the painful balls H
continuing the Lavery ofthe unfortunate Africans.
A laige number have been recently imported, and
cemoaiited to the miferics ot the yoke, and the
favagelafh. An explosion has taken place among,
the M Lors ; the emperor of Moroco has loeght &
defeated his rebel nephew ; the object of whole
revolt is unknown, and should he have conquered
the effett unco;jeftured : Liberty may lave call
her benign glance upon the sooty sous of Barbary,
bul more probably tyrannic ambition, had m-
Ipred, or despotic cruelty driven to rebellion.
The Spaniards perfitt in their holiihty to Ameri
can commerce—a generl seizure of Amercan pro
perty in la Plata river is expected. Is it not tune,
oy expostulation or arms, to te.ch them better
manners? The vir^ lente of party fpnit is grad
ually ameliorating into a common Sentiment of
patrioiihm True there does, and ever will exid
inthis country, a fatfiun. nor can the ilieuus 01
oar present government with the final extinction
of opposition, as it proves the irdilpeubbiloy ot
vigilance in the administration, and prevents the
governed from linking into a torpid negiett to
watch the co duCt of their public fervatits,. Sev
era! duels have lately degraded the character of
the a_e. Gentlemen who are the agents of a
great people, n ho are important and useful mem
bers of a nation's council, ought not to conlider
themselves at liberty to throw away their lives,
their'fervices being valuable public property. H.'s
letter to Mr Adams, is inferred for the perofal o'
tlMhe w ho ar^ blind enough tn foppoie him either
a great or^dod man ! for ei her Mr. Adams or
Mr- H. muff be the ver reverie Os both, Aidin'
his obft rvations have some coloring of truth, they
are the felf of ingratitude, bafenelk and indecency.
The French funds are on the decline. The Deled
are fending troops to the W. Indies. It.ere is io
be held congress at bitifl Is, the Coffill present.
Disturbances in E,yt evince tie spirit ot oppoti
tion to the t ranny of the Porre. An add;tiuijal
duty oi 5 per ceilt on goods exported irom St.
Domingo, is laid. The lever rages among the
troops, many generals have died. The Briiilh
have reduced their army and navy to a.moderate
peace eftablifhiiient. Fancied Security f traitor
dream. A. mutiny lias happened on board the U.
S. frigate Eflex, produced by a dishonorable in
fringeriient of the contrast with the crew.
V -Man, proud man, dred in a little.
Brief authority, plays foch taiitallic tricks
In the face'of honet lreaf n, as
' Since I ciofed my letter, information has
been received here, that the Algerines have
taken some English Merchantmen, in cor.fe
quence of which three Englilb 74' s have got
under way, to go and put them to rights is
ihe report here, but it is probable they have
gone on some other expedition—ta (hurt time
ago a Portuguese frigate was boarded by an
Algerine, and one half of lire crew put to the
sword---the Portuguese are bad sailors ; a
lew minutes ago, one of their 74's, got under
way and tell foul of us, we expected that she
would fink us, however we received very lit
tle damage,"
M kes even angels weep.”
The French have ordered a minister plenipoten
tiary to this country. Mr. John Page is supposed
to he the fucceflor of Mr. Monroe, as governor ot
Virginia. Fire was communicated to a house iu
pelting Bonaparte were daily coming in and
nothing Appeared to indicate any want of
unanimity. We fee, however, numerous
recounts of conspiracies and rumours of
conspiracies againit Bonaparte and of the
detection of I is Generals, guards, &c.—but
they Strut their hour ; and are heard of no
more. Ihe emigrants were icturningto
France in great numbers.
Cte Republican ledger.
'' TRUE AS Tftr DIAL TO THE SUN."
^"^O g «❖ —
Porta r^ren; August 10, ;Bc;'
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Republican Ticket !
Members of Congrtfc.
CLEMENT STORER,- for
Rockingham county.
OBED HALL, Strafford '
county. - "
JONATHAN SMITH, Hillf
borough county.
NAHUM PARKER,' Cheshire
county.
MOODY BEDEL, Grafton
county.
OBED HALL, instead of W, A.-Atkinfor:, who has declined with
contempt. We arc forrv Mirr. Pierces' correfpondcnt fimu^ of
fer for the fuffi ages of his fellow c itizens, one who after ccmfult
ing the Oracle despises a.foitar, inßance of Ihcir confidence —
We recommend him to the hi^k conJidcret'm cf the Executive.
Extras 0/ a letter (rem an officer on hoard the
tr/gate Cbej peuke, dated Gibraltar Jine
I<, 18>2, received at Watoinfton.
1 he Frigate Cen. Green, is under orders for
the Mediterranean, with aiders and stores for the
other vessels cl the Uu,ted States on that Station.
3e ockeoi M, flfcr2t.
A courier arrived u;th the ruliti tiou o the
Bri ifh government to the act by which his S'ech
rfliMjetty accedes co the covention of the 1 7th
June 1802. Ire Eogy th, aTer.mt! haltercation,
yave.ci : nfenred to iett<,re t e greater part ot toe
Swedish property either captured or embargoed.
LkAXFE ORT, 'f'JNE 3.
#be flatus of Hungary have demanded^ot ih^
f>nperor the free exportation of ther country
produce.'
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f^ortalfty.
.—LIED.—
At Cape Muy, John Newton], Efa. n%ed 26,
loimei.)Ch.el Cerk in the Departs nt of W,r n
in tins towii, Mils ELIZA ADAMS, daughter
of (DC Late ( d < I. Arzf.pc,
Here O death, ditift then r r- ; .th- Rini,.too rank, >~
Too muca envenom'd, gave a mcrt:l wound
U 0 worth, to beauty, youth and innocence ;
h wu^nu, which weeping tenderntt doth fee!
.• F:oie exquinte, than human thought >rtongue.
To greet devoted-, or can conceive, or.
PubiJh. Thy unie'enting poignard, deatli,
Ketyected DOI bit citizen belov' 1,
The tender iiuiband, and in ulgent fire.,
Tur» Horn a world where ht< dec is of charity,
benevolence and virtuous patriot.l%
teeufu the good man's eftcera ano Generation, .
The widu^b urchin , 'nd prattling orphans smile;
But Auams is no mere I He much lamented fell,
'ILu unc contagion, malignant :nd insatiate,
Slop'd not even here ; the lively, blooming,
(tiling 100 was crop'd Eliza fieepa!^
Mrs. u.a.uma, . ' At NewcaUle, Mr. Yeaton;
Mrs. Dimin us th s tow u.
^Gt^^Gf^^/GGC^D^ %
^ The Pubtfer ofthe L d.^jfo^
g hts Sutferfbers, th t the ibira y^r
^ the pater ends 0 Metyh. Thoje who «
2 are more than ore year in areurf,wnl ft
^ oBU^ tbTmje.l^ bycohtag arm jetting g
Q hoar accounts, us the Prin, will he 6-
W bilged 10 put them cut q hit ha , 1/ g
)g fttentfoMd. be negteaM. Aug. to. ^
^ ^^^^^^^ : ^^M
ROBEh r, M'CL EARr
informs the public that he h?s for Sale at his Morale and re
' tail Shoe store, next door to Messrs N.N &W. Peiris Book
store, Congrsb-tticct; a hall some aGorcment of ladies' and
•gentlemens'
SHOES.
cilfo an assortment oi the ne^eft falhioned Rf^rTfS, for la
dies Shoes; leather seals Skin and oil Cloth TRV<K -of the belt
quality." NB Thofc who with to purth fe for exporoti r.
or for Country fate will be generously dealt with. Constant at
tendance will be given and every favor Will be gratefully ac
knowledged Antfniouth, Au #l it
- STRAW PONNEI S.
JOHN B. SEWALL, has jolt received fl W
fine Straw Bonnets ; and a lew pieces it miming-#
also fume Blue Nankins. ;n A
Baltimore, by, rat that carried a candle into hi,
hole bQmgi, upmediare difcostery fared the
house. A laboring than expired in the firttt es
the Line sit), occ^rmed by drinking coid water.
Since the 19 h July, no case ot the lever had ceca
determines there. The chies ot America are en
jo ring umouinion health at ths frfon. We do
recollect no lime"when firch number of accident©]
deaths were announced in the different papers. „
Mr, Stratton, of Worcester county, produced"
hum one kernel of r*e, 63 spires, bavin,. 54 leads
on each spire. A child l^l, birr in Shcefburf
_U. county,has living ten ^ranCp trears. Sever
al late appointments to office, u ill rouse io action
all tlft malicious forces of federbLabtife, let id
eager hie they to p s ocure opportunities for fl r.-
deious fa.rmifhe, and fu impetuous is thirst ter
fybjtCls of cabinni dial like the Hebrews in Go-
Ihen, they make 'bri ^ wihoui^rAw,
A letter fcm France, fcy< - 9 (W<,per
barrel for flout tuay ,e calculated on in that
Country, for sometime, The fr ft bls
been so severe in, anil in iht vicinity of Ur
is, that the Vines are totally dUtroved ; ihs
bean', asparagus, melons and cherries bare
all shared the fame fate.— Kingjkn, %-
maica, June 2$ A cause of greet impor
tance to the comrrm rcial world was this ~d v
decided, in the Grand C<un, agan it the
holder of an accepted peder, for not having
prefchted it until four days after the accep
tance becan.c due, it bring the opinion of
the bench that due diligence had not been u
sed, P,rto Rica, J.{, 15. Florris very
scarce at this place. hew-Yerk, JrCy *
—Beef, nicfs, {4 dulls. Virg. flour, hip.7;
Pork, meF, eg ^ a u^.
Litttfl fyz ^^
iti>i, A^a.6.
Capt :.!?,, who arrived ir. Qr- inline Read on Wednefdar r
ven ng from Gibraltar, brings the uHowjn^ inform :tion - IS.it
Capt M'bXuf Ute frigate bodon.cruising to. rhe Mediterranean,
00 civile £<& iuniia n carfair, in ; arhat of a searoihan vef
ft, interpofea to prevent her capture. Ah ririion ensued which
terminated, in the linking ot t^o of the vtllc s of the 1..:r.. r..%
d.fmaUing three, and putting the other to flight . Ine frigate
afterwards put into Sicily, having a number of her men killed '&
wounded, The Emperor of Morocco had demanded cf the A
merican comodcre, yaffports for altyns veffci> bouno to I'ripoli
with wheat, and toat he thoud cenvoy the Inpotitan foep of
war a Gibralter to Tripoli ; in cate refufed the An erican con
sul would be ordered to quit his dominions The Cbmodete ?e
--fufed to comply, and tailed for rangier# A rupture with iLq
Moors seems inevitable.
Markets ar? dull st Candajpupe, the produce is penritted to
be exported in foreign bottoms paying heavy duties. Foreign
bottoms enter only at raffcferre. At St. Kitts, American prod
uce dull. The port N^ffau, to he (hut against Americans the loth
iuft, unlefi the commercial hrer<&nrfe duadd be extended.
Salt 25 cents per bulb, at Providence. L uto^er 57 doh hi g^es
x;, fiaves 35, flour , C.,Franceis. Fiour 11, no beef nor pork at
St Barts, Fiour io to 11, beef 18. pork 22, to 24, fob ,
mackrei 9, alewives 4, dull, (hip bread 7, lumber 25, at Marti
nique, Ju y 10.
;.: Prien.Ac. 3,
Four deaths have happened firice our frit, (, ef
tercta,) Tie Board ot health not f ering aoih^
oriferlto. (Itclare tie cay exempt tr'on m Jignant
1 ifeafe, have drfconum.ed tie emillmh of bis of
health.