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that the inftitntions of the Sabbath, and of Public
Worship, were regarded by our ancestors with
peculiar devotion; and that out State Constitu
tion recommends the support of them while at
the fame time it carefully guards against a viola
tion of the right of conscience.
It will be acknowledged by every one, that
Public Worship is ufetul, as a school of good man
ners, and of decent and orderly deportment. But
as religion is the only sure foundation of human
virtue, the prosperity of the State muff be eflen
tidily promoted by a due observance of the Sab
bath, and by the meeting together of the citizens
to learn the duties of moral obligation, and con
template the wifdoni and goodness with which
the Almighty governs the world. In such assem
blies, they can hardly fail to receive ufetul infor
mation in the ,conduct of life, and impressions of
reverence tor the Deity, which will never be
totally effaced. Even the inftruftions that pro
duce no apparent effect at the time, may so far
gain a place in the memory, as readily to revive
in it, when occafjop calls for them. It is the na
ture of vice to dissolve society ; but these institu
tions tend to uphold it, in a condition favorable
to order a%.l virtue ; by preserving them, there
fore, we shall preserve the virtue and secure the
happiness of the people. ....
If any of the towns or plantations \vhich have
been lately fettled in the Commonwealth, are un
able to provide the means of inftrottion and edu
cation at their own expence, will it not be expe
dient for the public to afford them assistance, that
no children mag grow up in the State without
inftrudtion?
I will detain you no longer, Gentlemen, than
to observe, that I know of nothing, except the
usual business of the General Court, which now
calls for your attention; and that 1 Ball readily
agree to any measures conducive to the public
good, which you may think^roper
% Council Chamber, foe 4th 1801.
$ The Speech was committed, o Meffis. Pickman,
Bigelow, Morton, Blake, and Mitchell, of B. to
prepare an answer.;
His Excellency's Speech was committed in Sen
ate, to the Hon. Messrs. Dwight, Brigham and
Bidwell.
Legi/lature of New-Horn,fare.
CONCORtI, JUNE it.
Government of New- Hainpjhire.
JOHN TAYLOR GlLMAN).Governor.
Councillors.,
Rockingham, Joseph Blanchard.
Scraffi>rd, # Aaron Wing te.
Hillfborough, Robert ^Wallace.
•Cheshire, Samuel Stevens.
Grafton, Russell freeman.
Oliver Peabody, Treasurer.
Joseph Pearson, Secretary.
Nathaniel Parker, Deputy-Secretary.
Senators.
Diftritt No. I , John Goddatd.
No. 2. Jeremiah Fogg.
No. 3. Silas Bettan.
No. 4. a Michael M'Clary.
No. 5. I John M'Duffe.
No. 6. Nathan Taylor.
' No. 7. , John Orr. *
No. 9. Ephraim Hartwell,
No. 10. I Elilha Whitcomb.
No. 11. Amos Shepard, President.
No. 12. Moore Ruffell.<
REpßEserrrtrrrEs. •
Rockingham County. —Portsmouth, John Lang
don, John S. Sherburne, Clement Storer, Henry
S. Langdon. Exeter, Benjamin Connor. Lon
douderry, John Prentice and James Pickerton.
Chester, William White. Newington, Richard
Pickering. Greenland, Enoch Clark. Rye,'Jo-_
feph Parsons. North-Hampton, Moses Leavitt."
Hampton, Benjamin Shaw. Hampton-Falls and
Seabrook, Peter Tilton. Stratham, Walter Weeks,
Kenfingron, Enoch Worthen. South-Hampton
and Eaft-Kiugdon, Daniel Page. Kingston,
Jacob Peaflee. Brentwood, Jabez Smith. Ep
ping, William Plumer. Newmarket, James Hill.
Deer field, Richard Jennefs. Epsom. Josiah San.
born. All^nftowa and Bow, Nathaniel Davis.
Northwood.Sherburne Blake. Chichefler ? Mat'l
Morrill. Pittsfield, James Drake. Canterbury,
Joseph Clough. Northfield, Tho's Clough, jen,
Pembroke, Dapiel Knox. Loudon, Samuel Pi
per. Concord, Wm. A. Kent. Candia, "I hoinas
Wilson. Raymond and Poplin, Ezekiel Godfry,
Bawke,nd Saudown, Nathaniel Brown. Hamp
Head, John True. Atkinson, Elighalet Knight.
Salem, Jesse Webster. Windham, Samuel. A
rmour. Pelham, James Gibson.
Strafford County. Dover, John Waldron. Dur
ham, William Bullard. Sommerfworth, Andrew
Wentworth. Rochester, Richard Dame and Jo
seph Clark. Farmington, Jonas C. March. Bar
rington, Joseph Boody and John Pearl. Sand
barnton, Samuel Prescott. GilmantoU, Samuel
Shepard and Dudly Prescott, Lee; Robert Par
ker. Madhury, Ebenezer Demerit. Merredith,
Daniel Smith. New-Hampton and Center-Hur
bor, William B. Kelly. Moultonborohgh and
^'uftonborough, Nathaniel Shannon, Wolfbo
rough, Isaiah Horne. Barnftead, John Nutter.
New Durham and Alton, John Bennet. Wake
field, David Copp. Middleton and Brookfield,
William Chamberlain. Effingham and Offipee,
Samuel Quarks. Conway, Bartlett, Locations,
and Adams, Obed Hall. Tamworth, Eaton, and
Burton, David Gilman.
Hillfborough County Nottingham-Well, Asa.
Davis. Dunstable, Theodore french. & Merri- #
mack, Samuel Forlteri Bedford, David Pattern
Goffltowq, John Butterfield. Hollis, Daniel Em
merfon. Amherfl, William Bradford. Mason,
James Wood. Milford and Brookfield, William
Croiby. Greenfield and Society-Land, Amrni
Burnham. Franceltown, Peter Farnum. Wil
' ton, Philip Putnam. Lyndborough. Jacob Daf- :
comb ; Temple, Ebea'r Edwards ; Peterborough,
John Smith; Hancock, Wm. Brooks ; Antrim &
Windsor, Jacob Tuttle;. Dearing, Robert Al
cock ; Henniker, Jonas Bowman ; Hillsborough,
Benja. Peirce, New Boflon, Ninian Clark ; Hop
kinton, PhineasGreel, ; Weare, Samuel B. Toby;
Dumbarton, John Mills ; Salisbury, Andrew Bow
ers; Bofcawen, Timothy Dix, jun. Warner, Jo
seph Martlet ; (Filhersfield and Bradford, John
Burns ; Sutton; and N. London, Joseph Colby;
Andover, Joseph Pl^brook.
'Chefhire County—-Charle.town and Langdon, E
ohraim Carpenter ; Alflead, Mates Hale; Keene,
lockhart Willard ; Swanzey, Neheimah Cam
mings; Richmond, Moses Myler; Jaffrey, Jo®
Thofoike; Winchester, Drfl H^fans; Weft,
moreland, Ezra Peirce ; Chetierheld, Simon Wil
liard; Hinftlale, Perlin Marfo ; Rindge, Daniel
Rand, Walpole, Thomas Sparhawk, jutL Clare
mont, Ezra Jones; Cornilh, Ithamar Chafe;
Newport, Uriah Wilcox ; Acworth, William
Grout ; Lemfler and Marlow, Elilha Huntley;
Unity, Jonathan Glidden ; Wendell and GoShen,
John Calef § Croydon. Samuel Powers ; Surry, ,
and Gilfom, David Blifh ; Stoddard, Nathaniel
Emerson ; Washington, Thomas Penniman; Dun
lin, lfaac Appleton ; Packersfield, Samuel Griffin,
Sullivan, Samuel Seaward ; Marlborough, Phine
has Farrar ; Fitzwilliam, Nahum Parker; Plain
field, Albe Cady ; Springfield and New-Gran
tham, Samuel Robie.'
Grafton County —-Holdernefs and Campton,
Hugh Ramsey ; Thornton, Peeling, and Treco
thick, Enoch Colby ; Plymouth, Josiah Brown ;
Romney and Wentworth, William White ; New-
Chester and Danbury, Ebenezer Kimball; Bridge
water and Alexandria, Moses Lewis ; Groton,
Dorcbefter, and Hebron, Joseph Burley ; Enfield,
William Johnson ; Canaan, Ebenezer Clark ;
Orange and Grafton, Daniel Blafdell ; Hanover,
Benjamin J. Gilbert ; Lebanon, Constant Storrs ;
Lyme. Jonathan Franklin ; Haverhill and Coven
try, Moody Bedel ; Piermont and Warren, Abel
Merrill ; Orford, Joseph Pratt ; Bath, Jeremiah
Hutchens ; Landaff, Lincoln, and Franconia, Pe
ter Carlton; Lyman and'Concord, Josiah Bishop;
Littleton, Dalton, and Bethlehem, David Goodall ;
Lancaster and Jefferfon, Richard C. Everett;
Northumberland, Strafford, and Piercey, Nathan
Barlow; Cockburne, Colebrook, Shelburne, Stew,
arttown, and Wales' Location, Jeremiah Eames-
John Prentice, Speaker of the House. _j
John Calfe, Clerk.,
Nathaniel Weare, Assistant Clerk.
, GENERAL COURT.
On Monday last his Excellency the Governor,
attended by his Council, met both Branches of the
begiflature, in the Representatives' chamber at
Hopkinton, and delivered the following
SPEECH.
Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Senate,
Mr. Speaker, and
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,
AT the last session of the Legislature, a Resolu
tion was passed, expressing their opinion, that one
session for the present year would be fufficien; to
tranfift the necessary business of the State. It is
presumed the Resolution was made public, that
the refpeftive Members might attend with the
idea of remaining in session until the neceflary bu
friefs of the year was completed, if they Should
think proper. If you Should think another session
unnecessary, it may be proper at this time to pro
vide for granting County Taxes ; also to affix
those grants or salaries, which have been usually
(though perhaps not more properly) made near
the close of the year. A letter from his Excel
lency Governor Ogle, with certain resolutions of
the State of Maryland, proposing alterations in
the Constitution of the United States, as it ref
peds the choice of Electors of President and Vice
President, and of Rep^efentatives to Congress,
will be laid before you, -and wil) undoubtedly
have all that consideration which the importance
of the fubjed requires.
To preserve our National Government as the
great cementing power over the Several States,
for the purposes for which it was originally de
signed, is highly important. Completely free in
its principles, alterations may be made with facili
ty ; but due care Should be taken, left changes in
its parts Should ultimately injure the general iyf
teni. If we conlider the Rate of our Country
previous to the adoption of the Federal Constitu
tion, have we not tie highest reason to rejoice io
our prolperity, under the operation of that Gov
ernmeni for twelve years pad ? Shall we be able
"to find, from any source of information whatever,
that more favourable alterations have ever taken
place in any Nation Within so Short a space of
time ?—Our almolt loft public Credit has been
restored—our Shipping and Foreign Commerce
greatly increased, notwithstanding the unprovok
ed depredations which have been made thereon
by several of the European Nations—large prices
are obtained for the surplus Produce of our lands
—Labour and Industry find a good reward—
Wealth has increased, and the general prosperity
is very apparent ; and while a large part of the
European world, with whom we have various
connections, has been long involved in Wars of
the molt afflicting and deftruftive kind, our Coun
try, by the wife aud prudent measures of the Gov
ernment, has been preferred from War, with one
and another Nation, when appearances Strongly
indicated that it would not be prevented. Diver
sity ot opinions, respecting the choice of persons
for managing the public concerns, and resetting
the public measures molt proper to be purfued,will
exitt in feme degree. The division on those fub
jefts has arisen to such a height in our Country,
as mult b^ lamented by all well informed honed
men, however different their political tenets may
utherwife be. It is not only a privilege, Lut the
duty, of a free people, to examine the measures
of Government ; but this Ihould always be done
with candor, because all are liable to err. 'lt
ought not to be forgotten, that party< Spirit may
defiroy the bell of governments ; and it is incum
bent on all, more especially those who areentruU
ed with the management of public affairs, to pn
deavqr to promote union and harmony of senti
ment on rational and proper principles.
Many duties are aligned to legislators and ma
gistrates by our State Constitution ; a frequent re
currence to the principles therein contained, is
highly proper.,-
so order , to the preservation of a free Govern
ment, it is necessary tint the great body of the
people Ihould be well informed ; and that a just
land proper sense of morality and religion be en
tertained ; whatever, therefore, may with pro
propriety be done, to further those important ob
jects, becomes a duty. - - r ,
Whatever measures you may think proper to
adopt, will, so far as depend on me, be attended
to with candor : and be assured, gentlemen, that
it will afford me great fatislaflion to unite with
you in endeavors to secure tranquility, advance
the general welfare, and promote the lasting hap
pinels ot our fellow-citizens. -
JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN.
State of New-Hamp/hire, -
June 8t», 1801.
FOUND,-
On Sunday the 14th inst. on Ports
mouth Pier, a Leather Pocket-Book, containing
a 'number of papers ; the -owner may have it
again by proving property and paying for this
advertise ne4£.s
Portsmouth, June, 15.
MAIL ARTICLES. I
-' WAR WITH ALGIERS.™ r
A letter to a refpettable commercial house id
, Philadelphia, dated at Bordeaux, the tSth April,
has the following pottfefipt:
" This day's poll from Marfeille^ & Barcelona,
brings an account that the Dey of Algiers had
DECLARED WAR aguinft the United States."
The merchants and others trading to the Span
ish dominions, are informed, that'Dou Joseph
Ignatius de Viar having resigned the office of Gon
ful General of his Catholic majesty to the United.
States of America, the Chevalier de Yrujo, En
voy Extraordinary and Miniller Plenipotentiary
from Spain, has appointed to succeed him as Con-J
ful General, ad interim, Don Thomas Stough-1
TON, Cohfiil of New-York, where he will con
tinue to relnie. He has also appointed ad interim
Don Philip Fatio, Consul for the State ot Penn
sylvania, to reside in Philadelphia.
NORFOLK, yUN^2.
We learn by a pilot, that the American squad
ron, defined for the Mediterranean, got under
weigh yetlerday, and left the Roads. In the
morning of the fame day, the French Frigate Se
millante was unfurling her fails.
HALIFAX, MAY 18.
Mr. Hodge,
In a conversation with Mr. Smith, our Minister
resident at Lilboy, respecting the Trade of this
country with Portugal, he remarked upon the
disadvantages under which our naval Itoresan'd
Staves wgre fold at Lisbon and Oporto, and parti
cularly at the latter place : as these were articles
of considerable importance in our exports, I re
quested him to favor me with his observations in
writing—you will find them enclosed, and I will
thank you,to publish them, as they must be offer
vice to the merchants and the makers of thoft ar
ticles hi this State. I am, &c.
Wm. R. DAVIE.
T A R.
The American Tar has always a quantity of
water mixed with it, and sometimes sand & Hones.
While American Tar was felling at Oporto at 5
aud 6000 r.eis per barrel (equal to 6 r-2 and 7 1 2
dollars) Swedish Tap- fold tor 12 and. 14000 reis
(equal to 15 and -/^dollars)) lam allured that ,
American Tar will not fell except in cases of great
necessity.
STAVES.
Hamburg Staves are about 2 or 2 and an half
inches longer than the American, and fell at Opor
to for nearly double the price of the latter. The
house of Clamont, Brown and Co. of Oporto, of
fers double the ufuai'price for American Staves of
the fame length with those of Hamburg. At Lis
bon they make use of American Staves, but at 0-'
porto, which is of vafily more importance, the ;
preference is always given to those U Hamburgh.
The English vessels in the Oporto trade being
made to contain a certain number of pipes of
particular dimensions, the captains, who have long
been acculiomed to those pipes, can make better
Stowage with them—of course the merchants give
them the preference—When it is confidered' that
from 50 to 60,000 pipes are annually exported
from Oporto in English vessels, the article of ftaves
mint be of considerable magnitude.
OeMtpubtan Le
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Portsmouth, ,une 16, 1801.
««&>->-
N. FL Union Bank.
On Wednefduy last thqintcrelling ques
tion on the Petition for incorporating the
New Hampjhire Union Bank, was tried in
the Legislature. It was carried in the.
House by a majority of twenty fix, there be
ing 85 for it, & 59 againit it : —but, to the
Surprise and indignation ot every well with
er to the peace of the State, an?to its agri
cultural and commercial interests, was
loft in the Senate by a majority ot TWO
there being 5 for and 7 against t^e petition 1 !
.@ere—Should men remain in Office who
aa in dire& opposition to the known wish
es of the major part of their constituents ?
Those who have read exclusively aristocratic
prints, and confided in their veracity, have been
completely deluded. In their fearful apprehen
sions led republicamfm Should prevail, mey ex
claimed, “ that every thing valuable to man
would De loft ! religion and morals, peace and
happiness would be constantly flamed with the
blood of innocence. That in order to avoid a
sense of anarchy so great, every good man would
Seek an aflylum under t@e smiles ot a royal matter
as the only pradtaion it ordet and good govern
ment.” The well informed saw in all tins aris
tocratic declamation nothing but wickedness, ig
, norance and error, Republicanism triumphed,
;ami attended to the friends ot liberty ibennwms by
; which tyexpofe the tricks of the vicious deceiver,
and to Shew to the deceived th^ir errors and de
lulion. Without armies, without navies, without
(edition laws, without Spies and informers, tie
Rate of Society can be perte&ly tranquil—no iu
mrrettions, no mobs, no disorder, no confulion ;
and thufe who were, according to their own de
cUrauon, about to fell houses and lands, and to
abandon the United Stales, are now railing-large
piles of buildings, and acting jutt as if they con
ceived that every one might “ fit down under
his own vine and his own fig tree, and there
would be none to make him afraid#" Citizen.
iPatoW
May 30, failed sch. Ruth, Derby, St. Kitts—brig
Polly, Bailey, Demarara.—May 31, arrived brig<
Hitty, Lord ? Tobago.—June 1, brig Orion,briard,
:Tobago —2, brig Little- Cherub, Appleton,Tobago—
3, failed, brig Orion, Briard, Kev-York— 4, brig
Union, Fernald, Norfolk—Jch. Dilligent, Denner,
Antigua —6, brig Hero, Rollins, St. Vincents— 7,
arrived brig Mary, Kroft, Jamaica —brig Betsey,
Grover, Grenada—Wm, & diary. Orr, Brijiol via
Boflon—failed Jch. 4fe, Savage, Demerara—fch.
Charlotte, M'Ctint&W, Tobago— 9, arrived Jlocp
Washington, Staven, St. Vincents—lo,Jailed brig
Camillus, Lake, Dominica—sch. Succejs Chamber
lain, Guadaloupe— ll, arrived brig Ceres, Under-,
woof Martinico—i2,fch; Amity, rtugg, Philad,
•
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.abcatre, penrnwutb, ,
For the Benefit of
Mr. & Mrs. Powell.
On Wednefly Evening, yune 17,
: * Will be presented,
A MUCH ADMIRED COMEDY,
(never perform'd here)
CALLED
Every One has his Fault.
Written by the celebrated author of Such things are,
- I'll tell you what, Next door Neighbors; Alar
tied Mgsn, Midnight four, &c. &c.
Lord Norland, Mr. Kenny-, - -
Sir Robert Ramble/ Mr: Powell,
Mr. Solus; Mr. Villiers,
Mr. Harmpny, Mr. Dickenfon,
Mr. Placid, Mr. Downie, -
Capt. Irwin, Mr. Harper,
-Hammond, \ • Mr. Barnes,
Porter, Mr. Parfune.
Edward, by a yoting gentleman dfPurthnduth
Lady. Eleanor Irwin, Mrs. Pouell,
Mrs. Placid, Mrs. Dickenfon,
Mils Spinster, Mrs. Downie,
Miss Woobern, Mrs. Harper.
End of the. Comedy thY favorite comic Song of
THE COUNTRY CLUB,.
. OR, * .
HERE's T'YE NEIG HBQR SPRIGGING, &c.
•: f b, Mi.Vuliers.
In the courJe afthe evening an
EPILOGUE ON JEALOUSY,
Describing the different humors of the Spas iJk Hus
band, the Dutch, the Italian, the French a^d John -
Full the English Hajband— to be recited by
Mrs. Powell.
Th e whole to conclude with a FARCE,«
(Fok the only time this Jeajon,)
-CALLED,
The Village Lawyer,
.OR
The Merchant Outwitted.
Scout, (th64,awyef) Mr. Villiers,-
Snarl, (the Merchant) - Mr. Dickenfon,
Judice Mittimus, Mr. ° enny,-
'Charles, Mr. Downie,
' Constable,' Mr. Bavnes,
Countryman, Mr. Par sons,
Sheepface, ~Mr. Powell,
Kate, Mrs. Dickenfon,
Mrs. Scout, .Mr. Downie,-
- Doors to be open at half past Six, arid the per.
formance to 'commence [recifely at quarter pan 7.
~ WANT ED,
An affive LAD, as an apprentice
to the Bock-Binaing bufinefs —upp, to
William Treadwell & Co.
Military Society,-^Attention!
r*—-«—&
^ The Members compoJing this So
ciety are requeued to meet at Cot. Ermfer s.
on mdnefaa, the 17th inf at 8 o'clock P. M.
Roll to teemed at half past 8 dcl:ck-=b} or
der frCrtEthe'&?limand;n.gOfficer.
felhua Haven, Clerk.
Portfmouth;June 15, ißor.
ijOHN UNDERWOOD,
Having received a quantity q excellent
HEMP,
-Cahfttppi/ any terfra imh
CORDAGE
at the thermit notice.
Portsmouth, June 15, 1801.
GENTLEMENS FASHIONABLE
SHOES & BOOTS.:
Mr. BREWSTER, informs the gentle
men ot Pohfmonsh and its vicinity, that he
carries on the BOOT & SHOEMAKING
butinefs in its different branches, nearly op
polite Col. Gains', Corgreft-ftreet, where
they may be luppiied with fashionable square
toed and other ffioes and boois on the molt
reasonable terms by the public's obedient
fervent. J ¥ Brewster.
Portsmouth, June 15, iSoi.
New*Caftle Bridge.
The Proprietors of New-Castle
BRIDGE arc hereby notified, that alur~
ther assessment ot FIFTEEN DOLLARS
; on each (hare is aflelfed, andordered to be
paid into the Treasury, on or before the >ft
day of-J-uly next.- —~Said' Proprietors are
therefore requeued to pay in the fame ac
cordingly”; and all those who are delinquent
on either ot the former assessments, jre re
quested to mbke immediate payment, as it
is expetlcd that the Bridge will be complet
ed in the month of Jul, next, and they mult
be sensible that the money is wanted to de
fray the expences which necetiarily accrue
from the undertaking.
Henry Prescott, Treasurer.
Nro-Caflle, June 12, 1801.
Take Notice.d
ALL persons indebted to or hav
ing anv demands on the Estate of
' BENJAMIN LEAVITT,
late of Northampton, deceased, are requeu
ed to call and exhibit the fame,or adjlift,
ment, on the fobferiber, executor ti said
estate. BENJAMIN LEAVITT/
Northampton, June 13, i&x. - '