Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-05-18 00:00:00, page 3

By the last Mails.
VIRTUE AND talents.
Pause ! Pauje ! for Heaven's fake Paused
IVafoington, April 29.
" The report concerning the.public de
faulters, is itfelf very brief, and will be
published on Saturday morning ; but the
documents.accompanying it are voluminous,
and cannot be printed in less than ten days.
[For the Report Jee the Jecond page of this day's
.paper.] '
' "I underhand Mr. Adams has not yet fur
r shed a statement of his difburfetnents of
Some public m<ney entrusted to him
" Mr. Tracy's account is a truly curious
one- t)what is more it is approved and
n Mr. Dexter ! and in a style unlike
pa^foi document.
are t.c^ is a certificate from John Adams
frig the sum of 500 dollars to James
nil; 'j'ecret Jervice money ! It is da-
JjA ^ 21 1799, just after the Pennfylva
en in which he Was a candidate.
" And there is a similar certificate allow
ing the sum of 1320 dollars to Samuel Lewis,
senior, for secret service money. This cer
tificate is of the fame date as that of Mr.
Ross. - I
“ And a volume of the curious accounts,
for monies expended on removals of men
and goods from Philadelphia, as far as I can
recolle&, amounting to more than 50,000
dollars! Dr. Franklin used to fay, that
*' two removals were as bad as one fire ;" but,
we have hadrin Washington one removal,
and two fires —in point of expence it is mot
yet determined which was worst, the remo
val, or the two fires.
" Mr. Pickering's accounts, after all that
has been said, are declared in this report to
be still unsettled.
"Mr. Tracy had the modesty, with a
full recolleaion of the above account being
against him, to go to the public office and
demand a fight of the President's account.
The President on being informed of it, di
re&ed Mr. Tracy to be favoured with a fair
copy of his account, and of the accounts of
the two former Presidents ;' and I am told
offered to furnifh a copy of bis private ex
penditures. Mr. Tracy has not tho't pro
per to make use of the accounts yet! I sup
pose he had deferred it till he had fettled bis
awn!
" What will the American people fay to
those furjous dedlaimers, those thunderers
and exterminators —those defaulters and ter
rorifts—friends of order, those protestors of
the people againfl their worst enemies.—Out
upon it—fie !
" What had become of this country had
these people continued to deceive the Amer
ican people for four years longer. Well
may they proceed to the extremes of atro
cious calumny—their characters cannot fuf
fer, they have outstripped the most abandon
ed politicians of the old world—Happily
their conduct goes to the complete refutation
of all their efforts against and attacks on re
publican governments Had ouf govern
ment been any other than elective at short
periods, the injuries of the people must have
driven them to despair or revolt against their
cppreffors. Frequent elections, however,
provide the remedy for every abuse, the A
merican people must fee it—feel' it—and if
they do not treat those who have abused their
trust and their, government as they merit,
they are not worthy of freedom?'
Yesterday Mr. Lear arrived here from
Cape Francois.
We learn that on the return of Gen. Le
Clerc from Port au Prince, he informed
Mr. Lear that from an examination of the
treaty between France and the United States,,
and from the nature ofhis [Le Clerc's] pow
ers, he did not think himfelf authorised to re-,
cognize him in the charaster of Consul of
the United States. Mr. Lear accordingly
took his leave.'.
We underhand that the treaty only au
thorises the United States to fend Consuls to
tire European polleffions of France, and that
previoully. to the year 1796, no American
consuls were received in the French Weft
Indies.
When Mri Lear failed, American pro
duce was extremely low. The day before
he departed, the Batavian fleet; consisting of
4 fliips of the line, had failed for New-York.
In no antecedent year has the period of
the firft session of Congress been so short,
and in no antecedent feflion has so nfucti im
portant business been tranfaded as in this
feflion.
Philadelphia, MAY 11..
Extrafl of a letter from Norfolk,: dated May 3, 1802.
«I have no news, only that the negroes made
an attempt to rife last week, for which 6x of them
are condemned to be hung."
New-York, May 12.
By Capt. Dodfworth, arrived at Norfolk from
St. Thomas's we learn that three days before bis
^departure, informatipn was received there that the
'loth regiment of blacks, Rationed at Dominica
had risen on their officers (whites) and maffdcred
them. An express was immediately lent up to
Martinique for affiilance ; a 74 gun /hip and frigate
Oe Republicans Ledger,
— <«4s^^ty!>fo>.—
c"' Ports mo UTH,"OI%r 13, 18ca.
r «<§Hfo^
DEFINITIVE TREATY.:
Since our last, we have received a copy of
the Definitive Treaty of Peace, between
Great-Britain, the French Republic, Spain,
and the Batavian Republic, It was signed
on the 25th March, 1802, at Amiens, by
" Cornwallis, Bonaparte, Azara, and Schim
melpennick." It contains thirty-two arti
cles, which do not materially vary from the
Preliminary articles. Trinidad and Ceylon
are guaranteed to Great-Britain by Spain
and Hplland.±All the residue of the.Britifh
conquests are to be restored. The Cape of
Good Hope, is to be a free port. The 4th
article fixes the boundaries of the French
possessions in Guiana: The tenth article re
fpe&s the restoration of Malta, &c. to the
order of St. John of Jerhfalem ; the future
regulations of that Masonic order ; and for
the restoration of the Maltese language. The
independence of the illands to be guaranteed
by France, Great-Britain, Austria, Spain,
Russia and Prussia. By the 15th article, the
Fisheries upon the coast of Newfoundland,
and the adjacent isles, and the gulf of St.
Lawrence, are placed upon the fame footing
as before the War. And by the 18th article,
the House of Orange are to receive compen
sation equivalent to their losses in Hol
land, &c. [BoJl.pap.
A Federal Confutation of a Federal LIE !
THeTiE!
Extract from last Wednesdays Centinel— cc Da.
rid Thomas, the national representative of that
Rate (New-York) whose infamous letter cut such
a figure in the last Chronicle, is turned out ; and
Gen. John Williams, a Federalist, is elefted 'in
his place."
[Col. Thomas' Letter will " figure" in our next.]
THE CONFUTATION!
from the Newyork Evening Post.
It is to be regretted that the northern papers*
have not been more careful how they received
,and gave currency to statements refpe&ing the if
ibe of the late elections. - Among other things
they flared it as a fa&, and not a report, that
Gen. Williams had been elected member of Con#
grefs, against. Col. Thomas. It seems by the last ,
mails from the northward that this is not so, but
that Col. Thomas is re-elected by a large majori--
ty#. It further appears from the fame source, that
in the counties QI Ranffelaer, Washington, Herki.
mar, and Schoarie, the antifederal ticket for
members of assembly, had been, foccefsful, and in
the two last for Senators also ; a complete return
from Dutchefs had not been received, but the cal
culation is in favor of rhe antifederal ticket.
• * Nine hundreds . <
Address to Commodore Tryxton from the
Midihipmen of the -President.
U. S. ship President, April 15, 1802.
Sir,
Permit us who had the honor of being un
der your command in the President, to ex
press our extreme regret at the unwelcome
news of your resignation.
There is not one of us who did not pro
mise himfelf the happiness of being again
under your immediate command ; and be af
fdred, fir, it is with extreme reluctance we
resign the expe&ation for ever.
We dill hope that you will one day fill
that important station which yotir services
and talents so justly make your own.
With sentiments cf esteem, we
remain, fir,
Your obedient servants,
D. Murray, E. Giles, J. O'Creighton, j.
T. Leonard, H. M'Kennell, B. F. Read.
J. Bainbridge, W. F. Nichols, S. Smith,
H. P. Casey, J. Blakeley, A. K. Kearney,
S. Angus.
• Norfolk, April 27.
Bajhn, May 12.
DEFINITIVE TREATY SIGNED.
.Yesterday arrived here, the ship Sally,
Captain Webber, from Liverpool : by which
we have received London papers to the 28th,
and the following hand bill.
" London, Monday March 29, 1802.
“ DOWNING STREET.
Mr. Moore, Afliftant-Secretary to Mar
quis Cornwallis, arrived this morning at
nine o'clock, with the Definitive Treaty of
Peace, which was signed at Amiens at four
o'clock in the afternoon of the 27th instant,
by the Plenipotentiary of His Majesty, and
by the Plenipotentiaries of France, Spain,
and the Batavian Republic.
POSTSCRIPT.
farßy the Mount- Vernon, arrived last
night, we have a London paper of the 30th
March. It states, that by the Definitive
Treaty Malta is to be refiored to its Knights ;
—The Treaty between France and Spain is
to be declared null and void :—Spain and
Holland guarantee Ceylon and Trinidad to
Great-Britain : And the ratifications are to
be exchanged in three weeks.
The English Stocks were rising—Three
per cent, confols were at 70.
were ditpattbed to restore tranquility ; and after
cannonading a small fort, which the blacks had ta
ken pofleffion of, for two hours, they were obliged
to retire from it, and as they came out 200 of them
were (hot by troops Rationed for that purpose. .
FOR SALE, BY
E. Wentworth,
At bis Store upper end of Buck
•, Street,
A General Assortment of
GROGERIES,
of.the fir.ft quality.—also,
.Fresh Black Zant Currants,
Prunes, and a few Jars of Olives.
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A very distressing accident happehed at the
annual military Infpeaion, the 4th inft\ at
Dedham# Capt. William Everett's compa
ny, after exercifmg, were directed to rest a
few minutes ; during which time, two of
.the privates (by the names of Gay and
Morse) charged their pieces with balls to
shoot at a mark, after they ihould be dismiss
ed. One of the non-commissioned officers
remonstrated against this unmilitary proce
dure ; but in vain. The company being
called to attention the Captain recommenced
the manual exercise ; and on giving the com
mand to fire, Morse's gun went off, and its
whole contents entered the neck of the Cap
tain, he being within two yards of its muz.
'zle, cut off the largest artery, and came out
by his shoulder blade. He sallied back, ask
ed "Ifbo did this ;" fell on his face, and in
stantly expired# He was an industrious hus
bandman, an affectionate parent, a benevo
lent neighbour and friend, an ufeful citizen ;
and a widower, with nine small children, the
eldest about fixteen# His remains were in
terred on Thursday, with military honors,
previous to which a sermon was delivered
at the meeting-house, by the Rev. Mr. Chik
ering ; and prayer by the Rev. Messrs.
Whitaker and T. Thacher.
The young man, by whose thoughtless
ness and unfoldierly conduct, the accident was
occasioned, was very suitably affected there
oh. .
Extraff of a letter from a Member of Congress, to
his Friend, in Mafachufetts.
" The opinion, in general, which 1 had formed
of men'and measures, before I came to Congress,
have been greatly confirmed by whaf I have seen
and heard, tince I came here, I may be deceived
in Air. Jefferfon. But there is no man, who, in
a civil capacity, Hands higher in rhy etteem, than
he. I had entertained an exalted opinion of him,
before I had my personal acquaintance with him.
.That opinion Iras been railed bill higher, by what
J,have, fir.ee, seen of the man, and observed of his
coppuct. He is a gentleman of extensive infor
mation ; and, I verily believe, of great integrity.
I have no reason to doubt, but that to promote the
happmefs of mankind, in general, and of the na
tion over which he presides, in particular, is the
governing principle of his conduct. Under all the
calumny that is heaped on him, he appears cheer
ful, calm, and undiflurbed. His manners are as
easy, plain, and unaffected, as any of your com
mon farmers ; and at the fame time, not less dig
nified, than they are easy and plain. Would you
pronounce it a paradox,if I mould fay, he is a man
of highly^lifted, and at the fame time, totally un
policed manners ? As to his chriflianity, he is a
decent and conitant attendant on public Worship,
and contributes largely to its support. As to the
conduct of the President with relped to removals
from office, I am apprehensive, that in this, as well
as in all other laitances, that have fallen under my
cbfervation, he conducted with propriety. I be
lieve, there are, at this time, as many as 8 or 10
Feds to one Democrat, who hold offices, for which
they ate immediately dependent, either on the will
of the President, or on that of the Heads ^of De
partment.
“ With refpe& to the abolition of internal tax
es, I think we have a rational profpeft of being a
ble to provide for the exigencies of the govern
ment, and to diicharge the national debt, witliin a
reasonable time, without these taxes. If we can
do this, great advantage must refalt from it, in a
government, like ours. By abolilhing these taxes,
we abolish a great number of offices ; and by the
abolition of these offices, we diffcharge an host of
officers, and who, at the fame time, are dependent
on the will of the executive. By diminishing the
number of officers, we diminilh, therefore, one
fruitful source of that executive patronage, which
is repugnant to the principles of a free govern
@ent,'
A little while pad the name of Democrat or
Republican (Which are the fame) were the names
by which the Fed's ftigmatifed the friends of Re
publican Government ; but I o.bferve of late those
high toned Fed's in their papers, have surnamed
themselves Republicans. Now confider, the dif
ferent views of the parties, this is as inconfiflent
to me, as for an Infidel to call himfelf an Infidel
Chrifiian ; or as it would be for one of the Tories,
in the time of our Revolution, to have called hirn
felfa,ry Whig. Z. X.—[Sun;
In Boston the Federal Ticket for Reprefenthfeives
to the General Court, has succeeded by a majority
of about 350.
The President of the United States has
lef?Wafhington, on a short visit to Monti
cello#
By an arrete of Gen. Leclbre, dated at
Port Republican, April sth, 1802, a duty of
20 per cent, is imposed upon all produecand
merchandize imported into St. Domingo, in
any foreign vessels. If imported in French
veflels to pay 10 per cent.
—<4«^i,{3 > *>-- —
DIED] —In this- town, Capt. Samuel
Rice, aged 50. Mr. William Pitman.
Mrs. Croney, wife of Mr. Darby Croney.
Miss Polly Treadwell, aged 12, daugh
ter of Mr. Nathaniel T. A child of Mr.
Samuel Muchmore.
The Proprietors of New^
Cattle Bridge are hereby reminded, that the
annual meeting of said proprietary is on the
firft Monday in June next, on which day
they are notified to meet at the house of the
late Benjamin Garland of Rye, deceased, at
two o'clock P. M. to choole directors and
all other officers for the year ensuing, also to
tranfa& any other business they may then
judge necessary.
HENRY PRESCOTT, Propr's Clerk,
New-Cajlle, May 15, 1802,
The Proprietors of New-Castle
Bridge are hereby notified that a further sum
of Ten Dollars is assessed on each share, and
ordered to be paid into the treasury, on or
before the firft day of June next, and they
are requeued to pay in the fame accordingly.
HENRY PRESCOTT, Treafuter.
New-Cajlle, May 15, 1802.
Now Opening and for Sale,
At the Office of
ALEXANDER EWEN,
In Market Jlreet a vat iety of
GOODS,
Confining of the following articles, —viz#
Superfine Broad Cloths ; fine
Blue do. ; Caffimere ; Callimanco ; Lad
ing; Shalloonj Figured Jean ; Plush ; Flo
rinteen ; Hafts ; Cate ditto ; Callico;
Linen; Sheeting ; Flag Handkerchiefs ;
Romals ; Boxes Anchovies ; Boxes Oliver ;
Boxes Capers ; India Cottons ; Baizes ;
Mode and Satins.
Umbrellas ; Carpeting ; a few
Cbefts'and quarter Cheats Bohea and other
TEAS, ' May 18.
TO THE CURIOUS.
A beautiful African Lion,
To be seen every dav in the week (Sunday's
excepted) at Mr. W M . STAVERS's.
This noble ahimal is between three and four
feet high, measures 8 feet from nostrils to
tail, and a beautiful dun c#lor ; 11 years old,
and weighs near 500 weight; His legs and
tail are as thick as those of a common site
Ox. He was caught in the woods of Go
ree, in Africa, when a whelp ; and brought
from thence to New-York. Great atten
tion has been paid in providing a strong sub-
Uantial Cage, 2nd to have the Ljon under
good command. Jhe person who has the
care of him, can comb his maine, make him
lie down and get up at any time ; and it is
said by those who have seen Lions in the
I owcf of London, and.many parts, that he
is really worth the contemplation of the cu
rious.
U" Priceof Admittance nine pence.
PortJmouth, May 18, 1802.
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Removal.
ROB't M'CLEARY & Co.
Inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of
Portsmouth and its vicinity, that
• they have removed a few doors
call of their former Hand to
the store adjoining the
Gazette printing Of
fice, Congrefs
ft reet.
They likewise inform them that they have
just received,
A FRESH ASSORT MENT
of Ladies' and Gentlemens Morocco and
Leather
SHOE S.
—ALSO—
A great variety, and very handsome afford
ment of Ladies' English and American
KID SHOES;
Artiong which are black, white and figured;
some with round toes.
Children's Shoes and poots, Boot-Legs, &c.
AIJo :—A variety of excellent
TRUNKS. -
N.B. Those who wish to purciiafe for
exportation or country sale Ihall have Ihoes
° n as generous terms for cash or approved
notes as can be purchased in Portsmouth or
Boston. Every attention paid and fa
vors acknowledged with gratitude.
Portsmouth, May 18, 1802.
SHIP BREAD,
A quantity of excellent SHIP BREAD to
be fold on reasonable terms for Cath, Filh
or W. India Goods, by Abner Blafdcl, at
his store on Buck-street.—Also,
Stone Lime.
Portsmouth, May 18, 1802.