The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-04-23 00:00:00, page 1

The Republican Ledger,
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PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY GEORGE fER^Y OSBORNE,jun. MULBERRY LANE, NEXT DOOR TO ROUSSELET\ MUSEUM.
NUMBER 35.— VOL. I.]
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"WHEN YOU SHALL THESE DEEDS RELATE, SPEAK OF THEM AS THEY fl|&; NOTHING EXTENUATE NOR SET DOWN OUGHT FN MALICE."
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1/fR. Harper from the committee to
IVL whom was recommitted the Judiciary
Bill, reported a Bill to provide forth more
convenient regulation of the Courts the
United States, which was read a fiffi and,
fecund time and committed to the whole
House.. ,4
Mr. Speaker laid before the Houfea let
let from the secretary of state, inclofing a
report, in conformity to the order of the
House of the 28th wk. <efpeaing the pro
mulgation of the laws. ~ ' -
The House took up and concurred in the
amendment of the Senate to the Bill to dis
charge Robert Sturgeon from his confine
ment.
A message was received from the Seriate,
informing the House that they had concur
red i# the boi for granting the privilege of
franking tdMartha Washington.
Mr. Wiln from tte committee of ,m-,
merce and manufaauret reported a bwl to
incorporate a company By the name& Rile
of the mine and metal company, which was
twice read and committed.
Mr. Griswold, from the Committee bf
Revifal and unfinished business, proposed re
fblutions feveratty, that the committee of re- 4
vifal be authorifed to report the following
bills, which would expire before the com
mencement of the next session of Congress.
An a& palled in 1794 entitled an a— in ad
dition to an a& for the puniffiment of cer
tain crimes against the v. States :—An a&
pasted in January, 1798, entitled An ad de
scribing the mode of taking evidence in cas
es of contested elections for members of the
House of representatives ; and to compel the
attendance of witnefles :—An a# passed
jure 1798, entitled an ad authorifing the de
fence of merchant veffekof the United States
against French depredations : An a& entit
led an ad further to fufperid the duties on
the manufacture of fnuff within & Untied
States, and the draOcctr apoh the expor
lation thereof : An a& passed the Bth of Ju
ly 1797,0^1 ^ lading Vladditional
duty on faltimported mtQtbe United States,
and for other purpofe^'
The resolutions were severally agreed to,
except the last, which was referred to a com
mittee of the whole.
The House then resolved itfelf into com
mittee on the unfinished business of yesterday
to wit ; &bill providing for the sales of
lands. The motion for ttriking out the Sift
session being under consideration, the quef
tihn was taken and this motion negatived
without a divijlori.
The committee rose and reported several
amendments to the bill when it was ordered
tobe er,ro£fed for a. third reading.
A message was received from the Senate,
informing tie House that they had passed an
a& for the relief of Itamar Canfield to
which they defied, the concurrence of the
t^suf^¥>
mend the a& entitled, an fl providing for
the sale of lands, &c."
Mr. Segall from the conference to join
with the committee from the Seriate, ty
ported their opinion that it would be profff
for the House to recede from their disagree
merit with the amendments of the Senate to
the bill for allowing, itylMtA goods
exported to Mff.Ckte^ amend
ment was, teat the drawback ihouid, take
effea from the rath day ofthe current month.
The. House agreed. \& : %i #
Mr. ft Smithfrom the committee of.com
merce reported a bill to provide frt - repairs
and additions to the ligilt house at New-
London ; forthe furf bf the light h^fe
port '^ft^t touted Wigwam point,
which was referred to a committee of the
whole.
The House then went into committee on
.><fcM%m%3%l th7j^d' o ,%
t Jtelfa m#o: : ;4tf rework Van
Braarn, @4ter btffafc&fedTn this Coun
try. . * ha,
' [From the Causes of the Failure * the English
4fabafly tiPekin.]
IN the mean time, to fatisfy your re
quest, ifhall fay a word or two relative to
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the Embtfly bf England,—-Never did an em
bassy better deserve tuccefs, both with regard
to the experience, intelligence, and amiable
qualities of Lord Macarntney and of Sir
Georg: Stauritoh—the talents, the khowl-1
edge, and the gfcumfpea condu& of all
those of his lufte, and the rich and furious
prefants destined for the Emperor. .And,
what is lingular arid altogether strange, ne
ver did embassy focceed worse. -;
The design of the court of London, & of
the English Company, was to obtain f
ift. A residence at Pekin, by which the
resident might be enabled to superintend tke
commerce of his nation.
2dly.'An establishment at Chufari; a lil
tle island about eighteen leagues from Ninfo
gdly. The liberty of commerce in all tl*
ports of China. '\
4thly. A house of commissioners in every
province of the empire. And, - % '
gthft Regulations more fixed art Ibfs
arbitrary in the custom duties of Canton.
All these articles were proposed at differ
ent audtences, both vfo ^fre, and in mV
ing, and they were all answered to and re
je&ed ; some purely and simply, and others
with claufa difrcfpeaful, at least, not to
fay infultire.
In refpea to the presents for the Empe
ror, Lord Macartney, who wished to re
main at Peltin till the month of March
in the following year, announced that they
were not to be offered all* at once, but at 3
different times, and for this purpose he had
aranged them in three classes. The two firft
were received and approved of by the Emm
ror. They consisted of Englim cloths of
different colours ; twenty-two volumes of
felea prints ; some English knives and feif
fors ; an ele-rical machine ; a pneumatic
machine ; .portative barometers ; a burping
mirror ; two magnificent crystal luftres,
every pendant of whi^ exhibited the colours
of the prism ; tt Serlings ; two carriages
on springs, which follow ill the movements
g r the ,tohs seated; and an excellent ce
dial planetarium, the work of twenty
jeam '. V ,
% The third class Whsfct pref^nted, as time
was not given for ft. To. the great astonish
ment of every one, the mipifter charged
with the affairs of this embassy, after hav
ing remitted to the ainbaffador the presents
of his majesty, whichthey fay were not m^g
aificient; without having granted him an
audience of leave of the Emperor, nor in
dulged him with an opportunity of feeing
Pekin, noreven of making us a visit, this
mini®, I fay, sent him back in great baste
frith 411 his suite, much in the fame way in
Which I was dismissed from Canton t add to
this, that all the European missionaries had
already received injunaions not to approach
ms palace. This is the grange feene, which|
lias just been a&ed on the theatre of Pekin,
ft will, no doubt, occafiori much {peculation
ip Europe and elsewhere.
: You' will, perhaps be curious toknow the'
; fcafon of a reception so unfavourable and so
extraordinary t I Ihall give it you in a few
words. These gentlemen, like all other
grangers who know China only by hooks,
Iwere ignorant of the way of managing mat
, tees eg the ufagers and the enqueue of the
court : apdj to ihtreafe their misfortune,
had brought with them an interpreter ttil|
; Ipfs infomed. ; which was the rafen ig
great part, that they never could obtain,
leave to have with them an European, mis
fionary to inftrua and direct them. Thence
it fotfowed Ift. Iliat they crime here within
>bringing any present, either for the mio
vers ofttre State, or ffie&s of the Empe/or,
%d. that they fare Wantfog^in the *efeho- ;
qial of the rag&s^%^ #*
;to the, emperor j and were unable to explain
the reason of it ipa fatisfaaory @mr,
3d. that they were presented in habit^tdo
'Ample and ordinary ; 4th. that they did not
properly fee the different officers who pad
the care of their affairs ; and flh. thatalci,
demand was not made ^according to the fyle
and policy of the country.^
^Another reason oftheir ill success, endrin
my judgement, the principal one, was the
intrigues of a certain missionary, who, being
prepossessed with the o,nion that this em- 4
bafly would be injurious to the commerce
tf'his pwn country, did net fail to throw
Winfinuhtei unfavourable tb ite EngliOt
nation; Add to all this, the Emperors old
aiid'partial ; and'irtfifr cabals era to be
found in all countries f artall bis graffito
& favourites are greedy of presents & motley.
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WEDNESDAY",AWL 23, 1800.
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Lift of aU & loans which have fan raffed is
Great-Britain for the public fertace, face ihe
year 175a.
1750, one million-— 1751, two millions one
hundred thoufatid—l7ss, one million—„„>, two
millions=i7s7, three millions—l7sß, five mil
, lions—l,s,; fix millions fix hundred thotfand—
-1760, eight millions—l 762, twelve millions
; 1763, three millions five hundred thoufend—l767,
one million five hundred thoufand—l76B, one
million nine hundred thousand —17,6, two mil
lions—i 77 five millions—l77B, fix millions—
i779> seven Millions—l7^o, twelve millions—
-1781, 1200,000-4.1782, thirteen ftiillio&five hun
dred thoufand—l7B3, twelve millions—l7B4, 6k
millions—l 7,3, four millions five hundred thou
fand—l794, clave# millions—! ~5, eighteen mil -,
lions-17,6, twenty five millions five hundredd
thoufand—l7,7, thirty two millions five hundred
thoufand—l7,B, seventeen millions—l 799, twenty
millions five hundred thousand.
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< Protathe American Citizen.
The republicans of America have been charged
with bestowing au unqualified approbation upon
every change in France ; and every measure of its
government, The falfehood of the accUfation was
never thotevifi^e than at present. The republi
cans have pnblickly avowed their dillike of the
,rfertta&ti,>eQf fc'#„,L,ta,iKof
<lrewrote dangers which merafed France,
to, ha^ been so great as to require the form of
g&rrtaent, which now exists, and this idea is
groun^d upon past experience.*
Afte the fall of the Girondifts, the convention
fanftioied the draft of aconftitution,purely demo
cratic,but the exercise of it was deferred until the
return ,f peace, because the situation of the coun
try, w# at that time extremely critical. The coa
lition Vas then in its vigour, its forces surrounded
France and Lavendee Was the focus of a formi
dable rebellion.
Although the cruelty of Roberfpierre was exe
crablycc rram. A we d her falvatioh, at that cri
fo, <0 me unprecedented energy and activity of
the committee of public fafety;
That executive exercised, almost unlimited au
thority, and had it not poflefled the neceflary pow
ers, to ;rufh the <'>meftic royals, who were then
in moton io every part of France, to second the
formidable attacks of the Coalefed armies, they
would iave probably succeeded in overturning
the Republic. '
This was ## inftahce of thteremwraa being
forced ;o exercise a species of despotism, in order
|6 fevethe liberty of the people. The royalists,
alttough so often defeated, have not yet given up
the ||mpe of restoring the old order of affairs.—
Hate we riot lately seen that the delusive idea is
ftiUcteiffifd with the teal of fanaticifm ?
, Arc fa ipe treafres pf Britain expending to
effect the ruin of the Republic ? Hence it follows
that there e*i(ls a similar necessity to that of '93,
that France should place in the hands of superior
talents, powers adequate tri the purpose of en
countering her enemies with efficient strength and
? Supposing France had the fteeft possible form
of government, would not „the liberty enjoyed by
the royalists under it, enable them to assist the coa
lition effeftually ? It would be placing arms in
gr hands to dteftroy tepublrcanifm. Papers ed
by royalists, would abound, they would at
pt to poison the bublic mind, and succeed in
arai,|i% the Sedulous from their best friends.
They .would endeavor to undermine the Republic,
by covering its mod able supporters with un
bounded calumnies.—Every effort would be made
use of, to revive the old prejudiced which so long
prevented the people from annihilating their op
pressors. In mort, the Britilh minllter would
cultivate the opportunity to organize Intrigue &
to foment the molt fangumary civil war.
Such are the reasons which induce many repub
licans to suppose the new confutation necessary
until the foundation of the Republic is consolida
ted and Die shall have extinguished all opposition.
Home bid her deflators in times of einergency,
and France must have an almost omnipotent Ex--
anftive; Siti!' ririder the auspices of an honorable
peace, she can in fafety form a more free and de
mocfaitsl cbnftitutlon, which may guarantee
fromte Friend of the People.
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. 1 have read the memoirs of Robert G. Harper,
Esq. presented to the public by Mr. Calendar, and
lament, that it.was not in his power to enrich his
valuable pr^&on with.a tranfimiou which has
never yes been made public.
This lingular communication was made by Mr.
Harper to General Boyer of this state, to whole
house, the honorable gentleman was invited on his
way th his conftituenu of '96. After supper and
wine removed, Mr. Harper desired a. private
ro<@,W>qheo<d the attendance of General
Boyer ;p whom Ate very gravely communicated
the wishes of the Federal party : the two principal
. items, werty an egabtifhed religion, and au irre
ducible rational debt. He then Bated the manner
in w@ those ends Were to be etiefted, and hop
,& that he might rely upop Gen. Boyer's c o ope
, ration ! !!
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ne Y er mentioned the coaverfation torn but he
made & communication to a gentleman of
truth and refpe&bify, from whom 1 received
•nds will be answered by this publications
—tl*itW Mill be informed refyefting the po
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foanMorg conveffitfon will defy^ his est
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[t DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
\ft- Boyer in confequente of Mr^afper's in
judicious revelation, has become more firmly at
tached to the republican cause ; and has declared
that his oppofitidn to administration proceeded in
inbreak measure from the interview which tie had
with the honorable gentlemens—“ For the Lord
rz. '""deema and ranJomed 7acob from the hands
q f him that was flronger than he.”*=l would
recomrttend to Mr. Harper to commit this fh,t
sentence to memory, and on no occasion to forget
fl"" 1 make no law refpe&ing an
ettabliftiment pf religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereofi"t
* Jeremiahs ^
t Third article of the amendments to the Confli
turton of the United States.
, From the Constitutional Telegraph.
, MR. PARKER,
IT ha 3 frequently been enquired, why are .
the citizens of the towns in the' vicinity of
this metropolis; prettvgeneral Republican,'
and not aristocratic federalifts 1 We answer,
because the foyrces.of information are moi#
immediately within their attainment ; those
papervihat implicitlyappreve,as Well as those
that censure the meafines pf tk|, fed- .admin-'
iftration, havean uninterupted circulation a-
TOong them, which is sw the tafe in many
town^ in the interior of the State : every
base and infiduous art is used to prevent
the free circulation of any but exdulive fed
eral newspapers, which teem with arifto^
cratic federalism, ahd inculcate a dastardly
spirit of oaffive obedience and non-tefiflance
of the yvereign people to Iheir public ser
vants/ Every method is taken to prevent
the great body of the people from feeing but
one fide of the great political question ; the
federal tory papers, stigmatize ih theif pro
stituted vehicles, those independent and re
publican editors of papers, who have the
courage to find fault, or to call in question
the expediency of the measures of our own
government, by applying to them those op
probrious appellations of jacobins, diforgah
izers, enemies to the government, &c. We
are fatisfied beyond the possibility of a doubt,
that avast majority of Qe citizens of this .
commonwealth are as decided republicans,
as the people Os Pennsylvania and Virginia,
are ; and we find many of those who nave
been deluded, are returning to a sense of their
duty ; the result of the ensuing election will
verify this affection : As Republican and
AriftoCratic-Federalifm are at issue—Truth
is omnipotent, it must, it will eventually
P rev ^ iL . YANKEE.
From the (Phil.) True American.
Britilh Maternity.
Extrafl from the log-book of the Jchooner Nancy of
Philadelphia, Henry H. Kennedy, rafter.
On the 23d of Nov. at 3 A. M. -17,9, Cape Tito
ron n.n.w. distance nine leagues, perceived a
/loop in chafe, supposed to be a French privateer,
I immediately made all the fail I could avoid her if
possible) for some time kept my diHance from her
but at 2, P, M. the wind tailing me. I perceived
foe ca^e up with the a little, but (till kept under
way—w, this time the had fired several mot at »{
At 3 pm. entirely calmest the fame time per
ceived the (loop's boat in chafe of me. Finding it -
impossible to get away, at 4 P. M. with little or no
wind, 1 hove to— at half past 4 she boarded, and
immediately ordered me on board his Britannic
Majefly's.cutter the Sparrow, and to my furprize
she proved to be commanded by Lißnt. Whileyl
Accordingly, I repaired on board, and after five
or fix hours detention, and receiving all the abuse
from the commander he was capable of giving ;=
using bis own words, “ How do you, or any d—d
yankee rascal, dare to give his majefty ? s cutter
filch a chafe, j wife, had feat, you to d- —.„,
toihe bottom of the deep—and had I come up
with you at night, I would done it." In short,
^he abuse 1 received was intolerable, but know
ing J was then in his power, I bore it with all the
fortitude I was matter of, and was very much
pleaded when I was ordered on board of my own
vessel to proceed about my business ; but.to my
great, surprise, when I came on board, I. found
that the failing waiter who commanded the boar,
with his people, had robbed the vessel of ever,
thing they toilld carry off—fuch as my time glass-;
es, lead line, grains, laniherns, failora' clothing,
tin pots, and even the meat that was in soak, and>
•nniiiber of other articles too tediout to mention.
Such is the treatment 1 received from the Sterrovj
~ . H. H. KENNEDY.^
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if ^ ^ MEDICAL INFORMATION.
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* Dr. Beddoes has just in orftaioa his lung pro
jected and much talked of Medical pneucnatic In-'
gitution. The firft,ftuits are curious and Inter - :
elfaig enotighr, Ha hastens to the press, on the
four of the moment, with a small pamphlet, to
oommunicate the refulte of some experiments made
by his affiltant Mr. Davy and himklf or what was
originally named by its diftoverar, Dr. Prieffiey,
tyhlogiftica&RiFrWAir. IWs ga# wfeWft
rerfa cantionfly in a di&ed state, therimore
Soldi, oh finding no iriifthi^Ftorefult, and foraify
•in * state perfe&ly pare. The most Oxtraordina &
qfe& entued^ Gjddinefw&rfe of luhnefs ffi
head and ottiOTfelirigs of incipient intoxication