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The Constitution of the Germannic Empire, is
about to undergo several alterations.
Civil commotions exill in Switzerland ; which
hav 1 induced the French to fend troops thither.
it few Chouans Bill continue in active rebellion
in France; but they rather vex than alarm the
French Government. *.
It is reported, that the Prince of Orange will
be declared Elector of Hanover, with the consent
ofGreat Britain.
The /hip Washington Capt. Andrew Scott, of this
port, arrived here yesterday in 27 days from Bristol
(Eng.) Captain Scott obligingly handed us Lon
don papers to July 31, being 18 days later than be
fore received—From an attentive perusal of the
latest, the following are the most important arti
cles wefind. ^*^
~ ' London, "July 31.
Letters from Party, it is said, report that the
French Government have ratified the Treat? with
the United States of America, agreeably to
the with of Congress.
:July 27.
Vienna, July 11. This day several letters were
received by Commercial Houses here from Sicily,
which date that the Captain of a Ihip arrived at
Palermo, had made oath that there had been an
Action between the English squadron under Sir
J. B. Warren, of 13 ships of war, and that of the
French under Admiral Gantheaume of seven ships
of war, and a number of transports, ip which the
English obtained a complete victory.
Admiral Warren, according to the account giv
en by this Captain had received information that
the French squadron was at M ffina. He there
fore polled his fleet advantageously in the channel
between Naples and Sicily to receive that of the
French, which on its arrival there found itfelf sur
rounded, and after a severe engagement, in which
the French loft several ships and a great number
of men, Admiral Gantheaume finding no way to
escape, surrendered with all the remainder of his
fleet, which was earried'into Malta, where 4 ships
of the line, 3 frigates and several thoufano men,
among whom was the youngest brother of the
Chief Coirful Buonaparte had arrived. After this
complete victory, Admiral Warren detached some
ships to Antona, as he had received advice that
there were French ships in the Adriatic.
(Another Letter of the fame Date.)
Within these three days there has been much
talk of an engagement having taken place between,
the English squadron Under Vice Admiral Warren,
and the French under Admiral Gantheaume. It
is reported they met off the Coatt of Southern
Calabria, at the distance of some leagues from
Cape Sportivento ; that the Action did not lad
long, but that the French ships of the line and
Frigates flruck their Flags, and surrendered to su
perior force.
This intelligence has been received by the mas
ter of a finall veflel arrived at Terrasnuova, a
Sort situated on the Southern tide of Sicily; He
as deposed with the cuttomary forms, that at the
moment of his departure from Malta he saw the
English squadron arrive there, confining of Thir
teen ships of the line and some Frigates, bringing
in the Fnemy's ships, on which the British flag was
flying. The letters from Terrasnuova positively
aflert, that the Mafler of the veflel had offered
the Governor of rhe Town to confirm, by an 0=
the truth of the intelligence he had brought, arc
to undergo the most rigorpus punishment fhomd
it be found falfe,— (Gazette de Hamburg.)
Private advices from Paris mention, that not
only a Committee of Emigrants has been taken up
at Sareuth, but a Cifalpine Officer, named Tour
do, has been brought from the army of Italy, and
is confined in the Temple, on suspicion of having
fomented an intrigue to overturn the Govern
ment of France, and murder the Chief Copful.
PARIS, JULY 26.
Citizen Talleyrand Perigord, Minister for For
eign Affairs, arrived yesterday froip the waters of
Bourbon I'Archamooult. He immediately resum
ed his functions.-
HAGUE, JULY 20.
Letters from Hamburgh fay that his Pruflian
Majelty has acceded to the Convention concluded
between Russia and G. Britain.
STUTGARD, JULY 19.
The German Journal speaks of the approaching
defeent on England with 'as much certainty and
interest as the Engjilh themfeives. They have al
ready placed at the head of this important expe
dition, Generals Maffena, Aogereau, Lafnes, and
Bernadotte. They besides announce the forma
tion of a permanent War Council, of which Gem
Moreau is to be President.
' - AMSTERDAM. JULY 20. '
Our fleet is still ready to fail at tne Te^f' /nd
at Helvoetfluys. Gen. Angereau has resumed the
command of the French troops in the pay of our
Republic. He is expected daily at the Hague.
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Ojmfflic information.
- ' WASHINGTON, AUG. ig.
OFFICIAL.,
Appointment by the PreJident of the U. S.
FRANCIS L. FENEY, efq. to be Commer
cial Agent for Offend.
An Order of the PreJident of the United States,
Makingtertam alterations in the diftrifts there
in mentioned, and erecting a new Revenue Dif
trift, to be denominated the N. Weft Diftrift.
Seft. I. In pursuance of the djverfe a&s of the
Congress of the United States, veiling in me cer
tain power; and authorities in relation to the
internal revenues thereof, the following altera?
tion of and additions to the arrangements hereto
fore made, for securing and collecting the said
duties; are hereby adopted and ellablifhed.
Sec. 11. The Didrifts of Massachusetts, Penn
sylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, and South
Carolina, (hall, front and after the 30th day of
September uext, severally, form each one survey;
and the duties of infpeQor of each of said surveys
illall be performed by the supervisor of the diftrift
comprehending the fame.
Sec. 111. The several counties of the diftrift
of Virginia, originally and heretofore: contained
within and * forming the fir ft, fecopd, third, and
fourth surveys, of the (aid diftrift, (hall from and
after the thirtieth day of September next, be con-
By Lafl Evening's Mail.
PORTLAND, AUGUST 31.
FRESH FROM EUROPE.
But in addition to this interesting effeft we un
derstand the following reasons had great weight.
The Collectors of the internal revenue (ap
pointed, by the supervisors) under the late fyltem
made their payments to, and accounted with, the
infpeCtors who made payment of the sums so re
ceived to the supervisors and rendered to them
their own general account, after fettling quarter
ly the accounts of all the collectors in their sur
vey.
The supervisor finally made payment to the
treasury, and after fettling the accounts of the iu
fpeftors in his office, rendered his accounts to the
commissioner of the revenue.
It appears by this flatement, that no correspon
dence existed between the collectors and the su
pervisors, or between the collectors and infped
ors and the treasury department. It follows that
whenever the accounts of a supervisor were not
rendered in time he might charge the delay on
any one inspector, who might himfelf throw all
the blame upon one or more of the collectors.
Thus the delinquincy of a single collector might
flop the settlement of the accounts of a whole
date, Without its being possible for the Treasury
Department to trace the evil to its source. And
although the supervisors, having the absolute pow
er of appointing'ahd removing collectors, might
be considered Tefponlible for their conduct, such
refpoufibility was nearly annihilated by the inter
mediate class of infpeCtors, appointed by the pre
sident, who flood between them and the collect
ors, who had the immediate fuperintendance of
that class of officers^
. By the new arrangements these difficulties are
removed by the collectors being obliged to ac
count directly to the supervisors, and these direct
ly to the treasury.
BOSTON, AUG, 29.'
FAIRBANKS— taken.
Yesterday Jason Fairbanks, under sentence of
death for Murder, was fafely committed to the
goal in this town. He efraped from the prison in
Dedham, on Tuefday the ißth inst. and was ac
companied in his flight by Henry Dukeman. They
took the road to Worcester and Spencer, paired
Connecticut river at 'Hadley on Wednesday even
ing, and lodged that night near the Turnpike gate,
eight miles distant ; from thence they proceeded
through Cheshire, Bennington, in Vermont, Ar
lington and Grenville, on Skeenfborough, (White
hall) on Southbay, Lake Champlain, where they
were apprehended, on Sunday morning lad, be
tween eight and nine o'clock, by Capt. Henry
Tifdale, of Dover, Mr. Moses P. Holt, of Hadley,
and Mr. Seth Wheelock of Medfield. Melfa.
Tifdale and Wheelock were sent on the pursuit by
Sheriff Cutler.—At Milford, they obtained their
firll information of the fugitives, and purged the
road to Connecticut river; were they were join
ed by Mr. Holt, and continued their pursuit, from
information obtained on the road, to Skeenfbo
rough landing ; where Mr. Holt, being the heft
mounted, arrived firft, found & kept them in con
versation until affillaqce came up, and then secured
them. Previous to this Dukeman had chartered a
boat, for fifteen dollars, to convey Fairbanks
down the lake to St. fohn's in Canada, who was
ready to embark, having some baggage and (lores
on board ; and was only waiting breakfaft, which
Was on the table ; and to take leave of his compa
nion. ' They were conducted to Northampton,
where by the direction of His Excellency the
Governor, they were delivered into the custody
of Gen. Mattoon, Sheriff of Hamplhire county, &
by him brought to this town, arid both committed
to jail. r The fugitives were not armed ; and did
not make any resistance. They travelled leisurely
after they pafled the river, though they were well
mounted.—At Arlington, in Vermont, Dukeman
changed a ten dollar biH, and told his name—and
that he belonged to Dorchester.—Fairbanks ap
peared to be astonished that any one should pur
sue him; and observed, that had he fufpe&ed he
was followed, his purluers should have rode some
talked in; and form but one nteTYro be there
after denominated the foil) and the duties of jn
fpeftor, in and for the fame, shall be perfumed
by the supervisor of the said dittri&.
Se&. IV. The. second survey of the district of
Ohio, according to its present limits, heretofore
eftablilhed by the President of the United States,
shall be, and is hereby erected into an entire new
diflrift, to be denominated " the N. Weft Dift
ria."
And the said diftria shall cohfift of one survey,
and may from time to time, be divided into such,
and so many divisions, as by the supervisor there
of, shall be found expedient and necessary.
Seft. V. The Collectors of Revenue in the
diftrifts of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
North Carolina and South Car^ina, and in the
firft ,second, third and fourth futveys of the dif
tri& of Virginia, shall render their accounts of
duties, arising from and after the thirtieth day of
June last, arid pay over the monies, arising from
the fame, to the refpe£tive supervisors of the said
diftri&s.
By the above order, the President has abolished,
after the 30th of September next, nineteen of
the offices of inspectors of surveys, appointed
under the several afts of Congress for railing the
internal revenue.
Before this alteration was made, the following
arrangements existed. The dates of New Hamp
fhire,Rhode-Illand, Connecticut, Vermont, New-
York, New-Jersey, Delaware, Georgia, and Te
neffee, being so many diftri&s, formed each one
survey, wherein the duties of infpeftor were per
formed by the supervisor. By the late alteration
the situation of these diftrias remain unaffected.
In Maflachufetts there were three surveys, in
Pennsylvania 'iff, in Maryland three, in Virginia
fix, in Nctyff&rolina five, in South Carolina
three, and I%io two ; making in all 26 surveys,
and 52 infpedtors, the supervisors of Maryland,
North-Carolina, South Carolina'and Ohio, being
also InfpeCtors of one of the surveys of their ref
pettive districts.
By the new arrangement of the Executive, all
the surveys in each of these seven diltriCts are con
densed into one survey, and the duties of inspect
or devolved upon the supervisor, except in the
cases of Virginia, and Ohio, in the former of
which two infpettors are retained, and in the lat
ter there are in-future to be two difiricts with a
supervisor in .each, on account of the extensive
tracts of country they embrace.
By this modification of the old plan of collect
ion an annual saving about 20,000 dollars will be
made, or near three percent on the net produft
of the internal revenue.
Given under my hand, at the City of Wash
ington, on the 29th day of July, one
thousand, eight hundred and one.
Th. JEFFERSON.
hrindfed miles further.—On the road after his de
teClion, he observed the fame indifference to his
situation as on his trial. Much credit is due the
gentleihen who apprehended the fugitives, for
their persevering and spirited exertions. BeTides
a liberal compensation far their services, they are
entitled to the gratitude of every friend to late
and justice.
Edward Silk, Stephen Fairbanks, hnd Satnnel
Cotton have been committed to jail at Dedham,
for the rescue of Fairbhaks ; and Jacob Hahnpfon,
is in custody on suspicion as concerned in the out
rage. Two other persons, fufpeCted, have not
. yet been apprehended.
The President; Diredors and Company
of the New-Hampshire Bank, -are ifluing
into circulation a nelu species of Paper Bills,
promising payment ih Philadelphia ! !!I
The design of this information is to preVent
a deception to which many are exposed,
from the easy currency that Bank Bills have
generally gained; and the habit that many
are in of receiving them oh the presumption
of their genuineness, without attending to
the authority from which they wete issued,
or the place at which they are payable.—
This caution is the more necessary on ac
count of the wicked attempts of certain per
foris, from whom better things might be ex
peaed, to create a belief that these new bills
Hand on the fame footing with the bills of
the United States, and that the New-Hamp
shire Bank is, in effe&, a Branch of the W
nited States' Bank, both of which insinua
tions are most palpably falfe. The only
considerations that can give currency to pa
per equal to silver and gold, are, that by law
it is made to answer the fame valuable pur
poses jn payment, or that silver and gold
may be had for it, on a demand thatcan be
made without inconvenience ; neither of
these properties are in these new bills, where-,
as the bills of the United States are by law
receivable for impost" duties and public taxes
ofevery kind, and the other bills, which
compose by far the greatest part of the pre
sent currency of New-Hampshire, were is
sued from the different Banks in Massachu
setts, where a demand for the silver and gold
can be made without great inconvenience,
and which has never yet been refufed.—-
These new Bills are not receivable for du
ties, nor can silver and gold be obtained for
them nearer than Philadelphia, the latter
has been verified by applications that have,
already been made at the place from whence
they were ilfoed by persons who had inad
vertently received them without attending to
their tenor, where payment was pointedly
refufed in a manner peculiar to the person
applied to. The truth is, that these new
Bills are no other that! so many orders or
checks on the Bank of the United States in
Philadelphia, which will be paid there or
not as that bank may be Turnilhed with
funds for the purpose. The balance of
trade between the northern Rates and Phila
delphia, has fora long time been such, that
Bills on Philadelphia have been considerably
below par—What then must be the case
when a flood of checks or orders, or what
ever they may be called, payable there, be
thrown into circulation ? I forbear at pre
sent to point out the impolicy ,of this new
plan, and the many evils that must inevita
bly result to society if it be tolerated, hoping
that the fubjed will be handled by an abler
pen, and in a manner which its great im
portance to the people of New-Hampshire
demands. 'A Friend to Judice.
-tag,-,-
We are credibly informed / that several of the
most refpettable Federalists in this date, express
their warmest disapprobation of the abuse which
is lavished against Mr. Jefferfan and his measures.
Since he has been elected by'the voice of a major- 1
ity of the people, they consider him entitled to
their support and confidence until he shall violate
the constitution or laws of the Union. As he has
not done this, they regard the censure of him or
his atts, as premature and improper ; and as a
departure from those principles which ought to
actuate every real federal ill—of tiling their influ
ence to give liability and refpeft to government,
let who will prelide., These declarations are as
honorable to the individuals who made them; as
they are auspicious to the tranquility and happi
ness of our common country. We hope this in
genious conduct will be generally imitated ; and
that the feuds and bickerings of party, may be
soothed and mollified by such just concessions to
the will of the people, as expressed in the
, choice of a Chief Magistrate.
True Amer.
The dying Groans or Anglo-Federalism, are
heard from Maine to Georgia : Tn periods accents
they address the Demon of Defpotifm,—Oh!
spare us, we befceech thee 1 that we may recover
strength, before we go hence, to be here no taore !—
Spare us, left the Jacobins and Democrats rejoice, #
and the enemies of Monarchy and Toryifm
triumph ; spare us, we befceech thee, spare us ! 1
.\ (Telegraph.
TO LET,
Half of a convenient HOUSE, near
the centre of the town, inquire of the printers. \
«be Republican Lebgec.
— -«- < -<+ QQ^fo >-> -— -
Ports mouth, September 1, ißox.
' COMMUNICATION.
Something New /
Arrived here Jch. Good-Intent, Lewte^yg. k,
lat. 44. 44, spoke brig Amy, of Newburyport, Ste.
phen Holland, mazier, bound to Amsterdam, 16
days out.,
Pallas, Flagg,fa Charleflon in 8 days, and [ch.
——, Gunnifon,for Char teflon in io days, toth of
Portsmouth, were at Amflerdam June z'o.
--tafflegifyfr,.,
DAVIS' MARINE LIST.
, ARRIVED,
Aug. x 9, sch. Charlotte, M*Clintock, Antigua.
20, Jch. Fann), Treadwell, Mountjerat.
'.sailed,,
Aug. 20, brig Diana, Blunt, Weft-Indies.
sloop Erterprize, Shaw, Antigua,
brig Olive-Branch, Lindsey, W. Indies.
27,Jch. fndafiry, TYefeth'en, Barbadoes.
'AUefroN'
On Wednejday the 9th infl. at to o'clock A. M.
WILL BE SOLD AT
Abraham Isaac's Auction-Room,
36 boxes elegant India China
—each box containing a Complete Tea set, which
is a consignment ftom Boftbn, pod will be fold
without reserve. Sept. 1, ißoi.
b.Mil..l^l riin-f1 - b i, ,me
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN BODGE,
Lower end of Daniel (Ireet,
Excellent clarified Spermaceti Oil,
per retail. Sept.'s.
PATENT, AIR-TIGHT. AGITABLE
LAMPS,
The peculiar advantage of Which is not only to
prevent spilling the oil, but by being made
air-tight the oil is defended from the pref
fare of the atmoJphere, which causes it
to rife much lighter and further to
the burners, burn brighter and
prevents it from coagulating)
The above LAMPS are kept conftantiy for sale,
' BY
JOHN BADGER,
Tin-Plate Worker,
Oppofoe Mr. Peirce's Bookstore, Daniel-Jlreef.
Tin & Pewter Ware as usual.
Portsmouth, Sept. If 1801.
Gun Powder, ^
Hyfon, |
Young Hyfon, I T E AS
Hyfon Skin, > 1 £ /A
Souchong and I
Bohea J
^^ BRANDY.
Old and common RUM.
Old Cherry do.
Holland's Gin, real white.
Molasses.,
Sherry, 1
Malaga and /WINES.
Claretj
Long cork'd CLARET, by the
case or bottle.
Double refined Phila-\
delphia, Single do.|
^ a , SUGARS-
East-India, and
Havannah J ,
.%^}COTTON
Fresh Mulcatall Raisins, pr. box.
do. do. pr. cask,
do. Black Zant Currants,
Shell'd and unfhell'd Almonds.'
Real Cinnamon, Cassia, Mace,
Nutmegs, Cleaves, Pepper, Alfpice,
Ginger, Poland Starch, Rice,
Hair Powder Coffee,
Welch's belt No. I and 2 Chocolate, do. Shells,
Anchoives, Capers and Olives per bottle,
English Multard per lb. do. pr, bottle,
Sweet Oil pr. flaft, Cayenne do. pr. bottle,
Scot t's Liquid Blue per jug,
Winder and Crown Soap, ,
Bolton Pigtail Tobacco pr.,roll, ~ , ~" 1
do. Small Twist,
No. 1, 2 and 3 Smoaking Tobacco,.
American Segars, „ -
Spanilh Segars pr. box or retail, ^f
Sjtermaceti and _ Mould Candles, *
Spanilh and common Indigo,
Double refined Salt Petre, :
English Gun Powder and Shot, , ^',
Elliot's Snuff, per keg,'
Wrapping Paper per ream;
Stone Joggs, assorted from 3 gallons down to 1
quart, 1 , +,
Ditto Pickle Potts, to contain 3 gals. &c.&c. &c.
B. LEVERETT,
HAS JUST RECEIVED,
AND HAS CONSTANTLY FOR SALE,
- At his fare or. Spring-Hill,
THE FOLLOWING
GOODS,
Os the best qualities.
^bty BeW.
—viz.-