The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-02-05 00:00:00, page 3

NORWICH, JAN. 24.
/MELANCHOLY ! —dn Friday lag, an unfortu
nate accident happened at the house of Mr. Com
fort Eames, in Lisbon -A horn containing about
a pound of powder, was hanging in a room where
four of Mr. Eames' children were playing around
the fire. By means ofta broom, the children ob
tained it, and the fire was unfortunately communi
cated. It inllantly blew up, and two of them were
To Shockingly burnt as to render them blind—the
others more (lightly.&
RICHMOND, DEC. 16, 1799-
In the course of lift tail, a person fubferming
hiinklf" No Britilh debtor," announced in the
Virginia Gazette, that Mr. Jefferfon was infoivent.
He intermixed a quantity of abominable ftuff,
w^-h the Editor, Mr. Davis, reiufed to Print,
'This calumniator was called upon, in the Ex
aminer to produce his proofs. He plead ficknefe
as an exctiO for his lilence, but promfed upon his
recovery to give an explanation. He has recov
cred, and is laid to be now in Richmond ; he has
again been detired by the Examiner to exhibit his
evidences, but lie continues blent.,
When thisTherlites of Albermarle /hall publish
a fecund poem, he is advised to aflame a title cor
jetpondent with the character of its author—and
inttead of" The Gholt of fame, to chrilten his
^performance The Ghost of infamy.
1 The republican printers throughout the Union
pre requested to republic the above—because the
older referred to, has obtained not only an ex
hentive circulation, but an extensive credit; and
because every good citizen feels himfelf interelted
io Jfopportiug the reputation of the Vice-Prefi
beut againff the calumny and detraction of his en
emies.
By a letter from Robert Ritchie, Esq. Coriful
from the United States at Port Republican, dated
the nth ult. it appears, that Gen. Tourffe.pt con
tinues to profefs a friendly difpolition to the com
inerce of the American citizens ; and that he had
recently maniteded that nifpofition, by pronounc
ing a decree in favor of a citizen of the United
States, recommended to him by the said consul.
NEW-YORK, JAN. 23.
The recent intelligence from Lisbon states, that
the nioft serious apprehensions are entertained by
the inhabitants of that city, left another earth
<ltake as violent as that which happened in 1755 ;
Should take plage. Two shocks were lately felt
there during one night, with the interval of ten
minutes between them. The tirft fh?ck caused
gyeat alarm, and disturbed most of the inhabitants.
„ R NORFOLK, ,^V. 14.
Bv a letter from a refoettable public character,
ipF • delphia, we understand, that it is probable
that Maj. Gen. Lee will be appointed commander
in chief of the Armies of the United States. The
high military character of this gentleman will, no
doubt, make this appointment very acceptable to
cue army, and the public in general.
PHILADELPHIA, JAN. 24.
Major-general Milin's remains are by the di
regions of the legislature of this state, to be inter
red in the burial ground of the German Lutheran
church in Lancaster, on Wendefday next. Ou
This occasion there is co be a grand funeral procef
lion ; the arrangement for which has been fettled
by a committee of the house of Representatives.
A marble tablet or monument is to be erefted on
the place ofinterment, at the public expense, com
memorative of the patriotism and public services
of the deceased.
BALTIMORE, JAN. tg.
By a gentleman direct from Richmond, in Vir
ginia, 1 am informed, that the Legislature have
been engaged, fail week, in deliberations, which
reftilted from Mr. Madison's motion on the sedi
tion law.
The frm repnblicanifm exhibited in the Coun
cils of opr fitter State, would do honor to Greece
and Rome. Messrs. Madison, Giles, Taylor and
others, Have on this occafion,difplayed their tifual
eloquence, wisdom, talents and patriotism, in
preservation of the honour and prosperity of the
Rates, by defending our excellent conflitution.
On Wednefijay last, Mr. James Libby, of Gor
ham,in driving a team down a hill near Falmouth
meetinghouse, accidentally flipped under the fled,
,id was inftautly killed.——On Thprfday, a Mr.
Read, who had been digging the grave for the de
ceased, in crossing theroad' w here some teams were
ptiling, flipped down by one of them, which went'
<° er both his legs and.crofbed them to pieces
His lite is difpaired of.—The many accidents 'of
this nature, it is hoped will render people more
careful. Q
0e Republican Ledger.
PoRISMoU TH, ih.bkUARY 5, 1800.
The jacobins have sure been bafled,
And of revengeful ire have tasted.
The Iqde have call'd them wicked fellows.
The Clergy too have blown the bell&%uj ,
Said of them bard and hostile things
As how Aicy hated Lords and Kings !
And eke the Pope (who grdwn more civil,
No longer'# rank'd long tide the Devil.
But deem'd 'a faint so pure in fpirit,'
As Peter's virtues to inherit)
- Said—how the Jaco's, fill'd with gall
Were worse than even ancient Baal,
Whole love for France, and eke her ways
Would introduce kobtytrian days;
O'crsurn religion, cold or bailing
_ And ,uth and justice fa on spoiling.
Would cause to government obilrudida
And bring on mis'ry and d^truftlon.
Now let us fee, by old tradition,
If Jaco's friends are to Edition;
If all the crimes with which they're charged
|lavc not been made or much enlarged.
;»‘y
, Short Hijiory of Jacobinifm.
Various have been the conjectures on the origin
of JacabiniJm, or of the iburce from which it
sprung. According to the meaning affixed to the
term by those who have been melt in the habit of
tiling it, the term Jacobin means every perlon who
ftes to think different from "the powers that
be, or to complain of bits however oppressive,
ufirious, or nncohlfitutional. This definition
* ill naturally lead us to take a retrofped of the
p r R ages, and in doing this we may possibly be
tumbled to solve the miler, —the origin of Jaco
Domestic Intelligence.
PORTLAND, FEB. 3.
MELANCHOLY EVENTS.
1 binifa ! And fir ft, as most correft, we shall have
:recoufe to facfed history—Here we have an ac
count, that Jacob and his tons, sojourned in Egypt,
I and were treated very well tor a time—bur asfoon
as a new king arose which knew not Joseph, fret
ted at the prosperity of the Israelites, he began to
oppress them with a heavy hand—they groaned
under their opprellion—he added to them—they
complained, and he infilled that they should make
their bricks without straw—Finally however, their
complaints were heard by him who was able to
deliver; They are freed from the tyrant, who,
with his army, perished in purfuitof them. Now
it is natural to suppose, that as the Jews proceed
ed from the Patriarch Jacob —the Egyptians might
designate them by the term Jacobin; And that
they were, according to prefect received meaning
aligned to the word, Jacobins, 110 man in his
senses will pretend to deny.—They had the effront
ery to complain of their oppressions, of the conduft
of their tajk-mafters, CT. Oue thing, however, is
remarkable, they were delivered from the hands
of the oppreffbr, and found a protector in him
who has ever been the guardian of the oppressed.
Hence the origin bf ^acobinijm ! The Jacobins
have ever been numerous and generally fuccefsful.
—When the Pope of Rome, was in the zenith of
power, and swayed the feeptre, civil and eccleli
altical, there were great numbers of Jacobins, (par
ticularly in England) who dared to dispute his in
fallibility, 'and were wicked enough not to sub
scribe to all his dogmas—this was Jacobinical in
the extreme: and yet it seems they were fuccefs
iul, nor could all tlie thunders of the Vatican,
anathemas, bulls, &c. reclaim them—the Pope loft
a great part of his power, and the people regain,
ed their freedom. Nothing could have been more
galling chain of oppression. But flill they were
Jacobins —for they dared to refill to blood the ar
bitrary acts of a despotic government—and no
ads, however arbitrary, can jullify a relillance to
the powers that be.
The French, after ages of oppression, dared to
assert their rights as freemen—they overthrew the
ancient order of things, and commenced Jacobins
—the success that has followed their exertions,
may lead to the hope that they will finally fettle
down under a proper form of government; calcu
lated to ensure peace at home and abroad.
Thus we find that Jacobins may be traced in all
ages, and in all governments, and however some
may affeft to despise them, they have generally
been fuccefstul in carrying all their points.
* ft is a little Jingular that there Jhould be fitch
a similarity in the conduit of the JewiJh and Diments
%gJacobi ns. I \'hen the former were about to leave
Egyph they borrowed of their neighbors,the Egyp
tians, jewels of gold, and of filter, &c. These prov
ed a curJe to the IJraelites —for no Jooner had they
got out of Egypt, and Moses had gone up into the
t mount, but they muji needs Jet Aaron to work to
make them a moulten calf to worship, for which
they were punished jeverely. The dissenting Jaco
bins, on leaving the papal power, muJI needs bor
row many of her ornaments and trappings—the
consequence of which has been in many refpe% a
deriUaion from the true principles they then advo
cated, and an assimilation of conduct not very fd-
Sorable to the cause of truth.
Jacobinical than the conduct of these difenters —
they confciencioully dared to refill the powers
said to be ordained of God,—and were finally and
happily fuccefsful.* Palling by other inftapces,
which are in point, we come to the late revolu
tion in America. Here the whole people (with
very few exceptions)tyere Jacibins+—l hey refilled
the mandates of their then lawful sovereign and
his gracious parliament—they Qifputed, Jacobins
indeed, his right to bind them in all cases what
ever, and by divine afliftance, were freed from the
ought to pat's without due animadversion, I have directed the be
esetary of War; and the Secretary of the Kav% to investigate
the conduct complained of, and report to me, without delay,
such a Statement of facts as will enable me to decide on the course
which duty and justice (hall appear to prescribe.
.JOHN ADAMS.
of true dignity of character ; who seem to have mistaken brutal
ity for spirit, and an armed com lination,againft the person of an
individual for an indication of courage. He was called, I think,
M'Knight ; rank unknown ; and, to my bett reclledion, o&the na-
Yy—Mr. Christie a member of this House, appeared to know him;
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
The following is the Meffare of the PreJident of the
United States, referred to in the Proceedings of
Corgrtfs.
46 Gentlemen of the House of Reprefentateves,
66 As the enclcded letter, hum a member of your House, re
edved by me in the night of Saturday, the 11th intt. relates to
the privileges of the House, which, in my opinion, ought to be
enquired into, in the House itfelf, if any where, I have thought
properto submit the whole letter, and its tendencies, to* your
consideration, without any other comments on its matter, or
Style.
“ But as no gross impropriety of conduct on the part of per-
SIR,
Known to you only as holding, In common with, yourself,
the honourable Ration of servant to the fame Sovereign people,
and disclaiming all pretentions to make to you any application
which, in the general estimation of men, requires the preface of
apology, I (hill, without the circumlocution of compliment, pro
ceud to Rate the cause which induces this address.
For words of a general nature, uttered ou the floor of this
House, addressed io my official capacity, to the chairman of the
committee of the whole, and urged with a view to effect the re
duction of a military eftabliihmen:, I have been grossly and pub
licly intuited, by two officers of the Army (or Navy, I know not.
which) with evident intention to provoke me to a conduct which
in some fort might juftify the hostile designs which they manifeft
ly entertained, toward, me, and from the execution of which I
be','; , they were only deterred by the Prefcnee of Several of my
\frief& (members of this h use) who felt themselves implicated in
an insult. which altho' more particularly offered to one, was cer
tainly levelled at all.,
I am acquainted with the name of one only of those unfor
tunate young men, who appear to have made so falfe an ettimate
and that gentleman with Capt. Campbell Smith, who, as I uudtr
ftoad, endeavoured to deter chpfe rath youths from their scheme,
and whole conduct would evint:, if indeed there were any need
of proof, that the charader of bhe man and the citizen is not
incompatible with the profeffien of the soldier, can give an ac
count of the various inftancea of mifeooduct which were exhibit
nd by the parties. Mr. Van Ranfallaer, the Lt. Governor of New-
York, Mr. Nicholson, Mr Glen, and Mr. Macon, of the House of
Representatives were likewife' present at fl:efe transactions.
Having dated the fad, it would be derogatory to your char
after,fir, sot me to point out the remedy,wldch it js your province
to provide, nor thall I defeend from the refped which lowe my
fe!f to declare what are turw the contiderations which govern my
condud on this occalion. So far as they relate to phis application,
addressed to you in a'public capacity, they can only be supposed
by you to be of a public nature—lt is enough for me to Rate that
the independence of the Legislature has been attacked—the ma
j^y of die people of which you ape the principal representative,
intuited, and your authority contemned.
In their name, I demand that a provision commensurate
with the evil, be made, had which will be calculated to deter
others from any future attempt to introduce the reign of Terror
into our country. In addressing you in the plain language of a
m^n, I gi"e you fir, the heft proof I cam afford, of the estimation
in whicQ 1 Isold your office and, your underfunding, and I allure
you with trutli, that I am with reflect,
Your fellow citizen, JOHN RANDOLPH, jun.
Chamber of the Representatives of the U. Si
nth Jawt-whof Independence.
The PrclidcHt of the United States;
sons holding commifhons in the army or nay, of the U. States.
United statu, Jari. 14th. 1800.
Mr. RANDOLPH'S LETTER.
The legislature of Virginia with thefr Wonted,
magnanimity, and that liberality so accordant with
found principles and virtuous views, have takenl
up the communications of the several states hos-1
tile to them on the alien and sedition laws ; and
in able, difpafliouate, d and minute report, have dif
cufled rhe objeftidns to their opinions, the re-;
port confits of 91 pages octavo, close printing.
From the 57th page we extract the following lu
minous and incontrovertible arguments.
“ !# The comlitution supposes that the Prefix
dent, the Congress, and each of the Houles, may
not difeharge tlteir trulls, either from deleft of
judgment or other caules. Hence, they are all
made fefpoufible to their conn tuents at the re
turning periods of election, and the president,
who is singly entrufied with very great powers,
is, as a further guard, subject to an intermediate
impeachment.
“ 2. Should it happen, as 4he constitution fnp
pofes it may happen, that either of the branches
of the government, may not have duly difeharged
its trulls, it is natural and proper, that according
to the canfe and degree of their faults, they Ihould
be brought into contempt or disrepute, and incur
the hatred of the people.
“ 3. Whether it has, in any case, happened that
the proceedings of either, or all of thole branches,
evinces such a violation of their duty as to juUify
a contempt, a disrepute or hatred among the peo
ple, can only be determined by a free examination
thereof, and a free communication among the
people thereon.
" 4. Whenever it may have actually happened,
that proceedings of this fort are chargeable on all
or either of the branches of the government; it is
the duty as well as right of intelligent and faith
ful citizens, to discuss and promulgate them free
ly, as well to controul them by the ceuforlhip
of the public opinion, as to promote a remedy
according to the rules of the conflitution. And
it cannot be avoided, that those who are to apply
the remedy, muff fee) in some-degree, a contempt
or hatred againff the transgressing party.
" 5. As the aft was passed on July 14, 1798,
and is to be in force until March 3, jßgi, it was
of course that during its continuance, two elec
tions of the entire House of Representatives, an
eleftion of two thirds of the Senate, and an elect
ion of a President, were to take place.
“ 6. That consequently during all these elect
ions, intended by the conflitution 'preferve the
purity, or to purge the faults of ill" administra
tion, the great remedial rights of the people were
to be exercised, and the refponlibility of their
public agents to be fkreened, under the penalties
of this aft."
May it not be asked of every intelligent friend
to the liberties of his country, whether, tie
•power exercised jn such an aft as this, ought not
to produce great and universal alarm ? Whether
the rigid execution of such ^ aft, in time pad,
would not have reprefled that information and
communication among the people, which is indis
pensable to the just exercise of their eleßorial
rights? And whether such an act if made perpet
ual, and enforced with rigour, would not, in time
to come, either destroy our free fyffem of govern-'
ment, or prepare a covulfiou that might be equal,
ly fatal to it? [Aurora.
This begins the developeinent of the famous St.
Domingo butinefs, which we foretold, when it
firft began to be agitated;—we predicted that the
British would not Juffer us long to enjoy the im
portant trade of that Island, and that they would
by declaring it in a date of blockade or by some
similar measure prey upon the immense property
which we might be tempted to fend thither—our
prediction is now verified—Touffaint has duped
Great -Britain, and Great-Britain takes her revenge
upon us. Her object in consenting to our trading
with St. Domingo was as Mr. Litton explicitly de
clared it, to effect the independence of the isl
and, and thereby that we should give in tonjunc
tion with her A new subject of provocation
To France— This double object has failed, and
Great-Britain finding that (he cannot provoke
Somebody has transfered to us the new subject of
provocation—Whether this affront will bepocketed,
we do not pretendto decide, but we cannot persuade
ourselves that it is probable !"
Our vessels are flill fufferced,it is true,to go toSt.
Domingo? but ifthey attempt to return home they
are declared lawful prize to the Brtifh cruizers
because sugar coffee, indigo and cotton are more
valuable objects of capture than flour and Brit
ish dry goods. On the other; hand Touffaint who
does not with to give in conjunction with any pow
er any new Jubjetl of provocation to France, com
plains that our veflels of war, are making use of
the ports of St. Domingo as Nations to intercept
their trade with the mother country and threat
ens— What have we been about, and who is the
dupe? - [Aurora.
Our numerous Subscribers in the Province of
Maine, will please to notice the following con
duct of one of their Representatives in Congress.
Mr. Thatcher moved to strike out the words
" French Republic," and insert “ the French na
tion." He had no evidence of that country being a
Republic—but he had evidence that the government
was one of a fpecles of defpotifiu unparalelled in
the world—and considered it a blasphemy to stile
it a republic-Gentlemen who were fond of the
expression, might hear it echoed from the Aurora,
for months ano years to-come —but he hoped it
would UQt be tried here.,
The motion producing great warmth, Mr. T.
altered it so as to fay “ with France."
But finally was obliged to withdraw his mad
motion.,
Mr. Thatcher also voted to introduce the com
mon law (of England no doubt) into our famous
“Sedition bill," but to the honor of Maffachufetrs,
he was her only Representative in favor of it, 87
members voted against it—this is a decided opin
ion against the common law—Citizens of Maine,
will you give this man a majority of votes at the
next election . r , [Telegraphe.
—fl —rs
A bill has passed the legislature of Pennf,l&'
nia. by a majority of fix,, conflicting that State
one dellria, in the choice of Electors tor th
president aqd-Vice PrejideuLOf the United States
The Legislature of New-Jersey, it is said, have
Extract o) a letter, dated Kingflon (J.) Dec. Sth
1799-
"The little trade between this plage and St: Do
mingo, is nearly at an end on account of one of
bur cruisers having put a flop to it by taking two
of Toufl'aint's vessels, with troops and forces on
board, from Port-au-Prince to Jaquemel, for the
army now going against that place ; libel
led, and condemnation follow.- t have also to
inform you that the admiral on this station, has re-,
ceived directions, to give inftrutflons to all hjs
trailers to fend into a British port all American
veflels that have been in a French port 24 hours."
8
(rilen-uithout passing a law oOhe fulfal tiling
to a difegreement between the -two Houses ; it is
therefore to be presumed that State will not have
a voice ih 'the impoi Unt'bu^iiels. °
It has been lately Vafrtfag, ,& t the [hi
America, Capt. Field, of New-ty, „hich failed
with a convoy from London in November 1798,
was ran down in the British Cbaunelf and-Qat'
all on board periflied. &
A sloop called the Laurel, of Baltimore, he,r car
go worth ip,coo dollars, is taken by a French pri
vateer of 12 guns and carried into Margaretta.
The following pre-eminent Charters closed
their earthly career of glory, in 1799 ;—fem
GEORGE WASHINGTON.—I heir Excellencies
Governor Sumner, of Maflachufetts ; Eclyird Rut
ledge, of South Carolina ; Patric Hehery, of Vir,
gwia; John Henry, of Maryland ; and Thomas
Nl ffiin, of Pennfylvania-.r—Judges Iredell and Para,
of the U. S. Senate.—Col. Geo. Nicholas ; U. 5,
Attorney-General of Kentucky; and Col. Fitzger
ald, Aid-de Camp to Gen. Wafhiugton, during
the war.
It was allied publicly, not long since, whether
Oliver Wolcott, Esq. had received the documents
he delivered to Dr. Morse concerning the illumin'?
ati ot Portsmouth, in Virginia, from the property
of the lodge in Portsmouth, which w<ts robbed
some time since. We now all; whether he,did not
receive them through the poll office ? It he did,
why did he deliver his suspicious concerning plots,
I ,treason and sedition, to Doctor Morse, and not to
our executive, to fomejudge or diltrict attorney ?
Was Doctor Morse the favoured organ for commu
nication, that a pulpit and political fell might be
improved, as mediums tor fp'reading falfe alarms ?
Jan. gift brig Ranger, Trefethen, St. Vincent.
Arrived Monday evening, Brig Mar, -Jane, Capt.Bow!e%ftomLif
bon, which place (he left Nov. A.—Jan. 12. in lat. 38, 30, long;
6s, spoke the sloop Betfcy froro Wilcaflet, bound to Martinico,
out 5 days, Timothy Call, master, Jan. 16, in lat. 40, 30, long. 65,
20, spoke the (hip Minerva, Capt, Solomon Hopkins, from Saco,
hound tQ Surrinat#, out 4 days. Jan. 24. spoke the schooner Sea-
Flower, Elbridge Gray, master, from Boston. N. B. the schooner
Sea-Flower was 25 leagues distance from Cape-Ann, which bore
W. N. W. .
Chyrlefton, fan. 7. Yesterday arrived the United State#
brig Gen. Pinckney, Capt. Heyward, in difirefs. The Gen. Pinck
ney left her station off the Havannah the # 27th ult. hiving under
her convoy a number of vessels from different ports in the United
States, amongst whom was the (hip Mary, Harris, for New-York—
Sugar, indigo and 80, poo dollars; whom we parted with on the
29th ult. in I^. 24, go, N. and the fame night Returning to her
Ration, got athore on the Carrisfort Reef Keys, and loft her rud
der keel, and one of her anchors, which obliged her to bear away
for the firltport.
On the 4th inst. Capt. Heyward picked up a Teaman, named
Oavid David, belonging to the (hip Mary, lately under bis convoy
—who informed that that (hip foundered on the 2d in a heavy
gale, and that he had then been forty hours on the piece of tim
ber from which he had been taken.
The (hip Townshend, Capt. Sherer, of and for Philadelphia,
from Campachy, foundered at lea in the gale of the 2d inst.
Capt. S. and'his crew were taken .off the wreck by Capt. M'Kcl
lock of the sloop St. George Packett, who arrived here yesterday.
The Porrfniouih fliip of war, Capt. M'Neil, has
arrived at N. York froma cruize. She is to pay
off her crew at N. York and prepare for another
crnife.
"™' >"' 7 ''U".</CTCTF—tCTt^?___-— 1 pi,'
THE fubferiber has it in contemplation
to leave this State, and being anxious
to fettle all his affairs with every person be
fore that period fhali arrive, desires all thpfe
wh,o have any demands upon him to call and
receive their ref,c&ive dt^s. And he hopes
all those. who stand indebted to him will be
kind enough to call and difeharge theirs, and
npt put him to the necessity of calling upon
them in away that ,wil| not only be very
expensive to them, but exceedingly disa
greeable to him to pursue.
John Davenport.. #
^Portfmouth, Feb. 4, xßoo.
Recent accounts from Connecticut declare that
, the rancour of party subsides, and the people ral
ly round liberty and republicanism, Dotwiihiland
ing tlie efforts of the ariitocracy and hierarchy.
Letters from Hamburg inform, that several Ame
1 rican merchant veflels, armed and commissioned
have lately been met by French cruisers, and Suff
ered to pals without injury.
If any people deforce commiseration, it is the
people of New Jersey. , Valiant and fuccefsful in
war, they saw their country ravaged, their sons,
fathers, brethren and husbands slain and butchered
in defence of liberty. How soon is the scene al
: tered?Part of the (landing army is Rationed a re
moug them, useless, offensive and dangerous.—
?Mr. Dayton, enriched by war, and pqrchafing lol?
diers wages, has again bad the success to gain ef
tablifliments in the military line, by which his re,
Rations and adherents may make money out of the
soldiers and country. A College is honoring him
with diplomas for this, tfnd a country lamenting
that love of country has fallen into disrepute so
far, in a Rate so valiant and patriotic as N. Jer
sey has ever been considered to be.
A treaty was concluded between the Govern
ment of the U. S. and the Bey of Tunis, and Sign
ed at the latter place in March last. It is Similar,
to the one negociated in 1793, with that power,
except in the 11th, 12th and 14th articles.
Barron Cederfttome, who was charged with the
convoy <rf a fleet of Swedish veflels, bound to some
port in France, and which in confeqneuce was de
tained by our cruizers, was lately tried at Stock
holm, by a supreme counsel of war, and sentenced
to be shot, for not having fought the Englilk (qua
drim on the 12th ult. ' He was tak,en to the place of
^'execution ; but at theinflant ofawful preparation
he received the royal pardon.
•By the capture of the two Spanish prizes, Lord
Brideport receives an ^dditon to his income of
125,0001. And captains Gore, Digby, Young, and
Pierrepont, receive 50,0.00 each.
I The president has been pleased to appoint JOHN
DAMSON, Esq; of nJfachujetts, Consul of the U
hited States, for the port of Trieste.
. DIED]—At Somerfworth, Hon. Judge Rollins. In this town,
Mrs. Mary 'Clough, aged 46. Mrs. — — Sherburne, wife of Mr;
Samuel Slicrburue, of the Plains.
The American and French vessels at Cape Fran
cois, on the report of the tidings ofthe decease of
Gen. WASHINGTON, lowered thir colours to
half-maft. Some of the Frencti veflels were lately
from France. The Aniericans fired sixteen min
ute guns. The French and Americans on Ihore
wore badges of mourning.
Osborne'# marine Lift,
cleared.