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Three hundred houses have been lately repaired,,
and ate now occupied in die Cape. _ T #
The iflahd in™ general was healthy, except the
Cape ; the ill-health of which had arlfen from the
uncommon dryness of the weather for two months,
which usually form the rainy season, and from the I
unufnal prevalence of the wefter|y winds for two
weeks antecedent to the bjth of May, during
which season the average morality in the army wasl
DO a day. But on that day a heavy shower fell, |
which had so beneficial an effe&, that on the four:
subsequent days the mortality only amounted to
5,4,1, and 5.
General Hardy, who had rendered himfelf very
odious by.his cruel exercise of power had died to
the joy of the inhabitants.
Saifm,jcne 25.
GUADALOUPE— Iat E.
Extract raja letter from Eafoerre, dated May
; 29,1802.
“I w$ give von some account of onr unhappy
fanatics On the 25th, at Point a Petre there was
a very severe and decifiye battle, the negroes to
the number of 4000 were on the point of entering
the city, and they would have succeeded had not a j
division, which the General feut tor our protec-,
tion, arrived in season ; but our troops attacked
them on La Morne Bruiffa where they were en
trenched.— 500 remained on the field befides3oo
prisoners who were taken. Ignace was .tilled
and his head carried through the Streets at the end
of a pike. Polarine who was one of their chiefs
blew his brains out, and the remainder of the army
was routed. Notwithffanding, tpefe rascals again'
aflembled an<Lplundered and set fire to every thing
in their way; The commune of Port Libre has :
not yet been burnt, but they are under great ap
prehen(ioh§ t>lere, and have sent hither to Tequeft
of theGenjen&m chief, a frigate and some troops.
The request was immediately complied with and
the frigate is Under weig^. ,1 cannot give you a
-1), news of the commune of L'Arice Bertrand.
"At Basseterre, after the evacuation of the, fort
on the 22d, (at 10 o'clock at night) the rebels en-|
camped on the heights of Palmifle, in order togain
Matouha, where they had ettablifhed federal polls,
with some field pieces. The/General not being a
ble to bring them to their duty by.perfuafion, gave
orders for rhe'etrack which was begun on the 23d,
aty o'clock, p. M.in three columns. They had cut
away the Bridge at Matobha,wbich made it im
poliiole to come at them on that fide. One of our
columns attacked them in the rear above I.a Salle,
the twiddlers, ipon another quarter. When they
perceived our object they repaired to their poll at
Englegfont which was their head quartersand ma
gazine. Onr troops perceived them and were pre
paring to attack them witarthe. bayonet, when
they saw Delgres, who commanded them in per
fon.,ffl^rc to the powder magazine, which im
m^ateiy blew up and they all perished. About.
of our brave grenadiers (two of them officers)
> who had entered rhe entrenchment were killed' in
the explosion.—The rest of their army who were
polled in a different place were put to flight. E
verv day more or less come in to surrender and
probably they will not again rally in this canton,
but almon all the inhabitants are burnt out. Here
in the city we are fafe, but constantly in arms.
It is , 9 days since 1 have quitted gu,rd excepting
to eat a piece of pork, onr on J food ; and^e
Ihsll not probably be relieved for some days. We
have just heard that General Bohdet has arrived at
Washington, JUNE 18.
BY the Two Bellies, Capt. Alien, from the
Cape, arrived at Baltimore, we have received the
following important informal® n refpetting the
present date of St. Domingo, which, though ver
bal, may be fully relied upon from the intelligence
of the lource from which it is derived. It is as
lire ns June ill, when the veiled failed from the
Cape.
At that period, lie whole Sparrifl) part of the
Wand, as it is usually termed, was tranquil, add
the mountains were entirely tree from negroes.
The Couth part of the liland, or the part usually
called French, was alf'o in a tranquil and flourifh
ing ft-ate—This feftion includes Anx Cayes, and
other ports.
Os the well part of the Island, Jeremie and the
adjacent country were also tranquil and flourifh
ing, while the remaining portion was in a Rate ot
gradual restoration to order and improvement.
Os the north part the diftriCt of Jean rabel was
sass improving—from which to Fort Dauphin, in
cluding the Cape, was entirely desolated. All the
negro cultivators had however, returned to the re
spective plantations, though little work was yet
done owing to the country not being fufficiently
recovered from the late feene of deflrutlion.
Touifidint and Chrillophe had farrendered, and
were permitted to remain on their plantations
with a small body of blacks; the former of whom
was at the Gonaives.
There were foppofed to be about 7 or B,cop
wandering negroes on the mountains ; but they
were deflitute of lenders, and had no magazines
cither of provisions or military stores.
Since the surrender of Toniffaint, a French post
between the Cape and the Contrives, confiding of
32 foldjers, had been taken and the soldiers mur
dered. The aft was disavowed by the leaders of
the negroes.
A number of the mod refpe&able planters,
chiefly whiles, had been called by Le Clerc to con
vene at the Cape, and to assist him by their advice,
in reorganising the affairs of the island, in order
to place the government at present entirely mili
tary, in the hands of a civil administration. This
refolt was expected to be effected during this
month.
The whole number of French troops in the isl
and were estimated to amount to about 20,000, in
cluding .about 2,0c0 negroes; of which 15,000
were in the belt order for service. Os the 3 000
troops, before employed inEgypt, scarcely 100 re
mained, %wing to their feeble health on reaching,
the island.
BJt three ships of war remained at the island,
viz. I of 80 and two of 74 guns, winder the com
mand of Admiral La Touche.
N -Mtr,%:;r ci.
A letter was received mio'vn yeherday from
Newbern, (N. C.) of date two days later than the
account ot the riling of the negroes, wnich is in
tirely Gleit on that fabjeft—The preemption,
therefore is, that there is no foundation tor the a
farm already excited.
A letter received this morning from Philadel
phia, informs ns, that a duel was fought on the
Jersey-snore, between a French gentlemen, whole
name is not merit,med and Capt. Izard, of the
United States army ; who was Aid <le Camp, pro
tern, to Gen. Hamilton. The fecund shot took ef
fect in the arm and body of Capt. Izard, and it is
foppofed it will prove fatal. The cause is of too
delicate a nature to te the fubje^l of newspaper
publication.
©je Republican Ledger,
—<-«g<g4§33»>—
Portsmouth, JUNE 29, 1802.
Nicholas Cilman, Henry S. Langdon, John
Goddard, and John M'Clentock, are appointed
Commissioners of Bankruptcy, for New Hamp
shire.
COMMUNICATION.
Mr. Nutting,
A very modefl print in this town, has vety
erroneously construed the epithet in your
" Jacobin paper" of very honorable, applied
to one of your late Senators to be (lander.
It might or may be so esteemed as applied
to that person, for what you or I know—if
lat is not the epithet, the other of dumb le
gislator cannot be glanderous, because the
reason is given at the fame time, that he had
nothing to fa, which is next to being dumb
with so wife a man. There is a great mis
take however in adding that “ both writer
and publisher are heartily ashamed," as ap
pears by our anxiety to disavow the slander,
you, by publishing this, and J the " law-
Jess paragraphift" in writing it. We will al
so concede to the modesty of the anti-para
graphift, that his " counsels are jufliy valued
in political and commercial knowledge," if
he will agree that his cotmfel is zm-jufHy
valued in the valuation and appraifement up
on oath of land—and then enquire who is
the Purchaser !!!
Errata— in the communication in our lafl,fur
breake or infufe, read breathe or intufe.
' FREE-MA SONS DAY !
On Thursday last the Grand Lodge of
New-Hampshire, joined in brotherly affec
tion by members of other Lodges, celebra
ted the anniversary of St. John the Baptist
in this town.
SOMETHING NET.
The following article is copied from a letter re
ceived in New-Bedford, frdwirefpe<ftable cha
racter in Guildford County; N. Carolina, under
date of 2d May, "I have lately heard of fonjething
new to me. A fufiice of the Peace in this county,
lately bought a number of Negroe children, out
lot Virginia by weight, at 3 1-2 dollars per pound.
I Thi& manner of proceeding With human flefh, 1
have not tetyre byen acquainted with." — Ofhame
where is % biufh.,,
'SLAVES.
The brethren assembled at Jefferfon Hall,
from whence they proceeded in form to St.
John's Church, where the exercises were in
troduced by prayers by the Grand Chaplain,
after which brother Stoddard delivered an
excellent and animating Oration, which was
thought to exceed any prior performance of
the kind in this town. The music was ex
cellent, and the exercises met with the uni
versal acceptation of a crouded auditory.
After the solemnities of the Church were o
ver. They again returned to Jefferfon Hall
and partook of as elegant a dinner, as the
season would admit of being provided—after
which a number of excellent toasts were
drank, and the day was concluded in songs
and mirth which evinced the conviviality of
their hearts.
the Point with 300 Grenadiers, from St. Domingc ;
they report that order is established there."
,“ Baffterre, May 31.
".Slice my fall, things have taken a favorable
turn here Delgrefs with 300 of his adherents have
blown themselves np in tneir magazine at Matou
ba : amongri them were several white people pri
soners. At Matonba, a great many have been
murdered ; among!! them, old Lafond and his son,
Rofenu, &c. I,late, after attacking the Point,
and failing in bis attempts, blew out his brains.
Kirwen did the fame at Maiouba. At present, of
the leaders, there is Maffoto, and a Negro, the
former commandant of the Point, but they are
without means ot refinance. One of the ring-lea
ders was hung yelterday on the Course he was the
negro that disarmed the rational guards ; he died
firmly, and told the General he expected no mer
cy, and all he was lorry lor was, that he had not
murdered more of the whites when it was in his
power. The taking of Matouba was very severe ;
—the action commenced at 4 o'clock in the mor
ning and they were surrounded at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon, when they blew themfelve up. It
colt the whites 500 men killed and wounded. At
Point Petre, two days past, they foot 150 negroes,
taken under arms. Here, the Court Martial has
condemned only one as yet, owing to the hurry of
bufineft, and perhaps for other reasons, as the Gen
eral liasiffued a proclamation forbidiog any whites
of the colony denouncing any blacks or colored
people ; no doubt he has political reasons for it.
After fomming up the foregoing representation,
you will fee it is my opinion that you may ,return
in fafety ; but yon may also expert, from the fit
nation of the Colony and the many negroes ,et in
the woods, that the service ot the national guards
will be very severe and constant. It is supposed
Rege, John, Levey, the former Captain < t the
Port, and Monero, Delgres' aid, will be hung to
morrow."
A vessel, .slightly covered as Danish property,
but fuppbfed tb belong to Mann and Foltz, of
Charleston, S. C. lately arrived from St. Thomas's
with 78 Oaves on board ; and for fometimelay off
and on before the port, waiting for purchasers ; at
length, however, the crew, through impatience,
ran the vessel into Charleston, where she u as taken
possession of by a guard, under the too long ne-
Iglefted law pf that State against the slave trade.
AN OLD FABLE,
APPLICABLE TO THE PRESENT TIMF,
Ta thoje disappointed and difeontented Parti
sans who are in the habit of calumniating
and abusing t'hoje men who are
. in authority over ns.
Fable of the viper and the file.
“ A Viper, coming into a Smith's fliop looked
" up and down lor something to eat ; and feeVig
“ a File fell to gnawing it as fatt as could be.
“ The Fife told him, very roughly, that he had
« belt be quiet, and ie; him alone j for that he
Davis' Marine Lift.
Arrivals and Departures since jyne 12.
June 12, arr'd fch'r. Betfv, Hopkins, Demarara,
Martha, Tbompfon, Edenton,
21, sloop Rose, Paul, Philadelphia,
27, brig Ceres,Underwood.MonrCrrat
13, Sailed, Sloop, Mary, Trefethen, N.York,
15, brig Rebecca, M'Clintock,Grenada
. brig Polly, Odiorne, Surinam.
ARRIVALS, &c.
At Boflon, june 19, 25, —fchrs. Saba, Cheney,
Demarara ; Betsy, Wyman, Surrinam ; Fame,
Baker, Anx-Cayes ; Trio, Wellman, Cape Fran
cois ; brig Ferdinand, Lane, Trmidada ; fcb.
Hibernia, Wyer, Havanna; British sch. Two
Brothers, Clements, Windsor ; brig Wm. & Tho
mas, Wheelwright, St. Croix ; sch. Hannah, Al
len, do, ; Greyhound, Langdon, Trinidad; Brit
ish fchr. Mary, Huxford, Halifax ; brig Rachel,
Oliver, Amsterdam ; fliip John, Wentworth, Ha
vanna ; Mary, Gray, Africa ; brigs Hannah, Ber
nard, Bohavifta ; John, Sprague, Cape Francois ;
Republican, Tilton, Dominique.
The Success Turner, of this port was at Dema
rara, May 27, to fail in ten days.
The ship Venus, from Kennebeck, for Liver
pool, was spoke with Jone 19 1at.42, long. 62.
The fliip Jacob, Moore, from this port tor Am
flerdam, was spoke with June 15, lat. 42, lon. 65.
'lheJloop Aim, Gidding, bound from N. York,for
this port, has put intV the Delaware in diflrefs.
Cargo flvur.
Remarks. — The Mohawk, Ogden, has been Jeized
at Charleston for being concerned in the flare trade.
The Jchr. Owajco, bound to the Wes Indies,
having 36 horses and a quantity of hay on deck, took
fee on Wednesday las week, at New York, by a
jpark from the cambooje lodging in the bay. A
number <f the horJes perifted in the flames. The
lojs is eftitnated at 3000 dots.
eg Cents Reward.
RAN away from the fubferiber an indented
fervent boy by the name of BENJAMIN RUS
SELL,a native of this town. Whoever will return
him shall receive twenty-five cents, but no other
cost or charges, all matters of xeffels or others are
hereby forbid to-harbour or carry off said fervent
boy, if they would with to avoid the penalty ot
-the law, in such. cases.
JAMES A. GEDDES.
pertfmouth, June 28,
" would get very little by nibbling at ohe who
" was harder than his teeth.
" This Fable is a proper emblem of Envy.
" which, rather than not bite at ail, wih foul
'' u here it can hurt nothing but itfeh."
Extras of a letter from Cape-Frarccit, to a gentle
man at Baltimore, dated 11th sane.
," I°™" inform you with infinite pleaftire, that
7 ouA'amt, his party and accomplices, are atrefted,
put in irons, 2nd on board the frigate Le Creole,
bound for France, to answer for the tnany crimes
he has committed. The Cape has been illumina
ted and the effigy of Touflaint borne in every di
rection, by the coloured people, and univerfaljoy
is conspicuous in every countenance."
# -^C!,^-^
Ainerican Independence.
THE anniversary of American
Independence will be celebrated on Monday next,
at Jetterfon Hall.
ffndeine f wifliing to participate with
their fellow citizens in the joy of the day, Will
call at Messrs. Peirces' Book-Store, Market-Street,
" here the Subscription paper is lodged, and it is
requelled that tliofe gentlemen who with t^attend
would make it known by Thursday evening next,
that a suitable dinner may be provided.
63* Dinner on 'Table at half past two o'clock.
Portsmouth, June 22.
Temple of Pimen.
Tis not in hymen's gay propitious hour,
With summer Ikies, and genial breezes bleft,
I hat Man a confort'S worth approveth bell :
Tis w hen the Skies with gloomy tempers louy,
when cares and tbrrows all their torrents pour,
She elafps him closer to her hallow'd brealt,
Pillows his head and lays his heart to rest,
Drying her cheeks from fy mpathetlc fliowT."
MARRIED] —At Portland, Mr. Thomas Pren
tiss, to Miss Abigail Ruggles. At Salem. Mr.
George Norton, to Mils Matilda Smith. At But
ton, Mr. John R. Parker, to Mils Catharine Brig
don—Mr. Mark P. Sweat, to Miss Abigail W.
Tower—Jacob Clough, to Miss Phebe French.
In this town Capt. JAMES CHRESTIE, of
New-York, to Miss MARY BETTINGHAM, of
this town.
^ortalitg.
DIED] —ln England, withou^ie least previous
indisposition, Dr. Darwin, author of the Botandic
Garden, Zoonomia, &c. are well knowp.—ln
Naples, the Queen of Sardinia.--lf\\\e& in a duel,
at Algeziras, Mr. Thomas Swartwout, aged 17,
of New-York, and midfnipman of the U.S. frigate
Essex.—He fought with a midshipman of the fame
Ship,*—ln Boston Mrs. Elizabeth Call, aged 56,
wife of Mr. Nathaniel C.—Miss Sarah Wilson.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT!
Barnfiotaugh (N. J.) June 10.
On the Bth instant a melancholy accident took
place in this vicinity. Mr. Jeremiad Malong, be
ing exceedingly fond of his gun, taking it into his
hand said in a joke to his wife, come cut and 1
will learn you to exercise ; # upon which She t^ok
another gun into her hand that had been, without
their knowledge,tos+erfTv nerffoffier in'oTcTer to
Shoot some Crows, with file carelessly held in her
hands and when She attempted to snap it, unfortu
nately went off, rhe whole load entered his head
just under his left eye and went out just behind
his right ear, and be fell lifelefs at her feet. He
was about 23 years of a^e, and She about 17 ; they
bad been married a Fortnight the evening before.
The diffreffing feene is not easily defcribed^as an
uncommon fondnefs had subsisted between them,
An inquest was held over the body, and the jury
returned their verdict, that Iris death was occasion
ed by the accidental ilifcharge of agnn in the hands
of iris wife.
NeTd-llampfoire Union Bank
THE Stockholders in the New-
Hampshire UNION BANK,
are hereby notified to meet at the
Chamber over said Bank, on Mon
day, the sth day of July next,, at
10 o'clock a.m. for the purpose of
choosing Directors, and establish
ing fiich rules and regulations as
may be thought proper for con
ducting the affairs of the corpora
tion.
, Jobn Langdon,
Supply Clap,
John Goddard.
R^,°"th, June 22, 1802.
Jacob Walden,
has opened
Z/1 Auction & Comretyion Store,
AT his house in Daniel-street,
where he will receive GOODS for public
or private file. Cath advanced on Qfods
deposited for sale it required. He will fell
Houses, Lends, Ships, &c. on as easy terms
as any Auctioneer in town.
Porthnouth; Tune 29.
Robert M'Cleary & Co.
Have just received and have for
Sale at their SHOE STORE on the parade,
an elegant assortment of the newest fafhioned
ROSETTS,
For Ladies' Shoes.
. June 29.
Haifa Copper Reward.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber
an indented apprentice to the Baking busi
ness, by the name of William Tetherly, ®-
bout 18 years of age, wore away a blue
jacket and trowfers. All perfons.are forbid
haibauring him,as they would with to avoid
the penalties of the law. Whoever will re
turn said runaway shall have the above re
ward without thanks of charges.
BENJAMIN CARTER.
PortJmouth, June 29.
REMOVAL.
Ebenezer Chadwick
Has removed to fore cn Jaffery's f^karf,
Bow-freet, where he has FOR SALE
Best Quaker SCHYTHES,
so called, and Sneds ; a fewwhole,
half, and quarter Chests Bohea
Tea; Salt; Pollock Fish ; Raisins
per Calk ; a few Jars frefh Olives.
Rum ; Brandy ; Gin; Sperme
ccti and Sweet Oil.
Other Groceries as usual.
N. B. All persons indebted are hereby
requeued to make immediate payment, as it
will save them the ex penfe and him the trou
ble, of calling on them in another form.
June 29.
Estate of J. P. Williams.
—<Q4Qfr —
ALL persons who are indebted ei
ther by Note or otherways, to the eltate of
Mr. John P. Williams, late of Newmar
ket, trader, deceased, are once more called
on to difeharge the fame, which if not speed
ily done, their accounts and Notes must be
put into the hands of an attorney for collec
tion, which will be very unpleasing to the
subscribers.
JOSIAH ADAMS, 1 ,
JOHN MELCHER, f7
DAN'I WILLIAMS,/
June 29.
Undrawn Tickets 1
THE ninth Ciafs of Amofkeag
Lottery will finifh drawing next week, and
the lift of prizes published the week after.
A few undrawn Tickets and Quarters may
yet be had at No 5, Paniel-Itreet, Portf
month, fiotwithftanuing most of the high
prizes, ate yet in the wheel. Please to ap
ply immediately, as there is but fifteen For
Sale.
Mackenzie's Voyages may be
had as above.
Half a Copper Reward.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber
an indented apprentice to the Baking business
by the nameof Henry Weeks abcut i6years
of oge,wo £ e away blare jacket and ~rfbvVfers.
All persons are forbid harbouring him as they
would wifii to avoid the penalties of the law.
Whoever will return said runaway shall have
the above reward without thanks or charges-
BARTHOLOMEW BERRY.
Portfmonth, fune 29.