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Domestic Intelligence.
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WILMINGTON, AUG. 2.
Last Wednesday came up to this town, the thip
Liberty, Capt. Miler, of this port, in nine ueeks
from Londonderry, with 450 paffcngers, or up*
ward:. As there were many children, two of
whom counted but one passenger, it is supposed
there wefe, including the (hip's crew, &c. about
500 fouls on board, all in good health. On his
, paflage Capt. Milker spoke the ship Active, Har
per, 6 weeks from Lisbon, who informed him that
certain accounts had been received at Lisbon, pre
vious to bis failing, that a treaty had been con
cluded between the American and French Repub-
Iks.
PHIL.4DELPHI.4, JULY £B.
DUTCH COMMERCE.
The following article, dated Hague, May 12,
is taken from the French papers of the 18th of
May: #
“ We learn, that all the commercial towns are
concerting the means of an united application to
the Directory, for permitting the free importa
tion in neutral vessels, of the commodities prohib
ited by the law of the 23d Ott. 17,8, and of all
articles essential to the manufactures of the coun
try, without any diftindtion as to the territory
whence they may be obtained. Our late conduct
in this refpe& has been equally ridiculous as that
of a man who would condemn himfelf to endure
the miseries of hunger in order to avoid enriching
the baker. These revolutionary conceptions which
we have derived from France, prove ultimately
injurious to our allies, whom we are disabled
from assisting, in consequence of our imitating
their example.''
This intelligence, so peculiarly important to
the commercial and manufacturing interest of
this country, is, we are happy to state, confirmed
by several private letters from Rotterdam and the
Hague. We understand that applications have
been already made to the French Government by
the principal merchants of Holland, entreating it
to function the measure. The ahfwer of the Con.
fulate, though not inimical, has not been deceive.
*, [London paper.]
JULY 29.
Extract of a letter from David M. Clarkson,
Ejq. to the Secretary of the Navy, dated St.
Kitts, June 27th, 1800.
" It is much pleasure to announce to you, that
only fifteen Americans are prisoners at Guade
loupe, (Port de la Liberte) which by letters 1 re
ceived yesterday from agents at Guadeloupe, (by
two flags of truce I sent up with the French pris
oners) will instantly be sent me by a flag of theirs,
and there still remain, of the French prisoners
here, one hundred and eighty."
Gen. Wilkinson, his family and suite, arrived at
Ceorgetown'on Tuefday evening last in a vessel
from Norfolk.
Extras of a le,tter from Capt. Cross of the Unit
ed States ship John Adams, to the Secretary of
^ the Navy, dated St. Kitts, fun^q.
“ On the 13th inst. off Guadalupe, I captured
the French privateer schooner La Decade, mount
ing fix three pounders, and 31 men, fitted out at
Basseterre.—The fqdadron has been very fuccefs
ful in capturing privateers the last month. Five
are now lying at St. Kitts, with the American
colours over the National."
For the REPUBLICAN .LEDGER.
Oe inquirer, no. 7 +
I inteiided to have spared the reader and myfelf
em.the fubjed of these short essays, by concluding
it where I last left it—but attention to a late pub
lication has given rife to a supplement. I find the
/ fubjett taken up in the second number of an ad
dress signed Burleigh. I have ho concern with
the politics of this writer, or of those whom he
opposes. But 1 have a concern with important
truth, and feel a freedom to take fide with it
wherever held, or whenever opposed : and as his
arguments are probably as good as any we (ball
soon fee on that fide 1 do not take ; of the prefect
quefhon, I am willing to examine them candidly,
and try their freugth.
The prof effed delign of that number is to op
po,fe what a certain great man has written, as B.
fays, “ on the fubjett of universal toleration.”—
Tinie was when the very word was odious. When
those who would promote toleration,- were
" watched” as enemies to the state.—And now
again a plea for universal toleration is produced
as a firong proof among others, of dislike to all
government that can afford protection, or is worth
having - ras tho' government and toleration were
incompatible ! He speaks of the author he op
poses, as “ writing on the fubjeft of universal
toleration, and attempting to prove that one kind
of religion is as good as another" if the plea for
toleration is coupled with so vain an attempt, the
plea is indeed certainly found in had company—
and that is the most that can be made of it—if it
be not so coupled, the representation is unfair ;
and tends only to raise an odium. How then is
the fad ? The advocate for toleration represents
several states as subsisting without any eltablilb
ment, and tolerating all. fells ; arid (peaking of
these dates, he fays, “ they flourish infinitely ; re
ligion is well supported ; of various, kinds in
deed, but all good enough ; all fufficient to pre
serve peace and order." Now altho' 1 would not
fubferibe to this fentmtent as it expressed, yet nei
ther would 1 torture it into a representation that
one religion is as good as another, indefinitely.—
ft am sure this last position is not true, but 1 am
not so fare that peace and order are not secured in a
government that tolerates all religions.
But while I join with B. in thinking that one
religion is not (0 good as another ; and differ from
him in thinking that all may and ought to be tol
erated ; the q eflion occurs to my mind, what
thinks he of the Popifh religion, now only toler ;
zred, where it was once established ?—He speaks
of the French as having overthrown their govern
ment, and lighted up the torches that have set the
world on fire ; but does not he remember that a
midst all the mifehiefs they have done, they have
been remarkable instruments ofan holy Providence
in pulling down a tyrannical hierarchy, accursed
of Cod, and pernicious tp man, which for ages,
has lighted up the torches that have burned the
martyrs of Jesus ; How reads he that part of the
Bible ( which he profeffes so much to regard) that
foretels what we fee ; of the kings of the earth
Gating the whore, making her desolate, and nak-
ed, eating her flelh, and burning her with fire ?=
1 believe that God appoints revolutions (although
his people have no hand in overturning the gov
ernment over them,) and we have seen in more
than one instance, that the efforts of men are vain
against what he appoints, yet I am no " abettor of
the French revolution ;"—1 think however that 1
fee in it a marvellous fulfilment of the word of
God. And when 1 find some zealous protettants
thinking that the Romifh religion, if not as good
as any, is at least Jo good, that it is pity that by
means of the infidel French, it should be put down
and kept Jo low, as to be merely tolerated, in com
mon with other religions, and other protefepts
crusading to restore it to its pristine, Splendid, es
tablished state § I think such a spirit to prop, or
rebuild falling Babylon is also a fulfilment of pro
phecy.—An advocate for the Bible might be ex
pelled to diftinguifb here ; and to reserve afpark
of his zeal for a fubje& so much, and so forcibly
dwelt upon in the fcripture— ^nd formerly so much
the general theme, and fubjeli of the prayers of
proteflants ! A consideration of the principles
and of reasonings of this efaift may be the fubjelt
of another number.
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For the REPUBLICAN LEDGER.
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MR. PRINTER,
I obferv'd last Lord's-day, a notification at otir
Meeting-Honfe door, by our Selectmen, for call
ing a Town-Meeting for the choice of Represen
tatives to Congress.—At this busy season of the
year, 1 think it unnecessary for 1 had rather pay a
fine than to go, I should be glad to know, why
they may not be chojen by the Court, for they
choose the Senators, and 1 hear they intend to
choose the Electors for President, as the people
did four years ago ; it will save a great deal of
trouble, in travelling, as I do, three miles to our
Meeting House, and then to put in the box our
votes, that many of our Representatives writes for
us, and come home again—and a day loft, when our
time is so precious at this season of the year.—
It will do well enough in the Winter.
But 1 wish to be informed, why, our General
Court may not do all the business for us, they are
our belt men, and they understand these things
better than we poor farmers do, for we have
enough to think off, at home, and as a Great
Man calls us a Swinifo Multitude ; 1 think we
had better leave it with them now ; altho' we did
by the Constitution of our state, choose them be
fore, but our great folks thinks we are not capa
ble to choose for ourselves, as they are ; and ano
ther thing I thought of—You know the cursed
Jacobines are increasing every day, and we find a
great many in the Court, and they are—working
under ground continually, and they will wheedle
with our members, and we don't know but they
may bring them over to their way of thinking,
and I know some of them talks a different lan
guage than what they used to fay ; But we fede
ral men,"have this to comfort us, that if the, should
get a majority of Jacobines in the House, for Jaco
bine members, we know how it will go in the sen
ate, and tbeJacobiues will be confounded. But as
1 said before, why in mercy fake should Town-
Meetings be always called, and calling forever, I
think our annual meeting is enough.
I could wish, if the people in the state tho't as I
do, that our members, as they are good men of
our own choice, and understand these matters bet
ter than the people do, and likewise well born,
that they, at the next meeting in Nov. should vote
themselves our members, for seven years to come,
and so on, it will be much easier for the people,
and will save a deal of .trouble and expense, and
will likewise intircly destroy the cursed Jacobine
party, otherwise they will grow, and out vote us
in the General Court next year ; ahd'the Lord
knows only what will become of us Federalitls.
—I am apprehensive they will turn Cannibals, as
in that good book the Cannibals Progress in France,
and turn Frenchmen, eat up our little children a
live—if this should be the consequence of their
getting the better of us, the latter will certainly
take place What cursed creatures they are, 1
feel sick at the thought of it, my blood runs
cold.—The Lord have mercy on us, for they will
have none.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Lebanon, AuguJl 7th, 1800.
Che BepubUrah Ledger.
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Portsmouth/ August 12, 1800.
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' A HINT to JUNIUS,
A Jcribbler in the 4afl Oracle.
Such is the nature of man, that in every part of
tire world are to be found those who from some
cause of other are incapacitated to procure a fub
fifteuce by indufiry, economy and other honorable
ways of adding to the common flock ; too indo
lent to dig, too proud to beg, these useless beings
generally throw themselves on the public, in one
(hape or another, for support, and in our system
as in all others, there are places of profit to which
little labor or confidence is attached, and these
are Usually filled by people of the above descrip
tion ; are they of an irascible or malevolent turn,
supported by the public in idleness, they have a
convenient opportunity to indulge their wicked
passions while those who are the objects of their
malice are engaged in providing for their families
and dependants by more laudable means. Could
these drones of the hive be kept from mifehief the'
evil would be comparatively small—every friend
to peace would be willing recontribute a part of
his earnings to fupporr, even the vicious, in inac
tivity rather than the whole society should be dit
turbed by their reliefs malevolence. Are these
general observations applicable to you, and it is
presumed they are, what can be the motives of
your conduct ? If you hold a public office of but
small income, to wish for promotion is natural,
and it cannot be amiss to seek it by honorable
means. A desire to ingratiate yourfelf with those
on whom you depend for support js laudable and
proper, but to attempt to raise yourfelf to conle
quence by falfhood and dander, to recommend
yourfelf to public notice-by waging ,var with so
ciety, is immoral and vile, a gross libel on the
wisdom and goodness of ,our benefactor and will
most certainly load you with mame and disgrace.
If the fiothful servant, whoTike you, had but one
talent, was condemned by his matter for wrap
ping it up in a napkin, how ought it to fare with
you, who are using it to the vilest purposes ?—Be
wife then betimes, left there be taken from you
even that which you hare.
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Notwithstanding the brayings of a certain prof
tituded changeling vehicle of talfehood of Edition,
that waves as the wind of interest blows, it is
calculated on pretty sure ground, that, at the ap-,
preaching Election of Federal Representatives,
Joseph Badger jun. Levi Bartlett, Nahum
Parker and Michael M'ClareY, will receive a
large portion of the people's fuffrages—l his cal
culation is founded on their tried integrity, their
nndifputed knowledge of the interests of this
State, anting from the long experience of most
of them in public bufinefs —their known attach
ment to the true principles of our cohttitutibn and,
a Republican Government ; and their being free
from the epidemic poison of Bfritifh and French
politics,which difqualifies Jome men( however w or
thy in other refpe&s,) for a feat in our Legislative
Councils. This last reason mutt have a forcible
operation, when it is considered that the new
Treaty with France is daily expected, which is to
reitore us to our long loft commercial connexions
with that country, and that the prejudices of cer
tain men against the French and every thing Re
publican, are so violent, as to blind them to the
true interests of America, when considered in
connection with France.—Let ns then choose for
Legislators, the men, who soar above such foolilh
prejudices, and they will conduct us into the port
of riches and peace.
JOSEPH BADGER,jun. Esq. is the candidate
for the feat in the next leffion of the present Con
gress, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Gordon—
as well as for a feat in the next Congress.—May
fitch real merit and long services, meet their re
ward in the general fuffrage of a grateful people.
commutation:
FELLOW CITIZENS,
The time for electing members for Congress
,approaches.-„Your national interests render it ex
pedient for you to eleft men of information and
integrity. Capt. DANIEL GOOKIN, of North
hampton, is recommended to you as a suitable
person, to represent you in Congress. You need
only to know him to have him in high estimation.
Like all good men he is warmly attached to the
interest of his Country. He loves its political in
ftitution.—ln integrity he is second to none. He
is a man of general information. In political
know ledge few are his equals. His genius is pene
trating and his judgment correX. He is a manof
industry and good economy. In such hands your
liberties, your government and interest will be
fafe. Let him then be one of the men of your
choice for Congress.
It is truly astonishing, observes a correspondent
that while the British are capturing our ships and
merchandize in every quarter of the globe—and
condemning them daily in their infernal courtsof
Admiralty to the amount of millions—that there
fhou'd hardly be found a printer, who stiles him
lelt Federal, that does not, at least by his lilence,
endeavour to conceal those horrid outrages of the
Britilh Government—from the knowledge of the
American people.—it is well known, that the
britifh have not diicontiuued their depredations
on American property, at any period since the
European War, the British Treaty, not withfland
-111g —and even tince the signature of that fatal in
strument, the captures of American property by
the British, have greatly exceeded in value", all
that have been captured by the French; with this
remarkable definition, that molt of the British
ca) tores have been made by the ships owned by
the Great Sea Robber, the King of England
whereas the captures by the French have been
chiefly, if not altogether made by privateers. Per
haps Icarce an instance can be found of an Ameri
can veflel being taken by a ship belonging to the
french Government—Both nations have fbame
lully preyed upon our property, but on what
principle can it be accounted for, that while the
federal printers,(fo called)are blazoning abroad,
as they ought, the depredations of the French pri
vateers, they should be so pcrfedly silent on the
unbounded spoliations continually committed by
the ships of the British Government.— Let the peo
ple fay, whether such papers are intended to in
form, or to hood-wink and deceive the public.—
Perhaps scarce a Farmer living ten miles from the
Sea-Coast, who takes only the Federal prints, (and
hardly any papers but those that bear that name,
are ever seen by that refpeltable class) scarce a
farmer at that dillance, has ever heard that the
British have continually captured American vell'-
els since the adoption of the British Treaty—
what then must be their astonishment to learn,
that ever since that period, the British have cap
tured more of our property than the French.—
Let them then judge, whether their taking exclu
lively, Anglo federal papers—is calculated to in
form or to deceive them.
A certain party are angry with the Ledger, for
publishing the account of the British depredations
on our commerce, altho' from their multiplicity,
we have not been^ble to publish a hundreth part
of the British captures or imprefsments, yet un
lef sfome good reason, are otiered for concealing
the British depredations from the public, we shall
continue to publish them, as well as those com
mitted by the French, without favor or fear.—
Ought not the Federal printers to do the fame?
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When Cataline had determined to subvert the
Roman Republic, he said, as Sallpft tells us, that
Cicero in the Senate, was more to be dreaded than
all the armies ot the state. Cicero must be taken
off, or the project must fail: So our American
Cataline wishes to nipe away Adams anwJeffer
fon, that be may, on their fall, climb to the high
pointrof his inordinate and dangerous ambition.
It is with pieafure we date, from undoubted
authority, lays the Philadelphia Gazettes that on
board the fleet confuting of 28 fail now at State
lfland—therb is not a tingle"inllance of ill-health,
and ttyere are but two indilpofecf in the hospital,
one of whom has a wound in the head, the other
an intermittent fever, and both able to walk
out.—l here is no foundation whatever for the re
port of a number of recent deaths.
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A London paper ot June 22, fays, upwards of
fifty veflels have failed from Whitehaven for Ame
rica, charged to bring cargoes ofc Flour and Rice
from thence to this country.
In lat. 38, a Straight, has been lately difeovered,
dividing Van Dieman's land from New Holland—
“ that Southern realm, and land of rogues." A
Lieut, belonging to the Reliance lately passed thro'
it, and returned round the South Cape.
A large assortment of black bear skins of diff
erent colours is advertised in a late Dublin paper.
WANTED, ,
^ T^afmart, active LADS, from
12 to 15 years of age, as Apprentices to the
Printing Bufinejs. Apply at the Ledger Office.
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Cample of ^gmen.
Cuard them Hymen ! and secure
Pleasures which may long endure:
Married]- At Boston, John W. Gurlev, Esq;
to Miss Grace Stackpole, daughter of Wm. Stack
pole, merchant, of that place.
^ortalftg.
The sweet rerneinh'rance of the Just
Shall flourilh when they sleep in dust.
DIED]—At Rye, SAMUEL JENNESS, Eeq. aged ,6-on Fri
da, last his remains were committed to the fl!enc grave, attend
ed by a large number of sincerely mourning friends and rela
tives. Mr. Jennets has always sustained an excellent and amia
ble charader—that of a kind, tender, and affectionate husband,
art indulgent parent, a worthy, generous citizen and neighbor,
his philanthrophy was manifeft, his friendship sincere—Benevo
lence and humanity, joined with trite and real piety, were vir
tues which adorned his life, and which Secured to his memory
the tears of sympathy from a large and refpedable acquaintance.
His attention to the poor was uniform and highly meritorious—
their necessities to relieve, and their distresses to alleviate, were
ever his greatest felicity ; his beneficence, very often exceeded
their most sanguine expectations.—He was an early profeffor, and
supporter of the cliriftian religion, and by a lively faith in Jesus
Christ, in whose merits alone, were placedhis only hopes of Salva
tion, he was enabled to meet the approach of death with calm
ness, fortitude and serenity——He has left an aged widow, and
numerous offspring to lament his death, and mourn their irre
parable loss.
this town, Mr. Simeon Akerman, aged 67.
And a Child of Mr, John Ingalls.
MELANCHOLY ACCTDENT.
Yesterday was killed by a fall, Master Samuel Tripe, aged 10
years, a promising son of Capt. Samuel Tripe, of this town.
Cleared at t^e CuGcm§ufe-
Aug. 6, brig Franklin, Bltint, Tobago.
8, brig Planter, Boardman, Demerary.
9, brig Good intent, Blunt, Martinico.
Hiram, Brown, T'bago.
Ship Florcnzo, Bodwell, Cape of Good Hope:
11, brig Drake, Tiedick, Martinico.
The St. Albans has arrived at Halifax with the Abigail of
Providence. A large brig from Batavia has also been sent in
for examination. The fell. — —Capt. Spinney from Marti
nico (an English port) bound to this place, is taken by a British
man of war and sent into Halifax.
Accounts from Jamaica fay, that hardly a day passes on
which American prizes are not brought into that island by Brit
ish cruisers, and almost as ccrt..inly condemned as brought in—
the American Tailors, are either Stripped and turned aihore, or
pressed on board British men of war—a great part 0. whose crews
are made up of American impressed Teamen.
Salem, Augujl, 4. \
Arrived on Thursday last, brig Three Friends, J. Endicott,'
29 days from Surrinam. Left there, sch. Ifabeila. Lomboard, of
Bofion—a prize—this prize was taken in 'at. 23, by the French
and ordered for Cayenne. On the appearance of a fail the prize
matter quit, and gave her up to the passengers and crew—who
carried her into Surrinam, and delivered her up to the Consul
there. She was afterwards claimed by the British establishment,
and the matter was in altercation when Capt. Ei dicott failed^ —
The Cargo was perishing in the mean while. In consequence of
the American Consul's spirited conduct in this bylinefs, he was
treated with indignity, and threatened with a fufpennon of Con
sular power. Capt. Endicott Cleared his vessel out the 12th'
of June but did not fail until the 2d of July, in consequence of
the threat of Capt. Harvey of the Southampton frigate, to car
ry him into Martinico, and make a prize of him, in consequence
of his having sugars op board—declaring that all neutral vessels
from ports in the English colonies of the Weft Indias, with that
article on board, were lawful prizes to his Majefty' scruifers—-it
being contrary to aft of Parliament for neutrals to export that
article. Capt. Citto of his Majesty's Ship Bittern, on the contrary,
told capt. E. that he Should trouble no vessels with a regular
Clearance from their colony, be their cargoes what they might.
Capt. E. had one.
August 8.
Wednesday arrived the Brig Sukey, Capt Stuart, from Gib
raltar in 32 days, and 47 from Leghorn, left at the latter place,
Ship Martha, Prince, and schooner, Harriot, Very, of this Port ;
ships Diana, Thomas, Boston ; Rising States, Putnam, of this
Port, for Lisbon ; and a brig from Cape Ann. Left at Gibraltar,
brigs Rover, Thiffeli, Beverly, Friendship, Rogers, Boston, Pinck
ney, Gardiner, New .York ; Georgia Packet, Dunham, brought in
for adjudication ; and a number of other neutral vessels, several
of which were condemned.
The French take no neutrals unarmed. Before Capt. S left
Gibraltar, he saw an American Master who had been boarded by
a Frenchman, who not only permitted him to proceed, but Tup
plied him with wine, provisions, vegetables, &c.
As the 29th of August inst.
completes a year since the commencement
of the publication ot the REPUBLICAN
LEDGER, its refpe&able Patrons are re
queued to call on the fubferibers, and fettle
up to tb^t date.j
NUTTING & WHITELOCK.
Ledger Office, August 12, 1800.
TH IS DAY
WILL BE SOLD, -
At PUBLIC AUCTION,
At I'l o'clock A. M. on Woodbury Langden'sWharf,
A QUANTITY OF
Second Hand RIGGING,
To be fold in Lots to suit the Purchafety
Conditions to be made known at time aira
place of fale.> ^
Alexander Ewen, jlua'r.
lIARDfuARE.
H. &B. PENHALLOW,
Have received by the last arrivals from England,
a large addition to their former aflertment of
HARD-WARE,
Which are now ready for sale at their fore in
Marketfreet,
Among which are the following Articles,
—VIZ.—
5 Rolls thin (beet Lead, v g Calks Pewter,
3 Cafles brass Kettles, X 3 Calks bar lead, final!
I Calk Time Glasses, 0 bars,
15 Bundles ' Sheet Iron, Q 4 Calks Patent Shot, af
furied, X sorted Sizes,
10 Bundles Frying Pans, X 3 Calks Flat Irons,
10 Dozen Iron Shovels, q r Calk Black Lead,
16 Bigs of Brads and 0 2 talks Rotten Stone,
Pump and Clapper 23 Calks Enghfh iod.
Nails,: X 2od, Sheathing and •
20 Boxes Tin Plates, X Deck Nails.
ALSO, a very extenfae assortment of
,SHELF-GOODS,
All which will be difoofed of for cash, on
reasonable terms, by Wholesale and Retail.
'*, Cash and the highest price
will be given at said store, for Old COP
PER and BRASS. \Q ~
Portsmouth, August 6, 1800,