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Portsmouth, OcTowrirTfoy,,.
The article under our Hartford head, [teethe
2d page] is of conhderable consequence in the
polemical World, as it completely developed the
foundation of that hue-aiid-cry which has been
railed by Drs. Morse, Dwight, and others, on the
authority of Robifon'sbobk. Barruel'sMemoirsjn
all probability, owe their origin to a limilar cause
with Rubicon's Proofs. This conclusive evidence of
the fallacy of the fy item of Illumination, has much
enraged its advocates already smarting under the
lath of reason and argument. Accordingly in
Hudfop and Goodwin's paper we find the account
of the letter alledged to be a forgery,devifed by the
editors of the Bee and Mercury. But the faft is,
that Mr. Morse's correspondence with profeffor
'>Ebling has leaked out from the molt respectable
federal authority fame weeks ago, and the editor
of the Bee, not knowing that any other printer
v^es inarmed of the matter, was promised a com
munication on the fu bjeftlaft week, and should
have published it in this paper had not the editor
<>f the Mercury happily anticipated his design.,
From what knowledge we have of the fatt, we can
assure the public that the statement from the Hart
ford paper ^ perfeftlyaathenti fa ( ? ft
flit;n% complement of men. Mufti Tryon, com
inaudec.—We hope she is destined to vindicate the
honour of the American flag, and avenge the in
fulls, heaped on our plundered commerce.—Her
Station, we understand-,will be in the vicinity of
certain friendly wind ward 'iflands.
Also—the Ship Susanna, Capt. Mnnfell, on a two
years voyage to the Northwest PbfDge.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON, OCT. Id.
(CIRCULAR.)
SIR, Confutate of Ha-vanr.a, Sept, 20, 1799.
RufERRING to tue advices ot J. M. Yznakdi,
Esq. late pro-Consul ot the United States tor this
City, dated the 2,(11 ult. t havein addition thereto
the fatinaction to inform you, that the exclusive
privileges lately revived to certain individuals,
for the importation of Flour from the United
States, have been taken off by the Government of
this Island ; and no more than the former est iblifh
ed duties of twenty-one and one half per cent, on
the valuation here will be required on the future
importations of that article.
You will be pleased to give this information
publicity, for the government of the Merchants of
your diltritt. I have the honor to be, with much
refyett, your obedient humble fervanr,
JNO. MORTON, Confttl.
The Collector of the poet of Boflon,
Corbett, the beastly "Porcupine," has had the
arrogance to apply this appellation to the Editors
of the Federal papers, in this town; and we Should
deserve an epithet, which is alone appropriate to
him and his patrons were we to deviate an hair's
breadth from the course we have marked out for
ourselves, in con Sequence of any emillions of ven
om from the fewer of the vilest parafire that
breathes the air of this free, country. As Ameri
cans he knows we despise him ; but as the caitiff
is in the habit of condruing silence to apprehen
lion of bis Scurrility, we have had, and we still
expert to have o'ceafion to apologize to our A
merican readers for lafning him in the manner
which we thipk will be difeufting to them, but
which the “blackguard" alone can feel or under
flund.
With the feelings and manners of a negro-driv
er, and the puffed up consequence of a drill-fer
jeaut, the convict Porcupine unites rhe vindictive
malice of a monk of the 13th century. This fel
low lias the fame idea of dignity and mental in
dependence, that a man born blind has of colours.
He is fiave by Jyflem —To hear a fellow call a
white citizen us JPtyachujeits a "flare,” who has
been himfelf long habituated to the Jhilalah of his
adjutant,'and who was never allowed to hand or
pals within tive rods of a gentleman with his hat
on, is truly laughable ! It is easily difeovered from
numerous paragraphs at different times in his pa
pers, that he looks to one of those animals whose
chance it has been to be born a Nobleman, with the
fame awful feelings, that the lowed c^ft of the
Chinese do to their Mandarins. See his accounts
of the gala days, and description of court dreues,
royal fox hunt and excurlions—with what a stu
pid adoration he regards these excreffences of hu
man society. We can readily conceive that a foot
soldier or a lancepefade like poor Bill, mull, from
the flare-like course of those two-coloured coat
Machine; are compelled to endure, feel an awe, a
dread, a chilling absorption of every manly senti
ment, whenever his mi#d runs up that long chain
of subordination, the upper link of which is a King
or an Emperor. From a number of things in this
transported “ bone polisher's” Gazette, it appears
more than probable that were the blithering lance
corporal ever to be thrown by accident in the
fame room with the greatest doff of a King in the
world, his slavish foul would be unable to support
its body—he would lick the dull at the monarch's
feet, and would worship him with as much nafly,
beajlly servility, as the natives of Thibet do their
grand Lama. Yes, he would eat mouthful after
mouthful, and lick his /linking' chops for more ;
for such is the servility, reader, of this dirty fel
low, who is a “ SLAVED by /yfle% ,^(^ What
the worfhippers of the Grand Lama eht,‘ is too
dirty to be mentioned in any paper excepting Por
cupine's., _ Centinel..
He informs, that the contention oetween Touts- ;
SAINT and Rigaud was severe, as no quarter
was given on either ftye. Rigaud took Petit
Gciire, while Capt.R. was there, and maflacred
all the whites, men, womenand children. Four
days previous to his failing,Touffaint retook Cape
Nicholas Mole, but particulars had not transpired :
It was supposed that the affair was very bloody.
£oo mulattoesgavethemfelves up to Touissaint,
being unwilling to take up arms on either tide.
They were put on board the prison ship, and 3 days
after were alldrowned. Ten-days before Capt.
Riggs failed,Touissaint gave out word that no
mulatto should be fuffered to reside within his ter
ritory after 7 days from that time ; and his word
was verified, for every one of that d.fcripiion that
could be found, was either (hot or drowned —
Every morning not less than four or five might be
ieeii, whose lives had thus been destroyed. One
man, in particular, who had in the day been tak
ing an account of lumber with &pt. Maxfield's,
mate, was seized as. soon as it wgs dark. and flint
the next morning. The unhappy man was never
told what his crime was.;
PORTLAND, OCTOBER 14.
ARRIVED the loth inff. sch. Huldah, Capt.
Riggs, from Port-au-Prince.
C^c Republican Ledger.
“BOSTON SLAVES.”
JONATHAN ROBBIES.
Robbins is no more. In vain he pleaded that he, 1
was an American, that he had been impressed by
the British, and that be was not concerned in the
murder of Piggott and his officers. All was in vain !
British vengeance demanded his life, and be was
delivered up to ,n ignominious death. But by
whom ? All Americans know.
11l fated man, to be born an American ! Had he
been a Swede, a Dane, a Prbflian, or even a bar
barous Ruffian, he Would ndt have been prefled
nor forced to serve where horrid oppression excit
ed its fufferers to facrifice their tyrants to a just in
dignation.
The lamentable exit* of that poor fellow is a
tragedy peculiarly affecting to every American or
genuine republican.' It forms a precedent of the
mod dangerous nature to the liberties and lives of
all Americans.
The worthy judge Bee will not be quickly
forgotten. His merit is duly appreciated, and
shown conspicuously on a late tranfaftion. Let
not any of the hardy sons of Columbia pegleft tp
pray for him in their morning or evening oraifons.
It is asserted on the authority of an English news
paper, after the Royalists took poffeflion of Naples,
that they,rolled alive the Republicans in the mar
ket failure.
Thursday last being the 22d anniversary of the
capture of Gen. Burgoyne, by the brave citiz en
foldiers of America, (an event never to be forgot:
ten by those who venerate the cause of Freedom)
several of the military companies of this towp
honoured the day by their public appearance.hr
,he evening the officers partook us an etytertain
!ment provided for the occasion.
Saturday lad was the 19th anniversary ofthe
capture of Lord Cornwallis, and his army, by
the united arms of America and France,;
The captures by the British cruisers, tbiß fom
mar, exceed, in number and value, ever, thing
that has happened before, in the fame period. The
ordeis of the 6th of November, were not more fa
tal to the American trade—-Upwards of 40 fail
have been carried into New-Providence, it is laid
nearly one hundred prizes have been lent to Jamai
ca ; and in England, (it is affected) in Yarmouth
alone, there are now lying more than 50 American
velTels, betides Danes and Swedes. 11 would be
well to be very accurate as to this important
branch of information. It is computed, that the
British navy has captured velfels this season, be
longing to these U. States, to the amount of TEN
MILLIONSof DOLLARS, on a rough calculation.
But hear what the Royal Pederdlifls fay on this
head _“ We are certain that this conduct is un
unknown to the mother country." — Ofhame where
is thy blush !
To use the feartian's figure, we have been on a
lee shore from the moment that the British treaty
was adopted, and it is high time we Should luff up
and take the advantage of the l«nd breeze of re
publicanism that is now blowing from all parts of
the Union towards the Atlantic. Britain never
was disposed to do us either justice or kindness ;
(he has never forgiven any nation that she has in
jured, but especially a nation likely to rival her.
The period is not remote when we shall be able to
undersell Britain in every branch ot art and man
ufacture, her commercial jealousy makes America
more hateful to her even than France ;—fhe has
fought to involve us in a war with no other view
than to impede outgrowing prosperity— the molt
effectual mode of injuring us Would be by war —
and if we do not war with her enemies the will
war upon us. She places high dependence on a
party the has formed among us, flie has taken ear
ly precautions to secure the Indians to annoy our
frontier—fhe has poured in troops to Canada—and
presently we Shall fee her Ships of war enter our
ports and insult our cities and magistrates, in or
der to furnilh pretexts for feizihg without reserve
upon our merchantmen, and providing from our
industry and enterprize funds for tyranny. The
British officers already talk of our present frigates
and futrre 74's as defined to form a part of tlieir
navy. The writer of this article could put his
hand on the man's Ihoulder who in his hearing ex
prefled the hope of soon feeing us under British
government once more !—and did not knock him
down.
L. M. Lepeaux has published an answer to the
denunciations mads against him and his former
colleagues, to the legislative body of France, the
Ex-director, after a short preface, proceeds to ans
wer, article by article, the various heads of accus
ation which have been brought against him, viz.
The violation of the Ottoman Territory—conduct
of the French in Switzerland—Holland—Cifalpine
Republic. Lepeaux appears to.difeover a great
deal of candour in his defence, and is very careful
in defending himfelf not to implicate any other
person. He concludes with the following sentence
—“ Calumny may induce my ruin, but it cannot
dishonor me. .Absolved or proscribed, 1 shall still
enjoy the esteem of the enlightened and the good.
Should 1 have the misfortue to lose even that, I
Should yet confule myfelf for the injustice of the
wicked; and the error of honest men ; because
when 1 shall have fat in judgmet on my pad con
duft with the utmost Severity, I am still certain I
shall be at peace with myfelf."
Extras ofa Inter from a mq/ter of an American vtfd at Port kepul
lican, dated 11th August, 1799.
%“ Here are about 400 fail of American voffelfy
the whole have not fold 2000 dollars worth.—
Those arrived firft are in the fame fame situation
as the last One reason is, the Americans have
been out and purchased up all the sugar and coffee
they could lay hold of, another, the quarrel be
tween Touiffaint and Rigaud, Rigaud has made
many of the blacks believe that Touffaint has made
agreement with the Engfflli and Americans to
come and make all the black slaves again. This
makes great confufioa among the inhabitants.—
Many of the blacks have revolted from Touffaint.
This place has been Applied by the English.
"lam the firft American arrived With filb, and
I babe not been offered one farthing for the whole
of my cargo. They are determined not to do any
business until there can be passing and r^paffing
with drogers to any ports,, which are now cut off
by Rigaud's barges. It is supposed that a great
many Americans have been taken by those barges,
and all hands maffacred.—=We are afraid to land
pur cargoes for fear of the mulattoes coming in,
and cannot get permission to go tp any other part.".
Extras: a letter from a Gentleman at Cape-frrar.coit, to another in
Baltimore, dated Sept. 6,
" The government of this place have issued an
edift prohibiting the payment of debts contrasted
anterior to the 7th year of the Republic. There-.
fore under this exifling circumstance, those who
hold debts on the administration about that time,
need not in my opinion, cherish the most diffailt
idea of receiving payment."
Tn Crooked N. York paper of the.27th ult. is a
lift of American veflels carried into Kingston, Ja
maica, within one year, amounted to 66 fail, viz.
14 SHIPS- 25 BRIGS- 23 SCHOONERS—and
4 SLOOPS !! ! Powerful aid convincing proofs of
British magnanimity !'
The Maria and Eliza, Downs, from Surinam, a
private armed Ship, of 18 guns and 40 men, was
taken by the British Ship Invincible, and carried in
to Barbadoes. This fh;p and cargo was worth 60,-
.099,dollars, gnd was the property of Mr. M. Mac
kay,jnn. of Milton, Massachusetts.
Capt. Knight, arrived at Boston, front Liver
pool—in fat. 42, 40, long. 59, Capt. K. spoke
Captain Saunders, in 40 days from Gibraltar,who
had been boarded by two French frigates, and
was informed that they had orders not to trouble
any Americans.'
We hear that the President set out on his journey
in a manner unexpected. Some fay—he wished
to fee the Envoys previous, to their failing, and
some that he is much chagrined and exasperated,at
the daily outrages on the American flag which the
British are committing under the most insulting
pretexts, Bo(t.pap.
'Thecapt. Us a vessel belonging toNeW-York, in
order to amuse himfelf at the expeufe of others,
used, whenever ap American vehelhoye in fight,
rind ,came near, ^im, to hoirt Prenck.'colours, and
pour a btbad tide into her.=This we are assured;
he did repeatedly during a long voyage.=This
fame hero is one of ttbfe federal braggadocios, who
cap talk coolly. ,of murdering every Frenchman
they meet. Having no gulls to kill, we suppose
the fed thought it was necefiry to pradife upon
Americans, preparatory to meeting with the fans
Culottes. '° ;;: N. Yoriipap.
We learn by a gentleman from Otfego county,,
that Jedediah Peck,Mq. of Burlington, was ar
retted a few days since, under that powerful date
engine—the Sedition Law of Cohgrefs. Alb. pap.
}oubert was married while on his way to take
Gourmand of the army of Italy. His bride was vir
gin, wife and widow, in the course of 20 days.
;The Telegraphs from London to Portsmouth,
Plymouth, &c. had been to work two whole days,
(Augtqrl6) to colled: mod of the remaining drips
of war into a Channel Fleet, for the reception of
the combined French and Spanifli fleets, should
they fleer towards Ireland. „ ,
Thursday, the 28th day of November next, is
appointed to be observed as a Day of Public
Thhnkfgiving throughout the Commonwealth of
Maflachufetts.
The fever at Philadelphia and New-York, dill
continues mortal. In the former nineteen, and in
the latter twelve persons, died in the 48 hours
ending at noon the 13th inst.
Buonaparte has heeh the cause or the pretext of
more NEWS than any man now living. We have
always at lead two editions of what has some foun-
Many of bur late ,Royal Federalist" have got
as far as the Rule of Three in political arithmetic
—QueftioH—lf it was feared that France, grown
powerful, would use that power to Jubjugate Ame
rica, what will be the conduct of G. Britain to
wards these States, if she Should chance to grow
“too powerful ?"
The Republicans, having gone through Addition,
Multiplication, Subtraction and Divifo;^ appear
now to be happily entered into Practice.
His Hon. Gov. Gill has lately been attending
Several military reviews in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. It fhouid seem that our patriotic
CENTINELS are awake to the only true and Tale
mode of defence in a republic—a well regulat
ed militia. May Heaven succeed them in their
virtuous endeavours.
For under God, no other aid we crave—
The truly free are only truly braze.
The Hon. Peleg Sprague, Esq, of this Bate, has
resigned his feat in Congrefsl
Turell Tufts, Esq. is accredited at Snrrinam, a
Consul of the United States—to reside there.'
Mr. Joseph Dennie, Editor of tire Lay Preacher's
Gazette, is appointed Infpeltor of Records, in the
office of the. Secretary of State—Mr. Dennie has
been at Trenton some time !..7
The federal loaves —so plump and ffnty
From jWrai crora hot,
Arc now bequeath'd to men of -worth,,
The a?;0c go to potl.
Hon. Elzur Goodrich, Esq. is elected a Mem
ber of Congress, from the State of Connecticut - —
.vice. Me. Allen, resigned.
We learn by an arrival at Savannah from Co
runna, that the French agents are depriving all
the privateers of their commissions as soon as they
arrive, by order of the Directory : fix had been
already sent to France.
The Baltimore Telegraphe fays, “ We are in
formed by a gentleman who received a letter from
North-Carolina,-that the Yellow fever rages in all
the principal towns of that Rate."
On the 29th ult. the hotrfe ;of Asa Stebbins, at
Deerfield, Maflachufetts, was xbufumed. Loss,
1500 dolls. Mrs. Susannah Cook, a native of Sa
lem, firft discovered the fire ; but could not escape,
and was burned to death. Two young women
jumped from an s upper chamber window. The
Jife of one, is hardly expected, the other received
fout little injury. • •,
Private letters from Hamburg flare, that Buona
parte has made good his retreat into Egypt, and
had arrived at Cairo. 1 #
The Government of Portugal has made peace
with the Dey ofTripoli. The Portuguese had fa
ken several Tripolitan Ships, and made the Ley's
Admiral prisoner. To releafetfefe the Dey offer,
ted a peace, together with the payment of 11, 000
piallres.
M. Azara, the Spanish Ambassador to the French
Republic, has been recalled ; and he is to be file
deeded by M. de Musquis, the new Spanifli Resi
dent at Berlin. > •• <V'
COMMUNICATION,,
Ort the 15th ult. a Targe shoal of Druni filh was
discovered in Britain's buy, St. Mary's 'county, by
a small boy, who gave notice to capt. Philip Ford,
who immediate, took his negroes and laid his Seine
around part of the Shoal, and caught-bgtwen two
and three thousand ; which on an average weigh
ed seventy five pounds each. He generouffy gave
immediate noticeto his neighbours, who came
from all directions within 15 miles, to the place
Where they caughg-and accepted as many as they
could conveniently carry away. ,
~ , .Georgetown papers
A letter from Calcutta, of the 14th of February,
fays" Every day this week there has been a fire a
mong the huts in fume part of Calcutta, which is
attributed to delign. A Arid watches constantly
kept to discover the incendiaries." ' Lend pap,
Nation concerning him, together with abbut ft#
hundred reports on both fates of what has none !
[Norfolk Herald.]
, Fifty-dike^ e'dUp!^ toe bn stwtiay fen'nnight
married in one church at Birmingham, [Lon.pop.]
Gen. SuWarroW 6Wes much bl his popularity in
This country to the ingenuity of the taricatui ills,
who reprefart him in the Shops eating Frenchmen
,with a three prong fork ! The general mult nut
take this amils, for m the city of London power is
always represented by eating I [Lornpap.]
Much as the people of Britain are opprefted,
and great as their political degeneracy has been;
within a space of thirty years, yet there is a great
er tatillfde allowed to individuals in examining
the conduct of public men and public measures,
than the official, federaliJls are willing to grant to
the people of this country.
On Wednesday Idlh the Rev. William Emerson,
Was inllalled to the pafloraf careof the frit church
of Christ in Boflom
ORDAINED] —At Falmouth, (Maine) Rev. Ca
leb Bradley. At Nantucket, Rev. James Gurneys
At Yfotertovd, on Wednesday the 2d instant, Mrs
Lincoln Ripley, with unanimous content of the
people..
MARRIED]=-Nlr. Timothy \Vfnn, of this town,
,to Mrs. Knight, of Button.
- ^tornc^ marine Litt.
ENTERED.
OQ. 18, Brig Nlncy, Pray, Nevis
aa, Schr. ludutU,, Elliot, AntigUft,
— ——Lark, Darnrell, Martinique.
—1
Arrived, fchf. Lark, Capt. Dammarcl, in 23 days from St
Kitts, saved in company with 22 American velfels-vamong
whom were Capts. Pray, Cutter. Stdodicy, Lord, and Brummett,
all of this port —Molasses 2,, Ruin 3J9, Sugar to dollars cur
rency. Several American Vettels that bad been captured by the
Trench, have been re-captured and carried into St. Kitts.
KrtvYork, Oa. 12.
Capt. Spence arrived at Baltimore last Friday evening, in
45 days from Hamburgh—When out 14 days ifyoke the ihip
Randolph, of Button, the Capt. of which said he had spoke a
Schooner who informed they had descried the combined French
jand Spanish fleets off the North-Weft coast of Ireland.= —We are
uninformed of the day 011 which the Randolph spoke the fchr.
however, it is probable that it was only a few days before this
news was communicated to cap t. Spence. Our news from Lon
don is not later than the 16th Aug. therefore we Cannot refute
this iruotmation. A circuitous medium always depreciates the
information ft conveys, and in this instance prevents us from
placing full confidence in the account,, not but that we think it
'highly probable, that the combined fleets have failed for Ireland,
with the intention of landing whatever troops they have on
board in that country.J
A ^ °f vessels, and their value, condemned in Naflath in the month
of Au^uft, i;„,fUiTOjhed fy Capt. Dalton cf the Romulus.
; Dollars.
Polacre ship Adams, belonging to Philadelphia, 30,000
Ship Diana, of New-York, veifei and cargo, 30,000
Ship Rebecca, of Rhode- bland, 15,000
Brig Felicity, of New-York, 15,000
Brig Sally, of do. 40,000
Brig Eagle, of Philadelphia, r 14,000
Schooner Hetfy, of Charlaftori, 12,000
Schooner Aurora's Cargo, of New- York) 52,000
^now Romulus' cargo, of Charleston, 40,000
Schooner Daphne's cargo, of Philadelphia, 15,000
§hiy Bautina, of New-Koch - 30,000
_ to
; „,>oo3
1 , Ln port for Adjudication.
Sloop Bury, of Charlton —fchooncr Paragon, New-York—
brig Essequibo, 'do brig Currier, do.—brig Boston, Baltimore—
brigantine Commerce, ——; Schooner Success, Newbern, N. E.
Carried into Jamaica —Brig Gen. Warren, William, Sitters, and
fchr. Two Friends of Bolton; fchr. Hope of Salem ; fchr. Jason
Portland.
1 Sept. 22, lat. 40 15, long. 64 30, the Lynx (loop of war bound
to Halifax, was spoken with ; the had with her an American ship
frofa Bolton, for the Havannah, wiffi wines, which she bad
captured...;
The.fchr. Rifmg-fun, Capt. Tread-well, of this port, lately car
ried 'info " New-Providence, by our very good friends the English,
has been condemned Itock and flute—Thus are our industrious
fellow-citizens daily plundered of thrir property by these lawless
free-booters—and thus the American flag is intuited.
Capt. Saunders aniyted at Gloucester (Cape Ann) from All
cant Gibraltar —Sept. 16, lat. 39 52, long. 35 20, fell in with
three French frigates one of them examined capt. Saunders papers
and commiUion—cook a cast of wine .for each frigate, and th^n
dismissed him, with this informations that they had orders from
theCommiffar, of Marine, KOT to capture an, American -ufeb.
The brig William, Benjamin H, Rathbone matter, belonging
to Newport (supposed to have been loft at fca) was taken on the
3d or 4th of March laft,' by a French letter of marque; and in
about 50 days after her Capture arrived at Rochelle, where the
was condemned. This verse! came from the Welt Indies under
convoy of a vclTel of war of the United States, which left her
convoy in lit. 16, fuppdfing them out of danger.of flench
cruisers: Oliver Beers, male of the William, died in France.(
The rest of the crew failed in a (hip for Hamburg, under Amer
ican Colours, and was captured and carried into Guernsey ; one
of whom has arrived at Norfolk, from whom the above informa
tion was . obtained.
Capt. Thomae Lloyd, arrived at New-York, from the Bay of •
Honduras, in 70 deys, with a cargo of Mahogany. Sept.Jft, *
&pt. L,. Ipoke the English frigate Empier, Capt. Bennet. Capt.
L. being Short of Bread and Water, requested a fuppiy from the’
Erityh cSptk n, but was refufed.
The fchponcr Little Tartar, Gardner, lift from Baltimore to
the Havanna, has been taken and carried into New-Providence—
-1 Aifo—Brig Rover, of Bolton, Barnard, from Button to Cape *
Francois, clearance was for an Englifli island —captured by an En
gldh sloop of war, and ordered for Jamaica : retaken by the
captain, who had poffeffion'of her 50 hours, and within a^fcw
bouts fail of the Havanna, was recaptured by a New-Providence
privateer, and brought into the harbour of Nahru : condemned,
for a 'falvage for the privateer, cargo fah and lumber, and fell
fog for the fame, 1
;Thf yigWHoufe lately ereded on Clerk's Point at the en
trance of Neto-Bedford harbour, by the merchants and other cie
izensdf that town and vicinity,' was lighted on the lath inst.
The sloop Friendjhifa of Warren, R.l. went on (bore at Cape
Cod, the 15m ult. laden with fpars—no.boat or person on board.
On :18th do. three masts lathed together, went on shore at Cape
Cod : they appeared to have been carried away from some (hip
just above deck.
The Betsy, Goodhue, Newburyport, was loft 14th August, on
the N. end Hegland,crew fayed. ^
Sept. 29, the fchr. Maria of Matblehead was spoke wirh—fhe
had 10,000 Codfilh on board.r
NAFAL AFFAIRS,,.'
The tT. S. frigate Conne&cut, C,pt. Tryon, has failed for
the Weft-Indies With a convoy.
Ilie U. S. frigate Constitution, Capt. Talbot, has sent into
N. York, as a prize, the ship Amelia, of and for Hamburgh, from
Calcutta.
the V. S. ftigate George Wethington Capt. Fletcher, was
to be at the. Mote, OH. i, to fail with a convoy.
: ~ fQ BE SOLD, BY
DANIEL HUNTRESS,
N0.,5, Portsmouth-Pier,
20 Hhds. firft quality Trinadad,
Su^ar, entitled to drawback.
10 Hogsheads Jamaica Rum.
Molasses, &c. &c. &c.
12 or i cool. Hetling in Exchange, 60 or go
days on London.
Portsmouth, Oft. 22, 179,.
Subferibers in town, who mb, not receive
their papers regular, by the barrier, are_rfc
queued to fend woreLto the Office.