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aforefaid, (hall hereafter be found
and proferriQ within two vears !<fr
Td as aforefaid, and not afterwards,
any law,ufage or custom to the con
trary notwithstanding; excepting in
the instances herein after mentioned.
tions, suits, bill or informations which
, may be brought for any offence that
fhail be committed against the Ex
cise Laws, (hall be had, brought, su
ed or commenced within two years
from the time of committing said of
fence, and not afterwards. All a&i
on^, suits, bills .or informations a
gainst any penal Statute, (hall be bro't
and profequted in the County where
the offence has been dr may be com
mitted and not elfewhefe. And in
all such actions, suits, bills or infor
mations as aforefaid, the Defendant
or Defendants may plead the general
iffueand give any special flatter in evi
dence which (ball be as effectual to alb
' intents and purposes as though
the fame had been Specially plead
4-
Provided always, That
this a& flball not extend to any suit
grounded on any Statute of or con
cerning any Customs or Import
duties.
Provided nevertheless, that when any
a&ion, fuit,information dr indidment
for any offence against any penal
Statute, is or fitall be limited by such
Statute to be brought within a shorter
time than is abovementioned, the
aaion, suit, information or indict
ment in every such case, shall be bro't
within the timelimited by such Stat
ute.
BE it enaded by the Senat and
House of ReprefentatwS in
General Court convened, T^tall
adions, suits, bills, or ir' # 'r ^
which (hull hereafter be had,Nought,
sued or commenced for any forfeiture
Upon any penal statute made or to be
made, the benefit whereof is or shall
be bythe said Statute limited in whole
or in part to the person or perfuns
who shall inform and prosecute in
that behalf shall be had, brought, fil
ed or commenced by any person that
may lawfully pursue the fame as a
forefaid within one year from the
puffing this Ad, for past offences, and
for all offences that shall hereafter be
Committed, one year from the time
of committing them, and not after
wards ;— And in default of such pur
suit then the fame shall be had, bro't
or prosecuted by the state at any time
within two years next after passing
this A& for past offences, and for
all offences that'may hereafter be
committed, two years from the com
mission of such offences, not after
wards. And any Indiament, for
any offences against such Statute as
NEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER^
Here you may range the worldfrom „h to ph, Increase you, to^gc,^ delight yourfoul; Travel all countries^ inform yourfenfe,With case andfafet, at afmall ex,eaft
W ANTED a Girl, of 14 or 15
years of age, who is clean!,—
goedtempires; arid of a decent family—
Ignorant of all kinds of house work
above learning—Such a one may hear
Limiting Suits on 7-' Latites,
will be no objection, in case (he's not
GaTVIDAY, APRIL 10, 1,90.]
Be it further ena&ed, that all ac-
STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRI.
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An ACT,
Extract of a lettter from Lifoon,Dec ,zo,
" The American vessels have arriv
ed in such numbers lately, as to have
wholly relieved us from the disasters
that might have been otherwise ex ?
peded. Most of the fllips have re
turned hprrte with wine and fruit—
it being an eftablilhed article of com
merce between Portugal and Ameri
ca, that the Americans, for any car
goes they should bring over; shall re
ceive one halfin the produce of this
country."
The King of the two Sicilies has
published an Edi& of restraint and
adminifhed privilege on Monaftick
life. Vows are prohibited before 25
years of age ; and those vows alrea
dy taken, prior to that age, are ab
folvedb
THIS illustrious veteran was born
about the year 1737 —of * fa
mily refoe^abb, though not opu'en; ,
at Menin, a final! city in Flanders.
He early embraced the profeffion
of arms—and served, with diftingui li
ed reputation, under Daun & Lau
dohn in the Guerre de sept ans—
Prince Charles of Lorrain, no
ticed in him abilities, arid predicted
future eminence.
Like Washington; the rank to
which he attained in the army of that
Sovereign, over which he triumphed,
was not high.
Like Washington, he retired
to the enjoyment of domeftick hap
piness, and the practice of private
virtue.
Like the American Cintitlnatus,
he aimed not in retirement at the
reputation of talents that were not
commensurate with the sphere in
which he moved.
Like him his ability was only
known to fele& friends.
Like HIM he contemned the
vauntings of hectoring disciplinari
ans.
And like HIM in a moment dim
ed the arduous summit of military
glory-
Great preparations are making to
prosecute the war, notwithstanding
the rumors of pacification ; but as
the war has continued nearly long
enough to exhaust the refourfes of
all parties, it is most probable that
the past winter has produced a peace
Dr. Cullen, thro' infirmity, fe
figned the medical profefforftiip at
Edinburg which he had filled for 34
years, with infinite credit and ability.
On this occasion, the Lord Provost
has moved that the Magistrates and
Council request his acceptance of a
piece of plate on which may be en
graved such an infeription as may be
thought most expfeffive of the high
sense of the merit of the Profeffor,
and their esteem& regard for the man.
LONDON, JAN. '9.
PANDER MERSCH
THE BRABANTINE GENERAL,
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TURKS AND AUSTRIANS.
EUROPEAN MATTERS
THE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17.
In committee of the whole—
ON the report of the fele& com
mittee, to whom was referred
the memorials of the people called
Quakers, on the fubje& of the Slave
Trade.
The report was taken up by pa
ragraphs. The firft proposition be
ing read, Mr. White moved that it
be struck out* He did this, he said,
because he was against entering into
a qpnfideration at this time of the
powers of Congress—-he thought it
would be time enough for this when
the powers are called in question.
He then read the next, which he
said was entirely unnecessary, as it
contains nothing more than what it
contained in express terms in the con
stitution. He palled on to the 3d,
which he said was equally tinnecelfa
ry, & so to the 4th, which was pro
vided for by the constitution. He
said that he should agree to the sth
and 6th, with certain modifications.
Agreeable to this idea, he offered
those two in a different form. He
disagreed to the 7th proposition, as
unnecessary and improper. He con
' eluded by obfurving, that his wiin
was to promote Jhe happiness of all
mankind—and among the test those
who are the objects of present consi
deration—but this he withed to do
in conformity to the principles of
justice and with a due regard to the
peace & happiness of others ; he
would contribute all in his power to
their comfort and well being while
in a date of slavery ; but he was ful
ly of opinion that Congress has no
right to interfere in the business any
further than he proposed by the two
propofitioris as modified^ He did
not however anticipate the difficul
ties from a total prohibition which
some gentlemen seem to apprehend
and if Congress had it in their
power to interdict this business at
the present moment, he did hot think
the essential interests of the southern
dates would fuffer. Twenty years
agd,he supposed the idea'now suggest
ed, would have caused universal al
arm. Virginia, however; about 12
years since, prohibited the importa
tion of negroes from Africa, and the
consequences apprehended never were
realized ; on the contrary; the agri
culture of that State was never in a
more flourishing fituatiom
Mr. Brown enlarged on the per
nicious consequences that may be
expected from the interference of
Congress ; he pointed out the effects
which had resulted from the inter
position of the Quakers, by which
the profpe&s of the southern States
in ftaves had been rendered very pre
carious—and if Congress should d
dopt the report as it is, the conse
quences will be pernicious in the
highest degree. The negro proper
ty will be annihilated.—The eman
cipation of slaves will be effeded in
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.
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CONGRESS.
FRIDAY, MARCH 19.
Ms. Sherman moved that a com
mittee of 5 members be appointed,
to enquire into the receipts and ex
penditures of public monies during
the administration of Robert Morris,
Esq. late fuperintendant of finance—
and to report to the House a state of
the accounts refpc&ing the fame.
—This was agreed to—and Messrs;
Sherman, Madison, Lawrance, Sedg
wick and Smith (S. C.) were ap
pointed. In committee of the whole.
The report of the committee on
the Have trade under consideration.
The fourth proposition refpe&ing a
duty of ten dollars on slaves import
ted, being read, it was moved that
it be struck out —which motion after
much debate, was adopted. Several
modifications of the sth proposition
were offered, but the following in
substance offered by Mr. Madison,
was agreed to, viz. Congress have
authority to retrain the citizens of
the United States, who are concern
ed in the African trade, from Apply
ing foreigners with slaves—and to
provide for their humane treatment
_z™^zj^— J=!irc^ I l * —
bitations, families, children, privi
ledges, &c„ He then shewed that
their emancipation would tend to
make them wretched in the highest
degree. He animadverted with great
freedom on the part and present con
dud of the Quakers —he denied that
they were the friends of freedom.—-
he said, that during the late war,
they were for bringing this country
under a foreign yoke ; they descend
ed to (he characters of spies—they
supplied the enemy with provisions
—they were guides and conductors
to their armies—and whenever the
American army came into their
neighbourhood, they found them
clves in an enemy's country. Mr.
Burke was proceeding in this strain,
when he was interrupted by its be
ing said he was not in order ; a warm
altercation ensued, and in the midst
of it, a motion was made that the
committee should rife : this motion
was negatived, and Mr. B. added a
ew more observations on the injuf-
Mr. Smith <S. C.) followed Mr.
Burke in a speech or essay, in defence
of the llagt trade, of nearly 2 hours
length—the committee rose without
a decision; -
titJ of the measure of Interference,
as it refpe&ed the property of the
Southern States.
The debate of yesterday was con
tinued with ardor—and the (peakers
on both sides were numerous ; seve
ral alterations in the report were a
greed to—but the committee rose
without finifhing the business, and
the house adjourned.
Mr. Burke entered in a very ex
tensive consideration of the fubje£t ;
he gave an account of the humane
treatment which the slaves of the
Southern States received ; their ha-
finefs ; but he hoped that Congress
would not, to gratify people who had
never been friendly to the indepen
dence of America, precipitate the
business, to the great injury of the
southern States.
THURSDAY, MARCH 18.
[Vol. IV.— Numb. 192