Jenks's Portland gazette (Portland [Me.]), 1799-11-04 00:00:00

JENKS' PORTLAND GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED BY ELEZER ALLEY JENKS, PRINTER OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE.
[NUMBER 80.]
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1799.
[VOLUME II.]
A MUSEUM, Of Curious, Interesting, and Speculative Articles.
SELECTED FROM LATE ENGLISH PAPERS.
FIELD MARSHAL SUWARROW.
THE real character of this great man is not yet properly known and appreciated. Ignorance and malice, have represented him as ferocious and sanguinary, without a trait of humanity to soften the picture, and make it agreeable to a philanthropic taste. Far different, we are happy in being able to say, is the man to whom all civilized Europe now owes such signal obligations. His character as the greatest Soldier of the age he has established in the Field: by following him into the recesses of private life, we are happy in being able to say, we shall find him not less amiable as a man.
In the year 1795, when he commanded a Corps of 40,000 men in the Ukraine, a gentleman of this country lived the whole year with the Field-Marshal in the terms of the greatest intimacy. That gentleman is now in Scotland. Field-Marshal Suwarrow, even in the midst of the active service in which he has been engaged is not unmindful of the claims of private friendship, but carries on a correspondence with many individuals to whom he is personally attached.
At the time when he was conducting two such important sieges as those of Mantua and Alessandria, both of which places have since happily surrendered to his arms, he wrote a letter to the gentleman alluded to, with a copy of which a correspondent at Edinburgh has favored us and which we are happy to lay before the public, as a proof that the amiable feelings of private and peaceful life are not obliterated in the mind of this great General amidst the duties of the most important, and happily the most successful Campaign, that it ever was the fortune of any General to conduct.
THE LETTER.
"These lines, Sir, are a sufficient proof how sensible I have been of your kind recollection, and of the wishes which you form for my prosperity and for the success of our arms."
"Although military operations occupy at this moment all my time, I am however unwilling to neglect my old acquaintances. Our affairs, I thank heaven, are going on in the best possible manner; and the happy manner in which our campaign has been opened appears to be a good omen for the future. You will probably have already heard of the capture of the citadel of Turin, as well as of several other places which I have had the good fortune to take possession of at the head of the Austro-Russian army. There is hardly any thing left but to take Mantua and Alessandria, where I now am, and both of which places are besieged, to make my satisfaction complete. The conquest of them will increase the number of my felicitous days."
"May your brave countrymen, long flourish, who, by securing in part the Mediterranean from all hostile attempts, furnished us with the means of acting here in Italy with more effect against the revolutionists."
"May your prediction be accomplished; to become pacificator, after having subjugated an arrogant and presumptuous enemy, is indeed the part I am again ambitious of playing at the end of my career, as well as the pleasure of again seeing you, to repeat with my own mouth the sentiments of esteem and affection with which I am, Sir, "Your very humble, and very obedt. Servt."
ALEX. SUWARROW RYMINICZEI.
Alessandria, 30th June, 1799.
AN AERIAL VOYAGE.
LALANDE has addressed the following letter to the Editor of a Paris Journal, in consequence of his determination to undertake an aerial voyage with citizen Blanchard:
"Since the Aeronaut, Blanchard, announced our intended ascension, my friends have tried to dissuade me from that undertaking, and I have replied to them thus: "You see your friends embarking every day by sea, yet a ship is liable to danger from all the elements—air, earth, fire and water. In the air you have none of them to fear." "But Pilatre perished in an aerial voyage." Pilatre was a fool, he made an extravagant attempt which cost him his life, and I told him beforehand what would be his fate." "But," add they, "what would you do in the air?" I owe them yet one reply—"Curiosity is a passion which belongs to a certain class of men, and I am extremely curious to enjoy a view different from all I could possibly have had in the course of my life."
"At the height of two thousand toises I have reason to believe that the stars have no scintillation, and I am very desirous of satisfying myself on this head."
"It is only by balloons that we can obtain a complete theory of the winds, by tracing their various directions and dangers. This is the most important application that can be made of the excellent discovery of Montgolfier, and it is time it should be applied."
"The west wind is certainly the general and constant wind of our zone; but it experiences modifications at the different elevations of our atmosphere. If at a certain height I should find a current having a declination of twenty degrees towards the south, it would carry me in twenty hours to Gotha, where I should see with pleasure, a prince and a princess, who, by their knowledge and zeal for the sciences, gave an example to all others, though there are none, perhaps, who are worthy of imitating them.—I shall find myself in the temple of astronomy, with the greatest astronomer of the North—my most intimate friend, Major Zach, who dignifies his noble origin by the nobleness of his talents; finally, this excursion to Gotha, ideal as it may be, would embellish my ascension."
LALANDE.
VEGETABLE BUTTER TREE.
OUR readers are all, doubtless, acquainted with the existence of that valuable vegetable the bread fruit tree; but it is not generally known that there exists a tree in Africa from which butter, and of most excellent kind, is obtained with as much ease as bread in the former instance. Of such a tree, however, Mr. Park gives a curious and interesting account, in his travels to the interior of this continent. It is called the Shea Tree, and is found near Kabba, on the banks of the Niger. It is thus he describes it:
"These trees (says Mr. Park) grow in abundance all over this part of Bambarra. They are not planted by the natives, but are found growing naturally in the woods; and in clearing wood-land for cultivation every tree is cut down but the Shea. The tree itself very much resembles the American Oak, and the fruit, from the kernel of which, being first dried in the sun, the butter is prepared by boiling the kernel in water, has somewhat the appearance of a Spanish olive. The kernel is enveloped in a sweeter pulp, under a thin green rind, and the butter produced from it, besides the advantage of its keeping the whole year without salt, is whiter, firmer, and, to my palate, of a richer flavour than the best butter I ever tasted made from cow's milk. The growth and preparation of this commodity seem to be among the first objects of African industry in this and the neighbouring States, and it constitutes a main article of their inland commerce."
ACCOUNT OF THE TEXEL.
As the Texel island is at present an object of general attention, on account of the gallant feat lately achieved there, in consequence of which the Dutch fleet was obliged to surrender, the following short account of it, by a Dutch Author, may not be unacceptable to our readers:
"The Texel Island which lies not far from the most northern point of Holland, at the mouth of the Zender Zee, is said to have been separated in the year 1170, from the main land, by a dreadful inundation, which overflowed Holland, Zealand, Friesland, and Flanders. On the 31st July, 1653, General Monk, (afterwards Earl of Albemarle) engaged the Dutch in a naval battle near this Island, in which the famous Admiral VAN TROMP was killed. Twenty six of the Dutch vessels were either burnt or destroyed, while the English lost only two."
In the year 1672, the English and French formed a plan, in concert, to make themselves masters of the Texel, which would have succeeded, had not God, in a wonderful manner, caused the tide to ebb, contrary to the usual course of nature, for 12 hours, and thus their design was defeated. The most remarkable circumstance was, that nothing of this ebb was perceived in the neighboring places on the sea coast."
HEROISM OF A SAILOR.
An anecdote is told of a British sailor at the attack of Heider, which is truly characteristic: He was one of the detachment of seamen sent on shore to assist in drawing the artillery up the beach. The party employed in this service were covered by a body of grenadiers, one of whom having dropt, Jack started from his gun, and examined the body, exclaiming with an oath, that he was a dead man; he said, he would take his place, and having taken off the grenadier's belt and cartouch box, and equipped himself therewith, he seized his firelock, and began loading and firing at the enemy. He discharged his piece six times, at each time bringing down his man. At length he dropt himself, and was carried on board the hospital ship to be amputated, having received a ball through his knee. This was not all, he was told that he must be brought to trial for having deserted his post, and taken upon him a task out of the line of his duty. "But please your honor, I killed six of them." That may be, replied his captain, but you'll work from your quarters. "Then please your honor," says Jack, in the simplicity of his heart, "forgive me this once, and I will kill no more of them."
SATIRE ON PREJUDICE.
WHEN Dr. John Thomas (who died Bishop of Salisbury, in 1766) was Chaplain to the British factory at Hamburg, a gentleman of the factory being ill, was ordered into the country
for the benefit of the air. Accordingly he went to a village at about ten miles distance, but after some time died there. Upon this, application was made to the Parson of the Parish, for leave to bury him in the Church-yard. The Parson enquired what his religion was, and told he was a Calvinist.—"No," says he, "there are none but Lutherans in my Church-yard, and there shall be no other." "This," said Doctor Thomas, "was told me, and I wondered that a man of any learning, or understanding should have such ideas. I resolved to go and argue the matter with him, but found him inflexible. At length I told him, he made me think of a circumstance, which once happened to myself, when I was Curate of a Church in Thames Street. I was burying a corpse, and a woman came and pulled me by the sleeve in the midst of the service: "Sir, Sir, I want to speak to you." "Prither wait, woman, till I have done." "No, Sir, I must speak to you immediately." "Well then, what is the matter?" "Why, Sir, you are going to bury a man, who died of the small-pox, near my poor husband, who never had it." "This story," continued he, "had the desired effect; and the Parson permitted the bones of the poor Calvinist to be laid in his Church-yard."
FASHIONS.
The Milanese have hit on a whimsical mode of ridiculing modern innovations in dress by exhibiting the Jack Ketch and his Wife in the full dress of fashion. This is bringing finery to an unseemly end.
THE man who has found on his estate, a spring of oily water, "for making the hair to grow," would have made fortune at any other time; but his discovery comes now "in the re-reward of the fashion"—What has hitherto been termed "a fine head of hair" is now a bore.—Fashion enjoys a temporary triumph over Nature; and the scissars are made to anticipate the achievements of Time —on many an empty head.
FAIR MERCHANDIZE!
A LETTER from a gentleman on board one of the East India ships lately failed, dated the 28th of May last, at Joanna, says—"The men of this island seem not to look with indifference on our fair countrywomen, notwithstanding they are of a different complexion—one of the first rank among them, being much smitten with an English young lady, wished to make a purchase of her, at the price of five thousand dollars; but on being informed that the lady would fetch at least twenty times that sum in India, he lamented that her value was so far superior to what he could afford to give."
GERMAN LITERATURE.
THE Dutchman in Smollett's Novel, who prided himself on the literary works of his brother, "as Dick as the Cheese ," must now yield the palm to the sentimental writers of Germany, who are now more voluminous than this or any other country can boast. From 6 to 7000 books are annually printed in Germany, which contains above 20,000 Authors who live by writing. More than 7000 Novels are said to have been published in that Country within the last twenty-five years. What a collection must a German Circulating Library be!
A DISCOVERY.
A GENTLEMAN has lately discovered a Fulminating Mercury, the exact preparation of which is not yet made public, but the effects are very wonderful. Two grains laid on an anvil, and struck with a cold hammer, exploded with a stunning noise and concussion. Both a powder-proof and a musket barrel were burnt by a few grains of this destructive compound. It explodes at about 400 degrees of Fahrenheit.
A STROKE OF WIT.
The play of The Robbers is the most popular piece that ever was brought out in Ireland. It is played every night all over that kingdom.
REPARTEE OF A LUNATIC.
A GENTLEMAN of the name of Man, who resided at Deptford a few years since, and had a place in the Custom-house, having constantly finished his business at 2 o'clock, used generally to go home then to dinner.
In his walk he frequently met a gentleman, who lived in that neighbourhood, who was known to be disordered in his intellects, but whose conduct had always been inoffensive. It happened one day that they met on the causeway, and the lunatic having a large stick in his hand, when he came up opposite to Mr. Man, made a sudden stop, and striking one end of the stick to the ground, whilst he held it with both his hands, he sternly asked, "Who are you sir?" The other, not at all alarmed, and thinking to soothe his assailant with a pan, replied, "Why, sir, I am a double man: I am a man by name and a man by nature."—"Are you so?" says the insane. "Why, then I am a man besides myself, and we two will fight you two," immediately upon which he knocked Mr. Man in the ditch, and deliberately walked off.
POLITICS.
JUDICIOUS OBSERVATIONS.
IN no country is the public opinion so violently and so variously engrossed on national subjects, as in the United States . This circumstance is the effect of the democratic quality which is an ingredient of our government. In one point of view, it may be considered as salutary, while in another, and we fear, the more correct point, it presents nothing but the most gloomy considerations. A passion for the discussion of public questions, were it always under the influence of patriotism, and aided by but a moderate degree of intelligence, would generally produce, between the government and the citizens, a confidence of sentiment, which is not less desirable, than it would prove beneficial. But when this passion is prompted by erroneous ideas of patriotism; when it is precipitated into heat and intolerance by ignorant enthusiasm; or when it is unnecessarily indulged on improper occasions, it may become a vehicle by which artful and insidious demagogues will rise to undeserved eminence, not to lay honors, on the passions and weaknesses of the mob.—The structure of the human mind, which is variously and unequally endowed with particular faculties, will forever render it, impracticable to unite men in the same sentiments of right and wrong. It is the excellence of our natures, however, where we experience a disparity of genius in one point, to enjoy a superior refinement in some other particular: And it is the object of society, by the association of these diversified talents, to produce a perfect whole, which, while it can act with harmony, will always act with effect.—In numerous societies, such as nations, it is unfortunately the case, that this wise arrangement of omnipotence is generally frustrated by some malignant passion of the heart. If the earth were to refuse to move in its defined orbit, regularly round the sun, what would be the effect? Universal anarchy would ensue. And such precisely is the consequence, in the natural system, when one man, or a number of men born to move in a particular track, rush out of their proper orbit, and attempt to exercise the prerogatives of higher beings.
A popular government, therefore, being composed of various qualities, in order to be successful in its administration, as it regards both its domestic and foreign interests, should study at once to cherish a laudable and temperate spirit of inquiry, and to repress the impetuous scrutiny of vanity, and punish the vulgar animadversions of emboldened ignorance. To do this is to evince its fullest dignity; for no government can be dignified, which has not the power to prevent insult, and no one will be respected, which is at the mercy of every traducing tongue.
In France, at present, and indeed during the whole of the late extraordinary convulsion in that country, we have seen the effects of a licentious spirit of freedom prevailing among the people.—Men, whom the temporary applause of the mob has at one moment exalted to command, have as suddenly become the victims of their fury. From being the idol, they have become the execration of the populace. And yet are there among us, men who pretend to admire a system of government which fluctuates with every change of public opinion!
In this country, a spirit similar to that which riots on blood in the former, has more than once exhibited alarming symptoms of fury; and but for the honorable predominance of public virtue in the majority, would, ere this, have obscured the honors of a Washington, and immolated the honest fame of his reverend associates in war and government! For a while, popular clamor had overpowered reason and consideration; and public merit was shrouded with disgrace. As yet the prudence of the majority, and the steady and inflexible perseverance of the government have triumphed over these temporary paroxysms. But we know not how soon the contrary may occur. We have indeed reason to tremble for the Ark of the Constitution , since we behold men, whose fealty to it was undoubted, join in the acclamations of its deriders, and by unguarded suggestions, perplex and impede the administration!
Our transactions with foreign nations, have generally occasioned the most alarming dissensions in the public opinion. In rebellion on have we been born, and, as if prone thereto by our nature, we seem to seek protests for internal hostility.—We have more than once been as it were, on the borders of a civil war—and for what?—For ourselves?—No, it has been either for England or France , that we have been divided, that our children have been taught to hiss curses!—Our own country has been thrust from our hearts, and we have panted to fight the battles of a foreign one! It were painful to revive the recollection of these grievous aberrancies, but for the hope, that by viewing their folly, we may in future be prompted to avoid a repetition of them.
On the subject of our disputes with France , uncommon acrimony has been excited. It was but natural that the honest spirit of our countrymen should be roused into indignation by the contumelious treatment which our envoys received from the government of that country.

After such unutterable conduct, it was but right to require that the first advances on the road to conciliation should be made by those who had so grossly violated not only the law of nations, but the laws of hospitality; and it was for the Executive alone to appreciate the nature and weight of the assurances which were requisite previous to the renewal of negotiations. Whatever may be the situation of Europe, it should be a paramount object with us to avoid being involved in a war with any of its nations. It would be preferable even to sacrifice to this purpose, the "etiquette of courts." It is better to be humble in our endeavours to avoid a ruinous war, than by stubborn pertinacity or unyielding animosity, to provoke one. It was therefore both candid and honorable in the President to declare, that until he should receive assurances, to him satisfactory, that any future attempt to negotiate, would be received by the French government, with a reciprocal spirit of unity and a due degree of respect, he would forbear all conciliatory measures. It was also proper, that after this declaration, resort should be had to defensive preparations; that in any possible issue we might be ready either to encounter war or to re-commence negotiation. This was the most prudent and honorable demeanour: It was at the same time inviting the languishing virtue of the French government to a fair opportunity to be restored to the friendship of her ally, and acquiring our government from the charge "of a wanton determination to provoke a war." These transactions, as was reasonably foreseen, had their proper effect: They wrought powerfully on the self-interest of the French Nation; and the late agents of the outrage on the dignities of our government, were the first and loudest in offering apologies for their misconduct. Protestations have been made, declarations have been repeated, and promises multiplied. The President has received these declarations through a confidential channel, and relying on their sincerity, has nominated a new embassy. Here we are tempted to pause, in order to lament that misguided zeal by which some men, who have professed an admiration of the wisdom and integrity of the administration, have been prompted to arraign the policy & expediency of this measure. Self-opinionated and rash, before they knew the nature of the assurances received, or even that any had been offered; and forgetting the precepts which they themselves had advocated, respecting executive dignity, thoughtlessly commenced an outcry, which has been more fatal to the cause of federalism, than the united cabals of its opponents; and which is still uttered in sullen murmurs!
On the exercise of the executive functions, it becomes every one either to be silent, or to speak with the utmost deference and respect. Indeed, it ought to be raised above the popular voice, except when given in a collective form. The individual who exercises them, is always to consult his own knowledge on the matters which his duty may bring before him, independent of the public sentiment. From his commanding station, he is enabled to survey more extensively, and to discriminate more accurately the variety of shades which the same subject may assume, to different judgments, acting under different circumstances and impressions. Hence it is not only imprudent but highly pernicious, to countenance a spirit of animadversion on the operations of the executive department. Being in their nature confidential, and often necessarily private, those only who are engaged in them are competent to decide on their propriety. Let us therefore believe, that in every transaction of this department, a sincere desire to promote the general honor and happiness predominates. Let us not when the policy of any particular act, is beyond our discernment, descend to ungrateful repinings, or break out in the utterances of despair. The virtue of our government is its best bulwark. It only requires the energy of its friends to ensure its perpetual duration.
MANY are still absurd enough to say that all the complainers against government want, is good information. Strange that facts have not stopped these rather worse than silly, because they predeceasing, praters. The hum of sixteen million bees (one million to a state) against the alien and sedition laws, has scarcely ceased. Chief Justice Dana, Judge Addison, and others, confuted all the logic of party so ably, even fools lost confidence, and lost every thing but their obstinacy. But has the Jacobin faction lost any ground in consequence? not an inch. Every law that gives power to the general government, or that calls it forth, creates lies and liars as a hot day breeds maggots or musketoes. The permanent army is now the theme. Be it remembered to their shame—an efficient militia was opposed in Congress with equal rage. And every thing that would arm the government to be a terror to evil doers, would be as much the object of their abhorrence.
"What knave e'er felt the ballot draw With good opinion of the law."
Those who wish to raise sedition, abhor the military force that will suppress it. Every Frenchman, every partizan of France that would raise a negro rebellion in Carolina, or annex Kentucky and Tennessee to the French province of Louisiana, on the Mississippi, is hearty in his hatred of permanent regiments. Is that a reason for the real people to be opposed to so necessary a measure. Surely it is better to prevent invasion than to repel it, to discourage the insurgents than to raise the militia to fight them down in the field, to send judges to try them, then to pardon them. Since 1786 pardons have cost America more than troops.
Elegant Extract,
FROM "DISCOURSES ON DAVILA."
MEN, in their primitive conditions, however savage, were undoubtedly gregarious—and they continue to be social, not only in every stage of civilization, but in every possible situation in which they can be placed. As nature intended them for society, she has furnished them with passions, appetite, and propensities, as well as a variety of faculties, calculated both for individual enjoyment, and to render them useful to each other in their social connections. There is none among them more essential or remarkable, than the passion for distinction . A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, admired by his fellows, is one of the earliest, as well as keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man. If any one should doubt the existence of this propensity, let him go and attentively observe the journeymen and apprentices in the first workshop, or the oarsmen in a cockboat—a family or neighbourhood—the inhabitants of a house, or the crew of a ship—a school, or a college—a city, or a village—a savage, or civilized people—an hospital, or a church—the bar, or the exchange—a camp or a court. Wherever men, women or children are to be found, whether they be old or young—rich or poor—high or low—wise or foolish—ignorant or learned—every individual is seen to be strongly actuated by a desire to be seen, heard, talked of, approved and respected by the people about him, and within his knowledge. Moral writers have by immemorial usage, a right to make a free use of the poets.
The love of praise, however conceal'd, may art, Reign more or less, and glows in every heart; The proud to gain it, toils on toils endure, The modest shun it, but to make it sure. O'er globes and sceptres now on thrones it swells, Now, trims the midnight lamp in college-cells. 'Tis tory, whig—it plots, prays, preaches, pleads, Harangues in senates, squeaks in masquerades; It aids the dancer's heel, the writer's head, And heaps the plain with mountain's of the dead; Nor ends with life; but nods in sable pumes, Adorns our verse, and flatters on our tombs.
A regard to the sentiments of mankind concerning him, and to their dispositions towards him, every man feels within himself; and if he has reflected and tried experiments, he has found, that no exertion of his reason—no effort of his will, can wholly divest him of it. In proportion to our affection for the notice of others is our aversion to their neglect: The stronger the desire of the esteem of the public, the more powerful the aversion to their disapprobation—the more exalted the wish for admiration, the more invincible the abhorrence of contempt. Every one not only desires the consideration of others, but he frequently compares himself with others, his friends or his enemies, and in proportion as he excels when he perceives that he has more of it, he feels a keener affliction when he sees that one or more of them, are more respected than himself.
"This passion, while it is simply a desire to excel another, by fair industry in the search of truth, and the practice of virtue, is properly called emulation. When it aims at power, as a means of distinction, it is ambition . When it is in a situation to forget the sentiments of fear and apprehension, that another, who is now inferior, will become superior, it is denominated jealousy . When it is in a state of mortification, at the superiority of another, and desires to bring him down to our level, or to depress him below us, it is properly called envy . When it deceives a man into a belief of false professions of esteem or admiration, or into a false opinion of his importance in the judgement of the world, it is vanity . These observations alone would be sufficient to show, that this propensity in all its branches is a principal source of the virtues and vices, the happiness and misery of human life—and that the history of mankind is little more than a simple narration of its operations and effects."
Foreign Affairs.
PARIS, SEPT. 1.
OUR papers state, that in the battle of Novi we made 2000 prisoners, but not a single Russian would surrender. It is said, that Ancona has capitulated.
The Directory have appointed citizens Feron, Fauchet and Adet, commissioners at St. Domingo; Jeannet, Barot, and gen. Laveaux, at Guadalupe; and Victor Hughes at Cayenne.
HAGUE, SEPT. 6.
Extract from the resolution of the Diplomatic Body of the Batavian Republic—First Chamber—session of September 5.
The President read a communication, informing, that according to the accounts which he had received, our army was in the best state of defence, and were daily receiving large reinforcements; that the out posts of the enemy were stationed at Selingen, and those of our army at Petten; that the Duke of York had joined the army of the former; and that Gen. Dumourier was expected to day or to morrow to take the command of the latter.
He also communicated a letter from the Executive Directory, enclosing a letter from the agent of marine, with a number of other papers, among which was a letter from citizen Story, certifying the deplorable account of the surrender of our fleet to the English, by means of the treacherous conduct of the crews on board
out vessels.—After which the president delivered a speech in the following words:
"What honest man, citizens representatives (let him be inclined to either party) but must feel himself dishonored on hearing the account of this malicious treason, which not only disgraces its projectors, but those who have accomplished it, and even those who have suffered it to be effected."
Dear Heavens! Is this the reward of the Batavian people! for feeding so long a number of unworthy monsters, to be finally deserted by them in this treacherous and cowardly manner! Let the enemy exult in the acquisition of these imposters, whom we no longer consider as fellow citizens, nor Batavians! The reward of guilt will overtake the leaders. The flames of raging confidence will soon consume them, and then there will be no mercy shewn to them.
Meanwhile, fellow citizens, this loss, however considerable it may appear to each patriotic feeling will not diminish our courage. We know the duties we owe to our country, and to the people, and we will fulfil them. Sooner let us behold our country desolated and become a desert, than suffer the enemy to triumph over our liberty. The Batavian army, united with our French brethren, are probably fighting at this moment for the preservation of our country and our liberty. They will shew that the glorious blood of their ancestors still circulates in their veins.
In them we put our trust! God be with them."
LOWICK ELMS, (Hamburg) SEPT. 7.
Mr. Grenville, the English Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Berlin, is arrived at Alto na, and it said, will go to Holland.
Should the civil war, so much expected in France, not succeed to the wishes of the turbulent, robbers, and public disturbers, they have still hopes that the entrance of the Russians and English into France, will furnish them with terrible arms against the honest, innocent citizens, and confounded royalists, moderates and Jacobins all together; then, say they, happiness will appear in these republics.—How much, therefore, ought the Batavian and French devotry to wish success to the Anglo Russians!
The Danish Imperial colonel De Frosman, is arrived at St. Peterburgh, in which place according to our information, the king of Prussia will keep a charge d'affairs, after the departure of the ambassador. Our correspondence in Mayland says, that the imperial general Kray, has been obliged to march suddenly with a considerable corps, towards Novara and the county of Wallis, in consequence of the French general Lecourb's threatening to invade Lombardy.
Extract of a letter from Amsterdam, dated Sept 3.
The passport which was requested for General Don, has not been granted; information has been given to General Abercrombie, that whatever propositions he may have to make, must be transmitted in writing, to which answers will be duly returned.
It is certain that a battle must soon take place; a column of six thousand men, commanded by General Dumourier has arrived near Amsterdam, and is advancing forward.—No signs of any commotion appear in the interior.
LONDON, SEPT. 5.
Letters from Constantinople state, that in consequence of the want of intelligence from Egypt, telegraphs are to be erected, by the advice and under the inspection of Sir Sydney Smith.
Gen. Rey, who commanded one of the divisions of the army of Rome, has been poignarded by a woman.
The manifesto of the Russian emperor unequivocally announces the intention of that potentate to persevere in his warlike operations till the execrable tyranny of the Gallic Usurpers is entirely overthrown. Such an intention must of course give increased energy to all the Confederate powers whose efforts are directed against the French republic, and tend to induce all who from motives of publicanimity or ill judged policy have hitherto declined to take part in so righteous a cause.
The French War Minister has addressed a letter to the administrators of the department of the Lower Pyrenees, exhorting them speedily to send provisions and reinforcements to the republicans of the Upper Garonne. "O citizens (says he) do not deceive them! With you I received life, and the love of liberty which is more precious than life. Seeing the dangers to which the South of France is exposed, I owe this homage to you; my first concern turns towards the place of my nativity. In disposing of your fowls as my own, I considered I had appointed for the inhabitants of the Upper Garonne the most powerful reinforcements, in order to consolidate the victory of laws and liberty."
AT Stockton, on Tuesday fortnight, upwards of forty haymakers in a field were suddenly alarmed by the rustling of a whirlwind by which many hundred weight of hay were carried to an immense perpendicular height, appearing to the astonished observers below to enter the clouds, and exhibiting a scene truly sublime and beautiful.
SINCE the year 1630, ten thousand acres have been lived from the sea, in the parish of Long Sutton, in Lincolnshire. The drainage of South Holland, one hundred acres, is in considerable progress.
Miscellaneous Articles.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
KINGSTON, SEPT. 14.
The Ann, which arrived on Sunday from Cape Francois, brought dispatches for the governor and admiral. We learn that Toussaint having regained possession of the Mole, is to proceed against Jacmel, and after the reduction of it, is to lay siege to Aux Cayes. It is expected in a very short time he will be master of all the French part of the island.
GEORGETOWN, OCT. 18.
An attempt was lately made, to rob the mail from Alexandria to Baltimore, by three black fellows—the horses started, and the coachman giving them the whip, these sons of darkness were disappointed in their aim.
PHILADELPHIA, OCT. 22.
Arrived yesterday, the ship Dispatch, Benner, St. Peterburgh, left from Gottenburg.
Three days after leaving Gottenburg, captain B. saw a Russian fleet of seven sail of the line, and some frigates, supposed to be that which was intended to co-operate with the duke of York in Holland.
While at Gottenburg, London papers to the 10th September where there received, which capt. B. perused, and which fully confirmed the accounts received by the Good Friends, Earl, from Hamburg, and other arrivals at New-York, respecting the capture of the whole of the Dutch Fleet and the taking of Amsterdam, by the Duke of York.—The combined fleets were said to be quiet in Breft.
M'KEAN's election is aptly filed here, The triumph of Treason .—It ought to give the alarm to the general government, to take measures to protect the country from the great increase of foreign suffrages in our elections. M'Kean has been chosen by the union of all ns, naturalized Germans, Germans, wild Irish, and the disciples of Fries. If none but native Americans had been admitted to vote, Mr. Ross would have been elected by a large majority.—But so we go; and unless a remedy is applied, I would not give a fig for real estate in degraded Pennsylvania.
MIDDLETON, OCT. 18.
We are informed by a gentleman direct from the Westindies, that—"Letters from his Grace the Duke of Portland have been circulated throughout the English Westindia Colonies, prohibiting the exportation of Sugar, in any other bottoms than British."—The above took place on the 16th Sept.
BOSTON, OCT. 31.
THE ENVOYS
To France, are positively to sail from Newport, on board the United States frigate, Commodore BARRY, on Tuesday next, wind permitting.
FROM THE EAST INDIES:
The Aurora, capt. Sprigg, bound from Gibraltar to Baltimore, spoke in lat. 39, with the Danish East India Company ship, the Courier, from Calcutta, which place she left the middle of May, when official accounts had arrived that a decisive action had taken place between the armies of Tippoo Sultan and the British, in which the latter had entirely defeated Tippoo, who lost his life in the action—his country was surrendered to the British, and peace is again restored to India, with a great extent of territory and revenue added to the British possessions.
FROM THE WESTINDIES:
Capt. Harvey, from Cape Francois, informs, that Toussaint's troops continue victori over Rigaud's; that he had arrived before Jeremie, and commenced the siege; that Rigaud had lost an arm (not his life) in consequence of a wound received in a late action; and that the Americans were treated in the most respectful manner.
NAVY ARTICLES.
Capt. Harvey, from the Westindies, informs, that a vessel which had arrived there, having fallen in with the Boston Frigate, capt. Little, reported, that he had captured two French privateers from Porto Rico, of 18 and 12 guns, and had recaptured an American ship from Bombay, for Baltimore.
Mr. Gould's newly invented Log , for ascertaining the exact progress of a vessel, in all weathers, is certainly one of the most valuable improvements of the age—the machine we understand, is simple, and durable, and will be sold, by the Patentee, at a moderate price.—To reward the ingenious discoverer, government has granted him a Patent—and the commercial world will judge the invention too important to their interest, not to avail themselves of it.
SALEM, OCT. 29.
On Saturday last, about one o'clock, P. M. a gentleman riding from Boston to Salem, was assailed on the new road in Chelsea, by a negro and two white men. The negro first seized the horse's bridle, and instantly a man was at each side of the horse; one of whom pressed a pistol, and demanded the gentleman's pocket book, from which he took twenty-eight dollars in bills, and then returned it with the other papers; he then took his watch.—The gentleman had some more money in a waistcoat pocket, which they fortunately did not examine.

Portland,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1799.
Of foreign affairs nothing late has transpired; tho' news is momentarily expected of some great movements of the belligerent powers; the result of which is anxiously looked for. Reports are still circulated of the capture of Amsterdam by the British; but there is nothing official on the subject. There seems but little doubt, however, that the whole of Holland will be shortly reduced from the gripe of the Gallic cock.—By the last accounts from Switzerland, the Archduke still retained his position near Zurich; tho' Massena has the strongest of the French armies to oppose him. The French are using every effort to support themselves on the Rhine, and seem to relinquish their conquests in Italy with obstinate reluctance; but Dr Suwarow is in a fair way to cure them of this, by a "copious bleeding."—Merlin the ex-director, having put himself to death, the wilings of Paris, say that he ended his republican life as he began it—as a minister of justice!—It would be well were the whole Directory such prompt administrators of justice.
Wednesday last arrived brig Jane, Captain Joshua Robinson, fifty one days from Liverpool. Capt. R. politely favored the Editor with a file of English papers—but they contain nothing new.
French Intrigue.
It is credibly asserted, that the ship Mohawk, belonging to Mr. Corrs of Biddeford, in this District, had been taken by a French privateer schooner, by means of stratagem, used by the French cruiser—the Mohawk mounted 20 nine-pounders, and the privateer only 12 four-pounders. The Frenchman knowing well his inferiority in point of force, thought it unsafe to hazard a battle, hoisted American colors, and ran along side, and speaking English, told the captain of the Mohawk he was a United States vessel of war, and pointing to several vessels then in sight, said they belonged to his convoy, which afterwards proved his prizes—Finally, after many professions of friendship, asked for a supply of provisions, if they could be spared without injury to the Mohawk, the captain of which immediately complied, supposing it to be an American—No sooner than this request was granted, the privateer ran immediately under the Mohawk's quarter, and the greatest part of her crew jumped on board and made a prize of the ship and cargo—valued at 25,000 dollars.
A DISCOVERY of LIME-STONE, has been made in the town of Paris, county of Cumberland, by Mr. LEVI JACKSON, of that place, who has burnt a kiln of it, and finds it lacks very well. The Stone is of a light grey, rather of a bluish cast; and some of it a little tinged with green.—Any person having a curiosity to search after it, may by applying aquafortis to the stone, ascertain whether it is Lime stone or not: if it is Lime-stone, the aquafortis will boil and hiss like water poured on hot iron.
"A late essayist on Natural History has discovered that all animals observe a curvilinear direction in their respective motions. The observation does not apply to the French in Italy, who have certainly in their flight taken the shortest road between two points, which, faith Euclid, is a straight line."
QUERT.—When the oriental trumpeters denominated our illustrious chief magistrate "the alma mater of the U. S." did they intend to bestow a compliment on him, or display their profound knowledge of the Latin language?
President Adams' Birth Day.
Wednesday last was the anniversary of the birth of our beloved President. In this town the day was celebrated in a decent manner, by a number of military officers, and other gentlemen assembled at Capt. Davis's, where, after a handsome entertainment, the following, among other toasts were drunk:
The President of the United States—whose birth day we celebrate: The Atlas of our independence. Our country—the asylum of liberty. General Washington.
The Federal Constitution—our political standard, the rallying point of its citizens.
Timothy Pickering—an honest man, not to be cajoled by French duplicity, or brow beaten by English inuendo. The Treasury of the United States—the blood of the body politic: Let it flow freely in defence of national honor and independence.
The Secretary at War—American agent for the payment of foreign tribute.
The Army. Our Navy—May its thunder be second to none, but that of Heaven.
General Hamilton. The American Ladies—When peace renders useless the arms of the soldier, may love beat an honorable retreat to the arms of the fair.
The Jacobins—May they taste no felicity but from Tantalus' cup, and cause no revolutions but Ixion's wheel. The Commissioners to France—May they never lose their taste for Yankee principles, by dining on French cookery.
May Seditions Persons and Aliens swell the list of our future exports.
Much credit is due to Lt. LEONARD, commanding at the fort; who welcomed the morn, by the discharge of a heavy cannon; and paraded the troops under his command, in honor of the day. The soldierly behavior and martial appearance of this valuable corps of Vermont Farmers, who have enlisted in the service of their country, reflect the highest honor on themselves and their commander.
AT PORTSMOUTH,
The day was celebrated in a splendid manner; and with every mark of respect and admiration. A military parade, and firing, distinguished the day. The frigates Congress, and other vessels in the harbor, were superbly dressed with the Flags of the U. States.
AT BOSTON. The day was distinguished in a superior manner. The military parade consisted of nine Companies; and their various evolutions were truly martial and spirited.—A sumptuous entertainment was provided at Concert Hall, and attended by a numerous company. The Entertainment closed with the following Toasts.
 1. The President of the United States.— "Not a Conqueror's sword, But the strong powers to civil founders shown Are his—Truth." And social sense, like seed in genial plenty sown."  2. George Washington.— "We attend thy reverend length of days, With benediction and with praise, And hail thee, in our public ways Like some great spirit laid in ages old."  3. The Sixth Congress.— "Relume the languid spark of public zeal, Complete the noble pile, That on the Rock of Justice, read'st shall stand In symmetry and strength."  4. The Secretary of State.— "Whose hand supplies Fire to the bold and prudence to the wise."  5. The Secretary of the Treasury.— "Thou, arduous toils demand; Severest paths are thine of patriot fame."  6. The Secretary of War and the Navy.— "Hail ye! who share the stern Minerva's power, Who arm the hand of Liberty to War."  7. The American Navy—Columbia's Pride.— "In vain mad nations shall conspire her fall Her Trench the Sea, and Fleets her floating Wall."  8. The Land we live in.— "Land of Freedom—Land of Arts maintain, That graceful dignity thy merits claim."  9. The Lieut. Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.— "Safe in the shade of Laws that long have stood, Prop'd by our Fathers' care, and strengthend by their blood."  10. The Memory of the late Governor Sumner.— "Oh! lost too soon Witness thy we-dant plain the heartfelt sighs, When o'er thy bosom roll'd his funeral ear."  11. The American Judiciary.— "Their rule is Justice, and their care is Man."  12. The Clergy.— "Belov'd—rever'd Inspire, direct, and moralize the age To the smooth walks of truth and innocence."  13. The Military.— "Majestic in its strength, To fight the cause of Liberty and Justice."  14. Gov. Jay.— "Give me the man, Whose blood and judgment are so well commix'd That he is not a pipe for Fortune's finger To sound what stop he pleases."  15. A Tear for Pennsylvania.— "Sink forever: in oblivion cast, Dithonett triumph."  16. Peace on Earth, and good will to Men. By his Honor the Lieut. Governor. The Citizens of Boston, now celebrating the Natal day of the President of the United States of America, that great Pillar of Government, and Oracle of Law. 
DIED—On their passage from Philadelphia to Calcutta, Mr. James Hatch, and Mr. James Perkins. Bob promising young men, belonging to that town.
Arrived at this port, Feb. — 45 days from Liverpool. Wednesday last arrived brig Jane, Capt. Joshua Robinson, 51 days from do. Same day, arrived brig Mary, Capt. Samuel Robinson, 23 days from Gonawea, via Salem. Capt. Driscoll, in a brig from Portsmouth, was at Tortola on the 11th Oct to sail in about a week.
JUST RECEIVED FOR SALE, By John O. Watts, At his Store in Fifth-street,
SUPERFINE and low priced Broadcloths; Plains; plain and stripe Cashmere; a good assortment of fashionable Vest Shapes; Thicksets and Velvets; drab and blue Fearnough; Baizes and Flannels; Calicoes from 1/3 to 6/ per yard; Copper-plates; Muslinets and Dimities; superfine and common Pocket Handkerchiefs; an assortment of very fine Shawls; Linens; Tambore; needle worked, plain and black Mullins; book do. Book Handkerchiefs; Gentlemen's tambore Neckcloths; Cottons; Cambricks, some very fine; colored Threads per pound; colored Ribbons; Edgings; Bedticks; Counterpans; Men's Gloves; habit and long do. Stockings, &c. &c.
HARDWARE.
Augurs, H. & ML. Hinges, Coffee Mills, Buttons and Buckles, Tea and Table Spoons, Jack and Pen Knives, Brads, Snuff and Tobacco Boxes, Steelyards, Shovels and Tongs, Tea-pots, Pewter of all kinds, Razors and Scissors, Flat-Irons, Frying-Pans, Chest and Gun Locks, Whips, Japan Candlesticks, Chapel Needles, Pocket-Books, &c. &c.
West-India Goods, as usual.
FOR SALE AS ABOVE, 50 pieces No. 4 Hair Ribbon, 100 lb. double refined Salt Petre. a few bds. 3d proof W. I. Rum, which will be sold cheap for Cash. Portland, Nov. 4
10 Dollars Reward!
SUPPOSED to have been Stolen, on the night of the 27th inst. from the barn of ARSL MERRILL, in Gray, a large dark brown HORSE, ten or twelve years old, from 14 to 15 hands high, with a star in his forehead, and a large scar on the left buttock. Whoever will detect the Thief, or secure said Horse and return him to the subscribers, at their Shop in Portland, opposite Mr. STEPHEN M'LELLAN's, shall receive the above reward.
OWEN & OSGOOD.
At the same time was stolen from Mr. DANIEL HEANY, of Gray, a SADDLE, with brass tips, blue housing, trimmed with white buff, edged with washed leather, the girt woolen, had been broke near the buckle and mended by a piece of leather sewed on. Also, a GREAT COAT, of an olive color, with small cost buttons, and scolloped round the edges. Oct 29
FOR SALE,
A small Dwelling House and LOT, adjoining Middle-Street, at the west end of the town.—For terms apply to the Printer. Portland, Oct. 28, 1799.
FRESH GOODS.
JOSHUA BLAKE, has just received an extensive assortment of STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS, which are selling (for cash only) at a very low advance—
CONSISTING OF Fine and superfine, navy blue, fashionable mixt, scarlet and other colored Broadcloths; a variety of low-priced ditto; black, dark blue, scarlet, buff colored, white and other colored Kerseymere; a variety of lamett, Marcellus, moiré, cored satin and twilldown Waistcoating; black, white and fancy silk Hollery; patent ditto; a variety of worsted and cotton ditto; black and white silk Gloves; patent worsted, wood-flock and beaver ditto; do. lined with fur; ladies' silk Gloves and Mites of the fashionable length of all colors; habit ditto; long and habit kid ditto; cotton Gloves and Mitts; black worsted ditto; silk and cotton Girdles and Sashes; black velvet ditto; Claps; elastic Glove ties; do. with clasps; Buggle Trimmings; gold and silver Pranges and Cords; Epaulettes; Beads and Necklaces; Pendants; black and fancy Plumes; Fans; Umbrellas; Purles; a variety of white thread Laces and Edgings; among which are some very fine; black silk Laces; Fancy Handbands; fashionable plaid and other Ribands; green and white Tiffanies; netting, crape, spotted and plain Gauzes; Sarfines of all colors; a great variety of Satins and Modes, of almost every color, narrow and wide; figured fancy ditto for bonnets; black, white, blue, and other colored Lustings; Italian striped ditto; white camel's hair trim'd Shawls; a variety of silk Shawls and Handkerchiefs; plain, check'd and stamp'd mullin and cotton ditto; linen and cotton pocket Handkerchiefs; Romalls; book and jaconet mullin Handke. chiefs; fine border'd and tambour'd ditto for gentlemen; Book Mullins among which are some very fine; plain, tambour'd, check'd and painted jaconet ditto; lappet ditto; black ditto; Chinizes; Ginghams; Dimities; Mullinets; Copperplates; Crapes; Wildbures; Camblets; Cambletteens; Ruffles; Calimancoes; Morcans; Durants; Shalloons; Tamies; Velvets; cotton and worsted Florentines; Lathings; Janes; men's worsted Caps; emigrant Socks and Half-Boots; a great variety of Stuffs, Tippets, and Furr Trimmings; beaver Hatts; kid, moresco, and cloth Slippers; Mille-ditto; Children's Shoes; a variety of cut-flee, pearl, plated, and metal buttons; Elastic Slings; floor and fair Carpets; duffel and rose Blankets; Baizes and Flannels of all colors, among which are some very fine twill'd; do-mette; fine, blue, brown and mixt, Beaver Watings; Lambkins; Forest Cloths; belt Devonshire Kerseys and Hunters; German Serges of all colors; Whitneys; Fearnoughs; Duffils; Elastic Cloths; Orleans Stripes; Irish Linens; Cambricks; check'd Linens; Diapers; Sheetings; brown Hollands; Bedticks; black silk Velvets for capes; ditto corded for waistcoating; men's best black Satins; twill'd plain and striped; diaper and plain tapes; Bobbins; silk Ferrrets; Galleons; Taffies; Quality and Shoe Bindings; Sewing Silks; Twists; Threads; Needles; Pins; &c. &c. together with almost every article usually found in English Goods Stores.
Also for SALE, A large assortment of English and American manufactured PAPER HANGINGS. Portland, November 4, 1799.
AT a Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the County of Cumberland, begun and held at Portland, in said county, on the third Tuesday of October, A. D. 1799.
ORDERED by the Court, that such Persons as have been allowed to take out licence at this term as Innholders or Retailers, may recognise with the Clerk any time before the first day of December next.
It is further Ordered, that the practice of general liberty for taking out such licenses after the end of any term, be discontinued, and that this order be published in all the Portland newspapers. Attest, SAMUEL FREEMAN, Clerk.
TO the honorable Justices of the Court of Common Pleas next to be held at Portland, in and for the County of Cumberland, on the third Tuesday of October, Anno Domini, 1799.
THE petition of ISAAC SMALL, of Freeport, in said County, BOMBLY SHERWIN: That sometime in the month of November, A. D. 1794, your petitioner received, of Reuben Sawyer, late of Freeport, aforesaid, Mariner deceased, an obligation for a deed of the one-half of a certain lot of land, lying in said Freeport, on range D, number nine, which obligation was given, upon condition, that on your petitioner's paying to the said Reuben Sawyer, the sum of twenty five pounds, seventeen shillings, (equal to eighty six dollars and seventeen cents) he, the said Sawyer, would give your petitioner a good warranty deed of the above mentioned lot, but has been prevented from so doing, by death; and your petitioner says, said sum of eighty six dollars and seventeen cents, has been paid to the Administratrix to the estate of the said Reuben Sawyer since his decease, as will appear by a receipt herewith presented, agreeable to the condition of said bond; your petitioner therefore prays that the Administratrix, upon the estate of the said deceased, after due notice, may be authorized to give your petitioner a deed of the one half part of said lot No. 9, on range D, according to the true intent and meaning of the above mentioned obligation; And your petitioner, as in duty bound, shall ever pray—by SALMON CHASE, his Attorney.
AT a Court of General Sessions of the Peace, for the County of Cumberland, begun and held at Portland, in said county, on the third Tuesday of October, A. D. 1799:—
ON the petition of ISAAC SMALL, whereof the foregoing is a true copy—
ORDERED, That the petitioner give notice to all concerned by causing the same and this Order thereon to be published in one of the Portland Newspapers three several weeks—the last publication to be fourteen days at least, before the first Tuesday of January next, that if they see fit, they may appear at the Court of Common Pleas, which is then to be held at New Gloucester, within and for the said County of Cumberland, and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. Attest, SAMUEL FREEMAN, Clerk.
Strayed or Stolen
FROM the Subscriber in Portland, on the 15th ult. a black HORSE, about 12 hands high, trotts and paces, has a hog mane and switch tail—had on a pair of rope fitters—Whoever will take up said Horse, and secure the Thief, if stolen, shall receive FIVE DOLLARS reward, and reasonable charges paid, by returning him to Capt. PETER WARREN's stable. JOHN HENDERSON. November 4, 1799.
JUST RECEIVED FOR SALE, By KEZIA BUTLER, IN MIDDLE-STREET, A handsome assortment of Fashionable Millinery & Fancy Articles.
among which are the following. STRAW, chip, cane and silk Bonnets; dress Turbans; black, white and fancy Plumes; straw, and other Flowers; black and white, bugle and straw Trimmings; silk, cotton, and silver Cords; do. Fringes; cotton and silver Girdles; a variety of fashionable Necklaces and Ear-drops; yellow, white and pearl Buttons for gowns; a handsome assortment of plain and fashionable Ribbons; beaver Veils; black and white, figured and plain Gauzes; Crapé do. cotton and kid Gloves; men's leather do.; beaver Hats, with bands and buckles; camel's hair Shawls and Sashes; a variety of cloak and bonnet Satins; Lustrings; Sarfines; figured satin Waistcoat Paterns; plain and worked Mullins; mullin Handkerchiefs.
Also—Black and white Cottons; Calicoes; cotton and mullin Shawls; white and colored Pocket Handkerchiefs; Linens; Cambricks; marking Canvass; cotton and worsted Hose; plaid Socks; Fur Trimmings; Muffs, and Tippets; Wildbures; Shalloons; Durants; Tamies; Calimancoes; Baizes and Flannels; white and colored Th-eads; do. Sewing Silks; Tapes; Bobbins; Shirt Buttons; superfine white chanel Needles.
Smelling Bottles; Wash-balls; Wind-for Soap; violet and plain Powder; powder Boxes and Puffs; tortois; shell Hair Slides, and Combs; ivory and horn do.; japanned Tea Trays; Walters; Cannisters; Bread-Baskets, &c. A few Dutch Looking-Glasses; Steel Scissors; Cafe Knives and Forks; Pen Knives; pewter Tea-pots; plated and metal Thimbles; elastic Kaiting needles, &c. &c.
Cloaks, Turbans, Bonnets, &c. made in the newest fashions. Portland, Nov. 4
Elizabeth Berry,
INFORMS her friends and customers, that she continues to make, and has for Sale, Muffs, Tippets & Cloak Trimmings.
Also, a large assortment of RUSSIA FURS, and a new and great variety of TOYS, for children.—Best PORTLAND STARCH, and ELLIOT'S SNUFF.—An assortment of CHINA.
Sable and Fox Skins dressed in the best manner, at her shop corner of Federal and Temple streets, Portland. Nov. 4.
THE Copartnership of CART & ADAMS, will, by mutual consent, be dissolved on the 11th inst. —All Customers who have accounts open with said company, are requested to exhibit the same for settlement, on or before the above date. Benjamin Cary, Moses Adams. Portland, November 4th, 1799.
SALE by AUCTION.
On THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 1799, at 2 o'clock, P. M. WILL BE SOLD, At the House of Capt. Daniel Hooper, Biddeford, AT PUBLIC VENDUE, (unless before disposed of at private sale)
400 acres of LAND, in
Lots of about 100 acres—Growth white & red oak, and pine, with some meadow and inter-val-lying, in a gore adjoining Hiram on the westerly, Saco River on the easterly, and Great Ossipee on the southerly part thereof—being part of land set off by order of the Supreme Judicial Court, by the Hon. Nathaniel Wells, Isiah Goodwin and Jonas Clark, Esqrs. An inalienable title will be given, and possession may be immediately taken.—Terms will be made known at the above time and place. For further particulars inquire of the subscriber at his residence in Waterborough. JOSIAH WATERS.
N. B. As it is probable some who may wish to purchase may not have money to pay—with the terms proposed, that of receiving stock at what it would command in cash, may be one.
Mr. Cumming's Sermon.
JUST PUBLISHED, AND NOW READY FOR SUBSCRIBERS AND PURCHASERS,
MR. CUMMING's excellent Sermon, delivered on the 9th inst. at the ORDINATION of the Rev. CALEB BRADLEY, to the pastoral care of the Second Parish in Falmouth.
Subscribers in Falmouth will please to apply to Mr. BRADLEY at Mrs. BROWN's, where said Sermons are for sale.—And those who have subscribed in Portland, may apply at JENKS' BOOKSTORE, where they are also for sale.—Price 9d. October 28, 1799.
FOR SALE, At JENKS's Book Store and Library, Book Store and Library, The Constant Lover; or, WILLIAM and JEANETTE. A TALE, from the German of Ko: ZENOE.—To which is prefixed, an account of the literary life of the Author. Oct 28.
NOTICE is hereby given, to the proprietor of the following lot of Land in the town of Durham, county of Cumberland, that said land is taxed to the said county and town, for the year 1798, in the bills committed to me to collect, as follows:
And unless said tax, with the necessary intervening charges, are paid to me on or before Wednesday, the 11th day of December next, so much of said land as will discharge the same, will then be sold by Public Auction, at the dwelling house of Captain William M'Gray, innholder in said Durham, according to law. JABEZ DYER, Collector. Durham, October 3, 1799.

Poetry.
SUMMER'S FAREWELL—AN ODE.
To summer's sweets I bid farewell! To thee, O! warbling Philomel, To all the lovely winged tribe...
IMITATION
OF THE FIFTH ODE OF ANACREON.
WITH the plant of Love, the Rose Let us tinge our sparkling wine; With the fairest flow'r that blows, Let us blushing crowns entwine...
EPIGRAM.
TENDER-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it, like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains.
MILTON.
OF that great bard, a French writer relates the following anecdote: Milton, when a student at Cambridge, was extremely handsome. One day in the summer, overcome with heat, and fatigued with walking, he laid himself down at the foot of a tree, and slept.
Milton's fellow students, who were looking for him, observed this silent scene at a distance, without knowing it to be him who was sleeping; on approaching and knowing their associate, they waked him, and told him what had passed.
Occhi, stelle mortali, Ministri de miei mali, Se chiedi m'uccidite, Apperiti che farete?
Which may be translated thus—"Beautiful eyes, mortal stars, authors of my misfortunes! If ye wound me being closed, what would ye do, if open?"
This strange adventure awakened Milton's sensibility; and from that moment, full with the desire of finding the unknown fair, he some years afterwards travelled through Italy. His ideas of her (says our French author) worked incessantly in the imagination of this wonderful poet, and to that in part is England indebted for the poem of Paradise Lost.
DUELS.
THE moralists write in vain against duelling. The only method to put a period to the practice is that proposed by the old king of Prussia—never to let the combatants part till one is killed, and then to hang the other!
To the Honorable the Senate, and Honorable House of Representatives, in General Court assembled at Boston, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
THE Petition of the Inhabitants of a Plantation called New Pennycook, lying in the county of Cumberland.
HUMBLY SHEWETH,
That said Inhabitants labor under many inconveniences and disadvantages for want of incorporation—Therefore we the subscribers, being a committee appointed to petition your Honors for incorporation, humbly pray your Honors to incorporate said Plantation...
FRANCIS KEYES, JOSHUA GRAHAM, PHILIP ABBOTT, Committee appointed to petition for incorporation.
New Pennycook, Jan. 23, 1799.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
In Senate, June 19th, 1799.
ON the Petition of the Committee of the Plantation of New Pennycook, praying that said Plantation may be incorporated into a town by the boundaries particularly specified in said petition.
ORDERED, That the petitioners cause an attested copy of their petition, and this order thereon, to be published three weeks successively, in the PORTLAND GAZETTE, the last publication to be forty days at least before the second Wednesday of the next session of the General Court...
Sent down for concurrence.
JOHN C. JONES, President pro tem.
In the House of Representatives, June 20, 1799.
Read and concurred.
EDWARD H. ROBBINS, Speaker.
True Copy—Attest,
EDWARD McLANE, Clerk of the Senate.
List of Letters
Remaining in the Post-Office, Brunswick.
Table with 2 columns: Name, Amount. Includes entries for MR. Elijah Davis, Benjamin Goadin, Ebenezer Curtis, and Andrew Duning.
List of Letters
Remaining in the Post-Office, at Wiscasset.
Table with 2 columns: Name, Amount. Includes entries for ALLEN Francis, John Brown, and Ebenezer Whitier.
List of Letters
Remaining in the Post-Office, Kennebec, Oct 17th, 1799.
Table with 2 columns: Name, Amount. Includes entries for JOHN M. Brookings, John Brown, and JOS. STORER.
TAKE NOTICE,
THAT I, PHILIP CONNELL, forbid any person trusting the woman known by the name of JANE CONNELL; as I have nothing to do with her, and shall pay no debts the m y contract, from and after the date hereof.
PHILIP CONNELL.
Standish, October 17th, 1799.
War Department.
Trenton, September 2, 1799.
ALL Officers of the first regiment of Artillerists & Engineers, and of the first, second third and fourth regiments of Infantry in the service, of the United States, who are, from whatever cause, absent from their commands, are required with all possible expedition to report themselves by letter to Major General ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
JAMES M'HENRY.
LANDS for SALE.
TO BE SOLD, the following lots of LAND, situated in the town of Falmouth, in the county of Cumberland, drawn by Thomas Fletcher, Esq. in the right of his wife Hannah Fletcher, in the partition of the estate of Brigadier Samuel Waldo, made between his heirs in the year 1765—viz.
60 acres purchased by said Waldo of Phineas Jones, laid out on the right of John Powell, and lies at Piscataqua.
The residue of 138 acres granted by proprietors committee to said Waldo, being the southerly half of 276 acres to said Waldo on his own right lying at Piscataqua. The other part of said 138 acres being lately sold to A. Merrill.
57 acres purchased by said Waldo of Phineas Jones, being the southerly half of 114 acres laid out on the right of Solomon Jordan and Richard Bowdridge, lying in Piscataqua.
111 acres bought by said Waldo of Phineas Jones, being part of John Powell's 67 acres and Samuel Jordan's 44 acres, and lies on the N. East side of Presumpscot river.
100 acres granted by proprietor's Committee to said Waldo, in lieu of 100 acres laid out in Cooper's claim, which were laid out on the right of Moses Pearson, and lies on N. East side of Presumpscot river.
23 acres and 120 rods bought by said Waldo of John Tyng, being part of 104 acres laid out on the right of Solomon Tyng, lying on the S. West side of Stroudwater river.
60 acres bought by said Waldo of Phineas Jones, laid out on the right of Thomas Mason, and lies on the S. West side of Stroudwater river.
192 acres granted by proprietors Committee, being James Dunning's 30 acres, and part of 86 acres to said Waldo, laid out on his right, lying at Saccarappa.
100 acres bought by said Waldo of John Tyng, laid out on right of said Tyng, and lies at Saccarappa.
22 acres bought by said Waldo of John Fabin, being part of his 60 acres, laid out on the said Fabin, lying South side of Presumpscot river.
For terms, apply to General KNOX, at Thomaston, or the subscriber, at Portland.
DANIEL DAVIS.
Portland, Sept. 20, 1799.
Lands by Auction.
By order of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Kennebec.
To be Sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, At the Bunch of Grape Tavern, Sept. by Mr. Jacob Kendall, in State-Street, Boston.
On THURSDAY, the seventh day of November next, at 11 o'clock, A. M.
SUNDRY valuable Lots of LAND, belonging to the estate of JOHN NELSON, Esq. deceased, and situated as follows, viz.
Table with 2 columns: Lot No., Amount. Includes entries for Lot No. 12, Lot No. 39, Lot No. 40, Lot No. 83, Lot No. 89, Lot No. 10, Lot No. 44, Lot No. 37, Lot No. 35, Lot No. 53, Lot No. 83, Lot No. 16, A tract of Land, A tract of Land, A tract of Land, A tract of Land, Lot marked M, Lot No. 21, Lot No. 16.
Strayed or Stolen
FROM the Subscriber, in Limerick, on the evening of the 24th of September, a dark red HORSE, three years old; about fourteen hands high, trots all, has one white hind foot, and an artificial mark, made by strong lye, on his right shoulder. Whoever may take up said Horse, and bring him, or give notice to the owner, may get him again, shall be well rewarded, and all necessary charges paid.
ABIJAH FELCH.
Limerick, Oct. 18, 1799.
Wanted—As a Maid in
a family, a reputable young woman—Inquire at this Office.
Oct. 21.
NOTICE.
THE COPARTNERSHIP OF
ROGERS & HATCH,
IS this day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons who are indebted to said firm, are requested to call and make payment immediately, and those who have accounts open with said company are requested to exhibit the same for settlement to WALTER HATCH, without delay.
The business in future, will be carried on, at the same shop, by CHARLES ROGERS, where all their customers and others, are invited to call.
Charles Rogers, Walter Hatch.
Portland, October 3, 1799.
THE COPARTNERSHIP OF
Haskell & Radford,
IS this day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons having any demands against said firm, or who are indebted thereto, are desired to apply to WILLIAM HASKELL, for settlement.
Benjamin Radford, William Haskell.
Portland, October 14, 1799.
ANY Gentlemen who may wish to purchase Oak and Pine Timber, or Masts and Frames of any size, the ensuing winter, may be supplied by applying to
Robert McDonald, of Buxton.
Oct. 21.
CATECHISM.
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Packard's Catechism.
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The Third Part, containing valuable instructions adapted to persons of maturer age, and to heads of families.
This work is highly recommended by a number of the most distinguished divines, and is already introduced into a large number of respectable religious societies and schools. In this, the instructions of the Assembly's Catechism are reduced to plainer language.
Oct. 14.
JUST PUBLISHED,
By EDMUND M. BLUNT,
New Practical Navigator
Being an EPITOME of NAVIGATION.
CONTAINING
THE different methods of working the lunar Observations, and all the requisite tables used with the Nautical Almanac, in determining the Latitude and Longitude, and keeping a complete reckoning at sea; illustrated by proper rules and examples.
The whole exemplified in a Journal, kept from England to the Island of Ten. Also, the substance of information every Candidate for the American Navy ought to be acquainted with, previous to his being appointed. This, with the Sea Terms, is particularly recommended to the attention of all young Gentlemen designed for, or belonging to, the Sea.
The First American, from the tenth English edition of JOHN HAMILTON MOORE, improved by the introduction of several new Tables, and by large additions to the former Tables, and revised and corrected by a skilful Mathematician and Navigator. Illustrated with copperplates.
To which are added,
Some General instructions and Information to Merchants, Masters of vessels and others concerned in Navigation, relative to the Merchantile, and Maritime laws and customs.
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EXTRACT FROM THE PREFACE.
"Among the many valuable originals and amendments which the purchaser will find in this new edition, is given an exact method (instead of Mr. Moore's erroneous one) of finding the Latitude by a single altitude of the sun, having also the true time of observation. The tables of declination are also corrected; as Mr. Moore, by reckoning the year 1800 as a leap year, has caused an error at times, of 23' in the declination. A new method of working a lunar observation is likewise inserted, which has not the variety of cases incident to other methods. A very useful addition of two columns is also made to table 25, which greatly facilitates the calculation to find the time for an observed altitude of any of the heavenly bodies. Table 40, is published for every 10 seconds of time, instead of 30 seconds. This alteration was deemed requisite to render it sufficiently convenient for use. Various other improvements of great utility have been made in many parts of the work. It will however suffice to observe, that about 300 errors (besides those noted in the errata annexed) have been corrected in the last, and most accurate edition of JOHN HAMILTON MOORE.
Newburyport, Sept. 1799.
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