Jenks's Portland gazette (Portland [Me.]), 1800-03-24 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 100]
MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1800.
[VOLUME II]
"The prosperity of the community, so far as it depends on political measures, is always in proportion to the purity of elections."
[IN the last Gazette, a sense of duty to the public, led me to introduce some observations on the election of President &c.—to awaken the attention of those interested in the welfare of the Union—and lead them to contemplate the magnitude of the subject. The great activity of the opposition interest, to effect, as fast as possible, a change in our most important national and state officers, should stimulate to noble exertion, all the friends of an excellent constitution and judicious administration. It is time, Americans, to assume a determined spirit, a persevering energy; by which you cannot fail to rise superior to the artifice of your enemies, and foil forever their attempts to prostrate our government, and introduce anarchy and civil war.—With a view to accomplish their designs, our councils have been traduced, and our best men libelled and calumniated in a manner that must touch the feelings of every honest American.—Their views also, are extended to our state governments. In two important states, jacobins have been chosen Governors; and in Massachusetts and Newhampshire attempts have been, and are now making, to support the election of timid or doubtful characters in opposition to men of undoubted federalism and talents.—These considerations, it is not doubted, will operate forcibly at the election which is speedily to take place in this state. The privilege of free suffrage is great; but it will turn to our own destruction if not properly attended to. Citizens, be on your guard—for never was there greater occasion for unanimity and action, than at the present moment.]
[The following affords ample proof for this assertion.]
From the CENTINEL.
IT is a fact, which ought to crimson the cheek of every friend to the Constitution, Government, and internal tranquility of our country, that while every democratic, ant federal organ, from one end of the continent to the other, is perpetually venting the grossest calumnies and most unqualified falsehoods against the President of the United States, and all the administrators of the General Government; a most death like apathy pervades every description of their friends, from the humble penner of a paragraph, to the man whose talents are sufficient to enlighten a continent, and whose information is enough to detect a myriad of falsehoods.
The stupid friends, and well wishers of government, cannot, most assuredly have yet to learn, that their enemies, and the enemies of the Constitution, are to a man at their alarm posts; that they are organized, officered, accoutered, provided and regularly paid; and that a complete change of ALL the officers, from the greatest to the least, who now execute the Constitution and Laws of the United States, is to be their first, great enterprise. The plan has been in operation these two years past.—It is systematized in all its points.—To insure its success, partisan officers have long since vacated seats in Congress, to be elected into the State Legislatures; as it is there, to use their language, "they can secure the pickets."—In the Virginia Legislature, have we not seen, Madison, Giles and others, who led the phalanx in Congress, using their skill in giving efficiency to the general plan:—have they not disfranchised several Federal districts, by the adoption of a general ticket, in the choice of electors of President and Vice-President, so that Mr. Jefferson may have the unanimous vote of that state.—In Pennsylvania, have not their patroles procured the election of a Governor, who has openly displayed the banner of hostility to the Federal Government; and hurled, headlong, from their posts every man who opposed the Jeffersonian battalions? In New-Hampshire has not a similar policy been practiced, though under the cover of an ambuscade?
In all the States, new presses are established from Portsmouth in New Hampshire to Savannah in Georgia; through which the orders of the Generals of the faction, are transmitted with professional punctuality; which presses serve as sounding boards to the notes that issue through that great "speaking trumpet of the devil," the Philadelphia Aurora.—The Conductors of these Presses, have their rations issued to them, and are promoted, in proportion to their abuse and defamation of the President, Congress, and the Northern States; and to the number of lies, innuendos, and suggestions they may produce from day to day.—Most of them are
mere hirelings, who have no honest calling whereby to procure subsistence, and many of them are professed "scape-gallowses" from Europe.—These men make charges of their various items of defamation, against their employers, as regularly as a day labourer in a tobacco patch does; and are much more punctually paid. The pay of the Aurora Editor amounts to 800 dollars per annum,—nearly equal to the compensation of a Colonel in the service of the United States.
The great misfortune is, that the Friends of government—men of reputation, honor, talents and information, though they have leisure, hold these adventurers in too much contempt; and rely too implicitly on the sound sense, and native stability of the people, to secure them against the imposition.—This security is fallacious.—It is unworthy the understandings of those who rely on it.—Experience has often shown them the weakness, and the folly of it. They know, that a falsehood often told, and never contradicted, assumes in time the aspect and influence of truth.—Let them then, assume their pens, and with plain truths and patriotic eloquence confound their enemies, though maimed in ten-fold more brafs than they now are.
To exhibit to the Federal Champions a specimen of the arms they have to encounter, we expose to view some extracts from an Essay just published in Virginia, whose watchword is "THE PROSPECT BEFORE US." It is from the pen of one James Thomson Callender, a runaway Scotchman, who having escaped the halter's noose in North Britain, and grown callous in crimes, has been employed by the ant federal party, in Virginia, to blackguard and belittle the government of the United States, and to excite a Civil War.
EXTRACTS.
From the "PROSPECT BEFORE US."
[From page 71.]
"At the commencement of the new government, when Mr. Washington (meaning I suppose the late General Washington) was elected, Hamilton, and some of his tribe, without asking leave of Congress, did, by their own authority, expend about thirteen thousand six hundred dollars in purchasing furniture for the President's house and liquors for his cellar."
72. "Adams and Washington have since been shaping a series of these paper jobbers (a new term of designating those who hold the funded debt of the United States) into judges and Ambassadors. As their whole courage lies in want of shame, these poltrons, without risking a manly and intelligible defence of their own measures raise an affected yelp against the corruption of the French Directory; as if any corruption could be more venal or more atrocious than their own. For years together the United States resounded with curses against them, while the Grand Lama of Federal adoration, the immaculate Divinity of Mount Vernon, approved of and subscribed every one of their blackest measures."
88. "Every Virginian who values his freedom should prepare himself to meet the work that may happen. He should perfect himself in the use of a musket, with as much diligence as the devotee learns his catechism."
140. "By sending these ambassadors to Paris (our late envoys Messrs. Pinckney, Marshall, and Gerry) Mr. Adams and his British faction designed to do nothing but mischief."
166. "In the midst of such scenes of profligacy and of usury, the President has persisted as long as he durst, in making his utmost efforts to provoke a French war."
143. "And it was upon this notable foundation that the President penned his inimitable answer to the boys of Bostor. In that paper, with all the cowardly insolence, arising from his assurance of personal safety, with all the fury, but without the propriety or sublimity of Homer's Achilles, this hoary headed incendiary, this libeller of the governor of Virginia, bawls out, to arms! Then to arms!"
Two other extracts from page 102, and I have done.
"But this speech, the President's speech to Congress in 1793, has a chasm that completely unmasks the scandalous hypocrisy of Washington; and shews in what way he was likely to assert the privileges of his country."
"On this head we cannot discover a distinction between the fraternal characters of the first and second Presidents.—Mr. Adams has only completed the scene of ignominy, which Mr. Washington began."
People of Virginia you are not only to be deprived of the right of suffrage, by an election
* This paragraph should be particularly observed; as it fully elucidates the views and designs of the leaders of the ant federal party in this state, should they fail at the ensuing election for President of the
bill, but a privilege dear to freemen as the right of suffrage itself, is also to be prostituted to subserve the purposes of a party. The Press, that incentive to virtue, to freedom, to love of country, is to be degraded into the servile tool of men, seeking the completion of their own schemes, of ambition, and of personal aggrandizement.
United States, to raise themselves to the consequence and power in the government of the union, that they now possess in the government of Virginia.—The same paragraph also leaves us no longer ignorant of the motives which induced Mr. Taylor, of Caroline, and his adherents, to vote such immense sums of money for the importation of arms and military stores for the use of the state.
† It is a fact which cannot be controverted, that by the new election act, the votes of six or perhaps even seven electoral districts, are rendered a mere nullity, because it was foreseen these districts never could be persuaded to vote for Mr. Jefferson.
VIRGINIA FEDERAL REMARKS.
The above extracts comprise a few of the leading features of the Prospect Before Us, a work patronized by those who arrogate to themselves all republicanism—and designed to influence your votes, should a second restriction be found necessary, at the approaching election for President of the United States. The publication, replete with calumny and untruth, is to poison the fountain of popular opinion, is to be forced down the throats of those, who may not be sufficiently informed to decide on the facts it pretends to contain, in order that a pitiful few may be added to the number of those, who would exalt the fame of Mr. Jefferson, on the ruins of the reputation of Mr. Adams, and of our late illustrious Washington.
To attempt the refutation of a single charge contained in the above quotations, would be to add insult to calumny. All those in whose minds political prejudices have not usurped the place of reason, too highly appreciate the well tried virtues, the unexampled patriotism, of the Grand Lama of Federal adoration [as the great Washington has been contemptuously titled] to hear, without abhorring that depravity of soul which can originate even a whisper, derogatory to the integrity of his character as a citizen, a patriot, or a man.
For Mr. Adams it is truly flattering, that the only accusation exhibited against him by the malevolence of his enemies is, "his having completed the scene of ignominy which Mr. Washington began."—If this be his only crime, if Mr. Adams is to be no longer President, because he so much resembles in the virtues of his character the great, the good, the illustrious Washington, all sincere lovers of freedom and of Washington, need no longer doubt, as to the result of the approaching election. For should every Democrat in these States transcend their idol Mr. Jefferson in his reputed virtue and patriotism, the real virtues and patriotism of a Washington and of an Adams, would rise pre-eminent above the combined virtues and patriotism of them all.
But from what authentic source are you informed that your Washington embezzled the public money; that he was knowingly perjured; that he was a hypocrite; that he sacrificed the dearest rights of his country; and, to complete the magnitude of his crimes, that, united with our present worthy President, even that liberty for which he so nobly fought, he strove to prostrate before the throne of Majesty? You are thus informed by a man, who some five or six years past, fled to America for protection, from the injured justice of his own country. You are thus informed by a man who possesses not a single six pence of ostensible property in Virginia, and whose very subsistence depends upon calling the veil of obloquy over every talent, over every virtue, which can command the gratitude of a generous people. Dismal indeed will be the prospect before us, should the views of men, who patronize a miscreant like this, ultimately prevail. The present order of things will then give place, to a policy, similar to that which at this day, prostrates in wretchedness the ill fated people of France.
On the grand theatre of the union, will be re-enacted the same scenes which have lately been exhibited in Pennsylvania and in Virginia. We shall then see men, who since the adoption of the Federal Constitution, have been eternally vociferating curses against scenes of ambition, against the baneful influence of patronage, intruding them into every office of profit and of honor.—We shall then see our very abstemious and moose Republican suddenly transformed into secretaries of state—secretaries of the treasury—secretaries of the navy, and secretaries of war—while whole shoals of mushrooms patriots, will be deputed to all parts of the known world, as consuls, ministers resident, ambassadors, envoys plenipotentiary, &c. &c. I trust however that the people of Virginia, will no longer permit the artful eloquence and delusive wiles of a few designing demagogues to turpitize the energies of their understanding. I trust they are not yet so lost to every sense of their own condition, as to rivet around their own necks, the chain of oppression.
FABIUS.
NEW AMERICAN PUBLICATION.
[From the Boston Mercury.]
The amateurs of the fine arts are much indebted to the industry and correct taste of Messrs. JOHN RUSSELL and JOHN WEST, of this town, for a neat and elegant edition of General Washington's Political Legacies. The printing is executed in a style that displays the hand of a master, and rivals most of the London impressions.—It is, without exception, the best specimen of American printing that has yet been produced, and may be a strong incentive to establish the credit of the American press. This volume contains, besides the most valuable writings of General Washington, a biographical outline of his life and character, which is rendered valuable by the truth it inculcates and the heroism it inspires; it is a book which ought to be familiar in every family, become a parlour companion, and placed on the same shelf with the Bible. It is now hoped that some part of the odium, attached to the New-England character for their want of patronage, will be removed, as more than 4000 books were subscribed for, in thirty days.
Z.
An Extract, on the Influence of Letters, from the Eagle, in the COLUMBIAN PHENIX.
"When the storm of revolution broke forth in France, winged its desolating course to the island of Great Britain, and, rolling its inundating waves against her shores, threatened her monarchy with its furious onset.—BURKE stood forth the literary champion of his country.—"Hitherto shalt thou come and no further, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed," was the voice of his eloquence. As though spoken by Omnipotence, the storm died at his feet, and England was tranquil."
"Her cabinet, her armies, and her navies, did much; but they were put in motion by BURKE, who excited to vigilance and activity, the virtue and energy of the people."
"The powerful voice of his eloquence reached our hemisphere, and first began to purify it from the contagion of French principles: It has been echoed by the junior BURKES of America, till we have in a degree, by the means of information and reflection, what we have been almost ready to offer a fatal sacrifice on the alluring altar of pretended reformation."
EXTRACTS
From London Papers.
During the retreat of the British troops on the 7th Oct. while they were flouncing thro' the mud in a part of the road uncommonly bad, the commanding officer called out to the men to form 'two deep'—"Damme! (shouts a grenadier from betwixt two mountains of mud) I am 'too deep' already; I am up to the neck."
Her Highness the Lady Protectress Buonaparte, has expressed her surprise at the opposition her fashions, and those of her husband, meet with from the belles in London. "No sooner (says she) did my husband steal the Royal Diadem and put it in his pocket, but the English women left off pockets altogether. No sooner had I left off my chemise, than the English women would wear nothing else!"
Among the intercepted letters from Buonaparte's army, it is not generally known that one fell into the hands of government which contained the loves and jealousies of the Hero. It was from his son in law, Beauharnois, to his mama in Paris. In this epistle, he says he heard the General sobbing and weeping aloud, and confiding to Berthier the causes of his misery. These were, madame Bonaparte's having accepted a pug dog from a certain Muscadin, whom she also met upon the Boulevard, and suffered to see the Opera from her box, up three pairs of stairs. The Hero is now quite comforted, as the pug dog is returned to the Muscadin; and his Queen has made a present of a jewel worth 2000 crowns to the Grenadier who saved his life in the Council of Five Hundred.
The Russian General d'Herman who was taken prisoner by the French in the action of the 19th of September, in Holland having been disgraced by the Emperor Paul, is about to publish a justification of his conduct in the Frankfort Gazette. There can be little doubt but that this publication will be eagerly read, as it will throw light upon transactions in which the Country feels the deepest interest.
The fate of General Herman's Lady is much to be deplored. She fought by the side of her gallant husband in all the late actions in Holland. In that of the 26th of Sept. the 10th life devoted to conjugal affection and the fates of humanity.
Bonaparte it is said, like Octavius, intends to change his name upon assuming the Empire. He is no longer to be called Buonaparte, but TURCO.

SALVAGE ACT.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR SALVAGE IN CASES OF RECAPTURE.
Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That when any vessel other than a vessel of war or privateer, or when any goods which shall hereafter be taken as prize by any vessel acting under authority from the government of the United States shall appear to have before belonged to any person, or persons resident within or under the protection of the United States, and to have been taken by an enemy of the United States, or under authority, or pretence of authority, from any prince, government or state, against which the United States have authorized, or shall authorize defence or reprisals, such vessel or goods not having been condemned as prize by competent authority before the re capture thereof, the same shall be restored to the former owner or owners thereof, he or they paying for, and in lieu of salvage, if re-taken by a public vessel of the United States, one eighth part, and if re-taken by a private vessel of the United States, one sixth part, of the true value of the vessel or goods so to be restored, allowing and excepting all imposts and public duties to which the same may be liable. And if the vessel so re-taken shall appear to have been set forth and armed as a vessel of war, before such capture or afterwards, and before the re-taking thereof as aforesaid, the former owner or owners, on the restoration thereof, shall be adjudged to pay for, and in lieu of salvage one moiety of the true value of such vessel of war, or privateer.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted , That when any vessel or goods, which shall hereafter be taken as prize, by any vessel acting under authority from the government of the U. States, shall appear to have before belonged to the United States, and to have been taken by an enemy of the United States, or under authority, or pretence of authority from any prince, government or state, against which the U. States have authorized, or shall authorize defence or reprisals, such public vessel, not having been condemned as prize by competent authority before the recapture thereof, the same shall be restored to the United States. And for, and in lieu of salvage, there shall be paid from the Treasury of the United States, pursuant to the final decree which shall be made in such case by any Court of the United States, having competent jurisdiction thereof, to the parties who shall be thereby entitled to receive the same for the recapture as aforesaid, of an unarmed vessel, or any goods therein, one sixth part of the true value thereof, when made by a private vessel of the United States, and one twelfth part of such value when the recapture shall be made by a public armed vessel of the United States; & for the recapture as aforesaid of a public armed vessel, or any goods therein, one moiety of the true value thereof when made by a private vessel of the United States, and one fourth part of such value, when such recapture shall be made by a public armed vessel of the United States.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted , That when any vessel or goods which shall be taken as prize, as aforesaid, shall appear to have before belonged to any person or persons, permanently resident within the territory, and under the protection of any foreign prince, government or state, in amity with the United States, and to have been taken by an enemy of the U. States, or by authority or pretence of authority from any prince, government or state, against which the United States have authorized, or shall authorize, defence or reprisals, then such vessel or goods shall be adjudged to be restored to the former owner, or owners thereof, he or they paying for and in lieu of salvage, such proportion of the true value of the vessel or goods so to be restored, as by the law or usage of such prince, government or state, within whose territory such former owner or owners shall be so resident, shall be required, on the restoration of any vessel or goods of a citizen of the United States, under like circumstances of recapture, made by the authority of such foreign prince, government or state; and where no such law or usage shall be known, the same salvage shall be allowed as is provided by the first section of this Act: Provided , That no such vessel or goods shall be adjudged to be restored to such former owner or owners, in any case where the same shall have been, before the recapture thereof, condemned as prize by competent authority, nor in any case where by the law or usage of the prince, government, or State within whose territory such former owner or owners shall be resident as aforesaid, the vessel or goods of a citizen of the United States, under like circumstances of recapture, would not be restored to such citizen of the United States: Provided also , That nothing herein shall be construed to contravene or alter the terms of restoration in case of recapture, which are or shall be agreed on in any treaty between the United States, and any foreign prince, government or State.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted , That all sums of money which may be paid for salvage, as aforesaid, when accruing to any public armed vessel, shall be divided to and among the commanders, officers and crew thereof, in such proportions as are or may be provided by law, respecting the distribution of prize money: And when accruing to any private armed vessel, shall be distributed to and among the owners and company concerned in such recapture
according to their agreements, if any such there be; and in case there be no such agreement, then to and among such persons, and in such proportions as the court having jurisdiction thereof shall appoint.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted , That such parts of any acts of Congress of the United States, as respect the salvage to be allowed in cases of capture, shall be, and are hereby repealed, except as to cases of recapture made before the passing of this act.
THEODORE SEDGWICK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS JEFFERSON, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate.
Approved March 3, 1800. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States.
Sixth CONGRESS of the United States. FIRST SESSION.
IN SENATE—MARCH 8.
A Resolution directing the Committee of Privileges to inquire into certain publications in the Aurora ; in which it is asserted, that the bill prescribing the mode of deciding disputed elections of President and Vice President of the United States, had passed the Senate, when, in fact, it had not passed; in which it is also asserted, that the Hon. Mr. Pinckney, a Senator from South Carolina, had never been consulted on the subject; whereas, in fact, he was present at each meeting of the Committee; and to report what measures ought to be adopted in relation to sundry expressions contained in said paper, respecting the Senate of the U. States, and the Members thereof in their official capacity;—was taken up and passed.
YEAS.—Messrs. Anderson, Chipman, Dayton, Foster, Goodhue, Greene, Hillhouse, Latimer, Laurence, Livermore, Lloyd, Marshall, Payne, Read, Ross, Schureman, Tracy, Watson, Wells—10.
NAYS.—Messrs. Baldwin, Bloodworth, Cock, Franklin, Langdon, Mason, Nichols, Pinckney—8.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MARCH 8.
THE Committee of the whole having negatived Mr. Livingston's motion about Robbins, (alias Nash) the pirate and murderer; after a lengthy speech of Mr. Nichols, agreeing to the decision of the Committee of the Whole; a question was taken in the House, to confirm the same.—The Yeas and Nays, were, YEAS—61. NAYS—35.
MARCH 10.
Mr. Bayard moved, that the Committee of the Whole be discharged from the further consideration of the Message relative to Robbins, alias Nash. A lengthy debate arose—Messrs. Randolph, Davis, Jones, Nichols, Livingston, and Eggleston spoke against the motion;—and Messrs. Bayard, Bird, Otis, Kittera, Varnum, Rutledge, Edmond, Shepard, and H. Lee, in favour of it.—The question was taken by Yeas and Nays.
For the motion—62. Against it—35.
MARCH 11.
POST ROADS.
The bill on this subject, was read a second time, and passed to be engrossed.
Articles of Foreign News.
NEW-YORK, MARCH 14.
This morning arrived the ship Dublin Packet , Capt. Greene, in 77 days from Dublin; the latest papers brought by her are to the 24th of December, containing London news only two days later than the public have been in possession of. The only article of consequence is, that the late rumours of peace begin to assume a decisive tone. Extracts follow:
LONDON DEC. 20.
A variety of rumours are in circulation relative to the views of the Cabinet on the Continent. It is said that Mr. Aylesworth, the messenger, who arrived lately from Vienna, brought dispatches to ministers, which tended to confirm the opinion that Austria is disposed to conclude a peace with France. It is also reported that propositions for a negotiation have actually been transmitted to this country through the medium of the Prussian Cabinet.— Albion.
It is asserted if the Emperor of Germany concludes a treaty of partition with France, at which the feelings of other governments must revolt, he will have cause to dread the indignation of those powers. This cannot be true; for admitting for instance that England and Russia could endanger his existence as a Prince, what would be the consequence of an attack by them? The moment the Emperor Francis found himself closely pressed perhaps before, he would throw himself into the arms of France, and thus promote the cause of the revolution, opposition to which is here pretended to be the only object of hostility if England and Russia be sincere in their professions; they would dread attacking Austria, under these circumstances, more than sanctioning her acquisitions.— Ibid.
Among other speculations upon the terms of partition upon which France and Austria may conclude a treaty of peace, it is conjectured, that Bavaria may be sacrificed, the Elector of which has broken all terms with France, and
has thrown himself into the arms of Russia. — France must, therefore, feel less desire to protect that Electorate, and we all know that Austria has long coveted it as its most darling object. By the secret article of the treaty of Campo Formio, it is believed part of Bavaria was given to Austria, and by the next treaty the whole of territory may be assigned. Such an unprincipled act would, probably excite the resentment and, perhaps, the hostility of Russia, which would feel a duty in protecting Bavaria; but if Austria, Prussia, and France, sanctioned the measure, as they probably would, the effects of Russia, could produce no effect.— ib.
It is reported that the Ex Director or Barthelemy has applied to the Consulate for leave to return to France. Should he be refused that permission, it is said, he will go to America.
Several of our newspapers have reported, that La Fayette has received orders to quit Paris—This is certainly untrue, as he has not been there since his return to France. He resides on his estate at some distance from the capital. Madame La Fayette has seen Buonaparte; but the consular declined any political interference, or even avowed knowledge of her husband's return. Sieyes observed a similar conduct, when the same lady waited upon him. Both Sieyes and Buonaparte live in great seclusion, and are seldom to be seen.
OFFICIAL PARTICULARS OF THE Disaster to the frigate Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, March 13.
The following is an extract of a letter from Captain James Sever to the Secretary of the Navy. It was written at sea, (soon after the misfortune which happened to the Frigate Congress) in an expectation of an opportunity of sending it on immediately; but none offered before her arrival at Norfolk.
"On board the Frigate Congress, at sea, Jan. 14, 1800.
"Under the impression of the most poignant regret, I have the misfortune to report to you, Sir, the disastrous situation of the United States Frigate Congress under my command. I sailed from Newport on the 6th inst. accompanied by the Essex Frigate, Capt. Preble, having under convoy, a ship and a brig, belonging to Philadelphia; and a small ship from New-Haven, but finding them to sail very heavily, and two or three being in ballast only, on the day succeeding that on which I left Newport, I determined on leaving them; and with the Essex to make the best of my way, to carry into effect, the instructions with which you had been pleased to honor me. The first three or four days subsequent to leaving port, we had the winds far northwardly, the weather cool, attended with snow and hail. On Saturday the 11th, the wind veered to the southward and came on to blow very fresh, attended with warm rain, and a heavy sea: this weather produced an astonishing effect upon my rigging, (which had previously been in very good order) it stretched so much as to induce apprehensions, for the safety of the masts. The weather being such as to preclude the practicability of setting it up: I caused tacles to be got up to succour the masts, and the rigging to be twisted; but unfortunately every step taken to support the masts proved futile. On Sunday morning the 12th it blowing hard, and a heavy sea running at half past 1, the mainmast sprung about eight feet above the upper deck: I immediately caused the main yard to be lowered down; (the top gallant yard having previously been sent down, and the top gallant masts housed) on consultation with the officers it was decided as affording the only probable means of saving the mainmast, to endeavour to cut away the main top-mast. This was immediately attempted; Mr. Bolsworth, my fourth Lieutenant, with 4 or 5 smart active men, going into the top to perform the service; while in its execution the mast unfortunately gave way, and in its fall involved the loss of that active, deserving officer; the other men who were aloft, and engaged in the same service, were all happily saved. The fall of the mainmast carried away the mizen top mast, with the head of the mizen mast. Being under an apprehension that from the roughness of the sea, the hull of the ship might be essentially injured by the action of the wreck, was induced to clear it from the ship with all possible expedition, by which means a very small part only of the rigging and sails attached to those masts were saved. I now turned my attention to, and made use of every practicable exertion to preserve the foremast! the wind still continuing to blow hard with a heavy sea, and the ship from the loss of her after masts, laying in the trough and labouring very much—at half past 12 the rolled away her fore top mast; soon after which it was discovered that the bowsprit was very badly sprung, just without the gammoning. I immediately caused the jib-boom to be rigged in, and endeavoured to secure the bowsprit by strong lashings round the heel of the jib-boom; at the same time getting up tacles to the foremast head to secure the mast (which was already sprung) and to relieve, in some measure, the stress upon the bowsprit, caused by the fore and fore preventer stays.
It is with great regret I am to add, that all my endeavours proved of no farther consequence than probably to retard, for a very little time, what eventually took place, as at half past 3 P. M. the bowsprit gave way, and at the same instant the foremast went over the side, leaving us totally dismasted, and with the loss of the principal part of the sails and rigging, which in our then situation it was not practicable to preserve.
Thus, Sir, we were left, in the short space of a few hours, in a most deplorable situation, entirely at the mercy of the winds and waves; and thus my expectation of being enabled to render important services to my fellow-citizens, by affording a protection to their commerce, were at once marred. I hope, Sir, you will do me the justice to believe, that this misfortune (which I most sensibly feel) is not attributable to any negligence on my part; every thing practicable having been attempted to ward off the evil which the nature of the circumstances would admit."
Portland,
MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1800.
FROM INDIA.
Thursday last arrived here ship Amazon , Capt. Trivitt, from Calcutta (see marine article) The Capt has politely furnished me with the gazettes of that city as late as Nov. 20. They are mostly occupied with a series of interesting documents found in the palace of the late Tipoo Sultan .—The Asiatic Mirror contains the proclamation of the governor of the Isle of France , wherein he says "we require the tribunals to pronounce the confiscation of all the American vessels which have been or shall be brought into this port, as well as the property with which they may be laden."—Another paper contains a letter from Pondicherry , from which the following is extracted:—"An American prize was captured in the Straits of Sunda, by a small French privateer with 30 men. She boarded the American, and after fighting three quarters of an hour on his deck she was taken. The American had five men killed, and the French three, besides a great many wounded on both sides. The American had a commission from his government."
"By an ungenerously falsehood, the printers of the Trumpet endeavoured to embarrass the above papers, and actually detained them till too late to make further extracts.—But the detection of their meanness may perhaps be noticed next week."
The report brought to town last week, of the capture of the French ship that Truxton engaged, appears to be unfounded, from the following particulars received by the last mail, taken from a New-York paper of the 14th inst:—
AT a late hour last night, we float the Press , to give to our readers a piece of news they have been eagerly looking for, and which redounds more to the honor even of the intrepid Truxton and his brave crew, than we had reason to expect.
The brig Rebecca , capt. Harding, belonging to Messrs. Scott and Seaman, arrived here last evening, in 25 days from Curacao .
By capt. Harding, we are informed, that about 9 days before he sailed, the French ship Vengeance , capt. Perot, of 54 guns, arrived there ENTIRELY DISMASTED, with the loss of 100 men killed, and 60 wounded, in the engagement with the United States frigate Constellation , commodore Truxton of 38 guns.
The Vengeance was bound from Guadalupe to France , with a valuable cargo, besides a large quantity of specie, and had on board the Governor of Guadalupe and family.
Capt. Harding also informs, that the Vengeance was a mere wreck, when she arrived; both pumps were going, and 9 feet of water in her hold.
The French captain said, at Curacao , that he was on the eve of striking; and indeed, had no hopes of escaping from his gallant, though then unknown antagonist.—But, before the Rebecca failed, he learned who it was that so bravely contended with him.
"Not like the friends of government, are its enemies asleep. Not like the industrious, the contented farmer, tradesman, merchant, who love peace and pursue it without noise, are they without union and system. Depend upon it my fellow-countrymen that without extra exertions our ruin is inevitable. A conspiracy as black as the abyss that yawns below them is completely organized. From south to north; from west to east has the dangerous poison been disseminated. The incurable disorder of anti-federalism, has arisen to a dangerous height.—In whatever shape the monster appears, whether fawning or rampant, the blow, the fatal blow is aimed directly or indirectly at our worthy President. And when facts are known it may not appear surprising that his re-election greatly depends on our union in federal men to fill the various departments in our State Government on the ensuing election."
From a Correspondent.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
Until the last Tuesday of August, (when the Supreme Court will sit at Boston) it will sit at the usual times—after which it will sit as follows, viz.
  1800—Sept. 1st Tuesday, 2d day, Worcester.   3 do. 9 Wells.   3 do. 16 Northampton.   Portland.   4 do. 23 Augusta.   5 do. 30 Pownalborough,   Lenox.   Oct. 3 do. 21 Taunton.   4 do. 28 Cambridge.   Nov. 2 do. 11 Salem.   1801—Feb. 1 do. 1 Dedham.   2 do. 8 Boston.   April 2 do. 7 Concord,   3 do. 14 Ipswich.   4 do. 21 Worcester.   5 do. 28 York.   May, 1 do. 5 Northampton.   2 do. 12 Portland.   3 do. 19 Lenox.   4 do. 26 Augusta.   June, 2 do. 9 Plymouth.   3 do. 16 Pownalborough,   Barnstable.   5 do. 30 Casine.   Aug. 1 do. 7 Dedham.   2 do. 14 Boston. 

MR. JENKS. IT should be the earnest prayer of every good citizen of Maine, that they may be kept so far alive to their real interest as not to lose sight of the vast importance of placing in the chair of state, a man who is determined in his politics, and zealous in pursuit of his country's welfare and happiness. Such a man is the Hon. CALVIN STRONG. Let us then give him our united suffrage—Let us join heart and hand with our brethren at the westward, in aiding the good cause, of preserving the government and religion purchased by the blood of our fathers, and placed in our keeping for the good of ourselves and posterity. MAINE.
The publication of the Laws of the United States passed during the present session of Congress, will commence in the course of a week or two. They will be printed on separate sheets, and forwarded in this Gazette. The circumstance of having them entire in addition to the paper, it is hoped will induce every family in the District to embrace so valuable an opportunity of obtaining the Laws of their country—Arrangements are now making to render the Gazette as extensively useful as possible.
Proposals are issued by Mr. WILLIAM CARLTON of Salem, for printing in that town a new Gazette to be entitled, The Impartial Register. Whether this title is offered from motives of simple integrity, or with a desire to balm 'specious politics upon the public' is yet to be learned. Impartiality has been such a jaded term with knavish politicians, that a profession of it leads to suspicion. But perhaps Mr. Carlton intends to surprise the community with a phenomenon.
Subscriptions received at this office. The Philanthropic Lottery commenced drawing in Boston on Thursday last. A list of prizes is expected to be published in about 20 days.
Marine Articles.
Port of Portland.
TUESDAY, MARCH 8.
Arrived, Schooner Dolphin , Capt. Strong, 34 days from Barbary, and 22 from St. Thomas—Sailed from St. Thomas in company with sixty sail of Americans, under convoy of the ship Baltimore —among them Schooner Union , Capt. Newcomb of this port, ship Rebecca , formerly belonging here, and brig Bragdon for Kennebec—Markets dull—Sailed from Barbary in company with brig Franklin , of and for Biddeford. Left there Schooner Athens of Boston, capt. Payson, for sail in 20 days; brig Eliza , captain Wilson for Charleston, S. C.; also brig Hornet , capt. Williams of this port. Capt. W. was boarded on his passage by a French ship of war—the captain of which took a number of articles of capt. W. for which he paid him $100—Off Surinam was boarded by a French 50 gun ship, which robbed him of many a dollar—Schooner Sally & Mary , of this port, was taken by the French and re-taken and carried into St. Kitts—And the Margaret , capt. Maxwell, also captured by the French, has been retaken, and sent into Tortola.
Came passenger with Capt. Strong, Capt. J. H. Riggs of the ship Hulda of this port, who was captured by the French.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20.
Arrived at this port, ship Amazon , of Boston, Samuel Trivett master, 114 days, from Calcutta—Sailed from Calcutta Nov. 12, '99, in company with captains Crownfield and Ives, both bound for Boston—parted with capt. Ives the day after, and with capt. Crownfield the 21st Dec. being then in lat. 21, 30 S. long. 79, 30 E.
Left at Calcutta, the following American vessels—Ship Louis , Dale, Baltimore; ship India , Athmead, Philadelphia; ship Criterion , Weeks, do.
Ships Neptune , Jeffers; Philadelphia , Bliss; Indian Chief , —; Rosebud , Sterling, and Harmony , Kellogg, all left the mouth of the river Calcutta, 29th of October—the Harmony for New York, and the others for Philadelphia.
Feb. 16, 1800, lat. 27, 8 N. long. 49, 30 W. spoke with Schooner Phoenix , capt. Hall, from Plymouth (N. Eng.) bound to Martinique, out 32 days, all well—Same time spoke with Schooner Two Brothers , captain Lambert, from Belfast, Maine, bound to Antigua, out 28 days, had experienced very severe weather going off the coast, and lost one man overboard—Feb. 28, lat. 36, 10 N. long. 58, 30 W. spoke with the Schooner Ruth , capt. Lawthrop (of Cohasset) from North Carolina, bound to Lisbon, out 8 days, all well.
Same day—Arrived Schooner Ranger , captain Greely, from St. Bartholomew's—left from Anguilla, 18 days passage. Left at St. Bart. Captain Roach of this port.
Same day—Ship Portland , captain Harding, 24 days from Tortola. The Portland was captured by a French privateer on her passage home, and shortly after retaken by the U. S. brig Pickering , Lt. Hillyer.
From Wiscasset , March 20.
"Arrived here Schooner Atlantic , Joshua Boynton master, from Anguilla—Left there Feb. Ranger , Greely of Portland, to sail in four days. In lat. 39, long. 67, spoke brig Friendship , Hovey, of Newburyport, 5 days out, bound to Havana.
It is expected the Philadelphia of 44 guns, Capt. DECATUR; or the Chesapeake , of 44 guns, Capt. BARRON, both of which are ready for sea, will be dispatched to the East Indies, to supply the station intended for the Congress Frigate.
Mr. ELLIS' Eulogical Poem,
On General WASHINGTON, pronounced before the inhabitants of Topsham, on the 22d February, is now ready for sale at JENKS' Bookstore, price 20 cents—The following extract is given as a specimen of its style; "Columbia mourns; her WASHINGTON no more, To bless with council or protect her shore. Anguish unfeigned, now prompts the willing sigh, Now tears spontaneous tremble in the eye; Ages to come shall know the pain we feel; A thousand bar's our cause of grief reveal; Ages to come while virtue has a friend, Or all that gives renown on earth shall end, Shall annual plaints and annual tribute bring, Rehearse his deeds, our country's glory sing; From the fair rising to the setting sun Talk o'er his worth and mourn for WASHINGTON. Ah, who's worth is able to express, Whom heaven bestowed to save us; and to bless! Impossible his numerous deeds to name, Which place him peerless on the list of fame."
MR. PARKER'S ORATION.
A few copies of this much-admired production may be had at Jenks' Book Store. Also—Mr. BIGELOW'S EULOGY, pronounced before the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, containing two addresses to Gen. Washington, when President, and his answers; together with the Letter of Condolence to Mrs. Washington, and her Answer. Also—Mr. BLAKE'S MASONIC EULOGY.
FOR SALE—By Kezia Butler, NEARLY OPPOSITE THE BANK, An assortment of SHOES, MEN'S No. 1 Calf-skin Shoes, Women's Black Morocco, Croscut, block and spring-heels, Green Morocco Slippers, Red and blue do. do. Misses do. do. do. Florentine, croscut, court and spring heel Slippers Fancy Florentine do. Children's Leather and Morocco Shoes. ALSO, A few pairs English Kid Slippers. All of which are of the first quality, and warranted.
Millinery, of the newest fashions, made and sold as usual. March 24.
John F. Dyar,
HAS for Sale at his TOBACCO MANUFACTORY, sign of the African Prince , north side of the Market-Place, Boston, all kinds of manufactured TOBACCO & SNUFF.
Pigtail, Fine Twist, Segars, Smoaking and Keg TOBACCO, &c. Rappee and Scotch SNUFF, of a superior quality.
N. B. All orders punctually attended to, either in town or Country. Boston, March 13, 1800.
A Farm to be Sold,
IN Freeport, lying between the Meeting-House and the Corner, so called, containing about twenty-seven acres of land. A good House and other buildings convenient for a Farmer or Tradesman thereon—cuts five tons of Hay—and there are six hundred cords of green standing Wood on the same. Also, a good well of water, and a young Orchard of about 40 trees, some of which bear several bushels of Apples in a year.—A great bargain may be made, as the subscriber is determined to sell. The purchaser may expect good terms for payment.—For further particulars inquire of the subscriber on the premises. Abia Chamberlin. Freeport, March 19, 1800.
THE Commissioners appointed by the Judge of Probate for the county of Kennebec, to receive and examine the claims of the several Creditors to the Estate of
BENJAMIN NOYES, late of New-Portland, so called, in said county, gentleman, deceased, represented insolvent, hereby give notice, that five months are allowed by the said Judge of Probate, for the Creditors to bring in their claims, and prove their demands; and that the said Commissioners will attend for that service at the house of Mrs. Phoebe Noyes, in New-Portland aforesaid, on the last Monday of April, and the last Monday of the four following months, from one to five of the clock in the afternoon of said days. Lemuel Williams, } Commissioners. Simeon Cragin, }
THE Subscribers, appointed Commissioners, by the Honorable JONATHAN BOWMAN, Judge of Probate for the county of Lincoln, to receive and examine the claims of the several Creditors to the Estate of
SUSANNAH REED, widow, late of Topsham, deceased; and six months being allowed for that purpose, hereby give notice, that they will attend the business of their appointment at the dwelling house of Capt. ALEXANDER ROOKES, in Topsham, on the last Friday of this and the five following months, from one to five o'clock, P. M. William Randall, } Commissioners. Arthur Hunter. } Topsham, March 15, 1800.
TAKE NOTICE.
THE Subscribers, appointed Commissioners, by the Hon. JONATHAN BOWMAN, Esq. Judge of Probate for the county of Lincoln, to receive and examine the claims to the Estate of
EBENEZER EMERSON, late of Topsham, in said county, physician, deceased, represented insolvent, hereby give notice, that six months are allowed the creditors of said estate to bring in their claims; and that they will attend on the business of their appointment at the house of GIBSON WALKER of said Topsham, on the last Monday of March, and the first Tuesday of the five following months, from 2 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Jonathan R. Parker, } Commissioners. William Wilson, } Topsham, March 17th, 1800.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has been duly appointed Administrator to the estate of
JOSIAH THACHER, late of Gorham, in the county of Cumberland, deceased, and has taken upon her that trust by giving bonds as the law directs. She therefore desires persons who have any demands on said estate, to bring them in for settlement, and those who are indebted, to make payment without delay—for which purpose she will attend on the first and last Mondays of the six following months. Apphia Thacher. March 14.
TAKE NOTICE.
THE Commissioners appointed by the Hon. William Gorham, Judge of Probate for the county of Cumberland, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of MATTHIAS RICE, late of Scarborough, in said county, physician, deceased, represented insolvent, hereby give notice, that six months are allowed said creditors to bring in their claims; and that they will attend said service on the second Tuesday of the six following months, from 10 o'clock, A. M. to 6 o'clock, P. M. at the dwelling house of Joseph Emerson, in Scarborough. JOSEPH EMERSON, SIMEON FITTS. Scarborough, Feb. 24, 1800.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled.
THE Petition of the subscribers, inhabitants of that part of Brownfield lying between the southerly line of Fryeburgh, and that line called the line of the State of New-Hampshire, humbly represents—That your Petitioners labor under great inconveniences in having to attend plantation and other meetings with the other inhabitants of the plantation of Brownfield. They therefore pray that that part of the plantation of Brownfield represented in the plan herewith presented, with the inhabitants living on the same, may be annexed to the town of Fryeburgh, to enjoy town privileges with the said town of Fryeburgh; and your petitioners as in duty bound, will ever pray Joseph Walker, Timothy Walker, Benaiah Walker, John Bennet, Henry Y. B. Osgood, James Bennet, Supply Walker, jun. John Stickney, Joshua B. Osgood, James Bean, Asa Colby, Josiah Spring, Supply Walker, Asa Buel.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
In SENATE, January 15, 1800.
ON the petition of JOSEPH WALKER and others, inhabitants of that part of the plantation of Brownfield lying between the southerly line of Fryeburgh, and that line called the line of the state of New-Hampshire, praying that the aforesaid part of Brownfield may be annexed to the town of Fryeburgh, aforesaid:
ORDERED, That the Petitioners cause an attested copy of their petition, with this order thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the Portland Gazette , published by ELIEZER A. JENKS, the last publication to be forty days at least before the second Thursday of the next General Court, that all persons interested may then appear and thereon cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Sent down for concurrence, SAMUEL PHILLIPS, President. In the House of Representatives, Jan. 15, 1800. Read and concurred. EDWARD H. ROBBINS, Speaker. True copy—Attest, EDWARD M'LANE, Clerk of Senate.
To the Honorable the Senate, and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in General Court assembled.
THE Petition of the subscribers, inhabitants of the plantation of Brownfield, in the county of York, in the Commonwealth, humbly represents—That your Petitioners are greatly inconvenienced by reason of their present unincorporated situation. That they are now unable legally to assess and raise money for the support of schools and the ministry in said plantation. That the public lands therein, viz. two College rights, a school, ministerial and parsonage rights, each containing 350 acres, are unascertained—may, with impunity be trespassed upon and injured—are unproductive and unappropriated to the several purposes for which they were designed and granted. That the present situation of your petitioners subjects them to the abovementioned, and many other inconveniences—deprives them of the inestimable privileges enjoyed by the inhabitants of incorporated towns, which grievances can only be redressed by an act of incorporation. Wherefore your Petitioners pray that the plantation of Brownfield, as originally granted, and according to the plan herewith exhibited, may be incorporated into a township by the name of Dover , and be entitled to all the privileges therefrom naturally resulting; and as in duty bound shall ever pray. December 20, A. D. 1799. Joseph Howard, Timothy Gibson, William Webster, Joshua Ames, Amos Dorr, Timothy Gibson, jun. John B. Miller, James Howard, jun. Samuel Mansfield, William Lane, Jonathan Gibson, Joshua Snow, Francis Kimball, James Bean, John How, John Lane, Zadock Wright, Asa Osgood, Zechariah Gibson, James Howard, Dudley Bean, Samuel Mansfield, jun. David Millen, Wilson Howard, Daniel Tyler, Thomas W. Wood.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
In SENATE, January 15, 1800.
On the Petition of JOSEPH HOWARD and others, inhabitants of Brownfield, in the county of York, praying that said plantation may be incorporated into a town:
ORDERED, That the Petitioners cause an attested copy of their petition, with this order thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the Portland Gazette , published by ELIEZER A. JENKS, the last publication to be forty days at least before the second Thursday of the first session of the next General Court, that all persons interested may then appear and thereon cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Sent down for concurrence, SAMUEL PHILLIPS, President. In the House of Representatives, Jan. 15, 1800. Read and concurred. EDWARD H. ROBBINS, Speaker. True copy—Attest, EDWARD M'LANE, Clerk of Senate.
TWO LADS about 15 years of age, are wanted immediately, as apprentices to the Printing business. Good encouragement will be given, by a speedy application at the Gazette Office.
AN APPRENTICE is wanted at the Hair-Dressing business. Apply to the Printer. March 24.
FOR SALE,
By Nathan Bond, NEAR THE BANK.
A Variety of articles in the GROCERY LINE, upon reasonable terms, for cash or country produce. Likewise,
100 bushels Indian Meal, (Yellow) in new tight casks, or by the bushel. March 3d, 1800.
FEATHERS,
OF various qualities, just received and for Sale (on low terms for cash)
By JAMES POOL, at his shop in Fifth street, Portland. March 24.
TO BE SOLD,
On advantageous terms and sufficient credit, ANY One of the Townships granted by the Legislature to Bowdoin College, situated in the seventh range of Townships north of the Waldo Patent, west of Penobscot river, and bounded southerly on the river Penobscot. The quality of Lands, situation and proximity to settlements in a valuable and growing country, are such as to offer great encouragement to purchasers. ALSO,
About 13,000 acres in the College Township, so called, being No. 3, in the first range above the Waldo Patent. There are fifteen families settled on this township, and the great road leading from Kennebec to Penobscot River, passes directly through it. The Land is of the first quality, and there are many valuable privileges in this township. It will be sold in whole or in part, as purchasers may desire. For more particular information, inquire of either of the subscribers. William Martin, } Committee. Elijah Kellogg, } of Trustees. Isaac Parker, }
Portland, March 17, 1800.
WHEREAS the Legislature of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 6th day of February 1800, passed an act incorporating Hiram McLellan and others, and all such persons as have already, or hereafter shall become Stockholders, into a Company by the name of the Maine Fire and Marine Insurance Company ;—and whereas by the 15th section of said act, the subscribers are authorized to call a Meeting of the Members of said Company;—now therefore, in pursuance of the above authority; we hereby notify and warn the Members of said Company to meet at the Insurance Office in Portland, on Wednesday the ninth day of April next, at 3 o'clock, P. M. for the purpose of electing the first Board of Directors. Hugh M'Lellan, Arthur M'Lellan, Daniel Tucker. Portland, March 13, 1800.
Massachusetts Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
ALL institutions deserve patronage from the public in proportion to their usefulness. The Massachusetts Mutual Fire Insurance Company is considered by many as coming under this description; it being incorporated for the benevolent purpose of guarding its associates against losses of buildings by fire, whether the same should happen by accident, lightning, civil commotion, or foreign invasion, the President and Directors, therefore, have thought proper to lay before the public, its principles, and general state of its funds, to induce all persons owning houses or other buildings within the Commonwealth to become Members of the same, and avail themselves of its advantages. By a mutual insurance we bear one another's burdens. The loss sustained by one falls on the company; whereas individuals, heretofore, were obliged, in case of loss by fire, to apply to their particular friends, and to the benevolence of the public for assistance; but in the present case an opportunity presents of having their property secured upon the only just principles of insurance, by calling into the funds of the Society a rate equal to the hazard only, and no more. Conflagrations are generally more alarming, and far more distressing to mankind than losses at sea; and the reason is obvious. In the former case little or no provision has been made in this country for the protection of property in case of fire, whereas in the latter it is almost universal. Under this consideration, it is to be hoped, that those societies, who have been established for the purpose of enlarging their usefulness towards mankind, as well as those gentlemen, who have been in the habit of issuing policies for the generous design of insuring on buildings, will so far extend their candor towards this Company as to suppose that their motives of pecuniary consideration are not so much attached to the final gain in the difference of the premium as to add another institution, and confer another opportunity on the citizens of this Commonwealth, for security and happiness.
The rates of premium are from 35 to 75 cents on one hundred dollars, governed by the judgment of the Trustees, which depends on the materials of which the house is built, the manner of occupying it, and the relative situation of the same as to other buildings.
Although the Policies are issued for seven years, it operates for any less time; as provision is made, that when the property insured shall be alienated by death, sale, or by any other means, the assured may surrender his policy at the office, and receive a sum not exceeding his deposit money.
The fees arising from the policies, transfers, endorsements, forfeits and interest accruing thereon, will, in the whole time (in all probability) pay the expense of Office; in which case nothing can be taken from the funds, but absolute losses by fire. If fortunately no loss happens, the property with interest reverts back to the person who paid it (except his proportion of the reserved funds) as the whole funds of the company, are placed in the funded stocks of the United States; the interest of which is received quarterly, put into principal, and accumulates much beyond compound interest.
The calculations are made upon the whole number of buildings, consumed by fire in Boston for the term of forty years past, taken from the records of the Historical Society, commencing in 1759; and of course it includes the great fire of 1760; from which, and a comparison with the institutions of the same nature in England, Virginia, New York, &c. it clearly appears, that the funds are adequate to support the loss of more than fifteen hundred and fifty, of 1600 dollar value each. But, in order to make each individual of the company, entirely satisfied of his indemnity in case of loss by a very great conflagration; provision is made, that each member shall be assessed a sum (in proportion) to make good such loss; but not in any event to exceed two dollars for one paid as premium and deposit.
It is now thirteen months since the risks commenced, without any loss whatever. There is now 940,000 dollars insured in the Office, one fifth of which is in the country. The funds are already respectable and increasing rapidly.
By order of the President and Directors, Andrew Cunningham, Sec'yry. Massachusetts Mutual Fire Insurance Office, No. 15, State-Street, Boston. March 7. (3m—99)

MUSES.
From the New-York Commercial Advertiser.
SCOTLAND, which has given birth to some of the principal luminaries of science, has lately added a name to her catalogue of Geniuses, which bids fair to equal, if not exceed, every other. That name is THOMAS CAMPBELL, a young man, not more than twenty years of age, who has just given the world an astonishing specimen of poetic powers in a poem called The Pleasures of Hope, from which we have already published one extract, as we found it in a late London paper. Since that time a complete copy has been put into our hands; and we have perused it with mingled emotions of pleasure and of wonder. It is a composition in which imagery the most sublime, and scenes the most simple and tender, are delineated with the nice skill of a mighty master. Of the latter, we give the following fine picture of a mother at the cradle of her sleeping infant:
LO! at the couch where infant beauty sleeps, Her filial watch the mournful mother keeps; She, while the lovely babe unconscious lies, Smiles on her little son with pensive eyes; "Sleep, image of thy father, sleep, my boy; No lingering hour of sorrow shall be thine; No sigh that rends thy father's heart and mine: Bright as his manly fire the son shall be, In form and soul; but, ah! more blest than he! Thy fame, thy worth, thy filial love at last, Shall sooth the aching heart for all the past— With many a smile my solitude repay, And chase the world's ungenerous scorn away." "And say, when, summoned from the world & thee, I lay my head beneath the willow tree; Wilt thou, sweet mourner! at my stone appear, And sooth my parted spirit, ling'ring near? Oh, wilt thou come, at evening hour, to shed The tears of memory o'er my narrow bed; With aching temples on thy hand reclin'd, Muse on the last farewell I leave behind, Breathe a deep sigh to winds that murmur low, And think on all my love, and all my woe!" So speaks affection, ere the infant eye Can look regard, or brighten in reply.
To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled.
THE Petition of the inhabitants of Cape Elizabeth in the County of Cumberland, humbly represents—That at a Court of General Sessions of the Peace for said County held at Portland in October last, a road was ordered to be laid out from None-such Bridge to Portland Bridge; that part of said road, for the extent of about half a mile runs through a swamp which must be causered at a great expense, and that the whole of it together will probably cost the town nearly two thousand dollars. That the said town is extremely poor, and totally unable to sustain the expense of making and maintaining said road. That the said road does not accommodate the inhabitants of said town at all; will be of no use to them, but an additional and unreasonable burden to them, as the road is laid out wholly to accommodate the proprietors of said Portland Bridge without which a road in this place would never have been contemplated. Your petitioners therefore pray that your honors would relieve them from the enormous burden which the order of said court of sessions has laid on them; that the proprietors of said bridge, who are the only persons immediately interested and benefited by said new road, may be obliged to defray the expense, or that some other step may be taken to relieve your petitioners as in your honors wisdom may be deemed best. And as in duty bound, will ever pray.
THE INHABITANTS OF CAPE ELIZABETH BY ROBERT DYER. EZEKIEL JORDAN, MARK DYER,
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. In Senate, Feb. 11, 1800.
ON the Petition of the Inhabitants of Cape Elizabeth, in the County of Cumberland, praying to be relieved from the expense of opening a road ordered to be laid out by the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for said County, from None-such Bridge to Portland Bridge: Ordered, that the petitioners cause an attested copy of this petition, and their order thereon, to be published three weeks successively in JENKS' GAZETTE, printed at Portland, the last publication to be thirty days at least before the second Wednesday of the first session of the next General Court, that all persons interested in said petition may then appear, and show cause if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Sent down for concurrence. SAMUEL PHILLIPS, President. In the House of Representatives, Feb. 12, 1800. Read and concurred. EDWARD H. ROBBINS, Speaker. True copy. EDWARD MC. LANE, Clerk of Senate.
SLATES, of a superior quality, for sale at Jenks' Book and Stationary Store.
To be Sold, ON THE MOST REASONABLE TERMS, At the House of SYLVANUS CUSHMAN, Inholder in Portland,
On THURSDAY, 10th of APRIL next,
THE compleat one half of a tract of LAND, lying in the town of Poland, in the second division of Lots in said town, containing 220 acres hard wood land, No. 100 and 101, lying in common and undivided with capt. George Waterhouse, situated within half a mile of Waldron's & Waterhouse's Mills. To be divided according to quantity and quality.
Conditions made known at time and place of sale.
TOGETHER WITH, The one half of the abovementioned MILLS, consisting of one Saw-Mill, and half a Grist-Mill; together with half of a DWELLING, and other out Buildings, the latter of which would accommodate two small families, besides a good new Barn 30 by 40.
ALSO, About 60 acres of excellent LAND, adjoining said mills, a considerable part of which is under improvement, situated in the most central part of said town, through which there are two county roads.
LIKEWISE, Several other tracts of LAND in said town.
The above property will be disposed of for English and West India Goods, or Real Estate in the town of Portland.
ABRAHAM WALDRON. Portland, March 17, 1800.
March 12—The sale of the following is postponed until Wednesday the 28th May next, at 11 o'clock, A. M.—Sale to be on the premises.
TO BE SOLD, BY ORDER OF COURT,
ONE third part of a piece of Flatts Land, in Portland, in the county of Cumberland, with one third part of the wharf thereon standing, commonly called Weeks' wharf.
Also, another piece of Flatts Land, situate nearly opposite the house of Mr. Thomas Beck, Portland aforesaid, the same being the share of Flatts belonging to a piece of land sold by THOMAS CUMMING, late of said Portland, merchant, deceased, to Samuel M. Quincy.
Also, a large lot of Land situate in King-street in the same Portland, with a dwelling House standing thereon, and the other buildings on the same, being the dwelling house of the said Thomas, except that part of said lot and buildings which are set off to the subscriber, widow of said deceased, as her dower, in her said husband's estate.
Also, the remainder of said lot last mentioned, and the buildings and appurtenances subject only to the life estate of the said tenant in dower.
The above being all the real estate whereof the said Thomas died seized and possessed, will be sold on the day above mentioned, on the premises; or so much thereof, as will be sufficient to pay the just debts of the said deceased, with incidental charges.
Dated at Portland, the third day of February, Anno Domini 1800. Eleonora Cumming, Administratrix on said Estate.
150 Dollars Reward!
ESCAPED from the custody of me the subscriber, in Gorham, on Thursday the 6th inst. by the assistance of two persons to me unknown, JERUSHA PENFIELD of said Gorham, who was arrested by me on a warrant against her, and in my keeping, by virtue of the same and a mittimus to prison, from the Hon. William Gorham and Edmund Phinney, Esqrs., charging her of the crime of being delivered in secret, and concealing the death of her bastard child.
Whoever will apprehend the said Penfield, and the said persons so assisting her, or give notice concerning them, so that they may be brought to justice, shall receive the above reward, or fifty dollars for any or either of them.—Said PENFIELD was low of stature, rather thick and corpulent, dark grey eyes, dark hair, and aged 22 years—had on when she went away a dark calico loose gown—She has been very sick, and was thought to be so when she went away.
JOHN WOODWARD, Deputy Sheriff. March 8, 1800.
TAKEN from the house of the subscriber, sometime on Friday evening last, a SILVER WATCH—with "MURRAY" marked on the face. The swivel was folded in—Five Dollars reward will be given for apprehending the thief—or the person who took said Watch will return it no questions will be asked.
John Hobart. Portland, March 10.
NOTICE is hereby given to the nonresident Proprietors and Owners of Land in the town of Shapleigh, in the county of York, that their lands are taxed in a tax-bill, committed to me the subscriber, Collector of said town for the year 1798, to collect, viz.
   SECOND DIVISION. SECOND DIVISION.   R. N. Acres. R. N. Acres.    10 9 125 17  8 13 150 20  8 19 150 20  7 14 150 20  7 13 150 20  7 17 150 20  6 15 150 20  6 16 150 20  5 13 150 20  5 14 150 20  
If no person shall appear to discharge said taxes and all necessary charges, on or before the Eighth day of April next, so much of said Lands as will be sufficient to discharge the same will then be sold at Public Vendue, to the highest bidder, according to law, at my dwelling house in said Shapleigh, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
Joseph Door, 3d. Collector. Shapleigh, Jan. 20th, 1800.
A House and Lot, N. E. side of King-street, to be sold— Inquire of the Printer. March 10.
Paine's Eulogy, On the life of WASHINGTON, is for sale at Jenks' Book-Store.
To be sold at Public Vendue,
A Valuable FARM, in Falmouth.—It contains about ninety acres of Land, well situated for a farmer or trader, or mechanic of any kind—it is well wooded and watered, and is five miles and a half from Portland, lying on the main road—formerly the property of Daniel Hall, of said Falmouth, deceased.—Sale to be at the dwelling house on said farm, on the 6th day of the 4th month next at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. Conditions will be made known at the above time and place.
Also—The Lot No. 66, at the head of the Great Duck Pond in Windham, to be sold at 1 o'clock, P. M. the same day. WINSLOW HALL.
NOTICE is hereby given to the nonresident Proprietors or Owners of Land in the town of Shapleigh, in the county of York, and commonwealth of Massachusetts, that their Lands are taxed in the State and County and Town, for the years 1788 and 1789 and 1790 and 1791 and 1796 and 1797, in third Division in said town—Also a tax for the years 1794 and 1795 and 1797, in the First and Second Division in said town.
R. N.    For the year 1788. For the year 1796.   R. N. Acres. R. N. Acres.    1 17 1 17  1 19 1 22  1 22 1 3  2 13 2 3  2 17 2 19  2 18 2 20  2 20 2 23  3 17 3 17  
   For the year 1789. For the year 1797.   R. N. Acres. R. N. Acres.    1 16 1 16  1 7 1 17  1 8 1 20  1 9 1 21  1 13 1 24  1 20 1 14  2 7 2 17  2 9 2 18  2 13 2 19  2 18 2 16  3 3 3 5  3 5 3 6  3 6 3 10  3 10 3 17  3 17 3 20  3 23 3 23  
   For the year 1790. For the year 1794.   R. N. Acres. R. N. Acres.    1 6 1 8  1 7 1 8  1 9 1 10  1 11 1 10  1 13 1 10  1 17 1 10  1 20 1 10  1 21 1 10  1 22 1 10  1 24 1 10  2 3 2 10  2 10 2 10  2 13 2 10  2 14 2 10  2 15 2 10  2 24 2 10  2 24 2 10  3 3 3 10  3 4 3 10  3 5 3 10  3 6 3 10  3 10 3 10  3 17 3 10  3 19 3 10  3 20 3 10  3 22 3 10  3 6 3 10  3 7 3 10  3 9 3 10  3 10 3 10  3 11 3 10  3 18 3 10  3 17 3 10  3 20 3 10  3 21 3 10  3 22 3 10  3 24 3 10  3 1 3 10  3 2 3 10  3 3 3 10  3 4 3 10  3 5 3 10  3 6 3 10  3 10 3 10  3 17 3 10  3 19 3 10  3 20 3 10  3 22 3 10  3 24 3 10  3 24 3 10  3 3 3 10  3 4 3 10  3 5 3 10  3 6 3 10  3 10 3 10  3 17 3 10  3 19 3 10  3 20 3 10  3 22 3 10  
   For the year 1795. For the year 1797.   R. N. Acres. R. N. Acres.    2 10 10 8  2 13 8 18  2 18 6 16  2 24 5 13  3 3 5 15  3 4 5 17  3 5 4 9  3 6 8 18  3 10 8 19  3 17 6 16  3 19 5 13  3 20 5 15  3 22 5 15  
   For the year 1793. For the year 1794.   R. N. Acres. R. N. Acres.    1 7 1 8  1 8 1 8  1 10 1 10  1 13 1 10  1 13 1 10  1 20 1 10  1 21 1 10  1 22 1 10  1 24 1 10  2 7 2 10  2 9 2 10  
   For the year 1795. For the year 1797.   R. N. Acres. R. N. Acres.    2 10 10 8  2 13 8 18  2 18 6 16  2 24 5 13  3 3 5 15  3 4 5 17  3 5 4 9  3 6 8 18  3 10 8 19  3 17 6 16  3 19 5 13  3 20 5 15  3 22 5 15  
 For the year 1793.
For the year 1794.

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