The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1795-07-21 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
Published by JOHN MELCHER, Printer to the State of New-Hampshire, at his Office, corner of Market-Street, Portsmouth.
Vol. XXXIX.—Numb. 20017.]
TUESDAY, July 21, 1795.
[9s. pr. Annum.]
FOR THE GAZETTE.
Obsta principiis, "nequid Detrimendi Respub- lica capiat."
EVERY American, who has attentively and deliberately perused the TREATY of Commerce, lately agreed upon by Mr. JAY, between Great-Britain and these United States (which has been ratified by the Senate) cannot but be alarmed for the future peace and safety of his native country.
To arraign the judgment of the Senate, or the integrity of Mr. JAY will answer no purpose, and is foreign to our desires, but we may forbear to pay them the compliment, of possessing ALL the wisdom of the people; they are but men, and therefore may err— humanum est errare . Time alone must develop the leading views, which brought forth the untimely birth of this spurious bantling;—let it suffice at present, to observe that the admission of the 12th Article of the Treaty, carries with it a want of commercial knowledge, and what is worse, a base design to surrender the whole American trade to the avaricious controul of Great-Britain; to take away this stigma, some warm advocates for Mr. JAY—suggest, that we judge too hastily, we know not the man, it is all a political manœuvre, to fathom the depth of the designs of the British Ministry, and to find out how far they really meant to meet us; that Mr. JAY knew how far to go with them, that it was a concerted plan, and that he knew it never could, and certainly never would be ratified by the immortal WASHINGTON; read but the 9th Article, say they, and every one will be immediately convinced of a preconceived scheme, could it be supposed that Mr. JAY would ever consent, that the subjects of Britain should hold REAL ESTATES in America, with the same advantages as the citizens and subjects of these States? It is a solecism in politics to imagine so, what would be the consequence? The municipal laws of every State provide that all land holders shall be taxed, to defray the expences of Government; but the same laws secure to them the right of representation, which is the concomitant of taxation; and as the Treaty once ratified, becomes the Supreme Law of the Land, it effectually repeals all other laws, and immediately admits a British ministerial influence in our representation, which has ever been considered as dangerous to even Britain herself, and therefore should never be suffered in America, besides Mr. Jay could not but know, that the 9th Article would defeat the operation of the Naturalization Act, which engrossed so much time and attention of Congress, to prevent a too sudden admission of foreigners, to our invaluable privileges of citizens, this article admits the pestilential influence of ministerial bribery & corruption into the very cabinets of our Councils. These arts are no new things, they are almost become constitutional, but we must hope better things of our fellow-citizens, than to sell their dear bought rights for a mess of pottage, and if it should prove to be a deep laid plan for our interest—we must stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who confounds the politics of Princes, and brings light out of darkness. Almost every article of this extraordinary Treaty is exceptional, the 3d, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 23d, 24th, 25th must be carefully attended to, or we are betrayed: The 14th, stipulates that merchants may build warehouses in the respective countries, and shall enjoy full protection; by this privilege what will hinder British factors from settling in our sea ports and great rivers? And by building of ships of burthen, transport lumber and produce to the West-Indies, sufficient to supply all their demands. A British act of Parliament may easily be obtained by British merchants to admit into their islands all vessels of any size, which are actually owned by them, thro' the medium of their residing factors, altho' built in the United States, by which measure all our own large vessels will be excluded, and may remain rotting at our wharves for want of employ. A pertinent question has been asked, and still remains unanswered? What do we want to treat with any foreign nation about Commerce? Let it regulate itself. It was remarked several years past by men of discernment. That if trade could but be left to its own fate and suffered to remain unhackled, our ports would soon be full of foreign vessels. That great numbers of new ships would be wanted, our ship-yards of course would be encreased, and our tradesmen fully employed. And is not this assertion fully verified at this moment? when there are near or quite two hundred vessels now building in the States of Massachusetts, and New-Hampshire alone, and so risen in value are our vessels, that a new brig of 160 tons has been sold without any cargo for 9000 dollars, which three years past would not have brought half that value. To what Treaty are we indebted for these advantages? Surely not to British, for they have harassed and distressed our trade more than if we had been at open war with them, for in that case we should have been armed, and not have fallen such easy preys to Bermudian hornets, whose nest would have been easily destroyed.
Mr. JAY was sent to demand satisfaction for their Piracies, Depredations, Spoliations, unjust Adjudications, and every species of injustice towards our trade, and it is said that he had instructions to do any thing for the interest of his country, but no Treaty was ever contemplated in them.
Yet by humble Remonstrances and flattering the British Monarch with high notions of his JUSTICE, and by soothing and appeasing the Minister's thirst for starving France, and taking our properties while employed to prevent his unnatural designs; Mr. Jay by an easy condescension has procured a very heterogeneous Treaty: Which is like asking for a fish, and obtaining a serpent—but thanks to Heaven we have yet a WASHINGTON left to check the growth of British influence; may he be directed to measures, which may advance the honor and dignity of that cause in which he has exposed his life, his health and domestic happiness, in the defence of:—Many solemn facts have been ushered from the Press which have been too much disregarded as Jacobinical . Whatever may be the principles of Jacobinism if they are incompatible with the good of our country, let them be banished, but do not let us be deceived by artful and designing men, whether Aristocrats, Democrats, Jacobins, Whigs, Tories, or any other denomination of men. If such facts are too stubborn to be refuted, and too alarming to our reflections, they must be attended to, before it is too late, let them at least be examined, and if they lead to a discovery, that our rulers do not deserve well of their country, nor merit our confidence any longer, let a new arrangement take place; but if it is found that they are seeking the public weal, and that they are vying with each other, who can the best serve the Nation, may they be rewarded ten fold for their uprightness, and when they retire into private life, from the busy scenes of State Pageantry, may they be received into the bosoms of their fellow-citizens. It is a trite observation, that when the people rise, as it were in a body, against any public measure, they are for the most part in the right.—The Vox Populi is the Vox Dei—our Revolution began from this very cause. The measures of British Ministers and their agents appeared in the light of the people, as tending to sap their political existence, and reduce them to a State of vassalage and dependency—the oppressions were too glaring—the people rose like a cloud and solemnly invoked a WASHINGTON to protect them, like a second Camillus, he left his plough and hastened to save his country, which being done, he would have returned back to his farms, but his fellow-citizens looking unto him as the Saviour of the States have prevailed on his Godlike condescension, to preside over them, yet a little longer, in wisdom and honor: And while he yet reigns in our hearts, do not let us fear. If he thinks that seven eighths of the people, even of those States, whose Senators have unanimously ratified this Treaty, are decidedly against its adoption, we may rest assured that he will not be precipitate in his ratification; he will not admit of this country's being involved in paying for British debts and losses, whilst thousands, and tens of thousands of his fellow citizens have lost their lives and fortunes, in defence of their country, without the least expectation of relief—Washington at first blush will perceive that land taxes must be unavoidable to discharge these demands, which will fire the people to resist the measures by instructions to their Representatives against them. Our Revenues must be diminished, our Trade embarrassed, and these happy States once more exposed to a foreign war by grounded jealousies; and what may be worse to civil discords, and contentions in all our public measures, which may Heaven in infinite mercy avert.
BENEVOLUS.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
NOW Mr. Printer, it was quite Benevolent in you to offer the first page of your paper to those who chose to write about the Treaty, and I hope you will give me some part of your paper, that I may write a little in my own way. I am not one of those who read much, but I have heard a great deal about this same Treaty; and I hold, I derive my information from a much better source than reading, for I do not attend so much to what the Treaty is, as to what they say its operation and effect will be—which are much more to be regarded. Now they say, there shall be peace with England; but I am for having no peace with them; for reasons as will appear from my writing; tho' I can not stop to give them just now—but we will pass on. The twelveth Article is infinitely worse than if it had been ratified;—they ought to have torn it out of the book; for ten to one they will go and alter it, so that any of our vessels may go to their islands; and then what would be the consequence? Very injurious, carry away all our provisions, boards, shingles, old horses, and so forth—that we should have nothing to eat,
nor a board, nor a shingle to build a house, nor horse to ride to mill, nor to meeting: And then what should we get? Why rum, coffee, cocoa, cotton, and all those luxuries. Don't tell us about money, for every one knows that the increase of it is a curse. Does not a farmer get as much again for his corn? A labourer as much again for his work? Answer me that. As to your trade to the East Indies, that is worse still, for I hold, we have too many luxuries already. Besides it will only make the merchants grow richer, and they are full rich enough already.—Now they say if we can trade directly to their places in the East Indies, things will come cheaper. This is what I would wish to prevent: for the dearer things come, the less we shall have of them— Argal it is better to have things dear, than cheap. Besides if we can get sugar so cheap there, it will spoil the maple sugar business. But what could put it into Mr. Jay's head (now I admire the account of catching Jay's mentioned in the Oracle, it was something so witty) to go and agree upon settling the lines by Commissioners. Would it not have been infinitely better to have let it remain, that both parties might not always be without a pretext for war? Certainly. Now you see Mr. Printer, how nicely my argument goes on—no one dares contradict me. But have a little patience, you have not come to the cream of it, the cream is all at the bottom. What I am now going upon is—the Posts are to be given up in a twelve month. Now every body knows, it is not meant posts for fence making; for in the mean time they might rot. But it is this—they have got possession of a great deal of our western territory, and thereby engross the peltry (not paltry) trade with the Indians. Why negotiate? Why not go and take them without our army? Have we not got an army, which we support at great expence? Why let 'em "be eaten up with rust." It is true this might bring on a war, and they would take our ships—not in the Indian Country, I don't mean. But could not we fit out men of war, frigates, privateers, and bum boats , and go and take their ships. But you will say—some of our gentlemen might spend their fortunes in building ships for the continent—what then? Why, I argue thus—if we have not fortunes to spend we can't spend them—if we have not fortunes to make, we can't make them argal ,* I am for war!!! Again, who ever thought about negotiating for indemnification—I looked that we should have gone and taken their vessels—or else that they would have paid Mr. Jay the money, and he have brought it home in guineas, or bank bills. There would have been a double advantage in this. For perhaps some of us, who had not owned a vessel this ten years, but had lost one last war, might go and get some of the indemnification money:—or at least there should be no enquiry whether the vessels were in an illicit trade, and forfeited according to the law of nations; which Mr. Genet says, is only to be found in worm eaten books, and therefore ought not to be regarded. Upon the whole (let no one take offence) for these and many such like cogent reasons, I think the treaty ought to be burnt.
LEGION, for we are many.
*My voice is still for war.—Sempronius.
District of New-Hampshire, ss.
(L.S.) BY Order of the honorable John Pickering, Esq. Judge of the District Court.
NOTICE is hereby given, that at a special District Court holden at Portsmouth, within and for said District, on the 24th day of June, inst. a libel was filed in said Court by Joseph Whipple, Esq. against about 30m. of Pine Boards, being part of the cargo of the Sloop Endeavor, Francis Bakeman master, for that said Boards were of the growth and manufacture of some foreign place, and illegally brought into the United States, and that trial will be had on said libel, before said Judge, at 10 o'clock, A. M. at the State-House, in Portsmouth, on Monday the 27th day of July inst.
NATH'L ROGERS, Marshal. Dated at Portsmouth, June 30, 1795.
ALL persons having accounts unclosed with the estate of JOSIAH BARTLETT, Esq. late deceased, are desired to call and close them; those indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those who have any demands, are desired to call and receive their dues of EZRA BARTLETT, Executor. Kingston, June 22, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire, Grafton, ss.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of lands in the following towns and places in the county of Grafton; that the subscriber has received from the Treasurer of the State of New-Hampshire, warrants authorizing and commanding him to collect from all such towns and places all the Continental and State taxes, set and apportioned thereto, for the years hereafter mentioned, lists of which taxes is particularly set forth in said warrants, and remaining in the hands of the subscriber, consolidated and summed up in the total sum of dollars and cents in specie, hereafter to each town and place respectively affixed, and the same having been advertised for payment by the receiver of non-resident taxes, as the law directs, and return thereof made by him to me unpaid, viz.
  Chatham for the year 1784 and every year up to, and including the year 1790, Dols. Cents 137 91   Dartmouth, for the year 1786, and every year up to, and including the year 1790, 160 19   Dummer, for the year 1784, and every year up to, and including the year 1790, 207 86   Kilkenny, for the year 1784, and every year up to, and including the year 1790, 207 86   Lincoln, for the year 1784, and every year up to, and including the year 1790, 170 42   Morristown, alias Franconia, for the year 1782, and every year up to, and including the year 1790, 793 16   Peeling, alias Fairfield, for the year 1784, & every year up to, & including the year 1790, 161 89   Stratford, for the year 1784, and every year up to, and including the year 1790, 225 53   Tregothick, for the year 1784, and every year up to, and including the year 1790, 161 88   Shelburne, for the years 1779, 1780, 1782, and every year up to, & including the year 1790, 569 25   Cockburn, for the year 1777, and every year up to, and including the year 1790, and 63 dollars and 3 cents in bills of the New-Emission of the State, 642 15   Coleburn, for the year 1780, and every year up to, and including the year 1790, and 63 dollars and 3 cents in bills of the New-Emission of the State, 576 8 
For the said sums in bills of the New-Emission the same sum in Specie may be paid.
Therefore so much of the lands of said towns and places, as will be sufficient to pay said taxes or sums respectively affixed to its name, with the necessary incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, viz. Cockburn, Coleburn, Chatham, Dartmouth, Dummer and Kilkenny, on Tuesday the 18th day of August next, at 10 of the clock in the forenoon, at the house of Capt. Bliss, inn-holder in Haverhill, and Lincoln, Morristown, alias Franconia, Peeling, alias Fairfield, Shelburne, Stratford and Tregothick, on Monday the 24th day of August next, at my dwelling-house in Plymouth, at 10 of the clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment being made to me.
DAVID WEBSTER, Sheriff. Plymouth, July 1, 1795.
TO BE SOLD AT Samuel Hill's Store, A number bbls. Pork, Containing one, and one and half Hog, And a few bbls. Middlings. —ALSO—
A quantity of Beef, In good order, and 60 boxes 12 by 10, 10 by 8, 9 by 7, & 8 by 6 Window-Glass, on the lowest terms for cash. West-India & English Goods as usual. Portsmouth, July 6, 1795.

BRUSSELS, May 18.
The army of the Sambre and the Meuse, commanded by General Jourdan, is now in motion: some large bodies of that army have been detached to join the army of the Moselle, an apprehension having been entertained, that the enemy was preparing to cross the Rhine.
The position of the Republican armies is now such, as must certainly disconcert all the projects of the Austrian Generals.
From Bonn to above Mayence, all the left bank of the Rhine is lined with troops, by means of the junction of the three armies of the Sambre and Meuse, the Moselle and the Rhine.
General Jourdan has even taken the precaution of forming a communication with the army, which is carrying on the siege of Luxembourg, by posting some corps between them.
In short, nothing can be better contrived than the disposition of the Republican armies, to prevent insurmountable difficulties to the enemy, in case they should attempt the passing of the Rhine.
Miscellaneous London Paragraphs.
LONDON, June 1.
On Monday last, dispatches were received from Sierra-Leone, dated the 14th of March, by which it appears that the colony had materially recovered from the effects of the late depredations of the French, although no supplies had since that time arrived from England: A cargo of necessaries had, however, been purchased from an American ship which called there. Great and successful exertions had been made by the settlers in opening and cultivating new farms, as well as in pushing their trade with the neighboring parts. A delegate from the Society of the Friends of the Blacks in Rhode-Island (a black man of intelligence) had arrived at Freetown, with whom it was agreed, that about 10 or 12 free black families from Rhode-Island, should be permitted to emigrate to Sierra-Leone, proper testimonials of their character being given. The utmost harmony prevailed in the Colony, and the neighboring natives continued to shew the most friendly disposition. Some deaths had happened soon after the departure of the French, in consequence of the hardships which were then suffered; but both the Blacks and Whites were in general restored to good health before the date of the dispatches and all necessary buildings were nearly finished.
JUNE 2.
The young King of Sweden has accepted a subsidy from the PORTE, which latter power appears to be preparing an extensive alliance in Europe, for opposing, at the present favorable period, the views of the EMPRESS of Russia.
JUNE 4.
Lord Bridport left town yesterday, to take upon him the command of the Channel fleet, with which he immediately put to sea.
Yesterday a General-Court was held at the India House, for determining by ballot the following question:
"That it is the opinion of this Court, that in consideration of the long, faithful, and important services of Warren Hastings, Esq. and to mark the grateful sense entertained by this Company of the extensive benefits which they have received from those services, a Grant of Annuity of Five Thousand Pounds, from the 1st January, 1795, to issue from the Territorial Revenues, during the term of the Company's present exclusive trade, to Warren Hastings, Esq. his Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, be prepared by the Court of Directors, and submitted to the Board of Commissioners for the affairs of India, for their approval and confirmation, pursuant to the Act of Parliament."
On casting up the votes, the numbers were, For the question 508 Against it 220—288
Great offence, says another London paper, was taken at the late Queen's ball at Buckingham-house, from a young Caledonian of fashion appearing in a silver gauze dress, so festooned up, L'Amazon, as to make, at every sweep of the Scotch reel, the motto legible on her garter, which was "L'Amour," in gold embroidery!
CALAIS, May 23.
"The late tumults which have taken place in Paris and which have been produced by the combined force of the Royalists, the Anarchists, and the plunderers, have ended in the total defeat of the enemies of the public tranquility, and the consequent triumph of the convention. For a moment the enemies of liberty and of the revolution appeared to succeed in misleading the public mind; but the good citizens of Paris, the guardians of the public weal, no sooner found that the national representation was in danger, than they rallied round the convention, determined with their lives to defend it against this Brigands, by whom it was menaced."
"Indeed so complete has been the triumph of the friends of liberty and of order, that the late partial insurrection may be deemed as the expiring struggle of the royalists."
"Twenty-five members of the convention have been accused; of whom, those who were lately sent to the Chateau d'Ham, and other places of security, form a part.—They are immediately to be tried, not at Paris, but at some place to be appointed in one of the departments. The armed force at present in Paris, consists of 300,000 men."
P. S. "Since I wrote the above a friend of mine has received a letter from Paris, from which I copy the following lines, on the truth of which you may depend.—While I am writing, regular troops are pouring into Paris in thousands. They are at this moment, they
say, surrounding the Fauxbourgs of Antoine and Marceau. The person who shot the Deputy, was last night rescued from the guillotine. The members, however, of the Convention, remain firm at their post."
PHILADELPHIA, July 10.
Capt. Bowers left Bourdeaux the 27th May, a few days before he failed, hand bills were published, containing an account of the capture of Bilboa, it was also reported that Barcelona was in the hands of the French. All sorts of provisions were plenty and cheap at Bourdeaux, except flour and rice—flour had been at twenty Crowns a barrel, but was selling at 18—Beef had been sold at 7 dollars a barrel, but was rising again, and when Capt. Bowers failed, was at 10 dollars—Assignats had almost done circulating—Crowns from 110 to 120 livres paper.
NEW-YORK, July 11.
On Thursday the ship Connecticut, Dickenson, which arrived at the Hook the preceding day, came up to town in 32 days from Liverpool. She brings accounts from Paris to May 25, from London to May 30, and from Liverpool to June 2. Parisian affairs wear a better aspect than on the 20th; great bodies of troops had arrived; royalists and confusionists hid their heads; that city was in peace.—It seems the Emperor does not intend to touch subsidy money for nothing, as the Prussian King did; but, on the contrary, having already received part of the loan of 4 millions 600,000. sterling from Britain, he had stipulated to assist the great King of England in acting "with vigor and energy against the common enemy."—Thus cherub peace is still refused an asylum in Europe; and England and Germany alone the joint despots of all Europe having given up the idea, are going to conquer France in the twinkling of an eye!
A London paper of May 27, assures us that the Dutch have declared war against Great-Britain. A declaration of it was said to be received in London. But late papers from London make no mention of it.
A Liverpool paper of June 1 has the treaty offensive and defensive between the French and Dutch republics, the substance of which has been already published.
The Eliza, A. M'Connell, from Virginia, is arrived at Liverpool.
The London Gazette of May 23, states officially that the Austrians succeeded in driving the French from the post of Mombach near Mentz, but with the loss of about 700 men.
The French frigate, Galatea, of 44 guns, was lost on the 23d of April, on the Penmarks, in a gale of wind; 32 of her crew only saved.
Upon a perusal of the newspapers from different parts of this and all of the neighboring states we find, that the late anniversary of our independence has been generally celebrated with a species of new-born enthusiasm, as tho' it were (which God forbid) to be the last year of freedom they were to enjoy; and the respective toasts in general indicate sentiments congenial with true republicanism—many of which we shall occasionally insert.
The following are two of the patriotic toasts, given at the civic festival of the Republican Society of Baltimore on the 4th instant:
11. The honest SENATOR, who revealed what was hidden, and what was spoken in the closet proclaimed on the house top. 9 cheers.
12. The master Carpenter of America, whose diplomatic drafts turns all our ships into crafts of seventy tons.
13. The 11th North Hampstead Toast was erroneously inserted in our last—It should read as follows, viz.—
11. He whose country is the world, and whose religion is to do good.
BOSTON, July 15.
FROM THE CHRONICLE.
MESSERS. ADAMS and LARKIN,
You are requested by several of your customers, to republish the message of the President of the United States to the Senate of the 16th April 1794—on the appointment of Chief Justice Jay, as Envoy to the Court of Britain. As this is an important paper, and the only official one that has ever appeared on that appointment, you will certainly oblige a large part of the community by republishing it.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
IN SENATE April 6th, 1794.
The following written message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Dandridge his Secretary:
United States 16th April, 1794.
Gentlemen of the Senate, THE communications which I have made to you during your present session, from the dispatches, of our Minister in London, contain a serious aspect of our affairs with Great Britain. But as peace ought to be pursued with unremitted zeal before the last resource, which has so often been the scourge of nations and cannot fail to check the advanced prosperity of the United States, is contemplated, I have thought proper to nominate JOHN JAY, as envoy extraordinary of the United States, to his Britannic Majesty.
My confidence in our Minister Plenipotentiary in London, continues undiminished. But a mission like this, while it corresponds with the solemnity of the occasion, will announce to the world a solicitude for a friendly adjustment of our complaints, and a reluctance to hostility. Going immediately from the United States, such an Envoy will carry with him a full knowledge of the existing temper and sensibility of our country; and will thus be taught to vindicate
our rights with firmness, and to cultivate peace with sincerity.
Go. WASHINGTON.
The message was read.
Ordered, that it lie for consideration.
Every citizen in the United States who reads this communication of the PRESIDENT'S shall judge for himself—whether Mr. Jay has fulfilled the important duties of his mission as contained in the above message.
On Monday last, agreeable to adjournment, the citizens of this town assembled at Faneuil Hall, to receive the report of the Committee appointed on Friday last to state the objections of the town against the late Commercial Treaty.
The Treaty being read, the following statement of reasons were offered by the Committee, which after having been considered paragraph by paragraph, were adopted without one dissenting voice, viz.
OFFICIAL.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, duly and legally warned and convened by adjournment at Faneuil-Hall, on Monday the 13th day of July, A. D. 1795.
A pamphlet printed at Philadelphia under the signature of S. T. MASON, Esq. one of the Senators of the United States from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and purporting to be a genuine copy of a Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation, entered into at London, on the 19th day of November last, between Lord GRENVILLE, on the part of his Britannic Majesty, and JOHN JAY, Esq. on the part of the United States—was read and duly considered, and thereupon it was.
Resolved, As the sense of the inhabitants of this town, that the aforesaid instrument if ratified, will be highly injurious to the commercial interests of the United States, derogatory to their national honor and independence, and may be dangerous to the peace and happiness of their citizens.
The reasons which have induced this opinion are as follows, viz.
1stly. Because, this compact professes to have no reference to the merits of the complaints and pretensions of the contracting parties, but in reality the complaints and pretensions of Great Britain are fully provided for, while a part only of those of the United States have been brought into consideration.
2dly. Because, in the stipulation, which restores our Posts on the Western Frontiers, no provision is made to indemnify the United States for the commercial and other losses they have sustained, and the heavy expenses to which they have been subjected in consequence of being kept out of possession for twelve years, in direct violation of the Treaty of Peace.
3dly. Because, no indemnification is proposed to be made to the citizens of the United States for property taken from them at the close of the war, the restitution for which is provided for in the same Treaty.
4thly. Because the capture of vessels and property of citizens of the United States during the present war made under the authority of the Government of Great Britain is a national concern, and claims arising from such captures ought not to have been submitted to the decision of their Admiralty Courts, as the United States are thereby precluded from having a voice in the final determination of such cases; because, the indemnification proposed is to be sought by a process tedious and expensive, in which justice may be delayed to an unreasonable time and eventually lost to many of the sufferers, from their inability to pursue it; and because, this mode of indemnification bears no proportion to the summary method adopted for the satisfaction of British claims.
5thly. Because this compact admits British subjects to an equal participation with our own citizens, of the interior traffic of the United States with the neighboring Indians, through our whole territorial dominions; while the advantages ostensibly reciprocated to our citizens, are limited both in their nature and extent.
6thly. Because the alien duties upon merchandise imported into the United States by British subjects in their own bottoms is if not wholly suspended, at least contracted, not to be increased.
7thly. Because the Commerce the United States have hitherto enjoyed in India, in common with other nations is so restricted, that in future it will be of little or no substantial benefit to our citizens.
8thly. Because in every stipulation respecting our intercourse with the Colonial possessions of Great Britain, the whole Commerce of the United States in such intercourse, is colonized in return.
9thly. Because the clause by which the British Government reserves to itself the right of imposing on American vessels entering British ports in Europe, a duty which shall counteract the difference of the duty payable on the importation of European and Asiatic goods into the United States, in British or American bottoms, places it in the power of that Government to enable British subjects to become the importers of Asiatic and European goods into the United States to the exclusion of our own citizens.
10thly. Because, altho' the terms of said Treaty purport to be reciprocal in many instances, yet from the local situation and existing circumstances of the United States, and the pacific system of policy they have adopted, that reciprocity is merely nominal and delusive.
11thly. Because it prevents the United States from imposing any further restrictions on the British trade alone, and because it stipulates that neither the debts due from individuals of the one nation to individuals of the other, nor shares nor monies which they may have in the
public funds, or in any public or private Bank, shall ever in any event of war or national difference, be sequestered or confiscated. It is far from being impossible that the exercise of this right may in the opinion of the legislature of the United States contribute to preserve the peace of our country, and protect the rights and property of the citizens from violation, we therefore esteem it highly impolitic that the public faith should be pledged that it shall never be exercised under any circumstances whatever.
12thly. Because it concedes a right to the British Government to search and detain our vessels in time of war between them and other nations, under frivolous and vexatious pretexes.
13thly. Because it provides that ship-timber, tar, hemp, sails and copper, shall be considered contraband of war, which articles are expressly stipulated to be free by the treaties already subsisting between the United States and all other nations, with whom they are in compact.
14thly. Because it surrenders all or most of the benefits of a commercial nature which we had a right to expect from our neutrality in the present European war.
15thly. Because it precludes the hope of receiving any advantage from the modern law of nations, referred to in the President's Proclamation of Neutrality, adopted by most of the nations of Europe in the last war, and to which we then acceded, and have since secured in our treaties with all other nations.
16thly. Because it not only surrenders the right of carrying the property of any nation at war with Great Britain in our vessels freely; but abandons all pretensions even to the freight.
17thly. Because it permits the British nation to convert provisions, destined to other nations at war with them, to their own use, on payment of what they may deem a reasonable profit; a measure not only injurious to the interests of the American merchants, but which will prevent our citizens from carrying American productions to other countries, which by the laws of nature and nations they have a right to do without molestation.
18thly. Because it limits the power of Congress delegated to them by the Constitution, "to regulate our Commerce with foreign nations," by prescribing conditions and creating impediments to the exercise of that power.
19thly. Because it exposes the United States and their commerce to similar embarrassments from other commercial nations, all of whom will probably regulate our trade by this partial standard.
And lastly Because, in the opinion of the inhabitants of this town, the nature and extent of the exports of the United States are such, that in all their stipulations with foreign nations, they have it in their power to secure a perfect reciprocity of intercourse not only with the Home Dominions of such nations, but with all their Colonial Dependencies.
It is further Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing proceedings, attested by the Town-Clerk, be immediately transmitted to the President of the United States, that they may be respectfully submitted to his consideration. And we earnestly hope, and confidently rely that his prudence, fortitude, and wisdom, which have more than once been eminently instrumental in the salvation of his country, will be equally conspicuous on the present occasion, and that the reasons we have assigned will have their influence to withhold his signature from the ratification of this alarming instrument.
After passing on the Resolutions offered by the Committee, the following motion was made by Benjamin Austin, jun. Esq. which was accepted with only six dissenters.
Voted, That the thanks of this town be given to STEPHENS THOMPSON MASON one of the Senators of the United States, for his patriotic conduct in publishing the late Commercial Treaty, agreed to by Mr. JOHN JAY, between the United States and the British nation, and thereby giving an opportunity to the Citizens to express their sentiments on so important and interesting a subject.
And that the Town-Clerk, forward the same to Mr. MASON, by the Post.
From the Philadelphia GAZETTE.
Mr. Brown,
In order that your readers may see that whilst Great Britain is negotiating with us, she does not forget to negotiate with other powers also, I transmit you the annexed letter just received from Fulwar Skipwith, Esq. Consul General of the United States in France to P. Dobree, Esq. Consul of the United States at Nantes.
Yours, A. B.
(Copy) Paris, 9th Floreal, 3d year.
DEAR SIR,
"Please to communicate to the masters of our vessels in your harbour and all other persons whom it may interest, that a letter from Mr. Church, our Consul Gen. in Portugal, advises that the British & Spaniards have concluded a late agreement with the Dey of Algiers, in consequence of which a message has been dispatched to the Court of Lisbon, that orders may be given to call in the Portuguese squadron then in the Mediterranean, the Dey having agreed to have the trade of that power respected on certain conditions, and that the cruisers of Algiers will immediately set out for the Straits in quest of our merchantmen."
I am with great regard,
Dear Sir,
Your most obedient.
(Signed) FULWAR SKIPWITH.
"P. F. DOBREE, Esq. Nantes."

PHILADELPHIA, July 11. The Treaty, late between the United States and the British Government has excited the indignation of every friend to this country, now in London:—This we state on the authority of a very intelligent gentleman, who came passenger in the ship Catherine from thence. He informs us that the contents of the Treaty was well known, and that even those who were not well affected towards this government, had not the most distant idea that it would be ratified by the Senate of the United States.
From the same Gentleman we learn that a peace has been concluded between PORTUGAL and the ALGERINES, and the Portuguese Squadron, stationed in the Straights were ordered home.
BOSTON, July 17.
Letter from Halifax, June 26.
"All the ships, except the Thibee frigate, on this station, are now in the harbour, viz."
  Resolution,  74 guns,  { Admiral Murray.    Argonaut,  64  Capt. Ball.    Africa,  64  Capt. Home.    Thetis,  38  Capt. Cochran.    L'Oiseau,  36  Capt. Murray.    Hussar,  26  Capt. Beresford.    Cleopatra,  32  Capt. Penrose.    L'Esperance, (lately captured)  20  Capt. Rofe.    Lyne Sloop,  18  Capt. Rowley.    The prizes, La Prevoyante, of 20, and La Raison, of 18 guns, will be put in commission by the Admiral.
The National Cockade, tender, in port—the Prince Edward, cutter, of ten guns, Lieut. Saville, failed on a cruise yesterday.
We are all anxious to know the terms of the Commercial Treaty, and whether it will be ratified or not. On the 4th of June (the King's Birth Day) a large number of merchants and others, dined at the Prince's Hotel—a number of toasts were drank, with appropriate airs, by a select part of the Prince's band—one of the toasts was—"The Commercial Treaty, and harmony between the two countries." This was accompanied by "Rule Britannia" and "Yankee Doodle," which was clapped and huzza'd by many of the company. I just mention this little and otherwise insignificant anecdote, to shew that the acrimony, which, to the disgrace of both countries, has heretofore been but too conspicuous, begins gradually to subside—Pray heaven it may! and that the time may arrive, even in our day, when men may consider themselves as "Citizens of the world," and break those narrow shackles of prejudice and discrimination, so productive of rancour and animosity."
COMMENCEMENT.
Wednesday last was the Anniversary of Commencement at Harvard University. A larger number of graduates received their diplomas as Bachelors of Arts on this anniversary than on any other. The Theses were well chosen, extensive knowledge and brilliancy of genius were conspicuous in their discussion, and a judicious display of energy and pathos in their delivery, combined to secure them the most unbounded applause.
FROM SURRINAM,
By an arrival on Tuesday last, in 38 days, we learn, that the old Dutch flag was still flying at that place, neither the English or French, being able to persuade the Government, or in habitants to give it up to them. The Stadtholder, has many friends there.
The Industry, Oram of Portsmouth, was spoke May 20, from Galway for Hamburg.
At St. VINCENTS,
says a letter from Martinique, of the 15th ult. the insurgents are almost exterminated; about 700 being killed two days before. By an addition of 1500 troops to the force at Grenada, opposition is expected to be soon reduced at that Island.
IN SENATE of the UNITED STATES,
JUNE 26, 1795.
Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy concerning the communications made by the President of the United States, on the 8th of June, instant, be rescinded: but that it be nevertheless enjoined upon the Senators, not to authorize or allow, any copy of the said communications, or any article thereof.
[The above Resolution will shew the propriety of Mr. Mason making public an unfinished negotiation. N. Y. Paper. ]
JULY 20.
The Citizens of the State of New-Jersey, have petitioned the President, to withhold his signature from the pending Treaty between Great-Britain and the United States.
Extract of a letter from London, June 6, 1795.
"Now our cruizers take all vessels carrying provisions, the freighting business to France is at an end. Government pay for the cargoes of the vessels brought in, and give the vessels their freight and demurrage."
Another motion has been made in the British Parliament, to recognize the Republic of France, but negatived.
NEWBURYPORT, July 9.
The Schooner Betsey, Thorndike, from Bourdeaux to Beverly, was boarded by a privateer Schooner of 2 guns, belonging to Bermuda, the Captain of which treated him politely, and upon his declaring he had no French property on board, permitted him to proceed, assuring him that he had no intention to capture vessels from France, unless they had French property on board.
Capt. Watts, in a brig from France, for Boston, has been captured and sent to Bermuda. Almost every vessel lately arrived at Boston, has been spoke by the Sir Charles Gray.
A gentleman at Boston from Cape-Ann, informs, that the Sir Charles Gray was seen from thence, a few days since, to chase a ship close in with the land, and brought her too after firing seven guns. Her capture is probable.
The brig Betsey, Bels, and brig Molly, Messard, from Bourdeaux for Philadelphia, laden with wines, were captured on the 15th ult. within 45 miles of Cape Henlopen, and sent for Bermuda.
PORTSMOUTH, July 21.
TOWN MEETING.
On Thursday last, agreeable to notification from the selectmen, the citizens of this town assembled at the State-House, for the purpose of taking into consideration, such measures as might be deemed expedient, relative to the TREATY, now pending between the United States and Great-Britain. This meeting was the largest that has been known in this town for many years.—Having chosen the Hon. Jonathan Warner, Esq. Moderator, several gentlemen spoke on the Treaty, relative to the different ways in which it should be taken up by the town, and after some observations, it was moved and seconded, "Will the town decide generally on the Treaty," which passed in the affirmative.
The following motion was then made and seconded, Is it the opinion of the town, that the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States, recommended by the Senate to the President for his approbation, is such an one as is consistent with the interest and honor of the United States to adopt? This motion passed unanimously in the negative.
After several observations by gentlemen, a committee of seven was chosen to prepare a suitable address to the President of the United States, on the subject of the Treaty, and assigning the reasons of their disapprobation, and report the same to this meeting at the adjournment. The following are the gentlemen appointed as the committee.
Hon. Jonathan Warner, Esq. Richard Champney, Esq. Richard Cutts Shannon, Esq. Col. Eliphalet Ladd, Doctor John Goddard, Capt. Thomas Manning and Col. Supply Clap.
The meeting was then adjourned to Friday—when the town met according to adjournment, and unanimously accepted the following report of the committee appointed to prepare a suitable address to the President of the United States:
Portsmouth, N. H. July, 1795. To GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
SIR,  Convinced of your inviolable attachment to the interest and happiness of the States, over which you preside, and your readiness on all occasions to attend to every just complaint of the people. We the citizens of Portsmouth, constitutionally assembled in public town-meeting, to signify our opinions relative to the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States of America, consented to by a majority of the Senate, and recommended for your ratification, having taken the same into our most serious consideration, beg leave to express our most hearty disapprobation thereof, for the following general reasons, viz.
1. Because that part of the Treaty of 1783 securing the payment of debts due to British subjects, is rigorously enforced, while an important article in the same Treaty requiring compensation for Negroes, and other property unjustly removed, is placed wholly out of view.
2. Because the 9th article confers a privilege on British subjects, which though expressed in terms reciprocal, yet from the different circumstances of the two nations, not only wants an equivalent, but is a direct invasion of the rights of individual States.
3. Because the bonds required of commanders of privateers are wholly inadequate to the purposes for which such provision was made.
4. Because the regulations of trade, Commerce and Navigation between the two parties contained in the 3d, 13th, 15th, and 17th Articles hold out the most decided advantages to British subjects, and must in their operation prove destructive to American Commerce and Navigation.
5. Because by the 18th Article, many articles of export are admitted as contraband of war, which by our Treaties with France, Holland and Sweden are declared free, by which means a disposition to aid the British in the destruction of the navies of those nations is fairly implied.
6. Because all the essential advantages resulting to the United States from a ratification of the Treaty are such as they have a right to demand either by virtue of the Treaty of 1783, or from principles of common justice, was there no Treaty existing, while many important privileges are allowed the British without a counterpart.
Thus far have we stated a few of the many objections that might be opposed to the Treaty, we forbear entering into a more particular detail, as it would probably be but a repetition of those which we presume, must flow in to you from every quarter, as the guardian and protector of our rights and liberties, and who alone in the present instance can avert the many evils that threaten our ruin.
We therefore most fervently request that the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States may not receive your ratification till it undergo such alterations as shall render it conducive to the interest, honor and lasting peace of our country.
Voted unanimously, That the aforesaid Address containing the sentiments of the citizens of
Portsmouth, be transmitted by Jonathan Warner, Moderator of this meeting, to the President of the United States without delay.
Voted unanimously, That this town heartily approve of the conduct of Mr. Langdon and his nine patriotic associates, in opposing the ratification of the Treaty between Great-Britain and the United States of America.
Voted unanimously, The thanks of this town, to Mr. S. T. Mason, a Senator from Virginia, for his patriotism in publishing the Treaty unduly withheld by the Senate from the people.
Last Saturday an elegant entertainment was made at the Assembly-Room in this town, by the merchants, tradesmen, and other citizens, for Citizen John Langdon, our patriotic Senator of the United States, previous to which the following billet was presented him, viz. "A number of the merchants, tradesmen, & other citizens of Portsmouth, highly applauding the independent and patriotic conduct of Citizen John Langdon, relative to the proposed Treaty with Great Britain, request the pleasure of his company to dine with them next Saturday, at the Assembly-Room, at 2 o'clock, P. M. as a testimony of their unequivocal gratitude, for his exertions in the Senate of the United States, to save the honor, interest and commerce of America from disgrace and ruin."
THOMAS THOMPSON, ELIPHALET LADD, SUPPLY CLAP, } Committee. July 13, 1795.
THE ANSWER.
Portsmouth, July 14, 1795.
Gentlemen,
The invitation of my fellow-citizens, to dine with them on Saturday next, which you were pleased to communicate yesterday, I accept with pleasure.
I feel in a high degree the honor done me, by my fellow-countrymen, in thus publicly approving my conduct in the Senate of the United States at their late session, touching the Treaty with Britain, having done what I conceived to be my duty, and meeting the opinions so generally of my country is highly flattering.
You'll permit me, gentlemen, thro' you to return my grateful thanks to my fellow-citizens for this mark of their respect, and you likewise will please to accept my acknowledgements for the polite manner in which you were pleased to make this communication.
JOHN LANGDON.
THOMAS THOMPSON, ELIPHALET LADD, SUPPLY CLAP, Esq'rs. } Committee.
After Dinner the following Toasts were given.
1st. The United States and all their patriotic citizens.
2d. The President of the United States, may he deliberate with coolness, that he may determine with firmness, to withhold his signature from the Treaty with Britain.
3d. The State of New-Hampshire.
4th. The Republics of France and Holland united, may they prevail against all their enemies.
5th. The American trade, Commerce and Navigation.
6th. Arts and Agriculture, may the farmer and merchant unite, their interest being mutually connected.
7th. Our worthy citizen John Langdon, a friend to trade, navigation and the rights of America, and the other nine patriotic Senators that refused to ratify the Treaty with Britain.
After which, Mr. Langdon gave—"The citizens of Portsmouth, may they ever be happy, free and independent, may their commerce never be shackled with foreign Treaties, and may their generous tribute of praise be bestowed on a part of the Senate of the United States, be gratefully received; and serve as a stimulus to future exertions, for the support of the honor and true interest of our common country."
8th. Mr. Mason a Senator of Virginia, who published the Treaty proposed to be kept secret, to the prejudice and insult of every citizen of the United States.
9th. May our Ambassadors in future be proof against the adulation of foreign courts, and in all their negotiations, never lose sight of their country's interest.
10th. May the United States unshackled by useless Treaties, long enjoy every privilege which God and nature have bestowed, and be at peace with all the world.
Through the whole the utmost harmony and good order prevailed, and the day closed with sundry truly patriotic songs and volunteer toasts.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE, DISTRICT OF PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
   ENTERED  FROM      Sloop Nancy,  Hooper, Hispaniola.    Sloop Farmer,  Sturgis, Connecticut.    Schooner Elizabeth,  Babin, Gaspéy.    Brig Friendship,  Low, Jamaica.    Brig Two-Sifters,  Roach, Ditto.    Schooner Hannah,  Brown, Demarara.    Sloop Anna,  Fowler, Connecticut.    CLEARED  FOR    Brig George,  Moore, Liverpool.    Ship Fame,  M'Clintock, Virginia.    Brig Joanna,  Stoodley, Liverpool.    Sloop Abigail,  Blunt, Philadelphia.    Schooner Dispatch,  Lunt, West-Indies.    Schooner Elizabeth,  Babin, Gaspéy.    Schooner Adventure,  Treadwell, West-Indies.    Schooner Polly,  Coffin, West-Indies.    Brig Blofom,  Blunt, Hamburg.   
Sundry Advertisements omitted for want of room shall appear in our next.
JUST OPENED, (In addition to a former assortment) By  White & Long
AT THEIR STORE
On Spring-Hill,
India Nan-    kins larger than common.  Fustians. Umbrellas. White Calico. Writing-Paper. An assortment of Oil Cloths. Baizes & Flannels. Knives and Forks. Sheers. Penknives. Cuttoes. Corks, &c. &c. Malaga Wine per cask. Good Brown Sugars per barrel. A few pieces of dark Chintz, the new fashion. Raisins, and a few bags Coffee.  
Harvard College Lottery Tickets
For sale at the above Store.
Portsmouth, July 20, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton ss.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of lands in the following towns and places in the county of Grafton, that the subscriber has received from the Treasurer of the county of Grafton aforesaid, warrants authorizing and commanding him to collect from all such towns and places, all the county taxes set and apportioned thereto, for the years hereafter mentioned, lists of which taxes is particular set forth in said warrants remaining in the hands of the subscriber, the total sums of which in lawful money up to the year 1791, and in dollars and cents for the year 1794, is affixed to each town or place respectively as follows, viz.
    L. M.  1794.      Coventry, for the years 1782, '86, '88, '90, '91,  31  12 9 87    Morristown, 1782,  8  14 5    Cockburne, 1782,  23  6 3 10 7    1786, 1788, 1790, 1791,  23  6 3    Coleburne, 1782,  23  6 3    1786, 1788, 1790, 1791,  27  15 0 8 93    Shelburne, 1782,  17  14 5 8 73    1786, 1788, 1790, 1791,  18  19 0 9 13    Lincoln, 1786, 1788,  18  19 0 9    1790, 1791,  18  19 0 9    Cambridge, 1786,  18  19 0 9    1788, 1790, 1791,  18  19 0 9    Dummer, 1786, 1788,  18  19 0 9    1790, 1791,  18  19 0 9    Errol, 1786, 1788,  18  19 0 9    1790, 1791,  18  19 0 9    Kilkenny, 1786,  18  19 0 8 93    1788, 1790, 1791,  18  19 0 7 60    Piercy, 1786, 1788,  17  14 9 8 93    1790, 1791,  17  14 9 8 73    Tregothick, 1786,  14  5 1 8 60    1788, 1790, 1791,  4  13 11 9    Peeling, alias Fairfield, 1786, 1788, 1790, 1791,  14  5 1 9 80    Chatham, 1786, 1788,  14  5 1 10 47    1790, 1791,  14  5 1 3 1    Millsfield, 1786, 1788,  14  5 1 6 11    Dalton, 1790, 1791,  14  5 1 4 7    Dartmouth, 1790, 1791,   7 60    Loca- } D. Gilman, '90, '91,   12 53    tions } J. Goffe, '90, '91,   7 60    of } Gridley, '90, '91,   7 60    Brittonwoods,   7 60    Colebrook,   7 60    Maynborough,   7 60    Paulsborough,   7 60    Whitefields,   9 53    Durand,   12 93    Stewartstown,     
The aforesaid taxes having been advertised for payment by the receiver of non-resident taxes as the law directs, and return thereof by him made to me unpaid. Therefore so much of the lands of said towns and places as will be sufficient to pay said taxes with the necessary incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, viz. Cockburne, Coleburne, Chatham, Dartmouth, Dummer and Kilkenny, on Tuesday the 18th day of August next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of Capt. Bliss, innholder in Haverhill, and for all the remainder of said towns and places, at my dwelling-house in Plymouth, on Monday the 24th day of August next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment being made to me.
DAVID WEBSTER, Sheriff.
Plymouth, July 1, 1795.

PROPOSALS
For carrying the MAILS of the United States on the following Post-Roads will be received at the General Post-Office until the 31st day of October next:
No. 3. FROM Wells by Waterbury Court-House, Sanford, Doyt's-Falls and Berwick to Dover. Leave Wells every Friday by 8 A. M. and arrive at Dover the next day by 3 P. M. Returning, leave Dover Wednesday by 2 P. M. and arrive at Wells the next Thursday by 4 P. M.
No. 4. From Portsmouth by Dover, Rochester and Moultonborough to Plymouth, returning by New-Hampton, Meredith, Gilmantown, Nottingham and Durham to Portsmouth. Leave Portsmouth every Wednesday morning by 8 o'clock, arrive at Dover and Durham by noon every other Wednesday, and at Plymouth the next Friday by 6 P. M. Returning, leave Plymouth on Saturday by 8 A. M. and return to Portsmouth the next Tuesday by 4 P. M.
Note. "The Post is to go and return on this route alternately," and the mail is to be carried but once in two weeks, from November 1 to May 1.
Note 1. The Post-Master General may alter the times of arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contract, he previously stipulating an adequate compensation for any extra expense, which may be occasioned thereby.
Note 2. Half an hour shall be allowed for opening and closing the mail at all offices, where no particular time is stated.
Note 3. For every hours delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in arriving after the times prescribed in any contract, the contractor is to forfeit one dollar, and if the delay continue until the hour of departure of any depending mail, whereby the mails destined for such depending mail lose a trip, an additional forfeiture of five dollars shall be incurred.
Note 4. Newspapers as well as letters are to be sent in the mails; and if any person making proposals desires to carry others than those in his mail, for his own emolument, he must state in his proposals for what sum he will carry it with that emolument, and for what sum without that emolument.
Note 5. The contracts are to be in operation on the 1st of November next, and to continue until the 1st day of October 1797.
Note 6. Should any person making proposals desire an alteration of the times of arrival and departure above specified, he must state in his proposals such alterations and the difference they will make in the terms of his contract.
Note 7. Contractors may receive their pay quarterly.
General Post-Office, Philadelphia, July 6, 1795. JOSEPH HABERSHAM, Post Master General. [16w.]
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At his Book-Store, Market-Street, Portsmouth,
A LARGE assortment of BOOKS in the different branches of literature, too numerous for an advertisement, the whole of which together with those on hand, will be particularized in a Catalogue given gratis.
—LIKEWISE— An Assortment of Stationary & School-Books of all kinds.
Seamen's Books, such as Moore's Epitome, Moore's Seaman's, Daily Assistant, Mariner's Compass; West India Pilot, Southern ditto; Seamen's Journals, &c. &c.
Tickets and Quarters in the THIRD CLASS Harvard College Lottery may be had as above. Portsmouth, July 18.
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State of New-Hampshire. To Jonathan Warner, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for the county of Rockingham and throughout said State.
W E the subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Errol, in the county of Grafton, and State aforesaid, request you to notify and call a meeting of the proprietors or owners of said township, to be held at Mr. Jacob Walden's, at the New-Hampshire Hotel in Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham, in said State, on the 26th day of August next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, to act on the following particulars, viz.
 1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting.  2d. To choose a proprietor's clerk.  3d. To choose assessors, a collector, a treasurer, and all other necessary officers for conducting the business of the proprietors.  4th. To choose a committee, and to authorize and empower them to examine and settle all the proprietary accounts.  5th. To see if the proprietors will sever and make division of said township, to and among the several proprietors thereof, according to their several rights.  6th. To see if said proprietors will direct their clerk to make return of said division, or partition to the Treasurers of said State, and said county of Grafton, before the last day of December next.  7th. To see if said proprietors will direct their treasurer to pay all the State and county taxes, that is or shall be assessed on said township to the State and county Treasurers respectively.  8th. To see if said proprietors will appoint a committee to preambulate the lines of said township.  9th. To see what measures said proprietors will take for the settlement of said township. 
And also to do and transact any other business that they shall judge necessary. Wm. PLUMMER, BRADBURY CILLEY, SAMUEL SHERBURNE. July 2, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire. Rockingham, ss.
July 9, 1795. Pursuant to the foregoing application, I do hereby notify and warn the proprietors of said Errol to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes aforesaid. JONATHAN WARNER, Justice Peace throughout the State.
District of New-Hampshire. Supervisor's-Office, July 11, 1795.
NOTICE is hereby given to all concerned, That a Collector of the Revenue is appointed at Dover for the county of Strafford, where an office is opened under the care of Mr. James Jewett, for issuing Licences to Retailers of Wines and Spirituous Liquors, making entry of Carriages, and transacting all other business in the Revenue (of this department) agreeable to law. JOSHUA WENTWORTH, Supervisor.
Fairbanks & Sparhawk Inform the Public, that they have opened a STORE in the South-East corner of the new
Brick Building On Spring-Hill, Lately occupied by Mr. Abner J. Fairbanks, Where they have for Sale on good terms, A general Assortment of
West India Goods & Groceries by wholesale and retail. —ALSO— A number of Bolts of excellent American Duck, at very low prices.
District of New-Hampshire. Rockingham, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Office of Inspection will be opened at the lower end of Court-Street, in the building adjoining the Office of John S. Sherburne, Esq. every day in the month of September next (Sundays excepted) from the hours of 10 to 12 in the forenoon, and from 3 to 5 in the afternoon, for the purpose of issuing Licences on Distilled Spirits, and on Wines, and for receiving entries on Carriages, &c. agreeable to the laws of the United States. GEORGE WENTWORTH, Collector of the Revenue in the first Division. Portsmouth, July 18, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire. To Jonathan Warner, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for the county of Rockingham, and throughout said State.
W E the subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Millsfield, in the county of Grafton, and State aforesaid, request you to notify and call a meeting of the proprietors or owners of said township, to be held at Mr. Jacob Walden's at the New-Hampshire Hotel, in Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham, in said State, on the 26th day of August next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, to act on the following particulars, viz.
 1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting.  2d. To choose a proprietor's clerk.  3d. To choose assessors, a collector, a treasurer, and all other necessary officers for conducting the business of the proprietors.  4th. To choose a committee, and to authorize and empower them to examine and settle all the proprietary accounts.  5th. To see if the proprietor's will sever and make division of said township to and among the several proprietors thereof, according to their several rights.  6th. To see if said proprietors will direct their clerk to make return of said division or partition to the Treasurers of said State, and said county of Grafton, before the last day of December next.  7th. To see if said proprietors will direct their treasurer to pay all the State and county taxes, that is or shall be assessed on said township, to the State and county treasurers respectively.  8th. To see if said proprietors will appoint a committee to preambulate the lines of said township.  9th. To see what measures said proprietors will take for the settlement of said township. 
And also to do and transact any other business that they shall judge necessary. July 2, 1795. Wm. PLUMMER, BRADBURY CILLEY, JAMES JEWETT, WALTER WEEKS, SAMUEL SHERBURNE.
State of New-Hampshire. Rockingham, ss.
July 9, 1795. Pursuant to the foregoing application, I do hereby notify and warn the proprietors of said Millsfield to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes aforesaid. JONATHAN WARNER, Justice Peace throughout the State.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that whereas a number of the inhabitants of the county of Strafford petitioned to the Court of Common-Pleas of said county, at June term 1795, praying that a direct road may be laid out from Piscataqua-Bridge, leading through part of the parish of Madbury, and so on until it shall come into the Province road, which was formerly laid out through said county.
Upon reading and considering said petition, ordered by the Court that the Clerk publish the substance of the same, and order of Court thereon, four weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette, and Dover Phenix; that any person or persons may then appear at the next term of said Court, to be holden at Gilmantown, within and for the county of Strafford, on the third Tuesday of August next, to show cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
By Order of Court. B. THOMPSON, Clerk. June 30, 1795. [4w]
To be Leased for a term, from '3 to 7 years, By the Subscriber, that Large and Very convenient House,
IN which he now lives, with the land & Buildings thereon, situated in Portsmouth, on the great road leading into the town, & fronting on several streets, which for pleasantness of prospect & convenience for trade, or especially for a Public House, is equal to any in town. The terms will be generous, and inviting, especially if any gentleman from the country should wish to remove into Portsmouth for the accommodation of his friends, with entertainment for themselves, and stabling for their horses. Nothing need be said respecting the House, which will sufficiently recommend itself. NATHANIEL S. GRIFFITH. Portsmouth, July 18, 1795.
RUMNEY.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby once more given to the proprietors of Rumney, who are yet delinquent in paying their proportion of a tax voted the 16th day of September, A. D. 1777, whereby the proprietors of said Rumney voted to raise the sum of 550 pounds lawful money, for purposes named in said vote, that the said tax was assessed and committed to me to collect on the 25th day of January, A.D. 1779. I therefore notify said proprietors that so much of their lands in said town as will pay their respective proportion of said tax, with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder, at my dwelling-house, in a place called Stuart, in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, on Thursday the 20th day of August next, at 10 o'clock in the morning, unless prevented by previous payment. The delinquent proprietors are as follows, with the sums due as assessed to each lot.
   Intervalle lot. 50 ac. lt. co. rig't   £. s. £. s.    Daniel Brainerd, Esq. 2 12 2 12 2 12  Hobart Spencer, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Timothy Boage, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Isaac Spencer, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Joseph Spencer, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Israel Spencer, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Joseph Arnold, 1 6 1 6 2 12  Ebenezer Spencer, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Matt'w Griswold, Esq. 2 12 2 12 2 12  Joseph Welch, 2 12 2 12 2 12  John Wright, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Joshua Brainerd, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Humphrey Lyon, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Sylvanus Tinker, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Jabez Chapman, jr. 2 12 2 12 2 12  Joseph Clark, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Capt. Hezek. Brainerd, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Joseph Wells, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Samuel Gates, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Ebenezer Dutton, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Thomas Moseley, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Joshua Gates, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Daniel Gates, jun. 2 12 2 12 2 12  Samuel Emmons, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Christopher Holmes, 2 12  Abraham Libbee, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Nathaniel Rand, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Bickford Lang, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Capt. H. Champion, jr. 2 12 2 12 2 12  Moses Smart, 2 12 2 12 2 12  James Heath, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Alexander Craig, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Edmund Elliot, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Charles Clark, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Aaron Brainerd, 2 12 2 12 2 12  William Beeson, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Humphrey Colley, 2 12  Thomas Niles, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Henry Champion, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Joseph Wright, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Israel Champion, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Tristram Coffin Sleeper, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Ephraim Rand, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Moses Sevey, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Ozen Dawit, jun. 2 12 2 12 2 12  Samuel Wells, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Joseph Brown, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Francis Locke, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Amasa Brainerd, 2 12 2 12 2 12  Theo. Atkinson, Esq. 2 12 2 12 2 12  M. H. Wentworth, Esq. 2 12 2 12 2 12  John Wentworth, Esq. 2 12 2 12 2 12  Clement March, Esq. 2 12  
N. B. This tax will be reduced to current money, by the scale of Depreciation, established by law for May 1, A.D. 1779.
DANIEL BRAINERD, jr. Collector. Stuart, July 10, 1795.
THE subscribers being appointed by the Judge of Probate, a committee to receive, examine and adjust all the claims of the creditors to the estate of George Ayers, late of Portsmouth, yeoman, deceased, represented insolvent; do hereby give notice that they shall attend on that business at the Town-Clerk's Office, in said Portsmouth, on the 4th Tuesday of this, and the five following months, from 3 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon. ISAAC RINDGE, GEORGE WENTWORTH. Portsmouth, June 20, 1795.
THE annual meeting of the New-Hampshire Friendly Society will be holden at the house of Mr. John Greenleaf, in Portsmouth, on Monday the 10th day of August next, where the Brethren are requested to attend, at 12 of the clock, A. M.
By Order of the President. THOMAS MARTIN, Clerk. Portsmouth, July 14, 1795.