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Political Miscellany.
FROM THE BOSTON PATRIOT.
MR. ADAMS' CORRESPONDENCE CONTINUED
To the Printers of the Boston Patriot, SIRS,
DESIRIOUS to inform Congress of every step of my proceedings, I wrote a letter, on the 15th in these words, to the President:
Paris, July 15, 1781.
SIR,
I have the honor to enclose a copy of a letter to the Comte De Vergennes, and of certain articles and their answers.
The British Court proposed to the Imperial Courts, a congress, upon two preliminary conditions, the rupture of the treaty with France, and the return of America to their obedience. The two Imperial courts have since proposed the enclosed articles. Spain and France have prepared their answers. England has not answered yet. And no ministers are yet commissioned or appointed by any power. If she accepts the terms, I should not scruple to accept them too, excepting the armistice and statu quo. But I mean I should not insist upon a previous explicit acknowledgment of the sovereignty of the United States, before I went to Vienna. I see nothing inconsistent with the character or dignity of the United States, in their minister going to Vienna, at the same time when ministers from the other powers are there, and entering into treaty with a British minister, without any acknowledgment explicitly of our independence, before the conclusion of the treaty. The very existence of such a congress would be of use to our reputation. But I cannot yet believe that Britain will waive her preliminaries. She will still insist upon the dissolution of the treaty, and upon the return of the Americans under their government. This, however, will do no honor to her moderation and pacific sentiments, in the opinion of the powers of Europe.
Something may grow out of these negotiations, in time, but it will probably be several years before any thing can be done.
Americans only can quicken these negotiations by decisive strokes. No depredations upon their trade; no conquests of their possessions in the East or West Indies will have any effect upon the English to induce them to make peace, while they see they have an army in the United States, and can flatter themselves with the hope of conquering or regaining America. Because they think, that with America under their government they can easily regain whatever they may lose now in any part of the world. Whereas the total expulsion or captivity of their forces in the U. States, would extinguish their hopes and persuade them to peace, sooner than the loss of every thing else. The belligerent powers and the neutral powers may flatter themselves with the hopes of a restoration of peace but they will all be disappointed, while they have a soldier in America. It is amazing to me that France and Spain do not see it, and direct their forces accordingly. I have the honor to be,
JOHN ADAMS.
President of Congress.
As I received no answer to my letter to the Comte De Vergennes, of the 15th of July; and as I was very desirous of obtaining his sentiments, or at least some further information or explanations from him, I wrote again with this view on the 16th.
Paris, July 16, 1781.
SIR,
Since my letter of the 13th, upon further reflection, I have thought it necessary to explain myself a little more particularly, in some points, to your excellency.
If I comprehend the facts the British Court first proposed to the Imperial courts, a congress and a mediation, upon two conditions. 1. The dissolution of the treaties between France and the United States. 2. The return of the Americans under the British government. In consequence of this proposal from St. James's, the two Imperial Courts have made the proposition of the articles, (which were shown to me) to the courts of France, Spain and England, neither of which has yet given its answer. Their Imperial Majesties have omitted the two conditions which the British court in-
isted on as preliminaries, and mean to admit a representative of the United States to the congress, to negotiate separately with the British minister, without ascertaining the title or character of the American representative, until the two pacifications shall be accomplished.
I am, in my own mind, apprehensive, though I devoutly wish I may be mistaken, that the British court, in their answer to the articles, will adhere to their two preliminaries. It is very convenient for the English to hold up the idea of peace; it serves them to relieve their credit, at certain times when it is in distress; it serves to disconcert the projects of the neutral powers to their disadvantage; it enables their friends in the United Provinces, to keep the Dutch nation in that state of division, sloth and inactivity, from which they derive so much plunder with so much safety. But I cannot persuade myself that the English will sincerely think of peace, while they have any military force in the United States and can preserve a gleam of hope of conquering or regaining America. While this hope remains, no depredations on their commerce, no loss of dominions in the East or West Indies will induce them to make peace; because they think that, with America re-united to them, they could easily regain whatever they may now lose. This opinion of theirs may be extravagant and enthusiastic and they would not find it so easy to recover their losses; but they certainly entertain it and while it remains, I fear they will not make peace.
Yet it seems they have negotiated themselves into a delicate situation. If they should obstinately adhere to their two preliminaries against the advice of the two Imperial Courts, this might seriously affect their reputation, if they have any, for moderation and for pacific dispositions, not only in these courts, but in all the courts and countries of Europe, and they would not easily answer it to their own subjects, who are weary of war.
Peace is so desirable an object, that humanity, as well as policy, demands of every nation at war, a serious attention to every proposition which seems to have a tendency to it, although there may be grounds to suspect that the first proposer of it were not sincere. I think that no power can judge the United States unreasonable in not agreeing to the statu quo, or the armistice.
But perhaps I have not been sufficiently explicit upon another point. The proposal of a separate treaty between the British minister and the representative of the United States, seems to be a benevolent invention to avoid several difficulties. Among others—1. That England may be allowed to save her national pride, by thinking and saying that the independence of America was agreed to voluntarily, and was not dictated to her by France and Spain. 2. To avoid the previous acknowledgment of American independence, and the previous ascertainment of the title and character of the American representative, which the Imperial Courts may think would be a partiality, inconsistent with the character of mediators, and even of neutrals, especially as England has uniformly considered any such step as an hostility against her, though I know not upon what law of nations or of reason. I cannot see that the United States would make any concession or submit to any indignity, or do any thing inconsistent with their character, if their minister should appear at Vienna, or elsewhere, with the ministers of other powers, and conduct any negotiations with a British minister, without having the independence of the United States, or his own title and character acknowledged or ascertained by any other power, except France, until the pacification should be concluded. I do not see that America would lose any thing by this, any more than by having a minister in any part of Europe, with his character unacknowledged by all the powers of Europe.
In order to remove every embarrassment, therefore, as much as possible, if your excellency should be of the same opinion, and advise me to it, I would withdraw every objection to the congress, on the part of the United States, and decline nothing but the statu quo and the armistice, against which such reasons might be given, as I think, would convince all men
that the United States are bound to refuse them. If your excellency should think it necessary for me to assign these reasons particularly, I will attempt some of them. But it is sufficient for me to say, your excellency, that my positive instructions forbid me to agree either the armistice or statu quo.
I have the honor to be, &c.
JOHN ADAMS.
His Excellency the Comte De Vergennes. Two days after this I received a letter from court, of which the following is a translation.
A Versailles, the 18th of July, 1781.
I have received, sir, the letter which you did me the honor to write me, on the 13th of this month. It was in consequence of the confidence which I place in your information (vos lumières) and in your zeal for your country, that I have committed to you, in confidence, the propositions of the two Imperial Courts, and that I have requested you to make such observations on them as you shall judge them susceptible of. Things are not yet sufficiently advanced, to permit them to be communicated to the two mediating courts. As you have seen in our project of an answer there are preliminaries to be settled and inserted, in regard to the United States, and as long as they shall remain unsettled, you cannot appear, nor, by consequence, allow yourself to perform the smallest ministerial act towards the two mediators. By doing so, you would expose yourself to the risque of compromising, to no purpose, (en pure perte) the character with which you are invested.
I have the honour to be most perfectly sir, your most obedient and most humble servant,
DE VERGENNES.
Mr. Adams,
This letter was addressed in these words: "A Monsieur Adams, agent des Etats Unis de L'Amérique Septentrionale a l'ho tel de Valois, rue de Richelieu, a Paris, (franked) de Vergennes"—all in the hand writing of the clerk who wrote the letter. The letter was signed by the Comte De Vergennes. Whether the word "agent" was a blunder of the clerk, or the art and design of the Comte, is of no consequence now. He knew I was a minister plenipotentiary, both for peace, and to the states of Holland; but what reason he had for avoiding to acknowledge it, I know not. It excited some reflections and suspicions at the time, because it seemed to be conformable to the views of the mediating courts, which the court of France ought not to have countenanced.
To this letter I wrote immediately the following answer:
Paris, July 18, 1781.
SIR,
I have received the letter which your excellency did me the honor to write me this day.
I assure your excellency I never had a thought of appearing upon the scene or of taking ministerially or otherwise, any step towards the two mediators. I must confess to your excellency, that I have too many jealousies of the motives, and too many apprehensions of the consequences of this negotiation, to be willing to take any part in it, without an express vocation. The English are tottering on such a precipice, and are in such a temper, that they will not hesitate at any measure which they think can move every latent passion, and awaken every dormant interest in Europe, in order to embroil all the world. Without looking much to consequences or weighing whether the quarrels they wish to excite, will be serviceable to them or not, they seem to think, the more confusion they can make, the better. For which reason, my fears from the proposed mediation, are greater than my hopes.
Nevertheless, if properly called upon, it will be my duty to attend to every step of it. But there are many questions arising in my mind, upon which, in due time, I should wish to know your excellency's opinion.
The two Imperial courts have proposed that there should be an American representative at the Congress. This is not merely by implication, but expressly acknowledging, that there is a belligerent power in America, of sufficient importance to be taken notice of by them and the other powers of Europe. One would think, after this, that the two Imperial courts would have communicated their propo-
sitions to congress. The propositions they have made and communicated to the courts of France, Spain and England, imply that America is a power, a free and independent power, as much as if they had communicated them also to congress at Philadelphia.
Without such a formal communication and an invitation to the United States in Congress to their representative here; by the two imperial courts, I do not see how an American minister can, with strict propriety, appear at the proposed congress, at Vienna, at all. I have never heard it intimated that they have transmitted their propositions to Philadelphia. Certainly I have received no instructions from thence. Nor have I received any intimations of such propositions from any minister of either of the mediating courts, although, as a mission has been long public and much talked of, I suppose it was well known to both, that there was a person in Europe vested by America with power to make peace. It seems, therefore, that one step more might have been taken perfectly consistent with the first; and that it may yet be taken, and that it is but reasonable to expect that it will be.
How is the American minister to know that there is a congress, and that it is expected that he should repair to it? And that any minister from Great Britain, will meet him there? Is the British court or their ambassador to give him notice? This seems less probable than that the mediators should do it.
The dignity of North America does not indeed consist in diplomatic ceremonies, or any of the subtleties of etiquette. It consists solely in reason, justice, truth, the rights of mankind, and the interests of the nations of Europe, all of which, well understood, are clearly in her favor. I shall therefore never make unnecessary difficulties, on the score of etiquette, and shall never insist on any thing of this sort, which your Excellency or some other minister of our allies, shall not advise me to, as indispensable. And therefore I shall certainly go to Vienna, or elsewhere, if your Excellency should invite or advise me to go.—But as these reflections occurred to me upon the point of propriety, I thought it my duty to mention them to your Excellency.
I have the honor to be, &c.
JOHN ADAMS.
His Excellency the Comte De Vergennes. In my next I shall send you some more letters.
JOHN ADAMS.
Quincy, July 10, 1809.
[The following character of Mr. CANNING, the British Secretary, is extracted from a new and very popular work, attributed to the pen of Mr. Sheridan, entitled "Letters on the subject of the Catholics, to my brother Abraham, who lives in the country. By Peter Plymley." So great has been the rage for this work in England, that it is now in its eleventh edition.] Let. Rep.
LETTER VII.
"DEAR ABRAHAM,
In the correspondence which has passed between us, you are perpetually alluding to the foreign secretary, and in answer to the dangers of Ireland which I am now pressing upon your notice, you have nothing to urge but the confidence you repose in the discretion and sound sense of this gentleman. I can only say that I have listened to him long and often, with the greatest attention: I have used every exertion in my power to take a fair measure of him, and it appears to me to be impossible to hear him on any arduous topic, without perceiving that he is eminently deficient in those solid and serious qualities, upon which alone the confidence of a great country can properly repose. He sweats and labors and works for sense, and Mr. Ellis seems always to think it coming, but it does not come; the machine can't draw up what is not found in the spring; Providence has made him a light, jettison, paragraph-writing man, and that he will remain to his dying-day. When he is jocular he is strong, when he is serious he is like Sampson in a wig; any ordinary person is a match for him—a song, an ironical letter, a burlesque ode, an attack upon Nicholson's eye, a smart speech of twenty minutes full of gross misrepresentations and clever turns, excellent language, a spirited manner, lucky quotation, success in provoking dull men, some half information, picked up in Pall Mall in the morning; these are your friend's natural weapons; all these
things he can do; here I allow him to be truly great; nay, I will be just and go still further, if he would confine himself to consider these things, and consider the facetious and the playful to be the basis of his character, he would, for that species of man be universally regarded to be a person of very good understanding; call him a legislator, a reasoner, and the conductor of the affairs of a great nation, and it seems to me as absurd as if a butterfly were to teach bees to make honey.
That he is an extraordinary writer of small poetry, and a dimer-out of the highest satire, I do most readily admit. After George Selwyn, and perhaps Tickell, there has been no such man for this half century. The foreign secretary is a gentleman, a respectable as well as highly agreeable man in private life; but you may as well feed one with decayed potatoes as console me for the miseries of Ireland, by the resources of his sense and his direction. It is only the public situation which this gentleman holds, which induces me to say so much about him. He is a fly in amber—nobody cares about the fly; the only question is, how the devil did it get there? nor do I attack him for the love of glory, but for the love of utility, as the burgomaster hunts a rat in a Dutch dyke, for fear it should flood a province.
"This is the secretary, whose genius, in the estimation of brother Abraham, is to extinguish the genius of Bonaparte. Pompey was killed by a slave, Goliath smitten by a stripling, Pyrrhus died by the hands of a woman. Tremble thou great Gaul, from whose head an armed Minerva leaps forth in the hour of danger:—tremble thou scourge of God, a pleasant man is come out against thee, and thou shalt be laid low by a joker of jokes, and he shall talk his pleasant talk against thee, and thou shalt be no more."
LONDON STREETS,
Their UNWALKABILITY and their other Deliciae.
1. In passing a long street, well frequented with carriages, but narrow in the foot path, you come to that barrier called a Print Shop.—Besides the usual three rows of gapers, you have here an agglomeration of two or three journeyman bakers, with their baskets reaching two feet beyond their shoulders; the whole group of dutiful admirers of the arts surmounted by a coal heaver, whose feet fill up the last inch of pavement, and whose pointed shovel projects three feet over it. At every attempt you make to double this promontory, the pole of a coach, ready to bob you under the chin, corrects your impatience, and keeps you within the sphere of the fine arts!
2 In the early dusk of a winter day, you come to a crossing, occupied by a long train of carriages, the pole of one close to the hind wheel of another. With your very best mimickry of patience, you wait a quarter of an hour. At length you spy a vacancy between an empty waggon and the fore horse of a cart; you run to avail yourself of it; but there is no vacancy; it is not a waggon, but a timber wain on the return, with an unfeigned beam behind half as long as itself, against which you run with a force, that scarcely leaves you breath enough to regain your old station on the pavement.
3 Overtaking three old Ladies of a certain breadth, attended by an obsequious nephew, who walks partly before them, their not being quite room for him on the pavement, but steps back to pay his duty to the little space there is, every time you attempt to pass them.
4 The being obliged to witness the ceremony of lowering a porter hoghead from a dray into a beer cellar; after which the drayman gives you a certificate of your attendance, by throwing a grimy rope upon your white stockings.
5 When you are going into the city to make a fortune by a sudden bargain in the stocks, and have taken a hackney coach for the sake of speed, finding yourself locked in between the stand of coaches and the pavement on the left of cheapside, following a waggon at the rate of one mile an hour, as long as you are fortunate enough not to be stopped by a column

6. Passing over Westminster Bridge , or near Whitehall in a windy day, when the dust is thrown up to be carried away in carts (which is always done at mid day,) and finding yourself destined to save the horse part of their burthen, by taking away for them as much as your mouth, nose, eyes, coat and hat will hold.  7. Walking in a rainy day between the clatter of two pair of pattens, one of which you strive in vain to overtake, while the other will not pass you. At length by a great effort, and stepping in many a puddle, you come up with the first; and when you expect from the agility of the owner to see a young and beautiful countenance, you turn round and look upon a face as old and almost as ugly—as your own.
LATE AND IMPORTANT Foreign News.
By an ARRIVAL FROM DENMARK.
The French Bulletins of the Grand Army to No 22, have been published.—The two following are received by an arrival at Baltimore.
TWENTY-FOURTH BULLETIN.
VIENNA, 4TH JULY. Gen. Broussier had left in the city of Gratz two battalions of the 84th regiment of the line, and marched to Wildau, in order to make a junction with the army in Dalmatia; the 26th June the general Gouy appeared before the city of Gratz with 10,000 men. The 84th regiment were cantoned in one of the suburbs of the city and repelled all the attacks of the enemy, overthrew it in every direction, took 500 prisoners and two standards; maintained their position for 14 hours, and gave, by that means, time to gen. Broussier to come to their assistance; this battle, in which the enemy were ten to one against us, has covered the 84th regiment and their commandant with glory. The standards were presented to his I. & R. Majesty Napoleon on the parade ground.—We have to regret the death of 20 men and 92 wounded.
On the 30th of June, the duke of Auerstadt ordered an island that lies close to the left bank of the Danube, on which the enemy had collected some troops, to be attacked. The gen. Gubin, conducted the affair with great precision, and colonel Deconz, at the head of the 21st regiment of infantry belonging to the line, performed the operation. At 2 A. M. this regiment passed over to the island, a part by swimming and part in boats; put 1500 men to rout, made 250 prisoners; amongst these are the colonel of the regiment of St. Julian, and several officers. Five pieces of cannon which had been brought on the island to its defence, were taken.
But no Danube exists any longer for the enemy. The general count Bertrand, according to the plans of the emperor, has executed such works on the Danube, as nothing of the kind can be compared to, and which had excited the general admiration.
On a breadth of 2400 feet and over the most rapid current of the world, in about 20 days, a bridge has been erected, consisting of 60 arches, and so broad that three waggons can cross it abreast. Another only eight feet broad for the infantry, & a very large floating bridge were constructed. We can cross the Danube in three columns. Immense fortifications have been erected on the different adjacent islands, in order to protect the works of the bridges, and secure our passage.
From the appearance of this enormous work, none would believe, that many years have been required to its performance, though it has not taken more than 20 days labor. The tete de ponts which protect the bridges, are elegantly finished.
The island Lobau is now one of the strongest fortresses, provided with an immense quantity of provisions of every description; 100 large cannon, and 20 mortar pieces. The general Le Grand is in possession of the woods by the tete de ponts. The enemy's army is in order of battle, covered by fortifications (redoubts) and has his left wing posted by Enzersdorf—the right by Great Aspern. Several skirmishes have already taken place.—Our crossing the Danube being now made easy, and our bridges secured against every attack, the fate of the Austrian monarchy will be decided by a single battle.
The prince Gagarin, the adjutant of his Russian majesty, arrived this morning at 5 o'clock in Schoenbrunn, just as the emperor was going to mount his horse. He had left St. Petersburg on the 8th of June. He brought relations of the marches and achievements of the Russian army in Galicia.  The emperor Napoleon left Schoenbrunn, and is in camp since two days. The tents are beautiful; they are erected after the Egyptian fashion.
TWENTY-FIFTH BULLETIN.
WALKERSDORF, 8TH JULY. Passage of the arm of the Danube to the Island of Lobau.
On the 4th, at 10 in the evening, Gen. Oudinot embarked 1500 of gen. Courouge's voltigeurs on the great arm of the Danube. Col. Basse, with 10 gun boats carried them out and landed them beyond the confluence of the lesser arm of the Lobau in the Danube. The batteries of the enemy were soon silenced, and he was pursued from the wood to the village of Muhlet.
At 11 o'clock in the evening the batteries planted against Enzersdorff received orders to begin to fire. The howitzers reduced this unfortunate small city to ashes, and in less than half an hour the enemies batteries were silenced.
At 2 o'clock after midnight, the army had [the figure is illegible] bridges, and the left wing debouched, under the protection of the batteries 1500 toises below Enzersdorff, and the right at Wittau. The corps of the duke of Rivoli (Massena) composed the right wing, that of Oudinot the centre, and Auerstadt's (Davoust) the left wing. The corps of the duke of Ponte Corvo (Bernadotte) of the Vice Roy, and of Raguia (Marmont) the guard and the cuirassiers composed the 2d line and the reserve. The great darkness, a heavy storm and a rain which poured into the streams rendered this favorable to the French army, and glorious as it was to eventuate.
On the 5th at the earliest dawn every man perceived the emperor's plan, who was now with his army in order of battle at the furthest extremity of the enemy's left wing, had turned all his entrenchments, rendered all his works useless, and had compelled the Austrians to move out of their posts, and to give him battle upon ground which was advantageous. This great problem was accomplished, and without passing the Danube any where else, without even any support from the works, the enemy was obliged to fight three quarters of a league from his redoubt. Now was anticipated the greatest and most happy result.
At 8 in the morning, the batteries, which played upon Enzersdorff, had produced such an effect that the enemy was fain to take possession of it with 4 battalions. The duke of Rivoli ordered his first aid de camp St. Croix to march against it, of which he possessed himself without much opposition and captured every thing in it.
Count Oudinot surrounded the fortresses of Sachengang, which the enemy had garrisoned, compelled 900 men which defended it to surrender, and took 12 pieces of cannon. Now the emperor ordered his whole army to display upon the immense plain of Enzersdorff.
Mean while, the enemy who had committed an error in his plans, recovered from his astonishment, and endeavored to command some advantages on the new field of battle. For this purpose he detached many columns of infantry, a great number of artillery, and all his cavalry, as well of the line as new levies, in order if possible to outflank the right wing of the French army. Wherefore he took possession of the village of Rutzendorf. The emperor ordered count Oudinot to take this village, and ordered the duke of Auerstadt to pass on the right of it, and direct himself against the head quarters of the archduke Charles, as he was continuing to march from the right to the left.
From noon till 9 o'clock in the evening we manoeuvred in this vast plain. We took all the villages, and as we approached the heights of their entrenchments, they retired from them as though through magic. The duke of Rivoli caused them to be taken possession of without opposition. In this manner we got into our power, the works of Eising, and Gross Aspern, and thus the 40 days work of the enemy was rendered totally useless to him. At Raschdorf, which the duke of Ponte Corvo caused to be attacked and taken, he met with some opposition. The enemy was every where put to flight and annihilated by the superiority of our fire. The immense field of battle remained covered with his fragments.
BATTLE OF WAGRAM.
Greatly dismayed by the progress of the French army, and its great results occasioned almost without an effort, the enemy ordered all his troops to march, and in the evening took the following position: His right wing extended from Stadlau to Gernsdorff, his centre from Gernsdorff to Wagram, & his left wing from Wagram to Neustadel. The left wing of the French army was at Great Aspern, its centre at Raschdorf, and its right at Glunzdorff. In this order night came on, and we prepared for a great battle the next morning. The position of the enemy was reconnoitered throughout, in order to hinder him to adopt any system, after we should take possession of the village of Wagram
already extended, preparations, and surprised by a change of camp, must have suffered the different corps to be mixed without order or object, and the affair would soon have terminated without any serious conflict. Wagram was attacked, our troops took the village; but a Saxon column and a French column in the dark took each other for enemies, and the operation miscarried.
Already we were preparing for the battle of Wagram. It appears that the dispositions of the French and Austrian generals were opposed to each other.
The emperor employed the whole night to draw together his force into the centre, where he was personally within cannon shot of Wagram. For this purpose the duke of Rivoli marched to the left of Aderklaa, and left a single division at Aspern which had orders in case of necessity to retreat to the island of Lobau. The duke of Auerstadt had orders to advance beyond the village of Grosshof, in order to approach the center. The Austrian general in the meantime weakened his center, in order to occupy and strengthen his wings, to which he gave an additional extent.
On the 6th at day break the Duke of Ponte Corvo occupied the left wing. In his second line was the Duke of Rivoli. The Vice King closed in the centre, where the corps of Count Oudinot, that of the Duke of Raguia, the corps of the Imperial Guard, and the division of Cuirassiers formed 7 or 8 lines. The Duke of Auerstadt marched from the right wing to reach the centre. The enemy on the other hand placed the corps of Bellegarde at Radlau in March; the corps of Collowrath, Lichtenstein and Muller united with the right wing in the position of Wagram, where the Prince of Hohenzollern was, and at the end of the left wing at Neustadel, where the corps of Rosenberg debouched, and by a curved movement at the early dawn fell upon each other and gave the signal for battle.
The Emperor equally commenced at this period, ordered the Duke of Auerstadt to be reinforced by the division of Cuirassiers of the Duke of Padua, and the corps of the Rosenberg to be taken in flank by a battery of 12 pieces of division of general count Nunfouy. In less than three quarters of an hour the fine corps of Auerstadt had defeated the corps of Rosenberg and pursued it beyond Neustadel, and did it great injury.
Meanwhile the cannonade became general through the whole line, and the disposition of the enemy disclosed itself every moment. His whole left wing was lined with artillery. It might be said, that the Austrian general prepared not to obtain a victory but that he had in view only the means of taking advantage of it. This disposition seemed to us unskilful, that a defeat was anticipated, and the emperor waited some time before he ordered the small disposition which was necessary, to frustrate that of the enemy and to render it a misfortune to him.
He ordered the duke of Rivoli to attack a village which the enemy occupied, and by which the centre of the army was a little galled. He ordered the duke of Auerstadt, to take the position of Neustadel, and thence to advance to Wagram, and ordered the duke of Raguia and general Macdonald to form in columns to seize upon Wagram the moment the duke of Auerstadt debouched.
After these occurrences we were informed that the enemy made a desperate assault upon the village which the Duke of Rivoli had taken; our left wing was surrounded at 3000 toises; a violent cannonade was already heard at Gross Aspern, and the whole interval between Gross Aspern, and Wagram was occupied by an immense line of Artillery.—No doubt was left about it.
The emperor in this situation, ordered general Macdonald to form the divisions of Broussier and Lamarque into columns for the attack. He ordered them to be supported by the divisions of gen. Nanfouy, the horse-guards and forty detachments of different corps. Gen Count Lauriston marched at the head of this battery of 100 pieces of artillery against the enemy, approached him without firing, till he came within half cannon shot and then commenced an astonishing fire, whereby slaughter and death were carried into the enemy's ranks. The general of division Renle supported with the brigade of fusileers and tirailleurs the guard of gen. Macdonald. The guard altered its front to render the attack intallible. In a moment the center of the enemy lost a league of ground. His astonished wing marked the danger of the situation in which it was and in great haste moved back. Now the Duke of Rivoli attacked him during the flight of the center and the movement forced the right wing. Neustadel was taken from his left wing, by the Duke of Auerstadt, who ascended the hill and marched against Wag-
divisions of Broussier and Gudin covered themselves with glory.
It was now 10 o'clock in the morning, and intelligent men saw that the day was decided, and that victory was on our side.
At noon, Count Oudinot marched against Wagram, to support the attack of the Duke of Auerstadt. He succeeded, and he got possession of this important station. From 10 o'clock the enemy thought of nothing but his retreat. Since noon, this was plainly going on and in disorder, and long before night came on the enemy was out of sight. Our left wing flood at Jetelssee and at Ebersdorff, our center near Ebersdorff, and the cavalry of our right wing was extended, their posts at Schoenkirchen.
On the 7th at day break the army was in motion, and marched against Borneuberg and Walkersdorff, and took post at Nicholsburg. The enemy cut off from Hungary and Mahren found itself on the side of Bohemia driven into a straight.
Such is the representation of the battle of Wagram, the distinguished and ever glorious battle, where from 3 to 400,000 men with from 12 to 1500 cannon, fought for a great interest, on a field which by the enemy was studied and fortified for several months. Ten standards, 40 cannon 20 thousand prisoners, among whom are a considerable number of Generals, Colonels and Majors, are the trophies of this victory.—The fields of battle are covered with dead bodies, among whom were found the bodies of several generals, and among the rest that of Mr. Normann, a Frenchman and traitor to his country, who prostituted his talents against it—all the wounded of the enemy have fallen into our hands. Those whom he was able to carry off at the beginning of the battle, were found in the environs of the villages. We may compute that the result of this battle cost the Austrian army in all about 60,000 men; our loss is estimated at 1500 dead and 3 or 4000 wounded.
At the moment when the Duke of Istria was ordering the attack of the cavalry, his horse was killed by a cannon ball. The shot struck the saddle and occasioned him a slight contusion of the thigh.
The general of division Lasalle was killed by a musket ball. He was an officer of great merit and one of the best generals of light horse.
The Bavarian General Van Wrede and the Generals Peras, Grenier, Vignolle, Sahue and Defrance were wounded. Col. Prince Aldobrandini was struck on the arm by a musket ball. The majors of Chasseurs of the guard, Daumencnoi and Corbinian, and Col. St. Croix were also wounded. The adjutant Commandant Duprat was killed. The Col. of the 9th regiment of infantry of the line remained on the field of battle. This regiment covered itself with glory.
ARMISTICE. Agreed upon between the Emperor of France, and the Emperor of Austria.
ARTICLE 1.—There shall be an armistice between his Majesty the Emperor of the French and King of Italy, & his Majesty the Emperor of Austria.
2.—The line of demarcation on the part of Austria is the boundary between Austria and Bohemia, the circle of Brunn, and a line established on the confines of Mahren, above Raab. This line begins at Brunn, near the March, and the March on the other side, with its confluence with the Zya, from thence to St. Johns and along the road from Presburg, Reissburg and three miles around the city. The river Danube until its confluence with the Raab and three miles from its banks until it reaches Steyermark, Carinthia, Istria, (with the exception of Fiume which is submitted to the determination of his Highness the Archduke Charles.)
3.—The citadels of Bruen and Gratz shall be immediately delivered up after signing of the armistice.
4.—The Austrian troops shall evacuate the Tyrol, and the Voralberg; the fort of Sachsenburg shall be delivered up to the French troops.
5.—The magazines, provisions and arms, in those places in the possession of the Austrian troops, may be carried away.
6.—With regard to Poland, both armies shall occupy what they at present possess.
7.—The present armistice shall continue for one month—fifteen days notice shall be given prior to the commencement of hostilities.
8.—Commissioners on both sides shall be appointed to fulfil the condition of this armistice.
9.—Tomorrow (the 13th) the Austrian troops shall begin to evacuate the territories designated in the armistice. Fort Bruen shall be delivered up to the French on the 24th, and Gratz on the 16th July, inst.
Done and concluded by the undersigned, and authorized by both sovereigns. Baron VON VIMPSON, Maj. Gen. in Chief of the Staff of the Austrian army.
His Excellency the Prince NEUFCHATEL. Certified by the General of the Staff of the 3d corps, REUBEL.
Francis James Jackson, Esquire, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Britannic Majesty to the United States, was on Monday last received by the Secretary of State, as successor to David M Erskine, Esquire.
[N. Int. We are authorized to say that American vessels permitted by the British government to go to Holland under Erskine's arrangement, will not be permitted by that government to bring return cargoes.] [Balt. Amer.]
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1809.
The unusual press of advertisement at a late hour, obliges us to omit a great part of the news, &c. intended for to-day's paper. Several advertisements, unavoidably omitted, will be inserted next week.
LATEST NEWS FROM ENGLAND.
The ship Russell, Allen arrived at New York, on Thursday last, from Liverpool, which port she left on the 3d of August. Capt. Allen informs, that the Embargo in England was raised the 29th July.—The Grand Expedition with about 90,000 troops on board, failed on the 24th and 25th of July, destined, as was supposed in Liverpool, for the coast of Holland.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Trustees of the PORTSMOUTH ACADEMY, have this day voted the third assessment, of Fifty Dollars, on each share of the proprietors; payable within fourteen days from the date.
SAMUEL ELLIOT, Treasurer. Sept 18, 1809.
Heartwell & Walker.
JONA. HEARTWELL and WM. WALKER having formed a connexion in business under the above firm, offer for sale at the store lately occupied by HEARTWELL, on the Parade; a general assortment of W. I. Goods and Groceries, among which are, Teas, Spirits, Sugars, Dye Woods, best of English battle tower proof glaz'd and American Powder, patent Shot, quantity white Beans, Peas, Clover and Herds Grass Seed, R. O. Shooks, few M. laying Shingles, 200 W. O. Rum barrels &c. &c. which they will sell for cash, approved credit, or country produce.
They have also received from the Providence Factory a consignment of Cotton Goods, viz. Bedticks, Checks, Stripes, Sheeting and Shirting Cottons also, Twist and Filling from No. 6 to 12, Knitting Yarn from 9 1 2 to 18, Sewing Threads, 10 to 30, which will be sold at the real Factory Prices.—Their former customers are respectfully invited to call at No. 3, Congress-Street. Sept. 19.
State of New Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of Land in the townships of Cambridge, Success and Barker location, all in the county of Coos, aforesaid, that the undersigned Sheriff of said county, has received from the Treasurer of said county extents for the collection of county taxes of said towns and location for the year 1807 and 1808 authorizing and commanding him the said Sheriff to collect from said towns and locations the sums due and affixed to each town and location (viz.) from Success, for 1807 13 dolls 18 cents, for 1808—12 dolls Cambridge ditto, 10 60 ditto, 9 68 Barker's location 2 85 ditto, 2 63 Therefore so much of said townships and locations as will pay said taxes and incidental charges, will be sold at Public Vendue at the dwelling house of Jonathan Smith innholder in the town of Lancaster in said county the 27th day of November next, at ten o'clock A M unless prevented by previous payment to me the subscriber.
LEVI WILLARD, Sheriff. Sept. 18, 1809.
PAULSBURG.
WHEREAS the proprietors and owners of the township of PAULSBURG, in the county of Coos and State of New Hampshire, at their meeting, held at the dwelling-house of Daniel Cilley, in Epom, in the county of Rockingham, in said State, on the third day of November A.D. 1808, voted to raise a tax of twenty dollars on the common and undivided land in each of the original rights in said township of Paulsburg, for the purpose of making and repairing of roads and bridges and erecting mills in said township—procuring settlers to settle there—paying public taxes and other demands that then or thereafter should exist against said proprietary, and whereas the assessors of said township did on the 29th day of the same November, make and commit said assessment to me to collect, and the sum of four dollars seventy six cents, only, has been paid on each of said rights: Notice is hereby given that unless the delinquent proprietors and owners of the following original rights in said Paulsburg, to wit, the original rights that were Sir William Mayne, baronet Robert Mayne, Esq. George Gray, Esq. John Grayham, Esq. Walter Kennedy, Esq. Paul Wentworth, Esq. John Nelson, Esq. John Ward, Esq. Robert Grayham, Esq. David Suymgcour, Esq. Colin Mackenzie, Esq. Thomas Mayne Esq. Edward Mayne, Esq. William Serwens, Esq. the Hon. Robert Needham, Samuel Smith, Esq. Thomas Evans, Esq. William Wentworth, of Barbadoes, Esq. and William Bolts, Esq. shall pay me fifteen dollars and twenty-four cents on each of said rights (being the balance of said taxes now due and unpaid) and incidental charges, so much of said delinquents land as will pay said taxes now unpaid, and the legal charges, will be sold at public auction, on Tuesday the nineteenth day of December next, at ten o'clock, forenoon, at my dwelling house in Epping, in said county of Rockingham.
WILLIAM PLUMER, Collector. Epping, Sept. 11th, 1809.

Proprietors and owners of Land in STRATFORD, in said County, who have not paid their County, Town, School, School house & Highway taxes for the year 1809, that so much of their Lands as will pay said taxes, with incidental charges, will be sold at Public Vendue, to the highest bidder, on Monday the 27th day of November next, at ten of the clock A. M. on said day, at the dwelling-house of ISAAC STEVENS, Esq. in said Stratford, unless prevented by previous payment to me the subscriber.
N.B. The delinquents are as follows, with the several taxes annexed
   Original Grantees Names Division No. of Lot No. of Acres County Tax Town Tax School Tax Highway Tax     Perry Averill 1 50 17 14 20 29   do. 2 59 200 34 29 40   do. 3 137 200 17 14 20   do. 4 194 200 9 7 10   do. Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Moses Averill 1 63 50 17 14 20   do. 2 53 200 34 29 40   do. 3 101 200 17 14 20   do. 4 136 200 9 7 10   do. Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Isaiah Brown 4 2 200 9 7 10   Samuel Beers 2 1 200 34 29 40   do. Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Nathan Booth 2 82 200 34 29 40   do. 3 56 200 17 14 20   do. 4 103 200 9 7 10   do. Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   George Boyd 2 52 200 34 29 40   do. 3 65 200 17 14 20   do. 4 195 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Samuel Beard 2 34 200 34 29 40   do. 3 175 200 17 14 20   do. 4 8 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Joseph Barlow 2 158 200 34 29 40   do. 3 77 200 17 14 20   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Jabez Baldwin 3 192 200 17 14 20   do. 4 165 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Heth Baldwin 2 206 200 34 29 40   do. 3 39 100 9 7 10   do. 4 153 150 7 6 7   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   George Crague 1 38 50 25 21 30   do. 2 110 100 17 14 20   do. 3 57 200 17 14 20   do. 4 49 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Stephen Curtis, jr. 1 68 50 25 21 30   do. 2 95 200 34 29 40   do. 3 185 200 17 14 20   do. 4 104 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Samuel Curtis 3 132 200 17 14 20   do. 4 208 200 9 7 10   Stephen Curtis, Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Daniel Fowle 2 183 200 34 29 40   do. 3 130 200 17 14 20   do. 4 34 200 9 7 10   Benjamin Hinman 3 70 200 17 14 20   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Truman Hinman 3 37 200 17 14 20   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Aaron Hinman 3 128 200 17 14 20   do. 4 74 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Joseph Holbrook 2 119 200 34 29 40   do. 3 97 200 17 14 20   do. 4 26 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Richard Hart 3 96 200 17 14 20   do. 4 133 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Joseph Holbrook, jr. 2 200 200 34 29 40   do. 3 178 200 17 14 20   do. 4 188 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   John Holbrook, jr. 1 39 50 25 21 30   do. 2 198 200 34 29 40   do. 3 138 200 17 14 20   do. 4 27 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Agur Judson 4 151 200 9 7 10   Agur Judson, jr. 4 196 200 9 7 10   Daniel Judson 2 148 200 34 29 40   do. 3 201 200 17 14 20   do. 4 163 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Daniel Judson, jr. 2 172 85 15 12 17   do. 3 15 200 17 14 20   do. 4 162 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 46 1 1 2 2   Elijah Hinman 3 92 200 17 14 20   do. 4 156 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   William King 1 48 50 25 21 30   do. 2 181 200 34 29 40   do. 3 32 200 17 14 20   do. 4 55 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Elisha Mills 4 155 50 2 2 2   Reynold Marvin 1 34 50 25 21 30   do. 2 159 100 17 14 20   do. 3 13 100 9 7 10   Jacob Sheaves, jr. 2 174 60 11 9 12   do. 3 167 100 9 7 10   do. 4 20 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Samuel Sherburne 1 36 50 17 14 20   Agur Tomlinson 4 19 200 9 7 10   William Thompson 3 16 200 17 14 20   do. 4 14 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Joseph Tomlinson 1 50 17 14 20 29   do. 2 111 200 34 29 40   do. 3 19 200 17 14 20   do. 4 137 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Stephen Tomlinson 1 35 50 25 21 30   do. 4 164 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Beach Tomlinson 2 89 200 34 29 40   do. 3 179 200 17 14 20   do. 4 72 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2  
   Original Grantees Names Division No. of Lot No. of Acres County Tax Town Tax School Tax Highway Tax     do 4 24 200 9 7   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Josiah Willard 2 62 200 34 29 40   do 3 80 200 17 14 20   do 4 105 200 9 7 10   Thomas Woolster 3d 1 40 50 25 21 30   do 2 30 200 34 29 40   do 3 86 200 17 14 20   do 4 135 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Thomas Woolster, jr. 2 109 150 85 81 80   do 3 12 200 17 14 20   do 4 71 200 9 7 10   Joseph Woolster ad 2 98 200 34 29 40   do 3 64 200 17 14 20   do 4 177 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Moses Welton 4 6 100 4 5 7   Joseph Wells 2 197 100 17 14 20   do 3 115 200 17 14 20   do 4 152 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Arthur Woolster 2 122 200 34 29 40   do 3 76 200 17 14 20   do 4 167 200 9 7 10   Stephen Sherman 2 107 200 34 29 40   do 3 102 200 17 14 20   do 4 25 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Benjamin Parker 2 68 200 34 29 40   do 3 54 200 17 14 20   do 4 46 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Moses Little 2 117 200 34 29 40   do 3 149 200 17 14 20   do 4 86 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   George Lewis 2 83 200 34 29 40   do 3 29 200 17 14 20   do 4 126 200 9 7 10   do Undivided 50 1 1 2 2   Judah Kellogg 1 50 17 14 20 29   do 2 84 200 34 29 40   do 3 44 200 17 14 20   do 4 184 200 9 7 10   do undivided 50 1 1 2 2  
EPHRAIM H. MAHURIN, Collector. Stratford, Sept. 9, 1809.
State of New Hampshire, Coos County ss. PUBLIC Notice is hereby given to the nonresident proprietors and owners of Land in LANCASTER, in Said County who have not paid their highway, town, county and School taxes for the year 1809; that so much of their Land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue at my dwelling house in said Lancaster on Monday the eighteenth day of December next at ten of the clock A. M.—on said day unless prevented by previous payment to me the Subscriber.
N.B. The delinquents are as follows with the several taxes annexed.
   Original Grantees Names Division No. of Lot No. of Acres County Tax Town Tax School Tax Highway Tax     The Wilder Farm House and Buildings occupied by A. Wil- der, jr. formerly supposed to belong to Timothy Holten, Rufus Atherton, Widow I. Brown's farm, do. Great Brook Farm, Out of Common Land above Everett's mills, Adjoining Hemenway's Land, (Undivided of Nath'l Barrell, Benj. Bishop out of Governor's Farm, Jonathan French, Houle and Meadow Lots called the Tolcan Farm, Isaac Bridges farm, Ebenezer Clarke's do. out of Meadow Lots, Owner unknown, William Cargill's estate part of house lot, The heirs of Jonathan Groot, lying west of lot No. 4, 8th range, Eliezer Donison's house and land on Lancaster street, Mrs Hannah Pevery's farm, Original Owners. David Page, jun. Nathaniel Smith, Undivided share same night, Isaac Wood, Samuel Marble undivided share, John Rogers, Silas Rice undivided share, Thomas Carter, Meadow Lot, Luke Lincoln house

The subscriber having repeatedly informed all persons indebted to the N.H. Gazette-Office for Advertisements or for said Gazette up to the 17th April 1809, that an immediate settlement had become indispensable on account of the late of said Gazette Office, and of the dissolution of partnership of the late firm of PIERCE & GARDNER on the 17th April last. As the subscriber contemplates leaving town in November or December, he therefore earnestly requests that those concerned would TAKE NOTICE! and settle their accounts prior to the first November, or sooner if possible, if they would wish to avoid costs of prosecution—as his circumstances will not permit him to remain unemployed waiting on his debtors longer than November next.
NATH'L S. PIERCE. Portsmouth, September 12, 1809. NEW FLOUR, FROM this year's wheat, just received and for sale by E. WENTWORTH. Sept. 12.
Brigade Orders. THE several Regiments composing the First Brigade of Militia in New Hampshire, will turn out for the purpose of Inspection, Review, and Military Exercise, equipped agreeably to law, in the following order, viz. The First Regiment on Monday the 2d day of October next. 35th Regiment on Tuesday 3d. 3d Regiment on Wednesday 4th. 4th Regiment on Thursday 5th. 7th Regiment on Friday 6th. Each regiment will be in order for inspection at 10 o'clock A.M. The Commandants of the several Regiments will appoint the places of parade, and give timely notice to the Major of Brigade. By order of Brigadier Gen. CLEMENT STORER EDWARD J. LONG, Brigade Major. Portsmouth, Sept. 5, 1809.
MEDICAL. At the Theatre in Dartmouth College the Medical Lectures commence the first Wednesday of October next. On Anatomy, Physiology and Surgery. Chemistry and Materia Medica. Theory and Practice of Physic. By NATHAN SMITH, M.D. Sept. 12.
Thirty Dollars Reward. STOLEN from the barn of PAUL MESERVE, in Madbury on the night of the 5th inst. a dark red MARE, 7 years old, with a dark mane and tail, a small white spot in her forehead, trots all and is about sixteen hands high, moves genteelly, carries her head very high, has a square dock, her left gambrel is larger than the other.—Whoever will return said Mare, and secure the thief, shall have the above reward and all necessary charges paid, or fifteen dollars for the mare only. DANIEL HAYES. Milton, Sept. 9.
Yellow Corn. 2500 bushels yellow CORN, of an excellent quality, now landing from fchr. Eliza, and for sale by W. B. NORTON & Co. No. 3, Bow-street, Spring-Hill. Sept. 12.
Theodore Chase, No. 3, on the Pier, Has for sale. 22 puncheons St. Vincents RUM, landing from brig Ferdinand. Also—IN STORE, 12 bags Batavia COFFEE. 2 tiers Muscovado SUGAR. 2 hhds. MOLASSES. 20 boxes brown SOAP. Sept. 12.
Coos Bank Bills. JAMES RUNDLET, will receive uncurrent Bills of almost every description at a reasonable discount, for English & India GOODS, at gold and silver prices. He is particularly in want of 1000 dolls. of the Coos Bank Bills this week, which he will take at 75 cents for the dollar, if brought in this week, but not after. 2 tons excellent BUTTER, and a few bales New Orleans COTTON, for sale as above, either for current or uncurrent bills. Sept. 12.
FOR SALE, A NUMBER Shares in Piscataqua Bridge, New Hampshire Turnpike, Amoskeag Bridge, and Portsmouth Salt Works. Bills at par of New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont Banks, will be received in pay—Apply at No. 1, Mr. Samuel Hill's wharf, to ALEX. EWEN, Broker. Sept. 12.
SALT afloat. COARSE Liverpool SALT for sale. Apply on board the ship Charles at Harris' Wharf, or to JOHN F. PARROT. Also, as above, a few chaldrons of excellent Liverpool COAL. Sept. 12.
JUST RECEIVED AND NOW OPENING AT DRAPER'S CHEAP CASH STORE, 2000 Cap Patterns, at 9d ps. Jacquet Muffins 2 wide, at 2/3 yd. Book, Jacquet and Leno Mulin Handkerchiefs, at 20 cents. 2 trunks very cheap Calicoes. Variety Ginghams, at 1/6 yd. 4 & 5 white Cambricks. Green Sarsnet. Lilac twill'd Silk, for bonnets. An elegant variety of fashionable broad Ribbons. Artificial Flowers and Wreaths. Furniture Chintzes, a great variety. Best quality Parasols, netting fringes. A large supply straw Hats & Bonnets. White chip Fats, very nice quality. Variety of dark and light colored Florence Lustring. Kid and silk Gloves. Fancy Straw Trimmings. White Jean, a scarce article. Ladies' very nice white and black Cotton Hose. Gents. white and dark mixed do. Thread Socks for gentlemen's wear. Black Tabby Velvet, best quality. 4 & 5 damask Table Cloths. A great variety of white cambric Pocket Handkerchiefs, from 7/ to 3/. 5000 India Fans—at 2 cents. Blue and yellow Nankeens. British Shirting Cottons. 4 damask Silk Shawls. English Silk Umbrellas. Gents. belt beaver Hats, for 6 dolls. Providence factory Checks, Stripes, Shirting, Sheetings, Bed Tick and 2 and 3 threaded Yarn. A large supply fine and low priced India Cottons, some as low as 6/ yd. Kidderminster CARPETING, of very best quality, and newest patterns, at 7/6 yd. &c. &c. June 27.
FOR SALE BY Elisha Hill, jun. Hhds. Grenada RUM; Hhds brown and Loaf SUGAR; Boxes white and brown Havannah SUGAR, of superior quality; Casks of new RICE; Kegs of Fg TOBACCO; Chests and boxes of TEAS; Bales of COTTON; FLOUR, GIN, BRANDY, BEEF, PORK, &c. &c. Also, A two story dwelling House, few Rods from the North Bridge, payment would be received in W. India Goods. Sept. 4.
TAKE NOTICE. WHEREAS sundry persons have made a practice of trespassing on the lands of the subscribers and have taken away the produce,—This is therefore to caution all persons against committing the like offence, if they would wish to avoid the penalty of the law, we being determined to prosecute to the utmost extent of it. And we hereby offer a reward of TEN DOLLARS, to any person who will give such information as shall bring to conviction any such offender. ROBERT HAM, WILLIAM CUTTER SAMUEL HAM. Sent 5.
JUST PUBLISHED BY Charles Norris & Co. And for sale, wholesale and retail, at their Book Store in Exeter, REPORTS of Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts—Vol. IV. Part I. Containing the Cales from January to June, 1808; inclusive, by DUDLEY ATKINS TYNG, Esq. Counsellor at Law. September 1.
THE Co-partnership of WIGGIN & PARSHLEY, is this day by mutual consent dissolved. ANDREW WIGGIN, MICAIAH PARSHLEY. August 28, 1809.
Micaiah Parshley, RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public, that he still continues to carry on the BOOT and SHOE MAKING BUSINESS in all its branches at his shop in Buck street, where he flatters himself he shall give satisfaction to all his customers. Sept. 5.
Watts Psalms & Hymns Also, Baptist Hymn Books, of various kinds and prices. Together with a large assortment of School and Classical Books. Also, A few set "Letters from the Mountains," at the subscription price, 2 volumes, at the Bookstore of CHARLES PIERCE, in Daniel street Portsmouth.
FOR SALE, A Second hand CHAISE, in good repair, with plated Harness, almost new.—Payment may be made in Coos money at a fair discount. Inquire of the printer. Sept. 12.
one of the Justices of the Peace throughout the State of New Hampshire. W E the subscribers being proprietors of more than one sixteenth part of the common and undivided lands in the township of Northumberland, in the county of Coos, in said State, request you to call a meeting of the proprietors of the common and undivided lands in said township, to be held at the Dwelling House of THOMAS PEVERLY, Esq. in said Northumberland, on Monday the second day of October next, at four of the clock in the afternoon, to act on the following articles, viz. 1. To choose a Moderator of said meeting. 2. To set off and assign in severality to any original right or share which has not had its equal proportion in the divisions heretofore made in said township, the proportion of the common land which belongs to such right, and also to do what said proprietors when met shall see fit, towards completing the division of lands in said township. A. R. CUTTER, DANIEL R. ROGERS. July 26, A. D. 1809.
State of New Hampshire ss. PURSUANT to the above request which has been made to me the subscriber, the proprietors of the common and undivided lands in said Northumberland are hereby notified and warned to meet at said time and place and for the purposes abovenmentioned. Dated at Portsmouth in said State, the 26th day of July, A. D. 1809. R. CUTTS SHANNON, Just. Peace throughout said State. THE subscriber, executor to the estate of DAVID SIMPSON, late of Greenland, deceased, will present his account for settlement at the Probate Office in Exeter, on Monday the second day of October next, at 11 o'clock. DAVID SIMPSON, Executor. Greenland, Sept. 9, 1809.
For Sale or to Let, By CHARLES B. GRACE, TWO large two story dwelling HOUSES, with outbuildings thereto belonging, situated at the south part of the town, one in Water-street, the other in Gates-street—a good Well and pumps to each, close to the door, likewise the aqueduct in each—good Gardens, and every other convenience necessary for such buildings. Any person that would wish to hire or purchase, are desired to call upon him at his Store near Liberty-bridge, where they will be informed of the particulars. N. B. Only one of the buildings is intended for sale or to let; but the person intending to purchase or hire may take his choice of either. (6w) Portsmouth, Sept. 4, 1809.
Samuel Lord, Has for sale—No. 11, Merchant's Row, Fresh superfine Flour per barrel, New-Orleans, and } COTTON. Upland Manufactured Tobacco per keg Hyson. Young Hyson, } TEAS, Hyson Skin, per whole, half or quarter cask. Souchong, } Campoy and } Bohea } 20 casks New RICE Havana, Muscovado and Loaf Sugars COFFEE, per bag Swedes IRON German STEEL, TAR per barrel 50 casks cut and wrought NAILS at the Bolton Factory prices 20 M feet clear BOARDS Boards, } of a good quality, R O Staves, } and may be delivered at short notice, and on liberal terms, by the car- W O & R O Shooks, } W O Butts, } W O hhd. Hoops, } Clapboards & shingles } go. August 29.
PAINTS, &c. Smith & Haven, No. 10, Merchant's Row, Have for sale, 10 casks London White Lead, at a reduced price. Red Lead, Spanish Brown; Venetian Red, Spruce Yellow; Yellow Ochre, York Brown; Whiting, Patent Yellow; Prussian blue, Rose Pink; Black Lead, Stone Yellow; Yellow Pink, Lump Yellow; White Vitriol, Litharge; Umber, Verdigris; Vermilion, Lampblack; Glue, Rottenstone, &c. In kegs ground in Oil, red and black Lead—Yellow and blue Paints—Also,—Linseed Oil—Sperm, and Train do. Spirits Turpentine, Black and Bright Varnish, Likewise a good assortment of Painter Brushes, Tools and Pencils. August 1.
JOSHUA PIKE, RESPECTFULLY informs his customers and the public that he has removed his BARBER'S SHOP from Esqr. Brown's tavern, to Mr. Austin's Store, near the Spring Market. He requests all persons having accounts open with him of more than a years standing to close them as soon as possible. Sept. 5.
TO LET, A Convenient Dwelling House, with out houses, situated on the north side of Pitt-street.—For terms apply to RICHARD RICE, Long-wharf. Sept. 5.
FOR SALE BY Nathaniel B. March, At his Shop in Broad street, nearly opposite the Post Office. CARTRIDGE Boxes and Belts, Bayonet Belts, Bayonet Sheaths, Pistol cartridge Boxes, bear-skin and canvas Knapsacks, Priming Wires and Brushes, Canteens, Gun-Slings, brass mounted Holsters, black and red morocco Sword Belts, white leather and web Sword Belts, Holster Caps, and few brass mounted Swords. —ALSO— Hogskin & common Saddles, plated and common Bridles, plated Collars and Martingills, plated and brass mounted Chaise and Gig Harnesses, Portmanteaus and Saddle Bags, Matrasses, Fire Buckets, Halters, Trunks, Whips, &c. N. B. Chaise trimmed and repaired at the shortest notice. Aug. 29.
Concord Bills at par. TIMOTHY UPHAM, WILL receive the bills of either of the Concord Banks at par. Aug. 29. Concord Bills at par, AND uncurrent bills at a small discount, received at DRAPER'S CHEAP CASH STORE, For ENGLISH GOODS, if brought in immediately. WANTED AS ABOVE 5000 yds. good TOW CLOTH. September 5.
Wanted immediately, A Journeyman Cabinet Maker by J. BURLEY & SON. Exeter, Aug. 28, 1809.
PUBLIC SALES. TO be Sold at Auction on the 30th September inst. on the premises the one half of the mansion House of the late John Stavers, deceased, in Pitt-street, if not previously sold before at private sale.—For terms apply to JAMES A. GEDDES, or ALEX. EWEN, Auct. September 12.
Valuable Real Estate, FOR SALE AT AUCTION. PURSUANT to licence from the Hon. NATH'L ROGERS, Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of Rockingham, will be sold at Public Vendue, all the Real Estate of KEYRON WALSH, late of Portsmouth, in said county Mariner deceased—Consisting of sundry lots of Land, Dwelling Houses and other buildings, situated in Portsmouth, viz. A Lot of LAND, bounded westerly by the eastwardly of Washington street, and measuring in front by said street Eighty-six feet, thence northwardly and eastwardly partly by land now or lately in the occupation of Benjamin Bigelow, and partly by the Creek, and southwardly by other land of said Walsh, with a large well finished and commodious DWELLING HOUSE, on the same, and a large store and convenient wharf, in rear of said lot adjoining the Creek. Also, one other Lot of Land, with a Dwelling House on the same fronting twenty feet, or thereabouts by the eastwardly side of Washington street, and bounded northwardly by the last described premises, and southwardly by land of Benjamin Bigelow. Also, one other Lot of Land, situated by the westwardly side of Washington street, measuring thirty-six feet on said street, thence bounded southwardly by Cold lane, (so called) to land lately owned by Obadiah Marshall, and bounded westwardly by said land, thence northwardly by land of Samuel Waterhouse to Washington street; this lot is considered one of the most eligible spots for building in that part of the town, and has nearly a sufficient quantity of Rocks laying on it for making a cellar. Also, one whole right or Proprietary Share, being one thirtieth part in the New Hampshire HOTEL, and Portsmouth PIER, held in common and undivided among the Proprietors, and subject to the Rules and Regulations of said proprietorship, according as it is provided in the act of incorporation. Sale to be on the premises, on Saturday, the 30th day of September next, at 11 o'clock, forenoon, which time and place the conditions will be made known and a more particular description given. ANDREW DUNLAP, Administrator. S. LARKIN, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, August 22, 1809.
Lands at Auction. BY virtue of a licence from the Superior Court will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Col. WILLIAM WEBSTER, in Plymouth, on Wednesday the 4th of October next, at 2 o'clock P.M. (if not previously disposed of at private sale)—About 800 acres of LAND, lying partly in Campton and partly in Plymouth, in the County of Grafton, on the westerly side of Baker's river. There is a sufficient quantity under improvement for a large farm, and a convenient House and Barn on the same. About 400 acres of the land has a remarkable growth of white pine timber on it, which with very little expence may be taken down the Merrimac river.—Gentlemen interested in saw-mills on the Merrimac will seldom meet with so good an opportunity of supplying themselves with timber.—Also— Two fifty acre lots in said Plymouth, Nos. 2 and 3, in the 5th range and second division. The above lands will positively be sold to the highest bidder—Conditions made known at time and place of sale. Any person wishing to purchase may receive further information by applying to Col. WILLIAM WEBSTER, Plymouth, JAMES LITTLE, Esq. Campton, or the subscriber at Center Harbor. CHARLES LITTLE. August 26, 1809.
TO be sold at Public Auction, on THURSDAY, the 28th day of September next, at 3 o'clock P.M. at the Universalist Meeting House on Pleasant street, the following Pews in said House, for taxes due thereon for the year 1808, unless prevented by previous payment of said taxes and charges, viz. By order of the Wardens NATH'L MELCHER, jun. Collector. Portsmouth, August 28, 1809
TO be sold at Public Auction, in pursuance of a licence from the Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. in and for the county of Strafford, at the dwelling house of Capt. Samuel French, in Gilmanton, in said county, on the FIRST WEDNESDAY of OCTOBER next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, so much of the real estate of JOSEPH BADGER, Esq. deceased, as will raise the sum of three thousand dollars, in the following parcels of land, viz. One Farm containing about one hundred and thirty acres, with about seventy five under improvement, well wooded and watered, with a thrifty Orchard that makes cider sufficient for a family's use, with a large new well finished Barn, a dwelling House and other convenient buildings. The situation of said Farm, its lying on the main road through said town, and within half a mile of the Academy and about the same distance from the town school, which continues nine or ten months yearly renders it quite a privileged place for schooling. Also, twenty acres of Land, being part of lots No. 23 and 24, in the fourth range and first division of forty acre lots in said town. Also, an hundred acre lot, No. 2, in the third range of hundred acre lots in the upper parish, so called, in said town, which is covered with a growth of valuable pine timber. Also, a number of House Lots that lie contiguous to the Academy. Also, one forty acre lot, in Gunstock, so called, in said town, adjoining land of Moses Rowel. Conditions of sale will be made known at time and place above mentioned. WILLIAM BADGER, Administrator. Gilmanton, Sept. 1, 1809.
State of New Hampshire, Hillsborough ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of BRADFORD, in said county, who have not paid their highway, school, town and county taxes for the year 1809; that so much of each delinquents land will be sold at public vendue at the house of Ebenezer Cressy, in said Bradford, on the thirtieth day of December next, at ten of the clock, A.M. as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment. County tax c. m. Town tax c. m. Highway tax c. m. No. of Lot No. of Acre William Graves 2 13 23 11 5 2 Nathan Piper 45 68 34 14 5 3 Israel Diamond 33 18 9 72 36 15 5 5 Moses Pierce 33 6 1 14 78 3 1 1 Jameson 80 2 67 34 13 5 3 STEPHEN HOYT, Jun. Collector. Bradford, September 7th, 1809.
  No. of Lot No. of Acre County tax c. m. Town tax c. m. Highway tax c. m.    William Graves 2 13 23 11 5 2  Nathan Piper 45 68 34 14 5 3  Israel Diamond 33 18 9 72 36 15 5 5  Moses Pierce 33 6 1 14 78 3 1 1  Jameson 80 2 67 34 13 5 3