The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1806-12-16 00:00:00

Hon: Ezra Bartlett, Esq.
[No. 2.—VOL. LII.]
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1806.
[TWO DOLLS. PER ANNUM.]
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PUBLISHED BY PEARCE & GARDNER, PRINTERS TO THE STATE, AND PRINTERS OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
More New GOODS.
Just received by the late arrivals at Boston, and this day opening at DRAPER'S Cheap new cash Store, a fresh and very extensive variety of Fashionable, Fancy & Staple PIECE GOODS, Suited to the Season.
Among which are— ELEGANT colonade Muffins; leno and japan do.; lace and wired cambric ditto; lace Trimmings; fancy cap Patterns; do. habit Handkerchiefs; lace Armlets; silk Cords and Tassels; 64 demask silk Shawls; lace and pic-nic Gloves and Muffs; thread and cotton Laces; silk Shawls; fancy gown buttons; plain and figured book, jaconet and cambric Muffins; fashionable twill'd cotton Shawls; black silk and tabby Velvets; scarlet Ruffs; black and white Parechets; Motes and Sarfenetis. Florence plaid Lustrings; silk Purse; sewing Cottons; silk Cords; variety of fancy Ribbons; cambric and common Dimeties; English and French silk Gloves; fashionable Ruffles and straw Hats and Bonnets, of a superior quality and newest style; fashionable glass Buttons; ladies & gentlemen's silk Hose; ladies long kid and habit Gloves; gentlemen's super buff and white silk Gloves; India Satins and Lutestrings; blk. Crapes; Italian black sewing Silk; silk velvet Veiling; cotton do.; spotted & trip'd Windsor cord Waistcoating; 4-4, 7-8, 5 and 6-4 Norwich Shawls; British Shirting Cottons; 4-4 and 7-8 Irish Linens; linen Cambricks.
variety of Fashionable Chintzes and Calicoes; furniture Chintzes; plaid Ginghams; chambra Muffins; black Laces and Edgings; 7-8, 4-4 and 6-4 color'd Cambricks; low priced color'd Ginghams; Velvets and Velveteens; Thicketts; velvet Ribbons; fine shirt Molds; ladies and gentlemen's fur Gloves; ladies black and slate worsted Hose; men's black, white and colored worsted Hose; lambs wool ditto; English, Russia and country Diaper; diaper Table-Cloths; Bombazetts and Wildbores; superfine Broad-Cloths & Cashmeres; worked Cords; gentlemen's superfine and common Hats; silk and cotton Umbrellas; bear, blk. jenet and mock sable Muffs and Tips; rose Blankets; Fearnoughts; Baizes and Flannels; Plains and Serges; Kerseys; Swanlowns; dark and drab Coatings; Rattens; Ruffles; Calimancoes; Durants; Shal-loons; patch, purple & white Shawls; Bandanno Handkerchiefs; cotton and linen Checks; Loungy Handkerchiefs; India Calicoes; India Cottons &c. etc. The above with many other articles in addition to his former stock, make a very large and general assortment. To be had as above.
Factory Cotton Yarn.
Nov. 22. Butter & Cheese. SAMUEL LARKIN HAS for sale 800 lbs. BUTTER of an excellent quality, and a few hundred wt. of good CHEESE. A general assortment of Teas, Wines and Groceries, as usual. November 18.
Cheap Family BIBLE. JUST received and for sale at the Book-store of C. PEARCE, Price Four Dollars, CAREY'S Quarto Edition of the HOLY BIBLE: Containing the Old and New Testament, together with the Apocrypha—Marginal Notes and References. To which are added, A geographical Sketch of Judea—A concise View of the Evidences of Christianity. An Index to the most remarkable passages. An Alphabetical Table of all the proper names in the Old and New-Testaments, with their significations. Table of Time. Tables of Weights, Measures and Coins; and a Table of the several passages in the OLD-TESTAMENT, quoted by CHRIST and his APOSTLES in the NEW-TESTAMENT. An opportunity now offers for Families to supply themselves with a cheap FAMILY BIBLE. The above Bible contains every article to be found in Carey's Best Editions, (with the exception of the Concordance and the plates,) it being printed page for page with them. [It may be had as above a general assortment of CAREY'S BIBLES. Nov. 18.]
JUST RECEIVED AT BATCHELDER'S
NEW STORE, opposite the Court-house Exeter, a general assortment of Seasonable GOODS, Consisting of Black, blue, green and brown Broad Cloths; Cashmeres; Coatings; Tenet & silk velvet Waistcoatings; Satinets; Velvets; India Cottons; Cotton Shirtings; Calicoes; Baizes; Flannels; Role Blankets; White and colour'd Cambricks & cambric Dimeties; I'd size quilted Lustrings; Shoes; silk, cotton and Camel's hair Shawls; Gloves; Ornamental Combs, &c. &c. Together with
W. I. Goods, Groceries, Glass and Crockery Ware—All which will be sold Cheap as usual. Exeter, 7th November, 1806.
State of New-Hampshire—Strafford, ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of MIDDLETON, in said state and county, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1806—that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before the 10th day of February next, so much of their lands as will pay said taxes, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling house of Daniel Wingate, in said Middleton at 10 o'clock A. M. on said day, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Proprietors Names. Quantity. State tax. County tax. Town tax. Highway tax. School tax.     Jonathan Gage, 37 100 14 4 40 75   Benjamin Evans, 78 15 5 1 13 25   Th's Wallingford 43 30 9 3 27 50   Benj'n Stanton, 41 35 3/4 9 3 27 50   William Horn, 24 60 27 8 81 150   Moses Carr, 17 100 9 3 27 50   Richard Hovey, 32 20 9 3 27 50   Ebenezer Garlin, 2 100 9 3 27 50   Jeha Varney, 4 100 27 8 81 150   Noah Emery, 6 100 35 11 108 200   HENRY PIKE, Collector. Middleton, November 26, 1806.  
State of New-Hampshire—Grafton, ss. PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of WARREN, that unless they pay their taxes for the year 1806 to me the subscriber on or before the first Monday in March 1807, so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue as will pay the same together with incidental charges, at the dwelling house of Jonathan Clement, innholder in said town at one of the clock in the afternoon on said day, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Proprietors Names. Quantity. State tax. County tax. Town tax. Highway tax. School tax.     James Graves, 3 75 54 6 2 2   Jona. Greeley gd. 3 75 6 12 4 6   Joseph Page, 3 75 69 17 4 6   Ephraim Page, 3 75 40 11 4 3   Eben'r Stevens, 2 100 18 44 8 12   Joseph Tilton, 3 75 13 24 4 6   Philip Tilton, 3 75 55 18 4 6   WILLIAM BUTLER, Collector. Warren, November 12, 1806.  
State of New-Hampshire—Grafton, ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in Alexandria, now called Alexandria and Danbury, in said county; that at their meeting on the 25th day of September, A.D. 1806, held by adjournment in said town of Alexandria, they voted three dollars on each lot and half lot of land that was one draft, for the purpose of surveying and running lines and other purposes mentioned in said vote—which being assessed and committed to me to collect;—which if not paid to me at my dwelling-house in Alexandria aforesaid, on or before the 20th of January, 1807, the delinquents land will be advertised for sale as the law directs. DAVID ATWOOD, Jr. Collector. December 2, 1806.
State of New-Hampshire, } NOTICE. Rockingham, ss. THE subscriber, being duly appointed Administrator of the estate of Capt. Benjamin Moore, of Portsmouth, (who lately deceased at Bristol, Rhode Island,) and has given bonds as the law directs; therefore, requests all persons that have any demand on said estate to exhibit them immediately, and all indebted to make payment to JEREMIAH LIBBEY, Administrator. Portsmouth, Nov. 28th, 1806.
LADD & SMITH,
Have for sale, received per the Galen from London. 100 ps. red, blue and white Bunting, brafis Cabin Stoves, with copper and iron Funnels; Rutherfords patent Cambooses, from 90 to 120 dollars; on hand, Philadelphia Cambooses from 12 to 47 dollars; Cordage and Boltpore, various sizes; Sole Leather; Ravens Duck; Flemish and Russia Sheeting. Dec. 9.
A Good Bargain.
FOR sale a very convenient dwelling HOUSE, and half an acre of Land, with a good well of water, and a small Shed, situated on Sanbornton square; within five rods of the old meeting house,—it is said to be one of the best stands for business in that part of the country, for terms apply to TIMOTHY SMITH. Portsmouth, Dec. 9, 1806.
French silk Gloves and Laces.
Edw'd Parry, HAS just received, a large assortment of silk Gloves; also elegant assortment of Laces and Edgings, remarkably cheap; likewise, a large and general assortment of other goods as usual, at his store, No. 10, Market street. Nov. 25.
ELEGANT Scotch Mullin Dresses, COMPRISING an assortment of the richest figures, are offered on terms particularly low by J. H. GODDARD & CO. Dec. 9.
THE subscriber being appointed to Administer the estate of Major Thomas Sparhawk, late of Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham and State of Newhampshire, deceased, hereby gives notice to all persons having claims against said estate, to exhibit the same for settlement—and to all indebted to make payment without delay to SAMUEL SPARHAWK, Portsmouth, Dec. 2. Administrator
State of New-Hampshire—Grafton, ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners and proprietors of land in the town of DANBURY, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1806; that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue at my dwelling-house in said town, as will pay the taxes with incidental charges, on the second Tuesday of February, 1807, at ten o'clock A.M. unless prevented by previous payment.
   No. Quantity. State tax. County tax. Town tax. Highway tax. School tax.     Soley & March 60 2 110 21 3 7   Theo. Atkinson 17 3 110 27 10 3   John Rindge 42 3 110 27 10 3   Jona. Bagley 39 2 10 5 2 6   Unknown 20 2 100 27 10 3   ONESIPHORUS PAGE, Collector. Danbury, November 26, 1806.  
Grafton, ss. } Probate Court at Hanverhill, Nov. 3d. 1806. Present the Hon. Charles Johnstoo, Esq. Judge of said Court.
WHEREAS John Porter of Plymouth, in said county of Grafton, esquire, hath petitioned the Judge of said Court—setting forth, that John Fenton, late of Plymouth aforesaid, esquire, died about twenty years ago, leaving an estate within said county, but no widow or heir within the United States, and that no application has been made by any person for the probate of any Will, or to take administration upon said estate—That there are a number of creditors to said estate of which he conceives himself to be the principal, and therefore praying that administration may be granted to him upon said estate.
Whereupon ordered, that the petitioner be heard upon his said petition at Hanverhill, in said county of Grafton on Wednesday, the twenty fifth day of January next, at four of the clock in the afternoon, and that in the mean time he cause the substance of said petition and this order to be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette, printed at Portsmouth, three weeks successively, the last week of which to be at least six weeks previous to said time of hearing, that all persons concerned may have notice thereof, and shew cause, if any there be, wherefore the prayer of said petition ought not to be granted. By order of the Judge. MOSES DOW, Register Probate.
National Legislature.
WASHINGTON, DEC. 1, 1806.—Both houses of Congress this day formed a quorum, and appointed a committee to wait on the President, notifying their being ready to receive any communication he might have to make.—Mr. Elliot moved that the House proceed to the appointment of the standing committees.—The Speaker, (Mr. Macon) reminded the House that there lay on the table, from last session, a motion (of Mr. J. Sloan) for altering the rules of the House so that the committees should be selected by ballot, and appoint their own chairman. This motion must be disposed of, on the present occasion, first.—At the request of Mr. Allston, Mr. Sloan withdrew his motion, and he moved that the House proceed to the appointment of the standing committees by ballot.—Mr. J. Clay opposed this motion, and moved to strike out the words "by ballot"—On the question to strike out, the motion of Mr. Clay was carried—Ayes 44—Noes 42.—Mr. Dawson, reported, from the committee appointed to wait on the President, that he would send a message the next day, at noon.
DECEMBER 2.—The following message from the Executive of the United States, was presented to both houses of Congress, this day at noon, by the President's private secretary, Mr. Coles:
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled.
IT would have given me, Fellow-Citizens, great satisfaction to announce in the moment of your meeting, that the difficulties in our foreign relations, existing at the time of your last separation, had been amicably and justly terminated. I lost no time in taking those measures which were most likely to bring them to such a termination, by special missions, charged with such powers and instructions as, in the event of failure, could leave no imputation on either our moderation or forbearance. The delays, which have since taken place in our negotiations with the British Government, appear to have proceeded from causes which do not forbid the expectation that, during the course of the session, I may be enabled to lay before you their final issue. What will be that of the negotiations for settling our differences with Spain, nothing which had taken place, at the date of the last dispatches, enables us to pronounce. On the western side of the Mississippi the advanced in considerable force, and took post at the settlement of Bayou Pierre, on the Red river. This village was originally settled by France, was held by her as long as she held Louisiana, and was delivered to Spain only as a part of Louisiana. Being small, insolated, and distant, it was not observed at the moment of re-delivery to France and the U. States, that she continued a guard of half a dozen men, which had been stationed there. A proposition, however, having been lately made by our commander in chief, to assume the Sabine river as a temporary line of separation between the troops of the two nations, until the issue of our negotiations shall be known, this has been referred by the Spanish commandant to his superior, and in the mean time he has withdrawn his force to the western side of the Sabine river.—The correspondence on this subject, now communicated, will exhibit more particularly the present state of things in that quarter.
The nature of that country requires indispensably that an unusual proportion of the force employed there should be cavalry or mounted infantry. In order therefore that the commanding officer might be enabled to act with effect, I had authorized him to call on the Governors of Orleans and Mississippi, for a corps of five hundred volunteer cavalry. The temporary arrangement he has proposed may perhaps render this unnecessary. But I inform you, with great pleasure, of the promptitude with which the inhabitants of those territories have tendered their services in defence of their country. It has done honor to themselves, entitled them to the confidence of their fellow citizens in every part of the Union, and must strengthen the general determination to protect them efficaciously under all circumstances which may occur.
Having received information, that in another part of the United States a great number of private individuals were combining together, arming and organizing themselves, contrary to law, to carry on a military expedition against the territories of Spain, I thought it necessary, by proclamation, as well as by special orders, to take measures for preventing and suppressing this enterprise, for seizing the vessels, arms, and other means provided for it, and for arresting and bringing to Justice its authors and abettors. It was due to that good faith which ought ever to be the rule of action in public as well as in private transactions; it was due to good order, and regular government, that, while the public force was acting strictly on the defensive, and merely to protect our citizens from aggression, the criminal attempts of private individuals to decide, for their country, the question of peace or war, by commencing active and unauthorized hostilities, should be promptly and efficaciously suppressed.
Whether it will be necessary to enlarge our regular force, will depend on the result of our negotiations with Spain. But as it is uncertain when that result will be known, the provisional measures requisite for that, and to meet any pressure intervening in that quarter, will be a subject for your early consideration.
The possession of both banks of the Mississippi reducing to a single point the defence of that river, its waters, and the country adjacent, it becomes highly necessary to provide, for that point, a more adequate security. Some position above its mouth, commanding the passage of the river, should be rendered sufficiently strong to cover the armed vessels, which may be stationed there for defence; and, in conjunction with them, to present an insuperable obstacle to any force, attempting to pass. The approaches to the city of New Orleans, from the eastern quarter also, will require to be examined, and more effectually guarded. For the internal support of the country, the encouragement of a strong settlement on the western side of the Mississippi, within the reach of New Orleans, will be worthy the consideration of the Legislature.
The Gun-boats, authorized by an act of the last session, are so advanced, that they will be ready for service in the ensuing spring. Circumstances permitted us to allow the time necessary for their more solid construction. As a much larger number will still be wanting to place our sea port towns and waters in that state of defence to which we are competent, and they entitled, a similar appropriation for a further provision of them is recommended for the ensuing year.
A further appropriation will also be necessary for repairing fortifications already established, and the erection of such other works as may have real effect in obstructing the approach of an enemy to our seaport towns, or their remaining before them.
In a country whose constitution is derived from the will of the people, directly expressed by their free suffrages, where the principal Executive Functionaries, and those of the Legislature, are renewed by them at short periods, where, under the character of jurors, they exercise in person the greatest portion of the judiciary powers, where the laws are consequently so formed and administered as to bear with equal weight and favor on all, restraining no man in the pursuits of honest industry, and securing to every one the property which that acquires, it would not be supposed that any safeguards could be needed against insurrection, or enterprise, on the public peace or authority. The laws, however, aware that these should not be trusted to moral restraints only, have wisely provided punishment for these crimes when committed. But would it not be salutary to give also the means of preventing their commission? Where an enterprise is meditated by private individuals, against a foreign nation, in amity with the United States, powers of prevention, to a certain extent, are given by the laws. Would they not be as reasonable, and useful, where the enterprise preparing is against the United States?—While adverting to this branch of law, it is proper to observe, that in enterprises meditated against foreign nations, the ordinary process of binding to the observance of the peace and good behavior, could it be extended to acts to be done out of the jurisdiction of the United States, would be effectual in some cases where the offender is able to keep out of sight every indication of his purpose which could draw on him the exercise of the powers now given by law.

The states on the coast of Barbary seem generally disposed to respect our peace and friendship. With Tunis alone, some uncertainty remains. Persuaded that it is our interest to maintain our peace with them on equal terms, or not at all, I propose to send in due time a reinforcement into the Mediterranean, unless previous information shall shew it to be unnecessary.
We continue to receive proofs of the growing attachment of our Indian neighbors, and of their disposition to place all their interests under the patronage of the United States. These dispositions are inspired by their confidence in our justice, and in the sincere concern we feel for their welfare. And as long as we discharge these high and honorable functions with the integrity and good faith which alone can entitle us to their continuance, we may expect to reap the just reward in their peace and friendship.
The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocean, has had all the success which could have been expected. They have traced the Missouri nearly to its source, descended the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean, ascertained with accuracy the geography of that interesting communication across our continent, learnt the character of the country, of its commerce and inhabitants, and it is but justice to say that Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, and their brave companions, have, by this arduous service, deserved well of their country.
The attempt to explore the Red River, under the direction of Mr. Freeman, though conducted with a zeal and prudence meriting entire approbation, has not been equally successful. After proceeding up about six-hundred miles, nearly as far as the French settlements had extended, while the country was in their possession, our geographers were obliged to return without completing their work.
Very useful additions have also been made to our knowledge of the Mississippi, by Lieutenant Pike, who has ascended it to its source, and whose journal and map, giving the details of his journey, will shortly be ready for communication to both Houses of Congress. Those of Messrs. Lewis, Clarke and Freeman, will require further time to be digested and prepared. These important surveys, in addition to those before possessed, furnish materials for commencing an accurate map of the Mississippi and its western waters. Some principal rivers, however, remain still to be explored, towards which the authorisation of Congress, by moderate appropriations, will be requisite.
I congratulate you, fellow-citizens, on the approach of the period at which you may interpose your authority constitutionally, to withdraw the citizens of the United States from all further participation in those violations of human rights, which have been so long continued on the unoffending inhabitants of Africa, and which the morality, the reputation, and the best interests of our country, have long been eager to proscribe. Although no law you may pass can take prohibitory effect till the first day of the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, yet the intervening period is not too long to prevent by timely notice, expeditions which cannot be completed before that day.
The receipts at the Treasury, during the year ending on the 30th day of Sept. last, have amounted to near fifteen millions of dollars; which have enabled us, after meeting the current demands, to pay two millions seven hundred thousand dollars of the American claims, in part of the price of Louisiana; to pay, of the funded debt, upwards of three millions of principal, and nearly four of interest, and, in addition, to reimburse, in the course of the present month, near two millions of five and a half per cent stock. These payments and reimbursements of the funded debt, with those which have been made in the four years and an half preceding, will, at the close of the present year, have extinguished upwards of twenty-three millions of principal.
The duties composing the Mediterranean fund will cease, by law, at the end of the present session. Considering, however, that they are levied chiefly on luxuries, and that we have an impost on salt, a necessary of life, the free use of which otherwise is so important, I recommend to your consideration the suppression of the duties on salt, and the continuation of the Mediterranean fund, instead thereof, for a short time, after which that also will become unnecessary for any purpose now within contemplation.
When both of these branches of revenue shall, in this way, be relinquished, there will still, ere long, be an accumulation of monies in the treasury, beyond the instalments of public debt which we are permitted by contract to pay. They cannot then, without a modification, assented to by the public creditors, be applied to the extinguishment of this debt, and the complete liberation of our revenues, the most desirable of all objects. Nor, if our peace continues, will they be wanting for any other existing purpose. The question, therefore, now comes forward, to what other objects shall these surpluses be appropriated, and the whole surplus of impost, after the entire discharge of the public debt, and during those intervals when the purposes of war shall not call for them? Shall we suppress the impost, and give that advantage to foreign over domestic manufactures? On a few articles, of more general and necessary use, the suppression, in due season, will doubtless be right; but the great mass of the articles on which impost is paid, are foreign luxuries, purchased by those only who are rich enough to afford themselves the use of them. Their patriotism would certainly prefer its continuance, and application to the great purposes of the public education, roads, rivers, canals, and such other objects of public improvement as it may be thought proper to add to the constitutional enumeration of federal powers. By these operations, new channels of communication will be opened between the States; the lines of separation will disappear, their interests will be identified, and their union cemented by new and indissoluble ties. Education is here placed among the articles of public care, not that it would be proposed to take its ordinary branches out of the hands of private enterprise, which manages so much better all the concerns to which it is equal; but a public institution can alone supply those sciences, which though rarely called for, are yet necessary to complete the circle, all the parts of which contribute to the improvement of the country, and some of them to its preservation. The subject is now proposed for the consideration of Congress, because, if approved, by the time the State Legislatures shall have deliberated on this extension of the federal trusts, and the laws shall be passed, and other arrangements made for their execution, the necessary funds will be on hand, and without employment. I suppose an amendment of the constitution, by consent of the States, necessary, because the objects now recommended are not among those enumerated in the constitution, and to which it permits the public monies to be applied.
The present consideration of a national establishment for education particularly, is rendered proper by this circumstance also, that if Congress, approving the proposition, shall yet think it more eligible to found it on a donation of lands, they have it now in their power to endow it with those which will be among the earliest to produce the necessary income. This foundation would have the advantage of being independent on war, which may suspend other improvements by requiring for its own purposes the resources destined for them.
This fellow-citizens, is the state of the public interests, at the present moment, and according to the information now possessed. But such is the situation of the nations of Europe, and such too the predicament in which we stand with some of them, that we cannot rely with certainty on the present aspect of our affairs; that may change from moment to moment during the course of your session, or after you shall have separated. Our duty therefore is to act upon things as they are, and to make a reasonable provision for whatever they may be. Were armies to be raised whenever a speck of war is visible in our horizon, we never should have been without them. Our resources would have been exhausted on dangers which have never happened, instead of being reserved for what is really to take place. A steady, perhaps a quickened pace, in preparations for the defence of our sea-port towns and waters, an early settlement of the most exposed and vulnerable parts of our country, a militia so organized that its effective portions can be called to any point in the union, or volunteers instead of them, to serve a sufficient time, are means which may always be ready, yet never preying on our resources until actually called into use. They will maintain the public interests, while a more permanent force shall be in a course of preparation. But much will depend on the promptitude with which these means can be brought into activity. If war be forced upon us in spite of our long and vain appeals to the justice of nations, rapid and vigorous movements, in its outset, will go far towards securing us in its course and issue, and towards throwing its burthens on those who render necessary the resort from reason to force.
The result of our negotiations, or such incidents in their course as may enable us to infer their probable issue; such further movements also, on our western frontier as may shew whether war is to be pressed there, while negotiation is protracted elsewhere, shall be communicated to you from time to time, as they become known to me; with whatever other information I possess or may receive, which may aid your deliberations on the great national interests committed to your charge.
December 2, 1805.
TH: JEFFERSON.
Dec. 2.—Mr. Dawson, moved the commitment of the Message to the whole house, on the state of the Union. Carried.
Mr. Alston moved the printing of the Message. [1300 copies were ordered.]
A motion was made yesterday to repeal the rule of the House which gives the Speaker the privilege to appoint Committees; and to choose them by ballot.—This was negatived 44 to 42, and the Speaker this day appointed the following
STANDING COMMITTEES:—
Of Elections —Messrs. Findley, Elmer, Eppes, Chittenden, Schuneman, Bidwell, and Ellis.
Of Claims —Messrs. Holmes, Moore, Moore, (of S. C.) Bedinger, Standford, Stanton, and Tallmadge.
Commerce, &c. —Messrs. Crowninshield, M'Creery, Early, Dana, Newton, Marion, and Richards.
Ways and Means —Messrs. J. Clay, R. Nelson, Quincy, O. R. Williams, Mosely, and Merriweather.
Public Lands —Messrs. Boyle, Morrow, Darby, Basset, Russel, G. W. Campbell, and Hastings.
Unfinished Business —Messrs. Tenney, Allton, and Claiborne.
Accounts —Messrs. Conrad, Davenport, and Cutts.
Dec. 3.—This day the following Message from the President, was communicated to Congress:—
To the Senate and House of Representatives.
I have the satisfaction to inform you that the negotiation depending between the United States and the government of Great Britain, is proceeding in a spirit of friendship and accommodation which promises a result of mutual advantage. Delays indeed have taken place, occasioned by the long illness and subsequent death of the British Minister charged with that duty. But the commissioners appointed by that government to resume the negotiation, have shewn every disposition to hasten its progress; it is however a work of time; as many arrangements are necessary to place our future harmony on stable grounds. In the mean time, we find, by the communications of our plenipotentiaries, that a temporary suspension of the act of the last session, prohibiting certain imports, would as a mark of candid disposition on our part, and of confidence in the temper and views with which they have been met, have a happy effect on its course.
A step so friendly will afford further evidence that all our proceedings have flowed from views of justice and cordiality, and that we give them willingly that form which may best meet corresponding dispositions.
Add to this, that the same motives which produced the postponement of the act till the fifteenth of November last are in favor of its further suspension; and as we have reason to hope that it may soon yield to arrangements of mutual consent and convenience, justice seems to require that the same measure may be dealt out to the few cases which may fall within its short course, as to all others preceding and following it. I cannot, therefore, but recommend the suspension of this act for a reasonable time, on considerations of justice, amity, and the public interests.
TH: JEFFERSON.
December 3d. 1806.
The above Message was committed to Messrs. J. Randolph, Marion, Van Cortlandt, M'Creery and Chandler.
A resolution was passed directing the committee of Post-Roads to consider the expediency of authorizing the Post-masters of the cities of Philadelphia, New-York, Charleston, Baltimore, Bolton and Salem, to establish within those towns or their suburbs, offices for the reception and distribution of letters.
Dec. 4.—A bill for suspending the non-importation Act was twice read, and referred to a committee of the whole for to-morrow.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Prussian Affairs—last date.
BERLIN, OCT. 7. The French Ambassador is gone.—His Secretaries remain only to settle domestic arrangements. Those of Bavaria, Hesse-Darmstadt, and of the Prince Primate (all members of the Rhenish Confederation) will soon follow.
LEIPSIC, OCT. 4. The Prussian army of Reserve, under Prince Eugene (of Wittenburgh) has advanced from Culm towards the grand army.
England is to pay Prussia a subsidy of three millions.
The Prussian army embodied is said to amount to 150,000 men; besides Saxons and Hessians; and the Army of Reserve, of 40,000 men.
The Court have received official information of the approach of the Russian armies. It was expected they would reach the Prussian States by 16th October.
RATISBON, SEPT. 29. It appears certain, that Austria and France have concluded a treaty, in virtue of which the troops of the latter power will retire behind the Lech, and those of the former will not pass the Enns.
VIENNA, SEPT. 24. The Emperor has come to the resolution of maintaining armed neutrality, during the present circumstances of Europe and the north of Germany in particular. He is also neutral.
It is asserted that Gen. Mack has been sentenced to death by the Court Martial appointed to try him; but that the execution of the sentence depends on the Emperor's ratification of it.
BAMBERG, OCT. 1. To-morrow we expect the Emperor of the French.
The different divisions of the grand French army will be in Franconia about the ninth of this month. It is supposed that if war takes place, the first blow will be struck between the 10th and 13th.
The Swedes form a line on the Elbe, they occupy Eicheburg, Artlenberg, and the duces of Palm.
FRANKFORT, SEPT. 26. KING OF PRUSSIA.
The following letter was sent by the king of Prussia, to Gen. Von Kirschfeld, Commandant of the Royal Guards at Potsdam:
"Though it was my first intention to come to Potsdam to-morrow, to be present when the Battalions march out, I have been obliged to waive my design, on account of several temporary affairs and business which have intervened. Let the troops, therefore, be informed, in my name, that I with them all, high and low, much happier on the occasion of their march. What I have a right to expect of them, and the high degree of confidence which I have placed in them, have long been known to each individual: I shall therefore not repeat it.—Hitherto the Prussian army has known how to preserve its glory; it will not suffer it to sink now. But if we can obtain our object without the sword; that is to say, the necessary security of our own and the neighbouring States, so much the better: otherwise, rather than flatter themselves with the vain, though honourable hope of peace, I shall expect that each of these States will think of distinguishing itself, still more, for the general welfare against the enemy. I wish with you the continuance of your health, and hope to see you altogether in a short time. "FREDERIC WILLIAM."
Russian Affairs, at last date.
BERLIN, OCT. 7. The eighty thousand Russians on their march for Germany, will be followed by 20 regiments of Cossacs.
LEIPSIC, (Saxony,) OCT. 4. Two Russian Columns (50,000 each) are marching, one by Warlaw (Prussian Poland) for Silisia, conducted by the Prussian General Chledowski; the other through Lithuania and Eastern Prussia.
LONDON, OCT. 13.
The Earl of Lauderdale landed at Deal yesterday. He left Paris on Thursday. A large concourse of people witnessed his landing, and greeted him with three hearty huzzas. The negotiation ceased on Bonaparte's setting out for the army.—His Lordship has waited since for his passport.
OCT. 15. In a Hamburg paper, received yesterday, under the head of Paris, 24th Sept. we find the following paragraph: "It is reported that our troops have experienced a check in Italy, and that several known and distinguished Generals, have perished miserably; but this news requires confirmation."
An article, dated Leipzig, 29th Sept. in the same paper, says—
"There is a very general report, that the French have sustained a great defeat in Italy, and which has cost Marshal Massena his life." [Paris accounts from Naples to Sept. 27, acknowledge no misfortune there.]
Letters from Holland state that a French spy had been detected by a Prussian general commanding a corps in Westphalia. The culprit was taken with papers, drawings, &c. which left no doubt of his guilt. He was tried, condemned and executed.
OCT. 16.—A Prussian captain from the Weser has made oath, that accounts had been received that Murat's corps of French troops (30,000) had been surrounded by a Prussian army, and "cut to pieces."
The advance of the Russians is positively asserted—but they are not yet so near the scene of action as they should have been.
A new Parliament is immediately to be called.
A Manifesto is to be published by Government, in consequence of the rupture of the Negotiation.
Sir S. Hood is appointed to succeed Sir H. Popham.
Attempts will continually be made to destroy the flotilla at Boulogne. This will oblige the French to keep troops on the coast.
New expeditions are preparing.
We hope, and we believe, that Government will carry on operations against South America on a very enlarged scale.
After the receipt of the dispatches by the last messenger from France, orders were sent by telegraph to Portsmouth, Plymouth and Falmouth, for all the expeditions to sail.
With respect to Cattaro, the French Government has consented that M. de Bellegarde shall retire with the troops under his orders, without making any further attempt to induce the Russians to surrender that place. France takes upon herself the result of this business, which is now confounded with the other grievances with which she is entitled to reproach Russia.
It is stated in a respectable Dublin paper of the 7th instant, that disturbances of a serious nature have broken out in the counties of Sligo, Leitrim, and Mayo.—It is said that a number of persons assemble at night, who denominated themselves " Threshers ," and commit the most violent outrages, destroying barns, &c. where any corn is deposited.
DOVER, OCT. 10. ATTACK ON BOULOGNE.
I have just heard, by a gentleman who was in the attack on Boulogne, the night before last, that we sent in forty boats, who threw in the new invented rockets; they set fire to the town in several places, and also, it is added, to several of the gun-boats—our brave fellows retreated without a man being hurt.
The enemy, it is said, had no expectation of an attack. The boats were not seen till they were well in.—The greatest confusion prevailed as soon as the first discharge took place. It seemed to be a storm of fire descending from the clouds. There was no method of avoiding the rockets, nor could they be immediately extinguished. Whatever they touched, masts, cordage, sails or wooden houses, was instantly in a blaze.
cordage, sails or wooden houses, was instantly in a blaze.
Yesterday (Oct. 15) Lord Lauderdale was presented to His Majesty; and had a long private audience of him. His Lordship has frequent audiences of the Ministers.
Lord Holland (nephew of Mr. Fox) has been appointed Lord Privy Seal, vice Lord Sidmouth, resigned.
Lord Gower has gone to the continent (report says to Vienna) on a diplomatic mission.
A new creation of Peers is to take place; which is to include Mr. T. Grenville.
BY THE MAILS.
BALTIMORE, NOV. 29. REVOLUTION IN HAYTI.
There are two accounts in circulation of the late change of tyrans in the black island of Hayti:—Both of which however agree, that the sable Emperor, Dessalines, has been assassinated, and his dynasty at an end.
One account states that a body of French from St. Domingo (city) had advanced and defeated the mulatto Gen. Capeau near Monti Christi.—That Dessalines sat out to succor the defeated General, met him, and attributing his misfortune to treachery, ordered him to be shot.—That Dessalines then sat out for Port-de-Paix, giving orders, it was said, to put all the mulattoes to death. While on his way to his palace, his troops mutinied; and demanded pay and clothing.—He offered them four dollars each, which being refused, he left them:—Soon after he received a letter from Gen. Brave, that the troops were rising in rebellion; and Dessalines ordered all who refused to return to duty, to be shot.—Brave returned an answer, which irritated the Emperor, and he sat out immediately for the camp; where martial music being played, which he thought was a demonstration of joy at his return, he left his carriage, and mounted on horse-back.—When in front of the line, Brave rode up to him, and desired him to dismount; to which he sternly replied, "You do not know me, Sir." The answer was, "Yes, I do, too well." On which Dessalines drew his pistols, and fired, but missing him, he jumped off his horse, fled into a cane patch, where being followed by his ferocious troops, he was immediately bayoneted. Christophe was then proclaimed Governor General, and tranquility was restored.
Extracts from an ADDRESS of the ARMY OF HAYTI, to the General in Chief, HENRY CHRISTOPHE.
Tyranny has abated with the destruction of the tyrant! Liberty is born again: From the seventeenth we are at last free.
The principles which you have always interested yourself in, and which you had the courage to communicate to the generals in those barbarous times when even the least suspicion brought the most innocent slaves to the scaffold, has operated as an electric fire.
Vengeance is accomplished, and the army only wait your presence for to concur in the formation of a social compact, which is to bind us—a constitution at last, which shall flow from the general will; in which every citizen shall find his own guarantee, and the most sacred right of property: Not such a constitution as was made in the secret cabinet, and through the infliction of those interests; which was only calculated to flatter the caprices of a single man; whose actions were opposed to every principle of liberty.
Having freed ourselves from oppression, we have sworn that we will not separate ourselves, until the new constitution, by which we will be governed shall be proclaimed—until we have approved of the same, and have sworn to obey it—until, remembering the custom of old warriors, we have publicly acknowledged you to be the Chief of the Government.
Done at head quarters, at Port au Prince October 2 d , 1806.
Signed by Geron, minister of war, Petion, commanding gen. of the 2d division of the east, Yayoie, Vival, Bonnet, and a large number of others.
GEN. MIRANDA.
Extract of a letter from Trinidad, dated November 14.
"Miranda is here with his army, in the most deplorable condition. They have hardly bread to eat. After his attack on the Main, he proceeded to Barbadoes, but was fearful to land, the shore being lined with sheriff's waiting to lay hold of him for debts contracted there. He immediately left that place, and arrived here a few days ago: in consequence of which a meeting of merchants and others petitioned the government to compel him to leave the place. They have not, however, been successful. The governor has pledged himself that he would carry on no offensive operations while here, unless instructed so to do by his court. He is execrated by his own followers. I really pity a number of these young men whom he has shamefully deceived. Miranda is so much in debt, and so many people are ready to lay hold of him, should an opportunity offer, that I think he will never leave this Island."
NORFOLK, NOV. 24.
On Friday night the following melancholy event occurred, at one of the vile sinks of vice (with which our town is now cursed in a degree beyond all former example) in Water-street.—At a house occupied by one Menzie, there was a public gambling table kept, where a dispute arose between an Italian, whose name is Colminer, the keepers of the table and some other persons present, about the game; from words, they soon came to blows, when the Italian drew a dagger, which he used with such effect that he soon stabbed four of the party; one named Davis expired in a few hours, another named Watson, died of his wounds on Saturday, two others were wounded, and one of them is now in considerable danger.—The Italian made his escape, and has not been since heard of.

BURR'S CONSPIRACY.
By the President of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION. Whereas information has been received that sundry persons, citizens of the United States, or residents within the same, are conspiring and confederating together to begin and set on foot, provide and prepare the means for a military expedition or enterprise against the dominions of Spain, that for this purpose they are fitting out and arming vessels in the western waters of the U. S. collecting provisions, arms, military stores, and other means, are deceiving and seducing honest and well meaning citizens, under various pretences, to engage in their criminal enterprises, are organizing, officering and arming themselves for the same, contrary to the laws in such cases made and provided: I have therefore thought fit to issue this my proclamation, warning and enjoining all faithful citizens who have been led without due knowledge or consideration to participate in the said unlawful enterprise, to withdraw from the same without delay; and commanding all persons whomsoever, engaged or concerned in the same, to cease all further proceedings therein, as they will answer the contrary at their peril; and incur prosecution with all the rigors of the law. And I hereby enjoin and require all officers, civil and military, of the United States, or of any of the states or territories, and especially all governors, and other executive authorities, all judges, justices and other officers of the peace, all military officers of the army or navy of the United States, and officers of the militia, to be vigilant each within his respective department, and according to his functions, in searching out, and bringing to condign punishment, all persons engaged, or concerned in seizing and detaining, subject to the dispositions of the law, all vessels, arms, military stores or other means provided or providing for the same, and in general in preventing the carrying on such expedition or enterprise, by all the lawful means, within their power: and I require all good and faithful citizens, and others within the United States, to be aiding and assisting herein, and especially in the discovery, apprehension and bringing to justice of all such offenders, in preventing the execution of their unlawful designs, and in giving information against them to the proper authorities.
In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the United States to be affixed to these presents, and have signed the same with my hand. Given at the City of Washington, on the twenty seventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred and six, and in the year of the sovereignty and independence of the United States the thirty first.
TH: JEFFERSON. By the President, JAMES MADISON, Secretary of State.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Shelbyville, (Ken.) to his friend, near Winchester, dated Oct. 22d, 1806.
"Our state has been in considerable agitation, for some time past, owing to the arrival of col. Burr. He has been for some time travelling secretly through the state, and appears as if he was constantly on express. There are also a number of his friends from N. York, and different parts of the United States, travelling about in the same manner. There are many conjectures as to their intentions and business—Some say that a division of the union (the Alleghany mountain to be the line) is their object—Others say, that they intend an expedition against the Spaniards in Louisiana—But the more general, and I believe, the most correct opinion is, that they are planning an expedition against the Spanish mines, and provinces of Santa Fe and Mexico. This much is certain, that colonel Burr and his friends, as also many of our most influential characters here, are for whole days together, shut up in close rooms, and no person but those of their own party can tell what their conferences are about—that provisions of every description are purchasing in every part of the state, sufficient for an army of 20,000 men. On the Ohio and Kentucky rivers a number of vessels of various descriptions are building in great haste; two brigs and several barges will be completed in a very short time.
"Burr has with him some of the most wealthy men in the United States—their drafts are principally on New York; they have received very considerable sums in this state on their drafts; some of them are on Ogden and Smith, who made so much noise about gen. Miranda:—Some think the expedition are connected, as the same characters are mentioned in both; it is said they have drawn to the amount of from one to two hundred thousand dollars.
"I have myself undertaken to purchase for the company, pork, beef and flour, to any amount that can be procured, and the money paid in advance—if I could get ten thousand dollars worth so much the better, they would like it. Since Burr's appearance in the western country, several publications have appeared in our papers, that tend to corroborate the above opinion.
"There is also considerable talk of a war with Spain; we had the news, a few days ago, that a battle had actually been fought between the Spanish troops and the American army at or near Natchitoches; how true this is I cannot say." [Virg. paper]
The annual value of the manufactures of Great-Britain, are stated in official returns, to be 76,700,000 £ sterling.
Postscript.
Late and important News from Europe, has been received by an arrival at New York in 37 days from Amsterdam, bringing accounts to the 29th Oct. from which we extract the following
FRENCH successes against PRUSSIA.
JENA, Oct. 15—5 o'clock, A. M.—The battle of Jena, fought yesterday, is one of the most remarkable in history. The Prussians amounted to the number of 150,000; they lost 200 pieces of cannon and 30 stand of colours, besides 28,000 prisoners of war. The duke of Brunswick and Gen. Von Ruchel are badly wounded. A great number of Generals, besides many officers of rank, are wounded. The loss of the French army is comparatively infinitely less; yet we have in the hospitals of Jena 1200 wounded, and in those of Naumburg 1500; there is no other general killed on our part than the general of Brigade Billy, a brave man. The French army has acquired great glory.
Marshal Davoust, who was stationed in the narrow passages of Koefen and before Naumburg, left the enemy no time to tarry; he fought the whole day, and threw more than 60,000 men into confusion, which were commanded by Mollendorff, Kaeruth and the King in Person.
The Queen of Prussia was pursued by a troop of horse. She was obliged to take shelter in Weimar, and three hours before our advanced posts arrived there, she had fled from thence; she took a road which was full of our troops, and it is therefore very likely that she has been overtaken.
Our troops reached Weimar in the evening, pursuing the rear-guard of the enemy on the left flank; on the left Marshal Davoust pursued them as far as Neustadt. His head quarters were at Eikardsburg this morning. It is supposed that the enemy is endeavouring to collect his forces on the side of Frankenhausen, in order to reach Magdebourg. The enemy must have suffered a terrible loss, which will not be ascertained until late. Six of their Generals are prisoners of war, besides a great number of Colonels.
The Prussian army fixed on the days of the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, to concentrate their divisions, and on the 13th the whole army presented itself in order of battle between Capelsdorf and Auerstadt, to the amount of nearly 150,000 men.
On the 13th, at 2 o'clock P.M. the Emperor arrived at Jena, and from a small hill, occupied by our advanced posts, viewed the positions of the enemy, who seemed to manœuvre, for the purpose of forcing on the next day the narrow passage of the Saal. The enemy made a most obstinate resistance on the road leading to Jena and Weimar, Davoust was ordered to turn him in flanks while the Prince Ponte Corvo was separated to attack him in the rear.
The Emperor collected the whole force of Marshal Lannes on the above hill in order of battle.
The troops of Generals Ney and Soult, machined the whole night. A thick fog obscured the following day, and the Emperor guarded the infantry against the formidable attacks of the Prussian cavalry. The riflemen commenced the action and the fire of musketry was brisk. Good as the position of the enemy was, he was dislodged from the same, and the French army formed in order of battle in the valleys.
The enemy only waited for the fog to disperse to commence a general action. A division of 5000 men intended to take the defiles of Koefen, and to cover Naumburg, but was prevented by Marshal Davoust. The two other divisions, 80,000 men in number, together drew up in order of battle in front of the French line.
We have conversed with a number of Representatives in Congress, just arrived from the Western country. They confirm the opinion frequently expressed by us, that the Western states are warmly and indissolubly attached to the union; and declare with confidence, that any man, who should make an attempt towards separation, would meet with universal abhorrence and opposition. The project ascribed to Col. Burr, is said to have excited no feeling but that of derision. The people acknowledge that they are happier and better satisfied with the measures of the general government than they ever have been heretofore. Why should they wish to favor a scheme, which while it promises them no good, hold out the most dreadful evils? Are they madmen or fools, to surrender themselves to the views of desperate and unprincipled men? Such is said to be their devotion to the general government, and their confidence in the intelligence and zeal of its friendship for them, that there is no doubt but that they will discomfit any and oppose any unauthorized manner of attack, even on the possessions of Spain, however vulnerable they know them to be, and however odious the conduct of that nation is to them. [Nat. Intell.]
Portsmouth.
Tuesday, December 16, 1806.
Late and Important!
London papers to the 16th October have been received since our last.
Lord Lauderdale arrived in London from Paris, the 13th October, without effecting Peace. His Lordship's arrival appeared to give satisfaction.—But to ascertain the opinion of the British nation on the subject, the Parliament was to be dissolved, and a new one immediately called; before whom it was the intention of the Ministry to spread the motives which induced the negotiation; their conduct in it, and the causes of its rupture.—At the same time the most energetic measures for prosecuting the war, were in full operation; one of which was a general press of seamen. [Centinel.]
From the continent, reports had been received of the commencement of hostilities between France and Prussia; and of the defeat of Prince Murat's division.—They were mere reports, and are invalidated by later accounts from Holland, received both in England and the United States.
The last letters from London, Oct. 16th, say, "Mr. Munroe declares, there will be a treaty between Great-Britain and the United States. ib."
Most Important.—Latest.
Battle of Jena.—The same vessel which brings the account of the commencement of hostilities, also informs us of the termination of the Prussian war. It is said, that after nine days successive and successful fighting, in which the Prussians were defeated with dreadful carnage, the Emperor of the French arrived with his victorious army before the city of Berlin. The duke of Brunswick, prince Ferdinand of Prussia, the prince of Hohenlohe, and many other officers of rank, are said to be amongst the number of those who have "bitten the dust."
The latest news from Amsterdam, and which is very important, comes under date of October 29, from a respectable merchant. It follows:
"The war with Prussia is at an end; and the French are at Berlin. In NINE days an army of 150,000 men have been destroyed, and a KINGDOM TAKEN! Great operations are still to be carried on." It appears that the King of Prussia and the Emperor of France held a conference on the 8th of October.—On the 9th, an engagement took place between the advanced guards of the two armies, in which the Prussians gained the advantage. This was succeeded by other battles, in which the success of the French was decisive.—On the 14th, about 100,000 Prussians, and 150,000 Frenchmen met in the valleys of Jena—a bloody and desperate engagement ensued—the Prussians lost 200 pieces of cannon, 20 or 30 stands of colors, 25,000 killed and wounded, and 30,000 prisoners!
The Message from the President of the U. States is a document, which, if exhibited in any other country, would occasion a universal illumination throughout the nation. Amid the general convulsion of the world, America is in a state of quietude, and our finances brought to such a state of perfection as may be improved not to destroy mankind, but to ameliorate the condition of the citizens. While the British nation are exhausted with taxes; while additional contributions are called for; while every thing portends distress and consternation, the United States, (which the federalists are desirous should be in alliance with Britain) are proposing to lessen the taxes, and have such an abundance of revenue, as enables the President to contemplate the improvement of our roads, the cutting of canals, and other valuable undertakings.—The Centinel has the impudence to contrast the statement of President Jefferson, with that of Mr. Adams. Let it then be remembered, that instead of proposing a loan at eight per Cent. Mr. Jefferson says we have an abundance of revenue; and instead of laying a land tax, window tax, and stamp act—President Jefferson suggests the propriety of repealing the duty on salt.—These are the blessed effects of Mr. Jefferson's administration, and will bear in every particular, a comparison with Mr. Adams's. The federalists do not like the communication, because it manifests an ability to pay the public debt. A public debt is a public blessing, with these would-be-nobles; but the President knows that in order to clip the wings of such upstarts, we should pay off that debt on which alone they depend for maintenance. [Boston Chronicle.]
The Legislature of Pennsylvania met on the 2d inst.—The Senate elected Presley Carr Lane, Esq. their President, and the House of Representatives chose Simon Snyder, Esq. for Speaker—They are both undeviating Republicans.
It has been indirectly communicated that our affairs with Spain and France are so far adjusted, that nothing remained but to decide upon the mode of paying the American citizens the amount of their various claims.
The price for the Floridas has been agreed upon; the agents for Spain were desirous that the whole price should be paid in transferable stock, and to give drafts upon the Havana and other Spanish settlements, to satisfy the claims. The advantage to Spain would be the immediate appropriation of so much without risk or delay, and the chance of capture by the British.—The opposition on the part of the American Commissioners, is an apprehension that the British might suppose that the appropriation of so much money in the Spanish colonies by the instrumentality of the United States, might seem to trespass upon a fair neutrality.
If these things are true, and these are all, there is much reason to hope that a very little time will not only remove these difficulties, but announce to the world, that the Floridas are ours; that the boundaries of Louisiana are adjusted; and that between France, Spain, Britain and the United States, all is peace and good understanding. [Rich. Enq.]
IT is with much pleasure we announce the arrival of Mrs. EDMUND BURKE HAMILTON, who has been so much celebrated, throughout the United States, for her elegant and sentimental Readings and Recitations.
We understand she purposed to favour this town with one evening of that instructive and delightful entertainment.
.....DIED.....
In Temple, (N. H.) Mr. GIDEON POWERS, aged 76.
In North-Hampton, (N. H.) Mr. EBENEZER LOVERING, aged 87.
In this town very suddenly, Mrs. ANN WALDRON, aged 84.
Almanacs and Registers and Registers,
At C. PEIRCE'S Bookstore. The Farmer's, Houghton's, Low's Sewall's, Weatherwise and Bickerstaff's ALMANACS, for 1807.
But among the whole of the above Sewall's only is calculated for this Meridian, therefore none others will give the state of the tides, for this river to accuracy: they contain a variety of information and retail for only 6 cents. The other Almanacs at their usual prices.
Massachusetts Register's 3s. New Hampshire do. 1s 6d; Butler's Hudibras; Democracy unveiled; Terrible Triflers.
A Table of all the Monies in the known world, reduced to federal money. Dr. Shepherd's Reply to the Doctrine of Annihilation.
A pair of elegant GLOBES, with compasses at the bottom of each. Also a beautiful Pocket Compass which travels on a diamond.
IRON.
NOW LANDING from sloop William and for sale by ALEX'R LADD, 20 tons Swedes IRON. Portsmouth, December 16, 1806.
Portsmouth Aqueduct.
THE Proprietors of Portsmouth Aqueduct, are hereby notified, that their annual meeting will be held in the Town Hall, in the brick School-house, on the first Wednesday in January next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, for the choice of Directors, Clerk and Treasurer, and to transact any other business relating to the corporation.
JOSEPH AKERMAN, JR. Dec. 16. 1806. Proprietor's Clerk.
SOMETHING NEW and of great importance to every class of people.
A SERMON on the Resurrection of JESUS CHRIST, the first fruits. 2d. The resurrection of the Just, which will be one thousand years before that of the unjust. 3d. The resurrection of the unjust after the thousand years are finished, with an account of the manner in which the dead will rise; being something very different from the commonly received opinion concerning the resurrection of the dead. By ELIAS SMITH.
Sold by him, and the booksellers in Portsmouth, by Daniel Conant, No. 9, Beck-street Boston, Isaac Bean, Gilmanston, N.H. Richard Ransom, jr. Woodstock, Alden Spooner, Windsor, (Vt.) Hall Burgin, Alston, Benjamin Carter, Wilcassett, Nehemiah Patch, Gorham, Portsmouth, Dec. 16.
Rocking } A LL persons are hereby cautioned not to trade with or trust Peter C. Stevens, of E. Kingston, yeoman; he being under guardianship; this is also to request all indebted to said Stevens to make payment, and all persons having demands against said Stevens are requested to present them to the subscriber. STEVENS SANBORN, Guardian. East Kingston. Dec. 13, AD. 1806.
Take Warning.
Shubael Greely, Post-Rider, INFORMS his customers that unless his bills against them are discharged by the last Wednesday of the present month, their accounts without discrimination, will be put into the hands of an Attorney. Dec. 16.
Readings & Recitations.
On WEDNESDAY Dec. 17th, 1806.
Mrs. Edmund Burke Hamilton, purposed to have the pleasure to deliver at the Assembly Room, To-morrow Evening;
the following select Pieces in the sentimental and sublime.
 Cato's Speech in the Roman Senate. Addison.  Sempronius' do. . . . . ibid.  Eve, on first beholding Adam. Milton.  Picture of Slavery. . . . . Sterne.  L'Allegro. . . . . Milton.  The Orphans. . . . . Anon.  Douglas's Soliloquy in the wood. Home.  Mrs. Harris's Petition. . . . . Swift.  Lucy & Collin, founded on fact. Tickell.  The American Sailor. . . . . Anon.  The lovely Thief. . . . . Anon.  The Highland Drover. . . . . Bloomfield.  Elviras Soliloquy. . . . . Sheridan. 
To conclude with
Alexander's feast, or the power of Music. . . . . Dryden.
No money to be taken at the door. To commence precisely at 7 o'clock.
Tickets, half a dollar each, may be had at Messrs. Thomas and Tappan's Bookstore; at Mr. C. Peirce's Bookstore, and at the Gazette Office. Dec. 16.
Portsmouth Bath.
THE proprietors of the Portsmouth Bath, are hereby notified that their annual meeting will be held on Monday the fifth January next, at 6 o'clock, P. M. at the Bathing House, for the choice of Directors, Treasurer and Clerk, and to transact any other business relating to the corporation. By Order of the Directors, WM. WALKER, Proprietors Clerk. Dec. 15th.
To be sold at Public Auction, on the first Thursday of February next, at 12 o'clock, at noon, at the house of Capt. Hiram Rollins, innholder, at Somersworth,
2 certain lots or parcels of LAND
situate in said Somersworth, being part of the estate of Capt. Edmund Roberts, deceased, one of said lots containing about 10 acres of mowing and orcharding, the other about 12 acres of Failure Land with a never failing spring of water in said lot. The terms of payment will be liberal and made known at the time and place of sale. December 10th, 1806.
State of New Hampshire—Grafton.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of LYMAN, in the county aforesaid, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1806, that so much of the lands in said Lyman affixed to the names of the original proprietors hereafter mentioned, as will pay said taxes together with incidental charges, will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on the twelfth day of March next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling house of Lockhart Wright, innholder in said Lyman, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Names of the Original Proprietors. No. of lots. No. Acres. Highly tax. School tax. Town tax. State tax. County tax.     Isaac Bishop, 2 228 0 50 95 18 6   Elisha Lyman, 3 121 0 50 27 13 10 3   Stephen Johnson, 11 903 0 45 23 16 6 2   John Miller, 12 228 0 50 25 18 6 2   Isaac Bishop, 14 178 0 39 90 13 5 1   Joseph Root, 16 328 1 37 72 36 26 9   Andrew Bradley, 17 328 0 72 36 26 9 9   Thomas Wilmet, 18 228 0 50 95 18 6 2   Daniel Bassett, 21 40 0 9 5 3 1 1   Elijah Lyman, 23 328 1 37 72 36 26 9   Ezekiel Hotchkiss, 29 178 0 40 20 13 5 1   Samuel Wilmet, 32 61 0 18 7 4 2 2   Benjamin Bradley, 38 128 0 28 14 10 3 3   Gideon Lyman, eq. 35 978 0 62 30 91 8 8   Timothy Bradley, 36 163 0 68 36 18 12 4   Daniel Lyman, 37 328 0 72 36 26 9 9   Samuel Bishop, jr. 38 328 0 72 36 26 9 9   Moses Ford, 39 122 0 27 13 9 3 1   Elisha Southwell, 40 63 0 14 7 5 1 1   Amos Perkins, 41 127 0 58 28 14 9 3   Gideon Lyman, 45 128 0 28 14 9 3 3   Elisha Lyman, 49 78 0 17 8 6 2 2   John Min, 50 178 0 40 20 13 5 1   Ebenezer Phelps, 51 328 0 72 36 26 9 9   Jacob Heaton, 58 178 0 40 20 13 5 1   John Becker, 55 278 0 61 31 81 8 8   Sylvanus Bishop, 56 278 0 61 31 81 8 8   Samuel Austin, 57 73 0 17 8 5 2 2   Elizah Hall, 59 228 0 50 95 18 6 2   Medad Lyman, 60 978 0 61 31 81 8 8   Timothy Peck, 61 328 1 37 72 36 26 9   Amos Morris, 62 128 0 28 14 9 3 3   John Austin, 64 328 0 72 36 26 9 9   Samuel Hannum, 65 328 0 72 36 26 9 9   Samuel Munson, 66 328 0 72 36 26 9 9   John Johnson, 3d. 67 328 0 72 36 26 9 9   Punderon Austin, 68 328 1 37 72 36 26 9   William Nelson's land, a part of the formerly called Fards location or Governors farm 500 1 90 95 67 24  
EBENEZER SANBORN, Collector. Lyman, Dec. 9, 1806.

Miscellaneous Repository.
PLEASURE.
PLEASURE'S a syren with inviting arms, Sweet is her voice, and powerful her charms; Lured by her call, we tread the flowery ground, Joy wings our steps, and Music warbles round;
AFFECTING INCIDENT.
The following distressing circumstance is stated to us as having occurred in a town in the north of this kingdom, (Ireland):— A young Gentleman of considerable pretensions as to wealth and attainment, paid his addresses to a young Lady, who, to be gifted to superior endowments of mind and person, added the prospect of a liberal fortune if married with the consent of her father.
[Cork Journal.]
New Goods.
STEPHEN HARDY,
HAS just received at his store opposite Messrs. J. & J. Goddard in Market-Street, an extensive assortment of JEWELRY and other GOODS, which he will sell at very low prices for cash or short approved credit—viz.
Best warranted gold Necklaces, pearl, jet, topaz and glass set gold Pins and Brooches, plain gold do. gilt Pins and Brooches of every description; pearl paste, topaz and Black gold ear Rings; twiss, and plain gold Hoops and Knobs; gilt ear Rings, pearl, jet and glass set gold finger Rings; gilt do. cornelian set gold and gilt Seals; glass do. gold Keys, plain and cornelian set Keys, do. with seals, Lockets and opera Glasses, silver, gilt, silk and ribbon watch chains; pearl handle watch trinket Knives, gold, gilt, hair and beard neck Chains; gilt & glass coat & vest Buttons; silver plated Wares, &c. silver and plated cream Pots, plated tea Pots and sugar Basins, silver and plated table desert and tea Spoons; iron and blocktin tea Spoons, silver, plated, pearl, ivory and bone salt Spoons; ivory and gilt mustard do. filigree, engraved and plain silver Thimbles, white metal do. per gross; silver, plated and morocco scissor Sheaths; silver, plated and gilt scissor Chains, best plated and polished steel Snuffers and Trays, plated 4, 5 and 6's; salt Cellars; best and low priced plated Candlesticks, brass do. silver and plated coral and bells do. whistles, morocco bag Cases, silver and plated pencil Cases, silver, pearl, ivory and shell Cases tooth Picks, paste, silver & plated knee Buckels, hat Buckels, pearl handle fruit Knives, morocco knife Cases, plated soup Ladles, fish Knives and labels for decanters, silver and plated sugar Tongs, silver segar Tubes, silver, steel and ivory Tags; silver, plated and brass shoe Clasp, silver, conchshell, pearl, gilt and brass sleeve Buttons, patent shoe Buckels, plated and morocco dog collars, plated handle nut Cracker, table and desert Knives and Forks, Jackknives and Razors. A great variety of Penknives, Scissors, pocket
Books, thread Cases and Purse, shell China Snuff Boxes, money Scales and Weights, spectacle Cases, curling Tongs, childrens gilt and common Watches, best white and yellow Prossian Binding, white and yellow Spangles, yard Measures, black and steel bugles, black and red lead Pencils, ink Powder, boxes Paint, common Brads, ornamented Combs, plain shell and English horn dress and case combs, netting, sewing and knitting Needles; Pins and Tweezers, cloth, hair, nail, comb, tooth and shoe brushes; mouse Traps, blow Pipes, Crucibles; walking Canes, horse Whips, shaving boxes with glasses; looking glasses.
Britania & Japan'd GOODS.
Chinese figured and gilt bordered tea Trays, red and dark ground knife and bread Baskets and snuffer Trays, japan'd Lamps, Lanthorns, cheese Wagons, dressing Cases and tea Cannisters, paper and japan'd tea and snuff Boxes, Britania tea Pots, tea Caddies, snuffer Trays, blocktin tea Pots and Cans, Perfumery, etc. fancy pungents, honey, Lavender and Hungary Water, essence Lemmon, Milk and Rose, Windsor, palm and rose Soap, wash Balls, lip Salve, tooth and shaving Powder.
Also—One silver Coffee POT, newell pattern.
N. B. A general assortment of GOLD and SILVER WORK kept constantly for sale, also, made and repaired at a short notice. ALSO, hair work for Rings and Bracelets, etc. Nov. 25.
ROCKINGHAM—ff.
THE last Will and Testament of Joseph Simpson, late of Pembroke, in said county, yeoman, deceased, will be presented for Probate allowance at the Probate Court, to be holden at Londonderry, in said county, on the third Wednesday of December next, at eleven of the clock before noon, by SAMUEL SIMPSON, } Executors of JAMES SIMPSON, } said Will. November 4, 1806.
LOST about 4 weeks since, between the Bell tavern in this town and Mr. Saml Hill's farm in Newington, a Saddle, Bridle and Portmanteau; the finder by leaving the above articles with Esquire Brown, at the Bell-tavern, shall be rewarded for his trouble. Portsmouth, Dec. 9, 1806.
State of New Hampshire—Strafford, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Wakefield, in said county, who have not paid their town, school, State, county and highway taxes for the year 1806, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the twenty-third day of February next, so much of each delinquents land, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling house of DAVID COPP, Esq. innholder, in said town, at ten of the clock, A. M. as will pay said taxes with incidental charges.
Table with 5 columns: Original Owners & Proprietors Names, No. Acres, Town Tax, County Tax, School Tax. Lists various owners like Benja. Roberts, Saml Heard, Wm. Twombly, etc. with their respective tax amounts.
State of New Hampshire—Grafton, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of LINCOLN, county and State aforesaid, who have not paid their town, State, county, school, school-house and highway taxes for the year 1806; that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling-house of Nathan Kingsman's in said Lincoln, on Thursday the 12th day of February 1807, at 10 o'clock A.M. as will pay said taxes together with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment to me the subscriber.
Table with 5 columns: Original Grantees Names, No. Acres, Town Tax, County Tax, School Tax. Lists various grantees like James Avery, James Hoit, Jabez Weed, etc. with their respective tax amounts.
State of New Hampshire—Strafford, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of WOLFBOURGH, in said county, who have not paid their highway, state, town, school and county taxes for the year 1806—that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before the second Monday in February next, so much of their land as will pay said taxes together with incidental charges, will then be sold at public vendue at the house of Capt. Samuel Diman's, in said town of Wolfborough, at ten of the Clock, A. M. on said day unless prevented by previous payment to the subscriber.
Table with 5 columns: Original Proprietors and Owners Names, No. Acres, Town Tax, County Tax, School Tax. Lists various owners like Theodore Atkinson, George Jaffrey, Nathl P. Sargent, etc. with their respective tax amounts.
State of New Hampshire—Rockingham, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners and proprietors of land in the town of EPSOM, who have not paid their state, county, town, school and highway taxes for the year 1806, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling house of Majr. Daniel Gilley, innholder in Epsom, as will pay the taxes, with incidental charges, on the tenth day of February next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with 5 columns: Original Proprietors and Owners Names, No. Acres, Town Tax, County Tax, School Tax. Lists various owners like Joshua Brackett, John Dowd, Richard Tolson, etc. with their respective tax amounts.
State of New Hampshire—Coos, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the resident and non-resident owners of land in the town of PIERCY, in said county who have not paid their two cent tax on each acre of Land in said town, public lands excepted, granted by the Legislature of said State at their December session, A. D. 1805, that so much of each owners land as will pay said tax and incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue on the fourth Wednesday in January 1807, at ten o'clock A. M. at the dwelling house of Abner Clark, in Piercy aforesaid, unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with 5 columns: Original Grantees Names, No. Acres, Town Tax, County Tax, School Tax. Lists various grantees like George Walton, jr., James Paul, David Paul, etc. with their respective tax amounts.
ALL persons that have any demands against the estate of
JAMES FOSTER, late of Portsmouth, trader, deceased, are requested to present their accounts to the subscriber for settlement, and all indebted to said estate, are desired to make immediate payment to EDWARD CALL, Administrator. Portsmouth, Dec. 2, 1806.
TAKE NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to the subscriber on book account for more than three years standing are requested to call and settle the same before the tenth of December next, or they may expect to settle with an attorney. LEVI CLARK. Stratham, November 24, 1806.
SCHOOL BOOKS, &c.
Thomas & Tappan,
[Sign of the BIBLE opposite the Court-House.] HAVE now on hand, for sale, a complete assortment of SCHOOL BOOKS, in strong binding and on good paper.
Country Merchants and School Masters, supplied on the most reasonable terms. Carr's STRANGER in IRELAND; ALCORAN of MAHOMET.
Also—a few reams best quality WRITING PAPER, suitable for Schools, States, Ink-Powder, Quills, Writing and Cyphering Books, Pocket Books, best Lead Pencils, Almanacs, Registers, Bibles, Testaments, &c. &c.
Also, just received, Seventh Edition of VILLAGE HARMONY, improved, corrected and enlarged; by the dozen or single. Public and private Libraries can be furnished with every Book to be met with in Boston or New-York at short notice.
State of New Hampshire—Strafford, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of CONWAY, county and State aforesaid, who have not paid their State, county, school, town and highway taxes, for the year 1806, that so much of each delinquents land as will pay said taxes, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling house of the subscriber, in said CONWAY, on the second Monday in February 1807, at ten o'clock, A. M. unless prevented by previous payment to me the subscriber.
Table with 5 columns: Original Proprietors and Owners Names, No. Acres, Town Tax, County Tax, School Tax. Lists various owners like Capt. Seth Spring, John T. Mason, etc. with their respective tax amounts.
SECOND DIVISION.
Table with 5 columns: Original Proprietors and Owners Names, No. Acres, Town Tax, County Tax, School Tax. Lists various owners like Frederick M'Cucken, Joseph Lawrence, etc. with their respective tax amounts.
JOSEPH LAWRENCE, Collector.
Epsom, Nov. 25, 1806.
State of New Hampshire—Coos, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the resident and non-resident owners of land in the town of PIERCY, in said county who have not paid their two cent tax on each acre of Land in said town, public lands excepted, granted by the Legislature of said State at their December session, A. D. 1805, that so much of each owners land as will pay said tax and incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue on the fourth Wednesday in January 1807, at ten o'clock A. M. at the dwelling house of Abner Clark, in Piercy aforesaid, unless prevented by previous payment.
ALL persons that have any demands against the estate of
JAMES FOSTER, late of Portsmouth, trader, deceased, are requested to present their accounts to the subscriber for settlement, and all indebted to said estate, are desired to make immediate payment to EDWARD CALL, Administrator. Portsmouth, Dec. 2, 1806.
TAKE NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to the subscriber on book account for more than three years standing are requested to call and settle the same before the tenth of December next, or they may expect to settle with an attorney. LEVI CLARK. Stratham, November 24, 1806.
Nathaniel B. March,
Informs the public that he has for sale in his shop in Broad Street, the following articles, viz.
FULL welts and plain, hogskin Saddles, common ditto; plated and common Bridles; plated and brass mounted chaise and sleigh Harnesses, truck & cart Harnesses; Portmanteau and Saddle Bags; chaise and sleigh Whips; leather Buckets; Mattresses, and a great variety of plated, cell, calf, hair and leather Trunks.
N. B. Chaise and sleighs trimmed in the neatest manner—also wanted an apprentice to the Saddlers business. Portsmouth, December 9th, 1806.
FANCY GOODS.
Peter Coffin,
Has just received per the ship Galen from London, an additional supply of Fancy and other GOODS; which are now opening for sale by wholesale and retail, viz.
ELEGANT rich cut Gauze Mullins; fashionable Tambor'd Leno ditto; fancy diagonal Tambor'd ditto; fancy check Picquet ditto; do. do. Japan'd do.; plain and lace Cambrics; plain and sprig'd book Mullins; fashionable cotton and silk Chambrays; fine tambor'd Lace Veils; a great variety of fancy Feathers; fashionable Flower Trimmings; elegant applique nett Trimmings; fancy beaded Trimmings; fancy applique nett Caps; beed and bugle bands, for the hair; bugle Brooches and Nets; long Lawn pocket Handkerchiefs; blk. military Feathers; chintz, purple and cambric Shawls; extra fine 6.4 twill'd Shawls.
A great variety of fashionable London Chintzes; elegant London chintz Furnitures; blue and purple copperplate ditto; white and color'd Kid Shoes of a superior quality; ladies fashionable Cloths for great coats and habits; ladies fleecy Skirts; white cotton Laces; green Table Coverings; white and color'd Cassimeres; extra fine mix'd fatin Cassimeres; fashionable Windsor cord Vestings; fine white and red Flannels; lambs wool Pantaloons; mens and womens worsted Socks; mens scarlet worsted Caps; Velvets, Thicksets, Taby cords; blk. and white silk Gloves; womens fleecy cotton Gloves; white and color'd Threads.
Muffs from 2 to 10 dollars. Portsmouth, Dec. 9.
Comfortable Articles.
TIMO UPHAM,
Has just received and is opening
SILK Shags of various colours; Beaver Gloves, lined and trimmed with fur; fleecy cotton ditto; ladies cotton & worsted fleecy Socks; gentlemen's do.; ladies slate color'd & black worsted Hose; gentlemen's blk. white and mix'd fleecy do.; ladies and gentlemen's black & white gauze Hose; white and color'd fleecy & plain half Stockings to wear with pantaloons; knit Pantaloons drawers with & without feet; knit fleecy under Waistcoats, with sleeves, ditto without sleeves; an additional supply of ladies knit worsted Sans Paraitres or elastic Petticoats, some all wool, some lin'd and fleec'd with wool; ladies slate color'd silk Hose with plain and color'd clocks; black & white do. with plain and lac'd clocks; ladies black & white silk habit Gloves; gentlemen's silk Stockings and Gloves of various prices; rich black fatin for Gowns; elegant and low priced silk Shawls; linen Pocket Handkerchiefs; cotton ditto; an assortment of Bed Lace, Fringe, Cord and Tossels; Peleice Flannels; Sattinets; Cassimeres, and Broad Cloths; a large supply of gentlemen's Mogafons, &c. &c. &c. which together with a complete assortment of other goods, will be sold at the lowest prices. As above,
100 pair of rose Blankets, from 7 4 to 11-4, sent to him by mistake, which will be sold at reduced prices and on liberal credit. Dec. 9.
NOW LANDING
From on board Schooner Patty, from Philadelphia, and for sale by
John Langdon, jr.
No. 5, Langdon's wharf.
PENNSYLVANIA CORN; SP. Philadelphia FLOUR in Bbls. and half Bbls. ditto. bar Iron; square & flat horse shoe nail Rods—In Store, 2d and 3d proof Grenada Rum; Calcutta Sugar; West India ditto; dipt Candles; Naval Stores.—Also, a general assortment of GROCERIES, wholesale and retail. Dec. 9.
WHEREAS Betsy Knowlton, wife of me the subscriber, has conducted herself in an unbecoming manner by being with another man; I therefore forbid all persons harboring or trusting her on my account, as I shall not pay any debts of her contracting after this date. PHILIP KNOWLTON. November 18, 1806.
TO LET,
THREE convenient HOUSES and two STORES, in Ladd-street—enquire of HENRY LADD.
300 Reams WRAPPING PAPER, for sale at the Book-store of THOMAS & TAPPAN.