The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1796-04-02 00:00:00

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SATURDAY, April 2, 1796.
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CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, MARCH 8.
Sundry private petitions were read and committed.
Two petitions were presented by Mr. Burgess from Camden and Edenton district, North Carolina, against the British treaty, one of which had 168 names annexed. Referred to the Committee of the whole on the state of the Union.
Mr. Henderson's resolution for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the situation of the contract of John Cleve Symmes for the purchase of lands in the North Western Territory, was taken up and agreed to, and a committee appointed.
A message from the Senate informed the House that they have passed the bill making a partial appropriation for the support of the military establishment for the year 1796.
Mr. Sedgwick handed in sundry documents relative to the contested election of Mr. Varnum, which he moved should be referred to the committee of elections. Some objection being made by Mr. W. Lyman to a reference before the contents were known, they were laid on the table.
A communication was received from the President of the United States, informing the Treaty lately concluded between the United States and the Dey and Regency of Algiers, which was laid on the table.
Mr. Livingston's resolution, calling for correspondence, papers and documents relative to the late Treaty with Great-Britain, was again taken up; the debate was resumed, and continued until the time of adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9.
Several petitions were read and committed.
The documents yesterday laid on the table respecting the election of Mr. Varnum, were referred to the committee of elections.
The committee of enrolments reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled, the bill for allowing compensation to members of both Houses, &c. which received the signature of the Speaker accordingly.
The Chairman of the committee to whom was referred the subject of weights and measures, requested that two additional members might be added to their committee. Agreed.
The committee of elections reported, that David Baird, of the State of Pennsylvania, was duly entitled to his seat.
The Treaty lately concluded betwixt the United States and the Dey and Regency of Algiers, which was yesterday communicated by the President, and laid upon the table, was taken up, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House, on the State of the Union.
The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the resolution calling for certain papers from the President, relative to the treaty with Great Britain, when Mr. N. Smith, Mr. Harper and Mr. Gallatin spoke at great length. Without taking the question the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10.
The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the resolution calling upon the President for certain papers, relative to the treaty lately concluded betwixt the United States and Great-Britain, Mr. Muhlenberg in the chair. The debate was again renewed, and continued until near the time of adjournment, without a decision.
A message was received from the President of the United States, informing the House that he had signed the following bills, for relief of invalid registers, for relief of Israel Loring, and for allowing compensation to the members of both Houses. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11.
After reading a few petitions, and a new bill for authorizing a loan for the use of the City of Washington, with the report of the committee which was appointed to inquire whether any and what alterations were necessary to be made in the public buildings there, which was against any alteration, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the resolution calling for papers from the President, relative to the treaty with Great-Britain, and spent the day in debate; at the close of which, the question was called for, and passed in favor of the resolution.
Adjourned to Monday.
MONDAY, MARCH 14.
Mr. Samuel Lyman said, he rose only to make a few observations: He was against the resolution now on the table, as involving a doctrine, in his opinion not only inconsistent with the principles of the constitution, but also inconsistent with the law of the nations.
Mr. Lyman concluded by observing that he was sensible he was advocating the unpopular side of the question.
Mr. Baldwin said he had before expressed his opinion, in general terms, in favor of this question. It must have been observed, that he had been for several days noting the debates, and preparing to take a part in them. He had intended to have introduced the debate on Friday morning last, but a singular accident prevented him, which he felt it to be his duty to take this earliest opportunity to state to the House.
Mr. Baldwin then said, "About five minutes before I expected to rise on the question, I was called out of the House, by a person then unknown to me, who said his name was Frelinghuysen, and whom I found to be a Senator of the United States. After a number of interviews, he observed with great expressions of pain and regret, that he was at last obliged to the unwelcome office of delivering me that letter, which I opened and found to be a challenge directed to me, from James Gunn, who is also a Senator of the United States. The pretext for this transaction was to extract from me some private letters which I had received early in the session from a number of my constituents, expressing their wish that I would endeavor to prevent anything done in Congress, to validate the Mississippi Yazoo land speculation, before the meeting of the State Legislature. There was no complaint of any personal indecorum or disrespect at all; whether they were actuated in their conduct solely by interest in Yazoo speculations, I will not pretend to judge. The revival of a transaction of so old a date at that particular moment, was to me surprising. Not knowing their degree of relation to this question between the two Houses, and not knowing the cast of character of but one of them, I am left only to conjecture. It was so peculiarly timed, and the professed object also of so peculiar a nature to interrupt the channels of confidence for free communication between me and my constituents, that I have thought it my duty not to let the treatment of it depend on my own discretion. I consider it as in the indiscretion of the House." He also observed, that he felt himself under the necessity of using this as an apology, for the apparent neglect of Friday, after the particular attention he had before appeared to pay to the discussion, and for his not being able to notice any of the proceedings in the debate of Friday, he had supposed he had lost the opportunity of offering his opinion, but was glad to find the question had not been taken, as he was unwilling to suffer this or even a greater interruption to prevent him from declaring his opinion as he before intended.
Mr. Baldwin then began his remarks on the question, and observed that from the course which the business had taken, the question seemed to be one thing, and the discussion another. He begged leave first to consider the question, partly with a view to rescue some remarks which he had made when the question first presented itself, from a singular envelope which one or two members have thought proper to attempt to throw about them. He did not then say that it was advisable to reject these papers of the President for the sake of publishing them; that published they ought to be; that there were no secrets an government now a days; and that the doctrine of mysteries was exploded.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15.
A letter was read from General Gunn stating, that in the dispute between Mr. Baldwin, and himself, he meant no disrespect to the House.
A letter was read from Gen. Frelinghuysen on the same subject.
Those letters together with the business generally, were referred to the Committee of Privileges.
After the reading of Gen. Frelinghuysen's letter—
Mr. Baldwin said that when he was called out of the House on the occasion which he had before stated, his surprise to find Mr. Frelinghuysen interested in the subject, induced him immediately, on his being made acquainted with his name, to say, that though his person was not known to him, he had long had much respect for his name; that he begged him to be assured he had as much confidence in him as Mr. Gunn could have, that inasmuch as he had thought proper to interest himself on the occasion, he had without doubt made himself acquainted with the subject, and must have found some grounds to believe that he had attempted to suppress or withhold some senatorial paper. That as he could not suffer such imputation to rest upon him for a moment, he was willing he should inspect the letters and papers of his colleague as had been before stated, that he might be at once satisfied.
Mr. Baldwin said further that he had not intended to insinuate in any thing, he had said to the House, that Mr. Frelinghuysen, unnecessarily consumed time on the occasion, that what he had said was merely to give a statement of the fact, that as the question of Mr. F. whether it was not an interruption to him, and whether he should call on him again at the House, it is very probable it might have been asked and re-
peated, but the impression of the importance of being immediately relieved from the imputation of being guilty of suppressing official papers, so absorbed his attention that if the questions were asked he must say with truth, he did not recollect them. He begged leave again to assure the House that he had never intended to insinuate that Mr. Frelinghuysen had been guilty of rudeness in his or un-
necessary interruption, and of the propriety of giving or withholding his assent. He must be governed by his own moral sense and not by that which resides in the breast of another. The argument founded on the moral obligation did not amount to any thing—For in all cases of legislation where the most ample discretion, was admitted, if the fitness of a measure could be demonstrated, the House were under a moral obligation to adopt it. It was true he conceived that a treaty with a foreign power was a serious thing, and ought not for light causes to be violated. The nature and obligation of the compact would be taken into view on the question of the expediency of giving it operation; but gentlemen ought not to confound the freedom of the will or the right of acting according to the judgment and discretion of the agent, with the strong motives which may be offered to influence the decision either the one way or the other. To say that a man was under a moral obligation to do a thing without examining the subject and ascertaining the moral obligation by his own moral sense, was absurd. He conceived that even where existing laws ascertained the compensation for certain officers, still circumstances might arise to justify the legislature in suspending the necessary appropriations for the payment. The whole resources of the public might be absorbed in time of war in providing the means of national defence. It might become indispensably necessary to delay the payment of the salaries due even to the President, and judicial officers whose compensation by the constitution is not to be increased or diminished during their continuance in office. But cases of this kind flood upon stronger ground, than compensation to other officers, and appropriations for carrying laws or treaties into effect; neither did he agree with the gentleman from South-Carolina, that the President of the United States had the same right to refuse to fill an office created by a law, or the judges of the Supreme Court to refuse to decide causes, than the House had to withhold their assent to an appropriation to carry a treaty into effect. The only discretion in the first instance was not to determine whether he should obey the law, but to select a proper character—in the second, not to determine whether they should decide causes but the manner in which they should be decided. And if either of the officers above mentioned were to refuse to obey the laws, they were impeachable—but that house was amenable to no tribunal on earth, for refusing an appropriation whenever they thought proper to do so.
After some conversation, the motion was withdrawn, and Mr. Gallatin laid on the table a resolution, for the temporary suspension of that part of the act relative to the subject, which directed, that the building of the frigates should be suspended in case of a peace with Algiers.
The House then went into Committee of the Whole on Mr. Livingston's resolution.
Part of Mr. Page's Speech—
I confess, Sir, that I have wished that this House, instead of asking the President for information respecting the Negotiation and Ratification of the Treaty, at this late day of the session, had given him (as soon as possible after its meeting) their opinion, and that of their constituents, respecting the Treaty itself.
But, as time has been given for deliberation, and the House has waited most patiently and respectfully till the President could "place the subject before them," according to his promise in his address, I think they have shown a spirit of moderation which deserves credit. The friends of the treaty cannot complain that it has been hastily and rudely attacked; and should not object to the request which is proposed to be made to the President to furnish a statement of facts—which, from what has been said may be supposed sufficient to silence the most clamorous opposers of the treaty. I have been astonished, therefore, to find that several members have most strenuously opposed the application to the President as an insult to him, &c.
The Committee of Elections reported in the cause of Mr. Swanwick's election, that the petitioners have entirely failed in proving the charges alleged against its validity and had formally withdrawn their opposition.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16.
The order of the day on the resolution calling for certain papers from the President on the subject of the late treaty with Great Britain was entered upon, in a committee of the whole, when Messrs. Freeman, Kindley, and W. Lyman spoke in favour of the motion, and Mr. Jeremiah Smith against it; but no question being taken, the Committee had leave to sit again.
Mr. Freeman observed that the resolution before the Committee had unexpectedly to him involved in its discussion a question of a serious and interesting nature—it was not his intention to consider at present the principle advocated by the gentleman from Pennsylvania, that on all treaties embracing Legislative objects, the ultimate sanction of that House was necessary to give them effect. Many ingenious arguments had been adduced for, and against the principle, and had created some doubts and difficulties in his mind, that he could not now solve them to his own satisfaction. He regretted that any zeal had been discovered in discussing a delicate Constitutional question. He did not think much zeal had a tendency to discover the truth. Men actuated by it were generally like bodies which are consumed by their own heat, without imparting much warmth or light to others.
In the course of the debate gentlemen appeared to have shaped the question to the observations they intended to make, instead of adopting their observations to the real state of the question. A gentleman from Massachusetts had stated the real question to be whether that House should by construction and implication invade the powers vested in the other departments of government. He did not think this a fair view of the question. He considered the real question to be how far the treaty-making power could be extended without infringing the specific powers delegated to Congress. He should follow the example of other gentlemen and take such a view of the subject as appeared to him sufficient on the present resolution—and the question with him was whether the House when called upon to make Legislative provision for carrying a treaty into effect had a right to discuss the expediency of granting it. On this question he contended the House had as complete and absolute a discretion as they had on other subjects of Legislation. If the granting an appropriation to carry a treaty into effect, would produce greater evils to the community than the withholding it, he certainly should consider the House justifi-
able in refusing to make the appropriation. Gentlemen have contended that the Representatives were under a moral obligation resulting from a treaty, to carry it into effect. But many circumstances are mentioned by writers on the laws of nations which render treaties a nullity of themselves—and each individual when called upon to give or withhold his assent to an appropriation bill for carrying a treaty into effect was to examine and judge for himself to the extent of his obligation, and of the propriety of giving or withholding his assent. He must be governed by his own moral sense and not by that which resides in the breast of another. The argument founded on the moral obligation did not amount to any thing—For in all cases of legislation where the most ample discretion, was admitted, if the fitness of a measure could be demonstrated, the House were under a moral obligation to adopt it. It was true he conceived that a treaty with a foreign power was a serious thing, and ought not for light causes to be violated. The nature and obligation of the compact would be taken into view on the question of the expediency of giving it operation; but gentlemen ought not to confound the freedom of the will or the right of acting according to the judgment and discretion of the agent, with the strong motives which may be offered to influence the decision either the one way or the other. To say that a man was under a moral obligation to do a thing without examining the subject and ascertaining the moral obligation by his own moral sense, was absurd. He conceived that even where existing laws ascertained the compensation for certain officers, still circumstances might arise to justify the legislature in suspending the necessary appropriations for the payment. The whole resources of the public might be absorbed in time of war in providing the means of national defence. It might become indispensably necessary to delay the payment of the salaries due even to the President, and judicial officers whose compensation by the constitution is not to be increased or diminished during their continuance in office. But cases of this kind flood upon stronger ground, than compensation to other officers, and appropriations for carrying laws or treaties into effect; neither did he agree with the gentleman from South-Carolina, that the President of the United States had the same right to refuse to fill an office created by a law, or the judges of the Supreme Court to refuse to decide causes, than the House had to withhold their assent to an appropriation to carry a treaty into effect. The only discretion in the first instance was not to determine whether he should obey the law, but to select a proper character—in the second, not to determine whether they should decide causes but the manner in which they should be decided. And if either of the officers above mentioned were to refuse to obey the laws, they were impeachable—but that house was amenable to no tribunal on earth, for refusing an appropriation whenever they thought proper to do so.
The gentleman from Massachusetts had said that he was advocating an unpopular doctrine.
[To be continued.]
THURSDAY, MARCH 17.
Mr. Williams said, he found the report of the Secretary of War on the subject of the frigates was not so satisfactory in some particulars as he wished, and therefore, in order to obtain more ample information, he moved that a resolution to the following effect might be laid on the table, which was agreed to.
"Resolved, That the Secretary of the Department of War be directed to lay before this House a particular statement of the sums of money expended in compensating the workmen and labourers employed upon the frigates, and also an account of the emoluments received by agents in that employment."
Several petitions were presented from the State of New-York against the late treaty with Great-Britain, which were referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
The remainder of the sitting was taken up in debate on Mr. Livingston's resolution.—Messrs. Reed, Tracy, and Smith (M.) spoke. There was NO DECISION, but the Committee rose, and reported progress.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, MARCH 18.
Mr. Parker said, he had a letter in his hand which he had received from an American sailor, viz. the mate of the Schooner Polly of Baltimore, impressed at Cape Nicholas Mole, by the officers on board the British frigate Success, begging for his assistance to get him relieved. As there was a Committee appointed on that subject, he proposed that that letter should be referred to it.
Mr. Livingston called up the resolution laid upon the table some days ago, respecting the son of Major General Fayette, which after a few observations, and an alteration in the form of it, was agreed to.
to, and a Committee appointed to make a report thereon.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, on the resolution calling for certain papers from the President, when Mr. Isaac Smith spoke against the motion and Mr. Livingston in favour of it.—Not coming to any determination on the subject, the Committee had leave to sit again.
Adjourned till Monday.
In Senate yesterday the Senate took up the report of their Committee on the subject of the charge of perjury brought forward by the Legislature of Kentucky, against Humphrey Marshall, a member of the Senate from that State. The report flares a want of jurisdiction in the case. There was no decision.
AGRICULTURAL.
ON MANAGING CALVES.
WHEN calves are designed for veal, they should be taken from the cow the next day after they are calved. Let them suck only two teats during the first week; three during the second; and let them have the whole of the milk during the third and fourth weeks; and then kill them. If they have all the milk at first, they will grow so fast that they will soon need more than all: The natural consequence is, that they will grow lean, and not be fit for veal. Many kill them at three weeks old; but the veal is not commonly so good, and the skins of calves so young, are of but little value.
When calves are to be reared, some let them go with their dams till fall: Though this makes the best cattle, it is not best for the owner: It is too expensive. They may go with the cows the first three or four days. They should have milk more or less, for about twelve weeks. They may be fed with skimmed milk, or water porridge, after the first fortnight; or bay tea may be mixed with their milk; or their milk may be mixed with meal and water. After a calf has sucked, or drank milk, for the space of a month, take some of the freshest and sweetest hay, and put little wisps of it into some cleft sticks, stuck up in such a manner that he can easily come at them, and he will soon learn to eat.
As soon as the grass is grown, calves should be turned to grass, housing them a few nights at first, and giving them milk and water, till they are able to feed themselves sufficiently with grass. Those calves are generally best, which are weaned on grass: For if they are weaned in the house, on hay and water, they are apt to grow big bellied.
Mortimer says, "The best calves for bringing up, are those calved in April, May, and June: Because it is seldom that those which come later, acquire sufficient vigour to support them during the inclemency of the following winter; and the cold causes them to droop and many of them to die."
Those which come earlier are preferred in this country, being more hardy, and better able to endure the rigour of the first winter. But the cost of rearing them is greater. All things considered, April may be as suitable a time as any.
"When calves are weaned, they should not be suffered to be with their dams any more till fall: Neither should they be pastured within sight or hearing of them. It will cause them to neglect their feeding; and they will not forget their sucking."
"At the setting in of cold nights in autumn, calves must be nightly housed: And not be out early in the morning, nor late in the evening. And as the pinching cold of winter will be extremely detrimental to them, they should be kept very warm in their house, well supplied with water and let out only in the warmest days. A great deal of care is necessary to bring them thro' the first winter, which is the most dangerous period of their lives. They will acquire so much strength during the following summer, that they will have nothing to fear from the cold of a second winter."
DEANE.
WHEREAS Lucretia, wife of the subscriber, has for a long time behaved herself very basely, has now eloped from my bed and board, and left me with an infant six months old, and refuses to live any longer with me; this is to forbid all persons from harbouring or trusting her on my account, as I will not pay one farthing for her after the date hereof.
CLEMENT DAVIS.
Portsmouth, March 11, 1796.
BLANKS,
Printed on good paper, are constantly kept for sale at J. MELCHER'S Printing Office, corner of Market-Street.

Foreign Intelligence.
VIENNA, Jan. 18.
Recruits, horses, clothes, and ammunition are daily sending to our armies, and peace is looked upon as at a distance. The truce concluded on the Rhine is only to give some rest to the troops; a fifth campaign seems inevitable.
FRANKFORT, Jan. 30.
Three thousand men of the French garrison made prisoners at Mannheim, and afterwards exchanged, have already arrived at Strasburg; the Forced Loan at which place has been productive of twenty-five millions.
Extraordinary preparations for a new campaign are making by the French in the neighbourhood of Deux Ponts, where they receive considerable reinforcements. Most of the cattle in the places occupied by them are driven away.
A letter from Spain, dated Jan. 6, says, 'a squadron of five men of war and two frigates, with other armed ships, have failed from the port of Cadiz for the South Sea, in order, according to the general belief of our politicians, to render themselves masters of the colonies belonging to the English in the neighborhood of California, discovered by the celebrated navigator Drake; for which object a number of troops and artillery have been embarked on board of this squadron.'
The squadron under the command of Admiral Solano, is also expected soon to fail.
It is said, that the French squadron commanded by Admiral Richery, has been charged by the French government to fail, and convey the French commissioners to St. Domingo, who are sent by the Executive Power of France, to take possession of that part of the island which has been ceded by the Court of Spain to the Republic of France.
COBLENTZ, Jan. 26.
We are busy in constructing two bridges on the Moselle: Much activity is also used in forming abattis and entrenchments. The plan of the French, is said to be to pass the Rhine again, and to penetrate to the Lahn, with a view to make themselves masters of the fortresses of Ehrenbreitstein.
LONDON, Dec. 19.
OFFICIAL.
From Adjutant-General Crawford, to Lord Grenville.
Head-Quarters, Marshal Clerfay's Army, Dec. 2, 1795.
I have the honor to inform your Lordship, that Marshal Clerfay, with that part of the army, which during the siege of Mannheim, had been encamped between the Rhine and Neustadt, arrived on the 20th, in the neighborhood of Creutzenach, where it formed a junction with General Wartenflecken's corps.
In the mean time General Jourdan advanced with the army of the Sambre and Meuse, consisting of about fifty-five thousand men, drove back on the 30th, the Austrian advanced picquets that were on the other side of the Nahe, and took a position opposite to that of Marshal Clerfay's army, his right flank being covered by one division posted behind Lauterrecke and Meissenheim, on the Glahn, his centre and left extending along the banks of the Nahe to the Rhine.
On the morning of the 1st inst. the enemy were seen in very great force, drawn up on the opposite hills. About nine o'clock, a large body of infantry, supported by the fire of artillery, very advantageously placed on the heights behind the town, advanced to attack Creutzenach. The Austrians defended it with great firmness; but the disadvantages of the situation, made it impossible for them to prevent the enemy's at length getting possession of it, which happened at about eleven o'clock. The Austrians, however, having reformed on this side of the town, advanced again, and attacked the French with great bravery, that they presently drove them quite over the bridge, and out of the place.
The enemy renewed the attack with a large body of fresh troops, and the Austrians in the town, being extremely galled by the commanding fire of the French artillery, and by that of the infantry on the Schloisberg, and being totally unsupported by their own cannon, (which, from the nature of the situation, could not be made use of) they found it impracticable to maintain the post; they therefore abandoned it a second time, and retired to the heights, bringing away the only piece of artillery that had been employed in the affair.
The enemy contented themselves with occupying the bridge, and did not venture to show themselves on this side of the town. The loss of the Austrians in this affair, amounts to near five hundred killed and wounded.
Fifty of the enemy were taken prisoners, and their loss in killed and wounded, must have been considerable.
They having been obliged to abandon the post of Creutzenach, is not of any very material consequence, as the army maintains exactly the same position as before, excepting that the part of the line which is opposite that place, is thrown a little back, in order to occupy the most commanding heights.
At the same time the above-mentioned affair happened at Creutzenach, General Kray attacked and defeated a corps of the enemy at Lauterrecke, and entirely cut to pieces and took two whole battalions. The number of prisoners are eight officers and one hundred and fifty men. General Kray occupies Lauterrecke.
Head-Quarters of Marshal Clerfay's Army, Alzey, Dec. 5, 1795.
The situation of the Austrian armies, on this side of the Rhine, is at present as follows, viz.
Marshal Clerfay's behind the Nahe, from Bingen to the heights behind Volckheim, (near Creutzenach) and Furfield. Two or three battalions at Alsenz, and other villages to the left, to keep up the communication with Gen. Kray's corps, which is at Lauterrecke and Wolfsheim, and has lately been reinforced by some battalions from the army. General Nauendorf is in march from Kaiserslautern, which post, and those dependent on it, as Frankenstein, Nipstedt and Hockpfer, were this day occupied by a detachment of General Wurmer's army. Another strong corps of that army, extends from Newstadt, behind the Speyerbach and Rechbach to the Rhine, occupying Speyer, &c.
DECEMBER 24.
MR. PITT'S BUDGET.
Gives the probable expenditures and supplies for 1796. The navy and army are to be augmented; the former to 110,000 seamen. For the navy supplies he wants, 7,000,000. For the army, including the Sardinian subsidy, 6,000,000. which with miscellaneous expenses, and increased civil list, make the probable expenses of the current year, 28,000,000. sterling. 3,000,000. of which is to be replaced by a vote of credit, and 200,000 applied to the reduction of the public debt. The amount of taxes was stated at 19,000,000. one million more than last year. The total amount contained under the head of the supplies of the current year, would be 27,662,000. The new taxes, proposed, are to be laid on all species of collateral succession, according to distance of consanguinity—Double tax on horses, taxes on tobacco, printed cottons, salt, a diminution of bounties and drawbacks on the exportation of sugars, &c. On pleasure horses 25/—On tobacco augmentation of tax one fourth.—Cottons augmented to 6d. per yard. The loan of 18,000,000. to be added.—The above was introduced to Parliament, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Dec. 7. After some considerable conversation on it, and the terms of the loan, the question to agree to all the Resolutions was agreed to—The majority being 187 to 27.—On the 16th the Bill authorizing the loan received his Majesty's assent.
FEBRUARY 10.
In our last, we had the pleasure to announce the safety of the crew and troops on board the Aurora transport, one of Rear Admiral Christian's fleet, which foundered at sea. A letter from Cowes (where they arrived) dated the 7th inst. gives the following further particulars on the subject:
"About three weeks ago, her masts and rudder were carried away by a violent gust of wind; and from that time she remained a helpless log on the water, kept afloat only by the manual exertions of the people at the pumps. Three vessels bore down to the wreck in this intermediate space, but were unable to offer her any assistance."
"On Tuesday last, being about ten leagues West of the Lizard, Capt. Hodges, of the ship Sedgeley, of Philadelphia, was so fortunate as to fall in with her, & with the least hesitation, determined, at the hazard of his own life and that of his crew, to rescue these miserable people, 160 in number, from that fate which so long threatened them, and which from that time they must have met with in a few hours. It should be recorded to his honor, that his humanity, aided by nautical skill, triumphed over the danger that awaited his exertions in the boat; for he brought the whole of them safe to his own ship, except one man, who was literally drowned in the boat. The troops are Germans, and have behaved with a sensibility that evinces much true gratitude to their deliverer; they have tendered Captain Hodges 1000 guineas, which he has nobly refused, saying, he finds sufficient remuneration in his own breast for the trouble he has had. One of them, on being asked if Capt. Hodges treated them well when he had them on board? Exclaimed, "Sir, this brave American does the honor to his country, he gave us all he had; he is a King of men, and we are bound to kiss his feet as long as we live."
Four of the above unfortunate people died at Cowes on Friday morning, immediately on their being landed.
It is stated from respectable authority that the King of Prussia has at this moment an army of forty-eight thousand men ready to march against Holland at the shortest notice, who will actually take the field early in the ensuing spring, provided Great Britain offers a sufficient pecuniary inducement to his Majesty to engage in the enterprise. A regular return of the above forces has, within these few days, been laid before our Ministers, by the Prussian Ambassador, Baron Jacobi, and the negotiation for their services is said to be in a successful train.
The appointment of Admiral Vandeput to the Portugal station, is considered by some as a matter of precaution against the Spaniards, who are suspected of hostile intentions towards this country. It is reported, that Spanish row-boats, under French colors, are already at sea.
Two millions sterling is the sum to be paid by Great Britain, to the owners of neutral ships detained on their voyage.
FEBRUARY 16.
Our readers will see by the debate last night in the House of Commons, on Mr. Grey's motion for an immediate negotiation for Peace with the French, that there is very little prospect of the speedy return of that blessing. It is true, Mr. Pitt said, that means were now employed to enable Ministers to avail themselves of the first opportunity to open a negotiation with France, but that he did not with it should go forth that an immediate peace was to be expected. If our Allies, he says, are "true to themselves," they will continue
the war. This expression favours something of a doubt on that head, and the hesitation which he expressed when Mr. Grey, on Friday evening last, put the question to him, on the authenticity of the preliminaries of peace betwixt the Emperor and the French, which appeared in the morning papers of that day, is an additional proof that he is not quite sure that the Allies will see their own interest in the same point of view that he does.
From Bonn it is mentioned, that it is understood the forced loan will extend to the countries between the Meuse and the Rhine; and it is generally supposed, that, in case of another campaign, the French army will be paid in hard cash.
FEBRUARY 17.
Monday the Arethusa frigate failed from Spithead for the West-Indies, having Sir Ralph Abercrombie, General Campbell, and the Marquis de Bouille on board.
Price of Stocks. 3 per cent. consols. 67. a 68.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MONDAY, Feb. 15.
Mr. GREY made his promised motion, "That an humble address be presented to his Majesty, to request that his Majesty would signify to that House his disposition to open a negotiation with the Executive Government of France." He went over with much ability, the history of the war, tracing its origin, progress, successes and reverses. As these have so frequently been dilated on, it is unnecessary to follow them.
Mr. PITT replied to Mr. Grey's statements; and thought that the Hon. Gentleman had not brought forward his motion on its proper form; it should have been to move the throne, to remove his Majesty's Ministers, and to place the public affairs in other hands. With respect to negotiation, Mr. PITT said, he felt no difficulty in saying, that means were used to enable Ministers to avail themselves of an opportunity to open a negotiation with France; and those means which would lead to a peace, rested, in a great degree, on the moderation of the enemy, and the forbearance of Gentlemen on the other side of the House, who impeded such negotiation by perpetually agitating the question. At the same time, he did not wish that it should go forth, that any prospect of immediate negotiation was to be expected, or that peace, at any certain time, would arise out of any such negotiation. He did not pretend to possess a greater share of information relative to the affairs of France than any other Gentlemen in that House; but there was a paper stated to have come from the government of that country (the message from the Executive Directory, dated Jan. 20.) and circulated through this country, and part of Germany, with great industry, in which the haughty and insolent tone of the enemy only left this hope, that if they should not be able to put the threats held out in that paper into execution, they might perhaps condescend to grant the boon of fraternization to the country.
Mr. PITT insisted, that the favorable period of negotiation had not elapsed, and that if the allies were true to themselves, the prospect of its approach was brighter than ever.
He was fully persuaded, that if the present motion was agreed to, it would be construed by the French as little less than a previous acknowledgement of humiliation, and our inability to prosecute the war, anxious therefore to obtain an honorable and secure peace, and to pursue the best and most constitutional means of obtaining it, and convinced that the motion would not tend to these objects, he said, he should give it his negative.
Mr. Fox followed the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and in a very able manner supported the object of the motion.
Mr. Windham said a few words against the motion, when a decision took place, and there appeared for the motion, 50—Against it 189—Majority 139.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 3.
Yesterday Rear-Admiral HERVEY, with ten ships of the line, three frigates and a fireship arrived at Spithead from Quiberon-Bay, on the coast of France; conveying a number of transports with troops and gun boats.
Price of Stocks, Jan. 5. 3 per cent. consols. 69.—Mexico new pieces of eight, 5s. 3d. per ounce.
JANUARY 19.
The young King of Sweden, commences his career with sentiments of humanity, and with a love of peace, which we could with animated in an equal degree his brother Sovereigns on the continent. Our readers will recollect that the Empress of Russia, refused to receive the Ambassador that was sent to notify to her his Swedish Majesty's marriage. When the young King was informed of this refusal, he observed, that he knew how to avenge this insult, if he were not afraid of increasing the torrents of human blood that now deluged the soil of Europe: he should therefore content himself with forbidding the Ambassador, whom the Empress might send to announce the birth of her granddaughter, from entering his territories.
The prize-money for the capture of the Cape of Good-Hope, is completely ascertained, and amounts to the neat sum of two millions and an half sterling, to be divided among the gallant captors; the share of a Post-Captain of the Navy will be 10,000. and that of all other officers in similar proportion.
MADRID, Dec. 20.
According to letters from Cadiz, the French squadron is on the point of setting sail. Admiral Richery has taken measures to relist the English squadron, consisting of 7 sail of the line and 3 frigates, which are waiting for him at the Straits. Besides his force of 6 sail of the line and 3 frigates, he has armed several ships that have been captured from the English.
PALMOUTH, Dec. 25.
Yesterday Dispatches were received at the Admiralty from Admiral Parker, commander in Chief on the Mediterranean Station. It is a circumstance no less extraordinary than true, that on the 19th instant the same day, when the West-India Fleet met with its disaster by a gale of wind from S. W. our Mediterranean Fleet experienced a similar tempest with the wind at N. E. which damaged several of our Men of War, though not materially; and drove the La Elech Sloop of War on the rocks in St. Florenzo Bay in Corsica, by which she was lost. The Crew saved.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 28.
Thursday morning about 10 o'clock, Michael Blanch, a Spaniard, James Calley, an Englishman, and Francis Cole, a Black, who were found guilty at the late Admiralty Sessions, of the wilful murder of William Little, the master and commander of the American Eagle, were brought out of Newgate, placed in a cart, and conveyed to Execution Dock, where they were executed according to their sentence.
FEBRUARY 15.
Neither the Emperor, the King of Prussia, nor the King of Spain, had any Ministers remaining at Bathe, so late as the latter end of last month, all expectation of a negotiation there, having ceased some weeks before.
Advices were received yesterday morning, of the sailing of the outward bound West-India and other fleets, consisting of 400 sail from Cork on Tuesday last.
A packet arrived at Weymouth, from Guernsey, brings intelligence that the inhabitants of that island, having received accounts that a large military force has been collected on the coast of the former province of Normandy, are apprehensive that the French entertain a design of making an attack upon Guernsey.
PARIS, Jan. 27.
Government has discharged half the workmen employed in the fabrication of assignats, and we are assured that on the 30th inst. the manufactory will be finally closed.
We are assured, that at this moment, there is a secret agent from Prussia, in Paris, charged with a negotiation in the name of the belligerent powers.
BOSTON, March 26.
CORPS DIPLOMATIQUE.
Don d'Iruco, Secretary of Legation at London, has been named by the King of Spain, Minister of his Majesty, to the United States of America.
The Hon. Mr. Lifton, late English Resident at Constantinople, is appointed by the King of Great-Britain, Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America. His arrival may shortly be expected at New-York.
It was General Jourdan, not Pichegru, who repaired from the French armies to Paris, to concert the operations of the next campaign. He was present at the celebration of the death of LOUIS XVI— which might occasion the report of the rejoicing on his arrival. He has nevertheless been highly honored at Paris. But he is not the WASHINGTON of France—it is PICHEGRU.
Robert J. De Grey, Esq., is appointed Solicitor-General of Upper Canada.
BRITISH WEST-INDIA EXPEDITION.
As a subject interesting to American readers, we have taken some pains to ascertain particulars relative to the British West-India Expedition. The result is, that the fleet at two several times failed, and were in part driven back, by contrary winds and heavy storms. On board those vessels which did not return (some of which were lost) were the following regiments, 2d battalion grenadiers, 1st battalion of the 42d, part of the 8th, 37th, 44th, 38th, 53d, 55th, 63d, 25th, and the greater part of the 3d, 10th, 27th, 28th, 57th, 58th, and 88th. These were to be followed in February, by the residue of the 8th, 44th, 48th, 55th, and 63d regiments; and the emigrant regiment de Choiseul, the whole making about 6000. Those which last failed, left England Feb. 11th—The Admiral had not left the 17th—But on the 13th, Sir Ralph Abercrombie the Commander of the expedition by land, failed in the fast-sailing frigate Arathusa. The troops re-embarked, and gone into barracks, are 5 companies of 42d or Royal Highlanders, and the residue of the 9th, 31st, 33d, 14th, 27th, 28th, 37th, 57th, 2d, 10th, 25th, 38th, 53d and 88th. Admiral Christian was to sail in the Canada, with the storeships.—Some of the fleet have unquestionably arrived; and others have been spoken with far advanced on their passage.
MARCH 28.
THE PROSPECT OF PEACE.
It is agreed on all hands, is less favorable than it has been. All the parties in the war, are making the most vigorous preparation for another campaign.
THE WEST-INDIA FLEET.
notwithstanding the successive disasters which have befallen it, has at length failed. But it is hoped, that it will arrive at the place of its destination in so crippled a condition, as will certainly retard, if not wholly defeat its intended operation.
THE BRITISH FLEET.
is at this moment triumphant, in the Caribbean Ocean, and, as usual in the hour of prosperity, their insolence is insufferable. They impress American seamen, from almost all protections.
It is expected however, that the French at Guadalupe and Hispaniola, will give these modern innovators, a warm reception. With respect to this last mentioned island, it is said, that the Spaniards are coming out with a large fleet to assist the French in taking possession of that part of it, which was ceded by treaty, to the French Republic.
FROM PHILADELPHIA, March 17.
"Of news from Europe we have none; but enough and important news too, at home. The debates in Congress were never more interesting, and the crisis is big with the fate of our liberties. Before this reaches you, you will know the question respecting the treaty which has been brought forward; it is still pending, but expected that it will be decided before the beginning of next week. The republicans have no fears as to its issue. The most sanguine imagine we shall have a majority of 20. I think from 12 to 15 certain,—at all events, my dear friends, there will be a majority; and I firmly believe, that when the direct, naked question of treaty or no treaty comes before them, the instrument will be found so derogatory to our national character and so contrary to our best interests, that it will receive a death-blow."
"The last effort of the faction has been to produce animosity between the different parts of the United States, to indispise the Eastern States against the Virginians, by groundless calumnies, and incense the latter by invectives: But their efforts are in vain, and several of your representations have their eyes open to their base designs. The faction is tottering, and I will venture to lay my head, that all will soon be well."
STATE OF PREMIUMS IN BOSTON.
FROM the United States to Cape Good Hope, India, Persia and China, out and home, all risks, 12 per cent. single passage 6 per cent.; common risks, only, out and home, 8 and an half per cent. single passage, 4 and an half per cent.
From France and Bourbon, out and home, all risks, 9 per cent. single passage, 4 and an half per cent.; out and home, common risks, 7 per cent. single passage 3 and an half per cent.
West-Indies, generally, out and home, all risks, on shore and on board, 3 per cent. to return 2 per cent. if the vessel does not touch at blocked ports (meaning Guadalupe, Mariegalante and Desseada,) single passage home, if from blocked ports, 5 per cent. other ports 3 per cent.; out and home, common risks, 4 and an half per cent. single passage, 2 and a fourth per cent.
Europe out and home, all risks, 6 per cent. single passage, to port of final discharge, 3 per cent.; out and home, common risks, 5 per cent. single passage to port of final discharge, 2 and an half per cent. single passage to port of final discharge, 2 and an half per cent.
Vessels by the year, all risks, at 12 per cent. 6 per cent. warranted if lost or terminated within 6 months.
Vessels by the year, common risks, 9 per cent. 4 and an half warranted if lost or terminated within 6 months.
Coast of Africa, out and home, all risks, 6 per cent. single passage 3 per cent.; out and home, common risks, 4 and an half per cent. single passage 2 and a fourth per cent.
Whaling ships, out and home, all risks, 7 per cent. single passage, 3 and an half per cent.; out and home, common risks, 5 per cent. single passage, 2 and an half per cent.
British Insolence and Robbery!
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INTRODUCTORY REMARK.
The pacific disposition of our worthy Executive avail us but little—and if we may be allowed to judge of the amicable conduct of our newly acquired ally, we may predict the ruin of American commerce. How are we to navigate our vessels, when deprived of our seamen? Or who will venture in a neutral bottom, which is sought and seized as lawful prey? The honour of the flag is the object of despotism; but the sacred rights of a citizen is an object worthy the protection of a free government. If from motives of salutary policy we have neglected to notice the indignities heretofore offered, let us not sacrifice our most valuable and enterprising citizens to the wanton rapacity of any nation. Let the following facts speak for themselves:
From the (Phila.) Gazette.
MR. BROWN.
By giving the following extracts a place in your useful paper, for the information of the public, you will much oblige the subscriber.
I sailed from Brest on the 10th of November, 1795, master of the ship Tiber, of Boston, owned by Daniel Gilman and Co. merchants, with a

number of French passengers on board, natives of the French colonies, bound to Guadalupe: on the 4th December last St. Ann's, close to Guadalupe, was brought to by the Bellona, a British 74, commanded by Capt. Wilson, who detained me two days, under Petit Miere, my mate and crew were taken out and sent on board the Majestic 74. Admiral Laforey; myself, together with the French passengers, were sent on board the prison-ship, where I was confined for three days in irons, afterwards released, and confined in a state room, for seven days with a strict guard over me; at the expiration of which time we arrived at Port Royal in Martinique; after being liberated from on board the prison-ship I went to Dominque, where a court of Admiralty was held—my ship, together with the ships Canada—Capt. Williams, of Boston, owned by George Lane, Merchant, and the Hearts of Oak—Capt. Holden, Providence, owned by John Brown, were all three condemned on similar principles, in a trial which lasted about fifteen minutes; their pretext for condemnation was, because we were carrying French passengers. The crews of these two ships, shared the same fate with mine, and the Mate of the Hearts of Oak died on board the Admiral's ship two days after they were taken. The women passengers on board of my ship, 20 in number, were sent to St. Lucie, and the men 85 do. were still detained on board the prison-ship.
Capt. Bunker in a ship of and from New-York, with provisions, bound to Guadalupe, was taken by a British man of war, going into Point Petre: They fired 24 shots at her, three of which went quite thro' her hull, she was sent into Port Royal, (Martinique,) where it was expected she would be condemned.
During my stay at Martinique, from 25 to 30 sail of American vessels, such as fast sailing schooners and pilot boats, from Baltimore and Norfolk, had arrived there; amongst the number was the schooner Paragon. Capt. Card, from Philadelphia. These vessels were all purchased by order of the British government, on the continent of America, and on their arrival were armed and fitted out to carry troops from the different islands, to go against Guadalupe. The American captives were told that they might have liberty to navigate these vessels under the British flag; on their refusal to comply with such unexpected requests, they and their crews, were ordered on shore, but did not remain long there, until the Pres-gangs picked up the principal part of the latter description, and sent them on board the men of war; which appears to me a most singular, and infamous mode of manning the British Navy. I was credibly informed, that forty more of the same description of vessels had arrived in other parts of the British Islands.
(Signed) GEORGE HASTIE. Late Master of the ship Tiber of Boston.
March 31. Congress News. VERY LATE AND MOST IMPORTANT.
[The EDITORS did not intend to issue the CHRONICLE till To-Morrow—but a gentleman arriving in town yesterday afternoon from New-York, in 50 hours, obligingly favored us with papers printed in that city on Monday last, containing the DECISION on Mr. Livingston's motion, which took place last Thursday—This decision we conceive to be too important to be withheld one moment from an anxious public—and we cannot refrain congratulating our republican readers on the event, as it must be pleasing that so much candor, moderation and good sense has been displayed by both sides, during the debate on this important question.]
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, MARCH 24. After reading two private bills, and a report of the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, on sundry petitions for establishing new districts and ports of entry and delivery, the order of the day was again entered upon, on the resolution of the 7th inst. calling for certain papers from the President relative to the treaty lately concluded with Great Britain, when Mr. Buck and Mr. Goodrich spoke against the resolution, and Mr. Gallatin in favor of it. At the conclusion of Mr. Gallatin's speech, it being past the usual hour of adjournment, calls for the Committee to rise, and for the question, were heard from different parts of the House, and the sense of the House being taken on the Committee's rising, it was negatived, there being 40 for it, and 34 against it.
After some observations from Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Harper, and Mr. Gilbert, in favor of the Committee's rising (the two former gentlemen wishing again to address the Committee on the motion) and from Mr. Venable and Mr. Madison in behalf of taking the question, the House again divided on the motion for a rising of the Committee, which being again negatived, 37 to 37, Mr. Harper entered upon his observations against the passing of the resolution, which took up about an hour,
when the question on the passing of the resolution was put and carried, being for it 61, against it 38—A Committee of two members was accordingly appointed to wait on the President therewith.
A motion being made in the House, and carried, for taking the yeas and nays on this question, they were taken, as follows:
   AYES.    Bailey, Holland,  Baird, Jackson,  Baldwin, Kitchell,  Benton, Livingston,  Blount, Locke,  Brent, Wm. Lyman,  Bryan, Macclay,  Burgess, Macon,  Cabell, Madison,  Christie, Milledge,  Clairborne, Moore,  Clepton, Muhlenberg,  Coles, New,  Dearborne, Nicholas,  Dent, Orr,  Duval, Page,  Earl, Parker,  Findley, Patten,  Franklin, Preston,  Gallatin, Richards,  Gillespie, Rutherford,  Giles, Sherburne,  Gregg, Israel Smith,  Greenup, S. Smith,  Grove, Sprigg,  Hampton, Swanwick,  Hancock, Tatem,  Harrison, Van Courtland,  Hathorn, Varnum,  Havens, Venable,  Heath, Winn,  
   NAYS.    Bourne, S. Lyman,  Bradbury, Malbone,  Buck, Murray,  Coit, Read,  Cooper, Sedgwick,  A. Foster, Sigreaves,  D. Foster, Isaac Smith,  Freeman, N. Smith,  Gilbert, J. Smith,  Gilman, Wm. Smith,  Glen, Swift,  Goodhue, Thacher,  Goodrich, Thomas,  Griswold, Thompson,  Harper, Tracy,  Hartley, Van Allen,  Hillhouse, Wadsworth,  Hindham, Williams,  Kittera,  
ABSENT.
Ames, Crabb, Henderson, Heister and Leonard.
RECAPITULATION.
  Yea, 62  Nays, 37  Absent, 5  104  
The Speaker, 1 Whole number Representatives, 105 Mr. Dayton, in Committee of the Whole, voted against the resolution. Before the House rose, Mr. Harper laid on the table a resolution, as follows: Resolved, That provision ought to be made to carry into effect the treaties made with the Western Indians, Algiers and Great-Britain.
The underwriters of this town have suffered very severely from the late losses in Europe and the United States.—100,000 dollars are we told, falls to the lot of one office to lose.
The Peace, a ship lately lost on Scilly, was insured to the amount of 20,000 dollars in this town.
VERY IMPORTANT.
From NEW-YORK, March 28. "We learn from Philadelphia, that Mr. Livingston and Mr. Gallatin were the Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States, to present the resolution of that House to the President of the United States, calling for papers from the President relative to the treaty with Great-Britain, which passed on Thursday last—and that the said Committee waited on the President accordingly, with said resolution, last Thursday in the afternoon; when the President was pleased to inform them, that he should take time, and send an answer by message."
Capt. M'Ever, of the brig Amiable Creole, informs, that he sailed from Port-au-Prince, on the 24th February, at which time he left there about 70 sail of American vessels. Plenty of American produce, but no markets.
Capt. M'Ever informs, that a British frigate lay there as a guard ship, which pressed a great number of American seamen out of different vessels, from time to time:—on a moderate calculation by the most accurate information, it was allowed that two thirds of the crew on board this frigate were American seamen. The Regulus, a British 74, Capt. Oakes, pressed all hands out of American vessels lying there, indiscriminately, Americans, Danes, Swedes, Portuguese, &c. who could not produce printed protections; and those who refused doing duty on board, were whipped, and experienced the utmost severity for non-compliance. Four days before he left Port-au-Prince, 12 American Seamen were returned on shore from the Regulus, after receiving severe lashings, for utterly refusing to do duty on board. The rest of the Americans detained on board these frigates, sensible of the ill treatment received by their unfortunate fellow sufferers, who refused
to do duty—rather than undergo the same, thought prudent to comply.
The Algerine captives are sensible of the treatment they are to meet with from their task masters, so are the dejected Americans on board these frigates; if they refuse to obey orders, corporal punishment immediately is their portion, inflicted by the commands of harsh and despotic Masters. He says, that a number of Americans were disagreeably situated for want of hands to enable them to proceed home.
BALTIMORE, March 14. This day arrived schooner Two Brothers, Thompson, from Grenada, last from Tortola, 23 days—Capt. T. brings a confirmation respecting the orders for the capture of neutral vessels bound to Dutch ports—as also of the capture and condemnation at that place, of the Maria Williams at this port. Whether orders have been issued for the capture of neutrals bound to French ports, Capt. T. is not certain. There were lying at Tortola 8 Danish schooners, belonging to St. Thomas's bound to Dutch ports—and were with their cargoes all condemned. Boarded by the Bull Dog sloop of war—which pressed 7 of his men though they all had protections.
PORTSMOUTH, April 2.
Wednesday arrived here the brig Betsey, Capt. Currier, in 50 days from Demarara, was taken 9 days after sailing by the British sloop of war the Bull Dog and carried into Tortola, his papers all overhauled and the letters broken open, & only a part of them returned, after detaining the brig 7 days and finding nothing on board sufficient to found the least pretence for detaining her, she was dismissed, after loosing both her anchors and being otherwise damaged.—Left at Tortola a brig from Baltimore, Capt. Oaks, vessel and cargo condemned.—Capt. Eaton in a brig from Boston was taken and carried in there and libelled, waited his fate. Spoke March 6 lat. 27. 35. long. 67. a schooner from Virginia 10 days out; also spoke March 28, lat. 42. long. 68. a schooner from Newbury, Capt. Gunnison, out 2 days.
On Thursday arrived here in 180 days from Calcutta, the brig Augustus, belonging to this port, Capt. Treadwell; lost one hand on the homeward passage, by the name of James Garland, of Kittery. Spoke March 11 lat. 22. long. 66. the brig John from Boston, Oliver Appleton master, all well.
Town officers for the year 1796.
SELECTMEN. Col. George Gains, Col. Supply Clap, Col. Eliphalet Ladd, Col. Moses Woodward, and Mr. Jonathan Ayers, jun.
ASSESSORS. Joseph Akerman, Dr. A. R. Cutter, Elijah Hall, Thomas Sheafe, and Dr. Nathaniel A. Haven.
AUDITORS. Joshua Wentworth, William Gardner, and Daniel R. Rogers.
OVERSEERS. Elijah Hall, Nath'l Marshall, William Sheafe, Reuben Shapley, Joseph Champney, Alexander Ewin, Gilbert Horney, Joseph Akerman, and Walter Akerman.
FIRE-WARDS.
Col. Moses Woodward, Samuel Hill, Nath'l Adams, Thomas Thompson, Jacob Sheafe, Ephraim Ham, Nathaniel Folsom, Neil M'Intire, Peter Coues, Wm. Sheafe, Jeremiah Libbey, and Clement Storer.
TYTHING-MEN. Peter Coues, George Wentworth, Samuel Hall, John Dennet, Wm. Boyd, and Wm. Vaughan.
CONSTABLES.
Edward Hart, John Davenport, Nahum Akerman, and William Vaughan.
SCHOOL-COMMITTEE.
Rev. Dr. Haven, Rev. Mr. Buckingham, Rev. Mr. Willard, A. R. Cutter, Samuel Hale, Esq. Judge Pickering, Nathaniel Adams, Nathaniel A. Haven, and John Goddard.
LOT LAYERS.
Wm. Hart, Nath'l Adams, and John Stookes.
Fence Viewers.
Mr. Sam'l Sherburne (at the plain) Sam'l Hall, Walter Akerman, Sam'l Langdon, Jeremiah Dennet, and Francis Marden.
Sealers of Leather.
Nath'l Jackson, George Dame, Perkins Ayers, and Wm. Vaughan.
Cullers of Fish, and Cullers of Staves and Hoops.
John Pitman, Charles Grace, Rich'd Savory, James Day, George Hull, George Howe, and Joseph Walton, jun.
Measurers of Wood by land and water.
John Beck, John Melcher, Sam'l Cotton, Shackford Seward, John March, Ephraim Ham, Paul Leigh-ton, John Dennet, Nathaniel Treadwell, Thomas Currier, Samuel Fernald, Nath'l Jackson, and Joseph Man.
Sealer of Weights & Measures.
Col. George Gains.
Corders of Wood.
Joseph Benson, Rich'd Peverly, and Benjamin Loud.
Harbour-Master. Captain Edmund Coffin. Keeper of the Magazine. Jeremiah Libbey, Esquire. Keeper of the Pound. John Dennet.
Hog Rovers. John Goddard, Wm. Gardner, Nath'l Adams, John Peirce, Abel Harris, Sam'l Storer, Wm. Sheafe, George Turner, Thomas Manning, Eliphalet Ladd, and Edward Gove.
Officer of Police.
Edward Hart.
Votes for GOVERNOR, at Newmarket, John T. Gilman, Esq. 164 Timothy Walker, Esq. 1
COUNSELLOR.
Christopher Toppan, Esq. 95 Joseph Cilley, Esq. 34 Jeremiah Fogg, Esq. 2
SENATOR.
Jeremiah Fogg, Esq. 102
REPRESENTATIVE.
Josiah Adams, Esq.
Votes for GOVERNOR, at Epping, John T. Gilman, Esq. 108
COUNSELLOR.
Christopher Toppan, Esq. 24 Joseph Cilley, Esq. 17 John Peirce, Esq. 9
SENATOR.
Enoch Coffin, Esq. 35 Jeremiah Fogg, Esq. 9
REPRESENTATIVE.
Jonathan Clarke, Esq.
Votes for GOVERNOR, at Pittsfield, John T. Gilman, Esq. unanimous
COUNSELLOR.
Phillips White, Esq. unanimous.
SENATOR.
Dr. Chadwick, Michael M'Clay, Esq. 35 15
REPRESENTATIVE.
Robert Tibbetts, Esq.
Votes for GOVERNOR, at Rye, John Langdon, Esq. 77 Benjamin Bellows, Esq. 2 John T. Gilman, Esq. 1
COUNSELLOR.
Joseph Cilley, Esq. 68 Jonathan Warner, Esq. 17
SENATOR.
Moses Leavitt, Esq. 39
REPRESENTATIVE.
Joseph Parsons, Esq.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE, DISTRICT OF PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
   ENTERED FROM    Schooner Industry, Trefethen, Jamaica.  Brig Betsey, Currier, Demarara.  CLEARED FOR  Brig Olive, Palmer, Cadiz.  Ship Caroline, Cutter, New-York.  Brig Rising Sun, Noble, West-Indies.  Brig Maria, Chapman, ditto.  Brig Union, Moulton, Surinam.  
Dancing School.
Mr. Maurice presents his compliments to the Ladies and Gentlemen of the town of Portsmouth, respectfully informs them that he shall open his DANCING SCHOOL at the Assembly-Room on Wednesday next, and will be very much obliged to those Ladies and Gentlemen who with him to instruct their Children in this most beautiful accomplishment to send them by 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The SCHOOL will be kept two afternoons in each week, and the strictest attention will be paid to the pupils. Portsmouth, April 2, 1796.
FOR SALE BY
John P. Williams,
HERDS Grass Seed
of best quality; one or two tons of good Butter, in shipping order; a few barrels Pork; a few barrels of Beef; White Beans; Peas; Flour; Wheat and Rye.
ALSO—
A few bushels of
FLAX-SEED,
suitable for sewing.
West-India Goods,
and others as usual.
Neil M'Intire
HAS FOR SALE
At his Store Cross-Street, Portsmouth, Cheap for cash or short credit.
TWELVE Hogf-
heads choice old James river Tobacco, of an excellent quality; genuine old Cassile Soap pr. box; Cotton pr. bag or pocket; number boxes of Chocolate and Candles; Beef; Pork; Tar; Pitch.
ALSO—
A few hundred weight of PIGTAIL TOBACCO of the very best kind.
Hawfers of different
dimensions, suitable for fishermen.
JUST RECEIVED AND FOR SALE BY WILLIAM FITZ, A FEW elegant Mi-niature Chains, Lockets, new Silver Watches, &c. &c.
Heart and Club German Steel; Iron, flat and square bars; Spike, Deck, and Sheathing Nail Rods; Russia Duck; Time Glasses; N. E. Rum pr. barrel; Candles pr. box; Loaf and Brown Sugars; Bohemia Tea; Flannels, red, white and green, cheap by the piece.
—A L S O—
Cotton, Flax, & Clover SEED.
Portsmouth, March 30, 1796.
JUST IMPORTED
By William Neil,
And now ready for sale at his Store in Ladd-Street, Portsmouth,
A Large assortment
of Earthen Ware of the most fashionable kinds, which will be sold at a moderate advance for cash or approved credit. He is well supplied as usual, with Linens, Checks, Canvas, Dowlas, Cambrics, Window Glass and Mustard, &c. &c. all of which he will sell on the lowest terms. Portsmouth, April 1, 1796.
TO BE SOLD
At Public Auction,
By Virtue of a Licence from the honorable Judge of Probate, for the county of Rockingham, on Wednesday the 27th instant, at 11 o'clock, A. M. on the premises.
THAT valuable estate of Capt. GEORGE JANVRIN, late of Portsmouth, deceased, situated on the East side of Water-Street, and the East end of Pitt-Street, between Long-Wharf and Portsmouth Pier, having a large dwelling-house and a Wharf 40 feet wide and a large dock, adjoining a town privilege, being a beautiful situation for trade, and as capable of large improvements as any place in town; such a chance is seldom to be met with, as it must be positively sold.
JACOB WALDEN, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, April 1, 1796.
A small Farm Wanted.
Wanted to purchase
A SMALL farm within about 20 or 30 miles of the town of Portsmouth, of from thirty to forty acres of good land, well wooded, with a house and barn on the same; for further particulars apply to the Printer hereof. Portsmouth, March 30, 1796.
THE inhabitants of
the town of Portsmouth are hereby notified to exhibit to the selectmen, a just and true account of their polls & estates, rateable by law, on or before the 30th inst. and that the selectmen will attend that business at their room in the Brick School House every Thursday evening from 6 to 8 o'clock, 'till that time is expired. Portsmouth, April 2, 1796.
WHEREAS a per-
son was apprehended on Saturday last, as a suspicious character, butler

SIR J. BANKS AND THE THEIFTA-KEES.
SIR JOSEPH , fav'rite of great Queens and Kings, Whose wisdom, weed & infect hunterlings; And ladies fair applaud, with smile so dimpling; Went forth one day, amidst the laughing fields, Where nature such exhaustless treasure yields, A simpleton!
It happen'd on the self-same morn so bright, The nimble pupils of Sir Samson Wright, A simpleton too for plants, call'd Thieves, proceeded; Of which the nation's field should oft be weeded.
Now did a thief-fisher to fly, Peep o'er a hedge with cunning eye, And quick espied the Knight with follen air, Deep in a ditch where watercresses grow; On which he to his comrades cry'd, "See, ho!"
Then jump'd (unsportsman-like) upon his hare. Here-like Sir Joseph did not squeak, but bawled
With dread prodigious appall'd— The thief-fisher no ceremony us'd; But taking poor Sir Joseph by the neck, They bade him speak; But first with their captive Knight abus'd.
"Sirs, what d'ye take me for?" the Knight exclaim'd—
"A thief," reply'd the runners with a curse:
"And now, Sir, let us search you, and be damnd!"
And then they search'd his pockets, sobs and sighs; A pocket handkerchief they cast their eyes on,
Containing frogs and toads of various shape, Dock, daisy, nettles, and dandelion, To entertain, with great propriety. The members of his sage society: Yet would not alter their wrong belief, That this their prisoner was no thief!
"Sirs, I'm no highwayman," exclaim'd the Knight—
"No—there," rejoind the runners, "you are right—
"A scoundrel only—Yes, we know your trade—
"Yes, you're a pretty babe of grace: We want no proofs, Old Coder, but your face;
"So come along with us Old Blade." 'Twas useless to resist, or to complain— In vain, Sir Joseph plead— 'twas in vain
That he was highly titled, that he swore, The instant that poor Banks his titles counten'd,
Which to an F. R. S. & Knight amounted, His guardians laugh'd, and clapp'd, and cry'd, "encore."
Sir Joseph told them, that a neigh'ring Squire
Should answer for it that he was no thief; On which they plumply damn'd him for a liar,
And said such stories should not save his life; And if they understood their trade, His mittimus would soon be made;
And forty pounds be theirs, a pretty sum, For sending such a rogue to kingdom come. Now to the Squire mov'd pris'ner Knight and Co.
The runners taking him in tow, Like privaters of Britain's warlike nation
Towing a French East-Indian, their prize, So black, and oftentimes so white, Safe into port for condemnation.
Whether they ty'd his hands behind his back, For fear the Knight might run away,
And made, indelicate, his breeches slack, We've no authority to say.
And now the country people gather'd round, And star'd upon the Knight in thought profound,
Not on the system of Linnaeus thinking, Fancying they saw a rogue in ev'ry feature;
Such is the populace's horrid nature: 'Tow'rd people thro' misfortune sinking.
At length, amidst much mob and mire, Indeed amidst innumerable ranks,
Fatigu'd, they reach'd the mansion of the Squire. To prove the identity of Joseph Banks,
Now to the Squire, familiar bow'd the Knight,
Who knew Sir Joseph at first sight— What strongly mark'd, is quickly known agen—
And with a frown that awe and dread commanded, The thief-takers severely reprimanded
For thus mistaking gentlemen. Then bade them ask a pardon on their knees,
Of him that was a Knight and F. R. S. Who, rather than the higher pow'r displease,
Imagin'd that they could not well do less. Then on their knuckles rais'd they hands and eyes,
And crav'd Sir Joseph's pardon for belief, That when they jump'd upon him by surprise,
They took to great a gentleman for a thief, Hoping to mind th' advice of godly books, Viz. not to judge of people by their looks.
Dartmouth College LOTTERY TICKETS For sale at J. MELCHER's Printing Office and Book-Store.
FOR SALE BY JOHN MELCHER, Printer and Book-Seller, AT HIS
Printing-Office & Book-Store, Corner of Market-Street, Portsmouth. THE Looking-Glass for the mind, or intellectual mirror, an elegant collection of the most delightful stories and interesting tales, a new edition ornamented with cuts.
The Romance of the Forest, interspersed with pieces of poetry, by Mrs. Radcliffe.
The British Album—containing the poems of Delta-Crusca, Anna Matilda, Arley, Benedict, the Bard, &c. &c. &c. Revised and corrected by their respective authors; the 1st. American edition, from the fourth London edition, ornamented with a beautiful frontispiece.
A Journal of the travels and sufferings of Daniel Saunders, jr. a mariner on board the ship Commerce, of Boston, Samuel Johnson, commander, which was cast away near Cape Sable, on the coast of Arabia, July 10, 1792.
Moore's Journal, during a residence in France, from the beginning of August, to the middle of Dec. 1792, to which is added an account of the most remarkable events that happened at Paris from that time to the death of the late king of France, 2 vols.
An Essay on the natural equality of men, on the rights that result from it, and on the duties which it imposes; divided into three different parts. 1. In what respects men may be said to be equal. 2. What are the rights resulting from this equality. 3. What are the duties which it imposes.
A view of the life, travels and philanthropic labours of the late John Howard, Esq.
The Vicar of Wakefield; a tale supposed to be written by himself. (2 vols. in 1.) Elop's Fables; a new edition, ornamented with cuts. The fables of Elop have always been esteemed the best fables for youth, as being well adapted to convey the most useful maxims in a very agreeable manner.
Seneca's Morals, by way of abstract, to which is added a discourse under the title of an after thought; adorned with cuts. History of Tom Jones, a foundling, by Henry Fielding, Esq. (6 vols. in 3.)
A view of the evidences of Christianity, in three parts. Part 1. Of the direct historical evidence of Christianity, and wherein it is distinguished from the evidence alleged for other miracles. Part 2. Of the auxiliary evidences of christianity. Part 3. A brief consideration of some popular objections. By William Paley, M. A. (3 vols. in 1.)
Religious Courtship, being historical discourses on the necessity of marrying religious husbands and wives only, as also of husbands and wives being of the same opinions in religion with one another.
Whitefield's ten Sermons, preached on various important subjects, carefully corrected and revised according to the best London edition, printed on large types and nearly bound.
A Call to the Unconverted to turn and live, and accept of mercy, while mercy may be had, as ever they will find mercy in the day of their extremity from the living God; by the late Rev. and pious Mr. Richard Baxter.
A Treatise concerning religious affections in three parts. Part 1. Concerning the nature of the affections, and their importance in religion. Part 2. Shewing where there are no certain signs that religious affections are gracious, or that they are not. Part 3. Shewing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections, by Jonathan Edwards, A. M.
Mason's Student and Pastor, or directions how to attain to eminence and usefulness in those respective characters.
The Young Clerks Magazine; or English Law Repository; containing a variety of the most useful precedents of articles of agreement, bonds, bills, recognizances, releases, letters and warrants of attorney, awards, bills of sale, gifts, grants, leases, assignments, mortgages, surrenders, jointures, covenants, copartnerships, charter-parties, letters of licence, compositions, conveyances, partitions, wills, and all other instruments that relate to public business, &c. &c.
The Town Officer; or the power and duty of selectmen, town clerks, town treasurers, overseers of the poor, assessors, constables, collectors of taxes, surveyors of lumber, fence viewers, clerks of the market, measurers of wood and other town officers as contained in the laws of Massachusetts, with a variety of forms for the use of such officers. To which is added the power and duty of towns, parishes and plantations, and a plain and regular method to keep accounts of the expenditures of monies voted by a town; upon an inspection of which, the state of its finances may at any time be known.—By Samuel Freeman, Esq. Third edition corrected, improved and greatly enlarged.
The Probate Auxiliary, or a director and assistant to Probate Courts, Executors, Administrators and Guardians; being the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, respecting the estates of testators, intestates and wards, carefully collected, together with a comprehensive alphabetical index to the same; to which is added a variety of forms, for the use of probate courts, and of such persons as may have business to transact therein.—By Samuel Freeman, Esq.
The art of preventing diseases, & restoring health, founded on rational principles, and adapted to persons of every capacity, by George Wallis.
Domestic Medicine, or a treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases by regimen and simple medicines, with an appendix, containing a dispensatory for the use of private practitioners, by William Buchan, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh—the fourteenth edition.
The glory of Christ as God-man, displayed in three discourses, viz. Dis. 1. A fur-
vey of the visible appearances of Christ, as God before his incarnation; with some observations on the texts of the old testament applied to Christ. Dis. 11. An inquiry into the extensive powers of the human nature of Christ in its present glorified state, with several testimonies annexed. Dis. 111. An argument tracing out the early existence of the human soul of Christ, even before the creation of the world. With an appendix, containing an abridgment of Dr. Thomas Goodwin's discourse of the glories & royalties of Christ, by the Rev. Dr. Watts.
Sermons on important subjects, by the late Rev. and pious Samuel Davies, A. M. To which are now added three occasional sermons, not included in the former editions; memoirs and character of the author; and two sermons on occasion of his death, by the Rev. Drs. Gibbons and Tinley. The 5th edition, 3 vols.
Memoirs of the lives, characters and writings of those two eminently pious & useful ministers of Jesus Christ, Drs. Isaac Watts and Dr. Philip Doddridge.
Sacred Biography; or the history of the Patriarchs; to which is added the history of Deborah, Ruth, & Hannah. Being a course of lectures delivered at the Scots Church, London Wall, by Henry Hunter, D. D. 6 vols, complete in 3.
Love's art of surveying & measuring land, shewing by plain and practical rules to survey, protract, cast up, reduce or divide any piece of land whatsoever; with new tables for the ease of the surveyor in reducing the measure of land, with a more facile & sure way of surveying by the chain, than has hitherto been taught, as also to buy out new lands in America, or elsewhere, and how to make a perfect map of a river's mouth or harbour, with several other things never before published in our language. The 14th edition adapted to American surveyors.
The Justice's assistant, by Samuel Freeman, Esq.
Butler's analogy of religion, natural and revealed, a new edition corrected.
Whitney's history of the county of Worcester, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with a particular account of every town from its first settlement to the present time, including its ecclesiastical state, together with a geographical description of the same; to which is prefixed a map of the county at large, from actual survey.
Williams's history of Vermont, to which is prefixed a map of the State of Vermont.
Flavel's token for mourners, or the advice of Christ to a distressed mother, bewailing the death of her dear and only son, wherein the boundaries of sorrow are duly fixed, and the common pleas answered, and divers rules for the support of God's afflicted ones prescribed.
Smith's new collection of hymns & spiritual songs, the latest and largest edition.
The ready seaman; or the trader's useful assistant, in buying and selling all sorts of commodities; either wholesale or retail. Shewing, at one view, the amount or value of any number or quantity of goods or merchandise, from half a farthing to 20/, either by the long or short hundred, half hundred, or quarter, pound or ounce, ell or yard, &c. &c.—In its plain and easy a manner, that a person, quite unacquainted with Arithmetic, may hereby ascertain the value of any number of hundreds, pounds, ells or yards, &c. at any price whatever.—To the most ready in figure it will be equally useful, by calling up what is here correctly done to their hand. To which is added, a Table of simple & compound interest, by Daniel Fenning.
Bunyan's holy war, made by Shaddai upon Diabolus for the regaining of the metropolis of the world; or the losing and taking again of the town of Mansoul.
Mason on self knowledge, shewing the nature and benefit of that important science and the way to attain it, interspersed with various reflections and observations on human nature.
Cardiphonia; or the utterance of the heart, in the course of a real correspondence, by the author of Omicron's letters. 2 vols. the 5th edition.
The new complete letter writer, or the art of correspondence, containing letters on the following subjects, viz. business, friendship, love and marriage, courtship, politeness, economy, affection, amusement, duty, advice, religion, &c. &c. composed by writers eminent for perspicuity and elegance of expression, to which are added moral maxims and reflections, by the late duke de la Rochefoucauld, with forms of message cards, and instructions how to address persons of all ranks.
A new American selection of lessons in reading and speaking; consisting of sacred, moral and historical extracts, humorous, entertaining, and descriptive pieces; select sentences and maxims, poetry, dialogues, &c. to which are added, elements of gesture, illustrated with copperplate engravings, designed for the use of schools, by Joseph Denn, A. B. 2d edition greatly enlarged.
—LIKEWISE— All kinds of School BOOKS & STATIONARY, with a large collection of Valuable BOOKS Wholesale and Retail, All of which will be sold on the lowest terms for cash.
Writing School. THE subscriber having been solicited to open a SCHOOL for the instruction of Misses in Writing, proposes to devote one hour in the day to that business. If sufficient encouragement is presented, the school will be opened on Monday the 11th of April. The time of attendance will be at 7 o'clock, or if more convenient, at 12. AMOS TAPPAN. Portsmouth, March 26, 1796.
New Wholesale STORE. Lang, Brierly, & Co.
Inform their friends and the public, that they have removed to the westerly apartment of the
New Brick Store, in Ladd-Street, where they have just received, and are now opening in addition to their former stock,
A large quantity of fresh GOODS, Suitable for the season; The whole forming an extensive assortment of WOOLSENS, Stuffs, Linens; plain and printed Cottons; Checks; Hosiery; Cutlery; Hardware, &c. &c.—which they will dispose of at a low advance for cash or approved credit.
—ALSO— A few Pipes of choice London Market Madeira Wine.
TO BE SOLD At Public Auction,
On FRIDAY the 3rd day of April next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, will be sold on the premises,
THE lot of Land with the Store thereon, now occupied by Mr. John Noble and Co. adjoining the dwelling house of Mr. Thomas Chadbourne, in Fore-street, near the Ferry, and is a good place for trade, measuring 30 feet front, carrying the breadth back 35 feet, with a privilege or truck way to the river—Conditions will be made known at time and place of sale.
GEO. WENTWORTH, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, March 16, 1796.
A PEW for sale
IN the Universalist Meeting-House, commodiously and pleasantly situated on the North side, with nearly a whole window therein; inquire of the Printer.
Pitch, Tar, Rosin &
Carolina Bacon, of an excellent quality, for sale by
Matthew S. Marsh. Portsmouth, March 18, 1796.
TO BE LET.
One half of a convenient HOUSE on Church Hill; inquire of the Printer.
State of New-Hampshire.
Stratford, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors & owners of land in the town of Brookfield, in said State that are delinquent in paying their taxes assessed thereon, for the year 1795, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 7th day of June next, so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue, as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, at the dwelling-house of Waldrun Kennison, in said Brookfield, at 10 of the clock, A. M. on said day.
   No. Ac's. d.     Thomas Wentworth, 29 140 4   Job Hussey, 5 140 4   John Wentworth, Esq. 34 140 6   Thomas Wallingford, 43 140 8   Nathaniel Austin, 10 100 4   Trustrum Coffin, 15 140 8   John Varney, 4 140 8   Samuel Varney, 49 110 4   James Philpot, 42 140 8   Job Clements, 82 140 6   Andrew Marshall, 39 140 8   Nathaniel W. Lund, 52 140 8   Law Lot, 31 110 4   William Horn, 58 93 8   Ephraim Hanson, 56 70 6    BENJAMIN CLAY, Collector. Brookfield, March 9, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire.
Stratford, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors & owners of land in the town of Wolfborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1795, that unless said taxes are paid to me the subscriber, on or before the 4th Tuesday in April next, so much of their lands as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Reuben Libbey, in said Wolfborough, at 10 of the clock, A. M. on said day.
   No. Ac's. d.     Solly & March, 13 200 1 10   Jonas Minor, 17 300 2 9   Stephen Batson, 5 200 1 10   Col. Stephen Evans, 7 286 2 9   do. for farm, 72 2 3   David Copp, 98 1 0    STEPHEN W. HORNE, Collector. Wolfborough, March 11, 1796.
WANTED A middle aged Woman, of a good character, to cook, and do the work of a small family; inquire of the Printer.
ALL persons are hereby cautioned against trading with LEVI DEARBORN, of Hampton, yeoman, he being adjudged to be non compos mentis. EPHRAIM FELLOWS, his guardian. Hampton, March 21, 1796.
CRUELTY!
WHEREAS last night, or early this morning, some unprincipled Villain or Villains, did in such a most inhuman and barbarous manner, beat, cut and maim a BROWN POINTER DOG, that it was found necessary to put an end to his life.
This is to give notice, that any person who will give information of the perpetrator or perpetrators of this savage act, so that they may be dealt with agreeable to law, shall receive a reward of TEN DOLLARS. B. BRIERLEY. Portsmouth, March 18, 1796.
100 Hhds. Stone Lime FOR SALE.
Apply to N. & B. Ham or Mark Roger, Portsmouth.
Take Notice!
ALL persons having any demands on the subscriber are requested to bring in their accounts, as he expects to leave town shortly. WILLIAM MARDEN, Brick Layer. Portsmouth, March 12, 1796.
Harvard College Lottery,
A few Tickets remaining for sale at the Store of White & Long.
WANTED
An Apprentice to the Painting Business; inquire of the Printer. None need apply but those willing to be bound.
State of New-Hampshire.
To Moses Leavett, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for the county of Rockingham, in said State.
WE the subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the common and undivided land in the township of Moultonborough, in the county of Strafford, in said State, request you to call or notify a meeting of the proprietors or owners of said township, to be held at the dwelling-house of the Widow Leavett, innholder in Hampton, in said county of Rockingham, on the 18th day of April next ensuing, at 3 of the clock in the afternoon, to act on the following particulars, viz.
 1st. To choose a moderator.  2d. To choose a proprietors clerk.  3d. To choose assessors, a collector, a treasurer, and all other necessary officers for conducting the business of the proprietors.  4th. To vote to raise by tax or otherwise such sums of money as may be thought necessary to pay the debts, and defray the expences of said proprietors.  5th. To choose an agent or agents to defend any actions brought against the proprietors.  6th. To see if the proprietors will sever and divide the common land, or dispose of it in such manner as they may think best, for the discharge of the debts of the proprietors, or otherwise. 
JOHN MOULTON, PHILIP TOWLE, JEREMIAH TOWLE, THOMAS LEAVETT, Esq. executor to the Will of Jonathan Moulton, Esq. dec. March 18, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire.
Rockingham, ff.
NORTH HAMPTON, March 21, 1796. PURSUANT to the foregoing application, I do hereby notify and warn the proprietors of Moultonborough to meet at the time and place and for the purposes aforementioned. MOSES LEAVETT, Justice Peace.
Ozias Silsby
INFORMS his friends who have been customers for the New-Hampshire Gazette (or any other paper) that their accounts will be ready for settlement by the first of April next.
Those who have been punctual in discharging their semi-annual bills, have merited his sincere thanks; He solicits a continuance of their favors with the same regard to punctuality, and those who have been inattentive to such trifles, would do well to remember, that a disregard of such things often cause them to become serious in the end.