The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1796-09-03 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
HERE TRUTH IS WELCOME—CANDOUR GUIDES THE WAY.
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE)—PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING BY JOHN MELCHER, PRINTER TO THE STATE, AT HIS OFFICE CORNER OF MARKET STREET, WHERE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THIS PAPER, ADVERTISEMENTS, AND ARTICLES OF INTELLIGENCE ARE THANKFULLY RECEIVED.
Vol. XL.—Numb. 2075.]
SATURDAY, September 3, 1796.
[9s. pr. Annum.]
Brick Store for sale!
TO BE SOLD At Public Auction,
On Thursday 8th September next, at 12 o'clock, M. on the premises,
THE middle apartment of that new and valuable Brick-Store on Spring Hill. Conditions will be made known at time and place of sale.
Portsmouth, Aug. 25, 1796.
H. & B. Penhallow
Have just imported in the Astrea, Capt. Tinkham, from Liverpool, and have now ready for sale at their Store in Market-Street,
A large and general assortment of
CUTLERY.
CLOCK, smooth Surveyor's chains. & common files. Horsemen's pistols & scicles. Goldsmith's shears. Bung & tap borers. Garden shears. Spike and deck nail. Copper fish kettles. Gimblets. Copper tea kettles. Brals & iron chaffing dishes. Brals and iron candlesticks. Brals skimmers. Brals wire. Locks, latches, &c. Portsmouth, August 4, 1796.
European Goods.
Luther Ellis,
North End Market-Street,
RESPECTFULLY informs his customers and others that he has now ready for sale a large assortment of
European Goods,
directly from the manufactories, which will be sold by wholesale and retail, on reasonable terms. As the assortment is general he thinks it unnecessary to particularize the articles.
A quantity of Sheathing Paper.
Portsmouth July 9, 1796. [t.b.c.]
M A S T S.
TAKEN up adrift off Cape Ann, on the 3d day of August, five MASTS, in a raft, the owner may hear of the same by applying to Joshua L. Huntress at Portsmouth. Portsmouth, Sept. 1, 1796.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the town of New-Durham, in the county of Strafford, that their proprietary meeting held at said New-Durham on the 11th day of July last, stands adjourned to Monday the 3d day of October next, to be called at the meeting-house in said town, at 1 of the clock in the afternoon.
THO'S TASH, jr. Pro'rs clerk, pro tem. New-Durham, Aug. 29, 1796.
Samuel Sparhawk, jr.
Daniel-Street,
Has received by way of New-York,
A variety of Ladies'
black, straw-color'd and red Morocco Slippers, and Childrens' black & red Shoes of all sizes; Also, Diapers, handsome Muslin Apron patterns, &c.—Likewise, green Sun Fans, large and small, and Oil skin hood coverings, &c. August 11, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire. Grafton ss.
WHEREAS a tax bill, for State taxes, for the year 1795, of which the following is a true copy of what yet remains unpaid is committed to me to collect, by the selectmen of said Bath, with a warrant to collect the same, which tax is assessed upon the lots as numbered in their respective ranges according to a charter of said town, bearing date March 29th 1769, and the same having been notified by the receiver of non-resident taxes as the law directs.—This is therefore to notify all the non-resident and other owners of unimproved lands in said town of Bath, that unless the taxes annexed to each lot as herein set forth, should be paid to me the subscriber, at my dwelling
house in said Bath, on or before Tuesday, the 25th day of October next, said lots, or so much of each lot, as will be sufficient to pay said taxes, with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling house of Stephen Couch, in Bath, on Tuesday the said 25th day of October next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
First Range 100 acre lots, west side Ammonoosuc river.
Second Range, ditto
Third Range, ditto
First Range of 100 acre lots, west division.
Second Range, ditto
Third Range, ditto
Fourth Range, ditto
Sixty acre lots,
First Range, 60 acre lots, west side Ammonoosuc river.
Second Range, ditto
Third Range, ditto
Fourth Range, ditto
Fifth Range, ditto
Sixth Range, ditto
Common land 1500 acres
DANIEL BAILEY, Collector. Bath, August 20, 1796.
MUSIC.
MR. Johnson proposes opening a School for the instruction of Sacred Vocal Music, and should encouragement offer, will devote three nights in each week to that purpose, at the rate of two dollars per quarter, one half to be paid at entrance.—All the respectable musical characters in town will attest to his abilities in that science, and he hopes to merit the patronage of the public by his assiduity. Portsmouth, Aug. 19.
NOTICE is hereby given that a further time of six months from the 18th day of August, 1796, is allowed the Commissioners to receive, examine and adjust the claims of the creditors to the estate of the Hon. John Sullivan, Esq. late of Durham, deceased.—And that they will attend to the business at the office of the deceased, on the second Tuesdays of the six months following the above date, from one to five o'clock in the afternoon.
JOSEPH RICHARDSON, } Com- JOSHUA BALLARD, } mis'rs.
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of JOHN GEE PICKERING, late of Newington, deceased, are requested to exhibit the same for settlement to DEBORAH PICKERING, } Execu- RICHARD PICKERING, } tors to GEE PICKERING, } the last will and testament of the deceased. Newington, Aug. 24, 1796.
THE Members of the
New-Hampshire Friendly Society are requested to meet at the Bell Tavern in Portsmouth, on Monday the 5th day of September next, at 7 o'clock, P. M. to appropriate, or apply the funds of the society to certain purposes.
By Order of the President, THOMAS MARTIN, Clerk. Portsmouth, Aug. 18, 1796.
Sweetness
For sale cheap by wholesale & retail, at
Mr. Manet's Shop
On Spring-Hill, viz.
SUGAR Candy—Sugar-Plumbs—Sugar-Almonds—Citron—Carraway and Peppermint.
—LIKEWISE—
West-India Goods
And Groceries as usual. Portsmouth, Aug. 19.
By Authority.
Don JOSEPH IGNATIUS DE VIAR, Consul General and Charge des Affaires, from his Catholic Majesty, to the United States of America, &c.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
WHEREAS permissions have been granted by my predecessor to carry Flour, and other provisions to the Havannah, which the holders of them have not yet thought proper to put in execution: And whereas that trade has lately been stopped by Royal Order: Now therefore, this is to make known, that no vessel which may be cleared out from the United States, after the date of this publication, and proceeding under the said permissions, will be admitted to an entry at the said port of Havannah, agreeable to an official communication made to me by the Intendant of said port, dated the 21st ult. in virtue of which I give this public notice. Philadelphia, July 12, 1796. Consular Office, at Boston, the 19th day of July, 1796.
FOR SALE A number of House Lots of LAND
FRONTING on Broad Street and Jeffries's Street, sixty feet, and one hundred and fifty feet deep.
—ALSO—
Sundry Lots on the south side of Jeffries's Street, each sixty feet front, and two hundred and eighty feet deep. For terms apply to
JOSHUA WENTWORTH.
Portsmouth, Aug. 31, 1796.
Harvard College Lottery.
THE Managers of Harvard College Lottery assure the public, that the drawing of the Fourth Class will positively commence on the 15th of September, agreeably to their former advertisements. The friends of literature will observe, that this is the best and probably the last chance to benefit themselves and promote the interests of the University. Those who have received Tickets for sale, are requested to return such as may be on hand, by one o'clock, P. M. on said day.
BENJ. AUSTIN, jun. } Managers. GEO. R. MINOT, SAMUEL COOPER, HENRY WARREN, JNO KNEELAND, Boston, Aug. 30, 1796.
TICKETS.
A few Tickets in the 4th Class of Harvard College Lottery, which commences drawing the 15th September next, may be had at
H. & B. Penhallow's Store.
Portsmouth, Aug. 19, 1796.
Dartmouth College
Lottery. Class Second.
THE MANAGERS of Dartmouth College Lottery present to the Public the following SCHEME of the Second Class, in which they have aimed to meet their wishes by making a larger proportion of valuable prizes than usual; they flatter themselves that the same Public Spirit will be displayed, by encouraging the sale of Tickets in this, that was so fully manifested in the former Class.
SCHEME.
   Prizes. Dollars. Dollars.     1 of 3000 is 3000   1 1000 1000   4 500 are 2000   10 200 2000   20 100 2000   30 50 1500   80 20 1600   100 10 1000   1650 6 9900  
1896 Prizes. 24,000 4104 Blanks.
6000 Tickets at 4 Dollars are 24,000 Subject to a deduction of twelve and an half per Cent.
Of the above prizes of 500 Dollars, one of them will be placed to the first drawn Blank, and the other three to the three last drawn Blanks.
This Class will positively commence drawing at Concord, on the first day of December next; and when completed, a list of Prizes will be immediately published, and the Prizes paid on demand.
JONA. FREEMAN, } Managers. BENJ. CONNER, Wm A. KENT. June 16, 1796.
FOR SALE BY Wm. Plummer & Co.
A few Crates Liverpool Ware, At a moderate advance.
—ALSO—
A quantity of Green Cop- peras and Spanish Brown.
West-India GOODS
AS USUAL.
State of New-Hampshire. WHEREAS an act passed the General Court January 1791, empowering the selectmen of New-London to assess a tax of one penny pr. acre on all the lands of the non-resident proprietors in said town for the term of three years, the same being assessed and committed to the subscriber to collect, was by him advertised agreeably to said act, notwithstanding which the owner or owners of the following lots are delinquent in the payment of said assessment;—therefore public notice is hereby given, that unless the said assessment is paid upon the following lots, so much of the same as will pay said tax with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue on the 26th day of October next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day, at the dwelling house of the subscriber in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   No. Range. s. d.     George Jaffrey, } Esq. for 1791, } 106 7 12 6   do 49 4 12 6   do 55 3 12 6   do for the year '92, 106 7 12 6   do 49 4 12 6   do 55 3 12 6   do for the year '93, 106 7 12 6   do 49 4 12 6   do 55 3 12 6   JOSEPH COLBY, Collector. New-London, Sept. 1, 1796.  
PHILADELPHIA, August 18.
Yesterday arrived here the brig Ruby, Capt. Lloyd Jones, in 48 days from Bourdeaux. Although the Ruby failed from that place in company with the Dispatch, arrived at New-York, yet, by the extraordinary pains taken by Capt. Jones to procure the latest papers from Paris, we are provided with the Monitor , and L'Eclair to the 22d June, two days later than the papers brought by that vessel, and from which we published the news in our Postscript yesterday morning. The following very important Intelligence, was translated for the American Daily advertiser.
PARIS, (2 Messidor) June 21.
The reports of Peace so generally spread, and even mentioned in the council itself, have all of a sudden ceased. Were they without foundation? We think they were not; we persist in believing that there has been a question of armistice for several days past in agitation; that a courier came to ask it in the name of the Emperor; that the Directory have deliberated upon it; but that they will not listen to any preliminary conditions, except Mayence and Mannheim; the keys of Germany are given into their hands, lest the definitive negotiations should not be agreeable to their wishes. Whatever were the conditions demanded of the Emperor, we are persuaded that he will not fail to repeat of having refused them. The reason of it is simple; his army is dispirited: every day announces him a fresh misfortune. The enthusiasm of victory is amongst our troops; this multiplies an hundred fold their strength, and we are promised prodigies of success. The famous de Letang, denounced as the chief of the counter-revolutionary movements which have agitated many parts of the South, has been judged at Avignon, and shot on the 24th Prairial.
The general quarters of the army of the Sambre and Meuse is at present at Neuwied, it has been moved to this place since Jourdan has passed the Rhine with his army, in four strong columns.
The fortress of Ehrenbreitstein is surrounded, but at a distance and out of the reach of cannon. The Austrians have some troops encamped under the cannon of the place. The garrison is about three thousand men strong; It is composed of the regiment of Manfredini, and of some detachments of chasseurs, with some troops of the Empire. It is hewn out of a rock; its fortifications are cannon and bomb proof, rising to a peak of prodigious height. The siege will certainly be long and murderous.

Foreign Information.
From London Papers by the JOSEPH, Capt. CAVENDER, from BRIS-TOL.
MILAN, May 18.
The inhabitants of this city assembled on the square in front of the Cathedral, to hear the patriotic speeches of several orators. The music of Milan played the cherished tunes of Liberty; Ca Ira, the Marseilloise, and the Carmagnole. The people afterwards swore to live free or die; hatred to royalty, &c.
I was this morning in the popular society. Discourses breathing a great deal of patriotism were pronounced here; They denounced a libel, which was said to have been published by the monks and the nobles with a view to deceive the people. In another society they said that the arch duke who had thought fit to run away had sent word that the Emperor had made Peace with the French, and that he would soon return to bring all those to reason who had dreamed of declaring themselves a free people. All this does not discourage the patriots of Milan; on the contrary, it renders them still more vigilant. I feel inclined to hope, that they will succeed in their generous undertaking, and that the satellites of despots will do best to make a journey to Germany.
I shall send you, by the next post, the speech of the president of the society, and also a patriotic song which was handed to me.
The citadel has not surrendered yet; but I believe it will soon be besieged and easily taken.
CITADEL OF MILAN.
The French have imposed upon the Milanese a contribution of 20 millions. Buonaparte and Salicetti do not take any active part in the revolutionary proceedings. They, however, seem to have gone too far for the Milanese to retract, or the French to abandon them. The citadel has not yet been attacked. It is said, that there is in it a garrison of 3000 men, but the French do not propose to lay a regular siege, in order to delay their progress as little as possible.
MAY 23.
The French have kept up a heavy cannonade upon the fortress of this city for several days; the fortress has returned a cannonade equally brisk.
REQUISITIONS
of all kinds have commenced here. Among other things, all the saddle horses have been put in requisition. A new Municipality and Popular Societies have been established.
Various proclamations have already been issued. One dated the 19th of May, states that to the victories, and to drive the enemy entirely out of Italy, it was necessary that provisions should be immediately furnished. In consequence, a sum of 20 millions of livres has been imposed upon Austrian Lombardy. The epochs of the payments are to be determined by particular instructions.
MAY 26.
The Austrian commandant of the citadel of Milan, General Salis, who has 4000 men under him, has replied to the third summons of the French, that he will defend the place as long as a man is left him.
The spirit of liberty makes every day a rapid progress. The Republican festivals contribute to draw the Lombards from their torpor, and to incite the popular enthusiasm. The people everywhere declaim against the Austrian despotism, and vow never to return to it. The Nobles, the Priests, and even the women, employ themselves in considering the means of establishing liberty, but the popular societies contribute the most effectually to animate the people in the defence of their rights, and to annihilate the royal and aristocratical despotism. The Republican spirit is not confined to the bosom of the capital. It spreads peacefully through the rest of the Milanese and Lombardy. Pavia, Lody, Cremona, and the other towns, hasten to follow the example of Milan. Every thing announces, that the revolution will be speedily accomplished, if a peace between France and the Emperor happens not at once to arrest the progress of patriotism.
A proclamation has been addressed to the Milanese by General Buonaparte, which proves that the French, to assist their progress, are obliged to have recourse to the system of Terror. Talking of the insurrection at Pavia, Buonaparte writes thus to the Directory:
Three times the order to set fire
to the city had escaped my lips, when I beheld the garrison of the castle arrive, who, breaking their fetters came with cries of joy to embrace their deliverers, I ordered them to be called over; not one of them was wanting. If the blood of a single Frenchman had been shed I would have erected on the ruins of Pavia a column, upon which I would have inscribed
"Here the City of Pavia was!" I shot all the Municipality!—arrested 200 hostages, and sent them into France. Now every thing is perfectly tranquil; and I believe this lesson will be sufficient for the government of all the people of Italy."
THE HAGUE, May 26.
All the united troops, national & foreign, make a force of 49,000 men.
The plan of arming the citizens as National Guards has passed; they are to the number of sixty two thousand, the sixth part of which engage to serve, in case of necessity, in campaign or in garrison.
The Maritime force of the Republic will consist of 22 ships of the line, 31 frigates, and 29 cutters. To call forth a desire for the sea service, they have established certain premiums for the encouragement of seamen.
BRUSSELS, June 12.
The artillery and prisoners captured in the different actions which have taken place daily on the right bank of the Rhine, continue to be brought in. The number of Austrian prisoners made on that side up to this time, amounts to at least 3,000.
JUNE 14.
The French army has no longer occasion to be uneasy about supplies; the magazines of provisions and forage it finds on its right bank, will enable it to subsist for a certain time at the expense of its enemies.
On the side of the Upper Rhine, General Jourdan has retreated from the banks of the Nahe, and from Kreuznach; he has surrounded on the heights of Kirn a body of 6000 Austrians, who are thus blockaded, without having any communication with the Austrian army. The latter will make great efforts to disengage them. We already learn that the Archduke Charles is advancing with his army for this purpose; and thus we may look immediately for a general action.
PARIS, June 18.
The Prince of Wirtemberg sets out on journey for England to receive the fair hand of the Princess Royal, the latter end of the present month.
The Prince of Wales resided with the Duke of Clarence at Richmond during the negotiation last week, and set out for the Grange on Saturday, the treaty being broken off—Her Royal Highness went to the Opera with the express desire of the king. The Prince means to make his first appearance in public at the Winchester Races.
There will be a legal question of great importance to settle in case of the separation of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Will her Highness be entitled to her full dower of 30,000. a year as a separate maintenance?
It is said that the negotiation broke off on the following point: The prince consented to the dismissal from his household of all the parties whose conduct has given offence to her Royal Highness, but insisted that they should be received as visitors at Carleton House. To this the Princess, by the advice of the king positively refused her assent. The queen thought the proposition reasonable.
Friday the Washington American East-Indiaman, 750 tons, went on shore on the Lizard Point; the ship will be lost. She was esteemed the finest ship belonging to the States; her cargo, which can be got at, is bringing up here, consisting of bales of silk, mullins, India hemp, &c. It is supposed about 300 tons of sugar, and a great quantity of rice, will be wholly destroyed, the whole estimated in the country at 55,000. The Capt. had sugar on board to the amount of 14,000 dollars uninsured. She came from Calcutta, but whether for the account of the English Company or not, cannot be known. The pilots are abandoned.
"The outward bound East India fleet are stopped sailing, and Admiral Colpoys of course is delayed sailing. Various conjectures are made on the stopping a fleet which was laying at St. Helen's and would have failed a week ago, but for want of a fair wind. Some say the troops on board them are intended to be disembarked; and sent on board other transports for the West-Indies."
In addition to the marriage of the Princess Royal to the Prince of Wirtemberg, Princess Elizabeth is said to be betrothed to the Prince of Sax-
Gotna, and Princess Augusta to another German Prince.
Louis XVIII. has taken up his temporary residence at Rothemburg, a town upon the Neckar, where he has a house, which the Prince de Condé occupied during the winter.
DOVER, June 22.
This morning arrived a Flag of Truce from Calais, with a further account of Negotiations between the Emperor and the French, and that the People entertain great hopes of a speedy and general Peace.
MADRID, May 12.
It is certain that our court is in full negotiation with the French Republic, for an alliance offensive and defensive. Orders have been given for five hundred tri-coloured flags to be made, which is to float on our squadrons, instead of the white ones hoisted heretofore for the French colours during the government of the Kings.
The Prince of Peace frequently gives fetes to the Ambassador of the French Republic, Gen. Perignon. The King is about to present to him a sword richly mounted.
The equipment of our army and navy goes on with astonishing activity. The reinforcements passed to the camp before Gibraltar are considerable; the army which composes it is 49,000 strong.
Our government is also at present occupied (by consent of the Pope) with the suppression of the greatest part of the Convents in the kingdom.
Exposed situation of England, in case of a Continental Peace.
LONDON, June 18.
It has long been known, to those who are accurately informed of the state of the continent of Europe, that the French are collecting an immense quantity of small craft in all the ports and creeks of Holland, from the Helvoet to the mouth of the Scheldt. It is perfectly obvious that the Emperor, notwithstanding all the bribes and stimulants employed by the English Cabinet, will be obliged to save the remainder of his dominions, by such a peace as France may be disposed to grant him. It is no secret at Vienna, and it must have been communicated by Sir Morton Eden to our Court, that the majority of the Austrian Cabinet have advised their master to accept the French offer of Bavaria.—It is but too probable that the insipidness and apathy of the People of Great Britain, will suffer a corrupt, infatuated and incapable administration, to pursue their mad career, neglecting or spurning the most favourable opportunities for honorable pacification, till England be left alone, the single object of the national resentment and revolutionary rage of France. In such circumstances it is not to be discerned that the most serious danger may be apprehended.—It is impossible that any navy, however powerful, active and vigilant, can guard every point of so extensive a line of coast.
Many of the dangers of such a situation are more fit matter for serious meditation than for public discussion. But it is impossible to overlook the too probable combination of the Dutch and Spanish navies with that of France, and it is in vain to conceal, that the ports of Holland are those from which a hostile armament is likely to be dangerous to Great Britain. Some points of the French and Flemish coasts are indeed nearer, but a great line of Dutch coast is immediately opposite to that of England, while we have not a single harbor for ships of war from the Thames to the Humber, and almost to the Tweed. If Philip II. had been master of the ports of Holland, it has been often thought that the event of the Armada might have been very different.
But these circumstances, instead of curing our ministers of that phrenzy under which they seem so long to have laboured, and disposing them seriously and honestly to think of peace, will probably be employed by them to prop their ill-gotten, abused, and tottering power, by a new system of alarm and terror at home. The retainers of government already begin to use that language which has always been the forerunner of such measures. They speak of doubling the militia, &c. The danger of the country is nothing to the minister, as long as he can dupe one portion of the people, overawe another, and corrupt a third. The object of his policy seems to be, to entwine his own power with the existence of his country, so that they may be buried in one common ruin. To fall only with the fall of so great a country, is indeed sufficient to satisfy the most rapacious demands of perverse and depraved vanity; Unless the people
of England be soon awakened from their lethargy, the pride of Mr. Pitt seems likely at no very distant period to receive that consolation.
RUSSIA & SWEDEN.
The following are the principal articles of complaint preferred against the Court of Sweden by her Imperial Majesty:
I. That the Regent has changed his political system, neglected his engagements with Russia, and adopted principles of friendship and good understanding altogether of a contrary nature.
II. Her Imperial Majesty is sufficiently informed, that the Duke of Sundermania has endeavored by all manner of intrigues and false representations to deceive her; and that it is only since he has been at the head of the government that Sweden has assumed so audacious an attitude.
III. Of having entered openly into bonds of friendship with the French Assemblies, of which her Majesty knows neither the reasons nor the object.
IV. That it is notorious that the Regent has received considerable sums from the French to be employed in armaments.
V. That he is negotiating an alliance with the French, the principal engagements of which are contrary to the interests of Russia.
VI. That her Imperial Majesty looks for an approaching rupture on the part of Sweden.
VII. That if the King does not employ all the means in his power for preserving the tranquility of his kingdom, and of all the north, her Imperial Majesty will proceed to the last extremity, &c.
Westminster Election.
FOURTEEN DAY'S POLL.
Mr. Fox, 4685 Rev. H. Tooke, 2560 Ad. Gardner, 4486
The poll closed this day (Monday) at three o'clock, when the multitude immediately tore the hustings in pieces, agreeably to immemorial usage. They then chaired Mr. Fox, carried him through several streets, and then set him down at the Duke of Devonshire's in Piccadilly, where he addressed them in a long speech.
Admiral Gardner retired to an adjoining hotel.
Some pieces of brick were thrown at the multitude from a house repairing in Covent-Garden, which so irritated the mob that they immediately broke all the windows of it, amounting to some hundreds.
JUNE 21.
The last extraordinary meeting of the Whig Club voted 500 guineas towards the expenses of Mr. Fox's election for Westminster; the Duke of Northumberland subscribed 500, the Duke of Bedford 300, and several other of the minority Noblesse, &c. in proportion; the whole sum raised for this purpose amounts to 3500l.
DUMOURIER.
From the Gazette of Erlonaga, Germany.
Letters from Copenhagen, mention—"On the 12th of October last year, a small sized man arrived here, who announced himself for a French American, and soon after departed in an American bottom for America. Afterwards we were informed, that it was the famous Dumourier, who finally despaired of re-establishing the Constitution of 1791. He was here not attended by any servants, but received frequent visits from a lady who also took a passage with him for America.—He appeared to be sensible that there remained no hopes for him any more to emerge in Europe."
NEW-PORT, Aug. 23.
Sixty thousand pounds of Prize Money are about to be distributed among the Land forces who were engaged in the capture of Port-au-Prince, St. Domingo, on the 4th of June, 1794. The proportions are as follows,
 Field Officers, &c. each £. 1102 10 0  Captains, &c. 162 10 9  Lieutenants & Ensigns 12 7 9  Searjants 29 16 9  Corporals, Drummers, and Privates. 4 12 9 
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 27.
By a Gentleman of undoubted Veracity from Cape-Nicholas Mole we are informed, that 117 British Officers died there from the 2d to the 17th ult. and that the Mortality among the Troops has been proportionably great.
A Letter from a British Officer of Dragoons at the Mole mentions, that of the Regiment to which he be-
longs, only three Officers beside himself survive.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20.
Extracts of a letter from Capt. Isaacs, of the brig Commerce from Leghorn, dated on board in Baltimore road, to his friend in this city.
On the 14th June was chased by an Algerine, which came within hail of me, it coming up very foggy thick weather of a sudden so that I could not see the length of my ship I altered my course a little, and by that means, before the fog left me, I was clear of her:—But on the 18th June I was fired at by an Algerine Zebec, which rowed with 30 sweeps, manned with one hundred and odd men, mounting 3 six pounders; and being becalmed, they run along side of me, obliged me to hoist out my boat and go on board them, where they detained me for two hours, treated me very complaisantly, but took from me about one hoghead of water and let me go.
The latest from Italy.
The circulating news of Leghorn, when I left there—was as follows:
JUNE 6.
The following agreeable intelligence of the success of the French army in Italy, under the command of Gen. Buonaparte, has just been received from Florence.—On the 26th May, Gen. Buonaparte attacked the German army, near Mantua, consisting of about 14,000 men, commanded by Gen. Beaulieu.—The attack was made in three directions, the Republicans bearing every thing before them, and obliging the Germans to retreat in the greatest confusion and as Gen. Kellerman, who was coming with a reinforcement of 30,000 men to the army of Italy, knew the intention of his brother in arms, Buonaparte, it is generally supposed he will cut off the retreat of the Germans at all events:—The investment of Mantua follows.—Mantua has a garrison of 7000 men, with plenty of ammunition, but very scarce of provisions. I have a number of Italian papers, the latest of which gives the particular account of the engagement and other successes of the Republicans, &c.
"The Pope of Rome, has made peace with the French, agreeing to pay them 4,000,000. sterling."
Capt. Isaacs left Leghorn on the 7th June, says, the navigation of the Straits is now perfectly safe for Americans, at least from the Algerines. He saw Mr. Donaldson in Leghorn, who informed him that he momentarily expected an order for the money that was to be paid to the Dey, by treaty; and that there was a certainty of its being paid before the time expired; and as for the Tunisians, he thought there would be no difficulty in settling matters with them.
A letter from London by the last arrival states—that great apprehensions, had been entertained that the shippers of Rice from the United States would sustain great losses, in consequence of the great quantities of Rice imported from India—but these apprehensions had been entirely subdued. The Rice from India had turned out so bad, being of an inferior quality, that the American Rice has got up to 25s. sterling per cwt.
Copy of a letter from Capt. James H. Boyd, of the sloop Sincerity to his owner in this city.
Leogane, July 26, 1796.
I wrote to you last from Mole St. Nichola, informing you of my arrival there, and of departing from thence to Port-au-Prince, in company with a number of other vessels under convoy of two armed ships and one brig: but on the 18th I had the misfortune to be taken twice in fight of the Success frigate; first by a row boat, with 18 men under national colors, the triangle then bearing E. S. E. distant two miles. They hoisted part of my cargo upon deck, and opened a trunk marked S. R. P. No. 10, and took out about 16 or 18 pieces of book mullins; they also took 9 kegs of crackers, 1 box of wine, and all my stores, then left me. In four hours after I was taken by 7 privateers, about 25 miles from Port-au-Prince, I then making the seventh taken that day. They immediately took all letters and papers that they found on board, and carried me into Leogane, where they have kept me and all the rest of the Americans, taken in prison or on board our vessels; and all they have to say against me is, that I am consigned to British merchants in Port-au-Prince, and that the merchandise on freight is all British property.
But my bills of lading specify to the contrary; however all our pa-

pers are gone to the Aux Cayes to be tried, and I expect an answer in two or three days. The administration has taken the flour, for which they are to pay 15 dollars per bbl. in coffee at 31 sous, to be paid in 35 days from my arrival. The rest of the cargo they force me to sell in this place to best advantage I can, but I have no authority to sell the property yet; If I do not sell, I must lay here, as they say themselves, until my bottom drops out. Therefore, I conclude upon the whole, if (I am cleared from the privateers) for the good of those concerned, I must take a store ashore, with some trusty Frenchmen here to assist me, and to dispose of the rest of the cargo to the best advantage. However, I shall be able to inform you more concerning the business by the next opportunity, as I am at present only a prisoner, and not even permitted to note a protest, but as soon as I am released, I shall enter into my protests, and forward a copy of them to you by the first opportunity. I am very much at a loss how to act for the best, as you have given me no private instructions concerning business of this kind, but as far as I learn all instructions are useless. Your Sch'r Bride is also brought in here and I believe Capt. Probert writes by the same vessel by whom you will have a more particular account of the transactions here, than I can give you at present.
AUG. 20.
Arrived, the brig Isabella and Ann, Capt. Hawkins, 17 days from Port-au-Prince. Previous to his sailing, accounts were received there of an engagement between two British armed Schooners and 7 Republican boats, in the bite of Leogane. The Schooners both struck, after an obstinate engagement of 3 hours—they were sent into Leogane. They were part of a convoy of men of war, conducting a fleet of merchantmen from Port-au-Prince, bound to Jamaica, and were on their return cruising in the bite for the protection of the trade.
Extract of a letter from a Physician in New-York to his friend in this city, dated August the 8th.
Doctor Mitchell has so ably explained the nature and evil tendency of putrid animal and vegetable substances, and Doctor Bailey has so justly asserted that our late yellow fever was produced by the filth of the city, that they have left me but little to say upon those subjects.
The magistrates have as yet had no faith in their theories; notwithstanding they carefully quit the city at the season when they expect the hot and dry weather will set the putrid exhalations afloat.
The people have been misled. They have been looking with arching eyes, distracted judgments, and superstitious fears to all the ships that arrive from the East and West Indies, and even from Ireland, for this raw head and bloody bones, the yellow fever, while the true cause of it exists at their doors.
"I have conversed with three Physicians from the West-Indies, within these six months, who laughed at the idea of the yellow fever being contagious in the Islands; and I have seen private gentlemen from thence, who declare that they visit their friends in that disorder, with as little fear as they do in the tooth ache."
"Unless pains are taken to remove the filth of our cities we shall soon have the plague generated among us. The yellow fever will then cease to be an object of terror."
"The late rains and cool weather have banished the yellow fever from our city; for it actually appeared with its usual awful face, and frowned all our old theories into nothing. What a return and continuance of hot and calm weather may yet produce, is in the womb of time."
LONDON, June 23.
On Tuesday advice was received at Calais from Paris, that Preliminaries of peace between the Court of Vienna, and the French Republic had been signed; and in consequence of which intelligence, there were great rejoicings in every town from Paris to Calais.
The expenses of Mr. Honeywood, in the election for Kent, are calculated to fall little short of 30,000l. those of Sir F. Greville touch on 60,000l.
For the late Mr. Whitebread's brewery, a company of gentlemen have offered 250,000l. Mr. Whitebread, jun. who wishes to decline business, asks 500,000l. sterling.
WETZLAER, June 16.
Yesterday was an alarming day, but it ended fortunately for us, as the French were compelled to retreat. Wetzlaer, Frankfort, and the neighbouring country, are now delivered from the enemy. The following is the ACCOUNT of this BLOODY ACTION.
"Yesterday at noon a cannonade began
near our town. The French made too false attacks on Lenn and Wehrdorff, of both which places the Austrians had again possession. Gen. Werneck immediately sent a reinforcement to Wehrdorff. About 2 in the afternoon the French, under Gen. Lefebvre and Grenier, attacked the town from the side of the Forest of Aherberg, with 18,000 men. The Austrians had only their advanced troops and light troops on the side of the town. The affair was at first considered as of light importance; and Werneck, therefore, only brought up the regiments from the camp behind town. But these were not sufficient, as the corps of Werneck only consisted of 7 or 8000 men.
"The Austrians in the first two hours lost many brave men; but between four and five the Archduke Charles arrived, and headed the troops himself. This inspired the troops with new courage, and turned the battle in our favour. Till 7 o'clock the event of the day was doubtful. Had the Austrians been compelled to retreat, our city would have been exposed to the most imminent danger. Towards evening arrived some Austrian regiments, and about 7 o'clock 3000 Saxons. These decided the victory."
"General Weinack in person, at the head of the regiment of Karaczay, forced up the mountain, and took five pieces of cannon, and the Saxons on the left wing, two. The heavy artillery also now came up, of which the Austrians had before been in want, and about 9 o'clock, the French were reduced to flight, and driven beyond Altenberg. To day the Austrians are five leagues in advance. The event of this battle was of the utmost importance to this city, Frankfort, and the whole neighbouring country."
Same date, ten o'clock at night. "Our brave defenders are following up the advantages they have obtained with the utmost alacrity and resolution, and excited in us the hope of still greater successes."
"Fifty French fusileers have been brought in here, made prisoners at Herborn, four leagues from hence; as also seven chasseurs and a French commissary with his chest from Dillenburg. On the chasseurs alone were found 2000 Louis d'Ors. One train of artillery after another is now passing through this city towards Dillenburg and Weilburg. The Austrians are at Lahuberg, three leagues from hence, on the road to Weilburg; the latter town was yesterday morning evacuated by the French. As the French are already driven from the vicinity of Herborn and Dillenburg, the whole of the Austrian army will to-morrow, pass the Lahn in pursuit of the enemy."
"The Austrians have suffered considerably in the late actions; and the French still more. Some estimate the loss of the latter at, from two to three thousand men killed, and from 1700 to 2000 made prisoners."
"It is asserted that Gen. Lefebvre is among the prisoners."
P. S. The part of the Austrian army which is already on this side of the Lahn, continues to advance. The French have already retreated to Limbourg. The Arch Duke Charles passed the last night here, his head quarters are at Weilburg.
From PARIS, June 23.
The rumours of peace which were credited for several days, and relative to which we were merely the echoes of the public voice, are ascribed to the arrival in Paris of a Secretary of the Austrian Legation in Switzerland. We are assured that he came to propose an armistice, but that the conditions could not be agreed on. This Secretary has quitted Paris, and it is thought that there is no longer any negotiation on foot between France and Austria.
Adet, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic to the United States of America, has demanded a successor; the directory was for some time busied in the search after one. This embassy was offered to several citizens by whom it was refused; and more particularly to Maret. Circumstances having changed in America, and the Anti-English party having recovered its influence, Adet has expressed a wish to keep his place. The directory has just resolved to continue him.
From GIBRALTAR, July 12.
Capt. Carter, arrived yesterday, in 46 days from thence, says, there was no authentic information of the Spaniards making preparations for breaking peace with the English. It was however, the general opinion among the inhabitants, that they should have a war with Spain before any considerable lapse of time.
Mr. Simpson, our Consul at Gibraltar, had his doubts of the safety of Americans navigating the Mediterranean, as the time allowed for the Americans to fulfil the stipulations of the treaty with Algiers, had expired on the 7th July.
A frigate arrived the day before Capt. Carter failed, from England, with troops, which gave strength to their expectations of a rupture with Spain.
HALIFAX, Aug. 20.
Wednesday arrived the Sloop Portland-Packet, in 4 days from Boston; in which came passengers—the Hon. David Howell, Esq.; Commissioner, and the Hon. James Sullivan, Esq.; Agent on the part of the United States, for ascertaining the St. Croix boundary, Mr. Samuel Webber, professor of Astronomy at Cambridge, Mr. John Sullivan, Son of the late Hon. J. Sullivan. Mr. Smith, Merchant, of Newbury Port, and Mr. Sanger, Merchant of Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 20.
Arrived Sch'r Edward and William, Capt. Jones, 17 days from Port de Paix, sugar and coffee—D. Stewart and Sons. Two days after leaving Port de Paix, was boarded by two English privateers, who informed Capt. Jones, that they had the
day before taken the Sch'r Betty and Sally, Capt. Byers. A King's brig spoke soon after, informed Capt. Jones, that the privateer above mentioned had taken all Capt. Byers's men out of his vessel, leaving only his mate and Capt. Graybell, a passenger, and put a prize master and some of their own men on board—that as soon as the privateers had got out of sight, Capt. Byers determined to regain possession of his vessel—that the prizemaster disputed his right, and in the affray received a mortal wound by a shot discharged by the mate. The Capt. of the brig said he approved Capt. Byers's conduct, and that he was then in pursuit of the privateers, in order to restore Capt. B. his men, that he might be enabled to proceed home. The mate, however, was confined on board the brig.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.
The President of the United States yesterday received the CHEVALIER MARTINEZ DE YRUJO, an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Catholic Majesty to the United States of America.
Accounts from the Havannah, as late as the 10th of August, mention the arrival of three French frigates there, under the command of Commodore Barney; they anchored off the Moro castle, and purposed sailing the next day on a cruise; their precise destination was not declared, but from a variety of concurring circumstances it was apprehended that the Commodore meant to proceed in quest of an English convoy, from Jamaica, which had not at the above date passed by, but was expected every hour.
NEW-YORK, Aug. 23.
By the Schooner Two Friends, Captain Place, 15 days from Cape Nicholas Mole, we learn, that on the 21st July, about 4 o'clock, A. M. the brigands about 700 in number made an attack on an out post of the British garrison at that place, but were repulsed; they soon rallied, and in the second attack, forced the British from their redoubt, which was situated on a hill. About an hour afterwards, the British returned with a small reinforcement, and attacked the entrenchment, routed the brigands, and regained their position. The brigands, however, carried off their provision, ammunition, &c. The whole number of the British did not exceed 100, the commander of whom, a major, was killed. Our informant, who was on the ground soon after the engagement, says a considerable number of the brigands were killed.
AUGUST 27.
WAR
BETWEEN ENGLAND AND SPAIN. This morning arrived here the ship Factor, Capt. Kempf, in 43 days from Cadiz. By the arrival of the Factor we learn that War has been declared between Spain and England; that the Spaniards were using the greatest exertions to man their navy; that from 40 to 50 Spanish vessels of war were laying at Cadiz; that Admiral Richery's fleet was still in port; and that the English fleet cruising off that harbour under the command of Admiral MANN, had quitted their station the day the Factor failed, with an intention of putting into Gibraltar.
BOSTON, Sept. 2.
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
On Tuesday last arrived in Nantasket Roads, the British frigate La Raifon, Capt. Beresford, rating 24 and mounting 32 guns—nines and sixes, with two 24 pound carronades. On the 24th ult in the evening, George's Banks bearing W. S. S. distant 20 leagues, was chased by a French frigate, which soon came up with, and engaged La Raifon. Her force not precisely known; but supposed by the English officers, to have been a 24 gun ship. The action continued that evening an hour and a quarter, when the vessels separated in a fog. Next morning the two ships again met, and fought three quarters of an hour—a fog again arising, the vessels again parted, and did not fall in with each other afterwards. La Raifon had 2 men killed and 7 wounded, three dangerously; she was much damaged in her hull and rigging—having to bend almost a complete new suit of sails. She is, however, refitted, and will probably put to sea this week. It is not known what vessel she was engaged with; but it was probably the frigate that was seen off the Capes of the Delaware, about three weeks since—and laid, by the pilots, to be "a fine French frigate." She is expected at this port.
Yesterday's mail brought us London news into July—no articles of material consequence, however, is observable. It principally consists of prefix details of the late events on the Rhine, by the Austrians. They differ in some points from the French; but agree in the grand facts that they fought and were beaten; or, as in one instance, they obliged the French to "act in" reality "a Retreat." These accounts are too voluminous for present publication.
Official Dispatches, dated Austrian Head-Quarters, June 20, say, That an action took place between the French Gen. Kleber, and the Austrian General Kray, on the heights between Kiffen and Ukarath, after the retrograde movement of the French, on the 15th June, in which action the French were defeated, with the loss of 700 men, who were taken prisoners, besides their loss in killed and wounded. The Austrians lost 600 men. Kleber immediately passed the Rhine at Nieuwied.
Capt. Thorndike, from Petersburg, Russia, informs, that in a violent thunder and lightning storm, which happened just before he failed, 100 galleys were caught on fire and consumed.
American vessels are allowed, by proclamation, free admission into St. Vincent's, with all articles of the growth or
production of the United States, until Jan. 19, 97.
From LANSINGBURGH, Aug. 16.
A few years ago, there was but one Stage between this town and Albany; it was established and maintained at great expense, and for considerable time had little encouragement. At this day, this mode of travelling, has so increased that twenty stages daily pass and repass between the neighboring towns of Lansingburg, Troy; Waterford and Albany, and the average number of passengers exceed 150.—This is we think no indifferent proof of the growth and prosperity of this flourishing part of United and happy America.
Articles of the State of Health.
From SAVANNAH, Aug. 5.
The yellow fever has commenced its malignancy on the unfortunate citizens of Charleston. In consequence, the City Council has ordered all vessels from Charleston, to perform quarantine.
[We have seen a letter from Charleston, dated the 13th which mentions, that the sickness there, though bad, was not so fatal as had been represented. Strangers, and persons exposed to the sun, and air, were the most numerous victims.]
Philadelphia and New-York, still enjoy a good measure of health.
At Worcester, we are told the dysentery has carried off above twenty children; but that very few adults were attacked by it.
This town enjoys a very great degree of health, considering the late heat of the weather. Indeed there has scarcely been a summer in our remembrance when so few deaths have occurred; and the refreshing rains of Thursday night, will, we trust, tend to the continuance of the blessing.
From NEWBURY-PORT, Aug. 31.
Whereas a malignant FEVER has discovered itself for some weeks past in this place, and by its mortality in several instances, occasioned much alarm, in this and in neighboring towns.—We, the subscribers, being appointed a Committee of Health, to the town of Newburyport, and having taken all possible measures to ascertain the real state of the sickness, do hereby make the following Report—which we pledge ourselves to be accurate, and the result of our own strictest enquiry, as well as founded upon the opinion and honour of the gentlemen of the faculty in this place.
From the 15th of June until the present time, have died of a malignant Fever, 21 upon the largest computation.
15 Have died with various other disorders in that time—each account including children.
7 Only are at present ill with the fever, 2 of which the Physicians report to be in a state of recovery.
Further reports will be made from time to time.
WILLIAM WYER, JOSEPH NOYES, JOSEPH TYLER, PHILIP BAGLEY, ABRM. WHEELWRIGHT.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 3.
The Printer hereof is authorized from the declarations of the physicians of this town, to inform the public that it never was more healthy at this season of the year in the town of Portsmouth—not a fever of any kind exists, and excepting the canker rash (as it is commonly called) which has prevailed in some families among children and this in general very favourable, not more than three or four instances has it proved fatal;—no other disorder has prevailed, and even this, there is not at present one case that requires medical assistance.
Election of Representatives.
Monday last being the day affixed by law for the citizens of this State to assemble for the purpose of giving their suffrages for four persons to represent them in the next Congress:—At the close of the poll in this town, the votes stood as follows:
PORTSMOUTH.
  Woodbury Langdon, 183   Thomas Cogswell, 181   Joseph Cilley, 158   Nathaniel Peabody, 148   Abiel Foller, 64   Jeremiah Smith, 58   William Gordon, 56   Nathaniel Rogers, 53   Jonathan Freeman, 24   John Bellows, 14   Oliver Peabody, 6   James Sheafe, 4   John Prentice, 9   And a few scattering votes, 
AT STRATHAM.
  Jonathan Freeman, 52   Abiel Foller, 45   Woodbury Langdon, 53   Jeremiah Smith, 30   Gen. James Hill, 25   William Gordon, 20   Nathaniel Rogers, 7   Paine Wingate, 4   Nathaniel Peabody, 3   Nathaniel Gilman, 8 
AT GREENLAND.
  Woodbury Langdon, 48   Thomas Cogswell, 48   Timothy Walker, 35   Abiel Foller, 36   Oliver Peabody, 13   Jonathan Freeman, 13   Nathaniel Rogers, 1   Paine Wingate, 1   Jeremiah Smith, 1 
AT NEWINGTON.
  Woodbury Langdon, 18   Abiel Foller, 18   Jeremiah Smith, 18   John Prentice, 16   Nathaniel Peabody, 9 
AT AMHERST.
  Abiel Foller, 127   John Bellows, 97   Thomas Cogswell, 91   Nathaniel Peabody, 70   Jeremiah Smith, 33   William Gordon, 32   Jonathan Freeman, 16   John Prentice, 14     Woodbury Langdon, 21 
AT PETERBOROUGH.
  Jeremiah Smith, 97   Abiel Foller, 95   William Gordon, 93   Edward S. Livermore, 69   John Bellows, 26 
AT KEENE.
  Jeremiah Smith, 109   Peleg Sprague, 109   Abiel Foller, 109   William Gordon, 109 
AT LONDONDERRY.
  Jeremiah Smith, 73   William Gordon, 67   Abiel Foller, 34   John Prentice, 63   Nathaniel Peabody, 16 
AT CHESTER.
  Jeremiah Smith, 74   William Gordon, 72   Abiel Foller, 74   John Prentice, 72 
At the meeting of the inhabitants of this town on Monday last, it was Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to use the most effectual measures to remove every public nuisance that may come to their knowledge, particularly to prevent the killing of Cattle, Sheep, &c. &c. in the compact part of the town, by which the lives and health of the inhabitants have been, and still are greatly endangered.
DIED. —A daughter of Mr. Hidden;—a child of John Wendell, Esq.—a child of Mr. William Plaisted, and a child of Mr. Hamden.

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The subscriber being duly authorized by the Hon. GENERAL COURT to print a second edition of the Laws of the State of New-Hampshire (his first edition having met the approbation of the public, and the whole sold) therefore in order that every person who wishes might have an opportunity of procuring a correct copy of the same, in the cheapest manner possible, he has thought it expedient to present to the public
PROPOSALS For Printing the LAWS
of the State of New-Hampshire, The Constitution of the State, and the Constitution of the United States, in one handsome Octavo volume, on the following
CONDITIONS,  I. The whole shall be comprised in one large Octavo volume, to contain all the Laws of the State now in force, those that shall be passed previous to the works being completed; the Constitution of this State, and the Constitution of the United States, with a copious index inserted at the end of the volume.  II. The work shall be neatly printed on good Paper with an elegant Type.  III. The price to subscribers will be only one dollar & fifty cents, neatly bound and lettered.  IV. The money to be paid on delivery of the books.  V. The work is committed to Press, and will be finished with convenient speed.  JOHN MELCHER, Printer to the State.
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❖ Subscriptions received by the publisher at his Printing-Office and Bookstore corner of Market-Street, Portsmouth, and by various persons with whom subscription papers are lodged. Portsmouth, August 1796.
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Lands of the United States
Treasury Department, August 8, 1796.
Public Notice is hereby given,
IN pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 18th day of May, 1796, entitled, "an act providing for the sale of the Lands of the United States, in the territory north west of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river," that the Quarter Townships of land described in the annexed schedule, lying in the seven ranges of townships which were surveyed in pursuance of an ordinance of Congress, passed on the twentieth day of May, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, will be exposed for sale at PUBLIC VENDUE, at the Merchants' Coffee-House in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of January next, and thenceforward from day to day, until the tenth day of February ensuing, unless the said quarter townships shall be sooner sold, in the manner and on the terms and conditions herein after mentioned: viz.
 1st. The said quarter townships shall be sold to the highest bidder, but no sale can be made for less than two dollars per acre of the quantity of land contained in such quarter township.  2d. The highest bidder as before mentioned, must deposit at the time of sale, one twentieth part of the purchase money, in the hands of the Treasurer of the United States, which will be forfeited if a moiety of the sum bid, including the said twentieth part, shall not be paid within thirty days from the time of sale.  3d. Upon payment of a moiety of the purchase money in the manner before mentioned, the purchaser will be entitled to one year's credit for the remaining moiety; and shall receive a certificate describing the quarter township purchased, and declaring the sum paid on account, the balance remaining due, the time when such balance becomes payable, and that the whole Land 
therein mentioned will be forfeited, if the said balance is not then paid; but if the said balance shall be duly discharged, by paying the same to the Treasurer of the United States, the purchaser or his assignee or other legal representative, shall be entitled to a patent for the said land, on his producing to the Secretary of State a receipt for such balance, endorsed upon the certificate. But if any purchaser shall make payment of the whole of the purchase money at the time when the payment of the first moiety is directed to be made, he will be entitled to a deduction of ten per centum on the part for which a credit is authorized to be given; and his patent shall be immediately issued.
GIVEN under my hand at Philadelphia, the day and year abovenoted. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury.
SCHEDULE Of Quarter Townships to be sold at Philadelphia, in pursuance of the 6th section of an act of Congress, passed on the 18th day of May, 1796.
   No of Range. No of Township. Quarter Townships. Acres. Total number of acres for sale in each Township.     10 10 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   12 12 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   14 14 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   7 3 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   5 5 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   7 7 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   9 9 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   3 5 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   11 11 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   7 7 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   9 9 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   11 11 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   4 4 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   6 6 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   3 3 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   10 10 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   12 12 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   5 3 South East 4602 North East 4654 South West 5120 North West 5120 19,496 19,496   5 5 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   7 7 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   9 9 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   5 11 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   13 13 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   6 4 South East 4630 North East 4620 South West 5120 North West 5120 19,496 19,496   6 6 South East 4730 North East 4715 South West 5120 North West 5120 19,685 19,685   8 8 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480  
   No of Range. No of Township. Quarter Townships. Acres. Total number of acres for sale in each Township.     10 10 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   12 12 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   14 14 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   7 3 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   5 5 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   7 7 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   9 9 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   3 5 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   11 11 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   7 7 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   13 13 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480   15 15 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480 20,480  
NOTE. THE quantities of Lands in the several townships before mentioned, are exclusive of the Sections reserved by the United States. The aggregate quantities in the several townships have been ascertained by actual survey; but the quantities in the quarter townships, have been no otherwise ascertained than by calculation.
Treasury Department, Aug. 3, 1796.
Public notice is hereby given,
IN pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 18th day of May, 1796, entitled, "An act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States, in the Territory north west of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river," that the sections or lots of land described in the annexed schedule, lying in the seven ranges of townships, which were surveyed in pursuance of an ordinance of Congress, passed on the twentieth day of May, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, will be exposed for sale at Public Vendue, in the town of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, on the twenty-fourth day of October next, and thenceforward, from day to day until the first day of December ensuing, unless the said lots shall be sooner sold, in the manner, and on the terms and conditions herein after mentioned, to wit:
 1st. The said sections or lots shall be sold under the direction of the Governor or Secretary of the Western Territory, and such person as the President of the United States may specially appoint for that purpose.  2d. The said sections or lots shall be sold to the highest bidder, but no sale can be made for less than two dollars per acre of the quantity of land contained in such lot or section.  3d. The highest bidder as before mentioned, must deposit at the time of sale, one twentieth part of the purchase money, in the hands of such person as the President of the United States shall appoint to attend the sales for that purpose, which will be forfeited, if a moiety of the sum bid, including the said twentieth part, shall not be paid within thirty days from the time of sale.  4th. Upon payment of a moiety of the purchase money in the manner before mentioned, the purchaser will be entitled to one year's credit for the remaining moiety; and shall receive from the Governor or Secretary of the Western Territory, and the person who shall be appointed by the President of the United States, to direct the sales, a certificate describing the lot or section purchased, and declaring the sum paid on account, the balance remaining due, the time when such balance becomes payable, and that the whole land therein mentioned, will be forfeited, if the said balance is not then paid; but if the said balance shall be duly discharged, by paying the same to the Treasurer of the United States, the purchaser or his assignee or other legal representative, shall be entitled to a patent for the said lands, on his producing to the Secretary of State a receipt for such balance, endorsed upon the certificate. But if any purchaser shall make payment of the whole of the purchase money, at the time when the payment of the first moiety is directed to be made he will be entitled to a deduction of ten per centum on the part for which a credit is authorized to be given; and his patent shall be immediately issued. 
GIVEN under my hand at Philadelphia, the day and year above mentioned. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury.
Schedule of sections of townships, or fractional parts of townships, to be sold at Pittsburgh, in pursuance of the 6th section of an act of Congress, passed on the 18th day of May, 1796.
   No of Lot. Acres. 100ths. No of Lot. Acres. 100ths. No of Lot. Acres. 100ths.     1st RANGE.   28 5 65 14 640 each 1st Township.   29 250 95 17220 640 each 18 3 20   30 250 75 25236 640 each 21 8 50   34 240 90 3814 640 each 22 166 40   35 236 640 17220 640 each 23 427   19 1 40 23 640 each 24 640   20 170 70 25236 640 each 27 151 80   21 185 32336 640 each 33 58   22 2 30 10th Township. 34 640 each   25 488 80 12 640 each 2d Township.   26 227 640 5214 640 each 1 126   28 560 17220 640 each 2 440   29 551 60 23236 640 each 3 448   30 564 12th Township. 4 456   31 236 640 1214 640 each 5 464   19 64 17220 640 each 6 472   25 640 23236 640 each 7 340   26 387 60 4th RANGE. 8214 640 each   31 232 640 17220 640 each 17220 640 each   33 616 24 636 50 23236 640 each   34 445 20 29 636 50 3d Township.   35 222 50 30 640 each 1 470   36 16 20 34 615 2 478   5th Township. 35 236 640 3 486   6 139 20 2d Township. 4 494   12 479 30 2 265 60 5 502   17 304 15 326 640 each 6 510   18 638 50 7214 640 each 7214 640 each   23 450 75 17220 640 each 23236 640 each   24 640 5th Township. 5th Township.   29 184 13 635 1 518   30 640 14 640 each 2 526   35 312 80 17220 640 each 3 534   36 640 23236 640 each 4 540   2d RANGE. 36 640 each 5 548   1st Township. 3d Township. 6 556   28 7 20 1214 640 each 7214 640 each   34 6 50 17220 640 each 17220 640 each   3d Township. 23236 640 each 23236 640 each   24 226 640 5th Township. 7th Township.   28 499 16 12 640 each 1 566   31 233 640 23 640 each 2 571 40   11 26 40 29 640 each 3 576   12 397 50 5217 640 each 4 585 60   13 51 50 12213 640 each 5 593   15 27 50 11 26 40 6 601   16 259 20 18219 640 each 7214 640 each   17 524 25 640 each 17220 640 each   18 640 30236 640 each 23236 640 each   19 635 9th Township. 9th Township.   20 584 80 1214 640 each 1214 640 each   21 636 21 17220 640 each 17220 640 each   22 236 640 23236 640 each 23236 640 each   5th Township. 13th Township. 13th Township.   5 636 1214 640 each 1214 640 each   6 640 each 17220 640 each 17220 640 each   23 225 640 23236