The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1793-09-03 00:00:00

New Hampshire Gazette.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, Printer to the Hon. GENERAL COURT of the State of New Hampshire, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
MR. MELCHER, Please to publish the following in your next paper, and you will oblige one of your customers at least, as well as your friend and well wisher,
A Northern Soldier.
FROM THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE, &c.
To CITIZEN
I BY SELF I: THE PEOPLE.
[He who according to Mr. Freneau's paper of 31st July last appeared in the New-York Journal.]
PRAY, Sir, how are you, and whence is your authority of which you necessitate us to crave over, seeing we cannot believe either THE PEOPLE, or the NOBILITY of New-York capable of avowing your impudent censure and feigned regret at "the President's ill judged declaration," as you term it?
Who gave you the right to torture the best intention of the best of men into "a pompous display of unconstitutional authority?"—By what "HELLISH" idea of democratic right, do you assume the office of crimination ex parte , and involve at pleasure the amability of the Presidential Chair; the rectitude of the much-loved character who fills it; the policy and demeanor of the American people, to the tribunal of your impertinent assurances, the very idea whereof opposes your wolf in sheeps clothing, your whole HELL of aristocratic artillery against republican existence, and offers an insult to the remotest reflections of common sense?
Who gave you the right of intruding your nose into the mystic concerns of powerful nations; or of anticipating the policy of the American people, so congenial to your wishes for the promotion of anarchy and confusion? By what calculation of pounds shillings and pence; through what speculation on the public securities of this country, thro' what privateering scheme; or under what bribe from the secret purse of foreign power (more likely) have you dared to insult and attack either our liberties, or those to whose care we have consigned them as freemen? From whom have you learned the right and necessity of solicitation , as the ground work of proclamation which is to express the sense of government to its constituents? Who is it you call the despots of Europe? Or who gave you an American charter to involve your fellow-citizens (if you can claim that honorable rank of which your writing raise my doubts) in quarrels for or against them, before our national Councils decide on the measure? Where is greater proof against the pacific dispositions of the Americans, than your scurrilous piece, missile of aristocracy which will have too little force for its premeditated effect?
When mankind join the pointed issue, YOU LIE—Where are your proofs that "the dignity of the United States, her liberties, and her commerce are sported away by her President"—that "our flag is insulted," "our commerce distressed," or "revenues undermined?"—For depend on it that your ipse dixits will be no testimony here, what ever credit your own herd in New-York may be disposed to give them.
Come forward, I say, in the cause which you pretend to espouse, and produce vouchers of their quality, ere you scatter dissentient feeds in the air, and advise us to cultivate them; but before you peep out a second time, except a few hints from one who though he has no authority to place the signature of THE PEOPLE to his opinions, has the satisfaction to believe they coincide with those of many worthy French officers, who he has had the honour to serve with in the late American war; and whose cause he is at all times readily disposed to espouse, with all the zeal which belongs to our true policy or allegiance duty.
Know then the following facts, and let them thus be communicated to the thinking part of MAN—That the sentiments of Americans, are not the mere opinions of New-York or any other commercial town; nor does her interests and political security depend on the instability of that extrinsic wealth which engages the attention of her most puny dependence on her Atlantic shores. Her citizens are YEOMANRY, possessing mostly in their own right, that property called LAND, on the tenure of FEE-SIMPLE; and thus the advantage of distributive settlement on single estates, thro' the vast expanse of an almost unbounded country, gives every one the opportunity of weighing coolly at his own house, those important subjects that concern the welfare of his country: Thus his decisions are the determinations of reason; while the agitated mind of almost every little sea port, that were the spurious offspring of private interest, or overheated zeal, begets passion, who is the parent of error and misfortune.
Think not, then, mistaken SALAMANDER, to kindle that flame in our country which is the natural sphere of your own existence.
Remember the UNION of AMERICA with truly awful veneration—profane not the yet sacred name of her political father—and when you view her NATIONAL character, reiterate the immense field, which gave her soldiery to establish it!—Think not that these powerful people are unmindful of their fellow sol-
diere, the French, in their gratitude; or that the French are unmindful of the MUTUAL AID which themselves received against those whom I apprehend you call the DESPOTS of EUROPE.—Remember the reciprocity of those acts which produced thro' their coalition the independence of America on the one hand; and give France a weighty balance against the DESPOTISM of EUROPE, on the other.
View then the Americans as a PEOPLE, and reflect that as such they have necessarily a thing to attend to, called true policy —or the art of managing the means and resources of the nation, to the best national advantage.
Has then, that nation whose resources and interests are internal, no policy but that of war? Hath she no leaders but the inflammatory dispositions of New-York? No pursuits to attend to but those of caprice, anarchy and confusion? Hath she no more advantageous, pleasing, or just employment, than those of privateering and plundering: The hap-hazard pillaging of an unoffending family, in one unlucky moment, of the well earned substance of many years labor; merely because those indefinite laws of nations (decided generally by the will of superior power) under which the sons of violence justify the cutting of innocent throats, shall give colouring to this sudden change of property?
Yes, Sir! I dare boldly intrude my opinions here, without the authority of the PEOPLE, for the proof is demonstrative and self evident, that a country which is peopled in this part for eight hundred miles to the westward, has INTRINSIC CONCERNS to mind—that people who live so retired from the partial access to European politics, which New-York enjoys, that a great bulk of them do not even know that a war between France and England exists at all, can by no means judge of the nature of that war; or that it is their duty to take part in it, on any side, till they receive that official information from a government whom they have invested with their confidence, which shall notify their decisions through the circulating medium of a PROCLAMATION, as the only possible means of speedy and general communication.
I will now, Sir, recommend to you a general scale of reconciling your desolatory ideas on the nature of governments to a political centre—It is a very simple one: Only to enquire whether the interests and resources of your country are extrinsic, or intrinsic. If the first, your commerce, fleets, and warfare take their proper station in an instant;
and no doubt but they will accumulate wealth in the field or seas of unprincipled mischief. If the latter, you will attend to your internal cultivation, peace, harmony and good order; receive by the hand of friendship and brotherly affection, every citizen of the world who comes to labor in the common vine-yard of your Creator—Let the sons of violence contend in foreign climes, and distant seas; but let it be the glory of American jurisprudence, to say unto the national assassins of any country, when they approach us:—"Friend, thou art now in the land of peace, sheathe the sword which thou hast drawn against the enemies of thy particular nation; for here all men are BROTHERS."
I am nevertheless,
A WESTERN SOLDIER.
Richmond (Vir.) Aug. 9, 1793.
An Instance of the Vanity of worldly things.
A Certain rich covetous Barber had made a collection of a great many Jewels, which he watched very narrowly. Another Bonza older than him begged him that he would suffer him to see them. And after he had looked at them for some time. I thank you said he for your Jewels. Why thank me answers the other, I did not give you them: But I had the pleasure to see them replied the Guest, and that is all the advantage you reap from them except the trouble of watching them. The difference is but small, I do not envy you.
Cure for the Rheumatism.
A Specific infallible cure for the most inveterate Rheumatism of many years standing, has lately been communicated by a philanthropic gentleman from the coast of Guinea—the negroes of that country he says, consider it the easiest thing to root out that complaint in a very little time by rubbing the parts affected with a mixture of Kyan pepper and strong Spirits—the rubbing must be continued some time and repeated till the cure is effected—probably the American red pepper, or the India black pepper might answer where the other is not attainable, but it must be reduced to powder. Several Americans most grievously tormented with this intolerable disorder, have been so effectually relieved by this happy communication as not to have the least remains of it—two gentlemen of character assure the writer, they have been perfectly cured by this remedy—probably the great heat of this unction pervades the flesh to the very bone, and banishes the lurking cause.

European Intelligence.
Received per the Industry, Capt. BARNES, who arrived at Boston, in 49 days from Bristol.
LONDON, June 26.
THIS day a messenger arrived at the Secretary of State's Office, with dispatches from Sir J. MURRAY, and the Duke of York. He left the camp before Valenciennes on Friday evening last, at which time nothing of importance had taken place, only the bombardment which had commenced on the 18th was still continued.
Great dissensions prevail between the inhabitants and the Garrison of Valenciennes: The former insisting upon surrendering to save their houses, their property, and their lives; and the latter on defending the place to the last extremity. Several persons have been put to death for proposing to surrender.
In the Star of Friday we announced that Gen. Senterre, at the head of the Patriots, had been defeated by Gen. Gaston's army, and a great slaughter made of his troops. By the proceedings in the Convention on the 12th given in the Star of Saturday, our readers would observe that this advantage, gained by the Royalists, was at Saumur, which had fallen into their hands. The particulars are not yet fully known; but it appears, that on the arrival of Gen. Senterre, with the Parisian Volunteers Menou, the Commander of the Patriots in Brittany, meditated an attack against the Royalists under the command of Gaston. Gaston, however, did not wait for him, but fell upon him in the neighborhood of Saumur, and fought with such intrepidity and success, that the Patriots were entirely routed; 6000 of them remained dead on the spot; and they lost the whole of their artillery, ammunition, and camp equipage.
Menou had two horses killed under him, and was severely wounded. As to Senterre, he fled with his volunteers early in the day, and was found with difficulty after the engagement. The taking of Saumur, with its castle, was the fruits of this victory.
The patriotic army has divided itself into two parties; the battalions of Paris have fallen back upon Angers; and the others have retreated to Tours, at which place is Gen. Senterre, Gen. Menou is dead of the wounds he received before Saumur.
Gen. Gaston's army amounts to 150,000, and menaces Angers, Nantes, and Rennes. These places are most probably now in possession of the Royalists.
The Barriers still remain shut at Paris. A fresh levy of 25,000 men for La Vendee, has just been decreed.
Gen. Paoli has hoisted the standard of revolt, and has already attacked the French troops at St. Floren.
There is a general discontent against General Senterre. A salt-petre manufacturer of the name of Henriot, has replaced him as Commandant General of Paris. This is the same Henriot who had disposed of all the cannon for the siege of the Convention, on the 2d of June.
The new Minister Beauharnois has already been denounced on all sides, Gen. Custine has been also denounced, and was obliged to send a long apologetic memorial to the Convention on the 14th.
CARRA has been denounced, and struck off the list of the Jacobins. They said, that before Dumourier had betrayed the country, CARRA had been a cock, but since that time he was a capon.
The department of La Gironde is in open insurrection against the Convention. Troops from Bourdeaux and other departments are on their march to Paris, to overturn the Anarchists.
The sections of Paris have been ordered to deliver up their cannon. Those of la Fontaine and Moliere have opposed these orders, and withheld theirs.
GORSAS, after having been at first well received in Normandy, and even led in triumph to Caen, is at present there under arrest. The new insurrection in this province assumes openly the character of Royalists.
On the 15th inst. the Convention decreed, That to insure their liberty, a corps of 6000 men should be raised, entirely dependent on their orders. The next day they were compelled to refer the matter to a nominal Appeal . DUSSAULX was hissed and very ill treated.
The Paris Gazette of the 17th contains the following paragraph:
"According to different accounts we
have received, and upon which we can rely, GASTON's troops have made themselves masters of Angers and Rennes. The municipality of Rennes sent a courier to St. Malo, and requested a reinforcement, which, however, was refused."
The above is extracted from the Paris and other Gazettes; but there are several reports in circulation among persons of the best information, mentioning that General GASTON was on his march to Paris, having been joined by a great part of the Republican army under SANTERRE, who had deserted the National colours.
It is further said, that the King of Sardinia's army had passed the Alps, on hearing of the general state of a Counter-Revolution in the Southern Provinces of France, particularly at Lyons, which has declared itself in favor of Royalty. Many circumstances render the latter report extremely probable.
Yesterday morning at 3 o'clock, two of the Messengers arrived from the British Head-Quarters at Evreux , before Valenciennes .
The accounts they bring with them are as follows: The trenches, which extended in front of the horn-work, from the village of Marby to St. Sauve , were opened on the night of the 13th, instant, with about 7,000 workmen, composed of the Austrians , Hanoverians , Country people and British ; by favor of the darkness of the night, the troops had made great progress, and, unsuspected by the garrison, they had, before morning, nearly covered themselves in the trenches. In the course of the night, and on the 14th, on which day the firing continued from our batteries, and was answered very briskly by the enemy, about 16 men were killed. In the morning of that day his Royal Highness the Duke of York summoned the town to surrender: An immediate answer was returned, tied round with a National cockade. "The best reply they could give," they said, "to the summons, was to transmit a copy of the new Oath of Fidelity taken by the Governor, garrison and inhabitants, to the French Republic: Of the threatened bombardment, they declared they had little fear, and were determined not only to risk their houses, and property, but all their lives, before they would surrender." Soon after the receipt of this answer, the bombardment commenced from Mont Awezam, and some men were wounded by the enemy's fire. On the 15th and 17th, the town was observed to be on fire in five or six places, but it was soon extinguished. On the 18th the firing continued; and at five in the evening the garrison, with about 500 men, made a sortie, and attempted to spike some of our guns, but they were repulsed, and suffered much from having been exposed to a heavy discharge of grape shot. On this day all the batteries were opened.
The first parallel line was finished on the 16th with the loss of about 40 killed and wounded, of which number the English have lost but few. This loss, considering that the workmen, covering parties, &c. amounted to 10,000 men, is comparatively small.
The second parallel was to be completed by the 20th or 21st, as the troops and peasantry worked with uncommon ardour.
The fire, during the day, is to be kept up against the works, and in the night up on the town, in order to harass the garrison as much as possible.
PORTSMOUTH, (Eng.) June 21. This morning, the Nymph frigate, and the Cleopatra, her prize, came into this port, and the wounded are carrying from the French ship to Forton—a most distressing sight.
Capt. Pelew has himself given directions for the burial of the chief Captain of the French frigate, who it is understood is to be interred with military honors—a tribute no less honorable to the vanquished than the conquerors.
The commencement of the action, between the Nymph and Cleopatra, was the most noble and awful that the naval history of the world ever recorded. The French Capt. ordered his ship to be manned, and, coming forward on the gangway, pulled off his hat, and called out—"Vive la Nation!" when the ship's company gave three cheers. Capt. Pelew, in like manner, ordered his men from quarters to the shrouds, and gave three cheers to "long live King George the Third!" and his putting on his hat again was the signal for action, one of the most desperate ever fought. The greatest part of the time the two ships were yard-arm and yard-arm, and so close on board,
that they frequently fought from the shrouds.
Domestic Intelligence.
BERMUDA, July 27.
The Assembly is prorogued to Monday the 7th of October.
A fleet of 150 homeward bound Jamaica-men, under convoy of four frigates, &c. were spoke with four days since, a few leagues to the westward of Bermuda, by a vessel from New-York.
Yesterday arrived the Fox privateer from a cruise; she re-captured on Thursday last the brig Carriere, Archibald M'Donald, late master, of Glasgow, bound to St. Vincent's; the brig was captured by the L'Ajax French privateer, of 26 guns and 260 men, of Bourdeaux, off the Western Isles, about four weeks since. She was ordered to Baltimore, to get American papers, load with flour, and sail immediately for France; The privateer took out of the brig all the merchandise, consisting of about 15 bales and package; she is a very fast sailing, fine brig, and worth about 3000. sterling. The Capt. of the French privateer behaved with great civility to the crew of the brig Carriere, and the crew of the Fox treated the French crew taken prisoners with equal humanity and attention, by giving up all private property. By the above French prisoners, we learn, that there are four stout privateers, of 28 to 44 guns each, cruising off the Western Islands, which send all their prizes for America.
The crew of the Fox go into the privateer ship EXPERIMENT, which is to be launched on Thursday next, and which is expected to out-sail any thing ever built.
AUGUST 3.
By the sloop Perseverance, Williams, arrived yesterday in 14 days from Barbadoes, we learn, that the packet brought orders to stop Admiral Gardner from sailing to Halifax, where he was bound during the hurricane months; and that 3000 more troops were expected daily at Barbadoes, the British being determined to reduce all the French possessions in the West-Indies.—That three French ships of the line were arrived at Martinique.—That ten sail of the line, with 10,000 troops on board, are arrived at the Havannah—And that the homeward-bound fleet from St. Kitts, were to sail 1st of August.
The Hornet privateer has brought in the brig Phoebe, bound to Philadelphia, from the Cape, with coffee, a chest of dollars, two chests of plate, 36 negroes, and dry goods belonging to the French. The brig left the Cape the 12th July; the negroes had then full possession of that place; the brig lay just out of reach of the guns, 14 days to endeavor to procure water, with many other vessels. She had 60 white passengers on board.
CHARLESTON, (S.C.) Aug. 10.
It having been understood, that the Advice cutter, Capt. MARSHALL, belonging to Montego Bay, in Jamaica, was arming in this port, contrary to the treaty which exists between the United States, and the French Republic—on Tuesday evening a number of citizens met and appointed a committee to call on Mr. PENNMAN, consignee of the vessel, and request he would order her to be disarmed, which he promised to do, and accordingly gave directions to the master of the vessel to reland the guns and war-like stores which were on board. The citizens finding, that these orders were not fulfilled; met again on Wednesday evening, and appointed another committee to call on the master of the vessel, and to desire he would put ashore his guns and ammunition by eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, at which hour the citizens were assembled, and received a report from their committee, to wit, that they had called on the Captain, on board his vessel, and communicated the message they had in charge—that the master demanded their authority—to which they replied, they derived it from the people—and that he at length promised a compliance; however, he only landed two guns, and at about an hour after the limited time, the citizens finding that he was not taking any measures to complete the disarmament, a party proceeded on board the vessel lying in the stream, brought her to the wharf, and took out the following arms and warlike implements, and deposited them in the arsenal, viz.—3 double fortified 4 pounders; 2 three pounders; 4 swivels, and 282 cannon shot.
The whole of the proceedings were conducted with regularity and decorum, and the vessel afterwards delivered up to Capt. Marshall, with assurances of being
reimbursed for the amount of the cannon and shot, for which purpose measures have been accordingly taken.
Extract from the British Annual Register, 1781.
"July 10th—Yesterday was executed—and the body hung in chains—Captain Townsend, of the Rover privateer, of Bristol, convicted of plundering the ship Victoria, a Venetian, Capt. Sylvester, of one silver watch, 39 dollars, and six cages with birds, she being a neutral vessel."
If the same justice should influence the British government at this time, the plunderers of American vessels will meet the punishment their piratical conduct justly merits.
FREDERICK-TOWN, (Maryl.) Aug. 8.
JUST as this paper was going to press, a gentleman arrived in town from the Westward, who informs that Gen. Wayne had left Fort-Jefferson, and that Gen. Scott had joined him with 2000 militia from Kentucky, and intended to march directly into the Indian towns.
PHILADELPHIA, August 21.
Tuesday last the first vintage ever held in America, was to begin at Mr. Legaux's vine-yard near spring mill, and in a few weeks that gentleman will be able to produce specimens of American wine.
From the General Advertiser.
Great reliance may be placed in the following intelligence.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of deep observation and strict veracity in Hamburg to his friend in this city.
HAMBURGH, JUNE 15.
"The German newspapers I send you, are intended for one of your newspaper printers. In making use of them, I must remark, it will be necessary to observe, that they are forced almost all to be partial against the French; and that their boasted victories are neither so decisive, nor so great, as is related. The war wastes terribly in lives and money, and the Emperor and Prussia are almost exhausted in point of finances. Unhappily those mischievous New Jacobins do all to promote and second the measures of the German and other conspiring princes. Marat, Robespierre and Danton, are really the greatest enemies of France. But their party begins to fall; and is entirely destroyed at Marseilles, Bourdeaux, &c. only Paris and Lyons support it."
SALEEM, August 27.
Capt. Wellman arrived here on Sunday in 53 days from Corunna, in Spain. He could learn nothing there of the politics of Europe, or the progress of the war—except that the Spaniards had been soundly whipped by the French down the Bay, and reinforcements were slowly going off to the Spanish army. The Spaniards, he says, tremble at the name of a Frenchman—have no hope of success against them—and the vulgar opinion of that ignorant debased people, is, that the French have swore revenge against Spain, and will march into their country, and execute it without mercy.—A Philadelphia vessel, which touched at Falmouth about the 17th of June for orders, arrived at Corunna, and said, there were accounts in England of some late important success over the Combined Armies in the Netherlands—but we cannot find of what date.—It was also said, that the French had made large offers to Great-Britain to detach her from the combination.—Capt. Wellman saw a letter from Holland, which said the Dutch have no ships of war at sea, except two or three guarda costas, and are not fitting out any: Their large merchant ships are also laid up, and they have no vessels out but small craft.
PORTLAND, August 24.
Capt. Motley, in the brig Superb, belonging to this port, on his passage from Port-au-Prince to Philadelphia, was boarded by an English privateer, who strictly examined his papers and cargo, but finding no French property, used Captain Motley with the utmost insolence and destroyed his papers.
Accounts from Manchester, in England say, that so deplorable is the situation of the poor there for want of employ, that upon an average four persons are found dead every morning in the streets, absolutely dead of hunger.
Numerous insurrections have taken place in Ireland, in consequence of a new militia act—ten thousand of the inhabitants of that island were collected by the last accounts, and were chiefly armed.
We hear that the armed vessel that insulted the Danish flag, was taken and carried into St. Thomas, and condemned; the crew sentenced to be imprisoned until orders were received from Copenhagen respecting them, and the captain was condemned to be hung, but escaped.

PHILADELPHIA, August 24.
We learn from a Norfolk Paper, that a 16 gun ship of war had arrived at St. Kitts, in 26 days from Liverpool, with the intelligence that peace was established between France and England. What gives some degree of probability to this news, is the total inability, as well as inactivity of Holland, in prosecuting the war against France; the Spaniards nearly as inactive: England left to support nearly the whole expence of the league, and the combined powers discouraged, their subjects on the point of revolt, and their united force not able to drive even Cuffine out of Germany.
Intelligence is received from England, through the above channel, that Mr. Fox had resigned his seat in parliament, on which occasion the friends of liberty had set a subscription on foot for him, and already raised 40,000l. A number of additional failures had taken place in London, Bristol, &c. as also in Scotland, and the mercantile part of the kingdom were in the greatest consternation.—In Ireland public affairs were in a more deplorable situation than ever; the price of cloth and yarn reduced almost to nothing, and provisions of every kind higher than ever before known in that Island.
NEW-YORK, August 28.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Philadelphia, to his friend in this city, dated August 26, 1793.
“We are all much alarmed by the rapid progress a putrid fever is making in this city; there is no accounting for it; every person that is able has gone to the country, and the country people have declared yesterday, that they will not come to town while any symptoms of it remain.”
Extract of another letter from Philadelphia of the same date.
“The times are very sickly with us, a number of people die daily, and a great many have left the city and gone to the country. How the infection has originated is attributed to two causes, viz.—To a vessel coming from the Streights, supposed to have sick people on board, or from some damaged Coffee laying during the hot weather in a store, from which a disagreeable exhalation issued. It has alarmed our citizens very much.”
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Philadelphia, to his brother in this city, dated yesterday, the 26th instant.
“I have serious thoughts of removing out of town, if I can get a place for my family. I do not wish to alarm them, but it is very certain there is great danger from a species of Yellow-Fever, very infectious, and which has, in about ten days, killed twenty people, or upwards, between Arch and Vine-streets, in Water-street, and has spread within a few days to other parts of this city. Our Physicians think every one ought to use the precaution of chewing bark, &c. and avoid infectious persons and places.—A consultation of the College of Physicians is to be held this evening. I do not like the idea of flying, and shall not unless things are more alarming than they now are. As your city can be so easily guarded, I should suppose you would find it proper to examine passengers in the stage, before you admit them to enter. This precaution, at a time when there are so many strangers travelling, may be useful.”
Extract of a letter received yesterday morning, from a passenger in the ship American Hero, bound from this port to London, which a few days ago put into Newport (R. I.) in a leaky condition.
“An account is just now brought to this place, that Admiral Gardner with the British West-India fleet is arrived at Halifax, after having convoyed them to a certain latitude. They left St. Kitts the first of August.
The American brig Betsey, Captain Mease, from Barbadoes and St. Eustatia, left the former July 25.—On the 19th, near St. Eustatia, was boarded in the night by Prince William Henry privateer out of St. Kitts, who after examining his papers, permitted him to proceed. Again the privateer Sally, of the same place (St. Kitts) boarded him close in with St. Eustatia, his papers underwent another strict examination before they would allow him to proceed. On the first of August the Windward Island fleet passed St. Eustatia, consisting of about 170 sail, under convoy of the Queen and Duke of 90 guns, and Ocean of 74, together with another ship. On the 3d of August, Capt. Mease was again boarded by a British sloop of war of 20 guns, who ordered him on board with his papers, but on representing that his boat was leaky, was suffered to proceed. 12th August fell in with a Bermuda privateer, the sloop Hope, of two six pounders,
commanded by Capt. David Fogy, who ordered Capt. Mease on board, and detained him from 8, A. M. till 1, P. M. During which (5 hours) Capt. Mease and his supercargo had to stand a very severe inquisition of their papers, log-book, private letters, and even newspapers; the passengers were obliged to submit to Capt. Fogy's discipline, as well as the insolence of some of the privateer's men, who acted as aids de mer to Capt. Fogy. After they could no longer form an excuse for detention, as every thing on board the Betsey was American property, still, this Bermuda Hero of six pounders demanded a present of a Pipe of Wine ; and on the supercargo's remonstrating against such conduct, one of Capt. Fogy's aids using very abusive language, cried out, “Sir don't you know that Captain Fogy holds his Majesty's commission?”
The supercargo was then threatened to be put in irons, and eventually they obliged him to broach a cask and fill a case for Capt. Fogy's pleasure. On the 17th August, Capt. Mease fell in with the Jamaica fleet, in lat. 34. 22. long. 71. 10. they consisted of about 120 sail, under convoy of the Hector of 74 guns and four or five frigates. A boat from the Hector boarded the brig Betsey: the officer of which behaved to Capt. Mease with the utmost politeness and civility.—The fleet left Jamaica on the 26th of July, and when the Betsey parted from them, they stood for the Eastward.—On the 20th August, in lat. 37. 23. long. 74 was brought too by the French privateer the brig Expedition, the Capt. of which after hailing Capt. Mease and seeing the American colours bore away from him. In the night saw three ships, one of which was a two-decker, and one judged to be a prize to one or other of the said vessels. After speaking Captain Mease in French, they all three took in sail and stood in West by South.
By a pilot boat, we are informed, that two 74 gun British ships, one of which was the Hector, were seen three days ago off the Delaware Capes.
The brig Potomack, Todd, failed out of Kingston, Jamaica, about the 30th ult. in company with 80 sail of merchantmen, mostly bound for Europe, under convoy of the Hector of 64 guns. The Hannibal of 74 guns had failed some days before with another small fleet. Two or three of the merchantmen were destined for New-York, and some for Halifax. Capt. Todd parted the fleet about the 9th inst. and arrived here last Friday.
Capt. Marble, who arrived here, some days ago from Boston, saw a large ship and three British brigs, off Barnegat, standing in for the land. One of the brigs was bound for New-York.
NORFOLK, August 14.
Important Article.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in London, dated June 6, 1793.
“Advices have reached England, of the fitting out of the privateer GENET, which forwarded reports of this country joining the French, and you may well suppose, gave alarm to the traders of that country.
“The citizens of London insisted on an embargo being laid on all American vessels, and the business became serious, until some explanation took place with your minister. In the course of these he was informed, either by a letter to him from Lord Grenville, or a letter is received by our President from his Majesty, stating that his Majesty was sensible of the particular and delicate situation which America was placed in by her treaty with France, that it was his Majesty's wishes and intentions to preserve the present subsisting harmony between America and Great-Britain; and that it should not be interrupted on his part, as long as any acts of ours could be justified by a fair and candid discussion. It was further understood and admitted, that there might be ill disposed persons in both countries, who would wish to disturb the public tranquility; but where these acted contrary to the laws, and when detected, were punished, the injured government would be satisfied.”
BOSTON, August 29.
Political Compendium.
On Tuesday arrived in this port, the ship Industry , Capt. BARNES, in 49 days from Bristol, and a snow, Capt. KNAPP, from the same place. London papers were brought to the 26th of June.—
We have taken all possible pains to collect and bring to a point, the intelligence brought by these vessels. The paper of the 26th of June, contains divers paragraphs unfavorable to the French Republic; this, however, must be expected,
when we mention, that this paper is a rank ministerial tool, and no dependance can be put on any intelligence, of that kind, contained in it. We have conversed with a very respectable Citizen, that came passenger in Capt. BARNES, who belongs to, and is well known in this town, and whose intelligence may be relied on as authentic and indisputable. It entirely corresponds with the extract of a letter from a person of great penetration, belonging to Dorchester , in this vicinity, and published in the CHRONICLE of August 8th. This last mentioned gentleman has travelled over almost all France, and through the French and Austrian armies on the frontiers, in May last, and is well known in this town. Both these gentlemen agree in opinion, that the Republican interest in France, must and will prevail, and that every attempt to reduce that nation to a monarchical government, whether by foreign force or internal commotion, would be equally abortive. The extract we refer to, was dated the 5th of June, in London, and mentioned, that it was barely possible that Valenciennes and Conde might be taken, but even if they were, the result must and would be precisely the same. This is highly favorable to the French. The gentleman who arrived on Tuesday, and who left London on the 7th, and Bristol, on the 9th of July, informs us, That the siege of these fortresses were raised by the combined army on the frontiers. This gentleman has brought no papers; but gives us this important news as a matter of fact, which was generally believed in Bristol. What circumstance led to this signal event, we have not heard, nor does our informant communicate; but of this we may rest assured, that the plan of reducing these garrisons, would never have been relinquished, unless from extreme necessity.
Our informant further says, That bankruptcies and distress, prevail to a high degree in England; and particularly in Bristol. But that the worst effects were not yet declared, as the money to support the war, had been borrowed, and the taxes necessary to pay it were not raised, or even proposed to the people; so that they had not felt this worst part of the burthen.
The judicious and enlightened with whom this gentleman conversed in Bristol, were all satisfied to a man, that France was impervious to the combined army; and as a proof, they mentioned, that the combined forces had not gained any material advantage any where: On the contrary, there were continual skirmishes, and serious, though partial actions, which occasioned great loss to both armies, but generally terminated in favour of the French.
The great object therefore, of this campaign, must be infallibly lost; unless prevented by very unexpected success on the part of the Germans. If they advance into the country of France, they have enemies and obstacles on all points: The want of necessary supplies (forage and provisions) arrests them at every step. In their front waste and desolation; in their rear, brave and determined freemen, with arms in their hands, and towns fortified and impregnable. If they recede, the places they must abandon, will be reinforced and supplied with the means of a more formidable and desperate defence. If Valenciennes and Conde, which are not very powerful, are captured, there is Lisle, Landau, and Cambrai still to be reduced. If these fortifications are really left by the Austrian and British troops, after all their sanguine hopes, and promised victories, it must arise from the utter impossibility of taking them.
With regard to the only remaining hope of subjugation, founded on the prospect of insurrections, and their pretended successes; that our obliging informant, remarks, was altogether delusive and visionary. For, though there are disturbances and insurrections in Brittany, they are but occasional, and are easily suppressed; they are in fact, of a piece with the pretended capture of Nantz, sometime since published in this town, with pompous marks of authenticity; but which was soon after completely contradicted by a vessel directly from that port.
It is further said, that the French are better united than ever, and are resolutely determined to defend their lives and liberty, at all risks and events.
A British paper of the 8th of May last, mentioned General CUSTINE's having lost both his legs on the first of that month, in a sally from the garrison of Landau, which he commanded. But his letter, dated the 18th of May has omitted this material circumstance. In fact, there is no more reliance to be placed on the
British Ministerial papers, than there used to be on MIEN and FLEMING's, or RIVINTON's, in the late American War.
On the whole, by the general tenor of the accounts brought by these arrivals the affairs of our brave allies appear as favorably circumstanced, as possibly can be expected at this period.
Since writing the above, we have seen the COURIER and the SUN printed in London the 5th July, which make no mention of raising the siege of Valenciennes and Conde—on the contrary, that the sieges were carrying on with vigor. There is also a letter in town from Ostend, of July 3d, which mentions that it was expected there, that those places must soon fall into the hands of the allied forces. It will however be observed, that this does not contradict the information given by the gentleman from Bristol, as he left London on the 7th of July, and these papers were printed on the 5th.
A letter from a respectable House in London, to a gentleman in this town, received by the Bristol arrival, confirms the account published in our last, of the Decree of the National Convention of France, excepting the American bottoms from capture.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of good intelligence in Bristol, to his friend here, of 25th June last.
“Circumstances in this country may compel the lovers of liberty to quit it.—Things are carrying on with a very high hand indeed, but the event is easily foreseen by those who will bestow time to think. Thinking, however, does seem at present the prerogative of the English, in general; speaking is in a manner suppressed. This is a situation to be borne no longer, than while the delusion lasts, and that depends on the success of arms in as disgraceful a cause as was that of America.—This nation will never learn Wisdom, till Calamity presents her various shapes; it has already begun in the manufacturing towns—ruin daily appears in bankruptcies of unparalleled nature and numbers. Confidence seems to have deserted the commercial part of the nation. Complaints and menaces, as far as they dare shew them, are the constant subjects every where, except in the society of those who are the tools of tyranny and misrule. He sees but a little way, who sees not the consequences of such a system of iniquity. America will derive her advantage from the system here, by having a very useful set of emigrants who are possessed of proper ideas of Civil Liberty, and of property too.”
PORTSMOUTH, Septm'r 3.
Agreeable to notification, for the purpose of considering of the President's proclamation, declaring these United States neutral, in the present European War, the inhabitants of this town assembled, on the 28th ult. and passed the following resolutions:—
Voted, That the inhabitants of this town do heartily approve of the Proclamation of the Supreme Executive of the United States, warning all persons to refrain from violating the Law of Nations, and declaring the Neutrality of the United States, and their disposition to observe a conduct friendly and impartial towards all the belligerent Powers.
2d, That in our opinion the President of the United States in issuing his Proclamation has acted in strict conformity to the nature and duties of his office, as the Executor of the Laws and Guardian of the Public Welfare, and thereby rendered effectual service to the Public in general, and most seasonable relief to the Mercantile interest at a time when it was doubted in foreign ports whether our shipping would remain neutral or not.
3d, That we are determined to assist to the utmost of our ability the Government in maintaining the Neutrality and Peace of the United States, and will use our best endeavors to detect and bring to Justice all persons who by their acts and proceedings shall violate the Law of Nations, and endanger the Peace and Welfare of the Union.
4th, That we rely on the support and energy of the Government of the United States, that our Navigation shall be freed from the present Depredations and insults committed by the Powers at War—and that just compensation shall be made to those who have suffered by such unwarrantable conduct.
G. WENTWORTH, Town Clerk.
ENTRIES at the Custom-House.
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are favourable; it must be attributed to unaccountable inattention, that they are so little regarded; or that injustice, fraud and over-reaching are not banished from the world.
NEW-YORK, 13th Aug. 1793, Second Year of the Republic.
Citizen GENET, Minister Plenipotentiary from the French Republic,
To Gen. Washington,
President of the United States.
SIR, I TRUSTED in this part of the world with the interests and rights of the French people, as you are with those of the citizens of America, I have sworn to my country, and imposed it as a sacred duty on myself, never to permit private considerations or other motives foreign from the general weal to impede me in what I conceived the line of my duty.
Nevertheless, certain persons, actuated by views which time will develope, despairing to attack my principles, have descended to personal abuse.
It is become necessary, Sir, to dissipate these dark calumnies by truth and publicity. I dare therefore to expect from your candour and probity an explicit declaration that "I have never intimated to you an intention of appealing to the people;
As to myself, I have always openly declared what I thought, and signed what I had written, and if others suppose they could advance my views, by newspaper publications and paragraphs, they are much deceived.
I have the honor, &c.
Mr. JEFFERSON's Answer.
PHILADELPHIA, August 16.
SIR,
THE President of the United States, has received the letter which you addressed to him from New-York, on the 13th inst. and I am desired to observe to you, that it is not the established course for the di-
plomatic characters residing here, to have any direct correspondence with him. The Secretary of State is the organ thro' which their communication should pass.
The President does not conceive it to be within the line of propriety or duty for him, to bear evidence against a declaration which, whether made to him or others, is perhaps immaterial, he therefore declines interfering in the case.
I have the honor to be with great respect, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,
TH: JEFFERSON.
The Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France.
TO BE SOLD A SCALE BEAM.
Enquire of the Printer. Portsmouth, August 27, 1793.
State of New-Hampshire. PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that a petition hath been preferred to the General-Court by the inhabitants of Littleton and Dalton, representing that the public roads through said towns still remain in a very bad situation, notwithstanding the penny half penny tax lately granted on each and every acre of land in said towns.
After considering said petition the General-Court ordered an hearing on that part of said petition that respects taxing the lands for making and repairing highways, before the General-Court on the second Tuesday of the next session, and that in the mean time the petitioners cause that the substance of said petition and order of court thereon be published three weeks, successively, in the New-Hampshire Gazette, commencing six weeks prior to said day of hearing.
JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'ry. Concord, June 17, 1793.
State of New-Hampshire. PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that a petition has been presented to the General-Court by the inhabitants of a place called Dartmouth, in the county of Grafton, setting forth, that said Dartmouth is inhabited by twenty-four families, who labor under many inconveniences for want of legal authority to conduct said business, in consequence of which they suffer much on account of highways being neglected.
Upon which petition the General-Court ordered an hearing before them on the second Thursday of the next session, and that in the mean time, the petitioners cause that the substance of the petition and order of court thereon, be published three weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette, commencing six weeks prior to said day of hearing.
JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'ry. Concord, June 18, 1793.
Singing-School.
JOHN REED respectfully informs the public, that he purposes to open a SINGING-SCHOOL the second day of SEPTEMBER next, at the house of Capt. Samuel Storer, opposite Mr. Samuel Hill's store, north end; where the scholars may depend on having every pains taken to instruct them in Singing.
Portsmouth, August 13, 1793.
Just Published and for Sale
By J. Melcher,
At his Printing-Office, Corner of Market-Street, Portsmouth;
The
Fourfold Foundation of Calvinism Examined and Shaken,
By Jeremiah Walker.
RUMNEY.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors of Rumney, in the county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire, that said proprietors, did at a legal meeting, held on the sixteenth day of September, A. D. 1777, vote to raise the sum of five hundred and forty pounds, to pay the Rev. Thomas Niles the sum awarded him by arbitrators, mutually chosen to adjust matters between the said Mr. Niles and the proprietors of Rumney.
DANIEL BRAINERD, Jr. Collector. Dartmouth, June 24, 1793.
ANDOVER.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors of land in Andover, who have not paid their county tax for the year 1792, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the 20th of September next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of the subscriber, in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
Table with 4 columns: County Tax, No. R., Acres., d.q. It lists names and tax details for various individuals like Benjamin Eaton, William Swain, Joseph Gove, etc.
BENJAMIN SELLEY, Constable. Andover, August 12, 1793.
PUBLIC VENDUE!
THE subscriber intending shortly to remove from this town, gives notice that he will sell
AT PUBLIC VENDUE (if not sold before at private sale) His MANSION HOUSE,
together with the Wharf, Stores, Garden, and appurtenances thereto belonging. On THURSDAY, 19th September next, at 12 o'clock, at noon, on the premises.
** The terms of sale will be made easy to a purchaser by a credit for a considerable part of the purchase sum.
N. B. In case of my absence, any person inclining to purchase may know the terms by applying to JOHN PEIRCE, Esq.
ICHABOD NICHOLS.
Portsmouth, August 30, 1793.
All kinds of BLANKS, printed on good paper, as usual, may be had at this Office.