The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1796-05-14 00:00:00

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SATURDAY, May 14, 1796.
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CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, April 25.
M R. Tracy, of the Committee of Claims made a report upon the petition of William Sergeant, Secretary of the North Western Territory, for his additional services as Governor. The report, which was read a second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, recommended that 857 dollars should be allowed him.
The Speaker informed the House he had received a letter from the Governor of the North Western Territory, inclosing two petitions which he requested as that territory had at present no Representative in the House, the Speaker would present. They were accordingly read. One related to lots of land which the petitioners had been promised and which they had not received; the other prayed for permission to import slaves into that country from other states, so as not to increase the number. They were referred to different Committees.
The following petitions were presented in favor of the British Treaty, By Mr. Livingston, from the State of New-York, 17 different petitions, signed in the whole by 3286 persons; by Mr. Muhlenberg, from Berks, in Philadelphia Township, 1 signed by 7 persons; by Mr. Isaac Smith, 4 petitions signed by 230 citizens, from New Jersey, and afterwards 2 others, one of which was signed by 70, the other not certain; one by Mr. Hartley—from 29 Merchants of Philadelphia, 1 by Mr. Kittera, from Pennsylvania, signed by 123 names; 2 by Mr. Sitgreaves, from the same State, signed by 242 persons; one by Mr. Richards, and 3 by Mr. Thomas, all from the same State; 1 by Mr. Gallatin,—from Delaware State, signed by 40; 1 by Mr. Goodhue, from the same State signed by 97; and 2 by Mr. Brent from Alexandria.
Mr. Gallatin presented a petition from the State of Delaware, against the treaty, signed by 91 persons; and Mr. S. Smith presented a petition signed by the Chairman and Clerk, of a society of manufacturers and merchants at Baltimore, consisting (as Mr. Smith informed the House) of about 400 respectable persons, praying the House would use its own discretion with respect to the treaties before them, uninfluenced by any other consideration than the public good.
This petition caused considerable debate, Messrs. Ames, Thatcher, and Sitgreaves, opposed its being received, as it was from an unincorporated society, as it purported to be the petition of a number of men, and was only signed by 2, and that even those 2 as they had signed the petition in official character might not approve of its contents. It was supported by Messrs. S. Smith, Macon, Findley, Gallatin, Hillhouse, Madison, and Kitchell, as a practice not uncommon in that House (the societies for the abolition of slavery, and the society of Quakers were mentioned as instances) that they had frequently received petitions of societies signed by their chairman and secretary, which, if they were incorporated, were not incorporated for that purpose; and that raising an opposition to the practice in this particular instance seemed as if members were determined to introduce uneasy sensations into their debates.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union; when the resolution for carrying into effect, the British treaty being under consideration Mr. Henderson and Mr. Harper spoke in support of it. At the conclusion of Mr. Harper's speech, there was a divided cry of "Committee rise" and "the question;" when the sense of the Committee being taken it was in favor of rising, there being 50 votes for it, which was a majority of the members in the House.
TUESDAY, April 26.
Mr. New, chairman of the committee of enrolments reported a bill for making further provision for sup-
porting Public Credit and for discharging the Public Debt, which received the signature of the Speaker accordingly.
The report of the Secretary of State on the petition of Charles Caldwell for a re-payment of a sum of money which he had paid for his ransom from slavery in Algiers which was in his favor. It was referred to a committee of the whole.
Mr. Hartley presented a petition from 106 citizens of Philadelphia;—Mr. Muhlenberg one from 62 citizens of the Northern Liberties; Mr. Kittera from 406 inhabitants of Lancaster; Mr. Isaac Smith petitions from New Jersey, signed by 6,230 persons; Mr. Crabb one from George-town in Maryland, signed by 400 persons; Mr. Brent one from Alexandria and Fairfax, and Mr. S. Smith read a letter of instruction from 571 of his constituents, all in favor of the British Treaty, now under discussion.
Mr. Muhlenberg presented a petition also from the country of Delaware against the treaty, and Mr. S. Smith mentioned his having one from 400 citizens of Maryland, requesting him to exercise his own judgment with respect to the British treaty.
The several petitions were referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union, when the resolution being under consideration for carrying the British treaty into effect, Mr. Dwight Foster and Mr. Griswold spoke in favor of it: Mr. Gallatin against it; and Mr. Kitchell delivered his sentiments upon the occasion. He did not approve of the treaty; but thought fewer evils would arise from carrying it into effect, than from a contrary resolution, and therefore expressed his intention to vote for the question before the committee. At the conclusion of Mr. Gallatin's speech some calls being heard for the question a division took place for the committee rising, when there were 56 members in favor of it; it of course rose and had leave to sit again.
Mr. Livingston, chairman of the committee for carrying into effect a resolution respecting the son of the Marquis La Fayette, reported that he was arrived in this country, and that he had received the patronage of the President of the United States; that he was in New-Jersey for education; and to shew that he had no occasion for pecuniary assistance, the committee subjoined a very well written affecting letter to the chairman of the committee in answer to one from him expressive of his gratitude for the kind attention shown to him by the Legislature of the United States, by the President, and by every person to whom he was made known—that he had no wants; that he was as happy as he could be, considering his separation from his father, and that if he should in future have occasion for assistance, he would apply to Congress, who had been so kind and attentive to his welfare.
WEDNESDAY, April 27.
Sundry petitions were presented for and against the treaty.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury, respecting piers in the Delaware was taken up in committee of the whole. After some time spent in debate, the committee rose and were refused leave to sit again.
The report was then referred to the committee of commerce and manufactures. To whom it was also referred to report, what provision should be made for the improvement of the ports of the United States generally.
Mr. Sedgwick presented an authenticated copy of a memorial in favor of the treaty signed by upwards of 1100 Merchants, Traders, Mechanics, and other citizens of the town of Boston in favor of the treaty. The original was not yet sent on as more signatures were expected. The express who brought it made the journey in about 60 hours.
Sundry other petitions for and against the treaty were also presented and all referred to the committee of the whole, on the state of the union.
A memorial was presented from sundry merchants of Philadelphia, stating that some of their property
which supplied the French West-Indies, they had not been able to receive compensation for, & praying relief. Referred to a committee of three.
The house then took up in committee of the whole the British treaty. Messrs. Gilbert and Tracy spoke in its favor. There was no decision.
THURSDAY, April 28.
The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union; when the resolution for carrying into effect the British treaty being under consideration, Mr. Preston spoke against the motion, and Mr. Ames in favor of it. At the conclusion of Mr. Ames's speech, there was again a divided cry of "committee rise," and "the question:" when
Mr. Venable said he hoped the question would not be taken to day. The business was allowed on all hands to be important, and one day he trusted would not make much difference. He said there were mischievous effects stared them in the face look which way they would; evils from carrying the treaty into effect, or refusing to do it. The question was to chuse the least of the two evils. He himself was not determined at present which was the least, and wished for another days consideration.
The committee divided and there appeared 70 members for rising.
FRIDAY, April 29.
The following petitions were presented in favor of appropriating to carry the British treaty into effect, viz. seven by Mr. Glenn, from the county of Albany, from the city, signed by 455 persons; one by Mr. Kittera from Lancaster county, signed by 183 persons; sundry petitions by Mr. Rutherford, from Frederick, in Virginia; one by Mr. Isaac Smith from 69 inhabitants of Mount Holly, one from 117 of Springfield, and one from 200 of Tuckerton in New-Jersey; one by Mr. Hartley from 517 inhabitants of York county, one by Mr. Sitgreaves from 80 inhabitants of Montgomery, one from 160 from Delaware, and one from 50 inhabitants of Bucks, one by Mr. Gallatin, from 154 inhabitants of the western country, one by Mr. Bradbury, from 3 or 400 merchants, traders and others of Newburyport, one by Mr. Goodhue, from a town meeting in Salem, signed by 656 persons, one by Mr. Van Allen, from 200 inhabitants of Lansingburgh, one by Mr. Christie from 230 inhabitants of Chester-town, one by Mr. Muhlenberg from 100 inhabitants of the liberties of Philadelphia, and one by Mr. Sprigg from inhabitants of Frederickburgh.
Mr. Bourne also presented a memorial from a meeting of merchants, traders and citizens of Providence (signed by 15 persons in behalf of the meeting) praying that the consideration might be resumed of appropriating the supplies for carrying into effect the British treaty, on the supposition that they had already refused.
Mr. Gallatin presented a petition from 21 inhabitants of the state of Delaware against the treaty.
The above petitions were disposed of as usual.
Mr. Sedgwick informed the House that he had in his hand a letter from Boston, addressed to the Representatives of Massachusetts in Congress, informing them that a public meeting had been held to consider upon the propriety of petitioning that house to request the necessary measures might be taken to carry the British treaty into effect, at which it was supposed 2200 persons were present, and that more than 1800 were in favor of the measure. As it appeared the petition which was agreed on at that meeting would not come to hand until the next post day, and as the question to which it related might in the mean time be taken, he and his colleagues thought it necessary to make this communication.
The House then resolved itself into a committee of the Whole, Mr. Muhlenberg in the chair, on the state of the union; and the resolution for carrying into effect the British treaty being under consideration, Mr. N.
Smith and Mr. Dayton (the Speaker) spoke in favor of the motion. Mr. Christie spoke also a few words in condemnation of the treaty; but observed, as he found the greatest part of his constituents were desirous that the treaty should be carried into effect (though they had not attempted to influence his vote) he should sacrifice his own opinion to theirs, by voting for the resolution to carry the treaty into effect.
The question being called for, and every part of the committee appearing to concur, a division took place, when there appeared 49 gentlemen in favor of the motion, and 49 against it.—The chairman, after some little hesitation, said,
He was not altogether satisfied with the form of the resolution; but as he supposed it would undergo further discussion when it came before the House, and perhaps some modification of it might take place, he should give his vote in favor of it.
The question was accordingly carried.
The House took up the resolution, and the yeas and nays were called for.
Mr. Giles wished some modification to be made in the resolution before them, or an additional one introduced, so as to express the sense of the House upon the treaty: He said it was observable that several gentlemen voted for the present resolution who thought the treaty a very bad one. He was not prepared at present with a proper resolution. The reason why he thought some qualification necessary was that as a part of the treaty was only to continue in effect two years, and at the end of that time a fresh negotiation would probably take place, if the sense of that House upon the treaty was known to the President; it might in some degree operate with him in a renewal of that part of the treaty.
Mr. Jackson wished, as he discovered some of the members of the house were at present absent, and as the yeas and nays were to be taken upon the question, that a call of the house should be made previous to the taking of it. He said, he should vote against the treaty, and should be able to give satisfactory reasons to his constituents for so doing; he wished, therefore, that, on this important decision, the name of every member should appear on the list of yeas and nays. He hoped, therefore, the question would be postponed for the purpose.
Mr. Macon also wished the question to be postponed. He said he had yet doubts in his mind, respecting the construction of the 9th. article, relative to the holding of lands, and if the construction which some gentlemen had thought it would bear, was the true construction, this question would be of greater importance to the state of North-Carolina, than the Declaration of Independence itself. He should speak much within bounds, if he was to say one half the lands in that state would be affected by that construction.
Mr. Holland and Mr. Gillespie also expressed their doubts on this head.
Mr. Swanwick hoped the question would be put off until Monday; in the mean time gentlemen might have an opportunity of making up their minds on the subject so as to harmonize together.
Mr. S. Smith said, it would be imprudent and improper to force the decision of the question at present. He hoped it would not be insisted upon.
Mr. Williams said any delay in their decision would add to the loss already sustained by the farmers and merchants in the sale of agricultural productions. For the sake of accommodation he would, however, consent to a postponement of the question until to-morrow.
Mr. Tracy hoped the question might be postponed, if gentlemen wished it, either until tomorrow or Monday.
Mr. Hillhouse hoped the question would be postponed until Monday, when he hoped more unanimity would prevail in the decision.
Mr. Bourne, Mr. Christie and Mr.
Cooper, wished the adjournment to be until to-morrow only.
The question was put and carried for to-morrow.
Mr. Gillespie then moved that a call of the house be made for to-morrow at 12 o'clock, which was agreed to.
Mr. Goodhue, chairman of the committee of commerce and manufactures, reported an act to continue in force an act in the state of Maryland, for the appointment of an Health officer at the port of Baltimore, which was twice read and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
Mr. Baldwin called up the bill relative to the military establishment; upon which the house formed itself into a committee of the whole, and after agreeing upon some amendments, one of which was the introduction of a troop or two of light dragoons into the establishment, the committee rose and had leave to sit again.
SATURDAY, April 30.
The resolution reported yesterday by the casting vote of the chairman of the Committee of the whole on the subject of the treaty was taken up.
Mr. Dearborn proposed the following addition to it, after the word Resolved. "That although in the opinion of this House the treaty is highly objectionable and may prove injurious to the United States, yet, considering all the circumstances relating thereto particularly that the last 13 articles are to continue in force only during the present war, and two years thereafter, and confiding also in the efficacy of measures which may be taken for bringing about a discontinuance of the violations committed on our neutral rights in regard to our vessels and seamen, therefore, &c."
Mr. Goodhue was opposed to the amendment.
Mr. Swanwick hoped the House would agree to it. He had expected that gentlemen who were in favor of carrying the treaty into effect would not object to an expression of the sentiments, which the amendment contained. Many of those members who advocated its being carried into effect had acknowledged the defects of the treaty, few considered it free from objection. It might be said, that this amendment would be considered as a reflection on other departments of the Government. He did not conceive it contained any implication that the President and Senate had acted improperly; they certainly acted to the best of their judgment at the time;—but this did not preclude the House from the free exercise of their opinions. The question brought into view by the amendment is, whether the House consider the treaty to be intrinsically good, this the yeas and nays on the amendment would determine. He reminded the House that yesterday the resolution was only carried by the casting vote of the Chairman, and that he said he did not like it; but voted for it under this impression, that in the House it might be modified. No one could object, he conceived to expressing a reliance on the Executive, that they would by further negotiation relieve us from the dangers to which our property on the seas and seamen are exposed. He mentioned some instances of well authenticated sufferings on those heads. He foretold that the operation of the treaty would rivet the opposition to the treaty, and feared, that unless something further was done to protect our neutral rights, that we should be more and more molested by the British.
Mr. Williams conceived there would be inconsistency in modifying a resolution in the House, that had received the sanction of a majority yesterday, in Committee of the Whole.
Mr. Hillhouse was against the amendment. He conceived it was not candid to bring the business forward in that shape. It would place gentlemen who were in favor of the treaty in a disagreeable situation of being obliged to vote for a proposition at variance with their former declarations, or to vote against the treaty. It was impossible in a resolution to

express the impressions under which each vote was given, different motives operated on different minds. He could not for his own part vote for the resolution, if in that vote was to declare he believed the treaty not a good one.
The hour of 12 having arrived agreeable to order a call to the House took place. Some members were absent.
Mr. Gregg declared his intention of voting for the resolution as it was reported, if reduced to that—but he should prefer voting for it with the qualification proposed. He would do it under these impressions. He did not like the treaty; but feared the rejection of the treaty would be rather more injurious to the country than its acceptance.
Mr. Harper came in. He would have been excluded by the rules of the House not being present at the call. But having stated, that by his watch the hour of 12 had not arrived, the excuse was accepted and he took his seat.
Mr. Moore conceived, that the house were now to decide between two evils. He wished the amendment adopted; its adoption would restore more unanimity by declaring their opinion of the intrinsic merits of the treaty, and would throw the responsibility where it ought to rest.
Mr. Sitgreaves wished the question so modified, that members should be able to vote on the intrinsic merits of the treaty, disconnectedly from the final vote on the propriety of carrying it into effect. For his part he would rather vote against it, than vote at the same time a disapprobation of its merits. He wished the amendment could be brought in as a distinct proposition, that a vote could be taken on it, and then on the resolution unconnected with it; then he conceived the sense of the majority would be fairly had on each.
Mr. Dearborn said, that in offering the amendment, he did not conceive he had departed from the strict line of candor. He wished the sense of the House fairly taken, that was his only intention. He had conceived from the course of the debate on the treaty, that there were few gentlemen who contended for the intrinsic merits of the instrument, he did not suppose therefore that there could be opposition to the amendment he proposed to introduce. He was willing to modify if the House thought it necessary.
Mr. Brent, who had been absent when the call was made, came in, and having excused himself to the satisfaction of the House took his seat.
Mr. Harper expressed an opinion favorable to the intrinsic merits of the treaty, he wished, therefore some modification made, that would enable gentlemen to vote for the treaty without pronouncing at the same time its condemnation. He proposed that the amendment should be introduced by way of preamble, and a vote taken on it, and then on the resolution.
Mr. Dearborn agreed to modify it according to the wishes of the member last up, and proposed to bring in his amendment by way of a preamble—"Whereas, altho', &c."
Mr. Nicholas observed, that the majority of the House was he believed against the resolution as it stood. It had been decided by the calling vote of the Chairman yesterday, who then declared that he voted for it hoping that it would be modified in the house. To attempt to say that a majority was for the resolution without the amendment, was attempting to decide by argument what the majority of the house was, or upon what motives they voted. A question on the amendment and resolution must decide these points.
The House had certainly a right to make the resolution as palatable as possible before its final adoption. He conceived, that the sense of the house could be as distinctly taken on the amendment as first brought forward, as it could by introducing it by way of preamble.
Mr. J. Smith thought, that the order would be, to take a question on the preamble first, then on the resolution; and that no question would be necessary on the two connectedly.
Mr. Gregg wished to offer an amendment as a substitute to that before the Committee. It was in substance as follows:
"Resolved, that under a consideration of existing circumstances, without reference to the merits or demerits of the treaty, and in confidence that measures will be taken by the Executive, to maintain our neutral rights"—it is expedient, &c.
This was declared out of order, until the other Amendment was negatived.
Mr. Venable was of opinion that, as the amendment was first brought forward, the Members were placed in no dilemma to express their sense of it.
Mr. Murray dwelt on the gloomy prospect which must open, if the treaty was to go into operation with the proposed vote of censure. It would embitter the enmity which exists between this Country and Britain, and weaken the hands of our Executive, (which rather required strengthening) by striking at the confidence which ought to subsist in that branch of the government. He gave an eulogium on the President for having obtained as much as he had by the Treaty, with the small means in his hands.
Mr. S. Smith moved to strike out of the proposed preamble the words, "may prove injurious to the United States."
Mr. Muhlenberg stated, that when he gave the calling vote yesterday, it was expressly with a view of obtaining a modification. He declared his willingness to vote for the resolution with the preamble proposed.
Mr. Dearborn consented to vary his amendment agreeable to the desire expressed by Mr. S. Smith.
It was then moved to strike out the word HISTORICAL in the preamble, so as to make it read "Altho' the treaty is objectionable, &c."
This was carried by the casting vote of the Speaker, 48 members rising on each side.
Mr. Sedgwick said a few words against
the present session, and at what time it will be proper to adjourn the same."
The bill to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States, was read a third time, the blanks filled up and passed. A division took place on the question whether there should be one or two troops of light dragoons; two troops were determined upon 40 to 24.
Mr. Hillhouse, chairman of the committee appointed to bring in a bill for making appropriations for defraying the expenses which may arise in carrying into effect the treaty lately concluded betwixt the United States and Great-Britain, reported a bill, which was twice read, committed to a committee of the whole, gone through, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading to-morrow.
Mr. Jackson declared his intention of calling the yeas and nays upon the third reading of the bill.
The reports of the committee of commerce and manufactures on sundry petitions relative to the establishment of new ports of delivery and entry, were agreed to. By this report it is proposed, that Ipswich, Little Egg Harbour, Havre-de-Grace, Newbury, Berkeley, and Taunton, be made ports of delivery; that the district of Hudson should be confined to the city of Hudson alone, and that those places heretofore annexed to it, should be re-annexed to New-York; that the district of Cederpoint should be called Nanjemoy, and that of Sherburn changed to Nantucket.
The resolutions were referred to the committee who made the report to bring in bills accordingly.
TUESDAY, MAY 3.
Petitions praying that provision may be made for carrying the British treaty into effect were presented by Messrs. Goodhue, Van Courlandt, Clopton, Isaac Smith, Harrison, Malbone and Crabb.
The bill making appropriations towards defraying the expenses of carrying into effect the treaty lately concluded between the United States and Great-Britain, was read a third time, the blanks filled up and passed.
The blank for the sum of money to be appropriated for carrying the act into effect, was filled up with 80,808 dollars; that for payment of each of the commissioners in London, with 6,667 dollars and 50 cents, and for those residing in the United States, with 4,445 dollars each.
Before the vote was taken upon the passing of the bill, Mr. Findley apologized for his absence when the questions were taken on Saturday; had he been in the house, he said, he should certainly have voted for the amendment proposed, giving the reasons which induced the house to vote for carrying the treaty into effect; and with that modification for the treaty; but that, without that modification, he should have voted against the treaty. Mr. Findley declared his intention of now voting against the passing of the bill, but as it was owing to himself that he was not in the house when the yeas and nays were last called, he should not now, call for the yeas and nays. Mr. Findley added the reasons which influenced his vote, which will appear in their course.
Mr. Jackson said, he had yesterday declared his intentions of calling for the yeas and nays upon the passing of the bill; but, as it had since occurred to him, that it might be thought this would be carrying opposition too far, he would decline persisting in his intention. The yeas and nays were, therefore, not taken.
Mr. S. Smith, chairman of the committee to whom was referred the amendments of the Senate to the bill providing relief and protection to American seamen, reported, that the committee were of opinion that the house should disagree to the amendments, and appoint a committee of conference with the Senate. The house took up the report agreed to it, and a committee of conference was appointed.
A bill relative to the making of a road from Nyack in Maine to Savannah in Georgia ; and a bill for compensating Jonathan Hastings , were read.
Mr. W. Smith, chairman of the committee of ways and means, reported the bill as amended in consequence of the inquiry made of the directors of the bank for the payment of the debt due to the bank of the United States, together with a report respecting that enquiry, which was read a second time and ordered to be referred to a committee of the whole.
Foreign Intelligence.
By the Assistance , 50 gun ship, arrived at New-York.
CADIZ, February 19.
The Convoy from England is expected to sail as soon as Admiral Mann appears in the Offing of our Bay. He was expected this day.—The French are in Port, and are waiting to have a clear coast, before they will attempt to sail. I have been on board all those ships, and met with a most cordial reception. Some of the Officers are old acquaintance, and Freres d'Armes . It must impartially be allowed, that the British Navy is far superior to them. There is very little subordination among them. They are all tired of the War, and they acknowledge their Country to be in a most deplorable situation.
HAGUE, March 6.
In the first sitting of the National Assembly, Citizen Paulus was unanimously elected President; the number composing the National Assembly was 89. P. Paulus, in accepting the post, said, "I declare in the name of the people of the Low Countries, that this Assembly is the Representative Body of the Belgic People;" the Hall resounded with applause, in which the Ambassadors of France, Denmark, and Portugal, took part. At the same time a select band of music was heard, and the windows looking into the interior
Court being opened, a great number of trumpets announced, that the Assembly was constituted, which was received by the people with the cries of "Vive la Republique."
The Citizens and Military answered by acclamation, swirling their hats upon their bayonets. Several discharges of musketry and artillery were made at the same time.
Citizen Paulus then harangued the Assembly, and proposed that the garrison of the Hague should be under the immediate orders of the Assembly and its President, and that the latter should have the watch-word and the capacity of giving orders.
It being decreed that an orderly regulation should be formed for the Assembly, the members chosen for this purpose, were Citizens Bicker, Belyelds, Hulman, Hagn, Queigen de Kempenaer, Van Lenwen, and Vander Veen.
After some other operations of little importance, the sitting rose at half after five in the evening.
A Commission from the intermediate Regency of the Province of Holland appeared in the sitting of the 3d, to announce its Constitution the evening before. A deputation from the Bourgeoisie of the Hague demanded, that the Assembly should nominate a Commission to assist at a Civic Fete, which they were upon the point of celebrating, which was granted.
In the sitting of the 4th, Citizen Slicher was charged to inform the diplomatic corps, that the Assembly had prepared a place for their reception, and desired to know the number of their suite. The remains of this sitting was exceedingly outrageous, in consequence of the reading of some pieces, transmitted by the Amsterdam Committee of Surveillance, in which the President was accused (we know not upon what grounds) of delivering the Cape of Good-Hope to the English.
After much uninteresting debate, principally upon the denunciation of the President, an arraigne, in the name of the armed force of the Hague, in which it was proposed to prepare a medal to be presented to those who should most distinguish themselves in the Civic Fete. The sitting rose at five in the evening.
LONDON, March 5.
A young gentleman, of the name of Metlayner, of London, only turned of 19 years of age, actually ran, within these few days past, on the Bath road, one mile in five minutes and two seconds.
A singular accident happened on Sunday night, in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, two young gentlemen, mounted on a couple of spirited beasts, and driving at full speed in opposite directions, very unluckily met, in so exact a line, that their respective beasts met head to head with so great and fatal an impetus, that both were killed on the instant.—The riders were consequently thrown to some distance, and one of them, we are informed, dangerously injured.
On Monday last, as the wife of Daniel Ineson, farmer in Masham, Yorkshire, was walking in a field near their house, she was attacked by a ram, and killed on the spot.
Monday last night, a man went to see a lion, exhibiting at Lynn mart, and inadvertently put his arm through the grate, when the lion immediately seized and bit it off close to his elbow.
WEST INDIES.
BASSATERRE, March 15.
The reinforcement sent to Grenada did not reach it in time to prevent the evacuation of all the outposts in that island; we are however happy to learn that the troops under Major Wright, who were for some days closely invested on Pilot Hill, near La Bay, by the Brigands, effected their retreat to Richmond Hill with little loss.
ST. JOHN'S, (Antigua,) March 29.
Brigadier General M'Kenzie and 1500 men are gone to reinforce Grenada.
NORFOLK, April 18.
Extract of a letter from Martinique, to a gentleman in this town, dated Port Royal, 28th March.
"Ten thousand troops are arrived at Barbadoes: 2000 at Grenada, and 2000 at St. Vincent: General Amherst and Admiral Cornwallis are arrived at Barbadoes, with part of the Cork fleet; the remainder are hourly expected. A French ship from Guadalupe with 900 hogsheads sugar and coffee, laid to be the property of Victor Hughes, is captured by a frigate, and sent into Antigua. An embargo took place here about ten days ago. This is sent you by a vessel which obtained liberty to sail for Baltimore."
PHILADELPHIA, April 28.
The following is the letter which we yesterday mentioned to have been received by the committee appointed to enquire into the situation of the son of General LA FAYETTE:
[TRANSLATION.]
"Rampagh, New-Jersey, March 28.
SIR,
"I have just received the honorable resolution which the merits of my father have procured for me. Deign to express to the Representatives of the people of America his gratitude; my youth forbids me yet to speak of mine. Every day recalls to me what he taught me, at every period of his life, so full of vicissitude, and what he has repeated in a letter written from the depth of his prison. "I am convinced, (he says) that the goodness of the United States, and the tenderness of my paternal friend, will need nothing to excite them."
"Arrived in America, some months since, I live in the country, in New-Jersey, occupied in the pursuits of my education. I have no wants; if I had felt any, I should have answered to the paternal solicitude of the President of the United States either by confiding them to him, or by accepting his offers. I shall hereafter consider it a
duty, to impart them to the House of Representatives, which deigns to enquire into my situation."
"I am as happy as a continual iniquitude relative to the object of my first affections will permit. I have found benevolence wherever I have been known, and have often had the satisfaction of hearing those who were ignorant of my connections, speak of their interest in the fate of my father, express their admiration of, and partake the gratitude I feel for, the generous Dr. BOLLMAN, who has done so much to break his chains."
"It is amid all these motives of emulation, that I shall continue my studies. Every day more convinced of the duties which are imposed by the goodness of Congress, and the names I have the honor to bear."
George Washington M. La Fayette." The Hon. Edward Livingston, } Chairman, &c. }
MAY 3.
The bill making appropriations for carrying into effect the British Treaty, was read the third time in the House of Representatives this day, the blanks filled up, and the bill passed—50 members rising in the affirmative.
Last November, the board of trade at Calcutta, issued a general licence for vessels built in Great Britain, America, India, or in other countries at peace with Great Britain to export rice, wheat, doll, peas or other grain from British possessions in India, to Great Britain, under certain regulations therein prescribed. This shows the extent of the means of subsistence in Great-Britain, and the foresight of the ministry.
The Hollow Ware Company at the late blast, melted down their furnace—a few articles that were saved in the confusion, have been offered for sale, but the ware is all cracked, and will fetch no price. The Company is not however dissolved, and at present they keep up a shew at the old Ware House—but excepting two or three articles, intended for the minority, but altered to suit a late change, the stock at present consists entirely of borrowed ware, manufactured by a few itinerant foreign forgers, who work at the branch forges in Boston or New-York.—An attempt has been lately made by one of these itinerants, to smuggle their wares into Baltimore; but the good people there appear to be on their guard, and it is shrewdly suspected that the goods have been carried to a bad market.
The property arrived here from India, Canton, and other parts of the world within a month past, is computed at upwards of twelve millions of dollars. Were the United States at war, it would have cost six millions to have got home the above property.
NEW-YORK, May 3.
Last evening the British 50 gun ship Assistance , Captain Mowat, arrived at this port in 4 days from Portsmouth, having on board JOHN LISTON, Esq., who comes out in the character of AMBASSADOR from the court of Great-Britain to the United States.
The Prevoyant and Hussar British frigates, from a cruise, also came into port yesterday.—A mutual salute took place between this ship and the fort.
Capt. Kirpatrick, of the snow Boston, 56 days from Liverpool, in lat. 39. long. 45. was boarded by a French frigate, 14 months from L'Orient, the Captain of the frigate informed him that he had taken 7 prizes; he detained Captain K. about three hours, in order to communicate some dispatches to the French minister.
The ship Alexander, of this port, from Demarara, bound home, was taken by the British, and sent into Grenada, where her cargo was libelled.
WINCHESTER, April 22.
On Saturday the 10th inst. a dreadful fire happened in the town of Lexington, Rockbridge county, which consumed sixty houses including an elegant brick Court House and gaol, eight stores, and two of the principal taverns. We are informed it was occasioned by the burning of corn stalks in Mr. Windle's garden. The wind blowing hard, carried flakes of fire to the stable, which was instantly in flames; from the stable flakes were carried, in like manner, to various parts of the town; and so rapid was the progress of the devouring element, that, in the space of three hours, the number of houses above mentioned were reduced to ashes. The property saved was very inconsiderable, and many of the unfortunate sufferers are reduced to a state really pitiable.
BOSTON, May 7.
Treaty Memorials.
Accounts of the patriotic ardour of the citizens of Massachusetts, in expressing their wishes that the Treaty may be carried into fair and honorable effect, are hourly pouring in; and the Memorials expressive of those wishes, are signed by greater numbers than were ever known on any former political question. The loud voice of Free Citizens will neither be unheard nor unregarded! The public sentiment is almost unanimous, and we oppose to the phalans of the CHRONICLE, this phalanx of patriotic sentiment—this mass of evidence of the unquincorral federalism of Massachusetts.—TRUTH IS OMNIPOTENT. Besides the towns already noticed, we hasten to give accounts from
WORCESTER (COUNTY.)
Extract of a letter from a gentleman high in office, dated Worcester, May 3d.
"The memorials were delivered to every town on Saturday night. A number of towns have made their returns, which are sent on to Philadelphia.—They were all unanimous.—A number of other

towns is this moment heard from, and also unanimously, as I have reason to think every town in the county will be."
HAMPSHIRE (COUNTY.) We learn, that of this county more than 56 towns out of 60, will be unanimous in favor of the Memorial.
LANCASTER. —At a legal Meeting, a very spirited Memorial was agreed to, unanimously, and signed by upwards of two hundred and fifty citizens, being every individual present. Besides which the Selectmen were requested to apply to every inhabitant for his signature.
From YARMOUTH, May 2. "You will receive returns from five towns all in favor of the memorials. We should have been able to have obtained Four Hundred signers in this town, if our fishermen had not been absent. As the towns come in they shall be forwarded immediately."
TAUNTON. —"Our memorial is signed by upwards of Three Hundred Signatures; and had time permitted a great number would have been signed."
COHASSET. —One hundred and eighteen have signed, which compose nearly all the qualified voters of the town, not at sea; and a legal town-meeting has unanimously approved the measure.
STERLING. —One hundred and thirty-one qualified voters have signed—not a dissenting voice.
BARRE. —"We have voted unanimously in favor of the Memorial—Two Hundred and Forty-five have subscribed it—the largest number ever known in this town."
NEWTON. —At a legal meeting 73 voted in favor of the Memorial, only three against—who wished not to be considered as voting.
SALISBURY. —Unanimous. ANDOVER. —Near 400 have subscribed the Memorial.
READING. —Unanimous but three.
ROWLEY. —Very well. CHARLESTOWN. —140 have subscribed.
BOLTON. —At a legal meeting—(the fullest ever known in the town) A Memorial was voted unanimously, and signed by Rev. Phineas Wright, Capt. Silas Holman, Dr. Charles Blake, Lt. Nathaniel Longley, Dr. Abraham Moore, and Dea. David Nurse; and sent on.
WORCESTER. —At a very full meeting, a memorial was voted unanimously—one only dissenting.
DIGHTON. —By a great majority, in legal meeting, approved the Memorial.
BROOKFIELD. —At a legal meeting, upwards of 400 have signed, and not one dissenting voice.
WESTERN. —Upwards of one hundred have signed.
CONCORD. —Seventy have signed.
ACTON. —A memorial similar to that of Boston, has been signed by a very respectable number of the inhabitants.
The other towns we have heard from generally, are Billerica, Douglas, Malden, and all well.
The above accounts we pronounce to be generally accurate. From almost all of them the official accounts are now at the Centinel-Office, free to the inspection of any one.
The various memorials from the several towns in this Commonwealth, and others of the United States, will remain in the archives of Congress, eternal monuments to their patriotism, federalism and intelligence.
The Spanish prize cause has been decided at the District Court of Rhode-Island, in favour of the captors.—Damages 8000 dollars.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Savannah, Ga. to his friend in Philadelphia, dated 8th April, 1796.
"The enclosed is an extract of a letter from the western country, to which the facts mentioned give the highest degree of probability; and the reflections are so just, that I think they ought to be published in the papers, to shew the deep laid design of certain persons to involve the country in a war. The partisans here hold the same language that those are said to do in the western country, and matters are fast drawing to a conclusion. General Jackson mentioned a few days ago, to an officer of government here that if there was no treaty, the people of Hancock county were ready and would go over the Oconee, and take possession of the country—and his aid-de-camp told me yesterday, that if the U. States attempted to restrain them by force, it would require 3000 men.—The madness, the guilt, and the danger of this conspiracy, is no argument against its probability.—Shays had less ambition, less local influence, and much more moderation than Jackson.—Such is the passion of the latter for distinction, that rather than not occupy a rich place in the temple of fame, he would be content to be placed by the side of Robespierre, Cataline, and a Grecian incendiary, whose names I have forgot, that burnt the temple at Euphrates, that by the singularity of the crime he might immortalize his name. His hatred against the general government, and all its officers, from the President down to poor Hill, [dep. math.] is such, that nothing can exceed it, but his mortification that he did not join in the sales of the Yazoo country, that he might have shared some of the profits he supposes "the Lords Proprietors," as he calls the purchasers, have made."
"Their judicial system has been so ill contrived, and hastily put together, that the superior courts have met, but could do no business; so that Harrison's fair and speedy trial must remain 12 months longer."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of Augusta, (Georgia) to his friend in Philadelphia, dated April 12.
"Upon examining the records in the Secretary's office, I find that the ex-fena-
tor has omitted to consume that part of the record which contained the mortgages, they remain entire, and being drawn up very specially, they contain all the material parts of the law with a certificate on the face of them, that the purchase money has been paid in full. It will appear from the monies delivered over by the old to the new treasurer, that Gen. Jackson had one of his warrants paid out of the Yazoo money, the other it is said he kept for the purpose of paying taxes."
MAY 10. Extract of a letter from Capt. GEORGE STETSON, a merchant of this town, dated Norfolk, April 30.
"I had done very well since leaving Boston, till my last voyage,—which deprived me of my all. The particulars of my misfortunes, with the generous assistance I received, is printed in the inclosed paper; But the kindness of Capt. Gardner and Cobb, has made a more durable impression on my heart."
NORFOLK, April 11.
Loss of the Schooner Polly, of this Port. This morning arrived in town Captain Stetson of the Schooner Polly, owned by Messrs. Fletcher and Orway. The Polly was bound out to Martinique, and on the 15th of March, in lat. 25. 30. N. lon. 61. W. was taken by a violent Squall from the N. E. which upset her, and the immediately filled with water. It was with much difficulty Capt. S. secured the long boat, part of a cask of water, a maintop sail, some oars and rigging, and a barrel of bams which floated out of the Cabin. On the 16th they quitted the wreck and bore away for the West-Indies, with his crew, consisting of 8 people. After having been four days in the boat, and in great danger from the swell of the sea, was on the 19th picked up by the Schooner Jenny and Hannah, Capt. Isaac Cobb, and from Boston, bound to Cape-Nicholas-Mole, where they arrived the 24th of March.
Capt. Stetson, would be wanting in gratitude were he not to acknowledge the particular friendship and assistance he received from Capt. Cobb, and Mr. Robert Gardner, merchant of Boston, who not only arrested him from almost certain destruction, but assisted him with money, clothes, and other necessaries. He has also to acknowledge the kindness of the following gentlemen, during his stay at the Mole: Mr. John R. Forester, merchant, Mole St. Nicholas; Capt. T. White, of Newhaven; Capt. N. Cutter, of Portsmouth, N. H. Capt. J. Clark, of Boston; Capt. A. Perkins, of Norwich; Connecticut; Capt. Elihu Snow, of Boston; Capt. R. Millar, of New-York; Capt. Dickson, of Saybrook, Connecticut; and Capt. Donaldson, of Baltimore.
At the Mole Capt. Stetson, made application to Capt. Hastings, of brig Amelia, of Philadelphia, for a passage for himself and people, but was refused; he was, however offered one by Capt. Martin, of the ship Hampton, of Baltimore, in which vessel he came.
Capt. Lewis, who arrived on Saturday last, from the island of Nevis, in the West-Indies, informs that, that on the 8th of April, arrived there several of the Cork fleet, last from Barbadoes; they failed from Ireland with a large fleet under convoy of ships of the line, frigates, &c. The fleet consisted of transports with troops. They report that there are now at Barbadoes, 15,000 regular troops, with 5000 armed blacks. Gen. Abercrombie, had arrived in a frigate. Admiral Cornwallis, successor of Christian, daily expected with 10,000 additional troops. The whole armament was expected to consist of 25,000 regulars, and the 5,000 blacks. The number of ships was not mentioned—though among them was to be two of 110 guns. The intention was said to be to reduce the other Islands, before the attack of Guadalupe.
In the course of the voyage, Capt. Lewis was boarded by three men of war, and two privateers, English; who treated him very politely; and notwithstanding Capt. L's crew were composed of English Sailors, they never offered to press one of them.
Capt. Beatley informs, that the French are 10,000 strong at St. Lucia; well provisioned, and in high spirits, waiting with impatience the arrival of the British to attack them—the prizes were daily arriving at that place. Guadalupe, and the neutral ports, chiefly transports—that the French at Guadalupe were 40,000 strong, besides the alarm list, and have six months provisions—that the French have possession of the chief part of St. Vincents and the Grenades—that the Americans are allowed to fall to the best advantage.
Capt. Beatley requests us to inform the public, that he was treated well by the French at St. Lucia, and paid with punctuality.
Capt. Barry, from Leghorn, March 1, mentions, that the Naval Armaments of France and England, stationed in the Mediterranean, have been inactive for this some time past. Part of the English fleet was at Corsica, and part at Leghorn, the latter part was very poorly manned. Two British Admirals, dissatisfied with some conduct of their Government, had left the service; and established their residence at Naples. The Republicans and Italians, had done little against each other for a considerable time; and Rumours were current, that a Peace was about taking place. Sardinia is in insurrection.
From PROVIDENCE, May 5.
CAUTION! —An Accident of a serious kind was near taking place, on Sunday night last.—A Woman, who occupies a small chamber nearly opposite Mr. Daniel Jackson's being unwell left a Lamp burning on the Floor near a Window, when she went to Bed. Some time in the night a neighbor, who was up looking after a sick Child observed a great Light in the Chamber, and alarmed the family below, and upon going up Stairs, and opening the Chamber Door it appeared all in a Blaze
—One of the Window Curtains had taken Fire from the Lamp, and had communicated the Fire to the Wood Work—and when the Neighbors entered the Room, the Woman and her Child were fast asleep, not two Feet from the Fire—A few Moments longer it is probable would have suffocated them both. The Fire was extinguished without much damage.
CITY OF WASHINGTON, APRIL 30. Tuesday evening a dreadful fire broke out at the elegant houses lately built by Mr. Peters, which, in a short time, reduced them to ashes. The damage cannot be estimated at less than 50000. We lament there is strong reason to suspect that it was not an accidental disaster.
From PHILADELPHIA, May 6. Extract of a letter dated Havana, April 11, 1796, to a merchant in this city. "The packet that arrived a few days ago from Spain, brings out an order to suspend the admission of vessels from the United States with flour and provisions into this port."
CLAIMS OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
Department of State, MAY 3d, 1796. Persons interested in the claims upon the French Republic, which have been under the management of Mr. Skipwith, Consul General of the United States to the said Republic, may receive information of the state of their several cases by applying to any of the Collectors, or Ports in the United States, or to the Inspectors in such Ports as have no Collectors, to whom statements of them have been sent from this department.
We learn from good authority, and mention it in corroboration of the report in this day's paper from Lisbon and London, of a probable rupture between England and Spain, that Mr. Linton, the British minister, refused a passage in the Assistance, to the Spanish minister appointed for the United States, who was in England at the time of his departure.
From NEW-YORK, May 3. A London paper of the 10th March, received by the ship Assistance, brings accounts of the probability of a War between Spain and England. It is believed at Paris that it is an agreed point between France and Spain, that Spain shall break with Great Britain; but before this event takes place, some beneficial arrangements are to be completed. French troops are embarking on board Spanish ships for the W. Indies, as the most eligible mode of conveying reinforcements to the Islands. It is suggested also at Paris, that the actual destination of the Dutch fleet, which has failed from the Texel, is to join the French fleet in the Mediterranean.
The Assistance on her passage, took the French privateer Le Cassur, Captain Derabeau, carrying 4 guns and 75 men; which the sent for Bermuda. The crew were given up to the French Consul residing here.
A LAZARETTO, is establishing in N. York harbor, for the Benefit of the Mariners.
NEWBURY-PORT, May 7.
SHIP NEWS.
Capt. Kimball, arrived at Salem handed the following: April 2. In lat. 22. long. 73. 10. spoke Schooner Gideon, Capt. William Harris, from Jeremie, bound to Newbury-Port with only one man and himself well on board, I let him have one man to get through the keys. On the 5th inst. I got clear of the land and went on board and took out my man and helped him bury his mate, whose name was William Short; I then left him in long. 73. 50. lat. 24. 30. with one man, himself and boy well.
We are happy to learn that Capt. Harris has got safe into Charleston, (S. C.) The brig Benjamin, of Salem, owned by Capt. B. Needham, was lost on the coast of Mullon the 31st of December last. She sailed from New-London on the 24th October, and was commanded by John H. Rickard, who, with the mate and two hands perished; one of the hands floated on a piece of the wreck to the main Land of Hull; 3 others were taken off a rock, by the unwearied exertions of the inhabitants, in a most wretched condition; but by human attention have recovered. Part of the cargo is saved.
PORTSMOUTH, May 14.
By the votes returned for Senators for the year ensuing, it appears the following gentlemen are chosen, for
District No. 1. Moses Leavitt, Esq. 2. Jeremiah Fogg, Esq. 3. Joseph Blanchard, Esq. 4. Michael McClary, Esq. 6. Ebenezer Smith, Esq. 8. James Flanders, Esq. 10. Elisha Whitcomb, Esq. 11. Amos Shepard, Esq.
CANDIDATES, for District
No. 5. John M'Duffee, Esq. 401 William Hale, Esq. 307 7. Robert Means, Esq. 219 Timothy Taylor, Esq. 206 9. Ephraim Hartwell, Esq. 369 Charles Barrett, Esq. 203 12. Moses Baker, Esq. 296 Thos's Crawford, Esq. 108
DIED! —At Exeter, on Sunday, after a short confinement, terminating a lingering decline, Mr. SAMUEL GILMAN, brother to his Excellency, in the 31st year of his age. In addition to good natural abilities, he possessed all the manly virtues, which constitute an estimable character, and those qualities of the heart and personal accomplishments, which conciliate affection, his death will be long regretted, both as a public and private loss.
Married —Mr. ISAAC WALDRON, jr. of Barrington, to the agreeable Miss MARY WALLIS, of Rye.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
MR. MELCHER. THE original design of Percy was to point out the necessity of an immediate separation of the Northern from the Southern States, in case the House of Representatives should resolve not to carry the British treaty into effect, as they have resolved contrary to Percy's expectation to do their duty, he thinks the publication of the succeeding numbers at this time superfluous. He sincerely congratulates his fellow-citizens on this occasion, and assures them, he again will take up his pen when faction renders it necessary.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE, District of PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
New Goods.
***** JUST RECEIVED BY Phineas Ellis, And ready for sale at his store in Market Street (next door but one to the Printing-Office.)
A LARGE assortment of Calicoes and Chintzes. Chintz and Purple Shawls. Book, Jaconet and Sprig Muslins.
Muslin Handkerchiefs, Cambricks, Lawn, Gauzes. A good assortment of Dimities and Muslinets; clouded and striped Naukins, Jeans and Fustians.
India Cottons, Nankins, and Bandanno Handkerchiefs. Cashmeres & fancy Vesting, Shalloons, Durants, Joans, Moreens, Taboreens, Tammies, Calamancoes, Rufflet, Florentine, Ribbons, Tastes, Bindings.
Modes and Sarfnets. A large assortment of Linens.
A great variety of Buttons and Button Moulds, fancy Hosiery. Ladies' Kid and common Gloves and Misses ditto, &c. &c. May 12, 1796.
New Fancy Summer GOODS, By wholesale and retail.
John Turnbull, Daniel-Street,
Has just received direct from the manufacturers in England and Scotland, a beautiful assortment of fancy Summer Goods, which will be ready for sale in a few days (particularly.)
AN Elegant Assortment of rich Tambor'd Muslins, ¾ and ¾ plain Book and Jaconet ditto, ¾ and ¾ India Malmul do. Muslin Handkerchiefs and Shawls of every kind; Ladies' and Gentlemen's tambor'd Handkerchiefs; Ladies' and Gentlemen's black and color'd Beaver Hats; Ladies' fancy straw Hats and Bonnets; a beautiful assortment of Sash and other Ribbons; fine cotton and silk Hosiery; elegant furniture Chintzes by the piece; common Copperplate do; white and color'd Threads cheap by the pound; Tapes by the dozen. With a number of other fancy goods too numerous to mention.
Constant attendance and the smallest favors acknowledged with thanks. Portsmouth, May 12, 1796.
Abraham Isaacs,
At his shop in Buck Street, Sign of the Golden Teapot.
Has lately received a large quantity of
SEA-Fowl and Geese FEATHERS, fresh and good, Crockery & Glass Ware
of all sorts and kinds; Looking-Glasses; Green Dining and Round about Chairs,—which he will sell cheaper than cheap.
Wanted Immediately
200 quintals Scale Fish for which the cash will be paid on delivery; apply to SAMUEL BRIARD. Portsmouth, May 14, 1796.
Samuel Larkin Informs his friends and the public that he has just received a large and valuable collection of
BOOKS, Too many to be particularized in an advertisement, all of which he offers for sale at the
Portsmouth Book-Store, MARKET-STREET,
A cheap and on as good terms as can be purchased at any other place in town—he has likewise made some additions, & in the course of a few days expects to make an addition of from two to three hundred vols. to the
Circulating Library, consisting of Novels, History, Voyages, Travels, Magazines, &c. &c. Catalogues of the whole will be delivered gratis.
At the above place may be had, An assortment of
Stationary, Consisting of Writing Paper of every size, quality and price; Marble, Bonnet, Wrapping and Log Book Paper; Seamen's Journals; Dutch Quills, best and common kind; Sealing Wax; Wafers; black and red Ink and Ink Powder; Cake Ink; Ink Chests; Ink Stands and Inkpots, various kinds; Lead Pencils; Copy Slips; Copy Books; Ivory Folders; Counting House & other Penknives; Rulers; Scales and Dividers; Ladies' & Gentlemen's Morocco Pocket Books, with and without instruments; Als Skin and Ivory Memorandum Books; Money Scales; Music Paper and Music Books; Parchment and Leather bound Account Books; Receipt and Note Books; Record Books, &c. &c.
Tickets and Quarters in the Harvard & Dartmouth College Lotteries for sale as above.
Sales by Auction.
On SATURDAY 21st inst. To be sold, the following articles at Thomas Johnston's Vendue Store in Fore-Street, BOHEA Tea by the chest and half chest; Sugar by hoghead and barrel, number Cottons & yard wide Linens, Fustians, &c. Sales at 10 o'clock. Portsmouth, May 12.
Robert Taylor,
Sign of the Barrel and Sugar Loaves, Respectfully informs the public in general, that he improves the store lately occupied by Messrs. Adams and Raynes, head of Buck-Street, Portsmouth, where he has for sale on the lowest terms,
RUM, Brandy, Gin, Molasses.
Loaf and Brown Sugars. Bohea, souchong & hyson Teas. Coffee, Chocolate, Cotton and Cinnamon.
Alspice, Pepper and Ginger.
Best Spanish Indigo.
London Porter by the bottle or dozen.
Yellow Soap and Candles.
Fig and Pig-Tail Tobacco.
Fine twist and linoaking do.
Spanish Segars.
Rice and Durham Mustard.
A few quintals Fish.
Crockery, Glass, &c. &c.
R. TAYLOR flatters himself, the quality of the above goods will recommend them to the public.—Orders from the country punctually attended to, and the smallest favors thankfully received.—Constant attendance given, till 9 o'clock at night. P. S. Sailors' adventures purchased and sea stores furnished.
Piscataqua Bridge.
THE new draw of Piscataqua Bridge is now completed, and passable for all kinds of carriages, and vessels may pass up and down the river. May 13, 1796.
WHEREAS fundry
persons have of late made a practise of crossing land belonging to the subscriber, and leaving down the fence, very much to his injury, this is therefore to caution them against continuing said practise, otherwise they will be dealt with in future as the law directs in case of such trespass. MICHAEL PENDERGAST. Durham, May 12, 1796.

Ode to Spring.
YOUTH of the year, delightful Spring! Thy blest return, genial wing Inspires my languid lays: No more I sleep in sloth supine, When all creation at thy thirne Its annual tribute pays.
Escap'd from winter's freezing pow'r, Each blossom greets thee, and each flow'r; And, foremost, of the train, By nature—(artless handmaid)—drest The snowdrop comes in lily'd vest, Prophetic of thy reign.
The lark now strains her tuneful throat, And ev'ry loud and sprightly note Calls Echo from her cell; Be warn'd, ye maids, that listen round, A beauteous nymph became a found, The nymph, who lov'd too well.
The bright-hair'd sun, with warmth be- nign, Bids tree, and shrub, and swelling vine; Their infant buds display: Again the streams refresh the plains, Which winter bound in icy chains, And sparkling blest his ray.
Life giving zephyrs breathe around, And infant glows th' enamel'd ground With Nature's varied hue; Not so returns our youth decay'd, As nor air, nor sun, nor shade The springs of life renew.
The sun's too-quick revolving beam Apace dissolves the human dream; And brings th' appointed hour; Too late we catch the parting ray, And mourn th' idly-wasted day No longer in our pow'r.
Then happiest he, whose lengthen'd sight Pursues, by Virtue's constant light, A hope beyond the skies; Where frowning winter ne'er shall come, But rosy Spring for ever bloom, And runs eternal rise.
THE WOUNDED THRUSH.
THAT Thrush there is wounded I fear, Sip hither, my sweet little bird! Do you think I would hurt you, my dear? I won't, no I won't, on my word,
Thy wing, that so bloody hangs down, Pretty creature! what can it ail? I doubt you've been shot by some clown; Come tell me your pitiful tale.
Yes, Lady, my tale you shall know, A pitiful tale you will find; To a gunner my sorrow I owe— I have long been afraid of mankind.
Though I had been shot at before, They happily miss'd me till now; This wound you so kindly deplore, I got as I sat on yon bough.
All under the wind in the ray I sat, little thinking of ill; Thus wounded, I flutter'd away— The shooter is after me still.
Oh! save me from that murd'ring man! My life if you can but prolong, I'll pay you as well as I can; I'll pay you with many a song.
Sweet rogue!—and he gave him a kiss, Then gently the clip off his wing— He lives—and the bard that penn'd this, Po'ther day heard the pretty rogue sing.
ANECDOTES.
A GOOD sort of a woman in Vermont, who rigidly adhered to Saybrook Platform, & the Divines' Catechism, desirous of discovering to her friend the talents of her son, (a boy of some shrewdness) and his astonishing strength of memory, call'd him up, in the presence of Col. Levi, to question him on the Cate- chism,—“My son, (said the good woman) into what state did the fall bring mankind?”—“Into the state of Vermont,” answer'd the boy.
A WOMAN, a few mornings ago, went into a tavern, called for a gill of New England rum and drank it. Upon which the lady who tended the bar expressed her wonder that she should drink so much rum on an empty stomach. Why! she says she, my stomach is not empty, for I have drank a pint before, this very morn- ing!
Lang, Brierley, & Co.
Have received from England A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF Hats and Tapes, Which they are disposing of by Wholesale only. They expect per first arrival from England, a general assortment of Spring GOODS. Portsmouth, May 5, 1796.
Samuel Sparhawk, jr.
At his shop in Daniel Street, Has received by the late arrivals, AN assortment of La- dies' willow and silk HATS & BONNETS, a variety of BEADS, &c.—Also Ladies', Gentlemen's & Children's Beaver Hats. Portsmouth, May 5, 1796.
A Good Speculation.
TO BE SOLD At Public Auction, On Wednesday 15th June next, At 11 o'clock, A. M. Of said day on the premises, if not sold before at private sale,
THE Mansion House of the subscriber, in Port- mouth, with the land there- to belonging. The situation of this house is as eligible as any in town for a gentleman's seat, it has a com- manding prospect of the sea, the har- bor, and part of the town, and a pleasing view of the adjacent coun- try. The air is free, open, and salu- brious, and on that account very in- viting, it lies on the great Stage road, and chief of the marketing passes by it, it is but to be seen and must be acknowledged a delightful situa- tion for retirement from the busy scenes of life. The only obstacle which has hitherto prevented its sale for that purpose, is now removed, as land may now be purchased to en- large the front and rear—it now fronts sixty feet on the great road into town, and extends back eighty —great improvements may be made on the premises.
Conditions may be known at the time and place of sale, or of NATH'L S. GRIFFITH. Portsmouth, May 5, 1796.
Broad Sheetings.
A large parcel of SHEETINGS JUST RECEIVED, AND FOR SALE BY WILLIAM NEIL, At his Store in Buck-Street.
—ALSO— A number of packages of Stout Britannias, which will be sold very low for cash or on approved credit. Portsmouth, May 6, 1796.
Pepper and Caffia.
A few Bags of each for sale at the lowest Cash price.
—LIKEWISE— A few chests of Sou- CHONG TEA, By Thomas Martin. May 6, 1796.
Nathaniel White
HAS JUST RECEIVED A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF English and India GOODS, SUITABLE for the present and approaching season, which he is determined to sell very cheap, at the Store lately occupied by White and Long , those who are disposed to favor him with their custom may depend on good attendance, the lowest price at first asked; and the smallest favor acknowledged with gratitude. Portsmouth, May 7, 1796.
NORTHUMBERLAND.
THE proprietors of Northum- berland, in the county of Graf- ton, in the State of New-Hampshire, are requested to meet at the house of Mr. John Greenleaf in Portsmouth in said State, on Saturday 28th instant, at 6 o'clock, P. M. for the following purposes.
1st. To choose a moderator. 2d. To choose a clerk. 3d. To see if the proprietors will choose a committee, to compromise any difference that may exist respect- ing the boundaries of the town. 4th. To see if the proprietors will repair the road through the town, and what money they will vote. 5th. To transact any other busi- ness that may be thought necessary. By Order of the Assessors. DAN'L R. ROGERS, Prop'r's Clerk.
TO BE LET,
That convenient Brick HOUSE,
Lately occupied by Mr. Ezekiel Pit- man, in Washington Street.
—ALSO— Half a House in said Street, convenient for two families; for further particulars apply to SAMUEL STORER. Portsmouth, May 4, 1796.
Halves, Quarters, and Whole Tickets, in Dartmouth College
LOTTERY For sale at J. MELCHER's Printing Office and Book-Store.
NEW-HAMPTON.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of New-Hampton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1795, that unless they pay the said taxes to me the subscriber, on or be- fore the 2d day of June next, so much of their lands as will pay the same with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling- house of Phineas Fogg, innholder in said town, at 10 of the clock, A. M. on said day.
No. R. Q'ty. Cents. Thomas Rand, 8 2 150 19 Joseph Garland, 19 1 80 11 Jonathan Elkins, 8 1 100 14 Rich'd C. Shannon, 16 2 200 28 Nathaniel Towle, 19 2 64 8 John Wentworth, 3 5 200 28 JOHN SMITH, Collector. New-Hampton, May 4, 1796.
PERCY.
THE proprietors of Percy, in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampshire, are requested to meet at the house of Mr. John Green- leaf, in Portsmouth, in said State, on Saturday 28th inst. at 7 o'clock, P. M. for the following purposes. 1st. To choose a moderator. 2d. To choose a clerk. 3d. To see if the proprietors will lot out the town, and complete lay- ing out the lots for the settlers. 4th. To see if the proprietors will make any new roads, or repair the old ones. 5th. To see what money the pro- prietors will vote for the above pur- poses, and to transact any other busi- ness that may be thought advisable. By Order of the Assessors. DAN'L R. ROGERS, Prop'r's Clerk.
State of New-Hampshire. County of Strafford. PURSUANT to the request of the proprietors and owners of more than one sixteenth part of the rights and shares of all the lands in the town of New-Durham, in said coun- ty, desiring me to warn a meeting of said proprietors, to meet in some convenient place in said town, to act on the following particulars, viz.
1st. To choose a moderator to regulate said meeting. 2d. To receive and accept in part the survey and laying out of the se- cond division of said town into lots, as laid out by Capt. Peter Drown. 3d. To receive and accept the perambulation of the first and fifth range lines in said 2d division, to be reported to said meeting, by the committee appointed by said town of New-Durham, at their annual meet- ing in March last for that purpose. 4th. To vote any sum or sums they may think proper to defray the expense of laying out said second di- vision. 5th. To choose assessors and col- lectors of the same, as they may see fit. 6th. To pass any other vote or votes relative to said purposes they may think necessary.
This is therefore to notify and warn all the proprietors and owners of land in said town of New-Durham to meet at the meeting-house in said town, on Monday the 11th day of July next ensuing, at 10 of the clock in the forenoon, then and there to pass any vote or votes on the above articles as they may judge proper. SAMUEL RUNNALS, Justice Peace. New-Durham, April 11, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire. PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the township of Addison (now called Marlow) in the county of Cheshire, and said State, that the proprietors at a legal meeting held at New-Ipswich, in the county of Hillsborough, and aforesaid State, on Monday the 4th day of April 1796, did vote a tax of ten dollars on each original right or share, for the pur- pose of severing said lands, and other charges that may arise in said pro- prietory, which sum is assessed and committed to me to collect; I there- fore notify said proprietors and own- ers of lands unless payment be made to me at my dwelling-house in said New-Ipswich, by the 20th day of June next, their lands will be adver- tised for sale as the law directs. ISAIAH KIDDER, Prop'r's Collector. New-Ipswich, April 22, 1796.
This day the Co-partnership of Jos. & Dudley Leavitt,
WAS mutually dissolved. Those persons who opened accounts with them during their Co-partner- ship, are kindly requested to call and settle them with Dudley Leavitt, at his Store in Northwood; where he has for sale
West India & English GOODS as usual. Northwood, April 8, 1796.
FOUND
LAST Thursday morning on New- ington shore, a SURTOUT; the owner may have the same again by proving the property, and paying reasonable expenses. SAMUEL SHACKFORD. Newington, April 23, 1796.
BARNSTEAD.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Barnstead, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1795, that unless they pay the said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 24th day of May next, so much of their land as will pay the same with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling- house of John Bickford, innholder in Barnstead, at 10 of the clock, A. M. on said day.
FIRST DIVISION. No. R. Ac. Cts. Jacob Crummett, 14 2 60 21 Thomas W. Waldron, 59 6 60 9 Elnathan Dame, 61 7 60 12 Samuel Fabans, 64 7 60 12 Joseph Downing, 71 8 60 12 John Frost, 81 9 60 16 Thomas Bickford, 89 9 60 11 Joseph Colman, 109 11 60 16 John Bickford, 41 4 60 16 SECOND DIVISION. Richard Wibert, 75 5 100 27 John Fabans, 77 5 100 24 Matthew Plant, 81 6 100 16 James Davis, 56 4 100 27 Samuel Dame, 99 7 100 24 Jacob Crummett, 113 8 100 16 Lot unknown, 45 4 100 19 Matthew's commons, 40 9 Enoch Butler, 50 2 75 19 JOHN BICKFORD, Jr. Collector. Barnstead, April 27, 1796.
James Whitelaw
TAKES this method to inform the proprietors and owners of lands in the State of Vermont, that he keeps a complete Register of the times of all proprietors meetings, constables and collectors sales, and can, at all times give information when lands have been sold for taxes, and whether the time of redemption is out in any town in said State.— All persons who wish to have their lands taken care of, and their pre- sent and future taxes paid, or who wish to be informed of the situation, quality, or any other matter respec- ting lands, in said State (but more especially in the Northern part;) by applying to him may have their busi- ness faithfully transacted for a rea- sonable compensation. Commissions directed to him at Ryegate, in the county of Orange and State of Ver- mont, will be punctually attended to. May 4, 1796.
THE Fellows of the
New-Hampshire Medical Socie- ty are hereby notified that the an- nual meeting of said Society will be held at the house of Benjamin Lam- son, innholder in Exeter, on Wed- nesday the 18th of May next, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
By Order of the President, LEVI BARTLETT, Record's Sec'y. The Printers of the Dartmouth Eagle and the other Printers in this State will please to publish the above.
State of New-Hampshire. PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the township of New-Con- cord (now called Washington) in the county of Cheshire, & said State, that the proprietors at a legal meeting held at New-Ipswich, in the county of Hillsborough and State aforesaid, on Monday the 4th day of April, 1796, did vote to raise a tax of ten dollars on each original right or share in said township, for the purpose of peram- bulating the lines of said township & other charges that may arise in said proprietary, which sum is assessed and committed to me to collect; I therefore notify said proprietors and owners of said lands, that unless pay- ment be made to me at my dwelling- house in said New-Ipswich, by the 20th day of June next, their lands will be advertised for sale as the law directs. ISAIAH KIDDER, Prop'r's Collector. New-Ipswich, April 22, 1796.
TO BE SOLD
By Virtue of a Licence from the hon. Judge of Probate for the county of Rockingham, on Monday the 16th of May ensuing, at 10 o'clock, A.M. at the New-Hampshire Hotel, All the Real Estate
Of Capt. Mendum Janverin, late of Port- mouth, deceased, viz.
TWO fifths of Janverin's island (so called) and two fifths of the House and Land in Buck Street, where Mr. Timothy Gerrish lives, and one sixth part of the northern half of a House and Land lying on the east end of Gates street, ad- joining Capt. Nathaniel Melcher's land.
Conditions made known at time and place of sale. JACOB WALDEN, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, April 26, 1796.
TO BE SOLD
By Virtue of a Licence from the hon. Judge of Probate for the county of Rocking- ham, on Monday the 16th of May ensuing, at 11 o'clock, A. M. at the New-Hampshire Hotel,
All the Real Estate
of Mr. Ebenezer Janverin, late of Portsmouth, deceased, viz.
ONE fifth of Janverin's island (so called.)
1 fifth of the House
and Land in Buck-Street, where Mr. Timothy Gerrish lives, and the southerly half of a House and Land lying on the east end of Gates Street, adjoining Capt. Nathaniel Melcher's land.
Conditions made known at time and place of sale. JACOB WALDEN, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, April 26, 1796.
TRECOOTHICK.
APPLICATION having been made to me the subscriber, by the proprietors of more than one tenth part of the township of Tre- coothick, in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, to call a meeting of said proprietors, on Thursday the second day of June next, at the house of Mr. Jacob Wal- den, at the New-Hampshire Hotel, in Portsmouth, at 10 o'clock A. M. on said day, then and there to con- sider of, and act upon the following matters and things, viz.
1st. To choose a moderator. 2d. To choose another proprie- tors clerk, as the present wishes to resign that office. 3d. To see if the proprietors will accept of an allotment of sixty acres to each proprietor share, as a first division lot, in lieu of those deranged by former votes, which sixty acre lots have been laid out by Col. Alex- ander Craig, agreeable to proposals presented by him to the proprietors for that purpose, clear of interferen- ces of any other towns, and if so ac- cepted, then to draw said lots at said meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, if thought best. 4th. To see what consideration in land or money the proprietors will give to said Craig, for making said allotments. 5th. To confirm to said Alexan- der Craig, and his assigns, such lots as he has pitched upon, agreeable to former votes of this propriety. 6th. To appoint a committee to apply to the General Court for a batement of State taxes, by reason that the town does not contain as it is said, within its true lines, more than half the quantity by charter, and a very considerable part of that half not fit for settlement. 7th. To see what measures the proprietors will adopt to redeem the township which has been sold by the sheriff of Grafton, for payment of County and State taxes. 8th. To adopt some method of establishing the rights of Theodore Atkinson, Esq. and Theodore Atkin- son, jun. Esq. both deceased, in and to the said township, so that their heirs may legally inherit the same, and to pass necessary votes for that purpose.
In compliance with said application, I do hereby notify and warn a meeting of said proprietors of Trecobick at the time and place aforementioned, then and there to act upon the several matters herein no- tified.
JOHN WENDELL, Prop'r's Clerk. Portsmouth, April 22, 1796.
A general assortment of BLANKS
Printed on good Paper, are constantly kept for sale at J. MELCHER's Print- ing-Office and Book-Store, Corner of Market Street.