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"By adopting REPUBLICANISM for our Polar Star, we shall endear to our countrymen the true principles of their Constitution, and promote an union of sentiment and of action, equally auspicious to their happiness and safety."
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PUBLISHED BY PIERCE, HILL & PIERCE, PRINTERS TO THE STATE, AND PRINTERS OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Just received by PETER COFFIN,
A GREAT VARIETY OF INDIA Cottons; India Chintzes; Blue Gurrabs; Madras Long Cloths for Shirts; Sesterfay & Lun- gee Handkerchiefs; Black Florence Silks; Ladies' color'd silk Gloves and Hose. April 24.
Black & color'd Sewing Silks. Brown Hollands. Nankins. Tapes.
Black Lustrings & Sinchawes, Just received and for sale by James Rundlet.
A few Shares in the New-Hamp- shire Fire and Marine Insurance Com- pany, for sale. April 17.
Clover and Herds Grass
SEED,
FOR SALE BY Stephen Pearse, opposite the Court-House. April 24.
For SALE at the Store of Ebenezer Thompson, 1500 wt. Clover and 20 bush- els Herds Grass SEED, cheap. Portsmouth, April 17, 1804.
FRESH Turkey FIGS; PRUNES; CITRON; Mala- ga RAISINS per cask, and best Table OIL in flasks,—Just received, and for sale by E. Wentworth, at his store, head of Buck-street. April 17, 1804.
Grocery & Commission STORE.
J. Langdon, junr.
Informs the public that he has taken one of the new stores lately built by Isaac Rindge, Esq. at the upper end of Bow-street, near the Spring, where he offers for sale a general and extensive assortment of
West-India Goods & GROCERIES,
of the first quality, and at the lowest prices, wholesale and retail.
ALSO, for sale, a quantity of Fresh Superfine FLOUR.
Ships Stores of every kind, put up at the shortest notice.
*** Commission Business transacted with the most punctilious attention. Portsmouth, April 3, 1804.
NOTICE.
THE co-partnership of N. S. & W. PEIRCE, was dissolved by mu- tual consent on the 14th inst. All persons having accounts with said firm are requested to exhibit them for set- tlement to WASHINGTON PEIRCE, as an immediate adjustment is become indispensably necessary. Those who cannot conveniently make an im- mediate discharge, will be pleased to give their notes.
NATHANIEL S. PEIRCE, WASHINGTON PEIRCE. Portsmouth, April 17, 1804.
NOTICE.
THE public are respectfully in- formed that the subscribers have form- ed a connection in business under the firm of Pierce, Hill and Pierce, and that they will, as heretofore, car- ry on their respective avocations.— The New-Hampshire Gazette will, no less than formerly, be devoted to the cause of true republicanism; no en- deavours shall be wanting to render it a useful vehicle of public informa- tion; as such, we beg the continued patronage of the Citizens of New- Hampshire.
NATHANIEL S. PEIRCE, BENJAMIN HILL, WASHINGTON PEIRCE. Portsmouth, April 17, 1804.
NOTICE.
THE subscriber begs leave to in- form his friends, and the public at large, that he has entered into co- partnership under the firm of PEIRCE, HILL & PIERCE. He will continue his business as before, at the store he now occupies, and solicits the con- tinuance of their favours. Those who have accounts with him are de- sired to present them for an early set- tlement. BENJAMIN HILL. Portsmouth, April 17, 1804.
(By AUTHORITY.)
EIGHTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES, at the First Session begun and held at the City of Washington, in the Territory of Colum- bia, on Monday the seventeenth of Oc- tober, one thousand eight hundred and three.
AN ACT
For laying and collecting duties on im- ports and tonnage within the territories ceded to the United States by the trea- ty of the thirtieth of April, one thou- sand eight hundred and three, between the United States, and the French Republic; and for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the same duties which by law now are, or hereafter may be laid on goods, wares and merchandise imported into the United States, on the tonnage of vessels, and on the passports and clear- ances of vessels shall be laid and col- lected on goods, wares and merchan- dise imported into the territories ceded to the United States, by the treaty of the thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and three, between the United States and the French Repub- lic; and on vessels arriving in, or de- parting from the said territories: And the following acts, that is to say the act entitled,
An act to establish the treasury de- partment.
An act concerning the registering and recording of ships and vessels.
An act for enrolling and licens- ing ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries.
An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage.
An act to establish the compensa- tions of officers employed in the col- lection of the duties on imports and tonnage, and for other purposes.
An act for the more effectual reco- very of debts due from individuals to the United States.
An act to provide more effectual- ly for the settlement of accounts be- tween the United States and receivers of public money.
An act to authorise the sale and con- veyance of lands in certain cases, by the marshals of the United States, and to confirm former sales.
An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, penalties and disabilities accruing in certain cases therein mentioned.
An act to establish a mint, and to regulate the coins of the United States.
An act regulating foreign coins, and for other purposes.
And the act supplementary to and amendatory of the two last mention- ed acts, or so much of the said acts as is now in force, and also so much of any other act or acts of the United States as is now in force, or may be hereafter enacted, for laying any du- ties on imports, tonnage, seamen or shipping, for regulating and securing the collection of the same, and for re- gulating the compensations of the offi- cers employed in the collection of the same; for granting and regulating drawbacks, bounties and allowances in lieu of drawbacks; concerning the registering, recording, enrolling and licensing of ships and vessels; to pro- vide for the settlement of accounts be- tween the United States & individuals; for the recovery of debts due to the United States; and for remitting for- feitures, penalties and disabilities; shall extend to and have full force and effect in the above mentioned territo- ries: Provided however, and it is hereby further enacted, that ships or vessels which on the twentieth day of December last were owned by persons then residing in the above mentioned territories and who either were citizens of the United States, or had resided in the said territories during five years next preceding, shall be entitled to the benefits and privileges of vessels of the United States, whilst they shall continue to be wholly owned by such persons or by citizens of the United States; Provided, nevertheless, that the persons claiming such privileges for their ships or vessels shall in every
other respect comply with the provi- sions of the acts for registering, record- ing, enrolling and licensing of ships or vessels, and who, if not citizens of the United States, shall have previous- ly taken an oath of allegiance to the United States; which oath the col- lector of the port is hereby authorised to administer.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of any act or acts of the United States now in force, or which may be hereafter enacted, concerning the bank of the United States, and for the punishment of frauds committed on the same; for the relief of sick and disabled seamen; for the protection of American seamen; for the govern- ment and regulation of seamen in the merchant service; and for prevent- ing the exportation of goods not duly inspected; shall extend to and have full force and effect in the above men- tioned territories.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of any law, or laws, laying any duties on the importation into the United States of goods, wares and merchandise from the said territories, (or allowing drawbacks on the im- portation of the same from the United States to the said territories,) or re- pecting the commercial intercourse between the United States and the said territories, or between the several parts of the United States through the said territories, which is inconsistent with the provisions of the preceding section, be, and the same hereby is re- pealed: and all duties on the expor- tation of goods, wares, and merchan- dise from the said territories, as well as all duties on the importation of goods, wares, and merchandise into the said territories, on the transfer of ships or vessels, and on the tonnage of vessels, other than those laid by virtue of the laws of the United States, shall, from the time when this act shall com- mence to be in force, cease and deter- mine; Provided however, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to effect the fees and other charges u- sually paid in the said territories on ac- count of pilotage, wharfage, or the right of anchoring by the levy of the city of New Orleans, which several fees and charges shall, until otherwise di- rected, continue to be paid and applied to the same purposes as heretofore.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That, to the end that the laws pro- viding for the collection of the duties imposed, by law, on goods, wares and merchandise, imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships and vessels, and the laws respecting the revenue and navigation of the United States may be carried into effect, within the said territories, the territories ceded to the United States, by the treaty above mentioned, and also all the navigable waters of the rivers, creeks, bays, and inlets ly- ing within the United States, which empty into the Gulf of Mexico, east of the river Mississippi, shall be annexed to the Mississippi district, and shall together with the same, con- stitute one district, to be called the "District of Mississippi." The city of New Orleans shall be the sole port of entry in the said district, and the town of Bayou St. John shall be a port of delivery; a collector, naval officer, and surveyor shall be appointed to reside at New Orleans, and a sur- veyor shall be appointed to reside at the port of Bayou St. John; and the President of the United States is hereby authorised to appoint, not exceeding three surveyors, to reside at such other places, within the said district, as he shall deem expedient, and to constitute each, or either of such places ports of delivery only. And so much of any law or laws, as establishes a district on the river Mis- sissippi, south of the river Tenne- see, is hereby repealed, except as to the recovery and receipt of such duties on goods, wares, and merchandise, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels, as shall have accrued, and as to the re- covery and distribution of fines, pen- alties, and forfeitures, which shall have been incurred before the commence- ment of the operation of this act.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the shores and waters of the town of Natchez, shall be one district, to be called the district of Natchez; and a collector shall be appointed, who shall reside at Natchez, which shall be the only port of entry or delivery within the said district of any goods, wares,
merchandise, not the growth or produce of the United States: Provided nevertheless, That it shall be the duty of every master or com- mander of any ship or vessel destined for the said port of Natchez, to stop at New Orleans, and there deliver to the collector of the said port a mani- fest of the cargo on board such ship or vessel, agreeably to law, on penalty of five thousand dollars. And it shall be the duty of said collector to trans- mit a certified copy of such manifest to the collector of the said port of Nat- chez, and to direct an inspector to go on board such ship or vessel and pro- ceed therewith to the port of Natchez, and there report such ship or vessel to the collector of said port of Natchez, immediately after his arrival, when the duty of said inspector shall cease.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That foreign ships or vessels shall be admitted to unlade at the port of New Orleans, and at no other port within the district of Mississippi; and ships or vessels belonging to citizens of the United States, coming directly from France or Spain, or any of their colonies, shall not be admitted to unlade at any port within the district of Mississippi other than New Orleans; and ships or vessels arriving from the Cape of Good Hope, or from any place beyond the same, shall be admitted to make entry at the port of New Or- leans, and at no other port within the district of Mississippi: Provided how- ever, That nothing in this act contain- ed, shall authorise the allowing of drawbacks on the exportation of any goods, wares, and merchandise from the said port of New Orleans, other than on those which shall have been im- ported directly into the same, from a foreign port or place.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the master or commander of every ship or vessel, bound to a port of delivery only, other than the port of Bayou St. John, in the district of Mississippi, shall first come to at the port of New Orleans with his ship or vessel, and there make report and en- try, in writing, and pay, or secure to be paid, all legal duties, port fees, & char- ges in manner provided by law, before such ship or vessel shall proceed to her port of delivery; and any ship or vessel bound to the port of Bayou St. John, may first proceed to the said port, and afterwards make report and entry at the port of New Orleans, within the time by law limited; & the master of every ship or vessel, arriving from a foreign port or place, or hav- ing goods on board of which the du- ties have not been paid or secured, and bound to any port within the district of Mississippi, (other than New Or- leans, or Bayou St. John) shall take an inspector on board, at New Orleans, before proceeding to such port; and if any master of a ship or vessel, shall proceed to such port of delivery, con- trary to the directions aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay five hundred dol- lars, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction, with the costs of suit.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That during the term of twelve years, to commence three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the above mentioned treaty shall have been notified, at Paris, to the French government, French ships, or vessels, coming directly from France, or any of her colonies, laden only with the produce or manufactures of France, or any of her said colonies: and Spanish ships or vessels, coming directly from Spain, or any of her colonies, la- den only with the produce or manu- factures of Spain, or any of her said colonies, shall be admitted into the port of New Orleans, and into all o- ther ports of entry which may hereafter be established by law, within the ter- ritories ceded to the United States, by the above mentioned treaty, in the same manner as ships or vessels of the United States, coming directly from France or Spain, or any of their co- lonies, and without being subject to a- ny other, or higher duty on the said produce or manufacture, than by law now is, or shall, at the time, be paya- ble, by citizens of the United States on similar articles, imported from France or Spain, or any of their co- lonies, in vessels of the United States, into the said port of New Orleans, or other ports of entry in the territories above mentioned; or to any other, or higher tonnage duty, than by law
now is, or shall at the time be, laid on the tonnage of vessels of the United States, coming from France, or Spain, or any of their colonies, to the said port of New Orleans, or other ports of entry within the territories a- bove mentioned.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the collector of the district of Mississippi shall give bond for the true and faithful discharge of his duties, in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, and shall be allowed in addition to the fees and emoluments of his office, in lieu of all other commissions, one and a half per cent. on all monies by him received, on account of the duties a- rising from goods, wares and merchan- dise imported into the said district, and on the tonnage of ships and ves- sels; and the naval officers and survey- ors of the said district shall, respective- ly, receive an annual compensation of two hundred and fifty dollars, in ad- dition to their other fees and emolu- ments.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is authorised, to cause to be built and equipped one revenue cutter, in addition to those heretofore authorised by law, which cutter may be officered, manned and employed, in the same manner, and the expence thereof shall be paid out of the same fund, as is provided for defraying the expense of the revenue cutters heretofore authorised by law.
Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is authorised, whenever he shall deem it expedient, to erect the shores, waters and inlets of the bay and river Mobile, and of the other rivers, creeks, inlets, and bays emptying into the gulf of Mexi- co, east of the said river Mobile, and west thereof to the Pascagoula inclu- sive, into a separate district, and to e- stablish such place within the same, as he shall deem expedient, to be the port of entry and delivery for such district; and to designate such other places within the same district, not ex- ceeding two, to be ports of delivery only. Whenever such separate dis- trict shall be erected, a collector shall be appointed, to reside at the port of entry; and a surveyor shall likewise be appointed, to reside at each of the ports of delivery, which may be estab- lished, and such collector and survey- or shall be entitled to receive, in ad- dition to their other fees and emolu- ments, an annual salary of two hun- dred and fifty dollars. And the said collector shall give bond for the faith- ful discharge of the duties of his office in the sum of five thousand dollars.
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That this act shall commence thirty days after the passing thereof.
NATHL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives JOHN BROWN, President of the Senate, pro tempore. February 24, 1804.
APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON.
Political Miscellany.
American Glory and Felicity. No. IV.
Respectfully addressed to the Republicans of New-Hampshire.
WHILE we gratefully acknow- ledge the distinguishing blessings dis- pensed to us by the supreme disposer of all events, and the GIVER of every good—his interposition in rescuing us from the hands of lawless arbitrary power, and exalting us into a great nation—inspiring successful valor in our armies, and the counsellors and conductors of our public affairs with efficient energy and wisdom; defeat- ing the purposes of our internal and external enemies; it likewise becomes us to be indefatigable in our exertions to perpetuate the blessings we now en- joy, and to counteract the machina- tions and efforts of the still active en- emies of liberty, of our federal gov- ernment, and of the citizens chosen by the voice of the people to admin- ister it. Its inveterate enemies exerted all their powers, with unwearied ass- iduity, to prevent the election of our be- loved JEFFERSON to the Presidential chair; and they are still employing every means and stratagem to pre- vent his re-election, and to advance to the Presidency one who will answer their own purposes. Men who pro-

SUMMARY—FOREIGN.
LONDON dates to the 16th March inclusive, have been received; they contain official intelligence of the arrest of Gen. Pichegru. The number of persons arrested in consequence of the late conspiracy, and imprisoned in the Temple, amount to sixty; amongst these are fourteen foreigners, one lady, Jean Marie, a confident of Georges, one Victor and the Cook of Georges; the latter continues to elude the vigilance of the police; he has been concealed by an English lady, who occupies in the wood at St. Germain a small isolated house; she procured him lodging at Paris also; her habitation is situated in a neighbourhood often frequented by the First Consul in his hunting parties and has been often desired by him as a hunting-lodge. The conspiracy appears to be more dangerous, say the Paris papers, than was at first supposed. "We are assured" they continue, that 150 men were to assume the uniform of guides, to seize Buonaparte at Malmaison, while he was hunting or wherever else he might be to be found, and carry him off into a foreign country. The uniforms were discovered in consequence of the information of one of the conspirators of the name of Grells who is now in confinement in the Temple. The chief of the Chouans, Georges, only escaped by a quarter of an hour. He had slept in the village of Taveny, in the valley of Montmorency, in the cottage of a peasant and his bed was found still warm. In consequence of the information of the abovementioned Grell, the officers of the police repaired to the mistress of an inn here. The sign of the conspirators was an English piece of gold. She pretended not to understand the sign; at length they drew off her glove, and found in it a similar piece of English gold. They then opened her commode, and found in it a letter, directing her on a day specified, to carry to a certain house in the Rue de Bourgoine au Marais, 20 bottles of wine, and to ring so many times at the door. The officers of the police took the 20 bottles, and repairing to the house appointed, where they rang as many times as the letter directed, and found there a number of persons assembled who defended themselves in a very desperate manner. A pistol was fired, which, however, hurt no person. "Several persons were apprehended; among which all the aforementioned are included Pichegru excepted;" a law has been published in Paris, making it death for any one to conceal Georges and the assassins who accompany him, being sixty in number; the embargo laid on all vessels in France, has been taken off; a rumour prevailed that Buonaparte had taken possession of Elsinore, but this needs confirmation, as it is highly improbable that at the present juncture of affairs, he would adopt so impolitic and rash a measure; in the event Russia would infallibly be in arms against France; Centinels are placed at all the passes from Paris. No person is allowed to depart in the night; and no one is permitted to go out in the day time without a passport, which is strictly examined. We learn from Holland that 150,000 men are in complete readiness for embarkation and it was expected that the expedition would sail about the middle of March; his Britannic Majesty is so far recovered, as to be enabled to take his usual walks in the Queens' gardens;—The Royal assent was on the 9th March given by commission to several Bills in the house of Lords; report speaks of a fresh Dutch expedition of which Lord Moira is to have the command; whether this be true or not, certain it is, that orders have been issued for the speedy equipment and fitting out of a considerable number of vessels; a number of British seamen have arrived at Yarmouth & other ports, who have been liberated by the Batavian Government, at the request of the principal Merchants at Amsterdam and Rotterdam; it appears that a regular exchange of prisoners is much wished for in Holland; those who arrived are mostly masters and mates of merchantmen and were suffered to return on taking an oath, and signing a declaration, not to serve against the Dutch Government unless regularly exchanged. On the 12th March a heavy firing was heard at Dover from off Boulogne, and in the evening three gun-boats with the British colors over the French were seen steering for the Downs, the firing continued brisk the following day. A new political personal Coalition is said to be on the carpet. The Marquis of Buckingham, Ld. Grenville, Mr. Fox, Mr. Gray, &c. are said to be associated. Sheridan and Erskine have not been mentioned. The rumour of the failing of the Toulon fleet, proves to be without foundation; on the 13th March motions were made in the
Private and public buildings were burned, the Catholic churches and the house of lord Mansfield were included in the alarming devastations; but his lordship heard the prisoner's counsel patiently on the question, Whether these outrages, committed to obtain the object avowed, amounted to levying war, and gave his opinion to the jury on the law, and the prisoner was acquitted. It would be a great relief to me to stop here; and closing this address to leave you to your trial; but you have openly invaded the principles of our government: your partisans, feeble as they are, appear in every state to adopt your sentiments and to magnify your objections against a free republican form of government. Your case is brought forward as an example, that in the worst of times , (that is, at the present day) a man dares not to be honest . This sentiment originating with you, is banded about through a thin, decreasing, but malevolent combination. They seem to stand over you, like Mark Anthony over the corpse of Cæsar, endeavouring to persuade the people to grant you relief by submitting themselves and their posterity to slavery. They openly avow in the New-England Palladium, and in other anti-republican papers, that our republic is at an end, that our form of government will no longer answer the exigencies of the country. That the PLEBIANS, (that is the People,) have gained the rule, and the Judges are arraigned before them. The constitution provides, that "the Judges shall hold their offices during good behaviour;" which plainly implies that some tribunal must decide on the question, whether they behave well. That the Senate shall have the "sole power to try all" impeachments, and when the President of "the United States shall be tried the chief justice shall preside." Here the President's elevated station does not exclude him from a trial on impeachment; but he is subject like our other citizens to an amenability for his conduct. Perhaps, if Thomas Jefferson, instead of Samuel Chase, had been impeached, your party would not have made much noise on the measure, and the chief justice would have done his duty by presiding in the trial.—The terrible idea of a plebian influence would not have been echoed from one end of the nation to the other. But I return to your suggestions against a free government. I should be glad to be informed where you have acquired your learning on this subject.—Whatever your researches may have been, you certainly have never found in the history of nations an example of our government. The antient governments were some of them, Democracies. Liberty and the rights of man as a rational intelligent animal, were much valued, and frequently spoken of, but those nations had no system of police, by which those rights were either defined or secured. The governments were in the hands of the people as a multitude, who enacted and judged upon the laws; ours in the hands of Representatives, who are excluded from judging upon, or executing the laws they make. These great men, Aristides and Demosthenes, were banished unjustly by the ostracisms of the Athenians, and Phecion was condemned to swallow the hemlock for his integrity. But those Greeks had no formal tribunals, where the judges were amenable to another tribunal for their conduct; nor any delegation of legislative powers, where the men who exercise it, held their appointment by frequent elections, and had their honors and their interests pledged for the fairness of their conduct. The Romans were, at first, a kind of republic, but the form and principles of their government were soon changed by their wars and conquests. Yet they were more unhappy when they became a monarchy than while they were a republic. After they had sacrificed Cato, Brutus and others, to the men who were usurping the sovereignty, they became wretched and miserable, vassals and slaves. The limits of a Gazette does not admit a full examination of this question; but whoever does attend to it, will find, that the antient governments of Greece and Rome were simple democracies, where all the people assembled in a body, to enact laws, to decide causes, and to determine questions of state, or that where they had appointments for those purposes; the men who acted had no standing in their offices, and were not amenable before any regular tribunal for their conduct. But in our government, the executive, judicial, and legislative powers are delegated, and while the judicial officers have an estate in their offices during their good behaviour, the others frequently return to the grade of private citizens, and new appointments take place. Here the merit, and demerit of each candidate is attended to with impartiality and justice is done, with as much perfection, as human nature can admit of. The art of printing not then existing, the Greeks and Romans, had no means of a general communication of sentiment; this is an indispensable requisite to a free government. Be so good, Judge Chase, as to turn your eyes upon the map of Europe, Africa and Asia, and point us to the nation, whose rights are better secured, whose happiness is more complete, whose condition is more dignified, than ours; in America. Have crowns, thrones, titles of nobility, numerous armies, multiplied fleets, elevated ranks and millions in poverty and distress, charms for your heart? If so, you had better go where they are and enjoy them as quietly as your conscience will permit. PLAIN TRUTH.
ANECDOTE.
"A federal gentleman, who lately visited the late President Adams, at his house in Quincy, on seeing a handsome Portrait of president Jefferson in the room, observed to Mr. Adams, "had I not known you, Sir, I should have concluded, from seeing this Portrait, that you was a jacobin." To which Mr. Adams replied, "Sir, I have long been acquainted with Mr. Jefferson, and although we differ somewhat in Politics, yet I most highly respect and esteem the man, as ONE OF THE MOST HONEST, RESPECTABLE AND INTELLIGENT OF OUR COUNTRY!"
The delay you complain of, for the term of four years since the transactions took place, for which you are drawn into examination, is as extraordinary to others as it can be to you; for if the facts, as stated in the testimonies of Lewis and Dallas, and set forth in the articles of impeachment are true, the impeachment ought to have been made as soon as they took place. These articles have been reported since the date of your memorial, and obviate a great part of your address. There was, unfortunately for the country, at the time when Fries was before you, a prevalence of the party to which you say you belong, the schemes of which were much aided by your conduct as a judge; and there could be no prosecution then. Perhaps there would have been none now, if the indecorous tenor of your life, the acrimonious invective against the men placed in administration by the people, had not excluded the hope, that your deportment, sentiments or language, would have ever been assimilated to that delicacy and prudence, which are essentially necessary to your elevated station. You complain of not having the privilege of cross-examining the witnesses before the committee. There is no precedent to found such a privilege in, nor is there any reason to believe, that Mr. Lewis and Mr. Dallas would have, by a cross-examination, essentially varied the testimonies which they deliberately gave in writing, and subscribed their names to. In all this complaint, you do not presume to deny or call in question any one fact contained in their testimonies. You know that the party charged is never heard before a grand jury who are forming a charge by way of indictment, or before a house of commons who are forming articles of impeachment. There has been an exception to this rule, as to one or two instances, in the House of Representatives in Massachusetts, but the insutility and inconvenience of it have sufficiently evinced its impropriety. Since, therefore, you have appealed to the public, and contented yourself with a strong phalanx of laborious words, without attempting to deny or obviate one fact in the heavy charges against you, and since you have, in an irregular extra-judicial manner, made your appeal to so many newspapers to the public, I will attempt to restore the balance of impartiality by stating some of the important facts existing in evidence against you; and will then unite with you in bequeathing the public to form no opinion of your guilt or innocence, or of the charges of fraud, corruption, and wickedness, by you suggested against the present government, until you have your trial. The charges against you, as contained in the first, second, and third articles of the impeachment, and as sworn to by Lewis and Dallas, are, that you, in the trial of John Fries, in the circuit court in Pennsylvania, where you presided as first judge, formed and wrote an opinion on the question of law, which was to govern in the trial, before the trial commenced, and before you heard his counsel upon it, and that you formed and wrote it in order to give it to the jury for their guide; and did, finally, give it to them for that purpose. That you restricted his counsel from recurring to the statutes of the government, or to law books, to illustrate their positions in his defence. That you deprived him of the constitutional privilege of addressing the jury, by his counsel, on the law, as well as on the facts, by which his guilt or innocence might be determined; and that you thereby deprived him of a trial by jury, which he had a right to, as is provided by the constitution, in cases of treason. The charge against John Fries was that of treason, committed by levying war against the United States. By the third section of the second article of our federal constitution, there is no treason but what "consists in levying war against the United States, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort." There was, perhaps, no doubt, but that it would appear in evidence, that Fries had associated with a number of men, in arms, to oppose the execution of an excise act; yet whether the object of the association was general enough to make it treason, was a question in the defence. This appears from the testimonies of his counsel already referred to. There is nothing new in this mode of defence; nor can such a case ever rest, altogether, on a question of law. The object of the insurrection must be a matter of evidence, and there could, in this case, have been no question, but that, if there was a levying war, it was treason. Whether such levying of war, as is constructively made treason in England, is so, under our constitution and statute, is not yet settled by any decision of all our Judges, and is yet, therefore, a proper subject for argument, and was to have been attended to as such, in Fries' case, if you had not prohibited it. Should we suppose our statute to have the same construction as those in England, made in some measure in the same language, we must believe you to be wrong in excluding the counsel of the prisoner from arguing the law and facts, to the jury. The opinion which you could form, as to what the law was, before you heard the trial, could be no more than this, that levying war against the United States was treason, and that if the evidence proved the defendant to have been guilty of levying war, within the meaning of the statute, they must find him guilty of treason. But the law and the facts in this case, were so blended, that one could not be argued without the other. There was no abstract question of law; but the application of the evidence to the principles of the statute formed the law of the case.—This gave a wide field for discussion in this, as it does in all other cases of this nature.—And the jury can never decide on the criminality or innocence of the facts, without judging, at the same time, of the construction of the law. There has never been an instance in England, or in America, where the counsel of a prisoner, in a capital trial, has been debarred the privilege of arguing a question, complicated of law and fact. The case of lord George Gordon lately tried before lord Mansfield is very similar to that of Fries. He was at the head of twenty two thousand men in arms, to prevent the Parliament's passing an act in favor of the Roman Catholics, in order to place them as subjects, on the same grade of civil privilege with the protestants. The depredations committed by that body were distressing to the public.
It need not be mentioned, that there are names, now enrolled in infamy, which might once have set up the same claim. It is enough here to observe, that the men whom your memorial is calculated and designed to calumniate, the President and some of the members of Congress, against whom you alledge your charges of collusion and fraud, have much higher claims to honors in that way than you have. There is something very strange, as well in the mode, as in the time of your address to the public. I take it for granted, that the Senate of our nation is a court of competent powers to try impeachments against all officers of the government, for high crimes and misdemeanors: Though their sentence can be no more than a removal from office, and a disqualification. I conceive that the House of Representatives is an Inquest, having authority to prefer impeachments against officers for crimes and misdemeanors. Of consequence you are impeachable by the House, and liable to be tried by the Senate. Here you stand, whether you acknowledge it or not, on a footing with other citizens holding offices; subject to the laws of your country. I wish you to reflect for one moment, what your own ideas would be, if in your court a man indicted by a grand jury of a crime, should come forward, and in a Gazette, charge the grand jury, his prosecutors, and the judges with party prejudices, corrupt intentions & wicked designs against him? Would you not give an official smile at his folly, and say that he ought to be quiet until his trial should be fairly had? But you intimate that you can never have a fair trial on the charges exhibited against you. Why cannot every other citizen of the United States, who shall be accused, make the same declaration? Your answer may be, that your complaint is true, and theirs may be false. Here again you cast your character into one scale, and the whole government of the nation into the other. You can by no means complain of the severity of this address, provided our national government is worth preserving: Your cruel invective against the members, who have acted officially under the form of the constitution has no example to justify it. You say, "should the time ever arrive, when a majority of Congress, inflamed by party spirit, and seeking the destruction of their opponents, shall desire to criminate a Judge, in order to heap odium upon the party with which he is connected; when a President at the head of a majority, and guiding its passions, shall desire from resentment, the ruin of any Judge, when the schemes of a dominant party, or its leaders may require the removal, of all firm, upright, independent Judges; and the substitution of others more complying, or more timid; should such a disastrous period arrive, as the history of other free governments inform us it may," &c. This, you will say is no direct charge against our government; but you know Sir, that there is, in language, an operative something, which you lawyers call an innuendo , which fixes the charge indirectly made, on him for whom it was intended; and you, yourself would feel disappointed, if any one of your readers should doubt whether you in this part of your memorial, did not, with a peculiar audacity, mean this as a description of the President and Congress. To recite the various paragraphs which are evidently intended to impeach the government itself, because it is a free government would be to copy your whole memorial. That production more unfortunate for your reputation than the impeachment itself, and more picturesque of your character, than the pencil of Appelles, could draw the features of your face like the original, must forever remain, the sad monument of your habitual indifference. You profess yourself to be one of a party, to whom the President and a majority of the members of Congress are, as you say, opposed. This is false, and clearly implied in the paragraph above recited; and you therein confess yourself to be a political partisan. You ought to conceive, that there is something dignified and great in the character of a judge. A man fixed upon the judgment seat ought to possess himself, in calmness and temperance. Passion and prejudice ought never to appear in the tribunal of Justice. Nay, the judge ought to be pure and discreet, and ought to move at all times, on the straight line of equanimity. He ought to exhibit such virtues and qualities, as inspire the public with a confidence in, and a respect for him. But when he descends from the bench into the arena of political parties, and then re-ascends, heated with the blaze of the cruel conflict, nobody esteems or respects him. Human nature is altogether incapable of supporting the proper character of a judge, under the keen and bitter contentions of political parties. We have seen enough in our own country to convince us of this. I do not know, minutely, what the conduct of the monarchical judges, in all the states was at the beginning of our revolution; but in Massachusetts, when Mr. Hutchinson was chief Justice, we saw the respectable and patriotic Hawley, stripped of his barrister's robes, and bound in open court, by the hand of the common executioner; and his name erased from the roll of attorneys. We saw Otis, Adams, and Quincy, treated by the bench with a cold and contemptuous neglect, because they were the avowed advocates of the people's rights. Whatever the suspicions may have been, in later times, upon this subject, we will pass it by. Judges and clergymen ought not to involve themselves in those party contests; because if they do, they cannot avoid carrying their feelings into their official conduct, and in that way destroy their usefulness, and deprive the people of those services which they have solemnly engaged to perform. You complain of the prosecutions being delayed, and of there being no prosecutor of whom you could demand damages if it is groundless and malicious; yet you know, that in nearly all the criminal prosecutions for high and public offences, the grand juries proceed without any prosecutor, excepting the attorney for the government, against whom no such action can be brought. If the House of Representatives should never proceed to impeachment without a prosecutor, there could seldom be one, more especially against high officers of state.
fessed themselves republicans, have been, and still are, under the mask of deceit, engaged with the decided enemies of our government to subvert the constitution, to wrest from us those sacred rights and privileges we have so dearly purchased. Every art and stratagem will be used, which depraved minds can devise, and every desperate exertion which the spirit of enmity can excite, to disappoint us of the continued enjoyment of the energies & abilities of our President, and of the citizens united with him in the administration of the government;—men, whose wise and prudent management has met with universal approbation, and rendered our nation in the highest degree respectable in the nations which surround us.—Let us then Fellow-Citizens, be firmly united with the republicans of our sister States in our endeavours to continue at the head of our federal government a man so deservedly esteemed and beloved, so eminently useful; and who has been so greatly instrumental in the accomplishment of our present happiness, and in opening to us the most exhilarating prospects of the future glory and felicity of our country.—In the choice of Electors for President and Vice-President, on which such great things depend, and to which the universe looks with anxious eyes, the views of republicans should be united in the same citizens, after having duly weighed the importance of the concern, faithfully scrutinized the characters of the persons contemplated to sustain the momentous trust, and freely communicated their sentiments to each other. This has been found to be the surest means of succeeding in our patriotic wishes and efforts for the welfare and prosperity of the States and the general government. The men, who have been most conspicuously eminent in our Revolutionary struggle, and successfully active in defeating the ruinous projects and purposes of the preceding administration, and disarming the enemies of liberty of their mischievous power—these, Fellow-Citizens, are the men to be supported and brought forward as electors; nor are true republicans to be swayed, in their choice, by personal considerations, or resentments, where the public good is depending. The increasing prevalence of found republican principles, in this State, is an happy prelude to us of her speedy and perfect emancipation from the pernicious influence of a party ever hostile to the generous principles of a free government, and must serve to animate us in our exertions, till we have attained the summit of our wishes for the honour, prosperity and happiness of New-Hampshire, our sister-States, and of the union. We have the strongest reasons, Fellow-Citizens, for indulging the hope, that the cause of liberty will grow and flourish in America with an increasing glory, since it is supported, strengthened and secured by the energies, the virtues, and the affections of an enlightened and magnanimous people. HONORIUS. From the Chronicle. To the Hon. SAMUEL CHASE, Esq. YOUR situation, Sir, is truly unfortunate. You have rendered it more disagreeable, by your indiscreet and inflammatory appeal to the public, under the form of a memorial to the House of Representatives of the nation: Which has been published, at your own earnest request, in various Gazettes. There is no probability that you will ever read this address: The printers of Gazettes, who have devoted themselves to the haughty and acrimonious party, of which you say you are a member will not give it a place. Your party have exceedingly aggravated their own folly, by refusing to cast their eye on those publications, where plain truth might be discerned. In proportion as their misfortune has been accelerated by their pride and arrogance, their country's glory and happiness have been promoted. You come forward, Sir, in all the haughty vehemence of your party; forgetting that you are a subject of the laws, and amenable for your conduct.—You esteemed your own worth & reputation infinitely above that of the Congress of our Republic, or its constitution. You appear like one who apprehends that he is sinking under the weight of his own errors, and wishes to draw every person down with him.—Could you succeed so far, as to draw down the President and Congress, there would perhaps be no standard remaining, by which the measure of your fall could be so exactly calculated. Could you conceive, Sir, that the people of the United States, would rest quietly, while you, under a pretence of memorializing Congress, or one branch of it, would attempt to detach the people from their government, and to render it infamous, and contemptible, in the opinion of other nations? No, Sir, we have too much at stake to submit, tamely to an unprecedented outrage of this kind. If you choose to place yourself in a situation, where you cannot maintain your position without a depredation of the whole nation, you must on a moment's reflection, if you are capable of enjoying one, decide what the event will be. Your frequent appeals to that tribunal, before which the hearts of all men are open and exposed, is no more than what is commonly done by men involved in the most atrocious guilt. Your claim of favour or exemption, because you have been united with Washington in defence of your country, is a device too stale to be of any use to you.

House of Commons for the production of papers respecting the present war existing in Ceylon, and the Mahratta war in India. The former motion was negatived & the latter withdrawn. Accounts dated Madras Dec. 3, says, "on the 1st November a glorious victory was obtained near Cadowly in Hindostan, by the army under the command of Gen. Lake, 172 persons were killed, and 952 wounded of the British army; with 277 horses killed, 154 wounded, and 122 missing. Gen. Ware's head was carried off by a cannon ball. The British troops at Ceylon have been reinforced, and have gained several advantages over the Candians." A French expedition against the British settlement of Bencoolen, in the East-Indies, has taken place, and been attended with some success; a large quantity of pepper was destroyed, and an English ship loaded with Calcutta & Madras goods, was captured. A small French squadron, it is stated, has taken Goree, on the coast of Africa.—R. B. Sheridan, Esq., is appointed by the Prince of Wales, to the office of Receiver General of the Duchy of Cornwall, in the room of the late Lord Elliot; this is considered the very first office in the gift of the Prince. The governor of Jamaica has ordered all Frenchmen (except prisoners) from the island. Capt. Knowles, who arrived the Sunday before last in Boston from the Isle of France, informs that the British had retaken Pondicherry; a war between England and Spain, is said to be inevitable.
DOMESTIC.
ON the 23d ult. the election commenced in N. York; the voters pretty generally turned out, but the state of the poll could not be ascertained when the last accounts came away—"On Saturday evening the 21st March, the wind which had blown pretty hard from the S. E. during the greater part of the day, freshened into a heavy gale. At dusk the sky was awfully overcast with clouds and the agitated elements foreboded an approaching tempest.—By midnight the storm was tremendous. Towards morning it gradually subsided, but not without having caused considerable damage. A chimney was blown down, and a child killed; others were wounded; and two vessels were lost at the Hook" (New-York paper.) Accounts from Kaskaskia of the 4th March state, that on the 21st and 22d February about 11 o'clock, at night, two shocks of earthquake were felt in that interior country—The last continued between 20 and 30 seconds, and was so violent as to shake the houses very considerably, insomuch that the soldiers there left the barracks and ran out on the parade.—The Rev. Dan Huntington, of Litchfield, Conn. has commenced an action against Mr. Babcock, printer of the Hartford Mercury, in consequence of the publications which have appeared in that paper against him. John F. Brown, Esq. of New-York, is appointed Consul at St. Thomas.—The materials for the Bridge across the Delaware at Trenton, are principally collected, and will all be on the spot in June. The abutments & piers are expected to be completed the ensuing summer, and the frame is expected to be raised in the spring. The cost is computed from 80 to 100,000 dollars. Mr. Burr, the superintendent, has 5000.—The following officers of Marines have been ordered into service in the expedition preparing for the Mediterranean, viz. Lieuts. Amory, Hall, Hooper & Lane.—Daniel Goddard, Isaac Currie & John Shearman, were drowned in Newport harbour, the week before last, by the over-setting of a boat they were in.—A Schooner has been launched at Frankfort in the heart of Kentucky.—"The affairs of Louisiana are advancing to a state which the most sanguine in favor of the purchase of that country did not expect; the administration is found adequate. The people become more ready to acquiesce, and the new regulations give great content."—On the 31st March, Captain Hildreth, of Charleston, providentially picked up, 70 miles from land, a seaman, belonging to the brig Garland, of Nassau, which arrived at that place a few days previous. He when intoxicated had gone to sleep in an old fishing canoe which lay at one of the wharves of that city, on the night of the Tuesday before, which drifted out to sea. On Wednesday morning found himself out of sight of land, without even an oar, at the mercy of the waves, where he remained without sustenance 3 days.
Our affairs in the Mediterranean assume a more favorable appearance. The late success of our ships, if it do not remove the distress of our prisoners immediately, promises an end to the war—and the present dispute of England and Algiers will make a defence more easy, should war be necessary. Many occurrences promise to vindicate the measures of our administration and to ensure its best success. Reg.
To the Editors of the New-Hampshire Gazette.
GENTLEMEN. AN early avowal of my intention to decline accepting the office of District Attorney opened a field of conjecture, that has produced an exuberant harvest of reports, attributing to me various motives alike unmerited—"Justice to myself urges the request, that, thro' your next paper, you would make known the contents of my letter to the Secretary of State, a copy whereof I herewith send you for publication,—and am, gentlemen,
Your humble serv't. JONA. STEELE. 26th APRIL, 1804.
DURHAM, 24th April, 1804.
Sir, I HAVE this day had the honour of receiving your letter of the 31st March, accompanying the evidence of my appointment to the office of Attorney of the United States for the New-Hampshire District—a token of respect, that, under other circumstances and impressions, would have been flattering to my feelings; but the pleasure resulting from a coincidence of inclination and propriety is denied me on this occasion—Although I may have once yielded to different propositions, my mind has long rested on a deliberate resolution of quitting all professional business, in a few months from this time; a period much too limited for entering upon a new engagement, requiring some preparation, if the dignity & interest of government be supported.—Beyond the regulations, thus prescribed to myself, it can only be necessary to add, that I was unwillingly made a contributory instrument in creating vacancies; and a due regard to my own reputation forbids me to profit by that achievement.—It remains to be observed, that governmental agency has left me no justifiable alternative, but that of declining to accept the appointment—I, therefore, avail myself of the earliest means of forwarding to you the commission submitted to my consideration.
With sentiments of high respect, I have the honour to be, Sir, your obed't. serv't. JONA. STEELE.
JAMES MADISON, Esq. } Secretary of State. }
The 12th inst. is appointed throughout the United States, as a Celebration of the acquisition of Louisiana. (We understand it is to be celebrated in this town, no less than at all the other commercial towns.)
☞ We have it from undoubted authority that not one half of the votes for Governor have as yet been returned.—It is much to be feared that federal intrigue has been active in retarding them.—It would seem incumbent on Town-Clerks not to neglect transmitting them on or before the 15th inst. in due form to the Secretary:—A number were last year prosecuted for a neglect in this;—we hope that they will be more zealous and attentive on this occasion.—The event is of moment.
☞ Our advertising friends in the Country, will please to observe the good old practice of accompanying their advertisements with the Cash, or they cannot be inserted in the Gazette.
Marine Memoranda. Boston, April 27, arrived, Ich' Nancy, Capt. Alden, from Liverpool. Spoke, March 11, lat. 50, long. 9, ship Ocean, Drinkwater, of Portland, bound to the Seine, who informed that he had on board Capt. John Seward, and 5 men, that he took off the wreck of the brig Narcissa, of Portsmouth, N. H. on the 27th Feb. bound to Demerara. Capt. Alden would have taken them on board the Nancy, at the request of Capt. Drinkwater, but was prevented, the sea running high. Capt. Alden understood that three of the crew belonging to the Narcissa, were lost.
Sch'r Eunice, Jenkins, of Portsmouth, 35 d's from Demerara, arrived at Boston on Wednesday last.
Vessels Spoken—April 12, lat. 33, long. 75, ship Antonio, of Portsmouth, from Dunkirk, for Charleston, out 80 days.—April 12, lat. 38, long. 71, brig Mary, from Portsmouth, for Antigua.—March 20, lat. 42, long. 49, brig Geo. Washington, of Berwick, from Savannah, for Liverpool.
Captain Stoodley of this port on the 9th January lat. 38, spoke ship Ulysses, Mountford, from Salem, bound to Marseilles; lost his rudder on the 5th, scudding in a very heavy gale.—Captain M was steering with his cable, but was making a rudder on deck—said if he did not meet with moderate weather to hang his rudder at sea, should put into the Western Islands—Had met no other accident.
Entered at the CUSTOM-HOUSE. Ship Florenzo, Barnes, Demerara, Brig Izette, Hopkins, Nantz, Brig Alert, Rollins, St. Vincents, Sch'r Dove, Rice, Guadalupe, Brig Fidelity, Jenkins, Demerara, Sch'r Dolphin, Wipe, St. Vincents.
CLEARED Brig Felicity, Walker, Amsterdam, Brig Nancy, Bragdon, Jamaica.
MARRIED
At Danvers, Massachusetts, Mr. EDWARD PARRY, merchant of this town, to Miss RUTH COLLINS of the former place. At Rehoboth, R. I. Mr. JOHN GREGORY of this town, to Miss SARAH D. ALLEN, of the former place.
In this town Mr. DENNIS HEARN to Miss CHARLOTTE LAIRD.—Mr. JOHN DISKALL to Mrs. DEBORAH POMROY.
On Friday last departed this life, the Rev. SAMUEL M'CLINTOCK, D. D. pastor of the Church in Greenland, in the 73d year of his age—and on the day following his remains were committed to the silent tomb, followed by a numerous procession of weeping relations and friends, deeply impressed with a sense of the breach made upon them, upon the church, and upon the world.
DIED At Maderia the 14th February, Mr. GEO. M. SHEAFE, aged 21, son of JAMES SHEAFE, Esq. merchant of this town. In this town, Capt. ROBERT THADDEUS, merchant.—Mrs. SARAH PICKETT, aged 54—Elizabeth, second daughter of Capt. Eustis Pray, aged 3 years—A child of Mr. George Walker.
HARD-WARE GOODS.
H. & B. PENHALLOW, Have imported in the ships John Adams, and Packet, a large and general assortment of HARD-WARE GOODS, consisting of almost every article usually imported in their line of business; which they offer for sale, at their store in Market-street, by wholesale & retail. Portsmouth, May 1, 1804.
SPRING GOODS.
JAMES RUNDLET, Has this day received per the Minerva and Galen from London, and the Patty, from Liverpool, a valuable assortment of Staple and Fancy GOODS, which are now opening, and are for sale at a small advance, by wholesale and retail. ☞ BILLS on London wanted. Portsmouth, May 1, 1804.
NEW GOODS.
William S. Cooper, Has just received and is now opening at his shop adjoining the Bell-Tavern, (Congress-street) an assortment of Spring & Summer GOODS, which he will sell at the very lowest prices.
BROAD-CLOTHS —Cassimeres—Black & olive Velveteens—Wildbores—Durants—Tammies—Moneens—Plain & ribb'd Callimancoes— A great variety of Latest plaid Callicoes and Chintzes, (very cheap)—Copperplates—Dimities— Plain & plaid Chambray Mullins— 3/4 , 1/2 , & 1/4 black, white & color'd Cambric Mullins—Book and Jaconet Mullins—Fashionable Sarfnet Cambricks—
Fashionable silk Shags, for Bonnets—Waistcoating—Men's plain and striped Satins—black and other color'd Nankinets—Satin strip'd do. Clouded Nankinets— Men's white, black & black & color'd Cotton Hose—Women's white & blk. Cotton Hose—Women's black and color'd Cotton Gloves—Men's beaver and cotton Gloves—
Linen, cotton, romal, Bandannoe, & black silk Handkerchiefs—purple & chintz Shawls—white Parisnett—black Cypres—black Modes—patent black Laces—Edgings—black Lace Veils—Parafoils.
A few pieces of Linens—India Cottons—Threads—Sewing Silks—Ribbons—Buttons—Tapes—Bindings—Cotton Braces—Cotton Umbrellas—India Nankinets.
PAPER HANGINGS.
Portsmouth, May 1, 1804.
NEW GOODS.
Oliver Briard HAS just received a large and general assortment of SPRING GOODS, of the latest importation, which are now offered for sale very cheap, at his store in Fore-street, No. 2, Merchant's Row. Portsmouth, May 1, 1804.
Joshua Rand,
INFORMS his friends and the public that he has taken the chamber lately occupied by Mr. Josiah Blake, (Buck-street,) where he carries on the Boot and Shoe making business, in its various branches, all orders punctually attended to, and the smallest favour gratefully acknowledged. Portsmouth, May 1, 1804.
Mechanic Association.
THE Members of the Mechanic Association are hereby notified, that their quarterly meeting will be held at the chamber of the Brick School-house, next Thursday evening at 7 o'clock.
By order of the Board, JOSEPH CLARK, junr. Sec'y. Portsmouth, May 1, 1804.
SPRING GOODS.
Peter Coffin, Has just received per the ships Galen and Minerva, from London, a great variety of Fancy, Fashionable & Staple GOODS, which are now opening. Portsmouth, May 1, 1804.
NEW GOODS.
DANIEL WEEKS, has just received an assortment of fashionable Staple & Fancy Goods, which are now opening for sale at his Shop in Buck-street. Particularized next week. May 1, 1804.
FRESH FLOUR.
John Langdon, junr. HAS received an additional supply of New Superfine FLOUR, directly from the Mill, which he offers for sale at his Store in Bow-street, as cheap as can be purchased in town. Also,—A number of bags PIMENTO, of a superior quality at the Boston price; boxes Herring, in good shipping order. May 1, 1804.
FRESH CAPERS.
S. Larkin, HAS received and for Sale at his Store—fresh Bottled CAPERS.—Also, fresh Turkey FIGS; Shell'd ALMONDS; PRUNES; Muscadel, Bloom & Cask RAISINS; fresh SALLAD OIL.
A general assortment of GROCERIES as usual. May 1, 1804.
Nathan B. Folsom,
Has just received and will in future keep a constant supply of English, Dutch and American GUN POWDER; such as Tower proof, Musket & Cannon, do. fine and coarse Philadelphia & Connecticut do.—Likewise, a supply of Patent SHOTT, No's. B. B. B. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8—all of which will be sold at the Boston prices. Portsmouth, May 1, 1804.
Elegant Razors, in sets or separate, warranted good. Penknives, all sizes; from 6 cts. to 75 cts. each. Shaving and dressing Glass, with drawers, from 25 to 60 cts. each. Shaving Boxes and Brushes. Best refined and scented Shaving Soap. Razor Straps and Cales. Smelling Bottles, very handsome. Tooth Brushes, of all qualities, from 6 to 20 cts. each. Tooth Powder, and Tooth Paste. Damask Lip Salve, for sore lips. Spectacles of various qualities. Inkstands of almost every description. Wafers of different colours and qualities. Sealing Wax, red and black. Writing and Letter Papers of different aspects, from 1/ to 2 dollars per quire. Ink Powder, and Ink, (both black & red.) Dutch Quills and ready made Pens. Writing, Cyphering and Account Books. Bibles of all sizes and prices. School and classical Books of all kinds, from 6 cents to a much higher price.—All the above, will be sold very low, at the Brick Bookstore of C. PEIRCE, Daniel-street, Portsmouth. May 1.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that Joseph Whipple, Esq. and others, have petitioned the General Court, representing that a petition is now pending before said Court, praying that a Turnpike Road may be made from Bartlett to Britton-Woods, which said petitioners are of opinion will be of great public utility should the prayer thereof be granted; in which case they pray leave to suggest that a Turnpike Road to be made from where the said Road from Bartlett, will terminate, namely, through said Britton-Woods, and through Jefferson to Lancaster Meeting-House, being about twenty miles, will greatly accommodate the public, and the inhabitants of that part of Connecticut River in particular.—Wherefore they pray said Court to grant them the privilege of a Turnpike Road from where said Turnpike Road prayed for will terminate, to run through Britton-Woods and Jefferson aforesaid, and from thence to said Lancaster Meeting-House.
ORDERED, that the petitioners be heard before the General Court on the first Tuesday of the next session, and that the petitioners cause that the substance of the petition and order of Court thereon, be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette, three weeks successively, commencing eight weeks, prior to said day of hearing—and also cause that a like copy and order of Court, be posted in some public place in the towns of Jefferson, and Lancaster, the like term of time prior to said day of hearing, that any person or persons may then appear and show cause, (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted. ATTEST, NATH'L PARKER, Dep'y. Sec'y. Concord, December 21, 1803.
THIS DAY AND TO-MORROW At S. LITTLE'S Office,
A VARIETY OF India and European GOODS. 1 Feather BED.—A collection of BOOKS about 70 Volumes. Also on SATURDAY NEXT, A great variety of ENGLISH GOODS, belonging to a gentleman leaving business—consisting of—Mullins; Dimities; Chintzes; Hosiery; India Cottons, &c. &c.
TO-MORROW, will be sold at Auction, at JOHN B. SEWALL'S Shop in Buck-street, all his stock in trade; consisting of
ROAD-CLOTHS; Cassimeres; Swan-downs; Lambkins; Camel's hair, mullin and silk Shawls; Dimities; Mullinets; Marseilles and Mullinet Vesting; Stuffs; Men and Women's Cotton Hose; Book, Jacobet and Cambric Mullins; India Cottons; Cotton and Beaver Gloves; Linens; silk and cotton Pocket Handkerchiefs; Ribbons; Edgings; Bobbins; Umbrellas; Parasols; Buttons; Men's and Boys Hats; Glove-ties; Nankinets, &c. Purchasers under 50 dollars, Cash—above 50, 3 months credit, with indorsers.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock A. M. ALEXANDER EWEN, Auctioneer. N. B. Those who have demands against the subscriber, will please to present them for settlement; and those who are indebted, are requested to make immediate payment.
JOHN B. SEWALL. Portsmouth, May 1, 1804.
SALE AT AUCTION.
On FRIDAY next, May 4th, at 9 o'clock A. M.
At ALEX'R EWEN'S
Office, in Daniel-street, Portsmouth—14 packages of Merchandise;
Consisting of Superfine, fine & low priced Broad-Cloths; Cassimeres; Callicoes; Nankeens, and Nankinets; Velvets; Thicksets; Jeans; Fustians; Linens; Dimities; Mullinets; Bandanna, Barcelona and Mullin Handkerchiefs; black Ribbons; Shoe Buckles; Knives and Forks, &c. &c.
☞ Conditions—Purchasers above 200 dollars, 60 days credit, on giving notes with approved indorsers.
Rare chance for BOOKS.
The friends of Literature, and those who purchase for Libraries, or to sell again, are respectfully invited to At S. LITTLE'S Office, Buck-street, Portsmouth, on Wednesday the 16th day of May next, precisely at 9 o'clock A. M. and continue till 9 in the evening; where is to be offered a large and valuable assortment of
New BOOKS,
in various branches of useful & polite literature; consisting principally of Dictionaries, Divinity, History, Physic, Mathematics, Miscellaneous Works, Novels, &c. &c.—including a number of Works really valuable and in good order; and the whole presenting an opportunity worthy attention, and rarely offered in this town. A Catalogue of the above Books seen at time and place of sale. ☞ No Book delivered till after sale is over. May 1, 1804.
To be sold at Public Auction, On Thursday the 10th day of May next, on the premises;
☞ THE late Mansion House and lot of Land of Joseph Cotton, late of Portsmouth, boat builder, deceased—situate on the south side of Deer-street, being fifty feet on said street, carrying that breadth one hundred and fifty feet back, and bounding westerly on a lane of twelve feet. Conditions of sale to be made known at time and place of sale.
SAML HUTCHINGS, Admin'r. Portsmouth, April 24, 1804.
FOR SALE
and possession given immediately;
33 acres of good Pasture LAND, of an excellent soil; being part of the Farm known by the name of Gilman's neck Farm, situated near the head of Lamprey-River.—For further particulars inquire of Mr. PAUL CHATMAN, of Newmarket, or the subscriber—Also, for SALE,
About 80 acres of good Land, on which is a large new Barn, and a large quantity of Wood and Timber—It is conveniently situated in Newmarket, three quarters of a mile from Newfields landing. Inquire of BENJAMIN HILL. Portsmouth, May 1, 1804.
WANTED
A SMART, capable WOMAN, to do the work of a family; one who can be well recommended, (and none other need apply) shall receive very generous wages—Also—wanted in the same family, an active GIRL, from 10 to 15 years old; to whom good encouragement will be given—Inquire at this office. April 20.

Miscellaneous Repository.
The ensuing fugitive production is plaintive and elegant. The first part comprised in the fourth and fifth stanzas, is "sublime and beautiful." The reproof in the last couplet is severe and cutting. The horrors of the diabolical traffic in Africans, cannot be too often or too forcibly portrayed. The Slave Trade is a foul blot on the fair face of our National fame. It is to be regretted, that a spirit of compromise should have arrested, for a time, the power of the legislature to abolish this abominable practice. No punishment could be too severe, for the most remote concern in this infamous and hellish traffic.
THE NEGRO'S COMPLAINT.
I. FORC'D from home, & all its pleasures, Afric's coast I left forlorn; To encrease a stranger's treasures O'er the raging billows borne. Men from England bought and sold me, Paid my price in paltry gold; But though they have enroll'd me, Minds are never to be sold!
II. Still in thought as free as ever, What are England's rights I ask, Me from my delights to sever, Me to torture, me to task? Fleecy locks and black complexion Cannot forfeit nature's claim, Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in White and Black the same.
III. Why did all-creating nature Make the plant for which we toil? Sighs must fan it, tears must water, Sweat of our must dress the soil. Think, ye monsters, iron-hearted, Lolling at your jovial boards, Think, how many blacks have smarted, For the sweets your cane affords!
IV. Is there, as ye sometimes tell us, Is there one who reigns on high? Has he bid you buy and sell us, Speaking from his throne, the Sky? Ask him, if your knotted scourges, Maiches, blood-extorting screws, Are the means which duty urges, Agents of his will to use.
V. Hark! He answers:—wild tornadoes Shrieking yonder seas with wrecks; Wailing towns, plantations, meadows, Are the voice by which he speaks. He, foreseeing what vexations Asia's sons should undergo; Fix'd their tyrant's habitation, Where his whirlwinds answer—NO!
VI. By our blood, in Afric wasted, Ere our necks receiv'd the chain; By the miseries that we tasted Crossing in your barks the main; By our sufferings since ye bought us, To the man-degrading smart, All sustained with patience, taught us Only by a broken heart.
VII. Deem our nation brutes no longer, 'Till some reason ye shall find, Worthier of regard and stronger, Than the color of our kind. Slaves of gold! whose fordid dealings Tariff all your boasted powers; Prove that ye have human feelings, Ere you proudly question ours!
VARIOUS EDITIONS OF THE HOLY BIBLE,
Just Published by MATTHEW CARY, of Philadelphia, and now received and for sale by C. PEIRCE, Portsmouth—viz.
No. 1, Quarto Bible, 3 dolls. & 50 cents
2, do do 3 dolls. & 75 cents
3, do do Four dollars
4, do do 4 dolls. & 25 cents
5, do do 4 dolls. & 75 cents
6, do do 5 dolls. & 25 cents
7, do do Five dollars
8, do do 5 dolls. & 50 cents
9, do do Six dollars
10, do do Seven dollars
11, do do 7 dolls. & 50 cents
12, do do Eight dollars
13, do do 8 dolls. & 25 cents
14, do do Nine dollars
15, do do 9 dolls. & 25 cents
16, do do 9 dolls. & 50 cents
17, do do Ten dollars
18, do do 10 dolls. & 25 cents
Also, small School Bibles, 1 dollar.
C. PEIRCE has also lately received from Europe, an assortment of BIBLES, from 1 to 18 dollars each, all of which are exceedingly cheap, according to their sizes, and the execution of the work. And he hopes, since New-Hampshire produces such an extensive assortment of Bibles, there will not be one family in this enlightened State, without one of those inestimable treasures of wisdom and knowledge in it.
Cure for the JAUNDICE.
WHEATON'S genuine, patent, Jaundice BITTERS, ARE TO BE SOLD BY JOHN JACKSON, At his shop in Buck-Street, at the reduced price of fifty cents per box.
THE many encomiums already passed upon the virtues of this excellent medicine, and the abundant testimony from long experience corroborating them, supercede the necessity of enlarging at present. Wheaton's patent ITCH OINTMENT, sold at the same place. Also, (as usual,) a general assortment of Drugs & English patent Medicines, Pocket Instruments, Spring Trusses, Elastic Catheters, &c. and Painter's Colours. April 10, 1804.
Mr. T. Turner, RESPECTFULLY informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of this Town that he intends opening his Dancing Academy early in May; those who intend sending their children, are requested to leave their names at Messrs. W. & D. Treadwell's Book-store; or with N. S. & W. Peirce, on or before the 20th instant. Terms 8 dolls. per quarter. Portsmouth, April 9, 1804.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of DRYDEN, in the county of Grafton, in said State; that so much of each of the following rights or shares of land in said township, as will pay a proprietary Tax of ten dollars on each of said rights or shares, and incidental charges, will be sold as the law directs on the 5th day of July next at ten of the clock A. M. at the dwelling house of JOSEPH LOOMIS, Esq. in Colebrook in said county of Grafton, unless prevented by previous payment—viz. The Original Rights of
Sam'l Averill, Aaron Quinby, Sam'l Hungerford, Josiah Quinby, Edward Burling, Joseph Connell, Elias Ongevine, Joseph Connell, jr., Jacobus Bleeker, Drake Palmer, David Lespindard, Aaron Palmer, Dan'l Hawsharff, Nathan Palmer, William Ames, Benj. Connell, James Besley, Jacob Deyckman, Henry Coutant, John Abiel, James Fowler, James Abiel, Peter Hungerford, Garritt Abiel, Thomas Seymore, Edw. Burling, jr., Tho's Seymore, jr., Jonathan Quinby, David Matthews, Jacob Underhill, John Beckman, Jos. Ferrington, jr., Henry Van Vleck, Uriah Field, Cornelius Cuyper, John Connell, James Beckman, jr., Josiah Quinby, John Beckman, Isaac Underhill, Gerandus Beckman, John Hallock, Thomas Beckman, Andrew Abrams, Theodore Beckman, Anthony Lipanard, Timothy M'Carthy, Richard Burling, William Proctor, Thomas Manslin, Garden Proctor, Leed L'Espinaud, Thomas Miller, Asaph Abrams, Christopher Miller, John Temple, esq., Vincent Mather, jr., Theo. Atkinson, esq., Thomas Matthews, Mark H. Wentworth, esq., Peter Farmer, worth, esq., John Gibbs, John Nelson, esq., Benjamin Ferris, His Excellency, Benning Wentworth, esq. JABEZ PARSONS, Collector for the proprietors of said Township of Dryden. Dryden, April 3, 1804.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of HOPKINTON, who have not paid their State, county, and highway taxes, for the year 1803, that unless they pay the same, together with incidental charges, to me the subscriber, on or before the 28th day of June next; so much of their land as will pay the same, will then be sold at public vendue, at the house of Lieut. THEOPHILUS STANLEY, in said town, at 10 o'clock A. M. of said day.
Land owned by the Masonian proprietors at the westerly end of the town, Lot of land at the N. E. corner of the town, Two lots of land sold at public vendue, & struck off to Capt. J. Carr, on N. side Contoocook river, Part of a lot of land sold at public vendue, and struck off to Capt. J. Carr, on the north side of Contoocook river. MARK JEWETT, Collector. Hopkinton, March 28, 1804.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of Land in the town of BRIDGWATER, county and State aforesaid, who have not paid their highway and county taxes for the year 1803—that so much of their lands as will pay said taxes, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling house in Bridgewater, on Monday the second day of July, at ten of the clock in the forenoon unless prevented by previous payment to me the subscriber.
NAMES. Matthew Thornton, William Tolford, Soly and March, James Shirley, jr., Maj. Theo. Sanborn, Robert Mc. Murphey, John Mills, John Rudge, Esq., J. Mc. Murphey, Esq., Capt. Phine's Sargent, Mesevey and others, David Atwood, Smith and Page, ditto, NATHAN PILSBURY, Collector. Bridgewater, March 27, 1804.
WANTED—in a small family, a BOY, of 11 or 12 years of age. Inquire of the Printers. April 10, 1804.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Nonresident Owners of Land in the town of STODDARD, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1803, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, so much of their land as will pay the same, with all lawful charges, will be sold at Public Vendue, on Wednesday the 27th day of June next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the House of Gardner Towne, Esq. in said town.
Table with 6 columns: OWNERS, Lot, Acres, Value, High-way Tax, Dis. Cts. Lists owners like Peter Hunt, Col. Stoddard's heirs, Matthew Thornton, Joseph Blanchard, etc.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Nonresident Owners of Land in the town of STODDARD, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1803, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, so much of their land as will pay the same, with all lawful charges, will be sold at Public Vendue, on Wednesday the 27th day of June next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the House of Gardner Towne, Esq. in said town.
Table with 6 columns: OWNERS, Lot, Acres, Value, High-way Tax, Dis. Cts. Lists owners like Col. Stoddard's heirs, Matthew Thornton, Joseph Blanchard, etc.
American War!
A COMPLETE history of the American Revolution, written in scriptural or ancient historical style, By Richard Snoden, Esq. of Maryland. Price 75c.—ALSO, Dr. Doddridge's Rise & Progress of Religion in the Soul! illustrated in a course of serious and practical addresses, suited to persons of every character and circumstance—with a devout Meditation and Prayer, added to each chapter. To all which is subjoined, a sermon on the care of the Soul, or the One Thing Needful. Printed on a large bible type, and containing 468 pages. Price 6/.
The above are for sale at the brick Bookstore of C. PEIRCE, Portsmouth. April 24, 1804.
FOR SALE,
THE new, fast sailing sloop VICTORY, about 70 tons; now lying at Mr. Prescott's wharf at New-Castle—may be fitted for sea with very little expence. For terms, apply to said PRESCOTT. New-Castle, April 23, 1804.
FOR SALE,
A FARM in Deerfield, containing 76 acres of good mowing, tillage & pasturing, a fine Orchard, House and Barn thereon; said Farm is pleasantly situated on the main road from Nottingham to Epsom, and is within two miles of the Meeting-House—it is a good stand for a Tavern or a Store. For further particulars, inquire of DEARBORN WADLEIGH. Deerfield, April 18, 1804.
LOST on Wednesday last, between Stratham and Newmarket, a Mock Sable TIPPET; the finder will receive a reward by leaving it with the Printers hereof. April 20, 1804.
War Department, Feb. 3th, 1804.
Notice is hereby given,
THAT separate proposals will be received at the office of the Secretary for the Department of War, until the eighteenth day of May next ensuing, for the supply of all rations which may be required for the use of the United States, from the 1st day of October, 1804, until the 30th day of September, 1805, both days inclusive, at the following places, viz.
First. At Niagara, Detroit, Michilimackinac, Chicago, Fort Wayne, the post on Miami of the Lakes, and at any place or places, where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the state of Ohio, and at any place or places within the Indiana territory north of the 41st degree of north latitude. Second. At South West Point, Tellico, Knoxville, Nashville, and within the Cherokee nation between Tennessee and Georgia, and on the Tennessee river, and on the road between said river and Nashville, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the states of Tennessee and Kentucky. Third. At the garrison near Vincennes, on the river Wabash. Fourth. At Fort Meigs, near the mouth of the Ohio, Kaskaskia, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the Indiana territory, south of the 41st degree of north latitude. (Vincennes excepted.) Fifth. At St. Louis, New Madrid, and any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited in Louisiana, north of the settlements on the river Arkansas. Sixth. At Chickasaw Bluffs, Arkansas, Natchez, Fort Adams, Fort Stoddard on the Mobile, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the Mississippi territory, and on the road between Natchez and the Tennessee river, (the post on said river excepted.) Seventh. At New-Orleans, and any place or places on the Mississippi river, below Fort Adams, & at Opelousas, Natchitoches, and at any other place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited in Louisiana, not before mentioned or provided for. Separate proposals will also be received as aforesaid, for the supply of all rations, which may be required for the use of the United States, from the first day of January, 1805, until the 31st day of December of the same year, both days inclusive, within the several states herein after mentioned, viz. Eighth. At Fort Wilkinson, Cockspur-hill, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the state of Georgia, and on the Indian boundary between Georgia and the Creek nation. Ninth. At Chastleton, Rocky Mountain, on the head waters of the Santee, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the states of South and North Carolina. Tenth. At Norfolk, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the state of Virginia. Eleventh. At Fort M'Henry, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the state of Maryland and the district of Columbia. Twelfth. At Fort Mifflin, Pittsburgh, Carlisle, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the states of Pennsylvania, New-Jersey and Delaware. Thirteenth. At Fort Jay, West Point, Albany, Schenectady, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the state of New-York, (Niagara excepted.) Fourteenth. At Fort Trumbull, Fort Wolcott, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the states of Connecticut, Rhode-Island and Vermont. Fifteenth. At Fort Independence, (Boston harbour) and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the state of Massachusetts, (the district of Maine excepted.) Sixteenth. At Portsmouth, Portland, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the state of New-Hampshire and the district of Maine. A ration to consist of one pound and one quarter of beef or three quarters of a pound of pork, eighteen ounces of bread or flour, one gill of rum, whisky or Brandy, and at the rate of two quarts of salt, four quarts of vinegar, four pounds of soap, and one pound and one half of candles, to every hundred rations. The prices of the several component parts of the ration should be specified; but the United States reserve the right of making such alterations in the price of the component parts of the ration aforesaid as shall make the price of each part thereof bear a just proportion to the proposed price for the whole ration. The rations are to be furnished in such quantities, that there shall at all times, during the term of the proposed contract, be sufficient for the consumption of the troops at Michilimackinac, Detroit, Niagara and Chicago for six months in advance, and at each of the other posts on the western waters for at least three months in advance, of good and wholesome provisions if the same shall be required. It is also to be permitted to all and every of the Commandants of fortified places or posts to call for at seasons when the same can be transported, or at any time in the case of urgency such supplies of like provisions in advance, as in the discretion of the Commandant shall be deemed proper. It is to be understood that the contractor is to be at the expense & risk of issuing the supplies to the troops, and that all losses sustained by the depredation of an enemy, or by means of the troops, of the United States, shall be paid by the United States at the price of the articles captured or destroyed as aforesaid, on the deposition of two or more persons of creditable characters, and the certificate of a commissioned officer, stating the circumstances of the loss, and the amount of the articles for which compensation shall be claimed. The privilege is understood to be reserved to the United States of requiring that none of the supplies which may be fur-
nished under any of the proposed contracts, shall be issued until the supplies which have been or may be furnished under contracts now in force, have been consumed, and that a supply in advance may be always required at any of the fixed posts on the Sea board or Indian frontiers, not exceeding three months. H. DEARBORN, Secretary of war. 2w. May 15.
PROPOSALS FOR CARRYING THE
Mails of the United States,
ON THE FOLLOWING POST-ROADS, Will be received at the General Post-Office, in Washington, until the 15th day of June next, inclusive. FROM Portsmouth by Hampton Falls, Salisbury, Newbury-Port, Ipswich, Beverly, Salem and Lynn to Boston, six times a week. May 1 to November 1. Leave Portsmouth every day, Sunday excepted, at 2 p. m. and arrive at Boston the next day by 1 a. m. Leave Boston every day, Sunday excepted, at 1 p. m. and arrive at Portsmouth next day by 7 a. m. November 1 to May 1. Leave Portsmouth every day, Sunday excepted, at 2 p. m. and arrive at Boston the next day by 9 a. m. in 19 hours. Leave Boston every day, Sunday excepted, at 2 p. m. and arrive at Portsmouth the next day by 10 a. m. in 20 hours. 2. From Portsmouth by Dover, Rochester, Middletown, Ossipee, Moultonborough and Center Harbor to Plymouth, and from Plymouth by New-Hampton, Meredith, Gilman-town, Nottingham and Durham to Portsmouth, once a week. Leave Portsmouth every Tuesday at 2 p. m. and arrive at Plymouth on Thursday by 7 p. m. Leave Plymouth every Friday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Portsmouth on Monday by 8 a. m. 3. From Hanover by Orford to Haverhill, once a week. Leave Hanover every Friday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Haverhill by 5 p. m. Leave Haverhill every Saturday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Hanover by 6 p. m. 4. From Haverhill, Ms. by Chester, Pembroke, Concord, Boscawen, Salisbury, Plymouth, Romney and Haverhill to Newbury Vt. once a week. Leave Haverhill every Tuesday at 2 p. m. and arrive at Chester by 5 p. m. arrive at Concord on Wednesday by 10 a. m. Leave Concord at 4 p. m. arrive at Plymouth on Thursday by 7 p. m. and arrive at Haverhill on Friday by 5 p. m. Leave Haverhill at 5 1/2 p. m. and arrive at Newbury by 7 p. m. Returning—Leave Newbury every Saturday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Concord on Monday by 10 a. m. Leave Concord on Monday at 11 a. m. and arrive at Haverhill on Tuesday by 10 a. m.
NOTES.
1. The Post-master General may expedite the mails and alter the times of arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contract, he stipulating an adequate compensation for any extra expense that may be occasioned thereby. 2. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening and closing the mails at all offices, where no particular time is specified. 3. For every thirty minutes delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in arriving after the time prescribed in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit one dollar; and if the delay continues until the departure of any succeeding mail, whereby the mails destined for such depending mail lose a trip, an additional forfeiture of 5 dollars shall be incurred. 4. Newspapers as well as letters are to be sent in the mail; and if any person making proposals, desires to carry newspapers, other than those conveyed in the mail, for his own emolument, he must state in his proposals for what sum he will carry with the emolument, and for what sum without that emolument. 5. Should any person making proposals desire an alteration of the times of arrival and departure above specified, he must state in his proposals the alteration desired, and the difference they will make in the terms of the contract. 6. Persons making proposals are desired to state their prices by the year. Those who contract will receive their pay quarterly, in the months of August, November, February and May, in one month after the expiration of each quarter. 7. No other than a free white person shall be employed to convey the mail. 8. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail in the body of a stage carriage, he is desired to state it in his proposals. 9. The Post-master General reserves to himself the right of declaring any contract at an end whenever three failures happen which amount to the loss of a trip each. 10. The contracts for the above routes are to be in operation on the first day of October next, and are to continue in force for two years.
GIDEON GRANGER,
POST-MASTER GENERAL. General Post-Office, Washington City, February 23, 1804.
Just received, and to be Sold by Joseph Bals, At his shop in Broad-street, Portsmouth.
EARLY GARDEN PEAS and BEANS; with a general assortment of English & American new GARDEN SEEDS. Portsmouth, April 3, 1804. (4w.)