The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1791-08-04 00:00:00

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1791.
THE
[Volume xxxv—Numb. 1789.]
New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful & entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
From the Massachusetts Magazine.
An Escape from the BASTILE in France.
The following account of the almost miraculous escape of Mr. de la TUDE and his companion Mr. de ALEGRE from the Bastile in France, we think must afford entertainment to our readers. The account was drawn up by Mr. de la Tude, and published at Amsterdam.
IN the Bastile neither scissors, knife, or any other edge tool is allowed; and for a hundred louis, your turnkey, or man who brings you victuals, would not let you have a quarter of a yard of thread. Now, on a moderate calculation, it was necessary to have fourteen hundred feet of cord; two ladders, one of wood, from twenty to thirty feet in length, and another of rope, one hundred and eighty. It was necessary to remove several iron grates from the chimney, and to bore a hole in one night through a wall many feet thick, at the distance of only twelve or fifteen feet from a centinel. It was necessary to create and form the articles I have mentioned, to accomplish our escape, and we had no resource but our own hands. But this was not all the difficulty; it was necessary to conceal the wooden and rope ladder of two hundred and fifty steps, a foot long and an inch thick, and several other prohibited particulars, in the room of a prisoner; though the officers, accompanied by the turnkey, paid us a visit many times a week, honored our persons with a strict examination, yet this scheme was uppermost in my mind. I had often mentioned it to my companion, who was far from a blockhead, but he always replied, that it was impossible. However, his objections not discouraging me, only spurred me on to my purpose.
You must have been confined in the Bastile to know how wretches are treated there. Figure to yourself ten years spent in a room without seeing or speaking to the prisoner over your head. Many times have there been immured the husband, the wife, and a family of children, for a number of years, without either apprehending that a relation was near. You never hear any news there; let the King die, let the ministry be totally changed you are not told a syllable of the matter. The officers, the surgeon, the turnkeys, say nothing to you but, "Good morning! Good evening! Do you stand in need of any thing?"
There is a chapel in which is daily performed one mass, on holydays and Sundays three. In the chapel are five little closets; the prisoner is placed in one of these, when the magistrate gives him leave to be present at the celebration of that ceremony; he is taken back after the elevation; so that no priest ever views the face of a prisoner; and the latter never sees but the back of the priest. Mr. Berrier had granted me permission to hear mass, on Sundays and Wednesdays, and had allowed the same liberty to my companion. He had given that leave also to the prisoners above us that is to say, in number 3, of the tower called le Comte, which is the first to the right hand as you enter the Bastile. I had observed that this prisoner never made a noise;
† This amazing pile of building which has since the Revolution in France, been razed to the ground, stood for years a dreadful engine of monarchical power—within its walls many a hapless victim fell a prey to despotic power; from whose dusky region no prisoner emerged. After the destruction of this horrid dungeon, its key was sent to our illustrious President, (by the Marquis de la Fayette) who now has it in possession.
did not so much as move his chair or table; nor even cough, &c. He went to mass on our days, descended the first, and returned up stairs after us. My mind being constantly intent on my favourite scheme of escaping, I told my comrade that I had a mind to take a view of the stranger's room at our return from mass, and I desired him to forward my wish, by putting his tweezers in his handkerchief; and when we had regained the second story, to contrive by pulling out his handkerchief, that the tweezer case should fall down the stairs, to the greatest distance possible; and that he should desire the turnkey, who usually attended, to go and pick it up. This was no sooner proposed than done. Being foremost I ran up without loss of time, drew back the bolt, and opened the door of No. 3. I examined the height of the room and found it could not be above nine or ten feet. I shut the door again, and had leisure to measure one, two, and three steps of the stair case. I counted their number from that chamber to ours; and discovered a difference of about five feet. As the separation was not a stone arch, I readily perceived that it could not be five feet thick, and consequently must be double.
I then said to my companion, "Never despair! believe me with a little patience and courage we may make our escape. Here is my estimate, (presenting him with a paper;) there is a drum & between the room on the third story and ours."—Without looking at the paper, he said, "suppose all the drums of the army were there, how could they help us to escape?"—"We do not want the drums of the army, but if, as I think, there is a hollow to conceal my ropes and the other implements we shall have occasion for, I will engage that we shall succeed in our enterprise." "But before we talk of hiding our ropes, we must have them; and we know too well that it is impossible to get ten feet."—"As to the ropes," said I, "give yourself no trouble about them; for in the trunk of my post chaise, which lies before us, there is more than a thousand feet." He looked at me very earnestly, and said, "Faith! I believe that you have lost your senses! I know as well as you the contents of your trunk, and of your portmanteau; I am certain there is not a foot of rope in either; and yet you tell me they hold more than a thousand." "Yes," I replied, "In that trunk are twelve dozen of shirts, six dozen pair of silk stockings, twelve dozen pair of under stockings, five dozen drawers, and six dozen napkins. Now by unravelling my shirts, my stockings, my under stockings, my napkins, and my drawers, I shall have more than enough to make a thousand feet of rope." "True," said he, "but how shall we remove the iron bars in our chimney? For with nothing it is impossible to do any thing; and we have only our hands; we cannot create instruments to accomplish so great an undertaking." I answered my friend, the hand is the instrument of all instruments; it is that which makes every one of them; men whose heads are capable of working, are never at a loss for resources. Look, continued I, at the iron hinges of our folding table, I will put each into a handle, give it an edge by whetting it on the tiled floor of our apartment; we have a steel; by breaking it I will manufacture a good knife in less than two hours to make the handles; and the pen-knife will serve for a thou-
§ A double ceiling lowered to produce a symmetry on a principal story, or to prevent the communication of sound.
sand other purposes. Thus, with these two hinges, my life for it, we will contrive to remove those iron bars." We talked of nothing else all the day, and as soon as we had supped, pulled one hinge from our table; with that we took up a tile from our floor, and set about digging so successfully, that in six days we perforated it, and found to our satisfaction, that there were two floors three feet distant from each other. From this moment we considered our escape as a certainty. We replaced the tile, which had no appearance of having been removed. Next day I broke our steel, and made a penknife of it, and with this instrument we formed handles to the hinges of our table. We gave an edge to each; then we unravelled two of our shirts, having tipped them to the hem, drawing out one thread after the other. We knit these strings together, made of them a certain number of clews of an equal and determinate length; and the clews being finished, we divided them in two which formed two large bottoms: There were fifty threads in each, sixty feet long. We then twisted them, and formed a rope about fifty-five feet long; and with the wood they brought us for firing made twenty rounds, which connected by the rope became a ladder twenty feet long. At last we began with the most difficult undertaking, the removal of the iron bars from the chimney. To accomplish this, we fastened our rope ladders with a weight to the end of them, and by means of the steps supported ourselves in the air, while we displaced the bars. In a few months we loosened them all, but restored them to their places, ready to be removed at any time we wanted them. This was a troublesome piece of work indeed. Heavens! we never descended without bloody hands; and our bodies were so much bruised in the chimney, that we could not renew our toil for an hour afterwards.
(To be continued.)
Foreign Advices.
BERLIN, May 17.
The long expected courier from Peterburgh is at length arrived, but the dispatches brought by him are by no means decisive, except indeed that her Imperial Majesty seems to make light of any intended hostilities against her, to force her into a peace. Every thing now depends on the result of Mr. Fawcener's commission. This gentleman arrived here last week, and his business at this court was conducted with the utmost dispatch. On the day of his arrival, he, in company with Mr. Ewart, the British Envoy, had a very long conference with our Cabinet Ministers, and on the next day he had a long audience with his Majesty at Potzdam, and the same evening pursued his journey to Peterburgh. The best informed politicians seem very much to doubt of the success of his negotiations.
But that which attracts our attention infinitely more than the concerns of Russia or Great-Britain, is the Revolution in Poland, which has given our Cabinet no small alarm. The natural consequences of this change in its constitution are not difficult to be foreseen, and are of the utmost importance to this country. The first point for our consideration is that article which fixes the succession to the throne of Poland on the infants of Saxony, whose husband it is declared shall be the hereditary King of Poland. It is well known that Saxony is wholly devoted to the House of Austria, and that principally
through the bigotted principles instilled into the Elector by his Catholic Confessor, who formerly acted in the same capacity to the late King of Poland. In the present case the Infanta may probably carry the Crown out of the family, and bestow it on one of the Archdukes, or some other Prince of the House of Austria, which would derange the balance of power between the two great interests of Germany.
VIENNA, April 20.
A report has been in circulation for these few days past, that there would be a second Congress at Bucharest, in order to a pacification with the Porte. To-day it is said that it is to be held at Jassy, but without the mediation of any other Power, and that our Court would only send the Baron de Herbert, our Minister to the Congress of Czistove.
The rumour is, that the Porte itself has made the proposition, and that the Court of Peterburgh insists that the Divan shall in the first place determine to take as the basis of a negotiation, the points which have been proposed, and that without a formal assurance on this point, the Congress cannot take place.
If affairs remain thus undecided, Austria will be obliged to keep up an army of observation sufficient to cover the frontiers of Bohemia, Silesia, and Gallacia, in case England, Prussia and Holland should commence hostilities against Russia.
Positive accounts are received from Wallachia, that the Turks are assembling at Silistria, and that they are preparing to throw a bridge across the Danube; this step being looked on here as a breach of the truce, two battalions have been ordered to advance towards those parts, though it is asserted by some persons that this movement is only for better quarters.
The Turkish army is becoming daily more numerous; their plan of operation is not yet known, but it is thought here that they mean to act offensively next campaign, while the Russians will remain on the defensive.
It is reported that the King of Sweden has returned a laconic answer to the Court of Berlin, that he would not declare himself, till the Prussians were under the walls of Riga, and an English fleet was in the Baltic.
It is thought that the good officers of our Court, to bring about a peace between Russia and the Porte, begin to be attended with success. It is, besides, supposed, that Austria is secretly endeavouring to enter into a strict alliance with England and Russia, and that an advantageous treaty of commerce will be the result.
LONDON, April 5.
Sweden has made a formal Treaty with the Empress of Russia, by which the King is to supply her Imperial Majesty, in case of a rupture with England and Prussia, with twelve ships of the line and 16,000 troops; and the Empress is to relinquish her late acquisitions, or rather encroachments in Finland, which have been so galling to the Swedish Monarchy.
Should the present armaments, as they probably may be the means of forcing the Empress to make peace with the Turks on the terms proposed by the Allied Powers, it would not be the first instance where Mr. Pitt's manly spirit has produced the effect of carrying the measures of our Government into effect, without the expence or risk of a war.
Friday night last, there was a general impress all over the Kingdom, where the notices of Government could have been previously received, and several hundred men were picked up

Most of the coasting vessels in the out-ports and in the river were stripped of their men, and the press was very general throughout Saturday. But notwithstanding these preparations for hostilities, we still maintain the belief we have always entertained of this business, and freely declare it to be our opinion, that there will be NO WAR. In making this declaration, we have very high authorities to support it.
JUNE 3.
Accounts were received yesterday at the Secretary of State's office, by way of France, that the plague rages with dreadful havoc in that part of Turkey nearest to the Mediterranean, inasmuch, that in a small district a thousand persons have died in a day.
6th. The press upon the River has, within these few nights, been much less active than for several weeks before.
Our accounts from the Continent are dark and uncertain, and nothing has the appearance of peace unless the price of the funds, which even amidst the present preparations and uncertainty, has not exceeded the usual peace price.
Notwithstanding the assertions in some of the prints to the contrary, we are assured that the last dispatches from Berlin, which arrived on Wednesday, are not of a pacific tendency.
7th. The departure of Lord Hood's fleet for the North Sea is at length determined on; and, in consequence of the orders already sent down to Portsmouth, the first division will positively sail from Spithead in the course of this week, should the wind permit.
This squadron will consist of 13 sail of the line, besides frigates, sloops, &c. and will be immediately followed by the remainder of the fleet, making in all 35 sail of the line, under the command of Lord Hood, whose flag is expected to be hoisted on board the Victory about Sunday next, his domestics bring all orders to be in readiness to leave town on Friday morning.
The first detachments, it is expected, will proceed for Leith Roads, where the whole will rendezvous before they sail into the Baltic. Vice Admiral Hotham, the senior officer now at Spithead, will command the first division, and will have at least two other flags under him.—There will be seven Admirals in all, six of whom are already on board their respective ships.
The Empress has repeated her assurances to the British factory, that in case of a war their property should not be molested, and that British ships; trading to her ports should be suffered to pass and repass as usual. Letters from Petersburg bring accounts of the astonishing activity with which the Empress has prepared her fleets. All the British officers in her service have been replaced by French gentlemen, on the recommendation of the Prince of Nassau.
Orders have been sent from the Board of Ordnance, for the artillery to proceed in proving all the new pieces of cannon at Woolwich.
The London Gazette contains a proclamation, by which the bounties for encouragement of seamen are prolonged from the 31st of May to the 30th of June.
According to the last accounts the Russian forces consisted of 527,898 men.
12th. The popular toast at present on board the fleet at Spithead, is "Perseverance to the Empress of Russia."
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, June 6.
"Orders are received here, to complete all the ships that are to be under the command of Lord Hood, with provisions and stores of all kinds, up to 4 months. From this circumstance, it is supposed the whole fleet will shortly sail for the North Sea."
"If the negotiation carrying on with Russia does not take a different turn from what is at present apprehended, part of the Fleet will sail for Leith Roads the first fair wind after Wednesday next."
MAY 5.
The mail which arrived on Monday at the General Post-Office, from New-York, has brought out remittances to the American merchants, to the amount of one hundred and sixty thousand pounds, besides orders for great quantities of goods.
Yesterday a courier arrived at the French Ambassador's house in Portman-square, with dispatches from his Most Christian Majesty at Paris.
Monday morning Lord Hood's baggage was sent to Portsmouth, in order to be put on board his Majesty's ship the Victory; and at noon instructions were sent from the Admiralty for shutting up some houses of rendezvous for the impress service, and orders given to the Lieutenants and gangs to proceed immediately on board their respective ships.
The officers belonging to the ships at Portsmouth have received orders not to sleep on shore, on pain of being superceded.
The Grand Fleet, under the command of Lord Hood, for the Baltic, is ordered to rendezvous in the Downs by the 16th instant.
Pilot boats are ordered out to the Downs and mouth of the Humber, &c. to convey the fleet of observation safe into the North Seas, on their way to the Baltic.
Press-warrants were yesterday received at the Sheriff's Office, to be distributed to all the High Constables of Middlesex, to impress landmen.
The Lords of the Admiralty have given orders that no protection shall be given to any ship trading from this to any foreign kingdom, without the affidavit of the Captain, and the clearance from the Custom-house.
On Monday the Resistance, of 44 guns sailed from Portsmouth for Gibraltar; from whence she is to convey his Royal Highness Prince Edward, and his regiment, to Quebec.
The value of the exports from the United States of America, for the last thirteen months, amount to 20,200,000 dollars.
Stuart the Walker, yesterday sat off on his intended journey to penetrate the internal parts of North-America. He goes out in the New-York packet from Falmouth.
FRANCE—NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
MONDAY, April 25.
Informations were read, stating that the flames of civil war were daily gaining ground in Avignon, and were approaching the borders of the French territory. An order was made for taking the business into consideration the next day.
M. de Flurieu, the Minister for the Marine department, informed the Assembly that the latest accounts from St. Domingo were very alarming; that the troops sent from France to quell the rebellion, had become parties in it; and that M. de Mauduit, who had received the thanks of the Assembly for his conduct, had been beheaded by the grenadiers of his regiment. These accounts were referred to the Committee of Reports.
HYDROPHOBIA CURED BY VINEGAR.
At Udine, the capital of Friuli, a small province belonging to the Republic of Venice, a poor man, lying under the frightful tortures of the Hydrophobia, was cured with some draughts of vinegar, given him by mistake, instead of another portion. A physician of Padua, called Count Leonissa, got intelligence of this event at Udine, and tried the same remedy upon a patient that was brought to the Padua hospital, administering him a pound of vinegar in the morning, another at noon, and a third at sun-set, and the man was speedily and perfectly cured.
On Thursday last, a letter was read in the National Assembly of France from Count de Fernand Nunnis, the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, to M. de Montmorin, the French Minister, stating that the King of Spain,
notwithstanding his constant attachment to France, had thought it necessary to establish in the provinces of Catalonia and Arragon a cordon of troops, to prevent the entrance of all such Frenchmen as are not well known. The letter adds, that this precaution ought not to be considered as an act of hostility; and that it is by no means the intention of the Court of Spain to interrupt the commerce between the two nations.
May 31.—The dispatches from Poland received on Saturday are supposed to contain the determinations of the Diet against any further dilinemberment of the kingdom, and consequently their refusal to cede Dantzick to our Ally, the King of Prussia.
The empress of Russia has made an offer to the King of Sweden, of restoring him some of his ancient provinces, which were the principal cause of the late war, on condition of his rendering her his assistance. The King of Sweden has accepted this office; and we understand that Government has received certain information, that the combined fleets of Russia and Sweden will sail down the Baltic to oppose the entrance of our fleet. That it is further intended by these powers to demand a categorical answer of the Court of Copenhagen, while their combined fleets are lying before that city, as to the line of Conduct they mean to pursue; and provided the answer is not satisfactory, to force the Danes to a compliance with their measures.
According to the laws of the Isle of Man, a young woman lately prosecuted a young man of that place for a rape, and he was returned to the Spiritual Court, being found guilty. When the Dempster, or Temporal Judge delivered to her, according to the usual custom of the island, a rope, a sword or a ring, by these presents giving the young woman her choice, whether she would hang, behead or marry him—she chose the latter, as the severest punishment.
JUNE 4. EAST-INDIA INTELLIGENCE.
By the Queen of Bohemia Danish East-Indiaman, arrived a few days ago at Scilly from Batavia, we have received the following intelligence:
The queen of Bohemia, on her sailing from Batavia, was obliged by stress of weather to make the Island of Cocos, situated on the North-West side of the Island of Sumatra, and about 100 miles South of Acheen, from which place it was reported commodore Cornwallis's squadron had failed.
At Cocos a report was in general circulation, that Aulum Shah, the Great Mogul, who was dispossessed of his throne and his sight by Goolam Khader Khan, one of the Rohilla Chiefs in September 1788, and who had since continued in confinement at Delhi, died in December 1790, ninety years old. This Monarch afforded a wonderful instance of the mutability of human affairs; when he ascended the throne of Delhi, his revenue was 60,000,000 per annum; and at the time of his decease, his allowance from Madajee Scindia did not exceed 1500 rupees per month.
The death of Allum Shah will probably effect a revolution in the Hindostan Empire, which must ultimately prove highly advantageous to this country.
Madajee Scindia, who is the most powerful of the Mahratta Chiefs, has long been the most faithful and friendly of our Asiatic Allies. By the expulsion of the usurper, Goolam Khader Khan, he had greatly increased his influence at Delhi; and having the chief management of the Empire during the life of Aulum Shah, he had made such arrangements as must insure his accession to it. Added to this, he has constantly maintained an army of 50,000 cavalry, and 13,000 foot, to support his pretensions. Mantura, a town between Agra and Delhi, was head quarters; and by this central situation he kept both cities in awe of his power, while by acts of kindness, he endeavored to conciliate the affection of the people.
Thursday the Lords met in Westminister Hall, when Mr. Hastings was put on his defence and proceeded there-with.
An express has been sent to the Commissary at Portsmouth, communicating information received by Government, that six desperate foreign incendiaries had arrived in this kingdom, for the diabolical purpose of setting fire to the dock-yards!
Orders have since been issued to all the officers in the yard, to use the strictest vigilance; to the porters, not to admit any strangers, without the most scrupulous examination; that none be admitted on board any vessel at the Jetty, whose business is not perfectly known; and to all the warrant officers to remain and sleep on board their respective ships, whether it is their week of duty, or not.
These orders are so strictly observed, that even Captains of men of war cannot be permitted to land at the Jetty after sun-set; and Commissioner Saxton has employed sundry persons to search after such foreigners as may be found in the neighbourhood. Two French gentlemen were traced to the India Arms, Gosport; but, giving a good account of themselves, they were not taken into custody—though they were given to understand, that it was necessary for them instantly to leave the town—which they did.
This information was sent over by Earl Gower, his Majesty's Ambassador at Paris.
The Atlas, Parkinson, from the Baltic, is arrived in the river; nothing very material had occurred in that quarter the 20th of May last. The Russian squadron at Revel remained in port fully equipped; it consisted of 13 men of war, most of them of the line. The Russians have a number of gun-boats at that place, some of which mount two pieces of cannon in their bow, and are capable of carrying from 100 to 200 soldiers each.
Parliament, it is said, will certainly be prorogued within a fortnight. Most of the members have already dispensed with the ceremony.
MAY 31.
POLISH REVOLUTION.
By letters from Warsaw, subsequent to the 4th of May, we learn, that in the sitting of the 5th, the new constitution having been again brought before the Diet, all the members had signed it.
An event so little expected will probably influence the present political system of Europe. When Ensign RYDZINSKI, dispatched by the Court of Warsaw, had, on the 8th inst. carried the news to Berlin, all the foreign Ministers, residing there hastened to communicate it to their respective Courts, by messengers or expresses.
The French East-Indiaman, named the Constitution, has lately arrived at P'Orient, brings advice that the Spaniards, availing themselves of the direction or interruption of the Fur Trade from Nootka Sound, on the part of the English, had industriously collected furs and transported them to China; where they were bought with such avidity, that the nett profits of the adventure are calculated at 100,000. sterling. His Catholic Majesty, apprised of the benefits that would arise from this trade had taken it into his own hands, and declared that the commerce from Nootka and its environs should thenceforth be carried on by government only.
Mr. Whitebread who has for many years offered a present of ten thousand pounds to any person purchasing his brewery at a fair estimation, has at length found customers for it. A company of persons have bought it at the price of four hundred and fifty thousand pounds.
By a gentleman arrived from Paris we are informed of the following whimsical circumstance. On the night of M. Mirabeau's funeral, an English Colonel, without thinking of the impropriety of it, gave a ball and supper to a few friends of both sexes; whilst they were in the middle of their

dance, some Poissardes who were returning from the funeral of Mirabeau, shocked at the indecacy of rejoicing on such a night, made an entry in their way to the ball room; and without the least previous ceremony, singled out some of the oldest and fullest grown ladies in the assembly, on whom they exercised a gentle flagellation after the manner of the old school. The gentlemen, astonished, yet repelled by the numbers who surrounded the house, were obliged to be quiet spectators of the indignity; which, however, ended there, for when they had gone through their work, they wished the company a good night, and departed very quietly.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 2.
Monday night, about twelve o'clock a King's Messenger arrived here express from the Admiralty, with dispatches for Commissioner Fanshaw. After a short consultation, the Commissioner, attended by the boundary watchmen, examined every part of the dock-yard, and searched all the store-houses. On Tuesday morning the yard-gates were not opened till half past six o'clock (which is an hour and an half later than usual) when every shipwright, artificer, and labourer, was separately searched and examined. Many conjectures are made, and it is imagined that there are more such villains as the late Jack the Painter yet in being.
PORTSMOUTH, [England] June 4.
Arrived the Pomona, Quebec, and Cyclops frigates, from the impress service, with seamen for the fleet. Also the Antelope, Viper, and Liberty Revenue cutters, from a cruise.
Sailed the Porcupine frigate, and Thorn and Inspector sloops, on a cruise.
Yesterday se'nnight a Court Marshal was held on board the Royal William, on four seamen for desertion, when the court sentenced them to receive two hundred lashes each, through the fleet.
Domestic Intelligence.
PHILADELPHIA, July 21.
By the Charming Sally, Capt. Davidson, from Cape-Francois, we learn,
That accounts were just received at the Cape of Martinico, informing the Governor that some ships of war with troops were arrived at Martinico from France, which the white inhabitants suspected to be intended to enforce the decree of the National Assembly, respecting the privileges ordered to be given to the people of colour in the West-Indies, viz. That the mulattoes and negroes were to enjoy every right of free men in voting at elections, filling posts under government, &c. The decree, however, it is said, had given so much offence to the white inhabitants, that they resented it in most the violent manner, particularly at Cape-Francois, where they immediately secured a ship of war that had lain there for some time, in order to prevent her sailing under the sanction of the National Assembly. They then plucked the national cockades from their hats, mounted black British ribbons, and in less than an hour dispatched two packets, one to England, the other to Jamaica, soliciting protection, &c.
Extract of a letter from Pittsburgh, July 14.
"An express arrived yesterday from French Creek, informs us, that all Corn-planter's Indians (except himself, Stiff-knee, Half town, Twig, and about fifteen more, who have taken refuge in the garrison) have taken up the hatchet: and that several others of their nation came from the other side of the Lake, to their assistance. What the event will be, God only knows."
NEW-YORK, July 20.
Last Sunday Capt. Boyd arrived here from Albany, with 100 cases and tierces of Otsego (maple) Sugar, which it is said is equal in goodness to that produced from the Jamaica cane. We are further told, that this sugar is to be exposed to sale, at public auction, in a few days, when there is no doubt a sufficient number of purchasers will appear, as patrons to the patriotic industry of our brethren in the north-west.
ALBANY, July 18.
The following observations extracted from the Monthly Review, London, 1790 —whilst it does honor to the human heart, must convey the most pleasing sensations to every son of freedom in America. Speaking of the French revolution, they observe; "The boundary that separates despotism from liberty, is not irremeable—our neighbours have passed it; and with the change of their government they have assumed a new character. The people have found their consequence, and aspire to the privileges and honours of free citizens. This is a most splendid event in the history of Europe—in the history of mankind. As Englishmen, we may lament the loss of America; but as citizens of the world, we cannot but rejoice at it, since it has contributed to give liberty to so fine and populous a country as France."
BOSTON, July 30.
We are informed"> We are informed, that THE PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES has been pleased to appoint WILLIAM JACKSON, Esq. Post-Master-General of the United States.
The Hon. DON JOSEPH IGNATIO DE VICAR, Charge-de Affairs, from the Court of Spain—and the Hon. DON JOSEPH DE JAUDENES, the Commissioners lately arrived from Cadiz, had the honour of a private audience with the President of the United States the 13th inst. to which they were introduced by the Secretary of State.
The Corporation of the Chamber of Commerce, of New-York, last week, gave an elegant entertainment to the Hon. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Esq. Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
Lieut. SOHIER, of the 2d Regt. with 23 recruits, marched from Springfield, for the Westward, last week.
The newspaper capture of Constantinople , by the Empress of Russia's forces, is nothing more than a London "bare."
ON the seventy-fourth day of the trial of WARREN HASTINGS, before the High Court of Parliament of Great-Britain, he was permitted to speak in extenuation of the charges brought against him by the House of Commons. He stated, that speedy Injustice was preferable to tardy Justice—and that if he were certain of an acquittal at the next session, rather than continue the trial until that period, he would prefer a conviction at the time he was speaking. He accordingly, after endeavoring to extenuate himself from the four charges which the House would not relinquish, plead guilty to them, and desired their Lordship's judgment.
The Secretary at War, has received official accounts from Gen. SCOTT, of the late expedition against the Wabash Indians. Of the savages 32 were killed, and 58 taken prisoners—several villages were burnt, and great quantities of grain, &c. destroyed; without the loss of one man killed, on our side.
The Philadelphia papers, by last night's mail, mention a prospect of a General Peace being sued for, by the hostile Indians.
Gen. M'GILLIVRAY is said to have left the Creek Indians, in disgust, on account of their hostile intentions.—These are said to be instigated by the Spaniards.
MARINE JOURNAL.
July 17. Arrived, Schooner Sally, Capt. Allmond, from Virginia, in lat. 39. 48. long. 70 50. spoke Brig Patty Wentworth, of Portsmouth, Robert Miller, master, from Tobago, for New-York, out 28 days, all well.
PORTLAND, July 29.
Arrived, Brig Mary, McLellan, 40 days from Dublin. June 13th, 25 leagues from the bar of Dublin, spoke the Brig Shirvina, Amos Oaksford commander, from Boston to Liverpool, 38 days out, all well.
July 17. Spoke Brig—Sullivan, from Salem to Bilboa, 4 days out, all well.
SALEM, August 2.
Arrived, on Saturday last, in 13 days from Cape-Francois, the Brig Polly, James Munro, jun. Master. On the 14th instant spoke the Ship Alexander, from Newry, bound to Philadelphia. She had on board four men taken from the wreck of the brig Speedwell, James Smith, Master, from New-London (with horses) which foundered at sea, in Lat. 36, Long. 69. It is supposed the rest of the crew perished.
NEW BURYPORT, August 3.
On Saturday last, arrived here the sloop Three Friends, John Goodhue master, from St. Martins. July 9th in Lat. 21, 34, N. and Long. 63, 22, W. spoke the Schooner Rebekah, Samuel Newell, master, from Savannah, bound to Martinico, which sprang a leak and put away for Cape-Francois; he had been out 29 days.
On the 23d of July arrived here Capt. Stephen Holland, in the brig Columbia from Aux-Cayes, spoke with Capt. John Freeman, in the brig Mentor from Boston, bound to Virginia, out three days all well, July 18th.
PORTSMOUTH, August 4.
The Commissioners appointed to receive Subscriptions for the Bank of the United States, have agreed to call a meeting of the Stockholders, to be held in Philadelphia, on the 21st. of October next, for the choice of Directors, agreeable to law.
The best of time for the community in general, says the Bennington paper, are the worst times for newsmongers; when peace with calm tranquillity pervades the realm, expectation is seldom excited, and the printer feels as much at a loss for matter to present his readers, as the writer of family epistles does when he has nothing more to say than that they are all well as usual.
In the debate on the Canada Bill, in the British House of Commons, on the 11th of May, Mr. BURKE said, that he was removed from the party with whom he was accustomed to act, that he was no longer oppressed with their friendship, and that he looked for open but fair hostility.—Mr. FOX said, he was sorry to hear the Right Hon. Gentleman declare, that he was separated from the party; but if he was, it was his own choice, and whenever he should think proper to repent, he would find his friends with open arms to receive him. Mr. BURKE declared, that he never would again return to the party; for if he did, he must return as a degraded man.
By Capt. Fernald, arrived here; Capt. M'Lellan, arrived at Portland, and Capt. Jones, arrived at Philadelphia, from England, we have received the Foreign intelligence contained in this day's paper.—Capt. Fernald had his crew impressed four different times, but got them all liberated; when he left England, the greatest preparations were making for war, five guineas were given as a bounty to seamen or landmen who would enlist.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
JULY 31. Arrived the brig Mehitable and Mary, Benjamin Fernald, master, from Pool, in Great-Britain, 50 days passage, having performed the voyage in 3 months and 6 days; spoke the following vessels on the passage, viz.
June 18.—Spoke the Mary, of Leith, John Hay, master, from Jamaica bound to Leith, out 63 days, in lat 45, 35, lon. 23, 30, west; being short of provisions supplied her.—June 20—Spoke the Marquis of Lansdown, in lat. 44, 51. N. long. 28. west, she left China, the 2d. day of February, bound to London, the left 8 or 10 sail of American Indians, in the Cape of Good Hope.—July 11.—Spoke the Polly, of Kennebec, Samuel Reed, Master, from Baltimore, bound to Liverpool, out 14 days, in lat. 43, 51. long. 53. west, all well.
DIED—At Haverhill, Hon. JOHN THAXTER, Attorney at Law.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
ENTERED FROM Brig Thomas, Manning, St. Martins. Brig Mehitable and Mary, Fernald, [England. Brig Industry, Parsons, Grenada. Brig Betsey, Lord, Martinico. Schooner Nancy, York, Hispaniola. CLEARED FOR Brig Sally, Riley, West-India. Schooner Polly, Needham Schooner Sukey, Chapman, St. Peters.
FROM THE ARGUS.
The FAG END of COMMENCEMENT.
THE money spent—the spirits exhausted—the sources of entertainment dry,—all think seriously of returning home.—Clothes are dirty—the hair is dishevelled—the old chaise-horse tired—and your company ennui ; what can actuate you to remain?—You cannot show away. Fair Ladies—for the Muslins are ruffled, and the Gauzes are yellow. The Bucks buckles need brushing—their teeth need cleaning, and their stock of "civil things," is exhausted; and some of them, perhaps, are adorned with a black eye, a swelled nose, or a bruised feature; which, though charming in themselves, are not much admired by the LADIES. A great proof of their want of taste, certainly.
PHILLIS and CATO, having sucked in all the sweets of black enjoyment, are disposed to leave the beautiful scraping of a blind fiddler, and Reel dancing, to seize the more substantial felicities of beef steak frying, and stable cleaning. The rustic BELLES and Plough-boy BEAUS, remember, hay won't gather itself into barns, nor corn thrive without hoeing; that "Black-berry and the col," are wanted by father, who will be as mad as a serpent, if Timothy strays about frolicking. All ranks and degrees therefore find an irresistible call to make the best of their way home again; and the Seat of Science, is deserted by the children of dissipation: They return each to a father's mansion, or to the shade of their own fig tree, to repose under the vine of happiness and love; to gratify the lisping infant with a fond embrace; to gladden the heart of a beloved wife, who sympathizing in the joy, hangs on the recital of the mirthful story; or, to seize on the united pleasures of social comfort, happiness and peace.
ANECDOTE.
ONE Fulke, a Frenchman, much regarded for his reputed holiness, told RICHARD the first, that he kept with him three daughters, that would draw on him the wrath of God, if he did not rid himself of them. "Why hypocrite, cried the King, all the world knows I never had a child." Yea, replied Fulke, you have, as I said, three—and their names are pride, covetousness, and lust." "Is it so? said the King, you shall see me presently bestow them:—the knights templars shall have pride, the white monks covetousness, and the clergy lust: And there you have my three daughters bestowed among you."
Fresh Goods.
Just received by Peter Coffin, A FRESH ASSORTMENT OF European Goods, Among which are a great variety of Chintzes, Muslins and Lutestrings. Market-Street, Portsm o . August 4.

THE MARRIED MAN.
I AM married—and happy; with wonder bear this, 'Tis rovers, and rakes of the age, Who laugh at the mention of conjugal bliss, And whom only loose pleasure, engage. You may laugh, but believe me, are all in the wrong. When you merrily marriage deride; For in marriage alone, lasting pleasures be- long, And in them we can solely confide. The joys which from lawful connections arise Are fugitive—never sincere; Oft stolen with haste, and oft snatch'd with surprise, Intercepted by doubt and by fear. But those which in legal attachment we find, When the heart is with innocence pure, Are from every imbib'd ring reflection refin'd, And, while life can taste joy, will endure. The love which ye boast of, deserves not the name— True love is with sentiment join'd; But yours' is a passion—a feverish flame, Rais'd without the consent of the mind. When, dreading confinement, yemistresses hire, With this and with that quickly cloy'd, Ye are led, and misled, by a flatt'ring false fire, And are oft by that fire destroy'd. If you ask from what source my felicity flows? My answer is short—from a WIFE, Who for cheerfulness, sense, and good-nature I chose, Which are beauties that charm us for life. To make home the seat of perpetual delight, Ev'ry moment each studies to seize, And we find ourselves happy from morning to night, By the mutual endeavor to please. MARITUS.
AN ITALIAN STORY.
A COUNTRY fellow almost frozen with cold, dismounted from his horse, to walk on foot.—Two Franciscans , going the same way, and perceiving him, one said to his companion—"If I had a horse, I'll be hang'd if I would be such a fool as to lead him by the bridle—he should carry me to my convent." The other who was of a lively humour, replied:—"I have a great mind to play a trick to this fellow, and take his horse from him:—But you must give me your assistance." The former consenting, they very gently approached the countryman, without his perceiving it. One of the Franciscans dexterously took off the bridle from the horse's head, and clapping it upon his own, followed the countryman: Whilst the other with the halter, slyly carried the horse aside. Not far from thence, the countryman finding himself again inclined to ride, turned round, but was almost struck dead with fear, at such a metamorphosis: And, crying out terribly for help, was stopped by the Friar; who, falling upon his knees, most humbly entreated him to restore his liberty, saying—"That for the enormity of his sins, he had been condemned to such a transformation as the body of a horse; and that the term of his penance being now finished, he was restored to his former shape."—The countryman recovering a little from his fright, not only granted him his wished-for liberty, but without at all suspecting the trick that they had put upon him, thus foolishly replied, "Go, in holy peace: Now I am not at all surprised, that after such a wicked life as you led, you should have turned out such a villainous beast."—The Franciscan took leave of him, professing how much he was obliged, and went in search of his companion; and having got a distance from the poor countryman, they took another road. A few days after, the Franciscans requested a friend of theirs to carry the horse to a neighbouring fair to be sold: Whilst he was going along with the purchaser to require payment, the first person who met them happened to be
the poor countryman, who immediately recognizing his horse, addressed the buyer, telling him he wished to speak with him a little aside. Having asked whose horse that was, the other replied: "'Tis one I have but this moment purchased, but he is not yet paid for." "On your life, says the countryman, don't pay for him; give him back;—I say, don't believe that that piece of carrion which you see there is a horse; I tell you it is a Franciscan , doomed for his wicked life to wear that shape. Give him back, I say; it is the vilest animal in the whole world, and has made me mad a hundred thousand times."
From the HAMPSHIRE CHRONICLE.
Extraordinary instance of Reanimation. Mr. PRINTER, Please to give the following a place in your paper.
WILBRAHAM, June 19, 1791.  O N Saturday the 28th ult. about noon, my little boy, aged 4 years was playing with his sisters in the chamber, whose floor did not extend over the whole room; when by some unfortunate accident he fell, and first struck with his head against the lower floor; I was aroused by the noise occasioned by the fall, and out-cry of his sisters, and ran with all possible speed to his assistance; but previous to my entering the room, his mother had taken him from the floor: I saw him gasp once, and then, without a groan, he seemed to sink supinely into the arms of death. There was a total suspension of the vital functions; however, I could not but hope that the latent spark of life was not wholly extinguished;—that hope stimulated me to make use of every effort in my power to restore him to life again; auxiliaries were called, the doors thrown open, and his body stripped; stimulants were applied to his nostrils, &c. we threw cold water into his face, agitated his limbs, and for want of other spirits, bathed his head, breast, arms and legs, with vinegar. I rubbed his skin, and used the lancet several times, but in vain. He continued for a considerable time apparently dead. Warm fomentations were applied to his whole body, but more potently to his breast and legs; soon after I discovered a tremour about the region of the heart, succeeded by convulsive motions—on these signs of returning life, I opened his mouth and breathed forcibly into his lungs, he gaped; again I used the lancet, and he bled. However, it was more than three hours after his almost fatal fall, before he recovered so far as to speak a single word. His lethargy for a considerable time was very great. The night following he was attended with a delirium, violent fever, excessive vomiting, and his forehead was prodigiously discoloured—These symptoms made me suspect, that the skull was fractured; I therefore repeatedly applied cloths, dipped in warm camphorated spirits, with vinegar, to the wound, in order to evaporate the extravasated blood. We administered cordial draughts, mild febrifuges, and cooling cathartics, occasionally; and in a short time he was happily restored to health again. AARON JOHN MILLER.
Grafton ff.
W HEREAS the General Court of said State hath passed an act that a tax of two pence per acre upon all the lotted lands in the township of Rumney (public lands excepted) be granted for the use and purpose of making and repairing highways and bridges in said town.—I the subscriber being appointed collector, hereby give notice, that unless said tax is paid to me at my dwelling-house in said Rumney, by the 10th day of June next, either in money or work'd out on the highways agreeable to said act, so much of the delinquents lands will be exposed for sale as will pay said tax with incidental charges.
JOHN DOE, Collector, Rumney, June 27, 1791.
CROYDON.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the township of Croydon, in the county of Cheshire in said State, who have not paid the tax of £.3 12 0—voted by the proprietors of said township and assessed in 1763, on each right therein; of 6/ on each right, voted and assessed as aforesaid, in 1764; of 20/ on each right, voted and assessed as aforesaid, in 1765; of 6/ on each right, voted and assessed as aforesaid, in the year last mentioned—all for the purpose of defraying proprietary charges, which being duly assessed and committed to me to collect, and having been by me advertised for payment—that unless such delinquent proprietors shall pay said taxes or what remains due thereon, with reasonable incidental charges, on or before the first Monday of September next, so much of their land, or of each of their original rights in said township, will then be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day, at the dwelling-house of Mr. Abijah Hall, in said town.
   £. s. d. £. s. d.     Rev. Stephen Chase, 3 12 6 1 6   John Downing, 3 12 6 1 6   Daniel Warner, 3 12 6 1 6   Jonathan Chase, 6 1 6   William Dudley, 6 1 6   Jonathan Hale, 6 1 6   Enoch Marble 6 1 6   Benjamin Morse, 6 1 6   Benjamin Morse, jun. 6 1 6   Silas Hazeltine, 6 1 6   Benjamin Wallis, 6 1 6    MOSES LELAND, Collector. Sutton, July 16, 1791.
T HE subscriber, one of the Executors of the estate of John Hart, late of Portsmouth, Rope-Maker, deceased, is very desirous to have a settlement of the accounts that are open with said estate, and would once more request those persons who have accounts yet unsettled, to call on him that the same may be adjusted in an amicable manner, as he is determined to finish the business as soon as may be; those persons who neglect a settlement, must expect that their accounts will, without distinction, be put into the hands of an Attorney. JEREMIAH LIBBEY. Portsmouth, June 20, 1791. (6w)
SUTTON.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Sutton, that the selectmen of said town have assessed their lands agreeable to an act of the Honorable General Court of the State aforesaid, passed January 1789, for to assess, levy and collect one penny annually, three years next following, on each acre of land in said town,—therefore unless they pay to the selectmen of said town, their second years' proportion of said tax, with incidental charges, on or before the 9th day of August next, so much of their land as will pay the same will then be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Matthew Harvey, in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   Div. Lots. Ac. 1. s. d.     Mark Plummer, 3 64 33 0 2 9   George Jaffery, 0 15 135 0 11 3   Moses Clement, 3 29 21 0 1 9   Benjam. Eaton, } 1st & 2d years' 2 53 70 1 11 8   Jonathan Poor, 3 27 11 0 1 0    MATTHEW HARVEY, } Selectmen BENJAMIN WADLEY, } Sutton, May 27, 1791. (6w)
T HE subscribers appointed Commissioners, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of Benjamin Holmes, late of Portsmouth, deceased, represented insolvent, give notice that they shall attend that service at the Post-Office, in said Portsmouth, on the second Thursday of the five following months, from 3 to 6 o'clock, P. M.
NATHANIEL TREADWELL, JEREMIAH LIBBEY, DANIEL R. ROGERS. Portsmouth, June 20, 1791.
Drugs & Medicines.
Nat. A. Haven
Has now for sale, at his Store in Market-Street, at the sign of the Hydra and Hercules , a large and full assortment of Fresh Drugs and Medicines , which he will sell by wholesale or retail, as cheap as can be purchased in Boston—Also a large variety of Patent Medicines, warranted genuine—among which are,
 Anderson's Pills,  Hooper's female do.  Locyer's do.  Turl. Balsam of life,  Bateman's Drops,  Kennedy's celebrated Corn Plaister,  British Oil,  Ladies Smelling-Bottles,  Teeth-Brushes,  London Court-Plaister,  Phials by the gross or smaller quantity,  Oil of Vitriol,  Blue Vitriol,  Dye-Stuffs in general—Also, Madeira, Sherry, Lisbon, White Port, Malaga and Teneriffe Wines,  Spices, Groceries, Painters Oil and colours,—and West-India GOODS as usual. (9w) 
Portsmouth, June 30, 1791.
District of New-Hampshire. } Be it remembered,
T HAT on the 15th day of July, in the fifteenth year of the Independence of the United States of America, SAMUEL LANGDON, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit: "Observations on the revelation of Jesus Christ to St. John, which comprehend the most approved sentiments of the celebrated Mr. Mede, Mr. Louvman, Bishop Newton, and other noted writers on this book; and cast much additional light on the more obscure prophecies; especially those which point out the time of the rise and fall of Antichrist—In two parts—
Containing,
PART I, General observations on prophecy—The form, order and style of the revelation—The monitory vision.
PART II.
The prophetic visions; which are distinguished into five prophecies, each of which is subdivided into several scenes—By SAMUEL LANGDON, D. D. minister of Hampton-falls, in the State of New-Hampshire.—"Blessed is he that readeth and they that bear the words of this prophecy and keep those things which are written therein, for the time is at hand," Rev. Chap. 1, Verse 3.—in conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, intitled, "An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned."
JONATHAN STEELE, Clerk of the District of New-Hampshire. A true copy of Record. Attest, JONATHAN STEELE, Clerk.
State of New-Hampshire. Grafton ff.
W HEREAS the General Court of said State hath passed an act that a tax of two pence per acre upon all the lotted lands in the township of Rumney (public lands excepted) be granted for the use and purpose of making and repairing highways and bridges in said town.—We the subscribers being appointed a committee to direct where and in what manner said tax shall be laid out; give notice that we will attend on the business of our appointment one week from the first Mondays in September, October and November next, that those that are disposed to pay said tax in labour may work it out agreeable to said act.
ALEXANDER CRAIG, } Committee. JOSIAH SANBORN, } WILLIAM PRESSON, } Rumney, June 27, 1791.