The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1796-04-23 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
HERE TRUTH IS WELCOME—CANDOUR GUIDES THE WAY.
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE)—PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING BY JOHN MELCHER, PRINTER TO THE STATE, AT HIS OFFICE CORNER OF MARKET STREET, WHERE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THIS PAPER, ADVERTISEMENTS, AND ARTICLES OF INTELLIGENCE ARE THANKFULLY RECEIVED.
Vol. XL.—Numb. 2056.]
SATURDAY, April 23, 1796.
[9s. pr. Annum.]
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, APRIL 4.
THE report of the Committee on the Post Office was read. This report proposes a number of new routes for the transportation of the Mails, and the suppression of some of the present routes. An increase of compensation to the deputy Post-Masters, and further provision to secure the regular transportation of Newspapers. Read a second time and committed for Monday next. Interim to be printed.
In Committee of the whole on the report of the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Mullenberg in the chair. The following resolutions were agreed to.
Resolved, that the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to prepare and report to the House of Representatives at the next session, a plan for laying and collecting direct taxes, by apportionment among the several states, agreeably to the rule prescribed by the Constitution; adapting the same as nearly as may be to such objects of direct taxation, and such modes of collection as may appear by the laws and practice of the states respectively, to be most eligible in each.
Resolved, that the sum of dollars ought to be obtained to discharge the debt due to the Bank of the United States, by erecting a stock bearing an interest of six per cent and irredeemable for years; the redemption thereof to commence thereafter and to be payable in yearly installments.
These resolutions were taken up by the House and adopted, and the second referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, with instructions to bring in a bill accordingly.
A message from the Senate by Mr. Otis, informed the House that they have passed the bill authorizing the building of a light house on Baker's Island in the state of Massachusetts. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 5.
The bill providing for the sale of the lands of the United States North West of the Ohio, and South of Kentucky River, was further considered in Committee of the Whole, and finally passed to be engrossed for a third reading to-morrow.
WEDNESDAY, April 6.
The order of the day on the President's Message of the 30th March, being called for, Mr. Smith of Connecticut rose, and observed, that he should be guilty of very great negligence of duty to his constituents if he did not oppose the motion for going into a Committee of the Whole on the President's message.
After a few observations from Mr. Giles in favor of going into the consideration of the President's message, Mr. Sedgwick moved that the question should be taken by yeas and nays. His motive was that the responsibility for the consequences of the measure should be fixed on the proper persons.
The yeas and nays were taken, AYES 57, NOES 36.
The House then went into a Committee of the Whole on the message, Mr. Mullenberg in the Chair, when Mr. Blount, after a few preliminary observations, moved the following resolutions:
Resolved, That, it being declared by the second section of the second article of the Constitution, "That the President shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senate present concur"—the House of Representatives do not claim any agency in making treaties; but that when a treaty stipulates regulations on any of the subjects submitted by the Constitution to the power of Congress, it must depend for its execution, as to such stipulations, on a law or laws to be passed by Congress, and it is the constitutional right and duty of the House of Representatives in all such cases, to deliberate on the expediency or inexpediency of carrying such treaty into effect, and to determine
and act thereon, as in their judgment may be most conducive to the public good.
Resolved, That it is not necessary to the propriety of any application from this House to the Executive for information desired by them, and which may relate to any constitutional functions of the House that the purposes for which such information may be wanted, or to which the same may be applied, should be stated in the application.
Mr. Harper, Mr. Dayton, and Mr. Kitchell, offered a few remarks with respect to the propriety of considering the resolutions now moved, or those laid upon the table by Mr. Kitchell a few days ago: After which Mr. Madison rose and went at length into the subject, and then the Committee rose, and the House adjourned, after ordering the resolutions to be printed.
THURSDAY, April 7.
Mr. Blount's resolutions were taken up.
There was no further debate upon them, and no motion of amendment.
The previous question was called, viz. shall the question now be put? on which the yeas and nays were,
Yeas 54, Nays 37.
The yeas and nays were then taken on his first resolution. The yeas and nays stood as follows.
YEAS.
Messrs. Bailey, Baird, Baldwin, Benton, Blount, Bryan, Burgess, Cabell, Christie, Clopton, Coles, Crabb, Dent, Dearborne, Earle, Findlay, Franklin, Gallatin, Giles, Gregg, Grove, Gilman, Hampton, Hancock, Harrison, Hathorn, Havens, Heath, Heister, Jackson, Livingston, Locke, W. Lyman, Maclay, Macon, Madison, Millege, Muhlenberg, Moore, Nicholas, Orr, Page, Parker, Patten, Preston, Richards, Rutherford, Sherburne, Israel Smith, S. Smith, Sprigg, Tatom, Van Courtlandt, Varum, Venable, Winn. 57.
NAYS.
Messrs. Ames, Bourne, Bradbury, Buck, Coit, Cooper, A. Foster, D. Foster, Gilbert, Glen, Goodhue, Goodrich, Griswold, Harper, Hartley, Henderson, Hillhouse, Hindman, Kittera, S. Lyman, Malbone, Murray, Reed, Sedgwick, Jere. Smith, N. Smith, W. Smith, Swift, Thatcher, Thomas, Thompson, Tracy, Van Allen, Wadsworth, Williams. 35.
The second resolution was then taken into consideration, and the yeas and nays stood as above.
The following members were absent when the yeas and nays were called on the main questions:
Messrs. Brent, Claiborne, Gillespie, Greenup, Holland, New, and Sitgreaves.
The following members were away upon leave of absence.
Messrs. Freeman, Leonard, Kitchell, and I. Smith.
We are authorized to declare, that the following Members would have voted for the Resolutions, had they been present:
Messrs. Brent, Greenup, Claiborne, Gillespie, Holland and New.
RECAPITULATION.
Yeas in the House, 57, Yeas absent, 6.
63
Nays in the House, 35, Mr. Sitgreaves, (probably against the resolutions,) 1.
36
Majority for the Resolutions, 27
Absent on leave, 4, Mr. Davall resigned, 1.
1
The Speaker, 1
Whole number Members, 105
The resolutions being disposed of, Mr. Tracy moved that the House should go into Committee of the whole on the state of the Union. This motion was succeeded by a motion to refer to the Committee of the Whole, the President's message co-
vering sundry estimates relative to appropriations necessary to be made to carry the several treaties with foreign nations into effect. Both these motions were opposed on the ground of their being unexpectedly introduced, and the members not being prepared to discuss the subject. The question being taken on the last motion it was negatived 51 to 37.
The House then on motion of Mr. Parker resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on the bill received from the Senate respecting the naval armament.
A motion was made by Mr. William Smith, the object of which was to try the principle whether the whole number of frigates should be built. He moved an amendment which went to repeal the last section of the first law authorizing a naval equipment. This if agreed to would authorize the President to proceed in building the whole number of frigates originally intended; after a long debate the motion was negatived.
The bill was further altered by striking out the section which authorized the President to cause the other three frigates to be provisionally completed, and substituting a section providing for the sail of such of the articles on hand as are of a perishable nature. The Committee rose and reported progress.
On motion the confidential message of the President covering sundry estimates of appropriations necessary to be made to carry the treaties with foreign nations into effect, was referred to the Committee of the whole on the State of the Union. The galleries were cleared.
FRIDAY, April 8.
The amendments reported from the Committee of the Whole to the bill relative to the frigates were taken up. The yeas and nays were taken upon striking out the second section, which provides for continuing the building of three of the frigates at convenient times, in order to introduce a clause directing the materials collected for these frigates to be stored or sold.
The yeas and nays upon striking out were, Yeas 56, Nays 35.
It was then attempted to reduce the number of frigates proposed to be built by the first section from three to two. This was lost 57 to 25.
The bill was then ordered for a third reading.
A communication was received from the President of the United States, with papers respecting the erection of the South Western Territory into a new State. Referred to a Committee of five.
A message was received from the Senate, informing that the result of the conference between Committees of the two Houses was, that the Senate receded from their amendments to the Indian trading houses' bill, which had been disagreed to by the House.
The Committee of Elections was directed to report a mode of taking evidence in cases of contested elections.
The bill making further provision for public credit and for the representation of the public debt, was amended in Committee of the whole and passed to a third reading.
The bill to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes and to preserve peace on the frontier, was taken up in Committee of the Whole.
SATURDAY, April 9.
NAVAL ARMAMENT.—A supplementary bill on this subject, passed. It was opposed by Mr. Holland, as impolitic. He insisted that two or three frigates would serve to provoke attack, without being able to make resistance, and instead of gaining respect, the measure would excite the contempt of foreigners. The expense was another objection. The bill, however, passed—Yeas 62—Nays 23.—[This Bill provides for building three frigates.]
PUBLIC CREDIT, &c.—A bill making further provision for public credit, and reducing the public debt, passed.
KENNEBUNK NAVIGATION.—A bill declaring the assent of Con-
gress to an act of Massachusetts, laying a tonnage on vessels navigating the Kennebec, &c. was read twice and committed.
EMBARGO ON CORN, &c.—Mr. Christie, after mentioning the probability of a scarcity of corn before the next harvest could be gathered, proposed a resolution:—
That a committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of preventing the exportation from the United States, of Indian corn, meal, &c. for—months." Ordered to lie on the table.
MONDAY, APRIL 11.
EMBARGO ON CORN, &c.—Mr. Christie called up his motion on this subject.—"Rye and Rye Meal" were added to the Resolution. Its reference to a committee was opposed by Messrs. Coit, Bourne and Kittera, on the ground of giving unnecessary alarm, when, they believed there was no foundation for it.
It was supported by Mr. Christie, Blount and Henderson, who each mentioned the prevailing scarcity in the parts they came from; and urged the impolicy of carrying off that produce to feed foreign nations, which their own poor stood in need of. Committed to a committee of Fifteen, one from each state.
TREATY APPROPRIATIONS.—
Mr. Harper moved, that the House go into a committee of the whole on the state of the union; to take into consideration, the appropriations necessary to be made, to carry into execution certain Treaties with foreign powers, and the Indians.
Mr. Baldwin wished the House, would, in preference, take up the report on the alterations which ought to be made in the military establishment.
Mr. Harper's motion was negatived—for it 39—against it 49; and the House went into Committee upon Mr. Baldwin's proposition; when the report was finally adopted, as follows:—
Resolved, That the present military establishment of the United States, ought not to exceed three thousand non-commissioned officers, privates and musicians.
Resolved, That these ought to consist of the corps of artificers and engineers as established by the act of the 9th May 1794, and of four regiments of infantry, of eight companies each.
Resolved, That there be one Brigadier General, five Lieutenant Colonels Commandants, twelve Majors, one Brigade Quarter-Master, and company officers according to the rules and regulations for the discipline of the troops of the United States.
Mr. W. Smith moved the order of the day on the bill providing in part for the payment of the debt due to the Bank of the United States. The subject was discussed in committee of the whole, but was not finished.
TUESDAY, APRIL 12.
TENNESSEE.—Mr. Dearborn, of the committee to whom was referred the President's message, relative to the territory south of the Ohio, reported, that that territory, now bearing the name of the State of Tennessee, was entitled to all the privileges enjoyed by the other States of the Union, and that it should be one of the sixteen States of America. Read twice, and committed.
DEBT DUE THE BANK.—The House, in committee, again discussed the bill making provision in part, for the payment of the debt due to the Bank of the United States. Mr. Gallatin's motion to strike out of the bill five millions, & insert 1,200,000 dollars was considered. It was opposed by Mr. Sedgwick, Dayton and Hillhouse, and supported by Mr. Gallatin in a speech of near two hours; but no decision was had on the subject.
THE ROSE.
THE rose is a pretty emblem of Virtue; it flourishes in every soil, rich and poor; giving additional graces to the fertility of the one, and largely detracting from the sterility of the other. So Virtue not only increases the brilliancy of its informed, but likewise gives a dignity
to the most uncultivated, that learning, with all her boast, could never yet bestow. The rose is striking without gaudiness, and delicate without tanniness; as Virtue is humble without meanness, and noble without ostentation. Though the smell of this flower is not esteemed so exquisitely poignant as that of many others; yet, while they soon pall, we return to the fragrance of the rose every time with increasing delight; and that fragrance charms us long after the frailties of beauty are gone. So the reputation of Virtue exceeds that of the most refined accomplishments, and exists long after death, for the benefit of surviving generations.
To FARMERS.
Destroy the Canker Worms, or you will have no Apples.
AS the time is at hand when it is necessary to attend to this very important business.—I will offer to your consideration my mode of proceeding, which I assure you answers the purpose effectually.—Take a strip of paper about 6 inches wide, and tie around each apple-tree, about a foot below the lowest branches, then get some of the thickest tar you can, and with a brush cover the paper well with it. Examine the trees every evening, and as often as you find the tar growing dry, pay it on again. If your tar is too thick, you may warm it by the fire. By a strict attention to this mode you preserve your fruit.
The reason I mentioned the use of paper is, it will not take so much tar, and I am rather of opinion that the hot nature of tar on the bark may injure the tree.
A friend to agriculture.
How to boil Rice, to make it an excellent substitute for Bread and to be eaten with roast and boiled meat. Wash the rice well and put it into an earthen pipkin cover it over with water and let it boil rapidly for ten minutes throwing in a little salt. Draw the water off completely and let it simmer over the fire for half an hour; it will then be cake, swell, and become most nourishing food, and is particularly grateful to fat meats.
From the AURORA.
Extract from "The interests of the different Continental powers with respect to England."
A pamphlet written by M. Theremin, employed by the despotic Prussian government; published in the beginning of 1795 and just received by the Editor of the Aurora from Paris.
"The coalition of the Combined Powers against France is most contrary to their true interests, as it tends to destroy the only power which could counteract the predominant and domineering commercial influence of England."
"The spirit of monopoly which pervades all the commercial pursuits of England, is the most adverse, by its nature, to all those who trade with that country, and the most inimical to that true spirit of equality which ought to mark all commercial transactions. Treaties with her, instead of being contracts between equals, become the orders of a master to his slave in which the former demands all he can gain, and the latter gives all he can pay. Their commercial system may rather be called piracy, than commerce. Commerce in its true principles has all the character of generosity. To prosper, it is requisite that both parties should be benefited; as the one will be enabled to furnish, and the other to consume, greater quantities. But England seeks for commerce where the necessities of the consumers are greater than their abilities to pay. With so extensive a market as the Continent of Europe, she always finds wherewithal to retrieve any losses. She can give years of credit to the buyer, and from her mass of capital, her manufacturers suffer no stagnation. If internal peace should restore industry and commerce to other nations, and they should be enabled to cultivate the arts of peace, they would be exempt from her intrigues and her cabals, her commerce would decline, and the nation must perish."
"To support a shameful traffic, England fosters tyranny wherever she meets it; and it is her policy to spread immorality & consequent misery among every people with whom she is connected. She will treat with absolute princes because she has only to gain over the vices or the weak-

nel of an individual: But she avoids all free nations, because the Representatives of a free people are more difficult of purchase than a King. The Monarchs who are thus in English trammels, neglect the prosperity of their respective nations; and whether from imbecility, indolence or connivance, that nation is permitted to create a monopoly, there she attacks in arms and seizes on its territory and productions. No better account can be given of their politics than that of Dr. Franklin in his letter to Lord Howe, "As a warlike nation she is greedy of conquest, as an ambitious nation she seeks her dominion as a commercial one she attempts universal monopoly."
"It is an egregious error to think that England is omnipotent. She reigns over neutral nations by a fictitious ascendancy which she has acquired over their minds. These are arms which cost them nothing; but in her turn, did she meet with opposition, the very anxiety to preserve this influence would render her timid. The charm would vanish the moment it was examined. Endure her insults and she will aggravate them; but in proportion as she meets a firm and decided tone, she retracts from her decision. It was thus that the orders were extorted which put in surety the Danish, Swedish and American vessels which were loaded with grain. These counter orders were in consequence of a dread of the junction of the Northern powers with America. But if her measures and her conduct was infolent; if the rights which she had engrossed to herself were contrary to all the known laws of nations, her moderation was a snare and the satisfaction which she offered was delusive. While she appeared thus moderate she was negotiating with Mr. Jay, and has now signed a treaty which, when carried into effect, will relieve them from the danger of an armed league, and will permit her to lean the heavier on the other two powers. This treaty not only affirms England against that coalition which she dreaded might attack her islands, but even makes the neutrality which Congress may think for the interest of America, lean in favor of Britain. The United States may in truth be said to have restored themselves to Britain, and France at the best can only have a nominal friend in that nation, whose independence grew out of the blood of Frenchmen. The halcyon days of Washington are at an end! Why does virtue become thus decipid? Why has he survived his glory? The rebel WASHINGTON, on whose head a price had been set, has returned to his allegiance and received his pardon. But why speak of a man, when there is a nation? It is easy to perceive that this treaty which was prepared to figure at the opening of the British Parliament, will excite murmurs among the American people, and in their House of Representatives, in spite of the support which the President and Senate will give to the infant of their creation. The insult offered to the Americans by the assistance given to the savages, is not repaired. American navigation is by no means assured by the truce with Algiers. The examination of the principle that neutral bottoms make neutral cargoes has been evaded that has been postponed indefinitely. Such pains does the Court of London take to ward off the discussion of an axiom which might become the basis of an armed neutrality. We shall see in the debates of Congress upon this treaty the principle of each party, and I trust that the honor and gratitude of the nation with the vigour of the people will bear down the guilty pusillanimity of their leaders."
From the COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
MR. RUSSELL, SEND you an extract of a letter received from Philadelphia, which gives a very just, though humiliating picture of the present state of things in Congress. It is one which ought to fill the breast of every independent American with indignation. What can be more mortifying than to see the character and the interest of our country bartered away, or sacrificed by a remnant of the Robespierian fashion, who, from the agitations excited by the emissaries of that hypocritical tyrant, now, compose a majority in the lower House. Yours A FEDERAL REPUBLICAN.
THE EXTRACT.
"The noisy war of the House of Representatives against the treaty-making power of the President and Senate is over. Who, less than an epic poet, can tell the deeds of valour performed in action? Who, that has not the benefit of an education in Babel , can understand, and make others understand, the gibberish of a Genevan, whose tongue and principles are French? I have heard a sermon in Dutch, and I did my best to look sober, and as if I was edified—So did Madison and Giles, while Galtin, the undoubted leader of the party, spattered out-landish sophisms, and drew out, thread by thread, five hun-
dred cobwebs, each of them too fine to be seen, all of them too weak to bear their weight, yet singly, strong enough to catch and to hold Virginia flies."
"Spectators, when they came into the Congress Hall, were ready to turn back, supposing they had made a mistake, and blundered into the company of a foreign methodist teacher and his flock—if they waited a minute to ascertain the scene and the actors, they would conclude the hall was a play house, where the French Convention was represented; while under this mistake, they would say, the Convention was played to the life." And so it was, for the drift was to play Convention with the President. But as GEORGE WASHINGTON happened to be a very different sort of man from Louis the 16th, the resemblance fails in the winding up of the play. For, says that great man, you are not the treaty making power—Therefore, I decline to lend the papers you have called for,—Having sworn to protect and defend the Constitution, future generations will call him blessed, for thus opposing with firmness the usurping, unconstitutional claim of power by the House.
"His message confounded the party. Their doctrine was so faced down—so damned by confutation, they seemed to lie, as the wicked will desire to lie, covered by the mountains. But the weight of their covering made them weary, and the sooner, as it did not hide them nor their shame. Let the man of honor, the preachers of super purity in the Jacobin clubs exercise, as they certainly can, a kind of fellow feeling for every disgraced man—let them writh and twist and groan only to think of the torment that the solemn face-making hypocrite, so long disgraced by newspaper praise, must have suffered while that message was reading. He knew better—he knew the Constitution meant no such thing as he voted for—he knew that the doctrine was folly to believe, and madness to practice—But he did not know that his old creed in the convention could be proved upon him, still less did he apprehend that it would be.
"If to speak the truth, above all, to speak it in the hour of need and of trial—to be constant and firm in the avowal of political principles be a virtue, then a certain man is disgraced—for he wants that virtue. He must turn desperate for which he wants nerves; he cannot once more turn federalist—for that he now wants character. He has, of course, lost rank even with his party; and must descend to spin sophisms in future for his French superior in command. O, Lucifer, son of the ancient dominion, how art thou fallen! Fallen! fallen, since the days when thy talents figured in, " The Federalist ," and now thy very talents render thy disgrace conspicuous and hopeless.
"The plain good sense of the President's message sunk the hopes of the party. Never were men more uneasy than they in a snug position between the upper and nether millstone. Strange as it may seem, they did not like their situation. Yet as they had chosen it, and blustered forth three weeks about their courage in keeping the pot, how could they get off? That was the rub. After some days of perplexity, they resolved to bring forward the resolutions moved by Mr. Blount. Now you will look very wise and say, Ah, very good, the House assert their right and say that the President is wrong. They assert, no doubt, in clear terms, the right the constitution has given them in obscure ones. —There, now, my friend, you are wrong from beginning to end of your supposition.
"Mr. Blount's resolutions, one would almost swear, were drafted by a French jesuit from the college of St. Omers, which, by the bye, is said to be the fact. They are not English.—They amount to something and nothing—and every thing and any thing, just as you chuse to read them. They expressly disclaim any treaty-making power of the House—and so far they are right. But they assert, in darker and looser terms than a fortune-teller would venture to fling an inquisitive old maid with, that in certain cases a treaty must depend, for its execution, on laws to be passed by Congress.
"The very points that required light are left in the dark. Can the treaty-making power (which they modestly, though rather late in the day, allow, is not the House) make any treaty at all? Except or deduct the whole legislative power of Congress from the treaty-making power, which has been the avowed doctrine, and which, though sneakingly enough, is the drift of the resolution, except the legislative power of Congress, and the treaty-making power is brought to nothing. Every treaty must have some operation, some force—or is it not an abuse of words to call it a treaty? If it has any authoritative force and operation—in short, if it is a rule of conduct for our citizens, it has the nature of a law—and thus it enters, according to the party, on the ground of Congress. So that the dark rule of the resolution appears on examination to be foolish and vain. It disclaims the treaty-making power in words, and yet, in effect, denies, and it is intended to deny, the right of the President and Senate to make any treaty whatever. In one word, their resolutions are grossly, and I may say monstrosely, deficient in propriety, truth and explicitness. Mark also, I pray you, the words, a treaty must depend for its execution on laws to be passed by Congress.
"They did not dare to use the word validity or obligation , and simply in plain English to affirm, a treaty is not valid until confirmed by a law. That was their ground in argument; and they hope the resolution will carry that sense. But they do not, in this day of disgrace for their novelties, think it prudent to put this strange article of anarchy on the journals. You will ask, why not stand to the first interpretation? I answer because it has been knocked down again and again; and all that was left for the party is, to wrap up the question in ten or twenty thicknesses
of words, and so hide it from enquiry. Like the ink fish when pursued, they eject a fluid that darkens the water, and escape—Or, like the fox, in a trap gnaw off a foot, and limp away."
WARSAW [ ci-devant Poland ] Nov. 18. Kolschusko, has received from St. Petersburg, the annual pension of one thousand one hundred ducats, settled on him by the United States of America, in whose cause he served. He immediately divided this sum between his countrymen who are fellow prisoners with him.
PHILADELPHIA, April 8. Extract of a letter from London, dated Feb. 2, 1796.
"I this moment came from the Court of Admiralty, where the first case of the captures at Martinique by Gray and Jarvis, was tried this morning, it was reversed, which will be a precedent for all the others, and a great point gained for us all that have cases in the courts here. And now they say, on Saturday next the Lords will sit, and will go on to try the legality of the condemnations in the West-Indies."
A late English paper says that upwards of TWELVE MILLIONS of newspapers are circulated annually in Great Britain thro' the medium of the post-offices. A correspondent says, that the above may afford a hint to the House of Representatives on amendments to the post-office law. If such provision is made to circulate information in a monarchy, what ought not a republican government to do.
Important Information.
Extract of a letter from an American gentleman of good information in England, to his friend in this city, dated January 18th, 1796.
"BY the English papers which will go by this conveyance, you will learn that the President's Speech has been received after a very short passage, and given infinite satisfaction to all the friends of America here.—It is, like its maker, the subject of encomium in all companies and among all parties. We all here hope the conduct of the House of Representatives will be as wise, dignified and prudent as that of the PRESIDENT and the majority of the Senate. Should they discuss the subject of the Treaty, temperately and finally resolve to carry it into effect, as recommended by the Senate and ratified by the President, we have ground to expect the happiest result on this side of the water; the surrender of the Poils and restitution of property illegally seized and sold; but should the measures of the war party in the House obtain, we shall lose all the advantages now within our reach, and be deprived of the benefits of the most advantageous neutrality that a nation ever enjoyed.
"The friendship or enmity of Great Britain is certainly of more importance to our interests than that of any other nation on the globe. I hope the news of the bounty to be allowed on our wheat, rye and indian corn; the news of the retreat of the French from the other side of the Rhine; the King's message to Parliament; and of the late Armistice may have reached you soon. They will make such an alteration in the face of affairs as I think will completely silence our enragers. I feel very anxious to see this storm blown over. From the close of the present session I look forward to a long continuance of settled government and increasing prosperity.
"From the present aspect of things, it seems highly probable that the demand for our produce in Europe will not cease with the present year. The uncommon mildness of the present winter it is generally supposed will have an unfavourable influence on the crops of the approaching season in this country. France will probably want supplies for some time to come, even on the supposition of a general peace. The miserable situation of unhappy Poland, will not admit of grain to any amount being exported to other countries; so that the old world must continue to look to the new for many important supplies.
"There is considerable embarrassment at present in the treasury here for money—So much hard cash has been sent off to the continent, that gold and silver have risen much above their usual value, and the bank of England have stopped discounting to government, and on notes however respectably subscribed and indorsed. For some time they have stopped payment for neutral cargoes that have been brought in thro' this summer, but I understand an arrangement is made and they will again commence payment on this account to-morrow or next day."
Yesterday arrived the sloop Kezia, Capt. Stall, from Trinidad; who informs, that about the 17th of February last, off Trinidad, the Zebra, British sloop of war, had engaged with four French privateers; at the same time the Alarm frigate, and Fanny sloop of war, which were lying at anchor there, immediately got under weigh and came to the assistance of the Zebra: they took three of the privateers, and the French sunk the fourth before the men of war took possession of her. One of the privateers, a Virginia built schooner, was fitted out as a tender for the Alarm frigate, on board of which they embarked two British officers and twenty soldiers, with orders to proceed to Grenada; shortly after the got under weigh, the upset in a sudden squall of wind, and all hands perished, except two of the men who swam ashore. Capt. Stall says that previous to his sailing, it was reported at Trinidad, that Grenada and St. Vincents would actually fall into the hands of the French, unless speedily reinforced. Two republican officers, men of color, who had fallen into the hands of the British there, were executed.
Capt. Stall further informs, that he took his departure from Trinidad on the morning of the 3d ult. and on the same evening, was boarded by the Alarm frigate, Capt. Vaughan; (as above) who ordered his hatches to be broken open, also all his letters, rummaged all the vessel, loaded the Captain with the utmost insolence, and after 12 hours detention, not finding any thing on board except neutral property, permitted him to proceed.
APRIL 13.
Extract of a letter from Port-au-Prince, dated March 27, 1796.
"THE inhabitants here were much disappointed by the return of the fleet yesterday, after an unsuccessful attack on Leonan.—The French forces there prove to be stronger than was expected.
PITTSBURGH, April 2.
On Tuesday last, at Fayette county, Union town, the Grand Jury presented to the court a petition for carrying into effect the British and Spanish treaties, signed by them unanimously. It was then signed by the court, which adjourned to give suitors to the court, and other inhabitants of the county then attending an opportunity to consider the petition. The meeting in the court house was large and consisted of a great number of the principal people; several publications were read; and persons present spoke on the occasion. It was then moved and resolved unanimously, That it is the sense of this meeting, that the late treaties with Britain and Spain ought to be carried into complete execution speedily, that there may be no impediment to objects in which this country is so greatly interested, the possession of the Western Posts, and the free navigation of the river Mississippi.
On Monday week last, the Grand Jury, Court, bar and suitors of the court, attended at Somerset, had presented and signed with unanimity, petitions to the same effect, with great earnestness soliciting a ready concurrence in passing all laws necessary to the execution of the treaties.
NEW-YORK, April 14.
The ship Dominick, Terry, arrived at Philadelphia, on Monday, left Lisbon, on the 10th Feb. Capt. De Hart says, that two shocks of an Earthquake split the walls of several houses there. But he gives no account of the calamity said to have befallen the city of Cadiz.
Accounts from the West-Indies, mention, that three of the vessels which lately sailed from Norfolk, with horses, were carried into Cape-Francois, and that others had arrived at the Mole, with the loss of half their cargoes, and what remained were very sickly.
A merchant in Philadelphia, has received a letter dated Payal, Feb. 16, which mentions that continual shocks of earthquakes have been felt there for a month before, in consequence of which the inhabitants had left the town and retired to the country; this seems to corroborate the late misfortune which happened the city of Cadiz, as published a few days ago.
More work for the Mantua Makers.
The American ladies have hardly had time to ape some English belle who wanted to hide their shape for shame; then the fashion is changed—nine months reasons have altered the shape—and round waists are all the rage. "Pray, says Delia to her husband, let me have a round waist."
The ladies of fashion in London wear feathers exactly of their own length—to that a lady on her feet is twice as long as in her bed.
The bucks are cropped—at least all Jacobin bucks—long hair is now a mark of aristocracy. The rage is to crop coxcombs and to dock horses, shaving off the ears of the latter close to the head. Whether the cropping of Jacobins is not a prelude to a shaving of ears and heads, we are not informed.
A young lady only ten feet high was lately overset in a gale of wind, for lack of ballast.
BOSTON, April 20.
From PHILAD. April 13.
"I arrived here on Saturday, and found the friends to good order and tranquillity much dejected.—They argue the most melancholy consequences; as they inform me, that at a private meeting of the majority, a few days since, 57 agreed to vote against making appropriations for carrying the treaty with England into effect, and to publish a Manifesto with their reasons. I confess that for myself, I am not so much alarmed as they are; but business has received a great shock in consequence of the determination of the meeting. God grant the fears of the friends of Peace may never be realized. If the British treaty is not carried into effect, it cannot be expected that the Senate will concur in making the appropriations for the other treaties; and where things will end Providence only knows. The great body of the people here, who are alarmed, swear they will defend the Constitution with their lives and property."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Philadelphia, dated March 30, 1796.
"The President has given his answer to the call for papers; that he will not send them.—This greatly enrages our meek and mild democrats, and they propose to enter into a war with the Executive, and to publish a manifesto to the people.—They will flatter us, and tell us, that there is nothing in heaven, or earth, they adore so much as the People , if we will only be pleased, in return for this humble language, to let them pull down THE PRESIDENT, and step into his shoes; they will call themselves our servants , if we will only be so good, as to let them in reality be our masters ."
Gov. Wentworth, of Nova-Scotia, has issued his proclamation, permitting the importation of sugar and molasses into that province, in British bottoms, as appears by the following "Extract of a letter from a merchant in Halifax, to his friends in this town, dated April 9."—Since writing you this morning, I find that the permission to import sugar and molasses from the states, is as yet only partially granted to three persons, and that the proclamation is withheld, until the vessels have failed."
Another STAR is to be added to the Federal Constellation.—The new State of Vermont is re-recognized by Congress.
The following is the decision and sentence expressed by Judge Harcomb of the island of Montserrat, on a late condemnation of an American vessel.
"I condemn this vessel, (said he) for trading with the French, a nation I detest as much as I do the furies of hell." An excellent reason indeed!
More British Amity.
NORFOLK, March 28.
The ship Friendship, Capt. Atkins, was boarded within the Capes of the Chesapeake, and within the Middle Ground Shoal, on Friday last, by a boat from the Thetis frigate—and one of his seamen pressed into his Majesty's service in our Territory? This man had been a citizen (duly naturalized) of America for these 10 years past.
Foreigners or lately made citizens, beware, for if the conduct of this Majesty's Captain, is justifiable, your oath of allegiance to America will not protect you from impressment even in your beds, for the man has already proved himself, in his last visit capable of the attempt. A country that suffers such insults will forever be insulted.
Capt. Atkins, attests to the above as a truth.
The subscriber wishes the Editors of the Chronicle to publish the following account of the infamous treatment he and others received at Port au Prince.
I failed from New-London, 20th December in the brig Samuel, Capt. Trion, bound to Port-au-Prince, where we arrived the 20th of January.
The cargo of the brig was sold, and another engaged, and taken on board, and we expected to sail for New-London in a day or two. A day before we were to sail, a press-gang, from a British frigate came on board, and pressed myself and four of her seamen, and carried us on board a British ship, where we remained 11 days doing duty; at length we conceived a plan to escape by swimming, accordingly myself, Jacob Parmeter, and Thomas Harris, plunged into the water, and made for a Philadelphia brig, which lay between our brig and the British ship, about two miles distance. On our passage Thomas Harris had the whole calf of his leg bit off by a shark. I arrived first to the brig, took her boat went back and brought the wounded man and the other on board the brig.—The Capt. was not on board, his mate said he dare not harbor us, and we must be carried on board the man of war again; this we refused, I then jumped into the water, and swam to a Connecticut Schooner, took her boat, went on board the brig and brought my comrades to said Schooner (our brig having failed.) Upon our complaint, a merchant by the name of Anderson, went with Jacob Parmeter on board the British vessel under pretence of releasing the other two.—But instead of a release he was ordered to the gang-way, and received four dozen and then put into irons below. Myself and Thomas Harris concealed ourselves, for some days and then took passage in the Schooner James and arrived at New-London, having lost our whole adventure, besides being cruelly treated.
JOSHUA WHITING.
Boston, April 14, 1796.
The ship Diana, of N. York, Capt. Chadeayne, from the East-Indies for New-York, was captured by the British armed brig Pelican and sent into Fort Royal, Martinique; where on the 6th March, while in their possession she caught fire, and was burnt to the water's edge, with all her cargo, of immense value.
Capt. Ropes arrived at Salem, informs, that Americans were not permitted to trade at the Cape of Good-Hope. Two Salem vessels with cargoes for the Cape had arrived there, and were obliged to proceed for the Isle of France.
The following, among other Americans, were at Antigua, March 6.—Capt. Blanchard, of N. Yarmouth; Clapham, of Portsmouth, vessel seized; Pinkham, Boston, vessel condemned; Nowell, Newburyport, bound to N. York; Brown, N. Haven; Sanger, Norwich; Rice, of Boston, bound to Tobago; Dyer, Penobscot; Simpson, Frenchman's bay; Parsons, of Boston, bound to Anguilla; Brown, of Boston, from Dominico; Turner, of Providence, bound to Turk's Island; Otis, Newcastle, Ken. &c.
The Schooner Thomas, of Salem, Capt. H. Symonds, is shipwrecked on the coast of Scotland—vessel, cargo, and crew lost. The Jane of Baltimore, has been picked up at sea; no person on board.
The Industry, of Boston, was met at sea, a wreck, in lat. 17, long 71.
The John, Widgery, of Kennebec, is at Savannah, from St. Martin's.
The Friendship, Atkins, from hence, is at Norfolk, with the loss of one of her crew by impressment.
The Argo, Stevens, of Portland, was at the Isle-of-May, 47 days since.
The Arethusa, Lake, of Portsmouth, 45 days from St. Ubes, for Statia, short of provisions, was spoke March 17, lat. 21, long. 53, 45 days out.

BOSTON, April 21.
Last evening arrived ship Minerva, Capt. Scott, in 38 days from London; by him we received papers to March 8, they contain, however, nothing very important. The most vigorous exertions were continued, for prosecuting the war to advantage the ensuing campaign, by the equipment of their naval force. The Dutch fleet, consisting of 6 ships of the line, 9 frigates, and several cutters, were seen off the Doger Bank, and was supposed to be going north about.
GENERAL STOFFLET,
The Royalist, and five of his accomplices, by Paris accounts of the 4th of March, are stated to have been taken prisoners, tried, and shot; and Charette, it is added, is dead of the wounds he received in a recent engagement with the republican troops.
MR. KETTELTAS,
of New-York, is released from gaol by a writ of habeas corpus. The people awaited him at the door of his prison with a chariot, decorated with the flags of the American and French republics, and a caricature of a man tied up to a post and the whipper of Bridewell brandishing a cat-o'-nine tails, and exclaiming, "What! insult your superiors, you rascal!" In this carriage Mr. K. was seated, supporting the Cap of Liberty suspended on a pole; and, after being drawn through several of the principal streets, was conducted home amidst the plaudits of a large concourse of people.
The West-India Latitudes,
It is expected will be the theatre of carriage the ensuing summer. The British armament has, in part, certainly arrived; and reports are current, that a French squadron has also been spoke with near the islands; probably Admiral Richers from Cadiz. Leogane, in Hispaniola, has been captured by the British; but the town was destroyed before the French left it—Petit-Guave, was also expected to fall, as the British naval force was powerful.
FURTHER.
Capt. Crust arrived yesterday, informs, that previous to the 5th March, 60 sail of the fleet from England, with 8 or 10,000 troops has arrived at Barbadoes:—That one of the transports had been captured to the windward of Barbadoes, by a French privateer of 18 or 20 guns, having 180 troops on board—and that six more had been taken by French privateers, and carried into Ceyenne, one of which had a 30,000l. cargo on board, as reported at Barbadoes—Only one or two 44 gun ships had arrived—one of which with a reinforcement of 500 men had failed for St. Vincents.
PARAGRAPHIC.
ANOTHER FACT.—When the Committee of Public Safety of France, concluded a Treaty with Spain, a member of the Convention requested to see the "papers" of the negotiations, as he wished to know why the Republic had not demanded restitution of the ships taken at Toulon: But the organ of the Committee replied, that those papers contained "secrets" which ought not, and could not be revealed, and the papers were accordingly refused! With American Jacobins, a precedent of the French Convention is law.
A PLAIN CASE.—Has the House of Representatives any Constitutional power to make treaties? If they have, in what article and section is that power conferred by the People? If they have not, must not every attempt of that branch to assume such power, be considered by the people, as an usurpation?
GOOD NEWS.
It is a fact, that near 30,000 Dollars in specie were received in the Galen, Eddy, from London, and landed in this town on Wednesday.
And we are assured, 12,000l. sterling, in hard money, is shipped on board the Minerva, Scott, for this place.
The balance of the trade between England and America, certainly is at present, and has been for some time favorable to America: All the above monies, are the returns of outward cargoes.
From NEW-YORK, April 12.
Should the British go a few steps further than they have already done, in the work of devaluation and destruction—should they burn, sink and destroy all the shipping belonging to the United States, and hang all our seamen, even then, they would find individuals among us who would not blush to vindicate their enormities, and declare that they acted perfectly consistent with the strictest principles of justice and honor.—Who can doubt this, when he sees it affirmed in the Minerva, that our vessels are used by the British in the West-Indies better than by the French? This assertion is so notoriously false that we shall pay no regard to it. Some other parts of the same piece deserve attention. It says, that the British Captains, being authorized to take British seamen out of American vessels, are apt in doing this duty, to commit mistakes, and impress Americans. Our vindicator probably forgot, that a considerable part of our citizens that were enslaved, had protections. He forgot likewise, that those hundreds of American vessels, with neutral cargoes, could not possibly, even by the British themselves, be mistook for subjects of the King of Great Britain. He however confesses, that these (trifling) evils cannot be prevented but by negotiating. I hope he does not mean by negotiating such another Treaty with Great-Britain as has lately been concluded; if he does, the remedy may be worse than the disease, as one more treaty of the same stamp of the late
one, would plunge America into the lowest abyss of infamy.
The Savannah Advertiser contains 20 affidavits, published by order of the legislature tending to prove undue influence in a number of the members of the preceding legislature, respecting the sale of the Yazo lands.
Somebody, in the Gazette of the United States, gravely says, "that the best reasons may be adduced in support of the opinion, that we owe our success in obtaining the Spanish treaty altogether to the treaty with Great-Britain." There is nothing too silly for some people to write, and others to swallow. The author might as well have ascribed the Spanish treaty to Herschell's discovery of the sixth Satellite of Saturn. This dream has not even the remotest air of plausibility.
From PROVIDENCE, April 14.
On Thursday last were killed in this town two Oxen, fatted at Brooklyn, (Connecticut) the Weight of which follows:
 Quarters, 1710 lbs.  Hides, 171  Rough Tallow, 419  Total, 2300 lbs. 
These were perhaps the fattest Oxen ever killed in the United States.
"A Butcher in our Market, cutting up a Quarter of one of the above mentioned Fat-Oxen, held up a fine roasting Piece, and observed to Bye-Standers, that the Lean thereof was more than Two thirds Fat!—Dear Ireland, this is not a Bull of one of thy ridiculous Sons, but only a Bull of a Full-blooded Yankee."
We learn that Major John Breefe, of Newport, is appointed his Britannic Majesty's Vice Consul for this State.
From WALPOLE, April 12.
A man, his wife and 19 children, lately moved to the westward; the eldest child not fifteen. The children consisted of four pair of female twins, five pair of male twins, and one single boy, called the Captain. Such fruitful vines make the wilderness to rejoice.
NEWBURY-PORT, April 15.
Extract of a letter from an American Gentleman in London to his friend in this town, dated Feb. 13, 1796.
SIR, "I wrote you on the 13th September last, informing you of the situation of our causes against Admiral Jarvis, since which I have been improving all the means in my power to bring our business forward. The delay with which it has been attended is unpleasant; but taking our circumstances into consideration it is no more than might have been expected. However, I have the pleasure to say that things have at present a promising appearance, and as there is now but few cases before us on the docket, I flatter myself ours will be soon determined, and I believe to our satisfaction. The last cause I heard tried was one of the Martinico causes; when judgment was given for the claimants, "Restitution with costs and damages." There will be a number of cases suspended for want of the necessary proofs, our proctor shews me many that were materially deficient; which the claimants must blame themselves for and not the courts, or their agents here. Mr. Bayard gave them the necessary information for their guide, and is very attentive to their business.
Upwards of 30 sail of American vessels were embargoed at Barbadoes, among which was the William and Polly, Follenbee of this port.
PORTSMOUTH, April 23.
A correspondent observed in a late Oracle the following paragraph "We hear with pleasure of the completion paid to the ingenious Mr. Whiting of Norwich in Connecticut, as a model of his Arch Bridge is required to be sent to Russia,—in addition to that he may have the ingenious draw he constructed for the Piscataqua Bridge, as after a thorough trial it is found to answer a very poor purpose, the directors are now engaged in erecting a new one.
Extract of a letter from an American at Port-au-Prince, belonging to this town, dated March 24, 1796.
"A very large fleet of men of war and transports, failed this morning on an expedition, against Leogane, a great number of Americans, are in this fleet, vessels and men, which were pressed into their service, they make no difference, mates and all share the same fate, except such as have printed protections. They have pressed several Americans to carry mules and other baggage, turned the Captains on shore, and it is ten chances to one if they ever see their vessels again; all the boats from every American in the harbour are taken, and that is not the worst of it, a general embargo, is laid on our vessels, and we know not how long it will continue, but as soon as it is off, we shall sail for home."
From another at the same place and date, to his wife in this town.
"Myself and five more were pressed out of the ship, the last day of January, by a 40 gun ship commanded by Captain Oaks. Hutchins, Burnham and myself refused all manner of duty on board this cruel ship, & were resolved to bear any punishment they thought fit to inflict on us—they threatened to hang us, flog us, but all to no purpose, we weathered it out for the space of 20 days, when finding they could get no good of us, they turned us on shore, with several others. Libbey, and two more of our crew are still detained on board the English ship, Capt. Treadwell arrived here in want of hands; Burnham and myself shipped on
board him, but Burnham a few days after was taken sick and died.
Arrived here the brig Dove, Capt. Wiggin in 26 days from Trinidad; left here Capt. Stone, Capt. March, Capt. Coffin and Capt. Bragdon, of Newburyport. Capt. Butler of Boston, and Capt. Bragdon of Portland. Brings nothing new.
Arrived here ship Arethusa, Capt. Flagg, from St. Ubes, in 70 days; left from St. Eustatia 22 days.
Arrived here the schooner William and Mary, Capt. Shaw, 28 days from Kingston, Jamaica, when Capt. Shaw left Kingston, the impression of American Seamen, had not subsided. Captain Brown in the Nancy, failed from Port-Morant about a week before Capt. Shaw left Kingston.
Arrived here schooner Deborah, Capt. Odiorne, in 27 days from Jacquemel, Hispaniola, left there Capt. Archer of Salem, and Capt. Saunders of Boston.
Arrived here schooner Indultry, Captain Garvin, in 35 days from Demarara.
The following deposition of Captain Robert Blunt, of the ship Lydia of this port, is handed us for publication.
PERSONALLY appeared before me, Robert Blunt, master of the ship Lydia of Portsmouth, in the State of New-Hampshire, who being duly sworn on the holy evangelists of Almighty God, did depose and say, That he arrived in the said ship in the harbour of Kingston, in the island of Jamaica, on the 2d day of Feb. last; that on the 1st day of the said month, being about three leagues from the harbour of Port Royal, near Kingston aforesaid, the British frigate Regulus, commanded by Capt. Oaks, hailed him, having first fired a gun to bring him too, and told him he would fend his boat, with an officer, to go on board; soon after, a lieutenant from said frigate with a number of armed men came on board, who immediately demanded the men's protections, to which they answered, Capt. Blunt had them; the deponent then shewed the lieutenant the general protection for all his crew, being each distinctly named, and the place of their birth mentioned, the same being signed and sworn to before the collector of the port of Portsmouth, in New-Hampshire aforesaid; after reading the same the lieutenant declared he could write such a paper in five minutes, and that he would pay no regard to it, and ordered the surgeon whom he brought on board to examine every man, and report whether they were fit or not, and made the men go into the cabin, where they were stripped of their clothing and examined; after which he ordered five native Americans, viz. Edward Nutter, Richard How, and John Libbey, born in Portsmouth, N. Hampshire, and having each a wife and family; Ezra Burnham and John Hutchins, born in Old-York, in the state of Massachusetts; and Francis Loring, a native of France, to go into the boat, which they positively refused, and begged, with the tears running down their faces, not to be carried out of their vessel; but no regard was paid to their prayers or tears: they were forced into the boat. The deponent represented to the lieutenant the risk and danger to his vessel from his taking his men by force and contrary to the law of nations, and also that he should take the ship as well as his men; to which he replied he might go to hell with the ship, for he would have nothing to do with her or him, and forcibly carried away, and on board the said frigate of forty-four guns, the aforesaid 5 Americans and 1 Frenchman, leaving only the deponent, his mate, two men and a boy to navigate the said ship Lydia, but having a pilot on board at the time, they were so fortunate as to get into port the next day, and obliged to go to great expence to procure men to bring the vessel to this port.
ROBERT BLUNT.
Sworn before me, this 20th of March, 1796. JOHN MITCHELL, Q. U.
Accounts of the quantity of flour shipped at the port of Philadelphia for exportation, in the months of January, February and March 1796.
  bbls. of flour. bbls. of mid.    Shipped in January 17876 78  February 6995 50  March 19239 12  Total in barrels 44110 140  
 Votes for GOVERNOR, at Atkinson, J. T. Gilman, Esq. 64  COUNCILLOR, Nath. Peabody, Esq. 45  SENATOR, James M c Gregor, Esq. 43 
At the meeting of the district of Plawton and Atkinson, March 24, Hon. Nathaniel Peabody, Esquire, Moderator: Previous to their proceeding to the choice of a Representative, the Hon. Mr. Peabody, in a pathetic address to the Electors present, among a variety of other things, recounted many of the distressing scenes that occurred in the course of the late war; observed, that he had served as their Representative for about twenty years, except when abroad on other public employment; and called to their minds, that at the last election it was with much reluctance he accepted the appointment; that such were his plans and arrangements in his own business, as must inevitably oblige him to decline acceptance for the ensuing year, even should he be unanimously chosen; that he wished for no ceremony, compliments or parade on the occasion, and therefore withdrew himself from being a candidate, and requested that not a vote might be thrown for him. After which, they proceeded to the choice of a Representative, when Jonathan Payson, Esquire, was elected.
State Appointment.
The Governor and Council have appointed the Honorable Daniel Newcomb,
Esquire, of Keene, a Judge of the Supreme Court of this State, vice Honorable Ebenezer Thompson, Esq. resigned.
MARRIED—Last Tuesday evening, at Newbury-Port, by the Rev. Mr. CAKEY: Capt. EDWARD CUTTS, of this town, to Miss MARY CARTER, youngest daughter of Nathaniel Carter, Esquire, of that town.
In this town, by the Rev. Mr. Willard, Mr. THOMAS GARDNER MORRIS, to the agreeable Miss MARGARET DAVIS.
DIED—At Sandown Moses Hook, Esq. aged 59, his death was occasioned by the fall of a tree which struck him upon his head, of which wound he soon expired.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE, District of PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
  ENTERED FROM    Brig Maria, Wiggin, Trinidad.  Schooner Indultry, Garvin, Demarara.  Sch r W m and Mary, Shaw, Jamaica.  Ship Arathusa, Flagg, St. Ubes.  Schooner Deborah, Odiorne, Jacquemel.    CLEARED FOR    Ship Four-Sisters, Brown, New-York.  Schooner Indultry, Tretethen, Tobago.  
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of a licence from the Judge of Probate of Wills, there will be sold at PUBLIC AUCTION On Thursday the 26th day of May next, at 3 o'clock, P. M. at the house of Mr. John Greenleaf, innholder in Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham, the following parcels of land belonging to the estate of Thomas Packer, late of Greenland, in said county of Rockingham, Esq. deceased, viz.
 Lot No. 11, in the north range of lots in Dearing containing 91 acres.  Lot No. 5 in the 2d range in Packer's field, containing 55 acres.  Lot No 2 in the 3d range in Packer's field, containing 100 acres.  Lot No. 2 in the 4th range in Packer's field containing 100 acres.  Lot No. 1 in the 4th range in Packer's field, containing 100 acres.  Lot No. 1 in the 9th range in Sullivan, containing 100 acres.  Lot No 3 in the 12th range in Sullivan, containing 30 acres.  Islands in Winnepisseokee pond, estimated at 200 acres.  Lot No. 9 in the 1st range in Campbell's Gore, containing 100 acres.  Lot No. 4 in the 4th range in Campbell's Gore, containing 100 acres.  Lot No. 4, lot No. 43, lot No. 74, lot No. 41, and lot No. 56 in Keafarge Gore, containing 100 acres each.  And one proprietor's share or common right in Mason's Patent. MOLLY PACKER, Administratrix of said Thomas Packer's estate. Greenland, April 22, 1796.
TAKE NOTICE!
THE CO-PARTNERSHIP OF WHITE and LONG
IS this day dissolved by mutual consent, all persons having any demands against them are requested to exhibit the same to Nathaniel White, and all persons indebted to them are requested to make immediate payment to said White without further notice, who is duly authorized to receive the same.
NATH'L WHITE, EDWARD J. LONG.
Portsmouth, April 16, 1796.
Take Notice!
THE CO-PARTNERSHIP OF Webster and Brown
HAVING been dissolved the 8th day of October, 1794. The subscriber is anxious to know what demands there are now existing against the company; he therefore requests every creditor to exhibit his claim as soon as possible; those holding obligations are desired to transmit copies by the mail. BENJAMIN BROWN. Chester, April 19, 1796.
Public Auction.
By Virtue of a Licence from the Judge of Probate for the county of Strafford, will be sold at Public Auction on the 23d day of May next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of Captain Joseph Richardson, innholder in Durham.
THE Commodious mill privilege, with the mills thereon, that were of JOHN SULLIVAN, Esquire, late of said Durham, deceased, situate at Packer's falls, (so called) consisting of a good grist-mill, fulling-mill, and a press-house, with all the necessary apparatus for carrying on the clothier's business in its fullest extent. said mills will be sold together or separately as may best suit the purchasers.
Conditions of Sale may be previously known by applying to either of the subscribers.
JONA. STEELE, G. SULLIVAN, Administrators. Durham, April 18, 1796.
Just Published,
By J. MELCHER,
And for sale at his Printing-Office and Book-Store, corner of Market-Street.
Remarks upon Paul's and Barnabas's dispute and separation.
A DISCOURSE de-
livered in the Congregational Church and Society in Hampton, March 2d, 1796. A day devoted by them to fasting & prayer. By Joseph Buckminster, A. M. Pastor of the first Church of Christ in Portsmouth. Published by desire of the hearers.
MAILS.
Summer establishment of the Mails to and from the Post-Office in Portsmouth, viz.
FROM April 15 to October 15th, the Stages with the Mails from Boston are to arrive on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 o'clock, P. M. and the Mails to be closed for the return at 9 o'clock the same evenings.
The Mails from Portland are also to arrive at 6 o'clock, P. M. on the same days, and to be closed at 8 o'clock, P. M. as half an hour is allowed by the Post Office laws for the closing the Mails, all letters must be delivered into the Office half an hour before the time mentioned above, for the closing, otherwise they are to lay over to the next post.
The Post from Londonerry, Chester, &c. is to arrive every Friday at 5 o'clock, P. M. and the Mail on its return to be closed on Saturday morning 10 o'clock, from May to November.
The Post from Strafford county is to arrive every Tuesday mornings at 8 o'clock, and the returning Mail to be closed at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Post-Office, Portsmouth, April 20, 1796.
FOR SALE BY Fairbanks & Sparhawk, A few hlds. of large ROCK-SALT. Portsmouth, April 21, 1796.
Vendue store
PORTSMOUTH.
THE subscriber having qualified himself according to law, offers himself to the public in that line; all kinds of Goods, Wares and Merchandise taken in at his store in Fore-Street, opposite Mr. Samuel Hill's store; also, Real Estate sold, and every other part of the business transacted with secrecy, fidelity and dispatch, by the public's most obedient, humble servant.
THOMAS JOHNSTON.
Money advanced on goods being deposited.
Piscataqua Bridge.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the north part of Piscataqua Bridge will not be passable for carriages and horses from Monday the 25th inst. ten days, and no vessel can pass up or down the river during that time, it being necessary to construct a new Draw.—Notice will be given when that part of the bridge will be again passable. A ferry and good attendance will be constantly kept between Durham shore and Goat-Island, for horses and chaise.—Waggons, carts, and heavy four wheel'd carriages cannot be ferried over.
By Order of the Directors, THO'S THOMPSON, JOHN PEIRCE, Agents. Portsmouth, April 21, 1796.
New-Hampshire Bank.
THE Stockholders in the New-Hampshire Bank, are hereby notified that the annual meeting for the choice of Directors, will be held at the Bank on Wednesday the 27th inst. at 3 o'clock, P. M. April 14, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire. PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of lands in the following towns, viz. Concord for the year 1791, Moultonborough 1792, New-Chester and Stoddard 1794, Canaan and Wendell 1795, and Thornton 1795 and 1796. That said towns are taxed for said years, and the lists thereof left with the subscriber; that unless they either pay the same to him or the Collectors thereof within eight weeks from the first publishing this advertisement, their lands will be advertised for sale for the payment of the same. NATH'L PARKER, Rec r N. R. taxes. Exeter, April 18, 1796.

THE MERITS OF PRINTING.
A SONG.
WHEN Learning and Science were both sunk in night, And Genius and Freedom were banish'd outright, The invention of PRINTING soon brought all to light: Then carol the praises of Printing, And sing in that noble art's praise. Then all who profess this great Heaven- taught art, And have Liberty, Virtue, and Knowledge at heart, Come join in these verses, & now bear a part, To carol, &c. Tho' ev'ry Compoſer a Galley must have, Yet judge not from that a Compoſer's a slave, For PRINTING hath often dug Tyranny's grave.
Then carol, &c. If Correction he needs, all mankind does the same, When he Quadrates his matter, he is not to blame, For to Justification he lays a strong claim. Then carol, &c. Tho' he daily Imposes, 'tis not to do wrong, Like Nimrod he follows the Chase all day long, And always to him a good Slice does belong. Then carol, &c. Tho' friendly to peace, yet French Cannon he loves, Expert in his Great and Long Primer he proves; And with skill and address all his Furni- ture moves.
Then carol, &c. Tho' no Antiquarian he deals much in Coins, And Freedom with Loyalty closely combines, And to aid the Republic—of Letters he joins. Then carol, &c. Extremes he avoids and a Medium invites, Tho' no blockhead, he oft in Fools-Cap delights, And handles his Shooting-stick, tho' he ne'er fights.
Then carol, &c. But the art to complete, the stout presſman must come, And make use of their Balls, Friſket and Drum. And to strike the impression the Platten pull home. Then carol, &c. But, as the old proverb declares very clear, W'ter the farthest from God when the church we are near, So in all Printing Chapels do DIVERS ap- pear, Then carol, &c. On the Press TRUTH, RELIGION, and LEARNING depend, Whilst that remains free, Slavery ne'er gains its end, Then my Bockin in him who is not Prin- ting's friend. And carol the praises of Printing, And sing in that noble art's praise.
A constant trader.
For Philadelphia
And back to this port again,
THE SLOOP NANCY, John Bowles, master, will positively sail the 27th inst. (wind & weather permitting) for freight or pas- sage apply to LEIGH and BOWLES, who has for sale cheap— for cash or short approved credit, viz.
 Spanish tanned Hides of a superior quality.  Philadelphia Soak Leather tanned with Oak Bark.  Home tanned Soak Leather.  Upper Leather.  Calf Skins.  Harness Leather.  Calf, Cordavan and Sheep Skin Legs.  Boots and Shoes as usual.  English Soals.  April 15.
FOR SALE
By James Shapley,
 TWENTY quarter casks white Lisbon Wine.  10 quarter casks Cancaville do.  200 Spanish Hides.  200 quintals Pollock.  Figura & Liverpool SALT. Portsmouth, April 14, 1796.
Pollock Fish.
A Quantity of POLLOCK FISH
FOR SALE, Apply to J. and J. GODDARD, Market-Street. Portsmouth. April 11, 1796.
FOR SALE
300 dry Spanish Hides of the best quality. Apply to Daniel Fernald or William Leverett.
TO BE SOLD BY Samuel Hill,
At his Store on Spring Hill, at the lowest Cash price,  CLOVER & Herd's Grass Seed, warranted to be the last year's growth.
Pitch, Tar and Turpentine, Philadelphia, Swedes and Russia Bar Iron, flat and square bars well as- sorted, Spike Rods, German and En- glish Steel.
18 & 15 thread Cod Lines, Sein, Herring and Sewing Twine, Herring Nets of all sizes.
English & West-India
GOODS
AS USUAL. Portsmouth, April 11, 1796.
French Language.
MR. Maurice being very polite- ly requested by a number of gentlemen of the town of Port- mouth to teach the French Lan- guage, he is now very happy in in- forming them he will undertake to teach the language on Thursday and Saturday mornings, from 8 to 12 o'clock, if a number of scholars suf- ficient to defray the expense should offer. Price five dollars per quarter. School to be opened as soon as twenty subscribers appear. Subscription paper lodged at Mr. Melcher's Prin- ting-Office, where those who are de- sirous of encouraging the school will please to call and leave their names.
Fairbanks & Sparhawk
Have constantly for sale A general assortment of  West India Goods
GROCERIES
Wholesale and retail, On the lowest terms for cash, viz.
WEST India and
 N. E. Rum.  French and Spanish Brandy.  Hollands Gin; Sherry, Lisbon, Malaga and Red Port Wines.  Hyson and Bohea Teas.  Coffee; Chocolate; Pepper; Pi- mento; Cinnamon.  Fresh Raisins; Loaf and Brown Sugars; Powder and Shot.  French and Spanish Indigo; Brim- stone; Cotton; Copperas; Alum; Chalk; Redwood; Logwood and Fustick.  Candles; Pails; Scives; Crown Soap; Pipes; Smoking and Chew- ing Tobacco; old Pollock Fish; Rock Salt; square Bar Iron; Ger- man Steel; 4d, 6d, 8d, rod and 20d Nails. 
—ALSO—
A few hundred wt. excellent Cheese. Portsmouth, April 14, 1796.
TO BE SOLD,
A small Farm in Epping,
Situate on the great road from Portsmouth to Nottingham,
CONTAINING between 40 and 50 acres of good LAND, with a good orchard, house, barn, shoe- maker's shop, tanner's house, yard, &c. well situated for a trader, tavern- er or tradesman. Credit will be given for a part.
SAMUEL PLUMER, jr. Epping, April 2, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given that the inhabitants of the town- ship of Colebrook, have petitioned the General Court, representing that there are about thirty rateable polls in said township, that they suffer many inconveniences on account of their unincorporated State, and pray- ing said Court to incorporate them, and vest them with all that power and authority which other towns in said State do by law exercise and en- joy.
Whereupon it is ordered that the petitioners be heard on their said pe- tition before the General Court on the first Tuesday of the next session, and that they cause in the mean time, that the substance of said pe- tition and Order of Court thereon, be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette, also posted up in some pub- lic place in said town of Colebrook, three weeks successively, six weeks prior to said day of hearing, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted.
Attest, NATH'L PARKER, Dep'y Sec'y. Concord, Dec. 31, 1795.
India Muslins & Cottons.
Peter Coffin,
A QUANTITY of India Muslins, and India Cottons, some of which are very fine.
April 9, 1796.
Grocery Store
JUST OPENED BY
William Leverett,
In Jaffrey's Row, No. 2, lately oc- cupied by Mr. Clement Jackson, where may be had
A general assortment of
West-India Goods,
Among which are the following articles, viz.
WEST-INDIA and
 N. E. Rum; Brandy; Gin;  Cherry Rum; Lisbon, Sherry and Malaga Wines; Molasses; Brown Sugar; Powder'd Sugars; Loaf Sugars; Hyson and Souchong Teas of a superior quality; Bohea ditto;  Coffee; Chocolate; Rice; Pepper;  Allspice; Ginger; Raisins; Cheeses;  Fresh Florence Oil in flasks; Cin- namon; Currants; Cloves; Mus- tard; Indigo; Starch; Dip'd and mould Candles; Soap; Spanish Segars; Cotton Wool; English Gun-Powder; Brimstone; Carpet Brooms; Mats; 4d, 6d, 8d, rod, and 20d inspected Nails; 6 by 8, 7 by 9, and 8 by 10 Window Glass, with a variety of other articles, all of which will be sold at a moderate advance. 
N. B. Constant attendance given and the smallest favors received with thanks.
Real Estate.
On the 11th day of May next, WILL BE SOLD
At Public Auction,
(If not before disposed of at Private Sale)
FOURTEEN Hun-
dred acres of LAND in Effing- ham, in the State of New-Hampshire. This Land lies on a branch of the Saco, called the Great Offee River— it is divided into Lots from 50 to 200 acres each, and may be sold either separately or all together, as most convenient to the purchasers. Seve- ral of these lots are well situated for Iron Works, which have been car- ried on to great advantage in Effing- ham.
The payment must be one third in Cash, and the remain- der on such terms as may be agreed upon by the parties.
The sale will begin at
11 o'clock in the forenoon at the house of Capt. DAVID HOBBS in Parsonsfield, adjoining Effingham.
Private application at
any time before the Sale will be at- tended to by
DUDLEY A. TYNG.
Also to be sold,
A LOT of LAND in
the town of Parsonsfield, in the province of Maine, commonly called Tracy's Gore, containing about two thousand five hundred acres, and ly- ing on the Great Offee river together with nine scattered lots in the same town, of 100 acres each.
The Lands from their
quality and situation are well calcu- lated for any present settlers; and from the increasing cultivation in the neighborhood, they afford a good prospect to any monied man who wishes to vest some of his property in real estate.
The terms will be
made known by an agent who will be at Capt. Hobbes' at the time of the above sale—or at any time be- fore, by applying to Capt. Hobbes on the premises, or to Mr. Samuel Cutler in Newburyport.
Capt. Hobbes will al-
so attend to any one who wishes to examine the lands, and give such in- formation as may be further neces- sary.
Newburyport, March 25, 1796.
RANAWAY from the subscriber,
a Mulatto servant man, named Prince, about 17 years of age, about five feet ten inches high, of rather a stout stature, had on when he ran- away a pair of reddish home-spun o- veralls and coat; all persons are cau- tioned against harbouring or employ- ing said runaway as they will be made to answer the same as the law directs.
JAMES WHIDDEN. Greenland, April 4, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given that a petition hath been pre- ferred to the General Court of said State, in behalf of the inhabitants of Kealarge Gore, setting forth that they labor under many disadvantages on account of the badness of their roads and bridges, and praying that an act may be passed to enable them to raise a tax of three cents pr. acre on all the lands in said Kealarge Gore, for the sole purpose of repairing the roads and bridges in said Gore.
Upon which petition it is ordered that the petitioners be heard before the General Court on the first Tues- day of the next session, and that they cause in the mean time that the substance of the petition and Order of Court thereon, be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette three weeks successively, six weeks prior to said day of hearing, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted.
Attest, NATH'L PARKER, Dep'y Sec'y. Concord, Dec. 23, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire.
Strafford, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Eaton, in said State, that are delinquent in paying their tax assessed thereon, for the year 1795, that unless they pay said tax to me the subscriber, on or before the 16th day of May next, so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue as will pay said taxes with incidental charges at my dwell- ing-house in Eaton, at 10 of the clock, A. M. on said day.
No. Cents.
  Jonathan Moulton, Esq. 14   Walter Briant, Esq. 14   Capt. Jeremiah Folsom, 14   Jeremiah Gilman, 7   Capt. Israel Gilman, jr. 14   Thomas Tash, Esq. 7   John Tash, 14   Benjamin Chapman, 14   Samuel Chapman, 14   Jeremiah Folsom, jr. 3   John Folsom, jr. 7   John Briant, 14   Edward Smith, 14   John Folsom, 14   Bartholomew Smart, 14   David Davis, 14   James Burley, 3   Nathaniel Folsom, 7   Edward Hilton, 7   Thomas York, 3   Samuel Gilman, 14   David Gilman, 14   Joseph Center, 7   John M'Duffy, 14   Joseph Young, 7   John Smith, 7   John Folsom, 14   Samuel Livermore, Esq. 14   Joshua Brackett, 14   John Harford, 14   Nicholas Harford, 3   Josiah York, 7   David Hicks, 7   John Mead, 14   Benjamin Mead, 7   John Mead, 14   George Dutch, 7   Arthur Bennett, 14   Thomas Bennett, 14   Joshua Frost, 7   Walter Briant, jr. Esq. 7   John Burley, 14   Caleb Bennett, 14   Benjamin Smith, Esq. 14   Paul March, Esq. 7   Col. Atkinson, 14   David Folsom, 14   Stephen Mason, 7   John Sullivan, 7   Jacob Bladell, Esq. 92   Jacob Bladell, Esq. 124   Jacob Bladell, Esq. 26   Jacob Bladell, Esq. 27   Capt. Samuel Hall, 119   Moses Drown, 17   Joseph Smart, 49   Joseph Smart, jr. 14   James Martin, 120   James Smith, 62   John J. Bladell, 26 & 87   John J. Bladell, 12   John J. Bladell, 122   Thomas Cloutman, 118   Capt. Samuel Hall, 30   John J. Bladell, 12   T. Sherman, East of lot No. 7 & 2, 7   John J. Bladell, 63   John J. Bladell, 17 & 18   John J. Bladell, 96, 62 & 52   B. Weeks, Esq. joining Burton line, 7   Samuel Quail, 82 & 61   Stephen Mason, E. of T. Kennison, 14   Benjamin Mead, 50 acres, 7   JOHN BANFILL, Collector.   Eaton, April 11, 1796. 
TAKEN up a drift
in Broad Cove, a BUOY, the owner may have it by applying to the subscribers and paying cost.
WILLIAM DREW, JOSEPH ADAMS. Newington, April 7.
William Neil
Has removed into the store next door to Mr. Jacob Sheafe's, facing the upper end of Washington Street, where he has opened for sale,
A large assortment of
Crockery & Glass Ware
by wholesale and retail.
His Store is well supplied with
CANVASS,
LINENS, Checks, Dowlas, Window- Glass, Mustard, &c. &c. all which he will sell cheap for cash or approved credit. The greatest encouragement given to country dealers, and the smallest orders thankfully executed. Portsmouth, April 14, 1796.
Dancing School opened
At the Assembly-Room.
MR. MAURICE respectfully in- forms the ladies and gentle- men of the town of Portsmouth, that he has opened his Dancing School at the Assembly Room, and will be very happy to receive their children for tuition on Thursday and Saturday afternoons, from 2 to 6 o'clock.— Price five dollars & half pr. quarter, two dollars of which to be paid at entrance. Portsmouth, April 8, 1796.
New Wholesale
STORE.
Lang, Brierty, & Co.
Inform their friends and the public, that they have removed to the westerly apartment of the
New Brick Store,
in Ladd-Street, where they have just re- ceived, and are now opening in addi- tion to their former stock,
A large quantity of fresh
GOODS,
Suitable for the season;
The whole forming an extensive assortment of
WOOLENS, Stuffs,
Linens; plain and printed Cottons; Checks; Hosiery; Cut- lery; Hardware, &c. &c.—which they will dispose of at a low advance for cash or approved credit.
—ALSO— A few Pipes of choice Lon-