The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1801-04-21 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
— MY COUNTRY'S GOOD SHALL BE MY CONSTANT AIM —
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE)—PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY 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.
No. 17, of Vol. XLVI.]
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1801.
[One Dollar 83 half pr. Annum.]
Public Vendue.
TO BE SOLD, On TUESDAY the 14th day of May next ensuing, at Eleven of the clock, A. M. at the Town Clerk's Office.
THAT tract of LAND
lying on the north side of the road leading over Great Swamp, (so called) from Portsmouth to Greenland, containing 187 acres, to be sold in lots of ten acres each, from No. 1 to 18, to suit the convenience of those who may want a small Lot, as on a plan, which may be seen by applying to the subscriber, owner of said TRACT; a road of two rods wide from north to south, is opened for the convenience of the purchasers—It consists of between thirty and forty acres of arable, with good pasturing, abounding with an innumerable growth of White Oaks, Beach trees, Maple trees, Pines, &c. in abundance, not a single tree has been cut down for 19 years past, unless to repair fences, which are few.
Any person or persons desiring to view the premises, by applying to Mr. Tobias Lear, who lives on Mr. Warner's farm, adjoining said Land, will show them the property and give any information relating to the premises they may require, the conditions of Sale will be made known at time and place of Sale.
George Wentworth.
Portsmouth, March 30, 1801.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, That William Cummings and others, inhabitants of Hebron, have petitioned the General Court, representing that the public road leading from Lime thro' Dorchester, Groton, Hebron and Alexandria, remains in a situation unfit for the passing of carts and waggons, &c. notwithstanding all the efforts of said inhabitants to remedy the same—also, that a new road, lately laid out from Plymouth to Bridgewater, east of New Found Pond, so called, if made passable would be of great utility to the public.—Wherefore they pray that a tax of three cents per acre, on all the lands both of residents and non-residents in said Hebron (public rights excepted) may be granted to the use of making and repairing said roads through said Hebron aforesaid; and that some suitable person or persons may be appointed to superintend and see that the money so granted, may be laid out for the best good of the public.
Ordered , That the petitioners be heard before the General Court, on the first Tuesday of the next Session, and that the petitioners cause that the substance of said petition and order of Court thereon, be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette , three weeks successively, commencing six weeks prior to said day of hearing; also cause that a copy and order be posted up in some public place in the town of Hebron, the like term of time previous to said 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, Nov. 24, 1800.
To the Honorable Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, for the county of Cheshire, begun and holden at Keene, within said county on the third Tuesday of October, A. D. 1800.
PHEBE MONTGOMERY , now resident at Fitzwilliam, in said county, libels, propounds, and gives the Court to understand, that about seven years ago, she was married to David Montgomery, late of Marlborough, in said county, and that she has ever since endeavoured to discharge the duties incumbent on her in that relation—But the said David, regardless of his marriage vows has for several years last past, treated your libellant with extreme cruelty. Wherefore, she prays, for the cause aforesaid, that a divorce from the bond of matrimony by this honorable Court may be decreed. PHEBE MONTGOMERY.
Cheshire, ff.
Superior Court, October Term, 1800.
Ordered by the Court, that the libellant notify the said David Montgomery, to appear before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, to be holden at Charlestown, within and for the county of Cheshire, on the third Tuesday of May next, to shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted, by causing said petition and order of Court thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette , the last publication whereof to be six weeks before said term. Attest , NATH'L ADAMS, Clerk. Copy examined by NATH'L ADAMS, Clerk.
FOR SALE,
A FARM in Canaan, New-Hampshire, CONTAINING about 70 acres upland, and about 40 acres interval, of an excellent quality, well watered; in good seasons will cut 40 tons English hay, a good orchard, a good house and two barns; said FARM is pleasantly situated on the road one mile and a quarter from the meeting-house, and sixteen miles only from Dartmouth College, and will be sold reasonably, and possession given this spring.—For farther particulars apply to JOSEPH FLINT, living on the premises. Canaan, March 1801.
State of New-Hampshire, County of Strafford, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of rights, lots, or parcels of land in the towns of Effingham, Offipee and Wakefield, in the county and State above mentioned, and situated in the 30th collection District, on which the direct tax remains unpaid, which became due and payable on the 8th day of January 1800, pursuant to an act of Congress passed the 14th July 1798, intituled an act, to lay and collect a direct tax, &c. that so much of said tax as will satisfy the tax or taxes, affixed to each right, lot or parcel hereafter named, together with cost and charges, will be sold at public auction, at the times and places hereafter specified, unless prevented by previous payment, viz.—all that remains unpaid, of the said tax in the town of Effingham, at the dwelling house of Col. Carr Leavitt, in said town, on the 25th day of May, at 10 o'clock A. M.—all that remains unpaid in the town of Offipee, at the house of Capt. Jacob Brown, in said town, on the 26th day of May, at 10 o'clock A. M.—all that remains unpaid in the town of Wakefield, at the house of David Copp, Esq. in said town, on the 27th day of May at 10 o'clock A. M.
UNKNOWN ORIGINAL OWNERS.
   WAKEFIELD. Acres. No. Divisn. Cents. Mills.    Theo. Atkinson, 100 51 1 18 0  Eliph't Cromwell, 67 67 2 40  Eben'r Downs, jr. 100 40 2 36 5  Thomas Downs, 100 72 2 18  Paul Gerrish, 100 27 2 18  Richard Hufsey, 55 26 2 14  Benjamin Ham, 50 84 1 18  Solly & March, 100 77 2 18  James Marden, 55 74 2 18  Pierce & Moore, 100 88 1 18  Thomas Nock, 100 94 1 18  William Parker, 100 55 2 36 5  Samuel Page's gore, 91  Benjamin Roberts, 100 28 2 18  Eben'r Roberts, 100 18 2 36 5  Joshua Roberts, 100 59 1 40  do 100 59 2 40  William Stiles, 100 23 2 18  Eben'r Wentworth, 28 53 1 13  Richard Willand, 100 65 2 40  William Willand, 100 97 2 27 5  Th. Wallingsford, 100 85 2 41  Daniel Young, 100 29 2 16  
OSSIPEE.
  Theo. Atkinson, 200 9 86 5  do 300 45 65  Jonathan Odiorne 400 32 86  John Moffatt, 200 31 43 3/4  Th. Wallingsford, 400 14 86 5  do 400 36 86 5  Richard Wibird, 400 28 86 5  do 400 33 86 5  Jonathan Steele, 25 17 1 5  John Kenniston, 100 86 5  occupant, road lot 100 86 5  Sundry Lots in 100 9 2 21 5  the 2d or upper 100 10 2 21 5  divisn, 100 14 2 21 5  do 27 2 21 5  do 28 2 20 5  do 32 2 20 5  do 39 2 20 5  do 42 2 20 5  do 61 2 20 5  do 61 2 20 5  do 62 2 20 5  do 65 2 20 5  do 94 2 20 5  do 95 2 20 5  do 96 2 20 5  do 99 2 20 5  do 100 2 20 5  do 101 2 20 5  do 102 2 20 5  do 103 2 20 5  do 109 2 20 5  
EFFINGHAM.
  Jeremiah Avery, 25 41 1 5  Joshua Brown, 200 50 2 21 5  Walter Bryant, 100 27 2 20 5  Nathaniel Drake, 200 32 2 20 5  Levi Dearborn, jr. 100 46 2 20 5  do 56 36 1 82  John Dearborn, jr. 200 54 2 21 5  Simon Dearborn, 56 54 1 4  Nathaniel Hobbs, 7 14 1 5  John Johnson, 15 25 2 5  Benjamin Johnson, 50 60 1 4 5  John Kenniston, 100 24 2 17  Mat. Livermore, 20 6 2 5  Eben'r Loving, 100 59 2 11  do 56 17 1 4  Thomas Leavitt, 200 86 2 43  Moses Leavitt, 200 48 2 21 5  John Leavitt, 200 1 2 21 5  Thomas Leavitt, 54 86 1 20  Tho's Marston, jr. 56 20 1 6  Simon Marston, 40 61 2 15  Simon Marston, 6 15 1 1  Josiah Marston, 23 61 1 5  John Moffatt, 100 55 2 17  Daniel Marston, 36 58 1 3  Jonathan Marston 200 75 2 21 5  James Marston, 38 48 1 4  Solly & March, 100 39 2 43  do 28 43 1 3 5  Simon Nudd, 56 49 1 4  Jotham Odiorne, 56 47 1 6  
Acres. No. Div. Cts. M.
  Benj. Perkins, 170 17 2 37  Joshua Pierce, 150 66 2 43  Thomas Parsons, 56 56 1 4  Jona. Page, jr. 200 69 2 21 5  John Shepherd, 200 11 2 52  Ebenezer Smith, 168 23 2 36  Samuel Smith, 145 2 2 8 5  Daniel Sandborn, 100 58 2 43  John Taylor, 28 37 1 7  Joseph Towle, 32 82 1 2  Josh. Wingate, 3d 200 3 2 10  do 56 100 1 6  Jona. Wedgwood, 200 29 2 26  William Weeks, 200 22 2 34 5  James Wedgwood, 56 19 1 4  John Wentworth, 200 63 2 17  do 56 13 1 3 5  T. Wallingsford, 200 60 2 86 5  do 56 16 1 2 5  John Wingate, jr. 56 34 1 4  D. Wedgwood, 120 97 2 8 5  do 56 57 1 4  Jona. Wedgwood, 40 52 1 3  Weare Drake, 200 20 2 43  Nath'l Drake, 56 29 1 13  Joshua Brown, jr. 56 22 1 3 5  Theo. Atkinson, 56 59 1 4  ISAAC FELLOWS, Collector 30th collection District.  
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
February 28, 1801.
To Edward St. Loe Livermore, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace and of the Quorum, throughout the State.
W E the subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the town of Lincoln, in the county of Grafton and State aforesaid, request you to notify and warn the proprietors or owners of land in the township of Lincoln aforesaid, to meet at the house of Joseph Russell, in Peeling, in the county and State aforesaid, on the 28th of May next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to act on the following particulars, viz.
 1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting.  2d. To choose a proprietors clerk, a treasurer, assessors, collector, agent or agents, or any other officer that may be thought necessary, also to fix and establish the lines of said town in whole or part or otherwise, as they may think proper when so met.  3d. To see if the proprietors will agree to run out the town into lots, and sever and divide the same in whole or part, or dispose of such lots as they may think best, to forward the settlement of said town, and accommodate the settlers that are now on the land.  4th. To see what sum or sums of money the proprietors will raise to defray the necessary charges. 
THOMAS COGSWELL, EBENEZER THOMPSON, WM. K. ATKINSON, BENJAMIN BARRON,
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, Strafford, ff.
Pursuant to the foregoing request, the proprietors and owners of said township of Lincoln are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place aforesaid, for the purposes mentioned in said request.—Given under my hand this 28th day of February, A. D. 1801.
EDWARD ST. LOE LIVERMORE, Justice Peace throughout said State.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, That Jedidiah Holt and others, inhabitants of Dorchester, have petitioned the General Court, representing that the public road from Lime, thro' Dorchester, Groton, Hebron and Alexandria, is by no means comfortable for passing with carts and waggons, and the inhabitants settled on and near said road, so remote from one another, and not able to make said road passable.—Wherefore they pray that a tax of three cents per acre, may be granted and laid on all the lands, both residents and non-residents, and to be appropriated solely to the repairing the road aforesaid.
Ordered , That the petitioners be heard before the General Court, on the first Tuesday of the next Session, and that the petitioners cause that the substance of said petition and the order of Court thereon, be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette , three weeks successively, commencing six weeks prior to said day of hearing; also cause that a copy and order be posted up in some public place in the town of Dorchester, the like term of time previous to said 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, Nov. 24, 1800.
Sheathing Paper
For sale at J. Melcher's Bookstore.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, That the Selectmen and other inhabitants of Groton have petitioned the General Court, representing that the roads from Lime, thro' Dorchester, Groton, Hebron and Alexandria are not passable, nor can be made so by the inhabitants without some relief—and praying that a tax of three cents per acre, may be granted on all lands both of residents and non-residents, to be appropriated to the sole use of making and repairing the roads thro' said Groton, not only from Dorchester to Hebron, but also from Wentworth to said Hebron.
Ordered , That the petitioners be heard before the General Court, on the first Tuesday of the next Session, and that the petitioners cause that the substance of said petition and the order of Court thereon be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette , three weeks successively, commencing six weeks prior to said day of hearing; also cause that a copy and order be posted up in some public place in the town of Groton, the like term of time previous to said 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, Nov. 24, 1800.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, That John M c Murphy and others, inhabitants of Alexandria, hath petitioned the General Court, representing that the public road leading from Lime to Concord, thro' Dorchester, Groton, Hebron and said Alexandria, being unfit for the passing of teams, and the inhabitants of said Alexandria so thinly settled on and near said road, and their circumstances so indigent that it is not in their power to remedy an inconvenience of such magnitude.—Wherefore they pray that a reasonable tax be laid on all lands in said Alexandria, and appropriated solely to the use of making and repairing said public road.
Ordered , That the petitioners be heard before the General Court on the first Tuesday of the next session, and that the petitioners cause that the substance of said petition and the order of Court thereon, be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette , three weeks successively, commencing six weeks prior to said day of hearing; and also cause that a copy and order be posted up in some public place in the town of Alexandria, the like term of time previous to said 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, Nov. 24, 1800.
State of New-Hampshire, Grafton, ff.

European Intelligence, BY THE GALEN.
LONDON, MARCH 5.
A PRIVY Council sat yesterday some hours, supposed to have had under its consideration the propriety of laying an embargo on all Prussian vessels.
We hope that one of the first acts of Government will be to stop the payment of all foreign bills drawn on our merchants. If the continent will be ungrateful to this country, by beginning an envious war against our maritime and commercial greatness, we ought to retaliate by every means in our power. We think that to the present temporary suspension of many of the functions of Government is solely to be attributed that some order of this kind has not already been issued.
The recall of Mr. Otto appears to have produced the most opposite effect to what was intended by the First Consul of France. Far from embarrassing either the New Ministers, or their Successors the old ones, it has convinced the nation of the perfidy and rancour of the enemy, and of the impossibility of expecting peace from any thing but the firmness of our councils and the vigour of our arms. We are sorry to hear that a vessel, the Lady Gray, with the clothing of ten regiments in the Mediterranean on board, has been taken off Lisbon. The loss must naturally occasion considerable inconvenience to the troops.
MARCH 6.
The departure of Citizen Otto is delayed solely on account of the King's indisposition; as his Majesty's opinion must be taken before any answer can be given to the Note which M. Otto has presented to the Transport Board.
It is very generally mentioned that the Duke of Portland will not long remain in office.
Letters received yesterday from Plymouth state that some passengers landed there from the Lydia, an American ship, report, that she was boarded in the Channel by La Bougainville French brig privateer, of 12 guns. The Lydia having some provisions on board, had nearly been detained, as the American Captain was told, orders had been issued by the Chief Consul to stop and send into French ports all neutral vessels for England with provisions.
A number of large North Country ships have been cut down at the different yards in the River; and are converted into gun-vessels for the naval expeditions against Sweden and Denmark. Many of these vessels will carry eighteen 32 pounders.
The 4th regiment of Infantry, have marched from Winchester to Southampton, where transports are expected to take them on board; their destination is not known.
The report of the death of the celebrated Dr. Herschell is unfounded.
MARCH 7.
His Majesty's fever continues to abate.
The French have been put into possession of Mantua.
The Commander of the French squadron, which lately escaped from Brest, has officially announced his arrival in the Mediterranean, and his having captured the British frigate Success, of 32 guns, the Sprightly, cutter of 16, and the Incendiary fire-ship of 4. He mentions an action which the French frigate Bravoure had with an English frigate (probably the Concord) and says the Bravoure had 10 men killed, and 24 wounded, among the latter was the Captain.
There is an unofficial account in one of the late French papers, of a private treaty between France and Spain, by which the latter engages to cede to the former, Louisiana and its dependencies. It is by no means improbable that some compensation has been promised to France for the cession of Tuscany to the Duke of Parma.
The French funds continue to fall. Between the 27th ult. and the 2d inst. they fell five per cent.; on the 2d they were at 55. For this depression no reason is assigned.
A letter in the Moniteur of the 1st. inst. dated Constantinople, January 10, but without any signature, contains a few facts, but many observations relative to the expedition to Egypt. It states a report, that three French frigates had entered Alexandria, and that their arrival must give a decided superiority to the French; but even in the event of this reinforcement not having been received, the writer contends, that the French, if apprised of the place where the enemy should attempt to land, must defeat them. This conclusion is drawn from the state of the French force in Egypt, of the distribution of which the letter contains a particular account, from want of discipline and skill among the Turks, and from the probability that the Ottoman Porte will be detached from the interests of England by the influence of Russia.
An Ambassador from the Portuguese Government has gone to Paris.
PARIS, FEB. 14.
Yesterday the news of the conclusion of Peace spread through every circle, and was announced at every ball. It is impossible to describe the impression it has made upon the public mind. Every class and description of citizens manifest the same joy and exultation.
Peace, the first object of the General, is now the topic of general conversation, and the bosom of the Republic swells with the liveliest emotions of gratitude.
This morning, at six o'clock, repeated discharges of artillery announced the happy intelligence of the conclusion of Peace with the Emperor and Germanic Empire.
March 3.
The postscript of The Journal du Commerce, of the 27th of February, states the arrival of Gantheaume's squadron at Toulon with several prizes, after having been chased by the English fleet.
Domestic News.
WASHINGTON, April 6. NEW MEASURES.
The erection of arsenals, &c. near Philadelphia, and of fortifications at Rhode-Island are suspended. The two companies of dragoons have been reduced to the rank of Infantry.
The frigates to be referred to the United States, but not employed—will be put in the docks at Washington.
PHILADELPHIA, April 6.
LOSS of the ship Columbia, of Boston, Capt. Skillings.
Jan. 31st, in lat. 39 N. long. 55 W. at half past 5 P. M. the ship being under easy sail, the officer of the watch found her to make an unusual spell of water. This caused great anxiety, and the Captain having called all hands, after taking in sail, and keeping two men at the pump, who could scarcely keep the ship free—and held a consultation what was best to be done. It being the opinion of all that it was best to discharge a part of the cargo, that was accordingly done. Notwithstanding they had discharged all between decks the leak continued to increase, and the crew continued in their state of anxiety till the 3d Feb. when, having discharged their cargo fore and aft, they discovered the leak abate, and the water boiling in like a torrent; this gave some hopes of stopping it, and although the crew were very much exhausted, every mean was used for that purpose; but to no effect. The long boat was then got ready to leave the ship in case of sinking. It blowing a heavy gale from the westward, cut away all the masts, but the leak increased to such a degree it was expected the ship would go down every minute. At 10 P. M. the hold was full of water—and on the 5th Feb. the fore chains being within an inch of the water, the crew took to the long boat, without being able to save even the ship's papers, expecting every instant to be their last, and resigning themselves to the will of God. In an open boat, and 15 souls on board, with a little bread, water and a ham, and four small oars, nothing but the prospect of death presented itself. In the moment of despair it was proposed to cast lots for five to leave the boat, but this was rejected, with a determination, if it was the will of Providence, to perish together. On the 8th Jan. had a very heavy gale, when the boat filled twice, and lost two of her oars—having then but one gill of water and an ounce of bread soaked in salt water, per day. On the 10th Feb. near the Western Islands, saw a brig which passed within half a mile, but was unable to speak her.
After suffering indescribable hardships, having been nine days and as many nights in an open boat, during which time they experienced many heavy gales of wind, on the 14th, in the afternoon, they fortunately got aboard the brig Lydia, Capt. Bernon Dunn, of and from New-York to St. Sebastians, then in lat. 39. 20 N. long. 40 W. For the kindness and humanity of Capt. Dunn, and his crew shewed them they will ever be indebted; and particularly to Mr. John E. Seaman, owner of the brig. On the 15th, spoke ship Rebecca, Parsons, from Charleston to Cowes, had lost her rudder. On the 17th, spoke ship Boston Packet, Capt. Matthew Strong, sen. who consented to take Capt. Skillings and part of his crew to America, not having provisions for them all. On the 3d April, having hired a pilot boat off the Capes of Delaware, Capt. Skillings, his first and second mates, and three seamen, arrived at Philadelphia. They were treated with great humanity by Capt. Strong. Capt. Skillings found the benefit of taking a large jug of oil in the boat, as it assisted the force of the sea in a great measure.
BOSTON, April 7.
Duxbury, April 13.
On Friday afternoon last, was discovered at anchor a sloop of about 70 or 80 tons, about half a mile off Duxbury beach; on which there went off some men in a boat. They found no person on board; but a Moses boat with three oars was discovered which was supposed to belong to her. On Saturday morning the sloop disappeared. On that morning the body of a drowned man was taken up on the beach; and the next day two others were taken up. There was nothing found with them to discover who they were or from whence they came, except a watch with A. S. engraved on it. It is conjectured she belonged to the Eastward.
Daniel Ludlow, Esq. is appointed Navy Agent at New-York in the room of James Watson, Esq. removed.
Sam'l Brown, Esq. is appointed Naval Agent, vice Stephen Higginson, Esq.
Gen. Dearborn is the acting Secretary of the Navy.
The President is at his seat in Virginia.
BRITISH V. A. COURTS.
The important information in our last, of a contemplated reform in the British Courts of Vice Admiralty is corroborated by an article in the Southern Papers, which states, that Dispatches have been received from our Minister at the Court of London, mentioning that the British Government had given him positive assurances, that the most vigorous measures should be immediately used to stop the depredations on our trade by their cruisers; that they disapproved the conduct of their Admiralty Courts in the West Indies, and of their extensive construction of contraband articles, and should appoint new Judges.
Several recent arrivals at N. York, from Europe, have furnished dates to 6th March, by which we learn, that his Britannic Majesty was nearly recovered from his late indisposition; and that in consequence of the official note from his Prussian Majesty, orders had been given to capture and detain all Prussian vessels. Excepting these, the papers furnish no further details, not heretofore published in the papers.
Gen. Smith has been re-elected the Representative of Baltimore District in Congress, without opposition.
A political writer says "It is whispered that Citizen Pichon has proposed the United States joining the Armed Neutrality."
Three English sloops of war were off St. Croix about the 20th of March, with troops on board. An attempt on the place was expected. Several vessels had been cut out the harbor.
It is stated that Spain declared war against Portugal, Feb. 28—and that the French army for Portugal was then within the Spanish lines.
The Spaniards have already detained several Portuguese vessels.
West-Indies.
Reports continue to arrive from the West-Indies, of preparatory arrangements in the British Islands for expeditions against the Danish and Swedish Colonies; and many persons are in consequence moving from the latter with their property. A number of Danish and Swedish vessels have been detained at Curacoa.
Advices from Great Britain via N. York to March 6, announce that since the late Prussian Declaration—the same orders have been issued respecting the vessels of that nation, as were before, relative to the Danes, Swedes and Russians. His Majesty continued on the recovery.
The frigates President, Philadelphia and Essex, we understand, are ordered to rendezvous in Hampton Roads by the 20th inst. It is said they will thence proceed with convoys to different West-India ports.
The Essex frigate, lately forced on shore at New-York, in a gale, has been got off without damage.
Capt. Bartlett, of the brig Tiger, arrived on Sunday, in 24 days from St. Thomas.
When Captain Bartlett left St. Thomas information was received of a frigate having arrived at Martinique—the captain informed that he had seen a fleet of ships off Barbadoes, which, from their not answering his signals, he supposed to be French. In consequence of this the Admiral had ordered all the British ships of war on that station to rendezvous at Martinique.
From New-York, April 6.
The House of Assembly have amended the convention bill, by ad-
ding a clause submitting to the consideration of the proposed Convention, (which is to revise the State Constitution,) that article of the constitution which respects the powers of the Council of Appointment.
BARRINGTON (R. I.) FEB. 24.
Biographical sketch of the Watson family.
There is now living in this town Matthew Watson, Esq. in the 105th year of his age, in a pretty good state of health, and in the enjoyment of his faculties, except being blind. He was born in the county of Coleraine, in the province of Ulster, in the North of Ireland, in March, A. D. 1696, from whence he, with his father and mother four brothers and one sister, migrated and arrived at Boston A. D. 1712, from whence he removed to and settled in Leicester, in the county of Worcester (Mass.) where he hath one brother, Deacon Oliver Watson, now living. Mr. Watson came to this town A. D. 1722, where by his industry he acquired a pretty handsome fortune. He hath sustained the office of a Justice of the Peace in the town, and was formerly a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Bristol. He hath been a member of the Congregational Church in this town between 70 and 80 years, without censure. He hath 10 children now living, the youngest of whom is 53 years of age, all in a married state, except his eldest and youngest daughters, who are widows.
He was born in the 17th. lived through the 18th, and is now progressing in the 19th century.
Miscellany.
From the Northern Budget.
On the evils of Party Spirit.
The spirit of party is a spirit of enmity; and, whether politics or religion, philosophical opinions or family feuds, have called it in existence, it has always been hostile to the peace, and obnoxious to the virtue of mankind. At different periods it has unfurled the standard of civil war, and unsheathed the two edged sword of persecution: But at all times when it has prevailed, the private peace of society has been disturbed, and domestic felicity interrupted by it.
If an unfeigned zeal for the welfare of mankind, operating upon different principles, warmed the bosoms of public life, their contests would have had one object in view, namely, the public good; And notwithstanding a difference in opinion is unavoidable from the nature of things—yet neither artifice nor malevolence would be employed in the support of them. The victorious party would not be insolent with success; nor would those who had failed retire from the contest pale with disappointment, and growling forth revenge.—But as genuine zeal for the public welfare is, I fear, rather the vision of a fanciful mind, than a true and faithful representation of any thing that does at present exist, we must suffer it (though perhaps reluctantly) to pass away, and apply to less pleasing realities for assistance in our reasoning upon the subject.
If, then, the spirit of party be a spirit of violence, it does not require any great sagacity to determine, that reason, and the cool suggestions of deliberative wisdom, can have little connexion with it: Passion and prejudice will be its prevailing directors; and that they will ever lead it to good, must depend upon accident, and is rather the object of our idle wishes than of rational expectation. It might, however, be reasonably imagined that violence opposed to violence, would soon find an end: But, like the wandering tribes of Arabia, when driven away by superior power, or having exhausted all the produce of its local habitation, it shifts its ground, or goes in pursuit of any spot where it may luxuriate in plenty. Power may, for a time, and in particular cases, give a check to the flames of opposing faction; but, on the first supply of fuel, the slumbering embers will rekindle with more than redoubled fury.—Here, then, the utility, and even the necessity of a moderating power, appears with irresistible evidence; not only to prevent public dissensions from continuing their mischief, but to avail itself of them in such a manner as to produce good. When the contending parties become wearied with contention; when the same subjects have been considered, and the same arguments supported even to satiety; when, fore with alternate scourgings, they languish for repose, (and this will sometimes happen) a favorable opportunity presents itself for men of moderation to enforce some salutary measure, and to effectuate, if possible, some general, comprehensive plan for the service of the whole.
The man of party is a man of violence, and sees every thing through a medium tinged with prejudice. The man of moderation is a man of reason, and deliberates before he determines to act. The measures of the former, arising from the force of passion, are hasty, inconsiderate, and frequently injurious to the cause he means to serve; while those of the latter, being the result of a wise and calm survey of what he is about to do, in all its connexions and consequences, are decisive and effectual. The one acts upon the narrow ground of private cabal, or rests his power on the weak basis of partial association; while the other listens not to any cabal, nor turns his attention to any man or set of men whatever, but deliberates without prejudice, and determines from his own mature judgment. The man of party is ever on the wing, always hurried, and easily inflamed—catching every opportunity to declare his opinions, and using every means to enforce them, while the man of moderation is never inattentive to his duty, though he is not always in the exercise of it; he never steps forth to an action but when the occasion demands his services—at such a season he comes forward, secure of an useful and commanding influence.
LITERATURE.
Amongst the literary productions of the last Leipzig fair, in August, were the adventures of a GERMAN TRAVELLER, which are curious and interesting.
C. F. DAMBERGER,
A POOR German, a Carpenter, and a fugitive soldier, was in the year 1781 trepanned at Amsterdam, into the service of the Dutch East India Company, as a common soldier. On account of illness he was detained for a while at the Cape of Good Hope; though enlisted and sent out from Holland, to serve in Batavia. Refusing to gratify the lewd desires of the wife of one of the officers commanding at the Cape, he was, in consequence of her artifices and feigned complaints, ordered for Batavia a second time. He had been, ere this time, informed of the unwholesomeness of the climate of Java, and dreaded it as if he had been ordered for execution. He deserted; and as a deserter could not otherwise be concealed, took the desperate resolution of advancing into the interior wilds of Africa.
A carbine, a few pounds of gunpowder, some balls, a small sum of money, and a few other articles of indispensable necessity, were his only apparatus for the enterprise. He journeyed northeast from the Cape; passed onwards without interruption through the country of the kind, simple and hospitable Hottentots; even among the fiercer and less humane Caffrarians, met with much more of gentle beneficence than of injury. With the narrative of the travels of Le Vaillant he was before acquainted; and as he went on, he found continual occasion to detect the errors and fictions of that traveller.
He observed, among other things, that the Caffrarian matrons had the privilege of not being liable to be struck by their husbands; and yet, that married pairs lived there in enviable unanimity and peace. From the country of the Caffrees, he turned westward, and continued his journey in a north-west direction, till he arrived in the Kingdom of Angola. Among the Muhotians, a race, not more savage, but more egregiously vicious than any horde he had before visited, he discovered the bodies of five Europeans, who appeared to have been cruelly massacred; and was himself exposed to danger, from the unnatural lust of some wretches of that community. He, however, escaped from their brutality, and, after long wanderings, came to Malemba, a walled town on the river Congo. Its King treated him at first with kindness; but was afterwards persuaded by the prime Minister to reduce him to the condition of a slave, and use him cruelly. He at last escaped out of that King's service, travelled eastward, and then again backward, to the north-west, in a line of journey contiguous to those which are called by Geographers the Mountains of the Moon. After dangers almost incredible, he was made a slave by the Moors. A merchant of Mezzabeth, whose property he had become sold him to another who was returning to Morocco with a caravan, from Mecca. He was carried by this man to the seaport town of Azaffee, in the Moorish dominions.—A Mr. Vandehaft, a Dutch gentleman, who ransomed, him from servitude. He was brought on board a Dutch merchant ship to Amsterdam. The interposition of a Prussian ship Captain rescued him from detention in Holland. He took his passage with that captain to Dantzick, and soon after arrived, in the year 1797, at his native town in the Prussian dominions, from which he had been more than sixteen years absent.

BALTIMORE, April 6. Yesterday arrived, fchr. Rody, A. Martin, 17 days from Charleston. On the 29th ult. saw the wreck of a fchr. off Cape Hatteras, floating about five miles from the breakers, masts and sails dragging along side; the wind blowing fresh from the westward, the sea walled over it so much as to prevent seeing the name.
RICHMOND, March 31. * FIRE! On Sunday afternoon, the extensive and valuable Manufacturing Mills on the Canal near this city, owned by Mr. Thomas Rutherford, from some cause yet unknown, took fire and were entirely consumed, together with a quantity of grain and flour. The loss of Mr. Rutherford, occasioned by this distressing event, is said to be upwards of eighty thousand dollars.
GEORGETOWN, (s.c.) March 18. On Saturday last was tried before a court of two justices and three freeholders, Amir , a free negro, for breaking into and robbing the store of Mr. Crossby. He was found guilty, and sentenced to be executed on the 10th day of April, next, at 12 o'clock.
WASHINGTON, April 6. Mr. Bee, of South-Carolina, and Mr. Stigreeves, of North Carolina, have declined their appointment of Circuit Judges.
PHILADELPHIA, April 11. For two days past strong N. W. winds have prevailed. At the change of the tide last night the frigate Constellation , laying at anchor in our river, in veering about, was suddenly thrown on a rocky shoal and heeled on her side. In this situation she now remains; her lee gunnels being below the surface of the water. During the exertions to right her, this morning, a seaman, falling with the main yard, which unexpectedly gave way, had his leg, and thigh fractured. It is expected that the frigate will be got off without much damage to her hull. In effecting this her rigging will necessarily suffer.
BOSTON, April 15. Latest News from Spain. Yesterday arrived, schooner Samuel, Capt. Williams, from Malaga, 34 days.—Mr. Andrew Belknap, the Super-cargo, furnished us with the following intelligence:—
"Madrid, March 1, 1801. WAR was yesterday declared in the Council of War, against Portugal. Hostilities will shortly commence. The French army is already within the Spanish lines." Some Portuguese vessels were detained at Malaga. A French fleet of seven sail of the line and two frigates, had been spoken, bound up the Mediterranean. A small English fleet of three sail and one frigate, bound up also, has been spoken.
A decree has been issued by the Spanish Commissioner of Finance to the President of the Junta des Rentas Provinciales of Malaga, ordering the recovery of the foreign duty (in addition to the one already paid) on all such articles of Spanish colonial produce, as have been imported there since the commencement of the year 1799; whether with, or without certificates of their being such produce; and the importers are responsible.
We learn, that a battallion of Artillerists and Engineers, are to be garrisoned at Castle-Island, under Major Jackson.
Yesterday morning, between 3 and 4 o'clock, the town was alarmed by the cry of fire; which consumed the entire contents of Messrs. Gay and Veazie's shoe-store, in Fore-street—but did no other damage.—The loss is estimated at near 6000 dollars, which they acquired by incessant industry and frugality. It is hoped the public will therefore aid and assist the distressed, as it is said they deserve it.
APRIL 18. Latest from England. Since our last, the Galen , Capt. Hinckley, has arrived from London. The latest paper by her is of the 7th March. The British King was rapidly recovering his health. Mr. Pitt still continued to direct the helm of State; but it was supposed would retire when the King's health was re-established.—The best English politicians pronounce the affairs of the nation to wear the most melancholly aspect; and Peace was not expected. Naval preparations were making with spirit throughout the kingdom; and the price of bread was falling. It has been ascertained that the Squadron which escaped from Brest, has arrived at Toulon; having captured the Success British frigate, of 32 guns; a cutter and a fire ship.
The prize corvette Bercean , captured by the Boston, is undergoing a thorough repair in order to be delivered into the clean hands of the French, in the most decent order. Samuel Brown, Esq. has declined accepting the Naval Agency, at this port. It is said Capt. James Prince will receive the appointment.
The Barbary Powers. To the Agents and Consuls of the United States of America residing in the different Ports of France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Barbary States and British Garrisons in the Mediterranean, and to all others whom it doth or may concern. GENTLEMEN,
I had the honor to inform you in my Circular of the 12th of November 1800, that certain unjust demands having been made by the Bashaw of Tripoli upon the United States of America, which I found it my duty to repel; that said Bashaw had publicly announced in an official manner that he would declare war against the United States of America in six months, to commence from the 22d day of October, 1800, if his demands, which he purposely made in an evasive and indeterminate manner, were not complied with. I further informed you that it would be unsafe for our merchant vessels to trade in the Mediterranean, or its vicinity after the 22d day of March, 1801, as these faithless people generally commit depredations before the time or period allowed is expired. I likewise informed you that I did not conclude in virtue of his promise, that our Vessels might remain in the Mediterranean until the month of March, but in consequence of this Regency being at war with Sweden, and the season of the Year.
I have now therefore to observe that a Treaty of Peace and Amity having been concluded between his Majesty of Sweden and this Regency on this day, the third of January 1801, it is now NO LONGER SAFE for the Merchant Vessels of said United States of America to remain in these Seas, or its vicinity, as the Swedes have made the following conditions in consequence of their having 131 of their subjects in bondage, viz.
They have agreed to pay Dls. 250,000, including all expenses for Peace and the Ransom of their captives and 20,000 Dollars annually, in consequence of their being permitted to load here 3000 Tons of Salt annually, and as I have every reason to suppose the same terms will be demanded from the United States of America, and that our fellow citizens will be captured in order to insure our compliance with the said degrading, humiliating and dishonorable terms; I find it my duty to request you to take such measures as will most effectually prevent any of our vessels from trading on this Sea, until you are advised officially by me or either of our Consuls at Algiers or Tunis, that this disagreeable affair is terminated, which from its nature will require much time, as it extends to making the United States tributary to Tripoli, and must first be authorized by a particular act of the Legislature. I therefore request the abovenamed Agents and Consuls of the U. S. of America and all others whom it doth or may concern to communicate the contents of this circular letter, to all merchants and masters of vessels belonging to the United States, in order that they may withdraw their property immediately from these Seas, and that our mariners may fly the impending danger. I likewise request them to make the letter circular, and to transmit copies of it along the respective coasts of their residence, and likewise to the Department of State, and wherever they may imagine that it will be most likely to answer the desired effect, as I have from hence but few opportunities.
In testimony of the absolute necessity of using the aforesaid precaution, before it should be too late, I herewith subscribe my name and affix the seal of my office. Done at the Chancery of the U. States of America at Tripoli, in Barbary, this 3d day January 1801, and of the Independence of the United States of America the 25th. (Signed) JAMES L. CATHCART. THOMAS APPLETON, Esq. Consul of the U. States, at Leghorn.
Mr. George Dent, is appointed, by the President of the United States, Marshal of the District of Potomac.
APRIL 20. IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION.
Messrs Russell & Cutler, Having had access to know the particulars of the DISPATCHES received from our Minister at London, which probably will not be communicated to the public, by The President soon, from political reasons, I embrace the opportunity to give you a sketch of the Information I have learnt; for the authenticity of which, I can pledge myself, as the source from which I derived it, is most respectable.
Mr. King transmitted to Lord Grenville, in a note in which he acquainted his Majesty's Ministers, that he had it in command from the President of the United States, to declare that he had viewed with serious concern, the frequent captures of American property on the high seas, by his Britannic Majesty's cruizers and armed vessels which have been confirmed particularly in the West Indies by condemnations entirely unwarrantable and unjust—contrary to the existing Treaty and to the common usage of all civilized nations, after describing the principles on which his Majesty's Justices have acted in the West-Indies—which he collected from documents furnished him and in his possession, he remonstrated in the most severe manner against such
violent and unjust proceedings, declaring that should the government of Great Britain continue to sanction such unwarrantable depredations on the American Commerce, his government could no longer suppose that that amicable and good understanding which has so happily subsisted between the two countries, was the wish of the British Government to preserve—in short, he could not but view those circumstances which have taken place, as a declaration of hostilities against the American Flag—the honor of which he was called upon to maintain. He expressed a sincere hope that the British Government would do away by a frank explanation, the unpleasant sentiments and ideas, such disagreeable circumstances had naturally occasioned—he hoped to tend in such, professions of Amity, with assurances that a stop should be put to such aggressions, the justice of which his Majesty's Ministry must evidently discern; in such an event the United States would find no impediment towards executing with fidelity her engagements with the Court of St. James.
Lord Grenville, in a note transmitted to Mr. King, acquainted him, he had lost no time in laying before his Majesty, the note he did him the honor on the 2d February to address to him, and had it in command to return Mr. King an explicit declaration, that nothing has been more remote from his Majesty's most earnest will, than to interrupt the good understanding engaged between the two countries—he intimated that the proceedings in the West Indies, complained of, has been entirely without authority, and indeed contrary to the careful policy ordered to be preferred in his Majesty's West India colonies. He requested Mr. King to assure his government that a rigid enquiry will be instituted after the aggressions complained of, and that arrangements will be made to prevent such like circumstances occurring in future."
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 21. Facts are stubborn things.
BRITISH SPOILIATIONS.
Vessels taken and carried into New-Portsmouth, from January, to March 9, 1801. Brig S. Carolina, Andrews, from Cape Francois to Charlestown; fchr. Little, Armond from Charlestown to Havannah, vessel cleared and cargo further proof; brig Mary-Ann, Slocum from Africa, to New-Portsmouth, taken in sight of Providence; sloop Vermont, Burnham from Cape-Francois to Charlestown; fchr. Fair Trader, Griffin from Philadelphia to Havannah, vessel cleared cargo for further proof; sloop Lively, Child from Rhode-Island to Cuba; fchr. Paragon, Bunidge from Newyork to Havannah; brig Charlotte, Diamond from Baltimore to New-Orleans, suffered to proceed; fchr. Polly, Merritt to New-Orleans; fchr. Constellation, Macintire, Charlestown to Havannah, cleared by paying costs; brig Polly and Nancy, Olcott, Newyork to Havannah, vessel and cargo condemned with costs; sloop Washington, Wilson from Philadelphia to New-Orleans, vessel and cargo condemned with costs; sloop Dependence, Churnside, Philadelphia to New-Orleans, vessel and cargo condemned with costs; fchr. Catharine, Rinker from New-Orleans to St. Thomas, vessel and cargo condemned with costs; fchr. Favorite, Varney, Baltimore to Havannah, vessel and cargo condemned with costs; fchr. Ann, Willson, Newyork to Havannah, vessel and cargo condemned with costs; ship Essex, Jenkins, Newburyport to Havannah, part cargo condemned, remainder and vessel cleared; brig Thomas, Earl, Philadelphia, vessel and cargo condemned with paying costs; ship Lucia, Boston to Havannah, part of the cargo condemned paying costs; ship Sutton, Rich, do; ship May-Flower, Fall, from London to Charlestown, vessel and cargo cleared paying costs, insured in London; fchr. Maria, Wallace, Philadelphia to Havannah, condemned for further proof; brig Lydia, Starbrook, Liverpool to Natches, cleared by paying costs; fchr. Newton, Wakefield, from Norfolk to Havannah, condemned for further proof; brig Julia, Holt, Philadelphia to Cape Francois, captured by the French and re-captured by the English; brig Commet, Huff, captured on 16th Feb. and ordered for this place, captain re-took her and put the prize master on board a vessel bound to this place; brig Hannah, Folenby, Newburyport, suffered to proceed; ship Firefish, Brown, Philadelphia to Havannah, vessel and cargo condemned; fchr. Speedwell, Johnson, Charlestown to Havannah, vessel and cargo condemned for further proof; fchr. Trio, Sellbee, Boston to the Havannah; fchr. Betsey, Snow, from Bolton to Havannah, part of the cargo condemned, the remainder with the vessel cleared for further proof; brig Norfolk, Titcomb from Charlestown, in ballast, cleared captors for paying costs; fchr. Burges, Martinique to Havannah, cleared by paying costs; brig Littlefield from Rhode-Island to Havannah; sloop Cicerio, Wilkins, Philadelphia to Havannah, vessel cleared, cargo condemned by paying costs; fchr. Nancy and Katy, Remmington, Philadelphia to Havannah, part of the cargo condemned, remainder cleared with vessel by paying costs; sloop Sally, Wilkinson, Philadelphia to Havannah, part cleared and part condemned for further proof by paying costs; brig Eliza and Sarah, Hopkins, Boston to New-Orleans, waiting
trial; brig Juliann, Van Damme, Newyork to New-Orleans. The brig Lorany, of Boston, was cast away on the 9th inst. on Cape Florida, vessel lost; the cargo in the hands of the New-Portsmouth wreckers; she was on her passage from Falmouth, (Jam.) to Wilmington, (N.C.) The mate and 2 seamen arrived at Boston in the brig William, Captain Brown.
WOOD Is now selling in this town quick, at six dollars per cord, ready cash on the wharves, and scarce at even that price.
Marine Intelligence.
Jamaica, February 14.
Wednesday arrived at Port-Royal, at American brig, detained off St. Domingo, by his Majesty's ship Milesager; and two foreign schooners.
The master of one of the foreign vessels reports, that he was boarded by an English fchr. of 2 guns, off Savanna la Mar, the Captain of which took out of his vessel 700,000 dollars (probably 70,000) without assigning any reason for so doing.
Boston, April 13. Arrived and saluted, the very fast sailing ship Alert, capt. Bowles, in 113 days from Canton. She has performed a circumnavigatory voyage to the N. W. Coast of America and China in about 19 months. Left at Canton, the John Jay; George Barclay, Wheaton, of N. York; Fame, Jones, of Philadelphia; Severn, Dean, of New-York. Sailed in co. the Rising States, Jenks; Jenny, Bowers, and Frances, Erving, for Boston; and parted in the Straights of Sunda Feb 9—Spoke March 27, fchr. Atlantic, Stoddard, 17 days from Boston for Tobago. Mr. John Wait, of Amesbury died on board the Alert at Canton.
Capt. Gardner and the mate of the sloop Betsey of Nantucket, left at the Southward, have been picked up and landed at Norfolk.
The American Eagle, Mackay, of Boston, has arrived at N. York from the River of Plate. The Gladiator, Turner, was to sail for Boston, a few days after him. Brig—Taylor, of Boston, from Rio Janeiro, had arrived there.
The Portsmouth, sloop of war, is to be sold at auction, at Baltimore.
Brig William and Mary, Orr, of Portsmouth, was at Cork March 6.
About the 7th of March a frigate was seen on the Florida shore, supposed to be an American.
The Nabby has arrived at Portland from Liverpool. Performed her voyage in 89 days. Sailed the day before the Packet.
The Herald, sloop of war, sailed for the W. Indies on Saturday to call in our cruizers.
It is said that a ship went on shore in the gale on the 29th ult. a little S. of Black Point (at the Southward) and every person on board perished.
Cleared at the CUSTOM-HOUSE. Sloop Enterprize, Shaw, St. Vincents. Brig Eliza, Ricker,
Bill of Mortality.
DIED. At Newton, Gen. Michael Jackson. At Chester, widow Elizabeth Bartlett, aged 85. In this town, Mrs. Elizabeth Hart, aged 64.
Be ye therefore, ready also.
CHRIST.
In the morning of his days, in the pride of strength and beauty of youth, after a tedious and truly distressing confinement, which, in conformity to his established magnanimity and heroism of character, he sustained with christian and philosophic fortitude, died, deservedly and universally lamented by his numerous sympathising relatives, friends and acquaintance, JOHN PRENTICE, jr. of Londonderry, son of the Hon. John Prentice, Esq. on the 9th inst. aged twenty years. The shining and distinguished virtues which so eminently adorned this amiable youth, must necessarily suffer diminution by the most elaborate, as well as by the most descriptive pen. The moral and social affections were inmates of his heart. Genius was delighted to confess him her peculiar favorite.—The manly and heroic affections were particularly his own.—The most generous, noble, benevolent, disinterested qualities and feelings of the human heart shone with astonishing splendor in every action of his life.—Nature had formed him the pride of her workmanship, and education had rendered him worthy of her intentions. A manly and patriotic love of country, and an inviolate attachment to its federal salvation, add peculiar dignity and grace to the numerous catalogue of his virtues. His country has emphatically lost a promised pillar in her federal edifice; and his mourning parent is bereaved of the fondly contemplated staff and support of his declining years.
From shining words the "awful mandate flies," Quick moves the seraph thro' her kindred skies; Thro' trackless fields of other bends her way, And shoots her passage on the solar ray— She touch'd the youth—on angel wings he rode, And mix'd his essence with his parent GOD.
THIS DAY, WILL BE SOLD at the Office of Alexander Ewen, In Market-street.
TWENTY pieces Gurrahs; 30 do. Baftas; 10 pieces Half Thicks; 1 barrel Starch; 10 pieces Book Mullins; a few pieces Jaconet do; about 1000ft. Cordage & Spun-yarn; 2 barrels Beef; 2 cases silver handled Knives and Forks; a few pieces Cambrics—Sundry other articles.—Sale at 10 o'clock.
N. B. At private Sale, a quantity of Smoked HERRING, in boxes, warranted in good order.
NEW SPRING GOODS.
Benjamin Brierley,
BEGS leave to inform
his friends in town and country, that he has just received per ship Packet from Liverpool, an extensive assortment of Fashionable Spring and Summer GOODS, which he is now opening for sale at his store in Market-street, opposite Spring-hill, by Wholesale and Retail for cash or short approved credit. Portsmouth, April 20, 1801.
Rich'd Evans
Intending to sail for Europe in a few Weeks, will offer for Sale
At Public Auction,
On WEDNESDAY the 29th inst.
At his store in Market-street,
His whole Stock of
PIECE GOODS,
Consisting of a great variety of English and India Goods, AS these Goods were selected at the best sources, are in good order and fashionable, he doubts not that those who will purchase, will find it greatly to their advantage to attend. Terms, for purchasers above one hundred dollars, Notes, with good Endorsers, will be received, payable at sixty days. Portsmouth, April 17, 1801.
The MEMBERS of the GRAND LODGE
Of New-Hampshire, ARE hereby notified that a Grand Quarterly Communication will be held at the Lodge Room in the State-House, To-morrow Evening at 8 o'clock. A punctual attendance is requested.—By Order of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, Edw'd J. LONG, Grand Sec'y. Portsmouth, April 21, 1801.
Just Landing, and for SALE, on RINDGE'S Wharf, part of the cargo of the ship Florenzo, viz.
FIFTY Leagers Cape Wine; 6 do. Arrack; 1000 Ox Hides; 15 chests Souchong Tea; 16,000 Morocco Skins; a Quantity of CAMWOOD. Likewise—The above SHIP, if applied for soon, burthen 901 tons, four years old, and may be put to sea with a very trifling expence. April 21.
Supervisor's Office,
District of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, That by an act passed in the last Session of Congress, entitled "an act to amend the act entitled an act to establish a General Stamp-Office," to much of the said act to establish a General Stamp Office, as requires certain Duties to be performed by the Surveyors of the Revenue is repealed. And that provision is made by said amendatory act, "that whenever any person or persons shall pay a Collector of the Revenue, the duty chargeable by law, on a deed, instrument, or writing, on which the stamp duty chargeable by law shall not have been paid, together with the sum of ten dollars, and shall obtain the endorsement and receipt of such Collector upon such deed therefor, agreeably to the provision of an act entitled "an act to establish a General Stamp Office"—it shall be lawful for such person or persons to produce such deed, instrument, or writing to the Supervisor of the Revenue, within whose district such person or persons shall reside, which Supervisor thereupon shall certify under his hand and seal, and upon some part of said deed, &c. that the same so endorsed has been produced to him, and that the said endorsement is in his belief genuine; after which said endorsement and certificate, and not otherwise, such deed, instrument or writing shall be, to all intents and purposes, valid and available, as if the same had been or were stamped, countersigned, or marked as by law required."
"Public notice is also given, That the undernamed Collectors of the Revenue, are the only persons in this District, who are authorised by law to receive the payment of fines and duties, and to give receipts, and make endorsements on instruments, writings, &c. chargeable by law with Stamp duties, on which Stamps shall not have been placed."—VIZ. Places of Residence. Counties. Samuel Elliot, Portsmouth, Rockingham. Samuel Crosby, Charlestown, Cheshire. James Jewett, Dover, Strafford. Daniel Warner, Amherst, Hillsborough. Andrew S. Crocker, Haverhill, Grafton. NATH'L ROGERS, Supervisor. Newmarket, April 14, 1801.

ODE On the Return of SPRING.
WHILE others sing the rage of war— The horrid feasts of gun and spear, Spread o'er the hostile plain: More pleasing themes inspire my muse, To see fair SPRING her charms diffuse, Where peace and concord reign.
NEW GOODS.
Peter Coffin, HAS received per the ships Packet and John Adams, from Liverpool, a very extensive assortment of Fashionable, Fancy and other GOODS, Which will be opened for Sale in a few days. April 10, 1801.
THE Annual statute meeting of the New-Hampshire Medical Society, will be held at the house of Ezra HUTCHINS, innholder in Exeter, the last Wednesday of May next, at 10 o'clock A. M. at that time and place the Fellows are requested to give their attendance.
PER ORDER, LEVI BARTLETT, Sec'y. Kingston, April 13, 1801. Now Landing, and for Sale, BY SILAS HOLMAN, At No. 7, Portsmouth Pier, FEW Bales excellent GEORGIA COTTON. OTHER GOODS AS USUAL. Portsmouth, April 14, 1801.
VENDUE. To be Sold at Public Auction, on Monday the 27th inst. on the premises. A SMALL FARM, PLEASANTLY situated in Newmarket, containing about 29 acres of good Land, with a never failing brook running through the same. A good House and Barn, well finished, on the main road leading from Durham to Exeter and Portsmouth, within 120 rods of the Meeting-house; will be convenient for a gentleman, a tavern, trader or mechanic. A very generous credit will be given, and terms of payment made easy. The above will positively be sold to the highest bidder, unless sold before at private sale.—For particular terms apply to JAMES HILL or H. NEAL, jr. at Newmarket.
List of LETTERS remaining in the Post Office at Exeter April 1, 1801. MR. ANDREWS, John Dennet, John A. Harper, 2, Joseph Pearson, 4, Benjamin Page, Nathaniel Parker, Exeter. Joseph Dow, Hampton-Falls. Levi Hoag, Stratham. Moses Magoon, Brentwood. Nathan Merrill, 2, Manafallah Sleeper, Nehemiah West, Peppin. Josiah Noyes, Sargent Rogers, Hampstead. Ebenezer Potter, Theophilus Sanborn, Asa Shaw, Kennington. JOHN W. GILMAN, Post-Master.
THE Copartnership of William and John Gray, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All Persons indebted to, or that have any demands on said firm, are requested to call on said William or John Gray for settlement. WILLIAM GRAY. JOHN GRAY.
N. B. THE PAINTING & GLAZING business will be carried on as usual at the Store formerly occupied in company, No. 2, Jeffrey's row, Bow-street, Where may be had, Painters Oil, and Colours dry and ground,—Paints put up for Ship and House Painting; Window Glass and Putty, &c. &c.—By William Gray. Portsmouth, March 21, 1801.
THE delinquent proprietors of the township of Rumney, in the county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire, who have not paid their taxes to the subscriber, are once more notified that there is an assessment made on each right in said Rumney, together with all the voted lands, and lands deeded by said proprietors, for the sum of thirty four cents to each interval, and thirty four to each hundred, and seventeen to each fifty acres, and also one dollar on each undivided right, to defray proprietors charges, said vote was passed December the 30th, one thousand eight hundred, I therefore notify said proprietors and owners that unless payment be made to me the subscriber, at my dwelling house in Rumney, so much of their lands as will raise the money to pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at the dwelling house of James Herbert, innholder in said Rumney, on Thursday the 16th day of June next, at ten o'clock A. M. on said day.
Table with columns: Number, Quantity, Tax, etc. Lists proprietors and their taxes for Rumney.
the land voted to the Rev. Selden Church, } 8 1 34 9 1 34 10 1 34 12 1 34 11 2 34 10 2 34 8 2 34 7 2 34 6 2 34 10 3 34 9 3 34 10 4 34 11 4 34 11 6 34 10 6 34 formerly owned by Church, and sold to Capt. Charles Clark. } 12 4 34 JOSEPH JONES, Collector. Rumney, April 2, 1801.
State of New-Hampshire. Rockingham, ss. THE subscribers being appointed Commissioners by the Honorable Judge of Probate, to receive, examine and adjust all the claims of the creditors to the estate of JOSEPH SIMES, late of Portsmouth, in said county, merchant, deceased, represented insolvent, and six months being allowed from the 6th inst. Hereby give notice, that they will attend that service at the office of Jeremiah Libbey, in Market-street, in said Portsmouth, on the third Wednesday of this and the five following months, and on the first Wednesday of September next, from 3 to 6 o'clock, P. M. on said days. JOSHUA BRACKETT, JEREMIAH LIBBEY, JOSIAH DWIGHT. Portsmouth, March 10, 1801.
State of New-Hampshire, NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Deerfield, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1800 that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, so much of their land as will pay the same, with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue on the 6th day of July next, at 10 o'clock A. M. at the dwelling house of Maj. Benjamin Butler, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with columns: Number, Quantity, Tax, etc. Lists proprietors and their taxes for Deerfield.
State of New-Hampshire, Wiltonborough, ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors or owners of land in New-London, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1799, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before the 15th day of June next, at ten o'clock A. M. so much of their land will then be sold at public vendue at my dwelling house in New-London, as will pay the taxes and incidental charges.
Table with columns: Number, Quantity, Tax, etc. Lists proprietors and their taxes for New-London.
State of New-Hampshire. Grafton, ss. Pursuant to the foregoing request, the proprietors and owners of the township of Franconia aforesaid, are notified and warned to meet at the time, and for the purposes aforesaid. Given under my hand and seal the above day. JEREMIAH HUTCHINS, Justice Peace.
Table with columns: Number, Quantity, Tax, etc. Lists proprietors and their taxes for Franconia.
Table with columns: Number, Quantity, Tax, etc. Lists proprietors and their taxes for New-Hampshire.
THE subscriber, as Guardian to DAVID FOLSOM, of Epping, judged non compos mentis, hereby forbid all persons from harboring or trusting said DAVID on my account. WINTHROP FOLSOM. Epping, April 2, 1801.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Chester, county of Rockingham, and State of New-Hampshire, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1800, that so much of their land as will pay the same with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue on the 20th day of June next, to be held at the dwelling house of Col. Alexander Craig, of Chester aforesaid, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and six in the afternoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with columns: Number, Quantity, Tax, etc. Lists proprietors and their taxes for Chester.
ORANGE. NOTICE is hereby given, That on the 2d day of May next, between the hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and 5 P. M. on said day, at the dwelling-house of NATHAN WALDO, Esq. innkeeper in Orange, in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, there will be exposed for sale at public vendue, as the law directs, so much of each of the following farms in Orange aforesaid, for the payment of the taxes due thereon for the year 1800, and all legal costs, unless prevented by previous payment, viz.
NOTICE. THE estate of John Wendell, jr. late of Portsmouth, merchant deceased, which was advertised in this paper to be sold the 18th, will be then adjourned to the 22d of this month, at the house of Capt. James Geddes, in said Portsmouth, at 11 o'clock A. M. Portsmouth, April 13.