The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1802-06-08 00:00:00

New Hampshire Gazette.
Appointed to publish the LAWS of the UNITED STATES for the District of New-Hampshire.
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW HAMPSHIRE) PUBLISHED BY NATHANIEL S. & W. PEARCE, PRINTERS TO THE STATE, AND PRINTERS OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
NEW GOODS.
Peter Coffin,
Has just received an extensive assortment of
Fancy, Fashionable & Staple GOODS,
Which are now opening for Sale, by Wholesale & Retail, viz.—
LONDON and Yorkshire superfine Broad-Cloths, of the most fashionable Colours; Habit Cloths; Cassimeres; strip'd and plain black silk Florentines.
A great variety of Fashionable Waistcoating; Fustians; Jeans; Denims; plain, twill'd and silk Nankinets; Thickets; Velvets; worsted and silk Plush.
A large assortment of Calicoes & Chintzes; Chintz and Dimity Furnitures; Ginghams; Muffinets; Dimities; Copperplates; Counterpanes; Table Cloths.
A great variety of Book, jacquet, strip'd check'd and sprig'd Muffins; plain & glaz'd Cambrick Muffins; Black, color'd and fashionable figur'd Muffins; elegant embroider'd Muslin Veils; white Turkey and net Muffins, for Cloaks; Muslin Handkerchiefs; Mens Neckerchiefs.
Cambrick Muslin Shawls, with Nettings; silk, camels hair, purple and chintz Shawls; Linen, Cotton, Bandanna and Black silk Handkerchiefs.
A great variety of Fashionable Florence Silks, for Gowns; Lustringes; Modes; Satins; Sarinets; Tiffanys; Italian Crapes; Gauzes; Millinets.
A large assortment of Thread Laces and Edgings; black Lace; black Lace Cloaks; wide black Lace, and black Turkey Gauze for Cloaks; black Lace Veils.
A great variety of Chip, Willow & Straw Bonnets; fashionable silk Bonnets, full trim'd; Satin-Beavers, with bands and feathers; fashionable black Beavers; Mens and Boys Hats; Mens patent silk and Leghorn Hats.
A large assortment of Kid & Morocco Shoes; Rosettes; Morocco Shoes, with cork soles; Morocco Slips.— A great variety of Ribbons; Cotton and Silk Gown Trimmings; Gown Buttons; gold and silver Laces and Fringes; gold and silver Cords; color'd silk Cords; Glove-ties; cotton and silk Girdles; straw Trimmings.
A variety of Black and Fancy Feathers, Flowers and Wreaths; fashionable Fans, for very elegant; crape, glaz'd and common black Fans; Parafoils, some with walking sticks; Umbrellas; garden Fans.
Fashionable pearl Necklaces; gold Ear-drops; pearl and steel mounted Combs; gold and silver Epaulets; Spangles.
Mens and Youths cotton, hemp and silk hose; Womens cotton & silk Hose, some with lac'd clocks; Womens extra long cotton and silk Gloves and Mitts, all colors; Kid Gloves; Mens cotton and worsted Caps; Pantaloon pieces; Pantaloon Hose; Mens beaver, wash leather, silk, thread and cotton Gloves; Stock Stiffeners; cotton and silk Braces.
A large assortment of Cheap yard wide Linens of a superior fabric; Irish Sheetings; Checks; Threads; embroidering and other sewing Silks; Bindings.
An assortment of White and Chintz Bed Lace, Cords and Tassels; Carpeting.
Fashionable gilt, steel, plated & common Buttons; Button Moulds; Sleeve Buttons; steel Knee Buckles; silver Thimbles; steel & gilt Watch Chains, Seals and Keys; Tooth Brushes; Pins; Smelling Bottles.
Tamies; Durants; plain rib'd Calimancoes; Shalloons; Rufsels; Moreens; Taboreens; Florentines; Lastings; Satinets, &c. &c. Portsmouth, June 1, 1802.
Four COWS, may be taken into Packer's pasture, so called—Inquire of the Printers.
NEW GOODS.
Just received & FOR SALE by Edw'd Parry,
A general assortment of
GOODS,
Suitable for the present and approaching season, consisting of
An assortment of FASHIONABLE Chintzes, of every description; Furniture Chintz, of the latest pattern; Cambrick, book & jacquet Muffins; black, blue, brown and yellow Muffins; sprig'd do. striped do. Muffinets and Dimities; colour'd Ginghams.
A good choice of Cambrick Shawls, well assorted, with fringes, from 7/6 to 24/; Purple and Chintz Shawls, from 2/6 to 8/; Silk Handkerchiefs and Shawls; plain, strip'd and check'd Florence Silks; long Lawn; Cambrick; Bag-Holland; Linen; Sheeting; Diapers; Table Cloths; check Cotton & Linen; Ladies Silk and Cotton Gloves and Mitts, both colour'd and plain; Kid Gloves, some extra length.
A large assortment of Plain, striped and blue India Cottons; Pocket Handkerchiefs, of every kind and colour.
A large assortment of Nankins; Nankinets; Valenteas; Pennallas; Garnapetta's Fustians; Jeans, and some Silk strip'd Nankinets; suitable for Gentlemen's Coats; Gentlemen's Silk and Cotton Gloves and Hose; Ladies' Silk and Cotton Hose, Gloves, and Mitts.
Also, an assortment of Cassimeres & Broad Cloths, of the most fashionable colours.
An assortment of Ladies' Hats and Bonnets; Gentlemen's Hats; Boys do. Umbrellas; Parafoils; Fans; Tapes; Bindings.— And a large assortment of Calimancoes; Moreens Shalloons; Antiloons; Durants; Tamies; Jeans; Rufsels; Satinets; Florentines, and Amens; and sundry other articles; all of which are offered for sale as cheap as can be bought in town; and at the reduced Peace prices, for ready Cash. Portsmouth, June 1, 1802.
Fresh Turkey FIGS, & Muscatall RAISINS.
Just received, and for Sale at B. Leverett's
Grocery Store, Spring Hill.
A FEW boxes Fresh Turkey Figs.
do. do. fresh Muscatall Raisins.
LIKEWISE,
A few casks Malaga Figs, do. Raisins,
Boxes Jordan shell'd Almonds,
do. Anchovies & Sardinians,
do. Capers and Olives,
do. Fresh Florence Oil for Salad,
do. Roderic's best Spanish Segars,
A few bbls. Philadelphia superfine
FLOUR.
—ALSO— Madeira, Sherry, Lisbon & Malaga } WINES, Spermaceti Oil for Lamps. With a general assortment of West-India Goods & Groceries, as cheap as can be purchased at any shop in town. June 1, 1802.
Mr. Turner,
RESPECTFULLY inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of Portsmouth, that his DANCING ACADEMY is now opened.
Day's and time of Tuition, Friday mornings and Saturday afternoons. Portsmouth, May 25, 1802.
MARY HARDY,
INFORMS her friends & acquaintance in the country, that she has taken a House in Ladd-street, next door West of N. WEAVER'S, where BOARDING and LODGING, may be had as cheap as any in town; and the greatest attention will be paid to those who call for Entertainment. *Keeping for Horses may be procured. Portsmouth, June 1, 1802.
(PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.)
SEVENTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,
AT THE FIRST SESSION. Begun and held at the City of Washington, in the Territory of Columbia, on Monday the Seventh of December, one thousand eight hundred and one.
AN ACT
To repeal the Internal Taxes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That from and after the thirtieth day of June next, the internal duties on stills and domestic distilled spirits, on refined sugars, licenses to retailers, sales at auction, carriages for the conveyance of persons, and stamped vellum, parchment and paper, shall be discontinued, and all acts and parts of acts relative thereto shall, from and after the said thirtieth day of June next, be repealed: Provided , That for the recovery and receipt of such duties as shall have accrued, and on the day aforesaid remain outstanding, and for the payment of drawbacks or allowances on the exportation of any of the said spirits or sugars legally entitled thereto, and for the recovery and distribution of fines, penalties, and forfeitures, and the remission thereof, which shall have been incurred before and on the said day, the provisions of the aforesaid acts shall remain in full force and virtue.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted , That the office of superintendent of stamps shall cease and be discontinued from and after the thirtieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and two; after which day the commissioner of the revenue shall perform all the duties by law enjoined on the said superintendent of stamps, which may be required in pursuance of this act; that the office of collectors of the internal duties shall continue in each collection district, respectively, until the collection of the duties above mentioned shall have been completed in such district, and no longer, unless sooner discontinued by the President of the United States, who shall be and hereby is empowered, whenever the collection of the said duties shall have been so far completed in any district as to render, in his opinion, that measure expedient, to discontinue any of the said collectors and to unite into one collection district any two or more collection districts, lying and being in the same state: that the office of supervisor shall continue in each state or district, respectively, until the collection of the duties above mentioned, together with the collection of the direct tax, shall have been completed in such state or district, and no longer; unless sooner discontinued by the President of the United States, who shall be and hereby is empowered whenever the collection of the said duties and tax shall have been so far completed in any state or district as in his opinion to render that measure expedient, to discontinue any of the said offices; in which case the collectors thereafter employed in the collection of the said duties and tax in such state or district shall be appointed and removable by the President alone, and shall be immediately accountable to the officers of the treasury department, under such regulations as may be established by the secretary of the treasury: that for the promoting of the collection of any of the above mentioned duties or tax which may be outstanding after the said thirtieth day of June next, the President of the United States shall be and hereby is empowered at any time thereafter, to make such allowance as he may think proper in addition to that now allowed by law to any of the collectors of the said duties and tax, and the same from time to time to vary: Provided , That such additional allowance shall in no instance exceed in the aggregate, five per cent. of the gross amount of the duties and tax, outstanding on that day; and the office of commissioner of the revenue shall cease and be discontinued whenever the collection of the duties and
tax abovementioned shall be completed, unless sooner discontinued by the President of the United States, who shall be, and hereby is, empowered whenever the collection of the said duties and tax shall have been so far completed as, in his opinion, to render that measure expedient, to discontinue the said office, in which case the immediate superintendence of the collection of such parts or said duties and taxes as may then remain outstanding, shall be placed in such officer of the treasury department as the secretary, for the time being, may designate: Provided however , That all bonds, notes or other instruments which have been charged with the payment of a duty, and which shall, at any time prior to the said thirtieth day of June, have been written or printed upon vellum, parchment or paper not stamped or marked according to law, or upon vellum, parchment or paper stamped or marked at a lower rate of duty than is by law required for such bond, note or other instrument, may be presented to any collector of the customs within the state; and where there is no such collector, to the marshal of the district, whose duty it shall be, upon the payment of the duty with which such instrument was chargeable, together with the additional sum of ten dollars, for which duty and additional sum the said collector or marshal shall be accountable to the treasury of the United States; to endorse upon some part of such instrument his receipt for the same; and thereupon, the said bond, note or other instrument shall be, to all intents and purposes, as valid and available to the person holding the same as if it had been or were stamped, counter-stamped or marked as by law required; any thing in any act to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted , That owners of stills, whose licenses to distill shall not have expired on the thirtieth day of June next, shall, at their option, pay either the whole duty which would have accrued on their stills on account of such licenses, or the duty which would have accrued on said stills on the day aforesaid, if they had taken licenses ending on that day: that owners of snuff-mills, whose licenses had not expired on the first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six, shall be allowed a deduction from the duties incurred on the same, proportionate to the time thus remaining unexpired on such licenses: that the several banks, which may have agreed to pay the annual composition of one per cent. on their dividends, in lieu of the stamp duty on the notes issued by them, shall pay only at the rate of one per cent. per annum, on such dividends, to the thirtieth day of June next; that retailers of wines and spirits, who may take licenses after the passing of this act, shall pay for such licenses only in proportion to the time which may intervene between the obtaining of such licenses and the thirtieth day of June next; and that the owners of carriages for the conveyance of persons, who may enter the same after the passing of this act, and before the thirtieth day of June next, shall pay the duty for the same only to the said thirtieth day of June.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted , That the supervisor of the North West district shall, in addition to the same commissions on the product of all the internal duties collected in his district, as heretofore have been allowed to the supervisor of Ohio, be allowed an annual salary of five hundred dollars, and at the rate of three hundred dollars per annum, for clerk-hire.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted , That the following extra allowances for clerk-hire, shall be made for one year to the supervisors of the following districts, as a full compensation for the additional duties arising from the settlement of accounts of certain inspectors of the internal revenues, whose offices have been suppressed by the President of the United States, that is to say, to each of the supervisors of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina, the sum of eight hundred dollars, and to the supervisor of Virginia the sum of five hundred dollars.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted , That so much of any act, as directs an annual entry of stills to be made, be, and the same hereby is repealed.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted , That the certificates accompanying
foreign distilled spirits, wines and teas, which are now furnished by the supervisors to the inspectors of the ports, shall, from and after the aforesaid thirtieth day of June, be furnished by such collectors of the customs, as may be designated by the secretary of the treasury. And it shall be the duty of the inspectors to account with such collectors, for the application of such certificates, in like manner, and under the same regulations, as heretofore they have accounted with the supervisors.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted , That for preparing and issuing the certificates the collectors performing that duty shall be entitled to, and receive the same compensation, as heretofore has been allowed to the supervisors, respectively.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted , That all persons who shall, on or after the thirtieth day of June next, have any blank vellum, parchment or paper, which has been stamped by the superintendent of stamps and counter stamped by the commissioner of the revenue, and on which a duty has been paid, to the use of government, shall be entitled to receive from such collector or collectors of the customs, or other revenue officer in the respective states or districts, as may be designated for that purpose by the secretary of the treasury, the value of the said stamps, after deducting, in all cases, seven and an half per cent. and the said officers are hereby authorized to pay the same: Provided , the said blank vellum, parchment or paper, be presented within four months after the thirtieth day of June next.
NATHANIEL MACON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
A. BURR, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate.
APPROVED, April 6, 1802.
TH: JEFFERSON,
President of the United States.
For the New-Hampshire Gazette.
EXTRACT from an EPISTOLARY CORRESPONDENCE, on the REPUBLICAN SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.
Continued.
'NO other, (said EUDEMON,) could be expected of a party hostile to Republicanism, and passionately fond of monarchical or aristocratic government, as best adapted to mankind; whom they consider as incapable of government, founded on the system of representation; than that they should employ every means in their power to prejudice the character of the President, and represent his principles and actions as subservient of the interests of the people, and as destructive of good policy, religion and morality. They are men who deem the people to be defined only as the property of a few, who are to be respected as the only wise, the only portion of mankind worthy of pre-eminence, and capable of managing the affairs of government. They will therefore, it seems, be indefatigable in their exertions to change the present form of government, and to accomplish their design by war, if they cannot by fraud. They opposed the ratification of the treaty with the French Republic, as inimical to their views. The influence of Mr. Jefferson, and his friends in the service and interests of the people, was too successful for their wishes, their artful schemes and disorganizing policies. But, had they prevailed, and the real friends of our country been set aside, wretched indeed must have been our situation. We should have become subjugated to British tyranny; forsaken by the French nation, as faithless and ungrateful, and as incapable of a virtuous and generous friendship. But, by the Supreme and overruling agency, which delights in virtue, and patronizes the Rights of man, Republicanism triumphs over wickedly and deceitfully assumed powers; and we are in a happier situation than we have known since the glorious and memorable day of the commencement of our independence; that illustrious and renowned EPOCH, pregnant with events momentous & interesting to America & to the world. With all mankind we are in peace; unless we except the Tripolitan and the Anti-federal conspirators, against the felicity of man. The latter, chagrined at their disappointment, are perpetually slandering and abusing the CITIZEN, whom our hearts and our votes have placed in the presidential chair; opposing, with a desperate frenzy, his salutary measures; and using their utmost efforts, with a forlorn hope, to annihilate our Constitution, the product of consummate wisdom, and render our country a scene of desolation and horror. Some, catching at any delusive ground of hope of yet obtaining a government more to their humor, are exercising all their intrigue and cunning to divide the States; and having failed of their purpose, under the name of Federalists, they now assume that of Republicans; changing, like Proteus, from shape to shape, the more easily to impose on the unwary or the uninformed.—We are happy in the persuasion that

their deceitful manoeuvres will avail them but little; and that as the 4th of JULY will ever be kept sacred to our independence, the 4th of MARCH will likewise in all succeeding generations, be celebrated as the anniversary of the national government of the present administration, and of the triumph of Republican principles in the American world. We all concur in our cordial AMEN. The animating FIAT resounded over the festive board; and the company parted for the night. Here then I close my letter, and bid you a happy repose. HONORIUS.
Letter 7th—HONORIUS, to the same. The guests of PATRICIUS, having formed a party of pleasure, commenced their excursion early in the morning. After some enlivening observations on the serene and cloudless sky, and the delightful scenes of rural sublimity through which they rode, their political topics of conversation were resumed.
It was ardently to be wished, (said THEON,) that many citizens were effectually convinced, that local prejudices, and over fondness for the portion of country to which we owe our birth, and to which by particular connections we are attached; are inconsistent with the rational and philanthropic principles of republicanism; those divine principles which, at the most alarming crisis, united us as one man; and which accomplished, and on which alone depend the perpetuity of our independence, which inspired us with an invincible fortitude and undaunted perseverance in the defence of our rights, and a wise and quick discernment which no subtle machinations could overreach.
If (replied EUDEMON,) as you lately observed, misunderstandings and divisions are and will be excited and promoted, with regard to a Southern and Northern President; how inconsistent are they with that spirit of wisdom and judgment which united us in a common cause, and which rendered us great and respectable in the eyes of the world. How degrading to the proper character of man! Should the interests of the Northern and Southern States be separated, who will be the gainers by the disjunction? This is an important inquiry, meriting our most serious attention. If ambition and folly prevail to dissolve our Union, will not New-England find herself greatly injured by the event? Does she not depend on the Southern States for the important advantages of the carrying-trade? Will not both her agricultural and her commercial interests, by the contemplated separation, be in the highest degree prejudiced? Examine with a due attention her situation—her resources. Is she not best calculated by nature for being the carrier for the produce of the whole country? If her navigation be injured, so will her consequence. Her resources are far from being adequate to the rendering her alone, always, and in every event, rich and flourishing. This depends wholly on the advantages of the Union. The interest of New-England and the Southern States do not militate with each other. Let the Southern States enjoy the advantages and blessings of their agriculture, so richly profuse, whilst the Northern possess the privilege of carrying in their vessels their produce. But if the Union be dissolved, the advantage of the carrying trade will be lost to New-England. The Southern States will then avail themselves of the liberty of employing the vessels of other nations. Foreigners will trade with them on equal terms; and the prices of their commodities will be raised, to the prejudice of those of New-England. It must be readily discerned, that both the commerce and fisheries of the North receive their support from the National Union. Those therefore who would divide us, would maim our interests, and deface our glory. What a disgraceful and miserable spectacle will it prove, to behold in future, the struggles and fruitless exertions of the divided States, which, united, would have flourished and prospered by the mutual support of each other! Neither would our interests or felicity be in the least disturbed by a President either from the Southern or from the Northern States. Our adversaries may argue and declaim as much as they please; our loss and dishonour by the dissolution of the Union, must be considered, by the wise, as irreparable. We cannot, therefore, be too assiduous in our endeavours to prevent it. Our Union is our strength, our glory; the brightest evidence of the goodness of our hearts, the wisdom of our heads, and the constancy of our politics. [To be continued.]
Late Foreign NEWS.
Re-establishment of Religion in France.
PARIS, APRIL 7. Convention between the French Government and His Holiness Pius VII.
THE government of the Republic acknowledges the Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman Religion to be the religion of the great majority of French Citizens.
His Holiness in like manner acknowledges that this religion has hitherto had, and still expects to receive, the greatest benefits and the greatest splendour, with regard to the establishment of the Catholic worship in France, and the profession of it on the part the Consuls of the Republic.
Therefore, after this mutual acknowledgment, as well for the good of the religion as for the maintenance of internal tranquility, they have agreed as follows:—
Art. 1. The Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman Religion, shall be freely exercised in France. Its worship shall be public, conformably to the regulation of Police which the Government shall judge necessary for the public tranquility.
2. A new Circumscription shall be made of French Dioceses.
3. His Holiness was to declare to the Titulars of the French Bishoprics, that he expects from them with full reliance, for the sake of peace and union, all kinds of sacrifices, even those of their Sees. 1st, after such exhortation, they should refuse, to make the sacrifices required for the good of the Church, (a refusal, however, which his Holiness does not expect,) provision shall be made, by means of new Titulars for the government of the Bishoprics of the new Circumscription in the following manner:—
4. The First Consul shall, within three months after the publication of his Holiness's Bull, nominate persons to the Arch-
bishoprics and Bishoprics of the new Circumscription. His Holiness shall then confer the canonical institution, according to the forms established in France, before the change in the Government.
5. The nomination to Bishoprics afterwards becoming vacant, shall be made in the same manner by the First Consul; and the canonical institution shall be given by the Holy See, in conformity with the preceding article.
6. The Bishops, before they enter on their functions, shall, in the presence of the First Consul, take the oath of fidelity, used before the change of the Government, and expressed in the following terms:—
"I swear and promise before God, upon the Holy Evangelists, to observe obedience and fidelity to the Government established by the constitution of the French Republic. I also promise not to have any communication, nor to assist at any councils, nor to join in any confederacy, either in or out of the country, that may be contrary to the public tranquility; and if in my Diocese, or elsewhere, I should hear of any plot tending to the injury of the State, I will make it known to the Government."
7. The Ecclesiastics of the second order shall take the same oath before the civil authorities appointed by the government.
8. The following form of prayer shall be repeated at the end of divine service in all the Catholic Churches of France:—
"Domine, Salvam fac Republicam; Domine, Salvos fac Consules."
9. The Bishops shall make a new circumscription of the parishes in their Dioceses, which shall not have effect till it receives the approbation of Government.
10. The Bishops shall appoint the Curates. Their choice must only fall on persons approved by the Government.
11. The Bishops may have a chapter in their cathedral, and a Seminary in their Diocese, without any obligation imposed on the Government to endow them.
12. All the Metropolitan, Cathedral, Parochial, and other churches, necessary for worship, shall be placed under the direction of the Bishops.
13. His Holiness, for the sake of peace, and the happy re-establishment of the Catholic Religion, declares, that neither he nor his successors, shall give any kind of disturbance to those who have acquired ecclesiastical property which was alienated.
14. The Government ensures protection and good treatment to the Bishops and Curates whose Dioceses and Parishes shall be comprised in the new Circumscription.
15. The Government shall in like manner provide, that the French Catholics may be enabled, if they choose, to make foundations in favor of the Church.
16. His Holiness acknowledges in the First Consul of the French Republic, the same rights and prerogatives which were enjoyed by the ancient Government.
17. It is agreed between the contracting parties, that in case any of the successors of the First Consul should not be a Catholic, the rights and prerogatives mentioned in the above article, and the nomination to Bishoprics, shall, with regard to him, be regulated by a new Convention.
The Ratifications shall be exchanged at Paris in the space of forty days.
Done at Paris, the 16th Messidor, year 9 of the French Republic.
(Signed.) JOSEPH BONAPARTE, HERCULES Cardinal CONSALVI, CRETET, JOSEPH, Arch Bp. of Corinth, BIERNER, F. CAROLUS CASSELLI,
The principal Organic Articles of the Concordat.
No bull, brief, &c. of the Court of Rome, shall have any effect in France, without the consent of the Government.
No individual, apostolic, nuncio, legate, &c. shall be permitted to exercise their functions in France, but with the consent of the Government, and in a manner conformable to the liberties of the Gallican church. No National Council, or Diocesan Synod, shall take place without the consent of the Government.
The Council of State shall take cognizance of the disturbances caused by the ministers in the execution of their functions, or of other persons against them.
Bishops may add to their titles the qualification of Citizen or Monsieur.
No man can be named a Bishop, but a Frenchman, aged, at least, thirty years, having an attestation of his morals delivered by a Bishop, and after an examination of his doctrine, by a Bishop and two Priests.
Bishops may not quit their Sees without the permission of the First Consul.
The Clergy in general, shall wear black clothes, the Bishops, violet coloured flockings.
There shall be a Liturgy and Catechism, for the French Church.
The new Calendar, which begins at the Autumnal Equinox, is preferred. The names of the days shall be as in the ancient calendar. Sunday shall be the day of rest for the public functionaries.
There shall be ten Archbishoprics and fifty Bishoprics.
The allowance of the Archbishoprics shall be fifteen thousand livres annually, of the Bishops, ten thousand.
No clergyman shall be ordained as Priest, who is not 25 years of age, and possessed of 300 livres annual revenue.
The Cures shall reside in their parishes. Priests who do not regularly belong to any diocese, shall not officiate.
No other holidays, except Sundays, shall be kept, without the consent of the Government.
The bells shall only be rung for divine service.
The Bishops shall visit every year a part of their diocese, and the whole every five years.
No religious ceremony shall take place out of the temples in those towns where there are temples dedicated to the different forms of worship. The same temple shall be consecrated only to one form of worship. The nuptial benediction shall be only given by the Clergy to those who have been married by the Civil Officers.
France is divided into ten Archbishoprics; that of Paris, containing eight Bishoprics; that of Malines, containing seven;
Besançon, five; Lyons, four; Aix, four; Toulouse, five; Bourdeaux, three; Bourges, three; Tours, seven; and Rouen, four. Making in the whole, ten Archbishoprics, and fifty Bishoprics.
Substance of the organic articles of the Protestant Religion.—First Chapter.
No person shall exercise the ministerial functions, but a Frenchman.
The Protestant churches and their ministers shall have no connection with any foreign power.
The Ministers and their communities shall pray for the prosperity of the French Republic, and the Consuls.
No doctrine, nor alteration of doctrine shall be published or taught, without being first authorized by the Government.
The Council of State will take cognizance of the designs of Ministers, and all discussions that may arise among them.
The maintenance of the Ministers shall be provided for, wherever the property and obligations of the communities fall short.
The articles for the liberty of foundations, in the organic laws of the Catholic Worship, shall be common to the Protestant churches.
There are two seminaries, one in the East of France, for the instruction of Ministers of the Confession of Augsburg; and the other at Geneva, for the Reformed Churches.
The professors are to be named by the First Consul. And no Minister to be appointed without a certificate of his having studied in the Seminary of his religion. The rules for the government of these seminaries to be also settled by the Government.
Second Chapter.—Reformed Churches.
The Reformed Churches of France shall have Pastors, Local Consistories, and Synods. There shall be a Consistorial Church, for every 6000 souls of the same communion. Five Consistorial Churches shall form the district of a Synod.
The number of the Ministers, and Pastors, in the same Consistorial Church, cannot be increased without the authority of Government.
The Pastors cannot resign without stating their motives to Government, which shall approve or reject them.
The title of election shall be presented to the First Consul for his approbation.
All the Pastors now in exercise are provisionally confirmed.
Each Synod shall be composed of a Pastor and a Notable of each church. The Synods shall superintend the celebration of worship, and conduct of all ecclesiastical affairs, and all their decisions shall be submitted for the approbation of Government. The Synods cannot assemble until they shall have received the permission of Government, and no Synodal Assembly shall last more than six days.
Substance of the Organization of the Churches of the Confession of Augsburg.
The Churches of this confession shall have Pastors, Local Consistories, Inspections, and General Consistories.
The pastors and consistorial churches shall be subject to the regulations prescribed for the reformed pastors and churches last mentioned. The Churches of the Confession of Augsburg, shall be subordinate to the inspections. Five consistorial churches shall form an inspection, which is to assemble only by permission of Government. Each inspection shall chuse an inspector, and two laymen of such choice, to be confirmed by the First Consul.
There are to be three General Consistories; one at Strauburg, for the Protestants of Augsburg, of the departments of the Upper and Lower Rhine; a second at Menz, for those of the departments of the Sarre and Mont-Tonnerre; and the third at Cologne, for those of the departments of the Rhine, Moselle, and Roer.
PROCLAMATION.
The CONSULS of the REPUBLIC to the FRENCH.
Frenchmen, FROM the bosom of a revolution, inspired by a love of the country, religious dissensions sprung suddenly amongst you, which became the scourge of your families, the fuel of factions, and the hope of your enemies.
An inconsiderate policy attempted to smother them under the ruins of the altars, even under the ruins of religion itself. At its voice ceased the pious solemnities where citizens used to call each other by the tender name of brother, and acknowledged themselves all equals under the hand of the GOD who created them; the dying, abandoned to his sufferings, heard no more that consoling voice which calls Christians to a better life; and GOD himself seemed exiled from nature.
But the public conscience and the sentiment of the independence of opinions, rose up in arms, and encouraged by our exterior enemies, their explosion soon spread devastation in our departments; some Frenchmen forgot they were Frenchmen, and became the instruments of a foreign hatred.
On the other hand, passions let loose, un-protected morals, unhappiness without a hope in the future, all combined to throw society into disorder.
To stop that disorder, it became necessary again to set religion on its basis; and this could not be accomplished otherwise than by measures avowed by religion itself.
Reason and the example of all ages recommended, having recourse to the Sovereign Pontiff, in order to unite hearts and reconcile opinions.
The head of the Church has weighed in his wisdom, and for the interest of the Church, the propositions which the interest of the State has dictated. His voice has been heard by the ministers of religion: What he approves of, the government agrees to; and the Legislators have made it a law of the Republic.
In this manner every element of discord disappears; and all scruples which can alarm the conscience, and all the obstacles which malevolence could oppose to the return of internal peace have vanished.
Ministers of a religious peace, let the most profound oblivion cover your dissensions, your misfortunes and your faults! Let that religion which unites you, attach you all by the same ties, by indissoluble ties, to the interests of the country! Display for her all the strength and influence your ministry gives you over the mind; let your lessons and examples inculcate in our young citi-
zens the love of our institutions, respect and attachment for the tutelary authorities which have been created to protect them. Let them learn from you that the God of Peace is also the God of the Armies, and that He fights for those who defend the independence and the liberty of France.
Citizens who profess the Protestant religion, the law has equally extended to you its solicitude. Let that morality which is common to all Christians, that holy, pure and fraternal morality, unite them all in the same love for the country, in the same respect for its laws, in the same affection for all the members of the Great Family.
Let no struggles of doctrine ever alter those sentiments which religion inspires and commands.
Frenchmen! Let us all be united for the happiness of the country and of humanity. Let that religion which has civilized Europe become again the bond of union to draw closer the affection of its inhabitants, and let the virtues it requires be always associated with the knowledge with which it enlightens us.
The First Consul, (Signed) BONAPARTE.
PARIS, APRIL 18.
This morning, at 6 o'clock, conformably to public notice, a discharge of 60 guns announced the promulgation of the Law on Worship. After the distribution of colors, by the First Consul, to several battalions, the procession began to move from the Palace of the Thuilleries. It was almost noon before the carriage of the First Consul in which were the two other consuls, could get out of the Palace yard. Every where, on his passage, the First Consul received the congratulations of an immense crowd of people in all directions. On his return from Notre-Dame, the same testimonies of public acknowledgement accompanied him to the Palace of the Thuilleries. It is a great length of time since Paris offered a spectacle altogether so imposing and majestic as that which its inhabitants have this day witnessed.
Yesterday the First Consul ratified the definitive treaty of Peace between the Republic and his Britannic Majesty. The respective ratifications were exchanged this day, Sunday at 9 o'clock in the morning.
GREAT-BRITAIN.
LONDON, APRIL 30, 1802.
Yesterday Lord Hawkesbury brought down the Definitive Treaty of Peace. His Lordship said, it could not be expected at present, that he should say anything upon the merits of that Treaty; but merely mention that it was not the intention of his Majesty's government to found any procedure thereon.
Mr. Windham mentioned, that upon Monday next he should give notice of the day upon which he should wish the Definitive Treaty to be taken into consideration.
Mr. Grey inquired whether Sweden and Denmark, had acceded to the Treaty of Peterburgh.—Lord Hawkesbury answered, that they had.
From the LONDON GAZETTE, April 26. BY THE KING.—A PROCLAMATION. GEORGE R.
Whereas a Definitive Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Us, the French Republic, his Catholic Majesty, and the Batavian Republic, has been concluded at Amiens, on the 27th day of March last, and the Ratifications thereof, have been duly exchanged: In conformity thereunto, We have thought fit hereby to command, that the same be published throughout all Our dominions: and We do declare to all Our loving subjects, Our will and pleasure, that the said Treaty of Peace and Friendship be observed inviolably as well by sea as land, and in all places whatsoever; strictly charging and commanding all our loving subjects to take notice thereof, and to conform themselves thereunto accordingly.
Given at Our Court at Windsor, the 26th day of April, 1802, in the forty second year of Our Reign.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
[This is followed by another Proclamation, formally declaring the war concluded.]
BY THE KING.—A PROCLAMATION, FOR A PUBLIC THANKSGIVING. GEORGE R.
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God, in his great goodness, to put an end to the late bloody, extended, and expensive war in which We are engaged; We, therefore, adoring the Divine Goodness, and duly considering that the great and public blessings of Peace, do call for public and solemn acknowledgments, have thought fit, by the advice of Our Privy Council, to issue this Our Royal Proclamation, hereby appointing and commanding that a General Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for these his mercies, be observed throughout those parts of Our United Kingdom, called England and Ireland, on Tuesday the 1st day of June next.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
[It is followed by another Proclamation, appointing a Thanksgiving also on the 1st of June in Scotland.]
The Proclamation of Peace was made on Thursday, with great pomp, splendor, and solemnity; and in the evening the city was brilliantly illuminated. We cannot pretend to describe the effect of this wide extended blaze. The whole firmament was on fire; and by the darkness of the night, the splendor of the effort to convert night into the brightness of the day was the more conspicuous. The Moon and Stars were happily withdrawn from the competition of art to outstrip their glories, and to supercede their reign.
MAY 3.
The wisdom of the present government of France has been rarely exemplified in a more distinguished point of view, with respect both to conciliation and precaution, than in the Act of Amnesties lately passed in favor of the Emigrants. This amnesty is granted to every individual accused of emigration, and not hitherto definitely erased. They must return to France before September 1803. The following, however, are excepted from the Amnesties. "1. The individuals who have acted as leaders of armed assemblages against the Republic;—2. Those who have held officers' rank in an enemy's army;—3. Those who, since the establishment of the Republic, have held situations in the household of the late French Princes;—4. Those known to have been, or actually to be, the movers or agents of
war, civil or foreign;—5. Commanders in the sea and land service, and also Representatives of the People, who have been guilty of treason towards the Republic;—6. Those Archbishops and Bishops who, in contempt of lawful authority, have refused to take the oaths of office and of fidelity."
The individuals thus excepted, are not to exceed one thousand. The emigrants who take the benefit of the amnesty are to remain under the special superintendence of the government for ten years; at the expiration of which, if not otherwise ordered, they are to be released from the superintendence. Such part of the property of the emigrants as still remain in possession of the nation (with certain exceptions of forests and woodlands, rights in canals, &c.) are to be delivered over to them, without restitution of rents. This law passed the 26th April, 1802.
A most important alteration has been effected in the Helvetic Government. The First LANDAMMAN (President) has been dismissed from his office, by a vote of the Lesser Council, and another appointed in his room.
Massachusetts Legislature.
TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1802.
Agreeably to adjournment, His Excellency The Governor met the two Houses in the Representatives Chamber, at 12 o'clock; and delivered the following
SPEECH.
Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, THE honour, which my Fellow-Citizens have again conferred upon me, demands a repetition of my acknowledgements, and the continued exertions of my abilities to promote their interest. The duties which they have called me to perform, especially those which regard appointments to office, are of a delicate nature; but while I am solicitous to employ the authority with which they have entrusted me, for their benefit, I hope for their candid and favourable acceptance, of my sincere endeavours to give them.
Our State Constitution declares, that "the end of the institution, maintenance and administration of Government is to secure the existence of the body politic; to protect it; and to furnish the individuals who compose it, with the power of enjoying in safety and tranquility, their natural rights and the blessings of life." This declaration suggests the importance of Government to the peace of society, and the preservation of that system of morals upon which its happiness depends, and at the same time points out the objects, which every one to whom its administration is confided, should have constantly in view. Mankind have consented in all ages to submit to Government, as the necessary means to prevent perpetual war, and secure their individual rights; without a regulating and controlling power, it is impossible for society to exist; and when that power is employed for the useful purposes of its institution, it affords security to the blessings of life, preserves social order, and induces a compliance with the laws of that Being, whose government is founded in infinite wisdom, and directed in all its operations, by perfect rectitude and goodness.
As the national Constitution unites the people of the several States in the bonds of interest, and entitles them to the common privileges of Citizens; and the national Government undertakes to provide for their defence against foreign enemies, and to insure domestic tranquility; it is the duty of the several States to support that Constitution and government; to be mutually vigilant for the safety and happiness of each other; to guard their several rights; and in conformity to their respective State Constitutions to enact just and equitable laws for the internal regulation and security of the Citizens, and provide for their faithful execution. The performance of these services, which on the part of this State is now incumbent upon us, is not less a matter of interest than of duty; as the safety of all that is dear to us, depends on the stability of the Constitutions which we have in the most solemn manner engaged to support.
The patriotism of the American People has been manifested in upholding the present system of national Government, and the continuance of our union, is obviously necessary to secure respect from other nations, and preserve tranquility among ourselves; for unless our views are circumscribed within a narrow circle, we must perceive, that division would lead us to disorder and weakness, and expose us to the loss of national importance, and individual liberty. So long as these States are united, they will continue to increase in power and prosperity; But whenever the ties which connect them are dissolved, they will probably decay and fall to ruin by mutual jealousies and intestine feuds.
There is no evil to which free Governments are more exposed, than the prevalence of party spirit. The extreme violence of this spirit degrades the character of a nation, and vitiates the morals of the people; it has proved fatal to almost every other Republic either by enabling a successful Chief to establish his empire on its ruins, or by weakening its ability to oppose foreign invasion; it tends to pervert the judgment as well as corrupt the heart, and renders the subject of it, unfocial and intolerant. Men who in the ordinary commerce of life would disdain to make use of deception, when actuated by the rage of party, will give currency to reports, which at least they must think doubtful; their pretended patriotism degenerates into an eagerness to support party principles; and in order to influence opinions or measures, or to retaliate supposed injuries, they have no scruple in violating the plainest rules of decency and justice. Our sentiments on political subjects will be different, but this diversity, if in expressing it we confine ourselves within the limits of truth and candour, will not be injurious, and if it produces an honourable emulation to promote the publick good, may even be useful. It is impossible that all should be of one opinion, and it is a reasonable indulgence to suffer every man to enjoy his own; in many cases, however, an open and fair examination of publick measures, is necessary, to enable the people to form a correct judgment concerning them; and if the current opinion is different from ours, we may endeavour, by calm discussion, with-

not artifice, or calumny to correct the supposed error. But the man, who unnecessarily excites public alarm, or resentment is a disturber of the peace, and whatever his pretences may be, he is actuated by improper motives, and has no regard to the interest of his country.
We flatter ourselves that the mild character of our Fellow Citizens, and their general information, will save us from those excesses of party zeal, by which other nations have been disgraced; but there is such a propensity to indulge this passion, and it has so often proved destructive, that good men should suppress it in themselves, and discourage the appearance of it in others; this duty is peculiarly incumbent on the public officers of the State, for if at any time they should unfortunately happen to be under its influence, instead of guarding the public interest with steady patriotism, they might indirectly sacrifice it to private attachments. A prudent and temperate course of proceeding on the part of Government, will generally produce moderation and acquiescence in the People; and I hope and trust, that in discharging the duties of our respective offices, our impartial conduct will prove, that we are the faithful Agents of the Commonwealth, and not the leaders or instruments of a party; and that we invariably endeavour to promote the peace and prosperity of our fellow citizens, and not to excite their passions or confirm their prejudices.
In compliance with the Resolve of the 19th of February, Commissioners have been appointed to settle all disputes between the Proprietors of the Kennebec Purchase, from the late Colony of New-Plymouth, and any person or persons who may have made improvements on the lands claimed by those Proprietors. If the settlers and others who are interested, shall, agreeably to the recommendation of the late Legislature, submit their claims to the Commissioners, there is the utmost reason to expect, that the tranquility of that part of the State will be fully established.
Immediately after the Resolve of the 19th of March was passed, which relates to the separating line between this Commonwealth and the Provinces of New-Brunswick and Lower Canada, I wrote to the Secretary of State, inclosing a copy of the Resolve, and requesting him to lay the subject before the President of the United States, together with the request of the Legislature that proper measures might be taken to ascertain and settle that line. I have received an answer from the Secretary, in which he says, that our Minister at London has been already instructed concerning a definition of the jurisdiction of the islands in or near the bay of Passamaquoddy, and that he will be authorized and instructed to take the further steps necessary for accomplishing the object; and that the other part of the Resolution, will receive from the President, all the attention which is due to it, and to the wishes of the Legislature of Massachusetts thereon.
I have also within a few days received a letter from the Secretary of War, in which he objects to the arrearment of the ordnance and military stores, which heretofore belonged to this Commonwealth, and were delivered over to the United States. He proposes to return a part of the articles, and to pay for the residue at reduced prices. If this proposal shall not be acceded to, he consents to a reference of the subjects to suitable characters mutually named by the parties, to ascertain and conclusively fix the value of the respective articles. The letter will be laid before you, & you will adopt such measures as you may think most conducive to an equitable conclusion of the business.
I will take up no more of your time, Gentlemen, in attempting to enumerate particular subjects that require your attention. At this season of the year you will with them to be as few as possible. Whatever measures which have for their object the public good, or whatever motives of interest or duty I have omitted to suggest, they will readily occur to your reflection and experience and I shall with pleasure do all that depends on me, to expedite the public business, and to render the Session agreeable to the members of the Government and beneficial to the People.
Caleb Strong.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3.
An answer to the Governor's Speech was reported, and accepted, and Messrs. Otis, Vose, Knox, Bangs and Tillinghast appointed to present the same. The following is the answer:
May it please your Excellency, THE House of Representatives receive with pleasure and respect, the Address of your Excellency to both branches of the Legislature, and offer, in return, their sincere congratulations upon the recent instance of the high esteem and increasing confidence of the citizens, manifested in the late election.
We are fully aware of the delicate nature of that portion of your Excellency's duties which regards appointments to office, and firmly believe that in the selection of candidates your Excellency has been uniformly actuated by the most impartial views to the interest and convenience of the people. Competition for offices, of necessity, gives rise to personal disappointment, and the difficulty of deciding upon pretensions apparently equal, must sometimes occasion embarrassment. But no material detriment to the public interest will arise from these sources, while the power of appointment is exercised with a sincere desire to select able and upright men. It is only when subjected to the influence of passion, intolerance or party projects, that this power becomes a scourge to the people. The sound and pertinent sentiments advanced by your Excellency, upon the general importance of government to the peace of society, its tendency to promote the public happiness, and induce a compliance with the laws of the Supreme Being, demand our most cordial assent and approbation.
We rejoice in the existence of that National Constitution, which unites the people of the several States in the bonds of interest, and entitles them to the common privilege of citizens. Nothing shall be wanting, on our part, to continue and extend its advantages to our Fellow-Citizens, by the performance of such duties, as, on the part of this Commonwealth is now incumbent upon us.
The importance of the union of the States, and of the National Government to our safety and tranquility, cannot be too frequently inculcated.
We regard the preservation of both as the most sacred of our public duties. In an extensive Confederacy, composed of various States, mutual jealousies and violent collisions of opinion are naturally expected, and it may sometimes happen, that local politics and predilections may acquire a dangerous ascendancy in the public councils. In such seasons, patience, moderation, and a reliance upon constitutional redress, would become all good citizens. If, instead of this temper, the public mind should be actuated by desperate resolutions to abandon the Union, or a premature dissolution of our means to maintain it, the disorder and weakness incident to small and jarring Confederacies would expose us to the loss of national importance and individual liberty.
We unite with your Excellency, in deprecating the pernicious effects of that party spirit which has proved the bane of every other Republic, and which is the principal, if not the only source of the calamities which threaten a free and independent People. The evils arising from the excessive indulgence of this intemperate and unfounded spirit, among those who are not the immediate agents of public affairs, are serious obstacles to general prosperity and private happiness. But if in any elective government, not merely the People, but their Rulers shall become infected with this malignant spirit of party; if bursting from the confines of private circles, it shall shed its fatal influence over Magistrates and Legislators, then indeed will the public interest be sacrificed to private attachments; then will merit languish in obscurity and disgrace, while honors and promotion await the faithless and unworthy; then will such a Nation realize that paper Constitutions are feeble barriers against the devices of sophistry, or the assaults of violence. We trust, however, with your Excellency, that the mild character of our fellow citizens, and their general information, will save us from those excesses of party zeal, by which other nations have been disgraced. This salutary object is naturally produced by the moderate and conciliatory sentiments of a Chief Magistrate, when sanctioned by his conduct and example; and it is a tribute of justice due to your Excellency to declare, that your disposition to allay the acrimony of party, is not left to be inferred from your declarations only, but is apparent in the whole tenor of your Excellency's public conduct.
The particular subjects detailed in your Excellency's Address are entitled to, and shall receive our diligent attention, and we shall assiduously co-operate in affording that dispatch to the business of the session, which the public convenience, at this season of the year, peculiarly requires.
ANSWER OF THE SENATE, TO HIS EXCELLENCY'S SPEECH.
May it please your Excellency, THE Senate sincerely congratulate your Excellency upon your re-election to the first office of this Commonwealth: and however delicate or arduous may be the duties, which you are called upon to perform, we doubt not that they will be discharged with that wisdom, impartiality, and regard to the best interests of your constituents, which have hitherto marked your public conduct and secured to you their esteem and approbation.
In all our deliberations we shall endeavour to keep our excellent constitution steadily in view; to make it the rule and guide of our conduct; and we hope that all our measures will tend to promote the invaluable objects for which it was ordained and established. We are sensible that government is necessary for man: without it he cannot enjoy the blessings of society. And it is with gratitude we reflect that the citizens of the U. States are blest with the freest governments on earth; which emanated from themselves, and are administered by men of their own appointment. To prove the superiority of these governments, to preserve and perpetuate them, to transmit them unimpaired to the latest posterity, must be the highest ambition of every honest citizen.
With your Excellency we feel the necessity and importance of preserving the union of these states. On it, under Divine Providence, depend our respectability and safety as a nation, and our happiness as individuals. Incalculable are the evils which might flow from their disunion. It is therefore the duty of all, but more especially of those who are placed in public office, to cultivate and cherish such a spirit, as will best tend to avert an event so justly to be deprecated. As the best means, however, of perpetuating our Union, the citizens of the U. States should be impressed with a due sense of the importance of preserving the Federal Constitution inviolate. To strengthen our national union—to give stability to the constitutions which we have in the most solemn manner engaged to support—to promote a generous confidence in those who are called to administer our governments, and at the same time a vigilant attention to their measures of administration, are not less the dictates of interest than of duty. We trust that the good sense and patriotism of the people will forever preserve the principles of our constitutions from violation—and if under the influence of party zeal, or a mistaken desire to promote the public good any acts should ever be passed inconsistent with those principles, that they will not obtain the sanction of time. And we deem it proper on this occasion to declare that we consider an independent judiciary as one of the best supports and most essential attributes of a free government.
The experience of all ages has proved that there is no evil to which free nations are more exposed than the prevalence of party spirit. It is perhaps the necessary offspring of free governments: but it frequently proves their bane and destruction. It is incumbent therefore on every good citizen, carefully to watch over and suppress such a spirit in himself, to frown upon and discountenance it in others. They, who, to promote party purposes, or to raise themselves to office, invent and give circulation to tales of calumny respecting public characters, whatever may be their professions, must have hearts totally devoid of every truly virtuous and patriotic principle. They not only injure the persons whom they calumniate, but they do an irreparable injury to the community. They discourage the good men from accepting offices of trust and responsibility. They introduce men unprincipled and regardless of character in their stead. They thereby pave the way for the destruction of our present free governments, and will enable some popular and successful usurper to establish his empire on their ruins. We flatter ourselves that the mildness of the American character, and the good sense of the people will preserve them from these evils: but it ought to be deeply impressed on their minds, that the only way to avoid the calamities which have befallen other free nations is to avoid their errors.
The several subjects which your excellency has pointed out for our consideration, and any consequent communications which you may be pleased to make, shall meet a prompt and respectful attention. We shall endeavour to expedite the public business by an assiduous attention to it. We doubt not your Excellency's disposition to render the sessions agreeable to the members of the government, nor of your ready concurrence in every measure calculated to promote the public good.
By the last Mails.
NEW-YORK, May 29. We are authorized to assert, that the rumour, respecting, the recall of Mr. King is altogether unfounded, being assured by a gentleman of information who arrived in the Mercury, that there were no reports in England, antecedent to his departure, that Mr. King was to leave that country soon; on the contrary, the general opinion was, that the American Minister would continue to reside in London one or two years longer, as it might be important for the U. S. to have the advantage of his abilities in Europe, under present circumstances.
BOSTON, JUNE 5. The scene of Defolation not yet closed. FROM THE WEST-INDIES.
The Schooner Sufan arrived at New York on the 30th ult. from Martinique, which place she left on the 9th of April. From some French passengers on board intelligence is received, that on the 10th, (the day after sailing) they saw a fleet of ships of war close hauled to the wind, steering, as they supposed for Guadalupe. On the 11th, being becalmed, they saw the fleet firing on the town of Basseterre which was very warmly returned from the forts. On the 11th, the calm still continuing, a boat full of women came to Montserrat from Basseterre, by whom they were informed, that General Delgrès, commanding the army of blacks and mulattoes (the whites having joined the French) had refused to surrender on the terms offered to him by Gen. Richemont, who commanded the French forces, declaring he would make all the resistance in his power; and that Rear Admiral Boudet, in consequence thereof, had commenced an attack by bombarding the town. That the troops, having effected a landing in the night, had succeeded in entering Basseterre, where they drove every thing before them, and put every person to the sword who were found with arms in their hands, amounting, as was supposed, to between 3 and 4000 men. The remainder of the insurgents (about 6000 in number) collected together in Port, St. Charles, whither they were followed by the French troops, who immediately invested the fort. The blacks, it appears, were unprepared for so sudden an attack; and were so critically situated, that it was judged impossible for them to hold out for any length of time.
Pelage had surrendered the command of Point-a-Petre without resistance; and the whole of Grand Terre was in possession of the French army.
The expedition against Basseterre consisted of 3 ships of the line, 3 frigates, and several transports, with 5000 troops.
FROM GUADALOUPE—to May 12. Capt. Gemmels, of the fch'r Hector, arrived at New-York, from Guadalupe, informs that on the 5th May, a fleet appeared off the harbour, when the town was cleared, and every preparation made to receive the French. The next day four frigates, a cutter, and four transports entered the harbour. Gen. Pelage, received Gen. Richemont, with military honors, surrendered the place, and the black troops grounded their arms. The second in command, however, made a stand at Basseterre on the 12th May, at midnight, the town of Basseterre, and some plantations were seen on fire; and a heavy discharge of cannon and small arms heard; which continued with little intermission until the sailing of the Hector, no vessel being permitted to enter. Gen. Pelage was sent on board one of the frigates on the second day after their arrival.
Capt. Gemmels further informs, that the name of Port de la Liberte, is changed to that of Point Petre; and that, as it respected American and other neutral vessels, notice had been given that the conduct of the Government would be similar to that usually adopted before the Revolution.
Portsmouth. TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1802.
GENERAL COURT.
On Wednesday last, the Legislature of this State, convened at Concord.—His Excellency J. T. GILMAN was re-elected by a majority of 1568.—[The 26 towns in the upper part of the State, that we received no accounts from, were pretty unanimous for Mr. Gilman, which made our list of votes for Governor, as last stated in the Gazette, nearly accurate.]
In the House of Representatives, Nahum Parker, Esq. was chosen Chairman: the forenoon was principally taken up in receiving the credentials and qualifying the members, nearly all of whom arrived in town the preceding evening. In the afternoon, the House proceeded to the choice of a Speaker; on counting the votes, they were as follows:
For John Prentice, 82 John Langdon, 62 Nahum Parker, 1 John Calfé, Esq. was then chosen Clerk, and Nathaniel Weare, Esq. assistant Clerk.
The two Branches then joined in Convention, to fill the vacancies in the Senate—viz.
District No. 9. Candidates—Robert Alcock, and Seth Payson; on balloting, the votes were, For Seth Payson, 87 Robert Alcock, 71
District No. 10. Candidates—Ezra Peirce and Elisha Whitcomb. For Ezra Peirce, 84 Elisha Whitcomb, 72
The President of the United States has returned to the City of Washington from Monticello.
A boat was upset in Boston harbour on Wednesday, afternoon, on board of which were eleven persons, four of whom were drowned before assistance could be afforded them; they were all foreigners, and belonged to the Castle as labourers.
For Sale, on reasonable terms, at Jacob Sheafe's Store, 100 barrels Fresh Alexandria Superfine FLOUR.
50 do. do. New-York do. 10 pipes best Hollands GIN. Russia, Swedes and Spanish BAR IRON. Best GERMAN STEEL. SUGAR pr. hhd. or barrel. Tar, Pitch, and Turpentine. Lines, Nets, and Twines. CORDAGE and CANVAS. West-India RUM. 4d, 6d, 1od & 2od NAILS.
FOR NEW-YORK, THE Sloop MARY, WM. TREFFETHEN, master, will sail in the course of a week—for Freight or Passage apply to the Master on board at JACOB SHEAFE'S Wharf. Portsmouth, June 8, 1802.
ATTENTION! 120 Muskets with Bayonets.—Pipes of first quality Holland-Gin, and a few Gin Cakes, for Sale by Henry Ladd. Portsmouth, June 8, 1802.
NOTICE is hereby given, that so much of the real estate of Capt. Edward Gove, consisting of the dwelling house in this town, occupied by Mr. John French, will be sold at public auction on Thursday the 22d day of July next, at 11 o'clock, A. M. at the house of Mr. John Davenport, innholder in Portsmouth, as will pay the following taxes and incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment. D. C. Capt. Edward Gove, county and town taxes, for 1801. JOSEPH AKERMAN, jr. Coll. Portsmouth, June 8, 1802.
Pedigree of the noted Stud Horse AURELIUS.
AURELIUS was sired by the celebrated Horse AURELIUS, owned and kept a few years since by Mr. John Meulh, at New-London. AURELIUS' grand sire was a noted imported Horse, called Beaucephalus, and owned at Hartford. His dam was a beautiful English mare, celebrated for the saddle and turf. AURELIUS was raised by John Wheeler of Stonington, Connecticut, and will be 7 years old next month.—To the truth of the foregoing we certify, William Frink, Stonington. } Stephen Avery, 2d. April 23, 1802. } Hosea Wheeler. The above Horse is a beautiful dark chestnut color, 16 hands high, and needs only to be viewed to be admired. He will stand at the stable of the subscriber in Newington, the remainder of the season. Terms—3 dollars the leap, 6 dollars the season, and 7 dollars to insure a foal. CYRUS FRINK. Newington, June 8, 1802.
Hard-Ware GOODS, By Wholesale and Retail.
H. & B. Penhallow,
Have imported in the ships John Adan and Warrington, from Liverpool, and ship Bristol Packet from Bristol,
A GREAT VARIETY OF HARD WARE GOODS.
Which together with their former Stock make a large and complete assortment,
Consisting of BRASS KETTLES; brass and copper Warming Pans; copper, sheet-iron and patent Tea Kettle bras; copper and iron Chafing Dishes; bras; japan'd and iron Candles; bras; Skimmers; bras; cabin and clock Furniture; Clock-Faces and Clock Pinions; bras and iron Thut Latches and Rappers; bras; Nails; Pewter; block-tin Tea Pots, of various sizes; Flat-Irons; Frying Pans; a great variety of Shovels and Ton Andirons; bras; note and common Bellows; bras; and steel Chimney Hooks; Pins, No. 34, 4, 4 1/2, and 5, pound and packet Pins; Grain Tin, and Emery.
A great variety of Knives & Forks; Jackknives; Penknives; Razors; Scissors & Shears; floor, hearth, dust, wax, clothes, scrubbing, whitewash, teeth, paint, tar and shoe Brushes.
A great variety of low priced Looking-Glasses, from 1 dollar to 13 dollars each. A great variety of Patent Lamps; elegant Tea Trays, and Waiters; Snuffer Trays; best and common steel Snuffers; block-tin, composition and tin'd iron Tea and Table Spoons.
Box and steel Coffee Mills; Hones, and Oil Stones; Painter's and Glazier's Knives.
A very large assortment of SADLERY.
Joiner's, Ship-Carpenter's, Carver's, Sadler's, Cooper's and Shoemaker's Tools; iron and bras Wire; Lanthorn-Leaves; Devonshire and square Iron Shovels and Spades; Sheet-Iron; Patent Shot; Crowley, blistered and Halback Steel; Anvils and Vises; Screw-Plates.
An extensive assortment of bras & iron Locks, Hinges, Latches & Bolts.
A large assortment of Files; steel and common plate Saws, viz. pitt, cross-cut, webb, hand, pannel, saw, dovetail, compass, cooper's and key-hole Saws; bras Scales; painted Scale Beams; Steelyards of all sizes; Callipers; Razor Cakes; Shaving Boxes; Snuff and Tobacco Boxes; Curling Tongs; Ivory Combs; Church Plate; Scales and Dividers; Mathematical Instruments; Surveyor's Instruments; Spy Glasses; Ship Scrapers; Caulking Irons; Pitch Ladles; Cabin Mops; Palms; Sail Needles; Twine; Time Glasses; Codlines; a complete assortment of small Fish Hooks; saw and chalk Lines; log, hand and deep sea Lines; Hadley's Quadrants; Mufkets with Bayonets; Hangers and Hanger Blades; Wood Screws of all sizes; Bed Screws; Bed Keys; house, tea-table, sheep and cow Bells; Cork Screws; Thimbles; Shoe Clasps; Knitting Pins; Rat and Mouse Traps; Curry Combs; Gun Locks & Mountings; best Currier's Knives; common and patent Brick and Plaistering Trowels; Bed and Chair Pans; Coffin Letters, Figures and Ornaments; Slates, &c.
They have also for sale, 6 by 8, 7 by 9, 8 by 10, 10 by 12, 12 by 14, and 13 by 18 Window Glass; thin Sheet Lead; thin Sheet Copper; English Glue and Glue Pots; best Scythes, Scicles and Hoes; Proof Glasses; Pumice Stone; Rotten Stone; Black Lead; Hatter's Irons and Brushes; Crucibles & Lead Pots; Cast Iron Weights; Shovel Pans. A large assortment of Horse and Chaise Whips, some of which are very elegant; Sand Paper; Nourse-Fish-Skin; best White Chappel Needles; Horse Fetter-Locks; Flints; Spikes; Deck Nails; Brads, Nails and Tacks of all kinds; Cart, Chaise and Waggon Boxes of all sizes.
A large assortment of English iron Pots and Kettles; best German Steel Mill Saws, and many other articles. Portsmouth, June 8, 1802.
FOR SALE, 200 barrels Fresh Superfine FLOUR; SUGAR and MOLASSES pr. hhd. Apply to John Rindge, NORTH END. Portsmouth, June 8, 1802.
TO BE SOLD, At the Store No. 5, Long-Wharf, NEW-YORK BEST RYE FLOUR, per barrel, by Jona. Warner. Portsmouth, June 8, 1802. Generous wages will be given to a capable GIRL, that understands cooking, and a boarding-house.—Inquire of the Printers. June 8.

Miscellaneous Repository.
THE MORNING.
HOW sweet is the breath of the morn, On the wing of the soft fanning breeze; How fresh are the dew-drops that sit On the leaves of the slow-waving trees. The blush that empurples the east, How modest and charming a die; The bow in the clouds fades away, But morn's rosy light gilds the sky. The warblers begin their loud songs, The groves all resound with their notes; How sweet is the music they chant, As soft in the breezes it floats. My CELIA! awake and behold The morning so tranquil and fair; Retire to the foot of yon hill, And breathe the salubrious air. There gently meanders a stream, Midst Flora's delightful perfumes; The lilly adorns its green banks And there the wild rose sweetly blooms. The tall elm, majestic and fair, Hangs o'er the crystal stream; Observe its dark form on the wave, Ere Sol has re-kindled his beam.
Moralist.
A SERMON ON SELFISHNESS. "Israel is an empty vine, he brings forth fruit unto himself."
SUCH a vine is modern friendship, the tendrils of which twine round the rich man's purse, and the feet of him who ruleth the people. Such is the soil from whence it springs, and such the dews, which nurture it, that the fruit branches thereof will not encircle him who hath fellowship with poverty or walketh in the lone vale of misfortune. The sun, which ornamented the temple of the ancient Mexicans, though considered by them of no other value, than as a representative of the glorious luminary they adored, is of prime virtue, in the nutrition of the world's esteem, and receives more polite literary supplicants at its shrine, than even bent the knee in the wilds of the Western Hemisphere. I would not willingly record this despicable truth—that one half of the apparent friendship in the world is a mere empty vine—that the affection, which walketh in rich attire and glitters in the market, is but precious little more than the forced fruit of extraneous virtue. In the vineyard of life, the rich husbandmen have kept company too long with those who heap up corn and fill their garners with the fatness of the field—to sit down contented with the breakers of clouds and drawers of water. They know, too well, that bare feet and light pockets will not fill their empty vine, or add oil to their cruise, and the "Maxim of Self-Interest" have been too long a substitute for the "Duty of Man" to excite a fellow feeling in their breasts. Yet, weep not, ye sorrowful of the earth! for in the great day of harvest, when the reapers of your LORD go forth, you shall be gathered into the store house of gladness and rejoicing.
Meditation on a Pudding.
Let us seriously reflect on what a Pudding is composed. It is composed of flour, that once waved in the golden grain, and drank of the dews of the morning; of milk, pressed from the swelling udder by the gentle hand of the beauteous milk maid, whose beauty and innocence might have recommended a worse draught, who, while she broked the udder, indulged no ambitious thoughts of wandering in palaces, and formed no plans for the destruction of her fellow creatures. Milk which is drawn from the cow, that useful animal, that eats the grass of the field, and supplies us with that which made the greatest part of the food of mankind in the age which the poets have agreed to call golden. It is made with an egg, that miracle of nature, which the theoretical Burnet has compared to creation; an egg contains matter within its beautiful smooth surface, and an unformed mass, which becomes a regular animal, furnished with bones and sinews, and covered with feathers. Let us consider, can there be more wanted to complete this meditation on pudding? If more is wanting, more may be found. It contains salt, which keeps the sea from putrefaction; salt, which is made the image of intellectual essence, contributes to the formation of a pudding.
S C R A P.
Against Slander there is no defence. Hell cannot boast to foul a fiend; nor man deplore to flay a foe: It flabs with a word—with a nod—with a shrug—with a look—with a smile: It is the pestilence walking in darkness, spreading contagion far and wide, which the most wary traveller cannot avoid: It is the heart searching dagger of the dark assassin: It is the poisoned arrow, whose wound is incurable: It is the mortal sting of the deadly adder: Murder is its employment: Innocence its prey—and Ruin its sport.
James Rundlet Respectfully informs his friends and customers, that he has imported in the Galen from London, a large assortment of Spring and Summer Goods, which he is now opening for Sale by Wholesale and Retail;—consisting of
DIMITIES; Muslinets; White and color'd Marseilles Quilting Veling; color'd Mullinet ditto; striped, clouded and check'd Nankinets; twill'd Nankinets, handsome silk striped ditto; Thickets; Velveteens; Fustians; Durelle; Corduroys; Chinizes from 1/6 to 3/6 yard; red and white, blue and white, and purple and white Copperplates; handsome Patch Furnitures; Purple, Chintz, Muslin, Camels Hair, and Silk Shawls; a great variety of fancy Silk Handkerchiefs; Black ditto; Cambric, Mullin, and Lawn Pocket Handkerchiefs; Stamp'd, Cotton, and Copperplate ditto; Cambric, Jacksonet, Book and Tambor'd Muslins, Black ditto; Fans; Umbrellas, some with walking canes; Parasols with walking sticks; Mens' Beaver Gloves, white and color'd silk ditto; Ladies Long White and Black Silk ditto 7/6; color'd ditto; White and color'd short ditto 4/; Coat and Vest Buttons; a great variety of Mens' and Youths' color'd and White Cotton Hosiery; Mens' White and Black, Silk ditto, some as low as 10/6 pair; Ladies Superfine White Cotton, ditto, with Lace'd Clocks, Silk ditto; Modes; Satins; Peling Satins; Mens' Plain, Striped and Plad Rich Black Satins; Satin Florentine; Durants; Shalloons; Russells; Calamancos; Florentines; Irish Linens; Mens' and Womens' Beaver Hats; Ladies' Straw Hats and Bonnets; Willow Bonnets; Childrens' Straw ditto; Carpets and Carpeting; Broad Cloths; Cassimires; Serges; Plains; Black Silk Velvet; Plain and Crape Gauze; Dress Gauze for Gowns; Italian Crapes; Ribbons; Galloons; Edgings and Laces; Ivory Combs; Shirt Wires; Packet, Bundle, and Pound Pins; color'd and Black Sewing Silks.
A large assortment of Check'd, Striped and Changeable Italian Silks; Plain and Changeable Florence and French Lustrings; Bandana, Lungee, Sufusof, and China Handkerchiefs; Tapes; Bobbins; Threads; thick Silks, and Silk and Cottons for Gentlemens' Summer Coats; best Company Long Nankins, Short ditto; Blue Nankins; Morocco Cloths; Oil Cloths; Brown Hollands; Plaitiles; India Cottons; India Calicoes; Striped and Checked India Cottons; Cotton Cambricks; some articles in the Jewellery line which will be sold very cheap by the dozen; Morocco Pocket Books by the gross; Gentlemens' Leghorn Summer Hats, &c. &c. all at peace prices.
HE HAS ALSO FOR SALE, 6 Casks Bohea Tea, which being a consignment will be sold low. Paper Hangings, and Borders. Portsmouth, April 27, 1802.
James Rundlet, Has just received in addition to the above advertisement, per the Criterion, from London, and the Sally, from Liverpool, a Large Assortment of
LONDON superfine Broad-Cloths and Cassimeres, the most fashionable colors and mixtures; 2/ & 2/ Irish Linens; 2/ & 2/ Cambric Mullins; black Mullins; very fine Book ditto; Thread Laces and Edgings. Also, an extensive assortment of Beaver Hats, some with Broad-rims than common; Drab and Drab green under ditto, some with extra broad brims; Youth's and Children's black and drab ditto; Women's ditto—Black India LUSTINGS.
These, together with the Goods received before, make an excellent assortment of Prime GOODS, the whole of which will be sold at a small advance. Portsmouth, May 25, 1802.
District of New-Hampshire.
WHEREAS a commission of bankruptcy hath been awarded and issued against EDWARD JOHN PEIRCE, of Portsmouth, in the District of New-Hampshire, trader; and he being declared a bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender himself unto the commissioners named and authorised in said commission, or a major part of them, on Mondays the fourteenth and twenty-eighth days of June next, and fifth of July next, at nine of the clock in the forenoon of each of said days, at the office of JEREMIAH LIBBEY, Esq. in Portsmouth, in said District, and make a full discovery and disclosure of all his estate and effects, real and personal; and in all things to conform to the act of Congress made and now in force concerning bankrupts—When and where the creditors of said bankrupt are to come prepared to prove their debts, and at the first meeting to choose an assignee or assignees—and at the last meeting said bankrupt is to finish his examination, and the creditors are to assent to, or dissent from the allowance of his certificate. Given under our hands at Portsmouth aforesaid, this 24th day of May, Anno Domini 1802.
EDW'D S. L. LIVERMORE, JEREMIAH LIBBEY, Major part of the Commissioners in said commission named and authorised.
TO BE LET, A CONVENIENT DWELLING HOUSE.
ENQUIRE OF ELISHA WHIDDEN. Portsmouth, May 25, 1802.
Just received from BALTIMORE, and now ready for SALE by Abner Newhall, At his BOOT & SHOE Store, Daniel Street, opposite the Columbian Bookstore, A Complete Assortment of BOOT-LEGS, And MOROCCO SKINS, of the first quality, and of all colors. —ALSO—A large and well selected assortment of TRUNKS.
—ALSO—just received a fresh assortment of SHOES, by Wholesale and Retail, at a low advance. Portsmouth, June 1.
Robert M'Clary & Co.
INFORM the Ladies and Gentlemen of Portsmouth and its vicinity, that they have Removed a few doors East of their former stand, and have taken a store adjoining N. S. & W. PEIRCE's Book-Store, Congress-street. They likewise inform them they have just received a fresh supply of Ladies' and Gentlemen's first rate
SHOES Of every description, and at moderate prices; boy's and children's Shoes, Boots and Boot Legs. Also—A Variety of TRUNKS.
N. B. Those who wish to purchase for exportation or country sale, shall have Shoes on as generous terms for Cash or approved notes, as can be purchased in Portsmouth or Boston. Portsmouth, May 18, 1802.
FOR SALE, 100 Hhds. Turks-Island SALT; RUM; SUGAR; MOLASSES, per Hhd. the above will be sold on liberal credit. Apply to ELISHA HILL, Jr. Portsmouth, June 1, 1802.
A few quarter casks SHERRY WINE; boxes LEMONS; & casks FIGS, for sale cheap. Apply to ROBERT RICE. Portsmouth, May 11, 1802.
FOR SALE, BY  Elisha Whidden, Lower End of Buck Street, 30,000 Merchantable Boards, by retail. 30,000 good Shingles. Portsmouth, May 11, 1802.
Isaac Stanwood, HAS RECEIVED FOR SALE AT HIS Crockery, Glass & China Ware Store, in Market-street, an assortment of Imported Garden Seeds, The Growth of 1801. LIKewise, A few bbls. Superfine FLOUR. Portsmouth, May 4, 1802.
THE subscriber once more requests all persons indebted to, (either by Note of Hand or otherwise,) to the Estate of GEORGE JAFFRET, late of Portsmouth, Esquire, deceased, to call on him, at his Store in Market-street, and settle the same, otherwise, he shall be under the disagreeable necessity of commencing Actions without delay, for the recovery of said debts. JEREMIAH LIBBEY, Executor to the last Will of said deceased, and Attorney for the Heir. Portsmouth, June 1, 1802.
THE Heirs to the Estate of SARAH SIMPSON, late of Greenland, widow, deceased, are hereby notified, that on the fourteenth day of June next, at eleven of the clock beforenoon, at the Probate Office in Exeter, I shall exhibit to the Judge of Probate, my account of administering said Estate. WM. SIMPSON, Adm'r. May 24, 1802.
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the Estate of Lt. DANIEL FRENCH, late of Stratham, deceased, are requested to exhibit the same for settlement, to the subscriber, administrator of said Estate. JOSEPH FRENCH. Stratham, May 27, 1802.
Thirty Dollars Reward. BROKE out of the goal in Portsmouth, on the night of the 29th inst. JOHN BROWN, otherwise WILLIAM GILES, convicted for horse-stealing, &c. He is of a light complexion, about five feet nine inches high, florid dark hair, marked with a T from one temple to the other, and to the tip of his nose, with India ink—Whoever will apprehend said runaway and return him to the goal in Portsmouth, shall receive the above reward, and all necessary expenses shall be paid. TIMOTHY GERRISH. May 31, 1802.
Proposals
For carrying the Mails of the United States, on the following Post Roads, will be received at the General Post-Office in Washington City, until the 12th day of July next, inclusive.
IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE. 1st. FROM Portsmouth, by Dover, Rochester, Middletown, Offspree, Moultonboro' Centre Harbor, Plymouth, New-Hampton, Meredith, Gilmanton, Nottingham and Durham, to Portsmouth one week, and return the contrary way the next week, so as to pass alternately once a week. Leave Portsmouth every Monday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Plymouth the next Wednesday by 7 P. M. Leave Plymouth every Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Portsmouth the next Monday by 2 P. M.
2d. From Portsmouth, by Exeter, Chester, Londonderry, Amherst, Peterboro', Marlboro' and Keene to Walpole once a week. Leave Portsmouth every Tuesday at 9 A. M. arrive at Amherst on Wednesday by 7 P. M. Leave Amherst every Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Keene by 7 P. M. and at Walpole on Friday by 10 A. M. Returning—Leave Walpole every Friday at 2 P. M. arrive at Keene by 7 P. M. arrive at Amherst on Saturday by 6 P. M. Leave Amherst in one hour and arrive at Portsmouth on Monday by 4 P. M.
3d. From Exeter by Nottingham, Concord, Salisbury, Grafton, Canaan, and Lebanon to Hanover once a week. Leave Exeter every Wednesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Concord on Thursday by 9 A. M. Leave Concord at 11 A. M. and arrive at Hanover on Saturday by 9 A. M. Returning—Leave Hanover every Saturday at 9 P. M. and arrive at Exeter the next Tuesday by 7 P. M.
4th. From Haverhill, Mass. by Chester, Pembroke, Concord, Boscawen, Salisbury, Plymouth, Romney and Haverhill N. H. to Newbury, Vt. once a week. Leave Haverhill Mass. every Friday at 2 P. M. arrive at Chester, by 5 P. M. at Concord on Saturday by noon; leave Concord at 7 P. M. and arrive at Plymouth, on Monday by 6 A. M. and at Haverhill by 5 P. M. and at Newbury by 7 P. M. Returning—Leave Newbury on Tuesday by 6 A. M. arrive at Haverhill by 7 A. M. at Plymouth by 6 P. M. arrive at Concord on Wednesday by 6 P. M. Leave Concord on Thursday at 10 A. M. and arrive at Haverhill on Friday by 10 A. M.
5th. From Hanover N. H. by Orford to Haverhill once a week. Leave Hanover every Monday at 6 A. M. arrive at Haverhill by 4 P. M. Returning—Leave Haverhill on Tuesday at 9 A. M. and arrive at Hanover by 6 P. M.
6th. From Hanover by Norwich, Hartford, Hartland, Windsor, Vt. Charlestown, Walpole, Westminster, Vt. Putney, Vt. Brattleboro' Vt. Hinsdale, Vt. Bernardstown, Mass. Greenfield, Mass. Deerfield, Whately, Hatfield, Northampton, Southampton and Westfield, Mass. to Suffield, C. twice a week. Leave Hanover, every Monday and Thursday at 6 A. M. arrive at Windsor, by noon. Leave Windsor in half an hour and arrive at Brattleboro' on Tuesday and Friday by 11 A. M. Leave Brattleboro' at 2 P. M. and arrive at Suffield on Wednesday and Saturday by 8 P. M. Returning—Leave Suffield every Monday and Thursday at 4 A. M. arrive at Northampton by 1 P. M. Leave Northampton in half an hour and arrive at Brattleboro' every Tuesday and Friday at 10 A. M. Leave Brattleboro' at 1 P. M. arrive at Windsor on Wednesday and Saturday by noon. Leave Windsor in half an hour, and arrive at Hanover, by 6 P. M.
7th. From Portsmouth, by Exeter, Kingston, Haverhill, Mass. Andover, Wilmington, Woburn and Medford, to Boston, three times a week. Leave Portsmouth, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3 A. M. and arrive at Boston the same days by 7 P. M. Returning—Leave Boston every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3 A. M. and arrive at Portsmouth the same days by 7 P. M.
8th. From Exeter by Newmarket and Durham to Dover once a week. Leave Exeter every Tuesday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Dover by 10 A. M. Leave Dover every Tuesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Exeter by 6 P. M.
NOTES.
I. THE Postmaster-General may expedite the mails and alter the times of arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contracts, he previously stipulating an adequate compensation for any extra-expence that may be occasioned thereby. II. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening and closing the mail at all places where no particular time is specified. III. For every thirty minutes delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in arriving after the times prescribed in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit one dollar, and if the delay continue until the departure of any depending mail, whereby the mails destined for such, depending mail lose a trip, an additional forfeiture of five dollars shall be incurred.
IV. Newspapers as well as letters are to be sent in the mails; and if any person, making proposals, desires to carry newspapers other than those conveyed in the mail, for his own emolument, he must state in his proposals, for what sum he will carry it with that emolument, and for what sum without that emolument.
V. Should any person, making proposals, desire an alteration of the times of arrival and departure above specified, he must state in his proposals, the alterations desired, and the difference they will make in the terms of his contract.
VI. Persons making proposals are desired to state their prices by the year. Those who contract will receive their pay quarterly, to the months of February, May, August, and November, one month after the expiration of each quarter.
VII. No other than a free white person shall be employed to convey the mail.
VIII. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail in the body of a stage carriage, he is desired to state it in his proposals.
IX. The Postmaster-General reserves to himself the right of declaring any contract at an end, whenever three failures happen, which amount to the loss of a trip each.
X. The contracts for the above routes, are to be in operation on the first day of October next, and to continue in force for one year, from that time, excepting such routes as have a particular note respecting the continuance of the contract.
GIDEON GRANGER, Post-Master General. General Post Office, Washington-City, May 9, 1802.
B. Brierley,
Begs leave to inform his friends, THAT HE HAS NOW OPENED A most extensive assortment of Fancy, Fashionable and Staple GOODS,
which he offers very low for cash or approved credit, by Wholesale or Retail. N. B. A few cases of well assorted MEN'S HATS, for Sale by the Package. Portsmouth, June 1, 1802.
Henry Ladd, Ship-Chandler, MARKET-SQUARE, Has just received by the Criterion, from LONDON,
LARGE, Middle, & Small size Herring Nets; 9, 12, 15, and 18 thread Fishing Lines; Chalk, Squid, Log, Hand-Lead, and deep Sea, do. Sewing, Salmon and Whipping Twine; Fish Hooks, of all sizes; 5, 10, and 20 inch Red, Blue and White Bunting; Mahogany, Acany and Ebony frame Quadrants, with brass and wood Indexes; 28 and 14 Second Time Glasses; Hour & half Hour, do. Patent Shot; Sheet Lead. Also for Sale,
Cordage and Boltrope, of all sizes; Worming; Marline; Ravens Duck; Russia, do. do. Sheeting; Sheet Copper; Copper Hand-Pumps; Nails, of all kinds and sizes; Black and Bright Varnish.
Spirits of Turpentine; Spermaceti Oil, of the first quality; a few Bbls. Powdered Brown, do. Yellow Ocre; Boxes Candles; do. Chocolate; cases Florence Oil, 30 Flasks each; Casks Hyson-skin Tea, of the Hazard's cargo, at a reduced price; White Spanish Sugar, suitable for Family's use, in Bags of Cwt. Philadelphia refined Loaf do. per Cwt. St. Ubes Salt, &c. &c. Portsmouth, May 25, 1802.
Rockingham, Jf.
THE Heirs to the Estate of JEREMIAH KNOWLES, late of Hampton, in said county, Esq. deceased, are hereby notified, that the account of Gamaliel Knowles, of his administration of said Estate will be examined, in order for allowance, at the Probate Office in Exeter, on the fourteenth day of June next at eleven of the clock beforenoon. By Order of the Judge, WM. PARKER, Reg.
THE Report of the Commissioners appointed by the Judge of Probate, to receive, examine, and adjust the claims of the creditors to the Estate of EDWARD BURLEIGH, late of Epping, mariner, deceased, will be returned to said Judge, at the Probate Office, in Exeter, on the fourteenth day of June next; All concerned, will take notice and govern themselves accordingly. WM. PARKER, Reg. May 27, 1802.
Fresh Stationary.
Just received per the Minerva, from London, and now ready for sale, by N. S. & W. PEIRCE, corner of Congress and Market-streets, A handsome assortment of
STATIONARY. Consisting of Writing and Letter PAPERS; Folio, Post, Demi and Medium do; Quills; Ink-Powder; Slates; Slats and Lead Pencils; Wafers; Scaling Wax; PEN-KNIVES from 7/6 to 6 cents each. Also—A well selected assortment of Gentlemen's and Ladies' POCKET-BOOKS, THREAD CASES, PURSES, &c. &c.