The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1795-02-03 00:00:00

New Hampshire Gazette.
Published by JOHN MELCHER, Printer to the State of New-Hampshire, at his Office, corner of Market-Street, Portsmouth.
Vol. xxxviii.—Numb. 1993.]
TUESDAY (Evening) February 3, 1795.
[9f. pr. Annum.
Bristol Stone Lime
FOR SALE BY
N. & B. Ham,
A FEW casks of an excellent quality, warranted good, at their Kiln; likewise at Mr. Thomas Chadbourn's, and Mr. Mark Rogers's at Portsmouth, Mr. Nahum Ward's at the new Bridge, Mr. Samuel Yeaton's, Durham, and Captain Nathaniel Naffon's, Berwick.
Portsmouth, Jan. 19, 1795.
State of New Hampshire, Grafton, ss.
To Peter Carleton, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for the county of Grafton aforesaid, and Josiah Bishop Proprietors Clerk for the Proprietors of the township of Concord, in the same county.
WE the undersigned proprietors and owners of more than a sixteenth part of the original rights of land in said township, request you to give notice as the law directs, to the proprietors of said Concord, that they meet at the dwelling-house of Jesse Young, Esq. living on the premises, on the last Tuesday of February next, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, to vote and act on the following articles, viz.
 1st. To choose a moderator, proprietors clerk, treasurer, collector, agents and committees, and any proprietary officers which may appear necessary.  2d. To see if said proprietors will ratify and confirm all their former votes, pitches, draughts, surveys and allotments in said township heretofore made, or make any alterations.  3d. To see if they will complete surveying, allotting and dividing said township to, and among said proprietors, and point out the mode.  4th. To see what sum of money they will raise for the use of said proprietors, and point out the appropriation thereof.  5th. To see what they will give for building mills in said town. 
  Isaac Moore,  Benjamin Whitcomb,    Robert Young,  John Young,    Josiah Young,  Abner Young,    Josiah Bishop,  J. S. Young.    Ebene. Richardson,   
State of New-Hampshire, Grafton, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing application, the said proprietors are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place aforesaid, and for the purposes abovenoted.
PETER CARLETON, Justice Peace. JOSIAH BISHOP, Proprietors Clerk for said Concord.
Concord, Dec. 12, 1794.
SPRINGFIELD.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors or owners of land in the township of Springfield, formerly known by the name of Protectworth, in the county of Cheshire, in the State of New-Hampshire, who have not paid their county tax for the year 1793, assessed on said lands, and committed to me the subscriber to collect, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Ebenezer Loverin, in said town, on the last Monday of March next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, if not prevented by previous payment.
   Ac's. s. d.     Henry Dearborn, No. 4 192 0 11   ditto 6 192 0 11   ditto 11 192 0 11   ditto 13 192 0 11   Jabez Morrell, 4 95 0 11   ditto 12 192 1 7   John Neal, Esq. 27 192 1 7  
CALEB LOVERIN, Collector. Springfield, Jan. 10, 1795.
ALL persons who have demands on the estate of NATHANIEL ETHRIDGE, late of Sandwich, deceased, are desired to exhibit them to me DOROTHY ETHRIDGE, Executrix. Sandwich, Dec. 8, 1794.
From the Federal Orrery.
The humble petition of THE AMERICAN CAPTIVES, in SLAVERY, at ALGIERS, to the ministers of the gospel, of every denomination, throughout America.
Reverend and respected!
ON Thursday, the 19th day of February, 1795, you are enjoined by the President of the United States of America, to appear in the various temples of that God, who heareth the groaning of the prisoner, and, in mercy, remembereth those, who are appointed to die.
Nor, are ye to assemble alone;—for, on this, the high day of continental thanksgiving, all the religious societies and denominations, throughout the union, and all persons whomsoever, within the limits of the confederated states, are to enter the courts of JEHOVAH, with their several pastors, and gratefully to render unfeigned thanks, to the Ruler of nations, for the manifold and signal mercies, which distinguish your lot as a people; in a more particular manner, commemorating your exemption from foreign war; being greatly thankful for the preservation of peace at home and abroad; and fervently beseeching the kind Author of all these blessings, graciously to prolong them to you, and finally to render the United States of America, more and more, an asylum for the unfortunate of every clime under heaven.
Reverend and respected!
Most fervent are our daily prayers, breathed in the sincerity of woe—unfathomable—most ardent are the embittered aspirations of our afflicted spirits, that thus it may be, indeed, and in truth. Although we are prisoners in a foreign land; although we are far, very far from our native homes; although our harps are hung upon the weeping willows of slavery;—nevertheless, America is still preferred above our chiefest joy; and the last with our departing souls shall be, her peace, her prosperity, her liberty, forever!—On this day, the day of felicity and gladness, remember us, your unfortunate brethren; late members of the family of freedom, now doomed to perpetual confinement.—Pray, earnestly pray, that our grievous calamities may have a gracious end. Supplicate the Father of mercies, for the most wretched of his offspring.—Beseech the God of all consolation to comfort us, by the hope of final restoration. Implore the JESUS, whom you worship, to open the house of the prison. Entreat the CHRIST, whom you adore, to let the miserable captive go free.
Reverend and respected!
It is not your prayers alone, although of much avail, which we beg, on the bended knee of supplication, galled by the corroding fetters of slavery. We conjure you, by the bowels of the mercies of the Almighty; we ask you in the name of your Father in heaven, to have compassion upon our miseries; to wipe away the chrysalized tear of despondence; to hush the heart-felt sigh of distress; and, by every possible exertion of god-like CHARITY, to restore us to our wives, our children, to our friends, to our country, to our God and to yours!
Is it possible, that a stimulus can be wanting? Forbid it, the holy example of a dying, bleeding, crucified Saviour! Forbid it, the precepts of a risen, ascended, glorified IMMANUEL! Do unto us in fetters, in bonds, in dungeons, in peril of the pestilence, as ye yourselves would wish to be done unto. Lift up your voices, like a trumpet; cry aloud, in the cause of humanity, benevolence, philanthropy!—Eloquence can never be directed to a nobler purpose; religion never employed in a more glorious cause; charity never meditate a more exalted flight.—O, that a live coal from the burning altar of celestial beneficence might warm the heart of the sacred order, impregnate the feelings of the attentive hearer!
Gentlemen of the clergy in New-Hampshire, Rhode-Island, Massachusetts, New-York, Pennsylvania and Virginia!
Your most zealous exertions, your unremitting assiduities, are pathetically invoked! Those states, in which you minister unto the churches of God, gave us birth. We are, as aliens from the commonwealth of America. We are strangers to the temples of our God. The strong arm of infidelity hath bound us with two chains;—the iron of slavery, and the sword of death, are entering our very souls. Arise, ye ministers of the Most High! Christians of every denomination, awake unto charity! Let a brief, setting forth our hapless situation, be published throughout the continent! Be it read, in every house of worship, on Sunday the 8th of February! Command a preparatory discourse to be delivered, on Sunday the 15th of February, in all churches whithersoever this petition or the brief may come:—and on THURSDAY, the 19th of February, complete the god-like work. It is a day, which assembles a continent to thanksgiving!—It is a day, which calls an empire to praise. God grant that this may be the day, which emancipates the forlorn captive; and may the best blessings of those, who are
ready to perish, be your abiding portion forever. Thus prays a small remnant, who are still alive!—Thus pray your fellow-citizens, chained to the galleys of the impostor Mahomet!
Signed for and in behalf of his fellow sufferers, by RICHARD O'BRIEN; in the 10th year of his captivity.
From the Federal Orrery.
MR. PAINE,
The following letter, containing the reasons of the failure of Mr. Lamb's mission to Algiers, deserves a place in your impartial paper.
CADIZ, January 20, 1793.
To the American merchants and masters of ships, now in the bay of Cadiz.
GENTLEMEN,
As many unfavorable surmises, respecting my conduct at Algiers, have lately been circulated, I take this opportunity of laying before you the circumstances of that unfortunate transaction.
My commission to Algiers was on a miserable, contracted scale; and, I presume, you will readily exculpate my character from any dishonorable aspersion, after you have carefully and impartially perused my instructions. They were given to me, in Paris, by our minister, then resident at the French Court; and I here insert them, that you may publish them in America, for the information of my countrymen.
"You are to proceed to Algiers, via Madrid, there call on William Carmichael, Esq. who is our charge des affaires, at that court; and will procure the influence of Spain, in favor of your mission to Algiers—From Madrid, you will proceed, the most convenient route to your destined place, Algiers. We hope, you will purchase our prisoners at one hundred dollars per head: you are not to exceed two hundred dollars per head; you are not to purchase our prisoners, except you make a peace for fifty years. You are to keep up to the dignity of your high mission. The sum, for the above business, is 40,000 dollars. The expenses of your travels are included in the above sum; and, we hope, there will be a great saving out of it."
According to my orders, I proceeded to Algiers—and was three days with the dey of Algiers, at three different times. The lowest price, he would take for the people, was 6000 dollars for a captain; 4000 dollars, for a mate; and 1,400 dollars for a sailor.
I could have obtained the peace proposed, for 500,000 dollars, together with the redemption of our unfortunate fellow-citizens at Algiers, who were, at that time, 21 in number. Not less, than this sum, would have answered the purpose, without any saving whatever, except the "dignity of my high mission" had been kept down!
Gentlemen,
If the above deposition, doth not satisfy you, please to call at Algiers, and there you will be convinced,
I am, gentlemen, your obedient, humble servant, (Signed) JOHN LAMB.
Federal Legislature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIDAY, Jan. 2.
DEBATE OF THE NATURALIZATION BILL, IN CONTINUATION.
MR. Giles said, that there had been an echo from one end to the other of the house that his amendment was trifling. Was it consistent for the gentleman who had been up for half an hour to spend so much time upon a question, and then conclude by telling the house that it was nothing—that he had been talking for so long a time, upon a subject that did not merit their attention? What kind of reasoning was this, or how did the gentleman propose to reconcile it? Was it consistent with the warmth which had been discovered, to say that all this discussion, all this length of time had been consumed upon nothing? But this kind of language had something more serious in it, for this prohibition of nobility formed one of the pillars of the constitution, so that call a principle recognized and affirmed by the constitution a trifle or nothing, and so on, was a very unguarded proceeding. Another notable argument against agreeing to his amendment had been, that the people already detested nobility so thoroughly, that it was not worth while to pass this amendment, as their hatred of it would put an end to it without a law. It was odd enough that the two principal reasons against his amendment were, first, that it was authorized by the constitution, and secondly, that it would be agreeable to the people. It is strange that the
will of the people who fend us here is to have no influence in this house, but is to be turned into an argument against passing a law! Mr. Giles would adhere to his amendment, because, as the law now stands, there is nothing to hinder a foreigner with a title to become an American citizen, and obtain a seat in this house, and hold both his office and his title. Mr. Giles next answered a part of the speech of Mr. W. Smith, which had been less distinctly heard, but we understood the reasoning to have been to this effect, that making people renounce their titles would only rivet their attachment to them, and make them perhaps think of these things, when otherwise they would have been forgotten. This, or something to the same effect, must have been the reasoning of Mr. W. Smith, as is evident from the tone of the reply. Mr. Giles said, that it was quite a new kind of argument, that to renounce a thing was the way to give it existence. If this rule were to hold, he believed that some members of the house, would renounce things which they very much wanted. For example, he himself should possibly renounce an hundred thousand dollars.—As to the call for yeas and nays, he had some time ago informed the house, that he gave up this point. The thing could not affect him either one way or another, because his sentiments were already known.
Mr. Sedgwick. Has it not been said that there was a party in the United States, not only for aristocracy, but even for monarchy? Is not the present most favourable opportunity for holding up these people to popular resentment? He was convinced that the gentleman who moved this amendment had no design of doing any such thing, but that did not lessen the reality. He said that Mr. Giles had brought gentlemen into a dilemma, which he did not, or would not see. They had at first opposed the motion as trifling, and this they had a right to do. The member, (Mr. Giles) then moved his call for the yeas and nays; and if gentlemen who had already spoken against the amendment, were now to draw back, and vote for it, they would betray a disgraceful poverty of spirit. Their constituents would say that their votes had been given 'in terrorem' of the yeas and nays. The motives for pushing this call could be nothing else but to stigmatize members of that house, as wanting to introduce a nobility, whereas they opposed the amendment on no such account, but merely because it was not worth their taking it up. As to himself he did not care. He could not wish to stand better with his constituents, than he actually did. He was well known to them. But in other quarters of the continent, it might be said that the eastern states were represented by Aristocrats. "If this be a desirable object, (said Mr. Sedgwick) in God's name let gentlemen persist in calling for the yeas and nays. It will be said, there go the eastern Aristocrats! They want to import nobility here, when it can no longer exist in Europe!" Mr. Sedgwick said, that at first, he gave but little opposition to the amendment, thinking it frivolous. He repeatedly declared upon his honor, that he firmly believed it to be so, and that he 'had no other reason for opposing it.' If he had been, upon this occasion, warmer than usual, he was sorry for it, but the mischievous and unconciliating consequences of this call for the yeas and nays, had hurt exceedingly.
Mr. Madison denied the assertion of Mr. S. that the amendment was trifling; and the member himself seemed to betray, by his behaviour, a consciousness that 'he had not promoted conciliation. An abolition of titles was essential to a republican revolution; and therefore such an abolition had been highly proper in France. The sons of the Cincinnati could not have inherited their honours, and yet the minds of the Americans were universally disgusted with the institution, and in particular, in South-Carolina; yet a member from that state (Mr. W. Smith) has told the house, that his constituents were under no fears of aristocracy, and that they could hear titles without emotion. [To prevent misinterpretation, it may be observed, that the meaning of Mr. Smith was, not that their constituents were indifferent whether aristocracy and titles were introduced among them or not, but, that they did not feel that feverish sensibility, at the found of a title, which some people affected.] Even the chief magistrate of South-Carolina has told the Cincinnati that these distinctions ought to be laid aside.
Mr. Hillhouse thought it quite frivolous to spend time upon the motion. That was all his objection. It had been said that, allowing the amendment to be trifling, yet it was no harm to make an idle law, and that therefore it should be agreed to, for the sake of conciliation. Supposing a man to make a will, bequeathing an hundred thousand guineas, when he was not worth a shilling, there would be one serious effect at least, for it would make the testator ridiculous. To legislate for the sake of expressing a sentiment, was very silly, and what he should never agree to.
If Mr. Giles would make an amendment, incapacitating all foreigners whatever from holding, upon any account, a civil office in A-

Knownow, in Lithuania, having learned that a convoy of Russian barks, with 600 men, a quantity of provisions and artillery, was to come down the river to attack the city of Knownow, raised some batteries upon a narrow of the fame, and firing red hot balls upon the Russian flotilla, sunk the greatest part of it, and made a number of prisoners.
LETTERS,
received from Constantinople,
on the 25th October, confirm the reports of hostile preparations throughout the Turkish empire. The land forces have been increased to 180,000; and a number of contracts for leather, cloth, &c. recently formed. At Vienna, it is said, that a jacobin club has been discovered upon the confines of Transylvania, formed for the most part of Wallachians.
THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
is said to have offered the Emperor a force of 30,000 men.
THE GARRISON OF NIMEGUEN,
after making a vigorous sortie, was withdrawn on the 6th Nov. and the city completely evacuated, on the 7th.
MODERN TRIUMVIR.
Among the papers of Robespierre has been found a proscription-list of 12,000 men, who all inhabited the department of Vaucluse.
THE COURT OF VIENNA,
at the instance of those of Petersburg and Berlin, has ordered the troops in Galicia to take an active part against the Poles. A manifesto is to appear in justification of this measure.
THE KING OF PRUSSIA
has published a general amnesty for the inhabitants of South Prussia, and promised to take off many of those taxes which most heavily oppress them.
A CORPS
of 10,000 militia is to be immediately raised in Bavaria, for the defence of the country.
Extract from two letters, brought in the Betsey, from England, dated
London, Nov. 27.
"Since the execution of the TREATY between the UNITED STATES and GREAT-BRITAIN, has been announced in the Gazette, the American funds have taken a start."
December 6.
"The Treaty you will be pleased with—your newspapers go by the Aurora, Hovey."
We now begin to see, (says a Correspondent,) the direful effect of British importations and British depredations, upon the trade and current specie of the United States—scarcely a DOLLAR to be had, not even at the Banks, these emporiums of profit and cash, can a dollar be obtained in exchange for their bills; and was it not for the current money of our good allies, the French Republic, the United States would be, at this moment, drained of a silver currency.
The ship Hibernia, from Havanna, laid to have ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS on board, has arrived at Baltimore.
The Hon. DAVID COBB, Esq. one of the Representatives of this Commonwealth, in the Congress of the United States, we are told, is appointed Post-Master General.
SHIP NEWS.
Arrived at Cape Ann, Schooner Freedom, Captain Griffin, in 42 days from Nantz. For 20 days prior to her sailing, an Embargo had existed at that place on American vessels; another was about to take place, when he avoided it by towing his vessel from Pain Beauf.—All forts of naval stores being in requisition for the use of the nation, they were taken from every merchant at Nantz, who possessed them.
NEWPORT, JAN. 20.
The Schooner Sally, from Guadalupe, bound to Boston, Samuel Topliff, master, was cast away on the night of the 16th inst. about 12 o'clock, in a snow storm, at Point-Judith, near Coon's Rock—a small part of the cargo is saved, the remainder, and the Schooner are supposed to be entirely lost.—In lat. 36, he spoke Capt. Thomas Porter, of this town, on his passage from St. Eustatia, to New-York, all well.
NEW-LONDON, JAN. 22.
Saturday last arrived in this port, the Schooner Helen, of Boston, Lot Luce master, 66 days from Havre-de-Grace. Capt. Luce, brought no papers, but informed, verbally, that on the 10th of November, the important news reached Havre, of the surrender of Maastricht, which was garrisoned by 8,000 men.
Capt. Luce was at Paris, the 1st of November, where all was tranquil; provisions of all kinds were plenty and cheap; as they were at Havre, and throughout Normandy.
Brig Sally, Ives, from Salem to Hamburg, arrived in 32 days.
BOSTON, February 2.
Some of the Parisians begin to talk of peace. The following article is translated from a Paris paper of the 17th October.
"They begin at length to talk of peace; and it is said, that government is at present busily employed on that subject. We may hope that a peace, will take place this winter, but not a general peace, because that would suddenly return into the bosom of the republic fourteen armies, and 1,200,000 men, for whom proper employments could not be speedily found; but a partial peace, a peace with several of the powers whom we have not interest in annihilating,
and whom we have sufficiently beaten and humbled, may be expected.—Peace with Spain, Prussia, Sardinia and even Holland, if she will throw off the yoke of England."
(By the brig Cincinnatus, N. w-York.)
(The following stands under the London head of the 10th of November and is copied from a Belfast paper of the 14th, obtained from a gentleman passenger in the above brig:—)
"The most important information that we have received this morning, relates to the negotiation for peace between several of the allied powers and the French Republic. The King of Prussia, we have strong reasons for believing, has actually concluded a peace with France. It was signed at Neufchâtel on the 12th of last month."
"Our letters from Amsterdam assure us, that the King of Spain has also made peace, and that the treaty was signed at Paris on the 18th ult. There is also at Paris an ambassador, who is negotiating a peace between the Germanic Empire and the French Republic."
"The Emperor of Germany has not yet made any overtures for a termination of hostilities, but our letters from Vienna assure us, that his imperial majesty has expressed a wish for the establishment of peace."
(As to a peace having been concluded between the King of Prussia and the French Republic, there is no room for a doubt; for we find that the account above, from the Belfast paper, and that given in our extract from Paris, perfectly agree as to the time of signing the treaty.—And, though the account by way of Baltimore does not correspond exactly with the other two, still it serves as a strengthening confirmation.—While there is but very little reason to doubt that a peace has taken place between the Republic of France and Prussia—there is a great prospect of the other allied powers following their example—which probability most afford true satisfaction to all who are not pleased with the effusion of human blood.)
LONDON ACCOUNTS,
received at Philadelphia to the 14th Nov. say, that PEACE was concluded between Prussia and France, the 19th of October; and between the latter and Spain, on the 18th of October—and that negotiations for peace, between the Emperor and France, were actually carrying on in Paris.
That the Russians have taken Warsaw by storm. That the gallant Kosciuszko died of his wounds a few days after he was taken; that after his death, his head was severed from his body, and carried on a pike through the ranks of the Russian army.
THE BRITISH CABINET.
Perhaps no country, whose inhabitants are really so enlightened, is so duped by its ministers, as England. At the beginning of the silly projection against France, Great-Britain subsidized the Sardinian King, with the sum of £300,000 sterling annually, to enable him to maintain troops to protect his dominions—that is in fact to enlist him into the confederacy, and if he could not do much good for his purchasers, the money would at least prevent his doing mischief. In short it was a decent ministerial bribe!
Last year, the King of Prussia's finances were exhausted, and he called for a bribe. A bribe was offered by Great-Britain and Holland; and 60,000 Prussians were hired to kill Frenchmen at the expense of poor Englishmen; but the King takes the money and withdraws the troops!
Another project, more silly if possible, was to take into pay 30,000 emigrant Frenchmen to fight against their own country. This scheme had the sanction of parliament. Officers for a body of 30,000 troops are appointed—but men are wanting. This scheme however answers one good purpose—it feeds a great number of refugee nobles and gentlemen, who, driven from their own estates, have no other means of subsistence.
The last project of subsidizing the Emperor seems to have failed. The reason of this failure is not known. Perhaps John Bull would not come up to his imperial demands, which must be very pressing—perhaps the Emperor could not spare the requisite number of men—yet in this case, he might have followed the example of his royal ally, the King of Prussia—he might have taken the money—and not have furnished the men.
These mad projects are so degrading to princes, that the most intemperate royalist would doubt the right of Kings to be masters of nations; for nature never intended the greatest fools to manage government in wisdom. A writer in the beginning of the present century resolved never to believe in the divine right of Kings, till he saw subjects born with bunches on their backs, like camels, and Kings with combs on their heads, like cocks, by which sign he should be enabled to collect that the former were designed to labor and suffer; and the latter to strut and crow.
KOSCIUSKO
was always disguised in a peasant's dress, in which he was taken prisoner on the 10th; a Cossac, who did not know him, wounded him from behind with a pike; his comrades, seeing him fall, made a loud cry, and calling him by his name, Kosciuszko got up again, and made a few steps forward, when an officer striking him on the head with a sabre, brought him to the ground.
NIMEGUEN
was closely besieged by the French, and the Combined Forces which covered and garrisoned it, are on the retreat. The garrison, on the 4th November, made an attack on the French,
but were in the issue driven back; with the loss of 200 killed and wounded. The French is said, lost 500.
Capt. Kent, in the Schooner Industry, arrived yesterday from Bermuda—reports, that two Sloops, and one Schooner, were brought in there and libelled, the last Dec.—The Schooner was from Kitty, and the Sloops were from the Southward.
The following paragraphs are copied from London papers to the 16th Nov.
FLUSHING, Nov. 4.
The States of Zealand having been requested to join the other five Provinces, in their endeavours to obtain a separate peace with the French, have resolved not to come to a final determination on the subject previously to the return of the Greffier Fagel from London.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 8.
At a request of the English Ambassador, were this day arrested here, the late Pensionary Vitscher, Mr. Vander Heyde, Mr. Vander Kolker, Mr. William Janse, Mr. Heuskes, and another person, who delivered the famous petition of the 14th inst. Five other persons, who likewise assisted when the petition was presented, left town upon their being summoned by the Grand Bailiff.
LONDON, NOV. 11—16.
The French are now in full possession of all the left bank of the Rhine up to Mentz, an extent of country equal to one half of old France.
The seventy-one French Deputies, at present in confinement, are those who were included in the charge against the Brissotines, Thomas Paine is one of the number.
General Pichegru who, on account of his impaired state of health, some weeks ago resigned the command in chief of the Northern army, into the hands of Gen. Moreau, has resumed it, after a short interval.
Mr. Fagal, the Holland greffier and commissioner of PEACE, arrived at Harwich, on his way to London, on the 7th Nov.
They write from Gibraltar, that a Portuguese frigate, on the 2d Oct. off St. Vincent, sunk an Algerine corsair of 28 guns, after a long and obstinate engagement; the crew were all drowned.
From NEW-YORK, Jan. 21.
A letter from Havre-de-Grace, dated Oct. 9, advises, that the Government of France has removed some of the restrictions which have fettered commerce in that country. It is their intention to render commerce free with their allies and neutral nations. It is said that produce imported into France is no longer subject to the maximum, fixed by government.
All accounts of a date subsequent to the late decree, restricting the popular societies, agree that that measure has caused a great fermentation at Paris. All the intriguers, whose ambition and despotism is supported by the clubs, are busy in attaching the people to their party: they persuade them that the popular societies are the pillars of freedom, and that liberty is lost, if their influence and power should be in the least abridged. The jacobins are busy in devising the means of eluding the decree, and of continuing their correspondence.
January 24.
Last evening Capt. Clark, of the ship Olive Branch, came up to town—His ship will be up from the Hook about eleven this day. He left the Texel November 16, and has Amsterdam accounts of Nov. 14, the latest of any yet received. We have no opportunity to retail particulars at this late hour, the substance of his accounts are—that Nimeguen was taken—that Maastricht was taken as we had heard—that peace was the order of the day—and that M c Bride's ship was towed a wreck into the Texel. He does not inform where the noble duke is, but the duke of Brunswick commands.
NEWBURY-PORT, Jan. 27.
Last Saturday evening arrived at Cape-Ann, brig Betsey, Jacob Greenleaf, master, 63 days from Hamburg, but last from Ramsgate, where he put in through stress of weather.
Capt. Greenleaf left his London papers, (up to Dec. 20,) at his lodging in England; we must therefore exercise our patience till some other arrival, when we will make another tour to Cape-Ann, only to confirm the following information, which is ALL we have received by Capt. Greenleaf:
That the Combined Powers have been retreating before the French since Oct. 20.
The Duke of York, tired of the command of his army, and having taught them the exercise of heels, had resigned it, and arrived in London 1st December, when the city was illuminated, and the greatest joy testified on the occasion. He is succeeded by Gen. M c ROW.
A Treaty of Commerce has been signed between the United States and the Kingdom of Great-Britain, by which we are allowed to export the produce of this country to all their West-India islands, and receive the produce of the islands in return.
The King of Prussia has withdrawn his troops from acting against France.
Capt. Williams, of Salem, bound from France to Hamburg, was run down by a Danish ship in the Channel, and all but the Captain perished.
Capt. G. left at Hamburg, November 19, Ship Minerva, Lang, Portsmouth, Brig Mehitable and Mary, Furnall, Boston, bound to New-York, armed with ten 6 pounders, Brig Delight, Stutson, Boston, do. Polly, Crocker, do.—do. Sally, Ives, Salem, Ship Benjamin Silby, Salem, Schooner Industry, Woodward, Portsmouth, Ship Fair Lady, Ewers. Nov. 20, spoke Capt. St. Earle, bound to Hamburg.
Left at Ramsgate, Dec. 17, Brig Catharine, Cazneau, Newburyport, do.—do. Dalton, do. Brig—, Chipman, Boston.
Sailed in company with, Ship Merchant, Fitzgerald, bound to Liverpool, brig Caroline, Smith, do. bound to Liverpool, do.—, Hunt, do.—, Williams, Savannah.
Shipwrecks in Ramsgate, Nov. 20, Brig—, White, Bolton, Brig—, Parks, New-York, and about 20 sail of vessels belonging to other places.
Capt. Hopkins, in a brig owned by Mr. Ebenezer Parsons, of Bolton, ran ashore off Copenhagen, and was damaged so much as to be obliged to unload.
Dec. 20, spoke the English fleet, of about 100 sail, bound to Jamaica.
PORTSMOUTH, February 3.
Died on Friday the 23d ult. at his seat in Durham, the Hon. JOHN SULLIVAN, Esq. Judge of the District Court for New-Hampshire.—At Rye, Col. Jeremiah Lock, aged 64;—In Monferat (West-Indies) 8th Dec. Mr. Joseph Marsh, of this town, master of the brig Betsey; in this town Mrs. Mary Thompson, aged 32, wife of Mr. Samuel Thompson.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE District of PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
   CLEARED FOR     Schooner Polly, Wiggin, West-Indies.   Ship Friendship, Moulton, ditto.   Brig Lucretia, Tilton, ditto.   Schooner Nancies, Lunt, ditto.  
For Philadelphia,
Sloop Abigail,
Charles Blunt, master, will sail in 15 days, (if weather permits,) for freight or passage, apply at William Seavey's Store, on Spring-Hill.
Portsmouth, Feb. 1, 1795.
Nat'l A. Haven
Has removed from the Store he lately occupied in Market Street, to the New Brick Store on Spring Hill, (the Northerly apartment)
Where he has for Sale the following Articles, upon such favorable terms, as he flatters himself will meet the approbation of his Customers, VIZ.
MADEIRA, Sherry, Lisbon, St. Lucar, Colmenar, Malaga, Teneriffe, Fyall, Red Port, White Port and Frontignac
Wines, warranted pure; most of which he has for sale pr. quarter cask as well as retail.
Spanish and French Brandy; Gin; old Jamaica and common Rum; Hyson and Bohea Teas; Loaf Sugar; Coffee; warranted and 2d quality Chocolate; a few barrels of brown Sugar; Cotton pr. bale or retail; a number of casks fresh Raisins; Currants; hard and soft shell'd Almonds; Florence Oil; Nutmegs; Mace; Cloves; Cinnamon; Pepper; Pimento; Ginger; Bar and Crown Soap; Pot and Pearl Ashes by retail; Poland Starch; Rice; Oatmeal; Flour; Elliot's Snuff; Rottenstone; Brimstone; Black Lead for Stoves.
A full and General Assortment of Drugs and Medicines, consisting of all the Articles commonly inquired for.
Patent Medicines of most
kinds; Court-Plaster; Smelling Bottles; Pungent Salts; Peppermint Lozenges; candied Seeds; white Candy; Honey; Citron; Tamarinds; Teeth-Brushes and Dentifrice.
—ALSO—
White Lead, Spanish Brown, Spanish White, and Linseed-Oil pr. cask or retail; Red Lead; Prussian-Blue; Verdigrease; Patent Yellow; Stone Yellow; Spruce Yellow; Lambblack; Ivory Black; Dutch Pink; Vermilion; Gold Leaf; Spirits of Turpentine; White Vitriol; Turpentine-Varnish; Glue; Rosin; Putty; Painter's Brushes, Tools & Pencils.
A variety of Dye-Woods and Dye-Stuffs, such as ground Camwood; Madder; Fustick; Indigo; Copperas; Alum; Roman Vitriol; Aquaforis; Oil of Vitriol, &c.
Hollow Iron Ware, consisting of
Kettles; Tea Kettles; Skillets, &c. A small quantity of Pollock Fish, and a few Tons of Philadelphia Bar Iron. Portsmouth, February 3, 1795.

Just Received, AND FOR SALE BY Joseph Haven, A small Invoice of Men's fine HATTS, Who also has a constant supply of European and India GOODS; all which will be sold very reasonably. Portsmouth, Jan. 28, 1795.
To be sold by Tho' Sheafe, At his Store, North-End, 13 hhds West India Rum. English Stone-Lime. Salmon and Herring Twine. Herring Nets. Best Cod-Hooks. Bar and Sheet-Lead. A few Hogheads Sugar, and other GOODS as usual.
FOR SALE, THAT VALUABLE F A R M, In Brentwood, WITH the house, barn, coop- er's shop, and out houses thereon, containing about 1 hundred & 10 acres of land, with two orchards, well wooded and watered, an excellent situation for a trader or a public house; about 20 miles distant from Portsmouth and from Newbury- Port; Enquire of William Brooks, living on the premises. Brentwood, Jan. 27, 1795.
TO BE SOLD, (If apply'd for soon) All the Real Estate of Capt. Samuel Baker, late of New- market, deceased, CONSISTING of a good and conve- nient dwelling-house and barn, out houses, &c. with a good well of water, never fails in the greatest drought, about 40 acres of excellent land completely walled in; and 10 acres of wood land, a- bout 2 miles from the said homestead; the terms of payment (which will be easy to the purchaser) and the price, will be made known by applying to Josiah Adams, Esq. at Newmarket, or to Capt. John Baker of Portland, in the Common- wealth of Massachusetts.
BY virtue of a license from the honorable Judge of Probate, for the county of Rockingham, Will be sold at Public Auction, At the house of Mr. John Stavers, innholder in Portsmouth, on THURSDAY the 5th day of March ensuing, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
All the Real Estate of Charles Henzell, late of Portsmouth, ma- riner, deceased, CONSISTING of a lot of land situa- ted in Mill-Street, in Portsmouth, viz. Sixty-four feet fronting on the wes- terly side of said street, and carrying the same breadth down to the Mill-Pond, to- gether with the dwelling-house thereon; Also, three shares or fifths of a lot of land on the northerly side of the south road, leading out of town, and opposite to the dwelling-house of Charles Chauncy, Esq. the whole of said lot containing five acres, more or less, and is now held in common with the heirs of the Rev. John Emerson, formerly of Portsmouth, deceased. Con- ditions of sale will be made known at the time and place of the sale. MICHAEL WENTWORTH, Executor. Portsmouth, Jan. 30, 1795.
Dan' Huntress HAS FOR SALE, At his STORE, At the lower end of Buck-Street, 25 Hogheads old Grenada High proof RUM, WARRANTED pure as imported, which he will sell cheap for cash or country produce. Portsmouth, Jan. 10, 1794.
FOR SALE BY J. & J. Goddard, Market-Street, Portsmouth, RITTENHOUSE and Shop Stoves. Patent and common Cambooses. Philadelphia Bar Iron. Ditto Nail Rods. Nova Scotia Grindstones. Painter's Oil and Colours. Hylson, Souchong and Bohea Teas. Wines, Spices, Raisins. Loaf and Brown Sugar, &c.
—ALSO— A general assortment of Hard Ware. December 30, 1794. (6w.)
NEW-DURHAM. State of New-Hampshire. County of Strafford. PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that where- as by an act of said State, passed the 15th day of June, A. D. 1791, all the lands in New- Durham, in said county of Strafford were taxed one penny an acre for two years, for the pur- pose of repairing roads in said town: And in, and by said act, it is enacted, that the owners of said lands should have liberty of "working out" their several parts of said tax, at the rate of three shillings by the day for an able bodied man, any time between the first day of June and last day of September, in the year for which such tax should be made, agreeably to which more than six weeks prior to the first day of June last, they were notified to work out their respective parts of the second tax, on said roads according- ly; but the time allowed by said act being now past, the non-resident proprietors and owners of lands in said town, who have not paid their said taxes are therefore hereby advertised, that unless they pay the same in money to me the subscri- ber, on or before the 26th day of February next, so much of their lands in said town, as will pay the said second tax, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of the subscriber, in said town, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, on said day, the delinquent proprietors and owners names, with the sums affixed thereto, may be known by the following schedule, viz.
   INDIV. Acres Tax s. d. 2d Div. Acres Tax s. d.     Thombleton & Mason, 98 100 84 98 130 10 10   Joshua Peirce, 83 100 84 83 130 10 10   Richard Wibird, 68 100 84 68 130 10 10   William Parker, Esq. 61 20 1 8   Thomas Packer, Esq. 72 130 10 10   John Footman & Thomas Stevenson, 67 64 5 4   John Moffatt, 14 100 84 14 130 10 10   Col. T. Wallingford, 60 51 43   John Crummet, 51 86 7 2   Ichabod Chelle, 25 70 5 10   Benjamin Matthews, 48 65 5 5   Joseph Weeks, 50 130 10 10   Simon Randle, 57 65 5 5   Benjamin Smith, 66 65 55 66 130 10 10   Joseph Thomas, 32 65 5 5   Joseph Jones, 8 130 10 10   Jeremiah Burnham, 13 50 42   Abraham Matthews, 39 60 5   Samuel Drown, 78 100 84    DANIEL COLOMEY, Collector. New-Durham, Nov. 4, 1794.
DUNSTABLE. State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non- resident owners of land in Dunstable, who have not paid their tax for the year 1789, that so much of their land as will pay said tax, with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, on the 2d day of February, 1795, at the house of Mr. John Whittle, innholder in said Dun- stable, at 1 o'clock, P. M. on said day.
Set to Temperance } Gordon's heirs, sum } 6 5 1 10 5 of — — — — — NATHAN FISK, Constable. Dunstable, Jan. 22, 1795.
Piscataqua-Bridge. THE several proprietors in Piscata- qua-Bridge who are Owners of the following shares, viz. No. 132, 192, 318, 319, 351, 353; are hereby notified that unless the assessments made on their several shares, agreeable to former adver- tisements are completely paid up, on or before the 16th day of February next, said shares will be sold at public auction, at the house of Mr. John Greenleaf, inn- holder at Portsmouth, on said day, at three of the clock P. M. THOMAS MARTIN, Treasurer. Portsmouth, January 13, 1795.
TO BE SOLD BY Samuel Hill, At his Store on Spring-Hill, A quantity of half and whole bar- rels of new superfine & Scratch FLOUR, Also—the best of third and Fourth proof RUM, at the lowest advance for cash. Portsmouth, Jan. 20, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire. To Thomas Leavitt, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace, for the county of Rockingham, and Clerk, pro tempore to the Proprietors of the township of Tamworth, in the county of Strafford, and State aforesaid. WE the subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Tamworth aforesaid, request you to call or notify a meeting of the propietors or owners of said township of Tamworth, to be held at the dwelling- house of Col. William Brewster, innholder in Portsmouth, in the county of Rocking- ham, and State aforesaid, on the sixteenth day of February, 1795, at three o'clock in the afternoon of said day, to act on the following particulars, viz. 1st. To choose a moderator. 2d. To choose a proprietor's clerk. 3d. To choose assessors, a collector, a treasurer, and all other necessary officers for conducting the business of the proprie- tors. 4th. To vote to raise by tax or other- wise, such sums of money as may be tho't necessary to defray the expences of said propietors. 5th. To see how far the proprietors will ratify and confirm any former votes or proceedings of said proprietors, and to pass such votes relative to the bounds and lines of said town as they may think pro- per. 6th. To see what lands the proprie- tors will vote to any person or persons for services done, or for any purpose what- ever. 7th. To see if the proprietors will sever and divide the common and undi- vided land among the proprietors, or dispose of it in such way and manner as they may think best. 8th. To agree on a method for call- ing proprietors meetings in future. THOMAS COGSWELL, JOHN HALE. Concord, Jan. 14, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire, Rockingham, ff. Concord, Jan. 14, 1795. Pursuant to the foregoing application, I do hereby notify and warn the proprietors of Tam- worth, to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes aforementioned. THOMAS LEAVITT, Justice of the [Peace.]
NEW FEATHERS Just received by Abra'm Isaacs, Who respectfully informs his town and country customers, that he has received a few bags of New Sea Fowl & Geese FEATHERS, warranted fresh and good. —LIKEWISE— A great variety of Crockery Ware, all sorts & kinds.
—ALSO— Glass Ware, CONSISTING of large and small Tumblers; Wine Glasses; Quart & Pint Decanters; Vinegar Cruets of the newest fashion; & a great variety of elegant Looking-Glasses of all prices. Constant attendance, and every fa- vor gratefully acknowledged. Portsmouth, Dec. 9.
To be sold, a convenient F A R M, In Litchfield, New-Hampshire, Containing about 100 acres, LYING upon Merrimac River, with a large dwelling-house, new barn and corn-house, said Farm will in common seasons cut hay enough to winter 10 head of cattle, 2 horses, 12 sheep; also produce 160 bushels of grain yearly, said Farm may be purchased cheap for cash, by applying to WENTWORTH CLAGETT. Litchfield, Jan. 14, 1795.
Harvard College Lottery, SECOND CLASS, Not 2 Blanks to a Prize!
FIFTEEN Thousand Tickets, at five Dollars each, are 75,000 Dollars, to be paid in the follow- ing Prizes, subject to a deduction of twelve and an half per cent, for the purposes of the Lottery.
   Prizes. Dollars. Dollars.     1 of 10,000 is 10,000   1 5000 5000   1 2000 2000   5 1000 are 5000   8 500 4000   15 200 3000   30 100 3000   48 50 2400   60 40 2400   80 30 2400   100 20 2000   149 10 1490   537 8 4296   4002 7 28014   5037 Prizes. 75000   9963 Blanks.  
15000 The above Class will positively com- mence Drawing in the Representatives' Chamber, in Boston, on Thursday the ninth of April next, and will continue from Day to Day, and be completed with all possible dispatch. A List of Prizes will be immediately published, and the Prizes paid on Demand.
The strict punctuality with which the FIRST CLASS of this Lottery was Drawn, must give the most satisfactory assurance to every Class of Adventurers, that the Managers will be enabled rigidly to adhere to the Drawing of this; and afford, to all the Patrons of Literature, a most plea- sing prospect of effecting at an early sea- son, the desirable object for which the Lottery was granted. BENJ. AUSTIN, jun. GEORGE R. MINOT SAMUEL COOPER, } Managers. HENRY WARREN, JOHN KNEELAND, Boston, Jan. 1 1795.
Tickets in the above Class may be had at H. & B. Penhallow's Store, in Market-Street, where the Prizes will be paid on demand.
Those persons who have drawn Prizes in the First Class, from the Tickets sold by them, are requested to call and re- ceive their money.
At the above mentioned Store may be had, a very extensive assortment of
Hard-Ware GOODS,
CONSISTING of too many articles to particularize in an advertisement.
—ALSO— Fresh Raisins by the cask, and a large assortment of Cart, Chaise Wheel, and Waggon Boxes. Constant attendance given, and every favour duly noticed. Portsmouth, Jan. 19, 1795.
William Boyd, At his Store, on Church-Hill,
HAS for Sale, on reasonable terms, for ready money, or short approved credit, the following articles, viz.
300 Hhds St. Ubes' Salt. 15 Hhds third proof Tobago Rum. 2 Tierces of Molasses. 5 Bags Pimento. 3000 weight Coffee. 1000 ditto Cotton. 200 Barrels and 20 Tierces Salmon. 120 ditto Nova-Scotia Elwives. 10 Tons of Bloomury Iron. 2 ditto Nail Rods. 20 half-barrels Beef. 20 ditto Pork.
N. B. Pork, Beef, Butter, Hogs-Lard, Lumber, and every kind of country pro- duce, will be received in payment for the above articles, at their current market prices. Portsmouth, Jan. 10, 1795.