The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1804-12-25 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE.
"By adopting REPUBLICANISM for our Polar Star, we shall endeavor to our countrymen the true principles of their Constitution, and promote an union of sentiment and of action, equally auspicious to their happiness and safety."
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PUBLISHED BY PEARCE, HILL & PEARCE, PRINTERS TO THE STATE, AND PRINTERS OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
COPARTNERSHIP.
THE Subscribers inform their friends and the public that they have formed a connexion in business under the firm of Henderson & Cooper, and have taken the Brick Store, opposite Mr. Peter Coffin's, Market-street, where they offer for sale an assortment of
Fashionable and Staple GOODS,
suitable for the present season. JAMES HENDERSON, WILLIAM S. COOPER.
Henderson & Cooper, INFORM their friends and the public, they have removed to the Brick Store, opposite Mr. Peter Coffin's, where they offer for sale the following Fashionable & Staple GOODS.
Superfine, middling, & low priced Broad Cloths; double milled Cassimeres; drab and olive Coatings; Rattenees; Fearnoughts; Forest Cloths; Green and blue Serges; Baizes; Flannels; Blankets; black and purple Wildbores; Durants; Tammies; Shalooms; Callimancoes; Russets; Moreens; Taboreens; Satinets; Florentines.
Fashionable silk Velvet Vesting; patent Velting; black and olive Velvets; Hunter's Cords; men's ribbed Satins; Merleilles Quiltings; Thicketts; black and drab Patent Cords. A large assortment of
Callicoes and Chintzes very cheap; elegant white, lt. blue, purple, and dark lead silk Shags; Muffinets; Dimities.
Book & Cambric Mullins; Chambray Mullins; color'd Sarnet Cambrics, suitable for Pelices; Mullin Handkerchiefs.
Camel's hair, purple, chintz and check Mullin Shawls; linen, cotton, cambric, nominal, handkerchiefs and black silk Handkerchiefs.
Black Lustrings; Modes; Satins; Italian Crapes; Gauzes; Millinets; black Cypress; black lace Veils; patent Laces; Edgings; silk and cotton Braces.
Men's cotton Hose; men's and youth's worsted Hose; men's white & black silk Hose (laced clocks) women's cotton and worsted Hose; women's cotton and worsted Gloves; Fawn and black pick nic and plain silk Gloves; long white kid Gloves; men's worsted Caps; men's thread and Beaver Gloves.
Bear and Jennet MUFFS and TIPPLETS.
IRISH LINENS. Black Linnen, suitable for Hat Linings; Brown Hollands; Threads; Sewing Silks; Bindings; gilt and plated Buttons.
INDIA COTTONS. Very cheap India Chintz; Madras Long Cloths.
A very large assortment of Men's and Youth's HATS. Portsmouth, Dec. 11, 1804.
More NEW GOODS, CHEAP!
Dan'l Weeks, No 2, Market-street, Has received an additional supply of Seasonable GOODS, Among which are
SUPERFINE Broad-Cloths: Double mill'd black and drab color'd Cassimeres of the very best quality; Drab Cord. A great variety of Silk, velvet and other Waistcoating; Black striped Velvets, at 4/6 per yard; Dufils; Coatings, from 5/ to 16/6 per yard; A great variety Chintzes, from 1/4 to 3/ per yard. A large assortment of Black, white and colored Cambric Mullins, very cheap; Jaconet Mullins, at 2/6 per yard; Italian and Florence Silks; India Lustrings and Satins; Double Sarfenees; black patent Laces at a reduced price. A great variety of
Mock fable, Gennet and other SKINS, dressed suitable for Muffs and Tippets;—A few low priced MUFFS, &c. &c. November 27.
FOR SALE at store lately occupied by Messrs. Waldron & Holman, 12 Hhds. West-India RUM; 20 do. retailing MOLASSES, 5 do. Muscovado SUGARS, 10 half Tierces RICE; Tar, Pitch, Rosin, and Few bushels RYE,—Wanted, 300 best red oak Shooks, and 200 quintals Jamaica FISH. December 18. G. LONG.
JOHN FROST, HAS received on consignment and for sale at his store in Durham, those true, approved patent Medicines prepared by the following highly respected medical characters— JESSE WHEATON, ISAAC THOMPSON, THOMAS H. RAWSON, SAMUEL LEE, SAMUEL COOLEY.
Likewise for Sale as good assortment of the various kinds of goods as is to be found in the country and sold on the most reasonable terms.
Country produce of every kind that is fit for a foreign market are taken in for an exchange. Dec. 18.
THE late co-partnership between the subscribers being by mutual consent dissolved, they hereby tender their thanks to the public, particularly to their customers and friends for the encouragement and support afforded them—Being desirous of a speedy settlement of their business, those who have accounts open with them, are requested to call on SAMUEL SPARHAWK, for adjustment.
They have on hand a handsome assortment of HATS, which are offered for sale on very reasonable terms. SAMUEL SPARHAWK, JOSHUA CURTIS. Portsmouth, December 17, 1804.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of PIERMONT, county of Grafton, State aforesaid, who are delinquent in paying their State, county, and highway taxes for the year 1804; that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before the twenty-second day of February, 1805, so much of their lands as will pay the said taxes, with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling house of WILLIAM TARTON, Esq. in said Piermont, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with 7 columns: Original Grantees & Owners of Lands, No. Lot, Acres, State, County, C. C. C. It lists land owners in Piermont and their tax details.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. Strafford, ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of WAKEFIELD, in the county and State aforesaid, who have not paid their highway and county taxes for the year 1803—that so much of their land, as will pay said taxes, with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling house of DAVID COFF, Esq. innholder in said town, on Thursday the 23rd day of February next, unless prevented by previous payment to me the subscriber.
Table with 7 columns: Original Proprietors & Owner's Names, Disposition, Number, Acres, State, County, C. C. C. It lists land owners in Wakefield and their tax details.
ENTERTAINMENT With a determination to please.
Anthony Chapouil, RESPECTFULLY informs the public, that he has taken the first apartment in the large Brick row in Ladd-street, next to Messrs. J. & J. Giddard's Hard-Ware Store, where he has made every preparation necessary for keeping a house of complete entertainment, which cannot fail of pleasing all who may call for refreshment of any kind.
His SOUPS will be of the first rate, and will be always in readiness to be served up at a moment's warning to the order and palate of every one who may please to honor him with a call between the hours of eleven and two. His SPIRITS and WINES, are of the best kind; and cannot fail of giving complete satisfaction.
His PUNCH and other mixed liquors, shall be made to please and gratify the tastes of his friends and customers, so as to induce them to call again and again!
His COFFEE & TEA parties he flatters himself he has always had the happiness of pleasing—and he trusts he shall continue to merit their approbation.
He assures gentlemen who visit this town from the country to transact business, that he has very convenient accommodations, and nothing shall be wanting on his part to give them agreeable entertainment, and to make their visits at Portsmouth so pleasing, that they will be anxious not only to revisit the town, but his house again. December 18, 1804.
To Joseph Bragdon, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the county of York—Humbly theweth,
THE subscribers, owners and proprietors of certain Mines in the township of Newfield, in the county of York, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, called Washington-Mines in said Newfield, that they wish to pursue the same in digging and examining thereof.—Therefore pray your Honor to call a meeting of the said Proprietors, to be held at Kittery in said county, at the dwelling house of Alexander Rice, Esq. innholder in said town of Kittery, on the second Tuesday of January next; then and there at said meeting to act upon the following articles:
1st. To choose a Moderator. 2d. To choose a Clerk. 3d. To choose an Agent or Agents to act on behalf of said Proprietors, and a Collector and Treasurer, for the same. 4th. To confirm the doings of the Proprietors at their last meeting, held in Kittery on the 20th day of September, 1796, and have the same duly recorded. 5th. To agree upon a method of calling Proprietor's meetings in future, and generally to act and do any thing which may be thought for the advantage of the Proprietors in future. WILLIAM FROST, SAMUEL HAVEN, junr. SAMUEL HAVEN, for EPHRAIM BLAINDELL, ELIJAH DREW, THOMAS DAVIS. York, June 22, 1804.
To William Frost, Esq. one of the Proprietors and Applicants aforesaid.
YOU are hereby requested in consequence of the above application made to me, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of York, to notify and warn a meeting of the said Proprietors at the time and place, and for the purposes aforesaid.
GIVEN under my hand and seal, at York, the twenty-second day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four. JOS'H BRAGDON, Justice Peace.
AGREEABLY to the above warrant, to me directed, the Proprietors and Applicants aforesaid, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place aforesaid, and for the purposes aforesaid. WM. FROST. York Nov. 22d. 1804.
TAKEN up on the Beach near Boiling-rock, a new to cord red CONDOLE, with her stern broken off—she has iron clasps round her timber-heads—The owner may have her again by paying charges. Apply to GEORGE SPINNEY. Kittery, December 17, 1804.
FOR FREIGHT— THE strong, staunch brig MAC, burthen 176 tons, 2 decks and sails fast, lying at the Pier—For terms apply to DAN'L HUNTRESS.
FOR SALE— 25 Hhds. of good flavored St. Vincents RUM; 100 Quintals of POLLOCK FISH; Red and White Oak SHOOKS; Red O. STAVES; Clapboards and Shingles. Inquire as above. Dec. 18, 1804.
ELEGANT Sprig'd and Chambray MUSLINS. A Quantity of Elegant SPRIG'D & CHAMBRAY MUSLINS Are just Received and now for sale at a small advance by EDWARD PARRY. Portsmouth, November 27.
DANCING SCHOOL. MR. WARNER, presents his most respectful compliments to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Portsmouth and begs leave to offer proposals for a DANCING SCHOOL, to be opened at the Assembly-Room, in two classes—one in the afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock, for young Masters and Misses—the other in the evening from 6 to 9, for young Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. W. will instruct in the most fashionable Country Dances, Cotillions, fancy Dances and Marches, together with all the varieties of easy and elegant Dancing. The price of tuition for one Quarter, will be at the moderate price of 5 dollars for each Scholar—Ladies and Gentlemen who feel disposed to encourage a respectable School, are invited to call and leave their names at the store of PEARCE, HILL and PEARCE, No. 12 Market-street.—Mr. W. intends opening his School on Thursday the 27th instant. Portsmouth, December 18, 1804.
IF the person who found a Pocket-Book, that was lost by the subscriber on the 5th instant, will return it immediately, he shall receive the thanks of the owner and shall not be exposed; otherwise he must expect to suffer the consequence of passing a Bank Bill (which was lost in said Pocket-Book) of a certain number and mark. SAM'L BARNARD. Portsmouth December 18, 1804.
One DOLLAR Reward and no charges paid. RAN AWAY from the subscriber on the night of the 29th ult. an indentured apprentice named JOHN DAME, about 19 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, had on when he went away a blue ont side jacket and blue waistcoat. All persons are forbidd harboring or vusling said Dame, if they would wish to avoid the penalty of the law. SAMUEL FURBER. Lee, December 16, 1804.
WHEREAS MR. JONATHAN LASKET, of Lee, an insane man, has broke his chains and ran off from his confinement—he is about 5 feet 9 inches high, dark skin, black eyes with long light hair; had on a brown suitout, a dark coat and brown velvet jacket.—Any person that will apprehend said Lasket and return him to the subscriber, shall be entitled to Ten Dollars reward and no charges paid. JOS'H PRIEST, Guardian for said Lasket. Nottingham, December 14, 1804.
THIS may certify, that whereas I the subscriber being obliged by the last Will and Testament of Andrew Jack, late of Chester, deceased—to provide and maintain his son JOHN JACK, being incapable to maintain himself.—This is to caution all persons from harboring or trusting him, as I am ready to provide for him what is necessary, and will not pay any debt he may contract, or any thing for his support. MARY JACK. Chester, December 6, 1804.
NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of EZRA FRENCH, late of Epping, deceased—are requested to settle the same with JAMES FRENCH, Administrator. Epping, Dec. 10.
NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of SAMUEL JACKSON, late of Portsmouth, trader, deceased; are hereby requested to present the same for settlement without delay to NATHANIEL MARSHALL, Executor to his last Will. Portsmouth, November 19, 1804.
FROM THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. CONNECTICUT.
It will be cheerfully presumed, that men of both parties will be glad to see any thing calculated to elucidate the state of religious liberty, and the rights of conscience in these states.—What is right should be confirmed, and what is wrong should be corrected every where.
The laws of Connecticut declare, that they have formed the state into ecclesiastical societies, or religious districts, which cover the face of the whole state, and they are all of the congregational or independent sect of Christians. This is done for the purpose of settling and supporting the clergymen of their general church, which the laws of Connecticut call "their established worship and ministry." It is essentially a part of their constitutional institutions. Their lay officers have the power by law to support their ministers by tax and compulsion. If persons do not "support" some other ministry or priest, they may be taxed to support the independent ministers. Now, "The Friends," or Quakers, Methodists, Moravians or United Brethren, and others, disapprove in conscience of hiring men to serve God in the ministry or priesthood, and therefore, as they do not "support" a minister, are liable to be taxed for another church. Persons unable to attend public worship are in the same situation. Persons who know, or sincerely believe a clergyman or minister to be a wicked man, and are of the society or church to which he belongs, must pay taxes to support him, against their conscience.—The protestant churches only are allowed to raise money by tax and compulsion to support their ministers as they form them; but to the great injury of the right of the Roman Catholic church, and the Hebrew church, this is denied them. Their laws finally declare, that all persons shall be taxed for the support of the ministry, and other charges of the society or Calvinistic independent congregational church district, wherein they dwell, who do not attend and help to support any other "public worship." A Quaker, Catholic, Protestant, Episcopalian, Methodist, Presbyterian, Moravian, Lutheran, Hebrew, &c. must therefore be taxed to support the established Independent Calvinistic or Congregational Church of Connecticut, if such person do not help to support any other public worship. This taxation of men who disapprove that Independent or Congregational Calvinistic church, is a sacrilege authorized by law. These taxes are enforced by the lay-officers and collectors to the use of the minister and church, and it is a maxim of law and of reason, that he who does a thing by another, does it in effect by himself.
In the year 1791, the Connecticut legislature passed a law calling and saying all Churches, except their Calvinistic Independents, "dissenters," and requiring a certificate that the dissenters, (perhaps a Quaker, or a Methodist, or an Episcopalian or Hebrew) paid his proportion to support a minister of some church, to which he had joined himself. This was to be approved by two justices or the human authority, and authority of men generally Independents. This certificate would not exempt the Quaker, &c. from paying taxes granted before the certificate was lodged with the clerk of the established church, within whose bounds the dissenter lived. Such tax could, and can now, be enforced, and the collection of it is a violation of the conscience of man and a sacrilegious intrusion upon God's government of human consciences, and of his church. To exercise such a power, is clearly and absolutely impious. There is no constitutional impediment to imposing by a majority of one in each house of legislature, any tax, tythe or church due, or any religious test in Connecticut, to the prejudice of all whom they cruelly and irreligiously brand as "dissenters." There is no constitutional impediment to passing laws to fine, imprison, banish or punish capitally. This is a very evil state of things, and cries aloud, before heaven and earth, for a complete, early and effectual cure. Those who belong to such churches and governments and resist the cure, cannot enjoy the confidence of the middle and southern states, nor of great numbers of worthy men in the old and new governments of the northern and eastern states. In addition to what has been formerly stated in regard to Massachusetts,

it is certain that a Baptist church was established at Cambridge, the seat of the Massachusetts university, in 1781. They had a minister ordained in 1783. Yet all the Baptists were taxed for the support of the congregational or independent ministers, and three of the Baptists were imprisoned for their sacrilegious taxes in 1784. They sued the assessor that taxed them, and the cause was carried through the inferior and superior courts in 1785, and judgment with costs went against the Baptists. (Bacchus, vol. 3.)
The congregational societies in Massachusetts have the certain power to make the laws, as they are a great majority of the state. They, therefore, made a law to mix the taxes for ministers and civil uses together. "The freeholders and other qualified inhabitants of each respective town, at the annual meeting for the choice of town officers or any other town meeting, may grant such sums of money as they shall judge necessary for the settlement, maintenance and support of the ministry, school, poor, and other necessary charges arising within the said town, to be assessed upon the polls and property within the same, as by law provided." The majority being independents, all others are at their mercy, and the Quaker, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Moravian, Hebrew, &c. must pay their mixed "public tax," a full part of which goes to maintain ministers and support a church, whose principles admit of many things to which they in conscience object! Even the most profligate men, who are qualified civil voters, can join in these grants for the use of ministers and civil government. A monstrous medley.
It appears that on the 22d September, 1789, Congress proposed an amendment to the Constitution, declaring that no law shall be made by them establishing articles of faith or a mode of worship, or prohibiting the free exercise of religion. This, it is said, does not appear on the Massachusetts' legislative debates! So important an amendment about liberty of conscience is stated to be kept out of sight in the religious state of Massachusetts, whose fathers were "pilgrims" in search of that invaluable and indispensable blessing! Their state is itself the offspring of religious distress, and ought to feel that every man of tender conscience is a brother. The refusal of that amendment springs no doubt from the independent clergy and the civil men who are leagued with them. We must be allowed to think, that it is an unhappy source from which to draw a President of their states. He that admits the invasion of our religious liberty will admit civil tyranny. Let certain parts of New-England hasten first to make religious liberty as sacred and as safe as it is in Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and other states. We proceed. In December 1788, the Baptists of Barnstable, Massachusetts, had built themselves a church and ordained a minister, who had preached for them four years before, yet in that time, with three years after, above one hundred and fifty dollars were taken from the Baptists by the congregational ministers of Barnstable and Yarmouth. In 1790 a collector took a good horse from one of them for a ministerial tax of two dollars, for a congregational church which he disapproved, being a Baptist. They have not been able to get back the extorted money.
In 1794, all the Baptists in Medfield were taxed for the congregational minister, and one of them was seized for that tax and imprisoned at Boston. But the exertions made and public discussions were such that the man was released, and the practice of making "distress" for ministerial taxes, is a good deal choked in that quarter.
In December 1795, the collector of Harwich in Massachusetts, seized six Baptists, and carried them towards Yarmouth, where one of them was taken so ill that he was obliged to pay the tax for the minister of the independent church, &c. and costs to save his life. The other 5 were put into Barnstable goal where they paid all the money rather than lie all winter in a cold goal. Many were forced by this shocking treatment to pay. The collector went with an assistant to the house of one of the Baptists in mid winter, (January 8, 1796) and seized a cow for the tax to the independent minister! The wife and daughter of the Baptist came out of his house and took hold of the cow, promising to pay the money if her husband would not, on which the collector left the cow, and the woman went next day with the money to the congregational or independent minister himself, and paid the tax and costs, and took the minister's receipt. After all this, she and her daughter were seized, taken to a magistrate and fined seven dollars for taking hold of their cow while she was in the collector's possession. Other instances of seizure of the Baptists and their property for taxes to ministers, not of their church, are men-
tioned by the reverend Mr. Bacchus, whose book is well known.
It is hoped, that the United States Gazette will not represent the power and the practice of taxing and distraining property and coercing of one church to support another church, (the independent or congregational) as an unworthy invention in Pennsylvania. The public certainly cannot admit a denial of this sad state of law, constitution and practice in two of the eastern states. Rhode Island was before William Penn in her care of religious liberty, to her honor.
National Legislature.
Eighth Congress—Second Session. MONDAY, DEC. 3.
SOME papers from Pennsylvania relative to the Election of John Hoge were sent to the Committee of Elections without being read.
A message was brought from the Senate by Mr. Otis, announcing that they had concurred in the bill making farther appropriation for the contingent fund of Congress.
The engrossed bill allowing drawback on certain goods exported from New-Orleans was read the third time and passed.
Mr. Rodney from the Committee on the subject asked and obtained leave to report a bill for establishing a Court for the adjudication of prizes taken from Tripolitans, in any country in Europe at War with that power. Referred to a Committee of the whole to-morrow.
A petition was presented and not read; it was stated by the Member presenting it that the petitioner had been obliged to pay duties which the law did not require, and he thereupon requests the interference of Congress to re-imburse the same—Referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures.
On motion of Mr. J. Randolph, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole on the Report of the select Committee on the impeachment of SAMUEL CHASE, an associate Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Gen VARNUM in the Chair. The Committee agreed to the eight articles with a small amendment to the first, and to the 4th. They reported the same and the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, DEC. 4.
Mr. Wilson, elected in the stead of Mr. Moore, who has been appointed a member of the Senate of the United States, appeared, and being sworn to support the constitution, took his seat.
Mr. J. C. Smith presented the petition of Sally Ruff of Kent in Connecticut, the only child of an old soldier, who was drowned the last year of our revolutionary war, praying to be allowed the lands due to him. Referred to the Committee of Claims.
A petition from the directors and agents of the Ohio company, praying permission to lease certain lots reserved within their purchase for the support of schools and religious purposes, &c. Referred to a committee of five members.
Mr. Crowninshield reported from the committee of Commerce and Manufactures on the petitions of the Library company of Philadelphia and the trustees of Princeton college for the remission of duties on certain books imported—That they have leave to withdraw their respective petitions. And on motion the House agreed to the report.
The petition of Capt. Peter Landais, commander of the Alliance frigate during part of our revolutionary war, praying an allowance for prize money due to him from that period. Referred to the Committee of Claims. The House then resumed the unfinished business of yesterday in relation to the impeachment of Judge Chase.
They refused to concur the amendments made yesterday in committee of the whole, so that the articles remain in the same form as reported by the select committee.
The report was taken up article by article.
Mr. Nicholson called the yeas and nays, and was supported by the constitutional number.
The question on agreeing to the first article was accordingly taken by yeas and nays, and there appeared to be 83 in the affirmative, and 34 in the negative.
The second article was also agreed to, yeas 83, nays 35.
The third article was agreed to, there being yeas 84, nays 34.
The fourth article being under consideration Mr. Elmer moved to amend the same by striking out the third and fourth sections thereof.
The amendment was not carried.
On the question to agree to the fourth article, Mr. Lyon was excused from voting, he not having been in the House when the question was put—The yeas were 84, nays 34—of course the article was carried.
The fifth article was real, and some objections being taken to the same, after a short discussion it was agreed to, yeas 72, nays 45.
The sixth article was also objected to, put past, the yeas being 73, nays 42.
The seventh article was agreed to, yeas 73, nays 42.
The 8th article being before the House, a division of the question was called for, and on the first paragraph the yeas were 74, nays 39. It was agreed to.
On the second, being also the last paragraph, the yeas were 78, the nays 32, and it was also agreed to.
A question on agreeing to the whole articles was carried without a division.
Mr. Nicholson moved the appointment of members by ballot for conducting the impeachment on the part of the House; but the House adjourned without coming to a decision.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5.
The articles of impeachment against Judge Chase were brought in and enrolled.
Mr. Crowninshield from the committee of Commerce and Manufactures, states the necessity of making some provision for carrying into execution the 10th article of the Spanish treaty, which related to vessels forced into the ports of the United States by stress of weather, providing for the remission of duties upon their entry, and that they may reload their cargoes on other bottoms to foreign ports without being subjected to duties; whereupon it was ordered that the committee have leave to report a bill on this subject.
The House resumed the unfinished business of yesterday, viz. the appointment of managers to conduct the impeachment of Samuel Chase one of the associate justices of the U. States, and having directed that the number should consist of seven the House proceeded to ballot for the same and upon examining the ballots the following six members were elected having a majority of the whole number of votes, viz.
Mr. J. Randolph, Mr. Early, Mr. Rodney, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Nicholson, and Mr. Nelson. The House then proceeded to ballot for the seventh manager, and it appeared that Mr. G. W. Campbell had the plurality of votes given in, but not a majority.
Mr. Speaker, supposing that the rule of the House in the case of committee chosen by ballot was applicable to that of managers, declared Mr. G. W. Campbell duly chosen.
Mr. J. Randolph impressed with respectful sentiments of the understanding and integrity of the Speaker, would be the last man to appeal from his decision but for the purpose of preventing what either had heretofore taken place or what may hereafter take place, in cases of such decisions involving the House, or individual members, in very unpleasant situations, he would move an appeal to the House from the decision of the chair.
The question was immediately taken, and twenty-five voted in favor of the Speaker's decision, fifty voted against it, of consequence the decision was reversed. And the House proceeded to ballot a third time, but no member had a majority.
At a fourth ballot the result was the same. On the fifth ballot Mr. G. W. Campbell had a majority and was declared to be duly elected.
On motion of Mr. Nicholson it was Resolved, That the articles agreed to by this House to be exhibited in the name of themselves and all the people of the United States, against Samuel Chase in maintenance of their impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors be carried to the Senate by the managers appointed to conduct the said impeachment.
It was also Resolved, That a message be sent to the Senate to inform them, that this House have appointed managers to conduct the impeachment against Samuel Chase, and have directed the said managers to carry to the Senate the articles agreed upon by the House to be exhibited in maintenance of their impeachment against the said Samuel Chase and that the Clerk do go with the said message.
THURSDAY, DEC. 6.
Mr. Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Governor of Virginia, inclosing documents relative to the election of Alexander Wilson to a seat in the House—Referred to a Committee of Elections.
M. J. Clay presented the petition of Stephen Kingdon, praying he may receive the drawback on goods shipped from Philadelphia, but which were not put on board the George Washington until he had passed the Delaware line in the year 1801.
Referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, to enquire into the claims barred by the statute of limitation.
Mr. Claiborne from the committee appointed, presented a bill making
further provision for the payment of the debts due by the United States—Referred to the committee of the whole on Monday next.
Mr. Nelson from the committee appointed on S. Carson's petition reported in favor of allowing his application, and recommended that a bill be bro't in for that purpose—Referred to the same committee.
A message from the President informed that he had approved and signed the bill making further appropriation for the contingent fund, and made them also a communication in writing, inclosing the report of the Superintendent of the public buildings at Washington.
The House went into committee of the whole on the bill for preserving peace in our ports and harbours and waters under the United States jurisdiction.
Mr. Dawson in the Chair.
After some time spent in debating and amending the same the committee rose, reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again.
New-Hampshire Legislature.
AMHERST, (N. H.) DEC. 18.
ON Friday last, the Legislature of this State adjourned, to meet at Concord the first Wednesday of June next. —During the session, the following acts have passed:—
An Act, incorporating Portsmouth Bath. Do. in addition, Northumberland Bridge. Do. incorporating East Library in Alstead. Do. to authorize John Marsh to collect taxes. Do. to annex Wales Location to Cockburn. Do. in addition, for settling Tuskate Estates. Do. incorporating Social Library in Wendell. Do. to incorporate Whitefields. Do. in addition to Dover Turnpike act. Do. for Pittsfield Social Library. Do. for Sutton Turnpike Road. Do. in addition to an act, establishing Courts of Law, &c. Do. to change the name of Nathan Clough. Do. in addition to Chester Turnpike act. Do. to annex part of Wendell to New London. Do. for Hillsborough Turnpike. Do. to restore Nathan Puffer to his Law. Do. Dalton Turnpike. Do. in addition, laying out Highways. Do. making further provision for the Administration of Justice. Do. Jefferson Turnpike. Do. Bath Turnpike. Do. Cheshire Bridge Corporation. Do. for a grant of Ferry to Nahum Goodenou. Do. Great Ossipee Turnpike. Do. Sandwich Turnpike. Do. Cheshire Turnpike. Do. Bow Republican Bridge. Do. for a new Regiment. Do. to restore Abiel Eastman to his Law. Do. regulating the choice of Town Officers. Do. to annex part of Bow to Concord and Pembroke. Do. directing Records of Deeds to make general Index. Do. relating to Dover. Do. regulating Schools. Do. Cutting Canal Contoocook River. Do. to annex part of Hebron to Orange, and part of Orange to Hebron.
A Resolve passed the House and Senate recognizing the Free-will Antipedo Baptists as a distinct sect or denomination of Christians.
A Bill, allowing the Proprietors of Wendell to hold their meetings at Portsmouth; and one to postpone the organization of the County of Coos, were nonconcurred. An Act in addition to an act, for limitation of actions, real, &c. and for allowance of Betterments, was disapproved by the Governor.
The Committee to whom was committed the Petition of Judges Livermore and Atkinson, for an increase of salary, reported, that it was inexpedient to augment the salaries of the Assistant Justices of the Supreme Court at present. This report after some debate, was accepted.
Before the House adjourned, a letter was received by the Speaker, from the Hon. Nicholas Gilman, signifying his acceptance of his appointment to the Senate of the U. S. and declaring his devotedness to the preservation of the Union and the interest of his native State.—After Mr. Gilman resigned the chair, the Hon. Clement Storer, Esq. was chosen president of the Senate.
BT THE LAST MAILS.
The late enterprise directed against Tripoli is of the right kind. The destruction or capture of their seven vessels by Com. Preble, is like drawing their teeth. These two assaults, with the enterprise so handsomely, executed by the gallant Decatur and his as-
sociates, will convince the Barbary states that their cruisers can and will be reached in their ports, harbors and roads, under cover of their fortifications. There is something particularly brave in the renewed attack of the commodore and his little squadron, because the enemy had notice, and must have fully manned their vessels and fortifications, and even their shores. The sooner we settle this matter by such operations, the sooner shall we put an end to the duty which the Barbary states forced the Legislature to impose to repress their hostilities.
It is a little remarkable, that no such enterprizes as those, which have destroyed the Barbary vessels and cruisers in their own ports, and deprived them of our stranded frigate, were attempted in the time, when our navy was so much more costly and strong than at present. "Millions for defence, but not a cent for tribute," resounded from port to port.—But Moors, Algerines, Tunisians and Tripolitans, were all unmoled. Yet it seems that our "pacific" government, as some of the opposition call it, have caused war to be carried into their strong holds. F. Journal.
Extract of a letter from Mr. James Mose, to a mercantile house in Baltimore, dated Neshann, (N. P.) Nov. 6. 1804.
"I beg leave to inform you that a port of entry is established at Pitt's Town, west end of Crooked Island, and officers of the customs this day appointed. Also of an act having passed on the 25th July, permitting until the 1st August, 1807, the exportation of salt from thence in ships belonging to the inhabitants of the United States of America, coming in ballast. There is a large quantity of salt for sale.—My agent Mr. Henry Mose, constantly resides on the island. I shall esteem it a favor your communicating this information to your friends in Baltimore and in other parts of America, and the West Indies.
RALEIGH, NOV. 29.
We learn by the members of the General Assembly, from Cabarrus county, that the proprietors of the land containing the Gold Ore, continue to find considerable quantities, though no lump any thing like so large as the one dug last year of 28lb. has been discovered.
A gentleman from Baltimore has lately purchased a Tract of Land adjoining that on which the Gold is found at six times the intrinsic value of the soil in expectation of finding Gold thereon; and as the Gold Creek runs through it, it is expected he will not be wholly disappointed. But whether sufficient will be found to render his purchase valuable, is very doubtful.
WASHINGTON, DEC. 5.
We have authority for stating, that on the first notice to the British government of the conduct of Capt. Bradley, in the harbour of New-York, it was signified to our Minister in London that the Lords Commissioners of the British Admiralty, highly disapproving that conduct, had given orders for the immediate removal of Capt. Bradley from the command of the Cambrian, and for his returning to England to answer for his proceedings.—Nat. Int.
Portsmouth,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1804.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
SINCE our last we have received accounts from Europe, via Norfolk, which involve intelligence of a very serious nature. A squadron of his Britannic majesty's frigates had been lying in waiting, to intercept the Plata ships from South-America, and took four, containing twenty millions of dollars! all of which will probably be paraded in waggons through the city of London, amidst the huzzas of a mob, and the Te Deum of the Bishops, who will politically forget that in the attainment of this plunder three hundred unfortunate fellow-beings were prematurely and wickedly hurried into eternity!—This event is in perfect accordance with the system of the English ministers, for the last fifty years, who, whenever their characters were sinking with their own people, resorted to a Spanish war, whether the Catholic king would or not, and thus regained their lee way, by making the prospect of a nation's robbery absorb the principles of right and humanity.
FIRE AT NEW-YORK.
On Tuesday last a very destructive fire occurred in New-York. It commenced about 3, and continued its ravages until 7 o'clock in the morning. The papers received on Saturday evening from that city, though dated on Tuesday, give no account of it; nor were there any letters received, which afford all the particulars of this serious disaster. Thro' the latter source, however, we are briefly informed, that it began in Fore-street, and swept away one whole square, including the Old Coffee-House; and nearly all the buildings on Murray's Wharf. Boston paper.
Several pieces prepared for this paper, is postponed for want of room, 'till next week.
—DIED.—
In Louisiana, Hon. EPHRAIM KIRBY, late of Connecticut. In this town, Mr. JOHN BARNES—Miss SARAH PRINCE aged 18 A child of Mr. Benjamin Moses. A child of Mr. Wm. Moses. A child of Mr. O. Briard. Two children of Mr. Samuel Elliot. A child of Mr. Kishman.

Connection Formed! THE subscribers beg leave to inform their friends and the public that they have formed a connection in trade, and have taken one of the new brick stores in Congress-street opposite the State house, where business will be transacted under the firm of HEARTWELL & HOAR. They have on hand a general assortment of
W. I. Goods & Groceries, of the first quality which they offer upon the most reasonable terms by Wholesale & Retail, for cash or many kinds of country produce,—Any order directed thereto will be strictly attended to, and the least favor gratefully acknowledged.
JONA. HEARTWELL. SAMUEL HOAR. Portsmouth, Dec. 24, 1804.
NEW STORE.  Joseph Chattie, RESPECTFULLY informs his friends in the country, and the public, that he has taken the Store No. 8, Merchant's Row , where he intends keeping a constant supply of West-India Goods & Groceries, which will be sold cheap for cash or country produce. Dec. 25, 1804.
JOHN BREDOU, RESPECTFULLY informs the public that he has taken the shop lately occupied by Messrs. W. and D. Treadwell, corner of Court and Buck street, where he offers for sale a general assortment of DRUGS & MEDICINES by wholesale or retail.
*** Ships Medicine Boxes put up at the shortest notice. N. B. Wanted at the above place a Lad from 14 to 16 years of age. Portsmouth, Dec. 25, 1804.
Benjamin Evans, TIN-PLATE WORKER, RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public that he has Removed from Congress-street to his Shop in Daniel-street, nearly opposite Mr. C. PERRIN's Book Store, where he manufactures and keeps constantly for sale,
TIN WARE, Of all kinds, warranted good, as cheap as can be purchased in town. Also, a handsome assortment of PLANISH'D, JAPAN'D & PEWTER WARE, Consisting of Coffee Pots, Dish Covers, Tea Pots, Tea Caddies, Tea Canisters, Candlesticks, with Snuifers, Trays, &c. Patent Lamps, Jacks, Pitchers, Tumblers, Waiters, Bacons, Plates, Peringers, &c. with a variety of other Articles. *** All orders in his line executed with neatness and fidelity. *** Cash given for old Copper, Brass, Pewter & Lead. Dec. 25, 1804.
By order of the Hon. John S. Sherburne, Judge of the District Court for New-Hampshire District—
WHEREAS the commissioners in a commission of Bankruptcy awarded against JEREMIAH HORNE, of Dover, in said District, trader,—have certified to the said Judge that the said Jeremiah Horne hath in all things conformed himself according to the directions of the statute entitled "An act to establish an uniform system of Bankruptcy throughout the United States." Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of said statute his certificate will be allowed and confirmed as the said statute directs unless cause to the contrary be shown to said Judge, at his office in Portsmouth, on or before Wednesday, the 9th day of January next.
R. CUTTS SHANNON, Clerk. Portsmouth, December 20, 1804.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE— Strafford, ss. To Charles Hodgdon, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Strafford in said State, and clerk for the proprietors of Barnstead, aforesaid—
WE the subscribers, owners of more than the one sixteenth part of the township of BARNSTEAD, aforesaid, request you to notify and warn the proprietors, grantees or owners of the land in Barnstead aforesaid, to meet at the westerly Meeting-house in Barnstead, in the county of Strafford, on the 22d. day of January next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act upon the following matters, viz.
 1st. To choose a Moderator, to govern said meeting.  2dly. To choose a Proprietors Clerk, Assessors and Collector.  3dly. To see what method the proprietors will take to pay the demands against them.  4th. To transact any other business which may be for the interest of the proprietors.  Joseph Tinker, Jonathan Young. Joseph Bunker, Moses Dennet. Daniel Pickering, Daniel Bunker. Benjamin Hodgdon, George Cheley. John Bickford, James Brown. Charles Hodgdon, jr. Enoch Bunker. Nathaniel Adams, Nathaniel Daffham. Lemuel Bunker, James Alread. Stephen M. Jones, Jeremiah Jewett. Benjamin Winkley, Phinehas Young. Joseph Norris, Aaron Cheley. John Tabbett, Anthony Nutter. Abiather Merrill, jr. Moses Cheley.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE— Strafford, ss. PURSUANT to the foregoing request, I do hereby notify and warn the proprietors of said Barnstead to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes aforesaid.  CHARLES HODGDON, Justice of the Peace and Clerk. Barnstead, December 4, 1804.
Handsome Accommodations, FOR a few Gentlemen Boarders, may be had near the centre of the town. Inquire of the Printers.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Grafton county. NOTICE is hereby given to the resident and non-resident owners of land in the township of BATH, in said county, who are delinquent in paying their three cent tax, granted by an act of the General Court, at their Session in Nov. 1803, (each owner having been duly notified for payment as in and by said act is required) that so much of each delinquent's land as will pay said tax, with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling-house of Lieut. SAMUEL HUTCHINS, innholder in said Bath, on the last Monday of February next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Range. No. Owner's Names. Dolls. Cts.     1st R. do. 1 John Charles, 3 0   1st R. do. 2 Leopold Tissot, 3 0   1st R. do. 3 Jacob Rowell & James Smith, 3 0   1st R. do. 4 Moody Bedel, 3 0   1st R. do. 5 do 3 0   1st R. do. 6 do 3 0   1st R. do. 7 James Smith, 3 0   1st R. do. 8 Samuel Hutchins, 3 0   1st R. do. 9 Daniel Bayley, 3 0   1st R. do. 10 do 3 0   1st R. do. 11 Aaron Bayley, 2 0   1st R. do. 12 Daniel Bedel, 3 0   1st R. do. 13 Abel Chace, 3 0   1st R. do. 14 Israel Ingall, 3 0   1st R. do. 15 do 3 0   1st R. do. 16 Isaac Moore, 3 0   1st R. do. 17 do 3 0   1st R. do. 18 Daniel Hunt, 3 0   1st R. do. 19 Nathaniel Morrill, 3 0   1st R. do. 20 William Abbot, 3 0   1st R. do. 21 Henry Hancock, 3 0   1st R. do. 22 do 3 0   1st R. do. 23 do 3 0   1st R. do. 24 do 3 0   1st R. do. 25 do 3 0   1st R. do. 26 Joshua Bedel, 3 0   1st R. do. 27 Timothy Noyes, 3 0   1st R. do. 28 do 3 0   1st R. do. 29 Isaiah Chase, 3 0   1st R. do. 30 Caleb Dow, 3 0   1st R. do. 31 do 3 0   1st R. do. 32 Andrew Woods, 3 0   1st R. do. 33 do 3 0   1st R. do. 34 William Lang, 3 0   1st R. do. 35 Silas Buck, 3 0   1st R. do. 36 Ebenezer Deming, 3 0   1st R. do. 37 Amos Bartlett, 3 0   1st R. do. 38 James Bedel, 3 0   1st R. do. 39 Aaron Powers, 3 0   1st R. do. 40 Samuel Minot, 3 0   1st R. do. 41 David Webster, 3 0   1st R. do. 42 do 3 0   1st R. do. 43 Samuel Minot, 3 0   1st R. do. 44 do 3 0   1st R. do. 45 Aaron Powers, jr. 3 0   1st R. do. 46 Dudley Child, 3 0   1st R. do. 47 do 3 0   1st R. do. 48 John Child, 3 0   1st R. do. 49 Josiah Abbot, 3 0   1st R. do. 50 Samuel Lang, 3 0   1st R. do. 51 Andrew Woods, 3 0   1st R. do. 52 do 3 0   1st R. do. 53 Cyrus Dow, 3 0   1st R. do. 54 John Hastings, 3 0   1st R. do. 55 David Bayley, 3 0   1st R. do. 56 do 3 0   1st R. do. 57 Andrew Woods, 3 0   1st R. do. 58 Martha Kella, 3 0   1st R. do. 59 Michael Mallet, 3 0   1st R. do. 60 Aaron Hibbard, 3 0   1st R. do. 61 Amasa Buck, 3 0   1st R. do. 62 Aaron Hibbard, 3 0   1st R. do. 63 John Child, 3 0   1st R. do. 64 Joshua Ricker, 3 0   1st R. do. 65 Phin's Chamberlin, 3 0   1st R. do. 66 Marlin Chamberlin, 3 0   1st R. do. 67 do 3 0   1st R. do. 68 do 3 0   1st R. do. 69 do 3 0   1st R. do. 70 do 3 0   1st R. do. 71 do 3 0   1st R. do. 72 do 3 0   1st R. do. 73 do 3 0   1st R. do. 74 do 3 0   1st R. do. 75 do 3 0   1st R. do. 76 do 3 0   1st R. do. 77 do 3 0   1st R. do. 78 do 3 0   1st R. do. 79 do 3 0   1st R. do. 80 do 3 0   1st R. do. 81 do 3 0   1st R. do. 82 do 3 0   1st R. do. 83 do 3 0   1st R. do. 84 do 3 0   1st R. do. 85 do 3 0   1st R. do. 86 do 3 0   1st R. do. 87 do 3 0   1st R. do. 88 do 3 0   1st R. do. 89 do 3 0   1st R. do. 90 do 3 0   1st R. do. 91 do 3 0   1st R. do. 92 do 3 0   1st R. do. 93 do 3 0   1st R. do. 94 do 3 0   1st R. do. 95 do 3 0   1st R. do. 96 do 3 0   1st R. do. 97 do 3 0   1st R. do. 98 do 3 0   1st R. do. 99 do 3 0   1st R. do. 100 do 3 0   2nd Range, do. 1 Alden Sprague, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 2 do 1 80   2nd Range, do. 3 Aaron Powers, jr. 1 80   2nd Range, do. 4 Aaron Hibbard, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 5 Andrew Woods, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 6 Samuel Hutchins, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 7 Samuel Minot, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 8 Stephen Couch, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 9 Nahum Ricker, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 10 do 1 80   2nd Range, do. 11 Joshua Ricker, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 12 do 1 80   2nd Range, do. 13 Daniel Hunt, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 14 Stephen Powers, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 15 John Goin, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 16 Abiel Sweat, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 17 Jacob Picket, 1 80   2nd Range, do. 18 David Moulton, 1 80   3rd Range, do. 1 Moses Rowell, 1 80   3rd Range, do. 2 Cyrus Foster, 1 80   3rd Range, do. 3 Eliphalet Cleveland, 1 80   3rd Range, do. 4 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 5 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 6 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 7 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 8 Samuel Minot, 1 80   3rd Range, do. 9 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 10 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 11 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 12 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 13 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 14 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 15 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 16 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 17 do 1 80   3rd Range, do. 18 do 1 80  
   1 Moses Rowell, 1 80   2 do 1 80   3 Nathaniel Bryant, 1 80   4 Robert Williams, 1 80   5 do 1 80   6 Winthrop Blake, 1 80   7 do 1 80   8 John Dodge, 1 80   9 Parker Dodge, 1 80   10 do 1 80   11 Zebulon Hunt, 1 80   12 do 1 80   13 Samuel Minot, 1 80   14 do 1 80   15 Samuel Minot, 1 80   16 do 1 80   17 Samuel Minot, 1 80   18 do 1 80   19 do 1 80   20 do 1 80   21 do 1 80   22 do 1 80   23 do 1 80   24 do 1 80   25 do 1 80   26 do 1 80   27 do 1 80   28 do 1 80   29 do 1 80   30 do 1 80   31 do 1 80   32 do 1 80   33 do 1 80   34 do 1 80   35 do 1 80   36 do 1 80   37 do 1 80   38 do 1 80   39 do 1 80   40 do 1 80   41 do 1 80   42 do 1 80   43 do 1 80   44 do 1 80   45 do 1 80   46 do 1 80   47 do 1 80   48 do 1 80   49 do 1 80   50 do 1 80   51 do 1 80   52 do 1 80   53 do 1 80   54 do 1 80   55 do 1 80   56 do 1 80   57 do 1 80   58 do 1 80   59 do 1 80   60 do 1 80   61 do 1 80   62 do 1 80   63 do 1 80   64 do 1 80   65 do 1 80   66 do 1 80   67 do 1 80   68 do 1 80   69 do 1 80   70 do 1 80   71 do 1 80   72 do 1 80   73 do 1 80   74 do 1 80   75 do 1 80   76 do 1 80   77 do 1 80   78 do 1 80   79 do 1 80   80 do 1 80   81 do 1 80   82 do 1 80   83 do 1