The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1800-10-21 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
— MY COUNTRY'S GOOD SHALL BE MY CONSTANT AIM —
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE)—PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY BY JOHN MELCHER, PRINTER TO THE STATE, AT HIS OFFICE CORNER OF MARKET STREET, WHERE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THIS PAPER, ADVERTISEMENTS, AND ARTICLES OF INTELLIGENCE ARE THANKFULLY RECEIVED.
No. 43, of Vol. XLV.]
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1800.
[One Dollar 3 half pr. Annun.]
Fall and Winter Goods, Just Received and will be sold At the lowest prices, by William Stanwood, jr. Market-Street. ALSO. INDIA COTTONS Very cheap, and other Goods as usual.
GLASS WARE. Edward John Peirce, Has received by the PACKET, from Liverpool, a neat assortment of BEST cut and plain GLASS WARE, of the newest pattern—which is now open and ready for sale at his Crockery and Glass Ware Store , Daniel-street, Portsmouth.—He expects in a short time to receive a very handsome assortment of CROCKERY , all of which he will sell at the lowest rate for Cash. Oct. 6, 1800.
Joseph Haven, INFORMS the public, he has this day entered into Copartnership with his Brother JOSHUA HAVEN —The business in future will be done under the Firm of Joseph & Joshua Haven, who now are opening a general assortment of GOODS, suitable to the season. He calls upon those who are indebted to him to make speedy payment to prevent farther trouble. Portsmouth, October 1, 1800.
Fall & Winter Goods. William R. Hardy, TAILOR, INFORMS his Customers and the public in general, that he has just received and for Sale at his shop in High-street, an assortment of Fall and Winter Goods, among which are Superfine and second Broad-Cloths, Cassimeres, Forest Cloths, Coatings, Ratteens, Black Satin, Swansdown and fashionable Lainet Waistcoating, Silk Velvet for Capes, Cotton Velvet, Flannels, Baizes, knit Pantaloon and Pantaloons Pieces, Worsted Drawers, Cotton and silk Slings. Fashionable Steel, Gilt, Plated and Pearl Buttons. Likewise, Trimmings of every kind, in his line of business. October 4.
New CROCKERY & Glass Ware Store. Isaac Stanwood, INFORMS the public that he has taken the store lately occupied by Mr. Phinehas Ellis, directly opposite Mr. Richard Evans', in Market-street, where he has opened a handsome variety of Crockery & Glass Ware, which will be sold at the lowest prices for Cash. Portsmouth, Oct. 14, 1800.
Cold Weather is Coming! FEATHERS. Abraham Isaac, INFORMS the public that he has just received and offers for sale, a quantity of good new feathers, warranted free from any infection. — LIKewise — A large assortment of Crockery, Glass Ware, and LOOKING GLASSES, which he will sell very cheap. — ALSO — 4 Cast Iron STOVES. N. B. Vendue kept as usual every Wednesday. [64]
KINE-POX. Dr. WM. CUTTER, INFORMS his Friends, and the Public in general, that he intends to inoculate with the Kine-Pox, within a short period. Oct. 7.
POTATOES--wanted, WANTED from 200 to 250 bushels Potatoes, for which cash will be paid.—Inquire at No 7 Long Wharf. Where may be purchased very cheap for cash or short credit, Brandy and Gin by the Pipe or Bbl. a few casks Hyson Skin Tea, and Chocolate per box, all of a very good quality.
TO supercede the necessity of writing particularly to every person indebted to the subscriber for this or any other newspaper, he now presents one to every person of the above description (tho' not in form) requesting them to call at the several places where their newspapers are left, and pay the balance due. He likewise tells them if they should be found neglectful, and should be called upon another way, he should think himself exculpated from any blame without giving further notice. Ozias Silsby. October 14.
ALL persons having any demands on the estate of JOHN ALLISON, late of Londonderry, innholder, deceased, are desired to exhibit the same for settlement, and all those indebted to said estate, are requested to make immediate payment to ALEXANDER M'GREGORE, Administrator on said estate. Londonderry, Sept. 26, 1800.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Effingham, who have not paid their highway, state and county taxes for the year 1800, that unless they pay the same to me, on or before the eighth day of January next, so much of their lands as will pay the taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling house of CARR LEAVITT , Esq. in said Effingham, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
   Number Quantity High-way State County     John Wingate 32 200 38 4   ditto 100 1 56 24   Abner Fogg, jr. 5 200 32 4   Abner Fogg 7 200 32 4   Jerem. Dearborn 9 200 78 11   John Shepherd 11 200 19 16   Thomas Nudd 13 200 1 16   Benjamin Perkins 17 200 63 8   Wil'm Weeks, jr. 21 200 1 11   Ebenezer Smith 23 200 64 8   Jona. Wedgwood 29 200 48 6   Samuel Smith 32 200 32 4   Math'w Livermore 36 200 8 1   Weare Drake 20 200 4 14   John Weeks 22 200 82 12   Tho. Parsons 26 200 1 56   Ja's Wedgwood 19 1 56 16   Nath'l Drake 32 200 78 11   ditto 29 1 80 32   Moses Leavitt 48 200 78 11   John Brown 50 200 40 5   Jona. Page, jr. 69 200 1 26   John Johnson 25 2 15 5   Nath'l Gookins 49 1 44 20   Eben'r Loving 17 1 56 12   Simon Marston 15 1 60 24   Nath'l Hobbs 14 1 70 24   Jerem'h Avery 41 1 35 8   Josiah Marston 61 1 33 12   Joshua Peirce 66 1 100 78   Tho. Marston, jr. 20 1 56 12   Thomas Wal- 16 1 56 12   lingford 16 1 56 12   Simon Nudd 49 1 56 12   Joseph Towle, jr. 40 1 56 32   Thomas Leavitt 86 2 200 78   ditto 86 1 56 48   John Wingate, jr. 34 1 56 12   ditto 57 1 40 20   Daniel Marston 58 1 39 96   Theo. Atkinson 59 1 56 16   Benj. Johnson 60 1 40 16   Jona. Marston 75 2 200 40   Joseph Towle 82 1 32 12   John Leavitt 1 1 150 40   Jona Wedgwood 52 1 56 12   Thomas Parsons 56 1 56 12   James Marston 48 1 38 12   Simon Dearborn 45 1 56 12   Coffin Page 88 1 55 32  
MORRIS LEAVITT, Collector. Effingham, October 15, 1800.
TO BE SOLD, Two original rights in the township of Dummer. Inquire of the Printer. October 6, 1800.
District of New-Hampshire. To Edward St. Lee Livermore, John Peirce and Jeremiah Libbey, Esqrs. Commissioners in the case of Samuel Storer, a Bankrupt.
THE said Samuel Storer hereby shews and represents that having been by the said Commissioners declared a bankrupt by virtue of the law of the United States, establishing a uniform system of bankruptcy, &c. he surrendered himself in due time, hath made a full discovery of all his estate and effects, and executed to the assignees such conveyance and assignments as hath been by the Commissioners directed, and hath in all things conformed himself to the said law—he therefore prays the Commissioners to appoint a time and place of meeting for the purpose of granting him his final certificate of discharge, agreeable to the provisions of said law, and that it may be allowed him accordingly—and that his creditors may be notified to attend such meeting if they see cause to propose interrogatories or produce witnesses or documents relative to that matter—and he as in duty bound, &c. &c. SAMUEL STORER. Portsmouth, October 14, 1800.
District of New-Hampshire, ss. October 14, 1800. We whose names are hereunto subscribed have appointed Monday the twenty-seventh day of October current, at 11 of the clock in the forenoon, at the Court house in Portsmouth in said district, for the time and place for hearing the said Storer, upon his aforesaid petition, and that the said Storer give notice thereof by publishing in the New-Hampshire Gazette, that the assignees upon his estate and effects and his several creditors may there if they see cause, appear and make objections—if they choose, to the allowance of his certificate, agreeably to the prayer of his said petitions. A true copy. EDWARD ST. L. LIVERMORE, } Commissioners. JOHN PEIRCE, } million- JEREMIAH LIBBEY, } ers.
State of New-Hampshire, County of Strafford. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Wolfborough, in said county, who have not paid their State, county and road taxes for the year 1800, that so much of their lands as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling house of Mr. THOMAS WHITTLE , innholder in said town, on the first Monday in January next, at 10 o'clock A. M. unless prevented by previous payment to me the subscriber at my dwelling house in Wolfborough.
   No. Qty. State County High-way     Mark H. Wentworth 2 200 36 17   John Moffatt 14 300 54 26   Jotham Odiorne 16 150 27 13   Paul Patch 17 120 22 10   Michael Reed 1 300 60 28   Samuel Grover 15 150 22 10   Stephen Evans 7 270 32 14   Joseph Stackpole 11 100 18 8   David Sewall 16 100 18 8   Ephraim Pinkham 19 50 13 6   Jacob Hurd 0 15 3 1   Jacob Wiggins 3 50 15 7  
SAMUEL TIBBETS, Collector. Wolfborough, October 9 1800.
Ten Cents Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber an indentured servant boy named HIRAM SHUTE , 19 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, thickset and well built, dark hair and red complexion; wore away a brown homespun short coat, a dark colored waistcoat, and green trowsers. Carried away with him a new blue broad cloth coat, a pair of striped nankene trowsers, a pattern waistcoat, a new hat, and sundry other articles of clothing. Whoever will take up said Runaway and return him to his master, shall receive ten cents reward, without charges.—All persons are forbid trusting him; and all masters of vessels and others are forbid harboring or employing him as they would avoid the penalty of the law. WALTER BRYANT, jr. Newmarket, Sept. 19, 1800.
TURNPIKE ROAD.
THE subscribers, being authorized to receive proposals for contracts to make the New Hampshire Turnpike Road from Piscataqua bridge to Concord upper bridge, by Durham-falls, thro' Lee, the two mile streak (so called,) Nottingham, Northwood, Epsom, Chester and Concord, in or nearly on the way run and mark'd by order of the Directors, with the necessary bridges thereon,—invite every person desirous of contracting for the same, or any part thereof, to come forward with their proposals, which must be in writing and signed, designating by particular marks the way intended to be made, at what sum by the rod or mile, the bridge or bridges to be built, the length of the water courses to be covered with plank, the materials for the abutments or causeways, what sum to be done for, and when to be completed. The said Road must be thrown up and raised with clear earth or gravel, thirty inches high in the centre, and rounded off in a true curve each way to the middle of the gutter or water course, on the sides of the road, twenty-six feet from centre to centre of the gutters, which must also be regularly slop'd outwards; and have water courses across the road and from the gutters, sufficient to prevent any water's remaining therein. In meadow or swamp land a good foundation must be laid with wood or stone, and covered as aforesaid. And no part of said road will be approved and received until it be sufficiently settled and made even in manner above mentioned. The bridges are to be twenty feet wide and built with piers of our common pine timber, three posts to a pier, placed on a mud fill, twenty feet apart, with five sufficient stringers of timber, to be covered with good three-inch pine plank and railed in a plain substantial manner, with stone abutments where materials can be had. And over any dead or still water, of inconsiderable depth, or flats adjoining running streams, causeways of wood or stone covered with gravel, excepting courses for the water.
NATH'L A. HAVEN, } AGENTS. ISAAC WALDRON, } AGENTS. JONA. STEELE, } AGENTS. October 3, 1800.
State of New-Hampshire. PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that DANIEL BRAINARD has preferred a petition to the General Court, in behalf of the township of Colebrook, praying them to grant a tax of three cents per acre on all the land in said Colebrook, to make and repair highways therein, under such regulations as the said Court shall direct. ORDERED , That the petitioners be heard thereon before the General Court on the first Tuesday of the next session, and that the petitioners cause that the substance of said petition and order of court thereon, be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette three weeks successively, commencing six weeks prior to said day of hearing—also cause that the selectmen of Colebrook be served with a copy of the petition and order of court thereon, the like term of time prior to said day of hearing, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted. Attest, NATH'L PARKER, Dep'y Sec'y. Concord, June 11, 1800.
THE subscribers, a committee, appointed by the Hon. SAMUEL TENNEY , Esq. Judge of the probate of wills for the county of Rockingham, to receive, examine and adjust the claims of the creditors to the estate of SAMUEL FOSS , late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased, and six months being allowed for that purpose—hereby give notice, that they will attend on that business at the house of Capt. JOSIAH SMITH , innholder in said Portsmouth, on the fourth Wednesday of this, and the 2d Wednesday of the five following months, from seven to nine o'clock, P.M. on said days. ISAAC RINDGE, } EDW'D SARGENT, } MARK ROGERS. Portsmouth, October 15, 1800.
The Great Question
IN the Political Catechism of the day is, What is the State of the Negotiation in FRANCE? All the information we have been able to obtain on the subject has been from the French Government in the Paris paper of the 6th August. The subsequent observations on that statement bear strong evidence if proceeding from a pen inspired and guided by Candor, Intelligence and True Patriotism.—As such we recommend it to the attentive perusal of every one. From the N. YORK GAZETTE, of Oct. 2.
WE have seen in the papers, the Result, as given under the Paris head of August the 6th, of the Negotiation between our Commissioners and the French Government. It seems, it has failed, and is for the present, suspended, the reasons of which are assigned. This account of the matter, though without an official stamp, has strong marks of being an announcement by authority of the French Government. It is not improbable, that the leading points in the Statement are true; and considering the quarter from which it comes, and the views to be answered, it is not deficient in moderation. There are, however some discolorings, and several artful terms, of a nature to mislead the public opinion of this country, which may require an antidote by a fair explanation. This shall be offered.
After a preliminary view of the subjects discussed in the Negotiation, it is stated in the sequel, that "the negotiation turned on three points." 1. The continuance in force, or the modified renewal of the Treaty of 1778. This point (it is alleged) was waived by France, in consequence of the assurance of our Envoys, that they could not renew it. 2. The principle of compensation for illegal captures.—
This point (it is said) France offered to admit. But on condition only that the Treaty of 1778 should be renewed, with the modifications contained in the instructions given by WASHINGTON. 3. The 25th Article of the Treaty between the United States and Great Britain, relative to the protection granted to the armed vessels of that nation.
France (it is said) will probably insist upon enjoying the same advantage as long as it is possessed to her injury by her enemy. It is mentioned as supplementary, that "There is another principle which France was anxious to establish, namely, "That neutral bottoms shall constitute neutral property." But that our Treaty of 1793, with Great-Britain, prevented our acceding to this system. On the very face of the statement, as to the two first points, we discover a stroke of French finesse.
France, it is pretended waived the point of a continuance or modified renewal of the treaty of 1778, upon the assurance of our Envoys that they could not renew it: Yet we are informed in the next sentence that according to the principle of compensation for illegal captures, she did it upon the express condition only that the treaty of 1778 should be renewed with modifications. That is to say, she waived the modified renewal of the treaty of '78, upon the condition that the United States would waive their claim of compensation for illegal captures—a claim by herself admitted to be just.
This, it must be confessed, was an odd method of waiving. It was more properly an attempt to barter a bad debt for a good one, a nullity (in other words a treaty which for those very illegal captures in violation of it, and for other injuries had been rightfully declared void) for a valid claim equal to 20,000,000 of dollars. The argument by which it is intended to colour this subterfuge is this:—
"That as the two nations had never been in a state of war with each other, the treaty of 1778 could not have been annulled without the consent of both." But there is not a writer on the law of nations, who will not inform the French government, that when one party to a treaty violates the compact.

in any material article, the other party is free to annul the whole.
France, before she had the least pretence of complaint against the United States, had infringed the Treaty in some of its essential points especially in the famous provision now again so much vaunted, that neutral bottoms shall constitute neutral property ; and she went on increasing her violations down to the period of abrogating the treaty in this country; than which no national measure was ever justified by more cogent reasons.
But it is asserted that this treaty is the only basis of our claim to compensation. This position is as unfounded as the other.
France, in her revolutionary phrenzy, denied the existence of a LAW OF NATIONS. Returned (as is hoped) to reason, she at present recognizes that law, and promises to be governed by it.
Then, as the greater part of the captures of which we complain were unjust and illegal; not by the peculiar stipulations of the Treaty of 1778, but by the General Law of Nations—it is plain that as to them our claim to compensation is independent of, and paramount to the Treaty.
It follows, that the ground which has been taken by France, in this particular, is untenable.
Further—as to the 25th article of the Treaty between the United States and Great-Britain, relative to the protection granted to the armed vessels of that nation.
Towards a clear understanding of this point, it may be necessary to remind the public of some facts:
Our treaty with France already mentioned, in the 27th Article, contains stipulations equivalent to the 25th Article of our Treaty with Great Britain.
As this article has an express saving of prior existing Treaties, France was left by the Treaty with Great-Britain in full possession of the privileges in this respect which our Treaties with them had granted.
The consequence was that France being at war with Great-Britain, might bring prizes made from the latter, into our ports, while British ships could not enter with prizes made from France. France, therefore, had no cause to complain of the article in question. It left her where she was before, and with a privilege not enjoyed by Great-Britain.
If the case is now altered, and Great Britain has acquired the preference which before belonged to France—it is by accident, or, more properly speaking, by the fault of France, whose violence drove our government to the abolition of our Treaty with her—thereby transferring to our Treaty with Great-Britain, the advantages or priority, which formerly were attached to our Treaty with France.
This priority, therefore, occasioned by the misconduct of France, ought not to have been an obstacle to the formation of a Treaty with us, which, in other respects, should have been the same as our Treaty with Great-Britain. And doubtless it will appear hereafter, that our Envoys were authorized to offer, and did offer, such a Treaty.
This circumstance ought the less to have been an obstacle, because the 25th is one of the articles of our treaty with Great-Britain, which, by its own limitation, will expire in twelve years after the making of it, that is, in the year 1807.
Again—As to the principle, that neutral bottoms should make neutral property, which, it is said, France was anxious to establish—
IT is not true, as alleged, that our Treaty with Great-Britain was an impediment to our establishing that principle with France; unless it was meant to do more than was done by the treaty of 1778.
It is clearly shown by Mr. JEFFERSON, in his correspondence on the subject, and has been otherwise amply demonstrated, that this Treaty did nothing more than adopt the principle as a rule to be observed, between the United States and France, with regard to each other when one was at peace, the other at war—that it did not bind either party to enforce or insist upon the rule as against other Nations.
If more was desired by France at this time; if it was meant that we were to agree to insist upon the rule as against other nations—it is evident that this was nothing more nor less than an attempt to involve us in war with Great-Britain.
As a violation of our Treaty with her, this would have been the natural consequence; as an attempt to change, by force, the present Law of Nations in a point which she is deeply interested to maintain, the same consequence was to be expected.
This would be another specimen of the old policy— War with Great-Britain, as the price of friendship with France.
It is not unlikely that our Envoys have been instructed to decline, in a-
ny shape, the stipulation, that neutral bottoms should make neutral property; and if they were, the instruction was a perfectly wise one.
Experience has shown, in the conduct of France herself towards the United States, that it is a stipulation not to be relied upon; too contrary to the spirit of maritime war to be observed—and that the most probable effect of making it, will always be to introduce a germ of contention between the parties to the contract. It has been a cause of extreme embarrassment to us in the present war.
An unwillingness to repeat the experiment of this contentious innovation, ought certainly to have been no obstacle to a Treaty with the very power which has given to us proof that it was worse than nothing , and taught us the necessity of distrusting it.
Hence we perceive the unreasonable-ness and futility of the ostensible motives which, on the part of France, have obstructed a treaty with the United States.
Let us now conjecture the true reasons of the failure of the negotiation. They were—1. The hope that an unsettled state of things between the two countries might favour in the approaching election of Chief Magistrate, the choice of a person more complaisant to the views of France, namely, Mr. JEFFERSON.—2. The expectation that with him a bargain more advantageous to France would be made than with our present Executive.
Will the people of the United States be the dupes of this scheme? Will they think it their interest to elevate to the head of the Government a man with whom France expects to make such a bargain as will suit her purpose, after the repeated proofs they have had of the with of France to entangle them in her own interests, and embroil them with other nations? Why should they do this?
Things are now upon a good footing. A treaty, it is true, has not been made; but if we are to credit the French statement, the depredations on our commerce are to cease, and our neutral rights are in future to be respected.—It is, therefore, in our opinion to have peace in full with France , though not by treaty; and if she keeps her word (the only security a treaty would give us) we shall be as well off (except in the article of compensation for captures) as if a treaty had been made.
In little more than six years the parts of our treaty with Great-Britain respecting external commerce and navigation will expire. We can then stand both with France and her upon new ground; and it is matter of indifference whether we ever again have a commercial treaty with either of them, unless upon better terms than heretofore. The trade between us and them may as well be left to regulate itself until bargains more positively advantageous for us can be made.
The getting rid, on fair ground, of the Guarantee of the French West-Indies in our treaty of Alliance with France, is a point of substantial interest gained to the United States.
We observe that an attempt was made to revive this Guarantee in a qualified form, whether this revival was urged as an ultimatum or not, does not appear. It is probable that it has been a very serious point with France. And the reasons which induce her to desire it, ought to induce the United States to avoid it. The Guarantee as it formerly stood, would have engaged this Country in every maritime war in which France was a defensive party. Commuted for a pecuniary aid, it would cost them a large sum of money in every such case, and would be more or less hazardous to their peace.
President WASHINGTON wisely proposed the substitute when the treaties were yet in force. But France would not listen to the moderate propositions of this great man. Now, that the Treaties are at an end, in consequence of French aggressions, we ought not voluntarily to resume so serious an incumbrance. It would be far better for the United States to compensate their own citizens for losses by French depredations.
On this head it is to be observed, That nothing more than a promise of compensation could at present have been expected from France, with the best intentions on her part. The state of her finances does not permit more. The enjoyment of the boon must have been in future. In all probability, by patience and perseverance a more convenient opportunity will occur for a favorable settlement of the matter, and early enough to meet the resources of France for payment.
In the interim, let our Government take preparatory measures; such as will thoroughly sift and ascertain the claims which ought to be compensated; and by this expedient the affair will be refined for definitive negotiation, and little, if any time, will be lost.
As to the rest, a simple and obvious course of conduct presents it-
self. Let hostilities on the part of the U. States cease, and let the two countries pass into a state of Peace in fact, on the basis of the Laws of Nations. In this position it will be seen whether France is sincere, and at the same time able to execute her assurance that our rights, as a neutral nation, will hereafter be respected.
But in doing this, let us take care that we are not found hereafter unprepared. Let effectual measures be taken to increase our means of future resistance; if again we shall be compelled to protect our rights and defend our commerce by force. The posture of Europe is still eventful—eventful beyond all human calculation.—Absurd indeed must be that American who will rest the safety of his country on any other foundation than her own ability to repel violence.
OBSERVATOR.
On the subject of the statement in the Paris paper, another French paper, says, "A part of the statement has been published in some papers of the present situation of the negotiation between the American and French Ministers at Paris. It is not true, as the author of that article reports, that the negotiation is broken off, nor has it been. Every part of that publication is remarkably inaccurate; not excepting even the quotations from and the dates of treaties." Notwithstanding this contradiction a variety of circumstances, conspire to prove that the statement gave a very accurate account of the situation of the negotiation. We have mentioned before our belief in the recommencement of the business.
Latest Foreign News.
Received by the arrival of the ship Cornelius, Capt. Prince, 37 days from Liverpool—Bringing London papers to August 31.
LONDON, August 31.
Government yesterday received accounts of increased exertions to prepare the Brest fleet for sea; that considerable bodies of troops had been ordered thither from the interior, and that Bonaparte was about to repair to Brest to accelerate and animate the meditated enterprize.
Lord St. Vincent has moored his vessels in such a manner, that whilst the season will admit of his retaining his situation, it is impossible that a vessel of any description can either leave or enter Brest.—Our tars were in high spirits at the prospect of more active service.
The public funds yesterday experienced a further rise of one per cent. under a prevalent opinion, that France had expressed a desire to treat with the Allies collectively for a General Peace.—We are wholly unacquainted with the circumstances which have induced this impression. We are assured, that Citizen Otto, the Agent for French Prisoners in this country, who has been mentioned as the medium of Pacific Overtures from the French Government to our Cabinet, has not, directly or indirectly, received from M. Talleyrand, or any other individual composing the French Executive, any communication which in the slightest degree involved the subject of Negotiation.
The flag of truce which sailed from Dover on Tuesday, for Calais, returned on Thursday, and was again sent off for France on Friday.—She was charged with dispatches, stated to be from the Transport Office, but which were not directed to Captain Cotes, our Agent for Prisoners, in France, or to Citizen Forfait, the Republican Minister of Marine, as the ordinary communications of that Board are wont to be addressed: but from this nothing satisfactory can be collected.
We can however with decision say, that the Court of Vienna, on signing the Treaty with this Country on the 12th instant, issued a declaration to all the Courts of Europe, announcing the determination of his Imperial majesty not to treat with France, except on conjunction with England and his other allies. This instrument is dated the 12th of August; we have seen an abstract of it; the Hamburg mail due this day will most probably put us in possession of the detail.
The late dispatches from Lord Whitworth, we have reason to believe, were less satisfactory than government had expected. The Danish minister, we are told, assumed a lofty tone, declaring, that although his Danish majesty should be unaided by Russia or Sweden, he would nevertheless assert the rights of nations, and oppose, to the extent of his powers, the growing tyranny of the British flag.—The subsequent intercourse between the minister is stated to have been more moderate, but nothing less decided. We are not of opinion that the interference of admiral Dickson in the negotiation will be necessary but we are satisfied, that the presence
of his force will powerfully tend to its adjustment.
The following letters were in circulation yesterday; we do not attach much consequence or credit to them, but on a subject so important every thing has interest.
Tarmouth, Friday Evening.
"The Martin sloop arrived here, left Elsinore on the 21st.—Admiral Dickson had a most boisterous passage thither; his force consists of seven ships of the line, one 50, two frigates, one sloop, four bomb-vessels, and five gun-vessels; but it does not appear, by the accounts I have seen, that the transports had accompanied him into the Sound. Our 74's are placed along side the Danish ships of the line; our frigates against their's and the bombs, &c. are stationed close to the Castle of Cronenburg, waiting in anxious suspense, the result of Lord Whitworth's negotiations. Every ship was prepared for action."
Dundee, August 26.
"Last night arrived here, the Hope of this port, Robert Anderson, master, from Riga, who reports, that he left Elsinore on Thursday the 21st inst. under convoy of the Martin sloop of war: that in a short time after Lord Whitworth's arrival, the Danes moored four 74's across the Sound, so as to block up the passage: that on Tuesday the 19th, admiral Dickson, with seven sail of the line, and a number of fire ships, gun-boats, &c. arrived, and came to anchor about three miles below the Castle, upon which the Danish Commodore sent his boat on board the British fleet; that early next morning admiral Dickson got under weigh in line of battle, with his men at their quarters, and brought up within pistol shot of the Danish squadron; that the Romney, of 50 guns, with a cutter, were dispatched up above Copenhagen, for fear our merchantmen might meet with detention there. Next day Capt. Anderson failed and left matters in the above situation."
We have much pleasure in announcing the safe arrival of the Jamaica Fleet, which passed by the Isle of Wight yesterday morning for the Downs, under convoy of the Hannibal, of 74 guns.
INUNDATION IN CHINA.
The late overland dispatch brought recent accounts from Canton, stating, that an uncommon succession of rain had laid entire districts in China under water. The great river Hoang had been swollen to such excess, as totally to wash from its banks many of the villages which adorned them, and inundate all the adjacent country. Such of the inhabitants as escaped this awful visitation, had fled with the remains of their property to the hills.
The beautiful and level plains, which lately exhibited all the rich variety of cultivation, were, at the date of these accounts, covered with boats employed in collecting the wreck of the country floating on the waters.
The overflowing of the Tay had occasioned like calamity in the province of Quechen, where several magazines of grain had been swept away, and in many places the inhabitants, with their herds, had shared the same fate.
The rice alone remained secure, unless continued rains should prolong the inundation beyond the time of collecting it, in which even the consequences must be dreadful; for although even the mountains in China are under culture, yet these, to which the people are retiring, cannot long afford subsistence to so great a multitude; neither, from their limited intercourse with other nations, can they expect efficient assistance from abroad.
The Emperor has resolved to remit the collection of the revenues, for one season, in the provinces that have suffered most materially, and has adopted every measure that policy and humanity could suggest for the relief of the sufferers.
The last accounts from Bussorah state very serious commotions to have taken place in the neighborhood of Mecca, occasioned by the new religious doctrines instituted by a descendant of Abdul Wahhab, of which we have before made mention. This sectary does not deny Mahomet's mission, but considers him merely as a messenger from God, and possessing in himself no title to the homage and adoration of mankind;—it rapidly gains proselytes in Syria, Arabia, and Egypt, and propagates its tenets by fire and sword.
The voluntary contribution of the inhabitants of Bengal, in aid of the war, &c. amounted on the 19th of December last to 139,332l. 15s. 2d.
PARIS, AUG. 24.
We are this moment assured that Duroc has set out again for Vienna, accompanied by the Senator Barthel-
emy. We cannot say that this report is authentic, though it has been repeated to us by a number of persons who are in the way of being well informed. The only inference we can draw from it is, that as yet nothing is decided respecting the great object that now interests all Europe, and that this rumour gives rise to some additional conjectures in favour of Peace.—( Journal du Soir. )
By a letter from the Hague of the 20th of August, we learn that Admiral De Winter will be the Charge des Affaires from the Batavian Government at Paris, during the absence of the Minister Schimmelpeninek, who is gone to Holland, with leave, on private business.
MADRID, August 8.
We have reason to believe that our court takes the greatest interest in the re-establishment of good harmony between the French government and the Holy See. We are assured that our Minister, resident with his Holiness, and who is a member of the Sacred College, is commissioned to negotiate, in order to terminate the difference between the Church and France.
If we may judge from the preparations and movements of our troops, our government is about to threaten Portugal with an invasion. It is not known whether this be done with a view to force it to ask for Peace, or whether it be done in order to make a powerful diversion in order to prevent the English from executing their design of disembarking on the Coast of France or Holland.
HAGUE, AUG. 20.
The projects of the enemy are no longer doubtful. They wish to establish themselves in Zealand, of which they wish to take possession in the name of the Stadholder. He has there a great number of Partisans.—Masters of Zealand; they could unceasingly harass the other parts of the Batavian Republic, as well as the low countries, and would oblige the French and Batavians to keep constantly in them a great number of troops.
HAMBURG, AUG. 11.
The Gazette of this place gives the preliminaries of Peace, which, according to it, are agreed upon between France and Austria. If it can be believed, this treaty, which has been concluded at Paris, contains thirty one articles. According to this treaty, the Austrian possessions in Italy are to be extended as far as the Oglio. There are to be three Republics established in Italy, the Cisalpine, the Cispadine, and the Piedmontese, which may in the sequel, if it is thought expedient, be united into one, and will then have the rank of a Power of the first class. The French republic will occupy the territory of these three republics for a year, but shall not leave in them after that time more than 20,000 troops.
STRASBURGH, AUG. 30.
Nothing positive is known of the answer carried by Duroc. It is said that it is very pacific, and that Austria eagerly wishes for peace. Some preliminary points, it is added, are agreed on. "Tomorrow," says a letter from Vienna of the 7th, "the Answer of our court to the last Propositions of Bonaparte, will be sent off. A happy issue is hoped for from it. Some people say, that the Preliminaries are almost settled.—The presence of Gen. Moreau in this place give the greatest pleasure. This General has acquired great honor by his Campaigns, as well with regard to his military genius and his bravery as his zeal. His arrival here would seem to confirm the hopes of Peace."
General Lecourbe, who has had so great a part in effecting the fortunate termination of the Campaign, has arrived at Colmar. He is expected here on his return to Paris.
The elector of Bavaria has appointed Baron Richberg his Envoy at Berlin, and the Chevalier Bray his Envoy at London.
BORDEAUX, AUG. 20.
General Alexander Berthier passed our walls on the day before yesterday, travelling post in a Berlin with six horses; on his road to Spain. He stopped no longer than was necessary for him to change horses, and appears to be very anxious to get to Madrid, where, it is said, he has a mission of importance to fulfil.
VENICE, AUG. 8.
The Austrians are raising strong Entrenchments in the environs of this City. The works in the Arsenal are also continued, for the construction of a number of Gun-boats, intended for the defence of our Canals.
The Army of General Melas has within this month past, been reinforced with 27,000 men.
AUGSBURGH, AUG. 15.
A French Commissary, on his way from Neuburgh to Augsburgh with the sum of 12,000 florins, was assassinated in a wood by a number of pea-

fant from the environs of Potmes. The French Soldiers succeeded in discovering the Assassins, and bro't them in chains to Augsburgh, where they are imprisoned.
The French have taken from the Arsenal of Munich 11,192 fusils, 51,000 sabres, 114 gun-carriages, 3,200 bombs, 1,662 grenades, 1,260,000 balls, 3,163 bayonets, 2,666 pistols, 2 small silver cannons, flutes, and cymbals of silver.—They estimate the whole at 1,690,000 florins, more than 3,000,000 of French money.
Extract of a letter from Constantinople, July 28.
"A few days ago fresh intelligence reached us from Egypt."
"General Kleber has been murdered, and General Menou has succeeded him in his command. It is reported that a Janissary, under the pretence of delivering a petition to Kleber, stabbed him. General Menou, in a letter which he wrote to Sir Sidney Smith, says, that the assassin had been purposely sent from Gaza to commit the murder. But there are sufficient reasons to believe to the contrary; and Menou himself is accused of having hired the murderer, an Egyptian in disguise, who was cut in pieces immediately after the assassination."
"Other reports say, that the murderer was probably actuated by private revenge, as the French had committed unheard of cruelties, especially at Boulac, a suburb of Cairo, where they spared neither women nor children."
"What occasions the suspicions against General Menou, are his Jacobinical principles and his having been at the head of that French party in Egypt, which was always against the evacuation of that country."
"General Kleber, who was as much beloved by the other party as they hate his successor, is generally regretted here; and his death is the more unwelcome to the Porte as he was on the eve of adopting the capitulation of El-Arisch for the evacuation of Egypt. Menou immediately broke off these negotiations, declaring that he first required the consent of his Government."
"The Porte will now take up arms again, and Grand Vizier and Captain Pacha are conjointly to decide the fate of Egypt by the sword. The former is said to have completed his army, and will have a reinforcement of 45,000 fresh troops, under the Pacha of Maden. The Captain Pacha has likewise a strong corps of Albanese on board his fleet, and the attack will be made in various points. When the last letters left Gaza, the Captain Pacha had failed thence with his fleet."
"Tchelebi Effendi, late Paymaster of the Army of Egypt, has been appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is a man of great talents and influence, and highly esteemed by the Grand Signior."
BERMUDA, Sept. 13.
Tuesday morning a heavy gale of wind came on here with the wind at N. E. which continued all that day and Wednesday, the wind varying a little 'till it got to the southward, when it blew almost a hurricane; at intervals very heavy squalls were felt. The Porcupine frigate Capt. Evans, (which was ready for sea and would have got out in half an hour had there been a breeze on Monday evening) parting her cables, was obliged to cut away her masts to save her from drifting amongst the rocks.
The ship Lord Hawkesbury went ashore and received considerable damage, as did a few others—The sloop Hebe, William Sears, from North Carolina, with lumber, &c. which was off the South Side at the time carried her mast away, and is lost against the rocks, crew saved.—The Schooner Swallow, Waite, from Portland, with lumber, was obliged to run over the rocks in the height of the gale, at the West End, and got in safe.
RICHMOND, Oct. 7.
Gen. GABRIEL, the black fellow, who has been so instrumental in exciting an insurrection among the negroes, had his trial yesterday. He was convicted of the fact upon the strongest testimony, and condemned to be hanged this day at the usual place of execution. Gabriel during his trial, appeared extremely uneasy in his mind, as if labouring under the severest oppression of a guilty conscience. After sentence was passed, the court observed to him that much anxiety and trouble seemed to hang upon his countenance, and recommended an open confession of all what he knew concerning the conspiracy, to relieve himself in a measure of the heavy burthen which evidently distressed him; however, he would make no discoveries, but plead with earnestness for the day of his execution to be put off until Friday.
NEW-YORK, Oct. 8.
Extract of a letter from Norfolk, to a gentleman in this City, dated Sept. 27.
"Those persons who absented themselves owing to the Fever which raged here, and are so fool-hardy as to return, are generally attacked by it, and go off instantly."
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.
And all charges and expences paid, for apprehending and bringing to the city of New-York, NATH'L OLCOTT, late of the said city, Broker, who is charged on oath, with feloniously, fraudulently and by false pretences, taking from the Bank of N. York, large sums of money. It is supposed that he has a large sum of bank notes now in his possession, which any person apprehending him is particularly desired to secure, with all his papers.
NATHANIEL OLCOTT, is about five feet ten inches high, has dark hazel eyes, and dark hair which he generally wears turned up behind, has rather a down look—is stout built and straight—rather red about the nostrils, in consequence of taking snuff—he is from twenty-five to thirty years old—had on a dark great coat and a light coat underneath. Any information given to the Cashier of the Bank relative to the above Nath'l Olcott will be thankfully received and rewarded.
BOSTON, October 15.
The PRESIDENT of the U. States, sat out on Monday, for the city of Washington.—Congress is to hold its first session there, the third Monday of next month.
The following Members of the present Congress have declined being considered as candidates for the next: Hon. John Lawrence, Theodore Sedgwick, Samuel Lyman, John Read, Harrison G. Otis, Baily Bartlett, Robert Goodloe Harper, Tho's Pinckney, John W. Kittera, William Gordon, James H. Inlay, Jonathan Freeman, Christopher G. Champlin, Jonathan Brace, Chauncy Goodrich, and Thomas Hartley, Esquires.
It is reported, that the person advertised under the N. York head, has taken from the Bank of that city about 60,000 dollars. and possesses the property of different citizens to the amount of 200,000 dollars.
OCT. 16. OF CURRACOA.
Captain Weld, arrived yesterday from Tortola, last from St. Thomas's, which place he left about the 20th Sept. informs us, that accounts had just reached St. Thomas's, that Curracoa had actually been taken by the French from Guadalupe; and that it was effected by a frigate, in the following manner:—Several French privateers with troops on board, arrived off the place and demanded liberty to land; but were refused; soon after they got under way, and left the place for two or three days, when they returned, and informed the Governor that a large fleet of English ships of war and transports had been seen off the coast, destined for the reduction of that place, and that they now demanded protection from him, as an ally to the French Republic, with permission to land and assist in the defence of the town. This finesse succeeded, and the troops were suffered to be landed; they immediately entered the principal forts, and after disarming the soldiers, and arresting the Governor; proclaimed themselves masters of Curracoa.
OCT. 18. Latest from EUROPE.
Last night arrived the ship Morning Star, Capt. STOVER, 99 days from Liverpool. By her we have London papers to Sept. 18, one day later than by the Cornelia.—They do not contain anything essentially important. "Upon the subject of peace or war they still afford nothing but vague speculation and loose conjecture."—Military preparations are vigorously making both in France and Germany.
The common report at Liverpool, the 7th September was, that the Brest fleet was out.—The assassination of Gen. KLEBER is officially confirmed.
The elections in New-Jersey are said to have terminated fully Federal; and that "ADAMS and PINCKNEY" Electors will most assuredly be appointed.
VARIOUS PARAGRAPHS.
There died, at Baltimore, of the fever, the 9th inst. twelve—the 10th, seventeen. At Norfolk, the mortality is about one each day.
We see in the papers numerous advertisements for the inoculation of the Kine Pox. Prejudice must yield to conviction and reason.
St. Paul's Church, at Newbury-Port, was consecrated the 8th inst. The Right Rev. Bishop Bas officiated there. The Rev. Theodore Dehon has been admitted to the order of Priest.
The Vengeance is said to have on board when she was taken 1,500,000 dollars, in specie.
Four men have recently been hung in the North-Western Territory for counterfeiting money.
PORTLAND, Oct. 13.
At the Supreme Judicial Court held at Pownalborough, in the county of Lincoln, on the last Tuesday of September last, David Hildreth was tried upon an indictment against him, for riotously assaulting, in company with divers other persons not yet discovered, the dwelling house of a Mr. Purington, in Lewiston, on Androscoggin River—breaking and entering the said house, and assaulting with intent to murder Col. Josiah Little, of Newbury, who was a traveller, and for that night a guest of Mr. Purington. The facts were clearly substantiated by the testimony of Mr. Purington and Col. Little, and they both swore positively that Hildreth was one of the gang who perpetrated the villany. The jury returned their verdict that he was guilty; and he was sentenced to sit one hour upon the gallows, in some public place, with a rope round his neck, and one end thereof cast over the gallows—to be imprisoned twelve months, and to pay costs of prosecution.
As this outrageous attack upon the dwelling house of one peaceable citizen, and upon the person of another, in the silent watches of the night, was unquestionably committed by persons irritated against Col. Little, on account of his claims to land on which the perpetrators were settled; it may be considered as connected with the many daring violences lately transacted by settlers in other parts of Maine. It is hoped the ignominious punishment to be inflicted upon one of their brethren, will operate as a check upon such disgraceful conduct in future, more especially as it was observed by the Court; and no doubt the observation is well founded in law, that had the bill been found for a capital offence, the same evidence would have convicted the offender, and his fate would then have been dreadful indeed.
FOR THE GAZETTE. MR. MELCHER, HAVE not seen it mentioned in any public paper, that JUDGE TENNEY is the Gentleman agreed upon to be voted for at the next election for members of Congress—but for mistake he would have been chosen at the first election, as it was their intention at the federal Caucus . It is hoped therefore that you will give this information that our federal Citizens may be apprized. Yours, A VOTER.
PORTSMOUTH, October 21.
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A Philadelphia paper mentions that Mr. Joseph Dennie, will be the writer of the Life of Washington , from the authentic documents in the hands of Judge Washington.
FEDERAL REGISTER.
A letter from Wilmington, Delaware, mentions, that Mr. Bayard, is re-elected to Congress by a majority of 300. Mr. Patten was the Jacobins' Candidate.
Party spirit and animosity rage in North-Carolina and Virginia, to a degree that must excite the regret of every real friend of our country.—Several duels, which originated from political disputes have been fought in those states; and we have it from undoubted authority, that some days ago, even two brothers, in the state of Virginia, had from altercation respecting the approaching election of President, proceeded to blows, when a fatal stroke put an end to the existence of one of them. The Fratricide was obliged to fly his home and family—A sad example of the danger of political enthusiasm!
MEDICAL.
At an annual meeting of the New-Hampshire Medical Society in the Eastern District, at Exeter, the first Wednesday in September, 1800, the following persons were elected officers for the year ensuing, viz. Hon. Samuel Tenney, Prosecutor. Thomas Adams, } Directors. Joseph Tilton, } Dr. Josiah Bartlett, Notary. Dr. John Fogg, Fiscal.
Adjourned to meet at Deacon Dearborn's, in Chester, on the first Wednesday in Feb. next, at 10 o'clock A. M.
The following extract of a letter from Capt. Wm. Ladd, of the ship Charlotte, of this port, dated Kingston, (Jam.) Aug. 31, 1800, to his owners, will tend to expose the over-bearing and unjust conduct of some British Officers. The Nation ought, to punish such villainy.
"We were boarded off the Caycos' by his Britannic Majesty's sloop of war the Typhisone, commanded by Capt. Davies, who put on board us 12 French passengers, taken from the American brig Amazon, sent in here on suspicion.—He likewise sent about 60lb. of beef and pork, and 50 weight of bread for their subsistence.—When we arrived at Port Royal, the ship was stopped and detained 24 hours on account of said passengers; they not permitting us to go to town, although we had Capt. Davies' protection for the passengers. The officer of police then gave us permission in writing, mentioning the Frenchmen as prisoners of war, with direction to deliver them over to the Commandant of prisoners; who, when we had got to town, would not receive them, but told us not to land them on our peril; and would allow us nothing for their subsistence. We then applied to the Governor, and every other officer who had any thing to do with prisoners or French passengers, but none of them would take cognizance of the matter, or allow us any satisfaction for their maintenance or the detention of the ship. At length the Governor wrote us a letter, allowing us a half permission to land them on condition of their immediately taking passages to America, which we could not guarantee—we of course landed them, but are not without some fear of incurring the penalty, which is £500 for each passenger, and 6 months imprisonment for myself.—This is a sample of English rectitude!"
HONESTY is a man's best robe, his choicest apparel; many people as if fearful of wearing it out, lay it carefully by, as their Sunday-coat.
From a London Paper—August 30.
There is now in the river an astonishing large Hairy Wild Man, caught four hundred miles from the Cape of Good Hope, brought over in the Rambler, South Sea Whaler; he is of astonishing muscular strength, a specimen of which had nearly proved fatal to one of the Custom house officers, who inadvertently went too near him; he seized hold of the man, twirled him about two or three times with the greatest velocity, and then threw him over the side. Luckily the man escaped with a lottid fright and found ducking.
A consultation of physicians was had some time since on the case of an African, who was sorely troubled with a swelling. The object was to determine whether or not it was a white swelling. We have not learnt what was the result of the consultation.
STATE OF DISEASE.
Norfolk, Oct. 4. Deaths for the last 4 days, six.
A letter from Norfolk, Oct. 6, mentions the return of health and business to that city.
Baltimore, Oct. 7. Deaths, twenty-four; Oct. 8, fourteen.
In the 7 days previous to Oct. 13, there were 57 deaths at New-York, of various diseases.
ORDINATION AT NEWMARKET.
It is a pleasing reflection that while the invasions of infidelity rage in many parts, and the eastern reformers of the world, and boasting regenerators of society are profaning the Altars, and demolishing the temples of JEHOVAH; The vacant Churches of CHRIST, in this land, are supplying, with pastors chosen by GOD, we trust, and sent forth, by him, to labor in his vineyard.—A pleasing illustration of this representation was given at Newmarket, on Wednesday the 15th inst. in the call and solemn and orderly induction of the Rev. JAMES THURSTON, to the pastoral care and charge of the congregational Church of CHRIST in that town. The public and solemn exercises were opened with a comprehensive, animated, and well adopted prayer, peculiarly happy for the day, by the Rev. Mr. Holt, of Epping. A discourse was then delivered, from Revelations XIV, first part of the 6th verse: "And I saw another Angel fly in the midst of Heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach," by the Rev. Mr. Milmore of Stratham, the style was nervous, flowing and elegant. The sentiments liberal, just and useful. A suitable ordaining prayer was made by the Rev. Mr. Bodely of Newburyport. The Rev. Mr. Coe of Durham, moderated and gave an extemporaneous charge, replete with instruction. The Rev. Mr. Pidgeon of Hampton, gave the fellowship of the Churches, and the Rev. Mr. Hull of Seabrook closed with an excellent prayer. A large collection of fingers discovered their taste, and judgment, by the selection of their music, and the manner of performance, was effected by judges of music highly graceful. The whole was conducted with the greatest decorum, and a numerous assembly attended with seriousness and order, and did themselves honor, by a deportment becoming the solemn transaction.
SHOCKING INCIDENT.
A Brattleborough, Ver. paper of Sept. 6, says, "It devolves on us to relate the following tale of woe." In this town, on the afternoon of Saturday last, as a son of Mr. Henry Cole, aged about seven years, was amusing himself with some playmates on a ledge of rocks on the farm of Mr. Gideon Briggs, reclining against a small tree whose roots extended into the crannies of the cliff, the vibration of the tree startled a rock judged to weigh 20 tons—the sapling fell with the lad down a steep precipice, and the large rock rolled directly over him, when he was found lifeless, the body lying on one side of the tree, and the bowels extending across it to the distance of two feet, horribly mangled; one arm, one thigh and the skull, were very much broken. His entrails were replaced, the body sewed up and conveyed to the parents—whose agonies at the sight of such a distressing spectacle can better be imagined by human sympathy than described here.
Drowned, in Merrimack River, a few rods below Mile-a-Hooker falls, Mr. Enoch Noves, jun. of Bow, and a Mr. Pollard, of Goffstown.—They with 7 or 8 others were crossing the river in one canoe, when it overset; and all saved themselves by swimming, except the two above mentioned.
Arrived here brig Hitty, Capt. N. Lord, in 30 days from Tobago.—Left there brig Orion, capt. Samuel Briard; brig Little Cherub, capt. William Appleton; brig Orton, capt. Holmes of this port; failed in co. with the armed brig Rainbow, of 16 guns, capt. Tyler; and brig Little John-Butler, capt. Gram, of New-York. A Schooner owned by Mr. Knapp, of Boston, failed from Tobago about the 10th or 11th of Sept. to touch at Martinique for convoy, and then proceed to Boston.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE. Brig Rising Sun, Noble, St. Vincents. Ship Mary, Parrot, St. Ubes. Brig Fidelity, Simpson, Liverpool.
MARRIED.
At Exeter, Mr. Joseph Lamson, jr. to Miss Mary Sewall Parker, daughter of the Hon. Judge Parker.
DIED.
At New-York, Mr. Aaron S. Lock, aged 21, son of James Lock of this town.
At Dover, Mr. Jonathan Gage, aged 66; and a child of Mr. Samuel Ricker.
At Somersworth, Capt. Francis Warren.
In this town, Mrs. Todd, aged 88—and a child of Mr. Jeremiah T. Hart.
TO BE SOLD
At Public Auction,
(If not previously disposed of at private sale)
On Thursday the 6th of November next, at 12 o'clock at noon, at Greenleaf's Inn, in Portsmouth.
A VALUABLE Lot of
LAND, measuring about 48 feet front on Vaugn Street, and 728 feet deep to the mill-pond, extending in breadth, being at the mill-pond 72 feet wide,—together with the building thereon, lately occupied by Mr. Joseph Champney, as a
ROPE-WALK,
with all the utensils necessary or proper for carrying on the rope making business. The building is in complete repair, and the eligibility of its situation so well known, that a farther description is unnecessary.
The conditions of sale, which will be liberal, will be made known at time and place—any person wishing to view the premises, may have an opportunity by applying to the subscriber any day previous to the sale.
Nath'l A. Haven.
Portsmouth, Oct. 20, 1800.
To be sold at Public Auction,
TO-MORROW, at 10 o'clock A. M.
At Abra'm Isaac's Auction-Room,
The following articles, viz.
SUPERFINE Broad Cloth Coats, good as new; do. do. do. Waistcoats, Small Clothes and Pantaloons; Cashmere Waistcoats, Breeches, and Pantaloons.
Fine cotton Shirts; neck & pocket Handkerchiefs; silk, cotton and worked Stockings; Boots & Shoes. 1 case Pistols, 1 pair pocket do. 1 Salletto; gold Epaullets; Hats and Hat-Box; Napkins; knit cotton Drawers; Manfeilles quilt Waistcoats, and sundry other articles of wearing apparel, with a variety of other articles.
Portsmouth, Oct. 21.
KINE-POX.
Doct. Spalding
CONTINUES to inocu-
late for the Kine-Pox at his new lodgings, at Mr. Thomas Morton's, north end of Washington-street.
Hard-Ware GOODS.
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J. & J. Goddard,
Have received by late arrivals from England, an extensive assortment of
HARDWARE Goods,
which they are selling by wholesale and retail, on the most reasonable terms.
Portsmouth, Oct. 14, 1800.
Fresh Fall and Winter
GOODS,
Of the latest importation,
JUST RECEIVED BY
OLIVER BRIARD,
And for sale at his Store in Market-Street, at the lowest Cash Prices.
Portsmouth, Oct. 21, 1800.
Doct. William Cutter
INFORMS the public that he inoculates for the
COW-POX,
all applications will be strictly attended to.
Oct. 20, 1800.
To Ammi R. Cutter, Esq. clerk of the proprietors of the township of Dummer, in the county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire.
WE the subscribers owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Dummer, in the county of Grafton aforesaid, request you to notify and warn a meeting of the proprietors, to be held at the dwelling house of Mr. John Greenleaf, innholder in Portsmouth, on Wednesday the twelfth day of November next, at five o'clock P. M. for the following purposes:
1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting. 2d. To appoint an agent or agents to perambulate the lines of said township, to cause a survey and allotment to be made into such lots as the proprietors shall then direct.
3d. To vote to raise any sum or sums of money that may be necessary to defray the expences of such allotment, or any other expences already incurred by the propriety. 4th. To proceed at an adjournment of said meeting to make a division of said township among the proprietors according to their respective interests.
5th. To do and transact any other business which may then be thought beneficial to the propriety.
John Peirce, Joseph Haven, John Haven, John Fisher, Nath'l A. Haven, Daniel Cutter. Portsmouth, October 20, 1800.
In Pursuance of the foregoing request, I do hereby notify and warn the proprietors of Dummer, to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes therein mentioned. AMMI R. CUTTER, Prop's Clerk.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 1st, 1800.
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, In pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 23d day of April, one thousand eight hundred, entitled "An act to establish a General Stamp-Office,"
THAT a General Stamp-Office is now established at the seat of government, in the city of Washington, from whence there will issue, from and after the date hereof, (upon the application of the Supervisors of the Revenue, under whose management the collection of the stamp duties is placed) any quantities of paper, parchment and vellum, marked or stamped, and duly counter stamped, with the following rates of duty which are demandable by law:—
For every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, upon which shall be written or printed any or either of the instruments or writings following, to wit,
   ANY certificate of naturalization, D. C. M. Provided, That if any bonds or notes shall be payable at or within sixty days, such bonds or notes shall be subject to only two-fifth parts of the duty aforesaid, viz. D. C. M.     Any licence to practice, or certificate of the admission, enrolment or registry of any counsellor, solicitor, attorney, advocate or proctor, in any court of the United States, 5 If above twenty and not exceeding one hundred dollars, 4   Provided, That a certificate in any one of the courts of the United States, for any one of the said offices, shall so far as relates to the payment of the duty aforesaid, be a sufficient admission in all the courts of the United States, for each and every of the said offices. 10 If above one hundred dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars, 10   Any grant or letters patent, under the seal or authority of the United States (except for lands granted for military services) 4 If above five hundred dollars and not exceeding one thousand dollars, 20   Any exemplification or certified copy of any such grant or letters patent, (except for lands granted for military services) 2 If above one thousand dollars, 30   Any charter-party, bottomry or respondentia bond, 1 Any foreign bill of exchange, draft or order for the payment of money in any foreign country, 20   Any receipt or discharge for or on account of any legacy left by any will, or other testamentary instrument, or for any share or part of a personal estate, divided by force of any statute of distributions other than to the wife, children or grandchildren of the person deceased, the amount whereof shall be above the value of fifty dollars, and shall not exceed the value of one hundred dollars, 25 The said duty being chargeable upon each and every bill of exchange, without respect to the number contained in each set.   When the amount thereof shall exceed the value of one hundred dollars, and shall not exceed five hundred dollars, 50 Any note or bill of lading or writing, or receipt in nature thereof for goods or merchandise to be exported;   And for every further sum of five hundred dollars, the additional sum of 1 If from one district to another district of the United States, not being in the same state, 4   Any policy of insurance or instrument in nature thereof, when the sum for which insurance is made shall not exceed five hundred dollars, 25 If from the United States to any foreign port or place, 10   When the sum insured shall exceed five hundred dollars, 1 The said duty being chargeable upon each and every bill of lading, without respect to the number contained in each set.   Any exemplification of what nature soever, that shall pass the seal of any court, other than such as it may be the duty of the clerk of such court to furnish for the use of the United States, or some particular state, 50 Any notes issued by the banks now established or that may be hereafter established within the United States, other than the notes of such of the said banks as shall agree to an annual composition of one per centum on the annual dividends made by such banks, to their stockholders respectively, according to the following scale:   Any bond, bill single or penal, inland bill of exchange, promissory note or other note (other than any recognizance, bill, bond or other obligation, or contract, made to or with the United States, or any state, or for their use respectively; and any bonds required in any case by the laws of the United States, or of any state, upon legal process, or in any judicial proceeding, or for the faithful performance of any trust or duty) On all notes not exceeding fifty dollars, for each dollar, 6   If above twenty dollars and not exceeding one hundred dollars, 10 On all notes above fifty dollars and not exceeding one hundred dollars, 50   If above one hundred and not exceeding five hundred dollars, 25 On all notes above one hundred dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars, 1   If above five hundred and not exceeding one thousand dollars, 50 On all notes above five hundred dollars, 2   And if above one thousand dollars, 75 Any protest or other notarial act, 25   Any letter of attorney, except for an invalid pension, or to obtain or sell warrants for land granted by the United States as bounty for military services performed in the late war, 25   Any inventory or catalogue of any furniture, goods or effects, made in any case required by law (except in cases of goods and chattels distrained for rent or taxes, and goods taken in virtue of any legal process by any officer) 50   Any certificate of a share in any insurance company, of a share in the bank of the United States, or of any state or other bank; 10   If above twenty dollars and not exceeding one hundred dollars, 25   If above one hundred dollars, 10   If under twenty dollars, at the rate of ten cents for one hundred dollars. 25  
THAT the power of the Supervisors of the Revenue to mark or stamp any vellum, parchment or paper chargeable with duty, will cease and determine from and after six months from the date hereof, to wit, on the last day of February 1801.
THAT, If any persons shall, after the last day of February 1801, have in their custody or possession, any vellum, parchment or paper, marked or stamped by the Supervisors of the Revenue, upon which any matter or thing, charged with duty, shall not have been written or printed, they may at any time within the space of sixty days after the said last day of February 1801, bring or send such vellum, parchment and paper, unto some office of inspection, and in lieu thereof, receive a like quantity or value of vellum, parchment and paper, duly stamped, in pursuance of the act herein before recited. And in case any person shall neglect or refuse, within the time aforesaid, to bring or cause to be brought unto some officer of inspection, any such vellum, parchment or paper, it is hereby declared, that the same will thereafter be of no other effect or use, than if it had never been marked or stamped, and that all matters and things, which may after that time be written or printed upon any vellum, parchment or paper, authorized to be exchanged in manner aforesaid, will be of no other effect, than if they had been written or printed on paper, parchment or vellum, not marked or stamped.
AND for the convenience of those persons who may be inclined to have their own vellum, parchment and paper stamped or marked, it is hereby declared, that when any person shall deposit any vellum, parchment or paper at the office of a supervisor, accompanied with a list, specifying the number and denomination of the stamps or marks, which are desired to be thereto affixed, the same will be transmitted to the General Stamp-Office, and there properly marked or stamped, and forthwith sent back to the same supervisor, who will thereupon collect the duties and deliver the paper, parchment or vellum, to the order of the person from whom the same was received.
GIVEN under my hand, and the seal of the Treasury, at WASHINGTON, the day and year above mentioned.
OLIVER WOLCOTT, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
(L. S.)
State of New-Hampshire. PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, that STEPHEN THURSTON and others, inhabitants of a certain tract of land known and called by the name of Wolfborough-addition, have petitioned the General Court, representing that said addition has ever since the first settlement of the town of Wolfborough, been considered as a part of, and belonging to said town, that they have always been in conjunction with the inhabitants of said town in all town affairs, have laboured and enjoyed the common privileges of towns with them—That they have ever considered themselves as belonging to said town, and but of late have had knowledge that said addition either by mistake or inattention was not included within the limits of Wolfborough incorporation. Wherefore they pray that said addition may be annexed to, and incorporated with said town of Wolfborough, as fully as though it had been included in the incorporation of said town.
Whereupon it is ordered, That the petitioners be heard before the General Court on the first Tuesday of the next session, and that the petitioners cause that the substance of said petition and order of Court thereon, be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette three weeks successively, commencing six weeks prior to said day of hearing; also cause that a copy of the petition and order of Court, be posted up in some public place in the town of Wolfborough, and in Wolfborough addition, six weeks prior to said day of hearing, that any person or persons may there appear and shew cause, (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted.
Attest, NATH'L PARKER, Deputy Sec'y. Concord, June 11, 1800.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Stuartstown, in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, that so much of their lands in said town, as will be necessary to raise the money to pay the taxes annexed to each of their names with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder, at my dwelling house in said Stuartstown, on the first day of January next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by payment—the said tax bills having been left with the Deputy Secretary as the law directs;—said taxes being for the year 1800.
   Highway tax. Dollars.     The lot called No. 1, settled by   Henry Sullensham, 3   No. 2 by David Locke & Elisha Dyer, 3   No. 3 by Elisha Dyer, 3   No. 4 by Theophilus Durell, 3   No. 5 by Clement Miner, 3   No. 6 by Daniel Hulbert, 3   No. 7 by Daniel Brainard, jr. 3   No. 8 by Abner Woodsum, 3   No. 9 and 10 by Richard Smart and Bargillai Brainard, 6   No. 11 by Abner Powers, 3   No. 12 by John French, 3   No. 13 by John Walls, 3   No. 14 by Jeremiah Eames, 3   Four non-residents rights estimated at 6660 acres to each right, viz.  
   Highway tax. Dollars. cts. dols. cts.     Sir James Cockburne, 199 80 5 25   Sir George Colebrook, 199 80 5 25   John Stuart, Esq. 199 80 5 25   John Nelson, Esq. 199 80 5 25  
PELATIAH NICHOLS, Collector. Stuartstown, Oct. 1, 1800.
FOR SALE, 36 hhds. RUM, good flavor. Apply to W. Garland or S. Holman, N o 7, Portsmouth Pier. N. B. Other Goods as usual.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Lyman, who have not paid their state and county taxes for the year 1800, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the fourth day of December next, so much of their land as will pay the same with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling house of LEMUEL PARKER, innholder in said town, at ten o'clock A. M. on said day, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Coun-ty. State. Acres. No. C. M. C. M.     Timothy Bradley, 36 328 18 0 37 4   Samuel Bishop, jr. 38 328 18 0 37 4   Timothy Peck, 61 328 18 0 37 4   Hezekiah Tuttle, 34 100 5 5 11 4  
WILLIAM GIBSON, Collector. Lyman, October 3, 1800.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in Kearfarge-Gore, who have not paid their highway, state, and county taxes for the year 1800; that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the third day of January next, so much of their land as will pay the same with incidental charges, will then be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling house in said Kearfarge-Gore, at ten o'clock A. M. on said day, unless prevented by previous payment.
   No. of lots. No. of acres. Valuation. State tax. Highway tax. County tax.     Solly and March, 47 100 200 1 0 68 10 2 5   66 100 200 1 0 68 10 2 5   84 110 120 0 60 41 6 1 3   63 100 100 0 50 34 5 1 2   75 100 200 1 0 68 10 2 5   James Robey 27 34 0 17 0 18 2 4   Thomas 44 100 200 1 0 68 10 2 5   Tewksbury 33 50 100 0 50 34 5 1 2   ditto 8 100 200 1 0 68 10 2 5   Essex 15 100 200 1 0 68 10 2 5   Jos'h Bean 13 150 1 0 12 15 0 4  
JOSEPH FRENCH, Collector. Kearfarge-Gore, Sept. 15, 1800.
One Cent Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber on the night succeeding the 25th day of August last, an indented apprentice boy, named JOSEPH ROWE; said boy is about 5 feet 6 inches high, dark complexion, and in the twentieth year of his age; he wore or carried away a light brown homespun coat, and nankeen jacket and trowsers, and sundry other articles of cloathing.—All masters of vessels and others are hereby cautioned against trusting or harbouring said boy, as they would avoid the penalties of the law, in that behalf provided. Whoever will return said boy to the subscriber, shall be entitled to one cent reward, only. JAMES PRESCOTT. Deerfield, Sept. 3, 1800.
KEARSARGE-GORE.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in Kearfarge-Gore, who have not paid their State tax for the year 1798, and their highway and county taxes for the year 1799; that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the third day of January next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will then be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling house in said Kearfarge-Gore, at ten o'clock A. M. on said day, unless prevented by previous payment.
   No. of lots. No. of acres. Valuation. State tax. Highway tax. County tax.     Joseph Bean, 32 7 3 0 6 0   Joseph Bean, jr. 39 6 2 3 3 0   James Roby, north-erly corner, 27 acres, 84 1 0 5 0 3  
JONATHAN WATKINS, Collector. Kearfarge-Gore, Sept. 15, 1800.
COLEBROOK. STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. NOTICE is hereby given to the delinquent proprietors and owners of land in Colebrook, in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the dwelling house of Mr. Charles Thompson, in said Colebrook, on the twenty-ninth day of December next, at ten o'clock in the morning, as will be sufficient to raise the money to pay the taxes affixed to each of the lots hereinafter named, unless prevented by previous payment. The lands taxed are described as follows, with the sums due, for the year 1799. Drawn to JONAS MINOT.
   Range. Lot. Acres. Valuation. State tax. Highway tax. County tax.    7 12 2 5 21 5 12  3 9 2 5 21 5 8  2 11 2 5 21 5 1  13 11 2 5 21 5 8  12 16 2 5 21 5 3  7 6 2 5 21 5 11  4 2 2 5 21 5 9  2 2 2 5 21 5 7  13 12 2 5 21 5 1  5 8 2 5 21 5 2  5 1 2 5 21 5 12  1 15 2 5 21 5 7  5 9 2 5 21 5 8  12 8 2 5 21 5 10  10 1 2 5 21 5 3  10 12 2 5 21 5 1  4 12 2 5 21 5 2  8 6 2 5 21 5 12  7 13 2 5 21 5 6  1 4 2 5 21 5 9  2 10 2 5 21 5 2  10 15 2 5 21 5 10  5 10 2 5 21 5 3  13 2 2 5 21 5 5  4 9 2 5 21 5 5  1 2 2 5 21 5 4  4 5 2 5 21 5 2  13 6 2 5 21 5 12  11 1 2 5 21 5 13  2 3 2 5 21 5 4  8 9 2 5 21 5 11  3 7 2 5 21 5 8  12 5 2 5 21 5 9  5 14 2 5 21 5 4  6 7 2 5 21 5 7  11 4 2 5 21 5 6  4 4 2 5 21 5 12  1 10 2 5 21 5 12  11 11 2 5 21 5 9  10 11 2 5 21 5 5  9 2 2 5 21 5 13  3 5 2 5 21 5 12  10 5 2 5 21 5 1  6 18 2 5 21 5 5  4 14 2 5 21 5 12  13 8 2 5 21 5 7  3 4 2 5 21 5 3  4 6 2 5 21