The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1798-08-07 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
— MY COUNTRY'S GOOD SHALL BE MY CONSTANT AIM —
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE)—PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING 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.
Vol. XLII.—Numb. 2175.]
TUESDAY, August 7, 1798.
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Sedition Bill,
Or a GAG for JACOBINISM!
An Act, in addition to the act, entitled, "an act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States."
Sec. 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled. That if any persons shall unlawfully combine or conspire together, with intent to oppose any measure or measures of the government of the United States, which are or shall be directed by proper authority, or to impede the operation of any law of the United States, or to intimidate or prevent any person holding a place or office in or under the government of the United States, from undertaking, performing or executing his trust or duty; and if any person or persons, with intent as aforesaid, shall counsel, advise or attempt to procure any insurrection, riot, unlawful assembly, or combination, whether such conspiracy, threatening, counsel, advise, or attempt shall have the proposed effect or not, he or they shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction, before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment during a term not less than six months, nor exceeding five years; and further, at the discretion of the court may be holden to find sureties for his good behaviour in such sum, and for such time, as the said court may direct.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall write, print, utter or publish, or shall cause or procure to be written, printed, or uttered or published, or shall knowingly and willingly assist or aid in writing, printing, uttering or publishing any false scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the Government of the United States, or either house of the Congress of the United States, or the President of the United States, with intent to defame the said government, or either house of the said Congress, or the said President, or to bring them, or either of them, into contempt or disrepute; or to excite against them, or either or any of them the hatred of the good people of the United States, or to stir up sedition within the United States; or to excite any unlawful combinations therein, for opposing or resisting any law of the United States, or any act of the President of the United States, done in pursuance of any such law, or of the powers in him vested by the constitution of the United States, or to resist, oppose, or defeat any such law or act; or to aid, encourage or abet any hostile designs of any foreign nation against the United States, their people or government, then such person, being thereof convicted before any Court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted and declared, That if any person shall be prosecuted under this act, for the writing or publishing any libel aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the defendant, upon the trial of the cause, to give evidence in his defence, the truth of the matter contained in the publication charged as a libel. And the jury who shall try the cause shall have a right to determine the law and the fact, under the direction of the court, as in other cases.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted and declared, That this act shall continue and be in force until the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and one, and no longer: Provided, that the expiration of the act shall not prevent or defeat a prosecution and punishment of any offence, against the law, during the time it shall be in force.
Approved, July 14, 1798.
JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States.
A chance for 2000 dollars.
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From the Farmer's Weekly Museum.
THE LAY PREACHER.
"Here am I, for THOU didst CALL ME."
WITH a voice, O Public, so finely modulated, so gratefully soothing to the ear of an ambitious author, that he hearkens to the summons, and is actually inducing a sermon, apologetical for laziness, and neglect of his flock.
But who is there among the sons of men, of such self-denying humor, that will not, sometimes, flee from confinement and his cottage to breathe a little fresh air, and ramble, yea run a moment from the drudgery of methodized life?
The clergyman, fatigued with FLAVEL, and panting under the annual load of heavy sermons, asks from the parish a respite; and, as he cheerily urges his pacer, plodding and slow, like his owner, sings, instead of David's psalms, a hymn to the Goddess of Leisure.
The Lawyer, choked with the dust of courts, and deafened by the gibberish of the laws, canters from the circuit; and, placed at his desk, suffers not a plea in bar to obstruct the current of his yawning humor.
The Doctor too, and the Merchant, in gaping hours, scorn the recipe and the invoice, and idly dream of subjects more pleasant, than subjects consumptive, or subjects commercial.
Many circumstances may, at any stage of his course, command a Lay Preacher to rest from his labors. Like a Bishop WATSON, or PORTEUS, he is not invested with holy lawn, to inspire awe in the vulgar; nor, is he like them, brilliant and learned, to excite the admiration of the wife. Reflecting, in sober hours, on the obscurity of his station, and the simplicity of his lessons, he has perceived that many object to a sermon from the woods, and that many exclaim "a wooden sermon." Moreover, within that narrow circle, which may by justly designated my listening parishioners; Who hath believed our report? Neither by smiles nor by frowns, neither by grave precepts nor merry allusion, has the Lay Preacher driven the rake from his mistress, or the reveller from his wine. Men persevere in tracing the path which passion has chosen, or habit has worn smooth; and the monitory sermon, if read, is soon forgotten.
To those, who, from the intimacy of the partiality of friendship, are anxious that my weekly advice should again be given, and to the public, who have condescended once or twice to ask for me, I will narrate the private motives, which have persuaded me to be silent for a year.
In the first place, I honestly declare, with wonted frankness, that many evil spirits have domineered over my mind, and that Laziness, Spleen, and ill humour have been too frequently suffered to lock up my quills, and to overfly my inkhorn.
Like a venerable predecessor, I have been, during the above period, "in journeyings often, in weariness and painfulness and in watchings;" all which are unfriendly to preaching; nor do I believe the Archbishop of Canterbury himself could induce a pastoral letter, or make a visitation charge successfully under such unfavourable circumstances.
He, who resolves to speculate, flies in conformity to the suggestion of HORACE, to the grove, and, in a lonely situation, converses with few, besides his books and himself. But, if an author keeps no other company, he will not be long qualified to give interest, and novelty to his researches. Every line will favor of the lamp, and every page will be mouldy, by the damp air of a monkish cell. Hence, to write what the world will gaily read, it is necessary sometimes for a man of letters to obey the advice of the poet GREEN, and make
"Trips to the town, life to amuse, To purchase books and hear the news, To see old friends, brush off the clowns, And quicken taste."
Unless he occasionally go to the great city and forsake his closet for a faunter in "vanity fair," how could a Lay Preacher correctly describe, or justly censure fashionable follies, and the blameless luxury of a capital? To ridicule with point and effect the fantastic foppery of dress, one must actually look down the street, or through the coffee house, and mark the peacock beau, sporting his "Joseph's coat," or jockey pantaloon. To laugh at gowns without a waist, or the brick dust hew of coquettish ribband, the writer should at least drink tea in the Tontine buildings, and go one morning with giggling gills to that great box of millinery, the shop of Mrs. Milliquet. How would the Hermit author know that the French interest was on the decline, and that Honeutus was denied power and place, if the latter were not seen brooding over a neglected Chronicle; each passion, in Milton's strong words, "dimming his face," and "thrice changing with pale, ire, envy and despair."
Now, it scarcely from these premises need be inferred, that to gather materials is the work of one day, and to put them into form is reserved to the next. It is unreasonable to expect that an essayist should be seen with a pen constantly in hand. His effusions would become wretchedly trite, if he were not permitted to go abroad, searching for some new object, or some new face, to serve as fresh topics for speculation. While I was mingling in the crowd on change, lounging in bookellers' shops, arguing in a coffee house, in defence of the Executive, or chatting with sensible women round a supper table, I was in fact composing Lay Preachers. The process, through
invisible, still continued. I entered hints in my note book, though I did not expand them in the Museum; and kept for future use the fruit of my observations, as my tender and prudent mother used to do for me autumnal ruffians, to bless my infant palate in the scarce, and the spring time.
But though for a year, the Lay Preacher's desk has been shut, yet his books have been open, and his thoughts awake. Having seen some novel objects, and read many curious romances in the course of his vacation, perhaps he is qualified to resume his labours, with some degree of spirit. He has meditated not merely the works of the fathers, but the lighter productions of the fons; and peruses laboriously many a heavy book with a view, by studious chemistry to extract some essence to relieve the spirits of his readers. At any rate, to continue to the end of his sermon the same Egotism, with which it began, he is determined, as this mode of writing is approved by those, whom it is his ardent wish to please, to lay aside every weight of interest, which might bias him to more gainful occupations; to lay aside that fin of Indolence, which doth so easily beget an invalid and an author; and to run with patience the race, that is set before him.
State of New-Hampshire. ss. To the honorable Simon Olcott, Esq. chief justice of the Superior Court of Judicature for the State of New-Hampshire. Or to the honorable Timothy Farrar, Esq. one other justice of said Court.
JOSHUA ATHERTON Attorney General for the State of New-Hampshire, complainant on behalf of said State, against Matthew Thornton, and others, grantees hereafter named of a certain township situate in New-Hampshire; to wit, in the county of Grafton and State aforesaid called Thornton; that on the sixteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty three, the supreme executive power of New-Hampshire, to wit, Benning Wentworth, Esq. the Governor of New-Hampshire, (otherwise called the province of New-Hampshire now called the State of New-Hampshire) with advice of the then council of said New-Hampshire, by charter or grant, did charter, convey and grant said township under the seal of said New-Hampshire, in common form duly executed and recorded in the records of said New-Hampshire; subscribed by the proper hand of the said Benning Wentworth Governor as aforesaid, upon the reasons and the conditions in the said charter mentioned, unto Matthew Thornton, William Wallace, John Doak, Robert M c Neil, John Moore, John Gillmore, James Gillmore, Thomas Christy, Andrew Jack, John M c Lean, Samuel Morrison, Joseph Morrison, James Cochran, David Anderson, Alexander Walker, Matthew Clark, Tho's Morrison, Jonathan Gillmore, Samuel Steel, Robert Clinidin, Andrew Clinidin, David Clinidin, Archibald Clinidin, Andrew Clinidin, jr. Samuel Morrison, David Steel, David Craige, Hugh Ramsay, Hugh Montgomery, David Montgomery, John M c Clench, Samuel Gregg, Nathaniel Holmes, Thomas Gregg, Thomas Campbell, John Campbell, John M c Cartney, John Alexander, James Alexander, John Wilson, James Doak, Jesse Christy, Robert Gillmore, Jonathan Morrison, John Taggart, James Taggart, John Swan, William M c Neal, Joseph Caldwell, Patrick White, Fitch Pool, William Taylor, Thomas Walley, Isaac Thomas, Hugh Gillu, Richard Wier, Thomas Davis, William Alld, William Howard, Hon. John Temple, Esq. Hon. Theodore Atkinson, Esq. Hon. Mark Hankung Wentworth, Esq. Hon. Theodore Atkinson, Esq. jr. Col. Joseph Smith, Joseph Blanchard, Esq. Col. John Goffe, His Excellency Benning Wentworth, Esq. a tract of land to contain five hundred acres as marked B. W. in the plan (annexed to or entered on said grant) which is to be accounted two of the shares hereafter mentioned; one whole share aforesaid, in said township, for the incorporated society for the propagation, (meaning for the propagation of the gospel) in foreign parts; one share for a glebe for the church of England as by law established, one share for the first settled minister of the gospel, and one share for the benefit of a school in said township, grantees aforesaid of said township whose names are entered on said grant, their heirs and assigns, which grant or charter is as follows, to wit:
Thornton, Province of New-Hampshire. (P.S.) George the third, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c.
To all persons to whom these presents shall come, Greeting.
Know ye, that we of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, for the due encouragement of settling a new plantation within our said province, by and with the advice of our trusty and well beloved Benning Wentworth, Esq. our Governor and commander in chief of our said province of New-Hampshire, in New England; and of our council of said Province, have upon the condition and reservations herein after made, given and granted, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do give and grant in equal shares, unto our loving subjects, inhabitants of our said province of New-Hampshire and our other governments, and to their heirs and assigns forever, whose names are entered on this grant, to be divided to and amongst them into seventy-three equal shares, all that tract
or parcel of land, situate, lying and being within our said province of New-Hampshire, containing by admeasurement, twenty-three thousand & forty acres, which tract is to contain six miles square and no more, out of which an allowance is to be made for highways and unimprovable lands by rocks, ponds, mountains and rivers, one thousand and forty acres free, according to a plan and survey thereof made by our said Governor's order, and returned into the Secretary's office and hereunto annexed, butted and bounded as follows, viz.—Beginning at the north-east corner of Campion, from thence running westerly by the north line of said Campion, about six miles to the north-west corner thereof, which is the north-east corner of Rumney, from thence north thirty degrees, east twelve miles, from thence south about twelve miles to the first bounds mentioned; And that the same be and hereby is incorporated into a township by the name of Thornton; and the inhabitants that do or shall hereafter inhabit said township, are hereby declared to be enfranchised with and intitled to all and every, the privileges and immunities that other towns within our province by law exercise and enjoy; and further that the said town as soon as there shall be fifty families resident and settled thereon, shall have the liberty of holding two fairs, one of which shall be held on the and the other on the annually, which fairs are not to continue longer than the respective following the said and that as soon as the said town shall consist of fifty families, a market may be opened and kept one or more days in each week, as may be thought most advantageous to the inhabitants.—Also that the first meeting for the choice of town officers, agreeable to the laws of our said province, shall be held on the last Monday in July inst. which said meeting shall be notified by Matthew Thornton, Esq. who is hereby also appointed the moderator of the said first meeting, which he is to notify and govern agreeable to the laws and customs of our said province; and that the annual meeting forever hereafter for the choice of such officers for the said town, shall be on the second Tuesday of March annually, to have and to hold the said tract of land as above expressed, together with all privileges and appurtenances, to them and their respective heirs and assigns forever, upon the following conditions, viz.
1st. That every grantee, his heirs or assigns shall plant and cultivate five acres of land within the term of five years for every fifty acres contained in his or their share, or portion of land in said township, and continue to improve and settle the same by additional cultivations, on penalty of the forfeiture of his grant or share in the said township, and of its reverting to us, our heirs and successors to be by us or them re-granted to such of our subjects as shall effectually settle and cultivate the same.
2d. That all white and other pine trees within the said township, fit for masting our royal navy, be carefully preserved for that use, and none to be cut or felled without our special licence for so doing first had and obtained, upon the penalty of the forfeiture of the right of such grantee, his heirs and assigns, to us, our heirs and successors, as well as being subject to the penalty of any act or acts of parliament that now are, or hereafter shall be enacted.
3d. That before any division of the land be made to and among the grantees, a tract of land as near the center of said township as the land will admit of, shall be reserved and marked for town lots, one of which shall be allotted to each grantee of the contents of one acre.
4th. Yielding and paying therefor to us our heirs and successors for the space of ten years, to be computed from the date hereof, the rent of one ear of indian corn only, on the twenty-fifth day of December annually, if lawfully demanded, the first payment to be made on the twenty-fifth day of December, 1769.
5th. Every proprietor, settler or inhabitant shall yield and pay unto us, our heirs and successors yearly and every year forever, from and after the expiration of ten years from the above said twenty-fifth day of December, namely, on the twenty-fifth day of December, which will be in the year of our Lord, 1779, one shilling proclamation money, for every hundred acres he so owns, settles or possesses, and so in proportion for a greater or lesser tract of the said land, which money shall be paid by the respective persons aforesaid, their heirs or assigns, in our council chamber in Portsmouth, or to such officer or officers as shall be appointed to receive the same; and this to be in lieu of all other rents and services whatsoever.
In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of our said province to be hereunto affixed. Witness Benning Wentworth, Esq. our Governor and commander in chief of our said province, the sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord Christ, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three, and in the third year of our reign.
B. WENTWORTH. By his excellency's command with advice of council.
T. ATKINSON, jr. Sec'y.
Now the Attorney-General aforesaid, in fact complains and says that the grantees aforesaid, of the township aforesaid, did not keep and perform the conditions aforesaid, according to the spirit and meaning of said conditions, nor has either of them, their heirs or assigns, or any person claiming title from, by or under them, kept and performed said conditions or any part thereof, but
ever have and still do neglect and refuse to perform the same, by reason of which non-performance of said conditions the said grantees, and all persons claiming title by, from or under them, have forfeited said granted premises, and every part thereof, to the use of said State, & the said State ought now to be in actual possession of the same. Wherefore, pursuant to the laws of said State in such case made and provided, the said Attorney-General prays process against the said grantees, as well as against all persons claiming title to said township, or any part thereof, from, by or under said grantees; and that they be ordered to appear at the next Superior Court of Judicature, to be holden at Haverhill within and for the county of Grafton, on the first Tuesday of November next, to answer to the foregoing complaint, further to do and receive that which the said Superior Court of Judicature shall then and there consider.
JOSHUA ATHERTON, Attorney General aforesaid. June 22, 1798.
State of New-Hampshire. ss. The foregoing complaint having been made this twenty second day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight. Ordered, that the grantees aforesaid of the township of Thornton aforesaid, and all persons claiming title to said township, or any part thereof, from, by or under said grantees, appear at the Superior Court of Judicature, next to be holden at Haverhill within and for the county of Grafton, on the first Tuesday of November next, then and there to answer to said complaint, and that Nathaniel Adams Esq. clerk of said Superior Court, cause the substance of this said complaint together with a copy of this order to be published as the laws of said State, in such case made and provided, do order and direct.
TIMOTHY FARRAR, Justice of said Superior Court. Copy examined by NATHANIEL ADAMS, Clerk.
Hard-Ware.
H. & B. PENHALLOW, Have for sale, at their Store in Market-Street.
A large and general assortment of HARD-WARE, Among which are the following articles, viz.
CLOCK Faces; bras Kettles. Pewter and block-Tin Ware. Bar and sheet Lead; Shot and Flints. Soldiers guns, pistols, hangers and hanger blades. Frying-Pans; Warming-Pans; copper Tea-Kettles. Sadler; Cutlery; Desk-Brasses. Anvils; Vices; Screw-Plates; Files. Screw and Pod-Augers; bras and iron Wire. Mill-Saws; Crosscut, Pitt, Tennon and Hand-Saws. Church Plate. Seamen's Quadrants; Time-Glasses. Carpenters, Carvers, Coopers & Shoemakers Tools. Curriers Knives; cow and sheep Bells. Locks, Hinges, Latches and Screws; Window-Glass. Black-Lead Pots; Crucibles; Emery. Pumice-Stone; Grain-Tin. Shovels and Tongs; bras and iron Candlesticks. A large assortment of Mahogany and Gilt Frame Looking-Glasses. Sad Irons; English and American Shovels. Nail, Spike and Deck-Nail Gimblets. Deck-Nails, Spikes, Brads, Tacks, and Nails of all sizes. Tar and Paint Brushes. Mackerell and small Fish-Hooks. —ALSO—
A large quantity of Cart, Chaise and Waggon Boxes, of all sizes; Philadelphia and Russia Bar-Iron; Nail and Spike Rods; Iron Hollow-Ware; White Lead, dry and ground in oil; Spruce-Yellow; German, English, Blistered and Cast Steel; Codlines; Twine; Marline, &c. &c.
CASH, and a generous price, will be given at the above Store, for Old Pewter, Copper and Bras.
Portsmouth, Aug. 7. 1798.
Windsor Chairs
of every description, warranted of the best kind, made & constantly kept for sale as cheap as can be purchased at BOSTON or elsewhere
By Josiah Folsom At his Shop in PORTSMOUTH.

[The Editor in his last Gazette inserted a piece signed MANLIUS; the following answer by WILLIAM GARDNER, Esq. is inserted this day, by his particular request.]
To the Candid Public.
ALTHOUGH I fully intended not to have noticed a particular reply, the infamous production of the scurrilous writer who styles himself MANLIUS, published in the "Oracle of the Day" of the 21st of last month, addressed to me, and has since been repeatedly re-published—Yet, finding some well disposed persons are in danger of being misled by the base arts of those concerned in the vile attack on my character, prompts me to make some remarks thereon; in order to show that the Author and his accomplices are like their father—the Devil, enemies to Truth, and who delight in mischief—Passing over the polite introduction, in bestowing on me the appellation "Felon" indulged with the liberty of making a "dying speech," &c.—together with the whole Farrago of nonsense and abuse; I shall briefly proceed to inform the public of the condition spoken of in my statement of facts (already published)—when I accepted the office of Commissioner of Loans:—It is well known that the Loan Officers under the confederation were generally, if not all, re-appointed; of course, Nathaniel Gilman, Esq. was for New-Hampshire.—He accordingly accepted, and qualified himself with a view to proceed on the duties of his office; but suddenly, for reasons best known to himself, he resigned it, without performing any part of the business for which he was commissioned. The Hon. Judge Langdon was appointed in his place, who declined accepting it. In the mean time, Nicholas Gilman, Esq. (who was at that period a representative of Congress) called on me at my office in Exeter, just before his departure for Philadelphia, and earnestly requested to know, whether I should incline to accept the Loan Office; observing that it would admit of my living in Portsmouth, which the Treasury office did not;—if so, he would make it his business to call on the President immediately on his arrival there, and request him to nominate me, &c. my reply was, that the salary was by no means adequate to the laborious task which the Funding Act gave me an idea of—therefore could not think of giving up a better office for that, without being positively assured of its being considerably augmented; and requested of him not to ask it for me, unless that circumstance could be ascertained. As certain arrangements (which afterward appeared) had been made respecting the matter, he went away very sanguine in effecting the preconceived plan. But a short time had elapsed, before I received from the Hon. Thomas Jefferson, Esq. (another "great and good man," a letter enclosing my commission as Loan Officer, being then at Concord attending the General Court; and I was strongly urged by Mr. G. to accept it—which I did, relying on having justice done; knowing that Congress had been liberal respecting the salaries of others. Immediately after, I wrote to the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject—in which letter was the following paragraph, viz.—"Conceiving that Congress do not wish to avail the public of the services of any individual without a just compensation, induces me to accept—altho' I hold an office under this state as Treasurer."—So much for the Condition spoken of.
The next thing to be observed, is an explanation of the emoluments of the Treasury Office, having been at least 50 per cent more than the paltry salary of 650 dollars, as Commissioner of Loans—which is demonstrated as follows, viz. My salary as Treasurer for one year being £260—=equal to dollars 866 2/3. My perquisites of said office the first year for issuing Excises at 1 dollar each being 180. Making in the whole, dollars 1046 2/3 dollars. From the above aggregate, deduct the salary allowed me by the act of Congress, passed August 4, '90. And the difference is found to be, dollars 386 2/3. So that instead of having 50 per cent more, it is within a fractional part of 60 per cent. The assertion of an addition of 350 dollars to my salary is FALSE—no such act was ever passed—The act "To regulate the compensation of Clerks," passed in 1795, provides, among the other Loan officers, &c.—that 350 dollars be allowed the Commissioner of New-Hampshire for Clerk hire, during one year—which Act, has been repeatedly revived, and will terminate on the last day of the present year; which 350 dollars, instead of adding, makes a saving of 10 dollars to the public—having always had the liberty to hire a clerk from the opening of the office; and for which 30 dollars per month was paid, making 360 dollars per year, when the necessaries of life were procured at about one half of the modern prices, of course, must have since paid at least 500 dollars, had I been compelled (like most officers) to hire a clerk.—Thus have I shewn, without having a recourse to a "new rule in arithmetick" that the charge of having received an addition to my salary is not true; and serves to expose the ignorance of a Patagonian Pettifogger, as well as the whole Junta of the Assassinating Club who are concerned in the vilifying business—whether they be WHITE or be Black.
The resignation of the Treasury office was not made until June, 1791—being the annual period for electing State Officers; at that time I was very unwell, but notwithstanding my indisposition, was imported and prevailed on by the present Governor of New-Hampshire to accompany him to Concord, with a view to have him appointed my Successor in Office. To effect which, I wrote the following letter to the then President of the State, viz.
"Treasurer's Office, New-Hampshire, June 1st, 1791. "SIR, "I have the honor to enclose for the information of your Excellency and the honorable Court, a statement of the sums received for taxes—excise—impost, &c. from the 31st of July last, (the date of my last settlement) and the amount outstanding for each denomination. As I do not con-
sider myself a candidate for the office of Treasurer at the ensuing election, it is my wish, that a committee may be appointed to examine and settle my accounts—which I shall endeavor to prepare for their inspection with all convenient speed. The reiterated marks of confidence which I have experienced from the Honorable Court, claim my warmest thanks; and I shall always feel myself happy in having opportunities of manifesting my zeal for the interest of the state.
I have the honor to be with great respect, Your Excellency's most obedient and very Humble Servant, WM. GARDNER, Treasurer."
His Excellency JOSIAH BARTLETT, Esq. President of New-Hampshire.
In addition to the above letter, I went round among the members of the Court, individually (the greater part of whom withheld my continuance in office) and requested that they would vote for John Taylor Gilman, Esq. as my successor in office; being stimulated thereto, as a tribute of gratitude for his having been well disposed toward me when he was my predecessor in office.—The preceding being a true history of this part of the business, it may therefore be called a Resignation, or by any other term whatever, it matters not—the office was given up.
The charge against me of "uttering curses and execrations" on the President, is abominably false. No man can with truth say that I ever did, even once—if any can, let him come forward with his proof.
The charge of numbers of the town of Portsmouth for "wicked zeal," under the nurture and patronage of one man, of which it is said, I have for a long time been "an active and industrious member," is equally false and malicious. My confinement to the business of my late office, has ever been such, that for months together, I have not (even by my acquaintance) been seen in the streets, except when going to market, and that was but seldom, having often procured that favor from a particular friend;—indeed, if I have been asked when seen in the street, if I was not lost, on account of its being so rare.
My associates are, and have ever been but few; not wishing (it is true) to mix and place "confidence" in those who I view as personal traitors.
As to my attending meetings at "that rendezvous of sedition" (meaning I suppose Mr. Wentworth's office) "kept by" (as impudently titled) "the fiery high priest of noise and folly"—I never did with any base design; my calls there (till since my dismissal) were seldom, and in a friendly way—but always short; and as for being present at a time "when it was seriously and very sagely resolved that the President must be displaced from his office"—No one but a Daemon could have suggested such an idea; and proves that his Satanic majesty is a gentleman of Truth compared to the wretch in question.
The charge of being among the foremost of the "Bullies" to procure a Town-Meeting to oppose the measures of the Executive, is likewise without the least foundation; it being well known that I very seldom attend such meetings—the only knowledge I had of the intended meeting was, when asked to sign the petition for calling it—which I refused, as the gentleman can say who offered it.
My "boisterous declarations against our government and its measures" being "constantly heard in the streets and public places" is known by every one that knows me, to be scandalously false;—Never did I enter on the subject of public measures in any street or public place (to my knowledge) but once; and that was on a Post-evening, soon after the publication of our Envoys' Dispatches. Falling accidentally in company with persons of different sentiments—I, among others, gave my opinion, and observed that the characters designated by the letters X, Y, Z, were, according to my conception of things, nothing more nor less than swindlers, (perhaps Royalists) and neither Agents or friends to the Directory; as their language in speaking of that body, appeared hostile—another circumstance was the strong injunction for concealing their names.
As to my public office being uniformly a scene of abuse, ever railing against the men and measures of the administration, inasmuch that my removal was wished for by "the people who were compelled to resort there"—is like all the preceding charges, a downright fallacy. This charge I understand proceeds from a character who I have ever conceived to be a WOLF in sheep's clothing; He, it is said, communicated the same to his WHELPS, and such other Worthies who compose the Junta. I do not recollect of ever beginning a political conversation with the character alluded to, but perfectly well remember that he never called for his Dividends without stating some questions which would naturally lead (if I had leisure and a disposition to attend to him) to certain points—such as our suffering the English to insult us, &c. which idea, I always reprobated—but which, he on his part advocated; indeed, knowing his duplicity I treated him accordingly: But I dare him to say (if truth is his object) that I, ever in his hearing, expressed myself against our government.—No, my fellow citizens; I am what I ever have been—a friend to my country—A true American; and cannot brook the idea of having it insulted with impunity by any nation on earth. If my notions of Liberty and Independence are high, they are innate—and such as always have been uniformly cherished from the year 1775 to this day, without the smallest variation; and I hope will to the day of my death abide, in spite of all the machinations of my enemies. And if an office cannot be held by me without prostituting my principles by a divestment of the rights and privileges of a free citizen—I would not wish to hold one, be the emoluments ever so great.
Having gone thro' the various charges made against me by MANLIUS—I trust that every person of candor will be satisfied of my innocence. And do now hereby earnestly request, that if any strictures are to be made on this my defence, that the Junta will delegate their power to some one, as the offensive champion, thereby exhibiting to the public his name (if he shall not be ashamed of it) with his vouchers in support of whatever he may have to allege—not always to conduct like cowardly assassins, who "love
darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil."
I am with every sentiment of esteem and respect the public's most obedient servant, WM. GARDNER.
Portsmouth, New-Hampshire, Aug. 2d, '98. P. S. Those printers who have inserted the piece signed MANLIUS, to which the preceding is a reply, are requested to give this a place in order that the public may have an opportunity of judging candidly.
Foreign Intelligence, By the latest arrivals.
INSPRUCK, (Tyrol) MAY 6. Agreeably to orders from Vienna, all the places in the frontier of Tyrol are put in the best state of defence, and garrisoned.
AUGSBURG, (Germany) MAY 4. We begin to fear the return of the calamities of war; many of the Austrian troops which had been ordered to the banks of the Iser and Lech, have been counterordered.
RASTADT, MAY 8. Apprehensions of a rupture between the Court of Vienna and the French republic were yesterday highly raised.
PARIS, 26 FLOREAL, (May 16.) We learn from Toulouse, that ESTERLE, and seven others, have been condemned to death, for seditious practices, and saying "Vive la Roi, a bas la Republique."
In the last secret session of the Council of Five Hundred the reunion of Geneva, with the French Republic, was resolved.
It is said that SIEYES has in his pocket a new Constitution for Germany. There are 70,000 Austrians in Italy:—we have less than 50,000.
The Genoese fleet has arrived at Toulon.
The Dutch fleet assembled at the Texel, consists of 18 sail of the line.
The works between Dunkirk and Gravelines, are continually occupied by a body of from 8 to 10,000 infantry. The gun-boats and bateaux which have been constructed at Dunkirk, are exercised daily, in the outer road, in maritime evolutions.
MAY 26.—Reports are in continual circulation of the nomination of one of our present Ministers (Talleyrand) to the embassy to Vienna, or Constantinople. Several are of opinion that Francois will succeed him after he has finished his mission to Siltz.
A French privateer has taken and sent into Helvoetsluys, an American vessel, with a cargo estimated at 260,000 florins, as composed of English merchandise. The Batavian government has addressed a remonstrance on this subject to the Directory, requesting the restitution of this vessel, as having been loaded in the United States, with American produce on account of Dutch merchants.
Admiral Lucas has been broke for his conduct at the Cape of Good Hope, when he surrendered his fleet to the English.
BOURDEAUX, MAY 24. It is said, that our squadron failed from Toulon between the 10th and 15th of the present month, under the command of Vice-Admiral BRUEYS.
It is reported, with some degree of plausibility, that Buonaparte has embarked on an expedition against Portugal. Spain it is said, would rather furnish every species of succour, to give success to the enterprise, than permit the French troops to pass through the Spanish territories. Motives of urgency induced to this preference.
LONDON, MAY 12. From the last Paris papers it appeared that the expedition fitting out at Toulon, and which was at first announced as intended for Egypt, was in fact destined for Cadiz to join the Spanish fleet there.
These fleets, should they succeed in forming a junction, will amount to more than thirty sail of the line, and therefore it will be necessary that a reinforcement be sent out to our gallant commander in that quarter.
There are at present six Republics, organized on the basis of a national elective representation, and forming an alliance under the powerful influence of France. Their population is estimated as follows:
Table with 2 columns: Republic Name, Souls. Roman Republic: 1,600,000; Ligurian: 600,000; Batavian: 1,000,000; Cisalpine: 3,200,000; Helvetic: 1,600,000; French: 33,000,000. Sum Total: 41,000,000.
In the course of the war with the French, Spaniards and Dutch, the prizes made by them of British ships of war, which they have now in their possession, amount to no more than the following vessels; one of 74 guns, one of 16, three of 14, and one of 10;
while Great Britain has now in possession the following vessels taken from the enemies; 14 French ships of the line, 5 Spanish ditto, 16 Dutch ditto, in all 35 sail of the line—80 frigates from 20 guns to 48, 69 sloops, &c. from 10 to 20, from the French, Spanish and Dutch.
BOSTON, July 30. Wednesday, Aug. 1. This day arrived, ship Industry, Bacon, from Turks Island, 15 days. An American brig of Providence, had just arrived. Spoke July 29, the United States ship CONSTITUTION, Samuel Nickolson, Esq. commander; she was then off Nantucket Shoals.
AUGUST 1. FROM FRANCE. Talleyrand Perigord is to resign his office of Minister of Foreign Affairs; and is to be appointed Minister to Constantinople.
Great complaints are made at Bourdeaux, at the order of the Directory, which interdicts the sailing of privateers—a measure dictated by necessity, left the few remaining French seamen should follow their brethren to the prisons of England.—These complaints state, that since the "Anglo Americans" had ceased supplying them with the productions of both Indies; all their hopes rested on the capture of the privateers. Those hopes are fled; and inevitable and serious want will be the consequence. They confess that the vessels of the United States engross the greater part of the trade of the Indies; but they do not appear to feel the cause of their ceasing to visit them—If they did they would thunder in the ears of the Directory a peal, which would make the Palace of the Directory tremble. All colonial produce was extremely high at Bourdeaux, and tobacco could not be purchased at any price.
The gentlemen lately from France expected to have found Mr. Gerry in the United States, from their having so long a passage.
Dispatches were brought by Mr. Bromfield from Mr. Gerry, to the Executive of the United States.
Mr. Gerry we learn was at Paris the latter part of May. And it is expected he will be the bearer of some proposition from the Directory to our government. It will unquestionably be a la-mode des Francaise.
The dispatches from our Envoys were received at Paris several days before the Sophia arrived at Havre; and were kept private by the American gentlemen.
As soon as the Sophia arrived, the American Consuls furnished every American seaman, in France with thirty dollars, to defray his passage home.
As soon as Mr. Humphreys delivered his letters to Mr. Gerry, at Paris, he set off for Mont-Pelier, with dispatches for Gen. Pinckney.
Mr. Y. mentioned in the Envoys Dispatches, is a Frenchman, who resided many months, in this town, and married a Boston lady, while here.
An English punster on reading the Communications respecting X. Y. and Z. observes, that the negotiation was only a branch of the new FEE-lo sophy.
All the Americans at Toulon, l'Orient, Rochefort, Brest and Dunkirk, have been ordered to depart in 24 hours, or their property would be confiscated.
The French Journalists appear to be violently opposed to the governmental proceedings in the United States:—they charge the President with being the dupe of English intrigue;—and exult in the prospect of being able to raise a party to destroy our treaty with England. As they are the mere cat-paws of the Directory, no opinion can be formed of the real disposition of French people respecting America; and when they are told of the holy spirit which now pervades the union, they must relinquish all hopes of dividing the people.
It is said Talleyrand is to go Minister to Constantinople, to exert his "diplomatic skill" to prevent an alliance which is forming between the Grand Seignor and the king of Great Britain.
From TENERIFFE, May 25. "The French privateers capture Americans, Danes, Swedes and Hamburgers, which are indiscriminately condemned by the French Consul, without any interference of the Spanish government!"
Query! Will our wise Jacobins (if any such there now be) say, that all this is in consequence of the British Treaty?—Or are they stupid enough to think the people so foolish as to believe them?
The French people laugh (privately) as much at the Expedition against England, as the English do.
APPOINTMENTS. Alexander Hamilton of New-York, to be Inspector General of the army, with the rank of Major General.
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of S. Carolina, to be a Major General.
Henry Knox of Massachusetts, to be a Major General.
Henry Lee of Virginia, to be a Major General of the provisional army.
Edward Hand of Pennsylvania, to be a Major General of the provisional army.
John Brooks of Massachusetts, to be a Brigadier General.
William Washington of South Carolina, to be a Brigadier General.
Jonathan Dayton of New-Jersey, to be a Brigadier General.
Ebenezer Huntington of Connecticut, to be a Brigadier General of the provisional army.
Anthony Walton White of New-Jersey, to be a Brigadier General of the provisional army.
William Richson Davis of N. Carolina, to be a Brigadier General of the provisional army.
John Sevier of Tennessee, to be a Brigadier General of the provisional army.
James Craik of Virginia, to be Physician General of the army.
Daniel M'Neil of Massachusetts, and Thomas Williams of Virginia, to be Captains of the navy.
William Ward Burrows of Pennsylvania, to be a Major of Marines.
Harry Grant of South-Carolina, Consul for the port of Leith in Scotland.
John Spencer West, Marshal for the N. Carolina district.
Hon. Thomas Dawes, first Commissioner of the Land Tax, for the State of Massachusetts.
Marine Intelligence.
The Belliarus, has arrived at Salem from Calcutta, last from Bourbon. The Iphigenia of Portsmouth went up to Calcutta as the same down.
At Surinam, July 1. Brig Katy, of Salem; Tappan, of Newbury-Port; Jenny Miller, of Boston; Randolph of Portsmouth; Exchange of Boston, directly from Cayenne, with 40 poor American tars, who had been prisoners. [The Exchange was bound to Surinam, was chased by an English cruiser, fled for safety into the French port of Cayenne as the port of an Ally to the Dutch who held Surinam, and was seized in violation of all justice and hospitality and condemned, together with her cargo.]
Portland, July 23. Arrived ship Belsey, Hart, from Tortola, 18 days. Sailed, convoyed, with 130 American vessels.
Ship Commerce, Chamberlain, from Tortola, 22 days. July 11, lat. 31. long. 63. plundered by a French 10 gun pirate, of every valuable article, guns thrown overboard, and money, watches, &c. to 2000 dollars value. Took away the sails and destroyed every thing they could lay hands on. The privateer Captain told Capt. C. that if he had fired a gun he should have cut every throat aboard.
SALÉM, August 3. A Countryman lately informed us, that the people in the town he belonged to, were so impressed with a horror of the French conduct, and the importance of supporting our own government, that they wished Congress had laid a direct tax of ten, instead of two, millions of dollars, of which they would have cheerfully paid their proportions.
Marine Intelligence.
Wednesday arrived here the brig Exchange, Capt. Richardson, 133 days from Batavia. Left here, ship India, Ashmead, of Philadelphia; ship Indolman, Merchant, do. (Capt. Sek.) ship Ganges, Langford, of New-York, and ship Orion, Cunningham, of Boston.—On the 12th July, was boarded by the English letter of marque Schooner Chance, Capt. Thomas, 11 days from New-York, bound to Martinique. He sent his boat, and took Capt. Richardson on board, with all his letters and papers, which he opened and examined, and told Capt. R. he should carry him into Martinique, where he expected he should be able to condemn the cargo, tho' there was no foundation for his expectation. At 9 o'clock in the evening he returned Capt. R. on board his own vessel, ordering him to stand to the southward with him, and he would send for him again the next morning. At midnight Capt. R. took the liberty to wear ship and stand to the northward, on which the Chance fired three shot at him, but did him no damage. Captain Thomas kept several of the letters with him which enclosed bills of exchange, but returned the bills.
In lat. 42, 10, long. 67, 10. Capt. R. spoke the ship Three Sisters, 3 days out from Wiscasset, all well.
Capt. R. informs, that there was a general murmur among the inhabitants of Batavia, on account of the demands of the French frigates which were there, for money and goods, with which they were obliged to comply; indeed, wherever they found property, they took it by force. The friendship of these cannibals is fatal in every quarter of the globe.
At the Isle of France, all kinds of provisions were very low; flour selling two barrels for 1 cwt. of sugar, beef and pork, no prices. Two large ships from Hamburg, with beef, pork, and naval stores; they could not sell; one of them was taking on board the provisions she had landed, and going to Batavia, for a market. All kinds of naval stores very low; cordage, duck, tar, &c.
ALL persons that are indebted by notes or accounts to the subscriber, are requested to call and settle the same on or before the first day of October next; otherwise their notes and accounts will be put in suite without further notice. JOSIAH FOLSOM. Portsmouth, Aug. 6, '98.
WANTED, TWO Apprentices to the Taylor's business; Inquire of Wm. B. Hardy, Portsmouth.

BALTIMORE, July 26. More American BLOOD Spilt. Extract of a letter from a respectable gentleman at Norfolk, to his Brother in this city, dated July 23.
"We have accounts this day, which are generally credited, that Capt. Truxton, in the Constellation frigate, has captured a French privateer of 20 guns, which he sent into Charlestown. The privateer had, previous to her capture, taken an American armed ship, and put the crew to the sword, for attempting to defend themselves."
PHILADELPHIA, July 24. Extract of a letter from the Spanish territory of Louisiana, dated June 20th, 1798.
"On a representation to the Intendant of this place, by Mr. Daniel Clark, jun. who acts as consul for the United States, the former with the consent of his tribunal, has granted free entrance into this port of all neutral vessels, under the same restrictions, only as the colonial; that is, on paying six per cent duty on their cargoes, and have also granted liberty to export the produce of the colony under the same restrictions. This is to the American commerce a matter of the greatest consequence, which by treaty is not permitted, New Orleans being the only depot. Nor is the privilege exporting Spanish produce in other vessels granted by treaty. The produce of the ceded territory is nothing but cotton, an article which cannot load a vessel, on account of its bulk and lightness, without an amazing quantity of ballast. This evil is remedied by this circumstance, which permits them to load with the Spanish articles of logwood, peltries, &c."
PLAIN DEALING. Postscript to a letter from a respectable mercantile house at Tenerife, dated June 8th, 1798.
"Since writing what precedes, one packet has arrived, and the French consul has given orders to the privateers to bring in every American vessel that they meet with; and he says, he has orders to condemn them."
NEW-YORK, July 25. Curiosity is alive to know the destination of the Toulon fleet, and various conjectures are formed on the subject.
Algiers cannot be the object, for the number of land forces on board is not equal to an effectual enterprize against the numerous and ferocious Moors; nor is it probable, that France will turn her attention to revenge the death of an individual, when more interesting objects call for her whole force.
It is hardly probable that Naples is the object; for that small kingdom is too weak to give the Directory any uneasiness. It may rest at present, and be subdued when France has more leisure for her forces.
We have not heard that the French fleet has attempted to leave the Mediterranean, and may presume it is bound to the Levant.
The question occurs, what is its object? We can only indulge conjectures. The efforts France has made and is making to excite insurrections in India, would lead us to conjecture that she has it in view to overthrow the British Government in India, and if possible, deprive her rival of her possessions in that quarter of the globe. The opening of the ancient course of trade by the Red Sea has been suggested as an object of the French politics; and if France could get possession of a large part of the Peninsula of India, it might be suspected that these two objects are connected in view.
But altho' France may strongly desire to expel the British Government from India, and monopolize the trade, there are great difficulties which oppose themselves to the undertaking, and the object seems to be of too remote and uncertain advantage, to occupy the present government of France.
Several circumstances concur to lead us to believe, the object of the Toulon fleet, is some part of Turkey, probably the Morea first and afterward Romelia, and all the country of ancient Greece and Macedonia; or perhaps on the Asiatic shore, Smyrna, or the Syrian coast. The capture of the Isles on the Gulf of Venice and the care which the French have taken to keep possession of those islands, leads us to conjecture, that these were intended as stations from which to annoy Turkey, and finally make a lodgment on the continent, raise the inhabitants into rebellion, unite with the malcontents as they have in Holland, placing strong garrisons in the country and finally subdue all the fine countries on the Archipelago, thus getting command of the whole trade. The French are at present almost excluded from the Atlantic by the British fleet—and it is obvious they intend to pull their advantages on the Mediterranean, to compensate for that loss. The entire command of the Levant seems to be in their power. An open rupture with the Porte may even be secretly desired, as this will enable France openly to aid the Rebel Pasha Oglou, and shake the Sultan's throne. The possession of the Black Sea would open immense prospects of trade and dominion to an ambitious nation, and as numerous mines of wealth as are to be found on earth—it may be policy in France to begin the revolutionizing frenzy in the east, before the pulses of the spirit any further in the west.
It may be relied on, that Admiral Horatio Nelson, has sailed into the Mediterranean, with eleven sail of the line, besides frigates, &c. to intercept the Toulon expedition. On the 1st June he was off Toulon; and was keeping a strict eye on the galley and Venetian ships. It cannot be doubted, that this dashing commander will give a good account of the convoy of "the left wing of the army of England;" perhaps as a super-convey to the ports of Plymouth or Portsmouth.
JULY 26. Extract of a letter to the Editor, dated Georgetown, July 17.
"The public buildings in the Federal City, progress with the greatest rapidity. The frame of the roof of the capitol is already in its place, and a considerable part of it covered with plank, preparatory to shingling. The workmanship is worthy the grandeur of the building. The prospect from the top is equal to any in the world. The strength of the building appears sufficient to withstand even the consuming hand of time; and nothing short of a convulsion of nature, or an inroad of the French barbarians, can ever undermine its foundation. The roof of the west end of the President's house is covered with slate; preparations are making for covering the remainder. It is difficult to determine which of the two buildings is the most magnificent. The foundation is digging for a range of executive offices." [Gaz. U. S.]
At the time appointed last evening an attempt was made to launch Mr. Jackson's new ship; but it proved unsuccessful. She ran a few feet and stopped, and every effort to start her again was ineffectual.
Patriotic New-Jersey Farmers. At a meeting of the citizens of Burlington county, N. J. on Saturday last, at Mount-holly court-house, among a variety of resolutions entered into with a view to obtain subscriptions for building a SHIP OF WAR to loan to government, the following, with the annexed reasons for their zeal and patriotism, merit particular attention:
2d. Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting the dangers which threaten this country are of a nature to command the attention, and call forth the aid of those whose principles are generally opposed to war, because—First, The United States have fought peace by every concession short of a surrender of the independence and rank which God has given to them among the nations of the earth.—Secondly,
Because the war which now threatens the country will be a war of defence, and not of offence.—Thirdly,
Because the success of the French arms over this country, will involve in it the overthrow of the Christian Religion, and the introduction of a Philosophical Atheism, already established by law in France; and the effects of which in the short period of seven years has filled the world with crimes, and blood, and tears;—and Fourthly,
Because preparation and readiness to repel force and violence against our rights and government, are the surest means of preserving peace—He, therefore, who will not co-operate in defensive measures, cannot be considered as practically a friend to the peace of his country.
At the above meeting it was understood that the subscriptions would not be gone into, but be deferred until the papers could be handed to the several township committees: However, after the meeting broke up, it was found that six and thirty hundred dollars were subscribed by seventeen persons, ten of whom were farmers; five only of the latter subscribed fifteen hundred and fifty dollars: and six others one hundred dollars each. Thus we see that the FARMERS are resolved to support a navy which may protect their labors against the rapacity and lawless depredations of the French pirates: The farmers are resolved never to hold their plantations as tenants at will to the beggarly fans-culottes.
JULY 28. Yesterday afternoon, about half past five, the PRESIDENT of the U. States arrived in town from Philadelphia.
When the boat put off from Powles Hook, the British frigate Topaz, on a signal from her boat then at P. Hook, fired a salute. On coming to the ferry stairs, he was received by the military and an immense concourse of citizens, who escorted him up Courtland-street, and through Broadway to the Bowling-green; when arrived there, the military displayed in files on each side of the street, leaving a passage, through which the President, accompanied by the Mayor, Generals Clarkson, Hughes, and other military officers, and gentlemen, passed to the house of his son, in Beaver-street.
It is not easy to do justice to the extremely brilliant appearance of the military and cavalry; whose elegance and soldierly deportment did them infinite credit.
During the whole route, the liveliest demonstrations of affection were exhibited, by the PEOPLE, to the man, whose eminent services give him a strong claim to their attachment.
When the procession arrived at the Bowling-Green, the guns on the Battery and on
Governor's Island fired a salute; and, during a principal part of the day, the bells of Trinity Church were rung in honour of the occasion.
In the evening, most of the Clergy waited on the President, and congratulated him on his arrival, &c.
The Directory now consists of Barras, Rewbell, La Revelliere Lepaux, Merlin and Treilhard. It is said that Treilhard, the newly appointed director, will attach himself to the party of Merlin, which has always been the most violent and sanguinary, and is now the most hostile to the interest of this country.
Citizen Grouvelle, the French envoy at Copenhagen, has prevailed on the court to command the suppression of the Croix de St. Louis, worn by emigrant officers. Grouvelle has also demanded a loan of 6,000,000 of Danish marks, and this also it is believed, he will obtain.
The person who took a cockade from the hat of a gentleman, not long since, was yesterday in the Circuit court, sentenced to pay a fine of 30 dollars and bound over for good behaviour himself in 100 dollars, and two sureties in 50 dollars each, for the term of 6 months.
JULY 30. The ship built by, and launched from Mr. John Jackson's yard on Thursday last, is called the Brookline, is of 640 tons, and was intended for the India trade. She is a beautiful vessel and built of the best materials.
On the same spot the keel of a 32 gun frigate is laid, which is 113 f. long, to be built per contract by John Jackson, for government—Master Carpenter, Mr. Wm. Sheffield. It is expected she will be launched in less than five months, and is to be commanded by V. Morris, of N. York.
KNOXVILLE, June 26. Yesterday was the day appointed for the Commissioners on the part of the United States, to meet the Cherokee Indians at Telico, for the purpose of holding a treaty with the said Indians. We have good reason to believe that the Indians will be punctilious in their attendance. After the U. States have appointed two agents, and established stores for the accommodation of the Indians, in a word, after the United States have done every thing in their power for their happiness, and to bring them to a state of civilization, there is reason to hope that they will be induced to sell their titles to the land which they do not occupy, nor do we expect they ever mean to occupy; that our fellow citizens may once more return to their desolated homes, and enjoy that property which cost them so much labor, at the hazard of their lives.
COOPERSTOWN, July 19. By a gentleman, lately from Canada, we are informed that the Canadians are very generally well disposed towards the United States; in his passage from Montreal, up the river St. Lawrence to St. Regis, the Indians of that village gave him the name of Gayenage-were-gowa; or Great Arrow, and appeared enthusiastically attached to the American cause; in his passage up the river, through Swagatche to Kingston, the Indians received him with every mark of respect and friendship; declaring that they were ready to take up the hatchet in favor of the United States, whenever called on.—That the Canadians, and even the Tories, were united in the sentiment that the cause of the United States is just; and that a disposition is evinced in the latter to purchase lands and remove into our territory; declaring that they will, in that case, steadfastly support our constitution.
POSTSCRIPT. We were last evening favored with a few more numbers of the Morning Herald; from which the following articles are extracted.
Excellent News. PETERSBURGH, May 5. PROCLAMATION.
"Be it hereby known to all whom it may concern, to all Europe and the whole world, that his Imperial Russian Majesty, Paul I, has ordered the following Proclamation to be issued by me, Prince Alexander Beshborodko, First Minister and Chancellor of his Imperial Majesty:
"In consequence of the notification of the Executive Directory of the French Republic of the 23rd of Nivose, in the 6th year, importing, "that if any ship be suffered to pass through the Sound, with English commodities, of whatever Nation it may be, it shall be considered as a formal Declaration of War against the French Nation;"—his Imperial Majesty Paul I, has been graciously pleased to order twenty-two ships of the line and two hundred and fifty galleys, under the command of Admiral Cruse, and M. de Litta, Knight of Malta, to proceed to the Sound, to protect trade in general against the manifest oppression of the Directory, as such a proceeding is evidently contrary to the rights of all Nations. His Russian Majesty gives his Imperial word, to protect the freedom of trade with all his power, both by sea and land, which he hereby requires the Diplomatic corps to make known and proclaim."
Mr. Pitt has been challenged by, and fought a Mr. Tierney, an opposition member, in consequence of something which fell from Mr. Pitt in the House of Commons. We have not seen the particulars, but it appears, that after both had discharged their pistols the business was accommodated by the seconds. Mr. Pitt fired his second pistol in the air.
One Watson for the apprehension of whom his Majesty has offered a reward of four hundred pounds, and who is suspected
of carrying on a treasonable correspondence with the French, failed from Bristol, for America, on the 21st May in the Mary of New-York. He was disguised in the Habit of a Polish Jew, and engaged his passage in the steerage. [The outlaws are all flocking this way. Thank God we have an alien law.]
A British fleet under the command of Sir Richard Strachan, has bombarded Havre, and done considerable damage to the town and harbour.
[We will, they had destroyed both town and Harbour; and that neither could be restored to their former state till France gets a good government.]
It appears that the French are maneuvering with the Emperor. They are in no hurry to conclude the treaty of peace, and in the mean time their agents are at work in Vienna. We hope the Emperor will not be deceived by them, but, that hostilities will soon be recommenced with formidable alliances, and the power of the Directory crushed forever—France brought to her senses—the people released from their present tyranny, and blessed with what they cannot do without, a Monarch. Frenchmen are not fit for a republic.
BOSTON, Aug. 4. THE FEVER.
The Selectmen having had a consultation with the Physicians of the town, find from their reports, that from the first appearance of the fever, viz. from the 1st of July, which has proved so mortal as to excite some alarm, both in town and country—but 16 persons have died with that disease, and but 10 persons are now sick—that in all these cases, the probability is, the infection was taken in or near the town Dock:—and in no instance has it appeared the infection has been communicated from one person to another: no physician, nurse, or attendant on the sick, having as yet taken the disorder. In other respects the town is as healthy as it has been for several years past.
The Selectmen have taken, and are taking, every precaution, to remove from those places all cause of infection.
By order of the Selectmen, WILLIAM COOPER, Town Clerk. N. B. At the same consultation the Physicians gave their opinion, that Lobsters and Oysters at this season of the year, and until the middle of September, are extremely pernicious to the health, and predisposes to putrid disorders.
Capt. SMITH IS DEAD. Letters were yesterday received from Guadalupe, via New-York, from Capt. Smith's mate, informing of his death, about the 27th June;—a victim to French infamy.
Starvation begins to take hold of the teeth of the West-Indies.—Hughes looks blue, and it is said, begins to relax in his infamies—Houdeville assumes great liberality;—and the black General Touissant, is preparing ballads for hoisting the Stars and Stripes.
Commerce is, in a measure, now lying on its oars.
Virginia Reformation. —In Westmoreland county, when an address was lately proposed to the President of the United States, it was opposed, among others, by Mr. Dawson, a member of Congress.—After the lungs of the fashion were tired, two sets of committees fat out to procure signatures—one set to the Address; another to a string of Jacobin Resolutions.—And this was the result—The Address had 416 signatures—The Dawsonian Resolutions 11!!
It is a fact, which our friends in the country ought to contemplate with attention, that the duties on the merchant ships and goods, piratically taken by the French and confiscated, would have brought into the public coffers monies enough to have rendered a Direct Tax unnecessary! Let the advocates for French villainies; and the opponents of arming our vessels, think of this! and despise the men who have deceived them.
A ship of 640 tons has been launched at New-York, and the keel of a 32 gun frigate laid at the same spot.
Leven Powell, Esq. the honest elector of Virginia, is a Candidate for a seat in Congress.
Should the English Squadron, continue in the Mediterranean, it will have the good effect of rendering the navigation of neutral ships to its numerous ports more secure.
Neutral vessels have been most unmercifully cut up in the Mediterranean. The French privateers are very numerous, and swarm about the Gut; vessels unarmed and unprotected should therefore enter the Gut in the evening, with a very strong westerly wind, they should there lie off the Gut, and pull in sight of land, watching a favourable opportunity.
France is at present under the most absolute despotism that ever existed, exercised by a set of the vilest and most unprincipled villains on earth. Let those who pant for French liberty go and receive it, and live in its embraces, as long as the Five headed Monster will suffer them to live at all. But never let them bring it with them to this country. In comparison of it, the Small Pox, the Yellow-Fever, the Hessian fly, and even the plague itself are public blessings.
The French Directory have taken effectual means to destroy the popularity of Buonaparte. He is now the mere tennis-ball, of their caprice.
CONCORD, July 31. From a Correspondent.
On Tuesday last, the Hon. Abiel Foster, one of the Representatives of this State in the Congress of the United States, arrived at his seat in Canterbury, after an absence of more than eight months.—Mr. Foster's uniform opposition to French principles—his decided attachment to the Federal Government—his firm support of its dignified, independent, and wise Administration—and his constant attendance "at his post" during a long and most important session—entitle him to the warm thanks of every friend of our Country.
We hear from Amherst, that the noted Legislature Chaplain, Mr. Haywood, disavows the Memorial, which was offered, under his signature, to the Hon. House of Representatives, at their late session at Hopkinton; in which was stated his from ness to the Federal Government from his infancy. Query, Was it not one of the distinguished few (that opposed the Address to the President) who offered the Memorial? and if so, will not the vengeance of Mr. H. pursue him who took the liberty to cite his name without his consent?
PORTSMOUTH, August 7.
The Editor acknowledges the receipt of a piece signed OBSERVATOR, he has perused the same, and finds it calculated to sour the minds of the people against some recent proceedings of the Federal Government, it will not therefore be admitted a place even in the most obscure corner of the Gazette; productions of this kind never have, neither will they ever find a place in the Gazette;—every thing that will serve to unite the people, strengthen their confidence in the Federal Government, or attach them more zealously to support and defend our excellent constitution, will always be cheerfully admitted, but pieces of a contrary tendency will be suppressed and treated with silent contempt.—The New-Hampshire Gazette is, and shall be a firm Federal paper, while edited and published by the Public's Humble Servant. J. MELCHER.
The Editor of the Gazette recommends it to Observator to read the following short but truly applicable extract.
The Jacobins are raising a hue and cry against the "Sedition Bill." The galled jade will wince, "says Shakespeare"—and McFingal tells us,
"No man e'er felt the halter draw, With good opinion of the law." Benedict Arnold, Shays and Burrows, used to cry out bitterly against treason and burglary bills.
A letter from Aux Cayes, dated June 26, written in the true spirit of gasconade, states, that the English had been defeated in an attack on the Southern part of St. Domingo; That their force was 10,000 men! and 60 ships of war; That 8 or 9 of their vessels full of troops were sunk and the rest dispersed by a gale of wind; that 100 men were left dead on the field; and that the evacuation of, Jeremie was talked of, as the unavoidable consequence of this defeat. A scale for estimating this intelligence may be partly obtained from the declaration that the English employed 10,000 men; and that 100 were killed.
The Legislature of Massachusetts in their late session wisely resolved to recommend to Congress to propose to the Legislatures of the different States, an additional article to the Constitution of the United States, viz. that no foreigner born shall hereafter enjoy a seat in our National Councils. This is absolutely necessary, to purge that body of their impure Anti American intrigues who now disgrace our National Councils, and to guard against future evils of the same kind.
APPOINTMENT Of Commissioners, under the act to provide for the valuation of Lands and Houses, and for the enumeration of Slaves.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE. 1st Division, Nathaniel Gilman, 2d do. Joseph Badger, jr. 3d do. Joshua Atherton, 4th do. John Bellows, 5th do. David Hough.
MASSACHUSETTS. 1st division, Nathaniel Dummer, 2d do. Nath'l Wells, 3d do. Nathan Dane, 4th do. Thomas Dawes, 5th do. Eleazer Brooks, 6th do. Beza Howard, 7th do. Joseph Allen, 8th do. Abel Whitney, 9th do. William Bacon.
RHODE-ISLAND. 1st division, John L. Bots, 2d do. Elipha R. Porter, 3d do. John Dorrance. Those who have this* mark prefixed are the first Commissioners.
DIED —In this town, Mr. Thomas Bickford, aged 50; Mr. Joseph Cator, aged 22, son of Cotton Cator of Kittery; a child of Capt. Gilbert Horney; a child of Mr. Thos Sheafe; and a child of Mr. Joshua Pike.
ENTRIES AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, District of PORTSMOUTH, N. H. ENTERED FROM Sch't Catherine, M c Lindon, Nova-Scotia. CLEARED FOR Brig Columbia, Rollins, Curracoa. Brig Fulieler, Shaw, Martinico. Ship Mary, Salter, Grenada.
FOR SALE, ONE new Chaite, with harness complete. 1 second hand ditto. 10 thousand of range timber. 13 thousand of good laying shingles. 6 thousand of seasoned clear boards.
Apply to ELISHA HILL, Coach-Maker.
REMOVED.
William Stanwood, jr. Has removed to the Store next to the Printing-Office, Market-Street, Where he now has a fresh supply of European GOODS, Suitable for the present and approaching season, selling very cheap for CASH. —ALSO— A new assortment of English and American Paper Hangings, From 2s. to 9s. per roll. Portsmouth, August 6, 1798.

THE GENIUS OF COLUMBIA.
A SONG.
A WAKE from delusion, ye sons of the brave; Cries the Genius, that watches our Freedom and Fame;
Then to arms let's repair, While our wrongs fill the air; That France and the world may behold, That our Freedom, our Fame And our virtuous name, We prize above friendship and gold.
Away with the veil, which thy charity spread O'er the deeds of a nation, where tyrants preside; No glory of thine can its influence shed, On the friends of deception, destruction and pride.
Then, &c. Arise from thy bowers of contentment and ease, And gird on the sword of thy vengeance anew, For in vain would'st thou wisdom their madness appease. In vain wilt thou caution their plottings pursue.
Then, &c. Deep dy'd with the blood of the valiant and good, And coale'd with deformity, guilt and despair, In the portal of peace, like demons, they've stood, And poison'd with venom sweet Liberty's air.
Then, &c. To Freedom, to Virtue and bliss they pretend, And vauntingly offer redemption to slaves; While abroad thro' the world their assassins they send, And prove by each law that they glory in knaves.
Then, &c. Rise, scornful, my sons, from a friendship so base, And again be the banner of Freedom unfurl'd; While Time on his records Columbia shall place— THE PRIDE, THE DELIGHT AND THE BOAST OF THE WORLD. Then, &c.
Public notice is hereby given, THAT proposals will be received at the office of the Secretary of the Treasury for supplying the United States with a number not exceeding forty thousand stands of arms, on the following conditions:
1st. The arms shall be manufactured in the United States, conformable to the Charleville pattern; the barrels shall be proved, and the muskets inspected agreeable to the rules now practiced and required by the United States:—the Locks shall be duly hardened; the Ramrods and Bayonets shall be tempered and the mountings, stocks, and every other particular shall be finished in a workman-like manner.
2d. The proposals must specify the number which the party is willing to furnish and the time or times of delivery—One fourth of the proposed number must be delivered in six months, one fourth in twelve months, and the remainder in eighteen months from the time of signing the contracts; the public will not be considered as bound to receive any arms, which are not ready for delivery within the times proposed.
3d. For every stand of arms, with Bayonet and Ramrod complete as aforesaid, the United States will allow thirteen dollars and forty cents.
4th. When practicable and consistent with existing arrangements, seasoned stocks will be delivered from the public stores in Philadelphia to contractors, at the rate of twenty-five cents each.
5th. The arms will be received in the respective states at places to be hereafter designated—The United States shall not be bound to prove less than five hundred barrels at one time, unless the barrels are transported to some public factory or deposit of arms, in which case any number not less than one hundred will be proved.
6th. The parties contracting will be required to give bonds with sureties for fulfilling their engagements; No money will be advanced unless indisputable testimonials of skill and ability to execute the proposed contracts are produced, nor in cases where proposals are made for a less number than one thousand stands of arms; the right of judging of the expediency of making the advances of money is absolutely reserved.
7th. Until contracts are made for supplying forty thousand stands of arms, the sum of thirteen dollars and forty cents will be paid at the Treasury for every complete stand of arms manufactured in the United States and which may be delivered in parcels of not less than twenty into the public arsenals, already or hereafter to be established. Those who propose to deliver arms must however indicate their intentions seasonably to the office of the Secretary of the Treasury. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury.
Treasury Department, June 22d, 1798. N. B. The proposals are to be transmitted under cover to the Secretary of the Treasury at Philadelphia. [1st Ser.]
Philadelphia, June 30th, 1798. Public notice is hereby given, PURSUANT to the act of Congress, passed on the 18th day of June 1798, entitled, "an act respecting Loan Office and final settlement certificates, Indents of interest, and the unfunded or registered debt credited in the books of the Treasury."
1st. That on the application of the creditors respectively, or their legal attorneys at any time after the last day of December in the present year, the principal sums of the unfunded or registered debt of the United States credited on the books of the treasury, or commissioners of Loans will be reimbursed at the treasury of the United States.
2d. That interest upon the unfunded or registered debts aforesaid will cease from and after the last day of December in the present year.
3d. That the creditors respectively will be entitled on requisition to receive from the proper officers of the treasury, certificates of funded three per cent stock, equal to the arrearages of interest due on the debts aforesaid prior to the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one. By order of the Board of Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. EDWARD JONES, Secretary.
Treasury Department, June 27, 1798. NOTICE is hereby given, That by virtue of an act, passed during the present session of Congress, so much of the act entitled "An act making further provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt"—passed the third day of March, 1795, as bars from settlement or allowance, Certificates, commonly called Loan Office and final settlement Certificates, and Indents of Interest, is suspended until the 18th day of June, which will be in the year 1799.
That on the liquidation and settlement of the said Certificates, and Indents of Interest, at the Treasury, the Creditors will be entitled to receive Certificates of funded Three Per Cent. Stock equal to the amount of the said Indents, and the arrearages of interest due on their said Certificates, prior to the first day of January, 1791.
That the principal sums of the said Loan Office and final settlement Certificates, with the interest thereon, since the 18th day of January, 1791, will be discharged after liquidation at the Treasury, by the payment of interest and reimbursement of principal, equal to the sums which would have been payable thereon, if the said Certificates had been subscribed, pursuant to the Acts making provision for the debts of the United States, contracted during the late war, and by the payment of other sums, equal to the market value of the remaining Stock, which would have been created by such subscriptions as aforesaid, which market value will be determined by the Comptroller of the Treasury. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury. June 28. [5m.]
State of New-Hampshire. Strafford, ss. To John Goddard, Clerk to the proprietors of the township of Chatham, in the county of Strafford in said State.
WE the undersigned, owners of more than one sixteenth part of said township of Chatham, request that you notify and warn the proprietors of land in said township, to meet on Wednesday the 28th September next, at the dwelling house of Joshua Heath, Esq. in Conway, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to vote and act on the following articles, matters and things, viz.
1st. To choose a moderator. 2d. To choose a proprietors clerk. 3d. To choose and appoint assessors and collector with necessary powers. 4th. To see in what way the settlers hold the land whereon they now live, and to settle and regulate all mistakes that may be made to appear in regard to lands given or granted to settlers, or any other persons by any former vote.
5th. To see if the proprietors will vote to accept the mills that is built in said town by a former vote of the said proprietors.
6th. To see if they will choose a committee to examine and settle all former accounts with Collectors or Treasurer, &c. and all other accounts that may arise.
7th. To see what sums of money the proprietors will vote to raise to discharge any debts that may appear against the proprietors, and for the purpose of cutting and clearing the main road through said town, as laid out by a former committee.
JOSHUA HEATH, JOSHUA FOSS, jr. ISAAC WALDRON, MOSES CANNEY.
In compliance with the above request, I hereby notify the proprietors of Chatham to meet at the time and place and for the purposes abovenmentioned. JOHN GODDARD, Prop's Clerk. Portsmouth, July 9, 1798.
Ten Dollars Reward.
STOLEN from the subscriber on the 21st inst. three notes of hand, two of which were signed by David Drake, one for 49 dollars, some cents, the other for 93 dollars, some cents, on interest, dated some time in January last past, the other was against Aaron Lamprey for ten dollars, dated Sept. last past; whoever will apprehend said thief, so that he or she may be brought to justice, shall have the above reward and all necessary charges paid by.
MORRIS LAMPREY. Epsom, June 25, 1798.
EXETER AND HAVERHILL STAGES.
THE Proprietors of the Exeter and Haverhill Stages, respectfully inform the public, that a stage will leave Col. Brewster's in Portsmouth, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, arrive in Boston the same days—Returning, leave Boston every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, and arrive in Portsmouth the same days, from Wednesday the 25th of the present month to the 15th October next.
N. B. For the purpose of making the Route perfectly agreeable to passengers the Exeter Stage carriage, (which is at least equal for ease and convenience to any on the continent) will be run thro' from Portsmouth to Boston. Exeter, July 17, 1798.
Public Auction.
To be sold by virtue of a licence from the honorable Judge of probate of wills, &c. for the county of Strafford, on Thursday the 16th day of August next, at 11 o'clock before noon, at the house of Jonathan Shute, innholder in Newmarket.
A lot of LAND, thirty feet wide, and about one hundred feet deep, fronting on the river, with a wharf thereon; it being part of the estate of Benjamin Dean, late of Dover, deceased, and is well situated for business. ELIZABETH DEAN, Admin'x. Portsmouth, July 27.
Stamped Paper.
For Notes of hand, Bills of lading and Bills of Exchange, and every other description of stamped paper sold at J. MELCHER'S Printing-Office, at the same price as at the Supervisor's Office.
Loan Office.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the business of the Loan Office will in future be transacted in the rooms over the Bank in Portsmouth. JOHN PEIRCE, Commissioner of Loans for the State of New-Hampshire. Portsmouth, July 23, 1798.
Take Notice!
THE CO-PARTNERSHIP OF Lang, Brierly, & Co. Will dissolve by agreement, on the first day of January next.
ALL persons having any demands on the said Firm are requested to call at the store in Pleasant-street, for payment, and those indebted, are called upon to make a final settlement, prior to that time.
The business will be carried on after the 1st of January next, under the Firm of Wm. Lang & Co.
In the same Store, who shall receive a complete and extensive assortment of
GOODS, Early next Spring, consisting of a choice collection of Summer Goods, Hard-Ware and Cutlery.
Said Co-partners have established a House in Liverpool, (England) under the Firm of THOMAS LANG & Co. for the purpose of shipping goods to, and receiving consignments from the United States of America. Portsmouth, June 29, 1798.
THE subscribers be-
ing appointed a committee to receive, examine & adjust the claims of the creditors to the estate of JOSEPH WHITTIER, late of Nottingham, yeoman, deceased, represented insolvent (6 months being allowed for that purpose)—do hereby give notice, that we will attend said business at the house of Col. Henry Butler, innholder in Nottingham, on the first Monday in August next, from two to six o'clock in the afternoon, and of the five following months.
THOMAS BARTLETT, GREENLEAF CILLEY, SAMUEL GILE, Committee. Nottingham, July 17, 1798.
TO BE SOLD At Public Vendue,
On the 9th day of August next, at 3 of the clock afternoon, at the late dwelling house of Jonathan Tilton, late of Kennington, yeoman, deceased.
By virtue of a licence from the Judge of Probate, so much of the Real Estate of the Homestead of said deceased, as will pay his debts. JOSEPH TILTON, Enoch Rowe, Attorneys to the Admin'x. Kennington, July 10, 1798.
India Cottons, Cheap.
Received and for sale at Bayley's Variety Store, Sign of the Spinning wheel, A QUANTITY of India Cottons, which will be sold very low for ready money. A fresh supply of Beverly Cotton Bed-Ticks, warranted not to shed feathers. Portsmouth, May 25, 1798.
FOR SALE AT William Neil's Store PORTSMOUTH,
Bohea Tea, Souchong Tea, Hyson Tea, Young Hyson Tea, Coffee, Trinidad Sugar, East India Sugar, Loaf Sugar, W. I. Rum, Brandy, Gin, Malaga wine, Lisbon wine, Madeira wine, Molasses, Surnam Cotton, Galsby99&38dy10 Oatmeal, a large quantity, Superfine flour, Rice, Dipt and mould Candles, 4d 6d 1od and 2od Nails, Glaz Mugs, Poland Starch, Raisins, Currants, Pepper, Allspice, Cloves, Cinnamon, Mace, Nutmegs, Spanish Indigo, Hair Combs, Cafe Combs, Loufe Traps, Crockery, &c.
The above goods are well chosen, of a good quality, and bought for cash, therefore CAN and WILL be afforded on good terms.
O. Peabody's Dollars, J. T. Gilman's, W. Bartlett's, W. Gray's or even hard dollars will be readily received in exchange for any of the above articles. Portsmouth, July 30.
A Bargain!
To be sold in Epsom, about fifty rods from the meeting house, about two acres of excellent land with buildings thereon, being a house, barn and joiner's shop; with a thrifty young orchard containing about forty trees, situated at the crotch of two roads, being an excellent stand for a trader or any kind of tradesman. Also about sixteen acres of pasture land within one mile of the meeting house; for further particulars apply to the subscriber on the premises. DANIEL SHAW. Epsom, July 14, 1798.
New Goods.
JUST OPENED BY
Peter Coffin,
A variety of Fancy and other
GOODS,
—Among which are— BOOK, jacquet, strip'd, check'd, tam-bor'd, japan and broadcloth Mullins, some sprig'd with colours; book muslin Handkerchiefs; muslin Shawls; colored silk Shawls; fancy satin Ribbons; fancy, black and color'd Feathers; spangled fancy Fans; Ladies kid and black morocco Slippers; men's beaver, Woodstock and buck Gloves; elastic, cotton and silk Slings; satin Stock Stiffeners; Embroidering and other Sewing Silks; Epaulets; Shoe Ties; Purfes; gold and silver Thread; do. do. Cord; Parasols. Portsmouth, July 6, 1798.
TO BE SOLD, by the subscriber, Three HOUSE FRAMES, now lying on Dover landing, one 30 by 40, two story high, one 29 by 38, two story, one 18 by 30, one story; one or all will be sold on reasonable terms; any person may see the Frames by applying to JOHN TITCOMB. Dover, July 25, 1798.
Lang, Brierly & Co.
Have received an assortment of
Spring Goods
which will be sold low for cash or approved credit. Portsmouth, June 1, 1798.
REMOVED. MARKET-STREET, PORTSMOUTH.
Rich'd Evans
Has received a very large and fashionable assortment of the best ENGLISH and INDIA
GOODS;
He informs his friends he has removed to the store directly opposite the one he formerly occupied—and that he shall be very happy in receiving their commands. He wants to purchase 5000 yards good Tow Cloth.
NANKINS.
Richard Evans
Has just received a few bundles best NANKINS. Portsmouth, July 13, 1798.
LOST, on Wednesday the 20th ult. on the road leading from Pembroke to Richard Jennens's dwelling-house in Deerfield, sundry receipts, orders and about thirty dollars in bank bills, with sundry other papers, wrapped up in part of an old newspaper, whoever has found the same and will return them to the subscriber shall be handsomely rewarded for their trouble. EPHRAIM PICKERING. Newington, July 5.
An Emetic for Jacobins!
Just Published By J. Melcher, AND FOR SALE
At his Printing-Office and Book-Store, corner of Market and Congress-Streets, PORTSMOUTH.
And by S. Larkin, At the Portsmouth Book-Store. Price only 10 cents single—7 for half a dollar—and five dollars per hundred.
THE Cannibal's Progress, Or the dreadful horrors of French Invasion,
As displayed by the Republican officers and soldiers, in their perfidy, rapacity, ferociousness & brutality, exercised towards the innocent inhabitants of Germany, Translated from the German. BY ANTHONY AUFRER, Esquire.
They slay the widows and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. Psalm. They say; come, let us lay wait for blood, we shall find all precious substance; we shall fill our houses with spoil. Prov.
[This work contains a circumstantial account of the excesses committed by the French army in Suabia, in 1796. At the present period, when our own country is in danger of being overrun by the same nation, our people ought to be prepared for those things, which they must expect, in case such an event should happen. The pamphlet should be owned by every man, and read in every family. They will there find, from an authentic source, that the consequences of being conquered by France, or even subjected to their government are more dreadful than the heart of man can conceive.—Murder, robbery, burning of towns, and the violation of female chastity, in forms too dreadful to relate, in instances too numerous to be recounted, are among them.]
Five thousand copies of this work were sold in Philadelphia, in a few days, and another edition of ten thousand is now in the press in that city. One large edition at Hartford and another at Newbury-Port have been printed and sold very rapidly.] July 31.
Public Auction.
To be sold at Public Auction, on Wednesday the 15th day of August next, at 12 o'clock, M. A lot of land and store
STANDING thereon, situate in the center of the town of Portsmouth, bounded thirty-seven feet nine inches on the parade, and is 103 feet deep on the westerly end, by the estate of Mrs. Nelson; the northerly side is 74 feet wide in jogs by the buildings adjoining; together with the privilege of a way of 12 feet wide to be in common from said land to and from Market-Street. A plan of which may be seen by applying to the printer.
Conditions will be made known at time and place of sale, which will be on the premises. JACOB WALDEN, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, July 30.
GROCERY STORE.
Benjamin Leverett
Has just received and for sale at his Store, No. 1, Bow-Street, viz.
PHILADELPHIA Loaf Sugar per hundred or loaf; East India and Brown do per hundred or retail; fresh Hyson, Souchong and Bohea Teas of a superior quality; fresh Figs; fresh Muscatel Raisins per box or retail; shell'd & unshell'd Almonds; Oranges and Lemons; Sweet Oil per flask; Capers and Anchovies per bottle; English Mustard per do.
Scott's true liquid blue for blueing silk flockings, &c.; Gunn's spit blacking Ball's for shoes and boots, an excellent preservative to leather, and leaves a beautiful gloss; Elliot's warranted Snuff per keg or retail; warranted Pigtail Tobacco per role, do Fig. —ALSO—
A general assortment of GROCERIES as usual, as cheap as can be bought at any store in Portsmouth.
WE the subscribers
being appointed a committee by the honorable Samuel Tenney, Esq. judge of the probate of wills, &c. for the county of Rockingham, to receive, examine and adjust all the claims of the creditors to the estate of John Hogg, late of Hampstead, Esquire, deceased, represented insolvent, do hereby give notice that we will attend said business, at the House of Col. Caleb Johnson, innholder in said Hampstead on the first Monday in each of the six following months, from four to six of the o'clock in the afternoon of each of said days.
JOHN CALFE, THO'S MUZZEY, JOHN TRUE, Committee. Hampstead, July 19, 1798.
THE Fellows of the New-Hampshire Medical Society, are notified that the meeting of the society stands adjourned to the first Wednesday in September next, to meet at Chester at the house of JOHN S. DEARBORN, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon; 'tis expected most of the Fellows will punctually attend.
Per order of the PRESIDENT, LEVI BARTLETT, Rec'd Sec'y. Exeter, May 16, 1798.