The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1791-12-28 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful & entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, DEC. 5.
A RESOLUTION was laid on the table, by Mr. Benfon, to appoint a Committee to report on the erection of an Equestrian Statue, in honor of Gen. WASHINGTON, agreeably to a resolution of Congress, in 1783.
A petition from the distillers of New-port, praying certain modifications of the Excise Law, was presented.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
In Committee of the whole House—the Appropriation Bill , was debated and amended. The Committee rising, reported the Bill to the House, which adopted the same.
Letters from the Secretary of the Treasury and Treasurer of the U. States were laid before the House.
The Speaker informed the House, that he had received a letter from the Treasurer of the United States, inclosing a statement of his accounts of receipts and payments from the 1st July to 30th Sept. 1791.
  Dr. Cr.   1,579,791. 4. 917,557. 5   Balance in hands, 662,233. 99 
  Dollars, 1,579,791. 4   The above balance he thus accounts for, in the Bank at Philadelphia, 136,830   Ditto, at New-York, 465,924   Ditto, Maryland, 31,392   Ditto, Massachusetts, 28,084   Making as before including fractions, Dollars, 662,233 
These statements are accompanied by certificates from the Auditor's office, &c. where they were examined.
TUESDAY, DEC. 6.
Ordered, that an addition of 200 copies of the report of the Secretary of the Treasury , on the subject of Manufactures be printed.
Messrs. Benfon, Gerry, and Smith (S.C.) with such as the Senate may join, were appointed a Committee to report on the most eligible manner to carry into effect the Resolution of Congress, of Aug. 7, 1783, directing an Equestrian Statue of Gen. WASHINGTON to be erected.
Mr. Barnwell moved a Resolution to this effect: "That within the month of January, in each year, the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to lay before this House a particular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public monies, &c." which with two motions of a similar nature, laid on the table by Mr. Fitzsimons, and Mr. Gerry, were referred to a Committee—Messrs. Gerry, Dayton and Barnwell.
POST-OFFICE BILL.
This Bill was taken into consideration by the House in Committee; who having considered part of the same, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2.
The Appropriation Bill for 1792, was read a first and second time, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
Several petitions, on private subjects, were presented and disposed of.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The Bill for establishing the Post-Offices and Post-Roads, within the U. States, was again taken under consideration, in a Committee of the whole House.—Progress was made thereon; but not completing it, the Committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again.
THURSDAY, DEC. 8.
The Appropriation Bill , for 1792,
having passed the House, was sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Petitions, on several private subjects, as usual, were presented, and laid on the table.—Also, a petition from the Quaker Societies in Virginia and Maryland; and from the Abolition Societies in Pennsylvania, New-York, Connecticut and Rhode-Island, praying Congress to enact Laws to abolish the SLAVE TRADE , &c. was read, and referred to a Committee.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The Post-Office Bill underwent a further discussion in Committee of the whole. After some time spent thereon the Committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again.
FRIDAY, DEC. 9.
Mr. Speaker laid before the House a report from the Secretary of State , to whom was referred the petition of the proprietors of the cloth manufactory in Boston, praying that Congress would make it penal to counterfeit their stamps and marks. The report recommends the establishment of a proper office, where manufacturers may enter their stamps and marks, and secure to themselves the exclusive use of them.
A message from the Senate, was delivered by Mr. Secretary Otis, informing the House, that they had passed the Representation Bill with certain amendments, in which they requested the concurrence of the House.
The principal amendment is an alteration of the ratio of representation, which had been settled by the House, at one member for every thirty thousand inhabitants; but which the Senate propose to settle, at one for every thirty-three thousand.—If the amendment proposed by the Senate should prevail, Vermont will have 2 members; New-Hampshire 4; Massachusetts 14; R. Island 2; Connecticut 7; New-York 10; New-Jersey 5; Pennsylvania 13; Delaware 1; Maryland 8; Virginia 19; Kentucky 2; N. Carolina 10; Georgia 2.
The House then, pursuant to the order of the day, resolved itself into a committee of the whole (Mr. Muhlenberg in the chair) and resumed the consideration of the Post-Office Bill .
A considerable time was spent in altering and amending the first section, which contains the detail of the cross posts in different parts of the United States.
The committee then proceeding to the second section, by which it is to be enacted, "That it shall be lawful for the post-master-general, to establish such other roads as post roads, as to him may seem necessary: Provided, that no such establishment shall be made or continued, whereby the revenue, arising from the general Post-Office may be exceeded;—
Mr. Vining made a motion for striking out the section, and inserting, in lieu of it, the following:—
"That it shall be the duty of the post-master general, from time to time, to report to Congress such other roads as post-roads, as to him may seem necessary to be established; together with such profit and expense, as in his opinion, will attend the establishment of the same."
This amendment being proposed at a late hour the committee, without coming to a decision on it, rose, reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again.
ANECDOTES.
WHEN Captain Grose first went over to Ireland, his curiosity led him to view every thing in the capital worth seeing. In the course of his perambulations, he one evening strolled
into the principal meat market of Dublin, when the Butchers, as usual, set up the constant cry of—"What do you buy—what do you buy, master?"—Grose parried this for some time, by saying, he wanted nothing. At last, a Butcher starts from his stall, (eying Grose's figure from top to bottom, which was somewhat like Dr. Slop's in Tristram Shandy ) exclaims—"Well, Sir, though you don't want any thing at present, only say you buy your meat of me, and by my soul you'll make my fortune."
IT was neatly enough observed in reply to a Critic, who complained of a moon not moving in a scene of Douglas —that as the moon was made of PAPER, it could not possibly be otherwise than STATIONARY!
FORGIVENESS.
RICHARD the first, King of England, having invested the castle of Chalus, was shot in the shoulder with an arrow, and an unskillful surgeon endeavouring to extract the weapon, mangled the flesh in such a manner as to occasion a gangrene. The King, after the castle was taken, perceiving that he could not survive, ordered Bertram de Gourdou, who had shot the arrow, to be brought into his presence. Bertram being arrived, "What harm (said the King) did I ever do thee, that thou shouldst kill me?" The other replied with great magnanimity and courage, "You killed with your own hand, my father and two of my brothers; you likewise designed to have killed me. You may now satiate your revenge. I should cheerfully suffer all that can be inflicted, were I sure of having delivered the world of a tyrant, who has wantonly filled it with blood and carnage." This bold and spirited answer struck Richard with remorse; he ordered the prisoner to be presented with one hundred shillings, and to be set at liberty; but Maccardec, one of the King's over zealous friends, cruelly ordered him to be slayed alive.
EXTRACT.
THAT to be great is to be happy, is one of those errors which have almost in all ages prevailed among the generality of mankind. But that to be good is to be happy, is a secret reserved for the wise and virtuous few, who are the grace and ornament of themselves, their friends, and their country.
An exalted station always brings with it a weight of cares; and he is happier who, in the humble vale of life pursues his way in the paths of reason and virtue, than he who shares the favour of a Prince, or the applauses of a giddy multitude.
A Monarch, if he be a tyrant, must be in perpetual fear of his subjects; if a good Prince he must be involved in perpetual cares for them: Either way he stands a chance never to taste of real happiness; and those Princes who have gone through the world with the greatest eclat, have been ready to declare, that the crown of gold was ever accompanied by a crown of thorns; and that he who resolves to gratify his ambition, must always expect to sacrifice his happiness.
OF THE CREEK INDIANS.
A certain Capt. Bowles, of whom frequent mention has been made in the London papers, when on his visit to the Court of Great-Britain; has lately made much disturbance in the Creek Nation of Indians. Under the pretence of being " Director of affairs in the Creek Nation "—and that he had authority and promised assistance from the Crown of England therefor; he has endeav-
ed to instigate the Creeks to a breach of the Treaty concluded at New-York last year, between the United States and that tribe; and has so far succeeded, as to sow great divisions among the Chiefs; and to prevent their joining Mr. ELLICOTT, and the Commissioners from the state of Georgia, in running the divisionary line between the United States, and the Creek Nation, agreed on in the treaty, for which purpose they had proceeded to Rock-Landing the first of October last. Bowles asserts, that Gen. M'GILLIVRAY had deceived the Indians in the treaty—and has raised a jealousy against that Chief, in the minds of many of the informed Indians: But M'GILLIVRAY continues firm in his friendship to the U. States—has recommended that the line be run according to treaty—and has endeavoured to convince the Creeks, that Bowles is an impostor.—The Indians have intreated of the Surveyor and Commissioners to defer running the line until the Spring—to pay no attention to what the " lying Captain " (Bowles) has asserted; and assured them the chain of friendship shall continue bright between them and the U. States. The jealousy between the two above mentioned rival Chiefs, will much agitate the Creeks—and the consequence will probably be, a civil war—and, perhaps, the destruction of the Nation.
JUST PUBLISHED BY J. MELCHER, and a few remain FOR SALE, At his Office in MARKET-STREET, AN Epistolary Correspondence
BETWEEN THE Rev. JOHN C. OGDEN, Rector of St. John's Church, AT PORTSMOUTH, NEW-HAMPSHIRE, AND THE Rev. SAMUEL MACCLINTOCK, Minister of the Congregational Society In GREENLAND, On a Variety of Subjects; Principally, the high powers and prerogatives claimed by DIOCESAN BISHOPS AS SUCCESSORS OF THE APOSTLES.
PREFACE. TO prevent misrepresentation—to assert the cause of truth against the unscriptural claims of high churchmen—to point out the grounds of the dissention between episcopalians and congregationalists, for the information of those who are unacquainted with the controversy—to guard the unwary against deception in a matter of importance to their highest interest, and to establish the wavering in a steadfast adherence to the truth of the gospel, as well as to gratify the wishes of numbers, are the reasons for submitting these letters to the eye of the impartial public,
By their humb. servant, SAMUEL MACCLINTOCK.
THE subscribers appointed commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of William Shute, late of Newmarket, boat-builder, deceased, represented insolvent,—hereby give notice, that they shall attend that service, at the house of Mr. John Shute, inn-holder in said Newmarket, on the last Monday of this and the five following months, from two to five o'clock, P.M.
NATHANIEL ROGERS, JOSIAH ADAMS. Newmarket, Dec. 1, 1791.
N. B. ALL persons indebted to said estate, are desired to make immediate payment to William Shute, Administrator.

L O N D O N, Sept. 11.
Spain has involved itself in a war with Morocco, at a time when all its vigilance requires to be exercised at home, to prevent a universal spirit of discontent from breaking out into action in its own provinces. The late edicts directed against the French inhabitants of Spain have, and little else could be anticipated, set the natives to enquire what this liberty is which provokes such a spirit of persecution: But the advocates for freedom in Spain have a stubborn foe to contend with in the clergy, who are a much more powerful body than ever they were in France; moreover the French being expelled the kingdom they have no philosophical leaders to urge them on; the Spanish people of weight and consequence being at present by no means remarkable for that liberal manner of thinking which has long distinguished their Gallic neighbors.
Russia has begun to fulfil her terms with the Porte, and the peace, at length established between their violent foes, promises to be one of some continuation.
Sept. 27. The decrees of the National Assembly are already very voluminous, consisting of thirteen octavo volumes, in a small character! a vast compilation!
THE BASTILE.
The workmen, in digging into the foundations of the Bastile at Paris, have lately discovered another subterraneous dungeon, at an amazing depth. Universal curiosity was in course excited.
Several dead bodies were found there, become skeletons by time, and the damps of the place. Nothing certain is yet known, as to whose remains they are, though conjecture naturally is at work upon the occurrence.
They are exposed to public view, and immense crowds are running to inspect them.
THE COURT OF SPAIN
Have it in contemplation to establish a colony in Trinidad, which is admired as an earthly Paradise, containing all the luxuries and conveniences of life. It is situated in the Atlantic or American Ocean, separated from the province of New Andalusia, in Terra Firma, by a narrow strait, called Bocca de Drago. In the year 1498 it was discovered by COLUMBUS; in 1595 taken by Sir WALTER RALEIGH; in 1676 taken by the French, who extorted from the inhabitants 89,000 pieces of eight to save their houses. It has for more than a century remained in the possession of the Spaniards.
DUMFRIES [Virg.] Dec. 1.
On Sunday the 27th ult. the following melancholly affair took place near Chester Gap, Culpeper County. Mr. John Johnson, having a dispute with Captain James Browning (his brother-in-law) respecting a negro slave, Johnson in a passion went to the house of Captain Browning armed with a rifle, and on seeing the object of his fury, declared he came with the intention of killing either Browning or his son.—Capt. Browning finding his life in danger, took his rifle and retreated behind his stable, and being pursued by Johnson, fired, and lodged the contents in the breast of Johnson, of which he expired on the spot. Captain Browning then went and delivered himself up to a magistrate.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7.
The samples of Buttons from the manufactory in Connecticut, which were presented to the members of Congress, afforded the fullest evidence of the practicability of furnishing, without importation, that necessary article, upon the cheapest terms, and of the best quality.
It is computed (says a late publication) that upwards of two hundred thousand persons have fled out of France on account of the troubles, who have not only drawn their incomes out of circulation, but have also transferred their movable property into foreign countries.—More than two hundred thousand others having lost and forfeited their estates, remain in the king-
dom in a most deplorable state of poverty.
DECEMBER 13.
From the Royal Danish American Gazette. CHRISTIANSTED, (St. Croix) Nov. 20. Account of the Hurricane of the 15th ultimo.
Accounts received from the west-end and north-side Quarters, are calamitous beyond imagination, unless to those who have been on the different Plantations in those parts of the Island; more particularly at the north-side, where the devastation has been most deplorable; all the forward canes being totally destroyed, and those which were not so far advanced in growth, twisted and torn to pieces. Some few estates which were more forward than others, have lost every piece of cane, nearly the whole turned out by the roots, many of which are blown in whole stools out of the pieces, and where there was a most flattering prospect of a great crop, not a hogshead of sugar will be made the ensuing year, as the pieces are so destroyed, that the whole must be turned out and new holed and planted, before there can be the least expectation of a crop.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Kentucky, to a correspondent in this city, dated Lexington, Nov. 13.
[After mentioning the defeat of Gen. St. Clair.]
“The people of the country have taken the alarm, the best blood is in motion, and in five days 5000 men well armed will be mounted to march under Governor St. Clair’s orders to whatever point he may direct.—’Tis said the first regiment was not engaged, being at the time employed in escorting provisions.”
By a brig arrived on Friday from Leogane, (St. Domingo) we hear that all was quiet at that part of the island, on the 8th ult.
NEW-YORK, December 3.
Extract of a letter to a respectable house in Philadelphia, dated Nov. 17, 1791.
“Yesterday arrived a brigantine in thirteen days from the Cape, before she failed all the plantations about Fort Dauphin were on fire, to appearance that Island will be useless.”
BOSTON, Dec. 21.
Extract of a letter from an officer who was in the action of the 4th of Nov. dated Fort-Walbington, Nov. 8, to a gentleman in this town.
On the 4th inst. our army was defeated about 100 miles from this place, with a loss of about 600 privates and above 40 officers killed, and upwards of 20 wounded.
“Among the slain I have reason particularly to lament my brave and worthy friend Gen. BUTLER. [The officer from whom this letter was received, acted as Brigade Major to Gen. BUTLER, who fell by his side.] I received three wounds, none of which are dangerous or painful. I wait here to make official returns of the killed and wounded; that done, shall proceed without delay, to Philadelphia. Be under no anxiety or apprehension on my account.
There seems to be a War of colours the world over. The British whites, under Lord CORNWALLIS, are at war in India, with the tawny Asiatics, under TIPPOO SULTAN.—In the West-Indies, the French whites and the African Blacks, are now in open hostility—and in the United States, our white countrymen, are engaged in a bloody war with the copper-coloured Aborigines of the country.
The Indians, in their furious attack on our artillery, appear still to possess their former ideas of its effects—and literally to have fulfilled the command of a far-famed SACHEM, in his funeral song:
“Remove those GODS who vomit fire.”
In some parts of the State, heart burnings have been created, because the commonwealth have chanced to draw two or three of the late highest prizes; but if the Grumbletonians considered the number of tickets unsoild they would have grumbled worse, had not some measure of success attended the risk. The rage of lottery adventure is expiring—and it is expected, the class of the Charleston lottery, which will
commence drawing as soon as the Semi-annual prizes are published—will be the “last words and dying speech” of lotteries in this commonwealth.
FROM PHILADELPHIA, —
“DEC. 9—12, 1791.
“You will before this reaches you have heard of the disasters which have befallen Gen. ST. CLAIR’s army in the Indian Expedition. They have cast an universal gloom over all degrees of citizens, who sincerely lament the untimely fall of so many brave officers and men.
“The fury of the Indians was unparalleled—it is said, that at a War Council held at the Miami villages, the Sachems gave it in charge to the Warriors to rout and defeat the army entirely or be banished three moons march towards the Southern ocean. How true this is, I cannot tell—but this is true, that their attack is unexampled in their warfare.
“The federal troops behaved with the utmost intrepidity—though continually exposed to a very deadly fire; and not seeing their enemy, who lay hid in hazle bushes and in the grass, they gallantly plunged into their coverts, and drove the Indians therefrom with the bayonet—but the moment they returned towards the main body, the savages pursued and slaughtered them. Your Massachusetts officers did themselves much credit—and all fell in the charges. Your friends Captains Phelon and Newman, whom I very particularly lament, led on their companies with Roman coolness and bravery, and fell victims to the fire of the savages. But it is invidious to distinguish any—all died like heroes—and are all to be regretted.
“Gen. ST. CLAIR, it is said, was four times dismounted—and owed his life to the gallantry of a few of the troops, who, forming a guard round him, made such dextrous use of the bayonet in cutting through the savages, as opened to him a passage for escaping.
“Reports are various on this event. It has been said, that the Indians were supplied with stores from Detroit—and that some hundreds of British troops and refugees were with the assailants in disguise. The truth of these reports I very much doubt—but it is a fact, that last year the Indians carried the plunder which they took in Gen. Harmar’s expedition, and which they wanted to sell, to Detroit—where, last year, a Chief of the Ottoways, by name Aujuhawon, carried with him seven and twenty scalps. If they are secretly abetted at that fortress it ought to be known, and decisive measures taken to prevent it in future.
“It is expected Congress will immediately take the matter into consideration—but what measures will be pursued is not whispered.”
“The Western Expedition—and its issue—occupy all our thoughts. Such further particulars as I can learn I shall transmit you.
“The Indians charged our troops, tomahawk in hand, and must have suffered considerably from the bayonets of our troops—though their loss cannot be ascertained.
“It is said Gen. SCOTT, with 5000 Kentucky volunteers, has reached Fort Jefferson, and has marched immediately in quest of the Indians—in hopes to overtake them—recover the artillery and stores, and to burn their towns if possible.
“Colonel GIBSON and Major BUTLER are said to be dead of their wounds.
“Gen. ST. CLAIR’s tent was surrounded by the Indians—but the quarter-guard, with a dexterous use of the bayonet, repelled them. After the troops gave way the General rallied them with spirit, and retreated in tolerable order. He had eight balls through his clothes.
“Gen. BUTLER had been wounded in several places, and was under the Surgeon’s hands, when he and the Surgeon were both killed.
“After Major HART, of the 2d U. S. Regiment, was killed, your friend
Capt. PHILIP became commanding-officer of the Regiment, with which he made a third charge; but fell in it, as did both of his subaltern officers.
“The conduct of Gen. ST. CLAIR, as always is the case when the event happens to be unfortunate, has been scrutinized;—but the result will be honorable to him. The continued wet weather the army experienced, had thrown him into so severe a fit of the gout, that he was obliged to be carried on a litter—his exertions and vigilance were, notwithstanding great—and although he mentions, in his official letter, that they were not perhaps so great as they ought to be; yet it will be remembered by his fellow citizens that
“He was not well; and that “Infirmity must still neglect that duty “Where our health is bound—Where not ourselves “When Nature being oppress’d, commands the Mind “To suffer with the Body.”— And thus remembering they must, and will acquit him with honor.
“Our correspondent at Philadelphia has so well detailed the various circumstances attending the disaster at the Westward—that we deem it unnecessary to insert the various accounts, which repeat them.
THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA,
From her successes, her abilities and power, is a Potentate who arrests much of the public attention.—The following account, therefore, of her person, her manner, and her talents, may not be unacceptable to our readers. This very distinguished woman, though somewhat corpulent, is not ungracefully formed, and is above the middle size. She has a fair complexion, and uses paint; her eyes are expressive, and her features in general not unpleasing. In most of the portraits given of her, her features are too strong, and her air too masculine; for, with regard to her appearance altogether, though she be not one of the most delicate of the fair, yet she is by no means one of the most coarse. Her demeanour is courteous; and a presence of mind, penetration, and an acute observation, are among her principal characteristics; her reason is practical reason, and this has raised her to a knowledge superior to that of most of her sex.—Her mind has great sensibility, and is very susceptible of jealousy, of disgust, and of vengeance. With respect to her dress, it is very superb, when she appears in public; she sometimes wears a very costly necklace of diamonds, bracelets, and ear-rings, with a blue ribbon of the highest order of Knighthood.
A considerable sum of the debt due to the French nation, by the U. States, has been paid at the Treasury, within the present year. The salaries of the French Consuls, &c. are paid therefrom.
The expenses to the British nation, of exporting its convicts to Botany-Bay, amounted in Feb. last, to 256,6761-sterling.
Some people, with, with, perhaps, more sensibility than reason, appear to condole with the Indians on their continual hunted state—and to lament the depredations which have been heretofore made on their settlements by the arms of the Union; but do not seem to compassionate with their unfortunate fellow-citizens of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Georgia, who have frequently had their houses burnt, their property destroyed, their wives and children butchered—and themselves driven from their homes by these savage murderers of the wilderness.
The strong arm of the Union ought to be outstretched to protect all its citizens—and nothing will effect that protection on the Western frontier, but carrying devastation into the hearts of the Indian villages; and making the savages, if possible, feel the misery they so liberally inflict on the inhabitants of that Frontier.

MORE DISASTROUS NEWS.
Destruction of Port-au-Prince, by Fire.
Yesterday arrived in this port, the Brig Mary, Capt. WILL' M'LELAN, in 24 days from Port-au-Prince; by him we learn the unfortunate information that the town of Port-au-Prince, was on the 21st of November, burnt down, as was supposed, by the negroes or mulattoes excepting a few scattering houses and stores. The fire was communicated secretly to a number of houses to windward, at the same time, and so rapid were the flames, that they baffled the exertions of the whites to extinguish them. The inhabitants, we learn, were in the utmost distress and confusion—and as many as could, took shelter on board the shipping in the harbor, Captain M'LELAN had at one time near 150 of the inhabitants on board his vessel, whom he put on shore on sailing.
The cause of the above disaster is traced to the decree of the National Assembly declaring the free mulattoes and blacks free citizens, and the revocation of that decree. The truce which had been settled between the white citizens and the mulattoes having expired—and the Governor General having issued a Proclamation, (covering the decree of the Assembly revoking the former one, and requiring obedience thereto) the mulattoes, who had been in arms appeared greatly dissatisfied, and frequently threatened the town with destruction. From their resentment the conflagration is supposed to have arose.
Port-au-Prince was a very rich and populous town—supposed to be almost as large as Boston; and containing more inhabitants. It is now a heap of rubbish, and its citizens reduced to the most undescibable distress. While our sorrows for our own misfortunes, lie heavy on our hearts, we mingle our sighs with those of our unhappy Allies, the islanders of St. Domingo, for theirs.
OF ST. DOMINGO.
EVALUATION of the number of Negroes who have risen upon the Plantations of the 10 Parishes in the Insurrection.
  A la Petite et Plaine du Nord 10,324   L'Acul, Lemonade et Sainte Susanne 18,423   Quartier Morin et Grande Riviere 17,186   Limbé et Port Margot 14,731   Dondon et Partie de Plaisance 8,000   Total 68,664   From which deduct for the old and infirm, women, children, and sick, \frac{2}{3} s 45,776   There will remain of men able to bear arms, 22,888   There are 4,000 who have been killed or wounded, either by themselves, or by us in our attacks upon them, 4,000 
Remains 18,888 We must again deduct for those who have given themselves up to their masters, or who have secreted themselves in the woods, waiting a favourable opportunity to do it, 4,000
The number then against whom we are to contend is 14,888 Of those 14,888 there is at least one half who have been forced to the business against their will, almost without arms, and unable to make much resistance.
Of these 14,888 they are not one fifth part armed with guns or pistols. From the above calculation we are able to come at the amount of the losses nearly which the Northern Province of St. Domingo will have sustained to the 5th of November.
Of the 68,664 negroes in revolt, we must consider at least 30,000 as lost, being either killed, or having taken refuge in the woods, where they will be lost effectually to their once owners;
  valued at 2,500 livres each, 70,000,000   The loss in Buildings, Produce, and Animals, on 172 Sugar Plantations, 111,800,000   The loss in Buildings, Produce, and Animals, on 936 Coffee Plantations, 131,400,000   A number of Villages, Cotton and Indigo Plantations, Buildings burnt, and Animals destroyed, 6,400,000   The whole number of Plantations destroyed, is 1,134 
The Committee of Stock holders in the Bank of the U. States, have fixed on the building in State-street, opposite the South East corner of the State-House, for transacting the business of that institution, in this district. The workmen have already began to work on the vaults, &c.
FROM FRANCE.
A vessel arrived at Portland, from France, brings accounts to Oct. 10—at which time the utmost degree of tranquillity reigned throughout that kingdom. The new Legislature, treading in the footsteps of the National Assembly, were progressing in the enactment of wise Laws, for regulating the internal concerns of the Nation—the popularity of the King and Queen daily increased—Business began to flow in the former channel; and the industry of the inhabitants had returned—All thoughts of a Counter-Revolution had evaporated in fumo—and the Refugees were daily returning.
In charitable acts, they do well, in New-York.—A collection for the benefit of the Charity School, of 275l. 5s. was lately made there.
MARINE JOURNAL.
Arrived—Brig Mary, Capt. McLean, from Port-au-Prince, 24 days. On the 14th inst. Capt. M'Leban shipped a sea, which bore the vessel on her beam ends, shifted his cargo, and did that and the vessel much damage. A French passenger, lying in a windward cabin, was thrown into one at leeward, and instantly killed—and a young lad by the name of Murich was washed overboard, and drowned. Captain Prince, of this port sailed several days before Capt. M'Leban, as did the two Captains Clap, and Capt. Stone, in the Active, of Portland.
A letter from Bermuda, mentions the arrival there of a yawl about 14 feet keel, with the Captain and crew of a French ship, which foundered and sunk 1100 miles to the eastward of that island. They, in number 15, with the Captain, took to this little boat with one small sail, and in a most wonderful manner were preserved 13 days, during which time they navigated at least 700 miles on the Ocean, and were at last picked up by an English brig from Nova-Scotia to Grenada, and brought so near that island that they again took to their boat, and arriving there were treated with great humanity and tenderness. When they were taken up they were reduced to the last extremity, having time only to take on board their skiff a keg of biscuit, a small quantity of water and brandy; which being all expended, they could not have survived 24 hours.
Capt. Pitman, arrived at Salem, from St. Lucie, St. Lucie, the 17th Nov. spoke Captain Higgings, in the brig Betsey, belonging to Boston, from Demarara bound to Martinico. Also, On the 11th inst. in lat. 40, long. 67. spoke the sloop Charlotte, Eliot, from Boston, bound to Anaboe.
The following compleats the list of prizes of fifty dollars and upwards, in the Semi-annual lottery, which finished drawing on Friday last. PRIZES drawn in the Semi annual lottery, since those inserted the 12th instant.
  MONDAY, Dec. 12th, 16th, day of drawing. Prizes of Five Hundred Dollars, Nos. 1,861—12,501.—12,696. 
  Prizes of One hundred Dollars, Nos. 11,235—18,511. Prizes of Fifty Dollars, Nos. 2,296.—18,211. 
  TUESDAY the 17th.   Prize of Five Hundred Dollars, No. 752. Prizes of Two Hundred Dollars, Nos. 69.—16,689.—17,813.—21,539.   Prizes of One Hundred Dollars, Nos. 7,769.—9,413.—11,928.—14,081.—21,632. Prizes of Fifty Dollars, Nos. 448.—6,103.—11,038.—12,017.—12,428.—15,679.—20,171.—21,003. 
  WEDNESDAY, 18th.   Prize of Three Thousand Dollars, No. 19,291. Prize of One Thousand Dollars, No. 12,783.   Prize of Five Hundred Dollars, No. 9,147. Prizes of Two Hundred Dollars, Nos. 14,219.—17,819.   Prize of One Hundred Dollars, No. 7,311. Prizes of Fifty Dollars, Nos. 3,503.—21,637. 
  THURSDAY, 19th.   Prize of Five Hundred Dollars, No. 14,407. Prizes of One Hundred Dollars, Nos. 20,092.—22,831.   Prizes of Fifty Dollars, Nos. 547.—2,816.—24,575. 
  FRIDAY, 20th.   Prize of Two Hundred Dollars, No. 7,643. Prize of One Hundred Dollars, No. 21,815.   Prizes of Fifty Dollars, Nos. 765.—13,173.—19,864. 
  SATURDAY, 21st.   Prizes of One Hundred Dollars, Nos. 8,165—18,227.—19,686. Prizes of Fifty Dollars, Nos. 6,913.—22,206. 
  MONDAY, 22d.   Prize of Three Thousand Dollars, No. 10,051. Prize of Two Thousand Dollars, No. 13,444.   Prize of Two Hundred Dollars, No. 22,072. Prizes of One Hundred Dollars, Nos. 13,190.—16,403.   Prizes of Fifty Dollars, Nos. 4,028.—16,314.—18,136. 
  TUESDAY, 23d.   Prize of Five Hundred Dollars, No. 1,871. Prizes of One Hundred Dollars, Nos. 723.—8,701.   Prizes of Fifty Dollars, Nos. 10,815.—15,635.—20,309. 
  WEDNESDAY, 24th.   Prize of Five Hundred Dollars, No. 8,618. Prizes of Two Hundred Dollars, Nos. 14,083.—15,133.—20,340.   Prize of One Hundred Dollars, No. 24,111. Prize of Fifty Dollars, No. 24,238. 
  THURSDAY, 25th.   Prize of One Thousand Dollars, No. 24,122. Prize of One Hundred Dollars, No. 20,232.   Prize of Fifty Dollars, No. 10,275. 
  FRIDAY, 26th—and last day.   Prize of One Hundred Dollars, No. 24,579. Prize of Fifty Dollars, No. 20,504. 
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 28. Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Boston to his friend in this town.
The rapid and continued rise of real estate is ascribed to the great redundancy of cash, and the efficacy and stability of government. Rents and landed property here have advanced
more than forty per cent. within the last six months, and are still rising; as the money men want employment for the floods of cash that have been lately pouring upon them. How different is the present situation from that a few years since. Men were then sacrificing their lands for cash—they are now as eagerly vesting their cash in lands. Thus you see, each one will have his day,—at the southward land speculation rages still higher, and the speculators in public paper finding that harvest past, now bend their attention with equal ardor, to speculation in landed property.—Happy those who may escape their snare
A collection of nine pounds, twelve shillings, was made last Wednesday evening, at the Rev. Mr. Buckminster's Meeting-House, for the charitable purpose of purchasing slates, pencils, paper, &c. for the poor children at the public schools in this town.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Port-au-Prince, to his friend in Boston, dated Nov. 25, 1791.
"I WROTE you on the 9th inst. that they had settled a peace with the mulattoes, but on the evening of the 21st, war again broke out, and an action ensued, in which several were killed and wounded on both sides, and the town of Port-au-Prince, set on fire, and the most valuable part of it consumed, together with millions of property.—This place now exhibits a scene of the greatest distress and confusion imaginable; every vessel here is filled with the unfortunate inhabitants of all ages and sexes, many of whom have lost by the destruction of this place, all their property—this was a sudden affair, few people suspecting it until it happened."
ANECDOTE.
It is reported, that the celebrated Mr. Foote, having occasion to go down to Margate, advertised for a partner in the post-chaise. A sober, reverend citizen presented himself and away they went together. Foote found that his partner was neither very agreeable nor entertaining, and he wished to get rid of him. Just as they entered upon a large common, Foote pretended to be asleep, and instead of snoring as people do in that situation, he snarled and barked like a dog. His partner was very much surprised, and could not tell what to make of him. Just as they got near the middle of the common, and when it rained very heavily, Foote pretended to wake: and entering into discourse with his companion, asked what was the occasion of his going to Margate? The other answered that a friend of his who was lately dead had made him executor, and had left him a good legacy, and he was going to receive it. And pray sir, said he, what may be your business at Margate? Really, sir, said Foote, mine is not a very agreeable business. You must know, that I am going to be dipped in the salt water for the bite of a mad dog—the bite of a mad dog, exclaimed the terrified citizen; hallo stop, stop, boy, and let me get out. Indeed sir, said Foote, you are very safe, for I am quite harmless, I never bite any body now. Zounds, sir, I don't trust you. I would not go another mile with you for all Margate. And jumping out of the carriage, bid him a hasty adieu.
  ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE   ENTERED FROM   Brig Commerce, Prescott, Liverpool.   CLEARED FOR   Schooner industry, Amerzeen, W. Indies.   Brig Lydia, Fernald, Ditto.   Brig Statira, Tripe, England. 
WANTED
TO purchase fifty or sixty thousand feet of merchantable BOARDS —for which the Cash or West-India produce will be given.—Enquire of KAYRAN WALSH. Portsmouth, Dec. 17, 1791.

Parnassian Spring.
LINES
Applicable to the brave Men, who fell in the late INDIAN EXPEDITION.
H OW sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's honor's blest:— When Spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould— She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than fancy's feet has ever trod."
BATH.
State of New-Hampshire, Dec. 8, 1791. To the Honorable John Calfe, Esq. one of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace throughout the State of New-Hampshire.
T HE subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Bath, in said state, in the county of Grafton, granted under the Government of John Wentworth, Esq. late Governor of New-Hampshire, hereby request your honor to call or notify a meeting of the proprietors of said township, to be held at the house of Colonel Joshua Howard, innholder in Haverhill, in said county of Grafton, on the 28th day of May next, at two of the clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles and matters hereafter mentioned:
 1st, To choose a moderator for said meeting.  2d, To choose a proprietors' clerk.  3d, To choose assessors, a collector, a treasurer and other necessary officers for conducting business respecting said township, as the proprietors may judge expedient.  4th, To agree on and vote such sum or sums of money to be raised on the right or share of each original grantee, as may be thought necessary for any services done, or to be performed for the benefit of this propriety.  5th, To see what method the proprietors will take to discharge the arrears of public taxes and requisitions due from said township.  6th, To see how far the proprietors will adopt, ratify and confirm any former votes recorded in a book kept by Jacob Hurd, Esq. Clerk; called the doings of the proprietors of Bath; in which a discrimination of charters, is not so fully expressed as might have been.  7th, To see what effectual method the proprietors will take to settle all disputes between the claimers to said township, under the first and second charters, and make or accept such grant, deed or other conveyance as may be agreed on for these purposes,—whether done by the proprietors, or their agent or committee, which may be appointed for this purpose, and apply to the General-Court for confirmation, if need be.  8th, To see what method the proprietors will take to sever and divide the lands in said township, between different claimers or owners.  9th, To see what support and defenders they will take to said township, in fend their settlement take place.  10th, To agree on, and vote some method for calling proprietor's meetings in future. 
Jonas Minot, Thomas Leavitt, Henry Prescott, Jonas Minot for his [Associates.
State of New-Hampshire, Dec. 8, 1791. The proprietors and owners of the township of Bath, aforesaid, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes before mentioned.
JOHN CALFE, Justice of the Peace throughout said State.
BLANKS of all Sorts may, on the shortest notice, be had at JOHN MELCHER's Printing-Office.
FITZWILLIAM.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors & owners of land in the town of Fitzwilliam, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 30th day of Jan. next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Col. Sylvanus Reed, innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   No. R. d. q.    Joseph Bellows, 5 3 2 3  Col. Stoddard, 6 3 2 0  Ditto, 7 3 2 0  Ditto, 12 3 1 3  Geo. Libbey's heirs, 5 4 2 2  Col. Stoddard, 6 4 1 1  Abel Larrance, 7 4 1 0  Samson Stoddard, 8 5 1 3  Col. Stoddard, 2 6 1 3  Ditto, 3 6 1 1  Ditto, 8 6 1 0  Matthew Thornton, 1 8 1 3  Col. Stoddard, 9 8 1 0  John Wentworth, 12 4 1 3  John Ringe, 2 11 4 0  Col. Stoddard, 50 acr. 12 11 1 2  Ditto, 50 acres, 21 5 3 3  Jona Lock, 50 acr. 20 11 3 3  John Taylor, 10 10 2 2  Ebenezer Colburn, 15 1 4 0    BARRAHKIAH SCOTT, Collector. Fitzwilliam, Dec. 12, 1791.
T HIS is to give notice, that at a legal meeting of the proprietors of Chatham, in the State of Newhampshire, held at the house of Mr. Nathaniel Walker, in said Chatham, on the 28th day of September last, it was voted by said proprietors to raise twelve shillings on each proprietors right or share, in a bill committed to me to collect, and unless the same is paid to me, or Capt. John Glover, at or before the second Tuesday in March next, so much of the lands of the delinquents will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Captain James Littlefield in Wells, as will pay the same with all charges.—Sale to begin at 10 o'clock, A. M. on the second Tuesday in March aforesaid—if not all sold to be continued by adjournment until the whole is compleat-ed.
Those persons who will leave the money on or before the 15th day of January next, with Gen. Hill, of Newmarket in New-Hampshire, will have no incidental charges to pay. NICHOLAS WEST, Collector. Wells, December 14, 1791.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non resident proprietors or owners of land in Sutton, that the selectmen of said town have assessed their lands agreeable to an act of the Hon. General-Court of the State aforesaid, passed January 1789, for to assess, levy and collect one penny annually, three years next following, on each acre of land in said town, therefore unless the following delinquents pay to the selectmen their 2d and 3d years proportion of said tax with incidental charges, at or before the 5th day of January next, so much of their land as will pay the same, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Matthew Harvey, in said town, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, on said day.
   For 1790 and 1791. Div. No. Acres. l. s. d.    George Jaffrey, 0 15 105 0 17 6  Jonathan Poor, 3 27 11 0 11 0  Joshua Peirce, 0 2 300 1 5 0  MATTHEW HARVEY, Selectmen.  BENJAMIN WADLEY,  Sutton, Nov. 11, 1791. (6w)  
Almanacks—for 1792.
T OWN and Country shop-keepers will find for sale a great variety of ALMANACKS at J. MELCHER's printing-office, in Market-Street, for the year 1792, very cheap.
J A F F R E Y.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Jaffrey, in the county of Cheshire, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 10th day of January next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Aaron Rider, innholder in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   No. R. s.d.q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.    Roger Ray 10 6 0 7 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 5 3 4  Rob't Upton, S. part 1 3 0 7 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 5 0 4  Capt. H. Coffin's heirs S.E. part 3 4 1 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 2 0  Benj. Eaton, S.E. part 11 2 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 3 3 0 9 0 2    MOSES WOSTER, Constable.—Jaffrey, November 25, 1791.
William Boyd
HAS IMPORTED In the CHARLOTTE, MACKAY, From LONDON, And HERO, BLUNT, From BRISTOL, A general assortment of Fall & Winter GOODS,
Which will be sold very reasonable for ready money, at his store in MARKET-STREET, PORTSMOUTH:—ALSO—
Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Rum, Sugar, Molasses, Hollands Geneva in cases, the Essence of Spruce in Bottles and Kegs, and a few quintals of good table fish. N. B.—CASH, and a generous price given for FOT and PEARL-ASHES, TALLOW, BEES-WAX, good Beef OXEN, and Country Produce, in general.
A beautiful situation for a Taverner or Trader.
T O be sold, a large convenient Dwelling-House, out-houses, &c. with about five acres of choice land, pleasantly situated near the town house in Concord, lately the property of Col. Kimman—is every way well calculated for a taverner or trader, and will be sold on very advantageous terms.—For further particulars apply to the printer hereof, or William Duncan of Concord.
John Goddard
Has removed to the store lately improved by Mr. SPENCE, near the Market— Where he has for sale A general assortment of Hard Ware Goods, Imported in the last Vessels from LONDON and BRISTOL,
—Consisting of— IRONMONGERY, CUTLERY, SADLERY and BRAZIERY WARES.
ALSO, an assortment of elegant Tea-Trays and Waiters—Looking-Glasses, of various fashions and sizes—to by 8 and 9 by 7 Window Glass.
A variety of Glass and Crocker Ware; among the latter are a few compleat Tablefettis—blue and green edged.—
PAINTERS COLOURS & BRUSHES, CLOTIERS CARDS and PRESS PAPERS, POWDER and SHOT.
At the same store may be had Hyson, Souchong and Bohea TEAS, LOAF-SUGAR—WINES—SPICES— REDWOOD—LOGWOOD—FUSTIC, OIL of VITRIOL, in large or small quantities.
WEST-INDIA GOODS, &c. The above articles will be sold very cheap.
N. B.—A few Iron Cambooses at said store. Nov. 22, 1791.
To the Honorable John Calfe, Esquire one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace throughout the State of New-Hampshire.
T HE subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Stewardstown in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, hereby request your honor to call or notify a meeting of the proprietors of said township, to be held at the house of Capt. Benjamin French, innholder in Dunstable, in the county of Hillsborough, in said State of New-Hampshire, on the 3d day of April next, at three of the clock, P. M. on said day, to act on the following articles, matters and things, viz.—
 1st, To choose a moderator for said meeting.  2d, To choose a proprietors clerk.  3d, To choose assessors, a collector, a treasurer and other necessary officers for conducting business respecting said township, as the proprietors may judge expedient.  4th, To see what method the proprietors will take to discharge the arrears of public taxes and requisitions due from said township.  5th, To agree on, vote and raise such sum or sums of money on the right or share of each original grantee, as will pay their respective proportion of such requisitions or taxes, as has, or may be due from said township.  6th, To raise such sum or sums of money on each original right, for making and repairing highways, and for all expences that has or may arise for bringing forward the settlement of said township, and for supporting and defending the proprietors title to said township; and for any services done, or to be performed for the benefit of said proprietors, that may be thought necessary.  7th, To see what grant, deed, or deeds the proprietors will give the inhabitants who settled under this propriety.  8th, To see what encouragement the proprietors will give any person that has, or may build mills in said township.  9th, To act by themselves, or their agent or committee, and every other matter which may be thought necessary.  10th, To see whether the proprietors will agree that any claimer or claimers be allowed to pitch a certain part of his or their interest in such parts of said township as may be agreed on, or for any other consideration.  11th, To agree on some method for calling proprietors meetings in future. 
Jonas Minot, David Page, Josiah Melvin, Jonas Minot, jr. State of New-Hampshire, Dec. 9, 1791.
Agreeable to the foregoing application, the proprietors and owners of the township of Stewardstown aforesaid are hereby notified & warned to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes before mentioned.
JOHN CALFE, Justice of the Peace throughout said State.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Fitzwilliam, that there is assessed on each lot of land in said township, subject to a proprietors tax, a tax of six shillings & seven pence, two farthings, and unless the same is paid to the subscriber, proprietors collector for the year 1791, by the first day of February next, their land will be advertised for sale as the law directs.
JOHN BOWKER, Prop'r's Collector. Fitzwilliam, Nov. 25, 1791.