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THE New Hampshire Gazette.
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No. 32, of Vol. XLVI.]
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1801.
[One Dollar & 3 half pr. Annum.]
AN ACCOUNT
Of the Life and Character of CHRISTOPHER LUDWICK,
Late Citizen of Philadelphia, and Baker General of the Army of the United States, during the Revolutionary War.
[Concluded.]
IN the year 1795, Mr. Ludwick buried his wife. She was the faithful companion of his labours, and cheerfully co-operated with him in all his benevolent and patriotic schemes. Soon after her death, he converted his farm, and all his houses except one, into private bonds and public stock, and removed to Philadelphia, where he occupied the only house he retained. It was No. 176, in north Fifth, near Vine-street.
In the year 1798, he married Mrs. Sophia Bender, an ancient and prudent woman, who always treated him with great kindness and respect.
In the last two years of his life, he was frequently indisposed. He spent the intervals of his sickness, in reading his bible, and religious books and in visiting his friends. He spoke often, and now and then humbly, of his approaching dissolution. Soon after the death of General Washington, he was called upon to subscribe for a copy of his life, "no (said he) I will not—I am travelling fast to meet him. I will then hear all about it, from his own mouth."
On Sunday, the 14th of June, he begged his wife to read a sermon to him. When she had finished it, he said, "you will never read to me again on a Sunday. Before next Sunday, I shall be no more." On the Monday following, he was attacked with an inflammation of his breast accompanied with a high fever. He had held his life for a year or two, by the tenure of a small and single thread. It broke on Wednesday the 17th of the month. There appeared to be a revival of the languid powers of reason in his last illness. He ceased to speak, with a prayer upon his lips. His remains were conveyed to Germantown on the ensuing Friday, followed by a number of his friends, and interred in the Lutheran Church yard, near the relicts of his first wife. A sermon suitable to the occasion was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Shaffer.
Thus closed the long, and checkered life of a most singular, but worthy and useful man. Of the domestic virtues of Mr. Ludwick, the surviving branches of his family, are the affectionate and grateful witnesses. Of his patriotism, and integrity, the testimony of General Washington, will be a lasting record. Of his liberality, there is scarcely a public institution in Philadelphia that does not possess some monument. Three Africans, whom he had emancipated, proclaimed in tears over his grave, his regard to justice, and the equal rights of man; while more than fifty persons who had been taught reading, writing, and arithmetic at his expense in different schools, in the city & its neighbourhood, summed up the evidence of his uncommon public beneficence. His private charities were like the fire that blazed perpetually upon the Jewish Alter. The principal part of his business for many years before he died, was to find out, and relieve objects of distress. This was done with a delicacy & secrecy, that conferred a double pleasure and obligation. He discriminated it is true in the distribution of his charities. To the tipler, and drunkard, his hand was always closed when applied to by such persons for relief, he used to say, "he had not carried pails of flour upon his back for twenty years, to help people to destroy themselves by strong drink."
The same just, and charitable disposition which governed his actions in life manifested itself in an eminent degree in his will. After providing for the two daughters of his first wife, and several of their children, and for his second wife, in a liberal manner, he bequeathed several legacies to his friends, in which number he included one of his former slaves. He afterwards directs the sum of 500. to be given in equal shares to the German reformed church of Philadelphia, to the German Society, to the University of Pennsylvania, to the Lutheran Church at Beggar's-Town, and to the Union School at Germantown, to be
If this attempt to rescue from the rapid oblivion of the grave, the name of a venerable and excellent citizen has afforded any gratification to the reader, it has not failed to excite some curiosity respecting his person. His countenance was alternately animated and contemplative. The loss of an eye by an accident during the war, had broken in upon the symmetry of his features. His person was tall, and discovered to the last year of his life, an erectness, which was probably first imposed upon it, by the strictness of Austrian military discipline. It is not intended by this humble tribute to the talents and worth of Mr. Ludwick, to insinuate that his character was perfect. Strong and luxuriant virtues sometimes create a shade, which invites the growth of human weaknesses. Mr. Ludwick's only faults were in his temper; which like a stream of water, now and then appeared turbid, from a sudden shower of rain, but in a few hours resumed its natural clearness, and poured its natural fertility and verdure upon the adjacent fields. The incidents which have been related, of the life and character of Mr. Ludwick, are replete with instruction to the statesman, the citizen, the moralist and the divine. They suggest many reflections. The following are a few of the most obvious of them.
1. The benefits of free schools—without the advantages Mr. Ludwick derived from one of them, he might have passed thro' life in obscurity, or ended his days prematurely from the operation of vices which are the results of a defect of education. It was from a grateful sense of the usefulness of the knowledge he acquired in a free school, that he took so much pains during his life, and in his will, to render that degree of knowledge more general, by educating the children of poor people. The greatest favor that can be conferred upon a poor child is to give him the knowledge of letters and figures. It is equal to imparting to him a sixth sense.
2. The wealth and independence which were acquired by Mr. Ludwick, forcibly exemplify the benefits of regular industry and economy in a mechanical employment. Could the aggregate product of labor in agriculture, and the mechanical arts, be compared with the product of commerce and speculation, under equal circumstances in Pennsylvania, the balance would be greatly in favor of the former. This balance would be derived chiefly from the economy which is connected with labor.
3. In every stage and situation of life, Mr. L. appeared to be more or less under the influence of the doctrines and precepts of Christianity. Part of this influence it has been said, was derived from his education. But it was much increased by the following circumstance. His father inherited from his grandfather a piece of silver of the size of a French crown, on one side of which was marked in bass-relief, a representation of John, baptizing our Saviour, with the following words in its exergue, in the German language—"The blood of Christ cleanseth from all sin. 1 John 1. 7." On the other side, was a representation of a new born infant, lying in an
open field, with the following words in its exergue—"I said unto thee, when thou wast in thy blood, live. Ezek. 16, 6." This piece of silver Mr. Ludwick carried in his pocket in all his voyages and travels in Europe, Asia and America. It was closely associated in his mind, with the respect and affection he bore for his ancestors, and with a belief of his interest in the blessings of the gospel. In looking at it, in all his difficulties and dangers, he found animation and courage. In order to ensure its safety and perpetuity he had it fixed a few years ago in the lid of a silver tankard, on the front of which he had engraved the following device—"A Bible, a plough, and a sword" and under it the following motto—"May the religion, industry and courage of a German parent, be the inheritance of his issue."
4. If men were to record all their escapes from death, says a sensible writer, they would find as many proofs of divine interpositions in favor of their lives, as are recorded in the history of the life of Joseph. It is impossible to review the numerous causes of death to which Mr. Ludwick was exposed, from battles, famine, the casualties of a sailor's life, vicissitudes and heat of climates, an enemy's camp—and yellow fevers, and his wonderful preservation from death, for eighty years, and not acknowledge that a particular providence presides over the lives and affairs of men.
The JERSEY GIRL.
From the Gazette of the United States.
THE Essays of the Jersey Girl from an unknown hand, are replete with good sense and indicate a soundness of principle, and an extent of information, which do honor to the writer. If they are really from the pen of a lady, which we have no business to question, they deserve double recommendation, as they afford a proof of uncommon fortitude in the author, in being able to throw off that false modesty, so generally cherished by literary ladies in this country—a modesty which renders their talents and acquisitions, in a great measure useless to all but themselves. We earnestly request our fair correspondent not to be weary in well-doing. Moral Essays, like hers, are calculated for the advantage of all. Political disquisitions can be read, with profit, but by few. We admire the taste and good sense of the JERSEY GIRL , as displayed in her sentiments upon that mongrel race, half monkey and half man, called ladies' men and fops , which form the play-things of weak women, and the tormentors of sensible ones. The perusal of the following Essay will remind our literary readers of the lively and facetious lines of Cowper:
"I cannot talk with civet in the room, A fine puffs gentleman that's all perfume; The sight's enough—no need to smell a bee, Who thru's his nose into a raree show? His odiferous attempts to please, Perhaps, might prosper, with a swarm of bees: But we that make no honey, tho' we sting, Poets are sometimes apt to maul the thing."
For the Gazette of the United States.
THERE is no kind of company so disgusting to a woman of good sense, as that of a being who makes it his study to attract her attention, with external appearance, affection and flattery.
As I sat near a window this morning, regaling my senses with the pure air, while I perused, in a kind of ecstasy, an excellent poem, a gentle breeze wafted in such a load of perfumes, that I fancied myself, by some strange enchantment, transported to Arabia; when, turning my head, to my great vexation, I espied, at a little distance, alighting from his horse, young Mr. Primrose. Not Eneas himself, aided by all the charms of his Goddess mother, entered Carthage with more self-importance than my Adonis entered the parlour where I was sitting—and had not my heart been as invulnerable as the Vulcanian shield, I must have experienced the same hopeless fate as the unfortunate Dido. When he arose to lay down his hat, an object so irresistible in the glass struck his attention, that he stopped involuntarily to adjust his cravat, and afforded me an opportunity of surveying, unperceived, his elegant person. He is tall and strait as a poplar, with a head transcending the snow for whiteness, and his coat (originally blue) of the same color; whether this last piece of supernumerary decoration was owing to mortal powder, which might have fallen from his
head in riding, or whether Venus, propitious to him as her former famous favorite had given him a little sprinkling of ambrosia, I will leave for the learned to determine, and give the outlines of his conversation for the benefit of young gentlemen. Usual compliments over.
"All were attentive to the Godlike man, When from his lofty seat he thus began, "How can you be so cruel, Mils! as to deprive the world of your agreeable company, when you would be such an ornament to society? I protest I cannot conceive how you exist here, always poring over your book; you must have a very strange taste."
I restrained my risibility at this grand piece of rhetoric, and replied gravely,
"I acknowledge the superiority of your taste, for, to a capacious and enlightened mind, there can be nothing so soothing as the adulation of fools, some of whom you may find in every circle."
The countenance that brightened at the beginning, fell at the conclusion of this speech: after playing with his cane in silent confusion for some time he took up my book and exclaimed,
"Farmer's Boy! upon my soul, it must be vastly improving—what under the Heavens can any body find to say about such a low character—if I had time, I would read it for diversion. I have been reading an excellent novel, the best I ever read, it's called Count Roderick's Castle , have you ever read it?—In spite of all self-command, I could answer this only with a hearty laugh—the poor fellow walked across the room several times, resumed his seat, and began again—"We had a delightful ball on Monday evening, at M——, but it would have been much more so, if it had been illuminated with your presence." He was proceeding to give me a long detail of the particulars, which would probably have ended with "Mils I think, was a little smithen with me ."—But I saved him the trouble by asking if it equalled one at I——, (where he had received a singular mortification.) Quite disconcerted at my ill nature, Mr. Primrose made an early excuse to withdraw, not much in love with himself, and less with the
JERSEY GIRL.
NEW DECLARATION OF EXECUTIVE PRINCIPLES.
[It was announced in the public papers, a few days since, that the merchants of New-Haven, had petitioned the President of the United States, for a reconsideration of the appointment of Samuel Bishop, Esq. as Collector of that port. This Remonstrance is now published in the Jacobin papers, of Connecticut, and respectfully states the total incapacity of Mr. Bishop, to perform the duties which the office requires; the following is the Reply which Mr. Jefferson has made to it.]
WASHINGTON, July 12, 1801. GENTLEMEN,
I HAVE received the remonstrance you were pleased to address to me, on the appointment of Samuel Bishop, to the office of Collector of New-Haven, lately vacated by the death of David Austin. The right of our fellow citizens to represent to the public functionaries their opinion on proceedings interesting to them, is unquestionably a constitutional right, often useful, some times necessary, and will always be respectfully acknowledged by me.
Of the various Executive duties, no one excites more anxious concern than that of placing the interest of our fellow-citizens in the hands of honest men, with understanding sufficient for their station. No duty at the same time, is more difficult to fulfil. The knowledge of characters possessed by a single individual is of necessity limited. To seek out the best through the whole Union, we must resort to other information, which, from the best of men, acting disinterestedly and with the purest motives, is sometimes incorrect in the case of Samuel Bishop, however, the subject of your remonstrance, time was taken, information was sought, and such obtained as could leave no room for doubt of his fitness. From private sources it was learnt that his understanding was sound, his integrity pure, his character untaunted. And the offices confided to him within his
own state are public evidencies of the estimation in which he is held by the state in general, and the city and township particularly in which he lives. He is said to be the Town Clerk, a Justice of the Peace, Mayor of the City of New-Haven, an office held at the will of the Legislature; Chief Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for New-Haven county, a court of high criminal and civil jurisdiction, wherein most causes are decided without the right of appeal or review; and sole Judge of court of Probates, wherein he singly decides all questions of wills, settlement of estates, testate and intestate; appoints guardians, settles their accounts, and in fact has under his jurisdiction and care, all the property real and personal of persons dying. The two last offices, in the annual gift of the legislature, were given to him in May last.
Is it possible that the man to whom the legislature of Connecticut has so recently committed trusts of such difficulty and magnitude, is "unfit to be the collector of the district of New-Haven," tho' acknowledged in the same writing, to have obtained all this confidence "by a long course of usefulness"—It is objected indeed, in the remonstrance that our Franklin was the ornament of human nature. He may not be able to perform in person all the details of his office, but if he gives us the benefit of his understanding, his integrity, his watchfulness, and takes care that all the details are well performed by himself or his necessary assistants, all public purposes will be answered. The remonstrance indeed does not allege that the office has been illly conducted, but only apprehends that it will be so. Should this happen in event, be assured I will do in it what shall be just and necessary for the public service. In the mean time he should be tried without being prejudged.
The removal, as it is called, of Mr. Goodrich, forms another subject of complaint. Declarations by myself in favor of political tolerance, exhortations to harmony and affection in social intercourse, and of respect for the equal rights of the minority, have, on certain occasions, been quoted and misconstrued into assurances that the tenure of offices was to be undisturbed. But could candor apply such a construction? It is not indeed in the remonstrance that we find it: but it leads to the explanations which that calls for. When it is considered that during the late administration, those who were not of a particular sect of politics were excluded from all office; when by a steady pursuit of this measure, nearly the whole offices of the United States were monopolized by that sect—when the public sentiment at length declared itself, and burst open the doors of honor and confidence to those whose opinions they more approved—was it to be imagined that this monopoly of office was still to be continued in the hands of the minority? Does it violate their equal rights, to assert some rights in the majority also? Is it political intolerance to claim a proportionate share in the direction of the public affairs? Can they not harmonize in society unless they have every thing in their own hands? if the will of the nation, manifested by their various elections, calls for an administration of government according with the opinions of those elected; if, for the fulfilment of that will, displacements are necessary, with whom can they so justly begin as with persons appointed in the last moments of an administration, not for its own aid, but to begin a career at the same time with their successors, by whom they had never been approved, and who could scarcely expect from them a cordial co-operation? Mr. Goodrich was one of these. Was it proper for him to place himself in office, without knowing whether those whose agent he was to be, could have confidence in his agency? Can the preference of another, as the successor of Mr. Austin, be candidly called a removal of Mr. Goodrich? If a due participation of office is a matter of right, how are vacancies to be obtained? Those by death are few, by resignation none. Can any other mode than that removal be proposed? This is a painful office; but it is made my duty, and I meet it as such. I proceed in the operation with deliberation and enquiry, that it may injure the best men least: and effect the pur-

poses of justice and public utility with the least private distress: that it may be thrown as much as possible on delinquency, on oppression, on intolerance, on anti-revolutionary adherence to our enemies.
The remonstrance laments "that a change in the administration must produce a change in the subordinate officers: in other words that it should be deemed necessary for all officers to think with their principal. But on whom does this imputation bear? on those who have excluded from office every shade of opinion which was not theirs? or on those who have been so excluded; I lament sincerely that unessential differences in opinion should have been deemed sufficient to interdict half the society from the right and the blessings of self government; to proscribe them as unworthy of every trust. It would have been to me a circumstance of great relief had I found a moderate participation of office in the hands of the majority, I would gladly have left to time and accident to raise them to their just share. But their total exclusion calls for prompter corrective measures. I shall correct the procedure; but that done, return with joy to that state of things when the only questions concerning a candidate shall be, is he honest? is he capable? is he faithful to the Constitution? I tender you the homage of my high respect."
TH: JEFFERSON.
LATE Foreign Intelligence.
[From London Papers to June 16, inclusive received by the Harlequin, Turner, from Liverpool.]
From the Paris Moniteur, (an official paper) of June 9.
State of the Republic in its Foreign Relations.
THE French armies have entirely evacuated the enemy's territory. All our troops have returned to the left bank of the Rhine. The Imperial army, lately on the Radatz, has on its part, returned to Bohemia, Suabia, Franconia; and in general the countries situated between Bohemia, the Hereditary states, and the Rhine, have been restored to the Princes of the Empire to whom they belong. A regiment of cavalry and a demi-brigade of infantry still occupy the Brugg until the agents of the Duke of Modena, to whom that country is to be given, shall arrive to take possession of it. As the Duke of Modena has as yet no troops of his own, it has been agreed upon, that an Austrian regiment, to be acknowledged by both powers, shall serve as auxiliary troops to the duke of Modena, without giving permission to the other corps of the Austrian army to leave the Hereditary State, and to enter into Germany.
The fortifications of Dusseldorf, Ehrenbreitstein, Coblenz and Kehl, have been demolished, conformably to an article of the treaty of Luneville, these fortresses are to remain in the same state in which they were when evacuated by the French.
Several Commanders had evacuated the right bank of the Rhine without drawing up a statement of the condition in which they left the fortifications of these places. The depot of war having required such statements, the Commanders at Dusseldorf and several other points, have been obliged to pass over to the right bank, to draw up statements of the condition of the fortresses, and to cause them to be signed by the Syndics of the different cities. This business was accomplished in twenty four hours.
In Italy all the right banks of the Adige is occupied by the French army. Difference had arisen as to the points of Tarbole, Mori and Riva, but they have been removed in concert by the two powers. Such of those points as formerly belonged to the Republic of Venice will form a part of the Cisalpine Republic, and those which belonged to the Tyrol will continue to form a part of the Bishoprick of Trent.
Some differences took place between the Pope and the Cisalpine Republic, respecting the boundaries on the side of Romagna. It has been decided that the treaty of Tolentino shall be the rule of decision upon this occasion. Consequently the countries which the Cisalpine government had occupied, and which did not form part of the ancient territory of Romagna, are to be evacuated, the Pope having ceded by the treaty of Tolentino the legations only of Ferrara, Bologna, and Romagna. The greatest harmony subsists between the troops occupying the peninsula of Otranto, under the command of General Soult, and the people of that country, as well as the Neapolitan government. Eighty pieces of artillery are by this time mounted on batteries to defend the superb roadstead of Tarento.
In Tuscany, the presidies have been put into the hands of the French army. Our troops have occupied Orbitello, where they found some excellent artillery. The part of the Isle of Elba that belonged to the King of Naples, is occupied by the French. Porto Longone, is sufficiently supplied with provisions. Porto Ferrajo has not shewn a disposition to surrender. The Council of State is engaged in discussing the proper means of removing the inequitable requisition in Belgium. This important business will be soon decided.
The treaty of Luneville has been in course of execution, and will be punctually executed by the Republic. That of Florence, which put an end to the war with the King of Naples, has been in course of execution, and will be executed with equal punctuality; and that of Tolentino, which forms the basis of the regulations with the Pope, is also carrying into full execution. Holland has thought proper to make alterations in its Constitution; and in conformity to the principles of the French Government not to interfere in the affairs of its allies, unless required by them to do so, the government takes no part in the changes which the Batavians have thought proper to make in their internal organization.
Helvetia must have seen the necessity of a definitive organization; and its provisional Government intended to present to the First Consul different projects for the purpose of having his sentiments with respect to that which appeared to him the most suitable. The First Consul contented himself with offering to Citizens Glare and Steffille, Deputies from Helvetia, this observation, That the best plan of a Constitution for Helvetia would be that which should have for its principal characteristic its being applicable to that country only, and in which the particular circumstances of territory, the climate, and the manners of Helvetia, which resemble no other European State, should be consulted; but that the French Government would, in no respect, influence their deliberations, or direct their opinions. The Constituted authorities of Helvetia appear to have concurred in sentiment, and they are on the point of making a definitive organization.
The Ligurian Authorities have discussed several outlines of a Constitution, without being able to come to an agreement. It appears, however that they are at this moment employed upon a project more suitable to their customs than those which had been submitted to them. It is to be hoped that the Authorities of Liguria will come to an understanding without delay, and that people is also on the point of establishing its definitive organization.
The fate of Piedmont is not yet decided in a positive manner; but the anarchy, robberies, and disorders of every kind with which this unfortunate country was infested, could not fail to attract the attention of Government. A Provisional organization, nearly similar to that of the four united departments, when they did not form part of the Republic, has been adopted, and already this brave people experience some consolation and hope. The people of Lombardy and the Legations, united in one nation, have their liberty and their existence secured by the treaties of Luneville and Tolentino.
Before the termination of this year a strong constitution will combine their different interests, and provide for their different wants. Several projects discussed by the Consul to have not appeared to be of a nature to conciliate the opinions of these people; but already the number of French troops is diminished by one half; order is re-establishing itself; and the Provisional Government of this Republic is accumulating a considerable fund, for placing in a respectable state of defence the fortresses of Peschiera, Porto Legnago, Roque d'Auto, and Pizzighitone.
The King of Etruria will shortly be at Florence.
Thus all the small states which have undergone new modifications by the treaty of Luneville, are on the point of receiving their definitive organization, and of enjoying, at length, some tranquility and happiness, after so many vicissitudes and calamities.
With respect to the indemnities which are to be given to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, to the cidevant Stadholder, and the Princes who had formerly possessions on the left bank of the Rhine, they are the constant object of the cares and discussions of the Diet of Ratisbon.
The conclusion of the Diet has but very recently reached Vienna, and with a little concession and moderation on the part of the great powers, it will be easy to conciliate every interest.
All the communications which the Government has hitherto received from the Emperor Alexander, are calculated to convey a favourable idea of the spirit of moderation and the
wisdom which influence the Cabinet of Petersburg.
All the Danish and Swedish colonies have been taken by the English. These conquests were easy. The grandson of Catherine will not abandon his allies in the North. It is not thought that England intends to retain that valuable colony of Santa Cruz.
A Portuguese frigate has arrived at L'Orient, having on board M. d'Aranjo, with full powers from the Queen of Portugal; but the Spanish and French armies had previously entered Portugal. It does not appear that the King of Spain and the French Republic can conclude a peace with the kingdom of Portugal, without having in their hands some provinces of the only ally which still continues attached to England upon the Continent, in order to give them, by way of compensation, when peace may be made with the latter, for the restoration of the Spanish and Dutch colonies.
The wounds inflicted by war on the continent during the last years of the past century begin to close.
Is the British Government sincerely desirous of putting an end to the present war? The present Administration say so. We shall probably soon know in what estimation their professions ought to be held. The Ministerial Journals frequently repeat that every thing is in motion on the coast of France, in order to an expedition against England. It is from them that the details of these preparations are learnt at Paris. What objects have the writers in view? Do they wish to exacerbate still more two nations which have already been too long engaged in shedding each other's blood?—However this may be, we are bold to state, in the most positive manner, that an honourable and just peace is, the first concern of the French Government—war is only its second.
European Affairs.
CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY 9.
In consequence of the movements of the Grand Vizier, the French evacuated Salehich—and the Turks advanced so rapidly, that on the 22d of April they were within two days march of the British advanced posts. Murad Bey had joined the English. The British had been reinforced with 5000 men from Gibraltar, Malta, &c. Ad. Keith has taken a fleet of 22 French vessels with troops for Egypt, escorted by a corvette.
LONDON, JUNE 15.
It is asserted, that a part of Gantheume's squadron has returned to Toulon. It is difficult to conjecture any way in which the French can expect to reinforce their army in Egypt.
Government are said to be in possession of letters from Gen. Hutchinson, dated May 1st at which time Alexandria held out; but the Grand Vizier had advanced to Cairo. The French Government is reported to have received late information from Egypt of a very unpleasant nature for them.
The Northern Confederacies.
The King of Prussia has informed the Austrian Court, that the occupation of Hanover was a measure of precaution—and suggested that it would probably be soon evacuated.
JUNE 13.
The Danish Secretary of State, Count Bernstoff, has arrived in this city.
JUNE 15.
The embargo is not yet taken off of Swedish vessels.
Ld. Nelson's health, we are happy to say, is again improving.
JUNE 15.
Of Portugal.
It appears by a publication in the Moniteur, that the French do not contemplate a peace with Portugal, unless they are put in possession of some of her "Provinces."
A squadron consisting of seven sail of the line, is immediately to be despatched to cruise between Cadiz and Lisbon, for the purpose of preventing the junction of the Spanish and Portuguese fleets, which there are strong grounds to think will be attempted, should Portugal accede to the conditions of peace proposed by France and Spain. The ships are to be victualled for three months, and to be commanded by Admiral Sir J. Saumarez.
Brest Fleets.
Last night dispatches from Admiral Cornwallis were received at the Admiralty. They are certainly of importance. They state, we understand, that there has been of late an unusual degree of bustle and activity of preparation among the ships of the combined squadrons in Brest waters.
The Invasion.
LONDON, JUNE 10.
A cartel arrived at Portsmouth, from Cherbourg, brings an account of great military preparations still making along the coast of France; but though
some part of the British dominions is mentioned as the object of attack, it is not generally believed that any attempt of the kind is really meditated, as the troops assembled continue to be drafted off in small detachments, which are sent to join the armies on the frontiers, where it is apprehended, notwithstanding the late treaty of Luneville, that a new war threatens.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 13.
Letters from Jersey of the 2d, state, that the fears of an invasion had nearly subsided; the force of the enemy, on the opposite coast, appears to have been much exaggerated, and the islanders have become more confident in the arrangements made for their defence.
Of a new War.
STRASBURG, JUNE 7.
The reports of war again spread through Germany, are totally void of foundation. Kehl and Cassel are again occupied by the French; but this ought to cause no alarm.
LONDON JUNE 13.
The Treaty of Luneville could never be considered in any other light than a partition Treaty between France and Austria.—It was a measure of force directed against all Germany, by those who had the power to dictate. It gave offence to Prussia, because it placed France and Austria in the suspicious light of cordial friends. It was odious to Russia because France surrendered to Austria indemnities in Germany for what she herself acquired in Italy. This was to strike at the importance, and the consideration of Prussia in the Empire. Not only the Duke of Modena, but the Grand Duke of Tuscany, was to be indemnified in the Empire. These stipulations could not be viewed by Prussia, but as a fatal compromise, if not a dangerous conspiracy, against her interest. Yet has she been so blind for several years, as not to see that France is incapable of forming any alliance on German ground, but with a view of paralyzing Germany itself. There is, however, another Power in Europe, thanks to a late event, which is not yet completely the dupe of democratic intrigue; and whose influence, we will yet hope, may even prevent a renewal of the horrors of war.
A letter from Bremen, dated June 5, observes that "the Emperor, wishing to preserve the Ecclesiastical Electors, and the King of Prussia to prevent the establishment of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Germany, it has been inferred, and not without reason, that a fresh continental war will soon take place; for it is not to be supposed that Bonaparte will consent to restore Tuscany to its lawful Sovereign, after having disposed of that state in favour of the infant of Parma. It is to be remarked, that the Court of Vienna has replied very coldly to the notification made to it by Spain on this subject. The Austrian Regiments, although they have returned to their respective garrisons, still to remain on the full war establishment, and the officers are ordered to keep their horses. These are but symptoms, but they prove at least, that very little confidence is entertained in the existing Peace. Nor is this all—We learn at this moment, that the French, discontented with the last conclusion of the Diet of the Empire, which deprives, in some degree, the Emperor of all power of disposing of the Indemnities in Germany, have repassed the Rhine in a small number, and retaken possession of Ehrenbreitstein and Cassel, with a view, no doubt, of awing the Empire, and forcing it to comply with its pleasure. Should Russia and Prussia come to an understanding on the subject, war is inevitable within six months."
JUNE 15.
The late movements of the French troops have occasioned much anxiety in Germany. The First Consul is reported to have declared he will not suffer the interference of any power in the arrangement of the Luneville Treaty. The French have occupied Ehrenbreitstein and Deus, on the right bank of the Rhine.
About Peace.
LONDON, JUNE 11.
It would seem, from the declarations made in the House of Commons last night, by the Chancellor of the exchequer, that there still exists some prospect of the restoration of tranquility between France and this country. The facts on which the hopes of the Right Hon. Gentleman are founded, have not been communicated to the public, nor would it indeed be proper that they should; but to deny that there are some satisfactory grounds for his entertaining these hopes, would be to dispute his acknowledged integrity, and the well known sincerity of his professions. Notwithstanding the reports to the contrary, we find in the Minister's declarations no weak reasons for believing that the intercourse between the two Governments has been resumed. The channels of communication have been all a long open
and practicable; but that single circumstance cannot with any propriety be considered as a motive capable of inducing Mr. Addington to hope that the conclusion of a Treaty of Peace is not very remote. He must evidently be actuated by other causes.
JUNE 15.
A flag of truce arrived on Saturday from France, and brought dispatches for government, which are said to be of a very pacific character.
Miscellany.
GENOA, MAY 30.
A Ragusan Captain has deposed, that there has been a revolution at Cagliari, (Sardinia) in favor of the French; and that he met Gantheume's squadron apparently fearing for that place.
LONDON, JUNE 13.
By the desire of the King of Prussia, commissioners are appraising the property belonging to the House of Orange in Holland.
Both in Great Britain, and on the Continent, the crops of grain of every kind, promise to be uncommonly large; and as the intercourse between Great Britain and the continent, will be free, the plenty and the price will be equalized.
The price of the best Carolina rice, is 29/9 pr. cwt.
JUNE 15.
The reduction of Porto Ferrajo, is reported; and it is said Gantheume captured two British frigates and several corvettes at that place.
JUNE 16.
Yesterday Sir John Parnel observed in the House of Commons, that he thought the emigrations from Ireland ought to be discontinued and discouraged; for it was now the greatest evil that Ireland suffered.
The French frigate Lauretta, of 26 guns, has been captured off Maulsuli-patam.
The King of Sardinia resides at Naples.
On Saturday the ship Dreadnought, intended for 98 guns, was launched at Portsmouth. This ship was coppered in one day.
On the 17th of May, the French levied a new contribution of one million of livres on the city of Leghorn.
It is reported from Turkey, that a body of French troops have taken possession of Montenegro; that a French squadron from Toulon, had anchored near the Dardanelles; and that the French had invaded and were making considerable progress in Dalmatia. [Dalmatia is on the eastern side of the Gulf of Venice.]
Domestic News.
NEW-YORK, July 24.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman at Neshann, N. P. to his Correspondent in this city, dated June 30th.
"Trade is very dull here at present, few prizes have been bro't in for 4 months past; and if we are not allowed an Admiralty Court, times will be still worse. A large Danish ship was brought in a few days ago, she is a prize to his Majesty's ship Echo, and has on board 390 slaves—she is the only prize except two, that has arrived here for some time past.
For five months past, few American vessels have been sent in. I believe it is owing to so few of them when sent in of late, being condemned."
Extract of a letter from New-Orleans, dated June 17, 1801.
Commodore Whipple arrived here about a week ago in a new Brig, called the St. Clair, from Marianna, on the Muskingham River; The said vessel was built there. Commodore Whipple thinks it is the greatest thing he ever did, and deserves more credit than his going out of Newport in a frigate with dispatches from Congress, after passing seven British frigates who were lying off the Harbour in order to blockade him in there. He is 70 years of age, and was 6 weeks coming down. The distance he came is about 2500 miles.
Several merchants in Ireland have lately failed in business—one house for 400,000.
Some apprehensions are entertained that Colonel Hawkins will not succeed in preserving our peace with certain Indian tribes attached to Bowles.
Tobias Lear, Esq. has arrived at Cape Francois, in the capacity of Consul General for the Island of St. Domingo.
On Saturday last, at Newburyport, Mr. Gray's Ropewalk was struck by lightning, and damaged 230 feet in length!
In Georgia, on the 6th of July, the thermometer stood at 101, and on the following day at 100 degrees.

ALBANY, July 28. Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Berkshire, (Mass.) to his friend in this city. "I have nothing new or strange to tell you, excepting of a Mammoth Cheese which the Cheshire people are making to present to the Mammoth of Monticello . It is now in the press; it measures four feet in diameter and eighteen inches in depth. 'Tis said to weigh from 12 to 1400 pounds. So patriotic were the inhabitants in bringing forward the Curd that, after filling the hoop, there was more than 300 pounds left."
PHILADELPHIA, July 24. Hulks, to be bomb proof, are preparing at Carthagena, to be used in the intended attack on Gibraltar. The attack will be made by land and sea. [ Aurora. ]
NEW-YORK, July 29. The vast exportation of flour and grain lately shipped to Europe, must convince that quarter of the world of the immense resources of this country. The large quantities of tobacco and cotton, are equally faithful reporters of our commercial consequence. Hemp would also be a valuable article for our agriculturists to attend to, and it is hoped will be more generally encouraged. While the mine gives us iron, and the forest timber, the fields may afford us cordage to wait our produce to distant shores, independent of foreign aid.
HALLOWELL, July 17. AGRICULTURAL. Some of your readers will be pleased to know the result of an experiment I have made on my grass lands, with Plaster of Paris. On the 13th of May last, I scattered Plaster of Paris over two pieces of my hide bound grass ground, at the rate of 2 1/2 bushels an acre, leaving some land between them, without any dressing. The whole was mowed on the 6th of July, and the comparative produce was as follows: The undressed land yielded at the rate of 10 cwt. per acre; one of the plastered pieces at the rate of 3 1/2 cwt. and the other 3 6 3/4 cwt. per acre.
The Plaster I used, was I believe, brought from France; but from other experiments I have made with the Plaster of Nova Scotia, I am of opinion that it will be found to be a valuable manure.
JOHN MERRICK.
BOSTON, July 28. Appointments by the President of the United States. The Hon. Charles Pinckney, Esq. to be Minister Plenipotentiary to the court in Madrid. Robert Smith, Esq. of Baltimore, is appointed Secretary of the Navy. This gentleman is a brother of Gen. Samuel Smith.
The government of Ireland has prohibited emigration from thence.
The practice of opening barber's shops on Sundays, has been discontinued at Salem; and cautions have been given against the letting of horses and chaise on Sundays.
A number of French Emigrants have lately embarked at New-York, for their own country.
The importance of the late captures by the English in the West-Indies, can be properly appreciated by those only whose present residence in those islands, or immediate connections with them, affords a knowledge of the great improvement they have within a short period undergone.
Santa Cruz , considered in all its points, is scarcely inferior to any island in the West-Indies. Its affluence is immense, producing annually about 20,000 hogheads of sugar (the last crop was 36,000 hogheads, 10 cwt. each) each hoghead of 1500 lb. wt.; 10,000 hogheads of rum; and 400 bales of cotton, 300 lb. to the bale.
St. Thomas and St. Johns make each about 4000 hogheads of sugar, 2000 of rum, and 500 bales of cotton; but the island of St. John , is of the highest importance to Great-Britain, from possessing one of the finest harbors in that quarter, fully capable of riding fifty sail of the line in safety, during the most violent hurricane.
St. Bartholomew which belonged to Sweden, is not of great consequence, except for its commerce. It has, however, a good harbor for vessels of 300 tons burthen.
St. Martins though a fine island, susceptible of very considerable improvement, and may one day be not among the least in value. It now makes about 10,000 hhds. of sugar and rum.
The following excellent maxims and advice are taken from Dr. Ramsay's address to the people of the United States at the close of his history of the American Revolution:—"Learn wisdom from the misfortune of other nations. Cultivate justice both pub-
lic and private. Cherish and support a reverence for government, and cultivate an union between the east and south, the Atlantic and the Mississippi. Maintain your own rights, and let others remain in quiet possession of theirs. Avoid discord, faction, luxury, and other vices, which have been the bane of commonwealths. Practice industry, frugality, temperance, moderation, and the whole train of republican virtues. Banish from your borders the liquid fire of the West-Indies , which while it entails poverty and disease, prevents industry and foment private quarrels. Venerate the plough, the hoe, and all the implements of agriculture. Honor the men, who with their own hands, maintain their families and raise up children, that are inured to toil and capable of defending their country. Reckon the necessity of labor, not among the curses, but the blessings of life. Diffuse the means of education, and particularly of religious instructions, through your remotest settlements. Remember that there can be no political happiness without liberty; that there can be no liberty without morality; and that there can be no morality without religion."
The French frigate Semillante , lay in Hampton Roads the 16th inst.
The Academy of Sciences at Stockholm, has applied to the institute at Paris for astronomical instruments sufficiently correct to fix invariably the situation of Torneo , the most remote town in the North of Europe, and at the same time the most ancient in Western Bothnia. It was the place that Charles XI. visited on the 14th of June, 1694, accompanied by several mathematicians, when he saw from the top of a tower the sun at mid-night. This town is celebrated for the observations that Maupertius and some other members of the academy of Sciences at Paris made in 1736 and 1737, in order to determine the figure of the globe.
AUGUST 3. A letter from the Oconee, dated June 15th, mentions, that Col. Hawkins had held several talks with the Indians; and that the best he could get from the Chiefs was, that they would do what they could, but would do nothing respecting a compliance with the treaty. Bowles has been tampering with them.
COMMERCIAL.
We have been favored with a complete Price Current at Jacquemel June 25, but not having room to publish the whole, it may be inspected by merchants interested in trading thither.—It states sup. Flour at 18 dolls. Beef 14 to 16; Pork 24 to 28; Cod-fish in hhds. 8 to 8 3/4; scale do. 5, (not saleable) Butter and Lard 3/4 per lb.—Mackerel 14 to 16 dolls. Salmon 16 to 18; and other provisions in proportion—Boards and Plank (very few of the latter) 40 dolls. other kinds in proportion—Shoes, midling—Dry Goods, in general in demand—Produce, first qua. Coffee 16 to 17 fol. second 14; Cotton 20 to 21 dollars.
Much has been said by the Jacobins, of the insignificance of the commercial business of the port of Newhaven; the following letter will enable the public to judge with what truth the assertion is made:
Extract of a letter from Newhaven. "In answer to your inquiries, we state, that there are in this city near 100 merchant owners of vessels, or importers of goods; we have one ship near 400 tons; her last voyage was to China, and the impost on her cargo near 60,000 dolls; we have ten other ships averaging 200 tons each; thirteen brigs from 110 to 180 tons, nineteen schooners and sloops, and ten packets going between this city, New-York and Newport."
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The Petition of the Masters and Supercargoes of American vessels lying in the port of Barcelona, the 15th May, 1801. HUMBLE SHEWETH,
THAT your petitioners came into the Mediterranean sea, in the pursuit of a lawful commerce, and a just reliance on the faith of existing treaties, for protection against any deprivation that might be attempted on them; it is with pain they have therefore now to represent the actual situation, in which they are placed by the Bathaw of Tripoli having declared War against the American flag. They forbear intruding on you, by dilating on the unhappy consequences that actually result from a rupture with a Barbary State . Sensible of the exquisite feelings which are yet alive to the sufferings of our Fellow-Citizens, when under that worst of human degradation, Slavery , a repetition of which is now threatened, and may in all probability be at this moment, felt by many of our unsuspecting Countrymen, who could not be apprised of their danger.
Your Petitioners look to their
Government for aid, and protection, against the ruthless hand of a barbarous enemy, to whose Tyrannic grasp, upwards of three hundred Citizens of the United States (now waiting to return to their families and friends) would be exposed, if they attempted to leave this port; they therefore solicit your prompt attention to their situation, that ships of war may be sent to this place, to protect them in this hour of danger and calamity. And your Petitioners, as in duty bound will ever pray.
(Signed by twenty-three American masters.)
SALEM, July 30.
NEWS—very late.
By Capt. Crowninshield, from Algiers and Madeira, we are informed, that previous to his sailing from the former place, he saw a letter from Genoa, dated June 17, to an American Captain at Algiers, which mentioned, that Five American vessels had been captured by the Tripolitan cruisers, and that two American ships were at Genoa, arming, determined to fight their way down the Straights.
While Capt. C. was at Algiers, two Algerine merchant ships were brought in by the Spanish gun-boats, coming from Gibraltar. The commander of one of them (an American!) informed, that he momentarily expected a declaration of War from the Dey against the United States, as he was much exasperated against them. In consequence of these "equally" appearances, a store ship from the United States, destined for Algiers, stopped at Gibraltar, and intended waiting the appearance of the American squadron in the Mediterranean. The captain also said, that the Dey of Tunis had very modestly made a request of the American Consul, for 70 twenty-four pounders from his Government—he did not positively demand them, but would receive them as a particular mark of favor.
A Spanish gun boat, with one 24 pounder and 45 men, had captured and carried into Algiers, the English brig Peasley , of sixteen 18 pounders, and 65 men, commanded by Lt. Nevans, after an action of one hour and an half. In a few weeks after, an English polacre, the Kelpy , under the command of a young Nobleman, being becalmed off Algiers, was attacked by 14 gun-boats, and very gallantly beat the whole of them off, refusing assistance of men, &c. that was sent him from Gibraltar. A breeze springing up during the action, the English ship might have easily escaped—but her commander disdained it—threw his main topsail to the mast, and waited for the enemy, who, from the specimen they had already received, very prudently kept at a respectful distance.
Capt. C. saw at Algiers, a Gibraltar paper, containing intelligence from Egypt to June 4, which mentioned, that the English army still continued before Alexandria—that it had stopped all communications from the country, and had cut off all supplies of water by the aqueduct.
Capt. C. also saw at Algiers the Madrid Gazette , of June 10—15, containing the Articles of a Treaty between the Portuguese, and French and Spaniards, by which hostilities were immediately to cease—the Portuguese were to pay eight millions of dollars to the French, and two millions to the Spaniards—were to cede part of their territory to the latter—to have their fortresses garrisoned by French troops, and were to exclude the English from all their ports. On the 3d of July, a sloop arrived at Madeira, in 3 days from Lisbon, the master of which confirmed the foregoing, and added, that the Court of Portugal had rejected the terms, supposed in consequence of an English fleet appearing off Lisbon, of 14 sail of the line—the commander of which had sent in word that he had come, by order of his government, to afford them protection. Hostilities immediately recommenced, and the English were quitting Lisbon as fast as possible.
From Madeira, July 3.
Arrived the sloop Sally , 3 days from Lisbon—she brings the following intelligence:—That the Portuguese are still at war, and that there were 20,000 Frenchmen within three days march of Lisbon, and that they had taken several forts. The English at Lisbon have applied to government to know what they should do—whether they should leave the place or not—but they had no answer. Freights are very high at Lisbon, as the inhabitants are shipping off their property, expecting the French momentarily.
We are in a very critical situation here at this moment. It is very uncertain how our fate will terminate. If the Portuguese consent to the terms which are proposed by the French, we shall soon have the Frenchmen here, and then we shall be obliged to pack off, unless the English come and take the place.
PORTSMOUTH, August 4.
We are happy to state that a number of spirited young gentlemen, who have had the Kine-Pox , were yesterday inoculated for the Small-Pox , at hospital island, and are to keep in the hospital with a man who has the small-pox the natural way. This will be direct evidence, and to us, worth a thousand experiments made elsewhere.
BRITISH PRIZE COURTS. The bill for regulating these Courts was debated in the British House of Commons, in committee of the whole, on the 15th June, and the provisions agreed to.
Toussaint has been appointed Prefect of the island of St. Domingo. He regularly corresponds with Bonaparte, and has two sons at Paris for their education.
FLOUR. —The average price of American Flour, in Liverpool, June 18 was 65/ per barrel.
The term Jacobinism , (says a late London Print) has now performed a tour of all nations and all principles, and will in time be fairly worn out, unless our ministry in their great wisdom shall see it fitting to apply it to some new purposes. It may yet, if judiciously managed, be the preamble of a Bill, or the preclude of a tax.
A private letter, received at New-York by the late arrivals from London, mentions, that there was a talk of Mr. Pitt's going into office again. Other letters by the same arrivals, state, that the riots still continue to an alarming degree in several parts of Lancashire; that troops were daily pressing forward to the scene of insurrection, for the purpose of quelling the disturbances.
Several mad dogs have lately been killed at New-York.
A SPECIMEN OF THE SUBLIME. A LEARNED young lady, at a tea table, being asked if she used sugar, replied, "I have an invincible repugnance to sugar, for according to my cogitations upon the subject, the suavity of the sugar nullifies the flavosity of the tea and renders it vastly obnoxious."
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Brig Lark , 12 days from Portsmouth for Barbadoes, was spoken July 10, lat. 35.48, long. 55. 51.
The Stafford , it is said to have arrived in the Delaware, from Ireland, with 4 or 500 passengers, and that 100 died on the passage.
At Madeira, ship —, of this port, belonging to Mr. Shapley, to sail immediately for Calcutta.
Entered at the Custom-House. Sch. Industry , Moore, St. Croix via N. York. Sch. Diana , Bane, St. Christopher. Brig Good-Intent , Blant, Guadalupe.
CLEARED. Ship Phœton , Billings, London. Sch. Polly , Trefethen, Surinam.
Bill of Mortality.
DIED. In England, Brigadier-General Benedict Arnold; notorious throughout the world.—In Reading, John Copeland, a Journeyman Printer, aged 83—continued in one office upwards of 60 years—and worked at his business (as a pressman) till within a few days of his death. At New-York, a son of B. Swartout, Esq. aged 13, of the hydrophobia. In this town, Mr. John Ball.
NOW LANDING, AND FOR SALE BY Waldron & Holman, At No 7, Portsmouth Pier.
FIFTY barrels Philadelphia and New-York Flour; 26 barrels N. E. Rum; 10 barrels Pork; 15 chests Hyson, Hyson Skin, Souchong and Bohea TEAS. 16 bags India Sugar; Georgia Cotton; 20 boxes Chocolate, No. 2; 20 casks Raisins; 10 Hhds. W. I. Rum; Pipes Brandy and Gin; 100 pieces Bandannas, &c. Portsmouth, August 4, 1801.
TO BE SOLD. At Public Auction, On TUESDAY, 11th day of August, inst. at 12 o'clock, M. on the premises. THAT part of the BRICK STORE now occupied for the Custom-House; Chamber and Garret over the same.—Terms of payment will be made known at the time of Sale. August 4, 1801.
Office of Inspection,
Portsmouth, August 1, 1801.
THE owners of carriages subject to duty, the retailers of wines, and retailers of foreign distilled spirituous liquors, in the first division of the district of New-Hampshire, are notified, that the collector will attend at the following times and places to receive entries and duties on carriages, and to receive applications and grant licenses to retailers, to wit.
In EXETER, at Mr. Hutchin's tavern, on MONDAY the 7th day of September next.
In CHESTER, at Deacon Dearborn's, on TUESDAY afternoon the 8th of the same instant.
In LONDONDERRY, at Doctor Thom's, on WEDNESDAY the 9th of the same instant.
In PEMBROKE, at Esquire Bartlett's, on THURSDAY afternoon the 10th of the same instant.
In CONCORD, at Mr. Stickney's, on FRIDAY forenoon the 11th of the same instant.
Attendance for the like purposes will be given at the subscriber's office in Portsmouth, as usual, till the 31st day of December next. But the owners of carriages are reminded that the time limited by law for the annual entries of carriages expires annually in the month of September.
Retailers and others are cautioned to beware of penalties, which may be exacted.
Samuel Elliot, Collector of Revenue.
MR. TURNER'S evening school will commence on Thursday evening 6th inst. 7 o'clock, at the Assembly Room. August 4.
State of New-Hampshire, Rockingham, ss. THE creditors to the estate of Mr. JOHN BROWN, late of Portsmouth, in said county, merchant, deceased, represented insolvent, are hereby notified, that a further time of six months from the 22d day of July instant, is allowed by the Judge of Probate for the creditors to exhibit and prove their claims, and that the subscribers will attend that service at the store of Jeremiah Libbey, in said Portsmouth, on the last Monday of this, and the five following months, from 3 to 6 o'clock, P. M.
THOMAS THOMPSON, Com. JEREMIAH LIBBEY, mis. EDWARD SARGENT, jun. Portsmouth, July 24, 1801.
Ten Dollars Reward.
DESERTED from this garrison on the 3d of August, 1801, two soldiers belonging to the second Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers in service of the United States, by the names of James Jones and John H. Nichols , of the following description, viz. James Jones 16 years of age, five feet four and a half inches high, born in England, dark eyes, dark hair, fair complexion, had on when he went away a full suit of regimental clothing; John H. Nichols had on when he went away a short blue cotton jacket, regimental overhauls and shirt, is of the following description—18 years of age, five feet 6 1/2 inches high, born in the State of Massachusetts, in the county of Middlesex and town of Wilmington, printer by trade, dark eyes, dark hair, dark complexion, 'tis supposed that both of them will get on board some vessel, I therefore request that all masters of vessels, be cautious of harbouring said men. Nichols has lost all his fore teeth excepting one, which is in front of his mouth; the above reward will be given for each of them.
J. FERGUS, jun. Lieutenant 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers,—Commanding the Company. Portsmouth, Fort William & Mary, August 3, 1801.
State of New-Hampshire, Rockingham, ss. THE creditors to the estate of Mr. JOHN WENDELL, jun. late of Portsmouth, in said county, merchant, deceased, represented insolvent, are hereby notified, that a further time of six months from the 22d day of July inst. is allowed by the Judge of Probate for the creditors to exhibit and prove their claims; and that the commissioners will attend that service at the store of Jeremiah Libbey, in said Portsmouth, on the fourth Tuesday of this and the five following months, from 3 to 6 o'clock, P. M. ISAAC RINDGE, JEREMIAH LIBBEY, RICHARD C. SHANNON, Commissioners. Portsmouth, July 24, 1801.
FOR SALE, by Long & Hamilton, Eighty Puncheons Tobago RUM. Portsmouth, August 1, 1801.

THE POWER OF INNOCENCE.
A TRUE STORY.
WHEN first the nuptial state we prove, We live the happy life of love; But when familiar charms no more, Inspire the bliss they gave before; Each less delighting less is loved, First this, then that, is disapproved; Complacence flies, neglect succeeds, Neglect, disdain and hatred breeds. 'Twas thus a pair, who long time proved, The joys to love, and be beloved, At length felt out for trifling things; From trifling, anger mostly springs. The wife to please forsook each breath, Love's throne by basest rage possess'd, Resolved to part—they'd meet no more, Enough.—The chariot's at the door— The mansion was my lady's own: Sir John resolv'd to live in town: Writings were drawn; each cause agreed, Both vow'd they'd ne'er recall the deed; The chariot waits.—Why this delay? The sequel shall the cause display. One lovely girl this lady bore, Dear pledge of joys she takes no more; The father's mother's darling, she, Now lip'd and prattled on each knee.— Sir John, when rising to depart, Turn'd to the darling of his heart, And cried with ardour in his eye, "Come, Betsy, bid Mamma good bye." The lady, trembling, answer'd "No— "Go kiss Papa, my Betsy, go." "The child shall live with me," she cried, "The child shall chule," Sir John replied; Poor Betsy look'd at each by turns, And each the starting tear discerns; My lady asks with doubt and fear, "Will you not live with me, my dear?" "Yes," half resolv'd replied the child, And, half suppress'd her tears, she smil'd. "Come Betsy," cried Sir John, "you'll go, "And live with dear Papa, I know." "Yes," Betsy cried.—The lady then, Adress'd the wondering child again, "The time to leave with both is o'er; "This day we part to meet no more: "Chaste then.—Here grief o'erflow'd her breast, And tears burst out, too long suppress'd— The child whose tears and chiding join'd, Suppos'd Papa displeas'd, unkind; And tried with all her little skill, To sooth the soft relenting will: "Do," cried the lisping, "Papa! I do "Love dear Mamma! Mamma loves you!" Subdued, the source of manly pride, No more his looks his heart belie'd; The tender transport forc'd its way: They both confess'd each other's sway; And prompted by the social smart, Breath rush'd to breath, and heart to heart; Each clasp'd their Betsy o'er and o'er, And Tom, drove empty from the door. Ye that have passions for a tear, Give nature vent, and drop it hear.
Mr. Turner,
RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public in general, that his DANCING ACADEMY will open on Thursday next the 30th inst. at the Assembly Room—hours of attendance for Masters and Misses, from 3 to 6 o'clock P. M. on Thursdays and Saturdays; should a sufficient number of grown ladies and gentlemen offer, Mr. T. will appropriate hours to their convenience. Mr. T. will dispense with entrance money were it has been paid to former Masters, in other respects the terms will be four dollars admission and eight dollars per quarter.
FOR SALE,
Opposite Mr. Massey's in Cross-street. A LOT of land 21 feet front and 40 back, with a barn thereon, suitable to change into a two story dwelling-house or store. Apply to WM. DAME.
FOR SALE,
A LOT of land fronting on Jaffrey-street near the Haymarket, with a convenient dwelling-house thereon, having three rooms on the lower floor and three chambers, a good cellar under the whole house, with out houses, all in complete repair. —ALSO— One half of a dwelling-house with four rooms on the lower floor, and two chambers, now occupied by Stacy Kennison. The above will be sold on reasonable terms if applied for soon. BICKFORD KENNISON. Portsmouth, July 27, 1801.
JUST RECEIVED,
AND FOR SALE, BY Abraham Isaac, At his store in Buck-street, Sign of the Indian Hunter, A few bags new geese, and sea fowl FEATHERS. —ALSO— A very handsome assortment of GLASS-WARE. —VIZ— Double flint-half pint barrel Tumblers; double flint flower'd Wine Glasses; common flower'd and plain do. diamond feet Salts neatly cut; common do. Vinegar Cruets; Decanters, &c. &c. —LIKEWISE— A general assortment of CROCKERY. Portsmouth, July 11, 1801.
FOR SALE, By Peter Coffin, THIRTY Crates assorted EARTHEN WARE; six crates GLASS WARE, containing Decanters, Wine Glasses, Tumblers, Salts and Cruets; three boxes PIPES. July 28.
Now landing from Sch'r SALLY, AND FOR SALE BY Matthew S. Marsh, Superfine and fine Baltimore FLOUR, and middlings. —ALSO— A quantity of Smith's COALS. July 28, 1801.
JUST RECEIVED AND FOR SALE BY Joseph & Joshua Haven, A number of Men's real American made BEAVER HATS, of a superior manufacture, and formed in the newest fashion. THEIR ASSORTMENT OF European and India GOODS Is large and well chosen—and offered for sale at the very lowest prices. Portsmouth, July 21, 1801.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of JOSEPH SIMES, late of Portsmouth, merchant, deceased, are requested to settle the same without delay with the subscriber. THOMAS SIMES, administrator to said estate. Portsmouth, July 20, 1801.
DIRECT TAX, 62d Collection District. State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the towns of Burton and Chatham, on which the direct tax remains due and unpaid, which became due and payable on the 8th day of January 1800, that so much of each right as will be sufficient to pay the tax due on the same with incidental charges, will be sold at public auction at the dwelling house of the subscriber in Adams, in said 62d collection district, on Thursday the 20th day of August next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, unless prevented by previous payment, viz. BURTON. Ede Hall Burgin, No Acres. Cts Zachariah Fols, 200 35 CHATHAM. John Haslett 100 31 SILAS MESERVE, Collector of the 62d Collection District. [9w.]
Table with 5 columns: Name, No., Ran., Acres., D., C. Lists names like Josiah Allen, John Castle, Samuel Mitchell, Thomas Davison, Adonijah How, Steel or Jewett, William Shattuck, Richard Wibard, Mark Wentworth, John Goodnow, Jonathan Ordiorne, James Bowdoin, Joseph Bigelow, Joseph Bellows, Asa Hunting, Geo. Libbey, John Sweetland, Col. Stoddard's heirs, Sampson Stoddard, M. Wentworth, James Brooks heirs, James Moore, Daniel Rindge's heirs, Jonas Temple, Jonathan Whipple, Daniel Cutting, Dunkin Camron, George Jaffey, Joshua Pierce, Thomas Packard, Samuel Shattuck, Rich'd Wibard, John Penhallow, low, grantee. Includes a list of names of reputed owners in Dublin and a list of names in Fitzwilliam.
THE subscriber wishes to give notice to his friends of his determination to adjust, and settle his business about the last day of September next—for which purpose he will meet with them at certain places most convenient to do the business. These lines are cast before your eyes with a view to prepare you for the event, and to enable you to look for the last notification which will appear in the month of September, by which you must be guided or abide the consequences. OZIAS SILSBY. Portsmouth, July 6, 1801.
Hillsborough, ff. To the Hon. the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, holden at Amherst, in and for the county of Hillsborough, on the first Tuesday in October, A. D. 1800. BETSEY MARSH, of Greenfield in said county, sheweth, that in June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five, she was lawfully joined in marriage with Moses Marsh, and hath ever since demeaned herself as a wife ought towards her said husband, but your petitioner further shews, that the said Moses in no wise regarding his conjugal duties, hath since their intermarriage as aforesaid, gone off and absented himself from your petitioner, and for three years now last past, hath not by her been heard of; your petitioner further suggests, that since her marriage as aforesaid, the said Moses utterly regardless of his said duty, hath committed adultery with a woman unknown to your petitioner—wherefore your petitioner prays that for the causes aforesaid, the bonds of matrimony between her and the said Moses, be decreed void, and be annulled. WM. GORDON, for the petitioner.
Hillsborough, ff. Superior Court, May term, 1801. BETSEY MARSH, libellant, v. MOSES MARSH. The said Betsey Marsh, by leave of the Court, further libels against the said Moses, and says that since her intermarriage with the said Moses as aforesaid, he hath for upwards of four years now last past, willingly absented himself from the libellant, and during that time hath wholly neglected to make any provision for her support and maintenance, and still neglects so to do, altho' during all that time it hath been and now is in the power of said Moses to make suitable provision for her support and maintenance; wherefore the said libellant prays that for the cause here now assigned, as well as for the causes before shewn to the Court, she may be divorced from the bonds of matrimony between the said libellant and the said Moses subsisting. WM. GORDON, for said libellant.
Hillsborough, ff. Superior Court, May term, 1801. Ordered by the Court, that the petitioner notify the said Moses Marsh to appear before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, to be holden at Amherst, within and for the county of Hillsborough, on the first Tuesday of October next, to show cause (if any he have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted, by causing said petition and order of Court thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette, the last publication whereof, to be six weeks before said term. Attest, NATHANIEL ADAMS, Clerk. Copy examined by NATHANIEL ADAMS, Clerk.
MAYNESBOROUGH. NOTICE is hereby given to the owners and proprietors of land in the township of Maynesborough, in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, that at a legal meeting of the proprietors of said township held at Deerfield, in the county of Rockingham, on the first day of July A. D. 1801, they voted to assess a tax of twenty four dollars on each original right or proprietors share in said Maynesborough, for the purpose of lotting said township, &c. and committed said assessment to me to collect, and that unless the same is punctually paid to me at my dwelling-house in Epping, in said county of Rockingham, by the tenth day of August next, so much of their lands will be advertised for sale as will pay said taxes with incidental charges. WM. PLUMER, Collector. Epping, July 6, 1801.
Five Dollars Reward. RAN AWAY from the subscriber on Sunday the 28th of June last, DANIEL BATCHELDER, an indentured apprentice, 19 years old, thick set, with red hair—wore away a blue coat and overhauls and a pattern waistcoat,—all persons are hereby cautioned against carrying away, trusting or harbouring said apprentice, on pain of prosecution; whoever will return him to his master, will receive the above reward. ANDREW DEMERITT. Lee, July 6, 1801.
TO BE SOLD, At Public Vendue, On Friday, the 7th day of August next, at the house of Mr. BELL, innholder in Newcastle, at one of the clock, P. M. BY virtue of a licence from the Honorable Judge of Probate for the county of Rockingham—All the real estate of Arthur Branscombe, late of Newmarket, mariner, deceased, consisting of about one third of an acre of Land in said Newcastle, with a Ware-House standing thereon, and a good water privilege, well situated for a trader.—Conditions to be known at time and place or by applying to JOSIAH ADAMS, Administrator de bonis non. Newmarket, July 18, 1801.
NOTICE. THE subscriber earnestly requests of all persons who are indebted to him by Mortgages, Bonds, Notes, Rents or on other accounts which are now due and payable to him, that they would use their best endeavours to discharge or renew the same immediately, as his indulgence to many has been a real injury to him—He has for sale ten thousand acres of land in Lyman—a valuable township on Connecticut river—eight thousand acres in Springfield, a full settled town about 20 miles east of Dartmouth College, wherein is a very elegant Meeting-House—four thousand acres in Wendell, and one thousand acres in Goshen, lately taken from Wendell and other towns; five thousand acres in Troostwick, and several thousand acres in scattering towns within this state, most of which lands are laid out into 75—85—100—200 and 350 acres each, and will be sold on liberal terms of credit; The purchasers paying only one third of the consideration at bargaining.—Also, a Farm in Merrimack, and another in Portsmouth, with a neat new House thereon, and a large house lot, 50 feet by 300, and a smaller one of 34 by 50 feet in said Portsmouth, for terms apply to JOHN WENDELL.
PAULSBURG. NOTICE is hereby given to the owners and proprietors of land in the township of Paulsborg, in the county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire, that at a legal meeting of the proprietors of said township held at Deerfield, in the county of Rockingham, on the first day of July A. D. 1801, they voted to assess a tax of twenty-four dollars on each original right or proprietors share in said Paulsborg, for the purpose of lotting said township, &c. and committed said assessment to me to collect, and that unless the same is punctually paid to me at my dwelling-house in Epping, in said county of Rockingham, by the twenty-fifth day of August next, so much of their land will be advertised for sale as will pay said taxes with incidental charges. WM. PLUMER, Collector. Epping, July 20, 1801.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners and proprietors of lands in Thornton, who are delinquent in paying their highway, State and county taxes for the year 1800, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, before the 17th day of September next, with incidental charges, that so much of their land as will pay the same, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of the subscriber, in said Thornton, on said 17th day of September, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Table with 5 columns: ORIGINAL PROPRIETORS NAMES, No. lot, Acres, State, County. Lists names like William Pyncheon, George Duncan, Winthrop Bagley, Collector. Thornton, July 1, 1801.
A BARGAIN! FOR SALE, A NUMBER of new Window Frames and Sashes, twenty four squares 8 by 10, and some twenty squares—they are all fitted ready to put into a building, and will be sold singly or together, at a very reasonable price, much lower than any person can now afford to make them for—Likewise a number of Glassed Sashes, size twenty-five squares of 8 by 10 Glass. Apply to the Printer hereof. HORSES. Wanted to Purchase, THIRTY elegant HORSES, none under fifteen hands high; colour either black, chestnut or bay, fifteen of them are wanted to be studs of the first rate. APPLY TO Samuel Ham. A quantity of Pollock Fish FOR SALE BY Elisha Whidden, At his store near Portsmouth Pier.
NEW GOODS. Peter Coffin Has an extensive assortment of Fashionable, Fancy and Staple GOODS, —FOR SALE, by wholesale and retail—
LONDON and Yorkshire superfine Broad Cloths, of the most fashionable colors; Ladies Habit Cloths; plain, mix'd and ribb'd Cassimeres. A great variety of Fashionable Waistcoating; Fustians; white & color'd Jeans; cotton Denims; clouded, twill' and silk Nankeneis; Thicketts; Vests; color'd worsted & silk Plush; rich stripe silk Florentines, for Vests and Capes. A large assortment of Calicoes & Chintzes, of the latest fashion; elegant Chintz, Gingham and Dimety Furniture; Copperplates. A great variety of Fashionable color'd & check Gingham; fashionable printed Mullins; strip'd and flower'd Mullins; Dimeties; fine Cambricks; large cotton Counterpanes; Table Cloths; green Table Coverings. A great variety of Book, jaconet, strip'd, check'd lappet, cambric and black Mullins; fain, sprig and fancy Mullins; Muslin Handkerchiefs; Men's Neckerchiefs; Muslin Shawls, with fringes; chintz, purple and silk Shawls; Camels' hair Shawls, with netted and silk Fringes; romal, linen, cotton, bandanno and black silk Handkerchiefs; black Silk Shawls.
English and India Lustrings. A large assortment of Strip'd, plain & changeable Italian Silks; India Satins; black and color'd Modes; black and color'd bonnet and other Satins; color'd Tiffanies; black, white, blue, green and pink Italian Crapes; plain, pique, net, crape and cypress Gauzes; Millinets; Sarsnets. A great assortment of Thread, Laces and Edgings; black silk patent Laces and Edgings. A great variety of Fashionable clouded, strip'd, spotted and check'd Ribbons; black and white cotton and silk Gown Trimings; chintz trimmings; cotton and silk Girdles; Glove Ties; gold and silver Laces; gold and silver cord; gold and silver Fringes; gold and silver Epaulletes some very elegant. A great variety of Fashionable Straw and Chip Bonnets, for Ladies, Misses and Children; fashionable silk Bonnets, full trim'd; Ladies Satin Beavers, with Bands, Feathers and Coops; fashionable black Beavers.
A variety of Black and fancy Feathers & Flowers; fancy Straw Trimings and Bandings. A great variety of Fashionable Fans, some very elegant; black crape, glazed and common black Fans; Parafols, some with walking sticks; Umbrellas. A large assortment of MOROCCO and KID SHOES; Shoe Roses; elegant steel Shoe ornaments and Claps; a great variety of fashionable Necklaces and Cresses; Eardrops. Men's and Youth's white, random, twill'd, imperial and vandyke cotton Hose; Men's white and black silk do. with lac'd clocks; men's brown thread and cotton do; Women's cotton and silk Hose, some with laced clocks; Women's black, white and color'd silk Gloves and Mitts; Women's white and color'd cotton do; best white kid Gloves; Men's cotton and worsted Caps; worsted Pantaloon; Pantaloon Hose; silk, cotton and worsted Pantaloon and Breeches Pieces; Men's beaver wash leather and brown thread Gloves; Stock Stiffeners; cotton and silk Elastic Slings; Shoe Ties; Men's and Youth's fashionable Hats, some grey with green under. Fashionable steel, gilt, plated, silver'd, horn, matthewman and Italian Buttons; Button Moulds; Sleeve Buttons; steel Knee Buckles; silver Thimbles; steel and gilt Watch Chains Seals and Keys; Tooth Brushes; Spangles; Morocco Pocket Books; Pins; Cap Wire. Irish Linens and Sheetings; India Cottons; Brown Hollands; Checks; Threads; embroidering and common Sewing Silks; Twist; Galloons; Bindings; Ferrers; Tapes; a large assortment of white cotton and chintz Bedlace, Fringes and Tassels. Tammies; Durants; Shalloons; plain and ribb'd Calimancoes; Ruffles; Moreens; Tamboreens; Florentines; Lastings; Sattinets. Portsmouth, April 28, 1801.