The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1796-12-03 00:00:00

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Vol. XLI.—Numb. 2088.]
SATURDAY, December 3, 1796.
[9s. pr. Annum.]
From the PROVIDENCE GAZETTE.
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WAS mislaid, or taken away by mistake (soon after the formation of the Abolition Society) from the Servant Girls of this town; all inclination to do any kind of work; and left, in lieu thereof, an impudent appearance, a strong and continued thirst for high wages, a gossiping disposition for every sort of amusement, a lecturing and hankering after persons of the other sex, a desire of finery and fashion, a never ceasing trot after new places more advantageous for fleecing—with a number of contingent accomplishments that do not suit the wearers. Now if any person or persons will restore to the owners that degree of Honesty and Industry which has been for some time missing, he or they shall receive the above reward of Five Hundred Dollars, beside the warmest blessings of many abused and insulted.
HOUSEHOLDERS: Providence, Oct. 14, 1796.
From a London paper.
DUELLING.
The practice of Duelling will assuredly at length go into contempt, were it only for the absurd and ridiculous instances of it which so frequently occur. Last week a topping cow-keeper near Tothill fields, challenged an eminent nightman in Duck-lane. They met by appointment in the nightman's yard; where, after many volleys of rascals, blackguards, and dirty scoundrels had been exchanged, the seconds, a scavenger and a drayman, interfered, the point of honor was amicably settled, the champions fired their pistols in the air, and left the field as gentlemen of spirit and undoubted courage. This rencontre suggested the following epigram: TWO dunghill cocks use thus have seen, Full stately strutting on the green. Ere their heads with mutual corns, In quarrels for a barley corn; With level'd beaks remain a while, Without advancement or recoil, 'Till gradually their plumes subside, And each seems fully satisfied; Then round they wheel, and chuckling join, Return to scratch the dirt again. And egad, as Bayes says, this epigram will do for almost any other duel, at least for nine out of ten.
THE POSTRIDER.
To his Customers.
LONG time I've rode, thro' thick and thin, In cold and heat, your News to bring; And added little to my wealth, Except in gaining of my health, Which is more pleasing to my mind, Than gold and silver, ready coin'd, If I could ride but few years more, I hope it would my health restore.
When you read this, my meek petition, Pray set your names to my subscription; Few shillings only for a year, No man on earth can call it dear; It is the cheapest thing, I say, That's told among us at this day; Don't fear the cost spare time to read, As your poor friend now stands in need.
And as this year is almost out, My pay is ready, without doubt; If I could have it at the day, My dunning Printer I could pay; And then perhaps he would not fear To trust me for another year: 'Twould help to buy some wine or cider, To cheer the heart of your Postrider.
From the SUN.
[First published last winter.] Wood is monstrous dear.
AND so will any thing else be, if half of it is wanted. "A penny saved is as good as a penny earned." This was one of Dr. Franklin's maxims, and it is worth more than one of Dr. Franklin's stoves. The Prompter wrote in the summer season, or he lived where wood was plenty, otherwise he certainly would not have omitted to satirize a folly, which one may observe in almost every class of people, and which is perhaps more absurd, though little attended to, than any which fell under the lash of his ingenious pen. Wood is monstrous dear , says a very kind husband to his shivering wife, while he sets within two feet of a large fire, changing from side to side, and rubbing his legs to prevent their blistering; at the same time drawing up his upper lip, and spreading his hand to protect his eyes. But, alas! poor man, he does not notice that the
door is open at his back in the street, which lets in a current of air through the room almost sufficient to turn a windmill.
I slept into a large house the other day, as I was travelling, to warm my fingers; it was extremely cold; the good woman, with a towel and a baize petticoat over her shoulders, was cringing over the fire with several children. Three doors were open, and several squares of glass were broken from the windows. "I am sorry," said she, "our room is so cold, but this winter wood is monstrous dear ." I turned my head round towards the doors. She understood me. "Moll," said she, as Moll was going up into the open chamber to get a sieve, "what do you leave the doors open for?" "La, mother, I am only going to get the sieve, and shall be back in three minutes." Now that was the very mischief. Three minutes in a windy day will let more cold into a room than you can drive out in thirty. It costs nothing to shut the door; and that is the way to make wood cheap, for it takes but half the quantity; and then you may be warm without roasting, and cool without freezing: But where it is not made "the order of the day" for every one to shut the door after them, Moll will always be gone after the sieve . In short, all the alteration that is necessary is this: Instead of saying, "Shut the door when you come back," say, "Come back and shut the door." Kitchens are dreadful apt to be cold, is a common saying. No more than any other room I say. True, they generally have more doors in them than any other rooms, and those doors are dreadful apt to be left open. When I go in through a kitchen, and see the servants curled in under the mantle piece, and a dozen doors wide open, I scarcely know which disposition predominates, whether to idleness at their carelessness or pity their stupidity. I heard an excellent tender-hearted woman say, "It is cruel hard, my dear, not to let them have wood enough to warm themselves in the kitchen, although it is dear." "True," says the husband, not the less humane, "but it would be harder to warm the room in such a situation as they keep it; you might as well try to heat the garden or the orchard."
Suppose you should see a man with two or three waistcoats on, and as many coats, but all of them unbuttoned to his shirt, in a bitter cold day; would you pronounce him a mad man or a fool?
When I see a front door open in the winter, and the inner one not making joints within an inch or two, when it is shut, I pronounce that the owner buys his wood "monstrous dear;" somebody is always gone "after the sieve."
I lately heard of an indolent farmer, who had as fore a trouble as buying wood when it is so monstrous dear. His own hogs would get into his own corn field. True, he had not mended the fence for the season. He thought it was cheaper to yoke them; he did so, and ringed them; but still they got in. "What shall I do, neighbour?" said he. "I would advise you," he answered, "to keep ringing and yoking them till you are out of patience, and then do what you ought to have done at first—Go and put up your fence."
My good friends, with your freezing backs, one word of similar advice only; for I must be going. Bring in the wood, ply the bellows, pile on more wood, and puff till you are out of patience, then do what you ought to have done first—Go and put to the door.
The TRAVELLER.
ANECDOTES.
WHEN the late Dr. Franklin was discoursing with a foreign Prince, upon the advantage derivable from conquests, he threw upon the ground an ox's hide tanned and dried, and putting his foot upon the edge of it, by pressing down one part, he raised up all the rest—then going all round it, did the same, after which he placed himself in the
middle, when they were all equally kept down. "This (said he) will serve to shew Kings, that they ought not to amuse themselves in conquering distant countries, but reside in the center of their own dominions by which means they would keep the surrounding provinces from rising, and all their subjects in equal subjection."
A dignitary of the Church asked a friend lately, "Whether he had learned any thing by the sermon he had just now heard him preach?"—"I did indeed?" said his friend, "I learned patience to sit still and hear it."
An Irish officer of dragoons, on the continent, on hearing that his mother had been married since he quitted Ireland, exclaimed, "By St. Patrick, there's that mother of mine married again, I hope she won't have a son older than me, for if she has I shall be cut out of my estate!"
A Coxcomb asked a stammering Barber's boy, "Did you ever shave a monkey?" "No Sir (said the boy) but if you will f-i-f-fit down, I'll t-t-try."
Several scholars went to kill rabbits, and on the way they warned a novice among them to make no noise, for fear of scaring the rabbits away. At last, espying some, he said aloud in Latin, ecce cuniculi multi! and with that the rabbits ran into their burrows; wherewith his fellows were offended, and chiding him for it, he said, who the devil would have thought that rabbits understood Latin.
Edw'd Parry
Informs his customers in town and country, that he is now opening
At his store in Market-Street, SIGN OF THE
LAMB AND FLAG,
A large and general assortment of
FASHIONABLE
Fall and Winter
GOODS,
Which he will sell at the lowest advance for Cash:
Among which are
Best superfine Broad
and Forest Cloths of the most
fashionable colors; Devonshire Kerseys; twill'd Coating and Lambkins; plain and figured Cassimeres; Rose and Duffil Blankets.
A very beautiful assortment of Chintzes and Calicoes, from 2/ to 6/ per yard.
Elegant Chintz and Copperplate Furniture; Camel's hair, mouselin and chintz Shawls of all prices; fine cambric and common pocket Handkerchiefs.
A large assortment of book and jaconet Muslins; plain and sprig'd do.
A few elegant opera Dresses, and dress book mouselin Handkerchiefs.
Superfine Muslins and Dimities; Wildbore and Cambleteens; blue and brown twill'd Camblets for cloaks; plain and striped Durant and Tammies; best Velvets and Thicksets.
A large assortment of Ladies' and Gentlemen's beaver Hats of the best quality; fancy Vellum Hats and Bonnets; Irish Linens from 2/ to 6/ per yd. cheap by the piece.
A large assortment of English and India Lute strings; black and color'd Satin; black Modes and Sarinets.
A good choice of English Laces and Edgings; gold and silver bands for Ladies' hats, &c. &c.
N. B. Few Bales of English sewing Twine and shoe Threads.
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of Matthew Patten, late of Bedford, Esq. deceased, are desired without further notice to call upon, and make settlement with DAVID PATTEN, Administrator to said estate, Bedford, Nov. 1796.
Nath'l White
Has just received a very large assortment of
Fall and Winter
GOODS,
which are now ready for sale,
At his store on Spring Hill,
Consisting of
BROAD Cloths;
Plains; striped and spotted Elastic and Orleans stripes; plain, printed and mixed Cassimeres; Lambkins; superfine twill'd and common Coatings; Devonshire Kerseys; Rattens; spotted Swanskins; Bearskins; Serges; Baizes.
An assortment of white, yellow and green Flannels.
Rose and Duffil Blankets.
A great variety of fancy Waifcoating; Velvets; printed and corded Thicksets and Corduroys; silk and hair and worsted Plush.
Chintzes and Calicoes; Linen and Cotton Handkerchiefs; Bandanno, Romal and black Silk Handkerchiefs.
Elegant Norwich Shawls; silk Shawls; fine purple and Chintz Mouselin Shawls; common purple and Chintz ditto.
Book, Jaconet, Tambor'd, striped and check'd Muslins; Mouselin Handkerchiefs; Gentlemen's elegant Handkerchiefs with Tambor'd corners.
Lawns; Cambrics; Muslinets.
A good assortment of Dimities; Marfailes Quilting; Long Lawn; Threads; Tapes; Bobins.
Pink, blue, black, brown, plumb, straw, and Changeable Lute strings, very rich and good.
Black, white, pearl, pink & dove color'd Satin.
Black and color'd Mode.
Black and color'd Ribbons; American, Dutch and English Hair Ribbons; black & color'd Galooms; Silk Ferrers; Sewing Silks; Twists; Quality and Shoe Bindings.
Ladies' & Gentlemen's Beaver Hats; Misses' and Boys' Hats.
A great variety of Kid and Morocco Sandals; black and color'd Morocco Slippers; Misses' and Children's Morocco Sandals, Shoes and Slippers; Sandal and black Morocco Clogs.
Best white and color'd long and short Kid Gloves, Mens' common Leather and best Beaver Gloves; Ladies' long and Habit black Silk Gloves; Mens' black Silk Gloves.
Muffs and Fur Trimmings.
Gold and Silver Cord.
A good assortment of Hosiery; Mens' Cotton Caps.
A good assortment of Irish Linens; Brown Holland.
Cloak Camblets; Wildbores; Cambleteens; Crapes; Blushoons; Bombasets; Shaloons; Durant's Tammies; Ruffles; Lastings; Sattinets; Florentines; Princes Stuff.
No. 3½, 4 and 4½ and pound and packet Pins.
An assortment of Buttons, Carpets and Carpeting.
And many other articles in the piece Goods line too tedious to enumerate.
—ALSO—
Bohea, Souchong, Hyson and Gunpowder Teas of an excellent quality.
FOR SALE,
The BRIG Dove,
94 Tons burthen,
As she came from sea, now lying at Rindge's wharf, is a good vessel, sails well, and will be sold on easy terms. Apply to James Shapley at Store No. 5. Long Wharf, where an inventory may be seen. Nov. 18, 1796.
REMOVED.
Joseph Haven
Has removed to the New Brick Store (middle apartment) on Spring-Hill,
Where he has opened a large assortment of
European and India
GOODS,
For sale at the lowest rate. Portsmouth, Sept. 15, 1796.
Almanacks.
The Farmer's, Thomas's, Carleton's, Low's, Weatherwife's Bickerstaff's, Novey's, and the Federal Almanacks, for the year 1797.
FOR SALE
At J. Melcher's
Printing-Office & Book Store,
by the gross, dozen or single, VERY CHEAP.
State of New Hampshire.
County of Strafford.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the proprietors and owners of land in the town of New Durham, as well resident as non resident, who have not paid their proprietary tax, made and assessed in pursuance of a vote of said proprietors and owners, passed at their meeting held at said New Durham by adjournment, on the third day of October last, and committed to me the subscriber, to collect; that unless they pay the same (being one dollar and fifty eight cents on each right or share of land in said town,) to me at my dwelling house in New Durham, at or before the 16th day of January next, their said lands will be then advertised for sale as the law directs.
JOSEPH JACKSON, Proprietor's collector.
New Durham, Nov. 23, 1796.
Wanted for one year,
ON HIRE, a trusty, industrious young man, who is acquainted with farming, to carry on a farm, about three miles from Portsmouth, one who can come well recommended may hear of the place, by applying to SAMUEL FERNALD, of Portsmouth. Nov. 17.
FLOUR.
Just received and to be sold by
Harris and Peirce,
At their store, Fore Street, Portsmouth,
A Quantity of fine and Superfine FLOUR.
Cash and the highest price given for Flax-Seed, Pot and Pearl Ashes at the above store. Nov. 19.
THE proprietors of
the Litchfield bridge are hereby notified that a meeting of said proprietors is to be held at Robert Parker's, Esq. tavern, in Litchfield on the third Monday of December next, at 12 o'clock at noon, when all persons who wish to be concerned in building a bridge over Merrimac river near Thornton's ferry, are requested to attend in order to enter into such regulations as may be thought necessary to begin said business.
SAMUEL CHASE. Litchfield, Nov. 7, 1796
Rockingham, ff
WE the subscribers
being appointed a committee by the hon. Samuel Tenny, Esquire, Judge of probate of wills, &c. for said county, to receive, examine and adjust all the claims of the creditors to the estate of James Pearce, late of Chester, yeoman, deceased, represented insolvent, under the administration of Molly Pearce, Do hereby give notice that we will attend said business at the house of Stephen Chase, Esq. in said Chester, on the third Monday of this and the five following months, from 3 to 6 o'clock, P. M.
WILLIAM WHITE, } Committee.
STEPHEN CHASE, } ditto.
JACOB ELLIOTT, } ditto.
Chester, Nov. 1, 1796.

Foreign NEWS.
Late and Important!
Arrived at Boston the ship Caroline, Capt. Cutter, 38 days from Havre.
We have been favored by an obliging friend, with French papers to the 14th of October.
The following Articles, are the most important. [Chronicle.]
Official Letters.
ARMY OF THE RHINE AND MOSELLE.
Citizen Hausman, to the Executive Directory.
CITIZEN DIRECTORS,
I wrote you yesterday by the ordinary mail; but now the mail from the army is arrived, and brings me letters, dated from Head Quarters the 12th and 13th Vendemaire, (2d and 3d October) which announce to me the complete defeat of Buchon on the 10th and 17th inst. two standards, six banners a few, three thousand prisoners, among whom are 56 officers, had already arrived at the Head Quarters; 2000 more were expected in the course of the same day. My duty obliges me to send you this news by an extraordinary Courier. The prisoners inform that the Emperor has no more forces in the interior of Germany; and that he had sent to the army all the forces which had remained until then in the garrisons.
(Signed)
HAUSSMAN.
ARMY OF ITALY.
10 VENDEMAIRE, (1st Oct.)
Extract of a letter from the General in Chief, to the Executive Directory.
"We occupy the gate of Predella, and that of Ceresole; (two Gates of Mantua) we block up the citadel of Mantua.
BUONAPARTE."
Extract of a letter from BUONAPARTE commander in chief of the army of Italy, to the Executive Directory; 10th Vendemaire, (1st October.)
Head Quarters, MILAN.
"After the battle of St. George, we tried to bring Wurmser to a second engagement in order to weaken his garrison, by a battle beyond the walls, for which reason we did not occupy the suburbs, in hopes that his army would come out to take possession of that ground! We occupied only the bridge of Governolo that we might have an easy passage over the river Mincio.
"The fourth complimentary day, the enemy, with 1500 men, marched to Castel Gocjo; our guards fell back, as they had orders to do, but the enemy did not choose to advance.
"The second Vendemaire they advanced upon Governolo, marching along the right side of the Mincio; after a brisk cannonade, they were completely routed with a loss of 1100 prisoners, 5 pieces of cannon, and capons with their gear complete.
"The General Kellermann to whom I have left the command of the two divisions, besieging Mantua, remained in the same position until the 8th, hoping that the enemy would come out through want of forage; but they had encamped at the Charthareus, to cover the gate of Radilla; and at the Chappell to defend the gate of Grenett.—General Kellermann made his disposition for the attack. He advanced upon the enemy in several columns; but the two camps evacuated their position, as he advanced, after a slight resistance.
"The advanced part of Gen. Varbough have met the Austrian division which defends the Tyrol. They have taken from the enemy 1010 prisoners.
(Signed) BONAPARTE."
Army of the Sambre and the Meuse.
Extract of a letter from Gen. Bournonville, commander in chief of the army of the Sambre and Meuse, to the Executive Directory.
Head Quarters at Mulheim, 8th Vendemaire, (30th Sept.)
"The division, formerly under Marceau, now under the General Hardy, has been attacked, the day before yesterday, by three of the enemy's columns. One of these columns had passed the Seltz, at Selzing-Loch, and had advanced, upon the road to Wurstadt.—The second column has advanced upon Niederhelm—and the third upon Oberhelm. Every where the enemy has been repulsed. A squadron of the 2d regiment of Hussars, the 11th of Chasseurs, and the 6th of cavalry, have distinguished themselves on the right, by four successive charges,
which have forced the enemy to repass the Seltz. Their loss has been considerable. And we took 60 prisoners, only upon that side. The engagement lasted from 6 in the morning, until half past 5 in the evening, and was disputed with the greatest obstinacy.
"Yesterday evening the enemy presented itself to the Guard of La Fevre's division of Champaignet, with whom they engaged with 1200 cavalry, 2 battalions of infantry and 6 pieces of artillery. They had some killed; among whom 6 officers, and we took many prisoners; I suppose that this attack was merely intended to reconnoitre an operation which I had in contemplation. (Signed) BOURNONVILLE."
PARIS, Oct. 8.
The French, on the 28th ult. approached Mantua; their advance guard is vigorously opposed—but the army resumed its posts, and drives the enemy as far as the Fauxbourg, St. Georges; the next day two armies renewed the action with the greatest fury: The Austrians are obliged to throw themselves into Mantua, after having left 3000 prisoners, and all the artillery without. In fine the result of so many victories has been to the Republicans; the capture of 22 standards, 2000 prisoners, 150 pieces of cannon, 500 ammunition waggons, immense magazines; the enemy suffered considerably; the loss of the enemy was so great before Mantua, that on the 28th, our volunteers formed entrenchments with the bodies of the horses and Austrian Kreusser. Buonaparte has performed all these prodigies with an inconsiderable army, having had never more than 30,000 men.
The garrison of Mantua consists of 15000 men, who will immediately surrender for want of provisions.
Kleber has attacked already the Austrians with the greatest success; he has taken an immense number of prisoners. The Hulsans attempted a Skirmish near Bonn, but were twice repulsed with great loss. Moreau advances towards Ratisbon; General Delsaix has already advanced towards that place at the head of a large column.
Peace is made with the King of Naples, it was signed in a general Secret Committee. It is different from that of the King of Sardinia. He had no territory to give—he grants no commercial advantages—but excludes the English from his ports.
Mr. Jackson envoy from the Court of London, to treat for peace, passed the day before yesterday, thro' Chartilli, where he slept—he arrived yesterday in Paris, and he will have his first audience of the Directory tomorrow. We hope that good faith will actuate the nations, and prevent the effusion of human blood for a few Sterile Laurels.
VIENNA, Sept. 13.
The states of Bohemia and Tyrol have forwarded to the Emperor the most forcible and energetic entreaties to prevail on him to conclude a peace with France as soon as possible. This has had no other effect than to irritate the cabinet of Vienna.
A letter from Sunderland mentions the capture of 9 English merchantmen from Archangel, and the depression of the Stocks to 54 3-4. All paper is suspended one per cent higher than at the lowest period during the American War.
STHAFFAUSSEN, Oct. 7.
Many letters from Inspruck confirm the news of the taking of the city and town of Botzen.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 7.
While the Austrians were attacking Neuwied, the Archduke with 15,000 men, advanced by forced marches against Moreau, in order to concert new attacks with Gen. La Tour and Newendorf, against the army of the Rhine and Moselle. Another body of 10,000 men united to the garrison of Mentz has marched to the Hundstruck 20,000 men are encamped at le Kerath, with several squadrons of cavalry. Many squadrons of cavalry, with infantry to support them, are flying up and down, to observe and sometimes come to the Saeg. All is quiet for the present. The Archduke has left the command of the Lower Rhine to Gen. Marneck.
SEPTEMBER 27.
After the passage of the Lahn, by the Austrians, Jourdan on the 16th and 17th effected his retreat to the Hundstruck on 20th Sept. the Austrians attacked the position of Allerkirken: one column advanced in front, another turn'd the left; After an obstinate resistance, the French lines were forced and General Marceau wounded and made prisoner.
BERGHEIM, Sept. 22.
The army of Sambre and Meuse has taken a respectable position, reinforced by troops from the interior. From authentic documents it amounts to 40,000 men, a great part cavalry.
KIRKEN, Sept. 24.
We hear this moment that the army of the Sambre and Meuse has advanced beyond the Lahn.
Extract of a letter.
Sambre & Meuse, Sept. 24.
The principal part of the army is on the right side; as soon as the reinforcements arrive, we shall act offensively. Head quarters are now at Cologne. Sufficient forces are sent to block up Mentz. The Archduke is gone against Moreau who would be in great danger if we remain inactive, but this is not the intention of our generals—we expect to push forward immediately, and some go so far as to say we will be in Frankfort before 15 days—What makes the operations very easy is, that we have the bridge at Neuwied, by which we can pass and repass at pleasure.
LONDON, Sept. 27.
When the order of council, permitting the exportation and importation of goods to and from Holland, &c. direct in neutral ships, was issued, it was generally supposed that some previous communication with the Dutch government had taken place, and that a similar order would have been in Holland. By letters received by a ship from Rotterdam, it appears that no such communication had taken place; and that when it was known that such an order had been issued here, the Batavian convention immediately prohibited the importation of any British goods, even from neutral ports. Several vessels have already failed, and it is feared their cargoes will be confiscated. Ministers have on this occasion led the merchants into a serious dilemma, for the very circumstance of issuing the order of the council without previously communicating it to the Batavian convention, was regarded as an insult; at any rate it was a piece of negligence, for which we can hardly account.
BOSTON, Nov. 28.
As the following statement from the STAR, appears accurate from the papers in our possession, we recapitulate them:
Summary.
The army of the Sambre and the Meuse advanced on the 23d of September, and continued so to do, from the 23d to the 30th Sept.—A number of obstinate conflicts were fought, in which the French were invariably successful.—On the 30th, the Austrians were defeated with considerable loss, after a severe conflict.—The Arch Duke marched with 15,000 men to attack Moreau, in conjunction with La Tour and Newendorf—On the 24 of Oct. the army of the Rhine and Moselle defeated the Austrians with great slaughter; took between five and six thousand prisoners with near 100 officers; a division of his army marched against Ratisbon.—Buonaparte has taken the two principal gates of Mantua; was on the point of taking the Citadel.—A Paris paper of the 14th announces the taking of Mantua.—A division of the army of Italy took Botzen, on the German side of Tyrol.—A peace was signed in the secret council, with the King of Naples; he shuts his ports against the English.—An English envoy has arrived at Paris.—Accounts from St. Ubes, confirms the capture of the British fleet.
On Saturday last, the Legislature of this Commonwealth, having finished the business of their session, adjourned to the last Wednesday in January next.
The French General Marceau, was wounded, on the 3d complimentary day, (Sept. 20) and died two days after.
The Republic has lost in him one of her ablest Generals, one of her warmest defenders. Beloved by his own troops, he had even conciliated the highest esteem of the enemy themselves.
He was scarcely 27 years of age, yet many battles which he gained in La Vendee, and two campaigns, upon the banks of the Rhine, in which he commanded with the greatest talents and judgment, have assigned him a conspicuous rank among Generals, who have distinguished themselves in this war.
At the time of the retreat upon the Seine he was entrusted with the charge of covering the army, and keeping the enemy in check while the French columns cleared the defile of Altenkirchen. It was here that he received the mortal wound.
Some chasseurs were stationed, along with a party of hussars, in a wood from which they discharged their shot. Marceau to reconnoitre the ground went to this quarter. A Tyrolean chasseurs concealed behind a tree, recognized him by the distinctive badges of his rank, levelled his carbine at him, and pierced him through the body. He was carried to Altenkirchen.
They wished to transport him along the left bank of the Rhine, but he himself requested to remain at Altenkirchen, at the house of the Prussian commander, with some officers.
The next day the advanced guard of the enemy occupied Altenkirchen. When the Austrian Gen. Haddick was informed of this circumstance, he sent a safe-guard to Marceau. Gen. Kray visited him in person.
Tears flowed from the cheeks of this aged warrior. He himself had fought against Marceau for two years. These two generous souls were united by sentiments of friendship, even in the midst of battles,
They waited only for the moment of peace to display them.
Some hopes of saving Marceau were still entertained. The principal surgeon of prince Charles exerted his utmost skill, but upon the 5th complimentary day, the symptoms became more alarming, his head grew heavy, and he expired at 6 o'clock.
The Austrian regiments of Barco and Blankenstein, which had admired his valour at the head of our squadrons, contended for the honor of paying him the last duties; but the officers who had remained with him had gone to the Archduke Charles, and requested that his body would be given to his brothers in arms.
The Prince consented, and a request to the French General to apprise the Austrians of the moment when he was to be interred, in order that they might assist in the military and funeral honors which were to be paid to him.
The body of Marceau was buried in the entrenched camp at Coblenz, during a discharge of artillery from both armies.
The PROVERBALIST.
THE tongue, though physically small, is yet great in its moral effects. Much good or evil, is in its power. All, from some cause or other appear inclined to use it freely. In many, it is an instrument of mischief, both to themselves and others; and although I lay upon it the whole weight of great and important proverbs, I do not expect to stop its motions. If by putting on it a good bridle, I should check its motions a little, I should obtain a recompense. If in some instances, I am bit in the attempts, I shall not be disappointed.
I. Use not your tongue too much: For a great use of the tongue, is a sign of folly.—The following proverbs are directly in point: "Foolish tongues talk by the dozen." And again, "A fool's bolt is soon shot." And all this, notwithstanding we are told that, "Talking much and lying, are cousin Germans." And that, "In silence there is many a good morsel." In my good book of proverbs, I find also, that it is not only "Foolish to talk much, but wise to talk but little." And it is undoubtedly true that, "A wise head makes a close mouth." And again, "A wise man keeps his mouth shut, and his ears open." Undoubtedly, because he is sensible, that, "In much talk, there is much error."—And I may add, much trouble too.
But say some, "Our tongue is our own, and it was made to be used, and we had rather, "It should wear out, than rust out." If then you must use it, I will give some wholesome advice respecting the manner.—1st. Think before you speak, for "Speaking without thinking, is like shooting without taking aim." And a random shot may sometimes wound a friend. Again, "He does not lose his labour who counts," and I may add who weighs, "every word he speaks." And this will greatly assist him in fulfilling the important duties of another proverb, viz. "Make a slow answer to a hasty question."
II. Let what you speak be good: For the Spaniards, (or some other wise people) say, and I think with great propriety:—"Ill tongues should have a pair of scissors." Implying evidently, that they need a little clipping. If the tongues of some of our men and women tattlers, even in these good modern times, had a little shearing, some are foolish enough to think it would be of service.
III. Speak the truth, for "truth is an inhabitant of heaven." And again, "It requires no great pains to speak the truth," say the Italians. And the same people tell you, that—"that which seems probable is the greatest enemy to truth." Evidently teaches us this good doctrine, that we should never tell stories about our neighbours, as truths, which are only probabilities. For they again tell us that, "a thousand probabilities cannot make one truth." They indeed proceed a little farther and say, that—"A wise man, will not tell such a truth, as every one will take to be a lie."
Again with respect to liars, a word must suffice. Be it known, and remembered therefore, that, "lies have short legs," according to the Italians, and doubtless they said because they perceived they were a low sort of creatures. But the Spaniards proceed farther, and say, that "lies have no legs;"—This they say with great propriety; for all knew, that lies cannot walk alone, and that, "One lie needs ten to support it."
IV. Speak well of others, especially if absent, or say nothing; for he who would be well spoken of, must speak ill of none. The Italians have a good proverb to this purpose. And it is undoubtedly, beautiful, and worth remembering, because it is in poetry.
"Speak not of me, unless you know me well, T' think of yourself, ere ought of me you tell."
And they have some in prose, which are excellent, and to the point,—"Either say nothing of the absent, or speak like a friend." And this you may easily do, and without expense, for as they say in another chapter, "Good words cost nothing."—And again, when you consider, that, "He who speaks ill of another burns his own tongue,"—as the Spaniards say, you will choose rather to let others alone, than to kindle such a fire in your own mouth.
V. Aff. & not to be witty: It is true according to my book, that, "Wit is good in a wise man's head." But be cautious in believing that you have, a wise man's head: For many who think they have it, will "Lose a friend, rather than a jest."—Yet one friend is worth a million jests.
VI. Trumpet not your own fame: For there are several degrees in folly. "The first is to think yourself wise;—and the second is to proclaim it."—Again, we read, that "Self praise is the ground of barred."
Finally, I will close this lecture by observing;—that, "Wife, men's mouths are in their hearts, and fools hearts are in their mouths." And again, "because I would live quietly in the world, I hear, and see, and say nothing."
Turn ye, Turn ye.
SO bellowed a certain preacher from the north scaffold of neighbor Hobnail's barn last Sunday. Hobnail had anticipated his command, and actually "turned" his beesves and bulls from their stalls, to admit this biped brute, whose wind allowed him to out-bellow the stoutest Ox on the farm.
But don't laugh, gentle race of mortals, at the stupidity of my neighbour, for I saw a large crowd of ye, at this same barn, gaping for the hollow sounds of this hay-moy teacher, and if you are not grossly belied things of equal emptiness, have long engrossed much valuable time.
There is a Lion twelve miles hence to be seen, and who would not spend a day and give ninepence, to see the Lion? Dobbin is taken from the plough, Silas leaves the hay, and Jemima her flax, and all post off to see this monstrous "vile vermin." After a thousand silly questions at his cage, this tenable company return to their spinning and farming. Now let us calculate the cost of this journey.
 Father and Silas one day 8s.  Mother and Jemima might have earned at home 4s.  Old Mare and Dobbin 4s.  Cash expended for fight and Flip 5s.  Cows got into the corn because all were from home, and destroyed to the value 11. 4s.  Pigs rooted up half an acre of Potatoes 1. 10s.  Brood of gallins destroyed by hawks 4/6  3 19 6 
Rare sport to see the Lion, and yet those who form a crowd about his cage, are the "reticless ones" in society who grow at the tax which supports the useful parson, or instructs the rising generation, I can almost wish Daniel's fate without his protection. My good neighbours range the African forest, and be it yours to range your own farms, and whether a methodist rants, a lion growls, or a juggler performs, save your time, reputation and money, for purposes that create the good citizen and the happy life. Believe me, that by "turning" once from such things, you turn better property into your possessions than is gained by a Carver speculation, and more contentment into your dwelling, than you would acquire seeking after wild beasts all your lives.
THE HERMIT.
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Portsmouth, Nov. 18, 1796.
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THE subscriber having resigned the business of Cloth-Shoe making, wishes to sell his flock of Tools at a low rate to any one inclining to purchase.
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LATEST Foreign Intelligence,
By the most recent arrivals, and from the most authentic sources.
The Theatres of War
In Europe arrest most forcibly the attention; and to state with minuteness either operations or losses, is deemed an arduous task there. Its difficulty is augmented in the United States. It is not the interest, and it cannot be the duty of Americans, to misrepresent European events: and they ought to rejoice in none other than those which tend to restore Peace and Happiness to Mankind.
Of Gen. Moreau's army, &c.
STUTTGARD , (Suabia) Sept. 28.
The rear guard of Gen. Moreau, is said to be at Ulm, [about 15 leagues from this] a continual firing is heard. The Austrian troops are at Nordlingen—a corps of this army have reached Tubingen, and Villingen, where Gen. Petrasch's commands. [These two last places are between Ulm and the Rhine, on the route to Straßburg, and in front of the Black Forest.] Twelve pieces of cannon, and four howitzers, have been taken by the peasants near Zell, with 60 officers. They were destined from the Rhine for Moreau's army. It is said the peasants in the Brisgau, are rising en masse. They are well treated by Petrasch, and are to have medals and money.
ULM , Sept. 28.
Gen. Nauendorff began to bombard this place the 26th, but yesterday the French left it, and retired to Leipheim. The Austrian body is at Ehingen, [further up the Danube.]
RATISBON , (Bavaria) Sept. 27.
Our army pushes forward, La Tour's Head-Quarters at Welsenhorn—Nauendorff's near Ulm, the day before yesterday.—Moreau in his retreat bends towards the Brissgau. "Thus is the superb plan of uniting the three Republican armies, in the centre of Germany altogether frustrated."
The Austrian official accounts say, that the French were defeated near Isney, the 20th, and lost 1200 men; and that La Tour had taken 1500 prisoners, a military chest and 3000 barrels powder. The peasants very generally join the Austrian corps.
VIENNA , (cap. of Germany) Sept. 28.
Within these few days, 3000 croats, and 3000 recruits have passed here for Latour's army. Volunteers are embodying, and contributions are generally making. Hungary furnishes 40,000 men.
BISCHOFSHEIM , Sept. 23.
The garrisons of Kehl and Straßburg are to be reinforced by 10,000 men from the interior of France.
[The above accounts are from German sources, extracted from the London Morning Chronicle.]
Of the Armies on the Lower Rhine.
The accounts are confused. The French, under Gen. Bourdonville were advancing towards the Lahn: after being reinforced to 30,000 men.
NAVAL.
LONDON , Oct. 18.
The Commons have granted 120,000 for the sea-service of 1797.
Ad. Curtis has failed to intercept Richery's Squadron with the Atlas, Cæsar, Formidable, Irresistible, La Juste, Marlborough, Mars, Orion, La Pompee, Triumph, Proserpine and Phaeton.
Oct. 18, 3 per cent. consols. 59.
Leave has been given for bringing in a bill for the relief of Quakers, as to imprisonment of their persons for the non-payment of tithes.
To the Merchants of the United States.
THE French Government having determined to seize those of your vessels bound to, or coming from British ports, in return for the British taking those going to, or coming from French ports;—and Judge MARIOT at London, having made distinctions, of property owned by such of you as are friends to Great-Britain, and of those attached to the French Revolution; I cannot but recommend to those who know that their public principles have favored France in her late struggles for Liberty, and who have advocated her interests; to take steps to establish those facts before the administration at Paris; in order that their property may be speedily rendered to them, and that they may obtain indemnification for any injury or loss, sustained by the capture of their vessels; and this I think the more necessary, as it is probable our present Executive will be incapable of obtaining that redress, which, had not the late misunderstanding between it and France taken place, we might have hoped for.
A MERCHANT OF BOSTON.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 21.
TO what a situation has the wretched policy of our administration reduced our country! Like unskillful navigators, in endeavoring to avoid Scylla they have been drawn into the vortex of Charybdis! Had a dignified conduct been observed, had an impartial neutrality obtained according to the words of the proclamation, agreeably to the modern usage of nations, and had a strict attention been paid to existing treaties, we should have been respected, and
we might then have been flourishing and prosperous. But a very different scene is now opening to our view.—France, the best friend of our country, has been routed to resentment by our dereliction of the faith of treaties, and the favoritism of our administration for Great-Britain. She has manifested her displeasure by suspending the functions of her minister, and if the administration is persisted in, we may soon expect to be embroiled in a most horrid war. Whether it has been the policy of the administration to effect a misunderstanding with the French Republic, to rivet British influence in our country; whether a policy has operated to weaken the principles of republicanism by establishing a monarchical ascendancy, a little time will now unfold. The views of our government are beginning to be developed, and the people will have an opportunity of judging, whether a "six year's glorious administration" has been a blessing or a curse to our country.
That disgraceful compact, which has produced such bitterness among us, and the effects of which are now operating to the prejudice of our commerce, our agriculture, our national honor, and public virtue, is realizing the predictions made concerning it. It has proved an apple of discord, and it may prove the cause of internal as well as external war.
Our country is loaded with debt, and not a resource but oppressive taxes present the means of providing for governmental exigencies. If France, Spain and Holland, bound in an alliance offensive and defensive, are let loose upon us, from whence are we to draw our resources to support a funding system, a government, and to provide means of defence? Already has the government been obliged to sell the bank stock belonging to the United States to provide for the payment of a debt due to the national bank, and even this has been insufficient. What a hopeful prospect! Loaded with debt, our commerce decaying, our agriculture at a stand, and disunion and dissensions from New-Hampshire to Georgia, present a melancholy picture of the "UNPARALLELED PROSPERITY" of our country!!
NEW-YORK , Nov. 22.
Capt. Baxter, of the ship America, arrived on Saturday at this port, in 40 days from Cadiz, informs, that a few days previous to his leaving there, a fleet of 25 sail of the line (none of them under 80 guns) 2 frigates and 4 brigs, failed from the Streights, to join a French fleet there; and they had strict orders to take and send in all British vessels they fell in with.
About 8 or 10 English vessels in the port of Cadiz were detained, officers put on board, and they were discharging their cargoes when Capt. Baxter failed.—He also informs, that 40,000 troops were expected from Bayonne at Cadiz daily; and it was said they intended an attack on Gibraltar.
Beef sold at Cadiz for 23 dollars a barrel—Pork 30—Flour 18—Cod fish 14 a Kendal—Butter 3 pifteen a pound. Extract of a letter from Messrs. Terry & Co. dated Malaga, Oct. 20, to their correspondents in this city.
"HOSTILITIES having actually commenced on our part against England, we expect that this very day WAR will be formally DECLARED."
The above is a day later than the intelligence by Capt. Cobb, from Cadiz.
On Saturday Evening arrived the French Corvette RANGER, of 14 guns, in a short passage from Brest. She is said to bring dispatches; and the report also is that she brings a new Commission for Citizen ADET as Minister near this Government. On her passage she had a bruff with an English armed brig; from certain circumstances supposed to have been the Swallow (brig) Packet, which failed from Falmouth a few days after the Princess of Wales Packet, now in this harbour. Extract of a letter from Williamburg, dated Nov. 26th.
"Mr. Jefferson will get a unanimous vote in Virginia, after every attempt to defeat him. Mr. Wilkinson is elected for this district by a majority of two to one. He you know, is decidedly for Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Burr. Mr. Griffin, the Adams candidate, had the smallest poll of the three candidates."
Citizens Attend.
On Friday afternoon, several coals of fire, wrapped in an oiled paper, with some combustibles, were thrown into the cellar of Mr. Pascal N. Smith—it made a considerable smoke, but was discovered in time to prevent any serious consequence.
On Sunday forenoon, a mulatto boy was seen to throw something into the cellar of Frederick De Payler, while he was at church. Mr. De Payler, on his return, found a coal wrapped in a piece of oiled linen cloth, in his cellar—part on the floor, and part on a box. A place was burnt to a small extent, but the fire had gone out. Had the fire proceeded half an inch further, it would have reached a quantity of paper, and nothing could have saved the house. The cellar had in it a large quantity of gin. The mulatto boy was afterwards seen by one of the family to pass the house and look into the cellar. The nurse called to him to stop, he ran off, and could not be overtaken.
A reward of forty dollars will be given for the detection of the culprit. These daring attempts demand great vigilance, or we may share the fate of Charleston.
BOSTON , Nov. 28.
Highly Interesting.
The importance of the following outlines of Citizen ADET's Note to our Executive, will, we presume, excite the serious attention of every citizen of the United States.
To relieve in some degree the impatience of the Public as to Mr. ADET's last
note to our Executive we promised an outline of its contents. We fulfil the task with as much accuracy as is compatible with the brevity we are obliged to observe and the intricacy of the subject.
The Minister of the French Republic thro' the whole of his note speaks as acting under the express orders from the Executive Directory.
After expressing the attachment of his government for the American People he complains in the name of the Directory, of a violation on the part of our Executive of the 17th article of the treaty of 1778.
The first part of that article stipulates, that the French shall be at liberty to bring their prizes into our ports without its being lawful for any of our officers to take cognizance of their validity. In contempt of this stipulation he states that several French prizes brought into our ports, have been seized, tried and restored to their original owners, with various degrees of delay, vexation, injustice and injury.
He complains, that the English were suffered to arm in our ports in various instances, and that the complaints of the agents of the French Republic ever proved ineffectual in stopping them. Persons suspected of having assisted in arming French privateers were immediately thrown into prison, while those concerned in arming British vessels were never molested: The Executive in these instances exhibiting an evident partiality for the English and no regard for the maintenance of their neutrality.
The second stipulation in art. 17th, prohibits all English ships that shall have made French prizes from entering our ports.—Our executive have in their construction of this stipulation, confined its prohibitory effect to British vessels attempting to come in with their prizes. The Minister protests in the name of the Directory against the propriety of this construction. He considers it as an attempt to add to, not to explain the article. Even on the supposition that the article is doubtful, he insists on the impropriety of an ex parte construction. He cites sundry examples of English ships of war having entered our ports, contrary to this stipulation, having made them convenient stations the better to annoy the French, and having even contrary to the forced interpretation given to the 17th article by our executive, brought their prizes into our ports and there resitted them to cruise against the French.
The Minister next adverts to Jay's mission. He states that France was deceived by the declaration of our executive when that business was set on foot, and that the Directory considers the British treaty as depriving France of all the advantageous stipulation intended to be secured to her by the treaty of 1778; as tending to render the neutrality of America advantageous to England to the detriment of France.
This treaty abandons the modern laws of nations, which even England had sanctioned in 11 treaties and we in every prior commercial treaty with European nations. It gives the English the facility of obtaining the transportation of naval stores and warlike implements, whithersoever they please under the shelter of the American flag; while this facility is denied to France; and thus it changes during the war the respective footing of the belligerent powers with respect to us. The treaty, he further states, cuts off the supplies in provisions which France looked for from this country, by stipulating that the British may in every situation seize our provision vessels bound to the ports of their enemies. In short he considers it as a breach of our neutrality, unless the French be allowed to partake in the advantages it holds out to Great Britain. He also claims this participation in pursuance of the 2d article of the treaty of '78 which grants the French all the advantages of commerce and navigation enjoyed by the most favored nations. And in this point of view the orders to the French vessels of war to treat the American flag in every respect as we shall suffer it to be treated by the English have been issued.
The Minister proceeds to protest in the name and by the orders of the Executive Directory against the violation of the 17th article. He claims replay of all seizures, and the annulling of all judicial acts with respect to French prizes, and protests against all opposition to the sale of prizes.
He protests against the violation of the same articles by our admitting into our ports British armed vessels, and against the interpretation put by our executive upon that article.
He declares, that the Directory considers our Treaty with Britain as a violation of their Treaty with us; and as equivalent to a treaty of alliance with that nation; and, in consequence, orders him to suspend his ministerial functions here.
The Directory declare, that they do not with this measure to be considered in the light of a rupture, but as a mark of their sense of injury, which is to last until they can obtain satisfaction. They reiterate their expressions of friendship for the People, notwithstanding the wrongs of the executive.
The Minister concludes by stating, that the French Republic always had it at heart to cultivate harmony by a mutual interchange of good offices: but that our administration, have as constantly endeavored to break asunder the ties which connect the two nations. Early under the Republic, the French Colonies were open to us; the ports of France also on the same footing as to their own vessels. When England violated the neutral flag, France obliged to make use of reprisals, exempted from the measure the Americans; and tho' forced, for a while, much against their inclination, to withdraw the exemption, they early renewed it.
While France was thus, even during the tempest of a revolution, treating the Americans with marked attention; what, asks the note, were the Executive of the United States employed in? They were
questioning whether they would acknowledge the Republic and receive their ambassador; whether they should consider the treaty, the price of American liberty, as binding, whether the envoys from exiled and rebellious princes should be received; an ambiguous proclamation of neutrality was framed; French privateers were harried; England was suffered to sport with our neutrality, and to cut up our commerce to the detriment of France; English ships of war were admitted in our ports; the advances of France for a renewal of the treaty of commerce, were eluded under the most frivolous pretexts, while our Executive courted the British, and solicited a treaty, by which, prostituting our neutrality, we sacrificed France to her enemies.
And this, whilst a review of late events whilst every object around still remind us of the tyranny of Britain, and the generous assistance of France. The note concludes by calling on Americans to remember, that if generous minds are alive to injuries, they can forgive; and that the French when they are treated as friends, will still be found faithful friends and generous allies. (Phi. Auro.)
November 30.
The antifederal croakers have been conjuring up evils ever since 1787. Now they infolently threaten us with a WAR with France: when the Executive Directory, through their Minister, have declared, that "THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, ARE NOT TO REGARD THE SUSPENSION OF HIS FUNCTIONS AS A RUPTURE BETWEEN FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES." If there were cause of alarm, the vigilant WASHINGTON would have announced it to his constituents! AMERICANS! be not deceived. Centinel.
From PHILAD. Nov. 22.
"Our contest for Electors is a hard pull. The returns from some of the counties are not in, and they cannot be received after to-morrow. The federal ticket stands high by near a thousand; but the two counties from which returns have not been received, are decidedly anti. The Adams ticket has lost, or is likely to lose, some hundred votes by wrong returns. But express have been sent to procure legal ones.—The Governor has asked advice of the Judges, &c. on the time, when he shall be empowered to issue his Proclamation declaring who the fifteen elected are.—I have my fears of the issue."
For the GAZETTE.
Mr. MELCHER,
Please to give the following a place in your useful paper, the truth of which in general will not be disputed. Nothing is intended by this publication, but only the information and benefit of fellow citizens. If any error should be found in the relation, it shall be candidly corrected.
IN the district of New-Hampshire in December 1795, and in January 1796 the collector of taxes on carriages did without previous notice, commence actions of suit in the name of the United States against individual persons for taxes on chaise, who had not been owners or possessors of any taxable carriage whatever, after the laws of the United States had taken place respecting carriages being taxed. The aforesaid actions were entered at the District Court held at Portsmouth on the third Tuesday of March 1796.—The defendants appeared at said Court, and requested trial, but as there was no jury, said actions were continued to June term next following; at June term the aforesaid actions were discontinued, and the court put over their determination (costs being taxed for the defendants) to September term then next; at which time and place the defendants with an Attorney at law appeared, and with anxious expectation, awaited the decision of the question, shall costs of suit be adjudged to the defendants? As far as my memory will serve, the following allegations were made by the parties.
In behalf of the United States, it was urged, that the federal constitution did not admit of the suitability of the States, therefore costs could not be allowed against them; and that the dignity of the government could not submit to such dereliction in any case whatever. It was said that nothing could be found amongst the laws and proceedings of the British government to justify the allowing of costs in such cases, but that an express statute could be found among the British laws, that the King should not pay costs. It was also urged, that tho' the laws of the United States were silent respecting the causes under consideration, yet they expressly prohibit the allowing costs against the United States in causes, under some peculiar circumstances. In behalf of the defendants it was argued, that it was indisputably just to give costs in general to the defendant, when the prosecutor had acknowledged the action brought to be groundless; and tho' agreeably to the federal constitution an individual could not bring an individual State or the United States into court, yet, when the United States by their agents voluntarily meet the individual, the constitution did not, nor could, with propriety object to the agents being on the same footing with the individual with respect to costs; especially, when the law for encouragement gives a moiety of the penalty sued for (as in the foregoing causes) to the prosecutor. It was also urged that the administration of justice must be the only ground on which the government can stand; that the United States of America are independent of the European governments and their laws, and that the proceedings of their courts ought not to govern or influence ours to the subverting of justice; that the British laws and our own in some cases prohibiting the giving of costs, is an evident implication, that
where the laws are silent, cost should be allowed according to justice, otherwise the laws would have prohibited costs in all cases whatever. After hearing the pleas and allegations as aforesaid, the court after acknowledging that justice and equity required that the defendants should obtain their costs, determined, that in conformity to the constitution and laws of the United States (which were silent on the occasion) costs could not be allowed them. In considering the above stated translations, the following simple questions naturally arise.
What security has the citizen to prevent his being dragged thirty or forty miles at his own expense at the option of agents of the federal government? And is there no remedy for such an evil. But on reflection this evil dwindles to nonentity in comparison with that, which must attend the honorable Judge of the Court, who conceives himself under the dire necessity of acting in the face of justice.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 3.
Electors of President and Vice-President for New-Hampshire, complete.
Judge Farrar, Oliver Peabody, Gov. Gilman, Ebenezer Thompson, Gen. Bellows, Col. Walker* of Concord.
*Chosen by the Gen. Court.
MARRIED In this town, Mr. Geo. Simes to Miss Ann Hardy; Mr. John Pitman, Jr. to Miss Sarah Dearing.
DIED After a lingering illness, which she bore with christian fortitude, Mrs. Mary Parker, aged 44, consort of Capt. Wm. Parker; Mr. Phillip Burke, aged 34; Mrs. Mary Priest, aged 31, wife of Mr. Thomas Priest—a child of Mr. John Howe, dec.—a child of Mr. Jonathan Ayers; Phillis Henderson, a black woman.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE,
Dirk of PORTSMOUTH, N. H. ENTERED FROM Sloop Nancy, Fernald, Philadelphia. CLEARED FOR Schooner Active, Jackson, Virginia.
A chance for
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A FEW Whole and
Quarter Tickets in Dartmouth College-Lottery will remain for sale at J. MELCHER's Printing-Office and Book-Store 'till Monday Evening, after which time those unfold will be sealed up and returned to the Managers.—The Lottery having commenced drawing at Concord. Dec. 3.
Henry Haven
Informs the public that he has removed to the store opposite Messrs. J. & F. Goddard, where he has for sale,
A general assortment of European GOODS,
Portsmouth, Nov. 22, 1796.
The Insurance Office
Kept by JOHN GODDARD, Is removed from the brick building on Spring-Hill, to the Hotel near Portsmouth Pier. Dec. 2, 1796.
Fifty Dollars Reward.
WHEREAS of late
divers crimes and misdemeanors, have been perpetrated by some evil minded person or persons, against the peaceable citizens of this town, by cutting vessels adrift from the wharves, and, destroying other property in the night, contrary to the peace and safety of society, we do therefore hereby offer a reward of FIFTY DOLLARS, to any person who shall discover the perpetrators of such bale acts, to be paid on legal conviction of the same. Given under our hands at Portsmouth this 11th day of December 1796.
GEORGE GAINS, SUPPLY CLAP, MOSES WOODWARD, Selectmen.
LOST yesterday between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock on the road leading from Dover to Portsmouth, thirty dollars, seven old Crowns and some change; whoever has found the same or any part thereof, will very much oblige the owner by leaving it at the Printing-Office, where they will receive what they shall think a generous reward. Dec. 3.
A small flock tame
Geese came about the first of August last, and joined a flock belonging to the subscriber, they have been well fed and enquiry made to find the owner, but to no purpose; any person having legal claim to the same may have them by applying to the subscriber at little harbor and paying costs. OLIVER CHASE. Dec. 1, 1796.
ALL persons having any demands on the estate of RICHARD DOWNING, late of Newington, Esq. deceased, are desired to exhibit them without delay to the subscribers, and those indebted are also requested to make payment to BARTHOLOMEW DOWNING, } Administrators to said Estate. RICHARD D. HART. Newington, Dec. 1, 1796.

WANTED An Apprentice to the Painting Business; for particulars apply to George Doig, Portsmouth.
Cold Weather is coming.
Abraham Isaacs, HAS JUST RECEIVED A LARGE quantity of FEATHERS of a very good quality—Also, a variety of CROCK- ERY and GLASS WARE.—Like- wise, an assortment of Italian Tea- Canisters, two lb. one lb. half a lb. and quarter of a pound.—Also, an assortment of Floor, Hearth, Hand, Cloth, and Scrubbing B R U S H E S.
all of which he has lately received from Amsterdam. N. B. A few complete Tea Table sets India China, which he will sell very low. [3 m.]
Treasury of the United States. NOTICE is hereby given to all persons who are or may be cre- ditors of the United States, for any sums of the Funded Debt, or Stock, bearing a present interest of six per centum per annum.
That pursuant to an Act of Congress passed on the 28th day of April, 1796, entitled an Act in ad- dition to an Act entitled "An Act making further provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt," the said debt or stock will be reimbursed and paid in manner following, to wit. "First, by dividends to be made on the last days of March, June and September for the pre- sent year, and from the year one thousand seven hundred and nine- ty seven, to the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen inclu- sive, at the rate of one and one half per centum upon the original capital. Secondly, by dividends to be made on the last day of De- cember for the present year, and from the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven to the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen inclusive, at the rate of three and one half per centum upon the original capital; and by a dividend to be made on the last day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eigh- teen, of such sum, as will be then adequate, according to the con- tract, for the final redemption of the said stock."
2d. All distinction between pay- ments on account of interest and prin- cipal being thus abolished by the es- tablishment of the permanent rule of reimbursement above described, it has become necessary to vary according- ly the powers of attorney for receiv- ing dividends; the public creditors will therefore observe that the follow- ing form is established for all powers of attorney which may be granted after the due promulgation of this notice, viz.
KNOW all Men by these presents, that I of do make, constitute and appoint of my true and law- ful attorney, for me, and in my name, to receive the dividends which are, or shall be payable according to law, on the (here describing the stock) standing in my name in the books of (here descri- bing the books of the Treasury or the Commissioner of Loans, where the stock is credited) from (here in- sert the commencement and expira- tion of time for which the power of attorney is to continue) with power also to sue, attorney or attorneys under him, for that purpose to make and substitute and to do all lawful acts requisite for ef- fising the premises, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney or his substitute, shall lawfully do, by vir- tue hereof.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day of  in the year Sealed and delivered in presence of
BE IT KNOWN, that on the day of before me personally came within named and acknow- ledged the above letter of attorney to be his act and deed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed seal the day and year last aforesaid. Given under my hand at Phila- delphia, this twentieth day of July 1796, pursuant to direc- tions from the Secretary of the Treasury.
SAMUEL MEREDITH, Treasurer of the United States.
To the hon. Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature to be holden at Exeter, on the third Tuesday of September, within and for the county of Rocking- ham.
The petition of Jonathan Homer of Newton, Middlesex, Common- wealth of Massachusetts, Clerk, Humbly Sheweth:
THAT the said Homer was ap- pointed April 2d, 1793, by the hon. Oliver Prescott, Esq. Judge of Probate for the county of Middle- sex, guardian of Gibbs Wadsworth Eddy, now aged 13; Sarah Jaffrey Eddy, aged 11; and of John Eddy, now aged 9; minors, children, and sole heirs of John Eddy, late of New- ton, A. M. deceased, and of Ann Eddy, his wife, deceased; that as their guardian he hath lately receiv- ed in a division of lands made by the heirs of David Jeffries, Esq. late of Boston, deceased, and father of said Ann Eddy, certain lands in Port- mouth, county of Rockingham, the division being made by Isaac Rindge, Supply Clap, William Gardner, John Goddard and George Wentworth, being a committee appointed Nov. 10th, 1795, by the hon. Samuel Tenny, Judge of Probate for the said county of Rockingham, and appro- ved March 8, 1796, by the said Judge described as follows, Lot No. ten, bounded northerly on Jeffries Street, &c. valued by legal appraisers at seven hundred and ten dollars; No. seventeen, valued at six hundred and ten dollars; No. eighteen, valued at two hundred dollars; No. nineteen, valued at two hundred dollars; No. twenty, at five hundred dollars; No. twenty-one, at five hundred and fifty dollars; No. twenty-two, at five hundred and fifty dollars; No. twen- ty-three, at six hundred and ten dol- lars; No. twenty-four, at two hun- dred and fifty dollars; and the rever- sion of lot No. thirty-one, now in the possession of Nath'l Sheaffe Grif- fith, valued at one hundred and six- ty dollars; the said lots beginning at No. seventeen, bounded northerly on the several lands of William Ham and George Jaffrey, Esq. easterly on the middle road, and land of George Jaffrey; southerly on land of John Penhallow; and westerly on land of Joshua Wentworth, Esq. that said lands, amounting in total value to four thousand three hundred and for- ty dollars, are productive of little or no income to the heirs of Ann Eddy, that the said subscriber hath taken advice from the best informed per- sons in Portsmouth, whose judgment hath unanimously been that the in- terest of the said heirs will be prom- oted by a present sale of the said lands, and that the lands will not rise in value by remaining unsold equal to the interest of the monies at which they were appraised, that a sale of a part at least of said lands, will be ab- solutely necessary to assist the sub- scriber in defraying the expenses of the education of his wards till they arrive at age; that it is the opinion of the nearest relatives of his said wards, that a licence be granted to their guar- dian for the sale of said lands, will conduce to the benefit of his wards, that the convenience and interest of the town of Portsmouth, in which said lands lie, require that they should be put to sale. Wherefore the sub- scriber, solicitous to promote the good of his wards, humbly seeks the licence of your hon. Court, to alien- ate and sell in their behalf, any or all of said lots of land at such times, and in such ways, as shall seem to him most advantageous to his wards, to be at such prices, as shall not fall in value beneath their appraised rates, he previously giving, under oath, as the law directs, that he will sell said estate, in such a manner as will be, in his judgment, most beneficial to his wards.
JOHN ELIOT. Sept. 10, 1796.
Rockingham, ff. Superior Court, September term 1796. ORDERED by the court, that the petitioner notify all persons concern- ed to appear at the next Superior Court of Judicature to be holden at Portsmouth, within and for the coun- ty of Rockingham, on the fourth Tuesday of April next, by publish- ing the foregoing petition, and or- der of Court thereon, in the New- Hampshire Gazette, three weeks suc- cessively, the last publication where- of to be six weeks before said term, that they may then and there shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Attest, NATH'L ADAMS, Clerk. Copy examined by NATH'L ADAMS, Clerk.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Andover, who have not paid their county tax for the year 1794, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or be- fore the 31st day of January next, so much of their land as will pay the same with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day at my dwelling house in Andover aforesaid.
JONATHAN HOMER. Newton, Sept. 1, 1796.
Boston, Sept. 2, 1796. WE the subscribers, being the nearest relatives of all the heirs and children of our late sister, Ann Eddy, do entirely approve the purport of the above petition.
JOHN JEFFRIES, KATHERINE JEFFRIES, DEBORAH JEFFRIES, JOSEPH ECKLEY, SARAH ECKLEY.
Rockingham, ff. Superior Court, September term 1796.
ORDERED by the court, that the petitioner notify all persons concern- ed to appear before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, next to be holden at Portsmouth, within and for the county of Rock- ingham, on the fourth Tuesday of April next, and there show cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said pe- tition should not be granted; by causing said petition and order of court thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the New-Hamp-
shire Gazette, the last publication whereof to be six weeks before said term.
Attest, NATH'L ADAMS, Clerk. Copy examined by NATH'L ADAMS, Clerk.
To the honorable the Justices of the Su- perior Court of Judicature, to be hold- en in Exeter, in and for the county of Rockingham, on the third Tuesday of September 1796.
THE petition of John Eliot of Boston, in the county of Suf- folk, and Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, clerk.—Humbly sheweth, that he is guardian of William Tread- well, Charles Treadwell and Daniel Treadwell, who are all minors, chil- dren, and heirs of Jacob Treadwell, late of Portsmouth, in said county of Rockingham, merchant, deceased, that Charles Treadwell late of said Portsmouth, merchant, deceased, by his last will and testament, devised a part of his real estate to the heirs of the said Jacob, and there have been legally set off to them in common, as their part thereof, a lot in Epsom, in said county, No. 112, in the 4th range, containing about one hundred and sixty six acres, another lot in said Epsom No. 85, in the third range, containing about ninety-nine acres, and the easterly end of lot No. 21, in the first range in said town, on Deerfield line bounded as by the doings of the committee who divided and set off the same will appear, also the northerly half of a lot in said Portsmouth, which lot adjoins wes- terly on prison lane, also ten acres and ninety rods off the westerly end, including the marsh of the lot at fresh creek (so called) in Somersworth, in the county of Strafford, of all which parcels of land the heirs of the said Jacob are seized in common, and the sale of that part of said estate which is the property of said minors, is ne- cessary for their support, and would conduce to their interest. Wherefore the said guardian prays that your honors would empower him to sell & convey the real estate of his said wards, according to the provisions of, and in the way and manner prescribed by an act of the General Court, intitled, "An act to authorize the Superior Court to empower guardians to sell the real estate of their wards," and as in duty bound, &c.
JOHN ELIOT. Sept. 10, 1796.
Rockingham, ff. Superior Court, September term 1796. ORDERED by the court, that the petitioner notify all persons concern- ed to appear at the next Superior Court of Judicature to be holden at Portsmouth, within and for the coun- ty of Rockingham, on the fourth Tuesday of April next, by publish- ing the foregoing petition, and or- der of Court thereon, in the New- Hampshire Gazette, three weeks suc- cessively, the last publication where- of to be six weeks before said term, that they may then and there shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Attest, NATH'L ADAMS, Clerk. Copy examined by NATH'L ADAMS, Clerk.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Andover, who have not paid their county tax for the year 1794, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or be- fore the 31st day of January next, so much of their land as will pay the same with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day at my dwelling house in Andover aforesaid.
JONATHAN HOMER. Newton, Sept. 1, 1796.
Boston, Sept. 2, 1796. WE the subscribers, being the nearest relatives of all the heirs and children of our late sister, Ann Eddy, do entirely approve the purport of the above petition.
JOHN JEFFRIES, KATHERINE JEFFRIES, DEBORAH JEFFRIES, JOSEPH ECKLEY, SARAH ECKLEY.
Rockingham, ff. Superior Court, September term 1796.
ORDERED by the court, that the petitioner notify all persons concern- ed to appear before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, next to be holden at Portsmouth, within and for the county of Rock- ingham, on the fourth Tuesday of April next, and there show cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said pe- tition should not be granted; by causing said petition and order of court thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the New-Hamp-
Wholesale Store, Pleasant Street.
Lang, Brierley & Co.
Have removed from Ladd-Street, to the Store formerly occupied by them in Pleasant-Street,
BY the arrival of the May-Flower, Capt. Peterson, from Liverpool, they have received a very extensive allotment of GOODS, suited to the present and approaching sea- son, consisting of Woolens, Linens and Cottons of all descriptions.
They have also received
A large quantity of
Cutlery and Hardware, Which are now opening, and for sale at a very low advance for Cash or approved Credit, by Wholesale only. Portsmouth, Oct. 19, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire. County of Grafton.
To the hon. Charles Johnson, Esq. one of the Justices of the peace and quo- rum in and for the county of Grafton.
THE undersigned owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Coventry, in said county, request that you notify and warn the proprietors and grantees, owners of lands in said township, to meet at the dwelling-house of Amasa Scott, innholder in Haverhill, in said county, on Thursday the 15th day of December next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, to vote and act on the following articles, matters and things, viz.
 1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting.  2d. To choose a proprietors clerk.  3d. To choose a committee to examine into the appropriation and expenditure of monies heretofore ra- ised and granted by the proprietary, and to examine and settle the de- mands of all persons to whom the proprietary are indebted for services and expenditures.  4th. To vote, grant and raise such sum or sums of money as may then be judged expedient for making and repairing public highways in said town, and for such other purposes as may be deemed for the benefit of said proprietary.  5th. To vote to establish a high- way leading from Haverhill town line, near the dwelling house of Mr. Ro- bert Eliot, in said Coventry, passing through the Olivine valley (so call- ed) to Warren town line, agreeable to a return of a survey of the same, made by the following gentlemen, viz. James Woodward, Esq. Major Moody Bedell and Capt. Stephen Richeson.  6th. To choose and appoint as- sessors and a collector with necessary powers.  7th. To ratify and confirm any former votes and grants heretofore made by said proprietary.  8th. To pass all votes necessary, to confirm or to regulate former pitch- es made upon certain lots of land by propietors, or others, and to direct how and in what manner pitches shall in future be made upon lots in said town.  9th. To choose a committee to lay out one or more hundred acre lot or lots to each proprietors right or share of land in said town with dis- cretionary powers.  10th. To vote how and in what manner the lots above mentioned shall be drawn or pitched, after they are laid out.  11th. To vote to choose a com- mittee in behalf of said proprietary, to lay out roads, and to do and trans- act all such other matters and things as may be committed to their charge, for the advantage of said proprietary.  12th. To vote and transact such other matters as may be thought pro- per for the good of the proprietors.  Josiah Burnham, Obediah Eastman, Ephraim Stearns, pr O. Eastman, Jonathan Hale pr. Artemas Nixon, Jonathan Whiting, John W. Chandler. Coventry, Oct. 31, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire. County of Grafton.
IN compliance with the a- foresaid request to me made, I do hereby notify & warn all the proprietors & grantees owners of lands in said township of Coventry to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes men- tioned, and set forth in the said afo- resaid request.
Given under my hand and seal at Ha- verhill, in said county, this 31st day of October 1796. CHARLES JOHNSTON, Justice Peace.
Almanacks.
The Farmer's, Thomas's, Carleton's, Low's, Weatherall's Bickerstaff's, Noyes's, and the Fede- ral Almanacks, for the year 1797, may be had cheap by the gross or single dozen, of
S. Larkin,
At the Portsmouth-Bookstore, MASSACHUSETTS and New-Hampshire Registers will be ready in a few days.
Just opened and for sale at the above places, An assortment of BOOKS,
Among which are the following, Goldsmith's History of the Earth, and animated nature, elegant- ly bound, 8 vols.
Mosheim's Ecclesiastical hist- ory, elegantly bound, 6 vols.
Observer, 5 vols.
Connoisseur, 4 vols.
Adams's Flowers of modern voyages, 2 vols.
Pennant's History of Qua- drupeds, quarto, with plates, 2 vols.
Bell's British Theatre, ele- gant, 21 vols.
Rollin's Ancient History, 8 vols.
Sentimental memoirs, a no- vel, 2 vols.
Pupil of Nature.
Nobody's Poems, and a va- riety of others.
Nov. 12, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Andover, who have not paid their State tax for the year 1795, that un- less they pay the same to me the sub- scriber, on or before the 31st day of January next, so much of their land as will pay the same with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue at 3 o'clock, P. M. on said day, at my dwelling house in Andover aforesaid.
   No. R. Q'ty C's     Daniel Marston, 5 2 40 5   5 1 44 5   Robert Miller, 25 1 50 4   25 4 60 6   Benjamin French, 26 4 100 6   26 2 80 5   Benjamin Swett, jr. 28 2 80 6   David Norton, 32 4 100 8   32 2 80 11   Joseph Rawlings, 33 1 80 5   Samuel Blake, jr. 35 1 80 6   Hezekiah Carr, 42 4 80 8   Joshua Peirce, 48 4 80 8   Joshua Towle, 50 1 60 5   Samuel Solley & } 52 2 80 11   Clement March, } 60 4 100 5   Nason Cals, 60 4 80 11   Jesse Prescott, 65 3 100 8   Tho's Wallingsford, 67 4 60 13   Daniel Sanborn, 68 4 100 13   Anthony Emery, 69 4 40 5   John Brown, 71 4 40 6   Tobias Lakeman, 75 3 100 11   John Hoit, 77 1 80 13   77 3 80 11   77 1 20 1   David Page, 80 2 100 11   80 1 107 11   80 4 80 8  
JOSIAH SCRIBNER, Collector. Andover, Nov. 10, 1796.
Just imported and for sale by Matthew S. Marsh, HERRING Nets & Twine.
18 & 15 thread St. Peter's Lines. Mackerel do. Shoe Thread. Seine and Sewing Twine. Bridport Canvas 1st quality. Trunks of Linens & Checks. Portsmouth, Nov. 22, 1796.
FOR SALE,
A Good Farm,
IN Cornish, in the county of York and Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, is under good improvement, contains about one hundred & forty acres, produces fifty tons of English hay, yearly; is well wooded and wa- tered, has new buildings and lies on the Post road, and will be sold on reasonable terms, with or without stock.
WILLIAM W. BARNS. Nov. 25.
A vessel to sail in a few days for New-York, for freight or passage apply to Mr. John Trefethen of Kittery. Nov. 26.