The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1797-09-12 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
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PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE)—PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY JOHN MELCHER, PRINTER TO THE STATE, AT HIS OFFICE CORNER OF MARKET STREET, WHERE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THIS PAPER, ADVERTISEMENTS, AND ARTICLES OF INTELLIGENCE ARE THANKFULLY RECEIVED.
Vol. XLI.—Numb. 2129.]
TUESDAY, September 12, 1797.
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West-India News.
Basseterre, (St. Christopher's) July 25. His majesty's ship Lapwing, Capt. Barron, arrived here on Saturday last from a cruise, and brought in a schooner under American colours, from Guadalupe, which on examination, proving to be American property, she was released.
NASSAU, (N. P.) JULY 28.
Yesterday morning a few minutes after three o'clock, we were alarmed with the cry of fire, which had broken out in the house in the eastern suburbs belonging to the Lodge of Free Masons. Most providentially the weather was extremely still, and the little air there was came from the southward. The inhabitants, garrison, and seamen were all very alert in endeavouring to stop the progress of the fire, and fortunately prevented its extending further than to an out-house on the same lot, and to a kitchen of Mr. Alexander's which together with the building in which it broke out, were entirely consumed.
We are concerned to say, there is every reason to think that this fire was the effect of design. Two free negroes are committed to jail, under suspicion of being concerned in this diabolical business.
The Scourge, Privateer, Cockburn, arrived this evening from a cruise, during which she has taken a Spanish brig, from Gampeachy for Havannah with hides, tallow, &c. and a Spanish government sloop, fitted out at Havannah, carrying 10 guns and 68 men, and commanded by a Navy Lieutenant.
AUGUST 1.
A vessel from Boston, which arrived here yesterday, brings us intelligence of the French privateer Sch'r Revenge, of 10 guns, being taken last Saturday off the coast of Abaco, by the Squirrel or Lark man of war.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 12.
Capt. Clarke, informs, that about the 20th of June two English frigates, which were cruising off Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, sent in five boats, and cut out of that road a Spanish galleon from the East-Indies, which had a very considerable quantity of money on board. They also cut out a French brig, belonging to the Republic, mounting 18 guns, which was bound to the East-Indies.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27. BOARD OF HEALTH.
Report from the City Hospital, August 27, 1797. Admitted—four. Died—two. Discharged—three.
Five new cases of contagion reported by two doctors—No others reported.
AUGUST 28.
2 o'clock, P. M. For the last 24 hours, 14 persons have died in this city of different disorders.
AUGUST 29.
There is now no getting any thing like a correct statement of the progress of the fever or the deaths it occasions; but, the returns collected from the sextons proves that the deaths are not more numerous now than they were last year at the same season. Thousands of persons are, however, flying from the city. Upwards of one hundred loads of trunks and other goods were met yesterday morning between the city and Shoemaker town; that is in the space of nine miles: and I myself, on Sunday morning, met about a dozen families, between the middle ferry and the upper end of Market-street. The clergy, who certainly ought never to stir while there is a soul to be saved, or a mind to be soothed by their ministry, are, I am afraid, preparing to join in the flight.
AUGUST 30.
The board of Health have come to a resolution to discontinue the publication of their daily Reports. These being, from the difference of opinion amongst the Medical Faculty,
partial and unsatisfactory, the measure appears to have been necessary.
A Health Committee has been chosen for Southwark, consisting of twenty members.
Every where, in the vicinity of the city, the most alarming and absurd exaggerations respecting the disorder, abound and gain credit, to an astonishing degree. The spirit of exaggeration exceeds that of 1793, and seems to prevail more and more as the cause of alarm decreases. Those, not wholly abandoned to credulity, may profit by a caution, not to believe every thing they hear.
A bill appropriating 10,000 dollars to the committee of health, to be by them applied to the relief of sick and indigent persons labouring under malignant or other diseases in the city and liberties of Philadelphia, passed the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon.
It appears, by information collected for the Philadelphia Gazette that in the burying grounds of this city, collectively, there were 4 adults and 6 children interred in 24 hours, ending yesterday at noon, exclusive of the City Hospital and Kennington.
The deaths in this city for the 24 hours ending Saturday noon, amounted only to 14.
A curious mode to evade the expenses of travelling.
JOHN KILBURN, a person well known to many gentlemen of the turf, as a lift-teller, and attendant in the stables, at most of the races in the kingdom, died lately in very reduced circumstances,—at a public house at Water Newington, in Huntingdonshire. He had undergone various vicissitudes in life; and had been a horse dealer of some eminence, and in that line travelled into France, and other foreign parts; returning to England poor, he entered into several militias, and was at one time a sergeant in the Huntingdonshire; but his predilection for horses and the turf, occasioned his getting rid of that situation. At a town in Bedfordshire, some years ago, he was, according to the turf phrase, quite broke down! It was in harvest; week before Richmond races, near which place he was born, and to reach there in time he hit on the following expedient: He applied to a blacksmith of his acquaintance, to stamp on his padlock the words "Richmond gaol;" which, with a chain, was fixed to one of his legs, and he composedly went into a cornfield to sleep.
As he expected, he was soon apprehended, taken before a magistrate, who, after some deliberation, ordered two constables to guard him in a carriage to Richmond, no time being to be lost, Kilburn saying he had not been tried and hoped they would not let him lay while another affizes.—The constables on their arrival at the gaol asked the keeper with "Sir do you know this man?"—"Yes, very well; it's Kilburn; I have known many a year."—"We suppose he has broken out of your gaol, as he has a chain and padlock on his leg with your mark; is not he a prisoner?"—"A prisoner! I never heard any harm of him in my life."—"Nor," says Kilburn "save these gentlemen, Sir; they have been so good as to bring me home out of Bedfordshire, and now I will not give them any further trouble; I have got the key of the padlock, and I'll not trouble them to unlock it. I thank them for their good usage."—The distance he thus travelled was about 173 miles.
A RECEIPT, TO MAKE A GENTLEMAN OF TASTE.
Take any garment for a coat, that is of equal size at both ends, and that will hang on a man like a Cartman's frock; the hair, which nature, by mistake, made to cover the spindle which joins the head to the trunk
must be turned up under the hat, so as to display that charming part of the body the nape of the neck: Then paste a patch of frizzled hair to a smooth face from ear to chin, daub it over with pomatum and cover it with powder. Set this figure a walking—or seat him by the Ladies with a feggar in his mouth—and the work is done!—
Note. To make him a first rate beau, add ten yards of tape to each knee, and tie a large pudding under his chin.—
ANECDOLE.
SOME years since, a sober, zealous, Connecticut parson went to catechize a family in his parish, who were not so well versed in the rudiments of divinity as many are, when arrived, he thought proper to begin with Lois, the eldest daughter, a girl about eighteen, and baxem as May—whose charms had smitten the young village swains with an epidemic. "Well Lois," said the parson, "I shall begin with you"—"come tell me who died for you?"—"Lois, with a charming flush in her cheek, replied—"why nobody as I know on." The parson, rather surprised at her answer, repeated his question with encreasing zeal—"Lois, I say, tell me who died for you?"—Poor Lois, rather irritated at the inquisitive parson, again replied, "why nobody, fir—there was Tom Dawlon lay bed rid for me, about six months, but folks says he got up again."
As long liveth a merry man, as a sad. This proverb affords an antidote against dejection and despair. A man, in his passage through this sublunary state, had much better tread the path of life cheerfully; skipping lightly over the thorns and briars which obstruct his way, than sit down under every hedge lamenting his hard fate in being placed in a world so overrun with them. The thread of a cheerful man's life is not sooner severed by the fates than that of one who is continually sad and desponding; then what does care avail? A prudent conduct in the general concerns of life, is undoubtedly in the first place to be attended to; and without it the cheerfulness here proverbially recommended can but be transitory; but if that should prove unsuccessful, and distress unavoidably succeed, dejection and despair will be far from affording relief.
State of New-Hampshire. * * * Cheshire, ss. (L.S.) WHEREAS application has been made to me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace within & for the county of Cheshire aforesaid, by the owners of more than one sixteenth part of the rights, shares and interests of the common and undivided lands in the town of Acworth, in said county; that a meeting of the proprietors of said common and undivided lands might be called as soon as might be; these are therefore to notify and warn the proprietors of said common and undivided lands, to assemble and meet at the dwelling-house of Mr. Galen Allen, innholder in said Acworth, on Thursday the 21st day of September next, at ten of the clock before noon; then and there, when met and duly formed, to act on the following articles and things, viz.
1st. To choose a moderator for said meeting. 2d. To choose a clerk, treasurer, collector, any committee or committees, or agents that may be thought necessary to conduct the affairs of said proprietors, and to act any thing therein, that may be thought best for the interest of the proprietors. 3d. To raise any sums of money that may be thought necessary. 4th. To transact any other business that may lawfully do, which concerns the interest of the proprietors.
Given under my hand and seal at Acworth aforesaid, this 26th day of July, 1797. DANIEL GROUT, Justice Peace.
PIERMONT.
To Nathaniel A. Haven, clerk of the proprietors of the township of Piermont, in the county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire.
THE underigned owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Piermont, in said county, request that you notify and warn the said proprietors and owners of land in said Piermont, to meet at the dwelling-house of Capt. Isaac Patterson, in said Piermont, on Tuesday the 7th of November next, at 10 of the clock forenoon to vote and act on the following: viz.
1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting. 2d. To choose a proprietors clerk pro tem. 3d. To examine and settle all accounts of said proprietors, and to choose committees, agent or agents to settle said accounts, or to prosecute or settle any suit or controversy that has been or may be depending between said proprietors, and any other township—or to convey or release any lands, and to receive any monies that may be due said proprietors. 4th. To choose all officers that may be thought necessary for the government and execution of the business of said proprietors, and to vote and act on any matter that may be thought best for the interest of the proprietors. 5th. To choose a committee to perambulate any lines that may be thought necessary.
John Peirce, Thomas Leavitt, George Jaffrey, A. R. Cutter, Wm. Hale, Administrator to estate of John Hale, Esq. John Penhallow for estate of Richard Wilbird, Esq. deceased. August 9, 1797.
State of New-Hampshire. Rockingham, ss.
Aug. 9, 1797.
Pursuant to the foregoing application to me addressed, the proprietors of Piermont, in the county of Grafton and State aforesaid, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place mentioned, and for the purposes therein expressed.
NATHANIEL HAVEN, Prop'r's Clerk. State of New-Hampshire. Strafford, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the owners of land in Barnstead, as well resident as non-resident, that the General Court, at their sessions in June, 1792, voted a tax on all the lands in said town, two pence per acre for the purpose of repairing a bridge over Suncook river, and two roads on the north side of said town, said tax to be received in labor at the rate of three shillings per day for an able bodied man, finding his own diet, provided the last half be done between the 16th and 27th of September next, otherwise their lands will be advertised for sale as the law directs for the payment of the same. CHARLES HODGDON, BENJ. NUTTER, NICHOLAS DUDLEY, } Directors. Barnstead, Aug. 5, 1797.
TAKEN up adrift about half way between Odiorne's point and the Isle of Shoals, a fourteen feet YAWL, without oars, and part of her painter hanging over the stern, the owner may have the same by applying to John Skirgins of Kittery. Aug. 24, 1797.
Piscataqua-Bridge.
A TOLL Gatherer is wanted to collect the toll of Piscataqua Bridge, one year from the last day of September next, any person or persons inclining to collect said toll, may send their proposals in writing to either of the subscribers any time before the 15th September, which will be duly considered by Thomas Thompson, or John Peirce, Agents of Piscataqua-Bridge. Portsmouth, Aug. 15, 1797.
TAKEN up on the sea shore about a mile to the westward of York harbor, a Malt about two feet through, and 69 in length, marked with the letter F. the owner may have it again by proving his property and applying to ROBERT RAYNES. York, August 30, 1797.
TO BE LET A large & convenient store Fronting on the North end of Market-Street, and now occupied by Mr. Peter Clarke, THE building is 3 stories high, about 70 feet in length, and 24 feet wide, has a good cellar under it, and is accommodated with a crane to take up and let down heavy goods to or from the cellar or the several stories. It is particularly well situated and constructed for a wholesale Dry Goods Store, and also for retail, having a large shop in the front; inquire of JOSEPH WHIPPLE.
For New-York THE fast sailing SCHOONER Thomas, with good accommodations, Edward K. Damerel, master, for freight or passage inquire at N. H. Hotel. Sept. 4.
A FARM for sale.
TO BE SOLD, A FARM, IN LEE; ABOUT 20 miles from Portsmouth, lying on the main road to Northwood and Gilmantown, &c. and an excellent stand for a Tavern or for Trade, and has been improved for the same; said Farm contains about 124 acres, and is well proportioned for pasturing, mowing and tillage, under good improvement; the road fence chiefly stone wall, and division fences (between neighbors) chiefly stone wall and pine stumps; a good proportion of low ground, which is profitable in dry seasons, with good buildings thereon; an Ell house and shop, fronting the road 48 feet, and 50 feet back, one story, with two stacks of chimneys; a good cellar and dairy, and a well of never failing water near the door; said house is well finished. Two good barns, one 44 by 28, the other 32 by 20, and in good repair; said Farm is well watered, and sufficient orcharding. Also, 19 acres and two thirds of an acre of wood land in Nottingham, within one mile of said house, and descending to the house, full of white and black oak wood, and lying on the main road. Said Farm may be entered upon in February next. Any person inclining to purchase may view the premises and know the terms by applying to RICHARD MARTIN, owner of, and now living on said premises. N. B. All persons having accounts open with the subscriber are desired to call and settle the same, and those indebted are desired to make immediate payment in order to enable him to satisfy demands against him, and to prevent further trouble. RICHARD MARTIN. Lee, September 1, 1797.
Jonathan Edgerly
TAKES this method to return his sincere thanks to those who have favoured him with their commands in the Newspaper line since he has undertaken to ride Post, and assures them that punctuality has, and ever will be his steady pursuit. He is sorry that pressing calls from the printers who furnish him with papers, and others with whom he has concerns, necessitate him to request a settlement with every person with whom he has an account open up to the 1st day of October next. He flatters himself that the feeling mind, will readily step forward and grant him that relief which a discharge of their accounts will afford. If a man does not fulfil his engagements with those he is in immediate connection with, his credit, his reputation, his character is at once ruined. Therefore suffer the subscriber to entreat all who are indebted to him for papers, &c. to have their money laid by against the first of October, at which time it will be expected with punctuality.

Foreign NEWS.
PARIS, JUNE 12.
Letters from Vienna concur in stating, that the 25th of last month had been fixed as the time for public rejoicings on account of the termination of hostilities; but that the Emperor has ordered this expression of general satisfaction to be postponed to "the moment" as he himself is said to have declared, "when all Europe shall have reason to rejoice." This declaration cannot be otherwise explained than by its reference to the conclusion of a general Peace.
JUNE 27.
Several Naval Officers are now at Paris, on their way to Venice, for the purpose of taking the command of the ships of war there, which are become the property of the French Republic. The whole number is said to amount to 17, from 74 to 64 gun ships. We have also made a considerable acquisition of naval stores of all kinds.
A descent on Ireland or on Scotland, to be effected by the operations of the Texel and Brest fleets in concert, is again talked of. It is, however, strongly opposed by two Members of the Directory.
LONDON, JULY 11.
The King of Spain is arrived at Cadiz, with a view of quieting the minds of the merchants there, and to accelerate the tardy operations of his marine. The merchants have, on this occasion, presented a memorial to his majesty, setting forth the hardships they labour under in the interruption of their commerce, from the port of Cadiz have been so long, and so closely blockaded, that no ship could sail from or enter it. The King gave for answer, that his admiral had received his final instructions, which are supposed to be—to risk an engagement. The Spanish fleet consists of 30 sail of the line; cur's is only 22—nine of which are, however, three deckers. From the admirable position of our fleet and the skill and bravery of our officers and seamen, the noble commander is under no anxiety of the result. The whole fleet is in the highest state of subordination, and has felt nothing of that feverish spirit which has pervaded some other divisions of the British navy.
JULY 12.
We this day learn, that the Irish Parliament is actually dissolved—much we understand, to the disappointment of our ministers here, who had dispatched an express to delay the dissolution, but which express arrived a few hours too late.
It is fixed that Parliament should be prorogued on Friday se'night. The deluded to treason in various parts of Ireland, still continue to give up arms, take the oath of allegiance, and embrace the amnesty and forgiveness held out by the lenience of government. Most of the misled have, in this way, thrown off the guilty occupation that traitorous deception had led them into.
JULY 14.
At 12 o'clock on Wednesday night Mr. East, a King's messenger arrived in town from Lord Malmesbury, Mr. East came passenger from Calais in a Danish packet; he was only 29 hours on his journey. We understand that the mail coming from Paris had been stopped and the post boy murdered.
Several of the ministers being out of town, it was 12 o'clock yesterday before the cabinet met to hear the dispatches read; and such has been the profound secrecy observed in regard to them, that nothing has transpired to us on which we chuse to venture an opinion how far or not the opening of the negotiation is favorable. No private letters were delivered out, and for the first time almost in our recollection the news did not even find its way into the city in the course of the day, although a private express from Dover was three hours before the messenger, and was supposed to bring a general description of all that had passed at Lisle.
We learn that several conferences have taken place between M. Letourneur and Lord Malmesbury, and that each has delivered to the other his projet . The dispatches, we believe, wholly relate to the propositions made by the French as the basis of peace—propositions which, be they what they may, cannot be regarded as conclusive in respect to the result, because we believe it is usual for each party to make higher
pretensions, in the outset, than he is willing to accept as the finis qua non of the negotiation. We shall leave to other newspapers to pretend to give the outlines of the proposals that have been made, though we do not believe that the public will place much confidence in such speculations. At the same time that Lord Malmesbury dispatched a courier to England, the French Plenipotentiary also sent a messenger to Paris, with the propositions made by Lord Malmesbury. No time has been lost in replying to the dispatches received by Mr. East, as an answer was returned to them late last night, when Mr. Brooks and Mr. Drellins, King's Messengers, left town for Lisle, to be in waiting.
On Monday the 10th instant, the following seven mutineers, of the Leopard, viz. Dennis Sullivan, Alexander Lawson, Wm. Welch, Joseph Fearon, Wm. Rofs, Geo. Shave, and Thomas Sterling, were executed at the Nore, pursuant to their sentence; four on board the Lancaster. The sentences on James Rebertson and John Habbigan, recommended to mercy, were respited.
Price of Stocks—Consols 54.
FROM FRANCE, 10 July 16.
The negotiations for peace are seriously entered upon, at Lisle. Every day the two Legations meet at 11 in the morning:—Their conferences are never long. The English conduct with prudence; and are much esteemed in Lisle. The ministers of the French Legation are also held in high respect. Fifty cannon were fired on the arrival of Malmesbury, at Lisle.
In a debate upon the celebration of the 14th July, Vauclanc congratulated the council, that the mediation of Buonaparte, supported by the specific disposition of the Directory, had succeeded in the liberation of La Fayette, Latour Mobourg, and Bureau de Puzy, who are restored to liberty and independence.
The following was inclosed in a letter from New-Orleans, of the 4th of June:
Spanish Proclamation.
Government having received information through her Minister, near the United States of America, that an expedition, collected on the Lakes, would, this summer, attack the Illinois —hath thought proper, for the security and tranquility of Lower Louisiana , to suspend the already commenced evacuation of the posts of Nogles and Natchez . These being the only posts which cover the lower province, the cession of them would enable the English, should they render themselves masters of Upper Louisiana , to disturb and ravage that country; and this would be the more easily effected, as by an article of the treaty lately concluded with Great Britain , the United States acknowledge that the English may navigate freely, and frequent the posts of the said states, upon the rivers in general, lakes, &c. a manifest contradiction to the treaty concluded with Spain, which it seems to annul, since by this last the United States declare that no nation shall navigate the Mississippi without the consent of Spain.
Although the legitimacy of the motives of suspension hath been represented with suitable candor to the Congress of the United States, and communicated by our orders to the commissioner for running the boundary line, as well as to the commanding officer of the detachment of American troops now at Natchez ; yet we are informed that a detachment from the army of the United States , stationed on the Ohio , is now on its way through Holstein to the Natchez , whilst the militia of Cumberland have been warned to hold themselves in readiness to march on the shortest notice.
These hostile arrangements, which can only relate to these provinces, since the United States are now in peace with all the savage nations; the recent threats of the commissioner for establishing the boundary line, & of the officer commanding the American detachment at Natchez ;—the prospect, and (if we may credit an American Gazette ) the commencement of a rupture between France, our intimate ally and the said states, all advise us to be upon our guard, and ready to defend our possessions with that valour, that energy which the inhabitants of this country have displayed on all occasions, with that advantage and superiority which a knowledge of their local situation afford, with that con-
fidenc which integrity and justice inspire. If the Congress of the United States entertain no hostile designs against these provinces, let them leave the posts of Natchez and Nogales which are the only barriers between the English and Lower Louisiana ; or let them secure us against that article of the British treaty which exposes even the capital of Lower Louisiana to be sacked and pillaged—we will then evacuate the posts and lay down those arms which they force us to assume, by arming their militia in a time of profound peace, and sending a considerable body of troops by circuitous route to surprize us.
New-Orleans, May 31, 1797.
NORFOLK, Aug. 24.
Extract of a letter from Commodore Barney to his friend in this town, dated Medusa, at Sea, Aug. 21st, 1797.
"After seven months blockade by the enemy, I have at length escaped their vigilance. The moment they reduced the number of their ships to watch my movements (from twelve, eight, six, and until within these few days, five ships to two—that is one ship of the line and a frigate) I was determined to push out with my two frigates, which I did yesterday, although I saw them both to the southward of me, the winds were light, but we lost sight of them in the night. So ends a blockade which has cost the enemy upwards of 800,000 dollars, and has been of no real injury to France. I hope soon to give a good account of ourselves; and was I on equal terms with them in point of force, they should have little to boast of."
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31.
The Hamburg Address Centoir of the 10th of July, mentions an American ship from China to London, laden with 3,900 chests of tea,—600,000 wt. sugar with Nankins, silk stuff, and Porcelain, worth three million livres, being taken by a French privateer, and carried into Nantz.
Burials in the 24 hours ending yesterday at noon—5 adults, and 4 children.
Six Physicians have been attacked with the prevailing fever.
We are informed, that the visits of the blackjack, to persons reported sick, will, in future, be dispensed with, unless in cases where the diseased persons, or their nearest friends or relatives require it. This regulation was rendered the more necessary, as some frights, and at least one death, had been caused by its unlooked-for visits to indisposed individuals.
One of the latter description is spoken of with a degree of circumstantiality which leaves little doubt of its truth. 'Tis of a relation of Mr. Wrigley, who had charge of his bottling-cellar, near Market-street wharf, who having some slight complaint on him, that required the calling in of medical aid, it was immediately reported that he was ill of the yellow fever, on which the aforesaid cart was sent for by one of his humane neighbours—the sight of the vehicle frightened him so that he fled into the country, and slept in the open air on Monday and Tuesday nights: this has proved as fatal to him as any yellow fever could possibly have done, as he yesterday paid the great debt of nature, from the combined causes of previous illness, fright, and the noxious dews and vapours of the night.
SEPTEMBER 1.
Burials in the 24 hours ending yesterday at noon, nine.
The citizens who leave town are cautioned to be particularly careful in fastening their doors and windows, as some instances of lawless depredations on deserted houses have already transpired; and as the rage for migration still continues, many more may naturally be expected.
Although the number of houses shut up, is said to amount only to one sixth, it may fairly be concluded, that one third, at least, of the inhabitants have quitted the city; for, of the houses and stores still open, many are left in the care of a single servant, clerk, or store-keeper.
The ship General Washington , arrived at Newcastle from Londonderry, has brought 430 passengers in good health.
The North America has 370 passengers who will be landed at Wilmington. This ship was brought too, on Sunday last, in long. 72, by the British ship Assistance of 50 guns, in company with the Andromeda frigate, who pressed 27 of her passen-
gers.—They had captured, a few hours before, the brig Faithful , Pastor , from this port, for Bilboa, and had her in possession. F. D.
SEPTEMBER 2.
Burials for the 24 hours ending yesterday at noon, sixteen.
By regular return it appears, that 89 persons have been sick with the contagious fever since Aug. 25, 5 of whom have died.
The fever has made some progress in Kennington, into which place it appears to have been introduced by a young man named Brewster, who had been with marketing on board the ship Hind , while she lay at the Fort, the beginning of August. This young man died—vomited black matter previous to his death—communicated the disease to some of his attendants, according to the report of his physician, Dr. Leib, and a letter to the Board of Health from Mr. S. Bower, whose brother lately died of the disease.
An attempt was made on the 11th ult. to set on fire a wooden house in Tradd-Street, Charleston, which was fortunately discovered by a negro man, who extinguished the lighted matches which had been laid there for that purpose.—There being no property in the house, the owner being absent, leaves little room to doubt that the design was to promote a general conflagration in that part of the town, where, from the narrowness of the street as well as the undivided range of buildings, mostly of wood, it would be nearly impossible to extinguish the flames.
NEW-YORK, Aug. 30.
A citizen was interrupted on Wednesday evening near the Park, by a foot-pad who had a pistol—on seizing the pistol several others appeared. By some address the citizen cleared himself from them. The watch was turned out but could find nothing of them. Such gangs should rouse the citizens to vigilance. Several ROBBERIES were committed last week; and a gentleman had his purse demanded of him about ten days since, 2 miles out, by a pad, with a pistol at his breast.
ALBANY, Aug. 23.
By Major Cals, of the U. S. 3d regiment, who arrived in this city on Monday last, we are informed, that he left Fort Hamilton, on the Great Miami, the 15th of May last, and travelled through the North Western Territory to Detroit; that as far as he could discover, the Indians shewed no hostile disposition towards the United States, although their minds appeared to be much agitated, and many of them were moving off to the Spanish side of the Mississippi. The spirit of desertion which had prevailed amongst the American troops at Detroit, had considerably abated previous to his departure, in consequence of energetic measures being adopted by Brigadier-General Wilkinson.—Great cordiality subsisted between the American and British officers in that quarter.
[Alb. Reg.]
NEWPORT, Aug. 29.
On Saturday last, John Gibbs, the second son of Mr. George Gibbs, of this town, merchant, in the 16th year of his age, was suddenly killed by an unexpected discharge of his fowling piece. The contents piercing his neck, deprived him almost instantly of life.—Lamentable instance of the instability of human existence.
PROVIDENCE, Sept. 2.
At a Town-Council specially holden in and for the town of Providence, on Wednesday, August 30, 1797.
The public are assured, that since the communication on Friday last, ONE person only has died of the Yellow Fever; and that TWO only remain sick. That from present appearances, and the report of the Physicians of the town, the Council are induced to believe that said Fever will shortly totally subside.
By order, George Tillinghast, C. Clerk. Friday, Sept. 1, 1797.
The public are assured, that since the information communicated on Wednesday last, it appears that One person only has deceased of the Yellow Fever, and that but Two persons are now confined with that disorder. By order,
George Tillinghast, C. Clerk.
NEW-LONDON, Sept. 2.
A Wild Cat was killed in Danbury, on Thursday the 17th ult. by Capt. Benajah Benedict, measur-
3 feet and 2 inches from the end of his nose to the root of his tail.
BOSTON, Sept. 5.
Bombardment of Cadiz.
An arrival from Lisbon, which failed thence July 20, states, that Lord St. Vincents (late Jarvis) with a fleet of 30 sail of the line, gun boats, &c. had entered Cadiz harbor, bombarded the town, saluted the batteries, captured St. Mary's, and pulled to the Spanish fleet which had fled to the most interior part of the harbour.
Extract of a letter from Lisbon, July 18, 1797.
"The last Post informs us, that Cadiz is invested by Jarvis's fleet. The bombardment has been very severe, upwards of 15,000 inhabitants have fled from the city—which has been set on fire in several places. The town of St. Mary's, on the maine, has already been captured."
Extract of a letter from Messrs. Bulkeley and Son, dated Lisbon July 18.
"The Blockade and Bombardment of Cadiz, still continues, to the great injury and detriment of their trade."
[CADIZ, is in W. Lon. 6. 46. lat. 36. 25. a city and port-town of the pr. of Andalusia, in Spain, sit. at the N. W. end of the island of Leon, or Lyon, opposite to port St. Mary's, on the continent, 270 m. S. W. of Madrid, 60 m. S. W. of Seville, and 45 m. N. W. of Gibraltar. The island it stands upon is in length about 18 m. the S. W. end about 9 broad, and the N. W. and where the town stands, is not 2 m. broad. It has a communication with the continent by a bridge, and with the opposite shore forms a bay 12 miles long, and 6 broad; but about the middle of the bay are two points of land, one on the continent, and the island, so near together that the fords upon them, command the passage. The city has about 5000 houses in it, and the best foreign trade of any town in Spain, for the galleons annually take in their loading here, and return hither with the treasures and rich merchandise of Peru and Mexico. The earl of Essex, in the year 1596, landed on the island, took the town, plundered it of a prodigious treasure, and burnt the galleons in the harbor.
[Gazetteer.]
September 11.
SUMMARY.
The Venetians no longer exist as an independent People.—The potent French Republicans have directed that both their Island and Terra Firma territory should be United to one of the new Created Italian Republics: A French Consul with his wife and children have been recently murdered at Sebino: In Venetian Delmatia commotions have occurred: There are more than 30,000 men under arms, who neither side with the French or Austrians, though they are most inclined to the latter.
Genoa, is completely revolutionized; The Doge is obliged to use the prefix Citizen: It has been found expedient, however, to disarm those whom the revolution pretends to have made masters, i. e. the People. Official information is published that Mantua is given up by the Emperor, and is to be added to the Cisalpine Republic. The King of Naples has issued a Proclamation forbidding, under severe penalties, all assemblies in clubs for political debate. The King of Prussia, and the Emperor of Germany have not accommodated their differences—Some English papers declare, from recent events, a war between those potentates is probable. A revolutionary volcano has burst in the Vateline, territory subject to Switzerland, which threatens serious trouble to the Helvetic Body.—The peasants rose en masse, and drove their civil officers from their towns. The Dutch fleet, continues blocked in the Texel, some times seeming disposed to fail, but has not as yet moved.—A fleet has been dispatched from England for Gibraltar Straights, to intercept the French fleet from Toulon. Threats of invasion still continue, but are not thought serious in England. Commodore Warren lately captured 7 sail of French vessels, and drove a frigate and corvette on the Pennarks.—The Raven has carried into Lisbon a Spanish prize for which 300,000l. were offered. FAYETTE, French papers say, was not released far into July, but it was certain he was to have his liberty.—Edmund Burke has been buried with much solemn ceremony.

AUCTION. To-Morrow WILL BE SOLD At Public Vendue
At 10 o'clock, A. M. at Abraham Isaac's Auction-Room,
VARIETY of articles, consisting of white Gauze, crimped Tiffany, Muffin Aprons, Hair Ribbon, Beaver Hats, common felt do. paint & tar Brushes, common Buckles, best Matthewman Buttons, quart and pint Tumblers, Decanters, damaged Bohemia Tea, porter Glasses, an excellent feather Bed, Tables, Chairs, complete Jacks, best pigtail Tobacco; 20 dozen best London bottled Porter; and a few boxes of fresh Lemons—with a variety of other articles too tedious to mention.
Broad & Forest CLOTHS.
Sign of the Lamb and Flag, Market-Street,
Edward Parry
Informs the public that he has just received an extensive assortment of SUPERFINE broad and forest Cloths; strip'd, clouded and spotted Elastic; plain, mix'd and figured Cashmere; twill'd Velvets and Corduroys.
A large assortment of Chintzes & Muslins of all kinds. An elegant choice of patch color'd Chintz Furniture and Copperplates; black Modes and Sattins; and other goods as usual, which will be sold cheap by the piece or less quantity, for cash, Pot-Ashes or Flax-Seed. Portsmouth, Sept. 8, 1797.
Ten Dollars Reward.
LOST from the Mail Stage this morning, between Greenleaf's tavern in Portsmouth, and Well's tavern, a large PORTMANAU; the finder will receive the above reward on delivering it at Greenleaf's tavern or to the subscriber at Capt. S. Storer's, asking no questions. BURRELL BASSETT. Sept. 9, 1797.
TO BE SOLD At Public Vendue,
On Thursday the 5th day of October next, by a licence from the honorable Judge of Probate, to the amount of 500 dollars of the personal estate of Jonathan Tilton, late of Kensington, deceased, CONSISTING of Live Stock, Farming Utensils, wearing Apparel, &c. &c. by Joseph Tilton and Enoch Rowe, Attorneys to the Administratrix of said estate. Exeter, Sept. 7, 1797.
TO those of my friends who have been attentive to their bills when presented, I feel emotions of gratitude. Those who have neglected a settlement for more than one year may expect to find their accounts in some other hands if not attended to prior to the 15th day of October next, all accounts now ready for settlement. OZIAS SILSBY. Portsmouth, Sept. 6, 1797.
Moses Jewett's estate.
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of Moses Jewett, late of Exeter, trader, deceased, are desired to settle the same immediately with DANIEL CONNOR, to the Executrix. Exeter, Sept. 7, 1797.
JEDIDIAH Good-
win of Berwick, forbids all persons trading any ways by credit with his son Emery Goodwin, as he is under age; he also forbids all persons cutting or hauling any thing off any lands he has the care of, without leave from the subscriber, guardian for said Emery. JEDIDIAH GOODWIN. Sept. 7, 1797.
ALL persons having demands on the estate of TRISTRAM REDMAN , late of Northampton, gentleman, deceased, are desired to exhibit them for settlement, & all those indebted to said estate are called upon to make immediate payment to JOHN FOGG, Executor to the will of said deceased. Northampton, July 24, 1797.
WHEREAS pestilential and malignant Fevers, are prevalent in the West-Indies, and some of the States, whereby vessels arriving from said places, may endanger the health and lives of the inhabitants of this town, the selectmen think proper to publish the following Extract of an act of this State, for the prevention thereof, which they are determined strictly to carry into execution.
GEORGE GAINS, SUPPLY CLAP, ELIPHALET LADD, MOSES WOODWARD, SAM'L HUTCHINGS, Portsmouth, Sept. 8, 1797.
And be it further enacted, That whenever any ship, or other vessel shall arrive in any port in this State, having any person on board infected with the plague, small-pox, pestilential or malignant fever, or shall have been so infected during the voyage, or having on board any goods which may reasonably be apprehended to have any infection of such diseases, it shall be the duty of the master or commander of such ship or vessel to give immediate information thereof to the selectmen of Portsmouth, and it shall be the duty of the selectmen of Portsmouth, upon information of the arrival of such ship or vessel, and they hereby are empowered immediately to take such prudent methods and precautions as to them appear necessary, to prevent the spreading such infection, and may order and appoint the distance at which such ship or vessel shall lie from the shore, and shall have power to remove the same at the expense of the owner or master, if the master or commander shall refuse or neglect to remove after receiving from said selectmen an order therefor—and the said selectmen are hereby further empowered to forbid or prevent any person coming on shore from such ship or vessel, or any goods being landed from the same, until such precautions be taken as the public safety may to them appear to require. And if the commanding officer of any such ship or vessel shall suffer any person or thing to be put on shore without permission first obtained therefor, under the hands of the said selectmen, or a major part of them, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of four hundred dollars, to be recovered and appropriated as in the aforementioned act is provided for the recovery and appropriation of forfeitures.
HILLSBOROUGH.
NOTICE is hereby given to the following proprietors and owners of land in the town of Hillsborough, who have not paid the taxes for the year 1797, that so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling house of NEHEMIAH JONES in said town, on Monday the fourth day of December next, at half past ten of the clock in the forenoon, as will pay their said taxes with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
  No. div. ac's h. w. & c'ty  D. C. C.    Peter Hill, west end, 44 3 85  Parker Richardson, 3 50 40  Heirs of Abra'm Coffin, 17 3 50  Serjon Belcher, S. part, 26 3 100  Joseph Henshaw, 19 3 100  Peabody & Choate, farm, 125 1 94  Solly and March, { 17 in } 3 100 80  Widow More, middle part of the farm, 52 49 2  NATH'L SYMONDS, Collector.  Hillsborough, Sept. 7, 1797.  
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in Barnstead, in the county of Strafford and State aforesaid, that at a legal meeting of said proprietors, holden December 1796, a tax of six pence, L. M. was voted to be raised on each acre of land in said town, owned by the proprietors, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of said proprietary, and the assessors having made out and committed a list to the subscriber to collect, therefore unless said tax is paid, so much of each delinquents land as will pay the same with incidental charges, will be advertised for sale, as the law directs.
PELATIAH DANIELS, jr. Proprietors Collector. Barnstead, Sept. 7, 1797.
FOR SALE BY William Plummer, A few Hhds. good flavor'd TOBAGO RUM.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Sandwich, in the county of Strafford and State aforesaid, who are delinquent in paying their Highway and County tax for the year 1797, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before the 14th day of November next, so much of their land as will pay the same with incidental charges will be sold on said day at public vendue at the dwelling house of Nath'l Weed, innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. unless prevented by previous payment.
  Range. lot. high. low. Cty Cens. Cens.    Nathaniel Folsom, 2 1 50 5  7 30 58 7  Thomas Odiorne, 12 28 17 2  13 15 8 1  John Folsom, 11 12 8 1  6 27 25 3  John W. Gilman, 7 9 8 1  Sachel Randle, 13 2 17 2  13 22 8 1  Samuel Harris, 3 4 50 6  12 30 17 2  Josiah Gilman, 3d, 7 28 67 8  8 19 83 10  6 13 58 7  9 26 25 3  Truewor'y Foulson, 6 3 17 2  And'w Gerrish, half, 4 2 25 3  12 20 8 1  John Wadleigh, 3 27 25 3  10 6 25 3  9 28 17 2  13 20 8 1  Jona. Foulson, 9 5 8 1  Richard Sinkler, 8 9 8 1  Jacob Longfellow, 11 23 8 1  Wadleigh Cram, 9 27 17 2  Nehemiah Cram, 7 15 33 4  Thomas Runnels, 13 12 8 1  12 5 8 1  Joseph Roberts, 12 4 25 3  13 3 17 2  Joshua Young, 10 13 17 2  10 10 25 3  4 25 50 6  Owen Runnels, 5 6 8 1  10 12 25 3  9 18 8 1  6 28 33 4  Nathaniel Berrill, 12 24 8 1  Robert Hale, Esq. 5 26 25 3  11 18 8 1  7 13 8 1  Fifty acres short, 3 3 25 3  3 28 33 4  Eliphalet Coffin, 5 21 33 4  13 6 8 1  Rev. J. Chipman, 4 5 25 3  9 27 17 2  7 1 8 1  
DANIEL BEEDE, 3d, Collector. Sandwich, Sept. 6, 1797.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Wolfborough, who have not paid their county tax for the year 1796, that so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of William Rogers, in Wolfborough, on Thursday the 30th day of November next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
  No. Ac's. Cts.    Benj. Nudd, jr. 5 50  Jonas Minit, 17 300  James Southern, 2 50  Col. Stephen Evans, 7 286  do for farm, 5  Joseph Stackpole, 100 3  JOHN HORNE, Collector.  Wolfborough, Aug. 29, 1797.  
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Tuftonborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1796, that so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Messrs. Wiggin & Leavett, in Tuftonborough, on the 29th day of November next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon on said day, unless prevented by previous payment.
  Common Acres. County Dolls. Cents.    Joseph Taylor, 1000 5 20  JAMES WIGGIN, Collector.  Tuftonborough, Sept. 5, 1797.  
CORN.
FOR SALE EXCELLENT Corn; superfine and common Flour; Pilot and Ship Bread, on board the brig Blossom, lying at Jaffrey's wharf, Spring Hill; apply to William Seavey, or on board said brig. Portsmouth, Sept. 4, 1797.
TO be sold at public vendue on Thursday the 16th day of November next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling-house of Benoni Shirtliff, in Fitzwilliam, in the county of Cheshire, and State of New-Hampshire, for delinquent taxes assessed by the proprietors of said Fitzwilliam, for the year 1796, so much of the following lots of land in said Fitzwilliam, as will pay said taxes, together with incidental charges unless prevented by previous payment to the subscriber.
  Abijah Warner & John Pratt, Ac's. No. R. dols. c'ts    Job Pratt & others, 7 6 2 0 8  Reuben Pratt & Peasee, 7 10 2 0 8  Bezaleel Kendall, 50 3 3 0 55  Job Pratt & others, 48 5 3 0 47  Philip Amedon & others, 39 9 3 0 43  Edw'd Payson & others, 25 11 4 0 27  Nathan Haven & others, 50 19 4 0 55  Samson Stoddard, 51 8 5 0 56  Matthew & Samuel Osborn & others, 62 10 5 0 68  Joel Mellen & others, 79 14 5 0 87  Joshua Harrington, 5 23 8 0 6  Nathaniel Wilson, 100 3 9 1 10  Nat. Wilson & others, 79 4 9 0 87  Abijah Richardson & others, 100 6 9 1 10  Eben. Nurse & White, 50 20 9 0 55  Timothy Godding, 29 21 10 0 32  William Nurse, 88 22 10 0 97  Asa Goodale, 100 1 11 1 10  Heirs Geo. Libby, 100 10 11 1 10  Peter Starkey & others, 50 20 11 0 55  Oliver Perry & others, 20 4 12 0 22  SAMUEL PATRICK, Collector.  Fitzwilliam, Sept. 1, 1797.  
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby to the original proprietors or owners of nonresident lands in Barrington, that so much of such delinquent owners estate will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling house of William Lock in said town, the second Tuesday of December next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. as will be sufficient to pay his or their said taxes with incidental charges unless prevented by previous payment.
  First Range.  No. Ac's. dols. cents.    Benjamin Gamblin, 5 20 0 40  Ephraim Dennis, 28 120 0 81  Hen. Sherburne, jr. 30 60 0 45  Benja. Langley, 34 48 0 24  Second Range.  John Kennard, 41 90 0 68  Benja. Akerman, 55 120 0 90  Thomas Simpson, 58 158 0 79  Capt. W. Cotten's children, 67 50 0 25  John Brewster, 68 50 0 25  Mathew Nelson, 76 50 0 37  Nath. Tuckerman, 77 75 0 43  John Davenport, 82 72 0 72  Third Range.  Joseph Alcock, 106 30 0 30  Doctor Pike, 111 39 0 39  John Peaverley, jr. 124 60 0 45  Sam'l Shackford, 127 105 0 79  Fourth Range.  Joshua Pierce, 156 150 1 12  Capt. J. Hardiston, 166 36 0 36  W. Fareweather, 169 41 0 41  Eph'm Jackson, 170 30 0 30  Widow Mafin, 172 70 0 58 1/2  Wm. Peavey, 173 40 0 40  Benja. Lewey, 174 27 0 27  Robert Almony, 175 27 0 27  Gov B Wentworth, 176 523 10 46  Fifth Range.  Axwell Roberts, 180 138 1 72 1/2  Capt. G. Walker, 181 144 1 4  Samuel Pitman, 182 90 0 67 1/2  Geo. Townsdon, 183 47 0 35 1/2