The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1800-03-19 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
— MY COUNTRY'S GOOD SHALL BE MY CONSTANT AIM —
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE)—PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY 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.
No. 12, of Vol. XLV.]
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1800.
[One Dollar 3 half pr. Annum.]
TO BE SOLD At Public Auction, At Mr. Greenleaf's Tavern, By Jacob Walden, On Thursday the 3d day of April next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. The following Estate, viz. THE House & Stores with the Wharf, formerly the estate of Daniel Warner, Esq. decea- sed, a very valuable privilege.
Two Houses with a large garden, situated at the south part of the town, near Mr. Peter Coffin, be- ing part of said estate. Also, The Wharf and privilege which was part of J. Ayer's estate.
Also, a valuable FARM at the Plains, about three miles from town, improved by Tobias Lear, con- taining about 160 acres, with a large House and Barn. Likewise,
The Farm adjoining impro- ved by Elisha Ayers, with a con- venient House and large Barn, con- taining about 150 acres. Also,
A Farm in Durham, impro- ved by Thomas Vincents, bounded on the river within half of a mile of Piscataqua Bridge, containing up- wards of 100 acres.
At the same time will be sold at public auction, several house lots, if purchasers appear.
Conditions to be made known at the time and place.
Portsmouth, March 11.
NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber has been duly appointed executor to the last will and testament of Mr. JOHN WHITE, late of Haverhill, in the county of Essex, merchant, deceased, and has taken on himself that trust by giving bonds as the law directs.— Therefore all persons having demands on the estate of said deceased, are re- quested to exhibit the same, and those indebted are hereby called on to make immediate payment to
LEONARD WHITE, Executor. Haverhill, (Mass.) March 8, 1800.
NOTICE to all persons, that the estate of JOHN PICKERING, late of Newington, in the county of Rock- ingham and State of New-Hampshire, husbandman, deceased, testate, that his estate is to be settled on Wednesday the 19th of March inst. at the Probate Court held at Exeter—the subscri- bers with all demands may be brought in, and all indebted to said estate to make payment immediately to
WILLIAM P. PICKERING, } Execu- VALENTINE PICKERING, } tors. Newington, March 4, 1800.
TO BE SOLD, That Valuable Property, BEING THE
WHARF, Graving Beach, and extensive water privilege, belonging thereunto, lying on the east side of Water-street; be- ginning at the south-west corner of Mr. Wm. Deering's working shop, and runs easterly to the channel; and on Water-street to Liberty- Bridge, 160 feet, and from thence easterly, on a parallel with the before mentioned line, to the channel, 500 feet. A Ware-house on the said street, 52 feet length, 26 feet width, and 15 feet post, with a sail-loft and rigging- loft; Likewise a small building for the convenience of pots, kettles and naval stores, when vessels are graving or heathing. The whole calculated for an excellent Lumber-yard, Wood- wharf, Stores, Tradesmens' shops, &c. &c. with a good and safe beach, for masts, spars and other kinds of timber, and may be enclosed at a trifling expence from the street.
Any private gentleman, or a com- pany, who may incline to purchase, may have an opportunity of making an advantageous specck; by availing themselves of a bargain. Such a pri- vilege, and in such a situation, and upon such terms may not offer again for a century; and there is no im- propriety to suggest, (that with only one exception) there is not a privilege in Portsmouth equal to the above, for the purposes herein described.— The conditions may be known by applying to
GEO: WENTWORTH. Portsmouth, Feb. 16, 1800.
ALL persons indebted to the subscriber, either by ac- count or note of hand of more than six years standing, are hereby desired to settle them without delay, otherwise he will be obliged (in consequence of the Limitation Act) to put them in suit without further notice.
Ammi R. Cutter. Portsmouth, March 10, 1800.
FRESH GOODS.
Peter Coffin, Has just received per the ship Men- tor, Capt. Flagg, from Liverpool, an additional Supply of
GOODS; Among which are the following: A Great Variety of
MOCK Sable, red and grey Fox, Goats beard and Bear Muffs and Tippets; White Angola, Mock Sable, ting'd, Canary, and grey ERMINE.
A large assortment of Worsted Hosiery, consisting of Mens' fine light grey, twill'd, plated, black and white; womens' black; youth's grey and marble; Worsted Pantaloon and Drawers; Worsted Socks; mens' and boys' Worsted Gloves; womens' color'd cotton Mitts; womens' and misses black and color'd Worsted Mitts and Gloves.
A great variety of fancy Nile, Duncan, plaid & mourn- ing Chintzes; Ginghams; plain jac- conet and check'd Muslins; Mullin Handkerchiefs; cotton Pocket Hand- kerchiefs.
Fashionable steel, plated, gilt, japan, horn, and common Buttons; silver Thimbles; steel Knee Buckles; Tooth Brushes.
Broad Cloths; plain and mix'd Forest Cloths; blue, mix'd and brown Coatings.
Carpeting; cotton Counter- panes, &c.
MASONIC EULOGY.
Just received and for Sale At J. Melcher's Printing-Office,
PRICE 25 CENTS,
A EULOGY, on the Life, Cha- racter, and Services of Brother GEORGE WASHINGTON, decea- sed.—Pronounced before the Fra- ternity of Free and Accepted Masons, at Boston, on the 11th Feb. by request of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
By Br. TIMOTHY BIGELOW. TO WHICH ARE ADDED,
Two Addresses from the Grand Lodge to the deceased, and his An- swers—together with their Letter of Condolence, to Mrs. WASHINGTON, and her Answer
N E W China Store.
Sign of the Golden Tea-Pot.
ABRAHAM ISAAC,
INFORMS the public that he has opened a NEW CHINA STORE at the sign of the GOLDEN TEA-POT. —Where he has for sale, complete Tea Sets of China, wholesale and re- tail, which he can sell cheaper than Liverpool China.
Crockery and Glass Ware
AS USUAL. March 12, 1800.
ALL persons having demands against the estate of Charles Smart, late of Newmarket, decea- sed, are desired to exhibit their ac- counts at the house of the deceased, on the 26th of March instant, the 4th of July, and the 10th of December next, for settlement—and all those that are indebted to said estate are re- quested to make speedy payment to MOULTON SMART, Administrator. Parsonsfield, March 3, 1800.
Bankrupt Law.
[The importance of a national system of Bankrupt Laws has been long ac- knowledged—after many trials—and much discussion, this desideratum is at length obtained—the following is the substance of the Law, as passed in the House of Representatives of the U. States on the 21st ult.]
Sec. 1. AFTER the 1st day of June next, if any person residing within the United States, and actually using the trade of merchan- dize by buying and selling, or deal- ing in exchange, or as a broker, fac- tor, under-writer, or marine insurer, shall with intent to delay or defraud his creditors, depart from the state of his usual residence, or remain absent therefrom, or conceal himself therein, or keep his house so as not to be ser- ved with process, or willingly pro- cure himself to be arrested, or his lands, goods, money or chattles to be attached, sequestered, or taken in ex- ecution, or secretly convey or conceal his goods, or prevent their being ta- ken in execution, or make, or cause to be made any fraudulent security or evidence of debt, or being arrested for debt, or surrendered in discharge of bail, shall lie in prison two months or more, or escape therefrom, or who having his lands or effects attached by process of any court of common law, and having written notice of such attachment shall not within two months enter special bail and dissolve the same, or in districts where attach- ments are not dissolved by the entry of special bail, being arrested for debt after any of his lands or effects have been attached for debts amounting to 1000 dollars or more, shall not upon notice of such attachment give secu- rity (to be approved of by the judge of the district or of the court whence process issued, for the payment of what may be recovered against him in such suit at or before the return day thereof, shall be deemed and adjudged a bankrupt. The petition to be preferred within 6 months after the act of bankruptcy.
Sec. 2. The Judge of the District Court, of the district where the debt- or usually resides, on petition against any such person as a Bankrupt by One Creditor, or by partnership creditors to the amount of 1000 dollars, or by two separate creditors whose joint debts amount to 1500 dollars, or by more than by two whose joint debts amount to 2000 dollars, may appoint (not more than) 3 commissioners, citizens of the U. States; but before any commission shall issue, the petition- ing creditors, shall swear, or affirm to the truth of their debt, and give bond with surety, to the Bankrupt, in such penalty as the judge shall appoint to prove their debt, and the bankruptcy of the party, and to proceed on the commission; and on failure of such proof the bond shall be delivered to the party, who may sue for damages on the penalty.
Sec. 3. Commissioners before they act, shall qualify by taking the oath or affirmation, herein prescribed, and may then proceed, and on due cause appearing, declare the party a Bank- rupt. But, previous reasonable no- tice shall be given to the party in writing, or to some person of the fam- ily, above the age of 12 years, at the party's usual abode, or for want of the party or such person appearing, to be fixed on the door of the house. On such notice being given, the par- ty may demand a jury to enquire in- to the facts whereon the commission is grounded, and the hearing shall be be- fore the judge, when and where he shall appoint, and the party shall not be declared Bankrupt, unless upon the verdict of such Jury finding him to be within the description of this act, and to have committed some act of bank- ruptcy. Every commission not ac- ted upon, within 30 days from its date, unless from some unavoidable cause, may be superseded either on the application of the party or a cred- itor.
Sec. 4. Commissioners may issue their warrant to apprehend the Bank- rupt, any where within the United States, and, if necessary, may cause any doors to be broken open for that purpose.
Sec. 5. They shall take possession of the real and personal estate of the
Bankrupt, either in law or in equity, (except the wearing apparel, beds and bedding of the party and his family) and cause it to be appraised: they shall take possession also, of his books, papers, and writings, and cause them to be kept until the appointment of assignees.
Sec. 6. After having declared the party bankrupt, they shall cause no- tice to be given for the Creditors to meet, and choose assignees: they shall at the same time receive proofs of debts on oath or affirmation. Creditors may prove and vote by at- torney, the power of attorney being first proved, no creditor to vote whose debt does not amount to 200 dollars. Commissioners shall assign over the property of the bankrupt and the monuments and evidences thereof to such persons as the major part in val- ue of the creditors who have proved their debts shall appoint.
Sec. 7. Commissioners may if ne- cessary appoint provisional assignees, removable by the creditors choosing as above: and such provisional as- signees shall deliver over to the assign- ees chosen by the creditors, all the property, papers, &c. vested in them by the first assignment of the commis- sioners: if they refuse (after notice) for ten days, they shall be respectively liable to forfeit a sum not exceeding 5000 dollars and also liable for the property detained.
Sec. 8. Any assignees chosen as a- foresaid may be removed by a major- ity in value of a majority of creditors, called for that purpose, either by the commissioner or by one fourth in value of the creditors who have proved their debts: and such assignee remov- ed shall deliver up the property and papers to the assignee chosen in his place, under the penalty mentioned in the preceding section.
Sec. 9. No suit at law shall abate on the choice of a new assignee, but his name may be substituted by the court in lieu of the former.
Sec. 10. The commissioner's as- signment shall be valued against every claim commencing at the time or af- ter the act of bankruptcy whereon the commission is grounded; except in the case of a bona fide purchase made previous to the issuing of the commis- sion, and without knowledge of an act of bankruptcy.
Sec. 11. Commissioners assign- ment duly recorded of the property of the bankrupt in fee-tail, at law or in equity in possession, remainder, or reversion, for the benefit of the cred- itors, shall be valid against all persons whom the bankrupt himself by com- mon recovery or other legal proceed- ings might have barred.
Sec. 12. Commissioners after pay- ment, or tender, or performance, un- der any condition or equity of redemp- tion, may assign the property so con- ditioned, as effectually as any other part of the bankrupt's estate.
Sec. 13. Commissioners may as- sign as aforesaid, any bond, judg- ment, contract, claim, or debt; and the assignees alone, shall have power to sue for, and receive the same; and they may be substituted by the court as plaintiff or defendant in any suit originally commenced by, or against the bankrupt. If any debtor shall have bona fide paid the bankrupt, with- out knowledge of his bankruptcy, he shall not be liable to pay the same a- gain.
Sec. 14. If the commissioners have good reason to suspect, that any per- son holds, or detains the property of the bankrupt, they may summon such person to appear before them, or the judge of the district, and examine by parol or by written interrogatories on oath or affirmation, respecting such property; and if the person summon- ed shall refuse to answer, or to sub- scribe his answers, or to declare the whole truth on the subject, he shall be committed until he re-form; he shall also be liable to a forfeiture of double the value of the property concealed.
Sec. 15. If any such person shall refuse, or without reasonable cause ne- glect to attend on being summoned by the commissioners or judge, they may commit him to prison until he submit to be examined. Witnesses to have such allowance as the commis- sioners or judge shall think reasonable. Persons convicted of perjury, or sub- ornation of perjury, on such exam- ination, may be fined by the court not beyond 4000 dollars, and imprisoned
not exceeding two years, and render- ed incapable of being witnesses in a court of record.
Sec. 16. Any person fraudulently claiming any debts, or claiming or detaining any real or personal estate of the bankrupt, shall forfeit double the value.
Sec. 17. Any conveyance by the bankrupt, previous to his bankruptcy, made with intent to defraud his cred- itors to whomsoever, shall be void; and the commissioners may assign the property so conveyed, notwithstanding.
Sec. 18. Within 40 days, after no- tice in writing of issuing of the com- mission, the declaration of the bank- ruptcy, and the time and place of the meeting of the commissioners shall be served on the Bankrupt, or left at his usual place of abode and notice given in some gazette, the bankrupt shall surrender himself and subscribe his sur- render, and submit to be examined from time to time touching his estate and effects, books and writings, dis- positions and sales, in trust or other- wise, and his expectations and possi- bilities of profit and advantage, and shall disclose the same, except bona fide sales in the way of his trade, and the ordinary expences of his family, and shall execute such conveyances on behalf of the creditors, as the com- missioners may think fit, and deliver up to the commissioners, all his pro- perty then in his possession, with the books and papers relating to his es- tate and effects, (the necessary appa- rel and bedding of himself, his wife, and children, excepted) and in case of any wilful default or omission herein, he shall be adjudged a fraud- ulent bankrupt, suffer not less than 12 months imprisonment, and never af- ter be entitled to the benefits of this act. If the bankrupt be in prison, and can, he may be brought at the expence of the creditors, to be exam- ined; but if he be charged in execu- tion and cannot be brought, the com- missioners shall attend at prison from time to time, to take his examination. And some of the assignees, or some person on their behalf, shall also at- tend with the books and papers, to enable the bankrupt to make the dis- closure of his state and effects.
Sec. 19. The commissioners shall appoint not less than three several meetings within the 42 days, the last of them to be on the 42d day. The judge of the district may enlarge the time limited, but not beyond 50 days from the 42d day; The order for en- largement to be made six days at least, before the expiration of the term.
Sec. 20. The commissioners or persons authorised by them, under hand and seal, may break open houses, shops, &c. to obtain possession of the effects, books, deeds and writings, of the bankrupt.
Sec. 21. If the bankrupt shall re- fuse to be fully examined, or to sub- scribe his examination, the commis- sioners may commit him until he con- form; if he be guilty of perjury and convicted thereof he shall be impris- oned for not less than two, nor more than ten years.
Sec. 22. The bankrupt having sur- rendered, may at any time within the 42 days, or the term allowed to finish his examination, have access to his books and papers in the presence of some person appointed by the com- missioners, and may take extracts with the assistance of not more than two persons; and he shall be free from arrest in going and returning to and from his surrender and examination. If arrested he shall be discharged on producing the summons: Sheriff's officer detaining him shall forfeit 10 dollars per day to the bankrupt.
Sec. 23. Any person harbouring or assisting in the concealment, or ab- sconding of a bankrupt, shall on con- viction be imprisoned not more than 12 months, or be fined to the United States not more than 1000 dollars.
Sec. 24. Commissioners may examine the wife of the bankrupt touching his estate, &c. and on her refusal to be examined or disclose the truth, she shall incur the like penalties as any other person.
Sec. 25. If the commissioners com- mit any person for refusing to answer or not fully answering, or for any other excuse, they shall express the question or cause in their warrant of commitment.

Sec. 26. Any person discovering property of the bankrupt after the final examination is closed, shall receive a premium of 5 per cent—and such other reward as the commissioners may think fit. Any trustee having notice of the bankruptcy, wilfully concealing the estate of the bankrupt for 10 days after the final examination shall forfeit double the value.
Sec. 28. Any preference by payment given to a petitioning creditor who had sued out a commission shall be a new act of bankruptcy, and the first commission may be superseded, and a new one issued out at the instance of any other creditor. And the first petitioning creditor shall forfeit as well as the sum so received, the whole of his debt against the bankrupt.
Sec. 29. Every assignee at some time before 4 months, and 12 months from the issuing of the commission, shall give 30 days notice of the time and place of a dividend; at which meeting, proof of debts may be received; and the assignees shall produce their accounts to the commissioners, and the creditors then present, retaining for themselves all monies actually expended, and all just allowances, to which accounts they may be examined upon oath or affirmation; and the commissioners shall direct the neat produce to be divided among the creditors who have proved their debts, and the order of dividend with all the particulars of the proceedings to be had thereon, shall be filed, and the assignees shall comply therewith.
Sec. 30. Within 13 months after issuing the commission, the assignees (giving due notice) shall make a second dividend, if any property yet remains, at which time and place also, further proofs of debts may be received; assignees to produce and prove their accounts at such meeting, upon oath or affirmation. If any further property still remains, the assignees shall divide it within two months after having converted it into money.
Sec. 31. Creditors shall come in pro rata whatever may be the nature of their respective debts or securities; but this shall not operate against any execution executed.
Sec. 32. Assignees shall keep books of accounts, to which creditors shall have access at reasonable times.
Sec. 33. Every bankrupt not being in prison, or custody, shall at all times after his surrender, on reasonable notice, attend the assignees, to assist in making out the accounts, or as evidence in any court of record touching his effects, and shall be allowed for this service three dollars per day.
Sec. 34. If the dividend amounts to 50 per cent on the debts, the bankrupt shall be allowed 5 per cent provided such allowance does not exceed 500 dollars. If it amount to 75 per cent the bankrupt shall be allowed 10 per cent, if such allowance does not exceed 800 dollars. Every such bankrupt shall be discharged from such debts due from him at the time of such bankruptcy, that have been or might have been proved under the commission, and may plead to any suit therefor, the general issue, and give this act in evidence. The certificate of the bankrupts conformity, shall be prima facie evidence of the bankruptcy and proceeding thereon, unless fraud can be shown, or concealment to the amount of 100 dollars. The discharge of the bankrupt shall not discharge his partner from the liability to their joint debts.
Sec. 35. If the dividend do not amount to 50 per cent, the commissioners may allow the bankrupt what they think proper, so as not to exceed 300 dollars nor 3 per cent on the neat proceeds of the estate.
Sec. 36. The bankrupt's certificate of conformity shall not be allowed unless it be signed by the commissioners, and by two thirds in number and value of the creditors who have proved their debts beyond 50 dollars respectively.—In case of signature by the power of attorney, the power and the affidavit shall be exhibited to the district judge with the certificate and any creditor may attend and object.
Sec. 37. If any creditor, or pretended creditor, shall exhibit a false demand, and the bankrupt shall refuse to discover the same, he shall lose his allowance and certificate.—Nor shall he be entitled to either if he has lost at any one time 50 dollars, or in the whole 300 dollars within 12 months before he became a bankrupt, by any manner of gaming or wagering whatever, after passing of this act.
Sec. 38. If any bankrupt be seized in execution for a debt originating before his bankruptcy, whereon judgment was obtained before his certificate, he may be discharged on habeas corpus on producing his certificate, with reasonable notice to the opposite party.
Sec. 39. Debts payable at a future time may be proved on deducting the legal interest of the respective rates for the time they have to run, obligees on respondentia bonds and the assured in policies of insurance, shall be admitted to claim, and on ascertaining
their loss to prove their debt thereon; and the bankrupt shall be discharged from such securities. Creditors of this description may be petitioning creditors.
Sec. 40. If any person committed by the commissioners shall move to be discharged on habeas corpus, and there appears some insufficiency in the form of the warrant, the court or judge may, nevertheless, commit him until he conform: and if he be committed for not signing his examination, unless it appear there was reason for his refusal. If the jailor shall suffer a person committed, to escape, or to go without the doors or walls of the prison, he shall on conviction be liable to forfeit for the use of the creditors, a sum not exceeding 3000 dollars.
Sec. 41. Any creditor having proved his debt, on producing a certificate under the hands of the commissioners to a jailor, may demand of him, to produce the person so as aforesaid committed: and if the jailor refuse it shall be considered as a wilful escape.
Sec. 42. Commissioners may take cognizance and decide on mutual debts, credits, and set-offs between a bankrupt and his creditors.
Sec. 43. Assignees with the consent of the commissioners and the major part in value of a meeting of creditors who have proved their debts (due notice having been given of such meeting) may compromise or refer to arbitration any matter in dispute respecting the property of the bankrupt.
Sec. 44. Assignees may dispose of the real or personal estate of the bankrupt at vendue, without being subject to any tax or duty on the sale.
Sec. 45. Should the bankrupt die before distribution of his effects the commissioners may nevertheless proceed as though he had been alive.
Sec. 46. The commissioners before they qualify may demand from the petitioning creditor a bond in the penalty of 1000 dollars with good security, conditioned for the payment of the costs which may accrue on the prosecution of the said commission—such costs to be repaid out of the first monies arising from the bankrupt's estate and effects.
Sec. 47. The compensation of the commissioners shall be fixed by district judges and a creditor may except to the charges of the commissioners, and the district judge may decide thereon in a summary way.
Sec. 48. Penalties hereby given in favor of creditors may be recovered by the assignees in an action of debt. After deducting the costs they shall divide the surplus among the creditors in their proportion.
Sec. 49. In case of a suit against any person acting under this act, defendant may plead the general issue and give this act in evidence, and in case of non-suit, discontinuance, or verdict, he shall recover double costs.
Sec. 50. If any real or personal estate shall vest in the bankrupt after the common way, and before his certificate, the commissioners may assign it to the assignees, who shall dispose of it for the benefit of the creditors.
Sec. 51. The commissioners shall, once a year, file in the office of the clerk of the district court, all their proceedings, there to remain on record, certified copies whereof shall be admitted as evidence.
Sec. 52. Any creditor may attend the examination of the bankrupt, and the allowance of the final certificate; may propose questions and produce witnesses. And if either bankrupt or creditor be aggrieved he may petition the judge thereupon, and pray a trial by jury, and the judge in his discretion shall make order thereon, and award a venire to the marshal, returnable within 15 days, notice whereof shall be given to the commissioners and creditors, at which time the trial shall be had, unless it be deferred upon good cause shown: Judgment being entered agreeable to the verdict of the jury, the proceedings of the judge or the commissioners, shall be conformable thereto.
Sec. 53. Creditors before they proceed to the choice of assignees, may direct where the monies arising from the bankrupt's estate, &c. shall be lodged, to which direction the assignees shall conform as often as 300 dollars shall be received.
Sec. 54. Whatever is herein required to be done by the commissioners may be done by a majority of them.
Sec. 55. In suits by the assignees against a debtor of the bankrupt, the commission or a certified copy thereof and the assignment shall be evidence of such commissioners and of the persons therein named being a trader and bankrupt.
Sec. 56. Every bankrupt obtaining a discharge by certificate shall not in any future commission be entitled to any other certificate but for a discharge of his person, unless under the second bankruptcy the net proceeds of his estate amount to 75 per cent on the debts proved.
Sec. 57. Any creditor or assignee may object to the consideration of any claim by the commissioners, and demand a jury. In such case the objection shall be entered, and an issue made up between the parties, which shall be tried by jury in the circuit court of the district where the bankrupt has usually resided. The verdict if not set aside by the court shall be certified to the commissioners who shall enter it as a debt proved.
Sec. 58. The bankrupt's estate may be sold on such credit and security as the major part in value of the creditors shall direct; but this shall not operate to retard the bankrupt's certificate.
Sec. 59. If the bankrupt be in prison, the creditor who has charged him in the execution may liberate him, but if the creditor shall refuse so to do the bankrupt may petition the commissioners, who if they think he has so acted as to be entitled to his certificate, may direct his discharge, which being notified to the jailor shall be authority to discharge him. But this shall be no bar to a subsequent execution, if the certificate shall be refused him, nor to the power of the commissioners to commit under this act.
Sec. 60. This act shall not be construed to annul the state laws respecting insolvent debtors, unless in the case of persons who are clearly within the purview of this act.
Sec. 61. Nothing in this act shall take away the right of preference of the U. S. in case of debts due to them, or impair their securities.
Sec. 62. Nor invalidate any lien on the property of the bankrupt existing at the date of this act.
Sec. 63. This act to continue in force for 4 years, and from thence to the end of the next session of Congress. The expiration hereof shall not stop the proceedings on any commission commenced previous thereto.
SIXTH Congress of the U. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THURSDAY, FEB. 27.
Thomas Nash!—Mr. Davis proposed a Resolution, requesting the President to direct the proper officer to lay before the House a copy of the proceedings of the Court held in S. Carolina, in the case of Thomas Nash, alias Jona. Robbins.—Mr. Otis said he was authorised to mention, that the Secretary of State had no farther authenticated transcript than had been submitted to the House.—Mr. Nicholas then proposed to alter the Resolution, so that copies of the proceedings might be procured from the Clerk of the District Court. The question on the Resolution resulted in the negative—ayes 44—nays 51.
FRIDAY, FEB. 28. A motion was made to suspend the order of the House, excluding strangers from the floor. Negatived. Mr. Randolph, then enquired, who were now admissible, and being answered, "public officers, and persons introduced by the Speaker." He moved, they also should be excluded. Negatived without a division.
NON-INTERCOURSE.—The President, by Message informed, that he had signed the Act further to suspend the Commercial Intercourse between the U. S. and France.
A memorial was received from the Board of Health of Philadelphia, stating, that the plague raged to an alarming degree in the Barbary States; and a wish for a law to guard against its introduction into the U. S. Committed.
LOAN, &c. The report of the Committee of Ways and Means, recommending a loan of 3,500,000. to supply the sum which the revenue was expected to fall short of the expenditures of the year 1800—and also recommending to suspend for one year the building of the six seventy-fours—was read; And the resolution authorizing the Loan, with a condition for its payment in 15 years, passed.
STAMP BILL.—Some progress was made in the Bill to establish a General Stamp Office. Ordered for a 3d reading on Monday.
MONDAY, MARCH 3. The General Stamp Office Bill passed to be enacted. A report from the Treasurer of the U. S. inclosing his accounts; and one from the Secretary of the Treasury, on exports and imports, were received; and ordered to be printed.
COPPER MINES. A resolution on the subject of purchasing of the Indians some valuable copper mines, near Lake Superior, was laid on the table. Mr. Cooper presented a specimen of the copper.
A report on the subject of an alteration of the Judiciary establishment in the N. W. Ohio Territory, was read twice, and made an order of the day for Thursday next.
NAVY GOVERNMENT. A Bill on this subject, was read twice and committed for Thursday next.
NEW CENSUS. The President of the U. S. informed, he had approved the Second Census Act, and the Military Service land Grant Act.
WAYS AND MEANS. The new Loan Bill, was read twice, and committed for Wednesday next.
NASH, ROBBINS—THE MURDERER. Mr. Livingston's Resolution, on the subject of this fellow's delivery up to justice, was again discussed. Mr. Livingston spoke near three hours on his motion; when the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, MARCH 4. Mr. Otis, from the Committee of defence, reported a bill to fix the compensation of the pay master general, and the assistant, to the Adjutant-General. Referred.
The President notified the House, he had signed the Recapture Salvage Act .
Mr. Gallatin presented the following Resolution:—
Resolved, That the President of the United States, be requested to cause to be laid before this House, copies of any request, or any application that may have been made by the British Minister, or an agent of his Britannic Majesty, for, or concerning the delivery up of William Brigslock, otherwise John Johnson, John Evan, otherwise Michael Campbell, and Johannes Williams, otherwise Johannes Williamson, who were tried in the Circuit Court of the United States for the New-Jersey district, on a charge of piracy committed on board the British frigate called the Hermione ; also copies of any communications to and from any of the executive departments, and any papers in possession of any of the departments respecting the delivery up of all or either of them.
The debate on this resolution was very warm and took up the whole of the sitting, at length it was negatived. Yeas and Nays were taken as follows:
YEAS. Messrs. Allison, Baily, Bishop, R. Brown, Cabell, Christie, Clay, Condit, Davis, Dawson, Eggleston, Fowler, Gallatin, Goode, Gray, Gregg, Hanna, Hefner, Henderson, Holmes, Jackson, Jones, Kitchel, Leib, Lyon, Livingston, Macon, Muhlenberg, New, Nicholas, Nicholson, Randolph, Smilie, John Smith, Samuel Smith, Spaight, Stanford, Stone, Sumpner, Talliaferro, Thomson, A. Trigg, Van Cortlandt, Varnum, R. Williams—46.
NAYS. Messrs. Baer, Bartlett, Bayard, Bird, Brace, J. Brown, Champlin, Cooper, Craik, Dana, J. Davenport, F. Davenport, Dennis, Dent, Dickson, Edmond, Evans, A. Foster, D. Foster, Freeman, Glen, C. Goodrich, E. Goodrich, Gordon, Griswold, Grove, Harper, Huger, Imlay, Kittera, H. Lee, S. Lee, Lyman, Lynn, Marshall, Nott, Otis, Page, Parker, Pinckney, Plat, Powell, Reed, Rutledge, Sewall, Sheafe, Sheppard, Thatcher, J. C. Thomas, R. Thomas, Wadsworth, Waln, L. Williams, Woods—54.
Mr. Nicholas then called for the order of the day relative to the delivery of Jonathan Robbins, but a motion to adjourn, which superseded it, was carried.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 27. Yesterday morning before day light, a young gentleman, a lodger in the house of Mr. Peck, at Columbus Inn, head of Market-Street, rose in his sleep, under the strong impression of a dream that he was confined in a prison, opened the third story window, in order as he thought to make his escape; from this window (the height about 35 feet) he jumped out, and fell upon the pavement;—he was taken up for dead, but, to the astonishment of all present, was found not to have broken a single bone! His feet were considerably gashed by some oyster shells, on which he at first alighted, and he is supposed to have burnt a blood vessel, in consequence of which his life is despaired of.
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 5. REPORT.
It is said that the last new constitution for France has been received in this city. In our enquiries, however, we have not been able to discover who possesses this rare commodity. Nevertheless we understand, that the principle of a Grand Elector, is a prominent feature of it; and that this office, which is to be held during life, is conferred on Buonaparte, who with the modesty of Cæsar after professing a rejection, had graciously accepted it.
NEW-YORK, March 5. Extract of a letter from a mercantile house in Liverpool to a Gentleman in Norfolk, received by the Fabius . "The British government allow the exportation (in neutral bottoms) of Sugar and Tobacco to Holland and France."
The frigate John Adams has captured a Spanish three-masted lugger, from Ferrol, bound to Laguira; she had been captured by an English vessel, re-captured by a French privateer, and was on her way to Porto-Rico when taken by the John Adams ; her cargo consisted of dry goods, oil, &c. worth 13,000 dollars.
The John Adams had also run a small privateer on shore.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, March 4.
That by the Act "further to suspend the Commercial Intercourse between the United States and France, and the Dependencies thereof," in operation from and after the 2d inst. the whole island of Hispaniola shall, for the purposes of the said Act, be considered as a Dependency of the French Republic. Not, however, to repeal or annul the Proclamation of the President of the United States, heretofore issued, for permitting intercourse with certain parts of that Island.
Custom-House, New-York, March 4.
March 8. Capt. Creighton, arrived at Baltimore, from the Cape, informs that a number of Toussaint's forces who were besieging Jaquemel, had been inveigled into that town by the enemy, by whom they were all cut to pieces—that the siege, however, continued—and that a squadron belonging to Toussaint, who were on their way to the Bite of Leogane, to co-operate with his land forces, had been fallen in with by the English, and all captured.
BOSTON, MARCH 12.
From GUADALOUPE. A gentleman who arrived in town yesterday from Guadalupe, (by way of Martha's Vineyard) which he left about the 10th January informs, that a French ship of war, called the Vengeance , of 54 guns, 30 twenty-four pounders on her main battery, had arrived there from France, bringing the new French Consular Agents: That when she arrived had 400 men, 200 of whom deserted, and entered on board privateers:—That she made up her crew at Guadalupe, and at the time the gentleman left that island she was to sail in a fortnight for Curacoa and Cape-Francois , with dispatches:—That she had orders not to capture American vessels, and if attacked merely to defend herself.—He also informs, that the Agents above-mentioned were treated with insult and contempt, in consequence of the orders they had given against the spoliation of American property, of which they were the bearers; and that these orders extended to all American vessels, armed or otherwise: That the gentleman is satisfied, from a concurrence of dates and circumstances, that the vessel which Captain Truxton fell in with, was the above 54 gun ship.
If the French ship mentioned above, were the one which Capt. Truxton engaged, part of the preceding account must be erroneous, as we have the Captain's official assertion, that the Frenchman commenced the firing.
Mr. Jefferson, in the Senate of the United States, on the 6th inst. in an opinion on the rules of the Senate, said, "that in cases not contemplated by those rules, he had recurred to and been guided by the practice of the British House of Commons , the system of which he conceived "MOST INCOMPARABLE, and the BEST MODEL FOR IMITATION."—What an Aristocrat!
Dr. Stevens, in a letter, dated Cape-Francois , Dec. 1, informs the citizens of the United States, that he had remonstrated against the improper conduct of the military commanders at Port-de-Paix , and St. Nicholas Mole , in putting American property in requisition; and assures them he is convinced there will be no further requisitions in time to come. Gentlemen from the Cape speak in high terms of the Doctor's attention to American concerns.
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
The Constitution, Commodore Talbot, with the General Greene, and two other American ships of war, were cruising off Hispaniola , the middle of last month.
The U. S. ship Trumbull Capt. Jewett, of 18 twelve pounders, sailed from New-London for New-York, on Friday last week.
The Philadelphia , of 44 guns, Capt. Decatur, is ready for sea.
An officer on board the Adams frigate writes, that "close hauled, the Adams is the fastest sailor in the W. India seas."
Lieut. Simon W. Geddes, (not Captain G.) of the marines, is under trial of a Court-Martial, at Philadelphia, for disobedience of orders.

NORWICH, March 8.
As much pains have been taken by the enemies of our General Government, to induce a belief on the minds of the people, that our national debt has been increased, to a great amount, by the late measures of Congress; I beg the favor of you to insert the following facts, in your useful paper.
A report, made by the Secretary of the Treasury, to Congress, during their present session, after recapitulating the several items of the National Debt as it now stands; states its increase, since the organization of our present Government, to be only 1,516,338 Dollars, and 30 Cents.
The same report also adds, that the amount of the sinking fund, the interest of which, is appropriated to the reduction of the said debt, already amounts to 7,244,861 Dollars and 50 Cents.
'Tis also worthy of remark, that this sinking fund, progressive in its operations, (the amount which it redeems, being invariably applied to its capital) and likewise pledged under the faith of government, to be constant in its applications, is calculated in the course of about 25 years, to produce an entire extinction of the Public Debt.
Whoever therefore will impartially attend to the foregoing statement, and at the same time consider, that the small addition to our Debt, has been brought about from the impetuous necessity of adopting means to avoid the calamities of war, by being prepared to meet it; and that although thus increased, the uniform vigilance of government, has effectually established a foundation for its extinguishment, without throwing a burthen on posterity; must readily perceive, that the accusations against public measures, are the offspring of designing men, who wish to subvert the pillars of all good order, and have in this, (as in many other instances,) sacrificed Truth, in hopes of favoring their envious machinations.
PHILADELPHIA, March 4.
SINKING FUND.
In addition to the operation of the Sinking Fund, appropriated by law to the final redemption of the American debt, the increase of population and general ability, should be noticed:—Thus a debt of eighty millions, in 1796, would not be virtually increased, although in 18 years, (say in the year 1808) it should amount to 160 millions. Add to this, an operation as certain as the foregoing, that if by the consequent increase of specie (or of the general abilities of the country,) by repeated loans for whatever purposes, the Western Territory, appropriated to the Sinking Fund, should from half a dollar, in 1790, rise to 2 or 3 dollars in 1808, thus, by borrowing monies even to a large extent, we might actually occasion a decrease of our burthen; the U. States having at least 150 millions of land, which whenever money may be sufficiently plenty, will command a ready sale, either for ready cash, or in exchange for certificates of the public debt, at enhanced prices. A. B.
BOSTON, March 17.
CONGRESS FRIGATE.
The following letter has been received in this town, from an officer on board the United States frigate Congress, dated
"Hampton Roads, Feb. 24, 1800.
"I embrace an opportunity to inform you that on the 12th ult. six days after leaving Newport, we were entirely dismasted; our bowsprit, channels, rails, head, &c. either gone or much injured. The particulars of which I expect you will hear by Capt. Sever's official account. Mr. Bosworth, our 4th Lieutenant, who was a midshipman on board the Constitution, was in the main top when that mast went, and was lost. We arrived after being 43 days since we were dismasted, and have never spoke one vessel bound to the continent."
SOMETHING LUSCIOUS.
It is said Madam Buonaparte, on the Evening of the 9th of November, while the General was tiptoeing the late Revolution at the Luxembourg, sent him the following significant Latin line:—
Roma tibi subiro motibus ibit.
To which the gallant and ready General, though surrounded with cares and attentions of the highest moment, immediately returned a literal reverse of the same Line, by way of gentle rebuke to the ambitious fair:—
Tibi subito motibus ibit amor.
The Lady felt the force of the recurrent, and ceased to wish for Empire.
LADIES! for your own happiness, and that of mankind, learn Latin et recurrente agite verus.
We are informed that the Humane Society have adjudged the Medal of Plity Dollars , for the best Treatise on the Yellow Fever, to Dr. Samuel Brown, of this town. The work is in the press, and in a few weeks will be published.
We learn that complaints are made in the West Indies of our naval commanders lolling at St. Kitts; except Lieut. HILLIER, in the Pickering, who bears the reputation of an enterprising zealous officer.
Letters from His Excellency Mr. King, in London, dated Dec. 14th, mention, that from accounts there, Denmark had joined the coalition, and Sweden was expected very shortly to follow the example—that a general peace was not expected; but a partial peace, between France and Austria, was not improbable.
We learn, that the most perfect harmony and good understanding subsist between the troops of the U. States in the garrisons on the frontiers, and the inhabitants recently become subject to American jurisdiction.
The works at Presqu'isle, we are informed, are to be demolished.
Mr. Earl, the celebrated pupil of Reynolds, West, and Copeley, has completed his view of the stupendous falls of Niagara. No subject could be better suited to Mr. E's masterly genius than the Falls of Niagara—and it is believed that no part of his paintings exceed this last and favourite piece. It will be exhibited in the several cities of the United States.
PETER COLLIN, Esq. has been duly acknowledged by the President, as Vice Consul of his Swedish Majesty, for the State of Maryland.
The following letter from the American Consul at St. Jago de Cuba, is important as it defines a commercial point in the maritime orders of Spain, not heretofore distinctly understood. This letter was accompanied with a protest, stating that the sch. Polly, Atkins of Boston, sailed from Port de Paix, in Dec. last, for Boston, was taken by a British frigate, re-taken by a Spanish frigate, and sent into Cuba, where she was condemned.
St. Jago de Cuba, 22d Jan. 1800.
B. LINCOLN, Esq. SIR,
"ON the arrival of the therein mentioned schooner Polly of Boston at this port, I claimed her as American property, subject to a salvage. But was told by the court of admiralty here, that by an order of the King of Spain, all neutral vessels re-taken, should be considered as good prizes. For an explanation of this, I beg liberty to refer you to Mr. Stoughton the Spanish Consul with you."
I am your most obedient, Humble servant, JOSIAH BLAKELEY, Consul of the United States.
P. S. On the 15th we received at this city the awful and distressing account, of the death of that friend of mankind—the great—the good—GEORGE WASHINGTON. The Americans in port wear crape for 13 days, during which time the American flag is raised half mast. On the first day of mourning, two American vessels in port, fired in the morning, at noon, and in the evening 13 minute guns. Many respectable strangers here, requested permission and join us in the solemn tribute of respect.—Reflections the most serious, seem to have taken possession of every countenance; in a gloomy silence, each inhabitant appeared enveloped—in a fearful gloom the whole city seem to set, inthroned.
The importations of the city of Hamburg, from Jan. 1, 1799, to the last of Oct. equals in the two following articles, near the whole amount of the exports of the United States for one year.—The fact is astonishing, but it is true, that 40,325,000 wt. of coffee; 30,542 bds. 40,226 bags, 24,196 Brasil boxes and 80,573 Havannah boxes of sugar were imported into that city during the period above stated.
At Point Petre, Gua. Jan. 5. prizes, Ranging Polly, Cox, of Portsmouth, (Virg.) ship George, of Kennebec; Sally, of do.; Neptune, Flint, of Salem; Dolphin, Rice, Portsmouth; sch. Seaflower, Baker, and Abigail, Jones, of Boston; besides many southerners.—Do the kind apologists for Frenshmen ever read these paragraphs?
SALEM, March 7.
PORCUPINE.
In an address to the public, makes known his intention of publishing a semi-monthly work, entitled the "Rush Light;" to which he is induced by "the unexpected and sweeping refutation of Dr. Rush's suit against him, in which he was assessed 5000 dollars damages; "a sum surpassing the aggregate amount of all the damages, assessed for all the torts of this kind, ever sued for in these States, from the first settlement to the present day."
The costs, interruptions of business, and sacrifice of property taken by execution, bring it up to nearly 8000 dollars.
"To say that I do not feel this stroke, and very sensibly too, (says Porcupine) would be great affectation; but to repine at it would be folly, and to sink under it would be cowardice. I knew an Englishman in the Royal Province of N. Brunswick, who had a very valuable house, which was, I believe, at that time, nearly his all, burnt to the ground. He was out of town when the fire broke out, and happened to come back just after it had exhausted itself. Every one, knowing how hard he had earned the property, expected to see him bitterly bewail its loss. He came very leisurely up to the spot, stood about five minutes, looking earnestly at the rubbish, and then, stripping off his coat, "here goes," said he, "to earn another!" and immediately went to work, raking the spikes and bits of iron out of the ashes. This noble spirited man I have the honor to call my friend, and if ever this page should meet his eye, he will have the satisfaction to see, that, should it be impossible for me to follow, I at least remember, his example."
Pecuniary emolument, he informs us, will continue to be an object of only secondary consideration; and adds,
"On Monday, the 24th Feb. I shall publish the first number of a periodical work, which, as it is intended to assist the public view in the inspecting of various tenebrous objects will be called, and not, I presume, improperly, a Light; and as the appearance of this light must be attributed wholly to the Philadelphian phlebotomist, gratitude will sanction the propriety of fixing to it the name of RUSH LIGHT. Thus, while the great literary luminaries of this enlightened nation emit their effulgence through vehicles, which they most significantly term the Aurora, the Star, the Constellation, the Comet, or the Sun, I am content that my glimmering efforts should steal forth under the appellation of the RUSH LIGHT."
"To say what will be the subject of the Rush Light, would, at this time, be impossible; and, were it possible, it would be useless. It may not, however, be amiss to observe, that as Rush is in some sort the father of the work, a preference will certainly be given to him and his cause."
Porcupine asks for neither patronage nor subscribers. Each number will contain 48 pages, and to be sold at 25 cents.
SHIP NEWS.
Portland, March 13.
On Saturday last arrived at this port, schooner Aurora, Capt. Dicks, 34 days from St. Kitts. Capt. D. had been taken by a French privateer, and was re-taken by the U. States ship Insurgente, Capt. Murray.
Two of the people belonging to the sch. Eunice, Capt. Thrasher, which sailed from Liverpool for this port nearly five months since, and was supposed to be lost, came passengers with Capt. Dicks. Capt. Thrasher was dismissed on the coast of Nova Scotia, and obliged to put away for the West Indies; sometime after, he was taken by a French privateer and carried into St. Eustatia. The mate, Mr. Charles Bradbury, of this town, and several of the hands were detained on board the privateer, which was on a three months cruise.
Capt. Dicks, left at St. Kitts, the brig Androscoggin, of Wiscasset, bound to Jamaica; a schooner from Norfolk, belonging to Portsmouth, and two other American vessels, names unknown, which had been captured by the French and re-taken by the U. S. armed vessels.
Capt. Collegen of this town, in a vessel from St. Thomas' bound to the coast of Guinea, spoke Capt. Thrasher, and after generously supplying him with every thing necessary, was unfortunately drowned in returning to his vessel.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
MR. MELCHER,
A N idea seems to have prevailed (indeed a very absurd one) that Judge WALKER is a true federalist; but I find it begins to be exploded. It is impossible the jacobins should have expended so much money in sending runners thro' the State, and have taken such infinite pains to promote the election of a man, whom they deemed a true federalist. On the other hand no true federalist would suffer himself to be set up by jacobins to the exclusion of a man in so high estimation as Governor GILMAN, and permit such vile arts to be used to procure his election; he would certainly before this time have declared himself. But, have we not the greatest reason to suppose that the plan was preconceived between the Judge and the jacobins? It is an old saying, "Shew me the company you keep, and I will tell you who you are."—It is very well known, the company he kept when last in Portsmouth—and it was
then observed to be something singular. And a certain young gentleman from Concord, was observed to be very familiar with the jacobin party—so much so, that his friends with whom he is closely connected, took notice of it. In fact there can be little doubt about the business—they have won him—he is theirs—and it is also an old saying "give the Devil his due;" but let him not hereafter be named of that side of which your correspondent professes to be.
A FEDERALIST.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
MR. MELCHER,
IT seems to be the prevailing opinion that the candidate voted for by the jacobins is a federal character; this seems very strange to me, first, that jacobins should be so very desirous to have a federalist chosen, second, that a federalist would consent to be set up by the jacobins; now if I understand the matter right—
A JACOBIN
is one who wishes to destroy all order and government, to overthrow the constitution, and introduce all the horrors of a French revolution, to take part with Talleyrand, and all those who have received bribes from France, to buy estates, and are constantly abusing government.—Now,
A FEDERALIST,
as I understand, is one who wishes to support the government and laws of his country, to protect the innocent, and to do justice between man and man, that does not wish to oppress the poor.
Now Mr. Melcher, I want you to explain this matter, how if a man was a federalist he would wish to turn out a real federalist, such as Governor GILMAN, for the sake of being chosen himself by jacobins, or whether a man ought to be intitled to the name of a federalist, who would condescend to be chosen by jacobins to the exclusion of a federalist, who has stood forth in the defence of his country's rights, against the combinations of jacobins.
A PLAIN DEALER.
The Editor's answer to the querist, is, that this is a day of strange things; he has stated facts, and every one must judge for himself; undoubtedly there appears no more congruity in the positions of our querist, than that a Federal paper should become the vehicle of Jacobin scandal, and this appears to have lately been the case in many instances; but it has been wisely observed, that "Printers don't know every thing," and this is the best apology for many of our brethren of the type.
PORTSMOUTH, March 19. VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.
   Gov. GILMAN. WALKER.    Nottingham, 95 10  Milford, 82 0  New-Boston, 25 94  Peterborough, 96 14  Kennington, 52 35  Keene, 94 0  Hollis, 95 15  Lynborough, 1 61  Hamptonfalls, 57 7  Somersworth, 87 3  Hawk, 2 20  Norfield, 0 105  Farmington, 30 76  Sanbornton, 203 44  Deering, 2 70  Alton, 78 2  Walpole, 128 1  Chichester, 273 1  Salisbury, 176 40  Meredith, 40 70  Gilmanton, 189 187  New-Ipswich, 148 0  Wilton, 110 0  Mason, 85 0  Brimswick, 117 0  Candia, 66 30  Poplin, 16 18  Dorchester, 90 0  Hampstead, 51 5  Temple, 95 0  Litchfield, 32 14  Derryfield, 20 31  Raimond, all for GILMAN.  
From the 1st of Jan to the 31st of December, 1799, there was exported from Norfolk to Europe, 20,357 hogsheads of Tobacco.
MARRIED.—At Randolph, Mr. John Odiorne, of Boston, to Miss Mary Thayer.
At Greenland, Mr. Samuel Lane, of Pittsfield, to the agreeable Miss Hannah Greenleaf Marston, of Greenland.
In this town, Mr. Moses Griffin, of Sandown, to Miss Ann Fernald, of this town.
By the Rev. Mr. Willard, Capt. James A. Geddes to Mrs. Mary Frazier.
DIED.
At Peterburgh, Virg. on 27th ult. Robert Brooke, Esq. late Governor of that state. In this town, Mr. Thomas Trundy.
Entries at the CUSTOM-HOUSE CLEARED. Ship Weymouth, Randle, London. Ship Hazen, Henderson, Havana.
A Morning SCHOOL, FOR MISSES, WILL be opened at the Brick School-House, the 21st of April. Attendance—From 6 o'clock till half past 7. Price—15s. per Quarter. Amos Tappan.
ALL persons that have any demands on the estate of SAMUEL RAWLINGS, late of Newington, yeoman, deceased, are desired to bring in their accounts for settlement,—and all that are indebted to make immediate payment to MARGARET RAWLINGS, Executrix to his last Will and Testament. Newington, March 17, 1800.
Boarding for Scholars At EXETER. THE subscriber living near the Academy in Exeter, would take a few Scholars to board on reasonable terms. JOHN DENNET. Exeter, March 7.
The subscriber begs leave to inform the public, and his friends in particular, that he has opened a BROKER'S OFFICE in Market-street, Portsmouth, and offers his service in selling or purchasing on commission, all kinds of Merchandise, Bills of Exchange, Vessels, Houses and Lands, &c. &c. He likewise has a licence as an Auctioneer, and will receive Merchandise or any of the above articles for public sale; and promises that those gentlemen who may be pleased to favor him with any articles for sale, that his best endeavours shall not be wanting to complete the same with dispatch, and the smallest favor shall be duly attended to, by the public's most obedient humble servant. Alexander Ewen.
N. B. All letters directed to him in the line of his business (post paid) will be duly attended to. Portsmouth, March 19, 1800.
TO BE SOLD BY Samuel Hill, COD Lines, 18, 15, & 12 threaded, by the bale or less. Salmon and Herring Twine, per do. or do. Salmon and Herring Netts, per do. or do. Cod Hooks, large, middling & small quarter do. Two hundred barrels Beef, in good order. Thirty-six barrels Salmon. Russia, Philadelphia, and Archangel Bar Iron. West-India and English Goods as usual. Portsmouth, March 19, 1800.
PUBLIC VENDUE. BY Licence from the hon. Samuel Tenney, Esq. Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of Rockingham, will be sold at public vendue, on THURSDAY the third day of April next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of John Greenleaf, innholder in Portsmouth, the real estate of RICHARD LEADER NELSON, late of said Portsmouth, school-master, deceased, with the incumbrance of the widow's dower therein.—Said estate consists of about one acre of Land, situate at the plains, fronting on the main post road, adjoining the train field, and land of Samuel Sherburne, and is a corner lot,—the conditions of sale will be known at the time and place of sale by GEORGE GAINS, Administ'r. Portsmouth, March 18, 1800.
Five Dollars Reward. RANAWAY on the night of the 17th inst. from on board the ship Hazen, of Salem, now lying at Ringe's wharf; John Calf, seaman, aged twenty-three years, five feet six inches high, light complexion, light hair and light eyes, had on when he ran away, blue jacket, red waistcoat and coarse trowers. Any person or persons who will apprehend and secure said Calf, and give information to the master on board shall be intitled to the above reward. BENJA. HENDERSON. Portsmouth, March 18, 1800.
To be Let, or Leased, A large Farm situate about one mile from the State-House in this town, said Farm is well stocked, and may be entered upon early in April next, for further particulars inquire of Madam Jane Boyd, or Supply Clap. Portsmouth, March 15, 1800.

LINES On seeing the Solemnities of the Grand Lodge, in Boston, Feb. 11, 1800.
By a LADY.
FROM North to South, I chanc'd to roam, Well seated in the sacred dome; Within due form, I took my seat, The Eastern corner to compleat; Well form'd around the sacred square, With wonder views each lovely fair, With out stretch'd neck and piercing eyes, Where Wisdom, Strength and Beauty lies; Here Jacob, well-establis'd stand, There Boaz Strengthens every hand. In faith and hope, with love divine, May ev'ry faithful brother thine. Hail sacred Lodge, 'tis my desire To tune my harp, and string my lyre. To give due praise, could it be given, 'Till we join WASHINGTON in Heaven. Here sacred Wisdom, power divine, Was well display'd in every line, Here Strength appears in every youth, With Beauty shines each sacred truth. Sure Sheba's Queen, as once of old, Might say, one half had not been told. Here, every Widow's heart with joy Must view the lovely weeping boy, Well plac'd upon the sacred urn; Each heart with holy fire must burn. Each hand a sprig of Cassia bring, With loud applause, each valley ring, Accept, Mol. Worshipful and true, The praises that are justly due; Oh! may that sacred Arch arise To realms of bliss above the skies; Where you with token, sign, and word, May join the choir with one accord, The holy Lodge of Saints above, In friendship pure and fervent love. Feb. 13, 1800.
PROPOSALS
For a New Gazette in Salem.
THE subscriber at the repeated solicitations of his friends and delirious of renewing his typographical labours, has been induced to issue proposals for the publication of a semi-weekly Newspaper in the town of Salem, under the title of
The Impartial Register.
It shall be conducted with a sacred regard to its title. The public will find it its guide, and the public good (not incompatible with an honest livelihood) its aim. Its principles shall be strictly in consonance with the constitution and laws of our happy country.
It shall briefly recite the events in the old world without entering into its politics.
It shall faithfully record the official papers of our own country.
Unwearied attention shall be paid to its Marine and Mercantile departments.
The Muses shall have a place occasionally.
Uninfluenced by party, it shall be the Editor's aim to be just.
The days of its publication shall be on Mondays and Thursdays.
Its publication shall commence early in the month of April.
The public have heretofore had a specimen of the subscriber's ability as an Editor. He humbly solicits their patronage once more, and still remains their obedient Servant, WILLIAM CARLTON.
** It shall be printed on a sheet of the size of a large Demi, with a new type; and good paper, at Three Dollars per annum.
Newspaper Printers are requested to forward their Gazettes, directed as above - the Register shall be sent as a compensation therefor.
TWO JOURNEYMEN are wanted by said CARLTON.
Those Printers who will give room to the above a few numbers, will only do as they would wish to be done by. Salem, Feb. 28, 1800.
To William Plumer, Esq. proprietors clerk of the township of Paulsbury.
WE the subscribers owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Paulsbury, in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, request that you would notify and warn the proprietors and owners of said township to meet at the dwelling house of Mr. William Stickney, in Concord, in the county of Rockingham in said State, on the eleventh day of June next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to vote and act on the following particulars, to wit: -
1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting.
2d. To see if the proprietors will complain the lotting of said township.
3d. To see if the proprietors will draw and level the lots already loted, and at an adjournment of said meeting those that shall hereafter be loted.
4th. To establish the line between said township and Maynesborough.
5th. To see if the proprietors will raise a tax for the use of said proprietary.
6th. To appoint assessors.
7th. To choose a collector.
8th. To see what encouragement the proprietors will give in-land or otherwise towards building mills in said township.
THOMAS LEAVITT, Wm. K. ATKINSON. Portsmouth, Feb. 11, 1800.
State of New-Hampshire, Rockingham, ss. The proprietors and owners of said township of Paulsbury, are hereby notified to attend at the time and place and for the purposes aforesaid. Wm. PLUMER, Prop'r's Clerk. Epping, March 12, 1800.
THE subscriber being
determined to settle his accounts, gives this early notice that people may call on him after the 20th of March next and he will attend to the business - If any who owe him for more than one year, or whose accounts have not been regularly adjusted and settled be must and shall avail himself of the law, before the Limitation Act takes effect. Feb. 26. OZIAS SILSBY.
ALL persons that have any demands against Joseph Nealey, of Nottingham, innholder, are requested to call and settle the same with the subscriber; and those persons that are indebted to the said Nealey, are hereby called upon to pay the same immediately, to prevent cost. MATTHEW NEALEY, Guardian to said Nealey.
Nottingham, March 19, 1800.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Farmington, that are delinquent in paying their county and highway taxes for the year 1799, that unless they pay said tax to me the subscriber, on or before the third day of June next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue as will pay the said tax with incidental charges, at the dwelling house of the subscriber in said town, at ten of the clock in the forenoon.
Proprietors names.
  No. Dist'n Tax. Acres. High-way Tax. State Tax. County Tax.    John Allen,  Jonathan Crosby, 98 4 10 1 0 0  Ens. Joseph Chesley,  Joseph Daniels,  Joseph Daniels, jr., 47 2 50 2 0 0  Jethro Bickford,  ditto 101 4 10 1 0 0  Moses Davis,  James Hutchins, 78 2 10 1 0 0  Samuel Williams,  Samuel Downs, 99 4 10 1 0 0  Capt. Tim'y Gerrill, 113 2 240 10 1 2  Clement Hughes, 76 2 60 3 0 0  Richard Hulsey,  Job Hulsey, 51 2 20 2 0 0  Joseph Ranking,  Samuel Hard,  James Hard, 107 2 230 6 0 0  David Watson,  James Hobbs,  Joseph Ham, 37 2 20 2 0 0  John Pearse,  ditto 97 4 10 1 0 0  Thomas Leighton,  John Leighton, 33 3 30 1 5 0  John Carter,  Joseph Kent, 126 3 70 2 0 0  Ens. Hattell Nutter,  Henry Nutter, 123 3 74 2 0 0  Eleazer Colman,  ditto 100 4 3 10 5 0  John Ricker,  Maturin Ricker, 102 2 50 1 5 0  Ephraim Ricker,  John Sias, 92 4 10 1 0 0  Lt. John Smith, 103 3 70 1 6 0  Capt. Thomas Tibbetts, 49 2 65 2 5 0  Ephraim Tibbetts, 94 4 10 1 0 0  Richard Wibird, Esq. 113 3 35 2 0 0  Samuel Willee,  John Norway, 66 2 35 2 5 0  Edw'd Whitehouse,  
JOSEPH HOLMES, Collector. Farmington, March 10, 1800.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in Northfield, who have not paid their State and County taxes for the year 1798, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the 6th day of May next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue on said day, at the dwelling house of Walker Buzell, innholder in said town, at 10 o'clock A. M. as will pay the same with incidental charges.
  No. Acres. State Tax. County Tax.    Samuel Emerson, 40 100 25  John Pell, 175 100 13  Samuel Randel, 22 100 9  John Plaftard, 196 60 6  Edward Tibbetts, 28 100 9  Job Bennett, 6 100 9  ed Div. of 100 acre lots,  Robert Thompson, 52 100 34  4th Division of land in Northfield,  Nathaniel Morrill, 39 38 3  James Davis, 40 38 3  Thomas Young, 41 38 3  John Smith, jr., 32 38 3  John Rowe, 33 38 3  Stephen Jones, jr., 25 38 3  John Dow, 26 38 3  William Rines, 16 38 3  Paul Gerrill, 17 38 3  Joseph Ellison, 18 38 3  Joshua Wentworth, 19 38 3  Edward Evans, 20 38 3  Israel Hodgdon, 58 38 3  John Syas, 53 38 3  Abraham Benneck, 52 38 3  Francis Matthews, 49 38 3  Samuel Smith, 21 38 3  William Leathers, 22 38 3  John Blagdon, 23 38 3  Fran's Matthews, jr., 49 38 3  
JEREMIAH SMITH, Collector. Northfield, February 26, 1800.
Rockingham, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to those non-resident proprietors or owners of lands in the town of Chichester in said county, who are delinquent in paying the highway taxes assessed on their lands in said town for the year 1797, that unless the same are paid to me before the first day of May next with the incidental charges; that so much of their lands as will pay the same will then be sold at public auction at the house of Dudley Sanborn, innholder in said Chichester, at ten of the clock in the forenoon on said day.
  No. Acres. State Tax. County Tax.    Thomas Cogswell, 4 0 2  William Pepperell, 1 34 1  Owner unknown, 4 69 11  
JOHN STANYAN, Collector. Chichester, Feb. 24, 1800.
State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton, ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the township of Landaff, county of Grafton, who have not paid their tax of THREE CENTS on each acre of land in said township, agreeable to an act of the General Court passed the twenty-fourth day of December 1798, that so much of each of the following lots of land as will pay said tax together with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling house of Jonathan Noyes, Esq. in said Landaff, on the twenty-eighth day of May next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment to me the subscriber, at my dwelling house in said Landaff; delinquents are follows, viz.
  No. Acres. State Tax. County Tax.    Col. Benjamin Stone, 3 2 3  ditto 3 3 3  ditto 3 3 3  Jonathan Blake, Esq., 11 1 1  ditto 11 2 1  ditto 12 1 1  ditto 12 2 1  Joshua Belknap, 6 1 1  Jacob Clark, 3 7 5  Benjamin Currier, 4 5 3  Isiah Crols, 11 3 8  Ephraim Cushman, 4 1 3  Lt. Beemley Edwards, 1 6 3  ditto 1 4 3  ditto 1 5 3  Gideon Farris, 3 5 5  ditto 4 5 3  Widow H. Foster, 3 9 7  Nathaniel Foster, 3 10 19  Dorcas Foster, 3 10 18  Samuel Goodwin, 14 3 2  John Gots, 4 3 5  ditto 3 8 3  ditto 4 4 14  ditto 4 2 3  Alexander Hodge, 2 1 3  ditto 3 1 3  Capt. Benja. Knight, 7 2 8  Lt. Moses Knight, 6 1 2  ditto 6 2 8  Jonathan Kimball, 6 4 4  Luke Libbee, 16 5 2  Joseph Merrill, 2 3 3  ditto 2 4 3  Samuel Noyes, 4 2 1  ditto 4 3 1  Jonathan Noyes, Esq., 2 4 3  ditto 9 2 1  Thomas Noyes, 10 3 2  ditto 9 3 4  Samuel Rice, Esq., 14 6 3  Sergeant Currier, 13 6 3  ditto 10 1 1  ditto 8 7 1  ditto 15 6 1  Nath'l Webber, Esq., 4 8 1  ditto 9 1 1  ditto 7 1 1  ditto 17 6 1  ditto 4 6 1  ditto 1 1 1  ditto 5 7 1  Wm. Edmond, Esq., 9 7 2  ditto 5 1 1  ditto 4 7 1  ditto 10 7 1  Nathaniel S. Clark, 2 11 3  ditto 6 1 3  ditto 4 7 3  ditto 12 7 3  Moses Noyes, 11 3 3  ditto 5 2 3  ditto 4 8 3  ditto 13 7 2  ditto 7 1 1  ditto 9 2 1  ditto 6 1 1  ditto 6 8 1  ditto 14 7 2  ditto 3 6 3  ditto 10 2 1  ditto 7 8 1  ditto 15 7 2  ditto 4 5 3  ditto 12 3 1  ditto 8 8 1  ditto 18 7 2  ditto 2 5 3  ditto 11 3 1  ditto 9 8 1  ditto 9 8 1  ditto 3 4 3  ditto 10 3 1  ditto 10 8 1  ditto 10 8 1  ditto 4 4 3  ditto 9 3 1  ditto 11 8 1  ditto 11 8 1  ditto 5 4 3  ditto 8 3 1  ditto 12 8 1  ditto 12 8 1  Capt. Ste'n Webber, 1 5 3  ditto 6 3 2  ditto 3 11 3  ditto 13 8 2  ditto 3 5 3  ditto 8 4 1  ditto 11 2 1  ditto 14 8 2  ditto 5 4 1  ditto 9 4 1  ditto 11 3 1  ditto 15 8 2  ditto 15 8 2  ditto 5 1 1  ditto 10 4 1  ditto 11 4 1  ditto 16 8 2  ditto 5 6 1