The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1798-08-21 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
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Vol. XLII.—Numb. 2177.]
TUESDAY, August 21, 1798.
[One Dollar & half pr. Annum.]
POLITICS.
The following well written number of M. R. CUS BRUTUS, on the Politics of the day, is presumed will not be unacceptable. It is copied from the Albany Centinel, a federal and well-edited paper.
Addressed to the People.
IN my review of the general policy of France, I have endeavoured to establish this important truth, that the conquests, usurpations, and depredations of that government, are the result of an original, a matured, extensive, and settled system, and not the consequence or subject to any contingent views or transient impulses. The surprising uniformity in the measures and machinery employed, the wonderful efficiency of the powers applied, and the undeviating perseverance in the policy first assumed, clearly manifest a systematic principle and vast concert.
If I have succeeded in this attempt in any material degree, I shall feel myself amply and fairly recompensed by this simple reflection, for the labour I have excited in the enquiry: For you, myself, our beloved country, its safety, independence and existence are deeply interesting in the establishment of this conviction. With this persuasion impressed upon your minds you will clearly and quickly comprehend the whole scope, and the certainty of your danger, and the nature and extent of the remedy you are to apply.
In vain do you flatter yourselves that a system so deeply projected, so largely spread, and so ably and furiously pursued, will be obstructed in its operation, by slight obstacles, by small chances, by partial disappointments, and by feeble measures of resistance: In vain do you trust, that a spirit of violence so highly sublimated, and of injustice so flagrantly outrageous, will yield to time, be disarmed by patience, or checked in its career, by suggestions of right and wrong, by remonstrances, by maxims of morality, by small measures and feeble negotiations. Your just complaints, your candid and patient representations, your labored, temperate, and unanswerable reasonings, your appeal to the national justice, honor and good faith, to the rights of men and the laws of nations are totally thrown away: They glance and rebound from the steely breast of the monster, like the small shot of the sportsman from the scales of the alligator. Vainly do you, in the spirit of charitable candor, seek through the whole history of your own neutrality, or in the conduct of European nations subdued and oppressed by France, for particular circumstances or reasons to account for or palliate the enormities of the French government. The enquiry is futile. Circumstances and reasons of hostility and persecution are intrinsic and inherent in the original system of the invading power. The provocation is imaginary—The excitement self created—They spring from the constitutional appetite for plunder, and the essential spirit of domination and violence which swell and grow as they are fed & fostered. Have not Geneva and Switzerland, have not Rome and Venice reasoned, remonstrated, supplicated and complained? And how have they been answered? Not by fair statements, counter-reasons, counter remonstrances and complaints; not by candid and decent discussion: but by the argument of the robber and assassin; by the sneer of malignity, and disdain: by the throng of cold, premeditated, but conscious villainy; and by the frown of tyranny and rage. In what instance, have the suggestions of reason, or the plea of justice or humanity, delayed for a single hour the fate of those whom conspiracy had chosen for its victims, or who have been placed in the path of conquest? In what single case have maxims and principles stood in the way of passions and designs, or checked the career of power? No man my fellow citizens, who has fully studied, and justly comprehended the scope and spirit of the French system could ever have relied upon the efficacy of claims or the pretensions of equity, against a power, which in the very outset had stripped itself of all encumbrances of first principles.
On what basis of calculation, (I urge the question) could you conceive that a government, that has for years maintained and pursued, with unexampled success, an immense project of raising money and supporting its existence by universal war against all wealthy nations, would relax or disorder its system by recurring to the dictates of justice in any particular case, or vary its vast policy, by listening to suggestions, complaints and puny negotiations?
I entreat you to indulge me on this topic; since it is of infinite consequence to your security, to your excellence, to your present and future measures, that you should have a just conception and an enlarged and decided view of this great fact, that the policy of France is a connected system, and the great object of the whole to aggrandize and enrich herself, by a regular series of open or covert hostility: First by promoting sedition and insurrections: then by accomplishing revolutions; next by despoiling commerce and levying contributions, and finally by absolute subjugation, conquest and plunder. Events have at last developed the plan in its whole compass; and the evidence has been accumulating till it has become an irresistible mass. Recent transactions have reflected illustration upon past events that seemed doubtful or mysterious. One would think indeed that this development was
sufficiently obvious long ago to the discerning eye. But the people of this country, like their brethren of Europe, have, it is to be feared too long failed to see or rightly to appreciate the whole character of the French system. With the best opportunities to judge, and the quickest sensibility to feel, they have gazed on the passing scene, as on a meteor in the air, not with indifference indeed, but with extreme inactivity and wonderful indecision of mind. From the year 1793, to the present time, the sacrifice of the United States has been a distinct and capital branch of that great operation which has already desolated Europe. The evidence of this has been opening itself in the whole train of events, till it has become too clear and potent to be misunderstood or resisted. The same gradation appears in the means and measures of the enemy here as there; and though varied by local and peculiar circumstances, a striking analogy connects this branch with those which have overspread the richest portion of Europe.
The intrigue of France in the United States resolves itself into three natural and obvious divisions. Her first step was directly to influence this government, and draw it into a species of VASSAL ALLIANCE. In this stage, her manoeuvres with the people form a kind of underplot to the principal play. But defeated in this attempt on the government, and but partially successful on the populace, she applied herself, in the next place, to lay a surer and deeper foundation of influence, by managing the national elections, and thereby securing a pre disposition in the administration, favorable to her schemes.—Baffled also in this, she found her last resource in remonstrances as weak as they were angry and insolent, and in depredations on our commerce, the oppression of our navigation and the persecution of our citizens. In the first she relied for success, upon the natural influence of her cause, upon the subsisting relations between us, and the obligations we owed her. In the second she trusted to the popular sentiments of gratitude, to the influence of party spirit, and activity of certain factious men in the United States between whom and the French government there has probably existed a foedus league of mutual assistance and joint enterprise . In the third and last, she has confided in the self love of that important class of our citizens, the COMMERCIAL INTEREST. Sensible of their great devotion to the pursuits and profits of foreign trade, and their terror of commercial hostility, and supposing the government too feeble to afford them a manly protection, she vainly flattered herself that they would submit to large voluntary sacrifices, in order to procure indulgence and security to their speculations; that they would be the first to make concessions, to open the tributary ports, and bend beneath the storm of persecution. Her successive defeats evince her wretched ignorance of the character and temper of the United States; and her rage and relentment illustrate both the nature of her original views and the depth of her disappointment. I consider, that at the period of Monroe's recall, the French intrigue (properly so called) came to its terminating crisis, and assumed a different character: Since that time, the operation has been ESSENTIAL WAR: The ambitious part of the plot, in the usual course, was abandoned; and commercial depredations and plunder became the order of the day.
Are there yet any of our Fellow citizens who mistake the views of France; who trust that she is still under the influence of occasional and unsettled motives, that she is susceptible of just and legitimate impressions, and that there is still a hope of the restoration of harmony and of our obtaining justice in the ordinary course? Are there any now, who believe that peace is within our reach, by any other means than by basely surrendering our independence and by paying our enemy, instead of receiving retribution, for the injuries and insults with which she has already loaded us? Yes! I know there are some; but I trust in God, there are not many such—We have indeed recently heard this wretched humble hope, this poor vain idea suggested on the floor of Congress; where it was received with that glow of spirit and depth of detestation it deserved. But you are not to believe, that all those who maintained the doctrine were necessarily themselves its dupes: You may justly conclude this when you consider the chosen order of the communication: Motions so forlorn, motions which are at once weak and desperate, require a peculiar kind of hardihood in the moving;—the hardihood of folly.
To establish for ever this universal conviction in the minds of all Americans—the conviction of the incorrigible and incurable depravity of the French system, in its exterior relations, and particularly towards the United States, is an object of infinite moment to your future peace, your independence, your salvation. Nothing but this can give precision and certainty to your views, and salutary energy to your measures, in this great emergency. The conviction indeed at last is, making rapid advances in the United States; and you begin to see and to feel the forcible and happy result. This great and just conception is now calling forth resources and awakening energies of which you were till now unconscious, and is dispelling doubts and difficulties, which before oppressed your senses and obscured your path. After having indulged yourselves so long in a dream of delusion, after having suffered the most unprovoked invasion of your rights and liberties, the
most outrageous insult on the majesty of your independence, and the dignity of your fame, after having for a series of years weakly struggled and feebly defended yourselves against intrigues the most audacious and robbers the most destructive, after having witnessed the manoeuvres and then warned of the attacks of France, after having had her whole line of march before your eye, without making one great movement, without a single active exertion worth of your resources or your sovereignty, you are at length begin to rouse from your lethargy. And what has roused you at last? What new event has happened, what single fact has appeared, that should make this sudden impression? What, but a simple and formal avowal of that spirit in the French government, which you might long since have seen in the whole tenor of its conduct towards you. France, for years, has been trampling on your rights, levying contributions on your property, and taxing you , to glut her voracious avarice and support her profligate enterprises; and you tho' impatient, have been inactive; you have murmured, but you waved redress. Now the direct demand, the word, the name of TRIBUTE excites emotions and energies which a long course of substantial injuries could not inspire. Now, you look back with wonder on the long, uniform account of oppressions on the one side, and of endurance on the other, and are amazed and afflicted to see that the honor of your country, which once might have been saved by vigorous measures and manly spirit, must now be recovered in the field of battle.
MARCUS BRUTUS.
From the Farmer's Weekly Museum.
THE LAY PREACHER.
"And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people."
HOWEVER solicitous the idler may be to look into a light and cheerful sermon from the Lay Preacher, such curiosity must be suspended. The times require political discussion; and to a subject, intimately affecting the public weal, our soberest attention must be again directed.
At those seasons of the political year, when men are required, by the loud voice of the laws, to elect proper agents for public business, it is the bounden duty of every reflecting voter to look narrowly at the catalogue of the qualifications of each candidate for a national and highly responsible office. He, to whom men are about to give a great and general power of attorney to transact some of their dearest concerns, ought to be a well accomplished and faithful man. In the election of one to attend to the most trivial of our private claims, we are generally careful, considerate. We review his life; we investigate his abilities, we inquire anxiously concerning his honesty. Of how much more import is the examination of the talents and virtues of him, who is to fabricate the laws, to uphold the rights, and to model the taxes of thirty thousand of the American nation? Differently, and in a style concise and simple, the Lay Preacher will attempt something, like a guide to every unprejudiced individual, inquiring for a man, duly qualified to exercise legislative power.
Of the highest moment is a general reputation for private integrity. Our political trustee, at the seat of government, should be eminently trust worthy. He should possess a pure and moral mind. He, who is bad at the fire side, will not be suddenly and magically turned to goodness in the senate house.
He should be intimately acquainted with the genius and habits, with the wants and wishes of his constituents. He should know the extent of their power to pay taxes, before he wantonly votes for their levy. He should faithfully exhibit, as in a glass, the true picture of the territory that delegates him, and should have that high and manly independence, which should refuse to yield to such local considerations, as would militate with the ultimate good of his constituents, and with the general welfare.
He should not be of that narrow and mercenary spirit, as to strive to benefit himself and his family, at the price of his political duty. He should not mingle, as in a kind of porridge, domestic avarice with the statesman's ambition. When he is at Congress, he should not be thinking of his monies at interest, or how large a reward he should exact from his next employer. He should not flee from his speeches on the floor, or from his computations in a committee, and, like a truant boy, leave his lesson unfinished, to go on some larking and pitiful expedition. When your representative pines at Philadelphia to go home, and cannot watch one hour for the common weal, gratify him, indignant voters, and never again suffer him to stir from his doors, to execute your commission.
He should have, as from a mountain, "a liberal and prospective view" of the State. His eye should command the whole political horizon. His knowledge should be general, well digested, useful, and at command. Much is said of the proper class in society from which a representative should be selected. Here we should be catholic. I am wholly averse to the predominance of any one power in the political machine. We must not narrow the field of public action. Intelligent farmers, liberal merchants, and correct general scholars should be mingled in our national representation. A Congress wholly composed of lawyers
would be as jangling and jarring, as verbose and vexatious, as the old councils at Trent and Basil. Such a Congress, with their bar metaphysics, with their technical jargon, and settled habits of professional chicane would be the source of infinite peril to the community. Let him, who doubts this position, look at the list of those characters, who composed the majority of the third estate at the beginning of the troubles in France. That majority consisted of country pleaders; in BURKE's emphatical words, the forayers and conductors of the petty war of village vexation. With all her bad councils, France never suffered so much as when she took advice from this great body of legal council. Indeed a mere attorney should never be elected. The man does not know enough. Having read only a few pages, and having written nothing but dunning letters, or an under sheriff's warrant to apprehend, he cannot handle political tools; he cannot call them by name. The eloquent and elevated part of the profession understand me, and give my words a liberal construction. It is not against Eloquence and Elevation that I contend. That man, who in any walk of life, has thought much, and has read the works of historians, orators, philosophers and poets, and the constitution of his country, call him what you please, has the abilities to do you good service, and is worthy the general suffrage.
A captious metaphysician, like Gallatin, is a very improper object of election. Metaphysics, when applied to moral and political relations, are crooked rules. It is faggily observed by an old statesman, that "in proportion as a sophist's axioms are metaphysically true, they are morally and politically false." Much skill in this vain science should be esteemed an absolute disqualification for a legislator. Disputes about words and definitions, and the essences of things are of no use but to protract a session and empty the treasury.
With respect to the oratorical qualifications of a representative I should think differently from many, who insist that Eloquence is the only thing needful. That the ready faculty of speech is of eminent utility in public bodies cannot be denied. But it were better that Congress should be silent as a meeting of quakers, than that noisy babblers should be continually pouring out the frothy torrent of vain practice. On momentous questions, a sparing use of well considered words is rightfully required. Long speeches are not often necessary; but if a man have the power of uttering himself, at seasonable periods, with decent confidence, and with oratorical grace, it is certainly some, and, may I add, valuable addition to his other legislative attainments.
A proper candidate should have a lively sense of the obligatory nature of public faith. He should have an elevated notion of Justice, and "a hand open as day for melting charity." Hence, when he sits in council, he will not be deaf to the claims of the old soldiers, and will not, when Merit and Faithful service pray for their compensation, report unfavourably to the petitioners.
The candidate, worthy to be chosen, should have a first rate reputation for his ability, honesty and uniformity of his politics. No time server, no minor federalist, no moderate, in the French sense of the word, should be allowed a seat. A member of Congress, at this critical hour, should be, not almost, but altogether, an independent American. He should moreover, be a able column to support the constituted authorities. This column should not totter for a moment; if it totter, it ought to fall.
Men and brethren; you, who will be shortly summoned to weigh the pretensions, to scrutinize the powers, and to determine the choice of the candidates for the lower and popular seat in your national legislature, "if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise," look for the first, and cheerfully bestow the latter. Let such be your "spokesmen," who will discharge with independence, glory and ability, the high duties they owe to themselves, and the still higher duties they owe to you.
WE the subscribers
being appointed a committee by the honorable Samuel Tenney, Esq. judge of the probate of wills, &c. for the county of Rockingham, to receive, examine and adjust all the claims of the creditors to the estate of John Hogg, late of Hampstead, Esquire, deceased, represented insolvent, do hereby give notice that we will attend said business, at the House of Col. Caleb Johnson, innholder in said Hampstead on the first Monday in each of the six following months, from four to six of the clock in the afternoon of each of said days.
JOHN CALFE, } Committee. THOS MUZZEY, } JOHN TRUE, } Hampstead, July 19, 1798.
REMOVED.
William Stanwood, jr.
Has removed to the Store next to the Printing-Office, Market-Street, Where he now has a fresh supply of European GOODS, Suitable for the present and approaching season, selling very cheap for CASH.
—ALSO— A new assortment of English and American Paper Hangings, From 25. to 95. per roll. Portsmouth, August 6, 1798.
FOR SALE AT
William Neil's Store
PORTSMOUTH,
  Bohea Tea Rye,   Souchong Tea, Dipt and mould   Hyson Tea, Candles,   Young Hyson Tea 4' 6d 10d and 20d   Coffee, Nails,   Trinidad Sugar, Glals Mugs,   East India Sugar, Poland Starch,   Loaf Sugar, Raisins,   W. I. Rum, Currants,   Brandy, Pepper,   Gin, Allspice,   Malaga wine, Cloves,   Libon wine, Cinnamon,   Madeira wine, Mace,   Molasses, Nutmegs,   Surnam Cotton, Spanish Indigo,   Glass 7 by 8 by 10 Hair Combs,   Oatmeal, a large quantity, Cafe Combs,   Superfine flour, Louse Traps,   Rice, Crockery, &c. 
The above goods are well chosen, of a good quality, and bought for cash, therefore CAN and WILL be afforded on good terms.
O. Peabody's Dollars, J. T. Gilman's, W. Battler's, W. Gray's or even hard dollars will be readily received, in exchange for any of the above articles.
Portsmouth, July 30.
THE subscriber being determined to collect his debts due for newspapers, takes this early opportunity to give notice that his semi-annual bills will be ready, and presented for settlement, before the first of October next; he flatters himself that many will attend without delay; and to those who have heretofore been neglectful he would observe, that their accounts will immediately be put out of his hands, unless prevented by payment.
OZIAS SILSBY.
Portsmouth, Aug. 14, 1798. N. B. Dr. LEE's true BILIOUS PILLS, sold by Ozias Silsby, at Chester.
Philadelphia, June 30th, 1798. Public notice is hereby given, PURSUANT to the act of Congress, passed on the 18th day of June 1798, entitled, "an act respecting Loan Office and final settlement certificates, Indents of interest, and the unfunded or registered debt credited in the books of the Treasury."
1st. That on the application of the creditors respectively, or their legal attorneys at any time after the last day of December in the present year, the principal sums of the unfunded or registered debt of the United States credited on the books of the treasury, or commissioners of Loans will be reimbursed at the treasury of the United States.
2d. That interest upon the unfunded or registered debts aforesaid will cease from and after the last day of December in the present year.
3d. That the creditors respectively will be entitled on requisition to receive from the proper officers of the treasury, certificates of funded three per cent stock, equal to the arrearages of interest due on the debts aforesaid prior to the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one.
By order of the Board of Commissioners, of the Sinking Fund. EDWARD JONES, Secretary. ALL persons indebted to, or who have demands against the estate of ANNA JOHNSON, late of Epping, deceased, are desired to exhibit them for settlement to the subscriber, administrator on said estate. DAVID LAWRENCE MORRILL, Esq. July 30, 1798.
WHO HAS FOR SALE, Within twenty rods of Epsom Meeting-House; three quarters of an acre of Land, on which is a beautiful garden spot, a small House and Barn, decently finished.
EXETER AND HAVERHILL STAGES.
THE Proprietors of the Exeter and Haverhill Stages, respectfully inform the public, that a stage will leave Col. Brewster's in Portsmouth, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, arrive in Boston the same days—Returning, leave Boston every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, and arrive in Portsmouth the same days, from Wednesday the 25th of the present month to the 15th October next.
N. B. For the purpose of making the Route perfectly agreeable to passengers the Exeter Stage carriage, (which is at least equal for ease and convenience to any on the continent) will be run thro' from Portsmouth to Boston. Exeter, July 17, 1798.

COMMERCIAL.
[The following is too commercially important to be omitted.]
To those Merchants of the United States, who have suffered from the illegal capture of their property by British vessels of war.
FELLOW CITIZENS, FROM the inquiries daily made by letter, or in person, respecting the claims under my care, it has occurred to me that by presenting to your view some information, and some remarks, the result of more than three weeks acquaintance with this business, I might render service to many, with whom I have not the means of personal intercourse.
It is necessary to remind you, that the only cases which the government of the United States consider as peculiarly under its charge; and for the costs in which it has made itself responsible, are those in which the capture took place, from the commencement of the present war between Great Britain and France, to the exchange of ratifications of the late treaty between the United States and Great Britain, viz.—the 28th October, 1795. All cases of this description, and no others, are within the cognizance of the board of commissioners appointed agreeably to the provisions of the 7th article of the late treaty with Great Britain. When I left England in March last, it was expected that all cases within this class would, in a short time, be laid before the board of commissioners for decision—that awards would be made in the greater part of them—and that such sums as might be awarded, would be paid in the course of the present year.
In these cases the papers were left in charge of my successor, Samuel Williams, Esq. with whom the parties concerned, (whose business is not in the hands of private agents) will in future correspond on the subject of their respective claims. There are very few instances I presume, in which claims have not already been instituted for losses arising from captures, made prior to the 28th October, '95. Should any such, however, exist, the parties interested are reminded, that no claims can be received by the board of commissioners after the 10th October next. The two years allowed by the treaty for the exhibition of claims, before this board, will then expire.
In all cases where the capture has been made subsequently to the 28th October, '95, it is expected that the American claimants will employ their own private agents, and will prosecute those appeals at their own expense.
It is now generally known throughout the United States, that all appeals from the sentences of British courts of vice-admiralty, legally constituted, must be entered and prosecuted in England. That regularly the appeal should be there entered, within nine months from the date of the sentence in the vice-admiralty court—where a claim has been made, and in twelve months where no such claim has been made.
In too many instances, the parties have unfortunately thought it sufficient to enter their appeals in the vice-admiralty courts, under a persuasion that by this means their right to prosecute the same in the high court of appeals, was secured. With many, this proved a most costly error.
The effect of such a step amounts only to a formal notice of an intention to prosecute the appeal in question. In every case of appeal from the sentence of a legal vice-admiralty court, the inhibition should be extracted from the registry of the high court of admiralty in London, within a year from the date of the sentence appealed from. To this rule the lords of appeal have of late very rapidly adhered. Several recent causes have occurred in which claimants by accident or want of information, having been prevented from entering their appeals in London, within the time prescribed by law, have lost their right and been refused the liberty of appealing.
To persons interested in cases of this description it will be pleasing to learn that late accounts from London advise, that on the representations of the Minister of the United States, an act of Parliament has passed, authorizing the high court of appeals in prize causes, to admit appeals in cases where the parties have been prevented by unavoidable impediments, from entering their appeals in due season.
But great care should be taken by the claimants to set forth under oath or affirmation, clearly and fully, those circumstances which have operated to prevent their obtaining from the registry of the high court of admiralty in London an inhibition, within the nine or twelve months (as the case may be) from the date of the sentence of the vice-admiralty court.
Such of my fellow citizens as have suffered by recent captures, and those whose property may in future be captured by British cruisers, should with the least possible delay, after receiving advice of the capture or condemnation of their property, write to their agent or correspondent in London, stating distinctly as they can from the information transmitted them.
1. The name of the vessel captured, and of her master.
2. Of the owner or owners of the same, with the clear account of the property, claimed, that has been illegally condemned.
3. The name of the captor.
4. And (as nearly as can be ascertained) the substance of the decree of the vice-admiralty Court.
This information will always be sufficient to obtain an inhibition, and to secure the entry of an appeal—after which the parties as opportunities present, may procure authentic copies of the proceedings of the court below and transmit them to their agents in London.
In order to obtain these copies of proceedings before the vice-admiralty court the lords of appeal hold it necessary that the persons applying for the same, render payment for them; otherwise the registers of the different courts are not bound to deliver the copies required.
It is necessary to observe, that what has been said above is applicable only to appeals from the sentences of vice-admiralty courts, legally constituted. Where proceedings have been had before a court without authority, (such as the one now held at Cape Nicholas Mole by the pretended Judge Combaud) no appeal lies. The proceedings in such cases are considered as void, and the parties must institute their claims in the high court of admiralty in London. There is no precise time limited for making such claims, but the interest of the parties will naturally dictate every degree of expedition that is practicable. The copies of proceedings before such a court are not indispensably necessary, but they may prove useful. Every kind of proof in the possession of the claimant, legally authenticated should be forwarded to London with the least delay possible.
To the further proof is frequently ordered by the high courts of admiralty and of appeals, and that may be directed by the board of commissioners, the easiest and most particular attention should be given. It is not usual for the British courts of admiralty to specify the nature or degree of the further proof required.
They leave this to the judgment of the claimant and his counsel. If dissatisfied with the further proof, they not unfrequently require full further proof . In cases of this kind the claimant should without delay, furnish the best evidence in his power. He should send duplicates of this evidence, duly authenticated, by different conveyances, and should satisfy himself that one of these copies had been received by his agent and put into his proctor's hands. His proctor should be directed to submit it to counsel, and have its deficiencies (if any should exist) distinctly pointed out. The claimant should be advised of these immediately, and should supply them, if in his power, by the first conveyance.
Early provision should also be made for defraying the heavy expenses that attend the prosecution of a suit in the British courts of admiralty.
The usual costs in a suit before the court admiralty are from £. 150 to 200, and in the court of appeal from £. 250 to 300 sterling. Of these sums the proctors expect an advance from 1/3 to 1/2 and when a decree is obtained, a settlement of their entire bill.
Although the charge of this business (in consequence of the permission given me to return home) has devolved on another, yet feeling still interested in the success of the American claims, I shall on all occasions be happy in aiding those who have suffered by the illegal capture or condemnation of their property; but it is requested that such persons as write to me on the subject of their respective business, will direct to me under cover to the Secretary of State.
I shall be excused for adding that the utmost confidence may be reposed in the attention and exertions of my successor, and that he will at all times receive every necessary assistance which the eminent talents, zeal and prudence of the minister of the United States can afford.
SAMUEL BAYARD. Philadelphia, August 1, 1798.
CHARLESTON, July 20.
Yesterday Gov. Pinckney, called a meeting at his house of all the members of both branches of the legislature who were in town, to advise with them upon such measures as the present alarming and critical situation of our affairs demanded, for placing this state in the most complete posture of defence.
Thirty three members of the Senate and House of Representatives attended. A very excellent and well digested arrangement of measures was laid before them by the Governor, for their consideration and approbation, which was unanimously agreed to.
It authorized the expenditure of a sum of money, equal to the providing tents and camp equipage for the quota of this state in the first requisition of 80,000 militia, the repairing of Fort M'Kinzie and building a Magazine there; mounting all the cannon in the State; converting the present city guardhouse into an armoury, and the appointment of an armourer to superintend and get in order the arms, removal of the public offices from the old Guard house into the State House and restore the former to its original use.
PHILADELPHIA, August 8.
Extract of a letter from Cape-Francois, dated July 14th, 1798.
"By the same cartel which brought me your very attentive and obliging detail of politics, I am enabled to return you my most hearty thanks for that very correct and complete statement of affairs. It confirms the general opinion entertained here that war is inevitable, and the surprise and alarm it has created is very considerable."
"The American merchants who have property here, see no immediate way of securing it against confiscation should such an act take place; there is only one prize brig in port able to take freight, and the produce in possession of the Americans and ready to ship would load five or six; we cannot expect them from America, therefore must employ prize vessels if they can be found and obtained; in this case the detention here, the uncertainty of actual hostilities, and the risk home, puts it out of our power to determine at present which plan to pursue. Many accounts, particularly outstanding debts, require much time to settle them."
"My apprehensions of confiscation arise from a French letter lately received from America, which mentions that such a provision was then before Congress; the injustice and consequently the improbability of the act, prevents our giving any credit to the report; but you know on what slight pretexts are sometimes grounded the most unjustifiable measures."
"I am extremely pleased to observe by the papers, that one pure spirit of unbounded patriotism glows in the breasts of the great body of Americans throughout the United States."
"I most sincerely hope the measures pursuing by government will conduce to a speedy settlement of all differences, and the restoration of all property unjustly seized and detained by France."
"Are you not mistaken in your opinion, that 'through the channel of St. Thomas' the islands can procure supplies of provisions nearly as plentifully and cheap as usual. Consider this island is declared in a state of blockade, and should the British send a ship or two to cruise off St. Thomas', would it not be intercepting 7/8ths of all vessels bound to or from that port? Consider also that unbusinesslike vessels cannot ply to windward, nor successfully amongst the islands; besides the difficulty of investing the proceeds, and the still greater difficulty of escaping the all-devouring gains of administration. In this island the commerce of the Danes has been no more respected than that of the United States; and unless some carrier is respected and protected, should the non-intercourse act continue, I foresee misery and misfortunes, which, from motives of humanity, I could wish to be averted from the people of any nation."
NEW-YORK, August 4.
BY AUTHORITY.
Explanatory Articles, to be added to the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between the United States and his Britannic Majesty.
WHEREAS by the twenty-eighth article of the treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation, between his Britannic Majesty and the United States, signed at London on the nineteenth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, it was agreed, that the contracting parties would, from time to time, readily treat of and concerning such further articles as might be proposed, that they would sincerely endeavour so to form such articles, as that they might conduce to mutual convenience, and tend to promote mutual satisfaction and friendship; and that such articles, after having been duly ratified, should be added to and make a part of that treaty: And whereas difficulties have arisen with respect to the execution of so much of the fifth article of the said treaty, as requires that the commissioners, appointed under the same, should in their description particularize the latitude and longitude of the source of the river which may be found to be the one truly intended in the treaty of peace, between his Britannic Majesty and the United States, under the name of the river St. Croix, by reason whereof it is expedient, that the said commissioners should be released from the obligation of conforming to the provisions of the said article in this respect. The undersigned being respectively named by his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, their Plenipotentiaries for the purpose of treating of and concluding such articles as may be proper to be added to the said treaty, in conformity to the above-mentioned stipulation, and having communicated to each other their respective full powers, have agreed and concluded, and do hereby declare in the name of his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America—That the commissioners appointed under the 5th article of the above-mentioned treaty, shall not be obliged to particularize in their description, the latitude and longitude of the source of the river, which may be found to be the one truly intended in the aforesaid treaty of peace, under the name of the river St. Croix, but they shall be at liberty to describe the said river in such other manner, as they may judge expedient, which description shall be considered as a complete execution of the duty required of the said commissioners in this respect by the article aforesaid. And to the end that no uncertainty may hereafter exist on this subject, it is further agreed, That as soon as may be after the decision of the said commissioners, measures shall be concerted between the government of the United States and his Britannic Majesty's governors or lieutenant-governors in America, in order to erect and keep in repair, a suitable monument at the place ascertained and described to the source of the said river St. Croix, which measures shall immediately thereupon, and as often afterwards, as may be requisite, be duly executed on both sides with punctuality and good faith.
This Explanatory Article, when the same shall have been ratified by his Majesty and by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of their Senate, and the respective ratifications mutually exchanged, shall be added to and make a part of the treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation, between his Majesty and the United States, signed at London, on the nineteenth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, and shall be permanently binding upon his Majesty and the United States.
In witness whereof, we, the said undersigned Plenipotentiaries of his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, have signed this present article, and have caused to be affixed thereto the seal of our arms.
Done at London this fifteenth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight.
(Signed) RUFUS KING, (L. S.)
AUGUST 8.
Extract of a letter from Cayenne, dated July 2.
"By the frigate Decade, we have received 193 persons banished from France. The frigate is returned—8 of those first banished to this place, have made their escape from Sinnamari, viz.—Barthelemy, Letellier, his faithful domestic, Aubry, Pichegru, Willot, D'Onsonville, Ranel and La Rue. It is
not known what rout they have taken. This is certain—Trompon de Coudray and Bourdon de Poife, have lately died. Out of sixteen, there remains only five, who are, Lafond, Ladebat, Barbe Marbois, Rovere, Brothier and La Ville-nois. In the number of 193 are 151 priests of every department. They write from France, that the number of those destined for banishment to Guiana, amounts from 7 to 800. What a favour for this country!"
AUGUST 10. Mr. Jaques, or James, yesterday received his sentence of perpetual confinement. May such be the fate of all who live by Swindling. In a republican government every man ought to have some honest and useful occupation. Idleness produces vice, and vice crimes, and crimes disturb social order and happiness.
WISCASSET, Aug. 3.
Gen. Washington's letter has been introduced into the school in this town, by Mr. Abbot, the Preceptor; it is hoped this method of instilling into the minds of the American youth, the principles of virtuous patriotism, will be generally adopted.
In this town, a ship to carry 20 guns, is building for Mr. Abiel Wood, jun.—she is a well modelled vessel, and it is said she is to protect the West-India trade from this port.
PORTLAND, Aug. 6.
Last Tuesday the Schooner—Capt. Shaw, arrived in 4 days from Philadelphia. Capt. Shaw brought a chest of arms with other military stores, cloathing, &c. &c. for the use of the troops of the U. States, who are to rendezvous in this town.
AUG. 8.
Sunday arrived here sch. Olive, Capt. Perez Drinkwater, of North Yarmouth, 8 days from Philadelphia. On the 13th ult. about 3 leagues from Cape May, was chased by a French privateer about 4 hours. The wind being light the privateer was enabled to come up with the sch. and sent her boat with a number of men to board her, but the wind breezing up soon after, the boat could only get near enough to speak her, and after ordering Capt. Drinkwater to heave too, and loading him with curses for not obeying the orders they were unable to enforce, they were obliged to give up the pursuit.
BOSTON, August 14.
PROOF OF FRENCH POLICY, OR
A CAPE FRANCOIS PRICE CURRENT
JULY 23, 1798.
Table with 2 columns: Item, Price. Items include Sugar (Muscovado), Coffee, Cocoa, Molasses, Flour, Beef, Pork, Claret, Do. in cases, Butter, Lard, Hams, Herrings, Cod-Fish, Tobacco, Sweet Oil, Soap, Do. Cattle, Rice, Candles, Do. spermaceti.
DRY GOODS.
Table with 2 columns: Item, Price. Items include Morlaix, Russia Sheetings, Platillas, Britanias, Hieremias Stripes, Nankeens.
All other goods suitable for the market in proportion.
Coarse Linens, Bagging, Ticklenburghs, &c. high—in much demand.
LUMBER.
Table with 2 columns: Item, Price. Items include Pitch Pine Boards and Scantling, Shingles, Staves, Shaved Hoops.
[These high prices must not excite the longing look of any American at the Market of C. Francois.—Such a glance would be as criminal as the offence of Lor's wife which incurred a singular and severe punishment. These West-India distresses may be of immense service to us, if they are not too hastily relieved.]
At Watertown, on Friday, a Mr. Paris of New Salem, came with a drove of sheep, and stopped at Mr. Stone's tavern. In a short time it was concluded to send the sheep on to Little Cambridge, and that Paris would remain at Watertown till Saturday. On Friday night he was lodged in an upper chamber. In the night he jumped out of the window, and was found upon the ground, with his bones broken in a manner too shocking for description. Dr. Spring attended, and with some hopes of his recovery amputated one of his legs; but he died notwithstanding about noon on Saturday.
Previous to his death he had his senses and accounted for his misfortune thus: the night was extremely warm, and he could not get any sound sleep; he merely dozed, and would think of his sheep—Conceiving it impossible for him to gain much repose in bed, he got up and seated himself at the window: where a cool air soon lulled him to sleep—when he dreamed that his sheep were just setting off for Cambridge, and that it was necessary he should accompany them. He conceived himself seated at the lower room window—and to save himself the time and trouble of going to the door, thought he would jump from the window.
A Public Dinner was given at Baltimore to the Hon. John Eager Howard, Senator from Maryland in the Congress of the United States, on his return from the late sessions. The Toasts were ingenious and patriotic. Gen. Smith was designedly omitted in the list of invites. The Mayor did not attend because Gen. Smith was neglected. This was the subject of mirth. Jacobinism is studiously discountenanced there; and there is no chance of the General's re-election to the Federal House of Representatives.
AUGUST 15.
Since our last Capt. Bates arrived here in the short passage of 10 days from Cape-Francois. He failed from hence in July, as a cartel, with 45 French people—21 only were permitted to land, the residue were put on board the guardships. Provisions very scarce; and the crews of three French frigates there, were loudly complaining of their vegetable diet, and were determined to put to sea, notwithstanding the English closely invested the port.
We learn by this arrival, that Hedouville and Toussaint, had intimated, that should hostilities against France, be resolved on by the United States, the Cape should be declared a neutral port.
It is the opinion of every thinking Frenchman in the West-Indies, that the United States ought long since to have repelled by force and reprisal the enormities committed on their property by the French.—The late measures will not surprize, if they assist them.
HEDOUVILLE is said to be preparing to quit the West-Indies, for some place where roast beef, and plum pudding, is rather plentier than at Cape-Francois.
The French picaroon owners, and the rascals who abet their cause, in America, still maintain, that we are not at war with France. M'FINGAL helps them out in their proofs, "For that's no War, each nunshut knows; Where one side only gives the blows—And other bears them—On reflection The most we call it, is—correction."
THE INFANT NAVY
Of the United States, already assumes the port and activity of youth. Its advancement to manhood will we doubt not, be rapid;—and the first care of the citizens of America ought to be, to fix it on a permanent establishment, to render its firm competent to all engagements, and to endow it with the means of accumulation every year.
The United States, Commodore Barry, of 44 guns; the Constitution, Capt. Nicholson, of 44; the Constellation, Capt. Truxton, of 36; the Delaware, Gunnes, General Greene, and Governor Fay, sloops of war are cruising. The United States and Delaware sloops are supposed to have gone to the W. India latitudes. The Constellation has a cruising ground off the southern states; and the Constitution off the middle and northern states. The latter is to put at times, into Newport to receive orders.
We are happy to learn that 3 ships of war are building at New-York, a 44, a 36, and a 32, are in various stages of forwardness. The first is to be commanded by Capt. Talbot, the 32 by Capt. Morris.
The Herald, of 20 guns, and Pickering of 14, now lie in our harbour ready for sea.
In all the navy-yards great activity prevails.
Marine Intelligence.
Saturday, August 11. Arrived sch'r Dispatch, Josiah Bates, master, from Cape-Francois, 10 days. Left there Capt. Johnson, in a sch'r of Newbury-Port, to sail soon for Philadelphia. Capt. Taylor, in a sch'r was to sail from Port de Paix in 10 days for Boston—also, left there 3 American vessels, lately carried in, and no hopes of their being cleared.
Same day. Brig Peggy, Darrell, from Turk's Island, 14 days. A fleet of 5 sail, convoyed by a ship of 15 guns, 80 men, and another of 10 guns and 30, they were all Americans, came down from St. Thomas, there got loaded, and failed directly for Cape Nicholas Mole. Aug. 8, spoke sloop Friendship, from Boston, bound to St. Vincents, all well.

NORFOLK, July 23. A vessel arrived on Saturday evening, from Charleston, was chased by an armed vessel in the Gulph Stream, four or five hours, and repeatedly fired at, supposed to be a French privateer.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9. Several alarming cases of fever, it is said, have appeared in Wilmington, state of Delaware. In the schooner Betsey, came passenger, a gentleman of this city, who informs, That provisions were growing very scarce, the British cruisers being very numerous and the harbour blockaded—that the people were in daily expectation of a war between the United States and France, but as yet suffered the Americans to leave the island, although treated with a great deal of contempt—No vessel in the harbour under adjudication.
The current reports at St. Martins, when the Betsey failed, were, that there had been considerable disturbance at Guadalupe, the people being much dissatisfied with the conduct of Victor Hugues, and that accounts had been received, of the sailing of a considerable fleet from France, whose destination was unknown, though supposed to be for America!
NEW-YORK, August 15. Capt. Fitch, in the Schooner Huntress, 5 days from Savannah, informs that the day previous to his sailing a Spanish brig came up the river and anchored opposite the town. Suspicion immediately arose of her being a privateer, and upon examination their suspicions were realized—It appeared that she had taken a American vessel belonging to Savannah, and sent them into St. Augustine where they were condemned; that she was short of provisions, had left her guns below and went up to the town for a supply. On receiving this information the citizens collected and on the night following her arrival, set fire to her and burnt her down to the water, the hands on board who were pretty numerous, all got safe ashore.
BOSTON, August 15.
MILITARY ARTICLES. The militia of Boston and Chelsea, is to be formed into a Legionary Brigade . The nine companies which now form the first Regiment in the first Division, are to be augmented to 13 or 16 companies, as the Major-General may find most practicable—to be formed into 3 or 4 sub-legions—each sub-legion to be commanded by a Major; the sub-legions to form a corps to be commanded by a Lt. Col. Commandant. The Cadets, Fusileers, and one or two other companies, to be raised, to form a sub-legion of light troops, to be commanded by the Senior officer present. Another company of artillery is to be raised, which, with Capt. Wild's artillery, and Capt. Amory's horse, are to form another sub-legion. The officers of the 1st Regiment have voted to wear their uniform, and the badge of mourning for their late deceased Lt. Colonel Commandant, four Sundays.
APPOINTMENT. —Nicholas Roussel, Esq. of Portsmouth, is appointed by the President, Consul of the United States at Essequibo and Demerara.
The Legislature of New-York has been convened by Governor Jay. He has addressed them on the present political situation of the United States, as it respects the French. He recommends measures calculated to give efficiency to those adopted by the general government; and promises a cordial concurrence.
Col. SAWIN, of Marlboro' has recommended to his regiment, to wear their uniform, and the American cockade on Sundays and public days, and on Sunday last at the patriotic example.
DIED —At Dorchester, Mr. Tho's Clap, Et. 86. This venerable person was the oldest man in the town. With the blessing of heaven upon his singular industry, frugality, temperance and piety, he enjoyed an almost uninterrupted share of health, until within a few weeks of his decease; and was enabled to bring up comfortably a large family of children (seven of whom survive him) without ever owning so much as a quarter of an acre of land. For more than 60 years he had been a member of the Church; and, during that time was, but twice absent from the monthly communion of the Lord's supper, (and that was in his late sickness) amounting to more than 700 participations. For half a century he walked in almost every week, to the Boston Thursday lecture. Thirty-six years he was sexton to the town, and in that time interred one thousand and seventy-nine.
A Mr. Lewis of Salem coming from thence to this town, one day last week, on foot was taken ill in Lynn, after drinking freely of water, and expired in a few moments.
AUGUST 17. From Aug. 1 to 8, 53 persons died at Philadelphia. The Public Offices have been removed.
AUGUST 18. News from Ireland.
Yesterday arrived here the brig Charlotte, Capt. Noble, from Liverpool. On the 11th June, off the harbour of Cork, spoke a British frigate from Cork, the officer of which informed, that two or three days before, a general engagement had taken place, not far from Cork, between the British and Irish Royal troops, and the Irish rebels;—that the action was bloody, and that the Royal troops obtained a complete victory over their infatuated opponents, 6000 of whom fell in the battle.
This news though verbal, is intitled to attention. It will be recollected, that our last dates from Ireland were, June 4th—at which time it was officially announced to the British Cabinet, that a general attack was to be made on the insurgents, on that, or the succeeding day;—and that the royal army was strongly reinforced. Cork is not far from the center of action.
The round number of 6000 may be exaggerated, but the last accounts made the rebel army 15000 strong, and, probably was augmenting.
The Toulon Fleet. By Capt. Hopkins, arrived since our last from Leghorn, we have received advices of the progress of the French armament, under the command of Gen. Buonaparte, which has excited some interest in the United States. Capt. H. informs, that on the 5th June he saw the Toulon fleet pass Leghorn bound up the Mediterranean; and counted about 180 sail, six of whom appeared to be of the line;—other persons ascertained the number to be 240, and the line of battle ships to be 12. A few days after Capt. H. spoke an 18 gun English cutter, which was in quest of Sir Horatio Nelson's fleet, which had been seen between Toulon and Corsica.
They have had intelligence of the equipment of the Toulon fleet, in the West-Indies; and the Hugues' have buoyed up the spirits of their factious, starving myrmidons, with assurances that it is bound to America.
PHILADELPHIA MORTALITY. GRAVE-YARD, OFFICIAL REPORTS. Buried. Adults. Children. August 8th, 7 5 August 9th, 10 8 August 10th, 4 3 The Philadelphia Hospital reports, give great malignancy to the disease which afflicts that city. In one of them all the admittants are pronounced dangerous.
OFFICIAL. Boston. Since the last return from the Physicians, viz. from the 3d inst. to this day (the 16th) there have died of the Fever, 12 persons—there are now 17 sick, 4 of whom are convalescents.
By order of the Selectmen, WILLIAM COOPER, Town Clerk. By the above which may be relied on, it appears, that since the 1st July, a period of 47 days, no more than 28 persons have died of what has been termed the Yellow fever. An instance of mortality no ways alarming, considering the extreme heat of the weather, and the population of the town.
From GUADALOUPE, July 20. "Some new privateers have been fitted out from this Island. Probably bound towards the U. S. coast."
COMMERCIAL. Don Stoughton, Spanish Consul for the Northern States, informs the merchants and masters of vessels bound to Spanish ports, that it is necessary they should supply themselves with bills of health, and other papers; as otherwise they may be required to perform a disadvantageous quarantine.
NAVAL MATTERS. The Wooden Walls of America, are raising in every quarter. Scarce a port on our 1600 miles coast, but is furnishing quotas to render it an invulnerable bulwark against all the minor maritime powers of the world. In friendship with the Directors of the floating castles of Old England, we may soon "doff the world gaffe, or bid it halt."
In a few short weeks, the affair towards an American navy, will embrace nine large frigates—some of them equal to European ships of the line, of the 4th rate: twelve sloops of war, from 20 to 24 guns. Six from 16 to 18, about 10 cutters, and as many galleys, making in all forty-eight ships of war. No inconsiderable force this—for a nation which three months ago, had not an armed vessel afloat! And all this, beside the stout frigates, &c. building in the several States, to be loaned to government.
The Herald, of 20 guns, and Pickering of 14, sail down this day, to the outer harbour, wind permitting.
MILITARY. It is said, but we will not pledge ourselves for the truth of the assertion, that there have been nearly 15000 applications to the Secretary at War for commissions in the army now enlisting.—As it contemplated to raise a permanent army of only 12,000, a cor-
respondent hopes, and expects, as the applicants cannot all be officers, that those who may be disappointed, will shew their patriotism, and give a strong evidence of their federalism and attachment to the government, by entering the service, as non-commissioned officers and privates. They have a striking example before them, in the gallant army of CONDE—whose ranks are composed of the flower of the French nobility.—These chevaliers after encountering for years, all the hardships of the "tented field," and displayed unrivalled patriotism in almost innumerable encounters, are, sojourning in Russia, still faithful to the cause they had sworn to support.—Of the 8000, of which this army of heroes is composed, two thousand serve without pay. The rest are in the pay of the Emperor PAUL I.
Major Gen. KNOX as we before mentioned, is the first Major-General, in the permanent army of the United States.
Major Gen. ELLIOT, is, we understand, to have one of the new regiments, on the permanent establishment.
The United States has, we learn, accepted the cession of Castle Island; which is immediately to be made a federal garrison. The convicts are not accepted;—and the Governor will confine them in the several jails.
AUGUST 20. Capt. Bartlett arrived yesterday from St. Martins, informs, that the ship John, from Europe, for Philadelphia, had been sent into St. Bartholomew by a French privateer. No account could be given of the Captain and crew, and it was supposed they had been all murdered, as every question concerning them was evaded.
The government of England are using great exertions in fitting out and arming all the warlike vessels capable of riding the ocean—their destination to join the squadron under the brave and enterprising Nelson for the purpose of watching the enemy's fleet in the Levant.
THE PHILADELPHIA FEVER. Continues its malignancy, and threatens to become as fatal as it was the last year.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Sunday Aug. 19. This day arrived, the English armed sloop Maxwell, John Williams, commander, from Martinique, 19 days. Sailed with English convoy, and about 50 Americans, among them ship Hercules, and schr. Triton, both for Boston; schr. John, Wm. D. Doax, for New-York; brig Celestia, Burrill, for do. A brig of Wilkesfleet, injured in Boston, had been taken by the French but re-taken by the crew, and sailed with convoy for home. Spoke in lat. 32, 41, long. 69, 44, sloop Lively, Proctor, of New-Haven, from St. Thomas's, bound to New-London, who threw his papers overboard, when Capt. W. hove in sight.
ELECTION. R. D. SPAIGHT, is chosen Member of Congress in the room of Mr. BRYAN, deceased.
From PHILADELPHIA, AUG. 13. This city is once more the victim of sickness and apprehension. The defections within this week, have been immense—"Sadness visible" hangs on every countenance. The progress of the fever, however is not very alarming, nor speaking comparatively, is the mortality so great as the former instances. Our Physicians, to stimulate the citizens to flight, are also quitting the city as the only expedient whereby to give an effectual check to the ravages of contagion.
PORTLAND, August 15. A few evenings since some Jacobin incendiaries cut the haulyards of the flag-staff, and upset and filled several of the cannon with stones, &c. on the battery.—Volunteer parties of our citizens have taken their station as guards on the neck every night since the above Frenchified event.
PORTSMOUTH, August 21. Various, alarming and contradictory reports, having prevailed both in town and country, relative to the mortality of the putrid fever in this town, it was thought advisable to call a meeting of the inhabitants to consult on measures proper to be taken.
The meeting was called by special warrant and held on Saturday last, A. M.—When the following votes were passed, viz. Voted, That a committee of health consisting of 7 persons be appointed, whose duty it shall be to use their influence and assistance under direction of the selectmen, in cleansing those houses where the infection is or has been, and to use such other means as in their opinions may be conducive to the health of the inhabitants, and carefully to examine from time to time into the state of the town as it respects the fever, and publish the same in the newspapers, that the town and country may not be unduly alarmed.
Voted, That a medical committee of five be appointed to publish in the newspapers from time to time, such regulations for the observance of the inhabitants, as in their opinion may have the greatest tendency to prevent the spreading of the present fever.
Agreeably to the request of the town the committee of health immediately attended on the business to which they were appointed, and sensible of the importance, at the present time, of communicating to the public the most authentic information, applied to the Physicians for daily returns of the state of the sick under their care, who have obligingly complied with the request, from
which the committee are enabled to state as follows, viz.—
That from the first appearance of the fever, which was about the 20th July to 20th August inclusive, eleven persons have died of that disorder, and no one since Thursday last.
That on Sunday at 1 o'clock, P. M. eight persons in all were sick of the fever, one of whom was fast recovering, and in two other cases the symptoms evidently abating.
Monday 1 o'clock, P. M. no person seized since yesterday, eight persons only sick of the fever, three of whom are convalescents, and with two others the symptoms more favorable than yesterday. The town in other respects in as healthy a state as usual.
And the committee further state, that the fever has been hitherto confined to a small part of the town, that they are using the most effectual measures in cleansing the houses where the disease has been, and in removing every nuisance that can be supposed to have the least tendency to increase or continue it, and that from present appearances, there is reason to hope that the usual degree of health will be soon restored.
The committee meet daily at the State House, at 9 o'clock, A. M. where one of their number will attend till 1 P. M. to receive information, which they will communicate in the public newspapers from time to time with scrupulous exactness.
By order of the committee, JOHN GODDARD, Chairman. Portsmouth, August 20, 1798.
Monday next is the day by law appointed for the inhabitants of this State to assemble in town meetings, for the purpose of making choice of four persons to represent this State in the Congress of the United States, two years from the 4th day of March next; 10 o'clock is the time assigned for the meeting of the inhabitants of this town in the Court-House for the above purpose, it is hoped there will be a general attendance; that the inhabitants will give their suffrages for those who have proved themselves truly Federal, and have been firmly attached to the constitution of the United States and its administration, they are the men in whom you can place confidence.
The present Representatives are ABIEL FOSTER, WILLIAM GORDON, PELEG SPRAGUE and JONATHAN FREEMAN, Esqrs.
We are extremely happy in having it in our power this day to announce to an anxious public, that Doctor WILLIAM CUTTER , of this town, lately taken down with a putrid bilious fever is in a fair way of recovering.
On Wednesday last, after a unanimous call, the Rev. JACOB ABBOTT , was Ordained to the pastoral charge of the parish in Hampton-Falls, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Langdon. The Rev. Mr. Rowland of Exeter opened the public exercises by prayer. The Rev. Mr. Fisk, of Wilton, preached an ingenious sermon, suited to the occasion from 1st Pet. IV. 11. The Rev. Mr. Millmore of Stratham made the ordaining prayer. The Rev. Dr. Haven of this town gave the charge. The Rev. Mr. Appleton of Hampton, gave the fellowship of the churches, and the Rev. Mr. Abbott of Haverhill, concluded by prayer. The whole was conducted with the greatest decorum, and a numerous assembly did themselves honor by a deportment becoming the solemn transaction.
What can give a higher idea of the SPIRIT of Americans, than this fact—In all the principal towns, not merely young men, but persons advanced in life, immersed in business, surrounded by the temptations of luxury and ease, or encumbered with the cares of a family, are every morning at five o'clock, training themselves to the use of arms.
IMPROVEMENTS. —A Frenchman very politely observed to an Englishman, that the French were the first inventors of that beautiful ornament the RUFFLE; which the Englishman readily acknowledged, mean time observed, that the English had made some LITTLE improvement by ADDING A SHIRT.—It is modestly suggested, by some real friends to government, that as much improvement might be made to the American COCKADE, if the SPIRITED wearers would equip themselves with a good Gun, Bayonet, &c. and learn the use of them, as there was the Ruffle by adding the Shirt.
From Port-de-Paix, Aug. 2. "The French have laid siege to Cape-Nichola-Mole, for a considerable time; but they have experienced no success."
The importation of slaves into Georgia, is prohibited by the Legislature of that State, after October.
Mr. POTE, of Portland whose execution was fixed for the 23d inst. is reprieved till the 6th of September.
The Grand Aqueduct at Boston, is just finished; by this noble work of enterprise, the town is supplied with pure water, from a distance of four miles.
As every circumstance relative to fever disease, now assumes importance, and attention, we shall quote the opinion of The Academy of Medicine, of the city of Philadelphia, on the subject. It was given on the 9th instant, and has been published for the information of the inhabitants.—After an introduction they say,
"We have upon inquiry discovered that a case of this fever existed in the city on the 6th of June, and that feve-
ral cases of it existed in July, in parts of the city remote to the river, and wholly unconnected with each other. They appeared to originate, from the putrid exhalations of alleys and gutters, and docks, and from the stagnating water in the neighbourhood of the city. We derive the late rapid increase of the fever from the foul air of several ships lately arrived in the port, and from some damaged coffee which arrived in a brig from Jamaica on the 20th July. In the course of our inquiries into the origin of the fever, we did not meet with a single fact that could support the opinion of contagion being imported in the bodies or cloaths of sick people in the ships or vessels which lie between Walnut & Spruce streets where the disease has prevailed most. Many respectable modern authorities assert that the yellow fever is not contagious in the West-Indies, and repeated observations satisfy us that it is rarely so during the warm weather in the United States. None of the cases we have as yet seen have propagated it, and we conceive it to be an error as absurd in its nature as it has been fatal in its operation upon the city of Philadelphia, that the contagion of a disease should adhere to the timber of a ship after a sea voyage, and should spread from the timber of the ship without contract through an extensive neighbourhood, and cease to communicate itself afterwards by long and close connection of the sick with their families and attendants. They recommend to the citizens to avoid all the usual exciting causes of fever, such as intemperance, fatigue, excessive heat, the night air, and all violent and debilitating passions of the mind."
The printer of the Oracle of the Day was mistaken in his statement on Saturday last, of Mr. Larkin's being concerned in printing the edition of the Cannibal's Progress lately published in this town, as he had nothing to do with the printing, it was printed by the Editor of the Gazette wholly at his expense, and Mr. Larkin purchased 100 of the books after they were printed.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES from the port of PORTSMOUTH, from Aug. 17, to Aug. 21.
August 3, sailed Brig Columbia, Rollins, Curracoa. do failed Ship Pomona, Merrill do. 4th, failed Brig Fufiler, Shaw, W. Indies. do arrived Schooner Catharine, M c Lindon, Nova Scotia. 6th, failed Ship Mary, Satter, Grenada. 9th, arrived Sloop George, Smith, Hartford. do arrived Sloop Driver, Tucker, Paffamaquoddy. 11th, arrived Sch r Amity, Shapley, Savannah. 16th, arrived Sch r Franklin, Burrows, Martinico. 17th, failed Brig Polly, Furnace, W. Indies. do failed Brig Hitty, Lord, W. Indies. do failed Brig D r ake, Tredick, W. Indies.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE, District of PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
CLEARED FOR Brig Polly, Furnace, Curracoa. Brig Hitty, Lord, ditto. Brig Drake, Tredick, Barbadoes. Ship Fanny, Skinner, Grenada. Sch. Industry, Trefethen, Barbadoes. Brig Little Cherub, Shackford, New-Providence. Brig Betsey, Blunt, Martinico.
Last Wednesday evening, Miss Debby Smith, departed this life. She was the daughter of Mrs. Sarah Smith, and sister of Mr. William Smith, merchant of this town. The amiable family of which she was the ornament, the boast and the pride, had resided in Portsmouth, for a long time, but on the appearance of the present malignant fever, they removed, last week, to their ancient dwelling in Durham. Miss Smith was thus flattered with the hopes of escaping the mortal contagion, but the following day brought disaster on its wings, and a few revolving suns of exquisite pain finished her brilliant course, at the early, the lamented period of 28.—Suffice it to say, that this valuable young lady, superadded to a most graceful exterior, all the intrinsic excellencies and acquired accomplishments, which silence the eloquence of praise, and leave language barren of descriptive powers, to finish the portrait of grace, virtue and female dignity. The Christian triumph'd; 'Twas the woman died;
DIED —On Thursday last, in the 21st year of her age, Miss ZERVAH STANLEY PARKER; in her were united those qualities which adorn both body and mind, and serve to render life useful to others and pleasing to ourselves.
A child of Mr. Edward Parry, and a child of Mrs. Foss.
WANTED, A QUANTITY of large White-Oak Timber, Knees, &c.—Also a quantity of Norway and Pitch Pine Timber; for which cash will be paid on delivery—apply to JACOB SHEAFE. Portsmouth, Aug. 18, 1798.
India Cottons, Cheap.
Received and for sale at Bayley's Variety Store, Sign of the Spinning wheel. A QUANTITY of India Cottons, which will be sold very low for ready money. A fresh supply of Beverly Cotton Bed-Ticks, warranted not to shed feathers. Portsmouth, May 25, 1798.

TWO ACROSTICS.
A CHARACTER.
A DEADLY FOE to every rule of right, Loyal in Mischief —'Tis his soul's delight. A disloyal manhood are his boast; Caira! huzza! and France is all his toast. O opinions stuff as Atlas ! Black as hell Bind up his faith, in one infernal spell. I-ntrigues accelerate his vile ambition: Nature disdains him; claim him, then, Perdition .
THE REVERSE.
A CTIVE , intelligent, urbane and just, F aithful and worthy of each sacred trust, E njoying every blessing, earth affords, D elighting to adore the Lord of Lords ! E lated with no base ambitious views, R eason his chart—he recharture pursues; A verse to Jacobins —those dregs of hell; L aughs at their follies, and loud-roaring yell; I nterrate foe to Faction's hated name; S ociety his pride! his Cookade , fame; T he " rights of man ," his motto, and his aim.
JUVENIS.
An Emetic for Jacobins
Just Published
By J. Melcher,
AND FOR SALE.
At his Printing-Office and Book-Store, corner of Market and Congress-Streets, PORTSMOUTH.
Price only 10 cents single —for half a dollar—and five dollars per hundred.
THE
Cannibal's Progress,
Or the dreadful horrors of French Invasion,
As displayed by the Republican officers and soldiers, in their perfidious, rapacity, ferociousness & brutality, exercised towards the innocent inhabitants of Germany.
Translated from the German, By ANTHONY AUFER, Esquire.
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. Psalm. They say, come, let us lay wait for blood, we shall find all precious substance; we shall fill our houses with spoil. Prov.
[This work contains a circumstantial account of the excesses committed by the French army in Suabia, in 1796. At the present period, when our own country is in danger of being overrun by the same nation, our people ought to be prepared for those things, which they must expect, in case such an event should happen. The pamphlet should be owned by every man, and read in every family. They will there find, from an authentic source, that the consequences of being conquered by France, or even subjected to their government are more dreadful than the heart of man can conceive.—Murder, robbery, burning of towns, and the violation of female chastity, in forms too dreadful to relate, in instances too numerous to be recounted, are among them. Five thousand copies of this work were sold in Philadelphia, in a few days, and another edition of ten thousand is now in the press in that city. One large edition at Hartford and another at Newbury-Port have been printed and sold very rapidly.] July 31.
To the honorable the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, to be held at Hapkinton within and for the county of Hillsborough, in the State of New-Hampshire, on the first Tuesday of May next; humbly shews
SALLY PATCH of Francestown, in said county, that in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, she was lawfully married to one Thomas Patch, late of Francestown aforesaid, yeoman, and that in the month of January, A. D. 1797, the said Thomas absented himself from your petitioner and since that time hath not returned nor made any provision for the subsistence of your petitioner and her children, but has committed adultery and has married and cohabits with another woman, wherefore your petitioner prays that the bonds of matrimony betwixt her and the said Thomas Patch may be dissolved. SALLY PATCH.
April 20, 1798.
Hillsborough ff.
Superior Court, May term, 1798.
Ordered by the Court, that the said Sally Patch notify the said Thomas Patch, to appear before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, to be held at Amherst within and for the county of Hillsborough, on the first Tuesday of October next, to show cause (if any he hath) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted, by cauling said petition and order of Court thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette, the last publication whereof to be six weeks before said term. Attest,
NATH'L ADAMS, Clerk. Copy examined by NATH'L ADAMS, Clerk.
ALL persons that are indebted by notes or accounts to the subscriber, are requested to call and settle the same on or before the first day of October next; otherwise their notes and accounts will be put in suit without further notice.
JOSIAH FOLSOM.
Portsmouth, Aug. 6, '98.
Office of Inspection
Portsmouth, Aug. 11th, 1798.
N OTICE is hereby given, that for the accommodation of Retailers of Wines and of foreign distilled spirituous liquors, and of owners of carriages for the conveyance of persons, attendance will be given at Exeter, at Mr. Lamson's tavern, on Monday the 17th day of September next; At Chester at Mr. Bell's tavern on Tuesday afternoon, the 18th of the same instant; At Londonderry at Dr. Thom's tavern on Wednesday forenoon, the 19th of the same instant; At Concord at Mr. Stickney's tavern on Thursday afternoon, the 20th of the same instant; At Epsom at Mr. M'Clary's tavern, on Friday afternoon, the 21st of the same instant; at Nottingham at Mr. Butler's tavern, on Saturday forenoon, the 22d of the same instant.—and at the Office of Inspection, Market-Street, Portsmouth, at all office hours, other than the above week—at which times and places entries may be made of carriages, and applications made by, and licenses issued to retailers.
The owners of carriages are requested to take notice, that the time limited by law for the annual entries of carriages, expires annually in the month of September.—For the further information of those concerned, the following extracts from the Laws of the United States are subjoined.
Samuel Elliot,
Collector of the Revenue in the first division in the district of New-Hampshire.
An Act laying duties on Carriages for the conveyance of persons and repealing the former Act for that purpose.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That any and all persons, who shall commence the having or keeping of any carriages, subject to duties, after the month of September, and before the month of Sept. in the next succeeding year, shall and may, at any time during the month in which they shall so commence the having or keeping of such carriage, make like entry, in manner before prescribed; and on payment of such proportion of the duties laid by this act, on such carriage, as the time, at which he shall commence the keeping of such carriage, to the end of the month of Sept. then next ensuing, shall bear to the whole year, shall be entitled to, and may demand like certificates, subject, nevertheless to the conditions before and hereinafter provided.
An Act laying duties on Licenses for selling Wines and foreign distilled Spirituous Liquors by retail.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That every person, who shall deal in the selling of wines, to be carried or sent out of the house, building or place of his or her dwelling, in a less quantity, or in less quantities, at one time, than thirty gallons, except in the original cask, case, box or package, wherein the same shall have been imported, shall be deemed to be, and legally be declared to be, a retail dealer in wines, within the meaning of this act; and that every person, who shall deal in the selling of any foreign distilled spirituous liquors, to be carried or sent out of the house, building or place of his or her dwelling, in less quantities than twenty gallons, at one time, shall be deemed to be, and hereby is declared to be a retail-dealer in foreign distilled spirituous liquors: Provided always, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to persons, who, as keepers of taverns, inns, or houses of entertainment, duly licensed or authorized under any law of a state, shall vend or sell really and truly for consumption, within the houses, buildings or premises, only, by them respectively occupied or kept, as taverns, inns, or other houses of entertainment, wines or distilled spirituous liquors, in whatsoever quantity, nor to physicians, apothecaries, surgeons or chemists, as to any wines or spirituous liquors, which they may use in the preparation or making up of medicines, for sick, lame or diseased persons only.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That every person who on the 30th day of Sept. next, shall be a retail-dealer in wines, or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, as above described and defined, both, or either of them, shall before the said day, and every person, who after the said day, shall become, or intend to become such retail-dealer in wines or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, both or either of them shall, before he or she shall begin to vend, or sell, by retail, any wine or wines, or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, apply for and obtain, in manner herein after directed, a license for carrying on the business of retailing wines or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, as the case may be, that is to say, one license for carrying on the business of retailing wines, and another license for carrying on the business of retailing foreign distilled spirituous liquors, which licenses respectively, shall be granted for the term of one year upon the payment of five dollars for each license; and shall be renewed yearly, upon the payment of the like sum of five dollars for each license. And if any person shall, after the said day, deal in the selling of wines or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, by retail as above described and defined, without having a license therefor, as aforesaid, continuing in force, such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered with costs of suit. And no such license shall be sufficient for the selling of wines, or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, by retail at more than one place; but any person, who by colour of such license, shall sell any wines or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, at more than one place, shall be deemed to be, in respect to such of the said articles, as he or she shall so sell at more than one place, a retail-dealer therein without license, and shall forfeit and pay the like sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered with costs of suit.
Public notice is hereby given, THAT proposals will be received at the office of the Secretary of the Treasury for supplying the United States with a number not exceeding forty thousand stands of arms, on the following conditions:
1st. The arms shall be manufactured in the United States, conformable to the Charleville pattern; the barrels shall be proved, and the muskets inspected agreeable to the rules now practiced and required by the United States: the Locks shall be duly hardened; the Ramrods and Bayonets shall be tempered, and the mountings, stocks, and every other particular shall be finished in a workman-like manner.
2d. The proposals must specify the number which the party is willing to furnish and the time or times of delivery—One fourth of the proposed number must be delivered in six months, one fourth in twelve months, and the remainder in eighteen months from the time of signing the contracts; the public will not be considered as bound to receive any arms, which are not ready for delivery within the times proposed.
3d. For every stand of arms, with Bayonet and Ramrod, complete as aforesaid, the United States will allow thirteen dollars and forty cents.
4th. When practicable and consistent with existing arrangements, seasoned stocks will be delivered from the public stores in Philadelphia to contractors, at the rate of twenty-five cents each.
5th. The arms will be received in the respective states at places to be hereafter designated—The United States shall not be bound to prove less than five hundred barrels at one time, unless the barrels are transported to some public factory or deposit of arms, in which case any number not less than one hundred will be proved.
6th. The parties contracting will be required to give bonds with sureties for fulfilling their engagements; No money will be advanced unless indisputable testimonials of skill and ability to execute the proposed contracts are produced, nor in cases where proposals are made for a less number than one thousand stands of arms; the right of judging of the expediency of making the advances of money is absolutely reserved.
7th. Until contracts are made for supplying forty thousand stands of arms, the sum of thirteen dollars and forty cents will be paid at the Treasury for every complete stand of arms manufactured in the United States and which may be delivered in parcels of not less than twenty into the public arsenals, already or hereafter to be established. Those who propose to deliver arms must however indicate their intentions seasonably to the office of the Secretary of the Treasury.
OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury.
Treasury Department, June 22d, 1798. N. B. The proposals are to be transmitted under cover to the Secretary of the treasury at Philadelphia. [1st Sec.]
Treasury Department,
June 27, 1798.
N OTICE is hereby given, That by virtue of an act, passed during the present session of Congress, so much of the act entitled "An act making further provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt"—passed the third day of March, 1795, as bars from settlement or allowance, Certificates, commonly called Loan Office and final settlement Certificates, and Indents of Interest, is suspended until the 18th day of June, which will be in the year 1799.
That on the liquidation and settlement of the said Certificates, and Indents of Interest, at the Treasury, the Creditors will be entitled to receive Certificates of funded Three Per Cent. Stock equal to the amount of the said Indents, and the arrearages of interest due on their said Certificates, prior to the first day of January, 1791.
That the principal sums of the said Loan Office and final settlement Certificates, with the interest thereon, since the 1st day of January, 1791, will be discharged after liquidation at the Treasury, by the payment of interest and reimbursement of principal, equal to the sums which would have been payable thereon, if the said Certificates had been subscribed, pursuant to the Acts making provision for the debts of the United States, contrasted during the late war, and by the payment of other sums, equal to the market value of the remaining Stock, which would have been created by such subscriptions as aforesaid, which market value will be determined by the Comptroller of the Treasury.
OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury.
June 28. [6 m.]
THE Fellows of the New-Hampshire Medical Society, are notified that the meeting of the society stands adjourned to the first Wednesday in September next, to meet at Chester at the house of JOHN S. DEARBORN, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon; 'tis expected most of the Fellows will punctually attend.
Per order of the PRESIDENT, LEVI BARTLETT, Rec'd Sec'y. Exeter, May 16, 1798.
The Editor of the Dartmouth Eagle is desired to insert this three weeks prior to said meeting.
State of New-Hampshire. ff. To the honorable Simeon Olcott, Esq. chief justice of the Superior Court of Judicature for the State of New-Hampshire. Or to the honorable Timothy Farrar, Esq. one other justice of said Court.
JOSHUA ATHERTON Attorney General for the State of New-Hampshire, complainant on behalf of said State, against Matthew Thornton, and others, grantees hereafter named of a certain township situated in New-Hampshire; to wit, in the county of Grafton and State aforesaid called Thornton; that on the sixteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty three, the supreme executive power of New-Hampshire, to wit, Benning Wentworth, Esq. the Governor of New-Hampshire, (otherwise called the province of New-Hampshire now called the State of New-Hampshire) with advice of the then council of said New-Hampshire, by charter or grant, did charter, convey and grant said township under the seal of said New-Hampshire, in common form duly executed and recorded in the records of said New-Hampshire; subscribed by the proper hand of the said Benning Wentworth Governor as aforesaid, upon the reasons and the conditions in the said charter mentioned; unto Matthew Thornton, William Wallace, John Doak, Robert M'Neil, John Moore, John Gilmore, James Gilmore, Thomas Christy, Andrew Jack, John M'Lean, Samuel Morrison, Joseph Morrison, James Cochran, David Anderson, Alexander Walker, Matthew Clark, Tho's Morrison, Jonathan Gilmore, Samuel Steel, Robert Clinidin, Andrew Clinidin, David Clinidin, Archibald Clinidin, Andrew Clinidin, Jr. Samuel Morrison, David Steel, David Craige, Hugh Ramsay, Hugh Montgomery, David Montgomery, John M'Clench, Samuel Gregg, Nathaniel Holmes, Thomas Gregg, Thomas Campbell, John Campbell, John M'Cartney, John Alexander, James Alexander, John Wilson, James Doak, Jesse Christy, Robert Gilmore, Jonathan Morrison, John Taggart, James Taggart, John Swan, William M'Neal, Joseph Caldwell, Patrick White, Fitch Pool, William Taylor, Thomas Walley, Isaac Thomas, Hugh Gillis, Richard Wier, Thomas Davis, William Alld, William Howard, Hon. John Temple, Esq. Hon. Theodore Atkinson, Esq. Hon. Mark Hunking Wentworth, Esq. Hon. Theodore Atkinson, Esq. Jr. Col. Joseph Smith, Joseph Blanchard, Esq. Col. John Goffe, His Excellency Benning Wentworth, Esq. a tract of land to contain five hundred acres as marked B. W. in the plan (annexed to or entered on said grant) which is to be accounted two of the shares hereafter mentioned; one whole share aforesaid, in said township, for the incorporated society for the propagation, (meaning for the propagation of the gospel) in foreign parts; one share for a glebe for the church of England as by law established, one share for the first settled minister of the gospel, and one share for the benefit of a school in said town, grantees aforesaid of said township whose names are entered on said grant, their heirs and assigns, which grant or charter is as follows, to wit:
Province of New-Hampshire.
George the third, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c.
To all persons to whom these presents shall come.
Greeting.
Know ye, that we of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, for the due encouragement of settling a new plantation within our said province, and with the advice of our trusty and well beloved Benning Wentworth, Esq. our Governor and commander in chief of our said province of New-Hampshire, in New England; and of our council of said Province, have upon the condition and reservations herein after made, given and granted, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do give and grant in equal shares, unto our loving subjects, inhabitants of our said province of New-Hampshire and our other governments, and to their heirs and assigns forever, whose names are entered on this grant, to be divided to and amongst them into seventy-three equal shares, all that tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being within our said province of New-Hampshire, containing by admeasurement, twenty-three thousand & forty acres, which tract is to contain six miles square and no more, out of which an allowance is to be made for highways and unimprovable lands by rocks, ponds, mountains and rivers, one thousand and forty acres free, according to a plan and survey thereof made by our said Governor's order, and returned into the Secretary's office and hereunto annexed, buttred and bounded as follows, viz.—Beginning at the north-east corner of Campion, from thence running westerly by the north line of said Campion, about six miles to the north-west corner thereof, which is the north-east corner of Rumney, from thence north thirty degrees, east twelve miles, from thence south about twelve miles to the first bounds mentioned; And that the same be and hereby is incorporated into a township by the name of Thornton; and the inhabitants that do or shall hereafter inhabit said township, are hereby declared to be enfranchised with and intitled to all and every, the privileges and immunities that other towns within our province by law exercise and enjoy; and further that the said town as soon as there shall be fifty families resident and settled thereon, shall have the liberty of holding two fairs, one of which shall be held on the and the other on the annually, which fairs are not to continue longer than the respective following the said and that as soon as the said town shall consist of fifty families, a market may be opened and kept one or more days in each week, as may be thought most advantageous to the inhabitants.—Also that the first meeting for the choice of town officers, agreeable to the laws of our said province, shall be held on the last Monday in July inst. which said meeting shall be notified by Matthew Thornton, Esq. who is hereby also appointed the moderator of the said first meeting, which he is to notify and govern agreeable to the laws and customs of our said province; and that the annual meeting forever hereafter for the choice of such officers for the said town, shall be on the second Tuesday of March annually,
to have and to hold the said tract of land as above expressed, together with all privileges and appurtenances, to them and their respective heirs and assigns forever, upon the following conditions, viz.
1st. That every grantee, his heirs or assigns shall plant and cultivate five acres of land within the term of five years for every fifty acres contained in his or their share, or portion of land in said township, and continue to improve and settle the same by additional cultivations, on penalty of the forfeiture of his grant or share in the said township, and of its reverting to us, our heirs and successors to be by us or them re-granted to such of our subjects as shall effectually settle and cultivate the same.
2d. That all white and other pine trees within the said township, fit for masting our royal navy, be carefully preserved for that use, and none to be cut or felled without our special licence for so doing first had and obtained, upon the penalty of the forfeiture of the right of such grantee, his heirs and assigns, to us, our heirs and successors, as well as being subject to the penalty of any act or acts of parliament that now are, or hereafter shall be enacted.
3d. That before any division of the land be made to and among the grantees, a tract of land as near the center of said township as the land will admit of, shall be reserved and marked for town lots, one of which shall be allotted to each grantee of the contents of one acre.
4th. Yielding and paying therefor to us our heirs and successors for the space of ten years, to be computed from the date hereof, the rent of one ear of indian corn only, on the twenty-fifth day of December annually, if lawfully demanded, the first payment to be made on the twenty-fifth day of December, 1763.
5th. Every proprietor, settler or inhabitant shall yield and pay unto us, our heirs and successors yearly and every year forever, from and after the expiration of ten years from the above said twenty-fifth day of December, namely, on the twenty-fifth day of December, which will be in the year of our Lord, 1773, one shilling proclamation money, for every hundred acres he owns, tenures or possesses, and so in proportion for a greater or lesser tract of the said land, which money shall be paid by the respective persons aforesaid, their heirs or assigns, in our council chamber in Portsmouth, or to such officer or officers as shall be appointed to receive the same; and this to be in lieu of all other rents and services whatsoever.
In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of our said province to be hereunto affixed. Witness Benning Wentworth, Esq. our Governor and commander in chief of our said province, the sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord Christ, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three, and in the third year of our reign.
B. WENTWORTH.
By his excellency's command with advice of council.
T. ATKINSON, Jr. Sec'y.
Now the Attorney-General aforesaid, in fact complains and says that the grantees aforesaid, of the township aforesaid, did not keep and perform the conditions aforesaid, according to the spirit and meaning of said conditions, nor has either of them, their heirs or assigns, or any person claiming title from, by or under them, kept and performed said conditions or any part thereof, but ever have and still do neglect and refuse to perform the same, by reason of which non-performance of said conditions the said grantees, and all persons claiming title by, from or under them, have forfeited said granted premises, and every part thereof, to the use of said State, & the said State ought now to be in actual possession of the same. Wherefore, pursuant to the laws of said State in such case made and provided, the said Attorney-General prays process against the said grantees, as well as against all persons claiming title to said township, or any part thereof, from, by or under said grantees; and that they be ordered to appear at the next Superior Court of Judicature, to be held at Haverhill within and for the county of Grafton, on the first Tuesday of November next, to answer to the foregoing complaint, further to do and receive that which the said Superior Court of Judicature shall then and there consider.
JOSHUA ATHERTON, Attorney General aforesaid. June 22, 1798.
State of New-Hampshire. ff. The foregoing complaint having been made this twenty second day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight. Ordered, that the grantees aforesaid of the township of Thornton aforesaid, and all persons claiming title to said township, or any part thereof, from, by or under said grantees, appear at the Superior Court of Judicature, next to be held at Haverhill within and for the county of Grafton, on the first Tuesday of November next, then and there to answer to said complaint, and that Nathaniel Adams Esq. clerk of said Superior Court, cause the substance of this said complaint together with a copy of this order to be published as the laws of said State, in such case made, and provided, do order and direct.
TIMOTHY FARRAR, Justice of said Superior Court.
Copy examined by NATHANIEL ADAMS, Clerk.
WANTED,
TWO Apprentices to the Taylor's business; Inquire of Wm. B. Hardy, Portsmouth.
FOR SALE,
ONE new Chaise, with harness complete. 1 second hand ditto. 10 thousand range lumber. 13 thousand good laying shingles. 6 thousand seasoned clear boards.
Apply to ELISHA HILL, Coach-Maker.
A chance for 2000 dollars.
WHOLE and QUARTER Tickets in the 5th Class of Dartmouth College Lottery, for sale at J. MELCHER's Printing-Office and Book-Store, corner of Market and Congress Streets, Portsmouth, where prizes drawn to the tickets purchased there will be paid.