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Important State Paper.
American Secretary to the Spanish Minister.
Letter from Mr. Pickering, Secretary of State, to the Chevalier De Yru Jo, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Catholic Majesty to the United States of America.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Philadelphia, Aug. 3, 1797.
[Concluded from our last.]
But you say "The plot is discovered, and nobody any longer doubts that the expedition was to have taken place." Strange remark! Just the reverse of it should have been made. For although there is a discovery of Mr. Blount's plot, its extent is by no means ascertained; and far from nobody doubting, probably every body doubts whether the projected expedition was to have taken place. It was not to be undertaken but in conjunction with a British force—and on the proposal of the expedition to the British government it was totally rejected. Even Mr. Blount, who, if the project was adopted, expected to be at the head of it, ventures no farther than to say he believed that the plan would be attempted, but if attempted, that it would not be 'till the "fall;" and consequently your zeal in March and April, for which at the expence of decency towards the American government, you take to yourself so much credit, had then no just object. This zeal of yours is displayed in the information you gave to the Baron de Carondelet, in March or April, of the expedition supposed to be preparing in Canada against Upper Louisiana; yet you would now attempt to justify this zeal by the plot of Mr. Blount; although this plot and the Canada expedition were wholly distinct and unconnected.
I shall conclude this long letter with your eleven positions, which you state with as much serious formality as if they were all of them important, and all of them supported by facts or just reasoning. But the details I have given demonstrate that these positions are either unfounded, or simple propositions of not the smallest consequence.
These are your positions addressed to me in your own words:
"1st. That on the 27th of February I gave you sufficient particulars respecting the intended expedition, to have attracted the attention of this government."
Answer. I have offered reasons to prove that you gave me no particulars, but only mentioned your suspicions, and that you promised to give me your representations in writing; for which, of course, it was proper for me to wait.
"2nd. That although to this verbal communication, I added another in writing on the 2d of March, the President had not the least knowledge of it on the 9th of the same month; and that without doubt you must have had very powerful motives to prevent you from communicating it to him."
Answer. I have accounted for the delay in a satisfactory manner. I have shown that I had abundant reason to conclude your suspicions to be wholly unfounded, and for attaching no sort of consequence to them. The event demonstrates that I was right; and that instead of very powerful motives, none were needed for a delay of only four or five days, or for a much longer period; and that to notice your naked suspicions at all, was not an act of necessity, but of complaisance. I might with justice complain of your delay to answer my letter of the 16th of March, on a subject of very high importance to the United States. I mean the evacuation of the posts. I will not say that you were negligent—or "remiss;"—but I will say that for a whole month you omitted to give me your short and unsatisfactory answer. The indispotion which you assign as the cause of the delay, did not prevent you from writing on the other subjects—nor long from going abroad.
"3rd. That it does not appear by the documents presented by the Secretary of War, that government had given orders to the military commanders to cause the territory and neutrality of the United States to be respected."
Answer. I have shown that none were necessary to be given.
"4th. That you made to the English Minister a communication which in my opinion you ought not and that even if you thought it necessary, you delayed doing it for two months, that is from the 27th February to the 28th of April, altho' it reflected a most urgent and important object."
Answer. On the 28th of April, I informed you by letter that I had communicated to the British minister your suspicions of an expedition preparing by the English against Upper Louisiana; and as for upwards of two months you expressed no dissatisfaction on account of this communication, I might well conclude you did not think it improper.—Nay in your letter of July 11th which I am now answering, you refer with apparent approbation to this very communication, connected with the declaration which accompanied it to the British minister, that the President could not consent to the march of any troops, either British or Spanish, through the territory of the United States; and you consider it as a "determinate disposition" of the American government on this point. I have also shown, that admitting this communication to Mr. Linton to be proper, I did not delay doing it for two months, nor two weeks; altho' it reflected at best but an imaginary project.
"5th. That the Baron de Carondelet could very well have received my letters, without its necessarily following that his had come to hand."
Answer. I have shown that you did not understand my reasoning on this point; which went to prove that your answer of the 17th of April to my letter of the 16th of March, about the evacuation of the posts, was wanting in candor.
"6th. That the Baron did not represent Mr. Ellicott's not writing to him officially as a complaint, but as an observation, & that in fact he never had done it in those terms."
Answer. I have shown that whether the Baron's assertion should have been called a complaint or an observation was perfectly immaterial; I meant to show it was unfounded, and this you yourself admit.
"7th. That the proofs you allege to exculpate Mr. Ellicott respecting his intentions of taking the fort of Natchez by surprise are purely negative."
Answer. I offered them only as negative proofs. Yet when one complaint or assertion against Mr. Ellicott was known and acknowledged not to be true, the negative testimony of a gentleman likely to be well informed, would be deemed sufficient to bring another, and in its nature very improbable, complaint or assertion of the same person into discredit.
"8th. That it is not merely pretences, but very powerful reasons which have impeded the evacuation of the posts, and the running of the boundary line."
Answer. The point of view in which I have now exhibited the conduct of the Spanish governors relative to the evacuation of the posts and the running of the boundary line, I should suppose might convince you that the causes which have been offered for the delay, are mere pretences—the American citizens, to whom you have appealed, have been convinced only by reading the printed documents, without any comments.
"9th. That the insinuations with which you are willing to persuade the American people that our arming is directed against them, are unjust as well as unfounded, as by Mr. Blount's letter it is clearly demonstrated to be a precaution for the mere purpose of defence."
Answer. The grounds of my suggestions which you call "insinuations" are detailed in this letter, and embrace too many facts and circumstances to be abridged; permit me to desire you to review them. I shall only repeat, that nothing is more certain than that Mr. Blount's letter has not the remotest reference to the suspected Canada expedition; which is your only pretence for reinforcing the posts in Upper Louisiana—for calling the Indians to your aid—for holding the posts at the Natchez, and Walnut Hills—and for delaying to run the boundary line.
"10th. That you evidently contradict yourself, when on one hand you are pleased to attribute to us the movements of the Indians, and in the very next paragraph you shew it might proceed from American citizens, as it actually does, according to Mr. Blount's letter—and that he acted with the knowledge and intelligence of the very same British minister, in whose private notes without signature, and perhaps not his own hand-writing, you place such implicit confidence."
Answer. I have shown that there is not a shadow of contradiction in my observations on this subject; and your assertions to the contrary must proceed only from your not understanding them.—You say that Mr. Blount acted in this matter with the knowledge and intelligence of the British minister. This is not likely to be true. It is in proof by other evidence than the British minister's notes, that he did not and could not authorize the projected expedition against the Floridas—and particularly that one of his strong objections against it was, that it contemplated the employing of the Indians; although he thought it proper to submit the project to the consideration and decision of his government.—Nobody therefore will believe that he authorised Mr. Blount, or was even privy to his measures, for preparing the Indians for war. Besides, Dr. Romayne, who may be presumed to be well acquainted with Mr. Blount's plot, suggests that it is not the project offered to Mr. Linton, by Chisholm. These are his words: "Mr. Blount is totally unknown to Mr. Linton, and so are all his views." And there is a passage in Mr. Blount's letter which countenances the Doctor's assertion, and indicates, that although Chisholm and Blount had some communications with each other, yet that their views were not precisely the same. Mr. Blount,
in his letter to Carey, says, "Where Capt. Chisholm is, I do not know. I left him in Philadelphia in March, and he frequently visited the minister, and spoke upon the subject; but I believe he will go into the Creek nation, by way of South Carolina or Georgia. He gave out he was going to England; but I did not believe him." These last words afford a pretty strong proof that they were not acting wholly in concert. Probably Mr. Blount endeavored to persuade Chisholm that he would co-operate in the prosecution of his scheme; while at the same time he might have another of his own in concert with doctor Romayne, and stand ready in the event of things, to make his advantage of either; which ever should offer the best prospect of success; doctor Romayne, you see, says that Mr. Blount is totally unknown to Mr. Linton;—But it is well known that Mr. Blount was your frequent guest, and intimate companion; and that he was on this intimate footing with you during the whole time that you were representing to the government, your suspicions of British expeditions. Yet after the discovery of the conspiracy was made public, you formally requested the American government to punish him for so scandalous a crime. But seeing that Mr. Blount was a citizen of the United States, and not a subject of Spain, it would have been decent in you to have left him with his own government, without interposing your advice. But especially when you knew that the President had laid his letter before Congress; and the two Houses were deliberating on the modes of punishing him; when the investigation had proceeded so far that a committee of the Senate had reported a resolution to expel Mr. Blount from the Senate; and a committee of the House had reported a resolution that he should be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors: For you then to interfere was singularly improper; and it was such an ostentatious display of zeal, as under all the known circumstances, suggests more than one interpretation.
"11th. That although in all your official communications you have always manifested to me that the American government knew of nothing which indicated any foundation for your suspicions, Mr. Blount's letter clearly proves that I was perfectly in the right."
Answer. This remark is perfectly inconsequential; for your communications exhibited your suspicions of projected expeditions only from Canada and Georgia; and I have shown that Mr. Blount's letter has no relation to either.
I thought I had reached the end of your criticisms: but in your concluding paragraph you accuse me of an "unjust partiality," meaning, no doubt, towards the British minister and his nation. The details I have given in this letter, I trust will abundantly prove that this charge is as unfounded as it is indecent. Those details verify the representations of the conduct of certain Spanish officers which are given in my report of the 3d of July to the President. If the truth has excited any unpleasant sensations, those only are to blame whose injudicious acts obliged me to declare it. Instead of this task, I should have been happy to execute the grateful office of stating to the President the good faith and amicable manner in which the officers of his Catholic majesty had executed the treaty of friendship, limits and navigation, between our two nations.
You think also that my report to the President is not calculated to strengthen the bonds of friendship which unites Spain and America. Friendship, Sir, cannot subsist without mutual confidence: and confidence springs from sincerity. But the proceedings of the Spanish officers, which are the subject of this correspondence, have shaken the confidence of the government, and of the citizens of the United States; and my report to the President only exhibits a summary of those proceedings; or rather the plain and obvious conclusions from the authentic facts and circumstances detailed in the documents then and before presented to his view. And I dare venture to say, that every independent American has from the same premises drawn the same conclusions.
Nothing, Sir, will give truer satisfaction to the government and citizens of the United States than to see such a change in the proceedings of the Spanish officers as will restore confidence. The change would be easy, and the effect certain.—Let them withdraw their troops and garrisons from the territory of the United States. Let them commence and prosecute the running of the boundary line. Let them cease to stop, controul or regulate, the passage of our citizens on the Mississippi, seeing those have a right to navigate it with perfect freedom. And let them cease to send agents and emissaries among the Indians residing within the territories of the United States.
When they shall do these things (and the good faith of his Catholic majesty pledged in the treaty renders their doing them an indispensable duty) then we shall forget what is past; our confidence will return, and with it that beneficial intercourse and those friendly acts by which
neighbours may promote each other's interests, welfare and happiness.—And for such a state of things, whatever you may have imagined to the contrary, no one more ardently wishes, and on its arrival, no one will more sincerely rejoice, than Your most obedient servant,
Timothy Pickering.
From the COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
No. II.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE POLITICAL STATE OF THE WORLD.
COLLECTED FROM THE MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES, AND OF THE LATEST DATES.
"MULTUM IN PARVO."
"Here nothing is extenuated:—Nor aught set down in malice."
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
[IN CONTINUATION.]
IN the first Number we attempted a brief sketch of the rise, progress and issue of the late Eruption in the French Republic. We shall add, that after the prostration of the two Directors, and fifty odd Legislators (thirteen of whom were of the Council of Elders) the two Councils directed warrants to be issued to those departments whose elections had been declared void, to fill the vacancies; and the Council of Five Hundred proceeded to elect and send up to the Council of Elders, twenty Candidates for the office of Directors.—From whom the Elders elected by ballot MERLIN (of Douai) late Minister of Justice to supply the vacancy of Barthélemy, who had near five years to serve; and FRANCOIS (of Neufchâteau) late Minister of the Interior, in the room of Carnot; who accepted, and were inaugurated in form. Several changes in the Ministry, consequently took place.
A great part of the banished Representatives were from the southern departments: To guard against any effects which the measures just adopted might have in those departments, the Directory was invested with power to declare places in a state of siege: In virtue of this power, after the army of the Alps was joined to that of Italy, the southern departments were declared to be within the limits of the command of Gen. Buonaparte; who immediately issued his proclamation to those departments, informing them of his intention to march, "to defend his army towards the south, and to extirpate monarchy." At the last dates Joubert's and Massena's divisions had arrived in France. Lyons, Bourdeaux, &c. were declared in a state of siege. We hear little more from the interior of France.
ON THE EXTERIOR. The armies held very near the same positions they did at the close of the summer campaign. The head-quarters of the army of Italy was at Milan [in the Cisalpine Republic]—And that of the Rhine, &c. at Wetzlar. Some diversions have been made by the former on the Adriatic. The army of the Rhine now composes all the troops which were in those of the Sambre and Meuse, and Rhine and Moselle. Hoche was appointed Generalissimo. [He is said to be dead; His death is confirmed.] Gen. Moreau, who lately commanded the army of the Sambre and Meuse, has been arrested. After the explosion of the 4th, he was invited by the Directory to repair to Paris.—On his route he was arrested at St. Dennis. A Paris writer says, "Moreau, the bosom friend of Pichegru, was, when at the head of the army, viewed by the Directory with much jealousy and fear. They knew that his political sentiments corresponded with those of Pichegru, and they dreaded his popularity among those soldiers who had refused to address the Directory against the two Councils."
OF THE NEGOTIATIONS At Udina and Lisle, our readers are already in possession of many particulars. At the former place, they advanced and retrograded in strange rotation; while on neither side was a single movement in the machine of war stopped or retarded. After being suspended for some time, the negotiations were renewed. The claims of the respective negotiators, at the last meeting, were:—That
"The Emperor should retain Istria and Dalmatia (in the Venetian territory) and receive Mantua and a part of Venetian Friuli.
"The Directory insisted, that he should retain Dalmatia only; that Istria should be given up; as, in the hand of the House of Austria, it would menace the security of the city of Venice, and prove injurious to the commercial relations of the new Republic. The Emperor was offered, in compensation a portion of Bavaria."
The above, we understand, was the ultimatum of each party, at the latest dates.—
We have been informed, that before the epoch of the 4th September, the Directory had acceded to the claims of the Emperor; on the persevering demands of Carnot and Barthélemy. The prospects of Peace with Austria were then brightening; but after the expulsion of these members, the Directory published the address which we laid before our readers in our last. In this address are seen the harbingers of a recommencement of hostilities. The Directory declares, that "to put an end to the tardiness of the cabinet of Vienna, and to free Austria from English influence, the only real obstacle to the peace of Europe, there is but one mode left; that of again taking up arms." Etc. It has therefore ordered all the troops of the requisitions, to join the armies by the 6th October. We may thus conclude that hostilities between Austria and France have re-commenced ere this.
At Lisle, the negotiations continued, until the arrival of a new commissioner, (Citizen Treilhard) who succeeded Letourneur. At their first meeting Treilhard demanded of Lord Malmesbury whether he was empowered to treat with the Republic on the basis of restitution of all the conquests made by Great Britain from France and her allies during the war? To this his Lordship replied, that he had no such powers [The places which the British government demanded to retain were, the Cape of Good Hope, Trinidad, and Ceylon.]—In consequence Citizen Treilhard notified him of the order of the Directory for him to quit the Republic in 48 hours; and obtain such powers.—[Lord Malmesbury immediately quitted France, and arrived in London, Sept. 20th.]
Thus the fair prospect of Peace, which had spread its consoling influence over half the globe, is again enveloped in angry clouds; which present nothing but fiery meteors, portentous of war and all its concomitants.
When on this head, it may be expected we should turn our attention to an inquiry into the disposition of the French Republic, as it regards the United States of America. Though we have fought it earnestly, we have not found it. Reports, are, that the Directory, notified of the appointment of the Extra Commissioners, had sent passports, and given orders, that on their arrival in France, they should be treated with respect.—This is all we have heard, and we have not this officially.—One thing we can say, that all the Members of the Directory and Councils, who have advocated the justice of the claims of the U. S. to indemnity for spoliations on her commerce; and her right as an independent nation, to form whatever treaties she thought fit, are amongst the recently banished statesmen.
We shall close this article with a short sketch of the
FRENCH FINANCES,
As they are presented to us in the report
of Fabre, to the Council of Five
Aug. 29. Hundred. He stated the ex-
pensed Expences and Receipts of the year
1797, to be as follows:—
EXPENCES. Franks.
Legislative body, archives, &c. 8,562,655
Executive Directory, 1,600,000
Indemnity to electors, 725,000
War Department, 340,799,408
Of Justice, Foreign Affairs, 10,659,119
Navy, Colonies, &c. 80,065,874
General Police, Interior, &c. 69,024,599
Treasury, Finance, &c. &c. 9,843,449
Annuities, Pensions, &c. 248,424,794
Unforeseen expenses, 10,000,000
Total, 779,904,898
RECEIPTS.
Forests, salt-pits, and canals, 30,000,000
Land-tax, 205,000,000
Personal tax, & registration, 100,000,000
Stamps, 11,000,000
Mortgages, Licences, &c. 34,000,000
Duties on Notaries, 40,000
Customs, and Postage, 18,000,000
Powder and Salt-Petre, 1,000,000
New Taxes on the above, 25,000,000
Contributions of foreign powers 10,000,000
Revenue of national property, 20,000,000
Landed income, 15,000,000
Sale of national goods, &c. 30,000,000
Deficiencies of last year, 71,000,000
Total, 565,040,000
By which there appears to be an ex-
pended deficiency of 214,864,898 livres.
To make good which committees were
raised to report new imposts and taxes.
Cisalpine Republic.
This new Republic, which comprehends
many of the hereditary estates of the Em-
pire, is completely organized. It has been
acknowledged by the French Republic;
and a treaty of alliance has been
formed between them. Citizen
Visconti, the first Plenipotentiary, was
received in the hall of the Directory;
and expressed, in warm terms, the grate-
tude of his government, which, he said,
took for its model that, to whose gene-
rosity, bravery and talents, it was indebted

for its liberty.—“Yes, Citizens Directors,” said he, “we shall always be your allies. What do I say? Allies! I should have said, your most faithful, and most devoted friends. Your cause shall be ours.—Your existence will secure that of the Cisalpine Republic; and your prosperity shall be ours.” The President of the Directory, La Reveilliere Lepaux, made a very lengthy and spirited reply. “It is,” said he, “a glorious day for the Republic when it receives the envoy of a people become free through its means; that is placed in the rank of powers, and in the number of its allies, notwithstanding the secret practices, and all-disguised rancour of those who have exerted themselves so much to oblige them to abandon it to the chains and vengeance of its ancient masters.” [This stroke was levelled at the majorities in the two Councils.] “No, the Cisalpine Republic is not precarious; and the people who compose it may be assured, that it will subsist with glory, and be the ally of France.” Though the Emperor has refused to receive an Envoy from it, the political relations of this Republic are extending—Citizen Caleppio, of Bergamo, is appointed Minister to Spain; and Citizen Magrini to the Court of Tuscany. They are both lawyers. “It is not surprising,” says a Cisalpine writer, “that in our Republic, the lawyers perform a principal part, both in the interior and in foreign missions. This class is here, as in most other countries, composed of the most enlightened citizens. They were the first & the most ardent propagators of the revolutionary principles to which we are indebted for our independence. They have therefore, the first right to our confidence.”—This remark will hold good, in all enlightened, free countries. The lawyers were the most powerful advocates of American Independence, and are now among the ablest defenders of the Constitution of the United States.
In the Cisalpine Republic, the most active preparations are making for furnishing the French troops with the means to renew hostilities with strength and vigour. Mantua (which we think is within the limits of the Republic) is placed in a powerful state of defence, and is provisioned for a year’s siege. An immense quantity of bread was getting ready at Milan; and all the rice and vegetables of Piedmont are put in requisition. The form of government of this new Republic is a miniature of that of France.—It is divided into 11 departments, viz. Of the Adda, Appennine-Alps, Cressulo, Lario, Mountain, Olano, Panero, Po, Serio, Ticino, and Verano.—Of which the chief towns are Lodi, Massa, Reggio, Corris, Lecca, Milan, Modena, Cremona, Bergamo, Paria, and Pavesi.—The extent of the Republic may be estimated from these particulars. The Directory has been installed in pomp, and has been congratulated thereon by the King of Sardinia, and the Dukes of Tuscany and Parma. Gen. Buonaparte appears the adviser and counsellor of all its measures.
Several cities of the Venetian Terra Firma have requested to be united to the Cisalpine Republic; among them are Padua, Vicenza, Bassano, Bellano, Feltre, and Cadore.—They contain near twelve hundred thousand inhabitants. Should they be united, this Republic will be respectable and powerful. The city of Venice has also sent citizen Battaglia to declare its wish for a union with Cisalpina; and the Directory has expressed its concurrence.
From the French, Batavian and Cisalpine Republic, we turn to a 4th, called
THE LIGURIAN REPUBLIC, Known heretofore by the name of Genoa; where the ancient orders have been abolished—a provisional government established; and a new Constitution proposed. In this new order of things the clergy take the lead. Forty of them, distinguished for their knowledge and eloquence, have undertaken the task of instructing their fellow-citizens in the principles of democracy. In this mission they pursue an uniform plan, digested by themselves and approved by the government. They assemble the people by the bell, when after a suitable prayer, two of them, in a dialogue, illustrate some of the following subjects:—1. Religion. —2. The character of a democratic government. —3. The analogy between a democratic government and the principles of the Roman Catholic Religion. —4. The justice and evils of the ancient governments, and the advantages of the new. —5. Emblems of liberty, patriotic and religious festivals. —6. Public contributions.
butions. —7. The Representatives of the Nation, and other public functionaries. After this catechetical instruction, accommodated to the understanding of the most ignorant, one of the missionaries gives a discourse on some of the succeeding topics:—1. The concord which should prevail among citizens, and the renunciation of the right of private vengeance. —2. Public tranquility, and confidence in government. —3. The love of country, and beneficence towards fellow-citizens. —4. The vices opposite to true patriotism—intolerance, selfishness, ambition, violence, &c. —5. Religious obedience to the laws of the Republic. —6. Advice regarding the election of Public Functionaries, concluding with the oath of not suffering themselves to be corrupted by intrigues, but to choose patriotic and honest men. Every meeting is terminated with prayers for the happy organization of the Ligurian Republic, and with a benediction. The Bishop of Noli takes a lead in the revolution.
Foreign NEWS.
Translations from Bourdeaux Papers.
COUNCIL OF FIVE HUNDRED, Sitting of the 19th Sept. R IOU made a motion of order, on our relations with the UNITED STATES.
“Now, (said he) is the time, when the Legislative Body, after having defeated the plots of the Royalists, ought to devote its attention to the deliberations, extorted from it since the 1st Prairial. Among those unconstitutional arretes taken at an epoch when a Royalist majority carried the sway in the Council, is to be remarked an arrete , charging a committee with examining the arrete of the Directory, that relates to our Navigation and that of the United States.
The orator examines this arrete of the Directory, which he finds conformable to the interest of the nation and the spirit of the Constitution.—He is of opinion, that the tender regard paid by the detected conspirators, to the ancient Aristocracies, was the source whence flowed Pastoret’s motion. He finally demonstrates, that the Directory could, and ought to have taken that arrete . He requires, therefore, that you resolve there is no room for deliberating upon the motion of Pastoret, and that the Committee consisting of Pastoret, Boissy and Bailly, charged with examining the above arrete of the Directory be dissolved.”
The proposition of Riou was adopted.
Extracts from the Journal General of the Commune of France.
NANTZ, Sept. 15. Tobacco becomes every day more and more scarce. Virginia manufactured falls for 125 to 130 livres; and Maryland Tobacco, for 105 to 110 livres, per C. The other articles that are rising, are Carolina Rice that fetches from 19 to 20 livres per cwt. and Rosin worth now from 11 to 12 livres per cwt.
PARIS, Sept. 12. The Royalists were so sanguine in their expectations of a Counter-Revolution, that Louis XVIII. had already caused to be struck, gold Coin with his head thereon. One of them was sent to Paris; it is worth a Louis. There is on it besides the silly phiz of the ex Monseur, the following legend: “Louis XVIII. King of France and Navarre;” and on the other side “Louis XVIII will pardon, after he has avenged L. XVI.”
SEPTEMBER 22. The news of the recall of the Marquis del Campo, is premature. We can venture to assert, without fearing that the enemy will profit by the information, that Buonaparte has caused the Imperial troops beyond Udina to be surrounded, and that within ten days at farthest, he will be at the gates of Vienna, if the most honorable and satisfactory peace, as well for us as the Italians, is not agreed to by his Imperial Majesty.
LONDON, Oct. 3.  LA FAYETTE Was liberated Aug. 27. Previous to which the Emperor asked of him a declaration.—The items of the demand may be concieved from the following
Declaration of Gen. La Fayette, dated Olmutz, Aug. 26, 1797. The Commission with which the Marquis de Chasteller is instructed, appears to relate to three points:—1. His Imperial Majesty wishes to ascertain the true state of our situation at Olmutz.—I am not disposed to prefer any complaint upon the subject; the detailed circumstances respecting it may be found in the letters, received or sent back, which were
transmitted by my wife to the Austrian Government; and if his Imperial Majesty is not satisfied by reading over the orders sent in his name from Vienna, I am willing to give the Marquis de Chasteller any information he may think proper to desire.
2. His Majesty the Emperor and King, wishes to be assured that, upon my release, I shall immediately set out for America.—I have frequently signified this to have been my intention. But, as an answer under the present circumstances, might seem to admit the right of exacting such a condition, I do not think it proper to comply with this demand.
3. His Majesty the Emperor and King, does me the honour to signify to me that the principles which I profess, being incompatible with the security of the Austrian Government, it is his pleasure that I should not re-enter his dominions without his special permission.—I have duties from which I am not at liberty to withdraw myself, I am under obligations of duty to the United States; above all, I am under obligations of duty to France, and I can contract no engagement inconsistent with those rights which my country holds over me. With these exceptions, I can assure the General Marquis de Chasteller, that it is my invariable resolution never to set foot on any territory subject to his Majesty, the King of Bohemia and Hungary; consequently I, the undersigned, engage myself to his Majesty the Emperor and King, never, at any time, to enter into any of his hereditary dominions, without having first obtained his special permission, provided this engagement is not understood to contravene the right my country holds over me.
(Signed) LA FAYETTE. The Directory invited General La Fayette, to return to France, and this invitation has been renewed since the late revolution. He will no doubt accept the invitation and go to Paris, to acknowledge the obligations that he is under for the interference of the Directory in his favour, but we understand he is going to Spa or Aix-la-Chapelle to take the waters for the recovery of his health.
MILAN, Sept. 3. Buonaparte lately reviewed all the Divisions of his Army, which he found in an excellent condition, and animated by the best spirits. He said to them—“Soldiers, in less than two months, an honorable Peace will have recalled you to your families, or you shall again be in the heart of Austria, and under the walls of Vienna.” The army of Italy is prepared, for either alternative. The General, at present, resides in a house belonging to the late Doge of Venice, in the neighborhood of Codroipo, and not far from Udina where the Austrian Plenipotentiaries still remain.”
BOSTON, Nov. 25. The ship Cleopatria , Capt. Smith, failed from Lisbon for Philadelphia, about 50 days since; in which are passengers a consul from the court of Spain, to reside at Baltimore; and two commissioners to settle the claims of American merchants, for property taken at sea by the Spanish cruisers.
DIED —In Brookfield, N. H. Col. DUDLEY COLMAN , late of Boston, aged 52. An American Indian, loaded with nankinees, has been condemned at Fort Dauphin, and her hull sold for less than 500 dollars.
Capt. Jeffries 39 days from St. Ubes, arrived at Philadelphia, the 15th, informs, that the ship Cleopatria , Smith of Boston, had failed for Philadelphia some days before. Capt. J. further informs, that on his passage from Lisbon, to the coast of Barbary, he was taken by a French privateer, and plundered of 9000 dolls. in cash, &c. a prize-master put on board, and ordered for Algeciras, but was afterwards retaken by the British frigate Andromache .
NOVEMBER 27.  WRECK —On Wednesday night the sch. Phoenix , Parker, from Halifax, was wrecked on a rock, near the Light-House; and a boat from the Island, preserved the Capt. crew, and passengers. Among the latter were Mr. Duncan, supercargo, and Capt. Nye, master of the Schooner Rebecca , which failed from hence sometime since for the Havannah, but was captured, carried into Halifax, and condemned. The Phoenix was similarly circumstanced, except as to the condemnation of the vessel. In lat. 30. long. 58. the wreck of the Mary , of Wilcasset was seen. Her masts and spars were gone, and her hull full of water.
SHIP NEWS.  New-Bedford, Nov. 19.  GENTLEMEN, By publishing the following extract of a letter from Capt. B. Hammond, you will oblige A FRIEND. “On my passage home from Liverpool, in lat. 49 and long. 25, was boarded by the Republican brig. Flying Fish of 18
guns, from L’Orient, by whom I was treated in a most polite manner—they would not see a letter nor suffer my trunks to be opened, and, after shewing them my Roll of Equipage, they saw in my countenance that of Republican, and almost willed that I was in want of something that they might have the pleasure of supplying me.”
Two small pilot boats firing out at Charlestown S. C. suspected to be intended for privateers, were lately seized.
PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 15. The crew of the British frigate Heroine , of 36 guns, having risen on their officers, have carried her into Lagueira, where they have delivered her to the Spaniards.
NEW-YORK, NOV. 17. From Capt. Scovell, St. Domingo, Oct. 8. “Agreeable to orders from France, the trial of Americans bound to British ports is suspended. I expect to be liberated. Mr. Casallar, of Rhode-Island, is authorized to proceed to Porto Rico, and take charge of all captured American vessels at that port.”
Accounts via Baltimore state, that Commodore Barney had not been arrested at Port de Paix by Toussaint, but that on being an eye witness to some conduct of the French towards our citizens, which he disapproved of, he had resigned his commission.
From the Havannah we learn, that that port is shut against American vessels which have left the United States since the 9th inst.
The brig Three-Sisters , Capt. Delano, from Liverpool, went ashore at Cape-Cod, on Thursday last. She was nearly up to the light when the blow came on.
The valuable ship President , of Baltimore, direct from London, full of dry goods, has been taken off the Capes of Virginia, by a pirate, and the crew put on board another vessel!! (Cent.)
REMOVED.  BENJAMIN MOSES INFORMS the public that he has removed to the shop of Mr. George Massey near Col. Brewster’s Boarding-House, where he carries on Boot and Shoemaking business in all its various branches. High-Street, Portsmouth, Nov. 27, 1797.
TO-MORROW WILL BE SOLD At Public Auction, at Col. Brewster’s Boarding-House, at 10 o’clock, A. M. A great Collection of BOOKS.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Tamworth, who have not paid their county tax for the year 1796, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue on Monday the 25th day of December next, at one o’clock in the afternoon, at the dwelling-house of David Gilman, Esq. in said town, as will pay said tax, together with incidental charges, unless prevented by settlement.
No. R. q’t’y.c’ts. Estate of Jacob Weed, dec. fourth part of Charles Heard, Wm. I. & J. Folsom fourth half of Nath. Churchwell, part of the north end of Willard Bickford, Henry Dockum, W. half of 11 & N. half of  ISRAEL GILMAN, Collector. Tamworth, Nov. 13, 1797.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given that John S. Sherburne and Joshua Brackett, Esquires, and others, inhabitants of the town of Portsmouth, have petitioned the General Court, representing that an Aqueduct for the purpose of watering said town might be a lasting convenience to the inhabitants—that the only water that could be applied to that purpose is more than two and one half miles distant, and that from the nature of the ground through which the Aqueduct must pass being rocky, &c. it would be attended with great expense. They therefore pray that they and such others as may hereafter be interested in it, may be incorporated with the exclusive rights and full powers to effect the purposes aforesaid, and to continue in succession to them, and their heirs and assigns forever.
Upon whose petition it is ordered, that the petitioners be heard before the General Court on Tuesday next, and that in the mean time the petitioners cause that the substance of said petition and order of court thereon, be published in the next New-Hampshire Gazette , and in the Oracle of the Day . NATH’L PARKER, Deputy Sec’y. Portsmouth, Nov. 28, 1797.
W HOLE and Quarter Tickets in the 4th Class of Dartmouth COLLEGE LOTTERY for sale at J. Melcher’s Printing-Office.
TO BE SOLD BY Samuel Hill, At his STORE on Spring-Hill, (By Wholesale.)
NINE pipes, 4 half pipes and 9 quarter pipes pure Madeira Wine, imported from the best house in Madeira; 8 pipes Bourdeaux Brandy, 1st, 2d, 3d & 4th proof; 2 pipes Holland Gin; 4 hds. Jamaica Rum 3d & 4th proof; 10 hds. Molasses; 2000 gallons N. E. Rum; 2 casks Rice; 2 chests Bohea Tea, first quality; 13 casks and 8 boxes Raisins; 7 bales Cod Lines; 2 bales Sewing Twine; a number of Herring Nets; 3 tons Lignumvite.
West-India Goods.  At the same place by retail, a general assortment of English and
Swedes and Philadelphia Iron, best of German Steel; 30d, 20d, 10d, 6d & 4d Nails; 10 by 8, 9 by 7 & 8 by 6 Window Glass; an assortment of hollow Iron Ware; Powder and Shot; Clover and Herd’s Grass Seed, and many other articles too numerous for an advertisement.
Good French Crowns received in payment at 110 Cents. Cash and the highest price given for shipping FURS. Portsmouth, Nov. 28, 1797.
Co-partnership dissolved.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given that the Co-partnership of Ezekiel Upham and Samuel Moulton which has been under the firm of Upham and Moulton hereby is dissolved, and all persons concerned are desired to take notice accordingly, and all persons indebted to said firm are desired to settle the fame with them or either of them immediately.
EZEKIEL UPHAM, SAMUEL MOULTON. Deerfield, Nov. 13, 1797.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Croydon, who have not paid their highway tax for the year 1797, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, so much of their land as will pay the same with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue on the 15th day of February, 1798, at the dwelling house of Edward Hall, jr. innholder in said town, at 10 o’clock, A. M. on said day.
   Names. No. D. Q’t’y. dls. cts.     Daniel Chase, jr. 46 2 100 0 40   Rev. Mr. Parsons, timber. 6 5   Solomon Leland, 28 1 100 40   Jonathan Aldrick, 36 2 100 40   Solomon Chase, 57 1 100 40   45 2 100 40   Benjamin Wood, 16 24   Ebenezer Rawson, 7 24   Daniel Putnam half 54 2 100 20   Luke Druary, fourth half paid by Stephen Powers, Esq. 76 1 100 40   Joseph Miriam, 27 1 100 40   6 2 100 40   Governor’s farm, 500 2   Ebenezer Waters, 56 24   John Whipple, 12 2 100 40   Caleb Chase, 49 24   James Taylor, 22 40   Ephraim Sharman, meadow 46 24   13 5   James Whipple, 42 24   John Holland, 76 24   Thomas Danney, 40 1 100 40   9 24   William Wate, 61 24   EBENEZER WINTER, Collector.   Croydon, Nov. 22, 1797.  
State of New-Hampshire.
County of Strafford. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Tuftonborough, who have not paid their county taxes for the years 1796 and 1797, and highway tax for the year 1797, that so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Messrs. Wiggin and Leavitt, in Tuftonborough, on the 9th day of February 1798, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, on said day, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Common. County.   Acres. Dolls. Cents.     1000 5 90    JAMES WIGGIN, Collector. Tuftonborough, Nov. 17, 1797.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of lands in the township of Warner, in the State of New-Hampshire, and county of Hillborough, that there is a proprietors tax for the year 1793, and for the year 1796, of two dollars on each right, and the proprietors and owners are hereby notified that if they do not pay the said tax to me the subscriber by the first day of February, 1798, their lands will be advertised for sale. DAVID BAGLEY, Collector. Warner, November 22, 1797.

New-Hampshire Legislature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22, 1797.
A QUORUM of the House of Representatives met agreeably to adjournment, and information was given to the honorable Senate that the House was ready to proceed to business.
The honorable Senate gave information to the House that a quorum of the Senate were met and ready to proceed to business. Voted, That Mr. Connor, Mr. A. Parker, Mr. Gerrish, Mr. Warner and Mr. Kent, be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to wait on his Excellency the Governor and inform him that a quorum of both branches of the Legislature were assembled and ready to receive such communications as he may be pleased to offer.
Adjourned to 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.
THURSDAY, NOV. 23.
The House met according to adjournment.
Voted, That Mr. Drowne, Mr. Leavitt and Mr. Rawlings be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to wait on the Rev. Clergy of this town, and desire them to attend and officiate as Chaplains to the General Court by rotation the present session.
Voted, That Mr. Sprague, Mr. A. Parker, Mr. Peirce, Mr. Chadwick and Mr. Blalldell be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to examine and report what business was left unfinished at the last session that is now necessary to be entered upon, and what further business is necessary to be done at the present session.
Voted, That Mr. Betts, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Grant and Mr. McClary, be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to wait on his Excellency the Governor at 12 o'clock this day, and elect him to the Representatives Chamber agreeably to his appointment.
Voted, That Mr. A. Parker, Mr. Upham and Mr. Betts be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to draft such public bills as may be necessary to be passed the present session.
Voted, That Mr. Peirce, Mr. Stevens and Mr. Waldron be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to present to his Excellency the Governor for his approbation all such bills and resolves as shall be passed by the Legislature the present session.
The honorable Senate being assembled with the House in the Representatives chamber, His Excellency the Governor came in, escorted by the committee, and delivered to both branches of the Legislature the following
ADDRESS:
Fellow citizens of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives.
IN meeting you at this time when the tranquility, general health and prosperity of the State afford so much cause for mutual congratulation, may I not invite you to join me in renewed expressions of gratitude to the sovereign disposer of events for the continuation of his providential care.
To unite our utmost endeavors to improve and strengthen the agreeable state of our internal affairs, must be a pleasing employment.
The constitution of the state requiring that "a valuation of the estates within the state shall be taken anew once in every five years at least" referring to the time when the last was taken, I presume it will be thought necessary in the present session to provide for a new valuation.
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives.
Although I have repeatedly expressed my sentiments respecting taxes, I cannot omit asking your attention to the subject at this time, considering that it is always wise in a time of peace and tranquility to make preparation for such changes of circumstances as may happen in the course of human events.
Gentlemen of the Senate and
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives. Standing armies in times of peace being burdensome to the people and dangerous to liberty, a well regulated militia is wisely considered as the natural and only safe defence of Republican governments—under this persuasion, a spirit highly patriotic has been manifested in a multiplicity of instances as it respects the militia of this state; yet there is an opinion prevailing that the burthen is not equally borne as it ought to be.
The general regulation of the militia belongs to our national government, but if in any particulars you should think proper to facilitate the business, your determination will meet my ready attention, connected as we are with the United States, our duty and interest combine to evince the propriety of contemplating our national affairs.—In forming that system of government we had a share; a system which I doubt not is now more generally approved than when it was first adopted, notwithstanding any difference of opinion which has arisen respecting the administration of it in any particulars which respect foreign nations.
Perfection in human affairs is not to be expected; to satisfy every citizen is next to impossible; but if our system of national government is generally good; if it is free; if we have the choice as frequently as we wish, of persons to administer it; if one of our fundamental and irreversible principles in a republican government is that a majority shall govern, is it not proper to give a firm support to the laws and
administration of such a government, and for every citizen duly to consider how far clamour and opposition thereto has injured, or procured, or may invite or procure injuries from any foreign nation.
The depredations on our navigation & commerce must not only be sensibly felt by the immediate individual sufferers, but considered as a great injury and indignity to the nation—to prevent the future and procure satisfaction for the past, appertains to our national government.
To guard our rights, and fully and candidly examine the conduct of every one whose appointment we have a voice in, is a duty incumbent on every citizen; but should we in any future time neglect or misuse our privileges until we find ourselves either in a state of anarchy, or governed by tyrants, we must then look back to the present happy state with deep regret for the loss—a state which perhaps may not be regained until the blood of many citizens is shed as the price.
In our constitution it is expressly declared that "knowledge and learning are essential to the preservation of a free government," and that "it shall be the duty of the legislatures and magistrates in all future periods of this government to cherish the interest of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries and public schools."—And it is also declared "The legislature shall assemble for the redress of public grievances, and for making such laws as the public good may require" coming as you do from all parts of the state, if there are any public grievances you must know them, also what laws the interests of literature, and the public good may require.
Permit me to ask that a due attention may be paid to the subject of all public laws at an early period in the session, that time may be given for their thorough consideration; and be assured gentlemen that it is among the first wishes of my heart to be instrumental in promoting the peace and prosperity of the community.
John Taylor Gilman.
State of New-Hampshire, Nov. 23, 1797.
Voted, That Mr. Connor, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. Sprague and Mr. Blalldell, be a committee to draft an answer to his Excellency's address, and lay the same before this House.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock, P. M.
Met accordingly.
Voted, That Mr. Goddard, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Warner, Mr. Upham and Mr. Butler be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate as they may appoint, to report a bill or resolve for taking a new inventory of the rateable articles within this State in order for making a new proportion of taxes.
Voted, That Mr. Pinkerton, Mr. Waldron, Mr. French, Mr. A. Parker and Mr. Everett be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to take under consideration the laws of this State respecting schools, and report such alterations as they may judge proper, or a new bill if necessary.
The committee to receive from Daniel Warner, Esq. the evidence of his resignation &c. reported that by a letter from Joshua Wentworth, Esq. supervisor of the Revenue for the district of New-Hampshire, to Daniel Warner, Esq. dated Oct. 18th, 1797, it appears that said Warner has resigned his office as Auxiliary Collector, and that the resignation was accepted by the supervisor from the first day of said October, which report was accepted.
Voted, That Mr. Frink, Mr. Cloutman and Mr. Betts be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to take under consideration the propriety of making executions returnable at an earlier period than what the law now requires, and report thereon.
Voted, That Mr. Connor, Mr. Warner and Mr. N. Parker be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to report what method shall be further taken respecting a settlement with the committee appointed to lay out a road from Co'o's to Conway.
Adjourned to 9 o'clock, to-morrow morning.
FRIDAY, NOV. 24, 1797.
The House met according to adjournment.
The committee appointed at the last session to receive from the committee for settling the Treasurer's accounts, all the papers received of the Treasurer by said committee, and to deface the orders and new emission money by punching the same; to destroy all the state notes and certificates, and lodge the new emission money and orders with the Treasurer, after they are thus defaced. Reported that they have received of the committee for settling the Treasurer's accounts, all the papers received by them of the Treasurer, and have defaced the following by punching, and lodged them with the Treasurer, viz.—New emission money amounting (with the interest) to eight thousand and thirty-five dollars, fifty-nine cents.
Orders for bounty for killing wolves two hundred and eighty dollars. Orders for specie eight thousand, nine hundred and fifty-nine dollars, thirty-nine cents. Orders payable in state notes and certificates, one hundred and seventy-five pounds three shillings and nine-pence.—Also, that they have destroyed the state notes and certificates amounting to eight thousand and eighty-seven pounds, sixteen shillings and eleven-pence, interest included.
WILLIAM PLUMMER, JOHN GODDARD, EPHRAIM ROBINSON, } Committee. Exeter, July 14, 1797.
Which report was accepted.
Voted, That Mr. Langdon, Mr. Jona. Palmer, Mr. Woodbury, Mr. M. Hale & Mr. Mooney be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable
Senate as they may appoint, to take into consideration the statement made by the Treasurer, and also the expediency of raising a state tax the ensuing year.
Voted, That Mr. Leavitt, Mr. Boody, Mr. Greeley, Mr. Kimball and Mr. Everett, be a committee on the part of this House to join such of the honorable Senate as they may appoint, to take under consideration the militia laws of this state, and report thereon.
Voted, That Messrs. Langdon, Gardner and Frink be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to take under consideration the law of this state respecting bail, and report thereon.
Voted, That Messrs. Sprague, Betts & A. Parker be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate as they may appoint, to consider of the propriety of passing a law respecting entails estates and report thereon.
Voted, That Messrs. Drowne, E. Butler and Faxon be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint to take under consideration the propriety of passing a law respecting mills, and report thereon.
Voted, That Messrs. Pickering, Nath'l Clough, Peirce, Little and Blalldell be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to take under consideration the law of this state regulating towns and the choice of town officers, &c. and report thereon.
Voted, That Messrs. Goddard, M. Win-gate, J. Smith, Upham and Mann be a committee on the part of this House, to join such of the honorable Senate as they may appoint, to take under consideration the propriety of passing an act directing the appointment of a clerk to the superior court in each county in this state, and report thereon.
Voted, That half past 9 o'clock, A. M. be assigned as the time for the Legislature to attend prayers, and that the Chaplains be requested to attend accordingly.
The following vote came down from the honorable Senate for concurrence.
IN SENATE, NOV. 24, 1797.
Voted, That Mr. Hoit & Mr. McClary be a committee on the part of the Senate, to join such of the House of Representatives as they may appoint to take into consideration the propriety of passing an Act to regulate weights and measures, and for the appointment of sealers of leather and inspectors of shoes made for exportation, and if they think proper to report a bill for those purposes—which vote was read and concurred, and Messrs. White, Worthen, Edwards, Copeland and Blanchard appointed.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock, P. M.
Met accordingly.
The committee to receive from John Mann and John Smith, Esq's the evidence of their resignation of their respective offices as Deputy Post-masters under the Post-master General of the U. States, Reported, that by a report of a committee upon elections the last session of the General Court it does not appear that John Smith, Esq. at that time held the office of Deputy Post-master.—nor have your committee any evidence of his exercising that office since—also that your committee have received no evidence of the resignation of John Mann, Esq. as Deputy Post-master, excepting his own declaration and a certificate herewith exhibited.
The certificate was in the following words.
Orford, 15th Nov. 1797.
John Mann, jr. appeared before me, and declared he had resigned the Post-Office in favor of Elijah Mann.
JONA SAWYER, Justice Peace. Which report and certificate being read and considered, the following question was put,—Is John Mann, jr. entitled to hold a seat in this house?—Voted in the affirmative.
Voted, that Messrs. Upham, Everett and Betts be a committee on the part of this House to join such of the honorable Senate, as they may appoint, to take under consideration a bill for taking affidavits out of court, and report thereon. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, Nov. 25.
Voted a committee to take under consideration the law for establishing the times and places for holding the Superior Courts and Courts of Common Pleas, and report such alterations as they may judge necessary.
Voted a committee to take under consideration the law for regulating licensed houses.
The committee to report what method shall be further taken respecting a settlement with the committee appointed to lay out a road from Co'o's to Conway, reported the following resolve, which was read and considered, received and accepted.
Resolved that the committee who have sold lands pursuant to an act, intitled, "an act for altering, repairing and making fit for the passing of carts and wagons the road from the town of Conway to the upper Co'o's; and also for cutting a new road from said road which is now used to the town of Gunthwaite, or to the town of Littleton, formerly called Apthorp," for the purposes therein mentioned, shall before the expiration of the present session of the General Court render an account of their sales and expenditures on said road to Oliver Peabody, John Goddard and Woodbury Langdon, Esquires, who are hereby authorized to adjust the account or accounts so rendered, and directed to lay the same before the General Court the present session.—And if the said committee for laying out and making said road shall neglect to render an account of their sales, and expenditures on said roads to the committee appointed to settle the same, within the time aforesaid, and pay the balance, if any, into the hands of said committee appointed to settle the same—That the attorney general
be and hereby is directed to commence actions against said committee for laying out said roads, &c. at the court of common pleas, in the county of Rockingham, as soon as may be after the present session of this Court.
Voted a committee to take under consideration the law of this State respecting horse thieves.
Voted a committee to take under consideration the laws of this State respecting highways, and report such alterations or amendments as they shall judge necessary.
MONDAY, NOV. 27.
Voted to grant the prayer of a petition for incorporating a library in Pelham.
Voted to dismiss a petition from John Young, Esq. respecting an old demand against the State, also his being bail for Moses L. Bagley, &c.
Voted a committee to consider of an account, &c. from Supply Clap, Esq. late Commissary-General.
TUESDAY, Nov. 28.
The committee to take under consideration the laws of this State, regulating towns and the choice of town officers, reported that an act, in addition to the law now in force, be passed, authorizing the moderators in town meetings to cause the constable or other officers to remove any disorderly person, immediately upon his refusing or neglecting to obey the order of said moderator, and that he be subjected to all the penalties in the aforesaid law notwithstanding, which report was accepted.
Voted a committee to consider of a petition from Abraham Taylor and others, respecting a road.
Voted that Mr. Upham be one of the committee which was appointed at the last session for making such division of this State into counties as they shall judge will best accommodate the inhabitants thereof, instead of Mr. Sprague who has resigned his seat in the House.
A petition from the towns of Campton, Thornton and Peeling, respecting a road, was referred to a committee.
Voted to grant the prayer of a petition for incorporating a library in Nottingham-Well.
The committee to take under consideration a bill for taking affidavits out of Court, reported that the bill was necessary, which report was accepted.
A vote came down from the hon. Senate for taking under consideration the propriety of encouraging or directing the manufacture of military arms for the use of the militia of this State, and to report what method shall be pursued for that purpose, was read and joined.
Voted the prayer of a petition for incorporating a social library in Sanborntown.
IN SENATE, NOV. 23, 1797.
Voted, That Messrs. Hale, Fogg, Blanchard, M'Clary and Hoit, be a committee of the Senate to draft an answer to his Excellency's address.
The Committee reported the following Answer to His Excellency's Address.
May it please your Excellency, With the greatest pleasure the Senate have viewed your communications to both branches of the Legislature, and unite in the warmest gratitude to the beneficent disposer of all good, for the prosperity and tranquility the State now enjoys.
The improvement and strengthening this pleasing state of our internal concerns will unite our exertions.
The constitutional mode of ascertaining the value of estates shall meet our due attention.
Considering the importance of a well regulated militia, and deprecating the burthen and danger of a standing army in time of peace, we shall with alacrity unite in cherishing the patriotic spirit of the militia of this State, and endeavor equitably to proportion the burthen; though the general regulation of the militia may belong to the national government, we esteem it our interest, and it is our wishes to forward its improvement.
The happy effects of the system of national government we had a share in forming, will be appreciated by every friend to his country.
Convinced that our national government is formed on the surest basis of liberty; that the majority ought to rule, that we have an opportunity as often as we can rationally wish to change and elect our rulers, we view it as the palladium of our rights and entitled to our firmest support.
Although jealousy is a lively trait in a political character, yet when very scrupulously exercised towards the administrators of government, it may tend to lessen the confidence of a people in their rulers—and we view with regret and indignation the faction that clamours for the destruction of our peace and government, and conceive it's only source to be the dregs of successive foreign anarchy, operating on the weak and vicious.
We most sensibly feel the private injury and national indignity suffered in the depredations on our navigation and commerce, but shall cheerfully acquiesce in the mode of indemnity our national government may adopt.
The promotion of literature, the redressing public grievances, and enacting such laws as the public good may require, together with the other subjects contained in your Excellency's communication will meet our zealous attention.
The Hon. House of Representatives Answer to His Excellency's Address.
May it please your Excellency, The House of Representatives have carefully considered your communication at the opening of the present session of the General Court, and most cordially unite with you in sentiments of gratitude and praise to the great Parent of good. As we are the agents and Representatives of a free people, it is our highest duty, and
will be our most pleasing employment to unite and exert our abilities and influence for the good of our constituents; and this employment is rendered peculiarly pleasant, when we contemplate your Excellency's warm attachment to the interest of the State, and your constant readiness to co-operate with the Legislature in all measures for the public good.
Being a part of the United States, we cannot view the administration of our general government or the State of our foreign relations with indifference and unconcern.
As the constitution of that government was framed by our wisest and best men, was adopted after a candid discussion, and upon mature deliberation without violence or tumult, it belongs to us to repossess proper confidence in the officers of our own choice, and willingly afford effective aid to that government which we have instituted for the common good; the beneficial effects of the constitution of the United States has been generally felt, and acknowledged to be far greater than was at first expected. A spirit of enquiry into the principles of a government and the mode of its administration pertains to a free people: But when that spirit becomes intemperate, and its design is to promote opposition, to divide and weaken the government, it may embolden foreign powers to invade our rights, and embarrass the measures necessary to obtain redress—wherever such a restless, uneasy temper appears, we will lend our firmest aid to discourage and correct it. As a diversity of opinions will ever exist, where learning prevails, and the interest of literature is cherished, we hope its effect will be to inspire all with that spirit of candor and forbearance, which constitutes a large portion of social happiness and security.—The several subjects recommended in your address to our consideration shall be noticed with the attention which their importance demands, and from past experience we fully confide in your readiness to concur with us in every Legislative act, which may tend to the peace and happiness of the community.
Congressional.
THE SENATE.—Nov. 16. ONLY twelve Senators having arrived, an adjournment became necessary.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Nov. 15.
A QUORUM having convened, the Speaker took the chair; when Messrs. Parker (elected vice Gen. Dearborn) Tillinghast (vice Mr. Potter) and Edmonds (vice Mr. Davenport) were qualified and took their seats. The usual preliminary messages were sent to the President and Senate.
On motion of Mr. Williams, amended by Mr. Thatcher, the members were allowed to take during the session, any three newspapers printed in the United States.
Committees on unfinished business, &c. were appointed. Adjourned.
PORTSMOUTH, November 29.
The Hon. PELLEGRIN SPRAGUE, Esq. is elected Representative to Congress, by a very large majority, in place of JEREMIAH SMITH, Esq. resigned.
All the accounts from Europe concur in prognosticating a speedy and vindictive recommencement of hostilities in that quarter of the globe.
The law laying duties on stamped vellum, &c. is to take effect after the 31st December ensuing. But as the distribution of stamps at that time cannot be effected, it is expected a law will be brought in the present session for extending the time of its commencement.
Monday arrived here brig Maria Jean, Capt. Blunt, 58 days from Hamburgh; left there brig Holbrook, Capt. M'Call of Boston, arrived in distress, having been dismasted off Heiligland, where several pilot boats came off to his assistance, and obliged him to pay them above £ 550 sterling for their services; now—Capt. Burnham of Boston, to sail in two days; ship Industry, Capt. Luke Hall of Boston, to sail in ten days; brig Elizabeth, Capt. William Picket of Newbury-Port, to sail in fifteen days; and brig Two Brothers, of this port, Capt. William Merrill. Lat. 52. long. 26. spoke brig Charlotte, Capt. Johnson, out 24 days from Boston for Liverpool.
Mr. Samuel Slade is chosen Representative from Hanover, vice Russell Freeman Esq. appointed Counsellor.
Mr. Isaac Riddle, is chosen Representative for the town of Bedford, vice John Orr, Esq. appointed Senator.
Mr. Joseph Richardson, is chosen Representative for Tuftonborough and Moultonborough, vice Nathan Hoit Esq. appointed Senator.
Mr. Jonathan Nesmith is chosen Representative for Auburn & Campbell's Gore.
MARRIED.—At Gloucester, (R. I.) Mr. Elisha Herreiden, Aet. 83, to Mrs. Elenor Lullhure, Aet. 88, being his eighth wife!!!
In this town, Mr. William King, to Miss Hannah Tweed.
DIED.—In this town, Mrs. Mary Fogg, aged 77; a child of Mrs. Jambrill, a child of John S. Sherburne, Esq. and a child of Mr. Benjamin Fernald.
Sundry Advertisements omitted this week shall appear in our next.
ENTRIES AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, District of PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
CLEARED FOR Schooner Thomas, Damrel, New-York. Ship Caroline, Cutter, Aux-Cayes. —Randolph, M'Clintock, ditto.

Bank Bills Found.
FOUND a number of Bank notes, the owner may have them by applying to NATHANIEL WHITE, proving property and paying for the advertisements.
State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton, ff. To be sold at public vendue at the dwelling-house of Maj. Stephen Wells, innholder in said Rumney, in the County and State aforesaid, on Monday the 15th day of January next, so much of the nonresident's lands in said Rumney as will pay the county and highway tax assessed thereon, in the year 1797, together with all legal costs, unless the sale of said lands are prevented by previous payment.
N. B. Said vendue will be on the above-mentioned day, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. The names of the nonresidents and description of the lands are as follows:
Table with 4 columns: Name, No. acres, Dols. Cts., and Remarks. Lists non-residents and their land details in Rumney.
CHARLES CLARK, jr. Collector. Rumney, Oct. 30, 1797.
To Stephen Powers, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for the county of Cheshire, in the State of New-Hampshire.
WE the subscribers, proprietors and owners of more than one sixteenth part of the propriety of said Croydon, request you to warn a meeting of the proprietors of said township, to meet at the house of Moses Town, innholder in the town aforesaid, on Wednesday the 17th day of January next, at one o'clock, P. M. to act on the following articles, viz.
1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting. 2d. To see if the proprietors will vote a lot or lots of land to make up the deficiency of an hundred acres of land wanting to the original right of James Wellman, to make it equal to what the other rights have drawn. 3d. To see if the proprietors will take any method to settle the line between said Croydon and Cornish and New-Grenham. 4th. To see what method the proprietors will take to get recompense of those who have trespassed on the common land. 5th. To see what money the proprietors will raise to pay the proprietors debts, or defray the necessary charges. 6th. To choose any officers and appoint any committees to do business for the proprietors, which they think proper.
7th. To see what method the proprietors will come into to call meetings for the future, and to do any other business they think proper. Jona. Chaff, Nathaniel Hall, James Wellman, Thomas Whipple. Croydon, Nov. 15, 1797.
These are therefore to notify & warn all the proprietors of the above-mentioned town of Croydon, to meet at the above-mentioned time and place to transact the above-mentioned business.
STEPHEN POWERS, Justice Peace. Croydon, Nov. 15, 1797.
State of New-Hampshire. Strafford, ff. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of lands in the township of Wolfeborough, who have not paid their highway and county taxes for the year 1797, that so much of their land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Mr. Thomas Whittle, innholder in said Wolfeborough, on Thursday the 28th day of December next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with 4 columns: Name, No. acres, Dols. Cts., and Remarks. Lists non-residents and their land details in Wolfeborough.
SAMUEL TIBBETTS, Collector. Wolfeborough, Nov. 7, 1797.
NORTHUMBERLAND.
State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the township of Northumberland, who have not paid their tax of two cents on each acre of land in said township, agreeable to an act of the General Court, passed June 16, 1796, that so much of their lands as will pay said tax, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Jeremiah Eames, Esq. in said town, on Monday the 8th day of January next, at 10 of the clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
Large table with 10 columns: Name, 1st div. acres, 1st div. dols. cts., 2d div. acres, 2d div. dols. cts., 3d div. acres, 3d div. dols. cts., etc. Lists residents and their land details in Northumberland.
Northumberland, Nov. 4, 1797. THOMAS EAMES, Collector.
PETERBOROUGH.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all the non-resident owners of land in Peterborough, that their lands are taxed for the year 1797, as mentioned in the following list; and unless the said taxes are paid to me before the 15th day of February next, so much of each delinquent owner's estate as will pay said taxes, with incidental charges, will be sold at Public Vendue on said day, at eleven of the clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling-house of William Wilson, innholder in said Peterborough.
Table with 10 columns: Name of the original or present owner, Number, Range, Quantity, Cts by tax, etc. Lists non-residents and their land details in Peterborough.
MOSES CUNNINGHAM, Collector for 1797.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Alton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1797, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 1st day of February, 1798, so much of each delinquent's land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at 10 o'clock, A.M. on said day, at the dwelling-house of Zebulon Davis, innholder in said town.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Tamworth, who have not paid their highway and county taxes for the year 1797, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 18th day of January 1798, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling-house of Simon Gilman, in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Alton, who have not paid their tax of three cents the acre, assessed agreeably to an act of the General Court, passed December 1796, for the purpose of making roads and bridges in said town, and repairing the same; and advertised by the Selectmen of said Alton for payment, yet the following persons remain delinquent, therefore so much of their land as will pay the sums assessed to each of their names, with intervening charges, will be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling-house in said town, on Tuesday the 6th day of February, 1798, at ten o'clock, A. M.
State of New-Hampshire.
TO be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Lieut. Sayer Bullock, in the town of Orange, county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire, on the 20th day of January next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon; so much of each original right and lot of land in said Orange, as will pay the county tax assessed thereon for the year 1797, and all lawful costs, unless prevented by previous payment. The names of original grantees, and taxes due on said land are as follows, viz.
Table with 10 columns: Name, No. acres, Dols. Cts., etc. Lists original grantees and taxes due in Orange.
ELISHA BULLOCK, Collector. Oct. 30, 1797.
A Watch Lost.
LOST last Saturday a small single case Silver Watch, whoever has found the same, and will return it to the Printer hereof shall have a handsome reward from the owner.
Portsmouth, Oct. 14, 1797.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident and resident owners of land in the township of Lyman, county of Grafton & State aforesaid, who have not paid their tax of three cents the acre, assessed agreeably to an act of the General Court, passed December 1796, for the purpose of making roads and bridges in said town, and repairing the same; and advertised by the Selectmen of said Lyman for payment, yet the following persons remain delinquent, therefore so much of their land as will pay the sums assessed to each of their names, with intervening charges, will be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling-house in said town, on Tuesday the 6th day of February, 1798, at ten o'clock, A. M.
Table with 4 columns: Name, No. acres, Dols. Cts., and Remarks. Lists delinquent residents and their land details in Lyman.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Epseom, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1797, that so much of their land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of James H. McClary, in said town, on the 28th day of January next, at 11 o'clock, A. M. unless prevented by previous payment.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Rockingham, ff. who have not paid their taxes for the year 1797, that so much of their land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of James H. McClary, in said town, on the 28th day of January next, at 11 o'clock, A. M. unless prevented by previous payment.
State of New-Hampshire.
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of AARON WINGATE, late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased, are desired to exhibit the same to the subscriber, administrator to said estate for settlement. JOHN WINGATE. Madbury, Nov. 7, 1797.