The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1809-06-20 00:00:00

Hon. Ezra Bartlett Esq.
[No. 29, — VOL. LIV.]
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1809.
[TWO DOLLS. PER ANNUM.]
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PUBLISHED FOR THE PROPRIETOR, — PRINTER TO THE STATE, AND PRINTER OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
[PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.]
AN ACT
For the disposal of certain tracts of land in the Mississippi territory, claimed under Spanish grants, reported by the land commissioners as antedated, and to confirm the claims of Alexander Ellis, and Daniel Harregal.
BE IT ENACTED, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled That the several tracts of land, in the Mississippi territory, the titles to which have been derived under Spanish grants and which have been disallowed by the boards of commissioners east and west of Pearl river, on suspicion of the grants, warrants or orders of survey, on which the claims are grounded, being antedated or otherwise fraudulent, and which are embraced in the report of the said boards of commissioners, laid before Congress, agreeable to the third section of an act, entitled "An act supplementary to the act entitled an act regulating the grants of land, and providing for the disposal of the lands of the United States, south of the State of Tennessee," shall be, and the same are hereby directed to be sold, in the same manner, at the same price, and on the same terms and conditions, as have been, or may be by law provided for the sale of the other public lands in the said territory; and any person or persons claiming under a Spanish grant, warrant or order of survey as aforesaid, shall be entitled to institute, in the highest court of law or equity in the said territory, his or their suit or action for the recovery of the tract or tracts so claimed as aforesaid: Provided, such claimant or claimants shall institute his or their suit or action within the term of one year from and after the tract or tracts so claimed shall have been sold by the United States, or in case the same is now inhabited and cultivated, in virtue of a pre-emption right, within one year from and after the passing of this act; and if any person or persons, claiming lands as aforesaid, shall fail or neglect to commence or institute his or their suit or action, in the manner and within the time prescribed by this section, or shall be non-suited, or discontinue the same, his or their right to commence such suit or action, in any court whatsoever, shall be forever barred and foreclosed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if the person or persons claiming under such grant, warrant or order of survey, shall make it appear to the satisfaction of the court, before whom such suit or action shall be pending, that the tract of land therein specified, was actually surveyed prior to the twenty-seventh day of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety five, then, and in that case, the same shall be deemed and held to be good and valid, to all intents and purposes, any thing in this act to the contrary notwithstanding: But in case the claimant or claimants shall fail to prove the tract or tracts of land so claimed, to have been actually surveyed prior to the twenty-seventh day of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety five, or in case the same shall appear to be otherwise fraudulent or illegal, the grant, warrant or order of survey, granted by the Spanish government, as aforesaid, by virtue of which such tract or tracts of land may be claimed, shall be, and the same is hereby declared null and void, to all intents and purposes, and shall not be read in evidence against any claim or certificate of pre-emption, derived from the United States.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful, in the trial of such suit or action, for either party to introduce parole evidence for the purpose of supporting or invalidating the grant, warrant or order of survey as aforesaid; and the judgment, sentence or decree of the said highest court of law or equity, in the cases aforesaid, shall be final and conclusive between the parties, and may be plead in bar to any subsequent suit or action brought in the same or any other court, for the recovery of the same land or any part thereof.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That Abraham Ellis be and he is hereby confirmed in a tract of land granted by the British government of West Florida to Stephen Jordan, containing the quantity of two hundred acres, lying and being on the waters of Boyd's creek, according to the metes and bounds of said tract of land set forth in the plat thereof made by the surveyor general of said province of West Florida; and that the amount of money which the said Ellis may have been compelled to pay to the receiver of public monies west of Pearl river, in the Mississippi territory, for said tract of land, be refunded to him by the receiver aforesaid.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That Daniel Harregal be and he is hereby confirmed in his title in fee simple to the tract of land, whereon he resides, containing the quantity of five hundred and fifty acres, agreeably to a plat thereof filed with the register of the land office, west of Pearl river, in the Mississippi territory.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN MILLEDGE, President of the Senate pro tempore. February 28, 1809. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON.
Political Miscellany.
FROM THE BOSTON PATRIOT.
MR. ADAMS'
CORRESPONDENCE CONTINUED.
To the Printers of the Boston Patriot.
Mr. HAMILTON, in his famous pamphlet, page 23, says, "the conduct pursued bore sufficient marks of courage and elevation to raise the national character to an exalted height throughout Europe."
"Much it is to be deplored that we should have been precipitated from this proud eminence, without necessity, without temptation."
It is the habitual practice of our parties, to affirm or deny, as they find it to their purpose, the honor or the disgrace that is produced in Europe by our measures. But neither party know any thing about the matter. The truth is, that our affairs are much less spoken or thought of, in Europe, than we imagine. Of all parts of Europe, but especially in France and England, they are constantly misrepresented and misunderstood. Most of all in England. I will venture to say, that Mr. Hamilton wrote entirely at random, and without a glimmering of genuine information when he mentioned both the exaltation and precipitation of our national character. To appeal to the courtiers or cabinet, or to the diplomatic corps in Europe, would be idle; because none of them will ever read Hamilton's pamphlet or these papers. But I would not hesitate to submit the whole subject to any of them. I shall take another course. Chief Justice Ellsworth is no more. I can no longer appeal to him. If I could, I would say no more than the truth, but it would be more than I shall now say; and I aver that his representation to me was the direct reverse of Hamilton's dogmatical assertions. Governor Davie still lives, and to him I appeal with confidence. He declared to me, that to judge of the conduct of the American government, both in their naval and other preparations for war, and in their political and diplomatic negotiations upon that occasion, a man must go to Europe, where it was considered as the greatest demonstration of genius, firmness and wisdom. If I represent the Governor's expressions in stronger terms than those he used, I request him to correct them.
In England, I know the Anti-Jacobin Journal abused us, and so did Macdonald, Cobbett, Smith, and every Briton in Europe and America, who wished us at war with France and in alliance with England. But even in England all the sober part of the nation applauded us, and that to such a degree, that it soon became the popular cry, "We must imitate the United States of America, change our ministers, and make peace." Accordingly they did soon change their ministers and make peace at Amiens.
Mr. Liston, whose character I respect, had run through a long course of diplomatic experience in various courts and countries in Europe, from a secretary of legation and charge des affaires to the grade of minister plenipotentiary, and thence to that of ambassador at Constantinople, was probably a better judge than Mr. Hamilton, who had no experience at all in any diplomatic station, and who, I dare to say, had read very little on the subject of diplomatic functions, and still less of the history of embassies or of the printed despatches of ambassadors. Mr. Liston, if any body, knew what would procure honor to a nation or government, and what disgrace: what would raise the dignity, or what depress it: what was triumph and what humiliation.
Now I affirm, that the first time Mr. Liston saw me after he had been informed of the communications of the French Directory, through Talleyrand, Mr. Pichon and Mr. Murray, he said to me these words — "To what humiliations will not these Frenchmen stoop, to appease you? I am very sorry for it; I own, I did hope they would have gone to war with you." I smiled, but made no answer. I wanted no proof of the sincerity of this declaration. I doubted not the sincerity of his wish, more than I did that of Mr. Canning and his associates in the Anti-Jacobin, who, upon receiving the news of Mr. Murray's nomination, proclaimed that jacobinism was triumph-
ant and carrying all before it in America. They could not, or would not distinguish between jacobinism and neutrality. Everything with them was jacobinism except a war with France and an alliance with Great Britain. They all panted for a war between the United States and France as sincerely though not so ardently as ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
There were not wanting insinuations and intigations to me, to confer with Mr. Liston on the subject of an alliance with Great Britain. And Mr. L. himself repeatedly suggested to me, in very modest and delicate terms however, his readiness to enter into any explanations on that head. I always waved it with as easy a politeness as I could. But my system was determined, and had been so for more than twenty years, that is, to enter into no alliance with any power in Europe. In case of war with England, I would not enter into any alliance with France. In case of war with France, I would not form any alliance with England. We want no alliance: we are equal to all our own necessary wars.
'Non tali auxilio, nec describitur illis, tempus eget.' We might aid and be aided by a power at war with our enemy, and might concert operations from time to time; but I would take no engagement that should tie up our hands from making peace whenever we pleased. Had the war with France continued, I might have been drawn by the force of public opinion, or the influence of the legislature, into an alliance with England; but it would have been against my own judgement and inclination.
Let me conclude this letter with an anecdote. Dr. Franklin told me that before his return to America from England, in 1775, he was in company, I believe at Lord Spencer's with a number of English noblemen, when the conversation turned upon fables, those of Aesop, La Fontaine, Gay, Moore, &c. &c. Some one of the company observed that he thought the subject was exhausted. He did not believe that any man could now find an animal, beast, bird, or fish, that he could work into a new fable with any success; and the whole company appeared to applaud the idea, except Franklin, who was silent. The gentlemen insisted on his opinion. He said, with submission to their lordships he believed the subject was inexhaustible, and that many new and instructive fables might be made out of such materials. Can you think of one at present? If your lordship will furnish me a pen, ink and paper, I believe I can furnish your lordship with one in a few minutes. The paper was brought and he sat down and wrote:
Once upon a time, an eagle scaling round a farmer's barn, and spying a hare darted down upon him like a sun beam, seized him in his claws, and re-mounted with him in the air. He soon found that he had a creature of more courage and strength than a hare, for which, notwithstanding the keenness of his eye sight, he had mistaken a cat. The snarling and scrambling of the prey was very inconvenient, and what was worse he had disengaged herself from his talons grasped his body with her four limbs so as to stop his breath, and seized fast hold of his throat with her teeth. Pray, said the eagle, let go your hold and I will release you. Very fine, said the cat, I have no fancy to fall from this height and be crushed to death. You have taken me up, and you shall drop and let me down. The eagle thought it necessary to drop accordingly. The moral was so applicable to England and America, that the fable was allowed to be original and highly applauded.
Let Hamilton say what he will, the French Directory found it convenient to drop and set us down on our honest ground of neutrality and impartiality, as the English eagle did formerly, and now does a second time.
JOHN ADAMS.
Quincy, May 1809.
To the Printers of the Boston Patriot, SIRS,
ANOTHER of my crimes, according to my great accuser, page 28, was nominating Mr. Murray, without previous consultation with any of my ministers. To this charge I shall say but little at present.
In England the first magistrate is
responsible for nothing; his ministers for every thing: Here according to the practice, if not the constitution, the ministers are responsible for nothing; the president for every thing. He is made to answer, before the people, not only for every thing done by his ministers, but even for all the acts of the Legislature: Witness the Alien and Sedition Laws. In all great and essential measures, he is bound by his honor and his conscience, by his oath to the constitution, as well as his responsibility to the public opinion of the nation, to act his own mature and unbiased judgment, tho' unfortunately it may be in direct contradiction to the advice of all his ministers. This was my situation in more than one instance. It had been so in the nomination of Mr. Gerry; It was afterwards so in the pardon of Fries. Two measures that I recollect with infinite satisfaction, & which will console me in my last hour.
In the case now in question I perfectly knew the sentiments of all my ministers. I knew every argument they could allege, and moreover, I knew the secret motives that governed them, better than they did themselves. I knew them then, and I know them now: Believe it or disbelieve it who will, at the present time: hereafter the world will be convinced of it.
I knew that if I called the Heads of Departments together and asked their advice, three of them would very laconically protest against the measure. The other two would be loath to dissent from their brethren, and would more modestly and mildly concur with them. The consequence would be, that the whole would be instantaneously communicated to A, B, C, D, E, F, &c, in the Senate, and to G, H, I, &c, in the House of Representatives; the public and the press would have it at once, and a clamor raised and a prejudice propagated against the measure, that would probably excite the Senate to put their negative on the whole plan. If I had called the Heads of Departments together, and asked their advice, I knew from past experience, that their answers would have been flat negatives. If I had asked their reasons, they would be such arguments as Hamilton has recorded, for he, it seems, was their recording secretary. 1. The etiquette which required, according to them, that France should send a minister to us. 2. That a negotiation with France would give offence to Great Britain and to Russia, and probably involve us in war with these powers. I had twenty times answered these arguments, by saying that there was no such etiquette. It was true that in antient and more barbarous times, when nations had been inflamed by long wars, and the people wrought up to a degree of fury, on both sides, so as to excite apprehensions that ambassadors would be insulted or massacred by the populace, or even imprisoned as in Turkey, sovereigns had insisted that ambassadors should be exchanged and that one should be held as a hostage for the other. It had even been insisted that a French ambassador should embark at Calais, at the same hour that an English ambassador embarked at Dover. But these times were past. Nations sent ambassadors now as they pleased. Franklin and his associates had been sent to France; Mr. Jay had been sent to Spain; I had been sent to Holland; Mr. Lazard had been commissioned to Tuscany; Mr. W. Lee, to Vienna and Berlin, without any stipulation for sending ministers in return. We had a minister in London three years, without any minister from England in return. We have had a minister at Berlin, without any from Prussia.
As to the offence that would be taken by Great Britain, I asked, shall we propose any thing to France, or agree to any thing inconsistent with our treaties and pledged faith with England? Certainly not. What right has England, then, to be offended? Have we not as clear a right to make peace as she has? We are at war with France, at least in part. If Britain should make peace with France, what right have we to complain, provided she stipulates nothing inconsistent with her treaty with us?
As to Russia, what has she to do with us, or we with her? I had confidence enough in the assurances given, firmly to believe that our envoys would be received and respected. Candidates enough were ready to run the risque, and Hamilton himself would have been very proud to have been one of them, if he had not been Commander in Chief of the Army.
I will acknowledge that when the terror of the power and anger of Great Britain have been held up to me in a manner that appears, to me, to be base and servile, I sometimes was provoked to say, that in a just cause, when the essential character and interests of the United States should be
wronged by Great Britain, I shall hold her power in total contempt. It may be said for it has been said, that this was imprudent, and that I was fretted. Let it be said by whom it will, I now repeat the same sentiment, after the coolest reflection of ten years.
On the other hand, by making the nomination on my own authority, I believed that the heads of departments would have some discretion, and although I knew that the British faction would excite a clamor, and that some of the Senators, Representatives, and heads of departments would make no exertions to discountenance it, if they did not secretly or openly encourage it: yet I was so perfectly convinced of the national sense, and that the Senate felt it so strongly, that they would not dare to negative it even if the majority had disliked it, which I very well knew they did not. I thought a clamor after the fact, would be much less dangerous than a clamor before it. And so it proved in experience. A clamor there was, as I always knew there would be, and Alexander Hamilton had a principal hand in exciting it.
It is well known that there are continued interviews between the members of the Senate and the members of the House, and the heads of departments. Eternal solicitations for nominations to office, are made in this manner. There is not an executive measure, that members of Congress are not almost constantly employed in pumping from the heads of departments. There is not a legislative measure that the heads of departments do not intermeddle in. It really deserves consideration whether it would not be better that heads of departments should be members of the legislature. There they would be confronted in all things. Now all is secrecy and darkness. Washington, I know, was nearly as much vexed and tortured by these things as I was, and resigned his office to get rid of them. And so would I have done, with great joy, if I could have been sure of a successor whose sentiments were as conformable to mine, as he knew mine were to his.
JOHN ADAMS.
Quincy, May 17, 1809
Latest Foreign NEWS.
THE ship Pacific, Stanston, arrived at New-York the 8th inst. 31 days from Falmouth, Eng. brings London papers 20 days later than before received, from which we derive the following State Papers, &c.
DECLARATION OF WAR,
By FRANCIS I. Emperor of Austria, And ADDRESS of the ARCHDUCHESS.
VIENNA, APRIL 12.
Before his Imperial Majesty left this capital, he was pleased to issue the following
DECLARATION.
"Francis I. by the Grace of God, Emperor of Austria, &c.
"People of Austria! — I leave my capital to join the brave defenders of the country assembled on the frontiers for the protection of the state.
"For these three years past I have made the utmost exertions to procure you, my beloved subjects, the blessings of a permanent peace. No sacrifice, any ways consistent with your welfare, and with the independence of the state, however painful, have I spared to secure your tranquility and welfare, by a friendly understanding with the Emperor of the French.
"But all my endeavors proved fruitless. The Austrian monarchy was also to submit to the boundless ambition of the Emperor Napoleon; and in the same manner he strives to subdue Spain, inflicts the sacred head of the church, appropriates to himself the provinces of Italy, and parcels out the German dominions. Austria was to do homage to the great empire, the formation of which he has loudly announced.
"I have adopted all necessary measures to assert the independence of the state — Not only have ye answered my call, but your love for your native country has prompted you to anticipate it. Accept my cordial thanks; they will be repeated by my posterity and yours. Self defence, not invasion, was our aim. But the conqueror will not allow the sovereign of his people, strong in their mutual confidence, to possess sufficient means to oppose his ambitious views. He declared himself hostile to Austria, unless she should relinquish her measures of defence, and prostrate herself disarmed at his feet. The disgraceful proposal was rejected, and now his hosts are advancing against us, arrayed for battle.
"I confide in God — in the valor of my armies, in the heroic conduct of my brother, who leads them on to glory, in you my beloved people: our exertions for this war are great; but such they must be in order to attain more securely the important end of self preservation.
"What you have hitherto done is the most unquestionable pledge of the powerful assistance which I am to receive from you. They who bear no arms will also share in the protection of their country. Unanimity, order, obedience, activity, and confidence constitute the real strength of a nation — You have evinced them, and to this alone is it owing, that we start with a fairer prospect of success than we ever did. Fortunate events will not unnerve your energy, nor disastrous occurrences, should any happen, shake your firm resolve. Perseverant valor overcomes all dangers, enhances every advantage, and supplies all losses. Our cause is just; Providence does not forsake those who do not forsake themselves.
"I depend on your love, your tried fidelity to your prince and country. Depend ye on the paternal solicitude of your monarch, who finds all his happiness in you.
"FRANCIS.
"VIENNA, April 7, 1809."

The Archduke Charles has issued the following ADDRESS TO THE GERMAN NATION:
"His Majesty the Emperor of Austria is forced to take up arms because the French Emperor will not tolerate the existence of a State which does not acknowledge his supremacy of power, nor stoop to become subservient to his views of conquest; because he requires that Austria shall renounce her independence, unbind her energies, and surrender at the Conqueror's discretion; because the armies of the Emperor of France and of his dependent allies advance against Austria with hostile views."
"The forces of Austria have risen for self defence and self-preservation at the nod of their Monarch; I am leading them on against the enemy, to prevent the certain attack he prepared against us."
"We pass the frontiers not as conquerors; not as enemies of Germany; not to destroy German institutions, laws, customs and manners and impose foreign ones; not to appropriate to ourselves the property of Germany, or to sacrifice her children in distant wars, carried on to destroy and subjugate foreign nations. No; we fight to assert the independence of the Austrian Monarchy, and to restore to Germany the independence and national honours which are due to her."
"The false pretensions which now threaten us have already proved fatal to Germany. Our assistance is her last effort to be saved. Our cause is that of Germany. United with Austria, Germany was independent and happy; it is only through the assistance of Austria that Germany can receive happiness and independence."
"Germans! Consider you destruction. Accept the aid we offer, and co-operate with us for your salvation. We demand from you no exertions, but such as the war for our common cause requires. Your property and your domestic peace are secured by the discipline of our troops. The Austrian armies will not oppress, nor rob you as brethren, chosen to fight jointly with us, for your cause and ours. Be worthy of our respect; such Germans only as forget themselves are our enemies."
"Depend on my word which I have more than once pledged, and redeemed to thee: thou! Depend on the word of my Emperor and Brother, which has never been violated."
"CHARLES, Generalissimo."
PROCLAMATION, BY DAVOUST,
To the Army of the Rhine.
HELMAD, April 12.
"Soldiers—His Majesty the Emperor of Austria commenced hostilities on the 8th inst. This was announced by his Generals in Chief on the 9th. They have taken up arms. The orders of the day delivered to the Austrian armies are merely the effusions of scurrility. This is not the way to attack the soldiers of the Emperor Napoleon—They threaten to overwhelm us with defeat and disgrace upon the plains of Ulm and Marengo. Your conduct will show what right they have to make use of these threats. Soldiers, our beloved Sovereign when he was First Consul, offered peace, the Emperor of Austria refused it—Marengo compelled him to accept of terms. The English broke the treaty of Amiens. Our Sovereign had collected his armies on the Rhine, and the Emperor of Austria availed himself of that juncture, and without any previous declaration of war, violated the territory of our allies and threatened ours. Ulm compelled the enemy of our Sovereign again to make peace. In the present instance the Emperor of Austria has threatened the territory of our allies, without the least appearance of any difference between the two powers, and conceiving himself in a situation to undertake hostilities, has actually commenced war. The directors of the Austrian Cabinet have a very great interest in the result of their libelous scurrilities.—Woe be to those who may dare to disseminate them, and by these means excite disturbance! the prompt execution of military law will be the inevitable consequence."
"Soldiers—In spite of those libelous reproaches, Germany has done honour to your discipline and good conduct. You do not make war against the inhabitants; those unfortunate sacrifices to the views of the House of Austria, whose ambition has stained so many pages of history with blood, and whose arrogance has again excited such agitation among the nations."
"A soldier of Napoleon must not only be free from censure, but without fear. If there are any of a contrary character in our ranks, and who shall so far transgress against the fundamentals of all discipline as to dishonour his cloth by plunder or disobedience, punishment will speedily follow."
"The results of this war are certain.—We shall be supported by the Emperor Alexander, who is faithful to his engagements in peace or war. With his armies, whom you highly respect; with the confederate Sovereigns whose with is that we should avenge their cause, and secure them in future against the ambition of our eternal enemy; and lastly through the justice of our cause victory must be ours. Your courage, and the genius of your Sovereign, when you see him in the midst of you, will be the most infallible assurance of your triumph."
"The Marshal Duke of Auerstalt."
A new schedule of duties was under the consideration of the British Parliament early in May, by which the duties on American produce will be advanced—particularly Cotton.
NEW BRITISH ORDERS.
From the London Gazette, April 29.
At the Court at Queen's Palace, the 26th of April, 1809, present the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas His Majesty, by his Order in Council of the eleventh of November, one thousand eight hundred and seven, was pleased, for the reasons assigned therein, to order that "all the ports and places of France and her allies, or of any other country at war with his Majesty, and all other ports or places in Europe from which, although not at war with his Majesty, the British flag is excluded, and all ports or places in the colonies belonging to his Majesty's enemies, should from henceforth be subject to the same restrictions, in point of trade and navigation, as if the same were actually blockaded in the most strict and rigorous manner;" and also to prohibit, "all trade in articles which are the produce or manufacture of the said country or colonies."
And whereas His Majesty having been nevertheless desirous not to subject those countries which were in alliance or amity with his Majesty to any greater inconvenience than was absolutely inseparable from carrying into effect his Majesty's just determination to counteract the designs of his enemies, did make certain exceptions and modifications expressed in the said Order of the eleventh of November, and in certain subsequent Orders of the twenty-fifth of November, declaratory of the aforesaid Order of the eleventh of November and the eighteenth of December, one thousand eight hundred and seven, and thirtieth of March, one thousand eight hundred and eight.
And whereas, in consequence of divers events which have taken place since the date of the first mentioned Order, affecting the relation between Great Britain and the territories of other powers, it is expedient that sundry parts and provisions of the said Orders should be altered or revoked.—His Majesty is therefore pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to revoke and annul the said several Orders, except as hereinafter expressed, and so much of the said several Orders, except as aforesaid, is hereby revoked accordingly.
And his Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that all the ports and places, as far north as the river Ems, inclusively, under the Government styling itself the Kingdom of Holland, and all ports and places under the government of France, together with the colonies, plantations, and settlements in the possession of those Governments respectively, and all ports and places in the northern parts of Italy, to be reckoned from the ports of Orbitello and Pefaro inclusively, shall continue and be subject to the same restrictions, in point of trade and navigation, without any exception, as if the same were actually blockaded by his Majesty's naval forces in the most strict and rigorous manner; and that every vessel trading from and to the said countries and colonies, plantations or settlements, together with all goods and merchandise on board, shall be condemned as prize to the captors.
And his Majesty is further pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that this Order shall have effect from the day of the date thereof, with respect to any ship, together with its cargo, which may be captured subsequent to such day on any voyage which is and shall be rendered legal by this Order, although such voyage at the time of the commencement of the same was unlawful and prohibited under the said former Orders; and such ships, upon being brought in, shall be released accordingly; and with respect to all ships, together with their cargoes, which may be captured in any voyage which was permitted under the exceptions of the Orders above mentioned, but which is not permitted according to the provisions of this Order, his Majesty is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that such ships, and their cargoes, shall not be liable to condemnation, unless they shall have received actual notice of the present Order before such capture; or in default of such notice, until after the expiration of the like intervals from the date of this Order, as were allowed for constructive notice in the Orders of the twenty-fifth of November, one thousand eight hundred and seven, and the eighteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and eight, at the several places and latitudes therein specified.
And the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, and Judges of the Courts of Vice-Admiralty, are to give the necessary directions herein, as to them may respectively appertain.
STEPH. COTTRELL.
Destruction of the Rochefort Fleet.
ATTACK IN BASQUE ROADS.
The circumstances of the late attack upon the enemy's fleet, and the extraordinary services of Lord Cochrane in conducting the enterprise, are not sufficiently known. We have great pleasure in laying them before the public upon the authority of an officer who shared in the gallant and perilous achievement.
Lord Cochrane personally conducted the explosion ship, which had been charged by himself in a manner than which nothing was ever contrived to be more dreadful. His Lordship caused about 1500 barrels of gunpowder to be started into puncheons, which were fixed end upwards. Upon the tops of these were placed between 300 and 400 shells, charged with fuses, and again, among and upon these were between 2 and 3000 hand grenades. The puncheons were fastened to each other by cables wound round them, and jammed together with wedges; and moistened sand was rammed down between these cakes, so as to render the whole, from stem to stern, as solid as possible, that the resistance might render the explosion the more violent. In this immense instrument of destruction Lord Cochrane committed himself, with only one lieutenant and four seamen; and after the boom was broken, his Lordship proceeded with the explosion ship towards the enemy's line. Let it be recollected, that at this moment the batteries on shore were provided with furnaces to fire red hot shot, and then his Lordship's danger in this enterprise may be properly conceived. The wind blew a gale, and the tide ran three knots an hour. When the blue lights of the five ships were discovered, one of the enemy's signal ships made the signal for fire ships; which being also a blue light, the enemy fell into great confusion, firing upon her with very injurious effect, and directly cut their cables.
When Lord Cochrane had conducted his explosion ship as near as was possible, the enemy having taken the alarm, he ordered his brave little crew into the boat, and followed them, after putting fire to the fuse, which was calculated to give them 15 minutes to get out of the reach of the explosion. However, in consequence of the wind getting very high, the fuse burnt too quickly; so that with the most violent exertions against wind and tide, this intrepid little party was six minutes nearer than they calculated to be, at the time when the most tremendous explosion that human art ever contrived took place, followed by the bursting in the air of near 400 shells, and 3000 hand grenades, pouring down a shower of molten metal in every direction! But fortunately the boat reached, by unparalleled exertion, only beyond the extent of the destruction. Unhappily this effort to escape cost the life of the brave lieutenant, whom this noble captain saw die in the boat, partly under fatigue and partly drowned with waves, that continually broke over them. Two of the four sailors were also so nearly exhausted, that their recovery has been despaired of. Such were the perils our hero encountered, and which have hitherto been buried in silence. When they reached their ship, the Imperieuse, it was known that Lord Cochrane was the first to go down to the attack, and was for more than an hour the only Englishman of war in the harbor. His attack and capture of the Calcutta, which had one third more guns than the Imperieuse, has been properly spoken of.
The repetition of his explosions was so dreaded by the enemy, that they apprehended an equal explosion in every fire ship; and immediately crowding all sail, ran before the wind and tide so fast, that the fire ships, though at first very near, could not overtake them, before they were high and dry on shore, except three 74's, besides the Calcutta, which were afterwards engaged, taken and burnt. Seven went ashore, of which two three deckers afterwards got off, before our ships of the line got in, and they went up the river—Two of the remaining five were on their beam ends before Lord Cochrane came away, and it was his lordship's opinion, that with proper exertion they might be completely destroyed.
Our hero soon turned his attention to rescue the vanquished ships from the devouring elements; and in bringing away the people of the Ville de Varsovie, he would not allow even a dog to be abandoned, but took a crying and now neglected little favorite in his arms, and brought it away. But a much greater instance of goodness was displayed in his humanity to the captain of a French 74, who came to deliver his sword to Lord Cochrane: lamenting that all he had in the world was about to be destroyed by the conflagration of his ship—His lordship instantly got into the boat with him, and pushed off, to assist his prisoner in retrieving some valuable loss; but, in passing a 74, which was on fire, her loaded guns began to go off; a shot from which killed the French captain by Lord Cochrane's side, and so damaged the boat that she filled with water, and the rest of this party were nearly drowned.
Bonaparte, before he set off to join the army, issued a decree, containing the three following provisions:—1. All Frenchmen who have carried arms against France since September 1, 1804, are declared to have incurred the punishment of death; 2. Frenchmen in the service of any foreign power, are to quit such service the instant hostilities arise between that power and France; 3. All Frenchmen recalled by this or former decrees, and continuing refractory and disobedient, are declared to have suffered civil death, and their estates and effects are to be confiscated.
A letter has been received from Charente, giving a dreadful description of the battle in Basque Roads.—The mouth of the river Charente is entirely choked with wrecks of the French ships. The enemy have lost about 8,000 killed, besides a great many wounded.
The fruits of the late expedition in Basque Roads, are four large and fine ships destroyed, and three drove on shore, very much damaged. The Warsaw, Aquilon, and Calcutta, were set on fire by our boats, and the Tonniers by the French.
Bonaparte has left Strassburgh; he passed through Durlach on the 15th, and was expected at Stuttgart the same night; from whence he was expected to proceed to Munich.
National Legislature.
XITH CONGRESS:—EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE, May 31.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Pope, for appointing a committee to inquire into the expediency of passing a law for taking a census of the inhabitants of the United States, was agreed to; and Messrs. Pope, Meigs and Anderson appointed a committee.
JUNE 1.
Agreeably to the order of the day, the Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to amend and continue in force the act entitled "An act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependencies, and for other purposes."
Mr. Giles offered the following amendment to the first section, to be inserted after the word assented :
"That the provisions of the two first sections of the act entitled "An act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the U S and G B and France, and their dependencies, and for other purposes," shall extend to all public armed ships and vessels of all foreign nations, and the same shall be and are hereby continued and made permanent, subject nevertheless to any modifications or regulations which may hereafter be made by treaty."
Thereupon, without coming to any decision, the further consideration of the bill was postponed till to-morrow.
FRIDAY, June 2.
Stanley Griswold, appointed a Senator by the Executive of the state of Ohio, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Edward Tiffin, appeared and took his seat.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to amend and continue in force the act entitled "An act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the U. S. and G Britain and France, and their dependencies, and for other purposes," together with the amendment submitted yesterday; and on motion by Mr. Pickering further to amend the bill, ordered, that the bill and the amendment be recommitted to Messrs. Smith of Md. Giles, Lloyd, Pope and Gregg.
Mr. German, from the committee to whom was referred so much of the President's message as relates to the defence of our seaport towns and harbors, &c reported a bill making further appropriations to complete the fortifications commenced for the security of the ports and harbors of the U S and to erect such fortifications as may be necessary for the protection of the Northern and Western frontiers of the U. S.
Ordered to the second reading.
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
REPORT ON THE FINANCES.
The nett revenue arising from duties on merchandise and tonnage which accrued during the year 1807, amounts as appeared by the last annual statement to Dolls. 16,600,000
A correct statement of that revenue for the year 1808 cannot be prepared at this time, but may be estimated, as will appear by the estimate A, at about 10,270,000
The revenue arising from the same sources which accrued during the first quarter of this year did not much exceed one million of dollars; and although considerable importations may be expected from G. Britain and the West Indies during the last six months of this year; yet, considering that there will be no arrivals from China and the East Indies, and the situation of the commercial intercourse of the United States with the rest of the world, it is not probable that the revenue accruing during the year 1809 will exceed that of the year 1808.
The specie in the Treasury on the 1st of October, 1808, amounted to 13,846,717 52
And the receipts during the last 8 months of that year, as appears by the statement (B) to
3,586,316 99
17,433,034 51
The disbursements during the same period have amounted, including 6,185,000 dollars paid in reimbursement of the principal of the public debt, to 7,491,339 79
Leaving a balance in the Treasury, on the 1st January, 1809, of 9,941,694 72
The cash in the hands of Collectors and Receivers, and the outstanding revenue bonds, amounted on the 1st January 1809, to 9,880,000
From which deducting for the expenses of collection and for the drawbacks payable during the year 1809, 3,000,000
Leaves for the probable receipts of the year 1809, exclusive of the inconsiderable sums which may be received on account of the revenue accruing during that year's sum of 6,880,000
Making together with the balance in the Treasury on the 1st day of January, 1809, of 9,941,000
16,821,000
An aggregate of 16,821,000 dollars applicable to the expenditure of this year.
The expenses of the year 1809 are, in conformity with the existing appropriations, estimated at 14,500,000 dollars, consisting of the following items:
Civil list (including the expenses of this session of Congress,) miscellaneous expenses and foreign intercourse, 1,342,000
Military and Indian Department, viz.
Appropriation for the Army and Indian Departments, 2,765,000
Ditto for fortifications 475,000
Arms and military stores, 550,000
Naval Department, this year's appropriation, 2,985,000
Public debt (1,547,000 dollars of the appropriation of 8,000,000 of dollars for the year 1809, having been paid in advance in the year 1808, in order to effect the reimbursement of the whole of 8 per cent. stock.) 6,453,000
14,500,000
It must however be observed, that the estimate of the sums payable in the course of this year on account of drawbacks is conjectural, and that the exportations particularly of colonial produce would, if the restrictions laid by the continental powers of Europe on neutral commerce were removed, produce a much greater defalcation in the nett receipts into the treasury than the sum assumed in the preceding estimate. In order to guard against any inconvenience arising from that contingency, and for the purpose of keeping always a moderate sum in the treasury, it may be necessary to borrow a sum equal to the amount of the principal of public debt which will be reimbursed during the year, and which will exceed three millions of dollars.
By the 10th and 19th sections of the act making further provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt, passed on the 2d March, 1795, the commissioners of the Sinking Fund are authorized from time to time to borrow and the bank of the United States to lend sums equal to the reimbursements of the public debt. But some doubts have arisen whether the powers vested by those two sections are applicable to the new six per cent. stocks issued by virtue of the act of February 11, 1807, in exchange of the old six per cent. deferred and three per cent. stocks, it is desirable that the authority should be expressly extended by law to that case. And no other provision seems necessary for the public service of this year.
It would be premature to attempt at this time an estimate of the receipts and expenditures of the year 1810. It is sufficient to observe, altho' the receipts may exceed those of the present year, it is highly improbable that they should be equal to the expenditures of that year, which, unless the military and naval establishments should be reduced, will amount to sixteen millions of dollars. But it is believed that the revenue will after that year be adequate to the discharge of the annual expenses.
All which is respectfully submitted.
ALBERT GALLATIN.
Treasury Department, June 1, 1809.
MONDAY, June 5.
A message was received from the Senate, announcing the death of FRANCIS MALBONE, Esq. a member of that body from the state of Rhode-Island.
On motion of Mr. Potter, the following resolutions were immediately adopted.
Resolved, That this House do attend the funeral this afternoon at five o'clock, of Francis Malbone late Senator of the United States, from Rhode-Island.
Resolved, That the members of the House will wear crape on the left arms for the space of one month, in testimony of respect for the deceased.
Mr. Nelson, from the committee on that part of the message of the President which relates to the military establishment, moved that the committee be discharged from the consideration of the surplus appropriations for the expenses attending equipments, &c. of the gun-boats. Not acted upon. The House then adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 6.
Mr. Bassett, from the joint committee appointed to enquire into the business necessary to be done before the adjournment of Congress, reported several subjects on which it would be necessary to act before the adjournment of Congress; and recommending an adjournment on the 30th instant.—Ordered to lie on the table.
GUN BOATS.
Mr. Pitken, after some observations on the state of the Treasury, and the necessity for diminishing the expenses of government, moved
"That the committee on the naval establishment be instructed to enquire into the expediency of selling such of the gun-boats belonging to the United States as are not necessary to be employed in actual service."
On motion of Mr. Macon, Mr. Pitken's motion was so modified as to insert the words "public armed vessels and" before the word "gun-boats;" and, after a short debate between Messrs. Cutts, Dana, Lyon, Randolph, Macon & Troup, agreed to—Ayes 70.
Mr. Randolph reported a bill authorizing a summary mode of procedure against marshals and their deputies who have received money by virtue of executions issued from the courts of the United States. Twice read and committed.

Mr. Eppes from the Committee of Ways and Means reported a bill supplementary to an act entitled "An act making further provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt." [This bill is reported according to the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, to explain the act authorizing the borrowing of money if necessary to discharge the annual installments of the public debt.] Twice read and committed.
FOREIGN RELATION.
On motion of Mr. J. G. Jackson the committee of the whole was discharged, Yeas 130, from the further consideration of the bill for amending and continuing in force the non-intercourse, &c. And it was re-committed for amendment.
Two attempts were made by Mr. Gardener, the one to refer the bill to a different committee with instructions, and the other to instruct the committee of foreign relations to report the whole of the system judged proper to be retained in one bill. The House refused to consider the motion in both instances; in the first, 66 to 52? and in the second, 66 to 59.
Portsmouth.
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1809.
American Independence.
REPUBLICAN CELEBRATION.
The Anniversary of American Independence will be celebrated in this town by the Republican Citizens with great joy and hilarity. A procession will be formed at Jefferson Hall, under the direction of Colonel HARRIS, who will act as Marshal for the day, and will proceed with military escort, down Daniel Street, through Chapel, and up Buck Street, to the Reverend Dr. BUCKMINSTER's meeting house, where an Oration will be delivered by the Hon. JOSEPH BARTLETT, Esq. The procession will then form and proceed to MECHANIC HALL, where a superb entertainment will be served up by Mr. DAVENPORT, in his usual style of elegance. Our Republican friends from the neighboring towns are respectfully invited to join in the celebration.
E. WENTWORTH, Committee T. UPHAM of T. W. PENHALLOW Arrangements. Portsmouth, June 20 1809.
To the Patrons of the N. H. Gazette.
THE disolution of the firm of PEACE & GARDNER, was some weeks since announced to the public, and a statement of Accounts earnestly solicited. As this request has been in few instances complied with, the subscriber, being duly empowered to settle the same, once more calls on all who are indebted to the late firm, to adjust their respective accounts immediately. As the N. H. GAZETTE establishment was sometime since disposed of, to Mr. WM. WEEKS, a settlement up to the 17th day of April last, has become indispensable, from which time the Patrons will be accountable to the present Proprietor.
The subscriber earnestly solicits for his successor a continuation of the liberal support heretofore granted to him. He feels no hesitation in recommending him to the patronage of his fellow citizens, and doubts not he will give that satisfaction to the patrons of the New Hampshire Gazette, which will ensure a continuation of their favors, and a rich harvest of reward for the arduous duty he has undertaken.
The subscriber will attend at the GAZETTE OFFICE, for the settlement of his Accounts, till further notice.
NATH'L S. PEIRCE.
Aware that some expectation, and much suspicion is excited, since it has been ascertained that the NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE establishment had become mine by purchase of the late proprietors, I cannot suppress a great degree of diffidence, on assuming my editorial duties. Whatever may have originated suspicion, or excited expectation, it will be my endeavor to meet the one and dissipate the other.
I found no claim to liberality of sentiments in pledging my support to the REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION of our Government. The brilliant prosperity which has crowned their labors for the public good, demands from every enlightened mind the need of applause.
At present I will say no more than that whatever small portion of talent Heaven may have granted me, shall be exerted to render this paper valuable as a vehicle of correct information, and found politics.
W. WEEKS.
The comments in the last Oracle , relative to the appointment of RICHARD EVANS, Esq. to the office of Judge of the Superior Court, are too rapid, too insignificant to merit much attention. Were Mr. EVANS accused of crime, the honor of the State, the high importance of the station to which he is called, would demand that the charge be investigated, and the people informed how much they have been deceived, how basely they have been betrayed by their Governor and his Council. Nothing being suggested that can implicate the discernment of the Executive, or the integrity of Mr. EVANS, it can be treated but as the rancorous effusion of a disappointed partisan, or an envious detractor.
Those objections which he places in the foreground vanish like "the baseless fabric of a vision," when confronted with reason and justice. This querulous paragraphist, says, "Until four or five years ago, he (Mr. EVANS) was a retail shopkeeper in Portsmouth. In this business he did not succeed. Neither himself, nor his orphan brothers and sisters, whose guardian he was, were enriched
by his merchandizing." Does misfortune certainly involve crime? Even if his "orphan brothers and sisters were not enriched by his merchandizing," they were not impoverished; and it must be a reflection consolatory to his soul, in that dread hour when no fair discursive can shroud its inmost recesses, that filial and fraternal affection have prompted his exertions and directed his enterprises; and if they were not crowned with that abundant reward, which their object should warrant the expectation, the widow's God, the orphan's FATHER will have them in remembrance at the day of retribution.
Again—"Mr. Evans never had any original education; he has never made himself acquainted with law." Although Mr. E. has not been honored by an A. D. or A. M. as evidence that he has tarried four years in college, (whether distinguished by stupidity or genius such distinctions never explain) none who know him will deny, that he possesses a genius strong, a mind comprehensive and of quick perception, an industry untiring, an integrity unimpeachable:—that his own arduous application has furnished him such a fund of general information as is possessed by few men in the State; and that he has particularly made the Law his study, and has acquired more legal knowledge than nineteen in twenty who have performed the drudgery of a law-shop.
[An accident in the office compels the postponement of the remainder till next week.]
APPOINTMENTS
BY THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL. RICHARD EVANS, Judge of the Superior Court; in the room of the Hon. PAINE WINGATE, removed.
RICHARD JENNESS, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Rockingham; in the place of Hon. JOHN CALF, deceased.
DANIEL COOKIN, Judge of the same Court, in the place of Hon. T. WALKER, resigned. ELISHA HUNTLEY, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cheshire, in the place of the Hon. Judge HOLMES, removed.
BENJAMIN PEIRCE, Sheriff of the County of Hillsborough, in the place of Moses KELLY, Esq. resigned.
WILLIAM FARLON, Sheriff of the County of Grafton, in the place of DAVID WEBSTER, Esq. removed.
In reply to the Oracle remarks relative to the above removals, it is but necessary to state that they were made in consequence of Constitutional disqualification, and pursuant to a resolve of the State Legislature—that they apprised the Governor and Council of their disqualification, and their places were supplied accordingly.
A very unpleasant affair lately occurred on our northern frontier, the particulars of which are given in a Montreal paper. The account, being written by an Englishman, is undoubtedly drawn to give a high coloring to the transaction, and tinge it with British prejudices. It appears, from this statement, that Capt. W. P. Bennet, of the 6th U. S. Inf. learning that an American deserter had taken refuge in Canada, where he was teaching a school, dispatched a sergeant and two men to take him. The sergeant and his men entered the school house, bound the deserter, and were returning with him to the vessel on board which they were proceeding to Oswego, when he attempted to make his escape; the sergeant ordered his men to fire on him, and at the second fire he was mortally wounded, and expired soon after. A coroner's inquest returned a verdict of wilful murder.
It is said, Capt. Bennet has since been put under arrest by Col. Simonds.
A melancholy instance of the fatal consequence of the inconsiderate levity of youth lately occurred in New Kent County, (Vir.) Four lads went into a canoe, to pass from one landing, round a neck of land, to another. One of them began rocking the boat, with an intent to frighten his companions. In about 16 feet water, the canoe upset—the whole were thrown into the water, and two drowned. He whose folly caused the accident, swam ashore, and one was saved by grasping the canoe, after having sunk twice. Peculiar circumstances of family grief served to aggravate the sorrows of the afflicted parents, who were thus by the ill-timed levity of a thoughtless boy deprived of two promising children. Such fatal examples should deter those who delight in mischievous from hazarding their own and their fellow creatures' lives, to gratify the vanity of being thought courageous.
Several attempts have lately been made to set fire to the town of Newburyport, but fortunately hitherto unsuccessful—On Tuesday night last some incendiary had conveyed combustibles into a store, and set them on fire, and when discovered the contiguous wood was burnt to a cask, and several panes of glass cracked by the heat. Many instances have lately occurred of attempts to fire our towns, which ought to excite the vigilance of every class of citizens. Incendiaries lurk among us; who at the quiet "noon of night" would conflagrate our towns, and plunder or murder our brethren and friends.
It is but a few weeks since an extensive Chemical Manufactory near Philadelphia, which already furnished us with many and in a short time would have supplied us with most of the articles of Chemistry for which we have had to resort to the Laboratories of Europe, was destroyed by fire, evidently communicated by design. The private loss was estimated at sixty or eighty thousand dollars—the public loss is above estimation. We have now to mention the conflagration of a magnificent fabric in Kentucky, (erected for a Hemp Factory, which had been for some time in successful operation,) together with all its contents. As there had been no fire in the building for two months previous, there can be no doubt of its having been applied by some incendiary, probably hired for the purpose by foreign manufacturers or by some foreign government. [True Amer.]
We hoped to have given the Governor's Speech in this day's Gazette, but it had not reached town last evening. Little of importance has reached us from our State Legislature.
It is expected Congress will rise about the 20th inst. to meet the 27th Nov. next.
The New Hampshire Patriot has given a statement of the proceedings of the federal Legislature of N. H. in regard to the returns of votes for Governor. It appears that a petition from a large number of the inhabitants of Boscawen was presented, "praying to have the return from that town set aside, and requesting liberty to be heard in support of their prayer." A debate ensued, in which the federal orators were again the consideration of the petition. The convention, however, agreed to consider it, and then referred it to their committee on the election.
"On Friday this committee reported, but without having attended to the Boscawen petition.—The subject was again taken up in convention, and after another debate, the parties were introduced on the floor of the House.
"From the evidence, the following facts were substantiated, viz—1. The Selectmen, and not the Moderator, counted the votes. 2. The Selectmen, having counted the votes in parcels, stated the items to the Town Clerk, who made a note of the same. The result of the statement so made, was 223 votes for Smith, 108 for Langdon, and 3 scattering. 4. The vote was challenged, as containing more in number than there were voters. 5. The Selectmen began to count anew, but were prevented from proceeding by the Moderator. 6. The said Selectmen secured the votes carefully in separate handkerchiefs, and declared that they should be counted again; and afterwards, the said votes being carefully counted, there appeared for Smith but 184, whilst for Langdon remained 108, and scattering 3. 7. The Moderator adjourned the meeting without correcting the error. 8. The certificate of return stated for Smith, not 233 nor 184, but 213! and declared the same to be a correct return.
"A motion was made on the part of the federalists to dismiss the petition. This was opposed, and the republicans contended on the strong ground of the Constitution and Laws, that as the Moderator had neglected his duty; as Boscawen could not have given so many votes; and as the return itself was false in fact; so it was the duty of the Senate and House of Representatives by the obligation of their oath, to grant the prayer of the petition, and exclude the return from Boscawen. After an elaborate discussion, power proved itself superior to the constitution and laws. The majority voted to dismiss the petition, and to consider the votes from Boscawen a correct return!
[A debate ensued on the acceptance of the report, but, strange as it may seem, it was finally accepted.]
BEWARE OF MAD DOGS.
Several dogs have run mad within a few days, in Stratham, Newington and other towns in the neighborhood of this place—A fine ox belonging to Mr. Diman of Stratham, has been bitten, run mad and killed; several cows have been bitten, and when signs of hydrophobia appeared, been killed. One family, in a neighboring town, have used the milk of their cow, not knowing she had been bitten, until her madness had increased to an alarming height, and they were obliged to kill her. The family, we hear, are under the operations of bleedings, and a course of phylic. Many swine have been bitten, and killed.
Since writing the above, we hear that a man and woman have been bitten; and the man has since died in all the horrid agonies of canine madness.
Is it not the duty of our General Court, now in session, to pass an act either to prevent the keeping of dogs, or imposing such a tax as shall oblige the owners to kill or keep them confined, that the lives of our fellow-citizens (as well as serviceable animals) may not be ever exposed to a death "which strikes the soul with horror but to name it."
A gentleman who arrived in the dispatch ship Pacific, informs, that "the conduct of Col. Burr had excited the suspicion of the British Government; he was ordered to leave the country, and had embarked for Gottenburg. N. Y. Gaz.
ORDINATION. —At Portland, 7th inst. as Colleague Pastor of the first congregational church in that town. Rev. ISAAC NICHOLS. First prayer by Rev. Dr. Kirkland of Boston; Sermon by Rev. Dr. Barnard, of Salem, from Gal. 1. 1. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Mr. Lancaster of Scarborough; Charge by Rev. Dr. Dean, of Portland; Right Hand of Fellowship by Rev. Mr. Buckminster of Boston; Concluding Prayer by Rev. Mr. Abbot, of Beverly.
GAZETTE MARINE JOURNAL.
The many objects which claim attention on our first publication prevents the supply of our Marine and Commercial department in the manner we should wish.—The deficiency shall be made up by future industry.
VESSELS LEFT.
At Havana, May 10, ship Gen. Hamilton, Coombs, of Portland; brig Catharine, Wait, of do. At Porto Rico, May 21, brig Neutrality, of Kennebec, for Charleston, next day. At Mantanzas, May 22, brig Traveller, of Portland, for Newyork, 10.—The brig Greyhound, Townend, of Saco, arrived at Boston 14th inst. from Tobago, in 25 days, cargo Rum, &c.
COMMERCIAL.
The Markets at Havana, May 9, were glutted with all kinds of American produce. Lumber no sale, fish 75¢ per quintal, flour 14 dollars, (duty 8) lumber pays duties as formerly. Coffee 16 dolls. and on the rise.
DIED.
In Philadelphia, David Bacon, aged 87. At Chelsea, Dea. Nathaniel Hall, ag. 75. At Greenland, of a lock jaw, occasioned by running a briar or small thorn into the palm of her hand, a promising daughter of Mr. Joshua PICKERING, aged 13. At Wolfborough, two sons, one 9 and the other 7 years, of Mr. Samuel Mudd, burnt to death the 27th ult. when the house of their father was consumed by Fire. In this town a child of Mr. John Perry.
DISTRESSING CASUALTY.
On Wednesday last, was drowned in Piscataqua River (near Berwick,) Mr. JOSEPH MAN, (boat builder) of this town, A.E. 40, and his eldest Son, A.E. 15; a hired man by the name of Petergrew, was in the boat with them, at the time, the skunk, who reached the shore by swimming. The wind blew very high, all day, particularly about two o'clock, when this awful event took place. They had been to Berwick, after some boat Timber, of which the boat was deeply laden, and were on their return, when a violent flaw of wind caused the water to break over the boat, the skunk and sunk under them. In Mr. MAN, this town, has experienced a great loss. For he was an industrious, enterprising, honest and faithful Mechanic; and as such the person and services of the man are important losses:—And the worth of the example of such a man for industry and enterprise is incalculable on society. Besides being the valuable citizen, he was the affectionate and kind Husband; the fond and indulgent parent, the peaceable neighbor, and sincere friend; beloved by all, in life—and now sorely lamented in death!
The Son who met the same watery grave with his fond father, has ever been remarked from his infancy, as possessing an amiable, obedient and docile disposition. Bent on industry, and imbibing the steady habits of his parents he had entered the work shop to learn and follow the trade of his father. But how soon are the flattering prospects of an affectionate wife and fond mother blasted!—They are vanished in a moment, by the sudden and melancholy death of both husband and son in an instant of time.—May divine grace and heavenly consolation, be administered to the doubly afflicted and truly distressed widow and family, on this melancholy occasion.
The bodies were found on Thursday morning, and brought to this town, and buried on Friday afternoon, the corps of the son immediately following that of the father and attended by a very large concourse of weeping Relations, deeply afflicted friends and sorrowful fellow-mortals. The Mechanic affection of which Mr. MAN, was a beloved brother, immediately preceded the corps in a solemn and affecting manner.
Wholesome and good in warm weather.
3. LARKIN,
HAS FOR SALE, Excellent Claret Wine, by the gallon. June 20.
William P. Pickering, INFORMS his customers and the public that he has as good
CORDAGE
as can be purchased in this town, and made from clean hemp, for cash or approved credit. June 20.
FOR SALE,
A few hhd. & barrels best double rectified RUM, of an excellent quality. GOOD judges have found it difficult to distinguish this from the best West India in market—comes much cheaper and will retail for equal as good price. Apply to the Store of J. MELCHER, in Market Street. June 20.
REMOVAL.
JOSEPH BARTLETT having removed from Berwick, and opened his Office in PORTSMOUTH, will be happy to attend to any business for any of his fellow citizens, in the line of his profession. Portsmouth, 19 June, 1809.
To Masons and Builders.
TO be sold, a quantity of STONE and BRICK, fit for cellaring and Building Apply at this office. June 20.
Amoskeig Bridge.
THE proprietors of AMOSKEIG BRIDGE are hereby notified to meet at the house of Jonathan Payson, Esq. in Portsmouth, on Tuesday the fourth day of July next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
To choose a Moderator to govern said meeting.
To choose three Directors, a Treasurer and Clerk.
To examine and settle the account of the Treasurer, and all other persons who have accounts open with said proprietors, and to transact any other business relating to said corporation which may then be thought necessary.
By order of the Directors, NATHL. ADAMS, Prop. Clerk. June 20, 1809.
New-Hampshire Union Bank.
THE Stockholders in the Newhampshire Union Bank, are hereby notified that their annual meeting will be held at the Bank, on Monday the third day of July next, at 3 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of choosing Directors and transacting any other business which may legally come before them.
H. S. LANGDON, Cashier.
WATCH LOST.
LOST near the parade in this town, the 12th inst. a capt and stop English silver WATCH, No 1430—had a silk chain, with a large key, steel locket. A reward of Four Dollars will be given for returning the same to this office, or information where it may be found. June 20.
AUCTIONS.
NOTICE.
THE sale (at Auction) of the REAL ESTATE, &c. at Greenland, will take place on SATURDAY, the 8th of July—instead of Monday the third, as advertised in former papers. S. LARKIN, Auct.
NOTICE.
The sale of JOINER'S TOOLS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c. advertised for Saturday last, is postponed to Saturday the 24th inst. at 10 o'clock A. M. ALEX'R EWEN, Auct. June 20.
NOTICE
I S hereby given that the following PEWS in the Meeting House belonging to the North or first Parish in Portsmouth, will be sold at Public Auction on Wednesday the 5th day of July next, at 3 o'clock P. M. at said house, for the Taxes due thereon for the year 1808, unless prevented by previous payment, viz—
On the lower floor, No. 5, 9 dolls. 50 cents. No. 49, 4 dolls. —In the lower gallery, No. 15, 2 dolls. 80 cents. No. 19, 2 dolls. 80 cents. JOSEPH AKERMAN, Jr. Collector. Portsmouth, June 20, 1809.
TICKETS & QUARTERS,
IN HAVERHILL ACADEMY LOTTERY, which commenced drawing the 13th inst. for sale at C. PEIRCE's Bookstore.
WHERE MAY BE HAD, Exile of Erin; ditto of Siberia; Letters from the Mountains; Romantic Tales; Wakefield's Family Tour; Thaddeus of Warsaw; Cottages of the Glenbunies, & Bonaparte's Campaign.
To the Honorable the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas to be held at Portsmouth, within and for the County of Rockingham, on the first Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine.
RESPECTFULLY represent your petitioners that the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas held at Portsmouth aforesaid, on the first Tuesday of January, in the year of our Lord 1803, laid out a certain new highway in Deerfield, in the county of Rockingham aforesaid, beginning at the parade in said Deerfield, and following the highway now used, by the meetinghouse to Timothy Morfe Parsons' work-shop near his house, thence running North seventy degrees west twenty rods, thence North eighty-five degrees west forty two rods, thence South eighty seven degrees west eighty eight rods, thence South sixty-seven degrees west twenty-four rods, thence South eighty degrees west eighty rods, through the lands of the said Parsons, John French, and the estate of Daniel Barber, to and across Mount Delight road over the river below Barber's Mills to an elm tree, thence north eighty three degrees west ten rods, thence north sixty nine degrees and an half west twenty five rods, thence north eighty two degrees west sixty six rods, thence south seventy eight degrees west thirty rods, thence south fifty four degrees and an half west thirty rods, thence south eighty nine degrees west twenty one rods, thence north seventy nine degrees west nine rods, thence south sixty two degrees west sixteen rods, thence south eighty four and a half degrees west twenty eight rods, thence north sixty nine degrees west twenty rods, thence north thirty seven degrees west nineteen rods, thence north forty two degrees west sixty rods, thence north sixty five degrees west thirty six rods, thence north thirty nine degrees west twelve rods, thence north forty seven degrees west seven rods, thence north eighty three degrees and an half west twelve rods, thence south sixty two degrees west twenty four rods, thence south eighty nine degrees and an half west twelve rods, thence north eighty three degrees and an half west seventeen rods, thence north eighty six degrees and an half west ten rods, thence north seventy five degrees and an half west twenty two rods, thence north seventy four degrees west twelve rods, thence north sixty degrees west twenty two rods, thence north eighty one and a half west four rods, thence south seventy three degrees west twenty four rods, thence south fifty nine degrees west eight rods, thence south seventy seven degrees and an half west fifteen rods, thence south sixty three degrees west seventy eight rods, thence north thirty three degrees and an half west forty seven rods, thence north eighty four degrees, west eighteen rods, thence north sixty one degrees west twenty six rods, thence north eighty five degrees and one quarter of a degree west twenty rods, to Allenstown line, near Simeon Johnson's house being the dividing line between Allenstown and Deerfield aforesaid, both in said county, four rods in width the whole length of said highway. And your petitioners further represent that the highway aforesaid has never been opened and made passable, and from the situation of the ground it cannot be made passable without an immense expense to the said town of Deerfield; that the town of Deerfield has lately greatly improved the old road near above described, and leading in the same direction. And your petitioners further represent that the new road will be, if opened, but few rods shorter than the old one as at present travelled—and that the public would derive but very little if any benefit from the above described road if opened. Your petitioners therefore pray that your honors will consent that the said town of Deerfield should discontinue the highway above described.
THOMAS JENNESS, & 93 others.
ROCKINGHAM ss. Court of Common Pleas. January Term 1809. UPON hearing and considering said petition, the Court ORDER that the petitioners notify all persons concerned to appear before the Justices of the next Court of Common Pleas to be held at Exeter within and for the county of Rockingham, on the second Tuesday of August next, to show cause, if any they have, why the prayer thereof should not be granted, by causing the substance of 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, N. EMERY, Clerk.

Miscellaneous Repository.
FOR THE N. H. GAZETTE. ON LUXURY. OH Luxury! what evils dost thou bring; How pale and sickly, these, thy vot'ries are— How closely to thy bosom do they cling— Unmindful of the ills that meet them there. How false, how fair, and flattering thy mein. When in the garb of pleasure thou art seen! Who, now with flutt'ring step comes closely on, His hair turn'd grey, his face thus wrinkled o'er, Poor wretch—a little while, and thou art gone— To be behold by pity's eye no more. Yet how unconscious art thou of thy fate— With wine, and promisd joy inebriate! Rays youth, farheal, nor seek the curd's embrace. Say, would'st thou, for all nature's charms decay? Lose the sweet bloom of health upon thy face? And hate the sunshine that makes others gay? In virtue's path, some pains acute we meet, But also, frequent bliss sublimely great! Tis not alone, the loss of health I mourn, For what is strength of body, to the mind? The fairest flowers of genius too hast torn— And cast their Odours, on the passing wind. And while Heav'n's gate, by mercy's open thrown; Full many souls thou'lt plunge in grief unknown— Thanks to thee, God! 'twas not made me great, Nor round the couch of indolence, and ease, Do liveried servants all my bidings wait, And strive in vain, each rising wish to please. No pamper'd porter, at my door appears, To drive away the wretched bath'd in tears. Though, well clad guests do yonder castle grace, And lofty music through the halls resound, It shall be mine, the Cotters steps to trace, Whose grateful heart, in better time, is found. Who in obscurity delights to take, "The paths of virtue, e'en for virtue's sake." Oh Luxury—when daily I perceive, The portion of mankind by thee destroy'd, Shades of Adversity I'd fain to leave, Where thoughts, remov'd from earth, each hour employ'd! Where, might the soul, its dignity unfold, And in true light, this transient life behold. Rather, than sink my little ray of mind, In dull forgetfulness, to luxury known— Rather, than think, my God not just, and kind— That man, might cause his fellow man to groan— And with a yoke, more hard, compel to toil, Deem'd as the beast, that cultivates the soil. May stern adversity, with stripes severe, Drive back to reason, ev'ry wand'ring thought, By many a sigh, and penitential tear, Teach me, what virtue, has to others taught, Not for ourselves alone, was life bestow'd, But as the instrument to others good. And as more perfect shall our wisdom be— So are we fitter for Eternity! In these bleak realms, where sighs are breath'd to peace, Our knowledge, and our joys unceasingly increase! MALVINA.
CATTERPILLARS. We are sorry to learn that these destructive insects have again made their appearance, and threaten our orchards forest & fields with extensive ravages. A farmer in the state of New York who had made many experiments last year to save his fruit trees, at last hit upon the following expedient, which he found successful himself and recommended confidently to his fellow citizens. It is to mould a clod of earth or sod with the dirt outwards, round the top of the trunk of the tree. This is all.—From the time this is done they are said to drop dead from even the remotest limbs until they are all destroyed. Tho' this project looks unpromising, yet as it is very harmless we hope it may be generally tried.
AN ANECDOTE Having appeared in two of the daily papers of London, of a barber having set up his sign with a full length picture of Absalom suspended on the branches of a tree, by the hair of his head, with a motto, purporting, that if he had worn a wig, he would not have met this untoward fate; a French gentleman, on reading this anecdote, affirms, that the circumstance did not originate in Bordeaux, it was at least copied there, and that shortly after the sign was put up, a hair dresser established himself in the neighborhood, and, hurt at the inuendo conveyed against his profession, erected a sign on which were portrayed a river, a ferry boat, and a naked man; one of the passengers in the boat, hauling the man on board by the hair of the head, who had just been layed from sucking; with a motto, importing that "if he had worn a wig he must infallibly have been drowned."
There is nothing so miserable as to dwell under the expectation of a great evil; that misery which must be, is mitigated with speed, and aggravated by delay.
REMOVAL. William Bowles, INFORMS the public that he has removed to his house in Pitts-street, where he carries on the Painting and Glazing Business, where all kinds of PAINTS dry or ground in Oil, may be had as usual, at the shortest notice. June 6.
Public Sale of Real Estate, TO be sold at Auction, on Monday the 3d July next, at 10 o'clock on the premises, if not previously disposed of. A valuable and pleasantly situated DWELLING HOUSE, and about 10 acres of LAND, in Greenland, near the Meeting-house, on the road leading to Boston, formerly occupied by Capt JOHN MEADER, deceased.—On the premises are a Convenient Store, Stable, Wood and other outbuildings. This situation commands an extensive prospect, and for health and beauty is exceeded by few.—Also, nearly opposite said Dwelling House, 100 feet of Land, with a one story House on the same—likewise 2 acres good Peat Ground, laying in the neighbourhood, and a pair Hay Scales on the Parade. With furniture articles of Household Furniture, Farming Utensils, etc. A liberal credit will be given for a large part of the purchase money. S. LARKIN, Auc.
FRESH and NEW. JAMES RUNDLET, Has just received and is now opening, TWELVE packages of fresh imported Goods, which, added to his former Stock, makes a very extensive assortment—which will be sold very low by wholesale and retail. June 12th.
NEW GOODS. Oliver Briard HAS just received a very general assortment of Spring & Summer Goods, of the latest importation, which are now ready for sale, cheap for cash, or approved credit, at Store No. 2, Market Street. Portsmouth, May 23, 1809.
NEW GOODS. Nath'l Dean, Has just received a very general assortment of Spring and Summer GOODS OF THE LATEST IMPORTATION, WHICH are now ready for sale at his Store in Market-street, cheap for cash, short approved credit, or good Tow Cloth. May 30. Berkshire & Penobscot Bills BERKSHIRE and Penobscot Bills will be received at par for English Goods at DRAPER'S Store, if brought in immediately. May 27.
S. MESSINGER, Has just received at his Hat Store, No. 2, Sheafe's buildings, A CASE of Wontner's best Beaver HATS—principally large crowns and brims—Also, a general assortment of children's coloured Hats. May 23.
Biglow's new latin Primer; do. Introduction; Smith's Newhampshire Latin Grammar; Gloucester Greek Grammar; Comy's English Grammar made easy to the teacher & pupil, and by good judges said to be the best ever published. Murray's Grammars' large and abridged; ditto Exercises and Key; Walker's & Perry's Dictionaries; Spelling Books of almost all kinds; A new and complete system of Arithmetic for Schools and Academies, by Caleb Alexander, 2d edition, in high repute. Thaddeus of Warsaw, a Novel, in 2 vols. by Miss Porter; Mrs. Opie's simple Tales; Filmer Ames' works; The Cyclopedia to No. 20, &c. The above are just received and for sale at PIERCE's Bookstore in Daniel Street. May 29.
REMOVAL. Thomas W. Penhallow, RESPECTFULLY informs his customers that he has removed to the store which he formerly occupied, fronting Spring Hill—where he solicits a continuance of their favours. Constantly for sale an extensive assortment of CUTLERY, IRONMONGERY & HARDWARE GOODS. Also, Patent Sky Lights and Bina-cle Lamps. May 30.
FOR SALE, THE Hull of a new Ship, of about 240 tons burthen, built of the best seasoned materials—Apply to NATHAN NASON of Berwick, or ISAAC WALDRON, of Portsmouth. May 30.
NOTICE IS hereby given, that the subscribers have been duly appointed executors of the last Will and Testament of JOHN PENHALLOW, Esq. late of Portsmouth, deceased, and have taken upon us that trust;—All persons therefore who have any claims upon said estate, are desired to present the same immediately; and those who are indebted, to make payment. DANIEL AUSTIN, HUNKING PENHALLOW, BENJAMIN PENHALLOW. Portsmouth, March 28, 1809.
To be LET and entered on immediately The Mansion HOUSE of the late John Penhallow, Esq.—A very convenient House & pleasant situation—Enquire of DANIEL AUSTIN, or H. B. PENHALLOW. Portsmouth, May 9th, 1809.
NOTICE IS hereby given, that the Subscriber has been duly appointed administrator on the Estate of GEORGE GAINS, late of Portsmouth, Esquire, deceased, and has taken upon himself that trust by giving bonds, as the law directs. All persons having demands on the estate of said deceased, are requested to exhibit them to the subscriber for settlement, and all persons indebted to said estate, are now called upon to make immediate payment. JOHN GAINS, Administrator. June 3.
TO LET, ONE half of the Store the subscriber now occupies, on Mr. Samuel Hill's wharf near the market, suitable for the storage of Goods—Apply to JOSEPH GAVET. Portsmouth, May 30.
FRESH GOODS. Tim o Upham, HAS just received and is now opening for sale on the BEST TERMS for cash or approved credit,—a very extensive assortment of FRESH IMPORTED PIECE GOODS. Also, an additional supply of MILITARY GOODS June 6.
Fresh Spring & Summer GOODS. Just received and now opening at DRAPER'S CHEAP CASH STORE, A VERY elegant and extensive variety of PEICE GOODS, suited to the present and approaching season.—AMONG WHICH ARE— Elegant twilled cotton Mantles, Bilk. lace Nett, for shades, Grecian Robes, 5-8, 4-4 and 5-4 Spidernet, Saragossa Mullins, Mullia Robes, An elegant variety of Plaid Ginghams and Hamilton Cords, A great variety of London printed Cambricks, and Mullins, Plain and figured Iaco Mullins, 6-4 damask silk Shawls, 6-4 twilled cotton do Bilk and white lace Veiling, White cotton Veils, some very elegant, A great variety of Fancy mouselins, Green, pink, white, blue and buff Sarf-nets, India and Florence Bilk. Lustring, Thread and cotton Laces and Edgings, India plaid Lustring, Variety of Broad and Common width Ribbons, Long and habit kid and silk Gloves, Lace Gloves and cotton Armlets, Parasols with walking canes and netting fringe, Ladies and gentlemen's silk and cotton Hosiery, Straw Bonnets, Leghorn straw Flats, Chip Flats, Fancy straw Hats, Best Italian black sewing SILK. Cambricks and common Dimities, British Shirting Cottons, Irish Linens, Linen and cambricks pocket Hkfs. Book, jacquet and cambricks Mullins, Washington Stripes, Cotton Calimerees, and Grandurells, English buff Nankeens and Naukinets, Fancy Vesting, Cotton Diapers and Towels, Variety of plain and twilled Cambricks 2 trunks fine and common Calimerees, Patch Furniture and Copperplates, Bilk. Crape, Bilk. and coloured Bombazets, Bilk. silk and tabby Velvets, An elegant variety of Faus, from 2 cents to 150, A large assortment Gentlemen's Hats, from 2 to 7 dollars, Superfine Broad Cloths and Cambricks, Silk and cotton Umbrellas, 4-4, 5-4 and 6-4 Oil Cloths, Blue and yellow Nankeens, best quality, Bandana and Madras Handkerchiefs, India Calimerees and Checks, Blue India Cottons, Velvets and Thick-fetts, Treble gilt coat and vest BUTTONS. Variety of Kidderminster Carpeting, of the newest patterns Providence Factory, Stripes, Checks, Shirting, and 2 and 3 Threaded Yarn. A large supply fine Shirting and common India Cottons &c. May 23.
NOTICE. Peter Coffin, INFORMS his friends and the public, that he has taken the Compting Room and Chambers in Store No. 1, India Street, near Long wharf, Boston, for the prosecution of the various branches of Commission Business,—and will be happy to execute any orders with which he may be favored. He has formed such connections as will enable him to make liberal advances on consignments, and to make purchases on the best terms. Boston, June 1st, 1809. Straw Bonnets & Satin Willows.
Wm. Jones jr. Has just Received ONE case Ladies Straw Bonnets, plain and embos'd Silks for Bonnets, of every fashionable colour; Satin Willows for do. (a new article); Wreaths; Flowers; black and white Willow and Chip Flats; tambor'd Turkey Guaze; hail, stone drop and victory net Mullins; Sarf-nets; rich London plaid Cambricks; black and white Crapes; glazed and unglazed Cambricks; superfine black, blue, olive and brown Broad Cloth; superfine double and single milled Cambricks, &c. &c. June 6.
Smith & Haven, HAVE removed from No. 5, to No. 10, Merchant's Row, where they have for sale, Ship Chandlery, Hardware, West-India Goods, Paints, Colours & Oil. June 6, 1809.
NOTICE. UMBRELLAS covered, capt, repaired and executed in the neatest manner and shortest notice—apply opposite T. G. Yeaton's Tobacco Manufactory, Buck Street. May 13.
REMOVAL. S. Goddard, INFORMS the public, that he has taken the Store lately occupied by Mr. Thomas W. Penhallow,—Where he has Just received and is now opening A new and extensive assortment of Seasonable GOODS; —Amongst which are— CALICOES, Ginghams, Mullins, Bik. and white Cambricks, Dimities, Leno, dotted and Spidernet Mullins; Brown, slate and plum Lustring; plaid do.; elegant figured Silk of different colors for Bonnets; plain do.; black and colored Crapes; black and white Millinet, Fustians, Washington Stripes, Cotton Hosiery, olive and bik. Velvets, Princes Cord and fancy Veilings, Tapes, Sewing Silks & Threads, black and assorted colors; Twilt, coat and vest Buttons; blue, black & brown Broad-Cloths of the very first quality; Superfine do.; blue, black, fawn and drab Calimerees of a superior quality; pink, white, green and orange Sarf-nets; plaid and plain Ribbons; a few groce fashionable silk Buttons for Coats; Stuff Goods of every description; one case of Linens well assorted, one do. Nankens and Grandurells, one do. white and colored Cambricks, one do. 4/4 and 6/4 book Mullins, one do. olive and black Velvets; one trunk Copperplates, Ferrers & Galloons; silk Handkerchiefs and Shawls of every description; Straw and Chip Bonnets; Cotton & Silk Umbrellas; Silk Velvets, &c. &c. INDIA GOODS. Madras, flag and Bandanna Hkfs. blue and white India Cottons of all widths and prices; blue Nankeens; black Sattins, &c. &c. These with his former Stock he is determined to dispose of on the most favorable terms. May 30, 1809.
Penobscot & Berkshire Bills taken at par, (if brought in immediately) by JAMES RUNDLET, Who has just received and is now opening an additional supply of Spring and Summer GOODS. —Among which are— Superfine and common drab and bik. Calimerees; A great variety of fancy Mullins; Ginghams and Hair Cords; White and bik. Cambricks; American Beaver Hats, best quality—with a great variety of other Goods too numerous to particularize, all which will be sold at very low prices for Cash or on credit. May 22, 1809.
SCHOOL AND CLASSICAL BOOKS. C. PIERCE has just received an excellent assortment of School Books, NEW and GOOD, viz. An easy Grammar of Natural and Experimental Philosophy, with engravings, by David Blair, A. M. price 39. Ferguson's easy introduction to Astronomy, for young gentlemen and Ladies, 6s. A Compend of History from the earliest times to the present day. 12s. Ferguson's Lectures, on Select Subjects, 2 vols. 8mo. 36s. Webber's Mathematics. Beattie's Elements of moral Science, 12s. The Orator's Assistant, being a selection of dialogues, 2s. Zenoophon's Anabasis, 27s. Elementary or fundamental principles of the Philosophy of Natural History, 35s. The Newtonian System of Philosophy by familiar objects, in an entertaining manner, 46. Elements of English Composition containing practical instructions for writing, the English language with perspicuity and elegance, 46. Tucker's Sacred and Profane History epitomized, 6s. Morse and Parish's History of New England, 6s. An introduction to the Study of the Bible, 6s. A Sketch of the Improved Method of Education employed by Dr. Bell, at Madras, J. Lancaster in London; and now introduced in the minor schools of Philadelphia and New York, price 9d. Scott's Elements of Geography for the use of Schools, illustrated with six Diagrams, and a Map of the World, 39. Goldsmith's Easy Grammar of Geography, for the use of Schools, with maps, price 46. Goldsmith's Roman History, abridged, by himself for the use of schools, price 53. PARENTS, if you wish your Children to become respectable in the world, give them good educations.—Villians and Swindlers may cheat and defraud them out of their estates, but they cannot take their learning from them; therefore, you had better spend a few hundred dollars in books and schooling for your children, than to leave them thousands of pounds!—If these observations are not correct, convince me, and I will retract. May 23.
GRAVEL for Sale, SUITABLE for side Walks, Garden alleys, &c. delivered at any part of the Town when requested. Enquire of JOSHUA JONES. Portsmouth, June 6, 1809.
FOR SALE or to LET, A Two story HOUSE pleasantly situated on High-street, and in good repair.—For terms apply to N. A. & J. Haven.
WHEREAS my wife SARAH BLAKE has left my bed and board and absolutely refuses to live with me, all persons are hereby forbid supporting her as I am determined to pay no debt she shall contract after this day. JOSEPH BLAKE. Epping, April 27, 1809.
Crockery & Glass Ware. GILMAN WHITE, Informs his friends and customers, in New Hampshire, that he is now opening, CROCKERY and GLASS Ware, at his store, sign of the Coffee Pot, opposite the Ferryways, in Newburyport, which with what he had on hand forms as complete an assortment as can be found any where, and will sell wholesale and retail at Boston prices, which are reduced from what they have been for several months past. (P12)
Blue and brown lined dining sets—gilt, blue printed, Myrtle, best enamel'd and other Tea sets of various forms and figures—blue printed, blue and green edg'd, blue lined and cream colour'd dishes and plates of all sizes—Edg'd and cream colour'd baking dishes—Enamel'd, printed and cream colour'd Bowls, all sizes—Blue printed, painted, cream colour'd and stone Chambers of all sizes, with and without covers—Hand Bacons and Ewers—gilt, printed, enamel'd, cream colour'd & presid'd Mugs and Pitchers of all sizes—Lined egg boilers—Soup and sauce Tureens of different kinds—Blue printed, edg'd and cream colour'd saucers—Blue printed, edg'd and cream colour'd Custard cups, some are handled, with covers—White and blue glass fuggs and creams—Tea pots, fuggs and creams of various kinds and forms—Coffee bowls and saucers and Tea cups and saucers of different kinds—Quart, pint and 1/2 pint Tumblers—Cut and plain Decanters—Goblets—Jelly Glasses—Glasf Mustards and Salts of different kinds—Cut and plain Wine glasses of various shapes—Japaned Tea trays—Cheese trays—Bread trays—Snuffer trays and Waiters, with a great variety of other articles too numerous to mention. Crates or Baskets packed at the shortest notice, and the smallest favour gratefully received. Newburyport, June 6, 1809.
C WOODMAN Fancy and Military HAT-maker, TAKES this method to inform the public, (the inhabitants of Portsmouth in particular) that he has taken the store of D. Smith's, Buck-street, where he intends to keep a general assortment of HATS of the newest fashion and finest fabric.—Military Hats made in a superior style if spoken for. Military and other HATS repaired at short notice and every command strictly attended to. Portsmouth, June 13, 1809.
TO BE SOLD, A N excellent Farm in Andover N. H. containing about 350 Acres of land, situated about one half mile south of Mr. Benjamin Thompson's Tavern, in said Andover.—There is on said farm about sixty acres of excellent intervale land, exceeded by none in this part of the country—there is a good Saw and Grist mill within one mile of said farm—there are good buildings on said farm. A Barn about 100 feet long by 32, and sufficient hay to fill it yearly—Pasturing enough for 35 or 40 head of cattle—an Orchard containing 250 Apple-trees, about 100 of them bore fruit the last year—a good well of water and an excellent garden.—Conditions of sale made easy for the purchaser.—Any person wishing to purchase, may be accommodated with all, or 200 acres of said farm, as may best suit the purchaser—Please to call on the subscriber, living on the premises on or before the 10th of July next. ELISHA BACHELDER. Andover, 6th June, 1809.
FOR SALE, BY the subscriber about 12 acres of Mowing Land, adjoining southerly on land of John Wentworth, Esq. at Little Harbor, running by said land Easterly, to the river, divided into three lots, fenced with a good stone wall, with a Barn on the middle lot, of 63 by 21 feet, adjoining the road, which will contain twenty five Tons of hay which hath been cut on said land in one year.—Also, a convenient Dwelling House with a good cellar, about one acre of land, extending to the river, a good well of water and a very convenient place for a garden, within about one hundred rods from the above mentioned land. Also, a Lot of Land on Jeffers street, at the eastern end of the Alms House, 44 feet on the street and 60 feet back, with a good building suitable to make a dwelling house—all which will be sold on reasonable terms by MOSES WOODWARD. Portsmouth, June 13, 1809.
WANTED. A LAD from 14 to 16 years of age to attend the Store of STEPHEN PEARSE. June 13, 1809.
Notice to Creditors. ALL persons having any demands on the Estate of NAHUM AKERMAN, late of Portsmouth, deceased, are requested to exhibit the same to the subscriber, Attorney to Ann Akerman, Executrix of the last Will and Testament of the said deceased, she having proved said Will and taken upon herself the said trust, and given bonds as the law directs, and appointed the subscriber to be her attorney, in her said capacity—and all indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment. NATHANIEL MARSHALL. Portsmouth, June 12, 1809.