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Mr. Fauchet's letter.
Although we gave a pretty accurate analysis of the intercepted letter of Mr. FAUCHET, in our last—we think it too "precious" a morsel, to deprive our readers of the gratification which its whole must give.
Legation of Philadelphia. Foreign Relations.
Private correspondence of the Minister on politics.
No. 10.
Philadelphia, the 10th Brumaire, 3d year of the French Republic, one and indivisible.
(October 31st, 1794)
JOSEPH FAUCHET, Minister Plenipotentiary of the French Republic, near the United States to the Commissioner of Foreign Relations.
CITIZEN!
THE measures which prudence prescribes to me to take, with respect to my colleagues, have still persisted in the digesting of the dispatches signed by them, which treat of the insurrection of the Western country, and of the repressive means adopted by the government. I have allowed them to be confined to the giving of a faithful, but naked recital of events. The reflections therein contained scarcely exceed the conclusions easily deducible from the character assumed by the public prints. I have reserved myself to give you as far as I am able a key to the facts detailed in our reports, when it comes in question to explain, either by conjectures or by certain data, the secret views of a foreign government, it would be imprudent to run the risk of indiscretions, and to give oneself up to men, whose known partiality for that government, and familiarity of passions and interests with its chiefs, might lead to confidences, the issue of which are incalculable. Besides the precious confessions of Mr. Randolph alone, throw a satisfactory light upon every thing that comes to pass. These I have not yet communicated to my colleagues. The motives already mentioned, lead to this reserve, and still less permit me to open myself to them at the present moment. I shall then endeavour, Citizen, to give you a clue to all the measures of which the common dispatches give you an account, and to discover the true causes of the explosion, which it is obstinately resolved to repress with great means, although the state of things has no longer any thing alarming.
2. To confine the present crisis to the simple question of the excise, is to reduce it far below its true scale; it is indubitably connected with a general explosion for some time prepared in the public mind, but which this local and precipitate eruption will cause to misfire, or at least check for a long time; in order to see the real cause, in order to calculate the effect, and the consequences, we must ascend to the origin of the parties existing in the State, and retrace their progress.
3. The present system of government, has created malcontents. This is the lot of all new things. My predecessors have given information in detail upon the parts of the system which have particularly awakened clamors and produced enemies to the whole of it. The primitive divisions of opinion as to the political form of the state and the limits of the sovereignty of the whole over each part, individually sovereign, had created the federalists and the antifederalists. From a whimsical contrast between the name and the real opinion of the parties, a contrast hitherto little understood in Europe; the former aimed, and still aim, with all their power, to annihilate federalism; whilst the latter have always wished to preserve it. This contrast was created by the consolidators or the constitutionalists, who, being first in giving the denomination (a matter so important in a revolution) took for themselves that which was the most popular, although in reality it contradicted their ideas, and gave to their rivals one which would draw on them the attention of the people, notwithstanding they really wished to preserve a system whose prejudices should cherish at least the memory and the name.
4. Moreover these first divisions, of the nature of those to be destroyed by time, in proportion as the nation should have advanced in the experiment of a form of government which rendered it flourishing, might now have completely disappeared, if the system of finances, which had its birth in the cradle of the constitution, had not renewed their vigor under various forms. The mode of organizing the national credit, the consolidating and funding of the public debt, the introduction in the political economy of the usage of states, which prolong their existence, or ward off their fall only by expedients imperceptibly created a financing class who threaten to become the aristocratical order of the state. Several citizens, and among others those who had aided in establishing independence with their piques or their arms, conceived themselves aggrieved by those fiscal engagements. Hence an opposition which declares itself between the farming or agricultural interest, and that of the fiscal: federalism and antifederalism, which are founded on those new denominations, in proportion as the treasury usurps a preponderance in the government and legislation: Hence in fact the state, divided into parties
produce into liquors, imperfectly fabricated, which badly supply the place of those they might procure by exchange. The excise is created, and strikes at this confusing transformation; their complaints are answered by the only pretext that they are otherwise inaccessible to every species of impost. But why, in contempt of treaties, are they left to bear the whole weight of the feeble Spaniard, as to the Mississippi, for upwards of twelve years? Since then has an agricultural people been subjected to the unjust capricious law of a people-explorers of the precious metals? Might we not suppose that Madrid and Philadelphia mutually assisted in prolonging the slavery of the river; that the proprietors of a barren coast are afraid lest the Mississippi once opened, and its numerous branches brought into activity, their fields might become deserts, having rivals in those interior parts as soon as their inhabitants shall cease to be subjects? This last supposition is but too well founded; an influential member of the Senate, Mr. Izard, one day in conversation undisguisedly announced it to me.
5. It is useless to stop longer to prove that the monarchical system was interwoven with those novelties of finances, and that the friends of the latter, favoured the attempts which were made in order to bring the constitution to the former, by insinuating gradations. The writings of influential men of this party, prove it; their real opinions too avow it; and the journals of the Senate are the depository of the first attempt.
6. Let us, therefore, free ourselves from the intermediate spaces in which the progress of the system is marked, since they can add nothing to the proof of its existence—Let us pass by its sympathy, with our regenerating movements, while running in monarchical paths—Let us arrive at the situation in which our Republican revolution has placed things and parties.
7. The antifederalists disembarrass themselves of an insignificant denomination, and take that of patriots and republicans. Their adversaries become aristocrats, notwithstanding their efforts to preserve the advantageous illusion of ancient names; opinions clash and press each other; the aristocratic attempts, which formerly had appeared so insignificant, are recollected; the Treasurer, who is looked upon as their first source, is attacked; his operations and plans are denounced to the public opinion; nay, in the Session of 1792 and 1793, a solemn inquiry into his administration, was obtained. This first victory was to produce another, and it was hoped that, faulty or innocent, the Treasurer would retire, no less by necessity in the one case, than from self love in the other. He, emboldened by the triumph which he obtained in the useless enquiry of his enemies, of which both objects proved equally abortive, seduced besides by the momentary reverse of republicanism in Europe, removes the mask and announces the approaching triumph of his principles.
8. In the mean time, the popular societies are formed; political ideas concentrate themselves, the patriotic party unite and more closely connect themselves; they gain a formidable majority in the legislature; the abatement of commerce, the slavery of navigation, and the audacity of England, fret them. A concert of declarations and censures against the government, arises; at which the latter is even itself astounded.
9. Such was the situation of things towards the close of the last, and at the beginning of the present year. Let us pass over the discontent which were most generally expressed in these critical moments. They have been sent to you at different periods, and in detail. In every quarter are arraigned the imbecility of the government towards Great Britain; the defenceless state of the country against possible invasions, the coldness towards the French Republic; that system of finance is attacked which threatens to enervate the debt under pretext of making it the guarantee of public happiness; the complication of that system which withholds from general inspection all its operations—the alarming power of the influence it procures to a man whose principles are regarded as dangerous, the preponderance which that man acquires from day to day in public measures, and, in a word, the immoral and impolitic modes of taxation, which he at first presents as expedients and afterwards raises to permanency.
10. In touching this last point we attain the principle complaint of the western people, and the ostensible motive of their movements. Republicans by principle, independent by character and situation, they could not but accede with enthusiasm to the eliminations which we have sketched.
But the excise above all effects them. Their lands are fertile, watered with the finest rivers in the world, but the abundant fruits of their labor run the risk of perishing for the want of means of exchanging them, as those more happy cultivators do for objects which desire indicates to all men who have known only the enjoyments which Europe procures them. They therefore convert the excise of their
of some hundreds of men, who have not since been found in arms, and the very pacific union of the counties in Braddock's field, a union which has not been revived, were not symptoms which could justify the raising of so great force as 15,000 men. Besides the principles, uttered in the declarations hitherto made public, rather announced ardent minds to be calmed than anarchy to be subdued. But in order to obtain something on the public opinion, it was necessary to magnify the danger, to disguise the views of those people, to attribute to them the design of uniting themselves with England, to alarm the citizens for the fate of the constitution, whilst in reality the revolution threatened only the ministers. This step succeeded; an army is raised; the military part of the suppression is doublets Mr. Hamilton's, the pacific part and the sending of commissioners are due to the influence of Mr. Randolph over the mind of the President, whom I delight always to believe, and whom I do believe, truly virtuous, and the friend of his fellow citizens and principles.
11. I shall be more brief in my observations on the murmurs excited by the system for the sale of lands. It is conceived to be unjust that these vast and fertile regions should be sold by provinces to capitalists, who thus enrich themselves, and retail with immense profits, to the husbandmen, possessions which they have never seen. If there were not a latent design to arrest the rapid settlement of those lands and to prolong their infant state, why not open in the west land offices, where every body without distinction, should be admitted to purchase by a small or large quantity? Why reserve to a few or distribute to favorites, to a clan of flatterers, of courtiers, that which belongs to the state, and which should be sold to the greatest possible profit of all its members.
12. Such therefore were the parts of the public grievance, upon which the western people most insisted. Now as the common dispatches inform you these complaints were systematizing by the conversations of influential men who retired into those wild countries, and who from principle, or by a series of particular heart burnings, animated discontent already too near to effervescence. At last the local explosion is effected. The western people calculated on being supported by some distinguished characters in the east, and even imagined they had in the bosom of the government some abettors, who might share in their grievances or their principles.
13. From what I have detailed above, those men might indeed be supposed numerous. The sessions of 1792 and 1793 had given importance to the republican party, and solidly to its accusations. The propositions of Mr. Madison, or his project of a navigation act, of which Mr. Jefferson was originally the author, sapped the British interest, now an integral part of the financing system. Mr. Taylor, a republican member of the Senate, published towards the end of the session, three pamphlets, in which this last is explored to its origin, and developed in its progress and consequences with force and method. In the last he asserts, and in a word that commerce dread that the deceived state of affairs resulting from that system, could not but presage, under a rising government, either a revolution or a civil war.
14. The first was preparing: the government, which had foreseen it, reproduced under various forms, the demands of a disposable force, which might put it in a respectable state of defence. Defeated in this measure, who can aver that it may not have hastened the local eruption, in order to make an advantageous diversion, and to lay the more general storm which it saw gathering? Am I not authorized in forming this conjecture from the conversation which the Secretary of State had with me and Le Blanc alone, an account of which you have in my dispatch, No. 3? But how may we expect that this new plan will be executed? By exasperating and severe measures, authorized by a law which was not solicited until the close of the session. This law gave to the one already existing for collecting the excise a coercive force which hitherto it had not possessed, and a demand of which was not before ventured to be made. By means of this new law all the refractory citizens to the old one, were caused to be pursued with a sudden rigor: a great number of writs were issued; doublets the natural consequences from a conduct so decisive and so harsh were expected; and before these were manifested, the means of repression had been prepared; this was undoubtedly what Mr. Randolph meant in telling me, that under pretext of giving energy to the government, it was intended to introduce absolute power, and to mislead the President in paths which would conduct him to unpopularity.
15. Whether the explosion has been provoked by the government; or owes its birth to accident, it is certain that a commotion
16. In the mean time, although there was a certainty of having an army, yet it was necessary to assure themselves of co-operators among the men, whose patriotic reputation might influence their party, and whole luke warmness or want of energy in the existing conjunctures might permit the success of the plans. Of all governors whose duty it was to appear at the head of the requisitions, the governor of Pennsylvania alone enjoyed the name of Republican: his opinion of the secretary of the treasury and of his systems was known to be unfavourable. The secretary of this state possessed great influence in the popular society of Philadelphia, which in its turn influenced those of other states; of course he merited attention. It appears therefore that these men with others unknown to me, all having without doubt Randolph at their head, were balancing to decide on their party. Two or three days before the proclamation was published, and of course before the cabinet had resolved on its measures, Mr. Randolph came to see me with an air of great eagerness, and made to me the overtures of which I have given you an account in my No. 6. Thus with some thousands of dollars the Republic could have decided on civil war or on peace! Thus the consciences of the pretended patriots of America have already their prices? It is very true that the certainty of these conclusions, painful to be drawn, will forever exist in our archives! What will be the old age of this government, if it is thus early decrepit! Such, citizen, is the evident consequence of the system of finances conceived by Mr. Hamilton. He has made of a whole nation a stockjobbing, speculating, selfish people. Riches alone here fix consideration; and as no one likes to be despised, they are universally sought after.
Nevertheless this depravity has not yet embraced the mass of the people; the effects of this precious system have as yet but slightly touched them. Still there are patriots, of whom I delight to entertain an idea worthy of that imposing title—Consult Munroe, he is of this number; he had apprised me of the men whom the current of events had dragged along as bodies devoid of weight. His friend Mason is also an honest man. Jefferson on whom the patriots cast their eyes to succeed the President, had foreseen these crises. He prudently retired in order to avoid making a figure against his inclination in scenes, the secret of which will soon or late be brought to light.
17. As soon as it was decided that the French Republic purchased no men to do their duty there were to be seen individuals, about whose conduct the government could at least form uneasy conjectures, giving themselves up with a scandalous attentiveness to its views, and even seconding its declarations. The popular societies soon emitted resolutions stamped with the same spirit, and who although they may have been advised by love of order, might nevertheless have omitted or uttered them with less solemnity. Then were seen coming from the very men whom we had been accustomed to regard as having little friendship for the system of the treasurer, barragues without end, in order to give a new direction to the public mind. The militia, however, manifest some repugnance, particularly in Pennsylvania, for the service to which they were called. Several officers resign; at last by excursions or barragues, incomplete requisitions are obtained and scattered volunteer corps from different parts make up the deficiency. How much more interesting, than the changeable men whom I have painted above, were those plain citizens who answered the solicitations which were made to them to join the volunteers! If we are required we will march: because we do not wish to have a government, but to arm ourselves as volunteers would be in appearance subscribing implicitly to the excise system which we reprobate."
18. What I have said above, authorizes then our resting on the opinion become incontestable, that the crisis which has burst, and in the means employed for restoring order, the true question was the destruction or the triumph of the treasurer's plans. This being once established, let us pass over the facts related in the common dispatches, and see how the government or the treasurer will take from the very stroke which threatened his system the false opportunity of humbling the adverse party, or of widening their enemies whether open or concealed.
The army marched; the President made known that he was going to command it; he sat out for Carlisle; Hamilton, as I have understood requested to follow him; the President dared not to refuse him. It does not require much penetration to divine the object of this journey: in the President it was wise, it might also be his duty. But in Mr. Hamilton it was a consequence of the profound policy which directs all his steps; a measure dictated by a perfect knowledge of the human heart. Was it not interesting for him, for his party, tottering under the weight of events without and accusations within, to proclaim an intimacy more perfect than ever with the President, whose very name is a sufficient shield against the most formidable attacks? Now what more evident mark could the President give of his intimacy than by suffering Mr. Hamilton whose name even is understood in the west as that of a public enemy, to go and place himself at the head of the army which went, if I may use the expression, to cause his system to triumph against the opposition of the people? The preference of Mr. Hamilton with the army must attach it more than ever to his party: we see what ideas these circumstances give birth to on both sides, all however to the advantage of the Secretary.
* Tariff.
19. Three weeks had they encamped in the west without a single armed man appearing. However the President, or those who wished to make the most of this new manœuvre, made it public that he was going to command in person. The session of Congress being very near, it was wished to try whether there could not be obtained from the press, which were supposed to have changed, a silence, whence to conclude the possibility of infringing the constitution in its most essential part; in that which fixes the retaliation of the President with the legislature. But the patriotic news-papers laid hold of this artful attempt: I am certain that the officer of the Secretary of State which alone remained at Philadelphia (for while the minister of finance was on a tour to the province of Maine 400 miles from Philadelphia) maintained the controversy in favour of the opinion which it was desired to establish. A comparison between the President and the English monarch was introduced, who far removed from Westminster, yet strictly fulfils his duty of sanctioning; it was much insisted on, that the constitution declares that the President commands the armed force; this similitude was treated with contempt; the consequence of the power of commanding in person, drawn from the right to command in chief (or direct) the force of the state, was ridiculed and reduced to an absurdity, by supposing a fleet at sea, and an army on land. The result of this controversy was, that some days after, it was announced that the President would come to open the approaching session.
20. During his stay at Bedford, the President doubtless concerted the plan of the campaign with Mr. Lee, to whom he left the command in chief. The letter by which he delegates the command to him, is that of a virtuous man, at least, as to the major part of the sentiments which it contains; he afterwards set out for Philadelphia, where he has just arrived, and Mr. Hamilton remains with the army.
21. This last circumstance unveils all the plan of the Secretary; he presides over the military operations in order to acquire in the fight of his enemies a formidable and imposing consideration. He, and Mr. Lee the commander in chief, agree perfectly in principles. The governors of Jersey and Maryland harmonize entirely with them; the governor of Pennsylvania, of whom it would never have been suspected, lived intimately and publicly with Hamilton. Such an union of persons would be matter sufficient to produce resistance in the western countries, even admitting they had not thought of making any.
22. The soldiers themselves are astonished at the scandalous gaiety, with which those who possess the secret, proclaim their approaching triumph. It is asked, of what use are 15,000 men in this country, in which provisions are scarce, and where are to be found only some turbulent men at their plough. Those who conduct the expedition know this: the matter is to create a great expense; when the sums shall come to be assessed, no one will be willing to pay, and should each pay his assessment, it will be done in cursing the insurgent principles of the patriots.
23. The soldiers themselves are astonished at the scandalous gaiety, with which those who possess the secret, proclaim their approaching triumph. It is asked, of what use are 15,000 men in this country, in which provisions are scarce, and where are to be found only some turbulent men at their plough. Those who conduct the expedition know this: the matter is to create a great expense; when the sums shall come to be assessed, no one will be willing to pay, and should each pay his assessment, it will be done in cursing the insurgent principles of the patriots.
24. The soldiers themselves are astonished at the scandalous gaiety, with which those who possess the secret, proclaim their approaching triumph. It is asked, of what use are 15,000 men in this country, in which provisions are scarce, and where are to be found only some turbulent men at their plough. Those who conduct the expedition know this: the matter is to create a great expense; when the sums shall come to be assessed, no one will be willing to pay, and should each pay his assessment, it will be done in cursing the insurgent principles of the patriots.
* Disposition.
*This law was mentioned in the comment upon the laws of the last session included in No. 9, of the correspondence of the ministers.
*Constituents.

23. It is impossible to make a more able manœuvre for the opening of Congress. The passions, the generous indignation, which had agitated the minds in the last session, were about being renewed with more vigor; there was nothing to announce of brilliant successes which they had promised. The hostilities of Great Britain on the continent so long disguised, and now become evident, a commerce always harassed, ridiculous negotiations lingering at London, waiting until new conjunctures should authorize new insults. Such was the picture they were likely to have to offer the representatives of the people. But this crisis and the great movements made to prevent its consequences, change the state of things. With what advantage do they denounce an atrocious attack upon the constitution, and appreciate the activity used to repress it; the aristocratical party will soon have understood the secret; all the misfortunes will be attributed to patriots; the party of the latter is about being deserted by all the weak men, and this complete session will have been gained.
24. Who knows what will be the limits of this triumph? Perhaps advantage will be taken by it to obtain some laws for strengthening the government, and still more precipitating the propensity, already visible: that it has towards aristocracy.
25. Such are, citizen, the data which I possess concerning these events, and the consequences I draw from them: I wish I may be deceived in my calculations, and the good disposition of the people; their attachment to principles lead me to expect it, I have perhaps herein fallen into the repetition of reflections and facts contained in other dispatches, but I wished to present together some views which I have reason to ascribe to the ruling party, and some able manœuvres invented to support themselves. Without participating in the passions of the parties, I observe them; and I owe to my country an exact and strict account of the situation of things. I shall make it my duty to keep you regularly informed of every change that may take place; above all I shall apply myself to penetrate the disposition of the legislature; that will not a little assist in forming the final idea which we ought to have of these movements, and what we should really fear or hope from them.
Health and Fraternity. Signed, J. H. FAUCHET.
Foreign Intelligence.
VIA NEW-YORK. From the (N. Y.) ARGUS.
Latest from FRANCE.
Yesterday the Schooner Ariel Capt. Fields, arrived at this port, in 45 days from Havre de Grace; and ship Jefferson, Capt. Dennis, 50 days from Portsmouth to England. By which Parisian accounts are received to November 6, and London accounts to November 4. The avocations of yesterday did not permit us to ascertain copious particulars, which we hope to do for Monday—but the Important outlines are—
That the French Constitution is gloriously established, and went into effect on the 27th October, agreeably to the decree before received, on which day the Delegates of France, in Assembly, met in harmony, and all was peace and joy at Paris.
The Commission of 5 directories of the Executive is as follows:— LAREVILLIER—Lapeaux, SIEYES, LATAURNUER (de la Manche), BARRAS, and REWBILL.
That an immense force has gone against Charrette and out him up—the papers are pleasant at his expence.
That Jourdan's retreat was a voluntary one, on account of the incapacity of the country to furnish supplies.
The important proceedings of the Assembly under the new Constitution, are now translating for the Argus, from their first sitting until November 4, and shall be dealt out as fast as possible.
PARTICULARS.
[Abstracted and translated for the Argus, from "La Gazette Historique et Patriotique," and "La Sentinelle," received by the Ariel, in 45 days from Marseilles.]
New Convention.
ELECTORAL ASSEMBLY.
Of the National Convention 4, 5, 6, 7, Brumaire—October 27, 28, 29.
These days were passed in scrutinizing the votes of the members of the New Assembly. This arduous task being completed, a report was made and the Legislative Assembly convened. Daunou was elected President and Threandean, Rewbell, Cambacérès, and Chenier, Secretaries of the Council of 500; also Da Revellier Lapeau was elected President, and Lanjuinais, Secretaries of the Council of 250 or Ancients.
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Council of 500 Daunou President. 7 Brumaire, October 29.
The Council proceeded to call over the roll for election of several officers necessary to their organization. Several motions were made for some necessary and convenient alterations to the hall; but it was decided to apply to the committee of inspectors of the palace.
The forming of the list of fifty, from which to elect the Executive Directory, to consist of five, was made the order of to-morrow.
October 30.
The Council proceeded to nominate the 50 candidates for the executive directory.
A member interrupted, by a motion of order, that the messengers, or secretaries, be named in both houses, and he who obtains in the ancients shall be replaced by those who had the next greatest number of votes.
Two new deputies from the northern coast were admitted into the council, after their credentials had been examined.
Bourdon de l'Oise called the attention of the council to the stock-jobbers who had caused the louis d'or to rise, in three days, to 4000 livres, and other articles to a prodigious height. He demanded, that the committees of government be directed to render an account of the situation of Paris.
A member proposed a committee to prepare a project of Finance. Leconteur begged they would not loiter sight of the immediate business before them, and that the last motion be laid over for to-morrow.
The nomination being gone through with, Bourdon renewed his observation on the stock-jobbers; he added the abuse of the commission, during the Convention, is well known—it countenanced jobbing, instead of destroying it.
One of the spectators began to applaud; the President ordered him out.
Bourdon continued. I believe that the council on the first to form a general committee to draw a plan of finances, then a commission may be named to carry it into execution. Adopted.
A Message from the council of Ancients informed, that they were definitively constituted.
I hibequedal. Impossible that 4 secretaries could unfold the ballots in 8 hours, if 10 bureaus, of 5 members each, are not named to do it; I observe to the council, that there are 10 or 15,000 ballots.—Adopted.
OCTOBER 31.
The Canvass of the ballots was not finished until this morning for the 50 candidates of the directory. The highest numbers are, Larevellier-Lapeaux, Sives, Cambacérès, Barras, Rewbell, and Lazardur de la Manche.
Agreeably to the resolution of yesterday the council formed itself into a general secret committee, to deliberate upon the subject of finances and subsistence.
A long petition from Lemaitre, whose trial had been suspended, was read.
COUNCIL OF ANCIENTS.
Larevellier Lapeaux, President. 7 Brumaire, Oct. 29.
The President ordered in the name of the law, that the spectators in the Hall take off their hats.
The reports and rules of yesterday, from the Electoral Assembly, of the National Convention, were read, adopted, and ordered to be printed and distributed to the members.
Citizen Charlier wished to speak to a motion of order. In your first sitting says he, you ought to electorize the republic; calumny haunted the Convention which you replace; you ought to declare, in imitation of Brutus, that you will always carry a poignard for the toils of despots.
Lacroix called for the order of the day. It is in the name of the Republican Constitution, says he, that we have assembled, and neither of us would have dared to accept of this mission. If he did not carry in his heart the love of his country. This motion for the order of the day was not seconded.
Coupard, Fremanger, Geoffroy, jun. and Vardon, chosen state messengers and Ductoisly and Lacret, secretaries. Adjourned.
OCT. 30.
The Council of Ancients declared, that it was DEFINITELY CONSTITUTED, and expedited a message to this effect to the Council of five hundred.
The President handed to the Secretary a dispatch, sealed with the State Seal, with this inscription—Le Conseil des Ancients, au Conseil des Cinq Cents. This he gave to the state messenger, who carried it to the Council of 500, accompanied by two waiters.
The roll was called for the election of the commissary of archives, and 5 commissioners to oversee the sitting up of the Hall, and to take charge of the expenses, &c. during the sessions.
Baudin, was elected to the archieves. The President requested his colleagues to attend by 10 in the morning.
OCT. 31.
The business commenced at 2 o'clock by reading the minutes. A message from the council of 500 was received, with the list of 50 candidates for the directory, which was ordered to be printed and distributed to the members, when they would elect from them 5 who should compose the directory. Lemaitre's petition was also read here. The council entered into no deliberation this day.
NOV. 1.
The President called the attention of the council to the order of the day, viz. the appeal nominal for the choice of the 5 members of the executive directory.
Dupens de Nemours wished a delay, to reflect on the choice, and to consult the members of the council of 500, on the 44 unknown candidates presented in the list. Baudin declared, that that council had fulfilled the demands of the law, and if the same law authorized us to demand a delay, the interest of the state also exacts celerity in the organization of the government.
Dupens's motion was discarded for the order of the day.
After some debate upon the mode of proceeding, declared that the names of those who should be carried for the Executive directly shall be marked on the margin of the printed lists, with the letters, D. E.
They proceeded to call the names.
The President proclaimed the result, viz. the majority of suffrages united in the citizens Larevellier-Lapeaux, Laturneur de la Manche, Rewbell, Seyes, and Barras, for the Executive Directory.
On motion of Rousseau, a message with this information, was sent to the council of 500.
The ballots shall be burnt, in presence of a secretary.
NOV. 2.
Minutes were read. The secretary communicated the acceptance of citizens Larevellier-Lapeaux, Rewbell, Laturneur, and Barras.
Citizen Seyes, also elected, thanked the council for the honour they had been pleased to confer on him, and declared it not in his power to accept, because he was called, by the people, to legislative functions. He thought it his duty thus to officiate.
On motion of Gouly, a message was expedited, with this information, to the council of 500.
Baudin was elected President.
NOV. 3.
Baudin, President. After the reading the minutes of yesterday, permission of absence was accorded to two members.
Creuse-Latouche was elected Secretary, instead of Baudin, named President.
The council approved of the nomination of citizen Camus to the place of commissary of the archives, and the council rose at 8 o'clock.
[Having been disappointed in a translator, we have been necessitated to confine to a narrow compass our French intelligence this day—funds of interesting matter remain, which will be continued.]
Both the Councils sit in the hall du Menage at present (until the hotel de Bourbon shall be fitted up) to which place they were conducted under military honors. The different officers of government have distinguishing habits. The Executive Directory are to sit in the old palace of Luxembourg which is also to be constructed for that purpose.
An act for linking the assignats, and other financial purposes, had been brought in to the new Assembly which gratifies the merchants much.
Several new factories of foreign assignats have been discovered.
Assignats, on the 6th November, were near 4000 to a dollar.
Prices at Havre were very variable, but had not augmented so much as the Louis d'Or. Coffee, Nov. 8, at 155, candles 90, English soap 175, tobacco, in leaves, 4000, but strangers could sell but little.
LONDON, Oct. 19. Expected War in India.
We have been favored with the following Extract of a letter from an officer at Bangalore, dated March, 1795:
"It appears, from every circumstance, that Tippoo intends hostilities again; his restless disposition has carried him to a pitch that portends the most alarming consequences. We have people coming in here from Seringapatam almost every day. Three or four arrived last Monday, and acquainted us that Tippoo had drawn out his cavalry, to the amount of 20,000, and taken a position or encampment at Sullurcut. That this large body of horse was under the command of Ajoje and Raza Sahebe, supported by a train of thirty-six pieces of cannon, and a necessary number of draft bullocks."
"This formidable appearance created much apprehension, although the reason is not known at present."
Fourth Congress Of the United States.
House of Representatives, Dec. 16.
THE House each day, is for some time been engaged in reading and committing petitions, and considering reports on individual concerns.
Bankrupt Law.
Mr. Sitgreaves moved for a committee on this subject. It was mentioned by several gentlemen, that the subject had frequently been committed, but that the House could never mature the business. It was, however, committed to Messrs. Giles, Hillhouse and Duvall.
THURSDAY, Dec. 17. Besides private business, the House went into Committee on THE PRESIDENT'S speech, and committees were appointed to report, on the military establishment—the militia—the Indian trade—protection of Indians—further reduction of the public debt—the mint, and naval equipment.
FRIDAY, Dec. 18. Committees were raised to inquire and report whether it be necessary to extend the time for receiving on loan the domestic debt of the United States, beyond the 1st of January 1796. To consider the propriety of continuing the Acts respecting an health-office, light-houses, beacons, &c.
State of the Union. The Resolutions on the Mint, & Navy, postponed. Read communications from Secretary at War, &c. To be printed. Also, communications from the Commissioners on the Sinking Fund.
A Committee for revising the Penal Laws, was raised.
MONDAY, Dec. 21. The subject of Post-Offices and Post Roads, was committed to a committee of nine.
Committee of ways and means. Messrs. William Smith, Sedgwick, Ma-
dyson, Baldwin, Gatliff, Bourne, Gilman, Murray, Buck, Gilbert, Isaac Smith, Blount, Patten, and Hillhouse, to whom is to be referred all reports from the Treasury Department, all propositions relating to revenue, and they are to report on the state of the public debt, revenues, and expenditures.
TUESDAY, Dec. 22.
Among the private business this day, was a petition from Nathaniel Appleton, Esq. Commissioner of Loans, for an increase of salary—and a petition from the Clerks in his office, on the same subject. Both committed.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23.
A petition against the treaty, signed by a number of the citizens of Virginia, was read and referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union.
The house then resolved itself into a committee of the whole Mr. Muhlenburg in the chair on the report of the committee of claims in favour of the prayer of the petition in case of Benj. Goodwin.
After much conversation on the merits of the case, a question was put upon agreeing to the report of the committee, which was carried in the negative, only 29 members voting in support of it. The committee then rose and reported their disagreement, and the House accepted the report of the committee of the whole.
A petition was presented by Mr. Gilbert, signed by sundry merchants and underwriters of New-York. They express their confidence in government, and rely on them eventually, for a compensation for their losses by British spoilation, should not the late treaty afford them the expected relief. Referred to a committee of the whole on the State of the Union.
Mr. Parker presented a petition from Virginia, against the treaty from one of the counties in that State. It was asked who it was signed by. Mr. Parker informed that, to the best of his knowledge, it was supported by the signatures of every freeholder in that county. The name of county we do not recollect.
THURSDAY, Dec. 24.
Four petitions from Virginia against the Treaty were presented, read and referred to the Committee of the whole on the state of the Union.
A motion was made for a joint resolve of the two branches of the Legislature for their adjournment till Monday. It was grounded on that part of the Constitution which declares that neither House shall adjourn for more than three days without a concurrent vote of the two branches.
There was opposition to the motion. It was insisted, that an adjournment from one day to the next was only adjourning from day to day; that an adjournment from one day to the day after the next, was an adjournment for one day, and therefore, that an adjournment from Thursday to the next Monday was an adjournment for three days only. It was also contended that if the words of the Constitution in this respect were doubtful, the House should not construe them to their disadvantage, by placing their adjournments, in cases like that now before the House, in the power of the other branch.
The motion for a joint resolution was lost by a great majority, and then on motion, the House Resolved that when they did adjourn it should be till Monday next.
It was suggested by Mr. Hillhouse that it would be really an economy of time, that the House should, for a week to come, meet at 12 o'clock, in order to give their numerous Committees time to digest the business referred to them. This motion was, upon the ground above stated, agreed to, without opposition.
A financial report from the Treasury department was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
A report from the Treasury department on sundry private petitions was read, ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee of claims.
A Committee of three agreeable to the resolution laid on the table, a few days since by Mr. Harrison, were appointed on the subject of weights and measures. Adjourned to Monday.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 20.
A gentleman just arrived from Kentucky, says he, was in the course of his journey, 12 days on the river Ohio. During that space of time, he met not less than four hundred boats loaded with passengers, waggons, an immense number of horses, &c. &c. going down the river for that state. The people on board are computed at six thousand. The families had some of them one, others two or three waggons, filled with furniture, flowed into the vessels.
Another gentleman, who came a few weeks ago, from the same state, by the way of the wilderness, as it is called, met on his journey with a body of two thousand people on their route to Kentucky. We insert these particulars on the attestation of gentlemen in the first rank of respectability, who were eye witnesses to the circumstances.
Last winter a report escaped into some publication, that the influx of the people to Kentucky had been greatly diminished. Two registers of Emigrants are kept, the one for Pittsburg, and the other for the route of the wilderness.—Upon enquiry, we learned, that the number of passengers considerably exceeded twenty thousand. The amount for the year 1795 will undoubtedly exceed thirty, and very probably fifty thousand souls.
BOSTON, Jan. 2.
[Yesterday arrived ship Outram, and brig Zephyr, each in 56 days from London; and Schooner Liberty, 58 days from Liverpool.—The accounts by these arrivals are not so late as are received at New-York.]
By the Schooner Liberty, Captain D.
Tear arrived at Baltimore, in 18 days from St. Kitts, we understand, that a few days previous to her departure, a vessel arrived from Barbadoes, which brought intelligence of the arrival of 25,000 troops from England.
Captain Folger, of the Schooner Eliza, arrived at Norfolk, in 20 days from Martinique, informs, that 15 sail of the line had failed from thence to blockade Guadalupe, and that in consequence it was declared in a state of siege.
At the date of our last accounts, the French army had began recrossing the Rhine.
NOTICE is hereby given to the following proprietors in the New-Hampshire Hotel and Portsmouth Pier, who are delinquent in paying the assessments made on their respective shares by the directors thereof, that unless the same are paid me by the 4th day of February next, their respective shares will be sold to pay the same, with incidental charges, at public auction at 3 o'clock, P. M. on said day, at the New-Hampshire Hotel.
Delinquent Proprietors. Jonathan Sherburne, Esq. 1 share, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, assessments due 225 Dollars.
Capt. John Seawards, 1 share, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th assessments, due 225 Dollars.
NATH'L A. HAVEN, Treasurer. Portsmouth, Jan. 8, 1796.
HATS.
James Rundlet
Has just received an extensive assortment of Ladies', Gentlemen's & Youths' Beaver HATS, which are for sale at a small advance. Other Goods as usual. Portsmouth, Jan. 7, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire, County of Grafton. To the Hon. Moses Dow, Esquire, one of the Justices of the Peace, and Quorum in and throughout said State.
THE undersigned owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Coventry, in said county, request that you notify and warn the proprietors and grantees, owners of lands in said township, to meet at the dwelling house of Obadiah Eastman, Esq. in said Coventry, on Wednesday the 24th day of February next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to vote and act upon the following articles, matters and things, viz.
1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting. 2d. To choose a proprietors clerk. 3d. To choose a committee to examine into the appropriation and expenditure of monies heretofore raised and granted by the proprietary, and to examine and settle the demands of all persons to whom the proprietary are justly indebted for services and expenditures. 4th. To vote, grant and raise such sum or sums of money as may then be adjudged expedient for making and repairing public highways in said town, and for such other purposes as may be deemed for the benefit of said proprietary. 5th. To choose and appoint assessors and a collector with necessary powers. 6th. To ratify and confirm any former votes and grants heretofore made by said proprietary. 7th. To pass all votes necessary to confirm or to regulate former pitches made upon certain lots of land by proprietors, and to direct how and in what manner pitches shall in future be made upon lots in said town. 8th. To vote to choose a committee in behalf of said proprietary to lay out roads, and to do and transact all such other matters and things as may be committed to their charge for the advantage of said proprietary. 9th. To vote and transact such other matters as may be thought proper for the good of the proprietors.
Nathaniel Peabody, Jonathan Hale pr. N. Peabody, Obadiah Eastman. Coventry, Dec. 1, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire, County of Grafton.
IN compliance with the aforesaid request to me made, I do hereby notify and warn all the proprietors & grantees, owners of lands in said township of Coventry, to meet at the time, place and for the purpose mentioned and set forth in the said aforesaid request.
Given under my hand and seal at Haverhill in said county, this first day of December, 1795.
MOSES DOW, Justice Peace, and of the Quorum in and throughout said State.

AUGUSTA, Dec. 5. A gentleman just arrived from St. Mary's, has favoured us with the following intelligence: That on the 21st of Oct. last, 300 men of land forces, and three armed vessels, under the command of Colonel Howard of the Spanish forces, moved up the Saint Mary with intention to invest or dislodge General Clark from his camp in East Florida; whilst Captain Fauche, with a detachment of his troop of militia dragoons, was marching up said river on the Georgia side, to prevent the refugees from rallying or forming a camp on the territory of the United States:—But on their arrival at and opposite Temple, they learned that Gen. Clark's men had dispersed, and the General himself given over the enterprise. It is supposed, in consequence of the peace between France and Spain.—Colonel Howard and Capt. Fauche had a friendly intercourse during their continuance at, and opposite Temple, and the Spanish officers seemed well pleased with the measures adopted by the governor of Georgia.
BOSTON, Jan. 4.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
Saturday arrived Capt. Edward Davis, in the ship Outram, 56 days from Gravesend (England)—a few days previous to his sailing from the Downs, there was experienced a severe gale of wind, which did great damage to the shipping—one West-Indiaman was sunk and every foul perished—10 sail of Colliers were drove over to Calais (France) and a number of ships of War, and other large vessels, that lay in the Downs were dismasted and otherwise materially damaged—that the Quiberon fleet, which had failed for Portsmouth, it was feared were also driven on the coast of France.
Kentucky Legislature.
On the 16th November, a petition was presented to the Kentucky Legislature, by sundry inhabitants of the County of Scott, setting forth, that the period of six years for which the Senators in Congress are appointed is too long, and praying that the Legislature will take the proper steps to procure an amendment to the Constitution of the United States in that respect.
The House of Representatives of the Kentucky Legislature in their answer to the Governor's speech which was unanimously adopted—expresses the following sentiment on the Treaty:
"Independent of the general provisions lately negotiated between America and Great-Britain, we think with you, Sir, that it is the indispensable duty of the States' Legislatures to express their sentiments of such parts of the Treaty as are unconstitutional, with the firmness and decency becoming the Representatives of freemen."
"This first exertion of the powers delegated to the President and Senate by the Constitution demands our serious attention."
The Senate of Virginia, have concurred with the House of Delegates, in their vote for amendments to the Constitution, 11 to 6.
The Courier of Havre to Nov. 9. announces the arrivals of American vessels at that port, viz. of the Robespierre, Fields, Tappahank; John and Jane, Adams, London; the brig Lyon, Lee, Peterburg, Virginia, consigned to citizen Munroe, bound to Hamburg; brig Hannah, Cox, Norfolk; Washington, Bailey, Peterburg, Virginia, consigned to citizen Munroe, bound to Hamburg; brig Nancy Corran, from Gurney (Eng.) in ballast; Succès, Babcock, Wilcasset; Eagle, Norden, Nantucket to Hamburg; Martha, Nicholson from Senegal to Nantes, put in to water.
Sailed from Havre—brig Anne, Dous, Boston.
Sailed, the Stamper, for Lisbon; brig Mary, Cutter, for Boston; brig Lucy, Seaward, Hamburg; Fanny Jones, do. Georges, Hedges, Salem.
Heavy S. W. winds prevailed in the channel during the whole of October, and continued until Nov. 5: much mischief was anticipated.
BASSETTERRE, (St. Kitt's) Nov. 10. By accounts from St. Bartholemews, we learn, that on Sunday the 1st inst. three large ships armed en flute, with soldiers and a large supply of artillery stores, arrived at Point Petre: and on Wednesday the 4th, a 64 gun ship and a frigate, with a further reinforcement of soldiers, arrived at Bassetterre—Guadaloupe, from France.
JANUARY 5.
From France—Latest.
On Sunday last arrived in this harbour Schooner Industry, Capt. Atkins, in 51 days from St. Maloes, in France. He failed from thence about the 13th of November, but brought no Newspapers. His oral intelligence is melancholy; but nevertheless it is our duty to detail it. He declares, that assignats have so much depreciated in value, as to exchange now at the rate of 3700 for a guinea. This depreciation greatly distressed and irritated the common people; who, after they had earned and received assignats, found it difficult, owing to their unstable value, to pass them to any one even for articles of subsistence.
They continually exclaimed against the New Constitution, which they conceived the cause of their recent misfortunes; they even remarked, comparatively, on their situation when they had a King; and sometimes breathed a wish for the restoration of Monarchy. They are at the same time very anxious for a Peace, even with England. About a week before sailing, news was received of fresh commotions at Paris. These were other disturbances than those early in October, which he also heard of; the particulars had not been received. The People had not elected their Representatives; and notwithstanding the prevalent dissatisfaction, no eruption had taken place.
From Gibraltar—Late.
Capt. Loring, from Gibraltar, in 50 days, arrived on Sunday, informs, That a fleet was expected there daily from England, with transports to take on board a number of troops, destined for the West-Indies, and which were in a state of preparation. 2400 troops were to be reserved, to do garrison duty at Gibraltar.
Extract of a letter from Port-au-Prince, Nov. 6.
"Fresh troops arrive daily. 600 have embarked within the last three days. As soon as a sufficient number are here, Leogane, will be attacked. Mirahalais has been several times attacked by the Brigands—but without success."
Capt. Wait, from Barbadoes, arrived at Charleston, informs, that at Barbadoes they were much alarmed, fully expecting that Capt. Richery's squadron was destined next for the West-Indies, and would arrive there before any reinforcement from England, and, that Barbadoes being the most windward island, would be first attacked.
The Maroons at Jamaica, continue to be very troublesome, although they have been worsted in several skirmishes.
An Embargo was lately laid to have been laid on the exportation of grain from the state of North Carolina;—which, however, is not the case.
The foreign intelligence in this day's paper is from France, by an arrival at New-York from Havre. An arrival here on Sunday last from St. Maloes, confirms the rapid depreciation of assignats, which occasions much murmuring, and is unjustly imputed to the effect of the New Constitution. Accounts of fresh disturbances at Paris, had been received; but as no papers have been brought, we are not made acquainted with the particulars.
The prospect of Peace in Europe, grows brighter daily. We think we may augur its approach by the middle of the ensuing summer. Some time will unquestionably be spent in negotiation—and the great question will turn on territorial possessions. The French will insist on keeping Belgium, &c. as parts of the Republic, and the coalessed Powers upon the status quo ante bellum, in every particular: But once a cessation of hostilities is proclaimed, a definitive treaty will ensue before fresh blood is shed.
From Port au-Prince, Nov. 6. we learn, that Leogane is to be attacked by troops from that place.
From PHILADELPHIA.—Dec. 26.
"Those who anticipated a tempestuous session, will, I am convinced be disappointed.—The new Members, and those who come from remote parts of the Union, have as yet seen only the loose inuendoes of the hasty-treaty condemners; and they will not form an opinion of the sentiments of the people of that instrument, from matter so crude and rash.—The writer, who signs Camillus, has, with an astonishing judgment, analysed the business completely. His researches are immense, his manner of communication, manly and easy—and his assertions unanswerable. He is a powerful Apostle, and many are his converts."
"Judge Rutledge you will hear is insane. The fact is daily corroborated. I have it from authority which mingles in the information the tears of pity and commiseration."
"Our Executive, so I am told by those who never deceive, has received dispatches from the Constituted Authorities of France, highly applauding the conduct of the PRESIDENT, and the government of the United States, as they respect that Republic. This I think you may rely on. I have conversed with a gentleman lately from Paris, who was in the
habits of intimacy with the leading characters of the French Convention; and who, when speaking of the United States, have invariably confessed, that she has acted as a Republic ought to act to preserve peace, and profit by the broils of Europe. This is true. What then will they say, to that man, who, to drag us into the quarrels of the Old World, first wished and strived to involve us in all the horrors of a CIVIL WAR? But justice will, I hope, overtake the imp of Robespierre! and teach the Vice-Roy of that tyrant, who wished to consider America, as a province of France, the respect due to an Independent nation."
The Salem paper of yesterday contains the following paragraph; "By a southern paper, we learn, that Judge Rutledge is so disordered in his intellects, as to render it necessary to have him constantly guarded, he having threatened and even attempted his own destruction." Accounts from the southward confirm this; and the paragraph in the last CENTINEL extracted from a South Carolina paper makes the event highly probable.
Commercial Memoranda.
The comparative arrivals from Foreign ports for the last three years, is an undeniable voucher of the rapid extension of the commerce of the United States; and a forcible refutation of the croakings of those who would lessen in the scale of nations the importance of our commerce.
In the year 1793, the number of entries from Foreign Ports [i. e. ports out of the United States] in the port of Boston, were 456, of which the ships were but 46.
In 1794, the same entries were 567, of which the ships and barques, were about 80.
In 1795, these entries amount to 725;—of which, the ships were 96, barques 5, snows 9, polacre, 1, brigs 185, lugger 1, Schooners 362, shallop 1, and sloops 65.
Capt. Bailey, from Demarara, 40 days, left there Capt. Ripley, Tappley, Wheelwright, and Eaton, of Boston.
Capt. Pepper, from England, left at Ramsgate, the Bald-Eagle, Atkins; Paragon, Hallet, and Capt. Phillips of Boston; the Mary, Jones, of Portland. Nov. 3, lat. 46, long. 30, spoke brig Jenny, of Norfolk, from Boston for Cherbourg. Dec. 3, lat. 42, long. 53, 37 spoke Schooner Helen, Craft, 30 days from Rochefort. Dec. 23, lat. 38 25, long. 67 30, spoke 2 brothers, of Kennebunk, 90 days from Brest, for Portland; short of provisions, and leaky.
NEWBURY-PORT, Jan. 5.
LOSS of the BRIG SALLY.
The brig Sally, owned by Major David Coffin, and commanded by Henry Parsons, failed from this port for Surinam. After being out 21 days, in lat. 29, long. 55, shipwrecked in a violent gale of wind, which dismasted the brig—the filled and immediately foundered. The Captain and crew were on the wreck 21 days, at which time they were espied by a ship from Barbadoes, Capt. M'Callan, bound to Liverpool, who very humanely took them off the wreck, and treated them with all the tenderness possible. The crew were providentially screened from any hurt, except Mr. Joseph Tralk, mariner, of this town, who died before they were taken up by the above ship.
[Capt. Parsons would publicly express his warmest thanks to the grateful Capt. M'Callan, for his benevolent disposition towards him and the surviving crew, when exposed every moment to the horrors of immediate death; and for his particular attention to them while on board his vessel, &c.]
They arrived at Liverpool 21 days, where Captain Parsons and crew experienced every possible tenderness from the American Captains, and the inhabitants of Liverpool—from whence Capt. P. took passage in the Schooner Liberty, Capt. Sprague, for Boston, where they arrived on Saturday last, in 55 days. The crew were left at Liverpool.
Sailed from Liverpool in company with—Ship Industry, Fletcher, of this port—the ship Friendship, Moulton, of Old York, the Schooner Apollo, Hilton, of Wilcasset, for Boston, and the ship Republican for Baltimore. The brig Catharine, Cazneau, for this port, was to sail next day after the Liberty. The following vessels were likewise to sail at the same time, viz. Brig Betsey, of Wilcasset, M'Cray, & Schooner Thomas, of Kingston, both for Boston—ship Hope, of Wilcasset, Fagon, for New-York. Left the brig Sophia, of Portland—ship Mary, of Wilcasset—
brig William, Decker, and the ship Elizabeth, do.
The bark Leonora, Robinson, for New-York, failed in company.
Schooner Rainbow, of Wilcasset, after being out three weeks from Liverpool, meeting with a heavy gale, was obliged to put back.
The brig Jay, of Boston, was seized at Liverpool, for taking on board Barley.
The Schooner Stork, Capt. John Edwards, of this port, arrived at Wilmington, Dec. 8, from Jamaica, after a passage of 90 days.
A Schooner, Capt. Coleby, of Portland, was cut out of Guadalupe by a British frigate, and sent to Antigua or Montserrat.
The American Eagle, from Norfolk, Virginia, has arrived at Portsmouth, England.
The Fanny, Jones, has failed from Havre, for Hamburg.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 9.
MARRIED —In this town, on Thursday evening last, Mr. BENJAMIN PENHALL, merchant, to the amiable and accomplished Miss LUCY HART, daughter of Mr. Richard Hart, merchant.
DIED at Newbury-Port last Tuesday night, Mr. Artemas Ward Trufell, lately of this town, aged 33 years.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE, District of PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
ENTERED FROM Brig Thomas, Seaward, Figuera. Brig Juno, Moore, South-Carolina. Ship Randolph, Greenough, ditto. Schooner Good-Intent, Smith, Virginia. Schooner Betsey, Trefethen, ditto. Schooner Thomas, Fernald, ditto.
THE Copartnership
of LUTHER & PHINEAS ELLIS under the firm of L. & P. ELLIS (Market-Street) is this day by mutual agreement dissolved, all persons indebted to said firm will please to make payment, and all who have any demands to exhibit their accounts to
Luther Ellis,
Who will continue the business in that place,
Has Imported
In the Neutrality, Captain Jenkins, and the Ann Capt. Moores (recently arrived in Boston) from London and Liverpool,
A large assortment of
GOODS,
which will be sold by Wholesale & Retail
(as the season is far advanced) at a very reasonable rate,
CONSISTING of
the following articles, viz. ¼, ½, ¾, 1 red, green and crimson Baizes; white and yellow Flannels.
Broad Cloths of the most fashionable colors, all prices; best and common Cassimeres; Forest Cloths; Serges; Duffsils; Lambkins; Coatings; Ratinets; Half Thicks; twill'd and plain Velvets; Thicksets; Corduroys; Denims; Jeans and Fustians; fancy Waistcoating.
Camblets for Mens' Cloaks; Wildbores; Cambleteens; Florentines; Satinets; Taborcens; Moereens; Joans; Calimancoes; Shalloons; Durants and Tammies.
A large assortment of Hosiery, viz. Mens' plated Silk and Cotton; fancy, twill'd, white, ribb'd and plain Cotton; plated Silk and Worsted, ribb'd and plain Worsted; Boys' Worsted; Ladies' white Cotton, some very fine—Mens' and Boys' Worsted Gloves; Mens' Worsted Caps.
A great variety of Chintzes and Calicoes, all prices, figures and qualities; Patch color'd, and purple Shawls; all sizes and prices; Cotton and Linen Handkerchiefs; black, Barcelona, Bandanno, Romal and Suftey Handkerchiefs; ¼ Irish Sheetings; ¼, ½ and ¾ Linens; Dowlaes; Cotton and Linen Checks; Mullinets and Dimothies; Book, Jacomet, Cobweb, strip'd, check'd, sprig'd & Tambor'd Mullins; Mullin Handkerchiefs; Lawns & Lawn Handkerchiefs.
Lustrings; black Modes and Satins; Silk Florentine, and Satins for Mens' wear; color'd Sarsnets and Tiffanies.
A beautiful assortment of fancy and plain Ribbons and Tapes; black and other color'd Plumes and Feathers; long & short Kid Gloves.
Oil'd Silk Hat-Cases.
Portsmouth, Dec. 31, 1795.
Fashionable Fresh GOODS Just Imported,
And now opening for sale cheap for cash at
Edward Parry's Store,
SIGN OF THE
LAMB AND FLAG, Market-Street,
AMONG which are
the following, 5000 yards of elegant assorted Chintzes, and printed Calicoes from 2s. to 5s. pr. yard; new fashion Lawn Dresses with Fes-toon borders; a large assortment of Book and Jacomet Mullins from 1/8. to 12/ pr. yard; Tambore, sprig'd and Japan Mullins from 5/ to 18/ pr. yard; a good choice of Mullinet and Corded Dimothies; Book and Jacomet Mullin Handkerchiefs; Gentlemens' Neck Handkerchiefs, sprig'd and color'd borders; a beautiful assortment of new fashion Mullin Shawls with clouded borders, from ¾ to ¾ wide; Chintz and purple Shawls; Linen & Pocket Handkerchiefs; Silk Bandanno, and black Silk Handkerchiefs.
Best superfine and middling Broad Cloths, various colors, and fine Cloths for Ladies' Habits; superfine Kersseymeres, all colors; Forest Cloths and Devonshire Kersseys of the best quality; Drab and plain do; Baizes and Flannels; Duffsils and twill'd Lambkins; Rose and Duffil Blankets; best twill'd Velvets; Corduroys and Thicksets; Satinets & Florentines; Russels and Calimancoes; Durants and Tammies; black Mode; Satins.
A good assortment of the best Lustrings; Sash and fancy Ribbons; French & English Thread Laces and Edgings; Ladies' new fashion Beaver Hats; Gentlemens' do; Silk, Cotton and Worsted Hose; a good choice of Irish Linens by the bolt, piece or yard; Irish and Russian Sheetings; Bed Ticks, &c.
Good Tow-Cloth taken as cash for any of the above articles. * * * Cash and the highest price given for FLAX-SEED.
Portsmouth, Jan. 7, 1796.
NOTICE.
THE time for the arrival and departure of the Western Post being altered on the 1st day of January inst., occasioned a derangement in the days proposed for the publication of the Gazette, as well as the Oracle; the Editors of those papers on mature consideration, after consulting all circumstances, have thought it would be more agreeable to their customers (as many of them take both papers) to have the days of publication as far distant from each other as possible; thereby to accommodate them, as well as to oblige their advertising friends (who have hitherto found it for their interest to advertise in both papers) they have agreed that in future the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE be published on Saturday mornings, and the ORACLE on the DAY on Wednesday mornings, at which times in future they will be regularly published at the respective offices.
The Editors flatter themselves, that this alteration will be pleasing to their subscribers, especially as many of them have been accustomed to the taking of two papers in a week, and by this arrangement of the days for publication, they will still have an opportunity of taking two papers a week that will furnish them with all the news both foreign and domestic, immediately after the arrival of the mails, together with the marine news by the arrivals in this port, as well as the occurrences in town and country.
The advantage that will be derived from taking both papers is obvious, the reader will have an opportunity of seeing all advertisements, the news, both foreign and domestic, miscellaneous pieces of sentiment, wit and humour, &c. &c. The advantage arising in advertising in both papers is still more obvious, as there are (and always will be) instances of one paper having a greater circulation in some towns than the other, and circulating in different directions—in short, there will be no pains spared to render both the GAZETTE and ORACLE as useful, entertaining and interesting as possible.
J. MELCHER, Editor of the Gazette. C. PETRIE, Editor of the Oracle. Portsmouth, Jan. 1796.

Fresh Goods.
Just imported from London by Eliphalet Ladd And to be sold as cheap as on the Continent, a variety of GOODS,
Suitable for the season, —ALSO— Buntin; Nets; Lines; Hooks, and Twine for the fishery. —Likewise— West-India Goods of all kinds, Glass, Teas, &c.
William Smith
Has removed from Market-Street, and opened STORE No. 7, on Portsmouth Pier,
Where he has now for sale, a quantity of GOODS in his line as usual, viz.
PUNCHEONS of High Proof Rum; barrels New- England ditto; pipes of French Brandy; Casks Malaga Wine; Ge- neva.
Hhds. & bbls. of Sugar; India Sugar of the first quality in bags of about 100 wt. each.
Chefts Bohea Tea; ditto Souchong ditto; Hysan ditto; Boxes Chocolate of first and second qualities.
Casks Raisins; Frails of ditto; Pepper; Allspice; Ginger per hundred dozen.
Barrels of Ship-Bread of different qualities; boxes of Can- dles; ditto of Bar-Soap.
Iron Hollow Ware per ton; Russia and Swedes Iron per ton or hundred; German Steel per faggot or hundred; English ditto; Iron Shovels per dozen; Nails of various sizes per cask; Sheathing Nail-Rods; Logwood per ton; Red- wood per ditto; Camwood.
Boxes of 50 and 100 feet English and Dutch Window-Glass of various sizes; Brimstone per cask or hundred; Copperas; Powder; Shot; Starch; Florence Oil; Boxes Lemons; Crown Soap; Cinnamon, &c.
Portsmouth, Nov. 21, 1795.
A grand chance for
20,000 DOLLARS. Tickets and Quarters in the Fourth Class of Harvard College Lottery, May be had of
Samuel Larkin,
In Market-Street, Where the prizes will be paid on demand.
Portsmouth, Jan. 1, 1796.
Land in Tuftonborough for sale; apply to John Goddard, Portsmouth.
NOTICE.
A QUANTITY of good and large Cellar Stones with some Beech and Pine Wharf Timber to be delivered at the open- ing of the river. Any person incli- ning to contract for the same, and for doing the Wood and Stone Work may make application to JONATHAN WARNER.
Portsmouth, Jan. 1, 1796.
ANTRIM.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of An- trim, who have not paid their penny acre tax for the two years past, affec- ted on their land for repairing roads and bridges in said town, agreeable to an act passed June 18, 1792; that so much of their lands as will pay the said tax, with reasonable inciden- tal charges, will be sold at public ven- due, at the house of Mark Woodbury, innholder in said Antrim, on the first Tuesday in February next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day, unless prevented by previous payment.
Margaret Green, } Ares. years. £. s. d. in the great lot } No. 5, lot No. 10, } 250 2 2 1 8 11, 13. George Jaffrey, Esq. } 900 2 4 10 0 in great lot No. 6, } William Bradford, } 20 2 0 3 4 Robert Holmes, } 100 2 0 16 8 Tomlinson & Ma- } 150 2 1 5 0 fon, intervalle farm, } Doctor Rogers, } 50 2 0 8 4 Judge Wyband, } 200 2 1 3 4 intervalle farm, } William Moor's heirs, } 403 1 1 14 5 JOHN DUNCAN, Collector. Antrim, Dec. 1, 1795.
JUST IMPORTED In the brig George , & for sale by James Sheafe, CANVASS, No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; a few casks dry white Lead, red ditto; Sheath- ing Nails and Bar Lead. Dec. 14.
NOW LANDING, AND FOR SALE, 100 barrels New Flour, AND A quantity of Turpentine, At William Smith's Store, No. 7, Portsmouth Pier.
FOR SALE BY
John Man, Opposite the State-House, RUSSIA and Swedes Iron; German and blistered Steel; 4d, 6d, 10d, and 20d Nails; Iron Hollow Ware; Iron Shovels; Fry- ing Pans; Flat Irons; Narrow Axe; 7 by 9 and 8 by 10 Glass pr. box; Welsh's Chocolate pr. box; Fresh Raisins pr. cask; brown Sugar pr. barrel;
English, St. Ubes & Rock SALT
pr. hhd. or bushel; Pollock Fish; Holland Gin; French Brandy, and A general assortment of West-India Goods and Groceries.
ALL persons having demands against the estate of SUSAN- NA DOWNING, late of Newing- ton, deceased, are desired to exhibit their claims for payment; and those indebted to make immediate pay- ment to
JOSIAH DOWNING, } Admin- istrator on said estate. Newington, Dec. 22, 1795.
J. & J. Goddard
Have for Sale, At their Store in Market-Street, RUM by the hogf- head or barrel.
Brandy of an excellent quality by the pipe or less quantity. Wines, Sherry, Colemanar, Lisbon, Red-Port, White-Port and Malaga.
Teas, Hysan, Souchong and Bohea. Loaf and Brown Sugar. Cotton, Coffee, Pepper, Spices.
Window-Glass, 10 by 8 & 9 by 7. Looking-Glasses, gilt and Mahogany frames.
Nails of all sorts. Bar-Iron. Nail Rods. German Steel. Painters' Oil and colors. Nova-Scotia Grindstones. Brimstone. Stoves, Kittenhouse and 10 Plate various sizes. Cambooses, Patent & com- mon.
—ALSO— A large and very general assortment of Hard-Ware Goods, by wholesale and retail, on the most reasonable terms for cash or approved credit.
Cotton Checks.
A superior quality of COTTON CHECKS, the colors warranted, at Bayley's Variety-Store, Sign of the Spinning-Wheel, Daniel- Street, by the piece or yard.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the township of Rumney, in the State of New-Hampshire, that the said proprietors at a legal meet- ing held in said Rumney, on the fif- teenth day of December, 1795, did vote to raise two dollars on each right in said town, to defray proprietors charges, which sum is assessed and committed to me to collect, I there- fore notify said proprietors and own- ers of land, that unless payment be made to me at my dwelling house in Rumney aforesaid, their lands will be adverted for sale, as the law directs. JOSEPH JONES, Collector. Rumney, Dec. 26, 1795.
Fairbanks & Sparhawk Inform their friends and customers they have removed from the new Brick Store, to that large and commodious Store lately occupied by Mr. William Smith, Where they have, and will constantly keep A general assortment of West-India Goods and Groceries, wholesale and retail, On the lowest terms for cash or country produce, viz.
W. I. and N. E. Rum, French Coniac Bran- dy; Holland's Gin; Sherry, Lisbon, Malaga, and White Port Wines. Hysan, Souchong and Bohea Teas; Loaf and Brown Sugars; Coffee; Chocolate; Raisins; Pep- per; Pimento; Cotton; Candles; old Pollock Fish;
Large Rock Salt.
Russia Iron pr. ton or hun- dred; 4d, 6d, 8d and 10d Nails; 30 bolts American Duck; Redwood; Logwood; Copperas and Alum. Portsmouth, Dec. 12, 1795.
NOTICE.
THE directors for Portsmouth Pier are ready to re- ceive proposals for contracts, viz.
For a quantity of Beech and Pine Wharf Timber, to be delivered at the opening of the river.
—Likewise— For building a number of Stores the ensuing year, in addition to those on Portsmouth Pier.
—Also— For building the wood work of the wharf the next year.
Any person or persons in- clining to contract for any of the above objects will make application to either of the subscribers at No. 1 or 2, Portsmouth Pier, who have for sale the
Red Store, now on
said Pier, being 48 by 24 feet, and will be sold a bargain. ELIJAH HALL, GEO: LONG.
Any persons having accounts open with the proprietors of Port- mouth Pier, are desired to settle them immediately with the subscriber. GEO: LONG for the proprietors. Portsmouth, Dec. 17, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire, County of Rockingham. To Jabez Hoit, one of the Justices of the Peace for said county. W HERE the subscribers, being own- ers of more than one sixteenth part of a tract of land, lying in the east part of Thornton (a township granted under the government of the late Province of New-Hampshire, by letters patent bearing date the sixth day of July, 1763) said tract con- tains about 14,000 acres, & bounds easterly by the east line of said Thorn- ton, and westerly by the east bounds of Thornton, 2d grant; do desire you the said Jabez Hoit to call a meeting of the proprietors of said tract to be held at the house of Obediah Carlton, innholder in Hampstead, in said county, on Wed- nesday the 27th day of January next, at 2 of the clock in the afternoon on said day.
1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting. 2d. To choose a clerk for said pro- priety. 3d. To agree on a division and severance of said tract among the several proprietors thereof, according to their respective interests therein. 4th. To raise on each original right, such sum of money as may be sufficient for severing said tract, and choose proper persons to assess and collect the same. 5th. To vote and agree on a meth- od to call their proprietary meet- ings in future. JOSEPH BLANCHARD, JOHN HOGG. Dated at Hampstead, Dec. 2, 1795.
Pursuant to the above request, (L.S.) I do hereby notify and warn the owners and proprietors of the above described tract of 14,000 acres, to assemble and meet at the time and place above mentioned, to vote and act on the several articles above set forth, and also order that this request and warn- ing be advertised in the news-papers as the State law directs. Given under my hand and seal at Chester, in said county, the 3d day of December, 1795. JABEZ HOIT, Justice Peace.
Variety Crockery and
Glass Ware Store In Buck Street, Sign of the Golden Teapot.
Abraham Isaac Respectfully informs his town and country customers, that he has just received a few bags of
Sea-Fowl & Geese FEATHERS, Fresh and Good. —Likewise—
A GREAT variety of Crockery, almost of all sorts and kinds, viz. blue and green edged Ware of all kinds; red, white and cream color'd ditto; large painted gallon Punch-Bowles; half gallon do; gal- lon Pitchers; half gallon do; Chi- na Tea Cups & Saucers, some com- plete sets; China Images for Man- tle Pieces; a great variety of Stone- Jugs and Pickle-Pots.
—ALSO— A very extensive assortment of Glass Ware, viz.
Decanters; English Wine Glasses; English double flint Tum- blers; Punch Tumblers; Glass Cans plain and painted; Vinegar Cruets; Salt Cellars and Mustard Pots. All of which he will sell very cheap in- deed. Constant attendance given, and every favour gratefully acknowledged.
To be Sold
At Public Auction, On MONDAY the 18th inst. at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, On the Premises,
The Dwelling-House
A Sit stands, lately occupied by Mr. Benjamin Chandler, late of Portsmouth, deceased. (The stones of the cellar excepted) said building must be taken off the land on or be- fore the expiration of 30 days from the day of sale.
Conditions of sale will be known at time and place aforesaid. GEORGE WENTWORTH, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, Jan. 8, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to all the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Croydon, in said State, that are del- inquent in paying the taxes assessed thereon for the year 1795, that unless they pay said taxes to me the sub- scriber, on or before the 8th day of February next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, as will pay said taxes with inciden- tal charges at the dwelling-house of Ebenezer Fletcher, innholder in said town, at 10 of the clock, A. M. on said day.
   No. Div. Acres. Cents. Names.     Jonathan Hail, 15 2 100 1 5 Jonathan Hail,   Seth Chase, 32 1 100 1 8 Seth Chase,   Jonas Warrin, 54 2 100 1 4 Jonas Warrin,   26 60 0 5   Meddow, 29 0 3 Meddow,   Timber, 5 0 3 Timber,   Ebenezer Rawson, 42 1 100 1 8 Ebenezer Rawson,   Samuel Sharman, 8 2 100 1 1 Samuel Sharman,   63 60 0 5   Meddow, 30 0 3 Meddow,   Timber, 5 0 3 Timber,   Josiah Pease, 13 2 100 1 8 Josiah Pease,   John Downing, 48 2 100 0 9 John Downing,   Benjamin Wood, 11 2 100 1 1 Benjamin Wood,   16 60 0 4   Benjamin Leland, 55 2 100 1 4 Benjamin Leland,   Timber, 2 0 3 Timber,   Daniel March, 69 1 100 1 8 Daniel March,   3 2 100 1 8   Timber, 59 60 0 8 Timber,   Eph'm Sharman, 46 60 0 5 Eph'm Sharman,   Meddow, 13 0 3 Meddow,   Timber, 17 0 3 Timber,   John Holland, 17 2 100 0 9 John Holland,   76 60 0 5   Meddow, 11 0 3 Meddow,   Timber, 1 0 2 Timber,   Antipas Holland, 66 2 100 0 9 Antipas Holland,   Meddow, 11 0 3 Meddow,   Rev. Mr. Parsons, 67 1 100 1 5 Rev. Mr. Parsons,   James Whipple, 42 60 0 7 James Whipple,   Phinehas Leland, 1 2 100 1 4 Phinehas Leland,   Solomon Leland, 70 60 0 7 Solomon Leland,   Jonathan Aldrick, 39 1 100 1 8 Jonathan Aldrick,   36 2 100 0 9   Solomon Chase, 57 1 100 1 8 Solomon Chase,   Timber, 45 2 100 1 4 Timber,   E'm Sharman, jr. 35 2 100 1 1 E'm Sharman, jr.   Gaius Wate, 59 2 100 1 8 Gaius Wate,   William Wate, 33 1 100 1 8 William Wate,   61 60 0 5   March Chase, 47 1 100 1 8 March Chase,   44 60 0 4   Meddow, 22 0 3 Meddow,    SHARMAN COOPER, Collector. Croydon, Dec. 16, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire, Grafton County, ss.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the proprietors and land own- ers in the township of Whitefield, in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, who have not paid to me the tax of four shillings and six pence on each right granted by said proprietors, on the first day of November 1774; the tax of ten shillings granted February 9th, 1775, and the tax of six shillings granted May 23, 1776; making in the whole twenty shillings and six pence on each right in said township; that so much of their lands as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold by the subscriber, at pub- lic vendue, at the dwelling house of Col. Joseph Kimball, innholder in Plainfield, in the county of Cheshire, on the third Tuesday in February next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, unless previously paid.
The names of the delinquents, o- riginal grantees, with the sum of 20/6 due from each, are as follows: Josiah Lang, Wm Farrington, Samuel Cate, jr. Ben'g Wentworth, Eph'm Pickering, Jere'h Clough, jr. Timothy Nash, Paul Wentworth, Henry Gerrish, Esq. William Simons, Joseph Hart, Ichabod Weeks, Jere'h Clough, Esq. Holten Johnson, John Hurd, Esq. Samuel Langdon, Aaron Sargent, jr. Josiah Harris, Mat'w Farrington, James Merrick, William Norton, Edward Berdean, Eleaz'r Richardson, Samuel Nutter, Josiah Harris, Benjamin Hurd, Nathan Johnson, Benjamin Rand, Joseph Hurd, Joseph White, Samuel Bartlett, Benjamin Hurd, jr. Aaron Newhall, John Flagg, Esq. Increase Newhall, John Lewis, James Gibson, Levit Clough, Nehemiah Rand, Isaac Hurd, Eliphalet Neal, Nathan Wait, Samuel Pickering, Thomas Clough, John Hodgdon, Patrick Dougherty, Samuel Harris, Phinehas Merrick, Benjamin Johnson, Abner Hains, Henry Oliver, Phinehas Hodgdon, W. Frothingham, Stephen Greenleaf, Jonathan Moody, Obed Merrick, T. M'Donnough, Aaron Merrick, Samuel Boltwood, N. Easterbrook, Roger Bartlett, John Marshall, Henry Clough, Stephen Gerrish, William Harris, Benj. Newhall, Thomas Rand, Samuel Cole, Abraham Stafford, Prop'rs Collector. Plainfield, Nov. 6th, 1795.
CHICHESTER,
State of New-Hampshire, Rockingham, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors & other owners of land in the town of Chi- chester, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1795, that so much of their land will be sold at public ven- due, on Thursday the 18th day of February next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. at the house of Jonathan Kenney, innholder in said town, as will pay the taxes, together with the inciden- tal charges, unless prevented by pre- vious payment.
   No. Div. Acres. Cents. Names.     Hunking Penhallow, 4 17 1 50 Hunking Penhallow,   Peter Weare, jr. 1 32 1 26 Peter Weare, jr.   Daniel Seavey, 1 8 1 50 Daniel Seavey,   Capt. R. Currier, 4 19 1 50 Capt. R. Currier,   Joseph Wells, 1 19 8 50 Joseph Wells,   Joseph Jennens, 4 13 1 50 Joseph Jennens,   John Cram, Esq. 1 29 2 50 John Cram, Esq.   ditto 4 77 12 50 ditto   Jonathan Lock, 4 23 1 32 Jonathan Lock,   William Pepperill, 1 34 1 26 William Pepperill,   Stephen Sanborn, 4 75 12 44 Stephen Sanborn,   S. Sanborn, half paid, 4 68 11 50 S. Sanborn, half paid,   Owner unknown, 4 69 11 46 Owner unknown,   Doctor Gale, 1 15 4 32 Doctor Gale,   ditto 1 24 1 50 ditto   William Burns, 4 2 7 50 William Burns,   Jennens & Garland, 4 6 2 50 Jennens & Garland,   ditto 4 7 2 50