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the close of the session before the report was agreed to; and had it not been for the persevering efforts and repeated exertions of that member, and a few others, this business, interesting as it is to the nation, would have been for the present defeated.—While the continuation of the necessary revenues for this purpose was under discussion, the then secretary of the treasury Mr. Hamilton, sent in a very able report, which in addition to a variety of valuable matter, evinced the necessity of these revenues, without, however diminishing the opposition to them.
This report recommended to Congress several important points, some of which were incorporated in the act for the reduction of the debt; by that act sinking fund is constituted, composed of the surpluses of revenue; of the bank dividends, and of the proceeds of the western lands when sold. This fund will not only amply suffice to pay off so much of the six per cent. and deferred debt as the government has the right to redeem, but will leave an overplus for purchases of stock in the market. To prevent the misapplication, or division of this fund, from this intended use, the monies belonging to it are vested in the commissioners of the sinking fund, as property in trust , to be applied to the discharge and redemption of the debt; and the faith of the government is solemnly pledged, that they shall be inviolably applied to that purpose and no other. Tho' this provision was the end in the act, and the key-stone of the system, it was opposed with a warmth which could only be expected from those who wished the debt never to be discharged, and which astonished, by the quarter from which it came.
The invariable experience of those countries which are groaning under enormous debts, ought to have admonished every reasonable mind, that to leave the monies of a sinking fund unable to be diverted on every occasional exigency, from the purposes of its institution, would be to defeat every serious effort to get out of debt. The reasonableness of the things and the exertions of the friends of the system, prevailed over an opposition, founded on a pretended zeal for the liberty of the House of Representatives, to do and undo at its pleasure. Fortunately a system is now established which does not less honour to the wisdom and patriotism of its promoters, than it reflects lustre on the Government of the United States. To establish a sinking fund, inviolable , and unalienable, which is to be steadily applied to the reduction of the national debt, until the whole of it be discharged; and which fund is competent to the discharge of the whole debt, within a short period of years , is a great and glorious measure, the example of which is first given by the United States to the nations of Europe.
The sale of the Western Lands will, it is hoped, hereafter, considerably increase the strength of the Sinking Fund . A bill, for opening land offices in the territories North and South of the Ohio, was reported to the House, but the delay produced by the opposition, which has been mentioned, occasioned a postponement of it to the next Session. But this fund certainly will not yield much, if the speculations in the territory sold by Georgia, should draw adventurers to that quarter. It is imagined however, and not without reason, that the energetic measures, contemplated by the government of the United States, will altogether dispirit the projects of the purchasers of that territory.
A new militia system was also bro't forward; but a difference of sentiment on a fundamental principle, and the lateness of the Session, induced a postponement to the next Congress. In the mean time a thousand copies of the bill are printed, in order to be distributed throughout the states and thereby to invite information, and obtain the sentiments of the people, on a subject as difficult as it is interesting.
Several other matters engaged the attention of Congress, during the Session; Some acts have passed for ameliorating the revenues of the United States; and affording additional benefits to commerce and navigation; thus a Session has closed, with as much harmony as has been witnessed since the establishment of the government, which may truly be said to have been as beneficial to the nation as any former Session.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Tuesday, March 3d, 1795. RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be requested to receive proposals from any person skilled in the art of Stenography, or capable of reporting debates with accuracy, and report the same to this House, at the commencement of the next Session, with his observations and opinion respecting the qualification of the said person or persons for the said duty, to the end that this house may be enabled to appoint one or more persons as officers of the house, for the valuable purpose abovementioned.
Extract from the Journal, JOHN BECKLEY, Clerk. ** Proposals will be received by the Secretary of State, in pursuance of the foregoing Resolution. Department of State, March 5, 1795.
BOSTON, March 18. NEUTRALITY SUPPORTED.
The flagrant deviations from the Neutrality enjoined by the laws of the United States, and the President's Proclamation, permitted in South Carolina , we are happy to learn are checked by the present patriotic and Federal Governor of that State. Condemnation of prizes are forbid—though shelter is allowed both for the privateers and prizes, agreeably to treaty. Several prizes have lately been carried into Charleston .
From the Boston Chronicle.
LATEST European Intelligence.
[NEW-YORK, March 12. By the Diana, Capt. Emery, in 58 days from Bristol, we have received London papers to the 8th of January, from which we have extracted the following information:—]
LONDON, Jan. 6. THE Dutch mail due on Monday, has not arrived, that due on Friday, arrived at a late hour last night. Two messengers also arrived, viz. Mr. Bazalico, from Corsica, and Mr. Hunter, from the army in Holland.
The mail brings little fresh intelligence from the Rhine. Our letters from Mannheim, of the 22d of December, informs us, that on the night of the 15th, the Imperial garrison, stationed in the fleches on the left bank of the Rhine, made a sortie with several guns, and 200 pioneers, to destroy a new redoubt the French had begun to construct on the highway leading to Mundenheim. This attempt succeeded, with the loss of only nine men wounded, on the part of the Austrians. We are ignorant of the loss of the French, who, however, resumed their employment in the morning. On the morning of the 17th, a new sortie was made from the fleches, against the besiegers stationed on the road leading to Mundenheim.
For an account of the operations of the French on the Waal, we refer our readers to the following letters from our correspondents in Holland and with the
BRITISH ARMY.
December 25.
The bridge at Pannauden, as well as that of Arnheim has been carried away by great bodies of ice from the upper part of the river. This circumstance straitens us much for forage, an article of which, before we had not a full supply; for now we have only left to us a difficult communication with the other side of the Rhine, by means of boats; but Providence is likely soon to remove this difficulty, for there is every appearance, that not only the Rhine, but also the Waal will soon be frozen over.
The bombardment of Grave has ceased for some days. The general opinion is that the hardness of the ground, occasioned by the frost, prevents the besiegers from proceeding with their works against the place.
December 26.
We are so circumstanced at present, that the most fertile imagination cannot form any opinion respecting our future operations. Our army which occupies the grounds along the banks of the Waal, is so posted, and had taken such precautions, that with every hope of success, we might have disputed with the enemy, the passage, if the river had continued open; but already it is frozen over in different places, especially above Tiel. This circumstance to which our tactics do not apply, should the frost only continue for two days longer, is likely to make our situation most critical; for, by all accounts, the enemy are so numerous, that it will hardly be possible, with such a disparity of force, to prevent any effectual opposition to their progress.
The British troops are very sickly: Such, however, as are in health, are in good spirits, and actually wish for a Field Day, to relieve them from the mortifying situation, in which, circumstanced as we are, we have for some time found ourselves. Let the issue be what it would, Winter Quarters, they think, would be one consequence of an action.
December 27.
We have just received information that, early this morning, a strong column of the French crossed the Meuse, on the ice, near the village of Driel. The Dutch, either unable or not inclined to oppose them, gave way, in every direction. The enemy soon made themselves masters of the Bommelwaart; for even the town of Bommel itself made little or no opposition, such of the troops as could get off retreating with precipitation across the Waal. The French have taken a number of prisoners, besides possessing themselves of the gun-boats and hospital vessels.
December 28.
The French, after making themselves masters of Bommel, lost some little time in attempting to cross the Waal, from which they were then only a little distance. From the superiority of their numbers they soon bore down all opposition—indeed, they hardly met with any. We have not yet learnt the particulars of the attack: We only know in general, that they have fairly established themselves on this side of the Waal.
December 29.
Orders were issued last night, for the army to hold themselves in readiness to march at a moment's warning. Orders were, at the same time, issued to General de Burgh, to remove the hospital with all possible expedition. Our army which lately consisted of 17,000, is now reduced to less than 10,000 effective men.
The Rhine as well as the Waal, is now frozen over. The French, we learn, are moving towards Gorcum; but we are ignorant of their numbers. We expect soon to come to an action with the enemy, unless we prevent it by our usual expedient—A Retreat. It is hardly possible that any circumstance, a treaty excepted, can prevent the French from soon making themselves masters of Holland. It is impossible to describe the concern and anxiety exhibited on the countenance of almost every man among us who has any direction of our operations.
Dutch Correspondence.
UTRECHT, Dec. 28.
The severe frost which set in eight days ago, having formed surfaces of ice in several parts of the Meuse, Waal and Leck, rivers which cover a part of Guelderland, as well as this province and South Holland, different expedients have been resorted to, which have not at the same time prevented the French from profiting by this circumstance, to penetrate into the interior of the country. The orders the Dutch troops received, to confine themselves entirely to the defensive, appear not to have influenced the conduct of the French: We accordingly received the very unpleasant information last night, that at half past five in the morning of yesterday, the enemy crossed the Meuse, with a strong column near the village of Driel. The troops which occupied this post, much inferior in numbers, endeavoured ineffectually to repulse them; constantly relieved and reinforced by new bodies of troops, they pushed on, made themselves masters of the Bommel Waart, and cut off the Dutch divisions posted near Roffum and Fort St. Andre. The latter retreated towards the city of Bommel, and having been joined by the garrison, still made a resistance there; it was impossible, however, to support the attack of such numerous forces, and save the place: Those who could contrive to gain the opposite bank of the Waal, retreated thither, while the rest were made prisoners. The latter consist of a division of the regiment of Frize-Orange, another of that of Hohenlohe, and a Swiss division. The gun-boats stationed in that part were not only useless, but having been frozen in, fell into the hands of the French, as did also two large boats which were employed as hospitals. We also learn, that the crossing of the Meuse by the French, in a part where that river is very near the Waal, has been followed by the crossing of the latter river: We have as yet, however, no authentic relation of the particulars. Several Imperial regiments belonging to the army commanded by Generals Alvinzy and Werneck, which line the banks of the Rhine from Wessel to Arnheim, have marched to this city, where, as well as in the neighbouring districts of Guelderland, they have fixed their quarters.
HAGUE, (Hol.) Dec. 28.
At a very early hour this morning, a Courier arrived here with the following intelligence:
On the 27th, (yesterday) the French made a general attack on all the points of the frontier of the State; They were the more successful because the ice in the rivers and inundations had been rendered so strong by the severe and continual frost, as to enable them to cross without difficulty, and to attack our posts in front and rear. They thus forced the troops of the state to retreat, to prevent their being entirely cut off.
In this way the enemy became masters of the Canton of Bommel; and as they had crossed the Waal, a part of the troops stationed in the aforesaid Canton, near Bradan, retreated during the night to the vicinity of the Dyke of Daem, to prevent their being cut off on either side of Gorinchem, which would otherwise have been the case. The other troops in the Canton of Bommel, who had repaired to the second position, retreated towards Gorinchem, leaving behind them several hundreds of men.
In the Longfrent all the posts were attacked at the same time; and from thence the enemy proceeded to the posts of Capellen and Wespick, which, after an obstinate resistance, were obliged to retreat towards Geertrudenberg.
At ten in the morning the enemy also attacked the right wing of the line of defence, stationed in the wood between Geertrudenberg and Breda; they turned the lunette constructed there, and at the departure of the Courier, were employed in attacking the forts of Steelhoven.
The posts of the pafs of Swartenberg and Lomsgat, having been both forced by a great superiority, the troops at Zevenbergen, to prevent their being cut off, retreated to Willemflade.
The only account we have received respecting the post of Jer Hyde, states, that the Dragon Guards belonging to that post, had reached Willemflade. By this it would appear that the line of Breda has been already forced, and the communication with that fortress thus cut off. We are in the mean time impatiently waiting for further details.
JANUARY 8.
The fate of Holland has probably been decided by this time, as it was determined by General Walmoden, who is Commander in Chief of the British and Hanoverian troops in the absence of the Duke of York—in concert with General Harcourt—that a general engagement with the French should be hazarded on the last day of the old year.
The Allied forces amounted to fifty thousand effective men—those of the enemy were computed at one hundred thousand, but so circumstanced from situation and disposition, as to warrant a hope, that the decision would be highly advantageous to the general cause of the Allies, and prove the salvation of Holland.
In this belief we are warrantable in saying, that the best informed men from Holland now in England are extremely sanguine; and they do not hesitate to declare, that they entertain no doubts for the safety of their country.
A few days, perhaps a few hours after this appears, it will be known how far they are justified in their presumptions.
GORCUM.
This place may now be considered as the key of Holland; and the following account of the true position of the French near that fortress is inserted, lest the well-informed part of the public should be amused with false hopes, and led
into a fool's paradise, by cunning or designing men.
The French are in possession of Bommelwaart, on the Island side formed by the confluence of the Meuse and the Waal, save only the castle of Lovenstein, a fortified house, where Count Byland is confined for life, for the surrender of Breda.
This place is surrounded only by a ditch. Gorcum may be bombarded from thence across the river, and that town is neither caisenetted nor strong in itself, independent of the inundations.
Having crossed the Waal at Bommel, after the Dutch had lost all their gun-boats, &c. and part of three regiments at this place, they occupied the digne, or road upon the back of a ditch about eight feet high, along the Waal, towards Gorcum, about three hours as they call it there, about nine miles to that town.
Gorcum was the place where the principal column of the Prussians marched towards Amsterdam, in 1787, and it was taken after a very slender resistance. From thence to Rotterdam in four hours, and to the Hague about seven hours journey.
Hence the absurdity of the idle report that gained ground on Tuesday, of their being repulsed and driven across the Waal by General Dundas; because our troops, in that case, must have attacked them on a digne, and have marched across a plain covered with water, or perhaps frozen over.
BOSTON, March 19.
O B S E R V A T I O N.
The progress of the French into Holland does not contradict any information we have heretofore given, with respect to the interesting prospect of a separate peace with the Dutch. The French are too wise to let pass a favorable moment of securing these advantages, unless an actual cessation of hostilities had been agreed on; and to agree on a cessation of arms, until they were sure of their object, would have been repugnant to every principle of sound policy or justice. The French did not commence hostilities with the Dutch—the Dutch, on the other hand, as a nation, were exceedingly opposed to a war, but they were forced into it by the overbearing influence of the British Cabinet, or their Supreme Executive.
It must be the object of the French nation, therefore, to destroy this undue influence of England, and in order to do it they will assist in throwing the whole power of the nation into the hands of the people; they probably will not negotiate with the Stadtholder. This officer therefore, will protract the war to the great injury of his country for his own particular benefit—But the Dutch may have a peace with the French by the sacrifice of the Stadtholder and the establishment of a Democratic Constitution.
The noted insurgent, David Bradford, has escaped into the Spanish territory. There let him stay.
Extract of a letter dated Amsterdam, January, 7, 1795.
“We are here groaning under the burdens of the WAR. The French are expected daily, being already in Guelderland. May GOD give us soon a desirable peace; about which to obtain, two commissioners sent from the states to Paris, are employed.”
From PHILADELPHIA, March 10.
I M P O R T A N T.
Extract of a letter, dated Baltimore, March 5th, 1795.
“Capt. Blaney has just arrived here.—He is a special messenger from Mr. JAY to our Executive, with dispatches containing THE TREATY OF AMITY and COMMERCE between this Country and Great-Britain. Capt. Blaney left London the 17th of Dec. in the ship Thomas, Captain Vickery, and arrived at Norfolk on Friday last. To-morrow morning he leaves this town for your city. He does not appear to be acquainted with the particulars of the treaty.”
The Messenger with the Treaty from England, arrived at Philadelphia, the 7th inst.
AS many persons have doubted the practicability of the decree of the French Convention, ordering each department to furnish a vessel of the line, we are happy in being able to lay before our readers an authentic account of the manner in which this extraordinary decree is carrying into execution. Throughout the whole republic are immense forests, which are fostered with great care, for the purpose of supplying fuel and timber for the nation. In these forests, the interior departments, which are not furnished with sea ports are at present engaged in building the vessels they are required to provide. When finished, they are to be propelled to the sea ports on rollers, and there they are to be finally equipped for sea. The stupendous efforts making in this respect, have never been equalled by any nation in the world, and leave little doubt as to the final issue of the war. (The information here given, rests on the authority of a gentleman of the first respectability, who left France in the month of November.)
M A R I N E I N T E L L I G E N C E.
Yesterday morning arrived here the fast sailing brig Mars, Capt. Thomas Smith, in 8 days from Charleston—who informs, that the ship Mercury of this port was stranded on the bar in going out. Arrived there, March 6, the brig Mary of Newbury-Port, who had been blown off the Coast. March 10, lat. 36. long. 74, spoke the ship Apollo of Portsmouth, N. H. 40 days from Jamaica, bound for Norfolk.

Extracts taken from Captain Hampton's Journal, lately arrived at Philadelphia, from Guadalupe.
Feb. 28th ult. in lat. 33, long. 74. spoke the brig Fortune, Capt. Easton, of and from Newbern, N. C. bound to Antigua, all well.
Dec. 9th, 1794. The British General Prefcot had evacuated Baffeterre, and left in the fort 2000 barrels of powder, a quantity of provisions, and the fort in good order. The 28th do. news arrived at Port-Libre, formerly called Port Louis, from Point Petre, now named Port Liberty, of the arrival of Capt. Barnes of an American brig, belonging to Hartford, (Connecticut,) who informed at Port Libre, that three days before, in lat. 17 N. he fell in with a French fleet, consisting of 14 line of battle ships, ten frigates, besides a number of transports, having on board twelve thousand troops, which he understood were destined for Guadalupe; and also of the arrival of an English ship, from Halifax, off Baffeterre, under English colors; the fort shewed the same, and in consequence of which, she came to an anchor, where she was immediately taken possession of by the French, on board of which were 350 troops, who were prisoners of war, besides 80 troops from Dominico, who all came to the assistance of General Prefcot, not knowing that he had evacuated Baffeterre.
Jan. 6th, intelligence was received at Port Libre, that the Pike a French frigate had engaged with the Blanche, an English frigate, which kept a running fight until she got near the Saints, where she was joined by the Bellona, an English 74; the French frigate fought with uncommon bravery; she carried away the English frigate's main and mizen masts, and was preparing to board her, when the 74 came up and carried away all her masts, after which she fought along side of the 74, until her Captain was killed in the action: the Captain and first Lieutenant of the Blanche, were both killed, besides a number of men on both sides. The French frigate was carried into St. Kitts. The same evening a French fleet arrived at Port Liberty, consisting of two frigates and ten armed store ships, having on board between 8 and 9000 troops. The engagement between both frigates, prevented the British from capturing any of the rest of the French fleet. When the French commodore landed at Point Petre, he was coolly received by citizen Victor Hughes, and impeached with cowardice; in consequence of which he was put under arrest, and his trial to come on in a short time after. A new commissioner had arrived at Guadalupe; but Victor Hughes, it is said is invested with power over him. On the 7th do. the Concord and her tender, with a number of Frenchmen on board had arrived at Port Liberty from America, the principal part of the troops which arrived there, from France, formerly belonged to Martinique, Guadalupe and St. Lucie, whose property were taken from them both by sea and land when the British got possession of the above places; many of them complain that their property had been taken out of American vessels by the British, and in return they are determined to be amply compensated for their losses, that is, by taking English property out every neutral vessel they can capture; and further, that they will take out of the cargoes of every vessel taken, either bound to or from British ports, for these reasons, that the British prevented American vessels from carrying provisions into any of the French islands, previous to the present war.
It is generally believed that neutral vessels, carrying English property, from any of the islands now in their possession, will be captured and their cargoes taken out for the use of the Republic.
On the 25th of Dec. the schooner Dairy Maid, Capt. Gardner, of and from Baltimore, bound to Grenada, was carried into Port Libre, by a French privateer brig, and the sloop Confidence, Capt. Bradbury, of Newbury-Port, from Tobago, with a cargo of Rum, was also sent in there, and her trial was to come on next day after I failed from that place. The brig Harmony, Capt. Dumphy, was to have failed from Port Liberty on the 10th of Jan. for Philadelphia.
The schooner Lucy, Capt. Nelson, belonging to the Northward, the sloop Delia, Captain M'Intire, belonging to New-York, and another American vessel, name unknown, were to sail from thence about the same time; several American vessels, which lay at Marigalant, when the French re-took that island, were immediately taken possession of, for trading with the British and Aristocrats; among the number of vessels taken at the above place, were the brig Sally, Hayes, of Philadelphia, a brig belonging to New-York, the rest names unknown.—49 Aristocrats, or disaffected people at Marigalant, were sent to Port Liberty, where the whole were guillotined in one day, besides many more who had prepared themselves to embark for America, had shared the same fate, and their properties confiscated, for the use of the Republic.
Mr. Michael Morgan O'Brien, a citizen of Philadelphia, resident at Marigalant, went from thence to Port Liberty, in order to clear out the brig Sally, Hayes—but a dispute arose between him and Victor Hughes, and in consequence of which he was arrested and committed to prison, where he remained for 12 days and none of the Americans were permitted to see him, notwithstanding repeated applications were made by American Captains then in port, but all to no purpose. It was generally believed that Mr. O'Brien, would soon be released as he had acquired a number of friends among the French.
On the 19th of January, failed from St. Eustatia, left there the brig Dedalus, Capt. Holden of Petersburg. Capt. Holden informed that he had been at Barbadoes, when an English fleet had arrived at Martinique, having on board
2500 troops. The English maritime force to windward was laid to be 10 line of battle ships, with as many frigates, the French had in the harbor of Port Liberty, two 50 gun ships, 5 frigates, and from 50 to 60 transports, provision and merchant ships.
The Amicable disposition of the British to the Americans, still Conspicuous!!!
A gentleman has favoured us with a paper printed at Charlestown, (S. C.) of the 11th inst. which contains a letter from Captain Oliver Pendleton, dated Bermuda, Feb 5, to his owner in that city; wherein he informs him, that his vessel and cargo, had on that day, been libelled, and that he expected the vessel and cargo would be condemned, as they continue condemning all American vessels coming from French ports;—and that 2 other American vessels, were in the same situation.
The latest accounts from Europe, are to Jan. 8.—WAR was still the "order of the day and night." The details will be continually arriving.
The ship that brought the Treaty to Norfolk, had 94 days passage from London! David Blaney, Esq. was the confidential bearer of the Treaty.
Capt. Vickery, who commanded the ship that brought the original COMMERCIAL TREATY from England, says, that it was considered there as highly favourable to America.
The United States, it is expected, will speedily be at PEACE, WITH ALL THE WORLD.—LAUS DEO!
The exports from the port of Charleston, (S. C.) from Oct. 1793, to Sept. 1794, amounted to Three Millions, eight hundred and sixty-nine thousand, and twenty-one dollars!!!
THE PRESIDENT'S birth day, has this year been celebrated with unusual federal eclat. In several parts of Virginia it was celebrated on Sunday—and the day saluted both by the French and English armed vessels there.
Submission to the Laws is now the "order of the day" in the late insurgent counties of Pennsylvania.
A vessel arrived at the Vineyard from Jamaica, passed thro' a Fleet of eleven French men of War.
PHILADELPHIA, March 13th.
Yesterday arrived here, the schooner Dove Capt. Town from Marigalante, via St. Eustatia, left the former place on the 4th ult and the latter on the 8th do.
He was informed at Marigalante, that 3000 troops only, had arrived at Port Liberty, from France, and that a fleet of 60 sail of armed vessels including transports and store ships with a number of troops on board, were getting ready at Port Liberty, to go against Martinique, which place, they expected to conquer in a short time.
Capt. Town, says that the Commodore of the French fleet, who was arrested at Point a Petre, at his arrival there, was honorably acquitted and that Mr. O'Brien, was still kept in confinement.
He also informs, that all the Americans which were detained at Marigalante, had been released, and that the brig Sally, Hayes, was to have failed from thence for Philadelphia in a short time after he left that place.
NEW-YORK, March 9.
Arrived, Saturday evening, the brig Maria, Capt. Barnard, from Port Liberty, formerly called Point-Petre, Guadalupe, which place he left the 10th Feb. and brings the account of the fleet arriving there from France, one 74 gun ship, two frigates, one sloop of war, two corvettes and 8 transports, with 4 thousand troops on board; one of the transports was taken off Diabada, by the Bellona, 74 gun-ship. Before Capt. Barnard failed, the Capt. of the French ship, that fought the Blanche, had returned on parole; THE BLANCHE HAD STRUCK BEFORE THE BELLONA CAME IN SIGHT.
Capt. Barnard, left in Point-Petre, 22 sail of American Vessels, waiting for their turn for payment.
Capt. Barnard was boarded by the Bellona, an English 74 gun ship, and was politely treated. The Capt. of the Bellona shewed Capt. B. a proclamation from the Governor of Martinico to bring into port all neutral vessels bound to a French port.
Capt. B. spoke on his passage the ship Cumberland of Portland, from Norfolk, in lat. 21. 40, long. 65, 30, eleven days out, bound to Jamaica.—Also, the fchr. Sally, from Water Million quay, North-Carolina, John Eventon, master, 100 miles East from Cape Hatteras, short of water; Capt. B. supplied him.
From SALEM, March 17.
Capt. GRANT, in the brig Union, arrived yesterday at Marblehead, in 56 days from Lisbon. A few days before he failed, a packet arrived from England, with information of a French Fleet of 33 ships of the line, besides frigates, being in the English Channel, and capturing all the inward bound merchantmen—and that Lord Howe was preparing to go out to engage them. Capt. G. heard nothing at Lisbon of the capture of Amsterdam.
From Marblehead we learn, that during the late Gale every vessel in the harbor was drove on shore. Two Schooners were overset, one sunk, damaged it is supposed past repairing, and thirty-three went on shore, most of which have been got off. The damage is estimated from seven to ten thousand pounds.
The Schooner Aurora, Capt. Waters, of this port, lately carried into Jamaica, has been "legally adjudicated" and vessel and cargo condemned.
A Schooner belonging to Halifax was cast ashore in the late storm at Gloucester—one man drowned, part of the cargo and the vessel entirely lost.
PORTSMOUTH, March 24.
At the opening of the District Court for New Hampshire, in this town, on Tuesday last, JUDGE PICKERING delivered the following pertinent charge to the Grand Jury.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury,
Were man to live in a state of nature, unconnected with other individuals, there would be no occasion for any other laws than the law of nature, and the law of GOD, neither could any other possibly exist; for a law always supposes some superior; and in a state of nature we are all equal, without any other superior but Him, who is the author of our being.
But when man becomes a member of society, his condition is not more altered, than his obligations multiplied. He must surrender many of his natural, to secure his civil rights; resign his native sovereignty for dependance on society; contribute his part towards the support and defence of the whole; and yield obedience to the will of the community.
The very act of associating implies that the whole should protect all its parts, and that every part should pay obedience to the will of the whole, or in other words; that the community should guard the rights of each individual member, and that each individual member should submit to the laws of the community; without which submission, it would be impossible to extend protection to any.
Notwithstanding the obligations resulting from the social compact, slender indeed would be the cords of government, were mankind not driven by their wants and fears to union; and more brittle than the thread of life, would be the tie of submission, were we left to argument alone for investigating the duty we owe to government. The investigations of reason are gradual, but the decisions of conscience prompt. If justice, benevolence, gratitude, and other private duties, are supported and enforced by the moral sense, it would be strange indeed, were nature deficient, with respect to public duty only! But nature is not deficient in any branch of the human system. Government is no less necessary for society, than society for man; and by the very frame of our nature, we are fitted for government, as well as for society. The moral sense which binds individuals to be just to each other, binds them equally to submit to the will of the community; and we have a sense of fitness and rectitude in obeying the laws of government, and a sense of wrong of guilt, and of meriting punishment, when we transgress them. Wherefore we must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but for conscience sake.
Providence has thus kindly fixed two anchors to the political vessel, to keep her steady against the storms of insurrection, and the current of innovation. Though obedience to civil government is the doctrine of revealed, as well as natural religion; yet what shall be the form of government, who shall be its rulers, in what circumstances, and to what degree they shall be obeyed, is the province of human reason, and of human laws to determine.
The Federal Government, consisting of so many sovereign states, so different in extent of territory, wealth, population, manners, habits, laws, and modes of judicial decision, is of a singular and delicate nature, and will ever require the same spirit of patriotism and of virtue, which founded to cement the union. This spirit laid the foundation, and the loss of it destroyed the ancient republics of Greece and Rome.
These successive mistresses of the world, elated with prosperity, effeminated by luxury, and distracted by intestine broils, were taught too late; that neither Macedonian, Phalanx, nor Roman Legions, would save them from the consequences of their own vices, or prevent their falling an easy prey to the rapacity of rude Barbarians.
To escape their catastrophe, we must shun their vices.
The faithful execution of the laws of the united, and individual states, the proper exercise of the mutual checks provided, and a constant recurrence and adherence to the principles on which these states are founded, would, next to habitual virtue, be the best preservative of the federal government. The union of the whole, must ever depend on the balance and movements of the parts.
But the best constitutions and laws are but a dead letter, may often a grievance, unless the former be religiously adhered to, and the latter, honestly and strenuously executed. But such laws can never be so executed, unless the spirit of them, possess those to whom such execution is committed; and it would be absurd, to expect to find this spirit in the magistrates and the several orders of the national, and individual governments, unless it appear in the body of the people, out of which these magistrates are chosen, and these orders are composed. To perpetuate our liberty, we must preserve our virtue; without which liberty will degenerate into licentiousness, and government into tyranny. In republican governments the people must be virtuous, their officers peace, and their exactors righteousness.
Having glanced at the duty of the citizens of these states in general, let us now advert to yours, in particular.
The objects of your inquiry, are all offences, cognizable under the authority of the United States, committed within this district, or upon the high seas, triable by this Court, where the punishment does not exceed thirty stripes, six months imprisonment, or a fine of one hundred dollars.
Gentlemen,
Impartiality, candor, and fidelity, should mark all your proceedings. You will present none for envy, hatred or malice, nor leave any unrepresented, for love, fear, favor, affection, or hope of reward, but you will present things truly, as they come to your knowledge, according to the best of your understanding. This will be the best directory for the punctual discharge of your duty, and the surest way of obtaining the approbation of your country—of your conscience—and of your final Judge.
List of letters remaining in the Post-Office, at Portsmouth, March 23, 1795.
John H. Bartlett, Kittery; Joseph Clark, Rochester; Isaac Chesley, Lee; Aaron Copps, New-Salem; George Cate; Nathaniel Dodge, Hamptonfalls; John Dillan; Citizen Dupuir; Jonathan Eames, Northumberland; Dennis Ferguson, Kittery; Lucey Greenough; Enoch Gow, Seabrook; Nathaniel Ham; Stephen Hill; Bezabel Hamblin; Caleb Haskell, Hamptonfalls; Nathaniel Healey, ditto; William Ham, jr. Portsmouth or Greenland; Darius Harvey, Redding, to the care of Benjamin Brown, Portsmouth; John Haggans, Berwick; Nathaniel Kidder, Newmarket; Samuel Knap; John Kelfa, Nottingham; Abner Loomis, Conway; Francis Lindlay, on board ship Trio; Samuel Leighton, Kittery; the Widow of Samuel Langdon, deceased; Henry Mellen, Dover; Mr. Majuire; Thankful Melcher; William Nutter; Elizabeth Nichols; Thomas Nichols, Somersworth; Nathaniel Nicool; John Osborne; William Pickering, Greenland; John Parrot; Mehitable Piper, Stratham; Joseph Phelps, jr. Andover; Hezekiah Prince, Cambden; James Reid; Paul Rogers, Berwick; Josiah Rogers, Durham; Jeremiah Smith; Mr. Shall; Israel Sawyer, Swansey; Sarah Standaly, Berwick; James Sever; Augustine Slaughter; Caleb Tappin, Hampton; Daniel Tenney, Hopkinton; William Tredick; Elizabeth Varnum, daughter of Mehitable Jenkins, Dover; Jonathan Varney, Berwick; Oliver Whipple; Thomas Young, jr. Dover.
Those names which have no towns annexed are for Portsmouth.
The Freemen of this State seem to be so well united in their choice of a Governor, that we believe His Excellency JOHN T. GILMAN, Esquire, will be almost unanimously chosen.
Died in this town, Mrs. Elizabeth Sheafe, aged 26, and Mr. William Blunt.
Sunday arrived here the snow Abigail, Josiah Smith, master, in 50 days from Jamaica, lost his mate and two of his hands by sickness. Spoke a French fleet of 11 sail, 10 days before his arrival.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE, District of PORTSMOUTH, N. H. ENTERED FROM Schooner Dove, Tredick, N. Carolina. Snow Abigail, Smith, Jamaica. Brig Rebecca, Tredick, Turks-Island. CLEARED FOR Sloop Dolphin, Trefethen, Maryland. Sch'r Vassalborough, Follet, W. Indies.
TO BE LET,
A convenient Shop
WITH a Cellar and Chamber, next door to the Printing-Office, in Market-Street; is an excellent stand for business;—For further particulars apply to the Printer hereof.
Adventurers Attend!
10,000 Dollars the Prize.
A few tickets 3 quarters in the second class
Harvard College Lottery,
May be had at
Samuel Larkin's
Book-Store, Market-Street, where the prizes will be paid on demand.
Books & Stationary
as usual. Portsmouth, March 24, 1795.
CHEAP!
TO BE SOLD
At Public Auction,
On TUESDAY, 31st March, at 11 o'clock, forenoon, on Portsmouth Pier.
Four STORES
NOW on said Pier, and to be removed therefrom, terms made easy to the purchaser; conditions to be made known at time and place.
Portsmouth, March 25, 1795.
NOTICE!
THE Directors of PORTSMOUTH PIER are ready to contract with any person or persons willing to build a number of Stores on PORTSMOUTH PIER; also wanted a number of WORKMEN, capable of completing the Stone work on said Pier;—Apply to either of the subscribers.
ELIJAH HALL, GEORGE LONG.
Portsmouth, March 25, 1795.

TO BE SOLD  At Public Auction, On Thursday the 26th inst. At Col. William Breckler's, innholder in Portsmouth, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, A number of
Valuable House LOTS, PLEASANTLY situated on the north-westerly side of the road leading from Mrs. Boyd's bridge to Col. Samuel Sherburne's farm house.—Also, 40 acres of good PASTURING LAND, in ten acre lots, with the privilege of a convenient lane leading to the several lots; said pasturing being formerly a part of Col. John Dennett's farm, and situate not more than half a mile from the Rope-Walks; said lots or pasture land may be viewed by any gentleman wishing to purchase any time before the day of sale, by applying to Capt. Seth Walker living on the premises.
Conditions of sale made known at time and place. JACOB WALDEN, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, March 10, 1795.
Land in Tuftonborough. FOR sale on very reasonable terms, several lots of LAND in Tuftonborough. Inquire of the Printer. Portsmouth, March 16, 1795.
Insurance-Office. THE public are informed that the Insurance-Office kept by the subscriber is removed to Edward St. Lee Livermore, Esq's office, in the new Brick Building, on Spring-Hill, where the Underwriters meet on Tuesday and Friday evenings, at 6 o'clock.—Applications for Insurance may be then made, or at any other time, by applying to William Boyd, Broker. Portsmouth, March 16, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire. Rockingham, ff. NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the township of Success, in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, that a tax of twelve shillings on each original right of land in said township is duly assessed, and committed to me to collect, for the purpose of paying off the State and County taxes, agreeable to their vote of August the 18th, 1794; if said tax is not paid to me at my dwelling-house in Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham and State aforesaid, on or before the 18th day of April next ensuing, the same will be levied on, by sale of so much of the interest or property of the proprietor or owner, who shall be delinquent in payment, fourteen days after the third and last week of this advertisement, and the delinquent's lands will be advertised for sale accordingly. SAMUEL SHERBURNE, Collector. Portsmouth, March 16, 1795.
MIDDLETON. State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the town of Middleton, that have not paid their tax for 1794, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 31st day of March next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, as will pay the same with incidental charges, at the house of the subscriber in said town, at 10 of the clock in the forenoon, on said day, unless prevented by previous payment. First Division. Lots. Ac's. s. d. q. Ebenezer Varney, 100 50 8 2 2 Thomas Wentworth, 29 100 8 2 2 Thomas Packer, Esq. 92 94 8 2 1 Nathaniel Young, 47 100 8 2 2 Edward Elles, 88 50 8 2 2 Second Division. Stephen Roberts, 46 140 8 3 2 Thomas Wallingsford, 43 140 8 3 1 Benjamin Herd, 3 140 8 3 2 Joseph Varney, 8 100 8 3 2 Benjamin Roberts, 38 70 8 1 2 Ebenezer Varney, 100 140 8 3 2 James Philpot, 42 140 8 3 2 Nathaniel Varney, 77 140 8 3 2 Joseph Conner, 63 140 8 3 2 Isaac Hanson, Jr. 44 140 8 3 2 SAMUEL JOHNSON, Collector. Middleton, Feb. 20, 1795.
RUMNEY. State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Rumney, who have not paid their tax for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 30th day of April next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, as will pay the same with incidental charges, at the dwelling-house of Mr. Joseph Jones, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.     Specie. State Certificates. Continental Ind. Specie. Undivided rights. 30 ac. lots. 1/2 div. 100 acre lots. 2d 30 acre lots.   s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.     Rev. Selden Church, 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 1 10 1 5 0 7 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2   0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 2 1/2 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2   0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 2 1/2 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2   0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 1 2 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   Jeremiah Clough, Esq. 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1 2 1/2 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2   0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1 2 1/2 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1/2 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1/2 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1/2 0 2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1/2 0 2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2   Col. Charles Johnson, Benning Wentworth, 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1 3 0 6 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 5 0 7 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2   0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 3 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 1 1/2 0 1 1/2 0 1 1/2 0 1 1/2 0 1 1/2   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 3/4 0 0 3/4 0 0 3/4 0 0 3/4   Humphrey Lyon, 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2   Samuel Selden, 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 3 0 6 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2   Jabez Chapman, jr. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2   0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 3 0 6 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2   Joseph Ayers, 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 1/2   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 3/4 0 0 3/4 0 0 3/4 0 0 3/4   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 3/4 0 0 3/4 0 0 3/4 0 0 3/4   Major. Samuel Atkinson, 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3 14 0 5 9 2 4 1 9   Rumney, March 19, 1795. JAMES RAMSEY, Collector.  
RUMNEY. State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Rumney, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 30th day of April next, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day, as will pay the same with incidental charges, at the dwelling-house of Mr. Joseph Jones, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.     Specie. State tax. Copy tax. 1st div. 2d div. und. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.   100 acres. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots.     Samuel Atkinson, 24 1 8 2 0   First fifty, 24 1 8 2 0   Second fifty, 50 0 3 0 8   Benning Wentworth, 50 0 3 0 8   Samuel Selden, 100 0 6 1 4   John Hazeltine, 100 0 6 1 4   Reuben Doe, 100 0 6 1 0   Rumney, March 19, 1795. JOHN HALL, Collector.  
WARREN. State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the delinquent proprietors and owners of land in the town of Warren, that unless they pay their taxes with incidental charges for the year 1791, to me the subscriber, that so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue, on the 7th day of May next, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, at my dwelling-house in said town, as will pay the same.     Specie. State tax. Copy tax. 1st div. 2d div. und. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.   100 acres. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots.     Capt. Epr'm Brown, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3/4   Trueworthy Ladd, 0 0 0 2 0 1/4 0 0   William Whitcher, 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1/2   Andrew Greely, 0 0 0 2 0 1/4 1 6 1/2   James Graves, 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1/2   Samuel Graves, 2 0 1/4 0 0 0 0 0   Warren, March 3, 1795. JOSHUA COPP, Collector.  
DUNSTABLE. State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Dunstable, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1789, that so much of their land as will pay said taxes, with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, on the 27th day of April next, at the house of Mr. John Whittle, innholder in said Dunstable, at 1 o'clock, P. M. on said day.     Specie. State tax. Copy tax. Ind. Sp. C'ty. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.   100 acres. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots. 30 ac. lots.     Set to Temperance 6 5 1 10 5   Gordon's heirs, sum of   Dunstable, March 20, 1795. NATHAN FISK, Constable.  
CLOVER-SEED. Just received and for Sale at  JAMES RUNDLET'S Cheap Variety-Store, Market-Street, A FEW casks Dutch Clover-Seed of the latest importations. A few hundred American ditto, of an excellent quality. ALSO,  Herds Grass Seed by the bushel or less quantity. Other GOODS as usual.
STODDARD. State of New-Hampshire. County of Cheshire. PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that whereas by an act of said State passed the 19th day of June 1794, and published in the New-Hampshire Gazette in October, 1794, authorizing the selectmen of Stoddard to assess each lot of land in said town, two pence per acre, for the purpose of making a road laid out by the State through said town, and by said act the owners of said land have liberty to "work the same out," at four pence per hour for an able bodied man. The selectmen of said Stoddard having fixed on, from the 1st day of May to the 10th day of September next, as the time for doing said work, therefore, all the owners of said land are hereby notified to have said work done, at the time fixed on by the selectmen, to the amount of the following list, or assessment, or pay the amount in money to the subscriber appointed by said act to direct and superintend said business, otherwise their lands will be advertised for sale as the law directs.
   Lots. Ran. Q'ty. s. d. q.     Stephen Powers, 23 4 80 13 4   Nathaniel Meseve, 25 7 80 13 4   6 4 80 13 4   2 4 80 13 4   Heirs of J. Chamberlain, 28 6 80 13 4   11 6 80 13 4   North side. 24 5 61 10 2   Thomas Packer, 23 12 80 13 4   Jotham Odior, 24 12 80 13 4   Josiah Willard, 14 5 80 13 4   Heirs of Col. Stoddard, 9 16 80 13 4   10 16 80 13 4   6 3 15 2 6   24 6 80 13 4   </