The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1798-09-11 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
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Vol. XLII.—Numb. 2180.]
TUESDAY, September 11, 1798.
[One Dollar & half pr Annum.]
A PASTORAL LETTER from the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America to the People in their Communion.
Philad. May 17, 1798.
DEAR FRIENDS AND BRETHREN,
THE aspect of Divine Providence, and the extraordinary situation of the world, at the present moment, indicate, that a solemn admonition, by the ministers of religion and other church officers in general assembly convened, has become our indispensable duty. When formidable innovations and convulsions in Europe threaten destruction to morals and religion; when scenes of devastation and bloodshed, unexampled in the history of modern nations, have convulsed the world; and when our own country is threatened with similar calamities; insensibility in us would be stupidity; silence would be criminal. The watchmen on Zion's walls are bound by their commission to sound a general alarm at the approach of danger. We, therefore, desire to direct your awakened attention towards that bursting storm which threatens to sweep before it the religious principles, institutions and morals of our people. We are filled with a deep concern and an awful dread, whilst we announce it as our real conviction, that the eternal God has a controversy with our nation, and is about to visit us in his fore displeasure. A solemn crisis has arrived, in which we are called to the most serious contemplation of the moral causes which have produced it, and the measures which it becomes us to pursue.
With regard to the causes of those national calamities which we either feel or fear, a little reflection may convince us, that these may be traced to a general defection from God, and corruption of the public principles and morals. These usually keep an equal pace, and they uniformly precede the ruin of nations.
The evidences of our guilt are, unhappily; too numerous and glaring. We perceive, with pain and fearful apprehension, a general dereliction of religious principle and practice amongst our fellow-citizens—a great departure from the faith and simple purity of manners for which our fathers were remarkable—a visible and prevailing impiety, and contempt for the laws and institutions of religion, and an unbounding infidelity, which, in many instances, tends to atheism, itself; which contemptuously rejects God's eternal Son, our Saviour; ridicules the Gospel and its most sacred mysteries; denies the providence of God; grieves and insults the Holy Spirit; in a word, which assumes a front of daring impiety, and possesses a mouth filled with blasphemy.
In the midst of the alarming situation of the public mind, which we have noticed above, we perceive a degree of supineness and inattention amongst too many of the ministers and professors of christianity, which seems to threaten a dissolution of religious society. Formality and deadness, not to say hypocrisy; a contempt for vital godliness, and a spirit of fervent piety; a detestation of the ordinances, or a cold and unprofitable attendance upon them, visibly pervade every part of the church; and certain men have crept in amongst us, who have denied, or attempted to explain away the pure doctrines of the Gospel; to introduce pernicious errors, which were either not named, or named with abhorrence; but which have, within a few years since, been embraced by deluded multitudes. The Lord's day is horribly profaned, and family religion and instruction lamentably neglected.
Our ingratitude to God enhances our dreadful guilt. No people have been more highly favoured, in our original establishment, our increasing prosperity, and particularly in our contest during the revolutionary war, and its prosperous issue; but alas! we have basely forgotten our benefactor—we have abused his favours, and turned them into engines of opposition against himself—"He has nourished and brought us up as children, and we have rebelled against him."
The profligacy and corruption of the public morals have advanced with a progress proportioned to our de-
clension in religion; profaneness, pride, luxury, injustice, intemperance, lewdness, and every species of debauchery and loose indulgence, greatly abound. And "shall not the Lord visit for these things? shall not his soul be avenged on such a nation as this?" Are not our crimes enormous, as they are numerous? Are they not peculiarly aggravated? Have we not known our master's will, and refused, or at least neglected, to do it? Have we not possessed uncommon means of information, with regard to our duty, without a proportionate improvement?—
And have not our uncommon advantages been abused without shame or remorse? As surely as there is a righteous God, so surely will he visit us in his just displeasure, unless his grace prevent, by awakening us to a sense of our guilt, and recalling us to the practice of our duty. Our circumstances loudly demand a public and solemn acknowledgment of God, as our moral governor and righteous judge. It is time to cease from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; to look beyond second causes, and openly confess the hand, and agency, and government, of God, in the world. Let christians unite more cordially, and openly, in adhering to their master's cause, and opposing infidelity in all its forms. God hath a controversy with us! Let us prostrate ourselves before him! Let the deepest humiliation, and the sincerest repentance, mark our sense of the national sins; and let us not forget, at the same time, the personal sins of each individual, that have contributed to increase the mighty mass of corruption! Let the ministers of religion weep and intercede for themselves and a guilty people! Let all descriptions of persons lament their iniquities, and reform! Let us practise all righteousness! Let us be earnest and fervent in prayer, that God, for the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ, would pour out his gracious spirit upon ministers and people; and that he would revive his work, not only amongst our churches, but amongst all denominations of christians, until the blessed promises and predictions with regard to the extent of the Redeemer's kingdom, be completely fulfilled! Let us conduct ourselves as quiet and peaceable citizens, submitting conscientiously to the laws of our own making, and the government of our own choice? Let us treat with candour and respect our civil rulers! Let us reflect, that the scripture precepts upon this subject are applicable to no people, if not to us under a representative government; yet, as in the present imperfect state of human nature, differences in opinion must exist, let us carefully cultivate the sentiments of brotherly kindness, mutual forbearance and charity.
A NEW FORM OF PRAYER.
THE following new form of prayer is universally adopted at Hillsborough, and is now most cordially preferred to the Protestant Freemen at large, who, inspired with the love of Liberty, are ready to offer themselves on the Altar of Fame, in commemoration of the great sacrifice made by their ancestors at the heights of Charlestown, on the fabric of oppression.
O, thou, by whose Almighty sway, Empires must flourish or decay; Send peace and safety round our land, In bright patrol let virtue stand, And dignity in every mind, With meek-eyed charity combine; May truth undaunted reign as queen O'er courage cool, compos'd and keen, And temperance found with health appear, Industrious labouring in good cheer; While radiant in the front is seen, That first paternal innate queen Great Public Zeal! who spreads her care, And bids each subject have a share. And to this end let ADAMS stand, Like Gabriel, to defend our land, 'Till the great Ruler of the sky Conducts him to the worlds on high.
MORALIST.
LET us live well whilst we live; for be a man ever so rich when he lights his fire, Death may perhaps enter his door before it be burnt out.—Riches pass away like the transport of a minute;—of all friends they are the most inconstant.—Flocks perish; relations die; friends are not immortal; you will die yourself; but I know one thing which is out of the reach of fate, and that is the judgment which is passed upon the dead.—Laugh not at the grey-headed declaimer, nor at the aged grandfire;—There often come forth from the wrinkles of the skin words full of wisdom.
From the Farmer's Weekly Museum.
THE LAY PREACHER.
"Let thy garments be always white, and let thy head lack no ointment."
THOUGH much occupied in preaching, and noted, as some of my friends say, for a certain poetical heedlessness of character, yet, if not oftener, at least every Sunday, I copy the common custom, and invest my little person in clean array. As, from a variety of motives, and none of them, I hope bad ones, go with some degree of complacency to the parish church, I choose to appear there decently and in order. However inattentive through the week, on the solemn day, I brush with more than ordinary pains, my best coat, am watchful of the purity of my linen, and adjust my cravat, with an old bachelor's nicety. While I was lately busied at my toilet in the work of personal decoration, it popped into my head that a sermon in praise of neatness would do good service, if not to the world at large, at least to many of my reading, writing and thinking brethren, who make their assiduous homage of mind, a pretext for negligence of person.
Among the minor virtues, cleanliness ought to be conspicuously ranked; and, in the common topics of praise, we generally arrange some commendation of neatness. It involves much. It supposes a love of order, an attention to the laws of custom, and a decent pride. My Lord Bacon says that a good person is a perpetual letter of recommendation. This idea may be extended. Of a well-dressed man it may be affirmed, that he has a sure passport through the realms of civility. In first interviews we can judge of no one, except from appearances. He, therefore, whose exterior is agreeable begins well in any society.—Men and women are disposed to augur favourably, rather than otherwise, of him, who manifests, by the purity and propriety of his garb, a disposition to comply, and to please. As in rhetoric, a judicious exordium is of admirable use to render an audience docile, attentive and benevolent, so at your introduction into good company, clean and modish apparel is, though an humble at least a serviceable herald of our exertions.
As these are very obvious truths, and as literary men are generally vain, and sometimes proud, it is singular that one of the easiest modes of gratifying self complacency should, by them, be, for the most part, neglected; and that this sort of carelessness is so adhesive to one tribe of writers, that the words Poet and Sloven are regarded as synonymous in the world's vocabulary.
This negligence in men of letters sometimes arises from their inordinate application to books and papers, and may be palliated by a good natured man, as the natural product of a mind too intensely engaged in sublime speculations, to attend to the blackness of a shoe, or the whiteness of a ruffle. Mr. Locke and Sir Isaac Newton might be forgiven by their candid contemporaries tho' the first had combed his Elysium with "unwashed hands," and the second had investigated the laws of nature, when he was clad in a soiled night gown. But, slovenliness is often affected by authors, or rather pretenders to authorship, and must then be considered as highly culpable; as an outrage of decorum: as a defiance to the world; and as a pitiful scheme to attract notice, by means, which are equally in the power of the drayman and the chimney sweeper. I know a poet of this description, who anticipates renown no less from a dirty shirt, than from an elegant couplet, and imagines that when his appearance is the most forlorn, the world must conclude of course, that his mind is splendid and fair. In his opinion, "marvellous foul linnen" is a token of wit, and inky fingers indicate humour; he avers that a slouched hat is demonstrative of a well stored brain, and that genius always trudges about in unbuckled shoes. He looks for invention in rumpled ruffles, and finds high sounding poetry among the folds of a loose stocking. But this imbrished son of Apollo may be assured there is no necessary connection between dirt and ability. It is not necessary to consummate such a marriage to produce the fairest offspring of the mind. One may write brilliantly, and, strange as it may seem, be dressed well. If negligence be the criterion of genius, a critic will, in future, inspect a poet's wardrobe, rather than his works. Slovenliness, so far from being commendable in an author, is more inexcusable in men of letters, than in many others, the nature of whose employment compels them to be conversant with objects forid and impure. A smith from his forge, or a husbandman from his field is obliged sometimes to appear stained with the smut of the one, or the dust of the other. A writer, on the contrary, sitting in an easy chair at a polished desk, and leaning on white paper, or examining the pages of a book, is, by no means, obliged to be soiled by his labours. I see no reason why an author should not be a gentleman, or at least as clean and neat as a quaker. Far from thinking that filthy dress marks a liberal mind. I should suspect the good sense and talents of him, who affected to wear a tattered coat, as a badge of his profession. Should I see a reputed genius totally regardless of his person, I should immediately doubt the delicacy of his taste, and the accuracy of his judgment. I should conclude there was some obliquity in his mind, a dull sense of decorum, and a disregard of order. I should
fancy that he conformed with low society; and, instead of claiming the privilege of genius, to knock and be admitted at palaces, that he chose to sneak in at the back door of hovels, and wallow brutishly in the fly of the vulgar.
It is recorded of Somerville and Shenstone, that they were negligent, and of Smith, that he was a sloven. But disregard of dress is by no means a copious trait in the literary character. Edmund Waller, Prior, Swift and Bolingbroke were remarkably neat in their persons, and curious in the choice of apparel; and of David Mallet, Dr. Johnson observes "that his appearance was agreeable, and he suffered it to want no recommendation that dress could give."
The Orientals are careful of their persons, with much care. The frequent ablutions, and change of garments are noticed in every page of their history. My text is not the only precept of neatness that can be quoted from the bible. The wise men of the east supposed there was some analogy between the purity of the body and the mind; nor is this a vain imagination.
I cannot conclude this sermon better than by an extract from the works of Count Rumford, who, in a few and strong words, has fortified my doctrine.
"With what care and attention do the feathered race wash themselves and put their plumage in order; and how perfectly neat, clean and elegant do they ever appear.—Among the beasts of the field, we find that those, which are the most cleanly, are generally the most gay and cheerful; or are distinguished by a certain air of tranquility and contentment; and singing birds are always remarkable for the neatness of their plumage. So great is the effect of cleanliness upon men, that it extends even to his moral character. Virtue never dwelt long with filth; nor do I believe there ever was a person scrupulously attentive to cleanliness, who was a consummate villain."
The following is an apportionment of the Direct Tax, of two millions of dollars, viz.
To the State of New-Hampshire, seventy seven thousand, seven hundred and five dollars, thirty six cents, and two mills.
To the State of Massachusetts, two hundred and sixty thousand, four hundred and thirty five dollars, thirty one cents, and two mills.
To the State of Rhode-Island, thirty seven thousand, five hundred and two dollars, and eight cents.
To the State of Connecticut, one hundred and twenty nine thousand, seven hundred and sixty seven dollars, and two mills.
To the State of Vermont, forty six thousand, eight hundred and sixty four dollars, eighteen cents, and seven mills.
To the State of New-York, one hundred and eighty one thousand, six hundred and eighty dollars, seventy cents, and seven mills.
To the State of New-Jersey, ninety eight thousand, three hundred and eighty seven dollars, twenty five cents, and three mills.
To the State of Pennsylvania, two hundred and thirty seven thousand, one hundred and seventy seven dollars, seventy two cents, and seven mills.
To the State of Delaware, thirty thousand, four hundred and thirty dollars, seventy nine cents, and two mills.
To the State of Maryland, one hundred and fifty two thousand, five hundred and ninety nine dollars, ninety five cents, and four mills.
To the State of Virginia, three hundred and forty five thousand, four hundred and eighty eight dollars, sixty six cents, and five mills.
To the State of Kentucky, thirty seven thousand, six hundred and forty three dollars, ninety nine cents, and seven mills.
To the State of North Carolina, one hundred and ninety three thousand, six hundred and ninety seven dollars, ninety six cents, and five mills.
To the State of Tennessee, eighteen thousand, eight hundred and six dollars, thirty eight cents, and three mills.
To the State of South-Carolina, one hundred & twelve thousand, nine hundred and ninety seven dollars, seventy three cents and nine mills.
And to the State of Georgia, thirty eight thousand, eight hundred and fourteen dollars, eighty seven cents and five mills.
ANECDOE.
IT was the custom of Charlemagne, to affix to the treaties which he consented to, a waxen seal impressed by the pommel of his sword. "And with the point," added the Emperor, "I will support it."
THE MURDERED SON.
A TRUE STORY.
A LAD, who lived in the neighbourhood of _____, when the British army lay in its vicinity, in the beginning of the American war, left his mother, who was a poor widow and went over to the enemy, with whom he remained during the war. By industry and frugality, he acquired a considerable sum of money, and when peace took place between America and Britain, he returned home, with a heart replete with all the noble sentiments which love, duty and filial affection could inspire; intending that his aged parent, should share his riches, and atone for his long separation, by removing her from a state of want and distress, and placing her in a situation of ease and comfort.
It was evening when he arrived at the village, in which his mother lived; he called at the house of a former acquaintance, where he made himself known, informed them of his success and intentions; as he did not desire to make himself known to his mother that night, he desired three or four young men, who were formerly his school fellows, to call on him in the morning, to witness the joy which would take place on the discovery.
Agreeable to the invitation, the young men, in the morning, repaired to the place appointed, anticipating the pleasurable sensations they should experience on being present at so interesting a scene. On their arrival, they enquired for the young man who slept there the preceding night; his mother answered, that he had seen no young man, and that no one had lodged in her house, the last night, except herself. At this declaration, the young men expressed much surprise, and observing some confusion in the old lady's looks, they related what had passed between them and the young man, the preceding evening; upon which, with horror and despair depicted in her countenance, she exclaimed, "Good God! I have murdered my son!—my only son!" She then, in distraction, ran to the cellar, (followed by the young men, who realized a very different scene, to that a few moments before experienced) and removed some rubbish exposed the dead body of her son, covered with his own blood! She then opened his bosom, and found a scar, which convinced her that the story of the young man was true, at the sight of which she beat her breast, tore her hair, and with incoherent exclamations, fell to the ground in a swoon, from which in a few minutes she recovered, and gave to the young men the following relation: That her son came to her house late in the evening, and asked for lodging; she told him that she was a poor widow, and had lodging for none, except her own family, and advised him to go to some other house: he told her that he had money, and was fearful of being robbed; that he had made choice of her house to put up at, as its external appearance would not excite suspicion; as that part of the country was then infested with robbers, he did not like to travel further by night; and if he would suffer him to stay he would take his lodging on the floor, and reward her generously for her kindness; she at length consented; he then took three bags of money; two of gold and one of silver, and throwing them into her lap, desired her to take charge of them till morning; she took the money, locked it in a trunk, and gave him the key: she then prepared him a bed, and they both went to rest. The thoughts of having so much money in her power, which, by dispatching its owner, she might easily make her own, and prompted by extreme poverty, finally fixed her in a resolution to murder him; after she was convinced that he was in a sound sleep, which was evinced by his snoring, she arose from her bed, took a sharp knife, went to the place where he lay, and cut his throat; she then left him, struggling in the agonies of death; she returned in about half an hour, and perceiving he was dead, she dragged his body to the cellar, and covered it as before related. She was soon arrested, and committed to prison; tried, plead guilty, condemned, and executed.

News from Europe.
The arrival of the ship Sally, Capt. Campbell, at Boston, in 47 days from Liverpool, has furnished English papers to July 27.
The Irish Insurrection.
LONDON, July 6.
T HE following is a copy of the Circular Letter accompanying the blank Proclamation, when sent to the Generals of the respective districts:
Dublin, July 2, 1798.
"SIR, "I enclose you the form of a Proclamation, which, according to your discretion, you will have filled up and sent among the Rebel bodies assembled in your district.—This Proclamation, you will see, invites the deluded to desert their leaders, and of course, excludes those leaders from pardon.
"You will take care to have the lists, descriptive of the persons to whom you grant certificates, transmitted from time to time to me, with such observations as shall occur.
"I am to desire you will send me the names of those persons who are the reputed leaders of the Rebel bodies, and who, of course, are excepted from the offer of pardon, as it may be advisable to specifically proclaim them, and possibly to offer rewards for their being apprehended.
"N. B. You will cause the Townland and Barony in which the persons reside to whom you grant certificates, to be inserted in your certificate."
JULY 7.
A letter from Paris says Nelson appeared off Malta, two days after Buonaparte landed there.
A vessel has been spoken, from which a report has come, that Nelson had taken Buonaparte's ship and five others of the line.
Accurate intelligence is received of Nelson's being very near the Toulon fleet about the middle of June.
If Buonaparte did not remain long at Malta, it may be true Nelson has defeated him.
JULY 11.
Mr. Bagnel Harvey, and Mr. Grogan, two of the Irish Insurgent Chiefs, have been apprehended. In Harvey's baggage 2000 guineas were found. Harvey possessed a fortune of 20,000l. and 2000l. pr. annum. Grogan had 50,000l. in the funds, and landed property worth 6000l. pr. annum.
The Roman Catholics in Ireland are mostly loyal.
Yesterday morning some dispatches were received at Lord Grenville's Office, in Downing-street, Westminister, from Lord Fitzgerald, his Majesty's Envoy at the Court of Denmark, which are said to bring some accounts of the Russian auxiliary fleet, now on its way to an harbour of Great Britain.
[EXTRACT OF PRIVATE LETTERS.]
" JULY 6. —To give you some idea of the melancholy situation of this Country, I am to inform you, that there was a battle fought at Carnow on Sunday, and another on Monday last, when, it is said, two of the Shillala Corps were entirely cut off by the Rebels, who afterwards burned the town. You have no doubt heard that the Rebels have destroyed Hackletstown, Tinnelshill, Dunlarin, Donard, and Blessington; they have also burned Mr. Wesley, the Member for Dublin's, house and offices at High Park, and Perry's farm-house in that neighbourhood. It is this day reported that Humewood-house, belonging to the other member for that county, has been completely pillaged."
" JULY 7. —The prospect of tranquility seems as distant as ever. The deluded Rebels seem determined not to return to their allegiance to their amiable Sovereign. They are dispersing about the wilds of the country, and seem to look for French co-operation. The private accounts are often most distressing; 40 of the brave Shillala Cavalry are said to be cut off at Rathdrum. The Rebels disperse, lay in ditches, and cut off patrols and small detachments. A good engagement would be a blessing; but the War is becoming more ruinous to the country by the detail in which it is carried on—predatory and defensive. They forage, and, being better acquainted with the country, cut off the supplies: they get into situations where cannon cannot act, and they disregard musketry; nothing but the cannonier shot tells among the misguided men. The country must, in those parts, be shortly a complete desert. The King's troops, and Dublin, I fear, must be supplied from Wales with provisions; there will be no hands for the harvest. These men are destroying us. We hope every day the business will be over; but we really seem as far distant from Peace as ever. Instant danger is over, but these men keep the field; maraud the sea-coast, or keep in the mountains, and are as desperate as ever. As for business, there is no such thing. A passport to go out of the kingdom it is of course very difficult to get; and it is a necessary precaution on the part of Government, for thousands are desirous to quit their country for ever, and to take shelter, from the horrors to which it is doomed, in America. I am sorry to inform you, that among these I can reckon some of the best and most virtuous men in the kingdom. Yesterday Capt. Phillip Hay, of the 3d Regiment of Foot, who arrived from Wexford during the time of its possession by the Rebels, was arrested by Major Sire and Captain McAllycott. A letter from Taghmon, dated July 3, says—"The Rebels are flocking in here to take the oath of allegiance, and thousands of arms and pikes are delivering up." Rumour is busily employed here in sending our new Lord Lieut. away, from a disagreement between him and the coercive juado. The French want a slice of Tuscany, with which power they are at peace. They will have it. But force upon them in exchange a slice of the Republic of Lucca, with whom they are also at Peace; and as the is a little feeble power, they did not stand about compensating her. It is rumoured the Dey of Algiers is despatched, and a new one raised, who is inimical to Spain.
The King of Spain, has ordered 30000 militia to Barcelona.
The highest computation makes Buonaparte's force 40000. Another Squadron is equipping at Toulon, on board of which is Lady Buonaparte. Other squadrons are fitting out at Carthagena and Berrol.
The troops embarked at Toulon were said to amount to 21,000 men. Those embarked at Genoa to 8000, and those which set sail from Civita Vecchia, on the 21st of May, to 12,000 men, so that the whole of Buonaparte's force is about 40,000 men. Of these he cannot leave less than 5 or 6000 men in garrison at Malta, which will not be more than sufficient to defend such extensive fortifications, and to contain a population of 150,000 inhabitants.
The second fleet, so expeditiously fitting out at Toulon, is professedly for the purpose of bringing the English fleet in the Mediterranean between two fires, or at least to relieve Cadiz. The lady of General Buonaparte it is said will certainly embark on board the second expedition. Four Spanish frigates remained at Toulon.
The Ami des Loix says, "that he can at present only intimate to his readers, that a small expedition, had put to sea with a favourable N. E. wind, under the command of a young man never before heard of, but who would shortly make himself better known. The object, he adds, will be known in a few days; but that in the mean time he must keep the secret." The mention of the North East sufficiently shews that this small expedition is intended for Ireland.
JULY 12.
It is said, that notwithstanding all that has been told, a rumour prevailed at Paris, July 5, that the citadel of Malta, with all the treasure, still held out against Buonaparte.
Sweden is augmenting its Navy.
Commodore Blanket goes to the Cape of Good Hope, with a Squadron, where he will be reinforced.
A French paper says a small naval force has put to sea with a N. E. wind—a leading one to Ireland.
JULY 16.
The French have resolved to connect the Scheldt with the Meuse, by a Canal 20 feet deep.
A number of Printing-Offices have been suppressed in Russia, by the Emperor. This tyranny has only been exercised in Russia and France.
Troops for the invasion of England are again assembling on the French coast. Jersey and Guernsey are to be taken before England.
Quantities of arms have been recently sent from England to Portugal.
The Abbe Steves and suit had arrived at Berlin on the 19th, as Envoy Extraordinary from France, the Court having objected to receive him as Ambassador on some principle of etiquette not explained. The mission which he is charged with, is reported to be of the greatest importance. The negotiation at Rastadt is in a degree suspended, awaiting its result.
DUBLIN, July 7.
The official accounts published yesterday evening contained the pleasing information of a signal rout given to the rebels in the county of Wicklow. All our private letters from that quarter agree in every respect with the public account, but mention the number of slain on the part of the rebels, in different ways, some stating them at seven hundred, while others say they amount to nearly two thousand.—Some idea of the number of the rebels engaged in this affair may be obtained by knowing that their army covered four miles and a half of a very wide road, besides multitudes covering the fields on each side; the loss of such an army, in a tumultuary flight must be incalculable.
From Kildare accounts are received, which state, that though a great number of the Rebels have availed themselves of the late humane proclamation, yet the collective force acting against Government is very considerable. I have seen a letter from an officer of the Suffolk fencibles, quartered near Kiltullin bridge, which states, that the rebels are encamped near 16,000 strong, within a few miles of them; but they have received orders not to attempt to attack them till a reinforcement arrives. The Irish have asked of the French 8000 men. The French have promised them 25,000.
JULY 10.
As far as we can learn, the most perfect quiet reigns throughout every part of Ireland, save Wicklow and its neighbouring borders of Kildare and Wexford; nor does this exception surprise us, when we recollect that in all rebellions with which this unhappy island has been afflicted, Wicklow was always the county first conquered.
WATERFORD, July 9.
It was on Sunday and this day generally stated, with confidence, that another engagement besides that officially detailed under the Dublin head, had taken place near Gorey, in which the Rebels were totally cut off. The numbers killed were said to be between 3 and 4000.
A gentleman lately arrived from Ireland states that the County of Kildare is entirely laid waste, and that the suffering of the houseless and half starved people, who were seen wandering about the fields, afforded some of the most distressing scenes that ever were presented to the eye of humanity.
KILCULLEN, July 7.
500 Rebels have this day surrendered and taken the oaths. 400 more are to be here to-morrow for the same purpose.—At Arklow the amnesty has been extended to 4000.—In an action at Legalow , 100 Insurgents have been killed.
Mediterranean Events.
PARIS, JULY 2.
In the sitting of the Council of Five Hundred on the 1st inst. the Council received a message from the Directory, which was read by a Secretary:
"For a long time," say the Directory, "the Government of Malta has shown itself hostile to France. It afforded protection to
Emigrants, as also to the soldiers of Conde's army."
"Her constitution ought to have obliged her to observe a strict neutrality; but she has always acted in favour of the enemies of France. The French who were friends to liberty at Malta were ill-treated and confined."
"In a manifesto of the 10th Oct. 1793, the Grand Master declared that the ports of the island should be shut against French vessels, and that he should recognize the Ambassador but as a Charge d'Affairs of the King, without saying any thing of the Republic: he declared he could not, nor would not recognize it."
"On the 9th of June, of the present year, a request was made by the French General, for water, which was refused by the Grand Master, who declared ironically, that he could admit but two ships into the port. Dare he thus insult a French army, commanded by Buonaparte? "
"The 10th of June the French were on shore early in the morning, and Malta was invested, and the town cannonaded on all sides."
"The besieged made a sally, in which Gen. Makmout, at the head of the 19th brigade, took the Standard of the Order."
"On the 11th the Knights surrendered the town and port, and renounced their property in the island to the French Republic."
"We found at Malta two ships of the line, one frigate, four galleys, 1200 pieces of cannon, 40,000 muskets."
[Here, unfortunately, a large piece is torn from the paper, and it is therefore impossible for us to give the conclusion of this interesting information.]
RASTADT, June 17.
It is said that the Court of Vienna will not consent to make any satisfaction for the insult offered to Bernadotte, as had been required at Selitz. Should war, unhappily, and contrary to expectation, re-commence Prussia will support the neutrality of the German Empire.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 23.
Hon. R. G. HARPER, passed here on his way to Mount Vernon. We gave him an elegant Dinner, gratified him with proofs of our Federalism and many patriotic Toasts; and, in fine, treated him with all possible respect and attention. He must make a good report of us to our illustrious fellow Citizens.
AUG. 28.
Capt. Gore from Rotterdam, says, while he was there an election took place. A military force excluded all from voting, but such as they denominated true patriots. And this is called Liberty.
NORFOLK, Aug. 21.
Yesterday at Portsmouth, a Duel was fought between Col. W. and Mr. H. after one fire, the affair was accommodated.
Two soldiers of Fort Norfolk fought a Duel on Saturday. One was killed, and the other dangerously wounded. Lieut. HANCOCK, has engaged 20 likely recruits within a few days.
AUG. 23.
A Danish Captain 45 days from Hamburg, has sent us word from below that Sweden, Denmark and Russia, had declared war against France.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 24.
Capt. Kestinius, who failed from Malaga, July 1, informs, that in June he fell in with Buonaparte's fleet, bound, as was said, to the Crimea; That at Malaga he learnt Nelson had fallen in with them, had taken four (size unknown) and forced the remainder into Leghorn and Corsica. The King of Naples, has prepared a large army to be in readiness for contingencies.
AUG. 28.
Arrived, Sally, Stocker, (English) Gibraltar, 60 days; Hannah, Sandy, Barracora, 19 days; Hornet, Turner, Mole, 20; Nymph, McKinnon, do. 18; President, Muffy, do. 20; Molly, Wife, do. 20; Nimrod, Phillips, do. 20; Nancy, Spofford, Kingston, 27; left there the Nancy, Cheney, of Boston, sent in; William, Lewithwait, Boston; Olive Branch, Bennington, Providence.
HARTFORD, Sept. 2.
Letters received in this city from New-York, states, that within the 48 hours ending Aug. 30, there had been 50 deaths by the fever.
ALBANY, August 28.
Our Legislature has adjourned. Its next meeting will be held in this city. An act has passed for increasing the number of artillery men for the city and county of New-York; and an act for the further defence of the State, appropriating D. 150,000 for the further defence of the State by fortifying N. York Harbour; and D. 165,000 for the erection of Arsenals and the purchase of arms and military stores.
AUGUST 31.
A gentleman from New-York, informs, that the yellow fever is spreading in that place to an alarming degree.
NEW-YORK, August 28.
Yesterday arrived Capt. Bret, six days from Washington, N. C. who informs, that the day before he failed the brig Wooden , of Edenton, arrived there from the West-Indies, having been taken on her passage a little to the southward of Ocracoke bar, by a French privateer, a prize master and six Frenchmen put on board, and ordered for a French port, leaving Capt. W. and two of his crew also on board. Capt. W. assisted by his two men, took an opportunity when the Frenchmen were forward unarmored, to seize their arms and rush forward, when two of them, conscious of their guilt and expecting to meet the punishment they merited jumped overboard, he then secured the other five, hoisted out his boat, and made every effort to save them but in vain. Capt. W. not being able to hoist in his boat lost her.
AUGUST 31.
It is certain that the yellow fever does prevail here, but not to that alarming degree, which rumour announces out of the city.
WILMINGTON, Aug. 23.
The Esther and Eliza, which was fitted out as a Letter of Marque against the French, is carried into Bermuda.
A report prevailed at St. Thomas, July 30, that the proceeds of all American prizes lately sold at Porto Rico, was deposited in the governmental chest, and that, in consequence, French privateers, no longer made that Island a place of rendezvous.
Ship Hope , Clark, of Boston, mounting 18 guns, and having 60 men; and Capt. Boswell, do. in a ship of 16 guns, and 50 men, have preserved a number of American vessels in the West-Indies from French piracy.
NEW-BEDFORD, Aug. 31.
The Hudson, Bunker, has arrived at Nantucket, with 1600 bbls. oil. Left at Gallipagus, Feb. 6. President with 800 bbls.—Juno, 400, and Wareham, 250, all of this place.
BOSTON, Sept. 4.
A letter from Baltimore, says, Sweden is at war with Tripoli, which latter is blockaded; that Sweden and Denmark has 11 sail of the line in the Mediterranean, and that their flags are now respected.
THE FEVER.
The whole number now sick, 25. Of whom are on the recovery, 14. Died since last return, the 31st ult. 5.
By order of the Selectmen, WILLIAM COOPER, Town Clerk. Sept. 3, '98.
Many accounts convince us, that it is very sickly at N. York. One letter mentions 100 cases in one day. New York Papers are silent.
Messrs. Brown and Champlin, unequivocal Federalists, are positively elected by a large Majority to represent R. Island State in Congress.
Mr. Alston, the Federalist, is undoubtedly chosen, in place of Blount, the Jacobin, for a District in N. Carolina. Respectable information says, that Gillespie and Macon, will be omitted this election.
United States Naval Register.
The Newburyport patriotic 20 gun ship, which some imagine will be called the Merrimack, is completely timbered, and planked above her bends. Her lower deck is laid, and the workmen are now butt bolting her. This vessel will be another elegant specimen of American ingenuity; her Constructor is Mr. Hacket, the same gentleman who planned and built the Alliance frigate in our Revolution.
A subscription Galley have been offered Government by the inhabitants of Cincinnati, N. W. Territory.
SEPTEMBER 7.
From CADIZ.
Capt. Plummer, from Cadiz, failed July 20, has obligingly shown to us a copy of a letter which was written by a respectable merchant at Carthagena, to his correspondent at the former place, and received July 28, it states, "I hear the Gen. of Marine has received dispatches from the Capt. Gen. of Valencia, announcing that a vessel had arrived there with news that the English fleet had overtaken the Grand French Armada, a short distance from Malta, and that when this vessel parted, an engagement had just commenced."—It was understood at Cadiz, that the proceedings at Rastadt were not conciliatory: The Prussian Envoy is much disgusted with French manners, and he has indicated the approach of consequences not peaceful. The Imperial Ambassador holds the same opinion.
After Capt. Plummer came out of Cadiz, he went on board Lord St. Vincent's ship—was well treated, and informed, that the Admiral had received advice from Don. Messerado, that Ad. Nelson had defeated the Toulon fleet and taken nine sail of the line, and that the frigate captured by the Sea Horse had on board the plunder of Malta, (she then lay in sight) and that 50 Frenchmen were destroyed in boarding the Sea Horse.
Capt. Seton, at New-York, from Sardinia, failed June 11. Two days after failing fell in with two of Nelson's frigates—thinks they must have seen the Toulon fleet, which was then not above 20 leagues off. Nelson's squadron of 25 sail, had just quitted a Sardinian port, where they had taken pilots and supplies, and were in full pursuit of the French.
Advice of every transaction almost to the adjournment of Congress, was published in London, as early as the 17th July; and must soon afterwards have reached France. Our next arrival may bring us accounts of their effect in that misnamed Republic.
The defeat of Buonaparte's fleet by Nelson, if true, must have occurred after the French had invaded Malta. As those in Europe, who knew the intelligence we communicate, did not believe it the less for the French having been at Malta, we have no reason to in this country.
Federal Appointments.
Hon. S. Sigreaves, Com. under 6th article of the British treaty, vice J. Innes, Esq. deceased.
Lt. Col. T. Butler, commanding U. S. Troops, in Tennessee, Com. for treating with the Cherokee Indians, vice J. Seel, Esq. resigned.
Congressional Candidates.
Robert Waln, Esq. city of Philadelphia. His Excellency T. Mifflin, do.
Representatives.
Hon. W. B. Grove, N. Carolina, re-elected. W. H. Hill, Esq. do. [new]
We are extremely happy to learn, there is again a regular Packet established between this place and Halifax, in Nova-Scotia.—Respectable persons pass from and to that place, and previous to Capt. Tufts establishing his first Packet, they were but poorly accommodated. The frequent opportunities of receiving important European intelligence, through this medium, renders it of public importance. We sincerely wish the undertaking the great encouragement it undoubtedly merits.
MONDAY, SEPT. 3. Arrived Barque Hope , Hooper, Russia, 80 days.—Conveyed into the N. Sea, in co. with many other vessels by a Russian Squadron of 7 sail of the line proceeding to England. Aug. 9, lat. 46, 35, long. 39, spoke the Ranger , Hodge, 37 days from Grenock for Wiscasset.
Wednesday, Sept. 5. Arrived ship Sally , Campbell, Liverpool, 47 days. Sailed in co. with armed ships Elizabeth , for Savannah; and Sally , for N. York, parted Aug. 26, lat. 44, long. 67. Two days after failing spoke ship Packet, Trott , from Boston for Liverpool. Two days since spoke a Schooner from Gibraltar for Salem. Tuesday evening saw a large ship standing into the Bay. The Oregon Jamelson, was to sail for Boston, under convoy Aug. 1. A convoy was getting up at Cork, assigned to sail July 25, but probably about Aug. 1.
Same day. Sloop Mercury , Drinkwater, Oporto, 42 days.
Thursday, Sept. 6. Arrived brig Greyhound , Plummer, 47 days. Left there brig Kay , Carter, of Newbury-Port; sch. Diapatch , Clark, of N. York. The ship Joseph , Bull, of N. York; and brig Mary , Stoddard, of do. were at Algeziras, under French adjudication. Spoke lat. 37. 1. long. 46. 46. barque Rachel , 32 days from St. Ubes for Norfolk. Lat. 39. 45. long. 46. 46. spoke brig Hannah , Sweet, 24 days from Gibraltar for Salem. Lat. 42. 19. long. 57. 3. spoke cartel ship Adrasus , Gallagher, from Philadelphia, with Frenchmen, [we believe including Duphont, who was appointed Consul-General for the U. S.]
Same day. Sch. Federal George , Sampson, 85 days from Gibraltar.
The Mary, Baker, of Portland, 19 days from Virginia for London, was spoke Aug. 18, lat. 44. 30. long. 47. 20. 3 men sick.
The Union of Newbury-Port for Amster-
dam, is captured. Her crew has been landed at New Point Comfort. The Friendship of Newbury-Port, is taken by the French, and sent into Amsterdam. Charge, buying English beef in the channel, and exciting hanging it over the stern when a French vessel was approaching. The Farmer of Philadelphia, worth 150,000 dols. has been taken by the French, when entering one of their own harbours.
SALEM, September 4.
PATRIOTIC SPIRIT.
Last Thursday afternoon, a most respectable company, consisting of Gentlemen exempted from militia duty, turned out, in Marblehead. They are under mutual engagements to meet once a fortnight, to be completely armed and equipped, and to be ready to act when their services shall be necessary. Col. Lee commands—a veteran in the continental army; as was Col. Orne, the second in command; Capt. Wilson is the third officer.
Another company of Exempts is forming in that town, which includes the several fire-engine companies, and others.
This noble conduct of the fathers, must animate the exertions of the sons, who have lately formed a beautiful uniform company of light infantry.
From the Salem Gazette.
MR. CUSHING,
Please to insert the following in your useful paper, and you will oblige many of your customers, who may probably derive benefit from it.
AS the season is approaching when the DYSENTERY is the most prevailing disorder, and the poorer class of people are most subject to it; to find a safe, easy and cheap remedy for so painful a disorder, must be an object of public utility. The great and continued heat of the past summer may very probably increase the usual exciting causes of this disorder; and as the dysentery is considered by the faculty as contagious, it is incumbent on all to pay the earliest attention to it; and by a judicious application of the remedy, the disorder may be checked in its first stage:
THE RECEIPT.
Take half a pint of the best Vinegar, and four large spoonfuls of fine marine Salt, or a sufficient quantity to saturate the vinegar; when the effervescence is over, take one large spoonful of this solution, add to it four spoonfuls of boiling water, and let the patient take of this preparation one spoonful every half minute, until the five spoonfuls are got down, as hot as it can be swallowed. This is a dose for an adult: the quantity may be varied according to the age or constitution of the patient. Repeat the dose, if necessary, once in six hours. A tea of Plantain or Mallows may be used with it; and if a thirst for Cider should be discovered, it may be safely gratified. The medicine should not be kept in any pewter or leaden vessels. It has been found useful in the Scarletina, Anginosa, Diarrhoea, and Yellow Fever. It is a remedy at once safe and cheap, and is recommended by one who has twice experienced its efficacy.

MR. MELCHER. THE malignant fever prevalent in this, and the populous towns of Philadelphia, New-York, New-London and Boston, will be, no doubt, laid to very different causes, and it may happen in no case to the true one. In this town it has been suggested by many persons that the disorder was probably introduced or imported here in the ship Mentor, Capt. Flagg, from the Island of Martinico; this report has had a very general circulation, and has caused, I know, uneasiness in the minds of the owners of the ship, the committee, and the selectmen of the town—some attention to the following facts might, I think remove this erroneous opinion.
The Mentor arrived at the wharf on the 23d July, last from Kins, with 15 persons on board, passengers and crew; on Friday 20th July as the committee date the sickness, Thomas Grant was taken sick, on Saturday the 21st, Dr. William Cutter was called on as a Physician to visit him, the Doctor now declares he was then ill with the malignant fever, similar in every respect to the present prevailing disorder, and that he died of it the Tuesday or Wednesday following, this (if information is wanting) is corroborated by a nurse, Mrs. Motes, who was several times with Grant, and has been much employed since, as a nurse in several families afflicted with this terrible malady; she likewise declares it to be the same malignant fever now prevailing. This fact if I have not mistaken it, is abundantly sufficient to remove the opinion that it was imported in the Mentor, but as even public prejudices, in such important cases should be treated with respect and attention, I therefore with the appeal might be made known to the Physician above mentioned.
To vindicate Capt. Flagg and the owners of the Mentor from ill-founded reports, a few facts ought to be made more public; to those who are acquainted with Capt. Flagg, he has been known to have been always remarkably attentive to the cleanliness of his ship; the seaman who died in the Mentor was taken sick before the ship arrived at St. Kitts, and was buried with all the necessary precautions before her arrival here; the ship was then cleaned with all possible care, a barrel of vinegar which was on board was liberally made use of in addition to the common method, after which a still further precaution was taken, the passage was in a pleasant season of the year, the ship's bow ports, which are very large, were kept open all the passage home. It is believed it will be declared by the passengers, some of whom very delicate in this respect, and by all the crew that the ship was entirely free from every appearance or smell of disagreeable or infectious air; there being no complaint from them since, is some evidence of the fact. Capt. Flagg never thought or intimated that the ship was infectious.
The public should be particularly cautious in listening to vague reports, and the authority of the town in acting upon them. It is not intended by this statement to condemn any measures of the town, but only to state a few facts for the consideration of those to whom they were unknown.
It is not an easy thing to account for the introduction of this pestilence, the theory of physics is a limited field indeed; but it is not probable, or plausible at least, that the continued and excessive heat in July and August, caused the salt water in the creeks and ponds near the town in some degree to purify, particularly as they were not much changed by full tides in the course of those months; the observation has been made by the farmers in Hampton, and others near the sea, that the tides have been remarkably low, and it is known that salt water becomes sooner putrefact than fresh, this is known to mariners and has been confirmed by experiments made by the learned Mr. Boyle.
Further, it has been known that even in a long calm at sea, accompanied with great heat, that many of a ship's company have been taken sick and died owing to the putrefaction of the surrounding water, particularly in a voyage made by Sir Robert Hawkins, who ends his narrative with this observation, "That were it not for the moving of the sea by the force of the tides, winds and currents, it would corrupt the whole world."
A. Z.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3. We have not been able to obtain a List of the Interments in the different Burial Grounds since our last, owing to the sudden indisposition of the person employed for that purpose. We shall, if possible, resume the publication to-morrow.
We are sorry to add, that the accounts from every quarter of the city, afford the most gloomy pictures of disease and death.
Extract of a letter from Wilmington (Del.) dated the 29th ult.
"The fever is now beginning to spread among us—Several late deaths of our inhabitants by it. How far it may be suffered to spread a few days will determine."
BOSTON, September 5. From the MEDITERRANEAN.
Capt. John Ropes sailed from Gibraltar the 27th of July, and arrived at Salem last Saturday night. Intelligence had arrived at Gibraltar, that the French Toulon fleet were at Malta, which they had taken possession of, and were plundering; and that Admiral Nelson, who was to have rendezvous there, had arrived off that place, and blocked in the French. It was understood that Buonaparte himself was not at Malta, but had proceeded to some further object—where was not known, nor whether he had with him any considerable force. Five Portuguese ships of the line had passed Gibraltar, about the 16th July, bound up to reinforce Admiral Nelson.
The English frigate Sea Horse had fallen in with a French frigate of 40 guns, in the Mediterranean, when a bloody engagement ensued, in the course of which the French attempted to board, and actually threw 100 of their men into the English frigate, where their dead carcasses instantly strewed the decks, and the Frenchman was finally obliged to strike. She had arrived at Gibraltar, where she had a new bowsprit and mizen mast put in, and then proceeded to Lisbon. Cadiz continued blockaded by Lord St. Vincent.
*Malta is about 20 miles long, and 12 miles broad, in the Mediterranean, between Italy and Africa, lat. 36. N. long. 15. E. It was the ancient Melita where St. Paul was bit by a viper. It has three cities, Valetta, Citta, and Vechia. The former has a magazine of arms for 40,000 men; although its population is estimated at no more than 60,000, one half of which are military, unmarried men. The knights of Malta take vows of celibacy, &c. and to maintain continual war with the Turks, Algerines, &c.
Letters from Salem, in addition to the above, say, the French frigate taken was a 44, and that she was enriched with the spoils of Malta. [The Sea-Horse is rated in Lloyd's list, which is an accurate publication, a 38, commanded by Capt. Foot, built in 1794.] A Danish ship was attempted to be cut out, by some French boats, but were prevented by the timely aid of the armed brig America, of Philadelphia, which beat the brigands off. A convoy was granted by Lord St. Vincent to the American vessels at Gibraltar; and reports from Cadiz, mention, that the English and Spanish officers were in the habit of lessening theasperities of war, by a reciprocity of good offices, and that some of the English officers had visited the Madrid theatre.
By a letter from Buonaparte to his brother, dated off Corsica, and published in the Paris papers of June 7, he was to stop at Malta, on his passage to the place of his destination. The order of Malta had been declared an enemy at Rome by General St. Cyr.
The French frigate Le'Constance, of 36 guns and 300 men, has been driven ashore by an English frigate, and burnt.
The corvette Vesuvius, of 20 guns, was at the same time forced on shore. The Marquis Cornwallis is Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
A French frigate is said to have landed military stores in Ireland, to aid the rebellion; and others are ordered to go from Brest on the same business.
Volunteer regiments of militia have gone from England to Ireland, to act against the rebels.
The Harlequin will bring the next mail from England for the U. S. and sail about the 20th July.
The Packet which failed from Halifax the last of June, arrived at Falmouth in 15 days.
The benefit derived from the public naval force is daily felt, in the safe arrival of our commerce.
This town has within a fortnight, shared largely in that benefit; indeed, its patriotism and good fortune seem to go hand in hand.
We are happy in being able to inform the public, on the authority of his Physician, Dr. Craik, that General Washington is in a state of convalescence from his late severe indisposition.
Alexandria paper of Monday.
FROM THE FRONTIERS.
A letter from a respectable gentleman, on the frontier of Virginia, dated Aug. 7, says, "The people here are much opposed to French measures. I saw a Chickasaw Indian, who spoke good English—he told me, there were a number of Frenchmen, who came up to the Spanish garrisons of the Mississippi. Some of them he expected in his nation to engage them in a war with the United States."
In the British Commons, June 14, an additional supply of 38,516£. [equal to near 170,000 dollars] was voted for monies awarded under the American treaty.
Captain Campbell informs, that a Convoy was to sail from Cork the first of August, to convoy the American vessels from the Northern ports of Europe.
Much alarm has been excited in the country, respecting the fever which now prevails in Boston; from several respectable Physicians we are authorized to say, that no contagious disease afflicts the town; that the fever by which a number of the inhabitants have recently died, is but the common putrid fever which is usual at this season, and which has absolutely been less fatal than might be expected from the uncommon long period of extreme hot weather.
SEPTEMBER 8.
Buonaparte's Expedition, Next compels attention. He has, assuredly, assaulted and captured Malta; where he has raised contributions. Concurrent accounts agree, that Ad. Nelson was in the wake of the Gallic hero; and that he had captured several ships of the line. We have the account from England, France, Spain and Portugal.—It would be strange if so much smoke should not issue from some fire. What Buonaparte's great object is, tortures conjecture, and makes half the world guessers. We still think he is sporting tubs to the British Leviathan, and that if Nelson does not cripple him, he will make his appearance in the Atlantic. [CENTINEL.]
The British Navy, Still continues capturing numerous French armed vessels.—The Royal Standard floats on all the coast of France, and the tri-colour cannot stand fly in competition with it.
From LIVERPOOL, July 6. "Mr. Gerry yet remains at Paris, and many people here entertain a hope that he will settle all differences, which will be a most happy thing."
JULY 11. "The chief news here relates to Ireland—By every account there is a dreadful work. The rebels are in great force: but in every engagement with the King's troops, they have been defeated. In one engagement they had 17,000 of the rebels killed."
"We have reports, that Ad. Nelson has fallen in with the French fleet, convoying Buonaparte, and his army; after a severe engagement he had taken six line of battle ships, one of which had on board the French Gen. The news is not altogether credited."
The President of the United States, we are told, has letters from Mr. Gerry, informing of the arrival of the Sophia; and that he should take advantage of her being there to return home.
Of the ten New-York Representatives in Congress, six are demos.
September 10. The Bank of Pennsylvania, was entered on the evening of the 2d inst. by false keys, and robbed of cash to the amount of from 100 to 150,000 dollars. The Governor of Pennsylvania has offered a reward of 1000 dollars for the apprehension of the burglars; and a promise of free pardon to any one of the perpetrators or accessories who shall make a full disclosure of the robbery.
Capt. George Ropes, arrived at Salem, on Thursday from St. Domingo, has communicated to us the following marine particulars, viz.— "On the 29th ult. in lat. 30, long. 67, was chased all day by a small sch'r and the next day by a sloop and said schooner, which I have no doubt were both French privateers; this information I am in hopes will be of service to the commanders of our ships of war in bringing some of the rascals to the punishment they deserve. On the 31st in lat. 34, long. 67, saw a fleet of shipping of upwards of 30 sail which appeared to be standing to the North East."
"We had accounts, at St. Domingo, by a vessel from St. Thomas, that Victor Hughes had declared war against the United States, by beat of drum! also that the United States frigate, and an American 20 gun ship were cruising among the windward islands."
"The General at Cape Francois, by proclamation, grants protection to all American vessels trading to the French port of Hispaniola. A pretty proclamation indeed."
GOOD NEWS.
From WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. By a gentleman direct from Orleans, we have received the pleasing information, that the commissioners appointed for ascertaining the boundary line between the U. S. and the Spanish territory, have completed their task, that the Gov. of Orleans had personally attended, and expressed his entire approbation of their conduct, and hoped that the friendship which subsists between the two governments would remain uninterrupted. The axe men had proceeded several miles in cutting the line.
The gentleman further informs, that the Indians are remarkably friendly—that he remained there two days in one of their towns, owing to the badness of the weather, and was treated in the most hospitable manner.
The Texel is declared to be blockaded; the neutral vessels persisting in going thither, are liable to seizure. Notice to this effect has been given to the Danish, Swedish, Russian, and American Consuls, at our several ports.—Courier.
The French, as appears from the Paris papers, acknowledge that the following places are so completely blockaded by the British cruisers that not a vessel dare venture to sail from them, Bourdeaux, Nantz, Havre, the Texel, &c. &c.
Three new cent consols at London, July 6, 49 1-8.
Capt. Lewis from Rotterdam, says, Americans go from thence to Paris as usual, with passports.
American produce at Laguira, plenty and low.
Philadelphia Bill of Mortality.
Table with 2 columns: Date, Burials yesterday. Rows include Aug. 28 (30), Aug. 29 (89), Aug. 30 (36), Aug. 31 (47), Sept. 1 (34), Sept. 2 (47), Sept. 3 (44). Includes a note on the number of persons who have fled into the country.
THE FEVER AT NEW-YORK. By the papers, appears to be much less mortal than by the verbal reports from that place. It is stated in the Gazette that the
5th that there died on the preceding day, only 14 persons of the prevailing fever. NEW-PORT.
Burials. Sept. 5th, 4. Sick, 3. Arrived yesterday in a packet from New-York, 40 passengers, one sick. NEW-LONDON.
In the obituary of the paper of that city, of September 3, we find fourteen names deceased in one week.
BOSTON, Sept. 7. The whole number now sick 27, of whom are on the recovery 19. Since the last return on the 5th instant, have died NONE. By order of the Selectmen, WILLIAM COOPER, Town Clerk.
DIED. At Edenton, on the 22d ult. the Honorable JAMES WILLSON, one of the Associate Judges of the Federal Court of the United States. The Judge, with his lady, had resided in that place near eight months, in a very private manner. A few days previous to his death, he was taken with symptoms of the fever, so prevalent here at this season of the year. From his refusing medical assistance, the fever increased with great rapidity, and put a period to his existence, on the fourth day of its progress. He has left a disconsolate widow at a distance from her relations, and in an unhappy climate to lament his loss. His remains, attended by the most respectable inhabitants, was next day committed to the earth.
SALEM, Sept. 7. SHIP NEWS.
On Monday last arrived the ship Five Brothers, of Boston, William Brown, master, 116 days from Batavia. Sailed in company with the ship Ganges, Langford, of New-York. Left at Batavia, ship Maryland, Beard, of Baltimore; ship Orion, Cunningham, of Boston; ship Eliza, Stewart, of New-York. The French frigates, La Fort and La Virtue, at St. Chamar, 40 leagues East of Batavia; had left, while at Batavia, great part of their crews, and the troops they landed were growing thin daily.—Died at Batavia, 20th of April, Captain Merchant, of the ship Indastion, of Philadelphia.—The Five Brothers left St. Helena the 18th July: was informed, by Governor Brooks, that the Isle of France was in a distressed situation since the slaves had got their liberty; that the inhabitants had made repeated applications to Admiral Christian for protection.—Heard there were a number of Americans condemned at the Cape, and others waiting trial.
[The following, which relates some interesting particulars concerning the Triton, Capt. Osborn, of Savannah, we do not remember to have seen before. It is copied from Lloyd's evening Post, of June 4. While we commiserate Americans who were the victims of the most furious and relentless vengeance, we cannot withhold our admiration at their almost unexampled bravery in twice repelling the unwarrantable attacks of hardened and abandoned wretches, but who in the THIRD manly struggle, were compelled to yield.]
The Triton, Osborne, from Savannah, to Martinique, an American vessel, is taken by a French privateer and the crew have been put to death under singular circumstances. The Triton, a well armed merchant vessel, was met by a French privateer, which, wishing to seize her, was beat off after a smart action. A second privateer, in company with the other, afterwards attacked the Triton in her retreat, and was beat off also. The first privateer again came up with the Triton, when, after another smart action, the Triton was boarded, and in a scuffle about striking the colours of the American ship, her Captain shot the French commander, in consequence of which the whole crew of the Triton were put to death!!!
PORTSMOUTH, September 11.
By the best accounts we have been able to collect from the country, it appears that the same four Federal characters who now represent this State in Congress, will be re-elected by a very large majority.
State of Health.
Report of the committee from Monday 3d inst. 1 o'clock, P. M. to Monday 10th inst. 1 o'clock, P. M.
Table with 4 columns: Taken sick, Died. Rows include Monday to Tuesday (5, 3), Tuesday to Wednesday (none, none), Wednesday to Thursday (none, none), Thursday to Friday (2, none), Friday to Saturday (1, 2), Saturday to Sunday (none, none), Sunday to Monday (none, none), Monday noon Sept. 10 (5, 1).
JOHN GODDARD, For the Committee.
For the perusal of those who have not leisure to go into a calculation on the subject, the following statement is made of the tax on houses. It will be remembered, that the valuation is to include in the building lot on which the house stands, not exceeding two acres, and out-houses. If these are valued at 100 dollars the tax is 20 cents. If
Table with 5 columns: D. D. C. D. D. Rows include 200 (40, 4000, 20), 300 (60, 5000, 25), 400 (80, 6000, 30), 500 (100, 7000, 42), 600 (120, 8000, 48), 700 (140, 9000, 54), 800 (160, 10000, 60), 900 (180, 11000, 105), 1000 (200, 12000, 225), 2000 (400, 25000, 500), 3000 (600, 35000, 750).
This may easily be made more particular by comparing it with the second section of the tax act. It appears, for the consolation of the poorer sort, that the palace worth 50,000
dollars is to pay five times as much in proportion to its value as the cottage that is worth only five hundred dollars.
Marine Intelligence.
Capt. Brown, arrived at Salem, spoke the sch'r Hiram, lat. 27, long. 49. 30. Capt. Appleton, 19 days from this port.
Sch'r Wm. and Mary of this port is condemned at Guadaloupe.
Sunday arrived brig Union, Capt. Kennard, 24 days from St. Croix; spoke the 8th Sept. in Martha's Vineyard, Schooner Jane, Capt. Wingate, 23 days from Aux Cayes for Newbury-Port.
Capt. Simon Foller arrived here, spoke the ship Jane of New-York, in lat. 43. 20. long. 50. Joseph Smith, master, 16 days from New-York bound to Greenock.
SUNNET. In Memory of Miss SALLY WHITE. A Father's, Mother's, Tutor's, pleasure, hope and pride.
INSATIATE Archer, arm'd with fatal bow, And ever mortal shafts; pause; 'till me why That virtue, beauty, elegance must die? Ah! why is hope's fair flow'r forbid to blow?
Could not thine arm have smote some wayward child,
Whose devious steps frail passion had beguil'd?
On some lovn maiden mid a waft of woe,
Whose hapless lot had welcom'd fate's rude blow?
Why, loose thy hand and blast the loveliest flow'r,
E'er nurs'd within a mother's fainting bow'r?
Or rear'd beneath a father's raptur'd eye? Death smil'd and said, "to her at birth was giv'n,
"More virtues than could live on this side heav'n; Sally is call'd to life; she cannot die."
DIED.—At Portland, Mrs. Abigail Burnham, wife of the late Mr. John Burnham of that town. She had been the mother of 15 children, and was the third of the family who has died within a few days. Her age 58 years.—Mr. John Emmons, aged 32.—A Mr. Smith, Seaman, having lately arrived from the West-Indies.
DIED.—In this town, since our last, of the fever, Mr. Charles Hodgdon, aged 36; Mrs. Sarah Wilson, aged 58; Mrs. Marcy Gotham, aged 43; Miss Polly Parker, aged 39; Miss Rebecca Noble, aged 33; a child of Mr. John Nelson (sail-maker); and Mrs. Sarah Walls, aged 25. Of various other disorders, Mrs. Sarah Wood, aged 61; a daughter of Mr. John Hobbes, aged 16; a child of Mr. Ezekiel Pitman, aged 8; a daughter of Mr. Stacy Hall, aged 8; a son of Dea. Elipha Hill, aged 15; a child of Mr. William Muchmore; a child of Mr. Isaac Nelson; a child of Mr. Amos Fernald; a child of Mrs. Sally Burns; Mr. George Peirce, aged 30; Mrs. Fann Thornton; and two blacks.
At Martha's Vineyard, on his way home from Norfolk, Capt. Benjamin Prescott, aged 33.
"Death like an overflowing stream Sweeps us away—our life's a dream, An empty tale, a morning flower Cut down and wither'd in an hour."
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE, District of PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
Table with 4 columns: ENTERED FROM, CLEARED FOR. Rows include Brig Nancy (Follet, Martinico), Sloop Amelia (D' Malle, Bay of Chaleurs), Brig Adeona (Preston, St. Christopher's), Ship Statira (Seaward, St. Ubes), Schooner Belfey (Byrne, Halifax), Ship Pacific (Bowles, St. Christopher's), Brig Felicity (Brown, Russia).
THE subscriber having received information that one Peter Avery of Gilmantown holds a Note of hand against him said to be for value received, this is to give notice, that if said Avery does hold a Note of hand for any sum whatever, against him that it was fraudulently obtained, without the least consideration, that he will not pay the same to him, or any one else, as he never signed a Note payable to the aforesaid Avery. HUTCHEN WATSON. Gilmantown, Sept. 4, 1798.
TO BE SOLD
At Public Vendue,
At the house of Capt. Joseph Richardson, innholder in Durham, on Monday the 18th day of Oct. next, at 2 o'clock, P. M.
A FARM in Durham,
CONTAINING about one hundred acres of choice Land, with convenient buildings, and a thrifty young orchard, situate near Packers-falls mill (so called) about three miles from Durham landing, and about the same distance from Lampre river landing in Newmarket—any person may view the premises by applying to John Pendergast, living on the same. Conditions of sale to be known at time and place of sale, or by applying to JEREMY MEAD, at Newmarket. Sept. 5, 1798.
To be sold, at Public Auction,
On Friday next, at 12 o'clock at noon;
THE sch. Friendship,
about 40 tons burthen, fit for sea; now lying at Jacob Sheafe, Esq's wharf, where she will be sold. Terms made known at time and place of sale. JACOB WALDEN, Aug'r. Portsmouth, Sept. 10, 1798.
LOST on Saturday last from the paving works in Pleasant-Street, a small Iron CROW BAR, whoever has found the same and will return it to the subscriber shall be handsomely rewarded for their trouble. GEORGE GAINS.

Nature's Call To Gratitude.
HOW cheerful, along the gay mead, The daisies and cowslips appear; The flocks as they carelessly feed, Rejoice in the spring of the year. The myrtles that shade the gay bow'rs, The herbage that springs from the sod, Trees, plants, cooling fruits, & sweet flow'rs, All rise to the praise of my God. Shall man, the great master of all, The only sensible prove? Forbid it, fair gratitude's call, Forbid it, devotion and love. The Lord, who such wonders could raise, And still can destroy with a nod, My lips shall incessantly praise, My soul shall be wrapt in my God.
EPIGRAMS.
DAMON drives six: where's he in such haste going? His journey's short: 'tis to his own undoing. Ten pence receiv'd! ten pounds spent in cost! You say I've gain'd my suit: I say I've lost. Charles keeps a secret well, or I'm deceiv'd; Since nothing he can say will be believ'd.
REMOVED.
Rich'd Evans
Has received a very large and fashion- able assortment of the best English and India GOODS. He informs his friends he has Re- moved to the store directly op- posite the one he formerly occupied— and that he shall be very happy in re- ceiving their commands. He wants to purchase 5000 yards good Tow-Cloth.
NANKINS.
Richard Evans Has just received a few bundles best NANKINS.
Richard Evans
Informs his country customers that any orders they may send him (by being forwarded and left at the Post- Office) will be punctually attended to.
Portsmouth, Aug. 24, 1798.
GROCERY STORE.
B. LEVERETT
Has just received and for sale at his Store, No. 1, Bow-Street, viz.
FRENCH Brandy & French Muscatel Rai- Wett-India Rum, fins per box or retail, Cherry ditto. 4 Ditto Malaga ditto Red Port, Sherry, 4 per cask or retail, Lisbon and Malaga Cloves, Nutmegs, Wines, 4 Cinnamon, Hollands Gin, 4 Pepper, Aux-Cayes Molasses, 4 Allspice, Surinam Cotton of 4 Ginger, Superior quality, 4 Black Currants, New Rice, 4 Figs, Superfine Flour, 4 Shell'd and unshell'd OAT MEAL, 4 Almonds, Hair Powder, 4 Sweet Oil per flask, Poland Starch, 4 Fresh Capers & An- Welsh's warranted 4 Cloves, per bottle, Chocolate, 4 English Mustard per Hylon & Bohea Teas, 4 per bottle, of a superior quality, 4 Baked Salt, Philadelphia Loaf, 4 Salt-Petre, East-India & brown 4 Mould and dipt Can- Sugars, 4 dls. Coffee, 4
Scott's true liquid Blue for blueing silk stockings, &c. Gunn's Spin-Blacking Balls for shoes and boots, an excellent prefer- vive to leather, and leaves a beautiful gloss. Elliot's warranted Snuff per keg or retail. Warranted Pigtail Tobacco per role—ditto Fig; ladies small twist do.—Segars; Span- ish Indigo. Portsmouth, August 24.
WE the subscribers being ap- pointed by the Hon. Judge of Probate, for the district of Caldonia, State of Vermont, to receive and ex- amine the claims of the creditors to the estate of Elias Smith, late of St. John- bury, deceased, represented insolvent, do hereby give notice that nine months from this date are allowed to said creditors to bring in and prove their claims, and we shall attend that ser- vice at the dwelling-house of John Ladd, in St. Johnsbury, on the last Mondays in January, February and March next, from 1 to 5 o'clock, P. M. on each of said days.
DANIEL CAHOON, } Commis- NATHAN EDDON, } sioners. St. Johnsbury, July 14, 1798.
Stamped Paper,
For Notes of hand, Bills of Lading and Bills of Exchange, and every other description of stamped pa- per sold at J. MELCHER'S Printing- Office, at the same price as at the Supervi- sor's Office.
Books, Blanks and
Stationary for sale at J. MELCHER'S Printing-Office and Book-Store, cor- ner of Market-Street, Portsmouth.
Take Notice!
THE CO-PARTNERSHIP OF Lang, Brierly, & Co.
Will dissolve by agreement, on the first day of January next.
ALL persons having any demands on the said Firm are requested to call at the store in Pleasant-Street, for payment, and those indebted, are called upon to make a final settlement, prior to that time.
The business will be carried on after the 1st of January next, under the Firm of Wm. Lang & Co.
In the same Store, who shall receive a complete and extensive assortment of
GOODS,
Early next Spring, consisting of a choice collection of
Summer Goods, Hard- Ware and Cutlery.
Said Co-partners have estab- lished a House in Liverpool, (England) under the Firm of THOMAS LANG & Co. for the purpose of shipping goods to, and receiving consignments from the Uni- ted States of America. Portsmouth, June 29, 1798.
Treasury Department,
June 27, 1798.
NOTICE is hereby given, That by virtue of an act, passed during the present ses- sion of Congress, so much of the act entitu- led "An act making further provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt"—passed the third day of March, 1795, as bars from settlement or allowance, Certificates, com- monly called Loan Office and final settle- ment Certificates, and Indents of Interest, is suspended until the 12th day of June, which will be in the year 1799.
That on the liquidation and settlement of the said Certificates, and Indents of Interest, at the Treasury, the Creditors will be enti- tled to receive Certificates of funded Three Per Cent. Stock equal to the amount of the said Indents, and the arrearages of in- terest due on their said Certificates, prior to the first day of January, 1791.
That the principal sums of the said Loan Office and final settlement Certificates, with the interest thereon, since the 1st day of Ja- nuary, 1791, will be discharged after liqui- dation at the Treasury, by the payment of interest and reimbursement of principal, e- qual to the sums which would have been pay- able thereon, if the said Certificates had been subscribed, pursuant to the Acts making provision for the debts of the United States, contracted during the late war, and by the payment of other sums, equal to the market value of the remaining Stock, which would have been created by such subscriptions as aforesaid, which market value will be deter- mined by the Comptroller of the Treasury. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury.
June 28. [6 m.]
India Cottons, Cheap.
Received and for sale at
Bayley's Variety Store,
Sign of the Spinning wheel, A QUANTITY of India Cottons, which will be sold very low for ready money. A fresh supply of Beverly Cotton Bed- Ticks, warranted not to shed feathers. Portsmouth, May 25, 1798.
Dartmouth-College LOTTERY. Class Fifth.
THE Managers of Dartmouth- College Lottery, to accomplish, as far as possible, the design of the Lottery, are again induced to solicit the patronage of the friends of Liter- ature, and request the attention of the enterprising, to the chance exhibited in the following
SCHEME.
   Prizes. Dollars. Dollars.     1 of 2000 is 2000   1 - 1000 - 1000   2 - 500 are 1000   3 - 300 - 900   5 - 200 - 1000   25 - 100 - 2500   30 - 50 - 1500   40 - 30 - 1200   50 - 20 - 1000   110 - 10 - 1100   1350 - 8 - 10,800   1617 24,000   4383  
6000 Tickets at 4 dollars, are 24,000 Subject to a deduction of 12 1/2 per cent. The Prize of 1000 Dollars will be placed to the last drawn Blank. The drawing will commence at Concord, on Thursday the 22nd day of November next; and when completed, a List of Prizes will be immediately published, and the Prizes paid on demand.
JONA. FREEMAN, } Managers. MICHAEL M'CLARY, } WILLIAM A. KENT: } June 19th, 1798.
Messrs. Renard & Barbot
Respectfully inform the parents of the chil- dren who have attended their Dancing-School that they have thought it advisable to post- pone the school for the present, they are in hopes of being able to open the same again in a short time, when they will give notice to the scholars. Portsmouth, August 24.
Just Published By J. Melcher,
AND FOR SALE At his Printing-Office and Book-Store, cor- ner of Market and Congress-Streets, PORTSMOUTH.
Price only 10 cents single—7 for half a dollar—and five dollars per hundred.
THE Cannibal's Progress, Or the dreadful horrors of French Invasion,
As displayed by the Republican offi- cers and soldiers, in their perfidy, ra- pacity, ferociousness & brutality, exercised towards the innocent inhabitants of Germany.
Translated from the German, By ANTHONY AUFRER, Esquire.
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. Psalm. They say; come, let us lay wait for blood, we shall find all precious substance; we shall fill our houses with spoil. Prov.
[This work contains a circumstantial ac- count of the excesses committed by the French army in Suabia, in 1796. At the present period, when our own country is in danger of being overrun by the same nation, our people ought to be prepared for those things, which they must expect, in case such an event should happen. The pamphlet should be owned by every man, and read in every family. They will there find, from an authentic source, that the consequences of being conquered by France, or even sub- jected to their government are more dread- ful than the heart of man can conceive.— Murder, robbery, burning of towns, and the violation of female chastity, in forms too dreadful to relate, in instances too numerous to be recounted, are among them.]
Five thousand copies of this work were sold in Philadelphia, in a few days, and an- other edition of ten thousand is now in the press in that city. One large edition at Hartford and another at Newbury-Port have been printed and sold very rapidly.] July 31.
Lang, Brierly & Co.
Have received an assortment of
Spring Goods
which will be sold low for cash or approved credit. Portsmouth, June 1, 1798.
FOR SALE AT William Neil's Store
PORTSMOUTH.
Bohea Tea, Rye, Soucheong Tea, Dipp and mould Hyson Tea, Candles, Young Hyson Tea, 4d 6d 1od and 2od Coffee, Nails, Trinidad Sugar, Glass Mugs, East India Sugar, Poland Starch, Loaf Sugar, Raisins, W. I. Rum, Currants, Brandy, Pepper, Gin, Allspice, Malaga wine, Cloves, Lisbon wine, Cinnamon, Madeira wine, Mace, Molasses, Nutmegs, Surnam Cotton, Spanish Indigo, Glassbys & 8bys 10 Hair Combs, Oatmeal, a large Case Combs, quantity, Louie Traps, Superfine flour, Crockery, &c. Rice.
The above goods are well chosen, of a good quality, and bought for cash, therefore CAN and WILL be af- forded on good terms.
O. Peabody's Dollars, J. T. Gilman's, W. Bartlett's, W. Gray's or even hard dollars will be readily re- ceived in exchange for any of the above articles. Portsmouth, July 30.
A chance for 2000 dollars.
WHOLE and QUARTER Tickets in the 5th Class of Dartmouth College Lottery, for sale at J. MELCHER'S Print- ing-Office and Book-Store, corner of Mar- ket and Congress Streets, Portsmouth, where prices drawn to the tickets purchased there will be paid.
Philadelphia, June 30th, 1798.
Public notice is hereby given,
PURSUANT to the act of Congress, passed on the 12th day of June 1798, entitled, "an act respecting Loan Office and final settlement certificates, Indents of interest, and the unfunded or registered debt credited in the books of the Treasury."
1st. That on the application of the creditors respectively, or their legal attorneys at any time after the last day of December in the present year, the principal sums of the unfunded or registered debt of the Uni- ted States credited on the books of the trea- sury, or commissioners of Loans will be re- imbursed at the treasury of the United States.
2d. That interest upon the unfunded or registered debts aforesaid will cease from and after the last day of December in the pre- sent year.
3d. That the creditors respectively will be entitled on requisition to receive from the proper officers of the treasury, certifi- cates of funded three per cent stock, equal to the arrearages of interest due on the debts aforesaid prior to the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one. By order of the Board of Commissioners, of the Sinking Fund. EDWARD JONES, Secretary.
Office of Inspection
Portsmouth, Aug. 11th, 1798.
NOTICE is hereby given, that for the accommodation of Re- tailers of Wines and of foreign distill- ed spirituous liquors, and of owners of carriages for the conveyance of per- sons, attendance will be given at Ex- eter, at Mr. Lamson's tavern, on Mon- day the 17th day of September next; At Chester at Mr. Bell's tavern on Tuesday afternoon, the 18th of the same month; At Londonderry at Dr. Thom's tavern on Wednesday forenoon, the 19th of the same month; At Concord at Mr. Stickney's tavern on Thursday afternoon, the 20th of the same month; At Epsom at Mr. M'Clary's tavern, on Friday afternoon, the 21st of the same month; at Not- tingham at Mr. Butler's tavern, on Saturday forenoon, the 22d of the same month;—and at the Office of Inspec- tion, Market-Street, Portsmouth, at all office hours, other than the above week—at which times and places en- tries may be made of carriages, and applications made by, and licenses is- sued to retailers.
The owners of carriages are request- ed to take notice, that the time limit- ed by law for the annual entries of carriages, expires annually in the month of September.—For the fur- ther information of those concerned, the following extracts from the Laws of the United States are subjoined.
Samuel Elliot,
Collector of the Revenue in the first division in the district of New- Hampshire.
An Act laying duties on Carriages for the conveyance of persons and repealing the former Act for that purpose.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That any and all persons, who shall commence the having or keeping of any carriages, sub- ject to duties, after the month of September, and before the month of Sept. in the next succeeding year, shall and may, at any time during the month in which they shall so commence the having or keeping of such carriage, make like entry, in manner before prescribed; and on payment of such pro- portion of the duties laid by this act, on such carriage, as the time, at which he shall com- mence the keeping of such carriage, to the end of the month of Sept. then next ensu- ing, shall bear to the whole year, shall be entitled to, and may demand like certificates, subject, nevertheless to the conditions be- fore and hereinafter provided.
An Act laying duties on Licenses for selling Wines and foreign distilled spirituous Li- quors by retail.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That every person, who shall deal in the selling of wines, to be carried or sent out of the house, building or place of his or her dwelling, in a less quantity, or in less quantities, at one time, than thirty gallons, except in the ori- ginal cask, case, box or package, wherein the same shall have been imported, shall be deemed to be, and hereby is declared to be, a retail dealer in wines, within the meaning of this act; and that every person, who shall deal in the selling of any foreign distilled spirituous liquors, to be carried or sent out of the house, building or place of his or her dwelling, in less quantities than twenty gal- lons, at one time, shall be deemed to be, and hereby is declared to be a retail-dealer in foreign distilled spirituous liquors:—Provid- ed always, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to persons, who, as keepers of taverns, inns, or houses of entertainment, duly licensed or authori- zed under any law of a state, shall vend or sell really and truly for consumption, within the houses, buildings or premises, only, by them respectively occupied or kept, as ta- verns, inns, or other houses of entertain- ment, wines or distilled spirituous liquors, in whatsoever quantity, nor to physicians, apo- thecaries, surgeons or chemists, as to any wines or spirituous liquors, which they may use in the preparation or making up of medicines, for sick, lame or diseased persons only.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That every person who on the 30th day of Sept. next, shall be a retail-dealer in wines, or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, as above described and defined, both, or either of them, shall before the said day, and every person, who after the said day, shall be- come, or intend to become such retail-dealer in wines or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, both or either of them shall, before he or she shall begin to vend, or sell, by retail, any wine or wines, or foreign distilled spi- rituous liquors, apply for and obtain, in man- ner herein after directed, a license for car- rying on the business of retailing wines or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, as the case may be, that is to say, one license for carry- ing on the business of retailing wines, and another license for carrying on the business of retailing foreign distilled spirituous liquors, which licenses respectively, shall be granted for the term of one year upon the payment of five dollars for each, license; and shall be renewed yearly, upon the payment of the like sum of five dollars for each license. And if any person shall, after the said day, deal in the selling of wines or foreign dis- tilled spirituous liquors, by retail as above described and defined, without having a li- cense therefor, as aforesaid, continuing in force, such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered with costs of suit. And no such license shall be sufficient for the selling of wines, or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, by retail at more than one place; but any person, who by colour of such license shall sell any wines or foreign distilled spirituous liquors, at more than one place, shall be deemed to be, in respect to such of the said articles, as he or she shall so sell at more than one place, a retail-dealer therein without license, and shall forfeit and pay the like sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered with costs of suit.
Hard-Ware.
H & B PENHALLOW,
Have for sale, at their Store in Mar- ket-Street,
A large and general assortment of HARD-WARE,
Among which are the following arti- cles, viz
CLOCK FACES; bras
Kettles. Pewter and block tin Ware. Bar and sheet Lead; Shot and Flints. Soldiers guns, pistols, hangers and hanger blades. Frying-Pans; Warming-Pans; cop- per Tea Kettles. Sadlery; Cutlery; Desk Bras- ses. Anvils; Vices; Screw Plates; Files. Screw and Pod-Augers; bras and iron Wire. Mill Saws; Crosscut, Pitt, Tennon and Hand-Saws. Church Plate. Seamen's Quadrants; Time-Glasses. Carpenters, Carvers, Coopers & Shoe- makers Tools. Carriers Knives; cow and sheep Bells. Locks, Hinges, Latches and Screws; Window-Glass. Black Lead Pots; Crucibles; Emery. Pumice Stone; Grain Tin. Shovels and Tongs; bras and iron Candlesticks. A large assortment of Mahogany and Gilt Frame Looking Glasses. Sad Irons; English and American Shovels. Nail, Spike and Deck Nail Gimblets. Deck-Nails, Spikes, Brads, Tacks, and Nails of all sizes. Tar and Paint Brushes. Mackerell and small Fish-Hooks.
—ALSO—
A large quantity of Cart, Chaise and Waggon Boxes, of all sizes; Phi- ladelphia and Russia Bar-Iron; Nail and Spike Rods; Iron Hollow Ware; White Lead, dry and ground in oil; Spruce-Yellow; German, English, Blistered and Cast Steel; Codlines; Twine; Marline, &c. &c.
CASH, and a generous price, will be given at the above Store, for Old Pewter, Copper and Bras.
Portsmouth, Aug. 7, 1798.
TO BE LET,
A THREE Story House, in Cross- A Street, formerly occupied by Mr. Liel; a good stand for business in the Gro- cery way, having a convenient shop in front, a good cellar and a small garden; enquire of Mr. ROUSSELET, in Market-Street, Portsmouth. Said House and Land is to be sold upon favourable conditions.
Wanted to ship for Demarara, A House Frame and a few boxes; any Captain willing to take the same on freight, enquire as above. Portsmouth, Sept. 1, 1798.
State of New-Hampshire. Grafton II.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of lands in the township of Franconia, in said county, who have not paid their tax of three cents the acre, granted by the said court of said State at their session held in June 1796, on all the lands in said Franconia, public rights ex- cepted, for the purpose of making and re- pairing roads and bridges in said town; that unless they pay said tax with incidental charges to me the subscriber at Franconia aforesaid, on or before the 23rd day of Octo- ber next, so much of each delinquents lands will be sold at public vendue, to the highest bidder at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on said 23rd day of October, at the dwelling house of Mr. Zebedee Applebee in said Franconia, as will pay said tax and costs.
   acres. dolls. cts.     George Gardner, 256 7 68   Wilfeman Claggett, 41 1 23   Daniel Hopkins, 256 7 68   Jacob Wendall, 256 7 68   Frances Barnard, 256 7 68   William Brattle, 256 7 68   Joseph Penchen, 256 7 68   Oxenbridge Thatcher, 256 7 68   Nathan Blodget, 256 7 68   Caleb Blodget, 256 7 68</