The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1793-12-14 00:00:00

New Hampshire Gazette.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, Printer to the Hon. GENERAL COURT of the State of New Hampshire, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
From the (Lon.) Morning Chronicle, of Sept. 4.
REMARKS ON THE Present state of POLITICAL AFFAIRS, as it respects THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THE public mind having been lately impressed with the probability of a war taking place between this country and the United States of America, the following remarks are offered to the view of the public on that important subject.
That America has a strong interest in preventing France from being subdued by the combined powers now acting against her, will appear by the following considerations.
The annihilation of the French power and marine would throw the greater part of the West-India Islands into the hands of Great-Britain and Spain, whose political system excludes America from transporting her own products to those islands in American ships, as such strikes at the root of their navigation; and the conduct of Great Britain, in seizing American vessels bound to France, not loaded with naval stores, or any article deemed by the laws of nations contraband, cannot but excite a well grounded jealousy in the American government for the fate of their commerce in Europe, should France fall in the contest: And it is natural to suppose, that France, in her present situation, would be glad to purchase the assistance of America, by ceding their West-India Islands to them, or admitting the citizens of America to a free trade with those islands: Neither the conduct of Great Britain nor Spain towards America can be supposed to have conciliated the good will of that country: The first has withheld her compliance from the terms of the treaty of peace, in refusing to give up the posts in Canada, and the latter power has refused the navigation of the Mississippi river, under pretence, that she never guaranteed that part of the treaty between Great Britain and America. From what power, then, has America the least chance of assistance in her claims, should France be crushed?—And can it be supposed, that America will tamely suffer such an event, while there is the least hope of preventing it? America must be sensible, that her situation would render her assistance a little dangerous to herself, and highly distressing to her enemies, by dividing their attention, and exhausting their resources in the preservation of their West-India settlements: and to which, those settlements would experience the utmost distress for want of the necessary supplies which the United States only can afford. The supine and impolitic conduct of England, in suffering (without a single attempt to prevent it) the dismemberment of Poland, will not only stop the channel of a valuable commerce with that country, but those supplies of corn, which scanty harvests here render necessary to subsistence, and which now we must have from America.
The circumstances of America are widely different from what they were a few years since; almost every necessary manufacture is now established there, and a war with Great Britain would, by stopping the supply of English goods, increase her own manufactures, and render her less dependent for supplies in future.
America can have no reason to fear a desolating war in the bowels of her own country; the remembrance of what has past, will deter the European powers from that fatal measure; and as to loss of trade, it will fall more immediately on the European powers, by the number of armed ships that will be fitted out in the American ports; and should the combined powers be able nearly to destroy the whole of the American shipping, still the loss must ultimately fall on British subjects, to whom they are indebted; neither would the whole equal a tenth part of the sums due from the citizens of the United States to British subjects, and the suspension of the payment of British debts would commence with the war.
It is therefore of the utmost importance to Great Britain to avert such a heavy calamity, by embracing the first opportunity of making peace with France, and not obstinately persist in a contest, which, by adding America to the number of our enemies, will spread ruin among our merchants and manufactures, depreciate the value of land, materially injure the West-India commerce, by stopping the necessary supplies of provisions and lumber from the United States; and finally, by increasing the public distress, produce those convulsions which the avowed object of the present war was to oppose and prevent.
Both the land and commercial interests of Great Britain and Ireland ought seriously to weigh the eventful crisis, and should the executive power pursue measures inimical to the welfare and dearest interest of its subjects, to oppose the same in a manly and constitutional manner, by address to the throne.
At the present period, many British subjects are collecting their property together—with a view of leaving their native country and retiring to America, were they will, doubtless, establish
those manufactures they have followed here, to the great injury of England. The distresses in trade, occasioned by the war, and the fatal impolicy of refusing to the dissenters their civil rights, are the principal causes of emigration.
It is therefore to be hoped, the British Government, seeing the impolicy of continuing a war, grounded on no interest, and pursued to no advantage, will not, from the pride of refusing to avow their error, suffer misfortunes to fall on a country they have been chosen to protect, and by whom their conduct must, sooner or later, be strictly scrutinized.
A BRITISH MERCHANT.
PHILADELPHIA FEVER.
[The following contains a variety of particulars respecting the malignant disease which has recently raged in Philadelphia. It is written by a gentleman who continued in the city during its ravages; and for accuracy may be relied on.]
PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 14. DURING the late dreadful visitation, hundreds died for want of good attendance—indeed many, very many, were deserted by their nearest connections. I believe, however, from the accounts I have received of the terrors and apprehensions of persons at a distance, that a tolerably competent idea may be formed of the distress and apprehensions that prevailed here. These were so powerful, that husbands deserted their wives; wives their husbands; children their parents, and vice versa in respect to all the relations of life: And this unnatural conduct became too general, and was awfully sanctioned by the fatal consequences that ensued where affection, principle and duty, impelled to a contrary conduct—for it was common in such cases for whole families to be swept away. Husbands and wives who mutually nursed each other both died in numerous instances—the orphan children amount I think to 200.
The disorder first appeared in August, and from a great variety of concurring evidence, I am perfectly satisfied was an imported disease—indeed I think we have had two imported disorders; the Yellow Fever from Hispaniola, brought in the vessels which contained the fugitives, from Cape-François; these were crowded in small vessels—destitute of almost every convenience—made their passage in the heat of Summer; and did not arrive here, (though they failed at the same time with those who arrived in a short passage at Baltimore) until after a long passage. This may, by the way, account for the disorder's not breaking out at Baltimore. The other disorder, and that which has been the predominant one, was in my opinion imported in a privateer from Marseilles. This vessel was long out, was a miserable crib of a thing, with no accommodations fit for even brutes, and yet had 130 men on board: I have been repeatedly informed that many dead bodies, and many sick were removed from the ship—the sick were sent to lodging houses, in Water-Street, where the disorder first appeared, and where it swept all before it. Above forty persons died, and more than 100 were sick in Water-Street before any alarm took place.
The men of war which arrived here from the West-Indies, in the course of the summer, had a great many sick among their crews, at least several of them. One of the earliest victims to the disorder was a young man who dined on board one of the frigates, at a feast made to celebrate the anniversary of the 10th Aug.—this man died in three or four days—and in a short space ten others died in the same house, of the same disorder; and from this house the contagion spread in Chestnut-Street, in such a manner that above fifty persons died within a stone's throw of it, scarcely one of which lay more than five days. You may judge from this instance of the general state of the city in respect to the thick settled parts. The mortality was dreadful in all the Alleys—not a house escaped in those situations except those which were deserted.
From the beginning of Sept. to the 17th Oct. the distress of the city increased; about twenty thousand persons went out; the moving was continual, and the houses daily shutting up—mean time every person was seen with a sponge or a bottle at their nose; no shaking of hands, but every one stood aloof; business of every kind became suspended, and universal stillness prevailed night and day: I have repeatedly been in the street when scarcely an individual was to be seen as far as the eye could extend, except a negro leading a hearse, or a chair carriage, or a horse cart, with a corpse, sometimes two in a cart: Coffin-making and grave-digging were the only businesses of an active kind that were carried on; many of the joiners fell victims; but I believe the grave-diggers generally escaped.
The Hospital at Bush hill was opened in August; but such was the confusion and terror which prevailed, that suitable and competent provision was not made there till the 23d Sept.
The consequence was, that almost every one carried out till that time died.
On the 23d Sept. Mr. STEPHEN GERARD, a French merchant, of fortune, long resident here, and a Mr. PETER HELM, a respectable mechanic, and a man of property, voluntarily offered to superintend personally the Hospital; they immediately entered on this service, and a very great alteration for the better took place directly. A French Physician, and another, a native of the city attended; from this time, nearly one half of the patients were saved. These gentlemen merit more than mortal thanks, for their humanity and heroism, and I trust a grateful sense of the obligations they have laid there fellow-citizens under, will long be retained.
The number sent to the Hospital, amounts to about 1000, in all—of which about 600 died—but many were taken dead out of the carts which conveyed them thither, and many more died the day after they were admitted. There are now about 90 in the hospital, but it is not expected more than three or four will die.
In addition to the numerous carriages employed to carry the dead, there were eight or nine carts constantly employed, in carrying out the sick. I was conversing one Saturday, with Mr. ANTHONY and a Mr. HAYS; the Saturday following, Mr. HAYS was buried, and the succeeding Saturday Mr. ANTHONY. Three other different instances occurred, of my conversing with persons on a Friday, who died the Wednesday after. One of these, was a Mr. O'HARA, a clerk in the Treasury, who one Friday evening, stumbled over a coffin in the foot path. It seems, that in carrying this couple to the grave, being a very heavy one, it burst the coffin; the negroes had taken it off to secure it; Mr. O'HARA took the scent, and died the Wednesday following. Mr. O'HARA's brother passed by my door that day, apparently in good health, but was buried the next week. I might fill a sheet with similar details; but your imagination can, from the above, form some idea of that anxiety and distress, which perpetually harrowed up our feelings—I often thought that the situation of people in a bombarded city was not much worse, and on some accounts not so bad; we had no respite night nor day. Such a scene was never before realized in this country; and may God of his infinite mercy, preserve us from experiencing anything similar. During our afflictions, there were not wanting those heroic, humane and pious minds, who think it their duty to brave every danger in the discharge of the office of humanity. It would be impossible for me to particularize; the Mayor is entitled to great honor, and gratitude, for his steadiness and attention to the common duties of his station, and to those extra-calls which the extremity of our situation presented. The committees of the city also were firm and steady at their posts. The physicians also, and the clergymen, who remained in the city, behaved in general, with great magnanimity; and many of both fell victims to their exertions. Among the Clergy, the Roman Catholics encountered every danger. The Rev. Dr. HELMUTH, Pastor of the German Lutherans, was incessant in his visitations, and labors; he is well, and his escape is almost miraculous. Of this Gentleman's Congregation he informed me that above Six Hundred died. Mr. CARLY, who was one of the Committee, has this day published a pamphlet, containing a history of the epidemic. The returns he has collected from the Sextons of the several burying grounds, make the whole number which has died, to amount to Four Thousand and Thirty One, from first August, to 10th November.
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LATE European Intelligence.
[By an arrival at the Southward.]
LONDON, Sept. 27.
Extract of a letter from an Officer in the Duke of York's Army.
"Camp near Werwick, Sept. 22."
"We are still close to the French, and have been for some days, in continual expectation of an attack. We hope, whenever that happens, to be able to defend these posts better than the Dutch; though I must acknowledge we have no longer that contempt which we entertained for the enemy before the late engagements."
"The Duke's head-quarters are near Menin. That town has not suffered much by the invasion. Of the pillage the inhabitants have suffered; as much has been committed by the Austrians, as by the French."
"We now wish, that in the beginning of the campaign, we had laid siege to Lisle, instead of Valenciennes—They talk of a winter campaign; but we have no place like Lisle, in which an army can remain under cover."
"We occasionally receive the French papers by means of the peasants, who come into the camp; they frequently ask a crown for one, and sometimes more. Some of the last, printed in Paris, represent them as having been successful in most of their late attacks, particularly against the Prussians, at Weissenbourg. This may account, if true, for the corps of Prussians, under Gen. Knobelsdorff, being ordered to continue their march from Luxembourg to Treves, altho' their stay in these provinces was so very desirable at this critical period."
"Our soldiers, notwithstanding the disagreeable situation they are in, and the extreme badness of the weather, are not dispirited; what we want most is a farther supply of camp equipage. Liquors and provisions we now have in tolerable."
The following is said to be the return of artillery lost in the retreat from Dunkirk.
  Thrown into the river at Furnes, - - 64   Left in the field, - - 43   Sunk in the moor, near Ghiveld, - - 7   Total, - - 114 
September 28.
A Ministerial paper informs us, that the trenches are open before Maubeuge, and that 10,000 of the Dutch troops who abandoned Menin, are ordered by the Prince of Cobourg to be employed in the necessary works. As we had been previously informed that the Prince of Saxe Cobourg was coming to a junction with the Duke of York, it appears doubtful by what army the siege of Maubeuge has been formed, and the trenched camp near it forced, which was always understood to be a necessary previous operation, and attended with some difficulty. Where the 10,000 Dutch troops have been found is still more doubtful. Before they were driven from their posts by the French, they did not exceed 8000; we must therefore suppose, that although many of them were killed upon the occasion, every man of the survivors was beaten into two.
The present war is carried on precisely on the same principles which dictated the late war against America.—America was attacked to compel her to submit to a foreign government, who assumed a power to legislate for and tax her; and France is attacked to compel her to submit to such a constitution and government as the confederated Kings think proper to impose. It requires but little sagacity to foresee, that attempts so repugnant to justice and the freedom of nations must ultimately fail in France, as they did in America.
Extract of a letter from Sheffield, Sept. 10.
"The Glasgow petition has given great pleasure in this part of the country. It is hoped their example will be followed by every city, town and village in these kingdoms, to put an end to the war."
"Two petitions are preparing here, one to be presented to the King, and the other to the Parliament; and I am informed, after they are signed by such persons as assemble for that purpose, they will then be carried from house to house, and the answer of every man who refuses to sign, will be taken down, that the sense of the people may be known."
Sir GILBERT ELLIOT is appointed to a station unknown in the History of En-
gland. He is to go out Commissioner to Toulon, with great splendor.
Lord HOOD and General O'HARA are appointed joint Commissioners with Sir GILBERT ELLIOT in his new Mission.
Among the captious flickers for the strict practice of the Constitution, there may be doubts as to the right of making such an appointment without the authority of Parliament; but happily, in the present times, it should be a new assumption of prerogative, its novelty will serve as a recommendation of the measure.
POLAND.
Extract of a letter from Warsaw, Sept. 7.
WE have just received the important news from Grodno, of the resolution of the Diet, concerning the signature of the treaty of cession with the King of Prussia, on the 2d of this month, or rather on the 3d, the sittings having lasted 'till 3 o'clock in the morning. The particular circumstances of this memorable event ought to be known to all the world, the means employed to effect it being characteristic of the cause.
For three successive days the Diet was assailed with official notes from the Russian Ambassador and Prussian Minister, full of threats and menaces, pressing the signature of the treaty. The States, however, persisted in their refusal. At last M. de SIEVERS, the Russian, sent in his ultimatum in a note, which ended with the following remarkable expressions:
"The underwritten must besides inform the States of the Republic, assembled in the confederate Diet, that he thought it of absolute necessity, in order to prevent every disorder, to order two battalions of grenadiers, with four pieces of cannon, to surround the castle, under the command of Major Gen. RAUTENFELD who is to concert measures with the Grand Marshal of Lithuania, for securing the tranquility of their deliberation. The underwritten expects that the sitting will not terminate until the demanded signature of the treaty is decided. Done at Grodno, the 2d of Sept. 1793."
His Excellency kept his word; the two battalions soon arrived with their cannon; the castle was so surrounded, that no person was suffered to go out. Maj. Gen. RAUTENFELD, with the officers of the division, took post in the Senate, pretending to guard his Majesty's person against conspirators. The King, conscious of his rectitude and unbelief the existence of any conspiracy against him, sent a delegation to the Russian Ambassador, declaring that he would not open the session in the presence of the Russian officers, in consequence they were ordered to retire, except the general, who declared publicly, that no member should be permitted to quit the Senate, before the consent to the treaty was given. The debates were long and violent; and it was not until 3 o'clock, next morning, after three successive divisions, that the Diet came to the following resolution:
DECREE of the Diet passed 2d Sept. at Grodno, empowering the deputation to treat with the Prussian Minister.
"WE, the King, together with the confederate States of the Republic, assembled in Diet, having heard the report of the deputation appointed to negotiate with the Minister of the King of Prussia, and seen the plan of the proposed treaty. Whereas it appears, that, notwithstanding the mediation of the Russian Ambassador, the court of Berlin persists in measures detrimental to the Republic, and that hardly a modification of some of the articles in that treaty was obtained, whereby we find ourselves in the highest degree oppressed; therefore, far from acknowledging the pretended legality of right whereby the court of Berlin endeavors to justify its violence exerted towards the Republic, but, on the contrary, adhering most strictly to our former declaration by the note given in answer to those of the two allied courts, Declare before Europe, to whom we have repeatedly appealed, That, founded on the faith of treaties most sacredly observed, on our part as well as on that of the treaty recently entered into with his Majesty the King of Prussia, and at his own desire, in the year 1790, (whereby the independence and integrity of Poland, were guaranteed in the most solemn manner) being deprived of free will, surrounded at this very moment of the present act, by an armed foreign force, and threatened with a further invasion of the Prussian troops, to the end of ruining our remaining territories, we are forced to commission and authorize the said deputation to sign the treaty, such as it was planned and amended under the mediation of the Russian Ambassador, containing in particular this clause—"That it shall be guaranteed by her Majesty the Empress of Russia, his Sovereign, with all separate articles relating thereto, especially
in regard to commerce, clergy, security of the Republic, and of the inhabitants, either wholly comprised under foreign dominion, or possessing property in both countries, namely, that the present prince Primate of Poland, might reside constantly within the Republic, so attending to his high office, and enjoy his entire revenue: also, that in case of the family of Princess RADZIVIL being extinct, the house of Brandenburg should not from any pretension to their succession, which shall belong to the Republic." With the following alteration, of the last article of said treaty, That we the king will not ratify such treaty of cession, both in our and in the republic's name, unless the treaty of commerce and all separate articles mutually agreed on, under the accepted mediation and guarantee of the court of Russia, by both parties, shall be finally signed by the contracting powers.
FRANKFORT, August 15.
THE court of Berlin has just published the following accounts of men killed, wounded and taken, belonging to the allied army during the blockade of Mentz
  Total of Prussians, 1605 men   Austrians, 749   Saxons, 219   Bavarians, 25   Hessians of Cassel, 69   Hessians of Darmstadt, 68 
Grand total, 2737 men The Prussian officers killed, are 16 in number, and 74 were wounded; Austrian officers killed, 43, 14 wounded.
Domestic Intelligence.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29.
The number of orphan children not yet claimed out of the hands of the committee, is exactly one hundred, of whom sixty are girls and forty boys. We shall give a list of their names in our next for the information of their relations.
NEW CONGRES.
December 3.
Yesterday quorums of both houses assembled in this city. The house made choice of the Hon. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, for Speaker, and re-elected the former officers.
A joint committee waited on the PRESIDENT, informing him, that the two houses were ready to receive communications; which the PRESIDENT informed, he would make this day.
[The President's Speech did not arrive in the Mails, received last Evening; but must come in the next.]
BALTIMORE, Nov. 18.
The Kentucky Gazette of the 19th of last month, says, We are assured by a gentleman lately from Green River, that a few days before he left that place, two Indians fired on a lone man, who was on horseback, one of the balls wounded him slightly across the breast, and the other passed through the horse's neck; the Indians after firing, ran up to him, and he dismounted on the opposite side, and attempted to escape on foot; but being pursued by the two Indians, one of which so closely as to convince him he could not escape—he turned on him, firing his piece, wounded the Indian through the lower part of the belly. This so stopped him that the other came up, upon which the white man attempted again to make his escape, but being so closely pursued by the second, he was obliged to club his gun, and striking the Indian therewith, stopped him, upon which the Indian retreated, and the white man pursued in turn, and the Indian stumbling, fell and lost his knife and tomahawk, which the white-man catching up, immediately put him to death! The white-man then went in search of the wounded Indian, but when he got in sight, finding him on his feet, with his gun in his hand, prudently withdrew to some settlement near, and getting company, returned and found the wounded Indian had shot and stabbed himself, and lay dead.
STOCKBRIDGE, Nov. 26.
From a Paris Paper of Sept. 10.
National Convention, Sept. 8.
Read a letter from the administration of the department of l'Aisne, to the Commons of Paris, dated Loan, Sept. 3, which mentions that for two days that department had been invaded by 10,000 men, 3000 of which were cavalry. The administration complain very bitterly, that not the least part of the promised supplies, viz. cannon, 3000 pikes, skilful cannoneers, and the equipage necessary for a camp of 10,000, which were to be sent to them in eight days, had arrived, although 12 days were then elapsed. They said that they had particular occasion for cavalry—and that if they were abandoned,
Paris would lose the major part of its supplies; and their department, one of the most abundant in France, would be entirely ruined.
NEW-YORK, Dec. 5.
During two or three of our last publications, the current of intelligence has been slack; for sometime before, it had a rapid run in favour of France; of late it has taken a gentle sett the other way.
By the ship James, which has arrived, in 49 days from London, we have intelligence to the 10th of October, which states—That the Austrians were in possession of Lannoy and Waterloo; that they had advanced within two leagues of Lisle, had taken from the Republicans seven pieces of cannon, and 30 prisoners, and they were intrenching at Lannoy—That the combined forces are again in Menin—That the Austrians under command of Count Colloredo, who has the command at the siege of Maubeuge, has his head quarters at Betigny—The Prince of Saxe Cobourg and his Royal Highness the Arch Duke Charles, at Bayay—The out-posts driven in, and the siege so close and formidable, that scarce a doubt was entertained, on the 10th of October—That a report that day in circulation, of the actual surrender of Maubeuge was either true, or it very soon would be so—That the French have suffered a very disastrous repulse in the quarter of Vendee—That the masses of French Republicans, begins to melt away—and that the greatest severities are made use of to prevent the alarming progress of desertion—That the English remain in possession of Toulon—That Houchard their late victorious general was conveyed to the Abbaye prison; for not having pushed his successes to their (supposed) possible extent—and that the mother of Petion, the late most extolled Patriot, was condemned and executed for having spoken disrespectfully of the Republic.
The following is an extract of a letter from London, per the Mohawk, to a gentleman in Philadelphia, dated 30th September.
"This moment news has come to town that the Duke of Brunswick has taken, killed and wounded, ten thousand of the Republicans. This wants confirmation."
BOSTON, Dec. 7.
OF TOULON.
By an arrival at the Southward we have received the particulars of the surrender of Toulon, to the combined fleets, as published by the French National Convention. The facts agree with those heretofore published—but the motives which led to them are stated as directly opposite. The following is an extract from the Journals of the 9th September;—
"The letter from the National Commissioners, stated that advice had brought intelligence, that the fort of La Marche, at Toulon, had threatened to fire upon the French squadron, in the port, in case it should attempt to oppose the entrance of the English; and that to shew, that this menace was serious, the people had actually begun to heat the furnace for red hot balls; that Rear Admiral JULIEN, abandoned by many of his officers, had been obliged to fly, and had taken refuge at Marseilles, with some of his soldiers; and finally, that eight English ships of war had actually entered the port of Toulon."
OF DUNKIRK.
By the last Mails, intelligence was received from Baltimore, under the date of the 24th ult. informing of an arrival there from Liverpool, bringing intelligence of the Capture of Dunkirk, by the Combined Powers, on the last day of September. We contradict the account—on the authority of Capt. BURCHMORE, who has arrived at Salem, from Dieppe, [a port in France within a day's post of Dunkirk,] which he left nine days after the above accounts are dated.
FROM ST. DOMINGO.
By a vessel arrived at Newbury-Port, from St. Mark's, in that island, we learn, That the Spaniards have made themselves masters of Mirebalais, an extensive and important quarter, between the plain of Guadejac, Archaie and Artibonite. That the Commissioner SANTHONAX, arrived at St. Mark's, the 28th October last, and was to proceed to Port-au-Prince, soon after:—That his presence at St. Mark's, has caused an assembly of a large body of mulattoes, who complained they had been abused, that they had seen with sorrow the general freedom granted to the negroes; and it was their intention to have resented the measure, by an attempt on the Commissioner; he had however frustrated their design, by forming a life guard of those who were devoted to his

cause. That it was the general opinion that St. Marks would surrender to the English , when the demand thereof should be made. That Sonthonax had brought with him to St. Marks , 12 waggon-loads of gold and silver bars; and that he was accompanied by a copper-bottomed armed ship of 16 guns.
The Governor of the island of Jamaica , has issued a Proclamation to the refugees of Hispaniola , residing in his government, congratulating them on the success of the British arms, in Hispaniola , and inviting them to return to their former residence, promising them all the succour which their present exigencies may require.
AUGUSTA, (G.) NOV. 2.
We are informed that a party under the command of Major Brinton , from Washington County, consisting of upwards of 100 men, crossed the Oakmulgee the beginning of last week, with an intention of surprising some of the Indian towns; they reached the Flint River without being discovered; but when crossing that river, the Indians were alarmed, by the neighing of a stud, in the Major's party. The Indians fired on our people, who returned it; the Major then retreated with the loss of two men killed and two wounded, and six horses wounded. It is supposed some of the Indians were killed.
BALTIMORE, NOV. 26.
A gentleman of veracity, who arrived in this town yesterday, has enabled us to contradict, in part the unfavourable accounts in our last, respecting the action which took place some time since between the rear guard of Gen. Wayne's army, consisting of seventy men, and a party of Indians. He informs, that he read a letter from Gen. Wayne to Col. Edwards , member of Congress, which mentions, that Capt. Boyd , his Lieut. and 13 men were killed, and 70 horses taken, by the Indians, but all the ammunition and baggage waggons, with their horses and oxen, remained unhurt.
NORTHAMPTON, DEC. 4.
New American Invention.
A few days since was brought to market and sold in this town, by Abel Harding , of Deerfield, about ten pounds of Bees-Wax. Soon after the sale of the first parcel finding himself undiscovered, he offered at the same store another small cake, weighing four pounds, which was likewise purchased—Soon after Harding left the store some suspicion arose about the small cake on account of its weight—being broke open, a stone was found in the centre weighing three pounds—the first parcel was then broke, being in three cakes, and found to be wood just covered with wax; the whole amount of wax in the four cakes was about two pounds. The ingenious Mr. Harding was soon apprehended and obliged to recognize for his appearance at the Supreme Judicial Court in April next, when it is presumed he will obtain LETTERS PATENT , in full compensation for his ingenious invention, with the exclusive privilege of carrying on the business on Castle Island , for the term of seven years.
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Of the date of the 27th ultimo , we learn, that the Fever had wholly disappeared from that city: that the Secretary at War , and other officers of the General Government, had resumed their former residences therein; and that several Members of Congress had arrived. That no intelligence had been received from General Wayne —nor was the account of the brush between the rear-guard and a party of Indians, any thing more than a report; which if true, can have no effect on the general operations.
Extract of a letter from St. John's, N. B. dated Nov. 14, 1793, to a gentleman in this town.
"Business is very dull with us, at present.—This cursed war makes us suffer greatly. Although we have a fine market, and every thing cheap, money is very scarce."
"We have a privateer fitting out here: She is a brig, and is nearly ready for sea; the property of George Younghusband; mounting 12 four pounders and 10 twivels, manned with 50 men—commanded by Capt. Boyd —who will sail in a few days, on a cruise—perhaps in your way."
Speaking of the disease lately prevalent in Philadelphia, an inhabitant of that city, informs, That "a Smith who had 19 Journeymen in his shop, of these 17 took the disease, and ten of them died; one other who had 13, all took the disease and died. A Shipwright, at Kensington, buried 16 persons out of his own family."
On enquiring we find, that there was not a ship among the vessels lately cast away on Cape-Cod —A large sloop, from Charleston , and several fishing Schooners, are however, among the number. What lives were lost, we have not heard.
Citizen Genet has made a donation of 200 dollars, for the relief of the distressed inhabitants of Philadelphia .
December 11.
Above 60,000 dollars in specie, are said to have been imported into this town, from foreign parts, within these few weeks.
SHIP NEWS.
SAVANNAH, NOV. 7.
Monday last arrived here from a cruise, the French Schooner privateer Sans Pareil , she has taken and sent for Charleston , a Spanish brig, from the Havannah for Cadiz , loaded with cotton, indigo and hides. The prize had been previously taken by a privateer fitted out some time ago in North Carolina , and carried into Cape-Fear river, where she was left, after 42,000 dollars had been taken out of her.
NEW-LONDON, NOV. 13.
Capt. Thomas Robinson , of Stonington , on the 26th ult. failed from thence, in a small sloop for Newport , and at 8 o'clock P. M. the same day, off point Judith , was overset in a sudden squall of wind. The Capt. and a lad his grandson the only persons on board, were enabled by the vessel's turning over gradually to get on her bottom. At 11 o'clock the same night, it being very dark, Capt. Cahoon , in a Rhode-Island Packet ran foul of the wreck; the boy seized the bowsprit shrouds of the packet and jumped on deck, and was heard amidst the alarmed crew, crying "SAVE MY GRAND-FATHER." But their endeavours for that purpose were ineffectual; the violence of the shock had struck him into the sea—and he was heard no more of.—He was in the 63rd year of his age.
PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 20.
On Wednesday evening, arrived here, the Brig John , Capt. Stockley , in 32 days from Guernsey , with the crew of the ship Orona , Capt. Dunbar , including his chief and second mates, together with eight sailors and a boy, whom Capt. Stockley picked up at sea—The ship Orona , belonged to Penobscot , and was from Liverpool , bound to Norfolk , with a cargo of salt and dry goods—The particulars—the 21 ultimo , in lat. 41. 11. long. 30. 3. at 6 A. M. saw a sail to the Northward, but soon after saw her sink. Same time, discovered two boats from the Orona whom had on board the above persons, whose lives Capt. Stockley providentially saved—The 24th ditto spoke the sloop Diana , Capt. Luke Hall , of Boston , bound to Gibraltar , who had lost part of his deck-load, by a storm he met at sea—Left at Guernsey the ship Enterprise , Capt. Ashmead , of Philadelphia , who was sent into that place, by an English privateer—The Enterprise was to sail for the East-Indies .
NOVEMBER 29.
Yesterday arrived here the brig Jason , Capt. Ross , from Port-au-Prince , and last from Kingston , Jamaica —who informs that he failed from Port-au-Prince the 5th of August, bound to Philadelphia , with some French passengers—same day the Jason was boarded by an English privateer Schooner, called the Spitfire , Capt. Perkins , mounting 4 brass 6 pounders, and 10 twivels, who took charge of the Jason and sent her into Jamaica , where all the French property was taken out, then dismissed. Capt. Ross failed from Kingston the 24th ult.—the 27th do. in lat. 20. 35. spoke the Schooner Olive Branch , Capt. Alkew , from Kingston , bound to New-York . Nov. 4th, in lat. 23. 40. spoke the ship Hero , of Liverpool , Letter of Marque from the coast of Guinea bound to Havannah , with 500 slaves on board, out three months, who examined the Jason's papers, but finding no French property dismissed her—the 11th, in lat. 31. 19, was boarded by the privateer Schooner, Industry , Capt. Carver , on a cruise from Savannah , under national colours, who overhauled Capt. Ross's papers, then dismissed him, who made sail after the Schooner Olive Branch then at a distance—next day spoke an armed Schooner from Charleston , 2 days out, upon a cruise, her name the Labrador —21st, in lat. 36, long. 74, spoke the sloop Industry , Capt. Townes , from Cape-Francois , to Philadelphia —the brig Alfred , Capt. Frazier , failed from Kingston , 5 days before Capt. Ross , for Philadelphia .
NEW-BEDFORD, NOV. 25.
Arrived ship Edward , Micaiah Gardner , from a Delago Bay whale cruise, 1500 bbls whale oil—Capt. Gardner , not having heard of a war ran into St. Helena , to get information. Sent his mate and five hands on shore to make enquiry who were detained by the Governor; and an American ship's boat, the Seahorse , Albert Hufey , belonging to Cape Ann , was sent off with the following letter to decoy him into port:
To Capt. Gardner, of the Edward.
SIR,
"FRANCE is at war with all the world—the American Ambassador's head has been cut off at Paris —you have no port on earth to put into where you will not be taken—here you shall have generous terms, all your private property, and that of the crew, shall remain your own, the same as if you had never been taken. I have consulted the Lieut. Governor, and we have agreed to give you these terms—In witness whereof, I hereunto sign, and give it under my hand and the Seal of the Hon. United East-India Company ."
"ROBERT BROOKE,
"Governor and Commander in Chief. "St. Helena, 20th Sept. 1793."
(L. S.)
In answer to which Capt. Gardner sent word
"He thanked him for his generous offer—but rather doubted the truth of France being at war with all the world"—Should not, therefore, throw himself on their mere mercy—and continued to stand off and on, hoping his boat would return—But next day by the same boat received a second letter, as follows—"I again inform you that France is at War with all the world—That the American States are in alliance with Great-Britain —I therefore now treat with you as an American subject —I must repeat my offer of yesterday—and demand of you to enter our port—which if you refuse to comply with, I shall be obliged to make a representation of the case to the British Secretary of State , and to General Washington .—After promising this, if you continue obstinate, and are taken on any foreign coast, you must undergo all the severity of treatment, by the laws of nations, in such cases made and provided."
Capt. Gardner , doubting much this British Governor's candour, only replied to the last letter—"I shall not enter your port, but shall shape my course for America "—which he accordingly did—leaving his mate and boat's crew at the island—and here safely arrived.
Spanish Piracy!
On Friday the 1st of November, the brig William , Capt. Prince , left Port-Republic , ci-devant Port-au-Prince , bound to Salem . On the morning of the second, a sail was seen, which proved to be a small sloop; about 11 o'clock, she fired a gun, and hoisted Spanish colours—and immediately upon her coming along side the William , ten or twelve Spaniards jumped on board her, armed with muskets, pistols and sabres, and drove the mate and people of the William , who were unarmed, below deck: They then went into the cabin, and demanded the keys of the trunks and chests which were there, from which they took every paper and book they could find, with a pair of pistols belonging to Mr. Perkins , who was passenger; all of which they carried on board their boat; they carefully replaced the clothes and money in the trunks which they pretended prize-master locked, and kept the keys of. They then permitted the Mate and people to come out the hole, and put two of them on board their boat, where they were detained during the remainder of that day, and all the following night; the next morning one of the men leaped into the sea and swam on board the brig. Sunday the 3d the brig was boarded by a small open row-boat, with one Englishman and five Spaniards, who appeared to be in comfort with those already on board; those people, after robbing the brig of a barrel of bisquet, some beef and gin, left her, and rowed on shore. Soon after their departure a negro man, who served as linguist, desired the Captain, Mate and Mr. Perkins , to go into the cabin, where they were soon followed by the Captain of the privateer, the Prize-master and Negro Interpreter—a French seerage passenger was then brought into the cabin, whom they questioned some time, and then told Capt. Prince , unless he would give them money enough to ransom his vessel, they would send her to the Havannah . Captain Prince answered them, that as he knew of no war between Spain and America , and feeling conscious of having none but American property on board, they might send him where they pleased. They then returned on deck, and immediately drove the brig's crew down the fore scuttle; at the same time two Negro and one Mulatto man, entered the cabin, armed with pistols and short daggers, and took by force from the poor Frenchman, five joes in gold, which he had secreted in the waistband of his breeches. Those ruffians were soon followed by the head Pirate, and several others, armed with knives, &c. who placed two of their gang at the cabin door, with muskets presented into the cabin, and then seized the Captain and Mr. P. and with knives at their throats, menacing them with death, tore off their clothes, and plundering from the former fifteen joes in gold, and from the latter forty-five joes in gold, and an elegant ladies' watch and chain, set with diamonds; they then opened the trunks and chests, and took from the Captain fourteen joes in silver, and from Mr. P. about the same sum, and another gold watch. They also plundered clothes from the sailors, and after throwing the papers of the brig on board her, made off. Capt. P. then made the best of his way towards the Mole, where he arrived the 5th, and was received by the British Commodore in the most friendly manner. A declaration was made to the Commandant of the Mole, who assured Capt. Prince that he would employ every means in his power to arrest, and bring to justice the Captain and crew of the sloop, that he might depend on his writing to the Governor of the Havannah and to the several out-ports on the coast of Cuba , on the subject—He was also pleased to exempt the brig William from the customary Port-Charges, and give her a passport to proceed on her voyage, without molestation from any British vessel.
The name of the Pirate who committed this outrage, was St. Joseph , and the Captain was called Francisco .
CAUTION.
NEWBURYPORT, Dec. 6.
A Letter this moment received from the southward, mentions that some New-England Traders have been at Philadelphia purchasing infected FEATHERS from the nurses and attendants of the late sick in that city, which are obtained on very low terms, and many are now on the road to these States for sale.
N. B. The citizens of New-York have appointed a committee to stop all travellers dealing in the above articles.
DOVER, December 7.
On Friday 28th November departed this life at Somersworth , Mrs. Mary Hale , consort of the Hon. Samuel Hale , Esquire, of Barrington .—Without ostentation she was virtuous, benevolent and discreet—in her, these standard virtues were adorned with pure religion—thus formed, she was lovely in the eyes of her husband, most endearing to her connections and friends—with her husband, bereft of what he held most dear, we mingle our tears—with her connections and friends we mourn the loss of a most valuable companion.
Just as she riv'd to those sweet scenes Where pleasure seem'd to flow, Just as she tast'd LOVE'S soft chains, DEATH struck the fatal blow.
HUMOURS OF DERRY FARE.
Three or four pedlars, three or four packs, Three or four hucksters, emptying sacks; Three or four fuddlers felling their gin, Three or four sharps, taking folks in; Three or four beaux with three or four misses, From which they expect three or four kisses, Three or four bakers trafficking bread, Three or four fiddlers pretty near dead; Three or four children gotten by chance, Three or four dozen at hipsey-saw dance; Three or four hundred crouching the fleeces, Three or four races, quarter mile heats; Three or four sporters rattling cash, Three or four high fellows cutting a dash; Three or four fools flirt to the buff, Three or four noses bloody enough; Three or four bullies bound over to court, Three or four vendues closes the sport.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE.
CLEARED FOR Ship Hero , Blunt , S. Carolina . Sloop Fame , Kennard , W. Indies . Schooner Betsey , Tarlton , Virginia .
Twenty Dollars Reward.
WHEREAS on the evening of the 12th inst. some atrocious villain, instigated by the evil Spirit, committed the most daring insult on the dwelling-house of the subscriber, by throwing a stone, near a pound weight, through the window of his front sitting room, from which a woman had just passed, and narrowly escaped with her life—Whoever will apprehend the perpetrator of this daring assault, so that he may be brought to condign punishment shall receive the above reward. THOMAS PACKER . Portsmouth, December 14, 1793.
Ebenezer Chadwick HEREBY respectfully informs his Customers in particular, and the Public in general, that he has taken the SHOP opposite Mr. Hill's store , on Spring-Hill , where he carries on The Boot & Shoe-making BUSINESS, as usual.—Country made Women's and Children's SHOES bought at said Shop.
At the same place may be had W. I. Goods & Groceries.
N. B.—Cash, or any of the above Articles will be given for LEATHER, CALVES-SKINS uncurried in particular. Portsmouth, Dec. 13.
FOR SALE, Hadly's Quadrant, And a complete set of MARINE INSTRUMENTS. Enquire of the Printer.
FOR SALE (IF APPLIED FOR SOON,) A few Hundred wt. of Hatter's & Spinning Wool, BY JOHN FROTHINGHAM, At his SHOP, bottom of Daniel-Street , near the Town-Wharf, PORTSMOUTH.
Cash given at said Shop for TALLOW.
TO BE SOLD, By Williams & Coffin, A QUANTITY of Beef in complete order for shipping. A few tons of Butter. A large quantity of Tallow. A few tons of Pot-Ashe. Brimstone by the Cask or Cwt. A few tons Iron ware, good assortment. Raisins by the Cask. Malaga Wine by ditto. Hyson and Souchong Tea by the chest or dozen.
Coffee by the barrel or hundred. Cotton by the bag or hundred. Flour by the barrel, &c. &c.
—LIKewise— English and W. India GOODS,
2od. 1od. 6d. 4d. Nails.—10 by 8—9 by 7 and 8 by 6 Window Glass;—Looking Glasses;—Glass and Crockery Ware, &c. &c. by retail as usual. Portsmouth, Dec. 1793.

From the DARTMOUTH CENTINEL.
STERNE'S ELIZA.
ELIZA, haſt thou never ſeen, When clouds obſcur'd the face of day, The SUN, in radiance ſerene, Dart, thro' the gloom, a ſparkling ray ? ELIZA, haſt thou never ſeen The ROSE, of every flower the chief, Divested of its ſylvan green, And folded in the cypress leaf ? And has thou not, ELIZA, ſeen, From the boſom of the NILE, The Cyprian GODDESS, beauty's queen, Diſpenſing ſweet the dimpled ſmile ? Juſt ſo, my LOVE, in thee are ſeen The SUN, the ROSE, and Cyprian QUEEN.
THE Pleasing Instructor.
ON THE INFLUENCE OF INNOCENCE AND HONOR.
When innocence and beauty both combine, What foul but melts ? — Their force is all divine. ANON.
A FRENCH author, giving an account of a very agreeable man, in whoſe character he mingles good qualities and infirmities, rather than vices and virtues, tells the following ſtory : “ Our author ſays, he was pretty much addicted to the moſt fashionable of all faults. He had a looſe rogue for a lacquey, not a little in his favor, though he had no other name for him when he ſpoke of him but the Raſcal, or to him but Sirrah. One morning when he was dreſſing, Sirrah, ſays he, be ſure you bring home this evening a pretty wench. The fellow was a perſon of diligence and capacity, and had for ſome time addreſſed himſelf to a decayed old gentlewoman, who had a young maiden to her daughter beauteous as an angel, not yet ſixteen years of age. The mother's extreme poverty, and the insinuations of this artful lacquey, concerning the ſoft diſpoſition and generoſity of his maſter, made her conſent to deliver up her daughter. But many were the intreaties and representations of the mother to gain the child's conſent to an action, which the ſaid ſhe abhorred, at the ſame time ſhe exhorting her to it : But child, ſays ſhe, can you ſee your mother die for hunger ? The virgin argued no longer, but burſting into tears, ſaid ſhe would go any where. The lacquey conveyed her with great obſequiouſneſs and ſecrecy to his maſter's lodging, and placed her in a commodious apartment 'till he came home. The Knight, who knew his man never failed of bringing in his prey, indulged his genius at a banquet, and was in high humour at an entertainment with ladies, expecting to be received in the evening by one as agreeable as the beſt of them. When he came home, his lacquey met him with a ſaucy and joyful familiarity cried out, She is as handſome as an angel, (for there is no other ſimile on theſe occaſions) but the tender fool has wept till her eyes are ſwelled and bloated ; for ſhe is a maid and gentlewoman. With that he conducted his maſter to the room where ſhe was, and retired. The knight, when he ſaw her bathed in tears, ſaid in ſome ſurpriſe, Do you not know young woman, why you are brought hither ? The unhappy maid fell on her knees, and with many interruptions of ſighs and tears, ſaid to him, I know, alas ! too well, why I am brought hither : My mother, to get bread for her and myſelf, has ſent me to do what you pleaſed ; but wiſh it would pleaſe Heaven I could die, before I am added to the number of thoſe miſerable wretches who live without honor ! With this reflection ſhe wept anew, and beat her boſom. The knight ſtepping back from her, ſaid, I am not ſo abandoned as to hurt your innocence againſt your will.
“ The novelty of this accident ſurpriſed him into virtue ; and covering the young maid with a cloak, he led her to a relation's houſe, to whoſe care he recommended her for that night. The next morning he ſent for her mother, and aſked her if her daughter was a maid ? The mother aſſured him, that when ſhe delivered her to his ſervant, ſhe was a ſtranger to man. Are you not then, replied the knight, a wicked woman, to contrive the debauchery of your own child ? She held down her face with fear and ſhame, and in her confuſion uttered ſome broken words concerning her poverty. To your ſhame be it, ſaid the gentleman, that you ſhould relief yourſelf from want by a much greater evil : Your daughter is a fine young creature ; do you know of none that ever ſpoke of her for a wife ? The mother anſwered, There is an honeſt man in our neighbourhood that loves her, who has often ſaid he would marry her with two hundred pounds. The knight ordered his man to reckon out that ſum, with an addition of fifty, to buy the brideclothes, and fifty more as a help to her mother.”
I appeal to all the gallants in town, whether poſſeſſing all the beauties in the world could give half the pleaſure that this young gentleman had in the reflection of having relieved a miſerable parent from guilt and poverty, an innocent virgin from public ſhame, and beſtowing a virtuous wife upon an honeſt man ?
TO BE SOLD
On reasonable terms (if applied for ſoon,)
270 Acres Land in Exeter, Commonly called the CUBA Land, for particulars apply to the Printer hereof.
JUST IMPORTED In the ſhip HERO, from BRISTOL, by John & Jon a Goddard AND FOR SALE, At their Store in MARKET-STREET, Corner of Ladd-Street, A large and very general aſſortment of HARD WARE GOODS, Conſiſting of almoſt every article uſually imported in that line.
AS ſaid Goods are received direct from the firſt hand, and on the moſt favorable terms ; Gentlemen Traders, and others, in town and country, who wiſh to purchaſe, may depend on being ſupplied, at wholeſale or retail, as cheap as at any Store in Boſton.
Also, at the ſame ſtore may be had, Painter's Oil, Colours and Brushes, Dye-Stuffs, Clothiers' Cards and Preſs Papers, 10 by 8, 9 by 7 and 8 by 6 Window Glaſs, 4d. 6d. 8d. 10d. 20d. and Sheathing Nails, plain and cut flint and common Glaſs Ware, a few complete table ſetts blue and green edg'd Crockery Ware.—Gun-Powder, Allum, Copperas, Whiting and Brimſtone by the caſk ; Wines, Spices, Loaf and Brown Sugar, Hyſon, Souchong and Bohea Teas ; Rum, Flour, German Steel, 10 plate and 6 plate Stoves, Caſt-Iron Backs and Jamps for Chimneys ; Philadelphia Iron of a ſuperior quality, per ton or leſs quantity. Portſmouth, Dec. 7, 1793.
JUST RECEIVED, AND FOR SALE BY Williams & Coffin, AT THEIR STORE In MARKET-STREET, PORTSMOUTH. A FRESH Aſſortment of English & Weſt-India GOODS.
ERROL. State of New-Hampſhire.
NOTICE is hereby given, that ſo much of each original right of land in the township of Errol, ſituate in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampſhire, viz. The rights of the Hon. Timothy Ruggles, Eſquire, George Boyd, Eſquire, James Richardson, Eſq. Phineas Hutchins, Theodrick Reed, Andrew Colburn, Joſeph Heminway, Joſeph Potter, Benedict Webber, Thomas Tolman, Ebenezer Tolman, William Tolman, Samuel Biſhop, Elijah Clays, John Whitney, John Anger, John Fallett, Samuel Graves, Moſes Whitney, Jonah Herrington, Edward Kendal, James Tiſſey, Nathan Hall, Edward Platts, William Barker, James Brewer, Henry Morie, Jonathan Hammond, Greenwood Carpenter, Jonathan Woodcock, jr. Samuel Hunt, Ebenezer Green, Benjamin Grant, Benjamin Grant, jun. Peter Grant, Samuel Smith, Iſrael Morey, Eſq. Jonathan Childs, Amaſa Woodworth, Joel Woodworth, William Thompson, David Thompson, William Marſton, Jacob Marſton, Matthew Miller, James Miller, Timothy Bartholomew, Noah Grant, Sylvanus Owen, John Roberts, Andrew Bell, Noah Dewey, William Bell, John Chamberlin, Amos Peaſley, John White, Manaſſah Divell, John Solendine, Phineas Butler, Robert Kennedy, junior, Elijah Daley, Azariah Webb, Hon. George Jeffry, Eſq. Edward Setate, Andrew M c Gaffey, Samuel Wentworth Fiſher, Daniel Sherburne, Samuel Sherburne, Edward Sherburne, John Lyford, jun. William Torrey, and Thomas M c Donough, will be ſold to the higheſt bidder, on the ſecond day of January next enſuing, at the dwelling-houſe of Caleb Sanborn, innholder in Hampton, in the county of Rockingham, in ſaid State of New-Hampſhire, as will pay three pounds ſix ſhillings, on each of ſaid rights, with incidental charges, if payment be not previously made to me at my dwelling-houſe in Salem, in the county of Eſſex, and Commonwealth of Maſſachuſetts ; which ſum was voted by the proprietors of ſaid township of Errol, on the 11th day of December laſt, A. D. 1792, at a legal meeting for the purpoſes mentioned in ſaid vote, and duly aſſeſſed and committed to me to collect. JOHN SAUNDERS, jr. Prop r s Collector. Salem (Maſſ.) Dec. 4, 1793.
Take Notice. WANTED for Piſcataqua Bridge, the following articles,
   White-Oak Timber White-Oak Timber   No. Pieces. Length. Dimensions. No. Pieces. Length. Dimensions.    5 13 14 by 14 20 43 16 by 16  45 22 ditto. 10 46 ditto.  10 27 ditto. 10 47 ditto.  10 28 ditto. 10 52 ditto.  15 30 ditto. 20 53 ditto.  5 32 ditto. 10 54 ditto.  40 34 ditto. 30 55 ditto.  20 36 16 by 16 41 40 12 by 13  10 37 ditto. 100 30 5 by 12  15 38 ditto. 25 54 10 by 12  5 39 ditto. 25 53 10 by 12  20 41 ditto. 250 12 7 by 5  10 42 ditto. 200 10 6 by 12        Pine Timber. Pine Timber.   No. Pieces. Length. Dimensions. No. Pieces. Length. Dimensions.    500 42 14 by 10 10 30 18 by 14  40 40 14 by 13 10 40 18 by 14  94 50 18 by 14 10 45 18 by 14  { each to ſweep 20 inc's } 30 15 16 by 16  230 18 6 3/4 by 5 3/4 30 20 16 by 16  230 18 5 3/4 by 5 3/4 40 25 16 by 16  440 21 5 by 3  
72,000 Feet of Plank, 4 inches thick, and 20 feet long. 16,000 Feet Plank, 4 inches thick and 40 feet long. 100 Spruce Spars, from 6 to 8 inches. 2,000 Ton Wharf Timber. A quantity of good Rocks and Stone Ballaſt. 300 Two-inch Plank. —ALSO— 6 Tons of Pork. 6 Tons of Country Flour.
Any perſons willing to enter into contract to ſupply any part, or the whole of the above articles, or to Board the Workmen, who may be employed in building the Bridge, are requeſted to apply to the Directors in Portſmouth, as ſoon as may be. NATH'L ADAMS, Prop r s Clerk. Portſmouth, Dec. 11, 1793.
A FARM FOR SALE.
TO BE SOLD At Public Auction, On the 16th day of December inſt. at 11 o'clock A. M.
THAT excellent tract of LAND, in Newington, called the LEIGHTON Farm, with the buildings, &c. It is pleaſantly ſituated adjacent Greenland Bay—contains upwards of 40 acres of upland and ſalt marſh, and has thereon a promiſing young orchard.—Likewiſe, to be ſold at ſaid time, a number of CATTLE. Conditions to be known at time and place.—Further particulars may be known by applying to the ſubſcriber.—Sale to be on the premiſes. JOEL LEIGHTON. December 5, 1793.
N. B. A FARM in Little Bay to be ſold at the ſame time ; on which MATHIAS NUTTER now lives.
State of New-Hampſhire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-reſident proprietors, and owners of Lands in the following towns, viz. Campton 1786 ; Duxbury School Farm and mile Slip, Eſſex and Windham 1789 ; Meredith 1790 ; Warren 1791 ; Wolfborough 1792 and Sullivan 1793 : That the liſts of taxes of ſaid towns for ſaid years are left with the ſubſcriber, that unleſs they pay their taxes either to him or the Collectors thereof, within eight weeks from the firſt publiſhing this advertisement, their lands will be advertiſed for ſale for the payment of the ſame. NATH'L PARKER, Receiver non reſident Taxes, Exeter, December 2, 1793.
Good Farms. TO BE SOLD
At Public Auction, At Durham, At the houſe of Captain Benjamin Tripp, On Wednesday 22d January next enſuing,
At ten o'clock in the forenoon, A FARM in Durham, on which Joſhua Neal now lives, beautifully ſituated within one mile from the landing and meeting-houſe, and on the main road, is a Good ſituation for Trade ; conſiſting of about two hundred and forty or fifty acres of good land, well proportioned for mowing tillage and paſturing, a large quantity of wood and timber, with A good Houſe and Barn, the land is partly on the river to the falls. —LIKEWISE—
The FARM on which Ephraim Smith now lives, containing about one hundred acres and lays about two miles and a half from the landing, —ALSO,
The FARM on which James Wille now lives, adjoining to Valentine Mathes, Eſquire's land on Durham river, containing about one hundred and fifty acres, with
The Houſe and Barn ; all which farms will be more valuable, as the new bridge will be near them. Conditions will be made known at the time and place of ſale ; any perſon inclining to view the ſame may, by applying to Jonathan Steel, Eſq. at Durham-Falls ; or Valentine Mathes, Eſq. at Durham-Point.
MILLSFIELD. State of New-Hampſhire.
NOTICE is hereby given, that ſo much of each original right of land in the township of Millsfield, ſituate in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampſhire, viz. the rights of George Boyd, Eſq. Timothy White, Robert Peaſley, Amos Peaſley, Iſrael Morey, Eſquire, Ebenezer Swan, John Morey, Frederic M c Bell, Abijah Willard, Eſquire, John Sprague, Eſq. Luther Richardson, Ebenezer Green, Daniel Tilerſon, Aaron Stiles, Amos Palmer, Moſes Palmer, Daniel Tilerſon, jun. John Wood, Rev. Obadiah Noble, Shubaël Croſs, John Woodward, Solomon Morey, Benjamin Baldwin, jun. Ebenezer Baldwin, Nathan Dewey, Abraham Palmer, Samuel Phelps, John Morey, Joel Phelps, John White, James Reed, jun. James Reed, Eſq. Benjamin Grant, Benjamin Grant, jr. Peter Grant, Samuel Smith, Jonathan Child, Amos Woodworth, Joel Woodworth, William Marſton, Matthew Miller, Timothy Bartholomew, Benjamin Chamberlin, Noah Grant, Sylvanus Owen, John Roberts, Andrew Bell, Noah Dewey, Azariah Webb, Elijah Daley, Robert Kennedy, jr. Ichabod Palmer, John Burnham Hanlon, Samuel Hunt, Reuben Grant, John Man, Walter Fairfield, Sir Tho's Mills, Knight, George Sprowle, Thomas M c Donough, John P. Williams, Moſes Roſs, Charles Waldren, Wentworth Biſmley, and Benning Wentworth, will be ſold to the higheſt bidder, on the ſecond day of January next enſuing, at the dwelling-houſe of Caleb Sanborn, innholder in Hampton, in the county of Rockingham, in ſaid State of New-Hampſhire, as will pay three pounds on each of ſaid rights, with incidental charges, if payment be not previously made to me at my dwelling-houſe in Salem, in the county of Eſſex and Commonwealth of Maſſachuſetts ; which ſum was voted by the proprietors of ſaid township of Millsfield, on the eleventh day of December laſt, A. D. 1792, at a legal meeting for the purpoſes mentioned in ſaid vote, and duly aſſeſſed and committed to me to collect. JOHN SAUNDERS, jr. Prop r s Collector. Salem (Maſſ.) Dec. 4, 1793.