The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1793-11-05 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.
FURTHER Foreign Intelligence. Per the latest arrivals.
EAST INDIES.
MADRAY, February 10.
TIIPPOO, though for the present weakened, is by no means disarmed, on the contrary, he is already establishing his army, and has lately purchased 7000 horses, towards effecting his future objects. His field preparations are certainly proportionable to ours.
SCINDIA, an aspiring Mahratta Prince, aggrandized by the late conquest, at this period awes all the peninsula of India, with a large and potent army. Report says he threatens our possessions, and though he has not adopted hostile measures against us or our allies, it is thought by many that he soon will, especially if backed by the French.
POLAND.
WARSAW, July 27.
In conformity with the imperious injunction of SIEVERS, the Russian Envoy, the treaty between Russia and Poland, was signed on the 22d. The articles were denied even the formality of discussion, and the pride of a haughty Diet was not even lowered by gentle degrees.
SIEVERS had altered a few terms, to make the ratification of slavery as precise as possible, and thus the sacrifice is consummated; we mean, that part of the Hecatomb claimed by the Court of Russia.
BUCHHOLTZ, the Prussian Envoy, has now in turn submitted the demands of his Court to the same patient acquiescence.
He called the attention of the Diet by a brief note, dated July 20, and reminds them that they furnish a delegation with the necessary powers, to conclude a treaty with the King his master, upon the stipulations of the Allied Courts.
Conferences are now holding upon this partition—and if the Russian Minister supports the claim of his brother invader, there can be but little doubt of his success. There can be no hope that Poland will be able to throw off these usurpations, but through the fluctuating instability of politics, and the enemies that spring up so suddenly in courts.
The Diet, indeed, have made null their extorted consent to these oppressions, by an appeal, sorrowfully directed to that "Powerful God, who in strict justice determines upon the actions of individuals of the universe, and who sees the oppression under which Poland is compelled to groan."
GERMANY.
VIENNA, August 6.
Answer of the Emperor to the Solicitations of Poland.
His Majesty the Emperor, upon the request of the Ambassador from Poland, to interpose his kind influence against the intention of the courts of Peterburgh and Berlin, with regard to the partition of the different provinces of the Republic already invaded by their respective troops, gave for answer—"that there was no room for any more meditation on the part of his Imperial Majesty, as there had been a treaty signed by both parties, with respect to those provinces in possession of the troops of her Imperial Majesty, the Empress of Russia, on the 22d of July ult."
AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS.
BRUSSELS, August 30.
The ulterior plan of the present campaign unfolds itself in a manner totally different from what was expected after the capture of the camp of Cæsar. The Prussians leave the combined Army, in order to serve with the Saxons, under the immediate orders of their Monarch, the Duke of BRUNSWICK, and Count Kalkreuth. This army is by some supposed to be on the point of entering Lorraine, and in the opinion of others it is destined
to approach Alsace, and to support the movements of General WURMSER.
Prince COBOURG will employ the rest of the campaign in reducing some strong places, which are the key to France on the side of Picardy, Quesnoy, situated between Valenciennes and Maubeuge, will ensure to us the possession of the one, and facilitate the capture of the other. The garrison has burnt down the suburbs, which covered the approach of our troops. Our cannoniers have thrown some shells into the town, but a regular siege has not yet begun. In order to obstruct it, the garrison made, on the 22d instant, a vigorous sally with a corps of 800 men, but was repulsed after a very bloody contest. The siege of Maubeuge is not likely to be commenced so soon.
The Dutch army, under the immediate orders of the hereditary Prince of Orange, is to form a chain of communication between the army of the Duke of YORK and that of the Prince of COBOURG, covering at the same time the frontier from Ypres to the Scheldt, and keeping in awe the garrison of Lisle, as well as the camp of La Magdelaine. As the Grand French army still occupies the same central position behind Lisle, at a small distance from Douai, covered by the Scarp, the Prince of COBOURG has strengthened this part of the line of communication with a corps under the orders of General BEAULIEU who is replaced near Charleroy by General Seckerdorf.
In order to accomplish the hemming in of France from Flanders to Lorraine, the camp of Arlon receives daily new reinforcements.—Regiments are daily passing through Luxembourg on their march thither. These troops are distributed in three divisions from Orval to Arlon, and as they have lately received a battering train, they will, in all probability, on their penetrating into Lorraine, act offensively, and connect the operations of the armies in the Netherlands, with those of the King of Prussia and General WURMSER on the frontiers of Alsace, and near Landau.
TOURNAI, August 31.
Gen. BEAULIEU has received several reinforcements. His army now consists of 20,000 men, 3000 of whom are Dutch. The republicans have abandoned their camp near Mons-en-Puelle, and weakened their posts at Pont-a-Marque, which enables General BEAULIEU to act on the offensive.
Fourteen hundred men of the troops which deserted with DUMOURIER, arrived here yesterday, and proceeded this morning on their march to Cyssoing, where they are to be employed.
HOLLAND.
HAGUE, September 2.
It is now a certain fact that the Swiss Cantons have presented a remonstrance to the government of Milan, for seizing M. DE SEMONVILLE, the French Ambassador, on their territory, and thereby violating the rights of nations.
The army under the command of the Hereditary Prince of Orange has been considerably reinforced.
SAVOY.
CHAMBERI, August 23.
On the 21st a column of the Piedmontese defeated the French near Salanches, took their cannon, and chased them out of all Fauvigny, until within two leagues from Geneva, the whole territory of which they have evacuated, without risking another engagement.
Two other columns crossed Mount Cenis and St. Bernhard. One of them took on the 15th the French redoubts in Tarentaise, and drove the enemy from St. Maurice and from Sixt. The other forced the French entrenchments at Termignon, Bramens, and St. Michel in La Maurienne. The enemy, in their precipitate flight, abandoned their magazines, equipage and cannon.
The two columns being joined, marched on the 21st against Chamberi, from whence on the next day they drove KELLERMAN, who in all speed was arrived there two days before from Lyons, and
is fled into France with the Municipalities and the Administrators of the districts. The tree of Liberty, which was called the Tree of Licentiousness, has been cut down every where. Blue cockades (which the Piedmontese troops generally wear) have succeeded to those of three colors. The people have risen in favor of their lawful Sovereign. At Close, Bonneville, Moussie and St. Jean, women and old men, fired upon the Republicans from the windows.
The French corps which was left at Chablair under the orders of General MUX, from fear of being cut off, has crossed the lake of Geneva, in order to march to Verfoix, and thence to Bugez.
GERMANY.
RHINEZABERN, August 25.
The Prince DE CONDE, yesterday morning early, advanced beyond Lauterberg. The emigrants under his command have on many recent occasions displayed great bravery, and good conduct.
Huninguen is the immediate object of attack by the Austrians. The Commandant of the place has been sent prisoner to Colmar. The garrison is disorganized, and the inhabitants disaffected; under all these circumstances, in addition to a vigorous, numerous, and veteran attacking army, the immediate reduction of the place may be expected.
Landau is completely invested, and the lines of Weissenbourg on the point of being forced by General WURMSER; Lower Alsace will probably be conquered before the termination of the present campaign.
FRANKFORT, Aug. 26.
The bombardment of the fortress of Huninguen will be immediately begun by the Austrians, who were in great force in Brisgaw, under the orders of General WALLIS. The Commandant of this place has shared the fate of all the military commanders of the Republic, and has been conducted into a prison at Colmar. General VAL, who commanded the French army on the Upper-Rhine, in order to avoid the same fate, has sent in his resignation.
This city is to be the winter quarters of the King of Prussia. The Duke of Brunswick, it is thought, will be stationed at Deux-Ponts; and WURMSER, it is hoped, will make Landau his head quarters.
Aug. 30. We have just learnt, by advices this moment received, that the cannonade heard on the 27th between Lauterbourg and Weissenbourg had been attended with the happiest effects, and that the Imperial army is at present under the cannon of the French line, without being exposed to their fire. The Imperialists, after having been repulsed in the two first attacks, made a third, and carried a redoubt. The hussars of Erdodi made themselves masters of another, and took twelve twenty-four pounders.
FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONVENTION—Aug. 22.
Julien de Carentan digressed to the measures of Public Welfare.—"There are two measures (said he) proper to dispel the dangers of the country.—The first is cruel and atrocious, but necessary; it must be put in force, and is the following.—"Let us tell the Despots who pollute the soil of Liberty: Your satellites, your slaves, your partizans are in our power; we are going to immolate them, if you do not desist from your guilty designs. Marie Antoinette, her son, her daughter and sister, shall be the first victims. The clergy, the nobility, the remains of that infamous Dynasty which kept us long in bondage, even the foreigners, shall fall beneath our blows."
JULIEN now particularized the crimes of MARIE ANTOINETTE: She exercised influence over her husband; she said she would bathe herself in the blood of the French. Here a member exclaimed, "It is false! Have you heard her say so?"
JULIEN—"Who durst belie me here? Does not all France know it to be a fact? We ought to pay no regard to that ser-
pent; her crimes are manifest, and the trial ought to be summary."
ROUSSILLON—"That woman is actually before our tribunal—the guillotine shall be her lot; I will answer for it."
JULIEN—"What needs the Revolutionary Tribunal stand upon formalities? If it has no material proofs, it ought to deem moral proofs or probabilities sufficient."
PARIS, August 22.
General Lafayette is in the Abbaye prison. General Westerman is put under guard of two soldiers, until his fate is determined by the Tribunal to which his case is referred.
General O'Moran, who commanded the camp, at Cassel, is arrested; he is accused of having formed a design to give up the camp of Poperingue to the enemy.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, August 26.
The following is the Postscript of a Letter from Sir James Murray, to Mr. Secretary Dundas, dated Furnes, Aug. 21, 1793.
"As the army was approaching Ostend, I kept my letter until this day, in hopes of being able to give some account of Marshal FREYTAG's operations. His Royal Highness has just received information, that he has defeated the enemy at Oost Capelle, Rexuode, and Hondchoot. He has taken eleven pieces of cannon and 200 prisoners, and killed about the same number of men. The pursuit was continued to within a small distance of Bergues. There are on our side about forty killed and wounded."
DUNKIRK.
Rear admiral Macbride's squadron of frigates and cutters, can only be destined to block up the port of Dunkirk during the siege, as they cannot possibly approach the town near enough to effect it by their fire. The mouth of the harbour, distant from the walls of the town a mile and an half, like that of Ostend, is formed by an immense frame work of wood, across which is a sand bar, with only seven feet of water, except at spring tides. The entrance is farther protected by an immense boom, so that only one vessel can enter at a time; and so dangerous is it from the prodigious surf that rolls on this flat shore, that if a vessel happens to miss stays she is instantly dashed to pieces. With a strong north-westerly wind no fleet can ride off the coast, the anchorage being foul, and the lee-shore the most dangerous on all the coast of France: The English smugglers who frequent it, dread the entrance of this harbour, more than all the other perils of their voyage.
A Lieutenant Colonel and two Captains of the garrison of Valenciennes have surrendered themselves prisoners of war, in order to avoid being forced to break their oaths not to fight against the Combined Powers during the present war; the others, they assure us, will be obliged to do so.
An English gentleman, who a few days since arrived in town from Berlin, was induced by curiosity to make an incursion from Dusseldorf to Hays, to see DUMOURIER; he found that ci-devant Patriot in great retirement, writing a history of his life and of the recent occurrences in France. The traveller in being an Englishman, met a most flattering and hospitable reception.
Eight hundred and seventy-three is the exact number of Commissions of Bankruptcy which have appeared in the London Gazette, from the first of January to the last day of July. Many of the firms consisted of from two to five partners.
DUBLIN, Aug. 9.
A more affecting picture of human misery was never exhibited, than that which was drawn by Mr. Claud Beresford, some days since in the house of commons. Mr. Beresford went himself through the liberty, in order to ascertain whether the alleged distresses of the manufacturers were real—and he confessed that he found it dreadfully verified. He stated, that in some streets there were upward of seventy families in the last stages of disease—arising from famine! and that several thousands of those unhappy people were kept alive with the bread of charity.

L O N D O N, Aug. 28. Sir CHARLES GREY, K. B. is appointed to the command of an expedition, in which Col. SYMES is to be Adjutant General. It is generally understood to be for the West-Indies.—If this gallant and experienced officer had been sent on this service at the proper season, and with the troops so needlessly lavished on the ambitious designs of the Emperor, we should not have suffered the failures that have dispirited us in the West-Indies, nor the enormous and unproductive expenses of blood and treasure that we have incurred on the Continent.
If the Russian squadron are to come, as it is said, into our latitudes, they will be unable to return to the Baltic this season, and will then probably winter in our ports: A circumstance of some disadvantage; for they must be victualled with the produce, and at the expence of this country!
From a Ministerial paper that Lord Howe intends to put to the moment his fleet is re-victualled, re-watered, re-inforced, re-viewed, &c. &c.—wind and weather permitting.
DANTON , who sustains at present the spirit of the Convention, in a speech made on the 21st August, says, "After the harvest, each Commune ought to furnish a contingency of men who will more readily enrol themselves, as the end of the campaign is approaching, of a people who wish to be free, the whole ought to march when Liberty is threatened. The enemy have as yet seen, but the advanced guard of the Nation!"
A late celebrated writer in speaking of Russia, makes the following remarks.—The annals of the last age informs us in what manner the Russians at the expence of Sweden, acquired a footing upon the Baltic. Should the Turks give up the Crimea, nothing could prevent the Russian fleets and armies from encircling Europe, and to all Europe they might bid defiance. How far the rising greatness of the Russians, may be consistent with the commercial interest of England, and the balance of power, established at the expence of so much blood and treasure, is a question of most important speculation."
A few sessions ago Mr. SHERIDAN in the House of Commons compared the National debt to an immense pyramid, whose shade darkened all the land. Mr. PITT acknowledged at the time the justness of the simile, and dwelt with great severity on the authors of the American war, which he called a calamitous one; and yet he is now endeavouring to darken the shadow, and to sink the calamities of one war, in those of another.
The court of Turin have published the Treaty, by which a subsidy of 200,000. per ann. is granted to them from Great-Britain, and caused it to be proclaimed in the capital, for the satisfaction of the inhabitants.
P A R I S, Aug. 27.
BARRERE read the following Letter in the NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Letter from the Commissioners of the section Des Gardes Francaises, near the army of La Vendee, dated at Saumur, Aug. 23, 1793.
"Citizen President, the rapidity with which the army of Niort, and that of Lucon pursues the Insurgents, has occasioned the army of Saumur, to fear lest it should not participate the glory of exterminating the assassins of Freedom. The Municipality of Fontevrault yesterday sent an account of the proceedings of the two armies to the district of Saumur; it is there said that Cholet and Mortagne are in the power of the two Patriotic armies, and that above 20,000 of the rebels have fallen. These two towns being the sancta sanctorum of the insurgents, should this news be true, we shall have little more to do. It is further asserted, that their panic is so great, they tremble at the very name of patriot. Certain it is that our two armies have followed them more than twelve leagues into their recesses; that they found their toils day and night in vain; and that the two armies lay open the country by setting the woods and copse on fire. Details of the various and considerable captures made are not yet arrived. Mortagne in particular was the store house of their pillage. In this strong place, full of mines and artillery, and most advantageously situated by nature, they deposited all the effects of which they robbed the unfortunate Patriots, and the Republic. Five thousand men of the garrison of Mentz, are to arrive at Saumur to day, and 5000 more to-morrow, who are to march for
Pont-de-Cé and other important posts on the Loire, which gives us to hope that in a few days we shall penetrate to and join the two other armies."
"Yesterday, for the first time, the Popular Society of Saumur had a meeting, at which the Deputies, Choudieu and Richard were present, and presided. Gen. Santierre , and a great number of the military, with many of the inhabitants attended."
"A part of our army still continues cantoned at Doué. The pillagers, who occasioned the removal of the military commission, have been taken up by their officers, and the most culpable have been imprisoned: The pillagers all belonged to the same battalion. (Signed) LE NOIRE, LE MAITRE, Commiss'rs. "
Victory of the French over the Spaniards.
Letter from the Procureur-General Syndic of the Department of the Eastern Pyrenees. Dated Perpignan, Aug. 2.
"Citizen Representatives, the Spaniards cantoned at Milias , passed the river Tet , to the amount of from two to three thousand, one third or more of whom were cavalry, to surprise our advanced posts of Corneille . Our force in that part, at the utmost, does not exceed 500 men. They had taken two pieces of artillery and a howitzer; but a detachment from the sixth battalion of l'Aude, commanded by the brave Degane , some chasseurs of the Pyrenees headed by Deville , and a detachment from the 27th regiment of horse, attacked them with sabre and bayonet, put them to flight, and recovered our posts and our artillery, which they turned upon the rhododendron Castilians, and caused many of them to bite the dust. The river was their grave. We have had only one volunteer killed, and twelve wounded: about thirty men of the free company of Paris are missing, and we know not whether they have been surrounded by the enemy, or have fled to the mountain: further accounts on that head are expected. This action, though no more than a skirmish, does the greatest honor to our troops: 500 Republicans repulsed 3000 Spaniards; we have preserved our position, and expect them with a firm countenance. The suspension of Gen. Flers produced no emotion. Barbantine behaved well on the festival of unity and indivisibility: He addressed the troops in the language of a Republican. Should he fight as well as he speaks, which we hope, we shall soon have good news to send you; especially, if we receive the promised reinforcements. (Signed) "LUCIA." "
Particulars respecting the interior of France.
Aug. 28. Measures are taking for putting into prompt effect, the decree of the Convention, declaring ALL FRANCE to be in a state of siege. All the workmen in iron, steel, brass, lead, and wood, are declared under the orders of the Minister at War—and all the salt-petre and gunpowder to be at his disposition.
Aug. 29. The Royalists in la Vendee, are in a great measure subdued—6000 of them have been destroyed in one action.
In the Pas de Calais, a counter-revolution lately broke out; but the National Guards have marched against the rebels, and dispersed them.
L Y O N S.
The South still continues in a state of the most dangerous insurrection. The city of Lyons was made the centre of the Insurgency—and the Commissioner Crance ordered the National Guards, and part of the army of the Alps, under Gen. Kellerman , to march against that city; and summoned it to a contribution of ten millions of livres, and the heads of one hundred of the inhabitants—The answer was "that all the prisoners of the Regicide army should be accountable for the least violence committed against the Lyoneze." Great preparations were made to defend the city; four millions, in specie, was subscribed to pay the soldiers. 200 pieces of cannon were mounted on the ramparts, and on the neighboring heights; and M. de Piefly, appointed Commander. Several attacks have been made on the city by the army of the Republic—the last of which is narrated in the following letter from the Commissioner, dated the 25th.
"Our fire commenced yesterday, at four in the afternoon. The gate of St. Clair was soon burnt. The bombardment was redoubled about 10 o'clock. At midnight, an immense conflagration was evident. The magazines, the quarter of la Saone, and three considerable streets, are now heaps of ruins. The loss of the Lyoneze is computed at 200 millions of
livres. Next day in the afternoon, we sent a trumpet with a letter addressed to the people of Lyons. We gave them three hours to consider of their answer, threatening a new attack if they refused to submit. No answer was returned; the attack began; it was terrible. More than once the bayonets of the assailants and defendants met point to point. The post of la Croix Rouge was carried. Gen. Dumay , having pushed forward at the head of the advanced guard, received a shot through his clothes. The ground was heaped with dead bodies of the rebels. They attempted a sally by one of the gates, but the National Guard of Grenoble repulsed them, and drove them back into the town. We have lost very few men. Our killed are only 26. Among the dead of the rebels are found a number of ci-devant Nobles and Priests."
"Our success is every where the same. Cartaux has repulsed the Marseillois, and driven them within their walls. He is now at Aix, where he keeps the Rebels in check without any difficulty."
"With respect to the Piedmontese, we wait for them in the defiles of the Tarentaise. The black flag is now flying from all the steeples of Lyons.—The batteries erected by the inhabitants are for the most part dismounted."
"I request you to read my last notification to the Lyoneze, you will see that I have left nothing undone to gain them by fair means."
"One of the commissioners with the army of the Alps wrote, that on the news of the invasion of Mont Blanc, the Communes of Carrauge, of Thouon, and Anney, rose in a body. The Emigrants in the neighbourhood of the lake of Geneva, said more than a month ago that Lyons, Marseilles, and Bourdeaux would soon declare in their favour."
[In addition to this article we must, this day add, that the Convention continue firm, and had been petitioned, by many of the sections to "CONTINUE AT THE HELM UNTIL THE TEMPEST BE PASSED." That the constitution had been adopted in a majority of the Primary assemblies, but had been rejected in many.]
C O L O G N E, Aug. 16.
It is assured that the King of Prussia has given orders for 25,000 fresh troops to march to the borders of the Rhine. It is also said, that the Duke of Brunswick will engage 6000 of his troops in the service of the Emperor and the Empire.
Domestic Intelligence.
N O R F O L K, Oct. 9.
By the arrival yesterday of the ship Thomas , Capt. VICKERY , in 33 days from Bourdeaux, we have received Paris papers of the 25th August, from which we have translated the following interesting and late intelligence:
L I L L E, August 21.
Letter from the commissioners of the Army of the North.
"THE retreat which our troops made on the night of the 18th at night from the villages of Lincelle and Blaton, for fear of being surprised during the night, left us at first uncertain of the result of the affair of this morning; we now find it more advantageous than we at first supposed."
"On the 19th, a vigorous attack was made upon Blaton, and we entirely defeated the enemy. There were among the enemy two companies of emigrants bearing the Orange uniform, and the cross on their coats. The Republican troops put every one to the sword, and would not hold one as prisoner."
At the same time the 12th regiment of infantry made an attack on the village of Lincelle, with the greatest courage; they took possession of a redoubt which would have insured us a complete victory, had not a reinforcement of 4000 English put our column in disorder, and made us lose the bold; was it not for this circumstance, the affair of yesterday (the 18th) would have been a grand victory. This is certainly true, that the enemy, overpowered by the loss they have sustained, evacuated both villages of their own accord, on the 19th, in the morning, leaving behind them their ammunition and baggage waggons, which our patrols took possession of a few hours afterwards. The inhabitants inform us, that the allied army lost more than 1000 men killed, and that they saw 40 waggons of wounded go off. We must not omit mentioning that our colleague, Lewasfleur , too eager to carry off a piece of cannon, was summoned by three Englishmen to surrender a prisoner; but while he answered them that a Deputy never surrendered, he fortunately made his escape. (Signed) BENTABOLLE."
W I L M I N G T O N, Oct. 5.
Captain Hampton , arrived here from Martinico, informs, that on the 24th of
August, was brought to that port a prize, the ship John , Captain Drydole , from New-Brunswick (N. J.) but last from Barbadoes, bound to Jamaica. The Captain and crew of this ship, with a number of other crews belonging to English vessels, were prisoners in St. Pierre's. When Capt. Drydole left Barbadoes, it was very sickly in that island. The troops which had arrived there from Halifax, were dying very fast; and it was very sickly in the island of Dominico, the French aristocrats that went from Martinico and Gaudaloupe, were dying very fast there. There were from twelve to fourteen privateers, belonging to Martinico, the whole of which were very fortunate in taking prizes. The frigate Filicate Commodore Rudoux sailed from Fort Republican harbor, on a cruise on the 28th of August; she had 500 men on board, and could not take one half that wished to go.
From the Glasgow Advertiser.
HYMENEAL MUTABILITY.
A MAN buried his wife on Friday, distributed her clothes on Saturday, went to church on Sunday, and was married and bedded to a young girl of about sixteen on Monday, who in a few hours eloped from her affectionate spouse, and has not since been heard of: but her half marrow being no way disconcerted, got another to accept of his hand upon Wednesday, and soon after set off with her on an excursion of pleasure to Edinburgh.—"Variety is charming."
W I N C H E S T E R, Oct. 14.
There is, at this time, in the garden of John Copsey , on Great Cacapehon , 25 miles from this town, an apple-tree in full bloom.
Y O R K, October 9.
Extract of a letter from Lancaster, dated Oct. 5, to the Editor of this Paper.
"A Stove has been invented here, and called the Lancaster Kitchen Stove , which it is thought will soon come into general use, and be a great saving of wood to the community.—With this Stove you may boil four pots, containing near thirty gallons, roast meat, as at an open fire-place, bake four loaves of bread, and pies or pastries in abundance, keep your kitchen at any desired degree of temperature, and at no greater expense of wood than is necessary for a ten-plate Stove."
N E W L O N D O N, Oct. 24.
Arrived brig Esepuibo Packet , Glover, in 30 days from Demarara. No American vessels in Demarara when Capt. Glover left there.
Capt. Glover, relates the following highly reprehensible conduct of Baron VAN GROVESTENS , Governor of Demarara, toward him.—On his arrival at Demarara with a quantity of flour, he found that article selling at 12 dollars per barrel, quick; the government being in want for the troops, he made an offer of his cargo to the Governor, at the current price, who replied that he was in want of the flour, and would purchase it at NINE dollars, but would not give more. Capt. Glover refusing to sell at that price, the Governor insisted that he should, & when he found he would not consent, finally told him he should comply, or that he would send soldiers on board and take it by force; Capt. Glover finding no remedy, thought best of two evils to choose the least; and accordingly submitted to sell at nine dollars (sacrificing three dollars on each barrel) and received payment in bills on Holland.
The merchants and planters of Demarara requested Captain Glover, on his arrival here, to publish the above transaction. The conduct of this Governor has been such in that colony, that he is held in universal detestation by the inhabitants.
Capt. Truman arrived from Bermuda, left there brig Harriot , Bradbury, of Newburyport, from Hispaniola, and for Alexandria, with 60 passengers.
THE subscribers appointed Commissioners, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of Mr. DANIEL LUNT , late of Portsmouth, tinplate-worker, deceased, hereby give notice that they shall attend that service at the Post-Office in said Portsmouth, on the second Tuesday of this, and the five following months, from 3 to 6 o'clock, P. M.
Portsmouth, November, 1793. JOSHUA BRACKETT, DANIEL R. ROGERS, NATHANIEL ADAMS.
AND all persons indebted to said estate are desired pay the same immediately to JEREMIAH LIBBEY, Administrator.

LATE IMPORTANT News from France,
By the Schooner Neptune, Capt. Elwell arrived at Boston in 45 days from Ireland.
NATIONAL CONVENTION, Aug. 29. Reduction of Marseilles.
Letter from Gasparin, Commissioner at Cranet, dated August 25.
"Yesterday our troops attacked and took the town of Aix. We have routed the Marseillois, taken 600 men and all their artillery. We were on our march to attack Marseilles, but a letter from a Provincial Municipality informed us, that the gates of Marseilles were open; and that the people expected us with eagerness and enthusiasm. We advanced and entered the city without any obstacle, amidst shouts of Vive la Republique, la Constitution, et la Montagne. "
"The people offered us every possible aid. We answered we were followed by our artillery, our ammunition with abundance of cattle and bread. Thus our arrival put them to no trouble. The traitors and the Counter-Revolutionists took flight; they are pursued. We are now at Marseilles, humanity on our lips and in our hearts—We shall not however forget to avenge the law of the outrages it has received. We are much fatigued, but I forget my fatigues in embracing your brother and 600 patriots whom we have delivered."
LONDON, Sept. 11.
BLOODY BATTLE near DUNKIRK.
We have stopped the press to say, that Captain Popham this morning arrived in town with further accounts from the army, which state, that on Sunday another attack had taken place, the consequence of which had been a most desperate and bloody action.—We are not enabled to state the particulars. We are given, however, to understand, that an embargo has been laid on the shipping at Ostend, which is preparing to defend itself against the French.—Such is the rumour; but we think it needs confirmation.— Star.
Private letters from the Army, under the command of the Duke of York, state that in the actions on Thursday and Friday last Gen. Freytag lost 600 men: He was pressed so closely that he sent to the Duke of York for reinforcements; and several battalions were actually under orders to march to his succour, when it was found that the sortie from Dunkirk would demand and employ all the force that his Royal Highness had under his command. The sortie was made evidently as a diversion, to support the attack on Gen. Freytag; and from the French having got possession of Brambecke, Roubrughe, and Popetinghe, it would appear it had in some measure answered the purpose intended by it.
General Freytag, and his Royal Highness Prince Adolphus, who commands a regiment of Hanoverian cavalry, were at one time surrounded, and actually taken prisoners by the French. The young Prince displayed great valour, but having received a severe contusion had actually delivered up his sword, when himself and General were happily rescued by a body of Hanoverian Cavalry. Some letters say that this was on the 6th—others, that Gen. Freytag in his retreat on the night had fallen in with a column of the enemy. The wounds of his Royal Highness are not at all dangerous.
The report of this afternoon was, that a special messenger who had been sent by administration to the Duke of York, had not been able to reach his Royal Highness on account of the communication being cut off.
Yesterday Lord Lauderdale presented a petition to his Majesty, from the city of Glasgow, signed by upwards of 40,000 persons, praying his Majesty to put an end to the present war.
BELFAST, September 17.
By Express dated London, Sept. 12.
RETREAT OF
THE DUKE OF YORK'S FORCES.
The intelligence brought to town yesterday morning by Capt. Popham, that a severe and bloody contest had taken place on Sunday last between the French and the Army which covered the siege of Dunkirk, was confirmed in the evening by dispatches received at the Treasury, from Sir JAMES MURRAY. The contents
of these dispatches have been this day communicated to the public, in the London Gazette Extraordinary, Sept. 12.
WHITEHALL, Sept. 11.
Mr. Richard Lawry, acting Lieutenant of his Majesty's fire-ship, the Comet, dispatched by Rear-Admiral Macbride, from Gravelines Pitts, arrived this afternoon at the office of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, with a dispatch from Col. Sir James Murray, Adjutant-General to the forces under the command of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, of which the following is a copy:
Furnes, Sept. 9, 1793.
SIR,
"It is with extreme sorrow that I have to acquaint you with the unfortunate event of an attack which the French army made upon that of Field-Marshal Freytag, upon the eighth instant. The latter was posted, as I had the honor of informing you, at Hondchoote, the right upon the canal, the left extending towards Leyrel."
"The enemy had made an attack the preceding evening, in which they had been repulsed; but upon that day attacking upon every point, notwithstanding the greatest exertions of bravery in the troops, and of ability in Gen. Walmoden who then commanded them, they succeeded in forcing the centre of this line. He retired behind the small canal which runs from Balfum to Steenkirk."
"The loss has been very severe. His Royal Highness has not as yet received any return, nor have any further particulars been transmitted. Many gallant officers have fallen. The whole loss in the different actions, is supposed to be near 1500 in killed, wounded and missing; and that of the enemy has been unquestionably greater. Three pieces of cannon, and between two & three hundred prisoners have been taken, I understand that the Hanoverians have lost the same number of cannon."
"Upon the 7th, His Royal Highness sent two battalions of Hessians to Gen. Walmoden's support; but finding that aid to be ineffectual, he was reduced to the necessity of collecting his whole force, by abandoning the position he had taken near Dunkirk."
Thirty-two of the heavy guns and part of the stores provided for the siege, were left behind, there being no means of carrying them off. The army marched last night, and encamped this morning, near Adinkerque."
"It appears that the enemy had collected forces for this enterprise from every quarter of the country, from the armies of the Rhine and the Moselle, and particularly that which had occupied the Camp de Cæsar. They were commanded by General Houchard, who is said by the prisoners (although with what degree of truth cannot be ascertained) to have been mortally wounded at Rexpoede."
"In the retreat upon the night of the 6th, his Royal Highness Prince Adolphus, and the Field-Marshal, were for a short time in the possession of the enemy. A patrol of Cavalry, which ought to have been in their front, having taken another road, they went into the village of Rexpoede, through which one of the columns was to pass, but which was then occupied by the enemy. His Royal Highness was slightly wounded with a sword upon the head and arm; but I have the satisfaction to say, that no bad consequences are to be apprehended.—The Field Marshal was wounded in the head, and, I am happy to add, only in the same degree. He has, however, been unable, since that time, to take command of the army. Capt. Oustar, one of his Royal Highness's Aides-de-Camp, was killed, and another, Capt. Wangenheim very severely wounded."
"From this situation his Royal Highness and the Field-Marshal were relieved by the intrepidity and presence of mind of Gen. Walmoden; who upon discovering the enemy were in possession of Rexpoede, had immediately collected a body of troops, attacked it without hesitation, and defeated them with great slaughter."
"I must repeat, that nothing could exceed the steadiness and good behavior of the troops in these repeated engagements. Lieut. Gen. Sir William Erskine commanded the Rear-Guard, and much is due to his conduct and military skill."
"The enemy made a sortie on the night, and another on the evening of the 8th; in both of which they were repulsed without much loss on our side."
"I have the honor to be, with the greatest respect, Sir,"
"Your most obedient humble servant, J. MURRAY, Adj. Gen." Right Hon. Henry Dundas, &c. &c.
BOSTON, October 30.
Since our last several vessels have arrived here from Europe—by whom we have received French papers to the 4th, and English papers to the 9th September, which do not contain later intelligence, than we communicated last Saturday. On the frontier of France, almost every day brings forth an engagement; and success alternately crowns the contending armies—and the immolation of human lives scarce finds a cessation—No prospect of peace appears; and from the preparations making by the combined forces to winter quarters in the conquered, and expected to be conquered cities; as well as from the immense armies the French are preparing to oppose them—the animated zeal of the people on the determined spirit of the Convention, the prospect of reconciliation is far, very far removed.
Of affairs on the southern frontiers of France, our foreign head will furnish some information; on the north, the siege of Dunkirk occupies most attention—at the date of the 6th Sept. the siege was carrying on with vigour; but reports of a powerful sortie from the garrison, have since been received.
Previous to the arrival of the Resolutions of this town, and other places, on the subject of Neutrality, many rumours of war between Great-Britain and the United States, were in circulation in England—but we are assured, that the Executives of both Nations, have received information indicative of a continuance of peace and harmony.
With respect to American vessels carried into England, a gentleman of this town has received the following information, in a letter, dated London,
SEPT. 7. "There has been a decision on an American Ship—the cargo to be paid for; also freight, demurrage and charges."
FROM PHILADELPHIA—Oct. 24.
"New-York has sent us 5000 dollars—from many other places, smaller sums have been received. A letter, without any signature, enclosed five hundred dollars—Another unknown individual sent two hundred—These are exalted specimens of benevolence. I rejoice at your information, that the sympathizing citizens of Boston, intend to throw their mite into the scale of friendship and compassion. These things will lessen the weight of our afflictions, by enabling the city to extricate itself with facility from the embarrassments incurred on this melancholy occasion."
"In my last, I informed you that the disorder was abating—this pleasing intelligence, I am so happy as to be able to confirm.—The number of those attacked diminishes daily—the convalescents rapidly encrease—the burials are reduced, so that in some grounds there was none buried yesterday. This morning I was by the Quaker-burying-ground, in which there has been five and six grave-diggers employed almost the whole time for two months past—they were all leaning over the wall, entirely idle, nor had they broke ground for a single grave. But five or six were buried at the Hospital yesterday; and not more than six carried out, and all those from the southern liberties, where the disorder is principally confined."
"Some persons have returned, though numbers continue to remove to the country. Many shops were opened yesterday, that have been shut for two months past. I make no doubt but the disorder will be totally eradicated in a fortnight from this time; and before that period I hope the absentees will not generally return."
"I was told this morning, that a letter had been received from THE PRESIDENT, informing of his intention to set out in a few days for the Seat of Government; eight or ten days hence he may perhaps return in perfect safety; and his presence here will conduce greatly to a restoration of public confidence in the security of the city from the contagion."
NOVEMBER 4.
Capt. DISSMORE, from Malaga, arrived here on Saturday, confirms the report of Toulon having been given up to the enemies of the Republic of France, together with a number of ships of the line, frigates, &c.
There are reports in town, that Jeremie, and some other parts of St. Domingo, have been captured by the English.
Governor WENTWORTH, we learn, has called into Halifax six thousand Militia, for the defence of the town, against the French fleet, lately sailed from New-York.—Provisions, &c. very scarce and high at Halifax.
SALEM, OCT. 29.
Sunday night, Capt. REA arrived here from Rochfort, which he left on the 17th September. He was there only three or four days, and therefore could not collect much authentic intelligence. It was
however reported there, and some said it might be depended on as certain, that the British and Spanish fleet had taken Toulon, and all the French ships in the port, which consisted of a considerable number of the line and inferior vessels. It was also said, that the Royalists were daily gaining ground; and it could easily be seen that people of property and business in Rochfort rejoiced at their success, hoping it might soon put an end to the war, of which they were heartily tired.
Toulon, no doubt, was capable of making a great defence; and would require a considerable land as well as naval force to reduce it: If it was taken, it is therefore probable that there was a co-operation of the internal enemies of the French Republic with the English and Spanish fleet: as we find, in a report of the Committee of Safety to the National Convention, Aug. 12, that the citizens of Marseilles and Toulon were accused of having combined to effect a counter-revolution—that in the latter place the sea-officers were the principal instigators of it—that the army of the rebels was at Aix (about 30 miles to the northward of Toulon) with a formidable train of artillery—that it consists of Emigrants, Nobles and capital Merchants—that their enemies increased daily—and that the Aristocrats from all quarters joined them.
Just as Capt. REA failed, orders were received to stop all neutral vessels in port: his vessel laying below, he got off; but left there several Americans who were detained: one was a ship belonging to Saco; another ship, a brig and a Schooner.
The vessel which has been towed into this harbour, bottom upwards, is found to be owned by Mr. VINALL, of South-shore; she was coming from an Eastern port; and it is thought that JOHN GARDINER, Esq. of Pownalborough, with others, was unfortunately a passenger on board.
SHIP NEWS.
Arrived brig Galen, Capt. Holland, from London, 40 days. On the 13th inst. spoke Capt. Lord, of New-London, from Ostend, for New-London. Capt. Lord informed Capt. Holland, that on the 7th Sept. a hard fought action had taken place near Dunkirk, in which great numbers fell on both sides. Sept. 29, in lat. 46, 49, long. 25, spoke ship Enterprise, of Wiskeffet, Capt. St. Baras, from Virginia, for Havre, out 20 days.
PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 5.
Saturday arrived at Cape-Ann, 45 days from Cadiz, Ship Arethusa, of this port, John Macclintock, Master.—By this arrival we are favored with the following
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
That about the 11th September, an express arrived from Madrid, and brought accounts that on or about the middle of August the City of Toulon declared in favor of LOUIS XVII. and delivered that place, together with thirty sail of the line (17 of which were equipped) in trust to Don Juan Languara, Spanish Admiral on that Station.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE.
ENTERED FROM Schooner Industry, Trefethen, Delaware. Ship Arethusa, Macclintock, Cadiz. CLEARED FOR Brig Betsey, Salter, Virginia. Sloop Olive, Chamberlain, W. Indies.
The GAZETTE, during the winter establishment of the Stages, will be published on SATURDAY mornings.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the township of Millsfield, situate in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampshire; that a tax of three pounds on each original right of land in said township is assessed and committed to me to collect for the purpose of paying the proprietors debts—agreeably to their vote of the eleventh day of December 1792; If said tax is not paid to me at my dwelling house in Salem, in the county of Essex, and Common-wealth of Massachusetts, before the 27th day of November next, the same will be levied by the sale of so much of the interest or property of the proprietor or owner who shall be delinquent in payment fourteen days after the third and last week of this advertisement, and the delinquents land will be advertised for sale accordingly.
JOHN SAUNDERS, jr. Collector.
Salem, October 21, 1793.

HORACE, Book ii, Ode 16, IMITATED.  THE mariner who ploughs the deep, For ease the powers of heav'n implores, When o'er the deck big surges surge, And Boreas in the tempest roars. Ere the bold Caledonian seeks, Who treads the north's eternal snow; For ease the Cambrian climbs the peaks, That leave the lessening world below. But ease, alas! we seek in vain, Where'er the glittering prize is sought; Nor tho' the lottery should ordain Ten thousand pounds; can ease be bought. The magistrate, whose pow'r can curb The mob's tumultuous noise and riot, When passions or when cares disturb, Can ne'er possess his mind in quiet. He who, content in private life, Leaves not his own paternal cot, Amidst his children and his wife, Has sure on earth the happiest lot. His wants supply'd, he asks no more, Nor envy nor ambition knows, Nor guilt or shame, or dread of pow'r, Can break his constant calm repose. Then why should men like desp'rate fools From climate still to climate range, Where heat and cold intemp'rate rules, Thro' nations barb'rous wild and strange? What tho' we quit our native land, Say, can we leave ourselves behind? The soul is evermore at hand, And care pursues us like the wind. Care boards the yacht that ploughs the main, Care mounts the courtier's gilded car, Care meets the hero on the plain, Amidst the shouts and pomp of war. Then let the present hour be gay, To social joy resign the soul; Since time so swiftly glides away, Haste, haste and fill the sparkling bowl. In prime of life, Columbia's pride, The much lamented Warren, fell; Worn out with age, old Muckworm dy'd, And found at last the road to hell. And fate, dear sir, to me may grant Those years of life's uncertain date, Which your superior worth may want: How partial are the laws of Fate!  *****  FRESH GOODS  JUST RECEIVED AND FOR SALE, At the lowest Cash prices, By Wm. STANWOOD, jr. IN MARKET-STREET,
BROAD and Forest Cloths—Coating and Duffils—Baizes and Blankets—Thicksets and Corduroys—Jeanes and Fustian—Callicoes—purple and chintz Shawls—silk, silk and cotton, cotton and linen Handkerchiefs—mouselin and lawn Handkerchiefs—Irish & checked Linens—black Mode—men's Sattin—worsted and cotton Hose—a variety of waistcoat Shapes—Durants—Tammies, and other Stuff Goods, &c. &c. &c. Likewise—A few barrels best linseed Oil, bar Soap, per box—and best twift Tobacco per quantity. *** Constant attendance and the smallest favor gratefully acknowledged. Portsmouth, October 1793.
A Fresh Importation.  IMPORTED IN THE LAST VESSELS From London, Liverpool & Bristol, AND TO BE SOLD AT THE Store of Abel Harris, A few doors North of the Old Market Place, FORE-STREET, PORTSMOUTH.  A Large & General Assortment of Fall & Winter GOODS, Hard, Glass and Crockery WARES, WINDOW GLASS, TIN, &c. &c. All of which will be sold on the most reasonable terms for Cash, Pot and Pearl- Ashes, Flax-Seed and Shipping- Furs—or short approved Credit. Constant attendance given and the smallest favor received with gratitude. October 28, 1793.
THE subscribers having by mutual consent, discontinued transacting business in company, request all to whom they are indebted to call and receive their respective dues;—and those indebted, are desired to make immediate payment. SAMUEL CALLEY. WILLIAM FITZ. Portsmouth, October 21, 1793.
FRESH GOODS. PETER COFFIN, Respectfully informs his Friends and Customers, that he has just received a Large and General Assortment of Fresh, Fashionable, Fancy and other GOODS , suitable for the present and approaching Seasons.—Among which are the following, viz.—
Superfine Broad Cloths and Cassimeres, Elastic Cloths, Lambkins, Scip'd Coatings, Plains, Forrest Cloths, Ratteens, Duffils, Serges, Baizes, Flannels, Blankets. A great variety of fashionable Waistcoat Patterns, Velvets, Corduroys, Thicksets, Royal-Rib, Cottonens, Jeans, Fustians, Men's Black Sattin. A large and extensive Assortment of the most fashionable Chintzes, Copperplate Furniture, Shawls, Linen, Cotton and Silk Handkerchiefs. A great variety of Book, Jacquet and Strip'd Muslins, Muslin Handkerchiefs, Cravats, Lawns, Cambricks, Lawn and Muslin Aprons, Canterbury Muslin Nabobs, Tarleton Safes, Muslinets, and Dimities. A beautiful Assortment of Ribbons of the latest patterns, Laces, Edgings, Camel's-hair Fringes, Galloons, Ferrets, Silk Gloves and Mitts, White and color'd Kid Gloves, Ladies Beaver Hatts, London and American made Sandals, Morocco Slippers, Children's Morocco Shoes. A variety of Lutestrings, fashionable color'd Sattins for Cloaks with Fur Trimmings, Black Modes and Sattins, Color'd vellum Modes; Sarsnets, Tiffanies, Gauzes. An elegant Assortment of fancy Feathers and Flowers.
A large Assortment of Cotton, Worsted and Silk Hosiery, Men's Beaver Gloves, Men's Hatts, Women's Worsted Gloves and Mitts, Sattin hair cloth for Chair Bottoms, Willow and Chip Hatts. Irish Linens, Sheetings, Brown Holland, Ravens Duck, Bed-Tickings, Diapers.—An Assortment of Table Cloths, Carpeting. Durants, Tammies, Shalloons, Callimancoes, Russells, Camblets, Wildbores, Crapes, Poplins, Denmark Lustres, Glossetts, Lastings, Sattinets, Florentines. A large Assortment of the most fashionable Gilt and Plated Buttons. Elegant Gilt Ear Drops and Necklaces, Bracelets, Elastic Garters, Morocco Pocket-Books and Thread Cases, Smelling-Bottles, Candle Screens, Silver Thimbles, Gold and Silver Cord, Cords and Tassels.
FRESH GOODS.  IMPORTED IN THE Last vessels from London, AND FOR SALE AT Bayley's Variety Store, At the sign of the Spinning-Wheel, IN DANIEL-STREET, (Successor to WILLIAM SCOTT)  A large & pleasing assortment of Fall & Winter GOODS; which will be sold on such terms as cannot fail of giving universal satisfaction. N. B. Constant attendance; and the smallest favors gratefully acknowledged. Portsmouth, October, 1793.  Ten Dollars Reward.
STOLEN from the subscriber, on the night of the 25th inst. out of the inclosure of MOSES PURINTON, of Berwick, a DARK RED HORSE , midling size, four years old, black main and tail, off side of his main cut close, large white in his face, left hind foot white, trots all;—whoever will return said horse, and secure the thief, so that the villain may be brought to justice, shall receive the above reward, or five dollars for the horse only, and all necessary charges paid by JAMES NEAL, jr. Kittery, October 29, 1793.
To the honorable the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, next to be holden at Exeter, in and for the county of Rockingham, on the third Tuesday of September, Anno Domini, 1793.
THE petition of Mary Pillsbury, wife of Samuel Pillsbury, late of Londonderry, in said county, gentleman, humbly shews, that the said Samuel and Mary were on the eighteenth day of May, 1768, duly married, and for a considerable part of the time, and until about ten years last past, they lived agreeably together, and had a great number of children, since which the said Samuel has behaved himself in a cruel manner towards the said Mary, in the first place by keeping a girl in his house, with whom for nearly three years he was in such habits of intimacy as were very improper for a married man, and for almost seven years last past has totally left and abandoned his wife and family, and carried away with him the said girl, has during all the last mentioned time resided in Charlestown, South-Carolina, hath ever since cohabited with said girl, namely Mehitabel Stevens, who hath had during their living together as aforesaid, a child or children, and it is currently reported that the said Samuel and Mehitabel are married; all which is in direct violation of his marriage covenant, wherefore the said Mary humbly prays the honorable Court to take her case under their wise consideration, and decree the bonds of matrimony between the said Samuel and Mary null and void, and adjudge to her, her reasonable alimony, and as in duty bound will ever pray
her MARY X PILSBURY mark September 14th, 1793. Test, JOHN PRENTICE. Copy examined by NATHANIEL ADAMS, Clerk.
Rockingham, ss. SUPERIOR-COURT, Sept. Term 1793. ORDERED by the Court that the said Mary notify the said Samuel to appear before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, next to be holden at Portsmouth, within and for the county of Rockingham, on the fourth Tuesday of April next, to answer to said complaint, by causing the foregoing petition and order of Court thereon to be published three weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette, three months before said term. Attest, NATHANIEL ADAMS, Clerk.
State of New-Hampshire.  PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that a petition hath been preferred to the General-Court, by the inhabitants of the town of Middleton, setting forth that they labor under many difficulties, by reason of a large ridge of mountains, which extends across said town; they therefore prayed that said town might be divided into two towns. Upon which petition, the General-Court ordered an hearing before them, on the second Wednesday of the next session of the General-Court, and that in the mean time, the petitioners cause that the substance of said petition, and order of court thereon, be published three weeks, successively, in the New-Hampshire Gazette, commencing six weeks prior to said day of hearing;—Also cause a copy of said petition and order of court be posted up in some public place in the town of Middleton, the like term of time, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted. JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'ry. Concord, June 19, 1793.
State of New-Hampshire.  PUBLIC notice is hereby given that a petition hath been preferred to the General-Court, by the inhabitants of Middleton, representing the difficulty of keeping the roads in said town in repair—Therefore, they pray that a tax of one penny per acre may be laid on the lands of non-residents in said town, for the term of two years, for the purpose of making and repairing said roads; which petition the General-Court postponed the hearing thereof until the second Tuesday of the next session—and that the petitioners cause that the substance of said petition and order of court thereon be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette, three weeks successively, six weeks prior to said day of hearing, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted. JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'ry. Concord, June 21, 1793.
ERROL.  NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land lying in the township of Errol, situate in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampshire; that a tax of three pounds six shillings on each original right of land in said township, is assessed and committed to me to collect, for the purpose of paying the proprietors debts, agreeably to their vote of the eleventh day of December last; if said tax is not paid to me at my dwelling-house in Salem, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, before the 27th day of November next, the same will be levied by sale of so much of the interest or property of the proprietor or owner who shall be delinquent in payment, fourteen days after the third and last week of this advertisement, and the delinquents land will be advertised for sale accordingly. JOHN SAUNDERS, jr. Collector. Salem, October 21, 1793.
BY Sam'l & John Penhallow.  NOTICE is given to those persons who have been desirous of purchasing House Lots, that they have caused the field belonging to them in Portsmouth, lying on the north side of the street leading to Islington , to be laid out in four Division of Lots, on five streets from said street to the water, each Division measures on said street one hundred and sixty feet. At the easterly end of said field are three Division of Lots on two streets from Rock-street. The disposition of the Lots before described without exception, are equal to any to furnish those who want a large Tract, and accommodate those who want a small one, the Plan of said Lots as they are laid out in said field may at any time be seen, and the terms known of either of the abovementioned. Portsmouth, Octo. 21, 1793.
A Surtout Loft.  LOST about one month since, between Sanborn's tavern in Hamptonfalls, and Portsmouth, a striped ELASTIC SURTOUT—but little worn, with a claret color'd velvet cape.—Whoever has found the same, and will return it to the Printer hereof, shall be rewarded to their satisfaction. Portsmouth, October 26, 1793.
Piscataqua Bridge.  APPLICATION having been made to me, by the owners of more than fifty shares in the Piscataqua Bridge Propriety, to call a meeting of said Proprietors, to be held at the west chamber of the State-House in Portsmouth, on Wednesday the sixth of November next, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of choosing Directors, agreeing upon, and making all necessary by-laws for the government of said Propriety, and to transact and do any other matters and things that may then and there be thought necessary. Wherefore I do hereby notify and warn all the Proprietors and owners of shares in the Piscataqua Bridge Propriety, to meet at the time and place aforesaid, for the purposes aforesaid. NATH'L ADAMS, Propr's Clerk. Portsmouth, October 21, 1793.
Just Published By J. MELCHER, AND FOR SALE At his Printing-Office, Corner of Market-Street, Portsmouth, By Wholesale & Retail, SEWALL'S ALMANACK For the year of Christian Era, 1794.
*** Town and country traders may be supplied with this, the Boston ALMANACKS, and sundry other sorts at said Office, on as good terms as at any place in the New-England States.—At the above place is constantly kept for sale on the best terms for cash, A very pretty assortment of Books, Blanks & Stationary.