The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1799-05-21 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
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Vol. XLIII — Numb. 2216.]
TUESDAY, May 21, 1799.
[One Dollar & half pr. Annum.]
The True American.—No. V.
"Unjust exactions upon independent nations, will continue to be heaped upon exactions, unless checked by an early and vigorous resistance."
IN exemplifying the important proposition, that a manly resistance to the wicked and ambitious designs of France, though expensive, is cheaper in the end than ignominious submission, I have adduced the history of our unfortunate allies the Dutch. By submission to France, the discontented party in Holland, like our opposition called patriots, hoped to establish their own power upon the ruins of the ancient establishments. They had been perpetually declaiming against the aristocracy and tyranny of their Government, and against the intolerable burdens which the people were obliged to bear, and they deluded the short-sighted and avaricious Hollanders with the fond expectation of more liberty, and what was more interesting to Mynheer, less taxes . In what manner have these two expectations hitherto been realized? As to liberty, the Dutch have feasted, have gormandized upon it—but it has been from the point of the French bayonets. If they have not enjoyed a perfect freedom of violation, in acting as pleased themselves, they have had the consolatory satisfaction of conforming to the will and pleasure of the free and enlightened French. If they were not allowed the gratification of framing a form of Government for themselves, adapted to their own local peculiarities and habits, it was balanced by the advantage of receiving one from their friends, the French, who had taught them liberty, and who were the first masters in the novel science of systematic Revolution. If they have not been permitted to administer that Government imposed upon them by France, by such of their own citizens in whom they have confidence, on the other hand, they know that it is sedulously guarded by the French Directory, who having formed it, must better understand its nature and operation, and will, as they have already done, spiritedly displace any part of the Dutch Administration.
So much for Dutch liberty. As to the economy of submission, I considered that partly in my last number. Holland has gained nothing, but has lost every thing by her bale degradation to France. She has exchanged her Stadtholder for a Directory; but the expenses of the Government remain as heavy upon the public as before—but the people are less able to bear them. Holland, once the mistress of the ocean—possessing the most valuable settlements in either India, and in every climate is most reduced to the most deplorable state of poverty and vassalage. Her rich cities, once the emporium of trade, are daily petitioning their newfangled Legislature for loans—to save them from bankruptcy and disgrace. At the same time, a French army of 30,000 men, are rioting upon them in luxury, and overawing the deliberations of their independent Legislatures.
It has been very fashionable of late, to cry down war, as a murderous and expensive trade, and to exhaust the beauties of language—in singing and describing the charms of halcyon peace; but it is certain, that no war, however bloody, and however expensive, is so ruinous to the morals, virtues and permanent safety of nations, as a long period of uninterrupted tranquillity. The history of the Dutch is a very striking proof of this position. During a seventy years war with their sovereigns, the monarchs of Spain, who were at that period the most powerful monarchs in the world, the Dutch rose in consequence, opulence and prosperity.
That war, the longest which Europe has witnessed, terminated in the freedom of the Seven United Provinces, and left them infinitely richer and more powerful than they had been at the commencement. Holland since that period, has been generally sunk in the slothful arms of peace, her commerce has been declining—her national spirit decaying—her Government, the prey of inveterate and unprincipled factions, and to close the drama, her citizens, to shut the expence and energy requisite for a vigorous defence, surrender the keys of their whole treasury, the command of public and indi-
vidual wealth, and the guardianship of their national honor, to a nation of freebooters, who have no other pretensions than the insolence to demand them.
The next example which I shall notice of the dearness and destructive policy of submitting to the demands of France, is that of Venice. Venice was considered as one of the wisest, most politic, and certainly had been one of the most durable Republics in Europe. It had been respected by all the nations which border on the Mediterranean, for its power and its opulence. Its pacific policy, while it enervated its citizens and rendered them an easy conquest, was generally conceived to be a security against invasion. But the modest Republicans of France have taught mankind, that there is no security in inactive conduct—no safety by a rigid adherence to the laws of nations—no protection resulting from solemn treaties—no indemnity arising from unlimited submission. Destitute of bold-spirited and energetic counsels, which alone can save the world from the voracious fangs of France, the Venetians, to save the plunder of their city, and a part of the gold which they had accumulated, consented basely to receive the French as masters, to annihilate that complicated system of Government, which had been the admiration of Europe, and which had survived with reputation and success, the wreck of ages, to plant with solemn pomp the tree of French liberty, and to receive a Constitution from the system and revolution mongers of Paris.
But all this degradation did not secure safety—even this humiliation has not in the event, saved the Venetians one pecuniary sacrifice. They surrendered their liberties, to purchase exemption for their gold, and their gold was then seized by their masters, the French, to indemnify them for taking care of their liberties. After robbing Venice of her fine pictures, her exquisite sculpture, her accumulated treasure, France threw her into the scale, to make weight in a bargain with Germany. Thus, after taking all her wealth, as a compensation for having given her freedom—after puffing in bombastic speeches, the generous magnanimity of the Grand Republic, France fell, Venice—as a despicable slave, to a despotic prince. Thus we see, how expensive—how prodigal in the end, is mean and disgraceful submission. "DECUS"
The True American.—No. VI.
"The pride and independence of nations, like the virtue of a woman, once sold, can never be repurchased."
WE have already seen in the fate of Holland and of Venice, that no submission can save, no degradation secure protection. But it may be said "that France will not always be unjust, she will sometimes be faithful to her engagements. Let us make one more experiment of her fidelity. To resist her injustice by force is expensive and burdensome. It is much cheaper to buy her friendship by a small pecuniary sacrifice. A few years hence we shall grow stronger, and shall be able to oppose the united force of Europe."
This tame, temporizing policy—this mean, dastardly calculation of pecuniary interests—this barter and traffic of national honor, at which our ancestors would have blushed, and which they would indignantly have spurned, would be in the end, the most ruinous expedient, and that end would not be even a distant one. If we could shift the burden from our own necks, to those of our posterity, the calculation would not be so very reprehensible. But such a submission would not relieve us a year. If France should make a treaty with us, upon terms apparently equal, it would only be for the purpose of taking breath, of renewing her influence in this country, and of resuming the contest, when the game would be her own. To those who hope for better things from the magnanimous Republic, I point out every footstep which she has trodden.
Let me see a vantage of her visitation which is not marked with carnage and desolation—Whatever was fertile she has blasted—Whatever was sacred and valuable, she has uprooted? is
there one promise which she has performed? Is there one stipulation not stained by her perfidy?—Let us briefly recur to the sombre catalogue of nations, whom she has blighted and cursed by her friendship.
Geneva had the wretchedness to call France her friend. Geneva was a little happy Republic, while France was a proud crumbling despotism. At that time Geneva was safe, happy and prosperous—abounding in arts, industry and science. The ambitious neighbours, the monarchs of France, were too truly magnanimous to imbrue their hands in the blood, or to stain their laurels with the conquest of so small a victim. But the avaricious maw of the terrible Republic, is more insatiable. Nothing is too great for her ambition—nothing too small for her rapacity. Early in the morning of French liberty, those propagators of freedom marched an army, under Gen. Montesquieu, to inoculate this little republic with the malady of Gallic freedom. At that time, Geneva was too proud, and too wise to bend to the yoke; she was not fully poisoned by French principles—she had not learned to calculate the cost and the worth of their liberties—she made a virtuous and bold struggle. She asked aid of her sincere neighbours, Switzerland, and obtained it. 1200 brave Swiss, and the spirited Genevans, saved that little republic, at that time. France made a treaty, to take breath—she parleyed to gain time. As with the United States of America, she perceived, that she had disclosed the cloven foot too soon; she accordingly retracted, with apparent candor; but mark the result. This perfidious France sacrificed the virtuous Gen. Montesquieu, who negotiated that treaty—charged him with treachery, and made that a pretence for violating a solemn stipulation. Geneva had not sufficient virtue and spirit to continue her noble exertions. Her citizens began to calculate the cost—they began to feel the burthens of resistance, and what the force, and even the arts and intrigues of their enemies could not effect, was wrought out by their love of gold. Their tradesmen were told, that by uniting with France, there would be more employ, and cheaper living. Their merchants were persuaded that trade would revive, and capital increase. Their men of letters were flattered with the belief, that they should be employed in the national seminaries of France. Their ambitious men looked for preferment on a larger theatre. Their disorderers and levellers expected plunder and anarchy. All classes hoped to get rid of burdens, and the expence of defending their independence, and thus Geneva, by her avarice, sunk into a poor, contemptible, degraded, wretched, embarrassed, and oppressed department of France.
If France has been thus fatal to republics; if she has sworn vengeance against free states, has she been less furious, less unprincipled towards monarchies? Have they been more guarded against her intrigues, or less the dupes of diplomatic skill? Spain, of all the nations in Europe, had the most reason to dread and to detest the regicide mountebanks of Paris. Their declaration of eternal war against all crowned heads, must have impressed the monarch of Spain with peculiar horror, as the first practical display of their new theory, which had been inflicted on one of his own family, on the head of the house of Bourbon. The nobility of Spain could discern no charms in the fate of the emigrant nobility of France; and the clergy of that kingdom could promise themselves but little advantage from cultivating the friendship of a nation of atheists, who ridiculed their holy religion, as a superstitious mockery—who denied the existence of a God, and who had demolished his sanctuaries, as a pretext for seizing upon the accumulated wealth of the Ecclesiastics, and as an apology for plundering the massy furniture of the sacrament table. The people of Spain were the natural enemies of the French nation. Antient and deep-rooted antipathies were interwoven in the national character. With all their prejudices, with all their accumulated causes of bitterness, the war broke out between Spain and this new-fashioned Republic—this modern Rome—this intend-
ed mistress of the world. But the same timid, parsimonious policy, passed and benumbed the exertions of Spain, as had enervated, divided and subjected the republican enemies of France. From the fear of being a province, the monarch of Spain basely surrendered the honor of his crown. For the preservation of our holy religion, he forms an alliance with a nation of atheists, who have sworn to exterminate all religion, and have actually overturned all morality. To save a few of his Mexican dollars, he consents to be tributary to a nation of freebooters, who will be easy so long as he has dollars to bestow, and will then revolutionize his country, bring him to the scaffold—annihilate his ecclesiastical establishments—subvert the power and property of the nobility—and finally subject the miserable Spaniards to a military oligarchy.
What has Spain already saved by her ignominious submission? She has procrastinated her final downfall a few years; but she has saved no reputation—for she has disgraced herself in the eyes of all Europe, and will be despised by posterity. She has rendered her eventual overthrow more inevitable and more easy. She has been spared no expences, for besides being compelled to take an active and expensive part in the war, against her own allies; against her wishes, and against her own principles, she has been obliged to support the whole diplomatic intercourse of France. Her fleet has been compelled to fight the battles of Republicanism, against royalty, and has been beaten with dishonor. Her commerce has been destroyed, and transferred to neutral nations, who are now reaping the fruits of it. Her territory is violated daily by the corsairs of France, in despite of the law of nations, and the much boasted honor of Spain. Her national sovereignty has been usurped by a miserable set of French diplomatic agents, who have assumed the attributes of sovereignty and jurisdiction, almost within the royal palace—and finally, she waits, like the ox in the shambles, till the republican butcher shall have dispatched the King of Naples, and shall have leisure to apply the knife to his trembling neck.
"DECUS"
POMPEY'S PILLAR.
Description of Pompey's Pillar in the neighborhood of Alexandria, in Egypt, and an Anecdote of some English sea officers there.
IN the afternoon a large party of us sallied out to take a view of Pompey's Pillar, the theme of the present age, and the admiration of past times! Besides my companions and myself we were joined by the two English commanders of the ships in the harbor, and Monsieur Mellion, and some young gentlemen of the French factory. We mounted the first asses that presented themselves for hire, and attended by our Janizary, took the course we pursued yesterday. We left the convent on our right, and presently came among broken arches and long pavements, which are the remains of an aqueduct. Several towers reared up their dismantled heads on each side of us, whose appearance pronounces them to have been posts of great importance and strength.
A number of stately pillars next engaged our attention. They are placed in two parallel lines, and seem to have formerly supported some magnificent portico. The pillars are of granite, or Thebais marble, and about thirty feet high, of a single stone, and we counted no less than thirty of them standing. But however choice these columns might be in any other place, they were but foils to the pillar which now appeared before us. We had been buried amid the ruins and the hills of sand which the winds have thrown up, when leaving the city by the gate of Rosetto, we came unexpectedly upon the pillar. It is impossible to tell which is most worthy of admiration, the height the workmanship, or the condition of this pillar. By the best accounts we can obtain; it is an hundred feet high. The shaft, which is of a single stone of granite, is ninety feet, and the pedestal is twenty feet more. It is of the Corinthian order, which gives a beautiful dignity to its simplicity, rarely to be met with in
modern architecture. It has suffered little or no injury from time. The polish upon the shaft has wonderfully withstood the buffeting of the tempest; and it promises to hand down a patriarch name to the late posterity of the ignorant native, who has no other trace of the fame of Pompey! The pedestal has been somewhat damaged by the instruments of travellers, who are curious to possess a relic of this antiquity; and one of the volutes of the column was, immediately brought down about four years ago, by a prank of some English Captains, which is too ludicrous to pass over.
The jolly sons of Neptune had been pushing about the can on board one of the ships in the harbor until a strange freak entered into one of their brains. The eccentricity of the thought occasioned it immediately to be adopted; and its apparent impossibility was but a spur for putting it into execution. The boat was ordered, and with proper implements for the attempt these enterprising heroes pushed ashore to drink a bowl of punch on the top of Pompey's Pillar. At the spot they arrived, and many contrivances were proposed to accomplish the desired point. But their labor was vain; and they began to despair of success, when the genius, who struck out the fronde, happily suggested the means of performing it. A man was dispatched to the city for a paper kite. The inhabitants were by this time apprized of what was going forward, and flocked in crowds to be witnesses of the address and boldness of the English. The Governor of Alexandria was told, that these seamen were about to pull down Pompey's Pillar. But whether he gave them credit for their respect to the Roman warrior or to Turkish government, he left them to themselves and politely answered, that the English were too great patriots to injure the remains of Pompey.
He knew little, however, of the disposition of the people who were engaged in this undertaking. Had the Turkish Empire rose in opposition, it would not, perhaps, at that moment deterred them. The kite was brought, and flown so directly over the pillar that when it fell on the other side, the string lodged on the capital. The chief obstacle was now overcome. A two inch rope was tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end of which the kite was affixed. By this rope one of the seamen ascended to the top, and in less than an hour a kind of shroud was constructed, by which the whole company went up and drank their punch amid the shouts of the astonished multitude.
To the eye below, the capital of the pillar does not appear capable of holding more than one man upon it; but our seamen found it could contain no less than eight persons very conveniently. It is astonishing that no accident befell these mad caps, in a situation so elevated, as would have turned a landman giddy in his sober senses. The only detriment which the pillar received, was the loss of the volute before mentioned, which came down with a thundering sound—and was carried to England by one of the captains, as a present to a lady, who commissioned him for a piece of the pillar. The discovery which they made amply compensated for this mischief; as without their evidence the world would not have known at this hour, that there was originally a statue on this pillar, one foot and ankle of which are still remaining. The statue was probably of Pompey himself;—and must have been of a gigantic size, to have appeared of a man's proportion at so great a height.
There are circumstances in this story which might give it an air of fiction, were it not demonstrated beyond all doubt. Besides the testimonies of many eye witnesses, the adventurers themselves have left us a token of the fact, by the initials of their names, which are very legible in black paint, just beneath the capital.
IRWIN.
ANECDOTE.
AN Indian, whose squaw was drowned,—thus expressed his grief, with true savage insensibility:—"I feel so sorry, that I could lay down and go to sleep any where."

European Intelligence,
Received via Halifax. Dates to March 27—six days later than before received.
SALONICA, FEB. 2.
T HE Divan is seriously employed in the means of driving the French out of Egypt;—in consequence of which the Grand Seigneur has issued a firman, by which he orders, that all the transport ships which can be procured should be assembled at Smyrna, for the embarkation of our troops.—For this purpose Cara Osman Oglou, our Pacha, has been ordered to select the choicest troops of Natolia for that expedition. The Pacha of Acri has received a CARTE BLANCHE, and all the other Pachas of Syria have been enjoined to pay obedience to his commands. Buonaparte, in expectation of being attacked on that side, is fortifying Damietta with the greatest activity, and has placed in it a very numerous garrison. It is however supposed, that the Pacha of Acri will not act seriously, until the armament preparing at Smyrna shall have arrived before Alexandria, in order to make a combined attack on the two opposite points.
A Greek vessel—containing the Frenchmen in disguise, and amongst them the Secretary of Buonaparte—was captured by a Turkish ship, and the prisoners sent to Constantinople. There was found upon them, in sequins and piastres, about a million and a half livres tournois. The Republican General does not allow the exportation from Egypt of coffee or rice, both articles of great importance in the Levant, and the scarcity of which is much felt at Constantinople.
PARIS, MARCH 11.
It appears that the passage of the Rhine was effected in three columns, in the following manner:—Gen. St. Cyr passed at Fort Vauban with the left wing of the army;—Jourdan in person with the center at Kehl;—and Gen. Ferino with the right wing at Huningue and Baile.
The centre of the army has received considerable reinforcements. The command of the cavalry was entrusted to Gen. Klein. Bouffier is appointed Inspector-General. The corps of Engineers is under the direction of Gen. Marescot.
It is said that Gen. Massena attacked the Grifon country on the 2d inst. and that on the 4th Gen. Jourdan's head quarters were at Gengenbach.
Letters from Strasburgh, dated the 3d inst. mention, "That the French army had marched into Suabia by the county of Wirttemberg, and was to proceed until it met the Austrian army, commanded by the Archduke Charles, which it is said has advanced as far as Ulm, and even beyond that place.—Our army is not to halt for five days. The first stroke will probably be dreadful; the French division commanded by Gen. Ferino crossed the bridge of the Rhine at Bâle on the 1st, and took the road of Frickthal. His head quarters are at Rheinfeld, but will not, it is supposed, remain there long. One division of the army of Mentz passed the Rhine opposite Phillipsburgh, and blockades that fortress, in which there are about 1700 troops of the Empire."
FRANKFORT, MARCH 9.
The following is the estimate of the Austrian forces circulated here:—100,000 infantry, and 14 regiments of cavalry, to be employed in Italy; on the Lech 100,000 infantry, and 23 regiments of cavalry; in the Tyrol 36 battalions; and on the frontiers of the hereditary States, 24 battalions of infantry.
LONDON, MARCH 20.
Extract of a letter from Naples, dated the 17th of December, which did not arrive till last week.
"On the 14th, I supped at Sir Wm. Hamilton's when Lord Nelson shewed us the presents the Grand Seigneur had sent him—they were brought here by an Esfendi or Secretary, in the Alcmena frigate, which sailed last from Alexandria. His Lordship says, that the Esfendi and his Suit (13 in number) performed their part with great gravity and dignity. They put on their noble robes in his anti-chamber, and presented the aigrette on cushions, after the oriental custom. The robe is of scarlet cloth, lined with the finest sable imaginable, and of inestimable value. The aigrette is a kind of feather; it represents a hand with thirteen fingers, which are of diamonds, and allusive of the thirteen ships taken and destroyed at Alexandria—the size that of a child's hand about six years old when opened; the centre diamond and the four round it may be worth about 1000l. each, and there are about 300 others well set. With these two presents, were several others of 1500l. value, and a letter full of assurances of friendship from the Grand Seigneur. The Alemene's officers say, that Buonaparte is at Grand Cairo with 22000 men; that he had sent a
flag of truce to Capt. Hood, offering him fresh water if he wanted it. The Turkish army 50,000 in number had arrived at Damascus, but dare not advance into Egypt until spring, on account of the plague. The Arabs give no quarter, and they fight desperately on both sides. Buonaparte lives rather gaily at Cairo, and has opened the harems for his troops.—Very few of the transports are burnt as our ships could not approach them.
MARCH 27.
Extract of a letter from the Rev. Mr. Nelson, father of the Baron of the Nile, to the Rev. Mr. Brain Allot, (who has a living in the neighborhood of Burnham) in answer to a congratulatory Epistle on the late Victory, dated October, 1798.
"My great and good Son went into the world without fortune, but with a heart replete with every moral and religious virtue, these have been his compass to steer by; and it has pleased God to be his shield in the day of battle, and to give success to his wishes, to be of service to his country.
"His country seems sensible of his services, but should he ever meet with ingratitude, his scars will cry out and plead his cause; for at the siege of Bastia he lost an eye, at Tenerife an arm, on the memorable 14th of Feb. he received a severe blow on his body, which he still feels, and now a wound on his head. After all this you will believe his bloom of countenance must be faded, but the spirit beareth up yet as vigorous as ever.
"On the 29th of last month (Sept.) he completed his 40th year, cheerful, generous and good, fearing no evil because he has done none, a honor to my grey hairs which with every mark of old age, creep fast upon me."
The King has been pleased to declare all the ports in the United Provinces (Holland) to be in a state of blockade; and that all vessels which may attempt to enter any of them, will be dealt with according to the law of nations.
The Dutch have nine sail of the line ready for launching; but they are utterly destitute of naval equipments. It is expected, as the French Directory has the absolute controul of all the Batavian forces, that a Dutch squadron will be sent to form part of the expedition from Brest.
AMSTERDAM, January 9.
Two days ago this city was covered with so thick a mist, that we were obliged to light large fires in the streets; and no person could venture to walk about without a lantern, to prevent him from falling into the canals. We learn, however, that several persons have been drowned.
Holland is in danger of inundation from the dykes, as they have not been repaired since the beginning of the Revolution. According to the last accounts from France, the dykes of Dol, in Brittany, were broken down by the sea, an immense extent of country was inundated, a great number of cattle and houses swept away, and about 10,000 families reduced to the utmost misery, without any habitation and resource. The misfortune arose from the dykes having been neglected for these eight years past all over France.
GEORGETOWN, May 3.
The following very distressing event, took place at the Court House in Calvert county, last Saturday evening, very soon after the court adjourned.
The tavern kept by S. Wolfe was blown entirely down by a whirlwind, which occasioned the death of six persons, viz.
 Mr. Allen Roberts,  Mr. Jesse Bourne (brother to Dr. B.)  Mr. Bowen,  Mr. Simmons, and  Two Negro men: 
The four persons named, all had families: Mr. Bourne has a wife, who has lost, thus unexpectedly, an affectionate husband, and two or three small children, are deprived of a tender parent.
Several persons were badly hurt: Judge Stone was one, and not among the killed as mentioned in the Baltimore papers.
Providentially a number of persons left the house a short time before the wind struck it. The roof of the billiard room was blown to a considerable distance, but none of the persons in it received any injury.
PHILADELPHIA, May 8.
A circumstance happened on Sunday afternoon last, that ought strongly to impress on the minds of the public, but more particularly on those immediately interested, the absolute necessity of long perseverance in the remedies recommended for the recovery of persons apparently dead, from sudden causes:
A boy of about 7 years old fell into the Delaware near Race street
wharf, and was not got out again, till to all appearance perfectly lifeless.
He was taken to the house of a stranger in the neighbourhood, who kindly received him. Fortunately Dr. Blaney was passing at the moment and greatly to his credit immediately offered his services. By an unremitted attention for a full hour and a half, to the means usually practiced in such cases, he had the heart felt gratification of restoring the boy to life and to his almost despairing parents.
The ship Concord, Thompson, of and for this port, from Canton, has been taken by a French privateer, and sent to the Isle of France.
The privateer which captured the Concord, was soon after taken by a British frigate, the prize being then in light.
From SURINAM.
By the Sally, from Surinam, the following letter has been received for publication:
The 22d of Feb. being the anniversary of that day which gave birth to the Hero of American Independence, the illustrious WASHINGTON;—the American captains and supercargoes in the port and colony of Surinam, gave a splendid dinner in honour of it. The greatest respect was paid to the day, by the Governor, Merchants and Planters of the colony, and the officers of four Spanish frigates, which were in port at the time. At sun-rise, a federal salute was fired by an American armed ship, and another at noon. At 8 P. M. about 100 of us marched from the Coffee-House to the Hall, accompanied by a band of music. As we passed the shipping in the harbour, the yards and rigging of the American vessels were manned by our brave tars, who, with repeated huzzas, shouted, "Long live the father of our country." At the Hall we partook of an elegant entertainment, and spent the day in the greatest harmony and festive mirth.
MAY 10.
TRIAL OF FRIES.
Last evening the trial of John Fries closed, after the unremitting attention of the court and Jury, for nine days. The Jury were William Jolly, Samuel Mitchell, Richard Leedham, Anthony Cothbert, Alexander Fullerton, John Singer, William Ramsay, Sam'l Richards, Gerhardus Wynkoop, Philip Walker, Joseph Thornton, and John Rhodes.
Mr. Sitgraves, assistant to Mr. Rawle, opened the cause for the prosecution, explaining the nature of the 3d sect. of the 3d article of the constitution, which defines treason.
Mr. Rawle, attorney for the district of Pennsylvania, after a short introduction read a great number of quotations from law books of eminence in support of the prosecution,—after which Mr. Dallas in a speech of seven hours and an half produced his quotations in behalf of the prisoner, and commented on the evidence. He was followed by Mr. William Ewing, another counsel for the prisoner, who principally went on the same ground.
Mr. Sitgraves answered to the observations of the two latter gentlemen in an address of upwards of six hours. Mr. Lewis spoke near six hours.
Mr. Rawle closed the pleadings in an address of about four hours, in which he examined the case both as to law and testimony.
Judge Peters, in a charge to the jury, examined some of the references alluded to by the bar, and was followed by an examination both on the evidence and law on this important cause, by Judge Iredell, the presiding judge. The Court adjourned till 10 o'clock, and the Jury retired.
At 10 o'clock the Court met, the names of the Jury being called over, the prisoner was desired to hold up his hand, when the Jury, by the foreman, Mr. Wynkoop, delivered in their verdict "GUILTY."
Extract of a letter from Capt. Silas Swain, of the ship Molly, of this port, dated Liverpool, March 23, 1799.
On the 8th inst. at 8 A. M. I saw a Cutter standing athwart us to the northward, we then steering an east course for Cape Clear, being about 16 or 17 leagues from it, and had a fine breeze at N. W. at half past 8, she tacked and stood for us; at 9 she was within gun shot, and on hoisting my ensign, she immediately ran up a French national flag at her topmast head, and fired a shot between our main and fore-mast, she then tacked and reconnoitered us, giving us her stern chases in going about. We retained our fire, and continued our course under our topsails, and I observed, in lat. 51, 20, N. she was coming up with us again, and at quarter past meridian she recommenced firing, and running under our starboard quarter, attempted to board us, which was happily prevented, and we immediately exchanged broadsides; she then approached us on the larboard quarter, within pistol shot, and gave us her
other broadside, which we instantly returned; she then hauled off a little, removed her ensign to her main peak, and running up a pendant to the mast head, immediately attempted again to board us on our starboard quarter, which was as before prevented, we then exchanged broadsides twice, when she sheered off, hauled down her colors, and lay too.
"She was a fine new brig of 16-fixes, and full of men, was coppered, and failed very fast.
"We have received considerable damage, in our sails, rigging and hull, but thank God, have not lost one of our men. We found our quarters proof against grape shot, none having penetrated, tho' many struck us on each side."
General Orders.
THE objects of the expedition into Northampton, and the adjoining counties in the state of Pennsylvania, having been happily accomplished, and the troops who were employed in it being dismissed to their several homes and destinations, the General cannot refuse himself the pleasure of bidding them an affectionate adieu; and of expressing thus publicly his thanks, both to the officers and privates, for the cordial and steady obedience which he always experienced on their part, and for their orderly and soldier-like conduct, equally becoming citizens and military men; together with his earnest wishes that they may enjoy without interruption, from similar occurrences in future, the satisfaction resulting from a consciousness of having rendered, with alacrity, perseverance, and effect, an important service to their country. The high sense entertained of the meritorious and useful services of the regular troops the General had the honor of communicating to them through Major Ford, their commanding officer, previous to his departure from Reading—to the volunteers and militia, the thanks of their country are more particularly due; because to them the personal inconvenience and sacrifice were far more considerable; to this part of the troops the General with great satisfaction, acquits himself of a duty enjoined on him by the Secretary of War, in the following words:
"I request you to make known to the gentlemen composing the volunteer and militia detachment, the high satisfaction experienced from the manner in which they have conducted themselves on this expedition, and the grateful sense which must be retained for the personal sacrifices, made by individuals so important to the community, to establish among a deluded portion of their fellow-citizens, a love of order and obedience to the laws: and that I shall not fail to make known to the President their patriotic conduct and sacrifices."
The General has also the pleasure of making known to the troops, that the Secretary of War has communicated to him a letter from the President of the United States, strongly expressive of the high sense entertained of their services, and conduct by the Chief Magistrate of the Union, and of the satisfaction which he had derived therefrom.
To those troops ordered to hold themselves in readiness to march, but whose services from circumstances it became not only improper but unnecessary to claim, the General begs to convey his thanks, for the promptness and zeal they so strongly manifested on the occasion.
To Lieutenant Williams of the 2d troop of volunteer cavalry, and to Robert Goodloe Harper, Esq. who did him the honor to attend him as Aids-de-Camp, the General feels himself impelled by a sense of gratitude and duty to offer his warmest acknowledgments; and he also requests Capt. Vance, acting Brigade Quarter Master, Capt. McClellan, acting Brigade Major, and Dr. Strong, principal Surgeon, to accept his sincere thanks for the able manner in which they discharged their respective duties.
WM. MACPHERSON, Brig. Gen. Philadelphia, May 6.
BOSTON, MAY 15.
STATE REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday the inhabitants of this town met at Faneuil-Hall, for the choice of Representatives in the General Court. At the close of the poll, the whole number of votes given in was found to be 1403—of which the Federal Ticket, agreed upon at the Caucus, held at Concert-Hall, engrossed the greater part.
 Joseph Russell, Esq. had 1332  William Smith, Esq. 1323  John Lowell, jun. Esq. 1098  Samuel Cobb, Esq. 1310  Mr. Samuel Parkman, 1132  Joseph Hall, Esq. 1083  Nathan Frazar, Esq. 1064  These seven are elected.  James Bowdoin, Esq. had 303  William Eustis, Esq. 289  William Tudor, Esq. 189  John Winthrop, Esq. 52  And several other persons scattering votes as usual. 
CINCINNATI.
At the General Meeting of the Cincinnati, the 8th inst. the following Officers were elected, viz. General GEORGE WASHINGTON, President-General; Major-General ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Vice-President-General. Major WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary-General. Dr. N. DORSEY, Assistant Secretary-General. Brigadier-General WILLIAM MACPHERSON, Treasurer-General.
On Saturday afternoon, a melancholy accident happened in this town: A son of the late Mr. Eben Wild, about 7 years old, after playing with his comrades in the ship yard, went on board the frigate, and unfortunately fell from the upper deck into the hold; by which his skull was so shockingly fractured, that the brains protruded, and he died in half an hour.
PORTLAND, May 13.
Last Tuesday, the artillery company commanded by Capt. Moody, and the two companies commanded by Capt. Mayo and Gage, performed various military manœuvres in this town.
As the greatest dependence is placed on the militia of the United States, it cannot be doubted that the utmost exertions will be made both by officers and soldiers, to accomplish themselves in the knowledge of Military tactics. It is to them that we look for the defence of our country. They consist of substantial farmers and industrious mechanics, and have something to fight for.
Articles from a London paper, Feb. 27.
The whole Annual Income of Great Britain having been lately stated by Mr. Pitt our Readers perhaps will pursue, with some interest, the following comparison of it with that of France, by the celebrated Mons. Lavoisier:—"The Income of Great Britain, including that part of it not to be taxed, which is less than 60l. per annum as stated by Mr. Pitt, is 135,000,000l.—that of France 112,500,000l. If the British Income could be conceived to be divided in equal shares between every soul in Great Britain, each would have per annu 15l.—If the same division were to take place in France, each individual would have only 4l. 6s. 8d.—so that the comparative wealth of Great Britain is about triple that of France, reckoning the population of the former to be 9,000,000 souls, that of France, 26,000,000."
A Cure for the Gout —Those who chuse to try the experiment, and are afflicted with the gout in the extremities, Capt. Simmons, commanding the Foreign Depot at East Cowes, offers a most simple, yet certain remedy, discovered some years ago by a German Serjeant, when encamped, and, as it may be supposed, is the offspring of necessity:—A stocking knitted from dog's hair, of the long shaggy kind—applied to the part, when first seized with pain, will so effectually relieve it, by a little prickling irritation—and afterwards perspiration as to leave the patient in twenty-four hours free from every disagreeable symptom.
On the 3d of Feb. Mr. John Muskett, of Spixworth, in Norfolk, lost two sheep, which on the 15th following were found in a drift of snow alive and to appearance but slightly injured by their long imprisonment. A similar circumstance occurred in Coventry Park, where a sheep was thirteen days under a drift of snow, without food, and is alive.
WALPOLE, April 29.
COMMUNICATION.
Last Thursday, being the day appointed by the President as a general fast throughout the United States, a sermon was preached in this town, by the Rev. Thomas Fessenden, appropriate to the occasion. He exhibited, in a luminous and interesting view, the political situation of our country;—and urged in the language of a statesman, the absolute necessity of a strict observance of the laws and measures of the executive. He developed the nefarious schemes of the Frenchman and the Democrat in a masterly manner, and declared, with the firmness of a patriot, that no people under heaven could prosper, if they had connexion with a nation that denied the being and existence of a God.
Land in Tuftonborough FOR SALE.
BY License from the Judge of Probate will be held at Public Auction, at Greenleaf's Inn, on the second day of July next, at eleven o'clock, A. M. An undivided third part of about 3000 acres of LAND in Tuftonborough, in the county of Stafford, being the estate of SAMUEL TAYLOR, late of Boston, deceased. Conditions of Sale may be known by applying to
H. S. LANGDON, Attorney to B. M. STILLMAN, Executor. Portsmouth, May 18, 1799.

Latest Foreign Intelligence,
By the Venus, Capt. Jameson, from Liverpool — London dates to March 26.
Battle-like Preparations.
STRATSBURG, March 9.
THE Austrian army, under Prince Charles, is in active movement. Nine battalions have already passed the Lech. The 6th, his head-quarters was at Augsburg, [in Suabia.]
The head-quarters of Gen. Jourdan, are the 8th, at Bidigen, on the Danube, [about 20 leagues from Prince Charles' head-quarters.]
Gen. St. Cyr, who commands the left of Jourdan's army, has advanced a column to Tubingen, [in the Duchy of Wirttemberg, about 25 leagues from Augsburg.] Jourdan has between 40 and 50,000 men; one third levies. Bernadotte has 20,000.
MARCH 10.
The Austrian army continues to cross the Lech, advancing towards our camp. The front of the Austrian line may be known by drawing a line from Wurtzburg, in Franconia, to the Lake Constance, through Ulm, Mandelheim, and Kempten. The advance of the French, at this time, may be seen, by a line from Schaffhausen, in Switzerland, to Mannheim on the Rhine. [The distance, generally, from 20 to 30 leagues.]
The French army at Mannheim, is an army of observation; to take advantages of circumstances.
MARCH 12.
Jourdan's centre is at Mosekirch. The left wing will not (in consequence of the occurrences in Switzerland) march through Tubingen, as was first ordered. It will march towards Switzerland.
The Helvetic troops are advancing towards the Empire. Massena's headquarters are between Zurich and St. Gall, (in Switzerland); the left of his army is at Lake Constance; the right in the Grison country, extending near to leagues.
THE AUSTRIAN ARMY
In Bavaria numbers 115,000 men, independent of the Russian columns which are advancing; 80,000 are in advance of the Lech. They are represented in fine order and are animated with the best dispositions. The light-infantry are very complete; and are swelled with volunteers. At Ulm, on the 6th, 120 pieces of artillery was collected. The Russians are directed to take forced marches; — and wagons and horses are everywhere impressed, to forward the troops, &c. to the scene of action; which in all probability will be between the Danube and the Lech.
The Arch-Duke has addressed his army in General Orders, in the most animating manner, charges the French with numberless aggressions; and expects his troops to vindicate the honor, and save the Empire from slavery.
The FRENCH defeated.
LONDON, March 24.
The Hamburg mail arrived at noon, and brings news of the defeat of the French, under Massena, in the Grison country. A letter from Lindau, on Lake Constance, dated the 8th, says: "Massena, on the 5th, passed the Rhine, below Coire, (Chur) and advanced on Gen. Auffenburg's corps, drove it, and cut off its communication with the left of the Imperial army. Gen. Hotze, however, acquainted with the event, advanced on the 7th, and attacked the French. A bloody action continued during the day; and in the issue, the FRENCH WERE DEFEATED, WITH LOSS, AND OBLIGED TO RE-CROSS THE RHINE. The loss on either side is not ascertained. During the action, the French attempted to pass several columns across the Rhine, which were severely repulsed."
Gen. Hotze, after the victory, penetrated from Croire to Glais, [one of the Swiss Cantons] where he was joined by many of the Swiss.
CONFIRMATION.
March 26.
A cartel arrived yesterday from Gravelines, brings a confirmation of the defeat of the French, by the Austrians, in the Grison country.
FURTHER ON THE SUBJECT.
BREMEN, (on the Weser) March 19. It was reported at Rastadt, the 9th, that skirmishing had commenced in the Grison country, and the French Deputation asserted it as favourable to Massena.
ULM, March 11.
The head-quarters of the Arch-Duke Charles is at Mindelheim, his army at Memmingen. The French, under Gen. Jourdan, on the 9th, were at Villingen. Gen. St. Cyr, at Rottweil. The Austrians were considerably advanced; but the column advancing
against Ulm, has precipitately fallen back, to succour Massena, towards the lake of Constance.
If Gen. Hotze had not engaged Massena, the advanced corps of Jourdan's and Prince Charles' army, would have met at Memmingen yesterday, and decided the fate of Ulm.
Expedition from the Texel.
LONDON, March 23. On the 21st, a squadron of six sail of the line, left Yarmouth, for the coast of Holland.
March 25. Intelligence is received, that a Dutch fleet of considerable force, with troops, have in the absence of our fleet, put to sea from the Texel. As our squadrons are out, we may anticipate another naval victory speedily.
Hamburg, and other places, at the Northward, are under apprehensions, that this armament is destined against them.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
RATISBON, March 10. The votes of the Diet of the Empire, on the subject of the march of the Russian troops, are in decided opposition to the wishes of the French.
HAMBURG, March 10. They write from Vienna, that the two English regiments, under Gen. Doyle, with a body of Russians and Turks, had landed at Salonica, and in conjunction with the Lazaroni, attacked, and have retaken Naples from the French. [More wished, than expected to be true.]
LONDON, March 21 to 26. The insurgents in Belgium have raised a great number of recruits since the French army has passed the Rhine. They acquire fresh strength and spirits daily: It is said, a body of them has advanced as far as the forest of Soignes; — and that one of their small corps has appeared about two leagues from Brussels.
The garrison of Ulm, is commanded by Field-Marshal Kerpel, and is composed of 10,000 picked troops.
In Italy, every engine of war is at work; and 20,000 of the Swiss have been ordered by the French, to the frontiers.
The Emperor, as well as the King of Great-Britain, has sent a special Ambassador to the Prussian Court.
The King of Prussia appears obstinately bent on preserving his neutrality. He will not, he says, connect himself with Austria.
Gen. Suwarrows, who is upwards of 60 years of age, is to command the united Imperial forces, which are to act in Italy.
The Spanish squadron which some time since slipped out of Cadiz, hath returned, after landing 3000 troops at the Canaries.
A Russian squadron of seven sail of the line has arrived at Palermo, in Sicily, with troops.
Naples is blockaded by a squadron of Lord Nelson's fleet.
The French who have passed the Rhine, have imposed the most heavy contributions. Heidelberg had to pay 100,000 livres, in 12 hours.
Manheim is fortifying by the French; who have not molested Stuttgart.
The late King of Sardinia, and family have failed from Leghorn for Ragusa, conveyed by the English frigate Terpsichore, Capt. Gore.
Two Ambassadors have been sent from the Neapolitan republic to Paris. — Prince Moliterni is one.
The French Legislature has abolished privateering; and ordered all their privateersmen on board the Brest fleet.
Enormous quantities of specie are continually sent out of Holland to Hamburg, from whence it finds its way to England.
Six hundred of the Irish rebels have been transported — 400 to the West-Indies; 200 to Minorca.
The O'Connors, Emmet, Neilson, and twelve other State Prisoners, on the 19th inst. failed for Fort George, in Invernesshire; to be confined there.
The United Anglo-Irishmen, who have been detected, and frequently examined before the Privy Council, had ripened their plot almost to explosion. The papers found on them, and which Parliament have published, demonstrate the extent and turpitude of the conspiracy.
Two persons, calling themselves Americans, by the names of Pierpont and Mitchell, were lately arrested on warrants from the Secretary of State, suspected of treason. Large numbers of papers were found at their lodgings.
Phillipsburg holds out. It is garrisoned with 2000 choice troops of the Empire. It will, if attacked, be defended vigorously.
The Commandant, and Gen. Bernadotte, have verbally agreed not to commence hostilities until further orders.
The Landgrave of Hesse Cassel is raising 20,000 men.
[The above Intelligence was copied from London papers to March 26, received by Capt. Jameson, on Thursday; on Saturday Capt. Wood arrived from Liverpool, and brought London papers to March 30, which we are sorry to find contradicts the article of the French Defeat near Coire. The statement of the latter news stands thus: — Boston Gaz. ]
CONTRADICTION.
LONDON, March 28. The Hamburg Mail due yesterday arrived this morning, and brings some very important information respecting the operations of the hostile armies on the Rhine. We are sorry to state, that the news by this mail give but little countenance to the reported success of the Austrians under General Hotze, in an action said to have taken place the 7th instant: viz. on the day that followed the one on which the French General Massena, having entered the country of the Grisons, defeated the Austrians, and took possession of Coire. The official letters from General Massena, containing a detail of his operations on the 6th, are dated on the very day on which, if the account by the former Mail had been true; he should have been recrossing the Rhine with a defeated army.
The operations on both sides for carrying on the vigorous campaign are conducted with the greatest activity; and, from the breathing time each have enjoyed by the procrastinated and intricate negotiations at Rastadt, and the consequent recruiting and improving of their armies, it may be expected to be extremely bloody.
The following are the communications received by the present Mail, which are most important.
Upper Rhine, March 16.
The beginning of the campaign which has been opened on the frontiers of the Grisons, has not been favorable for the Austrians. The French have penetrated into the Grisons; and on the 7th of March taken possession of Coire, the principal town, after having made General Auffenberg, and several thousand men prisoners.
The following is one of the official accounts: Letter from Gen. MESSENA to Citizen PERROCHEL, French minister at Lucerne.
Head Quarters, at Coire, March 7. Citizen Minister. — We are now at Coire, the capital of the Grisons, but not without arduous exertions. The Austrians disputed every inch of the ground. Their last struggle was made before the gates of Coire, but here too they were entirely defeated. The fruits of this day's work are 3,500 prisoners of war, two standards, 11 pieces of cannon, with provision wagons, ammunition, &c. General Dubinot, Commander of Brigade on the left wing, after having yesterday compelled the army to retreat, was today attacked by the superior force of all the troops commanded by General Hotze. He has, however, totally defeated the enemy, and taken 1500 prisoners, and 7 pieces of cannon. The Austrians are retreating with precipitation.
(Signed) MASSENA.
The report that an action to the advantage of the Austrians had taken place in the Grisons on the 7th is not confirmed.
LIVERPOOL, March 30.
Private letters received here during the present week from Ireland, continue to give the most lamentable representations of the dreadful state of that country, which is much aggravated by the accounts recently received, of the preparations making in the Dutch ports for attempting another descent on Ireland. The insatiable people seem to be as much bent on mischief as ever, and it is said are making the most barefaced efforts (notwithstanding the danger of the attempt, and the total want of success) to seduce the militia, and even the yeomanry from their allegiance.
PHILADELPHIA, May 21.
PRIZES.
The prize privateer Fortune, taken by Com. BARRY, has arrived here. The Commodore has also retaken a British copper-bottomed Schooner, mounting 14 brass pieces, laden with dry goods, from London to Martinique, and ordered her for Virginia, for salvage.
BOSTON, May 20.
The political Intelligence received by the several late arrivals from England is extremely unsatisfactory: — we have stated the news as it was received, leaving the public to judge of its consistency. It is proper, however, to observe, that Captain Wood, who brought the paper containing the letter of Massena, left Liverpool the 4th of April, when the news of the French DEFEAT was again renewed and generally believed; but through the hurry of business he omitted to furnish himself with the documents on which the belief was grounded.
We learn, that the Boston frigate will be launched on Monday next, if foul weather should not intervene.
FROM HAVANNAH.
The British fleet has left the blockade of this port; and the galleons arrived a few days after, from Vera Cruz, with an immense quantity of dollars. A money fleet has failed for Spain.
The frigate United States failed from St. Thomas, in company with the Constitution: having in charge three French privateer Schooners and a sloop, which he had captured.
Providence, May 15.
A coppered sloop is arrived at Newport from Manila, after a passage of 6 or 8 months. Left there 2 French frigates, which did not discover any hostile intentions towards American vessels. About 25 days since, was boarded by a French privateer, which had taken several vessels to the northward of Bermuda, among them mentioned was made of a R. Island Schooner, and a valuable ship from Charleston. The privateer was bearing away for the West-Indies, having completed her cruise.
PORTSMOUTH, May 21.
Yesterday the Circuit-Court was opened in this town, the Hon. Judge CHASE, gave the Grand Jury a pointed and energetic charge, after which the Rev. Mr. BUCKMINSTER, made a pertinent and well adapted prayer, and the Jury withdrew.
LIST OF SENATORS for 1799.
 1st District, Moses Leavitt, Esq.  2d District, Jeremiah Fogg, Esq.  3d District, Joseph Blanchard, Esq.  4th District, Michael M c Clary, Esq.  5th District, William Hale, Esq.  6th District, Nathan Hott, Esq.  7th District, Candidates John Orr and Frederick French, no choice, Esquires.  8th District, James Flanders, Esq.  9th District, Candidates Ephraim Hartwell and John Duncan, no choice, Esquires.  10th District, Elipha Whitcomb, Esq.  11th District, Candidates Amos Shepard & Amasa Allen, no choice, Esquires.  12th District, Moses Baker, Esq. 
A New-York, Paper, states, that from the most recent information from the Havannah, there is reason to believe that all the distressing accounts received relative to the ship Ocean, apply to the ship Eagle of Philadelphia.
CONNECTICUT.
The annual Election of the officers of this enlightened State, was held lately at Hartford. — Gov. Trumbull was reelected by a vast majority. — In short, says the Courant, "scarce a vote could be found for any man, whose character wears the stamp of Jacobinism". Gov. Trumbull, in a very federal speech, addressed the Legislature. Speaking of the French, he says, and says truly, that "tho' varied, yet their designs of hostility against, or subjugation of, these United States, are far from being dismissed."
A quarry of Plaister of Paris has been discovered in York county, Pennsylvania, which proves upon trial to be equal to that imported.
The fchr. Rover, Griffin, arrived at Boston from Lisbon, 47 days. Left there ship George, Salter, of Portsmouth, bound to Russia.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM HOUSE.
CLEARED.
 Schooner Camillus, Drift, for St. Thomas's.  Brig Fidelity, Raynes, Jamaica.  Brig Ceres, Catts, Cadiz.  Sloop Amelia, de Mule, Chaleur-Bay. 
COASTERS Entered.
 Sloop Polly, Skapley, from Boston.  Sloop Betsy, Huntress, do.  Brig Betsy, Noble, do. 
CLEARED.
 Sloop Amity, Woodward, Philadelphia.  Sloop Hope, Merrill, Boston.  Sloop Sally, Neal, do. 
DIED — At Windsor, (Ver.) Mrs. Hannah Leverett, wife of John Leverett, Esq. and sister of Mr. Benjamin Leverett, merchant of this town.
At Kittery, Mrs. Tanson Spinney, aged 90.
In this town, Mrs. Abigail Bratten, aged 76, widow of Mr. Wm. Bratten.
Drugs and Medicines.
JOSIAH DWIGHT,
IN MARKET-STREET,
Has just received an additional supply of Drugs and Medicines, among which are the following, patented
 ANDERSON'S Pills true and common; Bateman's pectoral Drops; Bellon's British Oil; Cephalic Snuff; Court Plaster; Essence of Peppermint; Godpey's Cordial; Hooper's and Lockey's Pills.  Pectoral Balsam of Honey; Pungent smelling Bottles; Turlington's Balsam of life, &c. 
— LIKE WISE —
 Cloves; Cinnamon real; Mace; Copperas; Rotten-stone; Oatmeal; Alum; Nutmegs, &c. Also, MEDICINE Boxes for families' and ships' uses put up at any prices, and Physicians' bills will meet with particular attention; all which will be sold CHEAP (considering the unprecedented and still advancing price of Drugs and Medicines.) 
Portsmouth, May 20, 1799.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
BROKE gaol in Portsmouth, on the night of the 18th inst. one Samuel Campbell and William Brown, both convicted of theft at the Superior Court in this town last term, and were publicly whipped; Campbell is marked with India Ink across the forehead and down the nose; Brown is about five feet six inches high, and was handcuffed, has short dark hair, is a native Irishman, has a stammering in his speech. — Whoever will stop said convicts and return them (or either of them) to either of the gaols in this county, shall have five dollars reward each, and all necessary charges paid by EBEN'R CHADWICK, Prison-keeper.
Portsmouth, May 20, 1799.
John Brown
Has just received by the ship Packet, Capt. Trott, via Boston, and is now opening for sale, at his new Store in Market-street,
THE FOLLOWING GOOD S, —VIZ.—
BROAD Cloths, Caf-
timeres and Thicketts.
 6 tambo'd and satin sprig'd jaconet Muffin.  Lappets and Loom figure, do. do.  Check'd and strip'd do. do.  4 and 5 plain Book Muffin.  4 and 5 do. jaconet do.  4 and 5 clouded and tambo'd Ladies Shawls.  4 and 5 bordered Neckcloths.  Mufflins and Dimities.  Calicoes and Furniture do. 
An elegant variety of Callimancoes, Durants and Ruslets; Threads, Edgings and Lace. White and color'd Gloves; Ribbons and Moda.
Irish Linen; Checks; Brown Holland and White Plaitillas. Ladies and Gentlemen's fashionable Hats.
Umbrellas and Oil Cloth. Carpeting.
With a variety of other articles, which will be sold low for Cash. Portsmouth, May 20, 1799.
Francis Morris,
DANCING MASTER,
RESPECTFULLY informs the ladies and gentlemen in the town of Portsmouth, and its vicinity that he has returned to Portsmouth, where at the request of his friends he will open at the Assembly-Room on Thursday 30th inst. his Dancing School, for the tuition of young misses and masters in the polite accomplishment of Dancing, the terms following, viz. The School will be kept on Thursday and Fridays, from 2 o'clock to fun set.
Price for new schollars six dollars pr. quarter, 3 of which to be paid at entrance, the remainder at the close of the quarter.
For those who have before attended his school, four dollars and an half only per quarter.
Evening School,
Should encouragement offer Mr. Morris will open an Evening Dancing School for young ladies and gentlemen, at five dollars pr. quarter, one evening each week. Portsmouth, May 20, 1799.
The subscription is lodged at this office.
The beautiful high bred, full blooded HORSE
BOLD HUNTER,
To be let to mares this season, at 4 dollars the single leap, and 7 dollars the season; the money must be paid when the mares are taken away.
Hunter is four years old this June, 15 hands high, is a beautiful bay colour, clouded with the Arabian shade, with a black mane and tail, — and as for beauty, figure and limbs, he is excelled by none in New-England. He has proved himself a sure foal getter. The following certificate will shew the pedigree and properties of the Bold Hunter.
Hunter was bred by Dr. Jeruld, of Warwick, in the State of Rhode-Island. His sire was King Herod, who was imported from England to the West-Indies, and from thence to America. His dame was Donna, by Ranger, who was bred in Arabia; he was never beat in running. He covered a number of years at Hartford, where he proved himself an excellent fire. He was sold by Mr. Bull of Hartford, to Col. H. Lee of Virginia, for 2800 dollars, when he was 25 years old, so that the blood of Hunter on both sides could hardly be equalled in England. Hunter is the same that won the stakes at Warwick, of £200 in September — do. of £400 the 24th of November 1797 — and October 27, 1798, won on Providence plains the stakes of 500 dollars.
Bold Hunter will stand at the stable of Capt. Huse in Greenland, until the 1st of August.
PHILIP WEVER.
Good attention will be given at the place above mentioned; and those mares which failed last year, shall be intitled to one leap gratis. May 20, 1799.

F R I E N D S H I P.
Life is a sport and troubled round, With here and there a plant of joy, But dangle-rous weeds infest the ground, That Pleasure's train may never cloy.
AN IMITATION.
[From the French.] SAYS lovely CELIA to her studious Lord, "I wish I were some pleasing book; It might perhaps, more happy hours afford, As then you'd oftener on me look."
EPIGRAM.
The World's a printing house, our words are thoughts, Our deeds are characters of several sizes, Each soul is a compositor, whose faults The Levities may correct, but heav'n rectifies;
From the MIRROR.
Mr. Davis, I WAS vexed at the ungenerous, Strange remark of my neighbour Lazy, to whom I read in your paper of the 4th inst. a very polite hint to delinquent Customers, concluding with a will that "those in arrear for last year's papers would read the essay, consider its meaning and application."
For—Oh Heigh ho!—!—!—? DELINQUENT Customers must know, That printers live on "milk & meat," Like us, they "eat and drink, and sleep." Then while to feast our minds, You labour night and day, To get your wants supplied, We'll make you Honest Pay.
The BUTCHER and his CALF. A BUTCHER who had purchased a calf, sat with it on a horse, at a public house door; on which a shoemaker, remarkable for his drollery, observing, and knowing the Butcher had to pass through a wood, offered to the landlord to steal the calf, provided he would treat him with six penny worth of grog. The landlord agreed and the shoemaker set off, and dropt one shoe in the path, near the middle of the wood, and another a quarter of a mile from it.
tion, and accordingly dismounted—tied his horse to the hedge, and walked back to where he had seen the first shoe. The shoemaker untrapped the calf, and carried it across the fields to the landlord who put it in the barn. The butcher missing his calf, went to the inn and told his misfortune; at the same time observing that he must have another calf let it cost what it would, as the veal was bespoke.
ANECDOTES.
A FRENCHMAN, some time since, desirous of having an interview with a very respectable American, was indulged in his wishes on condition, that Politics should not be a topic of conversation.
A YOUNG gentleman of New York, informed by a bill on the window of a house, that apartments were to be let, knocked at the door, and, attended by a pretty female, took a survey of the premises.
READ and ATTEND! THE subscriber requests ALL his customers who are indebted to him, to call for settlement—And those who owe for one year or more, must pay, renew their notes, or be sued. OZIAS SILSBY.
TO BE SOLD At Public Vendue, By virtue of a licence from the Hon. Judge of Probate for the county of Rockingham. THE real estate of Nicholas Caverly, late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased, consisting of a lot of land, on the south side of Hilsington road, near the gaol, with a house, barn and well on the same, sale to be on the premises, on the 6th day of June next at 11 o'clock, A.M.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons who have any demands on the estate of JOSIAH FLAGG, late of Chester, in the county of Rockingham, Esquire, deceased, to exhibit their claims, at the times and place following, viz.—On Tuesdays the twenty-first of May, fourth and eighteenth of June, and second of July next, at the late dwelling house of said deceased, in Chester aforesaid—also those who are interested in any papers confidentially deposited with said Flagg in his life time, are desired then to give their attendance.
TO BE SOLD, AT PUBLIC AUCTION, By licence of the Hon. the Judge of Probate, for the county of Rockingham. THE real estate of Capt. JOSEPH HIXON, late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased, or so much as will pay the debts due from said estate, and incidental charges, being a corner lot with the building thereon, on Pitt-street about 69 feet, on Atkinson-street about 80 feet.
By the arrival of the ship Packet, from Liverpool, Edward Parry HAS RECEIVED A large assortment of new fashion Chintzes and Calicoes, of a superior quality—which will be sold cheap for CASH. IRISH LINENS.
JUST OPENED BY Peter Coffin, An assortment of yard wide Irish Linens. Portsmouth, April 30, 1799. FOR SALE, An Excellent Farm,
NEAR the centre of the town of Conway, in the State of New-Hampshire, one mile north of the lower meeting-house, on the main road from Coos to Portland, containing 60 acres of good intervalle, and 240 of upland, about 50 of which are under improvement, on which are yearly cut 30 tons of hay, with tillage and pasturing adequate, has a House thereon 40 by 26, a barn 60 by 30, and a very large and convenient spring of water, with an orchard from which may be made 30 barrels of cider annually.
WHEREAS the proprietors and owners of the township of Brittonwoods, in the county of Grafton, at several meetings legally notified and held—voted sundry taxes for the purpose of defraying the charges of the proprietary, which sums have been assessed on the several rights and divisions of rights of the original proprietors, and the same duly advertised in the New-Hampshire Gazette; and whereas the owners of several rights in said township are yet delinquent in paying their said taxes, which delinquencies in the name of the original proprietors are as follows, viz:
NOTICE is hereby given to the owners of the original rights or shares of land in the town of Peeling, in the county of Grafton, they being delinquent in paying a tax of seven dollars on each right, assessed agreeably to a vote of the proprietors, at a meeting held at the house of Peter Russell in said Peeling, on the fourth day of June last, and committed to me to collect, for so much of the common and undivided land belonging to each right or share, as will raise the said sum of seven dollars with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Peter Russell, in said Peeling on Monday the third day of June next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
William Neil, In addition to his former assortment of Goods lately advertised, has received a new parcel of BOHEA, fouchong, hyson and gun-powder TEAS; India PORK, Cayenne Pepper, in small bottles, &c. &c. and daily expects a large quantity of new Rice and Cotton, all of which will be sold at his usual moderate prices for CASH.
FOR SALE, A HOUSE with a large lot of land, at the South end of the town, with a good water privilege, and an excellent well of water—very commodious for a seat of retirement from the populous part of the town; the same will be sold on reasonable terms and the payment, made easy—For particulars inquire of the printer. Portsmouth, May 14, 1799.
Table with 5 columns: Proprietors names, No., Div., Acres, Value. Lists various names like Saml Hobart, Henry Thomson, Noah Thomson, etc. with their respective shares and values.
MAYNESBOROUGH, WHEREAS the proprietors and owners of the township of Maynesborough, in the county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire, at their meeting held at Concord in the county of Rockingham and State aforesaid, on the 5th day of December 1798, voted to raise the sum of TWENTY TWO DOLLARS on each original right in said township of Maynesborough, for the purpose of defraying the charges of said proprietary,—and whereas the assessors of said township did on the same day commit the said assessment to me to collect, and the sum of six dollars and two cents only has been paid on each of said rights.
Treasury Department, March 11th, 1799. Public notice is hereby given, Pursuant to the Act of Congress, passed on the first day of June, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six, entitled, "An Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services, and for the society of United Brethren for propagating the gospel among the Heathen," and the Act supplementary to the said recited Act passed on the second day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine—to wit:
THAT the tract of land herein after described, namely, beginning at the North of the North West corner of the seven ranges of townships, and running thence fifty miles due south, along the western boundary of the said ranges; thence due west to the Main Branch of the Scioto river; thence up the Main Branch of the said river to the place where the Indian boundary line crosses the same; thence along the said boundary line to the Tuckahoe branch of the Muskingum river at the crossing place above Fort Lawrence; thence down the said river, to the point where a line run due east from the place of beginning, will intersect the said river; thence along the line to run to the place of beginning; has been divided into townships of five miles square, and fractional parts of townships; and that plans and surveys of the said townships and fractional parts of townships are deposited in the offices of the Register of the Treasury and Surveyor General, for the inspection of all persons concerned.
The holders of such warrants as have been or shall be granted for military services performed during the late war, are required to present the same to the Register of the Treasury, at some time prior to the twentieth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred, for the purpose of being registered; No registry will however be made of any less quantity than a quarter township, or four thousand acres.
The priority of location of the warrants which may be presented and registered in manner aforesaid, prior to the twentieth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred, will immediately after the said day, be determined by lot, in the mode prescribed by the act first recited.
The holders of registered warrants, shall on Monday the 17th day of February, in the year 1800, in the order in which the priority of location shall be determined by lot as aforesaid, personally or by their agents, designate in writing at the office of the Register of the Treasury, the particular quarter townships elected by them respectively, and such of the said holders as shall not designate their locations on the said day, shall be postponed in locating such warrants to all other holders of registered warrants.
The holders of warrants for military services sufficient to cover one or more quarter townships or tracts of four thousand acres each; shall at any time after Monday the 17th day of February, 1800, and prior to the first day of January, 1802, be allowed to register the said warrants in manner aforesaid, and forthwith to make locations therefor on any tract or tracts of land not before located.
All warrants or claims for lands on account of military services, which shall not be registered and located before the first day of January, 1802, are by the supplementary act of Congress herein before recited, passed on the second day of March, 1799, declared to be forever barred. Given under my hand at Philadelphia, the day and year above mentioned. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury.
Rockingham, ff. NOTICE is hereby given, that Phinehas Merrill of Stratham, in said county, yeoman, has petitioned the Judge of Probate respecting that he and Love Chase, of said Stratham, widow, and her daughter Sarah, are tenants in common of about ten acres of land, with the buildings thereon, situate in said Stratham, late the estate of Thomas Chase, late of said Stratham, innholder, deceased, that to him, the petitioner, now belong four fifths of two thirds thereof, which he is desirous of occupying in severality, and therefore praying the said Judge to cause partition thereof to be made agreeably to law; whereupon it is ordered that he be heard at the Probate Office, in Exeter, on the seventeenth day of June next, at ten o'clock before noon. By order of the Judge, W. PARKER, Reg. May 9, 1799.
Drugs and Medicines FOR SALE BY Josiah Dwight, IN MARKET-STREET. A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF DRUGS and Medicines, by whom Physician's bills, and prescriptions will meet with particular attention. Portsmouth, May 6, '99.
Benjamin Moses INFORMS his customers that he has removed from this town to Piscataqua bridge, where he carries on his business as usual; and returns his thanks to those who have been pleased to employ him, and informs them that they may be supplied by calling on Capt. Ebenezer Chadwick. Portsmouth, May 7, 1799.