The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1798-05-15 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
— OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD OUR CONSTANT AIM —
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE)—PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY JOHN MELCHER, PRINTER TO THE STATE, AT HIS OFFICE CORNER OF MARKET STREET, WHERE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THIS PAPER, ADVERTISEMENTS, AND ARTICLES OF INTELLIGENCE ARE THANKFULLY RECEIVED.
Vol. XLII.—Numb. 2163.]
TUESDAY, May 15, 1798.
[One Dollar & half pr Annum.]
Porter House.
Ellis Aspinall
BEGS leave to inform his friends and the public that he has opened for their accommodation a Porter House,
south side of Bow-street, opposite the Fifth Market, Spring-Hill, Portsmouth, in the building belonging to Mr. Jaffery, lately occupied by Mr. Lyle, where he keeps constantly for sale the best Bottled and draught Porter, and Strong Beer of the best quality, by the single bottle, half dozen, or gross. Likewise, West-India Rum, Brandy, and Holland's Geneva.—Pies and Cakes kept constantly for sale.
Where the smallest favour will be received with thanks, and attended to with punctuality.
N. B. Porter, Beer, &c. purchased at the above House will be forwarded to any part of the town free of expense.
THE subscriber, as Executor of the last Will of Doct. HALL JACKSON, late of Portsmouth, physician, deceased, being very desirous of having the business of said estate closed without delay, once more gives notice, that constant attendance is given at his store in Market-street for said purpose; and he requests those persons who have accounts unsettled with said estate, or are indebted by notes of hand or otherwise, to call and settle the same, as they may find it for their interest to attend to this request. Should it not be convenient for them to pay the balances immediately, a reasonable time may be agreed on for that purpose—Provided the accounts are closed. Those who will not attend to a request so reasonable, may expect to have their accounts and notes put into such hands as will produce a settlement, which must be expensive to them, and will be disagreeable to
JEREMIAH LIBBEY.
Portsmouth, April 6, 1798.
N. B. A number of books belonging to said estate being lent by the deceased, those who have any of them in their possession are asked the favour of returning them to Mrs. Jackson.
State of New-Hampshire. To the hon. John S. Sherburne, Esq. one of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace throughout the State of New-Hampshire.
THE subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth of the township of Stewartstown, now incorporated by the name of Stuart, situate in the county of Grafton, in said State, hereby request your honor to call or notify a meeting of the proprietors and owners of said township, to be held at the house of Daniel Brainard, jr. Esq. in said town of Stuart, on the 30th day of May next ensuing, at 10 of the clock in the morning, to act on the following articles, matters and things, viz.
 1st. To choose a moderator for said meeting.  2d. To choose a proprietor's clerk.  3d. To choose assessors, a collector, a treasurer, and other officers that the proprietors may think necessary for conducting business respecting said township.  4th. To preambulate and run the out lines of the township, allot the land, sever and divide the same in such way as the proprietors think reasonable.  5th. To lay out and make roads, and act on any matter touching the same, which may be thought reasonable.  6th. To vote, raise, and assess such sum or sums of money on each original right or share of land, or otherwise as may be thought necessary, for bringing forward the settlement of said township; for roads, surveys and otherways.  7th. To vote such lots or tracts of land for promoting the settlement of said town, as may be agreed on.  8th. To receive, examine, allow, and pay such accounts against the proprietors as may be thought reasonable.  9th. To see what method the proprietors will agree upon to call meetings in future.  10th. To do and transact all other things that the proprietors think best for the proprietary. 
JABEZ PARSONS, JONAS MINOT.
March 10, 1798.
State of New-Hampshire. (L.S.) Pursuant to the foregoing application, I hereby notify and warn the proprietors of the township of Stuart, to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes expressed in said application. Given under my hand and seal at Portsmouth, the 26th day of April, 1798. JOHN S. SHERBURNE, Justice of the Peace throughout said State.
JUST RECEIVED, AND TO BE SOLD BY Joseph Bals,
At his Shop in Portsmouth, FINE assortment of English and American new Garden SEEDS, with a variety of Flower Seeds, together with 24 dozen beautiful Tulips, &c.
N. B. A few pounds warranted Dedham Turnip Seed. The Upholsterer's business carried on at the above place as usual.
To the hon. John S. Sherburne, Esq. one of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace throughout the State of New-Hampshire, and Jonas Minot, Clerk for the proprietors of the township of Bath, under the original grant of Benning Wentworth, Esq. Governor, made September 10th, 1761, situate in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampshire, which was then the Province of New-Hampshire.
WE the subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of said township, request you to notify and warn a meeting of the proprietors and owners of land in said township, to meet at the dwelling house of Isaac Moore, innholder in said township of Bath, on the 6th day of June next, at 2 of the clock in the afternoon of said day, to act on the following articles, matters and things:
 1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting.  2d. To choose a proprietors clerk.  3d. To choose assessors, a collector, a treasurer and any other officers that the proprietors may think proper, for conducting business respecting said township.  4th. To raise such sum or sums of money on each original right of land in said township, or to pay the expenditures that has or may arise for bringing forward the settlement of said township, and for protecting and defending the proprietors title to said township, and any other thing the proprietors may think necessary.  5th. To see what effectual method the proprietors will take to settle all disputes respecting different claimants to said township, and to make such grant or grants, deed or deeds, by themselves, their agent or their committee, as may be thought necessary for that purpose, or any purpose.  6th. To receive, examine, allow and pay such accounts as may be brought against said proprietors, or as thereon as may be thought proper.  7th. To settle with their former agent, and see what further steps are necessary, respecting the boundaries of said township.  8th. To act on all other matters that may be thought necessary, when met.  9th. To see what the proprietors will do with respect to laying out said town or accept any former survey of said town.  10th. To see what method the proprietors will take to sever and divide the land among the proprietors, establish pitches heretofore made, or hereafter to be made, in such a manner as to do equal justice between the owners. 
JONAS MINOT, CUMMINGS SIMPSON, JOHN HOWARD, MOODY BEDEL, FREDERICK FRENCH, ISRAEL INGALS.
State of New-Hampshire. (L.S.) Pursuant to the foregoing application, I hereby notify and warn the proprietors of Bath, to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes expressed therein. Given under my hand and seal at Portsmouth, the 26th day of April, 1798. JOHN S. SHERBURNE, Justice of the Peace, throughout said State.
WHEREAS application hath been made to me the subscriber by more than one sixteenth part of the proprietors and owners of Piercy, in the county of Grafton, to call a meeting of said proprietors, to meet at the house of Mr. Elihu Blake in said Piercy, on the 26th day of May next, at 1 o'clock, P. M. for the following purposes:
 1st. To choose a moderator, proprietors clerk, assessors and collector.  2d. To appoint a committee to examine the claims any of the settlers may have to any lands in said Piercy, agreeably to any former votes of the proprietors, and to give deeds to such as are entitled thereto, which have not received them.  3d. To see if the proprietors will agree to lay out the town into lots & agree on some method of pitching or drawing the same; and if agreed to, to appoint a committee to agree with a suitable person to complete the survey, and return a plan thereof; and to raise money by a tax to pay the expense thereof.  4th. To see if the proprietors will tax themselves three cents on each acre of land in said town, for making a road laid out leading from Stratford to Shelburne, and other repairs on roads, and petition the General Court of this State to suspend an act passed 1795, as far as respects the town of Piercy, for one year, and to transact any other matters that may be thought proper when met. 
Accordingly the said proprietors are hereby notified to meet at time and place for the forementioned purposes.
ABNER CLARK, Justice Peace. Piercy, March 20, 1798.
The following paragraphs of a law of this State is republished, to notify the inhabitants of Portsmouth of their duty.
AND be it further enacted, That each town in this State, shall at their annual meeting choose one suitable person for sealer of weights and measures in said town, who shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of his duty, who shall notify the inhabitants to bring in all scale beams, steelyards, weights and measures, as they make use of, in the month of May from year to year, at such time and place as he shall appoint, by posting up a notification at every meeting house in said town, and if there be no meeting house, then at some public place in said town, three weeks successively prior to the day appointed; and the said sealer shall try, prove, and seal all such scale beams, steelyards, weights and measures as shall be brought to him, and shall be found just agreeable to said standards.—And he shall have for every scale beam, steelyard, weight and measure so sealed two cents from the owner thereof at the first sealing, and after the first sealing one cent, only, so long as they continue just with the standard.
And be it further enacted, That all measures by which meal, fruit and other things usually sold by heap, shall be sold, be of the following dimensions, viz. the bushel not less within side than eighteen inches and an half wide, the half bushel not less than thirteen inches and three quarters wide, the peck not less than ten inches and three quarters wide, and the half peck not less than nine inches wide. And if any person at any time from and after the first day of September next, shall sell, expose to sale, or offer any meal, fruit or other things usually sold by heap, by any other measure than is aforementioned, as to bigness and breadth, such person being complained of and convicted before any justice of the peace within the county, of so doing, shall forfeit and pay to the use of the poor of the town where the offence is committed, the full value of the meal, fruit or other things so sold or offered to sale with costs. Approved Dec. 12, 1797.
The subscriber having been legally appointed sealer of weights and measures for the current year, hereby notifies the inhabitants of this town, that he will attend that business at his dwelling house in said town, on the sixteenth day of May next, and day by day to the end of the month, (Sundays excepted) from 6 o'clock in the morning to 6 o'clock in the evening.
GEORGE GAINS.
Portsmouth, April 23, 1798.
State of New-Hampshire. Hillsborough, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Hancock, that their lands are taxed to the town and county for the year 1797, agreeable to the following list, and unless said taxes are paid to me the subscriber before Monday the 2d day of July next, so much of each delinquent owner's land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue on said day, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling house of Andrew Seaton, innholder in said town.
   No. R. Q'ty. cents.     Charles Cavender, 1 1 98 53   Thomas Danforth, 6 1 52 32   William Nutting, 1 1 98 46   Lemuel Marden, 13 1 50 9   Capt. James Davis, 6 4 25 11   Joseph Howard, 13 5 100 27   John Moor, 8 2 100 27   Reuben Ball, 16 1 65 18   Charles Miles, 100 27  
LEMUEL LAKIN, Collector. Hancock, April 23, 1798.
TO BE SOLD, A lot of Land in Portsmouth,
FRONTING on Prison lane 37 1/2 feet, and carrying that breadth back 53 feet with a dwelling house on the same, also the following lots of land in the town of Epse, viz.
No. 112 in the 4th range, containing about 160 acres; No. 85, in the 3d range, about 100 acres, and the easterly end of lot No. 21, in the 1st range.
—LIKEWISE— About 10 acres of land in Somersworth, situate on Fresh Creek (so called); for particulars inquire of the Rev. John Elliot of Boston, or Jeremiah Libbey of Portsmouth. Portsmouth, April 27, 1798.
JUST PUBLISHED And for SALE
By S. Larkin, at the Portsmouth Book-Store,
THE Columbian Songster, AND FREEMASON'S Pocket Companion,
A collection of the newest & most celebrated
Sentimental, Pastoral, Convivial, Hunting, Humorous, Sea, and Satirical, Masonic
SONGS,
Being the largest and best collection ever published in America.
To which is added, "Monsieur Tonson," a TALE.
Subscribers are requested to call or send for their books.
PHNOMENON
THAT beautiful full blooded Stallion, lately imported by Lang, Brierley & Co. from England, will stand for covering this season, at the stable of Maj. Thomas Leavett, of Northampton.
He is a fine chesnut, rising 6 years old, sixteen hands and half high, got by the famous Phenomenon, whose Grandfire was the noted Eclipse, Dam Recovery by Hyder Ally, Grandam Perdita by Herod, great Grandam by Sampson, and out of the Lafs of the Mill.—He has already proved himself to be a sure horse.
Price 12 dollars the season, and 7 a leap; to insure a foal, a price that may be agreed on at the time.
Stabling and pasturing at the above place, and the best care taken of mares when left.
March 28, 1798.
RANAWAY from
the subscriber, an indented servant named Joseph Rollins, in the 20th year of his age, had on when he went away a brown homespun coat, and green overalls, fur'd hat covered with a green hat-cake.—Said runaway has worked for some time at the Black Smith's business, is about five feet in height, and absent himself on the night of the 12th instant. Whoever shall take up said servant and return him free of charges to his master, shall be intitled to one cent reward. DENNIS ERES.
Exeter, April 13, 1798.
Windsor Chairs
of every description, warranted of the best kind, made & constantly kept for sale as cheap as can be purchased at BOSTON or elsewhere
By Josiah Folsom
At his shop in PORTSMOUTH.
100 hogheads Molasses of a good quality— To be sold by
Thomas Chadbourn, jr.
At his Store at the North-End, Where may be had a general assortment of W. I. Goods and Groceries, Cheap for cash. Portsmouth, March 29, 1798. 6w.
FOR SALE BY Thomas Sheafe,
At his Store, North End, 380 bbls. superfine and fine FLOUR.
Subscribers for the GLEANER are requested to call at the house of Col. Woodward, and receive their books— where a few copies are left for sale.
FOR SALE BY William Plummer,
In Market-Street, By Wholesale & Retail,
on reasonable terms for cash or approved credit,
WEST India Rum. French Brandy. Madeira. Holland's Gin. Sherry, London Porter. Port, Loaf and Brown Sugars. Tent, Hyson, Lisbon & Malaga. Souchong & Bohea.
Coffee; Chocolate; Molasses; Allspice; Pepper; Cloves; Nutmegs; Cinnamon; Caffia; Almonds; Rice; Flour; Oatmeal; Raisins; Poland Starch; Ginger; Currants; English and American Mustard; Indigo; Basket Salt; Capers; Spanish Segars; 4d, 6d, 10d & 20d Nails; Window Glass. Russia & Swedes Iron, &c.
CORN,
FOR SALE, The Cargo of the Brigantine Ann, now lying at Mr. Sam'l Hill's wharf, CONSISTING of 3000 bushels southern CORN; 60 do Carolina black ey'd PEAS. —ALSO—
If applied for immediately, the Brig Ann, burthen 130 tons, not two years old well found, southern built, and of the best materials, sails remarkably fast—For terms apply to Nath'l A. and John Haven.
N. B. If the said Brigantine is not sold within ten days; she will take freight for New-York or Carolina. Portsmouth, May 8, 1798.
District of New-Hampshire, to wit.
BE it remembered that on the third day of May in the twenty-second year of the independence of the United States of America, SAMUEL LARKIN, of the said District, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit, "The Columbian Songster and Freemason's pocket companion; a collection of the newest and most celebrated sentimental, convivial, humorous, satirical, pastoral, hunting, sea and masonic Songs, being the largest and best collection ever published in America; Selected by S. LARKIN;" in conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, intitled, "an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned."
JONATHAN STEELE, Clerk of the District of New-Hampshire. A true Copy of Record, Attest, JONATHAN STEELE.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the township of Franconia, situate in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampshire that a tax of twenty shillings equal to three dollars, thirty three cents and three mills, on each original right of land in said township is duly assessed and committed to me to collect for the purpose of paying the proprietors' debts agreeable to their vote of May 20th, 1794, that if said tax is not paid to me at my dwelling house in Waltham, in the county of Middlesex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on or before the first day of June next ensuing, the same will be levied by sale of so much of the interest and 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. JOSEPH NIXON, Collector of taxes for the proprietors of Franconia aforesaid. April 12, 1798.
WHEREAS I the subscriber some time last summer advertised the public that my wife Sarah, had left my bed and board, and forbid any person to trust or harbour her, if they would avoid the law; I now wish to revoke the above, and let her on the same footing that she was before, as we have felt all disputes between us. SAMUEL FISK. Allenstown, April 26, 1798.

CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, April 27.
THE House passed the bill making appropriations for the support of the military establishment for the year 1798. They also went again into consideration of the bill for newly organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia of the United States; and after some time spent therein, the committee rose and being discharged from a farther consideration of it, the bill was recommitted to a select committee.
A bill was received from the Senate for authorizing the President to procure a number of small vessels to be equipped as galleys or otherwise.
Adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, April 30.
The House of Representatives of the United States, went into a Committee of the Whole, on a bill supplementary to, and making alterations in an act for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt, when after considerable discussion, and adopting several amendments, it was again recommitted to a select Committee. The bill from the Senate to authorize the President of the United States, to cause to be purchased or built a number (not exceeding ten) of small vessels, to be equipped as galleys or otherwise, for which it is proposed to appropriate 80,000 dollars, was committed to a Committee of the whole on the state of the Union; and that Committee was discharged from the further consideration of the bill authorizing a provincial army, which was referred to the Committee for the protection of commerce and the defence of the country, to report such alterations and amendments therein, as they shall think proper.
TUESDAY, May 1.
The bill authorizing the President to procure a number of Galleys, passed to a third reading.
A report was made from a Committee, recommending a direct tax, on Lands, Houses and Slaves, to the amount of 2,000,000 dollars, which was committed.
Mr. Sewall reported on the subject of the Naturalization of Aliens, which recommends provision to be made by law for prolonging the term of residence before Aliens be admitted citizens; for a report and registry of all Aliens who shall continue residents, or shall hereafter arrive in the United States, with suitable descriptions of their birth and citizenship, and places of arrival and residence within the United States; for the apprehending, securing, or removal, as the case may require, of all Aliens, being males of the age of 14 years and upwards, who shall continue to reside, or shall arrive within the United States, being natives, citizens, or subjects of any country, the government whereof shall declare war against the United States, or shall threaten, attempt or perpetrate any invasion or predatory incursions upon their territory, as soon as may be, after the President of the United States shall make proclamation of such event, providing in all cases, where such Aliens are not chargeable with actual hostility, that the period settled by any treaty with such hostile nation, or other reasonable period, according to the usage of nations and the duties of humanity, shall be allowed for the departure of such Aliens, with all their effects, from the territory of the United States; and excepting all cases of such Aliens, to whom passports or licences of residence may be granted, consistently with the public safety, referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union.
WEDNESDAY, May 2.
The house took up the report on the subject of the naturalization of Aliens, when Mr. Harper proposed to amend the report by providing that citizenship in this country should be obtained in no other way than by birth. This amendment being declared by the chairman of the committee of the whole to be a substitute to the resolution of the report under consideration, Mr. Otis proposed an amendment which went to exclude all foreigners, who are not now citizens, from enjoying any office of honor or profit under the United States. Mr. Harper moved to amend this, by restricting all such foreigners from voting at any election; but it having been suggested to him, he said, that such a regulation would be unconstitutional, he withdrew it, until he looked into the subject. The committee rose without coming to any decision. The bill to provide compensation for marshals, clerks, jurors and witnesses, underwent some discussion, and was re-committed to a committee of 16 members.
Foreign Articles,
By an arrival at Gloucester, from Bourdeaux.
ITALY. FLORENCE, FEB. 23.
At the moment the French took possession of the heretofore capital of the Christian world, the Pope went to reside at St. John de Latran, as bishop of the church of Rome, and chief of the Bishops of the Romish church. Fourteen cardinals, as many prelates, and four princes, have been taken for hostages, and put in the castle of St. Agne.
BRESCIA,* FEB. 17.
We have, within our walls and environs about 15,000 French, who every day demand of us from 24 to 30,000 Livres tournois.
*In the new French fraternized Cisalpine Republic.
PARIS, March 8.
Letters from Switzerland are rare and contradictory. Some say, that there is a suspension of arms between Gen. Brune and the Bernois; others, that the Cisalpines have seized upon a part of the Italian bailiwicks, dependent upon Switzerland.
A letter from Colmar asserts, that hostilities had begun, the 10th Ventose, between the French and Bernois troops; but this wants confirmation.
Gen. Buonaparte has sent to the Directory a plan and model of rafts for the descent on England, which had been presented him by citizen Besson. These rafts are insubmerfible and incombustible; they can carry from 50 to 200 pieces of 24 pound cannon, and from 2 to 10,000 men.
HAVRE, March 3.
Some Englishmen landed yesterday at about 3 leagues from this port, and burnt five or six houses of poor fishermen, situated along the coast.
BORDEAUX, MARCH 12.
After the journey of Buonaparte to Calais and Dunkirk, the head quarters of the army of England will be transferred from Rouen to Amiens, because the latter is nearer the ports where the expedition is preparing.
LONDON, March 13.
Every day brings us fresh accounts of the horrors of the state of Ireland. Assassination is spreading with the most dreadful fury. The blood runs cold with the atrocities that are committed. There are letters in town which give an account of the massacre of two Magistrates who had been active in the suppression of the United Irishmen, and with circumstances that have spread terror over all the neighbourhood of Dublin. No man who has distinguished himself by his activity in the coercive system is now safe, even in his bed.
CHARLESTON, April 19.
From "Le Patriote Francaise," of yesterday.
"A Paris paper of the 13th Feb. says, after mentioning the new appointments, made by the Directory, in the diplomatic and consular line, "there is no change in our legation to the United States; the wreck of the legation remaining there, will exercise their functions, until the differences between France and the Anglo Americans are terminated, or until they are recalled to France."
PHILADELPHIA, April 30.
The Jane is arrived in 46 days from Lisbon. The treaty of Peace between France and Portugal, is renewed at Madrid. A British ship of the line, arrived at Lisbon, brought accounts of the death of the Dey of Algiers. In consequence of which, our Ambassador, Mr. Smith, immediately proceeded to Gibraltar, in the British ship, to secure the interests of our commerce, with the Dey's successor.
New Dispatches.
We are authorized to state, that Dispatches, down to the 6th Feb. inclusive, from our Envoys at Paris, have been received by the Executive, purporting, that as they were still unacknowledged by the Government of France, they had determined to apply for passports to quit the country as soon as possible.
Gen. Hedouville whose departure from Brest was announced a few days since, has arrived safe at St. Domingo, with the whole of his squadron. He is to be the only person sent with this squadron who is charged with powers, the entire scope of which was not however, completely understood at the date of our last accounts. But this is known, that his arrival has had a favorable effect upon the public mind by restoring confidence. There are several letters, it is said, of American Captains, which express an expectation, that the commerce of neutrals will be respected and protected by Hedouville.
A passenger by one of the late arrivals at Baltimore from the Cape says, that Gen. Hedouville arrived at Santo Domingo, on the 4th of April, whence he was to go by land to the Cape. He brings with him no civil commissioner as was reported; he does not come out as General of St. Domingo; but as representative of the nation, with powers from the executive.
The conduct of Toussaint has been approved, and the Directory have sent him a commission of General in Chief of St. Domingo.
NEW-YORK, May 1.
Extract of a letter from citizen E. Viau, dated at Genaives, 24th Ventose, 6th year.
"Our brave republicans have obtained fresh advantages over the English; some very important ones among which is the Camp Marticaux, wrested from them; thanks to the intrepidity of Gen. Dessaline, and the brave soldiers of the column he commands, whilst the army advances in part against Arcahaye, the other takes an offensive position before St. Marc. All the military arrangements give us reason to hope that the national flag will soon be seen to fly on those walls so obstinately defended by traitors, and their cowardly seducers."
(Attested) PASCAL.
PROVIDENCE, (R. I.) May 5.
Gov. Fenner, and the principal part of the officers in government of this state, are re-elected. The Assembly adjourned yesterday; During the session, an ADDRESS to the President of the United States, was unanimously adopted, highly approving of his official conduct.
A quantity of gunpowder was ordered to be purchased, for the use of the State.
NORWICH, May 3.
New Machinery.
On the 25th ult. the Alfred India-man was hove out for an experiment, with Colver's New Patent Machine, which proved highly satisfactory to the numerous spectators. It was found that by the strength of one man the ship might be hove down in about the same time, that 6 or 8 men could do it with the common capstan, and blocks, and that 3 men could do it in one fourth of that time. The operation is performed without fall or blocks of any kind; in place of those there is nothing but a single chain made fast to the mast head.
NEW-HAVEN, April 25.
A useful machine has been invented by Mr. Abel Buel, of this city, for the purpose of planting of onions. It is very simple in its construction, and has been found upon experiment very greatly to abridge labour. With this machine one man can perform in the same time the labour of twenty. It moves upon wheels, and can be easily drawn by one man. It opens the trenches, drops the seed, and covers them at one operation.
A machine which performs the same thing in the planting of corn has been invented in the state of Vermont. A gentleman who was in this city a few days since, is about going to Philadelphia for a patent.
In different parts of North Carolina, they have had one of the most destructive tornadoes ever known, laying waste the country, and involving trees, fences, cattle, horses, and hogs, and several inhabitants in promiscuous destruction.
BOSTON, May 9.
Latest from FRANCE.
Extract of a letter from Gloucester, dated May 6th.
"This day arrived the schooner Freedom, Capt. Joshua Woodbury, 45 days from Bourdeaux; he left the city the 16th March, and the Cordevan the 21st. Two American masters came passengers with him, whose vessels were condemned at Bayonne, one of them belonged to Mr. Edward Jones of Boston, the other to Mr. Scobie. Capt. Woodbury informs me, that our Envoys were not received. Preparations were still going on against England. He likewise says, that all the American seamen were taken out of the vessels at Bourdeaux, and put into jail (except two to each vessel to take care of them); fortunately only one of his crew was imprisoned, and he got him clear and pushed off for home.
"This vessel has brought very large dispatches for the French Consuls, given to the Captain by our faithful Consul, Mr. Fenwick. "Well Sir," said Mr. F. to Capt. W. "So YOUR country is going to make war against US." "Tres bien dit, le bon Citoyen Fenwick! This comes from the appointment of "Gallo-Americano-Jacobins." Unless these things should be ordered better,
*This is the man of whom Citoyen Munroe speaks so highly.
all will be lost. It is high time to have in office, only those men who are true Americans, who know our rights, and are determined to defend them."
FRENCH SQUADRON.
Accounts from Cape Francois mention the arrival there, of a squadron of Frigates from Brest.
QUERY. May not these be a part of the vessels with which TALLYRAND threatened to ravage our sea-coasts?
Gentlemen recently from the West-Indies, inform, that the Republican Generals of color, do not hesitate to avow, in case war is declared between France and the United States, that they shall immediately hoist the American flag.
The Hon. George Cabott, Esq. is nominated by the President, Secretary of the navy.
Constitution Frigate.
Henry Jackson Knox, and Samuel Nicholson, jun. are appointed Midshipmen.
Major Constant Freeman, by a letter dated at New-Orleans, 6th April, 1798, to the Secretary of War, confirms the account of the evacuation by the Spaniards of the southern ports.
Mr. Charles L. Pinckney Hovey, nephew of Gen. Pinckney, has contradicted in a Baltimore paper, the report of his having received letters from the General; and the Editors add, that Mr. Fenwick had never received any letter from Gen. Pinckney on the subject of the negotiations with the Directory; the General having for a long time refused all correspondence with a character, infamous for the many well attested piracies carried on against his own country.
When the Spring ships left London our Commissioners at Paris were momentarily expected there.
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES.
There is scarce a single district but has addressed the President, approving his conduct.
At Alexandria a meeting to address has been held. It is not doubted but among the signatures will be that of GEORGE WASHINGTON. A letter from Richmond announces a great change in the public mind since the disclosure of the Dispatches.
The meeting of the young men of Philadelphia, when the President's address was voted, was unanimous, and consisted of upwards of 800.
A gentleman from Hopkinton assures us, that one of the late town-meeting men, actually informed him, that his reason for voting against arming merchant's vessels, was, that he had been told the country people were to pay part of it.
Governor Jay, and Lt. Gov. Van Rensselaer, are unquestionably re-elected, in New-York state.
Messrs. Giles, Caball, and Nicholas have arrived in Virginia, from Congress. The former means to resign his seat.
By some papers found at Petit-Pasage, Long-Island, Eastward, a vessel from Boston, has been wrecked there. By a discharge found, one William Mathews was on board.
MAY 10.
From the Petersburg Intelligencer.
TALLEYRAND PERIGORD
At this critical period of affairs between the United States and France, some account of the present active leaders of the affairs of the latter may not be unacceptable. T. P. the exiled bishop of Autun sought for and found an asylum from his blood stain'd democratic countrymen, in this country:—In '96 he was in Pennsylvania, and there surveyed the lands of Bald Eagle Creek, the most fertile in the state, and being by the glorious uncertainty of the Revolutionary wheel, about to be recalled to France, his native country, he wisely considered that the path of a democratic hero, never proved very lasting; and as he might again stand in need of his former friendly retreat, he purchased a tract of an immense account of R. Morris; the deeds were drawn, but were to remain in the hands of a gentleman of Philadelphia, provisionally, until T. P. should be enabled by his honest exertions in France to pay the purchase money. The 50,000. lately demanded for him as a douneur for permitting the envoys of the United States, to an interview with the Directory of France, may, perhaps, be repaid in Philadelphia.
The above are facts that can be substantiated by the person who drew the deeds and transacted the whole business. He is ready to come forward, if required.
Extract of a private letter from a respectable carpenter in London, to his brother in New-York—per ship Favorite.
"Our city at this time, presents the
most melancholy aspect ever remembered in the memory of man—all trade is at an entire stand: there are no less than 8000 watch makers, 6000 carpenters, and an equal number of coach makers, out of employ, and almost destitute of bread; in short, we are all in the last gasp of ruin and despair."
Remarks on the above.
It is an absolute fact, that out of 33,000 journeymen carpenters in London, a short time previous to the war breaking out with France, not one was out of employ, and the masters would have given any sum for additional hands; but such was the astonishing effects the war produced in London, that in three weeks after its breaking out upwards of 30 respectable carpenters and joiners, were hauled to the King's bench prison for debt; all building was immediately stopped, and ever since that period the trade has been declining. [Argus.]
An order is said to be received at the Havanna prohibiting the entry of any British manufactures. No French privateers are now suffered to bring American vessels as prizes, into that port.
A letter from Maj. Constant Freeman, to the Secretary at War, dated New-Orleans April 6, gives official information of the surrender of the posts upon the Spanish and U. S. lines at Natchez. The Spaniards behave with great civility. The two sons of the late Duke of Orleans, have gone to the Havanna.
The Gloucester address has been signed by 665 respectable men.
The Salem Address has 926 signatures.
The Roxbury Address has already received upwards of 100 signatures, including, it is said, the names of many who voted in favor of the late Remonstrance to Congress; but who are converted to the most perfect confidence in the Government.
FIRE]—On Tuesday morning last Maj. Whiting's tavern, Roxbury, was consumed.
May 6. Arrived Sch. Friendship, Clark, St. Domingo, 32 days. Left the New Jersey, Indianan of Philad. condemned.
THE subscriber being Executrix to the estate of STEPHEN HARDY, late of Portsmouth, taylor, deceased, request all persons who have any demands against said estate; or are indebted by notes of hand or otherwise, to call and settle the same, as they may find it to their interest to attend to this request. Should it not be convenient for them to pay the balances immediately, a reasonable time may be agreed on for that purpose—Provided the accounts are closed. Those who will not attend to this request for reasonable, may expect to have their accounts and notes put into such hands as will produce a settlement, which will be disagreeable to
REBECCA HARDY.
Portsmouth, May 14, 1798.
TO BE SOLD,
The ship Florenzo's CARGO, Now landing at the Portsmouth Pier, by wholesale or retail—consisting of SIXTY-EIGHT hds. Sugar, 115 bags Coffee, 6 hds. Rum, 3d proof, Entitled to drawback.
May 14.
Henry Larroque,
Opposite the Oracle-Office, Daniel-Street, INFORMS the merchants of this town and others that he will receive flour of them in order to bake ship bread, and will turn them out 100 weight nett, for 100 gross, and receive seven shillings and six-pence a barrel for baking.
All commands in the line of his profession will be punctually attended to.
N. B. Wanted a Lad as an apprentice to the baking business—Apply as above. May 4, 1798.
THE inhabitants of
Portsmouth are hereby informed that at a meeting of the committee appointed to enforce the execution of the By-Laws of the town, on Friday the 4th day of May inst. it was unanimously resolved, that they would individually and collectively exert themselves to carry said laws into full and complete execution, according to their true intent and meaning, without favor or affection.
And that no one may hereafter plead ignorance in extenuation of any offence.—Notice is hereby given, that correct copies of the aforesaid laws may be obtained at the town clerk's office.
Portsmouth, May 5, 1798.

Congress of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Thursday, May 3.
THE House went into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union on the subject of Aliens. After some few observations, Mr. Otis withdrew the amendment which he had before proposed, and the three resolutions reported were then agreed to without opposition, unanimously. The committee rose, when Mr. Otis moved to amend the last resolution by adding after what is said about invasion and predatory incursions, these words, "or shall authorise hostilities against the United States." After this amendment had undergone considerable debate, Mr. Allen proposed one which superseded it, extending the provision so as to give power to the President to send out of the country all Aliens whom he should think dangerous to the peace of the country. After considerable debate Mr. A. withdrew his proposition, when the question on Mr. Otis's amendment returned, and it was negatived 55 to 27. It having been suggested that there was no provision in the resolution, in case this country should find it necessary to declare war against France, Mr. Sewall introduced the following words, "between whom and the United States shall exist a state of war." After some debate Mr. Sitgreaves moved to amend the motion, by adding, "or shall authorise hostilities against the United States;" but Mr. Davis doubting whether this would not infringe upon the provisions of the constitution, moved that the farther consideration of this question might be postponed till to-morrow. The motion was carried.
Friday, May 4.
The House were employed chiefly in discussing the resolutions sent from the Senate, granting leave to Mr. Pinckney, our late Minister at the courts of Great Britain and Spain, to receive the presents offered to him by those Courts. After a debate which continued most of the sitting, the resolutions were disagreed to, in the Committee of the Whole, 44 to 33; and in the House (the yeas and nays being called) 49 to 37. Mr. Sewall, from the committee to whom was referred the bill for raising a provisional army, reported the bill with sundry amendments, which, with the bill were referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union. The usual motion for adjournment to Monday was made, but negatived 42 to 38. In the course of the sitting the following Message was read.
Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives. I now transmit to Congress, copies of all the Communications from our Envoys Extraordinary, received since their arrival in Paris, excepting those before presented by me, to both Houses.
JOHN ADAMS.
United States, May 4, 1798.
These dispatches appeared to consist chiefly of a long memoir of our Ministers, to the French Directory, the reading of them was dispensed with, and 500 copies ordered to be printed.
Saturday, May 5.
The House went into a Committee of the Whole on the report of the Committee of Ways and Means, proposing a direct tax on lands, houses and slaves. The resolutions were agreed to, and the blank filled with 2,000,000 dollars, to be apportioned according to the present census. Mr. D. Foster moved to strike out the word annually (which if carried would have confined the tax to one year, unless the act was continued.) This motion gave rise to a debate which occupied the remainder of the sitting, and upon which no question was taken; for the debate having continued until past 3, a motion was made to adjourn and carried. The motion was supported by Messrs. Gallatin & R. Williams, and opposed by Messrs. Sitgreaves, S. Smith, Harper and Otis.
Foreign News,
By the arrival at Philadelphia, from Hamburg.
SWITZERLAND, MARCH 5.
THE war betwixt France and a part of this country has begun. The French have already got possession of the towns of Solothurn, Friburg, and Berne. From the manner in which the contest has begun many bloody battles may be expected. Copy of a letter from General Schauenburg, commander of the French troops.
BERNE, MARCH 5.
"We yesterday entered this city. An engagement took place, which continued for three hours, and was on both sides obstinately contested. The Swiss have lost many men. We have taken 20 cannon and 9 colors. The capitulation of Berne is the same with that of Solothurn."
BASLE, MARCH 3.
War with Berne and the French is now inevitable. Yesterday the armistice expired: and Gen. Erlach repaired to Berne to require the chief command of the army; which was immediately granted to him, and it is believed, that, if Gen. Bruna does not withdraw his troops from the canton, he will be attacked near Paierna. The enthusiasm among the young citizens, arises to a laudable pitch.
Just at this moment we hear, that a battle has been fought between the Bernites and the French, near Arberg, much to the disadvantage of the latter.
BRUSSELS, MARCH 11.
The Vice Admiral, with a number of marine officers, have been examining the coast, from the mouth of the Scheldt. The right wing of the expedition against England is to be encamped with 35,000 men. The embargo is general on our coast.
FEB. 20.
At a dinner lately given by citizen Visconti, one of the Cisalpine ambassadors, gave the following toast: The six directories of the six sister Republics, one and indivisible, viz. the Batavian, Cisalpine, French, Helvetic, Ligurian and Roman.
STRASBURGH, FEB. 16.
The troops marching from this department to the coast, must be at their places of destination by the 20th March. From this and other circumstances it is generally concluded that the bold and important attack on the coast of England will take place early in April. It is now certain, beyond any doubt, that the appointment of Buonaparte to the Congress of Rastadt was a mere feint to impress the British government with a belief that this enterprising Republic was losing his time in preparations for a journey to Germany, whilst he traced the plan and prepared the means for crushing it in its native soil.
GREENFIELD, (Mass.) April 4.
A SHOCKING ACCIDENT
Happened at Leyden on Saturday last, a number of the inhabitants having collected for the purpose of erecting the frame of a building, and having got it partly raised, the whole suddenly fell, and instantly killed two men—Mr. Squire Bliss, aged 27, and Mr. John Campbell, aged 47; their heads were caught between the timbers, and jammed in a most shocking manner. One man had his leg broke, and several others were much wounded.
Both of the deceased have left wives, and a number of children to lament their fate.
BOSTON, May 12.
By an arrival yesterday, we received the Madrid Royal Gazette, to March 13, but as usual, they contained nothing new.—The arrival from Liverpool brought papers to March 12, only.
NATIONAL FAST.
Wednesday last, was observed throughout the United States, as a day of Fasting and Prayer.—Within the sphere of our information, we can say, that on no occasion were there ever exhibited more moral patriotism and more ardent devotion. The Clergy, on this occasion, came forward with a zeal which added greatly to the high character they have long enjoyed, as Patriots. We could instance numerous traits of Federalism, which would do them honor; but when all of them are entitled to praise, it would be invidious to make distinctions.
APPOINTMENT—by authority.
Thomas Baker Wait, Surveyor and Inspector for the port of Thomaston, Massachusetts—vice Samuel Winlow declined.
Capt. Rich, from Gibraltar, mentions, that the Spanish fleet was ordered to put to sea the first fair wind.
D. Hawley, Esq. American Consul at the Havannah, asserts, That a number of French cruisers are ordered to cruise near the mouth of that harbour, for the purpose of interrupting every American vessel, in or outward bound; and as many as are caught with British manufactured goods on board, will be considered fit subjects for condemnation, under the French arretes .
From PHILADELPHIA, May 4. Arrived last evening from Hamburg, the ship America, Capt. Hardy. The America left Hamburg the 20th of March. Accounts received by her state, that it was probable the French would obtain the loan they had demanded of the Dutch, and that they had overrun a great part of Switzerland, having been victorious in several engagements. A gentleman who arrived at Hamburg on the 11th March direct from Paris, informed, that our Envoys were there on the 4th without being received by the Directory or having any prospects of a reception.
Report by the ship America, from Hamburg, says, that our envoys at Paris had been refused passports.
By Captain Hardy we are also informed, that about the 18th of March a French army was within a few leagues of Bremen, and another body of troops moving towards Cruxhaven, which occasioned some alarm at Hamburg.
The President's March is constantly called for at every Theatre in the U. S. The President and Heads of Departments, were at the Philadelphia Theatre last week, every mark of respect was shewn to him and them.
A Whale, from which 4 tons of Oil are expected to be extracted, was lately caught within 4 miles of New Bedford.
Gen. Clark, of Georgia, has confirmed the fact of his being offered 10,000 dollars to enter the British service in Blount's conspiracy.
Marine Intelligence.
Wednesday, May 9. Arrived sloop Industry, Nichols, St. Vincents, 20 days. A number of American vessels were there, waiting convoy.
Same day. Sch. Jerusha, Sutherland, (former Captain, Stover, deceased) Berbice, 66 days, via St. Thomas, 22 days. Left at the former place, Capt. Jones and Harding, of Portland. At the latter place, brig Sophia, Worth, of Portland. Sloop Packet, Worth, of Kennebec, failed in co. for N. Carolina. The Jerusha was robbed by an English privateer.
Thursday, May 10. Arrived sch. Montgomery, Purket, Petit Guave, 33 days. The sloop Almy, was at L'Anceveau, she was in sight of Hispaniola, when a French barge boarded her, broke open her hatch-ways and robbed her of 2000 dollars in dry goods, and every moveable thing in the cabin. Capt. Rider, in a vessel from Boston, was also there very sick, waiting payment for his cargo. Capt. P. on the next day after leaving port, was boarded by an English sloop of war, and treated politely; the day after, was boarded by a French privateer, from Petit Guave, who robbed him and mate of all their clothes and money, not leaving them a second thing to put on, and the vessel of every thing they could put their hands on.
Friday, May 12. Arrived ship Six-Sisters, Baker, of Wilcasset, from Liverpool, 52 days. Sailed 10 days after the convoy, in co. with the Venus, Sprague, of Kennebec. March 23, lat. 51, 3, long. 51, 18, passed the fleet. March 31, lat. 49, 12, long. 16, spoke a sch. from Baltimore, bound to Hamburg. April 10, lat. 44, 32, long. 31, spoke brig Hopewell, from Hamburg, bound to Salem, out 22 days. April 23, lat. 43, long. 47, 13, spoke brig Maria, Hatch, of Boston, from Charleston, bound to Bourdeaux.
SPOLIATIONS.
Same day. Brig Alert, Rich, from Gibraltar, 41 days. No Americans were at this port. Sailed in co. a brig belonging to Messrs. R. and J. Forbes; and a sch. for New-York. The ship Hunter, Wilcox, from New-York, for Genoa, worth 80,000 dollars, is sent into Algeziras, by a French privateer, and 'twas supposed would be condemned. Capt. Creed, in the brig Paramaribo, was taken possession of, while in the harbour of Algeziras, although pronounced clear by the Spanish. Capt. Burnham, in a brig of Boston, was condemned, after a detention of only 12 months! Capt. Turner, in ship Eliza, is still detained at Algeziras, having waited a decision also 12 months. Capt. Pierce, of Baltimore, released April 1, spoke a sch. of Boston, in co. with the ship Two Sisters, of N. York, both of which failed from Malaga, under convoy of a Portuguese 74.
The following vessels at Tobago, waiting convoy, expected to sail 5th May, viz. Sch. John, Will'm Russell, of Salem; Ranger, Little, of New-Castle; Dolphin, Bowland, Boston; Industry, Oram, Portsmouth; America, Hatch, Kennebec; sloop Almy, Stone, of do. Betty and Polly, Fugerson, of N. Carolina; Capt. Noble and Brown, of Portsmouth; brig Lucy, Forrest, Salem; and Capt. Ellenwood, New-York.
The brig Hamilton, Clapham, from Boston; sch. Rover, Smith, and another sch. from do. Capt. Raws, from the eastward; brig Hannah, Harding, of Newbury-Port, vessel and cargo condemned; brig Hannah, do. of Boston; were at Demarara March 26. Sch. Polly, of Beverly, libelled, was at Tortola, April 18.
The Citizen, M c Lellan, of Boston, was at P. de Paix, April 16, to fail in 5 days.
The Fame, Tilden, of Boston, was at Barbadoes April 14, for adjudication.
The Dolphin, Preble, has been liberated at Barbadoes.
The Dolphin, Gove, for Wilcasset; and the Polly, Tarbox, were at Barbadoes, April 14.
Philad. May 5. The sch. Swift, Pile, from hence, has arrived at St. Thomas, via Tortola. She was taken in sight of the former by a British privateer, and sent into Tortola for examination, where she was instantly liberated, and the privateer ordered to convoy her to St. Thomas, as the channels swarm with privateers, and Spanish picaroon boats. The U. S. brig Sophia, from hence, to France, was spoke 16th ult. out 6 days. She has been struck by lightning, but received no considerable damage. About 10 sail of British ships of war lay in Hampton roads on Wednesday last.
PORTSMOUTH, May 15.
Marine Intelligence.
Arrived here the brig Alotta, Capt. Wainwright, 16 days from St. Croix.
Left there the following American vessels, April 26:
Brig Nuton, Riley, from Philadelphia; brig Brandy-Wine Miller, King, ditto; brig Plantor, Hawkins, ditto; brig Eirle, Gardner, ditto; sloop Dove, Brown, New-Haven; brig Friendship, Thompson, ditto; brig Betty and Polly, Mooney, Providence; schooner Commerce, Le Duc, ditto; brig Tothill, Lovett, Boston; sch'r —, Foster, ditto; schooner Fame, Lunt, Newbury-Port; sloop Catharine, Walter Brown, failed 25th for N. Haven; ship Augusta, Storer, belonging to N. Haven, but last from St. Thomas, bound to Surinam, taken and carried to Port-Rico and condemned.
Arrived here the ship Florenzo, Capt. Nath'l Currier, in 33 days from Demarara; failed in company with the snow Fanny, Capt. Kellum, and snow —, Rutt, both belonging to Boston—but bound to Martinico, with their outward bound cargoes in. Left at Demarara, Capt. Smith, in a schooner, and Capt. John Clapham in a brig belonging to Boston. Capt. Randall in a sch'r from Plymouth, and Capt. R. Tibbetts in the brig Nanies, of this port, expecting to sail the 25th of April, with the convoy.
May 7, in lat. 40. 30. long. 67. 30. spoke a brig from Newbury-Port, out two days, bound to Guadalupe.
BERWICK ACADEMY.
On Tuesday the 3d inst. we noticed with pleasure the first public Exhibition of the Berwick Academy, in presence of the board of Trustees, and a large and respectable number of spectators. The institution of this little seminary for the education of youth of both sexes, reflects honor upon its liberal benefactors; and the lively specimens of oratory, genius and literary acquirements of the pupils justly gives credit to the abilities of its Preceptor, Mr. Benjamin Green.
The performances commenced with an English oration, by Master John Lord, which was delivered with great accuracy, fluency and manly dignity; it was succeeded by a number of dialogues, chaste, instructive and entertaining. Two or three parts in the dialogues and a poem were performed by Master Harry Coleman, in all of which he did honor to his instructor, to the day, and to himself.—The eloquence with which this young man spoke, and the grace and elegance with which he appeared on the stage, would have done honor to one of our first sons of the Drama. Many others whose names we have forgotten command our warmest praise.
Although the growth of this literary institution hath in some measure been pallied by the cold hand of neglect, and the germ of genius not fostered with care and attention; yet we hope that under the auspices of its present instructor and the benediction of heaven, it will shine as a bright luminary in the constellation of American literature.
A SPECTATOR.
In a letter of the 7th February our Envoys say, "We have not yet received any answer to our Memorial, and should no notice be taken of it, in a few days we shall apply in a more explicit manner for our Passports."
The President of the U. S. we learn, is purchasing vessels to be armed as sloops of war, and 20 gun ships. The Ganges, Hamburg Packet, are already bought. The former is a fine ship of 600 tons.
Cotton bears a high price in Holland. An arrival at Newburyport from Tobago, informs, that one British frigate in the W. Indies, had captured 36 privateers in 8 weeks; and that there were 900 French prisoners in Barbadoes, and 700 at Martinico; and that orders had been received to send all prisoners to England.
Singular effects of Lightning at Cornish.
On the morning of the 2d inst. a little before day, the dwelling house of Mr. John Dirgen of this town was struck with lightning; the operation of which was very singular: it first struck the end of the house and almost entirely striped it, Rove the end beam to shivers, Rove the corner post and several other posts to pieces: and two pair of the spars, at a distant part of the house: tore off the dressers, melted several pewter plates, burst one door, drew the hooks that the hinges hung upon, hove the door half way across the house, ript up almost all the floors, threw down part of the cellar wall, and killed a cow and steer at the door; the house was filled with smoke, the beds on which the family lay were covered with splinters—one of the beds in which were several children, stood by the said corner post. There were 8 or 10 persons in the house, and none of them received any hurt, except being somewhat stunned with the shock; all the appearance of fire that remained was a number of the reeds burnt out of a gear, and the fire went out of itself.
Charles Frichette, a Canadian, and in M c Lean's secrets, has been sentenced to imprisonment for life.—Four of the crew of the British frigate Herminie, have been caught, and condemned to be hung, at St. Nicholas Mole.
The papers are filled with Addresses to the President and Congress of the United States, expressive of attachment to the government, and a determination to support it.
Nothing but unity in sentiment, and indivisibility of powers, "a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," can at this juncture save the nation from ruin, and the name of America from becoming a disgrace, a by-word and reproach among the nations! The monitorial motto of every American ought to be— "Our country's honor should be our first concern," "And who promotes that best—best does his duty."
A cow at Conway, has brought 7 calves in two years.
Two piers of the bridge across Saco River in Brownfield have been lately carried away by a freshet. It is repairing.
FRESHETS.
Great damage has been sustained from freshets in many parts of the District of Maine. All the booms in Saco river have been carried off, which let run property in logs to a great amount, that would have gone to sea and been lost, had not Capt. Spring's bridge at Biddeford stopped them. Two saw mills, a grist mill and fulling mill were carried away at Brunswick falls; two men were precipitated over the falls and lost. At 10 mile falls, 1 grist and 2 saw mills gone.
A very unfortunate accident happened in Orford on the 13th of April last. A son of Mr. Platts and a son of Mr. Hogan's, were accustomed to play with an unloaded musket; it being loaded, unknown to the boys, when the parents were gone out, they took the gun as usual, it went off, and the contents went through the head of the latter, which put an instant period to his existence.—This is a warning to all who own muskets, to keep them secure from children when loaded.
MARRIED]—In this town, Capt. James Drisco, jr. to Miss Margaret Mendum.
DIED]—In this town, Mrs. Ruth Ayers, aged 77, wife of Dea. Perkins Ayers.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE. DISTRICT OF PORTSMOUTH, N. H. ENTERED FROM Brig Union, Treadwell, Port-Liberty. Ship Florenzo, Currier, Demarara. Sch'r Amity, Shapley, Georgia. Brig Alotta, Wainwright, St. Croix. CLEARED FOR Ship Mermaid, Tilton, Surinam. Ship Cato, Wardrobe, ditto.
MAXIMS.
GENTLE manners, virtuous lives, Make easy husbands, happy wives, These are the only means we know, To make a little heaven below.
THE REVERSE.
ANGRY manners, vicious lives, Make wretched husbands, cursed wives And hence such evils take their birth, As make a little hell on earth.
FOR SALE BY
Clement Jackson,
At No. 4, Portsmouth Pier. 60 Hbds. St. Croix Rum. 6 Hbds. Sugar. Portsmouth, May 15, 1798.

Public Notice is hereby given,
IN pursuance of the Act of Congress passed on the sixth day of July one thou- sand seven hundred and ninety-seven, entitled "An act laying duties on Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper," and the Act passed on the 15th day of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, entitled, "An Act to postpone for a limited time the commencement of the duties imposed by the Act entitled "An Act laying duties on Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper," that from and after the first day of July ensuing, the several Stamped Duties hereafter enumerated, will be levied and collected throughout the United States.
Table with 3 columns: Description of duty, Dollars, Cents. Rows include: Any Certificate of Naturalization, 5; Any License to practise, or Certificate of the admission, enrolment or registry of any Counsellor, Solicitor, Attorney, Advocate or Proctor, in any court of the United States, 10; Any Grant or Letters Patent, under the seal or authority of the United States (except for lands granted for military services) 4; Any exemplification or certified copy of any such grant or letters patent (except for lands granted for military services) 2; Any Charter-Party, Bottomry, or Respondentia Bond, 1; Any Receipt or other discharge for or on account of any Legacy, left by any Will or other testamentary instrument, or for any share or part of a personal estate divided by force of any statute of distributions, other than to the Wife, Children or Grand Children of the person deceased, the amount whereof shall be above the value of fifty dollars, and shall not exceed the value of one hundred dollars, 25; When the amount thereof shall exceed the value of one hundred dollars and shall not exceed five hundred dollars, 50; And for every further sum of five hundred dollars, the additional sum of 1; Any Policy of Insurance or instrument in nature thereof, on any ship, vessel or goods insured from one district to another in the United States, 25; From the United States to any foreign port or place, when the sum for which Insurance is made shall not exceed five hundred dollars, 25; When the sum insured shall exceed five hundred dollars, 1; Any Exemplification, of what nature soever, that shall pass the seal of any Court, other than such as it may be the duty of the Clerk of such Court to furnish for the use of the United States or some particular State, 50; Any Bond, bill single or penal, foreign or inland bill of exchange, promissory note or other note, other than any recognizance, bill, bond, or other obligation or contract, made to or with the United States or any State, or for their use respectively, 10; If above twenty dollars and not exceeding one hundred dollars, 10; If above one hundred dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars, 25; If above five hundred and not exceeding one thousand dollars, 50; And if above one thousand dollars, 75; Provided, that if any bonds or notes shall be payable at or within sixty days, such bonds or notes shall be subject to only two fifth parts of the duty aforesaid, viz. If above twenty dollars and not exceeding one hundred dollars, 4; If above one hundred dollars & not exceeding five hundred dollars, 10; If above five hundred dollars & not exceeding one thousand dollars, 20; If above one thousand dollars, 30; Any Notes issued by the Banks now established, or that may hereafter be established within the United States, other than the notes of such of the said Banks as shall agree to an annual composition, of one per centum on the annual dividends made by such Banks, to their Stockholders respectively, according to the following scale. On all notes not exceeding fifty dollars, for each dollar, 6; On all notes above fifty dollars, and not exceeding one hundred dollars, 50; On all notes above one hundred dollars, and not exceeding five hundred dollars, 1; On all notes above five hundred dollars, 2; Any Protest or other Notarial act, 25; Any Letter of Attorney, except for an invalid pension, or to obtain or sell Warrants for Land granted by the United States as bounty for military services performed in the late war, 25; Any Certificate or Debenture for drawback of Customs or duties, for less than five hundred dollars, 1; For five hundred dollars & not exceeding two thousand dollars, 2; For more than two thousand dollars, 3; Any note or bill of lading for goods or merchandise to be exported, If from one district to another district of the United States, not being in the same State, 10; If from the United States to any foreign port or place, 25; Any Inventory or Catalogue of any furniture, goods or effects, made in any case required by law, (except in cases of goods and chattels distrained for rent or taxes, and goods taken in virtue of any legal process by any officer) 50; Any Certificate of a Share in any Insurance Company, of a Share in the Bank of the United States, or of any State or other Bank, 10; If above twenty dollars and not exceeding one hundred dollars, 10; If above one hundred dollars, 25; If under twenty dollars, at the rate of ten cents for 100 dollars.
The duties aforesaid will be collected and received by the Supervisors, Inspectors and other Officers of Inspection, in the several Districts, Surveys and Divisions of the United States, and by such other persons as shall from time to time be specially appointed and employed by the Supervisors of Districts for that purpose.
The Supervisors of the several Districts will, prior to the first day of July ensuing, and as soon as may be practicable, mark or stamp, without fee or reward, any quantities or parcels of Vellum, Parchment or Paper, with any of the rates of duties before enumerated, on payment of the said duties; Or stamped vellum, parchment and paper may at the option of the Citizens of the United States, be obtained at the rates prescribed by law, by application to any Supervisor, Inspector, Officer of Inspection, or other person appointed for the distribution of Stamps, by the Supervisors of Districts.
Given under my Hand, at Philadelphia the day and year abovementioned. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury.
India Cottons, Cheap.
Received, and for sale at Bayley's Variety-Store, SIGN OF THE SPINNING-WHEEL, QUANTITY of India Cottons, which will be sold very low for READY MONEY, Beverly Cotton Bed-Ticks, warranted not to shed Feathers. Portsmouth, April 28, 1798.
Cheap India Cottons.
Just Received by Peter Coffin, A quantity of India Cottons, Which will be sold very cheap.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March 30th, 1798. Public notice is hereby given, THAT by an act of Congress passed on the 19th day of March 1798, the following alterations and amendments have been made to the act passed on the 6th day of July 1797, entitled "An act laying duties on stamped vellum, parchment and paper."
I. The stamp duties on debentures or certificates for the drawback of Customs or duties on Imports, are repealed.
II. A discount at the rate of seven and one half per centum, will be allowed by the Supervisors or Inspectors respectively, to any persons other than Officers of the Revenue, who may purchase at one time or procure to be stamped, any quantities of Vellum, Parchment or Paper, upon which the duties shall amount to Ten Dollars or upwards.
III. Stamped Paper, will be provided, and sold at the rates prescribed by law, without any additional charge or expense on account of the price of Paper; but for stamped Parchment or Vellum, an additional price will be demanded at the rate of Fifty Cents for each skin of Parchment, or Two Hundred Cents for each skin of Vellum of medium size, which may be furnished at the expense of the United States and proportionally for any lesser quantity.
Given under my hand, at Philadelphia, the day and year abovementioned. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury.
The Young Traveller.
THE full blooded milk white horse called the Young Traveller, which covered at the stable of Col. David Webster, in Plymouth, for two seasons past, will stand for covering the ensuing season at the stable of Capt. David Webster in Moultonborough. Terms 15/ a leap, 27/ the season, and 42/ to warrant a foal.
Also, the horse called the Young Fox Hunter, only 4 years old, seven eighths blooded, 15 1/2 hands high, brought last season from Hartford, will stand the ensuing season at the above stable, terms 9/ a leap, 18/ the season and 30/ to warrant a foal. WM. WEBSTER & Co.
Moultonborough, April, 1798. N. B. Good pasturing for Mares at a reasonable price.
WHEREAS Molly Packer of Greenland, in the county of Rockingham, and State of New-Hampshire, widow, as Administratrix of the last will and testament of Thomas Packer, late of Portsmouth, in said county, gentleman, deceased, intestate, hath petitioned the Judge of Probate for said county, setting forth, that the said Thomas in his life time, did, by his Attorney, agree with one Belknap, and one Wright, to convey to them all his lands in Marlborough, in the county of Cheshire and State aforesaid, and praying that the might be empowered to make a deed of said lands to the said Belknap and Wright. This is to notify all persons concerned to appear before the said Court of Probate, to be holden at Portsmouth on the 3d Wednesday of June next, and to show cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
By Order of the Judge, WILLIAM PARKER, Register.
PURSUANT to a request to me the subscriber, proprietors clerk for the township of Concord, in the county of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, from more than one sixteenth part of the proprietors of said township; I do hereby notify said proprietors to meet to be held at the house of Maj. Samuel Young, innholder in said Concord, on Tuesday the 23d day of May next, at 9 of the clock, A. M. to act on the following particulars, to wit:
1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting. 2d. To make such grant or grants to such settlers as the proprietors may think reasonable. 3d. To see if the proprietors will proceed to make a division of their interest or a part of it, agreeable to any allotments that heretofore have been made, or proceed to allot the township anew, and to divide the same as the proprietors may think best when met. 4th. To choose a committee to examine into the bills of charge, and to allow the same. 5th. To raise such sum or sums of money as they may think best. 6th. To choose all such officers that shall be necessary for the proprietors.
JOSIAH LITTLE, Prop's Clerk of said Concord. Newbury, April 23, 1798.
TO BE SOLD BY Eliphalet Ladd,
At his store in Ladd's-street, for cash or approved credit, FOURTEEN hhds. 4th proof Ja- maica Rum, a few hhds. 2d & 3d proof do; hhds. & bbls. Jamaica Sugars; hhds. Molasses and N. E. Rum; 160 hhds. St. Ubes Salt; 16 tons Logwood; 16 bbls. excellent Cyder; 20 tons Junk; a few dozen Codlines; 20 bolts Canvas; Iron Ware; Painter's colors; Nails; Brads, &c.
ALSO To let a few handsome Tene- ments for families. Portsmouth, April 17, 1798.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the town of Barnstead, who have not paid their proprietary tax for the year 1797, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or be- fore the 14th day of July next, so much of their land as will pay the same with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day, at the dwelling house of John Bickford, innholder in said town.
Table with 3 columns: Name, No. Q'ty, dls. cts. Rows include: Clement Meserve, 1 15 1 8; Andrew Wiggin, 13 60 5; John Wallingford, 20 22 1 86; Benjamin Clarke, 22 60 5; Peter Weare, 31 60 5; George Jaffery, 33 60 5; Andrew Peters, 46 60 5; John Thompson, 47 60 5; John Gilman, 54 60 5; George Walton, jr. 59 30 2 50; John Odior, 70 60 5; Shadrack Walton, 76 60 5; John Frost, 81 60 5; Gilman M'Fredrick, 90 60 5; Archibald M'Fredrick, 93 60 5; John Faybens, jr. 99 60 5; Theodore Atkinson, 101 30 2 50; Col. Mark Hunking, 116 30 2 50; Timothy Gerrish, 117 30 2 50.
Table with 3 columns: Name, No. Q'ty, dls. cts. Rows include: Jonathan Downing, 24 25 2 25; Cyprian Jaffery, 26 75 6 25; John Thompson, 27 100 8 34; Joseph Sanborn, 29 75 6 25; Peter Weare, 30 75 6 25; John Plaisted, 34 100 8 34; Joseph Faybens, 35 100 8 34; James Jaffery, 39 6 0 50; Richard Jennels, 40 19 1 58; John Decker, 46 25 2 8; John Walton, 47 100 8 34; Jethro Bickford, 49 75 6 25; Theodore Atkinson, 50 75 6 25; Samuel Tibbetts, 51 7 0 58; Hunking Wentworth, 53 30 2 50; Capt. John Knight, 54 10 0 86; James Davis, 55 100 8 34; James Nutter, 56 75 6 25; Robert Auchmuyt, 57 8 0 68; Timothy Bickford, 61 45 3 75; John Downing, 63 100 8 34; Samuel Thompson, 64 65 5 42; Ebenezer Colman, 68 77 6 41; Ephraim Dennett, 69 88 6 88; Joseph Downing, 70 100 8 34; Moses Furbur, 71 25 2 8; Samuel Huntress, 72 100 8 34; Richard Downing, 73 100 8 34; Samuel Walton, 74 15 1 25; Samuel Faybens, 75 100 8 34; Richard Wibird, 76 100 8 34; Richard Waldron, 83 100 8 34; Elathan Dame, 85 100 8 34; Timothy Gerrish, 88 40 3 33; Benja. Downing, 90 100 8 34; John Wentworth, 95 43 3 58; Nathaniel Morrill, 96 50 4 16; George Wentworth, 97 100 8 34; Zebulon Dame, 103 100 8 34; Mark Ayers, 106 100 8 34; John Redman, 107 38 3 8; Isaac Downing, 109 50 4 16; Matthias Nutter, 110 100 8 34; John Pickering, 111 100 8 34; John Shackford, 112 68 5 67; Benjamin Bickford, 114 100 8 34; Benja. Wentworth, 115 100 8 34; Lemuel Bickford, 116 100 8 34; George Walton, jr. 119 100 8 34.
Commons. Nicholas Dudley, 83 6 92; Jeremiah Morrill, 10 0 86; Richard Sinkler, 100 8 34; William Lord, 48 4 4; Joseph Elkins, 6 0 50; Obediah Bunker, 4 0 33. PELATIAH DANIELS, Jr. Collector. Barnstead, April 27, 1798.
CANTAB
WILL cover this season, at the stable of James Sargent in Candia, the noted full-blooded horse CANTAB, formerly kept by Maj. Samuel Mooers, rising eight years old this spring, full sixteen hands high, of a beautiful dark chestnut colour, his movement exceeding lofty, brought from the State of Virginia, and has a pedigree that will prove him of the first flock; he is remarkable sure, and his colts are the most elegant without exception of any in the State. May 2, 1798.
Rockingham ss. NOTICE is hereby given that I have appealed to the next Superior Court of Judicature, to be holden at Exeter, in and for said county, on the third Tuesday in September next, from a decree of the Judge of Probate for said county, made the 16th day of April last, revoking a decree by him made on the 25th day of December last, granting to me the administration of the estate (in this State) of Barlow Trecothick, late of London, in the Kingdom of Great-Britain, Esq. deceased, and that said appeal will be prosecuted at said court. JONATHAN WARNER. May 9, 1798.
Young Traveller
WILL stand the ensuing season for the purpose of covering, at the stable of the subscriber, in Greenland, on the following terms: Four dollars the single leap; eight dollars for the season, and ten dollars to warrant a colt. YOUNG TRAVELLER is four years old this spring, and is about 15 1/2 hands high. He was sired by Traveller, an imported English horse of the first estimation, and came out of a mare that is excellent for every kind of service; he is a very handsome bay, strong built, and well proportioned; and is thought by good judges, to be one of the most elegant stepping horses now upon the flag. SAMUEL AYERS. Greenland, April 26, 1798.
To the honorable John Samuel Sherburne, Esquire, one of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace, in and throughout the State of New-Hampshire.
WE the subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the town-ship of Colebrook, in the county of Graf-ton, in said State, do hereby request you to notify and call a meeting of the proprietors and owners of lands in said township, to meet at the house of Captain Hezekiah Parsons, in said Colebrook, on Tuesday the 29th day of May next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. to consider of and act upon the fol-lowing matters if they shall see fit:
1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting. 2d. To choose a clerk, assessors, collec-tor and treasurer. 3d. To cause a road to be laid out through the said town, have the same estab-lished by legal authority, and made fit for travelling. 4th. To cause the perambulating lines of the town to be run, and the land to be laid out into lots, or to confirm any surveys or lottings that may or shall be made prior to said meeting. 5th. To receive and adjust any accounts that may be against the proprietors. 6th. To agree upon such measures as shall be thought best to promote the settle-ment of the township, and to confirm such settlers on their lots who have resided there-on more than two years, on such terms as they may think proper. 7th. To raise such sum or sums of money from time to time by taxes, as shall be judg-ed expedient for roads or other expenses, for promoting the interest of the proprietary. 8th. To make division of a part or the whole of the township, among the proprie-tors, when the same is lotted out. 9th. To agree on a method of calling meetings of the proprietary in future. 10th. To choose a committee to carry into effect such of the foregoing articles as shall be assigned them, and to give such committee authority from time to time to prosecute any trespasses or defend any action in which the proprietors may be concerned. Lastly, to transact any other matters, re-lating to the interest of the proprietary, that they shall think proper.
J. WHIPPLE, JABEZ PARSONS, JONAS MINOT.
State of New-Hampshire. Pursuant to the foregoing ap-plication, I hereby notify and warn the proprietors of Colebrook to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal at Port-smouth, the 23d day of April, 1798. JOHN S. SHERBURNE, Justice of the Peace throughout said State.
To the honorable John Samuel Sherburne, Esq. one of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace, in and throughout the State of New-Hampshire.
WE the subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the town-ship of Cockburne, in the county of Graf-ton, and State aforesaid, do hereby request you to notify and call a meeting of the pro-prietors of the land in said township, to meet at the dwelling house of Lt. Abel Larnard, in said Cockburne, on Monday the 28th day of May next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. to consider of and act upon the fol-lowing matters, if they shall think proper:
1st. To choose a moderator to govern said meeting. 2d. To choose a clerk, assessors, collec-tor and treasurer. 3d. To cause a road to be laid out through said town, have the same established by legal authority, and made fit for travelling. 4th. To cause the lines of the town to be perambulated, and the land to be laid out in one hundred acre lots, and to confirm any surveys or lottings, that may or shall be made, prior to the said meeting. 5th. To receive and adjust any accounts that may be against the proprietors. 6th. To agree upon such measures as shall be thought best to promote the settle-ment of the township, and to confirm such settlers in their lots, who have resided there more than two years, on such terms as they may think proper. 7th. To raise such sum or sums of money from time to time by taxes, as shall be judg-ed expedient for roads or other expenses, for promoting the interest of the proprietary. 8th. To make division of a part or the whole of the township among the proprie-tors by draught, when the same is lotted out. 9th. To agree on a method of calling meetings of the proprietors in future. 10th. To choose a committee to carry into effect such of the above articles, as shall be assigned them, and to give said committee authority from time to time, to prosecute any trespassers, and defend any actions, in which the proprietors may be concerned. Lastly, to transact any other matters, re-lating to the interest of the proprietary, they may think proper.
J. WHIPPLE, SAMUEL SHERBURNE, JABEZ PARSONS, JONAS MINOT.
State of New-Hampshire. Pursuant to the foregoing ap-plication, I hereby notify and warn the proprietors of Cockburne to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes expressed therein. Given under my hand and seal, at Port-smouth, the 23d day of April, 1798. JOHN S. SHERBURNE, Justice of the Peace, throughout said State.
FOR SALE BY John Man,
Opposite the State-House, Low for cash, RUM; Brandy; Gin; Molasses; Cotton; Coffee; Sugar; a quantity of Pollock Fish; white Beans; Rye; Chees; Iron Hollow Ware; Nails; Steel-pointed Iron Shovels; Frying Pans; Flat-Irons, with a ge-neral assortment of Groceries.