The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1791-09-08 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &amp;c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful &amp; entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
SPIRITED PROCEEDINGS Of the English Constitutional SOCIETY—respecting BURKE'S Principles and Book.
LONDON, JUNE 1791. CONSTITUTIONAL SOCIETY. THE society for constitutional information, vigilant to prevent the dangerous influence of publications detrimental to civil and religious liberty, think it may be useful to the public to express their disapprobation of the indecent virulence with which Mr. Edmund Burke, has, with deplorable inconsistency to his former professions, censured the illustrious patriots of a neighbouring kingdom, for delivering more than twenty-five millions of their fellow creatures from a state of abject oppression and civil bondage.
We feel inexpressible satisfaction in congratulating our country on the masterly refutation on that audacious libel on human nature; and again recommend to the attentive perusal of every citizen, the excellent vindication of the French revolution, written by Mr. THOMAS PAINE.
Enraged at the applause conferred on that glorious event by liberal and disinterested men, Mr. BURKE, deserting the principles of genuine whiggism, has, with the zeal of an Apostate, honoured this, and other societies of a similar nature with his farcical censures. But, defended by the shield of conscious integrity, we dread not the darts of loquacious calumny, and deliberate misrepresentation. This society was founded not by a pensioner, or tool of faction, but by a gentleman who still lives an honor to his country. His character procured him associates whose names will be revered by posterity. This society united to disseminate important political information; and from the rancour of an opponent, professedly an enemy to the natural rights of men, we infer that we have not done it unsuccessfully. That we are not unfriendly to the real constitution of this country, a reference to our publication will clearly demonstrate. It is our adversaries who support innovations, and abstract metaphysical ideas of government. We only contend, with a zeal suitable to the importance of the subject, for the revival of forms approved by experience, and derived from principles the most simple and ancient. It was never in our contemplation to destroy any branch of the legislature; nor to extend a reform beyond the manifest corruption of that part of it, which the people at large have an undoubted right to create. If this be a sedition, we are at issue with our accuser: Let him prove that those who now act in the most important concerns as the organs of the people, are commissioned to assume that character by a number that can in any rational construction be the supposed voice of the commons of Great-Britain; or that agents limited to exercise their authority for three years and no more, might, without infringement of their trust, extend it to seven, and we will confess our delinquency. But, while we conceive these to be enormous deviations from a just representation, and feel the unnecessary and oppressive impositions of a narrow aristocracy, we will persevere in reminding our country of its degraded situation.
The understanding of every candid man must revolt to hear encomiums on the constitution, while these abuses are unredressed; and it is certain that on the first occasion that calls into action the public spirit of an enlightened empire, they will, if not rectified, provoke a most awful popular indignation. Sen-
sible of this, and zealous to preserve all reasonable subordination, we ardently recommend to those who are most interested in its consequences, a virtuous and voluntary surrender of every unconstitutional authority that is now exercised under the absurd pretence of a prescriptive right to act unjustly. We reflect, with no perfect satisfaction, on no other mode of redress than what the established forms of the constitution may sanction. But if the great examples of public spirit have any influence and comparisons can stimulate, we think, may discern that a period is approaching, when justice will be demanded in a tone too peremptory to be neglected and which yet it will be mortifying to gratify.
The pursuit, however, of this society is limited to the attainment of such a representation of the people in parliament as may reasonably authorise the executive magistrate to exact a strict obedience to the law, from every citizen; and until the object be obtained, neither the menaces of the engines of despotism, nor the irrational documents of the perverted understanding, will prevent us from announcing to the people of Great-Britain the injury they sustain by being deprived of the constitutional exercise of their elective rights.
By order of the Society.
D. ADAMS, Secretary.
Extraordinary LETTER, Of M. DE BOUILLE to the NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, in which the instigation of the Flight of the King of FRANCE, and the Conspiracies forming against that Kingdom are developed.
"Luxembourg, June 26.
"GENTLEMEN, THE King has lately made an effort to break the chains with which, for a considerable time past, you have held him and his family. He is yet your captive, and his days, as well as those of his Queen, are I shudder to think of it! yet at the disposal of a people whom you have rendered ferocious and sanguinary; and who are become the object of contempt of the universe. It is of importance to you, Gentlemen that you should know the causes which have produced the event which now occupies your attention, and you will see that if it has been noble and courageous on the part of the King to come and seek an asylum with me, he has therein less consulted his own welfare than that of a cruel people whom he yet loves. Disengaged, however, from the ties which bound me to you, I am about to speak to you the language of truth, which you doubtless will reject. The King had become a prisoner to his people. Attached to my sovereign although detesting the abuses resulting from an authority too powerful, I mourned over the frenzy of the people, I blamed your proceedings, but I hoped that finally the wicked would be confounded; that anarchy would have an end; and that we should have a government that could at least be endured. My attachment for my King, and country, gave me sufficient courage to support all the outrages which I have experienced, and the shame and the humiliation of addressing you. I saw that the spirit of faction prevailed;
NOTE.
* A Duchy belonging to the dominions of the Emperor of Germany; formerly possessed by the French, but restored to Austria, in 1713. Montmedi; the city wherein the KING OF FRENCHMEN told his pursuers he was bound, formerly belonged to this Duchy, but was one of the places reserved by the French.
that some were desirous of a civil war; that others wished for a republic, and that in the last party was M. LA FAYETTE. Clubs were established to destroy the army, and the populace were no longer directed but by cabal and intrigue, the King being without forces; and even without importance, the army without commanders, and without subordination—no means of establishing order-appearing, I proposed to the King to quit Paris, and to retire to the frontiers, persuaded it would produce a happy change. This proposal the King and Queen constantly refused, alledging the promise which they had made not to separate themselves from the National Assembly—I urged in answer, that a promise extorted by force was not binding.
"The transaction of the 28th of February, induced me to renew my solicitations; but the King again reminded me of the Constitution, the Queen agreed with him in opinion, and rejected all the proposals; I knew that all the powers in Europe were arming against France—it was in the power of the King to save that beautiful kingdom. I knew that its towns were dismantled, its finances exhausted and that its fictitious money could not supply the specie that was wanting—besides, I did not doubt but that the people would throw themselves into the hands of their King, and intreat him to prevent the evils with which they were threatened.
"After the obstacles which were thrown in the way of his Journey to St. Cloud, on the eighth of April last, I represented to him that there remained but one step to be taken to save France. He at length agreed to it, and resolved to go to Montmedi. He agreed, that as soon as he should be in safety there, he would inform the Foreign powers of it, that they might suspend their vengeance until a new Assembly should be formed. He then would have published a proclamation to convoke this new assembly, according to the ancient laws, which would have been the rule of his conduct. The King would have become the mediator between Foreign powers and his people; and they, placed between the fear of becoming a prey to Foreign powers, and the hope of the re-establishment of order, would have entrusted their interest to an enlightened Assembly, who would at length have repressed those crimes which have resulted from popular despotism. That is what your Monarch would have done; that is what he would have done in spite of you, in spite of the ingratitude of his ferocious people. He was actuated by no other motive. Your blindness induced you to refuse that protecting hand which he extended towards you—it will soon be productive of the destruction of the Empire of the French. Believe me, Gentlemen, the Princes of Europe consider themselves threatened by the Monster whom you have cherished—your country will soon become the theatre of a most bloody war. Your means of defence are inadequate—it is too late to think of adopting measures for defence. You will be just and severely punished—your chastisement will be an example for all nations, and you will long have cause to repent the assassination of your country.
"I ought to add, that I hold you, and the people, whom you have misled, in contempt, in indignation, and in horror! All Europe is about to unite against your infernal Constitution! I projected every thing, and have ordered every thing.
"Against me alone should be directed
your sanguinary fury—for me should you sharpen your poignards, and drain your poisons!—You shall answer for the King and the Royal Family—you shall answer for their lives, and not be alone, but to all the Potentates of Europe! If you hurt only one hair of their heads, there shall shortly remain not one stone upon another, in Paris!—I know the roads—I will lead against it foreign armies. This letter is but the forerunner of the manifesto of the sovereigns of Europe; they will give notice in a more decided manner of the war which you have to fear.
Adieu.
(Signed)
LE MARQUIS DE BOUILLE."
The Assembly treated the above letter with silent contempt, and proceeded to the order of the day. The Assembly rose at 3 o'clock.
WORCESTER, August 8.
The present very extraordinary speculation in the funds, and the rapid rise of Bank stock, by which many have made very large fortunes, has answered but one good purpose that we know of, and that it has unlocked the iron chests of monied men, and thrown large sums of their hoarded cash into circulation.
The following was sent us by a correspondent—"On Friday the 29th ult. Peter Graves, of Leominster, a lively active youth, was unfortunately drowned in the river in that place.—He was bathing with two others, who swam over the river, and he, being little experienced in swimming, attempted to follow—grew terrified and sunk; on his rising again he received what assistance his companions could offer; but it proved insufficient to convey him to the shore. Three quarters of an hour had elapsed before the body was taken out of the water; after which it was conveyed to a convenient place, and every method recommended by "The Humane Society for the recovery of drowned persons," were persevered in for upwards of three hours: But we lament that the vital principle was too far extinguished to admit of reanimation. Said Graves sunk and rose an unusual number of times before he expired.—Quere, May not this circumstance, in some measure, account for the means of his recovery proving ineffectual, on the principles of Phisiology?"
TO BE SOLD,
By PUBLIC VENDUE,
At the House of Col. William Brewster, Innholder in Portsmouth, On THURSDAY the 27th of October next, at three o'clock, P. M.
THE following lots of Land, belonging to the first parish in said Portsmouth, pursuant to a vote of said parish, viz.—
A Lot called the Glebe
PASTURE, containing 38½ acres, to be sold in three or four Divisions as may be thought most convenient.—
—ALSO—
Another Lot called the MOWING FIELD, adjoining the Land on which the Workhouse stands, containing 250 feet in width, on Pitt-Street, and 254 feet in length—to be sold in three equal divisions. Further particulars and terms of payment, may be known at the time and place of sale.
GEORGE GAINS; } ELISHA HILL, } Wardens. JOHN GODDARD. } SAMUEL CUTTS, } SAMUEL HILL, } Feoffees.
Portsmouth, Sept. 3, 1791.

L O N D O N, June 30. In consequence of the dispatches of a very serious and important nature, received yesterday from Constantinople, orders were sent last night express to Spithead, with instructions to hasten the departure of a fleet.
The fleet at Spithead has been riding with their anchors a peak for the two last days; and the first division is by this time probably under weigh, if the situation of the wind has not prevented their sailing.
Yesterday the Right Hon. HENRY DUNDAS took possession of his office in the Treasury as Secretary of State, for the Home Department, where he transacted business for the first time.
The Congress of America is a model for all free governments to imitate. There we find no placemen, no pensioners, no contest for public plunder, no mean stoopings to rise into stars or ribbands, but an union of sentiment, arising from the pure source of independence, and operating freely for the public good, without regal or ministerial controul.
In one of the Paris Journals, is the following paragraph:
"Citizens! beware of refractory and seditious Priests. Give them up to the laws. Suffer them not to remain among the worthy and respectable inhabitants of the country, whom they attempt to mislead. Let us pay taxes, and the State is safe. Of what consequence to the Nation is the flight of a PERJURED KING? What are the CRIMES OF HIS WIFE to us? Of a woman who wishes to make her husband a tool to Austrian ambition? Again, let us pay taxes, let us be united, and we shall be invincible."
The National Assembly of France are following closely the steps of the long Parliament in this country, and their grand aim is no doubt to take off their King, and put an end to all Royal Authority. This done, it may probably follow that the Chief Goaler of Paris will then, at the head of the army, declare himself Protector of the Realm, and under that title, rule the deluded people with a rod of iron; which, for the sake of popularity, will be stiled a Democracy. But like our tyrant OLIVER, he will soon become universally hated, and the people watch and wish for an opportunity to return their old system of Government.
British Toryism.
A medal is soon to be presented to the French King, which answers to the following description: France , in the act of receiving her Constitution from the hands of MINERVA ; the rising sun announces the Aurora of Liberty, vivifying agriculture and trade, represented one by a plough, the other by a merchant ship, with this legend, "In the reign of LOUIS XVI. the first Citizen King." [This was to have been—but, alas, poor Louis, "how fallen! how changed!"]
The Society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures and commerce have given a reward of twenty guineas to Mr. JOHN LOCKETT, of Donnington, near Newbury, for making 25 yards of cloth from hop stalks.
Liverpool, June 20. The Bon Adventure, Boston, from Milford to Dartmouth, was a few days since run down by a brig in St. George's Channel, and went down in a few minutes. The whole crew, except a boy, got into the boat and were saved by getting safe to land. The brig that ran them down, never offered the least assistance, but proceeded on, although the vessel sunk close by them. It is presumed the boy got on board the other vessel in the confusion, and that he is safe; through which means it is hoped the name of this inhumane captain may be known.
BASLE ( Switzerland ) June 1. We hear from Berne, that the French emigrants are very numerous in that city: Most of them have been absent from France since the beginning of the Revolution; some from Italy; others return from Germany. They boast of their intentions to effect a counter-revolution; but the only step they ap-
peared to have taken towards this, is, wearing white cockades.
The National Assembly of France has decreed the sum of one million of livres to defray the expense of an expedition, to be undertaken in quest of that able Navigator, M. de la PEYROUSE, who has been missing for more than three years.
OF FRANCE.
PARIS, JUNE 30.
On Saturday last the Ministers, in a body, waited upon the King, at a time when he was surrounded by all the Royal Family, and represented to him the danger to which he had exposed their persons by his journey.—M. MONTMORIN, in particular, who had run a considerable risk by the manner in which without his knowledge, the passport had been obtained, affected the King and Queen very much by his representation of the events of the day on which they departed.
It now appears that every thing was well concerted for the escape of the King.
The fugitives at Brussels were so fully persuaded that the King would effect his purpose, that a thousand of them went out of Brussels with white cockades to meet him!
The plan of the King is now reported with confidence, to have been as follows—He was to go to Montmedy —if the garrison of Metz would receive him, he was to shut himself up in that town; if not, to pass on to Luxembourg . At all events, he was to assemble the refugee members of the former parliaments—to hold a bed of justice, and to propose the articles of the Royal Sitting of the 23d of June, 1789, with some additions. He was then to enjoin the Ministers to receive no orders but from him; and the people to pay no taxes but to him. A general amnesty was then to be offered, from which sixty-four persons were to be excepted, who were to be delivered to him.—Lastly, he was to invite all those who continued attached to him, to join him, and was to march towards Paris ; which, had the other parts of the plan succeeded, would not have been difficult as there is not a single fortified town betwixt it and Metz .
[The plan of M. DE BOUILLE, to effect the escape of the French King, has not been sufficiently explained—The Hussars and Dragoons which preceded and followed the King, were ordered to escort a pretended treasure to pay the troops of the frontiers—as the following will shew.]
Copy of the ORDERS given by M. BOUILLE.
"On the part of the King. "FRANCOIS-CLAUDE-AMOUR BOUILLE, Lieutenant-General of the Armies of the King, Knight of his Orders, Commandant-General of the Army on the Rhine, the Meurthe, the Moselle, the Meuse, and the countries adjacent the frontiers of the Palatinate, and of Luxembourg.
"Orders are hereby given to a squadron of the first regiment of dragoons, to proceed with arms and baggage on the 17th of this month, from Commerce to Sainte-Miel, from whence, they are to proceed the following day, the 18th, with a squadron of the 13th regiment of dragoons, there to proceed together, to Mouzon, where they are to remain until further orders.
(Signed) BOUILLE. "Metz, 13th June, 1791. "By the Commandant-General of the Army.
"June 18th, 1791. (Signed) TUREAU."
[Several similar orders were presented—all issued under pretence of escorting the Money to pay the troops on the frontiers, but really to effect the King's escape.]
ALBANY, August 22. On Saturday se'nnight, as some boys were bathing in the Mohawk river opposite Schenectady, a promising young lad, son of Mr. Jacob Beckman, of that
town, venturing too far was hurled by the rapidity of the stream, into the midst of the current and unfortunately drowned. After several unsuccessful efforts to find the body, recourse was had to this expedient, viz.—Taking a loaf of bread, and putting two ounces of quick-silver into it, carefully stopping the place broken for that purpose; which being done, they laid it on the surface of the water, over where the body disappeared, and after traversing some yards in an indirect course on the stream, it stood still, directly over the dead body, which was immediately taken up.
BEEF AND PORK.
NEW-LONDON, August 4. A correspondent, who has annually, for a number of years, been concerned in shipping provisions for the West-Indies, observes, That Pork and Beef, put up and shipped as early in the fall of the year as the weather will admit, gets to market sooner than it can be done from Europe , consequently sells at a much higher price than that shipped later from Europe —this enables the traders here to give a much higher price, than for the same provisions put up late; (say 1d per lb. more for that which is fit to barrel by the first of October, than for that which is kept 'till Christmas.) Therefore he recommends it to the farmers, as grain of the last year's crop is very plenty—no market for it to export—and the prospect of early pork being in demand, to feed their swine during the summer with meal, and those who keep dairies, with whey—this with the help of green corn, which swine will eat with the cob when young, they will find to be an advantageous method of fattening pork.
NEW-YORK, August 27. Extracts of a letter from Amsterdam, June 28.
"At present every thing is uncertain. The flight of the King of France , and his being taken at Charleville , we cannot conjecture what may be the consequence. The treaty at Snislovia is, moreover, broken off, so every thing is in confusion; and it looks dark over all Europe !"
OF KINGS.
How different is the lot of Kings at the present day, compared with their former condition. But a few years since, in the language of condolence, bordering on despair, we heard a poet pathetically exclaiming:—
"One murder makes a villain, Millions a hero.—Princes are priviledg'd to And numbers sanctify the crime. (kill, Ah! why will Kings forget that they are And men that they are brethren? men, Why burst the sacred cord of sympathy, Which knits their souls in bonds of amity, And love?"
—The scene is now reversed—and, Kings must submit to ask permission of their fellow-citizens, if they wish to go to war. And the period is not far distant—when even those who seem to hold the sceptre of uncontrouled power, shall be toppled down from their elevated spheres, and be subject to the law of those they now deem their subjects. The EMPEROUR must first fall—CHARLES the IVth. must follow—FREDERICK, him—and even the haughty CATHERINE, though she now boasts of commanding with unlimited authority a twenty-eighth part of the Universe, shall find that the flame of universal Liberty, is irresistible, and will consume the chains which bind her subjects. BRITONS shall be freer than they are, and the sons of America , shall exult in the reflection, that their struggles did not end in the emancipation of their country.
BENNINGTON, August 15. MONKTON, July 15, 1791.
As squirrels have been uncommonly numerous in this part of the country, the people have had several hunting matches, in order to prevent their destroying the wheat. The people in this town hunted a day and a half, last week, in two parties, one party killed
893, the other party killed 853; making in the whole 1836. The people of Vergennes hunted one day in May, with eleven men on each side, and they killed 895; they then agreed to hunt from the 1st of June to the first Thursday of July, carrying their guns with them to work, and hunting occasionally, and they killed 4278.
HARTFORD, August 29. About eight o'clock, on the evening of the 22d inst. Mr. Eliphalet Yeomans, of Lebanon, was stopped in East-Hartford by two highwaymen, who attempted to rob him. As he leaped from his horse, one of them wounded him in the hand with a knife. Mr. Yeomans struck one of them with his cane, then springing to his horse, and crying out that he would fire his pistols at them, they took to the woods and escaped.
The following passage from SHAKESPEARE appears so opposite to the situation of the Queen of France , that our readers will be much pleased to be reminded of it.
————— POOR shadow, painted Queen, The stat'ring index of a direful pageant; One beav'd on high to be burl'd down below; A mother only mock'd with two fair babes; A dream of what thou wast; a gairish flag, To be the aim of ev'ry dange'rous shot; A sign of dignity, a breath, a bubble; A Queen in jest, only to fill the scene. Where is thy husband now? Where be thy brothers? Where be thy children? Wherein dost thou 'joy? Who sues and kneels, and says, God save the Queen, Where be the bended Peers that flatter'd thee? Where be the thronging troops that follow'd thee? Decline all this, and see what now thou art, For joyful mother, one that wails the name; From one being su'd, to one that humbly sues; For Queen, a very califf, crown'd, with care; For one, being fear'd of all, now fearing all; For one, commanding all, obey'd of none. Having no more but thought of what thou wer't, To torture thee the more, being what thou art.
RICHARD III. Act 4th, Scene 4th.
SPECULATION.
W HAT magic this among the people, That swells as maypole to a steeple? Touch'd by the wand of speculation, A frenzy runs thro' all the nation; For soon or late, so truth advises, Things must assume their proper sizes— And sure as death all mortals trips. Thousands will rue their faith in Scrips.
THE Bible (said the late King of Prussia ) is a staff, which GOD put into the hands of blindmen, to guide their steps. But they, instead of applying it to that use, immediately began to wrangle and dispute about its length, breadth, and thickness; and concluded by knocking each other over the pate with it.
A LL persons having demands on the estate of THOMAS PIPER, late of Northwood, deceased, are desired to exhibit them immediately; and those indebted to said estate are desired to make immediate payment to JONATHAN CLARK, Administrator. Northwood, September 2.
To be Let
T HE Mansion House—a Workshop, lately occupied by Mr. J. Sherburne—and a Shop in the front on Congress and Vaughan streets, all belonging to the estate of the late John Tufton Mason, Esq.—all which property is for sale, together with the FIELD behind the house, which will be sold in lots of a size that may be agreeable to the purchasers.—For particulars enquire of
THOMAS MARTIN. Portsmouth, August 30, 1791.

LONDON, July 2.
M. DE CONDE is still at Worms, where he has a numerous court. The Elector Palatine has sent him 600 men to relieve his own attendants in mounting guard. His whole hopes of effecting a Counter Revolution in France, are founded on the supposition, that it is desired by the people. His army consists of about 800 Officers, and from 3 to 4000 men, badly cloathed, and worse paid, who on entering France, would most probably be the first to hang up their Generals.
Monsieur, the Brother of LOUIS XVI. by his flight, loses 2,000,000 of livres, which were paid him annually from France.
JULY 7.
Tuesday night at ten o'clock, Mr. Timms, the long expected messenger from Peterburgh, arrived at the Secretary of State's office, White-Hall, with dispatches from Mr. Fawkener, the English Envoy Extraordinary to that Court, for negotiating a peace between Russia and the Turks.
By these dispatches we are informed, that nothing decisive is actually concluded on between the two courts. The impenetrable secrecy which prevails in the higher departments of government, precludes us from stating minutely what are the particular points on which they differ in opinion. But it gives us much satisfaction to assure the public, that although Mr. Fawkener's dispatches do not afford the agreeable news of his having yet completely fulfilled the object of his mission, there are well founded hopes of its being very shortly accomplished, every thing being in a fair way of adjustment.
Should a peace between Russia and the Porte be concluded on, the fresh disputes between the latter Power and Austria will of course terminate; and there is reason to believe that the King of Prussia has undertaken to accommodate the business, as for this purpose he has sent Colonel Bischoffswerder to the Emperor in Italy.
8. BY letters received from Gibraltar we learn, that two Dutch ships of war and a frigate had arrived there on the 19th of May last. The largest is commanded by Vice Admiral Van Baram; she mounts 68 guns and 300 men, and left the Texel eleven days before her arrival at Gibraltar. The other ship of war, carrying 56 guns and 300 men, came from Amsterdam, and was eighteen days on her passage. When these are joined by the remainder of the squadron, which in all will consist of five ships of the line, and several frigates, they will proceed to the dominions of the Emperor of Morocco, with an Ambassador from the States-General, who is commissioned to enter into an immediate Negotiation, of a commercial nature, from which the Dutch promise to themselves a new source of opulence.
The crews of the East India ships afford such supply to the men of war, that Lord Hood's fleet is almost wholly supplied with able seamen. The land press is according discontinued, and some landsmen have been lately released.
The Emperor of Germany receives the French Nobility who have emigrated into his dominions with the most marked respect, and has assigned to several of them commands in his army—the Prince de Lambeſe is amongst the number so favoured; and, from every appearance, the Emperor is determined to take an active part in their cause.
A letter just received from Grand Cairo, the metropolis of Egypt, by the way of Leghorn, says, that the plague rages there most violently, and has already carried off 120,000 people.
The number of French fugitives in this country is much greater than is usually supposed. Many, likewise have taken refuge in Ireland.
Some of the papers say that the King of France was drunk when he went away. It was not indeed the action of a very sober man; yet he has enough to sober him since.
BOSTON, September 3.
INTERESTING DECREE
Of the NATIONAL ASSEMBLY of FRANCE, respecting the UNITED STATES.
“THE National Assembly having heard the contents of a letter from the Minister of the United States of America, signed, “JEFFERSON,” and that from the representatives of Pennsylvania, dated the 8th of April last, on the report of the Diplomatick Committee decrees, that the two above mentioned letters shall be printed and inserted at large in their journals: The President is directed to answer the letter of the Representatives of Pennsylvania, and to express to the Minister of the United States of America, their earnest wish to strengthen more and more the bands of fraternity which unite the two nations.
“The Assembly further decrees, That the King shall be requested to negotiate a new Treaty of Commerce with the United States, which may multiply such commercial relations between the two nations as may be reciprocally advantageous to both.
[From the circumstance mentioned in the following letter reports have erroneously been circulated that several regiments of the French National Guards had revolted to join the King against the Nation.]
Extract of a letter from Dunkirk, June 25.
“Soon after the departure of the King was known here, all the Officers of the 1st regiment, nine Officers of the 22d, and three Serjeants, marched to join the King and got safe to Furnes in Austrian Flanders, at 2 o'clock on Saturday morning—having previously tore the National Colours of the Regiment, and their Cockades.
“The Regiments at nine o'clock chose their future Officers from the Serjeants and Corporals, in presence of the Mayor and Municipality of Dunkirk.
“The Commandant of the town was threatened with the Lanterns for opposing their measures.”
Extract of a letter from an Officer in the Federal Army, dated
FORT PITT, August 9 1791.
“On Sunday last I arrived at this port with about 200 men, after a very disagreeable march of 700 miles. I found that all the troops had gone down the river, except 300 levies. Next week we embark for Fort Washington. The whole army will be about 4000, exclusive of the militia. Heaven grant us success. [Amen.]
“About 12 miles from this place I encamped last Saturday. I was curious to behold the place where Gen. BRADDOCK was defeated in 1755. With my two officers, and a man of this country acquainted with the ground, I marched about 4 miles to it, and we made such observations as gave us satisfaction. The man who conducted us, led us to a tree which had a number of Balls in it and which had been felled about 25 years—Mr. C. my Ensign, found a Grape Shot in one part of it about 25 feet from the but, which he cut out—and which, together with two pieces of Scull Boans which I picked up on the field, I send to you, by the bearer, Lieut. SHERMAN. You will observe how wood and iron are concreted.
We reconnoitred the place at which he passed the river—it is called the Monongahela, nine miles from this place, that and the Allegany river make the head of the Ohio. I give you this information and send the balls and boans, as I think it may amuse you and my friends. I wish I had time to have been more particular, but you may rely on the fact—It was not made in a printing or lawyer's office, nor in a barber's shop, but it was made on the spot, now by the name of Braddock's Field. God bless you all and my friends.”
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at the mouth of Wheeling (about 100 miles from Pittsburg) to his friend in Georgetown, Maryland, dated July 27, 1791.
“There seems an entire calm with
the Indians, they having done no damage of any account since the 4th of July, when they killed and wounded ten out of twelve in one canoe, coming up the Ohio—seven that were wounded, and two that were not, got off by crossing the river, though under a constant fire from the Indians; they scalped the three that could not get away, but the wounded are all likely to recover. A few nights past, two Indians came to the mouth of the Indian Wheeling—it had rained, and the weeds were very high and wet, one of them flashed and the other snapped at the sentry, who immediately went a few steps and fired towards them, though he could not see them, it being dark, and the weeds high; they walked unconcerned, as appeared by their tracks, and went up a hill where the ground was so hard that they could not be followed: A few days after, several cattle were found dead and wounded, which I suspect must have been done by these fellows.
“I expect there are at Fort Washington about 1000 men, the rest are scattered from Fort Franklin (140 miles up the Alleghany) to Fort Washington, (about 600 miles below) but much the greater number are at Fort Pitt, except Washington. The Virginia battalion is the strongest, though I believe there are upwards of forty deserted from it.”
Fifteen of the twenty-one workmen Mr. Cox carried with him from hence to build the bridge at Londonderry, arrived at Philadelphia the 24th ult. and may be hourly expected.
On Thursday the 25th ult. the Ship Ajax, Weir, arrived at Philadelphia, from Killibegs, with nearly 600 passengers; all well.
Extract from a London Paper of July 7.
“The National Assembly, it is said, have determined—“That the King, by passing beyond the distance of twenty leagues from Paris, without the Consent of the National Assembly, had according to a constitutional decree sanctioned by himself, committed a formal abdication of the Throne; that he was declared to be DEPOSED; that the Dauphin was entitled to the Crown, and should govern under a commission of Regency, the members of which would be appointed as soon as possible; and that his education should be superintended by three Commissioners, and by visitors chosen by the National Assembly.”
The Dauphin is now in his seventh year, having been born March 27, 1785.
It was not believed that M. D. Orleans would have a share in the Regency.
All was quiet at Paris when the last express came away; and the confusion excited in other parts of France had subsided. Marquis de la Fayette had recovered the public confidence and esteem by his open and frank conduct.
Before it was known that the King had been stopped, papers were posted up in Paris, with the following inscription: “Strayed A Great Hog, those who shall discover him shall be moderately rewarded.”
SHIP NEWS.
Arrived at New-London, Capt. H. Smith, from St. Eustatia.—While Capt. Smith lay at St. Eustatia, a vessel arrived there from the coast of Guinea, and brought advice that an English Factory, on the coast had been recently cut off by the negroes who sacrificed the whole, except one, who happened to escape; among the killed is said to be Captain. WILLIAM WAGNALL, of that city.—By this effort of the negroes, 700 of them emancipated themselves.—So much for the Guinea Trade! [T. Allen's Marine list.]
Arrived—Ship Union, Capt. Barnard, from London.—Passengers, Mrs. Barnard, Miss Winslow, Mr. Samuel Payne, and Capt. Davis, jun.
The Boston-Packet, Davis, was to sail a few days after. The Neptune, Scott, and Charlotte, Mackey; for this port, was loading at London, when Capt. Barnard failed.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 8.
The balance of the claims of the state of South-Carolina against the United States, amounts to upwards of fourteen millions of dollars.
The revenues of the kingdom of Denmark amount to one million of pounds sterling—and those of Sweden to about one million and a half sterling money.
A plan for raising the Royal George (a ship long since sunk) is now before the Admiralty of England by a Mr. Edwards, who is to receive 70,000l. if he succeeds.
The State of Pennsylvania has made a loan from the Bank of North-America of 60,000l. for the use of the State.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has concluded contracts for opening the navigation of the rivers Delaware, Schuylkill, Lehigh, and Lechawaxen; or opening and improving the Roads from Wilkesbarre to the Wind gap from Keplinger's mill to the Susquehanna, from Catawissa to Hamburg, from Middle Creek to Grubb's Furnace, from Daniel Titus's to Poplar Run, and for opening and improving the Roads through the long Narrows, thro' Jack's and Igow's Narrows, and thro' the canoe Narrows.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in London, to another in Alexandria, dated July 1.
“My last letters from Malaga mention all kinds of grain and pulse to have taken an immense rise, from continued droughts of the past months, which have already totally ruined the crops of barley, maize, beans, &c.—The Portuguese fleet scours the Mediterranean of the Algerine Pirates, from whom, I conceive there is nothing to be dreaded.”
The balance in favour of the State of Pennsylvania against the United States, for services and supplies during the late war, is stated by the Comptroller to be about 14,735,250 dollars.
Since the first of January last, there have been deposited with the Superintendent of the Magazine in Philadelphia 4858 quarter casks of Gun-Powder, only 370 of which were imported.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
ENTERED FROM Brig Statira, Sellers, Ostend; Ship Three Brothers, Drew, Dartmouth.
CLEARED FOR Schooner, Susan, Coolidge, W. Indies.
PHILADELPHIA PRICE CURRENT
   PUBLIC SECURITIES.   FUNDED. UNFUNDED.     6 per Cents, 21/3 Finals & others 20/   3 per Cents, 12/4 Indents, 12/3   Deferred 6 do 12/6 Bank Scrip, ds. 17/6  
Drugs & Medicines. Nat. A. Haven
Has now for sale, at his Store in Market-Street, at the sign of the Hydra and Hercules, a large and full assortment of Fresh Drugs and Medicines, which he will sell by wholesale or retail, as cheap as can be purchased in Boston—Also a large variety of Patent Medicines, warranted genuine—among which are,
  Anderson's Pills,  Stoughton's Elixir    Hooper's female do.  Essence of Pepper    Locyer's do.  mint    Turl. Balsam of life,  Dr. Walker's celebrated Jesuits Drops.    Bateman's Drops,  Dr. Hill's Balsam of Honey.    Kennedy's celebrated Corn Plaister,     British Oil,     Ladies Smelling-Bottles, Teeth-Brushes, London Court-Plaister, Phials by the gross or smaller quantity, Oil of Vitriol, Blue Vitriol, and Dye-Stuffs in general—Also, Madeira, Sherry, Lisbon, White Port, Malaga and Teneriffe Wines, Spices, Groceries, Painters Oil and colours,—and West-India GOODS as usual.   
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To the Hon. CHRISTOPHER TOP- PAN, Esq. one of the justices to keep the peace throughout the State of New- Hampshire.
WE the Subscribers
owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of CONCORD, in the county of Grafton, prays your honor to warn a Meeting of the Proprietors of said Township of Land, to be held at the house of JOHN NEAL, innhol- der in Londonderry, on Monday the third day of October next, at two o'clock, P. M. then and there to act on the fol- lowing particulars, viz.
1st.—To choose a MODERATOR, — CLERK, and other Officers they may think necessary.
2d.—To choose a Committee to sur- vey and lot out the said township into Lots, that the same may be divided amongst the proprietors.
3d.—To consider what shall be grant- ed to the settlers that has settled in said township, and to make such grants as the proprietors shall think reasonable to said settlers.
4th.—To see what the proprietors will do with an action brought against TIMOTHY BAYLEY, whether to pro- secute it, or to disclaim it, and to act on it as they shall think proper when met.
5th.—To raise such a sum of money as the proprietors shall think necessary to do the business of said proprietors.
6th.—To see if said proprietors will grant Leonard Whiting, Esq. any land in said Concord, for any former services done by him in said township, under the name of Gunthwait.
7th.—To choose a Committee to per- form all the foregoing articles that may be acted on, and to invest them with full power to settle with or prosecute any trespassers on said township, for and in behalf of said proprietors.
8th.—To agree on some method for warning meetings for the future.
JOSIAH LITTLE, LEONARD WHITING, LEONARD WHITING, jr.
September 2, 1791.
HAMPTON, Sept. 3: 1791.
PURSUANT to the foregoing re- quest, the proprietors of Concord are hereby notified and warned to attend at the time and place for the purposes aforesaid.
CHRISTOPHER TOPPAN, Justice Peace.
Now in the PRESS,
THE
Revised Laws
OF THE STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
AND WILL BE PRINTED BY JOHN MELCHER, AND READY FOR DELIVERY ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER NEXT.
THE Committee lately ap- pointed by the Honourable GE- NERAL-COURT, to Revise and Arrange all the LAWS of this State, having completed the same, and laid them be- fore the Court for their inspection, who, after having minutely inspected the same, ordered them to be prefa- ced with the DECLARATION OF INDE- PENDENCE, the TREATY OF PEACE, between Great-Britain and America, with the CONSTITUTION of New-Hamp- shire, and the CONSTITUTION of the UNITED-STATES, and to be immedi- ately Printed and distributed among the people;—they are now by autho- rity committed to the Press. As this will be a complete system of all the Laws of the State, it will be highly re- quisite for every Justice of the Peace, as well as every person in public business to furnish himself with a book.—The expense attending the printing will be so great, that the Printer fears he shall not be able to strike off more books than are engaged before hand; he therefore requests every gentleman who wishes to have a book, to leave his name with him seasonably, by which means he will secure one.
C A N A A N — State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Canaan, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1789, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the first day of November next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Major Samuel Jones, in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   State specie tax. Indent tax. County tax.   1st Hund. 2nd Hund. 3rd Hund. 1st Hund. 2nd Hund. 3rd Hund. 1st Hund. 2nd Hund. 3rd Hund.     Joseph Babcock 0 0 0 0 3 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 9 3/4 0 0 0 0 3 3/4   Joseph Eames, 0 0 0 0 3 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 9 3/4 0 0 0 0 3 3/4   Eben. Peck, 20 acres 0 0 0 1 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3/4 0 0   Jered Spencer, 40 acres 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0   Clement Daniels, 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0   John Chamberlain, 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0   Israel Kellog 0 4 3/4 0 6 3/4 0 0 0 7 1 4 0 0 0 4 3/4 0 6 3/4 0 0   Nat. Cady, 50 acres 0 0 0 3 3/4 1 3/4 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 0 3 3/4 3 3/4   John Tribel 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0   Sam. Dodge, 21 acres 0 2 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 5 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3/4 0 0 0 0   W'm Chamberlin, jr. 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0   Thomas Gates, 44 acr. 0 3 3/4 0 6 3/4 0 0 0 10 3/4 1 4 0 0 0 3 3/4 0 6 3/4 0 0   Thomas Miner 0 7 3/4 0 0 0 0 1 8 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 7 3/4 0 0 0 0   Phineas Sabins 0 7 3/4 0 0 0 0 1 8 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 7 3/4 0 0 0 0   Joshua Rathborne 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0   Samuel Dodge, 3d 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 3/4 0 0   Ephraim Wells 0 7 3/4 0 6 3/4 0 0 1 8 3/4 1 4 0 0 0 7 3/4 0 6 3/4 0 0   Louis Lovridge 0 0 0 3 3/4 9 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 9 3/4 0 0 0 0 3 3/4   Jonathan Bebee 0 3 0 6 3/4 3 3/4 0 2 3/4 1 4 0 9 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 0   Jabez Jones 0 7 3/4 0 6 3/4 0 0 1 8 3/4 1 4 0 0 0 7 3/4 0 6 3/4 0 0   Thomas Gates 0 7 3/4 0 6 3/4 0 0 1 8 3/4 1 4 0 0 0 7 3/4 0 6 3/4 0 0   James Nevin, 50 acres 0 0 0 3 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 3/4 0 0   Capt. J. Wentworth, 35 acr. 0 2 3/4 3 3/4 0 0 0 10 3/4 0 9 3/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3/4   Capt. W. Wentworth 0 7 3/4 0 6 3/4 0 0 1 8 1 4 0 0 0 7 0 6 0 0   Thomas Parker 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 0   Governor—2 rights 1 3 1 0 3 3 5 2 8 0 9 1 3 1 2 3   Josiah Gates, jun. 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0    RICHARD OTES, Collector. Canaan, August 13, 1791.
To the Honorable DAVID PAGE, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for the county of Strafford, in the State of New- Hampshire.
WE the subscribers, being owners and proprietors of more than one sixteenth part of a township called CHATHAM, in the state of New- Hampshire, request your honor that a legal meeting of the Proprietors of said township may be notified, to be holden at the house of Mr. NATHANIEL WALKER, in said Chatham, on WED- NESDAY the twenty-eighth day of Sep- tember next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. for the following purposes, viz.
1st.—To choose a MODERATOR. 2d.—To choose a Proprietors Clerk. 3d.—To examine the records and all proceedings of former meetings, as to surveying and drawing the Lots, and alter or rectify all irregularities, mis- takes or mismanagements, both with respect to calling former meetings and any transactions therein; and laying out and drawing the Lots of said town- ship.
4th.—To consider if the proprietors will admit the Rev. Doctor SAMUEL LANGDON, as a Proprietor, and con- firm to him his location; and whether they will quiet such persons as have en- tered without leave, and made settle- ments in the township.
5th.—To make a further survey of said township, and re-lot it as far as may be necessary.
6th.—To vote money for defraying all necessary charges which have alrea- dy arisen, or which may arise in accom- plishing the abovementioned purposes.
7th.—To fix on a proper method of calling Proprietors meetings in future.
8th.—To choose a committee to exa- mine into and prosecute all trespasses and trespassors on said lands.
JOHN GLOVER. EZEKIEL WALKER. State of New-Hampshire, Strafford, ss. To JOHN GLOVER, Gentleman, one of the applicants and proprietors aforesaid.
IN the name of the State of New- Hampshire, you are required to notify and warn the proprietors of Chatham, to meet at time and place, and for the purposes mentioned in the above appli- cation. DAVID PAGE, Justice Peace.
IN obedience to the above direction, I do hereby notify and warn the pro- prietors of Chatham aforesaid, to meet at time and place, and for the purposes mentioned in the above application.
JOHN GLOVER.
NOTTINGHAM. State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Nottingham, who have not paid their taxes for the years 1789 and 1790, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or be- fore the 6th day of October next, so much of their land as will pay said taxes together with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue at the house of Col. Henry Butler, in said town at 3 o'clock, P. M. on said day.
Taxes for the year 1789.     No. Ac's. s. d. q. Specie.     Lt. J. Blafdell 19 88 3 7 1 4 6 0   D. Colcord 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 2   J. Johnson 0 3 1 8 2 2 1 2   Wm. Morrill 0 0 1 4 1 1 7 3   Eben. Straw 0 0 1 4 1 1 7 3   Cutt and Moulton 1st 9 108 1 8 2 0 11 2   Range   W. Langdon   or George   Jaffrey,   Woodbridge   Gore   Robert Pike,   Kingstreet  
Taxes for the year 1790.     No. Ac's. s. d. q. Specie.     Lt. Jacob Blafdell 0 0 4 9 2   Josiah Burleigh 0 0 6 2 1   Jacob Brown 0 0 11 9 2   James Bunker 0 0 1 0 0   David Colcord 0 0 0 2 2   Benaiah Dow 0 0 2 4 3   Simon Drake 0 0 1 10 2   Phillip Fowler 0 0 6 3 2   Gould French 0 0 2 0 3   William French 0 0 2 7 3   William Morrill 0 0 1 9 2   Thomas Norris 0 0 1 5 3   Josiah Rundlett 0 0 2 9 3   Jacob Rundlett 0 0 2 4 1   Benjamin Smith 0 0 7 2 3   Ebenezer Straw 0 0 1 9 2   Judith Sawyer 0 0 5 2 2   Jacob Smith 0 0 5 3 0   Cutt and Moulton 9 48 0 1 2   Will'm. Langdon or   George Jaffrey  
JOHN HARVEY, Constable. Nottingham, August 1, 1791.
State of New-Hampshire. PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that a petition hath been pre- sented to the General-Court, by the selectmen of the town of Ossipee, set- ting forth, that the greatest part of the
land in said town is owned by gentle- men living out of town, and but few inhabitants, and the roads so extensive as to put it beyond the power of the inhabitants to support them:—There- fore they pray that a tax of one penny per acre, may be laid on all non-resi- dents land in said town for the term of two years, for the purpose of making and repairing said roads.
Upon which petition the General- Court ordered an hearing on the se- cond Wednesday of their next session, and that in the mean time the petition- ers cause that the substance of the peti- tion and order of court thereon, be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette three weeks successively, six weeks prior to the sitting of said court, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted.
Attest, JOS. PEARSON, Sec'yry. Concord, June 6, 1791.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Hillsb- orough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 31st day of October next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of John Dutton, Esq. innholder in said town, at one o'clock, P. M. on said day.
State. co'ty     D.No. Ac's. s. d. q.     J. Kindinge 3 1 in 27 0 5 0 1 2   J. Wentworth 3 3 in 28 0 5 0 1 2   Step. Rolf 1 37 50 2 2 0 3   J. Hinshaw 3 17 0 10 0 3 0   Dav. Little,   part of   Hunting-   ton's farm 0 0 150 7 2 2 1   Sam. Stiles 0 0 50 2 2 0 3   Heirs of   William   Bradford 1 60 30 1 2 0 2    WILLIAM SYMONDS, Constable. Hillsborough, July 23, 1791.
A U C T I O N,
By licence of Judge of Probate. TO be sold at public
auction, on Tuesday 4th of Oc- tober next, 10 o'clock, A. M. at Col. Brewster's tavern, in Portsmouth, sun- dry valuable tracts of land, belonging to the estate of Jonathan Moulton, late of Hampton, Esq. deceased, viz.
About 3600 acres in Orford—about 50 rights in Tamworth—about 2000 acres in Newhampton;—also, lands in Moultonborough—Canaan—Dorches- ter—Burton—Chatham—Northfield— and other towns;—also, a tract of land with the buildings in Tamworth, part of the farm, called the interval farm, containing about 200 acres.
A farm in Concord and Canterbury, 100 acres, late in possession of and be- longing to Joseph Smith—about 40 acres cultivated land in Candia—about 10 acres interval land in Plymouth, under cultivation.
Also—the reversion in the following parcels of land, set off to the widow of said deceased, as her dower, viz.
The elegant mansion house of said deceased, with about 100 acres of land in Hampton.—A valuable farm and buildings in Newmarket, containing 120 acres—the Great Hill farm, so called, in Tamworth, containing 640 acres with the buildings—the farm in Newhampton, nigh Center Harbour, so called, about 100 acres, with the buildings—about 60 acres under culti- vation in Newhampton—about 800 acres of unimproved land in said New- hampton—about 1500 acres wild land in Moultonborough, and sundry small parcels in said town—and also, all the lands which have heretofore been bid off at any vendue of estate of said de- ceased, and conditions of sale not com- plied with.