The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1809-08-15 00:00:00

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AN ACT To continue in force "An act declaring the assent of Congress to a certain act of the state of South Carolina, passed the twenty-first of December, one thousand eight hundred and four."
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act of the twenty-eighth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and six, entitled "An act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the state of South Carolina, passed on the twenty-first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and four, so far as the same relates to authorizing the city council of Charleston to impose and collect a duty on the tonnage of vessels from foreign ports," be and the same is hereby continued in force from the passage of this act for five years, and thence to the end of next session of Congress thereafter and no longer.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEO: CLINTON, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate. June 15, 1809.—APPROVED. JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT Authorizing the appointment of an agent for the land office at Kaskaskia, and allowing compensation to the commissioners and clerk.
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized to employ an agent, whose compensation shall not exceed five hundred dollars, in full for all his services, for the purpose of appearing before the board of commissioners for adjusting the claims to land in the Kaskaskia district, in behalf of the United States, to investigate the claims for land, and to oppose all such as he may deem fraudulent and unfounded. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That five hundred dollars shall be allowed to each of the said commissioners and to the clerk of the board, as compensation for their services rendered in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEO: CLINTON, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate. June 15, 1809.—APPROVED. JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT Authorizing the accounting officers of the Treasury Department to give credit to certain Collectors of the Customs for allowances paid by them to the owners and crews of fishing vessels.
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the accounting officers of the Treasury Department be, and they are hereby authorized in settling the accounts of the Collectors of the Customs, to give them credit for the respective sums which have been or may be paid for allowances to the owners and crews of fishing vessels, in lieu of drawback of the duties paid on the salt used by the same, to the thirty-first of December, one thousand eight hundred and seven.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW GREGG, President of the Senate, pro tempore. June 28, 1809.—APPROVED. JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT Making appropriations for defraying the expense of Stationery, Printing, and all other contingent expenses of the Senate and House of Representatives, during the present session of Congress.
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for defraying the expense of stationery, printing and all other contingent expenses of the Senate and House of Representatives, during the present session of Congress, the sum of nine thousand dollars be, and the same hereby is appropriated, payable out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW GREGG, President of the Senate, pro tempore. June 28, 1809.—APPROVED. JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT Freeing from postage all letters and packets from Thomas Jefferson.
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all letters and packets from Thomas Jefferson, late President of the United States, during his life, shall be received and conveyed by post, free of postage.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW GREGG, President of the Senate, pro tempore. June 28, 1809.—APPROVED. JAMES MADISON.
OMISSIONS.
MONEY CHANGERS.
THE great and manifold evils arising from so great a number of Banks in the United States, which are so severely felt by almost all classes of people, arise in a great measure from the pernicious practice of money changers. We read of the money changers sitting in the temple, who were scourged from thence by our Saviour when he was on earth, who poured out their money and overthrew their tables.
The mode practised by the modern money changers is somewhat different from the ancient Jewish speculators: and the methods used at this day arise from a different source. We do not find that Banks were established by law in various parts of the Hebrew government; but their currency was altogether in specie; therefore they had not the multitudinous prices of Bank bills to traffic with, which our modern money changers have. Whether the ancients had learned the mode of discount, we are not able to say; but now, the word discount is as much used as any word in the American language.
We shall endeavour to give the present true and real significance of it. There are a very great number of Banks in the several States in the Union, viz. Berkshire, Penobscot, Vermont, and above all, there was the Farmer's Bank, &c. &c. Now the mode of traffic, is this—When the money-changers find it convenient for their purpose of speculation, runners are employed and dispatched round the town, to raise a hue and cry, that such a Bank has stopped payment—this gives an alarm, and those persons who are in possession of the bills of the Bank thus condemned for fear of losing their money, flock in shoals to the money changers to know if such bills are current. They shake their heads, shrug their shoulders, look abashed, and proclaim that they are very dubious respecting them. They are asked whether they will exchange them for current bills; they hesitate, but finally, to oblige these unfortunate men they will discount them for ten or fifteen per cent, at the same time intimating that they have strong apprehensions that the bills will ultimately die in their hands. The frightened persons reason with themselves thus—it is better to sink ten or fifteen dollars upon a hundred, than lose the whole, and accordingly they give the premium. When the money-changers have by this means put eight or ten thousand dollars into their coffers, those condemned bills begin to grow better, and so by degrees they rise in value until they become as before.
Now if people would ask themselves this question in the first outset—what can be the motives of these money changers in changing these bills? they certainly have some good ground to think the bills are good or they would not risk the loss of eighty or ninety dollars for the ten or fifteen per cent. discount. But people will not reason when they are suddenly alarmed with these deceptive practices. [Chronicle.]
GLOOMY PROSPECT.
WILKESBARRE, (Penn.) July 21—We have had rain for about a week past, almost constantly, which has raised the Susquehanna river to an unusual height, for this season of the year. The water, we believe, has been above 16 feet above low water mark. The immense loss that will be sustained by the farmers who have land adjoining the river, will be incalculable; wheat, rye, oats and grass, will be entirely destroyed; which will render the situation of many of our farmers truly distressing. A flood in July has not been known before for more than 20 years. The ruin and distress that will be occasioned by it, from the source, to the mouth of the river, will be beyond all calculation.
We understand, that on Thursday morning last a duel was fought upon the borders of North-Carolina, between Col. Elliot Mufe of Middlesex county and Caleb B. Upham, Esq. formerly of the Eastern Shore, now of Richmond county. Upon the first fire, the latter gentleman received the ball in his antagonist's waistcoat pocket, where it was resisted by a couple of dollars; but they were so forcibly indented upon his side, as to cause him to exclaim that he was mortally wounded. The mode of fighting, allowed to each party a pair of pistols, with which they were to advance and use them as they pleased. In consequence of this exclamation, Col. M. did not use his second pistol. The friend of Mr. U. was asked if he was satisfied—to which he replied in the affirmative. And we are happy to state, that the difference between the two gentlemen was afterwards adjusted & that the one wounded will perhaps receive very inconsiderable injury.
What is curious—the force of the ball is said to have been so great, that it dentated in the dollar, which it struck, and almost buried itself—the ball itself was spread out nearly to the diameter of eighteen pence—and the second dollar received a part of the impression of the contiguous side of the exterior dollar.—ENQUIRER.
LONGEVITY.
There died in February, 1805 at Glovers, near Athenry, in Ireland, of a short illness, Denis Coorobee, of Ballendangin aged 117 years. The life of this man was remarkable not only for its duration, but from its exemption from most of the evils of humanity. He retained his mental and corporeal faculties in full vigor to the last. Three weeks before his death he walked out and home 26 miles in one day, and read the smallest print without glasses, as distinctly and easily as a boy of 16. Two days previous to his death, he never remembered to have any complaint or sickness whatever, tooth-ache only excepted. The first fifty-six years of his life passed entirely free from even the tooth-ache. After that period his
teeth began to decay; but in the course of 15 years a new set appeared, of which he continued in possession till his death.
Of his moral character it is only recorded, that he was sedately an honest man; sober, regular and perfectly upright in his deportment. His mind was naturally strong and acute, not disciplined by a literary education, but enriched by observation and experience.
He spent his life in the cultivation of the same farm the property of which he had acquired early in life, and bent his attention chiefly to agriculture, in which he was generally allowed to be eminently proficient. He was one of the earliest who introduced & propagated the potatoe, which he cultivated for the last seventy years.
He was seven times married. He was first married at the age of 21. With his last wife who survived him, he lived longer than with any of the previous ones, that is 26 years, having married her when 93 years old. In general, they were short-lived and were young women of his immediate neighbourhood. The years of his widowhood, had taken together amounted to 11. All the children born to him were 48, which is on an average one for every two years, since the first year of his marriage. He had three sets of twins; and his third wife bore him 11 children in 12 years.
His grand children were in number 236, which is a little more than 5 to each child. His g grand children amounted to 944, which is more proportionally, than 80 to each child. He had 25 great-great grand children, the oldest of whom is now 4 years old. Of 1253 descendants of his body, 437 survived him.
By his last wife, he had 6 sons, the youngest of whom is a fine lad of 18. These facts are extracted from a register kept by the old man, of the names, births, marriages, deaths and general situation of his wives and descendants. The keeping of this register was his principal amusement; and his descendants being scattered far and wide over the earth, he took great pains to make the catalogue exact and complete. It is to be hoped that some curious person may rescue this document from oblivion, by committing it to the press. It must certainly lead to some very valuable inferences, as to the constitution of human bodies and of human society.
REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF LONGEVITY.
There is now living in Augusta, (Kennebec) a man by the name of JOHN GILLEY, who by the best information, has attained the extraordinary age of one hundred and nineteen years. He was born in the county of Cork, in Ireland, and emigrated to this country at about the age of 60. He was a batchelor till between 70 and 80, at which time he married a young woman of about 18, who still lives with him. He has always been a laboring man. His living has been upon solid food. He never had any sickness, or suffered pain but from violence or wounds. He retains to this day his faculties of mind, and considerable bodily strength. He is of low stature, perfectly erect, and of good countenance though deeply furrowed: he cuts wood, tends his barn, and performs other light labor, and not unfrequently walks six miles a day. Such were his bodily condition and habits in 1806, when our informant saw him; and he has heard of him, within a few days, and no apparent changes have taken place in him. [Salem Gazette.]
AMERICAN ANECDOTE.
One night Colonel M.—having drank too freely, ordered his footman, who was an Irishman, newly hired, to bring his pistols. Teague obeyed; the Colonel loaded them both, and having locked the door, commanded his man to hold one of the candles at arms length till he finished it with a ball. Prayers and entreaties were in vain, and comply he must, and did, though trembling; the Colonel performed the operation at the first attempt, then laying down his pistols, was going to unlock the door. Teague catches up that which was loaded. "Arrah Maister," says he, "but now you must take up t'other candle, and let me have my shoot too." The Colonel called him rogue and rascal to no purpose; Teague was now vested with power, and would be obeyed: accordingly his master extended the candle; but this being the first time of Teague's performing, he not only missed, but shot off a button from the breast of the Colonel's coat. So narrow an escape had a good effect, and cured him of this humour of turning marksmen in his drink.
Political Miscellany.
FROM THE BOSTON PATRIOT
MR. ADAMS'
CORRESPONDENCE CONTINUED
To the Printers of the Boston Patriot, SIRS.
IN page 29, Mr. Hamilton says, "when an ordinary man dreams himself to be a Frederick," &c.
To this I shall make but a short answer. When a Miss of the street shall print a pamphlet in London, and call the Queen of England an ordinary woman, who dreams herself a Catharine of Russia, no Englishman will have the less esteem for his queen for that impudent libel.
There is something in the 24th page, of a graver complexion. It is said, "that the session which ensued the promulgation of the dispatches of our commissioners was about to commence. This was the session of 1798.
Mr. Adams arrived at Philadelphia. The tone of his mind seemed to be raised."
Let me ask a candid public, how did Mr. Hamilton know any thing of the tone of Mr. Adams's mind, either before or at that conference? To make the comparison, he must have known the state of Mr. Adams's mind at both these periods. He had never conversed with Mr. Adams before, nor was he present at that conference. Who was the musician that took the pitch of Mr. Adams's mind, at the two moments here compared together? And what was the musical instrument, or whose exquisite ear was it that ascertained so nicely the vibrations of the air, and Mr. Adams's sensibility to them? Had Mr. Hamilton a spy in the cabinet? Who transmitted to him, from day to day, the confidential communications between the President and heads of departments? If there existed such a spy, why might he not communicate these conferences to Mr. Liston, or the Marquis Yrujo, as well as to Mr. Hamilton? He had as clear a right. I believe that all the privy councillors of the world but our own are under an oath of secrecy; and ours ought to be. But as they are not, their own honor and sense of propriety ought, with them, to be obligations as sacred as an oath.
The truth is, I had arrived at Philadelphia, from a long journey, which had been delayed longer than I intended, very much fatigued; and as no time was to be lost, I went for the heads of departments, to consult, in the evening, upon the points to be inserted in the speech to Congress, who were soon to meet.
My intention was, in the language of the lawyers, merely to break the questions, or moot the points necessary for us to consider; not intending to express any opinion of my own, or to repeat any opinion of theirs upon any point; but merely to take the questions into their consideration, and give me their advice upon all of them at a future meeting.
I observed, that I found, by various sources of information, and particularly by some of the newspapers in Boston and New-York, that there was a party who expected an unqualified recommendation of a declaration of war against France.
These paragraphs, I was well satisfied, were written by gentlemen who were in the confidence and correspondence of Hamilton and one of the heads of departments at least, though I gave them no intimation of this.
I said to the gentlemen, that I supposed it would be expected of us, that we should consider this question, and be able to give our reasons for the determination, whatever it might be.
The conduct of the gentlemen upon this question was such as I wished it to be upon all the others. Not one of them gave an opinion either for or against a declaration of war. There was something, however, in the total silence and reserve of all of them, and in the countenances of some, that appeared to me to be the effect of disappointment. It seemed to me, that they expected I should have proposed a declaration of war and only asked their advice to sanction it. However, not a word was said.
That there was a disappointment, however, in Hamilton and his friends, is apparent enough, from this consideration—that when it was known that a declaration of war was not to be recommended in the President's speech, a caucus was called, of members of Congress, to see if they could not get a vote for a declaration of war, without any recommendation from the President, as they had voted the alien and sedition law and the army. What passed in that caucus and how much zeal there was in some, and who they were, judge Sewall can tell better than I. All that I shall say, is, that Mr. Hamilton's friends could not carry the vote.
My second proposition to the heads of departments was to consider, in case we should determine against a declaration of war, what was the state of our relations with France, and whether any further attempt at negotiation should be made.
In stead of the silence and reserve with which my first question was received, Mr. Hamilton shall relate what was said.
Mr. Hamilton says, "It was suggested to him, Mr. Adams, that it
might be expedient to insert in the speech, a sentiment of this import, that after the repeatedly rejected advances of this country, its dignity required that it should be left with France, in future, to make the first overture; that if desirous of reconciliation, she should evince the disposition, by sending a minister to this government; he would be received with the respect due to his character, and treated with, in the frankness of a sincere desire of accommodation. The suggestion was received in a manner both indignant and intemperate."
I demand again, how did Mr. Hamilton obtain this information? Had he a spy in the cabinet? If he had, I own I had rather that all the courts in Europe should have had spies there; for they could have done no harm by any true information; they could have obtained there; whereas Hamilton has been able to do a great deal of mischief, by the pretended information he has published.
It is very true, that I thought this proposition intended to close the avenues to peace, and to ensure a war with France; for I did believe that some of the heads of departments were confident, in their own minds, that France would not send a minister here.
From the intimate intercourse between Hamilton and some of the heads of departments, which is demonstrated to the world and to posterity, by this pamphlet, I now appeal to every candid and impartial man, whether there is not reason to inspect and to believe, whether there is not a presumption, a violent presumption, that Hamilton himself had furnished this machine to his correspondent in the cabinet, for the very purpose of enaring me, at unawares, of ensuring a war with France and enabling him to mount his hobby horse, the command of an army of fifty thousand, ten thousand of them to be horse?
Hamilton says, "the suggestion was received in a manner both indignant and intemperate." This is false. It is true, it was urged with so much obstinacy, perseverance and indecency, not to say intemperance; that at last I declared I would not adopt it, in clear and strong terms.
Mr. Hamilton says, "Mr. Adams declared, as a sentiment he had adopted on mature reflection, that if France should send a minister here to morrow, he would order him back the day after."
Here I ask again, where, how, and from whom did he get this information? Was it from his spy in the cabinet? Or was it the fabrication of his own "sublimated, eccentric," and intemperate imagination? In either case, it is an entire misrepresentation.
I said that when in my retirement at Quincy, the idea of the French government sending a minister here, had sometimes occurred to me, my first thoughts were, that I would send him back the next day after his arrival, as a retaliation for their sending ours back; and because the affront offered to us had been at Paris, publicly, in the face of all Europe, the atonement ought to be upon the same theatre; and because, as the French government had publicly and officially declared that they would receive no minister plenipotentiary from the United States until the President had made apologies for his speeches and answers to addresses, they ought to be made to retract and take back that rash declaration, on the same spot where it had been made. They might send a minister here, consistently with that offensive declaration. This was my first thought; but upon mature reflection, I saw that this would not be justifiable; for, to retaliate one breach of principle by another breach of principle, was neither the morality nor the policy that had been taught me by my father and my tutors. Our principle was, that the right of embassy was sacred. I would therefore sacredly respect it, if they sent a minister here. But I would not foreclose myself from sending a minister to France, if I saw an opening for it, consistent with our honor; in short, that I would leave both doors and all doors wide open for a negotiation. All this refutation came from myself, not from the heads of departments.
All that he says in this place and in the beginning of the next page, of my wavering, is false. My mind never underwent any revolution or alteration at all, after I left Quincy.—

inserted no declaration in my speech that I would not send a minister to France; nor any declaration, that if France would give assurances of receiving a minister from this country, I would send one. Nothing like that declaration was ever made, except in my message to Congress, of the 21st of June, 1798, in these words: "I will never send another minister to France, without assurances that he will be received, respected and honored, as the representative of a great, free, powerful and independent nation." This declaration finally effected the peace.
Both the doors of negotiation were left open. The French might send a minister here without conditions—we might send one to France, upon condition, of a certainty that he would be received in character.
What conduct did the French government hold, in consequence of this declaration? They retracted their solemn and official declaration, that they would receive no minister plenipotentiary, in future, from the United States, without apologies from the President, for his speeches and answers to addresses. They withdrew, and expressly disavowed all claims of loans and douceurs, which had been held up in a very high tone. They even gave encouragement, I might say they promised, to make provision for an equitable compensation for spoliations. They promised to receive our ministers, and they did receive them, and made peace with them, —a peace that completely accomplished a predominant wish of my heart for five and twenty years before, which which was, to place our relations with France and with Great Britain, upon a footing of equality and impartiality, that we might be able to preserve, in future, an everlasting neutrality in all the wars of Europe.
I see now, with great pleasure, that England professes to acknowledge and adopt this our principle of impartiality, and I hope that France will too. The two powers ought to see, that it is the only principle we can adopt with safety to ourselves, or justice to them. If this is an error, it is an error in which I have been invariably and unchangeably fixed for five and thirty years, in the whole course of which I have never seen reason to suspect it to be an error, and I now despair of ever discovering any such reasons.
Nevertheless, Mr. Hamilton calls the declaration that accomplished all this, "a pernicious declaration!"
Pernicious it was to his views of ambition and domination. It extinguished his hopes of being at the head of a victorious army of fifty thousand men; without which, he used to say, he had no idea of having a head upon his shoulders for four years longer.
Thus it is, when self sufficient ignorance impertinently obtrudes itself into offices and departments, in which it has no right, nor color, nor pretence to interfere.
Thus it is, when ambition undertakes to sacrifice all characters and the peace of nations, to its own private interests. I have now finished all I had to say on the negotiations and peace with France, in 1800—I find I must say something of the peace with England, in 1783.
In the meantime, when I look back on the opposition and embarrassments I had to overcome, from the faction of British subjects, from that large body of Americans who revere the English and abhor the French, from some of the Heads of Departments, from so many gentlemen in Senate, and so many more in the House of Representatives, and form the insidious and dark intrigues as well as open remonstrances of Mr. Hamilton, I am astonished at the event.
In some of my jocular moments I have compared myself to an animal I have seen, take hold of the end of a cord with his teeth and be drawn slowly up by pulleys, through a storm of squibs, crackers, and rockets, flaring and blazing round him every moment; & though the scorching flames made him groan, and moan, and roar, he would not let go his hold till he had reached the ceiling of a lofty theatre, where he hung sometime, still suffering a flight of rockets, and and at last descended through another storm of burning powder, and never let go till his four feet were safely landed on the floor.
In some of my social hours I have quoted Virgil:
Fata obstant, placidam qui Deus obtulit aures. Ac velut annoso validum cum robore quercum Alpini Boreae nunc hunc nunc flantibus illinc Error inter se certant; ita fides; et alte Conferunt terram concusso stipite frondes: Ipsa haeret scopulis et quantum in vertice ad aur. Esberias, tantum radice in Tartara tendit. Haud sciat affiduis hinc atque hinc vocibus heros Tunditur, et magno persentit pectore curas Mens immota manet: lacrima voluuntur inanes.
Lib. 4. 440. His hardened heart nor prayers nor threatening move; Fate and the Gods had stopp'd his ears, As when the winds their airy quarrels try, Jouing form every quarter of the sky;
This way and that the mountain oak they bend; His boughs they shatter, and his branch rend; With leaves and falling mast they spread the ground. The hollow valleys to the echo found: Umbr'd the sturdy plant their fury mocks, Or shaken, clings more closely to the rocks: Far as he shoots his towering head on high, So deep in earth his deep foundations lie; No less a storm the Trojan hero bears; Thick messages and loud complaints he hears, And banded words still bearing on his ears, Sighs, groans and tears, proclaim his inward pains. But the firm purpose of his heart remains. Dryden, B. 4. 186.
But this is all levity. There have been sober hours, not a few: and I know not that there has been one, in which I have not adored that Providence of Almighty God, which alone could have carried me safely through, to a successful issue, this translation and so many others, equally difficult, and infinitely more dangerous to my life, if not to my reputation.
JOHN ADAMS. Quincy, June 10, 1809.
French State Paper. The following document, published by order of the French Government we believe is new to many of our readers, although its date is not recent.
Dispatch addressed to Gen. Andreossy, (the French Ambassador at the court of Vienna,) on the 16th of August, 1808, by Count de Champagny.
MR. AMBASSADOR—
HIS Majesty the Emperor, on his return from a journey into the interior of France, arrived at St. Cloud on the night of the 14th, and on the 15th the day of his fête, he received, with the usual solemnity, the princes, ministers and high officers of the empire; the senate, the council of state, the whole corps of the public functionaries, and lastly the diplomatic corps. The audience given to the diplomatic corps, was remarkable for a very long conversation between her Majesty and the Austrian ambassador, of which I wish to give you at least, the substance.
"Austria, then, wishes for war," said the emperor, "or does she wish to frighten us?" M. de Metternich protested that the intentions of his court were pacific—"If that is the case, why your immense preparations?" "They are purely defensive," replied M. de Metternich—"But who attacks you, that you think of defending yourselves? Who threatens you, that you think you will be soon attacked? Is not every thing peaceful on our side? Has there been the least dispute between you and me, since the peace of Presburg? Have I made any pretension that alarms you? Have not all our relations been extremely amicable? And yet you have all at once raised a cry of alarm; you have put in motion the whole of your population; your princes have traversed your provinces, and your proclamations call out your people to the defence of their country. Your proclamations and measures are such as you employed when I was at Leoben. If it was merely a new organization that you were making, it would be effected more slowly; without noise or expence; without exerting at home so prodigious a ferment, and abroad so lively an alarm. But your measures are not purely defensive; you have added to each of your regiments a force of 1300 men; your militia will give you a disposable force of 400,000 men; those men will be drafted into regiments and exercised, a part of them is now clothed; your fortresses are provisioned; and lastly, what is to me a proof that you are preparing to begin a war, you have purchased horses although you have at this moment 14,000 artillery horses; in the midst of peace, we do not incur such enormous expenses. To men, whom you call out to exercise, you grant pecuniary indemnification; you have clothed a part, and you have furnished them with arms: nothing of all this could have been done but at a very great expense, and yet you all agree that your finances are in a miserable condition; your exchange, before so low, is now lower; and your commercial operations have suffered—can it be supposed that you would expose yourselves to all those inconveniences and embarrassments without an object?
"Do not say that you have been compelled to provide for your safety. You must acknowledge that all our relations have been amicable; you know, that I ask nothing from you, that I make no claim to any thing you have, and also that I regard the preservation of your power in its actual condition, as useful to the system of Europe, and to the interests of France. I have encamped my troops, to keep them in vigor and exercise; they cannot be encamped in France, because it is too expensive there, they are encamped in foreign countries, where the expense is less. My camps have been fixed in different directions; none of them threatened you. I would not have encamped, had I any hostile views towards you. In the
excess of my confidence and security, I dismantled the fortresses of Silesia. Most certainly, I would not have had camps, if I had any idea that they could alarm you—a single word from you would have dissuaded me from forming them. I am ready to break them up, if you think that it is necessary to my safety."
M. de Metternich having remarked, that there had been no movements of troops in Austria, the emperor replied:—
"You are mistaken, you have withdrawn your troops from quarter where they were maintained at less expence; you have concentrated them upon Cracovia; you have placed yourselves in a condition to menace Silesia at pleasure; your army is united, and it has taken a military position. Yet what do you expect. Do you think to frighten me? You will not be able to do it. Do you imagine circumstances are favourable for you? If you do, you are deceived. My politics are open and frank, because I possess the love of my soldiers. "I will withdraw the 100,000 men from Germany, and send them into Spain, yet I will be a match for you. Arm, and I will arm; and if necessary, raise 200,000 men more. You have no continental power to assist you: I would almost dare to tell you, in the name of the Emperor of Russia that he will require you to remain at peace. He is already not well pleased at your relations with the Servians; he has as much reason to suppose himself menaced by your preparations, as I have to suppose myself threatened; and he suspects that you have views upon Turkey. You may suppose that I also have views upon Turkey; I declare that it is unfounded, and that I want nothing from Turkey, nothing from Austria."
"And yet your emperor does not wish for war—I believe him; I confide in the promise he gave me at our interview. He can have no resentment against me. I was in possession of his capital and of the greatest parts of his province; nearly all was restored to him—I kept Venice solely to prevent any cause for discord, any pretext for war. Do you think that a conqueror of the French armies, and in possession of Paris, would have acted with so much moderation? No, your emperor does not desire war; your ministry does not wish for it, the most distinguished men of your monarchy do not desire it; and yet the movements that you have made have been such, that war will follow, in spite of you and me."
"You have created a belief that I demanded some of your provinces; and your people, from a national and general impulse, that I am far from blaming, are indignant; their indignation is carried to excess, and they run to arms. You issued a proclamation forbidding your people to talk of war, but your proclamation was vague; it was considered as a measure of policy and as your measures were in opposition to your proclamation, your measures have been regarded and not your proclamation. Thence the insult given to my consul at Trieste, by your new militia; thence the assassination of three of my couriers proceeded to Dalmatia. Should there be any more such insults, war will be inevitable; for we may be killed, but will not be insulted with impunity."
"England sustains the war without intermission; it was thus they provoked the war that followed the insult given to general Bernadotte. Such intrigues will carry you where you do not wish to go. The English and their partisans dictate all those false measures; they already rejoice in the expectation of seeing Europe again in flames; they will gain fifty per cent. by the impulse you are creating in Europe. It is them that I accuse; it is owing to them that Frenchman cannot go to the waters of Bohemia without being insulted. Why do you suffer this? Have you any examples of it in France? Are not your consuls and travellers hospitably received & respected in France? The most trifling insult given to one of them, would be instantly and severely punished."
"I repeat you are led astray, and in spite of you, the ferment of your people, imprudently excited, and the intrigues of the partisans of England and of some members of the equestrian order (who have carried amongst you the bitterness of their regrets) will drag you into a way. The emperor of Russia, perhaps, will oppose it, and will declare to you in a firm manner that he does not approve of the war, and that he will be against you. But if to his intervention Europe will owe the continuation of peace, you can expect no gratitude from Europe or from me, I cannot regard you as my friends, and shall consider myself entirely at liberty to make such arrangements as the state of Europe may require, without asking your advice or concurrence."
"Then what will happen? You have levied 400,000 men, and I will levy 200,000: the confederation which had discharged its troops, will reorganize them and make new levies: Germany, which is just beginning to breathe, after so many ruinous wars, will see all her wounds opened anew: I will establish the fortresses of Silesia, instead of evacuating that province and the Prussian states, as I intended: Europe will be aroused, armies will be in the presence of each other, and the most trivial incident will produce the commencement of hostilities."
"You say you have an army of 400,000 men, which is much larger than at any former time of your monarchy. You wish to double it;—to follow your example, it will be very soon necessary to arm even the women. In such a state of things, when every bow shall have been bent, war will become necessary to produce the catastrophe. It is thus, that, in the physical world, the state of agitation into which nature is thrown at the approach of a hurricane, makes it desirable that the storm should increase, that the heavens and the earth may the sooner exhibit a sweet serenity. Violent pain, but of short duration, is preferable to tedious suffering."
"In the mean time, all hopes of a maritime peace vanish; the strong measures taken to obtain it will have been useless—The English smile at the thoughts of the discord again excited on the continent, and trust to it for the defence of their interests."
"See the evils you have produced, and, I believe, without intending it. But, if your dispositions are pacific as they are, prove them to be so; countermand the measures which have excited so dangerous a ferment: to this impulse involuntarily given, it is necessary to oppose an impulse of a contrary kind; and since, from Petersburg to Naples, there is no doubt that Austria prepares for war, since all your merchants announce it as certain, it is necessary that every voice should be able to proclaim that your actions as well as your words evince a disposition for peace. On my side every security shall be given that you can desire."
Thus, sir, will be given you, as well as I could trace it, a brief abstract of the remarks which his majesty made to M. de Metternich. The emperor showed that he felt a good deal of emotion, as was to have been expected in treating on so momentous a subject. He had no more warmth, than that emotion naturally produced; he spoke of the Emperor of Austria, and government, in terms of regard and respect, and he said several things personally agreeable to M. de Metternich. That ambassador, who has constantly protested the pacific dispositions of his court, has never found himself at being in a court, where such communications could be thus directly made by the sovereign to a foreign minister. M. de Tolstoi joins in the opinion. The emperor appears even in the eyes of those, who have the least observation, noble, frank, loyal and mindful of the convenience of those around him, observing a perfect delicacy, eloquent, as well as sensible, and possessed of that sensibility which the great interests of humanity excite;—he judges it equally necessary to be prepared for war as well as for peace, and wishes for the latter without fearing the former; and it is generally thought, that, to a language so frank and noble, no answer can be made but an open avowal of warlike intentions, or by facts as well as words, to prove that peace is really desired.
You can make this despatch the subject of an interview with M. de Stadion. The Austrian government cannot doubt the sincere desire of his majesty to preserve peace. But the emperor wishes security during peace. If peace is equally dear to Austria, she will not hesitate to give the emperor a full assurance of her wishes, and it is above all by giving another direction to the public opinion that she will confirm them—but that direction can only be effected by a change of measures.
We feel a high degree of satisfaction in inserting the following specimen of genuine AMERICAN SPIRIT—it is copied from the Charleston (S. C.) Courier, the leading federal print in the state: would all who assume the name of federalists, who arrogate all patriotism to themselves, and claim every title of superior virtue, thus discard prejudice, and declare for their country, we might predict the most happy destinies for America—Federalists, this is honorable for your party—Go and do likewise.
AMERICAN AND BRITISH AFFAIRS.
The news of a disavowal by the British ministry of Mr. Erskine's late act of arrangement with this country, and their denial of any powers in him to conclude such arrangements, has wrought up the public mind to a state of agitation but rarely equalled. As far as we have heard or seen there is but one sentiment held on this subject; a sentiment of mingled indignation and sorrow—indignation at the shameful and treacherous manner in which the good faith and honesty of our government have been abused—and sorrow, that the relations of amity and friendship between us and the British nation, which appeared to be in such
a happy state of accommodation, should be thus broken up by a mistaken spirit of discord on the part of England. There will be no division of opinion on these matters throughout the whole of the U. S. Every American will make up his mind without hesitation—it will require no time to deliberate upon the question, whether we shall surrender ourselves a foot-ball to the insulting power of any nation, or whether we shall rise up with a determined resolution to defend our honour and our best interests—No! in such an alternative we shall hesitate not—debate not—divide not, but with one voice and with one impulse of honourable zeal, and adoration of this our country, we will vindicate the reputation and the rights, of the American People, with an ardor and vigour, that in the cause of justice cannot but be crowned with success.
We have suffered much, and have suffered long, from the unjust conduct of the powers of Europe; but these sufferings have by no means destroyed the spirit of stubborn resistance against oppression, in the bosom of Americans; and the honest fear of infamy and disgrace, we trust, will forever keep our national character exalted in our own eyes, and in the eyes of the world. Our independence cost us too much treasure, to be surrendered to any domineering foreign potentate; neither will we tamely submit to bear the loads of disgrace which the enemies of this country may endeavour to heap upon us—The strength of the American states, if well disposed, and directed by a wise and active administration, is sufficient for all defensive purposes, as it is entirely adequate to repel the lawless aggressions of any hostile power; and if such power were now arrayed against us, we would not be found wanting in the hour of peril. We deprecate such a trial—we love peace, and detest the murderous trade of war, and we hope that no efforts, either in this country or abroad, will bring us into a state of hostility. Every one cherished the hope, that with England at least, our peace was about to be made—Her late obnoxious decrees were led to believe, upon the best authority, were withdrawn on the 10th of June, and this accommodation was looked upon as the prelude to a final and solid treaty of Amity and Commerce between America and England, honourable and advantageous to both the contracting parties—all good men rejoiced at this; all parties hailed the restoration of our trade with Great-Britain as a national blessing—and one general feeling of gratatijoy pervaded the country. But behold! as we were about to take a full draught of the proffered bliss, the cup is dashed from our lips, and we are tantalized, vexed and disappointed!
The base and foul deception practised upon the American government has for its author either the British Ministry or Mr. Erskine. As we must have hard thoughts of either one or other and do not think that both were equally concerned in the plot we lay all the sin at the door of the former. Mr. Erskine's character ranks too high in the estimation of all who know him, to allow us for a moment to believe that he would be an agent in a treacherous attempt to deceive and to injure the citizens of this country. Neither can it be supposed that Mr. Erskine is so blind, so weak and so little versed in the nature and language of diplomatic papers as to mistake the extent of the powers which were delegated to him by his masters. If he has committed such a blunder we trust that he will never more pretend to act in the capacity of a minister resident, either here or any where else.
The probability, and almost the certainty then is, that the British ministry refuse to carry into effect the arrangement which they warranted their agent in this country to make—and here must end all faith—all confidence and all belief in the integrity, honour and justice of Mr. Canning and his associates in the administration. If the pledged honour and faithful guarantee of a nation, are thus made a sport of, we can no longer trust them, nor any longer believe them to be honest.
Mr. Madison, without doubt, will sit this business to the bottom, and if his honest and friendly intentions have been thus made the panders to his country's disgrace, we are sure, that, he will pursue those steps that so critical and difficult a situation requires. He will find himself supported by every honest man in America, and in no difficulties that he may encounter, will he be deserted by any individual in the country who makes any pretensions to the character of an American citizen.
After all we have our hopes that this business will not end so badly as it would seem at first view to promise.
We do not believe but that Mr. Erskine can defend himself—that he can, either, show unequivocal powers to act as he has done, or that he has, at any rate taken one construction of an ambiguous document and acted upon it—If Mr. Canning has behaved so facetiously as to word his despatches in dubious language, we trust that the people of England will not bear their minister out in such conduct—If, on the other hand, the despatches are plain to every man's common understanding as warranting the acts of Mr. Erskine, let the Parliament and the people of Great Britain look to it—Let them inquire whether it comports with their honor or their interest to keep a man in that situation, where the character of the nation is lodged for safe keeping, who regards no pledges, who breaks all faith, and who uses his ministers abroad only as instruments of deception and shameful treachery—Let them speak to their supreme executive the king, in a language not to be misunderstood nor trifled with. Let them scout such men from the national councils, from the high departments of state; let them tear the foul and ill gotten honors that they bear, with indignation from their brow.
We hope that Mr. Canning's own fears for his station, will prevent his refusal to accede to the adjustment made by Mr. Erskine; if he does, we hope that an appeal to the nation, will settle him fairly down as a man no longer to be chosen, to act as the organ of the British People.
BRITISH RESPECT FOR AMERICA. We often see our democratic friends republished for using "irritating language" when speaking of the British government; but those who are so tremblingly alive to whatever concerns England, never think proper to notice the infamous language of British prints, when speaking of the American government.—The following is from an English paper of June 17:
"It certainly is well worthy of observation how abundantly the West Indies coa-

time to be supplied with every article necessary to their colonial wants and even luxurious gratification, notwithstanding the malicious principles of the American Embargo Act, or the hostile menace of their Non Interourse Law. We have looked with much anxiety through the London papers by the late mails, for some data whereon to form an opinion as to the probable effect which this latter measure, so openly hostile to England, would produce on the part of our Government; but we only find, notwithstanding all the aggression of America, that ministers are still "slow to anger," and yet disposed to temporise; for it would seem that some negotiations are under discussion, which might lead to a more friendly connexion between the two countries. For our own part, however, we think that America ought to be coerced into a rational understanding of her insignificance in the scale of Nations, and should at once be taught how puerile her conduct is to England, who, like a sturdy giant, could trample down their dwarfish rage by one single step."
We can read with a considerable complacency the ineffective of foreigners against our government. Their impotent rage, their harmless venom marks the inveteracy of their prejudices, and may subservie some valuable purpose. But we blush, to reflect that our country harbors in its bosom, wretches so base, so lost to every thing, generous and manly, so completely the tool of foreign despotic tyranny, as to become the abject apologists of their every enormity; the supporters of their corruption, and the tools of their intrigues to foment domestic broils. Shall traitors forever, with impunity defame the best government in the world? Can no aggression, no insult wean their affections from Britain? Shall we still be insultingly told that Britain has done us no essential injury? I envy no man the temperament of his system, who can read the following without indignation. He who can appraise a slander to base, an insinuation to infamous may be a fit subject for the colony of Botany Bay but deserves not an existence among FREEMEN.
"Our cabinet, certainly not a little interested in strengthening the cause of democracy, have prevailed upon Mr. Erskine to do an act which has extricated their party from the most embarrassing and difficult situation, that it was possible for them to be placed in. "In the first place by inducing Mr. Erskine to violate his known instructions and to make an arrangement which they knew would not be ratified, they at a single dash, rid themselves of all the obnoxious measures which brought so much ridicule and disgrace upon their party, and have contrived for a time, to heap odium upon England. In the next place by seeming to improve the first opportunity of an arrangement with England, they dispossessed to appearance the charge of animosity to England and partiality for France."
"These were the important advantages which Mr. Secretary Smith flattered himself would be the fruit of his cunning. By effecting an arrangement which he knew was unauthorized on the part of Mr. Erskine, and would necessarily be rejected by the British government; he calculated that administration would be rendered greatly popular, and the resentment of the people proportionably augmented against England, whenever the disavowal should be received. Whenever it shall be made to appear that the nation has been deceived, the trick will recoil upon the Secretary and his party with tenfold effect. The American people cannot bear knavery and imposition. If they discover that a fraud has been practised upon them at home, the attempt to raise a clamour against others will be found but a poor protection to their popularity."
IMPORTANT QUERIES.
The National Intelligencer states that Mr. Oakley left England subsequent to the 9th of February, whereas Mr. Canning's published instructions to Mr. Erskine are dated the 23d of January, and hence infers the probability that Mr. O. brought other instructions of a subsequent date. We are glad the Intelligencer has called the public attention to this circumstance, which is by no means an unimportant one. Upon it we found the following questions.
Can a rational doubt exist that other and later instructions than those of January 23, were sent out by Mr. Oakley?
Is it not extremely probable that they were such as Mr. Erskine was forbidden in any event to publish?
Is it not probable that they may have been of that double and twisted character to which we alluded in our first remarks upon the recent news from England—naturally leading Mr. Erskine to believe that he was authorized to make the offers which he did make, and yet leaving a "loophole" for the British ministry to creep out at?
[Freeman's Journal]
THE CAT STILL IN THE BAG.
Our brother editors who are so dreadfully positive that the famous letter of the 23d of January discloses all the mysteries of a late mysterious negotiation, are a little mistaken—or—we are a great deal mistaken. There is more to come out yet, and even Mr. Erskine may not be quite so deep in the mire as he seems to be.
We have not entirely abandoned our suspicions that the witty and wise Minister of His Britannic Majesty has a little overacted his part, THIS ONCE.
[ib.]
MORE FALSEHOOD.
It is confidently asserted here, that the Secretary of State has acknowledged that Mr. Erskine acted without the authority of his government, and that it was known to our cabinet at the time."
[Balt. Fed. Rep.]
FOREIGN.
French Commercial Arrangement.
AMSTERDAM, MAY 7.
The following has been communicated to the merchants of Bourdeaux:
His Majesty having authorised the exportation of corn, wine, brandy, liquors, dried or preserved fruits and herbs, has been pleased, the farther to facilitate such exportation, to decree that a special licence shall be granted to ships loaded with cargoes consisting of the aforesaid articles—Those licences shall be granted through the Minister of the Interior, and shall be signed by his Majesty's sign manual.
Condition of granting Licences.
They shall be granted only to well known and respectable mercantile houses, which can give securities equal to the capital employed, and which shall become responsible for all transgressions of the law. All foreign flags shall be admitted to this indulgence, those of England and her allies excepted. The applications for licences must be addressed to the Prefects who shall verify the name of the ship, her flag, her burthen, the number of her crew, and the name of the Captain must be stated. The firm by which security is proposed to be given for the voyage, the place where the house is established, and the trade in which it is known, must also be described.—None of the Passes herein mentioned shall be granted, until it appears from a previous investigation carefully made,
1. That the House offered as security possesses a well known commercial existence and has always faithfully fulfilled its engagements.
2. That the heads and managers of the said House have invariably shown a ready submission to the laws of the State, attachment to the person of his Majesty, and an aversion to all criminal dealing or intercourse with the enemy.
This previous investigation being in all respects strictly and legally completed to the satisfaction of the minister a pass shall be granted, declaring, that the ship therein specified shall be at liberty to sail from the French empire, and return to the same without hindrance or molestation.
The captain, and those by whom the ship is consigned, must take care that the formalities prescribed by the custom house are complied with, and that the usual duties are paid. The passes shall also contain a clause, stating, that the ships to which they are granted, must land only with the before mentioned articles; that they are not permitted on their return to France, to bring back any sort of merchandise of England, or any other country, wood for ship building, hemp, masts, iron &c. &c. excepted; and that in case of the violation of this clause, the ship shall be confiscated, and the owners condemned to pay a fine for having disobeyed the command of the emperor. No kind of preference shall be shown in granting these licences to the persons who have proved themselves qualified to obtain them.
The above measure is, from its nature, liable to change, and cannot be regarded as a permanent system.
COOS BILLS.
Tim o Upham
HAS received a consignment of the following articles, with directions to sell them for Coos Bills, at a small discount, viz: 50 kegs & firkins of excellent Butter, 35 thousand pine Boards, 100 red oak Shooks, and a quantity of Shingles.
He will also receive them at a discount for ENGLISH GOODS.
He has also a consignment of 60 boxes Bar Soap, with orders to sell it for Berkshire Bills.—Vermont Bills received at 10 per cent discount, and Penobscot at par, for the above articles or other Goods. Aug. 15
COOS BILLS.
Nath'l Adams, jun.
No. 20, Merchant's Row.
WILL receive Coos Bills, for a few days at a small discount for the following articles at the lowest prices, viz:
4d. 6d. 10d. and 20d Cut NAILS and flooring BRADS, best Smith's COALS, Hylson, Hylson-skin, Souchong and Bohea TEAS of the best quality, with a general assortment of
GROCERIES.
August 15.
TO LET,
TWO Chambers over the store No. 2, Market-street.—For particulars apply to the subscriber at said store. August 15 OLIVER BRIARD.
State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given, to the non-resident owners of Land in the town of Peeling that the General Court at their June Session 1809, granted a tax of three cents on each acre of land in said Peeling, public rights excepted, and empowered the Selectmen of said Peeling to assess and collect the same, this is therefore to give public notice that the aforesaid tax is assessed and that leave is given for the said non-resident owners to work out said tax any time between this publication and the middle of October next,
BENJ. BARRON JOSEPH RUSSELL NATH. CLEVES, Selectmen. Peeling, Aug 5 1809.
Portsmouth.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1809.
We much regret that "A Merchant and no Broker," is crowded out by several advertisements coming in at a late hour. He can have a place next week.
FRENCH BULLETINS.
It appears, by the last bulletins, that Bonaparte has retrograded from Eberdorf to Vienna, where his head quarters were on the 24th June. Bulletin No. 19 states, that an action had been fought near Raab in Hungary, on the 13th June. The French army was commanded by prince Eugene, and the Austrians by the Archduke John. The latter were formed in three columns, of 20 or 25000 men; the first column was attacked by the French and repulsed, but the 2d, detained for a moment the impetuosity of the French first division, which was immediately reinforced, and repulsed the Austrians. The bulletin says, the enemy in full retreat with difficulty would have rallied, had it not been for a long pass, which was an obstacle to the movements of our cavalry—3000 men are prisoners, 6 pieces of artillery, and a standard, are the trophies of the day. The enemy left on the field of battle 3000 killed, amongst them are a major general. Our loss has been 900 men killed and wounded.
The 20th bulletin, states that the Russian army, under the command of prince Galitzan, had entered Gallitzia, near Hungary, on the 3d of June, in three divisions, to attack the Austrians. The 22d contains an account of the capitulation of the city of Raab to the French Italian army under prince Eugene.
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
"Between England and ourselves, the door of negotiation is barely opened." Such was the opinion advanced in this paper, shortly after the 11th Congress were convened; Were we right? We regret that we were. No credit is due to the foresight: it was to be expected, and we fear it will be realized. At that time the agents of England denounced the idea of an attempt to excite hostility, and to defeat a fair accommodation of differences between our government and theirs.—It will now, however, be admitted, that bold and even hazardous and impolitic as that opinion was then considered, it does not now, it will not admit the evasion of a fractional part of the light, in which we viewed the mission of Oakley; nor the black perfidy and deception which has actually been practised by the British ministry.
We will again repeat what we asserted on the 3d of June last; the application will not be deemed unjust and impolitic, that "England has opened the door to our merchants, not unlike the thief to the benighted traveller—after having chequed him with the smiles and caresses of a villain, stabbed him to the heart while he slept; at once the unfortunate victim of his credulity and wealth." This is now matter of fact.—Public Advertiser.
It is not forgotten that the Minister of Iniquity, George Canning, declared that the provisional agreement entered into by Mr. Erskine, and on faith of which commerce with England was renewed, was unauthorized by his instructions, and such as could not be approved by his Majesty.—The following is what we said, not what we dare hope from "British Justice." We notice it not that we believe it true, but that our readers may know such a report is in circulation.
"A passenger in the Mentor has publicly declared that the day on which they failed from L'Orient they had received advices from London to the 30th June, bringing information, that the King of England had by and with the advice of his privy council issued a proclamation confirming the agreement entered into between Mr. Erskine and the government of the United States." [Dem. Pess. Aug. 7.]
The Worcester Spy, edited by an Englishman, says: "Mr. John Q. Adams has failed for St. Petersburg in the ship Horizon—We have no objection to having John Q. banished into Russia or Siberia, if it could have been done at a moderate expense."
This bale paragraph needs no comment—John Q. Adams does not think, with some great folks, that England has done us no essential injury,—and this accounts for their with for his banishment.
MR. ADAM'S CORRESPONDENCE.
The Editors of the Boston Patriot propose republishing by subscription, the correspondence of the late President Adams. The publication to be continued in numbers, containing about forty pages octavo, each on good paper and type. The pages will continue in succession, so that the series of numbers when completed, may be bound in a volume. The work will be put to press as soon as 500 copies are subscribed for.
Price 25 cents a number, to be paid for on delivery of each number—those who are desirous of preserving these interesting writings in a durable form, are requested to call and leave their names at this office immediately as the first number of the work will be ready for delivery in a few days.
HIGHLY INTERESTING.
Letters from Paris, to the 6th of July, state, that negotiations for a commercial arrangement between the United States and France, had commenced between Gen. Armstrong and M. Hauterive, who during the absence of M. Champagny in Germany fills the office of Secretary of foreign relations:—That the decree of September last had been revoked; and that colonial produce was permitted to go from Holland to France.
The British army has again changed its commander in chief; the Earl of Harrington is to succeed Sir David Dundas. Lord Harrington served in America under Howe and Cornwallis.
The President of the U. S. arrived at Washington the 7th inst.—The Secretary of war has also returned to that city.
No Am vessels at St. Thomas, 19th July; provisions were high; flour 16 dls. At P. Spain, Trinidad July 14, provisions very plenty; flour 10 dls. At Jamaica, July 15, markets dull; flour 7 to 8 dls. At St. Croix July 19, markets glutted.
The Petersburg Intelligencer informs us that the Winchester Silver Mine is not to be found. That the Minor proves to be an impostor, so that we shall find much more in this mine than that of Passamaquoddy. It is a mine in the tongue which was intended to undermine a few honest citizens. Essex Register.
Thomas Jefferson has been chosen a Member of the Royal Dutch Institute of Sciences and the Fine arts.
DEATHS.
At his seat in Lebanon, on the 7th inst. his excellency JONATHAN TRUMBULL Governor of the State of Connecticut, aged 69.
In Philad. during the week ending 5th inst. 64, viz 22 adults and 42 children; of cholera 19, consumption 4, convulsions 6, whooping cough 5, small pox one!
In New-York, during the week ending 5th inst. 56, viz 12 men, 9 women, 16 boys and 19 girls; of consumption 5, convulsions 6, of malignant fever one, viz Jonas Willis, who had been repeatedly to Brooklyn; no person it appears, had caught the fever of him.
In Kittery, Capt. Wm. Spiney, aged 80.
In Newyork, Mr. Benjamin Sweet, late of this town—a very enterprising, promising young man.
At Fort Constitution, on the 4th inst. Mr. Robert Miller, another of the soldiers who was wounded by the explosion at Fort Constitution, the 4th ult.
In this town, Miss Mary Thomas aged 15.
Died at Canterbury, on Saturday last, a Stranger; his death was supposed to be occasioned by a fall from his horse in a fit. He was a thin favoured man, spare of flesh, thought to be about 70 years of age—No papers could be found about him, that would discover his name. On one of his handkerchiefs, H.M. were marked, and another I. L. He was dressed in boots, wore brown coloured breeches and a blue coat and Surtout; and rode a dark brown colored horse. He seemed to be a pedlar of books, as many small books for schools and children, were found in his saddle bags. Such as the Preceptor, School Dialogues, Columbian Songster, Burgoyne's defeat, &c. &c. Some money was also found in his pocket Book. He was rather dark complexion and of low stature. His horse and property may be seen at Mr. Samuel Haines' in Canterbury, (N. H.)
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
We hear from Dover, that on Sunday last, a chaise with two ladies in it we believe returning from meeting, driven by a small boy in turning a corner was upset. The boy killed instantly, and the ladies very much hurt.
THIS EVENING at 8 o'clock, Mr. OILVIE will deliver in the Assembly Room, An Oration on Education. In the last part of this Oration, he will endeavor to exhibit in a clear and interesting light the importance of FEMALE EDUCATION. Tickets of admission, 50 cents each, may be had at Mr. Tappan's Bookstore. August 15.
PAINTS, &c.
Smith & Haven, No. 10, Merchant's Row, Have for sale, 10 casks London White Lead, at a reduced price.
 Red Lead, Spanish Brown,  Venetian Red, Spruce Yellow,  Yellow Ochre, York Brown,  Whiting, Patent Yellow,  Prussian blue, Rose Pink,  Black Lead, Stone Yellow,  Yellow Pink, Lump Yellow,  White Vitriol, Litharge,  Umber, Verdigris,  Vermilion, Lampblack,  Gum, Rottenstone, &c.  In kegs ground in Oil, red and black Lead—Yellow and blue Paints.—Also—Linseed Oil—Sperm, and Train oil. Spirits Turpentine, Black and Bright Varnish, Likewise a good assortment of Painter's Brushes, Tools and Pencils. August 15.
LAW S.
THE public Laws of the State of New-Hampshire, passed at the annual session of the General Court, June 1809—price 25 cents, also The public Laws passed in June and in November sessions 1808. Also June sessions 1805, likewise, The Militia Law printed in a pamphlet by itself, price 25 cents. The Perpetual Laws of New-Hampshire, as revised and published in their Law Book, in 1805, price 15s.
Complete Justice.
price 15s. The Complete Justice of the Peace containing extracts from Burn's Justice and various other judiciary productions, and the whole altered and made conformable to the laws and manners of administering Justice particularly in New-Hampshire; comprising the practice, authority and duty of Justices of the peace, with forms and precedent relating thereto by a gentleman experienced in the profession and practice of the law. The above Volume ought to be in the hands of every Justice of the Peace in New-Hampshire; they may be had at C. PEIRCE's Bookstore in Daniel-street, Portsmouth, where may also be had an extensive assortment of
Books and Stationary.
at a low rate. August 15.
TO LET,
ONE ROOM in Wm. Hoit's House, near Akerman's Rope-walk.—Inquire of Mrs. Hoit, at said house. August 15.
PENOBSLOT BILLS,
WILL be received at par at No. 8, Merchant's Row, for WEST INDIA GOODS, if offered in a few days. Aug. 15.
PUBLIC SALES.
THIS DAY—12 o'clock, In front of the subscriber's Store, 10 quarter casks of dry LISBON WINE, of a superior quality—and 10 frails & 6 boxes fresh RAISINS, just imported in the Schooner Almirante from Lisbon—Also, at same time, 1 pipe excellent BRANDY, 1 bale COTTON, and some other articles. S. LARKIN, Auct. August 15.
Tomorrow, 10 o'clock, A.M. Will be sold at Public Auction, at Alexander Ewen's Auction Office, on Mr. S. Hill's wharf, Spring-Hill, 1000 wt. of Raisins, in frails, A few boxes of bloom Raisins, 6 casks of Souchong TEA, An Invoice of English Goods, A quantity of Household Furniture, and sundry other articles. Conditions made known at the time of sale. ALEXANDER EWEN, Auct. N. B.—AT PRIVATE SALE, A few hds. of good W. I. RUM. AUG. 15.
Valuable Real Estate, ON MONDAY NEXT.
By virtue of a licence from the Superior Court, will be sold at Public Auction, on Monday the 21st day of August, next, at 12 o'clock, M for the benefit of the heirs of Capt. Gilbert Horney, late of Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham, deceased,
THE real Estate which was the property of said Horney, situated in Buck street, Portsmouth, consisting of a large and elegant dwelling house, completely finished, with a Store attached to it, a Barn, and out-houses, with a garden, &c. The lot is bounded westerly by land of Wm. Edwards, and land of Jacob Sheafe, Esq. northerly by Cow Lane, easterly by land lately the estate of Mark H. Wentworth, deceased, and land of George Ham, and southerly by Buck street, measuring on said street 80 feet, and running back 100 feet to Cow lane.—The Sale will be on the premises—For terms and particulars, apply to THOMAS BROWN, or WILLIAM SIMES, Guardians to the heirs of Gilbert Horney Portsmouth, July 11th, 1809.
Deacon Thompson's SNUFF.
Several thousand weight of Deacon Thomas Thompson's old Stock of first rate SNUFF, remains on hand, which will be sold on a liberal credit, at Auction, at his late Snuff Store, in Newburyport, on Tuesday the 4th day of September next, at 10 o'clock A.M. in such lots as will suit purchasers. THOMAS W. THOMPSON, Adm'r, August 3, 1809.
FRESH GOODS.
STEPHEN HARDY
Has just received, in addition to his former assortment, a variety of new Goods—among which are. LARGE size square top, and long tortoise shell Combs, gold watch Keys, Bracelets, fillagree and plain Hoop Earrings, white Spangles, silver, plated and tin'd Iron table and tea Spoons, plated, brass and iron Candlesticks, bk. Bugles, lead Pencils, watch and tooth Brushes, small trunk Locks, brass Knobs, cloak Pins, sewing Needles, Britannia tea Pots, plated Castors, tea Cadies, with block tin Canisters, Japan'd knife and bread Trays, do. Lamps, plated Spurs, red and black ground, double and single bordered tea Trays and Waiters, steel Snuffers, best warranted gold Necklaces, &c. &c.
Where also is for sale as complete an assortment of Jewelry, and other articles in the Jewelry line as can be found in the state, the whole will be sold on as low terms as possible for cash or short credit. A general assortment of Gold and Silver Ware kept constantly for sale, or may be had at short notice. August 15.
NEW STORE.
Geo. Hardy, INFORMS his friends and the public that he has taken the Store one door north of Mr. I. Stanwood's, Market street, fronting Spring hill, where he has for sale a general assortment of W. I. Goods & Groceries. PENOBSLOT BILLS taken at par for a few barrels of good Sugar August 15.
MEDICAL.
THE Members of the Eastern District N. H. Medical Society are hereby reminded that their meeting will be held at the house of Mr. Leavitt innholder in Exeter on Wednesday the 6th day of September ensuing at 10 o'clock A.M. JOSHUA BRACKETT, Notary, August 15.

2000 Cap Patterns, at 9d ps.
JUST RECEIVED AND NOW OPENING AT
DRAPER'S
CHEAP CASH STORE,
2000 Cap Patterns, at 9d ps.
Jaconet Mullins \frac{3}{4} wide, at 2/3 yd.
Book, Jaconet and Leno Mullin Hand-
kerchiefs, at 20 cents.
2 trunks very cheap Calicoes.
Variety Ginghams, at 1/6 yd.
\frac{3}{4} & \frac{5}{8} wide Cambricks.
Green Sarsnet.
Lilac twill'd Silk, for bonnets.
An elegant variety of fashionable
broad Ribbons.
Artificial Flowers and Wreaths.
Furniture Chintzes, a great variety.
best quality Paralols, getting fringes.
A large supply Straw Hats & Bonnets.
White chip Flats, very nice quality.
Variety of dark and light colored
Florence Lutrings.
Kid and silk Gloves.
Fancy Straw Trimmings.
White Jean, a scarce article.
Ladies' very nice white and black
Cotton Hose.
Gents. white and dark mixed do.
Thread Socks for gentlemen's wear.
Black Tabby Velvet, best quality.
\frac{3}{4} & \frac{5}{8} damask Table Cloths.
A great variety of white cambric
Pocket Handkerchiefs, from 7/ to 3/.
5000 India Fans—at 2 cents.
Blue and yellow Nankeens.
British Shirting Cottons.
\frac{3}{4} damask Silk Shawls.
English Silk Umbrellas.
Gents. best beaver Hats, for 6 dollars.
Providence factory Checks, Stripes,
Shirting, Sheeting, Bed Tick and
2 and 3 threaded Yarn.
A large supply fine and low priced
In'd Cottons, some as low as 6/ yd.
Kidderminster CARPETING,
of very best quality, and newest
patterns, at 7/6 yd. &c. &c. June 27.
REMOVAL.
DANIEL BROWN,
HEREBY informs his friends and cus-
tomers, that he has removed from
No. 2 Bow Street, to No. 8 Market Street,
next door to Goddard's Hardware Store—
and having made large additions to his for-
mer stock of
Teas, Wines & Groceries,
now offers for sale a more complete as-
sortment of GOODS in his line, than can be
found at any store in town.
AMONG WHICH ARE THE FOLLOWING,
Hylon,
Young Hylon,
Hylon Skin,
and Souchong,
Double & single
reduced Loaf,
Lump,
Best Facings,
Havana and
Brown
Cotton,
Coffee,
Chocolate,
Cocoa Shells,
Rice,
Flour,
Oat Meal,
Starch,
Sultana Raisins,
Cask ditto,
Pepper,
Pimento,
Cloves,
Cassia,
Nutmegs,
Cayenne,
Ginger,
Mustard,
Florence Oil,
Spanish Segars,
Baltimore ditto,
Fig and Smoking
Tobacco,
Pipes,
Thompson's and El-
iot's Snuff,
Palm,
Windsor,
Windsor in bars
& common bar
Candles,
ALSO
30 bbls. new superfine FLOUR,
50 bushels white BEANS,
All the above articles are of the very best
quality, and will be sold at a small advance
for cash. D. B. therefore flatters himself,
that he shall be able to give satisfaction to
those persons who may favor him with their
custom, both as it respects price and quality.
June 27. (c. p. 6 w.)
Smith & Haven,
No. 10, Merchant's Row, Have for sale,
Landing from sch. Scythian.
200 Bbls. TAR, 100 do. Pitch.
June 27, 1809.
Henry Bufford
CONTINUES his business
as usual in Mr. L. Boardman's Building
by the Portsmouth Stone, Congress-Street—
where Carriage and Sign Painting in all their
variety is done with neatness. Also—Regi-
mental Standards, Battalion and Infantry
Colours, executed in a degree of elegance,
that must give general satisfaction.
To those who have favoured
him with their custom, he returns his ac-
knowledgements and solicits a continuance
of their favours, assuring them that nothing
shall be omitted that shall tend to give sat-
isfaction.
N. B. Ship and House Pain-
ting and Glazing in general.
Portsmouth, June 27.
Dining & Tea Sets.
GILMAN WHITE has just
received a great addition to his
former assortment of WARE, and
for sale at his store, Sign of the Coffee
Por , Newburyport, at Bolton prices,
among which are,
Elegant Blue Printed (Ne-
ptune pattern) silver lustre and blue
lined DINING SERVICES.
Gilt and pencil India TEA SETS,
some with 48 and some 60 pieces, and a
variety of China CUPS & SAUCERS.
There will be no objection to
any New Hampshire money.
Newburyport, July 30, 1809.
THE Subscriber once more calls on all
those indebted to the late firm of PIERCE &
GARDNER, that an immediate settlement
of all accounts is expected—he has taken a
chamber in the same building with the Ga-
zette Office, where he will tarry one month
for the purpose of adjusting all debts and
demands. Persons indebted will do well to
call within the above mentioned time, if
they would wish to avoid costs of suits—
which would perhaps double the amount of
their respective debts,—but those who re-
fuse to comply with such a reasonable re-
quest, after having been called on for months,
may expect to have costs of prosecution ad-
ded. All who are unable to pay, will avoid
trouble and expense by making it known.—
It is to be wished that all concerned may
hearken to a call which will in the end
prove so much to their advantage.
NATH'L S. PIERCE.
Portsmouth, August 7.
STRAYED from the pasture of the
Subscriber in Kittery, a few days
ago, A likely young MARE, four
years old, in good case, with a square
dock, trots all, colour rather deep red,
a small star in her face and one hind
foot white; whoever will take up
said Mare and send word or restore
her to me shall be handsomely re-
warded. EPHRAIM ALLEN.
August 6.
N. B. She was seen in Somer-
worth or Rochester August 4.
Rum, Teas, Cotton, &c.
29 bales New Orleans, } COTTON.
21 do Upland
118 bbls. Tar.
100 bbls. fresh superfine Richmond Flour,
White & Brown Havana Sugars, per box
Muscovado and Loaf do per hhd.
Hylon,
Young Hylon, } TEAS,
Hylon Skin,
Souchong,
Campong and } per whole, half or quar-
Bohea } ter cask.
COFFEE, per bag.
Swedes IRON, STEEL, BRANDY.
2d, 3d and 4th proof RUM, per hhd.
New RICE, per cask
226 quintals SCALE FISH
Boards, of the first quality,
R O Staves, and may be deliv-
W O & R O Shooks, at short no-
W O Butts, tice, and on liberal
W O hhd. Hoops, terms, by the car-
Clapboards & Shingles go.
Apply to
SAMUEL LORD,
No. 11, MERCHANTS ROW.
August 1.
Coarse SALT
For sale by BENNING MORRILL,
on board sloop Eliza, at LANGDON'S
Wharf. August 8.
Charles Peirce,
Has just received a fresh supply of thin
WHITE BONNET PAPER,
which he offers for only 45¢ a dozen.
Also, black white & grey BONNET
PAPERS, of the common kinds.
Writing & Cyphering Books.
Blank Note Books engraved.
A great variety of
Room Papers & Borderings.
A large assortment of
Pocket Books.
Family Bibles and Prayer Books,
Various editions of
Watts Psalms & Hymns
Also,
Baptist Hymn Books,
of various kinds and prices.
Together with a large assortment
of School and Classical Books. Also,
A few set "Letters from the Moun-
tains," at the subscription price, 2
volumes, at the Bookstore of CHARLES
PEIRCE, in Daniel-street Portsmouth.
NOTICE.
THE Stockholders of the Port-
mouth LIVERY STABLE,
Text"> are informed that their annual meet-
ing will be on the 16th inst at 3 o'clock
P. M. at the Bell Tavern.
S. PEARSE.
N. B. All persons that have any de-
mands against said company are re-
quested to exhibit them previous to
the meeting. August 8.
NOTICE.
WHEREAS ISABELLA, my
wife, has behaved in an im-
prudent and improper manner, and
without any cause run me in debt—
I hereby forbid all persons to credit
her on my account, as I shall pay no
debt of her contracting from this
date. SIMON LIBBEY.
Kittery, Aug. 4.
Auction & Commission Office.
Alexander Ewen,
INFORMS his friends and the pub-
lic, that he has taken Store No. 1,
on Mr. Samuel Hill's wharf, Spring
Hill—Where he will be ready to re-
ceive all kinds of Merchandise, for
public or private sale—and promises
that due attention shall be paid to the
orders of those who may be pleased to
favor him with