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Complete Chain of European Intelligence.
PROGRESS, &c. OF THE FRENCH ARMIES.
Capture of Breda.*
PARIS, February 28.
THE Minister of War, ( Bournonville ) announced to the Convention, the capture of Breda, on the 24th; and added, that the capture was made by Gen. D'arcon—that a Batavian committee was formed therein; that Klundert, Williamstadt, Bergen-op-zoom † and Nuberg, were invested; and that Commodore Morton, had orders to burn a Dutch squadron under the fort of Bath. Gen. Dumourier's ‡ letter concludes thus:—"We find plenty of provisions every where—we have been already furnished with 200,000 florins, offered to us as the defenders of liberty.
The particulars of this event, as they are given in the Dutch papers, agree with the above, and add, that Gen. Dumourier, after receiving an answer from the commander, refusing to give up the place, commenced a smart cannonade and bombardment of the town, and destroyed 60 houses; on which the commander capitulated; on condition, that the garrison should march out with all the honors of war, each battalion with two field pieces, to Boleh, Thiel, Barnmel, and Utrecht, with perfect liberty to remain in the service of the State, and to fight against any enemy. The surrender is imputed to treachery, and the Governor, Count Byland, has been put under arrest, and in irons, at the Hague.
* A handsome and strong town of the Netherlands, in Dutch Brabant. The fortifications are strengthened by the waters and morasses near it. It has a Dutch garrison, but the property and government belongs to the Prince of Orange. It is seated on the river Merck, in a fertile plain, 22 miles N. E. of Bergen-op-Zoom, 25 S. E. of Rotterdam, and 60 E. of Amsterdam, lat. 51. 35.
† A town in Dutch Brabant, one of the strongest places in the Netherlands. It has been several times besieged, and in 1747, was taken by a French army of 40,000; 10,000 of whom who fell in the course of a two months siege. 15 miles from Antwerp.
‡ The army of this General, according to our best accounts is 80,000 men.
Capture of Klundert.
MARCH 4.
The Minister of War, read a letter from Gen. Dumourier, mentioning the capture of Klundert. The garrison fought well and escaped. Several cannon taken, 24, 18, & 12 pounders. "Williamstadt," says the Gen. "will be attacked this night, or to-morrow morning, in spite of the crowd of frigates which defend it, and which we shall drive away."
Defeat of the French at Aix-La-Chapelle.*
HAGUE, MARCH 6.
The most important intelligence is just arrived here. The Prince of Saxe Cobourg has gained a splendid and decided victory over the French at Aix-la-Chapelle. Five thousand French were left dead upon the field; 1600 were made prisoners, and one hundred and twenty pieces of cannon were taken. This happened on the third of this month.
By the same Courier, an account has been received of a complete victory gained over the French at Venlo, by Prince Frederick of Brunswick. The circumstances of this action are not yet accurately detailed; but it is said, 1,500 Frenchmen are taken prisoners, with 22 pieces of cannon.
* A large, handsome, free Imperial town, of Germany, in the circle of Westphalia, 22 miles N. E. of Leige, and 40 W. of Cologne.
LETTER FROM GENERAL DUMOURIER.
"Tirelemont, March 16.
"CITIZEN MINISTER,
"I announce to you with the greatest satisfaction, that the check at Aix-la-Chapelle, as far as it concerns the honor of the French arms, has been repaired, this day, in the most brilliant manner. Yesterday the Austrians attacked, and took Tirelemont, in which we had only 400 men. This great town not being susceptible of any defence, and being before the van guard, posted on the five heights of Cumplicht, Marechal Lamarche defended himself with a courage and skill which saved the French army, by giving different divisions time to march to his assistance—A mistake in the execution of orders might have carried alarm to Brussels, and even to Paris, because some bodies, in repairing to their place of destination, fell back, which might have made the evil to be believed much greater than it was.
"This morning I attacked Tirelemont on the right and left with a part of the army, as the rest could not come up. Gen. Valence commanded the attack on the right, Miranda that on the left, and Egalite that on the centre. We carried the town by main force, and went beyond it in pursuing the enemy, who, in their turn, attacked us with much boldness in the villages of Goidezenbouwe and Haute-mouder. The army not only defended themselves with the greatest firmness, but they attacked with success in their turn, and night only put an end to the combat, which continued with very little intermission from yesterday at noon until seven o'clock this evening.
"All the bodies of the army displayed the greatest courage. The enemy also displayed much skill in their manoeuvres, and on that account I consider this affair as very decisive for opinion. Several parties of the army were deprived, by their distance, of the honor of having a share in it. I am persuaded that the Prince de Cobourg will entertain esteem for the army of the Republic. I cannot enter into any particular detail, as I am obliged to make preparations for to-morrow. I shall only tell you, that the 8th regiment of infantry repulsed with their bayonets, a charge made by the dragoons of Cobourg.
"(Signed) "DUMOURIER."
N. B. This article alluding to the action at Aix-la-Chapelle, we have inserted it under this head—it also alludes to the following:
Defeat of the French, near Tirelemont.*
LONDON, MARCH 25.
Important intelligence has been received by the mails of this day: On the 15th instant, as our readers will see by the proceedings in the convention, the French drove the Austrians from Tirelemont. On the 16th, the two armies again engaged and fought, with great valour on both sides, from morning until night separated them, without victory declaring in favor of either. The French lost several thousand men.
On the 17th, the two armies employed themselves in forming arrangements for a general action.
On the 18th, at seven o'clock in the morning, they again engaged, and maintained an obstinate conflict until five o'clock in the evening, when, according to the accounts by the Dutch mail, the French gave way, were again driven from Tirelemont, and retreated towards Louvain with the loss of 33 pieces of cannon.
Some accounts state, that the French lost above 5,000 men: Others that the loss of both armies was 12,000, of which the French lost the greatest number.
* A village of the Austrian Netherlands, in Brabant, and in the quarter of Louvain, on the river Geet, 25 miles S. E. of Brussels.
Defence of Williamstadt,* against the French.
Letter from the Governor of Williamstadt to their High Mightinesses.
"HIGH AND MIGHTY LORDS,
"I have the honor to report to your High Mightinesses, that I have been invest-
ed by the French troops, since the 23d February last. On the 28th, at 5 o'clock at night, one Berneron, calling himself Camp Marechal in the pretended Republic of France, sent me a summons, to which I answered in writing, that "far from intending to give up the place, which was intrusted to me, I should defend it as a man of honor." Accordingly, on the next day, about five o'clock in the morning, the enemy commenced a very lively bombardment of this fortress, attacking it, at the same time, with red hot balls, bombs and grenades. This lasted, with the interval of some moments until the 9th of this month, when, at 11 o'clock in the morning, I received a second summons, to which I gave again my refusal in writing. Upon this refusal, the cannonade recommenced in the most violent manner, and it continued, at intervals, until this moment, ten o'clock in the morning, when I perceive that the enemy has retired. I sent directly a detachment, which found the batteries the enemy abandoned, with some cannon, two mortars, and a great quantity of ammunition and siege utensils. I have had the whole transported into the town.
"High and Mighty Lords,
"I cannot sufficiently praise the conduct of the brave garrison, which is under my orders, as well as that of the Burgesses. The town has suffered much. There is not one house, which is not damaged by the bullets of the enemy. I shall have the honor to send your High Mightinesses a more detailed report, referring myself to the verbal report, which the Lieutenant of the Regiment of Saxe Cobourg, Effau, the bearer of the above, shall have the honor to make to your High Mightinesses. He and Lieutenant Staal, of Holstein, of the Regiment of Calmette, served as volunteers, during the siege of the town, and conducted themselves in a manner, which does them the greatest honor.
"(Signed)
C. DE BOETZLAAR, Governor.
Williamstadt, March 16, 1792.
* A seaport town of Holland. It is a handsome, strong place; and is 15 miles N.E. of Bergen op-Zoom.
DUMOURIER has withdrawn himself from before Williamstadt; it is conjectured, in consequence of the news of two such signal defeats as his Colleagues have experienced. He has retired to the distance of a league from that Fortress. If he is not expeditious in retreating out of the Dutch Territory, it is more than probable that his retreat will be entirely cut off; for the victorious armies of Clairfait, and the two Princes above named, will pour in upon him, and surround him.
The effect this intelligence has had in Holland is inconceivable. The people before were calmly determined to sacrifice their lives for their country—now they look forward to victory and revenge, for the unprovoked aggression of the French, and the evils which it has brought upon a part of their country.
March 20. Since Dumourier's retreat from before Williamstadt, his main body, after reinforcing Breda, moved back into Brabant. He is, in person, at Louvain. About five or six hundred of his rear guard still remain in the neighbourhood of Williamstadt. Brabant will become the inevitable seat of war. There Dumourier must either make a vigorous stand, or yield to the encreasing power of the confederate armies!
The Hanoverian forces did not march before the 19th inst. so that their arrival cannot be looked for until early in the next month. The gallant veteran, Boetzlaar, is daily expected here, to receive the honors due to his valor.
Success of the French arms in Sardinia.
CAGLIARI, Jan. 25.
On the 21st instant, a French ship of the line, and a bomb-ketch, appeared before the island of St. Peter, which was immediately surrendered to the French, the commandant having previously retired
to this place with a detachment of 800 men, and such provisions as they could bring with them, and spiked the cannon they had left behind. The French have also taken the island of Antioch.
Yesterday the French, consisting of 10 ships of the line, anchored in this harbor. The Admiral sent a detachment of twenty men on shore, with the National Flag, and an officer, who demanded the surrender of the place; but the Lieutenant of the port cautioned them not to advance; and when they arrived near the Pratick House, the Sardes killed the drummer and sixteen others; the rest retreated to the ship. It is expected that the town will be bombarded this morning.
† An ancient, large and rich town of Italy, capital of the island of Sardinia; it is the seat of a viceroy; and did belong to the King of Sardinia.
Victories over the French.
LONDON, March 8.
We are able to state the following upon authority of respectable letters received by different houses from Holland.
General Clairfait having passed the Rhoe with his army, in the night between the 28th of February, and the first of March, rushed, unawares upon the French; drove them away, as well from the side of Duren as of Guille; and pursued them beyond Aldenboven, on the confines of Limburg.†
The French, in this engagement, lost in killed, wounded, and prisoners, 2000 men, 12 guns, and 13 ammunition wagons. Their military chest also fell into the hands of the Austrians.
The Arch-Duke, Charles, distinguished himself in a most gallant manner on this occasion by storming and carrying several of the French batteries in spite of every obstacle.
This important victory was very cheaply obtained by the Imperialists, who in the whole action had only ten men killed, and 40 wounded, which may in a great measure be attributed to the prudent arrangements and military skill of General Clairfait, who conducted the enterprise with so much secrecy, that the enemy were completely surprised, and had not the least intimation of his approach, until they found themselves attacked in different quarters at once in a most vigorous manner.
The Imperialists, pursuing their advantage, gave the enemy but little time to recover from their panic; for on the 4th inst. they again attacked them, and with such success, that the latter lost in killed, wounded and prisoners, about 5000 men, and 140 pieces of cannon.—The French, in consequence, were obliged to raise the siege of Maestricht.
The Prussians, under Prince Frederic of Brunswick, have also had an engagement with the French, whom they have driven from Ruremonde, with the loss of upwards of 1,200 men.
It is rumoured besides, but for this we cannot pledge ourselves, though we think it likely to prove true, that Breda has been re-taken by the Dutch. The next mail from Holland will determine the truth or falsehood of this intelligence.
† A town of the Austrian Netherlands, and capital of a duchy of the same name, 17 miles, S. of Aix-la-Chapelle, and 15 S. E. of Leige.
MADRID, January 31.
They are extremely busy in forwarding our maritime preparations. A fleet is equipping of 20 sail of the line.
FERROL, January 23.
Orders have been received here, from the Court, to arm six ships of the line and two frigates, and to procure provisions for all the ships here, consisting of 29 sail of the line and six frigates. They will not however, all be equipped for these three months, for want of sailors.
AMSTERDAM, March 5.
The High Council of this city has decided, that the great inundation shall not be made; there were thirty-four votes

for this resolution, and only two against it. That inundation would have done an irreparable injury to all the environs and to this city.
The Hanoverians who have been so long expected, are not yet arrived.
The tide of the affairs in France begins to change. The immense force of the Empire begins to get in motion, and its weight will be found irresistible.
FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONVENTION—FEB. 26.
The Minister of the interior announced to the Convention, that he had received such alarming news from the Administrators of the Rhine and Loire, as rendered the immediate departure of the Commissioners absolutely necessary.
A long debate ensued, in which Marat was loudly censured as the instigator of the people to riot and commotion.
At the end of a long and tumultuous discussion, the Convention made the following Decree:
“The National Convention remit Marat to the Ordinary Tribunals, and direct the Minister of Justice to prosecute the authors and accomplices of the events that happened yesterday, and give an account in three days of the procedure.”
The Municipality of Paris appeared at the bar, and stated the particulars of the late commotions in the city of Paris, and the measures that had been taken to prevent them in future. They attributed them in general to the intrigues of the Aristocrats, and the poverty of the people, who they said had gained nothing by the Revolution, but Liberty; whereas the rich had gained Liberty, and every other substantial blessing, the inseparable attendants of Liberty.
PARIS, March 2.
An official account has at length been received of the surrender of Breda, which capitulated to General Dumourier, at the head of General Dumourier's left wing, on the 24th of February.
Klundert and Williamstadt were both on fire when the dispatches announcing this important event came away.
Bergen-op-Zoom, Steenbergen, and Kolen, were also invested; and Commodore Moulton had received orders to burn the Dutch squadron under the fort of Batz.
Another dispatch arrived yesterday at the War-Office, by which it appears, that the French have obliged General Beaulieu to retreat from Roche, after a bloody attack; and that Cagliari, in Sardinia, had surrendered to the arms of the Republic.
The surrender of Maestricht is hourly expected to be announced by Miranda. The moment that this is effected, the two armies will proceed towards the province of Holland, and make an attempt on the capital.
It is confidently asserted, that the Orange party are entirely dispirited, and that the Partisans of France increase hourly in number and in boldness.
Amidst the splendor of these successes, the Assignats are depreciating daily in value; and the fears of the more opulent Citizens are greatly increased by the present appearances, and the late disgraceful attack upon their property.
LONDON, March 6.
The Dutch mail which arrived late on Wednesday night, brought the first authentic intelligence of the safe disembarkation of the guards. They landed on Saturday, at Helvoetsluys, when they were to march to the Hague.
The passengers who came over in the packet, brought an account of the Austrian General Clairfait having attacked a part of the French army, under General Miranda, which was covering the siege of Maestricht, and defeated it. The Austrians are said to have killed two thousand of the French, and to have taken 600 prisoners.
Battle of Landen.*
DUTCH OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS.
Hard Fought Battle near Landen, March 16—17—18.
HAGUE, March 22.
Last night dispatches were received by their High Mightinesses from the Prince of Hesse Cassel, Governor of Maestricht, dated March 20th, from which we learn, that a most bloody and decisive battle
* A town of Austrian Netherlands, in Brabant, famous for a battle gained over the French by the Allies, in July 1693, wherein 20,000 men were killed. 12 miles N. E. of Namur.
was fought on Monday the 18th inst. between the Austrian army, headed by the Generalissimo Prince of Saxe Cobourg, and the French forces under the command of Gen. Dumourier.
The following are the particulars which have transpired respecting this important event:
On the 17th inst. the French drove the Austrians from Tirelemont, after a most heroic resistance, and with very considerable loss.
Flushed with this success, Gen. Dumourier made preparations to attack the Austrians, on the 18th, between Landen and Dormel, at the distance of six English miles from St. Tron, where the Imperial Royal Armies had their head quarters.
The attack commenced at seven o'clock in the morning, and continued, with the most dreadful slaughter, until half after five in the afternoon, when, through the superior tactic manoeuvres of the Austrians, and the consummate skill and intrepid gallantry of the Prince of Saxe Cobourg, Count de Clairfait, the Arch Duke Charles, the Prince of Wurtemberg, and other Imperial Generals, and the unexpected arrival of a corps of Austrian Cuirassiers, Hussars, Chasseurs and Dragoons, the ranks of the French were broke thro' from all quarters, and the latter obliged to take flight, and leave the Austrians masters of the field.
Clairfait and the Arch Duke Charles performed prodigies of valour, and pursued the French fugitives, thousands of whom were cut in pieces.
The battle of Landen will form an epoch in the annals of history, and being a decisive pitched engagement, must be followed by the immediate evacuation of the Austrian Netherlands.
The French fought like lions, but their desperate fury, which pierced twice thro' the left wing of the Imperialists, could not avail against the superior tactics of the Austrians.
The Imperial army broke up in the morning of the 19th, to pursue their glorious career, and it being impossible for the French dispersed hosts to rally, the small corps headed by DUMOURIER, which made its retreat to Louvain, will be cut off, and the Austrians must by this time be masters of Brussels. The National Guards, to the number of 70,000 men, are drawing together, but having neither discipline nor order among them, they must soon fall victims to their irresistible conquerors.
General Beaulieu is before Dinant, a few leagues from Namur, and has rendered himself master of La Roche and Rochefort, where the French sustained a loss of upwards of 3000 men.
[Two other accounts, under the Leyden and Haarlem heads, confirm all the above particulars; and make the loss on both sides, 13,000 men; and nearly equal on each side.]
English account of this Battle.
MARCH 26. All the accounts by the Dutch Mail of yesterday agree in stating, that the conflict between the Austrians and French, on the 18th, was obstinate and bloody; and that great bravery and military skill were manifested by both armies.
By Lord Auckland's dispatches, it appears, that the French, on the 18th, attacked the Austrians, at Nerwind, near Tirlemont. That they were repulsed in the centre, and on the right. That they made some impression on the left wing in the afternoon, when General Clairfait brought into action 12,000 horse, who decided the victory. The French for some time made good their retreat, but being at length broke, the Austrian cavalry made dreadful havock amongst them, and killed between six and seven thousand. They continued the slaughter until the approach of night, when the courier was dispatched with the above news, who reports that the French lost 34 pieces of cannon.
The express sent to Carlton-house is similar to the above, except that the loss of the French is stated at two thousand men, and thirty-two pieces of cannon.
The French account of this Battle, states,
That Dumourier attacked the combined army at seven o'clock in the morning, between Tirelemont and St. Tron. The battle was fought with various success until the afternoon, when the ardour and intrepidity of the French troops surmounted every obstacle.—Valence at their head, they charged the left wing of the enemy so furiously, that it was soon broke, and gave way in every direction. The pursuit was vigorous for some time, and great carnage ensued. At that moment when the Combined Army was threatened with
a complete defeat, General CLAIRFAIT flanked the pursuers with an immense body of horse, and as they had pushed forwards beyond the protection of the artillery, they were left exposed to the superior power of the cavalry. Gen. Valence alternately retreated, and advanced until he was killed by a musket ball. The contest was obstinately maintained, until it was put an end to by the darkness of the night, and both sides claimed the victory.
It is certain, however, that the French lost 33 pieces of artillery.
Capture of Bedford Man of War.
LONDON, March 21.
The Bedford Man of War, of 74 guns, is said to be taken by the French fleet off Ushant, after a very obstinate engagement. She is said to be carried into Rochfort. The Edgar, of 74 guns, Capt. Berrie, was in company, and very narrowly escaped being taken. The Phaeton frigate had also nearly been taken, in watching the motions of the French fleet.
[Thus says a British paper of March 21. All we can ascertain leading to this event, is, that on the 6th March, the Bedford and Edgar sailed from Portsmouth, on a cruise.—And a Liverpool paper of March 21, informs of the arrival of the Ship La Reine de Galonde, a prize to the Edgar and Bedford; whereby it appears they were at sea the 12th. Opposed to this, is the arrival of the Edgar into port, and no accounts published of the action—and an article in a London paper of March 26, which announces the safe arrival of the Bedford at Gosport.]
Two Provincial Regiments
Are to be raised in America, viz. One in Nova-Scotia—Col. Governor Wentworth—Lt. Col. Borde, and Major Kearnez.
One in New-Brunswick.—Col.—Gov. Carlton, Lt. Col. Robinson, an American Gentleman—Mayor, Murray. They are to be in service, in the absence of the regular troops, who are ordered to the West-Indies.
The West-India Squadron, Will be commanded by Commodore Thompson, whose valor on the memorable 12th April will never be forgotten.
Advises from Rome, dated Feb. 23, stated that on the 4th, two French men of war, appeared in the environs of Terracina, steering their course from towards Naples. These ships were instantly saluted by the Watch Tower; but they hoisted the British flag, and refused to answer the salute. The general was immediately beaten, and the Papal troops put themselves under arms. The salute was again repeated, but not answered. An alarm fire was then kindled on the watch tower, the alarm-bells rung, and in less than six hours 15,000 country people appeared in arms, with the firm resolution to give a hearty reception to the French, if they should attempt a landing. The latter, however, found it more advisable to sheer off, and the people returned to their respective homes, amidst the loudest acclamations of “God save the Pope! God save our Holy Religion!”
The Fox frigate of 36 guns, is lost on the Gun-fleet sand in the Swin.
National Convention of France.
WEDNESDAY, March 20.
The official account of the attempt made to massacre Manuel was read. By this account it appeared that he had received sixty wounds, and that he is now confined in a prison, in order to be sheltered from the fury of his enemies.
The Convention decreed, that the committee of general safety should give in a report on this business to-morrow, and ordered the Executive council to pursue proper measures for protecting Manuel when released from his confinement.
A letter from the Commissioners in Belgium dated Brussels, March 18, announced that they had completed the organization of the department of Jemappe. They confirmed the account of the retaking of Tirelemont by Dumourier, and stated; that the enemy had suffered considerably, especially in their cavalry. They complained, however, of the cowardice of some fugitives, and added, that preparations were making for a general action.
Letter from a Commissioner in Belgium, to SALANGRON, a Member of the Convention.
“Brussels, March 18. “Good news, my dear SALANGRON! DUMOURIER for two days past has been butchering the Austrians and their cavalry. I hope my next letter will be dated from Liege. A considerable force is arrived here from the north to guard the Belgian towns, (Signed) “GOSSUIN.”
A letter from the Commissioners in the department of Mont Blanc announced two advantages gained by the French troops. They had taken an important post in the lower Alps, where the Piedmontese lost 27 prisoners. The other affair took place at the bottom of Mount Cenis, from which the Piedmontese were dislodged, with the loss of 30 men killed.
The minister for foreign Affairs requested the Convention to take into consideration the state of the French who are in Spain; and who he said were subjected to the most cruel proscription.—The Convention ordered the Diplomatic Committee to give in, during the sitting, a report on the measures to be pursued for affording protection to the French in foreign countries.
FRENCH FEMALE SOLDIERS.
In Gen. Custine's army are said to be more than 1000 women, in the dress of men. This explains an article in the Frankfort Gazette, which states, that some of the French officers taken at Hocheim, was soon after delivered of a fine boy.
From the New-York Journal.
A late publication, from London, called, “THE JOCKEY CLUB,” while treating on the intrigues of the QUEEN of France, introduces the following note:—
“TO us who are acquainted with the actual resources of France and with the spirit and unanimity that now prevail through the whole country, the idea of conquering it appears insanity; but while the momentary excesses of an outraged and justly exasperated multitude, are at present so maliciously dwelt on, in order to depreciate the generous universal principle on which the nation acts, let us refer our readers to the savage horrors now daily exercising on the frontiers, without a shadow of interest or provocation, by the disciplined armies of Prussia and Austria, under the command of that humane, experienced, and philosophic general, the Duke of Brunswick, the valiant brother of our Royal George, and in order to give some idea of the tenderness and compassion of the French aristocracy, we shall relate the following anecdote, the veracity of which is generally acknowledged throughout Paris, and we ourselves heard it triumphantly recorded by a young French aristocrat, who occasionally assisted at the ceremony.
For a considerable time before the tenth of August, the royalists assumed a very imperious tone, their numbers were formidable, and they announced, without reserve, their hopes, which with them, amounted to a certainty, of a counter-revolution, and their pastimes were adapted to the sanguine expectations they indulged.
“There has been a machine lately invented in France, for the execution of criminals, called a Guillotin, after the name of its inventor, and it is contrived, that on dropping, instantaneously to sever the head from the body. In the aristocratic families, and chiefly among those connected with the Queen, it was the custom every day, as soon as dinner was finished, to have one of these Guillotins in miniature, brought in with the desert. Around it were fixed figures representing some of the principal and most obnoxious patriots, Messrs. d'Orleans, Condorcet, Brissot, &c. About the neck of each, was a small phial containing a crimson coloured liquid perfume. A magistrate (one of the party) was appointed to try the criminals, and immediately on sentence being pronounced, by an ingenious mechanical process, down dropped the Guillotin, the head was at once chopped off, and the blood flowed; when the company in general, and particularly the ladies, eagerly and joyfully steeped their handkerchiefs in it, and applying it to their noses, in extacy exclaimed, “Ah! qu'il est doux, le sang des patriotes!” “Ah! how sweet is this patriot blood!” for among them, as with our fine gentry in London, the word patriot is an epithet of mockery and derision.
“From the above well known fact, we leave our readers to conclude, what the result would have been, if victory had inclined to their side. Eleven thousand victims were already predestined to the block, and it cannot be supposed there would have been much pains bestowed on the formation of tribunals for trial.”
Shoe-Buckle Lost.
LOST on the 29th ult. between the ferry-ways and Mr. Tho's Sheafe's store, an old fashioned silver Shoe BUCKLE, Whoever has found the same, is requested to leave it with the Printer hereof, and they shall be rewarded for their trouble.

By Authority.
By THE PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS it appears, that a state of War exists between Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Great Britain, and the United Netherlands, of the one part, and France on the other, and the duty and interest of the United States require, that they should with sincerity and good faith adopt and pursue a conduct friendly and impartial towards the belligerent powers:
I have therefore thought fit by these presents to declare the disposition of the United States to observe the conduct aforesaid towards those powers respectively; and to exhort and warn the citizens of the United States, carefully to avoid all acts and proceedings whatsoever, which may in any manner tend to contravene such disposition.
And I do hereby also make known, that whosoever of the citizens of the United States shall render himself liable to punishment or forfeiture under the law of nations, by committing, aiding or abetting hostilities against any of the said powers, or by carrying to any of them those articles, which are deemed contraband by the modern usage of nations, will not receive the protection of the United States against such punishment or forfeiture; and further, that I have given instructions to those officers, to whom it belongs, to cause prosecutions to be instituted against all persons, who shall, within the cognizance of the Courts of the United States, violate the law of nations, with respect to the powers at War, or any of them.
In Testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed to these Presents, and signed the same with my hand. Done (L.S.) at the City of Philadelphia the twenty second day of April one thousand seven hundred and ninety three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the seventeenth.
Geo. Washington. By the PRESIDENT, TH: JEFFERSON.
Perhaps the following extract, containing the principles of the Armed Neutrality, so called, in 1780, as declared by the Empress of Russia—acceded to by France, Sweden, Denmark and Holland, and not denied by England, may explain the word "MODERN," as applied in the above proclamation:
I. That neutral ships should enjoy a free navigation, even from port to port, and on the coasts of the belligerent powers.
II. That all effects belonging to the subjects of the belligerent powers should be looked upon as free, on board such neutral ships, excepting only such goods as were stipulated contraband.
III. Her Imperial Majesty, for the proper understanding of this, refers to the articles X. and XI. of her treaty of commerce with Great-Britain, extending her obligations to all the other belligerent powers.
In the treaty made between Great-Britain and Russia, in 1734, it is said, "The subjects of either party may freely pass, repass, and trade in all countries which now are, or hereafter shall be at enmity with the other of the said parties, places actually blocked up, or besieged, only excepted, provided they do not carry any warlike stores, or ammunition to the enemy: as for all other effects, their ships, passengers and goods, shall be free and unmolested. Cannons, mortars, fire arms, pistols, bombs, grenades, bullets, balls, fuzees, flints, matches, powder, saltpetre, sulphur, cuirasses, pikes, swords, belts, pouches, cartouch boxes, saddles and bridles, in any quantity, beyond what may be necessary for the ship's provision, and may properly appertain to, and be judged necessary for every man of the ship's crew, or for each passenger, shall be deemed ammunition of war; and if any such be found, they may seize and confiscate the same according to law: but neither the vessels, passengers, or the rest of the goods, shall be detained for that reason, or hindered from pursuing their voyage." The same enumeration of the goods, stipulated as contraband, was given in the treaty concluded between Great-Britain and Russia, in 1766.
IV. That in order to determine what characterizes a port blocked up, that denunciation should not be granted but to such places, before which there were actually a number of enemy's ships stationed near enough, so as to make its entry dangerous.
V. That these principles should serve as rules in the judicial proceedings and sentences upon the legality of prizes.
Declaration of WAR by France against Spain.
FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONVENTION—March 7. Barrere, in the name of the committee of general defence, gave in a report on the political situation of France with regard to Spain.—He read a letter from the minister for Foreign Affairs on this subject, and endeavored to shew that the King of Spain had never remained neutral;—that the Republic ought to avenge the insults which it had received from that monarch; and that one enemy more would only be a presage of new victories. He therefore proposed, and the Convention unanimously decreed,
Article I. The National Convention declares in the names of the French Nation, that in consideration of the multiplied acts of aggression on the part of Spain,
The French Republic is at War with the King of Spain.
II. The National Convention charges the Executive Council to call forth all the forces which may appear necessary for repelling the aggression, and for maintaining the independence, dignity, and interests of the French Republic. It will therefore pursue such measures that the army of the Pyrenees be raised to 100,000 men.
III. The Executive Council shall employ all the naval and land forces, as it shall judge necessary for the defence of the Republic.
IV. Six Commissioners, chosen from the Convention, shall repair to the southern departments to provide for the wants of the army, to accelerate the recruiting, and to animate the zeal of the citizens.
Domestic Intelligence.
PHILADELPHIA, April 27.
Yesterday a Pilot-Boat belonging to Messrs. Ross and FLEESON, arrived from the Capes, and advises, That on Thursday morning, the French frigate l'Embuscade, captured the brig Little Sarah, Captain Lowry, bound from Philadelphia to Jamaica, a few leagues off Cape Henlopen.
The Pilot also informs, that the Embuscade has likewise taken the ship Grange, in the bay of Delaware, from Philadelphia bound and belonging to Liverpool; and that the frigate with these two vessels, as prizes, were coming up to this port, and were within six leagues yesterday morning. The frigate sent two of her sailors, to assist Mr. FLEESON in bringing up his boat, as they had taken two pilots from him. We are further informed, by the French sailors who came up in the pilot boat, that they first chased the Little Sarah, with 60 men, in a boat; but the wind shifting, the frigate out-sailed the boat, and reached the brig before the armed boat. Captain Lowry attempted to run on shore, but was prevented.
The frigate has taken seven prizes on our coast: Four they have sent into Charleston, one to New-York, and two, as above mentioned, they are bringing up here.
The Ambassador is not in the frigate, but supposed to be on the road by land, for Philadelphia. Persons are stationed on the road he is expected to pass, to come post here, with information of his being near our vicinity. This intelligence we have from respectable authority.
BOSTON, May 1.
[We think, from a perusal and analysis of the various accounts from Europe, that the public may rely, that Breda and Klundert have been taken by the French.—That the French troops have suffered in an action near Aix-la-Chapelle; were repulsed between Tirelemont and Landen—have been worsted near Limbourg; and have been obliged to raise the siege of Williamstadt: And that to make amends for this ill-success, fortune has favoured their arms with complete success in Sardinia and other parts of the Mediterranean. These we believe to be facts; although we have not received all the particulars.]
Several squadrons of English and French Men of war, were at, and preparing for sea, at the date of our intelligence—Accounts of several engagements may therefore be looked for.
MAY 6.
By a late arrival, official (French) articles have been received, confirming much of the Intelligence before received—and lately published.
The gentleman who favoured us with the above papers, and who is Capt. HILLS, the celebrated Engineer, now engaged in surveying the course of the intended Grand Canal, informs us,
That a ship belonging to Newburyport, and bound to Liverpool, having on board 3000 barrels flour, was on Sunday last burnt in the harbour of Philadelphia. The Captain is said to have perished in the flames:
That a vessel, arrived at New-York spoke a few days before she arrived the Allegator and the Spit-Fire sloops of War from Halifax, bound to the Capes of the Delaware:
One paragraph in the Public Ledger, of March 28, mentions—That "it is said General Dumourier has sent orders to Ostend, for all the vessels in that port to quit it immediately and sail to Dunkirk."
Extract of a letter from Newbury-Port, dated May 3, to a gentleman in this town.
"A vessel has just arrived here in 26 days from Plymouth in England:—The Capt. says it was currently reported and believed that General Dumourier had got possession of Amsterdam. The Captain (Hacket) adds, that the above news was not received from any authority, but considered in general as the news of the day. However, he thinks it certain, the French have been successful."
"Capt. Hacket further informs, that the French and English fleets had failed, and it was supposed for the West-India islands: And also, that the French had captured three East-Indiamen."
Wednesday last arrived here Captain Samuel Prince in 45 days from Havre-de-Grace.—By a gentleman who came passenger in him, we learn—That the Convention has decreed, 1st.—That all the ports of the French colonies should be open to the vessels of the U. States of America.
2d. That all merchandize imported and exported by American vessels, shall be subject to such duties as French vessels pay.
3d. That the Executive Council take proper measures to prevent the powers with whom we are at war from profiting by the above advantages allowed to our friends.
4th. That the Executive Council negotiate with Congress upon the subject, & endeavor to obtain the same advantage for French merchants in the ports of America.
The National Convention have decreed that all Frenchmen from the age of 18 to 40 years unmarried, and those within the same ages who are married, and have no children, shall be subjects to be called out to march to the army at the discretion of the Executive Council and the Generals; and that 300,000 men should be raised for the army in addition to those already in the field.
A late French State Paper, signed by the Ministers of Marine and War, and containing instructions to the Governor of St. Domingo, has the following paragraph: "Citizen GENET, Charges d'Affaires from France to the United States, will attend to furnish St. Domingo with provisions; a task which the Republic cannot undertake under the present circumstances, which require the exertions of all her resources for her sea and land forces."
To be sold at public ven-
due, on the wharf of the hon. John Langdon, Esq. on Thursday the 9th day of May next at 11 o'clock, A. M. by virtue of a license from the hon. OLIVER PEABODY, Esq. Judge of Probate for the county of Rockingham; the hull, sails, cables and anchors of the Schooner Betsey, of about 18 tons burthen, with her other appurtenances; being part of the estate of Benjamin Chandler, deceased, as she now lies at said wharf.—Inventory of her stores, and conditions of sale will be made known at time and place of sale.
GEORGE WENTWORTH, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, April 29, 1793.
An Apprentice to a gen- teel Business is wanted; for further particulars apply to the Printer hereof.
FOR SALE BY
Calley & Fitz,
A FEW whole and half chests of BOHEA TEA—HYSON do. LOAF, EAST-INDIA, and BROWN SUGAR, SPANISH, PHILADELPHIA, RUSSIA, & SWEDES IRON—STEEL— \frac{3}{4} and yard wide IRISH LINENS—FLANNELS and BAIZEZES, RUSSIA DUCK—Cash given for POT and PEARL ASHES, Portsmouth, May 7, 1793.
JUST RECEIVED
AND FOR SALE, BY
WM. SATNWOOD, jun.
At his Shop in DANIEL-STREET, Two doors below Mr. W. Scott's,
A FRESH assortment of ENGLISH and WEST-INDIA GOODS.—Also, a great variety of PAPER-HANGINGS and FESTOON BORDERS, as cheap as can be bought in Boston.
May 6, 1793.
THE Selectmen hereby inform the public, that the MARKET, opposite to the east door of the Meeting-House, near the State-House, is now open to accommodate all persons who bring provision into this town for sale—Those that come by land, will find a convenient place for their horses, carriages, &c. and those that come by water, a shelter from the heat, storms, &c. at a small distance from the landing, at Spring-Hill. Those who bring good provisions, will undoubtedly find a ready sale therefor by carrying it there, and it is hoped, both buyers and sellers will generally resort there for that purpose.
Portsmouth, May 1793.
State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton, fs.
PURSUANT to an act of the general court, passed June 16, 1791, empowering the selectmen of Campton, to assess one penny per acre, annually, for two years next ensuing, on all the unimproved lands in said Campton, for the purpose of making and repairing highways and bridges in said town, and where-as it is enacted, that the owners of said lands shall have liberty of working out their several proportions of said tax, at the rate of three shillings per day for an able bodied man, to be done between the first day of June, and the last day of September next following—Therefore the said owners are hereby notified, that they may work out said tax, by applying to Messrs. Samuel Holmes, John Southmayd, and Ebenezer Bartlet, jun. selectmen for said Campton, for the current year, under whose direction said tax is to be laid out and expended; And said owners may know their respective proportions of said tax, by a list of the same which is committed to Edmund Marsh, the subscriber, of said Campton, to collect.
EDMUND MARSH, Collector.
Campton, April 5, 1793.
Twenty Dollars Reward!
ESCAPED from YORK-PRISON, on Thursday the 2d inst. THOMAS TALPEY, of York, about 39 years old, dark hair and eyes—middling feature—wore away a round felthat, a brown short jacket and trowsers, of thin woolen cloth, very dirty.—It is conjectured he will try to get on board a fishing vessel. Whoever will take up said TALPEY, and return him to said Prison, or secure him so that he may be had, on or before the fourth Tuesday of June next, shall receive the above reward.
JOHNSON MOULTON, Sheriff. York, May 3, 1793.
Grand-Lodge.
ON the 24th day of June next, being the festival of St. John the Baptist, the Grand Lodge (agreeably to their vote) will celebrate the same, in this town—when and where all free and accepted Masons are invited to attend.—It is expected prayers will be read and an oration delivered at St. John's Church, upon the occasion.—A Grand Lodge will be held at the Lodge-Room, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day, when the officers of the Grand-Lodge, and the Masters and Wardens of the several Lodges under this jurisdiction, with their jewels and clothing, and all others of the fraternity who choose, are requested to attend.
By order of the most Worshipful Grand Master, EDWARD ST. L. LIVERMORE, (Grand Secretary.)
Portsmouth, May 4, 1793.

State of New-Hampshire.  NOTICE is hereby given to all the non-resident proprietors or owners of unimproved lands in the town of Offiee, that the selectmen of said town, in pursuance of an act of said State, empowering them to assess their lands one penny per acre, to be laid out on the highways in said town; have assessed the same agreeably to said act;—The lands taxed are in two divisions, the lower division are four hundred acre lots, and numbered from 1 to 46; the upper or North division is numbered from 1 to 115—each containing 100 acres; one half of said sum has been notified to be paid within three months from July 13, 1792, which time has expired—There yet remain some delinquent, who are requested to immediately pay the same. The remainder half by law is to be worked out in the year 1793—The Collectors request the same to be done within three months from the 14th day of May inst. Unless payment as aforesaid is made within said time, to either of the subscribers, in cash or in labour on said highways, at the rate of three shillings per day for an able bodied man, their lands will be proceeded with as the law directs.
JOSEPH FOGG, } Collectors JACOB BROWN, } Offiee, April 24, 1793.
ANY persons having demands against the estate of BENJAMIN CHANDLER, deceased, are requested to render them, as soon as may be, to the subscriber; and those who are indebted to said estate are desired to make immediate payment to ELIZABETH CHANDLER, (Ad-ministratrix.
Portsmouth, May 5, 1793.
WHEREAS at a legal meeting of the proprietors of land in the town of Wakefield, in the county of Strafford, and State of New-Hampshire, held the 27th day of September 1785, a tax of eighteen shillings has been voted to be raised on each original proprietors right or share in said town, which has been advertised according to law; yet sundry persons neglect to pay the same; this is therefore to notify those that are delinquent, that unless they pay the following sums annexed to the name of each proprietor or owner of said delinquent land, on or before the 16th day of May next, to me, so much of their rights and lots will be sold at public vendue on said day, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling house of David Copp, Esq. in said Wakefield, as will discharge the said sums assessed on each lot, with incidental charges.—The names, divisions, No. of lots, acres and sums are as follows, viz.
66    Div. No. Acres. s. d.    Thomas Downs 1 72 50 4 6  Elihu Hayes 2 2 110 9 0  Samuel Jones 2 5 110 9 0  Isaac Horne 2 6 110 9 0  Allen Walton 2 7 110 9 0  George Jaffrey, Esq 1 16 100 9 0  Solomon Hanson 1 20 60 5 6  Thomas Miller, jr. 1 22 100 9 0  Ditto 2 22 38 3 2  Daniel Young 1 29 100 9 0  Ditto 2 29 110 9 0  William Stiles 2 23 110 9 0  Love Roberts 2 25 55 4 6  Stephen Varney 2 38 40 3 4  William Twombly 2 47 110 9 0  John Roberts 2 24 110 9 0  Ditto 1 24 100 9 0  Samuel Gerrish 1 66 50 4 6  Ditto 2 66 110 9 0  Ebene. Wentworth 1 53 50 4 6  William Gerrish 1 87 100 9 0  John Brown 1 57 100 9 0  Joshua Roberts 1 59 100 9 0  Ditto 2 59 110 9 0  John Millat 1 83 100 9 0  Noah Emery 2 54 70 6 4  James Canney 2 75 110 9 4  M. H. Wentworth 2 73 110 9 0  Wil'm Parker, Esq. 2 55 110 9 0  Benjamin Austin 1 80 50 4 6  Samuel Heard 1 36 30 2 8  John Marden 1 74 50 4 6  Samuel Austin 1 37 50 4 6  William Hufley 2 79 110 9 0  Samuel Dame 1 70 23 2 0  Robert T. Mason 2 56 110 9 0  Joshua Pierce 1 31 100 9 0  Ditto 2 31 110 9 0  Daniel Pierce, Esq. 1 88 100 9 0  Ditto 2 88 100 9 0  M. H. Wentworth 2 21 110 9 0  Job Clements 2 98 15 1 3  Daniel Plummer 2 99 110 9 0  Ebenezer Downs 1 30 100 9 0  
JOHN WINGATE, Collector. Wakefield, April 3, 1793.
To be LET a convenient DWELLING-HOUSE in Portsmouth.—Enquire of the Printer.
NEW-CHESTER.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of New-Chester, who have not paid their taxes for the years 1788 and 1789, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before Monday the 20th day of May next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at my dwelling house in said town, at ten o'clock in the forenoon on said day.
For the year 1788.
   No. D. Q'ty. Spe. Ind. Cer. Sp.   s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d.    Matthew 67 1 31 1 3 0  Thornton 87 3 100 9 1 1  44 4 100 5 2 7  88 3 100 9 1 1  46 4 100 5 2 7  87 4 100 9 1 1  41 3 100 11 1 2  Joseph Clark 10 3 100 11 1 2  Meserve & others 10 4 86 4 2 0  Jo. Blanchard 85 3 50 4 2 0  Robert White 88 4 100 9 1 1  Henry Hall 16 3 50 5 2 0  Jere. Colburn 20 3 100 7 2 0  Ditto 82 4 100 7 2 0  Ditto 76 4 50 4 2 0  J. Wentworth 57 3 100 7 2 0  Ditto 72 4 100 11 1 2  Henry Herring 83 3 100 7 2 0  John Moffat 59 3 50 2 3 0  Ditto 61 4 100 11 1 2  Eb. Dearborn 59 4 100 11 1 2  John Man 44 3 77 8 2 1  John Costoloe 20 3 100 7 2 0  John Moffat 50 3 100 7 2 0  Joth. Odiorne 66 4 71 5 0 6  Unknown 73 4 100 9 1 1    JOHN SMITH, Collector for 1788. New-Chester, April 6, 1793.
For the year 1789.
   No. D. Q'ty. s. d. Spec.    Matt. Thornton 87 3 100 0 3 0 1 2  44 4 100 0 8 0 4 2  88 3 100 1 0 0 7 2  64 4 100 0 8 0 4 2  19 3 100 1 0 0 7 2  41 3 100 2 0 0 9 2  87 4 100 0 8 0 7 2  Mark Karr 39 3 70 0 7 0 7 2  Joseph Clark 10 3 90 1 6 0 9 0  Meserve & others 10 4 86 0 6 0 4 0  Jo. Blanchard 85 3 50 0 6 0 3 3  Ditto 35 4 100 0 8 0 4 2  Robert White 88 4 100 1 1 0 7 2  Henry Hall 16 3 50 1 2 2 9 0  Ditto 31 4 100 0 11 1 4 2  John Gordon 10 4 100 0 7 1 4 2  John Wentworth 57 3 100 0 11 2 6 0  Ditto 72 4 100 1 5 1 9 0  20 3 100 0 11 0 6 0  Jeremiah Colborn 82 4 100 0 11 1 6 0  76 4 50 0 6 0 4 0  Joshua Tolford 66 1 60 0 4 0 2 0  Henry Herring 83 3 100 0 11 0 6 0  John Moffat 59 3 50 0 4 0 2 2  Ebene. Dearborn 59 4 100 1 5 0 9 0  John Man 44 3 77 1 0 0 6 3  John Moffat 61 4 100 1 5 0 9 0  Jotham Odiorne 66 4 100 0 11 2 6 0  John Moffat 59 3 50 0 4 0 2 2  John Man 15 4 71 0 10 0 5 1  John Moffat 5 0 100 0 11 2 6 0    JOHN SMITH, Collector for 1789. New-Chester, April 6, 1793.
State of New-Hampshire.
County of Strafford.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that by virtue of an act of the legislature of said State, passed the 15th day of June, A. D. 1791, all the lands in New-Durham, in said county, are taxed one penny an acre, annually, two years, for the purpose of repairing roads in said New-Durham; and whereas in and by said act, it is enacted, that the owners of said lands should have liberty of working out their several proportions of said tax, at the rate of three shillings by the day for an able bodied man—Therefore, the said owners are hereby notified, that they may work out said tax any time between the first day of June next, and the last day of September following, by applying to Messrs. Joseph Evans, Thomas Tash, jun. and John Bennett, jun. selectmen for said New-Durham, for the current year, and by whose directions said taxes are to be laid out and expended—the said owners may know their respective proportions of said tax by a list or assessment which is committed to the said John Bennett, jun. the subscriber, to collect.
JOHN BENNETT, jr. Collector. New-Durham, March 25, 1793.
LYNDEBOROUGH.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Lyndeborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 21st day of May next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Capt. William Barron, in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
Indents. cert. specie.
   No. D. Q'ty. s.d. s.d. s.d.    Blanchard & Meserve 2 2 150 36 50 21 3  Clement Meserve 16 1 187 45 62 26 2  Solly and March 2 3 130 31 43 19 2  Jotham Odiorne 17 1 200 31 43 19 2  John Rindge p't 14 1 200 49 68 20 3  ditto, part of 8 2 150 36 50 20 2  Thomlinson & Mason, part of 3 3 130 31 43 19 2  Wallingford 11 1 100 25 30 14 2  Jno. Wentworth 18 1 200 36 50 21 2  H'g. Wentworth 6 1 200 49 68 29 3  Moore & Pierce p't 6 2 150 36 50 20 2  Thomas Parsons 15 1 187 44 60 25 3  Undivided land p't 25 11 p't 2 10 10 31 21    PHILIP FLETCHER, Collector. Lyndeborough, March 26, 1793.
WE the subscribers being appointed by the Hon. OLIVER PEABODY, Esq. Judge of Probate for the county of Rockingham, a committee to receive, examine and adjust all the claims of the creditors to the estate of MOSES ORDWAY, late of Plaistow, in the county of Rockingham, yeoman, deceased, represented insolvent, and six months from the 12th day of April current, being allowed the creditors for bringing in their claims, and proving their debts, hereby give notice, that we shall attend said business at the dwelling-house of Mr. Moses Chase, innholder in said Plaistow, the 1st Monday of June next, and the first Monday of three following months, from 2 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon on said days.
JOHN WHITE, } Commit- DUSTIN CHANEY, } tee. MOSES HARRISON, } Plaistow, April 18, 1793.
ALL persons indebted to ANDREW P. CARD, late of Conway, in the county of Strafford, deceased, intestate, are desired to make immediate payment; and all who have demands against him, are requested to exhibit the same, well vouched, for settlement, to the subscriber at DOVER, in said county.
W. K. ATKINSON, Attorney to the (Administratrix. Dover, April 24, 1793.
THE subscribers being appointed commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of Mr. NATHANIEL SHANNON, late of Portsmouth, yeoman, deceased, hereby give notice, that they will attend for that purpose, at the Post-Office in Portsmouth aforesaid, on the third Thursday of this and the five following months, from three to six o'clock, P. M.
JEREMIAH LIBBEY, } JACOB WALDEN, } DANIEL R. ROGERS, } Portsmouth, March 20, 1793.
CAME into the inclosure of the subscriber, near one month since, two stray SHEEP —The owner is requested to call and take them home, and pay damages. SETH WALKER. Portsmouth, April 24, 1793.
TO be sold at public auction, at the office of the subscriber, on Tuesday the 28th May next, if not sold before at private sale, the whole or half of LEACH ISLAND, so called, situate opposite Col. Michael Wentworth's; two rights of land in the township of Piermont—original grantees, Peter Gilman, Esq. and Thomas Westbrook Waldron; also, one right of land in the township of Errol—original grantee, Edward Sherburne. GEO. WENTWORTH, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, April 8, 1793.
WHEREAS there hath been much said, and little done, respecting a new road, leading from Ensign David Wiggin's to Samuel Hatch's, We the subscribers having received no benefit, but much damage, doth notify and forbid all persons damaging us by leaving open gates, bars or fences, as they must expect to suffer the penalty of the law, in such cases of offence.
STEPHEN PIPER, } JOHN DEARBORN, } Stratham, April 11, 1793.
TO BE SOLD BY
Williams and Coffin,
A FEW tons of BUTTER, in kegs, for shipping—Also, SUGAR by the barrel; RUM by barrel or hoghead; COFFEE by the bag—and a few chests of excellent BOHEA TEA.
Portsmouth, April 29, 1793.
To John Stark, Esquire, one of the Justices of the Peace throughout the State of New-Hampshire.
WE the subscribers, owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Goffestown, in the county of Hillsborough, in said State, humbly pray, That you would notify and warn the proprietors of said Goffestown to meet at the dwelling-house of Robert M'Gregore, Esq. in said Goffestown, on Wednesday the 22d day of May inst. at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to act on the following articles, viz.
1st, To choose a moderator to regulate and govern said meeting.
2d, To choose a proprietors' clerk, in the room and stead of Matthew Patten, who wishes to resign.
3d, To see what they will do with the common and undivided lands in said town. To clear the same of all incumbrances of any who hold any part thereof by possession or improvement, to prosecute them if need be, or any who have trespassed on said common land, and to order the said common land to be sold in what manner they shall think best for raising money toward discharging their debts.
4th, To see what method they will take to ascertain what debt they are in.
5th, To see whether they will allow the persons to whom they are indebted any thing for their being kept out of their money.
6th, To see how much money they will vote to be raised to discharge the debt they are in, and to choose all officers they may think needful for carrying their votes into full effect.
7th, To agree on a method for calling proprietors' meetings in future.
ALEXANDER GILCREST, } ROBERT M'GREGORE, } WILLIAM BLODGET, for } SAMUEL BLODGET, } JAMES SARGENT, } JONATHAN WOOD, } JAMES SHIRALE. }
Goffestown, April 1, 1793.
THE proprietors of Goffestown aforesaid, are hereby notified and warned to meet at time and place aforesaid, and for the purposes abovementioned in the foregoing articles.