The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1806-04-01 00:00:00

Esra Bartlett Esq.
Nath'l Adams & Son, Have for sale at their store No. 4, BOW-STREET—
OLD Cogniac, French and Barcelona Brandy; Holland's Gin; Tobago Rum; London par- ticular Madeira, Cape do. Vidonia, Lif- bon, Malaga and Port WINES ;— Molasses.
Hyson, hyson-skin & souchong TEAS ; Lump, Havanna, India and brown SUGARS ; Coffee; Chocolate and Shells; Rice; Flour; real Cin- namon; Cassia; Nutmegs; Cloves; Mace; Pepper; English Mustard per bottle or lb.; Cayenne; bolted Gin- ger; Florence Oil per flask; Fresh GRAPES per jar or lb.; Muscadel, bloom and cask Raisins; frail & cask Figs; shell'd Almonds; Isinglass; Catchup per bottle; Creme de Noyau; Creme de Canelle; Creme d'Ab- synthe.
English & American Gunpow- der; patent Shot; Salt-petre rough and refined; Spanish & American SEGARS ; fine twist, fig, pigtail & smoking Tobacco; Rappée, Mac- coba & fine Snuff; Spermaceti Can- dles; Tallow mould and dipt do.;— Sperm. Oil; Starch; Windfor shav- ing Soap; Washballs; Chalk; Rosin; Brimstone; fine blown Salt per bag or less quantity; Fish Hooks and Lines of all sizes; Sewing Twine; writing and Sheathing Paper; hand, hearth and floor Brushes; Rotten Stone.
Painters' Brushes of all sizes; Red, white, bar and sheat LEAD ; Spanish Brown; Spruce Yellow; Prussian Blue; Vitirol; Spirits of Turpentine; Linseed Oil; Allum; Coppers; Spanish float Indigo; com- mon do.; Logwood; Fustick; Sho- vels and Spades; crown Glass 8 by 10 and 7 by 9; Blistered, Crowley and Heart and Club STEEL ; a general assortment of NAILS , &c. &c.—All which will be sold wholesale or retail, cheap for cash, or in exchange for country produce.
THE subscriber hav- ing sold my stock in trade, (in this town) to THOMAS MORTON —I there- fore request all those indebted to me to make payment to said Morton.
March, 18. WM. ROSE.
Thomas Morton,
corner of Congress and Market Street, HAVING purchased as above, he therefore offers the same to the public for Sale, on liberal terms, as his object is to turn said stock into Cash the ensuing season, and as it consists of a complete assortment of Gentlemen and Ladies, Misses, and Children's
Shoes & Slippers,
of almost every kind, and as every one who may please to call, may be fitted as to quality size and price, he flatters himself that the public will not miss of so good a choice, but will supply themselves and families; there are also amongst said stock Gentlemen's Su- garrow and light top Boots. Men's fishing and thick Boots; coarse Shoes, &c. All of which are of an excellent quality—Also, wax and grain'd neats Leather; Red, Green and Black Mor- rocco; binding Skins; Welting Har- ness and Bridle Leather; Skirting Soal leather; Boot-Legs, &c. &c. Attendance from sun-rise 'till candle lighting. March 18.
MASONIC.
WHEREAS an act of incorpo- ration has been granted by the Legislature of the State of New Hamp- shire, incorporating a society by the name of the Grand Lodge of the State of New Hampshire, and empowering The's Thompson & Lyman Spalding, or either of them, to call the first meet- ing of said corporation, by giving three weeks notice of the time and place thereof in the New Hampshire Gazette.
In conformity to the above named act, the Members of the Grand Lodge of the State of New Hampshire are hereby informed, that their first meeting under the act of Incorpora- tion, will be held at Portsmouth in the hall over the New Hampshire Fire and Marine Insurance Office, on Wed- nesday the 23d day of April next, at 7 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of choosing Officers, and to adopt such measures as may appear for the bene- fit of Masonry throughout the State, and for other benevolent and charita- ble purposes contemplated in said act.
LYMAN SPALDING.
Portsmouth, 25th February, 1806.
SPRING GOODS.
Just received and this day opening at
DRAPER'S
Cheap new cash Store, a fresh supply of seasonable Piece GOODS.
Portsmouth, March 18, 1806.
REMOVED.
Daniel Brown,
He very informs his customers that he has removed to No. 2, Bow Street (Spring Hill,) where he continues to keep a complete assortment of
GROCERIES;
Also on hand Country Produce— VIZ.
CLOVER SEED ; Flax; Rye; Wheat; Barley; Corn; Peas; white Beans and Chees.
March 18, 1806.
Now landing, and for Sale by HENRY B. WILLIAMS,
Bow-Street—
50 casks Fresh Raisins; 50
boxes Chocolate, first quality.
WANTED —60 thousand good
BOARDS. March 11, 1806.
To the sick and indisposed.
TURLINGTON'S Balm of Life,
50 cts. a bottle. Hamilton's Grand
Restorative Drops, 6/ bottle. Hamilton's
Grand Restorative Pills, 6/ box. Hamil-
ton's Elixir, for colds, coughs, asthma, and
approaching consumptions, price 6/ bottle.
Cooley's Vegetable Elixir, for coughs, asthma,
consumptions, &c. price 4/6 a bottle.
Dicey and Co's true and genuine
Batemian's Drops, 2/6 a bottle. Dr. Nor-
trop's new invented Bitters, for the Jaun-
dice and all bilious complaints, price 3/ a
box. Wheaton's genuine Jaundice Bitters,
3/ a box. Dr. Rawson's genuine patent
Anti-bilious and Stomatic Bitters, 50 cts.
Dr. Withering's Arcanum Tincture, or the
consumptive patients infallible restorative,
price 50 cts. a bottle. Dr. Cooley's genu-
ine Anti-Pestilential, Attenuating and Re-
storative pills, price 50 cts. a box. Harlem
Oil, for the gravel, flappage of the water,
&c. 31 cts. bottle. Dr. Lee's true Bilious
Pills, price 3/ box. Dr. Rawson's Anti-
bilious Pills 1/6 a box. Infallible ague and
Fever Drops, 6/ bottle. Tooth ache Drops,
75 cents bottle. Dr. Hahn's German Eye
Water, 6/ bottle. Lamerure's for refor-
hair to bald heads, 6/ Dr. Hinkley's
infallible cure for the Piles, 3/ box. Dr.
Haskell's cure for the Jaundice 3/ Dr.
Hamilton's worm destroying Lozenges,
3/ Dr. Rawson's worm Powders, price
3/ Dr. Haskell's dysentery Pills and
Powders, 6/ Dr. Thompson's Aromatic
Tooth Paste and Powder 3/ Dr. Hamil-
ton's Essence of Mustard for Rheumatism,
Sprains, &c. Price 6/ a bottle. Dr. Hahn's
Anti-bilious Pills, 3/ small, and 6/ large
boxes. Dr. Anderson's genuine Pills, 1/6.
Essence of Peppermint, fresh and good, 1/6
a bottle. Dr. Steers' Oposelodoc, for
sprains, bruises, &c. 4/6. Genuine Bri-
tish Oil for various complaints, 1/6. Smell-
ing Bottles of various kinds, 1/6. Excel-
lent tooth Powder, 3/ and 3/6 box. Gen-
uine Court Plaster, by the gross, dozen or
single sheet, 9d sheet single. Smelling
Drops of the best kind. All the above, for
sale at the brick Bookstore of CHARLES
PEARCE , Daniel Street, Portsmouth.
Portsmouth, March 18.
State of New Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given,
that John Dinsmoor, Richard
Odell, Ebenezer Edwards, George B.
Upham, Peter Carlton and William
Lovejoy have been appointed by the
Legislature of said State, December,
1805, to receive proposals for the pur-
chase of all the unlocated Land in
said State, of which the following is a
description, (viz.)—1st. All the land
north of latitude 45, claimed by said
State; 2d. Townships south of said
latitude, Nos. 1, 3 & 4; 3d. As also
a tract of land south of Shelburne
and in Adams; 4th. A tract of land
north of Sandwich and east of Thorn-
ton; 5th. All the gores of land,
islands and parcels of land not disposed
of by said State.
** Said proposals will be received by
John Dinsmoor, at his dwelling-house
in Windham; By Richard Odell, in
Conway; By Ebenezer Edwards, in
Temple; By George B. Upham, in
Claremont; By Peter Carlton in Land-
aff, and by William Lovejoy, in Lan-
caster. Portsmouth, Dec. 31, 1805.
JOHN DINSMOOR, for said Committee.
N. B. Proposals will be received until
the first Wednesday in June next.
ALL persons having demands a-
gainst Widow SARAH LIT-
TLE , late of Portsmouth, deceased,
are desired to exhibit them for settle-
ment; and all indebted to make im-
mediate payment to
S LITTLE, Administrator.
Portsmouth, March 11, 1806.
MAPS.
ELEGANT coloured Maps of the Uni-
ted States, on a large scale, just receiv-
ed, and for sale at C. PEARCE's Book-
store. Also,
A variety of Charts of the coasts of Europe,
Asia, Africa and America. Also,
Atlases of the whole world. Also,
Of the seat of War in Europe; and of A-
merica.
A Map of the State of Massachusetts
Also,
Mayor's Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries,
24 vols.
British Classics, complete 120 vols.
Racine's Works, 12 vols. in 8. quarto.
Hume and Smollett's history of England, 12
vols.
Gibbon's Roman Empire, in 8 vols.
Holmes' American Annals, just published.
Fremason's Monitors.
Worcester Collection, 8th edition.
An assortment of Blank Account Books,
which will be sold CHEAPER than they
can be purchased elsewhere.—STATIONA-
RY, &c. sold at reduced prices, at C.
PEARCE's brick Bookstore, Daniel Street,
Portsmouth.
C. Pearce, is constantly receiving the new-
est and best editions of BOOKS in every
branch of Literature, and can supply the
largest Libraries at the shortest notice, and
on the most reasonable terms.
Portsmouth, March 25, 1806.
An Elegant Engraving of
LORD NELSON, with a view of the ac-
tion off Trafalgar, Oct. 21, 1805, in which
he lost his life, price 3 dollars.
For sale by C. PEARCE.
BLANK WARRANTS
For Surveyors of Highways, for sale
at RANLET and NORRIS' Bookstore,
Exeter. March 24.
THOMAS PINKHAM,
KEEPS constantly for sale at his
Manufacture in Durham,—
Mill-Stones of all dimensions, which
he will warrant superior in quality to
any in the New England States—
Likewise all kinds of Hewn Stones in
his line of business at the shortest no-
tice. Durham, March 24.
New line of STAGES.
Jonathan Edgerly, and Co.
INFORM the public, that a line of
Stages will run once every week
on the Turnpike from Portsmouth through
Durham, Northwood and Concord to Han-
over—The same will start from Daven-
port's tavern in Portsmouth, every Tuesday
at 2 o'clock, P. M. arrive at Ballard's in
Durham at 4 P. M. and at Harvey's in
Northwood at 6 the same evening. Set off
from Northwood every Wednesday at 5
A. M. and arrive at Stickney's in Concord
at 10—Start from Concord at 12, and
arrive at Waldo's in Andover at 6 the same
evening—Set off from Andover every Thurs-
day at 6 A. M. and arrive at Little's in
Hanover at 8 the same evening—Return
from Hanover on Friday at 1 P. M. and
arrive at Concord on Saturday at 6 P. M.
Start from Concord on Monday at 5 A. M.
arrive at Northwood at 12—from North-
wood at 2 P. M. and arrive at Durham at
5 the same evening. Set off from Durham
every Tuesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at
Portsmouth at 8 the same morning.
** Each passenger may carry 14 lbs.
baggage, gratis.
Those persons who should be pleased
to honor him and his partners with their
custom, may rest assured that the strictest
attention shall be paid to passengers, and every
effort used to render their accommodations
agreeable.
N. B. The said line of Stages will commence
their different Circuits, about the
middle of April, when public notice will be
given. March 18, 1806.
THE Proprietors of New-Castle Bridge,
are hereby notified to meet at the house

So that in the very worst (please your worship!) it would be best for us. Moreover—besides having nothing to expect by troubling us—nothing to take if he had the folly that dull thinker supposes; he has motives not only for not troubling, but strong motives for doing agreeable things to favor us.
It is very well known, that before the English orders of 1793, we exported more of our produce to France than to any other nation in the world.
It is very well known that Bonaparte wishes to establish all kinds of manufactures, and to render France a commercial nation.
"Commerce like water finds its own level."
It is well known that in a period of peace, the advantage of cheapness would throw the current of trade, in the cheapest market, and that by that inevitable and irresistible cause, the United States would be at once the best market for the cheapest manufacturer—and that the quantity of our products would be exchanged for the products of that nation.
Superadded to which, the productions of America and France are so dissimilar, that while they are reciprocally necessary to each other, and must ever continue so to be, the mode to serve both is the mode of peace and good understanding.
Have we not had a thousand proofs, that this is the real understanding and the sagacious policy of the French government.
When we hear a man who feels, or says he feels, great alarms at the ambition of Bonaparte, and fears that he may come here—we conclude—either of three things.
Either this man is a dull thinker, His heart and his brains are in the wrong end—or He feels the prejudices of an Englishman.
God forgive those Englishmen who feel so—they are not to be despised, rather they are to be charitably commiserated for their mistaken notions—they cannot perhaps see, nor hear, nor feel, though they have eyes and ears, and other organs of sense (more or less!)
But when we hear of an American who looks so short a distance before and behind him and on all sides of him; who can so abuse his intellect or so debase his spirit, as like the Spaniel to fawn upon the brute that beats him—or like the Indian whose adoration is addressed not to the benignant being, but to the demon of destruction.
When we see this, we may say with Edmund Burke—and the man illustrates his own exclamation—Alas! poor human nature!
When the nature of attachments and antipathies—hopes and fears—confidence and distrust—hatreds and affections, are examined, what becomes of the philosophers' theories of selfishness? Even Pope's elegant aphorism
Self love and social are the same ceases almost to be a truism.
The sad truth is, that many feel attachments they know not why—they catch up notions they know not how—and very seldom consider the foundations upon which they rest or the effects which they may produce.
Few men suppose—things nevertheless very probable—that a negligence of thinking, or of thinking often and correcting the habit of thought, may affect the happiness and peace of many generations.
Do we admire perpetual and destructive wars?
No! O—no! we abhor wars! Yet many who thus exclaim, admire that nation which has been more constantly at war, whose policy has shed more blood than any other nation of Europe.
Do we love to be robbed and abused, and insulted?
O!—no!—by no means!
Yet go to the coffee house of New-York or Philadelphia—and first look over the coffee house books, and ask what number of our citizens are impressed on board English ships—what number of our ships are captured—what are the duties which America is obliged to pay more than any other nation in English ports: then converse with the visitors—
And then think and ask yourself, if it is at all surprising that we should be so plundered, and abused?
Think on these things—and be not governed by foolishness.
IN a letter of the 15th Oct. last, from a gentleman belonging to this town, we have the following notice of the Earthquake at Naples:—"There has been a terrible Earthquake lately at Naples: about 20,000 people perished, and an eruption of Mount Vesuvius once more took place—This had the most astonishing appearance: it did not emit from the crater, but broke out a little below—A large river of fire ran in a winding course down the mountain, and then branched out in three different directions, in one of which the lava spread half a mile."
Salem Gazette.
National Legislature.
NINTH CONGRESS.....FIRST SESSION.
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Extract from the Speech of Mr. Wright, on his bill for preventing the impressment of American Seamen.
By the constitution, congress are to define and punish piracy: in defining piracy, I wish them not to exercise a wild but legal discretion, which is itself desired, "to discern by law what is just." I will therefore call their attention to the subject, as it has been considered by the law of nations—the common and statute law of Great Britain. By the law of nations, "the attacking a ship at sea and taking away some of the men to make them slaves, is piracy."
By the common law, piracy consists in committing those acts of robbery and depredation upon the high seas, which, if committed upon land, would be felony.
Every community have a right to inflict that punishment upon a pirate by the rule of self-defence, which an individual would in state of nature have been otherwise entitled to, for any invasion of his person or property. By the statute of Elizabeth, it is enacted, that whoever, shall hereafter without lawful authority, take any of her majesty's subjects against her will, and detain them vis & force , or to make a prey or spoil of his person or goods upon deadly feud, or otherwise, should be adjudged and taken to be a felon, and should suffer the pains of death without benefit of Clergy.
This statute was predicated upon a state of things in that country, not more intolerable than the present state of American seamen; nor can it be considered as an incorrect exercise of the discretion of Congress in defining piracy to declare the impressment of our seamen, and consigning them to so abject a slavery as they are subject to on board British ships of war, piracy—when, by the law of nations, by the common law, and by the statute of Elizabeth, we discover ourselves perfectly justified in doing. And I trust we can never find ourselves less disposed to protect our citizens, than Britain has been to protect her subjects, nor of declaring that act piracy committed on the high seas, that Britain considers a felony of death, committed on land. Nor can we find any difficulty in imposing the pains of death on the offender for a piracy on personal liberty, when we impose it in all cases of piracy on property, and when we consider that it is the punishment imposed by all nations, in every case of piracy. This brings me to the second section of the bill, which justifies the repelling force by force, and gives a premium for destroying the pirate, whom all nations denounce as out-laws and enemies of the human race, and hold it lawful to destroy. Sir Edward Coke says a pirate, to use his own words, is " Hostis humani Generis " which is an enemy to the human race. That an out-lawed felon is said to have Caput Lupinum , that he might be knocked on the head like a wolf, by any one that should meet him, and judge Blackstone tells us in more modern times, that a pirate has renounced all the benefits of society and government, and has reduced himself afresh to the savage state of nature; by declaring war against all mankind, all mankind must declare war against him; so that every community hath a right by the rule of self-defence, to inflict that punishment upon him, which every individual would in a state of nature have been otherwise entitled to do, for any invasion of his person or property.
By the law of nations, "the right of punishing, which in a state of nature belonged to each individual, is founded on the right of safety. Every man has therefore a right to preserve himself from injury, and by force to provide for his own security, against those who unjustly attack him." Nor are we left to the elementary writers alone to support this doctrine. "The very point has been judicially determined in the case of Alexander Broadfoot, who was indicted for the murder of Cornelius Calahan, and acquitted by Judge Foster's direction to the jury. The case was this—captain Haway had a press warrant, with this direction inserted in the body of it. "You are not to intrust any person with the execution of this warrant but a commission officer, and to insert his name and office in the deputation on the other side hereof." He endorsed, "I do hereby depute A. B. a licut. of the Mortar Sloop to impress, &c. On 25th April, 1742 Capt. Haway being at anchor, in Kingroad, at Bristol, ordered the ship's boat down the channel, to press as they should see an opportunity; the licut. laid on board with the captain. In the evening the boat came up with the Bremen Factor in that part of the channel, in the county of the city of Bristol, some of the crew went on board in order to press men, who being informed that one or two of the Bremen's men were concealed in the hold, Calhan with three others went thither in search of them, whereupon Broadfoot, one of the Bremen's men (who had provided a blunderbuss for defence against the press gang) called out, and asked them what they came for; he was answered by some of the press gang, "we come for you and your comrades." Whereupon he cried out keep back, I have a blunderbuss loaded with swan shot." Upon this the other stopped, but did not retire. He then cried out where is your lieutenant? and being answered "he is not far off," immediately fired among them; by this shot Calahan was killed and one or two of the press gang wounded—And in this case, as you perceive, Broadfoot was acquitted by the direction of the judge. Then, if an Englishman may kill an Englishman in the attempt to impress him, because the authority was incorrectly executed, can we feel a doubt that an American may kill an Englishman, when by no possibility there can be any colour of authority; and that too without the jurisdiction and limits of the British empire, when sailing under the protection of the American flag—I can feel no doubt.
And as to giving a bounty for killing this Hostis humani generis , wearing the caput lupinum , I trust there can be no objection, which we consider the practice of other states and nations particularly Britain herself, who by the statute of George II. gives a bounty to encourage the destruction of pirates. The statute is in these words, "That to encourage the defence against pirates, the commanders or seamen wounded, and the widows of such seamen, as are slain in any piratical engagement, shall be entitled to a bounty to be divided among them not exceeding the value of one fifth part of the cargo on board." Can we then with the example of Britain before our eyes giving a bounty for the protection of property, feel any re-
luctance in giving a bounty for the protection of liberty? Can it be possible that Britain shall protect the property of her subjects, with more vigilance and circumspection than America will protect the liberty and lives of her citizens? I will not for a moment permit the idea to torment me. It cannot be so. As these provisions are merely declarative of the law, that our seamen may know their rights, and resist their unlawful force with safety; and as the exercise of this repulsive force may induce severities and death itself, it becomes necessary to secure the exercise of it by the provisions of this act. Therefore the next clause is introduced authorising the President to retain in case of any cruelties exercised on our seamen. This is dictated by the soundest policy, legitimata , by the law of nations, and recognized by our own laws. By the law of nations. "When a sovereign is not satisfied, with the manner in which his subjects are treated by the law and custom of another nation, he is at liberty to declare he will treat the subjects of that nation in the same manner his subjects are treated; this is called the law of retortion ; there is nothing in this but what is conformable to found politics. At Athens the laws permitted the relations of him who had been assassinated to seize three of the natives of that country and detain them till the murderer was punished or delivered up—and our own law recognizes this principle. By the act of 3d March 1799, it is provided, that if any seamen who shall have been impressed on board any vessel of the powers at war with France, who shall be taken by France, and hath suffered death, or any corporal punishment by the authority of France, or any officer under their authority, the president shall cause the most rigorous retaliation to be executed on any citizen of the French republic that may be taken under the laws of the United States. But perhaps it may be insisted these were Frenchmen and not entitled to the same measures of justice as Englishmen . By the law of nations, these measures are milder than war, which involves the innocent with the guilty. "The prince, therefore, who attempts this method, instead of coming to an open rupture, is doubtless worthy of peace, on account of his moderation and prudence; but they who run to arms without necessity, are scourges to the human race, barbarians, enemies to society, and rebels to the law of nations, or rather to the common father of mankind."
This brings me to the last section of the bill, which secures the impressed seaman compensation for his false imprisonment, not far beyond the wages in the merchant service, and authorise the attachment of so much of the debts to British subjects, as may be necessary for that purpose—there being no other means of redress. All mankind will declare it just, and Britain herself has judicially established the principle in the case decided by C. J. Pratt, afterwards Lord Camden. The case was in an action for false imprisonment.—The earl of Halifax, one of his majesty's principle secretaries of state, granted a warrant without previous information, against a journeyman printer of the North Briton, who was kept six hours and treated civilly, 300 pounds damages were given. On a motion for a new trial because of excessive damages , Pratt, chief justice, declared, that as it was a general warrant and an attack on public liberty and against Magna Charta , and as they attempted to justify its legality, there ought to be exemplary damages, and in all cases whenever an injury is done under the colour of authority, as where an officer under an authority to impress exceeds that authority.—Motion over-ruled.
It will not then be said by an American congress, that for the false imprisonment of an American seaman sixty dollars per month can be too high, or his bondage on board a British ship of war, exposed to every hardship, when a British subject for six hours confinement with civil treatment, had one thousand dollars by a British jury; nor can the method of recovering the same be opposed upon found principle. By the law of nations "justice is said to be denied, when the subject is not permitted to establish his right in the ordinary tribunals of justice, or when great and unreasonable delay is effected, equivalent to a refusal. And it never can be said, that after ten years spent in fruitless negotiation and after we have been informed by the president, "that every park of hope is extinguished," and the cup of humiliation drained to its dregs, that the delay is not unreasonable and equivalent to a refusal.—And we are authorised by the law of nations, to retaliate, to enforce if possible, the making the citizen entire satisfaction . It may be objected, however, that this remedy is in violation of the treaty of London, of Nov. 1794, which secures the validity of British debts; but it will be recollected that this violation on our part, is induced by the violation of the same treaty by G. Britain, by an attack on the liberty of the citizen, and it can never be said that we are not justified by claiming the damages we have received by a violation on personal liberty , as a correct set off against any damages they may receive by a breach of the same contract, by an attack on personal property .
It can never be in the eye of justice, and in a land of liberty, that property is more to be respected than liberty , nor can we feel ourselves unauthorised when the law of retaliation, and self-preservation, which are written on the heart of man, by the finger of Omnipotence, holds us justified. Nor, when we consider that we ourselves have totally annulled and declared void the treaty with France, because of her violation of the treaty by the spoliations on our commerce; refusing to do us justice, can we hesitate to make this partial repeal of the treaty with Britain so far only as is necessary to do our oppressed seamen justice, by the sacrifice of British property at the shrine of American liberty , when we reflect it is the only means whereby we can remunerate our enslaved seamen from their cruel bondage—that the safety of the people is the supreme law and that we are the sentinels to promote their rights and avenge their wrongs.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, MARCH 4.
Mr. Crowninshield, from the committee of commerce and manufactures, made a report on the petition of the Dutchess county state company of N. York, praying the imposition of an additional duty on imported
slate, unfavorable to the prayer of the petition, in which the House concurred.
Mr. Crowninshield, from the same committee, reported on the petition of the merchants of Newburyport, representing the inconveniences experienced in navigating the Merrimack, and praying a reimbursement of the expenses incurred by them in the erection of two piers for facilitating the navigation of said river. The report states the erection of the piers to have been undertaken, and the expenditure of money to have been made, independent of the direction of the U. S.
Mr. Ely thought there appeared on the face of the report strong reasons in favor of the prayer of the petitioners and moved, for the purpose of considering the case, a reference of it to the committee of the whole House.
Mr. Crowninshield was in favor of the same course, and observed that he had been in the committee in favor of the claim.
Mr. Early opposed this course, and supported the immediate concurrence of the House in the report, on the ground stated therein.
Mr. G. W. Campbell advocated a reference of the report to a committee of the whole House, and expressed his opinion in favor of the application.
Mr. John C. Smith spoke in favor of a reference to a committee of the whole House.
Mr. Bidwell spoke against such a reference, and in favor of the report.
Mr. Sloan took the opposite side of the question.
On the question being taken, a reference to a committee of the whole House obtained—Ayes 59.
Mr. Sloan, from the committee to whom was referred the bill imposing a tax on slaves imported into the U. S. reported a new bill.
A motion was made to reject it—Loft—Ayes 24.
On making it the order for the 4th of July, moved by Mr. D. R. Williams, the House divided—Ayes 34—Loft.
When the bill was made the order for Monday.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter received from the Secretary of the Navy, in obedience to a resolution of the House, requiring a statement of the nature and extent of the services rendered by the Danish Consul to the captive crew of the frigate Philadelphia.
The letter incloses a communication from Captain Bainbridge highly evincive of the generosity and benevolence of Mr. Nissen.
These communications were referred to a select committee of three members.
Mr. Crowninshield, from the committee of commerce and manufactures, made an unfavorable report on the petition of the merchants of Plymouth, &c. which was referred to a committee of the whole House, and made the order for Friday.
The House on the motion of Mr. Gregg, resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union—Ayes 72—Mr. John C. Smith in the chair.
Mr. Gregg moved that the committee should take into consideration a resolution, offered by him, on the 29th of January—FOR A NON-IMPORTATION OF BRITISH GOODS.
The committee having agreed to take up the resolution, and it having been read from the chair—
Mr. J. Clay enquired whether it would not be in order to call up a resolution offered by him on the same subject.
The Chairman said it was not in order, till after the committee had determined to consider the resolution just read.
Mr. Gregg then rose in support of his resolution, and spoke about one hour.
He was followed by Mr. J. Clay in opposition to it, in a speech of about half an hour.
Mr. Crowninshield replied, in support of the resolution, in a speech of about the same length—
When Mr. J. Randolph closed the debate of the day, in a speech of about three hours in length against the resolution,—when the committee rose and the House adjourned about 5 o'clock.
FRIDAY, MARCH 7.
Mr. J. Clay presented a petition from Messrs. Nicklin and Griffiths, representing the losses they have sustained, owing to the conduct of general Armstrong, in the case of the New-Jersey, under the convention with France, and praying for indemnity, which was referred to the committee of Claims—Ayes 54—Noes 31.
Mr. Crowninshield moved a resolution, instructing the committee of Commerce and Manufactures to enquire into the expediency of amending the 18th and 77th section of the act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage, so far as to remove the disabilities and restrictions at present imposed on vessels arriving
at several ports of entry of the U. S. from the Cape of Good Hope, and from places beyond the same.
This resolution, after a modification suggested by Mr. Dana, making it more comprehensive, was agreed to.
The House again resolved into a committee of the whole on the state of the union,—Mr. J. C. Smith in the Chair.
Mr. Gregg's resolution still under consideration—Messrs. Sloan, Findley and Elmer supported, and Mr. Early opposed it; when after a few remarks connected with several commercial details from Mr. Mac Creery, the committee rose, and the House adjourned about the usual hour.
SATURDAY, MARCH 8.
Mr. Cook submitted a resolution, for the continuance of the duty of two and a half per cent. on goods chargeable with ad-valorem duties, commonly called the Mediterranean fund, on the condition that the same be exclusively applied to the augmentation and support of the naval force, and the protection of our ports and harbors against insults and injuries. Ordered to lie on the table.
A communication was received from the Secretary of State, transmitting a detailed statement of the impressment of American seamen.
The House again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the union—Mr. J. C. Smith in the chair.
Mr. Elliot supported, and Mr. D. R. Williams opposed the resolution of Mr. Gregg.
The debate was closed by Mr. Bidwell, who enforced the propriety of adopting efficient measures, without expressly declaring himself either for or against the resolution.
For the N. H. GAZETTE.
To the People of New-Hampshire.
No. I.
FELLOW CITIZENS.
IN a season of repose, when political quarrels have subsided, when general tranquility prevails; when the mind ceases to be agitated by the contention of parties; the inhabitants of a free State might well be satisfied in the enjoyment of rights and privileges;—such, as are promised to us by the Constitution of New-Hampshire. It is not from a wish to intercept happiness, or in any way, to disturb the tranquility of the State, that I now address you. I am impelled by considerations, paramount even to personal convenience, to call your attention to a subject—important, not only as it relates to the security and happiness of ourselves; but, as ultimately affecting the happiness of our posterity. Fellow-Citizens, the constitution of New-Hampshire is founded in political wisdom; it acknowledges those rules which natural justice, inculcates, as the proper groundwork of social institutions: but, should the principles of this Constitution be violated or neglected; oppression will take place in the community; the prosperity of the State will be impaired; and our boasted rights and privileges will become a dead letter. Our Constitution recognises, three distinct powers as establishing the for of Government; namely, the legislative, the executive and the judicial powers. The legislative power and the executive; which latter, strictly speaking, comprehends the judicial; are incidental to every form of Government;—without them no community could exist. In a Monarchy, they rest with the Prince: In an Aristocracy, they are exercised by the Nobles:—In a Democracy, they remain with the People. Happily for us, we have no king to command our homage; neither do we acknowledge an aristocracy, where a few can lord it over the many: but we consider ourselves a free people. We fought, to relieve ourselves from oppression; we became independent. We fought,—not, to give ourselves up to licentiousness; but, to establish a system of equal laws. Having attained this object; it is our duty, ever to guard our rights and privileges. In recognising the powers which are incidental to a civil government; the people of this State framed an excellent Constitution. Each individual member of the collective body, surrendered to the community those natural rights which may be alienated; and the community in return, promised him guardianship and protection. Our bill of rights, which is the first part of the Constitution, is declarative of the powers in the community; and it guarantees to the individual member, every right and privilege—compatible with the social State. The second part of the Constitution provides a form of government: and the good people of this State agree to vest their legislative power, in a Senate, and House of Representatives: and to place in the hands of a Governor, their supreme executive power. The judicial power, (which may be termed the internal executive power,) is delegated to judges.—This judicial power, is regulated and limited, by standing

law; and so far, is subordinate to the legislative power—still however, as judges are fallible men; as they might ignorantly or wilfully exceed, or abuse the powers delegated to them; As favor, prejudice, or passion might lead them to trifle with the rights of the subject:—hence, a necessity for the institution of juries; and, it is on the trial by jury, that we depend for safety. The Constitution of New-Hampshire, and the Constitution of the United States, both declare in express terms, that the trial by jury shall be preserved —shall be held inviolate ! and can a question arise in regard to the intent, or meaning of this salutary provision? shall it now be asked whether the office of judge is distinct from that of jury ? I wish the question was unnecessary! but, this is the subject to which I call the attention of my Fellow-Citizens? It is a subject, interesting to all. Either that part of the Constitution which seems to divide the offices of judge and jury is misunderstood; or, the dissatisfaction which has been expressed, at a seeming encroachment of the judge , on the prerogative of the jury , is not grounded.
At the trial of a cause in the Superior Court, held at Portsmouth, in February of this year, 1806—The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff: and assessed damages according to the direction of the court. The defendants council, afterwards stated in general terms, that the verdict was against law and evidence, and prayed the court to set it aside. The court having heard the objections, and the argument of the plaintiff , set the verdict aside! not however, without imposing on the defendant the condition, that hereafter, he should not be entitled to his review . Two questions arise; first, were the court authorized to destroy the verdict? and, secondly, if the court can be justified in setting this verdict aside; were they authorized to impose on the defendant, the condition that he should afterwards lose his right of review?—In examining these questions, I shall endeavor to confine myself to principles. I mean no contempt to the person of the judges; or, to their office. I respect the constituted authorities of the country. It is to support the due exercise of authority; and to maintain the rights of the country, that I institute the present enquiry. The trial by jury has been considered the palladium of our rights. The press is the bar of the public. If any one has been bold enough to assail that barrier, which shields the rights of the people,—however elevated the station of that man may be, it is my duty to bring him to the bar of the public. The public, is an impartial tribunal. The public understanding will not be deceived. It will justly determine that the Judges are still entitled to confidence; or, that they have subjected themselves to the reproach of having sinned against knowledge.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE. List of LETTERS remaining in the Post-Office, Portsmouth, N. H. 15th March, 1806. B. Jeremiah Banks; Daniel Batchelder; Lettie Bodge, Madbury; Samuel Bodge, Madbury; Comfort Bodge, Madbury; Mary Burley; Henry Briard; James T. Berry, Rye; Joseph Brooks; Josiah Bragdon; Polly Bickford, Great Island; Ebenezer Blunt, 2; Joseph Bartlett; Charles W. Bell. C. George W. Coffin, 3; Joseph Curtis; Rev. Mr. Cram; James Colman; Peter Clark. D. Jonathan Downing, Greenland, 4; George Dame; Jones Dutton; Thomas Dearborn, Hampton. E. William Egan, 2; Asa Eaton; Thomas Edwards. F. Eliza Flagg; Phineas Farrar; Stephen Field; John Fordyce; Simon Fisher. G. David Goodall; Enos C. Greeley; David Gilmore; James Gannell, 2; Calvin Goddard; Charles Gray; Benjamin Grace, Kittery, 2. H. Phineas Hammond; Moses Hancom; Josiah Haley, Kittery; Abiel Hamilton; Daniel Hancom, Kittery; Elizabeth Hackett, 2. J. William Jones, Fort, 2; Robert Jameson; Ephriam Jones; Stephen Jones; Jonathan Jennels, Rye; Sophia Jenks. K. John Kimnis. L. Nathaniel Lock, Hampton; James Letter; Moses Low, Hampton; William Landep; William Lock. M. Samuel Muir; Benjamin Marten; Newel Merrett, 2; Sarah Mitchell, Kittery; Alexander Meservey, Newington. N. John Nichols. P. Benjamin Parker; James Pinkerton; William Parker, Kittery, 2; Josiah Perkins Rye; Thomas Paul, Stratham; Jesse Perkins; William Patrick; Benning Pickering. R. Mary Roache. S. Jeremiah Sanborn; David Sweat, 2; Moses Stevens; P. Sampson; Daniel Smith, Durham; Josiah Smith, Stratham; Sally Sherburne, 2; Polly Stevens; Abram Sawyer; Abram Snow. T. Theodore E. Talbot; Daniel Trefethen, 2; Edward Tobey; Phineas Tyle; Joshua Towle, Hampton; Samuel Tabor; Eliza Thomson; Peter Turner. W. John Webber; Ichabod Weeks, Greenland; Samuel Wallace; William Willton; Clemens Weeks, Greenland; James Willton, Esq. V. Saky Vancoeder. Y. Edmund S. Young. N.B. Those names with no towns annexed are for Portsmouth. MARK SIMES, Post-Master.
Portsmouth, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1806.
THE house of representatives of the United States, on the 17th instant, adopted a resolution, originally moved by Mr. Nicholson, for prohibiting enumerated articles of British manufacture, by a majority of 87 to 35.—This expression of the national sense of our neutral rights, and the British violation of those rights, notwithstanding the extraordinary opposition of Mr. J. Randolph, supported by the votes of nearly every federalist in Congress, manifests a determination to convince Great-Britain, by pacific means, that we will make it for her interest to do us justice, and will at the same time support our own government in the firm and rational stand they have made against British encroachments.
The friends of human liberty and virtue—and particularly, every man who is solicitous for the freedom of the ocean and the happiness of America —are congratulated upon the death of the English Robespierre —never did man so much disappoint the proud promise of his youth—nor feel less for the true glory of his country or the good of mankind, than the late execrable prime minister of England—who was indeed a minister of wrath to the earth—and an offence to God and to man. (Aurora.)
TOWN MEETING.
On Tuesday last the citizens of this town held their annual meeting, for the choice of town officers. WILLIAM GARDNER, Esq. was chosen Moderator, who discharged the duties of the office with impartiality and correctness. The following is a list of the Officers chosen for the ensuing year.
Samuel Fernald, Town Clerk. Selectmen. Elijah Hall, John Peirce, Seth Walker, Isaac Waldron, Samuel Hutchings. Assessors. Wm. Ham, jr. John Goddard, John Walton, Peter Coffin, Joseph Drowne. Committee of Health. Joshua Bracket, Benj'n Sherburne, Samuel Jones. Overseers of the Poor. John F. Parrot, Edward J. Long, Elisha Whidden, James Day, Nathaniel Marshall, Job Harris, Theodore Furber, Stacy Hall, Nathaniel Melcher, junior.
Auditors of Accounts. William Gardner, Supply Clap, George Wentworth. Tything Men. Daniel Wentworth, Jeremiah Low, Benjamin Hill, William Boyd, Abel Harris, Thomas Manning. Fire-Wards. Isaac Waldron, jr. Peter Coffin, Daniel Wentworth, William Stavers, Joshua Haven, Mark Simes, Joseph Drowne, William Boyd, Daniel Waldrón, Daniel Austin, William Ham, 3d. Samuel Jones.
Constables. Elias Libbey, Edward Hart, William Vaughan, Benjamin Holmes, jr. Lot Layers. Sam'l Sparhawk, Benjamin Akerman, John Stokell, Thomas Jackson. Fence Viewers. Stacey Hall, Samuel Langdon, Frances Marden, Jeremiah Dennet. George Gains, Sealer of Weights and Measures. Searchers and Sealers of Leather. Robert Mendum, Nathaniel Jackson, George Cate. Cullers and Packers of Fish, and Cullers of Hoop and Staves. Joseph Walton, jr. Robert Neal, James Day, John Abbot, John Walton, Richard Rice, Samuel Clark. Measurers of Wood. Samuel Fernald, John B. Hill, Mark Greene, Richard Jackson, John Walton, Peter Wilton, John Melcher, jr. Samuel Cotton, Benjamin Moses, Benjamin Yeaton. Samuel Jones, Harbor Master. William Walker, Keeper of the Magazine. Isaac Shepherd, Pound Keeper. Hog Reever. William Boyd, Samuel Larkin, Charles Cutts, A. Weld Noble, Jeremiah Mason, William Garland, Abel Harris, Daniel Waldrón, Samuel Boardman, Edward Parry, William Odiorne, Benjamin Hill, Edward J. Long, John C. Floyd. School Committee. Joseph Buckminster, George Richards, Thomas Elwyn, J. S. Sherburne, Joseph Walton, George Sparhawk. Police Officers. William Garland, Thomas Manning, Daniel Waldrón, John S. Sherburne, Josiah Akerman, James Nutter, John Underwood, George Wentworth, Mark Simes, Edward Gove, Theodore Furber, William Boyd, Benning Morrell, Joshua Haven, Joseph W. Pickering, Nathaniel Marshall, Seth Walker, William Ham, 3d. John Goddard, Titus Salter, Moses Woodward, Benjamin Holmes, Richard Rice, Elias Libbey, Job Harris.
SINCE the success of the French against the allied Powers, our commercial affairs in England wear a more pleasant appearance. When Britain was elated with the prospect of overpowering the French armies, our commerce became the sport of Judge Scott, and our trade appeared nearly annihilated by his arbitrary decisions. Now we are told, in the federal papers, that no condemnations are made, and that our ships are free to pursue their voyages. What a happy change for this country! and no man but an enemy to it, can be displeased with the wonderful success attached to the arms of France. That the English partisans should be mortified at the event is natural enough.
Unless Bonaparte had been victorious, every measure of congress to counteract the depredations on our commerce would have been baffled by those emissaries who are placed in every seaport on the continent. We see this by the federal papers. The several motions before congress on this subject, have been the constant theme of ridicule, and every man who supported them an object of defamation. They change according to circumstances; for while Mr. Randolph was thought to be in favor of commercial restrictions, then he was held up as the most violent partizan in society; but when they find him an advocate for Britain, then he is the most profound politician! How far Mr. Randolph may be gratified by the adulation and eulogium of a party, who only speak in praise of a Republican when they think he has apostatized from his first principles, is left to his own reflections. The Republicans adhere to principles and not men. They do not condemn hastily; but, if they find an individual taking a direction in opposition to all his former professions, they cannot but pity the frailty of human nature, and leave him to such consolation as the vapouring plaudits of those who will sacrifice him the moment they have obtained their purposes, can afford. We hope all the statements of this gentleman's conduct are not correct. The lustre of such a star is too brilliant to be eclipsed in the full radiancy of its glory.
We cannot but observe as a proof of the certainty of a British faction residing in this country, that all the fallacious accounts we have had from England, for several months past, have been circulated with avidity in the federal papers. The defeat of the French by the Russians ; the taking of all the cannon and military stores ; the retreat of Bonaparte ; his flag wounded and his arm amputated ; the taking of Prussia joining the coalition, and marching 200,000 men to annoy the French in their retreat —the buzz within the Russian camp, which was heard by a man who went forward to listen to their vociferations!—all, all this kind of flummery was published and republished with exultation in our papers, and the federalists were fools enough to believe it all to be true. But, alas! the recent arrivals have revealed every thing, and proved the whole to have been downright falsehood.
Let us make this improvement at least of English paragraphs, when unattended with official documents, not to believe them. Every man of sense knows that all such puffs are only the baits and traps of stock jobbers, just to answer the speculating purposes of Jews, brokers and swindlers within the purview of the stock exchange. We cannot but pity the folly of our Anglo-federalists, to raise such expectations, and then sink below the ordinary state of degradation. They must feel mortified at their disappointment, and chagrined in the only boon they have obtained by their vainings and rhodomontade.—Be humbled ye federalists, at the benign events of Providence, for the glorious success of the French has wrested our commerce from the fatal grasp of Britain. (Boston Chronicle.)
ELECTIONEERING.
FOR THE GAZETTE. YORK MEETING. At a meeting of Republicans, from a number of towns in the county of York, on Wednesday last, at Barnard's Inn, in Kennebunk, for the purpose of considering the necessity of Union and exertion, at the approaching Election—it was Unanimously voted to support the
Hon. James Sullivan, as Gov'r. Hon. William Heath, Lt. Gov'r. Hon. John Woodman, } Senators. and Joseph Storer, Esq. } It was also voted, that it be recommended to all true, undeviating REPUBLICANS to sacrifice all local and private prejudices to the general good, by an union in support of the above Candidates. The great importance of UNITED EXERTION at this time, in the County, must be obvious to every good citizen and well-wisher to the honor of Republicanism, and the peace and harmony of the country. REPUBLICANS OF YORK—the eyes of all your Brethren in the State are turned towards you; you are not acting exclusively for yourselves, but for the General cause throughout the State.
Messrs. Printers, For the Gazette. At a meeting of a respectable number of real republicans, held at Alfred, in York county, it was voted unanimously to support at the ensuing election, on the First Monday in April next,—The Hon. JAMES SULLIVAN, For Governor, and Hon. WILLIAM HEATH, For Lieut. Governor. SENATORS for York county, Hon. JOSEPH BARTLETT, and ALEXANDER RICE, Esq.
Acknowledgement to Correspondents. It has ever been, and we trust ever will be, our wish to please, when we can do it consistent with the correct principles of GENUINE REPUBLICANISM. Our paper has ever been open to the nomination and recommendation of Republican Candidates both for the State and General Government. We have endeavored to pay particular attention to the communications we have received from our generous patrons in the county of York. Tho' we cannot help expressing our pain and anxiety on the great division of sentiment in that county, as it respects their Senatorial Candidates only. The cause of Republicanism is an ALL-IMPORTANT ONE—Those who now taste the sweets of Liberty and Independence can bear their testimony to this fact. Therefore we would entreat the Citizens of York county to remember that UNITED WE STAND, but DIVIDED WE FALL!! Therefore as you love your LIBERTY! Love your INDEPENDENCE! Love your COUNTRY! Do agree to be AGREED and UNITED in one or the other of the lists now recommended to the public for their suffrages on Monday next.—Many are the communications we have received from that respectable county since our last paper, recommending on one list JOSEPH BARTLETT, and ALEXANDER RICE, Esq's—and on the other, JOHN WOODMAN and JOSEPH STORER, Esquires. The communications being uninteresting to the great body of our patrons, we trust our respectable correspondents in the county of York will receive this advice as an apology for our not entirely devoting a State Paper this day, to the politics of a sister State.
MARRIED.
In this town, Mr. BENJAMIN FLOYD, Bookbinder, to the agreeable Miss ELIZABETH HICKEY; Mr. NATHANIEL SOUTHER, to Miss NANCY CREASY; Mr. WILLIAM BOWLES to Miss ELIZABETH NORRIE.
DIED.
In this town suddenly, Mr. HENRY LUCE, aged 20; Mrs. Laug; master ROBERT FISHLEY, aged 12 years, a promising son of Mr. George F.; a child of Mr. Shadrack W. Bell.
Attention, the Whole!!! As the period of twelve months will elapse the 17th day of this month, since the present joint proprietors have issued this paper in their names, they hope, they trust there is not one name on their numerous list of subscribers who will not prepare himself against said day, with the small returns the printers request for all their year's toil and trouble, both by night and by day, to serve the public.
Kind patrons, show yourselves Republicans in-deed! in discharging your honest debts, and thereby convince the world, that you will with others to live, and fair as well as yourselves. The citizen who binds this maxim to his heart, is not only a Republican in name, but (what far exceeds) in deed and in truth! That all our patrons may evince themselves such, is the earnest wish of The EDITORS.
FRESH RAISINS. A FEW casks of Fresh Raisins, just received, and for sale, by H. & B. PENHALLOW; which being a consignment, will be sold low for cash. Portsmouth, April 1.
For Sale by BENJAMIN HILL, Bow-street, 800 bushels best southern CORN. Also, 30 barrels Navy and ship BREAD. April 1, 1806.
Now landing from on board Schooner Eliza from Virginia, and for sale by JOHN LANGDON, jr. 2,500 bushels CORN. 30 do. RYE, No 5, Langdon's wharf.
Just received and to be sold, by JOSEPH BASS, at his shop, in Broad street, Portsmouth, EARLY and late Peas and Beans, with a fine assortment of English and American new
GARDEN SEEDS; Also, a variety of Flower Garden SEEDS. Portsmouth, April 1. 14w.
FOR SALE, A CONVENT- ing HOUSE, in Buck-street, now occupied by John Brown.— For terms apply to THOMAS BROWN. Portsmouth, April 1, 1806.
REMOVAL. THOMAS & TAPPAN, (Booksellers and Stationers.) INFORM their friends and the public, that they have removed to the store opposite the Court-house, lately occupied by Mr. John Warner; where they shall be happy to wait on, those who may please to call. April 1.
THIS DAY At S. LITTLE'S Office, A quantity of Furniture, viz: 1 Bed, Bedsteads, Tables, Chairs, Desk and Bookcase, Cafe of Drawers, with sundry other articles. ALSO, Feather Beds at Auction; on Saturday April 12th as above, 20 live Geese feather Beds in fine Beverly Ticks, which will be sold on a credit of sixty days.
Also, a quantity of ENGLISH GOODS. THURSDAY NEXT. To be sold at Auction on Thursday, next, 18 Hhds. excellent flavored RUM; on liberal credit, sale on Portsmouth Pier, at 12 o'clock noon. When the conditions of sale will be made known. Also, at private sale, 2 crates Liverpool Ware, and one box blue & white Liverpool China. C. BAYLEY, Auction. April 1.
GEORGE DAME. Has taken the Store formerly occupied by Capt. Horney, (lately the Post Office) Buck street, where he intends to carry on the
Painting Business, in its various branches, Varnishing, Gilding, &c. COACHES, Chairs, Signs, Fire-buckets, fancy Chairs, Standards, &c. painted in the neatest manner, Looking-Glass, and Picture frames painted and gilded, gilding on Glass, &c. painting in Water Colors, and Gilding on Paper, Vellum, Silks, &c. &c. ALSO, PORTRAIT & MINIATURE painting, warranted likenesses—Specimens may be seen at his shop. N. B. He will endeavor to merit the approbation of those who may please to employ him and every favor will be duly acknowledged.
He has for sale Gold and Gilt Miniature settings, Gilt Chains, &c. Drawing paper, Camel's hair and Lead Pencils, India Rubber, India Ink, Gum-Arabic, Gamboge, Prussian Blue, Vermilion, Spanish Brown, Lampblack, &c.—Also, a pleasing variety of Pictures with or without frames, Violins, Strings, Bows, Pegs, and Bridges, Trunks of all sizes. Drawing School to commence April 17th if sufficient encouragement—Subscription left at Mr. C. Peirce's Bookstore, Daniel street. N. B. Wanted by him a smart active Lad, as an apprentice. Portsmouth, April 1, 1806.
Abner Greenleaf, Coppersmith, Plumber & Founder, RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public that he has taken a shop in Buck-street a few doors above Mr. Davenport's tavern, where he intends carrying on each of the above lines of business in their different branches. Any orders in either of the above lines, will be gratefully received and attended to. Copper-ware of all kinds, made at the shortest notice. Cash for old Copper, Brass, Pewter Lead &c. Portsmouth April 1.
TAKE NOTICE. THE Selectmen of Portsmouth hereby request the inhabitants of said town, to exhibit a true account of all their rateable estate to them on or before the first day of May next, as they will attend on that business, at the Town Hall, every Thursday evening in the month of April inst. from 7 to 9 o'clock. Said inhabitants are likewise notified, that those who will pay their taxes, or any part thereof into the hands of the Selectmen, within three months from the 25th instant shall be entitled to a discount of two and an half per cent. Portsmouth, April 1.
ALL persons who have any demands against the estate of Col. ELIPHALET LADD, late of Portsmouth deceased, are requested to present them to HENRY LADD, for payment, and all indebted to said estate are called on to make immediate payment. Abigail Ladd and Henry Ladd } Executors. Portsmouth, April 1, 1806.
For Portland & Kennebec, for the first time this Season. THE regular Packet VESSEL, will sail in all next week,—For freight or passage (having excellent accommodations)—Apply to PETER PRAY, Long Wharf.
IMPORTANT TO MARINERS! JUST PUBLISHED and for sale at C. Peirce's Bookstore, THE SEAMAN'S PREACHER, consisting of nine short and plain Discourses on Jonah's Voyage, by the Rev. John Ryther. This small volume is not only worthy the attention of seamen, but of every class of citizens. April 1.

Miscellaneous Repository.
In looking over a Connecticut paper of 1788, we have observed the following eulogium on Mr. JEFFERSON, who was then minister at the Court of France.
"WHILE the awful hour* demands Ablest heads and purest hands, Him, in vain, we call from far, Second splendor, other stars, Light and glory of the age, JEFFERSON, the learned sage!"
*The present Federal Constitution was then in agitation in all the states.
THE TEAR.
HOW seldom, in this desert vale, Congenial happiness we find; Seldom, that friendship's steady gale Reanimates the drooping mind! Some passing breeze, a sorrow dear, Dries but awhile the bitter tear! Scarce but the wishes of the heart, Wreath, blighted by distress, they die; We feel the sun of bliss depart, And o'er our fairest prospects sigh! Some passing breeze, to sorrow dear, Dries but awhile the bitter tear! Ah! when, to ills no more a prey, Shall yet the wearied soul repair? Soon and behold earth's toilsome day An everlasting labour's close! Fresh from the reer of life, is near The breeze that dries the bitter tear!
AFRICAN SOCIETY.
From the Georgia Analytical Repository. SKETCH, Of the colored Baptists in Savannah.
THE first ordained minister of color who came among these people, was George Leile , who was liberated by Mr. Henry Sharp, of Burke County, and is now the pastor of a large church in Kingston Jamaica. *During the short time he was in this city he baptized Cate , an African woman, the property of Mrs. Emice Hogg . Andrew , his wife, Hannah and Hagar , belong to the venerable Mr. Jonathan Bryan . The three former have honorably obtained their freedom, and live comfortably; in fact, Andrew's estate is worth upwards of five thousand dollars; Hagar is yet alive.
By the joint and zealous efforts of these poor illiterate slaves, it is rationally hoped a concern was awakened for the salvation of precious souls, which has produced many happy effects; and of what extent, or continuance the salutary fruits of their feeble exertions may eventually be, is beyond the power of calculation.
Like a city that is set on a hill, and cannot be hid, soon after they began to call on the name of the LORD JESUS , and fir one another to love, and to good works, they attracted the attention of the community, and Andrew , commonly called Andrew Bryan , with numbers of his followers, was whipped and imprisoned, as means of putting a stop to their proceedings. But they found advocates, and patrons, among very respectable, and influential characters, and, by well doing, at length disarmed, and silenced their bitterest persecutors.
At this period, Andrew began to learn to read, and obtained leave of his worthy master, to occupy his barn, as a place of worship, at Brampton about three miles from Savannah. Here he publicly, and to great numbers, endeavored to preach; and for two years, with very little interruption, had an opportunity of shewing that "Godliness is profitable unto all things."
By this time, their affairs were known to religious individuals, at a considerable distance; and as delinquent of any one authorized to administer sacred ordinances, they were visited by the late rev. Thomas Burton , who on a credible profession of their faith, baptized eighteen of Andrew's hearers. They expressed much gratitude to Mr. Burton , for his instruction, and other assistance, went on their way rejoicing, and shewed increasing solicitude to be still more perfectly, instructed in the things of GOD.
The next visit they had by an ordained minister, was from the rev. Abraham Marshall , who accompanied by a young preacher of color, Jeje Peter , not only baptized forty more of Andrew's congregation; but, on the 20th of January, 1788, constituted them a church, and ordained him, to both preach the gospel, and administer its sacred ordinances to their proper subjects.
Soon after being thus constituted, on the gospel plan, they were permitted to build a large house of worship, on the suburbs of Savannah, and to serve GOD, as they pleased, on the LORD's day, from sun to sun. In this situation, their number, as a church, rapidly increased, and all suspicions of their being influenced by unworthy motives have long since given place to an esteem for their humble virtues. They have several gifted men among them, and the mother church, has enlarged her boundaries by the constitution of two subordinate churches; one, consisting of two hundred members, on the 25th of Dec. 1802 under the denomination of the second colored Baptist Church in Savannah : the other, comprising two hundred and fifty, on the 2d of January 1803, called the Ogeechee colored Baptist Church : The former to be supplied by Henry Cunningham , who was ordained to the work of the ministry on January 18, 1803, the latter by Henry Francis . Distinctly by these constitutions, it is the first colored Baptist Church in this city, still under the pastoral care of the aged and pious Andrew Bryan , consists of four hundred members. They have divine service three times every Sunday, and the LORD's supper quarterly. On each of those occasions for the three last years, they have received by baptism, from ten, to sixty-four souls.
*This church had some time since, upwards of 400 members. They at first met with some opposition, but by their pious and peaceable behavior, they obtained the patronage of the first characters in the state, who have assisted them in building a large brick meeting-house, which is furnished with a good bell.
***** MR. ALDEN'S ACADEMY AT PORTSMOUTH FOR MASTERS AND MISSES. *****  The object of this institution will be to teach, in separate apartments, both sexes; in the same branches, which are usually taught at the most noted academies in the United States; so that the masters shall have opportunity to prepare for the countering room or for college, and the misses for acquiring such an education, as to preclude the necessity of going abroad for that purpose.  As much time will be reserved for vacations and as much also will be devoted to the business of instruction, as is customary at Exeter Phillips' Academy.  Every pupil, who has never been under Mr. Alden's tuition, will pay one dollar at entrance.  The masters will pay seven dollars a quarter.  The misses, who attend to the instructions of the preceptor and to common needlework, will pay six dollars a quarter.  Those, who attend to the ornamental branches of needlework, will pay the additional sum of a dollar, that is, seven dollars a quarter.  Whatever expense may accrue from room, rent and firewood, will be equally assessed on the pupils. During the summer establishment, this will not probably exceed twenty-five cents for each, a quarter.  Mr. Alden will furnish both apartments with tables, benches, inkstands, and ink, without a further charge.  An accomplished preceptress has already been engaged. An assistant preceptor of education and abilities will also be employed.  The building formerly occupied as a museum and printing office, Demarara street, with certain alterations about to be made, will furnish convenient apartments for the contemplated institution, which is to be carried into effect on the second Monday in April.  Mr. Alden will accommodate a number of misses with boarding, at three dollars a week.  N.B. All purposing to become members of this institution, who are desirous of taking lessons on the piano forte, are requested to give immediate information, that, if the number be competent, an instructor may be engaged.
INDIA COTTONS & IRISH LINENS.
Edward Parry, HAS just received a large assortment of India Cottons and Irish Linens, which are offered cheap for cash.—Also, fashionable superfine BROAD-CLOTHS, of the best quality; Black Sarsnet Cambric; plumb color'd ditto; pink, blue drab and slate color'd ditto;—with a general assortment of other GOODS as usual.
March 25, 1806.
THOMAS MORTON
At Sign of Golden Key, opposite the Brick Market.
HAS just received a general additional assortment of
GROCERIES, amongst which are Teas of the first quality; fresh cask and box Raisins; Flour, fresh and good, in whole and half Bbls. Lemons, Oranges, &c.
Powder per qr. calk; Salt in bags, or by the quart equal to that in baskets, and at about a quarter the price; Rosin pr. Bbl. or retail. Attendance from sun-rise, until 8 o'clock, eve. March 25.
Fresh Garden Seeds
Just received and for sale by
George W. Wendell,
At his Store in Bow-street, directly East of the Church, a fresh assortment of the QUAKER GARDEN SEEDS, warranted to be of the last years growth. Either by wholesale or retail, among which are the following:—
  ONION,  TURNIP,    PARSNIP,  HEAD LETTICE,    BEET,  SAGE,    CUCUMBER,  PARSLEY,    LONG do.  RADISH,    SUMMER SQUASH  PEPPER GRASS,    WATER MELON,  LOW BALM,    MUSK MELON,  SAVORY.    CABBAGE.   
N.B. As the quick and unexpected sale of his last years supply deprived his respected customers of their wants, on that account this early notice is given them for their government.
March 25.
COFFEE for Sale.
DANIEL P. DROWN, Buck-street, offers for sale a quantity of COFFEE at a reduced price on account of its being a little damaged. Country traders supplied on reasonable terms, and they would do well to apply immediately, as he has but a few bags.—Persons wishing to purchase, will please to call for a sample and prove it.—Should any wish to purchase less than a bag, they may be accommodated.
March 25.
"RETROSPECT, OR SENTIMENTAL REVIEW,"
BY RICHARD R. SMITH.
FOR SALE AT THE BOOKSTORE OF
THOMAS & TAPPAN.
As above
Morse's Universal Geography,
NEW EDITION, WITH ATLAS.
ALSO,
Rollin's Ancient History.
War Department, March 1, 1806. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT separate proposals will be received at the office of the Secretary for the Department of War, until 12 o'clock at noon of the first Wednesday in June next, for the supply of all rations that may be required for the use of the United States, from the 1st day of October 1806, until the 30th day of September 1807, both days inclusive, at the following places, viz:
First, At Niagara, Detroit, Michilimackinac, Fort Wayne, Chicago, and at any place or places, where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited within the state of Ohio, and territory of Michigan, and at any place or places within the Indiana territory north of the 41st degree of north latitude.
Second, At South-West Point, Tellico, Knoxville, Nashville, and within the Cherokee nation between Tennessee and Georgia, and on the Tennessee river, and on the road between said river and Nashville, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Third, At the garrison near Vincennes on the river Wabash, at Fort Massac, New Madrid, Chickasaw Bluffs, Arkansas, Natches, and Fort Adams, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited in the Mississippi territory, except the county of Washington, and at any place or places in the Indiana territory south of the 41st degree of north latitude and fifty miles east of the Mississippi river.
Fourth, At St. Louis, St. Charles, Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and at any place or places, where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the territory of Louisiana north of New Madrid, and at any place or places in the Indiana territory within fifty miles east of the Mississippi river, and south of the 41st degree of north latitude, Fort Massac excepted.
Fifth, At New Orleans, Plaquemine, Point Coupee, Ochs, Natchitoches, Appelle, Opelousas, Attakapas, Fort St. Stephens, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the territory of Orleans, or in the county of Washington in the Mississippi territory, and at any place or places on the west side of the Mississippi river below Arkansas.
Separate proposals will also be received as aforesaid for the supply of all rations, which may be required for the use of the United States, from the 1st day of January 1807, to the 31st day of December of the same year, both days inclusive, within the several states herein after mentioned, viz:
Sixth, At Fort Wilkinson, Cockspur Island, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the state of Georgia, and on the Indian boundary between Georgia and the Creek nation.
Seventh, At Charleston, Rocky Mount, on the head waters of the Santee, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the states of North and South Carolina.
Eighth, At Norfolk, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of Virginia.
Ninth, At Fort M'Henry, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
Tenth, At Fort Mifflin, Carlisle, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of Pennsylvania, east of the Mountains, and within the states of New Jersey, and Delaware.
Eleventh, At Pittsburgh, and at any place or places, where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited within the state of Pennsylvania, west of the mountains.
Twelfth, At Fort Jay, West Point, Albany, Schenectady, and at any place or places, where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the state of New York, Niagara and its dependencies excepted.
Thirteenth, At Fort Trumbull, Fort Wolcott, and at any place or places, where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Fourteenth, At Fort Independence, (Boston harbor) and at any place or places, where troops are or may be stationed, marched, or recruited, within the state of Massachusetts, the town of Springfield, and the district of Maine, excepted.
Fifteenth, At Portsmouth, Portland, and at any place or places, where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the state of New Hampshire and the District of Maine.
Sixteenth, Proposals will also be received as aforesaid, for the supply of all rations, which may be required by the United States, for the troops which are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the town of Springfield in the state of Massachusetts, and for the armorer and other persons employed in the United States' armory at that place, from the 1st day of January 1807 to the 31st day of December in the same year, both days inclusive.
A ration to consist of one pound and one quarter of beef, or three quarters of a pound of pork, eighteen ounces of bread or flour, one gill of rum, whiskey or brandy, and at the rate of two quarts of salt, four quarts of vinegar, four pounds of soap, and one pound and a half of candles, to every hundred rations. The prices of the several component parts of the ration shall be specified; but the U. States reserve the right of making such alterations in the price of the component parts of the ration aforesaid, as shall make the price of each part thereof bear a just proportion to the proposed price of the whole ration. The rations are to be furnished in such quantities, that there shall at all times, during the term of the proposed contract, be sufficient for the consumption of the troops at Michilimackinac, Detroit and Chicago, for six months in advance; and at each of the other posts on the western waters, for at least three months in advance, of good and wholesome provisions, if the same shall be required. It is also to be permitted to all and every of the commanders of fortified places or posts, to call for, at seasons when the same can be transported, or at any time in case of urgency, such supplies of like provisions in advance, as in the discretion of the commandant shall be deemed proper.
It is understood that the contractor is to be at the expense and risk of issuing the supplies to the troops, and that all losses sustained by the depredations of an enemy, or by means of the troops of the U. S. shall be paid by the United States, at the price of the articles captured or destroyed as aforesaid, on the deposit
tion of two or more persons of creditable characters, and the certificate of a commissioned officer, stating the circumstances of the loss, and the amount of the articles for which compensation shall be claimed.
The privilege is understood to be reserved to the U. S. of requiring that none of the supplies, which may be furnished under any of the proposed contracts, shall be issued, until the supplies which have been or may be furnished under contracts now in force, have been consumed; and that a supply in advance may be always required at any of the fixed posts on the seaboard, or Indian frontier, not exceeding three months.
H. DEARBORN, March 5. Secretary of War.
NOTICE is hereby given to the under named proprietors or owners of land in OSSIPEE GORE, in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1805—that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Wednesday the 11th day of June next, at 11 o'clock before noon, to much of their land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges thereon, will then be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling-house in said Ossipee Gore—Viz:
One undivided moiety or half part of the following lots drawn to the original right of Billy and March.
   Number. Range. Area. Highway tax. School tax. County tax. Town tax.   c. m. c. m. c. m. c. m.     Half lot No. 19 1 25 87 5 22 5 75 0   half ditto, 19 2 25 87 5 22 5 75 0   ditto, 200 2 50 100 0 58 5 190 0   ditto, 2 7 50 50 0 29 5 95 0   ditto, 36 9 25 25 0 15 0 50 0   ditto, 42 9 25 25 0 15 0 50 0   ditto, 112 19 50 25 0 15 0 50 0   Mark H. Wentworth 115 13 100 50 30 10    PETER CUSHING, Collector. Ossipee Gore, March 19, 1806.
State of New Hampshire—Strafford, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of WAKEFIELD, who have not paid the taxes assessed on their lands for the year 1804—that so much of said land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling-house of Noah Robinson, innholder in said town, on Monday the ninth day of June next, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Original Proprietors Names. No. Area. Highway tax. School tax. County tax. Town tax.   c. m. c. m. c. m. c. m.     Benjamin Roberts, 2 28 110 40 7 25   William Twombly, 2 47 110 52 8 30   Thomas Downs, 2 72 110 40 7 25   Joseph Gage, 2 7 110 20 1 10   Ebenezer Hanson, 2 39 110 50 3 30   John Brown, 2 57 110 38 6 35   Amos Howard, 2 60 110 38 6 35   Robert Hanson, 1 71 100 42 7 35   Joseph Huffy, 2 4 110 40 7 25   John Miller, 1 83 50 25 4 35   Ebenezer Roberts, 2 18 60 50 3 50   William Willard, 2 97 110 50 8 50   Benjamin Ham, 1 84 50 75 12 45   Joseph Roberts, 2 50 110 50 8 50   Ebenezer Downs, jr., 2 30 110 50 8 50   Elihu Hays, 2 6 32 5 2 20   Daniel Young, 2 29 110 28 5 20   William Gervish, 1 87 100 25 4 15   John Harford, 1 89 50 20 3 10   James Kelley, 1 9 40 80 3 10    BENJAMIN DEARBORN, Collector. Wakefield, March 18, 1806.
State of New Hampshire—Grafton, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in THORNTON, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1805—that so much of their land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Capt. John Brown, innholder in said Thornton, on the 2d day of June next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Name. No. Area. Highway tax. School tax. County tax. Town tax.   c. m. c. m. c. m. c. m.     Jeremiah Gilmore, 23 150 17 2 8 10   John M'Cartney, 88 200 23 2 10 14   John Gilmore, 32 200 23 2 15 14   John Taggart, 48 100 12 1 5 7   Samuel Morrison, 61 200 23 2 10 14   Elias Smith, 66 100 12 1 5 7   Andrew Clindinning, 67 80 10 1 4 6   Home lot, John Pierce, 46 50 8 1 4 5    MOSES FOSS, Jr. Collector. Thornton, February 25, 1806.
State of New Hampshire—Grafton, ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of LITTLETON, county and State aforesaid, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1805—that so much of their land as will pay the said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue on Wednesday the fourth day of June next, at the dwelling-house of Daniel White, innholder in Littleton, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, unless prevented by previous payment to the subscriber.
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