The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1795-08-11 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
Published by JOHN MELCHER, Printer to the State of New-Hampshire, at his Office, corner of Market-Street, Portsmouth.
Vol. xxxix.—Numb. 20020.]
TUESDAY, August 11, 1795.
[9s. pr. Annum.]
To be Leased for a term, from 3 to 7 years.
By the Subscriber, that Large and Very convenient House , IN which he now lives, with the land & Buildings thereon, situated in Portsmouth, on the great road leading into the town, & fronting on several streets, which for pleasantness of prospect & convenience for trade, or especially for a Public House, is equal to any in town. The terms will be generous, and inviting, especially if any gentleman from the country should wish to remove into Portsmouth for the accommodation of his friends, with entertainment for themselves, and stabling for their horses. Nothing need be said respecting the House, which will sufficiently recommend itself.
NATHANIEL S. GRIFFITH. Portsmouth, July 18, 1795.
Fairbanks & Sparhawk
Inform the Public, that they have opened a STORE in the South East corner of the new
Brick Building
On Spring-Hill, Lately occupied by Mr. Abner J. Fairbanks, Where they have for Sale on good terms,
A general Assortment of
West India Goods &
Groceries
by wholesale and retail.
—ALSO—
A number of Bolts of excellent American Duck, at very low prices.
New-Goods.
James Rundlet
Respectfully informs his Customers and others, that he has just received a fresh assortment of
Summer GOODS,
Among which are,
An extensive assortment of
CHINTZES; Copper-plate Furniture; Jeans; Fustians; Nankins; Nankenees; Ladies' and Gentlemen's fashionable Beavers; Irish Linens; Hosiery; fancy Vest Shapes, with a
Variety of other Goods,
too numerous to particularize.
JUST RECEIVED
AND FOR SALE BY
Samuel Larkin
At his Book-Store,
Market-Street, Portsmouth,
A LARGE assortment of BOOKS in the different branches of literature, too numerous for an advertisement, the whole of which together with those on hand, will be particularized in a Catalogue given gratis.
—LIKEWISE—
An Assortment of Stationary & School-Books of all kinds.
Seamen's Books, such as
Moore's Epitome, Moore's Seaman's, Daily Assistant, Mariner's Compas: West India Pilot, Southern ditto; Seamen's Journals, &c. &c.
Tickets and Quarters in the THIRD CLASS Harvard College Lottery
may be had as above.
Portsmouth, July 18.
THE late Company of
WILLIAMS & COFFIN being dissolved by mutual consent, and the settlement of their accounts devolving on the subscriber. All persons indebted to them by Mortgages, Bonds, Notes, or Book Debts are requested immediately to pay the same, as an adjustment of said Company's concerns must be made; those who neglect this notice, will be call'd upon in a manner as disagreeable to them, as to
JOHN P. WILLIAMS.
Portsmouth, July 27, 1795.
William Stanzwood, jr.
Begs leave to inform his Customers, and the public in general, that he has just opened a large and elegant
Assortment of Summer & other
GOODS,
Which he is selling at the lowest advance for cash, next door north of the Sign of the
LAMB and FLAG,
Market-Street, Portsmouth, viz.
A BEAUTIFUL assortment of Chintzes and Calicoes; Copperplate Furniture; Linen, Cotton, Bandanno and Silk Handkerchiefs.
A great variety of Chintz and purple Shawls, very large; Muslin Shawls with rich borders.
A large assortment of Book, Jacquet, sprig'd and strip'd Muslins; Muslin Handkerchiefs, some with fashionable borders; Gentlemens' Cravats & Square Handkerchiefs; Lawn Aprons; Lawn Handkerchiefs; Lawns; Cambrics; Dimoties; Long Lawn.
A beautiful assortment of fancy Ribbons; black Silk Laces; Edgings; Gold and Silver Cord; Sewing Silk; Ferets; Satins; Modes; Sarments; Gauzes. Ladies' and Gentlemens' Beaver Hats, Chip and Dunstable Hats; Sandals; Cloth Shoes and Slippers; Morocco Shoes; best Kid and Silk Gloves; Irish Linens; Sheeting; India Cotton; Brown Holland; Table Cloths; Bedticking.
Superfine Broad and middling Cloths; Cassimeres; Forest Cloths; Serges; Baizes; Flannels; Cotton and Silk Hose; best Durants and Tammies; Cotton Checks; strip'd, clouded & plain Nankins; Bohea and Souchong Tea of the best quality pr. 100 or doz. with a variety of other articles too numerous to mention. ALSO,
French and American Paper-Hangings.
West-India Goods as usual.
Good Tow-Cloth will be received for any of the above Goods. June 22, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that whereas a number of the inhabitants of the county of Strafford petitioned to the Court of Common Pleas of said county, at June term 1795, praying that a direct road may be laid out from Piscataqua-Bridge, leading through part of the parish of Madbury, and so on until it shall come into the Province road, which was formerly laid out through said county.
Upon reading and considering said petition, ordered by the Court that the Clerk publish the substance of the same, and order of Court thereon, four weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette, and Dover Phenix; that any person or persons may then appear at the next term of said Court, to be holden at Gilmantown, within and for the county of Strafford, on the third Tuesday of August next, to show cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. By Order of Court.
B. THOMPSON, Clerk.
June 30, 1795.
[4w]
TO BE SOLD
At Public Auction,
On Tuesday the 25th day of August next, at one o'clock, P. M. at the dwelling house of the widow Mary Neal, in Londonderry, by us the subscribers, administrators on the estate of John Neal, late of said Londonderry, Esq. deceased, by virtue of a licence from the Hon. Samuel Fanny, Esq. Judge of Probate of Willis, Esq. for the county of Rockingham. THE following tracts or parcels of Land, being part of the estate of the deceased, viz.
One quarter of that excellent tract of Land,
known by the name of Holland's location, adjoining the town of Thornton,
One lot of Land in Sanborntown, being lot No. 82, containing 100 acres, more or less,
One lot of Land lying in the Society land (so called)
being lot No. 25, in the north range, containing 100 acres, more or less.
—Likewise—
About 15 acres of good Land, lying in the north part of Amherst. Likewise,
About 5 acres of excellent improved Land,
about half a mile from Derryfield Meeting House, on the main road to Haverhill, a very good place for a store or tradesman.
Conditions of sale will be made known at time and place.
MARY NEAL, } Administrators. JOHN NEAL, }
Londonderry, July 15, 1795.
L. & P. Ellis,
Market-Street, Portsmouth,
Respectfully inform their customers and others, that they have received from France
A beautiful assortment of
FANS,
Which will be sold low by the dozen or single one.
ALSO,
Have a fresh supply of all kinds of
European & India Goods.
Portsmouth, July 6, 1795.
CANTERBURY.
NOTICE is hereby given, to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Canterbury, who are delinquent in the payment of their taxes for the year A. D. 1790, that unless the said taxes with incidental charges, are paid to me the subscriber before the 10th day of September next, so much of their lands will be sold according to law, at the dwelling house of Obediah Clough, innholder in Canterbury, as will pay said taxes with incidental charges. The delinquents are as follows, viz.
   Division. Acres. Lots. County tax. State tax. Rateable Value.     Timothy Tibbetts, 2 69 103 38 0 14 1 14   John Glines, 1 40 9 10 1 04 0 14   Elias Critchett, 1 40 10 10 1 04 0 14   Ephraim Davis, 1 40 13 10 1 04 0 14   Do. 2 100 102 30 5 1   Eli Clark, 2 100 148 35 6 1   John Ambler, 1 30 146 7 1 04 0 14   Joseph Jones, 2 100 50 30 6 1   John Demerit, 1 40 199 10 1 04 0 14   John Carter, 2 90 72 23 3 3/4 0 2 3/4   Arch'd M'Phedris, 1 40 171 10 1 04 0 14   Capt. J. Downing, 1 13 170 4 1 04 0 14   Charles Frost, 1 40 167 10 1 04 0 14   Do. 2 100 61 45 7 1 1/2   Joseph Bickford, 1 40 192 15 2 04 0 14   James Jafferey, 1 40 102 15 2 04 0 14   Do. 2 100 4 30 5 1   John M'Daniels, 2 fourth division lots No. 65 & 66. 12 1 1/2   Rich'd Waldron, jr.   James Bufford, 4 34 10 6 1 04 0 14  
SAMUEL HAINES, Collector. Canterbury, August 7, 1795.
Circulating Library.
Samuel Larkin
RETURNS his thanks to his friends and the public for the liberal encouragement afforded him in the line of his business, since residing in this town, and informs them (in order to accommodate readers in general) in addition to his assortment of Books, &c. on sale, he has open'd a
Circulating Library,
On the following conditions,
Every quarterly subscriber to pay two dollars per quarter, the first quarter to be paid at the time of subscribing, to have the liberty of taking out two Books at a time and no more, to change them as often as the subscriber pleases, and no book to be retain'd longer than one month.
Any person having once subscribed to be considered a subscriber till he expresses his desire to the proprietor to have his name erased, and even in that case to pay as a subscriber so long as he retain any book or leave any account unsettled.
Those who are not subscribers will pay 4 cents per week for magazines in numbers, single plays and common pamphlets.
8 Cents per week for each Duodecimo volume of the size of a common Testament or under.
12 1/2 Cents per week for each octavo volume, and 16 cents per week for each quarter volume.
Any Book retain'd longer than seven days, must enter upon a second week.
Any book lost, abus'd, leaves folded, written upon, or torn, must be paid for, and if it belong to a set the whole must be taken and paid for or reasonable compensation made.
Any person taking a book on loan, and who may afterwards purchase or lose it, must not only pay the price of the book, but the loan of it up to the time of payment.
It shall be the endeavour of the proprietor to keep all such books as are interesting or entertaining, and such as shall best suit the taste of his readers.
To the assortment he now has additions are daily making, and every new publication of merit shall be procured as early as possible, and while he pledges himself that no exertions shall be wanting on his part to make his Library an agreeable repast to the lovers of Literature, he flatters himself he shall meet with suitable encouragement to enable him to continue and increase it, with advantage to himself and satisfaction to his customers.
Catalogue given gratis.
A large Assortment of Books and Stationary
for sale as usual.
Portsmouth, August 10, 1795.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in the town of Fitzwilliam, that there is a tax of six shillings and five pence L. M. assessed on each lot of land in said town, subject to a proprietors tax for the year 1794, and unless the same is paid to me the subscriber, appointed proprietors collector for said year, by the first day of September next, their lands will be advertised for sale as the law directs.
DANIEL FARRAR.
Fitzwilliam, July 1, 1795.
Boarding House.
Joseph Adams,
WOULD inform the public and his friends in the country in particular, That he has opened a BOARDING-HOUSE in Centre-Street, near Mill-Bridge—Where is good Stabling for Horses.
Every attention will be paid to those who favor him with their company, and on as reasonable terms as the times will possibly admit.
Boston, June 18, 1795.

IT was not difficult to foresee that the Treaty with Great Britain would excite much public discussion—It is only to be lamented, that the knowledge of it has been withheld so long, that the investigation can now answer no other valuable purpose, than to bring the President acquainted with the sentiments of his fellow-citizens.—It was also easy to foresee, that the readers of a certain party would strenuously advocate every article. No one, except themselves, augured any good from the mission of Gov. Jay. The joy they manifested upon the first news of a treaty, while its stipulations were a profound secret, & the arts which were practised, to make the public believe that America had obtained complete redress, and that without any unreasonable concession on her part, evidenced a determination to spare no pains to obtain its ratification. Those, however, who originally opposed the embassy, early predicted, that it would terminate in a fruitless negotiation, or in a treaty highly disadvantageous to this country. This sentiment was strengthened by what little transpired of the correspondence between Lord Grenville and Mr. Jay—America saw with concern, a citizen, who held one of the most dignified offices in her gift, addressing his Majesty in the stile of a suppliant, and placing her sole reliance on the magnanimity, justice and benevolence of a monarch, whose conduct towards her had ever been, marked with breach of faith, rapine and cruelty—The Treaty is at length arrived: The same influence which procured the embassy, has been industriously exerted to obtain its ratification. These efforts have succeeded too well—Twenty Senators have agreed to all but one article. I shall make no reflection on these Gentlemen, who for this purpose, were a bare majority—But the manner in which the business was conducted, leaves too much room to fear, that the most important interests of our country have been sacrificed to gratify party zeal. It is, certainly, somewhat extraordinary, that long before the Treaty was known the vote of each of these gentlemen was reckoned upon with the utmost certainty.—It is not my intention to acquit those who oppose the treaty from their share of this blameful spirit.
The censure of many is accompanied with too much acrimony—There is, however, another class who will probably decide upon its merits—I mean the moderate men, and real patriots, who scorning to be led by others, will take the trouble of judging for themselves. To persons of this description, these remarks will be addressed. Previous to discussing the treaty itself, we must not pass unnoticed, the mysterious secrecy which has enveloped a transaction of the last moment to the happiness and prosperity of America.—Is not this secrecy alone a proof that the Senate conceived it disgraceful and prejudicial to the United States? The public clamour, which they saw would be excited, might have deterred them from the hardy step of giving it their assent; whereas they well knew, that if it was not divulged until ratified, many who might have been violent in their opposition would as good citizens, submit to it as soon as it became a supreme law of the land. There might be a propriety in the secrecy observed by the President, but the Senate ought to have afforded the public the same opportunity of judging of it, which they have of canvassing every bill in its passage towards a law. Instead of this, they take care that no part of it shall transpire, except the time limited for surrendering the Western Posts, and that some kind of provision was made for indemnifying our merchants. Neither Governor Jay, nor the Senate, were at any pains to conceal these points of the treaty, while they carefully withheld the sacrifices which were to be the price of those benefits. The Senate, indeed, go further, and as if afraid or ashamed of what they had done, they, enjoin their members, even after their act of ratification, not to make any part of it public, and Mr. Mason, who deserves the thanks of his country, is censured for disregarding an injunction, which was nugatory in its nature, and reflected no great honour on the Legislature of a free people. Another preliminary remark may be made here, as it will assist in forming a just estimate of this convention. It is this, the first impressions made by the perusal of it, were universally unfavourable: All men and all ranks, united in condemning it—A gloom co-extensive with its circulation took place—Those who were silent as to its defects, could not forbear to express a wish, that it had never been made, and readily agreed, that we should be much better without it. Had a petition immediately been prepared to be presented to the President, against its ratification, 9 merchants in ten would have signed it; and not a mechanic would have refused. When the people with one voice condemn a measure, of which they are competent judges, it furnishes a violent presumption against the expediency of it. This general clamour, and discontent alarmed the Envoy, and those, who had predetermined to support him. Recourse was had to their usual industry and arts. Some took their stand at the Coffee-houses, others ran about the streets; but notwithstanding their diligence, the most vigorous exertions and prudent conduct on the part of its opponents, were necessary to prevent Mr. Jay's effigy and the fruits of his negotiation from being consigned to the flames in one part of the city, while the British merchants were feasting him in another.
We come now to the Treaty.—The preamble itself, is not free from objection. The differences between the two countries are to be
terminated "without reference to the merits of their complaints." This is surely an unprecedented mode of settling public or private controversies, (especially in time of peace) the merits of which should never be lost sight of and ought to form the basis of a settlement. It is easy to see why Great-Britain wished to keep them out of sight—Whoever reads the correspondence between Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Hammond, must admit, that the former has in a satisfactory, candid and elegant manner, answered every excuse made by the British, for their non-execution of the treaty of peace. The futility of one of her claims was so gross, that it needs only to be mentioned to receive our disapprobation; among other matters, Great-Britain claimed compensation for the estates of the loyalists, which had been confiscated during the war, and sold afterwards. Mr. Jefferson, in a course of reasoning which forces conviction, as is eminently the case with all the controversial performances of that great Statesman, shews that those sales amounted to no inaction on our part. By the Treaty, Congress were only bound to recommend to the different States a restitution of confiscated property. This recommendation was not binding upon the States. —They might comply with it or not, as they pleased. Indeed Congress, as he observes, could only recommend, and so was the understanding of the British commissioners, as this matter underwent a very full discussion. Such, also, was the understanding of the British ministry and parliament—Thus it appears, that this claim was without foundation, and yet it was placed upon an equal footing, by this extraordinary preamble, with our demands for negroes wantonly stolen—ships most wickedly plundered—and a great extent of territory wrongfully detained.
Article II. The second article would have been better and less liable to future difficulty and construction, if it had defined particularly from what places his Majesty was to withdraw his troops, instead of saying generally from within the boundary "lines assigned by the treaty of peace;" for it appears that those very lines are a matter in dispute, and hereafter to be settled. As this boundary will certainly not be adjusted by next June it will furnish a pretext for holding those forts a few years, longer, and put us to the expense of a second embassy. Why not declare that Michillimackinac, Detroit, Niagara, Oswego, Oswegatche, Pointaufer, Dutchman's Point, &c. should be delivered up. This would have been explicit but as we progress we shall find that precision and perspicuity are not very striking features in this ministerial lucubration. The time limited for their evacuation is another objection to the article; it is too remote to hope for its performance. If peace takes place this summer, none will be surprised if Great Britain continues her garrisons where they now are! Nor is it very pleasing that the inhabitants within this territory may remain in it, and continue, British subjects. That clause of this article which permits us to extend our settlements within the said boundary, is also by far too indefinite. The exception to it may be so explained as to defeat the permission altogether. It is in these words, "except within the precincts or jurisdiction of any of the said posts;" who is to determine how far this jurisdiction may extend? Lastly, as the treaty of peace gave us these posts, what great benefit is obtained by this article? Who would regard the second promise of a man who had already, without any excuse, violated the first.
Article III. The advantages conceded to Great Britain by the third article are much greater than those which we derived in return. Considering the extent of the United States, it is evident that the mutual liberty here granted to pass by land or inland navigation into each others respective territories upon this continent is a much greater acquisition to Great Britain than to us; not only the territory of the former is small when compared with our own, but the whole fur trade which we might have secured to ourselves will now not only be participated by but probably fall altogether into the hands of British traders, notwithstanding our country is much more extensive, and our rivers and lakes more numerous than those of Great Britain, into all of which she has free admission; the latter has taken care, very unjustly, to exclude our vessels from the "sea ports, harbours, bays and creeks of his Majesty's said territories," and also from "such parts of the rivers as are between the mouths thereof & the highest port of entry from the sea, except in small vessels trading between Montreal and Quebec." Where is the consideration for this manifest inequality? A British trader may set out from Canada, traverse our lakes, and pass with his merchandise down the Hudson or Delaware to New-York or Philadelphia with his own vessel. Why ought we not, in return, to have the free navigation of the Saint Laurence and other British rivers? Instead of this, we are stopped in our passage down at the highest port of entry, and must there hire British vessels to pursue our voyage, or sell our cargoes for the best price we can get.
There is a curious proviso in this article, which deserves notice. Upon a cursory reading, it appears to lay Great-Britain under a similar restraint, but the least attention will discover this not to be the case. It is this "British vessels from the sea are not to be admitted into our rivers beyond the highest port of entry for vessels from the sea." What can Great-Britain wish for more? would her sea vessels ever attempt, if permitted, to go further than the highest port of entry?
That part of this article which interdicts the laying of duties on peltries brought by land or inland navigation, is also highly unequal and disadvantageous to America. The peltry which we shall carry through the British dominions,
considering the construction of this article, must be inconsiderable indeed—while we may expect that very great quantities, will annually be brought through the United States by his Majesty's subjects, all of which must pass free of duty. Nay, under this article, Great Britain may import into any part of the United States, European, East and West India goods, upon which we can impose no other or higher duties than are payable by our own citizens.
The fourth article concludes nothing, and the fifth leaves too much to chance.
Article VI.
The mode of adjusting the sum due to British creditors, agreeably to the sixth article, will be unjust towards those States which have interposed no lawful impediments in the way of recovering such debts, as they must also bear part of the burthen, and thus suffer for the delinquency of others. Whoever reads Mr. Jefferson's letter to Mr. Hammond of the 29th May, 1792, will acquit the United States of much, if not of the whole of the censure which has been so liberally bestowed by Great-Britain for the non-payment of British debts, which has been urged in excuse by her for the infractions of a treaty which were committed long before she could have known what America had done or would do upon this head. Mr. Jefferson has taken infinite pains to investigate this matter, which he has done, not only like a statesman but a consummate lawyer. It results, from his research, that Great-Britain having broken the treaty by a refusal to evacuate the upper posts, and carrying away more than three thousand negroes, some of the States, urged by dire necessity, and the calamities of a long war only modified the recovery of debts.
1. By indulging their creditors with longer and more practicable terms of payment.
2. By liberating their bodies from execution on delivering property to the creditor to the full amount of his demand on a fair appraisement.
3. By admitting, in some instances, the payment of executions in paper money.
4. That notwithstanding these regulations which were moderate and of short duration, it was at all times perfectly understood that treaties controlled the laws of the State. That the federal and state judiciaries have so decided, that upon this principle the courts are every where open to British creditors, who have been for some time in the habit of recovering their debts at law.
These statements and deductions of Mr. Jefferson are supported by the opinion of some of the first lawyers in the different states, which are subjoined to this letter. If then no lawful impediment exists in the way of these debts, why not leave British creditors to the ordinary course of law, and why fix stigma on the United States by providing for an inaction of the treaty of peace on her part, which at present does not exist. Great Britain was unwilling to omit so favourable an opportunity of extorting from our minister a concession of which she will, one day or another, make proper use. It is also to be regretted, that the article of interest has been passed subservient to this part of the treaty.
Mr. Jefferson has shewn in the letter already alluded to, that interest being no part of the debt, may be disallowed in many cases, and has cited a great variety of instances from English law books, in which it is not given: Some of which apply with too much force to the situation of the parties in question not to be mentioned. He observes, that a great national calamity has been adjudged a sufficient cause to suspend the payment of interest. That in the present case, the law of the party creditor, had cut off the personal assets of his debtor; but that the transportation of his produce or money to the country of his credit or was interdicted; that where the creditor prevents payment of both principal and interest, the latter at least is justly extinguished: that the departure of the creditor, leaving no agent in this country, would have stopped interest of itself—the debtor not being obliged to go abroad to seek for him.
That the declarations of congress and our plenipotentiaries previous to the definitive treaty, and the silence of that instrument, afford proof, that interest was not intended on our part, nor insisted upon by the other. And that upon the whole, it was the proper province of the judiciary to determine in what cases interest ought or ought not to be allowed.
If these positions of Mr. Jefferson be defensible, we cannot but wish that this article had been more explicit, as too much is now left to the discretion of commissioners, some, and perhaps a majority of whom, will be British subjects, and even British creditors. DECIUS.
PHILADELPHIA, July 28.
The following is a copy of the Memorial unanimously adopted at the general meeting of the citizens of Philadelphia, &c. on Saturday last. We lay it before the public with particular pleasure, as it declares the sentiments of disapprobation, relating to the treaty, with a firmness that becomes freemen; but recognizes the principles of obedience to the government, with a spirit that does honor to our capital.—
To GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States.
The memorial of the citizens of Philadelphia, the Northern Liberties and the district of Southwark, in the State of Pennsylvania,
Respectfully sheweth—
That your memorialists, sincerely and affectionately attached to you, from a sense of the important services which you have rendered to the United States, and a conviction of the purity of the motives that will forever regulate your public administration; do, on an occasion in which they feel themselves deeply interested, address you as a friend and patriot, who will
never take offence at what is well intended; and as a Patriot, who will never reject what may be converted to the good of your country.
That your memorialists entertain a proper respect for your constitutional authority; and whatever may be the issue of the present momentous question, they will faithfully acquiesce in the regular exercise of the delegated powers of the government; but they trust, that in the formation of a compact, which is to operate upon them, and upon their posterity, in their most important internal, as well as external relations, which, in effect, admits another government to control the legislative functions of the union, and which, if found upon experience, to be detrimental, can only be replaced by soliciting the assent, or provoking the hostilities of a foreign power: you will not deem it improper or officious in them thus anxiously, but respectfully, to present a solemn testimonial of their public opinion, feelings and interest.
That, under these preliminary acknowledgments of the duty and of the design of your memorialists, the following objections to a ratification of the treaty lately concluded between Lord Grenville and Mr. Jay, are submitted with implicit confidence, to your consideration.
The treaty is objected to,
1st. Because it does not provide for a fair and effectual settlement of differences that previously subsisted between the United States and Great Britain; in as much as it postpones the surrender, and affords no compensation for the detention of the Western Posts; inasmuch as it cedes, without any equivalent, an indefinite extent of territory to the settlers under British titles—within the precincts and jurisdiction of those posts; inasmuch as it waves unjust claim for value of the negroes who were carried off at the close of the war, in violation of a positive compact; and inasmuch as it refers all the hope of indemnity, for the recent spoliations committed on the commerce of the United States, to an equivocal, expensive, tedious, and uncertain process.
2d. Because by the treaty, the federal government accedes to restraints upon the commerce and navigation, internal as well as external, that embrace no principle of real reciprocity, and are inconsistent with the rights, and destructive to the interests of an independent nation; inasmuch as it unreasonably fetters the intercourse with the West-Indies, with India and with the American Lakes, by means of the navigable rivers belonging to the British; inasmuch as in many instances it circumscribes the navigation of the United States to a particular voyage; and inasmuch as some of our staple commodities (exempted by the treaties with France, Holland, Prussia, and Sweden) it makes liable to confiscation as contraband; and others (exempted by the law of nations) it makes liable to seizure upon payment of an arbitrary price, as articles useful to the enemies of Great-Britain.
3. Because the treaty is destructive to the domestic independence and prosperity of the United States; inasmuch as it admits aliens, professing a foreign allegiance, to the permanent and transmissible rights of property, peculiarly belonging to a citizen; and inasmuch as it enables Great-Britain to draw an invidious and dangerous line of circumvallation round the territory of the Union, by her fleets on the Atlantic, and by her settlements from Nova-Scotia, to the mouth of the Mississippi.
4. Because the treaty surrenders certain inherent powers of an independent Government, which are essential to the circumstances of the United States, to their safety and defence; and which might, on great energies, be successfully employed to enforce the neglected claims of justice, without making the last dreadful appeal to arms; inasmuch as the right of sequestration, the right of regulating commerce, in favor of a friendly, and against a rival power; and the right of suspending a commercial intercourse, with an inimical nation, are voluntarily abandoned.
5. Because the treaty is an infraction of the rights of friendship, gratitude, and alliance, which the Republic of France may justly claim from the United States; and deprives the United States of the most powerful means to secure the good will and good offices of other nations; inasmuch as it alters, during a war, the relative situation of the different nations, advantageously to Great-Britain, and prejudicially to the French Republic; inasmuch as it is a manifest collision with several articles of the American treaty with France; and inasmuch as it grants to Great-Britain, certain high, dangerous, and exclusive privileges.
And your memorialists, having thus, upon general ground concisely, but explicitly, avowed their wishes and opinions; and forbearing a minute specification of the many other objections that occur; conclude with an assurance, that by refusing to ratify the projected treaty, you will, according to their best information and judgment, at once evince an exalted attachment to the principles of the constitution of the United States, and an undiminished zeal to advance the prosperity and happiness of your constituents.
Signed by order of a General Meeting at Philadelphia, the 25th July, 1795.
W. SHIPPIN, jun. Chairman.
Thomas M'Kean,
Charles Pettit,
Thomas Lee Shippen,
Stephen Girrard,
A. J. Dallas,
John Swanwick,
Moses Levy,
Blair M'Clenaghan,
Abraham Coats,
F. A. Muhlenberg,
John Munn,
John Barker,
William Coats.
(Committee.)

JULY 29. Extract of a letter from Capt. James Art, dated at Martinique, July 9th, 1795, to a merchant in this city.
The British convoy with troops on board, from Europe for the West-Indies, has been captured in sight of Barbadoes, by 3 French frigates, to the amount (it is said here) of 19 sail, and all got safe into Guadalupe. The soldiers' wives have been sent to this port 3 days past, in 3 French carts—These women mention, that the French sunk many of the transports which they could not man."
NEW-YORK, July 27. Capt. Archer failed from Barbadoes on the 26th June, at which time about forty sail of British vessels had arrived, on board of which were about two thousand troops. No vessels of war had arrived from England when Capt. A. failed.
By the brig John, Capt. Oakes, in 18 days from Barbadoes, we learn, that two frigates with about 70 sail of British vessels, had arrived from England, on board of which were 4500 troops destined for Martinico, and other Islands to the leeward.
July 28. George Russell Cushing, of the snow Pallas, from St. Pierres, Martinique, arrived at this port, on Saturday, states, that being thirteen days out from St. Pierres, and nine from St. Thomas's, in lat. 31, 15, N. long. 71, 10, W. his vessel was boarded at 11 o'clock at night, by the ship called the Hercules, (alias Sans Culotte), Peter Martial, commander. After looking sometime at the passengers on deck, came on board, ordering him to lay too until morning, and left one officer on board—The ship's company spoke English; and Capt. Cushing supposed the ship to be from Bermuda, and that they would search his passengers baggage in the morning; but to his surprise, the boat was on board again in 15 minutes, ordered all the passengers servants in their boat, saying they were an exceeding good prize for the English—They took both his boats out, and began taking out the passengers trunks, cases, bales, money and bills of exchange. By day-light they had the principal part out, and at sun-rise they took part of the gentlemen passengers on board—At 8 they sent for Capt. C. and his papers.
The captain of the vessel, said she was a French ship, which Capt. C. discovered to be manned with French and Americans. He enquired what Capt. C's cargo consisted of, and was informed, it consisted of Cassia, and American property; shewing him at the same time, the bill of lading, which was the only paper he looked at. He then asked the reason of the passengers leaving Martinique, and was told that it was because they would not take up arms against the republic of France, and were ordered off the Island, by the commander in chief.
He threatened to carry Capt. C. into Port-de-Paix, for he was a lawful prize; and that he had 20 bags of money in his hold. Capt. C. told him if there was one dollar, it was unknown to him, and he might search. The Officers on board, ordered their men not to take any thing that belonged to the Americans, which they did not. But the brutal manner in which the passengers were deprived of their property, (the ladies crying out to Captain C. for assistance,) was distressing beyond expression.
At 5 P. M. they sent the Gentlemen and servants on board, and some of their trunks of Cloaths—but there were 3 ladies who were left without a change. At 7, a signal was given for Capt. C. to make sail.
The following is a list of the gentlemen and ladies, with their respective losses, agreeable to estimation given in next day, to Captain Cushing.
   Citoyens Dollars.    Mallispine, 12000  Leydet, 8000  Chipin, 1320  Durand, 1600  Luvare, 2160  Dunamel, 2540  Pecquet, 50  Noel, 600  Billonia, 60  Fezil, 24  Mallispine's two Sisters, 6490  Nadaran, 4200  Olive, 3200  Servants, 600  Two bills of exchange belonging to Citoyen Chipin, 8000  42,348  
July 31. Extract of a letter, dated July 29, 1795, from a gentleman of respectability in Philadelphia, whose situation in life is such as to enable him to know some of the transactions of our cabinet, to his correspondent in this city.
"You may rest assured THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT SIGNED THE TREATY."
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, dated July 29.
"You have, no doubt, seen the proceedings of the town-meeting in this place; the committee appointed to bring forward resolutions were, perhaps, as respectable as ever appeared on any public occasion. The business was settled with the greatest harmony, and without a disputing voice in both meetings. After the last adjournment they proceeded to acts of violence, by breaking Hammond's *windows, burning the treaty before Bingham's door, and stoning him, as he rode in his carriage, with P. Bond †. Every body have returned to their occupation waiting with anxiety the decision of the President."
* British Minister. † One of the 20. ‡ British Consul.
HARTFORD, August 3. The citizens of Chaleston, S. C. have had a meeting and expressed their disapprobation of the Treaty in strong terms. Every article is reprobated. Judge Rutledge declared "he had rather the President should die (dearly as he loved him) than he should sign that treaty."
BOSTON, Aug. 4. The Bermuda Gazette of the 13th ult. has the following paragraph:
"From the late heavy rains at Turk's Island, which continued without intermission for 15 days, the Salt ponds were entirely destroyed, and they despair making any more this season; in consequence of which, Salt took a considerable rise."
August 6. Important and Authentic.
By a gentleman of undoubted veracity, we are personally informed, that he left Newport a few days ago—where he saw, and read several letters respecting the effect which the intelligence of Mr. Jay's Treaty had produced in France. These letters were written by Mr. Munroe our Ambassador, Mr. Fenwick our Consul at Bourdeaux, and Colonel Hitchborne of this town, now resident in Paris—They were very lengthy. Our informant could not remember particulars, but perfectly recollects, that the National Convention were much dissatisfied with the news of Mr. Jay's having concluded a secret Treaty with the British Minister. These letters were taken in a vessel bound to some port in the United States, by the British ship Argonaut, they were directed to Mr. Randolph and other persons, but notwithstanding they were opened by the British Captain who took them. On their way to Halifax, they were re-captured by a French privateer, and sent into Newport—the French Officers immediately forwarded them to Mr. Randolph. The British Captain intended to have sent them to Mr. Hammond.
The President of the National Convention, complained much of the secrecy which had enveloped Mr. Jay's negotiations in England, and observed, that the transactions wore an aspect unfavourable to the French.
Mr. Munroe complains very much of the embarrassment this news has thrown in the way of his negotiations.
It does not appear, that they had seen the treaty, altho' they had received a general idea of its import.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Newport, to his friend in this town, dated August 3d, 1795.
"I arrived here yesterday, where I met Mr. Fauchet who arrived the day before by land, having been previously and fortunately advised by Mr. Arcambal, the French Vice-Consul here, that a plot was laid by the British Vice-Consul at Newport, some traitors in New-York, and the commander of the Africa, now at Anchor at the light-house in this harbour, to arrest the New-York packet in its way to Newport, and take from it the French Minister and his papers. As a proof that the Vice-Consul's intelligence was well founded, the Packet, called the Peggy, about 3 o'clock, P. M. of the 1st of August, being near the light-house, about two miles distant from the shore, having her American colors flying, was fired at by the Africa, and immediately boarded by two British boats, with eight or ten men, and two officers. It ought however to be mentioned, to the honor of the officers, that they repeatedly declared themselves ashamed of the transaction, but that they were obliged to comply with their duty—that they were ordered to take Mr. Fauchet and his papers. They ranacked the trunks, but found only a bundle of useless papers, which they took out and sent to the commander of the Africa, which after two hours detention were returned on board the packet, and the boats took their departure. I should not forget to inform you that the British Vice-Consul was on board the Africa, and their information from New-York, was so accurate, that they knew the number of Mr. Fauchet's trunks, and his various bundles. My Friend, I give you joy of the respected neutrality of our country, and her boasted territorial rights and independence."
"Quousque tandem—abutere Patientia nostra." Will you be so obliging as to inform me, in which particular article of the pending treaty, this conduct is stipulated to be just, and whether it is reciprocally granted.
Risum teneatis amici ?
COMMUNICATION.
The British faction in the several parts of the United States, allege that the people are not competent to judge on the Treaty, and that it requires a long and deliberate investigation But it may be said of this destructive instrument, as the Poet speaks of "Vice."
"Vice is a monster of such hateful mien, As to be hated, needs but to be seen."
Thus it is with the Treaty.—It is so glaringly an imposition upon the United States—so completely calculated to bring this nation again under the influence of the British nation, that it need only be read, and it will be hated. It does not require more time to reprobate it, than to condemn Vice.
From the Knoxville Gazette, July 3.
It is now no longer doubtful, whether the Spanish government have established a fort at the Chickasaw Bluff, in latitude 25 degrees North, upon the East bank of the Mississippi, within the limits of this territory. The logs, pickets, and other materials, were all prepared on the west (Spanish) side of the river which
were brought over with such expedition, that the Blockhouse and blockade were erected and cannon planted in twenty four hours.—Guiffo, the Governor of the Natches, was himself at the spot, with the Vigilant, and two other galleys; and informed a man who was there at the time he was erecting the block house, that he was determined to establish and maintain at that place a strong garrison.
AUGUST 10. Extract of a letter from an American citizen of respectability in Havre de Grace, received by the ship Cu-ira in 47 days.
"I have just received a letter from our friend Mr. J. in London, who informs me that the English take, and carry in numbers of American vessels—this is the pretty effect of Mr. Jay's treaty."
Another letter mentions that the negotiation with Spain, met a momentary interruption on account of the Dauphin's death which occasioned some suspicion of his being poisoned; the Convention arrested the body of the boy, & appointed Physicians to open and dissect it, in the presence of foreign Ambassadors, and report to them the nature of the disorder—this was satisfactorily done, and every doubt was fully cleared up as to his being poisoned—the natural death of the Dauphin has destroyed all the remaining hopes of the Royalists, as with him died the last successor to the ci-devant throne of France, & his death has united Chauans, la Vendéans and Toulon rebels in one common cause—their Country, Liberty and Equality and a rooted enmity to the English Government.
That American produce of every kind, was very low, particularly, Rice and Flour.
From CHARLESTON, August 10. We are informed that on Friday last, John Rutledge, Esq. received, by post, a commission, appointing him Chief Justice of the United States, in the room of John Jay, Esq. resigned.
From the most undoubted authority, we announce to our fellow-citizens, the offer, of Chief Justiceship of the United States, made to that true patriot and friend of man—John Rutledge, Esq. Chief Justice of this State. His acceptance or rejection of the office, we are not yet informed of.
The uncertainty agitates the feelings of his countrymen. On the one hand they must lament his separation from them, and the want of his more immediate services to themselves; on the other, reap consolation from the idea of advantage to the Union, in the acceptance of so important a trust, by a man of tried Republican principles.
Honor and ambition, ye touch him not—He has reached the goal, in the universal love of Carolinians.
Letters from Savannah mention, that copies of the treaty had been received there, from the Northward, and that it was highly reprobated by the citizens of that quarter. Jay's effigy was burnt in three different places.
July 28. A report yesterday prevailed in this city, said to have originated from a letter from Baltimore, which stated; that the people of Maryland, incensed at the conduct of their Senators, had written to them to dispose of their property within a limited time, and not to return to that State again, as they considered their conduct such as to render them unworthy of their confidence, or a dwelling among them.
It is asserted as a fact, founded on the best authority, that Mr. Jay's arrival in England was the most unfortunate circumstance, possible for the United States.
For some time previous to Mr. Jay's arrival, Major Pinckney, the American Plenipotentiary in Great-Britain, had been pushing the British Minister with so much energy and firmness, as to have injured, even beyond a doubt, the immediate cession of our Western Posts, and a treaty as favourable at least, as any nation could have expected from England.
All these just demands have been totally lost, and most unaccountably so too.
No man will charge Mr. Jay with want of abilities, no man will charge the President with having given Mr. Jay instructions to avoid an advantageous treaty, and to barter the rights which our veterans purchased with their blood, and entitled their posterity to the inheritance of.
These are facts which cannot be denied any more, than his power to have insisted on and obtained that justice which was due to us, and which they dared not to have refused, if demanded.
The whole mercantile interest of Great-Britain, were ready to have supported him in his just claims.
We learn from Providence, by a gentleman from thence, that Capt. Home of the Africa, man of war, has written a letter to Governor Fenner, requiring leave to purchase provisions at Newport; demanding the release of a Lieut. Aphthorp, a British officer, who he had heard was confined in Rhode-Island; and requiring permission to land a body of men to search after some deserters from the Africa whom he expected would be well treated, as if they were insulted, he would warp the Africa into the harbour, to defend them. To this letter, we learn, Gov. Fenner sent a spirited answer, informing, that he had no knowledge of any of the occurrences mentioned in the letter, and intimating that he should meet Captain Home upon any occasion. Governor Fenner, we are told, immediately communicated Capt. H's letter to the President of the U. States.
[Centinel.]
A letter from Charleston (S. C.) says "The
subject of the Treaty, has united all parties—and has again called out the old '75 and '76 spirit—The old patriots and veterans of those years, have turned out against it—Rutledge, Pinckney, Gadshden, &c. take the lead in opposition to that base born Instrument."
PORTSMOUTH, August 11. On the evening of the 25th ult Col. Richard Roberts, of Marlborough, had his barn with about twenty tons of hay and a number of his farming utensils consumed by fire.
List of Letters Remaining in the Post-Office, Portsmouth, August 8, 1795.
Simeon Akerman; Henry Branscom; Peggy Beck; Walter Cooper, Dover; Philemon Chandler, do; Amos Cogswell, do; Samuel Carter; Enoch Clark, Greenland; Cogshall Church, at Mr. Wallaces; Charles W. Cushing; James Crawford; Edward Doyle; Ichabod Goodwin, Berwick; Lucy Greenough; Molly Grant; John Gilkerson, Barn; Enoch Gow, Seabrook; Nicholas Hartford, Rochester; John Haggins, Berwick; Winthrop Hilton, Dover; John Hughes; Uriel Huntington, Lebanon; Nathaniel Hobbs, Effingham; Levi Harvey, New-London, N. H.; Rebecca Lowell; The Widow of Samuel Langdon, dec'd; Samuel Marble, Stratham; Stephen Naylon, Dover; John Osborne; Joseph Phelps, jun. And v. r.; Lemuel Peters, Richmond, N. H.; Samuel Quarles, Hampton-Falls; William Rogers, Berwick; Nicholas Rollins, Stratham, 2; Mr. Reid at Mr. Stavers 3; Robert Read; Benjamin Randel, New-London; William Simmons 2; Nathaniel Shannon; Holder Slocom; Widow Sotherlen; Sulannah Symmes, Hampton; Isaac Smith; Joseph Smith, Dover; Benjamin Top; Abraham Trefethen, New-Castle; Joel Tilden, Lebanon; Samuel Wallace; Edward Walker; Miss Wordon; Oliver Whipple; George Young, Dover.
Those names which have no towns annexed are for Portsmouth.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE, District of PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
   ENTERED FROM    Schooner Industry, Smith, Virginia.  CLEARED FOR  Ship Nancy, Turner, Virginia.  Brig Olive, Palmer, England.  Schooner Charlotte, Fernald, Hispaniola.  
Corn & Flour just arrived.
SAMUEL STORER Has for sale a quantity of Corn and Flour, At his Store on Spring Hill, As cheap as can be purchased in town— Also, to let the whole of that convenient Dwelling-House on Crofs-Street, lately occupied by Mrs. Noble, directly opposite Mr. Ewins.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the following non-resident owners of land in Alstead, that their lands were taxed by the State in the sums annexed to their names, for the year 1788, and remain unpaid, unless the same is paid to me the subscriber before the 9th day of September next, so much of each delinquent's land will be sold at public auction at one o'clock, P. M. on said day, at the dwelling house of Amos Shepard, Esq. innholder in said Alstead as will pay the same with incidental charges.
   Lot No. Acres. Certific. s. d. s. d. d. d. g.    Simon Bartle, 3 50 1 4 1 0 4 6 1  4 30  3 3 50 11 8 2 3 1  Col. Hurd's lot 5 5 1 2 1  South E. corner, 5 10 25 5 5 1 2 1  3 6 100 1 10 1 4 5 7 1  2 4 25 5 5 1 2 1    JOSHUA GILMAN, Collector. Alstead, July 1, 1795.
All persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of JOHN MARSTON, late of Nottingham, husbandman, deceased, are requested to exhibit the same without delay for settlement to JOHN MARSTON Administrator of said estate. Nottingham, August 10.
TO BE SOLD, A FARM
in the first parish in Londonderry, WITHIN about two miles of the Meeting House, and on the great road leading from Amoskeag Bridge to Haverhill, containing about sixty acres of excellent good land, has a comfortable house and barn, and a good orchard, is well watered, and well proportioned as to mowing, tillage, pasturing, and wood land; is a very good situation either for a trader or tradesman. For further particulars enquire of the owner living on the premises.
JAMES DINSMOOR.

Joseph Haven
Advertises the Public that he hath lately received
A large Assortment of European and India GOODS,
Which are now ready for Sale, At his Store,
(The Golden Ball)
Market-Street, Portsmouth,
Upon the most reasonable terms, viz.
SUPERFINE, middling and low priced Broad-Cloths; super- fine and second Kerseymeres; Elastics; Plains; Serges; twill'd Velvets; Thick- sets; Satinets; Denims; fancy Cords; Jeans; Fustians; twill'd and clouded Nankeneis; Nankins.
Fine Chintzes and Calicoes; Shawls; printed Handkerchiefs; Ban- danno and black ditto; Jaconet, Book, Clear and Mull Muslins; Muslinets; Muslin Handkerchiefs; Cravats; Em- broidered and color'd border'd Square Handkerchiefs; white and clouded Mus- linets; Dimities; color'd Marfaillies Quilting for Vests; Toilets and other fancy Vest Patterns; Men's & Women's Beaver Hats; Silk, Cotton and Worsted Hosiery; Silk and Worsted Mitts and Gloves; French Kid Gloves, American ditto.
Glosterets; Denmark Lustres; Crapes; Calimancoes; Shaloones; An- telopes; Durants; Moreens; Joans; Tammies; Wildbores; Camblets; Laf- tings; Satinets; Florentines.
Lutestrings; Satins; Modes; Sarsnets; Tiffanies; Cyprus; best Floren- tine & French Satins for Men's wear; \frac{3}{4}  \frac{1}{2} and \frac{1}{4} Irish Linens; Sheetings Linens; British Shirtings; brown Silesias; Checks; India Cottons; Cambrics; Lawns; Gauzes; Ribbons; Dutch & black Laces; Robbins; white and color'd Threads; Twist; Sewing Silk.
Newest fashioned and other Buttons; Buckles; Penknives; Razors; Knives and Forks; Scissors; Fans; Cloak Pins; Ink Pots; Leather Pocket Books; Writing Paper; Spectacles; Shaving Boxes; plated and Tin Buckles; Hair Powder; French Pomatum; Starch; Spanish, French & Carolina Indigo; Dutch Looking Glasses; Cloaths & Shoe Brush- es; Teeth & Buckle ditto; Japan'd Wait- ers; Candlesticks & Tea Canisters; Locks; Tin and Iron Table and Tea Spoons; Curry Combs; Horn Combs; Needles; Pins; Quality and Shoe Bindings; Elliot's best Snuff in casks and bottles.
Prime Goods
Imported in the last vessels from London,
are now opening
FOR SALE AT
Bayley's Variety-Store,
Sign of the Spinning-Wheel,
Daniel-Street, viz.
Superfine, se- cond & low priced Broad-Cloths, of the most fashionable co- lors; a variety of Caf- simeres.
An elegant as- sortment of London printed Patches, and Calicoes.
\frac{3}{4} & \frac{1}{2} Irish Linens of all prices; Shear and Jaconet Muslins, and Muslin Handkerchiefs, direct from the Manufac- tories.
A pleasing variety of Lute- strings, of an excellent quality.
A good assortment of Hosiery; Jeans; Fustians; Jeanets; strip'd and clouded Nankeneis; India Nankins.
Men's and Boy's black and co- lor'd Hats; Ladies' black and fancy do. Ribbons of the latest fashion.
A general assortment of other articles in the
English Goods line,
which will be sold cheap for ready money. Beverly Manufactured Cotton Bedticks as usual.
Good Tow-Cloth received the same as cash. (6w.)
PROPOSALS
For carrying the MAILS of the United States on the following Post-Roads will be received at the General Post-Office until the 1st day of October next:
No. 3. FROM Wells by Waterbury Court-House, Sanford, Doyt's- Falls and Berwick to Dover. Leave Wells every Friday by 8, A. M. and arrive at Dover the next day by 3, P. M. Return- ing, leave Dover every Wednesday by 2, P. M. and arrive at Wells the next Thurs- day by 4, P. M.
No. 4. From Portsmouth by Dover, Rochester and Moultonborough to Ply- mouth, returning by New-Hampton, Me- redith, Gilmanton, Nottingham and Durham to Portsmouth. Leave Port- mouth every Wednesday morning by 8 o'clock, arrive at Dover and Durham by noon every other Wednesday, and at Plymouth the next Friday by 6, P. M. Returning, leave Plymouth on Saturday by 8, A. M. and return to Portsmouth the next Tuesday by 4, P. M.
Note. "The Post is to go and return on this route alternately," and the mail is to be carried but once in two weeks, from Novem- ber 1 to May 1.
Note 1. The Post-Master General may alter the times of arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contract, he previously stipulating an ade- quate compensation for any extra ex- pence, which may be occasioned thereby.
Note 2. Half an hour shall be allowed for opening and closing the mail at all of- fices, where no particular time is stated.
Note 3. For every hours delay (una- voidable accidents excepted) in arriving after the times prescribed in any contract, the contractor is to forfeit one dollar, and if the delay continue until the hour of de- parture of any depending mail, whereby the mails destined for such depending mail lose a trip, an additional forfeiture of five dollars shall be incurred.
Note 4. Newspapers as well as letters are to be sent in the mails; and if any person making proposals desires to carry others than those in his mail, for his own emolument, he must state in his proposals for what sum he will carry it with that e- molument, and for what sum without that emolument.
Note 5. The contracts are to be in operation on the 1st of November next, and to continue until the 1st day of Oc- tober 1797.
Note 6. Should any person making proposals desire an alteration of the times of arrival and departure above specified, he must state in his proposals such alter- ations and the difference they will make in the terms of his contract.
Note 7. Contractors may receive their pay quarterly.
General Post-Office, Philadelphia, July 6, 1795. JOSEPH HABERSHAM, Post Master General.
ALL persons indebted to, or who have any demands on the estate of the honorable MARK HUNTING WENTWORTH, late of Portsmouth, Esq. deceased, or who are indebted to, or have any demands on the estate of Madam ELIZABETH WENTWORTH, widow of said M. H. WENTWORTH, are hereby no- tified that constant attendance will be given by the subscriber, at his house in Portsmouth, three months from the 1st day of June next, for settlement of said demands, and will be ready to make every payment that may be due from said estate, and that payment will be expected from all who are indebted to said es- tate, and that all who neglect to settle and make payment within the term aforesaid, will be sued without further notice.
JOHN PEIRCE, Executor. [3m.]
TO BE SOLD At Public Auction, By Licence from the honorable Judge of Pro- bate, on Tuesday the 18th day of August next, at 12 o'clock, at the house of Col. William Brewster,
A valuable corner lot of Land
BEING forty feet fronting on High- Street, and sixty-four feet on Ladd's Street; the central situation of this Lot may render it worth the attention of those who find it in their interest to fix them- selves near the centre of business.
Also A right of Land in the township of Success.
Conditions of sale will be made known at time and place. EDWARD HART, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, July 28, 1796.
WANTED A SMART active Lad, 14 or 15 years of age, as an Ap- prentice to a very good business—Inquire of the Printer. July 25.
Harvard College Lottery.
CLASS THIRD. Not two Blanks to a Prize.
FIFTEEN Thousand TICKETS, at 5 Dollars each, are 75,000 Dollars, to be paid in the following Prizes, subject to a Deduction, of twelve and an half per Cent, for the Purposes of the Lottery.
   Prizes, Dols. Dols.     10 of 1000 are 10,000   10 of 500 are 5,000   10 of 400 are 4,000   10 of 300 are 3,000   10 of 200 are 2,000   40 of 100 are 4,000   50 of 50 are 2,500   60 of 40 are 2,400   80 of 30 are 2,400   105 of 20 are 2,100   160 of 10 are 1,600   4500 of 8 are 36,000   3,045 Prizes, 75,000   9,955 Blanks.  
15,000
THE above Class will positively commence drawing in the Representatives Chamber in Boston, on THURSDAY, 17th of September next, and be completed with all possible dispatch.—A List of Prizes will be immediately published, and the Prizes paid on demand.
The Managers understanding that Adventurers in general, were dissatis- fied at so much Money being absorbed in the high Prizes as has hitherto been the practice, have now presented a SCHEME which they hope will meet with general approbation.
BENJ. AUSTIN, jun. GEORGE R. MINOT, SAMUEL COOPER, HENRY WARREN, JOHN KNEELAND. } Managers. Boston, May 14, 1795.
Tickets in the above Class may be had at
H. & B. Penhallow's
Store in Market-Street, where the prizes will be paid on demand.
Those persons who have drawn prizes in the second Class, are requested to call and receive their money.
TO BE SOLD AT Samuel Hill's Store, A number bbls. Pork, Containing one, and one and half Hog, And a few bbls. Middlings. —ALSO—
A quantity of Beef, In good order, and 60 boxes 42 by 10, 10 by 8, 9 by 7, & 8 by 6 Window-Glass, on the lowest terms for cash.
West-India & English Goods as usual. Portsmouth, July 6, 1795.
Just Received, (In addition to a former assortment) And now Selling at the very lowest advance for cash, at
Leverett's Variety-Store. On Spring-Hill, Facing Market-Street; Portsmouth, (The middle apartment;)
A LARGE assortment of Gentlemen's Beaver Hats, white and black.—Also, Ladies' most fashion- able Beavers of different colours; Chil- dren's color'd and black Hats of every price, all of which will be sold very low.
—ALSO— A fresh supply of the latest fashion color'd Broad Cloths, superfine and second. Marblets and Devonshire Cloths, with a fashionable assortment of elegant fancy Buttons; Chintzes; red and white Copperplates; Chintz and purple Shawls, and an elegant assortment of Muslins; black, white and changeable Lutestrings; Modes; white Satin Rib- bons, with every other article in the En- glish Goods line, kept constantly for sale.
—LIKEWISE— West-India Rum per hoghead, barrel or retail; Wines; Loaf and Brown Sugar; Bohemian Tea; Pepper; Allspice; Chocolate; Raisins; Cop- peras; German Steel; Shot, &c. &c. &c. with a variety of other articles. Portsmouth, July 11, 1795.
H. & B. Penhallow
Have Just Imported, In the Nancy, Capt. Denning, from Bristol, and the Betsey, Capt. Goddard, from Liverpool, And have now open & ready for sale at their store in Market-Street,
Next door to the Sign of the Golden-Ball,
A general assortment of Hard Ware GOODS,
Consisting of almost every article usually impor- ted in that line, which are too numerous to particularize in an advertisement, Among which, and their former assortment are the following articles, viz.
LOCKS, Scicles.
Hinges and No. 3 & \frac{1}{2} , & Packet Screws; Cutlery; Pins. Pewter. Shovels & Tongs; Bar & Sheet-Lead; Flat-Irons; Iron- Shott of all sizes. ing Boxes. Anvils and Vices; Frying-Pans; Nails thick & thin Sheet- Brads and Tacks Iron. of various sizes. Sheet Brass; best Clock Faces; Clock Tin Plates. and common Files Sheathing Nails; of all sorts. drawing Nails and Black - Lead for Spikes. Stoves. Screw-Plates of va- Black-Lead Potts, rious sizes. all sizes. Augers of all sizes. Crucibles; Pumice Currier's-Knives of Stone; Rotten- all sizes. Stone. Patent and common Emery; Grain-Tin. Time-Glasses. Block - Tin Tea- Parent Rules with Potts of all sizes. books. Communion Flag- Spy-Glasses of va- gons. rious sizes. Bed & Chair Pans. A large assortment Crofs-cut, and Peg- of Sadlery. tooth Saws, vari- Joiner's, Carver's, ous sizes. and Ship Carpen- Cow & Sheep Bells ter's Tools. of all sizes. Brass Kettles of va- Dry White-Lead; rious sizes. White - Lead, Copper and Sheet- ground in Oil, in Iron; Tea-Kettles. quarter of hun- Brass Carpet Wire, dred kegs, &c. various sizes. —Also—
At the above Store may be had, English, German, & Cast Steel; Iron Hollow Ware; Cart, Chaise and Wag- gon Boxes; Scythes; Window-Glass; Ameri- can made Screw Augers; Iron Shovels; Hyson and Bohemian Teas; Loaf Sugar; Currants; Po- land Starch; Glue; Bar and Crown Soap; Pepper and Spices; English Mustard; Kian; Oatmeal; Sweet-Oil, &c. &c.
A large assortment of French and American Paper Hangings, of one hundred different figures, from 1/6 to 15/ pr. roll. A considerable discount will be made to those who purchase from 50 to 100 rolls. Also,
May be had at the above mentioned Store, A few Puncheons of Tobago Rum, And a few casks Raisins.
Cash and a generous price will be given at the above Store, for old Pew- ter, Copper and Brass. June 27, 1795.
To be Let A Good House,
Convenient for two Families, With a Kitchen at each end—a large Garden—a good Well in the yard, and other conveniencies.
—LIKEWISE— Another House with 4 Rooms, Inquire of the Printer. Portsmouth, June 29, 1795.
JUST OPENED, (In addition to a former assortment) By White & Long AT THEIR STORE On Spring-Hill,
India Nan-  \frac{1}{2} Fustians. kins larger than \frac{1}{2} Umbrellas. common. \frac{1}{2} White Calico. India Cottons. \frac{1}{2} Writing-Paper. English and French \frac{1}{2} An assortment of Ribbonds. Oil Cloths. Low priced Muslins, Baizes & Flannels. \frac{1}{2} wide, and Mus- Knives and Forks. lin Handkerchiefs. Sheers. Bandanno and Suf- Penknives. taroy do. Cuttoes. Durants. Corks, &c. &c. A large assortment Malaga Wine per of best Kid Gloves cask. of various colors. Good Brown Sugars A few pieces of dark per barrel. Chintz, the new- A few casks of good est fashion. Raisins, and a few bags Coffee.
Harvard College Lottery Tickets For sale at the above Store. Portsmouth, July 20, 1795.