The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1793-08-27 00:00:00

New Hampshire Gazette.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, Printer to the Hon. GENERAL-COURT of the State of New Hampshire , at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
The FARMER.
ON AGRICULTURE.
A GRICULTURE is justly thought to be the most ancient art; and it is certainly by far the most useful. The subsistence and welfare of mankind depend more on it than on any, or all others: And all other arts would soon be useless, were the culture of the surface of the earth neglected. No art therefore ought to be held in higher estimation. The ancients valued it highly; and no good reason can be given why the moderns should lightly esteem it. The Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, ascribed the invention of this art to their Gods; but Jews and Christians rather trace it up to Noah and Cain, the former of whom planted a vineyard, and the latter, long before him, was a tiller of the ground. Even Adam in paradise practised one branch of this art; he was put into the garden of Eden to dress it.
The immortal poet Virgil did not think agriculture a subject unworthy of his genius; and his Georgicks are esteemed as the most excellent of his works. Agriculture has drawn the attention of some of the greatest men in all nations, many of whom have had their hands, as well as their heads employed in it. Cyrus the younger planted and cultivated his garden partly with his own hands: and it is well known that the Romans took some of their greatest generals from the plough. Cincinnatus, whose fame is great in America, was ploughing in his field, when the Roman army was besieged in its trenches by the Æqui and Volsci. Being sent for, he went to the army, routed the enemy, entered the city in triumph, and then returned to his plough. Agriculture has been so great an object in Britain, as to employ the pens of a multitude of its geniuses; and the English books that have been written upon it are surprisingly numerous. In that country, if I mistake not, husbandry has been brought as near to perfection, as in any part of the world. And it is owing to this that the island supports so great a number of inhabitants; and that the English nation has been so opulent and powerful.
Though other employments are oftentimes more lucrative to individuals than husbandry, none can be so advantageous to the world. If it is a slower way of gaining wealth than some others, it is perhaps the least hazardous of any. The farmer depends not on winds and waves, like the mariner; nor on the good will of his neighbours and the public, for employment and bread, like the mechanick. The business is highly adapted to promote the health
of the body, and the cheerfulness and content of the mind. And if it were better understood in this country, and more spiritedly pursued, both the pleasure and the profit attending it would be greater than we have yet experienced. It is an employment which affords a variety of entertaining speculations to an inquisitive mind; and is adapted to lead us into a considerable acquaintance with the works of nature.
“In a philosophick view,” says one, “Agriculture is great and extensive. In a political view, it is important, and perhaps the only firm and stable foundation of greatness. As a profession, it strengthens the mind, without enervating the body. In morals, it tends to increase virtue, without introducing vice. In religion, it naturally inspires piety, devotion, and a dependence on providence, without a tincture of infidelity. It is a rational and agreeable amusement to the man of leisure, and a boundless source of contemplation and activity to the industrious.”
***** IMPORTANT STATE PAPER.
PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 15. The following letters have been transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Collectors of the different ports in the United States.
CIRCULAR to the COLLECTORS of the CUSTOMS.
Philadelphia, August 4th, 1793.
SIR, IT appearing that repeated contravention of our neutrality has taken place in the ports of the United States, without having been discovered in time for prevention or remedy, I have it in command from the President, to address to the collectors of the respective districts a particular instruction on the subject.
It is expected that the officers of the customs in each district, will in the course of their official functions, have a vigilant eye upon whatever may be passing within the ports, harbours, creeks, inlets and waters of such district of a nature to contravene the laws of neutrality, and upon discovery of any thing of the kind, will give immediate notice to the governor of the state and to the attorney of the judicial district, comprehending the district of the customs within which any such contravention may happen.
To assist the judgment of the officers on this head, I transmit herewith a schedule of rules, concerning sundry particulars, which have been adopted by the President, as deductions from the laws of neutrality, established and received among nations. Whatever shall be contrary to these rules will, of course, be to be notified, as abovementioned.
There are some other points, which, pursuant to our treaties
and the determination of the executive, I ought to notice you.
If any vessel of either of the powers at war with France should bring or send within your district a prize made of the subjects, people or property of France, it is immediately to be notified to the Governor of the state, in order that measures may be taken, pursuant to the 17th article of our treaty with France, to oblige such vessel and her prize, or such prize when sent in without the capturing vessel, to depart.
No privateer of any of the powers at war with France, coming within a district of the United States, can, by the 22d article of our treaty with France, enjoy any other privilege than that of purchasing such victuals as shall be necessary for her going to the next port of the prince or state from which she has her commission. If she should do any thing beside this, it is immediately to be reported to the governor and the attorney of the district. You will observe by the rules transmitted, that the term privateer is understood not to extend to vessels armed for merchandize and war, commonly called with us letters of marque , nor of course to vessels of war in the immediate service of the government of either of the powers at war.
No armed vessel which has been or shall be originally fitted out in any port of the United States by either of the parties at war is henceforth to have asylum in any district of the United States. If any such armed vessel shall appear within your district, she is immediately to be notified to the governor and attorney of the district; which is also to be done in respect to any prize, that such armed vessel shall bring or send in. At foot is a list of such armed vessels of the above description as have hitherto come to the knowledge of the executive.
The purchasing within, and exporting from the United States, by way of merchandize, articles commonly called contraband (being generally, warlike instruments and military stores) is free to all the parties at war, and is not to be interfered with. If our own citizens undertake to carry them to any of those parties, they will be abandoned to the penalties which the laws of war authorise.
You will be particularly careful to observe, and to notify as directed in other instances, the case of any citizen of the United States, who shall be found in the service of either of the parties at war.
In case any vessel shall be found in the act of contravening any of the rules on principles which are the ground of this instruction, she is to be refused a clearance
until she shall have complied with what the governor shall have decided in reference to her. Care, however, is to be taken in this, not unnecessarily or unreasonably to embarrass trade or to vex any of the parties concerned.
In order that contraventions may be the better ascertained, it is desired that the officer who shall first go on board any vessel arriving within your district, shall make an accurate survey of her then condition, as to military equipment, to be forthwith reported to you, and that prior to her clearance a like survey be made, that any transgression of the rules laid down be ascertained.
But as the propriety of any such inspection of a vessel of war in the immediate service of the government of a foreign nation is not without question in interference to the usage of nations, no attempt is to be made to inspect any such vessel till further order on the point.
The President desires me to signify to you his most particular expectation that the instruction contained in this letter will be executed with the greatest vigilance, activity, care and impartiality. Omissions will tend to expose the government to injurious imputations and suspicions, and proportionably to commit the good faith and peace of the country; objects of too much importance not to engage every proper exertion of your zeal.
RULES
Adopted by the President of the U. States
I. The original arming and equipping of vessels in the ports of the United States by any of the belligerent parties for military service, offensive or defensive, is deemed unlawful.
II. Equipments of merchant vessels by either of the belligerent parties in the ports of the United States, purely for the accommodation of them, as such, is deemed lawful.
III. Equipments in the ports of the United States of vessels of war in the immediate service of the government of any of the belligerent parties, which if done to other vessels would be of a doubtful nature, as being applicable either to commerce or war, are deemed lawful; except those which have made prize of the subjects, people or property of France, coming with their prizes into the ports of the United States, pursuant to the seventeenth article of our treaty of amity and commerce with France.
IV. Equipments in the ports of the United States by any of the parties at war with France, of vessels fitted for merchandize and war whether with or without commissions, which are doubtful in their nature, as being applicable either to commerce or war, are deemed lawful; except those which shall

have made prize of the subjects, people or property of France, coming with their prizes into the ports of the United States, pursuant to the seventeenth article of our treaty of amity and commerce with France.
V. Equipments of any of the vessels of France, in the ports of the United States, which are doubtful in their nature, as being applicable to commerce or war, are deemed lawful.
VI. Equipments of every kind in the ports of the United States, of privateers of the powers at war with France, are deemed unlawful.
VII. Equipments of vessels in the ports of the United States, which are of a nature solely adapted to war, are deemed unlawful; except those stranded or wrecked, as mentioned in the eighteenth article of our treaty with France, the sixteenth of our treaty with the United Netherlands, the ninth of our treaty with Prussia; and except those mentioned in the nineteenth article of our treaty with France, the seventeenth of our treaty with the United Netherlands, and the eighteenth of our treaty with Prussia.
VIII. Vessels of either of the parties not armed, or armed previous to their coming into the ports of the United States which shall not have infringed any of the foregoing rules, may lawfully engage or enlist therein their own subjects or citizens not being inhabitants of the United States; except privateers of the powers at war with France, and except those vessels which shall have made prize of the subjects, people or property of France, coming with their prizes into the ports of the United States, pursuant to the seventeenth article of our treaty of amity and commerce with France. [Here followed a list of privateers.]
From the NEW-YORK DIARY.
Mss. Printers, CERTAIN late publications render it proper for us to authorise you to inform the public, that a report having reached this city from Philadelphia, that Mr. GENET, the French Minister, said he would "Appeal to the People from certain decisions of the President;" we were asked on our return from that place, whether he had made such a declaration—we answered, THAT HE HAD, and we also mentioned it to others, authorising them to say that we had so informed them.
JOHN JAY. New-York, Aug. 12. RUFUS KING.
[The credibility of the above gentlemen no one can call in question. The inuendo, therefore, offered by Mr. GENET, is established—and whether it was to our beloved PRESIDENT personally; or to THE PEOPLE of the United States, and to their Government, its unjustifiableness is the same—and will call for an equal punishment from the Executive Council of France.]
European Intelligence.
NEW-YORK, Aug. 14.
CAMP OF FAMARS.
THE capture of this camp by the combined armies, is variously and contradictorily reported, in the European papers, the Amsterdam account of May 15, blends it with the account of the battle of the 8th, near Conde; where General Dampierre was killed. The Dover (England) account of May 25, on the credit of the Imperial Ambassador, arrived at Brussels, makes the French loss, 1500 men killed, great numbers wounded and prisoners, and sixteen pieces of cannon. None of the accounts, however, appear to be so official as the following:
London, May 27.
Yesterday evening Captain Crawford, aid-de-camp to his royal highness the Duke of York, arrived at Whitehall, with dispatches from the army. Soon after
his arrival, the following official bulletin was issued:
"Whitehall, May 25.
"Captain Crawford brought dispatches from Sir J. Murray, dated the 24th.
"The enemy were attacked on the 23d, and driven from their camp at Famars; two or three hundred prisoners taken, and eight or ten pieces of cannon. No British officer killed or wounded; under twenty non-commissioned officers and privates killed and wounded.
"Three Hanoverian officers killed and four wounded.
"The combined armies lost together about two hundred and fifty or three hundred men."
The combined army, consisting of Austrians, British, Hanoverians, Croats, &c. amounted to 50,000 men. Before Valenciennes could be forced, it was necessary to storm this camp; an union of the forces became necessary; for the camp was strong both by nature and art; the right was on the Scheldt, and was unattackable; the left on the Ronelle, a marshy rivulet: the front on heights defended by strong works, which had been two months constructing, and Valenciennes was in the rear. The battle must have been bloody; and if the success of the combined army has been equal to their statement of it, the next accounts will be of the attack of Conde and Valenciennes.
The attack was made in four columns, the left commanded by the Duke of York, who turned the French right wing. He was on horseback twenty-two hours. The French camp contained 30,000 men. The allied loss fell mostly on the Hanoverians; they were under arms twenty-four hours. The Austrians now possess the heights that command Valenciennes.
LANSINGBURGH, Aug. 6.
About three weeks since, a Mr. Hart, from Nisqueunia, was passing through Schoharrie, on his way to Susquehannah, to save distance, took his course through woods, by marked trees; but before he had proceeded far through the woods, he was bit in one of his legs by a rattlesnake; after killing the snake, as he supposed, he immediately proceeded for, and arrived at the nearest settlement—a physician was brought in a few hours, but could afford no relief, and in about thirty hours from receiving the bite expired. The operation of the poison on Mr. Hart, if not singular in such a case, in many respects was very surprising to the spectators: The limbs and whole body, as the poison spread, swelled extremely, and changed to the semblance and motion of the snake, and after the trunk of the body was affected a diarrhoea set in, and the discharges resembled unslacked lime and water, continuing some time in an ebullient motion. He was a man advanced in years, and has left a wife and six children in indigent circumstances.
CHARLESTON, (S.C.) Aug. 2. The following paragraphs were handed to the printers:—
On Wednesday last, about an hour after dark, a young man, by the name of Corbett, being on his way to town, was met by three persons (whether white or black is not known) about four miles from hence, who violently took hold of him, dragged him from his horse, and, after giving him several blows on the side with a gun, took from him his horse, saddle, bridle, saddle-bags, containing his clothes, the shoes from his feet, his watch, and sixty-three pounds sterling, which he had earned by his industry.
The horse is black, about fourteen hands high, trots and canters, has no brand, his off hind foot white, and his saddle has plated bosses, plain stirrups, and two girths. The watch is of pinchbeck, is double cased, made in London, but maker's name and number are forgot; the chain yellow, with two seals and one key.
NORFOLK, Aug. 7.
Captain Cannon left at Rotterdam the brig Peace, Capt. Colley, of this port, who was to sail in a few days with a valuable cargo for Jersey.
On Saturday evening last arrived in this town, Capt. Connor, of the American brig Greyhound, which foundered at sea. The following are the particulars which we have obtained: Capt. Connor left Baltimore in the brig Greyhound, with a cargo of provisions, bound to France; on his passage he was captured by a British privateer, and carried into Spain, where his cargo was sold, and the freight paid. During his stay, he was several times so near the frontiers as to be within hearing of the report of cannon, but not able to obtain any intelligence of
the operations of the armies, every one being kept in ignorance. On his passage here he spoke the Fox frigate of 28 guns, about one hundred leagues from the Capes of Virginia, the Captain of whom treated him with the utmost politeness. Being in 40 fathom water about 6 o'clock in the evening while at supper, Captain Connor heard the report of something which went off as loud as a cannon, he immediately ran upon deck, and found that the vessel had started a plank, so far below the water that it was impossible to get at it. He set both pumps to work, and continued pumping the whole night and till next day at 12 o'clock, when his people being fatigued, and finding his exertions to save the vessel were fruitless, he hoisted out his boats, and himself and eight men got into the long-boat, and the remainder of the crew took to the pinnace.
GEORGETOWN, Aug. 10.
The fatal effects of the flux which rages with the utmost violence in this and the neighbouring counties, exhibits a very distressing scene; upwards of 500 persons, (it is thought) within a few weeks, have been swept off; and in some parts more than two-thirds of families have fallen a prey to this depopulating disorder. The following cure for this disease is extracted from an old Virginia paper, experience verifies the happy effects which the use of it has produced.
A CURE for the FLUX.
Recipe 1. Take about three quarters of an ounce of the rind of the oldest cheese that can be got, scrape it very fine in a pint (or less) of new milk which let be thickened with the best superfine flour, to the consistence of what is generally termed mush, which let be the patient's constant diet 'till they find the flux inclining to stop, then work it off with any gentle purge: Should they desist taking the medicine, too soon, and find the disorder returning, have recourse to it again, it will assuredly cure.
Recipe 2. Take the inner bark of a white oake saplin or tree, of which make tea sweetened with the best double refined loaf sugar, which let be the patient's constant drink, if it proves unpalatable, dry the bark before a slow fire, and reduce it to a fine powder, a small tea-spoon full of which may be taken in a glass of good Port Wine, warmed, in the morning fasting, and in the evening, observing to work it off as in the first recipe. This medicine is fully as efficacious as the other, and best suits those who through a depraved appetite cannot take the first medicine.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14.
It is mentioned by a person from New-York, who was on board the Embuscade during her engagement with the Boston, that Capt. Bombard was busily employed in directing the management of his main deck great guns during the greater part of the engagement, and not on his quarter deck (as mentioned in a former account) where the constant appearance of a commander in chief has more of ceremonial parade in it, than real utility. The person in white who was seen during the whole engagement on the round house, is said to be a French boy, who sung and danced the Marseilles march, and Ca ira as long as the firing lasted, which was one hour and 35 minutes. The engagement, says our informant, was close and hot, and would have been still closer, had the Englishman's stomach been for boarding—
"Close as a lover to his mistress dear, Close as a pillory to a rascal's ear, Close as a miser to a bag of joes— So close hung Embuscade to Boston's nose."
The following Extract is taken from a New-York paper of Thursday last.—
"Genet and Washington—how they found! "A feather and ten thousand pound."
IT is said, that Mr. Genet, has attached himself in a particular manner to the known enemies of the federal government; to the revilers of the President and of almost every public functionary of high rank in it, and that his general conduct has been such as to render it suspicious that he really wishes by management with a certain set of men to support the standard of party in our already too much divided land. If these imputations are founded in truth, and I have sufficient evidence to satisfy my mind that they are all literally or substantially so, then if Mr. Genet regards the true interests of his country, if he has declared the fact when he said the Republic did not desire us to engage in the war, but only to manifest our good will, &c. If he wishes to avoid the retaliation of his indignities offered to our government—he will in the most public manner alter his past line of
conduct, or return to his fellow-citizens in France, for a substitute who may better understand the objects of his Embassy, and have a juster sense of the real American characters.
That "peace may be within thy walls, O Jerusalem," is the sincere prayer of, your well meaning Citizen;
Wm. WILCOCKS.
New-York, August 2d, 1793.
FAYETTEVILLE, (N.C.) July 23.
THE SEASON
In the northern states has been extremely dry, to the considerable detriment of the farmers—but in this part of the continent, its wetness threatens to destroy the hopes of the husbandman.
We hear from several parts of the back country, that the wheat, which promised the most abundant crops, in the early part of the season, is now greatly injured by the rust, created by the great quantities of rain which have fallen during the last two months.
NEW-YORK, August 17.
Extract of a letter from an American gentleman at Lisbon, dated May 18.
"I believe I can write you very little news from here—the latest is, that the National Convention in the beginning of this month, sent an Ambassador to the English Court, to detach them from the general combination against France. If this Embassy does not succeed, the commerce of the French, together with their ships and sea-port towns, must inevitably be destroyed. A Republic they are determined however to establish, or be buried in its ruins—on this account they have declared war against those Monarchs who refuse to acknowledge them as a Republic.
"American produce must be high in every part of Europe soon. Indeed we have every reason to suppose that provisions of all kinds are high in France.—Grain is extravagantly high up the Streights; but the Algerines keep our vessels from this excellent market. The Dutch have lately had several vessels taken by them, because they have refused the customary tribute."
The following inhuman circumstance took place not long since at Martinique. A party of English and Aristocrats, having captured about thirty patriots, made them march out one by one, and shot them down. The last man thinking to excite compassion, took a child in his arms, but the unfeeling monsters shot them both.
Extract of a letter from Newbern, July 16.
"Some people in this place seem to have been no less desirous of making money by privateering, than some of our fellow-citizens to the northward.—A schooner was bought for a privateer, and with great secrecy was nearly fitted for sea. The Governor heard of the business, and kept an eye in the progress of preparing the vessel. When she was nearly ready to sail, and he could no longer doubt of her object, he sent a message to the officer who commands our militia volunteers; desiring him to have his men in readiness for service on short notice. The officer replied, that his men would be ready at a minute's warning to support government, if their help should be required. It happens, some how or other, that from that very day, nothing was done on board the privateer. The vessel is now stripped of her fighting apparatus, and we are left to conjecture who had been her owners, or whether there were any—though two or three masters of vessels in town declare that they were severally invited to take the command of her as a privateer.—This, I presume, settles our privateering business: A commerce that is regarded as not being very honorable."
By the brig Molly, Capt. Morris, arrived at Philadelphia from Madeira, which she left the 8th of July, we learn, that on the 3d of that month, a frigate arrived at Madeira, in 9 days from Falmouth, which brought English newspapers to about the 24th June. These papers contained an account of a very bloody battle having been fought near Lisle, between the combined armies and the French forces, which terminated to the advantage of the French; and it is added, that 17,000 men fell in the combat.
Captain Morris says that this account was believed at Madeira, and that he had conversed with several persons who had seen the papers containing the above intelligence.
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17. Extract of a letter from New-York, dated August 14.
"By a vessel arrived here yesterday from Bourdeaux, accounts are received as late as the 22d of June; 44 sections had revolted, were united and had actually declared themselves for a limited monarchy—40 Members of the Convention (Brissot's party) were in prison; at Mar-seilles they were passing their own decrees, annulling all those of the Convention. The Spaniards were in great force near Bayonne; Mr. —, a gentleman recommended to me by —, his uncle, arrived in this vessel, who brings the above accounts. Gaiton was at the head of a numerous army."
Seventeen hundred pounds sterling had been collected in Charlestown (S. C.) for the relief of the French emigrants, at the date of our last accounts.
The ship Cheeseman in about 60 days from Amsterdam, arrived at New-York, is said to bring an account of an important action, between the combined armies and the French, in which the Dutch were cut to pieces, on or about the first of June. This has been circulated as an article of vast importance, but is surely nothing more than the battle at Furnes, in which the French to be sure, were completely victorious, but of which we have the circumstantial details in our papers, weeks since.
A letter, however, by this vessel, to a merchant in this city, dated June the 18th, mentions, that in an action near Mayence, the French had been victorious, and the Prussians lost their General KALKREUTH.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in New-York, dated August 14, 1793.
"Several publications directed against the President, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary at War, and others, have appeared in Philadelphia, and have been traced, through the printer, to the Secretary of Mr. Genet."
"A representation of the PRESIDENT, &c. with a COFFIN and GUILLOTINE was stuck up in Philadelphia, and one thrown into the Post Office; but they were soon destroyed. The authors of them have not been discovered."
BOSTON, August 21.
FROM AUX-CAYES.
Under the date of July 20, we learn, that the mulattoes had got possession of the fort there, and were able to destroy the town at their pleasure; but it was supposed that for their own interest they would not destroy the town; they were determined to proceed to Jeremie.
OF ST. KITTS.
A gentleman from St. Kitt's, informs, that several privateers, fitted out from that island, have orders to bring in every American vessel, having French property on board, they may fall in with; that many had been brought in, and had to undergo the severest scrutiny: That the Judge of Admiralty, whose name is ESPDALE, had declared from the Bench, that in his opinion, the Americans had no right to supply the French Colonies with provisions; and that once, in reply to an attorney, who observed that his decisions were calculated to involve Great-Britain and America in a war, this said Judge declared, "he hoped it would, and he did not care how soon." Our informant gives us the following particulars respecting the American vessels carried into St. Kitt's, viz. Brigs Fortune, Newhall, and Betsey, Prince, of Boston; brig Industry, Slocum, of Salem; ships Aurora, Burns, and Liberty, Miller, of Philadelphia; and schooners Trent and Polly, of Baltimore, had not been decided upon:—That the schooners Allas, Sampson, and Patty, Miller, of Boston; brig Two-Friends, Endicott, of Salem; sloop Ceres, Child, of Rhode-Island; ship Diligence, Niell, of New-York; brig Hannah, Morey, of Philadelphia, and schooner Harriot Brooks, of Alexandria, had been cleared and permitted to depart: That the bark Commerce, of Norwich; brig Peter-Augustus, Robson, of Philadelphia; and brig Mary, Barber, of New-York, had been condemned—the latter only in part.
The following Certificate appears in a New-York paper of last week.
We, the subscribers, do certify, and are ready to make oath, if required, that having been hailed by, and obliged to go on board his Britannic Majesty's frigate, the Boston, on the 29th of July last, Capt. Courtney, the commander thereof, requested us to inform Citizen Bompard (meaning the Captain of the French frigate l'Embuscade) "That he would be glad to see—and was then waiting for
him," or words fully to that import. And we further certify that a midshipman of the Boston, who came in the boat with us, until he was near Governor's island, assured us, "That the Boston was fitted out for the express purpose of FIGHTING and TAKING the Embuscade; and that Capt. Courtney had on that account been permitted to take on board, at Halifax, as large a number of extra seamen as he thought proper."
PETER DESCHENT, C. ORSET, ANDREW ALLEN.
PRIVATEERS.
On Tuesday arrived the Schooner Greyhound, a prize to the privateer Roland, lately fitted out of this port, by French citizens, and commissioned by that Republic. Upon enquiry made by the Collector of Customs for this district, it appeared that a Jonathan Nutting, formerly of this town, was on board said prize in capacity of a pilot. Upon information of this fact, given to the Attorney of the United States for Massachusetts district, a warrant was issued for apprehending said Nutting, which was accordingly done, and he was taken before Justice Barrett, on Tuesday evening, when, after considerable examination, he was committed to gaol for a further security.
Wednesday morning the said privateer Roland, came into this port; she was immediately searched, on suspicion that American citizens were on board—Three persons were found, who were said to be Americans, their names are Batterman, Morgan and Shaw. They were examined in the Court-House by Justice Barrett, on information from the said Attorney. Messrs. Morton and Lowel, jun. were Counsel for the defendants. After an examination for several hours, they together with said Nutting, were ordered to be committed to the common gaol of the county, without bail, to take their trial at the next Circuit Court, to be holden in this town on the 12th of October next. The charge alledged against these persons is—Aiding and assisting in manning and fitting out vessels, and piratically and feloniously capturing the vessels of nations, with whom the United States are at peace.
SPANISH PRIZE.
Wednesday last arrived here a Spanish ship, prize to the America, a French 74.—She is laden principally with white sugars and cotton, and was bound from the Havanna to Spain. It is said she is worth 100,000 dollars. The America, we are informed, when she took the above prize, was in sight of several other vessels, part of a large fleet, consisting of 200 sail of English and Spanish merchantmen.
August 26.
Friday arrived here the brig Barbary, Capt. Loring, in 67 days from Gottenburg: Aug. 2d. spoke with the ship Andrew, Capt. Makins, from L'Orient, 49 days out, who informed him, that the INSURRECTIONS IN FRANCE WERE PRINCIPALLY QUELLED; and that all was in good order—and the nation in HIGH SPIRITS.
SHIP-NEWS.
Arrived, Capt. Thomas Lowell, in a Schooner from Gibraltar, after a passage of 42 days. He informs that the fleet under Lord Hood, sailed from Gibraltar, 2d July, to form the blockade of the south ports of France, in union with the Spanish fleet from Cadiz. It was said, their chief intention was to bombard Toulon, for which purpose gun-boats and batteries were providing at Carthagena.
Capt. Plummer, arrived here, in the Raven, from Oporto, off the Western Islands was brought too, by a Spanish 74 gun ship; the Captain of which, after desiring him to come on board, apologized for the trouble he had given him, directed an officer to shew him the ship, and presenting Capt. Plummer with a dozen of wine, and three dozen Bologna sausages, handed him to the side ladder in person.
In long. 26. lat. 42 1 / 2 Capt. Plummer was brought too by a British 20 gun ship, the Ann of Liverpool, the Captain after examining the Raven's papers, presented Capt. Plummer with two excellent cheeses, for the trouble he had given him, in detaining him.
Philadelphia, July 15. Capt. Vanfise, in his passage from Port-au-Prince was boarded by several British privateers, each of whom overhauled his papers, and gave him certificates, that they could find no French property on board the brig Theodosia.
Capt. Henry Hawkins of the brig Planter, on his passage from St. Croix to this port, was on the 23d of July brought too by a Spanish privateer Schooner mounting ten guns.—Capt. Hawkins went on board and was de-
tained about two hours, and found on board the mate and five seamen, the latter with very heavy irons on, belonging to the brig Juno, of Middletown, Connecticut, commanded by Capt. Samuel Johnston, from Cape-Francois to New-York, with forty French passengers, which vessels she took on the 20th of July in lat. 27. 10. and long. 71. 20.
PORTLAND, August 24.
By the Eastern Post, who arrived here yesterday, we are informed that the brig Commerce, which left White-haven, in England the 19th of June, was arrived at an eastern port below Kennebeck—that he saw a gentleman who came passenger in the Commerce, who informed, "That there had been an engagement between the French troops near Ostend, and a part of the combined army, under the command of the Duke of York, in which the Duke lost three of his ablest generals and three thousand of his men, and was defeated."
SALEM, August 20.
NEW-YORK.
Extract from the Journal and Log-Book of the Schooner ELIZA Capt. NATHANIEL FANNING.
On the morning of the 17th of July, we sailed from Cape-Francois in company with the brig Mary belonging to Philadelphia—at 10 o'clock P. M. we were fired at and bro't 100, by an armed sloop, and did not perceive that she flew any colours; her boat boarded us, with a number of armed men, and took possession of our vessel—they told us the privateer was from Jamaica, commanded by David Harris, called the Joseph and Mary, and mounted 8 guns. On the following day their boat came on board again, they broke open our batches and fore-scuttle, and took out a considerable part of our cargo which were bides. Not finding any thing to render our cargo suspicious of being French property, they put the bides down again, and closed our batches; some of them, however, were damaged, in consequence of the sea that was then running—Having 28 French passengers on board, they broke open their trunks, and took all the money, plate and jewels they could then find. The Captain of the privateer seeing a sail gave chase to her, and ordered us to follow after him. He soon came up with and took her, she proved to be the vessel we had sailed in company with from the Cape, and had 150 French passengers on board.
On the 20th, they anchored us in that wild and uninhabited place, called Great Heneaga—They proceeded to search our vessels again, re-examined the trunks, not excepting the Captain's; tore up the after cabin floor, and bottom of the lower births. Having now taken all the money, plate and jewels they could find, besides 5 negro girls and some small articles, and having drunk most of the passengers' wine, they gave us a discharge with orders to depart immediately. We had no sooner got under way, than a person by the name of Annanias M'Dougal came on board; he commanded a privateer from New-Providence, called the Brothers, mounting 10 guns: He reared like a mad-man, and took possession of the vessel; upon being asked by what authority he did it, he answered, I do not choose to shew every one my authority; when your vessel is along side of my guns I may do it." The Captain then shewed him the discharge he had received from the other privateer; he said he did not care a damn for it; he had often got good pickings out of others' leavings; then ordered his boat off for 20 men with loaded guns and cutlasses, part of which soon after came, armed as ordered. We were now taken close under our capturers guns, and several other privateers, which appeared to be in company.
On the succeeding day our batches were once more broke open, and our cargo taken out to the dunnage: Our water casks were scuttled, and about 500 dollars taken out of them, which our French passengers had there secreted. We were now once more released. Our passengers lost none of their cloathes, except a few handkerchiefs. Capt. Fanning lost a hat, which one of our people saw on the head of the prize-master of the Joseph and Mary, when on board of her, which he, in presence of the captain, asked for, but they refused to return it. In the evening of the day we sailed from Heneaga, we were spoke with by the said M'Dougal, who informed us, that he, in company with three other privateers, had taken the ship Harmony, of Baltimore; and on the next day we saw them anchor under Atkins' Key.
WE the subscribers are willing to make oath as to the truth of the above. NATHANIEL FANNING, Master. RICHARD FANNING, Mate. JOSEPH ROSE, S. C.
The following is a copy of the certificate given by Capt. Harris to Capt. Fanning.
THESE are to certify, that I have overhauled the Schooner Eliza, Nathaniel Fanning, captain, from Cape-Francois, bound to New-York, and taken such French property out of her as I could find. July 19. DAVID HARRIS.
Salem, Aug. 19.—The pirate M'Dougal of New-Providence, robbed Capt. Shillaber, of this port, of cash to a large amount, the property of the owner of the vessel. Captain Millet of this port was also searched and treated with insolence by the same man.
Capt. Endicott, on his passage from Martinique, was taken and carried into St. Kitts, where he was detained 4 days, and treated civilly, but not paid for his detention: 20 or 30 American vessels were waiting there for examination for French property.
Capt. Chipman arrived last week in the ship Hunter, from Cape G. Hope. While there two Dutch Indiamen, one of them from China, were wrecked in a very severe gale, in which Capt. Chipman narrowly escaped. He stopped at St. Helena, where were two French India ships, which were ignorant of the war, till they were captured as prizes: several of the prisoners came passengers in the Hunter.—In lat. 29, long. 61, spoke Capt. Titcomb, of Newburyport, from Virginia, bound to the W. Indies.
PORTSMOUTH, August 27.
The inhabitants of almost every Sea-port, and a great many inland towns on the Continent have met and passed Resolutions, highly approving our beloved President's proclamation, directing the strictest neutrality to be observed on the part of the United States towards the nations now at war.
The declaration of the French Ambassador, expressing his intention of appealing from some decisions of the President of the United States, to the people, has given great offence to many persons in all parts of the Union. Even many of those who have manifested the warmest attachment to the cause of his country, view this conduct of the Ambassador as highly unbecoming, to say the least. Other causes of disaffection exist: One of which is, that two scurrilous pieces have appeared in a Philadelphia paper, one in French, the other in English verse, vilifying, in a very opprobrious manner, not only other persons in the highest departments of our government, but even our beloved President himself; one of which certainly was, and the other is supposed to have been, written by M. Genet's Secretary. Another is, that when applied to by the Governor of Pennsylvania, to deliver up, or order from on board one of the armed French vessels, certain citizens of that State, who had entered into the French service, he refused to do it, and even talked of the privateer's opposing force to force.
Last Sunday night the dwelling-house of Capt. Coffin, of this town, was broken open and sundry articles of wearing apparel, &c. stolen, among which were part of Capt. Coffin's clothes, which lie by the head of his bed.—The thieves were yesterday detected, and one of them brought before Justice Adams for examination, afterward committed to prison, and the other by informing where the articles were, which was soon after recovered, was for the present set at liberty.
On Wednesday last a large ship of 500 tons, was launched at Exeter, belonging to Col. LADD, of this town; this ship is by far the largest ever built on that river, and is designed for the East-India Trade.
Arrived here yesterday, from Tobago, the brig Rising Sun, JOSEPH NOBLE, master.—Two days after her sailing for this port, the Mate, Mr. MOSES NOBLE, died, of the putrid fever. Newspaper eulogiums are common—and they are, perhaps, too often untrue. In the death of Mr. NOBLE, the feelings of all who knew him, will best attest his worth.—
"A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time; Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flower and prime."
Capt. Noble, August 23, spoke the brig Polly, belonging to New-York, Parker Larouen, master, from Gottenburg, out 66 days, left his fore-mast,—supplied him with a bbl. bread; informed nothing new from that quarter. Cast away on North part Tobago, a Schooner, Wetherald, master, belonging to Philadelphia, the cargo was saved.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE. ENTERED FROM Brig Rebecca, Tredick, Eustatia. CLEARED FOR Schooner Blossom, Brown, W. Indies. Snow Phenix, Rea, Oporto.

FROM THE N. YORK JOURNAL.
EMBUSCADE and BOSTON.
A LEGENDARY TALE.  IN days of yore, long time ago, Tradition doth inform us, That folks such pleasant things did do, As were enough to charm us. A vessel once in goodly state, Near to this city came, fir, Commanded by a Briton great, And Courtney was his name, fir, 'Twas when the gallant Embuscade, A frigate of renown, fir, Commanded by Bombard, display'd Her flags before the town, fir, His compliments did Courtney send To Bombard, kind to greet him; And Bombard, like a courteous friend, Said he would go and meet him. The Embuscade rais'd every sail, Streaming her pennant proud, fir, And down she swept before the gale To where the Boston rode, fir. The bounding vessel hove in sight, And grandly wav'd her banners; And thinking that the British Knight Would bow and make his manners. Good morning, fir, the Frenchman cry'd, But scarcely was it said, fir, When Courtney pour'd a full broadside Into the Embuscade, fir, The Frenchman paus'd, and quite concern'd To give their friends such trouble, With warmth the compliment return'd, And paid the Boston double. Her great surprise the Boston shew'd Expecting no such thing, fir. Her biggest topmast low she bow'd, And dropt her shivering wings, fir. O'erwhelm'd with such civilities, Courtney would fain have done, fir; And tho' he gave the motion rise, Yet now be turn'd and run, fir. The brave Bombard such cold neglect Did scarce know how to brook, fir, And thus with infinite respect Unto fir Courtney spoke, fir:— Yet one salute ere you remove, To my request agree, fir, Accept the token of my love, 'Twill make you think of me, fir. He said, and from his coffers strait, Into their care did slip, fir, As ft of so much worth and weight As nearly sunk the ship, fir. Struck with such generosity, The Briton answer'd not fir, Faster he fled, yet many say It ne'er will be forgot, fir.
RUMNEY.
State of New-Hampshire.  NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors of Rumney, in the county of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire, that said proprietors, did at a legal meeting, held on the sixteenth day of September, A. D. 1777, vote to raise the sum of five hundred and forty pounds, to pay the Rev. Thomas Niles the sum awarded him by arbitrators, mutually chosen to adjust matters between the said Mr. Niles and the proprietors of Rumney. And also at the same meeting did vote to raise the sum of ten pounds to pay said arbitrators for their service while attending on said business. And likewise did chuse me the subscriber, Collector, to gather said sums; which being assessed and proportioned to each right and lot, they are taxed as follows, viz. "Two pounds twelve shillings on the intervale lot; two pounds twelve shillings on the fifty acre lot, and two pounds twelve shillings on the common land to each right, amounting to seven pounds sixteen shillings on each whole right; which assessment was made and committed to me, together with a warrant to collect the same the twenty-fifth day of January, A. D. 1779.—I therefore notify said proprietors, that unless payment be made to me the subscriber, at my dwelling-house in Dartmouth, in said county, by the 17th day of September next, their lands will be advertised for sale pursuant to law. DANIEL BRAINERD, Jr. Collector. Dartmouth, June 24, 1793.
Singing-School.
JOHN REED respectfully informs the public, that he purposes to open a SINGING-SCHOOL the second day of SEPTEMBER next, at the house of Capt. Samuel Storer, opposite Mr. Samuel Hill's store, north end; where the scholars may depend on having every pains taken to instruct them in Singing.—Terms may be known by applying to said REED. Portsmouth, August 13, 1793.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that a petition hath been preferred to the General-Court by the inhabitants of Littleton and Dalton, representing that the public roads through said towns still remain in a very bad situation, notwithstanding the penny half penny tax lately granted on each and every acre of land in said towns.—Wherefore they pray for an additional grant on the aforesaid towns.
After considering said petition the General-Court ordered an hearing on that part of said petition that respects taxing the lands for making and repairing highways, before the General-Court on the second Tuesday of the next session, and that in the mean time the petitioners cause that the substance of said petition and order of court thereon be published three weeks, successively, in the New-Hampshire Gazette, commencing six weeks prior to said day of hearing. Also cause that a copy of said petition and order of court be posted up in some public place in each of the towns of Littleton and Dalton, the same term of time, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause, if any they have, why the prayer thereof may not be granted. JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'ry. Concord, June 17, 1793.
State of New-Hampshire.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that a petition has been presented to the General-Court by the inhabitants of a place called Dartmouth, in the county of Grafton, setting forth, that said Dartmouth is inhabited by twenty-four families, who labor under many inconveniences for want of legal authority to conduct said business, in consequence of which they suffer much on account of highways being neglected.—Wherefore they pray they may be incorporated into a town, and be invested with such authority as other towns within said State by law exercise and enjoy.
Upon which petition the General-Court ordered an hearing before them on the second Thursday of the next session, and that in the mean time, the petitioners cause that the substance of the petition and order of court thereon, be published three weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette, commencing six weeks prior to said of hearing; Also cause that a copy of the petition and order of court thereon, be posted up in some public place in the town of Dartmouth, the like term of time, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause, if any they have, why the prayer thereof may not be granted. JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'ry. Concord, June 18, 1793.
S U C C E S S.
State of New-Hampshire.  NOTICE is hereby given, that so much of each original right of land in the township of Success, situate in the county of Grafton, in the State of New Hampshire, viz.—The rights of Benjamin Mackay, George Jerry Osborne, Jonathan Shillebar, James Haslet, John Sherburne, jr. Thomas Bickford, Henry Bickford, Ephraim Ham, Daniel Hart, Joseph Walton, Joseph Walker, Samuel Ham, John Fernald, Samuel Briard, John Langdon, 3d, Stephen Weeks, Gerham Flagg, Humphrey Fernald, Joseph Moulton, jr. James Grouard, Theodore Moses, Daniel Lunt, John Mackay, Jacob Tilton, Titus Salter, jr. Richard Shortbridge, John Beck, Robert Robinson, Mathew S. Parker, Henry Rust, Thomas Hart, Paul March, John Plummer, Esq. and Samuel Hill, will be sold to the highest bidder, on the 23d day of September next ensuing, at 11 of the clock, in the morning, at the dwelling-house of Mr. John Greenleaf, Innholder in Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham and State aforesaid, as will pay thirty-six shillings, L. M. on each of said rights, with incidental charges (if payment be not previously made;) which sum was voted by said proprietors, at their meeting on the 4th day of December, 1792, for the uses and purposes mentioned in said vote, and duly assessed and committed to me to collect, and duly notified for payment and still unpaid. SAMUEL SHERBURNE, Collector. Portsmouth, July 24, 1793.
ANY persons having demands against the estate of Mr. BENJAMIN DEAN, late of Dover, baker, deceased, are requested to exhibit their claims:—And all those indebted to said estate, are requested to make immediate payment, to ELIZABETH DEAN, Administratrix. Portsmouth, August 12, 1793.
State of New-Hampshire.
AGREEABLE to an act of the General Court of said State, passed the 14th of December, 1791, empowering the selectmen of Chichester, to assess a tax of two pence on each acre of land in said town, owned by non-residents, for the purpose of making a public highway through said town: Therefore,
Notice is hereby given that the said assessment is made agreeable to said act, and the non-resident owners of said land have the liberty of working out their tax at the rate of three shillings per day; provided they do the same by the 13th day of November next.
N. B. Each fifty acre lot is taxed 8/4. EDMUND LEAVITT, Collector. Chichester, August 6, 1793.
A N D O V E R.
State of New-Hampshire.  NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors of land in Andover, who have not paid their county tax for the year 1792, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the 20th of September next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of the subscriber, in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   County Tax.   No. R. Acres. d.q.    Benjamin Eaton, 9 1 80 3 3  William Swain, 14 4 50 3 3  Joseph Gove, 15 1 80 2 0  John Wentworth, 18 2 73 4 2  ditto, 18 2 100 7 2  ditto, 18 4 100 1 2  Thomas Cilley, 22 2 60 2 1  ditto, 22 2 100 3 0  ditto, 22 2 80 3 3  Robert Miller, 21 1 50 0 2  David Norton, half 32 4 100 0 3  Jonathan Leavitt, 34 4 100 4 2  Nathan Bachelder, 39 1 80 0 3  William B. Clough, 41 3 45 2 1  Thomas Packer, 46 4 100 4 2  John Sanborn, 49 3 80 3 3  Jesse Prescott, 60 acr. 65 3 100 2 0  Tho's Wallingford, 67 4 60 2 1  Anthony Emery, 69 1 100 4 2  ditto, 69 3 100 4 2  Jotham Odiorne, 72 4 100 3 0  ditto, 72 4 80 1 2  N. Longfellow, 3/4 of 73 3 100 1 2  ditto, 73 3 80 2 1  T. Lakeman, 84 acr. 75 1 90 2 0  ditto, 75 3 100 1 2  John Hoit, 77 1 80 6 3  ditto, 77 1 20 0 3  
BENJAMIN SELLEY, Constable. Andover, August 12, 1793.
TO BE SOLD, ON REASONABLE TERMS, BY THE SUBSCRIBERS,  TWO EXCELLENT  F A R M S, JOINING each other, situate in LONDONDERRY , in the State of New-Hampshire, lying in the double range (so called) and extending from said range to within thirty rods of the meeting-house in the east parish, in said town, containing about fifty acres each, with the buildings thereon, together with a wood lot and piece of meadow, lying about a mile from said farms, and containing about thirty acres of good land.—Said Farms are most agreeably situated upon two public roads leading through the town to Haverhill, Boston, &c. &c. and would well accommodate four tradesmen, two on each road; or taken together would make one large and beautiful Farm, with every accommodation for a tenant, and an excellent stand for a tavern or store.
Said Farms consist of excellent mowing land, pasture, tillage and orcharding. The buildings thereon are commodious. A good title will be given to any person or persons purchasing.
JOHN ALISON. JAMES ALISON. Londonderry, August 1, 1793.
Just Published and for Sale  By J. Melcher, At his Printing-Office, Corner of Market-Street, Portsmouth; The  Fourfold Foundation of Calvinism Examined and Shaken,  By Jeremiah Walker.
State of New-Hampshire.
AT a legal meeting of the proprietors of the township of Eaton, in the county of Strafford, in said State, holden on the twenty-second day of February, 1792, did grant a tax of six shillings on each original proprietor's share or right, and the same being duly assessed and committed to me to collect; this is therefore to give notice to all owners of said rights who have not paid said tax, that unless the same is paid to me the subscriber, on or before the 20th day of September next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, at my dwelling-house in Eaton aforesaid, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   s.    Captain Jeremiah Folsom, 6  Clement March, Esquire, 6  Jeremy Gilman, 6  John Gilman, 6  Captain Israel Gilman, jun. 6  Thomas Tash, Esquire, 6  John Tash, 6  Jonathan Roberson, 6  John Watson, 6  Jeremy Folsom, jun. 6  John Folsom, jun. 6  Jeremy Briant, 6  John Briant, 6  Ede Hall Bergin, 6  John Johnson, 6  Colonel Warner, 6  Colonel Atkinson, 6  Bartholomew Smart, 6  Jonathan Stevens, 6  Nathan Folsom, 6  Edward Hilton, jun. 6  Thomas York, 6  Samuel Gilman, 6  Joseph Senter, 6  John M'Duffee, 6  Joseph Young, 6  Samuel Livermore, Esquire, 6  Jonathan Warner, Esquire, 6  John Harford, 6  Daniel Mason, 6  John Mead, 6  John Mead, jun. 6  Thomas Bennett, 6  Nathaniel Ewer, 6  Joshua Frost, 6  Walter Briant, Esquire, 6  Walter Briant, jun. 6  John Burley, 6  Caleb Bennett, 6  William Parker, Esquire, 6  Giles Seward, 6  Paul March, Esquire, 6  John Sullivan, Esquire, 6    JACOB BLASDEL, Propr'rs' Collector. Eaton, August 1, 1793.
STOP the THIEVES!
ON Wednesday last two men hired a HORSE & CHAISE to go a small distance; and by not returning, suppose they have ran away with them, and pursued the road to the eastward. The chaise was an orange color, full sweep, standing top, the top and back leather, with an oval in the back—The Horse a chestnut color, with his hind feet white, and a white spot in the forehead—the main black. The Men were in the garb of sailors, and one with calico cloaths on—and the other brown broadcloth. They were tracked as far as Durham, eastward, and suppose to be traveling to Portland.—If any person will apprehend the same, so that they may be brought to justice, or recover the Horse and Chaise, they shall be handsomely rewarded, and all necessary charges paid by the subscriber.
NEHEMIAH HASKELL. Newbury-Port, August 16, 1793.
Subscription to Open!
NOTICE is hereby given, that articles for subscription will be opened at the State-House, in Portsmouth, on Thursday the 29th August inst. at three o'clock, P. M. when any persons desirous of becoming proprietors of Piscataqua Bridge, may have an opportunity of subscribing—The number of shares are to be five hundred—The roads over the intended Bridge are the best and most direct from Portsmouth to Dover, Durham and other towns in the county of Strafford, and from the eastern country to Newbury, Salem and Boston. The proprietors have the exclusive right forever of building a bridge across Piscataqua river between Walton's point, and an island in Great-Bay, and are intitled to the same tollage for passing the Bridge as has usually been paid for ferrage—Such advantages offer ample encouragement to any persons who may be disposed to become proprietors.