The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1796-08-27 00:00:00

THE New Hampshire Gazette.
HERE TRUTH IS WELCOME—CANDOUR GUIDES THE WAY.
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE)—PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING BY JOHN MELCHER, PRINTER TO THE STATE, AT HIS OFFICE CORNER OF MARKET STREET, WHERE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THIS PAPER, ADVERTISEMENTS, AND ARTICLES OF INTELLIGENCE ARE THANKFULLY RECEIVED.
Vol. XL.—Numb. 2074.]
SATURDAY, August 27, 1796.
[9s. pr. Annum.]
Fresh Groceries, Just received & now selling at
Wm. Leverett's
GROCERY STORE,
No. 2, Jaffrey's Row, sign of the
GOLDEN BOTTLE —consisting of Genuine Citron, Nutmegs. French Brandy, Cloves and Mace. Gin, W. I. Rum. Confectionary. Sherry Wines. Welch's best Choc- olate, Capers. Malaga, Lisbon, & Best Liquid Bluing Molasses. in small jugs. Hibbert's real London bottled Porter. Poland and common Philadelphia Porter. Starch. Hylon & Souchoong Hair Powder. Teas. Tamarinds. Fresh Bohea Tea by the hundred or fin- gle pound. 4d, 6d and 8d Cut Nails. Loaf, India & Brown German Steel. Sugars. Powder and Shot. Rice, Flour, Coffee. 7 by 9, and 8 by 10 Pepper, Allspice. Window Glass. Cake and Bar Soap. Rock Salt. Brimstone. Fresh Lisbon Lem- mons by the box or less quantity. Ground and Race Ginger. Currants. Real fresh Cinna- mon, Caffia.
Stone Ware, consisting of Jugs, Pickle Pots, Butter Pots, &c. with a variety of other articles usually kept in a grocery store; all of which will be sold as low as can be purchased.
He thanks his friends and customers for past favors, and will endeav- or by his exertions to keep a continuance of the same. If the articles when pur- chased do not suit, they will be received back, and money returned.
Constant attendance given. Portsmouth, Aug. 11, 1796.
TO BE SOLD, And entered on the first of April next,
A Farm,
Laying in the East parish of Londonderry, New-Hampshire, within one mile and half of the Meeting House,
AND very contiguous to saw and grist mills, said farm was late the property of John Cochran, de- ceased, and contains about one hun- dred acres of mowing, tillage, pas- ture and wood land, all enclosed chiefly with stone wall, together with two dwelling houses, two barns and other out buildings; produces hay and pasture to keep twenty head of cattle, and orcharding sufficient to make fifty barrels of cyder yearly, the soil is allowed to be as good as any in that part of the town. Any person inclining to purchase the same, may know the conditions by applying to the subscribers residing near the premises.
ROBERT BARNET, } Executors to JOHN ADAMS, } said estate. Londonderry, July 30, 1796.
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of Elijah Cartlan, late of Lee, innholder, deceased, are requested to exhibit the same without delay, for settlement to ABIGAIL CARTLAN Administratrix of said Estate. For which purpose attendance will be given at the late Mansion House of the deceased, on the 1st Mondays of the five following months, from 2 to 5 of the clock in the afternoon Lee, July 18, 1796.
NOTICE is hereby given that a tax of five dollars on each origi- nal right or share of land in the township of Eaton, in the county of Strafford, and State of New Hamp- shire, has been assessed by the pro- prietors of said Eaton, and has been committed to me to collect, and the same has been advertised for payment as the law of this State directs, and the original right of Jonathan War- ner, Esq. has not been paid, and unless the same is paid to me the sub- scriber, on or before the 20th day of September next, together with inci- dental charges on the same, so much of said right will be sold at public vendue according to law, as will pay the same at my dwelling house, in Eaton aforesaid, at 10 o'clock on said day. JACOB BLASDEL, Prop'r's Collector. Eaton, August 4, 1796.
H. & B. Penhallow
Have just imported in the Afrea , Capt Tinkham , from Liverpool, and have now ready for sale at their Store in Market-Street,
A large and general assort- ment of
CUTLARY.
CLOCK, smooth Surveyor's chains. & common files. Horsemen's pistols & scicles. hangers. Goldsmith's shears. Bung & tap borers. Garden shears. Spike and deck nail gimblets. Copper filth kettles. Brats & iron chaffing dishes. Copper tea kettles. Brats skimmers. Brats and iron candles. Locks, latches, &c. flicks. Brats wire. Portsmouth, August 4, 1796.
Samuel Sparhawk, jr.
Daniel-Street,
Has received by way of New-York,
A variety of Ladies'
black, straw-color'd and red Morocco Slippers, and Childrens' black & red Shoes of all sizes; Also, Diapers, handsome Muslin Apron patterns, &c.—Likewise, green Sun Fans, large and small, and Oil skin hood coverings, &c. August 11, 1796.
ROCKINGHAM.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given by the subscriber, that the entry and duty on carriages for the con- veyance of persons, pursuant to an act of Congress, passed at their last sessions (and has been communicated to the public, thro' the medium of this paper.)
That he shall for the convenience of the citizens within this county, attend at Mr. Lamson's tavern in Exeter, on Thursday the 15th day of September next, from 9 o'clock in the morning, 'till four in the after- noon, for the purpose of receiving entries and duties; also to issue re- tailers licences, for the year com- mencing 1st day of October next; and every other day in said month from 10 o'clock, A.M. 'till 4 o'clock, P.M. (Sundays excepted) at the In- spection Office in Portsmouth, for the purposes aforesaid.
GEORGE WENTWORTH, Col- lector of the Revenue for the first division in the district of New-Hampshire. Portsmouth, July 26, 1796. [6w.]
TO BE SOLD
By AUCTION,
On Tuesday the 30th of August, 10 o'clock,
A.M. at the New-Hampshire Hotel,
ALL that WHARF,
Ware House, and Water Lot, at the Point of Graves, late the pro- perty of Mark H. Wentworth, Esq. deceased.
A House and Land at the north end of Portsmouth, near the rope-walks, occupied by Mary Hale and the Widow Leach.
A lot of Land in Broad- Street, between Dr. Bracket's and Major Bais's, in front 26 1/2 feet by 75 in depth.
A lot of Land lying in Of- fice and partly in Tuftonborough, containing 400 acres, and numbered 24.
As no credit can be given, the purchase money must be paid on delivery of the deeds.
JACOB WALDEN, Auctioneer, Portsmouth, July 27, 1796.
State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton ss.
WHEREAS a tax bill, for State taxes, for the year 1795, of which the following is a true copy of what yet remains unpaid is commit- ted to me to collect, by the select- men of said Bath, with a warrant to collect the same, which tax is assess- ed upon the lots as numbered in their respective ranges according to a char- ter of said town, bearing date March 29th 1769, and the same having been notified by the receiver of non-re- sident taxes as the law directs.—This is therefore to notify all the non-re- sident and other owners of unimpro- ved lands in said town of Bath, that unless the taxes annexed to each lot as herein set forth, should be paid to me the subscriber, at my dwelling
house in said Bath, on or before Tuesday, the 25th day of October next, said lots, or so much of each lot, as will be sufficient to pay said taxes, with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwell- ing house of Stephen Couch, in Bath, on Tuesday the said 25th day of October next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
First Range 100 acre lots, west side Ammanooosuc river.
Second Range, ditto
Third Range, ditto
First Range of 100 acre lots, west division.
Second Range, ditto
Third Range, ditto
Fourth Range, ditto
Sixty acre lots,
First Range, 60 acre lots, west side Ammanooosuc river.
Second Range, ditto
Third Range, ditto
Fourth Range, ditto
Sixty acre lots,
First Range, 60 acre lots, west side Ammanooosuc river.
Second Range, ditto
Third Range, ditto
Fourth Range, ditto
Fifth Range, ditto
Sixth Range, ditto
Common land 1500 acres
DANIEL BAILEY, Collector. Bath, August 20, 1796.
MUSIC.
MR. Johnson pro- poses opening a School for the instruction of Sacred Vocal Music , and should encouragement offer, will devote three nights in each week to that purpose, at the rate of two dollars per quarter, one half to be paid at entrance.—All the respectable mu- sical characters in town will attest to his abilities in that science, and he hopes to merit the patronage of the public by his assiduity. Portsmouth, Aug. 19.
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of JOHN GEE PICKERING, late of Newington, deceased, are re- quested to exhibit the same for set- tlement to DEBORAH PICKERING, } Execu- RICHARD PICKERING, } tors to GEE PICKERING, } the last will and testament of the deceased. Newington, Aug. 24, 1796.
TICKETS.
A few Tickets in the 4th Class of Harvard College Lottery, which commences drawing the 15th September next, may be had at H. & B. Penhallow's Store. Portsmouth, Aug. 19, 1796.
THE Members of the New-Hampshire Friendly So- ciety are requested to meet at the Bell Tavern in Portsmouth, on Mon- day the 5th day of September next, at 7 o'clock, P.M. to appropriate, or apply the funds of the society to certain purposes.
By Order of the President, THOMAS MARTIN, Clerk. Portsmouth, Aug. 18, 1796.
Sweetness
For sale cheap by wholesale & retail, at
Mr. Manet's Shop
On Spring-Hill, viz.
SUGAR Candy—Su- gar-Plumbs—Sugar-Almonds— Citron—Carraway and Peppermint.
—LIKEWISE—
West-India Goods
And Groceries as usual. Portsmouth, Aug. 19.
By Authority.
Don JOSEPH IGNATIUS DE VIAR, Consul General and Charge des Affaires, from his Catholic Ma- jesty, to the United States of Ame- rica, &c.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. WHEREAS permissions have been granted by my pre- decessor to carry Flour, and other provisions to the Havannab, which the holders of them have not yet thought proper to put in execution: And whereas that trade has lately been stopped by Royal Order: Now therefore, this is to make known, that no vessel which may be cleared out from the United States, after the date of this publication, and proceeding under the said permis- sions, will be admitted to an entry at the said port of Havannab, agree- able to an official communication made to me by the Intendant of said port, dated the 21st ult. in virtue of which I give this public notice. Philadelphia, July 12, 1796. Consular Office, at Boston, the 19th day of July, 1796.
For sale, a few bolts Russia & Holland's Duck, By TOBIAS WALKER, at his Sail-Loft on Pearn's Wharf, at the North End. Portsmouth, Aug. 10, 1796.
THE Invalids in the
State of New Hampshire who have been placed upon the Pension list, pursuant to an act of Congress passed the 20th of April 1796, are requested to call on the commi- ssioner of Loans in Portsmouth, and receive payment to the 4th of March last. July 8, 1796. [6 w.]
Dartmouth College
Lottery. Class Second.
THE MANAGERS of Dartmouth- College Lottery present to the Public the following SCHEME of the Second Class, in which they have aimed to meet their wishes by making a larger proportion of valuable pri- zes than usual; they flatter them- selves that the same Public Spirit will be displayed, by encouraging the sale of Tickets in this, that was so fully manifested in the former Class.
SCHEME.
   Prizes. Dollars. Dollars.     1 of 3000 is 3000   1 of 1000 1000   4 of 500 are 2000   10 of 200 2000   20 of 100 2000   30 of 50 1500   80 of 20 1600   100 of 10 1000   1650 of 6 9900   1896 Prizes. 24,000   4104 Blanks.  
6000 Tickets at 4 Dollars are 24,000 Subject to a deduction of twelve and an half per Cent.
Of the above prizes of 500 Dollars, one of them will be placed to the first drawn Blank, and the other three to the three last drawn Blanks.
This Class will positively commence drawing at Concord, on the first day of December next; and when com- pleted, a list of Prizes will be im- mediately published, and the Prizes paid on demand.
JONA. FREEMAN, } Managers. BENJ. CONNER, } Wm A. KENT. } June 16, 1796.
President's Speeches, &c.
Are now published in one hand- some volume, and ready for subscribers and others, By
S. Larkin,
At the Portsmouth Book-Store, Market-Street,
—ALSO— WATSON's Apology for the Bible.
Clarke's Letters to a Stu- dent, and a new edition of Morse's Universal Geography, 2 vols.
A few Tickets and Quar- ters in Harvard College Lottery may be had as above if applied for soon. August 13, 1796.
European Goods.
Luther Ellis,
North End Market-Street, RESPECTFULLY informs his custo- mers and others that he has now re- ady for sale a large assortment of
European Goods,
directly from the manufactories, which will be sold by wholesale and retail, on reason- able terms. As the assortment is general he thinks it unnecessary to particularize the articles.
—ALSO— A quantity of Sheathing Paper. Portsmouth July 9, 1796. [t.b.c.]
FOR SALE BY Wm. Plummer & Co.
A few Crates Liverpool Ware, At a moderate advance.
—ALSO— A quantity of Green Cop- peras and Spanish Brown.
West-India GOODS
AS USUAL.

LATEST Foreign Intelligence.
PHILADELPHIA, August 13. Yesterday arrived here the ship Farmer, Capt. M'Collom from London, which he left the 8th of June, and put into Torbay the 19th. We have been favored with Lloyd's Evening Post, of June 17, brought by the Farmer, from which is copied the interesting intelligence that follows.
OFFICIAL LETTERS.
The General of Division, KLEBER, commanding the left wing of the army of the Sambre and Meuse, to the Commander in Chief, JOURDAN. "Head-Quarters, at Seigberg, (16th Prairial, (June 4.)" "I gave you an account, my dear comrade in my last, that on the 11th (May 31) the army under my command had marched to the position between Bortz and Chateau of Benfberg, making a distance of 7 great leagues. On the same day, Gen. Lefebvre's advanced posts had two skirmishes, one in the environs of Benfberg, the other on the Acher, between Troisdorff and Ohmar; a few of our men were wounded."
"On the 13th, (June 1) at 4 in the morning, the army proceeded in 3 columns. The advanced guard, commanded by Gen. Lefebvre, had orders to force the passage of the Acher in front of Troisdorff at Ohmar, and at Lonarth; to carry Seigberg, and immediately after to proceed on the right bank of the Sieg, and post itself near Happenchois, so as to be enabled, on the following day, to cross the Sieg, above Blakenburg, to attack in the rear the position of Ukarereth, in case the enemy should maintain themselves there. The second division, commanded by Gen. Colaud, had orders to force the passage of the Sieg on the two points of Meindorff and Menden, to proceed on the left bank of that river, and to post itself before Burfdorff. The enemy occupied both the Acher and the Sieg, where they were strongly entrenched. About 9 o'clock in the morning, the two divisions being at the points agreed on, commenced the attack with impetuosity, forced the passages, and drove the enemy every where from their entrenchments. A part of Gen. Lefebvre's advanced guard charged the enemy to the very gates of Seigberg, and immediately after took possession of the city, and of the bridge on the Sieg, although defended by artillery."
"The second division, commanded by Gen. Colaud, divided the corps which defended the Sieg, and drove a part of those troops towards the Rhine; but as there was a warm cannonade on the side of Seigberg, the Gen. proceeded, conformably to his orders, from Hute towards Burfdorff, for the purpose of supporting the advanced guard of Gen. Lefebvre. He contented himself with leaving two battalions to watch the motions of the small body of the enemy he left in the rear, and which did not delay to retreat, by the route of the Rhine, towards Intz—As soon as I was certain that Gen. Boland's division was advancing full speed, I ordered Gen. Lefebvre's cavalry, commanded by Gen. Hautpole, to cross the Sieg as secretly as possible, for the purpose of pursuing the enemy. To this cavalry, that of Gen. Colaud's division, at the head of which were the adjutant-generals, Ney and Normancey, was instantly united. They advanced, and every where the Austrian cavalry, although far superior in number, yielded the ground."
"It was now that the first regiment of chasseurs, commanded by the chief of squadron, Richepanse, came up with a part of them opposite Henest; and, having reached this village, he ordered his troops to charge, and made a horrible carnage. This commander displayed on the occasion proofs of the utmost coolness in the midst of dangers, and of an intrepid boldness. In pursuing the cavalry, he fell on a post of infantry, when he made his chasseurs halt, ordered a hedge fire to be kept up, and, in chasing the enemy contrived also to overcome the obstacle which was thrown in the way of his pursuit. At length the Austrians, every where defeated, retreated with precipitation, and threw themselves into the formidable post of Ukarereth. A forced march and four hours fighting, would not admit of any farther pursuit, and more particularly at this post, impregnable in front, required great circuits to turn it into its flanks. Thus the infantry of Gen. Lefebvre's advanced guard continued its march towards the right bank of the Sieg, passed the night in the post of Happenchois, and Gen. Colaud's division
on the height before Burfdorff. It unquestionably does not belong to me, to bestow praises on these generals, my fellow-labourers; but it would be difficult for me not to express the satisfaction I felt at seeing the zeal and activity of each of them, the unity of the operations with which they were charged, and the ardor which prevailed in their respective columns, even in the midst of action.—The officers of the staff equally distinguished themselves. They every where furnished an example to the troops. Citizen Viron, 2d. to adjutant-general Cayla, with a very small force, made the whole post of Ohmar prisoners."
Citizen Bevalst, second to adjutant general Ney, by a charge purposely executed, protected the crossing of the Sieg, effected by Gen. Lorge at Menden. His hat was shot through in several places.—Beurmann my aids-de-camp, received a sabre wound on the wrist, but killed the soldier from whom he received it. Auguste Demas, another of my aids-de-camp, had his horse wounded. The light artillery was managed in the usual way, with boldness and intelligence; its batteries, constantly well directed, and served with the utmost celerity. The names of all the officers and soldiers who distinguished themselves on this day not being yet known to me, I shall hereafter transmit them to Gen. Lenouf by the chief of my staff. "The loss of the enemy may be estimated, at 2400 men at least, upwards of 1000 of whom are prisoners. Among the latter, are a major, and several other officers. They will remove in the course of the day to Bonn."
"Among our wounded are two Captains of the first regiment of chasseurs, of the most distinguished courage; these are citizens Matthieu and Hadny—the first received 14 sabre wounds, several of them mortal, the lower arm of the second was carried away by a ball." (Signed) "KLEBER."
PARIS, June 6.
We mentioned yesterday, that an expedition was contemplated by the army of Italy, against Livourne, in order to seize on the magazines and wealth, which the English have accumulated there. Gen. Massena, with six or seven thousand, is ordered on this expedition. There is no force that can resist him. He is enjoined to comport towards the territories of the Grand Duke of Tuscany with the greatest moderation; to pay for every species of provisions which the army may consume, to respect the property of the subjects of the Grand Duke, and to touch nothing but what belongs to the English. This expedition was put in movement the 14th May.
We give as a motive for this invasion, the right of making reprisal. The English have lately seized in the port of Livourne a French vessel; and the Duke did not properly resent this breach of his neutrality. It is moreover complained of him, that he has too complaisantly permitted Livourne to be a magazine for the English; and further, that workshops have been permitted to be erected there, wherefrom the English furnished themselves with implements to carry on their war against us.
We are assured, that this expedition has no other object than the magazine of our most inveterate enemies. The treaty of alliance between us and the Grand Duke and his neutrality, will be respected, provided he on his side makes it respected by the English.
Bologne has surrendered to our arms. The Archbishop himself came out and delivered the keys of the city. The Envoys of the Pope have been admitted to an audience with Buonaparte. They made a movement to fall at his feet; but he prevented them. After a short pause, they expressed the admiration of "St. Peter" at the exploits of the general; and applauded his humanity and moderation to those who have submitted:—At the close they demanded peace. Buonaparte answered, that they must address themselves to the Directory; and that during the interim they might rely on the benevolence of the French armies; but that for the present, they must furnish a subsidy of 15 millions livres, and a collection of the pictures and fine statues of Rome.
The insurrection in Corsica, against the English, assumes a constituency. All the cantons of the mountains have displayed the French colors; and the revolted have chosen for their chiefs Costa, Javera and Camalagali.
The Directory has sent General Scier Muiſſet Plenipo. to Turin. Letters from Germany state, that Field Marshal Count de Lacey, prime Minister to the Emperor, had been arrested on a charge of high treason.
Buonaparte is only 27 years old. —Gen. Wurmler, who commands the Austrian army of the Palatinate is above 80.
JUNE 13. An armistice has been agreed on with the King of Naples. He is to pay a contribution of 30 millions, and has sent to Paris the Duke de Pignatelli to treat for peace with the Executive Directory.
Of the Conspirators.
23 Prairial. The secret committee this day came to a decision. The question was taken, whether Drouet was guilty of an attempt to excite a conspiracy against government? which was decided in the affirmative, 353 to 33. Drouet was immediately sent for trial to the criminal tribunal.
They write from Spain, that the French squadron of seven sail of the line, commanded by Rear-Admiral Richery, had failed from Cadiz, for America, in company with a squadron under Don Solano.
Council of Antients, 16 Prairial, (4th June.)
The Council committed a Resolution for putting the disposition of the Minister of War, 220 millions specie.
Another victory on the Rhine is announced by the following extract of a letter from the general of division, Kleber, commanding the French army on the right banks of the Rhine, to Gen. Jourdan, commander in chief of the French troops on the Rhine: Head-Quarters, at Hachenburgh.
"On the 14th inst. I informed you of the manner in which we forced the enemy to abandon the position of Ukerath; they afterwards took post behind the Viedbach, a position as formidable as the former, and where the Prince of Wirttemberg had been reinforced by fresh troops."
"Obliged to allow the troops one day's rest, and the convoys of provisions time to arrive, I ordered the vanguard of general Lefebvre's corps on the 16th, at four o'clock in the morning to direct its march to Altenkirchen, and supported by the 2d division, commanded by Gen. Colaud to attack and dislodge the enemy."
"Gen. Lefebvre forced all the enemy's advanced posts, and having reached the heights of Altenkirchen, a brisk cannonade began, which was kept up on both sides with much spirit. Gen. Lefebvre, who was intimately acquainted with the position of the enemy (having occupied it himself in the course of the last campaign) divided his corps into three columns, two of which he ordered to turn the enemy's flanks, and the third to attack them in front. His orders were attended with as much punctuality as valour, and the enemy completely routed. We have made 3000 prisoners, among whom are three battalions of the regiments of Jordis, together with their Colonel and all their officers. We have also taken four stand of colours, twelve pieces of cannon, four ammunition carts, and a part of the field equipage of the enemy."
"I am as yet unable to state the enemy's loss in killed and wounded, but that on our side is by no means considerable. To-morrow I shall continue my march, and hope to acquaint you with new successes."
"We have found at Hachenburgh 12,000 rations of bread, besides a considerable quantity of forage and flour, and captured the magazine of Dierdorf, consisting of 600 sacks of oats, and 40,000 rations of forage."
"Gen. Borrand, whom I ordered, at the head of two battalions of foot and one squadron of horse, to march to Wilbach by Ling, has acquainted me, that notwithstanding the obstinate resistance made by the enemy, he has forced all the defiles he had to pass, and reached his place of destination."
ITALY.
MILAN, May 19.
We shall give in a few words, a history of transactions since the French have entered Milan.
The 14th, Gen. MASSENA, entered with the vanguard of about five thousand. The city sent the keys forward to meet this General as far as Lodi, by a deputation of the General Council and Archbishop. On his entrance he struck the keys together as a token of joy.—The next day Gen. BUONAPARTE, made a brilliant entry. Arrived at the Roman gate, the national guards received him with presented arms, and the
*The capital of the Duchy of Milan, 10 miles in circumference, full of fine boulevards, and superb palaces.—It has been besieged 40 times, and taken 22, before the French entered it lately. It is in lat. 45. 28, long. 9. 16, E. and 270 N. W. of Rome.
nobility and city officers paid him their compliments amidst the applause of a vast crowd of spectators. He was proceeded by a large detachment of infantry, surrounded by a guard of huzzars, and followed by carriages, and the Milanese National guards.—In this order he proceeded to his residence at the Archducal palais, where he dismounted. The French and Milanese troops played alternately during the procession. There was served up at the palace a dinner of 200 covers. The tree of liberty was planted in front of the palace; amidst the cries of "vive la liberte! vive la republique!" The day finished with a very elegant ball, at which a number of ladies appeared with the ribbons of French national colors.
On Monday, Gen. BUONAPARTE received many visits, and administered the oath of fidelity to the Municipality, and different orders of administration.
On Tuesday seals were put on all the money chests belonging to the Archduke; their contents are to be transferred to the French treasury. Five thousand muskets and swords have been taken, destined for the national armament, and arms sufficient to furnish the necessary guards are wanting.
This day a new tree of liberty was planted, at which, in consequence of an advertisement of the popular society, a national feast is to be given.—It is dated the first year of Lombardian liberty. The citidel is not yet taken.
Gen. CEROONI is at Plaifance, and ANGEREAU at Cremona; BEAULIEU is near Montone with his army. It is said, he has received reinforcements. Montone is blockaded by twelve thousand men; we are assured, that the garrison is not numerous, and that BEAULIEU has but a weak artillery. Gen. BARON DE STAIN defends Montone; he formerly commanded here.
The provisional contribution, demanded of the Milanese is 20 millions. The plate of the churches, and the funds of the Ments-de-Piete will be appropriated for the payment of the contribution, to alleviate the burthens of the people.
Yesterday the National feast was celebrated with enthusiasm, and this day there is to be a grand illumination.
Patriotism progresses. Many popular societies are established. It is in view to send deputies to Paris, for the formation of a Republic under the protection of France. The orators of liberty are attended to in the villages; and Pavie has sent deputies to unite with the popular society of Milan.
BOURDEAUX, June 23.
Extraordinary couriers informs us this moment, that the preliminaries of peace with the Emperor are signed. He has given up the fortress of Mayence as a pledge of his sincerity and readiness to accede to the conditions that France shall please to dictate to him. Indeed this is in no manner surprising, because his troops refused to fight, and choose rather to surrender prisoners of war, as has been the case in several late engagements on the Rhine, where we have gained the most signal victories, and made a number of prisoners.
[Aurora.]
SPAIN.
CADIZ, April 8.
Our squadron under Don Solano, is getting ready for sea, with the utmost expedition. It will consist of 12 sail of the line and frigates; and is bound for the Havannah.
The galleons have arrived, with 14 millions in gold & silver.
LONDON, June 19.
Official dispatches have been received at the Admiralty-office from the Capt. of the Santa Margareta, of 36 guns, dated at sea, the 11th inst. informing of a very handsome affair, in the capture of the Thames French frigate of 36 guns, commanded by citizen Fraden, with 300 men—as also the capture of La Tribune, consort of the Thames, by the Unicorn of 36. La Tribune was commanded by Commodore Maulson, an American by birth, mounted 44 guns, though pierced for 48—on the main deck had 26 twelves, 19 long sixes on her forecastle and quarter deck, besides carronades. Lord Beauclerk, in the Dryad has also captured La Proserpine, mounting 26 18-pounders, 12 nines, and 4 24-pound carronades, with 348 men. Thus all Commodore Maulson's squadron, which consisted of La Tribune, Le Proserpine, La Thames, and La Legere, of 20 nine pounders, have except one, been captured by single ships. The French lost in the captured ships 109 killed, and 77 wounded, among the latter is the Commodore. Our loss is only 8 killed and 17 wounded. This is one of the most brilliant coup de mains in the small line, during the war. Our sailors fight with as much enthusiasm as French soldiers, and are equally successful.
The Trompeuse has captured the French privateer Evelice of 6 guns 100 men.
PLYMOUTH, June 16. Arrived last night after post, his Majesty's ship Dryad, of 36 guns, Lord Amelius Beauclerk, having captured and brought in the Proserpine, of 44 guns, and 450 men, commanded by one Dogier; which the Dryad took last Monday 40 leagues to the S. W. of Cape-Clear, after a chase of 20 hours, and an action of 40 minutes; in which La Proserpine had 30 killed and 40 wounded, and received a great deal of damage in her hull and rigging; the Dryad had two killed and seven wounded, but did not receive any material injury to her hull or rigging."
BRUXELLES, June 2. A considerable French fleet is in the port of Flushing, it is said, to join a Dutch fleet cruising in the North Sea.
The Armistice between the French army and Modena, contains leave to go to the Directory at Paris to obtain a definitive peace, and the Duke is to pay the Republic seven millions five hundred thousand livres, according to several stipulations. The Milanese are to pay twenty millions.
FREDERICKSBURG, July 27.
The following truly melancholy and distressing circumstance, was obligingly communicated to us by a friendly correspondent: About three years since, Wm. Clift, a resident of King George's county, was unfortunately bit by a mad dog, as also several dogs, cattle, hogs, &c. which in a short time died; the unfortunate man, never, until within a few days past, when he was seized with the first symptoms, which increased and affected him in a most distressing manner. A sight perhaps more horrid could not present itself to the human imagination, than to see him, with savage rapacity, unfeelingly, dissever his own flesh like a cannibal, and howl like the poor brute that stung him, until repeated convulsions terminated his existence. At different times in the interval since he was bit, until his last attack, he has shown some signs of melancholy.
The above is a lamentable proof how long the horrid infection of canine madness will lay dormant in the human constitution, and at last break out and destroy the unhappy victim.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 13.
We are just informed that the news of the capture of the French frigate Concord by the English frigate Thetis is without foundation. The ship Thomas, David Alden master, of Portland, Massachusetts, from Liverpool, who arrived at this port yesterday, was boarded by the Thetis, and had four passengers and two seamen impressed by Capt. Cochran. He asserts positively that there has no action taken place between the two frigates. How long these sovereigns of the ocean will continue to distress our trade and insult our citizens, I know not; but if some effectual means are not used, to restrain British insolence, or to check the progress of this infamous practice, we shall richly deserve the treatment we constantly experience: Surely the law of Congress, lately passed for the protection of American seamen, will have some influence; but if not, it is high time to adopt some energetic plan of retaliation.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16.
Capt. Smith of the Snow Ann & Mary, 63 days from Lisbon, about 1st inst. in lat. 38. 30. long. 61. 00. fell in with the Jamaica homeward fleet, to the number of 150 sail of merchantmen, under convoy of a 74 a 50 and two frigates of 30 guns each, and the Scorpion sloop of war of 18 guns. An officer from the squadron boarded him and said they were then 5 weeks out from Jamaica. They were steering at E. N. E. course.
Eighteen hours after Capt. Smith fell in with a French squadron direct from Rochfort, cruising in that latitude for several days in expectation of falling in with the above fleet. This squadron consisted of a 90 gun ship, a 74, and a 50 called the La Tortoise, on a new construction. An officer from this vessel boarded the snow and examined her log book, wherein he found mention of the Jamaica fleet. He told Capt. Smith that this squadron were all new vessels, never at sea before, full of men, La Tortoise having 560 men on board. Immediately after leaving the snow the officer went on board the Commodore, who made the necessary signals and crouded all sail in pursuit of them; the Jamaicans were then at about 50 miles distance. Capt. Smith heard the acclamations of vive la Republique repeated on board the French ship.
The French officer also informed, that another squadron was cruising off the Western Islands, in order to fall in with this fleet.

LONDON, May 28.
Fratricide.
Last night, as lord F. Townshend, and his brother lord Charles, were returning in a post chaise from Yarmouth, whether they had been on electioneering business, a dispute took place which terminated in the death of the latter who was shot thro' the head by his brother in the carriage! At mile end the post boy heard the report of a pistol, but imagining, it was at some distance; and drove on till he entered town, when he stopped and asked lord Frederick where he would be drove to, who wildly replied "to the devil if you will." The boy conceived his lordship indifferent, as to the place, did not stop until he reached Oxford-street, when, opening the chaise door, lord F. attempted to jump out, but the boy then seeing the body of the deceased weltering in blood, secured him.
A Coroner's Inquest sat at half past 6 o'clock in the evening, at the public house next door to Mr. Barnham's, where the dead body lay. They examined all the persons who had been before at Marlborough-street, with the addition of Lord Charles's servant, and Mr. Barnham, who extracted a ball from the top of the deceased's head. Having inspected the body, they retired to consider of the verdict in the following words: "Upon viewing the body, and from the evidence obtained, it appears that the death of Lord Charles Townshend was occasioned by a pistol shot: but have no proof by whose hand the pistol was fired—Signed for self and the rest of the jury."
THOMAS JACKSON.
Every feeling heart must sensibly deplore a calamity so truly dreadful, which overwhelms with affliction a family not more respectable from their rank, than estimable for their virtues.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16.
The Adetona, Prefect, for New-Hampshire, left Gravesend, June 7. The Nancy, Macky, for Boston, failed from Gravesend, June 3.
NEW-YORK, August 13.
Extract of a letter from Londonderry, dated the 1st May.
"I never knew more people going to America than there are this year. We have had very troublesome times with Defenders and Peep O'day boys; but, during the circuit many have been hung, and the country is at present quiet—About Armagh people dare not stir out after dark, and patrols are kept about their houses and bleak greens. No Roman Catholics now keep a gun except he have a freehold of ten pounds per annum, or 300 pounds in cash, which has in a manner totally deprived them of this privilege.—Every man must register his arms at a quarter sessions, and if any magistrate chuses after this day to search the house of any man, he may do it, and fine every man ten pounds with whom a gun is found.—This is a hard law."
AUGUST 17.
Yesterday arrived the Schooner Pomona, Capt. Peck, in 13 days from Cape Francois, by which vessel we learn, that the French Squadron, lately arrived there, had again failed, supposed for France, except two frigates. That two other frigates had arrived from Rochfort, one of which, was commanded by Capt. Barney, in a passage of little more than 30 days. No news had transpired; the same frigates had again failed, 24 hours before Capt. Peck, supposed on a cruise to intercept part of the Jamaica fleet. The Pomona left at Cape Francois, 50 sail of American vessels. Provisions of all kinds extremely abundant. That the commissaries had displaced Perroud, and suspended all payments for the present. The American vessels were permitted to depart with their cargoes; the expenditure of the government is immense, and little produce to supply it, and pay the debts contracted by the administration; that Gen. Rochambeau, named to take possession of, and reside at Santa Domingo, had been dismissed by the Commissioners from his command, and embarked as a prisoner for France; that no frigate remained there except the Medusa.
AUGUST 18.
Extract of a letter from Bermuda, dated Aug. 2.
"Privateering seems to be at an end. No prizes has been brought here lately, several privateers are laid up, and not going out again."
Extract of a letter from Kingston, Jamaica, dated July 17, 1796.
"His Majesty's ship Alfred, of 74 guns, bro't in here yesterday a French republican frigate of 44 guns, and 250 men, called the Renemie, taken off Altavella. She is a fine new ship and remarkable fast sailer. She was taken in consequence of her supposing the Alfred to be an East-Indiaman, with troops, as the Alfred's guns were housed, when first she got sight of her. Monf. gave chase and came down boldly until she was well within gun shot, when the Alfred luff'd round, and gave her such a dose, as astonished Monf. and fully convinced him that he had got a Scotch prize."
From NIAGARA, June 22.
On Monday last the first detachment of his majesty's fifth regiment embarked on board of the armed fch'r Onondaga, and failed in the evening for Kingston on the
way to lower Canada, the second division of the regiment follows without delay in the Mohawk which is now here in readiness for that purpose.
The exemplary behaviour and conduct of the officers and men of that regiment, uniformly, during the long period of their residence in this garrison, has left an impression on the minds of the inhabitants of every description which will not be obliterated, and merits a tribute of applause which we acknowledge our insufficiency to express in suitable terms.
By Capt. Collins of the brig Bachelor, arrived yesterday, in 19 days from Nichola Mole, it is confirmed, that the British have evacuated Fort Bombard, in consequence of having been promised a visit by the French if they did not. That the loss of the English at that place, by the sword and sickness, amounted to 1000 men at least. That an English fleet consisting of 8 sail, under convoy of the Quebec, a 36 gun frigate, was captured by a French frigate, and carried into Cape Francois. The fleet consisted of one transport with about 500 men on board, and the rest victualing and store ships. After sending in the fleet, the French frigate gave chase to the Quebec.
The market for American produce at Cape Nichola Mole was very low. The mortality which prevailed among the English seamen and sailors at the Mole, was immense and truly distressing. It was not uncommon to see six or eight dead bodies thrown over board in a day from a single ship.
The English were in a terrible trepidation, being momentarily apprehensive of an attack from the French.
FREDERICK-TOWN, Aug. 3.
A quantity of superfine Flour was offered for sale, on Monday last, in this Town, at SIX DOLLARS per Barrel.
BOSTON, August 22.
PEACE with the Emperor.
From NEW-YORK, Aug. 17.
Translations from Paris papers. PARIS, June 8.
It is generally reported in the Council of 500 that a courier is arrived, who, in the name of the Emperor, requests an ARMISTICE, and proposes, that several important places, such as MENTZ shall be held as pledges during the negotiations.
It is further added, that the principal difficulties were obviated this night and that the PRELIMINARY OF PEACE is signed between the Directory and the Envoys of the Cabinet of Vienna, at Paris.
Corroborative articles.
JUNE 20.
The council of 500 waited yesterday for the message from the directory which was expected would have announced peace with the Emperor. The message did not come; but this expectation was not without cause. Every thing induces us to believe that we shall not long be mistaken.
PHILADELPHIA, August 15.
SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES.
We hear that a vessel is arrived at Baltimore from London, and has bro't papers to June 28, containing accounts of a Cessation of Hostilities between France and Austria; and that Mannheim, and some other strong posts were delivered up by the latter as pledges, 'till a peace shall be concluded.
2d Proclamation of Buonaparte.
PARIS, June 2.
Proclamation of Buonaparte, written in the stile of Hannibal, and in similar circumstances announces to his soldiers his march to Rome; and we do not see at present any circumstances that can prevent his triumphant march. He is now in the dominions of the Pope, who can only oppose prayers to our triumphant armies.
It still is affirmed that we have entered Leghorn.
Capt. Clark, arrived at Philadelphia from St. Ubes, which he left the 22d June, states that it was reported and believed there that a Peace had been agreed upon between the Court of Portugal and the French Republic.
An arrival yesterday occasioned the circulation of various reports.—They are contained in the following
Extract of a letter from St. Croix, dated Aug 3d.
"We have received information from England, by a Danish vessel, from thence, yesterday, 35 days, that a very decisive action, had taken place on the Rhine, and the Austrians completely defeated, and all their artillery, baggage, &c. taken; further that Pitt's house, was burnt, and Fox in place. Time will not admit my giving you particulars, further than the majority of
London, by mobs &c. insist on a peace being immediately made, and which without doubt must be. It is probable you will receive all this, and more, before this reaches you, and therefore shall not be more particular."
[Highly improbable.]
LISBON—A FREE PORT.
The Court of Portugal, has, by public ordinance, established Lisbon a free port, from the 1st January, 1797. All goods (excepting sugar and tobacco—which exceptions it is supposed will be of short duration) may have lawful entry, and be exported at the will of the proprietors, paying the competent duties.
From SURINAM.
We learn, by Capt. Lovell, that the Embargo is off. It continued on for sixty days. Upwards of fifty sail of Americans being collected, part of which started immediately on its suspension. The Dutch have a 64, several frigates, and other armed vessels at Surinam. Notwithstanding which, an English frigate anchored at the mouth of the harbour, and continued there for several days. The inhabitants of Surinam, differ much in political opinion.
Extract of a letter from an American impressed on board his Majesty's ship Thetis at sea, dated July 7.
"Before now I never had an opportunity for letting you know whether your unhappy friend was dead or alive, not being allowed materials for writing, nor even to speak to an American when they chance to come on board us, if we do we are instantly dragged to the gang-way, and flogged till we can scarcely stand: With this treatment, I hear many of my unhappy brethren have died."
"Though the friendly assistance of a humane English sailor, I am enabled to give you a short sketch of my situation and usage since I have been in the Dey of Great-Britain's service."
"I failed from Baltimore in a brig bound for Cape-Francois, on the 14th March; on the 23d A. M. we were boarded by the British frigate Thetis, and I was the unfortunate person pitched upon to be dragged into slavery—the most wretched slavery! As soon as they got me on board the frigate, I was told my duty, which was to act in capacity of cook's mate. I complained to the Captain of the frigate of this usage, and refused to do duty; upon which he ordered me to be taken to the gang-way and flogged until I could not stand; I was accordingly tied up and beat most unmercifully; expecting to be murdered, I was obliged to comply with the demand of these pirates. I served in capacity of cook's mate for three months, when I was made to act as marine, in which station I have been made to serve ever since."
"There are a number of Americans on board this ship; and the Captain promises us, that 'If we are good boys, we shall go and see our friends when the war is over.' How long will till Americans suffer their citizens to be thus murdered? How long will they permit us to remain in this cruel and barbarous slavery! A slavery ten times worse than even a slavery in Algiers. Shall the American States remain dupes to a British tyrant? The proclamation of the President declares our country to be a neutral nation; but is it possible that we can presume to call ourselves neutral, when we permit hundreds of our fellow citizens to remain in the service of the King of Great-Britain? That it may not always be so, is the sincere prayer of Your unfortunate friend, JAMES RAND."
Extract of a letter from Havre-de-Grace, June 4, 1796.
"It is astonishing that no advice has reached America yet of the sudden fall with us of flour, rice, and all other kinds of provisions. Rice is now at 30 livres per cwt. without any demand, flour is unsaleable, as the best French flour, is offered at 24 livres per cwt. equal to 42 livres French. We see so many cargoes of flour arrive daily, that we are afraid of the immense losses which must unavoidably be the consequence, as all the other markets in Europe are pretty much the same as ours."
AUGUST 25.
PEACE.
We have this day given various reports on the subject of PEACE with the Emperor, via Baltimore and London, Philadelphia and Bourdeaux, &c. vide Philadelphia head. Whether these are more substantial than the translated accounts from Paris papers (latest Paris accounts in America) given and giving in the Argus, the reader will judge. That the French are VICTORIOUS in every attack, and that the unskilled and uncaptured Austrians fly before them in all directions, is fully and officially ascertained—as well as, that PRELIMINARIES of peace were in agitation—what then can be expected but PEACE! We believe that PEACE IS CONCLUDED with the Emperor, and all the continental powers, and that the LION OF GREAT BRITAIN stands alone to contend with this great and magnanimous nation, who has HUMBLED IN THE DUST SEVERAL OF THE TYRANTS OF EUROPE.
Let the monarchists, aristocrats and Tories of America now hide their heads—while time rolls on, tyrants or aristocrats will never again be cringed to by enlightened men—the scourgers of man of all descriptions will be despised in future; and those who would barter liberty for gold must soon quit the Columbian shores.
[N. Y. Argus.]
From FRANCE—Latest.
The British Packet Halifax, arrived at New-York from Falmouth, in 8 weeks—brought no interesting News later than we were before possessed of: But by the Ruby, Jones, at Philadelphia, from Bourdeaux, French News was received a few days later than by the previous arrivals: Of this News we now give the most important articles.
ARMY OF ITALY.
A courier passed through Munich, June 6 on his way to Gen. Wurmtel, the Austrian Gen. on the Rhine. He was from Innsbruck, the capital of Tirol, 70 miles from Trent, and subject to Austria. He informed, that on the 2d of June, the French army was before Trent, which is 60 miles from Venice. The Bishop, and principal inhabitants, had taken flight; and the alarm had extended to Bolzen and Brixen, in the Austrian Province of Tirol; That the inhabitants of Trieste, (a seaport between Germany and Italy) were also packing up their effects, expecting the French there, both by land and sea, which was contemplated;—That the French Italian army, having made Peace with all the States of Italy, was directing all its operations against the Hereditary States of the House of Austria;—a route was to be opened in Istria and Tirol;—That the army of Beaulieu, has not lately been heard of, though supposed to be at Campora, waiting reinforcements from Vienna.
PARIS, June 22.
The last military events on the Rhine have not been so successful and happy as those which preceded them, at least the success has been divided, as the following pieces which are official, will show:
ARMY OF THE RHINE & MOSELLE. Head Quarters, Neustadt, 27th Prairial, (June 15.)
By my letter of the 25th of this month I made known to you my intentions of attacking Gen. Wurmtel, between Frankenthal and the Rebut; his front was covered by a swampy canal, and his left by the Rebach. The enemy had augmented the force of this excellent position by barricades all along the river, which was inundated to about 150 or 200 fathoms.
"The bravery of the army and the good conduct of the chiefs and the general officers vanquished, in a short time, all these nearly insurmountable obstacles. The troops up to the ar the ampits in water, and under the sharpest fire of artillery and musketry, charged the enemy with the greatest courage, and carried all the works which defended these inundations. All who were not killed in the entrenchments, were taken in the greatest disorder."
"The numerous cavalry of the enemy did not prevent our infantry from pursuing them through the immense plain which separated us from Mannheim; we were obliged to contrive a number of bridges for the passage of our cavalry, and to effect the driving of the enemy into their entrenchments."
"The affair was a capital manœuvre of cavalry and light artillery, and we chased them from position to position, until we came under the fire of Mannheim. We have occupied in the evening the positions which the enemy had lost."
"The loss of the enemy is very considerable in killed and wounded; I reckon the number not less than 6 or 700 men. The time necessary for constructing bridges for the passage of our cavalry, prevented us from making a great number of prisoners."
"The centre of the army under the orders of General Delaix, has attacked the Rebut and Neuhofen, Holtzhoof, Dauverstadt, and the woods of Shifferstadt and Mutterstadt. These attacks were directed by generals Delmas and Braupoy. The left wing under the orders of general St. Cyr attacked Holtzhoof, and would attack Frankenthal; it was directed by the general of division, Duhem."
"I cannot pass too many eulogies on the bravery of the whole army, and on the talents of the chiefs who have directed all these attacks, the greatest order and the most exact precision insured their success; which has met with no instance of the least check. The chief of the Etat Maj. will give an account of the number and the state of the prisoners, when it shall be received at the head-quarters. I estimate them at 150 or 200 men."
Army of the Sambre and the Meuse.
Head-quarters at Montabaur,
29th Prairial, (June 17.)
What we had the honour to predict is come to pass. The enemy, after having drawn almost the whole of their forces from the left bank of the Rhine to the right, the Archduke having augmented his army with some corps from that of Wurmtel, was on the Lahn with much more considerable force than I could draw together, and profiting by this advantage, having it in his power to make his movement much more promptly than me, he has made his way to the Upper Lahn, so that when I would have passed the van guard on the 27th from the side of Veizlar, General Lefevre, who commanded it, was attacked by a great body of the army. This brave general did not think it his duty to retire without fighting, engaged the enemy, and a serious combat ensued, of which I cannot as yet give you the details. The moment I am in possession of them they shall be forwarded to you. The enemy, though four times the strength of that of general Lefevre, has lost much more than he. Our loss may amount to 150 or 200 men, killed, wounded or prisoners. The number of the latter is
small, and we have made a considerable number. Four pieces of cannon have fallen into the hands of the enemy, which they charged with incredible impetuosity, but which they could not have seized but for the discharges of canister-shot.
"This event would not have prevented me from attacking the enemy on the 29th, as the army had already received orders, if I had not been informed that a considerable force on my left had borne off. I did not then think it my duty to expose the safety of the army, and I have ordered a retreat. Gen. Kleber is retired upon the Sieg, with a part of the army, and I shall retire to the left bank of the Rhine with the other part."
"I shall go to-morrow to Coblenz, from whence I shall send you details, and the dispositions I intend making. It is not possible for me to write you more at length to-day."
(Signed) JOURDAN.
Extract of a letter from BEAULIEU to the Council of the Emperor.
"I demanded of you a general and you sent me Argenteau. I know that he is a great Seigneur, and that, by way of recompense for the judgments I have passed against him, he is to be made Field Marshal of the Empire. I forewarn you, that I have no more than 10,000 men, and the French have 60,000—that I shall fly to-morrow, the day after to-morrow, and every day until I arrive into Siberia if they pursue me: my age authorises me to tell the whole truth. In a word, make the utmost haste to conclude a peace, on any conditions whatever."
From ENGLAND—Latest.
Capt. Callender, who arrived last evening from Bristol, left there June 30—at that period, he heard nothing of the demolition of Mr. Pitt's House, or the introduction of Mr. Fox, to any new "place." Reports were various respecting a Peace between the Emperor and the French.
NEWBURY-PORT, Aug. 25.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Bieddeford, to his friend in this town, dated August 26, 1796.
"A ship, belonging to Foxwell Cutts, Esq. arrived here from the West-Indies, on board of which was a man sick of the yellow fever. His father went on board and carried him to his house on Sunday. The Friday following the Father was taken with the same disorder, and expired the next day. His son died the night following. The Pilot, who brought in the ship, was taken ill on Thursday, and expired the next day. It is now eight days since the last death, and no further symptoms of the disorder have appeared."
For the New-Hampshire GAZETTE.
The necessity of a Consul being appointed by the authority of the United States to reside at Demarara, will clearly appear, we think, by the following copy of an original certificate delivered to a gentleman residing there, for publication.
WE the subscribers, citizens of the United States of America, do certify by these presents, the necessity of having a person in the colony of Demarara (to reside there) in the capacity of a Consul from the United States of America; to assist with his good advice those American captains and traders that visit the place for the purpose of disposing of their cargoes: and as we have (from the time of our residing in this colony) experienced great difficulty, for want of advice, and not understanding the languages, have met with great losses, by selling our merchandise to people unknown to us; or by which means some of us have great sums of money outstanding, and will with difficulty be collected; that we have frequently been in distress for want of a place to deposit our dead, also to provide for sick seamen lodgings convenient for them in their distressed situation, all which taken into consideration, we do think it absolutely necessary, for the citizens of the American States, as well as for the commerce of this place, that His Excellency the President of the American States should for this purpose appoint a capable person to reside in this colony as a Consul from the United States, aforesaid.
Witness our hands, Demarara, 13th April 1796.
James Dryburgh, Charleston , Samuel Lathrop, Boston , Richard S. Tibbets, Portsmouth N. H. Charles Nutter, Philadelphia , Samuel Low, Providence , Josiah Shackford, Portsmouth, N. H. John Pritchett, Philadelphia , William Lawrence, State of N. York , Thomas Reilly, Philadelphia , Samuel Leighton, Boston , Joshua Gage, Boston , Thomas Hunt, Philadelphia .
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Public Notice is hereby given, IN pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 18th day of May, 1796, entitled, "An act providing for the sale of the Lands of the United States, in the territory north west of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river," that the Quarter Townships of land described in the annexed schedule, lying in the seven ranges of townships which were surveyed in pursuance of an ordinance of Congress, passed on the twentieth day of May, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, will be exposed for sale at PUBLIC VENDUE, at the Merchants' Coffee-House in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of January next, and thenceforward from day to day, until the tenth day of February ensuing, unless the said quarter townships shall be sooner sold, in the manner and on the terms and conditions herein after mentioned: viz.
 1st. The said quarter townships shall be sold to the highest bidder, but no sale can be made for less than two dollars per acre of the quantity of land contained in such quarter township.  2d. The highest bidder as before mentioned, must deposit at the time of sale, one twentieth part of the purchase money, in the hands of the Treasurer of the United States, which will be forfeited if a moiety of the sum bid, including the said twentieth part, shall not be paid within thirty days from the time of sale.  3d. Upon payment of a moiety of the purchase money in the manner before mentioned, the purchaser will be entitled to one year's credit for the remaining moiety; and shall receive a certificate describing the quarter township purchased, and declaring the sum paid on account, the balance remaining due, the time when such balance becomes payable, and that the whole Land 
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SCHEDULE Of Quarter Townships to be sold at Philadelphia, in pursuance of the 6th section of an act of Congress, passed on the 18th day of May, 1796.
   No of Range. No of Township. Quarter Townships. Acres. Total number of acres for sale in each Township.     2 6 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   3 5 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   3 7 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   4 9 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   4 11 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   4 4 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   5 6 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   5 8 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   5 10 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   5 12 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   5 3 South East 4602 North East 4654 South West 5120 North West 5120 19,496   5 5 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   5 7 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   5 9 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   5 11 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   5 13 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   6 4 South East 4630 North East 4620 South West 5120 North West 5120 19,490   6 6 South East 4730 North East 4715 South West 5120 North West 5120 19,685   6 8 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480  
   No of Range. No of Township. Quarter Townships. Acres. Total number of acres for sale in each Township.     7 3 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   7 5 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   7 7 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   7 9 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   7 11 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   7 13 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480   7 15 South East 5120 North East 5120 South West 5120 North West 5120 20,480  
NOTE. THE quantities of Lands in the several townships before mentioned, are exclusive of the Sections reserved by the United States. The aggregate quantities in the several townships have been ascertained by actual survey; but the quantities in the quarter townships, have been no otherwise ascertained than by calculation.
Treasury Department, Aug. 3, 1796.
Public notice is hereby given,
IN pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 18th day of May, 1796, entitled, "An act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States, in the Territory north west of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river," that the sections or lots of land described in the annexed schedule, lying in the seven ranges of townships, which were surveyed in pursuance of an ordinance of Congress, passed on the twentieth day of May, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, will be exposed for sale at Public Vendue, in the town of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, on the twenty-fourth day of October next, and thenceforward, from day to day until the first day of December ensuing, unless the said lots shall be sooner sold, in the manner, and on the terms and conditions herein after mentioned, to wit:
 1st. The said sections or lots shall be sold under the direction of the Governor or Secretary of the Western Territory, and such person as the President of the United States may specially appoint for that purpose.  2d. The said sections or lots shall be sold to the highest bidder, but no sale can be made for less than two dollars per acre of the quantity of land contained in such lot or section.  3d. The highest bidder as before mentioned, must deposit at the time of sale, one twentieth part of the purchase money, in the hands of such person as the President of the United States shall appoint to attend the sales for that purpose, which will be forfeited, if a moiety of the sum bid, including the said twentieth part, shall not be paid within thirty days from the time of sale.  4th. Upon payment of a moiety of the purchase money in the manner before mentioned, the purchaser will be entitled to one year's credit for the remaining moiety; and shall receive from the Governor or Secretary of the Western Territory, and the person who shall be appointed by the President of the United States, to direct the sales, a certificate describing the lot or section purchased, and declaring the sum paid on account, the balance remaining due, the time when such balance becomes payable, and that the whole land therein mentioned, will be forfeited, if the said balance is not then paid; but if the said balance shall be duly discharged, by paying the same to the Treasurer of the United States, the purchaser or his assignee or other legal representative, shall be entitled to a patent for the said lands, on his producing to the Secretary of State a receipt for such balance, endorsed upon the certificate. But if any purchaser shall make payment of the whole of the purchase money, at the time when the payment of the first moiety is directed to be made he will be entitled to a deduction of ten per centum on the part for which a credit is authorized to be given; and his patent shall be immediately issued.  GIVEN under my hand at Philadelphia, the day and year abovenoted. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury.
Schedule of sections of townships, or fractional parts of townships, to be sold at Pittsburgh, in pursuance of the 6th section of an act of Congress, passed on the 18th day of May, 1796.
   No of Lot. Acres. 100ths. No of Lot. Acres. 100ths. No of Lot. Acres. 100ths.     1st RANGE.   1st Township. 8a12 640 each 1st Township. 17 3 20   28 5 65 14 640 18 270   29 256 95 17a20 640 each 21 8 50   30 250 75 25a36 640 each 22 166 40   34 240 90 8th Township. 23 427   35a36 640 each 3a14 640 each 24 640   2d Township. 17a20 640 each 19 1 40 27 151 80   19 1 40 23 640 33 58   20 170 70 25a30 640 each 34a36 640 each   21 185 33a36 640 each 2d Township.   22 2 30 10th Township. 1 126   25 488 80 1a2 640 each 2 440   26a27 640 each 5a14 640 each 3 448   28 560 17a20 640 each 4 456   29 551 60 23a36 640 each 5 464   30 564 12th Township. 6 472   31a36 640 each 1a14 640 each 7 340   4th Township. 17a20 640 each 17a20 640 each 8a14 640 each   19 64 23a36 640 each 17a20 640 each   25 640 4th RANGE. 23a36 640 each   26 387 60 1st Township.   27 36 24 636 50 1 470   31a32 640 each 29 636 50 2 478   33 616 30 640 3 486   34 445 20 34 615 4 494   35 222 50 35a36 640 each 5 502   36 16 20 2d Township. 6 510   5th Township. 2 265 6 265 60 7a14 640 each   6 139 20 3a5 640 each 17a20 640 each   12 479 30 7 265 20 23a36 640 each   17 304 15 8 638 5th Township.   18 638 50 9a12 640 each 1 518   23  23 450 75 13 635 2 526   24 640 14 640 3 534   29 184 17a20 640 each 4 540   30 640 23a36 640 each 5 548   35 312 80 3d Township. 6 556   36 640 1a14 640 each 7a14 640 each   6th RANGE. 17a20 640 each 17a20 640 each   1st Township. 28 7 20 23a36 640 each 23a36 640 each   34 6 50 1a14 640 each   3d Township. 17a20 640 each 17a20 640 each 1 566   24a26 640 each 23a36 640 each 2 571 40   28 499 16 7th Township. 3 576   29 640 1a2 640 each 4 585 60   31a33 640 each 5a7 640 each 5 593   4th Township. 12a13 640 each 12a13 640 each 6 601   11 26 40 18a19 640 each 7a14 640 each   12 397 50 25 640 17a20 640 each   13 51 50 30a36 640 each 23a36 640 each   15 27 50 9th Township.   16 259 20 1a14 640 each 1a14 640 each   17 524 17a20 640 each 17a20 640 each   18 640 23a36 640 each 23a36 640 each   19 635 11th Township. 1a14 640 each   20 584 80 1a14 640 each 17a20 640 each   21 636 21 17a20 640 each 23a36 640 each   22a36 640 each 23a36 640 each 13th Township.   5th Township. 1a14 640 each 1a14 640 each 1a14 640 each   5 636 17a20 640 each 17a20 640 each   6a7 640 each 23a36 640 each 23a36 640 each   23a25 640 each 5th RANGE. 1a14 640 each   27a28 640 each 1st Township. 17a20 640 each   32a36 640 each 3 640 23a36 640 each   7th Township. 18 274 40   8th Township. 22 87 50 7th RANGE.   1a5 645 each 23 427 50 1st Township.   6 440 24 640 30 4 20   7a14 640 each 26 70 36 132 50   17a20 640 each 27 394 20 2d Township.   23a36 640 each 28 634 3 35   9th Township. 29a30 640 each 6 640 4 625   6 31 18 8 312 30 5a6 640 each   8 312 30 32 584 80 9 296   11 640 33a36 640 each 10a12 640 each   13a14 640 each 2d Township. 17a20 640 each   19a20 640 each 2 180 20 14 30   23a36 640 each 3 430 17a20 640 each   3d RANGE. 4 448 19 14   24 Township. 5 456 20 496   1