The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1808-01-26 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE
[No. 8.—Vol. III.]
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1808.
[TWO DOLLS. PER ANNUM.]
PORTSMOUTH: (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PUBLISHED BY PEARCE & GARDNER, PRINTERS TO THE STATE, AND PRINTERS OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Grand Lodge.
THE Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge of the State of New Hampshire, the district Deputy Grand Masters, and the Masters and Wardens of subordinate Lodges, are informed that the general assembly of the Grand Lodge of the State of New Hampshire will be held at the lodge room in Portsmouth, on Wednesday the 27th day of January, A.L. 5808, at 2 o'clock P.M. By Order, L. SPALDING, G. Secretary. Portsmouth, December 29, 1807.
MEDICAL.
THE Members of the Eastern District New-Hampshire Medical Society, are hereby reminded that their meeting will be held in the house of Mr. SAMUEL ADAMS, in Exeter, on Wednesday the 3rd day of February ensuing, at 10 of the clock in the forenoon.
JOSHUA BRACKETT, Notary. Portsmouth, January, 1808.
DRUGS & MEDICINES.
Jonathan Greeley,
HAS taken a shop on Dover Landing, where he has a handsome assortment of Drugs, Medicines, and Confectionaries; which he is determined to sell as CHEAP as can be purchased in this town, or elsewhere, for cash or approved credit. Dover, January 18, 1808.
Dr. Dwight,
INFORMS his friends that he has REMOVED from Mrs. Hardy's in High-street, to Col. Thomas Thompson's in Pleasant-street, the next door South of Governor Langdon's, and nearly opposite the University's new Meeting-house, where he may be found. Nov. 17th, 1807. [3m.]
WE the subscribers have found great inconvenience both to ourselves and to our customers, by suffering our Accounts to remain unsettled for a long course of years;—therefore we do hereby request all those with whom we have accounts open, of one year's standing or more, to settle them as soon as may be; as we are determined to settle all our accounts annually, and for that purpose all our bills will be regularly presented at the close of each year.
A. R. Cutter, L. Spalding, John Jackson, Josiah Dwight, W. Cutter, Joshua Brackett, J. H. Pierrepont, Portsmouth, December 29, 1807. [6w.]
At a meeting of the committee of the subscribers of St. John's Church, held on Monday the 11th of January, 1808—
VOTED, that a Tenth assessment of Twenty Dollars on each and every share, be, and is hereby made—payable to the Agents, or their order, on or before the first day of February next.
WILLIAM GARDNER, Chairman. New Hampshire Turnpike.
THE Proprietors of the New Hampshire Turnpike Road, are notified that their annual meeting for the choice of Directors, Treasurer and Clerk for the ensuing year, will be held at the east chamber of the Court-House in Portsmouth, on the second Tuesday of February next at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
JOSEPH AKERMAN, jun'r. Proprietor's Clerk. January 16, 1808.
Estate of Timothy Dexter.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscribers have been duly appointed executors to the last will and testament of MR. TIMOTHY DEXTER, late of Newburyport, in the county of Essex, Common-wealth of Massachusetts, merchant, deceased,—and have taken upon themselves that trust, by giving bonds as the law directs; all persons having demands upon the estate of said deceased, are requested to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said estate, are called upon to make payment without delay, to
ENOCH TITCOMB, } Executors. NATHAN HOYT, } Newburyport, January 13, 1808.
LETTERS in the Post Office at Exeter, January 18, 1808.
John Adams, Joshua Barlow, Susannah Beckett, John Bickford, Eliphalet Giddings or Nathaniel Gale, Debby Hoit, Jonathan Hill, Isaac Hall, Thomas Lyford, Liddy Loujer, Nathaniel Parker, Samuel G. Smith, John C. Smith, John Thompson, John Tilton, Mary Wilcox, Joseph Wiggins. Exeter. Bean and Smith 4, Richard Bean, Dudley Thing, James Sinkler, Henry Marshall, Jeremiah Rowe Bruntwood, Sally Brown, John Bruntwood, Thomas Page Howse, James Millicombe, Benjamin Norris Stratham, Joseph Clark Greenland, William Bagley Candia, William Rowe, John Brown Kennington, Eliphalet Brown, John Merrill Poplin. J. W. GILMAN, Post Master.
To Let,—half a House in Capel-street—enquire of JOSEPH LOWE. Portsmouth, Jan. 1808.
JUST PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE BY ELIAS SMITH, Portsmouth, and the BOOKSELLERS, THE CHRISTIAN'S MAGAZINE, No. VIII.
Containing—An history of the Clergy in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries; Description of Eternal Judgment; Anecdotes of Luther and the Clergy; A description of Massachusetts' State Religion, consisting of a compound of good words, paganism, tradition, superstition, inequality, oppression, bondage, pride, gain to a few, and loss to many, upheld by human laws; Description of a human Sabbath; Account of Pharaoh; The Potter and the Clay; Religious Intelligence; Revival of Religion in Salisbury; Elder Hathaway's letter; Letter from Rev. Mr. Briggs of Kittery to Esq. Chandler, concerning Elder Stinchfield; An Ode on the death and burial of State Religion.
The above are sold by Norris & Sawyer Exeter, Thomas Trundy Wiscasset, Jonathan Carlton Haverhill, Benjamin Page Cabot, Vt. * Now in the press and will be published in a few weeks, A small volume on ELECTION, in three Sermons; containing a scriptural account of the election of Christ, of Angels, of the Patriarchs, of the Jewish Nation of the Prophets, of the Apostles, and of the Saints. Jan. 19.
State of New Hampshire, County of Grafton.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of COVENTRY, in the county and State aforesaid, who have not paid their highway, county, town, and school taxes for the year A.D. 1807; that so much of their lands as will pay said taxes, with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling house of Mr. Daniel Davis, innholder in said town, on the 25th day of March next, at 10 o'clock before noon, unless prevented by previous payment to me the subscriber. The names of the delinquents are as follow, viz :
   Original Grantees Names. Division. No. of Lot. Quantity. Highway tax. County tax. Town tax. School tax.   0. C. M. C. M. C. M.     James Banks, 1 1 1/2 27 G 50 40 1 4 8 5 0   Samuel Weed, 2 49 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Sprague undivided 1 3 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Gideon Leads, 2 34 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Page undivided 1 7 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Obadiah Sealey, 2 97 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith undivided 1 37 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Deodate Davenport, 1/2 1 1/2 37 G 50 40 1 4 8 5 0   Chandler 1/2 1 1/2 37 G 50 40 1 4 8 5 0   Fairchild undivided 1 4 M 100 80 2 8 16 10 0   James Smith, 2 40 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith undivided 1 90 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Peter Husfed, 1 39 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith 2 14 M 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Samuel Bowton, 1/2 1 1/2 2 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Zebulon Husfed, 1/2 1 1/2 2 G 50 40 1 4 8 5 0   Nether 2 119 G 100 80 2 8 16 10 0   Charles Smith, 1 110 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith 1/2 1 1/2 99 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   John Bates, 1 3 M 100 80 2 8 16 10 0   Smith 2 30 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Nathaniel Loundsbury, 1 36 G 100 80 2 8 16 10 0   Webster 2 24 M 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Obadiah Stevens, 1 5 G 100 80 2 8 16 10 0   Smith 2 32 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Elazar Bowton, 1 6 M 87 1/2 70 2 4 14 8 2   Chandler 2 33 G 87 1/2 17 1/2 0 6 3 1/2 2 1   Port undivided 1 5 M 131 8 1/2 0 1 1 1/2 0 7   Eliphalet Sealey, jr. 1 5 M 100 80 2 8 16 10 0   Smith 2 9 M 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Silas Hoit, 1/2 1 1/2 37 G 25 20 0 7 4 2 5   Hale & Gannett 1/2 1 1/2 75 G 25 5 0 2 1 0 6   Smith 2 71 G 37 1/2 2 1/2 0 1 0 1/2 0 4   Theophilus Han- 1 71 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Webster 2 83 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Nathaniel Waterbury, 1 25 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith 2 57 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Thomas Seymour 1 92 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith 2 67 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Matthew Fountain, 1 67 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Webster 2 1/2 2 G 50 40 1 4 8 5 0   Mark H. Wentworth, Esq. 1/2 1/2 28 G 50 10 0 4 2 1 2   Hale & Gannett 1/2 1/2 28 G 75 5 0 2 1 0 6   Theophilus Fitch, 2 7 M 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith 2 65 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Ephraim Smith, 2 26 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith 2 38 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   John Bettes 1 103 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith 2 22 M 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Admer Stephens, 2 76 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith 2 78 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Daniel Benedict, 2 69 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith 2 78 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Enos Weed, 2 69 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith 2 78 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2   Sylvanus Weed, 2 69 G 100 20 0 7 4 2 5   Smith 2 78 G 150 10 0 4 2 1 2  
Exeter, December 31, 1807. DAVID MARSTON, Collector.
LAWS OF THE United States,
PASSED FIRST OF TENTH AT THE SESSION THE CONGRESS. [PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.]
AN ACT
Allowing an additional compensation to the secretaries of the Mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana, and Michigan territories.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That each of the secretaries of the Mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana and Michigan territories, appointed under the authority of the United States, be entitled to the annual sum of one thousand dollars, in lieu of their present compensation, to commence on the first day of January next.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEO: CLINTON, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. December 5, 1807. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
To change the name of the district of Biddeford and Peppercorburgh, in Massachusetts, to that of Saco.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the district at present called the district of Biddeford and Peppercorburgh, in Massachusetts, shall in future be called the district of Saco, and that the collector of the said district be permitted to reside in Saco, or Biddeford, and that all the provisions of the several acts of congress that relate to the district of Biddeford and Peppercorburgh shall be, and the same are hereby continued in full force with respect to the district of Saco.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEO: CLINTON, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. December 15, 1807. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON.
FOR SALE,
The BELL TAVERN Estate. SITUATE on Congress-street, near the Court-House, Portsmouth; Containing in front 66 feet, and upwards of 200 in depth.
The unequalled advantages this stand possesses from its situation on the principal entrance to the town, its central position, its proximity to the Markets, and having been occupied upwards of 30 years as an Inn, are so well, & so generally known, that it is considered almost superfluous, to mention them in this advertisement.
ALSO FOR SALE—
Three Lots of Ground, situated on Mason-street, adjoining the above premises, containing each forty feet in front, and sixty feet in depth,—or, in such portions as may suit the convenience of those who may wish to purchase.
A draft of the premises, taken from a survey made the 10th ultimo, may be seen, by application to Mr. BROWN, at the Bell Tavern. For terms of sale apply to GEO: W. SMITH, at Mr. Payson's Boarding house, Market street: Or JACOB SHEPARD, Esquire. Portsmouth, January 11, 1808.
TAKE NOTICE.
UNAWAY from the subscriber on the 27th December last, Benjamin Taylor Stevens, an indentured apprentice, about eighteen years of age, brown hair and light complexion, about five feet seven inches high;—said apprentice had on a stone grey coat, light waistcoat and dark pantaloons. Any person who will take up said runaway and return him to the subscriber, shall have Ten Cents Reward, and no cost paid.
N.B. This is to forbid all persons trusting or harboring said runaway on my account, as they would avoid the penalty of the law. SAMUEL FRENCH. Esq. Kingston, December 28, 1807.
Now landing from Sch'r Jones'
Eddy, and for sale on Samuel Hill's wharf, 24 Puncheons of excellent Grenada RUM; Likewise in store, A few Hhds. Trinidad MOLASSES, 17 Kegs of FIG TOBACCO. Jan. 12. Inquire of JOSEPH ELA.
WANTED to assist in a family, a young MAN, from 15 to 18 years of age; such an one with a good recommendation will find steady employ.—Enquire of the Printers. Portsmouth, Jan. 12, 1808.
FOR SALE,
Several valuable lots of Land lying in the townships of Piercy, Chichester, Barrington, & Wendell. Also to Let, A HOUSE in Fleet-street, For particulars enquire of NATHANIEL TREADWELL, Sen'r.
CONGRESS.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States.
I communicate to Congress the inclosed letters from governor HULL, respecting the Indians in the vicinity of Detroit residing within our lines. They contain information of the state of things in that quarter which will properly enter into their view in estimating the means to be provided for the defence of our country generally. Dec. 30, 1807. TH: JEFFERSON.
Detroit, November, 1807.
SIR—In consequence of your letter of the 27th. Sept. last, containing the instructions of the President, to be communicated to the Indians, I have called together a number of the Chiefs of different nations, and delivered to them the following speech:
MY CHILDREN—I have received a speech from your Great Father, of the seventeen fires, with direction to communicate it to you. I do it with pleasure, because the advice in it is a further evidence of his paternal care. It is designed for your good and the good of your women and children—listen to it with attention, and seriously consider its contents.
Your Father the President of the United States, desires to recall to your minds the paternal policy pursued towards you by the United States, and still meant to be pursued; that the United States never wished to do you an injury; but on the contrary to give you all the assistance in their power towards improving your condition and enabling you to support yourselves and your families. He observes that a misunderstanding having arisen between the United States and the English, war may possibly ensue; that in this war it is his wish the Indians should be quiet spectators, not wassing their blood in quarrels which do not concern them; that we are strong enough to fight our own battles, and therefore ask no help; and if the English should ask theirs, it should convince them that it proceeds from a sense of their own weakness which would not augur success in the end; that at the same time as we have learnt that some tribes are already expressing intentions hostile to the United States; we think it proper to apprise them of the ground on which they now stand, and that on which they will stand; for which purpose we make to them this solemn declaration of our unalterable determination; that we wish them to live in peace with all nations as well as with us, and we have no intention ever to strike them or to do them an injury of any sort unless first attacked or threatened; but that learning that some of them meditate war on us, we too are preparing for war against those, and those only who shall seek it: And that if ever we are constrained to lift the hatchet against any tribe, we will never lay it down till that tribe is exterminated or driven beyond the Mississippi. He adjures them therefore, if they wish to remain on the land which covers the bones of their fathers, to keep the peace with a people who ask their friendship without needing it, who wish to avoid war without fearing it; in war they will kill some of us; we shall destroy all of them. Let them then continue quiet at home, take care of their women and children, and remove from among them the agents of any nation persuading them to war, and let them declare to us explicitly and categorically that they will do this; in which case they will have nothing to fear from the preparations we are now unwillingly making to secure our own safety.
My Children—Thus you see the interest your Great Father takes in your welfare; how anxious he is to promote your happiness; how desirous he is to prevent you from taking any measures which will involve you in ruin; how generous in advising you to remain quiet spectators of any differences that may take place between the white people; how candid in warning you of the fate of any tribe who shall have the hardihood to raise the hatchet against us.
My Children—If you are faithful to yourselves, if you desire to promote your own happiness and that of your women and children, if you expect a continuance of protection, and those friendly offices which you are constantly receiving; if indeed as your Great Father expresses it, you expect to continue in the land which covers the bones of your fathers, you will listen to his paternal council and call the Great Spirit to witness your solemn determination to follow his advice.
My Children—I expect from you a plain, decided answer, which I shall immediately transmit to the Great Council Fire of the nation.
To which NANVANE, a chief of the Potawatamie nation, made the following reply.
"Father—We have listened to what you said to us yesterday.—We have had a council by ourselves, and I now speak the opinion of all my brethren present; and I believe I express the wishes of the whole Potawatamie nation.
"Father—We thank the great Spirit that our father of the seventeen fires does not wish to involve us in the quarrels of the white people. We hope they will have none. If they have any they had better settle them by themselves.
"Father> "Father—We wish the British would give us the same advice as we receive from our great father the President of the U. States. We believe he is strong because he does not want any aid from us. We believe the British are weak because they want us to assist them. 
"Father—We remember former times, how they deceived us, When we pass the banks of the Miami, we see the ruins of the old British fort. It reminds us of our fathers who fell on those fatal plains. It reminds us how they were driven to combat against the Americans, and the fatal consequences which followed. It reminds us of the ingratitude of the British; how they shut the gates against us when we were flying to them for protection.
"Father—We never will again place any dependence on them—They have deceived us once and we will not confide in them again.
"Father—Why should we fight their battles?—If they should be successful we shall gain nothing by the contest; if they should be unfortunate it will end in our destruction.
"Father—We live in your country—We are under your protection—You feed us when we are hungry, you clothe us when we are naked, we receive every year money and valuable goods from our great Father the President. Although we have not the advantages of learning as you white people have, we have too much understanding to forfeit all these advantages. We have too much justice and gratitude to injure our friends and benefactors.
"Father—It is true we were invited to Malden—we have been there some time—we have been promised valuable presents, we have received little besides promises.
"Father—We have left them—we will not return to them—we will take the advice of our great Father of the Seventeen Fires, and remain quiet spectators of your quarrels, if you should have any—This is the determination of all the chiefs here present.
"Father—When you first sent for us, we immediately prepared to come and see you—Capt. M'Kee prevented us from coming then; he renewed his promises of presents to us, and gave us a keg of spirits; that fatal keg then stopped us. We were stopped a second and a third time. At last without his knowledge we crossed the river; we are now happy on your shore, and safe under your protection.
"Father—Inform our great Father we take him by the hand—we will hold

or that we are hostile to our Brethren, the Whites of the U. States—for do you not see us here, surrounded by our women and children counseling with you.
"Father"—We are informed that it is possible a rupture may take place between the English and the Americans—if that event should happen we are determined not to take a part on either side, but remain quietly in our villages, taking care of our women and children, and cultivating our corn fields.
"Father"—Your children with to enjoy a continuance of the blessings of peace with you, our hopes are in you, our dependence is on you, our only wish is to remain forever with you.
"Father"—Many of our people are ignorant, many of them are wicked—we cannot answer for their conduct. If some of them should raise the tomahawk they must answer for the consequences.
"Father"—Our solemn determination is never to raise the hatchet against the U. States. We too well know the fatal consequences of it; for if we are hungry our Father feeds us; if we are dry, our Father gives us to drink; if we are naked, our Father clothes us; all which benefits we should forfeit by so doing.
"Father"—If the war pipe is offered us to smoke, we will reject it; we will fend from among us all persons who give us bad counsel.
"Father"—One of our war chiefs, is going on a visit to see our Great Father, the President of the United States; we hope he will be received and treated as his son, and we pray the Great Spirit to return him to us in health.
"Father"—Bad birds fly among the whites, as well as the red people; we hope you will not listen to them, but trust to the honor of your children.—May the Great Spirit watch over us all."
The chiefs of the Ottawa nation and of the Wyandot nation, have made similar determinations, and I have great confidence in their sincerity.
I am Sir, very respectfully, your most obedient servant, (Signed) WILLIAM HULL. The hon. Henry Dearborn, } Secretary of War.
Detroit, 24th November, 1807. To HENRY DEARBORN, Esq. Secretary of War. Sir—I now have the pleasure to inform you that a number of principal Chiefs have returned from Malden and are now here. I have examined them separately and they give this account in which they all agree. That Aubayway called there on his way home from here—that great attention was paid to him by M c Kee and the British officers—that four days ago they were called to a council—that they were informed that a war would soon take place between them and the Americans, and that they (the Indians) must take up the hatchet in their favor against the Americans—that before they gave an answer they held a council by themselves, and appointed Aubayway to make their answer, which was as follows:—
That they had lived under the protection of the United States—that they were treated with justice and kindness by their Great Father the President—that they had lately made a treaty in which they acknowledge themselves under the protection of the U. S. and no other power—that they had received and were entitled to valuable presents from the U. S. that their Great Father the President did not ask them to involve themselves in the quarrels of the white people, but to remain quiet spectators; that they were all determined to take his advice; that it was an evidence he was strong enough to fight his own battles; that after this council many of them left Malden, although they were urged to remain.
I have every reason to believe this to be true; as many as seven or eight hundred have called here within two or three days on their way to their villages. I treat them kindly and give them what they want to eat. I hope in a few days they will go to their villages and hunting grounds and the issues of provisions will cease. You will find the issues of provisions the last month and this very large, on account of the treaty, paying them their Fort Industry money, and vast numbers of them returning from Malden. It is however nothing compared to what has been issued by the British; that you say is no rule for us. I think however we had better feed them, than fight them.—The President's advice has a very happy effect on them.
I am very respectfully, Your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) WILLIAM HULL.
Extract of a letter from a public character of respectability, to his friend in the town of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, dated Detroit, Nov. 30, 1807. "We concluded a treaty with the Indians on the 13th inst. probably the most advantageous which has yet been made. They have, for the sum of 50,000 dollars ceded to the United States about five millions of acres of land, of excellent quality and well situated for improvement, extending from Fort Defiance, on the Miami, about 250 miles on that river, Lake Erie, the river Detroit, Lake and river St. Clair, and Lake Huron; comprehending all the rivers falling into these waters, and all the Islands. Every chief has signed who has
been requested, and all appear perfectly satisfied.—We had many difficulties to combat, but fortunately surmounted them all.
"The influence of the British, the Prophet and the persons settled on the land under Indian purchase, all combined against us. We have built a stockade round the place, and block houses, and are obliged to be vigilant. Every effort of the British has been exerted to render the Indians hostile to us! but thank God, I trust and believe we have counteracted successfully, their infamous designs."
The following measure has been adopted, in the Virginia assembly, after a debate in which it was moved, to alter the preamble, in what related to the embargo—the motion was lost by 157 to 13!
RESOLUTIONS Relative to the General Government.
Mr. Barbour, from the select committee to whom was referred Mr. Pope's resolutions, made the following report:
The general assembly of Virginia, taking into their most serious consideration the present crisis of our political affairs, and the circumstances which have tended to produce it, would be unardonably negligent, were they to remain silent. They deeply regret that they have been disappointed in their ardent wish, that the United States might be forever exempt from those disastrous convulsions, which have been so long desolating Europe. In the strict and impartial neutrality practised by the American government to all nations; in the inviolable regard which it has so scrupulously paid to justice and good faith, they fondly imagined they had a firm guarantee to the continuance of peace. But from the menacing aspect of affairs, it seems but too probable, that this flattering anticipation is about to vanish, and that we shall have to act a part in the melancholy drama of the day.—In reviewing the series of causes which are likely to terminate in this result, we derive great consolation from the reflection that the government of the United States has done every thing on its part which was calculated to preserve peace on honorable terms, and that there is nothing with which it can with propriety be upbraided. The recapitulation in detail of the insults and injuries received, would be tiresome and disgusting. Blockades established contrary to former usage, new and destructive principles interpolated in the laws of nations; our free born citizens impressed on board our own vessels, and torn from their friends and country, have been doomed to perpetual exile and captivity, whilst the cry of "I AM AN AMERICAN CITIZEN," has been treated with contempt and disdain; these are some of the outrages of which we complain, and for which we had demanded reparation for the past, and security against, for the future. In the midst of amicable conference upon those subjects of complaint, arrived the 22d of June 1807, a day which will be forever memorable in the annals of America.
History will record that on that day a ship of war belonging to Great Britain made an attack (attended with circumstances the most offensive) upon a national ship of the United States, reposing upon the pledged security of public faith, and that amidst the groans of murdered citizens, the flag of the United States, the sacred emblem of our liberty and independence, was seen covering beneath British audacity, and British violence.
The sensations arising from this daring outrage, pervaded with the rapidity of lightning, this vast continent, and produced one uniform sentiment of indignation, under the influence of which, disappeared all party distinctions. We exhibited to the world the pleasing spectacle of a widely extended nation with one accord burying in the tomb of its slaughtered citizens all party differences, and with one voice demanding ample vengeance or honorable reparation. The general assembly, in reviewing the conduct of the government of the United States in this trying exigency, rejoice to reflect upon the dignified attitude by it assumed, one that was supported by firmness, & tempered with moderation. It has been ascertained to the world, that if war ensue, the United States are innocent of the calamities inseparably incident to that state of things. And with confidence in that Providence which seems to have made these states so peculiarly its care, we firmly anticipate the aid of Heaven, and a propitious result. We should be wanting in frankness, were we to suppress our anxiety for the preservation of peace, but it must be a peace purchased with no sacrifice of honor. The honor of a nation, it is believed, on the part of the general assembly, is a jewel of inestimable value to be maintained at every hazard. Inspired with this sentiment, we have weighed it against every sacrifice, and accept it as an equivalent. It is a duty we owe to ourselves to declare, that we submit with pleasure to the privations arising from the energetic measures recently adopted by the constituted authorities in the laying an embargo. We feel flattered by the confidence which reposed in our patriotism and self denial, and we hereby beg leave to assure the general government, that this step meets our warmest approbation.
Resolved unanimously , That the general assembly penetrated with the most affectionate regard for the welfare of our common country, and viewing with indignation the insults and injuries which have been offered us, hereby solemnly pledge the whole energies of this commonwealth to the support of such measures as may be adapted to produce an honorable peace, or avenge the injured honor of these states.
Resolved , That the governor of this state be requested to transmit forthwith to the president of the United States a copy of this resolution.
The many Addresses to President Jefferson, and the many honorable notices he receives from the best men in our country, exhibit in the worst light the base attempts to cast blame upon his character and administration, and to excite jealousies among those who are not in situations to be well informed of the general sentiments which obtain in our country. On the little spots in which art has prevailed against truth, such attempts may seem to have influence, but as soon as they are known beyond those narrow bounds, they excite the most sure contempt. The men who are found vile enough to renew them, fix a suspicion on all they do, and they who can affront the public voice, by declarations against the sense of a great majority of our citizens, must renounce all hopes of being heard upon any subject they may pretend to explain. Men who know a part of a story to be absolutely false, are easily led to suspect the whole of falsehood. Effes Reg.
Late Foreign Intelligence.
By an arrival at New-York from Tobago, a London paper of the 17th Nov. has been received, containing very important information.
British Proclamations,
Declaring every port of every country from which Great Britain is excluded, in a state of blockade!
Three Orders of Council were issued on the 14th of Nov. by the British Government, one of which we have copied.
FIRST ORDER.
From a Supplement to the London Gazette. At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the 14th of November 1807.
PRESENT.
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas certain Orders, establishing an unprecedented system of warfare against this kingdom, and aimed especially at the destruction of its commerce and resources, were, some time since, issued by the government of France, by which "the British Islands were declared in a state of blockade," thereby subjecting to capture and condemnation all vessels, with their cargoes, which should continue to trade with his Majesty's dominions.
And whereas by the same Order, "all trading in English merchandise is prohibited, and every article of merchandise belonging to England, or coming from her colonies, or for her manufactures, declared lawful prizes."
And whereas the nations in alliance with France, and under her control, were required to give, and have given, and do give, effect to such orders.
And whereas his Majesty's Order of the 7th of January last, has not answered the desired purpose, either of compelling the enemy to recall those Orders, or of inducing Neutral nations to interpose, with effect, to obtain their revocation; but on the contrary, the same have been recently enforced with increased rigour.
And whereas his Majesty, under these circumstances, finds himself compelled to take further measures for asserting and vindicating his just rights, and for supporting that maritime power which the exertions and valour of his people have, under the blessing of Providence, enabled him to establish and maintain; and the maintenance of which is not more essential to the safety and prosperity of his Majesty's dominions, then it is to the protection of such states as still retain their independence, and to the general intercourse and happiness of mankind.
His Majesty is therefore pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order that all the ports and places of France and her allies, or of any other country at war with his Majesty, and all other ports or places in Europe, from which, although not at war with his Majesty, the British flag is excluded, and all other ports or places in the colonies belonging to his Majesty's enemies, shall from henceforth, be subject to the same restrictions in point of trade and navigation, with the exceptions hereinafter mentioned, as if the same were actually blockaded by his Majesty's naval forces, in the most strict and rigorous manner; And it is hereby further ordered and declared that all trade in articles which are of the produce or manufacture of the said countries or colonies shall be deemed and considered to be unlawful; and that every vessel trading from or to the said countries or colonies, together with all goods and merchandise on board, and all articles of the produce or manufacture of the said countries or colonies, shall be captured and condemned as prize to the captors.
But although his Majesty would be fully justified, by the circumstances and considerations above recited, in establishing such system of restrictions with respect to all the countries and colonies of his enemies, without exception or qualification; yet his Majesty, being nevertheless desirous not to subject neutrals to any greater inconvenience than is absolutely inseparable from the carrying into effect his Majesty's just determination to counteract the designs of his enemies, and to resort upon his enemies themselves the consequences of their own violence and injustice; and being yet willing to hope that it may be possible (consistently with that object) still to allow to neutrals the opportunity of furnishing themselves with colonial produce for their own consumption and supply; and even to leave open, for the present, such trade with his Majesty's enemies as shall be carried on directly with the ports of his Majesty's dominions, or his allies, in the manner hereinafter mentioned.
His Majesty is therefore pleased further to order, and it is hereby ordered, that nothing herein contained shall extend to subject to capture or condemnation any vessel, or the cargo of any vessel, belonging to any country not declared by this order to be subjected to the restrictions incident to a state of blockade, which shall have cleared out with such cargo from some port or place of the country to which she belongs, either in Europe or America, or from some free port in his Majesty's colonies, under circumstances in which such trade from such free ports is permitted, direct to some port or place in the colonies of his Majesty's enemies, or from those colonies direct to the country to which such vessel belongs, or to some free port in his Majesty's colonies, in such cases and with such articles, as it may be lawful to import into such free port; nor to any vessel, or the cargo of any vessel, belonging to any country not at war with his Majesty, which shall have cleared out from some port or place in this kingdom or from Gibraltar or Malta, under such regulations as his Majesty may think fit to prescribe, or from any port belonging to his Majesty's allies, and shall be proceeding direct from some port or place in this kingdom, or from Gibraltar or Malta, to the port specified in her clearance; nor to any vessel, or the cargo of any vessel, belonging to any country not at war with his Majesty, which shall be coming from any port or place in Europe which is declared by this Order to be subject to the restrictions incident to a state of blockade, destined to some port or place in Europe belonging to his Majesty, and which shall be on her voyage direct thereto; but these exceptions are not to be understood as exempting from capture or confiscation any vessels or goods which shall be liable thereto, in respect of having entered or departed from any port or place actually blockaded by his Majesty's squadrons of ships of war, or for being enemies property, or for any other cause than the contravention of this present Order.
And the commanders of his Majesty's ships of war and privateers and other vessels, acting under his Majesty's commission,
shall be, and are hereby instructed to warn every vessel which shall have commenced her voyage prior to any notice of this order, and shall be destined to any port of France, or her allies, or of any country at war with his Majesty, or to any port or place from which the British flag as aforesaid is excluded, or to any colony belonging to his Majesty's enemies, and which shall not have cleared out as is herein before allowed, to discontinue her voyage, and to proceed to some port or place in this kingdom, or to Gibraltar or Malta; and any vessel which after having been so warned, or after a reasonable time shall have been afforded for the arrival of information of this his Majesty's Order at any port or place from which she failed, or which, after having notice of this Order, shall be found in the prosecution of any voyage contrary to the restrictions contained in this Order, shall be captured, and, together with her cargo, condemned as lawful prize to her captors.
And whereas countries, not engaged in war, have acquiesced in these orders of France, prohibiting all trade in any articles the produce or manufacture of his Majesty's dominions; and the merchants of those countries have given countenance and effect to those prohibitions, by accepting from persons styling themselves commercial agents of the enemy, resident at neutral ports, certain documents, termed "Certificates of Origin," being certificates obtained at the ports of shipment, declaring that the articles of the cargo are not of the produce or manufacture of his Majesty's dominions, or to that effect.
And whereas this expedient has been directed by France, and submitted to by such merchants, as part of the new system of warfare directed against the trade of this kingdom, and as the most effectual instrument of accomplishing the same, and it is therefore essentially necessary to resist it.
His Majesty is therefore pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that if any vessel, after reasonable time shall have been afforded for receiving notice of this, his Majesty's Order, at the port or place from which such vessel shall have cleared out, shall be found carrying any such certificate or document as aforesaid, or any document referring to, or authenticating the same, such vessel shall be adjudged lawful prize to the captor, together with the goods laden therein, belonging to the person or persons by whom, or on whose behalf any such document was put on board.
And the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty, and Courts of Vice Admiralty, are to take the necessary measures herein, as to them shall respectively appertain.
W. FAWKENER.
SECOND ORDER.
The second order of the British Council, commences with a relaxation of the celebrated Navigation Act, passed in Oliver Cromwell's time, according to the provisions of which, it was forbidden to import into England, any article of foreign growth, except in British bottoms; this regulation is now suspended, and neutrals may import French commodities, or those of other hostile countries, into England, subject to their duties as have previously been established by law, in the case of vessels legally importing them, (that is, of vessels either British or native,) to the countries where the articles were grown. These commodities, which by existing laws, are not permitted to be imported at all into Great Britain, may, nevertheless, according to the provisions of another act, be warehoused from neutral bottoms, but must be re-exported for re-exportation. The second clause relates to vessels warned of the issuing of these regulations, and in consequence of such warning, proceeding to England, contrary to their original destination. All such are prohibited landing in British ports, either to report their cargoes for exportation, or to dispose of them there, according to existing terms and conditions. By the third clause, all neutral vessels arriving in England from hostile ports, may clear out from any friendly port whatever, even if they contain the prohibited articles of sugar, coffee, wine, brandy, snuff and tobacco; they are exempt from seizure and may be exported by licence for that purpose.
THIRD ORDER.
The last order is very brief. It specifies that although France holds the fate of ships, by a belligerent to a neutral power, to be illegal in the case of Great Britain, yet that in her own she protects her shipping from capture, by transfers or pretended transfers to neutrals. This order therefore, only enacts a similar proceeding, on the part of England, to that which France herself has adopted; and declares all such sales illegal; and subjects to capture, all vessels so transferred, or pretended to be transferred.
All apprehensions of a rupture with England, seemed to have entirely subsided in Russia.
The Danes had begun to retaliate the attack on Copenhagen, and with more success than could have been expected. They had captured several vessels in the Baltic.
The French government have declared, that no further intercourse with England, could be, on any account, permitted, and that even the sailing of the cartels between Morlaix and Plymouth would be prohibited.
National Legislature.
TENTH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION.
IN SENATE, JANUARY II.
Mr. J. Q. Adams introduced the following motion, viz:—
Resolved , That a committee be appointed to inquire at what period the present EMBARGO can, consistently with the public interest, be removed; and whether, in what manner and to what extent, upon its removal, the merchant vessels of the U. States shall be permitted in defence of their lawful commerce to be armed against and to resist foreign aggressions.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13.
CEN. WILKINSON.
The House took up the unfinished business of yesterday, (Mr. Rowan's resolution.)
Mr. Allton moved to strike out the
whole of the resolution, except that part directing the papers and information before the House to be sent to the President. After a debate of some length, Mr. Rowan withdrew his resolution. Mr. Randolph then called up his resolution, which is in the words following—
Resolved , That the President be requested to cause an enquiry to be made into the conduct of Brig. Gen. James Wilkinson, Commander in Chief of the Armies of the U. S. in relation to his having at any time, while in the service of the U. S. corruptly received money from the Government of Spain or any of its agents.—And it passed in the affirmative, yeas 72—nays 49.
Mr. Eppes then offered a resolution, directing the President to lay before the House all the information in his possession relative to a combination between citizens of the U. S. and the agents of any foreign nation TO DISMEMBER THE UNION , and also respecting any officers of the U. S. having received pensions from a foreign government, distinguishing as far as possible the time when this information was received by the government, and from whom.—The ayes and noes were taken on this resolution, and it was agreed to, ayes 120, noes, none.
WASHINGTON, JAN. 13.
The trial of John Smith commenced in the Senate this day. Mr. Francis Key, his council, moved that he be allowed time and compulsory process to send for witnesses, &c. This motion was not decided on to day.—It is said that the Senate refused to permit Mr. Martin to appear as one of Mr. Smith's counsel; and it is supposed that Mr. Harper will be employed.
PHILADELPHIA, JAN. 15.
The crew of a merchant vessel which was attempted to be forced out of the Delaware a few days ago, merit the applause of their country. The vessel had been loaded with flour, and was destined for Jamaica, for which under colour of a coaling ship, she attempted to make her way out.—The seamen had been taught to believe they were bound only for Charleston ; but happening to learn some better information, from shore; they resolved to seize upon a proper opportunity, and defeat the purposes of those who set the law at defiance.—The vessel had got out of reach of the revenue cutter, when the seamen signified that they would not be parties in the violation of the laws of their country; one of the men was ordered into irons; but the crew immediately took charge of the vessel, put her about, and came to anchor, and the officers of the custom house were put in charge of her. The owner is said to be a person who some time ago lived in Jamaica, it is certain that the name of the vessel has been altered in this port; and it is not improbable that she is one of those vessels, which by hard swearing are naturalized and become American bottoms. But this is conjecture; the conduct of the seamen is a proof that they deserve not to be a sacrifice to British impressments or cruelty.
BOSTON, JAN. 23.
FROM SPAIN.
Information is received at New-York from Cadiz to Nov. 20. It states, that Spain appears determined on war against Portugal. A Spanish army was assembling on the borders of the latter. The Prince had been pardoned, and was to command the Gallo-Spanish Army. A French army, of 40,000 was within 12 miles of Madrid, going against Gibraltar—which was said to be besieged by 9000 Spanish troops under Castano.
Capture of the DANISH ISLANDS.
Authentic accounts have reached New-York, of the capture of St. Croix, and St. Thomas, on the 22d and 23d December; on the 25th all the American vessels, 13 in number, lying at Tortola, sailed for St. Croix, by permission of Ad. Cochrane.
OF MARTINIQUE.
Advices have been received, that a British expedition was preparing in the West-Indies, against Martinique; and that on the 18th, two French frigates, landed 500 troops from France, at Fort Royal, and failed again the 24th.
FIRES ]—On the 8th inst. a Fire broke out in a Blacksmith's shop in Augusta, and consumed the shop and an adjoining Store. The damage is computed to be less than a 1000 dolls.
On the 17th inst. a fire began in the Hay market Row, a new range of Brick buildings, in Portland, and the interior of five spacious stores was consumed. The chambers were occupied by two Printing Offices. One belonged to Mr. Weeks, the publisher of the 'Freeman's Friend' and the other was a Book Printing Office, belonging to Mr. Wait. Mr. Weeks was the greatest sufferer, as his printing apparatus was wholly destroyed. The whole loss is given at 25,000 dollars. Two Dwelling-Houses were destroyed.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.
By the arrivals in the United States from Europe, we obtain the British Orders of Council, which are of great importance, and will be read with deep interest by every commercial nation—[See foreign head]—Whatever the French might proclaim, they could accomplish little upon the ocean. We now learn from the masters of the ocean, that all ports from which British trade is excluded are no longer free to neutral nations. And though a second order provides for the landing of foreign articles in England in neutral bottoms, yet a third forbids a transfer of any French vessel to neutrals. Under these embargos, the trade permitted to us even as a peaceful nation.
The political relations of Russia and England must have great influence upon all the commercial affairs of the latter nation, and therefore at the present crisis, information is sought from Russia with great solicitude. But we hear nothing of any change since the refusal of the Treaty. The French discover the importance of this alliance, and will probably employ every thing in their power to prevent it. We learn that the French Emperor has lately made rich presents to the Emperor of Russia. We find also while the English have attempted to negotiate with Turkey, in vain, that the Russian negotiations continue, and no obstructions are known to the treaty, though the Russians are still found in the provinces of Turkey, from which it was proposed in the first articles to expel them. It must however be confessed that we are not well informed of the internal state of the Turkish provinces by the accounts which are chiefly received from Austria, and by indirect channels. We have no particular accounts of the Russian ships in the Mediterranean. We are told that the Danes are very vigilant, and have been successful in the frequent captures of English vessels in the Baltic, and neglect no opportunities to distress the English Commerce in that quarter. The Danes represent their neighbors the Swedes, as absolutely under the direction of the British, and that the King of Sweden may be rather considered as a General or an Admiral in the British service, than as an independent Prince. They represent the Swedish fleet as within the control of the British nation. The French had penetrated Spain, and the Spaniards were in concert with them in all their operations against Portugal. But we cannot say that the marches of the French or Spanish troops have been fully explained. The presumption is great that the French and Spaniards will appear before Gibraltar, but whether with real intention to maintain the most effectual operations against that fortress is doubtful. The French in the northern parts of Europe were changing the positions of their troops, but not withdrawing them from the country. Whether any new works were to be constructed, or greater forces employed in the different garrisons is not said. The French were fortifying at Warlaw and Posen, but the French depend much upon the constant activity of their troops, and suffer them to remain in no position long. The Danes repine at their losses. They consider the expence of building their fleet as amounting towards 7,000,000 of Rix Dollars, without regard to their other expences. They will resist all propositions of a conciliatory nature from Great Britain [Salem Reg.]
MR ROSE ARRIVED.
The National Intelligencer of the 15th inst. thus announces the arrival of the British Envoy at Washington: "We have the pleasure of announcing the arrival of Mr. Rose in this city. After the cloud of ephemeral untruths which has so long obscured the public vision with regard to the sources of embarrassment as well as actual situation of this gentleman, his certain arrival at the seat of government may be properly considered as a cause of felicitation. We understand that the instructions sent by our government to the Collector at Norfolk were considered by Mr. Rose as perfectly satisfactory, and that on the 9th inst. he took passage in a packet for this place. On Wednesday, in consequence of the accidental detention of this vessel below Mount Vernon, a barge was dispatched for him from the Navy Yard, (in virtue, we presume, of directions from the Navy department:) in which he reached the Navy Yard on the ensuing night. We venture, confidently, to say that every facility towards his prompt reception, in the power of the Executive, has been rendered."
BRITISH PERFDY.
The message of the President of the United States to the House of Representatives, of the 30th ult. deserves to be read with attention, and deeply engraven on the hearts of our countrymen. It exhibits the barbarity and perfidy of the British Cabinet in their true colours; and ought to open the eyes of every American who has hitherto relied on their justice or humanity for the redress of our wrongs. Whilst with one hand we have seen this Cabinet presenting the Olive Branch, and offering, or pretending to offer, reparation for the blood of our countrymen, flagrantly murdered within our own waters; with the other, as we now perceive, and to cap the climax of perfidy, they were holding out bribes to the savages on our frontiers to excite them to a war of extermination on our infant settlements. Still, though our countrymen have been murdered on the ocean—and the savages excited to murder them under their own roofs, in the unsuspecting moments of sleep, and in the usual mode of savage warfare; still, to our eternal shame be it recorded, in every city in the Union are to be found men who claim the birth-right of Americans, and yet abuse the liberties of the press by converting it into the apologist of a government thus stained with the blood of innocence—and thus convicted of attempting to involve our peaceful frontiers in the tremendous horrors of an Indian war. [Albany Register.]
Messrs. Printers, THE excellent and seasonable pieces in your papers, have greatly drawn the attention of every citizen in the retired part of the country where I live. Alarmed for the interests of our nation, and rouzed by the indubitable evidences of hostile intentions against the Liberties and tranquility of our republic, they go from house to house with your Gazette in their hands. This spirit, we are happy to learn, is every where throughout the Union. Yes; as was to be expected, the National Spirit is up.—That sacred inspired Spirit, which influenced and supported Americans in the darkest hours, which, through the good hand of the Supreme arbiter of the fates of Nations, rendered us an independent People, is still alive, active, and energetic in the present important crisis, which is to decide the grand controversy between us and the tyrants of the world. Accounts from all quarters proclaim the universal approbation of the measures taken by our President, whose character still rises in our esteem. The wife policy of the Embargo, while it animates every one with a truly Republican joy, inspires the utmost contempt of the infamous efforts of our internal enemies. If war should be the consequence of our measures, we are confident that glorious CONQUEST will be the result; and Liberty—SACRED LIBERTY, the Desire of all Nations, will be not only immoveably established here, but spread its Life-giving influence through every part of the habitable world. It is this, gentlemen, that has ever been the grand desideratum of America's FREE-BORN SONS, who, from first to last, acquired their glory and felicity through the greatest sufferings, and, by a prowess and fortitude never to be subdued, are, at this moment, the pride and glory of the human species, and the envy of the cringing dastardly slaves of civil and priestly tyranny. In vain those agents of infernal policy would keep up, in their party, the malignant hope, that our Republican government is but merely ideal, incapable of supporting itself against the malicious efforts of its enemies, or hurling its just vengeance on their guilty heads. Negotiation without the exertion of that awful power which Americans possess, and which causes their enemies to tremble, whenever exerted, as in former momentous times, would betray the mean temper of guilty minds. [For such is the temper and the condition of the foes of freedom.] Such a base temper Americans have not, they never had, and I trust they never will have. They must be stupidly ignorant who discern not, that the losses which our merchants, and other classes, may sustain, by the present measures, will be amply repaid; that momentary inconveniences are to be despised—Yes, gentlemen, we, with all who think like republicans, are well apprised, that should we, by mean compliances, lose our national character, a torrent of shame and ruin would overwhelm us, and with ours, the liberties of mankind be forever lost. A writer has very justly observed, that there can be no freedom from molestation for us, till, On this Continent, there ceases to exist an inch of British ground,—again, that there are wretches who enjoy America's peace and blessings, who sigh and deplore her good fortune; who have suffered and countenanced and supported the Mirandas and the Burs, in their attempts to destroy American union and peace,—and, to us it appears, that this day of complete evacuation from this land of Liberty, of those pests of society, is just dawning. We are, Gentlemen, your devoted friends and Customers, though by name, to you unknown. AGRICOLA.
The friends of Britain are labouring to use the privations which all must suffer, more or less, from the Embargo, to render the government odious. They wish to divert the minds of men from all reflection, except upon the two facts, that we suffer inconvenience—and that we suffer it in immediate consequence of a measure of the government. But in spite of all their efforts, the people will extend their reflections—they will remember that under Washington's administration an Embargo was laid (very wittily) though the state of Europe was then less threatening to us than at present—they will see that by the principles now adopted by European powers, neither ourselves nor our property can be safe at sea—they will remember that one recent enforcement of the principles (the attack on Denmark) was justified by federalists—they will remember that England has been influenced in her conduct, by the representations of the Tories that we had a weak, cowardly President, an ignorant Legislature, and were a divided people, who had neither the unanimity nor the spirit to defend our rights—they will reflect that we cannot control the European powers by direct force—that we cannot go over to Europe and coerce them at their own doors; and that the measure now in operation is the only way in which we can make them feel us—They will consider that nations, like individuals, are subject to unavoidable difficulties, which no human wisdom can avert. In short, no man of reflection will stop at the simple fact, that he suffers by a measure of government; but will ask under what circumstances the government acted? No wise man will censure the government till he can point out what better could have been done—No man who has a spark of virtuous patriotism will repine at personal privations which the safety of his country requires. Man never obtains a privilege without incurring a duty—to consider its value, and strive to preserve it. We have the privileges of freemen. It is our duty to be watchful, that we may not be defrauded by them. If we suffer the base incendiaries who now appeal to our selfishness, to seduce us to their yoke, how can we justify our weakness to our children, our country and our God? Shall we say, 'they struck upon our passions while warm with a sense of injury and deluded us? What! the voice of justice will reply—deluded by men whose deceptions you had so often detected—who stood before you, strip of their hypocrisy, in all the naked deformity of convicted impostors? Did you rush in the arms of a Demon whose cloven foot had so long been visible to you? Then you were unfit for freedom—you deserved the slavery that followed your blind confidence in known deceivers. Public spirit, that cheerfully made personal sacrifices to public safety, gained our independence. That alone can preserve it. Shame to the fordid wretch that shall lag behind! [Boston Democret.]
REPUBLICAN TICKET
For State Officers, for the year 1808. GOVERNOR. HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN LANGDON, Esq. COUNCILLORS. DANIEL GOOKIN, Rockingham, JOSEPH BADGER, Strafford, BENJAMIN PIERCE, Hillsborough, AMASA ALLEN, Cheshire. WM. TARTLON, Grafton & Coos. SENATORS.
ELIJAH HALL, District No. 1. BENJAMIN BARNARD, do. 2. WILLIAM WHITE, do. 3. JOHN BRADLEY, do. 4. RICHARD DAME, do. 5. NATHANIEL SHANNON, do. 6. SAMUEL BELL, do. 7. DANIEL HAWKINS, do. 8. GEORGE ALDRICH, do. 9. JOHN HARRIS, do. 10. MOODY BEDEL, do. 11. NATHANIEL GILMAN, County Treasurer. JOSIAH ADAMS, Recorder of Deeds.
GAZETTE MARINE LIST.
Saturday arrived here, brig George Washington, Capt. Lake, 41 days from Demerara. Sunday arrived here, fch's Scythian, Capt. Reding, 27 days from Point Peter, (Gaud) —The following vessels were left at Point Peter on the 27th December last—viz—Ship Libra, Francis, Newburyport, to sail in 10 days; Ship May, Curtis, do 15 days; Sch'r Bolina, Currier, do 5 days; Brig Merimack, Lakeman, Baltimore, 10 days; Sch'r Wm. & Henry, Lord, Ipswich, 5 days; Ship Northern Liberty, Glaw New-York; Sch'r Union, Hopkins, Washington, 15 days; do Eliza, Wilber, Newbern N.C. 8 days; Brig Henry, Cutter, Portland, 6 days; Sloop Wasp, Donnel, Old York, 10 days; Brig St. Antony, Blagg, New-York, 8 days; Sch'r Warwicks, Chanings do. 10 days; Ship Drew, do 20 days; do Peter, Roberts, do 20 days; Brig Eliza Ann, Rathill, Baltimore, 12 days; Ship Palace, Edwards, of Salem, put in distress. The barque Regulator, Mead from Boston for Portland, could not fetch, in the recent snow storm, and went ashore in Wells' bay—the captain, one seaman, and the vessel and cargo, were lost. Left at Tobago, Dec. 28, brig Oliver Peabody, Capt. Sullivan of this port.
Extra of a letter from the Secretary of State to the President of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, dated January 12.
"The President of the U. S. authorizes me to inform you, that it is in contemplation to dispatch to Europe for public purposes, a vessel from time to time, during the period of the embargo—and that previous notice of the time and place of departure, will be given, with a view to the accommodation of merchants and others in their foreign correspondence."
DIED—At Fort Adams in November last Capt. JOHN McCLEARY of the first Regiment of Infantry in the army of the U. S. aged 40 years, formerly of Epom, N.H. and son of the late Major McCleary who fell in the battle at Bunker's Hill In Conway (N.H.) Widow Catherine Sherburne, formerly of this town, aged one hundred years and seven months. In this town, Mrs. Fernald, wife of Mr. Benjamin Fernald.
DROWNED—On Friday last, in attempting to cross the River to Kittery, Mr. Thomas Dockam, aged 20, of this town.
The Doctor.
THE PORTSMOUTH Physician, Accoucheur AND DENTIST,—
May be consulted with, at Mr. Davenport's at any hour in the day;—Or, he will attend personally, upon the sick, whenever he may be requested.
The Doctor, begs leave to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of Portsmouth, and its vicinity, that, in conjunction with the other departments of his profession, he will perform, with the greatest ease, and in the neatest manner, the several operations of the Dentist. To admonish the Ladies and Gentlemen, of the propriety, and salutary consequences of preserving their teeth and gums, pure and undefiled, may perhaps, be deemed unnecessary. But clean, white, found, and even teeth, are as great an ornament to the mouth, as virtuous principles are to the mind. Portsmouth, January 26, 1808.
NOTICE is hereby given that at the Probate Court to be held at Exeter, on the third Wednesday of March next, I shall exhibit my account of administering the estate of RUTH JOHNSON, late of Kennington, in said county, widow, deceased. DAVID CHASE, January 18, 1808. [Administrator.]
State of New Hampshire,—Cheshire ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-residents proprietors and owners of land in MARLBOROUGH, in said State, that are delinquent in paying their taxes for the year 1807; that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before the first Monday of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same with legal cost, will be sold at public vendue at Phillips Sweetser, Esq's house, in said Marlborough, at ten of the clock in the forenoon.
Table with 5 columns: No. Lot, Acres, Tax, Amount, Remarks. Includes entries for Worthing Gregg, Ditto, Ditto, Moles Tucker, and DANIEL CUTTING, Collector. Marlborough, January 4th, 1808.
State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors & owners of land in the town of LOUDON, in said county, who have not paid their town, county and highway taxes for the year 1807; that so much of their land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling house of Samuel Piper, innholder in said town, on Monday the fourth day of April next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon unless prevented by previous payment to me the subscriber.
Table with 7 columns: Highway, County tax, Town tax, No. of acres, No. of non-resident in the first division. Includes entries for Joseph Hicks, John Haynes, John Moor, Ephraim Davis, John Wilce, John Woodman jr., James Huckings, Eli Dement, John Odiorne, Stephen Jones, John Deamer, Peter Maton, Capt. Mark, Eli Clark, John Ambler, Ebenezer Buffum, Col. Th's Westbrook, Daniel Davis, John Platted, Micah Emerson, Richard Jennis, John Rand, Samuel Chesley, Robert Thompson, Cyprian Jeffery, and ISAAC S. SARGENT, Collector. Loudon, January 7, 1808.
State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the resident and non-resident owners of land in the town of EPSOM, state and county aforesaid, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1807; that unless they previously pay the same, so much of their lands as will pay said taxes and all legal charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Major Daniel Gilley, inn holder in said town, on Monday the 28th day of March next, at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Table with 7 columns: Highway, County tax, Town tax, No. of acres, No. of non-resident in the first division. Includes entries for Joshua Brackett, Nathan G. Prescott, Tho's Greenleaf, Stephen Emerson, Josiah Bartlett, Daniel Philbrick, Phillip Marlton & Co., Nehemiah Cochran, Jonathan Warner, Tho's Drake, Frederick McCutch, John McDaniel, Nehemiah Cochran, JOHN CHESLEY, Collector. Epom, January 20, 1808.
State of New Hampshire,—Coos County.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in STEWARTSTOWN, State and county aforesaid, who have not paid the school, school-house and town taxes for the year 1807; that so much of their lands as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder at the dwelling-house of Jeremiah Eames in Stewartstown, on Monday the eleventh day of April next, at ten o'clock forenoon, unless previously paid. N.B. The school tax is fifteen cents, the school-house tax is nineteen cents, and the town tax is four cents, on the hundred acres. Jonas Minot's Claim,
Table with 7 columns: Highway, County tax, Town tax, No. of acres, No. of non-resident in the first division. Includes entries for Sir George Colebrook's Claim, Nathan Whiting's Claim, and John M. Tillotson's Claim. Stewartstown, January 5th, 1808.
ELISHA DYER, Collector.
Table with 7 columns: Highway, County tax, Town tax, No. of acres, No. of non-resident in the first division. Includes entries for Worlding Gregg, Ditto, Ditto, Moles Tucker, and DANIEL CUTTING, Collector. Stewartstown, January 5th, 1808.
Lands at Auction.
ON Thursday the 4th of February, will be sold at Public Auction, at the Inn kept by Nath'l Brown, Esq. in Portsmouth, the following lots of Land, belonging to the Estate of JOHN HALE, Esq. late of Portsmouth, deceased—viz—
Table with 4 columns: Acres, Range, Name, Description. Includes entries for Original Proprietors, Ward Cotton, Jonathan Moulton, John Wason, Joseph Palmer, George March, James Brown, John Wason, Jeremiah Sanborn, Jonathan Moulton, Samuel Perkins, Isaac Rindge, Benning Wentworth, George Livius, Jonathan Moulton, John Hale, James Nevin, Samuel Barr Esq., Andrew Wiggins, William Cox jr., Anthony Emery, John Tuck, John Tuck part of lot, Lt. John Webster, Walter Bryant Esq., Thomas Wallace, Moses Collin, Jonathan Warner Esq., Samuel Dickey, Col. Todd, John Hale Esq., Sale to commence at 10 of the clock forenoon, WILLIAM HALE, devisee in trust, and administrator to the Estate of JOHN HALE, Esq. deceased. January 26, 1808.
NOTICE is hereby given
that the meeting of the Commissioners to make a final dividend of the estate and effects of GIDEON ADAMS, late of Henniker, in the District of New Hampshire, Bankrupt, holden this day agreeably to notice for that purpose, is by said Commissioners at the request of the Assignee and the Creditors present, adjourned till the second Tuesday of May next at eleven o'clock A.M. then to be holden at the office of CHARLES CUTTS Esq. in Portsmouth, when and where the creditors who have not already proved their debts are hereby required to come prepared to prove the same, or they will be excluded the benefit of said dividend. BARUCH CHASE, Assignee. January 8, 1808.
State of New Hampshire—Rockingham ss.
THE creditors of the Estate of Captain SAMUEL LANGTON, late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased, are hereby notified that a further time of six months from the 8th instant, is allowed by the Judge of Probate, for the receiving and examining their claims, and that the subscribers will attend that service at the Office of Jeremiah Libbey, Esq. on Bow-street, on the second Tuesday of February, and the five following months, from 3 to 6 o'clock, P.M. on said days. JEREMIAH LIBBEY, SAMUEL JONES, JOHN B. HILL. Portsmouth, January 20, 1808.
WANTED in a small family
ly, a different middle aged woman, who perfectly understands cooking and doing other house-work with neatness;—for such a person adequate wages will be had by enquiring at this Office. Portsmouth, January 25th, 1808.
LIST OF LETTERS
Table with 2 columns: Remaining in the Post-Office Portsmouth, N.H. January 9th, 1808. Includes entries for B. Joseph Bridge; Nathan Barker, Strafford; Josiah Bartlett, Strafford; Josiah Batchelder, North-Hampton; John Batchelder, North-Hampton; Jacob Barney; Samuel Becket; Eunice Crummett; Samuel Cate; William Call; D. Simon Dearborn N. Hampton; John Dix; John Dean; Samuel Davis; Samuel Davenport; E. Jacob Ela; Mr. Elwell; F. Peter Folsom; Mark Fernald; James Folsom; G. Martin Gerts; Justin Granger; Lucy Gerrish; Daniel Green; James Griffin; H. Nath'l & Benjamin Ham; Elizabeth Hodgdon; Samuel Hooper; Mary Hooper; I. & J. Joseph Jennis, Rye; Joseph Jewett; Jacob Johnson, Newington; K. Olive Kimball; L. John Liznelly; Arthur Ladd; Daniel Lord; Samuel Lane; Samuel Libbey, Rye; M. Wm. W. Messer; Polly Millings; Nancy Molineaux; Alexandria Montgomery; N. Mason Norton; Newell Nerritt; Job Norton, jun.; James Nutter; John Neilson; Nathaniel B. Neal, North Hampton; O. George Osborne; P. James Partridge; Alex' Parris; Wm. Peirce; John Price; John Pitman, jun.; R. Stephen Rider; James Robinson; Robert Ritchie; Ephraim Rallings, Newington; S. Moses Stevens; Thomas Stacy; Charles Stephens, Kittery Point; Henry Southwick; Samuel Skillin; Lidy Smith, Strafford; Mary Sunbury; Caleb Sponey; T. Phineas Tyler; Joseph Tatherly; John Trefethen; U. & V. John Veasey; Benj'n Usher; W. Henry B. Williams; Lemuel C. Whiting; Newton Willey; Nancy Walker; Aaron C. White; John Walton; William Whitewell; Clement Weeks, Greenland; Samuel Woodman; John Warner. N.B. Those names with no towns annexed are for Portsmouth. MARK SIMES, P. M.

Miscellaneous Repository
MERCY.
By S. OSBORNE, editor of the Boston Democrat.
To crown Creation's mighty plan, Th' Almighty mandate thunder'd forth, "Let procreant Earth produce a Man!"
During our revolutionary war, the Ladies vied with the other sex in true patriotism. They with cheerfulness denied themselves the use of Tea, and those other delicacies and luxuries to which they had been accustomed...
[Washington paper.]
Counterfeit Bills.
The following counterfeit Bank Bills, were presented at Gilbert and Dean's Office, from the 28th of November to December 10th, 1807, inclusive, a period of only thirteen days...
Table with 2 columns: Bank Name, Amount. Includes entries for Bank of Columbia, Bedford Bank, Cheapside Bank, Exeter Bank, etc.
Besides the above, we have seen five dollar bills on Pownall, Hillsborough, Concord and Berksire Banks, altered to ten dollars. They are of Perkins's beautiful Stereotype...
Now Landing from Schooner Washington - and/or Sale by Isaac Waldron, jun.
340 barrels superfine and fine Philadelphia FLOUR, of a superior quality. January 19, 1808.
THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all concerned that he has taken upon himself the trust of an administrator, upon the estate of DAVID FURBISH...
State of New-Hampshire, Grafton ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in NEW-CHESTER...
Table with 5 columns: Highway tax, School tax, Town tax, County tax, No. of Lots. Includes entries for Samuel Searle, John Telford, etc.
State of New-Hampshire, Hillsborough ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in HILLSBOROUGH...
Table with 5 columns: Highway tax, School tax, Town tax, County tax, No. of Lots. Includes entries for William Whiting, Heirs of John Hill, etc.
State of New-Hampshire, Hillsborough ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in HILLSBOROUGH...
Table with 5 columns: Highway tax, School tax, Town tax, County tax, No. of Lots. Includes entries for William Whiting, John Moor, etc.
State of New-Hampshire, Hillsborough ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in ANTRIM...
Table with 5 columns: Highway tax, School tax, Town tax, County tax, No. of Lots. Includes entries for Alexander Cunningham, George Cunningham, etc.
H. & B. Penhallow, SHOP & Parlour STOVES.
Have for sale at their Store in Market-street, the following articles just received-viz. a complete assortment of Cast-Iron Dogs...
Large IRON-KETTLES, and a complete assortment of other IRON HOLLOW WARE; together with a great variety of Shelf HARD-WARE GOODS.
Joseph W. March, HARD-WARE GOODS.
Has received by the New Packet, and Mary-Jane and other late arrivals from England, a large addition to his former stock of HARD-WARE GOODS.
8000 feet 6 by 8, 7 by 9, 8 by 10, 9 by 11 and 10 by 12 British Crown Window GLASS; blis-ter'd Steel; sheet Iron; nail Rods; English Snares and Shovels; etc.
A great variety of BRASS WARE, consisting of— Door Locks; Bolts and Hinges; clock Balls; Quadrants; Capitals and Bas-es; fluted Latches; Door Rappers; com-mode Nobs; plain screw'd and patent brass Cocks; brass Candlesticks; bed Caps; etc.
Plated gig Furniture in sets; plated and common Stirrups and Bits; harness Buckles and Ties; plated and common Spoons; knee Buckles; horse Whips; curry Combs.
A large assortment of CUTLERY. Table Knives and Forks; sports-mans Knives; Razors; Scis-sors & Shears; tanners and curriers Knives; pocket, prun-ing and Pen Knives; cast steel and common Chisels and Gouges; butchers Knives; Carvers; Chopping Knives.
Iron Door Locks of all sizes, with brass rings and nobs; Locks; Hinges; Latches and Bolts of every description; crofs cut, pannell, web, compals, hand and key hole Saws; Spike, deck nail and common Gimblets; tap and bang Borets; pud Augers; cast steel Trowels; iron Weights from 1 to 200, to 56 lb.
A handsome variety of JAPAN'D WARE.
Oregon sea Trays, morocco and black ground with gold and imitation borders; Japan'd Caddies; bread Baskets; tea Cannisters; oval and roman Waiters; snuf-fer Trays; Candlesticks and Lamps; knife Trays and lantern Lamps; cheese Wag-gons; japan'd dressing Cases.
Cast steel and common hand saw Files; Rips; round and flat ball Files; goldsmiths and watch makers Tools; coopers Joiners; plain Irons; clock Faces; dressing Cases; pocket Books; patent Spring Suspenders; tooth Brushes; lead Pen-cils; Needles; Pins and Needles.
A large assortment of BRUSHES.
Painters Tools; coat and vest But-tons; clock and watch Furniture; chaise Whips; whip Thongs; tortoise shell and horn Combs; Britannia iron and pewter Spoons; scale Beams; Steelyards; Spec-tacles; steel Spring and common Snuffers, wood Screws.
Brafs and iron pipe Bellows; Shov-els and Tongs; shovel Pans; Devonshire Shovels; Griddrons; copper and sheet iron tea Kettles; coffee Mills; Skimmers and Ladles; flitch Bells; Looking Glasses; bras, iron and japan'd Candlesticks; ven-der Boxes; patent Lamps; japan'd Gras-cas; patent and common awl Blades; bras and iron Wire; silver and bras Thimbles; wire and steel rat Traps.
London and Bristol Pewter; Cod Lines; bed Cords; bras and copper Sheets; cod and mackerel fish Hooks; ship Scrap-ers; iron and wood Braces with bits; shiv-ling Boxes and Brushes; hand screw Plats; bras and paper ink Pots; bed Screws; iron Squares; box Rules; snuff and tobacco Box-es; table and house Bells; elastic and com-mon knitting Pins; bras and iron Jewl-harps; block tin tea Pots; bullet Moulds; pistol and gun Locks; coopers Adzes; gun Flints; thimble, Hatches; goldsmiths Stakes; camels hair Pencils; razor Straps; wire mouse Traps.
Joiners flocked moulding Tools; oval, grooving, nicking, rabic, rabic, frying, jack and smoothing PLANES; quirk, o-volo and Beads; Quick O'Gree; flanding Phillifers; Beads and Cores; quarter Rounds; Gothick Sash and Templets; fish Phillifers; shavings back O'Gree & Beads. He has constantly for sale, Cast Iron Hollow WARE, cut and wrought Nails and Brads of all sizes—by the cask or retail. November 24.
WARRANTED TEAS.
Just received and for sale at Joshua Wentworth, jr's Store, in Court-street, opposite the Brick Market, Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, Souchong & Bohea TEA warranted genuine. and a general assortment of W. India Goods & Groceries. Also for sale at the above Store, Few Bbls. MACKEREL, in ex-cellent order. January 12.
NOTICE.
THE Proprietors of the Fourth Turnpike Road in New-Hampshire, are hereby notified that their annual meeting will be held at the dwelling-house of Thomas Hough, innkeeper in Lebanon, on Tuesday the second day of February next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, to choose the necessary officers of the corporation for the year ensuing. ISAIAH POTTER, Proprietors Clerk. Lebanon, January 18, 1808.
State of New-Hampshire, Grafton ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in LANDAFF, who have not paid their highway, school, town and county taxes, for the year 1807; that so much of their lands as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Nathaniel Rix, in Landaff, on the third Monday of March 1808, at ten of the clock in the forenoon.
The delinquents are as follows.
Table with 7 columns: County tax, School tax, Town tax, No. of Acres, No. of Lots, Range, Number. Includes entries for various landowners and their tax amounts.
Non-resident improved Land.
Table with 7 columns: Owners Names, N. R. D. A. H. S. C. Includes entries for John Page, Stephen Kinsman, Gideon Farriss, etc.
LIME.
Nath'l Adams & Son, No. 20, Merchant's Row. Home for Sale, Stone LIME; Winter strained SPERMACETI OIL; Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin & Souchong TEAS, warranted of the best QUALITY. And a general assortment of GROCERIES, at the most reasonable prices. January 12.
LOAN OFFICE, New-Hampshire, June 11th, 1807.
NOTICE is hereby given, That in conformity with the provisions of the act supplementary to the act, intitled "An act making provision for the redemption of the whole of the public debt of the United States," books will be opened at the office of the commissioner of loans for New-Hampshire, on the first day of July next, to continue open until the seventeenth day of March, 1808, inclusively, the fourteen last days of each quarter excepted, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions for such parts of the old six per cent. deferred six per cent. and three per cent. stocks, as may, on the day of subscription, stand on the books of the said commissioner of loans.
NOTE.
Proprietors of 1000 dollars nominal six per cent. Stock, subscribed before the 1st October, 1807, will be entitled to receive, 649 62 of new stock. If subscribed between the 1st October and 31st Decem-ber, 1807, : : 644 37 — between the 1st January, and 17th March, 1808, 619 03 — Proprietors of 1000 dollars nominal deferred, subscribed before the 1st October, 1807, will be entitled to receive, 855 78 — If subscribed between the 1st October, and 31st Decem-ber, 1807, : : 853 62 — between the 1st January, and 17th March, 1808, 831 42 — Being the unredeemed amount of the old stock on the 1st July and October, 1807, and 1st January, 1808, respectively. Proprietors of 1000 dollars three per cent. Stock will be entitled to receive 650 dollars of new stock. JUNE, 1807. (gm.)
State of New-Hampshire, Grafton ss.
NOTICE is hereby given that the non-residents owners of land in the town of PLYMOUTH, in the county of Grafton, who have not paid their proportion, town, county, school and highway taxes for the year 1807; that unless they pay said taxes, on or before the first day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at vendue at the dwelling-house of Col. William Webster, at Plymouth aforesaid, at ten of the clock A. M. on said day.
Table with 7 columns: Names of the original grantees or owners of the non-residents, No. of Acres, No. of Lots, Proportion tax, School tax, Town tax, County tax. Includes entries for Theodore Atkinson, Eben'r Hartshorne, Joseph Smith, etc.
TO BE LET.
A Building at the middle Town wharf, suitable for a store or dwell-ing-house. Inquire of Geo: F. BLUNT. December 29.
Cash given for RAGS, at the Book store of C. PEARCE.