The New Hampshire Gazette

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 testify 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 merchandize to people unknown to us; 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, Charleton,
Samuel Lathrop, Boston,
Richard S. Tibbits, Portsmouth N. H.
Charles Nutter, Philadelphia,
Samuel Low, Providence,
Josiah Shackford, Portsmouth, N. H.
John Pritchet, Philadelphia,
William Lawrence, State of N. York,
Thomas Reilly, Philadelphia,
Samuel Leighton, Boston,
Joshua Gage, Boston,
Thomas Hunt, Philadelphia.