The Freeman's journal, or, New-Hampshire gazette — Portsmouth, N.H., 1778-03-10 00:00:00, page 4

^ On General GATES,
HAIL ! glorious chief, whom diftiny has cho'e
To bound the limits of thy country's woes;
Where all, with pleas'd astonishment surveys,
Shall the adventurous muse pr,efume to praise :
Juffly I may divine aflirtance claim,
Immortal power's Ihould sing immortal fame ;
For fare if immorality descends
To guard a name that virtue comprehends,
The conquering Gates demands its earliest care,
The boundle^, undefac'd reward to ihare ;
Thee then I nng—ye gracious nine inspire
Unnumber'd beauties to attend my lyre;
Be filept all--its laural'd triumph rears
The name of Gates, which tyrants trembling, hears ;
He, who by Heaven direded, nobly flood
The rage of thousands, for his country's good ;
Who, fir'd by all that warms the hero's breast,
The helpless anguilh of mankind diftrefs'd;
The tender maid, with frantic grief, in vain
Attempt to call to life her murder'd swain;
The smiling babe, with prattling voice require
The fond caresses of its flaughter'd fire;
The affluent farmer banifh'd from his home,
Doom'd for pecarious fuftinance to roam,
While wretches, with a useless waste, deftroy'd
What the whole labour of his life employ'd ;
These deeds infernal, and unnumber'd more,
Such ads as Hell never devis'd before;
(For ordinary crimes, when held by theirs,
A garb of purity and virtue wears)
These were what call'd the godlike warrior's aid,
Rejoic'd he heard, and greatly brave obey'd ;
The stratagems of war his mind engage
How bent to execute his deftin'd rage ;
Teach the vast cannon, with tremendous roar,
To wound thro' paths of death unknown before ;
These were the charms for which the chief refigo'd
Those scenes of life where ev'ry Joy's combin'd.
In future times, when jarring tumults cease,
And Heav'n propitious lulls the foul to peace.
When after all these horrid wars are o'er,
And Liberty's immerg'd from seas of gore ;
As o'er the field, where jocund pleasures strays,
And freeborn nature all her wealth difplajs:
Some hoary swain, with early care fball tread
The verdant margin of th' enamal'd mead ;
Then view the tomb whole fculptur'd sides invest
The grave where Gates's honour'd ashes rest,
And cry “ To thee, thou glorious god-like ffiade,
By refcu'd liberty let thanks be paid ;
Thou, who intrepidly serene, could dare
The ghastly horrors of destroying war ;
When injur'd virtue all her woes confefs'd,
She found a bounteous patron in your breast ;
You heard her griefs, your friendly aid apply 'd,
And nobly brave, the oppressors forces defi'd:
Heav'n seen your bowels, and bid fate to bless
Each generous wish with meritted success.
Well pleas'd, she went with rapid speed to place
Your deeds with those of Heav'ns impartial race ;
Then o'er your country's foes a vidor role,
And prov'd that virtue is the care of GJ.
IN despite of every admonition, the ladies
persist in such a mode of ornamenting their
heads,as is almost incredible. There is a print
of two ladies vis a vis, which I looked on as
abfolurely outre, but I now aver it for a fa&,
that I saw two of these high heads get into
their carriage though with the utmost difficul
ty,owing intirely to the enormous size of their
head-dress. When they were seated, it was
impossible for them to fit upright ; it is there
fore recommended to such ladies, to follow
the example of some of the bon ton, to have
their carriages made without feats, and to fit
in the Turkish manner on carpets.
A specimen of this kind was lately exhibi
ted at a coachmaker's in great Queen-street.
Perfeverancejn this extremity of fashionable
folly, renders the fairer part of the creation
inexcufeable; all that can be said in their be
halfis, that they stoop to conquer. B. W.
—fanud at Daniel Fowle's Printing Office
London.
Ibis Day, 11 o'Clock,
Public Vendue.
BY Virtue of a Licence from the Hon. Phillips
White, Esq; ]udge of Probare of Wills &c. for
the County of Rockingham, WILL BE SOLD at
PUBLIC VENDUE to the highest Bidder, on Tues
day the to h of March next, at Eleven o'Clock in
the Forenoon, at the House of Mrs. Tilton, Inholder
in Portsmouth, Two Thirds of all the Real Estate of
Samuei Griffith, Esq; late of Poftfmouth, deccafed ;
confining of (he House and Land now in the Occu
pation of Mr. R;chard Champney, and Part of the
House & Land now in the Occupation of Mr. Thomas
Lowd, and Part of the House and Land mow in the
Occupation cf Joseph Bais, one Wall and two Floor
Pews in the Rev. Do&or Havens Meeting House ; —
For further Particulars, inquire of Joseph Bass, who
is impowet'd to Lilthe fame P^fosutb Feb. io.
said Lownfap, as it hereto affixed, with their Names,
which they are b reby required to pay to mt the Sub criber
at my Dwelling Hue in said Rutans,, at or before the
Fifteenth Day of April next, or their Lands will be ad
vertiPd, in this Paper, for Sale, and be proceeded with
agreable to the Laws o' said State in such Case made
and provided, fbe Names of the ncnsefident Proprietors
are as follows, with tbe Sums due.
A large Mouse Color'd Hbrfe^
CAME to the Barn of Mr. THOMAS QUINT,'
junr. of Newington, on the zift of February,
lad, he has a small Star in his Forehead. Whoever
has loft the aforementioned Horse, by applying to said
Quint, and paying Charges, msy h ve him again.
Newington, March 9 h, 1778.
TO SE SOLD,
ON reasonable terms, a large Dwelling House
pleasantly situated, near Capt. johm Grants, in
Portsmouth ; it contains &r Rooms on a Floor, five
Chambers fioifhed,a good Barn &c. Enquire of Mr.
Samue Bowles of Portsmouth, or David Griffith of
Exeter. Exeter, March 7th 1778.
§ Barrington. §
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Strafford,,
WHEREAS the General Court of / aid State, bait
tale, passed ar AN, impowering each leven in
tbit State to lax all unimproved Lands witbin the
lamt, and bave give# Dir^tont to the Constables and
Colleßori to Notify all nowffdtnt Owners 0/ laid Lands
in the original Proprietor, Nasirs— Ibis is therefore to
Notify the Owners of tbs fevesal Lots of Land in Liar
ringten, in said Slate, that unlch tbey pay tbtir Taxis to
mt tbs Subscriber at M, H.uO in Barrington witbin 8
Wests from tbit Date, with incidental Changes, tbtir
Lands, will be Adverti/ed it tbd Paper, for /ale, in the
Names of tbs original Prep letors, with the Sums due on
each Lot or Lots.
SAMUEL STILUS, Cefeßer for Barrington.
Barrington, Feb 23. 1778.
N. B. Said Stiles will be at Portfmutb, at the Houri
of Mrs. filters tbs lßth cf April,o receive the faxes that
may be due in this or an, other Fount. At Barrington,
on / ue/da, the 41b of April at 1/aac Waldron's : —the
yb 0/ April at Phillip Caverlfs. (36—39)
II Rumney.
STATE of NEW HAMPSHIRE,
THESE are to Notify tbs nonrsfident Proprietors of
tbs fownfbip,' Rumney, that there is a fax or
Aflrfmsnt laid upon their Shares or Rights of Land in
Ricba'd Jenneft,E q;7 101
,obn Wells 7 10
Tbes. Atkif n Eq; 7 10
M.HWsntW9rtb,Ef; 7 JO
febn wentwortb.El; 7 10
Bnirig Wentworth, 7 10
Humphry Colby 5 3
folepb Brown 7 10
fopbWkb 7 10!
B. Wentwosth, Esq; 15 8!
ccoAc^s
JONATHAN HALL, Gufebf.
Rf,, Feb. 20, 1778, (3 6 —39}
s. d.
Moles. Seavfe )
undivided Right , '
fhmiab Clough E; !§ 8
Henry Champion Es; 15 8
Capt. Sam Holland taxed
for the following Lands,viz
His Location, £.745
one Right of Land 0 7 to
one intervail Lott 0 2 8
ybarei undivided ) 6
Land,
GOODS, ENGLISH Assortment of kitii A
Austin, junr. Benjamin
GOODS, WEST INDIA
LONDON PEWTER.
TEA, RAISONS, &c.
FOR SALE. HAS
Also,
[ C^^RAISON^^ BEST
hundred Acres Newington, tofell Power of an a ,
„fyh fold by I smaller Quantity, be to
j CHEAP CASH, Bass, for Poitimouth, in
but be Land fopfom Eastward, tbe of in for not to me,
WHEREAS Job* Pickering Sub/criber 7/fa gave
NINCEN' WILLIAM Newington, Fb<uar, 28,1778
tbe di posing having fines fold Land, 1 of laid lams my
self, Revoke tbe said Power. now
New Rum India Weft & England
Long Wharf, fomo the found CHAIN OX OAN. on
End, the North HILL SAMUEL by SOLD at be To
Hallow Ware, Bars, Iron Saw Sweeds Iron Also,
of other Number and Raifons, Salt, Gruidftones, a
againpaying Char it have The time may owner ago.
Barrell Gallon, Hogshead, the good, by or Choice
(36—39) only. Cassi for cheap Articles,
Waldron. William of Enquire ges.
IS^ER^BY-GIVEN, Inha the ITOTICE to
by the will be this Exeter, ready erefted State in at
defir'd, the therfore from of March it middle is next ;
R AGS ready, Paper-Maker, will have their that they
coiled them, with Cart, by Custom, according to to a
MILL PAPER the of Portsmouth, that bitants
ManufaQury Exeter. Paper at
36—59) of Bell. ( Ring the a