The New Hampshire gazette — Portsmouth [N.H.], 1797-11-15 00:00:00, page 4

it is umpoflible any bOdry else can
write such excellent verse. - 'Every
body is delighted with it.”” At this
iny friend i‘%éttle’s‘cyc’s began'to {par
kle—the wrincles on his brow vin
tlliedy his ¢hinwas drawn up an imch
and with :an ‘air of cheerfulnefs, he
favs to me “walk in, walk in ; come
I begin to fecl 2 little beteer.” Im.
&tdy he took me by the arm
and hurried me into the houfe—~~for
getting the stick that had served him
- #s-a couch, and marching as light as
a soldier from camp with his fur
lough in his pocket.
This thot Twith myfelf, is_Tick-
LING to. fome,purpofe ;. I .took ‘the
hint and resolved o relieve his wife
and family at lealt one hour from
the fretfalnefs of a crabbed hypocon.
driac. I went. on to. praile .my
friend’s talents at poetry—told hg
. What a pity every bedy ,thou?lt, .
%a}: {uch talents fliould be Joft=in
-sifted upon it he ought to ‘writé tra
gedies and an Epic ;go'e‘m. My friend
Veas so plenfed with these encomiums
nn'-'httég!%m» that he soon forgot
his_weak joints and diazy bead—-
and walked round the room, ‘ﬁ as
puch Wmﬂm‘*gf fer,
. Babe stepped out of the room.a
Anomentta gpder 2 battle of wine,
“her husband (0 well for 2 month—
From the Commercial Advertiser.
il ICKLER, .
W ILL Nettle is remarkable for
_ ¥ VY. his learning and wit, and is
not a bad poct ; but, like most se
dentary men, is hypocondriac.- -He
rises in the morning, and. vents his
spleen upon his domefllics, or. even
his wife ‘and children. ‘The ‘fire i
not well made—the hearth is not
fivept—the coffee’at breakfaft is not
clear—something " is forever Wrong,
‘His farhily havé no -peace; till'' Will
has {go} his breakfaft and retired to
‘his ftudy’to.loll ‘on the fofa or dose
over books.
.. I called a.few days ago tofée my
friend, Nettle. . -As 1 entered. the
room, he assumed a most solemn
Yook, which portend a ‘cold recep
tion. However 1 had seen him in
such fits before—and ‘with a chear
ful air, asked him how he did. - O,
said he, with a sigh, T am Very poor
—my health is miserable. - Why,
said 1; the weather is very fine, why
don’t you ride oyt and, take the; air,
and exercile ? He made me, no re
g}_)’, but put-on a long face and shook
L R R T
~ I then.inquired for the health of
his, family—and began to praise his
children, ~ But this would -not do—
g}fl’t. on.his long melancholy face.
‘Come; said 1 to h%m, let us take g
Wilk in the garden. O, he could
not {tir, without such dizziness and
trembling However, T urged hinm,
till he-put ‘on’his“great ‘coat, tho: in
a fine warm day, tied a handkerchief
round' his 'neck, ‘to ‘prevent -taking
<old; put on his hat and-tocka large
hickory stick to support his trem-
Bling joints.. ‘Atlengthlic was ready
for a walk, ‘and hobbled along; leant
ing on his cane, ‘withi'as: much as
tho’ he had loft a Jimb. |
_ After looking at the garden, and
?la_nts and fruit-trees, and. praising
hem, as doing honor to his taste and
indaftry, alt Which he received with
a coldpefs bordering on indifférence,
I stepped up to-hitn, and with 'a half
{ly Yook, told him, T'knew who Wwréte
Rie litkle elégy, which was published
in-the Newipaper a few days before.
Aye,do ¥oun ? said he with a Imile;
pray how do you %know ? I never
toid -one ‘mortal that 1 wrote it.
Know, replied 1! why every body
in town afcribés it to you ; they fay
L LRV O G v o
Was T right or was I not ?
W AS 1 right or avas I not,
T ell me girlsy, and tell me trie}
You I mean awhbs’ve bufpands got,
Was I avrong to do [o ton ? M
No—lD'm sure to die. a maid |
Neé'er avas meant to be my lot :
Elymen call'd and I cbey’d, -
Was I right or avas I not 2 -
Whei the youth that pleas’d my mind,
Told kis love in language fuseet,
Could 1 fee him fond and kind
Sigh and languish at my feet ?
No, 10y oy it avas in vain, o
Frowns §5 threats avere %m'te Sforght,
Seon at church I ras’d bis pain,
Was I right or avas { not ? ;
Ttis I bnow, a single life.
Never avas defig’d for me 5
No, noy 73, 'tis naught but firifey -
That you surely aill agree ; - _
Girls get married—that’s your plan, -
- Cupid will afift the plot ; - ‘
Then, like Iz, secure your main—
Was L right or avas IT'mot ?
Glass Windouwws,
Second ‘Hand—for SALE
" r WENTY-TWO Sathes glazed,
: for eleven windows, In good
crder ; inquire of the Printer..
Nov. 13, 1797.
_ TO BE SOLD
At-No. 15, Portsmouth Pier,
By Daniel Huntrels,
By Wholesale, 325
SECOND and third proof To
bago and Barbadoes Rum ;
Brandy ; Sugar ;- Cotton ; Rice ;
Raisins ; Liemons ; Nutmegs ; Nails ;
Soap 3 Candles ; Powder ;3 Red
Lead ; Pitch ; Tar; Turpentine ;
Rozin, &e¢. &c.
STRAYED orftolen
: from thepafture of the subscri
ber, about the 20th of O&ober, a
sorrel colour HORSE, about 14}
hands high, 2 left feet partly white,
and white {pot ‘on his nose, any per
son or persons that will return fuid
Horse {hall be hand(omely rewarded
by aniel Huntress, Portsmouth.
A Valuable Lot of Land for, sale.
SIS RO
At AUCTION
On Wepnespay the ‘lsth inst. at 11
i o’clock, A. M. .
A LOT of LAND situated on
' Wathington-Street, lying be
tween lland‘ofa Capt. John Sewards
and Mr. Stephen Chace’s, 30 feet on
said street, and about 6o back.
Conditions of ‘fale to be
‘made known at time' and place of
sale, which will be on the premises. -
- Portimouthy Nov. 8, 14997.
‘TO.BE LET -'
A Dwelling-Houle
pleasantly fitrrated at the south ﬁrt
of the town, fately occupied by Mr.
Lang, dire@tly opposite Mr. Peter
Cofhin’s. For further particulars in
quire 'of -Jonathan Warner.
Portsmouth, Nov. 7, 1797. '
O R Y
John Man,
Opposite the State-House,
FRY-ING Pans ; 4d, 6d, 10d and
A 20d Nails; 7 by 9 and Bby
10 Glass ; Flat Irons ; Iren Hol
low Ware ; German Steel.
Catks of Raisins ; barrels frefh Bal
timore F¥lour ; bbls Brown ‘Sugar ;
Loaf, Havannah and India ditto ;
Firkins of Butter ; Country Cheese.
- W, Indiaand New-England Rum;
Gin 3 Brandy and Wines ; Cotton ;
Hyfon and Souchong Teas of the
firt quality, Bohéa ditto. = -
Spices ; ‘Gun Powder and Shot 3
cotton'and wool Cards ; Mould Can
dles,-dipt do ; lig Tobacco; Pol
lock Fith, with almost every article
in the Grocery line. by
No»v.tg, £99%. _ 3
. 'FOR SALE BY
William Plummer,
G In Market-Streety,
By Wholesale € Retail,
on reasonable terms for cash ‘or ap
| g %mved credit, o A
‘ N 7‘ES In- | French Brandy.
dia Rum. | Holland’s Gin.
g{adeira,, . { London Porter.
Sherry,” | w. | Loaf and Brown
Yort, . b 's:’ : Sugars. :
Tent, g""‘? ‘Hyg)ng \O3
Lisbon & .| Souchong & X
Malaga J! | Bohea Vi
~ Coffee. 5 Chocolate ; Molasses ;
Alfpice; Peppet; Cloves ; Nutmegs 5
Cinnamon j Caffiay Almonds ; Rice ;
Flour ; Oatmeal ; Raisins; Poland
Starch ; ‘Ginger'; Carrants y Englith
and American Mustard ; Indigo ;
61—3; 3 14dy 6d, 10d & 20d Nails ;
Rufia&lSwedes Iron,&3c,
and eurs himas I had thea.done.
And said she, come as early as you
can, and talk about poetry-and boeks,
and then we shall not be tormented
with his fretting and feolding. Liord
bless us; said she why he is so Tick-
Lep Whendmen of learning com'efa;h{i
praise him, that he does not get over
it all day. ’ :
At this livasnot a little TicrkreD
myfelf—l took a glass of wine and
left my friend Nettle in perfe& good
humor with me, and, what is more
with all his family. |
Lo WEENST B R
GOODS
’ Je
Lang, Brievley &3 Co.
HAV E feccived by the late ar
_ A rivals into Boston, a quantity
of GOODS suitable to the present
and approaching seasons; which they
are now felling at a low advance for
‘cafh or approved credit,
by Whdlefale only.
Portsmouth, Nov. 3, 1797.
FOR SALE BY
Will'm Neil
111 1m Clll,
PORTSHMOUTH,
B OHEA Tea, by
wholesale and retail ; Boston
Snuff per keg, pound or ounce.
Rum ; Brandy ; Gin ; Lisbon
and Sherry Wine ; Loaf Sugar ;
W. India Sugar ; E. India -Sugar 3
Souchong Tea ; Belt Hyfon Tea ;
Molafles ; Coffee ; Chocolate 3 Pép
per ; Ginger ; Alipice §} Nutmegs ;
Cinnatgon ; Cloves ; Mace ; Lemons;
Currants ; Raisins ; Rice.
20 barrels Superfine Flour ; Salt-
Petre ; Alum ; Logwood 3 Red
wood ; Spanith & Carolina Indigo ;
Combs of all kinds ; Segars.
Window-Glass, 7 by g & Bby '10';
Tumblers in straws ; Mould and
Dipt Candles ; Gun-Powder ; Shot,
No. 1,2, 3, 4 ; Nails, 4d, 6d;, Bd,
10d 3 Englith Mustard in bottles ;
Crockery per crate and retail 3 ‘Cot
ton';" Cheeses from Connecticut }
Soa’p; Starch ;' Liquor cases, gilt
bottles ; Tow:Cloth; Cottpn Cloth,
plain and striped ; Cotton & Linen ;
Blankets. W ANTED—
Flax-Seced ; White Beans ; Barley
. and Butter.
35 Those persons whose notes
are in William Neil’s bands, and the
time of payment expiredy are desired s
pay them, or _&_’/‘f:‘_:—. 't
Jonathan Edgerly,
Continental POST-RIDER
From Portsmouth to Plymouth,
R ESPECTFULLY informs the
public that he leaves the Péft-
Office in Portsmouth, with the Mail
on Wednesday mornings at g o’clock,
once a fortnight through ' the winter
season, and passes alternately from
Portsmouth to Plymouth through
Dover, Rochester, aitd Moultonbo
rough, to Plymouth, returning thro’
New-Hampton, Meredith, Gilman
town, Nottingham and Durham to
Portsmouth 3 {rom t)ge'ncg through
Durham, Nottingham, Dcaﬁcfd-,
Epsom, . Gilmantown, Meredith,
New:Hampton to Plymouth, and re
turns -th'rough Holdernefs, Sahdwich,
Tamiworth, Offipee, Wakefield, Ro
chester, and Dover to Portsmouth.
He will furnifh the inhabitants of the
above and the adjoining towns with
Newipapers, regularly, & will leave
them' agreeable to their direions,
and tranfa&t every kind of business
committed to his care with punétu
ality and dispatch on moderate terms.
~ N. B. ‘Any person having business
to tranfat on the above rout, may
leave their directions either at' Mr.
Davenport’s tavern, where he puts
up while in town, or at the Printing-
Office, and the fame will be punc
tually attended tp. -
Portsmouth, O&. 1997. ‘
State of New-Hampthire, Strafford, fI.
N()TICE is bereby given to the non-
LN resident 'g)r'd' rictors and ‘owners of
lands in the ‘wnfhip,of W olfeborough
who have not paid their hi'ghw'ay_'ahé
county taxes for the year 1797, that so
much’of their land as will pay said taxes
with ncidental charges, will be fold at
R};bli‘c vendue, at the dwelling house of
r. Thomas Whittle, innholder in said
Wolfeborough, on Thuifday the ¢Bth day
of December next, at 16 o’clock in the
forenoon, unless prevenicd by previous
pﬂymm'-. ; o : ‘8: :‘ (”
Non residents names. No. de%. dis.Cts. Ces
Benjamin Nudd, 5 8 67 6§
jobn Moffatt, =~ 14 300 692 9
onas Minot, = 17 800 1 46 12
James Southern, = 230 o‘g" 6
Stephen Batfon, 5 100 0 J;g 4
George Meferve, 4 100 048 4
George Meferve, 9&10 490 231 24
ames Sheafe, 20&21'560 177 15
inme,'mk. i L BN RSy, 9
hom# Wentworth, 12 500 g 35 34
George Glynn, 5 150 o4§ g
-g!ﬂb.??’zid Sargent, g 335343 28
t;,Pheh Evans, = 7 986117 1
Josiah Sta,ckpa%,‘, Lk Yo 867 g
. SAMI 1 I&gﬁ‘t‘,’ts, Colleétor,
Wolfebarough, Nov. 7, 1797.
43 general Adlorgment of .
BLANKS
‘i'-‘ it{‘l;i‘.x,‘ i 4 WYL oe e 75
kepy Ror. Ry 8 Jo Ueihery friis
i;;g slice and Bpo Store, COrner
ot Market-Street, Portimouths
Windsor-Chairs
- o - ,of every
/ .¢ .. defeription; -
/ of the best kind,;
Ly made &
“éﬁ;ﬂ/’% ~as chitap
m. G - epll BRIV
‘=( . purchased
e at BOSTON
s gy o p eliewhens;
. By Josiah Foliom
ot bis fhopin Portsmouth.
- Cassi and, Pepper
Fo bt fold by thes Bagyror: donsn'py,
By Thomas Marti.
'$ , o gt County {atd day. :eLyB o’clock, :: D tax, A. 2 Littleton, M. on ggl at 10 State tax. {aid
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N‘OTICE tosvnthip county, have not taxes inclusive, that pay-their.faid they (viz. State 1777 1795 paid taxes Littleton, up-to year given who Apthorp, is'hereby year land unléfs of non-resident of in said their back the owners to the in:the from alias the
N Rankin, jun..i day together incidental highest houfé pay James march charges, public of will bidder, taxes) before January fame at County the of their the as'will the vendue to the on next, land with at me fiubicriber or 11th be fold the so of to “and L
: D.C.M. D.C.M. DCM DBCM DCM D.C.M., D.CM D.CM. D.C.M. DcCM Undiv.D.CHM. DLM. DCM D.CM| D.CM DCM D.CM. DM DCM DCM D.CM DCI DCM g
. - to_tal. - _ ° - h?im total - - 1795%. :17@0: 1788, 1791, 1794 1486.. 1782, 1486, 1788 1790.. 1785.. 1787, 1799, 1789. years 1778, 17872 | P 1480, 1781, 1794 T 1782, Sum o For the
- <& JAMES RANKIN, jr. - sAB 1797. :1N i . ColleGor. 2 Littleton, O&. 27, -
k R : : ~ ' |.3.' New-Hampthire.———Grafton, 'o. 5 £¥ _State of ff. .-: 32
- The names of the Grantees of Chef
wick are qs follows, to avit o—Fames
Averyy, Feremiah Clement, Benadam
Gallop- alias Gallofoy, Nathan Gallsp,
Willieon Gallop, Himphrey Avery, jre
William Avery, Soloront Avery, Santuel
«Avery, Lathan Avery, Fames Avery,
Palms dvery, Ghriftopher - dvery,
Weightftill Avery, Ifanc Averyy Willinme
Billings, Barnard Farnard, Reuben
Lackwood, Fofeph Lockauood, Ebenezer
Lockweod, Benjamin Gils, Elijak
Mogan, Thomas Povars, Ames Mead,
..’f[)rz;zbazzz IV eedy, Nathaniel Weed, Fran
cis Smithy Lemuel Smitb,M‘?oﬁpb
Smith, dfawuc' Smith, Sobomon Morgan,
«;o/:fz Baldawin, ,)?’o/'n Frasichier, i:;::
raichier jro Williant Fi rartcbiéf,g‘}%n
Ambler, Theophifus Rogers, Uriah Re
gersy Joseph Williams, ?-'b‘omax Prentice
Gallapy Ebenezer Gallop, A Yone;,
dHenry Gallopy Humphrey Aiery, Theoa
dore 'ﬂ?f@ Lfy. Mark P? Went
‘aworth, Efg. James Nevent, bis Exeel
lericy Benning Wentoworth, Efgy a tradd
equal o two of the above shares. :
.. The Grantees of A?thorp are as
follows, to wit ":-i-i;%e.i- Littley jr.
'Mgﬁxi Little, Ifvael oeys Alesander
Phelps, proprictors as mentidned in
he clner s Bonmig Wontuori
'Eﬁor T headore dttféj'gp; ﬁ/@ Cand
Mark H. Wentworth; Efg. five hun
dred. acres bach ;% %m&-{)’,
Nutkuit Curte, Bojani L
Tris fu ggﬁféﬂ ahd Samiel Adams,
four } unrw%aprsscacﬁ, b
Esexezer Pinorss, ) momie o
Joserw W. Morsity L° %?0{: -
'--~18£ktvlni;m.g&!:?;? J . son
- Biteleton) Bept: 2g; 1797, -
State of New-Hampshire.
: Grafion, [J.
PUBLIC notice'is hereby given
by us the subscribers, to a%l the
proprietors ahd owners of lands ‘in
‘the townthip of Chefwick, alias Ap
thorp, alias Littleton and Dalton, in
{aid county, who' are delinquent ity
paying a tax of three cents per acre,
granted by the Getieral Court of
said State, on tlie firlt day of Janua-
Ty, 1796, and an a& in addition to
said act; passed on the gth day of
December; 1796, on all lands in said
Littleton and Dalton, (public rights
‘excepted) {or the purpose of making
toads and bridges in said towns ; that
unless they pay said tax with all in
tervening charges to us the fubferi
bers, at Littleton aforefaid, on eor
before the -18th day of December
next, so much of the said lands will
be fold at public vendue to the high
elt bidder, at 10 o’clock in the fore
noon .on said day, at the dwelling
house of Mr. James Williams in said
Littleton, as will pay said tax and
costs. _ ‘
LL persons indebted to or thit
l & have any demands againit the
estate of Samver Hoir, late of Deer
field, deceased, are requested to éx
hibit the fame for settlement to the
fubferiber. TAYLOR HOIT.
Deexitel, I6eC T, Thdd. '
- Wemter GOODS: -
Peter Coffin
AS just received by the late ar-
H rivals from England, a variety
of Winter GOODS, which are now
opening for sale by Wholesale-and
Retail. * ;
Portsmouth; Nov. 3, 1797.
M——-—-——-‘-—-—...\..w
For New-York .
with good accommoda
s .;Tm«: Rt fuiling
SRI N % schooner Thomas,
= vions; Edward K. Dante
rely madter, for freivht or passage in
quire at N. H. Hotel. Nov. 1
For Philadelphia, -
THE Sloop Amity,
~ MOSES WOODWARD, jr.
Master, lying the North fide of Long
Wharf—will fail with all convenient
speed—For Freight or Paflage apply
to the Master on board, or to Lis
lodgings next to the Bell-Tavern.
M‘“—_“""w
District of New-Hamp/bire, '
Colle&or’s Oriice, e '
' Portsmouth, Nov. 8,17 g».,
INFOR.’IA'I‘ION is hereby given
to the owners of carriages for the
conveyance of persons; in the county
of Rockingham, who have not entet
ed their carriages, and those Wwho
have, and not paid the dudes there
on ; that the said duties mult be
paid at this office, on. on before -the
thirtieth day -of this present month,
otherwise the penalties will be strictly
required agteeably to law. Ak
: GE(%ly RGE WENTWORTH,
Collector of the Revenue, Sirft division.