The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-06-03 00:00:00, page 4

ftarv'd,
And if we do, 'tis fix good Joes to one,
We throw away before our suit is done.
*Moco.
fame!'
Bat with this difference let it be obferv'd.
If we don't sue, the Lawyers must be
Deoil —
This,firft premised,who would go to Law
To fee his Wor/hip, and obtain a Straris
Or plague his mind,for nothing but a (hell
Spend all he has on ear r h,then go to *
Were I as able, firs as I am tall ;
I'd live so peaceably, I'd starve them all;
I'd never sue, nor be by others fu'd
renew'd ;
And who my conduft, in this case can
When fueing, and long credit are the
The CONFESSION or WILLIAM
JONES,•
In refpe€ lto the murder of Samuel Sbot
ivell, for which he was Executed, at
Newark, May 16, 1791.
KNOWING that without repentence
there can be no salvation, and with
out a sincere confeffion of our public
transgressions, there can be no true re
pentence, therefore I would give glory
to God, exonerate and ease my own
mind ; and, as far as possible, afford that
fatisfafton to the public, <by confe ffing
my crimes, that others may take warn
ing by my awful, but just end, and be
prefeived from such horrid iniquities.
This is the only reparation I can make
to society, for which I am righteously,
in the midst of my days, cut off from
among men.,
I confefs I have been exceedingly
wicked from my youth.<l have been
habitually adided to Sabbath-breaking,
swearing, keeping evil company, gam
ing, drinking to excess ; and, when in
liquor, passionate and qurrelfome, rind
have indulged myfelf to a high degree,
in other base and horrid abominations.
But the crime for which I am now to
die, I would, with the greatest exa^nefs
relate. -I solemnly declare, I never
intended to kill Mr. Shotwell, nor had
I, at any time,as far as I know murder
ous intentions in my heart againff him,
yet, I was the unfortunate man, that, to
gratify my wicked passions, was the oc
casion of his death. I had long had a
spite against Shotwell, because I looked
upon it, that he, arid another man,,had
injured me much, and were the cause of
my being obliged to fettle a civil prose
cution, commenced against me, greatly
to my wrong. Therefore I had often
said, I would whip, beat or flog Shot
well, but as I never had a thought in
my heart to murder him, as a dying
man I never said I would kill him.
From the Columbia N Centinel.
If you are not afraid of an Hornet's-nef,
please to in/ert in your Centinel, the
following Exclamation. — Written
in a Foreign Ife, by one who fuffered
many thousands of pieces of Eight, by the
Chicanery of Lawyers—which cannot
be exceptionable if it does not apply in
this our land of light and uprightness,
and oblige F.
But pay my debts—have theirs to be
LAW is in truth —a necessary earil.
But when provoked, 'tis indeed the
On the evening of Friday the iff day
of April, about, or a little after sun
down, I saw Samuel Shotwell pass my
mother's house, driving cattle or a pair
of oxen. In some time afterwards, I
arose, went out into the road and fol
lowed after him. I met Letts and flop
ped and talked with him for some mi
nutes, perhaps fix or eight ; Then we
parted and 1 followed after Shotwell.
I crossed the fence in order to cut off a
crook in the road ffill behind him. A
SEAT of the MUSES.
MR. PRINTER,
blame,
ren, Washington, and Weare, 1790;
Fitzwilliam, 1781 and 1790 ; and Fitz
william road tax for 1789 and 1790 —
That their Lands in said towns are taxed
for the years aforefaid, and if the taxes
are not paid within eight weeks from the
firft publication of this advertisement,
either to the Colledor or the Subscriber,
they will be advertised for sale.
NATHANIEL PARKER,
Receiver of Non-ReJident's, Taxes.
Exeter, Maj 11, 1791.
COURZOLAis a small city in an
Island of the fame name, which
formerly belonged to the republic of
Ragufa, and which the Venetians took
from them by a very singular ffratagem.
The Ragufans having quarrelled with
the Venetians who were makers of a
little Tandy isle, called Saint Mark,
which commands the city of Ragufa,
with a rock still nearer,which has scarce
ly earth upon it fufficient for the foun
dation of a cottage ; the latter sent en
gineers thither, during the night, who
conftruded a final! fort of paste-board,
properly painted, and mounted on it
some wooden guns, which they had
made in great haste. As soon as the
morning appeared, the firft thing which
struck the Ragufans, was this fort,
which filled them with so much terror,
that they offered to capitulate ; and
were well fatisfied to get off by ceding
Courzola, which they gave up to the
Venetians, in change for that threaten
ing rock. They demanded also the
small sandy isle, but to this proposal
(he Venetians wnold by no means con
sent. A
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bout three quarters of a mile from where
I had seen Letts, I overtook Shotwell,
and without speaking a word to him,
I knocked him down with my fift, and
there kicked him in the face and head,
having on a pair of strong heavy shoes.
[ then palled the fence into the field,
opposite to where Shotwell lay. In a
short time I saw him rife and go on the
road, and 1 went along in the field. I
had thoughts of going to a certain house
at no great distance before us, but be
fore I came to the house, I altered my
purpose, and re-passed the fence into
the road before Shotwell, and going
back along the way, I presently met
him. I knocked him down again with
my fift, and again kicked him, and left
him, and went on the road home. Af
ter fitting by the fire a little while, I
went to bed, but was very uneasy left
I had beat Shotwell too much.
Curious Military Stratagem.
I leave this testimony and confeffion,
that my awful condud may be a warn
ing to others, that they, by my dread
ful fate, may be admonished to refrain
from eyil company, and from allowing
ihemfelves in drunkenness, wrath, ma
lice or intemperate paffions.'
My 'wickednefs has brought me to
this just and awful doom.
May all others hear and fear I.
WILLIAM JONES,
Present,
Uzal Ogden,
William Halfted, Sheriff.
With regard to the club, of which
much was laid in the course of my tri
al, I never had in my hand, nor did I
ever fee it, till the next day at the Co
roner's inquest. It was not the weapon
I made use of, nor had I any weapon
whatsoever ; but by knocking down
Shotwell and kicking him in the man
ner related, I was the unhappy cause
ofhis death.
Lands in the following towns, viz.
Hollis, for 1785 and 1788 ; Mason and
Jaffrey, 1788; Conway and Alftead,
1788 and 1789; Hanover, Canaan, and
Sharon, alias Peterborough-flip, Fran
ceftowa. and Lyndborough, 1789 ; Went
worth, Nottingham, and Peterborugh,
1789, and 1790; Bradford, Chichefter,
Effingham, Grafton, Hillfborough, Mid
dleton, Orford, Stoddard, Sutton, War-
ItyOTICE is hereby given
to the Non-resident owners of
WANTED,
A FEW pounds of Sheep's
Wool, at this office.
ALL persons indebted to
the Estate of Jonathan
Robinson, late of Brintwood,
deceafcd, are desired to make
immediate pay ment —& those
who have demands upon, or
accounts open with said Es
tate, to exhibit them for ad
justment to .•
10 o'clock A.M.
Greenland, do. Libbey's, 3 o'cl. P.M.
Rye, 7th Garland's,9o'cl. A.M.
Northhampton,do. Leavitt's 1 o'ci. P.M.
Hampton, do. Leavitt's, 4 o'cl..PM.
Hamptonfalls,Sth Well's, 9 o'cl. A.M.
Seabrook, do. Lock's, 1 o'cl. P.M.
Kensington, do. Blake's, 4 o'cl P.M.
South-hampton,gth Clough's 9 o'cl. A.M.
Eatt.Kingston, do. Eastman's 2 o'cl.P.M
Kingstown, do. Ifheeler's, 4 o'cl P.M.
Newtown, loth Bagley's, 10 o'cl.A.M.
Plaftow, do. Sawyer's, 2 o'cl. P.M.
A'kinfon, nth Dow's, 9 o'cl. A.M.
Hamilead, do. Tree's, 2 o'cl. P,M.
Salem, ig:h Wardwell, 9 o'cl.A.M.
Windham, do, D^flin's, 3 o'cl.P.M.)
for Windham and Pelham,j
Londonderry,l4th Thom's, 9 o'cl. A,M.
Chester, i„h Bell s, io o'cl. A.M.
Candia, do. Moore's, 4 o'cl. P.M.
Raymond, 16th Bean's, 9 o'cl. A.M,
Poplin, do. Merrill's, 1 o'cl. P.M
Hawke/ do. Towle's, § o'cl. P.M.)
for Hawke and Sandown.J
Brintwood, 17th Bean's, 10 o'cl. A.M.
Epping, do. Watjon's, 3 o'cl. P.M.
Deerfield, 20th Butler's, 9 o'cl. A.M.
Epsom, do, M'Clary's; 3 o'cl.P.M.
Pittsfield, 21st Cram's, 10 o'cl. A:M.
Canterbury,'22dAf'Cr/7/„',!o o'cl. A,M.
All persons liable by law to pa,
excise in said county for said term, ate
requested to attend at the several times
and places beforementioned, as they
would avoid all cause for law-faits.
BRADBURY CILLEY,..
May 24, 1791. Farmer of Excise.
W HEREAS Stephen Clark,
of Sandborntown, in
the county of Strafford, has
in his possession a note of
hand signed by me the sub
scriber, for two pounds twofbil
lings, dated March I I, 1791;
which he unlawfully obtain
ed : —This is to caution all
persons against purchasing
said note, for I am determined
never to pay said sum, or any
part thereof. - ,
Phinehas Thorn.
Sandbornton, March 14, 1791.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY BY
Eliphalet Ladd,
a few GOOD
Shipping Horses
AND
OXEN.
—ALSO—
A few Tons of GOOD HAY.
Exeter, Ma, 19, 1791.
THE Subferiber having
purchased the EXCISE for the
county of Rockingham, from the ift day
of October 1790, to the ift day of Janu
ary, 1791, gives public notice that he
will attend at the times and places fol
lowing to receive the fame, viz— At
Newington, 6th of June, at Peave's,
Blanks.
BLANKS, of various kinds,
for sale at this Office.
Samuel Robinson, Adm.
Brintwood, May 23.
EXCISE.
THE Managers present to
the Public a SCHEME of the
Fourth Clifs, confiding of 1500 Tickets,
at two dollars each.
Prizes. Dollars. Dollars.
5 of 100 are 500
§ 5° 2 5°
5 3° 15°
5 20 100
10 10 100
20 6 120
30 4 120
420 3 1260
500 prizes, 2600
1000 blanks— deduction 400
1500 Tickets at Two Dollars, 3000
; fo^This Class will certainly
commence drawing on Tuesday the
23th of June next —and that the Adven
turer may not be disappointed, should
there be any Tickets unfold then, the,
will be placed to the account of the
Bridges -
(^ Tickets may be bad of the
several Managers—of the Printer hereof
and of others as usual.
H. PRESCOTT,
S. JENNESS,
S. MARCH,
G. FROST,
S. CHASE.
Hang Thief! Hang him ! Oyes!
that dares to steal a Mare 2; ,;ars old
the third time.— . 1
Stolen from
the fubferiber, cn
?" the night of the goth
I of April a cheinut
I\ l % coloured Mare,black
mane and tail, and
star in her forehead. —Whoever will return
said Mare, shall be well paid, and hand
somely rewarded. —Whoever will take up
the thief, bring him to justice, and
swing him on a gallows, Ihall receive
10 dollars reward, and all necessary char-'
NTOTICE is hereby given,
'' that there is a Tax of one
penny on each acre of all un
improved lands in Sandwich,
in laid State, public lands ex
cepted, for the purpose of re
pairing roads in said town,
which may be paid in work
on said roads at three fcillings
the, day, to be under the direc
tion of the fele&men of said
town, provided the fame be
done by the last day of O^ober
next, or, in specie to me or the
receiver of state taxes at Exeter,
and if not paid by the said last
day of October next, said lands
will be advertised for sale to
pay said taxes.
ges paid, so far as to bring him to the
Goal. Barzillai French.
Epping^Ma, 6;, I 79^
BY the subscriber, cheap for
Calh or Country Produce, a second
handed, standing-top
SULKE Y,
With HARNESS complete. —ALSO—
SADDLERY WORK of
every kind, made and fold at the fhopon
the Great Bridge—lately occupied by
Dn. Williams.
Divine Hymns, or Spiritual
Songs, for the u/e tf Religious Af<
femblies and Private Christians.
By Joshua Smith,—Baptift Preacher.
Pubiifced, and ready for Sale,
at the Printing-Office in Exeter,
EZEKIEL FRENCH, Col.
Sandwich, April 4, 1791.
WILLIAM ODLIN.
Exeter, Ma, 4th, 1791.
State of New- Hampfoire.
Newcafl/e Bridge Lottery.
CLASS IV.
THIS DAY
OBESO L