The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-11-04 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA OCT. 14.
A MOST extraordinary account i;
given in a letter from Bourdeaux,
dated 29th Joly last, of the condud of
Mr. Fenwick, the American Consul at
{^Another European Mob !
"Alias, " a most alarming,
"terrible & dreadful Riot !
"Which happened at Shef
"field, 27th July, 1791."
" ON Wednesday night, the
27th of July, hundreds of peo
ple afembled, and buffi employ
ed tbemfelves in pulling down
the town gaol, after fir/1 giving
all the prisoners their liberty.
From thence they @ent to jufiice
Wilkinson's boufe, and set fire to
his valuable, library, but happi
ly the fire was got under. They
then set fire to seven large hay
flacks belonging to him, which
were consumes.
" A party of light-horse,
which arrived dt Sheffield,
came to the foot, and tn a lit
tle time differ fed the Mob, from
that quarter ; collecting in an
1
that place.
An American reffel, with 229 hog-,
fheads of tobacco, from Virginia, was
officially informed against by the Consul
as not coming direst from America. It
teems she had touched at an out port for
orders. He thought her cargo Ihould
not therefore be admitted to enter for
home consumption—in consequence the
diredor of the cuftom-hoafe refufed to
accept the inward duties thereon, and
the consignees entered the cargo for ex
portation. The question is, whether a
vessel from the U. States, that touches
at an out port for advice or order, with
out breaking bulk, is to be considered
as coming direa from America ? The.
mew French law faying " American to
bacco can only be imported in French or
American bottoms coming direa from
America." The consignees, Meff'rs.
M'Carthy and Brothers, fay that vefTels
in tilt.above predicament are doubtless
within the pale of the law—the Ameri
can Consul differs from them, and fays
he ads by orders from Mr. Jefferfon.
There are other vessels similar fi uated.
Time will elucidate this business.
of Clarence.
" Great-Britain fays the author, can
have two objeds for retaining the pro
vince ; the one is commerce, and the
ether founded in policy, from the situa
tion of the province ; for whenever it is
well fettled by the inhabitants firmly
arached to his Majesty, Great-Britain
may always hold a rod over tbte beads of the
American States, and keep them in awe."
The citizens of the United States who
may have met with this publication,
will be at a loss which most to admire—
the inj'cknce or the folly-of this fagacioas
politician. The remark is fijmewhat in
the fty!e of one Which his lately made
its appearance in the debates of a state
le'giflatfire,to this effed, "That it would
be proper th postpone a certain meafore,
till it ffiodld be seen how Congress
would behave, a> this postponement
would thereby give a great influence in
that fate over Congress, and awe them
into meafares peculiarly beneficial to
that fate.,\^
Alas poorCongrefs ! What an ardtbus
talk have you to perform ! A rod from
Canada held over your heads, op one
fide, and a rod from a great flare on the
ether fide, : beware and tremble !—ln
the above mentioned publication is this
fur her observation," Out of the towns
of Quebec and Montreal, there is not in
Canada, upon an average, three men in
a parish who can read and write." —This
is the province which is to keep the
American States in awe ; Ri,'um teneatis!
^ curious extraa from a lae publication
entitled, " Afate of the province of
Quebec, drawn by Mr. Ogden of that
province, for the information of theDube
PORTLAND, OCT, 14.
BOSTON, OCT. IT.
other place, their unanimous de- I
termination was, to pull down'
the Duke of Norfolk's house,.
where bis Reward resides; and
before the light-borfe could be
there, they had broken the. win
dows of the Roman Catholic
Chapel.
" IPben the soldiers arriv ed,
they were obliged to fire federal
times. Ibe mob then differfed,
and did not again aflemble for
that night, finother party of
soldiers arrived on Thur/day,
and the juflices, constables, and
military were lery active, and
took some rioters prisoners. This
disturbance is said to have ari
sen from an attempt which was
made by fuflice Wilkinjon, and
feme others, to ihclofe the waste
ground about Sheffield.
" fit which the lower, classes
of the people, both at Sheffield,
and in the neighbourhood were
so much enraged, that their com
!mon cry was —" Liberty or
Death." ~
" During tbefe dreadful pro
ceedings the workmen were all
in an uproar, and business of e
very kind at a fland.
" Accounts received from
Sheffield, dated Friday morning
add, that it was reported the
out-buildings, &c. of Mr.
Wheat, at Norwood ball, were
on fire."
S TO THE PRINTER.
A Citizen wishes to ask
some of your book-lear
ned correspondents a favour.
Have for thirty years been
well efleemed upon Change,
and am tho't at our Club to
know things as well as ano
ther man, About three
nlontlis finc6 married as fine
a woman, though I fay it, as
any in our ward ; but the poor
thing; thinking herfelf rather
out of health persuaded me to
let her go upon a salt water
scheme to Margate : last week
Went down to fee her, and as
her letters Were all filled with
complaints of continued ail
ings, headaches, and nervous
affections, I think she called
'em, expected to find her bad
indeed ;drove directly to her
lodgings, and was told she
was just dressed and gone to
the Rooms with an officer of
horse, two Irish. gentlemen of
great landed estates in their
own country, a very , beautiful
young lady of vast fortune,
and her companion a gentle
women of vast capacity. My
wi^. was, out of powder, I
was. tired with my journey,
and not knowing afiy of my
wife's grand company, tho't
it would be intruding to fol,
low her ; fo determined to take:
a nap, and there being an old
fafhioned easy chair in her
From the London Morning Chronicle.
room, fat,down and leaned
back,but thought the cushion
uneasy and got upon my legs
to giv it a shake : Mr. Editor,
I found under it a letter,
directed to.my..wife, and
as theieal was broke, it was
no breach of good manners
to take a peep. I did so, but
cannot for the foul of me
think what it means. It was
written in a cramp iort of a
hand, would not have such a
scribbler keep my books if
he'd do it for nothing, but
was sealed with a most grand
coat of arms, and upon gilt
paper. It seems English, but
of a fort I never saw before :
if any of your correspondents
will translate it, they shall
have any reward in reason ;
for to ask any of our Club,
would lock ignorant you
know.
If Safari furious then should rave,
I mindly abuse her :
Os, if die fhojld a favour crave,
I fcornfully refufe her.
Q^The GAZETTEER,
in future, will be publijbed on
Saturdays, till the firft of May,
1792. . ..
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The Fellows of the
New- Hampshire Medical So
ciety, are hereby notified that
the meeting of said Society is
adjourned to the last Tuesday
ot November next, to meet
at Greenleafs tavern in Ports
mouth, io o'clock A. M.
" Far Imag of bate
Jfyu sale mee attthe grov i flial ri
ver no pafe rgen, i expkt yu wy:h al
the harderoff dehte, and everi tree wil
fi til thei fee yu.,,,;•
Braynches inn braynches twin'd kom
~Vpos the.grov
And fnute and fprad and blossom into
, lov : :
The trembl'ing pams their mewtal vous
What care I, if my wife should scold!
When dr-ink I cannot hear her :
When warm'd with liquor I'm so bold.
Egad, I never fear her.
repate
And bend'ng popplars, bend'ng pop
plars mate
The diftat plant'nes feme to pres more
I know ;ri
Should once.comply, .
Her tounge would run the quicker :
nr
And to.the fi'ing elders, elders fi,
As iff their rolin braynches ftrov
To butih and fad the grov.
.Damone."
Married, on Sunday evening
last, Mr. Benjamin Abbot,
Preceptor of Phillips' Exeter
Academy, to the amiable and
accomplished Miss Hannah
Tracy Emery, both of this
town.
What can fondue
" So curs'd a ihrew?
Why; liquet ! liquor ! liquor !
WM.PARKER,jr. Rec.Sec'ry.
October, 28, 1791.
EXETER,(Friday)^. 4.
Yours, &c. A. B.
ANEW SO N G.
fc^The Editor informs those
of his Cuflomers who have pro
mised him WOOD, that he
flands in great need of some:
and hopes that none of them are
so callous as to think that 'brick
can be made without ftraw,'
or, 'the press run free, unless
they afford oil.'— All who are
indebted to him for more than
one year's papers, are requeued
to call and fettle the fame pre
vious to the \fl of March next.
Eng^Jb ^ India
GOO D S,
New-England RUM,
IRON,—STEEL,
NAILS,—GLASS,
Iron Hollow WARE,&c.&r,
.AS they have a General
Assortment, they think it for
their interest to fell cheap.
{^ They give a generous
price for Country
.PRODUCE,
FLAX-SEED,
f SHIPPING-FURS,
TOWand LINEN CLOTH,
&C—&C.
ft^ Those who want to
purchase are invited to their
Store. Exeter, Oblober 20
CASH, and almcft any kind of
Country Produce will be re
ceived in payment. Tow Cloth,
and clean Rags will not be re
jufed,
Cash given for old Cop
per-fbrafs and Pewter.— Enquire of the
Printer- Nov. 1791 (4,^.)
DLANKS, of various kinds
" for fate atthis Office.
GILMAN&LAMSON,
noon.— . ^ s : -
T W O thirds of the Real
A Estate of fail Hilliard,
with the Reversion of the
other third —the whole con
taining about One Hundred
and Twenty Acres of good
Land, situate in said Kensing
ton, with the buildings there
on, which are a Dwelling
H () U S E,
two BARNS—one half a
SAWMILL, aGRISTMILL,
TANHOUSE, and several
other buildings.
^ Conditions of Sale map be
known at time and place.
Anna Hilliard,Adm'tix.
Krnfington, Nov. 2 1701.
Public Nendue,
By virtue of a licence from the
Hon. Oliver Peabody, Ejq.
fudge cf Probate for the
County of Rockingham, at
the late Dwelling- House of
Joleph Hilliard, deceafed, in
Kenfagton, on Thursday the
frft day of December next,
at two o'Clock in the after-
At their STORE, in Exeter, have
for Sale, a Variety of
TO BE SOLD, AT