The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-05-13 00:00:00, page 4

AVERY avaricious cler
gyman feeing a poor
boy of prornifing appearance
in a very deplorable condition,
called him to his door and
giving him a mouldy piece of
bread, asked him if he could
rea d—to which he answered in
the negative. To thequeftion
whether he could fay the Be
lief arid the Lord's Prayer, the
answer the fame. Well, said
the divine, I will teach you
that, fay after me—" Our
Father," said the ihftru&or,
“ Our Father," repeated the
boy ! What, your Father as
well as mine ? Yes, certainly.
Then we are brothers ! To be
lure we are, was the reply
Why then, rejoined the boy,
(pulling the cruft from under
his coat) how could you give
your poor brother this mouldy
piece of bread ?
Thence qomes it that we never fee
A perfect bliss or misery;
Each happiness has feme alley;
And grief succeeded is by Joy.
The happiest mortal needs mult own
He has a time of sorrow known:
Nor can the poorest wretch deny.
But in his life he felt a joy.
PLEASURE and PAIN.—A fable.
THE Gods one time, as poets feign,
Would pleasure intermix with pain;
And perfcftly incorporate so,
As one from t'other none might know ;
That mortals might alike partake
The Good and Evil which they make.
In mighty bowl they put these twa,n,
And flirr'd and ftirr'd but al! in vain :
Pleafare wou'd sometimes float aloft,
And pain keep pledfee down as oft :
Yet dill from one another ffy,
Detesting cither's company.
,The Gods, who saw they sooner might
Mix fire and water, day and night,
U^animoufly then decreed
They Should alternately succeed;
Each other's motion frill purfuc,
And~a perpetual round renew :
Yet still divided fhou'd remain,
Tho link'd together with a chain.
The word on't is, that in this chace.
They do not keep an equal pace:
Pleasure by minutes does appear.
But pain still loiters by the year.
WESTERN TERRITORY.
" ])RAY what's the worth of any thing,
JL But as much money as 'twill bring?''
A maxim old as Hudi^ras,
And plain as r.ofe on human face ;
But now the States have lands for sale,
This ancient maxim's found to fail ;
Those lands expos'd to sale for paper,
(In fad a very curious caper)
Will, when its value's Jess than gold,
Be for that paper only fold —
But up to par —-aye, there's the case—
The rule assumes a diff'rent face :
Thus by inversion, new and strange,
This rule of common sense, we change ?
For lands, so learned Sages sing,
Are worth much left than they will bring.
SEAT of the MUSES.
C^3^
ANECDOTE.
Two of his Sicilian Majefly's gal
lies being on a cruize, purfoed and
took an Algerine vessel of 20 guns and
100 men. The prize was sent to Na
ples, and whilst lying under a guard at
the Mole, a young gentleman then bath
ing, was seized with the cramp, and im
mediately funk, in the preience of num
bers who did not attempt any thing for
his relief. One of the Algerine sailors
wno was landing on the gunwale of the
prize, instantly jumped into the water,
and having laid hold of the body in its
rife, tied one end of a handkerchief round
the (boulder, the other end of which he
faflened to his own, and swam with it to
fliore. The drowned perlon was reco
vered by proper application ; and the
Marquis de Pallachi, whose son was thus
preserved, being introduced to the King,
threw himfclfon his knees, and requested
the liberty of the gallant Algerine. H:s
Sicilian majesty's reply was truly noble.
-=." Your request, Sir, (laid he) is both
reasonable a^d humane; the Moor is
your's and you may dispose of him as you
please. The remainder of the crew are
mine, and by, the laws of war perpetual
slaves : but they are free from.this mo
ment. Ten righteous men would have
saved Sodom from the wrath of the Al
mighty, and ffiall not one gallant and
humane man, who has risked his life for
an enemy, and reflored to me so valua
ble a fubjed, merit the pardon of a few
Companions ? Next day an order was
publiined for their release, and they de
parted amidst the acclamations of the po
pulace.
From an History of Connectlcut,
by an Englishman-
Description of a surprising CATAR AG T,
in the great river CONNECTICUT.
Off' WO hundred miles from the Sound
A is a narrow of live yards only, for
med by two (helving mountains of solid
rock ; through this chasm are compelled
to pass all the waters which in the time
of the floods bury the northern country.
Here the water is consolidated, without
froft, by pressure, by fiviftnefs, between
the pinching sturdy rocks, to such a de
gree of induration, that no iron crow can
be forced into it ; here iron, lead, and
cork have one common weight ; here,
Heady as time, and harder than marble,
the stream paries irresistible, if not fwift
as lightning : The elecLTk fire rends
trees to pieces w?th no greater case than
does this mighty water. The pailage
is about 400 yards in length, of a zigzag
form, with obtuse corners. At high tes
ter are carried through this strait mails
and other timbers, with incredible fwift;
nefs, and sometimes with fafety ; but
when the water is too low, the malts,
timber and trees, strike on one fide or
the other, and are rent in one moment
into (hivers, and splintered like a broom
to the amazement of fpedators,
No living creature was ever known to
pass through this narrow, except an In
dian woman,who was in a canoe attempt
ing to cross the rivet above it, but care
leslly let herfelf fall within the power of
the current. Perceiving her danger, (he
took a bo r tle of rum (he had with her,
and drank the whole of it ; then lay down
in her canoe to meet her destiny. She
miraculously went through fafe, and was
taken out of the canoe quite intoxicated.
Being asked how (he could be so daring
ly imprudent as to drink such a quantity
of rum with the profpea of inßant death
before her, the squaw, as well as her con
dition would let her, replied, " Yes, it
was too much rum at once to be sure ;
but I was unwilling to lose a drop of it ;
so I drank it, and you fee I have saved it
Extrad from the reports of the Loin Hu-
DURING the early fettle
ments in this country, a
native was appointed a Jus
tice of Peace. The following
is a copy of a warrant he gave
for apprehending a delinquent.
For concifenejs and energy, no
modern precedents are a match
for it
"Me Migh Howder, —Yu
miscellanies.
ANECDOTE.
mane Society.
RESOLVED, That John T. Gil
man, Sanford Kingsbury and
James Macgregore, Esquires, be and
they hereby are appointed commissioners
to Rate the demands of this State against
the United States.
. And it shall also be the duty of the said
Commissioners, firft above mentioned, to
receive from any Towns or any Indivi
duals in this Sate, all accounts for any
such services done, or losses fuffered in the
late war. as would have been, (in case
they had been presented within the time
limited, by Cengrefs for receiving them)
proper charges by this State against the
United Sta.es. _ ;,
And the said Commissioners shall cause
the times and places of their meeting to
receive such accounts, with the nature
and kiad.of accounts to be received, the
vouchers to be produced, &c. &c. &c. to
be advertised throughout this Rate by
causing the fame to be published in all
the public papers printed in this State.
And the said Commissioners (hall by
the tenth day of June next, close the ac
counts so by them received ; and (hall
prepare a petition to Congress to have
the said sums allowed, or fobmitted to the
board of Commissioners appointed by
Cengrefs, notwithstanding the time li
mited by law of the United Scares, is ex
pired.-— And the Towns and Individu
als shall receive from this Rate the bene
fit of all such allowances as (hall be made
to this state by Congress on account of
such demands of such individuals so al
lowed.
Constable, yu Deputy, best
way you look urn Jeremiah
Wicket, strong yu take urn,
faft ,u hold um, quick yu
bring um before me,
Captain Howder."
In the Houje of Representatives Feb.lZ I/9 1 '
And for this purpose, they (hall have
accefi to ail papers and documents in
any public Office in this State.
And the said, Commissioners, (ball as
soon as may be, forward all such accounts
and demands of this State against the
United States as ,are proper charges, to
be aid before the Commissioners appoint
ed by Congress to fettle and aojuft the
accounts between the United States and
Individual. States..
Sent up for concurrence,
MOSES DOW, Speaker.
In Senate, 11th Feb. 1791, read end con-
And the said Commiffopers appointed
by this Resolve as aforefaid, shall certify
the Towns or individuals preferring such
accounts of all such sums as they shall
think well vouched.
THE ' Subscribers, perfuant
to the above Resolution of the Ge
neral Court, give public notice that one
of them will attend at Exeter and the o
ther at Claremont, from the 16th of May
to the 25th inclusive—and at Concord
from the 27th to the 31st inclcfive, to
receive and examine such accounts as
shall be presented by any Towns or In
dividuals in this State, for such services
done or lodes sustained in the late War,
as are proper charges against the United
Sta es, and for which no allowance has
been made by this State or the United
States..
The accounts must be accompanied by
proper vouchers. In case of service done
On alarm, a muster roll and certificate of
the Commanding Officer of the company
or regiment will be expected—The losses
muff be those sustained in a^ual service,
such as the less of guns, clothing, horses,
&c. &c. The best evidence that the na
ture of the thing will admit of must be
produced.
SANFORD KINGSBURY, 1 C
JAMES MACGREGORE, j 6
Exeter, April 16, 1/91.
Blanks.
BLANKS, of various kinds,
for sale at this Office.
JOSIAH BARTLETT, President.
A True Copy.
Attest: JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'ry-
State of New-Hampshire.
cur red.
CLOCKS.
THE fubferiber begs leave
to inform the Public, That he car
ries on CLOCK-MAKING, at his (hop
in Exeter, As he has done icmething at
the Business for several years past, he
now Hatters himfelf of having a thorough
knowledge of it—and while he is endea
vouring to promote so ufeful an Art, he
requeßs the particular encouragement
of bis Friends and Cußomeis.
Thole who wish to purchase
either large or small Eigbt-ecg CLOCKS
or TIME-PIECES, may Per end on hav
ing them warranted to be well made and
keep regular Time. The price will be
reasonable, and payment made easy to
purchasers, either in Case, Country Pro
duce or Foreign Articles.
iffCafe and the highest price
given for Old BRASS.
BENJA. CLARK GILMAN.
WHEREAS MARY, my
wife, hath eloped from my bed and
board, and behaved otherwise in a very
unbecoming manner This is 10 cau
tion all persons from crediting her on my
account, as I shall not pay any debt she
may centrad after this date.
HIStA
A LL Persons having ac
l counts open with the
fubferiber are desired to. em
brace the firft opportunity to
call and fettle the fame. Those
who are indebted to him ei
ther on account or note, are
requested to make immediate
payment. Should any heglea
this friendly invitation they
may soon expert one lels agree
able to themlelves and their
humble lervant —
Neivto?:, April litb, 1791.
ALL perlons indebted to,
or that have any demands
aginft the estate of the widow
Elizabeth SyMonds, late of
Derryfield, deceased, are desir
ed to make speedy fettlcmcht
with
GREEN SYMONDS, Adm'r,
Derryfield, A,ril 14, 1791.
ALL persons indebted to, '
„or that have demands a
gainft the estate of Bfnjamin
Judkins, late of Brintwood,
joiner, deceased, are requested
to exhibit their accounts for
fettlement—to
Exeter, April 15/A, 1791.
A LL perlons having any de
-1 mards against the estate
of Nathaniel Healey,late
of Kensington, Esq. deceased,
are desired to exhibit them for
settlement—and all indebted,
ar^ requested to make imme
diate paxment —to
NAIF. FEALEY,
NEWEL HEALEY, | Tutors.
Kenfinfton. Atril lfyligi.•
Ruth Judkins.
Brintteood. A^ril 0, Ifyl.
THIS" DAY
Publifted, and ready for Sale,
at the Printing-Office in Exeter,
T\ivine Hymns, or Spiritual
== Songs, for the use oj Religious Ai
femblies and Private Christians,
By Joshua Sm if h,= -Baptifl Preacher
igSmbfcribers are re^ntfed to fend for
their Bocks immediately. April IJL=~
WWNTE D,
A FEW pounds of Sheep's
Wool, at this office.
MOSES JEWETT.
SILAS ><HOAG.
MARK.