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Newnampfhire
YOU desire, you fay; my impartial
thoughts on the fubjed of an early
marriage, by the way of anfver to the
humberlefs objections which have heed
made by numerous persons to your own.
You may remember when you consulted
me on the occafon, that I thought youth
on both tides to be no objection. In
deed, from the marriages which have
fallen under my observations I amrather
inclined to think that earl, ones staid
the belt chance for hapoinefs. The
tempers and habits of the young are not
yet become so ftiff and uncomplying as
when more advanced in life ; they form
more easily to each other, ±,heice many
octafioos of disgust are removed. Aad
if youth hath less of that prudence which
is necessary to manage a family, yet the
parents and elder friends of young mar.
ried persons are generally at hand, to
afford their advice, which amply Ap
plies that defed; and by early marriage
youth is footer formed to regular arid
ufeful life; and possibly Some of those
accidents or connexions that might
have injured the constitution or reputa
tion, or both are thereby happily pre
vented. Particular circumstances of par
ticular perfoos, may potTtbly sometimes
make it prudent to delay entering into
that state; but in general, when nature
has rendered our bodies fit for,it, the
preemption is in nature's favour that
file has not judged amiss in making us
desire it. Late marriages are often at
tended too with this further inconveni-
of books bears not the value of its pro
portion to the set—What think you of
the odd half of a pair of feiffars ?—it
can't well cut any—it may poilibi, serve
so (crape a trencher.
ence, that there is not the fame chance
that the parents Shall live to fee their off.
spring educated. Late children.fays the
Spanilh proverb, are early orphans; a
melancholy reflection to these whose case
it may be! With us in_America, mar
riages are generally in the morning of
our life ; oar children are therefore edu
cated and fettled in the world by noon ;
and thus our business being done, we
have an afternoon and evening cf cheer
ful leisure to ourselves, such as our friend
at prefect enjoys. By thafe early mar
riages, we are bled with more children,
and from the mode among t^, founded
by nature, of every mother,fockhug and
nursing her own child, more of them
are raised. Thence the fwifc progress
of population among us, unparallded in
Europe. In fine, lam glad you are
married, and congratulate you most cor
dially upon it. You are now in the
way of becoming an ufefil citizen, and
you have escaped the unnatural Gate of
celibacy for life, the face of many here
who never intended it, but who, having
too long poftpondd the change of their
condition, find at length that it is too
late to think of it; and so live all their
lives in a situation that greatly lessens a
man's value. An odd volume of a set
Pray make my compliments and best
wishes acceptable to your bride. 1 am
old and heavy, or I Should ere this have
presented them in person. I Shall make
but (mail use of the old man's privilege,
that of giving advice to younger friends.
Treat your wife always with refpeft; it
will procure refped to you, not from her
only, but from all that observe it. Never
use a flighting expression to her, even
in jeft;' for flights in jell, after fre
quent bandyings, are apt to end io
angry earned. Be Studious in your
profeffion, and you will be learn
ed. Be induftrions and frugal,and you
[An Original Letter from Dr. Frank
lin to John Alleyne, Enquire.}
On EARLY MARRIAGE.
FRIDAY, May 27, 1791. j
From the Massachusetts Magazine.
Dear Jack,
EXETER, (New-HampJbire) Printed and Published by HENRY RANLET, at Nin. °Shillings per annum.
Mr. carter, § /
Please to insert the fdlo wicg. '
HOME years ago a young gentleman,
3 a volunteer on board a British ihip
Rationed at Jamaica, was seized with
the (nail-pox. It happened to be a bad
kind, and one night the puftutes were
all funk. The do^or at leaving him,
Jbook bis head! A deadly /g/# to the pa
tient ! Expelling no good from the Doc
tor, %fter Jhaking bis head —the young
man consulted one of the black nurses,
a woman of experienced skill in that
disorder; , who administered to him
ffrong Cochineal tea, which had the de
sired effea; and the gentleman soon
recovered.
The enemy's cavalry firft began fkir
mifhiag, bur were worded by our caval
ry. A- ^^even o'clock in the fore
noon iippoo's whole army crossed the
Baini, and advanced within 600 yards
of our line, before they fired a single Shot;
they then opened ac once, with all their
guns and rockets, and, having afeer
-ained our distance, did amziag execu
tion.
Tippoo defeended the Gaats on the
12th of September, and reinforced Seyd
Saheb. He moved early in the morn
ing of the 13th towards Colonel Floyd,
whose detachment confined of his own
regiment of dragoons, two regiments of
native cavalry, three battalliong of fea
poys, and two companies of the Bengal
artillery, under the com maid of Captains
Sampson and Elwood,with one eighteen
pounder, two twelve-pounders, and eight
fix-pounders.
will be rich. Be sober and temperate
and you will be healthy. Be in ge
neral virtuous, and you will be happy!
At least you will by fach conduct, stand
the belt chance for such conferences. I
pray God to bless you both being ever
your affectionate friend, B. F.
The enemy's cavalry repeatedly char
ged our line, with great order and re
g.ilan;y: but were always repalfed with
considerable loss.
By the Ship Canton, Capt. Truxton.
Calcutta, October 21.:
THE following account of the late
aftion of the ifth & 14th received
in a letter from Arrive; of date the 26th
September, in federal rel'peds differs
from, and is more particular than others
which have been given to the public;
aid we craft it will therefore be accep.a.
ble to our readers..
On the night of the tyh; a board of
field officers being assembled, it was re
solved upon to retreat: accordingly,
the detachment moved off before day,
on the 14th leaving the whole of the
baggages together with the eighteen
pounder, two of the twelve-pounders,
and three fix-pounders, for want of bul
locks to draw them.
The enemy were not long in getting
information of this retreat, but they
were so busily occupied in plundering
the baggage, that they did not again
come up with the detachment until 12
o'clock that day when a second engage
meet commenced, in which the enemy
made every possible exertion to break
our line, but without effect ; for both
Europeans, and Seapoys behaved with
the utmost Qeadinefs and cool intrepidi
ty. Night coming on put a flop to the
action ; and our little army continued
retreating in good order until So'cloek,
when they baited. About 3 o'clock the
next morning, (the 15th) they again
moved, and marched to effeft a junction
with General Meadows,which they hap
pily accomplished in the evening, with
out having seen any of the enemy dur
ing tharday.
3
From the Providence Gazette.
THE
Extras of a letter from an officer of Major
Montgomery's Detachment.
"Camp at Bunnore, Sept. 12.
" Within a few coG of this, between
us and the Kiftnah, lived a Ragah who
governed his fore-fathers, with much
justice and moderation, paid his tribute
regularly—his name Rangapah Naick,
Rajah of Dawardrug, but when at the
Soubah's Court lately, he as ufaal, paid
his chief attention to Teyg Jung Buch-
Shee and commander in chief of the troops
which was noticed with a jealous eye by
Mesfheerul Mullock, the minister, as
the other Teyg Jung is iri the minori
ty. At the fame time, another Rajah
who lives within 16 or 18 cofs of this,
on the fide of the Kinah, was at Court,
and noticed to the minister the difatis
faftion of the Dewardrug man to him,
offering him 7 lacks of rupees for per
million to attack and dispossess him of his
country, also a considerable increase of
revenue.
“ The terms were acceded to, and the
Nazim's troops were actually sent with
this man (the Rajah of Solapore) and af
ter a bftinate defence, and many lives
loft t< dace was carried, by the treach
ery oi "ae of hisown people,who fold the
gateway. The Rajah,on finding this out,
went into his powder magazine, & that
nobrancr ofhis family Should be liable to
the infixes of the Salapore Rajah, his in
ferior call—they all accompanied him,
and with his own hand he applied the
match, v .ich plunged about 50 into
eternity,#): their own free will and
choice. This happened about the 6th
or 7th instant, very near us, not above
to or 12 miles, and is an absolute faft."
,NOVEMBER 11.
The Right Honorable the Governor
General has pubiickly declared his in
tention of proceeding to Madras, the
beginning of next month ; and though
we may reasonably exped that some de
cisive blow will be Struck before his
Lordship's arrival, yet his presence can
not fail to be of the utmoff importance
to the public service, by giving vigor to
our enterprizes,confidence to our Native
Allies, and forwarding any negociations
that may be necessary without the delay
of a reference to the Supreme council.
Notwithstanding the numerous reports
that have been daily circulated in town,
no intelligence whatever has been re
ceived from the Grand Army since our
last; the mail of 24th alt, arrived yes
terday from Madras when an interval of
thirteen days had elapsed without any
letters having been received from Camp;
there can be no doubt that the incourfe
has been interrupted by flying pertie#
of the enemy's horse between Trichino
poly and Carroor ; we may infer, how
ever, with certainty, that no events can
have taken place of importance.
It is with much pleasure, we under
hand, that the Center Army, under
One private, and 9 lafcars miffing.
One lafcar taken prisoner.,
The 36th regiment had no less than
115 killed and wounded, and other corps
Suffered nearly in proportion.
We are happy in being able/to an
nounce to the public, from rhe bed au
thority, that the fortrefs of Paligaatchery
has at last yielded to the British arms.—
This completes the conquest of the coun
try below the Gants.-
The loft sustained by the Artillery in
privates, lafcars, &c. was very trifling,
in comparison with what they fuffered
by officers, killed and wounded.
The following is an exact return of
the killed, wounded, and miffing, of the
non-com mi flioned, and privates, &c. of
artillery.—
One corporal, and 6 lafchrs, killed.<
One gunner, 6 privates, (or matroffes.)
One ferang, I tindal, and ii lafcars,
wounded.
Gazetteer.
[Numb. 43 of Volume— 5
But what a revolution has succeeded
to this feene of disorder and confufion !
a revolution, which has reduced all go
verment to the sublime Simplicity of the
honest dilates of nature ; a governs e^t
opposed only by a growling herd of rep
tiles (meaning the Aristocratic party)
whole impotent rage, and infatiate thirl
for revenge, prevents them from imbib
ing a tingle ray of public spirit, from
contemplating the dignity of man ; and
whose whole desires center in the sordid,
abjefflove of felf! ye F enchmen ! ye
are the redeemers of your own liberty;
ye have witnessed her revivification in
this extended empire, by your noble and
disinterested endeavours—may year wis
dom and moderation preserve her in
eternal vigour. Let the spirit of pari,
ence, and the coolness of reason, ini
verfally expand among you ; let your
friendly consolations be the Support of
those of your fellow-citizens, whose
facrifices to the revolution h*ve
been peculiarly heavy. Recol ee, that
if the regeneration of Empires is bro't
about by the enthusiastic efforts of the
people, that they can only be main
tained in that state, by the amiable and
endearing virtues of peace. Be convin- .
ced too, that the prefect repose and Si
lence, so visible in the nation, after so
many plots and base attempts upon its
liberty, is the most certain proof,
that the fiend of tyranny has quit us in
despair, and forever let go hit hold up-
LONDON, MARCH 4.
Conclusion of the late address of the Na^
tional Assembly to the People of Frances
on the civil Constitution of the Cle r gy.
[Translated from Mr. Luzac's Leyden
Gazette,]
" AND you too, ye natives of France,
the adorers of religion and of your coun
try; Ye people faithful as ye are gene
rous and bold as ye are graceful, pause
a moment and contemplate wi h wonder
the changes which your vast empire has
undergone ! Contrast your late situation
with thatyhich is to come? What was
France a ~ few months ago ?—Our phi
losophers and sages invoked the goddess
of liberty, but She was-deaf to their cries.
—Every enlightened Chrifiian demand
ed Freedom in a country where the
splendid religion of his forefathers still
remained, buc where the true religion
inculcated in the morality of the gos
pel, was fcarcel, to be found. We
were a nation without a country, a peo
ple without a government, a church
without a character, or authority. No
thing seemed fixed or permanent amcag
us but the propagation of vice, the molt
scandalous irijuftice between man and
man, divine and human laws we re alike
set at defiance, arid every principle of
religion and morality were upon the
verge of a total extinction !—was this a
country for man to exist in, where the
liberty and property were at the abso
lute disposal of rulers without restraint,
whithout honor, without understanding,
and in whose prepofterocs view of things
both the Deity and his creatures were
held as nothing!
Col. Maxwell, had actually marched on
the 24th ultimo, into the enemy's coun<
try to the South-Weft of Amboor.
The last accounts from Poonah dated
the 19th ult. mention, that the Mhhratta
Army under Purferam Bhow had
greatly encreafed in numbers ; a vatu- 1 °
able and exrenfive trad of country be
longing to Tippoo had been subdued,
who myft find himfelf much embarrassed
by the progress of the Mahrattas ; Per
feram Bhow had applied for a reinforce
ment of Artillery and Seapovs from
Bombay, previous to his commencing
the Siege bfDerwar: in the mean time
the adjacent country had been lai." ^afte
to distress the garrison as much as woffi
ble
ENGLAND.