The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1790-03-06 00:00:00, page 3

KiEffuLta^ ICC 7 v a w%G
PERSONS.
teatie Commencement oftbt New Year.
I'T'AKB great care to fix right prin-
A ciples in year mind, and often
fevrew them.
A mind without principles is like
, ship without rudder or ballad, hav-
J ing nothing to fleer its couffe or keep
s^' it even. Hence arises that variable
) and uneasy difpofiiion, that inconfilh
£ tent and unsteady condud, so obferv
-1 abU in many perfoas,
§ As life is Ihort and uncertain, and
1 its pleasures intermingled with pains
, and furrows, it is abfard to make it
the sole object of year thoughts and
1 parfait:.
As death and a future state of fe.
I tribution are unavoidable, a wife man
/ will make it the chief care and bufi.
nefs of his life to die well. Whoe.
>ver is careless, in this refpe&, it had
„ been better for him feever to have
"fr been borfy,^
The holy fcripto/es, frequent ©&
tempiations on the works of nature,
iand;, due attention to the dilates of
confidence, are oar fared guides, to
difeover the will of God, and our du
j ty to Him, ourselves and our fellow
9 creatures.
'An attentive perusal of the writ
ings of the molt approved natural and
moral philosophers, eSpecially those
among the former, who explain the
nature and properties, the beauties
and ufefulnefs of the works of' cred,
lion, and among the latter, those who
best investigate the foundation and
iteafon of out social and religious du
ties, is very neceiLry to confirm our
faith in bring and perfeaions of the
Deity, and our importance in the
system of creation.
Never engage in more btifinefs
than what you are morally certain you
can execute with pleafare & punfta
ality./
,Above all things never break your
promise.
tn all yddr ihdertakings, cbhfider
the end you have in view, and be sure
it be really good, or at lead innocent.
1 He who nas without thought or de
.fgn efts foolishly/ and be wheato
£ at an unlawful end afta wickedly.
Cultivate an univhrfal benevolence
L to mankinds and accordingly to your
[ ability relieve the poor; and help the
Idiftreffed. This is to imitate the
I Deity, and to aft like a good and
faithful steward of the property he
has committed to your care. It will
afford you the most pleafrng refledi
ons,and entitle you to the bleffiogs
of Heaven; and the good wilhes of
all men.
Endeavour to keep conimand bir^r
yo^z passions, and the entire possession
of yourfelf. Then will you Speak
with judgment and aft with pru
dence.
Always keep in mind the great and
important purpose for Mich you came
into existence -the honour of your
Maker, your own happiness, the
benefit of yonr friends, and the good
of mankind in general. If you Keep
these ends in view, and fineerely en
deavor to live accordingly, there is
no doubt but God will enable you
to do it, and reward you with ever
lading felicity.
^frh following if extraUed from a piece
direaed to th Printer of a Jamaica
Paper.'
I BEG left to fend you a narrative
of aremartable incident which hap
pened in 1779, in the American army
under General Lincoln, while he lay
at the Three; Sifters, on the fouth
fide of Savannah river, to cover S.
Carolina from the Britifti troofc, who
;had at that time reduced Georgia. It
cwas told to me by an officer who whs
■Bebenin camp; [heard it afterwards
■ from different people, and I have met
Iwith1 with several of the AmericanLoyalifts
State of Newhampfhire.
By bis Excellency the
President of the
State of New-Hampshire,
Gaptain General; and Commander in
Chief, & Fife Admiral of tin fame,
A PROCLAMATION
. 1 ''^Z '
fc&GBNSR&. Arc
AS it is the indispensable duty of
Individuals arid Nations to hum
ble ihemfelves before Almighty
Gob our Heavenly Father, to
confider their ways with humble,
lowly, penitent and obedient hearts,
to confefs their fins and iniquities
that they may obtain forgivenefs of
their manifold offences. As prayers
and {applications are the means to
express our general charity to all man
kind, and for obtaining all those
things that are necessary for foul and
bod, in time and thro' eternity ; the
General Court have thought fit to
give an opportunity to perform these
great duties arid obtain these great
benefits; by appointing Thursday
the fifteenth Day of April next, to
be observed as a day of GENERAL
FASTING and PRAYER through,
out this State ; and I do hereby, with
the advice of Council, order and di
red it to be observed accordingly-
Exhorting Miniiters and People of
every denomination solemnly to as
semble and meet together, and with
devout and united hearts, to beseech
the Almighty and Everlasting GOD,
that it would pteafe him to have mer
cy upon all Men, to inspire ALL who
profefs and call themfeives chriftians
with i spirit of truth, udderftanding
andtoncord, to extend and preserve
peace and Godlj love among all na
tions, to save arid defend our Coun
try, to bless and proted the PRESI
DENT and CONGRESS of the
UNITED STATES of AMERICA,
and prosper them with all happiness,
granting his Holy aid to their Coun
cilh that they may be his inftrumeots
in advancing our general honour and
fafety, Moreover I exhort that pray-
festo the :rariladwn,abd otseffrxnew
the party concerned;—An American
soldier, having been apprehended.in
attempting to join the British troops,
was ordered to be fanged ; he wa>,c
c^dingly h!% to a. tree, b,apm<
of new rope,cat for the purpose from
a coil, that morning. After remain
°ing suspended tor a few fecund#, the
.rope broke,'and he fell to the ground.
Being restored to sensation by proper
affiftaace, he earnelUy entreated to be
forgiven. A Col; Mason, who com
manded on that disagreeable piece of
duty, informed Gen. Lincoln of wha§
had happened.—The Gen. 'defired
him to double the rope, and cry if
that would not hang him. This was
dope, and he was hang up a second
time ; when, after fwingihg about
half a minute, to the alloniihment of
the fpe&atots, firft one ftrahd of the
rope gave way, arid then the other,
and he fell once more to the ground.
Being brought to life again; he re
newed his earnest tehtreatibs .to be
pardoned; and pleaded these escapes
as Etual interpofiiions of Providences
in his favor. Col.Mafon again
applied th Gen, Lincoln, who,
struck by the Singularity of these re-°
peated accidents, ordered the defender
to be drummed out of the camp,
with the noose of the rope Ibout his
neck. Or these orders being com
municated at the place of execution,
two of-the heavier men in the guard
attended,(either of which was heavier
than the deserter) begged leave to try
the strength of the rope, and untwist,
the double of it, each suspended him
felf by his arths by the ungibitrand,
while able to keep his hold, and the
rope did not break.
Thui weather-cocks.who,for a while,
Hare turn'd about with ever, Bl#
Grown old, and destitute of oil;
On the Marriage of an Old Mail
{„t±lA, acoquet in her prlff:3.
The vainest, fickleft thing alive :
Behold the strange effeds of time !
A; French Curate, in the
A Height of his exhorta
tions to his congregation,
addrefle^ them in this curi
ous style :—" You are no
thing but the fuel which
serves to light up and tfef
rialize the flames of darn
nation. . And now, that I
admonish you- of the Hor
rid recbmpenc'e which a
waits you in another world,
for your fins in this, you
contemn and disregard my
zealous admonitions—but
the time will come, when,
delivered over to the fury of
the demons, in the torment
That he who is the Author of peace
and lover of Concord, would chtrilh
and intrapie the spirit of charity, libe
rality and patriotic Lining us ; and
that the poor;-the widow, the orphan,
the brave, and the unfortunate may
ever experience the protection ofHea
ven and the love of each other and all
men. That our land may be as fa
mous for guarding the greit blessings
of equal religious and civifliberty, a:
it has bqta firm and fuccefsful in ob
tainify;.: tusp- And I call upon
all, to pnd^ most humbleand heary
thanks to the Athet of all Merges
for the benefits already obtained by
odr new Government, for the order
that perbades and aduaies fll ranks
to extend love and harmony amide
us; But above all; to Praise &mag
nify the Divine Majesty of Heaven
and Earth, for the glad tiding ^ of
Salvation by a Redeemer, for the
means of Grace and hope of Glory.
IH'SeT'vib Labour and recreation
Ate forbidden on Jaid day; \
. Given at the Council-Chamber in
Portsmouth, the 23d. day of February;
in the year of our LORD 1790.
LegiuahCT Os an tne ^f^sad us^
in particular: That he would gra.•
cioufly enable the RULER'S of this inj
the various Legislative, Executive afl(
Judicial Duties, faithfully to execute
lattice ^ad rcfolutely maintain the
Tru.h.
That GOD the Cheatdr ahd Pre
server of all mankind, would continue
our general tieakh, reward cu; indus
try, increase our unity, di^ufe the
bleffiogs of piety qud literature, and
thereby enrifcht&i a Free People
and make thett pfeipenty perma
nent:
JOHN SULLIVAN.
B, Hit Excellence'^ Command with
Advice of Council.
Marries, and doats at forty -five:
From the Herald of Freedom.
ku# to a point, and fix at lid.
JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'r,.
ANECDOTE.
EPIGRAM;
Exeter, about three hundred acres of
Good LAND, 1, ing in
•Sanbornton, near the Great Bay (so
called) pieafand, favased, wU3&
teredo convergent for two farms, ad
ja^ent to several rettlefante, ^nd
within halfa mile of a Grist And Saw
Mill. CT Terms of payment will be
made easy to the purchaser.
Conditions of fate <will be Anran at
timi and place,
Exeter, March §, 1790.
A LL persons having ac
= 1 counts landing open with the
Subferiber, are desired to close them
immediately, as his reafous for tie
request are obvious.
JOSEPH TILTON.
Exeter, Jaa,'n, 1,9%
NOTICE is hereby given to the
noa-refident owners of Urd in
the following Towns, viz.———
Q foury for 1785, Cornilh 1,35,
1;36„ 1787 and 1789— —Jaffrey
1786— Alexander and Hanover 1786
ad 1788— Hopkinton 1786,
1/88 & 1789—New + Grantham 1786
and 1789 —Thornton, Warner and
Bath 1787 and 1788 —Croydon 1787,
1788 fend 1789 —Amherst, Rindge,
tandra and Keen, 1787 — Gilman
town. New. London, New Hampton
aad Tamworth 1788 & 1789 —D&er-
tad, ?e©ft>orovgh, DOl c Leger r Ac.
Worth and 'Ailenfidwo i^S—Pier
moat Sandwich, Hancock, Andover;
Marlborough, Rindge, Weare,Clare
moot; Packerfield; Lime, Moulton;
borough, Stoddard, Grafton, Oftip?,
Northwood, Hillfborough; Concord,
Washington,Eaton, Bridgewater, Ly
man, Northumberland and Antrim,
for 1789, That their lands in said
towhs are taxed for the years a
forefaid, and if the taxes are not paid
within eight weeks from the fi.ft pub
lifhment of this advertisement either
to the ColTeaors or the Sabfcribcr
they'will be advertised for tale.
THO'S ODIORNE,
(Receiver of non-resident taxes.
^Exeter, Jan. 30, 1790,'
^O, G '?'[ U4mVF^-.-'".#biu
ih^i ^hl you alifock to the
gate of Paradife, and with
bitter lamentations demand
your worthy pastor, faying
—Curate Roquigifies, are
you theie ?—Yes, there shall
I be, but the devil take me
if I hearken unto you."
itfi^e^^re^rE^Pm&tere^^X^e
LOST,
SOMETIME io January lalt, be,
tween Mr. Mead's and the hew
Meeting.houfe,
A large Saple Skin Muff.
—Whoever has found the fame, and
will leave it with the printer hereof,
shell be handsomely rewarded,
Exeter, March fa 1790.
f^To NonreJident Propria
tors of. Land.
Public Vendue.
PUBLIC VENDUE,
ON THURSDAY the ^h imfc
One o'clock, p. m. at the house
of Benjamin Lamlon, innholder in
Take Notice^
State of New-Hampffiire,
TO BE SOLD AT