The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1790-01-30 00:00:00, page 2

AMONGST the Farifian refu
gees who lately came to Diep
,pe th their way to England, was
Mons. D—-, brother to an emi
nent tradesman in London, who ar
rived at the above port late in the e
vening, and finding the packet would
not (ail until early the ensuing morn
ing, he sent his trunk on board, and
retired to rest at his inn/ witha pro„
mife from the Captain that he should
be called previous to the failing of
the vessel ; in the hurry, however,
poor Mons. D. was forgot, and the
packet of course got under way with,
out him. It was day-light before
he awoke, when, on inquiry, he
found, to his inexpressible mortifica
tion, that & had put to sea 6/1 three
hours. He ran immediately to the
beach, but the extreme thick fog
which prevailed, utterly prevented
him even obtaining a transient glimpse
of her fails. Notwithstanding it
rained in a most violent degree, a
waterman undertook, for an addition
al reward, to follow the packet : A
boat two leagues diftaut from Diep,
pe, the boat came along fide of her
and ooor Mons. D. immediately got
on board, completely wet to the fan,
as if he had been ducked. The Cap
tain, on feeing him enter the cabin,
was thunderstruck with his appear
ance, and requeued to know how in
the name of wonder he came from
land? 4>if D. infilled that he had
swam on ' board, and (hewed hilf
cioaths in vain proof of his affection.
The Captain in vain attempted to
ful ought he to be ; to keep a con
science void of offence both toward
God and toward man. For however
the workers of iniquity may for a
time flourilh as a green bay-tree-—
yet assuredly their end will be rotten
ness, and their memory perilh : but
the righteous (hall blossom and grove
up for ever and ever-.-their naty;
shall be as ointment poured fdrth,and
their memorial ihall exceed the fpup
dor of the fun, and their honor fc
silver brightness of the moan, when
both the fun and the moon (hall give
place to a more superior firming;
even the gWy of the Lord andthe
Lamb, that shall irradiate the realms
Os ineffable day, when Time (hall be
mo more.,
fly away never to be recalled, less
were the danger in neglecting to use
them aright. Wifely did the ancients
paint time bald, except one small lock
of bair on the to, of bis forehead —to
teach themselves and us likewise in
this allegorical manner, that thepref
ent moment only is ours, the patt was
ours —but will never be so again.—
And where hath it fled ? Does it cease
to exist, rather is it not numbered
with the years beyond the flood ? and
we may as well think of recalling the
one as the, other? What then is to
be inferred from hence, but that every
one of us in his vocation and line of
life, use this world as not abusing it,
apply hit time to every valuable end
beneficent purpose ; not to be idle ;
but industrious, not to think of grow
ing great or rich upon the ruins of
the public nor any private man's for
tune: nor to pervert the truth but
to remember, that God is true, and
will reward the deceivers and evil
doers, making their own wickedness
to fall upon their own heads, careful
ought he to be who wishes to num.
bar his days aright, never to indulge
himfelf in anyof the waysof unrighte
ousness by taking advantage of any
national calamity, by fraudulently
keeping back the right from them to
whom it is due; even could we sup
pose the laws so unrighteous as to
countenance fuels mealares : care-
Still the thought recuri.=Mark the
vibration o£ the pendulum—take no,
tice of the vibratory motion within
thee—and learn how the minutes fly —
MIS CELLANY.
FRENCH POLICY.
A Table.
K Worthy'father and a man of
A sense.
Drew nearfat hour the fates for all
dispense:
Two children's; —bans around his
couch heheard,
And both he view'd with tendered
regard,
Mean while a project had posse fs'd
his head —
Apart he call'd the younger to his
bed :—•
" My child, here take this private
key he said ;
«In yonder closet a rich purse is
laid ;
" There thou wilt find a plenteous
' coin,
" Thou haft good sense— that I for
thee defiga."
The son farpriz'd, cry'd, " what
you would bestow,
" Conscience forbids—to wrong a
brother so!"
'< Take it without more words," the
fire reply'd;
'' I know how fate will on his lot de
cide
<< Go 'tis not him I fear to fuffer
need— •
" He is a blockhead, & will fare fuc
fo^^ubli^d,
A BOOK, ENTITLED,,
A Mathematical Q^eftion.
difeorer the boat, which was returns
ing, on account of the fog, which
still continued. After compliment
ingAis passenger on his extraordinary
abilities as a wonderful swimmer, ho
waved taking the sum agreed on for
the passage, and in due time they
landed at Brighton. The following
dav the Captain dined with a party
of gentlemen ; the conversation hap
pened to turn on swimming, and cn^
or the company offered a bett of 200
guineas that he had a servant that
I would beat any man in England at
that exercise ; the wager was imme.
diatelv accepted by the commander
of the' packet, who went in search of
Mons. D. He itarted at th^ proposal,
conscious that he could not take a
fiogle stroke ; understanding however
that the wager was play or pay, and
that if he Succeeded be should have
100 guineas for himfelf, he consent
ed, and the following morning at
five o'clock was fixed tor the trial 0^
Ikill. All parties were at the place
by the appointed time, except MouL
D. After waiting some minutes,
they observed him striding towards
them in an enormous pair of fisher
man's boots, drawn close round his
thighs—a large oilflein great coat,
strapped about his waist, his hat tied
under his chin with a silk handker
chief, and under his right arm he
carried a small box. On their de
siring him to draw off bis boots and
undress, he replied, " Veritable, me
vil not, I do advaife take de long
journne in des boots and des habits,
" The devil you do !" exclaimed his
opponent. " Let him alone," repli
ed the Captain of the packet. " 1
have been a witness of what he can
|perform: but farely you do not mean
to fivim with the box too ! ' " Begar
but me do," was the answer !" vat,
you lake me for one grand fool, to
fivim a!t de vay from Brighton to
Dieppe, without I eat or drink;
^"opening the box, difeovered, to
me no small amazement of all present
a cold roaited* chicken, a pint of
wine, and a French roll. On feeing
this, his opponent pofixiveiy declined
the chuted, (wearing by G——. that
he could be no man but the dev &
fiimft!f,iri difguife,and if he venture
ed, would certainly drown him.
Mons. D. pocketed the pieces,
and is now in London; laughing at
the fuccefsful trick he has played on
English credulity.
The DYING FATHER, and his
TWO SONS.
TOOWT -
ALL perfens having a
ny demands on the estate of
JOSEPH HOIT, Esq. late of Strat
ham, deceased, are requeued to lay
their claims before Jonathan <5 Damfl
Hoit, of said Stratham, Attornies for
the Executor to the lift will of the
said deceased —that they may be en.
abled to make a speedy settlement.
Attendance will be given to the a.
bove bafinefs on Tuesdays and Wed
nesdays, at their refpeaire dwelling
hgufcs.
Ricblieu, aangerouji, ill,
" There is a time, my Lord,when
a man ceases to be cruel and unjurt,
and it is when his approaching dil
folurion 'ores him to ceicend into
the gloomy recedes of h:s c^nfcience,
to w^ep for the troubles, furrows,and
misfortunes, he has caused to his feL
low creatures; for now you must be
feasible of what you never would be
persuaded of that the fuprerae and
excellent Creator from above has
made us all after the fame model,and
that his intention was, that men
should not be dillinguifhed from one
another, but by their virtues. You
know,.my Lord, that for these e!e
ven years pad, you made me luffr a
thousand deaths in the Baftile, where
even felons, and the mod unloyal of
his Majetty's fubjeds, would deserve
pity and companion; Much mere 1
then, my Lord, whom you make
perish by inches for having disobeyed
ca order of yo^rs, that would have
doomed my foul to everlasting tor
ments, and made me appear in the
presence of Almighty God, our
tremendous Judge, <witb\bandj fained
in blood. Ah ! were you to hear the
plaints, sighs, and groans, 1 incessant
ly heave, from the dungeon you have
condemned me to, fam sure you
would fortwith restore me to liber,
ty.
" I earnedly conjure you, my
Lord, to do it, in the name of that
eternal God, who is to judge you as
well as I ; take pity on my cruel
:{offerings and sorrows! and if you
wilh to be merciful before you die,
give immediate orders for my chains
robe broken : for when once in the
power of death, you will no longer
be able to do me that justice I can
claim but from you; and you would
then prosecute die even after death,
which God preserve you from, if
you will vouchfafe to yield to the
humble prayer of a man, who has
always been a loyal fubje& to his
Majesty.
" I am, my Lord, with veneration,
^refyed, and fubmiflion,
Yours, &c.
DUSSAULT."
THE conquest of Belgrade has
colt Marlhal Loudohn's army
very little to what it cost Prince Eu
ge-% who took ici&the year 1717.
By his return it tyfears, that the
/lain and wounded of the Imperial ar
my were as follows :—
wounded.
Os the foot, 802 killed—l7oo wound
ed.
Total killed, 1846)
Wounded, 3282
Horses killed, 2741
Ditto wounded, 1358
The carnage on the fide of the
Turks was dreadful, almolt beyond
precedent.
Co,, of a letter, Written by me, Duf.
fault a „ifoner in the Baftile, on the
if of December, 1642, to Cardinal
Cavalry, 1044 men killed 1582
Foreign Intelligence.
Attention !
PARIS, OCT. 21.
France.
, The following Resolve was paffid
by the Legiftature, at the Gatto
session, 1789,
Refolded.
THAT a copy of the ad for the
cession of the ten miles square,
or any lesser quantity of territory
within this State, to the United State#
iff Congress aflembled, for the per
manent feat of the General Govern
ment, be tfanfnritted to tife General
Assembly of Maryland,without delay;
and that it be proposed to the said
Assembly, to unite with this legifla
cure in an application to Cong ress
that in case Congress (hull deem it ex^
pedient to eflabliffi the permanent
feat of Government of the United
States, on the banks of the Potow
mack, so as to include the Session of
either State, or a part of the 3euio#
of both States, this Affefobly will paf#
an ad f r advancing alum of money
not exceeding ONE HUNDRED,
TWENTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS, to the use of the General
Government, and to be applied in
such manner as Congtefs (hall due& 4
towards erecting publick buildings ;
—the said Adembiy of Maryland. 011
their part advancing a sum not lefi
th n three fifths of the sum advanced:
b, this Sua:e, so the like purpose.
IN a very ingenious Oration, pro^
nouncea a ihort tin e since by Mr.
Martin, in N. Carolina, speaking
of Maionry, the C ^r fays—''The
ignorant, u hoit je^ ^v generally re.
viles what they do ^ jr rr d,
have vainly endea cu : is
Fraternity the object o' + 0 ^
but malice and elf inti * rt,
when, on the Jill of the ^ .^ of
Masonry, appear b~v r ic
greatest and best o ^^, in felt <n-
In America—ln the hour of trial,
when God affiifted us with the scourge
of war, there appeared—in the Eaft—
a WARREN !—the Grandmaster of
the Masons of Maffachufets f He
fought, and nobly fell, the firft mar
tyr toCohmbianFreedom!—lnPehn
fylvania, the enlightened Sage, of
whom it has been faid—'• Eripuit
Cielo Feiwen, Sc£„rumqut Tyrannis,"
— His services in the cabinet, and at
foreign courts, having evinced his
wisdom and patriotism. Were it
necessary to produce an instance of
one, who unitera WARREN'sbra
very, and a FRANKLIN's wisdom,
the Lodges of Virginia can boast of
HIM, WHO NEEDS NOT TO
BE NAMED !—God, in his mercy,
gave him to this land—to defend it in
war to Govern it in peace."
We hear from Richmond, Virg'°
nia, that on the 4th alt, Mr. Tho
mas A. M'Guirb, of that city,
schoolmaster, put a period to his ex.
iftence, by cutting his throat with a
penknife,
A LL perlons who are in-'
1 debted to, or have any demands
against the Estate of JOHN KEN.
NISON, late of Newmarket, deceaf.
ed , are desired speedily to fettle with
the fabfcriber, Administratrix of said
Estate.
ELIZABETH KENNISON ;
Nramarktt, Dec. 3d 1789.
tries.
" In Europe— Over the Marions of
that part of the word presided afRE
DERICK.,
Debtors & Creditors.
American Advices.
ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 24.
MASONRY.
Virginia.