The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-04-29 00:00:00, page 4

AS a Minister and Lawyer were
riding together, fays the
Minister to the Lawyer,Sir, do you
ever make any mistakes in plead
ing? I do, fays the Lawyer. And
what do-you do with mistakes Laid
the Minister ?—Why, Sir, it large
ones, I mend them •, if small ones,
I let them go, Laid the Lawyer.*—
And pray. Sir, continued he, do
you ever make any miltakes in
preaching ? Yes, Sir,Laid the Min
ister, f do. And what do you do
with miltakes ? said the Lawyer :
why Sir, I defpenfe withthem much
in the fame way you just observed ;
1 rectify laige ones, and negied
small ones. Not long since, con
tinued he, as I was preaching I
went to observe that the Devil was
the father of Lyars, but mistook,
and said Lawyers^ and the mistake
was so small, I let it go.
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United States.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 112.
On Thursday last arrived here
rhe schooner Charlotte, Captain
Blunt, in four days from Mount-
Defart, and informs, that Capt.
Dunbar arrived at Penobfcot, in
14 days from Antigua, who in
formed him, that there were a great
number of American veflels at
Antigua, some of which were con-
Oemned, and the others libelled for
trial, and (hat about three hours
previous to his failing, a packet
arrived in a fhorc paflage from
London, with ordes to clear and
let at liberty all American veflels,
with the property thereto belong
ing, and that those on trial when
the packet arrived, were cleared
on that account*
APRIL, 16.
A Correspondent believes there
will not be a war between Great-
Britain and the United States, al
though Britain has difeovered an
enmity against this country in her
depredations on our commerce,
infinitely more inglorious to her,
and injurious to us, chan an open
LIFE is but A DREAM.
WHEN mortals toil and sweat for gold,
Nor ileep nor quiet know :
When huma lives are bctj-ht and fold
For treasure here below;
Thus co myfetf in'thought I fay,
A vain, an e'npty tcheme •
Like chaff their hopes will fly away.
For life is but a dream.**
Whi e some to charm their sickie eyes,
Or please a fukifh tafle.
Give wings to wealth, and as she flies
A world of treasure waste;
“Fools, 1 exclaim, can such as this,
To you be joy supreme ?
Short is the date of all your bills.
Their honors soon are roll’d away
in dark oblivion’s flreara ;
The dancing bubble will not flay.
For life is but a dream.
My foul, awake and sleep no more ;
Thy utmost powers employ
To place in heaven a lasting fibre
For never-ending joy;
Farewel perplexing carts and fears ;
Heaven be our constant theme ;
We soon (hall pass this vale of tears,
For life is but a dream.
For life is but a dream,”
Some seek the airy bubble fame ;
Ambition drives them on ;
They toil and starve to ghta name,
Tin lite iJelf is gone.
Poet’s Corner.
ANECDOTE.
| and manly Declaration of war:
for if the did not incline that we
; (houid remain neuter, (he ought
to have left us to chufe the alter
native, which might be consider
ed by her as the dernier resort, but
(he prudently forefaw, that we
could not be so ungrateful as to
forfake ihofe allies who had a (fitt
ed us in our late llruggles fori
INDEPENDENCE, with their
lives and fortunes which were the
moil convincing proofs of rheir
friendfhip and attachment to our
cause: Britain has secretly pocket
ed the affront, until (he could seize
some opportunity to revenge ic. 2 -
She firtt joined the combined
powers, who had sworn to reduce
France to a state of Dependency
on them, and to set up a govern
ment most agreeable to their mon
archial ideas. Then they oppress
ed these States by seizing their
vessels in every quarter of the
globe, and even fuffered the Al
gerine scoundrels co take them, to
prevent odr commerce with France
and other European portsbut
the game is now up with them,—
The Congress of America is wake
ned from its lethargy—They are
united in arming for our defence,
and have wifely laid a general Em
bargo —.Sequeftration and confif
cation of Britifli property ev
ery where, mutt next take place,
and more than fufficient to indem
nify our merchants for the losses
of their (hips and cargoes for ex
pences of any new arrangements
of Forts, Armies, or Military
Stores, and also for the redemption
of our brethren in Algiers;—
However important (he appears to
all the European powers, yet her
pride can be humbled more by the
United States, than any other
government upon earth.—The
sagacious speech of the British
King is truly laughable, and his
Minifters.do but difeover gross
ignorance, in making him the cov
ering of their own disgraces and
foibles—the whole is a composi
tion of deceit and extreme vanity.
—The feene is changed—France
rises superior to all the combined
armies against her, (he possesses
the love and interest of her citi
zens, (he rises like a cloud and
overspreads even the country of
her enemies, who fly before her
armies in every direction. Pruflia
will soon quit the field,Sweden and
Denmarkrefent the bafe.treatment
which they have experienced from
England, and are arming for the
protection of their trade—The
finances of Britain are exhausted,
that her revenues on trade, with
all her burthenfome taxes on every
necessary of life, will (carcely dis
charge the interest of her National
debt—her inhabitants are averse to
a war even with France, and diould
(he declare war against America,
herminifters well know the people
would rife in a body against them,
instigated theretoby her merchants
and manufacturer, her navy is
badly mann’d and Americans have
been (hamefully pressed into her
service, the extraordinary efforts
of France to restore her Navy, and
the strong suspicions that Spain
will soon fuefor peace, must make
the BrttiOi Adminiftratiop very
unwilling co begin a war with us j
Dr. WATTS’
Psalms Hymns,
'Merrill’s Arithmetic,
WEBSTER’S
Spelling-Book,
AND THE
Youth’s Inftruftor,
May be had at this Office,
as the starvation of all her Weft
-1 nd ial (lands must be the dire event,
and many would wi(h to fee those
Weft-India brutes (who have ex
celled at the capture of our vef
(els) eating horse-bees in return for
their ingratitude. The time is
approaching when they must so
licit a return of our triendfnip, as
did the Bermudians in the late re
volution—many other considera
tions induce our correspondent
to believe pofnivelyAhat there will
not be a war declared by Great-
Britain, but thatlhewill make ev
ery concession for the injuries which
(he has done us and even pay for
the loss of 50,000 negroes stolen
from Virginia, and deliver up the
ceded posts on our weftern fron
tiers, which (he has so unjustly
detained in violation of her lolemn
treaty of peace with us.
Whoever will apprehend the a
bove mentioned persons and com
mit them to the Goal in Exeter or
Portsmouth, (hall receive the a
bove reward, or five Dollars for
either of them.
ALL persons having claims
gairift th.e Estate of Joseph
Lamson 3d. late of Exeter de
ceased, are requested to lodge their
accounts with the fubferiber.
Susanna Lamson, Jdmft,
Exeter, April 18, 1794.
By virtue of licence from the Hon,
Judge of Probate for the county of Rock
ingham, n»ili be fold at Public Vendue, on
^hur/day, the Sth day of May next, at one
o'clock in the afternoon,-at \the house of
Rachel Leavitt innholder in Hampton—
TWO Lots of Land, lying
in Chichefter, in said Couniy,
Numbered 9 and io, in the firft Range and
fourth Division, being part of the Real
Estate of THOMAS LEAVITT, late of
Hampton deceased. Each Lot containing
by estimation Fifty Acres
1^ Conditions of Sale will be made
kno*n at time and place.
Rachel Leavitt, Admx,
Hampton, iSth April, 1794.
BROKE Goal in Exeter on
the night of the 19th instant
the following persons; viz, Thom
as Dolioff, lately resident at Kingf
too,about five feet ten inches high,
sandy complexion and reddifti
hair—Moses Bumford of Barring
ton, about five feet seven inches
high, light complexion and red
di(h hair—And Samuel Arline of
Northfield, a (hort thick-set man,
with dark brown hair.
c as h
Will be given for a few pounds
Sheep’s Wool.
Fifteen Dollars Reward.
James Rundlett,
Under Prison Keeper,
Exeter, April 21, 1794.
Public Vendue.
Enquire of the Printers,
STEARNS Cf WINSLOW*s
Printing-Office, the following boot®.
^^Cc6unt-Books,ofevery Size,
Quality and Price.
Belknap’s American Biography,
Bibles, from 455, to jf9»
Baron Trenk,
Bell on Ulcers,
Bennet’s Letters,
Burne’s American Ju ftief, ’
Blair’s Sermons,
British Album,
Book of Knowledge.
Cowpers Talk*
Child’s Friend,
Chapone’s Letters-,
Complete Letter writer,
Cohftifution of New-Hampshire,
Death of Cain and Abel*
Dr. Franklin’s Life,
Divine songs and Catechisms.
Farmer’s Friend,
Foresters, an American Tak,
Geography for Children*
Gardner on the Gout.
Hopkins’ System of Divinity,
Hieroglyphick Bibles,
Hapless Orphan,
Julia de Roubigne*
Life of Watts and Doddridge,
Morse’s Universal Geography,
Mason on Self-Knowledge^
Mrs; Rowe’s Devout Exercifcs,
Merrill’s Arithmetic,
Military Duty, by RawCn,
do, do. Steuben.
Natural Hiftory of the Bible, or a ,
Description of all the beaftSj birds, fifties,
infeds, reptiles, trees, plants, metals, pre
cious stones, &Ci mentioned in the sacred
scriptures. By Thaddeus M. Harris^M.
Librarian of Harvard University.
Pilgrims Progress,
Pikes Arithmetic abridged,
Pocket Farrier,
Prompter, or a Commentary on common say
ings and fubjeds,
Poetical Works of Peter Pipdar, ‘
Perry’s Didionary, - ? -
*— Spelling-Books,
Primers.
Rights of Woman,
Rowe’s Letters,
Russell’s Seven Sermons.
Seneca’s Morals, i
Smith’s Letters to married Women,
Seraphical young Shep.ierd,
Stridures on Female Education,
Sorrows of Werter. " .
Testaments,
Tom Careless,
Tom Jones,
Tom Thumb’s SongßooE
Watts’ Psalms and Hym%
Webster’s Spelling-Books,
Youths'l nftrudor.
Copy Slips, and Quills.
Just Pubhjhed,
Andfor fait at this Printing-Office,
A L E T T E R,
From G AIFER in London, to ALY BEN
HAYTON, his friend in Constantino
ple ; giving an account of the wonder
ful wo»k of God upon his foul.
W work worthy the ferufal of all who art
enquiring the way to Zion,
He has now in the Pt est
THE 'LIFE OF
JOSEPH,
she Son of lirael.
Chiefly designed to allure young tnrnda tea
love of the Sacred Scriptures.
Which will be publilhed as soon >as poffib!©*
A•I , , ,
All persons who are
indebted to him are requested to make im
mediate payment : And those who hive de
mands on him shall receive their reijsefiiw
dues in a reasonable time.
Respectfully informs
hts Friends and the Public, that he has j«ft
received from Boston,
A New Printing-Office ;
and from the a (Tor tm cut of his Types, he
flatters ■himfelf, he ihall be able to giwe
laftion to all who will favor him with tiieht
commands.
Joiner’s work, and Boards of
kinds will be very acceptable, and the
all Heft favor gratefully acknowledged.
fmaPrinting.Office, Exeter, April 1794*
Henry Ranlet
Just received from Bof^
and for sale at