The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1789-10-24 00:00:00, page 3

THE ingress, to the inhabitants of
the United States, will appear near
the lowest part of the fun's disk, a
bout the time fpecified below, and
will be visible in all parts of Southa
_ inerica, the Weftindia inlands, and
Africa ; and all over Europe, except
feme of the northern parts of Norway,
Lapland and Raffia ; it may also be
seen in some of the westerly parts of
Alia, as Arabia, Persia, &c,
#; The egrtf, will be visible in North
and Soothamerica, the Weftindies,
some parts'of the Weft of Africa,
Oftbe TRANSIT of MERCURY ever
the Sun's Disk :
Fisth le to all the inhabitants f Nortba
merica on tbetyh of Nov. r 7 8-
Exeter, Saturday, Oct. 24.
Last Wednrflay the Rev. Mr.
Tucker was ordained to the pastoral
care of the church io Loudon. The
solemnities of'the day were introduc
ed by a pathetic prayer by the Rev.
Mr. Tucker, of Gerry. The Rev. :
Mr. Howard, of Stoughton, deliv
ered a Suitable fermon,from ift Tim.
IV. 16.—" 'take heed unto thyjdf, and
unto tby dodrine ; continue in them : for
in doing this, thou foalt both faue tßyfelf
and them that bear thee. The Rev,
Mr. Thatcher, of Braintree, made
the prayer previous to the charge.—
Rev. Mr. Upham, of Deerfield, gave
the charge. Rev. Mr. Evans, of
Concord, the right hand of fellowlhip,
and the Rev. Mr< Hazelton, of
Epsom, made the concluding prayer.
The whole was corduaed wi.h that
order and folemhity which became
the serious occasion.
A very large concourse of people
were collected from various parts, and
after the ordination they were invited
to different houfey, in that town,
where they partook of a very genteel
fopper, which was previously provid
ed by the generous inhabitants of
Loudon. Worthy members of focitty.
arrived, having on board, Captain-
Godihall and his crew, whom they
took from the brig Enterprize, of
the Isle of Sable, on the 24th Sept,
in a severe gale ,of wind, ihe then
having 7 feet of water in her hold.
When they left herihe was on beam
end&maft have soon gone down. They
saved tfome few areicies out of her.
She was from Pool in England,bound
to Portsmouth.
at Cape-Ann, the brig Seahorse,
Capt. E. Mayo, from the coast of Af
rica,with 800 bbls, of nil. The Capt,
informs, that just before he left the
Bay of Wilwich, in lat. 23° S. a large
point of Land funk more than 6 fath
oms under water, in fight of the fleet
then catching Whales in that Bay ;
eno that a nnmber British and Ameri
can seamen who had been on shore at
the fame place, had vefry fortunately
embarked on board their boats a few
minutes before the Land disappear
ed.-
On Friday last, a fifhing schooner
lay at anchor, was taken by a Imall
cutterof 18 guns, the cutter making
a warp fall to her ring bolt, & haul
ing along fide. Capt. Paul Jones,
who was admiral of the fleet, was
taken up on suspicion of a contrast
with the Swedith fleet, and lays in the
jail, to be tried for his life. Capt.
Peter Lander of Salem, arrives here
the day before we did."
On the ift inlLthe following num
ber of vefels of 50 tons and upwards,
were in Philadelphia: 30 Ships, 2
Snows, 40 Brigs, .12 Schooners, 32
Sloops. In all 116, exclusive of Shal
lops, &c.
Extras of a letter froffiPeterJburgb( Raf.
fa.) dated 7"6?3 ] 7 8 9 0
" Last week a fwedifh frigate as she
On Saturday the i}th inst. arrived
SALEM, oct. 13.
SHIP NEWS.
The objects of this passi
on are not our acknowledg
ed superiors, but those who,
we think in most refpefts
are, and in all refpefts ought
to be, but our equals. A
firft minister may envy his
prince; an inferiour fub
jeft reveres his prince, but
envies a fellow fubje& hap
pier in the prince's favour
than himfelt.
Any thing which we va,
lue, may excite envy ; and
those things chiefly, which
our hearts are most set up
on, when we fee them in
possession of anothenwhe-
ENVY is a displeasure
of the mind arising
from a view of the suppos
ed happiness of another. It
is the reverie of benevolence,
the nature of which is to
take pleasure in the happi
ness of others. There is a
virtuous Emulation, or an
ambition to excel others,
which is commendable. But
envy, whicli is a corrupti
on of this principle, is not
simply a desire to rife above
others, but rather a desire
to depress them.
Envy springs frompßide.'
We think too highly of our^
selves, and therefore are un
easy that others fliould have
an equal share with us in
the good things of Provi
dence, or the good opinion
of mankind.
If accurate ,bfervations of this cu
rious phenomenon be made, with
well regulated time-pieces, in differ,
ent parts of our continent, and trans
mitted to the American Academy,
the longitude of those places may be
ascertained, and our geography there
by improved.
Those who have not an opportunity
of using a telescope, may try the dark
jcr e en of a Godfrey's quadrant, or a
piece of fmoaked glass.
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The nature and folly of
Otaheitee, Owhyhee, Newzelard,&c.
but not in any part of Europe or
Afia.f
ENVY.
But however dangerous
it may be to others, it is
far more so to the person
who indulges it. It is by
an inspired writer called.
The rottenness of the bones.
It embitters all his enjoy
ments and makes him mi
serable in every condition.
A benevolent mind enjoys
its own blessings and those
of its neighbours too. En
vy can enjoy neither. It is
tormented that so much
good is bestowed on ano
ther, and that so small a
share falls to itfelf. It
As pride begets envy, so
this produces malice. If
we are displeased at another's
fuperiour advantage, it is
natural to hate him on that
account. Slander springs
from this root. How com
mon is it, that people en
deavour to blast the reputa
tion of one that outlines
them in any accomplish
ment, which they would be
thought to poliefs ; or that
stands in the way of their
designs ; is a competitor
with them for preferment,
or the profits of Some bull
nefs ; is a rival in love, or
is more luccefsful than they?
How severely they watch
his actions ? How keenly
they notice his most trivial
errors ? How crulely they
torture his character? Witli
what malignant pleasure
they publish his failings ?--
Yea, envy has often urged
men to more awful a&s of
malice than mere slander.
rich apparel, gay furniture,
a beautiful form, the smiles
of the fair, &c. But virtue
in another never is proper
ly an object of this passion.
To envy another for what
he possesses, supposes some
real esteem for it; but a
direct esteem for virtue it
felf, implies some degree of
a virtuous temper, which,
fa far as it prevails, excludes
envy. 'Charity envieth not.'
That!reputation and advan
tage, which arise from a
virtuous character, may
provoke envy, but not the
character simply considered.
The virtuous man takes
pleasure in the virtue of o
thers ; and though he wish
es to excel them, yet he is
not uneasy that they have
so much virtue, but that he
has no more.
ther wealth, power, repu
tation, success in business,
A BOUTtbree bundled acres
" 0/ LAND, in Sanborn
ton, contiguous to the Great
Bay in that town (so called.
Said land is pleafently Si
tuated —well watered—con
venient to make two farms
—adjacent to several settlers
—and within half a mile of
a Grift-mill.^
g'Stock and Country Pro
duce will be received in pay
ment, —For further infor
mation apply to
JOSEPH HOIT.
Exeter, Sept. 25.
$ TO BE SOLD,
4t the fbo, lately occupied by Mr.
Wi Clark Dean, Towerbill s
A Few Fafoionable
Waistcoat Patterns,
Umbrillas,
Silk Hose,
Worsted, do.
Men's and Women's Gloves,
Men's Hats,&c.&c.&c.
Exeter, 24/^ 't^
. —#
Erratum—7# the Gazetteer of the
26th Sept, in the Comm. Advertfment
of Edward Woodman of Lee —inflead
Charles Glidden it ought to have Log
TNforms his Customers—
-1 that his present engage
ments will expire the 24th
instant. He requests ALL
to fettle up previous to that
date (according to the num
ber ofPapers they (hall have
then received) that he may
be enabled to anlwer the de
mands of the Printer.
Mr. Bean intends to con-.
|inue riding hill the middle
of December next, on the
fame terms of his last quar
ter, provided punctual pay
ment is made,
Exeter, O^ober 2.
Samuel Bean,
Post- Rider,
son, and finds a new source
of torment, in that which
was defined for human hap
piness. The measure it
metes, is measured back a
gain. That perpetual dif
quietude,which springs from
it, wastes the spirits, im
pairs the health, eats out
the pleasures of life, and of
ten hastens disease and death.
(R mainder ^ill be in our next.)
A BARGAIN
TO BE SOLD,