The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1790-10-16 00:00:00, page 3

For a General Tbankfgiving.
AS the munificent Father of
mercies and Sovereign disposer
of all events has been graciously pleas
ed in the course of the present year to
bestow many and great favors on the
Inhabitants of this and the other
United States, and as the year is
drawing towards a close, it highly
becomes us at this feaion, according
to the laudible usage of the State, in
a public and social manner gratefully
to acknowledge the manifold blessings
bestowed upon us : The Legislature
have therefore appointed THURS
DAY the twenty-fifth Da, of NO
VEMBER next, to be observed as
a Day of PUBLIC THANKSGIV
ING throughout this State ;—and
I do hereby, with advice of Council,
issue this Proclamation, calling.upon
Ministers and People of every deno
mination,to assemble on that day ill
their refpeaive places of public wor
ship, devoutly, with grateful hearts
and United voices to celebrate the
praises of our fapreme and bountiful Be
nefactor,for his innumerable bene
fits ; more especially, that He hath
been most graciously pleated to pre
serve the inestimable life of The
PRESIDENT of tbefe States ; for so
ordering and disposing the seasons of
the year, that the labor of the huf
bandmari is crowned with abundant
success, and we blessed with a rich
and plentiful hafveft : for the general
health enjoyed throughout the State,
and preventing contagious and mor
tal disorders from spreading among
us : for inclining the hearts of the
people of all the States to complete
the union, by adopting a plan of ge
neral government, happily calculated
tfo feeure and perpetuate HARMO
NY, PEACE and PROSPERITY
On Wednesday last, in the forenoon, the Rodents
of the Academy in this place underwent their an
nual examination. In the afternoon they waited
on the trustees to the meetinghorife, where, after a
pertinent address to the Deit, by the Rev. Mr.
Rowland and the performance of an excellent
Anthem, they exhibited a pleasing specimen of their
proficiency in the art of speaking. Several single
pieces were spoken in a 'manly and graceful man
ner ; and many feenes, from feme of oar bedra
matic compositions, represented with much propri
ety of speech and gesture. In .these feenes ther
was a happy mixture of moral, pathetic, humorous
and fatyrical pieces. The exhibition was termi
nated very agreeably by another piece of diufic
The audience Was uncommonly numerous and
brilliant ; and if their countenances exprefs'd their
feelings with tolerable accuracy, they were well
pleased with their entertainment. ~ Indeed the
most compleat judges do not hesitate to fay that
the exhibition was at least equal to any they have
attended. We cannot help adding that the insti
tution is confider'd as in a very flour'fhing fi.uancn
and that the utility of it becomes every day more
and more observable.
EXETER, (Saturday,) October 16.
JOSIAH BARTLETT, Esquire,
PreJident of the State of Newhampjhire.
A PROCLAMATION
, By Elis Excellency
State of New-Hampshire.
to united America—and while many
nations are involved in all the hor
rors of a true! and bloody war, that
the citizens of the United States,
under the banners of Peace, enjoy the
inestimable privileges of civil and re
ligious Liberty; and above ail for the
Continuance of the blessings of thGof
pel of Peace. And together with our
thanksgivings, let us with ,humble
and penitent hearts, acknowledge our
own unworthiness, confefs our mani
fold transgressions, implore his for
givenefs; and intreat the continuance
of those favors which he has graci
ously bestowed upon us; that He
would bless all our puN^ Councils,
inspire our Rulers witn ^(dom and
prudence, diffufe a true spirit of patri
oti/m throughout all ranks and orders
of men § that He would smile on our
hujbandry, commerce, manufactures, na
vigation and fisheries ; take the interest
of education and literature under His
nurturing hand ; and that Peace and
Happinejs, Truth and Justice, Benevo
lence and undefiled Religion, may uni
versally prevail among all nations.
And it is recommended and ex
pected that all persons religiously ab
stain from all servile labor, and such
recreations as are unbecoming the
solemnity of the day. „ , e
Given at the Council -Chamber, in
Exeter, this thirteenth Day of October,
in the year of our LORD, one thousand,
r feven hundred and ninety, and of the So
vereignty and Independence of the
United States of America fAe fifteenth,
JOSIAH BARTLETT^
By bis Excellency's command, with advice of Council.
A SONG—T^e Millers Wedding.
L Eave,neighbors,your woik,& tbfport & to play.
Let the tabor strike up, and the village be gay;
No day thro' the year (hall more cheerful be seen ;
For Ralph of the Mill marries Sue ofihe Green.
:chorus.—/ love Sue, and Sue loves me,
And while the wind blows,
And while the mill goes.
Who'll be Jo happy,Jo b^„ de we!
Let lordsand fine folks,who for wealth take a bride,
Be marry'd to-day; and to-morrow be cloy'd ;
My body is stout, arid my heart is as found,
And my love, like my courage, will never give
CHORUS — I love Sue, ESg. [ground
Let ladies of fafhion the best jointures wed,
Arid prudently take the best bidders to bed;
Such signing and fealirig's no part of our bliss,
We fettle our hearts, and we seal with a kiss,
CHORUS — I love Sue, &c. ^ ^ ,
Tho' Ralph is not courtly, nor none of your beaux.
Nor bounces,nor flatters, nor wears your fine cloaths,
In nothing he'll follow the folks of high life,
Nor e'er turns his hack on his friend or his wife.
chorus — I low Sue, ^c.
While thus I am able to work at my mill, & $
While thus thou art kind, & thy tongue but lies still,
Our joys (hall continue and ever be new,
And none be so happy as Ralph and his Sue.
CHORUS — I love Sue, &c.
THE Rev. Mr. N ,of Newhaven, was ap
pointed to preach before the association.
Some circumstance prevented his attendance. He
therefore tho't expedient to write and apologize.
While he was thus engaged, a messenger informed
him that his bull had grown very surly. Mr.
N——immediately wrote a few lines, by accident
direded this letter to the association. It was
JOSEPH PEARSON, Secretary^
GOD SAVE THE STATED
< OfRATED from tbe Oakland, some-
Otime in June lafl, a dark red, year
ling HEIFER, with a white face.—
Whoever will give information of /aid
beifer, so that tbe owner may have her
again, Jball be handsomely rewarded.
Enquire of the Printer.
Exeter, Sept. 16.
Last Thursday the President and
Council met in this town for the
purpose of counting the votes and to
eleft three persons to repreferit this
state in Congress the two ensuing
years.
Whole number of votes; 14,277,
from which the
Hon. Samuel Livermore, Esq. is elec
ted by 3585 votes. The four highest
numbers of votes not elected, are the
Hon.. Jeremiah Smith, Esq. 1876
Nicholas Gilnian, Esq. 1681
John S. Sherburne, Esq. 1591,
Abiel Foster, Esq. 1213
From the above votes it is more
than probable Mr. Smith and Mr.
Gilman will be the other two Re
presentatives. \•
A Water-Lot, very convenient for
Ship-Building, near said House and about 78
Acres of Land in Northwood=-being
one half of the Lot No. 25, in the 9th Range, in
the 3d DiVifion, in the township of Nottingham,
being part of the Estate of said John Giddinge.
C Conditions will be made known at time and place
of Sale.
NAT. ROGERS, Adm'tor.
Nramaetat, Oa. 13, 1790.
Alfa at tbe above time and place will be
SOLD,
THE Wharf, Store, and Building-
Yard, now occupied by Col. Ladd—and
about 6 or 8 acres of Excellent
Tillage and Afowing-Land, back of
Mr. Benj.Lamson's—the property of the widow
Mahitable Giddinge.
Exeter, Oa. 13, 1790. ______
opened by the moderator; toheh to this utter ago
niibment, ne read as follow) $ " You may tie up
the old bull for the present, arid when I can attend
to it I will come and take care of him." The
reverend members were totally nonplussed; but
at length an idea was started and adopted as ex
planatory : It was this—that by the old bull they
must nnderftand the deoil, whom they were to secure,
till Mr. N' - could come and take care of him.
By licence of the Judge of Probate, on
THURSDAY the \\th of November next, at 3
o'clock P. M. at the Houfeff Cel. Eliphalet
Giddinge, in Exeter, will be SOLD at PUB.
LIC VENDUE,
THAT convenient, well finished
Mansion HOUSE of John Giddinge
late of Exeter, Esq. deceased, with
Two Barris, out Houses, a good Well,
and about .three acrebs of Excellent LAND ^adjom
ing. Alfo —
f^No Pof arrived when this paper
Was put to prefa
BALTIMORE, SETT. 1%.
Extras of a letter dated at the Croft Mills, gif of
Jul,, i 7 go.
" On the igth ?nft. the Creek Indians killed
and scalped Mr. Alexander Neely, arid two of his
sons within two miles of this place ; the old man
and one of the boys were brought in alive, but ex
pired in a few hours ; they also killed two men a
bout the middle of June lad,at the mouth of Stones
River."
Vendue.