The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1792-05-02 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful & entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
THE proprietors and owners of land in the township of Franconia, in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampshire, are hereby notified that the proprietors on the 21st of June last voted to raise twenty shillings on each original right of land in said township, to pay the proprietors debts, which being duly assessed, and committed to me to collect, the delinquent rights will be advertised for sale, if not paid to me at my dwelling-house in Waltham, in the county of Middlesex, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts before the 12th of June next.
JOSEPH NIXON, } Collector for said Proprietors. Franconia, May 1, 1792.
THE proprietors and owners of land in the township of Whitefield, in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampshire, are hereby notified, that said proprietors on the 3d day of April, A. D. 1792, at a legal meeting, voted and raised eighteen shillings on each original right of land in said township, to pay the expense of making roads, surveying and allotting the lands and bringing forward the settlement of said townships, which being duly assessed and committed to me to collect, the delinquent rights will be advertised for sale, if not paid to me, at my dwelling-house in Concord, in the county of Middlesex, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts before the 12th day of June next.
NATHAN BARRETT, } Collector for said propri's. Whitefield, May 1, 1791.
THE proprietors and owners of land in the township of Cockburne, in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampshire, are hereby notified that said proprietors on the 3d day of April, A. D. 1792, at a legal meeting held by adjournment, voted to raise by tax thirty pounds on each original right in said township, to pay the expense of bringing forward the settlement of said township—For surveys, making roads and protecting and defending the proprietors title to said township, which being duly assessed and committed to me to collect; the delinquents rights will be advertised for sale, if not paid to me at my dwelling-house in Packerfield, in the county of Cheshire, in said State, before the 12th day of June next.
JOSIAH MELVEN, } Collector for said Proprietorship. Cockburne, May 1, 1792.
THE proprietors and owners of land in the township of Colebrooke, in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampshire, are hereby notified that said proprietors, at a legal meeting held by adjournment on the 3d day of April, A. D. 1792, voted to raise by tax, thirty pounds on each original right of land in said township—to pay for surveys, making highways, protecting and defending the proprietors title to said township, and bringing forward the settlement of said township, which being duly assessed and committed to me to collect; the delinquent rights will be advertised for sale, if not paid to me, at my dwelling-house in Packerfield, in the county of Cheshire in said State before the 12th day of June next.
JOSIAH MELVEN, } Collector for said Proprietors. Colebrooke, May 1, 1792.
JAMES HASLETT BEGS leave to inform his customers and others, that he has removed from CONGRESS-STREET, to BOW-STREET—opposite the east end of the Church.
THE proprietors and owners of land in the township of Stewardstown, in the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampshire, are hereby notified that said proprietors at a legal meeting held by adjournment on the 3d day of April, A. D. 1792—voted to raise by tax, thirty pounds on each original right of land in said township, to pay for surveys, making highways, protecting and defending the proprietors title to said township, and bringing forward the settlement of said township, which being duly assessed, and committed to me to collect; the delinquent rights will be advertised for sale—if not paid to me, at my dwelling-house in Packersfield, in the county of Cheshire, in said State, before the 12th day of June next.
JOSIAH MELVEN, } Collector for said Proprietors. Stewardstown, May 1, 1792.
Public Auction.
TO be sold at public auction, agreeable to licence from the Honorable Judge of Probate, for the county of Rockingham, on Wednesday the 9th day of May next, 11 o'clock, A. M. at the Coffee-House tavern in Portsmouth, part of the real estate of WILLIAM REEVE, late of Bristol, in the kingdom of Great-Britain, merchant, deceased, consisting of a DWELLING-HOUSE and two LOTS of LAND, situate in Market-Street, near the Spring-Hill, and lately in the occupation of Capt. James Stillson, deceased, subject to the incumbrance of the widow's dower.
The above mentioned premises will be sold without further continuance.—Conditions of sale will be made known at time and place.
GEO. WENTWORTH, Auctioneer. Portsmouth, April 27, 1792.
ALL persons having claims against the estate of Captain SAMUEL BAKER, late of Newmarket, deceased, are desired to leave the same with Josiah Adams , Esquire, in said Newmarket, Agent for the Executor,—and all persons indebted to said estate are desired to make payment to the subscriber in Portland, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or to said Agent.
JOHN BAKER, Executor. Newmarket, April 23, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire.
County of Strafford.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that whereas by an Act of said State, passed the 6th day of January, 1792, all the lands in New-Durham-Gore, in said county of Strafford were taxed one half penny an acre for two years, for the purpose of repairing Roads in said Gore,—And in and by said Act it is enacted, that the owners of said lands should have liberty of "working out" their several parts of said tax, at the rate of three shillings by the day for an able bodied man;—Therefore the said owners are hereby advertised that they may "work out" said tax any time between the 6th day of June next, and the 6th day of October following, by applying to Messrs. Joseph Peirce, Joseph Roberts and Moses Gilman, selectmen, of said Gore, for the current year, under whose direction said tax is to be laid out and expended—And said owners may know their respective proportions of said tax by a list or assessment of the same which is committed to Jacob Chamberlin, the subscriber, of said New-Durham-Gore, to collect.
JACOB CHAMBERLIN, Collector. Dated at New-Durham-Gore, April 16, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of lands in the following towns, viz. Dunstable from the year 1779 to the year 1790 inclusively—Exeter 1787—Jaffrey 1787, 1788, 1789 and 1790—Lyndborough and Rumney 1788—Rochester and New-Boston 1788, 1789 and 1790—Campbells-Gore, Fishersfield, Pembroke, and Thornton 1789—Deerfield 1789 and 1791—Antrim, New-Durham, New-Chester, Piermont, Wendell, Sharon and Sharon road tax for 1790—Bradford, Chichester, Grafton and Lyman 1791; That unless they pay their taxes either to the collector or the subscriber, within eight weeks from the first publishing this advertisement, their lands will be advertised for sale for the payment of the same.
NAT. PARKER, Rec'r of N. R. taxes. Exeter, April 16, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non resident proprietors of land in Lyndborough in the county of Hillsborough and State of New-Hampshire, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 15th day of May next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of William Barron, Esq. innholder in said town, at two o'clock, P. M. on said day.
   No. D. Q'ty. s. d.     Wallingford 11 3 200 3 9   Solly and March 32 3 130 4 10   Thomas Wallingford 32 3 130 4 10   Blanchard & Meservy 22 3 150 5 7   John Moffatt 2 3 200 7 6   Thomas Persson 15 3 187 6 9   Undivided Land 0 0 1500 21 16 3    AMOS WHITTEMOR, Constable. Lyndborough, April 3, 1792.
State of New-Hampshire. PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that a petition hath been preferred to the General-Court by Sarah Gray, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, widow, Executrix to the estate of Thomas Gray, late of said Boston, Esquire, deceased (and also executrix to the estate of Ellis Gray, late of said Boston, Esq. deceased, who was residuary legatee in the will of said Thomas) representing that the estate of said Thomas is insufficient to discharge the legacies by him bequeathed, she therefore prays to be empowered to sell at private sale certain lands lying in Epsom, Chichester, and Barnstead (that belong to the estate of the said Thomas) that she may be enabled to discharge said legacies.
Upon which petition the General-Court ordered that she may be heard thereon before them, on the SECOND THURSDAY of the next session, and that the substance of said petition and order of court be published in the New-Hampshire Gazette, and also in one of the Boston newspapers, three weeks successively, six weeks prior to the sitting of said court; that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted.
ATTEST, J. PEARSON, Secr'y. February 4, 1792.
WHEREAS RACHAEL, my wife, behaves herself in a very unbecoming manner, by needlessly running me in debt, greatly to my damage;—this is therefore to forbid all persons trusting or harbouring her on my account, as I will not pay any debt she may contract after the date hereof.
ADAM MORRILL. Chester, March 28, 1792.
CONGRESS: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, March 24.
THE bill for ascertaining the bounds of a tract of land purchased by John C. Simms, was read the third time and passed the house.
The bill providing for the erection of a light-house on Baldhead, at the mouth of Capefear river, in the state of North-Carolina, was read the last time, and after filling up the blank, passed the house.
The bill for altering the times for holding the circuit courts and for other purposes, was read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole on Monday next.
In committee of the whole, Mr. Sney in the chair, the bill supplementary to the bill making provision for the protection of the Western Frontiers, was taken up—the substance is to provide for the appointment of Brigadiergenerals, whereby there would be a saving of expense in the appointment of other officers; a proviso was moved for, to limit the number to four—Colonel Hartley mentioned five, and after some consideration the word four was agreed to.
The committee rose and reported the bill, to which the house agreed, and proceeded to the third reading thereof—passed.
MONDAY, March 26.
Mr. Giles laid on the table the following resolution, declaring at the same time, that it was far from his intention to criminate or reflect upon the character of any person concerned:—
Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to institute an inquiry into the causes of the late defeat of the army under the command of Major-general St. Clair; and also the causes of the detentions or delays which attended the money, clothing, provisions and military stores for the use of the said army, and into such other causes, as may in any manner have been productive of the said defeat.
The "Bill (sent from the Senate) establishing a mint, and regulating the coins of the United States," was read a third time, and passed, with the amendment, substituting an emblematical figure of LIBERTY, as the device on one side of the gold and silver coins.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were 32 nays 22.
The bill and the amendments were then sent to the Senate, and, in some time after,

A message from the Senate was delivered by Mr. Secretary Otis , notifying that they had considered the said amendment, and disagreed to it.
The house proceeding to consider the said message,
A motion was made to recede from the amendment.
On the question for receding the yeas were 24, the nays 32.
A motion being then made, that the house should adhere to their amendment, the question was carried in the affirmative.
Mr. Secretary Otis informed the house that the Senate had agreed to the proposed amendment to the bill respecting the Brigadier-generals.
The committee of enrollment reported that they had this day presented the representation bill to the President of the United States, for his approbation.
Pursuant to the order of the day, the house again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, (Mr. Seney , in the chair) on the report of the select committee, on the memorial of the Directors of the Ohio company; and after some debate, the committee rose, and reported sundry resolutions, one of which was rejected by the house, and the others adopted.
TUESDAY, March 27.
Mr. S. Bourne , from the committee of enrollment, presented to Mr. Speaker, duly enrolled a "bill, supplemental to the act making further and more effectual provision for the defence of the frontiers of the United States;" Mr. Speaker signed the same; and before the house rose, Mr. Bourne reported, that the committee had waited on the President of the United States, and presented him the said bill, for his approbation.
A message was delivered by Mr. Secretary Lear , informing the house, that the President of the United States had this day signed an "Act providing for the settlement of the claims of particular persons barred by the limitations heretofore established;" and also an "Act for the relief of widows, orphans, invalid pensioners, and certain other persons."
A resolution, laid yesterday on the table by Mr. Giles , was taken up, and amended as follows:
"Resolved, That the President of the United States, be requested to institute an inquiry into the causes of the late defeat of the army under the command of Major-general St. Clair ; and also into the causes of the detentions or delays, which "are suggested to have" attended the money, clothing, provisions, and military stores for the use of the said army; and into such other causes as may in any manner have been productive of the said defeat."
After a debate of some length, a division of the question being called for, the question was taken on the first part, as far as the
words "Major-general St. Clair ," which passed in the negative, yeas 21; nays 35; the remainder of the resolution was left of course.
The following resolution was then adopted, yeas 44; nays 10.
"Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire into the causes of the failure of the late expedition under Major-general St. Clair ; and that such committee be empowered to call for such persons, papers and records as may be necessary to assist their inquiries."
A committee was accordingly appointed, consisting of Messrs. Fitzsimons, Giles, Steele, Mercer, Vining, Clarke, and Sedgwick .
In consequence of the passing of the act by which a general provision is made, for claims, to invalid pensioners, many of the petitions, heretofore referred to heads of departments, not requiring now to be particularly reported on, the following order was proposed by Mr. Sturges , and adopted by the house, viz.
"Ordered, that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of War, return the petitions presented to this house by invalids and others, whose cases are comprehended in the provisions of any act of the present session; with the papers accompanying the said petitions, which have been referred to them, and are now in their offices; and that the several petitioners have leave to withdraw their petitions."
The report of the select committee on the memorial of the officers of the levies, late in the service of the United States, was taken up for consideration; and on a motion that the house should agree to the report, the question passed in the negative.
Mr. Madison , who had voted with the majority, for the appointment of a committee of inquiry, moved for a reconsideration of the vote, for the purpose of substituting the following resolution, instead of the one adopted:
"Resolved, that a committee be appointed, to make inquiry into such circumstances, connected with the late unsuccessful expedition under the command of Major-general St. Clair , as may be proper to be reported for the information of this house."
Some objections however being made, the house, without taking a question on the motion, adjourned.
LONDON, FEBRUARY 9.
The King of Sweden , has made a humorous disposition of his Parliament at Gefle . The Lords he has committed to the Poor House and made them go to Church ; the Parsons he obliged to exhibit at the Theatre ; the Cits he tho't unfit for any other place than the Guildhall ; and the Clowns he, with due propriety, has sent to learn manners at School .—He tells them roundly he is in great want of money, and to convince them
of the truth of his assertion, feeds the whole Diet at his own table, where, if they are refractory, he may soon convince them that their Monarch is in a starving condition.
Mr. PAINE 's second part of his Rights of Man , is in the Press, and will appear before the close of the present month.
COBLENTZ.
ON the 15th a courier arrived from Vienna , and the next day another from Petersburg ; every thing seems to announce that the news they have brought is favorable to the emigrants.
It has been remarked that for some days past the Prince DE CONDE has been more busy than ever. Some bold stroke is meditated, but every thing is to remain in statu quo until the return of Prince NASSAU from Vienna .
Corps of French Guards are still forming. 1500 emigrants of the lower order have demanded admission; more are daily arriving.
The little army of the Prince DE CONDE visibly augments.
Money is just arrived, still larger sums are expected in the course of this week.
We learn from the Lower Palatinate that 800 infantry and the same number of cavalry have formed a cordon towards the frontiers of France .
Lancaster intended Canal .—A subscription was opened at Lancaster on the 7th instant, and by eleven o'clock next morning, 230,000l. was subscribed therefor.
PLEASURABLE ARTICLES.
LONDON, FEB. 10.
AN old fellow, who opened a public house in the neighborhood of Glasgow , some time ago, having added to his name on the sign board, the letters D. M. R. S. F. excited various conjectures and inquiries into their signification. No body could suppose that he was either a Doctor of Medicine, or a Fellow of the Royal Society. It was at last, however, discovered that they were intended only to intimate, that he had been " Drum Major in the Royal Scots fusileers ."
PUN .—A person observing that the coat of his friend had a long time been threadbare, asked him if it was not sleepy ?— Sleepy! says the other, why do you ask me that? Because said he, I think it has not had a nap these many years.
GEORGETOWN, March 31.
FEDERAL CITY.
We are happy to inform our readers, that the affairs of the City of Washington wear the appearance of progressing with increased vigor, after the long suspension of operations, occasioned by the severity of the past winter. Besides other late arrangements, the commissioners have this week contracted with Mr. Harbaugh ,
the celebrated mechanic of Baltimore-Town , for the erection of an elegant Stone Bridge over Rock Creek , at the spot where its waters are discharged into the Potomack , and at the west end of the street marked out in the plan of the city for the post road—and notwithstanding the magnitude of the work, it is, we understand, to be finished by August, before which time the road leading thro' the city, affording a delightful view of every part of it, will be compleated.
WINDSOR, March 13.
We hear from Clinton county , in the State of New-York , that three Indians had been hunting the last season, and had procured a large quantity of fur; when two of the Indians agreed to take a tour of hunting for three days with two white men belonging to a town near Plattsborough , and left the third Indian in the old hunting camp, to guard their skins and fur; and at the end of the three days, when they returned to the camp, to their surprise they found the Indian murdered, and the camp robbed and plundered of all its valuable contents.—Enraged at the horrid deed, they pursued their course to the nearest settlement, met a man, of whom they enquired if he had seen two men with large packs of beaver, &c. The man gave them such an unsatisfactory answer, that they determined to turn about and follow him a little way, to see if he was not carrying provisions to the two men they were in pursuit of. They had not followed him far, when they came upon them, feeding upon the provisions which the man had just brought them. Here was a time for revenge—they immediately fired upon the three men, and killed one of them dead on the spot, namely, Sampson Bean , formerly of Strafford , in this State; the other two men made their escape, and have left the country.—The Indians, in their turn, loaded themselves with the peltry and departed, after cutting and hacking poor Bean to pieces in a most shocking manner.
The most probable conjecture is, that Bean and his partner, being determined to rob the Indians' camp, laid the plan to get them from it in the manner heretofore related.
PHILADELPHIA, April 11.
The legislature of this state having gone through the business before them, and having passed 47 acts, the titles of which will be in our next, yesterday adjourned sine Die , thinking it for the benefit of the State to have but one session in a year.
Upwards of 25 thousand families it is conjectured have given up the use of sugar and rum in England , in order to promote the abolition of the slave trade. A house in Geneva has failed for near a million sterling—it is said they loaned large sums to the

emigrant Princes. General O'Hara is appointed Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar, in the room of Henry Calder, deceased.
The valuable present of the statue of Dr. Franklin at full length, made to the Philadelphia Library Company of Philadelphia, by W. Bingham Esq. arrived here since our last, from Italy and was on Saturday last, affixed in the niche left for that purpose in the front of the said Library.
NEW-YORK, April 14.
Yesterday, Mr. Seton, cashier of the bank of New-York, came into market, and purchased stock to a considerable amount (it is supposed, for the secretary of the treasury of the United States) at the following prices: 6 per cents at 20s.—3 per cents at 12s. and deferred debt at 12s. 6d. It is said private sales were made yesterday, prior to the above, at 19s. 6d.—10. 6d.
The house of representatives of the United States, on Monday last, passed a new representation bill, agreeably to the ratio of one to every 33,000.
ELIZABETH-TOWN, April 11. Extract of a letter from a gentleman South-west of the river Ohio, to his friend in Philadelphia, dated Jonesborough, 5th March, 1792.
"I have the melancholly news to impart to you, that I have just received a letter from my father, in Cumberland, which informs me that on the 15th of January, the Indians assassinated three of my brothers, and one brother-in-law. I understand they had been to Kentucky, and were returning home by water, and coming up Cumberland, they sent to my father for provisions, and about the time the messenger was expected back, they discovered a canoe lying at shore, in which they imagined were white people coming to their relief. One of my brothers hailed them (being late in the evening) and they answered "Friends," in English. They then rowed on until they came within about three rods of the shore, and discovering them to be Indians, were obliged to defend themselves as well as they could. The enemy fired in upon them, killed my brother-in-law and the Captain, the first fire. It was not long after, when they killed my brothers; the few but now left kept up so strong a fire that they saved the boat from being taken. There is, in all probability, a greater appearance of a hot war in Cumberland this summer, than ever yet has been. My cousin is at this time in the Cherokee nation, and does not know any thing of the Catastrophe that has happened in our family: and I dread the consequence of his being so much in their power."
BOSTON, APRIL 28.
Extract of a letter from New-York.
"Such is our deplorable situation of late, occasioned solely by
what is called Speculators, that we had rather see a House on fire, than one to enter the city, as there is infinitely more to be dreaded from them. All business is at an end; and there is a total suspense of confidence in trade, which may be verified by the following fact:—A Gentleman sent to his neighbor for a genteel fashionable pair of Buckles to look at. The answer was, let him send the value, and he may see them; I would not trust my brother. The Tradesmen and laboring part of the city are out of employ. In short, neither the Tongue or Pen are able to describe the misery we experience, owing to a set of Swindlers, who ought to be in Simsbury Mines."
GEORGE TAYLOR, Esq. is appointed Chief Clerk, in the Office of the department of State, in the room of HENRY REMSON, Esq. resigned.
APRIL 30.
Monday last arrived the ship Charlotte, Mackey, in 60 days from London.
Saturday arrived the ship Mary, Barnard, in 50 days from the Downs.—Passengers, Mrs. Hunt, Miss Jeffries, Capt. Tate, of the Russian Navy, Capt. N. Ingraham, Capt. Swaine, and Dr. Winship.
Yesterday, the brig Hope, Howland 60 days from Dublin.—In lat. 41: long. 68: spoke Capt. Sherman, in a Schooner from this port, bound to Amsterdam.
From Newspapers received by the above arrivals, we have extracted the following:—
M A D R I D, Jan. 20.
The negotiations with England are not, as we imagined, finished. By a courier who arrived here from London last week, we learn that the indemnification promised to those interested in the affairs of Nootka Sound is not yet settled; the British Court now claims a larger sum than we thought was at first agreed upon.
B R U S S E L S, Feb. 10.
A Spanish frigate is expected at Ostend, carrying 200,000 pistoles in specie, 8,000 fire locks, ammunition, &c. for the service of the French Princes.
P A R I S, Feb. 13.
That the critical moment on which the destiny of France depends, is fast approaching, appears certain; every circumstance proves it; the King trembles for the life of his Queen, for his children's, for his sisters, for his own; murderous schemes are machinating, and the day cannot be far distant, when sad experience will show what is here advanced.
Feb. 20. The ravages made by the plague during the last year were almost incredible; at Cairo in Egypt, 600,000 fell a sacrifice to it, and upon an average every fifth person throughout the Turkish Empire.
Feb. 27. The latest accounts from Morocco are, that the new
Emperor is on the point of being overpowered by the party of his brothers, fomented and supported by Spain. Should this event take place, we shall have an enemy instead of ally, on the Moorish throne.
Count Maternick the Imperial Ambassador at Brussels has written to M. Menan, the Burgo-master of Lege, to provide for the service of the Emperor, buildings, sufficient to hold provisions for twenty thousand men. This statement may be positively depended upon.
Dispatches received last night speak of serious and immediate attempt to effect a counter-revolution in France. That two powerful armies, an Austrian and a Russian one, had marched towards the French frontiers, with the intention of supporting the cause of the emigrant princes of the house of Bourbon; that the King of Prussia had refused giving audience to M. Segur, the French Ambassador, who in consequence thereof had left Berlin abruptly; and that a Prussian army, consisting of 100,000 men, was likewise in motion, and expected to join the Imperial force—in which case this confederate army would amount to more than 355,000 effective men.
The mob of Marseilles have torn down the arms of Spain from the town-house, and suspended them on the pillory.
The Manifesto of the Counter-Revolutionists, is finished. Circumstances have considerably changed some event of the leading principles; it is reported to us to be a moderate, but manly composition, and admirably calculated to conciliate adverse opinions, as it may be called a medium rule of action between Democracy and Arbitrary Government. With such a procurer to attack the reason, they number combined forces to the amount of 310,000 men, additional arguments to refute obstinate prejudices.
NEWBURY-PORT, April 25.
The Prince of Wales was last February dangerously wounded by a favorite Horse he was playing with, who seized his arm and tore a large piece from the most sinewy part in a shocking manner.
It is said that about a third part of the City of Brussels is destroyed by Fire.
Late advices mention the death of the Queen of Portugal.
PORTSMOUTH, May 2.
A sum of money has lately been subscribed in the city of Albany, to be disposed of in premiums, for the purpose of promoting the progress and improvement of MAPLE SUGAR—particularly the graining of it.
A cotton mill in the vicinity of Sheffield has lately been burnt,
the loss is estimated at 45,000l. sterling—The Pantheon in London was also burnt in January, it cost 76,000l.
SHIP-NEWS.
Last Saturday arrived here the Schooner Blossom, Thomas Brown, commander, in 22 days from Tobago—left at Tobago the 4th April, Brig Neptune, from Portland, Samuel Robinson, had 26 days passage—all well.—Left at Madeira ship Nancy, Wardrobe, 28 days from this port.—April 16, in lat. 37, 30, long. 68, spoke ship Charlotte, in heavy gale, 3 days out, all well, bound for Bilboa.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
ENTERED FROM Brig John, & Jane, Shores, Tobago. Sch'r Nancy, Branscomb, Hispaniola. Schooner Blossom, Brown, Tobago. CLEARED FOR Schooner Dove, Tredick, West-Indies. Schooner Industry, Tibbets, Ditto. Brig Patty Wentworth, Chamberlain, [Ditto. Brig Mary, Jones, Ditto.
GENERAL POST-OFFICE.
Philadelphia, March 31, 1792.
PROPOSALS will be received at this Office until the first day of June next, for carrying the mails of the United States on the following Post-roads in NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
1st. From Portsmouth, by Exeter, to Concord, once a week:—The Mail to leave Portsmouth every Monday morning, at six o'clock—arrive at Exeter by nine—proceed to Concord—and return to Portsmouth by five o'clock the next Wednesday afternoon.
The persons offering to contract for this road, are desired also to state the terms on which they will carry the Mail from Exeter to Concord, and back once a week;—leaving Exeter every Monday at ten o'clock in the morning—reaching Concord the next day by noon—and returning to Exeter on Wednesday, by two in the afternoon.
2d. From Concord (by Plymouth and Orford) to Hanover, once in two weeks: The Mail to leave Concord every other Wednesday, by six o'clock in the morning, and arrive at Hanover the next day by five in the afternoon:—To leave Hanover on Friday at six o'clock, in the morning; and returning by the New Road, arrive at Concord, on Saturday, by five in the afternoon.
3d. For carrying the Mail from Concord to Hanover, by the route above described, once in every week.
4th. For carrying the same Mail, from Concord to Hanover, by the New Road, both going and returning once in every week, and once in two weeks.
The terms for carrying the Mail between Concord and Hanover, in the four different ways here mentioned, to be distinctly stated.
Note 1st. If hereafter it should appear that any other times for the arrival and departure of the Mails would be more convenient and useful than those above proposed, alterations may accordingly be made.
2d. For every hours delay in arriving after the times prescribed, in any contract, the contractor to forfeit one dollar; and for the non-performance of a trip, double the sum which the value of one trip shall bear to the value of the whole number of trips to be performed.
3d. The contracts to continue in force until the first day of June 1794.
TIMOTHY PICKERING, Post-Master-General.
TO be sold, cheap, an old FRAME of a Store, which will answer for a dwelling-house or barn; it must be taken down directly—the clapboards and shingles of no value.—Enquire of the Printer.