The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1790-03-10 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &amp;c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful and entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES.
MONDAY, FEB. 15. DISCRIMINATION.
MR SEDGWICK observed, that the proposition contained a question of the utmost importance: That the committee must be obliged to the gentleman who brought it forward, for his very ingenious discussion of the subject of the Domestic Debt.
With respect to the question now before the Committee, so much has been said, he thought it would not be necessary to consume much of their time in the investigation.
On the subject of Contracts he observed. Whenever a voluntary engagement is made for a valuable consideration, for property advanced, or services rendered, and the terms of the contract are understood, if no fraud or imposition is practiced, the party engaging is bound to performance according to the literal meaning of the words in which it is expressed.
That such contract, whether of a government or an individual, might be either transferable, or not transferable.
That the latter species of contract received an additional value from its capacity of being transferred, if the circumstances of the possessor should render a sale of it necessary or convenient to him.
That to render the transferable quality of such evidences of contract, in any degree advantageous to the possessor, it was necessary to consider the alliance possessed, in case of sale, of all the property of the original holder; and indeed that it was highly absurd, and even contradictory to say, that such evidences of debt were transferable, at the same time to say, that there was in them a kind of property that the holder could not convey by bona fide contract.
That this was the construction which had invariably been given to these contracts whether formed by government or by individuals.
That to deprive the citizen of the power of binding himself by his own voluntary contract, or to prevent a disposition of property in its nature alienable, would be a violent and unjustifiable invasion of one of those rights of which man as a citizen is the most tenacious, and would indeed break one of the strongest bonds by which society is held together.
That in the transfers which had been made, the contracts were fairly made; the whole rights had been transferred; that it was not pretended any fraud or imposition had been practiced: The risk was calculated by the parties, and it was observed, that the risk contemplated a revolution in the government.
From the foregoing deduction of particulars, it was presumed to have been proved that a property was vested in the transferees. That if this property was divested by the government, the law for that purpose would have a retrospective operation, and that no ex post facto law could be more alarming, than that by which the right of private property was violently invaded.
Having considered the nature of the contract, and of the obligations which resulted from it, the attention of the committee was called to advert to those circumstances by which that obligation might be destroyed, impaired or suspended. They were stated to be
 1. Performance.  2. Voluntary discharge.  3. Composition.  4. Inability. 
And gentlemen were called upon to give information of any other causes
which would produce either of those effects.
With regard more particularly to the proposition before the committee, it was observed, that with regard to these contracts, there had existed a depreciation in consequence of the failure of government regularly to pay the interest; That in this depreciated state the securities had been alienated; that of course the original holders had sustained a loss; that if the loss resulted from the fault, and not the misfortune of the government, the creditor had undeniably a demand against the government for compensation; that this demand however well-founded, could never authorise the government to invade the honestly acquired property of the present possessors, a property warranted by the terms of the contract itself, and sanctioned by the Act of Congress of April 1783, and the validity of it recognized by the Constitution we had sworn to support.
With regard to the claims of the original holders, it was, however, observed, that the domestic creditors at the time the contract was formed, well knew the nature of the constitution of the government administered by the other contracting party, Congress; that its power of performance depended on the ability and good will of the States; that Congress had always performed its duty, had made the necessary requisitions; that this was its utmost power; that the failure had arisen wholly from the neglect of the States. He therefore submitted to the committee, whether if the original holder had a just or equitable demand, he should not resort to the State of which he is a member?
It was admitted, that the case of an original holder was indeed a hard one; that the speaker had a respect for his misfortunes and for his pretensions: That if satisfaction was discovered to be just and practicable, he would not hesitate to go to the utmost ability of the government for that purpose. But it was asked, what merit would the government possess, if it stripped one class of citizens who had acquired by the known and established rules of law, property, of that property, under the specious pretence of doing justice to another class of citizens.
It was observed, that it was implicitly agreed, that 80 per cent. depreciation would not authorize the interference proposed by the motion. It was asked that some point of depreciation should be pointed out which would authorize such interference.
It was observed, that the side of the question for which he contended, had received the universal approbation of mankind; that there was no instances of interference contended for, and that this general sense of mankind afforded some evidence of truth.
It was said, that the contract was founded on a valuable consideration.—It was the price of our liberty and independence. That the possessor claimed according to the very terms of the contract. That it was not pretended that the engagement of government had been performed. No composition with the creditor was proposed; nor was the proposition founded on any pretended inability of the government; for to comply with the intention of it, 1,600,000 dollars annually more, was necessary than was proposed by the report of the Secretary.
It was observed, that by reason of the circumstances which had taken place, Mr. MADDISON supposed that if the whole amount of a security shall be paid to the present possessor, he will have a sum of money to which the original holder is equitably entitled. If this is true, then no interposition is ne-
cessary, it being a well known rule of law, that an action will always lie to recover money out of the hands of another to which the plaintiff from the principles of equity and good conscience is intitled.
With regard to the effects which would probably result from this measure, it was observed, that it would be destructive to our national character: That the world was now willing charitably to impute our former miscarriages to events we could not controul. But should our first measures in regard to public faith be a violent infraction of our contracts, it would sanction all our bitterest enemies have said to our disadvantage.
With regard to its effects on credit, it was observed, that little dependence would be placed on the plighted faith of a government, which under the pretence of doing equity, had exercised a power of dispensing with its contracts, and had thereby formed for itself a precedent of like future violations, both with respect to its funds and contracts.
That with regard to discovering who was the original holder, except so far as respected the army debt, it was declared that there were no documents by which the necessary facts could be discovered.
It was stated as a fact, that with regard to much the greater part of the debt, any fictitious name was inserted. That with regard to the army debt, the soldiers generally, who were in the service at the conclusion of the war, had received ample satisfaction for their services at the time of their enlistment, having been paid more, on an average, than 250 dollars per man.
It was further declared, that the proposed system would lay a foundation for infinite frauds and perjuries, and that it would, beyond all powers of calculation, multiply the evils of speculation.
Mr. AMES agreed with Mr. MADDISON in regard to the validity of the debt. There was propriety in saying the nation is the same, though the government is changed. The debt is the price of our liberties, and cannot be diminished a farthing the gentleman says—and why—because the government, as one of the contracting parties cannot annul, or vary the bargain, without the consent of the other. If the measure proposed by that gentleman corresponds with that sound principle, he should have the pleasure of agreeing with him on the ultimate decision—but if the measure should be found, on a fair discussion, to be subversive of that principle, it would not merit the countenance of the committee.
A claim upon our justice is made on behalf of the original holders of securities who have transferred them. There is a benevolent prejudice in their favour. Does the plighted faith of the country stand charged to pay the difference between the price their securities sold for in the market and the nominal sum? In order to make the affirmative appear, the worthy gentleman has said, that the paper is the only evidence of a prior debt—and while the paper was sold, the residuary right to the debt still remained in the seller. Supposing this novel doctrine to be true, which cannot be conceded, it will not warrant any conclusion in prejudice of any purchaser of the loan office debt. For the paper was given when the loan was made. As no prior debt existed, the paper is the very debt. The gentleman ought therefore to confine his motion to the army debt, as his principle seems inapplicable to any other. And even on liquidating the army debt, the certificate extinguished the prior debt—otherwise the public would be twice charged!—As when one man owes another on
account, and gives his bond for the balance, the account is no longer of force. By the terms of the certificate, the person transferring has lost his claim against the public. He has freely transferred—for if violence or fraud were practised, the law will afford him redress. In society, as well as in a state of nature, property is changed by the consent of the last occupant. He may dispose of it by gift, or at half price—and give a complete title. Nor will the pretence that this transfer was free only in appearance, avail—for the motives which disposed the owner to sell cannot effect the right of the purchaser. Every such creditor risked something—either that government would not pay him at all, or not in due season. The risk computed in free and open market will be near right. It is a kind of insurance against these risks, and the insurers and insured will calculate the rate of insurance better than government can do it. If there is a new risk of government interposing, it seems that the purchaser, who may be called the insurer, did not rate his risk high enough. It seems pretty clear, therefore, that there is no claim on the stipulated justice of the country.
Another sort of justice is set up—a different sort from that which we are taught in the schools and churches. It is called abstract justice, and is said to demand allowance for the loss sustained by the failure of public payments. No man respects more than I do the merit of the army. But the soldiers, at least had something towards justice by their bounty.
Stock has sold in England at 50 per cent. discount, and yet no retribution has been made.—Where then does this new line of justice begin? It can scarcely be denied that their claim, if they have any, is not a debt. The arguments alledged by the gentleman are addressed merely to the compassion and generosity of the government.—Nor do I know that there is any ground for saying that public opinion is in their favour. It will be allowed that if justice is to be done, it should be impartial justice. Partiality would be more cruel than total neglect.—Will you refuse to make amends for paper money, for property taken by our army in Canada, for losses sustained during the war, for towns burned? In this last case, it is to be observed, that government has promised protection—and inability to protect is as much a debt as the case in question. The intermediate holders who bought at 6/8. and despairing of government sold out at 2/6, have an equal claim. Are all these to be excluded?—Let us not break contracts for half justice. The example of paper money is adduced to shew that the public made up losses—but this is an example of the public fulfilling its contract—not annulling it. Paper money is a bad source to draw examples from.
But is it true that justice requires the public to pay for all the losses sustained in times of calamity? I think not—for by fraud the government would be obliged to pay for more than was lost. The resources of the sufferers will more easily repair such losses than the government can make them good—and besides, in extreme cases, it would extend and prolong the evil. If an army should invade England, and the city of London should be burned, and the country laid waste by order of the King, all Europe could not pay for it. What is justice? a line of public conduct which necessarily tends to utility. No pretence of abstract justice can be valid, if it tends to evil rather than good.
But if there subsists a claim on the public justice, it cannot impair the debt

in the hands of the present holder, for which the public faith is pledged. It is alleged that the seller, who sold for a trifle, will be taxed to pay the purchaser.—He certainly ought to fare as other citizens do. But taxes are in proportion to property. If he has property then the plea of necessity is destroyed. If he has none then his taxes will be a mere trifle
The project is not justice, even to those whom it pretends to relieve. If you allow less to the purchasers than they gave, it is downright robbery. If you allow more, it is half way justice to those who have sold. I would not risk every thing to do justice, as it is called, and then not do it.
But this fragment of justice cannot be given to some, without wronging others. You impair the property in the hands of the present original holders. It is not supposed that the alienated property is near equal to that which is still in the hands of the first holders. Be that as it may, I believe with confidence that it would be cheaper for the present holders to pay the market price of the paper proposed to be given to the former holders, than to suffer the shock which this measure would give to the credit of their paper. I will not enter now into the merits of the Secretary's plan, but I think it not difficult to shew that he proposes better justice to the present original holders than is contained in the motion, and that the debt funded on his plan would sell for more in the market. Great sums have been lent to the public by trustees who acted for others, and only lent their names. Many original creditors were not first holders—supplies were furnished to contractors for the army, who got credit, and afterwards paid in paper, as they received it of the public. Many towns hired soldiers for a gross sum, and agreed to take the wages.—Private debts have been paid at par.—A man in embarrassed circumstances, instead of compounding with his creditors for ten or a dozen years forbearance, paid them at par, or near it, in public paper, which in that period was supposed to be as likely to be paid as his private note. No less a sum than 214,000 dollars were paid in this way to one mercantile house, at about 10s. in the pound. Compare the gross injustice of these cases with the pretended justice of the motion—consider that it pretends to pay the purchaser. But loan-office certificates have sold from 15s. and 18s. in the pound to 5s. Foreign purchasers gave more than our market price. Before they bought they got certificates of the nature of the debt, that it was not liable to any deduction, and that the transfer would be valid. People in the first offices in this country and abroad signed them. 500,000 dollars were bought for one Dutch house, and registered, and the partners in the sum have divided the certificates by giving their own bonds. What will be the effect? Justice or injustice? In these cases, the gentleman will admit, that the rights of these people are perfect. The debt, he says himself, cannot be diminished a farthing.—Property is sacred. The right to a single dollar cannot be violated. Let the gentleman then acknowledge that he must give up his project, or his principles.
I have endeavoured to shew what sort of abstract justice this is. But if it should be allowed that there is a claim of justice, what then? Let them claim justice of those who have done them injustice, not of the fair purchaser.
(To be continued.)
An Epistle from the Yearly Meeting, held in London, the 9th of the sixth month, 1789—To the Quarterly and Monthly Meeting of friends in Great-Britain, Ireland and elsewhere.
DEAR FRIENDS,
UNDER the continued extention of heavenly regard, with which this our large and solemn assembly hath been favoured, we affectionately salute you; wishing grace, mercy and peace, from God the Father, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, may
increase and abound in the churches.
The accounts of friends sufferings brought in this year, principally for tithes and those called church rates, amount in England and Wales to five thousand one hundred pounds, and in Ireland to one thousand two hundred and forty seven pounds.—Two friends were last year imprisoned for refusing to find substitutes in the militia; and one friend hath been this year committed to prison, by process in the ecclesiastical court on account of tithes, and still remains a prisoner.
We earnestly desire that this branch of our christian testimony may continue to be maintained in such meekness and consistency of conduct, as may evince to others that we are not actuated by selfish motives, but by a sense of our duty to Christ our Lord, are made willing to suffer for his cause; believing that those, who profess to be his ministers and servants, are bound to the observance of the command delivered by him to his disciples formerly, "Freely ye have received, freely give;" to which a forced maintenance, on any pretence whatsoever, is plainly contradictory; as well as utterly inconsistent with the benevolence and dignity of the gospel, which holds forth the mercy and salvation of God to our acceptance, without money and without price.
By accounts from our several quarterly meetings, and by epistles from Ireland, New-England, New-York, Pennsylvania and New-Jersey, Virginia, and North and South-Carolina and Georgia, we are informed, that love and unity generally subsist among friends; and that divers persons have been joined to the society by conviction.
We are concerned at this time to press upon your consideration the awful duty of pure and spiritual worship. It is not enough that, after the example of our forefathers, we meet together in one place, in outward silence; rejecting those forms and ceremonies which were invented by the wisdom, as well as that worship which is formed only in the will of man; it is not enough that, with a commendable diligence, we attend all our religious meetings unless also like them we wait in humble reverence, for spiritual ability to worship acceptably the Lord of heaven and earth. Wait therefore, dear friends humbly and diligently wait in the spirit of your minds, for the coming of him who told his disciples "Without me ye can do nothing;" that ye may happily experience the influence of his spirit to enlighten and quicken the soul to a true light and sense of its condition; that feeling the spirit of supplication ye may approach the throne of grace, and under a renewed sense of the Father's mercy and goodness, may be enabled to offer the sacrifice of praise. This living and spiritual worship is ever acceptable, and draws down his favour on those who are thus humbly exercised before him.
Being thus qualified to worship together the Father of spirits, to "eat of the same spiritual meat, and drink the same spiritual drink," our love to the pure truth, and to each other, will increase. The preservation of love is a duty in every state of religious attainment, and did we faithfully observe the great Master's precept of doing to others as we would they should do to us, its practice would be easy: detraction and enmity would then be destroyed in the seed, and that excellent christian charity, recommended by the apostle, prevail over all. "A new commandment," said our Lord, "I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."
We exhort all parents, and those who have youth under their care, deeply to seek the Lord for themselves, and, feel after his baptizing power, that their own spirits being rightly leavened, may through divine help, be made instrumental to teach the minds of their tender connexions, and the bran-
ches of their families; whereby there may be a growth in the spiritual life, and a succession of living, baptized members in our religious society.
Such members as have the spiritual welfare of the professors of the blessed truth at heart, are pained in beholding the deviation of many amongst us from that purity of life and conversation, and that plainness and simplicity of manners, into which the holy principle that we profess ever leads its followers. This deviation is apparent not only in the dress, but in the address and deportment of too many of our youth and others. O that our beloved youth would happily submit to the tender impressions of Divine Grace, often made on their minds in the early part of life; and that they would, by inward retirement, cherish and cultivate the precious and heavenly visitations, graciously renewed to their spirits, as they advance in age; so would that eye be kept open in them which discerns the beauty and excellency of the gospel of Christ, and that a possession in his saving truth infinitely excels all the profits and honors, the favour and friendship, of a fading and delusive world.
We earnestly recommend to all, the frequent perusal of the holy scriptures, according to repeated exhortations; and we at this time also recommend the writings of our faithful predecessors and the accounts that are published of their experiences, labours, travels and sufferings in the cause of Christ. Those hours of leisure would be profitably employed in this manner, which are often wasted in reading light and trivial publications, calculated to gratify the vain imagination, and to feed that disposition that is always hankering after some new thing.
It is with particular satisfaction we observe the spreading of those principles of justice, which have long bound us to the cause of the injured Africans, and have now engaged the attention of distinguished persons in this nation, and not this nation only; and that the inhuman trade is at length manifesting its iniquity to the view of our legislature.
Now unto him that is able to keep us from falling, and to present us faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy; to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen."
SELECT SENTENCES.
ACT always according to your own conscience and best judgment, but be careful, especially in weighty matters, to be well informed before you proceed to action.
Do no secret things before a stranger, for thou knowest not the consequence.
Hope is the last thing that dieth in man; and though it be exceeding deceitful, yet it is of this good use to us, that while we are travelling through this life, it conducts us an easier and more pleasant way to our journey's end.
A striking instance of divine displeasure.
THERE happened in 1766, at Ketton, in England, a very remarkable instance of divine displeasure.—A shepherd folding his flock, observ'd several struck with flies (a circumstance that often happens at one time of the year) and finding it very difficult to clear the sheep of them, began, in a most reprobate manner, to curse the flies and their maker. He was immediately struck with them on the arm, carried home, and languished from Saturday till Monday, and then died in the greatest agonies. His wife, during this time, sat by him and used every means to keep the flies off him, but in vain; and the maggots came out of his mouth, nose and ears; and when he was dead his body was so very offensive they could not bear it. Read ye prophane and tremble.
A GENTLEMAN being choaked with honey-comb, his friend began to bemoan him. Why make you such lamentations? said a witty parson, Never man had a sweeter death.
NEW-YORK, Feb. 17. Extract of a letter from an American in London, dated Dec. 2.
"The prohibition laid last year on the importation of American Wheat, from an apprehension that the Hessian Fly or Weaver might be propagated from it, in this country, has within a few days been taken off: it being now acknowledged that there was no ground for such an opinion. They have been further induced to this measure from the prospect of a scarcity the ensuing spring.
"It must give satisfaction to every American to see the new government get on so well: I trust our country will become respectable and happy under its superintendence. You cannot conceive how much more respectable the government and people appear in the eyes of Europe, than before the united government was put on its present footing.
This country seems anxious to have a commercial treaty with us, and I think an advantageous one may be had.
Will not Congress think it reasonable that the Packets between Falmouth and New-York should be alternately British and American? If there were two in each month commerce would feel the advantage."
FEBRUARY 20.
Extract of a letter from Sunbury, Georgia, dated Jan. 25.
"The Indians are at present tolerably quiet in respect to scalping and murdering the inhabitants westward. They do, however, frequently steal away young negroes from the plantations, for the purpose of planting corn in their settlements. Small parties of them have several times been within half a dozen miles of this town, but consider themselves perfectly safe, as soon as they have crossed the Altamahaw with their plunder. It is the Creeks we are chiefly in dread of, and if a solid peace is not speedily concluded with them, it will put these states at least ten years behind hand, in their cultivation, improvements and peopling. Foreign settlers are continually arriving among us, but have imbibed such terrible ideas of the savages, that most of them soon remove into Carolina. Indeed, independent of the Indians, there are other circumstances sufficiently disagreeable to foreigners, particularly the unhealthiness of the new lands near the rivers, and the swarms of reptiles with which they abound, but which are, in general, more hideous to the eye than really dangerous.—We had a hearty laugh lately at a new imported Irishman, who being out in the woods a gunning, mistook a grey squirrel for a rattle snake, and thought himself happy in making an escape.
"I Wish I could say the Indians are the aggressors in every respect; mildness and civilization is not the characteristic of our frontier people, but rather a ferocity of disposition which was never exceeded by savages themselves. I am credibly informed that several Indians that have been killed last year, were hung up a small distance from the ground and left for dogs and wolves to devour. Such conduct can only tend to irritate, and not a little impedes the approach of a pacification."
TO BE SOLD
A very convenient House, SITUATED in Market-Street, with a good shop in front, the whole House well finished, with a good Cellar under the same,—also—a good Stable, Store and Well, with a large Garden belonging to said premises; its situation for trade is so evident as to need no comment. For terms apply to the Printer hereof.
WANTED,
Old Continental and New-Emission Money, Final Settlements, and Loan-Office Certificates, for which Cash will be given, by Nathaniel A. Haven, who still continues to negotiate the various kinds of PUBLIC SECURITIES, at his Store in Market-Street.

L O N D O N, November 30.  Extract of a letter from Lisbon, Nov. 10.
"The government continues to refuse the privilege to American vessels of navigating in the Mediterranean under a national flag. This is done in concert with the Court of Madrid, to whom the American Consuls had applied for the same privileges, and were refused. Three vessels, deeply laden with grain for the market at Leghorn, are preparing to depart for that place: and as they are stout vessels carrying 16 guns, and full of men, they may possibly fight their way through the Barbary corsairs who are become very numerous."
The accounts from the various parts of France, considered collectively, are more favourable than the warmest well-wishers of the revolution could have expected at so early a stage. Popular tumults are no longer excited, or are appeased. The subsistence of the capital for the winter is believed to be provided for. The people of the provinces continue firm in their confidence in the National Assembly, and their attachment to the cause of liberty. It is in contemplation to invite the provinces to send a certain number of their militia, to share with the Parisians the honor of serving as the King's guards. Such a measure seems calculated to preserve the good understanding which subsists at present between the inhabitants of the capital, and other parts of the kingdom.
Dec. 31. Sixty Thousand pounds is the amount of the remittances from New-York, by the last packet.—1000. specie.
No less than 120 vessels have already been dispatched to America for corn. From Liverpool 54—Bristol 33—The coasts of Devonshire and Cornwall 33.
B O S T O N, March 3.
The Bill for raising the sum of TEN THOUSAND POUNDS, for the use of this Commonwealth, has passed both branches of the Legislature to be enacted.
A resolve passed both branches yesterday, appointing the Hon. BENJAMIN AUSTIN, jun. Esq. SAMUEL COOPER, Esq. the Hon. DAVID COBB, Esq. GEORGE RICHARDS MINOT, Esq. and Mr. JOHN KNEELAND, Managers of the State Lottery.
THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTH-DAY.
The celebration of the Birth-day of our beloved PRESIDENT has been general and harmonious, in small as well as in capital towns. Amongst others, a correspondent has communicated to us the demonstrations of the respect for this illustrious character, which inspired the citizens of the town of Gloucester, Cape-Ann. In the morning, Captain PEARCE ordered the colours to be hoisted, at the discharge of a gun, on board several vessels—and at 12 o'clock, despatched Capt. J. COFFIN, who commands a large ship fitting for whaling, to fire 13 guns. At one o'clock, a neat whale-boat, on wheels, well manned and equipped, with oars, harpoons and lances, with warp, &c. and each man dressed in frock and trowsers, was dragged by men in pursuit of a horse, which represented a whale having fins, &c. fixed to him; and on coming up, the harpooner threw his harpoon by the horse's side, and the man on the horse catching the end of the warp, the horse immediately sat off upon the run—the men in the boat securing themselves, and observing the same rules as if in real service. The horse at length stopping, the harpooner, on coming up with him, threw a lance by his side, and the horse turning upon the boat as if in an agony, appeared to fight it; but, after several attempts to extricate himself, being at length worn down, was represented as expiring—The whole affording a scene which gave much satisfaction to a great number of spectators. At night, 13 guns were fired, and 13 toasts drank by the gentlemen of the town who assembled on the joyous occasion.
FROM NEW-YORK—FEB. 21, 1790:
A sloop of war arrived here yesterday in ten weeks passage from Falmouth. The ports of London, and of all England, are opened for the importation of Wheat, and other grain. They are under serious apprehension of a scarcity. This sloop is come on this business, in my opinion, though great secrecy is affected on the occasion. Wheat has taken a start—it is upwards of 10/ currency, and, I believe, higher at the southward. I think it probable, that the Supreme Executive of the Union will interpose to prevent the country's being exhausted.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman who was lately in the Genesee country.
"One curiosity was a Brimstone Spring, which issues from two places about two rods apart, and about twenty rods from the bottom of a large hill, where it comes through apertures about five or six inches in diameter, and perfectly round, descending like a swift brook, there is a glade about four rods wide from the springs down to the bottom of the hill, which is quite clear, all the bushes, if ever there were any, are gone, and there is not much soil, it is rather a rock of divers colors, and all the way in or near the water, and on every level spot there is brimstone in some places 10 or 15 inches deep."
March 8.—His Excellency the Governor, with the unanimous consent of the Council, has been pleased to appoint the Hon. NATHAN CUSHING, Esq. one of the Judges of the Supreme Judicial Court of this State.
Thursday last the House of Representatives made choice, by ballot, of Maj. Thomas Farrington, as Collector of Excise for the county of Suffolk. The whole number of votes were 143—Maj. Farrington had 132.
We are informed that Maj. Farrington has resigned the office of Inspector, under the Federal Government for the ports of Boston and Charlestown.
The Hon. NATHAN DANE, Esq. has accepted his appointment as Agent to state and support the claims of this Commonwealth against the United States.
The concern'd in the ship Columbia and sloop Washington, have receiv'd letters from Captain Kendrick, dated at Nootka in July last; he informs them that he passed the Winter preceding on the north west coast of America; that he was then bound on a voyage further Northward, and from thence intended to proceed to Canton.—The letters were forwarded to Mexico by a Spanish fleet that had been at Nootka, and from thence to the Spanish Charge des Affaires at New-York. They were covered to the President of the United States of America.
SHIP NEWS.
Capt. Coffin, in the brig Elizabeth, arrived here on Monday, 36 days from Port-au-Prince, failed in company with Capt. Sage, in the brig Hope, of New-London, with whom he parted, 6th of Feb. all well. Capt. Smith, of this port, was at Port-au-Prince—as were also a considerable number of other American vessels. Flour from 6 to 7 dollars per barrel.
PORTSMOUTH, March 10.
Extract of a letter from Charleston, dated January 28.
A more abundant crop of rice was never known in this state, than that of the present year. Indigo has not succeeded so well on account of an unusual frost, about the latter end of September last, at the same time, our river above the tide waters, are so low, for want of rain, that it is with the utmost difficulty the rice can be got down in sufficient quantities to supply the European demand, which is this year very considerable.
Government now pays for the transportation of the mail, almost twenty-one thousand dollars annually. The contracts for carrying it Southward of New-York, amount to 14,973 dollars and 75 cents.—To the Eastward 6,003 dollars and 25 cents.
A list of votes for President and Senators the ensuing year in the following towns, viz. *
   PORTSMOUTH   For PRESIDENT,     Hon. JOSHUA WENTWORTH, Esq. 227   JOHN PICKERING, Esq. 55   SENATORS.   John Pickering Esq. 154   John S. Sherburne, Esq. 147   Nathaniel Rogers, Esq. 139   Christopher Toppan, Esq. 131   Joshua Wentworth, Esq. 128   General Cilley, 113   Nathaniel Peabody, Esq. 107   Oliver Peabody, Esq. 107   James Macgregore, Esq. 84   Col. Peter Green, 62   William Plummer, Esq. 59   James Sheafe, Esq. 33   John Bell, Esq. 32   Daniel Rindge, Esq. 17   John McClary, Esq. 7    Col. George Gains, J. S. Sherburne, Esq. and Capt. George Wentworth, were chosen Representatives.
   Wakefield, Effingham and Middletown   For PRESIDENT,     Hon. JOHN PICKERING Esq. 45   DANIEL RINDGE, Esq. 2  
   Londonderry   For PRESIDENT,     Hon. JOSHUA WENTWORTH, Esq. 95   NATHANIEL PEABODY, Esq. 25   JOHN PICKERING, Esq. 4   SENATORS,   James M'Gregore, Esq. 106   Nathaniel Peabody, Esq. 90   J. S. Sherburne, Esq. 72   Oliver Peabody, Esq. 61   General Reid, 50  
A late New-York paper says, The Philadelphia Society for promoting Agriculture have unanimously adjudged their premium of a Gold Medal for the greatest quantity of cheese, not less than 500 pounds weight, made on one farm in any of these States—to Joseph Mathewson, Esq. of Coventry, Kent County, Rhode-Island, Fourteen cheeses presented by this gentleman, weighed 500 pounds—and on his farm is annually made from 5 to 6000 weight.
The society directed one of the cheeses to be sent to the President of the United States—as a specimen of the perfection to which the manufacture of cheese has attained in this country.
Extract of a letter from Kentucky, dated December 25.
"I arrived at my friend's T. B. in this country, with my family, about the middle of last month, having met with no considerable accident in our way, except the breaking down of one of the axletrees of our waggon in crossing a ridge of mountains in about the 38th degree of north latitude, which we were obliged to repair as well as we could, being at a very considerable distance either from blacksmiths or wheelwrights.—The country does not deceive my expectations, and you would be astonished to see so recent a settlement in so flourishing a condition. We have nothing yet like winter, vegetation being in the highest perfection, and the wheat fields promising an abundant crop for the ensuing year. The climate I am informed is not subject to severe frosts, but odd as it may seem, becomes colder as you travel eastward towards the mountains. The form of a regular republic is already assumed, we have our parson and our printer, our academy and our court of justice, which latter I am told has had little or nothing to do; as we are in that happy situation, where want and necessity do not yet exist to give birth to villainy. Several gentlemen have lately arrived here from the two Carolinas with horses for sale, whom, from several circumstances I conclude to be horse thieves, although under pretence of seeing and settling in the country."
His Britannick Majesty's sloop of war, the Echo, Capt. Drew, from Plymouth, in 73 days, arrived at New-York the 19th ult. with dispatches for Lord Dorchester and Sir John Temple.
   ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.   CLEARED     Brig Tryall, Gerrish, FOR Tobago.  
Laws of New-Hampshire, bound or in Sheets.
THE Laws of this State, just printed with an elegant type, on good paper, from attested copies of the originals, may be had of the printer hereof either stitched up in sheets, or neatly bound and lettered, if speedily applied for, very cheap for cash.
HILLSBOROUGH.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Hillsborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1789, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the second Tuesday in April next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Mr. John Dutton, innholder in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   ind't S. fil. C'y   D. N. Ac. s. d. s. d. d. q     P. D. Serjeant, 1 28 50 0 10 0 4 0 2   Heirs of Abraham Coughlin, west end, 2 17 50 0 10 0 4 0 2   Phin. Hammon, 2 18 25 0 5 0 2 0 1   S. Belchor E. end, 2 57 50 0 10 0 4 0 2   0 52 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   0 2 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   3 32 0 3 4 1 4 2 1   0 9 0 3 4 1 4 2 1   half 14, W. part, 0 0 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   26, south part 0 0 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   Sim. Tuttle w. pt. 3 1 100 1 8 0 8 1 1   James Wilson, 2 14 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   15, south corner, 0 0 44 0 9 0 3 0 2   P. Gilbert w. pt. 3 23 50 0 10 0 4 0 2   Widow Nick, 1 58 0 0 10 0 4 0 2   Capt. Bullard, 1 43 0 0 10 0 4 0 2   0 63 25 0 5 0 2 0 1   E. Fuller, n. e. pt. 3 34 21 0 4 0 2 0 1   Ammi Andrews, 2 49 65 1 1 0 5 0 3   David Green, 2 24 50 0 10 0 4 0 2   John Rindge, 3 1 in 27 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   Thomlinson & Mason, 3 2 in 27 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   William Parker, 0 8 in 30 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   George Jaffery, 0 15 in 45 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   Peirce & Moore, 0 12 in 42 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   Joseph Peirce, 0 4 in 28 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   John Moffat, 0 9 in 41 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   Geo. Atkinson, 3 7 in 30 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   M. H. Wentworth 11 in 48 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   Solly & March, 0 17 in 43 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   Thomas Packer, 0 14 in 42 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   Blanchard and Meserve, 0 5 in 29 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   Richard Wibird, 0 10 in 41 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   John Wentworth, 0 3 in 28 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   Stephen Rolf, 1 37 50 0 10 0 4 0 2   Eben. Weston, 2 55 0 1 8 0 8 1 1   W. Brown, f. pt. 2 48 25 0 5 0 2 0 1   F. Miller, middle, 2 48 30 0 6 0 2 0 1   Elias Cheney 0 0 86 1 5 0 7 1 0   J. Coldwell, n. p. 2 27 50 0 10 0 4 0 1   S. Morrill, farm, 0 0 70 1 2 0 6 0 3   Choat & Peabody, 0 0 142 2 3 1 0 1 3   S. Lacey, f. w. cor. 1 36 30 0 6 0 3 0 1   Jona. Dix, 100 acres of Green's farm, formerly owned by Uriah Cooledge, 0 0 — 1 8 0 8 1 1   J. Bradford, e. pt. 2 6 40 0 8 0 3 0 2   Town of Henniker, west end, 2 42 30 0 6 0 3 0 1   Jonath. Taylor, 3 2 70 1 2 0 5 0 3    JOHN SHED, Constable. Hillsborough, Feb. 15, 1790.
EXCISE.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the EXCISE ON SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS AND OTHER EXCISEABLE ARTICLES, in the County of Strafford, from October 1789 to October 1790, will be sold at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at the Court-House in Dover, on Friday the 19th day of March next, at 3 o'clock, P. M.—the same not being disposed of agreeably to a former advertisement, by reason of the highest bidder not complying with his bid.
   JOHN WALDRON Com-   EBEN' SMITH. mittse.    Feb. 22, 1790.

Parnassian SPRING.
On the marriage of Mr. WISE to Miss NOVICE.
LET Drones averse to marriage state, Its sacred rites despise; It brings most certain, all that's great, And makes a Novice, Wife.
AN EPIGRAM.
A Freeholder's feast, a merry fellow Drank healths and reel'd to bed at midnight mellow: Sober next morning, and exceeding sick, He cries, last night I play'd a clever trick; Good healths so plentifully went about, I dealt fools dole, and left myself without.
HOPKINTON.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Hopkinton who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 22d day of April next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on said day, at the dwelling-house of Jeremiah Emerson, Esq. innholder in said town.
   No. Acres s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. Specie. indents. certifi.     1 7 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12   2 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   3 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   4 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   5 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   6 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   7 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   8 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   9 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   10 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   11 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   12 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   13 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   14 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   15 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   16 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   17 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   18 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   19 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   20 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   21 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   22 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   23 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   24 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   25 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   26 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   27 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   28 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   29 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   30 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   31 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   32 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   33 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   34 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   35 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   36 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   37 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   38 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   39 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   40 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   41 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   42 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   43 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   44 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   45 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   46 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   47 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   48 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   49 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   50 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   51 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   52 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   53 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   54 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   55 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   56 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   57 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   58 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   59 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1   60 100 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1  
HILLSBOROUGH.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Hillsborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1789, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the second Tuesday in April next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Mr. John Dutton, innholder in said townholder in said town, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   D.N. Ac. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.     W. Hill, w. pt. 3 50 115 1 10 0 9 0 1 1   2 13 100 1 8 0 8 0 1 1   John Hill, e. pt. 3 8 80 1 3 0 5 0 1 1   John Hinshaw 1 16 0 10 0 4 0 0 2 1   2 61 0 1 8 0 8 0 1 1   3 4 0 3 4 1 4 0 2 1   0 11 0 3 4 1 4 0 2 1   0 17 0 3 4 1 4 0 2 1   East end, 0 46 100 1 8 0 8 0 1 1   0 31 0 3 4 1 4 0 2 1   2 12 0 1 8 0 8 0 1 1   0 45 0 1 8 0 8 0 1 1   James Bowdoin, 1 22 19 3 7 9 1 1 3 1   John Ford, e. pt. 1 63 25 0 5 0 2 0 0 1   Wid. Moore, farm e. pt. 1 88 1 5 0 7 0 1 0 1   R. Means, f. pt. 3 39 90 1 6 0 7 0 1 0   Wid. S. Dodge)   No. 20 & 21, ) 1 50 0 10 0 4 0 0 2 1   east end )   East part, 3 39 44 0 9 0 4 0 0 2   Col. Huntington, farm 6 49 10 3 4 2 0 7 1 1   Jerem. Green 0 67 7 10 8 4 4 0 7 3   Gilbert and Stratton, f. pt. 1 50 2 6 1 0 0 
COCKERMOUTH.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Cockermouth, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the 25th day of March next, so much of their land as will pay said taxes together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock A. M. on said day, at the house of William Cummings, in said town.
   D.N. R. Ac. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.     J. Hale, Esq. Int. 8 10 0 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1   Hue White 3 7 2 100 1 6 10 1 2 1 1   J. Hale, Esq. 1 20 1 50 0 9 5 1 2 1 1   2 1 2 50 0 9 5 1 2 1 1   Undivided 0 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1   S. Hobart, 2 5 5 50 0 9 5 1 2 1 1   3 7 7 100 1 6 10 1 2 1 1   H. Thom-son 3 5 7 60 0 5 3 1 1 1 1   Undivided 0 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1   S. Powers 3 1 4 100 1 6 10 1 2 1 1   Undivided 0 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1   N. Thom-son 3 2 2 100 1 6 10 1 2 1 1   B. Blan-chard, jr. 3 9 3 100 1 6 10 1 2 1 1   J. Lovejoy 1 6 4 50 9 5 1 2 1 1 1   M. Thom-son 2 1 4 50 9 5 1 2 1 1 1   P. Lovejoy 3 6 5 100 1 6 10 1 2 1 1   S. Black-more 2 1 3 25 0 5 2 1 1 1 1   3 17 14 100 1 6 10 1 2 1 1   3 18 14 100 1 6 10 1 2 1 1   Undivided 0 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1   H. Thom-son E. 35 0 4 0 3 1 1 1 1 1   1 7 4 32 0 7 3 1 1 1 1   Benj. Abbot 3 15 14 100 1 6 10