Fowle's New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser ([Portsmouth, N.H.]), 1786-08-17 00:00:00

F O W L E S NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE,
A N D GENERAL
T H U R S D A Y,
T H E ADVERTISER.
A U G U S T 17, 1786.
P O R T S M O U T H: By JOHN MELCHER,
PRINTED and PUBLISHED IN PAVED-STREET.
Vol. XXX.]
"Open to all Parties—Influenced by none—We aim only to be Just."
[ No. 1564.
WILLIAM'S ACCOUNT of the COMMERCE OF SWEDEN.
THE inhabitants of Sweden have very little specie in circulation; large pieces of copper stamped and small bank notes are their only circulating money. The balance of specie which they receive from England and Holland, is chiefly drawn off by France; and as the other powers from whom they draw a great quantity of their grain and other provisions have likewise a great balance against them, for which those powers refuse payment in the current paper circulation of this country, the Swedish merchants are obliged to procure themselves bills of exchange upon England, Holland, Hamburgh, &c. wherewith to make their payments: and this is one great source of their unhappiness.
At a time when the exchange is about fifty Swedish copper dollars for a pound sterling, a merchant, for instance buys up a quantity of corn or any other merchandise in foreign countries, which he is to pay for in bills of exchange, and immediately sells it out for Swedish money, so as to gain, as he imagines, a reasonable profit; but before he has got his bills ready to make his payment, the course of exchange is so raised by the demand for bills, and partly by artifice, that the pound sterling is worth seventy, eighty, or one hundred copper dollars, and consequently this merchant, so far from being a gainer by his contracts, becomes a very considerable loser, and thinks himself happy if he can prevent his bankruptcy. This is so frequently the case in Sweden, scarcely a week passing without there being some considerable alteration in the exchange, that merchants are greatly intimidated, not only, if I may use the expression, from entering into a speculative commerce, but from entering deeply into any commerce at all. Indeed when there is a great balance of trade against any country, when the means for payment of this balance becomes thus difficult and uncertain, the merchant will always stand upon a very precarious foundation; his credit will be greatly limited, and he cannot expect to reap those advantages from commerce that another can whose credit is better established. This is the case of the Swedish merchants, who are frequently obliged to draw bills on England and Holland upon speculation, and consequently must pay much above the usual course of exchange for the same, which is a tax upon their foreign commerce too great for merchants of their small capital to bear.
For this, and other reasons of like nature, the principal merchants of this country, are fond of monopolizing the different branches of commerce, and of raising the prices of their merchandise to unwarrantable height. Thus the different sorts of their iron, their copper, and brass wire, are made monopolies by private persons who enhance the price of them to such a degree, that the merchants of other states, particularly the Russians, can bring the same kind of commodities to foreign markets at a much cheaper rate than those of this country can.
Their trade to Portugal and Spain for salt, fruit, and wines, is not much against them, especially the former, as they barter their iron, fish, and copper, in exchange for these articles; they could not subsist without great quantities of
salt, not only for their ordinary consumption, but for preserving their herring, with which likewise they carry on a considerable commerce to all parts of Europe. From the port of Gottenburgh alone, they export, one year with another, 150,000 barrels of herrings to the different ports of Europe.
The worst branch of trade which they have, is that they carry on with France, as it draws off all their ready money for the objects of luxury only, and takes off very little of their natural commodities except a small quantity of brass, wire and iron. It is calculated that Sweden makes about 31,000 tons of iron yearly, of which England, and in fact the British dominions, take off from 16 to 19,000 ton, and France only 200 ton. Sweden takes of France a great quantity of wine, silks, and a variety of articles of luxury. From Great-Britain she takes a small quantity of tin, lead, Newcastle coals, sugar, and sundry small articles of manufacture, which the captains of merchant ships smuggle into the kingdom. From Holland they receive spices, coffee, sugar, and a variety of little articles from the West-Indies. Their trade with all parts of the Baltic is against them, as they are obliged to draw from thence great quantities of grain, and of all kinds of provisions.
There are few foreign merchants in Sweden; the laws of that kingdom are rather severe against them: no foreign merchant who has lived any time in Sweden can retire and carry off his property with him, without paying one third of it to the government, even though such merchant has naturalized in the kingdom. The same law likewise enacts, that the one third part of all the property of any merchant who dies in Sweden, shall be forfeited to the crown: but this law has not been so beneficial to the Swedes, as formidable to foreign merchants, especially English, who for that and other reasons, never think of marrying and settling in this kingdom, so long as their affairs are in good order to return home with a competent estate and credit, the former of which they may easily remit by bills of exchange. Hence therefore, by examining and comparing the policy and legislation of Sweden relating to commerce, notwithstanding their boasted liberties, with the policy and regulations of other commercial nations, it will soon be seen that as long as the present regulations and plan of policy are continued, the nation can never be brought into a flourishing state by her agriculture, manufactures, or commerce; and that every attempt which is made towards it, before their whole political system is altered, will prove abortive.
PHILADELPHIA, July 26.
The rules by which America can attain to that situation, which seems allotted for her, are very simple: 1st. To grant the impost to Congress. 2dly. To vest that body with ample powers to regulate the trade of the union. And 3dly, The eradication of the spirit of luxury. He who endeavours to promote these grand desiderata, is a real friend to America, and in effect to mankind in general. He who opposes those measures, or throws obstacles in the way of their attainment, may profess himself a redhot whig, a patron or advocate of independence—or, Proteus-like, assume ten thousand different shapes, yet he will never be able to wipe away the stigma of being a de-
signing hypocrite—or (the option is his) a man unblest by the genial rays of reason or common sense. That those persons who in the different legislatures of America have strenuously opposed such salutary objects, are as essentially and indeed more efficaciously countermining the efforts of America's deliverers, than the most desperate refugees could have done during the war, is so self evident, that to attempt a proof of it would be an insult to the reader's understanding. And unless it is supposed, that they wish to signalize themselves, like Empedocles, by the mischief or ruin they can create, it is no easy matter to solve the enigma of their conduct. The vessels of America are rotting in harbours, or if they dare venture into the West Indies, they are seized without mercy or end,—and almost every citizen in the union suffers mediately or immediately in consequence—while all this could be very speedily remedied by enlarging the power of the amphictyonick council of the union—yet there are found men so lost to all sense of their country's welfare—of honour—of duty—and of shame—as to disappoint the fervent wishes of America, under the shallow, ridiculous, contemptible pretence of danger from a body of men, over whom there are checks never before divided against lust of power in any part of the world! For shame! Americans! if such men deserve the name! blush at the ruin threatened by your conduct!
The reputation of America is at stake, and has in some measure received a shock, for want of punctilious compliance with the sacred obligations entered into for the acquirement of that "first great gift of heaven, liberty"—yet New-York acts the absurd farce of granting the requisitional impost in paper money, to pay the interest and part of the principal of European debts! This is truly to heap contumely on injury and injustice. Had her wise, honest legislators absolved themselves from the intolerable bonds of honour, justice and integrity, by passing an act of grace, to wipe away their quota of the federal debt, the violation of the social compact would have hardly been greater—the mockery would have been much less.
NEW PORT, July 10.
During the last session of the General Assembly of this state, a tax of £ 20,000 paper currency, was ordered to be assessed on the polls and estates of the inhabitants, and to be collected and paid into the general treasury on or before the first day of January next. The continental tax the collection of which was suspended last May, was at this session ordered to be collected and paid on or before the last day of October next.
The Legislature have appointed the Honorable JABEZ BOWEN, Esq. and Col. SAMUEL WARD, commissioners, who, in a convention of such commissioners as have been or may be appointed by the other states in the union, are "to take into consideration the trade of the United States, to examine the relative situation and trade of the said States, to consider how far an uniform system in their commercial regulations may be necessary to their common interest, and their permanent harmony, and to report to the several states such an act relative to this great object, as when unanimously ratified by them, will enable the United States in Congress assembled more effectually to provide for the same."
Extract of a letter from a passenger in the brig Eagle Capt. Kebbe, bound from this port to Kingston, Jamaica, dated Turks Island, June 14.
"On the 10th instant, going through the passage of Turks Island with every thing we could wish favorable for that event, at about seven o'clock in the evening, without any or the least appearance of ground, struck, and the vessel dashed to pieces next morning.—Thank God our boat was just capable of holding the whole of us, and it being easy weather (otherwise all must have perished) we did, about midnight reach the shore."

GERMANY.
VIENNA, May 30. A hackney coachman, a few days ago, not being able to make way in an instant for the young Prince de Peinitz, his Highness gave the fellow so severe a beating, that the man lay for some time insensible. When the officer of the police made a report of this fray to the Emperor, his Majesty sent and arrested the Prince in his palace, and obliged him to pay the man 70 ducats (about 40. l.)—In this manner does our Monarch dispense justice with an equal hand.
The Emperor is going to make publick an edict respecting illegitimate children, who are to be admitted to a share of the parent's fortune, in common with children born in wedlock, unless there be previous settlements to exclude the illegitimate. Nor will the relations of a man be allowed to take possession of his hereditary estate after his decease, if he leaves an illegitimate child.
PARIS, MAY 31.
Extract of a letter from Dublin, May 21.
The following most extraordinary affair has been spoken of for some days past, in several companies; and as it is exceedingly singular in its nature, we give it only as a report, said however to be supported by several authentick letters from Castel.—There is a social club held in that city, at which the ladies, as well as gentlemen, of the town are admitted—The last club night among the company present, there were four young ladies, whose beauty shone superior to that of all others in the room. One of these four is said to have particularly engaged, during the whole evening, the admiration and converse of M——y, which proved by the undermentioned extraordinary event to have been greatly mortifying to her three rivals. The favourite fair in fact so entirely ingrossed the attention of this and other young gentlemen, that the other beauties sat neglected. The next day the belle of the evening was waited on by her three handsome companions, and a walk proposed. Having proceeded about half a mile on the turnpike road, they turned into the fields, when, O wonderful to tell! the three neglected ladies suddenly fell foul of the lovely maid above mentioned, tore her face with their nails in a shocking manner, and violently plucked up by the root a pair of the most charming eye brows that ever adorned a forehead. A serjeant belonging to Castel barrick passing by at the instant, over heard the young lady's shrieks, flew to her assistance and rescued her from the three young jealous and envious viragos. The fair victim of their malice is mentioned to be in a very dangerous way, her face being disfigured in a manner resembling the tattooing of the Indians, and her mind in a most delirious state from the moment she was brought home. Whether she lives or dies, females who were guilty of so unwarrantable and atrocious an outrage will be prosecuted, it is said, with the utmost severity of the law.
L O N D O N, June 8.
The Prussian Ambassador has lately contracted with the gun-manufacturers for 10,000 muskets, for the use of his Prussian Majesty which are to be shipped for Koningsburg, and there delivered on or before the last day of August, according to the terms of the contract.
Considering the condition of our trade, and our publick credit, it seems reasonable to hope, that a very few years enjoyment of the blessings of peace will restore to the British empire her wonted animation and vigour. The present servants of the publick have already done much to secure to us the full enjoyment of the felicitous which peace has brought in her train—They have made the most powerful efforts—not only to set war at a distance; but to provide for us the means of improving those arts which render the absence of war delightful.
The Earl of Uxbridge, highly to his honor, is now building, at a private yard in the Thames, a ship of about 150 tons burthen, for the purpose of training up twenty young Welchmen in maritime knowledge, so as to qualify them for Midshipmen on board the King's ships. This vessel, which is to cruise in the British Channel, it is said, will cost the noble Earl five or six thousand pounds in the first instance, and not less than 10 many hundred per annum to support his laudable and praiseworthy intention after.
In the Bath Chronicle for Thursday, June 1, is the following interesting article:—The melancholy and mysterious fate of the several gentlemen who were poisoned at Salt Hill, some years ago, supposed to have been by the wine they drank, is at last developed by the cook who then lived at the inn, and who, being on her death bed, lately sent for a Clergyman, and to him related the following circumstances, which she said lay so heavy at her mind, that she could not die without revealing them:—“That having the preceding day prepared a dish, which was not called for, she suffered it to remain in the stew-pan (which was of copper) until the next day, when the party alluded to dined there, and the dish so kept,
constituted a part of their dinner—that before she warmed it again for that purpose, she observed a large quantity of a thick greenish scum on its surface, but the cause of such appearance not occurring to her in an instant, she permitted it to be sent to table, and the fatal effects before-mentioned followed. That when told that the parties were in agonies of death, and recollecting to have heard of the poisonous property of copper; the unaccountable appearance of the food occurred to her mind, and she began to fear that she had been, inadvertently, the cause of that dreadful catastrophe. Under this impression she was miserable, but declared that her only reason for retaining the secret within her own bosom, was the dread, that a confession would have been followed by the punishment inflicted on wilful murderers.”
A remarkable curiosity was sold two days ago at the Duchess of Portland's Museum: It was a Bible of eighteens, belonging to Queen Elizabeth, with six prayers beautifully written in six different languages, by the Queen's own hand.—This precious Morceau was knocked down for one hundred and six pounds.
A few days since the following very uncommon and extraordinary affair happened at Crondall, near Farnham, Surrey:—Two men and their wives being in company, some words arose between the men, and at length they went to blows; the battle was decided in about 10 minutes, the issue of which not sitting easy on the mind of the wife of the person beat, the women after a few words, set to, and after three or four rounds, agreed, like true boxers, to fight in buff, and instantly stripped of every thing except their under-petticoats, stockings and shoes; the battle was then renewed, with the utmost resolution, and continued, without ceasing, exactly 43 minutes; when victory was declared in favour of the wife whose husband had been beaten. The women were so much bruised, as to be obliged to be carried home; and, what renders this affair the more extraordinary is, that they are people of credit.
The fortress of Goletta, which, it is said, the Venetian Admiral is gone to attack, is one of the strongest places of defence, Gibraltar and Malta excepted, in the known world. It is seated on a rocky island, at the entrance of the bay of Tunis, and by a formidable battery of cannon, carrying balls of one hundred pounds weight, commands the Offing, to the distance of two miles, point-blank shot. The enterprising Charles V. with his son Philip II. sacrificed many hundred troops, with their generals, in the years 1574 and 1642, but could make little or no impression on that fort, from the fire of thirty ships of the line, and above fifty floating batteries. The Chevalier Emo, it is thought, will make but a wretched figure with twelve ships and galleys, where two mighty monarchs failed, with all the force they could employ.
Private letters from India confirm the accounts of Tippoo Saib's death; and add, that having been defeated and wounded in a pitched battle with one of the Princes, against whom he lately commenced hostilities, and being taken prisoner, the conqueror gave orders for his being hanged on the first tree they could find, which were carried into immediate execution.
M A R Y L A N D.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 4. It is said the Dey of Algiers demands a million of dollars from the United States as the purchase of peace, and 6000 dollars for the ransom of every commander of an American vessel.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, July 29.
The late Mr. Ross, of this place, was once pointedly attacked by the council on the other side of the question, and he endeavoured to turn the batteries, in the same line of abuse and illiberality, upon his opponents and adversaries.—Very much ill-natured and insidious language dropt on the occasion. On his return home his client lamented the altercation, and dreading the consequences, earnestly represented to Mr. Ross his fears and anxieties. “Never mind! (replied this venerable father of the law) we lawyers are singular in our dispositions!—although we jar and wrangle at the bar, we are always friends in every other place;—we are indeed some what like the shears of a taylor, cutting all that come between us, and standing together ourselves.”
We hear that a very polite and friendly letter has lately been received from the Bishops in England by the Episcopal Clergy of this city;—in which they discover a disposition to consecrate Bishops for the American states, provided persons of sufficient learning and regular and sober lives are recommended to them.
It is conjectured by some people, that the missing British packet, mentioned in our last, is taken and carried into Algiers. These freebooters, it seems, like hungry and rapacious lawyers, are supposed to want another national set from Great-Britain.
A letter received per the Snow S. S. Sacramento N. S. de Rozario, Captain Domingos Carvallo, which arrived in our river on Thursday,
from St. Ubes, mentions, that his Most Faithful Majesty of Portugal departed this life on the 24th May, after a long illness.
A letter from Dublin, dated April 2, says, “The fate of Ireland is known only to God. It is much apprehended by knowing ones here, that it will become a seat of misery. Government carries all before it. By a late act of Parliament the Catholicks are all disarmed; the magistrates are authorized to force their way into their houses in search of arms, and even into Protestants' houses in search of stolen goods: so that a man's house is no longer his castle. It is thought that this act is only the forerunner of a blow intended against the volunteers and their friends; and that the resurrection of the 20 English propositions will soon happen. The majority for this act was 138, minority 36.”
New-York, July 25, 1786.
Mr. PRINTER,
A Gentleman just arrived here from Dublin informs, and assures us that a Capt. E—— was about sailing from that place with a load of Convicts out of the gaols there, for which government, it is said, pay him for taking those vermin off.—On his arrival at Philadelphia or Baltimore the passengers are to pass by the gentle name of redemptioners. You will have to dread robberies, murders, &c. should they be permitted to land.
Query. Would not the Captain do an equal favour to these states by introducing a load of serpents?
And, query, Ought not the citizens of the place where he so arrives, after inquiry made, and satisfaction obtained of the truth of such villainies, to favour the Captain with a coat T. and F. &c. send him with vessel and cargo to Nova-Scarcity or the Bahamas.
A Well-wisher to good Settlers.
A M E R I C A N S B E W A R E!
INTELLIGENCE EXTRAORDINARY.
ON the fourth of July last, the flag of the United States, was found in Broad-way in the city of New-York, rent in thirteen places, separating the stripes with exactness, but yet the whole hanging together by linsey woolsey, uneven ligaments, spun on the first of March, 1781.—In this situation it was carried to Congress, whereupon they appointed a committee, consisting of a member from each State, to patch it up with ideas of public dangers and private discord—but they reported that there was not force enough in the federal government, to repair the injury.—Congress then sent it to dame Necessity; but that old Matron, who keeps intire the flag of each nation in the world, has decidedly determined, that the rents were made by the pure force of nature, and can never be closed—but that the whole must be carded and spun over again, so as to render the colours undistinguishable, and then and not until then, the cloth will have firm texture.
Number of houses in the several Cities and Towns mentioned below, taken from actual enumeration.
  PHILADELPHIA, 4600.   New-York, 3500.   Boston, 2100.   Baltimore, 1900.   Charleston, (S. C.) 1540.   Albany, 550.   New-Haven, 400.   Hartford, 300.   Wilmington, (Delaware) 400.   Annapolis, 260.   Frederick-Town (Maryland) 400.   Alexandria, (Virginia) 300.   Richmond, 280.   Petersburg, 290.   Williamsburg, 230. 
Boston, by an accurate calculation lately made, has been found to contain 14,640 inhabitants, exclusive of strangers. This number gives seven persons, to a house. If the same proportion holds in the other towns of America, it will be easy to determine the number of fixed inhabitants in Philadelphia, New-York, &c. Multiplying the number of houses by seven, there must be, exclusive of strangers, in
  Philadelphia, 32,205. Inhabitants.   New-York, 24,500.   Baltimore, 13,300.   Charleston, 10,780. 
The number of strangers in either of these towns cannot readily be ascertained. New-York, being the seat of the continental government, probably contains more than Boston. Allowing however eight persons to a house, including strangers: which perhaps is a supposition very near the truth, there are in
  Philadelphia, 36,800. Inhabitants.   New-York, 28,000.   Boston, 16,800.   Baltimore, 15,200.   Charleston, 12,320. 

MASSACHUSETTS.
CHARLESTOWN, August 11. The following is said to be a true copy of a paper now circulating in Bristol county, signed by a large number of the inhabitants of that county,—which we lay before our readers for their information, leaving them to make their own comments upon it.
WHEREAS the good people of this commonwealth have for some time past been very much distressed and embarrassed by a too rigorous execution of the civil law, even to the ruin of many honest men and their families. And whereas the honourable gentlemen of the convention of the county of Bristol have petitioned the Great and General Court for some relief in that respect, but could obtain none: And whereas the above calamity is daily increasing, and threatens to involve great part of the people in beggary and ruin unless speedily prevented: Therefore, in order to prevent any further progress of such destructive proceedings. WE, the subscribers, do firmly agree, and engage to unite, as one man, and that we will, to the utmost of our power, oppose, and prevent the sitting of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the county of Bristol, or any other court that shall attempt to sit for the purpose of taking property by distress, and all publick vendues of property taken by distress, even at the risk of our lives and fortunes, until a redress of the present grievances can be legally obtained.
July 28, 1786.
BOSTON, August 14.
A writer in a late London paper says, "Many of the poor cottagers in this kingdom are very ill provided with water, both in quantity and quality, but especially the latter. Many have been the attempts, and various their success, on rendering putrid and stagnant waters sweet: but none of them have been applicable to the case, or adapted to the convenience of poor men.—Yet there is one which suits even them, and by which they may preserve their water sweet, even in the most stagnant situation. Let trees and shrubs be cut down, to such a distance round the cavity containing water, of sufficient compass to admit the sun and air freely to it; then let the sides of the basin or cavity be well cleaned, and the mud and filth removed, and the sides thereof be thickly coated with pure and strong clay, which by its tenacity will hold the water, and by the abundance of fixed air it contains, will preserve it perfectly clear and sweet. So great a power has pure clay for this purpose, that it has been found, that pieces of it put into water already stagnated and corrupted, have restored it to its former sweetness and clearness.—A property this in clay, not, I believe commonly known; yet easily accounted for, on philosophical principles. If the hint may attract any person's notice, or in any degree serve any poor man's convenience and comfort, I shall be happy in having communicated it."—Would it not be worth while to carry clay to sea?
It is asserted on good authority, that 2,170,337 dollars are necessary to be raised by Congress the present year, 1786, in specie; of which no less than 1,724,426 dollars are due on the foreign debt. No reasonable hope can possibly exist, that the States will raise that sum by the ordinary mode of requisition as the actual sum in specie, which ought to be paid by the several States before the first day of January next; amounts to 3,700,000 dollars, including the specie part of past requisitions; and this sum is exclusive of and provision for the domestic debt.
PORTSMOUTH, August 17.
On Wednesday the 2d instant, the ship Mary-Ann, Capt. Joseph Seaward, went on shore at Long-Island, near Mount-Desert. The ship was from Nantz, bound to this port, 60 days out, with a cargo of salt. She had during the voyage been in a leaky condition; but about the time she went on shore, the depth of water in the hold increased so fast as to render it dangerous to continue longer on board her. From the situation in which the keel of the ship was left, it is supposed to be entirely lost, together with most of the cargo.
Extract of a letter from New York to a gentleman in this town.
"In a committee appointed by the French cabinet, to examine into the commerce of France with America, the Marquis de la Fayette very warmly contended for abolishing the farm of tobacco. This bold attack checked the farmers, but could not overthrow them.—Government heard both sides, and have taken measures to ensure the annual sale of twelve or fifteen thousand hogheads of tobacco, shipped in French or American vessels; an event which while it reflects great honor on the Marquis, must prove extremely advantageous to our planters and merchants, as the price given by the farmers, under their contracts, is much higher than what tobacco can be sold for in other European markets; and our information adds, is expected to become a standard for its sale to the farmers."
"Our emission of Paper Money (says the New-York Gazetteer of the 28th ult.) has at length made its much wished for, and long-wanted, appearance, to the universal satisfaction of the Citizens: and in all parts of the city bears the STERLING MARK.—The
depreciation of similar issues has heretofore accustomed the inhabitants of these states to distrust all manner of PAPER CIRCULATING MEDIUM:—but the SECURITY OF THE FOUNDATION on which our present emission is established, is notoriously such as to COMMAND the unlimited confidence of the MOST TORIFIED INFIDEL.—The interest of the State, and the unanimous Voice of the Citizens, called, with Stentorian lungs, for the measure at present adopted Vox Populi Vox Dei ; and woe be to the base, designing, INIMICAL individual, who shall dare to attempt the smallest obstruction to its free circulation!
"It gives us a heart-felt satisfaction to be able to acquaint our readers, that the paper-money is received by all ranks of our fellow citizens with the greatest readiness and alacrity.—Nay, to shew to their townsmen in what estimation they held the present emission, several, on Tuesday and Wednesday, exchanged, at their own particular request, Gold and Silver for Paper Money, to a considerable amount.—This we assert as a fact; and hail the circumstance as a happy omen of speedy national prosperity!"
NAVAL-OFFICE, PORT OF PISCATAQUA, August 17, 1786. ENTEREED, FROM Sloop Friendship, Foster, New-York. Brig Irish Gunblet, Turner, Gaudaloup. CLEARED, FOR Brig Dauphin, Cutts, West-Indies.
Thirty Dollars Reward.
WHEREAS some evil minded person or persons on Saturday night, the 5th inst. broke into the Store of the subscriber, and stole the following articles, viz. one piece of reddish brown Broad Cloth, one piece of dark brown ditto, two pieces of light-mix'd colour'd Serge, one piece fine Chintz, one piece of green Shalloon, one piece of dark brown ditto, one piece red Tammy, six or seven dozen of check'd linen Handkerchiefs of different kinds, one piece of striped Cambletten; whoever will detect the thief, or thieves, so that they may be brought to justice, and the goods recovered, shall have the above reward paid by
Jonathan Hamilton,
Berwick, August 9, 1786.
CHOICE
Bohea Tea,
Just imported from EUROPE, and to be sold By JOHN SPARHAWK, By the Chest, Hundred or smaller Quantity, at the lowest CASH price,—ALSO—a few Casks of
Old Brandy
of an excellent Flavor,—HYSON TEA, and a variety of other GOODS.
SALT. CHOICE Salt to be sold cheap for Cash, or on credit, or exchanged for Merchantable, Jamaica and Scale Fish, Rye, Indian Corn, Flax-Seed, &c. &c.—Enquire of Aaron Hill, at his Shop opposite the State-House, or at the Store lately improved by Captain MARTIN, on Church Hill. Portsmouth, Aug. 17.
Flax Seed.
—Wanted a considerable quantity.—
CASH given for FLAX SEED, By R. Champney, at the STORE opposite the Post-Office: Where may be had, Philadelphia and Sweed's IRON, English and Raven's Duck, Cordage of all sorts, &c.
WANTED,
A few Tons of
Pot and Pearl Ashes,
Inquire as above.
Portsmouth, August 6, 1786.
FLAX-SEED.
WANTED, a quantity of FLAX-SEED, for which Cash, English or West-India Goods will be given in payment, by
Edmund H. Quincy,
at his Store nearly opposite the Post-Office.—Where also may be had, School Books, Navigation Books, and Stationary in general.
Portsmouth, Aug. 16.
FOR SALE,
A new genteel CHAISE, with Harness complete, for which payment will be made easy. Apply to the PRINTER hereof,
WANTED,
A quantity of BEES-WAX, for which CASH will be given by EDMUND ROBERTS, or SAMUEL HILL.
Portsmouth, Aug. 16.
MAY BE HAD AT
Daniel Symes's
SHOP, CONGRESS-STREET.
The following ARTICLES, viz.
  7-8th's and yard  Coverlids;    wide Irish Linens;  Black and white Rib-    Irish Dowlas;  bonds; Fans;    Chintzes, Calicoes and  Cord Duroys;    printed Linens;  White, scarlet, crim-    Pocket Handkerchiefs;  son and green Swan-    Black and white Tif-  skin;    fany, Leno and Suf-  Scarlet & green Baize;    fa Gauzes;  White and scarlet    Gauze Handkerchiefs;  Flannel;    Writing and printing  Blue & brown Duffel;    Paper;  Lambskin;    Fancy worsted Waist  6 gr. blue and brown    coats;  Cloth; 7 8ths ditto;  
—LIKewise—
  West-India Rum by  Indigo; Soap;    bbl. or smaller;  Candles; Pepper;    Tea; Sugar; Coffee;  Spices, &c. &c.    Chocolate; Molasses;   
All which will be sold cheap for cash or produce:
Also, a general assortment of
West-India GOODS may be had at his SHOP in Pitt-Street.
Cash given for FLAX-SEED.
Portsmouth, August 9, 1786.
NOTICE is hereby given, that there will be held at the North Meeting-House, on Monday the 4th of September next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a PUBLIC VENDUE , for the sale of the PEWS belonging to the following persons, who have not paid the taxes due on them for the year 1786, unless prevented by previous payment.—
   No of Pew. Owners. Sums due.     64. Heirs of Capt. John Ayers, 11. 16   149. Jeremiah Libbey, Esq. 0 18   22 Eleazer Russell, Esq. 1 16   56 Mr. James Sheafe, 1 16   101 Mr. Charles Roberts, 0 12   107 Heirs of Widow Mayo, 0 12  
JOSHUA PIKE, Collector.
Portsmouth, Aug. 15, 1786.
State of New Hampshire, Cheeshire ss.
WHEREAS the proprietors of Mariborough, at a legal meeting held in said town, the first day of February, 1786, voted to raise one penny on the acre of each proprietor's right, in order to pay the proprietors' debts; this is therefore to notify the proprietors or owners of land in said town, that unless payment be made to me the subscriber immediately, their land will be advertised for sale as the law directs.
DANIEL CUTTING, Proprietor's Collector. Mariborough, July 8, 1786.
Blanks of most sorts may be had at this OFFICE, and of THOMAS ODIORNE, Esq. at his shop in Exeter, where may be had a variety of West-India and English Goods, cheap.

Parnassian Spring.
THE THUNDER STORM.
SEE how yon shining cloud presents his head, Soft and serene, from zephyrs sullen bed! See! it absorbs the sun's collected rays, And tip'd with silver, every charm displays, With western breezes swell'd, it softly moves, And smiling, peeps thro' yon delightful groves. But by degrees emerging from the West, Above the hills appears his broader crest. The scene is chang'd and its delusive form, Now frowns with the dark prelude of a storm! In trembling gleams the sudden light appears, And growling thunder rumbles in our ears. But now, majestic, see the tempest rise, Pregnant with sulphur, to the middle skies! The shattered clouds now yield their humid store, And a thick deluge from their bosom's pour. The winds now rage, the forked light'ning plays, Flash after flash, in one continued blaze! The deep-mouth'd thunder now, in awful peals, Burst o'er our heads, and every heart congeals! With anxious fear each rolls his wishful eyes, While Heaven's artillery rends the vaulted skies! All nature seems in dark confusion hurl'd, Like the last struggles of a bursting world! Flashes, groans, thunder, screeches, winds and rain, In black confusion swell the dreadful scene! But see! the bellowing contest passes by; The thunder rattles in the Eastern sky: The tempest now alarms our fears no more, But tir'd with raging gives his fury o'er: The western clouds no more seclude our eyes, From the soft beauties of the op'ning skies. The sun unveil'd, restores the chearful day, And his enliv'ning beams their charms display: He looks serene across the wide expanse, And smiling sees contending meteors dance; Lights up the peaceful bow in all her charms, And o'er the East he spreads his circling arms; Sweetly assuring us the storm is o'er: Nor more to tremble at the Thunder's pow'r.
EPIGRAM on a Man who expended his whole Fortune in Horse-Racing.
"JOHN run so long, and run so fast, "No wonder he run out at last: "He run in debt—and then, to pay, "He distanc'd all—and run away."
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the delinquent proprietors, or owners of proprietary interest in the town of Wentworth, that unless they pay to me the subscriber, agreeable to the following list, with incidental charges, by the 10th day of October next, so much of their respective interest in said town, will be sold at public vendue, at my house in said town, at 11 o'clock on said day, as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.—The sale to continue from time to time, agreeable to law, untill the whole collection is effected, viz.
   Div. s. d.     Stephen Edmunds 1 3 5   Ditto 2 3 5   Undivided 1 8   David Greeley 1 3 5   Samuel Page, undivided 1 9   William True 1 3 5   Samuel Dudley 1 3 5   Ditto 2 3 5   Undivided 1 9   Dier Hook 1 3 5   Col. March 1 3 5   Col. Greeley 2 3 5   Ephraim Page 2 3 5   Benning Wentworth, Esq. 8 6  
EBENEZER GOVE, Collector. Wentworth, July 13, 1786.
TO BE SOLD
At PUBLIC VENDUE, By a licence from the hon. Phillips White, Esq. judge of Probate, &c. for the county of Rockingham, on Monday the 21st inst. at three o'clock, P. M. at the house of John Stavers, innholder in Portsmouth; a FARM, lying in Portsmouth, on the road leading to Newington, about one hundred and twenty acres, more or less, being part of the real estate of Hunking Wentworth, Esq. deceased. Conditions of sale to be known at the time and place of sale.
JONATHAN WARNER, Administrator. Portsmouth, Aug. 3, 1786.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Rochester, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1784, that unless they pay the same to the subscriber, on or before Monday the 28th day of August, inst. so much of their respective lots as will pay the same, together with incidental charges will then be sold at publick vendue, at 10 o'clock on said day, at my dwelling house in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   1st div. 2d. 3d. 4th.   f. d. f. d. f. d. f. d.     Joseph Kent 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0   John Thomson 6 8   Thomas Dew 10 0   James Durgin 2 11   Col. Tho's Westbrook 6 3 3 1   James Bunker 0 3   Clement Hughes 2 6   Lt. John Smith 5 0 2 11   Eli Demeritt 1 8 2 1   Ebenezer Varney 3 9 3 9 0 2   Dea. Gar. Wentworth 0 9   Capt. Fran's Matthews 6 8 5 10   Gar. Wentworth junr. 5 0   Ephraim Wentworth 0 7   Lt. John Ham 0 5   Ensign John Waldron 4 8   Capt. Thomas Tibbetts 10 0 5 10 0 5   Peter Varney 0 4 0 5   Benjamin Bickford 5 10 4 2   John Usher 3 4 5 10   John Wille 3 8   Lt. Trustram Herd 6 0 1 8   Capt. Stephen Jones 5 10   Lt. Joseph Roberts 1 6   Capt. Samuel Tibbetts 0 10   Col. James Davis 1 8 3 8   Capt. Benj. Wentworth 5 10   Sam. Penhallow, Esq. 0 3   Lt. Gov. Wentworth 10 0   One share between two men   John Burnum 2 6   Henry Tibbetts 3 1   Nicholas Harford 3 1   One share between three men   Thomas Hanson 8 4 3 4 0 3   Tobias Hanson 0 7   Samuel Hayes 1 0 1 9   Job Clements 1 9   John Hayes 0 11   Gerhom Downs 0 2   Samuel Downs 0 3   Nathan Perkins 7 11   John Ricker 0 10 3 4 2 0   Joseph Ricker 2 7   John Trickey 3 0 0 7   Edward Evans 4 1 4 5   Benjamin Mason 6 3 1 1   John Sias 0 2   Moses Davis, jr. 1 11   John Bickford, jr. 0 5   Samuel Wille 5 2   John Hall 6 8 0 4   Ebenezer Tuttle 2 6 1 6   Ebenezer Garlin 1 1   William Blackston 2 8   Timothy Robbins 0 5   Joseph Stephenson 1 0 0 5   John Allin 1 0   John Ronalds 0 3   Joseph Chesley 0 4   Nathaniel Lamos 3 5   One share among four men   Benjamin Peirce 2 0 0 4   James Conner 0 3 4 5   John Grey 1 5   Maurice Fowler 1 2  
RICHAIR PLACE, Collector. Rochester, Aug. 10, 1786.
ROCKINGHAM, ss.
THE Proprietors of the SOCIAL LIBRARY in Portsmouth, in said county, are desired to meet at Union Hall, in said Portsmouth, on Monday the twenty first day of August inst. at three o'clock P. M. then and there to consider of the request of a number of said proprietors for calling this meeting, to settle the accounts of said proprietors, and to pass the necessary votes for selling the books and dissolving the society.
SAMUEL PENHALLOW, Clerk. Portsmouth, August 1, 1786.
WANTED
A new milch COW,
that can be warranted good, for such a one the cash will be given. Enquire of the PRINTER.
State of New-Hampshire.
THE proprietors of the township of Warren, in the county of Grafton in said state, who are delinquent in paying proprietary taxes, are hereby notified, that unless they pay the same to me at my house in South-Hampton, in the county of Rockingham and state aforesaid, what is due in a tax bill committed unto me to collect by the assessors of said propriety, dated December 3, 1781, also, another dated December 6, 1785, as herein set down, so much of the undivided land of each delinquents share as will pay said taxes and charges will be sold at Public Vendue, at the house of Mr. Benjamin Lamson, innholder in Exeter, in the county of Rockingham, and state aforesaid, on Thursday the twenty-first day of September next, at ten of the clock in the morning, and if not all disposed of on that day, the Vendue will be continued from time to time, until enough is sold to pay said taxes and incidental charges.
N. B. The last column may be paid in interest Certificates.
   1781. 1785.   Specie. Certi. Specie. Certi.   l. s. l. s.     Jonathan Greeley Esq. 1 4 6 18   Hon. T. Atkinson jr. Esq. 1 4 6 18    PHILLIPS WHITE. South-Hampton, July 19, 1786.
State of New-Hampshire.
THE proprietors of the township of Wentworth, in the county of Grafton, in said state, who are delinquent in paying their proprietary taxes, are hereby notified that unless they pay the same to me at my house in South-Hampton, in the county of Rockingham, and state aforesaid, which is due in a tax bill committed unto me to collect by the assessors of said propriety dated December 3, 1781, also in another dated December 6, 1785, as herein set down; so much of the undivided land of each delinquent's share as will pay said taxes and charges will be sold at Public Vendue, at the house of Mr. Benjamin Lamson, innholder in Exeter, in the county of Rockingham, and state aforesaid, on Thursday, the twenty-first day of September next, the Vendue to begin at two o'clock in the afternoon, and if not all sold at that time, the Vendue will be continued from time to time, until enough is sold to pay said taxes and charges.
N. B. The last column may be paid in interest Certificates.
   1781. 1785.   Specie. Cert. Specie. Cert.   l. s. l. s.     Col. March 1 10 1 4   Jonathan Greeley, Esq. 1 10 1 4   Samuel Page 1 10 1 4   Francis Bachelder 1 10 1 4   Samuel Dudley 1 10 1 4   Ebenezer Stevens junr. 1 10 1 4   Jacob Gale 1 10 1 4   Nathaniel Greeley 1 10    PHILLIPS WHITE. South-Hampton, July 19, 1786.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Warren, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1785, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday the twenty-fourth day of August next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at one o'clock on said day, at my house in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
Proprietors.
   1st Div. 2d Div. 3d Div.   s. d. s. d. s. d.     Daniel Page 0 0 2 6 0 0   Belcher Dole 2 0 2 6 0 0   Stephen Webster 2 6 0 0 0 0   Abel Davis 2 6 2 1 2 0   William Whicher 1 11   Moses Page 2 6   Ephraim Page 1 3 2 6   Enoch Page 2 6   Benjamin French 2 6 2 6 2 6   John Darling 2 6   Moses Greeley 2 6   Abraham Morrill 2 6   Jeremiah Webster, Esq. 2 6   Thomas Piere 2 6  
WILLIAM BUTLER, Collector. Warren, July 12, 1786.
JUST PUBLISHED
At Providence, And to be sold by the Printer hereof, and by Mr. Alford Butler, at his shop,
NEW SENTIMENTS,
Upon the Doctrine of Universal Salvation, Divine Revelation, ancient and modern Christianity and the Religion of Nations.
SUBSCRIPTIONS for this Paper, at Four shillings and six pence for six Months (exclusive of postage) are taken in at this Office, and by THOMAS ODIORNE, Esq. at his Shop in Exeter, where Advertisements are received, the Favors of Correspondents and all Orders in the Art of Printing attended to with Punctuality and Dispatch: