The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1790-03-24 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.
Continuation of the Laws.
State of New-Hampshire.
AN ACT,
In addition to an act, intitled "An act for the ease and relief of prisoners for debt," made and passed the 21st day of June, Anno Domini, 1782.
Whereas by an act made and passed the 21st day of June, 1782, intitled, "An act for the ease and relief of prisoners for debt," it is among other things enacted that in case of any escape by a prisoner for debt, his bond shall be transferred and assigned over to the creditor or creditors, by the sheriff, with full power to enable him or them to put the same in suit in the name of such sheriff or his successor, and the creditor shall recover his debt and damage, with such sums as have been expended for his weekly support by force of said act, against the principal and sureties or any of them, to be chancery by the court; which shall be a full indemnity to the sheriff for such escape. And whereas by reason of its being required by said act, that the actions upon such bonds shall be instituted in the name of the sheriff, and not of the creditor or creditors, many difficulties have arisen where executions issued upon judgments recovered upon such bonds have been extended upon real estate:
THEREFORE
BE it enacted by the senate and house of Representatives in General-Court convened, That whenever any bond shall be transferred and assigned over to the creditor or creditors, by any sheriff, by virtue and in pursuance of the aforesaid act, the creditor or creditors to whom such bond shall be so transferred and assigned over, shall be and hereby are empowered to maintain an action of debt in his, or their own name or names upon said bond, against the principal and sureties, or any or either of them, in any court proper to try the same: And in case the defendant or defendants, in any such action, shall be defaulted, or the same is tried by a jury, and they find for the plaintiff or plaintiffs, the condition broken of such bond, judgment shall be rendered for the plaintiff or plaintiffs against the defendant or defendants, for the same damages and costs, as by the aforesaid act judgment would have been rendered if the action had been commenced in the name of the sheriff;—any law usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
(To be continued.)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES.
MONDAY, MARCH 1.
A MESSAGE was received from THE PRESIDENT of the United States, by the Secretary for the Department of War, with sundry communications relating to the present situation and prospects of the Western Frontiers, in respect to the Indian Tribes.
Mr. SCOTT presented a petition from sundry inhabitants of Pennsylvania, holders of old paper money—This petition was lengthy, and entered into a particular discussion of the subject—stated the pretensions of those who are creditors of the United States in consequence of holding this money, especially such as had been compelled to receive it by virtue of tender laws, and laying great stress on the specific promise impressed on the face of the bills.—Laid on the table.
In committee of the whole, on the report of the Secretary of the Treasury.
The proposition for assuming the State debts, and the amendments proposed thereto, under consideration.—
Mr. AMES offered the following resolutions, which he desired might be laid on the table, to be taken up after the propositions under consideration had been decided on.
Resolved, That effectual provision be made for the settlement of accounts between the United States and individual States.
Resolved, That in the said settlement, the States respectively be charged with advances to them severally made by the United States, liquidated to specie value, with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent. per annum; and that they be also charged with the amount of their respective debts (which with the consent of the creditors shall have been assumed by the United States) with the interest thereon to the time from which interest shall be payable by the United States.
Resolved, That in the said settlements the said States respectively be credited with all monies paid and supplies furnished to or for, and debts incurred on account of the United States, and in general with all expenditures whatsoever towards general or particular defence during the late war between the United States and Great-Britain, with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent. per annum.
Resolved, That the said settlement be made under the direction of Commissioners, whose authority shall continue until the said settlement shall be effected, and whose decisions shall be final and conclusive upon the United States, and upon the several States.
Resolved, That in case a ratio for adjusting the contributions of the respective States shall not be prescribed by Congress during the present session, the said Commissioners shall have full power to settle such ratio, and shall also have power to determine in all other respects the principles of the said settlement in conformity to these resolutions.
Resolved, That the several States may exhibit their claims against the United States until the day of next, but not afterwards; and that the said Commissioners shall, as soon as may be after the said day, proceed to a final adjustment of the said accounts, whether the whole of the claims of the respective States shall have been adjusted or not. No decision this day.
TUESDAY, MARCH 2.
The bill to secure to FRANCIS BAILEY the exclusive right to his inventions in typography, passed to be enacted.
A report from the Secretary of the Treasury, containing an estimate of the appropriations necessary for the year 1790, was read, and ordered to be printed for the use of the House.
It was then moved that a committee of ways and means should be appointed, and that this report should be referred to that committee.
This motion occasioned a considerable debate—in the course of it, Mr. WHITE moved the following, in substance, viz.—That the Secretary of the Treasury should be directed to ascertain the resources that may be applied to the payment of the State debts, should they be assumed by the United States. The motion on this question after considerable discussion was put, when the House was equally divided—and the Speaker gave the casting vote in favour of the motion.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury relative to appropriations was referred to the committee on appropriations.
Mr. AMES presented a memorial from the manufacturers of cordage in the town of Boston.
Mr. STONE introduced the following resolution which was adopted, viz.—That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to lay before the House the amount of the impost and tonnage received in the several States, from the commencement of the collection to the 31st December last.
In committee of the whole House,
on the report of the Secretary of the Treasury—the assumption of the State debts under consideration; Mr. MADISON's amendments to the original proposition being read, the debate was renewed—His last proposition, viz.—That the amount of the debts actually paid by any State to its creditors since the day of
shall be credited and paid to such State on the same terms as shall be provided in the case of individuals—Mr. SMITH (S. C.) moved should be amended, by inserting the words principal and interest—which after some debate was carried in the affirmative.
The question on this amendment, as thus amended, being taken, was negatived.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3.
Read a report from the committee to provide for the remission or mitigation of fines, &c.
Mr. CARROL after a few introductory observations shewing that several members wished further time to digest the subject of the assumption of the State debts, proposed that the committee of the whole should be discharged from a further attention to that part of the Secretary's report for the present, and made a motion to that effect, which was seconded: This motion was objected to by Mr. SMITH (S. C.) Mr. LAWRENCE and Mr. SEDGWICK—and supported by Mr. SENEY, Mr. WHITE and Mr. MADISON—the latter gentleman proposed an amendment, so that the committee should be discharged, until the Secretary of the Treasury should communicate the information expected from him on the subject respecting the resources to be appropriated for the purpose of paying the debts to be assumed: This motion was considered as an indirect method of getting rid of this particular part of the report altogether—and those who considered this part as inseparably connected with all the rest, observed, that if this was passed over they should be totally at a loss how to act with respect to the other objects of the report.
It was farther said that if this vote was adopted, it would place the State debts in a less eligible situation than those of the continental—when, as it was contended they stood on equally meritorious footing—these observations were concluded with a motion that the committee should suspend the consideration of the whole report, and not have reference to any particular part of it.—All idea of getting rid of the business as had been suggested, was disclaimed by Mr. CARROL—He thought the observation un candid.—The difference between the State and Continental creditors was urged by those who were in favour of the motion—and the acts of the old Congress to that purport, were cited—It was said that no idea of opposition to this motion was expected, as the committee must see the propriety of waiting for the requisite information from the Secretary of the Treasury—The question on this motion being taken, was negatived.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4.
The Naturalization Bill was read a third time, and passed to be enacted.
In committee of the whole on the Bill to promote the progress of the useful arts. The Bill was read and discussed in paragraphs. The clause which gives a party a right to appeal to a jury from the decision of referees, it was moved, should be struck out. This motion was opposed, as depriving the citizen of a right to which he is intitled—as improper in itself, as clauses of very great magnitude may be depending, which it may be highly improper to submit to the decision of three men on-
ly, two of which may be so differently interested, as never to agree—so, that the decision may finally result from the influence of the person nominated by the Secretary of State. On the other hand it was said, that it appears highly improper that juries should be called to judge upon matters that they may not be supposed competent to forming a judgment of—these trials will always relate to matters of invention, &c. of which three persons may be found with much greater ease who are competent to judge, than twelve—that the right of trial by juries is not universal—and in the present case there will be a much greater probability of having justice done by arbitrators, who are men of science, &c. The motion for striking out was carried in the affirmative.
The committee proceeded further in the discussion of this Bill—but rose without completing it—and the chairman reported progress.
FRIDAY, MARCH 5.
Mr. GERRY presented a petition from Catharine Green—relict of the late Major-General Green—which was read—and referred to a committee.
In committee on the whole on the Bill for the remission, or mitigation of fines, penalties and forfeitures in certain cases—the Bill was read, and having made one amendment, the committee rose, and reported the same to the House, who ordered the Bill to be engrossed for a third reading.—Read a third time, and ordered to lie on the table.
In committee of the whole on the Bill to promote the progress of the useful arts—Sundry amendments were made in this Bill, which were reported to the House; these amendments with several others were agreed to, and incorporated in the Bill, which was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on Monday next.
A message from the Senate, informing that they passed an act to accept of the cession of certain lands in the Western Territory, made by the State of North-Carolina—Also, that they have passed a resolve for giving further instructions to the Collectors of impost in the United States, in which they request the concurrence of the House.
The subject of the south western frontiers being moved for—the galleries were shut.
"Treasury-Department, March 4, 1790.
In obedience to the Order of the House of Representatives, of the second instant, the Secretary of the Treasury respectfully reports—
THAT in his opinion, the funds in the first instance requisite towards the payment of interest on the debts of the individual States according to the modifications proposed by him in his report of the ninth of January past, may be obtained from the following objects:
An increase of the general product of the duties on goods imported, by abolishing the discount of ten per cent. allowed by the fifth section of the Act for laying a duty on goods, wares and merchandise, imported into the United States in respect to goods imported in American bottoms, and adding ten per cent. to the rates specified, in respect to goods imported in foreign bottoms, with certain exceptions and qualifications: This change, without impairing the commercial policy of the regulation, or making an inconvenient addition to the general rates of the duties, will occasion an augmentation of the revenue little short of two hundred thousand dollars.
An additional duty on imported fu-

gars. Sugars are an object of general consumption: And yet constitute a small proportion of the expense of families. A moderate addition to the present rates would not be felt. From the bulkiness of the article too, such an addition may be made with due regard to the safety of collection. The quantity of brown and other inferior kinds of sugar imported, appears to exceed twenty-two millions of pounds, which at a half cent. per pound, would produce one hundred and ten thousand dollars. Proportional impositions on foreign refined sugar, and proper drawbacks on exportation, ought of course to indemnify the manufacturers of this article among ourselves.
Molasses, being in some of the States a substitute for sugar, a small addition to the duty on that article, ought to accompany an increase of the duty on sugar. This, however, ought to be regulated with proper attention to the circumstance, that the same article will contribute largely in the shape of distilled spirits. Half a cent per gallon on molasses, would yield an annual sum of thirty thousand dollars. Our distillers of spirits from this material, may be compensated, by a proportional extension of the duty on imported spirits.
Snuff, and other manufactured tobacco, made within the United States: Ten cents per pound on the Snuff, and six cents on other kinds of manufactured tobacco, would be likely to produce annually, from ninety to one hundred thousand dollars. From as good evidence as the nature of the case will admit, the quantity of these articles manufactured in the United States may be computed to exceed a million and a half of pounds. The imposition of this duty would require an increase of duty on importation, and a drawback on exportation, in favour of the manufacture.—This being an absolute superfluity, is the fairest object of revenue that can be imagined, and may be so regulated, as in no degree to injure either the growth or manufacture of the commodity.
Pepper, pimenta, spices in general, and various other kinds of groceries. These articles will bear such additional rates, as may be estimated to yield a sum not less than thirty thousand dollars. Computing according to the entries in the State of New-York, in 1788, the yearly quantity of pepper and pimenta brought into the States, is not less than eight hundred thousand pounds, of which about a third is pepper. Six cents on pepper, and four cents on pimenta (with drawbacks on exportation) may without inconvenience be laid.
Salt. An additional duty of six cents per bushel, may in the judgment of the Secretary, with propriety be laid on this article. It is one of those objects which being consumed by all, will be most productive, and yet from the smallness of quantity in which it is consumed by any, and of the price, will be least burthensome, if confined within reasonable limits. If a government does not avail itself, to a proper extent, of resources like these, it must of necessity overcharge others, and particularly, give greater scope to direct taxation. The quantity of this article, annually imported, being at least a million and a half of bushels, the annual product of an additional duty of six cents may be computed at ninety thousand dollars.
Carriages, such as coaches, chariots, &c. These articles may certainly be the subject of a considerable duty. How productive it would be, is not easily to be estimated. But it is imagined, that it would not yield less than fifty thousand dollars per annum.
Licenses to practisers of the law. Certain law proceedings, and various kinds of writings. The extent of this resource can only be determined upon trial; but the Secretary feels a strong assurance, that there may be drawn from it yearly, not less than two hundred thousand dollars. The system for collecting a duty of the kind, would embrace playing cards, and some other objects of luxury, which do not fall under the above descriptions, but which are estimated in the supposed product.
Sales at auction (exclusive of houses or lands, or those made in consequence of legal process, or of acknowledged insolvency.) One per cent. on such sales, would, probably, produce a yearly sum of forty or fifty thousand dollars.
Wines and spirits sold at retail. These articles are in the opinion of the Secretary, capable of being rendered far more productive, than has been generally contemplated; and they are, certainly, among the most unexceptionable objects of revenue. It is presumed, that two hundred thousand dollars per annum, may, with facility be collected from the retailment of these articles.
The foregoing objects, are those, which appear to the Secretary, preferable towards a provision for the debts of the individual States. There are others which have occurred to him as supplementary, in case the experiment should discover a deficiency in the expected product: but which he conceives it unnecessary now to detail. He will only add, that he entertains no doubt of its being practicable to accomplish the end, on the principles of his former report, without the necessity of taxing, either houses or lands, or the stock or produce of farms.
The Secretary conceiving the design of the House to have been to obtain from him a general delineation only of the funds, competent in his judgment to the provision in question, has refrained from those details, which would be indispensable, if that provision were immediately to be made; and to have furnished which would have occasioned greater delay than would, probably, have suited with the present state of the business or the convenience of the House. He with great deference trusts, that what is now offered will be deemed a satisfactory compliance with their order.
The statement required respecting the product of the duties on imports and tonnage to the last of December, as far as returns have come to hand, is contained in the schedule herewith presented.
All which is humbly submitted, ALEX r HAMILTON, Sec ry [of the Treasury.]
Abstract of the nett proceeds of the duties on Imposts and Tonnage.
  N. Hampshire, } 11 7,789 21 1/2 To 31st Dec. 1789.   from Aug. } 10 113,439 54 1/2   Massachusetts, } 11 20,352 87 1/2   Connecticut, } 5 152,198 97   New-York, } 1 1,971 51   New-Jersey, } 10 188,494 94   Pennsylvania, } 1 6,573 98 1/2   Delaware, } 10 87,751 6 1/2   Maryland, } 17 142,028 62   Virginia, } 31 55,032 61 1/2   South-Carolina, } 22 8,850 80 3/4 1st Dec.   Georgia, } 22 8,850 80 3/4 
  Dollars, 784,487 14 3/4   Drawbacks at 2 per cent. 15,689 74   Dollars, 768,797 40 3/4   Port of Boston only to 19th December. 
THE GUEST.
In vain AVARO rolls to Heaven his eyes, In vain his prayers ascend in groans and sighs; For be that never felt another's woes, Can ne'er be grateful for what God bestows,
CHARITY is the first of all the graces—the child of virtue—the first-born of Heaven!—the connecting link between divinity and humanity, the only medium of intercourse between Earth and Heaven: So that a mind destitute of this divine principle, knows nothing of real religion—is a total stranger to the genuine spirit of christianity, and to every anticipation of the joys of Paradise.
“Charity never faileth”—it is a Perpetual current of good will and compassion, that flows towards the whole family of mankind, and visits with particular delight, the children of sorrow and wretchedness.
Charity, dispises all distinctions—it feels its connection with every son and daughter of affliction; for partiality and prejudice dampen the fire, and ex-
tinguish the very embers of humanity and love.
Charity is active and diligent, in proportion to its means of benevolence—casual opportunities of communicating, and doing good, do not circumscribe its benignity—it seeks for objects of distress in their lone recesses.
While the habitual sons of want obtrude their necessities to the public view, modest, but unfortunate merit, often perishes in its humble retreat from observation.
The benevolent mind contemplates its duty in every form—it recognizes it in every adventitious circumstance of misery—and with alacrity searches out the secret abode of the widow and fatherless, who have none to help.
It has been observed, that of all the failings charged upon good men in scripture, the crime of avarice is never mentioned—An hard and unfeeling temper, is so contrary to the spirit of the gospel, that it may with truth be said, those who shut up all bowels of compassion towards the poor, are totally destitute of the love of God.
“The liberal mind deviseth liberal things”—and next to relieving the immediate wants of the poor, our duty is to devise plans which may abate human misery, and capacitate those of the community, who are most peculiarly liable to misfortunes, by laying such foundations in early life, as will most effectually guard the avenues of want and wretchedness in riper years: Such I conceive are, providing the means of education, upon so liberal, easy and extensive a system, as that all, of every rank, may be equally benefited by the institution—for that is the BEST CHARITY which prevents the ills of life. Would we wish that the preaching of the gospel should not be lost labor and expence—Would we wish that the children of the poor should escape the consequences of ignorance and impiety, and become useful to themselves, and blessings to society, let a wide door be thrown open to them, for acquiring a plain but useful education: Human wisdom and benevolence cannot contrive any expedient so competent to these objects as PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS.
For the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE.
Mr. PRINTER, Please to publish the following in your paper and you will much oblige one of your customers.
A CORRESPONDENT wishes to know why the merchants & shopkeepers complain of the scarcity of cash, when they are the immediate cause of that evil; and the only remedy that I can find for this very prevailing evil, is for them to sell their goods low, pay the tradesmen and labourers, cash when their work is done, for until this is the case, you may depend on it that cash will be scarce, and the people not able to pay their taxes, for instance, how is it possible a man can pay them, when he does not receive six shillings in a year for his labour? 'tis impossible; there must be cash paid to the tradesmen, &c. or it must never be expected they can pay their taxes. The cash that is given to labourers, &c. is not lost, but is in continual circulation, and when this is the case, you will find cash as plenty as in the neighbouring states. In other places they never ask a man what he will take his pay in; when he has done his work his cash is always ready for him, and them that sells cheapest gets the most of it. Our tradesmen's bills are very high, but when we see the merchants' bill we are astonished, and we cannot blame the tradesmen for charging so high for their labour:—I say give them cash, and you will soon find the difference, or I am much mistaken. FAIRPLAY.
NORTHAMPTON [Mass.] Feb. 24.
Tuesday the 16th inst. such a scene of villainy opened in this town as was never before practised in this part of the country:—Robert King and Thomas Polly, of Goshen, and David Green, of Granby, came to this town for the purpose of stealing keys, which they ef-
fecting from the outer doors of four shops and one house, which keys were to be used to open the locks of any house or store they would happen to suit—none of the keys were missed until evening. King was observed in the course of the afternoon to be secreting something over a fence opposite the gaol—but being apprehensive that he was noticed, did not effect his purpose, upon examining the place, the impression of a key was discovered on the snow; for, as it afterwards appeared, they hid the keys as fast as they had stolen them; and in the evening Green and Polly collected them, and returned to Granby, and King to Goshen. King's conduct at the fence excited such suspicions that he was concerned in the theft, that a warrant was immediately issued, and he taken from his bed in Goshen, before morning, but declaring that he knew nothing of the business, Green was likewise apprehended and admitted as a witness to convict King—King, to be revenged on Green for breach of faith, and to make good the old proverb, “that one good turn deserves another,” informed that Green had a large number of keys secreted in his cellar wall, which to the number of ten were found the same day—he likewise informed that Green and himself on the night of the 21st of Jan. last. broke open the shop of Mr. Asa White, of Williamsburg, and stole goods to the amount of 60l. and offered if he might be admitted as a witness, to procure the goods. An officer, with King and several assistants were immediately dispatched to Goshen, and found most of the goods packed in a cask and buried in the ground upon the farm of King's father; and King testified that Polly assisted in secreting the goods—the remaining part (excepting a few small articles) were found secured in the same way on Green's farm at Granby. Green and Polly acknowledged the fact—Green then informed that John Paine (now in the gaol in this town, and said sometime since to have broke the gaol at Boston, where he was confined for robbery) had in the course of last fall stole from sundry persons in Granby the following articles, viz.—2 bushels of wheat, 2 cheeses, 1 bed-blanket, 1 barrel of cider, 2 pair of sheep, several sides of foal and upper leather, a saddle and bridle, &c. &c.—many of which were buried as above mentioned, and have been found—and Green further declares that King and Polly were to take the keys, and in the course of this week attempt the treasury at Hartford. Polly and Green are now confined in gaol for trial at the next supreme Court. Mr. White's shop is supposed to have been opened by keys taken from several shop doors in this town about a month since, which practice it is presumed will suggest a caution to shop keepers and others, not to leave their keys in the doors, and by that means put it out of the power of such abandoned villains, in this manner, to sport with property.
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands against the estate of Capt. BENJAMIN HOLMES, late of Portsmouth, deceased, are requested to exhibit their accounts well vouched to Benjamin Holmes, administrator on said estate, in order for a speedy settlement of the same.
Portsmouth, March 18. Newcastle Bridge Lottery.
NOT TWO BLANKS TO A PRIZE!
THE subscribers, managers of said Lottery, hereby notify the public, that they have positively determined to commence drawing on WEDNESDAY the 21st of April next, in the West Chamber of the State-House in this town.—A few of the tickets may yet be had of the managers, but none will be sold after the drawing has commenced.
HENRY PRESCOTT, } SIMON JENNESS, } STEPHEN MARCH, } Managers. GEORGE FROST, } STEPHEN CHASE, } Portsmouth, March 15, 1790.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.  Extract of a letter from Port-au-Prince, to a gentleman in this town, dated Jan. 26. "The troubles in this colony are in general similar to those in France. Yesterday the 25th instant the troops to the number of 800 men, with their officers, the Captain, Colonel, &c. with colours displayed, came under arms to the place of government, where all the inhabitants of Port-au-Prince were assembled; then came the Governor, the Count de Penier, in company with the Intendant: After a discharge by the troops (with powder only) the Governor and Intendant made oath, that they never will do any thing without the consent of the Committee appointed by the inhabitants of the said Port-au-Prince. During the ceremony, the troops also made an oath of fidelity to the nation. After making several discharges, the Intendant and the troops repaired to the church, to sing Te Deum ."
"At the Cape the Committee have done something more: They have taken under their direction the chest of the King, and are to make all the payments for work done in the name of the King. They have obliged the General to transport himself from the Cape.—They have also published an arrest by which they cancel and annul the Superior Council of St. Domingo; and have prohibited the Counsellor from coming to the Cape, under the penalty of losing his life."
NEW-YORK, March 6.
Accounts from Fort Pitt say that about Christmas last, more than 2000 persons (emigrants) were waiting at that place for the rising of the Ohio, in order to proceed down that river to the new settlements. The Ohio was never known to be lower, than during the late fall and winter.
WINDSOR, Feb. 17.
We experienced, within the last week, the most extreme cold weather. The oldest men amongst us, do not recollect to have felt the cold so sensibly, since the memorable cold Sunday, in 1773. On the night of the 11th inst. the weather was so excessively severe as to freeze horned cattle to death. A young cow, that was tolerable beef, belonging to Captain Cady, of Cornish, (New-Hampshire) was froze in such a manner that they were necessitated to kill her next morning. A two year old belonging to Dudley Chase, Esq. of the same town, was found in the morning of the 12th inst. frozen to death.
BOSTON, March 20.
The indefatigable exertions of JOHN READ, Esq. in promoting the growth of that valuable article of commerce, Hemp, merit much from his country; as from the spirit for cultivating this commodity which now reigns, there is not a doubt, but in a few years a saving will be made of 70,000l. a year to the Commonwealth, in this single article. Tuesday, a load, raised by this gentleman, was brought to town—and pronounced by judges to be far superior to the best Russian Hemp. [ A bounty of 12s. per cwt. is given by this Commonwealth for all merchantable Hemp raised within the same—as also a bounty on Duck, Sail Cloth and Tarwine, which is extended to Jan. 1, 1792. ]
FROM NEW-YORK—MARCH 10.
"You will observe, by the papers, that the State Debts are to be assumed—31 to 26: Those who are in opposition to the measure, depend on defeating the vote of the Committee, when the Members from North-Carolina arrive; whom they suppose will vote with them; but if they all should, it will make barely an equality—the Speaker's vote being reckoned above. The Chairman did not vote, and one Member was absent, I believe a nay."
The rate of interest was, in effect, determined to-day, by the adoption of the first alternative, viz.—To fund two thirds at 6 per cent. and receive Western Lands for the other third.—The irredeemable principle in the second
alternative, was contested, and the committee finally rose without deciding upon it—Mr. AMES distinguished himself greatly on this proposition. I think the Secretary's whole plan will be adopted. The field that opens upon you, as its principles are unfolded, is boundless; and reason appears in her element in supporting his system.
EXPORTS.
It is said, that the flour, grain, &c. exported from the United States to foreign ports, in 1789, at the average price thereof in Europe and the West-Indies, amount to 15,000,000 of dollars.
From Philadelphia, there were exported of FLOUR, barrels.    In 1773, - - - 265,967   In 1784, - - - 201,365   In 1787, - - - 193,720   In 1788, - - - 208,290   From Aug. 7, to Dec. 31, 1789, 198,383 
The whole quantity of Flour exported last year, from the above port, we are told, was 380,000 barrels, worth 760,000l. This accounts for the reduction of the rate of exchange between that place and London.
SHIP NEWS.
Arrived at Philadelphia, Feb. 26, ship Lucretia , Calcutta, and sloop Friendship , Stufson, from Boston. Brig Ceres , of Portsmouth, and Jan. of Salem, were at Port-au-Prince, Jan. 21.
On the 12th ult. lat. 38, 46, N. long. 72, 16, W. Capt. Wooldridge, from Virginia, bound to Marblehead, spoke the Schooner Commerce , Capt. Pote, of Falmouth, 37 days from Boston, bound to Virginia—had met with continual gales—split his fore sail, sprung both his masts and bowsprit.
EXETER, March 20.
We hear that the following melancholy and inhuman affair happened the 8th inst. at Pittsfield.—Miss Dorothy Goss being delivered of an illegitimate child (although the 2d in number) and being apprehensive that her character would suffer among her acquaintance, endeavoured to effect its death, by smothering it with the clothes, while in bed, which appeared by substantial evidence—but whether she suffocated it or not we cannot vouch—but in the course of the evening handed the infant to her mother, wrapped up, who raked open the coals and gently laid it under the forestick. The mother of the child, sensible of the inhuman act, and stung with horror of conscience, ran in the extreme cold four miles, and hid herself in a barn. She was immediately apprehended, together with her mother, who confessed that they had burnt the child. The girl is now in custody, and will be committed to jail as soon as her health will admit.
PORTSMOUTH, March 24.
Petitions from some of the southern States have been presented to Congress, praying that an embargo on Flour and Grain may immediately take place.
The expense of holding the two last sessions of the General-Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was above 4145 pounds L. M.
A Liverpool paper of November 12, has the following paragraph: In consequence of the act of Congress imposing duties on tonnage, government has caused inquiries to be made on its mischievous tendency; and a meeting was called by the Worshipful the Mayor, of the merchants concerned in the American trade last Monday, when a committee of five was appointed to draw up a proper statement, and what would most effectually tend to remove the evil complained of. We have the satisfaction to inform our readers that there is a fair prospect of the British shipping being warmly supported by government, and that duties will be laid to equalize the benefit held out to the American vessels on the other side of the Atlantic, in opposition to the British vessels."
From the Poughkeepsie Journal.
In Ulster county (New-York) on an island in the Neversink Creek, nearly in the latitude of 41. 30. North, a Mr.
Baker in the beginning of the month of March last, having cut down a large hollow beech tree, to his surprise, found the cavity in the tree nearly filled with the common barn swallows of this country, in quantity near two barrels. They were in a torpid state—but carrying some of those which were not injured by the fall of the tree near the fire, they were soon animated by the warmth and took wing with their usual agility.
The New-York State Society of the CINCINNATI, at a general meeting on the 1st inst. passed the following resolution:
"Resolved unanimously, That this Society will in future celebrate the Anniversary of GEORGE WASHINGTON, late Commander in Chief of the American Army, and President-General of the Society; and that the Standing Committee make the necessary arrangements therefor."
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Epping, the following votes were given in for
PRESIDENT.
  Hon. JOSIAH BARTLETT, Esq. 35   JOHN PICKERING, Esq. 27   JOSHUA WENTWORTH, Esq. 2   SENATORS for the County of Rockingham.
  Oliver Peabody, Esq. 52   William Plumer, Esq. 47   Nathaniel Rogers, Esq. 30   Joseph Cilley, Esq. 24   Peter Green, Esq. 24   John Pickering, Esq. 21   Nathaniel Peabody, Esq. 19   Christopher Toppan, Esq. 18   Joshua Wentworth, Esq. 6   John Bell, Esq. 2   William Plumer, Esq. was unanimously chosen to represent that town in General-Court the ensuing year.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Pittsfield, the following votes were given in for
PRESIDENT.
  Hon. JOSHUA WENTWORTH, Esq. 53   JOSIAH BARTLETT, Esq. 4   JOHN PICKERING, Esq. 3   SENATORS for the County of Rockingham.
  Peter Green, Esq. 33   James Sheafe, Esq. 32   Oliver Peabody, Esq. 30   John S. Sherburne, Esq. 23   Joseph Cilley, Esq. 19   Christopher Toppan, Esq. 18   Oliver Whipple, Esq. 3 
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
CLEARED FOR Brig Patty Wentworth, Miller, Tobago.
THE TANNER AND INSPECTOR.
A TANNER near the city of London, not long since invited one of the inspectors of the vats to dine with him. The inspector having rather drank too freely, in passing homeward through the tanyard, fell head and ears over into one of the vats. His cries soon brought the tanner to his assistance, but all aid was absolutely refused to the inspector, for fear of incurring the penalty of the law, which enacts, "that no hides shall be drawn out of any vats without the tanner's giving twelve hours notice."—I shall be ruined, said the tanner, if I draw you out, you must stay here till the 12 hours are elapsed, I will, however, in the mean time talk with the excise man, and endeavour to prevail upon him to give you some relief. In this situation he left him, and the inspector must have perished, had not an extraordinary effort of his own preserved him."
Quarto BIBLE.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are received by the Printer hereof for an American Edition of the HOLY BIBLE, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocrypha, an Index, Marginal Notes and References, to be ornamented with an elegant Copperplate Frontispiece and to be printed with an elegant type on good paper, by Isaiah Thomas, Esq. at Worcester.
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.
A Morning-SCHOOL,
FOR Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, &c. will be opened by Mr. DEARBORN for young persons of both sexes, as soon as a sufficient number apply. The hours will be from six to eight o'clock, six mornings on the week, the price eight shillings pr. quarter.—His DAY-SCHOOL continues, and young children who attend it only for Reading and Spelling are received at nine shillings pr. quarter.
An excellent English Surveying-Instrument for sale, either with or without a four rod chain. Portsmouth, March 20.
TO-MORROW,
AT THREE O'CLOCK, P.M.
Will be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, at
Abra'm Isaac's AUCTION ROOM,
In Water Street,
CHINTZES, Shawls, Hankerchiefs, Hair-Ribbon, white Silk Stockings, Silk Waistcoat Patterns, black Russet, large Looking-Glasses, Oval and Square Dressing ditto, Block-Tin Tea-Pots, Knives & Forks, Warming-Pans, Gimblets, Knitting-Needles, Copperas, Indigo, Currying-Combs, a great variety of Crockery Ware, Household-Furniture of all sorts and several casks of Lime.
At private Sale a good Fallback-Chaise, for which country produce will be received in payment.
Sale to begin at three o'clock precisely, and to be held statedly twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday. Portsmouth, March 24, 1790.
A Farm to Let,
With a stock of cattle thereon, within two miles of the State-House in Portsmouth.—Inquire of J. WHIPPLE.
March 12, 1790.
NOTICE is hereby given non resident proprietors, owners of the following lots of land in the town of Conway, in the county of Strafford, and State of New-Hampshire, that they are taxed in a proprietors tax list committed to me to collect Anno Domini 1785, as follows, viz.
   s. d.     1st Division Intervale lot N o 62 14 19   1st Div. House lot N o 62 2 0   John Tufton Mason, Esq. Amendment to said lots 1 2   100 acre lot N o 11 4 6   Undivided land accruing 1 6   T. Wallingsford, Esq. 100 acre lot, South Range 4 6   Solley and March, 100 acre lot, South Range 4 6   Tho's Packer, Esq. 100 acre lot, South Range 4 6   Blanchard and Meserve, 100 acre lot, South Range 4 6  
And unless said taxes, with intervening charges are paid to me the subscriber, on or before the 6th day of May next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling-house of Andrew M c Millan, Esq. in Conway aforesaid, at ten o'clock before noon on said day, as will pay said taxes and charges.
JOSHUA HEATH, Collector. Conway, February 13, 1790.

WARREN.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the township of Warren, who have not paid their taxes for the years 1787 and 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 15th 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 the dwelling-house of Jonathan Clement, innholder in said town, at one o'clock, P. M. on said day.
1787. Specie. Cert.
Table with 5 columns: Name, D., s., d., s., d. Lists names like David Clough, Col. Eben'r Stevens, Jacob Currier, Samuel Graves, David Morrill, Benjamin Clough, James Graves, Abr'm Morrill, half, Thomas Pierce.
1788.
Specie. Ind's Cert.
Table with 5 columns: Name, D., s., d., q., s., d., s., d. Lists names like Reuben True, David Clough, Joseph Page, True'y Ladd, Col. E. Stevens, Jacob Currier, Samuel Graves, David Morrill, James Graves, A. Morrill, half, Thomas Peirce.
CASS WHITCHER, Collector. Warren, March 2, 1790.
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 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day.
ind's S. fil. county
D.N. Ac. s. d. s. d. s. d. q
Table with 5 columns: Name, D.N. Ac. s. d. s. d. s. d. q. Lists names like W. Hill, John Hill, Josh. Hinshaw, James Bowdoin, John Ford, Wid. Moore, R. Means, Wid. S. Dodge, NO. 20 & 21, east end, East part, Col. Huntington, Jerem. Green, Gilbert and Stratton, of Green's farm, Joshua Atherton, Heirs of Wm Bradford E. end.
ANDREW WILKINS, Collector. Hillsborough, Feb. 15, 1790.
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.
Spec. In. c't.
D. N. R. Acr. s. d. d. d.
Table with 5 columns: Name, D. N. R. Acr. s. d. d. d. Lists names like J. Hale, Esq. Int., Hue White, J. Hale, Esq., S. Hobart, H. Thom-son, S. Powers, N. Thom-son, B. Blan-chard, jr., J. Lovejoy, M. Thom-son, P. Lovejoy, S. Black-more, H. Thom-son, Benj. Abbot, J. Johnson, S. Hafelton, T. Colburn, A. Eastman, J. Eastman, A. Eastman, J. Taylor, Wm. Taylor, D. Lovejoy, W. Tenney, S. Cumings, A. Philips, C. Farley, J. Atwell, J. Gould, O. Lawrance, W. Hill, Tho's Pratt, Amos Fisk, A. Hunter, jr., T. Wentworth, T. Peverly, James Hoit, J. Wentworth, Amos Beck, M. MacLain, S. Hart, jr., G. Fernald, J. Nelson.
D. N. R. Acr. s. d. d. d.
Table with 5 columns: Name, D. N. R. Acr. s. d. d. d. Lists names like S. Perley, J. Briard, J. Mosier, S. Powers, Vendue lots on Cummings Hill, J. Wentworth, Esq. farm.
WHEREAS MARY, wife of me the subscriber, has eloped from my bed and board, and refuses to live with me—this is therefore to caution any person or persons from crediting or harbouring her on my account, as I will not pay one farthing that she may contract after the date hereof.
AARON WOOD.
Kensington, March 10, 1790.
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's S. fil. C'ty
D.N. Ac. s. d. s. d. d. q
Table with 5 columns: Name, D.N. Ac. s. d. s. d. d. q. Lists names like P. D. Serjeant, Heirs of Abraham Coughlin, west end, Phin. Hammon, S. Belchor E. end, half 14, W. part, 26, south part, Sim. Tuttle w. pt., James Wilson, 15, south corner, P. Gilbert's w. pt., Widow Nick, Capt. Bullard, E. Fuller, n.e. pt., Ammi Andrews, David Green, John Rindge, Thomlinson & Mason, William Parker, George Jaffery, Peirce & Moore, Joseph Peirce, John Moffat, Geo. Atkinson, M.H. Wentworth, Solly & March, Thomas Packer, Blanchard and Meserve, Richard Wibird, John Wentworth, Stephen Rolf, Eben. Weston, W. Brown, f. pt., F. Miller, middle, Elias Cheney, J. Coldwell, n.p., S. Morrill, farm, Choat & Peabody, S. Lacey, f.w. cor., Jona. Dix, acres of Green's farm, formerly owned by Uriah Cooledge, J. Bradford, e. pt., Town of Hennicker, west end, Jonath. Taylor.
JOHN SHED, Constable.
Hillsborough, Feb. 15, 1790.
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.
Near Blackwater, South of Contoocook river, Jehu Sanborn, Simeon Rogers,
Table with 5 columns: Name, No., Acres, s. d. q., s. d. q., s. d. q. Lists names like Richard Creasey, Collector, Hopkinton, March 8, 1790.
TREASURY OFFICE, State of New-Hampshire.
WHEREAS the Taxes on the Towns and Places hereafter mentioned, are, by an Act passed the 7th of February 1789, to be paid into the Treasury by the Owners collectively—their Inventories not amounting to Thirty Pounds.
PUBLIC Notice is therefore given to all concerned, that unless the sums annexed to said Towns and Places (being their proportion of the Tax for the current year) are paid to the Treasurer for the time being, on or before the First Day of January 1791—so much of their Lands will be sold as will pay the same with incidental charges.
Table with 5 columns: Name, £., s., d. Lists names like Campbell's Gore, Kearfarge Gore, Land between Lyndborough and Peterborough, Cambridge, Chatham, Cockburn, Coleburn, Dalton, Dartmouth, Dummer, Errol, Franconia, Kilkenny, Lincoln, Northumberland, Peeling, alias Fairfield, Piercy, Shelburne, Stratford, Success, Trecrothick, Samuel Stark's Location, Archibald Stark's Ditto, Hugh Sterling's Ditto, Th's Chadbourn's Ditto, J. Goffe's Ditto, M. H. Wentworth's Ditto, S. Sherburne's Ditto, T. Dame's Ditto, J. Hurd's Ditto, V. Royfe's Ditto, William Stark's Ditto, Philip Bailey's Ditto, Major Hale's Ditto, Robert Furniss's Ditto, Sam'l Gilman's Ditto, Charles Rogers's Ditto, Gridley's Ditto, Gray's Ditto, David Gilman's Ditto, A. M'Millan's Ditto.
Given under my Hand at Exeter the First Day of March, Anno Domini 1790.
WILLIAM GARDNER, Treasurer.
BLANKS of all sorts printed and sold at J. MELCHER's Printing Office, in Market-Street, VERY CHEAP.