Fowle's New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser ([Portsmouth, N.H.]), 1785-05-06 00:00:00

For the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE.
Messieurs PRINTERS,
THE piece in your paper of the 15th ult, signed Honeſtus, tho' excree'd from the dregs of vulgarity, yet from its venomous intention, kindles a spark of resentment in a breast, perfect stranger to the assumption of tantalizing common sense, or sickening the eyes of the Printers' customers by a news paper parry to fool, madman, or scoundrel.
To see legacy'd wretchedness, because dignity and grandeur are too bright for its miserable optics, grasp ordure, and throw with intent to inject the effluvia and fully their robes, has awok'd a sleeping pen, and farm'd it for a moment to express a perfect detestation of the tragi-comi, knave, fool, and his great performance.—
Wapping and Billinggate.—Can this pedlar of grub-street impudence, be so steep'd in idiocy as to scatter stuff of that kind to the view, judgment and feelings of an extended, obliged, acknowledging state, who hold, and justly hold the character aimed at, not barely in estimation, but the highest veneration:—A character, which, by God's blessing, like the flashes of Phœbus, will consume the unſtuous exhalations that sometimes unhappily lead the benighted traveller astray, and contagion the atmosphere of simple honesty.
Your Honeſtus informs of a certain somebody's receiving a reward—a Coach, &c.—these matters, Messieurs Printers, your humble servant knows nothing of but from Honeſtus. Acquainted with the gentleman, the late encumberer of your paper and insulter of your readers alludes to, and the sentiments of the inhabitants in general of the country around, he is assured, that if a real workman, in the same spot were to tune the pipe of slander and detraction, they would meet with ineffable contempt and abhorrence. Produce the man, that for his country has sought to do more, has done more, is better qualified for, or readier to serve it than that gentleman. A friend to liberty and mankind, from opulence to indigence, which truth lives not in the breath only, but real experience of thousands.—
How strange a mortal so replete with nonsense As your Honeſtus from the type appears, Should undertake to hold the shield of war, And set the challenge trumpet to his mouth: Of follies weeds (with which he's fully stor'd, The only crops his blasted soil produce) To cook a mess and call the printers to it, As if his passions, stupid from the cradle, Were fully bent to poison them at heart; Since fortune puts the object that he snarls at As far beyond his reach as is the sun Beyond the teeth and foam of a mad dog. Sick'ning to sight, to common sense a purge, Ye toad-stools of the night, with other rubbish, Unfit to name, go swell the farmer's pile, Beside his cow-yard, to manure the field.—
From the AMERICAN HERALD.
A SKETCH of the celebrated Princess CATHERINE ROMANOWNA DASHKIN, Lady President and Director of the Imperial Academy of PETERSBURGH.
THIS illustrious character may, in many instances be compared to the munificent, learned and almost adored Stanislaus, King of Poland. Her great and shining talents, united to an elegant, graceful figure, add a distinguished lustre to the appointment of her royal mistress. This is perhaps the first woman in Europe who has presided over an Academical institution; and is a glorious instance for the sex in general; since her uncommon abilities and virtues are well known by her travels through England, France and Italy. In the year 1781, this popular Princess resided in Edinburgh, in order to superintend the education of her son in person, and that she might have an opportunity of conversing with the most eminent men in every branch of learning.
On her taking the chair of the Royal Academy, she addressed the members in the following manner.
Gentlemen,
"I beg you will not deem it a mere compliment of course, but the expression of an heartfelt sentiment, when I assure you, that I feel myself highly honoured with the choice it has pleased her Imperial Majesty to make of me. I cannot dissemble to myself how greatly inferior I am to my predecessors in point of knowledge and abilities; but animated with the same desire, I shall ever be found ready to do justice to your eminent qualities. I shall make it my duty to lay, with due submission, before the throne, a faithful account of your
respective deserts, and of the advantages the empire is likely to derive from this institution. In this, and nothing more, my appointment to this place may prove useful to you. Give me leave, Gentlemen, to give you here the most solemn assurances of my esteem, and of the constant zeal with which I shall endeavour to contribute to every thing that may tend to the honour and credit of your learned society."
DOMESTIC ANECDOTE.
A NOTED g—r, residing in this state, having a cause to be tried before the court in —, some time since, fearing he should lose his case, if calm reason, unassisted by that transmuting menstruum, Sterling West-India, influenced the minds of his jurors; and accordingly took that expedient, which state-gamblers have taken (if fame speaks true) in causes of greater importance; circulating the intoxicating draught freely, soon diffused a generous sentiment in their honest minds, and like the sun, quickly dispelled those misty clouds, which before seemed to invelop his case—now shining clear as chryſtal. The cause came on, and the circumstances of the affair appearing so plain, the court were unanimous against him, and gave their charge to the jury accordingly. A person, who had observed his conduct through the whole, not recollecting that his jurors were under the influence of a stronger principle than that of "law and evidence," says to him, "well, you have lost your case, it seems:" "Yes, says he, I have lost it by honours, but by G—l, I'll win it by tricks;" and so it happened, the jury brought in a verdict in his favour.
From the MASSACHUSETTS-SPY.
The following Instance of Greatness of Soul in an Indian Chief, will be acceptable to our Readers.
IN the spring of 1774 robbery and murder were committed on an inhabitant of the frontiers of Virginia, by two Indians of the Shawanese tribe. Instead of considering this as an individual wrong, for which justice on the offenders should have been demanded of the Shawanese, the neighbouring Whites were induced to punish it in a more summary way. Col. C—slop, a man infamous for the many murders he has committed on those much injured people, collected a party of Whites, and proceeded down the river Kanawhaway, in quest of vengeance. Unhappily a canoe of women and children, with one man only, was seen coming from the opposite shore; unarmed, and in profound peace, little expecting an hostile attack from the Whites. C—slop and his party concealed themselves on the bank of the river, and the moment the canoe reached the shore, each singled out his object, and at one fire killed every person in it: This happened to be the family of LOGAN, an Indian chief, who had long and often distinguished himself as a friend to the Whites. This unworthy and cowardly return provoked his vengeance; he accordingly signalized himself in the war which ensued.—In the autumn of the same year, a decisive battle was fought between the collected forces of the Shawanese, and a detachment of the army under Lord Dunmore. This nobleman, the Governor of Virginia, though conscious of the injustice of the war, had thought it prudent to raise a strong power in order to compel the Indians to accept of peace on reasonable terms. The battle was fought on the banks of the Ohio; — it continued from nine o'clock in the morning, until darkness came on. The Indians were defeated and sued for peace; LOGAN, however, disdained to be seen among the suppliants; but left Lord Dunmore should mistrust the sincerity of a treaty, from which so distinguished a chief absented himself, he sent by a messenger a speech to be delivered verbally, which is said to have lost much of its dignity by the translation; it is as follows, viz.
"I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered LOGAN's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold or naked, and he clothed him not. —During the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace: Such was my affection for the Whites, that those of my own country, pointed as they passed by, and said, Logan is the friend of white men. I had ever thought to have lived among you, but for the injuries of one man. Col. Cresap last spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, cut off all the relations of Logan, not saving even my wife and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature: This called on me for vengeance; I have killed many; —I have fully glutted my vengeance: —For my country I rejoice at the beams
of peace, but do not harbour that mine is the joy of fear, for Logan never felt fear; he will not turn on his heel to save his life.—Who is there to mourn for Logan! Not one."
From the CENTINEL.
Massar Printers,
POSE a brack negar from Ginne wid one big fip—pose he send little bote ashore, pose he nappe little wite negar, he farrer, he murrer, and little pickaninny, pose he carre um to Ginne and fell um brack merchant for slave—wat you fa den? Oh! why wite negar call um dibbel, sabbidge, cruil barbus retch. Now for application—one fip he sale for Ginne, ebery body no wat he go for—get poor brack negar trunk wid de curse wite rum, tie he hands, neck and hills, put curfe ion on him, dibe him, wip him, dam him, put him in little hell;—he cry, he beg, he pray, no matter for dat, wite negar he got no sole; poor cretur he mus go, no see he cunre ane more, he farrer, he murrer, he little baby, he wise—No! wat all dis? Libty trade, honify, son libty do so; he tink God no see, top a little—Massa Trater say no hell, den no God. Massa Pinter, I rite grate big letter; you pint um.
S A M B O.
L O N D O N,
March 5. When the last letters were received from America, which are dated the 31st of December, the port of Boston was full of shipping from different parts of the world. London seige had a good market as had various other British articles. A ship from Persia, with raw silk, had arrived. A French ship, laden with the same commodity, arrived there two days before, but did not sell a single article, it being scarce better than a kind of fine floretta, though of a bright thread. The slimness of several of the French manufactures has greatly hurt their Trade with the Americans.
Anecdote.—The Hon. Mr. P—, eldest son of Lord —, now upon a continental tour, accidentally met with a French Abbe a few months ago, who in various philosophical discussions convinced him, that he had made magnetic discoveries of a most astonishing nature; in a word, that he was at that moment in possession of a magnet, whose powers of attraction were such that they would instantly impart affections of the most irresistible nature, even to vestal virginity! The Abbe concluded by saying, he was ready to make a trial before him, whenever he thought proper—Mr. P—'s curiosity was immediately on the rack! The amiable sister of an English friend, remarkable for her invariable prudence, was fixed upon as the innocent object of the licentious experiment, which very soon took place! The temporary effect proved more miraculous than the Abbe had even represented; —it was madness in the extreme; and the consequence fatal as might be expected; for the young lady, having a few hours afterwards a perfect recollection of the dreadful situation into which she had so unaccountably been betrayed, retired next day to a Convent, determined never more to behold the face of a single relation! Mr. P—, however, was so charmed with the wonder working magnet, that he purchased it at the sum of 400 Louis d' Ors; and is now on his way to England with it, as a treasure more inestimable, in his opinion, than the Philosopher's Stone; and will, no doubt, on his arrival, give some immediate proofs of his progress in artificial philosophy.
A letter from Paris, by yesterday's mail says, "The three firms of Acosta, the first established at Paris, the second at Bourdeaux, and the third at Boulogne, have failed for seven millions. The Sieur Doſton has delivered up his book of accounts."
The San Vincente Spanish ship; La Hebe and two other French ships; also a Dutchman; and some others, have been dispersed at sea in a storm. La Hebe foundered; and her crew perished. The Spaniard got into Minorca a wreck, and the Dutchman is supposed to be lost.
Extract of a letter from Malaga, dated Feb. 16.
"Two seamen lately escaped here from Algiers, where they had been in slavery ever since July last, when our ships were before that place: They were taken in a boat reconnoitring the harbour. Their escape was most miraculously accomplished in an open boat. They have left five of their companions, who are employed in hard service, chained, ill clothed and worse fed. These two men are not come on shore, but are on board the Lazaretta ship in the harbour. The plague rages so much at Algiers, that these men report they had seen a hundred persons buried in a day."

CATECHISM relative to the NATIONAL DEBT of ENGLAND.
Q. 1 Supposing this Debt to be only 130 millions of pounds sterling at present (tho' it is much more, and that it was all to be counted into shillings, and that a man could count at the rate of 100 shillings per minute, for twelve hours each day till he had counted the whole, how much time would he take in doing it?
A. 98 years, 316 days, 14 hours and 40 minutes.
Q. 2. The whole of this sum being 2600 millions of shillings, and the coinage standard being 62 shillings in the troy pounds, what is the weight of the whole?
A. 41 million 953 thousand 484 troy pounds.
Q. 3. How many carts would carry this weight, supposing a ton in each?
A. 20,968 carts.
Q. 4. Supposing a man could carry 100 pounds weight from London to York, how many men would it require to carry the whole?
A. 419, 355 men.
Q. 5. If all these men were to walk in a line, at two yards distance from each other, what length of road would they all require?
A. 476 miles, half a mile, and 70 yards.
Q. 6. The breadth of a shilling being one inch, if all these shillings were laid in a straight line, close to one another's edges, how long would the line be that would contain them?
A. 41,035 miles, which is 16,045 miles more than the whole circumference of the earth.
Q. 7. How doth government raise the annual interest of this debt?
A. By taxing those who lent the principal and others.
Q. 8. When will the government be able to pay the principal?
A. When there is more money in England's treasury alone, than there is at present in all Europe.
Q. 9. And when will that be?
A. Never.
CALCULATOR.
PARIS, December 19.
The French officers, returned from the East-Indies, justify the cruelties of Tippoo Saib, if they can possibly be justified, by declaring that the English had committed all kinds of horrid acts on the soldiers taken prisoners from Hyder Ally Khan. The new Nabob, not satisfied with delivering up General Matthews and his companions to their most dreadful punishments, caused also a great number of the English to be mutilated, part of whom are since dead, and others reduced to a melancholy condition. Tippoo Saib hath chosen from among the prisoners those who are versed in any art which may be of use to him; he has sent them up the country, and sent word to the council at Madras that they have turned Mahometans.
ELSINEUR, February 26.
The King of Denmark having many years since declared the island of St. Thomas, in the West-Indies, a free port, has, for its further encouragement, published an edict for permitting ships of all nations to import Negroes there, for exportation to other places, without paying any kind of duty, either on landing or reshipping them; also, for abolishing the custom-house fees in all the Danish West-India islands.
LONDON, February 7.
Some particulars of the African Prince, now in Paris, and of the customs of his country.
This Prince begins to speak French; he seems to be of the most gentle and tractable disposition. His father said to Captain Ludolf, when he entrusted him to his care, "I hope you will not do any harm to my son." The young prince, when he left Oere, was accompanied on shipboard by his eighteen wives, and crowds of people followed him to the water-side, entreating him not to leave his father's dominions. The King, his father, is in alliance with the King of Bemn: he has sixty-four wives. When the Monarch dies, the following custom of the country is strictly observed: his subjects carry him to a very deep pit sunk in the earth, in the form of a draw-well; they then let him down with ropes, and with him his four principal favourites or ministers; and stopping up the mouth of the pit, or royal grave, they all betake themselves to the woods, to kill as many wild beasts as they can; and cutting off their heads, they carry them to the brink of the grave. The next day, (24 hours after the body has been in this catacomb) the mouth of the pit is opened, and the son of the deceased cries out in a loud voice, "Is my father risen from the dead?"—The favourites below, if still alive, answer, "no." Twenty thousand men are instantly employed in filling up the pit, with the heads of the wild beasts that had been killed the day before in the woods; and then the tomb is shut up, never to be opened again. The favourites of the King of Oere are distinguished from the vulgar, by cicatrices on their foreheads, made with knives; and which are esteemed as the most honorable marks that the King can possibly bestow.
Capt. Ludolf, who brought the young Prince over to France, is now endeavouring to obtain an exclusive charter to establish factories, and trade along the river Formoso, up from Oere. How far such a charter might affect our African trade may be matter of speculation.
The French are already sick of the tobacco which they have received from their new friends and allies, the Americans; the quality of the tobacco imported into France since the peace, has been found to be very indifferent, nay even noxious. In Brittany, complaints were actually made to the Parliament of Rennes, the capital of that province; and an order was made, that inquiries should be made into the business; and that a commission should be appointed for that purpose.—Messrs. Cadet, Devaux, and la Beaume, eminent apothecaries of Paris, were accordingly named commissioners, and sent into Brittany, to view the tobacco, see if there were just grounds for the complaints, and re-
port their opinions to the court.—They have actually made their report, which is highly unfavourable to the Farmers-General, who have an exclusive patent for supplying all France with tobacco; and proves that the complaints were well founded. In consequence of this the parliament of Rennes has given a judgment or decree, that all the tobacco stored in that province be publickly burnt; and that this judgment be executed according to the full force of both the letter and spirit of the sentence.
Feb. 14. A letter from Paris, dated the 5th instant, has the following article, the substance of which has also appeared in the Paris Gazette: A short time since, four men, who obtained a living by shewing wild beasts about the country, meeting a traveller, with his wife and child, in the forest of Orleans, after robbing them of their property, cruelly murdered them; and having stripped off their clothes, gave the bodies of these miserable victims of their barbarity, to be devoured by their beasts. These inhuman wretches are apprehended, and in a sack in their possession were found the man's head, and one of the thighs of the woman. It is said these atrocious offenders will be punished in the following manner: After being put into an iron cage, with their beasts they will be all burnt together.
Among the extraordinary political vicissitudes lately bro't about by time and chance, who could believe, that episcopacy , in North-America, would be one? and yet mirabile dictu , so it is! and what adds to the marvel, so it is in the head quarters of free and independent church discipline, in one of the New-England Provinces in Connecticut!
The establishment of a Bishop at Connecticut has this immediate consequence in respect to Great-Britain, this last remaining tie of connection is thus interrupted for ever, that the ordination of all the American clergy will now be carried on in their own country. Hitherto this office has been an appurtenance to the jurisdiction of the London diocesan.
March 14. Yesterday Lord Balcarras kissed the Queen's hand at St. James's on being appointed next in command to General Sloper in the East-Indies.
By the last letters from the Continent we learn, that all hopes of a reconciliation taken place between the Emperor and the Dutch, are at an end; and that every exertion is making to commence the war early in this spring, with vigour; and therefore should it take place, it may be expected to prove a most bloody one.
A few nights since a young lady, famed for her beauty and fortune, made matrimonial trip towards Scotland, from St. James's Palace, with Captain Afigill, of the guards.
S O N N E T,
Said to be written by her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire.
BRING me flowers, and bring me wine!
Boy attend thy master's call! Round my brows let myrtles twine, At my feet let roses fall.
Breathe, in softest notes, the flute, Form the song, and sound the lute; Let thy gentle accents flow, As the whispering zephyrs blow.
Sorrow would annoy my heart, But I hate its baneful sting; Joys shall chace the rapid dart, For I will laugh, and I will sing. What avails the downcast eye! What avails the tear! the sigh! Why should grief obstruct our way, When we live but for a day?
March 15. The Bishop of Osnaburg has been lately appointed by the King, in his quality of Elector of Hanover, one of the Lords of the Regency for managing the affairs of that Electorate; on which promotion he took his place at the Council Board on New-Year's day.
Extract of a letter from M. Mouron, dated Calais, Jan. 18.
"I have the pleasure to inform you that our Sovereign has been pleased to grant to Mr. Blanchard a bounty of twelve thousand livres, and an annuity of twelve hundred livres. His Majesty has likewise thought proper to approve of all the honours paid to our friend at Calais, and that the balloon and boat, according to the resolution of our corporation, shall be hung up in the principal church of this town, as the Minister has notified to our Mayor.
"The Corporation of Guines where Mr. Blanchard effected his descent, have written to the Minister for leave to erect a pyramid for the purpose of perpetuating the memory of so bold an attempt."
Dr. Johnson happening to dine with Mrs. Macaulay, one part of his entertainment was relative to the equality of mankind . The Doctor ate heartily, without making any reply; but as soon as he found nature satisfied he rose from the table, and desired John, the Lady's servant, to take his place. "You, John (said he), have waited on me, and now I desire I may return the compliment: we are equals, John."
RICHMOND, (Virginia) February 19.
At a talk at a Congress, held in June last at Pensacola, by the chiefs of the Chickesay and the Creek Indians, with the governor and intendant-general of Louifiana, it was asked of one of the Chickesay Chiefs, "what made his nation so very much attached to the English, after being treated so ill by them, in giving away so much of their lands?" He answered that "at first he was much hurt; but he had since been well informed, that an old woman who was employed by the English Mico(King) to make peace, and suffered herself to be blinded by two cunning Americans, who blew tobacco ashes and rice-chaff in her eyes, so that she could not read what she put her name to; that such a bargain was of no effect, and that he did not consider his nation in any wise bound by it."
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) March 5.
We hear from good authority, that a mine has been discovered in a high mountain, about 8 miles behind Stoney-hill, containing several rich veins of silver, copper and lead. The ore runs up to the very surface of the earth, several pieces have been already tried, from which were extracted the finest silver. Our informant assures us, that a gallon of verdigrease may be obtained per diem from this immense mountain of metal.
MONTEGO-BAY, (Jamaica) March 26.
On the 17th instant, his Majesty's sloop of war Ariel, Captain Norman, arrived at Port-Royal from the Musquito-shore.
Nothing that we can learn, respecting our situation on the Spanish Main, has transpired by the arrival of the Ariel sloop of war; universal silence, it is said, on that score, is strictly observed throughout the ship.—It is however rumoured, that on dispatches being opened, the commanders of every vessel on this station received orders to prepare for sailing at a moment's notice.
We are happy in acquainting our readers, that the Quixotism of the Spaniards has already received a severe check in the total defeat of a body of troops, consisting of 400 men, who were sent by the Governor of Carthagena to exterminate the Samblas Indians. Only 15 men, we hear, returned to inform his Excellency of the necessity of sending fresh troops to carry his orders into execution; the rest, with their commanding officer, being left on the spot.
From Nova-Scotia we learn, that the Assembly of that province have voted a sum of money for the purpose of providing a number of small armed vessels to cruise upon the coasts, and prevent all contraband intercourse with the United States of America; a trade which has hitherto been very pernicious to that rising colony, and no small disservice to his Majesty's revenue, from the quantity of base distilled spirits which has been clandestinely introduced from New-England and New-York.
S A V A N N A, March 3.
A Packet lately arrived at St. Augustine from Havana, brings advice of the arrival there of the minister from the court of Madrid to the United States of America, and that he was to sail for Philadelphia in April next.
P A I L A D E L P H I A, April 23.
Extract of a letter from Jamaica, March 18.
"A sloop of war is within this hour arrived from Musquito Shore, which brings intelligence that a number of Dons were at Truxillo, 25 miles to the westward of Black-river, and intend attacking the English and Indians this day."
Congress on the 12th instant, resolved, that 700 troops should be raised for the term of three years, for the defence of the north western frontiers, &c. and that they be proportioned as follows:—Connecticut to raise 165, New-York 165, New-Jersey 110, and Pennsylvania 260; to be commanded by one Lieutenant-Colonel from Pennsylvania; two Majors, one from Connecticut and one from New-York, each to command a company; eight Captains; ten Lieutenants, one to act as Adjutant, and as Quarter master, one as Paymaster; ten Ensigns, one Surgeon, and four Mates, to be furnished by each state in proportion to their men. The Lieutenant-Colonel's pay to be fifty dollars per month, Majors forty five, Captains thirty-six, Ensigns twenty Serjeants six, Corporals five, Drums five, Fife five, Privates four; Lieutenants acting as Adjutants, Quartermasters, and Paymasters, to be allowed ten dollars per month extraordinary.
A letter from London, of the 8th Feb. contains advice of the failure of the Imperial East India Company established at Ostend in the year 1731 or 1732. An event that will be attended with very alarming and serious consequences to the merchants in London.
N E W-Y O R K, April 21.
A letter from Madrid mentions, that a treaty is on the point of being negotiated between that Court and the Emperor of Morocco, according to which, that monarch is to attack the Algerines by land, while the confederated christian powers assault the great asylum of the piratical depredators by sea; and that after the reduction of the city of Algiers and its dependencies, the Emperor of Morocco is to be put in possession of the whole Algerine coast, where the subjects of Spain are to be secured in divers exclusive commercial privileges.
Congress have entered into a convention with the Court of France, relative to differences that may arise between the subjects belonging to each nation.—In future, if any dispute happens among the subjects of France, upon application by the parties of the French Consul, he is fully authorized to take cognizance of the suit, and finally determine thereon: in France the Americans are to enjoy the same advantage, without being involved in difficult and expensive law-suits.
On Thursday the 14th instant, the Senate of this state resumed the consideration of the bill pending before them for granting to Congress the power to levy and collect an impost of five per cent. and on a division the bill was rejected by twelve votes against eight. It is hoped that this determination will induce the several States in the Union to set themselves seriously about the business of establishing state funds sufficiently productive to pay their respective quotas of the federal requisitions, which may consolidate the credit of the United States on a firm and constitutional basis.
April 25. About six o'clock last evening an affair happened near the Old Slip which should excite the indignation of every Free American.—From what we can learn, a barge, belonging to the French Packet now riding in our river, was returning on shore with several gentlemen of this city, accompanied by some French officers.—They were met by a barge of British sailors, who gave an intentional insult , by endeavouring to run against them, which the French gentlemen resented, when a dreadful fray ensued; during which the officers and gentlemen were much hurt by blows received and volleys of stones that were sent from Gruger's wharf by

the British ruffians, zealously aided and assisted by the Tories; several of whom are noticed, and doubtless will receive a reward suited to the enormity of the crime. In the mean time, a number of whig citizens seized several of the sailors, and had ten committed to jail.—Rouse, ye brave Americans, take proper measures to resent this daring insult offered our own citizens, and the officers of our great and good Ally!
BOSTON, May 2.
We are assured that Congress have transmitted to the Court of Spain, a spirited remonstrance, respecting the navigation of the Mississippi; shewing that all the rights in that territory, formerly belonging to Great-Britain, were confirmed to the United States by the treaty of peace, and that if they refuse to do us justice in that particular, it was in our power to do it to ourselves.
It certainly appears evident, that if sufficient power is not immediately given Congress to regulate our commercial affairs, every distress resulting from an impoverished people must soon be our unhappy lot.
Thursday next is appointed for the execution of three convicts, now under sentence of death, in the jail in this town.
There have been exported into Halifax from the continent, from the 3d of August, 1784, to the 8th of April, 1785, 305 oxen, 1230 sheep, 11 calves, and 60 swine.
SAL E M, May 3.
Since our last, several good Customers have signified their intention of discontinuing taking this paper on the commencement of the Stamp-Act ; one of whom declared he would rather pay a tax of double the stamp-duty, to be appropriated towards increasing the circulation of News-Papers, than submit to the impositions of an act which will inevitably tend to their suppression .
PORTSMOUTH, May 5.
The inhabitants of Boston, from the appearance of their papers, increase in their apprehensions of the present destructive and impoverishing trade with Great-Britain, the arrival of British agents, &c. They have, in a large and crowded assembly, entered into a number of spirited resolves upon the subject; and from the general concurrence of sentiment in the neighbouring towns, we apprehend some decisive measures will quickly be adopted.
Jabez Anderson, (mentioned in our last as convicted of theft) was sentenced by the court to receive sixty stripes at three several times; and accordingly on Monday and Wednesday, he received forty in part pay; the balance due (twenty stripes) was bought off by a number of gentlemen, whose humanity in this case really shone with peculiar lustre. He appeared truly sensible of the heinousness of his crime, deprecated the disgrace more than the smart, and pathetically warned the surrounding spectators to shun those rocks he had unfortunately split upon.
Captain Peirce, who arrived here on Wednesday last, from Grenada, in Latt. 28—00, Long. 62—10, spoke the Schooner Neptune , (of Salem) James Buckman, master, from Charlestown bound to Barbados—all well.
Description of the Seal of the UNITED STATES.
A RMS—Paleways of thirteen pieces, argent and gules—a chief azure;—the escutcheon on the breast of the American Eagle displayed, proper, holding in his dexter talon, an olive-branch, and in his sinister, a bundle of 13 arrows, all proper, and in his beak a scroll inscribed with this motto,— E, PLURIBUS UNUM . For the Crest, over the head of the American Eagle, which appears above, a glory, or, breaking through a cloud, proper, surrounded by thirteen stars, forming a constellation, argent on an azure field.
DIED. Mr. James March, joiner, aged 57, he has left a Widow and ten Children to bemoan his loss.
Mrs. Ann Shannon aged 46, wife of Mr. Nathaniel Shannon of this town.
MARINE LIST.
Port of PISCATAQUA, May 5, 1785.
ENTERED,
  Ship Thomas,  Furber,  Lisbon.    Schooner Endeavour,  Harden,  Maryland.    Brig Abigail,  Peirce,  Grenada.  
CLEARED,
  Sloop Polly,  Lear  Baltimore.    Ship Jane,  Bickford,  West-Indies.  
(Antrim.)
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-Resident owners of Land in Antrim, who have not paid their Taxes for the year 1784, that so much of their Lands will be sold at Public vendue, on Thursday the 26th Day of May next, at ten o'Clock in the forenoon, at my own house, in said town, as will pay the State and Meeting-house Taxes, with incidental Charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
  Names.  State tax.  Meeting-house tax.  
  Names.  s. d.  l. s. d.    Davidson, - - -  2 6  0 8 4    David Putman, - - -  2 6  0 8 4    John Holms, - - -  1 11  0 6 8    Samuel Dodge, - - -  0 9  0 4 2    Daniel Pierce, Esq. - - -  0 0  12 10 0    Major Curtis, - - -  2 6  0 8 4    William Ramsey, - - -  5 4  0 18 0    Samuel Vose, - - -  3 7  0 12 6    William Moore, - - -  17 1  2 11 2    David Clark, - - -  2 11  0 10 7    Major Really, - - -  2 0  0 7 6    Peter Wheeler, - - -  2 8  0 9 2    Proprietors of the great right No. 4  7 6  1 5 0  
DANIEL MILTIMORE, Collector.
Antrim, April 15, 1785.
David Folsom,
Has for SALE,
—At his SHOP, near the Market,—
PORTSMOUTH,
A general Assortment of
European GOODS,
CHEAP FOR CASH,
—among which are—
   A VARIETY of Calicoes and printed Cottons Irish & check Linens A neat Assortment of Gauzes, Gauze Handkerchiefs and Aprons, Silk & Linen Handkerchiefs, Sattins, Modes, Persians, Assortment of Ribbons & Tastes, Ladies silk, kid, and worsted Gloves & Mitts, Sewing silk, Twift, Silk Knee Straps, Color'd and white Thread, Ladies Fans, Children's Morocco Shoes, Tapes, Laces, Edgings, Moreans, Poplins, Camblets, Worsted & linen Hose Black & white chip Hatts, Pasteboard, Furniture Check, A variety of Dutch Looking Glasses, Writing Paper, Account & Record Books, Bibles,    B ROAD Cloths, Kersimere, Serges, Coatings, Duffil, Baizes, White Flannel, Velvets, Corduroys, Jeans, Fustians, Nankeens, Everlastings, Calimancoes, Shalloons. Durant's, Tammies, Buckram, Buttons, Oznabrigrs, Shoe & knee Buckles, Knives & Forks, Cutteaus, Razors & Straps, Snuff Boxes, Shoemakers Tools, Locks of various sorts, Box Rules, Wool Cards, Shears, Scissars, Spurs, Table Spoons, Pewter Plates and Dishes, Watch Chains, Seals & Strings, Bohea Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Cotten Wool, Bar Iron, Pepper, New England Rum by the barrel,   
CROCKERY WARE, &c.
The above Articles will be sold as Cheap as at any Shop in this town, for ready CASH, or for this State's Notes and Certificates.
To be SOLD
For Specie, or any kind of Publick Securities, a number of Tracts of
Choice LAND,
of different dimensions, lying upon Presumscot-river, upon Stroud-water, and at a place called Piscataqua, all within the township of Falmouth, in the county of Cumberland.
THESE tracts or lots of land are the property of Mrs. Hannah Flucker, descended to her from her father, the late Brigadier-General Waldo, and which she holds in her own right. The subscriber, her attorney, is fully empowered to make sale and execute proper deeds of the same. He intends to be at Falmouth himself, or by his representative, about the third week in June next, when deeds may be obtained, upon his receiving an adequate compensation. In the mean time, those, who may be desirous of purchasing, will please to apply to Samuel Freeman, jun. Esq. in Falmouth, or to the Land-Office, in Boston. A description of the boundaries, and number of acres in each lot, may be had by having recourse to the records of the deeds of the county of Cumberland, lib. 4, folio 74, &c.
H. KNOX.
Boston, April 13, 1785.
A N E C D O T E.
WHEN the Emperor Conrade III. besieged Gulphus, duke of Bavaria, in the city of Hensbreg; the women, finding that the town could not possibly hold out long, petitioned the emperor, that they might depart out of it with so much as each of them could carry.
The Emperor knowing they could not convey away many of their effects, granted them their petition; when the women, to his great surprize, came out of the place with every one her husband on her back. The emperor was so moved at the sight, that he burst into tears, and after having very much extolled the women for their conjugal affections, gave the men to their wives, and received the duke into his favour.
George Turner,
—HAS FOR SALE—
At his Store near Liberty Bridge,
RUM and Molasses by the Hhd. or smaller quantity, Holland's Gin by the Case,—which he will sell at a very low price, either for Cash or good merchantable Boards.
Neal McIntire,
—Has for SALE—
At his Shop near the Market,
CHOICE Philadelphia Flour, Tar, Turpentine, Rosin, Sulphur, choice Bohea Tea, pr. Chest or Dozen (very cheap) a few bbls. of New-England Rum, Chocolate pr. Box, Brandy pr. Cask, of a most excellent quality, Indigo pr. dozen, Rotten Stone for cleaning Brais, Cetron, Orange, and other French Cordials pr. Cask, fresh Lemmons, best London Pewter Dishes, Plates, Basins, Porringers, large Potts, &c.—Also—Tobacco of all sorts at the Boston prices,—for which good pine Boards will be received in payment.
Portsmouth, May 4, 1785.
ALL Persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the Estate of Capt. THOMAS DALLING, late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceas'd, are desired to exhibit the same to
ELIZABETH DALLING, Administratrix. Portsmouth, April 27th, 1785.
ALL Persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the Estate of CHARLES BAKER, late of Somersworth, deceas'd, are desired to bring in their Accounts to SARAH BAKER, Executrix to the last Will and Testament of said deceased.—The last Tuesday in May, and of the three following months are appointed for that purpose.
Somersworth, May 2, 1785.
To Cover this Season.
NATHAN MERRILL informs the Public that he keeps a blooded HORSE for covering MARES this season, at his Tavern house (well known by the name of Clark's tavern) in Greenland.
To Nathaniel Rogers, Esq. of Orford, in the County of Grafton, and State of New-Hampshire, Proprietors Clerk of the Township of Cambridge, in said County.
WE the Subscribers owners and proprietors of more than one third part of said Township, request you to call a meeting of said Proprietors to be holden at Boston, in the County of Suffolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts; on the Twenty-seventh Day of May next, at the American Coffee House, kept by Daniel Jones, at Ten o'Clock in the forenoon, then and there to choose a Moderator, Proprietors Clerk, and all other Officers necessary for said Proprietors to bring forward a settlement of said Township—also to divide such part of said Township among the Proprietors, agreeable to their shares as may be judged best,—also, to raise such a sum of Money as may be necessary to effect the said purpose—also to pass a vote to stop the collection of any Tax that have heretofore been laid on said Proprietors, and make the whole null and void—also to see if the Proprietors will lay a Tax on Nine Rights to pay Charter Fees, due to Nathaniel Rogers, as pr. his account, dated Boston, March 8, 1785.
JOHN LOWELL, JOSIAH LITTLE.
AGREEABLE to the above Request, I hereby notify and warn the Proprietors of said Township of Cambridge, to meet at time place for the above purposes therein specified.
NATHANIEL ROGERS, Proprietors Clerk. April 20, 1785.

POET'S CORNER.
On the FREEDOM of the PRESS. (Said to be written by Dr. FRANKLIN.)
W HILE free from force the Press remains, Virtue and freedom hear our plains, And learning largesses bestows, And keeps unlicens'd open house. We to the nation's public mart, Our works of wit, and schemes of art, And philosophic goods, this way, Like water carriage, cheap convey. This tree which knowledge so affords, Inquisitors with flaming swords From lay-approach with zeal defend, Lest their own paradise should end, The Press from her fecundous womb, Brought forth the arts of Greece and Rome; Her offspring, skill'd in logic war, Truth's banner wav'd in open air; And lawless pow'r, the long kept field, By reason quell'd, was forc'd to yield. This Nurse of Arts, and Freedom's fence, To chain, is treason against sense; And liberty, thy thousand tongues None silence who design no wrongs; For those that use the gag's restraint, First rob, before they stop complaint.
John White,
With respect, begs leave to offer his Service to the Gentlemen and Ladies of this Town, to teach them at the Assembly- Room,
Minuet Dancing and a variety of other Dances, &c. in the genteellest Manner.
IF a knowledge of the Art, after the most approved French Taste, is a recommendation, he flatters himself he shall give general Satisfaction. Wednesdays and Thursdays are the Days proposed to teach on. On Wednesday, 3d of May, he will open School. An Evening School will also be kept for an elder Class. Should sufficient Encouragement be given, he will also teach the French and Spanish Languages. PORTSMOUTH, April 6, 1785.
(Rindge.)
State of New-Hampshire. To be sold at Public Vendue, at the house of Mr. Samuel Whiting, inholder in Rindge, on Tuesday the Tenth Day of May next, at Ten o'Clock in the forenoon. So much of the following lots of Land laying in Rindge, aforesaid, as will pay the following Taxes and intervening Charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   No. R. l. s. d.     Jonathan Parker, jr. 1 10 0 2 3   Ensign John Pollard, 3 1 0 5 9   Jonas Hadley, balf. 1 3 0 5 8   Ditto. 2 3 0 5 6   Ebenezer Blanchard, 7 5 0 6 9   Levi Farr, 3 2 0 6 9   Major James Richardson, 9 1 0 6 9   Cotton Whiting, balf. 4 4 0 4 6   Ditto. 5 4 0 4 6   Isaac Preston, 1 5 0 6 9   Charles Newton, 14 1 0 6 9  
The above Taxes are for the State, War and County for 1783. JEREMIAH CHAPMAN, Collector. Rindge, October 18, 1784.
Wanted to CHARTER, A VESSEL, of about 40 Tons.— Enquire of the Printers.
SUBSCRIPTIONS for this Paper, at Four shillings & six pence per six Months (exclusive of postage) are taken in at the Printing-Office in Portsmouth and Exeter, where Essays, Letters of Intelligence, Advertisements, &c. are received, and all kinds of Printing performed expeditiously, and at a reasonable rate.
TO BE SOLD At PUBLIC VENDUE,
BY Virtue of a Licence from the Hon. Judge of Probate, at the House of Capt. WILLIAM BREWSTER, Inholder in Portsmouth, on Wednesday the 25th Day of May next, at 3 o'Clock, P. M. by Capt. JONATHAN TILTON, and DANIEL TILTON, Administrators to the Estate of Capt. JACOB TILTON, late of Portsmouth, deceas'd, one half of a HOUSE in Portsmouth and the LAND adjoining, now occupied by Capt. GEORGE KING, of said Town. Exeter, April 25, 1785.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident Owners of Land in Andover, who have not paid their Taxes for the Year 1783, that so much of their Lands will be sold at Public Vendue, on Thursday the 12th Day of May next, at one o'Clock in the afternoon, at my own House in said Town, as will pay the Taxes and Charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   No. R. l. s. d. War tax. State.     Israel Blake, 4 2 25 1 4 0 8   Ebenezer Loverin, 7 1 80 4 6 1 9   Joseph French, 10 2 100 4 4 2 2   Ditto. 10 4 50 3 4 1 8   Archelus Lakeman, 12 2 40 1 8 0 10   Ditto. 12 3 80 4 4 2 2   Ditto. 12 4 60 3 4 1 8   Samuel French, 21 1 50 1 4 0 8   Robert Miller, 25 3 100 3 6 1 9   Ditto. 25 4 60 1 2 0 10   Benjamin French, 26 4 100 2 2 1 1   Ditto. 26 2 80 2 2 1 1   Ditto. 26 4 60 2 0 1 0   Benjamin Sweat, 28 4 50 2 0 1 2   Benjamin Leavitt, 29 3 80 4 0 2 0   Amos Dunnell, 31 4 30 0 10 0 5   David Norton, 32 2 80 2 2 1 9   Jonathan Leavitt, 34 2 80 2 2 1 1   Hezekiah Kerr, 42 4 80 3 6 1 9   Samuel Bathrick, 51 3 100 6 2 3 1   Daniel Pierce, 53 1 50 5 0 1 6   Ditto. 53 3 100 5 4 3 8   Benjamin Tilton, 57 3 80 2 8 1 4   John Marlon, 61 3 80 2 8 1 0   Jesse Prescott, 65 1 100 6 8 3 4   Anthony Emery, 69 3 100 2 8 1 4   Ditto. 69 4 40 2 2 1 1   Nathan Longfellow, 73 1 50 2 4 1 1   Ditto. 73 3 100 2 8 1 4   Tobias Lakeman, 75 1 100 2 8 1 4   Ditto. 75 3 90 2 8 1 4   David Page, 80 2 100 4 0 2 4   Ditto. 80 1 100 2 8 1 0   Ditto. 80 4 80 2 8 1 4    JABEZ MORRILL, Collector. Andover, March 28, 1785.
LANDS On, and near LAKE OTSEGO, in Tryon County, State of New-York.
THE Subscriber, owner of 27,000 acres of excellent LAND, which lay on the above Lake, and on Oaks and Fly-Creeks, as well as more westerly in the same patent; hereby gives notice to farmers and others, residing in the States of New-York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New-Hampshire, that he, or his agent will attend at the South end of the Lake from the 10th to the 30th of May, for the express purpose of selling the whole tract together, or to subdivide it into lots from 300 to 400 acres, as may best accommodate purchasers. The price for it, in the aggregate, or lesser proportions, will be then made public: In the mean time, he makes known, that the payments he shall require, will be one third down in Spanish milled dollars, and the remainder (also in Spanish dollars) in three equal annual payments, with interest: but if more eligible to farmers, one half to be prompt payment, and the residue, on interest, in five equal annual sums: — and on the whole being paid, a full, clear and absolute title shall be given.— To describe the fertility of soil, its proximity to the Albany river, to Springfield, Cherry Valley, the German Flatts, and to Schoharie; or the advantages derivable from its situation on, and near the Susquehannah, would be equally tedious and unnecessary, because they are generally known to the inhabitants of the Eastern States.—It is however incumbent on me to caution all men from confiding in any person or persons in Tryon County, who either ignorantly, or illusively, have assumed to be vested with a power of attorney from me to sell these, or any other lands of mine in the State of New-York, at a less price than I affixed in my letters: For in strict truth, no such power hath ever been granted; nor will any pretended sale (inasmuch as I have never been made acquainted therewith, if any hath been made) be sanctioned or confirmed by
J. WHARTON. PHILADELPHIA, March 1, 1785.
WANTED A stout active LAD, to serve as an Apprentice to the Chaise-maker's business. Apply to WM. MARSHALL.
Thomas Manning,
HAS for sale, Rum by the Hog-head, Barrel or Gallon—Cheese—Porter, by the Dozen or Cask—Cordage—large and small Hausers—Lines of all kinds—Twine—Stationary—Lignumvitae—Newcastle Sea-Coal—Limes—and a number of other Articles, which he will sell at a low Advance, or trade for Lumber.— Portsmouth, April 14, 1785.
To be LET, For the Term of THREE YEARS, by Jonathan Moulton, OF HAMPTON,
A CONVENIENT HOUSE, and other necessary BUILDINGS, at a place called Center Harbour, in New-Hampton, for keeping a publick Tavern, being a place of considerable travelling, and is much wanted at that place with about 50 acres of improved lands, where they may cut upwards of 20 tons of English Hay annually.—Also, convenience for pasturing: Should the person who may take said place, incline to trade in ENGLISH and WEST-INDIA-GOODS, will have great advantage of collecting most all kind of provision at a very reasonable price, as well as furs and produce of country manufactories; and as said Moulton's business will not admit of his taking the care of his interest in that quarter, as formerly, he stands in need of a faithful person, as a trustee to receive in, and deliver out, &c. as occasion may require; for such a one he will give great wages, and other privileges.—Also, is wanted a suitable person to take the care and charge of a Tan-Yard, for such a one who may undertake to erect it (part of which is already done, and many bides prepared) may have wages equal to his trust and care, and other privileges allowed him, which may be worthy of his attention; and as it is necessary there should be a Public-House for entertainment kept at said place; for the encouragement to a suitable person, who may engage to keep it as aforesaid, as soon as may be, with convenience, said Moulton will give a hoghead of good West-India Rum and a barrel of good Sugar, for a beginning, as a present.—Any person inclining to accept of the proposals, are desired to apply to him, where they may meet with other encouragements, as said Moulton purposes to have several Mills erected nigh that place, as soon as can be done with convenience. Hampton, April 27, 1785.
(Marlborough.) STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, Cheshire ss.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-Resident Proprietors or Owners of Land in the Town of Marlborough, who have not paid their Taxes for the Year 1774, and 1775, that so much of their Land will be sold at Public Vendue, at the House of Lt. Richard Roberts in said Town, on Tuesday the 17th Day of May next, at 12 o'Clock of said Day, unless prevented by previous Payment, the Delinquents are as follows.
   No. R. s. d. No. R. s. d.     John Moore, 78 0 16 4 Robert Moore, 5 2 8 4   Samuel Wilson, 46 0 16 8 Ditto, 36 0 10 7   David Morison, 1 0 4 2   Ditto, 30 0 7 7   Robert Clerk, 3 8 4 8 Samuel Allison, 34 0 16 8   Thomas Wilson, 7 3 8 4   Ditto, 1 1 8 4   James Lyons, 9 4 7 9 Thomas Cochran, 60 0 8 4   Wm. Gilmore, 27 0 8 4 Samuel Morison, 2 2 3 4   Helb't Morison, 35 0 5 4   Ditto, 101 0 5 4   Andrew Ormer, 47 0 8 4 Isaac Cochran, 82 0 16 8   Tho's Morison, 4 7 8 4 Robert Allen, 106 0 1 3   John Moore, 6 8 8 4 Samuel Allison, 44 0 8 4   Ditto, 102 0 7 1   Arch'd Dunlap, 37 0 8 4   John Gilmore, 5 8 0 10 Ditto, 58 0 7 1   Samuel Steal, 83 0 16 8 James Moore, 7 2 8 4   Ditto, 40 0 8 4   Thomas M'Clary, 7 7 8 4   James Wilson, 7 5 8 4 Ditto, 41 0 8 4   Ditto, 7 6 8 4 Ditto, 100 0 14 11   Ditto, 8 5 8 4 John Morison, 9 1 8 4   Ditto, 8 6 8 4 Ditto, 9 2 8 4   John Wilson, 12 0 7 5 Ditto, 69 0 6 0   Samuel Michel, 6 6 8 4 Samuel Cochran, 57 0 13 8   Ditto, 3 0 8 4 James Morison, 56 0 8 4   H. Montgomery, 1 8 3 8 Samuel Allison, 46 0 8 4   Robert Moore, 12 1 2 11 Robert Allen, 7 1 8 4   Ditto, 97 0 8 4   Ditto, 98 0 8 4  
DAVID WHEELER, Proprietors Collector. Marlborough, April 22, 1785.
TO BE LETT, A LARGE commodious HOUSE, suitable for a Tavern or Boarding House, with a Barn, Garden, and every other convenience.—For further Particulars Inquire of JONATHAN WARNER. Portsmouth, April 20, 1785.