The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1787-10-20 00:00:00

THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE AND GENERAL
S A T U R D A Y, PORTSMOUTH: By JOHN MELCHER,
[N. H. State
Seal.]
[VOLUME XXXII.—No. 1623]
GAZETTE, THE ADVERTISER.
O C T O B E R 20, 1787.
PRINTED and PUBLISHED in MARKET-STREET.
[8s.
pr Ann.]
“WHEN ANGRY NATIONS PART IN LEAGUES OF PEACE, LET PRIVATE FEUDS AND CIVIL DISCORDS CEASE.”
Extracts from Mr. COXE's Address, delivered before the Society for promoting AMERICAN MANUFACTURES.
“WONDERFUL as it must appear, the manufacturers of beer, that best of all our commodities, have lately been obliged to import malt from England. Here must be inexcusable neglect, or a strange blindness to our most obvious interests. The cultivation of barley should certainly be more attended to, and if I mistake not exceedingly, the present abundant crop of wheat will fill our markets, that the farmer, who shall reap barley the ensuing year, will find it the most profitable of all grains. We cannot, however, have any permanent difficulty on this article.
Of flax and hemp little need be said, but that we can increase them as we please, which we shall do according to the demand.
Wool must become much more abundant as our country populates. Mutton is the best meat for cities, manufactories, seminaries of learning, and poor houses, and should be given by rule as in England. The settlement of our new lands, remote from water carriage, must introduce much more pasturage and grazing, than has been heretofore necessary, as sheep, horses and horned cattle will carry themselves to market through roads impassable by waggons. The restrictions of our trade will also tend to increase the number of sheep. Horses and horned cattle, used to form a great part of the New-England cargoes for the English West-India islands. These animals are exported to those places now in very small numbers, as our vessels are excluded from their ports. —The farms, capital and men, which were formerly employed in raising them, will want a market for their usual quantity, and the nature of that country being unfit for grain, sheep must occupy a great proportion of their lands.
Cotton thrives as well in the southern States, as in any part of the world. The West-India islands and those States raised it formerly, when the price was not half what it has been for years past in Europe. It is also worth double the money in America, which it sold for before the revolution, all the European nations having prohibited the exportation of it from their respective colonies to any foreign country. It is much to be desired, that the southern planters would adopt the cultivation of an article from which the best informed manufacturers calculate the greatest profits, and on which some established factories depend.
Silk has long been a profitable production of Georgia, and other parts of the United States, and may be encreased, I presume, as fast as the demand will rise. This is the strongest of all raw materials, and the great empire of China, though abounding with cotton, finds it the cheapest cloathing for her people.
Iron we have in great abundance, and a sufficiency of lead and copper, were labour low enough to extract them from the bowels of the earth.
Madder has scarcely been attempted, but this and many other dye stuffs may be cultivated to advantage, or found in America.
Under all the disadvantages which have attended manufactures and the useful arts, it must afford the most comfortable reflection to every patriotick mind to observe their progress in the United States and particularly in Pennsylvania. For a long time after our forefathers sought an establishment in this place, then a dreary wilderness, every thing necessary for their simple wants was the work of European hands. How great—how happy is the change! The list of articles we now make ourselves, if particularly enumerated would fatigue the ear, and waste your valuable time. Permit me however to mention them under their general heads: meal of all kinds, ships and boats, malt and distilled liquors, potash, gun-powder, cordage,
loaf-sugar, pasteboard, cards and paper of every kind, books in various languages, snuff, tobacco, starch, cannon, muskets, anchors, nails, and very many other articles of iron, bricks, tiles, potters ware, mill stones, and other stone work, cabinet work, trunks and windfor chairs, carriages and harness of all kinds, corn fans, ploughs and many other implements of husbandry, sadlery and whips, shoes and boots, leather of various kinds, hosiery, hats and gloves, wearing apparel, coarse linens, and woollens, and some cotton goods, linseed and fish-oil, wares of gold, silver, tin, pewter, lead, brass and copper, clocks and watches, wool and cotton cards, printing types, glasses and stone ware, candles, soap and several other valuable articles with which the memory cannot furnish us at once.
If the nations of Europe possess some great advantages over us in manufacturing for the rest of the world, it is, however, clear, that there are some capital circumstances in our favour, when they meet us in our own markets. The expenses of importing raw materials, which in some instances they labour under, while we do not—the same charges in bringing their commodities hither—the duties we must lay on their goods for the purposes of revenue—the additional duties, though small, which we venture to impose without risking the corruption of morals or the loss of the revenue by smuggling—the prompt payment our workmen receive—the long credits they give on their goods—the sale of our articles by the piece to the consumer, while they sell theirs by the invoice to an intermediate purchaser—the durable nature of some American manufactures, especially of linens—the injuries theirs often sustain from their mode of bleaching—these things taken together will give us an advantage of twenty-five to fifty per cent on many articles, and must work the total exclusion of several others.
Besides the difference in the qualities of American and European linens, arising from the mode of bleaching, there is a very considerable saving of expense from the same cause. So much and so powerful a sunshine saves a great loss of time and expenses of bleaching drugs and preparations, and this will be sensibly felt in our factories of linen and cotton.
We must carefully examine the conduct of other countries in order to possess ourselves of their methods of encouraging manufactures, and pursue such of them, as apply to our own situation, so far as it may be in our power—Exempting raw materials, dye stuff, and certain implements for manufacturing from duty on importation is a very proper measure. Premiums for useful inventions and improvements, whether foreign or American, for the best experiments in any unknown matter, and for the largest quantity of any valuable raw material must have an excellent effect. They would assist the efforts of industry, and hold out the noble incentive of honourable distinction to merit and genius. The State might with great convenience enable an enlightened society, established for the purpose, to offer liberal rewards in land for a number of objects of this nature. Our funds of that kind are considerable, and almost dormant. An unsettled tract of a thousand acres, as it may be paid for at this time, yields very little money to the state. By offering these premiums for useful inventions to any citizen of the union, or to any foreigner, who would become a citizen, we might often acquire in the man a compensation for the land, independent of the merit which gave it to him. If he would be induced to settle among us with a family and property, it would be of more consequence to the State than all the purchase money.
It might answer an useful purpose, if a committee of this society should have it in charge to visit every ship arriving, with passengers from any foreign country in order to enquire what persons
they may have on board capable of constructing useful machines, qualified to carry on manufactures, or coming among us with a view to that kind of employment. It would be a great relief and encouragement to those friendless people in a land of strangers, and would fix many among us whom little difficulties might incline to return.
Extreme poverty and idleness in the citizens of a free government will ever produce vicious habits and disobedience to the laws, and must render the people fit instruments for the dangerous purposes of ambitious men. In this light the employment of our poor in manufactures, who cannot find other honest means of subsistence, is of the utmost consequence. A man oppressed by extreme want is prepared for all evil, and the idler is ever prone to wickedness, while the habits of industry, filling the mind with honest thoughts, and requiring the time for better purposes, do not leave leisure for meditating or executing mischief.”
A list of letters remaining in the Post Office, Octo. 16, 1787.
A Robert Abercrombie, Whitlow.
B Benjamin Butler, Nottingham. Mary Brown, Portsmouth. Mr. Barker, ditto. William Blodgett, Bennington. Zephaniah Butler, Nottingham. Moses Barnett, Londonderry. Robert Bartley, ditto. Andrew Beard, Litchfield. Robert Bell, Kingstown.
C James Carruth, Kingstown. Charles Chauncy, Kittery. Enoch Moody Clerk, Exeter. General Celley, Nottingham. Jonathan Cleves, Portsmouth.
D Theophilus Dame, Dover. Michael Dwyer, New-Holderness.
F William Furnell, Portsmouth. John Frost, Kittery.
G John T. Gilman, Exeter. Doct. Joseph Gilman, ditto. Samuel Gerrish, Portsmouth. Nancy Gage, Dover.
H Enoch Hoag, Dover. Samuel Hutchings, Portsmouth. Ann Hart, ditto. Daniel Huntress, ditto. Jacob Hurd, Bath. Robert Hodgett, Londonderry.
K Doct. Nathaniel Kidder, Newmarket.
L James Leighton, Durham. Thomas Low, York, Gershom Lord, Dover.
M Joshua Moor, York. Doct. Clement March, Greenland. Jonathan Moulton, Hampton. Kezia Marshall, Portsmouth. William Meserve, ditto.
N Nathan Nichols, Portsmouth.
O Sarah Oat, Portsmouth. Peter Osgood, Saco.
P Davenport Phelps, Piermont. Eunice Perry, Kittery. Samuel Pickering, Greenland.
R David Ricker, Somersworth.
S James Sellers, Portsmouth. Easter Sluneman, ditto. Jeremiah Stickney, ditto. Edward Sergeant, ditto. Mehitable Spinnec, ditto. Mr. Shillaber, Potter, ditto. Christopher Stichland, ditto. Elias Sumner, ditto. General Stark, Londonderry. Jonathan Steele, Durham. Benjamin Staples, Biddeford.
T Abraham Trefethen, New-Castle. Rev. Mr. Thurston, North-Hampton. Polley Tobey, Portsmouth.
W Anna Ward, Portsmouth. Daniel Wood, Berwick. Eleazer Wheelock, Dartmouth. John Winkle, Kittery.

Z I P S, July 16.
They write from Kaschaw, that on the 12th inst. two mountains, situated near Uhiley, in the neighbourhood of Seplin, on a sudden sunk, leaving the ground level. Two professors went to examine the effect of this phenomenon.
V I E N N A, July 28.
On the 23d and 24th at night, a numerous train of artillery began marching for the Low Countries, under convoy of 600 men drawn from the corps of Cannoneers. The part of our garrison destined for the same place has likewise received fresh orders to march on the 3d of next month.
C A D I Z, July 29.
We learn at this instant, that the city of Mexico has just been totally destroyed by an earthquake, which lasted 10 minutes, and that the Aqueduct and Reservoirs being dried up, the inhabitants who have escaped the disaster suffer the greatest scarcity of water.
P A R I S, July 30.
An order has been sent to Brest for equipping three more ships of the line, the squadron is to be ready on the tenth of August. A vessel is equipping here, with nine months provisions, for the East-Indies.
D U B L I N, August 3.
Extract of a letter from Gaybrook, near Mullingar, July 20, 1787.
"Yesterday about twelve o'clock, a ball of fire nearly as large in appearance as an hoghead, ran either from Desert Island, in Belvedere Lake, or from the water close to it, took its course north easterly over the wood of Belvadere, and close to Mr. Dennis's house, proceeded in that direction till it was out of sight, not above forty or fifty feet from the ground; in about seventeen minutes it returned, though with very diminished velocity, and fell into the Lake, just under Mr. Lyons, where it is supposed it burst as its effect upon the Lake for ten minutes after was amazing—fish thrown thirty yards on shore, and Mr. Dennis's boat was thrown out of a deep dock two yards upon dry land. I have since heard, that the ball struck against a tree in Clonmoyle, about two miles from the Lake, which it shivered to pieces, but which however was the cause of its turning. Its whole course was about seven miles. Though an eye witness of the above, I would hardly venture to relate it, if it could not be authenticated by some of the most respectable men in the county—Mr. Lyons, the two Mr. Rochforts, Rev. Mr. Dennis, Mr. R. Swift, Mr. Nugent, Dr. Naughton, were present along with me at this truly wonderful and awful sight.
L O N D O N, August 11.
By the Dutch mails which arrived yesterday, we learn, that the first battalion of the 2d regiment of Waldeck has deserted the service of the States of Holland, to follow the banners of the Prince of Orange: the articles further adds, that they took away the money chest, colours, &c.
Accounts are received from Dunkirk by the last post, that there are at this time upwards of 20,000 men, who are retiring into cantonments in that neighbourhood.
A letter from Amsterdam, to a gentleman in Edinburgh, dated July 3, says, "On Thursday last there was a smart action at Soestdyk, in the neighbourhood of Utrecht, in which the Prince's party prevailed, with the loss of one man killed and eleven wounded. The enemy were 600 strong, of which 33 were taken prisoners, several left dead on the field of battle, and several wagons loaded with the killed and wounded carried off. In their retreat they robbed and demolished every house where the owners were friends to the Orange party."
The Governor of the Cape of Good-Hope is clearly in the interest of the States of Holland, otherwise he would not (according to accounts brought by the last East-India ship) treat the English with such indignity as to order them to depart in 48 hours after landing.
We take the earliest opportunity of confirming the intelligence we presented to the public lately. France has officially notified her intention of supporting the Patriotic party of Holland, at every hazard. Orders are therefore now issued in France, for the immediate assembling of an army of forty thousand men, which are to be drafted from the different garrisons, and to meet on the frontiers of French Flanders. Application has been made to the Bishop of Liege, for leave to march through his territories, and leave has been granted.
In addition to the above, we have to announce, that France absolutely and positively declared, that their troops shall march immediately, if the King of Prussia's troops don't halt in Cleves. It is imagined the Prussian army is already arrived there; and if the Court of France does not return a satisfactory answer to his Prussian Majesty's Me-
morial, the orders from the King of Prussia are, that his army immediately march to the support of the Sadholder.
From the accounts received yesterday from Holland, it is now confirmed that a civil war is actually begun in the province of Utrecht. All terms of accommodation, all friendly attempts of mediation, whether sincere or not on the part of France, and in short all hopes of terminating the disputes without more bloodshed, are now vanished. Whether patriotism which they pretend, or delusion which it imparted to them, has driven the people to this desperate remedy, it is plain that there is now no retracting. The sword is drawn, and drawn, as it would seem, in a slow, but determined manner. Nothing remains to all appearance now but for both parties to assemble their forces and their allies, and contend inch by inch for the superiority.
At the bottom of the Dutch politics, it is evident French intrigue prevails.—Among the Dutch insurgents we find many French officers, and in particular two who distinguished themselves in the late engagement. Independent, however, of those foreign allies on which the Prince of Orange can depend, he appears to have many friends in the provinces. The trading interest are decidedly on his side, perhaps indeed from interest, because peace is absolutely necessary to their existence.
The LADIES are again falling into the shapes which Nature gave them;—a proof that the fashionable taste of fancy is but transitory, but that the fashion of Nature is permanent, always beautiful. Broad hoops, bell hoops, high heads, low heads, have all had their day, but the genuine figure is now restored, and while it is retained, women will continue objects of admiration.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, October 4.
"How are the mighty fallen;"—poor Shays is at this instant cracking chestnuts in the vicinity of Lake-Champlain. The situation of Shattuck is not much better, only it is possible he may be cracking walnuts.—This man you must know was considered by the insurgents as a character quite as important as Shays himself. The insurgents in general have returned to their homes, and as far as we can learn, behave with decency and good order. As to those that are still lurking in the borders of Canada, they are literally,
"So worn, so wasted, so despis'd a crew, As e'en Guy Carleton might with pity view."
N E W P O R T, October 4.
A correspondent informs that we are in a falling state—That our credit is falling—our commerce is falling, and both of them have almost fallen through:—That our general assembly not long since fell through—our Superior Court lately fell through, and that if they, whose duty it is to uphold and support the state, don't hold by the other states, even the state itself will fall through, and great will be the fall thereof.—It will fall to rise no more.
N E W-Y O R K, Sept. 20.
Extra of a letter from Barcelona, June 19.
"Arrived a small xebec, with dispatches for government, from Algiers. She has not been allowed to perform quarantine, or have any communication with the shore; but it has transpired, that, on her leaving the above place, the 14th instant, about 160 people have continued to die there of the plague every twenty-four hours."
Sept. 24. On Friday night, another daring attempt was made to consume, by fire, the stores in Gouverneur's alley, in order, as it is supposed, to communicate fire to a large part of the city.—The combustibles were placed under a back building, and burnt some time before it was discovered.—It seems that the constable of the ward, whose duty it was to summon and form the night's patrol, had neglected this necessary measure; and the consequences would have been alarming, if it had not been discovered and extinguished by the patrol of another ward, who were accidentally passing.—It appears by this, that the incendiaries, upon the least relaxation of the patrols, will effect their villainous purpose.
A mezzotinto print of his Excellency GENERAL WASHINGTON, done by CHARLES WILSON PEALE, of Philadelphia, from a portrait which he has painted since the sitting of the Convention, is now completed:—Its likeness is esteemed the best that has been executed in a print.—This is one of an intended series of prints, to be taken from Mr. Peale's collection of portraits of illustrious persons, distinguished in the late revolution. Those of his Excellency Doctor Franklin, and the Honorable the Marquis de la Fayette, have been already published.
The price of these prints, in a neat oval frame, (the inner frame gilt) is two dollars each, or one dollar for the print only; and a large allowance will be made to those who purchase to sell again.
—Apply to Charles W. Peale, at the corner of Third and Lombard Streets, Philadelphia.
The Printers, in the several States, who are desirous of encouraging the fine arts in America, are requested to publish this as an article of intelligence; which will oblige the numerous friends of the General.
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State of New Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors and owners of land in Hawke, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1782, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, on Thursday the 8th day of November next, at ten o'clock, A. M. at the dwelling house of the widow Mary Sanborn in said town, as will pay the tax and charges unless prevented by previous payment.
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B O S T O N, October 16. From the BRISTOL GAZETTE, of August 21. Brought by the brig Polly and Nancy, Captain Fletcher arrived here on Sunday last, in 43 days from Bristol.
By Express.
P A R I S, August 9. THE parliament of Paris sat on Tuesday, and entered on their journals a formal protest against the edict for the stamp-tax, specifying, That it had been registered the day before by the express command of the king, against the approbation and consent of the parliament, that it neither ought nor should have any force; and that the first person who presumed to carry the edict into execution, should be adjudged a traitor, and condemned to the gallies." The other parliaments of France have formed, as it is said, the same resolution.
V I E N N A, (Germany) July 22. The troops already on their march, amount to 53,000 men, they are ordered to keep their arms constantly loaded.
L O N D O N. Aug. 21. The French court, it is positively asserted, have given their ultimatum to England, Prussia, &c. in a manner highly satisfactory to all parties. They have also informed the Dutch patriotic party, that they cannot consistently interfere in their dispute, as their precipitation in suspending the stadtholder from his hereditary offices admitted neither of palliation or justification; that they wholly disapprove the violence of their proceedings; and that their friendly mediation had in view the general tranquillity of the republic, rather than the exciting of intestine commotion, and encouraging the ravages of a civil war.
It is likewise said, that in consequence of what has passed between the courts of France and Berlin, his Prussian majesty has ordered his army to proceed no further; and has sent a memorial to the French court, with a view to the perfect reinstatement of the stadtholder in all his functions, with every solemnity that can give brilliancy to his fresh inauguration.
The emperor has made known his friendly dispositions to the stadtholder. This enterprising monarch sees the designs of France on the republic, and feels his true interest in counteracting them. His voice therefore decides the matter. France dares not act against the united powers of the empire, England, and Prussia.—The stadtholder will be reinstated in his authority and the French faction in the republic be extinguished.
In the Utrecht Gazette of the 13th of this month, an extract is inserted of a memorial from the Baron de Rheede, envoy extraordinary from their high mightinesses at the court of Berlin to the states general, informing them, that the Prussian court had proposed to that of Versailles some points on which a mediation might be begun with respect to the affairs of Holland. The points are said to be, that the military shall be recalled from the province of Utrecht; that the differences subsisting in the city of Utrecht shall be left to the decision of mediators; that the province of Holland shall not force the other provinces to annul their regulations of government; that the suspension of the Captain general shall be revoked, and the government of the Hague restored to the prince; that the princess shall be requested to return to Holland, and the licentiousness of the press shall be restrained.
It may seem incredible, but is most certainly true, that Great-Britain pays in taxes, upwards of 41,000l. every day of the year.
The losses sustained by the underwriters at New Lloyd's coffee-house, in consequence of the hurricane that happened at the island of Mauritius, amount on a moderate computation to one hundred thousands pounds.
A gentleman just arrived from Medeira, acquaints us that two frigate built ships that lately plundered an American ship in lat. 32, are now known to be pirates, who to disguise themselves hoist no colours dress their crews in the Barbary habit, and range the seas from the Western Islands to within a few days sail of the continent of America. They are ships of force, carrying 35 or 40 guns on one deck, and manned with above 300 desperate villains each.
Thirty English East-Indiamen, one French ditto, four American ditto, four Dutch, one Swedish, two Danish, and twenty three English country ships arrived at China the last season.
By the brig Polly and Nancy, we have procured later European intelligence than has yet been received by any previous arrival, by which we learn, that through the mediation of France and England the commotions in Holland are nearly come to a close, and that a civil war, between the contending parties in the country, in all probability is not likely to take place, owing to the general peace-
ble disposition of most of the European powers. France and England, whom it seems, hold the balance between them, not finding it to their interest to engage in a quarrel, have mutually exerted their mediating faculties to effect a compromise between the stadtholder and the patriots, each of whom, it is said, have been so enraged, that the great enormities have been committed by their adherents.
Sunday, Captain Robb, in a ship from Liverpool, arrived in port.
P E T E R S B U R G, (Virginia) Sept. 27. Extract of a letter from Augusta (Georgia) dated August 27, 1787.
"From good authority, I have the strongest hopes that an Indian war may yet be avoided. The spirited reply of the Executive to the Fat King's Talk, will, it is generally thought, have some effect; but then there is a private negotiation going on with M'Gilverry, which I hope will prove more effectual. Should neither answer the purpose, General Clark, with 1200 men, can be in motion in twelve hours warning, and the militia in this, and all the lower counties, are drafted, and the drafts ordered to be in readiness at a minute's warning. Should there be a war, I am afraid it will be a very bloody one."
Accounts from Dominica, say, that by the late hurricanes, every droger and small craft were entirely lost, that all the buildings of the colony were laid in ruins, that twelve ships and brigs in the harbour of Roufau were destroyed; that two thirds of the coffee crops are ruined, and the sugar canes, &c. very much damaged.
P O R T L A N D, October 11.
"On the 27th ult. Miss Watson, of Gorham, upwards of forty years of age, who had been affected with a dropsy for twenty-five years, was tapped, and had forty beer quarts of water drawn from her. She bore the operation without the least faintness, and is in a hopeful way of recovery."
P O R T S M O U T H, October 20.
A correspondent observes,—there are no objections that may be raised against the federal Constitution , proposed by the late Honorable Convention, but what may be urged against any form of government whatever—and to reject this constitution, is little short of reverting to a state of nature, and every man's saying, "to your tents O Israel."
The husbandman, the mechanick, the sailor, the labourer, the trader, the merchant and the man of independent fortune are all equally concerned in forwarding the American Constitution; for nothing short of a firm efficient continental government can dissipate the gloom that involves every man's present prospect, and give permanence to any plans of business or pursuit that can be laid. —The husbandman finds no encouragement to encase his stock and produce, for he finds no vent for them—the mechanick stands idle half his time, or gets nothing for his work but truck—half our sailors are out of business—the labourer can find no employ—our traders involved in debt, while they can command nothing that is due to them—our merchants have been sinking money ever since the peace, for want of a commercial treaty, and the wealth of those few individuals who have large sums in cash by them, lies dormant for want of encouragement to loan it, under the security of just and equal laws.—All these evils will gradually subside, till they finally disappear, if we have but wisdom and firmness speedily to adopt the New Federal Constitution.
"Observe" says a late sensible and judicious writer, "the caption of the American constitution, every sentence is full of meaning, and of such import, that none but the violent and dishonest can oppose. It carries the marks of piety as well as policy. No good man will wish to oppose it, and I hope no wicked man will dare to do it. It is calculated to answer the exigencies of the times, and to unite in one federal body the interests of all. A mighty empire may be formed upon this basis, which shall make its enemies tremble—While it gently detracts from the liberties of each, it provides for the security of all. If any imagine that it detracts from an individual State more than from another, let it be remembered, it is but to bestow the benefit upon a sister, or a brother, who have an equal claim to the benefit with themselves. Why should members of one and the same family clash while the interests of the family are the same?"
From an impartial review of the late European intelligence, there can be no doubt that His Most Christian Majesty has by this time adopted decisive measures, in consequence of the 21 articles entered into with the States General last year. The alliance between England and Prussia is undoubtedly
meant for the support of the Stadtholder; and it is more than probable, that if France cannot succeed in the line of mediation between the two parties, she will aid the States General as an ally. Disturbances have also made some progress in the Austrian Netherlands, which are of so serious a nature that the emperor Joseph has thought it prudent to solicit the assistance of France to support his authority in these provinces. Some of the most beautiful and flourishing cities in Holland are laid waste, particularly Middlebourg, which is a scene of horror surpassing imagination. Powerful fleets are equipping for sea in France and England; and from all appearances it is to be apprehended that a great part of Europe will in a short time exhibit to the world a tragedy that will mark the character of the present age; nations no longer at variance about difference in religious opinion, extirpating each other, and their myriads of oppressive nobility, for the more solid enjoyment of political liberty.
On Wednesday last the General Assembly of Massachusetts convened together at the State House in Boston.
Thursday last arrived here the Mast ship, Admiral Packet, George Skinner, master, after a passage of 7 weeks from London, brings nothing later than by the late arrivals at Boston.
A late Virginia newspaper mentions, that the state of Franklin has sent, or is to send, two deputies to Kentucky, to meet a Convention of all the western settlements, for the purpose of consulting on proper measures respecting the navigation of the Mississippi.
Died since our last, Mr. Richard Waldron, of the Plains, son of the Hon. Thomas W. Waldron, Esq. late of Dover, aged 26 years. Also Mrs. Mary Benson, wife of Mr. Joseph Benson, of this town, aged 60 years.
NAVAL OFFICE.
PORT OF PISCATAQUA, Oct. 20, 1787. ENTERED, FROM. Schooner Success, Jackson, St. Peters. Sloop Sally, Parker, Philadelphia. CLEARED, FOR. Ship George & Sally, Mountford, Great-Britain. Brig Mary, Pile, Ditto. Ship Three Sisters, Palmer, St. Vincents.
A N E C D O T E.
A FOOL, in the King's County, who always went naked, Winter and Summer, excepting his having a sort of Apron before him, which the Inhabitants oblig'd him to wear; met with a Gentleman's Servant on the Road, returning from Dublin, where he had left his Master, in Term time, the Fool ask'd him had he any money? The Servant said he had but twenty-pence to bear his charges, and had sixty miles to ride. Come along with me says the Fool to the next Ale House, and I will give you a Bottle of Whiskey and a Mutton Pye. The Servant thank'd him, and foolishly accompanied Ambrose, which was the Fool's name, to the Ale House, and calling for a Bottle of Whiskey and a Pye, readily got them, as all the Publicans knew his humour, and if he had any decent, responsible person with him, he would give him any thing he call'd for. When Ambrose and the Servant regal'd themselves with the Whiskey and the Pye, Ambrose says; Now pay for that my Lad. The other repli'd, did not you promise to treat me? Why Man says Ambrose, you are a greater Fool than I, where could I keep money except in my Back-sides or my Mouth? for you see I have no pockets: and so Ambrose left the Servant to pay for his Stupidity.
ON HUMANITY, BY STERNE.
Humanity!—Heaven-born principle!—True and never ceasing source of bliss—happy those, whose hearts are warm'd with thy sweet and benign influence! Blessed with the divine principle of thee, we forget ourselves, and seek our dearest joys, bestowing happiness upon others. By thy divine influence we tread the paths of peace,—and are led in the dear and blessed footsteps of him, of whom thou art an all-glorious attribute. By thee we are led to the true and delightful ways of piety and religion—to the ways of pleasantness—and to the paths of peace.
Thrice happy that man, whose soul, impressed with the true principles of real and pious sensibility, looks up to heaven for an example for his conduct and behaviour in life—If blessed with affluence, his chief bliss is to make others happy, and every time he relieves an object from distress, he feels a joy unutterable; words want the power and language the expression, to declare the delightful sensation he feels; Or indeed supposing poverty his lot, and that he has but little, yet, of that will be administer relief, and find more comfort and real satisfaction, than the miser in his hoard, or the spendthrift in his pleasure.

Parnassian Spring.
The Faithful Tar.
THE fails unhur'd, the ship unmoor'd, Her course to steer—all hands on board, Propitious every gale; Fair Betsey on the beach deplores Her sailor bound to distant shores, But nought her tears avail.
"Oh cruel fate!—Ye powers above, "Why thus bereft of him I love, "Who on the restless deep, "The boist'rous tide must ceaseless brave, "And meet perchance, a wat'ry grave, "While I but live to weep!"
Twelve months elaps'd when he return'd, Her constant heart with rapture burn'd, 'Twas freed from ev'ry care; For Henry's love, his heart, his soul, Was true, as needle to the Pole, When absent from his fair.
In wedded bliss, they taste delight, No winds disturb, nor storms affright The lovely Betsey's breast: For now he makes a firm decree No more to trust the raging sea— With her completely blest.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors or owners of land in the town of Barnstead, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1785, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Wednesday the 7th day of November next, that so much of their respective lots as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will then be sold at public vendue at ten o'clock on said day, at the dwelling house of Captain Charles Hodgdon, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   No. first division s. d. q.    112 John Brock 3 4 0  120 Thomas W. Waldron 2 11  51 John Downing 2 2  73 Samuel Thompson 2  77 Paul Gerrish 2 2 3  71 Joseph Downing 2 2  72 James Nutter 2 2 3  76 Shadrack Walton 2 2 3  80 Ebenezer Wear 2 2 3  81 John Frost 2 2 3  82 Capt. John Gilman 11  83 John Dame, jr. 2 2 3  94 Samuel Nutter 2 2 3  96 Benjamin Downing 2 2 3  104 Josiah Downing 3 4  108 Joseph Faybens 2 8  50 William Fellows 2 2 3  55 John Downing 2 2 3  56 John Dame 1 8  57 Ebenezer Stephens 2 2 3  59 Thomas W. Waldron 2 2 3  65 John Decker 2 2 3  7 Thomas Leighton 1  20 John Wolingsford 2 2 3  33 George Jeffrey 2 2 3  41 George Walton 2 2 3  42 Nathaniel Morril 2 2 3  
   second division    108 Henry Allard 8  102 Harrison Downing 4 10  Mathies's, Commons 1 4  59 Thomas Gerrish 4 10  71 William Furbur 4 8  73 Richard Downing 1 6  81 Mathew Plant 8  86 John Faybens 4 8  94 Paul Gerrish 3 4  96 Nathaniel Morril 3 4  Jonathan Warner, commons 8 2    BENJAMIN NUTTER, Collector. Barnstead, October 15, 1787:
STOLEN from off the flakes of the subscriber, at Little Harbour, on Saturday night the 29th ultimo, about four quintals and a half of dryed fish, chiefly icale fish: Whoever will give information of the thieves, so as they may be brought to justice shall receive four dollars reward by October 3, 1787. JOHN BLUNT.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors or owners of land in the town of Barnstead, who have not paid their tax for the year 1786, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before Thursday the 8th day of November next, that so much of their respective lots as will pay the same together with incidental charges will then be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock on said day, at my dwelling house in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   The first division, s. d.    111 James Jeffrey 4 6  112 John Beck 6 8  113 Benjamin Bickford 6 8  120 Thomas W. Waldron 6 8  51 John Downing 4 4  75 Thomas Trickey 4 5  77 Paul Gerrish 4 5  79 Nicholas Pickering 4 6  71 Joseph Downing 4 4  72 James Nutter 4 6  70 Jotham Odiorne 4 6  76 Shadrack Walton 4 6  80 Ebenezer Wear 4 6  82 John Gilman 1 1  83 J. N. Dame 4 6  87 John Rindge Esq. 4 6  89 Thomas Bickford 4 6  91 John Gee Pickering 4 6  94 Samuel Nutter 4 6  95 Jethro Furbur 4 6  44 Samuel Rawlings 4 6  99 John Faybens 4 6  100 Jethro Bickford 5 4  104 Isaiah Downing 6 8  50 William Fellows 4 6  53 Nicholas Pickering 4 6  55 John Downing 4 6  56 John Dame 3 4  57 Ebenezer Stephens 4 6  59 Thomas W. Waldron 4 6  38 Thomas Pickering 5 0  62 Levi Furbur 4 0  63 ditto 4 0  65 John Decker 4 6  8 Samuel Shackford 4 11  31 Benjamin Adams 4 6  39 Joseph Nutter 5 0  42 Nathaniel Morril 4 6  
   Second division of lots    102 Harrison Downing 8 0  103 Zebulon Dame 9 9  106 Benjamin Adams, Esq. 10 8  116 Limuel Bickford 8 0  Commons Jonathan Warner 250 acres, 16 4  Commons 40 acres, Francis Mather 2 9  26 Benjamin Adams, Esq. 8 9  65 Joseph Adams 10 10  71 William Furbur 9 0  74 Henry Muncey 9 0  83 Richard Wiborn 8 0  86 John Felyans 9 0  89 Moses Dame 5 4  60 Stephen Jones 10 0  105 James Jeffrey 8 0  42 John Hodgdon 8 6  94 Paul Gerrish 7 0  82 Jotham Odiorne 9 4  99 Samuel Dame 10 0  27 William Murcey 6 0  28 Levi Furbur 6 8  100 John Walingford 11 0  101 Bart. Richards 10 0  107 Capt. Smith Emerson 10 8  
JOSEPH TASKER, Collector. Barnstead, October 8, 1787.
TO BE SOLD,
An excellent Farm, in the lower part of Deerfield, within forty rods of the main road leading from Nottingham to Epsom, and within four miles of Nottingham square, contains about 150 acres of good land, well watered, 40 acres of which is the very best of planting and mowing, has a good orchard, pasturing and a plenty of wood, good buildings, and half of a good saw-mill, and a privilege for a grist-mill within 100 rods of the house. For further particulars apply to Job Jennels, of Rye, or Thomas Jennels Rand, living on the premises.
To MR. JOSIAH MOULTON , junior, Clerk to the proprietors of Piermont, SIR,
W E the subscribers being owners of more than one sixteenth part of the said township, desire that you would call a meeting of said proprietors at the house of Capt. William McHard, in Portsmouth, on the 29th day of October next, at ten o'clock A. M.—and there to act upon the following matters.
 1st, To chuse a Moderator  2dly, To chuse another Proprietors Clerk, in the room of the present gentleman who has discover'd his inclination to resign that office.  3dly, To appoint a committee to revise the Proprietors Records and Papers.  4thly, To see if the Proprietors will agree with some proper person to allot the common and undivided lands, in the most reasonable manner.  5thly, To chuse an Agent or Agents to defend any suit or suits already brought, or which may hereafter be brought against his Proprietary, with a power of compromising.  6thly To see what measures the Proprietors will take to set aside any agreements (made for the payment of debts) which have not been complied with.  7thly, To transact any other matters which may be for the interest of the Proprietors. 
JONATHAN WARNER, GEORGE ATKINSON, JOHN PENHALLOW, HALL JACKSON, SAMUEL SHERBURNE, GEORGE BRACKETT, GEORGE JAFFREY, JOHN WENDELL, JOHN PIERCE, THOMAS MARTIN, A. R. CUTTER, SIMON JENNESS, Portsmouth, September 8, 1787.
September 22, 1787.
PURSUANT to the above request, I hereby notify and warn the Proprietors of Piermont, aforesaid, to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes specified therein.
JOSIAH MOULTON, Proprietors Clerk.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors or owners of land in the township of Acworth, who are delinquent in paying their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, collector of said taxes, on or before the 26th day of November next, so much of their lands as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at my dwelling house in Acworth, unless prevented by previous payment.
   silver certif't. faci. N R Q tys. d. q. d. q s. d. q    Alexander Clark 3 3 100 1 3 1 5 1 1 3 3  ditto 3 4 100 1 3 1 5 1 1 3 3  W'm Pearse 16 3 100 1 3 1 5 1 1 3 3  ditto 16 4 100 1 3 1 5 1 1 3 3  Thomas Davis 15 6 100 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 3  Thomas Crage 2 6 100 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 2  Stoddard 4 4 100 1 3 1 5 1 1 3 3  Eben'r Bridge 4 1 100 1 3 1 5 1 1 3 3  Varling Stoddard 3 2 100 1 3 1 5 1 1 3 3  N't Butterfield 16 2 100 1 3 1 5 1 1 3 3  Timothy Dustin 14 1 50 0 7 3 2 3 0 8 1  Will'm Parker 18 6 100 0 11 1 3 3 0 8 3  ditto 17 6 100 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 3    MOSES LANKESTER, Constable. Acworth, September 24, 1787
To be Let,
The large commodious Tavern House and Stables, formerly called Tilton's Tavern ; being pleasantly situated in the town of Portsmouth, and near the State House, for terms apply to JACOB SHEAFE, junior.
A variety of BLANKS For sale at this Office.