The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1788-12-17 00:00:00

The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Volume XXXIII.—Number 1685.)
WEDNESDAY, December 17, 1788.
(Letter-Box in the window.)
PORTSMOUTH: Published by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, where Advertisements, Articles of Intelligence, &c. are thankfully received and carefully inserted. This Paper contains all the Laws of the State passed since January 1787.
FEMALE FORTITUDE.
[The following extract from Col. Humphrey's Essay on the Life of Gen. Isreal Putnam, lately published, will be interesting to the reader—and does honour to the descriptive talents of the author.]
AT the house of Col. Schuyler, Major Putnam became acquainted with Mrs. Howe, a fair captive whose history would not be read without emotion, if it could be written in the same affecting manner, in which I have often heard it told. She was still young and handsome herself, though she had two daughters of marriageable age. Distress, which had taken somewhat from the original redundancy of her bloom, and added a softening paleness to her cheeks, rendered her appearance the more engaging. Her face, that seemed to have been formed for the assemblage of dimples and smiles, was clouded with care. The natural sweetness was not, however, soured by despondency and petulance; but chastened by humility and resignation. This mild daughter of sorrow looked as if she had known the day of prosperity, when serenity and gladness of soul were the inmates of her bosom. That day was past, and the once lively features now assumed a tender melancholy, which witnessed her irrepressible loss. She needed not the customary weeds of mourning, or the fallacious pageantry of woe to prove her widowed state. She was in that stage of affliction, when the excess is so far abated as to permit the subject to be drawn into conversation without opening the wound anew. It is then rather a source of pleasure than pain to dwell upon the circumstances in narration. Every thing conspired to make her story interesting. Her first husband had been killed and scalped by the Indians some years before. By an unexpected assault in 1756, upon Fort Dummer, where she then happened to be present with Mr. Howe, her second husband, the savages carried the fort, murdered the greater part of the garrison, mangled in death her husband, and led her away with seven children into captivity. She was for some months kept with them: and during their rambles she was frequently on the point of perishing with hunger, and as often subject to hardship seemingly intolerable to one of so delicate a frame. Some time after the career of her miseries began, the Indians selected a couple of their young men to marry her daughters. The fright and disgust which the intention occasioned to these poor young creatures, added infinitely to the sorrows and perplexities of their frantic mother. To prevent the hated connection, all the activity of female resource was called into exertion. She found an opportunity of conveying the Governor a petition that her daughters might be received into a convent for the sake of securing the salvation of their souls. Happily the pious fraud succeeded.
“About the same time the savages separated, and carried off her five children into different tribes. She was ransomed by an elderly French officer, for four hundred livres. Of no avail were the cries of this tender mother desolated by the loss of her children, who were thus torn from her fond embraces, and removed many hundred miles from each other, into the utmost recesses of Canada. With them (could they have been kept together) she would most willingly have wandered to the extremities of the world, and accepted as a desirable portion, the cruel lot of slavery for
life, but she was precluded from the sweet hope of ever beholding them again. The insufferable pang of parting, and the idea of eternal separation, planted the arrows of despair deep in her soul. Though all the world was no better than a desert, and all the inhabitants were then indifferent to her—yet the loveliness of her appearance in sorrow had awakened affections, which, in the aggravation of her troubles, were to become a new source of afflictions.
The officer, who had bought her of the Indians had a son who also held a commission and resided with his father. During her continuance in the same house, at St. John's, the double attachment of the father and son, rendered her situation extremely distressing. It is true the calmness of age delighted to gaze respectfully on her beauty, but the impetuosity of youth was fired to madness by the sight of her charms. One day the son, whose attentions had been long lavished on her in vain, finding her alone in the chamber, forcibly seized her hand and declared that he would now satiate the passions which he had so long refused to indulge. She recurred to entreaties, struggles, and tears, those prevalent female weapons, which the distraction of danger not less than promptness of genius is wont to supply: While she, in the delirium of vexation and desire, snatched a dagger and swore he would put an end to her life if she persisted to struggle. Mrs. Howe, assuming the dignity of conscious virtue, told him it was what she most ardently wished and begged him to plunge the poignard through her heart, since the mutual importunities and jealousies of such rivals had rendered her life, though innocent, more irksome and insupportable than death itself. Struck with a momentary compunction, he seemed to relent, and relax his hold—and she, availing herself of his irresolution or absence of mind, escaped down stairs. In her disordered state, she told the whole transaction to his father who directed her in future to sleep in a small bed at the foot of that in which his wife lodged. The affair soon reached the Governor's ears, and the young officer was, shortly afterwards, sent on a tour of duty to Detroit. This gave her a short respite, but she dreaded his return, and the humiliating insults for which she might be reserved. Her children too, were ever present to her melancholy mind. A stranger, a widow, a captive, she knew not where to apply for relief; she had heard of the name of Schuyler—she was yet to learn that it was only another appellation for the friend of suffering humanity.
As that excellent man was on his way from Quebec to the Jerseys, under a parole for a limited time, she came with feeble and trembling steps to him. The same maternal passion, which sometimes overcomes the timidity of nature in the birds, when plundered of their callow nestlings, emboldened her, notwithstanding her native diffidence, to disclose those griefs which were ready to devour her in silence. While her delicate respect was heightened to a glowing blush, for fear of offending by an inexcusable importunity, or of transgressing the rules of propriety, by representing herself as being an object of admiration; she told, with artless simplicity, all the story of her woes. Colonel Schuyler from the moment became her protector, and endeavored to procure her liberty. The person who purchased her from the savages unwilling to part with so fair a
chase, demanded a thousand livres as her ransom. But Col. Schuyler, on his return to Quebec, obtained from the Governor, an order, in consequence of which Mrs. Howe was given up to him for four hundred livres.—Nor did his active goodness rest, until every one of her five sons was restored to her.
Business having made it necessary that Colonel Schuyler should precede the prisoners who were exchanged, he recommended the fair captive to the protection of his friend Putnam. She had just recovered from the measles when the party was preparing to set off for New-England. By this time the young French officer had returned, with his passion rather increased than abated by absence. He pursued her wherever she went, and altho' he could make no advances in her affection, he seemed resolved by perseverance to carry his point. Mrs. Howe terrified by his treatment was obliged to keep constantly near Major Putnam, who informed the young officer that he should protect that lady at the risk of his life. However, this amorous and rash lover, in whose boiling veins such an agitation was excited, that while he was speaking of it, the blood would frequently gush from his nostrils, followed the prisoners to Lake Champlain, and when the boat in which the fair captive was embarked had pushed from the shore, he jumped into the Lake and swam after her until it rowed out of sight. Whether he perished in this distracted state of mind or returned to the shore is not known.
In the long march from captivity, through an inhospitable wilderness, encumbered with five small children, she suffered incredible hardships. Though endowed with masculine fortitude, she was truly feminine in strength, and must have fainted in the way, had it not been for the assistance of Major Putnam. There were a thousand good offices which the helplessness of her condition demanded, and which the gentleness of his nature delighted to perform. He assisted in leading her little ones, and carrying them over the swampy grounds, and runs of water, with which their course was frequently intersected. He mingled his own mess with that of the widow and the fatherless, and assisted them in supplying and preparing their provisions. Upon arriving within the settlements, they experienced a reciprocal regret at separation, and were only consoled by the expectation of soon mingling in the embraces of their former acquaintances and dearest connections.
After the conquest of Canada in 1760, she made a journey to Quebec, in order to bring back her two daughters whom she had left in a convent. She found one of them married to a French officer; the other, having contracted a great fondness for the religious sisterhood, with reluctance consented to leave them and return.
A few years previous to the war between Great-Britain and America, a question of some consequence arose respecting the title of the lands in Hinsdale (the town in which Mrs. Howe resided) inasmuch that it was deemed expedient, that an agent should be sent to England to advocate the claim of the town. It may be mentioned as a proof of the acknowledged superiority of the understanding and address of this gentlewoman, that she was universally designated for that mission. Her success was fortunately accompanied by the satisfaction of the people being obliged to return.
To the YOUNG GENTLEMEN and LADIES, in the single state, greeting:
WHEREAS there are daily, complaints among the sober and thinking part of mankind, of the great decline of matrimony throughout the continent; this is humbly and with all due respect to intreat you and every one of you, to take the causes of this complaint, so made, into your most serious and early consideration, and as far as in your power lays, to remove and obviate all such impediments and hindrances without delay; but as the knowledge of a complaint is half its cure, permit me to inform you, the above decay arises chiefly from the thoughtlessness, gaiety and love of pleasure, which is so predominant in young persons in the present day: Nothing but diversions and amusements are attended to by the generality of the rising generation, the apprehension of being any ways deprived of these, by the cares and concerns of an increasing family, or the fear of meeting with too prudent and serious companions averse to the fashionable follies of the age, are the prevention of some; while the thoughts of being united to the worthless profligate, or abandoned (being deceived by mere outward appearances) are the reason others assign for remaining single, especially among the more thoughtful and discerning. To condemn all young persons for the indiscretions of many is not acting a just part (and there are a few single and prudent, I can assert from my own knowledge; would to God there were more) but the latter are so inconsiderable in number to the former, that the greatest hazard attends their altering their condition; as the first are only endeavouring who most shall deceive, ensnare, and ruin each other by flattery, false appearances, and intrigue: The last ignorant of the devices of the other, are more liable to be made the innocent & unwary dupes of their artifice and cunning. Then hear with attention, ye fair inhabitants of this lower world, (who are most exposed to the mal designs of the artful and perfidious) the words of friendship, and the admonitions of a friend: seek not by finery the gaze of fools, nor listen to flattery, lest you are undone; look on amusements with a suitable indifference, and shun affection with a just disdain; let the beauties of the mind be your chief delight both in yourselves and your admirers, and the way to attain intellectual charms your great concern: be prudence and economy your study, virtue your guide, and true piety your chief and only wisdom; Let mental charms be your unfading bloom, Internal beauty will survive the tomb.
To the boasted lords of creation, suffer me to recommend a conduct suitable to men and christians, actions that will bear reflection in our most solitary moments and a behaviour every way becoming the candidates for eternity; love not the distraction of innocence; nor despise the reproofs of a condemning conscience; do nothing but as in the presence of the all seeing and omniscient Creator, and with a view to his glory, your own good, and the benefit of your fellow creatures: thus shall ye recommend yourselves to the approbation of heaven, and the love and veneration of all around you.
Dare to be good, your same regard, For virtue is its own reward; Her laws alone, if well pursu'd, Will make men wise as well as good.
BLANKS of all sorts printed & sold at J. Melcher's Printing-Office, in Market-Street.

V I E N N A, Sept. 6.
Since the affair of Schupeneck, the army of the Seraskier in that quarter has advanced almost to the very front of the Austrian camp, in the neighbourhood of Mehadia. The army is said to consist of 60,000 men; and certain it is, that the grand Vizier is ready to second the operations of the Seraskier at the head of 70,000. In consequence of the rapid motions of the enemy, General Wartenleben has dispatched two successive couriers to the Emperor, who on the 24th ult. had not left the head quarters at Weiskirchen, but who, on the receipt of the intelligence, immediately set off from thence in full march at the head of the army posted there; and as, at the departure of the courier who brought these advices, the Turks were making farther and farther encroachments, a bloody battle was expected on the 20th especially as it is deemed a day of good omen by the sons of Mahomedan superstition.
Sept. 10. The news we have received from the army is very discouraging. We had reason to expect from the retreat of General Wartenleben, that the enemy would get entire possession of the Bannat, and so indeed we find that they took possession of Mehadia on the 23th of August.
L O N D O N, Sept. 9.
A very singular cause is expected to come to a hearing, in a short time. The circumstances of the case are reported to be as follows: A young lady, about 22 years of age, who lived with her father, a man of considerable fortune, privately married a gentleman the day before he went abroad, but the marriage was not consummated. Some time after the husband left England, the lady, for some unknown cause, repented of her having married, and disclosed the affair to her father, who, very much irritated at the news, prevailed on his daughter to adopt the resolution never to see her husband again. The husband having lately returned to England, has made several applications, by letter, to the father, to be admitted to the society of his wife; but the letters have all been returned, and the father and daughter positively refuse to see him, or even consider him as the lady's husband. The gentleman has therefore applied to legal authority; and this extraordinary case is to be investigated and determined.
Extract of a letter from Tralee, Sept. 11.
"A very extraordinary circumstance happened in this country last week, which has given rise to a variety of foolish conjectures and superstitious absurdities. Mr. Brown, of Iverah, on Monday morning last left his family, he being in full health, and uncommon good spirits, and went to one Toomey, a carpenter in the neighbourhood, whom he prevailed on to take his measure, and insisted that a coffin, handsomely ornamented, and suitable to his size, should be sent home on Tuesday evening, as he was convinced he should die on Thursday."
"Mr. Brown having returned home, he prepared the family for the visit of the unwelcome stranger, apprised his wife of his certain death, gave the necessary directions for his funeral, had his coffin laid by his bed side, and spent from Tuesday to Thursday with the curate of the parish, in the solemn duties of a good Christian. Mr. Brown being of a passionate temper, was indulged by his wife in what appeared to her disagreeably ridiculous, and on Wednesday night he lay in a shroud, and was adorned with other insignia befitting the gloomy pageant."
"Thursday morning, about six o'clock, Mr. Brown made his final exit according to his prediction, and expired without a groan. Mr. Brown had served in the Prussian army, was a robust man, of a studious turn, and aged about 54; of a respectable family in the North, and greatly esteemed by the neighbouring gentry. His circumstances being on the decline,
Lord Kenmare has humanely promised his protection to his two fine boys, whom he has left to mourn the extraordinary catastrophe."
Sept. 12. A system of neutrality is now hanging about to be observed during the war in the North of Europe. The proposal is said to come from our Court, and as far as it has already gone, meets the warmest approbation.
Sept. 29. The end of the present month is the time hoped for by the Russians that the Danish army will join theirs.
Gottenburgh is threatened with an attack from the combined forces of Russia and Denmark.
The Czarina's allowance to Prince Charles of Hesse Cassel, is 10,000 roubles for his table and suit—12000 a-year pay.
The King of Prussia is forming a chain of posts on the frontiers of Poland and Lithuania.
Oct. 6. Whether this country will not be involved in the present war, depends entirely on the movements of the Court of Versailles: Monsieur Necker has every possible inclination to a rupture with us; and if he can put the finances of France on so credible a footing as to be able to raise a war loan, the commencement of hostilities will soon follow.
The Imperial pair have by this time found out that their expectations of driving the Turks out of Europe was truly chimerical, and that their hopes of being able to satisfy their ambition was founded on an error, and will merely tend to expose their folly.
As to the progress of war, the Turks have not lost an inch of ground—the Imperial armies have expended an immense treasure, have lost many thousands of their troops by disease, and have gained—little reputation!
Mrs. Necker, as an instrument to her husband's popularity, has paid a visit to all the wives of the twelve imprisoned Nobles of Brittany, in confinement in the Bastille.
Oct. 9. Of all the foreign Ministers at Constantinople, the Swedish is the most caressed. Never was a Christian there treated with so much respect and esteem: The whole city is full of the great King of Sweden, and the powerful diversion made by his arms in favour of the Porte. "For our sake, cry the Musselmans, Sweden, whom we might expect both climate and religion would render the friend of Russia, stands forward to fight our battles. Divine Prophet! It is thy powerful interposition which thus engages the hearts of the Swedes from the Russians, for the benefit of the Faithful!" This self-same Mohammed is a powerful negotiator in the opinions of his deluded followers.
Extract of a letter from Vienna, August 23.
"We are here in the greatest confusion—consternation appears in every countenance, and the joy occasioned by the naval victory over the Captain Pacha, has given way entirely to gloom and apprehension. The Emperor having proved his utter incapacity to direct the operations of war; and conscious of his inability, and perceiving himself to have been for some time past not only the sport and ridicule of the best experienced of his general officers, but the jest even of the soldiery, his Majesty absented himself as much as possible from the army, under the pretence of visiting the military hospitals, employing at the same time his emissaries here to find old Laudon, whether he would like to have the command. The veteran fought shy, and always evaded giving a direct answer, or even an opinion on the conduct of his sovereign; but when the news arrived of the irruption of the Turks into the Bannat and Transylvania; that 13,000 of the enemy had invaded the former and defeated most of his best disciplined troops, and that General Fabris had been ordered to retreat in the latter province, the
question more direct was put to the Field Marshal, who refused to answer, until the application was made to him officially and in form; in consequence of which the Emperor immediately wrote to him in the most earnest manner, to take upon him the command of the army in the following terms: 'I do not order you my dear Marshal, but intreat of you to come immediately, and take upon you the command of the army, for the Salvation of my Empire, and the love of me.' And in order to flatter the vanity of the old man, and engage him to a compliance, a number of people were judiciously distributed the same evening at the opera of Axur King of Ormuz, which was commanded as if for the purpose; and when the oracle was consulted, which General should be employed, Axur or Atter, against the enemy, the name of Laudon resounded from all parts of the theatre. Thus you see how degraded this Maximus minimis is, even in the opinion of his Austrian subjects, whom I assure you excrete him as cordially as their fellow-sufferers in the Netherlands; and would express their abhorrence and contempt of him in stronger terms than ever they did in Brabant, if they were not over-awed by a military force. A great deal of treasure has been wasted, and a number of lives sacrificed, without much blood being spilt, and nothing done.—The Turks have had two powerful allies in the ignorance of their adversary, and a sickly season. They have suffered little or nothing from disease, and indeed their obstinacy or heroism, call it which you please, seems superior to all obstacles that Russia and Austria can oppose to them. Choczim, which was reduced to the very last extremity; Choczim, that even demanded to capitulate, and which is in fact an heap of ruins, is rising like another phoenix, from its ashes, and beholds itself extricated from the fate with which it was menaced.
WILMINGTON, November 5.
The Hon. the Legislature of this State met at Fayett Vile on Monday last. It is said that the propriety of calling a new Convention, will be among their earliest deliberations.
We learn from Salisbury and Morgan districts that petitions are in circulation, to be presented to the assembly for calling a new Convention, which are signed by all ranks of people with the greatest avidity.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.
On Friday evening the 21st inst. two boys in Southwark (one between 15 and 16 years of age, the other between 13 and 14) having quarreled about some trifling affair, the eldest of the two struck the other an unlucky blow on the head with a pine stick about an inch in diameter, which put an almost immediate end to his existence—He has left a sorrowful father, and disconsolate mother and sister, to bewail his loss.
N E W - Y O R K, Dec. 2.
Governor Johnston has resigned the chair of government of the state of Maryland, to which he was lately appointed, and the Hon. E. HOWARD is elected in his stead.
Nov. 28. On the 24th inst. a large and respectable number of the citizens of Philadelphia, met at the State-House in that city, for the purpose of receiving the report of their conferences who attended at Lancaster to settle a general federal ticket for representatives in the Congress of the United States. J. Wilcocks, Esq. being placed in the chair, James Wilson, Esq. addressed the meeting.
N O R W I C H, November 14.
One day last week a large new house belonging to Mr. Ebenezer Baldwin of Canterbury, took fire, and was, with its contents, excepting two beds and a few chairs, entirely consumed. One remarkable circumstance attended this misfortune was, that a number of women were quilting in the house, who did not discover the fire
until alarmed by the neighbours, at which time the roof was falling.
L I T C H F I E L D, (Conn.) Dec. 1.
A highway robbery was committed at Southbury, part of Darby, one day last week, on a young man who had been labouring in that neighbourhood for several months past. The robbers attacked him under pretence of apprehending him for horse stealing; and having quietly conveyed him to an unfrequented road, demanded the small pittance he had acquired by his industry, which amounted to ten dollars: The villains then insisted on an oath of secrecy, which he refusing to comply with, they without further ceremony, cut his throat; but happily the incision not proving fatal, the young man gave information of the robbery, and had the villains secured, and arraigned before proper authority.
On Thursday last Mr. David Dickenson, of this town, in falling a tree, had his skull so badly fractured, that he died on Saturday: He was only 23 years of age.
S A L E M, Dec. 9.
By a friend, lately from Philadelphia, we are informed of the alarming prevalence of robbery, in that city, to so great a degree, that person and property are exceedingly hazarded in one's passing, in the evening, out of the wake of the lamps. One species of this iniquity, our correspondent assures us of, not less authentick than singular is, that a gentleman of the city, going farther southward, took with him his white servant, a lately purchased redemptioner; at the inn, where they took up their first lodging, the discontented servant thought it now time to change situations with his master, and to take his turn to rule; accordingly, here he executes his plan, apparently, to effect it. The morning twilight scarce had peeped upon the world, than he familiarly visits the apartment of his master, who, double-locked in sleep, never dreams of the unseasonable honor done him by his servant, who makes free with his apparel, without any questions, not choosing to disturb his master, but generously left his own clothes for those he borrowed. Equipped in a masterly manner, below he hurries, orders his horse, his servant was quite tired out, (he said) and not being able to go on, he would leave him, or dispose of his time. As he wished to be expeditious, and the poor cur was beat out, it was pity to disturb him, he would part with him as he lay, for a small consideration, and horse into the bargain. The master as a servant, together with his horse, was absolutely sold asleep, and the real servant hastily departed in triumph. The sequel certainly must have been diverting. The host soon hurried to command his new possession, with a "come, get up you rascal! what do you lay there for! The gentleman, as may be well supposed, awoke in consternation. High was the contest, and warm the words exchanged. In vain, for a long time, did the gentlemen contend that he was not the servant, and the host as eagerly asserted that he was not the master. Unhappily for the gentleman, appearances were against him, and all his eloquence had nearly proved ineffectual to secure the mastery. The host to be sure, produced many arguments, the livery, as one, which pled against the stranger, and want of money, a substantial one, contradicted all his assertions. But for a gentleman, who just happened to arrive at the inn, identifying the master, we cannot say how long he would have been treated as a servant; and we have never heard that the real servant was so discontented as to return the clothes, and offer to redeem his master.
ONCE more all persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the estate of David Griffith, formerly of Portsmouth, late of Exeter, goldsmith, deceased, are desired to settle the same with Samuel Griffith, administrator, otherwise they may expect to be sued without further notice.
Portsmouth, Dec. 12.

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 17.
On Monday last, agreeable to notification, the inhabitants of this town assembled for the choice of FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES, ELECTORS, &c. The poll was closed in the evening, and stood as follows:
REPRESENTATIVES.
  Hon. Peirse Long, Esq. 109   Benjamin West, Esq. 89   Paine Wingate, Esq. 52   Woodbury Langdon, Esq. 44   Samuel Livermore, Esq. 36   John Pickering, Esq. 17 
ELECTORS.
  Hon. John Parker, Esq. 111   John Pickering, Esq. 105   General Folsom, 100   Christopher Toppan, Esq. 97   Robert Wallis, Esq. 94 
At Northill, the votes for Representatives stood thus:
  Hon. Paine Wingate, Esq. 56   Benjamin West, Esq. 54   Peirse Long, Esq. 30   Woodbury Langdon, Esq. 22   Judge Livermore, 11 
On Saturday night last the house of Mr. Call, of this town was broken open, and a number of articles stolen therefrom. The thief was soon after detected, in Hampton, travelling heavily laden, with his newly acquired property, and brought back: the goods being recovered, he received the discipline of the post (twenty lashes, well laid on) as a reward for his good services.
From a late London Paper.
The following is given as an exact return of forces now employed, respectively by the Turks, the Austrians, and the Russians. They are in all computed at more than 900,000 combatants.
The regular infantry of the Turks, encamped at present, or in the different garrisons, amounts to 132,000 men, of whom 110,000 are Janissaries, 10,000 Topcys, or Artillerists, 60,000 Bashiaws' guards, and 6,000 Japars and miners.
The Saphis paid out of the public exchequer are to the number of 12,000. They reckon 132,000 Timariots, 18,000 heavy calvary, 40,000 Segbans, in all 202,000 horsemen.
If to these we add the soldiery of Cairo, the volunteers, and the Tartars, who consist of a body of at least 100,000, we shall find that the whole number of the Turkish troops is 434,000 men.
The Austrians have on the frontiers 275,000 men, of whom at least 245,000 are in the field, without reckoning the regiments that are on the march to join their armies.
The number of Russian troops employed in the present war, cannot be reckoned at less than 200,000; so that in the seat of war, we shall find not much less than a million of fighting men,
FEDERAL REGISTER.
SENATORS of the UNITED STATES already chosen.
  Honorable J. Langdon, & J. Bartlett, N. H.   C. Strong, and T. Dalton, Mass.   W. S. Johnson, & O. Ellsworth, Conn.   Geo. Read, and R. Bassett, Dela.   R. Morris, & W. Mackay, Penn.   R. H. Lee, and W. Grayson, Vir.   W. PATTERSON, { N. Jersey.   JONATH ELMER, {     
The former of the 2 last gentlemen was a member of the Grand Convention, and signed the Constitution—and the federalism of both is unimpeachable: consequently TWELVE at least, of the TWENTY-TWO Senators to be chosen, are friends to the Constitution.
At the close of the poll at the State-house in Philadelphia, for eight representatives for the State of Pennsylvania in the Congress of the United
States, the following gentlemen stood highest on the returns, viz.
  FREDERICK MULLENBURG 1774   HENRY WYNKOOP 1743   THOMAS HARDLEY 1726   THOMAS SCOTT 1718   THOMAS FITZSIMONS 1214   GEORGE CLYMER 1639   STEPHEN CHAMBERS 1217   JOHN ALLISON 1214   Peter Mullenburg 823   Daniel Heister 796   William Findley 376   Charles Pettit 337   Gen. William Irwing 333   William Montgomery 309   Blair M'Glenachan 286   Robert Whitehill 272 
The six last gentlemen composed the amendment Ticket—The Ninth and Tenth are, we are told, federalists—but were not on the federal ticket.
The Hon. GEORGE PATRIDGE is a candidate for one of the Southern districts.
No European nation possessing colonies that produce mahogany, now permits that article to be exported to the United States, or indeed to any foreign country; but Providence has given us excellent and abundant substitutes in the curled maples, wild cherry tree, black walnut, &c.—Every State in the Union has paid this foreign tax of purchasing mahogany, while our own lands are groaning with those valuable trees. How do the European nations study by their restrictions, to teach us the use of those things we possess.
SHIP NEWS.
Capt. William Nicholson, of the ship Paragon, arrived at Philadelphia from Liverpool the 23d of November. On the 1st inst. fell in with the wreck of a brig, in lat 35, 30, N. long. 69, 50, W. laden with lumber, and full of water, the sea washing over her; had no masts standing, nor either anchors, cables, or boat on deck; she had a deep waist and apparently a New-England built vessel. Her main deck was full of boards; she had a green painted stern; & a green paint streak round her; her quarter deck was paid with tar and red oaker; found no person on board her, and picked up a dark green coat, with yellow buttons, and a green silk embroidered waist-coat.
NAVAL OFFICE.
Port of Philadelphia, December 17, 1788.
ENTERED
from Brig Hetty & Mary, Wingate, Martinico. Brig Brothers, Sherburne, Cape Francois Schooner Union, White, Demarara. Schooner Adventure, Trefethen, St. Lucia.
CLEARED
for Schooner Role, Mountford, Carolina. Schooner Aurora, Noble, ditto. Sloop Mary, Hobart, West Indies. Brig Unity, Hols, ditto.
For the New-Hampshire Gazette. ON REFORMATIONS.
IT is often both agreeable and useful, to review past events and sentiments; and to mark the progress of reformations, as well as triumphs over the ignorance, superstition and bigotry that have often disgraced and convulsed the world.
Among many subjects of this kind presented to us of this age and country, is the event of mass being celebrated in a hugonot, or French protestant chapel in Boston; which in later years was improved as an independant or new-light meeting-house.
Popery was ever dreaded by many as the worst of evils, that could be introduced on this continent. And it was one of the subjects complained of to the King of England, in the first petition to him from the United Colonies (now States) that the Romish religion was tolerated in Canada. Since that time our intercourse with Catholicks during the late war, and an alliance with France; and shareing in the same campaigns and victories
have in a good degree, rooted out that bitterness and dread which we fancied to be well grounded.
To such a height had this rancour against popery once arisen, that many puritans departed from, and opposed, hated, persecuted and plundered the communion of the church of England, because she after the reformation retained many things founded on reason and the bible, that were in use in the mass book. Although the church of England never had a greater enemy than the church of Rome. But this also we are surmounting, and gentlemen distinguished for their learning, and patriotism, when visiting Boston on Sunday; have read prayers in a building that once was considered as a bulwark for Episcopacy in these Eastern States.
We also see our dread of Bishops removed; and the sum formerly contributed for supporting the clergy through the society for propagating the gospel; now converted to supporting the protestant interest in the church of England through the British provinces in this side the Atlantic.
Formerly, so great was our enthusiasm for preaching; that nothing pleased us more, than extemporary effusions, which the vulgar swallowed as immediate inspirations. Now the good sense of some ministers and people find themselves well instructed by clergymen sometimes reading a printed sermon to their congregations, in imitation of that useful practice presented by the author of the spectator in the character he has given of Sir Roger de Coverley's chaplain—And excellent mode for vacant parishes and neighbourhoods also.
Where all these things will end is uncertain, but most probably; as we are now upon an equal footing as to religious toleration, old jealousies daily wear away; we shall in a period not far distant, see a more general harmony and coalescence among christians of every name, than America or perhaps the world ever knew. In doctrinal points there is a more general agreement than most men imagine—The matter of discipline is better understood—The contention concerning church government are found to be obviated very much by the revolution—and when the arguments as to the best, and most proper mode of public worship are better known on all sides, whether by form or extempore,—we shall rejoice in an uniformity, which will prevent the increase of places of public worship—too often erected by party spirit in our large town.
Religion will be better and easier supported—The Clergy more equally distributed through our settlements, and infidels and heathens, believe we think our religion is true; because of our attention to it,—and sobriety, righteousness and goodness increase—while hypocrisy will flee away.
A TRAVELLER.
For the GAZETTE.
To the Young Ladies of this town. Some nations have fancied that nature did not give a good shape to the head, and thought it would be better to mould it into the form of a sugar-loaf. The Chinese think a woman's foot much handsomer, if squeezed into a third part of its natural size. But think with equal absurdity, that the natural shape of a woman's chest, is not so elegant as we can make it by the confinement of stays.—The common effects of this practice are disorders in the sto.
The Turkish and Asiatic women, who are distinguished for the elegance of their form, and the gracefulness of their carriage, are accustomed from their infancy to wear no dress but what is perfectly loose.—The superior strength, just proportions and agility of savages, are entirely the effects of their hardy education, of their living mostly abroad
in the open air, and of their limbs mach, and obstructions in the lungs, from their not having sufficient room to play, which, besides tainting the breath, cuts off numbers of young women by consumptions in the very bloom of life.—But nature has shewn her resentment of this practice in the most striking manner, by rendering above half the women of fashion deformed in some degree or other. Deformity is peculiar to the civilized part of mankind, and is almost the work of our own hands. never having suffered any confinement.
ERUTAN.
Curious Historical Anecdote, concerning the Institution of the famous Monastery of La-Trappe, in France
THE story which is told of the Institution of the order of monks, in the monastery of La-Trappe, is remarkable and well attested; the order is one of the most austere and self-denying, imaginable. The profound silence enjoined upon them is a singular circumstance of their unsociable and unnatural discipline; and were this injunction never to be dispensed with, it would be needless to visit them in any other character than as a collection of statues. The Monks of this order in France, are still more austere than those of Italy; as they never taste wine, flesh, fish or eggs, but live entirely on vegetables. Its founder was a French gentleman, his name Bouchellier de Rance, a man of pleasure and gallantry, which was converted into the deepest gloom of devotion by the following incident. His affairs obliged him to absent himself, for some time, from a lady with whom he had lived in the most tender and intimate connexions of successful love. At his return to Paris, he proposed to surprize her agreeably, and at the same time satisfy his own impatient desire of seeing her, by going directly, and without ceremony, to her apartment, by a back stair, with which he was well acquainted. But think of the spectacle which presented itself to him at his entrance into the chamber, that had been so often the scene of love's highest raptures! his mistress dead! dead of the small-pox! Disfigured beyond expression! a loathsome mass of putrified matter! And the surgeon separating the head from the body, because the coffin had been made too short! He stood for a moment motionless in amazement, and filled with horror, and then retired from the world; shut himself up in the convent of La-Trappe, where he passed the remainder of his days in the most cruelly, severe and disconsolate devotion.
A VARICE.
GRIPIUS was sick—the Doctor came; Prescrib'd a dose to ease his frame: 'What will it cost?' old Gripus cry'd: 'A shilling'—'tis too much'—he said —and died.
GIANT'S FISHING. A SCRAP.
HIS rod he drew, made of a sturdy oak; His line, a cable, which in storms ne'er broke; His hook he baited with a dragon's tail, And sat upon a rock, and bob'd for whale.
On THURSDAY,
The 18th day of December next, At ten o'clock A. M.
BY virtue of a licence
from the Hon. Judge of Probate for the county of Rockingham, will be sold at Public Vendue, at the dwelling-house of Capt. William White, late of Portsmouth, deceased; the dwelling-house and land of said deceased, with the incumbrance of the widow's thirds, situate in pleasant street; at the same time and place will be sold the household furniture of said deceased, consisting of beds, tables, chairs, &c.
Portsmouth, Nov. 25.

Parnassian Spring.
The following was wrote by the late Dr. Byles, of Boston, in answer to the poetical production in our last.
IN Byles's works an oversight Green, spy'd, at once he smok'd his chunk,
Alas! that Byles should never write A song to sing when folks are drunk.
Thus in the chimney on his block, Ambition fir'd the stiller's pate, He summon'd all his little flock, The poet's volume to complete.
Long paus'd the lout, and scratch'd his skull, Then took his chalk (he own'd no pen), And scrawl'd some doggrel for the whole Of his sip-drinking brethren.
The task perform'd—not to content, Ill chosen was each grub-street word, Straight to the tavern club he went, To hear it bellow'd round the board.
Unknown delights his ears explore, Inur'd to midnight caterwauls, To hear his hoarse companions roar The horrid thing his dullness scrawls
The club, if fame we may rely on, Conven'd to hear the drunken catch, At the Three Horse-shoes, or Red Lion— Tipling began the night's debauch.
The little 'stiller took the pint, Full fraught with sip and songs obscene, And, after a long fluttering, meant To sing a song of Josey Green.
Soon as, with stammering tongue, to read The drunken ballad, he begun, The club from clamouring strait recede, To hear him roar the thing alone.
THE SONG.
WITH vast amazement we survey The can, so broad, so deep, Where punch succeeds to strong sang-ree,
Both, to delightful flipp. Drink, of all smacks, inhabits here, And throng the dark abode;
Here's rum and sugar and small beer, In a continual flood. From cruel thoughts and conscience free,
From dram to dram we pass, Our cheeks, like apples, ruddy be, Our eye balls look like glass.
At once, like furies, up we rise, Our raging passions swell. We hurl the bottle to the skies, But why, we cannot tell.
Our brains a tottering motion feel, And quickly we become Sick, as with negroe steaks, and reel, Like Indians drunk with rum.
Thus lost in deep tranquility, We set supine, and sot, 'Till we two moons distinctly see— Come give us t'other pot.
AMERICAN GOODS.
THE Subscriber desirous of promoting the Manufactures of his country, and extending their circulation, hereby informs the Proprietors of FACTORIES, &c. in the several states, that any consignment of AMERICAN MANUFACTURES entrusted to his care for sale in New-Hampshire, will be received on any reasonable conditions, and his exertions shall not be wanting for the disposal of them, and remitting the proceeds per order.
BENJAMIN DEARBORN. Portsmouth, (New-Hampshire.) Market-Street, Nov. 1788.
Those Printers of periodical publications in either of the United States, who will draw upon their patriotism for publishing the above, are requested to insert it in their papers.
LIME, STATE of NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Lime, who have not paid their taxes for the years 1785, 1786, and 1787, that unless they pay the same to me subscriber, on or before the third Wednesday of March next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling-house of Doctor Amharst Coult, innholder in said town; unless prevented by previous payment.
   1785. 1786. 1787.   Certif. specie. specie. certifi. Certif. specie. specie. certifi. Certif. specie. specie. certifi.   D. Q'ty N. s. d. D. Q'ty N. s. d. D. Q'ty     William Shaw 3 100 48 6 3 10 0 2 4 0 1 2 2 6 0 4 2 1 0   James Patrick 2 10 10 1 4 2 4 2 4 6 2 10 0 0   James Brown 4 100 20 3 6 1 2 9 1 2 1   George Farnald 5 75 24 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 8 4 2   Edward Ayres 1 50 3 5 3 8 1 11 1 2 2 3 6 1 9   John Lee 2 50 24 5 3 8 1 11 1 2 2 3 6 1 9   Charles Nelson 2 60 54 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   2 10 1 4 2 4 2 4 6 2 10 6   3 100 5 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   4 100 38 3 6 1 2 9 1 2 1   Samuel Chandler 5 75 36 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 8 4 2   Noah Thompson 2 10 1 4 2 4 2 4 6 10 6   John Nelson 4 100 16 3 6 1 2 9 1 2 1   Robert Brown 5 75 28 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 8 4 2   John Wentworth 3 100 53 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   William Kenedy 5 75 45 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 8 4 2   John Nelson, merch. 1 50 2 5 3 8 1 11 1 2 2 3 6 1 9   2 60 56 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   3 100 67 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   4 100 23 3 6 1 2 9 1 2 1   Benja'n Thompson 5 75 60 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 8 4 2   James McNitt 2 10 15 1 4 2 4 2 4 6 10 6   Dunkin Quintin 3 50 50 3 2 5 1 2 7 1 3 2 1 1 1   Sam'l Shaw, Brimfi. 4 30 1 2 5 3 4 8 4   Tho. McClenathan 3 100 2 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   Isaac Preston 1 50 6 8   3 100 62 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   4 100 14 3 6 1 2 9 1 2 1   William Brown 5 37 11 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 8 4 2   Frances Lamont 1 50 8 5 3 8 1 11 1 2 2 3 6 1 9   Isaac Fellows 4 100 13 3 6 1 2 9 1 2 1   Thomas Warren 5 75 29 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 8 4 2   2 60 44 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   2 50 20 5 3 8 1 11 1 2 2 3 6 1 9   2 60 55 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   M. H. Wentworth 5 75 6 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 8 4 2   Benn'g Wentworth 2 60 37 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   1 25 10 2 7 4 1 6 1 1 1 9 1 1   2 37 62 3 9 7 2 1 9 8 1 5 2 1 1 1   3 28 3 1 8 3 8 4 8 1 1 7   4 43 25 1 2 2 2 6 4 5 10 5   5 75 9 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 8 4 2   John A. McClellan 1 50 16 5 3 8 1 11 1 2 2 3 6 1 9   John Cutts 2 10 1 4 2 4 2 4 6 10 6   Thomas Wentworth 1 50 12 5 3 8 1 11 1 2 2 3 6 1 9   2 60 63 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   3 100 46 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   4 100 27 3 6 1 2 9 1 2 1   5 75 19 1 1 2 4 2 3 5 8 4 2   John Green 1 50 3 5 3 8 1 11 1 2 2 3 6 1 9   William Blunt 1 50 5 5 3 8 1 11 1 2 2 3 6 1 9   John Clark 2 50 61 5 3 8 1 11 1 2 2 3 6 1 9   W'm McClenathan 2 60 38 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   John Thompson 3 100 61 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   Thomas Johnson 3 100 65 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1   Thomas Johnson, jr. 3 100 1 6 3 10 2 4 1 2 2 6 4 2 2 1  
E P H R A I M S K I N N E R, Constable.
Lime, December 12th, 1788.
CHICHESTER, State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors or owners of land in Chichester, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before Wednesday the 31st day of December next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of the subscriber, in said town, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on said day, as will pay said taxes together with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   D. N. R. Q'ty s. d. s. d. s. d. q.     Capt. Richard Currier 3 92 6 50 1 6 1 0 0 6 0   ditto 4 50 9 6 3   Joshua Wingate 1 13 6 50 9 6 3   Jeremiah Sanborn 1 19 8 50 1 3 10 5   Stephen Sanborn 1 1 6 50 1 6 1 0 6   ditto 4 50 9 6 3   Winthrop Hilton, 1 29 2 50 1 1 9 4 2   ditto 4 50 9 6 3   Joseph Redman 1 18 1 50 1 5 11 5 2   Samuel Ring 4 66 9 50 1 6 1 0 6   John Downing 1 17 8 50 1 3 10 5   Capt. Joseph Jennels 4 13 1 50 1 3 10 5   Deacon Francis Jennels 1 11 3 33 1 0 8 4  
   D. N. R. Q'ty s. d. s. d. s. d. q.     4 1 11 50 1 6 1 0 6 2   1 14 7 50 1 1 9 4 2   1 13 4 50 1 3 10 5 2   4 10 1 50 1 4 11 5 2   1 27 8 50 1 5 3 0 6   4 68 11 25 1 6 6 2 2   4 61 9 50 1 6 9 3 6   4 11 8 50 1 5 11 5 2  
Micajah Morrill Richard Jennels Hunking Wentworth Thomas Leavitt Peter Weare, jr. one half of Henry Felch ditto Samuel Sawyer James Purrington John Webster Chichester, Nov. 24.
SAMUEL DAVIS, Collector.
State of New-Hampshire. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that a petition hath been presented to the General-Court by SARAH MOULTON, of Hampton, in the county of Rockingham, widow, relict of Jonathan Moulton, late of said Hampton, Esquire, deceased; representing that the said Jonathan, died, seized of a considerable real estate, lying partly in each of the counties in this State, of which she is by law intitled to one third part as her Dower, which she wishes to have set off and assigned to her; but by reason of the estate being situated in different counties, the Judge of Probate for the county of Rockingham, did not conceive himself authorized to appoint a committee to set off her Dower in any other county, and appointed Simon Wiggin, Jonathan Robinson and Moses Leavitt, Esquires, and Samuel Jennels and Joseph Cram, yeoman, a committee for setting off the same; but according to the aforesaid determination of said Judge, she cannot have her Dower set off in the other counties.—Therefore she prayed that the aforesaid committee might be empowered to proceed and make a division in the several counties and set off her Dower in the whole estate in such manner as will best accommodate her, and be the least injurious to the estate of the said Moulton; and also, empower the said Judge of Probate, to make out his warrant for that purpose, and receive and record the report, and assign to her the Dower so set off in the same manner as if the lands were all within the county of Rockingham.
Upon which petition the General-Court ordered that she may be heard thereon, before them on the third Thursday of their next session, and that in the mean time, she cause the substance of said petition and order of Court thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the New Hampshire Gazette, and also in the Freeman's Oracle, prior to the setting of said Court, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof should not be granted. Attest, JOSEPH PEARSON, Secretary. Exeter, November 25th, 1788.
TO BE SOLD
By virtue of a licence from the Hon. Phillips White, Esq. Judge of Probate for the county of Rockingham, one right of land in the township of Brittonwoods and a number of acres of valuable unimproved land in the township of Rochester, situate on the road leading to New-Durham, for further particulars enquire of MARY NELSON Executrix to the estate of MARK NELSON, late of Portsmouth, deceased.