The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1789-10-29 00:00:00

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Containing the Laws, &c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful and
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ELEVENTH ACT OF CONGRESS.
An ACT for REGISTERING and CLEARING VESSELS, Regulating the COASTING TRADE, and for other purposes. (Continued from our last.)
Sec. 15. AND be it further enacted , That the collector of every district where registers shall be made and certificates granted in pursuance of this act, shall progressively number the same as they shall be severally granted, beginning at the time when this act shall be in force, and continuing to the end of the present year, and thenceforth beginning at the commencement of every year, and shall enter an exact copy of every such certificate, with the number thereof, in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall within three months transmit to the secretary of the treasury, a true copy, together with the number of every certificate which shall be by him so granted.
Sec. 16. And be it further enacted , That every ship or vessel built in the United States after the fifteenth day of August, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, and belonging wholly or in part to the subjects of foreign powers, shall be recorded in the office of the collector of the district in which such ship or vessel is built, in manner following, that is to say: the builder of every such ship or vessel shall make oath or affirmation before the collector of such district, who is hereby authorised to administer such oath in manner following: I, _____ of [here insert the place of residence, county and state] shipwright, do swear, or affirm, that [here designate the kind of vessel] named _____ having [number of decks] and being in length _____ in breadth _____ and measuring _____ tons, having _____ head, was built by me, or under my direction, at [place, county and state] in the United States, in the year _____ which oath or affirmation shall be recorded in manner herein before directed, in a book to be kept for that purpose.
Sec. 17. And be it further enacted , That a certificate of the said record, attested under the hand and seal of the collector of the district as aforesaid, shall be granted to the master of every such ship or vessel, in manner following:—In pursuance of an act entitled, "An act
I, _____ collector of the district of _____ in the United States, do certify that the builder [name] of [place of residence, county and state] having sworn or affirmed, that the ship or vessel, [here designate the kind of vessel] named _____ whereof _____ is at present master, was built at [place, county and state where built] by him, or under his direction in the year _____ and [here insert the name of the surveyor, or other person appointed by the collector, where there is no surveyor] having certified that the said ship or vessel has [number of decks] is in length _____ in breadth _____ and measures _____ tons; and the said builder and master having agreed to the said description and measurement, the said ship or vessel has been recorded in the district of _____ in the United States. Witness my hand and seal, this _____ day of _____ in the year _____," which
certificate shall be recorded in the office of the collector, and a duplicate thereof transmitted to the secretary of the treasury of the United States, to be recorded in his office.
Sec. 18. And be it further enacted , That the surveyor or other person to be appointed by the collector as aforesaid, is hereby required to deliver a true account in writing, signed with his name, of the built, description and measurement of every such ship or vessel, as specified in the form of the said certificate, of record of such ships or vessels, which account shall also be signed by the master, to the collector of the district where such certificate of the record shall be granted.
Sec. 19. And be it further enacted , That if the master, or the name of any ship or vessel so recorded shall be changed, the owner, part owner or consignee of such ship or vessel shall cause a memorandum thereof to be endorsed on the certificate of the record, by the collector of the district where such ship or vessel may be or at which the shall arrive, if such change took place in a foreign country, and a copy thereof shall be entered in the book of records, a transcript whereof shall be transmitted by the collector to the collector of the district where such certificate was granted, who shall enter the same in his book of records, and forward a duplicate of such entry to the secretary of the treasury of the United States; and in such case, until the said owner, part owner or consignee shall cause the said memorandum to be made by the collector in manner aforesaid, such ship or vessel shall not be deemed or considered as a vessel recorded in pursuance of this act.
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted , That the master or other person having command of any ship or vessel recorded in pursuance of this act, shall on entry of such ship or vessel produce the certificate of such record, to the collector of the district, in failure of which the said ship or vessel shall not be entitled to the privileges of a vessel recorded as aforesaid.
Sec. 21. And be it further enacted , That all the penalties and forfeitures inflicted and incurred by this act, shall, and may be sued for, prosecuted and recovered in such courts, and be disposed of in such manner as any penalties or forfeitures inflicted, or which may be incurred for any offence committed against the United States, in and by an act, entitled, "An act to regulate the collection of the duties imposed by law, on the tonnage of ships or vessels, and on goods, wares and merchandizes, imported into the United States," may legally be sued for, prosecuted, recovered, and disposed of.
Sec. 22. And be it further enacted , That from and after the 10th day of September next, every ship or vessel of the burthen of twenty tons or upwards, built within the United States, and wholly owned by a citizen or citizens thereof or not built within the United States, and on the sixteenth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, wholly owned and thereafter continuing to be owned by a citizen or citizens of the United States, but not registered, if destined from district to district, or to the bank or whale fisheries, shall, in order to be entitled to all the privileges of a ship or vessel belonging to the United States, employed in the coasting trade or in the fisheries, be enrolled by the collector of the district where the owner, or one of the owners of such vessel may reside, and every vessel so enrolled, shall have her name and the name of the place to which she belongs, painted on her stern, in manner directed by this act, for registered vessels, and such collector on due proof by oath or affirmation to him made by the owner, or one of the owners of such ship or vessel of her name, burthen and denomination, and that she is of description aforesaid, and that the names of the owner or owners, and of the master thereof, and that they are citizens of the United States, and of the place or places of residence of such
owner or owners, shall enroll in a book to be kept for that purpose, the name of every such vessel, her burthen, where built and denomination, the name or names, and place or places of residence of the owner or owners thereof, and that he or they, together with the master, are citizens of the United States, a description of the built of such vessel as aforesaid, and the date of the enrollment, and shall also grant to the owner or owners, a certificate, containing a copy of such enrollment, and transmit to the secretary of the treasury a copy of every such certificate of enrollment, to be by him recorded: And whenever the property of such ship or vessel shall be changed in whole or in part, the person or persons who shall then be owner or owners, or one of them shall make known such change to the collector of the district where he or they may reside, and such collector is hereby authorised and directed to grant a new certificate of the enrollment of such ship or vessel by her former name, to such owner or owners, upon his or their delivering up the former certificate, which shall be sent to the office of the collector from whence it was issued, to be cancelled. Provided , That the master or owner of every vessel of less than twenty tons burthen, and not less than five tons, which shall be employed between any of the districts in the United States, shall cause the name of such vessel, and of the place to which she belongs, to be painted on her stern in manner directed by this act for registered vessels, and shall annually procure a license from the collector of the district to which such vessel belongs, who is hereby authorised to give the same, purporting that such vessel is exempt from clearing and entering for the term of one year from the date thereof; and the master or owner of every such vessel shall give bond with sufficient security for the payment of two hundred dollars to the United States, with condition that such vessel shall not be employed in any illicit trade or commerce, and before any new license shall be given for a succeeding year to the master of such vessel, he shall on oath or affirmation, declare that no illicit trade has been carried on in such vessel to his knowledge or belief, during the time for which he was licensed.
Sec. 23. And be it further enacted , That the master commander or owner of every ship or vessel of the burthen of twenty tons or upwards, to be employed in trade between different districts in the United States, and of every vessel to be employed in the bank or whale fisheries, having a certificate of registry or enrollment, as is herein directed, shall, upon application to the collector of the district where such vessel may lie, be entitled to receive a license to trade between the different districts in the United States, or to carry on the bank or whale fishery for one year, and it shall be the duty of the collector to grant the same; but no license shall be granted for any vessel until the owner or owners applying therefor, shall have paid the tonnage duty thereon, and shall enter into bond, with sufficient security, for the payment of one thousand dollars to the United States, with condition, that such vessel shall not within the time for which such license was granted, be employed in any illicit trade or commerce: And if any vessel of the burthen of twenty tons or upwards, not having a certificate of registry or enrollment, and a license, shall be found trading between different districts, or be employed in the bank or whale fisheries, every such ship or vessel shall be subject to the same tonnage and fees, as foreign ships or vessels.
Sec. 24. And be it further enacted , That the master or commander of every ship or vessel bound to any foreign port, shall
deliver to the collector of the district where such ship or vessel may be, a manifest of the cargo on board such ship or vessel, and on making oath or affirmation to the truth thereof, it shall be the duty of the said collector to grant a clearance for such ship or vessel, and her loading; and if any ship or vessel bound to any foreign port, shall depart from the place of her loading; without such clearance, the master, commander, consignee, or owner thereof, shall forfeit and pay the sum of two hundred dollars for every such offence.
Sec. 25. And be it further enacted , That the master of every ship or vessel of the burthen of twenty tons or upwards licensed to trade between the different districts of the United States, having on board goods, wares, or merchandise of foreign growth or manufacture, of the value of two hundred dollars, or rum or other ardent spirits exceeding four hundred gallons, and being bound from one district to another, shall deliver to the collector, and where the collector and surveyor reside at different places within the same district, to the collector or surveyor, as the one or the other may reside at or nearest to the port where such ship or vessel may be, duplicate manifests of the whole cargo on board such ship or vessel, whether such cargo shall consist wholly of goods, wares or merchandise of foreign growth or manufacture, or partly of goods, wares or merchandise, the growth or manufacture of the United States, specifying therein the name and place of residence of every shipper and consignee, together with the quantity of goods, wares or merchandise shipped by and to each; and upon the oath or affirmation of the said master before the said collector or surveyor to the truth of such manifest, and that he doth not know, and hath no reason to believe that the revenue of the United States has been defrauded of any part of the duties imposed by law upon the importations of any of the goods, wares and merchandise contained in the said manifest, it shall be the duty of such collector or surveyor to return to the said master one of the said manifests, first certifying thereon that the same had been sworn or affirmed to, and delivered to him according to law, and also to grant to the said master a permit authorising such ship or vessel to proceed to the place of her destination.
So always and provided, That where goods, wares or merchandizes of foreign growth or manufacture, are to be transported to, and from the respective ports of Philadelphia and Baltimore unto each other, through and across the state of Delaware, a manifest certified as aforesaid by the officers of that one of the said ports from whence the same goods, wares or merchandizes are to be so transported, shall be sufficient to warrant the transportation thereof to the other of the said ports, without an intermediate entry in the district of Delaware.
Provided always, That no master of any ship or vessel, licensed to trade as aforesaid, having on board goods, wares or merchandise, of the growth or manufacture of the United States only, rum and other ardent spirits exceeding four hundred gallons excepted, and being bound from one district to another in the same state, or from a district in one state to a district in the next adjoining state, shall be obliged to deliver duplicate manifests, or to apply for a permit as aforesaid; but any such master may in such case lawfully proceed to any other district in the same state, or in the next adjoining state, freely and without interruption.
Sec. 26. And be it further enacted , That the master of every ship or vessel of the burthen of twenty tons or upwards, li-

as aforesaid, having on Pa- res or merchandize, of manufacture of the Uni- and being bound from state to a district in any The P-joining state, shall de- W- rveyor, or where the col- T- rveyor reside at different places within the same district, to the collector or surveyor as the one or the other may reside at or nearest to the port where such ship or vessel may be, du- plicate manifests of the whole cargo on board such ship or vessel, specifying therein the name and place of residence of every shipper and consignee, together with the quantity of goods, wares or merchandize shipped by and to each: And upon the oath or affirmation of the said master, before the said collector or surveyor, to the truth of such manifest, it shall be the duty of such collector or surveyor to return to the said master one of the said manifests, first certifying thereon that the same had been sworn or affirmed to, and delivered to him according to law; and also to grant to the said master a permit, authorizing such ship or vessel to proceed to the place of her destination.
(In order to make room for the account of the procession at Boston, &c. we are obliged to omit the remainder of this act till our next.)
B O S T O N, October 26.
Saturday between the hours of two and three arrived in this town from New-York, the PRESIDENT of the United States.
The inhabitants of this metropolis have now the happiness to felicitate themselves on having among them the virtuous General who delivered their ca- pital from the oppression of a British foe; and in the same person the mag- nanimous President of the United States of America—The President left New- York on Thursday the 15th instant, to visit the eastern States, attended only by his two private secretaries and servants —actuated by the principles of a true republican Patriot, and confiding in the ardent affections of the citizens in the states through which he had to pass, he had it in view to travel without that tem- porary parade which his dignified station might justly claim; but whenever he came, his merits were already known, and the people with heart felt joy, and high approbation of his virtues, saluted him the Defender of their Freedom and In- dependence—The worthy governor of this Commonwealth having an exalted estimation of the virtuous President, and although much indisposed as to his health, was determined to shew the Pre- sident the honours of the government in a stile suitable to his dignity; accord- ingly he ordered two troops of Middle- sex Horse to escort him through that County, and permitted General Brooks to exhibit to the President on Cambridge Common, as he passed, a fine body of the militia of the 3d division, consisting of about 1000 men, all in complete uni- form and equipment—The President was honoured with a salute as he passed them—The Governor requested the Lt. Governor and the Council to meet the President at Cambridge (and would have accompanied them himself had his health permitted) whither they were es- corted by Col. Tyler's Corps of the Horse—The Lt. Governor and Coun- cil met him there, and preceded the Pre- sident under the escort of Horse, intro- duced him to the Capital of the Com- monwealth.
From the best accounts we are able to collect, we present the following as the  ORDER OF PROCESSION. The Independent Company of Light- Infantry, commanded by Maj. Otis. The Independent Fusiliers commanded by captain-lieutenant LAUGHTON. The Independent Cadets, under the com- mand of Major SCOLLY. Company of Artillery, commanded by captain JOHNSON.
[Altogether commanded by colonel BRADFORD.] Mufick. Constables of the town. Deputy-Sheriffs. The Select Men.
Town-Clerk. Committee of Arrangements. The High-Sheriff. The Council of the Commonwealth. The Lieutenant-Governor. Marshal of Massachusetts District. The PRESIDENT, on horse- back, with his Suit. Senators, Representatives, &c. Overseers of the Poor. Town-Treasurer. Magistrates. Consul of Holland. The Reverend Clergy. Physicians, &c. Lawyers. Merchants, Shopkeepers and Traders. A Flag—Device, A Ship coming in, and another loading.—Motto, Gene- rous Commerce binds the Nations in a Golden Chain. Marine Society, preceded by Capt. Dunn. A Flag—A Ship passing the Light- House, and a Boat going off to her. Masters of Vessels. Revenue Officers, and others in public Office. Officers of the late American Army. Strangers.
Then followed the Artisans, Tradesmen, Manufacturers, &c. of the Town, in the following [alphabetical] Order, viz.
Bakers, preceded by Mr. John Jenkins. A Flag—Device—Three Wheat Sheaves. Blacksmiths, preceded by Mr. Clough. A Flag—Their Arms. Blockmakers, preceded by Mr. Skillings. A Flag—A Lignumvitæ Tree, bearing Blocks, Pumps-Logs and Sheaves. Boat-Builders, preceded by Mr. Hickborn. A Flag—A Boat. Cabinet and Chair-Makers, preceded by Mr. George Bright. A Flag—A Cabinet and Chairs. Card-Makers, preceded by Mr. Giles Richards.
A Flag—Seven Links held by seven Hands, representing the Company of Cardmakers, with a Pair of Cards in the Centre. Motto, United to extend the Manufactures of our Country.
Carvers, preceded by Mr. Skillings. A Flag—A Tree and a Carver at Work. —Motto, The Arts flourish under Liberty. Chaise and Coach-Makers, preceded by Mr. Thomas Bunstead.
A Flag—Their Arms. Clock and Watch-Makers, preceded by Mr. Moses Peck.
A Flag—Truth sitting in a Cloud, pointing to the Sun, and Time un- derneath, pointing to a Time-piece, shewing the apparent true Time.— Motto, Tempus rerum imperatur. Time governeth all things.
Coopers, preceded by Mr. Job Wheel- wright. A Flag—Their Arms. Coppermiths, Braziers and Founders, preceded by Mr. William Caldwell. A Flag—A Circle of eleven Bells, with three Black Lead Pots, a Still, Tea- Kettle and Hammers.—Motto, Unijon. Cordwainers, &c. preceded by Mr. S. Bangs.
A Flag—Three Goats Heads in an oval Figure, one Goat for the Crest, and one Warriar on each Side supporting the Arms, called Crispin & Crispanus. Distillers, preceded by Mr. Thomas Hill. A Flag—A Still, with their Arms dis- play'd above.—Motto, Drop as Rain —Distill as dew.
Duck Manufacturers, preceded by Mr. Alker.
A Flag—A Loom with a Man weaving. —Motto, Boston Sail-Cloth Manufac- turers.
Glaziers and Plumers, preceded by Mr. Caleb Champney.
A Flag—Their Arms. Goldsmiths and Jewellers, preceded by Mr. Benjamin Burt.
A Flag—Their Arms. Hair Dressers, preceded by Mr. Jonathan Farnum.
A Flag—A Wig, Razor and Comb.— Motto, by Fashions we live.
Hatters and Furrers, preceded by Capt. Nathaniel Baleb.
A Flag—An Arm and Hand supporting a Hat.
House Carpenters, preceded by Mr. William Crafts.
A Flag—Their Arms.—Motto, Honor God. Leather Dressers, and Leather Breeches- makers, preceded by Mr. Adam Colson. A Flag—Their Arms. Lemon-Dealers, preceded by Mr. James Wheling.
A Flag—An Orange in the centre of three Lemons, and a Pine-Apple at top; an Orange and Pine-Tree at the sides.—Motto, Success to Trade.
Limners & Portrait Painters, preceded by Col. Mason.
A Flag—Their Arms. Masons, preceded by Major Bell.
A Flag—Their Arms. Mast-makers, preceded by Mr. Thomas Urvann.
A Flag—A Bowprit, Top and Cap. Mathematical Instrument-makers, pre- ceded by Mr. William Hugar.
A Flag—A Quadrant and Compass Card.—Motto, The Artist's Pride and Seamen's Guide.
Paper Stainers, preceded by Mr. William Hovey.
A Flag—Three Panther's Heads and a Pelican.—Motto, May the fair Daughters of Columbia deck themselves and their Walls with our own Manufactures.
Pewterers, preceded by Mr. Tho's Green. A Flag—Their arms. Printers, Book-binders and Stationers, preceded by Mr. Benjamin Edes.
A Flag—A Printing-Press on one side. Motto, The Art which preserves all Arts. On the Reverse, the Stationers arms, three Doves and a Bible.
Riggers. A Flag—A Ship with her bare Masts standing. Rope-makers, preceded by Mr. William M'Neill.
A Flag—Queen Catharine, the Patron- ess of Ropemakers, with Hemp round her Waist, a Spinning Wheel with e- leven Spinners pointing at a Spinning Wheel, and a Coil of Cable. Motto, Success to American Manufactures.
Saddlers preceded by Mr. Zac. Hicks. A Flag—Three Pack Saddles.
Sail-makers, preceded by Captain Sa- muel Barrett.
A Flag—A Bench, tarring of Twine, and roping a Sail.
Shipwrights, Caulkers, Ship-joiners, Head-builders and Sawyers, preceded by Deacon Gibbon Sharp.
A Flag—The Hull of a Ship, and thir- teen Stars on a Cross.
Sugar-boilers, preceded by Mr. Samuel Snelling.
Tallow-Chandlers, &c. preceded by Mr. William Frobiner.
A Flag—Three Doves with Olive Bran- ches in their Mouths, and two Wax Candles. Motto, As shines the PRESI- DENT, so let your lights shine.
Tanners & Curriers, preceded by Mr. Samuel Bass.
A Flag—Their arms. Taylors, preceded by Mr. Ballard.
A Flag—Their arms. Tin plate-workers, preceded by Mr. Horve.
A Flag—Their arms. Tobacconists, preceded by Mr. M c Kean.
A Flag—A Hand supporting a Hand of Tobacco, a Roll and a Paper of To- bacco.
Truckmen, preceded by Mr. Jer. Gore. A Flag—Two Horses with a Truck load- ed, and a man driving.
Wharfingers, preceded by Mr. Thomas Moore.
A Flag—A Cart loaded with wood, drawn by three Horses. Motto, Wood Wharfingers.
Wheelwrights, preceded by Mr. Jennings. Seamen, preceded by Capt. Job Prince. With a large Ship Flag.
On the President's arrival at the State-House, he ascended a temporary balcony, adjoining the gallery, where were a select choir of Singers, who up- on the President's appearance sang the following
O D E, TO COLUMBIA'S FAVOURITE SON. I.
GREAT WASHINGTON the Hero's come, Each heart exulting hears the sound, Thousand's to their Deliverer throng, And shout him welcome all around! Now in full chorus join the fong, And shout aloud great WASHINGTON.
II.
There view Columbia's favourite Son, Her Father, Saviour, Friend and Guide! There see th' Immortal WASHINGTON! His Country's Glory, Boast and Pride! Now in full Chorus, &c.
III.
When the impending storm of War, Thick clouds and darkness hid our way, Great WASHINGTON our Polar Star Arose; and all was light as day! Now in full Chorus, &c.
IV.
'Twas on yon plains thy valour rose, And ran like fire from man to man; 'Twas here thou humbled Paria's foes, And chac'd whole legions to the main! Now in full Chorus, &c.
V.
Thro' countles dangers, toils and cares, Our Hero led us safely on— With matchless skill directs the wars, 'Till Vict'ry cries—the day's his own! Now in full Chorus, &c.
VI.
His country saw'd, the contest o'er Sweet peace restor'd his toils to crown. The Warriour to his native shore Returns and tills his fertile ground. Now in full Chorus, &c.
VII.
But soon Columbia call'd him forth Again to save her sinking fame, To take the helm, and by his worth, To make her an immortal name. Now in full Chorus, &c.
VIII.
Nor yet alone through Paria's sores, Her fame her mighty trumpet blown; E'n Europe, Afric, Asia, bears, And emulate the deeds he's done! Now in full Chorus, &c.
After which, the Procession passed by the President, under the Gallery and then dispersed, highly satisfied with the occa- sion of their assembling, and fully parti- cipating in the Joy of the Day.
The Independent Companies then es- corted the President to his Residence in Court-street.——fir'd three vollies and then dismiss'd.
In the Evening
The several public houses in State- Street were Illuminated—the Coffee- House—Bunch of Grapes—Eastern Cof- fee-House, &c. together, which made a beautiful appearance.
Fire Works were also displayed in said street.
Rockets were likewise thrown from the French Ships in the Harbour, and from Castle-William.
Two French Frigates, L'Active, and L'Sensible, were delightfully Illumina- ted—the former with several hundred Lamps, judiciously arranged.
It is supposed the number assembled upon the above occasion, amounted to 24,000 persons—No unfavourable acci- dent happened during the whole scene— that we have heard of.
The regularity and good order in the procession afforded to the Marshals the highest satisfaction—as well as to the nu- merous spectators.
The following gentlemen were the Marshals of the procession, viz.—Major Robert Davis, Major Samuel Cabot, Ma- jor William Bird, Capt. Joseph Head, Capt. Martin Sobier, Sylvanus Bourne, Esq. Mr. John M c Lean, and Mr. James Lovell.
THE ADDRESS of the INHABITANTS of the TOWN of BOSTON, to THE PRE- SIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA.
SIR, WE beg leave to express our happi- ness in the honour you confer up- on us by your visit to this capital
We are happy in the opportunity of again making our personal acknow- ledgments to a character, to which, on every principal, we are so deeply in- debted.
Every motive of esteem, duty and af- fection have conspired to form in our minds the strongest attachment that the freest people can feel to the most deser- ving citizen.
As men, we have long since consider- ed you, under God, as the great and glorious Avenger of the violated rights of humanity—As citizens we have ob- served with peculiar satisfaction, that you have invariably respected those lib-

erties, which you have so successfully defended:—And as inhabitants of a great commercial town, we attribute the security we enjoy, to the singular merit and success of those measures, in the progress of the war, which you had the honour to conduct.
It cannot but afford you the highest pleasure, when you compare our present situation with the signal distresses to which we were exposed during the period in which this town was in the possession of an exasperated enemy. Indignant at the multiplied restraints of hostile domination, we sought an asylum among our friends and connections in the country, and cheerfully abandoned our property and possessions in the common cause of America—that we were so soon happily reinstated, may be justly imputed to the wisdom of those arrangements which compelled our invaders, in their retreat, to adopt a less destructive policy than that, which on other occasions, they so wantonly practised.
In every trying vicissitude we have remarked the conspicuous and unaffected piety of your heart, and the wisdom and moderation of your counsels.
We have seen you relinquish the ease and independence of private fortune to lead in the untried dangers of a war, at the risque of your life and reputation. With pleasure we have viewed you retiring in victory, and exhibiting a new example of patriotic virtue to an admiring world; and we now feel a still higher satisfaction at your having once more sacrificed the sweets of domestic retirement in obedience to the united voice of your countrymen.
These, Sir, are the sentiments and reflections which naturally occur on an attentive consideration of your past conduct. To the future we look for those virtues which adorn the man, and mark the wise and accomplished Legislator. We anticipate from your discernment the happy union of liberty and law, lenity and vigour, mercy and justice: The enlightened policy of a mind calm amidst the influence of power, and uncorrupted by the fascinating allurements of avarice or ambition.
With these impressions the preservation of your life through the varied scenes in which you have been engaged, demands our grateful acknowledgements to the beneficent disposer of human events.
It is one of the first wishes of our hearts, that you may be as happy in your present elevated station, as you have been distinguished in your military character, and it is our fervent prayer to the Almighty Ruler of the universe, that the invisible hand which led the citizens of America thro' the dangers and calamities of war, may still guard and protect you as an ornament to human nature, and a blessing to your country.
THE ANSWER. To the INHABITANTS of the Town of Boston.
GENTLEMEN, T HE obligations which your goodness has imposed upon me, demand my grateful, and receive my sincere acknowledgements.—Your esteem does me honor, and your affection communicates the truest pleasure—by endeavouring to deserve, I will indulge the hope of retaining them.
Overating my services, you have ascribed consequences to them, in which it would be injustice to deny a participation to the virtue and firmness of my worthy fellow-citizens of this respectable Town, and Commonwealth.
If the exercise of my military commission has contributed to vindicate the rights of humanity, and to secure the freedom and happiness of my country, the purpose for which it was assumed has been compleated, and I am amply rewarded.—If in the prosecution of my civil duties, I shall be so fortunate as to meet the wishes of my fellow citizens, and to promote the advantage of our common interests, shall I not regret the sacrifice, which you are pleased to mention in terms so obliging.
The numerous sensations of heartfelt satisfaction, which a review of past scenes
affords to my mind, in a comparison with the present happy hour, are far beyond my powers of utterance to express.
I rejoice with you, my fellow-citizens, in every circumstance that declares your prosperity—and I do so, most cordially, because you have well deserved to be happy.
Your love of liberty—your respect for the laws—your habits of industry, and your practice of the moral and religious obligations, are the strongest claims to national and individual happiness—and they will, I trust, be firmly and lastingly established.
Your wishes for my personal felicity impress a deep and affectionate gratitude—and your prayer to the Almighty Ruler of the Universe, in my behalf, calls forth my fervent supplication, to that gracious and beneficent Being, for every blessing on your temporal pursuits, and for the perfection of your happiness hereafter. G. WASHINGTON.
Boston, Octo. 27, 1789.
Octo. 23. Yesterday his Excellency the Governor and Council gave a sumptuous and elegant dinner, at Faneuil-Hall, to the PRESIDENT of the United States—at which were also present, the Vice-President, the Lt. Governor, Council, Hon. Mr. Bowdoin, Judges of the Supreme Court, Officers of his Most Christian Majesty's Squadron, Foreign Consuls, President of Harvard-College, the Clergy of this town, Civil and Military Officers, and gentlemen of distinction, to the number of 150. On this occasion, the Hall was beautifully ornamented with the several flags, &c. displayed in the late Procession, amounting to 48.
Owing to severe indisposition, His Excellency the Governor could not attend the publick dinner yesterday.
On the arrival of THE PRESIDENT of the United States on Saturday last, the Right Hon. Viscount DE PONTEVESGIEN, and the other officers of his Most Christian Majesty's Squadron, conducted by the Hon. Consul of France, paid their respects to that illustrious character at his residence in Court-Street.
On Sunday last His Excellency the Governor visited The President, at his residence in Court-Street—which The President returned on Monday.
PORTSMOUTH, October 29.
By the best accounts we are informed that GENERAL WASHINGTON will arrive in this town on Saturday next.
We hear that MOSES ROBINSON, Esq. is elected Governor of Vermont.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
ENTERED from Snow Abigail, Parker, Aux Cays. Schooner Fisher, Robinson, Demarara. Brig Two Sisters, Fernald, St. Lucia. Schooner Charlotte, Tottie, Shelburne. CLEARED for Brig Polly, Smith, Madeira. Schooner Aurora, Noble, S. Carolina
Forms of Manifests and Entries of merchandise, as requested by a late Act of Congress to be delivered at the Custom Houses in the United States, may be had at J. MELCHER'S Office in Congress-Street, together with a great variety of other blanks, at the lowest cash prices.
ALSTEAD. State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners and proprietors of land in the town of Alstead, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the 23d day of November next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling-house of Captain Nathan Fay, innholder in said town.
   No. R. Q. s. d. s. d.     3 3 66 1 5 1 2   3 0 50 1 0 0 11   3 6 110 2 10 2 3   1 4 150 3 2 2 7    ISAAC KENT, Constable. Alstead, October 10, 1789.
To the honourable MOSES DOW , Esq. one of the justices of the peace and of the quorum, throughout the state of New-Hampshire.—
T HE subscribers, proprietors and owners of more than one sixteenth part of the township of Bath, in the county of Grafton, and state of New-Hampshire, request you to call a meeting of the proprietors of said township, to be holden at the dwelling-house of Col. Ebenezer Sandborn, in said town, on Wednesday, the 25th of November next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, to vote and act on the following articles, viz.
1st. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
2d. To choose a proprietor's clerk, assessors, collector, and such other officers as occasion may require.
3d. To appoint a committee to receive and examine the pretensions or title the settlers or inhabitants set up to the lots they have pitched, settled, or live upon, to state facts, and report their opinion, which and how many of said pitches, and settlements ought to be confirmed.
4th. To agree and determine upon some method for drawing or appropriating the lots that have not been pitched, in such way and manner as to give the proprietors who have not made pitches an equitable chance with others.
5th. To appoint a committee to adjust and settle all accounts and demands against said proprietors; and also to prosecute or defend any suits which they may think proper to commence, or that may be commenced against them.
6th. To raise by tax such sum of money as they may think necessary, for discharging demands against said proprietors, defraying expenses, and other purposes, as they may find occasion to require.
7th. To reconsider and make void any votes or proceedings, or any parts or clauses thereof, which said proprietors have already passed; or to ratify and confirm any votes or proceedings, or any parts or clauses thereof, as they may judge most agreeable.
8th. To appoint a committee to preambulate the outlines of said town, agreeably to charter.
9th. To appoint a committee to examine the proprietors old book of records, and compare the same with the new, and report whether the latter ought to be accepted.
10th. To vote and act on any other matters and things that may be found necessary or expedient.
JOHN HURD, THOMAS LE VITT, Executor of the last will and testament of Jonathan Moulton. TIMOTHY BARRONS. October 12, 1789.
State of New-Hampshire. PURSUANT to the foregoing application, the said proprietors are hereby notified to meet at the time, place, and for the purposes therein mentioned.
MOSES DOW, Justice Peace. Haverhill, October 15, 1789.
ALLENSTOWN.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Allenstown, who have not paid their road-tax, agreeable to an act of the General Court, passed at their June Sessions 1789, that unless they pay the said taxes to us the subscribers, on or before Monday the 23d day of November 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, A. M. on said day, at the dwelling house of Capt. George Evans in said town.
   No. R. Q. s. d. s. d.     Heirs of J. T. } 1/2 of 3 1   Mason, Esq. } 1/2 of 10 2   Thomas Pac- } - 13 3   ker, Esq. } - 11 3   George Evans, } Seleamen.   Josiah Allen, }   Josiah Morse, }    Allenstown, October 23, 1789.
BARNSTEAD. State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors or owners of land in Barnstead, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 25th day of November 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 A. M. on said day, at my dwelling-house in said town.
First Division.     No. Acr's. s. d.    John Brock 112 60 5 6  Samuel Rollins 113 60 6 9  John Hoggdon 118 60 6 9  John Bickford 51 60 5 6  John Walton 74 60 4 7  Thomas Trickey 75 60 4 8  Paul Gerrish 77 60 4 8  Joseph Downing 71 60 4 8  James Nutter 72 60 4 6  Harrison Downing 106 60 3 6  Ebenezer Weare 80 60 4 6  John Frost 81 60 4 6  Capt. John Gilman 82 20 1 6  John Pitman 87 60 4 8  Thomas Bickford 89 60 4 7  Jethro Furbur, jr. 95 60 4 3  Benjamin Downing 96 60 4 7  Samuel Rollins 44 60 4 8  Jethro Bickford 100 60 5 0  William Fellows 50 60 4 6  John Dame 56 48 3 4  Thomas W. Waldron 59 60 4 6  Levi Furbur 62 60 4 6  ditto 63 60 4 6  S. Jaffery 49 60 4 6  Mark Hunking 116 60 3 6  John Decker 65 60 4 9  Jonathan Bickford 58 60 4 6  John Fisher, Esq. 10 60 5 0  John Thompson 47 60 5 7  John Wallingford 20 30 4 0  Benj'a Adams, Esq. 31 60 4 3  S. Jaffery 49 60 5 6  
Second Division.    Harrison Downing 102 90 8 9  Ephraim Pickering 103 100 10 0  Capt. S. Emerson 107 100 10 8  Lemuel Bickford 116 100 8 6  Benjamin Adams 26 100 9 0  Joseph Adams 65 44 5 0  Richard Wibert 83 100 9 0  Moses Dame 89 66 6 0  John Hodgdon 42 75 8 6  Paul Gerrish 94 100 8 3  Levi Furbur 28 75 8 6  Thomas Cogswel, Esq. 112 100 12 0  John Walton 74 100 10 6  Bartholomew Richards 101 100 5 6  F. Matthews, Common 0 40 2 10  John Fisher, Esq. } Common, 2940 acr's 9l. 15 0  JOSEPH TASKER, Collector.  Barnstead, October 7, 1789.  
N OTICE is hereby given that the sale of the Real Estate of Jacob Treadwell, late of Portsmouth, Merchant, deceased, intestate, stands adjourned to Thursday the 19th of November next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of John Greenleaf innholder in Portsmouth.
N. B. The Creditors to said Estate are desired to take notice, that the sale of the out lands will not be again adjourned.
DANIEL R. ROGERS, administrator. Portsmouth, October 27, 1789.
RINGE. State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owner of land in Rindge, who has not paid his tax for 1786, that unless he pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the third Thursday in November next, so much of his land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Capt. Solomon Cutter, innholder, in said town, at ten o'clock A. M. on said day.
   No. R. d. d. d.     William Perham, 4 10 5 2 6   DAVID ADAMS, Collector.   Rindge, October, 22, 1789.  
A good steady Pressman may have good wages and constant employ by applying at this Office.

Parnassian Spring.
From the AMERICAN MUSEUM. An attempt to verify the beautiful hymn, beginning, "Awake O Maane, fro Slepe aferie," &c.
A RISE my soul! with rapture rise! And, fill'd with love and fear, adore The awful Sovereign of the skies, Whose mercy lends me one day more. And may this day, indulgent Pow'r! Not idly pass, nor fruitless be; But may each swiftly-flying hour Advance my soul more near to thee. But can it be that Pow'r divine, Whose throne is light's unbounded blaze, While countless world's and angels join To swell the glorious song of praise,— Will deign to lend a fav'ring ear, When I, poor abject mortal, pray? Yes, boundless goodness! he will here, Nor cast the meanest wretch away. Then let me serve thee all my days, And may my zeal with years increase; For pleasant, Lord! are all thy ways, "And all thy paths are paths of peace."
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
ON Thursday the 26th day of November next, at 3 o'clock, P. M. at the South Meeting House, the following Pews for delinquent taxes, viz. s.d.   John Arney 1/2 pew, No 40 £.3 9 0  Peter Ball, do. 5 3 9 0  Nicholas Caverly, do. 66 6 6 0  Will. Cotton & others, do. 27 5 14 0  Edmund Davis, 1/2 do. 16 2 17 0  Daniel Durgin, do. 67 4 10 0  Richard Evans, do. 4 3 9 0  David Griffith, do. 18 3 9 0  Do. do. do. 63 4 4 0  David Gammon, do. 9 3 9 0  John Gardner, half do. 6 2 2 0  Samuel Grindle, do. 14 3 9 0  Ezekiel Gummer, do. 20 3 9 0  George Huntress, do. 11 3 9 0  Capt. Daniel Jackson, do. 52 3 6 0  Capt. Nath'l Jones, do. 17 3 9 0  John Jones, do. 3 3 9 0  William Jones, do. 16 3 9 0  Stephen Lang, do. 13 3 9 0  Nath'l. Marshall, 1/2 do. 19 2 5 0  Richard Monson, do. 10 3 9 0  George Marshall, do. 31 3 12 0  Will. Meseve, 1/2 do. 28 3 0 0  John Pierce, do. 17 7 4 0  Samuel Sherburne, do. 43 7 4 0  Benjamin Seaward, do. 12 1 1 0  Henry Seaward, do. 74 3 9 0  Charles Treadwell, 29 5 12 0  Israel True, 19 3 9 0  William Yeaton, 57 3 12 0   TIMOTHY GERRISH, Collector. Portsmouth, October 22, 1789.
L A N G D O N.
TO be sold at public vendue in Langdon, at the house of Seth Walker, on Monday the twentythird day of November next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, so much of each lot of non-residents land as shall pay the taxes assessed on them in the years, 1787 and 1788, which lots, the Range thereof and number thereof are hereafter set down, viz.
 Lot No 3 in 4th Range.  No 5 in 4th Range.  No 5 in 5th Range.  No 2 in 7th Range.  No 2 in 8th Range.  No 3 in 8th Range.  No 8 in 7th Range.  No 7 in 7th Range.  No 5 in 7th Range.  No 9 in 8th Range.  No 6 in 8th Range.  No 4 in 8th Range.  No 3 in 8th Range.  No 2 in 8th Range.  No 8 in 5th Range. 
Said Land will be sold at the above set time and place, so much as will pay the taxes aforesaid, and cost that shall arise. N. B. Said land was formerly set of from Charlestown to Langdon LEVI FAIRBANK, Collector. Langdon, June 1, 1789.
G R A F T O N. — State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Grafton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before Monday the 23rd day of November next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on said day, at the dwelling-house of Levi Martin, innholder in said town.
   D. lot. lot. R. Q'ty state specie. certific. indents. co'ty spec.   s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.    Aaron Barney, 1 3 0 5 50 0 3 3 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  1 15 0 8 25 1 0 3 2 4 2 1 10 0 0 4 2  1 0 2 10 50 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 1 1  1 24 0 6 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  1 5 6 1 0 1 2 0 2 9 0 2 0 3 0 5 1  2 8 9 3 0 0 7 0 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 2 2  1 1 2 11 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 1 2  1 18 0 5 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  1 22 23 12 0 1 2 1 2 9 0 2 0 3 0 5 1  1 15 16 11 0 0 7 0 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 2 2  1 8 9 6 0 0 7 0 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 2 2  Stephen Smith, 1 4 0 7 50 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 10 2 0 2 0  1 15 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  1 18 0 8 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  0 19 0 6 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  1 3 0 8 0 0 4 0  Benoni Williams, 2 11 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 1 2  1 22 0 11 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  1 19 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  2 8 0 2 0 0 1 1  Benjamin Martin, 1 7 8 7 0 0 7 0 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 2 2  2 7 0 2 0 0 9 0  1 16 17 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 2  2 2 3 2 0 0 7 0 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 2 2  1 6 0 10 34 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 4 1 0 0 3  1 3 0 10 0 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 4 1  1 21 22 5 0 0 7 0 1 6 0 1 0 3 0 2 2  1 1 0 8 0 1 2 0 2 8 0 2 0 3 0 5 0  1 19 0 11 50 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  1 24 0 11 0 0 7 0 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 0 0  Constant Barney, 1 0 2 5 0 0 7 0 1 4 0 0 3 1 0 2 2  1 12 0 2 46 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 2  1 1/2 16 3 25 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 0  1 20 0 10 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 1 0 3 0 1 1  1 9 0 8 50 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 1 2  1 24 0 12 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 6 1  1 19 0 10 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  1 18 0 10 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  1 18 0 9 0 0 1 1  1 11 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1  Peirce Lott, 100 1 0 2 2 4 0 1 8 2 0 4 2  William Bennet, 57 0 7 0 1 6 0 1 1 3 0 2 2  Gov. John Wentworth's Gore, 1000 5 9 2 14 8 0 10 3 3 2 2 2  Col. Hurd, 2000 11. 9 3 1 21. 7 6 0 11. 17 9 0 7 4 3  Joseph Mason 275 5 9 0 4 9 2 0 7 1    Grafton, October 10, 1789. AMHERST KIMBALL, Constable.
N E W - D U R H A M. State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in New-Durham, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday the 5th day of November next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling-house in said town, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon on said day.
   D. R. No. Q'ty s. d. s. d.   s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.    Thomas Langley 88 1 6 16 2 0 2 0  Valentine Matthews 84 1 6 16 2 0 2 0  Thomas Willey 70 1 6 16 2 0 2 0  Tho's Packer, Esq. 72 1 6 16 2 0 2 0  T. Mason & B. Bennett 69 2 0 2 0  Jos. and John Drew 82 1 6 16 2 0 2 0  Samuel Wille 71 2 0 2 0  Nic. Perryman, Esq. 2 2 0 2 0  Valentine Hill 4 2 0 2 0  Joseph Jones 8 2 0 2 0  Robert Burnam 5 2 0 2 0  J. Drisco & P. Moe 28 0 9 0 1 0 1 0  Matt. Livermore 26 2 0 2 0  Robert Kent 35 2 0 2 0  Dan'l Rogers, Esq. 31 2 0 2 0  Joseph Burnam 56 2 0 2 0  Will'm Jackson 47 2 0 2 0  Anthony Peavey 60 0 5 0 5  Sam'l Smith, jr. 30 0 9 0 2 0 2 0  Benj'a Jenkins 42 2 0 2 0  T. Wille & J. Bickford 6 2 0 2 0  J. & Francis Durgin 17 1 6 16  Benj'a Jackson 52 2 0 2 0  James Smith 89 2 0 2 0  Walter Bryant, Esq. 74 2 0 2 0  Thomas Chesley 96 1 6 16 2 0 2 0  Stephen Jones 90 2 0 2 0  Joseph Sias, Esq. 80 2 0 2 0  Joseph Smith, Esq. 55 2 0 2 0  Job Runnells 5 years 81 7 6 7 6 2 0 2 0  J. Smith, Esq. 25 acres 34 0 5 0 5    JOHN BENNETT, jun'r Collec. New-Durham, Sept. 24, 1789.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Merre-dith, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Monday the 30th day of November 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 A. M. on said day, at my dwelling-house in said town.
   D. R. No. Q'ty s. d. s. d.    Woodb'ge Odlin 1 0 3 100 1 0 1 0  ditto 2 0 72 120 0 7 0 7  ditto 3 0 72 95 1 0 1 0  Jona. Longfellow 3 0 8 95 0 9 0 9  Dan'l Clark 1 4 4 50 0 9 0 9  Jona. Libbey 1 7 234 100 0 6 0 6  John Leavitt 2 0 37 120 1 6 1 6  Will'm Chase 3 0 45 95 1 0 1 0  Capt. E. Swasey 2 0 27 120 1 6 1 6  Joseph Jewett 2 0 36 120 1 6 1 6  ditto 3 0 49 95 2 0 2 0  Jona. Shaw 2 0 7 120 1 9 1 9  ditto 3 0 7 95 1 3 1 3  Capt. Jonath. } Odlin's heirs. } 2 0 23 120 1 0 1 0  ditto 3 0 23 95 2 0 2 0  Joseph Fifield 3 0 40 68 1 3 1 3  Benj'a Barker 3 0 75 95 1 0 1 0  Josiah Beal 3 0 14 95 1 6 1 6  Sam'l Goodhue 3 0 57 95 1 6 1 6  T. Wallingford 3 0 30 95 1 6 1 6  Elisha Thomas 3 0 58 47 0 9 0 9    JOSHUA WOODMAN, Collector. Merre-dith, Sept. 15, 1789.
EVENING SCHOOL.
THE subscriber proposes (if encouragement offers) to open an EVENING SCHOOL, On the first Monday in November next, for the purpose of teaching Writing and Arithmetic; the terms may be known by applying to RICHARD L. NELSON. Portsmouth, October 14.
D O R C H E S T E R.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Dorchester, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1782, county tax, and state and continental tax for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 26th of November next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling-house in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   Acre Number State   Lots Con'l    John Wright 100 0 2 0 1 2  Seth Wright 100 0 0 3 1 2  Samuel Wing 200 0 2 3 2 4  Nathan West 100 0 0 3 1 2  Thomas Bingham 200 1 0 3 2 4  Otes Little 200 1 0 3 2 4  David Woodward 100 1 0 0 1 2  Ambrous Cushman 100 0 0 3 1 2  Thomas Porter 100 0 0 3 1 2  Asa Parker 100 0 2 0 1 3  Gideon Rud 200 1 2 0 2 3  Jonathan Freeman 300 1 2 3 3 9