The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1790-02-03 00:00:00

New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
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 entertaining
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Congress-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
Having presented our readers by way of the Gazette, with the Acts of the United States passed at the first session of Congress under the present Constitution, we now present them with the Resolves, which we shall continue to do every session of Congress, as well as the Acts passed by this State.
United States in Congress Assembled.
RESOLVED, that the Survey directed by Congress in their act of June the sixth, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, be made and returned to the secretary of the treasury without delay; and that the President of the U. States be requested to appoint a fit person to complete the same, who shall be allowed five dollars per day whilst actually employed in the said service, with the expenses necessarily attending the execution thereof.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBURG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved—August the 26th, 1789. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States.
RESOLVED, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it be recommended to the Legislatures of the several States to pass laws, making it expressly the duty of the keepers of their gaols, to receive and safe keep therein all prisoners committed under the authority of the United States, until they shall be discharged by the due course of the laws thereof, under the like penalties as in the case of prisoners committed under the authority of such States respectively: the United States to pay for the use and keeping of such gaols, at the rate of fifty cents per month for each prisoner that shall under their authority be committed, thereto during the time such prisoners shall be therein confined; and also to support such of said prisoners as shall be committed for offences.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBURG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved—Sept. 23d, 1789. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States.
RESOLVED, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of state to procure from time to time, such of the Statutes of the several States as may not be in his office.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBURG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved—Sept. 23d, 1789. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States.
RESOLVED, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That John White, late a commissioner to settle the accounts between the United States and the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, and his clerks, John Wright and Joshua Dawson, be considered as in office until the fourth day of February, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBURG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved—Sept. 29th, 1789. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States.
ON CARD PLAYING. THE various artifices so frequently used to shorten a transient duration, and to accelerate the flight of time, which, when once passed, can never be recalled, are both numerous and irrita-
onal. That many of those whose capacities are narrow, and intellects weak, should be thus involved in the fatal fallacies of self-deception, is not so much to be wondered at: But what must be the surprise felt by a sensible-mind, when it sees those of stronger faculties and more extensive understandings, descend to some of the lowest trifling in the scene of life, and sit down to a pack of cards!
Instead of exercising the faculties for mutual improvement, and brightening the gloom of life with social and instructive converse, the parties are now formed, the card-table engrosses the whole attention, cut, and dealt with the dexterity of a Hoyle. The hours pass unheeded away, without any improvement or rational delight. All conversation is suspended, except the frequent repetition of a few game-phrase and poignant alterations. The mind is furnished with no new ideas, it surveys no objects but the different arrangement of spots on the paper, nor can the useless hours be recollected by any other tokens than those of gain or loss. But perhaps some of those sensible beings may reply, 'we play only for amusement, and therefore it is of no consequence to us whether we win or lose.' But permit me to observe, that this is a mistake: for whoever sits down to play, has, at least a desire to win. It is this only which constitutes the diversion, and without this, it would degenerate into total indifference, and produce no amusement even to themselves. This desire of winning being equally prevalent in all, and it being certain that all cannot be winners, it of course produces in most an equal degree of anxiety. But admitting this is not always the case, can its warmest votaries prove it either useful or rational? Does it tend in the least degree to refine the understanding, to strengthen the moral powers, or to expand and elevate the faculties of the mind? Was it for this trifling purpose that we were formed reasonable beings? Or is it thus that we employ that talent which is the greatest dignity of human nature? It seems too much forgotten, that time will shortly have its termination; and the moments that are past are lost forever.
Since therefore its duration is so uncertain, and its recovery, when past, absolutely impossible, it certainly ought to be employed in the exercise of such acts as are at least innocent, and have some tendency to fit us for that solemn state of being, in which all our trifling will cease.
But such is the thoughtless insensibility of many, that they suffer their best intentions to evaporate in mere ideas, till the time of action is past. They make but small addition to the system of life; and days, months and years glide away in unprofitable succession, without improvement and without regard. By indulging their taste for the low amusements of sense, and the lowest trifles of a trifling age, they have vitiated their relish for rational delights, and crushed that noble emulation which so strongly stimulates to virtuous actions. By a voluntary descent from their rank in creation, their life is become a tedious and undistinguished uniformity; and time, although short in the eye of wisdom, hangs heavy on their hands. "Let such consider, that they have passed months and years, that are now no longer in their power; that an end must in time be put to every thing great as well as to every thing little: That to life must come its last hour, and to this system of being its last days; the hour in which probation ceases, and repentance will be vain; the day in which every work of the hand, and imagination of the heart shall be brought to judgment, and an everlasting futurity shall be determined by the past."
INDENTS and STATE CERTIFICATES To be sold for Cash or country produce.—Apply to MOSES WOODWARD.
BRADFORD.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the owners of land in Bradford, that the selectmen of said town have assessed their lands agreeable to an act of the Hon. General-Court of the State aforesaid, passed January 1789, for levying one penny annually for three years next following on each acre of land in said town, (excepting that part of the town which was taken off from Washington) therefore unless they pay the same to the selectmen of said town, on or before the 5th day 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, A. M. on said day at the dwelling-house of Ebenezer Eaton in said town.
Table with 4 columns: No., s., d., Silv. Rows include Thomas Packer, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Sally and March, EBENEZER EATON, ISAAC DAVIS, Selectmen. Bradford, December 24, 1789. (6w.)
CROYDON.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Croydon, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the first Tuesday in March next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Abijah Hall, in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
Table with 8 columns: No., D., R., Q'ty, s., d., g. Rows include Ephraim Shearman, Meadow, Meadow, Timber, Meadow, Timber, Jonathan Aldrich, Daniel Bunop, John Downing, James Whipple, AARON WHIPPLE, Collector. Croydon, January 6, 1790.
SANDWICH.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Sandwich, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 10th day of February next, so much of their land as will the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling-house in said town, at twelve o'clock on said day. Each lot is one hundred acres.
Table with 8 columns: Range, Lots, Ord., Indents, Contain't, Silvers, Acres. Rows include Enoch Poor, J. Folsom, jr., J. Gilman, Tru. Folsom, J. Long-fellow, W. Cram, T. Runolds, D. Gilman, Nat. Barril, J. Chapman, BENJAMIN BURLEY, Collector. Sandwich, Dec. 14, 1789.
John Frothingham,
Leather-Dresser, from Newbury, INFORMS his customers and the public, that he has opened a shop opposite Mr. Bowles's in Daniel-Street Portsmouth, where he has for sale well dressed Deer, Moose and Sheep Skins, which he will sell as cheap as any Leather-Dresser in this or the neighbouring State.
CROYDON.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Croydon, who have not paid their penny tax for the year 1789, that unless they pay said tax to us the subscribers, on or before the first Tuesday in 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 forenoon, on said day, at the dwelling-house of Mr. Abijah Hall in said town.
Table with 4 columns: No., D., R., Q'ty. Rows include Benjamin Wood, Luke Drury, Daniel Reed, Bishop, Ephraim Shearman, jr., Jonathan Aldrich, John Holland, Ebenezer Waters, Antipas Holland, JOHN COOPER, EZRA COOPER, BENJA. POWERS, Selectmen and Collectors. Croydon, December 28, 1789.
HOLLIS.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Hollis, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the first Thursday in March next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Jonathan Eastman, in said town, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on said day.
Table with 8 columns: No., D., R., Q'ty, s., d., g. Rows include Col. William Brown, Enoch Little, Capt. John Lund, JAMES RIDEOUT, Constable. Hollis, December 23, 1789.
WHEREAS application has been made to me in writing, by more than one sixteenth part of the proprietors of the township of New-Grantham, requesting me to call a meeting of said proprietors, to be holden at the dwelling-house of Lt. Elijah Gleason, in New-Grantham aforesaid, on Monday the twenty-second day of February 1790, at ten o'clock, A. M. of said day, to act on the following articles, viz.
1st. To choose a Moderator to govern said meeting. 2d. To see if the Proprietors will vote to lay out the undivided land in said town. 3d. To see if they will choose a Committee for that purpose; and for the purpose of finding the bounds of the lots already laid out, and making a plan of the same, and to settle all outstanding accounts of the Proprietors. 4th. To see if they will vote to raise a sum or sums of money to defray the expenses of the same. 5th. To see if they will choose a Treasurer, Assessors, Collector and Clerk. 6th. To transact any other business said Proprietors shall think proper when met.
I DO therefore in consequence of the above application, warn said Proprietors to meet at the time and place above mentioned, for the above mentioned purposes. EBEN'N STEBBINS, Propr's Clerk.
A Further time of six months from this date is allowed by the Honorable Judge of Probate, for the commissioners to receive and examine the claims on the estate of BENJAMIN WATSON, late of Dover, deceased, represented insolvent. Notice is hereby given, that they shall attend for that purpose at the house of Mr. Jonathan Gage, in Dover, on the last Monday of this and the five following months.
JOSHUA WINGATE, BENJAMIN PEARCE, Dover, January 10, 1790.

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13, 1790.
MR. SMITH of the committee appointed to wait on The President of the United States, to know at what time and place the House should wait on him to present their address, reported that The President had appointed tomorrow at twelve o'clock, at his own house.
The House resumed the reading of the statement of the south-western frontiers, and of the Indian department, as referred to in The President's message of yesterday. Committed to Messrs. Wadsworth, Brown, Boudinot, Burke, Baldwin, Livermore, Ames, Lawrance, Scott and Smith.
THURSDAY, JAN. 14.
Mr. Secretary HAMILTON's communications on FINANCE.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury was received and read, and referred to a committee of the whole House, this day fortnight.
To give a detail of the Secretary's report would more than fill the bounds of a newspaper;—but when we can obtain a copy, it shall be inserted in full in the GAZETTE.—For the present, however, in order to gratify the curiosity of such of our readers as could not attend at the House of Representatives to hear it read, we will venture to enumerate a few particulars which have been communicated by a correspondent, being intended merely to convey a general idea of the report.
After a lengthy, but necessary, introduction, the Secretary observes, that whilst the public debt is unfunded, money will be scarce in the United States: He therefore recommends funding it. The decrease in the value of lands toward the northward, and the still greater decrease as we go southerly, are mentioned; and the rapid rise in the price of public securities, since the establishment of the present government. To pay the debt at current price is the opinion of some, who wish to support the credit of the country, especially the foreign debt; but there is less unanimity in providing for the discharge of the domestic debt, and many are of opinion that there should be a discrimination between the original holders of certificates and purchasers. It would be a breach of contract to discriminate, for the purchasers or present holders stand in the place of the original possessor; the buyer therefore has a just right to principal and interest, for he took upon him a hazard, neither does it follow that all original holders fold out through necessity, as the contrary is proved. It would be the height of impolicy to discriminate so as to injure the buyers. It would have a fatal influence on the credit of the United States, to injure the lenders to government. The money that will come into America from abroad, for the purchase of certificates will be laid out in the end for the improvement of the land, and the ultimate benefit of the people.
The report, in the next place, states the public debt with interest*, as well foreign as domestic, and then enumerates the amount of what revenue may be collected from the impost and tonnage, which is about 2,169,000 dollars.
The frauds to which the collection of the revenue is liable are spoken of, and remedies proposed.
The secretary then observes, that although this plan is not original, nor perhaps the very best that might have been suggested, yet it has been tried with success.
The next division of his report begins by recommending that the present law of the United States, respecting impost and tonnage, be repealed the first day of May next, from which time a new law is to take place, the form whereof is annexed to the report.
The duties on the following articles, as far as memory serves, were read, and are nearly as follows, viz.
On Madeira, according to quality, from 30 to 35 cents per gallon; Sherry, from 30 to 35 cents; Distilled spirits,
* The foreign debt is about 11,710,000 dollars, domestic debt about 27,383,900; arrears of interest 13,036,168; which, together, with the amount of the debts of the different States, if assumed by the United States, will make the total about seventy millions of dollars; the annual interest whereof will be 4,587,000 dollars—to be provided for by the new duties on spirits, wine, tea, coffee, &c.
NOTE.
30 to 31; proof 32; above proof, not exceeding 20 per cent. 25 cents; proof above 20 and not exceeding 40, 30 cents; above 40, 40 cents. On hyson tea, 40 cents per lb. green 24; souchong, 24; hohea, 12; coffee, 5 cents.
Spirits, manufacture of the United States, above 10 per cent. proof, 11 cents; under 5 per cent. 12 cents; not below 5, 13 cents; above proof not exceeding 20, 20 cents; from 20, to 40, 20 cents; above 40, 30 cents.
Spirits of the produce and manufacture of the United States, above 10 per cent. proof, 9 cents; under 5, 12 cents; not below 5, 13 cents; above proof, not exceeding 20, 20 cents; from 20 to 40, 20 cents; above 40, 30 cents.
The report next goes on to recommend an inland excise, and the means of collecting it, with strict provision for securing the citizens from hardship, and every species of damage that could be expected to arise from any improper conduct in the officers who may be appointed to collect the same. These inland excises, valued at 1,700,000 (for the sake of round numbers) together with the amount of tonnage and impost before mentioned, complete the sum required "for providing for the support of public credit."
A New Loan of 12 millions of dollars is amongst the articles enumerated, for the discharge of which a plan is proposed; together with the interest thereon about 60,000 dollars.
The Post-Office comes next into view; but as the Post-Master General is forming a plan to lay before Congress, the Secretary of the Treasury does not at present dwell so largely on this head, as he may have occasion shortly to report farther respecting this subject, together with the plan of a National Bank, in the course of the present session of Congress.
He only states that the Post-Master General had informed him the revenue might now be valued at about 100,000 dollars; but was increasing very rapidly.
In this part of the report, it is observed, that with proper management, "the public debt, may be converted into a public blessing."
The revenue arising from the Post-Office, he recommends to be appropriated in a sinking fund under the care of commissioners.
To effect a reduction of the interest from 5 to a lower per cent. per annum, on the foreign debt, after 1790.
To purchase in public securities, when at an under value, may be part of the business of the commissioners of the sinking fund.
To assume the debts of the different States by the United States, is another subject of consequence.
The papers which accompanied the report, were as follows, viz.
 1. A suppositious account of the debts of the individual States with the United States.  2. Scheme of a foreign loan.  3. Debt of the United States.  4. Exhibits the interest of the domestic debt to 1790.  5. Abstract of the public debt of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New-York, Virginia, and South-Carolina.  6 and 7. Tables of annuity.  8. Scheme of a tontine.  9. Estimates of services, &c. including the civil list.  10. Another estimate.  11. The form of an act to repeal the present impost and tonnage law, and to levy the new duties, &c. mentioned in the report. 
After the report was read, Mr. BOUDINOT moved, that 400 copies should be printed for the use of members, and to send to the different States.
This motion not being carried, it was then moved and seconded to have 300 copies printed which was agreed to.
Mr. BOUDINOT moved that a committee of the House bring in a bill for the purpose of enacting uniform laws of naturalization, as recommended in The President's message; but this motion was lost.
The House then adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow.
FRIDAY, JAN. 15.
Mr. SMITH (S. C.) moved that the House should go into a committee of the whole on the President's Speech, which motion being agreed to—Mr. BALDWIN took the chair.
Mr. SMITH then read a statement of the several articles in the Speech which were recommended to the consideration of the House—and moved that the committee of the whole should come to a resolution to refer the same to select committees—This being adopted, the
committee rose, and the Chairman reported the resolution to the House—On which the House appointed committees for each of the purposes mentioned in the Speech of the President.
Mr. GOODHUE moved that a committee should be appointed, to divide the State of North-Carolina into districts for the purpose of collecting the impost in that State, agreeable to the laws of the United States.
Several other motions, referring to the same object, were introduced—but the following proposed by Mr. SEDGWICK was adopted, viz.
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to report a bill or bills, for making such alterations in the laws of the United States, as may be necessary to conform the same to the present State of North-Carolina—and Mr. BENSON, Mr. CADWALLADER and Mr. TRUMBULL were appointed.
L O N D O N, November 1.
A humorous battle was fought on Tuesday afternoon, at a brewer's yard, in Shoreditch. It seems that a quarrel happened between two West-countrymen, servants at that place, satisfaction in the usual manner was demanded by one of them, who conceived that his antagonist would have rather the advantage in giving falls, proposed, to prevent any thing of this kind, either in falling or shunning blows, to stand in two half-hogheads, that were fastened to the ground, covered each of them upwards to the navel. This being agreed to, a most severe rencounter took place for upwards of fifteen minutes. We have heard, says our correspondent, of Love in a Tub, and Divinity in a Tub; but this is the first time that ever war was carried on in that vehicle.
Extract of a letter from Geneva, October 28.
"You will for some news from this country.—Well, I'll send you some: Every part of Switzerland, and Geneva, above all, swarms with French Nobility; Marshal de Castres is hourly expected at Copet, a country seat of M. Necker, his friend, who lends it to him as a safe retreat; the Archbishop of Paris is at Chamberry, with M. Barentin, the late Keeper of the Seals; the Princess of Conti will spend the winter there. M. de Lally Tolendal is at Neufchatel, preparing a manifesto that will astonish all Europe; M. Mounier, to save his neck from the reverberation (lamp-iron) of Versailles, has fled into Savoy. (This intelligence I had from an Aid de Camp of M. de Durfort, Commandant at Grenoble.) M. de Lally and the Princess of Henin are to pay a visit to the Marshal at Copet, and the former will certainly meet, and have a conference, some where with Mounier, on state affairs. A subscription has been opened here by the Geneva bankers in favor of France. Six hundred thousand livres (250,000l.) have been already subscribed; it is like a drop oil thrown into the sea to calm a storm. The Magistrates of this republic have forbidden the manufacturing of starch or hair powder, and suppressed all biscuits and pastry works. The petit-maitres and gluttons do not murmur. No baker is permitted to make white bread; the brown loaf has been raised from 4 1/2 sous to 6, and yet no reverberates ever came to our minds. This certainly proclaims the praise of a free nation at the expence of another, that talk very much of liberty, and are perhaps not ripe for it, since they are unwilling to make the sacrifices liberty requires, and seem to mistake licentiousness for liberty, in the same manner that a monk, thrown, on a sudden, into the world, would take debauchery for gallantry. Adieu. I am, without ceremony, as a true republican, yours, &c."
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7.
Extract of a letter from Charleston, to a gentleman in New-York, dated Dec. 24.
"Very great quantities of specie dollars are every day pouring into this place, yet such is the effect of the paper medium now in circulation that the hard money is nothing but an article of commerce. There never was known so fine a crop of rice both in quantity and quality, as there is this year. Indigo is high, being from two to five shillings per lb. by the quantity."
BENNINGTON, December 21.
By a gentleman from the northward, we are informed, that so great disturbances have arisen in the town of Granville, and some other towns in that quarter, in the government of New-York, by reason of some patentees endeavouring to dispossess some ancient settlers, that
General Williams had been ordered out with his brigade in order to subdue the rioters.
BALTIMORE, January 12.
Late accounts from France advise, That the patriotic Minister M. Necker, and his Colleagues in office, continue to exercise their functions, with great ability, dignity and fidelity; and the National Assembly proceeds on the momentous objects before it, with vigour and with freedom.
NEWBURY-PORT, Jan. 27. Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Boston to his friend in this town.
"We have the pleasing satisfaction of hearing from credible authority, that the BEVERLY CORDUROYs, JEANS, &c. are preferred, by the merchants in Boston, to those imported from Great-Britain; and that they meet with a rapid sale in many parts of this State.—That nothing is so fashionable for Men's Waistcoats and Breeches as those wares. To give the preference to our own manufactures, at the same time shews the patriotism of our countrymen, and enhances the value of Lands, by increasing the consumption of their produce: And as every branch of manufactures requires the assistance of many others, it is equally for the interest of Mechanics and Laborers, as for the Farmer to use them."
"Should our manufactures continue to increase in the same proportion as they have for five years past, we shall soon be able to retain those immense sums among ourselves, which are usually sent to Europe, which will afford us all the happiness that Money can give—we shall not only have wherewithal to pay our taxes with ease, but to lay up in store; but this happy event can be brought about only by giving the preference to our own manufactures."
"The illustrious PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, who is equal in dignity, and superior in worth and excellence to any sovereign in Europe, is surely of sufficient importance to take the lead in Fashions, and he clothes himself in AMERICAN MANUFACTURES. Nothing in his Eastern Tour gave his Patriotic Soul half the satisfaction as our improvements in Manufactures, and those at BEVERLY he viewed with consummate pleasure and admiration."
The MEDLEY.
CHARACTER of a WELL-BRED MAN
SOME have supposed the fine gentleman and the well-bred man to be synonymous characters; but it will be made to appear that nothing can be more widely different: the former leaves nature entirely, the latter improves upon her. He is neither a slave nor an enemy to pleasure; but approves or rejects as her reason shall direct. He is above stooping to flatter a knave, though possessed of a title; nor never overlooks merit, though he should find it in a cottage. His behavior is affable and respectful, yet not cringing or formal; and his manners easy and unaffected. He misses no opportunity wherein he can oblige his friends, yet does it in so delicate a manner that he seems rather to have received than conferred a favor. He does not profess a passion he never felt, to impose upon the credulity of a silly woman, nor will he injure another's reputation to please her vanity. He cannot love where he does not esteem, nor ever suffers his passion to overcome his reason. In his friendship he is steady and sincere, and lives less for himself than for his friend.
A N E C D O T E.
AS Mr. Cunningham, a late pastoral poet, was fishing on a Sunday near Durham, the Rev. and corpulent Mr. Brown chanced to pass that way, and knowing Mr. Cunningham, austerely reproved him for breaking the Sabbath; telling him that he was doubly reprehensible, as his good sense should have taught him better. The poor poet replied, "Reverend Sir, your external appearance says, that if your dinner was at the bottom of the river, as mine is, you would angle for it, though it were a fast day, and your Saviour stood by to rebuke you."
M [ A J E S T ] Y.
The pun of SELWYN on the word Majesty, never was more strikingly applicable than it is at present to LOUIS XVI. It is known to all the world, that his Majesty is robbed of his Externals, and is now become A JEST.

C A N A A N. — State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the township of Canaan, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 18th day 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, on said day, at the dwelling-house of Major Samuel Jones in said town.
   1st. 100. 2d. 100. 3d. 100. Indent Tax. Certific.   Acres s. d. Acres s. d. Acres s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.    Thomas Gustin 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 8 0  Gibson Harris 0 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 4 8 6  Ebenezer Harris 50 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 4 0  Joseph Babcock 0 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 8 1 4 9 8 6 4  Amos Wallworth 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 8 1 4 9 4 6 4  Joseph Ames 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 9 0 6 4  Ebenezer Ames 50 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2  Ebenezer Peck 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 0  Allen Whitman 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 0  Jared Spencer 50 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 3 0  John Chamberlain 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 0  David Chamberlain 24 0 8 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 9 2 0 4  George Harris 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 0  Caleb Whiting 0 2 8 2 1 1 2 1 8 1 4 9 8 6 4  William Fox, jun'r 0 2 8 2 1 1 2 1 8 1 4 9 8 6 4  Stephen Kellogg 0 2 8 0 0 1 2 1 8 0 0 9 8 0 4  Nathaniel Cady 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 0  John Tribble 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 0  Samuel Dodge 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 0  Samuel Meacham 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 9 0 6 4  Isaiah Rathbun 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 1 4 5 0 6 2  Will'm Chamberlain 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 4  W. Chamberlain, jr. 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 9 0 6 4  Thomas Gates 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 4  Thomas Mines 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 0  Phineas Sabins 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 8 0 0 0  Sylvester Randall 0 2 8 2 1 1 2 1 8 1 4 9 8 6 4  Jonathan Bebe 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 0  Capt. J. Wentworth 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0  Tho's W. Walden 0 2 8 2 1 1 2 1 8 0 0 8 0 0 0  Daniel Fowle 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 0  Thomas Parker 0 2 8 2 1 1 2 1 8 1 4 9 8 6 4  Mill Lot 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 4    SAMUEL JOSLEN, Collector. — Canaan, December 29, 1789.
P A C K E R S F I E L D. — State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors or owners of land in Packerfield, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the 31st of March next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue at the dwelling-house of Thomas K. Breed, in said Packerfield, at 10 o'clock A. M. on said day.
   No. R. Qty. Indents. Certificates. State Specie. County.   s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.    Israel Skinner, 0 0 36 0 6 1 0 8 2 0 3 2 0 6  David Bennett 0 0 52 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1  Thomas Packer 1 7 200 4 0 3 5 8 1 2 3 2 0 7  East of Beamis, unknown 0 0 12 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0  William Tolford 0 0 400 6 9 1 9 5 3 3 9 3 0 11  Col. Gilbert's Heirs 0 0 70 1 3 0 1 9 0 0 8 1 0 2  Col. Jonas Minot 2 11 35 0 8 1 0 11 2 0 4 2 0 1  Joshua Flint 1 8 100 2 0 2 2 10 0 1 1 3 0 3  Thomas Packer 0 0 5600 1 4 18 2 16 17 5 2 12 15 0  John Tolford 0 0 400 6 9 2 9 5 3 3 9 3 0 11  N.E. Quarter Aaron Felt 1 1 33 0 6 3 0 9 2 0 3 3 0 1  Dea. Kindell 1 9 10 0 6 3 0 9 2 0 3 3 0 1  Benjamin Tenney 3 11 40 0 8 0 0 11 2 0 4 2 0 1  Lt. Jacobs 2 5 150 1 3 1 1 9 1 0 8 2 0 2  Dea. Baldwin 5 4 30 0 5 0 0 7 1 0 2 3 0 0  Unknown 3 5 100 0 8 0 0 11 2 0 6 0 0 1  William Upton 1 10 50 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 6 3 0 1  Unknown 4 1 200 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 6 3 0 1  S. East Timothy Fox 0 0 100 1 8 1 2 4 2 0 11 2 0 3  Abel Tawichel 0 0 13 0 3 0 0 4 1 0 1 3 0 0  Capt. Tawichel 0 0 30 0 6 0 0 9 1 0 0 5 0 0  John Minot 0 0 600 6 5 1 9 0 0 3 7 1 0 11    AMOS CHILD, Collector. — Packerfield, January 1, 1790
D U B L I N. — State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Dublin, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the 30th day of March, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the house of John Morse, innholder in Dublin, at ten o'clock A. M. on said day.
   No. R. A. Specie. Certific. Indents. C.spe. county   s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.    William Davis, 3 1 50 0 9 1 0 6 3 2 3 2 1 0 3  Benjamin Bullard, 2 1 50 0 8 1 0 6 1 2 2 2 0 0 3  Amos Bianton, 5 1 40 0 11 1 0 8 0 3 3 2 3 1 0  Robert Mullican, 5 2 20 0 5 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 2  ditto, 6 2 50 0 8 3 0 6 2 2 3 2 0 0 3  ditto, 7 2 30 0 7 3 0 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 3  James Taggart, 1 3 50 0 8 3 0 6 2 2 3 2 1 0 3  Joseph Bayley, 7 3 100 1 1 0 0 9 2 4 2 3 1 1 1  Tho's Wallingford 1 4 100 1 2 2 0 10 2 4 2 3 2 1 1  Alexander Robb, 5 4 50 0 8 3 0 6 2 2 3 2 0 0 3  William Robb, 5 4 50 0 5 3 0 4 1 1 3 1 1 0 3  James Emes, 8 4 30 0 5 3 1 5 0 7 2 5 2 0 2  Mat. Livermore, 2 7 100 0 9 1 0 6 3 2 3 2 1 0 3  John Ring, 3 9 100 1 2 2 0 10 2 4 2 3 2 1 1  Francis Hastens, 21 2 100 0 9 1 0 7 3 2 3 2 1 0 3  Samuel Moore, 13 4 100 1 2 2 0 10 2 4 3 3 2 1 1  Daniel Wilson, 16 5 20 0 4 2 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 2  Abra'm Wheeler, 16 5 20 0 4 2 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 2  Samuel Vales, 17 2 100 0 11 2 0 8 2 3 3 2 3 0 3  Wallingsford, 1 2 50 1 0 3 0 9 0 4 0 3 0 1 1    JOSHUA TWITCHEL, Collector. — Dublin, January 1, 1790.
THE Vendue for the sale of Pews which was advertised to be held at the South Meeting-House on the 3d day of December last, is adjourned to Thursday the 4th day of February next, at 3 o'clock, P. M. at said meetinghouse. This is to notify the delinquent proprietors that unless the arrearage tax on the pews are paid by said day they will be sold without further notice.  TIMOTHY GERRISH, Collector — Portsmouth, January 13.
N E W - G R A N T H A M. — State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of New-Grantham, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber on or before the 11th day of March next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Lt. Robert Scott, in said town, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
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L O N D O N, Nov. 2.  Extract of a letter from Brussels, Oct. 19. "This city has narrowly escaped from becoming an awful monument to civil discord and popular despair. A conspiracy has just been detected to undermine and blow up the houses of Dalton and Tranmandroff (the Launay and Bertheur of the Netherlands) and the guardhouse; seizing the arsenal, and one of the gates, and admitting a body of exiles into the city."
Nov. 10. —Chebourg, at present, is in great commotion, and not a day passes without some express from the National Assembly with orders how to act.—The works, notwithstanding, are carried on with the same indefatigable industry; and the inspecting boats lately made a strict survey of the road, to learn if any sand had gathered since the making of the wall, when they found it all as found as before the works were begun.
Nov. 17. —The Lady of Chancellor Crumpin has offered the sum of eight hundred thousand pounds sterling, as a ransom for her husband; but the Brabanters choose to retain him as an hostage for the safety of their own party, against cruelties that may be practised by the Count of Vienna.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, Jan. 7.  Extract of a letter from New-York, Dec. 31. "The weather is extremely mild for this season, the cold has not been sufficiently severe to congeal cold water only once, which lasted but a few hours, since the commencement of this winter month."
So moderate a winter as the present, has not been known in this city since it was first founded, this, added to the new commercial regulations which have been instituted by the federal government, has rendered the state of commerce uncommonly flourishing.
Our wharves along their whole extent are crowded with fire-wood, which now sells, oak at 15s. and hickory at 25s. a cord.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Cape Francois, to his friend in this city, dated November 28.
"I had the pleasure of writing to you on the 27th of October, since which ten or twelve vessels have arrived from your port with flour; others are coming in daily."
"Twenty thousand barrels of flour are at present in this city. As the port is to be kept open till the 10th of February next, I expect flour will come down to four dollars. Five hundred and forty-two American vessels have arrived here since January last."
"Superfine flour sells currently at St. Eustatia for four dollars."
H A R T F O R D, Jan. 7. We are informed, that at the general meeting of the merchants of this State, convened at Middletown on the 31st ultimo, a petition and remonstrance to the general assembly, for a repeal of the excise law, was drawn up and unanimously adopted, and it is to be presented to the honorable the legislature at their next session, by a deputation from the several counties in the State.
While we reprobate an act so oppressive and unequal in its operation, we cannot but be gratified that a body so respectable have adopted a measure which tends to keep up the good harmony and peace of the State.
They have likewise written to the Hon. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, requesting that light-houses might be erected and buoys placed for the improvement and safety of the navigation of this and the neighbouring States.
W I N C H E S T E R, (Virg.) Jan. 6. A few days ago one Jane Logan was committed to gaol in Martinburg, charged with the horrid crime of assisting a man to murder another. We hear they beat his brains out with a pair of tongs. Her accomplice is likewise in prison.
B O S T O N, January 30.  ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. FROM NEW-YORK, JAN. 20, 1790.
The subject of the Western Territory is referred to The Secretary of the Treasury who is to prepare and report a system for the sale of the unappropriated lands.
A Committee of conference is chosen to determine on the mode of taking up the unfinished business of the last session—If it is taken up de novo , new Bills on every subject may be originated—and that respecting the permanent residence will be lost, and the whole ground to be travelled over again—and this indeed
will be the case, let it be brought forward in what shape it will—I wish it might sleep for a score of years, or so.
The Committee on that part of the President's Speech respecting the southwestern frontiers informed the House that they were ready to report—This occasioned the doors of the gallery to be shut—but as they did not long remain so, I am suspicious the business was recommitted. Time will determine.
The report of The Secretary of the Treasury will be out on Friday—it is contained in about 20 sheets folio—What will be its fate is uncertain; but my opinion is, that the plans will be adopted. There are some in both Houses who are opposed to funding the debt at more than three per cent. The report is a most masterly production—The Secretary is one of those characters, which are created for the great exigencies of nations.
Mr. MADISON and Mr. PARKER arrived to-day—we have 19 Senators, and 46 Representatives present.
The foreign debt of this State, mentioned in the papers to have been paid off, was a debt contracted by this Commonwealth in its individual capacity, with a House in France, at the commencement of the war, and applied towards defraying our internal expenses.
SHIP NEWS.
The Schooner Harmony , from Cape Francois, bound to Boston, was cast away to the leeward of Hispaniola, the crew are saved, but the vessel and cargo lost.
P O R T S M O U T H, February 3.
SKETCH OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE UNION.
House of Representatives, Jan. 19, 1790. ENUMERATION BILL.
THE Bill for the actual enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States was read a second time. [ This Bill provides, that the business shall be specially committed to the Marshals of the several districts, who, under oath, are to make return of their proceedings to THE PRESIDENT of the United States—for which services they are to receive a stated compensation, proportional to the extent of their respective districts—and 100 copies have been printed for the use of the Members. ]
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
A short conversation was entered into, on the subject of the commission of a committee appointed to bring in a Bill for making provision for persons employed in the intercourse between the United States and foreign countries. Whether the idea was that they should make provision for persons now employed in the public service—or whether the design was to extend the provision to appointments of such different grades, as in the judgment of THE PRESIDENT of the United States may be necessary—When a motion, That the committee be instructed to make provision in the Bill for the compensation of those persons now employed, or that may be employed in the intercourse between the United States and foreign nations, was put and carried in the affirmative.
REVENUE.
The Secretary of the Treasury reported, (on the subject of the petition of Christopher Sadler , for the release of his vessel, which was seized at Boston for a breach of the laws of trade, he being ignorant of the laws) That though, from the letter of the Collector of Boston , he was satisfied that the affair is of a nature to entitle the petitioner to relief, yet, in point of precedent, it was necessary to take measures for a more regular authentication of the nature of the transaction:—That other instances had occurred of forfeitures being incurred through ignorance—and, therefore, he humbly submitted to the consideration of the House, whether a temporary arrangement for investing a discretionary power of granting relief, might not be made with safety—and the inconvenience of a legislative discussion on particular applications, be thereby avoided. This report was referred to Mr. AMES, Mr. STURGES, Mr. STONE, Mr. GRIFFIN, and Mr. WYNNKOOP.
Mr. WADSWORTH introduced the following resolution, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to lay before the House such information as he may have obtained respecting any difficulties which have occurred in carrying the several laws
for the collection of duties on goods, wares, and merchandise—imposing duties on tonnage, and regulating the coasting trade, into execution, and to report his opinion thereon.
A subscription was lately opened in Salem for a DUCK MANUFACTORY, and was immediately filled for 1500l.
Extract of a letter from St. Croix, dated November 25.
"It is very sickly here—the influenza has affected every person on the island, and numbers have been carried off with it, particularly Negroes—many estates have lost from fifteen to thirty."
A letter from Surinam (via New-York) mentions that the small-pox has lately made great ravages there, and that 3000 negroes have died with that disease.
From the LONDON GAZETTEER.
Mr. EDITOR,  Please to insert the following remarkable instances of Longevity, which I have collected with some trouble, for the entertainment of your Readers, I am, Sir, Your humble servant, J. R.
   Names. Age. Places of abode, Living or dead.     Thomas Par, 152 Shropshire, 1635   Henry Jenkins, 169 Yorkshire, 1670   R. Montgomery 126 Ditto, 1670   James Bowels, 152 Killingworth, 1656   —Eccleston, 143 Ireland, 1691   J. Sagar, 112 Lancashire, 1668   James Sands, 140 Strassfordshire, 1770   His Wife, 120 Ditto, 1770   —Lawrence 140 Scotland, 1786   Simon Sack, 141 Trionia, 1764   Tho's Winlow, 146 Ireland, 1766   F. Conist, 150 Yorkshire, 1768   C. Drakenburgh, 146 Norway, 1770   Margaret Foster 136 Cumberland, 1777   Her Daughter, 104 Ditto, 1777   Francis Bons, 121 France, 1769   John Brookley, 134 Devon, 1777   John Tial, 125 Worcestershire, 1774   John Mount, 136 Scotland, 1776   A. Goldsmith, 140 France, 1776   Mary Yates, 128 Shropshire, 1776   John Bales, 126 Northampton, 1706   William Ellis, 130 Liverpool, 1780   Marg. Patten, 138 Scotland, 1780   James Taylor, 108 Ditto, 1780   Susan'h Hillier, 100 Northampton, 1781   Ann Cockbold, 105 Ditto, 1775   James Hayley, 112 Cheshire, 1781   Evan Williams, 136 { Alive in Carmarthens work H. South Wales, 1786   —Jackson, 104   Countess Desm, 140 Gloucestershire, 1772   Louisa Truxo 175 Ireland, 1770   a negro woman in South-america. Alive in 1780  
DIED —Mr. Richard Nelson, aged 30—Mr. Abraham Banfield, aged 21—and Mrs. Mary Wentworth, aged 77, Relict of the late William Wentworth, Esq.—all of this town.
State of New-Hampshire. In the House of Representatives, Jan. 9, 1790.
WHEREAS the holding of the Courts of the Probate of Wills, &c. in the county of Rockingham, at any one fixed place, has been found to be very inconvenient to many of the citizens of said county.
Therefore, be it Resolved, that the Probate Courts for said county be in future held at the respective times and in the places herein after mentioned, viz.
At Portsmouth, on the third Wednesdays of the months of February, June, and October—At Exeter, on the third Wednesdays of the months of March, July, and November—At Londonderry, on the third Wednesdays of the months of April, August and December—At Epsom, on the third Wednesdays of the months of May, September and January, annually, and that the Judge of Probate take notice thereof and govern himself accordingly.
Sent up for concurrence. THOMAS BARTLETT, Speaker. In Senate, Jan. 18, 1790, read and concurred.
J. PEARSON, Sec'y. A true copy—Attest, JOSEPH PEARSON, Sec'y.
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,
HAPPINESS.  H APPY the man, whose peaceful mind Without a tho't on courts refin'd. From the gilt scene retires; And in a rural friendly shade, With sweet simplicity array'd, Tastes Virtue's sacred fires. In smooth succession glide his days, No jealous pang his peace allays— No poisonous Envy stings; But gay Content, and harmless Mirth, Sit smiling at his sparkling hearth, And pleasure spreads her wings. Thus in a life of social love, Preparing for his birth above, He is by all ador'd; Till nature, gently whispering, says, Full well thou'lt fill'd thy mortal days, Be now to Heaven restor'd.
Ozias Silsby, Post-Rider From Portsmouth to Charlestown, No. 4.
INFORMS the public that he continues to ride from Portsmouth to Charlestown, No. 4, once a fortnight, thro' the following towns, viz.—Exeter, Kingston, Cheshire, Londonderry, Litchfield, Merrimack, Amherst, New-Boston, Francistown, Dearing, Hillsborough, Washington, Lemster, Ackworth, then into Charlestown No. 4, and puts up at Col. Hunt's (with whom any business may be left for him in his absence, which he will duly attend to on his return) from thence he proceeds back to Portsmouth through the following towns, viz.—Ackworth, Alstead, Surry, Keene, New-Marlborough, Dublin, Peterborough, Temple, Wilton, Amherst, &c. on the direct road to Portsmouth, where he arrives on Fridays and proceeds back on his journey Saturday mornings following.—Letters or business of any kind left for him at MELCHER's Printing-Office in Portsmouth, in his absence will be carefully attended to by him on his return and faithfully executed—He supplies persons in the above mentioned towns with Newspapers on the most reasonable terms.
BY virtue of a licence from the Hon. the Judge of Probate, on Monday the 15th day of March next ensuing, at 10 o'clock A. M. will be sold at public Auction at the dwelling house of Clement Jackson late of Portsmouth, Physician, deceased, the said dwelling-house, together with a right or lot of land in the township of Lebanon and some few articles of Furniture,—being part of the estate of said deceased.—Conditions of sale will be made known at the time and place. Portsmouth, February 1, 1790.
TO BE SOLD  At Public Vendue,
BY Licence from the Judge of Probate, on Tuesday the 2d day of March next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, at the dwelling-house of Samuel Cate, late of Portsmouth, deceased, the real estate which belonged to the said Samuel Cate at the time of his decease, viz.—A piece of Land lying in Portsmouth, situate on the road leading from Peverly's bridge (so called) to Mr. John Banfields, and some articles of personal estate.—Conditions to be known at time and place of sale.
MARY CATE, Executrix. February 2, 1790.
LANDS FOR SALE, In the County of YORK.
SEVERAL Farms, with Buildings thereon, some of which are new,  A L S O, A number of Lots of unimproved Land, situated in the towns of Waterborough, Coxball and Littlefalls , within seven, and on to twenty miles from Seaports, to be sold cheap, if applied for soon. Payment will be received in cash, public Securities, Lumber, Neat Stock, or other Produce at the real cash price. For further particulars inquire of ANDREW BURLEY, Esq. Waterborough , JOHN LOW, Esq. Coxball , JOSEPH CHADBURN, Esq. Littlefalls , or JOSIAH WATERS, Boston . Jan. 9, 1790.
Warrantee Deeds will be given. Any Persons wishing to purchase the present pay will find it very much to their advantage to make immediate enq.