The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1789-01-21 00:00:00

The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Volume xxxiv.—Number 1690.
WEDNESDAY, January 21, 1789.
(Letter-Box in the window.)
PORTSMOUTH: Published by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, where Advertisements, Articles of Intelligence, &c. are thankfully received and carefully inserted. This Paper contains all the Laws of the State passed since January 1787.
From the Monthly Reviewers. The following extract of a letter from Mr. Voltaire to the King of Prussia, at once furnishes us with a record of the age and wonderful spirit of this inexhaustible writer.
Ferney, 1st Feb. 1773. “SIRE,”
I THANK you for your porcelain.—The King, my master, has no finer. But I thank you much more for what you have taken from me than for what you have given me. In your last letter you have cut off nine whole years from my age. Never did our Comptroller General of the finances make a more extraordinary alteration. Your Majesty has the goodness to compliment me on my attaining the age of seventy. You see how kings are always deceived. I am seventy-nine, if you please, and upon the stroke of eighty. Thus shall I never see what I have so passionately wished for, the destruction of those rogues the Turks, who shut up the women, and do not cultivate the fine arts.”
Letter from the present Empress of Russia, to M. de Voltaire. “SIR,”
THE brightness of the northern star § is a mere Aurora Borealis . It is nothing more than giving of one's superfluity something to one's neighbour: but to be the advocate of mankind, the defender of oppressed innocence, that is, indeed, the way to immortalize you. The two causes of Calus and Sirven , have given you the veneration due to such miracles. You have combat the united enemies of mankind, superstition, fanaticism, ignorance, chicanery, bad judges, and the power reposed in them altogether. To surmount such obstacles, required both talents and virtue. You have shown the world that you possessed them both. You have carried your point. You desire, Sir, some small relief for the Sirven family. Can I possibly refuse it? Or should you praise me for the action, would there be the least room for it? I own to you that I should be much better pleased if my bill of exchange could pass unknown. Nevertheless, if you think my name, unharmonious as it is, may be of any use to those victims of the spirit of
§ This means the late King of Prussia, whom Voltaire used to call his northern star.
persecution, I leave it to your discretion, and you may renounce me, provided it be no way prejudicial to the parties.
The misfortune of the Bishop of Rostoff has been publicly talked of; and you, Sir, may communicate the memorial at your pleasure, as a piece of intelligence you came by honestly.
I have read with a good deal of attention the book which accompanied your letter. It is difficult to reduce the principles it contains to practice. Unfortunately, the majority will long be against it. It is possible, nevertheless, to shake the foundation of those opinions, which tend to the destruction of mankind. What follows is word for word, what I have inserted, among other matters, in my instructions to the committee for rectifying and republishing our system of laws.
In a great empire which extends its dominions over as many different people as there are different religions in the world, the fault most pernicious to the repose, and tranquillity of the subject, would be the intolerance of different sects. Nothing but a wise toleration equally consistent with right, religion and sound policy, can bring home the wandering sheep to the fold of the faithful. Persecution irritates the minds of men: toleration softens them, and renders them less reluctant to stifle those disputes which are injurious either to the repose of government, or to the union of the citizens.”
After this, follows a summary view of the spirit of the laws, concerning sorcery, &c. which would be too long to recite in a letter. In this every thing is laid down that could be suggested, to preserve the people, on one hand, from the evils which such accusations might bring upon them, without disturbing, on the other hand, the quiet of their credulity, or giving offence to the consciences of easy believers. I thought the only practicable way to introduce the law of reason, was to make it perfectly consistent in its operations with the public tranquillity, of which every individual finds the necessity and the use.
The little Count Schouvaloff, on his return to his country, told me the interest you take in every thing that concerns me. I conclude with every sentiment of gratitude, &c.
A remarkable Story of an Indian Warrior and a young British Officer.
Lord Monboddo, from the third volume of whose antient metaphysics, we have extracted this story, says that he received it from a lady, who told him it was extracted from the French by the late Doctor Hawkesworth, and sent by him to the friend from whom she had it. “I will give it,” says his Lordship, “in the words of the Doctor, who appears to me, in his translation, to have done justice to the original, and to have told a very fine story, of the authenticity of which I have no doubt, having heard from eye-witnesses, some stories of the same kind.”
DURING the last war in America, a company of the Delaware Indians attacked a small detachment of British troops, and defeated them. As the Indians had greatly the advantage of swiftness of foot, and were eager in the pursuit, very few of the fugitives escaped, and those, who fell into the enemy's hands were treated with a cruelty, of which there are not many examples even in that country. Two of the Indians came up with a young officer, and attacked him with great fury. As they were armed with a kind of battle ax, which they call a toma-hawk, he had no hope of escape, and thought only of selling his life as dearly as he could; but, just at this crisis, another Indian came up, who seemed to be advanced in years, and was armed with a bow and arrows. The old man instantly drew his bow; but, after having taken aim at the officer, he suddenly dropped the point of his arrow, and interposed between him and his pursuers, who were about to cut him in pieces. They retired with respect. The old man then took the officer by the hand, soothed him into confidence by caresses; and having conducted him to his hut, treated him with kindness which did honor to his professions. He made him less a slave than a companion, taught him the language of the country, and instructed him in the rude arts that are practiced by the inhabitants. They lived together in the most cordial amity; and the young officer found nothing to regret, but that sometimes the old man fixed his eyes upon him, and having regarded him for some minutes with a steady and fi-
lent attention, burst into tears. In the mean time, the spring returned, and the Indians, having recourse to their arms, again took the field. The old man, who was still vigorous and well able to bear the fatigues of war, set out with them, and was accompanied by his prisoner. They marched about 200 leagues across the forest, and came at length to a plain, where the British forces were encamped. The old man showed his prisoner the tents at a distance; at the same time remarked his countenance with the most diligent attention: ‘There,’ said he, ‘are your countrymen; there is the enemy who wait to give us battle. Remember that I have saved thy life, that I have taught thee to construct a canoe, and to arm thyself with a bow and arrows; to surprise the beaver in the forest, to wield the toma-hawk, and to scalp the enemy. What wast thou when I first took thee to my hut? thy hands were those of an infant; they were fit neither to procure thee subsistence nor safety. Thy soul was in utter darkness; thou wast ignorant of every thing; and thou oweft all things to me. Wilt thou then go over to thy nation, and take up the hatchet against us?’ The officer replied, ‘That he would rather lose his own life than take away that of his deliverer.’ The Indian then bending down his head, and covering his face with both his hands, stood sometime silent; then looking earnestly at his prisoner, he said, in a voice that was at once softened by tenderness and grief, ‘Hast thou a father?’ ‘My father,’ said the young man, ‘was alive when I left my country.’ ‘Alas,’ said the Indian, ‘how wretched he must be!’ He paused a moment and then added, ‘Dost thou know that I have been a father—I am a father no more—I saw my son fall in battle—he fought at my side—I saw him expire; but he died like a man—he was covered with wounds when he fell dead at my feet—but I have revenged him.’ He pronounced these words with the utmost vehemence; his body shook with an universal tremor; and he was almost stifled with sighs that he would not suffer to escape him. There was a keen restlessness in his eye; but no tear would flow to his relief. At length, he became calm by degrees, and turning towards the east, where the sun was

then rising, 'Dost thou see,' said he to the young officer, 'the beauty of that sky, which sparkles with prevailing day? and hast thou pleasure in the light?' 'Yes,' replied the officer, 'I have pleasure in the beauty of so fine a sky.' 'I have none,' said the Indian; and his tears then found their way. A few minutes afterwards he shewed the young man a magnolia in full bloom. 'Dost thou see that beautiful tree?' says he; 'and dost thou look upon it with pleasure?' 'Yes,' replied the officer, 'I do look with pleasure upon that beautiful tree.'—'I have pleasure in looking upon it no more,' said the Indian hastily, and immediately added. 'Go, return back, that thy father may still have pleasure when he sees the sun rise in the morning, and the trees blossom in the spring.'
LONDON, Oct. 13.
A curious production has been submitted to the Academy of Sciences at Gottingen, entitled— De converti interessante, Bureau Chirographique , in which is the following description of the Bureau. It is about 15 inches in length 12 in breadth, and 4 in height. It is perfectly secret in all its parts, and no person can open it, who has not been first instructed in the means.
This mechanical invention has six different effects. I. A person may write his thoughts, without the spectator being able to read the characters, the same thing may be done by blind men. Those who see may use it in the night time, with or without candles, and have no fear of committing an error in writing. They may at will, leave off where they began, and at the same time abandon it to the public curiosity without entering any apprehension that what they have written will be known. II. We may write the wrong way, so as to read what we have written by reflection. III. All characters may be imitated, the hand-writing formed after the best modes and plans, and designs copied with the greatest exactness. IV. Music may be copied with perfect correctness and celerity. V. We may throw on paper our thoughts by night as well as by day; we may efface and change them at pleasure, and write with the greatest quickness, a discourse rapidly pronounced. VI. This machine has still another effect, which the artist reserves for the knowledge of sovereigns and ministers, whenever the secret shall be necessary.
The Cotton Manufacture in Ireland is so advanced of late, that above 100,000 persons now
earn a comfortable livelihood in the works.
An incident happened lately at a church not an hundred miles from Piccadilly, which affords a proof that people ought to put their words properly together or keep them properly separated. While the parson was praying for the Queen, a dog in the church began to bark—'Beseech thee to bless our gracious Queen Charlotte,'—turn out that dog—'his Royal Highness, George Prince of Wales,' &c.
OF JOSEPH II.
THE Emperor of Germany hath certainly acquired, by his conduct in the war with the Turks, at least the title of prudent . He is not for putting his mean to a situation where they may stand a chance to be killed—He reserves them "for the slaughter or another day,"—while the Standard of Mahomet waves undisturbed over the heads of the laughing Musselmans. Perhaps like a famous Commander of the British armies in America, in the late war, who hid in the cave, the Emperor is of opinion:
For head knock'd off—or broken bones— Or mangled corpse, no price atones—
Not all that prattling rumour says, Or all the piles that art can raise—
The Poet's—or the Painter's praise—and therefore chuses to bear the taunts of his friends, and the contempt of his enemies—while he can do it in a whole skin—rather than gain glory, and a broken pate—Indeed Joseph, a "live dog is better than a dead lion."
A BRITISH ANECDOTE.
DURING the war of the year 1759, a commander of one of his Majesty's ships of war, being stationed at Boston, in North-America, had orders to cruise from time to time in order to protect our trade, and distress the French. It happened unluckily, that he returned from one of his cruises on a Sunday, and as he had left his lady at Boston, the moment she heard of the ship's arrival, she hastened down to the water side, in order to receive him. The Captain on landing, embraced her with great tenderness and affection. This, as there were many spectators gave great offence, and was considered as an act of indecency, and a glaring profanation of the Sabbath. The next day, therefore he was summoned before the magistrates, who, with many severe rebukes, and pious exhortations, ordered him to be publicly whipped; the Captain stilled his indignation and resentment as much as possible, and as the punishment, from the frequency of it, was not attended with any degree of ignominy, or disgrace, he mixed with the best company, was well received by them, and were apparently good friends. At length the time of his station expired, and he was recalled. He went, therefore with seeming concern, to take leave of his worthy friends, and begged that they might spend one happy day together, before their final separation; he invited the holy Magistrates and other saints to dine with him on board his ship, on the day of his departure. They accepted the invitation, and nothing could be more joyous and convivial, than the entertainment which he gave them. At length the moment arrived that was to separate them; the anchor was apeak, the sails were unfurl'd and nothing was wanting but the signal to get under way. The Captain after taking an affectionate leave of his saintly friends, accompanied them upon deck, where the boatwain and crew were in readiness to receive them. He then thanked them afresh for the civilities they had shown him, of which he said he should retain an eternal remembrance, and to which he wished it had been in his power to make a
more adequate return. One point of civility only remained to be adjusted between them, which as it was in his power, so he meant most justly to recompence them—he then reminded them of what had passed, and ordered them to be pipioned, and brought one by one to the gangway, where the boatwain stripped off their shirts, and with a cat of nine tails laid on the back of each 40 stripes. The saints were then, amidst the shouts and acclamations of the ship's company, shoved into their boats, and the Captain immediately sailed for England.
Description of the TEA SHRUB.
From Raynal's Indies.
TEA is a shrub about the height of our pomegranate, or myrtle. It is propagated by seeds which are sown in holes three or four inches deep. Nothing is used but the leaves. It bears very plenty at three years old, but fewer at seven. It is then cut down to the stem, and shoots out sprigs every one of which bears nearly as many leaves as a whole shrub.
The different degree of perfection in Tea is owing more to the season in which it is gathered than to the difference of soil.
The first crop is gathered in March, when the leaves are yet small, tender and delicate, and this is called imperial Tea, because it is chiefly reserved for the use of the court and people of fashion.—The second crop is gathered in April, the leaves are then larger and more spread, but of lesser quality than the first. The last and coarsest Tea is gathered in May.
Tea is the common drink of the Chinese. The use of it was not introduced from vain caprice. Almost throughout the empire the waters are unwholesome and nauseous. Of all the methods that were tried to better them, none succeeded so well as Tea. Upon trial it was thought to be endowed with many virtues, and extolled as an excellent dissolvent, a purifier of the blood, a strengthenener of the head and stomach, and a promoter of digestion and perspiration.
It will be a very great advantage to us if we can cultivate this plant at home, which can never suffer more by change of soil, than by growing musty in the long passage it must undergo in bringing from abroad.
NEW-YORK, Dec. 24.
Office of foreign affairs, Dec. 4, 1788.
The printers throughout the United States are requested to publish the following Act of Congress.
By the United States in Congress Assembled, February 12, 1788.
RESOLVED, that the Secretary for foreign affairs for the time being, be, and he is hereby authorized and directed, upon application made to him for that purpose to grant in the usual form, sea letters for any vessel or vessels, owned entirely, and navigated chiefly by citizens of the United States, and bound on long and distant voyages, at his discretion; provided always, that it be made appear to him by oath or affirmation, or by such other evidence as shall by him be deemed satisfactory, by the person or persons applying therefor, that the vessel or vessels for which such sea letters shall be required, shall, together with all and every part of her cargo, be owned entirely and commanded by officers, citizens of the United States, and shall be navigated for the most part of the same. That for this purpose, the Secretary for foreign affairs be, and he is hereby instructed to procure a sufficient number of blank sea letters, drafted in the usual form, and signed by the President of Congress, for the purpose aforesaid; and that the same, when filled up, be sealed with the seal of the United States, and certified by the Secretary of Congress.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secr'y.
From inattention to the tenor of this act, applications for sea letters have been frequently made, without being accompanied with evidence sufficient to establish the facts required in
it. It is expedient therefore, to apprise those whom it may concern, that previous to granting a sea letter, the following facts should be proved, viz.
That the vessel and all her cargo are owned entirely by the citizens of the United States.
That the officers commanding her are likewise citizens of the said States.
That she shall be navigated for the most part by citizens of the same.
Every application for a sea letter under this act, should be accompanied by an affidavit or affirmation of one of the owners, expressly declaring that he is one of the owners, and that the vessel, cargo, officers, and mariners are such as the act requires. It will also be proper, for greater certainty, that the affidavit or affirmation should specify the kind of vessel, the name of the Captain, the place from whence and where bound, her tonnage name, and number of hands.—The affidavit or affirmation should be made before one of the principal magistrates of the place, at which the deponent or affirmant may reside.
The utmost harmony prevails in our Legislature, and has shown itself in a liberal compromise in the choice of Senators.
Jan. 3.—Thursday night last a farmer of Westchester county, was robbed of near nine hundred pounds, about 7 miles from the city, by two or three villains, who after taking his money, fired a pistol at him, declaring that he should never know who committed the act, but the villain's purpose was not effected, as the farmer when the pistol was presented at his body, pushed it aside, and the contents went through his coat, and he received no injury.
ORDINANCE,
Permitting the Importation of Provisions into the Island of Martinique.
TO relieve the distresses experienced in the island of MARTINIQUE, from the total destruction of provisions by the hurricane of the 14th of August last—the effects of which, have been so fatal, as even to threaten the starvation of the slaves—the Governor of the island, le Vicomte DE DAMAS, has given permission for the importation of provisions in foreign vessels, by an Ordinance of the 20th of November—the articles of which, are translated as follows:—
I. The vessels of any nation whatever, may, from this day [ the 20th of November, 1788, ] to the 1st of March, 1789, exclusively, bring flower and biscuit of foreign manufacture into the ports of Fort Royal Marin, Trinite, Marigot & St. Pierre , having, immediately on their arrival, made a declaration of their cargo at the office, and paid the colonial duty of 1 per cent. and also the additional duty of 1 per cent.
II. They are likewise permitted to bring into the said ports, salt and other provisions, the importation of which was permitted by our ordinance of the 16th of August last—and that until the 1st day of March next exclusively—without the said salt provisions being subject to any other duties than those reserved in said ordinance.
III. Foreign vessels may not, under any pretext whatever, receive in payment any of those commodities of the colony, the sole exportation of which is reserved to the national commerce—such as sugar coffee, cotton, cocoa and ginger.
IV. Any foreign vessel, which shall be found having on board, in any quantity whatever, any one of the commodities mentioned in the preceding article, shall be subject to seizure and prosecution as carrying on an illicit trade.
V. The Captains or Supercargoes of foreign cargoes brought into the colony, may receive in payment, syrups, molasses, taffias, French merchandise, or bills of exchange drawn upon the agents of French ships for the ports of the kingdom—paying all duties to which these objects are subject on foreign exportation.

RICHMOND, December 17.
Extract of a letter dated Montgomery, November 24, 1788.
"A curious rencounter lately happened near the head of Sandy-river.—Three hunters of the name Harrison, the father and two sons, were attacked by seven Indians, all of whom, except one, were only armed with bows and arrows:—Two Indians were shot down at the first fire; and one of the white men was soon after wounded with an arrow:—The Indians then advanced with their tomahawks, another was wounded, to appearance mortally, with a rifle ball, and a fourth stabbed frequently with a scalping-knife, when in close quarters with young Harrison.—The remaining three immediately retreated; leaving our two young heroes masters of the field, and to take care of their wounded father, which they faithfully did, by bringing him safe into the settlement."
NORFOLK, Dec. 17.
Yesterday a Court of Judicature sat at the Court-House of this borough, to try two Negro fellows for burglariously entering the store of Mr. David Cooper, and taking therefrom sundry articles to a considerable amount, when it fully appeared that the above negroes, viz. Benjamin, the property of Mr. Baker, and William Snail, belonging to the county, were guilty of the indictment charged against them. Accordingly they were sentenced to be executed on Friday the 23d day of January next, in such part of said borough as may appear convenient to our worthy Serjeant.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 26.
A writer, in a late Providence newspaper, asserts, that "so many bad voyages had taken place, that the Merchants of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, within little more than a year past, had actually lost property to the amount of nearly 100,000 specie dollars."
MIDDLETOWN, January 10.
The following gentlemen are chosen by this state, representatives to the Congress of the United States, under the New Constitution:—Hon. Jonathan Sturgis, esq. hon. Roger Sherman, esq. hon. Benjamin Huntington, esq. Jonathan Trumbull, esq. Jeremiah Wadsworth, esq.
PROVIDENCE, January 8.
The inhabitants of this metropolis may anticipate with pleasure the approaching administration of the new Federal Congress, for although the blind policy of this state induces them to persevere in their antifederal measures, yet scarcely a doubt need be entertained but the new Congress will grant us a separation from the rest of f--eb-o-ers in which we are at present unhappily entangled, and whenever this shall be effected, Massachusetts will not hesitate to receive us under their fostering protection. Long has the cup of bitterness been allotted to our portion, and our palates have become quite habituated to the unpleasant draught; but those who have experienced the ills of misfortune, can best tell how to improve the sunshine of prosperity, when it falls to their share to enjoy it.
Could we open the volume of futurity, and read the page which the impartial historian will dedicate to the memory of the transactions of our government, bad as is the opinion we entertain of our rulers, a still more horrid idea would be formed of their conduct; and the soul now given over to apathy, would rouse from its stupor, and exclaim, is this to be told to posterity! yes, would be the answer that would suggest itself; and your children's children will curse with a manatha those who have wantonly prostrated justice at the shrine of ungodliness, and shrouded iniquity in legal robes.
BOSTON, January 14.
Last week arrived at Newport, Capt. Greene in 52 days from Norway, in
Denmark.—Capt. Greene informs, that when the Danes were marching into Norway they were attacked by about 700 Swedes, and it was reported that the Danes lost 1000 men—after which the Danes crossed a river, came upon the back of the Swedes, and took them all prisoners;—the Russian army were within a few miles of Gottenburg, and would have taken it had not the King arrived in season, which prevented it.—The Swedes took 4000 barrels of provisions that were going to the Russian army—and that a Danish frigate arrived at Norway with orders for the army to leave Gottenburg on the 15th November.
French Edict and Ordinance.
Extract of a letter from France to a gentleman in this town, Nov. 21, 1788.
"No conveyance direct for our port has offered for several weeks, otherwise before this I should have informed you of an Edict published in this kingdom the last month, prohibiting foreign Whale Oil into any of our ports. Some doubts arose whether the Oil landed at our free ports, before the Edict was known at said ports, should be allowed a sale through the kingdom; when application being made to the Minister, he permitted the Oil so landed to have a free sale through the kingdom. All I can say on this head is, that you are on the same footing as the most favoured nation. It is not for your good, that you should suppose any nation will assist or do for you—whatever the fact may be."
"In Europe, the Minister of every nation has work enough to aid and watch over his own people—Your situation and your great increase of people; especially when your Continent can move as a nation, will enable you to take care of yourselves.—Much depends on your setting out right at first—A small family can be easier governed than a large one.—Industry and Economy, with good laws, which laws should always be executed—will give strength, happiness, security to property, and keep you long together."
Extract of a letter from Charleston, dated Dec. 17, 1788.
"The cause of Federalism gains ground in this State every day—and you may be assured, that the persons chosen to execute, and to appoint President, &c. for the execution of the New Government, will be men of unquestionable Federalism."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at New-York, to his friend at Kennebec, now in this town, dated Nov. 11.
"I can inform you, that spacious preparations are making with great agility for the accommodations of the New Congress in this city, by an elegant enlargement to the City-Hall. The walls of this addition, which are of brick, are nearly completed ready to raise the roof. This apartment is designed for the House of National Representatives. It is upwards of sixty feet diameter on the inside, and nearly in a circular figure. It has four fire-places—six or eight large arched windows—is thirty-five feet high, exclusive of concavity, with which the top is to be arched—and sustains a projecting gallery in the end opposite the seat of the President, for the benefit of spectators. The room of the National Senate, is to be under the roof of the Old Hall, on the second story to which the communication from the lower house will ascend by stairs. So that the common terms of upper and lower house, will be applicable here in a literal sense. The whole of this magnificent structure, when completed, is to be comprehended under one roof—and will form one entire edifice."
The proprietor of the land in Conway, in which the SILVER MINE was lately discovered, have petitioned the Supreme Executive, to grant leave to one of the convicts at Castle-William, and who is acquainted with Mineralogy, to assist in refining, and ex-
tracting the silver from the ore. A specimen of the virgin silver, the product of this mine, which this Mineralist refined on the Castle, in presence of the Commissary-General, and some other persons, was exhibited to the Council. It is said that one hundred weight of the crude ore, will produce sixteen ounces pure silver.
PORTSMOUTH, January 21.
PRICE-CURRENT at Philadelphia, January 1, 1789.
  —Per barrel.—    Flour superfine 33s to 34s  common 30s to 31s  Bur-Middlings 22s 6d to 26s  Indian Meal 16s to 16s 6d  Tar 12s 6d  Pitch 17s 6d  Turpentine 12s 6d to 15s  Pork Burlington 31 15s  Beef Irish 31  country 50s to 53s  Mackrel 45s to 52s 6d  Herring 15s to 18s 9d  
  —Per Cwt.—    Ship-stuff 6s to 8s  Rice 24s to 25s  Muscovado Sugar 52s 6d to 62s 6d  James-river 30s to 40s  York 30s to 40s  Rappahannock 30s  Maryland, col'd, 45s  Western Shore, 25s to 27s  long leaf, 20s to 27s  Eastern Shore 35s to 37s  Best Carolina 35s to 37s  Inferior ditto 30s  Lead in pigs 55s  in bars 56s  Shot 58s  Steel German 70s  American 47s 6d to 52s 6d  Cordage imported 57s 6d to 60s  American 67s 6d  
  —Per thousand.—    Pipe 121  White-oak hoghead 71 10s  Red-oak ditto 61  Leogan 61  Barrel 31 15s  Heading (dressed) 91  Boards, oak 31 7s 6d to 41 5s  Pine 31 5s to 31 10s  
  —Per bushel.—    Wheat 5s 9d to 6s 3d  Rye 2s 8d to 2s 10d  Barley 4s 6d  Indian Corn 2s 6d to 2s 8d  Ditto new 2s to 2s 3d  Oats 1s 10½d to 2s  Flaxseed 3s 6d  Salt alum 2s 4d to 2s 6d  Liverpool 18d  
  —Per gallon.—    Rum, Jamaica 4s to 4s 6d  Windw. 3s 3d to 3s 9d  New Eng. 2s 2d to 2s 3d  Brandy 4s to 5s  Wine, Sherry 6s to 7s 6d  Malaga 4s to 5s  Molasses 21s to 22½d  
  —Per lb.—    Cotton 2s 3d  Hams 6d  Candles spermaceti 3s 2d  mould 11d to 13d  tallow 9d  Soap 5d½  Cheese, English 12d  Butter 6d  Chocolate 12d  Coffee 18d to 19d  Tea Hyson 15s  Souchong 9s 6d to 10s  Bohea 1s 10½d  Indigo, French 9s to 12s  Carolina 3s 6d to 8s  Hemp 5¾d to 6d  Starch 5d  Snuff 1s 6d  Loaf 11½d to 12d  Havana, white; 8d to 9d  brown 5½d  Naumegs 52s 6d  Cinnamon 4s to 7s  
NAVAL OFFICE, Port of Piscataqua, January 21, 1789. ENTERED from Brig Patty Wentworth, Mendum, Tobago CLEARED for Brig Polly, Smith, West-Indies.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Boston to his friend in this town, dated January 18, 1789.
"I am informed that last night's Post from New-York, brought accounts, that the Legislature of the State of New-York, could not agree either upon the manner of choosing, or the persons, for Electors; until after the time was elapsed, that they had NOT chosen Senators, and it was doubtful whether they would Representatives—that Clinton and his party were as Antifederal as ever."
By an account given by T Allen, keeper of the Intelligence-Office in New London, it appears that four ships—one snow—fifty-five brigs—thirty-eight schooners—and seventy-one sloops have been employed in the European and West-India trade from that port the year past. The total export of horses and cattle, in 1788, amounts to 6366.
The following resolution was agreed to in a committee of the whole house, at Albany, on the 22d ult. viz.
Resolved, as the opinion of this committee, that a committee be appointed to prepare a draft of an application of the legislature of this state to Congress, requesting them as soon as possible, to call a convention, for proposing amendments to the constitution of the United States.
Died, Mrs. Mehitable Odiorne, aged 86 years, relict of the late Jonathan Odiorne, Esq. of this town—also Mrs. Dorcas Miller, aged 57—and Mr. Joseph Tapley.—
S O R R O W.
WE should feel sorrow, but not sink under its depression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any. The wheel of fortune turns incessantly round, and who can say within himself, I shall to-day be uppermost? We should hold the immutable mean that lies between insensibility and anguish; our attempts should be, not to extinguish nature, but to redress it; not to stand unmoved at distress, but endeavour to turn every disaster to our advantage. Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Nathaniel A. Haven
continues to negotiate Continental & State Securities , at his Store in Marketstreet, where may be had as usual, a general assortment of Drugs, Medicines, and Groceries ,
at the lowest cash prices.
N. B. The highest price is given in cash for Final Settlements and Loan Office Certificates.
Portsmouth, Jan. 1789.
NOTICE is hereby given, That the EXCISE on spirituous liquors, and on other exciseable articles, enumerated in the excise act, will be farmed at the house of Mr. Benjamin Lamson, innholder in the town of Exeter, on Friday the 30th of January, instant, at which time and place the conditions of sale will be made known.
ARCH'D M'MURPHEY, SIMON WIGGIN, DUDLEY ODLIN, Exeter, Jan. 17th.
Sundry advertisements omitted this week shall appear in our next.

Parnassian Spring.
ON A YOUNG LADY.
My Celia's neck more white than snow,
With transport I descry ; Eternal sunshine on her brow, And pleasure in her eye.
What tho' she yields in charms of face To part of womankind ? Her's is the soul's attracting grace, And beauty of the mind.
Let others feast their ravish'd sight, On charms that soon decay ; Poor, empty phantom of delight, And pageant of a day !
From her the virtues, heav'nly train ! Their influence mild dispense ; While, willing, I embrace the chain, A captive to good sense !
Let idiots, sunk below mankind ! Their bliss in beauty place ; Preferring, by dark error blind, A Venus to a Grace .
But me, the good, the chaste, yet kind, Wounds more than beauty's dart ; Unbyass'd rectitude of mind, And honesty of heart.
Thus while, in Hymen's sacred bands, By charms of person led, The vulgar join their plighted hands, Of two, one flesh is made.
But us, one common with shall bound, One mutual fear controul ; And of two hearts the strings shall An Unison of soul. (found
The FOLLY of murdering TIME, and the ADVANTAGES of improving it.
TIME like a stream that hastens from the shore,
Flies to the ocean, where 'tis known no more :
All must be swallow'd in this endless deep,
And motion rest in everlasting sleep. DRYD. OVID.
MARLBOROUGH,
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Marlborough, who have not paid their state and county taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Tuesday the 10th day of February next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock before noon of said day, at the dwelling house of Jonathan Ball innholder in said Marlborough, as will pay the taxes and incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   State. county. N. R. s. d. q. d. q.     Andrew Armer 3 6 0 10 2 0   ditto 5 4 1 2 3 1   Sam'l Allison jr. 4 6 3 10 3 1   ditto 2 5 0 1 2 4   James Moore 81 0 0 10 2 0   ditto 106 0 0 3 1 0   Robert Allen 7 1 3 4 1 2   ditto 97 0 2 2 3 1   ditto 98 0 1 11 2 1   John Wilson 12 0 1 8 1 1   Sam'l Michel 6 6 1 1 2 1   ditto 12 7 1 7 1 1   Sam'l Cochran 3 2 3 8 0 3   Hugh Montgomery 1 8 3 4 1 2   John Cochran 25 0 1 8 0 1   Isaac Cochran 2 2 1 7 3 1   Soily & March 2 1 1 8 2 1   Meserve and Blanchard 66 0 6 2 2 4   Tho'm Wallingsford 4 0 0 10 1 0   ditto 11 0 2 10 3 1   DANIEL CUTTING, Constable.   Marlborough, November 4, 1788.  
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the estate of Jacob Jewett, late of Stratham, yeoman, deceased, are requested to exhibit the same immediately to Deborah Jewett, administratrix, in order for a speedy settlement. Stratham, January 1, 1789.
HANOVER.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Hanover, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Monday the 9th day of March next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Benjamin Hatch, innholder in said Hanover, at ten o'clock, A. M. as will pay the taxes with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Spec. Cert. Faci. N. Qty. s. d. q. d. q.     J. Downing r.l.t. 51 0 0 10 4 0 11   Samson Sheafe 4 100 1 7 8 0 0   ditto 5 60 0 10 4 0 9   Maj. Wentworth 5 100 1 7 8 1 10   Dr. Thornton R. 12 0 0 5 0 0 5   John Knight 3 100 1 7 8 1 10   ditto R. Lot 0 0 0 0 0 1 10   Hukins Storrs j'r. 5 100 1 9 9 2 3   ditto 23 60 0 4 2 4   ditto 3 100 0 10 8 0 11   Eleaz. Stoddard 1 100 1 7 0 1 10   Nath'l. Freeman 45 60 0 4 4 0 0   Abm. Blackman 7 100 1 7 8 1 10   Wm. Johnson 52 60 0 4 4 0 4   Hukins Storrs 27 60 0 4 4 0 4   Otis Freeman 2 100 2 11 4 3 10   Wm. Woodward 60 60 0 4 4 0 4   D. Richardson 17 0 0 8 8 0 8   ditto 61 60 0 8 4 0 4   Jon'a. Freeman 9 60 0 10 8 0 11   Prince Freeman 35 60 0 4 4 0 4   Saml. Storrs j'r. 59 60 0 4 8 0 4   Steven. Wilcott 50 0 0 9 8 0 0   John Sherwin R 28 0 0 8 0 0 0   ditto 15 100 1 11 5 1 5   ditto 27 60 0 0 4 0 4   Eben. Dunham 49 0 0 8 8 0 8   ditto 1 100 1 8 0 0 0   Sily. Freeman 5 100 1 9 0 0 0   Nath'l. Hopkins 2 100 1 9 0 0 0   Wm. Carey 38 60 0 4 0 0 4   Joseph Storrs 18 60 0 5 5 0 5   John Walbridge 6 60 0 0 0 0 5   Oziah Strong R 53 0 0 10 8 0 11   ditto 33 60 0 4 4 0 4   ditto 9 100 0 0 9 2 0   ISAAC BRIDGMAN, Constable.   Hanover, January 11, 1789.  
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Marlborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Tuesday the 17th day of February next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock before noon of said day, at the house of Major Richard Robards, innholder in said Marlborough, as will pay said taxes and incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   State. county. N. R. Qty. s. d. q. d. q.     Solly and March 2 1 100 0 11 1 4   Meserve and Blanchard 12 6 100 1 10 2 4   Marlborough. Dec. 12. 66 0 100 3 5 3 6   SAMUEL SARGENT, Constable.        State. county. N. R. s. d. q. d. q.     Richard Wibird 9 0 3 6 2 11   Thomas Noice 6 2 0 6 0 5   William Stevens 48 2 1 0 1 0   Benjamin Hale 25 2 2 0 1 8   Thomas Whittier 41 1 0 6 0 5   John Poor 54 2 0 9 0 7   Stephen Whittier 37 2 0 9 0 7   John Currer 23 1 0 9 0 3   JOSEPH WODLY, Collector.   Sutton, December 10th, 1788.  
— Law Book. —
Portsmouth, January 1789.
IT being very difficult to procure a complete set of the Laws of this State, passed since the Revolution, therefore, the following
PROPOSALS are handed to the public by the subscriber For Printing by Subscription All the Acts and Laws of the State of New-Hampshire, Passed since the Revolution up to the present day.
CONDITIONS.
 The work shall be neatly and correctly printed in one large Octavo Volume, with a beautiful new type, on good paper, with an index.  The price in law-binding shall be only fifteen shillings L. M. (which is less than one third part of the sum the State has heretofore paid for them unbound.)  Those who subscribe for six shall have a seventh gratis.  The work shall be committed to the press and completed with all possible expedition as soon as 500 books, only, are subscribed for.  No money to be paid until the books are ready for delivery, when punctual payment will be expected. 
JOHN MELCHER.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are also received by several gentlemen in various parts of the State, with whom subscription papers will be lodged.
NEW DURHAM.
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 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber on or before Thursday the 5th day of February next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at the house of Col. Thomas Tash, in said town, at ten o'clock A. M. as will pay the taxes, together with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   N. D. s. d.     John Footman and Thomas Stevenson 67 2 2 0   J. Mason & B. Bennet 69 2 4 0   Nicholas Perryman, Esq. 2 2 4 0   Jeremiah Burnham 13 1 3 0   ditto 0 2 4 0   Jerry Drifts & P. Moe 28 1 1 6   ditto 0 2 2 0   Matthew Livermore 26 2 4 0   John Wille jun'r 44 2 4 0   C. Wakeham & R. Denbo 59 2 4 0   Thos. Wallingsford, Esq. 60 2 3 0   William Jackson 47 2 4 0   John Crummett 51 2 4 2   Samuel Smith jun'r 30 1 1 0   ditto 0 2 4 6   Benjamin Jenkins 42 2 4 0   Ebenezer Jones 49 2 4 0   John & Francis Durgin 17 1 3 0   Benjamin Jackson 52 2 4 0   Samuel & Solomon Sias 92 2 4 0   James Smith 89 2 4 0   Walter Bryant, Esq. 74 2 4 0   Francis Drew and Abraham Stevenson 65 2 4 0   Ebenezer Bickford 27 2 4 0   Joseph Sias Esq. 80 2 4 0   Jonathan Chesley 73 2 4 0   Job Runnels 81 2 4 0   NATHAN KINESON, Collector.   New Durham, December 24th, 1788.  
ALL persons having any accounts open with the OVERSEERS of the POOR, are requested to exhibit them for adjustment: for which purpose the subscriber will attend at twelve o'clock every day, except Sundays, in January and February.
BENJAMIN DEARBORN.
Portsmouth, January 1789.
LOST in this town, a large paste oval KNEE-BUCKLE. If the person who has found the same, will leave it with the Printer hereof, he shall be handsomely rewarded. Portsmouth, Dec 26, 1788.
RANAWAY from me the subscriber, an apprentice BOY named Moses Rankins; whoever will take up said boy and return him to his master, free of expence shall have one shilling reward. JOHN EMERY. York, Dec. 30, 1788.
State of New-Hampshire.
WHEREAS application has been made to me the subscriber, by more than one sixteenth part of the proprietors of Stratford, in the county of Grafton and State of Newhampshire, to warn a meeting of said proprietors; these are therefore to warn them to meet at the house of Mr. James Brown in said Stratford on the first Monday of July, 1789, then and there to act on the following articles, viz: —1st To choose a Moderator to govern said meeting.—2d. To choose a Proprietors Clerk and Treasurer.—3d. To see if the Proprietors will grant a general tax sufficient to pay off the expence for laying out and allotting the town, clearing digging and bridging a road through the same, together with the former lawful services which have been advantageous to the whole propriety, with other intervening expence.—4th. To choose a Committee to adjust all accounts and settle with the Treasurer.—5th. To see if the Proprietors will ratify, confirm and establish the allotment of the town in whole or in part as they see cause and to divide, or dispose of the remaining part of the same as they judge proper.—6th. To appoint lot-layers according to law.—7th. To choose a Committee to arrange and transcribe the proprietors Book of Records or such part thereof as is legal, and according to law.—8th. To ratify and confirm or nullify any former Vote or Votes of the Proprietors that can be done according to law.—9th. To agree on the quantity of improvements already made, or to be made by some certain time to entitle a proprietor to a pitch of a first and second division lot.—10th. To choose a Committee or Agents to transact any business that does or may concern the Proprietors.—11th. To see what encouragement by grants of land the Proprietors will give for Mill privileges.—12th. To see what encouragement by grants of land the Proprietors will give for a School, and the first settled Minister that shall settle in said town.—13th. To see if the Proprietors will lay out a town plot according to charter.—14th. To choose Assessors and Collector.—15th. To appoint Surveyors of highways and to see what the Proprietors will give per day for highway work surveying and other services.—16th. To lay out and divide the pine timber in said town, and any other matter that may concern the proprietors. JEREMIAH EAMES, Justice Peace.
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