Fowle's New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser ([Portsmouth, N.H.]), 1785-11-11 00:00:00

F O W L E's  NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, A N D  GENERAL
THE  ADVERTISER.
F R I D A Y,
N O V E M B E R 11, 1785.
P O R T S M O U T H: By MELCHER AND OSBORNE,
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN PAVED STREET.
VOL. XXIX.] "OPEN TO ALL PARTIES—INFLUENCED BY NONE:—WE AIM ONLY TO BE JUST." No. 1516.
TO BE SOLD By Joseph Haven,
At his Shop in Pav'd Street, PORTSMOUTH.
C RIMSON, scarlet, blue, white, green and yellow Baizes. Coatings. Rattens. Duffil. Midling & low priced Broad-Cloths. German Serges. Crapes, double and single Camblets. Poplins. Bird-Eye-Stuff. Calamancoes. Durants. Tammies. Shalloons. Lastings. Sattinets. Princess-stuff. Prunelles. Three quarters, seven eighths, and yard-wide Irish Linnens. Brown-Holland. Chintzes and printed Linnens. Cotton and Linnen Checks. Bed-tick. Linnen, cotton, silk & cotton, gauze, love and silk Handkerchiefs. Plain and fig'd Lawns. Cambric. Taste. Black Laces. Black and white Gauzes. Milinett. Coarse and fine Straw and Chip Hats. Ribbands. Snail. Cap-Wire. Hat and Bosom Pins. Plumes. Fans. Moco Sleeve Buttons. Tapes. Qualities. Garters. Threads. Crewels. Sewing Silk. Twist. Pins. Meas worsted, cotton, linnen and silk Hose. Youth's worsted Hose. Worsted and Kilmar-nock Caps. Men's beaver and lamb colour'd Gloves.
L ADIES silk, worsted, kid, lamb and chamos Gloves and Mitts. Velvets. Corduroys. Jeans. Fultians. Dutch-Cord. Buckram. Sattins. Modes. Lutstring. Taffeties. Sarsnets. Men's beaver, castor, and felt Hats. Foolscap and pott Paper. Bibles. Testaments. Spelling Books. Watts' Songs. States. Wafers. Ink-Powder. Brals and paper Ink-Pots. Harry the VIIIth's and Merry Andrew Cards. LONDON PEWTER, consisting of Dishes, Plates, Bacons, Tankards, Pint pots, Tea pots, Table and Tea Spoons. Common and Brals nos'd Bellows. Warming-Pans. Knives and Forks. Penknives. Scissars. Curry-Combs. Chamber and Cup-board Locks, Cork-Screws. Shoe Buckles. Metal, Death-Head and Baskett Buttons. Snuff-Boxes. Combs. BOHEA TEA. Indigo. Snuff. Mustard. LYNN made Russel, Calimanco and Lasting Shoes. Hair-powder. Pomatums. Looking-glasses. Twine, and Dolls.
Any of the above Articles, or CASH, given for
FLAX - SEED.
A N E C D O T E.
A GENTLEMAN the other day meeting a Lady in the Park—who had that morning laid on an unusual stucco of white paint, asked a friend who she was. Lady—, replied the other.—Is she married?—Yes, and she and her Lord are second Pyramus and Thisbe, for if you observe her face, he must kiss her through a wall.
CHARLESTON, (S. Carolina) Sept. 8.
We are informed, that the coolness which was likely to take place between the Court of France and the United States, respecting the demand for the giving up M. Longchamps, is entirely removed—that Court having relinquished the demand.—This event must create a general joy in all who are friends to our happy union.
N E W - Y O R K, Oct. 25.
Intelligence brought by the Grange, Capt. Roberts, which arrived at Philadelphia on Tuesday last, after a passage of 27 days from Liverpool.
L O N D O N, August 26.
Our friends on the other side of the channel have over looked wittfully on Ireland, as an excellent place for arms; should their fleet ever be able to procure them the possession, adieu to our superiority! adieu to the glory of Britain! The measures of our rulers cannot but attract their attention, and no doubt inspires them with the hopes of being once more the asserters of freedom, and as successful as they were in promoting that glorious cause on the other side of the Atlantic. The Spaniards would not long want a plea, as usual; the Musquito shore is now teeming with the embryo, and we shall have the same number of friends as on a former occasion. O Britain! where is thy strength! those parents of thy greatness, thy trade, thy commerce; have received so many wounds, that their former vigour is decaying fast, and with them, they must fall to rise no more.
What is become of all the boastings of the ministerial runners, that the propositions would be carried in Ireland by a great majority? We find on the very first question, notwithstanding the notorious venality of that parliament, the minister can only obtain a majority of nineteen, and on the second but sixteen. If such then is his success when backed by the whole strength of the Castle influence, what must be the consequence, when the present minority find themselves supported by the whole force of the people, who universally execrate Mr. Pitt's infamous attempt to deprive Ireland of her constitutional independency? Why that the sleepy duke and his sapient secretary will be driven with the most infamous disgrace from a country which they have meanly attempted to enslave.
The Hon. Mr. Temple, his Majesty's envoy to the American states, attended the levee at St. James's, on Friday, and last Saturday set out with his lady for Portsmouth, there to embark to New-York, the present residence of the American Congress.
Sept. 6. It is rather singular that France should be fitting out ships for a cruise at this season of the year: but it is certain that they had no intelligence of the probability of the Irish rejecting the proposition; and it is also clear that they were not advised by some hot headed Irishman, to have a fleet in readiness, in case of any national dispute in which their assistance might be required? God forbid either of these cases should have foundation; but who can recollect what was said in the English house of peers, by the great and good man, Lord Camden, and in the Irish house of commons, by the attorney-general, without feeling a pang for both countries, and forming a wish that some regulations were adopted to give individuals of both kingdoms one heart and one mind, which it is so much for their interest they should have.
A letter from Madrid, dated July 23, says, "An object, which affects us very nearly, is the rupture of the negotiation with Algiers. It was believed peace was on the point of being concluded with the Barbarian regency: At present it is no more thought of. Their corsairs have taken one of our ships, at the moment when we were ready to give passports to the Algerine vessels. It appears, that according to the interpretation which they would give to the treaty on point of being concluded, peace was to be observed on the open sea; but mutual liberty was to be given to destroy the ships of both parties on their respective coasts. A condition so absurd could not be acceptable. Some persons attribute it to the intrigues of a certain power which has successfully thwarted our negotiation."
Thursday three capital houses in the city were obliged to stop payment, on account of the remittances
from America not arriving according to promise, for goods sent to this country. This however, is not the whole of the misfortune; several other houses are unfortunately engaged in the same line of commerce, and if their remittances do not arrive in proper time, they must experience the same fate. The change wore a gloomy appearance on this occasion, and each merchant returned to his counting-house, eager to discover how far his name was involved.
It is a fact, that the greatest warlike preparations are making in the dock-yards in France, and the belief that a speedy rupture will take place in this country, is the subject of general conversation. This we have the authority of a gentleman of veracity, just arrived from the continent.
The great flood in Ireland has overwhelmed the Pitt, and a torrent of argument undermined the Castle.
The following is extracted from a particular account of the treatment of Captain Ervin and his people, during their captivity at Morocco. "Captain Ervin being ordered before the emperor of Morocco, among other things was asked what religion he professed, and whether the Americans worshipped the sun, moon and stars? On his informing him the Americans worshipped one God who ruled in Heaven, he replied, then I am at peace with your nation; but ordered him and his people to Moggadore, where they were put under the care of a Jew, who supplied the captain with money weekly, taking an account of the same, to furnish him and his people with provisions. Some time afterwards the emperor arrived at Moggadore, where the captain and crew were ordered before him, when he informed them that he did not consider them as slaves, and that they were at liberty to go about the country without molestation, but they must not attempt an escape from his dominions, until some person appeared to release them; and that he considered the Americans as free a people as Englishmen, and ought to pay him the same respect as other christian nations did. After some stay at Moggadore, they were all ordered again before the emperor at Morocco, who told them they were delivered up to the Spanish Ambassador; and that they were to be sent to Cadiz, where they were to be delivered to Mr. Harrison, the American consul. He then asked them if they had been well used, and if they had had a sufficient supply of provisions during their stay in his dominions, to which they replied in the affirmative. He then said he should send orders to his Bashaw to restore them every thing which belonged to them. From Morocco they were ordered to Tangiers where they embarked on board a Spanish ship for Cadiz."
We feel a particular pleasure in being able, from a coincidence of circumstances, to allay the apprehensions which have for some time past tortured the public mind, relative to the hostilities of the Algerines, from the very particular letter of M. de Soulange to the Consul of Nantz, by whom it has been said to have been transmitted in an inclosure to the Consuls of l'Orient. The whole is most incontestibly a fabrication, as will appear to any person who considers the following statement: This inauspicious letter bears date the 14th of July. London papers of so very late a date as the 6th of September, make no mention of the commencement of hostilities, or even the declaration of war. So very important a topic could not have escaped the industry of the London paragraphists, so eager and watchful to lay violent hands upon every flitting rumour, however vague and ill-founded, and to rack and torture it into every possible point of view, in order to amuse and gratify their politic-struck readers.—By the London price current, of July 29, it appears that the insurance on American vessels, was done at three and a half per cent—and by a paragraph in the London Public Advertiser of August 23, we find five guineas per cent, was the rate to the West-Indies and the different ports in America. He who runs may read. In fact, to give any credit to this famous letter of M. de Soulange, after such convincing proof of its falsehood, would surely entitle a person to a statue of lunacy.

By a late arrival at Philadelphia, from England, we have the following Articles, viz.
P A R I S, August 13.
M DE VERGENNES having long since acknowledged the possibility of re-establishing the India trade on its former footing, he now adheres closely to his plan. Seconded by the French Ambassador at Constantinople, one of our merchants has at length succeeded in removing the obstacles which opposed this vast enterprise. We are assured that we shall soon see some Arrets of Council issued to establish this commerce on a solid basis.
L' O R I E N T, August 16.
Paul Jones is arrived here from Paris, to fit out three ships on his own account, it is said, of which he will take the command, on an expedition to Kamtschatka to purchase furs, and establish a factory. This he is enabled to do, by having lately received four hundred thousand livres for the prizes he took in the war.
L O N D O N, Aug. 23.
The Quebec fleet, now going out, is to carry over 1500 soldiers, for the better protection of our frontier places near the American settlements.
Yesterday Sir John Johnson set out for Portsmouth, to embark for Canada, with a commission on negotiation with certain Indian nations.
The French have at last succeeded in their long projected design of reviving the East-India trade, by its ancient channel, through the gulph of Persia, and by way of Alexandria. Every thing we are assured, is finally settled with the Beys of Egypt, and the Chiefs of the Arabs of the Desert, who, in consideration of some trifling duties, have agreed to ensure the safe passage of the caravans, and to grant them proper escorts. Though this negotiation was carried on with the greatest secrecy, the English residing in Egypt had notice of it, and used every effort to render it abortive, but without success.
A partial change in the cabinet is now essential, and will soon take place; they cannot go without it. In the mean time no plan is formed, as yet, with regard to their further proceeding in the Irish business. The Marquisses have been consulted, and very liberal offers made to different Peers to join administration in this arduous task.
A merchant in this city has received a letter from Amsterdam, which says, that their trade to Spain is for the present almost at a stand, on account of the number of Barbary vessels cruising in the Mediterranean. They have received advice that the last two ships which failed from thence are both taken and carried into Algiers. The crews were not sent up the country, but employed immediately, to work upon some new fortification erecting at the mouth of the harbour.
Aug. 29. A letter from Madrid, dated July 23, says, "An object, which affects us very nearly, is the rupture of the negotiations with Algiers. It was believed peace was on the point of being concluded with the Barbarian regency: At present it is no more thought of. Their corsairs have taken one of our ships, at the moment when we were ready to give passports to the Algerine vessels. It appears, that according to the interpretation which they would give to the treaty on the point of being concluded, peace was to be observed on the open sea; but mutual liberty was to be given to destroy the ships of both parties on their respective coasts. A condition so absurd could not be acceptable.—Some persons attribute it to the intrigues of a certain power, which has successfully thwarted our negotiation."
Sept. 3. Thursday three capital houses in the city were obliged to stop payment, on account of the remittances from America not arriving according to promise, for goods sent to that country. This however, is not the whole misfortune; several other houses are unfortunately engaged in the same line of commerce, and if their remittances do not arrive in proper time, they must experience the same fate. The Change wore a gloomy appearance on this occasion, and each merchant returned to his counting house, eager to discover how far his name was involved.
Extract of a Letter from Paris, August 5,
"Count de Grafte has been at Court; he was presented to the King and royal family by the Marechal de Castries, minister of the marine department, with whom the Count afterwards dined. No one is surprised at this flattering reception, since it is known that Mr. de Castries has always been the friend and protector of the unfortunate prisoner of the English Admiral."
The packet which government received by the last New-York mail, was the occasion of the Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday evening, at the Secretary of State's office. We learn that Congress have submitted some proposals relative to commerce, to which an immediate answer has been requested, as the majority of the American States were desirous of a commercial treaty being directly settled with Great-Britain.
It is a fact, that the greatest warlike preparations are making in the dock-yards in France, and the belief that a speedy rupture will take place with this country is the subject of general conversation. This we have from the authority of a gentleman of veracity, just arrived from the continent.
The Duke of Richmond is gone to take a survey of the fortifications in the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, in order to see what repairs or new erections may be necessary.
The overthrow of the Minister in Ireland has been most complete indeed. Never was there a more shameful retreat. Begging forgiveness and forbearance, on solemn assurance of future good conduct, is the most abject of all submissions.
The Spaniards have been guilty of a piece of bad policy in appointing an American Inspector-General of the West-India trade with the United States. The consequence will be, a smuggling trade with the Americans in prohibited articles, which will prove so profitable, as in a short time to seize the whole by force.
Sept. 6. We hear from good authority, that, notwithstanding the triumph obtained by the people of Ireland
over ministry, in regard to propositions, Mr. Flood still intends to bring forward his motion, declaratory of the legislative independence and omnipotent authority of the Irish parliament.
Extract of a letter from Brussels, Aug. 23.
"This day's Dutch post brings an account of a dangerous insurrection in Urach, and that troops were marching to quell the insurgents, who, when the post came away, had formed themselves into a military position, as if determined to face all opposition."
P H I L A D E L P H I A, October 25.
We hear that one of the first acts of the new Assembly will be to lower their own wages, and to reduce the expenses of government, which now amount to the monstrous sum of near £. 50,000 a year.
The following is a copy of a written paper received yesterday from Fayal by a gentleman of this city.
We the Judges and all the other officers of the Town-Hall, of this Village of Orta, island of Fayal,
HEREBY make it known to all the inhabitants of the United Provinces of America, that in this and the adjoining islands of the Azores we are in very great distress for provisions, particularly for Indian corn and flour; and although we have given orders for some of these articles to be sent us from other places, the failure of our crop is such as still intimidates us; and obliges us to take the present method, by a publication in all news-papers on the continent, of making it known to the subjects of America, that to encourage them to come here with all kind of eatables, those that arrive shall be subject to no duties on their imports, a saving of such consequence as we think will enable them to make good voyages. The kindness we have always shown the vessels of America, in some degree merits that they would attend to our present distress with immediate supplies, which we hope they will.
Passed in this Village of Orta, Island of Fayal, with the Seal of the Town Hall annexed, and so as to authenticate this our publication.
Signed by the Judge, the 30th
of August, 1785.
JOSEPH FELIPE FERREIRA CABRAL.
N E W - Y O R K, October 31.
Extract of a letter from Madrid, dated August 30.
"An affair very interesting to monarchy has this day fixed the attention of the Spaniards. At the moment we were flattering ourselves with the success of the negotiation with the Regency of Algiers, we learn that all the hopes of a peace with the Algerine pirates are vanished. It is true, we never thought our Monarch would subscribe to the humiliating conditions of peace, which most of the foreign gazettes mentioned, and which first arose from a single letter written from the Algiers, by some designing person; but we know the King offered great sacrifices to induce the Regency to an accommodation, all which have been without the desired effect; and it is well known that that nation, which is a natural enemy to all her competitors for commerce, has worked so effectually underground, as to render the mediation of France of no effect. The Dey had carried his presumption so far as to stipulate, "That the peace to be concluded on, shall be observed only in open sea, but that the hostilities shall continue on both sides on the coasts of the two empires." In consequence of a refusal to an accommodation so extraordinary, and suggested with a design to render the negotiation abortive, the Algerine corsairs have already seized on one of our vessels. His Majesty has caused to be inserted in the Court Gazette, the orders which he has thought proper to give, in consequence of breaking of the conference, and of his free attack of the pirates."
S A L E M, November 8.
On Wednesday last, in the afternoon, before the Supreme Judicial Court, sitting in this town, came on, by review, the trial of the action brought by Mr. John Murray against the first parish in Gloucester, for the recovery of Monies due to him as a publick Teacher of Piety, Religion and Morality, and which had been taken by distraint from certain persons, hearers of Mr. Murray, in order to be applied to the support of the Minister of the parish. The Counsel were, Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Hitchbourne for the Plaintiff, Mr. Parsons and Mr. Bradbury for the Defendant. The pleadings were finished on Thursday evening, when the Judges delivered their respective opinions of the case, as founded upon the third article of the Bill of Rights, and committed it to the Jury. At ten o'clock the next day, they came into Court, when the Foreman declared, that they could not agree upon a verdict;—on which the Court referred the decision of the cause to the next term.
P O R T S M O U T H, Nov. 11.
On Saturday last, being the fifth of November, or Pope-day, the inhabitants of this town were entertained with a curious exhibition:—not of Guy Fox and his companions, as usual, but of a character in whom America has been deeply interested—that of BENEDICT ARNOLD, the American traitor.
The figure that represented this infamous and abandoned character was strikingly emblematical.—An old hat, greasy and dirty, covered his infernalship's head, on either side of which appeared a face—or, 'two faces under one hat,'—His cloaths were all rather the worse for wear, particularly his breeches and stockings, which were shockingly out of repair; a rusty sword graced a scurvy belt which encircled his waist;—the different passions of guilt, envy, malice, deception, flattery, false valour, mock-patriotism, &c. were strongly imprinted on his countenance—to conclude—it was supposed by some, every feature examined, to be the nicest representation ever exhibited. It was paraded through the town, to the immortal honor of the young patriots who conducted this affair, neither of whom have yet entered
their teens.—We cannot say whether it was committed to the flames—but suppose it was consigned to a dissolution more infamous.
The following paragraph appeared in the last Salem and Boston news-papers: "We hear from Concord, in the State of New-Hampshire, that the Honourable JOHN SULLIVAN, Esq. Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Major-General of the Militia of that State, and late a Major-General in the Continental army, died at that place, in an apoplectic fit, Thursday evening last."—With pleasure we contradict the above, and assure our readers that the General still lives—emphatically and politically lives;—and we hope, long will continue one of the Morning Stars of New-Hampshire.
The Great and General Court of this State finish their sessions this week—we have not been able to obtain the result of their deliberations—only that paper-money, after a judicious hearing, was thrown out as a member not worthy the honours of citizenship.
DIED] Mr. William Martin, aged 39, Miss Martha Chadborn, aged 14, Daughter of Mr. Thomas Chadborn of this town; a child of Mr. Philip Yeaton's.
M A R I N E L I S T. PORT of PISCATAQUA, November 11, E N T E R E D, Sloop Betsey, Parker, from Philadelphia. C L E A R E D. Brig Sophia, Roberts, for Baltimore. Sloop Two Brothers Holman, T. bago.
THE COURT OF DEATH.
D EATH, the king of terrors, was determined to chuse a prime minister, and his pale courtiers, the ghastly train of diseases, were all summoned to attend: when each preferred his claim to the honour of this illustrious office. Fever urged the numbers he destroyed; cold Palsy set forth his pretensions by shaking all his limbs; and Dropsy, by his swelled, unwieldy carcase. Gout hobbles up, and alledged his great power in racking every joint; and Asthma's inability to speak, was a strong though a silent argument in favour of his claim. Stone pleaded his violence; Plague his rapid progress in destruction; and Consumption, though slow, insisted that he was sure. In the midst of this contention, the court was disturbed with the noise of music, dancing, feasting and revelry; when immediately a lady entered, with a bold lascivious air, and a flushed and jovial countenance: she was attended on the one hand by a troop of cooks and bacchanals; and on the other by a train of wanton youths and damsels, who danced half naked to the softest musical instruments: her name was INTemperance. She waved her hand, and thus addressed the crowd of Diseases.—Give way ye sickly band of pretenders, nor dare to vie with my superior merit in the service of that great Monarch. Am not I your parent? the author of your beings? Do ye not derive your power of shortening human life, almost wholly from me? Who then so fit for this important office? The grisly Monarch grinned a smile of approbation, placed her at his right hand, and she immediately became his prime favourite, and principal minister.
From the CENTINEL.
USURY—Our Nation's Curse.
Quest. W HAT is the principal cause of the depreciated state of our publick securities.
Anf. Usury.
Q. What has reduced the prices of our lands and real estates in general?
A. Usury.
Q. What is murder, adultery, robbery, and every other species of villainy inferior to?
A. Usury.
God grant our Political Fathers, as the Guardian Angels of our country, may speedily adopt some effectual measures to destroy this worst of evils.

By the United States in Congress assembled, Oct. 12, 1785.
WHEREAS it is indispensably necessary, for the support of federal government, that the states should supply their quotas of money, for the purposes stated in the estimates of the subsisting requisitions of Congress.
And whereas certificates for the interest arising on loan-office certificates, and other certificates of liquidated debts previously to the last day of December, 1782, from the deficiencies of some of the states to comply with the requisition of the fourth of September, 1782, and 27th and 28th of April, 1784, will, in pursuance of the requisition of the 17th of September, 1785, be issued by the commissioners of the continental loan-offices in such states:
And whereas the extra certificates which the said commissioners may issue for the payment of the said interest should be called in or redeemed by the deficient states, in order to complete their respective quotas of the interest of the domestick debt, specified in the said requisitions of the 5th September, 1782, and the 27th and 28th of April, 1784:
Resolved, That the several states be earnestly called on to complete, without delay, the whole of their quotas of the requisitions last mentioned: And that such of the states as may be deficient in paying their respective quotas of the interest of the domestick debt pursuant to the said requisition, be required to collect and pay into the publick treasury the amount of such deficiencies, either in certificates to be issued by the commissioners of the continental loan-offices, pursuant to the requisition of the 27th September, 1785, for the payment of the said interest, or in specie, to be applied to the redemption of such certificates; provided that the sum so to be paid into the treasury in interest certificates as part of the requisition of the 27th and 28th of April, 1784, shall not at any time exceed the proportion of facilities to be paid into the treasury, agreeably to the requisition last mentioned.
NOTICE is hereby given that the common and undivided Land of the Tract of Land, granted to Ichabod Robie, Esq. and others, now known by the Name of Weare, agreeable to a Vote of the Proprietors for the Sale of said Land, is to be sold at Public Vendue, on Tuesday the Twenty-ninth Day of November next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, at the House of Zepheniah Breed in said Weare, the Articles of sale to be seen at Time and Place.
JOHN ROBIE, SAM. PHILBRICK, } Com. for Sale. JOHN GOVE. Weare, October 26, 1785.
FOR SALE BY AUCTION, ON THURSDAY NEXT, AT DEARBORN'S AUCTION ROOM, A VARIETY OF ARTICLES, AMONG WHICH ARE A QUANTITY OF Queen's China Ware, SOME NEW Windsor Chairs, &c. Portsmouth, Nov. 11th. 1785.
§ Gilmanton. § State of New Hampshire:
Notice is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Gilmanton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1784, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, on Tuesday the 13th day of December next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. at the house of Col. Antipas Gilman, inholder in said town, as will pay the taxes together with the incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   N. R. Q'ty s. d.    Rob. Auchmooty 4th div. lot. 193 0 15 0 3  Jeremiah Bean, part 2d 40 3 4 34 1 1  Jeremiah Connor, half 2d 40 33 2 20 0 5  Philip Connor, 2d 100 8 6 100 2 0  Jonathan Colcord, half 2d 100 15 3 50 1 3  Benjamin Clark, 2d 100 10 16 100 0 6  Nicholas Dudley 4th Div. 32 15 0 3  Truworthy Dudley, part 2d 100 11 3 74 0 6  James Dudley, part 2d 40 12 5 10 0 4  Ditto, part 2d 100 13 8 14 0 6  Cornelius Drisco, 4th div. 153 15 0 3  Richard Dolfos, part of 2d 100 11 10 12 0 5  Samuel Elkins, 4th div. 179 15 0 3  Jabez Fitch, part 1st 40 5 3 5 0 4  John Frost, Esq. 2d 100 4 14 100 4 0  Edward Fisfield, 2d 40 16 3 40 1 3  Ditto 2d 100 57 100 4 6  Nicholas Gilman, Esq; 2d 40 12 3 40 0 5  Ditto, 1st 100 15 14 100 6 0  Ditto 2d 100 14 10 100 2 0  Ditto 4th division 160 15 0 3  Peter Gilman, 1st 40 6 4 40 0 1  Daniel Gilman, 4th division 20 15 0 3  John Gilman, jr. 2d 40 35 4 40 0 8  Andrew Glidden, 1st 100 2 2 100 1 6  Ditto 2d 100 3 6 100 1 6  Ditto 4th division 168 15 0 3  Robert Gilman, 2d 40 38 4 40 1 3  Joseph Hall, 1st 40 15 1 40 2 0  Ditto 1st 100 14 9 100 6 0  Edward Hilton, part 1st 100 2 5 50 3 0  Col. M. Hunking part 1st 100 4 7 87 1 4  John Kimball, part 1st 40 2 2 10 0 6  Ditto 1 quarter part 1st 100 10 17 25 0 3  Ditto 1 quarter part 2d 100 5 16 25 0 3  James Leavitt, jr. part 2d 100 39 66 1 4  Stephen Lyford, 2d 40 25 2 40 0 8  John Lord, part 2d 40 20 2 25 0 5  Moses Leavitt, half 2d 40 2 3 20 0 11  Nathaniel Ladd, half 2d 40 6 3 20 0 3  William Moore, 2d 40 31 3 40 1 3  Ditto 2d 100 6 15 100 3 0  John Odlin, jr. 4th division 15 4 15 0 3  Jotham Odiorne, Esq. part 2d 40 4 4 13 0 5  Jethro Parson, 4th division 170 15 0 3  Thomas Pierce, 2d 40 33 4 40 1 3  Ditto 4th division 17 15 0 3  Ephraim Philbrick half 1st 100 5 17 50 0 6  Ditto half 2d 100 14 4 50 0 9  Theophilus Smith, jr. half 1st 100 11 11 50 1 0  Joseph Sinkler, half 2d 100 10 11 50 0 9  Oliver Smith, 2d 40 35 2 40 1 3  Ditto 2d 100 8 10 100 1 6  Richard Tinkler, 2d 40 34 5 40 1 3  Ditto 4th division 102 15 0 3  Henry Sherburne, part 2d 40 19 2 20 0 3  Ditto part 1st 100 9 8 80 1 2  Ditto part 2d 100 12 8  80 1 2  Edward Thing, part 1st 100 16 13 50 1 0  Nathaniel Webster, 2d 40 8 8 40 0 8  Peter Weare 2d 100 9 7 100 2 6  Andrew Wiggin, part 1st 40 6 3 7 0 6  Ditto 2d 40 19 5 40 1 3  Ditto part 1st 100 7 14 44 1 9  Shadrah Walton, Esq. 2 3 40 1 3  Thomas Westbrook, Esq. 1st 40 1 5 40 1 3  Ditto 2d 40 12 4 40 0 5  Ditto 1st 100 2 3 100 1 0  Ditto 2d 100 10 7 100 4 6  Ditto 4th division 143 15 0 3  Richard Waldron, jr. 2d 40 8 4 40 0 5  Ditto 1st 100 5 6 100 1 6  Ditto 2d 100 10 2 100 1 6  Ditto 4th division 1 15 0 3  Jonathan Young, 1st 40 43 3 40 0 8  Ditto 2d 40 2 7 40 0 8  Ditto 1st 100 4 3 100 1 0  Ditto 4th division 155 15 0 3  
   N. R. Q'ty s. d.    Governor Wentworth's five one 1 12 100 1 6  hundred acre lots, laid out in 2 12 71 1 1  the 11th and 12th range 3 12 100 1 6  Part of 2 11 100 1 6  3 11 100 1 6    JUDE BEAN, Collector for 1784. Gilmanton, October 22, 1785.
‡ Rindge ‡
TO be sold at publick vendue, on Thursday the 30th day of December next, at ten o'clock A. M. at the house of Capt. Solomon Cutter, inholder in Rindge, so much of the following lots of land, laying in Rindge, as will pay the following tax with incidental charges unless prevented by previous payment, viz.
   No. R. s. d.    John Thompson's place, part of 19 9  Ditto, part of 19 10 3  Samuel Parker's place, 13 10 5 6  Jonathan Parker, jun'r. 13 7 4 10  Do. 34 Acres, 19 3 0 1  20 3 0 1  
The above lots were rated in my rate-list for the year 1784, to the State-tax.
EDWARD RINDGE, Constable of Rindge for the year 1784. Rindge, October 8th, 1785.
TO BE SOLD By George Odiorne,
At his Shop in Exeter,
Sewall's ALMANACK for 1786,
By the Hundred, Dozen, or Single, as low as they can be purchased of the Printers.—A L S O—
West-India and English Goods, At the lowest Cash prices.
TO BE SOLD, On very reasonable Terms,
Several valuable Lots of LAND, in the Township of Wendell, (formerly called Saville.) For further particulars, apply to JONATHAN CALL, of Newbury-Port. Newbury-Port, Nov. 10, 1785.
The Public Vendue held the 17th inst. at the Store belonging to the House lately occupied by Thomas Penhallow, merchant, deceased, stands adjourned to Monday the 28th of November, when will be sold,
Several PARCELS of LAND, viz. One half of 100 Acre Lot of Land in Raymond, No. 14, in the North Div. one half of one 60 Acre Lot of Land, in Derryfield, fourth Div. No. 53; one half of one 40 Acre Lot of Land in Chester, 5th Div. No. 27; one half of one 10 Acre Lot of Land, in the 6th Div. in said Chester, No. 101; lately the Estate of the said deceased.
JOHN PENHALLOW, Adminis'r. Portsmouth, Oct. 10.
State of New Hampshire.
THE subscribers, appointed commissioners to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of John Casey, late of Epsom, in the county of Rockingham, trader, deceased, represented insolvent; give notice that six months from the date hereof, are allowed the creditors to exhibit their claims, and that they will be ready to receive them on the first Wednesday of the five following months, at the house of the widow Elizabeth McClary in said Epsom, at 10 o'clock, A. M. of each of said days.
JEREMIAH EASTMAN, JOSEPH MARCH, RICHARD JENNESS. } Commissioners.
Epsom, November 8, 1785.
ROCKINGHAM, ss. THE Creditors to the Estate of Caleb Greenleaf Adams, late of Exeter, in said County, Physician, deceased, represented insolvent, are hereby notified that Six Months from the Date hereof are allowed them to exhibit their Claims against said Estate; and that the Subscribers appointed Commissioners to receive and examine said Claims will attend that Business at the late Dwelling-House of said deceased, on the last Monday of this and the five following Months, from Three to Six o'Clock, P. M. ELIPHALET HALE, WILLIAM PARKER, jr. } Commissioners Exeter, Nov. 4. 1785.
A HORSE, suitable for either Saddle or Carriage, to be sold. Enquire of the Printers.

H O M E.
WHERE'ER I go, where'er I roam; I find no spot like NATIVE home; A hope, a wish that's undefin'd, To humble home secures my mind: Though lowly quite, domestic too, Each transport there was full, was true.
The humble mansion, free from pride, Where peace and rural gods reside, Where calm content, that heav'nly guest, Ennobler of the human breast, Was ever wont to cheer my days, To sooth, to soften, and to please.
The straw-clad cottage, rural swain, The wood-land scene, the op'ning plain, The true crown'd bank, the noisy mill, The falling stream, the ceaseless rill, The nodding steep with hazels crown'd, The bending boughs with nuts embrown'd, The gabbling geese, the whistling clown, The laugh of bliss, of true renown, The rose lip'd virgin breathing worm Delight, suffus'd with every charm, The scene of mirth, the village train, Commence their gambols o'er the plain. These joys in early days were mine, I wish—But why should man repine?
Ye Gods! give monarchs what ye please. Give me but HOME and rural ease Give gold to every sordid foul, But keep me from its mean controul; Give me a mod'rate share of health, With peace, a friend, some books, and health; These bound my wishes—Speak, ye grea', If this be pride, or pomp, or state!
George Jerry Osborne
PROPOSES to open his EVENING-SCHOOL on Monday-Evening next, provided a suitable Number of Scholars attend. Sensible of the present scarcity of Cash, he is determined to make the Terms of Payment every way convenient. For further Par- ticulars apply to him at his House a few Rods below the South School-House. Portsmouth, October 20, 1785.
TO BE SOLD
By the PRINTERS hereof,
A genteel CHAISE, with Harness,
For which West-India Goods or Certificates
will be received in part pay.
Intelligence-Office.
GENTEEL LODGINGS for the reception of Ladies or Gentlemen, in a polite, quiet family, a minute's walk from the Court-House.
WANTED,
A LAD, 15 or 16 years of age, well recommended, for tending a store.
WANTS A PLACE,
A HOUSE MAID.
Enquire of B. DEARBORN.
Portsmouth, Nov. 4th, 1785.
TAKE NOTICE.
THE Vendue which was to have been held at the house of the Widow Dorothy Pickering, stands adjourned to Tuesday, the 22d day of November inst. at 12 o'clock, A. M.
DOROTHY PICKERING.
ALL Persons having any Demands upon the Estate of the Reverend JOHN TUCK, late of Epsom, deceased, are desired to exhibit their Accounts to the Widow MARY TUCK, of Epsom, Administratrix upon said Estate. And all Persons indebted to said Estate are desired to make immediate Payment to said Administratrix. Epsom, October 20, 1785.
Just Published
By MELCHER and OSBORNE, And ready for sale by the Hundred, Dozen, or Single, at the OLD Printing- Office in Paved Street, and by the Au- thor at his Seat in York:
SE WALL'S GENUINE ALMANACK
For the Year of Christian Era, 1786:
Being the 2d after Bissextile or Leap-Year. Calculated for the meridian of PORTSMOUTH, NEW- HAMPSHIRE, Latitude 43 deg. 5 min. North, But will serve for any of the NEW-ENGLAND States.
CONTAINING Every Thing necessary for such a Work; with a variety of Entertainment in Prose and Verse.
Great Allowance made to those who purchase to sell again.
Portsmouth, October 7, 1785.
EXCISE.
The year having expired for which the Subscriber purchased the EXCISE, he requests that all concerned, would have their Accounts ready to settle with him at the Times and Places hereafter mentioned, viz. those in Portsmouth, who have not settled al- ready, at the House of Mr. Henry Sherburne, on Sat- urday, the 29th of October; at Mr. Shadrick Bell's, in New-Castle, on Tuesday, the 1st of November; at Mr. George Libbey's, in Greenland, on Thursday the 3d ditto; at Mr. Benjamin Garland's, in Rye, on Fri- day the 4th ditto; at Mr. Benjamin Leavitt's, in North-Hampton, on Saturday, the 5th ditto; at Capt. Caleb Sanborn's, in Hampton, on Monday, the 7th dit- to; at Mr. John Shute's, in New-Market, on Wednes- day, the 9th ditto; at Capt. Robert Clark's, in Epping, on Friday, the 11th ditto; at Mr. Jonathan Blake's, in Kingstown, on Monday, the 14th ditto.
Jonathan Cals, Excise-Master.
N. B. The reason of all the Towns not being men- tioned in the Subscriber's District, some are so very handy, and others pay so small excise, he thinks it unne- cessary; but he begs they may all be prepared to settle it immediately.
Portsmouth, October 27, 1785.
NOTICE is hereby given, that all Persons who are indebted to the Estate of SAMUEL DODGE, late of Amherst, deceased, intestate, do make speedy Payment: also all Persons who have any Demands on said Estate, are hereby requested to bring in their Accounts to me the Subscriber, Admi- nistratrix on said Estate, for settlement.
SUSANNAH DODGE.
Amherst, 21st. October, 1785.
Timothy Balch,
WESTERN Post Rider, and Carrier of the New- Hampshire Gazette, calls upon such as are indebt- ed to him for the above paper to settle with and pay him immediately, as he is fully determined, upon their non-compliance with this request, to put their accounts in suit. He informs such gentlemen as may have bu- siness for him to transact, that he proposes to arrive in this town every other Friday, and shall take lodgings at Capt. Brewster's. Portsmouth, Sept.
[Rindge.]
To be sold at public vendue, on Tuesday the 13th day of December next, at 12 o'clock on said day, at the house of Captain So- lomon Cutler, inholder in Rindge, so much of the following lots of land laying in Rindge, as will pay the following tax with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   No. R. s. d.     Samuel Johnson, one half of 9 2 0 9   Howard and Perham, 20 acres 17 1 0 9   Major James Richardson 9 1 2 0   Joshua Bowers, 64 acres 3 2 1 5   Doctor Israel Atherton 21 2 2 1   22 2 2 0  
N. B. The above lots were taxed in my list in 1784, for a state tax.
SOLOMON RAND, Collector for 1784. Rindge, October 8, 1785.
(Cornish.)
Notice is hereby given to the re-
sident and non-resident Owners of Land in Cornish, who have not paid their Taxes for the Year 1784, that so much of their Land will be sold at publick Vendue, on Tuesday the 27th Day of December next, at the House of ELEAZER JACKSON, in said Cornish, as will pay said Taxes, with incidental Charges, unless pre- vented by previous payment.
First Division.
   Residents. N. R. s. d.     Col. Jonathan Chase. 10 3 6 0   do. 15 0 6 0  
Second Division.
   Moses Chase, Esq. 6 2 6 0   Ebenezer Rawson, 8 5 3 0   Col. Jonathan Chase, 9 0 6 0   Capt. Dire Spalding, 16 0 4 6   Moses Chase, Esq. 2 5 6 0   do. 4 0 4 6  
First Division.
   Non-Residents. N. R. s. d.     Walter Bryant, 1 2 6 0   2 0 6 0   Joseph Storer, Esq. 1 3 6 0   2 0 6 0   Noah Amory, 4 0 6 0   5 0 6 0   9 0 6 0   Capt. Phillip Johnson, 1 4 6 0   Major Jonathan Moulton, 2 0 6 0   Benjamin Philbrook, 5 0 6 0   Bracket Johnson, 8 0 6 9  
Second Division.
   Capt. John Dudley, 4 1 4 6   Samuel Haines, 7 0 4 6   Benjamin Philbrook 18 0 4 6   9 0 6 0   John Weeks, 17 0 6 0   Nathaniel Huggins, jun. 18 0 6 0   Hon. William Wentworth, 18 0 6 0   19 0 6 0   Thomas Johnson, 1 4 6 0   Josiah Clark, 5 0 6 0   Major Jonathan Moulton 6 4 6 0   Simeon Dearborn. 17 0 6 0   John Temple, Esq; 19 0 6 0   12 5 4 6   15 0 4 6   19 0 6 0   Samuel Ayres, 8 6 6 0   Noah Emery, 12 0 5 3   Joseph Jackson, 15 0 5 3   7 7 5 3   8 0 5 3   Capt. Philip Johnson, 9 0 5 3   John Hill, 11 0 4 6   19 0 3 9  
ELEAZER JACKSON, Constable.
WE the subscribers being appointed commissioners by the hon. Charles Johnson, Esq. judge of Pro- bate of wills for the county of Grafton, in the State of New-Hampshire, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of Amos Stevens, late of New-Chester, deceased, represented insolvent; do hereby give notice that we will attend upon said business, at the house of Ephraim Webster, inholder in New-Chester, in the county and state aforesaid, on the second monday of the five following months, from two to seven o'clock in the afternoon of said days.
CARR HUSE, New-Chester, EPH'M WEBSTER, } Com'rs. Oct. 20. REUBEN WELLS, }
[Packerfield.]
To be sold at public vendue, on Tuesday the 20th day of December next, at the house of Mr. Uriah Wheeler, inholder in Packerfield, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, so much of the following lots of land as will pay the taxes together with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   State. Soldier.   N R Q'ty. s. d.     John Minot 0 0 600 12 8 2 8   Banester Maynard 50 1 3 0 3   Jason Harris 50 0 9 0 2   Unknown 2 5 100 1 7 0 4   Unknown 3 5 100 1 7 0 4   William Upton 10 50 1 7 0 4   William Tolford 400 10 7 2 2   John Tolford 400 10 7 2 2   Moses Tucker 1 4 100 4 2 1 1   John Ames 40 1 7 0 5  
N. B. The above lots were rated in my list for 1784, to the state and war tax.
JACOB WHEELER, Collector for 1784. Packerfield, November 2, 1785.
SUBSCRIPTIONS for this paper, at Four shillings & six pence for six Months (exclusive of postage) are taken in at the Printing-Office in Portsmouth and Exeter, where Essays, Letters of Intelligence, Advertisements, &c. are received, and all kinds of Printing performed expeditiously, and at a reasonable Rate.