The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1782-12-21 00:00:00

THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Vol. XXVI.]
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1782.
[No. 1364.]
From a late PHILADELPHIA Paper. A scheme submitted to the consideration of the Legislatures of the different states, whereby a sum, not less than six millions of Spanish milled dollars, may be annually raised without distressing the objects of it, as appears by the following moderate and impartial calculation.
W HEREAS many inhabitants of our states complain of their being loaded with taxes which they are unable to bear, and that sojourners and many itinerant traders, dealers and chapmen, who acquire property not taxable, ought to contribute their quota towards the current expences of these states. And whereas it is also suggested to us, that by virtue of an estimate lately made, it is thereby found, that legal population is much on the decline, to the very great disadvantage of individuals, the grief of parents and the hopeless anguish of our most worthy fair. And whereas, also it is greatly to be apprehended that many procelytes may be made by the libertine examples of these free booters, who deigning the authority of all virtuous and religious admonition, riot indiscriminately in all the impious acts of lawless gratification, to the loss of our tranquility and domestic repose. For remedy whereof, and in order to lessen the taxes so much complained of by the good people of these states; let it be enacted by the legislatures of the thirteen united states. "That every man, on attaining the age of twenty one years, shall be obliged to register his name with the sheriff of the county wherein he resides, and then and there upon oath, to make a full and particular discovery of his estate, both real and personal; and for each and every hundred pounds value thereof, that the said sheriff shall be intitled, at the expiration of one year from the giving in and registry aforesaid, to ask demand, sue for, recover and receive of and from all and every such person or persons, the sum of one Spanish milled dollar, and so in proportion for any greater or less sum than 100l. by the year, for and untill the said person or persons shall conform to our said antient custom, and become members of the holy state of matrimony. And also, that all such itinerant traders, dealers and chapmen, or by whatever description of profession, mystery, trade, occupation or employ they may or can be reputed, known or called (the military of these states, for many good causes and considerations, being always excepted) shall give in a true and perfect inventory or schedule of their personal estate, and of the yearly income arising from their said respective avocations, &c. and for every hundred pounds thereby reported to be their respective growing or annual income, to be in proportion thereof, subject and liable to pay as their quota of
celibacy tax, one milled dollar as aforesaid: and the said sheriff to be directed to give acknowledgments in writing to such persons, specifying their due compliance with all and singular necessary requisitions prescribed by this act. And whereas, also as a further and more effectual means of extirpating the seeds of lawless commerce and seduction; and for the better prevention of evil habits, subversive of that harmony so essential to the honor and interest of the connubial state; and in order more fully to secure happiness to the Female members thereof, who, by laboring under some bodily infirmities, or being otherwise advanced towards the decline of life, may be less capable of answering with their usual and accustomed ardor, the most sanguine expectations, and thereby become subject to slights and inattentions, highly criminal in all religious and well governed States, and to the evil example of all other good subjects in like manner offending. For prevention thereof, be it also enacted as aforesaid, that upon complaint being made to the chief justice of all or any of the respective states, for the time being, and producing such facts, or other circumstantial evidence, as may in his wisdom seem a proof of the charge so exhibited by such slighted, ill-used and neglected consort; then, and in every such case, the person or persons so offending, shall forfeit and pay to the sheriff, as aforesaid, the sum of ten dollars for the first offence, increasing and doubling in progressive order for every succeeding repetition of that flagitious offence, until a perfect reformation be effected in the conduct of all and every such transgressor.
"And whereas, for the better prevention of fraud and injustice in the administration of the last mentioned clause, it is tho't highly necessary, that the said chief justice be an approved member of the said holy state of matrimony, and that his consort upon all and every of the informations so as aforesaid to be exhibited, concerning the said, several, and respective immoralities, and clandestine proceedings, should be aiding and assisting, so as to investigate and properly analyze the chief foundations thereof, and make her joint report with the said justice in writing, in order if possible to let the measures of justice take its due course. And whereas also for the further and more effectually barring all the views designing wives, who, actuated by sinister motives, and in view of destroying the reputation of their consorts, might multiply groundless and unwarrantable accusations, merely to give colour to some secret gallantry or lawless connexion. In order therefore to guard against such fallacious conduct, it is ordained, that every husband who shall think himself aggrieved by the unjust accusations of his consort, shall have liberty of appealing to a jury of old bachelors and old maids, com-
posed of an equal number, not to exceed twelve in the whole, whose verdict upon a full examination of the merits, and hearing mutual aggressions and offences fairly stated by the advocates of the parties, shall be final and conclusive, any law, custom or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
"And for the better and more effectual means of obtaining relief in trial by appeal as aforesaid, it is ordained, that no man under the age of 40 years shall be competent to sit upon such trials as a juror, nor any lady under 30 years, and if they should happen not to agree upon their verdict within the space of 48 hours after such trial being closed, and evidence heard, and that the dissenting parties should be an equal number of men and women or any two of them, then it is hereby finally ordained, that they shall not be permitted to have, use, take, or enjoy, either meat, drink, fire or candle light untill they all agree in their verdict, or until the parties so dissenting shall voluntarily and freely join their hands, the one with the other, in the said beforementioned holy state of matrimony, as some expiation and compensation to society for their natural, usual, and accustomed refractory peevishness or pettishness of disposition, any thing to the contrary notwithstanding."
God Save the Commonwealth and the WOMEN.
JUST PUBLISHED, And now selling at the Printing Offices in Portsmouth and Exeter, by the quantity or single,
Sewall's
ASTRONOMICAL DIARY: or ALMANACK,
For the Year of Christian Era, 1783. Being the third after Bissextile or Leap Year, calculated for the Meridian of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Lat. 43 Deg. 5 Min. North, Long. 70 Deg. 44 Min. West; and will serve for any of the New England States. It contains, besides the usual astronomical Calculations, many entertaining Pieces in Prose and Verse.—Also, the Scale of Depreciation for the State of New-Hampshire.
TO BE SOLD,
A Farm of about 80 or 90 acres of Land, within two miles of Portsmouth, with a good House, Barn, Well and Orchard, lying on the main road leading to Greenland. For particulars enquire of Nathaniel Peverly, living on the premises.
ALL persons who have any accounts open with the estate of Benjamin Parker, late of Lynne, merchant, deceased, are desired to exhibit the same: and those who are indebted to said estate, either by note of hand endorsed by his father, or otherwise, are desired to pay the same, to Benjamin Pierce, administrator to said estate.
Dover, December 7, 1782.

L O N D O N.
Sept. 16. It is remarkable that the Royal George, lately sunk at Spithead, on board of which so many lives were lost, had the misfortune to be overturned when she was first launched, by which accident near 500 persons lost their lives.
All the late accounts from the North, seem to threaten a general rupture in that quarter of the globe, if peace is not concluded during the ensuing winter.
Sept. 19. We give the public the following account, upon the credit of a gentleman of known veracity: When the Royal George overset, the live stock upon deck were naturally left floating on the water; among these were two sheep, which swam to Ryde in the Isle of Wight, and brought on shore with them a little boy in petticoats, seemingly between two and three years old, having an arm over each of their necks. The child is likely to do well, and having lost both its parents in that unhappy catastrophe, a naval officer, who was present, intimated an intention of adopting it.
N E W - Y O R K, November 30.
Last Wednesday arrived his Majesty's frigate Cerberus, Sir Jacob Wheate, Bart. commander, safely convoying the Steady and Supply store ships, four navy victuallers, eight transports, and the brig Iris, Capt. Caldelough, laden with dry goods, viands, &c. they had seven weeks passage, and were to be followed in two or three weeks by the Packet; the letters mention that by the latest information from Gibraltar, Gen. Elliot had declared he could hold that post four months against all the force the enemy might employ—Lord Shelburne and the King's friends daily gain strength from the accession of the most respectable Senators, in houses of Parliament, whose session it was expected would be much more serene than of late years; the minds of people hitherto absurdly disposed to favour the American revolt, had become weaned by the last summer's treatment of his Majesty's Commissioners, and their conciliatory overtures.
F I S H - K I L L, December 12.
We hear that the remaining part of the garrison of Charlestown is arrived at New York, consisting chiefly of Hessian troops and loyalists, refugees; the latter of which are dispersed in Queen's county, where they are to linger out a dreary winter of cold and hunger.
C H A T H A M, December 4.
By the Vulture, Capt. Hearne, arrived at New York, who left Charlestown the 23d we learn, that about 300 loyalists had departed from thence for the island of Jamaica, and the same number for St. Augustine: that the British were under such apprehensions of danger from the whigs that were in town, that a number of them had been turned out: that a number of the inhabitants had obtained Governor Mathews permission to remain with their effects in Charlestown: that the 63d and 64th regiments had failed from thence.
H A R T F O R D, December, 17.
The following contains all the particulars of an unhappy affair which lately happened at Wethersfield, which have as yet come to hand:
On the morning of the 11th instant, about sun rise, at Wethersfield, a deed was perpetrated, of the most extraordinary and astonishing nature:—William Beadle, a native of South Britain, who has resided in that
town nearly ten, and in America, about twenty years, who became acquainted with, and married (at Fairfield, in this State, about 14 years since) an amiable woman, of a reputable family, by whom he had four lovely and promising children, one son and three daughters, whose education he superintended with great care and seeming solicitude, and was apparently an affectionate husband—His business, which was that of a trader, declining some years since, he betook himself more to books than usual, and was unhappily fond of those esteemed Deistical; of late he rejected all Revelation, as imposition, and (as he expresses himself) " renounced all the popular religions of the world, he intended to die a proper Deist. " Having discarded all ideas of moral good and evil, he considered himself, and all the human race, as mere machines; and that he had a right to dispose of his own and the lives of his family. In letters and papers he left, addressed to sundry persons of his acquaintance, wrote a short time before his death, he declares he has had in contemplation for three years past the awful tragedy he now proceeded to act, with all imaginable deliberation and composure of mind.
About sun rise he sent his servant maid (the only person of the family who survived) with a letter to a friend in the neighbourhood, therein announcing his dreadful purpose, and declaring that before his friend should read the letter, he and his family should enter into a happier state, and desiring him to call two persons and come to his house, gently to alarm the neighbours, and advise them to be as collected in their minds and reason as he then was. Upon receipt of this line the house was instantly opened; but too late! All was over—He had made ready the knife, the ax and pistols, as weapons of death; the latter he made use of upon himself, the two former upon his family; these instruments he had carried with him to his bed chamber for some weeks under pretence of defending himself against thieves.—With the utmost secrecy, unperceived by any, he destroyed a worthy and beautiful wife, in the midst of life, and four pleasant children, sleeping in their beds, the eldest about 12 years of age, who the evening preceding were like olive branches around his table—He closed the awful scene by destroying himself. Some circumstances render it probable that he had given an opiate to the family before he retired to rest.
Speaking of this catastrophe in one of his letters, he says, " I mean to close the eyes of six persons, through perfect humanity and the most endearing fondness and friendship; for never mortal father felt more of these tender ties than myself. " Having become reduced in some degree in his circumstances, he rejected his former ideas of divine Revelation and belief of a future state of misery: He adopted this new theoretic system which he now put in practice.
The Jury of inquest, were of opinion, that he was of sound mind, and returned their verdict accordingly. 'Tis difficult to determine where distraction begins. 'Tis very evident he was rational on every other subject; on this no one conversed with him.
The corpse of the murderer was laid on two barrels and exposed to shame with the bloody knife fastened on his Breast, after which it was placed on a horse sled, dragged to an obscure place and buried with every mark of infamy.
On Friday the unfortunate woman, with her children by her side were interred in one grave, with every mark of respect: When a sermon was preached suitable to the occasion, to a large concourse of people, and grief mingled with pity, displayed itself in every countenance, on the unusual and melancholy occasion.
The humane and benevolent, while they execrate the deed and detest the direful principles productive of such effects, cannot fail to weep over the victims who fell a sacrifice to such mischievous error.
B O S T O N, December 19.
Such is the general dissatisfaction which has lately taken root in the British army at New-York, that at no period since the war have their troops discovered such proneness to desertion—not less than ten or twelve of their soldiers come over daily to New-Jersey; and, from this specimen, their aversion to shed the blood of their brethren in America, to which they have hitherto been compelled by their wicked masters, we may venture to assert, that unless a speedy evacuation of New-York takes place, the British commander there will soon be left without troops, and become an easy prey to the French and Americans.
Last Thursday arrived here a brig in 18 days from Martinico. By this vessel we learn, that the Marquis de Bouille had arrived there from France, with a fleet of vessels consisting of 2 or 300 sail, under convoy of 3 sail of the line, and several frigates.—The number of troops said to be in this fleet is from 10 to 15,000.
It is now positively asserted, that the last division of the British fleet left New-York a few days ago.
We are informed the following pretty manœuvre was put in practice not long since in New York.
A few days before the last fleet sailed, Jemmy Rivington published a Gazette extraordinary, containing a most pompous account of an action, said to have happened at sea, between the grand fleet of England, and the combined fleets of France and Spain, in which the former had come off victorious, and had captured and sunk six of their enemy's capital ships, requesting the inhabitants of the town to illuminate their houses and informed them that superb fireworks were to be played off upon the common on the joyful occasion; this drew many of the jolly tars upon the common to view the entertainment, when in the midst of their mirth and squibbing, a press gang, prepared for that purpose, to their inexpressible amazement, swept in and swept off about 500 of them. The next day Mr. Rivington, in his paper, acknowledged the information to have been premature.
We are told that Sir Guy Carleton will shortly return to Britain. He goes home in disgust conceiving himself illy treated by the Ministry, who directed him on his arrival to declare in effect that Britain was heartily tired of the war, and was ready to make peace with us upon any terms whatever. He as well as we have found it a dirty deception, much beneath the dignity of a great and powerful nation; but which, however, is perfectly consonant with the rest of their conduct for the last seven years.
Our latest intelligence from Charlestown is to the 20th ult. at which time the enemy were in possession of that garrison: Upwards 50 families had, previous to the above date, gone out to General Greene, by capi-

eculation; twenty have had afterwards made the attempt, but the time limited for their surrender being expired, they were obliged to return. The day determined upon for a total evacuation was said to be the 25th, following.
S A L E M, December 19.
Captain Gardner, who arrived at Cape Ann yesterday from Surinam, on Monday night last spoke with Capt. Burn, in a sloop from the West Indies for this port, who had been out near 60 days. The vessel was dismasted, and the people had suffered greatly for want of provisions; but Capt. Gardner supplied them with as much as he could spare, and it is hoped the vessel is arrived at an eastern port.
Capt. Perkins, in the brig Ranger, arrived here yesterday from the Havana, in 20 days passage. He sailed in company with a fleet of about 40 sail, chiefly bound to different ports of the Continent. Soon after the fleet sailed, they were chased by a man of war and a brig, supposed to be British; on which Capt. Perkins left the fleet, and made the best of his way home.
Jonathan Moulton,
of Hampton.
NOTWITHSTANDING his late advertisement, desiring all persons having accounts open with him to close them; particularly those who live in the counties of Strafford and Grafton; he thinks it necessary to offer something further, and as it's probable it will be acceptable and beneficial to many who are indebted to him, either by note or otherwise, and perhaps to others; he hopes to have the indulgence of the public for taking up so much of this paper again by an advertisement.
He is fully sensible of the great difficulty there is at this time in making payments in general, owing to the great scarcity of cash; but the exceeding large taxes he pays, and the demands his business frequently obliges him to remit; has, and still forces him to call on his debtors for some pay.—And as there was good and plentiful crops in the counties aforesaid, (especially in the county of Grafton) where a principal part of the money due to him, lies; he is induced for their ease, and encouragement to pay as far as they are able, to make them certain proposals, or offers, which he does the more particularly at this time, as they have most of their produce now by them, and this being the season for transportation to Senter-Harbour, which will the better enable him to forward and quickly execute his design and plan for a town for trading and manufacturing at that place, as mentioned in his last advertisement.
His proposals, or offers, are as follows, viz. That he will receive payment of any person indebted to him by note or bond given for specie, (instead thereof) corn, wheat, rye, peas, and any sort of neat cattle, (very old and poor excepted) at their full value, to be appraised by indifferent men, if we can't agree without; the cattle to be deliver'd at Hampton or Senter-Harbour.
That on notes, or bonds of more than two years standing, he will give in two years interest, if they are paid in three months; or if they pay only one half, or any sum amounting to more than half and not the whole, to allow the interest in proportion to the sum paid.
That on notes, or bonds of a later date, if paid within said time, he will make a deduction of twelve per cent. on the amount of principal and interest; and in proportion as payments may be made, from one half to the whole, to allow as aforesaid.
That to those persons who gave their notes, or bonds for corn, or grain, and will pay the money in lieu thereof, he will allow twenty per cent. or one fifth part of the whole
amount of principal and interest due, to be computed according to the current price at the place of delivery.
And whereas those in the county of Rockingham, who are indebted to said Moulton, by reason of the smallness of the crops in said county in general, cannot equally avail themselves of the benefit of paying in produce; yet such as can, shall have the same allowances and deductions in every respect: the scarcity does make the prices in proportion, and he is ready to receive any of the above articles, or beef, pork, poultry, or merchantable pine boards, delivered at Hampton in two months, at their current prices as sold at Portsmouth, or Newbury-Port.
Said Moulton, hopes from the advantageous offers he makes to those indebted to him—the peculiar circumstances of his business—and the beneficial design for which he asks a larger sum than his common business would require, will wholly take off the edge of the common reflection on persons who request their debts in these difficult times; and hopes and expects, for the same reasons, that all who are indebted to him will do the best they can.
He would inform them and the public in general, That Mess. PARKER, and Co. have now their store opened, and are in actual business on the spot at Senter Harbour; an event that he cannot but renew and express his satisfaction in.—Every person of discernment, that wishes to promote the interest and welfare of this State, will surely encourage and cherish it's infancy; and a decent and just respect obliges him to mention that persons of the first character and fortune, emulated by the promising prospect, have already done it to a generous degree.
It must evidently appear to all that have a proper idea of the situation of that place; that if the stores there are sufficiently furnished with supplies, the most of the articles for exportation raised and manufactured in that part of this State, which is most likely to furnish with such articles, may be drawn to and exported from the metropolis of this State, and by that current of trade connected with the rest, all necessary supplies for this State, may be imported into it; and by the advantage of a much easier, and shorter distance of transportation, the upper country, as we call it, will be supplied at that place, more convenient, and at a cheaper rate, than any other way.
Therefore, considering the rapid increase of the country, he humbly offers it as a matter deserving not only of great, but immediate consideration of the public; because if this channel of trade is not seasonably introduced and supported, the principal part of this trade will inevitably go off through other courses, and both individuals, and this State at large, will lose the important profits and advantages of it.
Said Moulton is sensible, that much has already been said of the advantageous situation of Senter-Harbour; but he supposed that it would not be considered improper at this period to suggest what he has in hopes, that it might excite some new attention of all classes, the sage politician not excepted; and that some able pen, capable of doing the subject justice, would lend its generous efforts to the same end.
By Order of the Consul-General of France, On TUESDAY the 24th Instant, Will be sold at AUCTION, At the Store of SPENCE AND SHERBURNE, Several Lots of damaged G O O D S, Saved from the Wreck of the Ship ARGO, By JOHN PARKER, Sheriff. Sale to begin at Nine o'Clock, A. M: Portsmouth, December 20.
TO BE SOLD, At PUBLIC VENDUE,
on Monday next, at ten o'clock, A.M: SHEET and Bar Lead, by the hundred; a few boxes of Glass, 8 by 10.—Also, two Albany Horses suitable for a carriage—and sundry other articles; at the store opposite Mr. Noah Parker's.
Portsmouth, December 21.
State of New-Hampshire, Grafton ss.
WHEREAS , the proprietors and owners of common and undivided land, in the township of Haverhill, in the county of Grafton, aforesaid, have been legally notified of a tax or assessment of twenty shillings lawful money, on each original right or proprietors share, very few have paid the same: these are therefore to notify those who have not paid their tax, that unless they pay the same with incidental charges, to me the subscriber, on or before Tuesday, the fourteenth day of January next, to much of each delinquent's right or share, as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling house of Col. Joseph Hutchins in said Haverhill, at 10 o'clock A. M. of said day, the sale will be continued till the collection of said taxes be completed.
The names of the delinquents follow, viz.
   Names. Names.     John Hazzen, John Taplin,   Jacob Bayley, Richard Patee,   Ephraim Bayley, Moses Foster,   James Philbrick, John Spafford,   Gideon Goold, Enoch Heath,   John Clark, William Page,   John Sweat, Joseph Kelly   Thomas Emery, Aaron Horsemore,   Benoni Colbourn, John Harriman,   Reuben Mills, John Hazen, jr.   Edmund Colbey, David Hall,   Lemuel Tucker, Edmund Mooers,   Robert Peasee, Timothy Bedel,   Jasael Harriman, Jacob Kent,   Ebenezer Hale, Samuel Hobart,   John Hale, Maxi Hesselaine,   Thomas Johnson, John Trussel,   Abraham Dow, Uriah Morse,   Enoch Hall, Jacob Hall,   Benoni Wright, John Page,   Stephen Knight, David Hobart,   Simon Stevens, William Tohourn,   James White, Nathaniel Merrill,   James Nevine, John Nelson,   Theodore Atkinson, jr. William Symms,   William Porter, John Hastings,   Richard Emery, Nehemiah Lovell,   Henry Sherburne, Samuel Wentworth,   Byfield Loyd, Gov. F. Bernard,   John Lamson,   Gov. B. Wentworth, two rights.  
Said tax is one pound upon each right.
James Woodward, Collector. Haverhill, December 21, 1782.
Ten Dollars Reward.
SOMETIME in October last, a French officer put into the hands of Benjamin Bagnall, late of this place, watch-maker, a small, flat, single case silver watch, (maker's name Laufquenet, Brest;) the watch being missing, the said Bagnall, a few hours before his death, solemnly deposed, that on the 18th day of November, one La Verry, a second Lieutenant of one of the French ships in this harbour, took the said watch from him, in lieu of an ordinary silver watch, left with him to repair; it has since been proved that no such officer or person belongeth to said ships; but that one John Sears, a Frenchman, and noted trader in watches, assumed the above name and character, and that a watch exactly of the above description, was seen in his possession, and from many other concurring circumstances, there is not the least doubt but that the said Sears, had said watch, and disposed of it. Any person that can give intelligence of said watch, so that it may be obtained, shall receive the above reward.
HALL JACKSON.

Richard Champney,
Has for Sale, at his Store opposite the Post Office, a VARIETY of European and other GOODS, viz.
   B ROAD Cloths, Lambkins, Bath Beavers, Forrest Cloths, Fearnoughts, Ratteens, Baizes, Flannels, Shalloons, Calamancoes, Ruffsels, Durants and Tammies, Bockram, Twift and Sewing-Silk, Spotted Velvets, Corduroys, Lastings, Knit Breeches-Patterns, Ribb'd and plain Worsted Hose, Yard wide silk, gauze and linnen Handkerchiefs.    Modes, Gauzes, Yard wide 3 qrs and 7 eighth Linnens, Cambricks, Threads, Bindings, Camblets, Dorsetteens, Strip'd Cottons, Patches, Chintzes, Calicoes, and Luteftings. Men's and youth's white, black and green Hatts. Powder, Shot, Whalebone, Padlocks, Wool Cards, Cart Boxes, of all sizes. Best of Lynn Shoes, &c. &c.    } of all colours.   
Also, by Wholesale. A fine Assortment of high and low priz'd Knives and Forks; Cuttoes, Sciffars, Penknives and Razors; Table Spoons, Brats and Leather Ink Pots; a great Variety of iron hollow Ware; Sweepish and Spanish Bar Iron; German Steel; Cotton Wool; Sugar, Brandy and Molasses; 20d. 10d. & 4d. Nails; Bohea Tea, per Cwt. or dozen; a few Cask of St. Martins Salt—Likewise, 30 Hogheads of Jamaica Fish, if applied for soon.
Portsmouth, Dec. 13.  WE the subscribers being appointed commissioners, by the Hon. Mathew Patten, Esq; Judge of Probate, for the County of Hillsborough, in the State of New-Hampshire, to examine the claim of the several creditors of the estate of Benjamin Whiting, deceas'd, and Samuel Cummings late of Hollis, insaid County, Esq; absentees from said State; and of Samuel Tarbell of Mason, in said county, yeoman, also an absentee from said State; DO hereby give notice, that we will attend upon said business at the house of John Atwell, innholder in said Hollis, on the second Monday of the five following months.  John Hale, R. Cutts Shannon, John Atwell.  Hollis, Nov. 16, 1782.
State of New-Hampshire.  N OTICE is hereby to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Hollis, who are delinquent in paying their taxes, for the year 1780, and 1781, that unless they pay them to me the subscriber, with incidental charges, on or before the thirty first day of December, inst, that so much of their land will then be sold, as will pay said taxes and charges at the house of Capt. John Atwell, innholder in said town, at two o'clock P. M. on said day.    State.  County.  War tax.    £. s. d.   £. s. d.    Celia Jones, 1780 9 18  o 2 o  13 12 0    Ditto 1781 17 3   4 3    Capt. Brooks. 1781 8 1   4 6    Timothy Davis, 1781 8 1   4 5    Abner Brooks, 1781 1 3   5 11    PHINEHAS HARDY, Constable.  Hollis, November 30, 1782.
N OTICE is hereby given, that three months, longer are allowed the commissioners, for receiving the claims against the estate of Mrs. Robinson , late of Hampton-Falls, deceased; and that they will attend that business, on the fourth monday of the three following months, from three to five o'clock, P. M. on said days, at Capt. Sandborn's, in said Hampton-Falls.  November 27, 1782.
TO BE SOLD, cheap for cash, At the Store opposite Mr. Noah Parker's, Glass by the Box. N. B. A Pair of good Horses, for sale, cheap for cash. Inquire as above. Portsmouth, Dec. 13, 1782.
Samuel Bowles, Has for sale at his shop in Portsmouth, just below the State-House, A Variety of English Goods, West India Rum, Surgar, Chocolate, Coffee, Cotton, Pepper, and Spices of all sorts, Bohea Tea, Indigo, Logwood, Redwood, Copperas, Allum, and sundry other articles, cheap for cash. A L S O, A second hand CHAISE.
TO BE SOLD, At PUBLIC AUCTION, At the house of Elizabeth M'Clary, innholder in Epsom, on Tuesday the seven h day of January next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon (by virtue of a licence from the honorable Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of Rockingham) the following lots of land in Epsom, aforesaid, viz. One lot in the first range, No 12, containing 26 acres—one lot No. 3, in the second range, containing 30 acres—one half the lot No. 61, in the same range, containing by grant about 52 acres, mostly under improvement, with a barn and orchard thereon;—also part of the lot No. 105 in the third range, containing about 45 acres;—likewise one lot in Rindge, containing 50 acres, which was originally part of the right of Thomas Westbrook Esq;—also, the common and undivided land, belonging to the said 50 acre lot. Said lands, are part of the real estate of Andrew M'Clary, late of Epsom, aforesaid, Esq; deceased. Conditions of sale to be seen at time and place. Epsom, December 16, 1782.
STATE of NEW-HAMPSHIRE. The non-resident Owners of Land in the following Towns, are hereby notified, that their Lands in said Towns are taxed, viz.—Boscawen for 1777. 1778, and 1779—Mason for 1779. 1781, and 1782—Rumney for 1780, and 1782—Stoddard for 1781 and 1782—Brentwood for 1781—Wolfborough for 1781 and 1782—Rindge for 1781 and 1782—New-Boston. New-Chester, Croydon, Fishersfield, Weare, Washington, Parristown, Fitzwilliam Lyndeborough, New-London, Cockermouth, Northwood, New-Dunham, Hackettfield, Salisbury, Thornton, Temple, Dearing and Warren, for 1782; and if the taxes are not paid within eight weeks from the first publication of this advertisement, either to the collector or the subscriber, they will be advertised for sale. THOMAS ODIORNE, Collector. (of non resident taxes.) Exeter, Nov. 30 1782.
State of New-Hampshire.  N OTICE is hereby given to the non resident owners of land in Loudon, who have not paid their second tax, for the year 1781, that so much of their land will then be sold at public vendue, on Tuesday, the last day of this instant, December, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at the house of Lieut. Paul Morrill, innholder in said town, as will pay said taxes, with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.    Old hundreds.  N.  N. Em.  Silver.    Joseph Hovey,  75  o 2 2  o 1 4    George Jeffrey,  76  o 2 2  o 1 4    Ichabod Follet,  96  o 1 9  o 1 01    John Woodman,  130  o 3 4  o 2 0    Samuel Tilley,  132  o 2 2  o 1 4    Thomas Willey,  134  o 2 3  o 1 4    James Kennison,  129   o 1 10    New hundreds.       Edward Tibbetts,  96  o 2 2  1 4 0    Ichabod Chesley,  130  o 3 4  o 2 0    Joseph Tibbetts,  133  o 4 0  o 2 4    Nathaniel Lumacks,  151  o 3 4  o 2 0    Richard Waldron,  186  o 3 4  o 2 8    William Jenkins,  184   o 2 11    NATHANIEL BATCHELOR, Constable, Loudon, December 2. 1782.
TO BE SOLD, BY William Gardner, At his Store on Spring Hill; The following articles, Cheap for Cash.— B ROAD Cloths—Coating—white Flannel—dark and light Chintzes—striped and corded Muzlins—plain, figu'd and needle work'd Lawns of various widths—black Gauze—Gauze Handkerchiefs—needle work'd Muzlin ditto—plain and needle-work'd Lawn ditto—Silk ditto—large and fine Linnen ditto—white and check'd Linnen—Ivory Combs—Fans—Umbrilloes—Beaver and felt Hatts—Ribbons—Sashes—white Sattin and Mode—Shoe Buckles—Silk, thread and cotton Hose—Morocco Shoes—Embroider'd Silk Patterns for ditto—Nankeen ditto—Marfeilles Quilting—Russia Drab—Women's Gloves—Striped Silk and Cotton—ditto Silk and Linnen—Padlocks—Bohea Tea, warranted good, &c.
Just imported, And now selling at Wholesale or Retail, BY Spence & Sherburne, A large Assortment of European GOODS;—Consisting of— SUPERFINE and coarse Broad Cloths, of all colors; Ratteens, Coatings, Moletens, Flannels, Half-Thicks, Florences, Taffetas, Luteftings, Sattins, Persians, Sarfnetts, Silk Cloth, Gauzes, Catgut, Prunellas, Florentines, Firets, Cambricks, Mullins, Laces, silk Hose, Women's Gloves, Linnens, Calicoes, &c. &c. &c.
WHEREAS my son, Stephen Jewett, has absented himself from my house and service—this is therefore to caution all persons not to trust him on my account, as I will not pay any debt he shall contract from this date. As witness my hand, Stratham, Dec. 4. Jonathan Jewett.
ALL persons that have any demands on the estate of Widow Mary Tilton , late of Portsmouth, deceased, are desired to bring in their accounts to Daniel Tilton , of Exeter, administrator to said estate. Exeter, Dec. 2, 1782.  ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the estate of Richard Trusdel , late of Portsmouth, Victualler, deceased, are desired to bring in their accounts to Lydia Trusdel of said Portsmouth, administratrix to said estate, in order for a speedy settlement. Portsmouth, December 5th, 1782.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from the Widow Margaret Brewster , innholder in Portsmouth, on the night of the 27th of November last, a HORSE, six years old, of a sorrel colour, about 13 hands high, with a grey mane and tail, a white stripe in his face, and some white hairs on his back, is a natural trotter, but will pace. Any person that will take up said horse, and convey him to the owner, or keep him so that the owner may have him again, shall have four Dollars reward, and all necessary charges paid by me RICHARD JENNESS, junr. Rye, December 5 1782.
WE the subscribers, being appointed commissioners by the Hon. Joseph Gilman, Esq; judge of the probate for the county of Rockingham; to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of John Gale , late of Raymond, insaid county, yeoman, deceased, represented insolvent, hereby give notice to all concerned, that we shall attend for that purpose at the dwelling house of Lieut. Benjamin Beans, in said Raymond, the last Monday of this and the five following months, from one o'clock in the afternoon to six on said days.  Raymond, Jonathan Swain, } Commissioners Nov. 16. Francis Hodgkins, }  PRINTED AT PORTSMOUTH,