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From Doctor Price's Observations. Of LIBERTY of CONSCIENCE, and CIVIL ESTABLISHMENTS of RELIGION.
(CONTINUED.)
IN LIBERTY of CONSCIENCE, I include much more than Toleration . Jesus Christ has established a perfect equality among his followers. His command is, that they shall assume no jurisdiction over one another, and acknowledge no master besides himself.—It is, therefore, presumption in any of them to claim a right to any superiority or pre-eminence over their brethren. Such a claim is implied, whenever any of them pretend to tolerate the rest.—Not only all Christians , but all men of all religions ought to be considered by a State as equally intitled to its protection as far as they demean themselves honestly and peaceably. Toleration can take place only where there is a civil establishment of a particular mode of religion; that is, where a predominant sect enjoys exclusive advantages, and makes the encouragement of its own mode of faith and worship a part of the constitution of the State; but at the same time thinks fit to suffer the exercise of other modes of faith and worship. Thanks be to God, the new American States are at present strangers to such establishments. In this respect, as well as many others, they have shewn, in framing their constitutions, a degree of wisdom and liberality which is above all praise.
Civil establishments of formularies of faith and worship are inconsistent with the rights of private judgment—They engender strife—They turn religion into a trade—They shoar up error—They produce hypocrisy and prevarication—They lay an undue bias on the human mind in its enquiries, and obtrude the progress of truth.— Genuine religion is a concern that lies entirely between God and our own souls. It is incapable of receiving any aid from human laws. It is contaminated as soon as worldly motives and sanctions mix their influence with it. Statesmen should countenance it only by exhibiting in their own example a conscientious regard to it in those forms which are most agreeable to their own judgments, and by encouraging their fellow citizens in doing the same. They cannot as public men give it any other assistance. All besides that has been called a public leading in religion, has done it an essential injury, and produced some of the worst consequences.
The Church Establishment in England is one of the mildest sort. But even here what a snare has it been to integrity? And what a check to free enquiry? What dispositions favourable to despotism has it fostered? What a turn to pride and narrowness and domination has it given the clerical character? What struggles has it produced in its members to accommodate their opinions to the subscriptions and tests which it imposes? What a perversion of learning has it occasioned to defend obsolescent creeds and absurdities? What a burthen is it on the consciences of some of its best clergy, who, in consequence of being bound down to a system they do not approve, and having no support except that which they derive from conforming to it, find themselves under the hard necessity of either prevaricating or starving ?—No one doubts but that the English clergy in general could with more truth declare that they do not , than that they do give their unfeigned assent to all and every thing contained in the thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common-Prayer; and yet, with a solemn declaration to this purpose, are they obliged to enter upon an office which above all offices requires those who exercise it to
be examples of simplicity and sincerity.—Who can help execrating the cause of such an evil?
But what I wish most to urge is the tendency of religious establishments to impede the improvement of the world. They are boundaries prescribed by human folly to human investigation; and inclosures which intercept the light and confine the exertions of reason. Let any one imagine to himself what effects similar establishments would have in Philosophy, Navigation, Metaphysics, Medicine or Mathematicks.—Something like this took place in Logick and Philosophy; while the ipse dixit of Aristotle and the nonsense of the schools maintained an authority like that of the creeds of churchmen: And the effect was a longer continuance of the world in the ignorance and barbarity of the dark ages. But civil establishments of religion are more pernicious. So apt are mankind to misrepresent the Character of the Deity, and to connect his favour with particular modes of faith, that it must be expected, that a religion so settled will be what it has hitherto been—a gloomy and cruel superstition, bearing the name of religion.
It has been long a subject of dispute, which is worst in its effects on society, such a religion or speculative Atheism. For my own part, I could almost give the preference to the latter. ATHEISM is so repugnant to every principle of common sense, that it is not possible it should ever gain much ground, or become very prevalent.—On the contrary; there is a particular proneness in the human mind to SUPERSTITION , and nothing is more likely to become prevalent.— ATHEISM leaves us to the full influence of most of our natural feelings and social principles; and these are so strong in their operation, that in general they are a sufficient guard to the order of society. But SUPERSTITION counteracts these principles, by holding forth men to one another as objects of divine hatred; and by putting them on harrowing, silencing, imprisoning and burning one another in order to do God service.— ATHEISM is a sanctuary for vice by taking away the motives to virtue arising from the will of God and the fear of a future judgment. But SUPERSTITION is more a sanctuary for vice, by teaching men ways of pleasing God without moral virtue, and by leading them even to compound for wickedness by ritual services, by bodily penances and mortifications, by adoring shrines, going pilgrimages, saying many prayers, receiving absolution from the priest, exterminating heretics, &c.— ATHEISM destroys the sacredness and obligation of an oath. But is there not also a religion (so called) which does this, by teaching that there is a power which can dispense with the obligation of oaths, that pious frauds are right, and that faith is not to be kept with heretics?
It is indeed only a rational and liberal religion; a religion founded on just notions of the Deity as a being who regards equally every sincere worshipper, and by whom all are alike favoured as far as they act up to the light they enjoy; a religion which consists in the imitation of the moral perfections of an Almighty and benevolent Governor of nature who directs for the best all events, in confidence in the care of his providence, in resignation to his will, and in the faithful discharge of every duty of piety and morality from a regard to his authority and the apprehension of a future righteous retribution.—It is only THIS religion (the inspiring principle of every thing fair and worthy and joyful, and which in truth is nothing but the love of God and man and virtue warming the heart and directing the conduct.) It is only THIS kind of religion that can bless the world, or be an advantage to society. This is the religion that every enlightened friend to
mankind will be zealous to promote. But it is a religion that the powers of the world know little of, and which will always be best promoted by being left free and open.
I cannot help adding here, that this is in particular the Christian religion.—Christianity teaches us that there is none good but one, that is, God; that he willeth all men to be saved, and will punish nothing but wickedness: that he desires mercy and not sacrifice (benevolence rather than rituals); that loving him with all our hearts, and loving our neighbour as ourselves, is the whole of our duty; and that in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted of him. It rests its authority on the power of God, not of man; refers itself entirely to the understandings of men; makes us the subjects of a kingdom that is not of this world; and requires us to elevate our minds above temporal emoluments, and to look forwards to a state beyond the grave, where a government of perfect virtue will be erected under that Messiah who has tasted death for every man.—What have the powers of the world to do with such a religion? It disclaims all connexion with them; it made its way at first in opposition to them; and, as far as it is now upheld by them, it is dishonoured and vilified.
The injury which civil establishments do to Christianity may be learnt from the following considerations.
First. The spirit of religious establishments is opposite to the spirit of Christianity. It is a spirit of pride and tyranny in opposition to the Christian lowly spirit; a contracted and selfish spirit, in opposition to the Christian enlarged and benevolent spirit; the spirit of the world in opposition to the Christian heavenly spirit.
Secondly. Religious establishments are founded on a claim of authority in the Christian church which overthrows Christ's authority.—He has in the scriptures given his followers a code of laws, to which he requires them to adhere as their only guide. But the language of the framers of church establishments is, "We have authority in controversies of faith and power to decree rites and ceremonies. We are the deputies of Christ upon earth, who have been commissioned by him to interpret his laws, and to rule his church. You must therefore follow us. The scriptures are insufficient. Our interpretations you must receive as Christ's laws; our creeds as his doctrine; our inventions as his institutions."
It is evident, as excellent HOADLY has shewn, that these claims turn Christ out of the Government of his own kingdom, and place usurpers on his throne.—They are therefore derogatory to his honor; and a submission to them is a breach of the allegiance due to him. They have been almost fatal to true Christianity; and attempts to enforce them by civil penalties, have watered the Christian world with the blood of saints and martyrs.—
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The following European ADVICES were brought by the British Packet Speedy, lately arrived at New-York.
TANGIERS, October 6.
THIS day came in here an American brigantine, which sailed from Cadiz for one of the ports of the United States, and was taken last Monday by the frigate of Capt. Hamet Turqui, one of the five belonging to the Emperor of Morocco, that are cruising in the ocean, and was brought in here, manned with the Moors of that frigate.
LEGHORN, October 29.
Advice has been received here, that the Venetian Squadron, under the command of the Chevalier Emo, has bombarded the town of Sufa, in the Tunisian territories, and destroyed two thirds of it.
PARIS, November 15.
The military preparations here cannot be longer concealed. It is generally agreed, that two armies will march, one towards Flanders, and the other towards Alsace: the first to be of 60,000, the other of 40,000 men. It is even said that the King will in person head the Flanders army.
Orders have already been expedited for victualling the troops. The Dutch Ambassadors will to-morrow receive their answer from the Count de Vergennes; that from Vienna cannot be looked for before the 28th of this month. It is reported that the King's interference with the Emperor has been of the most pressing nature, though in terms of friendship and alliance.
HAGUE, November 14.
In demanding of the several Princes of the Empire a passage for his troops, it is said his Imperial Majesty has made a requisition to the Prince of Orange, of permission for his armies to march through the Prince's territories of Nassau, threatening, in case of refusal, to obtain that object by force of arms.—It is added, that his Serene Highness has transmitted his Imperial Majesty's letter to the Diet at Ratisbon, remarking on the Emperor's despotic treatment of the free Princes of the Empire. If it be true that the Emperor is resolved to compel the Prince to afford a passage for troops that are to carry fire and sword into the very heart of his country,—the circumstance may serve to bring to recollection the affair of the Austrian Commander, who insisted upon William Tell discharging an arrow to deprive his only son of life.
UTRECHT, November 19.
We are assured that France is to furnish FORTY THOUSAND men, and Prussia THIRTY THOUSAND, for the service of the Republic.
LEYDEN, November 24.
Letters from the empire mention a declaration made by the Court of Russia to that of Versailles and Berlin, "That if the Emperor should be obstructed by other powers in his affair with the Dutch, she will assist him with all her forces."
LONDON, Nov. 27.
Letters from Madrid, of November 13, say, that knowledge and taste seem continually reviving in the Spanish dominions; that the magistrates of the Inquisition are daily losing their influence; that frequent orders are sent from Madrid to England, France and Holland, for the most capital writers in philosophy and the belles lettres; and that a periodical pamphlet is published at the capital once a fortnight, which breathes a noble spirit of freedom and philanthropy.
It was the general report yesterday, that the Courts of London, Paris, and Berlin, have offered their joint mediation in the affairs of Holland and the Emperor, to prevent a war.
The Hessian troops, and those from Waldeck, which we had in pay last war, are now subsidized by the Emperor.
Some Swiss troops are going into the service of the Dutch.
Nov. 30. Last Saturday's gazette contains his Majesty's order in Council, that the liberty of entering into bond for the payment as well of the duty commonly called the Old Subsidy, as of all the further duties due upon tobacco imported directly from the territories of the United States of America, into the several ports mentioned in the orders of the 30th of July last, shall, in all respects, be extended to tobacco imported into and exported from the port of Lancaster.
Several imperial privateers have lately failed to America, as they expect to meet with a great number of Dutch merchant ships in the western seas; which cannot be so well protected by their men of war as they are in the Channel.
Dec. 2—4. The King has appointed Earl Cornwallis to be his Majesty's Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the Tower Hamlets.
Thirty-two British officers are said to be the number inhumanly murdered by Tippoo Saib in
cold blood, after the murder of Badinore:—they were put to death two each day, according to their seniority of rank by pouring scalded oil upon their heads; a species of Oriental torture, thus devised, in order to receive from the wretched victims, a confession where the treasure of the garrison was supposed to be concealed!
The Dutch have not, according to the common received opinion, broke any of their dykes.—The method whereby they have flooded so large a tract of country has been by opening their sluices. The repair of their dykes is so very expensive at all times as would certainly prevent their breaking them, except in the most urgent necessity and danger.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 1.
Capt. Smith, in his tour through Virginia and North-Carolina, mentions a very extraordinary circumstance which attends the falls of Roanoke every spring, about the eighth of May: it is called the rock sight. This is occasioned by such amazing numbers of those fishes, there called bass-rock, coming up the falls at the same time to spawn, that a dog thrown into the water then would not be able to swim across, nor could live in it one quarter of an hour; you may actually see them crowded thick upon each other, even to the surface of the water.
This singular phenomenon continues for three days, but on one of those days in particular the agitation of the water is most violent, the whole river being in a foam.
Dec. 28. By a gentleman just arrived here from the West-Indies, we hear, that Major Washington, nephew to our illustrious General, and Aid-de-Camp to the Marquis de la Fayette, has lately taken a tour through the British West-India islands, for the recovery of his health. At each island he received uncommon civilities, particularly from the Governor of Barbados. He is now at Bermuda, at which place his Excellency Governor Brown has shown him the greatest politeness; and he may be hourly expected here to spend the remainder of the winter.
PHILADELPHIA, February 5.
Extract of a letter from Washington county, dated December 15, 1784.
"Matters are still this way, and the alarms we had in the fall from the Indians turned out to be a few plunderers, that have and I believe mean to make a livelihood by predatory excursions, for which the Kentucky path affords great opportunities. If once a scheme of well-concerted policy can take place we will easily put an end to such doings. I enclose you an extract of a letter which may be matter of information to our American rulers. For the authenticity of what is expressed I can vouch."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman living in the western territory, lately ceded by N. Carolina, to his friend in Virginia, dated Dec. 29, 1784.
"Last week, in convention, we ventured to declare ourselves independent. I confess it was contrary to my own opinion, both from the reasons you gave, when last here, and from various other occurrences that happened since. Some that were for moderate measures, and really in the interest of the union, were brought over by the plausible arguments, that we should have the disposal of the Indian country, fix the limits of the new state, and appropriate the lands, as a fund, to the support of our government. If I was to venture a conjecture, the good of the commonwealth is not at bottom, but the views of a few crafty land-jobbers, whom you know, who are aiming at purchasing the great bent of Terafee from the Indians, and if not successful that way, to contrive a quarrel, and drive the natives (Coriuz-like) out by force."
"However, I have yet hopes that those who wish to proceed on the principles held out by the act of Congress of April last, may have address and influence enough to prevent measures being carried to extremities, until the commissioners from the United States arrive in the spring, when, no doubt, an advantageous bargain can be made with the Indians, for a national purpose, and which may give our politicians a right turn."
ROCKINGHAM, Feb. 21, 1785.
THE Time for holding the SUPERIOR COURT of JUDICATURE for the County of Rockingham, being altered, by an Act passed at the present Session of the General Court, from the first Tuesday of March next, to the fourth Tuesday of April next, all Jurymen, Parties and others concerned, are desired to take Notice thereof and govern themselves accordingly.
By Order of the Justices of said Court, NATHANIEL ADAMS, Clerk.
ALL Persons having Accounts against the Overseers of the Poor of this Town, are desired to bring them in on or before the 8th of March.
PORTSMOUTH, February 25.
In the last week of November, 1784, there were imported into London, no less than 1,205,183 of tobacco from four of the United States of America, viz. from Carolina 5,208 lb. from Maryland 27,332 lb. from New-York 84,000 lb. from Virginia 1,158,000 lb.
It is not unworthy of remark, says a commercial correspondent, that there is no duty laid on the importation of American pearl or pot ashes into England, though the same articles from other quarters pay from two to five shillings per cwt.
In the snow storm of the 2d instant, a sloop belonging to Messieurs Phillips and Winthrop, of Boston, merchants, was cast away on Cape Cod, and lost; two of the people were drowned. Part of the cargo we hear is saved. She was bound from North-Carolina to that port.
The 20th of January ult. was born to Mr. Amariah Chase of Sutton, (Massachusetts) a son of the 5th generation from Mr. Isaac Chase, of that town, now ninety-seven years of age—There is something very peculiar respecting this child, as he has now living, six grandfathers and seven grandmothers, fifty-seven uncles and sixty-three aunts.
Lately died at Windsor, (State of Vermont) Esther Dean, aged 2 years and 20 days, daughter of Mr. Willard Dean of that town, the extraordinary grossness of this child, it is supposed, was the occasion of her death—she weighed before 2 years old, upwards of 70lb. She is the third child Mr. Dean has lost of such extraordinary bulk, and all at about the same age.
We are informed from undoubted authority, That the Kings of France and Prussia have entered into an alliance offensive and defensive with the United Provinces;—with such aid the United Provinces may hazard a war.
DIED. Mrs. Elizabeth Stanwood, aged 39, wife of Mr. William Stanwood, of this town.—Mrs. Abigail Ham, aged 75. A child of Mr. George Waldron's.
** The Author of an Address to Proteus, is requested to call at this Office, before his Piece can have a place in the Gazette. The strictest Secrecy will be inviolably kept.
†† AGRICOLA will have a place in our next.
MARINE LIST.
PORT of PISCATAQUA, February 25, 1785.
ENTERED, Schooner Industry, Lansfield, from Nova-Scotia.
CLEARED, Brig Sampson, Salter, for West-Indies. Ship Aurora, Horney, Waterford. Brig Endeavor, Riley, St. Eustatia.
EPITAPH.
HE that here is turn'd to dust, Valiant was, and wise, and just. Ever open was his door, To the honest and the poor. Fraud he scorn'd; and from his youth, He was fam'd for love of truth. Meek, religious, and—"Poh! sounds! "To your muse pray set some bounds; "You've ly'd enough for twenty pounds."
—For the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE.—
Messieurs PRINTERS,
Seeing in your last Paper, an Address from Major General SULLIVAN, on Military Matters, for the Promotion of a well Regulated Militia, brought him to my Mind.
AMONG the several Candidates for the Chair, who can claim a better right to our suffrages, than this Hon. Major General? Show the man in the State, who has plan'd, executed, suffered and born more for his country than he has; let us only read over again the American newspapers, wherein his exploits and dangers have been published; and then let us reflect whether there are any honors which in our turn we can give him, and he will accept of, but what we are bound by every tie to do it: not to derogate from the pretensions of any other gentleman, there are none more deserving it than the General, none who would discharge the important trust with more resolution and fidelity, or more discourage faction with a disdainful contempt of its promoters.—Let us promote his Election, and let us not be deceived by the artful insinuations of some, who have said he would not accept of it, and that it would hurt his private interest:—That is not to be considered by us, let us chuse him, and if he will not accept of it, we have discharged our duty, and then we may look round for another Candidate, next deserving, but let us remember the General is but a man, and he may esteem the suffrages and calls of his country irresistible, and comply with their wishes at least one year, and then he may resign his pretensions if he pleases.
BENEVOLUS.

WANTED, A BOY about 14 Years old, to serve as an Apprentice to the Printing Business. Apply to the PRINTERS hereof.
[ Wakefield. ]
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Wakefield, who have not paid their taxes for the years 1782 and 1783, that so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue, on Tuesday the 15th day of March next, at ten o'clock, A. M. at the house of Capt. David Copp, inholder in said town, as will pay the taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
Names.
   Names. Acres. Div. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.    Tho's Miller 1 50 6 11 1 10 100 5 4 1  Moses Gage 10 100 15 5 4 2  John Hanson 32 100 7 9 2 1 110 7 9 2  John James 33 34 6 11 1 10 110 7 9 2  Wentworth 53 50 7 9 2 1 110 6 11 1  John Brown 57 50 5 9 1 8 0 0 0 0  Josh. Roberts 59 100 6 11 1 10 110 4 7 1  Sam'l Gerrish 66 50 9 3 2 6  E. Cromwell 67 100 11 7 6 1 110 4 7 1  Tho's Caney 69 100 10 2 8 110 16 11 4  Solly & March 77 110 4 7 1  Wm. Hufsey 79 100 10 2 8 110 6 11 8  T. Wallingsford, Esq. 85 110 10 2  Wm. Downs 86 100 10 2 8  Wm. Gerrish 87 100 13 11 3 9  Jno. Hartford 89 100 13 11 3 9  Philip Yeaton 91 100 11 6 5 10 110 18 6 5  Rich. Downs 92 100 4 8 1 3  Sam'l Downs 93 100 4 8 1 3  Tho's Nock 94 100 4 8 1 3 110 12 3 3  Sol. Emerson 95 100 4 8 1 3  W. Willand 97 71 6 11 1 10  J. Odiorne 100 110 18 6 5  1st law lot 8 50 6 11 1 10  James Kelly 9 60 9 3 2 8  Elihu Hayse 2 110 5 4 1  Ebe. Roberts 18 110 6 11 1  T. Miller jr. 22 62 4 8 1  Wm. Stiles 23 110 4 8 1  Paul Gerrish 27 110 4 8 1  Dan. Young 29 110 4 8 1  S. Varney 38 55 6 11 1  S. Evans 42 110 4 7 1  Nat'l Horne 43 110 6 11 1  Benja. Ham 54 50 5 9 1 8  J. Roberts 58 100 13 10 3 9  A. Howard 60 50 9 6 2 6  N. Meservy Esq. 12 110 7 8 2  S. Page's gore 146 21. 6 10 11  
The following are the sums assessed for the year 1783.
  Tho's Miller 1 50 3 9 1 3 110 2 10 11  Moses Gage 10 100 8 2 2 10  E. Downs 30 100 2 10 11 110 2 6 10  John Jams 33 34 1 2 5 110 3 8 1 3  John Brown 57 50 2 6 10  J. Roberts 59 100 5 7 1 10 110 7 4 2  S. Gerrish 66 50 3 9 1 3  E. Cromwell 67 100 11 1 3 9 110 3 8 1  T. Caney 69 100 6 1 2 1 110 11 1 3  S. Dame 70 90 5 4 1 10  Solly & March 77 110 1 2 5  Wm. Hufsey 79 100 5 6 1 10 110 2 6 10  T. Wallingsford, Esq. 85 110 5 6 1  Wm. Downs 86 100 3 8 1 3  Wm. Gerrish 87 100 4 11 1 8  J. Hartford 89 100 4 11 1 8  P. Yeaton 91 100 9 10 3 4 110 11 6 3  Rich. Downs 92 100 2 6 10  S. Downs 93 100 2 6 10  T. Nock 94 100 2 6 10 110 11 3 3 9  Sol. Emerson 95 100 2 6 10  1st law lot 8 50 3 8 1 3  James Kelly 9 50 4 11 1 8  J. Roberts 58 100 7 10 2 7  A. Howard 60 50 4 11 1 8  Ben. Horn 84 50 2 10 11  Josh. Hire 64 110 7 5 2  Eben. Downs 40 110 7 5 2  John Horn 48 110 4 4 1  N. Meserve Esq. 12 50 4 2 1  Love Roberts 25 110 1 2 5  G. Downs 63 110 4 8 1  Ichas. Hayes 3 50 3 9 1  S. Page's gore 146 16 4 5 6  Elihu Hayse 2 110 2 10 12  T. Miller, jr. 22 62 2 6 10  Wm. Stiles 23 110 2 6 10  Rich. Hufsey 26 110 3 8 1  Paul Gerrish 27 110 2 6 10  
  Ben. Roberts 28 110 2 6 10  Dan. Young 29 110 2 6 10  S. Varney 38 70 4 11 1 8  S. Evans 42 110 3 9 1 3  N. Horn 43 55 1 5 9 6  W. Twombly 47 110 3 9 1 3  T. Downs 72 110 2 6 10  M. H. Wentworth, Esq. 73 110 3 9 1 3  J. Marden 74 55 1 3 5  J. Caney 75 110 2 6 10  John Ham 82 70 4 4 1 5  John Miller 83 52 3 2 1 1  
WILLIAM MOOR, Collector for 1782 & 1783. Wakefield, February 20, 1785.
[ Ackworth. ]
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the town of Ackworth, who are delinquent in paying the taxes for the years 1780 and 1783, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, at my dwelling house in Ackworth, on or before the fourth monday in March next, so much of their land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue, at 10 o'clock, A. M. of said day, at the house of Henry Silsby, Esq. in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Names. No. Range. s. d. s. d.    James Nevins 2 1 2 6 4 0  Samuel Fitch 17 1 2 6 4 0  Ditto 18 1 2 6 4 0  Alexander Clark 1 2 2 6 4 0  Nathaniel Butterfield 16 2 0 0 4 0  Samuel Fitch 17 2 2 6 4 0  Ditto 18 2 2 6 4 0  Ditto 1 3 0 0 4 0  James Milteman 2 3 2 6 4 0  Alexander Clark 3 3 0 0 4 0  James M c Gregore 1 4 2 6 0 0  Alexander Clark 3 4 2 6 4 0  Benjamin French 1 5 2 6 4 0  J. Davis 15 6 2 6 4 0  William Parker 17 6 2 6 4 0  Ditto 18 6 2 0 4 0  James M c Gregore jr. 3 7 2 6 4 0  David M c Gregore 5 7 2 6 4 0  James Blanchard 10 7 0 0 4 0  Oliver Pierce 16 7 2 6 4 0  David Burge 7 8 2 6 4 0  Oliver Pierce 9 8 2 6 4 0  John Byam 15 8 0 0 4 0  Col. Lutwich 1 9 2 6 4 0  Benjamin Butterfield 4 9 0 0 4 0  James Blanchard 5 9 0 0 4 0  Daniel M c Fee 16 9 2 6 0 0  Col. Lutwich 1 10 2 6 4 0  James Blanchard 3 10 2 6 4 0  David Brown 4 10 0 0 4 0  Ditto 5 10 0 0 4 0  Timothy Dustin 11 10 2 6 0 0  Samuel Wentworth 16 10 0 0 4 0  Moses Parker 1 11 2 6 0 0  Samuel French 6 11 2 6 0 0  Robert Adams 9 11 0 0 4 0  Wiseman Clagget 13 11 0 0 2 0  Ditto 14 11 0 0 2 0  Robert Fletcher 3 12 0 0 4 0  Ditto 4 12 0 0 4 0  Daniel M c Fee 9 12 0 0 4 0  Peter Levius 10 12 2 6 4 0  Ditto 11 12 2 6 4 0  Ditto 12 12 2 6 4 0  Blank Lot 14 12 2 6 4 0  
WILLIAM MARKHAM, ALEXANDER HASTINS, JOHN WILLSON, jr. } Collectors. Ackworth, February 14, 1785.
Once More!
ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of DAVID GRIFFITH, late of Portsmouth, Goldsmith, deceased, either by Book, Debt, or Note of Hand, are desired to call immediately and settle the same with EDMUND ROBERTS, of Portsmouth, Administrator on said Estate, as Trouble and Expence to themselves may be saved by so doing. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 21, 1785. t. f.
[ Warren. ]
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident Owners of Land in Warren, who have not paid their Taxes for the Year 1783, that so much of their Lands will be sold at Public Vendue on Thursday, the 24th Day of March next, at One o'Clock, in the Afternoon, at the House
of Joshua... will pay the Taxes and Charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
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POET'S CORNER.
A DIALOGUE.
COLIN.
SYLVIA, must I ever burn? Must I ever sigh in vain? Why not show some kind return To so true, so fond a swain?
SYLVIA.
Men were ever false in love, Oaths and vows are but deceit; Still from fair to fair they rove, Each believing maid to cheat.
COLIN.
Lovely maid, those fears dispel, Colin seeks not to betray, Far from that, he loves so well, Sylvia he wou'd wed to day!
SYLVIA.
Nay, dear youth, my heart you carry, By that truth convincing stroke, When the lover will but marry, We are sure he does not joke.
COLIN.
Love-sick swains my council hear, Wou'd you break the maiden's pride, Wou'd you prove your love sincere, Make, like me, the fair a bride. Gentle maid, of man beware, Oft they sigh and vow in jest, He who truly loves the fair, Offers marriage as the test.
BOTH.
Away then deceit, and trust us you'll find, When swains are but honest, the nymphs will be kind.
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By Alford Butler,
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FOLIO, quarto and small Bibles, Burkitt's Annotations, Edwards on Epistle to Romans, Ainsworth's Latin and English Dictionary, Kenrick's English ditto, Carver's universal Traveller, History of Canary Islands, Dalrymple's Travels into Spain, Stork's Account of Florida, Robertson's History of Charles Fifth, Rollins's ancient History, Proctor's Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Cicero's Oration, Biographical History of England, Grose's History of East-Indies, Martin's Philosophical Grammar, Banecroft's natural History of Guiana, Phillips on European Governments, the Book of Revelation explained, Duprat History of Louisiana, Sharp's Sermons, Bellegard's polite Conversation, Minute Philosopher, Pope's Works, Nugent's Grand Tour of Europe, Priestly's English Grammar, Balfour's Philosophical Dissertations, Byron's Voyage, Arch Bishop Herring's Letters, Athdowne on the Parables, Williams's Psalmody, Simpson's Euclid, Stirling's Virgil, Waterland's Sermons, Wild's Surveying, Hawney's Measurer, Martin's Optics, Spelman's Xenophen, Hennecious Laws of Nature, Sterne's Works, Sully's Memoirs, Rabelais Works, Smollet's Don Quixote, Abbe Raynal's History Indias, Gulliver's Travels, Night Thoughts, Smollet's Life and Poems, Vicar of Wakefield, Universal Gazetteer, Rambler, Harwood's Greek Testament, Doddridge's Rise and Progress of Religion, Gay's Poems, Brown's Travels, Ladies Library, Gentleman's ditto, History of Buccaneers, the Pilgrim, Help to Elocution, Boyer's Telemachus, Beveridge's Tho'ts, Madam Maintenon's Life, Lowth's Grammar, Pomfret's Poems, Glas's Works, Hoyle's Games, Jenty's Anatomical Lectures, Marquer's Chymistry, Tissot on Dropsy, &c. —Druggists Guide, Culpepper's Physician, Arbuthnot on Aliments, Modern Improvements in Agriculture, Farmer's Guide, Donnalson's Agriculture, Rural Economy, Greek and Latin Grammars, with other School-Books, small Histories, Stationary, &c. Record and Account Books bound, and all other binding work done at said place as usual.
PORTSMOUTH, February 24.
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[Shelburne.]
To Mr. JOHN PIRCE, Clerk of the Proprietors of the Town of Shelburne, in the County of Grafton:
WE the Subscribers, owners of more than a Sixteenth Part of said Town, desire you to call a Meeting of said Proprietors, to be held at the house of Capt. Brewster, in Portsmouth, in the County of Rockingham, Inholder, on Tuesday, the 22d Day of March next, at 3 o'Clock, P. M. for the following Purposes.— 1st. To choose a Moderator.
2d. To choose a Committee to finish the laying out of the Inverval Lots, to re-establish the Bounds of them already laid out, and to lay out the home Lots, or first Division, and also to make such Repairs in the Roads of said Town as are absolutely necessary.
3d. To re-consider a vote respecting the Quantity each home Lot are to contain.
4th. To see if the Proprietors will make Major Bodwell any Consideration for the Damages he sustained in the Loss of the Saw-Mill in said Town, burnt by the Indians.
5th. To vote such Sums of Money as they shall think necessary, and to choose Assessors and Collector or Collectors.
DANIEL RINDGE, DANIEL ROGERS. ISAAC RINDGE, THOMAS MARTIN.
AGREEABLE to the above Application, the Proprietors of said Shelburne are hereby notified to attend at the Time and Place therein mentioned, to transact the Business proposed in said Application, to be done.
JOHN PIRCE, Prop. Clerk.
[Gore.]
THE non-resident Proprietors of Lands in the Gore, in the County of Strafford, are hereby Advertised, that unless they pay unto me the Subscriber, at my Dwelling-House in the Gore, the several Sums of Money assessed, agreeable to the following Schedule, upon their said Lands, so much thereof will be Sold at Public Vendue, the 15th Day of March next, at Ten o'Clock, A. M. at the Dwelling-House of Mr. Ephraim Chamberlin, in said Gore, as will be sufficient to pay the Taxes for the Year 1783, with Incidental Charges, by Robert Evans Buzzell, Collector.
  One third part of 225 Acres, which in the Division of the two Lots N o . 9 and 18, Laid out to Thomas Wallingford, were severed and set off unto John Wentworth and Elizabeth his Wife.—Also in said two Lots N o . 9 and 18 were severed and set off to Ebenezer Wallingford, 252 0 15 0   To Hannah Brown, 222 0 13 3   To Lydia Coffelow, 305 0 18 3   To Mary Pearne, 239 0 14 6   And to Margaret Goodwin, 155 0 9 6   Stephen Holland, in Lot N o . 12, laid out to Jotham Odiorne, viz. 100 0 6 0   N o . 7, South Range,   Theodore Marston in Lot N o . 14 30 0 2 0   3d Range, viz. part of N o . 1,   Paul March, in N o . 5, 1st Range, and in N o . 4, 1st Range, 250 0 15 0   John Rogers, part of N o . 4, 1st Range, 228 1 2 3   Thomas Bell, part of N o . 5, 2d Range 50 0 3 0   and part of N o . 11, 3d Range, 220 0 13 6   Gore, January 25, 1785. 
[Cambridge.]
WHEREAS the Proprietors of the Township of Cambridge, in the County of Grafton in the State of New-Hampshire, at a legal Meeting, held at Orford, on the 6th Day of May, 1775, voted a Tax of Six Pounds, Lawful Money, on each Original Right or Share in said Town, to defray the Expence of Charter Fees, Roads, Allotments, &c. and committed the same to me, the Subscriber, to collect:—and whereas a considerable Number of the Grantees in said Township are still delinquent;—notice is hereby given them, that unless said Tax is paid to me at the House of Deacon Simeon Avery, in said Orford, on or before the 15th Day of March next, their Right will be advertised for Sale, according to Law.
ISRAEL MOREY, Collector. ORFORD, Jan. 24, 1785.
[Middleton.]
AT a Proprietors Meeting held at Middleton, the 28th of December last, at the House of Frances Mathes, Inholder, it was voted to raise six Dollars on each original Right in said Town for the Payment of Taxes for the Years 1782, 1783, 1784, in order to pay the Reverend Mr. Ordway his Salary, and other Charges; which, if not paid by the first Thursday in March next, so much of their Land will be advertised for Sale in this New-Hampshire Gazette, as will pay said Taxes, with incidental Charges.
FRANCES MATHES, Collector.
EXCISE.
THE Subscribers, having purchased the Excise upon Spirituous Liquor, sold, or to be sold, in the County of Rockingham, from the 1st of October, 1784 to the 1st of October, 1785, desire all Persons concerned to be prepared to settle their Accounts, and pay their respective Ballances agreeable to Law. No Excuse for a contrary Conduct can, or will be admitted.—Those persons who are interested, would do well to inform themselves of the Act of the Honorable General Court respecting the Matter, one part of which is, that the Accounts shall be fairly rendered, and paid quarterly.
JONATHAN CASS. J. MACGREGORE.
EXETER, Feb. 4, 1785.
ALL Persons indebted to, or that have any demands on the Estate of ELISABETH WIBIRD, late of Portsmouth, in the County of Rockingham, Widow, deceased, relict of the late Hon. RICHARD WIBIRD, Esq. deceased, are desired to settle the same with the Subscriber, Administrator of said Estate.
SAMUEL PENHALLOW. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 7, 1785.
Social Library.
THE Proprietors of the SOCIAL LIBRARY, in Portsmouth, in the County of Rockingham, are hereby notified to meet at Union-Hall, in said Portsmouth, on the first Wednesday in March next, six o'Clock, P. M.
SAMUEL PENHALLOW, Clerk. February 9th, 1785.
TO BE SOLD,
A VALUABLE FARM,
in Middletown, containing about 600 Acres of Land, on which may be cut one Year with another 100 or 120 Ton of good ENGLISH HAY—and well situated within about a Mile of CABOT's Farm, which was originally Governor Wentworth's large Farm, in Wolfborough, on the main Road, with Plow Land and pasturing in Proportion to the Cattle, and will be sold with said Farm, if the Purchaser chuses.—The Buildings thereon are as follows, viz. a two Story House, very well finished outside, and part of the part of the inside, 46 Feet long, 35 wide, the Porch 12 Feet square, with a good Well of choice Water, and sundry Brooks running through the Land—The largest Barn is 104 Feet long, 34 wide, 17 Feet Post, judg'd to be the best Barn in the State.—The other Barn is 42 Feet, and 32 and 14 Feet Post—A Corn House 24 by 20, well finished.—There are also a Number of Lots of Land to be sold, near said Farm, containing about 500 Acres.—For further Particulars, enquire of NICHOLAS AUSTIN, in Middletown, who is Owner of the Premises.
N. B. To make it easy to those who wish to purchase, part Pay will be taken in Goods, and reasonable Credit given for the remainder.
FLOUR.
SUPERFINE and common Philadelphia FLOUR, ROSIN, SULPHUR, (very good for graving Vessels, and cheap) TOBACCO of all Sorts, also about One Hundred Thousand good Shingles: sold by N. M'INTIRE.
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