The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1784-04-24 00:00:00

James I  THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE,  AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Vol. XXVII.]
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1784.
[No. 1434]
L O N D O N, March 1.
The humble ADDRESS of the COMMONS of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled.
"Most gracious Sovereign,"  W E, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled, beg leave most humbly to represent to your Majesty, that impressed with the most dutiful sense of your Majesty's paternal regard for the welfare of your people, we rely on your Majesty's royal wisdom, that you will take such measures, as by removing any obstacle to the formation of such an Administration, as your faithful Commons have declared to be requisite in the present critical and arduous state of public affairs, as may tend to give effect to the wishes of your faithful Commons, which have already been most humbly represented to your Majesty."
His MAJESTY's most gracious ANSWER.
"Gentlemen," I am deeply sensible how highly it concerns the honour of my Crown, and the welfare of my people, which is the object always nearest my heart, that the public affairs should be conducted by a firm, efficient, extended united Administration, entitled to the confidence of the people, and such as may have a tendency to put an end to the unfortunate divisions and distractions of the country. Very recent endeavors have been employed, on my part to unite in the public services, on a fair and equal footing, those whose joint efforts appear to me most capable of producing that happy effect: Those endeavors have not had the effect I wished. I shall always be desirous of taking every step most conducive to such an object; but I cannot see that it would in any degree be advanced by the dismissal of those at present in my service.
"I observe at the same time, that there is no charge or complaint suggested against my present Ministers, nor is any one or more of them specially objected to; and numbers of my subjects have expressed to me in the warmest manner their satisfaction of the late changes I have made in my Councils. Under these circumstances I trust my faithful Commons will not wish that the essential offices of executive government shall be vacated, until I see a prospect that such a plan of union, as I have called for, and they pointed out, may be carried into effect."
March 4. The following is the Address of the House of Commons to the King, which is to be presented by the whole House this day, at half an hour after three o'clock.
To the K I N G.
SIR, WE, your Majesty's faithful Commons, approach your throne, most humbly to represent to your Majesty the satisfaction your faithful Commons derive from the late most gracious assurances we have received, that your Majesty concurs with us in opinion, that it concerns the honor of your Crown, and the welfare of your people, that the public affairs should be conducted by a firm, efficient, extended, united Administration, entitled to the confidence of your people, and such as may have a tendency to put an end to the unhappy divisions and distractions of this country.
"We acknowledge your Majesty's paternal goodness in your late most gracious endeavors to give effect to the object of our late dutiful representation to your Majesty."
"We lament that the failure of this your Majesty's most gracious endeavors should be considered as a final bar to the accomplishing so salutary and desirable a purpose, and to express our concern and disappointment, that your Majesty has not been advised to take any further step towards uniting in the public service those whose joint efforts have recently appeared to your Majesty most capable of producing so happy an effect."
"Your faithful Commons with all humanity claim it as their right, and on every proper occasion feel it to be their bounden duty to advise your Majesty touching the exercise of any branch of your Royal prerogative."
"We submit it to your Majesty's Royal consideration that the continuance of an Administration which does not possess the confidence of the Representatives of the people must be injurious to the public service."
"We beg leave further to say, that your faithful Commons can have no interest distinct and separate from that of our constituents, and that we therefore feel ourselves called upon to repeat those loyal and dutiful assurances we have already expressed of our reliance on your Majesty's paternal regard for the welfare of your people, that your Majesty would graciously enable us to execute those important trusts which the Constitution has vested in us, with honor to ourselves, and advantage the public, by the confirmation of a new Administration, appointed under circumstances which may tend to conciliate the minds of your faithful Commons, and give energy and stability to your Majesty's Council."
"Your Majesty's faithful Commons upon the maturest deliberation, cannot but consider the continuance of the present Ministers as an unsearchable obstacle to your Majesty's most gracious purpose, to comply with our wishes in the formation of such an Administration as your Majesty, in concurrence with the unanimous Resolution of your faithful Commons, seems to think requisite in the present exigencies of the country. We feel ourselves bound to remain firm in the wish expressed to your Majesty in our late humble Address, and do therefore find ourselves obliged again to beseech your Majesty, that you would be graciously pleased to lay the foundation of a strong and stable Government, by the previous removal of your present Ministers."
March 5. Yesterday the hour of commons carried up their address to St. James's. It being a drawing room day, the Court
was full of ladies.---The speaker, attended by Mr. Fox and many other members, went up to the throne, and having read and presented the address, his Majesty delivered the following answer, from a paper which he held in his hand:
"Gentlemen," "I have already expressed to you how sensible I am of the advantages to be derived from such an administration as was pointed out in your unanimous resolution; and I assured you that I was desirous of taking every step most conducive to such an object. I remain in the SAME sentiments but I continue equally convinced that it is an object not likely to be obtained by the dismissal of my present Ministers."
"I must repeat, that no charge or complaint, nor any specific objection, is yet made against ANY of them. If there were any such ground for their removal at present, it ought to be EQUAL- LY a reason for not admitting them as a part of that extended and united administration, which you state to be requisite."
"I did not consider the failure of my recent endeavors as a final bar to the accomplishment of the purpose which I had in view, if it could have been attained on those principles of fairness and equality, without which it can neither be honorable to those who are concerned, nor lay the foundation of such a strong and stable government as may be of lasting advantage to the country. But I know of no further steps, which I can take, that can be effectual to remove the difficulties which obstruct that desirable end."
"I have never called in question the right of my faithful Commons to offer me their advice on every proper occasion, touching the exercise of any branch of my prerogative: I shall be ready at all times to receive it, and give it the most attentive consideration: And they will ever find me disposed to shew my regard to the true principles of the constitution, and to take such measures as may best conduce to the satisfaction and prosperity of my people."
"We confess ourselves at a loss how to act, or in what language to express our sentiments of the dreadful trials to which the madness of a faction has brought us. We are now brought to the precipice of our fate; and the question is, whether we shall for two days more enjoy the constitution which has for so long a time made us the pride and envy of the world? The branch of the legislature which is our own---that branch which flows from us, which is in fact ourselves---by which we speak, by which we have individually our shares in framing the laws, and imposing the burthens that are necessary for the maintenance of the community---that branch is the evidence, the criterion of our freedom. Our house of commons is that which makes us different from, and lists us above, all other nations. Take that from the English constitution, and what remains to make us free? To degrade it from its office, rank, and use in the legislature, is as complete an overthrow of our liberties, as to annihilate it altogether. France has its parliament, and those parliaments, have the exercise of the tongue---They frequently speak a spirited language, but what avails it? In the end they register the edicts by which the slaves are governed."
"Can we forget the memorable expressions of the Earl of Westmorland, who in moving for an address to the King after the riots in the year 1780, said, "that it ought to excite the most grateful acknowledgements, from every man, that his Majesty had not taken the opportunity of the confusion to imitate the example of the King of Denmark, and seize on the liberties of the people." The noble Earl was censured for supposing it possible that such an idea could be formed."
B O S T O N, April 22. Advices from North Carolina inform us that General Rutherford, with a considerable company of volunteers, who had made excursions towards the Mississippi, with a view of some discoveries on the western waters, were surprised by the Indians, and totally defeated. The General, himself, it is said, has lost his life among these unfortunate men, whose only view was to acquire a vast territory without bloodshed.
The Empress of Russia has offered the King of Spain the vast sum of a million and a half sterling for the island of Minorca, and 5000 tons of hemp per annum for ten years, for the Spanish navy. The Ministry of Madrid are all for accepting the offer, but the King is against it; however, he has not given a positive negative. The French Ambassador was highly alarmed at the offer.
A book published in Holland has the following observations respecting the present state of the Americans:---"If a country uncommonly divided in its natural situation is calculated for a compact government, then America may have one system of laws. If a country divided in genius and temper is likely to agree, then the Americans will become powerful; and if a country supported by pride and indolence is qualified to grow rich, the people of the new States may be distinguished for their riches."
State of New-Hampshire. PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that Oliver Ashley, of Claremont, in the county of Cheshire, hath petitioned the General Court of this state, setting forth that he lives near Connecticut river, at a place where there is great need of a Ferry. Wherefore he prayed that he may have a grant to keep a Ferry over said river, any where two miles northerly from the southwest corner of said town of Claremont. On which petition the General Court, ordered, that the petitioner be heard thereon before the General Assembly, on the second Wednesday of their next session under the new Constitution; and that in the mean time the petitioner cause the substance of his said petition, and order of Court thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof should not be granted. Attest, E. THOMPSON, Sec'y.
PORTSMOUTH, April 24.
A committee of Congress appointed to prepare a plan for the temporary government of the Western Territory, have agreed to the division of it into Ten States, by the following names--- Sylvania, Michigania, Cheronfus, Assinispia, Metropolitania, Illinia, Saratoga, Washington, Polypotamia, Pelisipia.
The General Assembly of this State, having previously passed the following Acts, adjourned on Saturday last without day, viz:
 An Act to prevent the destruction of Salmon, Shad, and Alewives in Merrimack River.  An Act to enable John Paul Jones, Esq; to re-enter an action brought against him by Ebenezer Hogg, and judgment obtained thereon by default; and to impower the said Jones to have a hearing upon the merits of the said action.  An Act to incorporate a place called Perrytown, in the county of Hillsborough.  An Act for altering the time of holding the annual meeting in the town of Surry.  An Act in addition to an act intitled an act for the partition of certain lands held in common and undivided by and between Thomas Martin, John Peirce, and Joseph Peirce, and the heirs of Margaret Green, deceased.  An Act to vest the property of certain lands in John Jones.  An Act to confirm to Matthew Thornton, Esq; his heirs and assigns, the right to the ferry over Merrimack river, called Lutwyche's ferry.  An Act to vest the exclusive privilege of keeping a ferry over a certain part of Connecticut river, in Jonathan Chase, Esq; of Cornish, his heirs and assigns.  An Act to restore Isaac Stevens to his law in a certain action.  An Act to enable Anne Simes to sell certain lands in behalf of her children under age.  An Act to establish the annual town meeting held in Croydon, on the second Tuesday in March, A. D. 1783.  An Act for establishing a Light-House.  An Act to alter and extend the act about Powder-Money.  An Act to disserve sundry persons and their estates from the west parish in Londonderry, and annex them unto and incorporate them with the east parish in said town; and also to disserve sundry persons and their estates from the east parish in said town, and annex them unto and incorporate them with the said west parish.  An Act to impower the executor of the last will and testament of Samuel Walton, deceased, to sell the reversion of his widow's dower.  An Act for dividing the estate of Robert Burnum, late of Durham, gentleman, deceased, intestate.  An Act to invest the exclusive privilege of keeping a ferry over a certain part of the river Connecticut, in Moses Chase, of Cornish, Esq; his heirs and assigns.  An Act for making and establishing a new proportion of the public taxes among the several towns, parishes and places within this State; and to authorize the Treasurer to issue his warrants for levying the same annually.  An Act for laying an Impost Duty on sundry Goods imported into this State. 
TO BE SOLD,  The following Lots of LAND, viz
L OT No. 18, in the second range in Deerfield, supposed to contain about 250 acres.
Lot No. 1, 2d range, on Crofs street in Nottingham, supposed to contain upwards of 200 acres.
Lot No. 8, in the 7th range, in Northwood, supposed to contain about 200 acres. --- On the last mentioned Lot, there is a very large quantity of Oak Timber. --- The terms will be made easy to the purchaser. Inquire of the Printers.
State of New-Hampshire.  N OTICE is hereby given, that Benjamin Sumner, of Claremont, in the county of Cheshire, hath petitioned the General Court of this state, setting forth that there is great need of a Ferry a-crofs the river Connecticut, near the entrance of Sugar river, in the said town of Claremont, and that the same will be of public utility. Wherefore he prayed that the exclusive right of keeping a Ferry over said Connecticut river, two miles north, and two miles south of said Sugar river may be vested in him, his heirs and assigns. On which petition the General Court ordered, that the petitioner be heard thereon, before the General Assembly, on the second Thursday of their first session under the new Constitution; and that in the mean time the petitioner cause the substance of his said petition and order of Court thereon, to be published three weeks successively in the New Hampshire Gazette, that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted. Attest, E. THOMPSON Sec'y. April 16, 1784.
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NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors of land lying in Bow, in the county of Rockingham, that their land is taxed in sundry taxes for the year 1781, and unless they are paid on or before the 2d Tuesday in May next, so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue on said day, as will pay the tax with accruing charges, at the house of Lieut. Ephraim Moor, innholder in said town, at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
   The Taxes are in No. R. l. s. d. q. s. d. q. s. d. q.   Silver Money. State & County. Rum. Beef & Sol.     Jona. Clark, 100 acr. 3 10 4 1 3 4 0 0 3 1 2   Nathaniel Stevens, 7 11 4 1 3 4 0 3 1 2   James Kenison, 6 11 4 1 3 4 0 3 1 2   Nicholas Wiggin, 8 12 4 1 3 4 0 3 1 2   Benjamin Palmer, 11 12 4 1 3 4 0 3 1 2   Col. Mark Hunking, 5 15 4 1 3 4 0 3 1 2   Hon. John Wentworth, 6 15 4 1 3 4 0 3 1 2   Catren Wiggin, half pd. 8 15 2 1 0 2 1 6 3   Setchell Rundlet, part p. 5 16 0 0 0 2 3 1 2   Joshua Hill, part paid 4 17 2 3 1 2   Joseph Jewett, part p. 6 18 2 3 1 2   Noah Barker 61 part p. 8 18 1 3 1 6 3   Samuel Tibbitts 50 p. 3 14 2 1 0 2 1 6 3   Col. Waldren, 3 15 4 1 3 4 0 3 1 2   Theophilus Smith, Esq; 4 16 4 1 3 4 0 3 1 2   Thomas Piper, jun. 3 16 4 1 3 4 0 3 1 2   John Piper, 3 17 4 1 3 4 0 3 1 2   Isaac Foss, 20 acres 1 0 0 8 3 0 3 2 0 0 0   Solomon Cotten, 5 10 2 0 7   Gov. J. Wentworth, 18 10 2 0 7   Capt. Samuel Tibbitts, 35 10 2 0 7   Joshua Stevens, 51 10 2 0 7   Col. Mark Hunking, 54 10 2 0 7   Jonathan Dearborn, 81 10 2 0 7   Rev. Henry Rust, 86 10 2 0 7   William French, 88 10 2 0 7   Catren Wiggin, 95 10 2 0 7   Jonathan Clark, 99 10 2 0 7   James Robinson, 128 10 2 0 7   Joseph Leverin, 142 10 2 0 7   Nathaniel Folsom, 143 10 2 0 7   John Sanborn, 148 10 2 0 7   Thomas French, 154 10 2 0 7   Richard Jennels, 161 10 2 0 7  
Enoch Noyes, Collector.
Bow, March 25, 1784.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Jaffrey, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1780, that unless they pay them to me the subscriber on or before Monday the 10th day of May next, so much of their land be sold at public vendue at 1 o'clock P. M. at the house of Samuel Adams, innholder in said town, as will pay the taxes and charges.
   N. R. l. s. d. l. s. d.     Robert Morrew. 16 1 6 1 0 8 11 0   Capt. Hen. Coffin, 2 4 6 1 0 8 11 0   Odiorne, 8 4 24 1 0 9 19 6   Joseph Evileth, 13 4 4 7 0 6 3 6   John Butterfield, 20 2 6 1 0   Wentworth, 16 2   17 2   18 2 44 18 6 23 19 6   19 2   10 10  
ALPHEUS BRIHAM, Constable.
Jaffrey, March 25, 1784.
NOTICE is hereby given, that sundry lots of land in Jaffrey, in the county of Cheshire, and State of New-Hampshire, are taxed in said town according to their just value, for the year 1781; and unless their taxes are paid before the 10th of May next, so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue, at Mr. Samuel Adams's, innholder in said town, at one o'clock, P. M. on said day, as to pay said taxes and intervening charges.
   Silver. New Emis.   No. R. l. s. d. q.     Capt. Henry Coffin, half 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   3 4 15 1 3 13 7 0   Col. Enoch Hale, 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   6 1   6 2 1 10 3 2 1 7 2 1   7 2   Joseph Frost, one third, 1 1 0 14 1 3 0 12 8 1   Asa White, ditto, 3 1 0 14 1 3 0 17 8 1   Daniel Wyman, half 7 7 0 13 0 1   Joshua Cook, 3 1 0 10 1   John Butterfield, 20 2 13 0 1 0 16 4 0   Jaffrey, March 1784 Joseph Perkins, Constables   Joseph Thorndike,  
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Chichester, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1783, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue on Wednesday the fourth day of May next, at ten o'clock A. M. at the house of Simon Hilyard in said Chichester, as will pay the taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   D. N. R. l. s. d.     William Pepperrell, 1 34 1 0 0 0   4 0 0 1 3   Capt. Jonathan Leavitt, 1 13 6 1 3   James Jaffey, jr. 1 11 4 2 1   Henry Rust, 4 0 0 1 3   1 5 6 2 6   Capt. John Gilman, 4 67 9 1 8   1 2 1 2 6   Thomas Arnold, 4 1 3   1 26 1 2 8   1 17 2 2 6   Pain Wingate, 1 19 2 2 6   1 173 3 2 1   Nicholas Gilman, 4 1 3   William Stanford, 1 21 8 2 6   Samuel Brown, 1 25 2 2 1   1 24 7 3 1   1 22 7 3 0   Thomas Drake, 1 28 7 1 8   1 1 4 2 8   Moses Blake, 1 3 3 2 8   Capt. Josiah Moulton, 1 26 2 1   Samuel Palmer, 4 1 1   Henry Robie, 1 16 5 2 1   1 1 8 0 0   Ephraim Dennet, 4 0 0 1 3   James Davis, 4 0 0 1 3   Frances Hook, 4 0 0 1 3   1 15 8 2 6   Col. Thomas Westbrook, 1 16 7 2 6   Governor Belcher, 4 0 0 1 3   Col. Jonathan Moulton, 4 0 0 1 3   Benjamin Lampie, 4 0 0 1 3   Peter Weare jr. 1 25 5 2 6   Shuber Sandborn, 4 68 11 0 0   Samuel Sawyer, 4 0 0 1 3   Richard Waldron, jr. 1 3 3 2 1   4 0 0 1 3  
ELIJAH RING, Constable. Chichester, April 30, 1784.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Jaffrey, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1782, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue on Thursday the 13th day of May next, at one o'clock P. M. at the house of Samuel Adams, innholder in town, as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   N. R. Q'ty. l. s. d.     Col. Enoch Hale, 5 1 100 0 10 4   Ditto 6 1 100 0 10 4   Ditto 7 1 100 0 10 4   Ditto 8 1 100 0 10 4   Joshua Peirce, 9 1 100 0 10 4   Joseph Blanchard, 4 2 100 0 15 6   Abel Sawyer, 5 2 100 0 10 4   Ditto 6 2 100 0 10 4   Ditto 6 3 100 0 10 4   Elias Elliot, 8 2 100 0 15 6   William Parker, 4 3 100 0 15 6   Jeha Hart, 5 3 100 0 15 6   Lowell, 1 4 100 1 5 10   Joseph Emerson, 2 4 100 1 3 3   Jotham Odiorne, half 7 4 50 0 9 0   Ditto, quarter 8 4 25 0 4 6   Ditto, quarter 21 8 25 0 4 7   Aaron Colman, half 1 5 50 0 12 11   John Costelloe, half 1 5 50 0 12 11   Barnabas Davis, 2 3 100 0 9 5   Ditto 1 6 100 0 19 4   Jonathan Cummings, half 9 2 50 0 10 4  
JOSEPH WILDER, Constable.
Jaffrey, March 25, 1784.
State of New-Hampshire. Hillborough ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the town of Hollis, that unless they pay the taxes they are delinquent in, for the years 1781, 1782, and 1783, with incidental charges, on or before Tuesday the 8th day of June next, that so much of their land will be sold at vendue as will pay said taxes and charges, at the house of John Atwell, innholder in Hollis, at two o'clock afternoon.
   Phineas Hardy's list for 1781. New Emis. | Silver.     James Russell, Esq; £3 9 0 £0 16 1 1   Enoch Little, 0 7 3 0 2 2 3   Jonas Willoughby's list.   James Russell, Esq; 1782, 1 16 5 0   Ditto, 1783, 0 18 3 0   The owners of Humphry Hobson, 1782, 0 19 3 2   Elias Dickey, ditto, 1 6 0   Hollis, March 29, 1784. Phineas Hardy, Jonas Willoughby, Constables  
THE delinquent proprietors of the township of Rumney, are once more notified that there is an assessment made and committed to me to collect, amounting in the whole to thirty three shillings lawful money on each original right, voted and raised in the manner and for the purposes following, viz. fifteen shillings of which voted the 12th day of December, 1781, for the purpose of settling the bounds of the township, also, another tax voted the 14th day of June, 1782, of twelve shillings to defray the charges of laying out the third division of land in said township, and a further tax of six shillings granted the 28th day of April, 1783, for defraying proprietors charges: I therefore notify said proprietors who have not paid said taxes, that unless the same be paid to me the subscriber at my dwelling house in said Rumney, so much of their lands as will raise said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the dwelling house of Major Alexander Craige, innholder in said town, the 6th day of May next, at ten o'clock A. M. The delinquent proprietors names are as follows with the sums due.
   100 acre lots. Undivided. l. s. d.     Joseph Arnold 0 12 4 6   Richard Jennels, Esq. 1 4 9 0   John Wright 1 4 9 0   Joshua Brainerd 1 4 9 0   Humphrey Lyon 1 4 9 0   Jabez Chapman 1 4 9 0   Joseph Wills 1 4 9 0   Samuel Yates 1 4 9 0   Ebenezer Dutton 1 4 9 0   Joshua Gales 0 12 4 6   Bickford Long 1 4 9 0   William Puffin 1 4 9 0   Humphrey Colby 1 4 9 0   Thomas Niles Clark 1 4 9 0   Joseph Wright 1 4 9 0   Tristram C. Sleeper 1 4 9 0  

State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Marlborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1781, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, on Tuesday the 1st day of June next, at 9 o'clock A. M. at the house of Lt. Richard Robberts, innholder in said town, as will pay the taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with 7 columns: Name, No., R., Q'ty, l., s., d. Lists tax details for various individuals including Samuel Allison, John Gilmore, Samuel Steel, etc.
Marlborough, March 25, 1784.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Chichester, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1782, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, on Tuesday the 3d day of May next, at ten o'clock A. M. at my house in said Chichester, as will pay the taxes and charges unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with 5 columns: Name, D., N., R., s., d. Lists tax details for individuals like Benjamin Lampie, Thomas Webster, Capt. Josiah Moulton, etc.
EDMOND RAND, Constable. Chichester, April 3, 1784.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the vendue of non resident proprietors and other owners of lots in Gilmentown, that are delinquent in paying their taxes for the year 1782, held at the house of Lt. Noah Dow, innholder in said town this day, is adjourned until the fourth day of May next, at ten o'clock A. M. at the same place.
EBENEZER EASTMAN, Const.
N. B. The right that was taxed in the name of Thomas Smith, in the New-Hampshire Gazette, should have been Theophilus Smith Jr. and the land that was sold by the proprietors committee at Exeter, should have been dated Jan. 1763, in the room of Jan. 1783. Gilmentown, March 29, 1784.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors or owners of land in the town of Fitz-William, that there is a tax of six Shillings and five Pence three Farthings on each lot of land in said Fitz William, liable to pay propriety taxes for the year 1783, therefore all persons owners of such lands are hereby required to make immediate payment of the same to the subscriber.
Samuel Osborn, Collector.
Fitz-William March 17, 1784.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Allenstown, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1782, that unless they pay them to me the subscriber on or before Thursday the 22d day of April inst. so much of their land will be sold at public vendue at the house of Lt. Ede H. Bergh in said town, as will pay said taxes with incidental charges.
Table with 7 columns: Name, N., R., l., s., d., q. Lists tax details for Thomas Packer, John Jones, Thomas Veasey, Benjamin Welch, etc.
SAMUEL WEBSTER, Constable.
Allenstown, March 25, 1784.
Insurance-Office,
Lately opened in NEWBURY-PORT, Near the Ferry,
WHERE the business of underwriting Policies of Insurance is transacted, and upon as moderate terms as at any Office within the State.
The Gentlemen forming this Insurance Company, whose names are inserted in each Policy, having established ample Funds for the ready payment of such losses as may happen—hereby give notice, that due attention and dispatch will be given and punctually observed by
M. HODGE, Insurance Broker.
Newbury-Port, April 3, 1784.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Pittsfield, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1782, that so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, on Thursday the 5th day of May next, at ten o'clock A. M. at my house in Chichester, as will pay the taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with 7 columns: Name, D., N., R., l., s., d. Lists tax details for Nathaniel Gookin, George Jaffrey, Henry Robie, etc.
April 3. SAMUEL JAMES, Constable.
WE the subscribers being appointed by the Hon. Judge of Probate 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 Moses Smart, late of Rumney in said county, yeoman, deceased, represented insolvent; and six months being allowed from the fifth day of August A. D. 1783, which time is expired, and a further time of six months being allowed from the tenth day of February last, to compleat said service: We hereby give notice that we will attend said business at the dwelling house of Major Alexander Craige, innholder in said Rumney, on the first Thursday of the five following months, from two to six o'clock P. M. on said days.
Alexander Craige, Abraham Burnba, Comission.
Rumney, March 25. Daniel Brainard Jr.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Marlborough in the county of Cheshire, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1782, that so much of their land as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, on Tuesday the 11th day of May next, at 9 o'clock A. M. at the house of Lt. Richard Robberts, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with 7 columns: Name, No., R., Q'ty, l., s., d. Lists tax details for Andrew Armer, Samuel Allison, John Gilmore, etc.
*REUBEN WARD, Collector.
Marlborough, March 25, 1784.
ALL persons having demands upon the estate of Ebenezer Buzzell, late of Sanford, in the county of York, deceased, are hereby notified to exhibit their claims to the commissioners appointed to settle the same on the first Monday of May next, and on the first Monday of the five following months, between the hours two and five of each day, at the house of Nathaniel Conant, innholder in said Sanford; those likewise who have accounts with said Buzzell, or are indebted to him are notified to call on said commissioners at time and place above mentioned for settlement.
Nath Conant, William Parsons, Commissioners.
March 26.
WHEREAS the proprietors of Marlborough, in the county of Cheshire, and state of New-Hampshire, did at a legal meeting held the 2d day of June 1779, voted to raise eight pence on each acre on all ratable land in said town, and a number of the owners of lots in said town are delinquent in the whole or part, these are to notify the owners of the delinquent lots, that so much of each delinquent's lot as will pay said taxes with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue, on Tuesday the 1st day of June next, at two o'clock P. M. at the house of Lt. Richard Robberts, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
Table with 7 columns: Name, No., l., s., d. Lists tax details for John Moore, Robert Moore, Samuel Wilson, etc.
Marlborough March 26, 1784.
JAMES FLOOD, Collector.

L O N D O N, February 27.
St of a letter from Rochelle, January 20.
The night of the 17th to the 18th of this month, has been for us a most dreadful one. The end of the world could hardly be a more terrifying spectacle. On the 18th, towards evening, a strong wind arose, and at nine o'clock was felt a shock of an earthquake, attended with thunder, lightning, and hail. The largest trees were torn by the roots; the tiles and windows flew about the streets. Two hundred chimneys were thrown down; the upper stories were demolished, and even some houses have been totally destroyed. In this general destruction we were threatened with a fire, the progress of which we could not possibly have stopped. The fall of the chimneys in the places where the fire was beginning to catch, prevented the conflagration: the roofs of several churches, and among the rest the Cathedral, were stripped off; the wind carried away the lead. The postilion fromantz says, that he saw many trees lying in the road, torn up by the roots: that from Bourdeaux assures, that the country between Rochfort and Saintes, has suffered much; the lightning fell within 20 paces of the said postilion, who was thrown from his horse on different times. The disasters at sea are still more melancholy. Many ships have foundered, both on our coast and that of the Isle of Rhe. Twenty-four dead bodies have been taken out of the water here, and a much greater number were taken up at the Isle of Rhe."
March 10. There is a report in circulation, that advices have been received at Madrid of an entire revolt of the Mexicans, who had proceeded to such an extremity as to decollate one of the Spanish Governors. Such is the rumor, nor is it unlikely to be a farce; but, as the probability doth not substantiate the truth of a relation, we vouch not for the authenticity of this article of news.
A letter from Toulon, received on Monday, says, that all hands are employed there and at Marseilles to get a fleet of men of war ready against the Moors, and that a vigorous war is expected, as the Moors have as good ships as most of the European powers.
A letter from Brest says that a French frigate, called Le Duc de Bourbon, bound with dispatches from the East Indies, with several officers on board, was lost going into the Cape of Good Hope, and all on board were drowned, except the Captain, five men, and two officers.
Extract of a Letter from Nymegene, March 3.
Last Saturday evening the ice broke near this city, in the Waal.—Since a most terrible scene!—The dykes broke in many places; so that from the Panderse Gat to Gorinchem (a district of 72 villages) are under water; near the Maalwaall dyke two breaches; whereby 34 villages are under water; in the Betuwe the houses are in water to the tops; people and cattle are drowned in numbers; near Thiel and Kraanburg large dams of ice.
Yesterday a terrible misfortune; an inland large ship, with provisions going to the relief of the unhappy ones on the tops of their houses, with nine people on board, amongst which, the Baron van Nysenheim, and the Fiscaal Omphal, got into the strong current and was overset, only one Burges of them saved.
Letters from Cologne are very shocking; all must pass this city; near Arnheim also terrible accounts and general flights.
Three thousand sheep lost in one neighbourhood."
Lisbon, Feb. 7. For the last five weeks we have had such storms on our coasts as have not been remembered by the oldest man living at this season. No vessel comes into this port without having suffered damage, and many have been lost; upwards of 100 persons have perished in the Tagus.
PLANKS of most sorts, may be had at the Printing Office, Portsmouth.
B O S T O N, April 22.
The English papers brought by the Active, present to our view a kingdom almost rent to pieces by the feuds of faction;—The House of Commons, with Mr. Fox at their head, assert their privilege of advising the Crown—while Mr. Pitt, the present prime Minister, backed by the King, maintains its authority notwithstanding its reiterated attacks. At present they have no settled system of government, one part undoing what the other do. Mr. Fox's surprising abilities as a statesman being universally approved of by the nation at large, opposed to the influence Mr. Pitt has with his Majesty, exhibit two formidable parties strenuously contending for superiority, while the real interest of the nation is totally neglected.—The consequence of which may possibly end in the horrors of a civil war. While we must feel a conscious pleasure in our disconnection with that nation, yet sympathy for mankind induce us, while we wonder at their folly, to pity their situation.
By a letter from Annapolis to a gentleman in Trenton, we learn, that Congress have nearly gone through the general arrangements relative to the Western Territory—that commissioners were appointed to treat with the Indians and settle a general peace, and to procure by purchase or otherwise a tract of land, the limits of which is not yet precisely defined, but will extend as far Westward as the great Miami river, and will be sufficient to compose several states—that this negotiation will be comprehended in the course of next summer—that commissioners were ordered to meet at New York on the 10th inst. and there to adjust and take the necessary steps previous to holding the treaty—that it will be necessary not to be too sanguine with respect to the treasure to be drawn from this country; it will no doubt however, from its fertility of soil, and navigableness of waters, become a source of immense wealth and strength to these states, when it should be fully cultivated and peopled; and even at present may be made, with prudent management, considerably to lessen the public debt—that Congress had not, on the 10th of March, entered on the principles of opening a land-office, or the mode of disposing of it, but that whenever it shall be done, in all probability, securities of every species will be taken in payment for these lands.
Extract of a letter from a merchant in London, to his friend in this city, dated Feb. 5, 1784.
"I have nothing but bad news to send you. Never did the political hemisphere appear so cloudy; all is darkness and confusion. At a time when the national debt amount to no less a sum than 220,000,000, the annual interest of which, is 9,000,000 sterling, a sum that will require the utmost exertion to raise, we neglect this most material business to follow the purposes of selfish and interested men. No doubt you have heard of Mr. Fox and his party being turned out, to make way for Mr. Pitt and his friends; this young gentleman has nothing but the antiquated virtues of honesty and inflexible integrity to support him, and such is the depravity of the times, that his competitors will easily run him down. Mean time the people assemble in great numbers, and seem sensible of the impending danger. In short we have lost both the dominion and friendship of America; Ireland too has thrown off every thing but the most slender appearance of regard for the dignity of the crown;—In the East-Indies all is rapine and confusion, in all probability the next dispatch will inform us of the loss of the greatest part of that oppressed and valuable country. The West-Indies are loud in their murmurs and remonstrances. Notwithstanding the strictness of the laws, and the vigilance of the magistrates, swarms of mechanics emigrate to your free, happy country."
At a meeting of the society of the Cincinnati, of Pennsylvania on Monday the 5th instant, his Excellency John Dickinson, Esq;
president of that State. Maj. Gen. Stephen Moylan, and Major Thomas B. Bowen were chosen as Delegates to represent that State at the general meeting of the Cincinnati, to be holden the first Monday in May next, in that city, at which meeting his Excellency Gen. Washington will preside.
FOR SALE BY AUCTION,
Next Tuesday,
At 12 o'clock, precisely, On Capt. Manning's wharf, Six Hhds. St. Kitt's R U M. B. DEARBORN, Auc'tr. Portsmouth, April 24, 1784.
WILLIAM PEARNE,
Has for SALE At his STORE in PORTSMOUTH, WEST-INDIA & NEW-ENGLAND RUM—SUGAR—COFFEE—COTTON SALT—and some excellent Surinam MOLASSES, for Cash, Jamaica or Scale Fish, white pine Boards, Plank, Joyst, or Shingles, delivered at his wharf in said town. Portsmouth, April 16.
TO BE SOLD, AT PUBLIC VENDUE,
On the Premises, On Thursday the 6th Day of May next, at 11 o'Clock, A. M.
A Lot of LAND, situate on Gate's Street, adjoining Mr. James McIntyre's one hundred Feet front, and one hundred and forty deep. It may be Sold in one or two Lots, as may best suit the Purchaser, being well adapted for two House Lots, as it fronts two different Streets.
Just OPENED and to be SOLD, Cheap for Cash or Government Securities, By JOTHAM O. APPLETON, At the Shop opposite the Rev. Mr. Buckminster's Meeting House.
A VARIETY of Lute strings. Crockery Ware, Cambricks & Lawns. compleat for dining or tea Table. Table Cloths. Wine Glasses and Mens worsted Hose. Tumblers. Womens cotton dit. Broad Cloths. Misses and childrens Coatings. morocco Shoes. Ratteens. Womens best Lynn Shalloons. ditto. Tammies. No. 4 Pins. Callimancoes. Buttons. Satinett and Lassing. Writing Paper. Lustre Crapes. London Pewter. Camblets and Cambricks. Copper Tea kettles. Corduroy. Block tin Tea-pots. Irish Linnens. A small assortment Cotton Checks. of hard Ware and a variety of other articles.
N. B. Cash given for old Pewter. Portsmouth, April 9, 1784.
To be Sold by GEORGE MARCH. Sixty Acres of choice LAND, together with half the Orchard belonging to his Farm in Stratham, lying on the Road leading from Portsmouth to Exeter, is well calculated for a House, Barn and Tan-yard. A B S O. Six whole Rights of LAND, three of which lies in Vermont, and three in Hampshire, joining on Connecticut River, of which said March is Original Proprietor of. He will dispose of said Rights on very reasonable terms, for Stock or Produce. April 9, 1783.
All persons concerned are desired to take notice, that the subscriber who is collector of Excise for the county of Cheshire, for the current year, intends to collect the same quarterly, and expects a punctilial payment thereof. The first quarter which is already out, he means forthwith to call for, and the remaining quarters as fast as they become due. EZRA MITCHELL.
February 26, 1784.
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