The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1789-06-18 00:00:00

The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Volume xxxiv.—Number 1711.
THURSDAY, June 18, 1789.
(Letter-Box in the window.)
PORTSMOUTH: Published by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Congress-Street, where Advertisements, Articles of Intelligence, &c. are thankfully received and carefully inserted.—This Paper contains all the Laws of the State passed since January 1787.
THE Printer hereof informs his friends & customers, that he has removed his OFFICE to the house lately occupied by Mrs. Gerrish, in Congress-Street, where he solicits a continuance of their favours.
Proceedings of CONGRESS.
(Continued from our last.)
In the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES.
Monday, June 1, 1789.
A Message was received from the Senate, informing the House of their concurring in the report sent up, respecting the receiving bills and messages from the President.
It was then voted that the Chairman of that Committee be instructed to acquaint the President with the arrangement upon this subject, adopted by both Houses.
In Committee of the whole.
Mr. TRUMBULL in the Chair.
The bill, regulating the collection of the Revenue, having been assigned for the order of the day, was taken into consideration.
The first paragraph being read, which provided, that "there should be ports of entry," Mr. Lee rose, to enquire into the necessity of establishing ports of entry only.
Mr. Maddison answered the enquiry by saying, that it will be proper to constitute some ports of entry in situations where it would be productive of unnecessary expense to establish officers to superintend the delivery of cargoes: Long navigable rivers afford great conveniences, for landing goods, as vessels may be proceeding up such rivers to the port of destination: This fraud upon the revenue should be guarded against, by obliging vessels to report their cargoes immediately on entering such rivers.
Mr. Wadsworth observed, that it would embarrass trade exceedingly, to establish ports of entry, that should not at the same time be ports of discharge: He moved to have the article struck out.
Mr. Lee stated to the House the difficulties which had resulted from similar establishments in Virginia; and therefore seconded the motion to expunge the article.
Mr. Fitzsimons said, that instances no doubt might be mentioned, which would plainly point out the necessity of such a provision as the article referred to; but as there appeared some difficulty in the way of determining upon the proper situations for such ports, he moved, that the article should be passed over for the present; and the next in order taken up: Agreeably it was voted to suspend the consideration of the first article respecting ports of entry.
A message from the President being announced, the Committee rose.
The message was then received—by which the House was informed, that the President had approved of an act, regulating the time and manner of taking certain oaths, required by the constitution, and now returned the same to the House in which it originated, with his signature.
The Clerk of the House was directed to inform the Senate of the above circumstance.
The Chairman of the Committee then reported progress in the bill, and asked leave to sit again to-morrow upon the same subject, this passed in the affirmative.
Mr. Benson gave notice, that immediately after the business now assigned was completed, he should move for a resolution to the following effect—That it should be recommended to the legislature of the State of Rhode-Island, to call a convention of the people of that State, in order to adopting and ratifying the federal constitution agreeably to the recommendation of the late Congress. Mr. Benson observed, that the communications which had been received from the executive of Rhode-Island, respecting the proceedings of that State upon the Constitution, had not been noticed by the late Congress, in as much as they had not followed their directions in the mode of deliberating upon the subject.—He supposed that an interference of Congress, in some such way as he proposed, might be proper to ascertain whether any thing decisive had been done by them in the business or not.
Mr. Baldwin from the committee appointed on Monday last, to form an estimate of the compensation which it may be proper to allow the President, Vice-President, Senators and Representatives of the United States, reported, that the sum of twenty thousand dollars per annum, be allowed the President, exclusive of the salaries of Secretaries, Aids and Clerks—That be allowed to defray the expenses of household furniture, carriages, &c. and for keeping the same in repair.
That five thousand dollars per annum, be allowed to the Vice-President.
That the Speaker of the House of Representatives be allowed twelve dollars per day—and the members of the Senate and House, six dollars each per day; and six dollars for each days travelling expenses, reckoning twenty miles to a day.
This report was laid upon the table.
Mr. Smith (of South-Carolina) introduced his motion for the appointment of a committee, to bring in a bill for the establishing a permanent system respecting bankruptcy, throughout the United States.—This motion having passed in the affirmative, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lawrence, and Mr. Ames were appointed a committee, accordingly.—Adjourned.
Tuesday, June 2, 1789.
On motion of Mr. Page, it was voted unanimously, that those members who had not taken the oath required by the Constitution, should be called on to attend the Speaker, for that purpose—accordingly eighteen members appeared, and had the oath administered to them;—after which the Speaker administered the requisite oath to the Clerk of the House.
Mr. Baldwin from the committee, appointed to bring in a bill or bills, pursuant to the resolution for instituting the three subordinate executive departments, reported two bills—One
for the arrangement of the War Department—the other for the Department of Foreign affairs:—These bills provide in substance, for bringing under the direction of these departments by orders from the President, those national objects which had come within their cognizance, under the old Confederation.
It was voted, that 100 copies of these bills be struck off for the accommodation of the members.
The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole; and resumed the bill for the collection of the revenue.
On motion, it was voted, that the consideration of the two first articles, should be postponed; the third article, which is in these words, viz. "That there shall also be constituted the following ports, which shall be ports both of entry and delivery, to wit:" was taken up—when Mr. Livermore proposed, that
Portsmouth, in New-Hampshire, should be one of the ports of entry and delivery, to fill up the blank.
Macias and Portland were next mentioned; upon which many observations were made by different members—chiefly with respect to the number of ports for entry and delivery, which it might be necessary to constitute: The committee appeared to be divided in sentiment; and some gentlemen having observed, that they were not sufficiently prepared to decide what ports would be most suitable in the several States, it was moved, that the committee should rise, and make the further consideration of the bill the order of the day for to-morrow.
The vote on this motion being taken, it passed in the negative.
The Committee then proceeded in filling up the blank, when the following ports were agreed upon, viz.
  Portsmouth, in New-Hampshire.      Portland,  Massachusetts.     Newburyport,     Gloucester,     Salem,     Marblehead,     Boston,     Plymouth,     Dighton,     New Bedford,     Sherburne, Nantucket     New London,  Connecticut.     New Haven,     Norwalk,  State of New-York.     City of New-York,     Stage Harbour,     Perth Amboy,     Egg Harbour,  New-Jersey.     Salem,     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,      Wilmington, Delaware.    
The Committee then rose, and the Chairman reported progress.
A motion was introduced and adopted, that the committee which had reported the bill for collecting the revenue, should be instructed to prepare a bill, or bills, providing for the registering of vessels, ascertaining their tonnage, regulating pilotage, light-houses, &c.
—Adjourned.
Wednesday, June 3, 1789.
The bill for establishing the department of war, and the department of foreign affairs, were read a second time, and referred to the Committee of the whole.
A message from the Senate, concurring with the House in submitting the contracts for doing the printing business of Congress to the Clerk of this House, and the Secretary of the Senate, was received.
The House went into a Committee of the whole, on the bill for collecting the impost.
The committee agreed to establish the following ports—ports of entry and delivery, viz.
Maryland.
Chestertown, Oxford, Vienna, Snow-Hill, Baltimore, Annapolis, St. Mary's, Patuxent.
Virginia.
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton, Yorktown, Urbanna, Alexandria, Kenfale, Folly's-Landing, Cherry-stone.
South-Carolina.
Charlestown, Georgetown, Beaufort.
Georgia.
Savannah, Sunbury, Brunswick, St. Patrick's.
Massachusetts.
Pepperborough, Bath, Wiscasset, Penobscot, Machias, Passamaquody, Barnstable, York.
The committee then rose and reported.
Thursday, June 4, 1789.
In committee of the whole on the bill to regulate the collection of the revenue.
From the first article which provides for the constituting ports of "entry only" the word "only" was struck out to insert "and delivery."
The next article which runs thus, "That there shall also be constituted the following ports, which shall be ports of delivery only, viz." was read and the committee proceeded to fill up the blank by agreeing upon the following ports, viz.
Kennebunk, Massachusetts.
Virginia.
West-Point, Newport, Tappahannoc, Fredericksburgh, Suffolk, Burmu-da Hundred, (City Point). Rockets Landing.
New-Jersey.
Burlington, Newark, New Brunswick.
Mr. Lawrence proposed to insert a clause to this effect, that all ships, or vessels, arriving at New-York, from any foreign port, and destined to the city of Hudson, Albany, Esopus Creek, Poughkeepsie, or Newburg, in Hudson River, shall enter at the port of New-York—and having there paid the duties, or secured them to be paid, they may then proceed to either of said ports to deliver their cargoes—the collector at New-York putting on board a land or tide water—and taking effectual means to prevent frauds. This clause was adopted.
Mr. Jackson introduced another clause providing for the forming the sea coast of the State of Georgia into four districts, to include ports of entry and delivery: This division was agreeably to the laws of that state. This was adopted—as was also a clause, introduced by Mr. Goodhue, similar to that from Mr. Lawrence—which provided that vessels bound up Merimack river, should enter and pay, or secure the duties at Newburyport.
The Committee then rose.
Mr. Baldwin, from the Committee appointed to bring in a bill, or bills, for the arrangement of the Three Executive Departments, reported a bill for the Treasury Department—which was read, and laid on the table.
Mr. Benson gave notice that to-morrow he should move for a Committee of the whole, on the state of the Union—to take up the proposition respecting Rhode-Island.
Mr. Benson's resolution is in the following words.
THE Congress of the United States do resolve and declare it to be their most earnest desire, that the Legislature of the

State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, do recommend to the people of that State to choose delegates to meet in Convention, and to whom the Constitution of the United States is to be submitted, conformably to the unanimous resolution of the United States in Congress assembled, of the 28th Sept. 1787.
Friday, June 5, 1789.
A message from the Senate, which was received yesterday, providing for the transmission of the acts of Congress to the Executives of the several States, was read a second time, and received the unanimous concurrence of the House.
The bill providing for the arrangement of treasury department, was read a second time, and referred to a Committee of the whole House.
Mr. Jackson gave notice, that on Wednesday next, he should move for the appointment of a Committee, to bring in a bill for the establishment of a system of naturalization for the United States.
Mr. Benjen proposed, that the House should then form itself into a Committee of the whole,
ON THE STATE OF THE UNION, and take into consideration the proposed resolution respecting Rhode-Island.
This occasioned a short discussion, which terminated in taking the previous question—Whether the House should now form itself into a Committee of the whole for the above purpose? This passed in the negative, and so the proposed resolution was lost.
The House then formed itself into a Committee of the whole, on the bill to regulate the collection of the revenue. The article of "ports of delivery" being under consideration, the following addition was made to those agreed upon yesterday, viz.
Massachusetts.
Ipswich, Manchester, Beverly, Danvers, Lynn, Charlestown, Medford, Swanzy or Freetown, Westport, Duxbury.
Virginia.
Petersburg, Cumberland, Smithfield.
Mr. Ames introduced a petition from the Artificers and Manufacturers of the town of Boston—which being read, was laid on the table.
Mr. Vining gave notice, that on Wednesday next, he should submit to the House a resolve providing for the establishment of a fourth subordinate executive department—to be denominated the department of the Secretary of the United States for Domestic Affairs.
The House then adjourned to Monday next. (To be Continued.)
P E R A, December 21.
THIS morning we were astonished to hear that Oczakow had been carried by the assault of the Russians. This news was so little expected, that most part of the foreign ministers had sent advices to their courts of the siege having been raised.
W A R S A W, February 12.
Count Stanislaus Potocki's plan for raising some national cavalry was passed in the sixth session. This body will be composed of 30,000 men, each company of 150. It has been resolved, that the Tartars who inhabit Lithuania shall be admitted into this corps, as they have (tho' Musselmans) always behaved like good citizens.
Letters from Moldavia and Wallachia advise, that the Turks are assembling on the frontiers in great bodies.
V I E N N A, February 28.
They write from Trieste, that the crew of a vessel arrived there from the Archipelago, informed them, that a large ship, sent by order of the Porte to Napoli, in the Morea, to procure corn, had been obliged to quit the coasts of that peninsula, the inhabitants of which had risen on account of the great want they were in of that article themselves. Other circumstances seem to confirm the scarcity of corn, felt in many parts of Turkey; and the Governors of the Archipelago will
meet with the greatest difficulties in executing the orders they have received relative to furnishing provisions for the Ottoman armies in Servia and Bosnia.
L O N D O N, March 28.
Extract of a letter from Paris, March 16.
"The fermentation in the provinces is far from being calmed. It is said that M. de Dampas, a provincial gentleman, has been stoned at Aix, and that another nobleman, commander of a ship, was killed there in a popular insurrection. The troubles in Brittany also are not appeased. The third estate we learn, is formed into a regiment and armed, and the nobles have got a uniform and are armed also. They besides talk of sending a considerable body of troops to quiet that province. All this bears a very unfavourable appearance for the general tranquility of the kingdom."
The King of Sweden has published an Ordinance, ordering four fast days to be held during the present year. The critical situation of affairs has induced his Majesty to judge it necessary. It concludes with the following words, deserving of being handed down to posterity, for their dignity of sentiment and patriotic worth:
"May a pure and sincere affection for our country, strengthen those ties of friendship, which binds us to you, and you with one another! fleeting is this short, terrestrial and labourious life; and with it vanishes that inequality of rank, which Providence has placed between you and us."
The backwardness of the present spring, is likely to be productive of the worst consequences to the northern parts of this island. The eastern coast of Scotland, is at this moment covered with snow, and the usual tillage cannot take place for some time; a late seed time, always occasions in that country a late, and from the shortness of the summer, a scanty harvest.
S A V A N N A, May 14.
The Convention for taking into consideration the Constitution proposed for this State, on the 20th of Jan. last, met at Augusta, on the fourth inst. and on the evening of Wednesday the sixth, finished their business, having adopted and ratified the said Constitution, with a few alterations.
C H A R L E S T O N, May 18.
The Brig Bell, of Glasgow from Jamaica to Georgia, on the first of April last, off the Matanzies, was struck with lightning, which instantly killed eleven of the crew—the captain and two men escaped death, but were much bruised. A few hours after the accident, the vessel, with one hundred and fifty negroes went down. The captain and his two companions lashed some spars together, on which, with difficulty, they reached a key near Florida, where they remained five weeks in a most wretched situation—they were afterwards relieved by a wreck from New-Providence; the captain with the loss of both his legs and one arm; and his only surviving companion, Robert Boyd, in a most miserable situation, without the use of his legs, arrived here on Friday last, by way of Savanna, and gives the above account.
On Sunday the 31st ult. about two o'clock, the Schooner Betsey, belonging to Beverly, Massachusetts, commanded by Capt. Benjamin Ellenwood, from Cape Francois, lying at Baltimore, was discovered to be on fire, which was occasioned by embers having been blown out of the caboose and which communicated to the sails and rigging. By this accident the Betsey lost her foresail, square sail, jibb, part of her mainsail, both cables, fore shrouds and running rigging, fore-mast, fore boom, and fore yard, and was otherwise much damaged; but by the seasonable and vigorous assistance of the mariners from other contiguous vessels, the flames were extinguished.
PHILADELPHIA, June 3.
A late Georgetown news-paper gave an account of a skirmish having taken place between the crew of an American boat trading down the river Mississippi, and a party of Spanish soldiers. The account has since been reported to us through various channels, with this addition—That the Governor of New-Orleans has represented the affair to the Spanish Ambassador at New-York, and requesting him to lay it before Congress.
June 9. A gentleman arrived in town from Carlisle, informs that the aristocratic junto of that place, are in the utmost astonishment at the rashness of their city colleagues in their ill-timed attack on the State Constitution, and that, lest the people should suspect they countenanced so obnoxious a measure, they are joining with the loudest opponents in reprobating it, and its authors: The same gentleman adds, that he found the same disposition prevailing in all the counties he passed through on his journey to Philadelphia, viz. in the counties of York, Dauphin, Lancaster, and Chester.
N E W-Y O R K, May 28.
Extract of a letter from Darby, near Glasgow, dated February 25, 1789.
"A woman in this parish, who died on Saturday last, aged 65, was married to her first husband 36 years ago; about two years afterwards she became pregnant, and at the time expected she was taken in labour, and continued in that condition for twelve days; at the end of which period her pains subsided, and she gradually recovered to ordinary health, without being delivered of any child. Her first husband dying, she was afterwards married to other two, by neither of whom she had any children, but always retained, to the time of her death, the same bigness of a woman at child-bearing. As the disease of which she died could not be understood, and as the knowledge of the above circumstance naturally produced a curiosity in many of her acquaintance, particularly the surgeons who attended her, to be satisfied of the cause of it, Mr. Logan, surgeon here, and Mr. Boyle, at Blair, asked and obtained permission of her friends to open and inspect her body. Accordingly, on Monday last, these gentlemen performed the operation, and to the astonishment of all present, took from her womb a male child ripe for the birth. It has been shown to hundreds of persons in this place, and will be preserved for the inspection of the gentlemen of the faculty."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Nashville, Cumberland settlement, to his friend in George Town, dated April 20.
"Peace with the Indians is once more established, and perhaps on a more lasting basis than ever. Governor Sevier of the state of Franklin is the person to whom we are indebted for this essential piece of service; this indefatigable and enterprising man, has lately paid a visit to Alexander McGillivray, King of the Creeks, which has done more real good than all the expensive negotiations and treaties, appointed for that purpose."
"Since this friendly intercourse took place, seventeen persons who were carried off by the Indians some better than twelve months ago, have returned to their homes."
"The settlement is in a flourishing state, the emigration from North-Carolina great, and our neighbours the Spaniards more friendly every day."
Extract of a letter from Savanna, (Georgia) April 30.
"We hear that last Saturday sen-night, at Skull creek, south side of Ogechee river, Mrs. Mills, and her two infant children, were murdered by the Indians. Between 10 and 11 o'clock at night, Mrs. Mills, hearing a noise among the poultry, went into the yard, where she was immediately
shot down; a young woman by the name of Meazle hid herself under a bed, by which means she saved her life; her sister and Mr. Mills escaped out of a window; the Indians (in number 9 or 10) on entering the house seized the two infants, one of whom they trod to death with their feet, the other they shot with arrows. On going away they left five bows and a number of arrows behind them. We give the above as reports, and sincerely wish they may only prove to be such. But we have it from good authority, that last week some houses were burnt, and an old negro wench killed, at Brunswick, in Glynn county, it is supposed by Indians; the tracks of a number of horses were perceived in and near the place."
JUNE 10.
There have arrived in this port since Friday last, upwards of 30 sail of vessels.
NEW-BRUNSWICK, May 22.
On Thursday evening last the following melancholy affair happened near Kingston:—The house of a Mrs. Adams, who lived in that neighbourhood, was beset by a number of young fellows, (whose intentions we have not learned) who made an attempt to get in at the door, but failed: They then tried at a window, but by this time the family were alarmed, when a son of Mrs. Adams desired them to desist, but without effect; he threatened to shoot them, having a gun in his hand; however they persevered in their design, when he fired and killed a Mr. Skilman on the spot. The young man has since been taken into custody, and committed to goal.
H A R T F O R D, June 8.
On Saturday last, his Excellency Governor Huntington was escorted out of town by the new raised corps of dragoons, commanded by Major Caldwell, completely dressed in a beautiful uniform—the cloth of which was manufactured at the new and flourishing Woollen Manufacture, in this city.
SPRINGFIELD, June 10.
On Tuesday last, the Hon. Theodore Sedgwick, sat off from Stockbridge, to take his seat in Congress.
B O S T O N, June 15.
By late accounts from Canada, we learn, that the inhabitants are in the greatest distress, owing to the scarcity of Provisions; that in Quebec, Wheat sells for 14/ per bushel, and Flour six dollars per hundred; that a distemper has raged among the Cattle, which has carried off vast numbers of them, and reduced many of the people to the necessity of eating Horse Flesh to prevent starving; that a great number of Families have been obliged to leave the country to avoid the misery of Famine.
Wednesday last the Hon. General Court unanimously re-chose by joint ballot, the following officers for the ensuing year.
JOHN AVERY, jun. Esq. Secretary, ALEX. HODGDON, Esq. Treasurer, RICHARD DEVENS, Esq. Commissary General.
Thursday last being the day for the General Assembly of the State of Rhode-Island, agreeable to a Resolve passed at their last Session, to take into consideration a Motion made for calling a Convention, to adopt the new Constitution—the same was accordingly taken up, and after the matter was discussed, the vote was taken, and there was a majority of eleven against calling a Convention. —The motion made for repealing the Tender Law was also taken into consideration, and it also passed in the Negative, by a Majority of seven.
B R A I N T R E E, June 9.
Yesterday, at a review of the militia in this town, took place the following melancholy event. In a feigned military encounter, Mr. Milton, as is supposed, was mortally wounded, by some one of the opposing party, who fired an iron gun-rod, which appears to have struck him first across the back upon his belt, which being of very thick and firm leather, probably

was the only means which prevented his being immediately cut asunder. The rod broke about four or five inches from the but-end, and entered his left side, a little back of or below the short ribs, and passing under them in an oblique direction towards his lungs, lodged in his body, from whence by Dr. Fogg, it was extracted, with great difficulty: having made an incision between the ribs, and laid the end of the iron bare, so as to get hold by pincers, after several attempts, it was by main force brought out. He was also otherwise badly wounded in two places in his left arm.
He was alive this morning, but in great distress, expecting soon to pass the dark valley of death into eternity.
NEWBURYPORT, June 3.
On Tuesday, last week, Doctor Rowe, of Kensington, was tapped the fifty-third time for the Dropsy. — The weight of the Water extracted by those operations, in the space of three years and three months, was two Thousand and fourteen Pounds!
PORTSMOUTH, June 18.
The following paragraph is extracted from a Rhode-Island paper of the 11th inst. — "By authentic intelligence, received from New-York in a letter by the last packet, we are informed, that the bill for collecting duties, &c. which contained a clause published in a late Providence paper, admitting by implication, all goods, wares and merchandizes of the growth, production and manufacture of the States not acceding to the present Constitution of the United States into the ports of the States in the Union free of duty, had been wholly rejected — and that a permanent law for collecting the impost was on the tapis, by which the non-acceding States were to be subjected to pay the same duties on all goods, wares and merchandizes, whether of their own growth, production or manufacture, or of foreign importation, as foreigners who were not in treaty with the United States."
His Excellency JOHN COLLINS, Governor of the state of Rhode Island, has issued a Proclamation, dated the 10th inst. prohibiting the exportation of corn, flour or meal, of any kind, by land or water, from that state, upon penalty of forfeiting the articles exported, and double the value thereof.
Rhode-Island paper money has depreciated to 18 for one in silver.
Late advices from Philadelphia inform, that the merchants and brewers there, are forming a combination to purchase no article of the growth or manufacture of this State, while we continue opposed to the union.
A NEWSPAPER. — WHATEVER instruction is reaped from history, observes a sensible writer, may be reaped from a Newspaper, which is the History of the World from Day to Day .
NAVAL OFFICE, Port of Piscataqua, June 18, 1789. ENTERED from Brig Dauphin, Cutts, Port au Prince. CLEARED for Brig Mary Ann, Gerrish, W. Indies. Brig Astrea, Briard, W. Indies. Brig Elizabeth, Hooker, G. Britain.
THE MONITOR. — IF we can give credit to lovers of truth and good reasoning, Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has an heart capable of mirth, naturally disposed to it. It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections of the mind, but to regulate them. It may moderate and restrain, but was not designed to banish gladness from the heart of man. Religion contracts the circle of our pleasures, but leaves it wide enough for her votaries to expatiate in. The contemplation of the Divine Being, and the exercise of virtue, are, in their na-
ture, so far from excluding all gladness of heart, that they are perpetual sources of it. In a word, the true spirit of religion cheers, as well as composes the soul; it banishes indeed, all levity of behaviour, all vicious and dissolute mirth, but in exchange, fills the mind, with a perpetual serenity , uninterrupted cheerfulness, and an habitual inclination to please others, as well as to be pleased in itself.
THE DREAMER. — A FARMER, overhearing a conversation of two of his neighbours, in which they expressed much faith in dreams, took occasion to tell them, with great secrecy and strict injunctions not to mention it, that he had dreamed there was a large sum of money buried in a dunghill in his field, and promised them a share in the booty if they would help him search for it. It was agreed to carry the dung out upon the land for the better certainty of examination, and they brought their carts and set to work; but not finding the expected prize, one of them expressed a persuasion that it must be under the ground where the dunghill lay, and was proceeding to dig for it; when the farmer told them his dream went no further than the removal of the dunghill which he was much obliged to them for doing, as he could not himself have effected it before the snow came on.
ANECDOTE. — A CLERGYMAN in New-Jersey, owned a negro by the name of QUASH, who was by no means fond of working, and one day told his master that he conceived it a hardship, "dat de poor negroe man mus work so hard, and massa do nothing." — "You are mistaken QUASH, my labour is more fatiguing than yours; I do head work, and yours is merely bodily exercise. This Hint was sufficient for QUASH, and the next day he was ordered into the woods to procure fuel, but QUASH staying longer than usual, the parson repaired to the woods to see what detained him — when behold! the first object that presented to view was QUASH astride a large maple log in a pensive attitude, when enquiring the cause, QUASH startled up and rubbing his midnight brow, Oh! massa me — me have been doing headwork — Well let me hear what your head has done. Suppose massa, dare be five pidgions on dis tree, and you take a gun and shoot two of dem, how many dare be left? why three you old sinner — No massa, dem tuder three fly away."
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FITZWILLIAM. State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Fitzwilliam, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, Collector for said propriety, on or before the first Monday in August next, so much of their land as will pay said taxes, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling-house of Col. Sylvanus Reed, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   N. R. s. d. q.    Isaac Goodenow, 2 1 6 4 3  Abijah Warner, 4 1 3 2 1  Robert Ware, 14 1 4 5 3  Zacheus Hall, 7 2 1 1 0  Col. Stoddard, 1 3 6 4 3  Matt. Osborn, 10 3 6 4 3  Joseph Farwell, 11 3 6 4 3  Benjamin Davison, 13 3 3 8 2  James Reed, 4 4 6 4 3  Heirs of George Libby, 5 4 6 4 3  Levi Wilder, 8 4 6 4 3  John Mellen, 12 4 6 4 3  Nathan Hall, 23 4 6 4 3  Col. Stoddard, 1 5 6 4 3  James Reed half, 2 5 3 2 1  Joseph Dunn, 21 5 3 2 1  Levi Wilder, 1 6 6 4 3  Levi Wilder, 2 6 6 4 3  James Stone, 8 6 1 8 1  Col. Stoddard, 19 6 6 4 3  Daniel Farrar, 23 6 3 2 1  Levi Wilder, 6 7 6 4 3  Daniel Barns, 14 7 0 7 3  Daniel Barns, 70 acres, 15 7 4 5 3  Jonathan Lovell, 2 8 6 4 3  Curwin Wallis, 15 9 6 4 3  Joseph Foster, 16 9 6 4 3  Thomas Tolman, 23 9 3 10 0  Levi Wilder, 3 10 6 4 3  Heirs of George Libby, 10 10 6 4 3  Nathan Brooks, 11 10 6 4 3  Col. Stoddard, 12 10 6 4 3  William Tolman, 20 10 4 2 2  Peter Starkey, 21 10 1 1 3  Col. Stoddard, 12 11 6 4 3  James Reed, 14 11 6 4 3  Jonathan Locke, 20 11 6 4 3  John Sweetland, 22 11 2 10 2  Ephraim Parker, 15 12 6 4 3  Agabus Bishop, 22 12 6 4 3    BENJAMIN DAVISON, Collector. Fitzwilliam, May 29, 1789.
TO BE LET, A convenient house For a small family, with a shop, situate in a pleasant part of the town — Appy to the printer.
BRIDGEWATER. State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in New-Chester and Bridgewater, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 21st day of July next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling-house of Samuel Worthen in Bridgewater unless prevented by previous payment.
   N. D. Q'ty spe. cert.   s. d. s. d.    Samuel Moores, 67 3 100 1 3 1 2  Mark Carr, 18 3 9 0 3 0 2  James M'Farson, 48 4 100 1 4 1 2  Joseph Clark, 11 4 70 1 0 0 11  Mecharvey and others, 36 1 59 0 7 0 6  5 2 71 1 5 1 3  10 4 86 0 9 0 0  Jos. Blanchard, 42 1 90 1 0 0 11  3 2 100 1 0 0 11  85 3 100 1 8 1 6  35 4 100 1 0 0 11  Olando Colby, 74 3 100 1 4 1 2  86 4 100 1 4 1 2  Capt. J. Minot, 60 1 90 1 4 1 2  93 2 100 1 4 1 2  38 3 100 1 0 0 11  75 4 100 2 0 1 9  76 3 100 2 0 1 9  James White, 40 3 100 1 8 1 6  85 4 100 1 8 1 6  William Graham 11 2 100 2 0 1 9  Henry Hall, 16 3 100 2 0 1 9  31 4 100 1 0 0 11  J. Tolford, Esq. half, 16 2 50 1 0 0 11  M. Thornton, Esq. 67 1 31 0 4 0 3  89 2 100 1 4 1 2  4 4 100 1 0 0 11  6 4 100 1 0 0 11  71 2 100 1 0 0 11  82 2 100 1 4 1 2  41 3 100 2 0 1 9  39 3 70 0 8 0 7  86 1 90 0 8 0 7  
SIMEON CROSS, Constable. Bridgewater, June 1, 1789.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Canaan, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 23d day July next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling-house of Maj. Samuel Jones, unless prevented by previous payment.
   first second third   hund. hund. hund.   s. d. s. d. s. d.    Joseph Eames half, 0 0 1 5 0 0  Richard Sparrow half, 0 0 1 3 0 0  Stephen Kellogg, 3 1 0 0 0 0  Samuel Meacham, 0 0 0 0 1 5  Capt. J. Wentworth, 0 0 0 8 1 5  Thomas W. Walden, 3 1 0 0 0 0  John Newmarch, Esq. 0 0 2 5 1 5    JOSEPH FLINT, Constable. Canaan, June 16, 1789.
THIS is to caution all persons from purchasing a Note or Notes of Hand, said to be given by John Night, of Durham, to any person whatever, as he knows of none existing against him; consequently he will not hold himself answerable to discharge any note that may be said to bear his signature.
WHEREAS ELIZABETH, wife of me the subscriber, has eloped from my bed and board, and refuses to cohabit with me; this is therefore to caution all persons from trusting her, as I will not pay any debt she may contract from the date hereof. JOSEPH EMERSON. Rochester, June 18, 1789.
A Few Thousand of BRICKS, to be exchanged for Lumber.

Parnassian Spring.
The UNKNOWN WORLD. Verses occasioned by hearing a Pafs-Bell. By the Rev. Mr. ST—N. But what's beyond Death?—who shall draw that vail?
Hughes's Siege of Damascus.
H ARK, my gay Friend, that solemn toll Speaks the departure of a soul: 'Tis gone, that's all, we know—not where,
Or how the unbod'y'd soul does fare. In that mysterious world none knows, But GOD alone, to whom it goes; To whom departed souls return, To take their doom, to smile or mourn. Oh! by what glimm'ring light we view.
The unknown world we're hast'ning to, GOD has lock'd up the mytic page, And curtain'd darkness round the stage!
Wise heav'n to render search per- plex'd, Has drawn 'twixt this world and the next
A dark impenetrable screen, All behind which is yet unseen!
We talk of heav'n, we talk of hell; But what they mean, no tongue can tell! Heav'n is the realm where Angels are, And hell the chaos of despair!
But what these awful words imply, None of us know before we die! Whether we will or no, we must Take the succeeding world on trust.
This hour perhaps our friend is well; Death struck the next, he cries fare- well;
I die!—and then, for ought we see, Ceases at once to breathe and be.
Thus launch'd from life's ambigu- ous shore, Ingulph'd in death appears no more, Then undirected to repair
To distant worlds we know not where. Swift flies the soul, perhaps 'tis gone, A thousand leagues beyond the sun; Or twice ten thousand more thrice told, Ere the forsaken clay is cold.
And yet who knows, if friends we lov'd, Tho' dead, may be so far remov'd; Only this vail of flesh between, Perhaps they watch us tho' unseen.
Whilst we their loss lamenting, say, They're out of hearing far away; Guardians to us perhaps they're near, Conceal'd in vehicles of air.
And yet no notices they give, Nor tell us where, nor how they live; Tho' conscious, whilst with us below, How much themselves desir'd to know.
As if bound up by solemn fate, To keep this secret of their state, To tell their joys or pains to none, That man might live by faith alone.
Well, let my Sov'reign, if he please, Lock up his marvellous decrees, Why should I with him to reveal What he thinks proper to conceal.
It is enough that I believe, Heav'n's brighter than I can conceive: And he that makes it all his care To serve GOD here, shall see him there!
But Oh! what worlds shall I survey, The moment that I leave this clay; How sudden the surprize, how new! Let it, my GOD, be happy too.
A Further term of three months from the fifth day of May inst. being allowed for the creditors to the estate of Timothy Bedel, Esq. late of Haverhill, deceased, to bring in their claims—the subscribers hereby give notice, that they will attend said bu- siness at the dwelling-house of Mr. Samuel Brooks, innholder in Haver- hill, on the first Tuesday of June next, and the first Tuesday of the two fol- lowing months, from ten o'clock in the forenoon to six in the afternoon of said days.
JAMES WOODWARD, JOSHUA HOWARD, ANDREW S. CROCKER, AMOS KIMBALL, } Comm'rs Haverhill May 5, 1789.
COCKERMOUTH. State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Cocker- mouth, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday the 18th. day of June next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at two o'clock in the after- noon, on said day, at my dwelling-house in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   D. N. R. Q'ty. specie. indents. county.   1/3 2/3 certif. q. s. d. q. s. d.     John Hale, Esq. 1 20 1 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   Samuel Hobart 2 5 5 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   Henry Thomson 3 5 7 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   3 6 7 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   Stephen Powers undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   Benjamin Blanchard 2 8 4 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   3 3 6 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   Jonathan Lovejoy 3 8 1 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   3 9 13 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   Matthew Thomson 3 4 1 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   Phineas Lovejoy undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   Hugh White 1 8 2 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 0 3   1 8 2 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 0 3   Lemuel Blackmore 0 6 0 10 0 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   1 13 3 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   Jonathan Johnson undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   Samuel Haselton 1 2 3 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   Thomas Calborn undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   Jonathan Eastman 3 3 5 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   James Taylor undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   William Taylor 1 15 3 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   3 6 6 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   3 7 8 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   Daniel Lovejoy 3 3 2 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   3 7 3 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   William Tenny 3 1 13 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   Samuel Cumings, jr. undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   Caleb Farley 3 10 2 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   3 11 2 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   Stephen Ames 3 11 1 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 2   undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   John Atwell 3 5 5 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3   James Gould 1 7 3 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   3 3 9 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3   undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   Thomas Pratt 1 18 1 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   2 10 2 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   Amos Fisk 1 8 1 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   Thomas Wentworth 3 12 1 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   Thomas Peverly 0 11 0 10 0 4 3 0 4 1 0 0 3   1 11 3 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   2 1 5 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   3 7 11 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   3 7 12 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   James Hoit undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   John Wentworth 2 1 6 50 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   Michael Martin undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3   Amos Eastman 3 5 13 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   John Moshere 3 10 1 100 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0   Vendue lots on Cum- ming's hill. 0 3 0 0 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   0 4 0 0 0 6 3 0 7 0 0 1 2   Henry Thomson, jr. undivided 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 3  
ABRAHAM BUEL, Constable.
Cockermouth, April 30, 1789.
HILLSBOROUGH. State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Hillsborough, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 2d day of Ju- ly next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock A. M. on said day, at the house of John Dutton, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previ- ous payment.
   D. N. A. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.     Thomas Wallingford, 3 16 in 43 100 0 10 2 5 1 11 2   Widow Nick, 0 0 50 0 5 1 3 0 11 1   John Ford, east part, 0 0 25 0 3 1 0 0 6 3   Widow Moore, 0 0 150 1 5 3 8 2 8 2   Paul D. Sargent, 1 28 50 0 5 1 3 0 11 0   Sufannah Dodge, 3 39 70 0 7 1 9 1 4 1   Rachael Sewall, 1 62 50 0 5 1 3 0 11 1   North part mill farm, 0 0 450 0 6 1 4 1 0 1   Asa Hart, 0 0 60 0 6 1 4 1 2 1   Elijah Fuller, 3 34 21 0 2 0 7 0 3 0   Oliver Shed, 3 44 0 2 6 6 9 4 11 5   Thomas Parker, 3 14 in 42 100 0 10 2 5 1 11 2   David Low Dodge, 3 6 in 29 100 0 10 2 5 1 11 2   Stephen Rolf, 1 37 50 0 5 1 3 0 11 1  
WILLIAM BOOTH, Constable.
Hillsborough, May 20, 1789.
TO BE SOLD,
A public vendue, at the house of Job Pingree, in Windham, on the last Tuesday of June next, at three of the clock in the afternoon, so much of the nonresident land lying in said town of Windham, as will
pay the tax for the year 1785, with incidental charges, unless paid be- fore that time.
Capt. Oliver Saunders 4 11 3/4 JAMES ANDERSON, Constable. Windham, April 13, 1788.
NORTHWOOD.
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the parish of North- wood, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 13th day of July next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental char- ges, will be sold at public vendue, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on said day, at the dwelling-house of Jonathan Clark, Esq. innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
specie. certi.
   R. N. Q'ty s. d. s. d.     Wm. Langdon, 7 14 156 2 6 3 9   S'tl. Penhallow, 8 8 20 0 10 1 3   Benj. Harris, 9 21 90 2 6 3 9   Elisha Storey, 0 32 133 5 0 7 2   Wm. Briggs, 10 10 69 1 2 1 8   S'tl. Whitwell, 0 14 90 11 0 16 6   Joshua Moody, 11 5 156 10 0 15 0   Step. Akerman, 0 6 30 1 0 1 6   R. Waldron, 8 22 64 1 7 2 6  
BENJAMIN KELLY, Const