The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1789-08-06 00:00:00

The New-Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Volume xxxiv.—Number 1718.)
THURSDAY, August 6, 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.
Proceedings of CONGRESS
(Continued.)
In the House of REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES.
WEDNESDAY, July 15.
THE House took up the subject of the contested election of Newjersey—and after a long time spent on the subject, the committee were directed to obtain proof of the facts stated in the petition, in such manner as they should deem expedient.
THURSDAY, July 16.
Mr. Baldwin of the committee appointed to prepare a bill, providing for the settlement of accounts between the U.S. & individual States, bro't in a report: This bill provides for establishing a board of 3 commissioners whose decision is to be final.—Read and laid on the table.
The report of the committee on compensations was next taken into consideration.
On filling up the blank in the article which provides a compensation for the services of the President, a lengthy conversation ensued.
Mr. Sherman suggested the expediency of referring the subject to a committee, which should consist of a member from each State.
Mr. Livermore proposed, that the blank should be filled up with 18,000 dollars; he observed, that the expenses of the household of the President of the late Congress amounted upon an average to about 13,000 dollars—he adverted to the difference of the charges of living at the present time, compared with what they were formerly: He said he was in favour of a generous and competent allowance.
Mr. Tucker proposed that 26,000 dollars should be the sum for the first year, and 15,000 for each of the 3 succeeding years: He supposed that this mode would be agreeably to the constitution, provided the whole sum was voted at once, and he conceived there was a propriety in making the grant for the first year, larger than for the following; the average would be about the sum mentioned by the gentleman from New-Hampshire.
Mr. Stone said, that he supposed that 25,000 dollars, would be as small a sum as would answer, and in case that sum was agreed to, the executive would be less expensive to the people than that of any similar government in the world; and if it is considered that the unavoidable expenses will be great, and that the President will require the assistance of two or more Secretaries to discharge his high and important trust, and that it cannot be expected that persons in such a station, should be in straightened or dependent circumstances, this sum will not be found to exceed—besides it is a maxim of sound policy, that executive officers should be independent.
Mr. Vining said that the committee had no documents on which to form a judgment—they had no light to guide them—they could not determine what ambassadors and foreign ministers might be sent to this country, nor what expenses the President
must necessarily incur upon that account, to support the honour and dignity of the States. He observed, that there are cases in which generosity is the best economy, and no loss is ever sustained by a decent support of the chief magistrate:—There is a certain appearance of parade and external dignity, which it is necessary should be kept up. Did I represent a larger State (said he) I would speak with more confidence upon this occasion. The ghost of poverty haunts us: We are stunned with the cry of the poverty of the States—But under the auspices of an energetick government, our funds will be established and increased, and I doubt not they will be found sufficient for all the purposes of the union: We ought not to confine our calculations to the present moment. If gentlemen will contend that we are not able to support government in a proper stile, why there is an end of the business; but we should remember that the present is the season of organizing the government: Patient, and lengthy deliberation and investigation are requisite, and the amount of the civil list will be thereby increased—but in future the sessions will be short, and the burden of expense greatly diminished. He said, he was against any reduction of the sum; he had always supposed it too small, and should rather propose to fill up the blank with 30,000 dollars.
Mr. Page observed, that 30,000 dollars had been mentioned: He thought that would be an adequate sum; but not for the purposes of pomp and parade.—Those he said were entirely out of the question: He had made a calculation upon the probable necessary expenses, and found that, exclusive of the dignity and pageantry which some have talked of, this sum would be sufficient. He therefore moved that the blank should be filled with thirty thousand dollars.—Negatived.
It was then moved that the blank should be filled with 25,000—which was carried by a large majority.
Upon the clause in the report to allow the Vice-President 5000 dollars, per annum, a debate ensued,
Mr. White said he did not find anything in the constitution authorising a salary to that officer: He therefore moved that the sum should be struck out, and the clause so amended, as that the Vice-President should receive daily pay as President of the Senate only—in which capacity alone, Mr. White further observed, services could be exacted from him; and he did not think they could consistently vote any allowance but for services actually performed.
Mr. Page said that he rose to second the motion of his colleague, but from quite opposite principles: He should propose that 5000 dollars be struck out as too small a sum: He could not see the propriety of making so great a difference between the first and second magistrate: He should therefore move that 5000 be struck out, in order to insert 8000.
Mr. Sedgwick observed, that the principle on which the motion of Mr. White was founded, did not
appear to him to be just: The pay of the members is per diem, because they are together only for a time. The Vice-President is an officer by the constitution, who in case of accident is to take the chair, and is to reside at the seat of government; from which it appears that he should receive a permanent salary.
Mr. White: Sir, the constitution has not pointed out the Vice-President as an officer to be provided for: It says the President shall have a fixed and permanent compensation for his services, but is silent as to the Vice-President: We are not authorised to institute sinecures for any man: Whether the Vice-President may, or may not pursue any other business, I will not pretend to say: He may however absent himself from the public service, and who can call him to account—the constitution being silent, I think we may not establish a precedent.
Mr. Maddison said, the Vice-President ought to be placed in such a situation as that the States may always be able to command his services. The Vice-President may be taken from the extremity of the continent. If he is to be considered as the apparent successor of the President in case of accident, it will be necessary that he should withdraw his attention from all other pursuits. It is generally true, that pay should be for the time during which services are performed; but it is not universally the case—the Judges of the Courts will be always employed, but they will be entitled to contingent pay.
Mr. Ames observed that the Vice-President's acceptance of his appointment is a renunciation of the common modes of obtaining a livelihood. When a man is taken from the mass of the people for a particular office, he is entitled to a compensation from the public: During the time in which he is not particularly employed, he is supposed to be engaged in political researches, for the benefit of his country.
Every man is eligible by the constitution to be chosen to this office; but if a competent support is not allowed, the choice will be confined to opulent characters: This is an aristocratick idea, and contravenes the spirit of the constitution.
Mr. Seney: This, Sir, is a subject of a delicate nature, and rather disagreeable in its discussion; but I consider it my duty to express my sentiments freely upon it: I have heard no arguments to convince me that the Vice-President ought to receive an allowance any more than the other members of the Legislature: He cannot be compelled to perform any duty.
Mr. Burke said, that the embarrassed situation of our finances was such as to put it out of our power to give such ample salaries as we might in different circumstances think necessary: That the Vice-President should receive a compensation as the second officer in the government is but reasonable: He will be obliged to support an appearance, by living at the seat of government, which will subject him to extra expense. Mr. B. further
observed, that the sum proposed might not be fully sufficient, but it was as much as we could afford at the present moment.
Mr. Stone: I am, Sir, for giving such salaries as will make the officers of this government easy in their posts: But we are confined by the constitution: Salaries are to be given for services performed, they are to be considered in no other light: We can consider the Vice-President in no other view than as the President of the Senate. I am for his being paid per diem; but I am for giving him a generous support:—The sum of 5000 dollars I do not think sufficient, and should be for allowing a larger: I would make the allowance per diem such, as that it would amount to what should be fully adequate.
Mr. Smith (S. C.) observed, that the Vice-President could not by the constitution, be considered as a Senator; and therefore could not with propriety be paid as such: When it is considered, that he is an officer of the government, particularly designated in the constitution, as next in dignity to the President, and that in consequence he must support a correspondent stile of living, and that therefore he should have a competent allowance for this purpose—he did not suppose that 5000 dollars would be considered too much—and he should accordingly vote for that sum.
Mr. Page and Mr. Boudinot added some further observations—when the question on Mr. White's motion being taken, it was lost. And the vote on the clause as it originally stood in the report, passed in the affirmative.
The next article in the report provides, the members of the Senate and House shall receive 6 dollars per day, for their attendance in Congress; that 20 miles travel be reckoned equal to one day's attendance—and that the Speaker shall receive 12 dollars per day for his services.
Mr. Sedgwick proposed a clause as a substitute—the object of which was to establish a discrimination between the pay of the Senate and House.—This motion was finally lost—and the clause as it originally stood, adopted.
The House having gone through the report, a committee, consisting of Messrs. Burke, Stone and Moore, was appointed to bring in a bill or bills, agreeably to the principles of the report.
It was also voted that the committee be instructed to bring in a bill, providing for the officers of the House and Senate.
Mr. Fitzsimons of the committee appointed for that purpose, brought in a bill, providing for the government of the territory North West of the Ohio, agreeably to the ordinance of the late Congress, which was read and laid on the table.
The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill for establishing lighthouses, &c.
Mr. Boudinot in the chair.
Mr. Tucker moved an amendment to this bill, which went to an entire alteration of its principles: This occasioned some debate: The amendment was not decided upon—but ordered to lie on the table.
FRIDAY, July 17.
The petition of Leonard Harbough, stating that he had invented certain machines, calculated to save the expense of labour in husbandry, &c. and praying for the encouragement of the Legislature, was read and laid on the table.

A letter to the Speaker, from the Post-Master-general, upon the subject of the Post-Office, was read, and on motion of Mr. Sedgwick, referred to a committee, consisting of Messrs. Boudinot, Goodhue and Lee.
The bill providing for settling accounts between the United States and individual States was read a second time, and referred to a committee of the whole, to be taken into consideration on Tuesday next.
The bill providing for the government of the Western territory, was also read a second time, and referred to a committee of the whole, on Monday next.
The House then went into a committee of the whole, on the bill for establishing lighthouses, &c. The discussion of which produced a variety of amendments and alterations—these being finished, the committee rose, and the chairman reported the bill with the amendments. The House immediately proceeded to a consideration of these amendments—which being agreed to, the bill was ordered to be engrossed, for a third reading on Monday next.
(To be continued.)
FOURTH ACT of the CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES.
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Begun and held at the city of New-York, on Wednesday the 4th of March, 1789.
An ACT for establishing an EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, to be denominated the Department of FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be an executive department, to be denominated the department of foreign affairs, and that there shall be a principal officer therein to be called the secretary for the department of foreign affairs, who shall perform and execute such duties as shall from time to time be enjoined on or entrusted to him by the President of the United States, agreeably to the Constitution, relative to correspondences, commissions, or instructions, to or with public ministers, or consuls, from the United States, or to negotiations with public ministers from foreign States or Princes, or to memorials, or other applications from foreign public ministers, or other foreigners, or to such other matters respecting foreign affairs, as the President of the United States shall assign to said department: And furthermore that the said principal officer shall conduct the business of the said department in such manner as the President of the United States shall, from time to time, order or instruct.
And be it further enacted, That there shall be in the said department, an inferior officer to be appointed by the said principal officer, & to be employed therein as he shall deem proper, and to be called the chief clerk in the department of foreign affairs, and who whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from office by the President of the United States, or in any other case of vacancy, shall, during such vacancy, have the charge and custody of all records, books, and papers appertaining to the said department.
And be it further enacted, That the said principal officer and every other person to be appointed or employed in the said department, shall, before he enters on the execution of his office or employment, take an oath or affirmation, well and faithfully to execute the trust committed to him.
And be it further enacted, That the Secretary for the department of foreign affairs, to be appointed in consequence of this act, shall forthwith after his appointment, be entitled to have the custody and charge of all records, books, and papers in the
office of Secretary for the department of foreign affairs, heretofore established by the United States in Congress assembled.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBURG, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate.
Approved July 27, 1789. GEORGE WASHINGTON. President of the United States.
PETERSBURGH, April 11. The Empress has resolved to prosecute the war against the Turks and Swedes with the utmost vigour. On the frontiers of Finland is an army of 50,000 men, under the command of the Grand Duke, waiting only for the expiration of the cessation of arms between Denmark and Sweden to recommence hostilities.
H A G U E, May 6. The triple alliance which Great-Britain, Prussia and the Republic now stand in, is precisely the same as two years ago, in respect to the balance of power in Europe. This confederacy, which is now strengthened by the conclusion of treaties, in the most solemn manner, has a very visible effect in the present era. Poland, Sweden, Turkey, are all effected by it; and a restoration of PEACE will probably be the end of their present negotiations.
L O N D O N, May 16. We are assured that all hostilities between Sweden and Denmark are at an end; and that Denmark has agreed to the very earnest mediation of that formidable triple alliance, G. Britain Prussia and Holland: So that Sweden will now be enabled to act with full scope against the Empress. And it is said Russia at length has consented to listen to terms of accommodation with the Swedes, and that Great Britain is to be the principal mediator here also.
May 23.—The Emperor is, to appearance, recovered, and has dined in public.
The Grand Vizir's army lays along the right bank of the Danube, from Ruschuck to Silistria. It consists of about 150,000 combatants, including the irregulars and the Asiatic troops.
An action has already taken place between the Russians and the Turks in Moldavia. The Turks were completely routed, and lost two Pachas, with all their artillery. Soon after this, a corps of Russians entered the province of Wallachia and got possession of the magazine.
Letters from St. Petersburg say, that the government has ordered that no merchant ships of any nation shall sail from Cronstadt before the departure of their grand fleet, as they are resolved that no report should get abroad of their motions, before their fleet sails.
May 28.—By authentick letters now in town, the ill state of health of the Emperor is mentioned with great confidence. He has had a return of his disorder, an inward bleeding, which was stopped for a time, but has again broke out. All the methods which the German physicians could adopt have been put in use; but it is feared the weak state of his condition will not long bear out against these attacks.
Adices in town yesterday mention the Death of the Dauphin of France, as having taken place last week.
The famous Abbe de Raynal is now living at Marseilles, in the 76th year of his age. He was requested by that city to be their representative at the States-General, but excused himself on account of his age and infirmities. The following is an extract of a letter he wrote to the magistracy, as an apology for not accepting their offer:
"GENTLEMEN, "I am now in my 76th year, and four months tedious sickness has deprived me of the small remains of phy-
sical as well as moral strength of mind, which age had left me. The least reflection weakens my enfeebled nerves. You will from thence judge, that under these circumstances, I can neither fulfil the functions of being your representative, with that dignity which is done to you, or, if I may be allowed to say it, to myself."
A poor woman who was bathing her infant in the house, heard, at some distance the cries of her son, a boy about 10 or 12 years of age. She ran out, found him prostrate on the ground and mortally wounded by a knife which he held in his hand when he fell. Pierced with grief, the unhappy mother raised him up, and returned to her infant; the child had fallen into the tub of water and was drowned! At that moment the husband came in, and, furious at the sight of his children, one of them dead, and the other weltering in his blood, he seized his wretched wife, and killed her on the spot. Then, smitten with horror and remorse, he finished this dreadful tragedy by putting an end to his misery with the very weapon that had drunk the blood of a beloved partner.
An Arrest of the French government has been published in Tobago, which island was conquered by the French last war, and ceded to them at the peace; but in which many British subjects still hold considerable estates and personal property: that in future no British subject that possesses any estates, mortgages on, or annuities issuing out of the lands there, shall be allowed to enjoy the rents and profits thereof, unless they come in and take the oath of allegiance to the French King; this is a matter of serious concern to many individuals of this kingdom. A list is now in London of the property belonging to the English which is bro't into question by this arrangement, it amounts to above 290,000. which must be forfeited if the owners do not give up their King and Country. A young lady, thirteen years old, now at a boarding-school near London, has a fortune of 40,000. and 1300. a year involved in this dilemma.
H A L I F A X, July 9. On Saturday last, the Ship Parr, Capt. Folger, returned here from a whaling voyage, with 670 barrels of black oil, 200 barrels of spermaceti, and about 5 tons of bone.
N E W - Y O R K, July 25. Thursday last that venerable patriot Charles Thompson, Esq. resigned to The President of the United States his office of Secretary to Congress—a post which he has filled for nearly Fifteen Years, with reputation to himself, and advantage to his country.
It is expected that the gentlemen who are chosen to represent this state in the Senate of the Congress of the United States, viz. Philip Schuyler, and Rufus King, Esquires, will take their seats in that honourable body in a few days. Mr. King arrived here on Wednesday from Albany, and Mr. Schuyler it is supposed, is now on his way to this city.
B O S T O N, August 1. By proclamation of the Gov. of Canada, the ports of that province are opened to the importation from the United States, of flour, meal, biscuit, rice, and indian corn, until January 1, 1790, in British ships. Flour at Quebec, was at 8 dollars per hundred June 8, last—and most likely dearer now.
The sound of the hammer, it is true, is not so often heard as could be wished—or as it is necessary to give employment to our ingenious mechanicks—But we hope the time is not far distant, when the complaint shall be removed, and the musick of the labourer once more give pleasure to all around him. The exemption of 10 per cent of the duties on goods imported in American ships—the assessment of 50 cents per ton on foreign vessels, and a principle of patriotism which the new system appears well calculated to inspire, will give a spur
to Ship-building, as well as other branches of manufacture. Indeed, we are told, that applications for the purchase of the Federal Ships have been received; and orders given to purchase or build others.
The building of the Indian at Braintree, goes on with rapidity—and it is said, will be launched about the 20th of October. This vessel is about 850 tons burthen, and is pronounced by judges to be an excellent piece of workmanship.
S H I P N E W S. July 23. Arrived at Newcastle, ship St. James, Capt. Collins, from Belfast, with 270 passengers. There are 50 families among these.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in St. Lucia, to his friend in this town, dated June 29, 1789.
"Capt. Bodwin, of Marblehead, sailed from this place the 28th inst. just before dark; with an intent of taking in some contraband goods, cotton, cocoa, &c, without the harbor: By some means, however, the officer commanding the King's vessel in this port was apprized of it; and sent a boat out to watch his motions, and finding him laying off and on, obliged him to sail in, and come to anchor; he after that said he had lost his papers, and was coming in to get them; the soldiers were then ordered out of his vessel; but on their return to their own vessel, they met his goods coming down the river, and immediately seized them; the soldiers were then ordered on board his vessel again, and the Captain commanded to stay where he was, until morning; in course of the night, however, he set sail, with the pilot and soldiers on board, and has not since been heard of; it is supposed he will land them at St. Eustatia. The goods seized, were condemned, and applied to the use of his Most Christian Majesty."
P O R T L A N D, July 31. "ON Monday last, upon information at the Naval Office, against a foreign sloop, then anchored in Cape Cove, at Cape Elizabeth.—An attempt was made to seize her: but the Officer not receiving that assistance from the inhabitants of the Cape which some of them afforded to the vessel she put to sea.—Several circumstances concurring to raise a great suspicion of Piracy; and a manifest breach of the revenue Laws having taken place, a Sloop and Schooner were hastily equipped; and being manned by a number of Volunteers, sailed on Monday evening, in quest of them. On Tuesday afternoon, the Schooner, commanded by Captain Baker came up with, and boarded the Sloop, which struck without resistance. The prize (which is cutter rigged) arrived in port on Wednesday evening, when the captives were committed.—On Thursday, and Friday, the prisoners were enquired of, before the Justices of the supreme Court, for the trial of piracy, and felonies upon the high seas.—The following, is an abstract of the evidence ascertained by the confession of Josiah Jackson, Master; Thomas Bird, Seaman; and Hans Hanson, Boy—viz—"
That the Sloop Mary, was a grave-fend Boat, owned partly by Clarke and Hadley, Merchants, in London, and partly by John Connor, who lived Number 77, Virginia street, Radcliffe Highway, London. That she sailed from Plymouth in the month of September 1787, with Capt. Connor, and seven hands, and arrived at a Factory near the Salos Islands after a passage of nine weeks. That they tarried on the coast about 18 Months; during which time, several occurrences took place, the dates of which could not be ascertained.—It

appears that they were first employed in the service of a Factory Ship, near the Salos Islands; but that they afterwards went to leeward to procure Ivory and dispose of their outward bound Cargo, adapted to that trade. That the conduct of Capt. Conner, was a perpetual scene of barbarous severity. Among other instances the death of his mate is adduced which took place at the Salos Islands. The Captain having been on shore, and on his return finding the men on board asleep, knocked down Mr. Morgan the mate, with the pump brake, and abused him to such a degree that he died within 18 hours. That the crew refused to bury the mate till evidences of the death had been called; but that the Captain directed one of the hands to sew him up in his cot; and upon the seaman's refusal, beat him with a pump brake till he leaped overboard and escaped from the vessel. That the crew, terrified at this usage complied; and sewing up the mate in his bedding committed him to the sea. To replace the mate one William Haddy was shipped. After this, proceeding to the leeward another seaman was left, who is said to have died by disease at Bumford. That at Cape Mount they fell in with the Ship Royal Charlotte from London; commanded by Capt. Gutteridge, with whom they exchanged one of their seamen for Jackson a second mate on board the Ship, and who was shipped chief mate of the Sloop. That proceeding in the voyage, and the Captain continuing his usual severity, a plan was laid to shoot him, which was executed some time in December, off Cape Lahu, the vessel being then at anchor, and in the following manner:—The Captain being asleep in his cot, then lying in the cabin, Haddy took post at the companion door, and fired at him, whilst Bird shot him in the head through an after scuttle which opened into the cabin. That he was wrapped up in his bedding and thrown overboard between twelve and one. It does not appear that Jackson was actually concerned in this business, though he might have been privy to it. That Haddy took the command, and shaped his course for the Brazils; but being incapable of navigating the vessel, obliged Jackson to take the command, who made the coast of Africa to take a new departure, whence he steered for Boston. That on the passage they lost Haddy, concerning whose death there are different accounts. Jackson and Hanson supposing that he fell overboard intoxicated, and Bird declaring that he was killed by Hanson with an axe. That they spoke with several vessels on the voyage, and making their land fall at Martinique, arrived at Cape Elizabeth on Friday the 17th instant, in four months and 8 days from Guinea.
From the above account the following statement of the wretched crew is drawn.  John Conner, master, killed by the men. Thomas Morgan, mate, killed by the Captain. Alexander, seaman, died of sickness. Thomas Bird, seaman, prisoner. Edward Tool, seaman, escaped overboard. Jacob, seaman, exchanged for Jackson. John, seaman, discharged on the coast. Hans Hanson, boy prisoner. William Haddy, shipped on the coast and killed on his passage.  Josiah Jackson, the late master, is a native of Newton, son to Josiah Jackson there.  Thomas Bird was born near Bristol. Hans Hanson is a Norwegian, about 19 years old.
The above are the principal facts extracted from indefinite and contradictory declarations, which are too voluminous for insertion; but from several circumstances which have appeared since the examination, a wide field of conjecture is left open, as to the whole of this horrid transaction."
For the GAZETTE.
ON VIRTUOUS LOVE.
VIRTUOUS love is not only attended with the sweetest pleasures which this life affords, but it is highly conducive to the improvement of human nature. It seems to be a just complaint, that virtuous love is of late much less frequent than it has been, and than it ought to be. A very gross passion, which usurps the name of love, but which, instead of improving the heart or the faculties, degrades them both, is become more universal & licentious. Where lust and libertinism greatly prevail, the hearts of the people at large are too debauched to be able to entertain a virtuous passion for a single object. Thus marriage is avoided as a restraint, or, if it is sought, it is sought from interest alone. But the greatest part of women are not blest with the gifts of fortune. How then are they to be entered into a state, for which God, and nature, and reason, and virtue, evidently designed them? Their whole dependence for nuptial felicity, and indeed for the accomplishment of one great end of their existence must rest on the power they possess of exciting a virtuous affection: a poor dependence, according to the state of morals in this age! for, with all the graces of personal beauty, and the superior charms of delicacy and sense, virtuous women will be slighted and even despised, by the greater number of young men, who glory in having blasted the budding blossoms of love in the pestilential air of a brother, and who have sacrificed those fine sensibilities, which return no more, to some infamous and impure prostitute. So the rose of beauty and of innocence is left to bloom and decay. He who should admire it, love it, and take it to his bosom, turns away to cull the noisome weed which stings him while he touches it, and ultimately poisons both his body and his mind. Females should openly profess, not only to pursue virtue, and all that is laudable in themselves, but to value those men most, who most excel in virtue, and in laudable qualities.
They may be assured, that when they cease to listen to licentious love, they will be courted with all the candour and veneration of a pure and a virtuous heart. They will rise in the ideas of the lover, and will appear to deserve the epithet of angelic, which he now often bestows on them merely in derision. It must be confessed, that the rare appearance of virtuous love, and the neglect which virtuous women experience in this age, are in a great measure, imputable to the increase of female prostitution.
Young men are allowed great liberty by the foolish indulgence of parents, and they cannot use that liberty in walking the streets, without being solicited to gratify and pall those passions, which were meant to give ardour and perseverance to a virtuous affection.
PORTSMOUTH, August 6.
THE SLEEPER.
However incredible the following account may appear, a London daily paper asserts, that it may be relied on as an undeniable fact. About the middle of September last, Elizabeth Perkins, wife of Thomas Perkins, labourer, in the parish of Morely St. Peter, about two miles from Attleburg, Norfolk, without any previous malady or indisposition, fell into a profound sleep, and continued so three days and nights; and, after walking and going about her household affairs, at night went to bed and slept again for the same space of time. This method of sleeping and walking, about twice a week, held her until the month of Jan. since which time her sleeps have increased to six days and seven nights, viz. from every Sunday night to the Sunday morning following, and continued so ever since; although her intervals of waking
are thus protracted, yet when she gets up, which she does at the customary hour of rising, she never complains of either hunger or thirst; her appetite is moderate, and her diet the same as usual; her spirits lively and cheerful, but somewhat emaciated in body, which, from the want of regular aliment, is a circumstance not to be wondered at. She is continually watched by some of her neighbours, so that there is no probability of her being an impostor. Many attempts have been made to rouse her from her lethargy, such as violently shaking her, calling loudly in her ear, raising her from her bed, &c. but all their efforts have hitherto proved ineffectual, until the periodical time of waking arrives, when to the astonishment of the surrounding neighbourhood, she is fully emancipated from the shackles of Morpheus.
From an Irish Paper.
A N E C D O T E.
WHEN our Parliamentary Commissioners were lately in London, one of them being in a large company at the Duke of Portland's, was asked by a priggish Peer, whose spouse has not been celebrated for a Lucretia, "whether the Irish, when they came to London, were not generally remarkable for making bulls?" "Yes my Lord," answered the Commissioner, "my countrymen, when they come to England, not only make many bulls, but a great number of other horned creatures."
NAVAL OFFICE.
Port of Piscataqua, August 6, 1789.  ENTERED from Schooner Dove, Fredick, St. Lucia. Ship Elizabeth, Seward, France. Schooner Jane, Shackford, Tobago.  CLEARED for Schooner Grace, Evans, Nova-Scotia. Schooner Industry, Brayn, Ditto.
Schooner stop'd!
TAKEN and brought into the harbour of Narraguagus and now in the hands of the subscriber, Naval-Officer for the port of Gouldsborough, a PINK STERN'D SCHOONER, upwards of twenty tons burthen, having one man on board, who calls himself by the name of James Over; the vessel is something out of repair in her sails and rigging—not painted, and bare of stuff, one short cable about 70 fathom long, and one anchor, some fishing lines, but no leads;—said James Over had no papers, nor has any been found on board said vessel, except a Register; it appears by the Register, the schooner was built at Almshury, in the county of Essex, in 1781, was registered at Beverly the fifth day of July, A. D. 1787, Jos. Batchelder, Naval-Officer,—it further appears by said Register, that James Over of said Beverly, and Ephraim Ally, were then owners of said schooner, and Jacob Very, master.—The man that was in the schooner and brought in, is a fair faced well set person, poorly clothed, nor was there the value of one dollar found on board—on examination he says, he was born at Old-York, and now lives in Shelburne, Nova-Scotia from which place he came about five weeks ago a passenger, with a Captain Bowin to Boston, that he bought the said schooner from the before mentioned Ephraim Ally at Plymouth, that he gave 140 dollars for her, that he was bound to said Shelburne with the vessel, that he had a Partner when he sailed from Plymouth, whose name was Burns, whom he met with in Boston, and that two or three days before he was bro't in, the said Burns was lost overboard. From all those circumstances it is supposed he has run away with said schooner; in consequence, said man and vessel will be secured until some further proof of his innocence appears. ALEX. CAMPBELL, Naval-Officer Gouldsborough, July 27, 1789.
AUCTION.
By licence of Judge of Probate.
To be sold at public Auction, on Thursday the 13th day of September next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the dwelling-house of the late Jonathan Moulton, Esq. deceased, in Hampton.
LANDS belonging to said Moulton; at his decease, in Poplin—Chichester—Kennington—Burton, 13 rights—Effingham—Gilmantown—Dublin—Warren—Chatham, 15 rights—Haverhill—Gunthwait, and Wentworth, including a Farm therein of 100 acres, late in the occupation of Enoch Page, Esq. and 10 acres of woodland in Hampton—also a pew in the meeting-house at Hampton, and some articles of personal estate.
Conditions of sale to be known at time and place.
THOMAS LEAVITT, one of the Executors of said Moulton's last Will.
Hampton, July 30, 1789.
TO BE SOLD
BY  EDWARD SERGANT,
At the Store No. 6—on Long Wharf, Rum—Sugar—Molasses—Coffee—Cotton—Tea, &c. &c. Good merchantable Lumber or dry Fish will be received in pay. Portsmouth, August 1, 1789.
UNITY.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Unity, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the first Wednesday in September next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Joseph Glidden, in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.—Sale to begin at 10 o'clock, before noon.
   N. Q. R. s. d. s. d.     John Sherburne, 1 50 1 0 11 1 3   3 50 1 0 11 1 3   14 16 3 0 4 1 3   James Bean, 40 100 1 1 10 2 6   70 100 2 1 10 2 6   7 50 2 0 11 1 3   23 50 4 0 11 1 3   58 50 6 0 11 1 3   Samuel Winslow 15 61 1 1 2 1 6   5 50 1 0 11 2 6   Messach Weare 20 100 1 1 10 2 6   74 50 2 0 11 1 3   9 50 2 0 11 1 3   John Moulton 2 50 1 0 11 1 3   33 50 4 0 11 1 3   59 50 6 0 11 1 3   Truett. Sanborn, 42 87 1 1 7 3/4 2 4   33 50 1 0 11 1 3   155 50 7 0 11 1 3   Moses Sleeper, 31 50 4 0 11 1 3   N. Barril, 18 73 1 1 5 2 0   21 87 1 1 7 2 3    JOSEPH GLIDDEN, Collector. Unity, July 28, 1789.
A Further time of six months from this date is allowed by the Honorable Judge of Probate, for the commissioners to receive and examine the claims on the estate of BENJAMIN WATSON, late of Dover, deceased, represented insolvent.—Notice is hereby given, that they shall attend for that purpose at the house of Mr. Jonathan Gage, in Dover, on the last Monday of this and the five following months.
JOSHUA WINGATE, BENJAMIN PEARCE.
Dover, July 10, 1789.
BLANKS of all sorts printed and fold at J. Melcher's Printing-Office, VERY CHEAP.

Parnassian Spring.
TRUE BEAUTY.
THE diamond and the ruby's blaze, Disputes the palm with beauty's queen:
Not beauty's queen command such praise,
Devoid of virtue if she's seen, But the soft tear in pity's eye Outshines the diamond's brightest beams;
But the sweet blush of modesty, More beauties than the ruby seems.
BLIND MAN'S BUFF.
TO THE MEN.
THE sport is an emblem of love, When women are caught as they play;
Now, far out of reach they remove; Then, daring, run full in your way.
No fawn, tho' by nature so shy, Pursu'd, will elude you so fast;
Yet shun'd, they'll approach you so nigh,
You're sure to catch them at last, Since trifling, or flying,
Or kindly complying, Love spreads, and they fall in the snare
Let a gen'rous connection Insure their protection,
And make them as happy as fair; With fondness endearing,
No falsewood appearing, Let honor with pleasure unite:
Sweet smiles in reward, Will enliven your board,
And attend your pillows at night,
HILLSBOROUGH.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE 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 subscri- ber, on or before Tuesday the 18th day of August 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. at the house of John Dutton in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   William Hill John Hill Gar. Brown Phil. Hammon Moses Smith State Taxes State Certificates Continental Certificates County Tax     3 25 146 1 4 3 8 2 8 3 0 0 50 115 1 1 2 9 2 0 2 1 2 13 88 0 8 2 1 1 11 2 0 3 24 50 0 6 1 3 0 11 1 0 2 42 30 0 3 1 0 0 9 0 3 70 0 7 2 1 1 4 1 2   D.N. A.s. d. s. d. d. q. q. q.  
WANTED A LAD, between 15 and 20 years old, who has a knowledge in the fishing business, provided he is an American, and has parents in this town, will meet with good encouragement. Enquire of the printer.
Just Published and ready for subscribers, The Rev. Mr. THURSTON'S S E R M O N on the death of his amiable consort.
PACKERSFIELD State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the non-resident owners of land in Pack- ersfield, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday the 13th day of August next, so much of their land as will pay said taxes together with in- cidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, at my dwelling-house in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Number Range Number of acres Hard money State certificates Continental certificates County tax     Thomas Packer, 0 0 5800 8 2 11 3 2 1 5 2 4 16 11 2 10 0 0   Unknown, 3 5 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 7 3 0 1 0   Timothy Fox, 0 0 100 0 2 8 2 0 0 8 2 0 1 7 2 0 2 0   John Minot, 0 0 600 0 10 4 0 0 2 7 2 0 6 1 3 0 7 3   Israel Skinner, 0 0 36 0 0 9 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 0   David Bennet, 0 0 52 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 8 3 0 8 0   Thomas Packer, 1 7 200 0 6 6 1 0 1 8 0 0 3 10 2 0 5 0   East of Beamus's 2 7 12 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1   Unknown, 0 0 400 0 10 10 2 0 2 9 1 0 6 5 2 0 8 0   William Tolford, 0 0 400 0 10 10 2 0 2 9 1 0 6 5 2 0 8 0   John Tolford, 0 0 70 0 1 11 3 0 0 6 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 3   Col. Gilbert's heirs 0 0  
JOHN BREED, Collector. Packersfield, June 17, 1789.
WASHINGTON State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Wash- ington, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1788, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before Thursday the 13th day of August next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at 2 o'clock, P. M. on said day, at my dwelling-house in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   Number Range Number of acres State spe- cie. County. Indents. Certificates. silver.     Capt. Minot, 0 0 100 0 1 7 3 0 3 2 0 2 11 2 0 4 0 3 0 2 2   Capt. C. Barret 1 1 160 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 11 2 0 2 7 0 0 1 2   Col. R. Kidder 0 0 12 7 3 5 8 3 2 18 0 3 3 19 10 0 3 7 2   Danl. Wheeler 0 0 75 0 0 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 10 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 3   Thos. Packer 3 2 360 0 2 5 1 0 5 0 0 4 4 0 5 11 2 0 3 4   1 1 163 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 11 3 0 2 8 2 0 1 2   13 0 80 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 3   T. Wallingsford 1 2 212 0 1 4 3 0 3 0 0 2 6 1 0 3 5 2 0 2 1   3 2 260 0 1 5 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 0 0 3 6 3 0 2 0  
SAMUEL COPLAND, Constable. Washington, June 15, 1789.
State of New-Hampshire. NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the following towns, viz.—Bow for 1777, 1778, 1785, 1786, and 1787—Rumney for 1778 & 1786—Dor- chester for 1782 and 1787—Offipe for 1783, 1784, 1788—Warren for 1780, 1787 and 1788—Croydon and Eaton for 1786—Hancock for 1786 and 1788 —Raby 1786, 1787 and 1788—Ca- naan, Wakefield, New-Hampton, New-Chester, Moultonborough, Lynd- borough, Hopkinton, Pembroke, Con- way and Barnstead for 1787—Lang- don, Wendell, Sanborntown, North- field and Grantham for 1787 & 1788: Nottingham, Grafton, Dearing, New- Durham, Canterbury, Rindge, Pro- tectworth, Sutton, Alstead, Society, Barrington, Middletown, Henniker, Cornish, Packersfield, Effingham, New-Ipswich, and Epsom for 1788— Unity for 1788 and 1789—Bradford for 1789—and Barrington road tax for 1788 and 1789—Portsmouth from 1780 to 1789—That their lands in said towns are taxed for the years aforesaid, and if the taxes are not paid within eight weeks from the first pub- lishment of this advertisement, either to the collectors or subscriber, they will be advertised for sale.
THOMAS ODIORNE, Receiver of (non-resident taxes. Exeter, July 14, 1789.
State Taxes. THE non-resident land-owners of Plainfield, in the county of Cheshire and State of New-Hampshire, who have not paid their taxes to us the subscribers, are requested to pay the same, at our dwelling-houses in said Plainfield, by the 15th day of August next, otherwise their lands will be proceeded with as the law directs,
ROBERT MILLER, Collector for 1782, 1784, and 1786. ASA GULLOP, Col- lector for 1783, & 1787. Plainfield, July 8, 1789.
THE NEW Law Book
Just published by authority of the GENERAL COURT, MAY be had at J. MELCHER'S Office in Congress-Street, neat- ly bound and lettered, for two dollars (if applied for seasonably, as but few of them remain for sale) containing the Constitution and Perpetual Laws of the State of New-Hampshire, from the session of the General-Court, July 1776, to the session in December 1788, continued into the present year 1789; compiled and arranged to the wishes of the gentlemen of the law, and print- ed from attested copies of the origi- nal acts.
To be Sold at Public
Vendue by licence from the Judge of Probate, on Wednesday the 19th day of August next, at ten o'clock, A. M. at the dwelling-house of Col. William Brew- ster, in Portsmouth, the real estate of John Moffatt, late of Portsmouth, Esq. deceased.—The sale will begin with sundry parcels of land in the several towns and places following, viz.
Marlborough—An dover—Campbells- Gore—New-Bradford—Stoddard— Washington-Gore—Fisherfield—Hills- borough—Peterborough—ditto Slip— New-Hampton—Conway—Sutton— New-Chester—Offipee—New-London— Kyarsfarge—Dublin—Allenstown— Effingham—Middletown—New-Dur- ham Gore—Moultonborough—Wolf- borough—Wakefield—Bedford—Lynd- borough—Fitzwilliam—Alexandria— New-Boston—Ware—and an Island in Winnipesaukee-Pond, No. 15—Meridith, and will be continued by adjournment (if need be) until not only all the lands above particularized, but also the whole of the real estate of the said deceased, be sold, or a sufficient sum raised to discharge the debts due from the same.—Conditions will be made known at the time & place of sale. Portsmouth, June 25th, 1789.
State of New-Hampshire.
THE Proprietors of New-Gran- tham, in the county of Cheshire and State of New-Hampshire, are hereby notified that at a legal meeting held at said New-Grantham, on the 31st day of May, A. D. 1773. Voted a tax of five shillings on each right, to defray the charge of laying out a hundred acre lot to each proprietor's right—And also, the above said pro- prietors did, on the 17th day of No- vember, A. D. 1784, at a legal meet- ing in said town, Vote a tax of fifteen shillings on each right, to defray ne- cessary charges of said proprietors, the proprietors are therefore notified that they pay the same to me the subscri- ber, at my dwelling-house in Plain- field, by the last day of August next, otherwise their lands will be disposed of as the law directs. (Collector. JOHN STEVENS, jun'r. Propriet's Plainfield, July 25, 1789.
UNITY.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Unity, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1786, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the first Thursday in Septem- ber next, so much of their land as will pay the same together with inci- dental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Jo- seph Glidden, in said town, unless prevented by previous payment, at ten o'clock, A.M. on said day.
   N. Q. R. s. d.     John Sherburne, 1 50 1 4 2   3 50 1 4 2   14 50 3 4 2   Thomas Clough, 48 10 5 0 10   James Bean, 40 100 1 8 4   7 50 2 4 2   23 50 4 4 2   58 50 6 4 2   Samuel Winslow, 15 61 1 5 1   5 50 1 4 2   Meshech Wear, 20 100 1 8 4   74 50 2 1 2   9 50 2 4 2   John Moulton, 33 50 4 4 2   59 50 6 4 2   Daniel Moulton, 66 100 2 3 4   Jacob Garling, 56 100 2 8 4   Trustram Sanborn, 42 87 1 7 3   6 50 1 4 2   155 50 7 4 2   Nathaniel Barril, 18 78 1 6 6   21 87 1 7 3   Ben'g. Wentworth 300 478 7 21 7   Theodore Atkinson 108 478 3 8 4  
JOSEPH GLIDDEN, Constable. Unity, July 28, 1789.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Unity, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1787, that unless they pay said taxes to me the subscriber, on or before the first Monday in Septem- ber next, so much of their land as will pay the same, together with inci- dental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at the dwelling-house of Joseph Glidden, in said town, unless prevented by previous payment, at ten o'clock, A. M. on said day.
   N. Q. R. s. d. spec. cer. ind     John Sherburne, 1 50 1 0 6 4 0 8   3 50 1 0 6 4 0 8   James Bean, 40 100 1 1 0 8 1 3   70 100 2 1 0 8 1 3   58 50 6 0 6 4 0 8   23 50 4 0 6 4 0 8   7 50 3 0 6 4 0 8   Samuel Winslow 15 100 1 0 8 1 3   5 50 1 0 6 4 0 8   Nath'l Barril 18 100 1 1 0 8 1 3   21 100 1 1 0 8 1 3   Meshech Wear 20 100 1 1 0 8 1 3   74 50 2 0 6 4 0 8   9 50 2 0 6 4 0 8   John Moulton, 2 50 1 0 6 4 0 3   33 50 4 0 6 4 0 8   59 50 6 0 6 4 0 8   Trust. Sanborn, 6 50 1 0 6 4 0 8   155 50 7 0 6 4 0 3   T. Scrivner, 9 100 2 0 1 8 1 3   13 50 3 0 6 4 0 3   159 50 7 0 6 4 0 8  
JAMES LADD, Collector. Unity, July 20, 1789.