The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1791-02-26 00:00:00

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SATURDAY, February 26, 1791.]
THE
[ Volume xxxiv—Numb. 1766.
New - Hampshire Gazette, and the General Advertiser.
Containing the Laws, &c. of the United States, as well as those of this State passed since 1787, with a variety of other matters both useful and entertaining.
PORTSMOUTH: Printed by JOHN MELCHER, at his Office in Market-Street, at nine shillings per Annum.
CONGRESS,
THIRD SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, FEB. 4.
MR. HEISTER presented the petition of Andrew Holmes : Referred to the Secretary of the Treasury.
The petition of John Hollins was read, praying an abatement of the additional duties on imports, which took place the first of January last, arising on a cargo, which, though it had arrived before, could not be entered till subsequent to that period. Referred to the Secretary of State.
A report of the Secretary of State, on the subject of the fisheries, was laid before the House by the Speaker, and read by the Clerk—and on motion, it was voted, that this Report, with a letter from the French Charge des Affairs, which accompanied the same, be sent to the Senate.
The order of the day was called for—which being the Bank-Bill, the Speaker proposed the following question; Shall this bill pass?
A lengthy debate then ensued on the general principles of the bill—which continued until the time of adjournment.
SATURDAY, FEB. 5.
The petition of JAMES NORRIS , late lieutenant in Col. Proctor's regiment, was read and referred to the Secretary at War.
Mr. LAWRENCE presented the memorial and petition of Abraham Skinner , late commissary of prisoners, praying repayment of monies advanced, and compensation for services, which was read and referred to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Also the petition of Isaac Vincent , praying the benefit of a pension, was read and referred to the Secretary at War.
A committee was appointed to bring in a bill to continue in force an Act, entitled, an Act to regulate processes in the Federal Courts, and Mr. Sedgwick , Mr. Sturges , and Mr. Contee , appointed.
On Motion of Mr. LAWRENCE, the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, for establishing a mint, was ordered to be communicated to the Senate.
Agreeable to the order of the day, the bill, to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States, was again taken up, and on the question for passing the bill, a debate ensued and continued until the adjournment.
MONDAY, FEB. 7.
A letter from the Secretary of State, inclosing a report upon the memorial of Andrew Brown , of the city of Philadelphia, printer, was read and laid on the table.
The report is as follows:
The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the memorial of Andrew Brown , printer, of Philadelphia, has had the same under his consideration; and thereupon makes the following
REPORT.
The memorialist states that he has in contemplation to publish a correct edition of the laws, treaties, and resolutions of the United States, and prays that such measures may be adopted for giving a public authentication to his work, as may ensure its reception throughout the United States.
The Secretary of State observes, that there exists, at present, but a single edition of the Laws of the United States, to wit, the one printed by Childs and Swaine : That this edition is authentic, the proof-sheets thereof having
been carefully collated by sworn clerks, with the original rolls in his office, and rendered literally conformable therewith. That the first volume of this edition can now rarely be found, the copies originally printed being mostly disposed of.
That it is desirable that copies of the Laws should be so multiplied throughout the States, and in such cheap forms, as that every citizen of the United States may be able to procure them. That it is important also, that such publications be rendered authentick, by a collation of the proof-sheets with the original rolls, by sworn clerks, when they are printed at the seat of government, or in its neighbourhood, and by a collation of the whole work when printed at a distance, and a certified correction of its typographical errors annexed to each volume.
That this, however, if done at the public expense, would occasion an inconvenient augmentation of the number of clerks, as the act of collation requires the presence of three clerks, one to hold the roll, a second a printed copy already authenticated, and the third the proof-sheet.
That it would be more reasonable that persons of confidence should be employed, at the expence of the Editor, to be named and sworn as clerks for the special occasion.
That, in this way, he is of opinion it will be advantageous to the public to permit that the Laws, to be printed by the memorialist, be collated with, and corrected by the original rolls, and that a certificate thereof, by the Secretary of State, be annexed to the Edition.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, Secretary of State. February 5, 1791.
Mr. LEONARD presented the memorial of the merchants of New-Bedford, in the State of Massachusetts, praying the establishment of a post-road from Boston to that place.
Mr. WHITE, from the committee appointed for that purpose, reported a bill to amend an Act, entitled an Act, to promote the progress of useful arts, which was read the first time.
On motion of Mr. HEISTER, the memorial of a number of public creditors, who are holders of loan-office certificates received for loans of paper money was referred to a select committee of five—Messrs. Sherman , Gerry , Heister , Benson and Gale .
Agreeable to the order of the day, the bill to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States, was again taken up in the House, and on the question shall this bill pass, the debates on the constitutionality of the bill were renewed, and continued until an adjournment was called for.
TUESDAY, FEB. 8.
The committee on enrolled bills reported the Act declaring the assent of Congress to a certain Act of the State of Maryland, as duly enrolled.
The bill to amend the Act to promote the progress of useful arts, was read the second time, and referred to a committee of the whole House: Ordered that one hundred copies be printed.
The memorial of the marine Society of Boston, on motion of Mr. Gerry , was referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, to report thereon, at the next session.
Mr. Tucker , of the committee appointed for the purpose, reported a bill for determining the next meeting of Congress—which was read the first and second times, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading to-morrow: A blank is left in the bill for the day.
A message was received from the Senate by Mr. Otis , their Secretary, informing the House, that they have passed the bill making appropriations for the support of government, for the year 1791—and for other purposes.
LAWS of the UNITED STATES.
CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES AT THE THIRD SESSION, Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, on Monday the 6th of December, 1790.
An ACT declaring the consent of Congress, that a new State be formed within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and admitted into this Union, by the name of the State of Kentucky.
WHEREAS the legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia, by an act, entitled, "An Act concerning the erection of the district of Kentucky into an independent State," passed the eighteenth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, have consented, that the district of Kentucky, within the jurisdiction of the said Commonwealth, and according to its actual boundaries at the time of passing the act aforesaid, should be formed into a new State: And whereas a Convention of Delegates, chosen by the people of the said district of Kentucky, have petitioned Congress to consent, that, on the first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, the said district should be formed into a new State, and received into the Union, by the name of "the State of Kentucky."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, and it is hereby enacted and declared, That the Congress doth consent, that the said district of Kentucky, within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and according to its actual boundaries on the eighteenth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, shall upon the first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, be formed into a new State, separate from, and independent of, the said Commonwealth of Virginia.
And be it further enacted and declared, That upon the aforesaid first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, the said new State, by the name and title of the State of Kentucky, shall be received and admitted into this Union, as a new and entire member of the United States of America.
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved, February the 4th, 1791.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. (True copy)—THO'S JEFFERSON, Secretary of State.
On the Choice of a Husband.
THE following excellent Letter of advice upon the most important of all subjects, (the choice of a husband) written by one sister to another, is extracted from Mrs. Helmes's new favorite production, entitled. "Clara and Emmeline." It is necessary to observe, that the sister who is supposed to be the writer, is married by compulsion to Mr. Welford, a wretch devoted to gambling, women, and all manner of vice; and who is recommending his friend, a debauchee, likewise as a husband to the second sister. She likes him, and applies to her elder sister
for advice. The following Letter is in answer:
Mrs. WELFORD to Miss GOWER. Harley-street.
"WHAT words can I find, my much-loved sister, to thank you for your confidence? You know me then your friend; charming idea!—the ties of blood, doubly bound by the enchanting knot of friendship—You send me your lover's letter; you tell me in your own, "I judge harshly; that men of libertine principles have sometimes made amiable husbands and affectionate fathers."
"Excuse me, Emmeline, If I think never! A mind thoroughly vitiated can never regain its original purity—I have, indeed, frequently heard the light, unthinking part of our sex exclaim, "Reformed rakes make the best husbands." Monstrous vanity! to think we possess more powerful charms than the many they have deceived—The innocent, my love, are not likely to retain their volatile hearts; the bold, who can share their riots, may have some hold on them; but modesty, that shrinks at midnight revels, and dies at the shadow of shame, will be always too troublesome a companion to be pleasing.—Again you say, "Time may cure the errors of his conduct." Habitual virtue increases with age; Alas! I fear vice does the same; and the fault of youth will be the sin of age—O Emmeline, see in me a parent, friend, and sister. A dying mother gave me the first title; your own heart shall give me the second; and nature stamps the third.—Then shall my Emmeline, untold, experience the horrors of a libertine's wife? Shall she alone count the long-told midnight hour, or the still more dismal note of morn, in vain expectant of a wretch's return?—Must she contemplate an infant's face, while her heart trembles for its sire; or press a cherub to her breast while she blushes for the author of its being?—Could I have my wish, my beloved sister should be united to one of untainted morals; who, on a nearer acquaintance, should become more estimable: whose good qualities should daily develop; not one, who, like a flash of lightning, should instantly evaporate, and leave a pestilential breath behind, to poison love, and embitter every future promised hour of happiness.—I am by no means pleased at matches made suddenly by immediate love: without a knowledge of disposition there cannot be esteem; people of very different tempers, in an hour of gaiety, may be violently smitten with each other; but when time removes the mask, the gay will seek the gay—and the serious be left to contemplate alone. A marriage, on the contrary, which commences in esteem, is far more likely to be happy—Friendship, in the beginning, may easily become a softer sensation; for we cannot esteem without some portion of love; but, I fear, we may sometimes love where it is impossible for us to respect: though time, reason, and virtue will always enable us to conquer what is repugnant to honor—But enough of this ungrateful subject. I promised you my narrative, but must delay 'till next post: Farewell, my Emmeline; tell Harriet I long to feel the friendly pressure of her arm. Alas! a glare of lights, the gaiety of dress, and compliments of fools, are not suited to the disposition of your Clara; and I think of your sweet retirement with a sigh, yet not a sigh of envy, it is only an emotion of the heart which we feel when we think on those we love, and wish to meet.—Adieu.
CLARA WELFORD.

OF MOWING GROUND.
THE generality of farmers in this country lamentably mistake their interest by having too large a portion of their lands in grass for mowing. Half the usual quantity, with the best management, would produce as much hay as they need, a great deal more than they commonly get, besides saving them expense and much hard labour; and allow them to convert half their mowing land to tillage or pasture.
A New England farmer is not content, unless he yearly mows over the greater part of his cleared land; because he supposes that if he does not, he shall be able to winter but a small stock. His grass on the most of his acres must needs be very thin, even when the seasons are most favourable; therefore, if a summer happen to be dry, the soil, which is so poorly covered as to retain neither dews nor rains, is parched and bound. The grass deprived of its nourishment, does not get half its usual growth; and the crop turns out to be almost nothing. The distressed farmer, not knowing how to get fodder for his cattle in the ensuing winter, with severe labour or cost, mows his dead grass, and gets perhaps four or five cocks from an acre. He cannot sell off any of his stock, because of the general scarcity of hay; nor fat them to kill for want of grass; therefore he keeps them along poorly and pinching, until the ground is bare in the spring; then to save their lives he turns them into his mowing ground, as soon as there is the least appearance of green grass. They potch the soil to the depth of six or eight inches, which is sufficient to prevent the growth of a good crop that year; as it sinks a great part of the surface to such a depth that it can produce nothing; tears and maims the roots which remain in their places; and leaves the surface so uneven, that if a crop of grass should grow it could not be mown closely, if at all. Therefore through want of hay, the soil and sword must be mangled in the same way the spring following; and so on from year to year perpetually. How absurd and ruining is this practice!
If our farmers would resolve they will mow but half the quantity of ground which they have mowed hitherto, I should think they might soon find their account in it. But it will be necessary that they should adopt a new kind of management.
In the first place let them not lay down to grass lands that are quite exhausted by severe cropping; nor without manuring them well. Good crops of grass are not to be expected when there is no strength in the soil. Therefore the lands should be dunged when the grass is sown, unless we except clover and other biennial grasses. And even for these it is often quite necessary.
Mr. Miller advises to sowing perennial grasses in autumn, not with corn, but by themselves. This is the right way to have the soil well filled with good grass roots, before it subsides and becomes compact. I think the farmer need not grudge to forego his corn crop in this case; but perhaps this is not necessary; for no crop will be missed by sowing grass by itself. If it be sown with winter grain it will not produce a crop for mowing the next year; but if sown by itself it will produce a good crop; and a plenty of strong roots will be established in the soil. But when grass is sown with grain, the grain kills part of the roots, and stints the growth of the rest to such a degree that they will never recover.
Also, the surface should be rolled after the seed is sown, to close the mould about the seeds, to prevent their being removed by strong winds, to prevent the surface from being irregularly torn by the frost of winter, and to make the soil smoother for mowing.
Grass land, by lying, is apt to become uneven and knobby. For this reason the good farmers in England pass a roller over their grass land every spring and fall. It gives the roots of
grass a more equal advantage for nourishment and growth, and facilitates the mowing of the grass, and the raking of the hay.
When land becomes bound or mossy, so as to diminish the growth of the grass, if it be not convenient for the farmer to break it up, it should be cut, or scarified, with some such instrument as the three coultered plough, invented by M. de Chateauvieux. Then dressed with some short rotten manure suited to the soil; and a roller passed over it. Instead of the three coultered plough, when that cannot be had, a loaded harrow with sharp teeth may answer. There is no danger of destroying the roots of the grass by this operation. Though they are broken they will be speedily renewed; new offsets will be more plentifully formed, and the crops will rise with renewed vigour.
Let farmers keep their mowing land so completely fenced, that cattle and swine may be effectually prevented from breaking in at any time of the year. I think every one must be sensible of the necessity of this.
It is ridiculous to think of taking many crops of hay from any piece of upland, in uninterrupted succession, without affording it any manure. For it does not imbibe the richness of the atmosphere so plentifully as land in tillage. Grass land should therefore, once in two or three years, have a dressing of good rotten dung, or of a compost suitable for the soil. Autumn is the time for applying the manure, according to long practice. But a writer in the Georgical Essays recommends doing it immediately after mowing—Whenever it is done, a bush harrow should be drawn over the surface, which will break the small lumps remaining in the manure, and bring it closer to the roots of the grass.—Or if the surface be not dunged, the crop should be fed off once in three years.
No creatures should on any account, be turned into mowing ground in the spring. The mischief they will do, will be ten times more than the advantage they can get. In the fall neat cattle may take the aftermath: But sheep and horses will be apt to bite so close as to injure some of the roots. Therefore I think they should be kept out, especially after the grass comes to be short. Whatever dung is dropped by the cattle, should be beat to pieces, and spread before winter, or early in the spring.
These lands should never be fed so bare, but that some quantity of fog may remain on them through the winter. The snow presses it down to the surface, where it rots; it holds the rain water from passing off suddenly; and the virtue of the rotten grass is carried into the soil, where it nourishes the roots.
Grass lands, with such a management as is here recommended, would produce crops surprisingly large; especially in the northern parts of New England, which are extremely natural to grass. The surface would be covered early in the spring with a fine verdure. The crops would cover the ground so early as to prevent most of the ill effect of drought in summer. It would form a close cover to the soil, and retain most of the moisture that falls in dews and rains. So that a dry summer would make but little difference in the crop; and the rich lands would often produce two crops in a year.
On this plan of management much labor might be saved in hay making; and the grass might all be cut in due season; not only because the farmer has more leisure; but also because a good crop is not apt to dry up so suddenly, as a poor thin one. The grass in our mowing grounds is often said to be winter killed. It is observable that this happens only in the little hollow places, where the melting snow towards spring forms little ponds of water. A cold night or two turn these ponds to cakes of ice, which lying long upon the roots chills them so much that they cannot soon recover. Or the ponds made by the thawing of the ice destroy the roots by drowning them; so winter flooding destroys all the best grasses. The
grass however only of one crop is destroyed in the hollows for it rises again by mid-summer.
Laying lands very smooth and level according to the above direction will do much towards preventing this evil. But if a field be perfectly flat, and apt to retain too much wet when it is in tillage, it should be laid down to grass in ridges or beds. I am acquainted with some farmers who have found advantage from this method. The trenches, or furrows between the beds, should be the breadth of two, three or four swaths asunder, that the grass may be mowed with the less inconvenience. It is near as much work to mow a half swath as a whole one.
L O N D O N, Dec. 18.
The door money at the late battle of Mendoza and Humphreys (two noted boxers) amounted to the trifling sum of seven hundred pounds. The door money at a charity sermon at Doncaster the subsequent Sabbath, amounted to the sum of four pounds five shillings! So much for the moral refinement of 1790.
LIGHTNING.
The Prussian Government has lately published a circumstantial relation of the success which has attended the use of Earth Baths, in restoring persons apparently killed by Lightning. The process is as follows:
The person struck must be immediately undressed, laid at length in a bed of soft earth, covered with a layer of three or four inches of earth, and from time to time gently sprinkled with water.
Experience has proved that this process is infallible, and that three hours is a sufficient time to restore animation to those unfortunate persons to whom the lightning had solely caused a suspension of the pulse.
Last week a number of people of distinction witnessed a strange and singular experiment tried by Mr. Harwood, professor of Anatomy in the University of Cambridge, on his pointer dog. Having opened one of the dog's veins, he permitted the blood to be exhausted until the vital principle seemed totally extinguished. A glass was held before the mouth of the animal, and nothing appeared that could indicate the smallest symptoms of life. Whilst in this situation, Mr. Harwood, who had prepared a calf on the occasion, opened one of its arteries, and by a very ingenious process, instilled the stream of blood which issued from the calf, into the veins of the pointer. As one animal decreased in strength the powers of the other began to renovate, until at length the dog acquired its full strength and was able to feed in the course of a few hours, and has been since hunting, without discovering the least alteration in his manner, from the new blood which had been infused into his system.
A country paper lately contained the following advertisement: A young man of excellent education, would be glad to barter the undermentioned acquirements, viz. The Latin language for Arithmetic ; the Greek for Surveying ; Prosody for Guaging ; and Metaphysics for Navigation : His whole stock of Logick , including Syllogisms , &c. of all sorts, for a knowledge of Merchants accounts : And his diploma, which, besides application, cost him a considerable sum of hard money, for the capacity of writing a good hand. Enquire for Johannes Eruditus Ignoramus .
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10. Extract of a letter from Charleston, (S.C.) dated January 18th, 1791.
"Villainy, too big for an honest man to conceive, is practising here in the Indent Line . No less than 4000l. have lately been forged by swindlers, who purchase small Indents, and with a chemical preparation, erase the true sum and substitute a convenient one of great amount in its room. It is unnecessary therefore to say more to put you on your guard against Southern paper; I understand the best way to detect it is, to hold the Indent between you and the candle, and the part which has been
operated upon, will appear as if it had been dipt in oil."
Extract of another letter, dated Charleston, 20th January, 1791.
"I have only time to tell you to be careful how you pass any of the Indents or Certificates of this state through your hands: three persons were taken up yesterday for counterfeiting; they extracted the ink out of the body of the certificate, and instead of small sums for which they were issued, they altered them to sums from five to fifteen hundred pounds; it is supposed they have circulated from 30 to 40,000 pounds of them, as they have been a long time at this work and a good many of them are gone to your city."
Extract of a letter from Indian Wheeling, dated January 2, 1791.
"Our contractors are buying wheat and flour, preparing for a spring campaign, which I hope may prove more favourable than the former. About the beginning of December, a hunter about 50 miles west of me, was killed by an Indian, so near their camp, that the rest saw the flash of the gun."
"If a campaign does not begin early, our situation here will be very precarious."
N E W-Y O R K, Jan. 31. Extract of a letter from Bourdeaux, dated October 25.
"The principal merchants of this place met last week to deliberate on the means of obtaining redress concerning the tonnage duty laid by Congress on French vessels, notwithstanding the treaty of commerce which subsists between the two nations."
"They resolved unanimously to write to the chambers of commerce of Nantz, of Rouen, and of other sea-port towns, to request their concurrence to an address which is to be presented to the National Assembly. They desire that the Americans, who hitherto have paid no tonnage in France, be placed on the same footing as the French are in America. I do not know what will be the result of this step, but I shall take care to inform you of it by the first opportunity."
"Great complaints are made here that your government has appointed two Consuls to reside at Hispaniola and Martinico. We do not even allow the Spaniards to have consuls in our colonies. These officers are only admitted in countries where commerce is free; the trade of our islanders is not free; it cannot, it will not be free. Our policy in this respect does not differ from that of other nations; attempt to send Consuls to Jamaica or to the Havannah, and you will see how they will be received."
Capt. Bass of the brigantine Fanny , who arrived at Charleston, (S.C.) on the 13th ult. in 35 days from Cadiz, informs that a Treaty was concluded between the Emperor of Morocco and Spain .
NEW LONDON, Jan. 28. We hear that in consequence of an order of the General Assembly, Newgate prison, in Hartford county, is now in fine order for the reception of criminals, and that 12 culprits are already there, three of whom to continue for life. Last week a negro, called Prince Perkins, was taken from the prison in this city, and deposited in Newgate for one year, agreeable to the sentence of the Superior Court in September last; and, if we may judge from his ingenuity in Burglary, he will doubtless be an expert nailer when his time shall expire.
It is probable the inhabitants of this State will soon feel the good effects of this judicious institution, in being freed from a set of idle, dissolute wretches, who have too long infested the State, and deprived many of the industrious citizens of their property.
It is said that the nailing business is carried on in the above cell, with briskness and regularity.
PROVIDENCE, Feb. 19. Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Charleston [S.C.] to his friend in this town, dated Jan. 20.
"There has been a considerable alarm to-day. We have detected some

villains, that have been employed in counterfeiting vast sums of general indents, of this State and Georgia. Many merchants, who speculated in that species of paper, have I am afraid effectually ruined themselves, as most of their purchases prove to be counterfeits. No doubt a number of commercial gentlemen at New-York, will also suffer, as they have been largely concerned in speculations here in indents, and other public securities. Some merchants here have been taken in to the amount of £20,000 sterling, others from £1500 to £3000."
BOSTON, February 19.
A gentleman, who has arrived in town from Mariette, informs, that the inhabitants of the vicinity of that country, in fear of depredations of the savages, had removed into the city, where they do military duty.
FRENCH WEST-INDIES.
Capt. Henry Williams, in the Schooner Polly, in 28 days from Cape-Francois, arrived here yesterday. About the 7th of Nov. the citizens of the Cape had an engagement with the rebels under the mulatto rebel chief Oujai, killed a number and took 130 prisoners—after that, Oujai, with about 20 of his gang fled to the Spanish lines.—The Spanish Governor sent an express to the Cape informing that he had secured him. Immediately a French frigate was sent after him, and on the 8th of December he was landed at the Cape. He had a large ring round his neck, and two chains—one fast round his body, incircling his thighs, and fastened to his legs—the other also went round his body and arms, and fastened to his wrist.—In that condition he was landed, and guarded by 400 regular troops, and 6000 militia. He was upon trial when Capt. Williams failed, and would most assuredly suffer an ignominious death. Peace was effectually restored.
FEBRUARY 23.
Yesterday came on before the Hon. the Supreme Judicial Court, the trial of the Printer of the Herald, on the charge of publishing a Libel against JOHN GARDNER, Esq. After a very fair and candid investigation of the charge, it was last evening committed to a respectable jury, who have not yet returned a verdict. The Hon. Court were in their scarlet robes; and a vast concourse of people attended the trial, which was the first for a libel, ever had in this country.
FROM PHILADELPHIA,
FEB. 11, 1791.
Congress will most assuredly rise the 2d March. As several of the States have not yet chosen Representatives, the first session of the second Congress will not be until November next.
You will see that the doors of the House have been closed for several days, and I suppose you can conjecture the object—its accomplishment I have no doubt of, however unfortunate it may be at the present time—I mean as to the expense.
New-Jersey sends four Representatives to Congress—the four new ones, from the returns we have seen published in the papers, is likely to be, the Hon. Messrs. Boudinot, Clark, Dayton & Linn.
South-Carolina—Hon. David Ramsay, Esq. is chosen President of the Senate, and Hon. Jacob Read, Esq. Speaker of the House.
The number of inhabitants in S. Carolina, is 126,131.
"O Fortune, we have sought thee long, But, ah! in vain pursu'd thee," Can very well be sung by many who have, within these ten months tried to put themselves in "Fortune's way;" but the mania is not abated, and the hope of sharing the favour of the fickle Goddess, points to the Semi-annual Lottery.
Among the various classes in the above Lottery, there is one composed of
thirty widows, each throwing in her mite —MAY IT BE PROPITIOUS!
SHIP NEWS.
Portland, Feb. 10, 1791. On Monday se'night, a sloop from the Eastward, commanded by Mr. Reed, foundered off winter harbor. She filled so fast, after the leak was discovered, that the hands were obliged to leave her without taking so much as a chest, or a single article of cloathing.—The sloop went down in a few minutes after she was left. The Captain and crew were then exposed in a small boat, several miles from the shore. And when they reached the land, many of them were frozen, and all of them so fatigued, that they were unable to walk without assistance.
The following vessels were left at Surinam, Jan. 4th, 1791.
Brig Betsey, Capt. Adamson; brig Fanny, Watts, and Schooner Neptune, Wallace, for Boston—Brig Happy, Knap, and brig John, Knapp, for Newbury-Port—Brig Pomona, Lervey, for Portsmouth—Schooner _____, Thordike, for Beverly—Ship Betsey, Hicks, brig Commerce, Reed, brig Sukey, Dring, brig Rebecca, Smith, brig Lydia, Treadwell, brig Abigail, Jackson, brig Nancy, Cook, and sloop Hawk, Libbett, for Providence.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 26.
A London paper of 30th of November, mentions, that WILLIAM KNOX, Esq. who is appointed by the United States of America, Consul to Ireland, is arrived in Dublin.
Extent of the United States of America.
FEW people are able to form an adequate idea of the extent of the districts ceded to the United States of America, at the conclusion of the late war—It will not be amiss, therefore, to compare them with countries, with whose situation and extent we are more acquainted.
The following measurements are made with accuracy:
The river Ohio is navigable from Fort-Pitt to its mouth, 1164 miles. The lands on the banks of the Ohio and between the Alleghany mountains, the Lakes Ontario and Erie, and the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, contains 233,200 square miles, nearly equal to Great-Britain and France, whose contents are 235,237 square miles.
The lands between the Illinois, Lakes Huron and Superior, and Mississippi at the Falls of St. Anthony, contain 129,030 square miles, nearly equal to Great-Britain and Ireland, which are 131,800 square miles.
The lands from St. Anthony's Falls to the south line, from the lake of the Woods to the head of the Mississippi, contain 53,000 square miles, which is more than Holland, Flanders and Ireland, which are 40,798 square miles.
The Thirteen States of America contain 207,050 square miles, nearly as large as all Germany, Flanders, Holland, and Switzerland, which contain 207,483 square miles.
London News-Papers, received by the British Nov. and Dec. Packets, arrived at New-York, advise—That the King of Prussia was pursuing measures to obtain possession of the Cities of Dantzic and Thorn, in Poland; and as Russia will, undoubtedly, interfere in favor of these two Cities, a new war in Europe, to spread further havoc and desolation among mankind, will be the dreadful consequence—That besides the seven Articles of Convention which have been mutually published, there are, as usual two or three secret Articles, which have been agreed upon and arranged at Madrid and London—one of which goes to the matter of disarming and reducing their Naval Forces—That the late warlike Preparations in Great-Britain were allowed by the Ministerialists to have cost about Four Millions, Sterling—That the public would have no cause to complain of
the expense of the late Armaments, when the terms of Convention are fully made known to them—that, perhaps, in the History of Treaties and Negotiation, there never was one so advantageous to the commerce of Great-Britain—that the right of the Whale Fishery in the South-Seas is worth double the money.
We hear that the amount of the value of the Exports of the United States, for thirteen months, agreeable to an estimate made at the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, is twenty millions and two hundred thousand dollars.
It has puzzled some naturalists to find out what view nature could have in creating LIZARDS, or whether she had any view at all. Nothing shews the weakness and folly of man more than such disquisitions.—It has lately been discovered, and confirmed in many instances, that the tail of a Lizard boiled, produces a broth or gravy, which, after a few times drinking, cures, radically, the most inveterate cancer.
By the latest accounts from Alexandria, our vessels were taking in FLOUR at 28s.
An Albany paper says, "A mercantile house in Lansingburg has this season purchased and taken in to store, upwards of 30,000 bushels of Wheat; and Messrs. John Cane and Brothers have purchased and in store, at Fort Edward between 12 and 16,000 bushels."
EPITAPH.
READER pass on, ne'er idly waste your time On bad biography and bitter rhyme, For what I am this cumb'rous clay ensures, And what I was—is no affair of yours.
ENTRIES at the CUSTOM-HOUSE of this district.
C L E A R E D For Schoo'r Dolphin, Branscomb, W. Indies. Brig Harriot, Chamberlain, ditto.
A N E C D O T E S.
AS old Gubbin was led by his son from the tavern one moon light evening, he raised his foot to step over the shadow of the sign post. What's this said the old man? "nothing but the sign" said Jack. "Sign—sign—sign of what" stammer'd the old man. "It's a sign" says Jack in a pet "that you are d— drunk, Father."
A Common sailor, who lately returned from the East-Indies, and unlike the generality of his brethren, had saved a considerable sum of money out of his wages; in order to avoid being impressed, took the resolution to remain awhile on shore. In this view, he leased a sixteen foot lot on Berkly common, and erected thereon, a very small wood-hovel, just large enough to contain himself and his wife Sue, and a very few articles of the most common furniture. A parcel of his former companions, to play him a waggish trick, went one night with two long pieces of timber, and running them under the hovel, raised it, and carried it fairly off, leaving it near a mile from its former situation; the sailor and his wife being found asleep, and knowing nothing of the matter.
In the morning, the honest tar opening the door, and seeing an entire change both of place and prospect, rubbing his eyes, observed dryly to his rib, Devil turn me, Sue, but we have been all night long dragging our anchors.
A Family by the name of CALF, were greatly addicted to ridicule passengers as they passed the house. Having exercised their laughing faculties upon a remarkably deformed gentleman, to whom they were utter strangers, excepting by sight, he at last stepped up to the window, and begged leave to know if they kept a butcher's shop? This degrading question extorted a torrent of abuse. The gentleman calmly replied, that he was sorry for his mistake—the CALVE'S HEADS, that were always hung out, had led to the supposition.
State of New-Hampshire.
Rockingham, ff.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of Real Estate in the town of Portsmouth, in the County and State aforesaid, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1790, that so much of said Estates will be sold as the law directs, on the 21st day of March next, at Col. Brewster's Tavern in Portsmouth, at ten o'clock, A. M. as will pay said taxes with incidental charges unless previous payment thereof be made to the subscriber.
   Estate late Stephen March's £. s. d.     Thomas Peverly 1 18 0   Estate late James Stillson's 0 7 1   Estate of Benjamin Parker 1 10 9   Daniel Odiorne 0 15 0   Col. Josiah Waters for the 0 9 0   Estate occupied by J. Haslett 5 15 0   Estate late Sam'l Odiorne's 0 12 0   That part of the Estate of Joshua Pierce, Esq. occupied by the Heirs of Joseph Pierce 0 6 0   John Rollins 1 2 6  
JOSEPH AKERMAN, Collector. Portsmouth, Feb. 25, 1791.
EFFINGHAM.
State of New-Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in Effingham, who are delinquent in paying and have not paid the tax of one penny on each acre of unimproved land in said Effingham for the purpose of clearing roads for the year 1790, as by Act of the General-Court for that purpose, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the 8th 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 the dwelling-house of Weare Drake, Esq. in said Effingham, at ten o'clock in the forenoon on said day.
   No. D. Q'ty. s. d.     Abner Fogg, jr. 5 2 200 16 8   Abner Fogg 7 2 200 16 8   Nathaniel Gookins 35 2 200 16 8   Ditto 46 1 56 4 8   Pierce Moore & Co. 45 2 200 16 8   Ditto 32 1 56 4 8   James Marston 48 1 56 4 8   Samuel Wedgwood 51 2 200 16 8   Ditto 55 1 56 4 8   Samuel Smith 2 2 200 16 8   Ditto 33 1 56 4 8   Tho's Wallingsford 16 1 56 4 8   Daniel Sanborn 18 1 56 4 8   Matthew Livermore 6 2 200 16 8   Nathaniel Hobbs 8 2 200 16 8   Ditto 14 1 56 4 8   Simon Dearborn 10 2 200 16 8   H. Batchelder hal. 24 2 100 8 4   Solly, March & Co. 1/2 38 2 100 8 4   Ditto half 43 1 28 2 4   Thomas Packer 42 2 120 10 0   Zacha. Batchelder 74 2 200 16 8   John Wentworth 63 2 200 16 8   Ditto 13 1 56 4 8   Simon Marston 15 1 56 4 8   James Wedgwood 57 2 200 16 8   Ditto 19 1 56 4 8   George Jaffery 80 2 200 16 8   Ditto 80 1 56 4 8   David Wedgwood 57 1 56 4 8   Thomlinson and Marston half 84 2 100 8 4   Ditto half 84 1 28 2 4   Josiah Marston 87 2 96 8 0  
JOSEPH DRAKE, Collector. Effingham, February 14, 1791.
VENDUE
By Adjournment.
NOTICE is hereby given that the sale of land for proprietary taxes in Chichester, is further adjourned from the first Tuesday in February to the 5th day of April next, when said Vendue will be held at the dwelling-house of Thomas Leavitt, innholder in Hampton, at 10 o'clock, A. M. when and where so much of each delinquent's land will be sold at public vendue, as will pay said taxes and incidental charges.
THOMAS JOHNSON, Collector. Chichester, Feb. 26, 1791.