Fowle's New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser ([Portsmouth, N.H.]), 1786-11-25 00:00:00

Hon. J. Bartlett Esq.  NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE,  A N D  GENERAL ADVERTISER.
“WHEN ANGRY NATIONS PART IN LEAGUES OF PEACE, LET PRIVATE FEUDS AND CIVIL DISCORDS CEASE.”
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Observations and Remarks on the putrid malignant SORE THROAT, which has prevailed for three years past.
(Continued from our last.)
FROM a consideration of the foregoing symptoms we are led to conclude, that the present disorder, is a disease of a highly putrid nature, and that the indications of cure are to be sought for, only, in such remedies as may obviate the tendency to putrefaction, quiet the septic ferment in the habit, and support the system: How irrational then, must be the practice of those, that urge the cooling regimen antiphlogistic remedies, antimonials, mercurial purges, and other evacuants: by these a debility is induced; the vital energy impaired, and the spreading putrefaction greatly encouraged: Has not the great mortality that has attended this disease in many parts of the country been in some measure owing to the too frequent use of these remedies? Practitioners have been led into a use of these remedies, partly from the violence of the inflammatory symptoms, and partly from a supposition of corrosive humours being retained in the blood that required correcting; but the humoral pathology seems to be fully exploded; and Doctors Cullen, Dickinson, and other modern writers, have fully proved that these symptoms depend on the state of debility, and that stimulating remedies alone are the cure. Dickinson remarks, that the scarlet appearance of the fauces in the cyanche maligna (the disease under consideration) affords a striking example of this inflammation, where it is universally known that the practice is to support the patient so rapidly sinking under this dangerous complaint; and he has no doubt but the delirium in fevers is a symptom of debility; and only to be removed by stimulants; and his opinion is confirmed by Odier, Geneva, Duncan, Lind, and many other eminent writers; he further observes, that other evacuants as well as the more debilitating one of blood-letting, have likewise been attended with the worst effects. Doctor Lind informs us, that large doses of antimonials, or even smaller ones too frequently repeated, have sometimes brought on evacuations which have entirely sunk the patient; and Doctor Daniel Monro, whose extensive practice no doubt led him to the observation, assures us, that James's powder has frequently done considerable hurt, for he has known instances where it has been administered in putrid ulcerated sore throats, and in low fevers, and occasioned such a purging as to hasten the patients to their graves.
The tonic as well as antiseptic powers of the Bark must render it a medicine not only proper, but highly necessary in this disorder.
The virtues of the Bark, when taken in substance, in full doses, in putrid disorders, stands unrivalled by all other remedies: But there are many cases where it appears highly necessary, that it cannot be got down, or the stomach will not retain it; and the disease now under consideration affords many instances of this kind; to obviate this difficulty, we have now a method of conveying into the habit, a sufficient quantity of this noble medicine by the means of a pediluvium recommended by Doctor Alexander; the salutary effects of this medicine, when used this way, have been abundantly experienced by practitioners in this town, in low fevers, and other disorders of a putrid kind. Doctor Percival informs us, that it has been found that the hand,
after being well chafed, will in like in an hour, near an ounce and a half of warm water, and allowing that the surface of the hand is to that of the whole body as one to sixty, the absorption of the whole in the same space of time, would amount to upwards of seven pounds.
The fact related some time since in the newspapers, of a British officer, who was wrecked on a desolate island in the West Indies, where no fresh water was to be obtained, that his thirst was sufficiently prevented, or delayed in that intensely hot climate, by frequently wetting his shirt in the sea, and putting it on, under his other clothes, that he continued in this situation for a long time before relieved, and that the only inconvenience he found was a fret on the skin, from the incrustation of the salt, when the aqueous particles were absorbed: And the curious fact related by Doctor Chalmers, of a negro man, gibetted in Charlestown, South-Carolina, in March 1759, who had eat nor drank but little for some time before he was put up; yet he regularly voided, every morning, a large quantity of urine, imbibed by the body from the dews of the evening, and besides this, a sufficient quantity to support perspiration by day, and he adds, had these fluids been of a nutritious quality, he might have been kept alive for a considerable length of time.
From these facts, it cannot be doubted, that warm water, fully impregnated with the Bark, and other antiseptics, may be conveyed into the body, in very considerable quantities, by the absorbing vessels, and that too with a very good purpose, in all cases, where the bark is required: In disorders, where great putridity prevails, Virginia snake-root, and camomile flowers, may be added to the pediluvium with a very good intention.
Out of a considerable number that have been visited with this disease in Portsmouth, and the neighbouring towns, it has proved fatal in few instances; excepting a boy nine years old, at Kittery, all were infants that have died; they suffered from a defluxion of the putrid matter on the lungs.
On the 17th day of August last the author had an opportunity of seeing Mr. J——n H——ll, of Somersworth, a man naturally of a good constitution, and about 23 years of age; the disease had been sometime in the family; it was the eighth day of his sickness, and he then appeared to be just expiring; the circulation had so far ceased that no pulse could be perceived; his countenance was sunk, a cold clammy sweat pervaded the whole body, and he was universally putrid; early in his sickness a blister had been drawn on one of his arms, the whole limb was tumefied to a surprising degree, and that part where the blister had been laid had become a dead sphacelus; yet notwithstanding, he continued twenty-four hours after these alarming appearances: What expectations could be had, in any remedies equal to the sovereign specific virtues of the bark, early pushed to the utmost extent?
This instance is mentioned to shew the very great tendency to putrefaction in this disease.
The author conceives that he cannot do better, in this place than transcribe a passage from the late celebrated Doctor Fothergill, whose name and works will be revered as long as gratitude,
and the love of merit shall continue in the world.
“The use of the bark in the cure of this disease (putrid sore-throat) was unknown to the early practitioners. It is but of late that this celebrated medicine has been used with freedom in this as well as in other putrid diseases, and with great advantage.”
“The difficulty of prevailing upon children afflicted with this distemper to take any kind of medicine, put me early on trying the bark in clysters, and sometimes where there seemed very little chance of relieving them by any means. To very young children two or three drachms of the bark, in fine powder, have been given every six hours, in three or four ounces of broth, as a clyster, adding a small quantity of the E. it e Scandi to the second or third, if the first was discharged too speedily; and this has saved many, when not a drop of any medicine and scarcely any kind of nourishment could be swallowed.”
(to be continued)
L O N D O N,
Aug. 18. Among all the accounts published of the Count Cagliostro (who suffered so much lately in France, on account of the Cardinal de Rohan's affair, and has since taken up his residence in England) a correspondent observes, that nothing has been advertised to of his first appearance in Europe. In May, 1781, he made his first appearance at Paris, under the character of an Asiatick prince, possessed of unbounded wealth, holding himself possessed of that elixir of universal health, which conquered the effects of all disorders. He cured such numbers, that the Mus, or great place of Strasburg, could not contain the strangers, which arrived in crowds to consult him. Out of 400 patients, who in one month took his grand chait of dirt, not one failed of being restored to health, for which he would not receive either fee or present. During the whole time, this true, or supposed knight, kept a great house, and a vast number of servants. His own manner of living was very simple; but his Countess lived in a style of elegance which could not be supported under the sum of 50,000l. per ann. His source of wealth was inexhaustible, though a secret; for neither banker or merchant had come to the knowledge of his supplies. Numerous incidents occurred of his predictions of death being verified on the day and hour that he foretold to those most healthy in appearance. When lately confined to the Bastille, he was defrauded of a thousand pounds by the deputy. When questioned by the Parliament of Paris, he said he was a cosmopolite, or citizen of the world, possessed of such property as would beggar royalty. He speaks 27 different languages of Europe and Asia, and his origin or country has hitherto baffled the most laboured researches.
J A M A I C A.
KINGSTON, Sept. 16. The fate of his majesty's ship Cato, of 50 guns, has at length transpired, by means of a letter from a gentleman at Bombay, to his friend in this island, which contains, in substance, the following account of that melancholy affair, gathered from the depotions of three persons who escaped the dreadful catastrophe, and got safe, suffering variety of misery, to the Portuguese settlement of Goa, where they were examined, with great solemnity, before the officers of a court of justice.
“The Cato man of war was wrecked on King's Island, one of the Maldivia's. Vice Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, the rest of the officers, and the whole of the crew, who went on shore from the shipwreck, excepting only the three deponents, were tied two and two together, by the inhuman natives, and thrown into a deep pit, in which they were buried alive.”

L O N D O N,
July 28. We learn that the directors of the East-India Company have engaged an ingenious botanist to embark in the next fleet, for the oriental part of the globe; in order that he may, under the auspices of Earl Cornwallis, examine the vegetable productions of that almost unknown country, which extends from Cape Comorin to the mountains of Thibet.
We have had occasion to mention, that by order of the emperor, afflictive pains have been substituted to that of death in certain crimes. This mitigation is only so in appearance, but in fact worse than the loss of life. For instance, three or four malefactors are fastened together with the same chain, each bears an iron collar, and these three or four collars are joined by an iron bar. Thus equipped, these wretches are employed, instead of the usual cattle, in hauling the boats and barges. These bars are so tight and strong, that the slowest file alone can divide them: if one of the four dies in the course of the morning, the corpse is dragged along by the survivors till noon, when it is removed and buried. This is often the case, being well assured by a gentleman of veracity, who was an eye-witness, that out of a very considerable number of malefactors thus sent into Hungary, during the course of last year, all but nine had been relieved by death from a state equally torturing for the body and the mind.
BATH, (England) August 2. Yesterday being Waterman's day, a match was made between four capital swimmers of this city, to play the game of Put on the cards, in fifteen feet water. They took cards and a table for that purpose into the river Avon, and after playing the rab, one of the winners swam to shore for a bottle of gin, which he placed on the table, and after drinking it, they all came on shore.
July 25. When Lord Shaftsbury read Mr. Spearman's challenge, it is said, he shook his head, and exclaimed in the words of the poet, "Me other sports delight!"
The blooming bride, whose nuptials had like to have been disturbed by a duel, very much approves her intended for not hazarding his life at such a period, and declares, she will ever account it one of the happiest of Shaftsbury's characteristics.
AUGUST 12. "Great attention is paid to the marine of this country, and there are several English officers in the service. Three fine ships are now upon the stocks, one of 64 guns, and two of 50. Vast quantities of cordage have lately come from Amsterdam though the Muscovy hemp is not bad. A patent has been granted for a very curious water mill for beating hemp, in which several scutches, fixed in one axle-tret, are moved with great velocity."
"It should seem that all Europe is ransacking for pictures to be sent here. I had the sight of a very fine piece yesterday; it is, the King of Prussia in the position of writing to Marshal Schwerin. It alludes to one of that King's defeats, when writing to the Marshal he most generously says, "My troops were not to blame! I only was in fault."
Le Clerc, an ingenious tinman, has presented to the Royal Academy of Science at Paris, a new invented lamp with four wicks in it, that produces a light equal to thirty two candles. It consumes about two ounces of oil an hour; after a few experiments, the academy have approved it, and recommended it as very economical, and of the greatest utility for public rooms.
J A M A I C A.
KINGSTON, Sept. 26. On the 7th instant, his majesty's packet boat Prince William Henry, Capt. Cowse, spoke an American brig from the Gold coast, bound to Charleston, at that time 100 days at sea; during which time, the Captain, Mate, and seventy slaves had died, being destitute of every necessary of life. Capt. Cowse spared them as much provisions as he could with convenience.
Sept. 30. We learn from Barbadoes, that the Rev. Samuel Dent, of Bridge-Town, in that island, (a native of Whitehaven) has discovered the veritable Nankkeen Die, which has so long been the object of inquiry. Mr. Dent has died a piece of cloth of about thirty yards in the presence of the Society of Arts in Barbadoes; it was afterwards washed in mineral and vegetable acids, without injuring the colour in the least, but, on the contrary, it was rather improved by the mineral wash. This discovery, it is hoped, will be the means of enabling the English manufactures to produce Nankkeen equal in colour, and, it will not be doubted, superior in quality to the India Nankkeen. The perfection of this colour is the result of several experiments, and the truth and reality of the die is now truly and fully ascertained.
N E W - Y O R K, November 10.
The ship Triumph arrived at Quebec on the 7th of September, from Gravesend, with a number of officers; also the ship M'Donald, from Glasgow, with several others, and 520 steerage passengers, said to be the whole inhabitants of a parish in the North of Scotland.
On the 18th of September, the transport ship Sally also arrived at Quebec from St. Christophers, with four companies of British Artillery on board.
We learn by a private letter, received on Wednesday evening from Albany, that a gentleman had just arrived from Canada, who announces the arrival there of Lord Dorchester, late Sir Guy Carleton, and his suite from England; also, the Hon. William Smith, Chief Justice of Canada.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Lisbon, to his friend in Virginia, dated August 21, 1786.
"Several American ships have arrived here from North America, within a few days past, without receiving any damage from the Algerines. Indeed no Algerine cruiser has been seen on this coast this year, owing to the Portuguese men of war and frigates being very vigilant in their cruises off this coast, consequently I apprehend no danger."
P R O V I D E N C E,
Nov. 11. The following proceedings were had by the society of the Cincinnati of this state, at their meeting in this town, on Thursday last, viz.
"This Society, taking into their most serious consideration the situation of the United States, are convinced, that the present disturbances in the several parts of the federal government, and the depredations of savages upon their frontiers, are excited by the joint exertions of daring emissaries and disaffected citizens:
"That the jealousies existing in the states tend to a subversion of their most essential liberties, and are dangerous to the national compact:—Therefore the virtue, the firmness and the activity, of every class of people, are necessary to meet the impending evils:
"Wherefore it is RESOLVED, nem. con.
"1st. That as we have adventured our lives and fortunes to obtain sovereignty and independence, we pledge ourselves, in the most sacred manner, to defend and support them against foreign invasions and internal enemies:
"2d. That therefore we will render our best services, whenever the cause of our country shall require them, consistently with those great principles which first inspired our general order."
B O S T O N, November 21.
On Saturday last, his Excellency the Governor was pleased to prorogue the General Court to Wednesday the 31st day of January next.
We are informed that our consolidated state notes are again rising to 5 and 6/ in the pound.
The General Assembly of Connecticut, on the 31st ult. appointed a committe "to draft an address to New-York, respecting her antisederal measures--and instructions to the delegates, to endeavour an alteration in the eighth article of confederation—to try to reduce salaries upon the economical plan, &c."
The General Assembly and Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, on the 4th inst. unanimously re-elected his Excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esq. to the office of President of that state. "It is more than probable (says a Philadelphia paper) that had the voices of all the inhabitants of the commonwealth been collected on the occasion, there would not have been a single dissent."—The same day, the Hon. Charles Biddle, Esq. was re-elected, by a majority of three votes, Vice-President of the said town.
By a gentleman, who left New-York last Wednesday, we are informed that the British September packet had just arrived there from Falmouth; but that no letters were ashore when he left the city.
The British Packet Speedy, Capt. D'Auvergne, sailed from New-York, on the 2d inst. for Falmouth.
We are informed that Benedict Arnold lately sailed from New-Brunswick for London. It is said that his residence in America, even among the provincial Loyalists, was rather uncomfortable; he therefore wisely preferred being enveloped in the atmosphere of London to residing on a continent which had been the theatre of his traitorous acts, and consequently the occasion of more frequent reflections on the infamy of his crimes.
An anecdote of Dean Swift imitated.
DEAN Swift in his writings compliments himself, with having the good opinion and approbation of Lord Bolingbroke and the Earl of Bath, relative to his performances in prose, in the two following lines.
St. John as well as Pultney knows, That I have some repute for prose.
And I presume, (I hope without much arrogance) to flatter myself with a similar compliment, in these lines.
Pick'ring as well as Sewall knows, That I have some repute for prose; Whipple and Humphreys can tell, That with just cause I write well; Sherburne and all the bar, I trow,
Are friends express or incognito: (those, And with impeach'd, condemn'd, disgrac'd, all Who have been my knavish, sharping, cruel foes. Such foes my happiness or life would end; My faithful friends would both from harms defend. Such sterling friends my harden'd foes surpass, As purest gold excels the vilest brass: Such cordial friends my flagging spirits raise, High as St. John's or Pultney's praise; In whom I place a stronger faith, Than Swift, in Bolingbroke or Bath.
N. B. Besides what I have already published on the subject of my complaint, I have by me in manuscript, many sheets of paper, not a scrip of which will be lost, but even the smallest and meanest berries on the outermost branches, shall be saved and preserved; shall be collected and gathered, and brought into the fold of freedom, if occasion requires; I mean the liberty of the press (which ought to be the fountain of truth and honour, impartiality, justice and equity) in this free and independent state.
Senex injuste ac crudele laesus; sed nemo me impune laeserit. Rara avis in terris, nigroque similibus cygno, above corvo, vel phoenix rarior HONESTUS.
P O R T S M O U T H, Nov. 25.
It appears by different letters from the western country that the outrages and massacres of the savages daily become more alarming. Their reconnoitring, and stockading at different posts, are inevitable fore-runners of the general war-hoop, which, it is sincerely hoped, by all well-wishers to the prosperity of that new country, our friends, the adventurers, will be enabled to re-echo back with ten fold horror.
The legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at their late session, among other matters, passed an act for suspending the laws for the collection of private debts under certain limitations. Bills of exchange, notes due to the Massachusetts Bank, and contracts under the treaty of peace, are excepted from the bill.
A correspondent observes, that by means of the forts which the British hold to the westward, they are enabled to assist the Indians, with their council and otherwise in the depredations which they have already commenced on the frontiers of Virginia.
Died since our last, Mr. Peter Barter of this town, aged 59; Mrs. Dorothy Beck aged 70; a child of Mr. Thomas Priest's.
N A V A L O F F I C E,
PORT OF PISCATAQUA, November 25, 1786.
E N T E R E D. NONE.
C L E A R E D, FOR.
Schooner Union, Tibbets, Demarara. Brig Port-Roseway, Wishart, Shelburne. Brig Caledonia, Bucan, Halifax.
HIGH WATER AT PORTSMOUTH, From Saturday Nov. 25, to Saturday Dec. 2.
   Forenoon. Afternoon.     Saturday, 44m after 2 8 - - - 3   Sunday, 22m after 3 55 - - - 3   Monday, 18m after 4 41 - - - 4   Tuesday, 3m after 5 26 - - - 5   Wednesday, 49m after 5 12 - - - 6   Thursday, 36m after 6 0 - - - 7   Friday, 25m after 7 51 - - - 7  
State of New-Hampshire, Durham, November 20, 1786.
THE Captain General, having reviewed the third, ninth, eleventh, twenty-second, fourteenth, thirteenth, twenty-fifth, twenty-fourth, fifteenth, sixteenth, twenty-first, sixth and twelfth regiments, on his late tour through the state; returns his most cordial thanks to the officers and soldiers of the respective regiments, and to the several corps of light-horse, for their soldierly, spirited and regular conduct. The advances they have made in uniforming themselves, the great proficiency they have made in the military exercises, and in procuring proper arms; while it does them the highest honor, cannot fail to secure this state against the attempts of foreign and domestic enemies; the readiness they have manifested in appearing and obeying the orders given, the patience and even the cheerfulness with which they went through the military manoeuvres, afford the most ample proof, that this state can never need a standing army, while her own militia possesses skill and qualifications sufficient to afford her that protection, which mercenary troops are not always equal to, and seldom if ever disposed to give.—The regiments not yet reviewed, will prepare themselves as soon as possible, as the reviews will take place as early in the spring as the season will admit, when all the remaining regiments of horse and foot will be reviewed without any exception. The alarm companies and artillery will also prepare themselves to appear with the regiments in their vicinity.

Fuit hæc sapientia quondam, Publica privatis secernere sacra profanis.
A VAIN trifling use of the name of the Deity is such an insult, as common decency would forbid us to offer, even to any human character, which we greatly revered. An eternal, infinite, all perfect Being, who made and sustains all worlds, who is present with us every moment, who inspects all our actions, and will one day call to judgment all his rational creatures, is the most grand, solemn and awful idea, that can possibly enter into the mind: And the man who can trifle with such a Being, by taking his name in vain, and sporting with his threatenings or passages of his word, by appealing to him on trivial occasions, or by imprecations of his vengeance on himself or others, discovers such a stupid kind of impiety, as we should not easily suppose any man capable of, who had been religiously, or even civilly educated. As customary profaneness proceeds from an habitual irreverence of the Deity, so it tends to extinguish any feeble sentiments of piety, virtue, decency and honour that may still remain. It naturally leads to every kind of vice, by removing that great restraint, the fear of God and a future judgment; and it is no uncharitable presumption, to suppose that the man who uses himself to swear frequently, sometimes swears falsely, because he often swears carelessly or passionately.
There is no vice more dangerous to society, as none so directly tends to obliterate every sentiment of piety, and consequently to destroy all reverence for an oath; and when oaths have lost their force, society has lost its main security.
As it is a vice without temptation, so it is wholly without excuse. You will say, perhaps, "You mean no harm." But is there no harm in using your Maker's name without a meaning? No harm in trifling with sacred things? No harm in destroying the grand security of human society? You plead provocation in your excuse. But will you venture on an oath in the paroxysm of passion, when you should hardly trust yourself to speak at all? Passion always misrepresents things; if you swear in a passion, there is the utmost danger that you will swear falsely. You pretend that you cannot govern your language, that you speak before you have time to think. But you can govern yourself in the presence of a human superior; why not in, the presence of your Maker? If you have formed such a habit of profaneness as to have lost the command of yourself, your mind must be prodigiously depraved, and your guilt vastly accumulated. Accustom yourself to think seriously on your character as a rational being, on your accountableness as a moral being, and on the different consequences of virtue and vice, and thought will be ready at hand to check the follies of passion and restrain the outrage of impiety.
Do you think profaneness graces conversation? The sober part of mankind think otherwise; and the profane think otherwise too in their rational hours. Bold, blustering airs; turgid, swelling words; haughty, self-confident language and manners, an affected contempt of things which are generally esteemed sacred, cannot fail to be disgusting. What can be more unmannerly, clownish and ill-bred, than to belch out profane oaths in all companies, and among those who are known to detest them? Would you think it a mark of politeness and good breeding for one to divert the company you are in by ridiculing your best friends? Much less ought you to affront the ears of the serious by insulting their God, or their religion. This is to add the grossest impiety to the basest ill-manners. Do you think a profane oath confirms your word? Much otherwise. It shews that you put no great confidence in your own credit; if you did, you would think an oath unnecessary: And if you have so poor an opinion of your bare word, others will have no better opinion of your oath. And if you are so unprincipled as to swear profanely without a temptation, who can be sure you will not speak or even swear falsely, when there is a temptation?
As profaneness takes its rise rather from depravity of mind than from external temptation, so it baffles the force of every religious argument offered against it. What will it avail to tell a man of the wrath of the Deity, who has designedly banished the fear of the Deity, from his mind? What will it avail to talk of death, judgment and future punishment to one who can familiarly imprecate them on himself and others? What will it avail to admonish him of the evil and danger of this particular sin, when he has learned to make a mock all sin?
As one habituated to profaneness is very unlikely to be recovered to piety by such arguments as these, the more care should be taken to apply to him those arguments which he is most capable of feeling. Could he be made to view himself as the virtuous part of mankind view him, or to believe
that they view him as they do, with distrust, indignation and horror, as unprincipled, uncivilized, ill-bred, of suspicious veracity, and ungoverned passion; as a dangerous member of society and unfit to be chosen as a companion, or confided in as a friend, he would soon become ashamed of himself, and return to better manners. Let the virtuous treat him as they view him; not indeed as he treats others, with coarse incivility and savage rudeness, but with apparent caution, designed reserve and distance, significant frowns, well timed reproofs, and, if need be, with the application of the laws of society, and he will be convinced, that his impiety, far from recommending him to the esteem of mankind, is only a mark of infamy and reproach.
GEORGIA, (Savannah.)
October 19. A number of runaway Negroes (supposed to be upwards of 100) having sheltered themselves on Belleisle Island, about 17 or 18 miles up Savannah river, and for some time past committed robberies on the neighbouring Planters, it was found necessary to attempt to dislodge them. On Wednesday the 11th inst. a small party of militia landed and attacked them, and killed three or four; but were at last obliged to retreat for want of ammunition, having four of their number wounded. Same evening, about sunset, 15 of the Savannah Light-Infantry, and three or four others, drove in one of their out-guards; but the Negroes came down in such numbers, that it was judged adviseable to retire to their boats, from which the Negroes attempted to cut them off, but were prevented by Lieut. Elfe, of the artillery, who commanded, with about eleven of the company, and had a field piece on board, which he discharged three times with grape shot, and it is thought either killed or wounded some of them, as a good deal of blood was afterwards seen about the place to which the shot was directed. On Friday morning, Gen. Jackson, with a party, proceeded to their camp, which they had quitted precipitately on his approach. He remained till Saturday afternoon, when he left the island, having destroyed as much rough rice as would have made 25 barrels, or more, if beat out, and brought off about 60 bushels of corn, and 14 or 15 boats and canoes, from the landing. He also burnt a number of the houses and huts, and destroyed about four acres of green rice. The loss of their provisions, it is expected, will occasion them to disperse about the country, and it is hoped will be the means of most of them being soon taken up.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3.
Extract of a letter from Washington, dated Oct. 11. "Last week a negro fellow came here, who says he was taken prisoner by two Indians, a short way from Ohio Court-House; that after they had pinioned his arms, they gave him a gun to carry, but took out the flint; he then was put under the care of one of them, while the other went into the woods, to see if he could not make a prize of some horses, as they heard the noise of bells; after walking some distance, they came to a steep hill, and the Indian (not suspecting that the negro had almost got his arms loose, which was the case) went down first, the negro, watching his opportunity, knocked him down with the butt of his gun, and then dispatched him."
ALBANY, November 2.
We have it from good authority that the Governor of Canada has forbidden the Canadian and Nova Scotia refugees, who have had lands granted them by this state on lake Champlain, settling at Point-o'-Fair, on said lake; as it is a British garrison , which, he alledges, he has orders not to evacuate or surrender.
NEW-YORK.
A man, who for many reasons wishes his name not to be known, makes the following report: THAT he was made prisoner six years ago, by the British and Indians, and has since generally resided in the indian country; that he left Lower Sandusky the 5th instant; that in the course of last spring the nations on the waters of the south side of Lake Erie, on the Miamis and Wabash, held frequent councils amongst themselves; that afterwards some from each of the nations went to the northward to hold a council with the Six Nations; that a great number of chiefs were in council a considerable time at a place to the north of Lake Ontario; that no interpreter or person who understood English, or was not called to this council, was admitted; that the Wyandot chiefs were there when Mr. Springer (a messenger from Captain Hutchins) arrived at the Lower Sandusky, and returned to Lower Sandusky, the day, or the day before that Mr. Springer set off from Upper Sandusky to go back to Captain Hutchins. [Upper Sandusky is distant from the Lower thirty miles.] That seventy warriors of the Six Nations
were expected soon after, who, with the chiefs of the Wyandots, Delawares, &c. were to go to the Shawanoes towns, where a large body of Indians were already collected with hostile intentions, the reason of their being already assembled is, their having received information that their country is to be surveyed, which they are determined to oppose at all events; this is not only the sentiments of those already assembled, but that of all the young men of the Indian nations, who say that they will put their old men, women and children behind them, and will defend their country to the last extremity; if they are beaten, they will destroy what they cannot carry off, and will remove to the setting of the sun; they will give up all within Pennsylvania line, for that they have promised, but no more—They are determined that the line now cutting by Pennsylvania, shall bound them to the sun-rising, and the Ohio shall be the boundary between them and the Big Knives. They frequently enquire if Captain Hutchins was out, and say that the moment they hear of his beginning to survey, five hundred men will march from the Shawanoes towns to cut him off, this will be the case, the informant verily believes, for they seem greatly exasperated, and they are more united and better prepared in all respects for war, than ever they were during the time of his residence amongst them; he adds, that just before he left Lower Sandusky, he was informed that some of the young men intended to kill Mr. Springer, who was then at Upper Sandusky, that he immediately dispatched a man and horse to bring him to where he was, but Springer was gone before the arrival of the man at Upper Sandusky; that he was told, that when the purport of Springer's message was known at the Shawanoes towns, the young men were so angry at it, that they would not suffer their chiefs to hold a council, which is customary when they receive any news of consequence, he further says, that thirteen scalps and four prisoners were brought into the Shawanoes towns; that two of the prisoners (women) were burned; they were mother and daughter, of the name of Moore; their names were known by papers found with them.
I do certify that the above is a true copy of the intelligence delivered by the abovenamed person to me. (Signed)
WM. FERGUSON, Captain of Artillery.
Published by Order of Congress, CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'y.
PORTLAND, November 17.
A Mr. Schoff, from Upper Cohasset, was yesterday in town.—He informs, that about ten or twelve days ago, two of his neighbours (Mess. Hall and Ames) returned from hunting—that while they were out, they were attacked by some Indians, and robbed of all the furs they had collected; and that, had not the night favoured their escape, they would undoubtedly have been killed. Mr. Schoff adds, that the Indians are less sociable than usual, having scarce visited the settlement since the spring.—This gave the inhabitants reason to suspect that some mischief was intended; but, from their remoteness of situation being totally ignorant of the hostilities of the southern Indians, they had been less attentive to their conduct than they otherwise should have been.—If this account be true (and we see no reason to doubt it) the inhabitants not only of Cohasset, but of all our frontier settlements, are in the utmost danger. There is no room to doubt but the savages here mentioned act from the same motives with those in the Ohio country—both urged on and supported by Britain.
A PERSIAN ANECDOTE.
A Virtuous young Emperor, very much affected to find his actions misconstrued and detested by a party among his subjects, who favoured another interest, while he was one day sitting among the ministers of his divan, and amusing himself after the eastern manner, with the solution of difficult problems and enigmas, proposed to them, in his turn, the following one: "What is the tree that bears 365 leaves, which are all black on one side, and white on the other?" His grand Vizir immediately replied, "It was the year, which consisted of 365 days and nights;" but, Sir, continued he, "permit me, at the same time, to take notice, that those leaves represent your actions , which carry different faces to your friends and enemies, and will always appear black to those who are resolved to look upon the wrong side of them."
THE General Court Martial, whereof Major General CILLEY is President, stands adjourned till the first Monday in December next, then to meet at the Court House in Exeter, at 10 o'clock, A. M.—All parties and witnesses are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly, By order of the Court.
JONA. RAWSON, Judge Advocate. Exeter, Nov. 22, 1786.

Parnassian Spring.
The following, with this motto, "not to EXPLORE unknown, but to ENFORCE known truths," is recommended to the perusal of Mr. O—, the supposed author of a late retrenchment.
DARE nobly then; but conscious of your trust, As ever warm and bold be ever just; Nor court applause in these degenerate days; The villain's censure is extorted praise. But G— be steady in a noble end, And shew mankind that truth has yet a friend, 'Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write, As soplings grin to shew their teeth are white; To brand a doubtful folly with a smile, Or madly blaze unknown defects, is vile: 'Tis doubly vile when to prove your art, To fix an arrow in a blameless heart. O lost to honor's voice, O doom'd to shame, Then fiend accurst, thou murderer of fame! Fell ravisher from innocence to tear That name, than liberty, than life more dear! Where shall thy baseness meet its just return, Or what repay thy guilt but endless scorn? And know immortal truth shall mock thy toil: Immortal truth shall bid the shaft recoil; With rage retorted, wing the deadly dart; And empty all its poison in thy heart.
A PLAIN DEALER.
State of New - Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of New-Boston, who are delinquent in paying their taxes for the year 1785, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber at my dwelling house in said town, on or before Thursday the 21st of December next, so much of their lands as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at twelve o'clock forenoon on said day, at the dwelling house of John M'Laughlain innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   N. A. s. d. q.     Daniel Parker 23 50 1 10 2   Henry Howel 22 75 3 9 0   John Pearce   Daniel Pearce 12 150 5 0 0   Mary Moore   Henry Howel 6 50 1 10 2   Joan Spooner 3 66 3 9 0   Thomas Bulfinch 1 50 1 10 3   ditto 98 134 6 6 3   Robert Jenkins 101 118 5   Joseph Right 40 70 2 6 0   ditto 13 150 6 3 0   Patrick Douglas 22 50 2 6 0   Jonathan Clark 25 150 6 3 0  
THOMAS WILSON, juar. Collector. New-Boston, November 7, 1786.
State of New - Hampshire.
At a legal meeting of the Proprietors of the township of Burton, in the county of Grafton, in said State, held the 4th of May 1785, was then voted by said Propriety, to raise and assess the sum of three pounds eighteen shillings, lawful money, on each original right or share, in said town; which sum is to be appropriated for the payment of debts, due from said propriety, and other expenditures, as well as to bring forward the settlement of said town—which tax is committed to me the subscriber to collect: This therefore is to give notice to all concerned, that unless the above sums are paid to me, at my house in Sandwich, or to Capt. Bradbury Jewell, of Durham in said State, within eight weeks, from the date of this notification, their lands will be advertised for sale as the law directs.
NATHANIEL WEED, Collector. Strafford, November 14 1786.
THE commissioners appointed by the hon. judge of probate, to receive and examine the claims on the estate of James Hickey, late of Portsmouth deceas'd, represented insolvent, hereby give notice that five months from the 19th October last, are further allowed by the judge for the creditors to bring in their claims.
JOHN SPARHAWK, } Commissioners. SUPPLY CLAP. } Portsmouth, November 13, 1786.
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any demands upon the estate of William Jenkins late of Lee, deceased, are desired to present the same for on immediate settlement to WILLIAM JENKINS, } Executors. and JOHN JENKINS, } Lee, November 15, 1786.
Just Published,
And ready for sale at this OFFICE, and at Mr. DEARBORN's shop, in sheets, or very nearly bound.
Principles of POLITENESS, AND OF Knowing the World,
By the late Lord CHESTERFIELD: to which is annexed
A Father's Legacy to his Daughters, By the late Dr. GREGORY, of Edinburgh. The whole admirably calculated for the improvement of youth, yet not beneath the attention of any.
A work published for the improvement of youth in useful and virtuous knowledge, is an object worthy the attention of every friend to the interest of learning and morality; to those this volume is presented as most excellently adapted to the important design expressed in the following
INTRODUCTION to the PORTSMOUTH EDITION.
The two parts of this work, which have heretofore been printed separate, are now offered to the Public in one volume, as a system of polite and moral instruction for both sexes: This edition is critically corrected, with the special design of furnishing english schools, at a small expence, with a proper book for reading and parsing their own language, that the teacher may be provided with suitable means for mending the manners of his pupils, while he informs their understanding, by analyzing its grammatical construction, and pointing out the beauties of the most approved style.
(Grafton.)
State of New - Hampshire,
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Grafton, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1784, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, so much of their lands as will pay the same together with incidental charges will be sold at public vendue on Thursday the 21st day of December next at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of Hezekiah Ballock, innholder in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   D. N. R. Qty s. d. qr. s. d.     Capt. Aaron Varney 1 9 1 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 1 10 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 2 10 50 0 9 2 0 2   Capt. Stephen Smith 2 10 3 50 0 9 2 0 2   2 11 3 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 18 1 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 19 1 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 12 3 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 21 4 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 22 4 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 24 8 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 22 13 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 24 13 50 0 9 2 0 2   Conkant Barney 1 9 2 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 6 3 50 0 9 2 0 2   2 13 1 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 10 6 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 25 7 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 24 12 50 0 9 2 0 2   Benoni Williams 2 7 1 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 21 2 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 22 2 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 24 11 50 0 9 2 0 2   Benjamin Martin 2 7 2 50 0 9 2 0 2   2 2 2 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 10 3 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 21 5 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 22 5 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 10 8 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 18 12 50 0 9 2 0 2   1 19 12 50 0 9 2 0 2  
Gov'nr Cushion's Right 4 9 1 James Otis's Right 4 9 1 SETH MARTIN, Collector. Grafton, November 1, 1786.
State of New - Hampshire.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in the township of New-Bradford, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1785, that unless they pay them to me the subscriber, on or before Monday the 27th day of November next, so much of their land will be sold at public vendue, at my dwelling house in said township, at ten o'clock A. M. as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, unless prevented by previous payment, the number of lots to be sold are as follows, viz No. 35, 40, 61, 79, 87, 91, 102, 72, 78.
WILLIAM PRESBURY Collector. New-Bradford, October 20, 1786.
(Tamworth.)
State of New - Hampshire,
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in the township of Tamworth, who are delinquent in paying their taxes for the year 1785, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber at my dwelling house in said town, on or before Monday the 27th day of November next, so much of their lands as will pay the same together with incidental charges, will be sold at public vendue, at ten o'clock forenoon on said day, at the dwelling house of William Eastman, in said town, unless prevented by previous payment.
   N. R. Qty. s. d.     Simeon Whitman 3 E 50 1 0   Benjamin Chamberlain 4 E 50 1 0   Silvanus Loffell 6 E 50 1 0   Arthur Harris 5 W 100 2 0   John Boston 9 E 50 1 0   George Fesse 12 W 100 2 0   James Quimby 8 1st 42 1 0   Edward Colcord 1 11   Victorius Smith 111 1 11   Ebenezer Byram 5 50 1 0   Thomas Philips 1&2 W 50 1 0   Mathew Ganet 6 W 100 2 0   Nathaniel Merrill 40 0 11  
Original rights.
   John Webster 252 4 3   James Cockran junr. 4 3   John Merrill 4 3   George Abbott 4 3   William Rogers 4 3   John Moore 4 3   Andrew M'Millen 4 3   Samuel Osgood 4 3   William Cockran 4 3   John Webster junr. 4 3   Jonathan Stickney 4 3   Thomas Stickney 4 3   Joshua Miles 4 3   Joseph Hall junr. 4 3   Samuel Moore 4 3   Daniel Stickney 4 3   Walter Bryant 4 3   Jonathan Merrill 226 2 4   John Cockran 4 3   Samuel Cockran 4 3   Alexander Lesley 4 3   Stephen Holland 4 3   Abel Lovejoy 4 3   Joseph Emery 4 3   Jonathan Cockran 4 3   Moses Barnett 4 3   James Wallace 4 3   Abel Chandler 4 3   Isaac Cockran 4 3   John Davidson 4 3   Hamilton Davidson 4 3   Jonathan Morrison 4 3   Thomas Glug 4 3   James Head 4 3   Walter Bryant junr. 4 3   Peter Coffin 4 3   Robert Felton 4 3   William Coffin 4 3   Robert Barnett 4 3   John Kimball 4 3   John Noyes Esq. 4 3   Thomas Wallace 4 3   Robert Rogers 4 3   Moses Coffin 4 3   Phineas Virgen 4 3   Samuel Dickey 4 3   John Barnett junr. 4 3   John Webster Esq. 4 3   James Dwyer 4 3   Enoch Coffin 4 3   Israel Gilman 4 3   Samuel Gilman 4 3   Col. Todd 4 3   Lt. Cato Barr 4 3   Jacob Fowler 4 3   James Cockran 4 3   Enoch Webster 4 3  
JACOB EASTMAN, Collector. Tamworth. October 19, 1786.
TO BE SOLD
By George Doig, a new and elegant Fall-back Chaife, for Cash, Country Produce, or West-India Goods; and as the season is far advanc'd, any person wishing to purchase, may find an easy bargain.