Fowle's New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser ([Portsmouth, N.H.]), 1785-07-01 00:00:00

NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE,
AND
GENERAL
THE
ADVERTISER.
FRIDAY
JULY 1, 1785
PORTSMOUTH: By MELCHER AND OSBORNE,
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN PAVED STREET.
VOL. XXIX.]
"OPEN TO ALL PARTIES—INFLUENCED BY NONE:—WE AIM ONLY TO BE JUST."
No. 1495.
For the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE.
Messieurs PRINTERS,
MR. OBSERVATOR'S remarks in your paper of the 10th inst. in answer to my observations, are similar to his first address. He has twice conceived, but has not as yet brought forth even a mouse. He may be prudent in avoiding another similar conception; for frequent conceptions and abortions are very trying to a weakly constitution. I never once presumed he would attempt a rational answer to my observations; for though they were delivered in a simplicity of language, yet they are truths evident to common sense, and cannot be in danger from any attacks of error. Yet he pretends he can easily confute them. But if so, I dare engage he would have attempted it, as he is a great admirer of paper money: and doubtless he would have strained his genius a little, to save his own purse from consumption, and his injured fellow-subjects from ruin. But doubtless he would endeavor to calm my fears in this exertion of genius, by informing me that I am out of the reach of injury from a paper currency, since I live (as he observed) on the smiles of the great.
It is verily a pleasing idea to be above the reach of injury, on account of such exalted connections. But yet, he presumes he has wounded me in a tender part. He has discovered my fears. I am sure, I must be ungrateful to the gentleman, not to acknowledge his kindness in endeavouring to convince me I was not in much danger of injury, from a paper medium since my errors lead me to a different conception. It must be benevolent to endeavor to remove the bad influence of an error. Thus far his intentions might not be criminal. But yet, this logician supposes I am considerably interested in state securities, tho' I should not suffer much by paper money being made a lawful tender; and yet he supposes, that its being so, would injure very much the credit of these securities:—and according to this kind of logic, I might lose by the depreciation of said securities, but yet not be injured. Such kind of reasoning as this, has rendered him so famous in financing. He must be in his own opinion a man of influence: his reasoning must be as irresistible as lightning. He observes he has founded an alarm to the whole posse of engrossers and speculators; they are roused; they see the storm gathering; Bonapartes hath said, and it must be done. Our all is lost! we will attempt however an answer. There is a power above the Giant's arm; a power which will rule we trust in righteousness. It is not in the power of justice to depreciate by law our state securities. Justice will doubtless be done in their fully adequate payment. Otherwise the end of Government is reversed, and our public credit will not be worth a cypher. And although I can assert upon the honor of a man, that I do not own or possess the value of one shilling in state securities, and that I am not speculating in these matters either for myself or others, yet I would plead for the adequate payment of them, even though it should extremely injure my private interest, for a violation of public faith by depreciating them by law, must be too intolerable for an honest man and a friend to the happiness of a nation, ever to contemplate with any kind of satisfaction. We may easily discover our scribbler's motives. He is endeavouring to fill the minds of the people with prejudices, even contrary to all truth and reason. He endeavours to convince them that I am an engrosser and speculator; therefore I am moved to write, wholly from self interest, to prevent loss by state securities. But herein every person, may see how ridiculous he renders himself; for I do not own or possess any sum at all in public securities of any kind; so that I cannot be an engrosser of them; neither am I a speculator in them, nor does any man know me to be a speculator; nor does our scribbler; nor could he really think I was so;—But he asserts matters to be facts without evidence, which is common for him. And indeed his blacking insinuations respecting my being an engrosser, and living on the smiles of the great, acting or writing for a certain class or part of the community as a subordinate, and the like, are absolute falsehoods, fabricated to give weight to his nonsense, and to supply the place of reason and argument, of which he is destitute. When the moral sense is dead, it is not in the power of truth to awaken the sensibility of conscience. It is trifling to add any thing further on this subject of state securities being by law reduced, as it is impossible for our legislature to do otherwise, than to discharge them, by a fully adequate payment; for by our civil constitution, no law that is retrospective can operate in judgment, or disannul, alter or abate a past contract: And our declaimant pretends he did not intend, or mean, that paper money should, by a tender operate in payment of past engagements. This is simi-
lar to all his other observations. The grand object he had in view, in having paper money made a tender was, to relieve the distressed inhabitants; to save their farms from being made a sacrifice by their creditors; and to prevent our gaols from being crowded with debtors—but if he did not intend this money should be a lawful tender in past contracts how could it give this relief? It could not relieve a single person now in debt, if it could not be a tender in past engagements. This he may perhaps reconcile by some magical calculation. This writer further supposes, that though there may be considerable paper money now existing, yet it has not a currency, it is in possession of the wealthy, and the citizens in general cannot obtain it to pay their taxes to Government. This is also proved not to be true from constant experience. The very reason why state notes and certificates pass at so great a discount as they do, is because purchasers do not appear to offer an higher price. If they were much sought after, and were in great demand, they would appreciate, and would not pass at so great a discount; and according as the demand was greater, they would rise in price to par. And indeed, the only occasions of bills on Britain rising to five or eight per cent. above par, are the great demands for them, and the difficulty of obtaining them. But no man of common sense, would risk his honour, in asserting, they were engross'd; and could not easily be obtained, when they passed at twenty or sixty per cent. discount. The same reasoning will apply to state notes and certificates. If they could not be obtained at their present price, and were in demand, they would rise in their circulating value, 'till they were at par, if they could not be purchased at a low price; but as they do in fact pass, and may at any time be purchased at a great discount, it is a demonstration in fact, that they are not scarce, and may be obtained without difficulty. Therefore more paper money is not necessary. And it is surely very unaccountable, that any man should urge the making paper money a lawful tender, while at the same time he declares that government are destitute of both money and credit, as the advocate for paper has done. But he intends that Government should be supplied with money by estates mortgaged, to redeem their paper bills. But in this way they could not obtain adequate means for the purpose. But if they could, would the holders of the bills, trust their honesty, in making payment, if they were without credit. No individual would credit another, tho' he might be ever so wealthy, if he had forfeited all right to confidence, and had ruined his credit by repeated breaches of promise. This our author seems to suppose of our Government; and therefore he supposes they are destitute of credit. But I rather suppose he would chuse to have the government destitute of credit, so that the new money (should there be any made) might depreciate, and not be adequately redeemed; for then it would perhaps, be a lucrative game to borrow on loan said money or certificates, and in some after-time, pay the nominal sum, with only one tenth part of the real value. This would all comport with his plans perhaps, and correspond with his ideas of the faith of Government. This would nicely operate in the destruction of our state securities, according to his desire, and pay off our national debt with one shilling on the pound. This would be that blessed relief, he would administer to citizens, to those who are creditors to the public. The same principle will doubtless operate in his mind in respect to private engagements, and bring on a jubilee and an universal levellism in respect to property. But though our Government are without money and credit, our writer supposes they may support the credit of paper-money; and produces the state of Pennsylvania, in their making such money, to furnish him with an argument. He observes they have both money and large resources, and have done it: and this, I say, is a good reason why they should attempt it. If they have resources and money, they can support the credit of it. But in this the state of New-Hampshire are not on equal terms.—
Our author observes, this state is without both money and credit; and I think this is a sufficient reason, why we cannot effect this matter, although the state of Pennsylvania may be able to do it. But should Pennsylvania have attempted to issue a paper medium, without a fund in specie, they will fail to support its credit. Paper money on the other establishments, has baffled the wisdom of the United States in time past, and 'tis not possible that Pennsylvania has more wisdom than the States in the Union. So that an argument produced from long experience, is opposed to the authority of Pennsylvania.—Thus I have endeavoured to answer some of the remarks of our writer, and indeed have taken notice of more of them, than deserved attention. But as he supposes he can easily confute all
my former arguments in my first reply, I should be much gratified, if he would undertake it, for if I am in an error, I wish to be undeceived. But then I should wish he would keep to the point, and not like a person in a dream, suppose himself to be in one place while he is really in another. And indeed, had our author given us a dissertation on natural history or astronomy, it would have been almost as pertinent an answer to my observations, as what he has now produced. But I can excuse him, as his mind is exercised on a large scale; and cannot be so circumscribed, as to be brought to centre on one particular point. This is the reason why he did not follow me "through all my meanders." A mind destitute of both method and sentiment, cannot pursue any thread of reasoning; and from hence, not knowing the difficulty of annihilating the truth, he might easily mistake a mountain for a mouse, and suppose every thing to be of his own measure.
A Friend to the Rights of Mankind.
A curious Anecdote of Louis the Fifteenth of France.
A NATIVE of Dauphiny, by name Dupre, who had spent his life in cultivating the science of chemistry, invented a kind of fire so rapid and so devouring, that it could neither be avoided nor extinguished. Water, instead of destroying it, only gave it additional violence and power. Various experiments were tried with it on the Canal of Versailles in presence of the King; which were repeated in the arsenal at Paris, and in several of the sea ports. The most intrepid soldiers trembled at the effects or execution of so diabolical an invention, and considered it with the same horror that the ancient Knights felt on the discovery of gunpowder. Being convinced that one man, assisted by such an art, could destroy a fleet or burn a city, his Christian Majesty, to his immortal honour, commanded the philosopher never to communicate his secret, and amply rewarded him for his silence. This instance of magnanimity was the more illustrious and meritorious, as Louis was at that time engaged in his ruinous war, the English braved him in his harbours, every day he suffered new losses and disgrace. He could easily have destroyed his enemies; but he preferred to suffer rather than to augment the evils of humanity. Dupre is since dead, and his dangerous secret lies buried with him.
Recent Anecdote of the Emperor.
THE Emperor some time since travelling before his retinue, as is his usual way, attended only by a single aid-de-camp, arrived very late at the house of an Englishman, who kept a publick-house somewhere in the Austrian Netherlands. The man having his house pretty full, it being Fair time, and not knowing who his guests were, appointed them to sleep in the out house, which they very readily complied with, after drinking a bottle of indifferent wine, and eating a few slices of ham and biscuit. In the morning they paid their bill, which amounted only to three shillings and six pence, English, and rode off. A few hours after, several of his suit came to enquire after him, when the publican, understanding who he had for his guests, seemed very uneasy—"Pha man! never mind this affair (said one of the attendants) Joseph is used to such adventures—he will think no more of it." "Aye, that may be (replied the landlord) but by G—I shall never forget the circumstance of having an Emperor in my house, and letting him off for three and six pence."
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, that a Petition was preferred to the General Court, by Edward Bucknam, setting forth, That a Ferry is wanted at a place called the Great-Falls, at Northumberland, to accommodate those who shall have Occasion to pass from said Northumberland to the Mills lately erected at said Falls, therefore he prayed that the General Court would grant to him, his Heirs and Assigns, the exclusive privilege of a Ferry at said Falls, to extend one Mile up and one Mile down the River from the centre thereof.
On which Petition the General Court ordered, that the Petitioner be heard thereon, on the second Wednesday of next Session, and that in the mean Time he cause that the Substance of the Petition and Order of Court thereon, be published three Weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette; and also to serve the Selectmen of Northumberland with a Copy of the Petition and Order of Court thereon, that they or any Person or Persons may then appear, and shew Cause (if any they have) why the Prayer thereof may not be granted.
Attest. JOSEPH PEARSON, Dep. Sec'y. PORTSMOUTH, June 25, 1785.

THOSE who pretended to be in the secret, positively affirm, that certain advices have been received from the Continent, of peace being concluded between the Emperor and Holland; or, which comes to the same thing, that the principal conditions are settled to the mutual satisfaction of both parties; they add, that official information of the treaty being signed is hourly expected, and that the publick may depend on being in a short time gratified with an authentic copy of the Articles.
Although the conditions of peace between the Emperor and the Dutch are not fixed, yet the basis of the treaty is entirely agreed upon: The Emperor has carried his point, in appearance; it being allowed that the internal navigation of the Scheldt shall be opened to his Imperial Majesty's flag; and that of no other nation. The secret conditions of the treaty are, that the Emperor agrees that no ship above a certain bulk shall be built in his dominions. A sum of money, not yet determined, is to be paid by Holland, and the Republic, in the present situation of things, will gladly embrace the opportunity of recovering its consequence, by a treaty which is to be guaranteed by the Empress of Russia, and the Kings of France and Prussia.
The depredations made by the Algerine pirates will soon be so notorious, as to convince the other powers of Europe, that instead of laughing at the Spaniards for their attempts to extirpate a detested race of pirates, they will find it their interest to assist them in this undertaking. And as the cause would not be that in which a nation was involved by the caprice of monarchs, or the intrigues of ministers, but the cause of justice and humanity, there is no reason to doubt their success.
April 27. The Emperor's agents continue to buy up all the large ships that come to market. The Admiralty order for breaking up all ships sold out of the British navy of 40 guns and upwards, has much disappointed the agents who were buying up for the Barbary Powers.
Extract of a letter from Lisle, April 19.
"We continue to prepare tent equipage for the encampment which has been talked of here, though it is not certain it will at last take place, the situation of affairs being still so critical, that it is impossible to speak with any certainty upon the subject. The Legion of Soubise, Rochefoucault, and Tournais, are arrived in this neighbourhood."
The affairs of the Republic remain still in statu quo , nor are any terms of accommodation agreed upon, although our politicians have framed some very extraordinary ones for them, of which we believe the Dutch are ignorant, as they are incapable to conceive such.—Giving up the navigation of the Scheldt—paying 30 millions of French money to the Emperor, and indemnifying the French for their preparations to assist the republic;—and all this, for nothing—Too ridiculous! They could not look much more were they to go to war, and they would have a chance to gain something.
CARTHAGENA, ( South-America ) October 4.
JOACHIN Navarro, wife of Francis Huertas, residing in the quarter of St. Anthony in this city, was brought to bed in the night between the 7th and 8th of last month, of a monstrous child, which lived three days after being baptized, and named Jean Raimond. Don Gasper de Villapues, assistant to the Surgeon Major of the fleet, and Don Vincent Ocagna, Surgeon in Ordinary, having anatomised the body, they sent it, together with an account of whatever they found extraordinary in their process, to the Society of Natural History at Madrid. In general, the infant was well formed with respect to its exterior figure, and most of its members; but it had three legs, and a double or pubis, three groins with each an orifice; in the cavity of the stomach were found two lungs attached to a single trachia artery; the great lobes being separated by the mediastinum; in size the heart was equal to two, distinguished by the auricles in the epigastrick region in the cavity of the belly, there was no stomach and the inferior part of the œsophagus exceeded the usual size; the colon had neither the common extension nor direction, but formed a stomach, from the lower part of which descended a membrane for performing the office of the rectum, being terminated by the anus; this kind of stomach was filled with excrement; and the two reins, which had the natural position, were of an extraordinary size.
CHARLESTON, ( S. C. ) May 18.
Whitsund-Monday being a day of rest and recreation for servants, &c. several negroes of superior taste and genius, soaring above the hacknied amusements of the bonjoh, quash, &c. thought proper to treat their friends with a theatrical representation of the Revenge, with Miss in her Teens. The scene of action was a cellar on the green, which was fitted up for the reception of company, and in order to exclude improper persons, tickets were issued at half a crown each; their being in this city a sort of Killjoys, called the watch, whose rude interposition might perhaps have interrupted the entertainment, the audience were enjoined to suppress such emotions as the excellence of the performers might be naturally expected to create, and by all means preserve silence. About ten o'clock the curtain drew up to a crowded audience, all of whom were highly delighted by the bellowings of the princely Zanga, who tickled the tender hearts of the fair sex, they one and all declaring 'dey neber saw de like' But whether Melpomene was grieved to see the huskin in danger of being quartered with the sock, and therefore resolved upon rescuing her rites from ridicule—or from what other latent cause, it is difficult to say, but alas! about the middle of the play an outcry was raised that the constables were coming in. Away scampered Zanga, his soft mistress Isabella, Leonora, in short the whole dramatis personæ leaving the fable coloured auditory to form a solemn procession to the guard house.
Accounts from the South-western frontier of this state advise, that the counties of Washington, Sullivan, and Green, in North-Carolina, have lately declared themselves independent of that state, and have chosen a Governor and other officers, under the authority of the new government: That Governor Martin had wrote to Brigadier General Saveez, to transmit to him an account of these proceedings, and their reasons for this conduct. That the General laid this letter before their new Assembly, who fully expressed their sentiments on the occasion, and declared, that the people of the Western Country found themselves taxed to support government, while they were deprived of all the blessings of it: that injustice was done them in taxing their land, which lay 500 miles from trade, equal to lands, of the same quality, on the sea-shore; the frequent murders committed by the Indians on their frontiers had compelled them to fall upon some plan for defence; in consequence of which they had declared themselves an independent state, and pledged their honors, confirmed by a solemn oath, to support, maintain and defend the same; and that they hoped for the assistance and influence, in Congress, of North Carolina, for hastening their reception into the federal union.
P H I L A D E L P H I A, June 15.
The first dissenting congregation in Bolton have lately introduced into their worship the use of the organ.
Manners are remarkably changed in the New-England states, says a correspondent, when they who were so firmly attached to their ecclesiastical constitution, should be the first to receive bishops among them, and set up organs in their churches.—Some will call this liberality; others will term it degeneracy.
Since our last, arrived here the ship Alexander, from Glasgow, with about 130 passengers. In her came Dr. Nesbitt, president of Dickson college in Carlisle.
By this vessel we learn, that, owing to the great importation of dollars into Glasgow, the bankers of that city have advertised that they would receive them at no higher value than four shillings; and that they were current at that price, and at 4s. 2d. The value of a dollar usually was four shillings and six pence sterling.
N E W Y O R K, June 20.
At a meeting of the merchants and other inhabitants of this city, held the 15th inst. at the Exchange, in consequence of a notification for that purpose, by direction of the Chamber of Commerce, and many other citizens; the meeting proceeded to take into consideration, the embarrassed and critical situation to which the trade of America is reduced, for want of an adequate power in the Supreme Authority of the United States to regulate the same.—In consequence whereof, the following gentlemen were appointed a Committee to correspond with the several States in the Union, and the different counties in this state, on the interesting subject of the trade of the United States; in hopes that by a free and reciprocal communication of opinions and sentiments thereon it may prove means of bringing about a measure absolutely indispensable to the true interest of America—that of vesting Congress with full and ample powers to regulate the commerce of the said United States:—William Constable, Jacob Morris, Elezer Miller, Daniel Phœnix, James Watson, Paschal N. Smith, David Brooks, Robert Bowne, Jonathan Lawrence, Joshua Sands, William W. Gilbert, Anthony Poit, Thomas Ivers, Daniel Nevin, Archable Currie, William Nelson, Nathaniel Hazard, Adam Gilchrist, jun. Jacobus Van Zandt, Alexander Stewart, Alexander Robertson, William Wilcocks, John Wiley, Isaac Gouverneur;
By order of the meeting,
JOHN BROOME, Chairman.
On Fryday last the 17th inst. at Straford, in Connecticut, the meeting-house, which stood upon a beautiful eminence in the centre of the town, was unfortunately struck with lightning, and entirely consumed: it took fire in the steeple; the storm continued for most part of the afternoon with uncommon sharp flashes of lightning, and most tremendous peals of thunder. How awful the artillery of Heaven!
On Friday last Congress appointed Mr. Johnson, surveyor for the state of Georgia, and Mr. Abraham Marun, surveyor for the state of New Jersey, in conformity to their ordinance of the 20th ult. for the laying off and disposing of the western territory.
Extract of a letter from Alexandria, June 6.
"Saturday evening we arrived at Mount-Vernon, where I had the honor of seeing the meeting between the celebrated Mrs. MACAULAY GRAHAM, and our patriotick, disinterested and beloved General WASHINGTON. Two such congenial minds, animated with the genuine refined sentiments of liberty, soon became acquainted with each other.—The General received and welcomed us with all the hospitality and politeness of a country gentleman, distinguished with the amiable affability of a soldier."
His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland hath given the royal assent to "An Act for the further continuing an act, entitled an act for facilitating the trade and intercourse between the kingdom of Ireland, and the United States of America, and for furthering the said trade and intercourse, and for prohibiting the import of tobacco not being the growth of the said States, or of the British plantations, or of Great-Britain."
S H E L B U R N E, ( Nova-Scotia ) June 2.
Monday the 9th of May, the Schooner Keats, Christian Miller, Master, was piratically run away with, from Copeland's wharf, in Halifax, by four men, whose names are Richard Powell, William Buckley, George Taylor, and William Durian. The Master having gone on board about 11 o'clock at night, went to sleep in his cabin, and was awaked by an uncommon motion of the vessel;—on going upon deck, to enquire the reason, was astonished to find himself at sea, and Halifax Light-House bearing West about three leagues, he was made to understand he was a prisoner, and the pirates immediately proceeded to the Westward, and landed him on an
island, called the Bald Tusket, where he was necessitated to stay four days, during which time he employed himself in making a raft, which he bound together with cod-line, given him by the pirates, upon which he fastened himself, and committed himself to sea; the wind setting on the shore brought him to land, after being 24 hours in the above situation; and after experiencing many hardships, he arrived on Sunday last.
P R O V I D E N C E, June 18.
Since our last Capt. Gideon Crawford, in the Sloop Betty, arrived here in 13 Days from Cape-Francois, by whom we learn, that a Brig from New-London, Capt. Star, was seized at the Cape the 22d of May, on a charge of having contraband Goods on board. She had not been condemned when Capt. Crawford failed.
The General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, in their late Session, passed an Act vesting Congress with Powers to regulate the Commerce of the United States.
B O S T O N, June 22.
Yesterday were committed to the gaol in this town, the pirates concerned in running away with Capt. Miller's vessel, from Halifax, as mentioned in the last Continel. They are Carolina refugees, and as hardy and compleat villains as ever existed.
It rumour, who like the greatest of liars, may speak truth sometimes, can be depended on; this commonwealth is daily suffering a loss of property by encroachments of the bibids of Nova Scotia. It is said they are already settled upwards of 20 miles within the limits of this State. How long, ye Americans, how long will ye suffer yourselves to be buffeted, cheated and cajoled by these renegadoes, when only the scowl of thy resentment would sink them in a state of non-existence.
The curse once denounced on the Jews, scattering them through the globe, it seems now includes the Refugees in it, they poor wretches, being obliged to wander over the world without a home or dwelling place. Some few of these fugitives failed a few weeks since to form a settlement on the Musquito shore.
The conduct of Great-Britain, in draining us of our cash, restricting our commerce,aspering our national character, keeping possession of our frontier garrisons &c. certainly look ominous; add to this, that TWO regiments are ordered out of England, to relieve the 8th, one of the regiments that have been stationed in Canada several years.
June 27. The intended house of amusement at the bottom of the Mall is in great forwardness. The frame, which is 50 feet long, and 20 feet wide, is nearly ready for erection.
The Bridge over Charles River, considering the magnitude of the work, goes on rapidly.
P O R T S M O U T H, July 1.
His Excellency the minister of war at New-York has been pleased to direct, that the uniform of the troops raised and to be raised for the frontier service, be blue, faced and lined with white, for the infantry; and blue, faced and lined with red, for the artillery; the cockade does not seem to meet with general approbation.
A letter of a late date, from London, says, "As to politics, the Ministers of this country, (Great-Britain) appear to be much embarrassed, and a change is talked of.—A storm is gathering on the devoted Hollanders; but their fall will most probably be proceeded by a general war, in which all the northern powers, most probably, will be engaged. The Emperor has on foot an army of full 350 thousand men, well equipped and disciplined, and ready to take the field at a day's notice; Prussia about 250 thousand, Russia 300 thousand, and France 200 thousand men, without counting the lesser powers in their neighbourhood.—All these, it seems, are not to be cloathed, fed and paid for nothing; so as to keep more than one million of hearty fellows out of idleness, their high, mighty and humanemasters are going to find them employ, in cutting each other's throats."
The general assembly of the state of South Carolina, on the 25th of March last, adjourned to the 21 of September next. During their sitting, they passed, among several others, an act for establishing a college at the village of Winnisborough, in the district of Camden; a college in or near Charleston; and a college at Ninety-six, in the district of Ninety-six, in that state; also, an act for preserving the privileges of public ministers of foreign princes and states.
The legislature of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, lately passed an act to empower the Supreme Executive Council to draw on the Treasurer of that State for the sum of five hundred pounds, in favour of Thomas Payne, Esquire, the celebrated author of Common Sense.
BRIDGE-TOWN, ( Barbados ) Feb. 19. We hear that Mrs. Ann Ashby, aged 90, Mrs. Bridget Mosely, aged 67, and Mrs. Mary Bulby, aged 75, have been buried in St. John's Parish, in the space of six days.—Three pleasing instances of longevity, and of the fertility of the air in that part of our island.
DIED Since our last, Mr. Benjamin Slade, aged 18, son of Mr. Benjamin Slade, of this town.
M A R I N E L I S T.
P O R T of P I S C A T A Q U A, July 1.
E N T E R E D, Sloop Eagle, Fairchild, from Connecticut. C L E A R E D, Brig Abigail, Pierce, for West-Indies. Brig Hope, Lambert, Ditto. Ship Lydia, Tibbets, Cape Fear. Ship Thomas, Furber, West-Indies.
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Mr. GERRISH,
WE owe it to the bounty of Providence, that the greatest baseness and depravity of heart, are sometimes so united with an imbecility of mind, in the same person, that his little schemes of injury and detraction must prove abortive, and his plans of popular commotion will be defeated. — The Chronicles in your last paper are an attempt of this kind; but far from being esteemed a piece of humour, they are considered by the bulk of your readers, as a puerile, contemptible performance. The scribbling scoundrel has used your paper as a vehicle of fallacies which he dares not lisp to his townsmen at the peril of his head. Slander, calumny and malice, will in no case cause a smile in a generous mind; when exercised towards the dead, they discover a foul, so base, cowardly, and impious, that they cannot be forgiven.
What idea must we have of the person, who at one time vindicates in a public manner, a relation, whose character with that of his family, he abroad and at home constantly affects to despise and basely attempts to injure: who at another time, publicly calumniates the military character he pretends to adore—this may be sufficient to expose him to ridicule; but what words can express our detestation, when we see him, unprovoked, wantonly sporting with the best of characters, and at the same time impiously libelling the memory of the dead. Surely this person whether he makes himself known to us under the specious signatures of HONESTUS, a REPUBLICAN, or the sacrilegious dress of a divine historian, he is a satire on society, a theme of infamy and execration to all who know him.
VOX POPULI.
June 28, 1785.
IN justice to the character of the person, who I am informed was intended to be pointed at in an abusive piece published in the last Mercury; I hereby declare, that I have the fullest assurance, that the person alluded to, was not directly or indirectly concerned in writing a piece called the Chronicles of the Hampshirites, that I am as fully assured, that the same person neither wrote nor was concerned in writing the pieces lately published under the signatures of Honestus and a Consistent Republican , and that I never published any thing wrote by that person, that contained the smallest personal reflection on the character of any individual whatever. But on the contrary, every piece wrote by the person alluded to, and published by me, has been distinguished for candor, liberality and good nature, without the least tincture of severity, or abuse of any kind.
I further declare, that when the above piece was handed to the press, I informed the bearer, that the person alluded to, was not the writer of the Chronicles, nor of either of the other pieces he has mentioned, notwithstanding which, he insisted on having it published.
It is not my province to comment on the real motives that excited this writer to such an attack; I only state facts, and leave the public to judge from them.
R. GERRISH, Printer of the Mercury.
TO THE PUBLIC.
AFTER the testimony from the Printer, respecting the pieces, which by a writer in Tuesday's paper have been made a foundation for the most virulent abuse, let the public judge, who most deserves the character of an infamous slanderer , he, who has deliberately published the most scandalous fallacies that malice could invent, or the person who has been the innocent subject of them.
It appears that the publisher of the Mercury informed this illiberal author, that the person he aimed at, was not the writer of any of the pieces he alluded to; and if he had disbelieved the assurances of the Printer, yet he, to the certain knowledge of him who writes this, had been informed of it from another quarter. — Convinced then, as he certainly was, that the person he so cruelly traduces, was not the writer of the chronicles, or of any one of the pieces which he charges him with writing, what but the heart of a Demon, or the malice of a Fiend, could instigate this ill-natur'd youth, in the face of conviction, to maliciously to attack one, whom he well knew was innocent. If a regard for truth, and a dread of bringing infamy on himself could not deter him, yet, had he not been lost to every sentiment that distinguishes the human from the infernal nature, he would have been restrained by a regard to the character of a person, who had never injured him or his, but who, on the contrary, has ever studied to serve the malicious ingrate.
So unprovoked an attack must furnish fresh cause of humiliation to mankind, by convincing them, that there is no stage of depravity to which the human mind is not capable of sinking. The dark assassin, who, under covert of the night, stabs the defenceless stranger, is a faint to him, who has thus knowingly and with an unparalleled cruelty, wrongfully attempted to ruin the character of one, who would gladly have embraced an opportunity to render him a benefit.
THE VOICE OF THE INJURED.
[Cambridge.]
THE Sale of the delinquent Proprietors Shares of Land, in the Township of Cambridge, stands adjourned to Monday, the twenty-fifth Day of July next, at the House of Dr. Simon Avery, Inholder in Orford, at 9 o'Clock, A. M.
ISRAEL MOREY, Pro. Collector. ORFORD, May 16, 1785.
ALL persons indebted to or have just demands on the Estate of Capt. JOSEPH HIXON, late of Portsmouth, deceased, are desired to settle the same with GEORGE HART, Administrator.
Portsmouth, June 31, 1785.
Merrimack-River LOTTERY.
THE General Court of the State of New-Hampshire, having, at their last Session, granted a Lottery for the Purpose of clearing the Falls in Merrimack-River, in order to facilitate the conveyance of Masts and other Lumber down the same; and appointed Timothy Walker, Peter Green, John Stark, Robert Mc Gregore and Reuben Kimball, Managers of said Lottery.
The following Scheme is accordingly offered to the Public, which it is to be hoped will meet with their Approbation and Encouragement.
CLASS THE FIRST, Consists of Three Thousand Tickets, at Two Dollars each, 938 of which are Prizes, viz.
 1 of 400 is 400  1 200 200  2 100 are 200  4 50 200  10 20 200  20 10 200  900 4 3600 
238 5000
The Managers flatter themselves with a speedy Sale of the Tickets, and that they shall be enabled to draw in a short Time, of which public Notice will be given, and a List of Prizes published in the New-Hampshire Gazette, and paid off (if demanded) in thirty Days after drawing said Lottery.
Benefit Tickets not demanded in twelve Months after said Drawing, will be deemed as generously given for the Purpose aforesaid.
N. B. Tickets to be had of the Managers. CONCORD, June 1, 1785.
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given that the Selectmen of Dearing have petitioned the General Court, setting forth, that said Town is destitute of a House to meet in for the public Worship of God; that the inhabitants have carried on the Settlements of said Town without any Assistance from the Proprietors: Wherefore they prayed leave to Tax all the Lands in said Towns for the Purpose of erecting a Meeting-House, and purchasing a Ministerial Lot.
On which Petition the General Court ordered, That the Petitioners be heard thereon, on the second Thursday of their next Session, and that in the mean Time, they cause the Substance of said Petition and Order of Court thereon, to be published three Weeks successively in the New Hampshire Gazette, that any Person may then appear and shew Cause, why the Prayer thereof may not be granted.
Attest. E. THOMPSON, Sec'y. PORTSMOUTH, June 13, 1785.
TO BE SOLD,
A large Warehouse,
On the wharf adjoining to Capt. Janverin's, and may be moved off. — Also, two rights of land, one in Cornish, the other in Gilmantown: — The same will be sold for West-India or English Goods, Cash or consolidated Notes. Inquire at the Printing-Office, Paved Street.
Alexander Liel,
From London,
ACQUAINTS the public that he carries on the Taylor's business in all its branches, at his room directly opposite the dwelling house of John Sparhawk, Esq. — Where gentlemen's apparel, and ladies habits are made in the newest taste, and at the most reasonable rate
A Number of
Small Arms
with BAYONETS,
TO BE SOLD,
Very Cheap for CASH,
By JOHN WENDELL, jr.
At his STORE on CHURCH-HILL,
Where may be had the best
ROCK-SALT,
By the Hoghead or less Quantity.—
Portsmouth, June 16, 1785.
ALL Persons having Demands on the Estate of Mr. John Drew Yeaton, late of Portsmouth. Mariner, deceased, are desired to exhibit their Claims; and those indebted, are requested to make immediate Payment to JOHN JACKSON, } Executors. MARY YEATON, } PORTSMOUTH, June 15, 1785.
To be SOLD, on reasonable Terms
A valuable Farm,
in Canterbury, near the Meeting-House, containing about fifty Acres of Land, with a House and Barn thereon, and a fine Orchard, with a Tan-yard, Pitts, Spring & every Convenience for carrying on the Tanning Business. Apply to John P. Williams, of Nottingham.
Nottingham, June 23, 1785.
A new French and English GRAMMAR.
By J. MARY,
French Instructor of the University of Cambridge, lately published in Boston, may be had of BENJAMIN DEARBORN, as low as can be purchased in Boston.
Portsmouth, June 23, 1785.
W A N T E D,
To serve in a Family, a BOY, of a good Character, and about eleven or twelve Years old. Enquire of the Printers.
TO BE SOLD.
A valuable SCHOONER, almost new, or about 54 tons, well fitted for the sea; also, — West-India Rum and Molasses, by the hoghead or smaller quantity; Tar and Turpentine by the barrel. Enquire of JOHN SALTER, of Portsmouth.
NOTICE is hereby given to the proprietors of owners of land in the town of Fitzwilliam, that there is a tax of 6s. 5d. 1/2 for the year 1784, on each lot of land that is liable to pay propriety taxes, and unless speedy settlement is made with me the subscriber, so much of said lands will be sold at public vendue, as will pay said tax and charges.
JONATHAN WHITCOMB, Collector. Fitzwilliam, May 28, 1785.
To be sold at public vendue, on Tuesday the 30th day of August next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, at the house of Capt. Solomon Cutler, Inholder in Rindge, so much of the following lots of land, laying in Rindge, as will pay the following taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
JEREMIAH CHAPMAN, Constable for 1783. Rindge, May 30, 1785.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
NOTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of land in Sandwich, who have not paid their taxes for the years 1782 and 1783, that so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue, on Tuesday the 5th day of July next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, at the house of DANIEL BEEBE, Esq. in said town, as will pay the taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   1782. 1783.   R. Lot. f. d.    John Folsom, jr. 1 8 6 3 2  Truworthy Folsom, 6 20 9 4 9  Ditto, 8 20 0 5 3  Moses Perkins, 1 3 6 3 1  James Sinkler, 9 25 2 10 0  Jacob Longfellow, 1 4 6 3 1  Ditto, 4 9 6 3 1  Ditto, 4 21 8 4 2  Joseph Roberts, 12 4 8 4 2  Ditto, 13 3 4  Josiah Miles 200 acres at Bear Camp, 1 16 1 4  Ditto, 1 9 8 4 2  Ditto, 10 21 4 2 2  Nathaniel Folsom, 100 Bear Camp, 10 5 6  Benjamin Rogers, 7 21 5 3  Josiah Gilman, 3d, 7 28 5 3  Ditto, 8 19 5 3  Ditto, 6 13 4 2  Ditto, 9 26 2 1  Daniel Poor, 10 30 2 2  
JOSHUA PRESCUTT, Collector. Sandwich, March 28, 1785.
ROCKINGHAM, ss.
WE the subscribers appointed commissioners, by the Hon. Judge of Probate for said county, to receive and examine the claims of the several creditors to the estate of SUSANNAH LANE, late of Portsmouth, in said county, widow, deceased, represented intestate, hereby give notice that we will attend for that business, on the fourth Wednesday in June, and of the five following months, from 3 to 5 o'clock, P. M. at the house of Mr. NATHANIEL SHERBURNE, Portsmouth, long lane (so called).
SAMUEL JENNESS, } Commissioners. JAMES PERKINS, } NATHANIEL SHERBURNE, } Portsmouth, May 23, 1785.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
NOTICE is hereby given to the owners of the one fourth part of the 80 acre lot, belonging to the right of Joseph Clifford, in Salisbury, that have not paid their tax for the years 1781 and 1782, that so much of said land will be sold at public vendue, on Monday, the 4th of July next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, at my dwelling-house in said town, as will pay the taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment. Joseph Clifford. 4th part of 80 acre lot.
1781 1782 2s. 4d. 3s. 0d. BENJAMIN HUNTOON, Constable.
Salisbury, May 30, 1785.

A sailor on board the ship Tarter, having been sentenced to the cat o'nine tails, when he was tied ready for punishment, spoke the following lines to his commander.
B y your honor's command, An example I stand, Of your justice to all the ship's crew; I am hamper'd and stripp'd; And if I am whipp'd, 'Tis no more than I own is my due.
In this scurvy condition, I humbly petition, To offer some lines to your eye: Merry Tom, by such tracts, Once avoided the lash, And if fate and you please, so may I.
There is nothing you hate, I'm inform'd, like a cat; Why! your honor's aversion is mine: If puss then with one tail Can so make your heart fail, O! save me from that which has nine.
It ought to be added, in justice to the officer, that this sailor was pardoned, and is now boatswain in one of the chief ships of the British navy.
A Female Character.
W OMAN, charming lovely creature, Gentle, modest, graceful thing; Most refined work of nature; Fairer than the flow'ry spring. Queen of every gentle passion, Tender sympathy and love; Perfect work of heav'nly fashion; Minature of charms above. Love and grace in rich profusion, Soft'ning mans' ferocious soul; All creation's fair conclusion, Form'd to beautify the whole.
(Conway.)
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given, that the proprietors of Conway, at several meetings did vote or grant the several sums hereafter mentioned—March 12th, 1766, six shillings on each right, to make bridges and clear roads.—March 11th, 1767, to make highways six shillings on each right.—October 11th, 1770, eighteen shillings on each right, to make highways.—December 10th 1770, twenty-four shillings on each right, to defray the charges of law suits, and other incidental charges: it being in the whole fifty-four shillings on each right, which the proprietors-assessors did by their assessment, dated August 17th, 1772, assess forty shillings and six pence of said sums on the first division, and thirteen shillings and six pence on the common or undivided lands; and committed the same to me as collector for said proprietors, with their warrant agreeable to law to collect the same; and in like manner another assessment of twenty-five shillings on each right, voted March 30th, 1773, seven shillings of said sum to pay outstanding debts, and other incidental charges; and the remainder being eighteen shillings to pay the expences of laying out a hundred acre division of land, and to pay the other charges that might arise for future services for said proprietors; eighteen shillings and nine pence of said sum, assessed on the first division, and six shillings and three pence on the undivided lands: said assessment is dated April 1, 1773, and in like manner another assessment of the sum of forty-two shillings on each right, dated January 18th, 1774, twelve shillings of said sum voted 30th of March, 1773, granted to the town of Conway, to assist them in building a meeting-house, and the remainder being thirty shillings to pay expences of building bridges and clearing roads in said town, thirty shillings of said sum on the first division, ten shillings on the second division, and the remainder being two shillings on the undivided lands: notwithstanding notice has been given the several proprietors, or their assigns to pay the several taxes to me agreeable to said assessment; yet many of them have neglected to pay the same: notice is hereby given, that unless the delinquents in each or either of the said assessments shall not pay their taxes to me at my dwelling house in said Conway, by the 12th day July next, that their lands will be advertised for sale, agreeable to law, to pay the deficient taxes, together with the necessary charges that may arise thereon. DAVID PAGE, Collector.
T O B E S O L D, A CONVENIENT
House and Barn,
With a Store under said Roof, also, the Land belonging to the same, situate in Buck-Street:—The Terms of Payment will be made easy to the Purchaser.—For Particulars Inquire of the PRINTERS hereof. Portsmouth, June 21st, 1785.
A LL Persons having any demands on the Estate of WILLIAM APPLETON, late of Portsmouth, Book-seller, deceased, intestate, are desired to bring in their Claims immediately, and all Persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to SARAH APPLETON, Administratrix.
SUBSCRIPTIONS for this Paper, at Four shillings & six pence per six Months (exclusive of postage) are taken in at the Printing-Office in Portsmouth and Exeter, where Essays, Letters of Intelligence, Advertisements, &c. are received, and all kinds of Printing performed expeditiously, and at a reasonable rate.
(Lemster.)
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident owners of lands in the town of Lemster, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1783, that so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue, on Thursday the 14th day of July next, at 10 o'clock A.M. at my dwelling house in said town, as will pay the tax and charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
State tax. County.
   Acres. lot. No. Div. s. d. s. d.     Jacob Arnold, 200 0 0 0 8 10 0 5   Jabez Avery's heirs, 1 52 1 4 9   1 9 2 3 8   1 20 3 2 4   John Avery, 1 58 1 4 9   1 10 2 3 8   1 63 3 2 4   Jacob Spalding, 1 42 3 2 4   1 43 3 2 4   1 44 3 2 4   Reuben Bingham, half 41 1 2 4   Sylvanus Kathway, 1 64 3 2 4   Shubald Brainerd's heirs 1 13 1 4 9   Half 1 14 1 2 4   1 1 2 3 8   Benjamin Brainerd's heirs 1 52 2 3 8   1 31 3 2 4   Bethuel Beckwith, 1 13 3 2 4   Joseph Bruce, half 1 56 1 2 4   Russel Miles's heirs, half 1 36 1 2 5  
UZZEL HURD, Constable.
Lemster, June 12, 1785.
(Canaan.)
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the resident and non-resident owners of land in Canaan, who have not paid their taxes for the year 1782, that so much of their lands will be sold at public vendue, on Thursday the 4th day of August next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of Capt. Robert Barber, in said town, as will pay the taxes and charges, unless prevented by previous payment.
   1st 100 2d 100 3d 100 Intervalle s. d.     Thomas Gustin's right 0 9 6 4 9 0 0   Joseph Eames, 14 3 0 0 0 0 2 4   Ebenezer Eames, 4 9   Allin Wightman, 14 3 2 4   Thomas Wells, 14 3 9 6 4 9   Jedidiah Lothrop, 4 9   Clement Daniels, 9 6 2 5   John Chamberlin, 2 5   Benjamin Chamberlin, 2 5   Richard Sparrow, 14 3 9 6   George Harris, 14 3 2 5   Stephen Kellogg, 9 6   Israel Kellogg, 14 3 9 6 4 9 2 5   Aaron Cady, 9 6 4 9 2 5   Aaron Cady, jr. 4 9   Nathaniel Cady, 9 6 4 9 2 5   Asa Daniels, 2 5   John Tribble, 9 6   Samuel Dodge, 4 9   Samuel Meacham 9 6 4 9 2 5   Isaiah Rathbun, 4 9   William Chamberlin, jr. 2 4   George Lanphear, 4 9   Thomas Minor 9 6 0 0 4 9 2 5   Phinehas Sabins 14 3 9 6 4 9 2 5   Joshua Rathbun, 9 6   Samuel Dodge, 3d, 14 3 4 9   Ephraim Wells, 9 6 4 9   Lewis Loveradge, 14 3 9 6 4 9 2 5   Rufus Randall 14 3 9 6   James Jones, 14 3 4 9   Jonathan Beebe, 3d, 9 6 4 9 2 4   Jabez Jones, 14 3   T. Gustin, 2d right 14 3 9 6 2 4   James Nevin, Esq. 14 3 9 6 4 9 2 5   Capt. J. Wentworth 14 3 9 6 4 9 2 4   Daniel Fowle, Esq. 14 3 9 6 4 9   J. Newmarch, Esq. 14 3 9 6 4 9 2 4   A right given to Benjamin Evans for encouragement to build mills, 9 6  
JOHN BARTLETT, Collector.
Canaan, June 12, 1785.
P UBLIC Notice is hereby given, that a Committee in behalf of the Town of Hancock, in the County of Hillborough , have petitioned the General Court, setting forth, that no Land was ever given in said Town for any public Use: That a great Part of the Land in said Town was owned by Non-Residents, who do not incline to sell or settle their Lands, which they supposed was a great Burden on the Inhabitants. Wherefore they prayed Leave to levy a small Tax on all Lands in said Town, for the sole Purpose of building a House for public Worship.
On which Petition, the General Court ordered, That the Petitioners be heard thereon, on the second Thursday of next Session; and that in the mean Time the Petitioners cause the Substance of said Petition and Order of Court thereon to be published three Weeks successively in the New-Hampshire Gazette , that any Person may then appear, and shew Cause, why the Prayer thereof may not be granted.
Attest. E. THOMPSON, Sec'ry. Portsmouth, June 14, 1785.
(Middletown.)
State of New-Hampshire.
N OTICE is hereby given to the delinquent proprietors of Middletown, that at a regular warned meeting, held in said town, there was a tax of eighteen shillings assessed on each original proprietors lot, and is now committed to me to collect; this is therefore to give notice to said proprietors, that unless they pay the same to me the subscriber, on or before the third Thursday of July next, so much of each proprietors lot will be sold at public vendue, at 3 o'clock P. M. of said day, at my dwelling house in Middletown, as will pay the tax and charges.
   Div. No. s. d.     Isaac Watson, 2 93 18   Nathaniel Young, - 47 18   Noah Croft, - 95 18   Samuel Clement, - 80 18   Ditto, 1 80 18   Ephraim Wentworth, 2 18 18   Bedfield Plummer, - 75 18   Benjamin Roberts, 1st and 35 18   Richard Goodwin, 1 83 18   Benjamin Mason, 2 94 18   John Heard, - 90 18   William Wentworth, 2 66 18   Timothy Roberts, 1st and 2 35 18   James Guppy, 2 12 18   Daniel Hanson, 2 50 18   Samuel Hanson, 2 50 18   Samuel Heard, 2 30 18   Thomas Varney, 1 89 18   John Ham, 2 97 18   Joseph Hanson, 2 72 18   John Drew, 2 68 18   Richard Philpott, 2 14 18   Isaac Hanson, 2 44 18   Benjamin Stanton, 2 41 18   Jonathan Merrow, 1 45 18   James Philpott, 2 42 18   William Whitehouse, 2 71 18   Samuel Varney, 2 49 18   Benjamin Evans, 1 78 18   Peter Cook, 1st and 2 91 18   Richard Huzzy, 2 82 18   Joshua Haggole, 2 60 18   Joseph Conner, 2 63 18   John Pearl, 1 13 18   Thomas Roberts, 1st and 2 57 18   Job Huzzy, 2 5 18   Mark Wallingsford, 2 54 18   Andrew Horn, 1 64 18   John Roberts, 1 67 18   Joseph Varney, 2 6 18   John Bickford, 1st and 2 55 18   John Gage, 2 26 18   William Horn, 2 24 18   Stephen Roberts, 1st and 2 46 18   Timothy Hanson, 2 65 18   Job Clements, 1 86 18  
FRANCIS MATHES, Collector. Middletown, June 14, 1785.
[New-Boston.]
N OTICE is hereby given to the non-resident proprietors and owners of land in New-Boston , county of Hillborough , and State of New-Hampshire , that so much of their respective lands will be sold at public vendue, at the house of John McLaughren , jun. inholder in said New-Boston , on the Seventh day of July next, at one o'clock afternoon, as will pay said taxes with incidental charges, if not prevented by previous payment. The taxes due are for the year 1783, and the several lots are taxed in the following manner, viz.
   No. Acres. War Tax. State Tax.     John Ervine, 109 150 1 15 0 0 10 6   Edw Durant's heirs, 92 150 1 15 0 0 10 6   John Maverick, 112 150 1 2 6 0 6 9   Rufus Green, 24 50 0 7 6 0 2 3   do. 62 80 0 12 6 0 3 9   Daniel Lowrings 90 150 1 10 0 0 9 0   Daniel Parker, 23 50 0 7 6 0 2 3   Thomas Willson, 111 150 1 2 6 0 6 9   J. Blanchard & Col. Meservey, 5 50 0 7 6 0 2 3   Ro Willard & G. Jaffrey, 10 50 0 10 0 0 3 0   Tho. Cochran, 2 50 0 7 6 0 2 3   Will. Woodbury, 39 50 0 12 6 0 3 9   John Whipple, 78 150 3 15 0 1 2 6   James Crombie, 38,39 200 3 15 0 1 2 6   John Spooner, 3 124 1 7 6 0 8 3   James Townhend, 82 150 1 15 0 0 10 6   Joseph Wright, 47 70 0 10 0 0 3 0   Gilbert Warner, 98 150 2 5 0 0 13 6   Benj. Clark's heirs, 9 150 3 7 6 1 0 3   do. 100 150 2 10 0 0 15 3   do. 53 50 0 5 0 0 1 6   William Spikeman, 18 150 3 7 6 1 0 3   do. 97 150 1 5 0 0 7 6   do. 15 50 0 5 0 0 1 6   R. Walker's heirs, 50 0 12 6 0 3 9  
JONATHAN GOVE, Constable.